Sulsa

Author(s): Bhadraguptasuri
Publisher: Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra Koba
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/008941/1

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mAnavIya premanI utkRSTa anubhUti lekhaka zrI priyadarzana prakAzaka zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra AcAryazrI kailAsasAgarasUri jJAnamaMdira kobA, tA. ji. gAMdhInagara - 382007 For Private And Personal Use Only

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punaH saMpAdana jJAnatIrtha - kobA bIjI AvRtti caitra vada-9, vi.saM. 2005, 19 eprila 2009 mUlya DIlaksa : rU. 15.00 janarala : rU. 70.00 Athika saujanya zeTha zrI niraMjana narottamabhAInA smaraNArthe ha. zeTha zrI narottamabhAI lAlabhAI parivAra prakAzaka zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAghanA kendra AcArya zrI kailAsasAgarasUri jJAnamaMdira kobA, tA.ji.gAMdhInaga2 - 382007 phona naM. (079) 23276204, 23276252 email: gyanmandir@kobatirth.org website : www.kobatirth.org (c) zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra, kobA mudraka navaprabhAta prinTarsa, amadAvAda phona naM. 9825598855 For Private And Personal Use Only

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pUjya AcArya bhagavaMta zrI vijayabhadraguptasUrIzvarajI zrAvaNa zuklA 12, vi.saM. 1989 ke dina pudagAma mahesANA (gujarAta) meM maNIbhAI evaM hIrAbahana ke kuladIpaka ke rUpa meM janme mUlacandabhAI, juhI kI kalI kI bhAMti khilatIkhulatI javAnI meM 18 barasa kI umra meM vi.saM. 2007, mahAvada 5 ke dina rANapura (saurASTra) meM AcArya zrImad vijayapremasUrIzvarajI mahArAjA ke karamakamaloM dvArA dIkSita hokara pU. bhuvanabhAnusUrIzvarajI ke ziSya bane. muni zrI bhadraguptavijayajI kI dIkSAjIvana ke prAraMbha kAla se hI adhyayana adhyApana kI sudIrgha yAtrA prAraMbha ho cukI thI.45 AgamoM ke saTIka adhyayanoparAMta dArzanika, bhAratIya evaM pAzcAtya tatvajJAna, kAvya-sAhitya vagairaha ke 'milasTona' pAra karatI huI vaha yAtrA sarjanAtmaka kSitija kI tarapha mur3a gaI. 'mahApaMthano yAtrI' se 20 sAla kI umra meM zuru huI lekhanayAtrA aMta samaya taka athaka evaM anavarata calI. taraha-taraha kA maulika sAhitya, tatvajJAna, vivecanA, dIrgha kathAe~, laghu kathAe~, kAvyagIta, patroM ke jariye svaccha va svastha mArgadarzana paraka sAhitya sarjana dvArA unakA jIvana saphara dina-ba-dina bharApUrA banA rahatA thA. premabharA ha~samukha svabhAva, prasanna va mRdu AMtara-bAhya vyaktitva evaM bahujana-hitAya bahujana-sukhAya pravRttiyA~ unake jIvana ke mahattvapUrNa aMgarUpa thI. saMgha-zAsana vizeSa karake yuvA pIr3hI, taruNa pIr3hI evaM zizu-saMsAra ke jIvana nirmANa kI prakiyA meM unheM rUci thI... aura isI se unheM saMtuSTi milatI thI. pravacana, vArtAlApa, saMskAra zibira, jApa-dhyAna, anuSThAna evaM paramAtma bhakti ke viziSTa AyojanoM ke mAdhyama se unakA sahiSNu vyaktitva bhI utanA hI unnata evaM ujjvala banA rahA. pUjyazrI jAnane yogya vyaktitva va mahasUsa karane yogya astitva se sarAbora the. kolhApura meM tA. 4-5-1987 ke dina gurudeva ne unheM AcArya pada se vibhUSita kiyA.jIvana ke aMta samaya meM lambe arase taka ve aneka vyAdhiyoM kA sAmanA karate hue aura aise meM bhI satata sAhitya sarjana karate hue dinAMka 19-11-1999 ko zyAmala, ahamadAbAda meM kAladharma ko prApta hue. For Private And Personal use only

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prakAzakIya pUjya AcArya zrI vijayabhadraguptasUrijI mahArAja (zrI priyadarzana) dvArA likhita ane vizvakalyANa prakAzana mahesANAthI prakAzita sAhitya jaina samAjamAM ja nahIM paranta jainetara lokomAM paNa khUba ja utsukatA sAthe vaMcAtu lokapriya sAhitya che. pUjyazrI 19 navembara 1999nA roja amadAvAdamAM kALadharma pAmyA pachI vizvakalyANa prakAzana TrasTanuM visarjana karI teozrInA prakAzanonuM punaHprakAzana baMdha karavAnA nirNayanI vAta sAMbhaLIne amArA TrasTIone bhAvanA thaI ke pUjya AcAryazrInuM utkRSTa sAhitya janasamudAyane hameMzA maLatuM rahe te mATe kaMIka karavuM joIe e Azaya sAthe vizvakalyANA prakAzananA TrasTamaMDaLane A vAta pUjaya rASTrasaMta AcArya zrI padhasAgarasUrijInI saMmati pUrvaka jaNAvI. baMne pUjya AcAryonI parasparanI maitrI ghaniSTha hatI. aMtima divasomAM divaMgata AcAryazrIe rASTrasaMta AcAryazrIne maLavAnI icchA vyakta karI hatI. pUjyazrIe A kArya mATe vyakti, vyaktitva ane kRtitvanA AdhAre potAnI saMmati prerakabaLa rupe ApI. teozrInA AzIrvAda pAmIne kobAtIrthanA TrasTIoe A kAryane AgaLa dhapAvavA vizvakalyANa prakAzana TrasTanI pAse prastAva mukyo. vizvakalyANa prakAzana TrasTanA TrasTIoe paNa kobA tIrthanA TrasTIonI divaMgata AcAryazrI priyadarzananA pracAra-prasAranI utkRSTa bhAvanAne dhyAnamAM laI zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra-kobAtIrthane potAnA TrasTa dvArA prakAzita pustakonA punaHprakAzananA badhAja adhikAro saharSa soMpI dIdhA. te pachI zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA ke saMsthAnA zratasaritA (jaina bukasTola)nA mAdhyamathI zrI priyadarzananA lokapriya pustakonuM vitaraNa jAhera janatAnA hitamAM cAlu karyuM. zrI priyadarzananA anupalabdha sAhityanA punaHprakAzana karavAnI zRMkhalAmAM prastuta zrI tulasA graMthanuM puna:prakAzita karIne vAcakone upalabdha karAvI rahyA chIe. A sAhitya sarva-sulabha bane e mATe jJAnasAranA prakAzanathI vadhu kImatavALI DIlaksa AvRtti ke je pAkA pUMThAnI ane UMcA jAtanA kAgaLa para chapAela hoya che, ane ochI kImatavALI sAdI-janarala AvRtti ke je kAcA pUMThAvALI ane sAmAnya kAgaLa upara chapAelI hoya che, ema be For Private And Personal Use Only

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prakAranI AvRttio chApavAnuM cAlu karyuM che. zeTha zrI saMvegabhAI lAlabhAInA saujanyathI A prakAzana mATe zeTha zrI niraMjana narottamabhAInA smaraNArthe ha. zeTha zrI narottamabhAI lAlabhAI parivAra taraphathI je udAra Arthika sahayoga prApta thayo che e badala amo samagra zeThazrI narottamabhAI lAlabhAI parivAranA RNI chIe tathA teonI hArdika anumodanA karIe chIe. AzA che ke bhaviSyamAM paNa teozrI taraphathI Avo ja udAra sahyoga maLato raheze. A AvRttinuM praphariDIMga karI ApanAra zrI jagadIzabhAI prajApati, zaileSabhAI zAha tathA phAInala prapha karI ApavAmAM saMsthAnA paMDitavarya zrI manojabhAI jaina, zrI AziSabhAI zAhano ane A pustakanA suMdara kampojhIMga tathA seTIMga karI ApavA badala saMsthAnA kapyuTara vibhAgamAM kAryarata zrI ketanabhAI zAha tathA zrI saMjayabhAI gurjara temaja zrI muyarabhAI zAhano ame hRdaya pUrvaka AbhAra mAnIe chIe. Apane amAro namra anurodha che ke tamArA mitro ane svajanomAM A preraNAdAyI sA nI prabhAvanA karo. zrutajJAnanA pracAra-prasAra mATe apAyeluM nAnakaDuM yogadA bApane lAbhadAyaka thaze. anta, navA kalevara tathA sajjA sAthenuM prastuta pustaka ApanI jIvanayAtrAno mArga prazasta karavAmAM nimitta bane ane viSamatAomAM samarasatAno lAbha karAve evI zubha kAmanAo. punaH prakAzana vakhate graMthakArazrInA Azaya tathA jinAjJA viruddhanI kAMI kSati rahI gaI hoya to micchAmi dukkaDam. sujJone dhyAna AkRSTa karavA vinaMtI. TrasTIgaNa zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra For Private And Personal Use Only

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prAthana sulasA eTale mAnavIya maryAdita premano parama caitanya pratyenA premamAM thayelo vistAra, bhagavAna mahAvIra pratyeno mAnavasahaja premamAMthI vikaselA parama caitanyasvarUpa mahAvIra pratyeno prema e sulasAno - manuSyacetanAno vikAsa- vistAra che. gaE thI karNa sudhIno, 'tame mArA cho', 'huM tamArI chuM' sudhInI bhAvayAtrA! sarvasamarpaNa-bhAvano prAdurbhAva. sulasAnA mahAvIra sAthenA, ane e dvArA mAnavamAtra mATe zakya evA AtmA-paramAtmAnA saMbaMdhanA rahasyane ughADI Ape che. mahAvIra manuSyadehe laukika chatAM alaukika hatA. emanI sAtheno sulatAno saMbaMdha nAma pUrato ja na hato. mahAvIra sulatAnA pArthiva ane bhAvamaya jagatamAM saMpUrNapaNe vyApta hatI. sulasAe ghaNIvAra prabhu vIra rAjagRhInA parisaramAM hoya tyAre emanAM caiitanya-spaMdano anubhavelAM hatAM. sulasA jinazAsananuM, bhAratIya saMskRtinuM virala vyaktitva che. A sulasAnI gaNanA satI sAdhvI strImAM thaI che. e mahAvIrane prema kare che. e vIramaya banI che. enI vicakSaNatA, cAritryazIlatA ane zraddhAnI kasoTImAMthI e hemakhema pAra UtarI che. zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmInA, 2500 varSa pUrvenA, suvarNakALamAM meM mArA sAdhujIvananAM 47 varSanA gALAmAM anekavAra paribhramaNa karyuM che. saMskRta-prAkRta bhASAmAM lakhAyelAM prabhu mahAvIranAM jIvanacaritronuM avagAhana karavAno, eka pravacanakAra tarIke, eka dharmakathA karanAra tarIke vAraMvAra avasara maLyo che. prabhu mahAvIranA 14 hajAra ziSyo-sAdhuo hatA, 36 hajAra ziSyAo-sAdhvIo hatAM ane lAkhonI saMkhyAmAM emanA anuyAyI zrAvaka-zrAvikAo hatAM. emAM mane khUba AkarSanArA sAdhu hatA siMha aNagAra. prabhu pratyeno temano prema kevo hato... e tamane A vArtAmAM vAMcavA maLaze. jyAre gozAlake prabhu vIra para "tejalezyA' mUkI. enAthI prabhune deha jhaMkhavAyo, lohInA jhADA thayA... tyAre jaMgalamAM rahIne tapa.. dhyAna AdimAM lIna rahenArA e siMha aNagAra poke poke raDavA lAgyA hatA, bhagavAna mahAvIra deve jJAnanA prakAzamAM rudana karatA siMha aNagArane joyA, ane be sAdhuone emanI pAse mokalIne bolAvI lIdhA potAnI pAse! evI rIte 36 hajAra sAdhvIomAM ane vadhumAM vadhu AkarSaNa rahyuM che sAdhvI caMdanabALAnuM lAkho zrAvakomAM mAruM mana mohe che AnaMda zrAvaka! ane lAkho For Private And Personal Use Only

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zrAvikAomAM cittane harI lenArAM che sulatA! emanA premayoge emane paramanI samIpe pahoMcADyAM hatAM. ene bhaktiyoga kaho athavA hRdayayoga kaho! emanA hRdayamAM... emanA samagra astitvamAM prabhu vIra vaNAyelA hatA. ethIya vizeSa prabhu vIranI cetanAmAM sulatAnI cetanA otaprota hatI, e vAta mane khUba sparzI gaI che. emanI paramAtmA pratyenI niSThA, zraddhA, bhakita ane prema... A badhAMnI parIkSA devarAja indra lIdhI hatI! AcAryazrI jayatilakasUrijI samyakta-saMbhava" kAvyamAM lakhe che : satvena tasyAH suranAyakena cakre prazaMsA'vadhinA vilokya! zazvadguNagrAhaparA bhavaMti, svayaM hi santaH sukRtaikacittAH / / 44 / / sargaH 2 indra potAnA senApati hariNanaigamethI devane parIkSA karavA mokale che. ane sulAsA so TakA guNAMkathI uttIrNa thAya che! te pachI prabhu mahAvIranA "dharmalAbhanA AzIrvAda kahevA tatkAlIna mahAna yogI AkAzagAmI aMbaDa parivrAjaka rAjagRhI nagarImAM jaIne sulasAnA prabhupremanI kasoTI kare che. e kasoTImAM e tasubhAra paNa khoTAM UtaratAM nathI... - sulatAno prabhuprema, sulasAnuM jJAna, sulasAnI suvizuddha cAritrazIlatA, sulasAnuM aucityapAlana, sulatAno prabhu mahAvIranA dharmatIrtha pratyeno athAga sneha... A badhuM mane khUba gamyuM che ane meM A pustakamAM zabdadeha ApavAno prayatna karyo che. haze kSatio, bhASAdoSo ane kAvyonI racanAomAM bhUlo! paraMtu sujJa vAcako mane kSamA Apaze.. ane mArA hRdayanI Urmio tarapha joze. meM bhagavAna mahAvIra devanI sAthe saMkaLAyelI ghaNI ghaTanAone A vArtAmAM vaNI levA prayatna karyo che. bhagavAna mahAvIra jema vItarAga hatA tema premanA mahAsAgara hatA! prabhuno prema emanI vItarAgatAmAM bAdhaka nathI banyo. huM eka jaina sAdhu chuM. huM mArI keTalI dRDha maryAdAo jANuM chuM. chatAM A prayatna uttamanA guNa gAvatAM guNa Ave nija aMga" A ArSa-vacanane anusarIne meM karyo che! bhale kaMTha sUrIlo nathI, vAjiMtro bhAMgyAM-tUTyAM che. chatAM gAyuM che.. na game to sAMbhaLavA tame baMdhAyelA nathI. meM "sulasA' lakhavAmAM mukhya nIcenA graMthono AdhAra lIdho che : 0 triSaSTizalAkApuruSa caritra (kalikAlasarvajJa hemacandrasUri kRta) saMskRta 0 "samyakta-saMbhava" kAvya (AcArya jayatilakasUri kRta) saMskRta 0 mULazuddhi (AcArya pradyumnasUri viracita) prAkRta 0 tIrthaMkara mahAvIra : bhAga 1-2 (AcArya vijayendrasUri kRta) hindI taduparAMta je je Agama graMthomAM "sulatA" mATe lakhAyeluM che, bhagavAna mahAvIra devanA sAdhu-sAdhvI-zrAvaka-zrAvikAo sAthenA saMbaMdho, vArtAlApo vagere lakhAyeluM che, For Private And Personal Use Only

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teno paNa AdhAra lIdho che. chatAM, jevuM zAstromAM che tevuM ja ahIM nathI lakhI nAkhyuM. e kathano upara varSothI ciMtana-manana ane avagAhana kareluM che. anuprekSA karelI che... ane e badhuM AtmasAt karI A lakhavAno prayatna karyo che. sulasA ane bhagavAna mahAvIranA divya... divyAtidivya premanI abhivyakti karavA pAchaLa eka Azaya e paNa che ke "Avo prema pratyeka manuSya karI zake che! jo ene prabhu gamatA hoya ne prabhune pAmavA hoya!' premamAM tarkane-buddhine jhAjhuM sthAna nathI hotuM. tarka to premamAM bAdhaka hoya che. prema tarkathI ghaNI uparanI vAta che. e anubhavanuM tattva che. tarkanA gajathI premanA pavitra vastrane mApavAno bAliza prayatna karAya ja nahIM. A lakhatAM lakhatAM. meM mArA bhAvalokamAM prabhu mahAvIranuM tAdAbhya anubhavyuM che. mArI romarAjI vikasvara thaI che. sulatAne nikaTathI joyAM che... emanA aMtaratamanA bhAvo mane sparyA che... emane bhagavAnamAM tanmaya thatAM, bhagavAnamAM manabhAvana gIta gAtAM... bhagavAnanA samavasaraNamAM saMbhramapUrvaka doDI jatAM... prabhune animeSa nayane nihALyA karatAM... prabhunI divya vANI sAMbhaLIne gadgad thatAM.. prabhunA guNo-prabhAvone gAtAM. A badhAM svarUpe meM joyAM che! sulasAnA A prabhupremano raNakAra eTalo bulaMda, zuddha, sUrIlo ane manabhAvana, prANapriya tathA hRdayasparzI che ke te ApaNA zraddhAdIpane prajvalita karI ApaNane prabhuparAyaNa rAkhI zake che. batrIsa putronA ekasAthe thayelA avasAnathI ghora AkraMda karatAM paNa joyAM che. emanA dvAre magadhasamrATa zreNikane ne buddhiAnidhAna abhayakumArane AvelA joyA che! rAjaparivAra sAthenA emanA saMbaMdhone paNa A pustakamAM AlekhyA che. rAjaparivAranI sulasA pratyenI AdarabhAvanA ane pUjyatAnI lAgaNI paNa varNavI che. bhagavAna mahAvIre rAjagRhImAM ja sauthI vadhAre cAturmAsa vitAvyA hatA. ane sulasA rAjagRhImAM rahetAM hatAM. cAturmAsa sivAyanA kALamAM paNa prabhu anekavAra rAjagRhInA "guNazIla caityamAM padhAratA hatA, tethI sulatAno prema niraMtara vardhamAna banyo hato. navA vAcako kadAca devonA AgamananI vAtane atizayokti mAne, paraMtu te atizayokti nathI, yathArthatA che. e kALe, tIrthakara bhagavAna mahAvIranA viziSTa prabhAvathI AkarSAIne eka karoDa devo prabhunI AsapAsa-avakAzamAM rahetA hatA. tyAranI prajA deva-devInAM darzana karI zakatI hatI. A vAtane zraddhAthI svIkAravI ja rahI. lagabhaga 250 pAnAmAM patharAyelI A vArtA lakhAI che mArI mAMdagInA bichAnethI! eno yaza mAre mArA be aMtevAsIone Apavo che. muni padmaratna ane muni bhadrabAhu! muni pavArana mArI bAhya sevA khaDepage karI rahyA che, jyAre bhadrabAhu For Private And Personal Use Only

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sadaiva mArI cetanAne DhaMDhoLato rahyo che. mArI ane eno paNa premayoga bhaktiyoga racAyA che! e kahe che, 'tame mArA hRdayamAM cho.' huM kahuM chuM, 'tuM mArA astitvamAM bhaLI gayo che!' satata mArA tananI zuzruSA sAthe mArI lekhanapravRttimAM te sahayogI ane sahayAtrI banyo che. A baMne mArA aMtevAsI munione huM A prasaMge mArA aMtaranA AzIrvAda to Ape ja chuM; sAthe sAthe mAruM upArjita puNya paNa ApI dauM chuM, je puNya emane UrdhvagAmI banAve! sAthe sAthe doDha-doDha varSathI jemanA pUrNa suvidhAvALA makAnamAM amane rAkhI, amArI badhI ja kALajI rAkhanArAM azokabhAI kApaDiyA-devIbahena kApaDiyA ane emanA parivArane kyAreya bhulAya nahIM. teo roja Ave che ne roja pUche che : 'sulatA keTaluM lakhAyuM? keTalAM pAnAM lakhAyAM?' huM lakhuM chuM, teo khUba rAjI thAya che! A pustaka chapAIne temanA hAthamAM jaze tyAre temanA AnaMdanI sImA nahIM hoya! have eka vAta kahevAnI bhUlI na jAuM. A pustakamAM je kAvyo che, sulasAnA mukhe gavAyAM che, aMbaDa parivrAjakanA mukha gavAyAM che, e kAvyonI racanA meM karI che... paraMtu tene kAvyo kahevAM ke kema - teno nirNaya tame karajo. huM koI kavi nathI.... nAno bhakta chuM. chaMda ane layanuM lakSya rahyuM nathI. je manamAM phUryuM te lakhI nAkhyuM che. alabatta A kAvyo upara traNa moTA gajAnA kavionI asara che. eka che ravIndranAtha TAgora, teo hayAta nathI. bIjA kavi che zrI makaraMdabhAI dave ke jeo jIvananA kavi.. adhyAtmanA kavi ne alakhanA kavi che. trIjA che prasiddha kavi surezabhAI dalAla! emanI kavitAno huM varSo sudhI grAhaka hato, atyAre cAhaka chuM! A badhAne kRtajJabhAve ahIM mAre yAda karavA ja joIe. sujJa mahAsatIjI padhAbAIe "sulatAnAM mUphonuM vAcana kALajIpUrvaka karyuM che.. emane hArdika dhanyavAda! prabhu vIrane, aneka jaina mahAmunioe, upAdhyAyoe ane AcAryoe gAyA che, emanI sAthe prema karyo che... "thAnuM prema banyo che rAja!' AvI AvI racanAo thaI che. AnaMdaghanajI jevA mahAyogIe gAyuM che : "RSabha jInezvara prItama mAhara! aura na cAhuM kata!" AvAM to seMkaDo-hajAro gIto-stavano-rAsAo racAyAM che! aMte mAre ATaluM ja kahevuM che ke viSaya-kaSAyo para vijaya meLavavA prabhu sAthe parizuddha prema karIe. tulasA jema premadIvAnAM banyAM hatAM, tema ApaNe paNa premapAgala banI pUrNatA tarapha gati karanArA banIe. mehula Chdaguptabhra, 65-66 bI, zyAmala-3/e, seTelAITa, amadAvAda-380015 For Private And Personal Use Only

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mAre tamane je kathA-vArtA kahevI che, te magadha dezanI che. AjathI paccIsaso varSa pUrve bhAratamAM e suprasiddha pradeza hato. vividha varNa ane jAtionI prajA tyAM vaselI hatI. e pradeza dhana-dhAnyathI bharapUra hato. gAmo, nagara ane hajAro gokulothI e pradeza suramya hato. sarvatra vividha jAtanAM nAnAM-moTAM vRkSothI pRthvIbhAga chavAyelo hato. e dezamAM ghaNI jAtanA dhamanA maTho, vihAro, jinAlayo ane vizALa udyAno AvelAM hatAM. prajA nirbhaya hatI, sukhI hatI. AnaMda-pramoda mATe aneka kIDAthAno hatAM magadhanI dharatI aneka tIrthakaro, kevalajJAnIo ane gaNadharonA caraNasparzathI pavitra banelI hatI, magadha dezanI rAjadhAnI hatI "rAjagRhI' nagarI. devanagarI jevI e ramaNIya nagarI hatI. sthaLe sthaLe kuvA, sarovara ane vAvaDIo rahelI hatI. nagaranI cAre bAju sohAmaNAM vanakhaMDo, udyAno, upavano AvelAM hatAM. rAjagRhIno killo sonA-rUpAnI ITothI banelo hato. sUryanA tApamAM e jhagamagato raheto hato. vizALa rAjamArgonI baMne bAju ekasarakhI dukAna hatI. vacce vacce pANInI parabo hatI. vizALa sabhAgRho hatAM ane cAra mArgo jyAM bhegA thatA tyAM cAra dizAmAM suMdara kalAtmaka pASANanAM tAraNo banelAM hatAM. rAjagRhInI pAse ja "vaibhAragiri nAmanI vizALa parvata Avelo che. te parvatanI pAse bIjA paNa cAra nAnA pahADo AvelA che. te pahADomAMthI niraMtara jharaNAM vahyA kare che. jharaNAMonA kinAre hajAro haMso ninAda karatA rahe che. prajA paropakAraparAyaNa hatI. strIo rUpavatI ane guNavatI hatI. e nagaramAM na koI durjano hatA, na koI khala hatA ke na koI krUra ke durAcArI hatA. sadAcArI, medhAvI ane dakSa puruSo tyAM dharmadhurAne vahana karatA hatA. mahAjano sattvazIla, udAra ane gaMbhIra hRdayavALA hatA. sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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tyAM zreSTha citrakAro hatA. uttama gAyako hatA. pravINa nartako hatA. rAjagRhI kalAonuM pavitra tIrthadhAma hatuM. evI rIte maMdironuM paNa bhavya ghAma hatuM. pratidina maMdiro bhakti-mahotsavothI UbharAtA rahetA hatAM. RjuvAlukA nadInA kinAre zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIrane kevaLajJAna pragaTa thayuM hatuM. prabhu tyAMthI mahasena vanamAM padhAryA hatA. devoe samavasaraNanI racanA karI hatI. prabhue tyAM dharmatIrthanI sthApanA karI. sAdhu-sAdhvI-zrAvaka ane zrAvikAno caturvidha saMgha sthApita karyo. tyAMthI vihAra karI, parivAra sAthe prabhu rAjagRhI padhAryA. rAjagRhInA bAhya pradezamAM AvelA guNazIla caitya' nA vizALa parisaramAM teo birAjita thayA. devoe tyAM samavasaraNanI racanA karI. rAjagRhImAM prabhupadhAryAnA zubha samAcAra vAyuvege phelAI gayA. magadhasamrATa zreNika A samAcAra sAMbhaLIne AnaMdita thaI gayo. zreNika prajApriya rAjA hato. te vIra hato, parAkramI hato. tenI AMkhomAMthI prajA pratye vAtsalya nItaratuM hatuM, to zatruo pratye Aga varasatI hatI, tenAmAM jema bAhubaLa hatuM tema buddhibaLa paNa hatuM. baMne baLono enAmAM samanvaya hato. enI sevAmAM jhaMjhAvAtI vAyune zaramAve tevo ratha hato. ane e rathano samartha sArathi hato nAga! rathasaMcAlanamAM ati kuzaLa ane mahArAjAne pUrNa vaphAdAra! rAjagRhImAM gaganacuMbI bhavya ane bhogavilAsayukta prAsAda hato. temAM sadaiva rAjAne priya evAM batrIsa jAtanAM bhojana-vyaMjana taiyAra rahetAM. manoraMjana mATe rAjasabhAmAM apsarAothI paNa khUbasUrata, lAvaNyavatI nartikAo, gaNikAo ane gAyikAo upasthita rahetI. kuzaLa ane buddhimAna abhayakumAra jevA svajanane salAha devA pAse rAkhyo hato. rAjAno pratyeka Adeza jhIle tevA maMtrIonI pUrI eka zaMkhalA taiyAra rahetI hatI. pitA prasenajitanA mRtyu pachI samagra magadha sAmrAjyanI dhurA zreNikanA hAthamAM hatI. zreNika potAnI rANIo naMdA, dhAriNI vagere sAthe rathamAM ArUDha thayo. bIjA rathomAM abhayakumAra vagere maMtrIo beThA. zaNagArelA hAthI-ghoDAo cAlyA. pAyadaLa senA cAlI. prajAjano paNa harSollAsathI nAcatA... prabhu mahAvIrane vaMdana karavA cAlyA. rAjagRhInA rAjamArgo para harSa hiloLe sulasA For Private And Personal Use Only

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caDhayo. hajAro strIo paNa guNazIla caitya tarapha jhaDapathI cAlI rahI hatI. te strIomAM eka ati rUpavatI strI hatI sulatA. rAjA zreNikanA rathanA sArathi nAganI e prANapriyA hatI, sulasA Aje sarvaprathama tIrthaMkara paramAtmA mahAvIrasvAmInuM samavasaraNa jotI hatI. tene badhuM divya, bhavya ane alaukika lAgyuM. teNe bhagavAna mahAvIrane joyA. tenI romarAjI vikasvara thaI gaI... tenI nIlapA jevI ujvala camakatI manamohaka AMkho mahAvIra para sthira thaI gaI... pUrNa yauvanabhArathI tenuM aMgaaMga jhaLahaLI rahyuM hatuM. samavasaraNamAM beThelA jitendriya yuvAna zramaNa paNa sulatAnA avirala rUpa para mugdha banI, potAnI dRSTi dharatI para sthira karatA hatA. sulatAnA manamAM gIta sphayuM : devaduMdubhi gagane gAje, phUlanI varase dhAra, gAna madhurAM tAna anerAM, kinnarInA TahukAra. prabhu tArI bhomakA evI re have mane niMdara kevI re? ratna rUpA ne sonA kerA gaDhanI jhAkajhamALa! bhAmaMDala tuja pAchaLa camake teja taNo aMbAra! maNibharyuM siMhAsana rAje re devo, cAmara DhALe re.. zItaLa chAyA azoka tarunI, chatra traNe sohAya, rAja rAjesara pAya name ne dukho sahu bhulAya, prabho! tArI balihArI re sevA tArI meM svIkArI re, viSaya-tApa zamAvA kAje vANI tuja malhAra, ajJa taNAM aMdhArAM haravA dIpakano lalakAra. tAre ura heta vasyAM re jIvatara te kevAM kasyAM re... bhavanA roga miTAvA kAje dhavaMtarI tuM nAtha! parama sthAne pahoMcavA mATe tuM che eka ja sAtha! mAruM basa dilaDuM dhoje re. mane tAruM darzana deje re..." sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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sulasAe potAnI pAse UbhelI sakhI vasaMtasenAne A gIta bahu dhImA avAje saMbhaLAvyuM! ane tyAM ja prabhuno upadeza zarU thayo. mahAvIra adbhuta advitIya rUpa! romaharSaka lAvaNya! Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir mAlakoza rAgamAM dharmopadeza! dhIragaMbhIra dhvani! karNamadhura! deva-manuSyapazu-pakSI sahu potapotAnI bhASAmAM e vANIne sAMbhaLe ane samaje! prabhunAM vacananI e advitIya viziSTatA hatI. prabhunI vANI sAthe divya dhvani bhaLyo hato. vAMsaLInA sUro vahevA lAgyA hatA. sahu jIvo prabhuvANI sAMbhaLavA tatpara banyA hatA. vANIno prAraMbha thayo. 'mahAnubhAvo, A saMsAra samudra che. te anaMta che, te samudramAM niraMtara janma-jarA-mRtyunA taraMgo UchaLyA ja kare che, A saMsAramAM zreSTha chatAM durlabha eka mAtra manuSyano janma che. jevI rIte badhAM dhAnyamAM dhauM zreSTha che, badhAM pANImAM meghanuM pANI zreSTha che, badhI jAtanAM lAkaDAMmAM sAganuM lAkaDuM zreSTha che ane sarva dhAtuomAM suvarNa zreSTha che, tevI rIte asaMkhya bhavomAM A manuSyabhava ja zreSTha che. mAnavabhava pAmIne ja jIvAtmA mokSaprAptino puruSArtha karI zake che. temAMya Aryadeza, AryakuLa, pAMca indriyonI pUrNatA, nIrogI kAyA, A badhuM puNyakarmathI prApta thAya to ja mokSaprAptino puruSArtha thaI zake. 4 puNyanA udayathI maLatI sAmagrI sAthe karmono kSayopazama paNa thavo joIe. mithyAtva-karmano kSayopazama thAya, mithyAtvano aMdhakAra dUra thAya ane samyaktvano dIpaka pragaTe to sanmArga dekhAya. jyAM sudhI mithyAtvanA aMdhakArathI aMdha banelA jIvo saMsAranA bhISaNa jaMgalamAM bhaTake che, kudevakuguru ane kudharmanI ArAdhanA kare che tyAM sudhI saMsAramAM janma-maraNa pAmyA kare che. mATe rAga-dveSano nAza karanArAne paramAtmA mAno, vItarAga mAno. paMcamahAvratadhArI nigraMthone sAdhu mAno ane jIvadayAne zreSTha dharma mAno. AnuM nAma samyaktva. zuddha-azuddhanuM bhAna thavuM joIe. zuddha samyaktvarUpa dIpakathI, ajJAnarUpa aMdhakArano nAza karI, satu-asattnA bhedane jANanAra vivekI sulasA For Private And Personal Use Only

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puruSo ja mokSamArga pAmI zake che. samyakta dharma-kalpavRkSanuM mULa che. mokSanagaranuM dvAra che. saMsAra-sAgaramAM vahANa che. sarve guNono bhaMDAra che. sarva saMpattiono Akara che ane tIrthakara nAmakarmanuM sarvottama kAraNa samyattva ja che. mATe je mahAnubhAvo samyaktane grahaNa karI, pAlana kare che te kharekhara A duniyAmAM dhanya che! dharmano pAyo che sattva, dharmanuM mULa che samakita. mATe samyakta dharmanI ja ArAdhanA karavA ujamALa bano. hajAro jIvoe prabhuno upadeza sAMbhaLyo. sahune sAkara ane zeraDIthI paNa vadhu mITho lAgyo. ghaNA manuSyoe potapotAnA hRdayamAM samparvane sthApita karyuM. temAM mukhya hatA mahArAjA zreNika, mahAmaMtrI abhayakumAra ane nAga sArathinI patnI sulasA. sulasA samavasaraNamAM UbhI UbhI prabhunAM eka-eka aMga-upAMganA saundarya nuM rasapAna karI rahI hatI. sAthe sAthe bhagavAnanA eka eka amRta vacanane te zarabatanI jema pI rahI hatI. e vicAravA lAgI : loko mane kahe che "sulasA atIva suMdara che! adbhuta che! nIlakamalanI pAMkhaDIo jevI mArI kAnti che! sAgaranI lahero jevA gADhA vALa ane nIla pakSI jevI ujvala camakatI manamohaka AMkho che! vizvanA zreSTha zilpakAranA hAthe ghaDAyelI pratimA jevI mArI suMdara mukhazobhA che! yogya aMgasauSThava, dIrdha deha, unnata spaSTa vakSa, pAtaLI kaTi, raMbhAtaru jevA sugoLa ghana uru, caMpAkaNI jevI hAtha-paganI AMgaLIo, lAla zatadalapadma jevI hatheLI, paganAM taLiyAM, muktAvalI jevI daMtapaMkti, vidyatane paNa zaramAve tevI hAsarekhA, candra jevA nakha, zarIranI kamaLa jevI bhInI bhInI mahekathI bhramarane paNa matibhrama thaI jAya, mArA vALane vAMkaDiyA saundaryamAM pavana paNa baMdhAIne sthira thaI jAya..." paNa Aje mArA vIra prabhunuM advitIya rUpa saundarya joyA pachI mAruM rUpa saundarya mane tuccha lAgyuM che! mArA rUpanuM varNana huM nathI karatI, paNa patidevanI pAse AvatA kavio kahetA : nAga! enA rUpanuM varNana game teTaluM karo, ghaNuM badhuM bAkI rahI jAya che. jIvanabhara kAvya lakhavA chatAMya A anupama saundaryane yogya upamA nahIM maLe! tulasA pote ja potAnI upamA che!' paraMtu Aje prabhunA darzane mAruM rUpa, mAruM lAvaNya, badhuM ja sulatA For Private And Personal Use Only

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tuccha lAgyuM! huM ane sakhI vasaMtasenA, kRSNAtamAlanA latAkuMjamAM beThAM hatAM. nIla AkAzano raMga AthamatA sUryanA raMgamAM raMgAI rahyo hato. mArA paga para alatAnI dhAranI jema khIlI rahyo hato. svaccha jaLathI bharI bharI taLAvaDImAM nIla kumudinInI pAMkhaDIo khIlI hatI. sAMjanA AkAzamAM keTalAMka vAdaLo cAMdanIno rasto rokIne nIla kamudinI sAthe ramata karatAM hatAM. A tarapha AkAzamAM vAdaLIne joIne mAro pALelo mora pIMchAM phelAvIne nAcavAnI taiyArI karato hato. mArI sakhI mArA prabhunAM guNagAna karatI hatI. mayUra-candrikA sAthe mAruM hRdaya paNa tAla milAvI rahyuM hatuM. huM vicAryA karatI hatI - mahAvIra kevA che! kadAca rakta kamala jevA.. nIla kumudinI jevI emanI AMkho... dRSTi! agatya phUla jevA temanA baMkima hoTha! kamalanI dAMDI jevA hAthapaga! svarNAkAza jevuM vizALa vakSasthaLa! vasaMtanI kuhu tAna jevA caMdra-madhura svara emanA! meMdInA phUla jevI dehagaMdha ane caMpAnA vRkSa jevI raktakomala kAyA! kharekhara huM vIra prabhunA premamAM khovAyelI rahI. nazAmAM jhUmatI houM tema huM vasaMtasenAnA khoLAmAM DhaLI paDI. eNe mane latAkuMjamAM suvADI dIdhI. alabatta huM bebhAna na hatI. paNa koI svapnalokamAM vicarI rahI hatI. jyAM jouM tyAM vIra... mahAvIra.... vardhamAna... sarva vizva vIramaya.. premamaya... madhumaya banI gayuM. meMdInAM phUlonI maheMkathI AkhuM upavana maghamaghatuM hatuM. havAnI eka laharI evI AvI, tamAlanAM keTalAMya puSpo ekasAthe mArI upara jharI paDyAM. e ja laharImAM eka mayUra-zizu AvIne mArI pAse besI gayuM. mArA romAMcanI koI sImA na rahI. mArI sakhIai mayUra-zizane mArA zayanakakSamAM mUkI dIdhuM ane kahyuM, have rAtabhara tArA prabhunAM kAvyo racyA karaje! dareka manuSyanA manamAM kavitA hoya che! koI ene lakhe che, koI nathI lakhatuM. huM lakhI nAkhuM chuM. jyAre je manamAM Ave te kavitA banI jAya! guru ane pitA kahetA - huM viduSI chuM. jJAnapipAsu chuM. zAstromAM pAraMgata chuM. gaNita, saMgIta, citrakalA, pAkazAstra, puSpasajjA, atithisakAra vagere keTalIya vidyAomAM nipuNa thaI gaI. paNa kavitA lakhavAnI dhUna hatI eTale e svayaM zIkhatI gaI. sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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emAMya Aje to mAruM mana prabhumaya banI gayuM che. mahAvIramaya banI gayuM che. emanI sAthe jANe bhavobhavanI prIta jAgI gaI che. eTale eka pachI eka kAvya manamAM UThatuM ja jAya che! meM vasantAne kahyuM : "mAruM A kAvya sAMbhaLa' e uranA paTa para Avyo! ne ajaba-gajabanuM lAvyo... ajaba koI tejanuM, koI majanuM mojuM moTuM AvyuM... mojuM AtamanA ovAre bhAre paDaghA mIThA bhAvyuM... paDaghA sUra zAno A saMbhaLAvyo? e ajaba-gajabanuM lAvyo! choDa mohane, choDa mAnane, toDa rAganI phAMsI toDahAkala A kyAMthI pokArI? koNa kare che hAMsI? koNa mArA cetanane cetAvyo! e uranA paTa para Avyo! pApa-pApanAM tophAnomAM puNya taNA phuvArA... puNya0 bhaya bharelA jIvanapatha para, rakSAnA bhaNakArA... rakSAnA kone paramAratha A bhAvyo? e ajabagajabanuM lAvyo! bhavakAnanamAM bhame AtamAM, bhAna nahIM potAnuM... bhAna vairAge chalakAtuM gANuM, lalakAre ko chAnuM? lalakAre0 koNe dIvo A saLagAvyo? e uranA paTa para Avyo. gayuM timira ne thayuM ajavALuM premapUMja patharAyA.. premapUja0 bhUlI dehane, jhUlI cetane... premabhAva pragaTAyA... premabhAva e to mahAvIra mAro Avyo! ne ajaba-gajabanuM lAvyo!... mane koI ajANI dhrujArIthI romAMca thayo. aMga aMga pulakita thaI gayuM. AryAvartanA zreSTha puruSa! zreSTha dharmasthApaka! kone e na game? huM to emane samarpita chuM! svargIya, pavitra, madhura premadhArAmAM mAruM hRdaya Adra thaI gayuM. AMkho AMsubhInI...paNa huM nahotI jANatI koNa che A parama puruSa mahAvIra! sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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vasattA mArI priya sakhI che. eka divase upavanamAM sAMjano pavana mANI rahI hatI. ekAMtamAM ene pUchyuM : mahAvIra koNa che?' vasaMtAe mane trAMsI AMkhe joI. hoTha AmaLIne hasI paDI, 'sulatAne mahAvIranuM zuM kAma che?' meM kahyuM : "sAMbhaLyuM che ke koI khAsa prayojanathI mahAvIra dharatI para avataryA che! emanA janmanuM koI asAdhAraNa kAraNa che?" vasaMtAe mArA gAle cUMTI khaNIne kahyuM : "mArI sakhI, mahAvIrane bhUlI jA!' gabharAIne meM pUchyuM : "kema?' hA, mAruM kahyuM mAna. e sAcuM che ke e kevaLajJAnI che, vItarAgI che. anaMta zaktivALA che. e khIlelA kamaLa jevA suMdara che, nirmaLa che... duHkhIjanonAM duHkha dUra kare che. prema Ape che. eka hAthe le che, to sahastra hAthe Ape che. emanuM hRdaya karuNAnuM sarovara che... teo advitIya che, paramapuruSa che, paNa..." paNa?' meM coMkIne pUchayuM. emanuM AkarSaNa gajaba che. hajAro kanyAo, strIo potAnA pati, putra, duniyA badhuM choDI, emanI mohaka vANI sAMbhaLI... emanAM caraNomAM samarpita thaI jAya che! vasaMtAnI vAta sAMbhaLI mane vicAra Avyo - je badhA ja guNanA adhikArI che. emanA mATe pati ane saMsAra choDI pAgala thavuM svAbhAvika che. hajAro nArIo, A paramapuruSa upara nyocchAvara thAya to emano zo doSa? kevA e mahApuruSa che! kevuM emanuM avarNanIya rUpa che! mAruM mana paNa emanA pratye premapAgala banI ja gayuM che ne? eka ja divasamAM! samavasaraNamAM meM joyuM ne! devo, devendro. rAjAo, rANIo.. devIo, nara ane nArIo hajAronI saMkhyAmAM mArA prabhune eka dRSTie joI rahyAM hatAM ane upadezAmRtanuM rasapAna karI rahyAM hatAM. are, mugdha evAM pazupakSIo paNa prabhune prema karI rahyAM hatAM! mahAvIra sAkSAt premAvatAra che! mahAvIra karuNAnA mahAsAgara che! huM dhanya banI gaI emane pAmIne! huM kRtArtha banI gaI... emanAM darzana pAmIne, vacana pAmIne...! sulatA For Private And Personal Use Only

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ja A _KJ8 phUla upavanamAM khIle che ke mananA AMgaNAmAM? suvAsa phUlanI pAMkhaDImAM hoya che ke mananI pAMkhaDImAM? kuhutAna kokilanA svaramAM hoya che ke manataMtramAM baje che? vasaMta vAstavamAM hoya che ke bhAvanAmAM citrita thAya che? mArA prabhu rAjagRhImAM varSAvAsa karavAnA che." A ghoSaNA sAMbhaLyA pachI mananA AMgaNAmAM gulamahora khIlI UThyAM. manataMtrI bajI UThI ane vasaMtanuM hRdayamAM Agamana thaI gayuM! prabhune huM UgatA sUryanI AbhAmAM, AthamatA sUryanI komaLa lalita vidAyamAM, cAMdanInA prakAzamAM, varSAnA saMgItamAM...ane rAtre sapanAmAM...prabhu ja prabhu dekhAya che. "prabhu, have tamane huM nahIM choDuM. mAre tamArI pAsethI dhana-dolata nathI joItI. basa, tame mArA hRdayamAM raho. ApanA vinA jIvanano ATalo bhAga vItI gayo... bAkI keTalo bacyo haze ApaNA A sImita jIvanano samaya? mArI vicAradhArA tUTI. mArA patie mArA khaMDamAM AvIne mArA khabhe hAtha mUkyo. huM camakI! emaNe pUchayuM : "devI, konA vicAromAM lIna hatAM?' temanA mukha para smita hatuM. meM kahyuM : "mArA prabhu vIranA!" "adUbhuta che mahAvIra! amRtadhArA che emanI vANI! kalpavRkSa jevuM che emanuM vyaktitva!' nAga sArathi rAjagRhIno dhanADhya nAgarika hato. rAjaparivAra sAthe varSo jUno eno saMbaMdha hato. pahelAM e mahArAjA prasenajitano priya ratha-sArathi hato. te pachI temanA rAjasiMhAsane ArUDha thayelA mahArAjA zreNikano e atipriya ne vizvAsapAtra sArathi hato. te paramArthI hato. te jinavacano upara zraddhAvAna hato, cAritrazIla hato ane jJAnavAna hato. jinabhakti hato, zramaNabhakta hato. vizALa svajanavargano pAlaka hato. tenAmAM na hato sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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lobha ke na hato ahaMkAra, parastrI-sahodara hato. rUpa-lAvaNya ane yauvanano enAmAM subhaga samanvaya thayelo hato. badhuM ja hatuM! khoTa kaho ke khAmI kaho... karmadoSa kaho ke durbhAgya kahI... e niHsaMtAna hato. e vAtanuM enA manamAM ghaNuM duHkha hatuM. prasaMge prasaMge e potAnI patnI sulasAnI AgaLa potAnuM du:kha kahI deto. enI AMkho bhInI thaI jatI. Aje paNa e manovedanA laIne sulasAnA khaMDamAM Avyo hato. te sulasAnI pAse beTho. enA mukha upara glAni UbharAI AvI. sulasAe patino hAtha potAnA hAthamAM laIne pUchyuM : "nAtha, Aje Apa ciMtAtura lAgo cho. zatraothI gherAyelA kAyara puruSanA jevo viSAda zA mATe? nIcI namI gayelI jUInA puSpanI jema ApanuM vadana kema nIcuM namI gayuM che? yuddhanA medAnamAM jema yoddhA pAse zastro khUTI jAya, ane te raghavAyo bane, tevA tame kema dekhAo cho? tophAnI samudramAM jahAja bhAMgI jAya ane vyApArIo vilakhA banI jAya tema tame vilakhA kema paDI gayA cho? evI kaI ciMtA ApanA jevA samartha jJAnIpuruSane satAvI rahI che? zuM rAjAe tamAruM apamAna karyuM? athavA koI dhUrte tamane chetarI lIdhA? athavA mahAjana zuM tamAruM virodhI thayuM? zuM nidhAna kolasA banI gayuM? zuM maraNa najIka AvyuM lAge che? he priyatama, jo ati gupta vAta na hoya to mane kaho..." nAga sArathinA mukha para iSatuM hAsya AvI gayuM. teNe kahyuM : he priye, mArI evI koI ja gupta vAta nathI ke je tane nA kahevAya. tuM jANe che - huM putra vinA jhUrI rahyo chuM. hRdayamAM A eka ja khaTako rahe sulatAe khUba komaLa svaramAM kahyuM : "mArA patideva! tame to jinavacana sAMbhaLyAM che, mAnyAM che, samajyA cho! tamane kheda na ja hovo joIe, zA mATe putra joIe che? zuM putra svarga ke mokSa ApI zake che? bhale putra guNavAna ane rUpavAna hoya, paraMtu e mAtA-pitAnA ke potAnA rogavikArone dUra karI zake che? narakamAM jatAM mAtA-pitAne e rokI zake che? nA! mArA nAtha, putra to saMsAra paraMparAnuM kAraNa che, ema prabhu mahAvIra kahe che!' nAge kahyuM : "he priyatamA, A badhuM tattvajJAna zuM huM nathI jANato? jANu 10 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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chuM paraMtu tane khabara che ne ke aputrIyAnuM dhana rAjA laI le che... ane putranuM sukha meLavavA mAruM mana atyaMta Atura che." thoDI kSaNa mauna rahI sulasA bolI : "nAtha, putra ApavAnI mArI yogyatA mane lAgatI nathI. Apa bIjI kanyA sAthe sukhethI lagna karI lo, jethI tamArI putracchA pUrNa thAya.' 'e tuM zuM bolI? mane koI rAjya sAthe kanyA Ape, to paNa mAre nA joIe. tuM putravatI thAya, e mArI icchA che. tArA sivAya bIjI koI patnI mAre na joIe. huM icchuM chuM ke tArAthI putra thAya to mArA manane zAnti maLaze, samAdhi maLaze. joke AkAzane nathI kyAMya Adi ane nathI kyAMya aMta. sAgarano nathI kSaya thato, nathI enI vRddhi thatI, ema manokAmanAonI nathI pUrNatA thatI, nathI riktatA. ApaNA saMbaMdhanI paNa e ja rIte na koI saMjJA che ane na koI aMtima pariNati. vizeSa zuM kahuM ? jANuM chuM devI, kAma, krodha, lobha narakanAM dvAra che. he prabho! aMte zuM narakAvAsa che?.." nAganI AMkho bhInI thaI gaI. sulasAe sADInA pAlavathI AMkho sApha karI ane kahyuM : "mArA nAtha! tame to manamAM paNa parastrInI icchA nathI karI...tame mana-vacana-kAyAthI jinezvaronI bhakti karI che...tamAre mATe narakAvAsa na ja hoya, svargavAsa hoya...tame hatAza na thAo. huM mArA prabhunI ArAdhanA karIza..e ja mArA sarvasva che...aMtaryAmI che. mArI badhI icchAo e ja pUrI karaze. tame nizcita raho nAtha! tamArI icchA pUrNa thaze...thaze ne thaze...' sulasA! nAga! yuvAnI! dhabakatI dhamanIonuM avirata spaMdana! mAnavIne karmo dvArA prApta thayeluM A sarvazreSTha varadAna! jIvananagarano A eka mAtra rAjamArga! nisarga sAmrAjyanI vasaMta! manano kaLAyela mara! vikasita deha! nAganI DolatI suMdara phaNA! bhAvanAnA udyAnano sugaMdhita kevaDo! vizvakarmAnA avirata doDatA rathano sauthI rUAbadAra azva! garvathI unnata zire cAlavAno A samaya! kaMIka kamANI karI levAno kALa! zakti ane skUrtino kALa! kazuMka karavuM ja che," evI kharekharA arthamAM jAgatI hoMzano samaya: zaizavanAM svapno lIlAM hoya che. yauvanAvasthAnAM svapno gulAbI ane sulatA For Private And Personal Use Only

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kesariyAM hoya che. kSitijane AMbatI AkAzanI pele pAra yauvananI dRSTinI uDAna jAya che. gatimAna ane prakAzamAna vastu pratye ene adamya AkarSaNa hoya che, azakyane zakya karavAnI dhUna enA manamAM lAgI hoya che. nAga-patinI putrecchAne pUrNa karavAnI sulasAne dhUna lAgI gaI. e viduSI che. ene pUrvakALanI evI romAMcaka ghaTanAonuM jJAna che! enA manamAM eka Azcarya jarUra pragaTyuM ke putrecchA prAyaH strIne prabaLa hoya che...jyAre ahIM patnI nahIM, patinA manamAM putrecchA prabaLa hatI. e jANatI hatI ke zrIkRSNanI mAtA devakIne putraprAptinI icchA jAgI hatI...ke je putrane e potAnA khoLAmAM ramADI zake, vahAla karI zake ane ucherIne moTo karI zake! e icchA zrIkRSNe devanA ArAdhanathI pUrNa karI hatI. devanI kRpAthI putraprApti thaI zake che. paNa e mATe ugra dharmArAdhanA karavI joIe. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir mAre mArA sadAcArI patinI manokAmanA pUrNa karavI ja joIe. kevA e uttama puruSa che! meM bIjuM lagna karavAnI vAta karI, temaNe na mAnI. emano mArA upara agAdha prema che...e premano pratyuttara ApavAno A kharekharo samaya Avyo che. 12 mane dharmanI zakti para, mArA prabhunI aciMtya kRpA para pUrNa vizvAsa che. bhaktibhAvathI ane vidhisahita karelI dharmArAdhanA, iSTa phaLane Ape ja che. paraMtu mUrkha manuSyo kalpavRkSasamAna dharmanI kema upekSA karatA haze? dharmanI ArAdhanA kema nahIM karatA hoya? dharmathI kyA sukhanI prApti nathI thatI? zreSTha kuLamAM janma maLe che. paraspara prema maLe che. dIrgha AyuSya ane zarIranI nIrogitA maLe che. iSTa saMyoga, suputranI prApti ane samAjamAM pratiSThA prApta thAya che. gharamAM lakSmI, mukhamAM sarasvatI, bAhumAM zaurya ane hAthamAM dAnalabdhi prApta thAya che. saubhAgya, satbuddhi ane surUpanI prApti thAya che. digaMtavyApI yazakIrti prApta thAya che. jagatamAM evI koI zreSTha vastu nathI ke je dharma vinA maLI zake! mATe he Atmanu, tuM kheda na kara. tAre putra joIe che ne? tuM dharmane samarpita thaI jA! tane badhuM ja maLaze! ghaNo ghaNo puruSArtha karavA chatAM paNa je kAryanI siddhi nathI thatI, tevAM ati duSkara kAryo paNa tapadharmanA prabhAvathI saraLatApUrvaka saMpanna thaI jAya che. dhanvaMtarI jevA zreSTha vaigho paNa je rogone miTAvI zakatA nathI, tevA sulasA For Private And Personal Use Only

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asAdhya rogone paNa tapadharma kSaNa mAtramAM nAbUda karI zake che. zreSThiputramunine bhAvadharmanA prabhAve bhayaMkara dAhavara kSaNa mAtramAM zAMta thaI gayo hato ne? pApakarmanA udayathI pativiyoga thayo, ane dusaha duHkho AvyAM chatAM mahAsatI aMjanAnA zIladharmanA prabhAvathI du:kho kevAM nAza pAmI gayAM hato! nAgapAzathI baMdhAyelA pAMDavonAM baMdhana, kuMtI ane draupadInA kAyotsargadharmathI kSaNa mAtramAM tUTI gayAM hatAM. tevI rIte devakRta ane manuSyakRta vidano, kAyotsarga dharmanA prabhAvathI nAza pAme che. duniyAmAM ghaNAM dRSTAMto che ke dharmanA prabhAvathI putranI prApti thaI che. dharmAnurAgiNI mAtA kuMtIe dharmanA prabhAvathI yudhiSThira nAmanA putrane janma Apyo hato. mane pUrNa zraddhA che ke dharmanA prabhAvathI ja mane putraprApti thaze ane tethI mArA patine zAnti-samAdhi ane prasannatA prApta thaze. emaNe mArI pratyeka icchA pUrNa karI che...to emanI A eka icchA pUrI karavI, e mAruM parama kartavya che. sulasAe soLa zaNagAra sajyA. thALamAM puSpa, phaLa, zrIphaLa Adi tathA, sakhI vasaMtasenA, ame guNazIla caitya tarapha cAlyAM. tyAM mArA prabhunuM samavasaraNa maMDAyeluM hatuM. dUra dUra sudhI divya dhvani ane dubhinAda saMbhaLAto hato. traNa gaDhanAM ratno jhagArA mArI rahyAM hatAM. devonA mugaTomAMthI ratnaprakAza relAto hato. ame samavasaraNamAM pahoMcyAM. prabhune traNa pradakSiNA dIdhI ane puSpa-phaLAdinuM samarpaNa karI, ame amArI jagAe jaIne UbhAM rahyAM. prabhue dharmadezanA ApI. dharmanuM svarUpa samajAvyuM, dharmano prabhAva samajAvyo.. sAMbhaLatAM sAMbhaLatAM mArAM romeroma vikasvara thayAM. AMkhomAMthI harSanAM AMsu vahevA lAgyAM.dRSTi, prabhunI dRSTi upara sthira thaI. aMtaryAmI prabhue mArA manane vAMcI lIdhuM. mane divya preraNA maLI. mAre je ArAdhanA dharmanI karavAnI hatI, tenuM mane saMvedana thayuM. "tuM mahAvIramAM samAI jA. tArI kuMDaLInA graho paNa prabhumAM samAI jaze. prabhunuM teja tArA tejamAM umerAze.' sulasI 13 For Private And Personal Use Only

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sulasAnA prabhupremane duniyA to pachI jANI zakI, paraMtu devalokanA devendra jANI gayA! temaNe devasabhAmAM sulasAnI prazaMsA karI. indranA mukhe sulasAnI prazaMsA sAMbhaLI, indrano senApati hariNagamaiSI deva tulasAnI parIkSA karavA, manuSya zarIra banAvI devalokamAMthI ravAnA thayo. sulatAe divya preraNA mujaba vizeSa prakAre jinapUjA karavA mAMDI. * gurujanone supAtra dAna ApavA mAMDyuM. caturvidha saMghanI bhakti karavA mAMDI. A bhUmizayana karavA mAMDyuM. ka brahmacaryanuM pAlana karavA mAMDyuM, ane ja AyaMbilanuM tapa samatAbhAve karavA mAMDayuM. sulasI yuvatI hatI. bharayauvanamAM hatI. enAmAM dharmanI sAthosAtha sAmarthya hatuM. nirbhayatA hatI, audArya hatuM, svAbhimAna hatuM ne mahattvAkAMkSA hatI. sAmarthya ja yuvAnI che! zaktizALI yuvAvyakti potAnuM ane bIjAnuM kAma siddha karI zake. mahattvAkAMkSA to yuvAnIno sthAyIbhAva che. 'huM putravatI thaIza! paristhiti para paga mUkIne paristhitine jhukAvIza.' teNe dRDhatApUrvaka dharma-ArAdhanA zarU karI. thoDA ja samayamAM hariNagamaiSI dave, rAjagRhI pAse AvI sAdhunuM rUpa karyuM, ane nAga sArathinI samRddhizALI havelInA daravAjA pAse AvyA. nAga sArathinI havelI eka mahelathI kama na hatI. kalAtmaka vizALa dvAra para citra-vicitra toraNa bAMdhelAM hatAM. dvAra para rakSako UbhA hatA. saMdhyAno bhrama pedA kare tevA suMdara caMdaravA bAMdhelA hatAM. dhUpadAnIomAMthI dhUmrasero nIkaLatI hatI ane AMgaNAne sugaMdhita banAvatI hatI. AMgaNuM kastUrInA lIMpaNathI liMpAyeluM hatuM. motInA sAthiyA purAyelA hatA, pIMpaLanAM pAnanI mAlAo bAMdhelI hatI. mAMgalika toraNa bAMdhelA hatAM. nRtya karatI pUtaLIo ane sugaMdhI jalanA phuvArAthI havelIno agrabhAga suMdara hato. muninuM rUpa karI, hariNagamaiSI deve AMgaNAmAM praveza karyo. acAnaka potAnI havelInA AMgaNAmAM AvIne UbhelA tejasvI munine joIne sulasA vismaya pAmI. harSathI romAMcita thaI gaI. tenA mukha upara prasannatA chavAI gaI. potAnI jAtane kRtArtha mAnatI sulatAe munirAja 14 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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sAme AvIne be hAtha joDyA, mastaka namAvI kahe che : he munizreSTha! Apa jaMgamatIrtha svarUpa che. niSpApa cho. Ape mArA dvAre padhArI mane pavitra karI. he munirAja! mArA upara prasanna thAo, anugraha karo, ane mArA yogya kAmasevA pharamAvo." he suzIlA, amArA eka sAdhu vyAdhigrasta che. vaidarAje temanA mATe lakSapAka telanuM mAliza karavAnuM kahyuM che. jo tamArI pAse lakSapAka tela hoya to mAre jarUra che.' che gurudeva! munirAjanI sevAmAM e tela upayogI thaze.. e mATe mahAna sadabhAgya! hamaNAM ja lAvuM chuM." AnaMdavibhora banelI sulasA svayaM lakSapAka telano mATIno ghaDo upADIne lAvI...paraMtu munirAjane ApavA jatAM ja jamIna upara pachaDAI gayo. phUTI gayo. tela jamIna para DhoLAI gayuM. munirAja bolI UThyA - "are are zrAvikA, A to bahu moTuM nukasAna thayuM.. bhale, huM bIjethI tela meLavI laIza. tame duHkhI nA thazo. sulatAe kahyuM : "he munibhagavaMta! Apa ciMtA na karo. huM telano bIjo ghaDo laI AvuM chuM! che mArI pAse bIjuM tela." te doDatI gharanA oraDAmAM gaI ane lakSapAka telano bIjo ghaDo laI AvI. paraMtu munirAjanI sAme AvatAM ja ghaDo jamIna para paDI gayo. phUTI gayo... munirAjanI AMkho pahoLI thaI gaI. te bolyA : "devI, A to moTo anartha thayo. lakSapAka tela ghaNuM kiMmatI hoya che. bIjo ghaDo paNa phUTI gayo. khera, tamane khUba du:kha lAgaze...paNa banavAkALa banI jAya che. huM jAuM chuM...' "nA, nA, munirAja! tame ciMtA nA karo. mArI pAse trIjo ghaDo paNa bharelo che. e laI AvuM chuM! munirAjanI sevAmAM telanI koI kiMmata nathI. mane ruNa sAdhunI sevAno lAbha maLavo ja joIe. munirAja sulasAnA AMtarika vRddhigata bhaktibhAva jaI rahyA hatA! avadhijJAnI hatA ne! sulasA telathI bharelo trIjo ghaDo laI AvI. khUba sAcavIne jamIna para mUkavA gaI...paraMtu hAthamAMthI ghaDo chaTakI gayo. phUTI gayo...ema trIjo ghaDo paNa naSTa thaI gayo! have sulasA stabdha banI gaI.. ene lakSapAka telanA 15 sulatA For Private And Personal Use Only

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traNa ghaDA phUTI gayA, e vAtanuM duHkha na thayuM, paraMtu munirAjanI sevAmAM, emanA auSadhamAM kAma na AvyuM, te vAtanuM bhAre duHkha thayuM. 'gurudeva! huM kevI kamanasIba...abhAgI...' tenI AMkho bhIMjAI. tyAM tarata ja hariNagamaNI deve potAnuM mULa rUpe pragaTa karyuM! zarIra para divya vastro! kaTI bhAga para raNajhaNa karatI ghUgharIovALo kaMdoro! mastaka upara dedIpyamAna mugaTa! kAnamAM ratnajaDita kuMDaLo! kaMThamAM muktAvalIno suMdara hAra! baMne hAtha para svarNamaya bAjubaMdha! baMne hAthanAM kAMDA upara suvarNa-ratnajaDita kaDAo! sugaMdhI puSpothI gUMthelo veNIbaMdha! sUryamaMDalane paNa jhAkhuM pADI de tevI zarIra-kAnti! sulasAnI AMkho aMjAI gaI. be hAtha joDI mastaka namAvI te UbhI rahI. tyAM hariNagamaiSI deve smita pharakAvatAM kahyuM : he mahAna zrAvikA! devarAja indra Aje devasabhAmAM tArI zraddhAnI, vIra prabhu pratyenA tArA premanI prazaMsA karI.tArA sattvanI prazaMsA karI. eTale tArI parIkSA karavA huM - devarAja indrano senApati hariNagamaNI deva, ahIM muninuM rUpa karIne Avyo. lakSapAka telanA traNeya ghaDA meM ja mArI divya zaktithI phoDI nAkhyA...tArA mananA bhAvone joto rahyo! tArA manamAM ghaDA phUTyAno jarAya kSobha na jAgyo. dhanya che tane! tuM mArI parIkSAmAM uttIrNa thaI che. te guNonI garimAvALI che. udAtta cittavALI che. he devI! tArA apUrva sattvathI huM tArA upara prasanna thayo chuM. tuM mArI pAse kaMI paNa varadAna mAMga! vinaya ane namratA sAthe sulatAe kahyuM : "he devendranA senApati, tame avadhijJAnI cho. jJAnathI tame mArA manoratha jANo ja cho. jANuM chuM devI, A batrIsa goLI huM ApuM chuM. kramazaH eka-eka goLI khAvAthI tane batrIsa putronI prApti thaze. he sulatA, jyAre tane jarUra lAge tyAre mane yAda karaje, huM tArI sAme pragaTa thaIza." deva adRzya thayo. AkAzamArge devalokamAM cAlyo gayo. patinI tIvra putrecchA pUrNa thavAnuM devI varadAna maLI gayuM hatuM. potAnA saubhAgyazALI patino prema pAmavAmAM koI kacAza salasAe rAkhI na hatI. baMne pati-patnI snehabhAvathI baMdhAyelAM hatAM. samAna vicAravALAM hatAM. dharmakAryamAM anurakta hatAM. baMnenAM zarIra judAM hatAM, paNa mananI ekatA 13 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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hatI. harSa-zoka, sukha-duHkha, nidrA-jAgRti...badhI kriyA samAna hatI. baMneno sneha akRtrima hato, sahaja-svAbhAvika hato, basa, putraprAptinI vAtanA viSayamAM baMnenA vicAro judA hatA. nAga sArathi mAnato hato ke, jema vANInuM phaLa kavitva ane vakatRtva che tema manuSya-strInuM phaLa putraprApti che. * bAMdhava vinA jema dizAzUnyatA bhAse che, jaDa mANasonuM citta jema vicArazunya bane che, nirdhana mANasone jema ja gata zUnya bhAse che tema putro vinAnAM ghara paNa zUnya lAge che. che je gharomAM kyAreya svajanonuM AvAgamana nathI hotuM ane je gharomAM guNavAnonA guNonuM sanmAna nathI thatuM te ghara jema tuccha hoya che tema ja gharomAM nAnAM-nAnAM bALakono kalarava nathI hoto te ghara manohara hovA chatAM tuccha lAge che. priya patnI, vinayI putra ane saMtapuruSonI saMgati - A traNa tattvo gRhasthAzramamAM rahelA puruSonI vizrAmabhUmi hoya che! jema rAtrimAM caMdrathI ane divasamAM sUryathI padArtho pratyakSa dekhAya che tema patrarUpa dIpakathI pUrvajo pragaTa thAya che. arthAt vaMzaparaMparA akhaMDita rahe che. jema caMdananI suvAsathI samagra vana suvAsita thAya che tema eka ja saubhAgyazALI putrathI vaMzaparaMparA nirmaLa bane che! che jema sagara cakravartInI kIrti enA putroe samudraparyata vistArI hatI tema A lokamAM mAtA-pitAno utkarSa putrothI jovA maLe che. madanA pravAhathI jema gajarAja, vikasita kamaLothI jema sarovara, kalarava karatAM haMsayugalothI jema nadItaTa, zreSTha paMDitothI jema vidyAsabhA, pUrNa candrathI jema rAtri, zIlaguNathI yukta jema sannArI, vegamAM-gatimAM jema jAtavaMta azva, dAnathI jema dAtAno hAtha, lakSaNa ane alaMkArathI jema kavionI vANI, dharmathI jema mAnavabhava, ane vasaMtaRtuthI jema vana zobhe che, tema he priye! suputrathI kuLa zobhe che! sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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sulatAnA vicAro A hatA ? he prANaza! pApakarmanA kAraNe narakamAM jatA potAnA pitAnuM rakSaNa zuM putra karI zake? svAminu guNavAna ane balavAna putra hovA chatAM vyAdhiothI pIDAtA pitAne vyAdhiothI mukta karI zake che? Apa jANo cho ke hajAro putra hovA chatAM, sanatakumAra cakravartI kSaNamAtramAM rogothI kevA gherAI gayA hatA? ghaNA putrothI parivarelo brahmadatta cakravartI karmavaza kevI aMdhadazA pAmyo hato? * dvArikA saLagI tyAre kRSNa ane baladeva jevA samartha putro, emanAM mAtA-pitAne bacAvI zakyA hatA kharA? * zrIkRSNane parAkramI putro na hatA? chatAM kRSNane narakamAM jatAM bacAvI zakyA hatA? zuM Apa nathI jANatA - dhRtarASTranA kuruvaMzanuM nikaMdana kADhavAmAM emanA kuputro ja nimitta banyA hatA ne? - pulasya jevA pavitra rAjAnA rAkSasavaMzane kuputroe ja kalaMkita karyo hato ne? bhale ghaNA putro hoya, chatAM potAnI dharmakaraNI vinA svarga ke apavarganI prApti nathI thatI. putro pratyenA mamatvabhAvathI saMsArasamudramAM bhaTakavuM paDe che, mATe mArA nAtha! mArA svAmI! Apa buddhimAna cho, Apa putraprAptinI ciMtAthI zIdhra mukta thAo! putraprAptinA viSayamAM baMnenI vicAradhArA judI hatI, chatAM sulasAe patinA cittanI zAnti mATe, samAdhi mATe...putraprApti mATe paramAtmabhaktino sahAro lIdho. tapazcaryA karI. devI kRpA prApta karI... hariNagamathI devanuM sAMnidhya pAmyAnA zubha samAcAra nAga sArathine ApyA. nAga sArathi AnaMdavibhora thaI gayo. sulasA upara eno prema khUba vRddhi pAmyo ,, 5 18 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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zrI puujypuujaadipurssraanni| hyAraMbhakAryANi phalanti loke / / deva-guru Adi pUjyonI pUjAthI prAraMbha karelAM kAryo zIghratAthI phaLa Ape che.' sulasI to Ameya' paramAtmAnI parama upAsikA hatI, paraMtu devanuM varadAna maLyA pachI paramAtmabhaktimAM bharatI AvI. paramAtmAnI trikALa pUjA-arcanA-stavanA karavA lAgI. bhagavAna mahAvIra pratye enA hRdayamAMthI apUrva bhaktinuM dhasamasatuM jharaNuM vahevA lAgyuM. tenA kaMThamAMthI eka stavanA vahevA mAMDI - jyAre jyAre jouM olya paMkaja pAMgareluM, tyAre yAda Ave vIranAM locananuM joDaluM locananuM nItaratI AMkhomAMthI karuNAnI dhArA, chalakAya tyAre mArA hRdayanA kyArA... jyAre jyAre jou pelA cAMdalAnuM mAMDaluM, tyAre yAda Ave vIranA locananuM joDaluM locananuMo saMgame jyAre kALo kera varatAvyo, AMsunA be chaMdathI samajAvyo. jyAre jyAre jouM peluM tAralAnuM AbhaluM, tyAre yAda Ave vIranA locananuM joDaluM locananuM gozALAe gALonI varSA varasAvI, sAgarazA peTamAM sahu te samAvI. jyAre jyAre Ave mane niMdaramAM soNaluM, tyAre varatAye vIranAM locananuM joDaluM locananuM te bhAvavibhora banI gaI. dakSiNa dizAnI bArI pAse UbhI rahI guNazIla caitya tarapha be hAtha joDI, mastaka namAvI "namo mahAvIrAya sulAsA 19 For Private And Personal Use Only

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bolI, teNe traNa vAra prabhune vaMdanA karI. prabho! devanuM varadAna e ApanuM ja varadAna che. ApanI ja parama kRpAnuM phaLa che. mArA nAtha! Apa sadeva mArA hRdayamAM raho!' RtukALanA divaso AvyA. sulatA vicAre che : "deve mane 32 putronuM varadAna ApyuM che, e satya che, paraMtu batrIsa putrono kAphalo mArA AtmakalyANanA mArgamAM, mArA prabhubhaktinA mArgamAM viSNabhUta banaze. mAre batrIsa putro nathI joItAmAre to batrIsa lakSaNavALo eka ja putra hoya to basa! putra guNavAna, parAkramI ane svajanapriya joIe. mAre to mahAna pitRbhakta putra joIe che. gaganamAM eka caMdra ja aMdhakArano nAza kare che. sarva dizAone prakAzita kare che. jyAre tArAo bhale nava lAkha hoya, te dizAone prakAzita karI zakatA nathI. sadaiva icchita dAna ApanArI zreSTha eka ja kAmadhenu sArI, paraMtu ghAsa khAnArI vRddha ane vasUkI gayelI hajAro gAyone zuM karavAnI?' ciMtita kAryo karanAra teja:puMja ciMtAmaNi ratna bhale eka ja hoya, te zreSTha che. jyAre kAcanA UjaLA TukaDAonA hArane zuM karavAno? saMkalpone siddha karanAra eka ja kalpavRkSane AMgaNAmAM ropavuM sAruM! tADa, lImaDo...dhatUro vagere ghaNAM vRkSo zA kAmanAM? lakSaNavaMto cAra dAMtavALo airAvata hAthI hoya pachI lakSaNarahita nIca kulotpanna ane nirmAlya evA aneka hAthI zuM karavAnA? indranA azvasamAna jAtavaMta zreSTha vegavALo ane yaza phelAvanAro eka ja azva basa che! lakSaNahIna, ghAsa khAnAra ane saMdhyA samaye ghU..ghU..ghU avAja karanArA ghaNA ghoDA zA kAmanA? ghaNA hAthIonA ToLAno nAza karanAra samartha zaktizALI evo eka ja siMha sAro! paraMtu ziyALiyA jevA nirbaLa ane kutarAthI paNa DaranArA evA putrone zuM karavAnA? badhAM bhogasukha ane aMte muktisukha ApanArA eka ja jinezvara vIra prabhunI ArAdhanA karavI phaLavatI che. ghaNA-ghaNA prayAsothI saMtoSa pAmatA rAga-dveSI devo zA kAmanA? 20 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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'mAre eka ja zreSTha putra joIe. mATe 32 goLIo eka sAthe ja khAI jAuM!' te khAI gaI...ane enA peTamAM batrIsa garbha utpanna thayA! Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir mANasanA hAthamAM Ama to kaMI nathI. ApaNo janma karmadatta che ne jIvana paNa karmadatta che! sulasAnuM dhAryuM na thayuM. devadattanA varadAna mujaba enA peTamAM 32 garbha utpanna thayA. dina-pratidina garbhonI vRddhi thatI rahI. garbha moTA thatA gayA. sulasAnI pIDA vadhavA lAgI. eka peTamAM 32 garbha! asahya pIDA upaDI tyAre teNe hariNagamaiSI daivane yAda karyA : 'he devendranA senApati, tame vinA vilaMbe Avo ane mArI pIDA dUra karo.' sulasA kAyotsarga-dhyAnamAM sthira banIne UbhI rahI. kAyotsarganA prabhAvathI deva tarata ja pratyakSa thayA. pUchyuM: 'he zreSTha zrAvikA! mane zA mATe yAda karyo? 'prabho! meM bhUla karI. ApanA kahyA mujaba kramazaH guTikA na gaLI, ekasAthe batrIse guTikA gaLI gaI...' 'are bhoLI zrAvikA! teM A zuM karyuM? avicArI kAma karyuM. khera, tane batrIsa putro to thaze ja, paraMtu te sahunuM AyuSya samAna haze. ekanuM mRtyu eTale badhAnuM mRtyuM! jo teM mArA kahyA mujaba kramazaH goLIo lIdhI hota to tane bhinna-bhinna prakAranA AyuSyavALA, parAkramI ane vidvAna putro thAta!' sulasAe devanI vANI zAntithI sAMbhaLI ane kahyuM : 'he devarAja! jIve svayaM jevA prakAranuM karma bAMdhyuM hoya, tene tevA prakAre ja bhogavavuM paDe che, ema prabhu vIre kahyuM che. saMsArI jIva, maganA sUkSma dANAmAM chUpAI jAya to paNa karelAM karmothI chuTakAro thato nathI. sulasA jo ema na hota to sarovaranA madhyabhAgamAM rahelA eka staMbhavALA mahelamAM rahelA parIkSita rAjAnuM mRtyu na thAta! je vAta banavAnI hoya che te banIne ja rahe che. manuSyonI jevI bhavitavyatA hoya che, tene tevI ja buddhi sUjhe che...ane tevA prakAranI sahAya Adi maLe che. he deva! jo ema na mAnIe to dharmarAja yudhiSThirane dyuta ramavAnuM kyAMthI sUjhata For Private And Personal Use Only 21

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22 saMpUrNapaNe rAjyAbhiSekane yogya hovA chatAM puruSottama zrIrAmane vanavAsamAM kema javuM paDyuM? aneka rANIo hovA chatAM laMkApati rAvaNane sItAjInuM apaharaNa karavAnuM kema sUjhyuM? he devarAja, A badhA karmanA khela che. huM zoka karatI nathI, ane vismaya paNa pAmatI nathI. mane koI harSa-zoka nathI. mArI to Apane eTalI ja vinaMtI che ke mArI peTapIDA jaladI dUra karo. mArAM karma huM pote ja bhogavIza.' hariNagamaiSI deve sulasAnI zarIra-pIDA dUra karI ane teo potAnA sthAne cAlyA gayA. dhana, aizvarya, kSamatA, yaza, AtmIyajano, svajano, pati, putra, kanyA badhAMmAM mANasano koI eka to sAtha ApanAro mitra hoya te jarUrI che. je sukhamAM sukha meLavIne AnaMda so gaNo karI de! duHkhamAM bhAga pADIne vyathA ochI karI de. sAce ja prabhu vIra eka evA mArA priya sakhA che. sakhA pAse mana kholavAthI hRdaya, AkAza jevuM mukta, udAra ane prakAzamaya thaI jAya che. paNa prabhu vIra to mananA evA pArakhuM che ke emanI pAse mana kholIne kAMI kahevAnI jarUra ja nathI paDatI. emane jotAM ja savA2nA sUryanA sparzathI phUlanI badhI pAMkhaDIo khUlI jAya ema mana khUlI jAya che. hRdayamAM kAMI chUpuM nathI rahetuM. emanI dRSTi sUrajanA prakAza jevI hoya che ane mana jANe khIlatuM phUla! tethI manamAM vedanA jyAre asahya thAya che tyAre mahAvIranAM darzananI icchA jAge che. emanA vinA mananI ATalI badhI vedanA bIjA koI pAse rajU karI zakAya nahIM. saMsAranI badhI vAto game te koInI pAse to 2jU karI zakAya nahIM. prabhu pAse badhI gopanIyatA, badhI rudhAmaNa, koNa jANe kema, badhA aMtarAya dUra thaI jAya che. eTale emane huM khUba cAhuM chuM. mArA prabho, huM kAMI na jANuM. maunapaNe tamane basa, cAhyA karuM... premapayodhI! tame kevA pAvana Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir varaso. tame jANe aSADhI ghana nakhizakha nItarI nItIne nahAyA karuM... snehasakhA tame sadA suhAgI For Private And Personal Use Only sulasA

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tamane pAmIne banI huM baDabhAgI baMdha hoThe ne akabaMdha haiye huM gAyA karuM.. huM to palapala cAhI rahI! kyAreka huM mArI sakhI vasaMtasenAne hasatAM hasatAM kahuM chuM : brAhmaNe to joSa joIne kahyuM che ke mahAvIra sAthe mArI kuMDaLI maLe che. to mahAvIra mane phaLatA kema nathI?' vasaMtasenAe kahyuM : "be kAgaLanA TukaDA paranA AMkaDA maLe ethI zuM thayuM? tuM mahAvIramAM samAI jA! tArI kuMDaLInA graho paNa mahAvIramAM samAI jaze. mahAvIranuM teja tArA tejamAM umerAze!" - jina AMkhana meM tava rUpa bacyo tina AMkhana se aba dekhiye kyA? prabho! je AMkhamAM tAruM rUpa vase, e AMkhathI bIjuM kaMI kaI rIte jovAya? je netramAM mahAvIranAM darzana aMjAyAM, e netrathI bIjuM kaMI joI na zakAya. mahAvIra mArA priyatama prabhu che. kSaNe kSaNe huM emanuM jIvanasAMnidhya anubhavuM chuM." sulatAnA uddagAramAM enA hRdayanI ArajU, virahano talasATa, milananI tRpti, Asaktimaya bhakti, mahAvIra vinAnI lAcArI, mahAvIra sAthenI khumArI...ane premano chaDecoka ekarAra! e ekarAra na kare tyAM sudhI karAra na vaLe. mahAvIra eTale naryo prema, mAdhurya ane advitIya saundaryanuM svarUpa! prema eTale prAraMbhamAM vaita ane aMtamAM advaita. mahAvIre gozAlaka, govALa, pUtanA-rAkSasI ane saMgamadevane paNa samatAthI sahyA, sAthe sAthe caMdanA, mRgAvatI... ane durgadhAne paNa svIkArI. jIvananAM badhAM phUla ane badhA kAMTA mahAvIre anAsakta bhAve svIkAryA. sulasAnA manamAM vArevAre talasATa jAge che ke mahAvIra mArA ghare Ave! te prabhune kahe che - haLave haLave haLave vIrajI mAre maMdira Avo re... sulasA 23 For Private And Personal Use Only

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moTe moTe moTe huM to motIDe vadhAvuM re... kIdhuM kIdhuM kIdhuM mujane kAMIka kAmaNa kIdhuM re.. lIdhuM lIdhuM lIdhuM mAruM citaDuM corI lIdhuM re... eka divasa samavasaraNamAM, zreNikanI rANIo dhAriNI ane naMdA, sulatAne bhegI thaI gaI. dhAriNIe bhAvathI chalakatA hRdaye vAta karI - "sulasA, huM ane naMdA A rAjagRhImAM prabhu vIranI sevAmAM koI kacAza nathI rAkhatAM. emanI eka eka paLane prasannatAthI bharI devAmAM ja amane jIvavAno svAda sAMpaDe che. amArA antaHpuramAM "mahAvIra' sivAyanA bIjA badhA zabdo phikkA lAge che. ahIM badhuM vIramaya che! prabhumaya che! madhumaya che! chatAM mahAvIranA kAne kyAMkathI "sulatA' zabda paDe tyAM to amArA nAtha mauna-udAsImAM sarI paDe che. tuM to mahAvIranI priya zrAvikA cho. mane tArI adekhAI nathI AvatI, mArA prabhune priya hoya te mane paNa priya ja hoya huM to tArI pAse vIrapremanuM rahasya jANavA mAguM chuM. jethI ame sau maLIne emane vadhAre prasanna karI zakIe! tArA samarpaNanuM evuM te kevuM tattva che, je amArAmAM khUTe che? bahena, tArA mahAvIrane vadhAre sukhI karavA mATe A pUchI rahI chuM!" A sAMbhaLIne tulasA maunamAM sarakI paDI. enI AMkhomAM AMsu UbharAyAM. mahAprayatna eNe dhAriNIne kahyuM : "bahena mArI! A savAlano javAba huM zuM ApuM? tuM mArA mahAvIrane ja pUchI joje.' mahAvIranI zvAsanI lipi potAnA zvAsa dvArA pAme te sulasA! mahAvIranA dhabakArAnI bhASA potAnA dhabakArAmAM pAme te sulatA! ane mahAvIrathI dUra rahyA chatAM je advaita sAdhI zake te sulatA! mAnavasaMbaMdhonuM je chIcharApaNuM che tene pariNAme mANasane dharavasaMtoSa nathI thato. enA jIvanamAM je adhurapa rahI jAya che te jhINAM zULa UbhAM kare che. AjanA mANasanI pIDA e mArI dRSTie chIcharA mANasanI pIDA che. kyAMka saMbaMdhanuM UMDANa pAmavAnuM cUkI javAya che. 24 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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AvI bhUmikA sAthe ema kahuM chuM ke mahAvIranA jIvanakALamAM caMdanA, sulasA, revatI, gautamasvAmI, siMha aNagAra, sukSatramuni, sarvAnubhUti muni sAthenA apradUSita mAnavasaMbaMdhomAM gaurI-zaMkaranI UMcAI jovA maLe che. nAga sArathine jema mahArAjA zreNika sAthe, mahAmaMtrI abhayakumAra sAthe ghaniSTha saMbaMdha hatA, tema sulatAne mahArANI dhAriNI ane naMdA sAthe nikaTanA saMbaMdha hatA. baMne rANIoe salamAne - e garbhavatI thaI - tenAM abhinaMdana ApyAM. prasannatA vyakta karI. samavasaraNamAM prabhunI dezanA sAMbhaLI sahu visarjita thayAM. jatAM jatAM dhAriNIe sulatAne mahele maLavA AvavAnuM AmaMtraNa ApyuM. vastra-AbhUSaNono zaNagAra sajI, rathamAM besI sulasA rAjamahelamAM pahoMcI. e sIdhI rANIvAsamAM pahoMcI gaI. rANI dhAriNIe sulatAnA hAtha pakaDI, prasannatApUrvaka bhadrAsana para besADI. dAsI suvarNanA pyAlAmAM pANI mUkI gaI. pANI pIne sulasAe pUchyuM : kema cho mahArANI? tana-mana nirAkula che ne?" dhAriNIe bAjunA Asana para besatAM ja DUsakuM bharyuM. be hAthe moTuM DhAMkI dIdhuM. sulasAe UbhA thaI dhAriNInA mAthe hAtha pheravyo. devI! ApanI AMkhomAM AMsu?' mauna, koI kAraNa haze ne?' te kahevA ja tane bolAvI che!' kaho, mana kholIne kaho." mAro putra meghakumAra...haTha laIne beTho che ke mAre bhagavAna mahAvIra pAse dIkSA levI che...' oho! meghakumAra sAMbhaLIne vairAgI thaI gayo prabhanI vANI?' nA, vairAgI nathI thayo, e mahAvIrane mohI paDyo che! mahAvIranA rUpa upara pataMgiyAnI jema nAce che. mahAvIranI vANI sAMbhaLatAM DolI UThe che! bahena, mahAvIre enA upara kAmaNa karyuM che! have zuM kare? mAro ekano eka kumAra. huM enA vinA kevI rIte jIvI zakIza?" sulAsA 25 For Private And Personal Use Only

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bolatAM bolatAM dhAriNI raDI paDI. sulasA AzvAsana ApatAM bolI : "mahArANI, raDo nahIM. tamAro putra mAtRbhakta che, pitRbhakta che. tamArA bannenI anumati lIdhA vinA e dIkSA nahIM le!" "are Aja savAre ja e ahIM Avyo hato. mahArAjA paNa ahIM ja hatA. teNe amane baMnene bhaktithI aMjali joDI, madhura vacanothI vijJapti karI : "he mAtA-pitA, tame cirakALaparyata mAruM lAlana-pAlana karyuM che. huM kevaLa tamane zrama ApanAro thayo chuM. have huM prabhu vIranAM vacano sAMbhaLIne A du:khadAyI saMsArathI virakta thayo chuM. saMsArasAgaranA tAraka zrI vIra prabhu svayameva ahIM padhAryA che. to, jo tame mane AjJA Apo to huM vIra prabhunAM caraNomAM dIkSA lauM!" meghakumAranI A vAta sAMbhaLIne mahArAje kahyuM : "vatsa, A vrata pALavuM saheluM nathI. are tAruM zarIra to komaLa che, mulAyama che. te saMyamajIvananAM kaSTa kevI rIte sahana karI zakIza?' he pUjya, huM sukumAra chuM, chatAM saMsArathI bhayabhIta thayelo hovAthI, te duSkara vratane dhAraNa karI zakIza. mATe mArA upara kRpA karo, mane anumati Apo. he mAtA, he pitA, je mRtyu mAtA-pitAnA utkaMgamAMthI putra-putrIne upADI jAya che, te mRtyu para huM vijaya meLavIza. prabhunI AjJAne anusaravAthI mRtyu ja marI jAya che! mahArAjAe kahyuM : "vatsa, je ke tuM saMsArathI virakta thayo che, to paNa mArI eka icchA pUrNa kara.' AjJA karo pitAjI!' eka vAra rAjasiMhAsana para tAro rAjyAbhiSeka karavAnI mArI tIvra icchA che. mAre tane magadhAdhipatinA rUpe jovo che! mArI AMkho Tharaze. mAruM haiyuM Tharaze!' ApanI AjJA zirodhArya che. pitAjI, paNa pachI bIjA ja divase huM prabhu vIranAM caraNomAM dIkSA laIza... mahArAjAe ane mAre anumati ApavI paDI. have huM zuM karuM? AvatI kAle ja mahArAjA, meghakumArano bhavya rAjyAbhiSeka mahotsava Ayojita karavAnA che. abhayakumArane mahotsava-AyojananI AjJA sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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paNa karI dIdhI che! have zuM karavuM kaMI samajAtuM nathI. mana mAnatuM nathI. sulasA, mane tuM koI rasto dekhADa...mAre ene dIkSA levA devI nathI...' sUlasA UMDA vicAramAM paDI gaI. thoDI kSaNa vicAra karIne kahyuM : "mahArANI! tame meghakumArane cAho cho ne? ene prema karo cho ne?' "hA.' rANI, eTale tame ene tamArI pAse rAkhavA iccho cho. barAbara ne?' "hA.' to, tamAro lADakavAyo have prabhu varane cAhe che! prabhu vIranI sAthe premanI gAMTha bAMdhI beTho che. ene jo tame rokazo to rokAze, paNa e prabhunA virahane sahana nahIM karI zake. ene khAvAnuM pIvAnuM...haravA-pharavAnuM kaMI ja nahIM game...enuM mana du:khI du:khI thaI jaze. tame mAtA cho. tame eno taraphaDATa...vedanA..AMsu joI zakazo? nahIM joI zako..mATe huM to ema kahuM chuM ke putranA sukhamAM, putranA AnaMdamAM ApaNe AnaMda meLavavAno. 'devI, Ameya mahArAjAe rAjyAbhiSeka pachI dIkSA levAnI anumati ApI ja che! tame patiparAyaNa patnI cho, tame mahArAjAnI AjJAthI viparIta nathI ja javAnAM. mATe putramohane toDo. e je mokSamArge jAya che, eno AnaMda manAvo. e prabhu vIrano lADakavAyo taruNa ziSya banaze. paramAtmAnI enA para parama karuNA varasatI raheze. ane eka khAnagI vAta pUchuM?' pUcho!" dhAriNInA mukha para smita AvI gayuM. kaho, rANI, tamane, tamArA hRdayamAM prabhu vIranA pratye prema jAgyo che ke nahIM? tamane mahAvIra gamyA che ne? e paNa eka rAjyanA rAjakumAra hatA... ApaNI priya vyakti pAse ApaNo svajana jAya ane rahe - temAM AnaMda ja pAmavAno che! devI! mahAvIra, mahArAjA pAse rAjya mAMge ne to eka kSaNamAM emanA caraNe rAja dharI de! juo cho ne mahArAjAne bhagavAna pratye kevo ananya ne agAdha prema che! premIne sarvasva nyocchAvara karI zakAya...' sulAsA 27 For Private And Personal Use Only

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dhAriNInuM mana kaMIka zAnta thayuM. teNe kahyuM : 'jyAre meghakumAra muni banaze tyAre mahArAjA samyagdarzana grahaNa karaze. abhayakumAra bAra vrata grahaNa karI zrAvaka banaze!' 'ema! to huM paNa kAle bAra vrata grahaNa karI prabhunIzrAvikA banIza...' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir rAjamahelethI sulasA potAnI havelIe AvI. rathamAM enA mana upara meghakumAra chavAyelo rahyo! haju to mAtra 16 varSano taruNa kumAra che...AsapAsa sukha patharAyeluM che. AnaMda-pramodanAM sAdhano che...magadhasamrATanA rAjakumArane kyA sukhanI kaI kamI hoya? sukhono tyAga karavo, duHkhamaya jIvana svIkAravuM-e nAnA gajAnA mANasanuM kAma nathI. A mArga to zUravIra ane parAkramI strI-puruSono che! hasate moDhe duHkhonI sAme jaI duHkhone AhvAna ApavAnuM jIvana che! 28 mArA prabhu kharekhara meghakumArane maLyA, medhakumAre prabhune meLavyA! prabhunA saMgamAM jIvana jIvavAnI aneka uddIpta bhAvanAo enAmAM jAgI gaI! e prabhunuM pUrNa naikaca prApta karaze! eno dIkSAmahotsava jovAno lahAvo jarU2 maLaze! 35 For Private And Personal Use Only sulasA

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kaI eka strInuM jIvana, e patinA caraNomAM zraddhAthI ane bhaktibhAvathI samarpaNa kareluM eka kamalapuSpa che. patinuM sukha e potAnuM sukha. patinI ardhAganA banI rahevAnA pavitra sogaMda teNe saptapadInA maMgala avasare agnidevanI sAkSIe lIdhelA hoya che. AthI ene ardhAganA kahe che. huM mArA patine sukhanA zikhara upara rAkhavAno satata prayatna karuM chuM. huM khUba bhAgyazALI chuM. bhalabhalI strIne IrSyA thAya evuM mArA patinuM rUpa-saundarya che, ane ethIya adhika e hRdayanA vizALa che. joke teone rUpanuM saheje abhimAna nathI. teo mahArAjA prasenajitanA priya snehI ane sArathi hovA chatAM temane mAtA-pitAnI sevA karatA joIne mAruM hRdaya garva anubhavatuM hatuM. suMdara ane sadguNI pati mATe kaI strIne garva na hoya! vizALa vaTavRkSa para UgelI velInuM jIvana naciMta, nirbhaya ane sukhI hoya che, tevuM ja mAruM jIvana mArA patinA sahavAsamAM che. mahArAjA prasenajitanA svargavAsa pachI, mArA pati, mahArAjA zreNikanA paNa eTalA ja prItipAtra sArathi rahyA che. mahArAjAe emane mAtra sArathi ja nathI mAnyA, svajana mAnyA che. eTale emanA rAjamahelamAM mArI berokaToka avara-javara rahe che. mahArANI naMdA ane dhAriNInI to huM gADha sakhI chuM. mArA patinA mahArAjA sAthe, abhayakumAra sAthe ane bIjA rAjapuruSo sAthe khUba sArA saMbaMdho che. chatAM mArA pratyenA premamAM saheja paNa UNapa AvavA detA nathI. AvA pati meLavIne huM khUba bhAgyazALI thaI chuM. mArA janamojanamanAM puNya phaLyAM che. rAjamahelamAM paNa mArA upara rANIoe ane kanyAoe mane premamAM taraboLa karI dIdhI che. A badhuM kevaLa mArA patinA kAraNe hatuM. AthI ja, mArA patinI tIvra putrecchA pUrNa karavA meM deva-ArAdhanA karI. daivIkRpA thaI...ane 32 garbhane dhAraNa karanArI mAtA banI! huM mArA patine niraMtara sukhI karavA tatpara rahuM chuM. strIoe aMgata duHkho sahana karIne, bIjAnAM du:kho haLavAM karavAnAM hoya sulAsA 29 For Private And Personal Use Only

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che. koI paNa sujJa strIne e zIkhavavuM nathI paDatuM ke enA patinuM duHkha eNe kevI rIte nivAravuM? rAjamahelamAM jyAre rANI dhAriNI pAse megha kumAranI vAta nIkaLI tyAre mArI AMkhomAM AMkha parovatAM emanA gaLe DUmo bharAI Avyo hato. emanI nIlavarNI AMkhomAMthI TapakI paDelAM be azrubiMdu raktavarNA gAla para thaI mArA paga para sarI paDyAM hatAM. e baLabaLatA aMgArA samAM hatAM. moM pheravI laI, uttarIyathI AMsu lUchatAM temaNe kahyuM hatuM : "meghakumAra amane choDI cAlyo jaze...' ghare AvyA pachI mArA manamAM vicAronI AMdhI caDhI AvI hatI. mana udAsa ane gaMbhIra gaI gayuM hatuM. dhAriNIno keLanA daMDa samo pahelA khoLAno putra meghakumAra, mAtA-pitAno tyAga karI mokSamArge jaI rahyo hato. putravirahanI vedanA to putravatsala mAtA ja samajI zake! meM dhAriNIne mIThI mIThI zikhAmaNa ApI. "e vIra prabhunAM caraNe jAya che. mATe javA do!' bIjI bAju huM putranI lAlasAmAM taraphaDuM chuM! kUkhamAM batrIsa-batrIsa garbhone dhAraNa karI rahI chuM. putrajanmanI ane putronA premanI kalpanAmAM gAMDIghelI banI jAuM chuM! dhAriNIne AzvAsana ApatAM mane e vicAra nA Avyo ke "mArA batrIsa putro jo A rIte mAro tyAga karI jaze to e putravirahanI vedanA huM sahana karI zakIza?' mAro A vicAra mane dhrujAvI gayo. dhAriNI pratye sahAnubhUtino dhodha vahevA lAgyo... tyAM acAnaka mArA pati AvI caDyA. temane joIne huM kRtrimapaNe hasI. paNa teo samajI gayA ane bolyA : "keTalAka mANaso jUThuM nathI bolatA paNa jUThuM hasI zake che, tenI mane Aje khabara paDI!' koNa jUThuM hase che? tamane joIne koI jUThuM hasI zake kharA?" "hA, tuM! Aje tuM jUThuM hasI rahI che. tuM mArAthI kaMIka chupAve che!' "zuM chUpAvuM chuM?" tuM ja kahe!" huM udAsa thaI gaI. mArI AMkho bhInI thaI gaI. 30 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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meghakumAra prabhu vIra pAse dIkSA levAno che..." bolatAM bolatAM mAro svara bharAI gayo. paNa huM pUchuM chuM ke emAM tAre ATaluM badhuM vyathita thavAnuM zA mATe ?' nAtha, e samajavA mATe vizeSa karIne mAtA banavuM paDe! e sivAya putravirahanI vedanAnI khabara na paDe..." "tArI vAta sAcI che sulasA.' haMmezanI jema aTArIethI dUra kSitija tarapha jotAM teo bolyA. 'tane eka prazna pUchuM? sAcesAcuM kaheje.' 'tamArI pAse kadI huM jUThuM bolI chuM? bolavAnI paNa nathI! Apa mArA paramezvara cho..' meghakumAra vIra prabhunA caraNe rahe, e tane game che ne?' "game che! khUba game che. paNa dhAriNI rANInA hRdayano vicAra mane vyathita karI de che...alabatta, huM samajuM chuM ke e eka prakArano moha che. putramoha che. paraMtu e moha to mane paNa kyAM nathI? putraprApti mATe meM paNa devArAdhana karyuM ne?' 'e mArI putrecchA pUrNa karavA mATe! tane to kyAM putrecchA hatI?' o mArA nAtha, je tamArI icchA, te mArI icchA nahIM? deve ApaNA para parama kRpA karI. mAgyo hato eka putra, deve ApyA batrIsa putra! tame batrIsa putrInA pitA banavAnA! paNa, putranI prApti thayA pachI, patnInA patipremamAM oTa Ave che, ema kahevAya che!" nAtha, tamArI yAda mAtra eka ja banAvathI dUra thAya ane te mArA mRtyuthI!" sulasA, kharekhara tuM mArA mATe svargIya AnaMdanI bakSisa laIne AvI cho!" emanI pANIdAra AMkho mArA hRdayasarovaramAM DUbakI mAratI hatI. divaso para divaso jatA hatA. mane UThavA-besavAmAM takalIpha paDatI hatI. palaMga para ADA paDatAM ja mArI AMkha sAme AkhuM jIvana khaDuM thaI jatuM hatuM. bALapaNamAM pitA mRtyu pAmyA pachI mAtAe mane premathI ucherI sulatA 31 For Private And Personal Use Only

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hatI. ame rAjagRhImAM AvyAM ane te ja divase mAe jIvana saMkelI lIdhuM hatuM. rAjagRhInA vaibhAragiri para mAruM ane nAga sArathinuM prathama milana thayuM hatuM. mane jANe ke janamajanamano sAthI maLI gayo hato. parAkramI, svarUpavAna, nirahaMkArI ane premALa! emanA sahavAsathI mArA jIvanamAM vasaMta mahorI hatI. mAtRtva e strIne nisarge dIdheluM sarvazreSTha varadAna che! parAkramanuM mAtRtva puruSo pAse hoya che, paraMtu mAtRtvanuM parAkrama phakta strI ja karI jANe che. mAtRtva e strInI sauthI zreSTha ane suMdara sAdhanA che. mAtRtvano AnaMda sahajasAdhya nathI, e mATe strIne mRtyu jevI prasavavedanA sahevI paDe che! prasavavedanAnI bhaThThImAM tapIne bahAra Ave che mAtRtvanuM sonuM huM mArA zayanagRhamAM ekalI ja palaMga para paDI hatI, tyAM mArI sakhI vasaMtasenA AvI pahoMcI. mArA palaMga pAse paDelA bhadrAsana para besIne, e mArA tarapha Tagara-Tagara jovA lAgI. enI AMkhomAM tophAna hatuM. tenA mukha para malakATa hato. meM ene pUchayuM : Aje tuM khUba AnaMdamAM kema che?' tane joIne!' evuM zuM joyuM mArAmAM? mane to tuM roja jue che!' paNa Aje mane tAruM rUpa abhuta lAge che! batrIsa-batrIsa garbhastha zizuono puNyaprabhAva tArA zarIranA eka-eka aMga upAMgamAM mane dRSTigocara thAya che. tene saMbhaLAvuM? sAMbhaLa! moTA cAmara jevA bharAvadAra kezapAzamAM je citravicitra puSponI racanA thaI che, tenI AgaLa moranAM pIMchAM tuccha lAge che! sulatA! tuM kharekhara kAmadevanI rAjadhAnI jevI zobhe che! tArI nAsikA daMDa che, tilaka kuMbha che, bhrakuTi jhAlara che ane lalATa chatra che! tArA kAne je kamalAkAra kuMDaLo laTake che, te kAnanI zobhAthI lajjita thaIne Aso mAsanA hiMDoLA judAjudA vananAM vRkSonI DALIo upara baMdhAI rahyA che! tArAM netronI zobhAthI parAbhava pAmIne bicArI haraNIne vanavAsamAM javuM paDyuM che ane nIlakamalane bicArAne kALuM mukha karI ja lAzayano Azraya levo paDyo che! 32. sulatA For Private And Personal Use Only

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tArI nAsikA sAthe potAnI sarakhAmaNI karatuM tilapuSpa, hasIne vikasvara thaIne kharI paDyuM! tArI nAsikAnI IrSyA karIne eTale kharI paDyuM! tilapuSpa jevI tArI saraLa ane suMdara nAsikA che! tArA hoTha kevA suMdara, lAla ane komaLa che! pravAla lAla hoya paNa kaThina hoya che. biMbaphaLa komaLa hoya che paNa kAMtimAna-suMdara nathI hotAM. eTale pravAla sAthe ke biMbaphaLa sAthe tArA hoThane sarakhAvI na zakAya. sulatA! mArI priya sakhI! tArA mukhanI sarakhAmaNI huM candra sAthe na karuM! kAraNa ke candra kalaMkita che. vaLI tenI AkRti kAyama ekasarakhI nathI rahetI. pakSa anusAra vadhaghaTa thAya che ne divase to tenI kAMti sAva jhAMkhI thaI jAya che! jyAre tAruM mukha to sadaiva nirmaLa, niSkalaMka, goLAkAra ane ujjavala che! tAro kaMThapradeza kevo traNa rekhAthI alaMkRta che! manohara ane madhura svaravALo che! tethI ja kadAca pelo zaMkha, durjananI jema bahArathI UjaLa ane aMdarathI vAMko thaI gayo che! sulatA! tArI baMne hatheLIo, padmarAgamaNithI paNa vadhAre lAlAzavALI che! raktakamala to tArA hAthanAM taLiyAMnI sAme tuccha che...e paDyuM jalAzayamAM! ane mArI sakhI! eka khAnagI vAta kahuM? tArA be kaThina, puSTa ane goLa stanonI sAthe vivAda karavA AvelA mATInA ghaDAo bicArA hArI gayA...kodhathI lAla-lAla thaI gayA.chatAM haju temane niraMtara pANI bharavuM kevI tArI patalI kamara che! tArI patalI kamara sAme siMha, vedikA ane vajanI kRzatA koI visAtamAM nathI. te e traNeya upara vijaya meLavyo che eTale tArA peTa upara traNa rekhAo zobhe che! tAro nitaMba bhAga kevo vizALa che! tArI sAthaLa kevI sughana ane komaLa che! tArI cAla gajagAminI che, haMsagAminI che! tArAM caraNa kevAM komaLa ane suMdara che. devI! mArI sakhI! huM mAnuM chuM ke jagatamAM je sArabhUta zreSTha tattvo che te laIne vidhAtAe tArA zarIranAM aMgopAMgonuM ghaDatara kareluM che! mATe tuM rUpalAvaNyathI sarvAga suMdara che! sulatA For Private And Personal Use Only

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mArI vAta gamI ne? sAcI che ne?' vasaMtasenA khaDakhaDATa hasI paDI, sulasAne bheTI paDI. salasA AnaMdathI nAcI UThI. Aje rAjasabhAmAM meghakumArano rAjyAbhiSeka thavAno che. e mahotsava jovA mAruM mana talasI rahyuM che. joke garbhAvasthAmAM, tyAM rAjasabhAmAM jaIne besavuM... mArA mATe muzkela hatuM. chatAM meM vasaMtasenA sAthe rAjasabhAmAM javAno nirNaya karyo. mahArANI dhAriNIne samAcAra paNa kahevarAvI dIdhA! huM sagarbhA thaI tyAre mahArANI dhAriNIe mane bheTa ApelI lIlI atalasanI sADI meM jatanathI jALavI hatI te kADhIne paherI, vasaMtasenAe mane zaNagArI. mArA pati rathane azvo joDIne UbhA ja hatA. huM ane vasaMtasenA dhIrethI rathamAM caDhyAM...emaNe caDhavAmAM mane sahAya karI, ane rathane rAjamahela tarapha haMkArI mUkyo. rAjamahelamAM nagArAM vAgyAM. rASTradhvaja zveta rAjamahelanA zikhara para garvathI pharakato hato. sabhAgRhano kakSa AmaMtritothI ane sanmAnya vyaktiothI khIcokhIca bharAI gayo hato. huM ane vasaMtasenA aMtepuramAM pahoMcyAM. mane joIne rANI naMdAdevI ane rANI dhAriNI khUba rAjI thayAM. e baMnee mArA be hAtha pakaDyA ane dhIre dhIre rAjasabhAmAM, jyAM rANIone besavAnuM hatuM tyAM laI gayAM. mane rANIoe pAse besADI. vasaMtasenA mArI pAchaLa UbhI rahI gaI. sabhAgRhanA madhyabhAgamAM pUrva dizAbhimukha nava hAtha UMcuM bhavya rAjasiMhAsana masta hAthInI jema zobhatuM hatuM. keTaluM prAcIna! e siMhAsana para koNa besanAra hatuM? A siMhAsana para besanAra sauprathama parAkramI rAjA koNa haze? saMpUrNa suvarNathI maDhelA A siMhAsanane zobhAvanArA aneka zaktizALI rAjAo kALanA udaramAM samAI gayA hatA, to paNa A siMhAsana para pratyeka rAjAnA kAryanI UMDI ane spaSTa chApa aMkita thayelI hatI. enA unnata zauryanA jIvaMta sAkSI samuM A siMhAsana hatuM. sihAsananA hAthA para khulluM moM karIne beThelA siMhanI AkRti kaMDArelI hatI. pAchaLanI beThaka khAssI cha-sAta hAtha jeTalI UMcI hatI. AkhA siMhAsana para jAsavaMtI phUlanI kesarI dAMDI jevuM suMdara maroDadAra nakazIkAma kotareluM hatuM. sulatA For Private And Personal Use Only

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A sabhAgRha eTale jANe vasaMtano vaibhava! ane kema na hoya? vaibhava zreNika jevA zuravIra rAjAno sevaka banIne ene anusarI rahyo hato. siMhAsananI pAchaLa pUrvAbhimukhe sUryadevanI, nIlaraMganI bhIMta para thALI jevaDI goLAkAra suvarNapratimA hatI. nIlaraMgI bhIMtanA pRSTha bhAga para judI tarI AvatI sonerI paTTI hatI. sAkSAt sUryadeva ja AkAzamAMthI UtarIne siMhAsanane Teko devA jANe bhIMta para sthira thaI gayA hoya tevo bhAsa cakacakita pratimAne joIne thato hato. siMhAsananI be bAju ane sAme bIjAM Asano hatAM. rAjaguru, amAtyo, senApati, purohita, AmaMtrita rAjAo ane rAjagRhInA yoddhAo e Asana para birAjyA hatA. sabhAgRhanA ArasanA thAMbhalA para nakazIdAra velabuTTA temaja vividha bhAvamudrAo kaMDAravAmAM AvI hatI. zveta ArasanI pharasa para gAMdhAra ane kaMboja dezanA suMvALA rezamI gAlIcA pAtharavAmAM AvyA hatA. pavananI avarajavara mATe sAmasAme bhavya gavAkSo hatA. rAjArANIone besavA mATe eka svataMtra aTArI banAvavAmAM AvI hatI. haMmezanI jema jhagamagatA jariyAna paDadAnI ADazathI aTArI zobhatI hatI. bhalabhalo ahaMkArI mANasa paNa sabhAgRhanA A vismayakArI rAjasihAsanane joI jhUkI jato. sabhAgRha bharAI gayuM. mahArAjA zreNika, abhayakumAra tathA meghakumAra sAthe sabhAgRhamAM pravezyA, pAchaLa naMdISeNa vagere rAjakumAro paNa pravezyA. cAreya khUNAmAM saLagatI agarabattInI sugaMdhI lahere vAtAvaraNane tarabatara karI mUkyuM hatuM. mane (sulasAne) A sabhAgRhamAM be vastu vadhu AkarSaka lAgI! eka meghakumAranI svaccha praphulla mukhamudrA ane bIjI sUryadevanI caLakatI pratimA huM e pratimAnuM ekaTIse darzanapAna karI rahI hatI. jamaNA hAthanI koNI meM Asana para TekavI hatI. hatheLI para dADhI TekavI e mohaka dRzyane huM AMkho bharIne pItI hatI. vaLI mArI dRSTi mepakumAra upara jatI hatI. huM bhAvavibhora banIne kumArane jotI rahI. enI dehakAnti uvala suvarNa raMgathI camakatI hatI. AvuM suramya dazya meM kyAreya joyuM na hatuM. kevo ramya svapnapradeza! huM cakita thaI gaI. evAmAM pAchaLa UbhelI vasaMtasenAe mane koNI mArI. huM bhAvasamAdhimAMthI jAgI. meM camakIne enI sAme joyuM. eNe abhayakumAra sAme izAro karyo. sulasA 35 For Private And Personal Use Only

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abhayakumAra UbhA thayA, ane sabhAnI zarUAta thaI. vaMdanIya magadhAdhipa mahArAjA, mahArANI, AdaraNIya gurujano, maMtrImaMDaLanA maMtrIjana, AmaMtrita mahArAjAo, yuvarAja ane nagarajano! Aje ApaNe ahIM zA mATe bhegA thayA chIe, e Apa sau jANo cho. rAjakumAra megha, mahArANI dhAriNI devIno lADakavAyo, bhagavAna zrI mahAvIranI vANI sAMbhaLI saMsAra pratye virakta thayo che. e prabhunA caraNe jIvana samarpaNa karavA cAhe che...paraMtu mahArAjanI icchA che ke eka vAra meghakumArano rAjyAbhiSeka karI, emane magadhanA mahArAjA ghoSita karavA. pachI bhale e dIkSA le. bhagavAna mahAvIra atyAre ApaNI rAjagRhImAM varSAkALa vyatIta karI rahyA che. temano dharmopadeza ApaNe sahu sAMbhaLIe chIe. temanAM darzana-vaMdana paNa karIe chIe. mahAnubhAvo! vIra prabhu eTale sahastra pAMkhaDInuM zAMtaraMgI kamalapuSpa che. enI game te pAMkhaDI lo! eno mRdu sparza ane zAMta raMga ApaNuM mana harI le che. prabhunA janmathI laIne aneka svarUpo mArI AMkha sAme taravarI rahyAM che! meM anekavAra emane joyA che, sAMbhaLyA che. emanA jIvanamAM banelI ghaTanAo anekanA mukhe sAMbhaLI che! mahAnubhAvo! vIra prabhune ApaNe ApaNI sImita buddhithI tolavAno prayatna karIzuM to kharekhara, ApaNe niSphaLa javAnA. emane mUlavavA vizALa anaMta AkAza tarapha daSTi karavAnI jarUra che. samaya jatAM AkAza paNa vAmaNuM lAgaze. saMsAra emanA mATe zuM dhAre che enI jarAya paravA karyA vinA, huM mArI jAtane mahAvIrano vinamra bhakta gaNuM chuM. bhakta potAnA iSTadeva vize zuM kahe? bhakta potAnA manamaMdiramAM emane zraddhAthI pUjato rahe che! bhaktane potAnI bhAvanA vyakta karavA zabdo ochA paDe che. basa, ATaluM kahIne have meghakumArano rAjyAbhiSeka karavAnI maMgalakriyA zarU karavAmAM Ave che. mahArAjA zreNika UbhA thayA. temanI sAme meghakumArane Ubho rAkhyo. tenA mastake suvarNajaDita mugaTa mUkavAmAM Avyo. rUperI mUkavALI talavAra kamare bAMdhavAmAM AvI ane jariyAna suMdara vastra oDhADavAmAM AvyuM. rAjapurohite ghoSaNA karI : "magadhanareza mahArAjA meghakumArano jaya ho!" AkhI sabhAe jayajayakAra karyo. meghakumArane rAjasiMhAsana para ArUDha 36 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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karavAmAM Avyo. rAjarANI dhAriNI, naMdA vageree kramazaH AvI nUtana rAjAnAM ovAraNAM lIdhAM. meghakumAra khIlelA pArijAta vRkSa jevA zAMta ane prasanna hatA. dhAriNIe kumArane mAthe rAjatilaka karyuM... rAjyAbhiSeka mahotsava pUrNa thayo. sau vikharAyAM. meghakumAranI dIkSAyAtrAmAM huM na jaI zakI, enI dIkSA-kriyA samaye samavasaraNamAM paNa na jaI zakI. mAruM peTa bhAre hatuM ane vRddha strIo have gharanI bahAra javAnI manAI karatI hatI. paraMtu mArI sakhI vasaMtasenA dIkSAyAtrAmAMya gaI ane samavasaraNamAM jaIne meghakumAranI dIkSAnI kriyA paNa joI AvI. huM enA mukhe badhuM ja sAMbhaLavA utsuka hatI. e mane saMbhaLAvavA Atura hatI! teNe vAtano prAraMbha karyo : devI! rAjagRhInA rAjamArgo upara kuMkumajalano chaMTakAva karavAmAM Avyo hato. mArga para sarvatra sugaMdhI puSpo pAtharavAmAM AvyAM hatAM. sthAne sthAne suvarNanA staMbho UbhA karIne maNi-ratnonAM toraNo bAMdhavAmAM AvyAM hatAM. sugaMdhathI bharapUra puSpamALAo mArganI baMne bAjue suMdara staMbho sAthe laTakAvI dIdhI hatI. sthAne sthAne agarU-kapUranI dhUpadAnIo mUkelI hatI. te dhUpaghaTAothI maMDapo maghamaghAyamAna thayA hatA. rAjamahelathI zarU karIne guNazIla caitya sudhIno mArga svargakhaMDa jevo suzobhita karavAmAM Avyo hato. meghakumArane snAna karAvI, divya aMgarAga karI, sarva aMge zuddha zreSTha vastra ane mUlyavAna alaMkAro paherAvavAmAM AvyAM. mahArANI naMdAe enA gaLAmAM sugaMdhI puSponI mALA paherAvI. rANI dhAriNIe enA bhavya lalATamAM tilaka karyuM. kumArane zreSTha gajendra upara ArUDha karavAmAM Avyo. mastaka para zveta chatra ane be bAju be cAmara vIMjhAvA lAgyA. meghakumAra jANe devarAja indra hoya tevo sohAmaNo lAgato hato. vAjiMtro vAgavA lAgyAM. harSanAdo thavA lAgyA...meghakumAranA gajenI pAchaLa hajAro sAmaMta rAjAo cAlavA lAgyA. temanI pAchaLa rathomAM rANIo besIne jaI rahI hatI. mArgamAM baMdIjano kumAranI stuti karatA hatA. gAyako gIta gAtA hatA ane mArgane zaNagAranArA potAnuM kauzalya batAvatA hatA. sulAsA 37 For Private And Personal Use Only

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sahu samavasaraNa pAse AvyA. meghakumArane hAthI uparathI nIce utAryo. mahArAjA zreNika ane abhayakumAra, meghakumAranI be bAju cAlatA samavasaraNanAM pagathiyAM caDhI, bhagavAna mahAvIranI samakSa jaIne UbhA 'no nigALa' kahIne prabhune traNa pradakSiNA dIdhI. pachI mugaTa vagere badhAM AbhUSaNa utArI nAkhyAM, Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir mahArAjA zreNike prabhune kahyuM : 'he jagadAdhAra, A mAro putra meghakumAra ApanI vANI sAMbhaLI vairAgI thayo che. tene cAritradharma ApI, ApanA zaraNamAM levA kRpA karo.' * vIra prabhue meghakumArane dIkSA ApI. * te pachI dharmopadeza Apyo. 38 * mahAmaMtrI abhayakumAre zrAvakajIvananAM bAra vrata lIdhAM. samavasaraNa pUrNa thayuM. meSakumAra muni prabhunA ziSya banI zramaNasaMdhamAM bhaLI gayA. For Private And Personal Use Only sulasA

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pu lagnajIvananI paripUrNatA putrasukhamAM samAyelI che. putranuM moM jotAM pitAne potAnuM jIvana dhanya lAge che. eka avarNanIya AnaMdAnubhUti ene prApta thAya che. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir garbhavatI sulasA aneka durlabha phaLonI ane vicitra vastuonI mAgaNI karatI. nAga sArathi enI dareka icchA pUrNa karatA. enI badhI icchAo pUrI karavA havelInI badhI dAsIo khaDe page UbhI rahetI. ane sakhIo enI pAse ja vIMTaLAyelI rahetI. sulasA hita-mita ane pathya bhojanathI sukhapUrvaka 32 garbhonuM poSaNa karatI hatI. nava mAsa ane sADA sAta divasa pUrNa thayA. sulasA zubha bhAvanAomAM ramatI hatI. nAga sArathi vagere samagra parivAra havelImAM upasthita hato. zubha muhUrte sulasAe batrIsa putrone janma Apyo. koI kaSTa vinA, samAdhipUrvaka janma Apyo. batrIsa putro jANe vyaMtaranikAyanA batrIsa indro na hoya! tevA tejasvI lAgatA hatA. batrIsa lakSaNothI yukta jANe 32 adhiSThAyaka devo na hoya! tevA prabhAvazALI lAgatA hatA. devalokanAM batrIsa vimAnonA tejasvI vaimAnika devo na hoya! tevA bhavya lAgatA hatA. jANe ke nAga sArathinI havelImAM batrIsa tejasvI tAralA pragaTa thayA hatA! sulasA priyaMkA dAsIe nAga sArathi pAse jaI putrajanmanI vadhAmaNI ApI. nAga sArathie dAsIne suvarNa ane 2rjAthI bharI dIdhI! nAga sArathie putrajanmano mahotsava Ayojita karyo. bherI, bhUMgaLa, mRdaMga ane zaMkhanA nAdathI dizA-vidizAone bharI dIdhI. havelInI AgaLa vArAMganAo nRtya karavA lAgI. navA navA veSa dhAraNa karI vidUSako prajAjanonAM mana prasanna karavA lAgyA. saubhAgyavatI strIo mAMgalika gIta-gAna karavA lAgI. nAga sArathie premathI-harSathI chUTA hAthe dAna devA mAMDyuM. maMdiromAM For Private And Personal Use Only 39

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devapUjAo racAI rahI hatI. sthAne sthAne ramaNIya maMDapo bAMdhavAmAM AvyA hatA. maMDapomAM sAdharmika bhAI-bahenonI bhakti pUjA karavAmAM AvI rahI hatI. rAjagRhInA dareka gharamAM goLa-dhANA-ghI ane akSata vaheMcIne putrajanmanuM vapana karavAmAM AvyuM. putrajanmano AnaMda manAvavA AvelA svajanone miSTAnna bhojana ApI, temanuM sanmAna karavAmAM AvyuM. pUrve risAyelA svajanone AmaMtrita karI temane paherAmaNI ApIne temanI sAthe mIThA saMbaMdha bAMdhyA. zatruonI zatrutA dUra karI temanI sAthe maitrIsaMbaMdha sthApita karyo. A rIte vaibhavathI bharapUra ane mANasothI bharapUra vadhAmaNA-mahotsava karavAmAM Avyo. anukrame bAramA divase gotranA vRddha puruSone jamADI, temanuM sanmAna karI, mAtA-pitAe putronuM nAmakaraNa karyuM. ghUgharAono ghUra dUra avAja karatA ane pA-pA pagalI bharatA putro mAtA-pitAne harSita karatA hatA. putronI, vINA ane koyalathI paNa adhika mIThI kAlIghelI bhASAthI mAtA-pitA atyaMta khuza thatAM hatAM, 32 putronA uchera mATe dhAvamAtAo rAkhavAmAM AvI hatI. e rIte lAlanapAlana karAtA putro divase divase moTA thavA lAgyA. mahArAjA zreNika rAjaparivAra sAthe nAga sArathinI havelIe AvyA. sulasAnA 32 putrone ramADavA AvyA hatA. e putrone uttama bheTo ApavA AvyA hatA. rANI naMdA ane rANI dhAriNI, dAsIonI sAthe sulasAnA zayanakhaMDamAM cAlI gaI. mahArAjA zreNika, abhayakumAra ane bIjA rAjapuruSo nAga sArathinI pAse dIvAnakhaMDamAM beThA. batrIse putrone mahArAjA zreNikanI pAse lAvavAmAM AvyA. zreNike dareka putranI AMgaLImAM suvarNamudrikA paherAvI, premathI thapathapAvyA. dhAvamAtAo putrone pAchA sulasAnA khaMDamAM laI gaI. rANIoe suMdara vastro ane alaMkAro bheTa ApyAM. sulasAne kahyuM : 'devIM tArA A batrIse putro rUpa-lAvaNyanA bhaMDAra che. sarvAMgasuMdara che. temanuM dehalAlitya adbhuta che! kharekhara, sulasA tuM puNyazAlinI che. paramAtmA mahAvIra prabhunI tArA para parama kRpA varasI che. tuM dhanya banI cho.' 40 For Private And Personal Use Only sulasA

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mahArAjA zreNike nAga sArathine kahyuM : "tame to mArA vaDIla cho. tamane huM vizeSa zuM kahyuM? A 32 putro 32 ratnothI vizeSa che! nAga, A tamArA putro bhaviSyanA mArA mitro banaze! mArA aMgarakSako banaze! mATe emanI dIkSA-zikSA khUba sArI rIte thavI joIe.' mahArAja, ApanA mArgadarzana mujaba ja badhuM thaze!" nahIM, mArgadarzana mAruM nahIM, abhayakumAranuM lejo!' mahArAjAe abhayakumAra tarapha nirdeza karyo. mAruM parama saubhAgya ke mahAmaMtrI mArAM bALakonA jIvanavikAsamAM mArgadarzaka banaze! sulatAne paNa A vAta jANI ghaNo AnaMda thaze.' abhayakumAre kahyuM : "mahArAjAnI AjJA mAre zirodhArya che, nAga! ApaNe bALakone badhA ja prakAranuM zikSaNa ApIzuM. A aMge tame, huM ane devI susA - traNeya sAthe vicAraNA karIzuM "Apane jyAre samaya anukULa hoya tyAre ahIM padhAro." nAge kahyuM. tame devI sulatAne pUchIne mane kahevarAvajo. huM AvI jaIza. saMdhyA samaye abhayakumAra AvavAnA hatA. teo magadha sAmrAjyanA mahAmaMtrI hatA. eTaluM ja nahIM, teo mahArAjA zreNikanA jyeSTha putra hatA. vicakSaNa hatA. buddhinidhAna hatA. teo mArA patine pUjya mAnatA hatA. e rIte mArA tarapha paNa emanA nirmaLa premabhAva hato. vizeSa saMbaMdha to prabhu vIranA mAdhyamathI hato. teo prabhunA parama bhakta zrAvaka ane hatA. bAra vrato lIdhelAM hatAM. huM paNa bAra vratadhArI zrAvikA chuM! Aje e mArA prabhunA parama zrAvaka mArA ghare Ave che. meM bagIcAmAMthI sArAM sArAM phUlo cUMTIne mALA banAvI. teo AvyA. meM phUlonI mALA ApIne praNAma karyA...temaNe to jhUkIne mArAM caraNomAM praNAma karyA! huM zaramAI gaI. tyAM mArA pati AvI gayA. ame maMtraNAkhaMDamAM jaIne beThAM. bALako pAse dhAvamAtAo hatI eTale huM nizcita hatI. vAtano prAraMbha meM ja karyo. mahAmaMtrI, huM samaju chuM ke mArA A batrIse putro mahArAjAne khUba gamyA che. bhaviSyamAM teo mahArAjA pAse ja rahevAnA che. e dRSTie emane zikSaNa ApavAnuM che. paraMtu mULabhUta zikSaNa to dharmakaLAnuM ApavuM sulasI For Private And Personal Use Only

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joIe. teo jinezvaranA bhakta bane. gurujanonA bhakta bane, dAnezvarI bane, paropakArarasika bane, pavitra vicArovALA bane!" devI, ApanI vAta sAva sAcI che, ucita che. dharmane kendramAM rAkhIne emane zastrakalA ane zAstrakalAnuM adhyayana karAvIzuM. emane yuddhakaLAmAM pravINa banAvavA che tevI rIte gaNita, saMgIta, citrakalA..Adi kaLAomAM paNa niSNAta banAvIzuM.' mahAmaMtrI, mArA mATe paNa mArI mAtAe bhaNavAnI vyavasthA karI hatI. mArA guru mane kahetA : huM viduSI chuM. jJAnapipAsu chuM. bahu jaladI aneka zAstromAM pAraMgata thaI gaI. keTalIya vidyAomAM nipuNa thaI gaI.' devI, tamArI vAta eka nArInI che. tame tamArI rIte kalAo prApta karI, zAstrAdhyayana karyuM. e vAta barAbara che. ApaNe tamArA putrone hetulakSI zikSaNa ApavAnuM che. A batrIse batrIsa putro mahArAjAnI AMkhomAM vasI gayA che. teo mahArAjAnI pAse rahevAnA eTale emane azvavidyAnuM hastIvidyAnuM, dhanurvidyAnuM.. zastravidyAnuM vizeSa rUpe zikSaNa ApavuM paDaze. bAkI, ATha varSanI uMmara sudhImAM emane je AtmA, karma, puNya-pApa, saMsAra-mokSa...Adi tattvonuM jJAna ApavAnuM kAma tamAruM. bAkI, A bALakomAM prajJA vikAsa pAmaze. zaryanI choLo UchaLaze. teo dUradarzI ane zaktizALI banaze. A khIlelA kamaLa jevA suMdara che, nirmaLa che. moTA thaIne duHkhI jIvonI AkAMkSA pUrI karaze. prema karaze, eka hAthe leze, sahastra hAthe Apaze! ApaNe emanuM hRdaya vizALa ane mahAna banAvavAnuM bALapaNa eTale goLa mohaka cagaDoLa! bALapaNa eTale UMcA UMcA taraMgo! bALapaNa eTale sphaTika jevo zubhra zveta raMga! ene jUThI pratiSThAno mukhavaTo nathI hoto. tyAM ekameka pratye IrSAnI bhAvanA nathI hotI. bhAvi jIvananA khArA raNamAM bALapaNa e mIThI vIraDI samAna che. paraMtu devI, saMsAra eka spardhA che! manane medAna para AkAMkSAthI sajAvelA ratha sAthe hajAro varSothI mAnava A spardhAmAM bhAga leto Avyo che. paraMtu kALanA taTastha paMce ene kadI vijayI ghoSita karyo nathI.' abhayakumAranA avAjamAM moralIthI ya vadhu mohakatA hatI. 'ane e spardhAmAMthI ApaNe koI haTI zakIe ema nathI. kema ke 42 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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kamanA aTala niyamo pAse koInuM kaMI cAlatuM nathI. mananA atyaMta purAtana garbhadvAramAMthI AvatA iSTa ke aniSTa Adeza pALanAra kevaLa eka AjJApAlaka sevaka che!" nAga sArathi bolyA : "mahAmAtya, tame je mananI vAta karo cho tenA tANAvANA keTalA che? e samajAvo." "he pUjya, tamArA mastaka para rahelA keza keTalA che te tame gaNI zakazo? mananA tANAvANA paNa eTalA ja agaNita ane gUMcavAyelA che. keTalAka kahe che ke "jIvana AvA ja abhuta suMdara tANAvANAthI vaNAyeluM vastra che, paraMtu te saMpUrNa satya nathI.' "to kevuM che?' sulatAe pUchyuM : jIvana e mananA asaMkhya tANAvANAthI vaNAyeluM eka vastra nathI, paraMtu AvAM vastronI na ukelI zakAya tevI gAMTha che! ane te dareke aMtaranI AMkha ughADI rAkhIne jAte ja ukelavAnI che." "to pachI saMsAramAM satya zuM che? tame kaho cho tema jIvananI gAMTha ja ne?" nAga sArathie pUchayuM. nahIM, satya zAzvata ane nitya che. ane te AtmAnA asaMkhya-anaMta jJAnakiraNo! anAdikALathI te kiraNo pRthvIne kevuM jIvanadAna ApI rahyAM che! enuM divya svarUpa kyAreya badalAyuM che kharuM? jAo ne juo zramaNa bhagavAna vardhamAna mahAvIrane! emanA anaMtajJAnanI saravANI niraMtara vahetI rahe che. ApaNe emAMthI ja preraNAo prApta karI, ApaNA aMtima lakSyane siddha karavAnuM che. te lakSya che mukti sarvajJa vItarAganI vANIthI ja mananI gAMTho ukelI zakAze.' ATha varSanI uMmara sudhImAM sulatAe bALakonA jIvanaghaDataranuM kAma karavAnuM ane pachI abhayakumArane putro soMpI devAnA. abhayakumAra emanI dRSTithI temane zastrakaLAo, yuddhakaLAo ane jIvanopayogI kaLAonuM aMgata dekharekha nIce zikSaNa Apaze. abhayakumArano satkAra karI temane vidAya ApI. varSAkALa pUro thayo hato. bhagavAna mahAvIrane rAjagRhIthI vihAra karavo hartA, paraMtu rAjamahelamAM eka virala ghaTanA banI! sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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rUpavAna, parAkramI ane secanaka hAthIno priya sAthI naMdISeNa vairAgI banI gayo! eNe bhagavAna mahAvIra pAse dIkSA levAnI haTha pakaDI. mahArAjA zreNika to nA pADatA ja nahotA! 'mArA prabhu pAse jaIne je jIvana samarpaNa kare, tene huM nahIM rokuM!' jyAre naMdISeNa mahelamAMthI dIkSA levA prabhu pAse javA nIkaLyo tyAre aMtarikSamAM devavANI thaI : 'vatsa naMdiSaNa! tuM dIkSA levA kema tatpara thAya che? haju tArA cAritranuM AvA2ka karma ke je bhogaphaLa Ape che, te bAkI che! te karmano kSaya thAya tyAM sudhI tuM thoDoka samaya gharamAM rahe. te karmano kSaya thAya pachI tuM dIkSA leje. atyAre jo tuM dIkSA laIza to saphaLa nahIM thAya. A mArI devavANI che!' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir paNa jenuM nAma naMdISeNa, e mAne kharo? huM ene oLakhuM chuM. jyAre jyAre rAjamahelamAM huM jAuM tyAre lagabhaga e mane maLe! 'kema cho mAsI?' kahIne bolAve. hamezAM e garvathI unnata zire cAle, zakti ane sphUrtithI bharelo! azakyane zakya karavAnI hamezAM ene dhUna rahetI. secanaka hAthIne mahArAjA pote ke bIjA vaza na karI zakyA, naMdISeNe ene palavAramAM vaza karI lIdho hato. eno svabhAva hato sAhasika ane paDakArabharyAM kAryo karavAno! naMdISeNa bhagavAna mahAvIranI divya vANIthI prabhAvita thAya ane dIkSA levA tatpara bane e vAta rAjamahelamAM ja nahIM, rAjagRhImAM saune Azcaryacakita karanArI hatI. mahAvIra pratye enA manamAM adamya AkarSaNa jAgyuM hatuM. devavANIe ene dIkSA levAnI utAvaLa karavAnI nA pADI, paNa naMdISeNanuM pracaMDa sAmarthya ane akhaMDa nirbhayatA, ene rokI zake kharI? mahArAjA zreNike ane nagarajanoe rAjamahelathI guNazIla caitya sudhIno mArga zaNagAryo hato. sUryodayanAM sarvasparzI komaLa ki2No rAjagRhImAM patharAI gayAM hatA. asaMkhya vAdyonA avAja rAjamahelathI guNazIla caitya sudhI saMbhaLAtA hatAM. sAta zveta azvonA suvarNamaMDita rathamAM naMdISeNa ArUDha thayo hato. eka bAju mahArAjA zreNika beThA hatA, bIjI bAju abhayakumAra. naMdISaNano svarNavarNa deha tejamAM jhaLahaLI rahyo hato. 44 nagarajano bhaktibhAve sugaMdhI puSpo ane abIla-gulAla varasAvavA lAgyA. hAtha joDI smitavadane naMdISeNa saune premathI AvakArato hato. For Private And Personal Use Only sulasA

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sArathinAM vastro raMgAI gayAM hatAM ane ratha hAMkavo muzkela thaI paDyo, kAraNa azvonI AMkhomAM gulAlanI garadI bharAI hatI. nagarajano kumArane praNAma karatA hatA. azvonA paga pAse sohAgaNa strIoe jaLano abhiSeka karyo. AkhuM rAjagRhI naMdISaNanA jayajayakArathI gAjI UryuM. zveta azvo gulAlathI lAlamalAla thaI gayA hatA. AkhA rAjamArga para phUlonA DhagalA thayA hatA. rAjagRhImAM caitanyamaya harSonmAda pragaTyo hato. sannArIo, vArAMganAo ane nRtyAMganAo harSavibhora banI nRtya karatI hatI. rathayAtrA guNazIla caityanA parisaramAM samApta thaI. rathamAMthI mahArAjA tathA abhayakumAra sAthe naMdISeNa nIce Utaryo. samavasaraNAnAM pagathiyAM caDhavA mAMDyo. prabhu trIjA gaDha upara maNimaDhelA siMhAsana para birAjita hatA. naMdISeNe prabhune vaMdanA karI. traNa pradakSiNA dIdhI ane prabhune vinaMtI karI. "he bhavodadhitAraka! mane cAritradharma ApI, A bhavasAgarathI tAro." bhagavaMte kahyuM : "kumAra, hajuM tAruM bhoga bhogavavAnuM karma bAkI che. saMsAranAM vaiSayika sukho bhogavavAnuM puNya zeSa che. mATe cAritradharma levAnI utAvaLa na kara." naMdISaNane devavANI yAda AvI. tenuM moM kaDavuM thaI gayuM. teNe be hAtha joDI vinamrabhAve kahyuM : "he karuNAnidhi! Ape ja kahyuM che ke jIvananuM aMtima dhyeya viSayabhoga nathI. jIvananuM aMtima dhyeya che AtmAno pUrNa prakAza! jJAnano, darzanano, cAritrano prakAza! prabho, ApanuM mArA para 2kSAkavaca haze to e bhogasukho pedA karanArA karmo sAme huM bhayAnaka yuddha peTAvIza. e kamane zaktihIna karI masaLI nAMkhIza. e yuddhamAM vAsanAo, vikAro, ahaMkAra, kapaTa, krUratA, vera jevAM rAkSasI tattvone bhasmIbhUta karI daIza. ghora tapathI, ugra sAdhanAthI ane dRDha manobaLathI ApanA batAvelA mokSamArga para abhaya banIne cAlato rahIza!' sau avAka thaI gayA. huM dhrUjI UThI. mArI AMkho harSanAM AMsuothI UbharAvA lAgI.. mArA mukhethI zabdo sarI paDayA - "dhanya naMdISeNa!" mahArAjA zreNika, bhagavAna mahAvIra tarapha tIvra jijJAsAthI joI rahyA. abhayakumAra natamastake gaMbhIra vicAramAM DUbI gayA hatA. sulatA 45 For Private And Personal Use Only

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'he prabho! have A jIvana nazvaratAnA mahAsAgara samuM lAge che. arthazUnya kalahanA anaMta arNava samuM bhAse che...hRdayamAM AkAza jeTalo zUnyAvakAza patharAI gayo che...' naMdISeNanI AMkhonA baMdha toDIne vairAgyanuM mahApUra azrurUpe vahevA lAgyuM. zreNika naMdISeNa pAse AvyA : 'vatsa! cAritranA mArge bedhaDaka jA! prabhunA zaraNe niHsaMkocapaNe jA!' prabhue naMdISeNane dIkSA ApI. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir saMtAnonA sahavAsamAM amArA gharamAM svarga UbhuM thaI gayuM hatuM. mAro, sArathino ane vasaMtasenAno pUro samaya bALako sAthe 2mavAmAM ane emanI kAlIghelI bolI sAMbhaLavAmAM temaja temanI sAthe vAto karavAmAM pasAra thato hato. bALako nAnAM hatAM paNa samajadAra hatAM! devanAM dIdhelAM hatAM ne! batrIse batrIsa putro, gAyonuM dUdha ane phaLo khAIne moTA thatA hatA. huM emanA pathya AhArano pUro khyAla rAkhatI hatI. havelInI agAsImAM sananana avAja sAthe vaheto pavana jANe ghUgharA vagADIne emane ramADato hato. dhAtrIonA nIrasa vRddha jIvanamAM paNa premanI kUMpaLo phUTI hatI. e kumAro sAthe ramatI. upara nIlagagana ane nIce hariyALuM ughAna! mane mArA ja bhAgyanI IrSyA thavA lAgI. saundarya, saMpatti, kIrti karatAM ya strIne potAnAM saMtAna adhika priya hoya che. be suMvALA hoThathI bALaka stanapAna kare che, tyAre strIne jIvana dhanya lAge che. mAtRtva e ja strInI tRpti hoya che. 47 huM sukhanA zikhara para chuM. jIvana e sukha-duHkhanA taDakA-chAMyaDAnI ramata che. amArI godamAM ramatAM bALakone joI sArathi potAne parama sukhI mAne che. bALako moTAM thavA lAgyAM. vanamAM nirbhayapaNe pharavA lAgyAM. game tyAM teo cAlyAM jAya. emane ramavA mATe vaibhAragiri nAno paDavA lAgyo. manuSyanuM jIvana enI AsapAsanI paristhiti para avalaMbe che. jevI sobata maLe evuM enuM jIvana ghaDAya. nAnuM bALaka anuka2NazIla hoya che. mAtA-pitAnA saMskAra uparAMta emanuM saMskAraghaDatara vizeSa mahattvanuM hoya che. For Private And Personal Use Only sulasA

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jotajotAmAM bALako ATha varSanAM thaI gayAM. araNyanI nadIoe emane e pATha zIkhavyo ke mAnavInuM jIvana satata vahetuM hovuM joIe. svArthI ane saMkucita jIvanano temane sparza paNa thayo na hato. rAjagRhInA pAMca pahADonAM UMcAM UMcAM zikharo emane UMcA banavAnuM zIkhavatAM hatAM. upara nIlagagana emane nirmaLa hRdayavALA thavAnI zikhAmaNa detuM hatuM. jAtajAtanAM prANIo ane chAMyaDo detAM vRkSo emane janatA mATe marI mITavAno saMdezo ApatAM hatAM. pakSIonuM unnata uDDayana emane sAhasika banavA protsAhita karatuM hatuM. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir mArA putro svecchAthI vanomAM viharatA hatA. vAvaDIomAM nahAvA paDatA hatA. nadImAM taraNa-spardhA karatA hatA. - mArA pahelA pAMca putro - agnijita, vAyujita, pRthvIjita, indrajita ane zatrujita roja dhanurvidyAno abhyAsa karavA lAgyA. emanA vidyAgurunA mArgadarzana nIce teo pragati karavA lAgyA. te pachInA pAMca putro devadatta, indradatta, prabhudatta, puSpadaMta ane kamaladaMta, azvArohaNamAM ane gadAyuddhamAM zikSaNa levA lAgyA. te pachInA pAMca putro kamala, vimala, atula, anaMta ane akSaya talavArabAjI ane bhAlApheMkano abhyAsa karavA lAgyA. te pachInA pAMca putro - sudharmA, suruci, saMyama, sAgara ane sunidhi dharmazAstronA adhyayanamAM vizeSa ruci levA lAgyA. meM emane nava tattvo samajAvA mAMDyAM. vizva vyavasthA batAvavA mAMDI...teo mananI ekAgratAthI samajAvavAno prayatna karatA hatA. te pachInA pAMca putro - kulIna, akalaMka, mANeka, ratnAMzu ane suramya kAvyaracanA, nATaka, kathA vagere kaLAo zIkhavA lAgyA. sAthe sAthe zastrakaLAto emane maLatI ja hatI, te pachInA pAMca putro - vizvabaMdhu, vizvamitra, vizvAnaMda, vizvaratna ane vizvAsa hAthIo upara savArI karI, zatrudaLa upara kevI rIte AkramaNa karavuM tenI tAlIma levA lAgyA, jethI bhaviSyamAM teo hastIdaLanA senApati banI zake. chellA be putro anala ane Aditya bhIma jevA parAkramI hatA. temane gadAyuddhamAM ane zarIrabaLamAM sajja karavAmAM AvatA hatA. sulasA For Private And Personal Use Only 47

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rAjagRhImAM ane rAjagRhInI AsapAsanA pradezamAM nAga sArathinA batrIse batrIsa putro lokapriya banI gayA hatA. kAraNa ke teo nirupadravI hatA. saumya prakRtinA hatA ane paroparakAraparAyaNa hatA. paramAtmA, sadguru ane sadudharma, e batrIse batrIsa putronA hRdayamAM rahelA hatA. batrIse batrIsa bhAIo paraspara prItivALA hatA. mAtRbhakta ane pitRbhakta hatA. sukha, AnaMda ane vaibhavamAM emano zaizavakALa pasAra thaI rahyo hato. 48 sulatA For Private And Personal Use Only

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. 6 he zaraNAgata vatsala prabho! tame kharekhara jIvanarathanA sArathi cho! mArA pati to rAjarathanA sArathi che, jyAre Apa ApanA zaraNe AvelA sahunA jIvananA sArathi cho! Apa jIvanarathane unmArge javA detA nathI. unmArge jatA jIvanarathane sanmArge vALI do cho! meghakumAra muni jevA vairAgI muninI AMkhomAM AMsu che. e becana che. vyagra che, vyAkuLa che. enI dRSTi para viSAdane kAraNe AMsuono paDado paDyo che. kaMIka vicitra lAge evI meghamaninI paristhiti che. A paristhiti kSatriya vIra muni mATe svAbhAvika nathI. kSatriya to raNamAM zUro pUro hoya, paNa ociMtuM A zuM thaI gayuM? meghamuni vicAre che paNa vyagratAthI vicAre che. emanA vicAromAM koI vyavasthA nathI. bhItarathI teo chinnabhinna thaI gayA che. bhagavAna! tame joyuM ke dIkSA jIvananI pahelI ja rAtamAM meghamuni bhItarathI bhAMgI gayA che ane je mANasa bhItarathI bhAMgI gayo hoya ene pharI pAcho beTho karavo e jevuM tevuM kAma nathI. paraMtu prabho! Ape karI batAvyuM, kAraNa ke meghamuni aMdarathI valovAtA hatA, kAraNa ke teo saMvedanazIla hatA. meghakumAra muni prabhAte ApanI pAse AvyA, Apa to pUrNa jJAnI! Ape emano valopAta jANI lIdho hato. ene kaMI bolavuM ja na paDyuM. e to natamastake viSAdabharI AMkhe ApanI sAme UbhA rahyA. Ape je amRta jevI madhura vANImAM kahyuM : "megha! rAtrimAM UMgha na AvI ne? tamArA saMthArA upara sAdhuonA paganI raja paDatI rahI, tamane khUMcatI rahI. ane tamAruM mana nabaLA vicAro karavA lAgyuM. "mArAthI A saMyamajIvana nahIM jIvI zakAya. huM to prabhAte prabhunI AjJA laI gRhavAsamAM cAlyo jaIza!' "sAcI vAta che bhagavaMta.." dhImA svare meghamuni bolyA, "huM viSAdanA araNyamAM phasAI gayo chuM. manamAM vyApelo viSAda mane zoSe che. mArA caitanyane harI lIdhuM che. naryo becena chuM..." sulatA 49 For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhagavaMte dhIra gaMbhIra madhura vANImAM kahyuM : "muni! tame asahAya nathI. huM tamArA dharmarathano sArathi chuM. tamArA jIvanarathane unmArge nahIM javA dauM! sAMbhaLo - A bhavathI trIjA bhavamAM tame vaitADhya parvata upara meruprabha' nAmanA hAthI hatA. eka samaye vanamAM dAvAnaLa lAgavAthI tame tRSArta thaI gayelA. tame sarovaramAM pANI pIvA gayA tyAM tame kAdavamAM kheMcI gayA, tame nirbaLa thaI gayA. tyAM tamArA zatru hAthIe AvIne, daMtaprahAra karyA. tame khUba vedanA pAmyA. sAtame divase tamAruM mRtyu thayuM ane viMdhyAcala para tame punaH hAthI thayA. tyAM paNa eka vakhata vanamAM dAvAnala lAgyo. tamane jAtismaraNa jJAna thayuM. tameM bIjA hAthIo vagere pazuonI rakSA mATe nadIkinArethI vRkSo, ghAsa vagere toDI nAkhI jamIna sApha karI... tame evI traNa jagyAo ghAsa vinAnI karI dIdhI. pharIthI jyAre dAvAnaLa lAgyo tyAre jaMgalanA pazuo e ghAsa vinAnAM medAnomAM bharAI gayAM. tame medAnanA kinAre thoDI jagA hatI tyAM UbhA rahyA. tamArA zarIrane khaMjavALa AvavAthI tame eka paga UMco karyo. tyAM e paganI jagAmAM eka sasalo AvIne Ubho rahI gayo. tame jo paga mUko to sasalo marI jAya. tame paga na mUkyo, dayAbhAvathI tame aDhI divasa sudhI paga UMco rAkhyo. traNa page UbhA rahyA. dAvAnaLa bujhAI gayo. tame bhUkha ane tarasathI vyAkuLa banyA hatA. tame doDavA gayA paNa jamIna para paDI gayA. sudhA ane tRSAnA duHkhathI trIjA divase tame mRtyu pAmyA. meghamunie hAthI marIne rAjagRhInA rAjamahelamAM rANI dhAriNInI kUkhe rAjakumAra rUpe janmyo! e tame cho munirAja! eka sasalAnI rakSA karavA mATe tame keTaluM badhuM kaSTa sahana karyuM hatuM? eka jIvane abhayadAna ApavAthI tamane rAja kumArano manuSyabhava maLyo to sarva jIvone abhayadAna ApanArA munipaNAnA pAlananA phaLanI to vAta ja zI karavI? mATe badho viSAda, vyagratA, valopAta choDI, tame je mahAvrato lIdhAM che tenuM sArI rIte pAlana karI bhavasAgarane tarI jAva! kAraNa ke bhavasAgarane tarI zakAya evuM manuSyajIvana punaH prAmavuM durlabha che.' meghamuninuM mana zAnta thayuM. temaNe parama zItalatAno anubhava karyo. pa0 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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"prabhA! have huM ApanA zaraNe ja chuM. nizcita chuM. nirbhaya chuM. mArAmAM janmelA manovikArano huM pazcAttApa karuM chuM. have huM saMyamamArgamAM acaLaavicaLa rahIza. have mane zarIrano moha nathI. zarIra to kSaNabhaMgura che. AtmAnI zAzvatatAno have mane anubhava thayo. he vIra svAmI Ape kevo hRdayasparzI upadeza Apyo! zarIra eTale indriyo. indriyonI sAthe viSayo saMkaLAyelA che. viSayonI sAthe sukha-duHkha che. A sukha ane duHkhano svabhAva ja evo che. e Ave ane jAya, jAya ane Ave! eTale ke e anitya che, sthAyI nathI. ajJAnI manuSya je asthAyI che eno vicAra kare che ane e khoTA vicAra karI pramAdane paMpALe che. mANase koIpaNa paristhitine sahI levI joIe. sukhathI chalakAI javuM na joIe. duHkhathI saMkocAI javuM na joIe. je puruSomAM uttama hoya che emanA mananI sthiti A baMnemAM samatola ane samAna hoya che. ene koInuM mamatva paNa nathI hotuM. ene koInuM mahattva paNa nathI hotuM. je dhairyavAna che e vAtavAtamAM AkuLavyAkuLa thatA nathI. e pIDAtA nathI. e pilAtA nathI. emanA mATe sukha-duHkhano koI artha nathI. eTale e bhItarathI samartha hoya che. ane je samartha hoya te ja mokSa pAme che!' kevo addabhuta upadeza che prabhu ApanI! prabho! kyAreka A mana DhIluM paDI jAya, enA para mohanuM AvaraNa AvI jAya. jIvanaratha unmArge caDhI jAya to mArA nAtha! tame sArathi banIne Avajo. mArA jIvanarathane sanmArge vALa. mArA upara ATalI kapA to karazone nAtha! huM tamArI chuM. zaraNAgata chuM. he jinarAja! jyArathI tamane joyA che, sAMbhaLyA che tyArathI mArA manane tamAro je raMga lAgyo che. Apa mArA hRdayamAM vasyA . jema kusumamAM suvAsa vase che tema! he nAtha, tame mane zvAse zvAse sAMbharo cho...yAda Avo cho. eka kSaNa paNa mAruM mana tamArAthI juduM rahI zakatuM nathI. prabho! mArA zarIranI sAteya dhAtuomAM tamAro ja raMga bhaLyo che! jema mAlatIpuSpane madhukara cAhe che ane candrane cakora pakSI cAhe che tema mArA manamAM tamArI ja joradAra laganI lAgI che...he vibho! bhale nadI be kAMThe vahetI hoya ne sarovara chalochala bharAyAM hoya, chatAM cAtaka pakSI to mehulAne ja cAhe che. tema A jagatamAM tamArA sulAsA pa1 For Private And Personal Use Only

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sivAya koIpaNa deva mArA manamAM nathI Avyo.. mATe prabho! ekAda vAra to mArI sAme juo! ekAda vAra to caraNasevAno avasara Apo.. mArI aMtaranI ArajU sAMbhaLo mArA nAtha... vIra! mAro A khAlI hAtha! emAM tame joI gho joSa ane kaho ke maLaze kyAre? rAhu candrane gaLI jAya to tame jhUlazo mAre mAthe zaradapUnamanuM Abha thaIne," evuM vacana to Apo... sUrya, guru ke ketu maMgaLa amane kaMI samaja nahIM. "graho virahanA TaLaze" evuM AzvAsana to Apo! eka eka nagare mUko mAlakozanA sUra ane balavAna zukrane karo. dharmacakradhArI mahAvIra darzana dezo kyAre ? vIra! tame paNa sAcuM kahejo tamane paNa amane maLavAnuM mana kadIye thAya kharuM ke nahIM? ame tamArI AgaLa-pAchaLa Amatema basa, bhaTakyA karIe tamane paNa kyAMka UbhA rahIne AMkhomAM AMkho ropIne mAna-malAja maryAdAne lopI daIne sulatAnA locana-jalamAM DUbavAnuM mana kadIye thAya kharuM ke nahIM? vIra! tamArI sAthe mAre kayA janamanI sagAI thaI che. ne kyA janamamAM sagapaNa phaLaze para sulatA For Private And Personal Use Only

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re, kyAM lagI A jIva TaLavaLaze. - mane kaM kahezo? kyAre ? rAjagRhIthI prabhu mahAvIre vihAra karyo hato. muni parivAra sAthe bhagavAna vihAra karatAM karatAM brAhmaNakuMDa gAme pahoMcyA. gAmanI bahAra bahuzAla-caitya" che. bhagavAna e caityamAM UtaryA. devoe tyAM samavasaraNanI racanA karI. mArI sakhI vasaMtasenA kAryavaza brAhmaNakuMDa gAme gaI hatI. teNe pAchA rAjagRhI AvIne, jarA ya vilaMba karyA vinA, mArI pAse AvIne kahyuM: devI, samavasaraNamAM prabhu pUrvAbhimukha birAjyA hatA. gaNadharo, devo potapotAnA sthAne beThA hatA. sarvajJa paramAtmAne bahuzAla caityamAM AvelA jANI ghaNA nagarajano samavasaraNamAM AvyA. nagarajanonI sAthe RSabhadatta ane devAnaMdA paNa AvyAM. teoe prabhune traNa pradakSiNA dIdhI, prabhune vaMdanA karI ane yogya sthAne beThAM. devAnaMdA RSabhadattanI pAchaLa praphullita vadane beThI hatI. e vakhate prabhune jotAM ja devAnaMdAnAM baMne stanamAMthI dUdhanI dhArA vahevA lAgI ane zarIra romAMcita thaI gayuM. enI daSTi prabhunI sAme apalaka...nirnimeSa thaI gaI! prabhunA prathama gaNadhara indrabhUti gautame A dRzya joyuM. temane Azcarya thayuM. tarataja prabhune pUchyuM : "he bhagavanuM, devAnaMdA romAMcita kema thaI gaI? ane enAM stanamAMthI dUdhanI dhArA kema vahevA lAgI?" bhagavAne kahyuM : "he gautama, devAnaMdA mArI mAtA che. putrasnehanA kAraNe te romAMcita thaI che!" prabho! devAnaMdA ApanI mAtA che?' hA gautama, huM vyAzI divasa enA peTamAM rahyo hato! gautama, koDAla gotrIya RSabhadatta brAhmaNanI patnI devAnaMdA jAlaMdharagotranI che. aSADha suda unA divase uttarA phAlvanI nakSatramAM candrano yoga hato tyAre huM devalokamAMthI devAnaMdAnI kukSimAM garbharUpe avatarita thayo hato. e samaye mane matijJAna, zrutajJAna ane avadhijJAna - A traNeya jJAna hatAM." | RSabhadatta, devAnaMdA ane samagra parSadA prabhunA mukhe A vAto sAMbhaLIne stabdha thaI gaI. huM paNa A vAto pahelI ja vAra sAMbhaLatI hatI. sulAsA pa3 For Private And Personal Use Only

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rAjagRhImAM prabhue A vAto kyAreya samavasaraNamAM kahI na hatI. prabhue kahyuM : "he gautama, jyAre huM devAnaMdAnI kukhe garbharUpe Avyo tyAre te alpanidrAmAM hatI. gADha nidrA na hatI, jAgatI paNa na hatI. tyAre eNe kramazaH cauda mahAsvapno joyAM hatAM! hAthI, vRSabha, siMha, lakSmI, mAlA, caMdra, sUrya, mahAdhvaja, pUrNakuMbha, padmasarovara, samudra, vimAna, ratnarAzi ane nirdhama agni. A cauda svapna joIne devAnaMdA jAgI jAya che. joyelAM svapnone kramazaH yAda karI le che. dharmadhyAna kare che. prabhAte RSabhadattanI. pAse jaIne vinayapUrvaka cauda svapno kahI saMbhaLAve che. svapno sAMbhaLIne RSabhadatta devAnaMdAne kahe che : "he devAnupriya, teM udAra svapno joyAM che. kalyANarUpa ane maMgalamaya svapno joyAM che. dhanya ane zivarUpa svapno joyAM che. A svapno ArogyadAyaka ane kalyANakArI che. he devAnupriya! A svapnonuM vizeSa phaLa sAMbhaLa. ApaNane lakSmInI prApti thaze. bhogasukhanI ane putrasukhanI prApti thaze. nava mahinA ane sADA sAta dina-rAta vyatIta thaze tyAre te putrane janma ApIza. e putranA hAtha-paga sakumAra haze. zarIra ane pAMceya indriyo saMpUrNa haze. zarIra zreSTha lakSaNovALuM haze. sarvAMgasuMdara aMgovALo putra haze. candra samAna saumya haze, ane sarvajanapriya haze. jyAre ApaNo putra yauvanamAM praveza karaze tyAre te Rgvada, yajurveda, sAmaveda ane atharvavedamAM pAraMgata banaze. sarva zAstronuM sAMgopAMga jJAna prApta karaze. zAstronA rahasyane jANaze. kApilIya zAstramAM, sAMkhyazAstramAM, gaNitazAstramAM, AcAragraMthomAM, vyAkaraNazAstramAM, jyotiSazAstramAM ane bIjAM brAhmaNazAstromAM paMDita thaze. vasaMtasenA A vRttAnta saMbhaLAvatAM harSavibhora banI. huM paNa harSa ane AzcaryanA bhAvomAM DUbakIo mAravA lAgI. vasaMtasenAe kahyuM : "mAtA devAnaMdA harSAtirekathI AMsu vahAvI rahyAM hatAM." A prabhu mArI kUkhamAM khyAzI divasa rahyA hatA, A vAta devAnaMdAnA saMvedanataMtrane hacamacAvI rahI hatI... bhagavaMte kahyuM : "gautama! A mAtAnA udaramAM rahe mane 82 divasa pUrA thayA tyAre saudharma devalokamAM devendranuM siMhAsana halI UThyuM. tarata ja avadhijJAnathI indra ane devAnaMdAnI kukSimAM joyo. teNe vicAryuM. 54 salasA For Private And Personal Use Only

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tIrthaMkarano AtmA to puruSasiMha hoya. te ikSvAku vagere ucca kSatriya vaMzamAM ja utpanna thAya! prabhu kema brAhmaNakuLamAM AvyA? barAbara, teoe pUrva ricinA bhavamAM kuLamada karelo, tenuM A pariNAma che. bhale prabhu devAnaMdA brAhmaNInI kUkhe AvyA, paraMtu prabhuno janma to devAnaMdAnI yonithI nahIM thavA dauM. huM garbhaparivartana karAvIza. mane kayA kuLa-vaMzamAM mUkavo, e mATe devendre avadhijJAnathI A bharatakSetramAM upayoga mUkyo...tene kSatriyakuMDa nagara dekhAyuM. mahImaMDalanA maMDanarUpa e nagara che. e mArA devaloka jevuM suMdara che. te nagaramAM vividha caityo rahelAM che. lokomAM dharmabhAvanA che. sAdhuothI pavitra thayeluM nagara che. A nagaramAM koI madyapAna karatuM nathI ke koI prANIono zikAra karatuM nathI. prajA vyasanothI mukta che. A nagara jIvone pavitra karanArA tIrthasamAna che. A nagaramAM ikSvAku vaMzamAM utpanna thayelo siddhArtha nAmano prasiddha rAjA che, e rAjA dharmathI ja potAnA AtmAne sadA siddhArtha mAne che. e jIvaajIva Adi nava tattvono jJAtA che. nyAyamArge cAlanAro che. prajAne sanmArge doranAro che. pitRvat e prajAno hitasvI che. dIna-anAtha lokono uddhAraka che. zaraNAgatavatsala che. kSatriyomAM ziromaNi che. te siddhArtha rAjAnI trizalA nAme rANI che. satIomAM zreSTha che. guNonI nidhAna che. prazAnta mudrAvALI che. prakRSTa puNyanI udayavALI che. nirmaLa svabhAvavALI che. gaMgAnI jema trizalA A pRthvIne pavitra kare che, enAmAM strIsulabha mAyA nathI ke IrSyA nathI. svabhAve sarala che...A trizalA paNa daivayoge garbhavatI che...huM devAnaMdAnA udaramAM rahelA prabhune trizalAnA uMdaramAM mukAvuM ane trizalAnA udaramAM rahelA garbhane devAnaMdAnA udaramAM mukAvuM!' prabhue kahyuM : devendra tarata ja potAnA senApati hariNagamaiSI devane bolAvIne, garbhaparivartana karavAnI AjJA karI. karaNagamaiSI deve indranI AjJA mujaba garbhane adalabadala karyA. Aso mAsanI kRSNA trayodazI hatI. candra hastottarA nakSatramAM hato tyAre deve mane trizalAnI kUkhamAM mUkyo. he gautama! e vakhate A mArI mA devAnaMdAe pUrve joyelAM cauda mahAsvapnone potAnA mukhamAMthI bahAra nIkaLatAM joyAM...te tarata ja beThI sulasA For Private And Personal Use Only 55

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thaI gaI, vyAkuLa thaI gaI. hAMphaLI-phAMphaLI thaI gaI. tenI AMkhomAMthI borabora jevaDAM AsuM paDavA lAgyAM. e chAtI kUTatI pokAro karavA lAgI.. "are, koIe mAro garbha harI lIdho. huM lUMTAI gaI.." mArI A mAtA devAnaMdAnA hRdayanA TukaDeTukaDA thaI gayA. enuM zarIra tAvathI dhakhavA lAgyuM. enuM zarIra dhrujavA lAgyuM. "huM jJAnathI mAnI vedanA jANato hato, paraMtu e vedanA nivAravAnI mArI pAse koI upAya na hato. RSabhadatta paNa devAnaMdAnuM karuNa kaMdana ane UMDA nisAsA sAMbhaLIne hataprabha thaI gayA hatA...' prabhu be kSaNa aTakyA, tyAM gautamasvAmIe vinayathI prazna karyo : bhagavaMta, jema maricinA bhavamAM "do me uttama nama' kuLamada karavAthI Apane devAnaMdAnA udaramAM avataravuM paDyuM ane 82 divasa rahevuM paDyuM, tevI rIte A garbhApaharaNanI pAchaLa paNa devAnaMdAnuM pUrvajanmanuM koI karma kAraNabhUta che?' hA gautama! kAraNa vinA kArya banatuM nathI. pUrvajanmamAM devAnaMdA ane trizalA derANI-jeThANI hatAM. trizalA derANI hatI. devAnaMdA jeThANI hatI. devAnaMdA-jeThANInA manamAM lobha ane kapaTano praveza thayo. teNe derANInI ratnapeTImAMthI ratnonI corI karI hatI. tyAM eNe A karma bAMdhyuM hatuM. A bhavamAM enA garbhanuM apaharaNa thayuM!" vasaMtasenAe mane kahyuM : "sulasA, bhagavaMte te pachI je dharmadezanA ApI, mane jeTalI yAda rahI, te tane saMbhaLAvuM chuM. kyAreka ApaNe ApaNane pUchavA jevo prazna A che : "kyAM sudhI Ama ne Ama vahI jaze jidagI? kyAM sudhI karmonA dora para nAcatA naTa ame, A badhAno kyAMka to aMta Avavo joIe ne? ahiMsA, RjutA, kSamA, zucitA, gurusevA, sthiratA, AtmasaMyama ane saMsAranA koIpaNa viSayano rAga nahIM paNa naryo vairAga, e ja mahattvanI vastu che. mANasano sAco puruSArtha ane tyAgI banAve che. paNa tyAganI dIkSA AtmAne ema ne ema prApta nathI thatI. janma-mRtyu, jarA-vyAdhinA duHkhanA cakarAvAmAMthI mukta thavuM hoya ane mokSa meLavavo hoya to kapAyothI mukta banavuM paDe ane viSayo pratye anAsakta banavuM paDe. paDa sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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je badhuM ja pAmI jAya che te jIva iSTa ke aniSTa hoya, sAnukULa ke pratikULa hoya, paNa e samatva dhAraNa kare che. cittanI A bhUmikA virala hoya che. e virala bhUmikA pAmavA cAritrajIvana ja zreSTha jIvana che.' e samaye Sabhadatta UbhA thayA. prabhune namana karIne kahyuM : "he svAmI! ame baMne A saMsAravAsathI virakta thayA chIe. mATe kalpavRkSa! amane saMsAratAriNI dIkSA Apo." prabhue kahyuM : "tathAstu!' devAnaMdA sAthe RSabhadatta IzAna dizAmAM gayA. AbhUSaNa vagereno tyAga karyo. saMvegathI pAMca muSTi vaDe kezano loca karyo. prabhune traNa pradakSiNA ApI vaMdanA karIne bolyA : "he svAmI! ame janma-jarA-mRtyuthI bhaya pAmI tamAre zaraNe AvyAM chIe, mATe Apa svayaM amane dIkSA ApavA prasanna mane anugraha karo." prabhue potAnAM mAtA-pitAne dIkSA ApI. devAnaMdA sAdhvIne caMdanA sAdhvIjIne suparata karI. RSabhadatta munine sthavira munione soMpyA.. samavasaraNa pUrNa thayuM. loko vikharAyA. AkhA brAhmaNakuMDa grAmamAM bhagavAna mahAvIra devAnaMdA-RSabhadattanA putra hatA!" A vAta divaso sudhI thatI rahI. he jinezvara! ApanI kevI apUrva mAtRbhakti ane pitRbhakti! Apa sAme cAlIne brAhmaNakuMDa gAma gayA! Ape devAnaMdAne kahyuM : "mA, huM tAro putra chuM! tuM mArI mA che!" aho, e vakhate e devAnaMdAnA urano kevo apUrva AnaMda haze! enA hRdayamAM putrasnehanI bharatI AvI gaI haze! prabho! e mAtA kadAca tamane bheTI paDavA. tamane cUmIothI navaDAvI devA talapApaDa thaI gaI haze...' mArA lAla! mArA vIra! mArA vatsa...' AvAM AvAM saMbodhanothI tamane bolAvavA taraphaDI haze. paNa tyAM deva-devIo ane hajAro strI-puruSonI vacce ene potAnI mAtRbhAvanAone ghabI devI paDI haze! tame tamArAM e mULabhUta mAtA-pitAne mokSamArga ApIne, emanA upakArano badalo vALI dIdho! "ttiva mAtApito! sulatA For Private And Personal Use Only

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NR. ReTara vasaMta Rtu vasaMta eTale varSARtunA aMtima indradhanuSyanuM pRthvI para paDeluM pratibiMba! vasaMta eTale aneka prakAranAM pakSIo saptasvaranA pAvA laIne jANe pRthvI para avatarelA saptarSio! vasaMta eTale naTakhaTa varSARtue potAnI dhArAnI asaMkhya AMgaLIothI karelI gudagudI jevI pRthvIrUpI bALakanA gAlamAM paDelA khaMjana! yauvanamAM padArpaNa karatA taruNa haiyAne vasaMtanuM sadAya AkarSaNa hoya che... huM havelInI aTArIe UbhI hatI. maMdamaMda pavananI lahara, mane sarayunuM kalakala saMgIta saMbhaLAvatI hatI. AkhuM nagara dhIre dhIre ALasa maraDI rahyuM hatuM. gAyonI koTe bAMdhelI ghaMTaDIono madhura raNakAra saMbhaLAto hato. pakSIo kilakilATa karatAM hatAM. eTalAmAM pUrvadizA jhaLahaLI UThI. sUryadeva pUrvanI kSitije haLave haLave Agamana karatA hatA. emanA sparza mAtrathI tamAma vastuomAM cetanAno saMcAra thayo. mArA dehamAM paNa eka mIThI dhrujArI pharI vaLI...mArI smRtimAM prabhu vIra UbharAI AvyA. mane khabara na hatI ke mArI pAchaLa AvIne sArathi UbhA rahI gayA hatA! meM AMkho mIMcI. kSaNabhara prabhunI smRti karI, smaraNa karyuM. huM hAtha joDI manomana prabhunI stuti karavA lAgI. pUrva dizAthI jANe eka kAMtimAna, tejasvI, dedIpyamAna puruSa padhArI rahyA hatA! temanI AMkhomAM karuNAnI jhaLahaLatI lahera laherAtI hatI. emanA tejasvI rUpanI AbhA cotarapha prasarelI hatI. jANe mArI zarIrarUpI jyotino e dedIpyamAna puruSe sparza karyo.jyota tharatharI. e divya puruSa jyotine bhedIne sAme pAra nIkaLI gayA.. mArAM romeroma jhaNahaNatAM hatAM. dhIme dhIme huM cetana gatamAM pAchI AvI rahI hatI. AMkha sAme tenAM valayo ghUmatAM hatAM. huM nIce besI gaI. mArI pITha para koIe hAtha mUkyo. meM pAchaLa joyuM to mArA pati pa8 salasA For Private And Personal Use Only

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hatA! teo visphArita AMkhe mane joI rahyA hatA. temanA mukha para smita UbharAyuM. teo bolyA : "savAre savAre prabhunuM dhyAna lAgI gayuM!' "hA nAtha! prabhu mArA hRdayamAM padhAryA!" zubha...parama zubha..." nAtha, mArI eka icchA che.' "kaho.' ApaNe ApaNA batrIse batrIsa putrone laI prabhu mahAvIra pAse jaIe. prabhunAM darzana-vaMdana karIe. putro paNa prabhunAM darzana-vaMdana kare, prabhunI amRtamayI dezanA sAMbhaLe!' prabhu atyAre kyAM vicare che, e huM mahArAjA pAsethI jANI lauM. kAraNa ke roja dUta, prabhu kyAM vicare che, enA samAcAra mahArAjAne Ape che ane mahArAjA siMhAsana uparathI nIce UtarI, e dizAmAM sAta pagalAM bharI bhAvapUrvaka vaMdanA kare che...' to to pAkA samAcAra maLI jaze. joke thoDA divaso pUrve bhagavaMta brAhmaNakuMDa grAmamAM hatA. vasaMtasenA tyAM gayelI ane prabhunAM darzana karI AvelI." samAcAra maLI gayA ke bhagavAna mahAvIra kSatriyakuMDa gAmamAM padhArelA che. nAga sArathi, sulasA ane batrIsa putro sAthe rathomAM ArUDha thayA ane kSatriyakuMDa tarapha prayANa karyuM. devoe samavasaraNanI racanA karI hatI. prabhu muni parivAra sAthe samavasaraNamAM birAjyA hatA. vIra prabhune padhArelA jANI rAjA naMdivardhana parivAra sAthe dhAmadhUmathI vaMdana karavA AvyA. ame jyAre kSatriyakuMDa pahoMcyA tyAre bhagavaMtanI dharmadezanAno prAraMbha thayo hato. ame vaMdana karI yogya sthAne beThAM. e vakhate eka yugala samavasaraNamAM AvyuM. yuvAna suMdara hato. rAja kumAra jevo sohAmaNo hato. tenI sAthenI yuvatI jANe pRthvI para avatarelI sAkSAt pArvatInI pratikRti hatI. sarvazreSTha citrakRti ja joI lo! baMne prabhunA upadeza sAMbhaLavAmAM lIna thaI gayAM. sulatA paha For Private And Personal Use Only

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kALapuruSa jevo manamojI taraMgI A saMsAramAM bIjuM koI nahIM hoya. keTalI jhaDapathI e saMsAranA raMgo badale che! ghaDI be ghaDImAM e hatuM na hatuM karI nAMkhe che. pRthvInI pITha para AnaMdathI nAcatI nagarIne ghaDIka vAramAM e ajagaranI jema gaLI jAya che. nAnAM bALakoe samudrakAMThe bAMdhelA retInA killAne jema eka ja mojuM AvIne dharAzAyI karI de che tema A kALapuruSa, mAnavIe hajAro varSo sudhI jahemata laIne UbhI karelI saMskRtine kSaNavAramAM nAmazeSa karI de che. A saMsAra kharekhara asAra che, arAja ka che. saMsAramAM nathI susaMgatatA ke nathI ekasutratA. koNa A ghaTanAonA pAsA pheMke che? koNa A badhAM ramakaDAM nacAve che? mAnavInuM jIvana A vizALa vizvamAM keTaluM tuccha che? vizvanI prakRtimAM AmUla parivartana lAvanAra A kALane mAnavajIvana buddha samAna lAge che. jyAre icche tyAre zamAvI de tevuM babudu. A badhunA nirmANanI ke nAzanI A brahmAMDa para koI ja asara nathI thatI. e sthitaprajJa rahe che! A saMsAranI vAstavikatA samajo. cAre bAjuthI phelAyelI AgamAM phasAI paDelA pakSInI jema manuSya A saMsAra dAvAnalamAM asahAyapaNe taraphaDI rahyo che. tame emAMthI bahAra nIkaLI jAo. saMsAra dAvAnala to bujhAvAno ja nathI, e to anAdi-anaMta che.' prabhuno upadeza pUrNa thayA pachI, peluM pAchaLathI AveluM yugala UbhuM thayuM. yuvAne prabhune mastaka namAvI namana karyuM ane bolyo : "he bhagavaMta! Apano Avo hRdayasparzI upadeza pahelIvAra ja sAMbhaLyo. Ape sAcuM ja kahyuM ke kALa upara vizvAsa na karAya. saMsAra sAce ja dAvAnaLa che. Apano upadeza sAMbhaLI mAruM hRdaya saMsAra pratye virakta banyuM che. huM ApanA zaraNe rahevA cAhuM chuM. huM mArAM mAtA-pitAnI anujJA laIne AvuM chuM. mArA kSatriya mitrone paNa mAro A vicAra jaNAvIza.' A jamAli hato. bhagavAna mahAvIrano jamAI! jamAlinI sAthe ja enI patnI hatI te priyadarzanA hatI, bhagavAnanI putrI! - priyadarzanAe paNa prabhune namana-vaMdana karIne kahyuM : "he bhagavaMta! huM paNa saMsAra pratye virakta thaI chuM. mArA puNyodayathI ja Apa ahIM padhAryA cho. A bhavasAgarathI prabho! mAro uddhAra karo.' o sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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priyadarzanAnA phATaphATa karatA yauvana para vairAgano zveta raMga patharAI gayo hato. eNe mAnavajIvanane jhAkaLabiMdu jevuM jANI lIdhuM! jhAkaLabiMdu kyAMthI Ave che ne kyAM jAya che, enI kone khabara che? mAnavInuM paNa tema ja che. e kyAMthI Ave che ane kyAM jAya che, e koNa jANe che? A jhAkaLabiMdu koIno prakAza laIne camake che tyAre evuM lAge che ke jANe pratyeka jhAkaLabiMdu eka nAnakaDo svataMtra sUrya che! A camakatAM jhAkaLabiMdu pavananI jema maMdamaMda Dole che. enI pAse rahelAM prakAzakiraNo potAnAmAMthI bahAra pheMke che. A drazya jonArane AnaMdano anubhava thAya che. paraMtu pavana saheja joramAM vAya che ke A prasanna jhAkaLabiMdu asaMkhya TukaDA banIne nIce mATImAM vikharAI jAya che, cUpacApa! Akroza karyA vinA! mAnavInuM paNa AvuM ja che ne! mAnavInAM asaMkhya rUpa che. e sau potAnAM jIvana jIve che. sukhanI kSaNe AnaMdathI DolI UThe che...ane mRtyuno pagarava saMbhaLAya ke tarata cUpacApa tene AdhIna thaI jAya che. anaMtakALathI Ama cAlyA kare che. janma ane mRtyu vacce je jIvana che te prabhune samarpaNa karI de to janma-mRtyu maTI jAya! kharekhara, priyadarzanA ane jamAlie zreSTha nirNaya lIdho. jamAli! AtmatejathI camakato jamAli! saune mahI lenAro jamAli! potAnA vAstavika svarUpane sArI rIte oLakhI janAro jamAli! jyAre mAtA-pitAnI AjJA laIne Avyo tyAre enI sAthe enA pAMcaso kSatriya mitro hatA! "jo jamAli tyAgI-vairAgI bane to amAre paNa tyAgI-vairAgI ja banavAnuM! e saMsAra tyAge to amAre paNa saMsArano tyAga karavAno! AvA hatA jamAlinA mitro! jamAlinI AMkho atyaMta zAMta ane nizcala hatI. koI ajJAta ane apUrva teja enA gaura caherA para avirata varasI rahyuM hatuM. enI vANI koI gUDha ane zAzvata satyanI pratIti karAvatI hatI. pAMcaso kSatriya mitro sAthe e prabhunI sAme dIkSA levA upasthita thayo. e vakhate priyadarzana paNa eka hajAra kSatriya kanyAo sAthe samavasaraNamAM AvI pahoMcI! priyadarzanAnI sAthe e hajAra kanyAo dIkSA levA tatpara banI hatI. mahArAja naMdivardhane jamAli ane priyadarzanAne khUba khUba abhinaMdana ApyAM. mArA batrIse batrIsa putro vismita netrothI ane ekAgra cittathI A sulAsA 61 For Private And Personal Use Only

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badhuM divya dRzya joI rahyA hatA. kyAreka teo prabhu sAme jotA to kyAreka jamAli ane priyadarzanA sAme jotA! temanA manamAM prazna UThyo ja haze ke AvAM suMdara, sukhI ane yuvAna strI-puruSo kema sAdhu-sAdhvI banatAM haze?' mAre pAchA ghera jaIne emanA mananuM samAdhAna karavuM paDaze. temanA mATe A samavasaraNanI sRSTi navI navI hatI. A tyAga... vairAgya... dIkSA... vagere vAto ajANI hatI, chatAM A badhI vAto jANavI, samajavI emanA mATe Avazyaka hatI. jamAli ane priyadarzanAnI dIkSAo thaI gaI. ame bhagavaMtane vaMdanA karI, stavanA karI ane pAchA rAjagRhI javAnI anujJA mAgI. amAro rAjagRhIno mArga "priyadarzanAnA vicAromAM ja pUro thayo. sAthe sAthe devI yazodAno paNa vicAra Avyo.. paraMtu e vicAramAM AgaLa aMdhAruM hatuM. priyadanA mana para, citta para chavAyelI rahIM. mane mArI jAta khUba nirbaLa lAgI. cAritra levA mATe je virya ullasita thavuM joIe. te thatuM na hatuM. anekavAra A mATe meM mAnasika vedanA anubhavI che...paraMtu mArA rAga -dveSanAM baMdhano tUTatAM nathI. saMsArane asAra, kSaNabhaMgura, kArAvAsa ane dAvAnala samajavA chatAM emAMthI mukta thavAno ullAsa hRdayamAM Ulasato nathI. A vAtanuM meM bhAre duHkha anubhavyuM che. ame rAjagRhI AvI gayAM. eka divasa mArA batrIse batrIsa putroe, nagaranAM bIjAM bALakone bhegAM karIne nagaranI bahAra medAnamAM rAjasabhAnI ramata ramavAnuM Ayojana karyuM. tukko sUjhayo hato mArA jyeSTha putra agnijitane! kharekhara bALaka e pratisRSTinuM nirmANa karanAra bALaka nathI zuM? te divase badhAMe bhegAM maLIne rAjasabhAnuM dazya UbhuM karyuM hatuM. hRSTapuSTa bALakoe rAjasabhAmAM kozapAla, azvapAla, amAtya, saciva vagere pratiSThita pAtro bhajavavAnuM pasaMda karyuM hatuM. rAjasabhAnI jANakArI temaNe kyAMthI meLavI haze? medAnamAM eka khAsso moTo paththara hato. ene rAjasiMhAsana banAvyuM hatuM. mAro putra agnijita emAM senApati hato. te medAnamAM Avyo ke badhAMe jorazorathI kolAhala macAvI dIdho. agnijitane bolAvo, 92 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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agnijitane bolAvo!" agnijita jhaTapaTa pahoMcI gayo. ame badhAMe rAjasabhA goThavI, phakta amane rAjA maLatA nathI." agnijite tyAM AvI pahoMcelA abhayakumArane kahyuM : "ame tamane rAjA banAvavAnuM nakkI karyuM che!' vidyArthIonA guru brahmadatte vAtane samarthana ApyuM. sau bALakoe tAlIonA gaDagaDATathI prastAvane Teko Apyo. abhayakumAre kahyuM : "huM to Indrajitane levA Avyo chuM!' "nA re, indrajita to azvapAla che. ene bolAvavA magadhanA mahAmaMtrI Ave nahIM! e to sevakane AjJA kare!" abhayakumAra hA-nA karatA rahyA ane bALakoe abhayakumArane pelA kALA paththaranA siMhAsana para besADI dIdhA! atyaMta AdarathI jhUkIne brahmadatta bolyo : "rAjagRhInA adhipati abhayakumAra mahArAjAno..." saue harSollAsathI pratisAda dIdho "jaya ho! sau nIce besI gayA. abhayakumAra rAjAnI adabathI bolyo : "amAtya! sabhAnuM kAmakAja zarU karavAnI anujJA ApavAmAM Ave che!' amArI A ramata barAbara jAmI hatI. eTalAmAM bAjumAM caratAM pazuomAMthI eka mAtelo Akhalo jayajayakAranA avAjathI bhaDakyo! eNe enI jADI pUMchaDI UMcI TaTTAra karI avAjanI dizA tarapha kAna mAMDyA. nasakorAM lAvato, ane zigaDA bharAvato, kAnane UMcA karato - sIdho e amArI tarapha dhasyo. enuM vikarALa rUpa joI brahmadatta bhAgyo. e hAtha UMcA karIne moTethI bolyo: "senApati, mahArAja, bhAgo rAja para saMkaTa.." varasAdanuM pANI jamIna para paDatAM ja cArebAju phelAI jAya ema cAre bAju samAcAra phelAI gayA. agnijita abhayakumArano hAtha pakaDI kheMcavA lAgyo. paraMtu tyAM ja anala ane Aditya - sulasAnA chellA be putro dhasI AvyA. teoe abhayakumArane kALA paththarathI pAchaLa utArI, te baMne e paththara para UbhA rahyA. jhaMjhAvAta samo e Akhalo ghasyo. enI AMkhomAM aMgArA jharatA hatA. aDapheTamAM Ave ene lAta mArI enAM cIMtharecIMtharAM uDADI nAkhavA enA magajanI naso taNAtI hatI. enA momAMthI lALa TapakatI hatI. te paththara pAse AvIne saheja vAra Ubho rahyo. AgaLanA paganI kharIthI kharara mATI khodI ane ziMgaDAM UMcAM karI dhAradAra bANanI jema ekAeka UchaLyo. anale ane Aditye kSaNavAra sulAsA 63 For Private And Personal Use Only

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AkAza tarapha mITa mAMDI. bIjI ja kSaNe anale potAnA hAthanI majabUta pakaDamAM AkhalAnAM ziMgaDAM ja kaDI lIdhAM! analane mAravA jema jema e pahelavAna Akhalo joradAra jhIMka mArato hato tema analanA baMne hAthanI pakaDa enAM ziMgaDAne joradAra bhIMsamAM letI hatI, thoDIvAra pahelAM lAlaghUma DoLA phADIne UchaLato Akhalo thAkIne hAMphato hato. chokarAo analano jayajayakAra bolAvavA lAgyA. tyAM bAjumAM UbhelA govALanA hAthamAM enI rAza pakaDAvI dIdhI. govALe analanI sAme DoLA tagatagAvyA ne potAnA AkhalAne laIne cAlyo gayo. rAjasabhA vikharAI gaI. abhayakumArane vIra yoddho maLI gayo, anala! eka divasa caMpAnagarIthI eka yoddho rAjagRhImAM Avyo. enuM nAma hatuM mahodara. eNe rAjagRhInI rAja sabhAmAM paDakAra pheMkyo : che koI yoddhA ke je mArI sAthe uttva yuddha karI zake? yAda rAkhe ke ajagara haraNane maraDI nAkhe tema tene capaTImAM coLI nAMkhIza!' e samaye brahmadattanI sAthe mArA batrIse batrIsa putro rAjasabhAmAM hAjara hatA. mAro eka putra Aditya, ke je bhIma jevI kAyAvALo ane baLavALo hato, teNe mahodaranA paDakArane jhIlI lIdho! ke Aditya nAno hato, taruNa hato, paraMtu enI zarIrasaMpatti evI hatI ke te yuvAna dekhAto hato. teNe potAnuM uttarIya vastra kamara upara kacakacAvIne bAMdhyuM. enuM zarIra bharatInA samudranI jema phUlavA lAgyuM. baMne vacce nuM yuddha zarU thayuM. rAjasabhA dvandu yuddhanA akhADAmAM pheravAI gaI. mane agnijita ghare bolAvavA Avelo. huM ane sArathi baMne rAjasabhAmAM pahoMcI gayelAM. mahodare dAMta kacakacAvIne bhUkhyA varunI jema Aditya para chalAMga mArI, paNa vizALa samudra para caDavAno prayatna karatI nAvaDIne eka mojuM pAchaLa pheMkI de. tema Aditye tene saheja vAramAM pheMkI dIdho. eNe petaro badalyo. e AdityanI AsapAsa ghUmavA lAgyo. ene uzkeravA mATe tAla devA lAgyo. paNa thoDIvAramAM ja mahodarane Aditya potAnI jAMdha vacce dabAvI dIdho. potAnA sazakta hAthano phAMso banAvI emAM mahodaranA gaLAne ghUMTAvI devAnI zarUAta karI. zvAsa ruMdhAtAM mahodara AMkho caDAvavA lAgyo. e "bAhukaMTaka dAva' hato. A pakaDamAM 64 sulasI For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahadarano aMta nizcita hato. mahodare hAtha UMcA karI madadanI araja karI. teNe hAra kabUla karI. Aditye tene jIvatadAna dIdhuM! mahArAjA zreNika UbhA thaI Adityane bheTI paDyA. ene khUba khUba dhanyavAda ApyA. mArI AMkho harSanAM AMsuothI UbharAI gaI. mahArAjAe mArI sAme joIne kahyuM : "sulatA! tArA A putre Aje raMga rAkhyo! mArI rAjasabhAnI zAna vadhArI!' temaNe potAnA gaLAmAMthI hAra kADhI Adityane paherAvI dIdho ane kahyuM : "sulasA, tArA batrIse batrIsa putrono abhyAsa pUrNa thaze pachI huM emane mArA mitrorUpe mArA aMgarakSaka banAvIza!" meM kahyuM : "he kRpAvaMta! ame ApanI icchAne AdhIna chIe. Apane je ucita lAge te karI zako cho.' rAjasabhAnuM visarjana thayuM. eka divasa mArA putrone dhanurvidyA zIkhavavA mATe rAjagRhIthI cAra koza dUra javAnuM hatuM. mArA batrIsa putro, mahArAjA zreNika ane dhanurvidyAnA guru vAmadeva-sahu ghoDesavAra banI nIkaLyA. baLabaLato tApa mAthe laI bharabapore be vAge teo nIkaLyA. haNahaNatA zveta azvo nagaranA mArga para doDavA lAgyA. vaizAkhI tApathI vyAkuLa nagarajano aDadho daravAjo baMdha karI potapotAnA gharamAM ArAma karI rahyA hatA. vizALa rAjamArga para eka-be mANaso sivAya koI haratuM pharatuM dekhAtuM na hatuM. eka bhomiyo ghoDesavAra AgaLa doDI rahyo hato. bIjA sahu lagAma kheMcIne enI pAchaLa aMtara rAkhIne doDatA hatA. Aditye pAchA AvyA pachI mane badho vRttAMta kahI saMbhaLAvyo : "je vanamAM amAre javAnuM hatuM tenI sImAmAM pravezatAM ja ghoDesavAro agAu nakkI karyA mujaba cAreya dizAmAM vaheMcAI gayA. have ame hAthamAM rahelA bhAlA tejIthI calAvatA hokArA-paDakArA karatA AkhAya vanane gherI laI dekAro macAvI dIdho. kolAhalathI gabharAIne haraNAM UMcI chalAMgo mAratAM nAsabhAga karavA lAgyAM. nizAna levA mATe ame ghAsa-AcchAdita TekarI paranI jagyA pasaMda karI. sAme suMdara hariyALuM medAna hatuM. badhuM ThIkaThAka thatAM ja eka-eka sulAsA 65 For Private And Personal Use Only

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bANa dhanuSya para caDhAvI vIrAsana vALI, meM cAra dizAmAM bANa choDyAM. sUuuu...avAja sAthe teo cAra dizAmAM Amatema sarakavA lAgyAM. dhoDesavArone saMketa maLyo. zorabakora karatA, hoMkArA paDakArA karatA teoe vanamAM rahelAM tamAma prANIone temanAM zAMta-zItala nivAsasthAna choDavA mATe emano pIcho pakaDyo. AkhuM vana rugNa mANasanI jema dardabharI cIso pADavA lAgyuM, citravicitra avAja ekamekamAM bhaLI gayA. sAraMga, citraratha, kroMca, kapota, kokila, patraratha vagere pakSIonAM jhuMDa ciciyArI karatAM vanamAMthI UDI jatAM ame TekarI parathI joyAM. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir thoDIvAramAM gIca jhADImAMthI cAlIsa-pacAsa haraNAMnuM ToLuM UMcethI vahetAM jharaNAMnA pANInAM phorAMnI jema layabaddha chalAMgo mAratuM medAnamAM doDI rahyuM hatuM. mahArAja sAthe ame sahu dhanuSya caDAvelA amArA hAtha emanA marmasthAnanuM lakSya levA emanI doDa sAthe gati karavA lAgyA. dhanuSyomAMthI sU...s... karatI satata bANavarSA thaI. pavananI thApaTathI uduMbara vRkSa parathI pAkAM phaLa TapoTapa paDavA lAge tema haraNAMonA hRdayamAM bANa vAgatAM eka pachI eka haraNa medAnamAM TapoTapa DhaLavA lAgyAM. bIjAM haraNa bIkanA mAryAM potAnAM sAthIonI sAme jovA na rahetAM chalAMgo mAratAM medAna vaTAvI bhAgI chUTyAM. zikArano, lakSyavedhano abhyAsa pUro thayo. ame saMtoSano zvAsa lIdho. 17 tyAM acAnaka mahArAjA zreNikanI cIsa saMbhaLAI...'vAmadeva.' zreNika jorathI medAna para pachaDAyA. jANe parvata parathI moTI zilA dhasI paDI! hamaNAM zikAranI rasaprada vAto karatA hatA, tyAM temane ghaDIkamAM zuM thaI gayuM? vAmadeva gabharAI gayo. ame batrIsa bhAIo to zikAra pachI thoDA dUra cAlyA gayA hatA. azvone khelAvatA hatA. vAmadeve mahArAjA sAme joyuM ne enuM hRdaya dhabakavA lAgyuM! zikAramAM magna zreNika vIrAsana vALIne beThA hatA tyAM ghUMTaNa pAsenA DAbA paganA pAchaLanA bhAgamAM ghAsamAM chupAIne beThelo eka lAMbolacaka vizALa ajagara, zreNikane ghUMTaNa sudhI vaLagI gayo hato. pagamAM cAmaDAnA joDAnAM kAraNe enA jaDabAnA sparzanI jANa emane thaI nahIM. vIrAsana choDIne UbhA thavA jatAM ja emano paga halyo. zikAra hAthamAMthI chaTakI na jAya e vicAre ajagare potAnI pUMchaDInA cheDAne tatkSaNa upara laI mahArAjAne potAnI cUDamAM sulasA For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhIDI lIdhA. samrATane eka ajagare sasalAnA baccAnI jema potAnA aMkamAM dabAvI dIdho hato. mAthA parathI mugaTa sarIne medAnanI dhULamAM gabaDI paDyo hato. jala vinA mAchalI taraphaDe tema samrATa enI pakaDamAMthI chUTavA taraphaDatA hatA. paraMtu jema jema e chUTavAnA prayatna karatA hatA tema tema ajagara potAnI bhIMsa vadhArato jato hato. baMne ghAsamAM gaDatholiyAM khAtA hatA. mRtyunA bhayathI mahArAjA "bacAvo...bacAvo..'nI cIsa pADatA hatA. dAMta karaDatA hatA. potAnA hAthamAM rahelA bANanI dhAradAra aNI ajagaranA dehamAM sapasapa ghoMcatA hatA. mRtyunA pAzamAMthI chUTavA samrATa paga pachADatA barADA pADatA hatA. ATalA mahAna zaktizALI samrATane A ajagare jotajotAmAM lAkaDInI bhArInI jema potAnA pAzamAM jakaDI lIdho hato. jIvananI AzA choDI daI zreNika gaganabhedI hRdayavidAraka AkharI cIso pADI UThyA, aMte thAkIne mUrNA khAIne DhaLI paDyA. huM vAmadeva... dimUDha banI meM ajagara tarapha joyuM. tyAM kevaLa caMcaLatA hatI, bhakSya mATe taDapatI! mArI pAse bAkI rahelAM bANa sivAya koI zastra na hatuM. huM bebAkaLo banI gayo. hAthamAM mAthuM pakaDI vicAra karato eka zilA para besI paDyo. saMdhyA namatI hatI. eka eka paLa mahattvanI hatI. mane zastrakalAmAM guru mAnanArA mArA priya samrATa Aje jIvana-maraNa vacce jholAM khAtA hatA. huM saphALo Ubho thayo. hAthamAMthI dhanuSya pheMkI daI, meM ajagara sahita mahArAjAne UMcakIne mAre khabhe mUkyA. A pANIdAra ajagarano sparza eTale sAkSAt mRtyu mRtyu kevA avanavAM rUpa dhAraNa karI jIvana pAchaLa Adu khAIne paDe che! e janma-maraNanuM 96 khabhe UMcakIne, asta pAmatAM kiraNomAM TekarI parathI, jAtane jALavato nIce UtaravA lAgyo. aDagapaNe medAnamAM cAlato cAlato huM AgaLa jaI rahyo hato. ghoDesavAro dUrathI dekhAtA hatA. game tema karIne emanA sudhI pahoMcavuM jarUrI hatuM. huM khabhe kaMIka UMcakIne AvuM chuM e joIne koI moTo zikAra haze." ema samajIne medAnamAM ekatrita thayelA badhA ghoDesavAro hAtha UMcA karI AnaMdathI kikiyArI karatA nAcI UThyA. paraMtu huM emanI najIka pahoMcyo tyAre teo AMkha phADIne mane joI ja rahyA! teo ghoDAo uparathI UtarI sulAsA 67 For Private And Personal Use Only

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gayA. meM, saunI najIka pahoMcI ghUMTaNa TekAvI haLavekathI mahArAjane ajagara sAthe nIce utAryA. meM uttarIyathI kapALa parano parasevo lUchatAM batrIse batrIsa kumAro sAme joyuM. mahArAjanuM mAtra mastaka ajagaranI bhIMsamAMthI chUTuM paDyuM hatuM. kASTanI jema teo nizcetana paDyA hatA. AMkhoM kADhIne meM kumArone (sulasAnA 32 putrone) moTethI kahyuM : 'kAyaranI jema Ama zuM joI rahyA cho?' magadhanA rAjAne ajagara gaLI gayo che e sAMbhaLIne rAjamahelanA sau jano tamArA moM para thUMkaze. mAthe muMDana karAvI gadheDe besADI Dhola pITIne tamArI AkhA nagaramAM savArI kADhaze. pakaDo A hiMsaka prANIne ane bharaDAmAM lIdhelA samrATane mukta karo.' Da Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir saue prabaLa puruSArtha karI ajagaranA bharaDAmAMthI mahArAjAne mukta karyA. meM saune kahyuM : 'mahArAjAne ghoDA para mUko.' saue mahArAjAne eka sazakta ghoDA para UMdhA suvADI dIdhA. vana choDatAM pahelAM eka jharaNA pAse sahejavAra thobhyA. moM para zItaLa pANIno chaMTakAva karatAM ja mahArAjA zuddhimAM AvyA. vananI sImA pAra karatI vakhate vAmadeve sahune kaDaka zabdomAM sUcanA ApI ke 'vanamAM banelI eka paNa vAtanI mahelamAM jANa thavI nahIM joIe.' For Private And Personal Use Only sulasA

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rAja kumAra naMdIeNe prabhu vara pAse dIkSA lIdhI hatI. devalokanA deve ene dIkSA levA nA pADI hatI. pachI svayaM bhagavAne paNa ene dIkSA levAnI utAvaLa karavAnI nA pADI hatI. paraMtu naMdISeNe potAnA daDha manobaLa ane prakRSTa zraddhAbaLanA sahAre dIkSA lIdhI hatI. deve ene kaheluM - "naMdISeNa, tArAM bhogya karmo bhogavavAno bAkI che. tArI kAmavAsanA uttejita thaze. tAre vaiSayika sukha, nahIM icchavA chatAM bhogavavA paDaze. mATe tuM hamaNAM dIkSA na le." "zuM e kAmavAsanAne nAthavAno koI mArga nathI? avazya che! he deva! tame mAchImAranI jALa joI che? emAM keTalA tANAvANA hoya che? paraMtu e jALamAM svecchAe pharatA mAchImArane tame kadI phasAyelo joyo che? zarIranI bhItaramAM mananA asaMkhya tANAvANAmAM kadI na phasAnAra Avo eka mAchImAra mArAmAM, tamArAmAM ane samasta jIvasRSTimAM rahelo che!' "koNa che e?' AtmA! A AtmAno svabhAva che prakAza! caitanya tattva! kadI koInA baMdhanamAM phasAya nahIM tevuM caitanya! A caitanyane jANavAnI hRdayamAM tIvra tamannA joIe. e mATe jIvana para atUTa zraddhA joIe." - deve kahyuM : "koIe AvI zraddhA jIvanamAM dhArI hoya, paraMtu evI zraddhAne bhAMgI nAkhanAruM satya sAme AvIne UbhuM rahe tyAre enI zraddhA DagamagI jAya, e icche nahIM toya te zraddhAhIna banI jAya! emAM eno doSa nathI hoto. doSa hoya che eNe bAMdhelAM karmono, nikAcita karmono. nA devarAja, ema nA kahevAya. zraddhAne tame sAcA arthamAM samajyA nathI. mRtyunI chellI ghaDI sudhI zraddhA na Dage te sAcI zraddhA! kharo zraddhAvAnA kyAreya azraddhALu banato nathI ane karmo para doSa DhoLato nathI." naMdISaNa muninI AMkhomAMthI tejanA phuvArA chUTatA hatA. mukha brahmatejathI camakatuM hatuM. sulatA For Private And Personal Use Only

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he deveza, zraddhA eTale kAMTALA jIvananI hariyALI! darekane potAnI jAta pratye zraddhA hovI joIe. jene potAnA divya svarUpa para zraddhA nathI e potAnuM ke jagatanuM zuM bhaluM karI zakavAno?' ThIka che munivara, huM jANuM chuM ke tame kAmavAsanAne nAthavA mATe, kAmavijetA banavA mATe ghora, ugra ane vIra tapazcaryA karavAnA cho. karo koI girikaMdarAnA jaLasrotanI jema kALasrotano pravAha paNa vege vahI jato hato. muni banelA naMdISaNa Aje na oLakhAya evA vezamAM, svAdhyAyamAM rata banI gayA hatA. have e UrmionAM tophAna na hatAM. e jUnApurANAM manomaMthano na hatAM, nitya rAga-dveSa ane navI navI lAlasAonI pheraphudaraDIo na hatI. sukomaLa ane zuSka, sAruM ane narasuM, priya ane apriya, iSTa ane aniSTa A badhI duvidhAnI duniyAmAMthI teo bahAra nIkaLI gayA hatA. tapa, svAdhyAya, saMyama ane gurujanonI sevAne ja emaNe jIvananuM dhruva banAvI lIdhuM hatuM. saMyamanI nava vADo ane sAdhutAnA daza guNo emaNe meLavI lIdhA hatA. manathI mAyAne pUrepUrI aLagI karI dIdhI hatI, kAyAnA kuMbhane ugra tapana nibhADAmAM pakavIne nirmaLa banAvI hatI. AkAMkSA ane utsukatAnA sthAne zAnti ane saMyamano AnaMda varasI rahyo hato. kAmanuM auSadha kAma che", A guruvANI sAMbhaLIne naMdISeNa muni, eka kSaNa paNa mana ane tanane navarAM paDavA detA na hatA. nitya kriyAo, gurujana sevA, tapa, svAdhyAya ane tattvaciMtanamAM aharniza masta rahetA. emanA mukha para aharniza saMtoSanI chAyA jhaLahaLatI rahetI. mananI sitAra alaukika sUre guMjyA karatI. kAmavAsanAnA vAvaMToLathI teo dUra dUra cAlyA jatA. raMga, rasa ne rUpabharI duniyAmAM teo zAnta ane sthira hatA. mahAmenI jhaDIo ane vAyudevanA tAMDavanI vacce himagiri jema zAnta ne svastha Ubho rahe tema muni zAnta ane svastha hatA. paNa e zAntino nAza karavAno mahAnirNaya jANe vidhie karyo hoya tema temanA zarIramAM kAmavAsanAnI nAgaNa phaNA UMcI karI. temanA dehamAM, kAmAgni pragaTyo..ane munirAje ghora tapazcaryA zarU karI. be-be upavAsa, traNa-traNa upavAsa, cAra-cAra upavAsa. ATha 70 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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ATha upavAsa karavA lAgyA ane bhagavAna mahAvIra sAthe gAme-gAma, nagara-nagara vihAra karavA lAgyA. mana viSayavicAromAM na jAya te mATe sUtronuM pArAyaNa ane arthonuM ciMtana karavA lAgyA. bhogecchAno, indriyavikArono parAbhava karavA teo kRtanizcayI hatA. temaNe mahinA-mahinAnA upavAsa karyA. upavAsomAM teo rAtrinA samaye kyAreka smazAnamAM jaI kAyotsarga dhyAna karatA, kyAreka koI khaMDiyeramAM ke zUnya gharamAM jaI dhyAnastha dazAmAM UbhA rahetA. bhUkha ane tarasa sahana karatA. vanyajaMtuo emanA hAthe, page karaDatA, teo samatA bhAve sahana karatA. mAna-apamAnathI teo alipta hatA. temane to bhItaranI vedamohanIya karmamAMthI utpanna thatI kAmavAsanA sAme jhajhUmavuM hatuM. e vAsanA para vijaya meLavavo hato. jyAre tapathI, dhyAnathI, svAdhyAyathI...vAsanAo zAnta na thaI, tyAre munirAje, bhagavAnathI alaga thaI judo vihAra karavA mAMDyo. have temane jIvasaTosaTanI laDAI karavI hatI. emano jIva kSaNe kSaNe ghuMTAto hato. hRdaya kAmavAsanAthI bharyuM hatuM. sAme kALomeza aMdhakAra hato. vAsanA ane aMdhakAra! cAre bAju vAsanAnAM tamarAM jorajorathI tramatrama karI rahyAM hatAM. emanuM mana bolI UThyuM, "are, kyAM jAuM? zuM karuM? A hRdayane bALanArI vyathA kone kahuM? Dagale ne pagale vAsanAnuM bhUta!' emanuM hRdaya vyAkuLa banI gayuM. hRdayamAM sUnakAra vyApI gayo. ekeya dizA jaDatI na hatI. pAchaLa pharIne jovAnuM mana thatuM nahotuM. emanuM hRdaya saLagatuM hatuM. emanA baLatA hRdayamAMthI aneka uttejita vicAronI vALA UDatI hatI. kharekhara! jIvana e samarAMgaNa che." jIvana eka dAvAnaLa che. koIne paNa dajhADanAro e dAvAnaLa Aje saLagI rahyo che... asvastha mananA nagArA para taDAtaDa avAja karanArI dAMDI kSaNe kSaNe naMdISeNane viSubdha karatI hatI vicAronA avirata maMthanamAMthI kevaLa eka ja nirNaya thayo - AtmahatyA! ane e eka araNayamAM pahoMcyA. temaNe eka vRkSa nIce UbhA rahI, potAnA uttarIya vastrane phADI, teno gALiyo banAvI potAnA gaLAmAM nAMkhyo, ane be hAthe teNe e gaLAne bhIMsavA mAMDyuM. temanI AMkho upara caDhI gaI...tyAM "naMdISeNa Ubho rahe! naMdISaNa Ubho rahe!" avAja Avyo sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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ne tenI sAthe ja gaLA parano gALiyo tUTIne jamIna para paDI gayo.. sAme ja eka jyota pragaTa thaI! jyotamAMthI e ja deva pragaTa thayA! naMdISaNa, huM tane maravA nahIM dauM...tAre vaiSayika sukho bhogavavAnAM ja che.' devanA A zabdoe, zabdaghAte mArA AzAvAdI mananAM cIMtharAM uDADyAM. koIe talavAranA eka jhATake mAruM mastaka dhaDathI juduM karI dIdhuM hota to mane ATaluM duHkha na thayuM hota. ATalI asahya vedanA mane nA thAta. sahanazIlatA e saddaguNa che, paNa vivaza stabdhatA e durgaNa nathI? mArA tapta mastakanI naso taNAvA lAgI. AMkhamAM yajJakuMDa pravaLI UThyo. tamAma zakti ekaThI karIne huM jorathI barADyo - he deva! tame mane kema roko cho? janma devo e karmonA hAthamAM che paNa puruSArtha mArA hAthamAM che. huM kAmavAsanAne paravaza thavA karatAM motane vadhAre pasaMda karuM chuM!' deve hasatAM hasatAM kahyuM : "naMdISeNa, huM tane maravA nahIM dauM! haju tane kahuM chuM. maravAno eka paNa upAya saphaLa nahIM thavA dauM!" naMdISaNe ugra avAje kahyuM : "bhale, tame deva cho, je karavuM hoya te karajo.' deva jyotimAM bhaLI adRzya thaI gayA. naMdISeNa muni manomana bolyA : "have mane kAIno upadeza joIto nathI.' teo vaibhAragiri tarapha cAlyA. sUryAstanAM dIrgha sonerI kiraNomAM muni vaibhAragirinAM UMcAM caDANa caDavA lAgyA. kiMzuka, punnAga, tamAla, sAMtavANuM, kaMkaNI vagere vRkSo para bAMdhelA mALAmAM pahoMcavA mATe cittara, sAraMga, lAka, caMDoLa, cakravAta Adi pakSInAM jhuMDa pAMkho phaphaDAvatAM, kikiyArI karatAM pAchAM pharI rahyAM hatAM. DhoLAva para pazuone carAvIne govALo gAyonI ghaMTaDInA nAdanA tAle vAMsaLInA sUra cheDatA hatA. eka mAtra naMdISeNa muni sivAya samasta sRSTi vizrAma levA Atura hatI! naMdISeNa muni parvatanI eka parNakUTImAM AvyA. parNakUTI eka zikharanI dhAra upara hatI. nIce UMDI khINa hatI. naMdISeNe vahelI savAre bhagavAnanuM smaraNa karI khINamAM jhaMpApAta karavAno nirNaya karyo. rAtri valopAtamAM pasAra karI. prabhAte bhagavAna mahAvIranuM smaraNa karI jhapApAta karyo. paraMtu e rastAmAM ja komaLa hAthomAM jhilAI gayo...paLavAramAM parNakUTImAM AvI gayo. eka khaDakhaDATa hAsya saMbhaLAyuM. divya jyota pragaTI...deva 7ra sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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pragaTa thayA! 'are, tame ja pAchA AvyA?' 'hA munirAja! meM kahyuM che ne huM tamane maravA nahIM dauM!' mana udvigna thaI gayuM. meM araNya tarapha paga upADyA. be prahara vItI gayA hatA. dUra kyAMka Aga lAgI hatI. enA dhumADAnA goTegoTA mane vaibhAragira parathI spaSTa dekhAtA hatA. mane vicAra Avyo ke e AgamAM kUdI paDIne jIvanane samApta karuM. huM AganI pAse gayo, jevo AgamAM jhaMpApAta karavA chalAMga mArI, ke koI tattve mane potAnA be hAthamAM jhIlI lIdho ane mane dUra eka vRkSa nIce laIne Ubho karI dIdho! deva pragaTa thayA. e hasatA hatA. mArA manamAM eka ja vicAra dRDha hato, mRtyu! vAsanAthI taraphaDatA jIvane sadAyanA mATe zAMta karavA eka mRtyu sivAya bIjo koI vikalpa mane sUjhato na hato. mRtyu! maraNamaya mAnasika vedanAno aMta lAvanAra mRtyu! saMsAranAM saghaLAM kALAM dRzyone potAnI zyAma jIbhathI pacAvI janAra mRtyu! mananI AvI vyagra dazAmAM mRtyu sivAya bIjo karyo ArovAro che? deva mArA vicAro vAMcato hato. avadhijJAnI hato ne! teNe dhIrethI mArI pITha pasavArIne kahyuM : 'naMdISeNa, tuM eka kSatriya rAjakumAra che, e tuM bhUlato nahIM.' 'eTale ja kahuM chuM mArA deva, tame mane hamaNAM ne hamaNAM saMsAranuM sauthI haLAhaLa jhera lAvI Apo. mArA mATe e ja mArga che!' 'muni, mAre to tamane jivADavA che, mAravA nathI! jhera huM zA mATe lAvuM?' 'bhale, to tame jaI zako cho!' deva jyotisvarUpa banI adRzya thaI gayA. huM pahADa UtarI gayo. rAjagRhIno bAhya pradeza mAro jANIto hato. huM evA eka udyAnamAM gayo tyAM rAjakumAro zastro khelavA AvatA hatA. teo zastro khelIne jatA hatA, tyAM eka talavAra jamIna para paDI rahI. kumAro jatA rahyA. medAna khAlI thayuM hatuM. meM talavAra upADI mAre keTalAya upavAsa thaI gayA hatA. mane vedanAthI aMdhArAM AvatAM hatAM. bhayathI mAruM zarIra dhrUjI UThyuM. meM talavAranI dhAra tapAsI cAre bAju niHzabda zAMti sulasA For Private And Personal Use Only 73

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hatI. huM paNa zAnta paDI javAno hato. mArI vAsanAnI bhUtAvaLa paNa zAnta paDI javAnI hatI. meM AsapAsa joIne talavAra mArA gaLA para mUkI, tenI sAthe ja talavAranI dhAra buThThI thaI gaI. kuMThita thaI gaI ane deva pragaTa thayA. naMdISaNa! tame haThAgrahI cho. tame mAruM kahyuM mAnatA nathI. e barAbara nathI. tIrthaMkara paNa bhogya karmanAM phaLane bhogavyA vinA cAritra nathI letA. to tame zA mATe pratidina AvA apamRtyuthI maravAnA vRthA prayatno karo cho?' mahAmuni naMdISeNe AMkhonI kIkIne sateja karI AkAza tarapha joyuM. pelAM nirdaya vAdaLonuM AvaraNa hajI haryuM na hatuM. pAMkho tUTelA asahAya paMkhInI jema temanuM mana taraphaDavA lAgyuM. mana raDI paDyuM. "he vIra prabho! ekavAra to darzana Apo! prANanA bhoge vAsanAone jItavAno A eka ja divasa che. mAtra ekavAra ApanA A priya ziSya tarapha ApanI karuNAmayI AMkhothI joI kRpAdRSTi karo...mAtra ekavAra.. joke Apa paNa A devanI jema mane bhogya karmo bhogavavAnA bAkI che, mATe dIkSA levAnI utAvaLa karavAnI nA pADI hatI! chatAM Apa to niyatine, bhavitavyatAne jANanArA! mArA dRDha AgrahanA kAraNe Ape mane dIkSA ApI! prabho! Apa sarvazaktimAna cho, anaMta karuNAnA sAgara cho. sarvajIva hitakArI cho. bhagavaMta! mane mArI vAsanAone bALIne bhasma karI devAnI zakti Apa...kyAMka mArA puruSArthano aMta na AvI jAya. mane basa, eka ja A bhaya satAve che. mane mRtyuno bhaya nathI. mane kAmavAsanAno bhaya che. mAre e vAsanAne paravaza thavuM nathI. bhale marI javuM paDe! paraMtu pelo deva mane maravA ya kyAM de che? e mArI pAchaLa paDI gayo che! zA mATe? huM jANato nathI. huM marI jAuM, emAM e devane zI levAdevA? e mAro koI sago to nathI ja. chatAM e mane maravA deto nathI...kevAM mArAM bhAre karmo che? mArI icchAthI huM marI paNa zakato nathI! vAsanAo upara vijaya paNa meLavI zakato nathI...kevuM mAruM ghora durbhAgya? vaibhAragirinI guphAnA dvAre rojanI jema zilA para beTho. pAse rahelA ghaTAdAra kadaMba vRkSa para eka moTuM pakSI kyAreka pAMkha phaphaDAvatuM marmabhedI citkAra karatuM hatuM. paraMtu bIjI ja kSaNe eno avAja guphAnA nIrava, sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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niHzabda zAMta vAtAvaraNamAM ghUmIne kyAMka khovAI jato hato. AkAzanuM nIlaraMgI pArijAta vRkSa nAnAM nAnAM tArakapuSpothI gIcogIca bhareluM hatuM. ghaNIvAra sudhI e zilA para besI rahyo, paraMtu manano kolAhala ane bhramaNa kyAre zamI jaze, eno eka paNa pratyuttara jaDato na hato. chevaTe khinna mane guphAmAM pravezyo. vicArothI taraphaDato koNa jANe kyAre nidrAva thaI gayo! nidrA ja sauthI vadhu udArahRdayI mAtA che! pratyeka vyaktinAM vibhinna duHkhone te samabhAve mamatAthI bhale thoDA samaya mATe paNa nizcitapaNe potAnA hRdayamAM samAvI le che! ma be divasathI naMdISeNa munine upavAsa hatA. Aje pAraNuM karavAnuM hatuM. madhyAhnakALe teo bhikSA levA nagaramAM gayA. temane jANa na hatI ke 'A vezyAnuM gRha che,' teo e gharamAM pravezyA. 'dharmalAbha!' no AzIrvAda Apyo. tyAM AMkhone nacAvatI hasatI hasatI vezyA bolI : 'munirAja! mAre dharmanA lAbhanI jarUra nathI. mAre to kevaLa arthalAbha joIe!' naMdIbeNa munie vicAryuM : 'A rAMka strI mane zuM samaje che? huM dhAruM to AkAzamAMthI ratnono varasAda varasAvI dauM!' ane emaNe pAse paDeluM eka taNakhaluM hAthamAM laI AkAzamAM uchALyuM! tarata ja ratnono Dhagalo thaI gayo! labdhi pragaTI hatI munirAjanA AtmAmAM! ghora ane ugra tapazcaryAnA prabhAve labdhi pragaTe che. sulasA Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'A le arthalAbha! basa? tuM zuM mane nirdhana samaje che?' ema kahIne muni gharanI bahAra nIkaLavA jAya che, tyAM vezyA ADI UbhI rahe che, 'tame mArA prANanAtha cho. A duSkara vrata choDI do. Avo, mArI sAthe bhoga bhogavo...nahIMtara huM prANatyAga karIza...' naMdISeNe dIrgha niHzvAsa mUkyo. teNe vezyAnI vAta svIkArI, paNa eka zarata karI : 'huM pratidina ahIM AvanArA puruSomAMthI daza ke tethI vadhAre puruSone pratibodha pamADI bhagavAna mahAvIra pAse dIkSA levA mokalIza. pachI ja bhojana karIza. je divase mAtra nava puruSo ja pratibodha pAmaze te divase dazamo huM pharIthI dIkSA laIza.' temaNe munivezano tyAga karyo. vezyA kAmalatA naMdISaNane potAnI citrazALAmAM laI AvI, naMdISeNe For Private And Personal Use Only 75

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kAmalatA sAme joyuM. te ati suMdara lAgatI hatI. tAjA snAnanI bhInAza enA gaura ane mAMsala deha para camakatI hatI. temAMthI utpanna thatI mIThI snigdhatA jonAranAM netrone lobhAvI detI hatI. dIpakamAMthI verAto raMgaberaMgI chAyAprakAza ene svarganI parI banAvato hato. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir kAmalatAe kamara para bedarakArIthI eka rezamI vastra paheryuM hatuM. eNe vakSasthaLane suvarNanA tArothI guMphita eka nAnakaDA vastrapaTathI bAMdhyuM hatuM. eno ghanazyAma lAMbo kezakalApa kalAmaya rIte gUMthelo hato. emAM pArijAtanI veNI paherI hatI. enA gaura ane unnata vakSasthaLa upara eka mahAmUlya hAra paDyo hato. kamara para lAMbI TimekhalA paherelI hatI. eNe potAnAM aNiyALAM netromAM kAjaLa AMjyuM hatuM. rAtA phUla jevA be karNa 52 lAMbA ratnajaDita kuMDaLo laTakatAM hatAM. lAMbA seMthAmAM siMdUra tarabatara hatuM. kesaranI moTI ADa kapALe zobhatI hatI. nakha, hAtha ane chAtI para suMdara citarAmaNa kareluM hatuM. tAMbUlanAM bIDAM enA oSThanI lAlAzane bhaDake jagAvI rahyAM hatAM. mIThI mugdha karanArI attaranI suvAsa AkhA dehamAMthI bhabhaka jagAvatI hatI. naMdISeNanuM bhogAvila-karma udayamAM AvyuM. e sUdhabUdha vIsarI gayo. kAmalatAe naMdISeNano hAtha pakaDyo. tene virAmAsana para besADyo. enA khabhA sAthe potAnA khabhA aDADI kAmalatA beThI. naMdISeNa A rUpanA jAdu pAse bAhya duniyA vIsarI gayo. teNe kahyuM : 'kAmalatA, zuM A sAkSAt svarga che ane tuM svarganI sAcesAca apsarA che? 'hA, yuvAna! tuM sAcuM kahe che!' kAmalatAe eka bhaMga racatAM naMdISeNanA khoLAmAM mAthuM mUkI zarIra DhALI dIdhuM. mukhanA tAMbUlanI ane kezamAM maghamaghI rahelAM tela-attaranI sugaMdha naMdISeNanA nAkamAM bhabhakI UThI. vezyAnA sparzathI naMdISeNanA dilamAM, enA romaromamAM kadI na anubhavelI eka kaMpArI janmI. enuM hRdaya dhaDaka dhaDaka thavA lAgyuM. anaMgano azrAvya dhoSa rageragamAM vahevA lAgyo. vezyA naMdISeNanA AjAnabAhune potAnA komaLa kisalaya jevA hastasaMpuTamAM dabAvI rahI hatI. 58 magadhasamrATano putra, bhagavAna mahAvIrano ziSya sAna, bhAna ne Ana bhUlyo. saritAnI sera tUTI, sAgarano baMdha tUTyo... For Private And Personal Use Only sulasA

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mArA prANAdhAra.. priya sakhA.." bolatI vezyA dehasamarpaNa karatI rahI. teNe yogIne bhraSTa karyo. dIpako hajIya baLI rahyA hatA. kokilAno TahukAra hajIya unmatta hato. caMdranAM amIkiraNo citrazALAne hajuya mAdaka rIte ajavALI rahyAM hatAM. naMdISeNa ane kAmalatA zramita thaI pAchalI rAtanI mIThI nidrA mANI rahyAM hatAM. vezyAnA nivAsamAM naMdISeNanI rasotsavabharI aneka divasa-rAtrio vahI rahI hatI. nitanita navAnavA raMgarAga ne navanavA bhogavilAsa...paLepaLa, kSaNekSaNa divase divase eka dIrgha ullAsano aMta vagarano sUtrapAza ene vITAye jato hato. roja rAta paDatI, ane atRptinI chAyA sAthe letI AvatI. naMdISaNa kyAreka mUMjhAI jato. "rasa-vilAsanA sAgaro peTa bharIne bharIne pIdhA chatAM, ATaATalI anaMta tRSA kema? zuM vilAsa e koI anaMtakAlIna bhUkhyuM bhikSApAtra che?' saMtoSa, sAMtvana ke prasannatAnuM A suMdara svargasamI duniyAmAM nAmonizAna na hatuM. dareka prabhAta navI premapipAsA laIne UgatuM. pratyeka rAtri anerI bhogAkAMkSA sAthe jhaLahaLI rahetI. chatAM naMdISaNa potAnI pratijJA bhUlyo na hato. vezyAnA ghare AvanArA bhogI bhramarone e tyAga ane vairAgyano upadeza Apato! enI pAse "vacana-labdhi" hatI! roja daza-daza puruSone tyAga-vairAgyanA raMge raMgI, bhagavAna mahAvIra pAse mokalato. te darzadaza puruSo dIkSA letA hatA! saMsAranI vicitra ghaTamALa jevuM naMdISaNanuM jIvana hatuM! ene devalokanA pelA devanAM vacano yAda AvatAM hatAM. bhagavAna mahAvIra paNa yAda AvatA hatA..ene lAgatuM hatuM ke "huM khoTA mArga chuM." paNa A jIvana choDAtuM na hatuM. prAtaHkALe bujhAyelo dIpaka sAMje navA tejathI jhaLahaLI UThe ema prabhAte zramita lAgatI lAlasA, sAyaM kAla thatAM pharIthI jhabakIne jAgatI hatI. kAmalatAnI aNabUjha anaMta tRSA eka anaMta sUtrapAza banI naMdISaNane vIMTaLAI vaLI hatI, naMdISaNe ene badhA puruSone bhulAvI dIdhA hatA. sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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naMdISeNa ene saMsAranA badhA nIrakhatAM na thAke to kAmalatA nAcatAM nahotI thAkatI! kyAreka naMdISeNa potAnA jIvananA jUnA copaDA ukheLavA besato tyAre vezyA vyagra thaI jatI. e unmatta banI jatI. rakhe, naMdISaNa mohapAzamAMthI mukta thaI jAya! rUpavatI dAsIone nAcavAnI AjJA karatI, pote nAcatI navI navI zRMgAraceSTAo karatI. kAmalatAne naMdISaNanI purANI smRtio para vismRtino paTa bichAvelo rAkhavo hato. e mATe teNe dhIre dhIre Akho AvAsa palaTAvI nAMkhyo. saMpattinI koI sImA rahI na hatI. naMdISeNe sonA-rUpA ne ratnonA DhagalA karI dIdhA hatA. eNe puSpavATikAo, latAmaMDapo, drAkSa kuMjo, nijharagraho racAvyAM. pakSI ane bhramarathI guMjArava karatAM sarovara banAvyAM. AvAsanI pAchaLa kalarava karatI kRtrima nadI vahAvI dIdhI! suMdara vRkSo, nAnI nAnI TekarIo, emAM nAnI nAnI suMdara guphAo, haryAbharyA zikharo ane enA kinAre maNinirmita parivRndonI racanA karI. sonAnI dhUpadAnIomAM sugaMdhI dhUpa gUMcaLA vaLato dizAone mahekAvato hato. suvarNapiMjaramAM killola karI rahelAM pakSIo Akho divasa vinoda karatAM hatAM. paricArako, gAyako, kavio, vAdako ane suMdara sevikAo harapaLe sevAmAM hAjara rahetI. 28RtunA vihAro yojAtA. vasaMtamAM vRkSavRkSe navapallavatA pAMgaratI, ane baMne suMdara jharaNAMonA tIre maMda samIranI laharIomAM hiMDoLe jhUlatAM. rati ane kAmadevanI kathA karatAM. vasaMta to kAmadevano mitra! koI vAra baMne saritAsnAna karavA jatAM, pArijAtakanAM vanomAM vihAra karatAM. caMdana-kapUrano paraspara lepa karatAM. varSa-veLAmAM viyoginI mugdhAnA hRdayanI pIDA jevI AkAzamAM paNa vAdaLAMonI pIDA jAmatI. tyAre vIjaLInA garjAravamAM vRSTinA muzaLadhAra relAmAM kAmalatAne majA AvatI. baMne ekabIjAnAM kAvya racatAM. vacce bhayaMkara garjanA thatI. garjanAthI chaLI marI hoya tema DarIne kAmalatA naMdISaNane velInI jema vaLagI paDatI. ThaMDI ThaMDI havAnA sapATAothI nirAdhAra kabUtarInI jema dhrujatI dhrujatI kAmalatA naMdISaNanA paDakhAmAM saMtAI jatI. sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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zarada ane ziziranI rAtrio paNa A rIte mIThI banI jatI. suMdara aMgIThInI AsapAsa uttama, madhura ne snigdha bhojana letAM letAM kAmalatA potAnI kaLAonuM pradarzana karatI. soLa-soLa zRMgAra sajatI! prabhAtano samaya hato. sUrya be ghaDIthI AkAzamAM UMce caDhato hato. naMdISeNanI dharmopadezanI avirata dhArAmAM bhIMjAIne eka pachI eka, ema nava puruSo virakta banyA, bodha pAmyA, bhagavAna mahAvIranAM caraNomAM dIkSA levA ravAnA thaI gayA. pachI dazamo puruSa eka sonI Avyo. naMdISeNe ene pratibodha pamADavA akhaMDa upadezadhArA vahAvI. sUryodaya thaye cAra kalAka thaI gayA hatA. haju naMdISeNe moDhAmAM pANInuM TIpuM paNa nAMkhyuM na hatuM. kAmalatA be vakhata bolAvavA AvI gaI. naMdISeNe kahyuM : 'haju dazamA puruSane pratibodhavAno bAkI che...' 'paraMtu rasoI ThaMDI thaI jAya che...' bhale, pharIthI rasoI banAvaje... paNa dazamAne pratibodha pamADIne pachI ja bhojana karIza.' vezyA nArAja thaIne cAlI gaI. naMdISeNe pelA sonIne upadeza Apavo cAlu rAkhyo...madhyAhnano samaya thaI gayo. paNa pelo sonI bUjhato nathI. virakta banato nathI...tyAM kAmalatA jarA gussAmAM AvI...bolI : 'have to bhojana pharI lo nAtha!' 'nA, A dazamAne pratibodha pamADyA pachI ja bhojana...' 'paNa A nahIM pratibodha pAme...to ?' 'to to pachI?' 'to dazamA tame!' 'huM?' hA, emAM vAMdho zuM che?' kAmalatAe hasatAM hasatAM kahI dIdhuM! naMdISaNano aMtarAtmA pokArI UThyo : 'UTha, Ubho thA, tAruM bhogyakarma pUruM thaI gayuM che. pahoMcI jA paramagurunA caraNe ane dhAraNa karI le sAdhutA! have tAro mokSamArga nirAbAdha che! tArI zrAmaNyanI sAdhanA akhaMDa sulasA For Private And Personal Use Only 7.

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raheze. Ubho thaI jA! sApa jema kAMcaLI utArI nAkhe tema palavAramAM naMdISeNe bhogasukhono. tyAga karI dIdho. vezyAnA gharamAMthI bahAra nIkaLI gayA. pAchaLa vezyA rotI-kakaLatI doDatI AvI..paNa pAchA pharIne enI sAme paNa na joyuM! enuM sattva, enuM vIratva, eno tIvra vairAgya pragaTI gayo hato! naMdISeNa bhagavAna mahAvIra pAse pahoMcI gayA. pharIthI dIkSA lIdhI. prabhue dIkSA ApI. pelA deva pragaTa thayA. temanA mukha para hAsya hatuM "tya vaMvArSi temaNe naMdISeNane vaMdanA karIne kahyuM ; mahAmuni! have tame nirvikAra rahezo. tame indriyavijetA banyA cho! tamAro mokSamArga niSkaTaka ho!' 0 sulatA For Private And Personal Use Only

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mArA parama priyatama zramaNa bhagavAna vardhamAna mahAvIra! ApanAM pAvana caraNakamalomAM kauzAmbIthI zrAvikA jayaMtInAM anaMta vaMdana! Apa aMtaryAmI cho. Apa zuM nathI jANatA? to paNa moTuM kholIne kaMI kahyA vagara tamArA sudhI mAro aMtaranAda pahoMcato nathI. tethI ApanI sAme mAruM hRdaya kholI rahI chuM. Apa jJAtA cho, draSTA cho...chatAM mArI vAto lakhIne huM haLavI thavA cAhuM chuM. tamArA mATe zuM agocara che? to paNa lakhI rahI chuMmArA mananI vAto. hRdaya kholIne kahevAthI duHkha ghaTe che. hRdaya kholI rahI chuM tyAre badhuM ja, mArA doSa, durbaLatA..bhrama badhuM ja bahAra Avaze. bhUlo karatI rahI, bhUlothI upara UThI zakI nahIM. eTale kadAca mAre mATe mokSapatha baMdha thaI gayo? ATalA divasonI saMcita manovedanA Aje ApanAM caraNomAM artha banIne vahI javA do! duniyA bhale jANI le. he mahAvIra! mArI vAta pUrI na thAya tyAM sudhI mArA bhAva ane ciMtanane jaDa karazo nahIM, mArI smaraNazakti naSTa karazo nahIM, ke mane mRtyunA hAthamAM arpita karazo nahIM. loko mane kahe che : "jayaMtI! tuM atI suMdara che! adbhuta che! teo mArA dehanI prazaMsA kare che. gurukRpAthI jANuM chuM ke deha e huM nathI. huM to anAmI arUpI AtmA chuM...sat- ciAnaMda svarUpa chuM. eTale loko prazaMsA kare che tyAre huM mauna rahuM chuM! prabho! huM kauzAmbInA rAjA zatAnikanI bahena chuM. mArA bhAInuM Akasmika mRtyu thaI gayuM. mArI raMbhAurvazI jevI bhAbhI mRgAvatI vidhavA banI gaI...mAro saMsAra pratyeno rAga osarI gayo. meM lagna karavAnI nA pADI. meM mRgAvatIne khUba AzvAsana ApyuM. jIvananI caMcaLatA pratyakSa dekhAI. sukhonuM visarjana pratyakSa jovA maLyuM. sulAsA 81 For Private And Personal Use Only

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jinezvara! meM ApanA mATe ghaNuM sAMbhaLyuM che. Ape dharmatIrthanI sthApanA karI che. Apa sAdhu-sAdhvI-zrAvaka-zrAvikAnuM yogakSema karI rahyA cho. devo karatAMya ApanuM rUpa anaMtagaNuM caDhiyAtuM che! ApanI vANI sAkara-drAkSa ane madhu karatAM vadhu madhura che.. Apa mAlakauMsa' rAgamAM dharmadezanA Apo cho. dareka jIvAtmA potapotAnI bhASAmAM Apano upadeza samaje che! Apa pApImAM pApI jIvone paNa zaraNa Apo cho...eTale mAruM mana ApanA tarapha AkarSAyuM che. he paramezvara! caMpApati rAjA dadhivAhananI putrI caMdanAne Ape ApanA zaraNamAM lIdhI! to zuM mane ApanA zaraNamAM nahIM lo? mArAmAM doSo che, durguNo che...paraMtu ApanuM zaraNa prApta thatAM e doSo avazya nAza pAmaze..prabho! bhagavAna pArzvanAthanI paraMparAnA sAdhupuruSo pAsethI meM ApanA prabhAvo jANyA che. ApanI mahAnatA jANI...mane ApanAM pratyakSa darzana karavAnI tIvra icchA jAgI che! he guNanidhi, mArA manamAM ghaNA prazno che...mAre e praznonAM samAdhAna pAmavA che... Apa vatsadezamAM padhAro nAtha! amArI kauzAmbI nagarIne pAvana karo. mane pAvana karo...mane mokSamArga Apo.. jIvanano uddezya to ja pUro thaze. sAce ja vardhamAna! Apa ja mArA sAcA sakhA cho. sakhA pAse mana kholavAthI hRdaya AkAza jevuM mukta, udAra ne prakAzamaya thaI jAya che. je ke vardhamAna evA jJAtA draSTA che ke emanI pAse mana kholIne kAMI kahevAnI jarUra ja nathI paDatI. emane jotAM ja savAranA sUryanA sparzathI phUlanI badhI pAMkhaDIo khUlI jAya, ema mana khUlI jAya che! hRdayamAM kyAMya kaMI chUpuM rahetuM nathI. vardhamAna pAse badhI gopanIyatA, badhI ruMdhAmaNa koNa jANe kema badhA aMtarAya dUra thaI jAya che. mATe he AtmasakhA! vatsadezamAM Avo ne ApanI A jayaMtIno saMsAra dAvAnaLamAMthI uddhAra karo. li. ApanI zrAvikA jayaMtI jANe ke jayaMtIno patra vAMcIne bhagavAne vaizAlIthI vatsadeza tarapha vihAra karyo! prabhu rAjadhAnI kauzAmbImAM pahoMcyA. tyAM nagaranI bahAra "candrAvata raNa" caityamAM sthiratA karI. devoe samavasaraNanI racanA karI. 8ra sulasI For Private And Personal Use Only

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prabhunA AgamananA samAcAra jANI rANI mRgAvatI potAnA putra rAjA udayana ane naNaMda jayaMtI sAthe, prabhune vaMdana karavA samavasaraNamAM AvI. prabhunI dharmadezanA zarU thaI. rAjagRhInA rAjamahelamAM, muni naMdIpeNanA patana ane utthAnanA samAcAra pahoMcI gayA hatA. rAjaparivAra vyathita hato. saunI icchA meghamuni tathA naMdISeNa muninAM darzana-vaMdana karavAnI jAgI hatI. samAcAra maLI gayA hatA ke prabhu vatsadezamAM kauzAmbI pahoMcI gayA che. mahArAjA zreNike abhayakumArane AjJA karI, naMdA, dhAriNI ane bIjI rANIone laI te kauzAmbI jAya. rathomAM javAnuM hatuM. eTale nAga sArathi javAnA ja hatA. sulasAe paNa rANIonI sAthe javAnuM nakkI karyuM. prabhunAM darzana karyuM ghaNo samaya thaI gayo hato ane naMdISeNanA badhA samAcAro jANIne enuM hRdaya vyathita hatuM. rAjagRhInA rAjaparivAre ane sulasAe vatsadeza tarapha prayANa karyuM. paMtha lAMbo hato, paraMtu abhayakumAranI dharmacarcAmAM samaya sArI rIte pasAra thaI jato hato. ame jyAre kauzAmbI pahoMcyAM tyAre samavasaraNamAM bhagavaMtanI dharmadezanA zarU thaI gaI hatI. ame sahu dUrathI prabhune vaMdanA karI yogya jagAe besI gayAM. dezanA sAMbhaLatAM sAMbhaLatAM hRdaya saMvedanazIla banI gayuM. huM ja mane kahevA lAgI - "sulasA, tane khabara che ne jIvana-nATakano paDado eka divasa paDavAno che, ane A pRthvInuM darzana baMdha thavAnuM che. nIrava ekAMtamAM jIva, potAnI navI musApharI zarU karaze, ane A AMkhone jovAnAM dazyo upara chello paDado paDI jaze. ane chatAM nIla nirabhra AkAzamAMthI rajanIne nihALavA tArAo jema AvatA hatA tema AvyA karaze! prabhAtanI manohArI raMgalIlA pragaTatI hatI tema pragaTaze, ane AnaMdasAgaranA ane vedanAnA sAgaranA saMkhyAtIta taraMgothI dharatI jema relAtI hatI tema relAyA karaze. mArA kSaNika jIvanane jyAre huM A anaMtanA Are UbheluM jouM chuM tyAre mArI jIvanakSaNikatAne vaLagelI tamAma maryAdAo adRzya thaI jAya che ane mRtyudIpanA prakAzamAM tArI he prabho! anaMta sRSTimAM rahela anaMta sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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vaibhavane nihALIne huM mugdha banI rahuM chuM. tArI e anaMta vaibhavI sRSTinuM jIvana mAruM aMtima jIvana ho! e keTaluM bhavya, unnata ane virala che! have e jIvana pAmavAnI mArI adamya icchA che. prabhunI dharmadezanA pUrNa thaI. zramaNopAsikA jayaMtI UbhI thaI. teNe prabhune vaMdanA karI ane kahyuM : prabho! mArA mATe Aje jIvananuM navuM prabhAta pragaTyuM che. mArA AtmasakhA, tame mArI mohanidrAmAMthI mane jagADavA ja ahIM AvyA cho. tame ja nAtha, A bhavAraNyamAMthI bahAra nIkaLavAno mArga batAvajo. he prANezvara! duniyA AkhI potAnAM nIcAM neNa tAre caraNe DhALatI, tArI bhavyatA pAse jANe stabdha banIne UbhI che! ane niHzabda tArAonI duniyA paNa, tArA caraNe bhaktibhAve vinamra banIne zAnta UbhI che. tArI A mahAna bhavyatAno to mane koI divasa khyAla ja Avyo nahIM! he mArA jIvanezvara! have A dRzya jovA maLyuM...have A saMsAranI ramata pUrI thaI jaze! he jinezvara! mArI prArthanAne jANIne, sAMbhaLIne ja Apa ahIM padhAryA cho. prabho, mArA manamAM keTalAka prazno anuttara paDelA che, ApanI AjJA hoya to pUchuM.' jayaMtI, tuM tArA prazano pUchI zake che.' "bhagavaMta, jIva bhArepaNuM kevI rIte prApta kare che? he jayaMtI, prANAtipAta, mRSAvAda, adattAdAna, maithuna, parigraha, krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha, prema, dveSa kalaha, doSAropaNa, cADI-cUgalI, rati ane arati, niMdA, kapaTapUrvaka mithyAbhASaNa ane mithyAdarzana-A aDhAra doSa che. A doSo AcaravAthI jIva bhArepaNuM prApta kare che, ane cAra gatimAM bhaTake jayaMtIe bIjo prazna karyo : "he prabho, AtmA halako-phoro kevI rIte bane?' he ja yaMtI, A aDhAra doSo dUra karavAthI jIva halako-phoro bane che. A aDhAra doSa dUra thavAthI jIva saMsAraparibhramaNa ghaTADe che, haLavo bane che, saMsArakALa ocho kare che ane saMsArane ullaMghI jAya che." 84 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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he jinezvara deva! mokSa prApta karavAnI yogyatA jIvane svabhAvathI prApta thAya che, ke AtmAnAM pariNAmothI?' jayaMtI, mokSa prApta karavAnI yogyatA svabhAvathI hoya che, pariNAmathI nahIM.' prabho, zuM badhA ja bhavasiddhaka jIvo mokSagAmI che?" jayaMtI, je bhavasiddhaka hoya che te badhA mokSagAmI hoya che.' "to pachI bhagavaMta, jo badhA bhavasiddhaka jIvonI mukti thaI jaze to A saMsAra bhavasiddhaka jIvothI khAlI nahIM thaI jAya?" he jayaMtI, tuM AvuM kema bole che? jema sarvAkAzanI zreNI hoya, te Adi anaMta hoya, be bAjuthI parimita hoya ane bIjI zreNIothI parivRtta hoya, emAMthI samaye-samaye eka-eka pudgala kADhatAM kADhatAM anaMta utsarpiNI ane avasarpiNI pasAra thaI jAya, chatAM e zreNI khAlI nathI thatI, tevI rIte he jayaMtI, bhavasiddhaka jIvo siddha thatA jAya, chatAM saMsAra bhavasiddhaka jIvothI khAlI na thAya.' bhagavaMta! samAdhAna thayuM. eka navo prazna pUchuM chuM. he jinezvara, jIvo sUtelA sArA ke jAgatA sArA?' 'keTalAka jIvo sUtelA sArA, keTalAka jIvo jAgatA sArA.' prabho, e kevI rIte? he jayaMtI, je jIva adhArmika che, adharmanA mArge cAle che, adharma jene game che, adharmanI vAto kare che, adharmane jue che, adharmamAM Asakta che, adharmAcaraNa kare che - AvA jIvo sUtelA rahe te sArA! e sUtelA rahe, tethI ghaNAM prANIone, bhUtone, Avone ane sattvone zoka-paritApanuM kAraNa nathI banatA. e sUtelA rahe tethI emanI ane bIjAonI adhArmika saMyojanA nathI thatI. mATe adhArmika jIvo sUtelA sArA. ane huM jayaMtI, je jIvo dhArmika che, dharmAnusArI che, dharmayukta AcaraNavALA che, te jIvo jAgatA rahe te sArA! AvA dhArmika jIvo jAgatA rahe to ghaNAM prANIone-jIvone sukha-zAnti ApavAnuM kArya kare che. AvA dhArmika jIvo, bIjA jIvone paNa dharmanA mArge joDe che. eTalA mATe AvA jIvo jAgatA rahe te sArA. sulatA For Private And Personal Use Only

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he jayaMtI, eTalA mATe huM kahuM chuM ke keTalAka jIvo sUtelA sArA ane keTalAka jIvo jAgatA sArA. "he bhagavaMta! Ape je samAdhAna karyuM te satya che. bhagavan! jIvonI durbaLatA sArI ke sabaLatA sArI?" jayaMtI, keTalAka jIvonI sabaLatA sArI ane keTalAka jIvonI durbaLatA sArI." he bhagavan, Apa A rIte kema kaho cho?" jayaMtI, je jIvo adhArmika che ane adharmathI AjIvikA upArjana kare che, te jIvo mATe durbaLatA sArI che. AvA jIvo durbaLa hoya to duHkhI nathI thatA ane je jIvo dhArmika che, teo baLavAna hoya to sArA. teo svayaM sukhI thAya che ane bIjAone sukhI kare che. eTalA mATe huM kahuM chuM ke keTalAka jIvonI durbaLatA sArI, keTalAka jIvonI sabaLatA sArI." bhagavanuM, jIvo kuzaLa-dakSa ane udyamI hoya te sArA ke ALasu sArA?' jayaMtI, keTalAka jIvo udyamI sArA, keTalA ALasu sArA!' e kevI rIte bhagavaMta?' . je jIvo adhArmika che, adharmanuM AcaraNa kare che, teo ALasu hoya to sAruM! ane je jIvo dharmAcaraNa kare che, teo udyamazIla hoya to sAruM! dharmaparAyaNa jIva, AcArya, upAdhyAya, sthavira, tapasvI, glAna, nUtana muni, gaNa, saMgha ane sAdharmikanI sevA-zaNUSA kare che.' he bhagavana, zrotrendriya paravaza jIva kevAM karma bAMdhe che?' he jayaMtI, zrotrendriya paravaza jIva, cakSurindriya paravaza jIva...pAMceya indriyone paravaza jIva saMsAramAM paribhramaNa karAvanArAM pApakarma bAMdhe che.' he karuNAnidhAna! he paramezvara! he sarvajJa-sarvadarzI! Ape Aje mArA praznonA sAcA uttaro ApI saMtuSTa karI che. kRtArtha karI che. jIvananA he aMtima dhyeya! he jinadeva! tame ahIM AvyA, tamArA premabharyA mRdu zabdo mArA kAnamAM guMjI rahyA che. divasonA divaso sudhI meM tamArA tarapha najara rAkhI che. tamane maLavA mATe ja jIvananI kSaNo ane vedanAo vahI che. aMtaHkaraNanA gUDhamAM gUDha khUNethI he priya prabho! tamArI tarapha mAro prema vahyo che. mArI pAse je kAMI che, je kAMI huM chuM. je kAMI mArI sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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AzAomAM dekhA de che ane je kAMI mArI premasaritAmAM vahe che te badhuM ja he snehasidhu! tamArA caraNe dharavA mATe che. prabho! tamArI karuNAsabhara eka daSTi mArA upara paDI che. mAruM jIvana tamArA caraNe samarpita che. puSpanI mALA meM gUMthI rAkhI che. AtmA ane viratinA lagnamahotsavane vadhAvavA badhI taiyArI rAkhI che. rAtrinA nirava ekAMtamAM mArA priyatamane maLavA huM navavadhUnI jema kyAranI pratIkSA karI rahI chuM. he jIvananA svAmI! huM Aje mAruM ghara choDI dauM chuM ane ApanA zaraNe AvuM chuM..prabho! mane sarvavirati ApI, mane ApanI ziSyA banAvI do!" jayaMtI zrAvikAe dIkSA lIdhI. samavasaraNa pUruM thayuM. abhayakumAra sAthe ame sahu bhagavAna pAse gayAM. vaMdanA karI, sukhazAtA pUchI ane meghamuni tathA naMdISaNa munine vaMdana karavAnI icchA vyakta karI. bhagavaMte anumati ApI. ame meghamunine vaMdana karI, emanI sukhazAtA pUchI, naMdISeNa muni pAse gayA. temane vaMdanA karI emanI pAse beThAM. naMdISeNa, jayaMtI zrAvikAnI dIkSAthI khUba ja prabhAvita hatA. temaNe kahyuM : "tame jayaMtInA vyaktitvane nahIM jANatA ho.. e kharekhara sAcI zramaNopAsikA hatI, have e zreSTha sAdhvI banI! bhagavAna pArzvanAthanI paraMparAnA kezI gaNadhara ane emanAM sAdhu-sAdhvIonA paricayathI jayaMtI dharmazAstromAM, tattvajJAnamAM, tattvaciMtanamAM racIpacI rahetI hatI. rAjamahelamAM rahevA chatAM enAmAM koI garva nahoto, koI abhimAna na hatuM. e A nagaramAM eTalI ja AdarapAtra hatI, jeTalI AdarapAtra rANI mRgAvatI che! mahArAjA zatAnikanA mRtyu pachI rANI mRgAvatIe jema jayaMtIne sAcavI hatI tevI rIte jayaMtIe mRgAvatIne vaidhavyanuM duHkha sAlavA dIdhuM na hatuM. baMne naNaMda-bhojAI guNiyala! tame sahu bhAgyazALI ke AvA virala prasaMge tame ahIM AvI gayAM!" abhayakumAre kahyuM : "munirAja! have to Apa svastha ane prasanna cho ne?' hA, mahAmaMtrI! duSkarmanuM eka pracaMDa vAvAjhoDuM AvavAnuM ja hatuM! devavANI thayelI ane svayaM parama gurudeve paNa mane sAvadhAna karelo paNa sulatA 87 For Private And Personal Use Only

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Apa to bAlyakALathI mAro jiddI svabhAva jANo cho tophAnonI sAme javAmAM mane majhA Ave che! saMkaTono prANanA bhoge mukAbalo karavAno mane game che! AMtarazatruo sAme ghaNuM jhajhUmyo! prANa hoDamAM mUkyA. paraMtu bhavitavyatAne koI mithyA nathI karI zakatuM ane eka divasa mAruM patana thayuM.." he mahAmuni! e patanamAM paNa Apa roja 1010 manuSyonuM dhArmika utthAna karatA hatA ne! roja 1010.manuSyone bhagavAna pAse mokalatA hatA, ne teo dIkSA letA hatA! munirAja, Apano AtmA to tyAM patananA kUvAmAM ya jAgrata hato! nahIMtara Avo bhavya puruSArtha thaI ja na zake ne? chevaTe vijaya to Apano ja thayo!' mahAmaMtrI! huM tyAM vezyAgRhamAM rAha joto hato...rAha jovAno paNa mAro AnaMda hato! jyAre huM 10 puruSone, kAmI-vikArI puruSone pratibodha karato tyAre mAruM aMtaHkaraNa AnaMda AnaMda anubhavatuM hatuM. vahI jatI pavananI laherakhIomAMthI madhuratA pragaTatI hatI. prabhAtanA ajavALAthI. huM tyAM dvAra pAse besato. huM jANato hato ke koI sukhada paLe, acAnaka ja huM kaMIka karI laIza! mane mArA ujvaLa bhaviSyanA paDaghA saMbhaLAtA hatA. parama gurudeva bhagavAna mahAvIra mArA smRtipaTa para hatA! teoe ja kadAca pelA dazamA puruSa sonIne pratibodha pAmavA nahIM dIdho hoya.. jethI dazama huM ja punaH gurudevanA caraNe pahoMcI jAuM!" sulasA bolI UThI : he mArA svAmI! he vIra prabhu! huM tamAruM kyuM svarUpa saMbhAruM ne kahyuM na saMbhAruM? jyAre mAruM hRdaya kaThora ane zUnya bane che tyAre tame dayAnA devarUpe pragaTo cho! jevI rIte mahAmuni naMdISeNanI sAme pragaTyA! Apa to sonInuM rUpa karIne nahotA gayA ne? jyAre jyAre jIvanamAMthI huM rasa khoI besuM chuM tyAre tame koI madhura gItAvalinA sarodarUpe mArA aMtarane bhIMjavI jAo cho. jyAre kAmanI asaMkhya dhamAlothI huM AkuLa-vyAkuLa banI jAuM chuM tyAre tame mArA nAtha! mArI pAMpaNa para besI jarAka nidrAghenanI mohinI baMsI cheDI mane ArAma ApI jAo cho. koI vakhata mAruM bhIru kaMgALa hRdaya koI eka aMdhArakhUNAmAM rAMkanI 88 sulatA For Private And Personal Use Only

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jema sAva nirmAlya banIne TUMTiyuM vALI besI jAya che tyAre tame he mArA rAjA! koI mahAna nRpatinI adAthI ekadama bAraNuM kholIne pravezo cho ane mArI pelI rAMkaDI kSudratA koNa jANe kyAM bhAgI jAya che! ane jyAre adamya vAsanAno ghero aMdhakAra mArA mana-AkAzane vIMTaLAI vaLe che tyAre te pavitratama! tame vIjaLI laIne mArI pAse Avo cho. huM to tamane kayA svarUpe pichANuM mArA nAtha!' devI sulatA! tamArA hRdayakamalamAM to prabhu vIra sadaiva birAjamAna che!' 'bhale mahAmuni, tamArI vAta satya ho. paraMtu Apa to prabhunA hRdayakamaLamAM birAjamAna cho! e ApanuM zreSTha puNya che! Apa to bhavasAgara tarI ja javAnA!" rANIoe naMdISeNa munine sukhazAtA pUchI. temanA saMyamajIvananI anumodanA karI. amAre pAchA rAjagRhI javAnuM hatuM. paraMtu mahArANI mRgAvatI ane rAjA udayana bahAra amArI rAha joIne ja UbhA hatA. jevA ame bahAra AvyA ke udayane abhayakumArano hAtha pakaDyo. mRgAvatIe naMdA ane dhAriNIne pakaDyA. cAlo rAjamahelamAM, sAdharmika bhaktino lAbha ApIne pachI padhAro...' ghaNI AnAkAnI karyA pachI, mRgAvatIno Agraha jItI gayo. ame rAjamahelamAM gayAM. amArI khUba sArI rIte AgatA-svAgatA karavAmAM AvI. rANI mRgAvatIe abhayakumArane kahyuM : mahAmaMtrI, Apa to magadhanA sarvesarvA cho! mahArAjAnA putra cho eTale ApanI badhI vAto mahArAjA mAne! huM icchuM chuM ke vatsadeza ane magadhanI vacce pAkI maitrI banI rahe..." mahArANI! ApanI evI icchA che to huM mahArAjAne vinaMtI karIza ane ApaNI maitrI dRDha banaze..." (udayana haju nAno che...' ciMtA nA karo...ame, magadhapati udayananA paDakhe chIe." bahu moTI kRpA!" "to pachI rAjagRhI padhArajo!' sulatA 89 For Private And Personal Use Only

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90 'jyAre prabhu padhAraze tyAre AvavAnuM mana thaze! amArAM jayaMtI sAdhvIjIne vaMdana karavA paNa AvIzuM!' avazya padhArajo ane magadhasamrATanA atithi banaze. to amane khUba AnaMda thaze.' * amArA ratha rAjagRhInA mArge doDavA lAgyA. *bhagavAna svaparivAra sAthe zrAvasti padhAryA, tyAMthI vANijyagrAma padhAryA. tyAM AnaMda zrAvake prabhu pAse zrAvakadharmano svIkAra karyo. * bhagavAne potAnuM cAturmAsa vANijyagrAmamAM vyatIta karyuM. sulasA

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] 1 ja0 amArA batrIse batrIsa putronAM lagnanI taiyArI pUrA vegathI thavA mAMDI hatI. putro mATe rUpamAM raMbhA ane urvazI samAna, samAna vayavALI, kulIna ane guNiyala kanyAo pasaMda karavAmAM AvI hatI. kanyAo pasaMda karatI vakhate putrone vagadAra zvasurapakSa maLe enI pUrI sAvacetI rAkhavAmAM AvI hatI. kuLa, gotra, khAnadAnI ane kanyAo - A badhuM nizcita thayA pachI lagnotsava kevI rIte Ujavavo enI carcA cAlI rahI hatI. kone kone nimaMtraNa pAThavavAM, keTalA ane kevA kevA atithio Avaze, tenI paNa carcA thatI hatI. teonA yogya svAgata-sanmAnanI paNa vicAraNA cAlatI hatI. mahArAjA zreNikanI padharAmaNI amArI havelImAM karAvavAnI hatI. magadhezvara AMgaNe padhAre tyAre temane yogya bheTa-najarANuM dharavuM ja rahyuM! ame pati-patnIe khUba khUba vicArI joyuM. paNa mana mAnyuM nahIM. ame mahAmaMtrI abhayakumAranI salAha levAnuM nakkI karI, emanA mahele gayAM. emane lagna prasaMge padhAravAnuM AmaMtraNa ApIne pachI mahArAjAne zuM najarANuM dharavuM te pUchayuM. teoe kahyuM : "sArathi! mahArAjAne suMdara sihAsana, chatra, cAmara ane vividha prakAranAM zastro bheTa Apo.' mahAmAtyano A vicAra amane gamyo. amArA mitravargane paNa gamyo. ame tarata zrAvasti, kauzAmbI vagere nagarothI kuzaLa kArIgarone teDAvyA. temane havelIno eka vibhAga ApI dIdho. te mAge te sAmAna ApavA mATe eka kuzaLa mitrane niyukta karI dIdho. kArIgaro kAma para besI gayA. durgathI dUra rahyuM rahyuM Akho durga agnithI, tIrothI, pANIthI vyApta karI zakAya tevAM vajonI racanA thavA lAgI. kamarapaTAnI jema vIMTALI zakAya tevI talavAro ane kadamAM nAnAM paNa hAthInAM gaMDasthaLane cIrI nAMkhe tevAM zastronI racanA zarU thaI. kAkiNIratna, gomUtrikA, maNiratna vagere jUnA samayanAM astro paNa navIna rIte yojAvA sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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lAgyAM. evAM evAM zastra banI rahyAM hatAM, je joIne, enAM nAma sAMbhaLIne paNa magadhanA zatruo stabdha thaI jAya! ekavAra sArathi sukhAsana para vizrAma karatA beThA hatA, tyAre meM prazna karyo: "nAtha, A zastrono upayoga jIvahiMsAmAM thavAno ne?' temaNe saheja hasIne mane kahyuM : sulasA, A sAmagrIno bhaviSyamAM hiMsaka upayoga thAya, e zakya che. paraMtu tAro A pati, kevaLa e mATe ja yojanA karI rahyo che ke lagna prasaMge AvelA deza-dezanA rAja atithio magadhane ezaArAmamAM DUbelo na jue. enI raMgazALA, rAjagRhInAM rasika strI-puruSo, amaryAda yojAtI sAhityasabhAo joI temanAM manamAM magadha para caDAI karavAnI hiMmata bhUlecUke paNa na kare, teo eTaluM jANatA jAya ke zAstrathI ke zastrathI magadha avijeya che. yuddhanAM AhvAno mATe haju paNa magadha eTalo ja susajja che! zastrabhaMDAra paripUrNa che. A rIte koI duzmananI lAlasA UgatI dabAI jAya. zastrabheTa pAchaLano mAro ane mahAmAtyano A Azaya che!" mArA mananuM samAdhAna thayuM. enuM bIjuM kAraNa hatA abhayakumAra. temanI salAhathI ame A kArya karI rahyAM hatAM. amane mahAmAtya upara pUrNa vizvAsa hato. teo hamezAM sAcI salAha ja Ape. vivAha prasaMge aneka pratiSThita rAjAo ane nagarajano upasthita hatA. eka sArathi-putrInA lagnamAM kSatriyakuLanA rAjAo hAjara hoya, e ghaTanA ja virala hatI. mahArAjA zreNike ja vizeSa nimaMtraNa pAThavyAM hatAM. sAce ja magadhezvarano prema asIma che. temaNe amane hamezAM potAnAM gayAM che. enI pratIti mane emanA pratyeka kAryamAM thatI hatI. mArA putronA lagnaprasaMge anya rAjyomAMthI je rAjagRhI AvyA haze temane rAjaputronAM ja lagnanI pratIti thaI haze! kharekhara ame bhAgyazALI hatAM. ATalo dhAmadhUmathI vivAha samAraMbha pUro thaze, enI amane kalpanA na hatI. sAce ja amAruM jIvana devadAranA vRkSa jevuM sukhI hatuM. divase divase sukha vistaratuM jatuM hatuM. putrone suyogya kanyAo maLI hatI. huM sAsu banI hatI. kyAreka sukha mANasane aneka pAMkhothI vIMjhaNo vIMjhe che, kyAreka eTaluM badhuM sukha maLe ke mANasa gUMgaLAI jAya. pachI enuM mana ja kahevA lAge ke "basa, have bahu thayuM." sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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saMdhyA samayanA goraja muhUrta lagna thayAM. kanyAoe mArA batrIse batrIsa putronA gaLAmAM zveta kamalanI moTI varamALAo AropI dIdhI. nagArAM ane zaraNAInA sUrothI AkhuM rAjagRhI guMjI U. caMdanajaLa ane rajanIgaMdhAnA attarathI vAtAvaraNa maghamaghI UThyuM. pazcima kSitijethI sUryadeve navadaMpatIone AzIrvAda ApyA. lagnaprasaMge aneka bheTa-sogAdo AvI. emAM aneka alaMkAro hatA. rezamI vastro hatAM. sonerI ane rUperI aNiyALI talavAro hatI. vaidurya, mANeka, motI ane pannA paNa hatAM. mahArANI naMdAe nIlA raMganuM rezamI seluM mokalyuM hatuM. jyAre dhAriNIe garoLI AkAranI aMgUThI mokalI hatI! selAmAM sonerI buTTA hatA, te bahu kImatI ane suMdara hatuM. batrIsa putro ane putravadhUoe mahArAjA zreNikane page lAgI AzIrvAda lIdhA. e vakhate ame lagnamaMDapamAM ja zastro ane astrono bhaMDAra bheTa gharyo! mahArAjAe putrone ne putravadhUone AzIrvAda ApyA - "jugajuga jIvo! hRdaya gadgad thaI gayuM. jIvanamAM AvA aneka prasaMga bane che. paraMtu keTalAka prasaMgo bhUlavA mathIe to paNa bhulAtA nathI. pANImAM magare pakaDelo zikAra, e kyAreya choDavA taiyAra hoto nathI, tema mana paNa evA asAdhAraNa prasaMgone bhUlavA taiyAra hotuM nathI! mananI maMjUSAmAM AvA prasaMgonA aneka mulAyama, rezamI temaja jADAMmoTAM vastro hoya che. e rAtre to huM thAkI-pAkI palaMgamAM paDatAM ja UMghI gaI. prabhAte pUrva dizA taraphanA havelInA jharUkhAmAM huM jaIne UbhI rahI. pUrva dizA AchI lAlAza pakaDatI hatI. thoDIvAramAM to nIlavaNI sAmrAjyanA sonerI samrATa potAnA rathanAM kiraNorUpI hajAro azva doDAvatA pUrva dizAnI kSitija AvIne UbhA rahyA. pakSIoe kalarava dvArA svAgata karyuM. ghAsa-pAMdaDAM para jhAkaLanAM rUparI biMdu camakavA lAgyAM. gocara bhUmimAM gAyonAM suMdara vAcharaDAM Doka UMcI karIne ALasa maraDIne UchaLavA lAgyAM. maMdironA kaLaza sonerI raMgomAM jhaLahaLI UThyA. samasta sRSTi caitanyathI spaMdita thaI UThI. visphArita AMkhe ekITase huM e jagatane ujALanAra akSayadIpane joI rahI. ane e vakhate mane devendranA senApati hariNagamaiSI devanAM darzana thayAM! sulAsA 93 For Private And Personal Use Only

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emanAM tejavalayone huM animeSa nayane joI rahI. zuM A mArI kAlpanika mUrti hatI? nA, nA, e batrIsa putronI bheTa ApanArA mArA priyatama deva ja hatA! jANe kahevA AvyA hatA : putrone paraNAvI dIdhA ne? jIvanano lahAvo laI lIdho ne?" A avasarpiNI kALamAM prathama tIrthakara bhagavAna RSabhadeve strI-puruSanA vivAhanI saMskRti sthApita karI hatI. sAce ja, vizvamAM vivAhanuM tattva na hota to mANasanuM jIvana kevuM hota? A vizva kevaLa mabhUmi hota! nadI, jharaNAM, pazu-pakSI, vividha raMgI suMdara phUlothI AcchAdita hovA chatAM pRthvI mabhUmi jevI hota! premanI tarasa chipAvavA mANasa marabhUmimAM vana-vana bhaTakyo hota ane aMte vyAkuLa banIne vRkSavelIne AliMgana karyuM hota. enA taraphaDatA jIvane AtmahatyA sivAya zAMti maLata nahIM. strImAM, puruSanA saMtapta manane zAMta karavAnI pracaMDa zakti hoya che. strInA premALa saMgAthamAM mANasa saMsAranI kUratAne paNa bhUlI zake che. apamAnanA kaDavA ghUMTa paNa dhIrajathI pacAvI zake che, avanavAM parAkramonA parvata UbhA karI zake che. jIvanayAtrAmAM vivAhanuM sthAna ati mahattvanuM che! yuvAnonuM mana enA tarapha hamezAM AkarSAyeluM rahe che. putrone paraNAvI dIdhA. pitAne khUba saMtoSa thayo, khUba AnaMda thayo. emanI putrajhaMkhanA hariNagamaiSI deve pUrNa karI. putrone paraNAvavAnI moTI javAbadArI mahArAjA zreNike uThAvI! vaivAhika jIvana e be paiDAno ratha che. pati-patnI e be paiDAM. A be paiDAM samatola hoya to ja ratha barobara cAle! nahitara chevaTe dharatImAM khUMpI jAya mArI kyAM putrecchA ja hatI? sArathinI tIvra putrecchA hatI! meM to emane bIjI kanyA sAthe lagna karI levA mATe samajAvyA hatA, paraMtu teo mAnyA na hatA. kAraNa ke putrecchA karatAMya vizeSa prema emane mArA upara hato. prema to hato ja, ane zraddhA paNa vizeSa hatI...mAre jIvanarathane samatola rAkhavo hato, eTale emanI putrecchA pUrNa karavA meM tapazcaryA dvArA, brahmacarya dvArA ane devadhyAna dvArA emanI icchA pUrNa karI! eka putra ja nahIM, batrIsa putro ApyA! suMdara saMskArI ane parAkramI! joke mArA mananI mathAmaNa to judI ja che. dunyavI vyavahAronI bhUmikA nibhAvavI eka vAta che, AtmakalyANanI ArAdhanA bIjI vAta che. e AdhyAtmika kSetramAM pravezavA sarvaprathama saMsAra pratye vairAgya joIe! meM mArA 94 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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vIra prabhunA mukhe sAMbhaLeluM che. vairAgya vinA dharma nahIM, vairAgya vinA AtmakalyANa nahIM. Ameya, jyArathI prabhu vIra maLyA che, temane joyA che, temane sAMbhaLyA che te pachI mAruM mana A saMsAranA sukhabhogomAM Asakta nathI rahyuM. indriyonA unmAda nathI rahyA...vaiSayika sukhonuM AkarSaNa paNa nathI rahyuM. chatAM mAre patine ane putrone prema Apavo paDe che. emane vAtsalya ApavuM paDe che. emanA gamA-aNagamAno khyAla rAkhavo paDe che. emanI icchAo pUrNa karavI paDe che. karuM chuM...paNa sAMje ..rAtre jyAre ekAMta maLe che tyAre vicAruM chuM : "AjanuM nATaka pUruM thayuM!" huM patnI tarIkeno abhinaya karuM chuM! huM mAtA tarIkeno abhinaya karuM chuM. have huM sAsuno abhinaya karIza. mAtra abhinaya! sAcuM kAMI nathI. huM nathI patnI ke mAtA nathI sAsu nathI ke nathI vevANa! huM to zuddha Atmadravya chuM! anaMtajJAna. anaMtadarzana mArA guNo che. huM vItarAgI chuM. arUpI ane anAmI chuM! paraMtu anAdikAlIna karmothI AtmA lepAyelo che, AvRtta che. e kama A saMsAramAM jAta-jAtane abhinaya karAve che...hasAve che ne raDAve che! dIna-hIna banAve che ne unmatta-udaMDa banAve che.raka banAve che ne rAjA banAve che... mArA prabhue kaheluM mane yAda che. saMsAranA badhA ja saMbaMdho kSaNika che. kSaNabhaMgura che. bodA che. jIvana pANInA parapoTA jevuM..vIjaLInA camakArA jevuM ane hAthInA kAna jevuM kSaNika che. evA manuSyajIvanamAM AtmAne jANavo, AtmAne zuddha karavo ne pApothI AtmAne bacAvI levo, e sujJa manuSyanuM lakSya hoya. he mArA prabhu! jIvananI vidAyaveLAe jo huM ATaluM bolI zakuM, ke saMkhyAtIta AkAro ane nAmothI bharelI A raMgabhUmimAM meM paNa mAruM nATaka bhajavyuM che. emAM keTalIka paLomAM, je nirAkAra che, je anAmI che, enI mane jhAMkhI maLI gaI che!' to mArA mATe basa che! mArA tAraNahAra! tame sparzAtIta cho! paraMtu koI paLe bhAvAtmaka sparzathI mAruM caitanya thanaganI UMDyuM che!' ATaluM jo huM vidAyaveLAe kahI zakuM...to bhale A paLa ja mArI vidAyaveLA banI jAo!" sulAsA 95 For Private And Personal Use Only

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zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kauzAmbIthI vihAra karI, aneka gAma-nagarone pAvana karatA vANijyagrAma padhAryA hatA. vANijyagrAmamAM "jitazatru" nAmanA rAjA hatA. teo zrAvaka hatA. e gAmamAM 'AnaMda' nAmano moTo zrImaMta raheto hato. teNe bhagavAnano upadeza sAMbhaLI zrAvakajIvanamAM bAra vrata grahaNa karyA hatAM. e vratagrahaNano vRttAMta laIne mahArAjA zreNikano dUta rAjasabhAmAM Avyo hato. bhagavAna jyAM jyAM vicaratA tyAM tyAM mahArAjA zreNikanA dUto bhagavAnanI sukhazAtA pUchavA pahoMcI jatA hatA. vANijyagrAmathI AvelA dUta mahArAjAne praNAma karIne vRttAMta saMbhaLAvavo zarU karyo tyAre paDadA pAchaLa rANIonI sAthe huM paNa beThI hatI. mahArAjA, prabhu vANijyagrAma padhAryA. "dUtipalAza' nAmanA caityamAM birAjamAna thayA. tyAM devoe samavasaraNanI racanA karI. bhagavaMtanuM Agamana jANI rAjA jitazatru parivAra sAthe moTA ADaMbara sahita bhagavaMtane vaMdana karavA AvyA. tevI rIte AnaMdane khabara paDatAM eNe paNa prabhu pAse javAnI taiyArI karI, teNe snAna karyuM. zuddha vastro paheryA. suMdara AbhUSaNa paheryA, ane aneka svajana-parijano sAthe cAlato e samavasaraNamAM Avyo. bhagavAnane traNa pradakSiNA daI, vaMdanA karI ucita sthAne beTho. bhagavaMte mAlakoza rAgamAM vairAgyabharI dharmadezanA ApI. upadeza sAMbhaLI rAjA ane prajA nagaramAM cAlyAM gayAM. AnaMde bhagavaMtane vaMdanA karI kahyuM : "he bhagavan! Apano dharmopadeza sAMbhaLI mAruM mana prasanna thayuM, saMtuSTa thayuM. bhagavaMta, huM ApanA nigraMtha pravacanamAM vizvAsa karuM chuM. nigraMtha pravacanathI huM saMtuSTa chuM. nigraMtha pravacana ja satya che. paraMtu he vItarAgI! huM zramaNa banavA zaktimAna nathI, paraMtu gRhastha dharmanAM bAra vrata svIkAravAnI mArI zakti che, mArI bhAvanA che.' bhagavAne kahyuM : "mahAnubhAva! AvA zubha kAryamAM vilaMba na karavo joIe." dUte kahyuM : "mahArAjA, bAra vrato to Apa jANo cho, paraMtu pAMcamuM parigraha parimANa nAmanuM aNuvrata e AnaMde je pramANe lIdhuM te sAMbhaLo. cAra kroDa sonAmahoro mArA bhaMDAramAM raheze. cAra kroDa sonAmahoro vyAjamAM raheze ane cAra kroDa sonAmahoro dhana-dhAnya Adi vyApAramAM sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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rokAze. e sivAyanA sonA-rUpAno huM tyAga karuM chuM." mArI pAse gAyonA cAra vraja che. darekamAM daza hajAra gAyo che. A cAra vraja sivAya huM pazuono saMgraha nahIM karuM.' dezAttaramAM javA yogya pa00 vAhano ane bIjAM pa00 vAhano rAkhIza. ethI vadhAre vAhano nahIM rAkhuM." e pachI e zrAvake bhoga-upabhoganI vastuono ghaNo tyAga svIkAryo. cAra prakAranA anarthadaMDano paNa tyAga karyo. vrato dhAraNa karyA pachI, bhagavaMte AnaMdane kahyuM : "he AnaMda! je jIvaajIva Adi tattvone jANe che ane je potAnI maryAdAmAM rahenAro zramaNopAsaka che, eNe vratonA aticAro jANavA joIe ane e aticAradoSo nahIM sevavA joIe.' bhagavaMte vratonA aticAra samajAvyA. tyAra pachI AnaMde kahyuM : "he bhagavaMta, rAjAbhiyoga, gaNAbhiyoga, balAbhiyoga, devAbhiyoga, gurunigraha ane vRttikAMtArayoga, A cha prasaMgone choDIne, huM AjathI anya tIrthikone, anya dhArmikonA devone, anya dhArmikoe grahaNa karelI arihaMta-pratimAne vaMdana-namana nahIM karuM.' tyAra pachI AnaMde bhagavaMtane prazno pUchayA. bhagavaMte uttaro ApyA. pachI AnaMde bhagavaMtane traNa pradakSiNA dIdhI ane vaMdana karI dUtipalAza caityanI bahAra AvI nagaramAM potAnA ghera gayo. ghera jaIne eNe potAnI patnI zivAnaMdAne harSathI ullasita banIne kahyuM : he devAnupriye, Aje meM zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra pAse dharmanuM zravaNa karyuM, ane e dharma mane gamyo. mane khUba racyo che. devAnupriye, mATe tame paNa bhagavAna mahAvIra pAse jAo. emane vaMdanA karo. emanI paryApAsanA karo ane gRhastha dharmanAM bAra vrata grahaNa karo." AnaMda zrAvakanI vAta sAMbhaLI zivAnaMdA harSita thaI, pulakita thaI. teNe snAna karyuM. zuddha vastra paheryA. thoDA paNa atimUlyavAna alaMkArothI zarIrane zaNagAryuM. dAsIonI sAthe e suMdara rathamAM ArUDha thaI. vANijyagrAmanI vaccethI pasAra thaI e dUtipalAza caityamAM pahoMcI. e pahoMcI tyAre paNa samavasaraNamAM parSadA beThelI ja hatI. bhagavaMte dharmadezanA ApI. zivAnaMdAe paNa bhagavAna pAse gRhastha dharmanAM bAra vrata mAMgyAM. prabhue eka-eka vrata sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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samajAvIne, vratonA aticAra samajAvIne pratyAkhyAna ApyuM. zivAnaMdA AnaMdavibhora thaI gaI. teNe bhagavaMtane vaMdana karIne kahyuM : "he tribhuvananAtha! mane dharmanuM uttama dAna ApIne A saMsArasAgarathI mAro uddhAra karyo...' zivAnaMdA hRdayamAM AnaMda-ullAsa bharIne cAlI gaI. mahArAjA zreNika, abhayakumAra, maMtrIgaNa, aMtepura, nagarazreSThIo sahu dUtanA mukhe vRttAMta sAMbhaLavAmAM lIna hatA...sahunAM hRdayamAM judAM judAM saMvedano jAgI rahyAM hatAM. dUte vAtane AgaLa vadhAratAM kahyuM : zivAnaMdAnA gayA pachI, gautamasvAmIe bhagavAnane pUchyuM : "he bhagavanuM, zuM AnaMda zrAvaka ApanI pAse zramaNa banavA samartha che?' he gautama! AnaMda zrAvaka ghaNAM varSo sudhI zrAvakadharmanuM pAlana karaze. enI patnI zivAnaMdA paNa varSo sudhI zrAvakadharmanuM pAlana karaze. e baMne daMpatI jIva-ajIva Adi tattvonuM ciMtana-manana karatAM raheze. dAna detAM raheze. zIlavrata, guNavrata, pratyAkhyAna, pauSadhopavAsa Adi dharmaArAdhanAthI potAnA AtmAne bhAvita karatAM raheze. ema karatAM cauda varSa pasAra thaI jaze. paMdaramuM varSa cAlatuM haze. eka samaye rAtrinA pAchalA praharamAM dharmAnuSThAna karatAM karatAM AnaMda zrAvakanA manamAM eka pavitra saMkalpa utpanna thaze. e vicAraze. "vANijyagrAmamAM huM ghaNA lokone AdhAra ApuM chuM. rAjA ane prajA pratyenAM kartavyanA pAlanamAM mAruM mana vyagra rahe che. mATe huM zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIre prarUpelA dharmanI yathArtha ArAdhanA nathI karI zakato. mATe mane ema ucita lAge che ke "prabhAte sarve svajanone ghare bolAvI, temane miSTAnna bhojana karAvI, mArA moTA putrane mArA gharanI ane vyApAranI badhI ja javAbadArI soMpI dauM ane pachI putra-mitro vagerene jANa karIne "kollAsannivezamAM je jJAtakulanI pauSadhazALA che, temAM jaIne rahuM ane bhagavAna mahAvIranA nirdezalA ucca koTinA zrAvakadharmanI ArAdhanA prabhAte svajana-parijanone AnaMda bolAvaze. temane miSTAnna-bhojana karAvaze. pachI puSponA hAra paherAvI sahune suMdara vastro, alaMkAro arpaNa karI satkAra-sanmAna karaze. te pachI jyeSTha putrane bolAvI kaheze : "he vatsa! have kuTuMba parivArano bhAra tane soMpIne huM kollAgasannivezanI 98 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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pauSadhazALAmAM jaIne rahIza ane zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIre batAvelI AtmakalyANanI ArAdhanA karIza. bhaviSyamAM mane gharanA viSayamAM, vyApAranA viSayamAM ke vyavahAranA viSayamAM kaMI pUchavuM nahIM.' tyArabAda te sahunI AjJA laI gharethI nIkaLI kollAgasannivezamAM jaze. tyAM rahelI pauSadhazALAne te svayaM sApha karaze. jayaNApUrvaka zuddha karI, uccAra-prastravaNa bhUmi (pezAba karavAnI jagA ane zauca javAnI jagA)nuM avalokana karaze. pachI pauSadhazALAmAM darbhanA sUkA ghAsano saMthAro bichAvI enA para besI, zrAvakanI 11 pratimAo (viziSTa sAdhanA) vahana karavAno nirNaya karaze. agiyAra pratimAonI samyaga rUpe ArAdhanA karaze. aticArono tyAga karaze. ugra tapazcaryA karavAthI AnaMda zrAvakanuM zarIra sukAI jaze. zarIranI ekaeka nasa dekhAvA lAgaze. eka divasa dharmajAgaraNa karatAM karatAM ene uttama vicAra Avaze -- "A agiyAra pratimAonI ArAdhanAthI have A zarIra mAtra hADakAMno mALo rahI gayo che. te chatAM haju mArAmAM baLa, vIrya, parAkrama, puruSArtha, zraddhA, dhairya ane utsAha TakelAM che. huM mArAM kAryo svayaM karI zakuM chuM. to jyAM sudhI mArAmAM baLa, vIrya Adi che, huM mAraNAntika saMkhanA - anazana karI lauM. AhAra-pANInAM paccakhANa karI lauM! mRtyunI AkAMkSA rAkhyA vinA asaMgabhAve rahevuM - e ja mArA mATe zreyaskara che.' AvA AvA zubha adhyavasAryo dvArA, zubha pariNAmo dvArA ane vizuddha thatI vezyAo dvArA e mahAnubhAva AnaMdane "avadhijJAna pragaTa thaze! aMte, AnaMda zrAvaka ghaNA zIla-vrata AdithI AtmAne bhAvita karaze vIsa varSa sudhI zrAvakadharmanuM pAlana karI, zrAvakanI 11 pratimAonuM vizuddha ArAdhana karI, eka mahinAnuM anazana karI, AlocanA-prAyazcittathI samatA-samAdhi prApta karI kALadharma pAmaze. pahelA devalokasaudharmAvalaMsaka mahAvimAnamAM, IzAna khUNAnAM arUNa vimAnamAM te devarUpe utpanna thaze. tyAMnuM AyuSya pUrNa karI te mahAvideha kSetramAM utpanna thaze ane e ja bhavamAM sarve karmono kSaya karI siddha buddha ne mukta banI jaze." dUtanA mukhe AnaMda zrAvakano romAMcaka harSotpAdaka vRttAMta sAMbhaLI sahu sulatA 99 For Private And Personal Use Only

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zrotAo AnaMdavibhora thaI gayA. zrotAonI AMkho harSanAM AMsuothI UbharAvA lAgI... dhanya bhagavAna mahAvIra! dhanya zramaNopAsaka AnaMda! dhanya suzrAvikA zivAnaMdA! mahArAjA zreNika siMhAsana parathI nIce UtarI, vANijyagrAmanI dizAmAM nava pagalAM cAlyA. mastaka namAvI, be hAtha joDI "namo phevadhivevAya! namo mahAvIravAya!" bolI traNa khamAsamaNa ApyAM. 100 sulasA For Private And Personal Use Only

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sane vaizAlI! mahAparAkramI mahArAjA ceTakanI samartha ane saMpannanagarI! lAkho kuzaLa yoddhAonI nagarI! anekavidha kalAkAronI nagarI! e nagarInA prAsAdo ane maMdiranA kaLazo AkAzane AMbatA hatA. nagarane potAnA rUperI pANIthI AliMgana detI sarayU maMda maMda vahetI hatI. AjubAju traNa-traNa yojana sudhI patharAyelA UMcA UMcA prAsAdo, gozALA, azvazALA, hastIzALA, maMdiro ane vyAyAmazALAthI A nagarI UbharAtI hatI. mahArAjA ceTakano saMpUrNa rAjamahela zveta saMgemaramaranA ArasathI bAMdhelo hato. enI sImAne zyAma pASANathI jaDI dIdhI hatI. zyAma sImAnI vacce A zveta rAjamahela kevo lAgato hato! jANe kALI mATInI goLImAM ThasoThasa bharelo mAkhaNano piMDo! A mahelane aneka khaMDa hatA. vacamAM goLAkAra pANInuM taLAva hatuM. emAM asta thatA sUryadevanAM asaMkhya kiraNo svecchAe vihAra karatAM hatAM. raMgIna mAchalIo ane zveta tathA unnata grIvAvALA rAjahaMso killola karI rahyA hatA. zveta ane nIlakamalo vAyunI laharIthI ahIMtahIM DolatAM hatAM. taLAvane cAre khUNe zveta pASANamAMthI kotarelI siMhanI AkRtio hatI. sAme rAjamahelamAM javA mATe caDavAnAM kula ekaso ne ATha pagathiyAM hatAM. vizALa rAjamaMdira aneka mahelothI zobhatuM hatuM. mahelanA pratyeka thAMbhalA para suMdara nakazIkAma kotaravAmAM AvyuM hatuM. pratyeka thAMbhalo akhaMDa paththarathI ghaDAyelo hato. mahelanI bhIMto upara mahArAjA ceTakanA pUrvajonA jIvanaprasaMgonAM aneka suMdara citro AlekhavAmAM AvyAM hatAM. aneka sthaLe yoddhAonAM suMdara zilpo vibhinna mudrAmAM kaMDArelAM hatAM. ThekaThekANe kASThanAM piMjarAmAM mayUra, koyala, kapota, bhAradvAja Adi pakSIo jAtajAtanAM avAja karatAM hatAM. sulatA 101 For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahArAjA ceTaka! eka suvarNajaDita UMcA nakazIdAra siMhAsana para mahArAjA beThA hatA. emanA mastaka upara mUlyavAna ratnajaDita mugaTa hato. aMga upara jhagamagatAM rAjavastro hatAM, gaLAmAM mANeka, motI, vairyaratnanI mALAo jhUlatI hatI. emAMthI pheMkAtAM prakAzanAM valayo emanI bharAvadAra garadananI AsapAsa phelAyelAM hatAM. teo saumya chatAM tejasvI caherAvALA hatA. zveta uttarIyano eka cheDo emaNe DAbA khabhAnI pAchaLa rAkhyo hato. ene lIdhe khullo dekhAto gaura puSTa hAtha keLanA vRkSanA staMbha jevo camakadAra lAgato hato. cahero goLamaToLa hato. AMkho zAMta ane gaMbhIra hatI. temanI pAse bhadrAsana para mahArANI prathA beThAM hatAM. pRthA prajJAvatI to hatAM ja, sAthe sAthe temanAmAM rUpa ane lAvaNyano subhaga saMyoga thayelo hato. mahArAjA ceTaka zrAvakadharmanuM pAlana karatA hatA. temane sAta putrIo hatI, paraMtu mahArAjAne koInA ya vivAha nahIM karavAnI pratijJA hatI. eTale putrIonA vivAha aMge teo udAsIna bhAva dhAraNa karatA hatA. paraMtu mahArANI pRthA, ADakatarI rIte mahArAjAnI anujJA laI eka-eka putrIne paraNAvatA gayA. pahelI putrI prabhAvatIne, vItabhayanagaranA rAjA udayana sAthe paraNAvI. bIjI putrI padmAvatIne, caMpApatinA rAjA dadhivAhana sAthe paraNAvI. trIjI putrI mRgAvatIne, kauzAmbInA rAjA zatAnika sAthe paraNAvI. cothI putrI zivAne, ujjainInA rAja caMDapradyota sAthe paraNAvI. pAMcamI putrI jyeSThAne, kuDapuranA yuvarAja naMdIvardhana sAthe paraNAvI. be putrIo sujyeSThA ane cellaNA-kuMvArI hatI. baMne rAja kumArI ekabIjAthI rUpa-lAvaNyamAM caDiyAtI hatI. baMne baheno jANe devI sarasvatIno avatAra hoya tevI viduSI hatI. sarvakaLAomAM kuzaLa hatI. baMne baheno vacce pragADha prema hato. sAthe ja devapUjA karatI ane sAthe ja dharmazravaNa karatI, sAthe ja bhojana karatI ne sAthe ja vidyAvinoda karatI. eka divasa eka aNadhArI ghaTanA banI gaI. 102 salasA For Private And Personal Use Only

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eka tApasI! bhagavA raMganAM vastro! mAthe jaTA! kapALamAM moTo lAla cAMllo! hAthamAM kamaMDala ane nAno daMDa! varNa thoDo zyAma ane AMkho mAMjarI' rAjakumArI sujyeSThA ane cellaNAnA khaMDamAM tApasI dhasI AvI. baMne rAjakumA2I UbhI thaI. tApasInI sAme gaI. vinayathI pUchyuM : 'Apa ahIM zA mATe AvyAM cho?' 'sAco dharma samajAvavA!' sujyeSThA-cellaNA sAme joIne hasI. 'kaho, tame kayA dharmane sAco kaho cho?' 'zaucamULa dharma ja sAco che. e dharma pApono nAza kare che.' tApasI jarA garvathI gAla phulAvIne bolI. sujyeSThAe kahyuM : are, zauca ja svayaM azubha AzravarUpa che! azubha Azrava pApono hetu che. e pApono nAza kevI rIte karI zake? mATe zaucamULa dharma sAco nathI. ahiMsAmUlaka jinabhASita dharma sAco che...' sujyeSThAe aneka tarka ane dRSTAMtothI tApasIne cUpa karI dIdhI. tyAM aMtepuranI ghaNI dAsIo bhegI thaI gaI hatI. tApasI cUpa thaI gaI, sujyeSThA carcAmAM jItI gaI, tethI dAsIo tApI tarapha mukha maraDIne hasavA lAgI. tApasI gusse thaI gaI. to dAsIoe enuM gaLuM pakaDIne, DhasaDIne mahelanI bahAra kADhI mUkI. levA AvI hatI mAna, laIne gaI ghora apamAna! paraMtu e dveSIlI hatI. sujyeSThA pratye eNe veranI gAMTha bAMdhI. teNe eka vRkSa nIce besI 'piMDastha dhyAna' dvArA sujyeSThAnI dehAkRti potAnA manamAM dhArI lIdhI ane pachI enuM suMdara citra AlekhI dIdhuM. citrakaLAmAM tApasI atikuzaLa hatI. citra ati mohaka ane AkarSaka banAvyuM hatuM. citra laIne e rAjagRhI AvI. rAjasabhAmAM upasthita thaI. mahArAjA zreNike tApasIne mAna ApyuM. besavA Asana ApyuM. tApasIe vastramAM AvRtta sujyeSThAnuM citra mahArAjA zreNikanI sAme mUkyuM. zreNika citra jotAM ja citranI suMdarI pratye anurAgI banI bolavA lAgyA : 'aho! A kanyAnuM rUpa kevuM manohara che! AnA kezapAza AgaLa sulasA For Private And Personal Use Only 103

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mayUrano kezakalApa to mAtra sAvaraNI che! kamalamAM jema bhramara lIna hoya tema AnuM mukha paNa kAjaLadherAM nayanovALuM che. zveta zaMkhanA jevo Ano kaMThapradeza che. sarovaramAM jema pakSIo krIDA karatAM hoya tema AnA vakSasthaLa para suMdara stana zobhI rahyAM che. enA nitaMba paNa kevA vizALa che! kAmadevane khelavAnI jANe bhUmi joI lo! vartuLAkAra sAthaLa, hAthInA vilAsanI hAMsI karanArA che! kamaLanA jevI saraLa ane komaLa AnI jaMghA che. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'are! A mRgAkSInuM advaita saundarya, ujvala lAvaNya ane kamanIya rUparaMga...badhuM ja ramya che, suramya che!' zreNike citra uparathI rdiSTa UMcI karI tApasI sAme joyuM ane pUchyuM: 'he mahAbhAga, zreSTha strInuM A citra tame tamArI kalpanAthI banAvyuM che ke vAstavamAM AvI koI apsarA A pRthvI para che?' 'mahArAjA, jevuM rUpa meM joyuM tevuM ja meM AlekheluM che.' zreNike citrane hAthamAM laI, jANe citrastha suMdarIne cuMbana karato hoya, tevI ceSTA karavA mAMDI. teNe pUchyuM : 'he bhadra! muktAvalInI' jema A suMdarI konA vaMzamAM utpanna thaI che? caMdralekhAnI jema te hAla kaI nagarIne zobhAve che? kSIra sAgaramAM jema lakSI che tema e kayA dhanya puruSanI putrI che? enA nAmamAM kyA pavitra akSaro AvelA che? sarasvatIe keTakeTalI kaLAothI tenA para anugraha karelo che? ane koI puruSanA hAthe enA hAthane cuMbita karyo che ke nahIM? tApasIe ThAvakAIthI kahyuM : 'he magadhezvara! vaizAlInA adhipati haihayavaMzanA mahArAjA ceTakanI A putrI che. sujyeSThA enuM nAma che. sarva kaLAomAM pAraMgata che. guNa ane rUpano enAmAM subhaga samanvaya thayelo che. Apa ja ene varavA mATe yogya cho, chatAM bIjo koI eno pati thaze to tame kAma-puruSArthamAM chetarAzo!' 104 zreNike tApasIne vidAya ApI. sujyeSThAnuM citra potAnI pAse rAkhyuM. sujyeSThAne varavAno manomana saMkalpa karyo. zreNike potAnA buddhizALI prabuddha dUtane potAno saMdezo ApIne vaizAlI ravAnA karyo. vaizAlI sulasA For Private And Personal Use Only

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pahoMcIne te sIdho ja mahArAjA ceTakanA mahele gayo. mahArAjAnI AjJA meLavIne e ceTakanI sAme upasthita thayo. namratAthI praNAma karIne teNe nivedana karyuM : "he vizAlAdhipati, huM rAjagRhIthI AvuM chuM. mahArAjA zreNikano saMdezo laIne Avyo chuM : kahe dUta, zreNike zuM kahyuM che?' teonI icchA, ApanI putrI suyeSThA sAthe vivAha karavAnI che.' e vAta saMbhava nathI. tAra svAmI vAhIkuLano che, huM haihayavaMzano chuM. vivAha samAna kuLa sAthe thAya. huM zreNikane mArI kanyA nahIM ApuM. tuM cAlyo jA ahIMthI.' dUta vaizAlIthI nIkaLIne tvarita gatie rAjagRhI pahoMcyo. teNe mahArAjA zreNikane ceTaka rAjAno pratyuttara kahI saMbhaLAvyo.. zreNika gussAthI barADI UThyo : "e potAnA vaMzane UMco mAne che...mArA kuLane nIcuM mAne che.. khera, huM paNa joI laIza...' sujyeSThAnA pANigrahaNa mATe laMbAyelA mArA puSTa hAtha para kaThora niyatie dhagadhagato saLagato aMgAro mUkyo. mArI mati mUMjhAI jAya che. mahArAjA ceTake mArI AkAMkSA kacaDI nAMkhI hatI. mane bhayaMkara AghAta Apyo hato. huM asahya pIDA veThI rahyo...' zreNika ghaDImAM nirAzA...ghaDImAM AzA.. ghaDImAM Avela. ghaDImAM udAsI...vividha dvidhAomAM phasAyA hatA. tyAM emanA sahAre abhayakumAra jaI caDyA. abhayakumAra mahArAjA zreNikanA putra hatA! rANI naMdAnI kukhe janmelA hatA. buddhinidhAna hatA. abhayakumAra zreNikanA khaMDamAM gayA. paricArako bahAra nIkaLI gayA. abhayakumAre bhadrAsana para besI zreNikane kahyuM : pitAjI! ciMtA nA karo, ke na yuddhano vicAra karo! 'abhaya! vatsa! mAnava puruSArthanAM game teTalAM nagArAM vagADe...potAnA hAthamAM vijayanI dhajA laIne game teTalo nAce, to paNa vizALa ane anaMta AkAzanI sarakhAmaNImAM e vAmaNo ane apUrNa ja rahevAno. apUrNatA e ja jIvanano sthAyIbhAva che ne! eno Aje anubhava thayo. mahArAjA ceTake, sujyeSThAnI mArI mAMgaNI ThukarAvI dIdhI, dUtane apamAnita karIne kADhI mUkyo...' sulAsA 105 For Private And Personal Use Only

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"pitAjI! koI kArya saraLatAthI, nyAya-nItithI thAya che, to koI kAma buddhipUrvaka, kapaTathI eTale ke mutsaddIgIrIthI thAya. mahArAjA ceTaka Ameya atyAre sarvazreSTha baLavAna rAjA che. emane emanA vaMzanuM moTuM abhimAna che. eTalI sIdhI rIte to emanI putrI nahIM ja Ape. paraMtu Apane suyeSThA maLaze jarUra! huM e mATe prayatna karIza. ApanI icchA avazya pUrNa thaze." abhayanI vAta sAMbhaLI miSTa pakavAno khAdhAno zreNikane AnaMda thayo. abhayakumAra potAnA mahelamAM gayo. khUba gaMbhIratAthI vicAro karyA. vaizAlInA ceTaka mahArAjAne te sArI rIte jANato hato. tyAM balaprayoga nahIM, chalaprayoga ja karavo ucita lAgyo. teNe rAjagRhanA zreSTha citrakArane bolAvI mahArAjA zreNikanuM ati ramaNIya citra banAvarAvyuM. kASThaphalaka uparanuM e citra ane Avazyaka dravya, vastrAdi laI teNe vaizAlI tarapha prayANa karyuM. paraMtu te pUrve te vipula parvata upara gayo. vipula parvatanI eka guphAmAM e pravezyo. eka jaTAdhArI tejasvI yogIpuruSa tyAM dhyAnastha beThA hatA, abhaya cUpacApa temane namana karI jamIna para besI gayo. yogIpuruSe dhyAna pUrNa karyuM. abhayanI sAme joyuM. "vatsa, atyAre ahIM AvavAnuM koI prayojana?' "pitAjInI icchA pUrNa karavA vaizAlI javuM che. tyAM oLakhAI javuM nathI. evI guTikA Apo ke jenA prabhAve zarIrano varNa, kada ane svara badalI zakAya!' yogIe potAnA thelAmAMthI eka guTikA kADhIne abhayakumArane ApI ane kahyuM : "vatsa, jA, tArA kAryamAM tane saphaLatA maLaze!! abhayakumAre yogInAM caraNomAM praNAma karyA ane guphAmAMthI bahAra nIkaLI gayo. potAnA pANIdAra azva upara ArUDha thaI teNe vaizAlI tarapha prayANa karyuM. mArgamAM vicArano dhodha mArA manamAM vahevA lAgyo. "mArA pitA ane magadhanA samrATa! bhagavAna mahAvIranA parama cAhaka..! chatAM emanI vaiSayika vRttio keTalI prabaLa che! naMdA, dhAriNI vagere aneka rANIo 106 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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aMtepurane zobhAve che, pitAjIne tRpti Ape che...chatAM emanuM mana navA navA rUpa ne AkAra tarapha AkarSAya che! mohanIya karmano kevo tIvra udaya varte che emane? bhagavAna mahAvIranA zrImukhe zuM emaNe AtmAnuM tatvajJAna nathI sAMbhaLyuM? paraMtu tattvajJAna sAMbhaLavuM bhale eka lahAvo hoya, paNa saMsAramAM keTalA loko tattvajJAnanA AdhAre jIve che? huM samajuM chuM ke jIvanasaMgharSamAM koI sAthe vera bAMdhavuM nahIM, paraMtu mAre ceTaka mahArAjA sAthe vera baMdhAvAnuM! mArA pitA emane kaTTara zatru lAgavAnA! khera, pitA pratyenuM mAruM kartavya mAre adA karavAnuM che...bAkI chala-prapaMca mane jarAya pasaMda nathI.' vaizAlInA pAdaramAM eka zaiva maMdira hatuM. abhayakumAre e nirjana maMdiramAM jaI guTikA-prayoga karyo. eka vyApArIno veza dhAraNa karyo. rUpa badalI nAMkhyuM. UMcAI ochI karI ane svara jADo karI dIdho. eNe nagaramAM praveza karyo tyAre prabhAtanI veLA hatI. maMdiro khUlI gayAM hatAM. ghaMTArava saMbhaLAto hato. abhaye eka jinamaMdiranI bahAra azvane Ubho rAkhyo. pote maMdiramAM pravezyo. paramAtmAnI stuti-prArthanA karI. bIjo koI darzanArthe Ave, enI rAha joto e maMdiramAM dhyAnastha mudrAmAM beTho. thoDIvAramAM ja eka vRddha puruSa eka nAnA bALaka sAthe maMdiramAM AvyA. vidhipUrvaka temaNe darzana-pUjana karyuM. bhAva-bhakti karI teo maMdiramAMthI bahAra nIkaLyA, ke temanI pAchaLa ja abhayakumAra bahAra Avyo. pitAtulya mahAnubhAva! jaya jinendra!" "jaya jinendra bhAI! kyAMthI Avo cho? ahIMnA nathI lAgatA.' "hA jI, huM rAjagRhIthI AvuM chuM. vepAra mATe ja Avyo chuM.' to cAlo mArA ghare, mArA sAdharmika cho. mane bhaktino lAbha Apo.' 'ApanI kRpA! huM nagarImAM ajANyo chuM. ApanuM mArgadarzana mane upayogI banaze.' bhAI tamAruM nAma?' "mane loko kuzaLakumAra kahe che." lasA 107 For Private And Personal Use Only

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zeThe ghare laI jaI abhayakumAranI AgatA-svAgatA karI ane rAjamahelanI sAme ja eka dukAna bhADe apAvI dIdhI! abhayakumAranuM kAma thaI gayuM! eNe dukAnamAM, aMtepuranI rANIo mATe Avazyaka evI badhI ja sAmagrI rAkhI. dukAna sArI rIte sajAvI. AkarSaka banAvI. pelA zeThe potAnA dhare rahevA mATe abhayakumArane ghaNo Agraha karyo, paNa abhaye bIjuM ja makAna bhADe laI lIdhuM. dukAnamAM jyAM enI besavAnI jagA hatI, tenI sAme ja bhIMta upara mahArAjA zreNikanuM citra goThavI dIdhuM. rAjamahelanI dAsIo dhIre dhIre abhayakumAranI dukAne mAla-sAmAna levA AvavA lAgI. bajAra karatAM ochA bhAve abhaya dAsIone mAla ApavA lAgyo. dAsIone dukAna tarapha AvatI joto tyAre e zreNikanA citranI pUjA ka2vA lAgato. dAsIo pUchavA lAgI : 'tame jenI pUjA karo cho te konuM citra che?' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir abhayakumAra kaheto 'A zreNika mahArAjAnuM citra che. huM emane mArA ArAdhyadeva mAnuM chuM!' rAjakumArI sujyeSThAnI dAsI paNa dukAne AvatI hatI. eNe sujyeSThAne zreNika rAjAnA divya citranI vAta karI. 'to to mAre e citra jovuM ja paDaze.' teNe potAnI aMgata sakhI samAna dAsI sumaMgalAne kahyuM : 'mArI sakhI! mane e vepArI pAsethI mahArAjA zreNikanuM citra lAvI Apa. mAre te jovuM che. rAjamahelamAM pravezavAnA mArga upara baMne bAju azoka ane AdhranAM ghaTAdAra vRkSonI zILI chAyA patharAyelI hatI. vasaMtanA Agamana sAthe teo paNa mahorI UThyAM hatAM. enI khaTamadhurI sugaMdha cArebAju maheMkatI hatI. ethI pulakita banelI koyala sapta svare gAna karI rahI hatI. atyAre enA ja divaso hatA ne! nAcavA-kUdavAnA! UDavAnA! gAvAnA! 108 dAsI sumaMgalA ekalI ja, abhayakumAranI dukAne AvI. abhayakumAranI najIka besI enA kAnamAM kahyuM : 'he mahAnubhAva, tame je rAjA zreNikane deva mAnI pUjA karo cho, e zreNikanuM citra jovA mArI sakhI rAjakumArI sujyeSThA utAvaLI thaI che. jo mane e citra Apo to rAjakumArIne e citra batAvI huM pAchuM tamane ApI jaIza!' For Private And Personal Use Only sulasA

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abhaye gaMbhIra banavAno DhoMga karyo ane kahyuM : "A to rAjamahelanI vAta che. huM to sAmAnya vepArI chuM...jo A vAtanI khabara mahArAjA ceTa kane paDI jAya to mAre zULI upara ja caDhavuM paDe ne?' nA, nA tame jarAya ciMtA nA karo. mArA para vizvAsa rAkho. A vAta taddana gupta raheze...' paNa mAruM mana...' 'nathI mAnatuM ne? manAvI lo. rAjakumArInI prabaLa icchA che, te pUrNa karavI ja paDaze. zULI para caDhavAnuM Avaze to tamArA badale huM caDhIza, basa? mane citra Apo...' abhayakumAre punaH citranI pUjA karI, dhUpa karI, suMdara vastramAM lapeTI dAsIne ApyuM. dAsI AnaMdathI nAcI UThI. citra laIne e sujyeSThA pAse pahoMcI gaI.' sujyeSThA! mahArAjA zreNikanuM nayanaramya citra joI te citramAM lIna thaI gaI! jANe e yoginI hoya ne sAme ziva bhagavAna hoya! bhalabhalI strIne IrSyA thAya evuM zreNikanuM rUpasaundarya hatuM. teNe vicAryuM : "mAre Avo suMdara ane saddaguNI pati joIe. A suMdara kAyAmAM emanuM mana paNa kevuM vizALa ane udAra haze! A vRtiH zAMti muI! emanI bhavya AkRti ja emanA guNa bole che! jo mane A zreNika patirUpe maLe to mArAM janamojanamanAM puNya phaLe!" eNe potAnI vizvasanIya dAsIne bolAvIne kahyuM : "sakhI, huM mAruM jIvana A uttama puruSanA caraNomAM bhaktibhAvathI ane zraddhAthI samarpita karavA cAhuM chuM. meM emanI ardhAganA banavAno pavitra saMkalpa karyo che. have tuM ja mArga batAva ke kevI rIte A puruSa sAthe mArA lagna thAya!" he devI, je vepArI A citrane devanI jema pUje che, ene ja upAya pUchavo paDe. mane vizvAsa che ke e vyApArI jarUra koI sAro ne sacoTa mArga batAvaze." to pachI tuM vilaMba nA kara. jaladI enI pAse jA. mArI vAta kara. mArA vatI vinaMtI kara. e ApaNane sAro mArga batAve.'' sulAsA 109 For Private And Personal Use Only

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110 dAsI abhayakumAra pAse AvI. sujyeSThAno saMdezo Apyo ane enA mananI sthitinuM varNana karyuM. abhayakumAre kahyuM : 'rAjakumArIno vicAra badalAze to nahIM ne? kAraNa ke mahArAjA ceTaka sIdhI rIte to zreNika sAthe enI putrInAM lagna nahIM ja kare! eTale mahArAjA zreNika enuM apaharaNa karIne laI jAya, e ja eka mArga che. tuM rAjakumArIne pUchIne mane javAba Apa. ane A vAta jarAya trIjA mANasa pAse na jAya, enI takedArI rAkhavAnI.' dAsI sujyeSThAne pUchIne, badhI vAta karIne pAchI AvI. eNe kahyuM : 'mahArAjA zreNika gupta mArge AvIne apaharaNa karI jAya, te vAtamAM huM sahamata chuM.' to huM rAjamahelanA parisara sudhI bhUmimAM gupta rIte suraMga khodAvIza. e suraMga kyAM khUlaze, enI tamane jANa thaze. tyAM tamAre taiyAra thaIne UbhA rahevAnuM. suraMganA mArge mahArAjA pote, potAnA aMgarakSako sAthe Avaze...tarata ja rAjakumArIne rathamAM besADI, pavanavege cAlyA jaze! sthAna...samaya...vagerenI jANa tamane thaI jaze!' dAsI cAlI gaI. abhayakumAre dukAnanuM visarjana karI dIdhuM. potAnuM dhAreluM kAma, dhAraNA mujaba pAra paDyAno AnaMda laIne abhaya rAjagRhInA mArge mArate ghoDe 2vAnA thayo. raaju sulasA

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-- ** ] s 0 sujyeSThA! rAtre tene nidrA nathI AvatI. tene vicAra Avyo. atisukha te sAruM nathI. nAnuM bALaka khUba dekhAvaDuM hoya to tarata mA enA gAla para kALuM TapakuM kare che. sukhanI bAbatamAM paNa AvuM ja che! sukhamAM paNa koIne bhAgIdAra banAvavA joIe, jethI koInI najara nA lAge. meM mArI bahena celaNAthI haju vAta chUpAvI che. mArA para ene agAdha prema che. pUrNa zraddhA che. e mArA vinA rahI nahIM zake. huM paNa zuM enA vinA rahI zakuM? nA, nA, huM ene vAta karuM ane ame baMne baheno rAjagRhInA rAjamahelanI rANIo banIe! mahArANI tarIke celaNA aradhI pharaja saMbhALaze. mArA karatAM e vadhu suMdara che tethI mahArAjA paNa ene prasanna rAkhaze. Ameya mane celaNA pratye kyAreya IrSyA thaI nathI ke ene mArA pratye IrSyA thaI nathI. ame ahIM paNa ekabIjA sAthe premathI rahIe chIe. tyAM paNa premathI sAthe rahIzuM. kema ke prema e ja mAnavahRdayano evo AviSkAra che, je saune haLavAza Ape che. ame samajadArIpUrvaka jIvana jIvIza. sukha-duHkhanI vAto karavA eka sArI sahiyara maLaze celaNA! joke mahArAjA zreNikane naMdA, dhAriNI vagere guNavatI rANIo to che ja. jIvana mANasa sAthe kyAreka sukhanI raMgapaMcamI rame che. kyAreka sukhano gulAla eTalo uchALe che ke jIva ghuMTAvA lAge, hAtha UMcA karIne kahevAnuM mana thAya ke basa karo A sukhanI choLa! calaNAnI sAthe ahIM paNa huM evuM sukha anubhavuM chuM. moralInA svara jevo eno avAja kevo madhura che! enuM vAkyAturya paNa kevuM adbhuta che! e mahArAjAnA hRdayane jItI leze!" te vicAromAM garakAva hatI, tyAM haLavekathI najIka AvI calaNAe tenA khabhA para hAtha mUkyo ane hasIne bolI : "moTIbahena! kyAM deza-videzamAM UDI rahyAM cho? magadha dezamAM!" sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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"kyA nagaramAM?' 'rAjagRhImAM.." konI AsapAsa?' mahArAjA zreNikanI!' khUba dhImethI kAnamAM kahyuM. ane pachI athathI iti sudhInI badhI vAta kahI dIdhI. huM paNa tArI sAthe ja AvIza." celaNAe makkamatAthI, paNa khUba dhImA svare kahyuM. tuM sAthe Ave emAM huM rAjI chuM! tArA vinA mane game nahIM...' baMne bahenoe badhI gupta taiyArIo karI lIdhI. saMdezAnI rAha jovAnI hatI. rAjagRhInA rAjamahelanA gupta maMtraNAkhaMDamAM pitA-putra gaMbhIra vAto karI rahyA hatA. magadhanI sImA jyAM pUrI thatI hatI tyAMthI vaizAlI sudhI bhUmimArga khUba ja gupta rIte taiyAra thato hato. e suraMga vaizAlInA rAjamahelanI uttara dizA taraphanA ujjaDa bhUmibhAgamAM khUlavAnI hatI. abhayakumAre mahArAjAne samagra vAta sArI rIte samajAvI. sAthe sulatAnA batrIsa putrone aMgarakSaka tarIke laI javAnuM nakkI karyuM. sulasA-putro yuvAna, baliSTha, buddhizALI, yuddhakuzaLa, sAhasika ane mahArAjA pratye agAdha prema dharAvanArA hatA. nakkI e rIte karavAmAM AvyuM ke jatI vakhate sulatA-putronA 32 ratha eka pAchaLa eka doDe. chello ratha mahArAjAno cAle. vaLatI vakhate pahelo ratha mahArAjAno rahe ane 32 ratha kramaza: enI pAchaLa doDe. prayANa rAtrinA aMdhakAramAM karavAnuM. savAre sUryodaya pUrve vaizAlI pahoMcI javAnuM. tyAM sujyeSThA nizcita jagA para taiyAra rahe. jatAMnI sAthe ja mahArAjAnA rathamAM besADI rathane suraMgamAM bhagADavAno! badhuM ja Ayojana abhayakumAre karyuM. magadhanI sImA para eka hajAra cunaMdA ghoDesvAra sainikone goThavavAnA. pAchaLathI vaizAlInI senA Ave to sImA para yuddha ApI zakAya. mahArAjA sujyeSThAne laI sukharUpa rAjagRhInA rAjamahelamAM pahoMcI jAya. thoDA divasomAM to bhUgarbha rasto taiyAra thaI gayo. evo rasto ke jemAMthI ratha pasAra thaI zake. rasto taiyAra thayA pachI abhayakumAra vaizAlI sudhI rasto joI AvyA. prayANano divasa nakkI thayo. sujyeSThAne Avazyaka 112 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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sUcanAo mokalI devAmAM AvI. sujyeSThAe celaNAne vAta karI. baMne baheno e zubha divasanI rAha jotI adhIratAthI samaya pasAra karavA lAgI. bhaviSyanAM sapanAM ghaNAM mIThAM hoya che! paNa sapanuM eTale sapanuM! Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir sulasA! batrIsa putro mArI pAse AvyA. temaNe mahArAjAnA aMgarakSaka tarIke vaizAlI javAnI vAta karI. vaizAlI-abhiyAnanuM kAraNa batAvyuM... kAraNa mane na gamyuM...rAjakumArInuM apaharaNa karavuM...bhale rAjakumArInI saMmati hoya, chatAM apaharaNa eTale pApa! zA mATe mahArAjA AvuM kAma karatA haze? aMtepuramAM ATalI to rANIo che...chatAM tRpti nathI? hA, bhagavAna mahAvIra kahe che : jema jema viSayabhoga karatA jazo tema tema icchA prabaLa thatI jaze. AgamAM ghI homavAthI Aga bujhAtI nathI, paraMtu vadhu jvALAo pragaTe che...vaiyika sukho bhogavavA jevAM nathI...' ghaNuM kahe che bhagavAna...paNa jIvanAM potAnAM evAM pApakarmo prabaLa hoya tyAM upadeza asara nathI karato. ThIka che, mArA putro upara mahArAjAne khUba prema che, vizvAsa che eTale emaNe putrone aMgarakSaka banAvyA che. yuddhakuzaLa banAvyA che. putra karatAMya vadhAre sneha A batrIsane Apyo che. eTale bhale e mahArAjAnI AjJAnuM pAlana kare, emanI icchAne pUrNa karavA puruSArtha kare...bAkI, mAruM mana mAnatuM nathI...mane to AmAM azubhanA bhaNakArA saMbhaLAya che...' - putronA pitA bahAra gayA hatA, teo AvyA. batrIse batrIsa putroe pitAnA caraNe praNAma karyA. teo to kaMI jANatA ja na hatA. meM emane badhI vAta karI. teo ati putravatsala hatA. teo pahelI ja vAra mahArAjAnI sAthe javAnA hatA. sabaLa zatrunA gaDhamAM javAnA hatA. jarUra paDe to maraNiyo jaMga khelavAnA hatA. mahArAjA sAruM kare che ke khoTuM kare che. A vicAra emane karavAno na hato. emane to mahArAjAnI rakSAno bhAra vahana karavAno hato. emanuM duSkara kArya pAra pADavAnuM hatuM. mahArAjAe emanAmAM je acaLa vizvAsa mUkelo che, te vizvAsane prANanA bhoge nibhAvavAno che. meM sArathinA DhIlA thaI gayelA, mlAna thaI gayelA mukha sAme joIne sulasA For Private And Personal Use Only 113

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114 kahyuM : 'svAmInAtha! khUba ullAsathI putrone vidAya Apo..manane jarAya DhIluM na paDavA do. kartavyanA mArge jatA putrone protsAhita karo.' nAga sArathinI AMkho bhInI thaI. batrIsa putravadhUo paNa tyAM AvI gaI hatI. te badhI paNa stabdha banIne UbhI hatI. meM e batrIse batrIsa pUtravadhUone premathI kahyuM : 'tame mArA vIra parAkramI ane puNyazALI putronI patnIo cho! tamArA pati mahArAjAnA aMgarakSako niyukta thayA che ane eka ati mahattvanA gupta abhiyAna mATe bIjA dezamAM jaI rahyA che. tame emane tamArA aMtaHkaraNanI zubha kAmanAo Apo. emanA gaLe varamALA ArrApita karo...'tamArI yAtrA saphaLa bano...tame yazasvI banIne pAchA Avo...' AvI zubha vANI uccAro...' meM, sArathie ane putravadhUoe putrone raDatI AMkhe paNa hasatAM mukhe vidAya ApI. mamatAthI premAsakta be azrubiMdu mArI AMkhomAM UbharAyAM. paraMtu kSaNa pUratAM ja, tarata ja meM ene lUchI nAkhyAM. kAraNa AMsu e durbaLa mananuM pratIka che. huM jANuM ke chuM jagatamAM du:khanI ekeya Aga AMkhanAM AMsuothI bujhAvAnI nathI ane AMkhamAMthI be AMsunI aMjali ApavAthI mAruM hRdaya haLavuM thaI jaze, evuM paNa huM mAnatI nathI. chatAM huM atyAre mArA e vahAlA putrone azrunI aMjali sivAya bIjuM zuM ApI zakuM? ke je azruthI adhika mUlyavAna hoya! vaLI putro pratyenA premanA pratIka rUpe AMsuthI anya ekeya cIja mUlyavAna lAgI nathI. meM putrone nirmaLa prema Apyo che. putroe paNa amane nirvyAja prema ja Apyo che. mamatAnAM phakta be premAsakta AMsu UbharAI AvyAM, madhyarAtrinA samaye dhULanA goTA uDADatA, aneka vaLAMko letA tetrIsa ratha vaizAlI tarapha doDavA lAgyA. AgaLa sulasA-putronA 2tha hatA, sahuthI chello mahArAjA zreNikano ratha hato, ceTaka rAjAe karelA apamAnano jakhama zreNikanA mana para evo ne evo tAjo ja hato. apamAnano jakhama jaladI rUjhAto nathI ane rUjhAya to paNa enA DAdha to rahI ja jAya che. zreNikanA sudRDha bhavya vyaktitvane, ceTaka rAjAe kevA kSullaka zabdothI AMkyuM hatuM? eka parAkramI rAjA mATe AthI bhayAnaka mRtyu kayuM hoI zake? vIra ne sAhasika rAjA apamAna ane avahelanAnA prasaMga kadI bhUlI zakatA nathI. ceTaka rAjAnA zabdoe zreNikanA aMtaHkaraNane vIMdhI nAMkhyuM hatuM. enuM sulasA

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hRdayasarovara DahoLAI gayuM hatuM ane e eno badalo levA thanaganI rahyo hato! "ceTakarAjA! tArI vaizAlImAM AvIne tArI putrInuM apaharaNa karI jaIza! pAchaLa Avaje levA tArI putrIne! vahelI savAre 33 ratha koIpaNa jAtanA avarodha vinA vaizAlImAM nakkI karelA suraMganA nAke pahoMcI gayA. jyAM suraMganuM dvAra khUlatuM hatuM tyAM moTuM medAna hatuM. medAnamAM tetrIsa ratha goThavAI gayA. suraMganA nAke pahelo ratha rAjA zreNikano Ubho rahyo. sujyeSThA ane calaNA - baMne baheno tyAM taiyAra ja UbhI hatI. tyAM pahelAM celaNAne rathamAM besADI, sujyeSThA rathamAM caDhavA jAya che, tyAM ene potAnAM ratnAbharaNono Dabbo yAda Avyo. ene khUba priya alaMkAro lAvavAnuM e bhUlI gaI hatI. eNe zreNikane kahyuM : "thoDIvAra thobho. huM mArA ratnAlaMkArono Dabbo laIne jaladI AvuM chuM.' e doDatI rAja mahela tarapha gaI. A bAju tulasA-putro ke jeo zastrasajja aMgarakSako hatA, temane ciMtA thaI. "vilaMba thAya che te khoTuM che...' temaNe mahArAjAne kahyuM : "mahArAjA, zatrunA gharamAM vadhu rahevuM hitAvaha nathI. ApaNe to ahIMthI prayANa karI devuM joIe.' zreNika samajyA ke rathamAM sujyeSThA besI gaI che, enI bahena ratnono Dabbo levA gaI che...bhale gaI...' temaNe rathane sahuthI AgaLa haMkArI mUkyo. pavanavega zveta azvo pavananI tulanA karatA doDavA lAgyA. emanI pAchaLa batrIsa ratha doDavA lAgyA. pAMca-dasa kSaNomAM to medAna sAva khAlI thaI gayuM. badhA ratha suraMganA mArge bhAgI rahyA hatA. doDatI doDatI sujyeSThA AvI! paNa tyAM to khAlI medAna hatuM! e stabdha thaI gaI. "are huM rahI gaI ane calaNA cAlI gaI...?' pahelAM to e raDI paDI. bhAMgI paDI. teNe rAjamahela tarapha pAgalanI jema doDavA mAMDyuM...ane jorajorathI pokAro pADavA lAgI. "are, doDo doDo...mArI bahena celaNAnuM apaharaNa thaI gayuM...' mahArAjA ceTaka doDI AvyA. sujyeSThA pitAne vaLagI paDI. prUsake dhrusake raDavA lAgI. "pitAjI, celaNAnuM apaharaNa thaI gayuM..." beTI, tuM ciMtA na kara. huM hamaNAM ja pAchaLa jAuM chuM ne celaNAne pAchI sulasA 115 For Private And Personal Use Only

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laI AvuM chuM..." mahArAjA potAnA rathamAM ArUDha thayA, dhanuSya-bANa lIdhAM. tyAM ja senApati "vIrAMgaka" AvI lAgyo teNe kahyuM : "mahArAjA, Apane javAnI jarUra nathI. huM ja jAuM chuM. rAjakumArIne zatru pAsethI mukta karAvIne laI AvuM chuM.' mahArAjA ceTakane vIrAMgaka upara pUrNa vizvAsa hato. e vaizAlInI ajoDa senAno bAhoza senApati hato. teNe suraMga tarapha ratha haMkArI mUkyo. sujyeSThA! AnaMdanA aNasAranI, sukhanA sumananI, AzAnA anuguMjananI ane premanA paritoSanI saune talAza hoya che, jhaMkhanA hoya che, jarUriyAta hoya che, paraMtu jIvana e koI yaMtra nathI ke hamezAM sArA divasonI sogAda Ape. lAcAra banI gayelI sujyeSThA vaizAlInA rAjamahelanI dIvAlo para mAthuM paTakI rahI hatI. potAnI vAta e koIne karI zake ema na hatI, ane hRdayamAM zULanI jema kocatI hatI. vidhAtA kevI niSThura che?' agninA taNakhAthI jema Aga bhabhUkI UThe tema sujyeSThAnA manamAM Aga bhabhUkI UThI. vIjaLInA eka ja kaDAke vizALa vRkSa para nizcitapaNe jIvatI vela kevI tuTI paDe che? kara karmoe mArI sthiti AvI ja karI mUkI. manuSyanA jIvanamAM vidhinI ramata eTale uMdara sAthe krUra rIte AdarelI billInI ramata. doSa zreNikano nathI ke celaNAno nathI. huM emanA para doSAropaNa nathI karatI. doSa mArAM ja pApakarmono che. mArAM ja pApakamoMe mArI AzAoaramAno para pANI pheravI dIdhuM. khera, bhavitavyatAne koI mithyA nathI karI zakatuM..." ema bhagavAna mahAvIra kahe che. huM pAramArthika tattvone jANuM chuM. mArAthI rudana na karAya ke roSa paNa na karAya. paraMtu have A rAjamahelanA. vaiibhavI bhogavilAsamAM niraMtara jhUryA karavuM. baLyAjaLyA karavuM enA karatAM saMyamajIvana zuM khoTuM? vaibhava mAnavIne vilAsI banAve che. "saMpatti, kIrti. pratiSThA vagerenI sAthe mAnavI ekavAra jugAra khelI zake, paraMtu jiMdagI sAthe kadI jugAra khelAya nahIM. A mAnavajIvanane vyartha gumAvI devAya nahIM...' huM cAra divasa rAha jouM. senApati zuM karIne Ave che. celaNAne laIne Ave che ke khAlI hAthe Ave che? pachI huM mArA jIvana aMge nirNaya karIza. 11 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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paNa eka vAta nakkI che ke have huM bIjA koInI sAthe lagna to nahIM ja karuM.' senApati vIrAMgaka nirAza-hatAza vadane pAcho Avyo. mahArAjA ceTaka siMhAsana para gaMbhIra chatAM ugra mudrAmAM beThA hatA. vIrAMgakane jotAM ja ceTaka bolI UThyA : beTI celaNAne laIne Avyo?' 'nA, mahArAjA...huM moDo paDyo. rAjA zreNika celaNAne laIne suraMgamAM sahuthI AgaLa nIkaLI gayA hatA. pAchaLa enA batrIsa aMgarakSako hatA. meM chellA rathamAM rahelA aMgarakSakane eka ja tIrathI vIMdhI nAMkhyo...enI sAthe batrIse batrIsa aMgarakSako DhaLI paDyA, ane mRtyu pAmyA. AgaLa vadhavA mATe mAre e 32 2one bAju para khaseDatAM-khaseDatAM AgaLa vadhavuM paDyuM. temAM ghaNo samaya cAlyo gayo ne zreNika magadhanI sImAmAM pravezI gayo. sImA upara magadhanuM zastrasajja azvasainya UbheluM ja hatuM. eTale huM pAcho vaLI gayo...' eTale zreNika celaNAne laI gayo ane enA 32 aMgarakSako marAyA...ema ne?' 'hA jI...' sujyeSThA mahArAjAnI pAse ja beThI hatI. teNe kahyuM : 'pitAjI, have harSa zoka na karo, Ameya celaNAne paraNAvavAnI to hatI ja! e enI icchAthI zreNikane varI che...to bhale, e magadhanI mahArANI banaze, sukhI thaze...' sulasA Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'tArI vAta sAcI che beTI, paNa mArI putrInuM apaharaNa thAya, e vAtanuM mArA jevA parAkramI rAjA mATe zaramajanaka to che ja. chatAM enA batrIse batrIsa 'aMgarakSako motane bheTyA, eno mane AnaMda che...' 'pitAjI! koInA ya mRtyu upara rAjI thavuM, e sujJa puruSane zobhatuM nathI. bhale zatru hoya! enAM paNa mAtA-pitA haze...patnI haze...parivAra haze...e badhAM keTalA du:khI thaze? pitAjI, A saMsAramAM vaiyika sukhonI vAsanA ja manuSya pAse pApa karAve che. eTale bhagavAna mahAvIra viSayasukhone viSa jevAM kahe che ne! viSe to manuSyane ekavAra mAre, vaiSiyaka sukha janamojanama mAre che...mATe he pitAjI, have mAre to lagna karavAM ja nathI. For Private And Personal Use Only 117

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huM bhagavAna mahAvIra pAse sAdhvI banIza. AryA caMdanAnI ziSyA banIza. mane AjJA Apo..." sujyeSThAe vidAya lIdhI. rANIo, sakhIo, nagarajano vilApa karatAM vInavatAM hatAM. rAja kumArI, amane choDIne na jAo.. na jAo..' paNa huM dRDhanizcayI hatI. meM zveta vastro dhAraNa karI lIdhAM. badhA alaMkAro utArIne mAtAnI sAme mUkI dIdhA. have huM hatI bahArathI ane aMdarathI, nizcita have mArA paga prabhu vIranI tarapha UpaDavAnA hatA. ratha taiyAra hato. bIjA rathamAM mAtA ane pitA paNa ArUDha thayAM hatAM. amAre magadhamAM ja javAnuM hatuM. bhagavAna mahAvIra vANijyagrAmathI rAjagRhI tarapha vihAra karI rahyA hatAM. mArgamAM mane pitAjIe kahyuM : "beTI, te vairAgyanA vyAghacarmane Asana banAvyuM che e kevaLa tArA durbhAgyane lIdhe che, ema mane lAge che. te chatAM bhagavAna mahAvIranuM zaraNa tane zAMti ane saMyama Apaze. tuM mana para saMyama jALavaje. jIvanI jema sAdhvIjIvananuM jatana karaje.' huM have zreNikane celaNAne...ane mAtA-pitA sahune bhUlavA mAgatI hatI. rAga-dveSanAM dvandromAMthI mukta thavA icchatI hatI. sujyeSThAe bhagavAna mahAvIra pAse dIkSA lIdhI. AryA caMdanAnI ziSyA banI, mokSamArganI ArAdhanAmAM lIna banI. he bhagavaMta, karmajALanI rassIo ghaNI ja sakhata che, paNa ene toDavAno prayatna karavA ApanA zaraNe AvI chuM. mAre mukti joIe che. e ja mArI moTAmAM moTI AkAMkSA che paNa enI vAta karatAM huM zaramAuM chuM!' mane eka vAtanI khAtarI che. anaMta saMpattino samudra ApanAmAM laherAI rahyo che. tame ja mArA sAcA sakhA, mitra ane svajana cho. he nAtha, "mArI parAjayakathA ghaNI moTI che. mArI zaramavAta atyaMta gupta ane hRdayamAM paDelA paththara jevI bhAre che, chatAM jyAre huM mArA AtmakalyANanI tamArI pAse yAcanA karI rahI chuM, tyAre mArA hRdayamAM koI ajJAta AnaMdanI jhaNajhaNATI AvI jAya che." bhagavAna mahAvIranA caraNe sujyeSThAnI A AMtaraprArthanA hatI, AMtaranivedana hatuM 118 silasA For Private And Personal Use Only

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ha O 'devI sujyeSThA rathamAMthI nIce Utaro." "mahArAjA, huM sujyeSThA nathI. mAruM nAma celaNA che. huM sujyeSThAnI nAnI bahena chuM..." "ema to sujyeSThAnuM zuM thayuM?' "mahArAjA, e mane rathamAM besADI, potAnAM ratnAbharaNono dAbaDo levA mahelamAM gaI hatI, e Ave e pahelAM ApaNe tyAMthI nIkaLI gayAM...eTale moTI bahena tyAM ja rahI gaI..' bhale, mAre mana to tuM ja sujyeSThA che ne tuM ja calaNA che!' zreNike abhayakumArane kahyuM : "abhaya, celaNAne rANIvAsamAM mUkIne jaladI pAcho Ava.' zreNikanA mukha para akaLAmaNa hatI. kAraNa ke sulatA-putronA ratha haju rAjagRhImAM pahoMcyA na hatA. abhayakumAranA AvatAM ja zreNike kahyuM : "vatsa, haju sulasA-putronA ratha AvyA nathI. teo mArI pAchaLa hatA. zuM ceTaka mahArAjAnA sainiko sAthe yuddha karatA haze? ke suraMganA dvArane baMdha karavA rokAyA haze? abhaya, tuM tarata ja ghoDA upara jaIne pAkI tapAsa karI Ava.' zreNika rAjA mahelamAM gayA, paNa eka kSaNa emane cena na hatuM. mArA priya 32 sulasA-putronuM amaMgala to nahIM thayuM hoya ne?" mahArAjAnI chAtI dhaDakatI hatI. teo mahelanA maMtraNAkhaMDamAM AMTApherA mAravA lAgyA. azubhanI AzaMkA manuSyane caMcaLa, bhayAkula ane bAvaro banAvI de che. mArate ghoDe abhayakumAra ane azvasenAnA senApati azvasena rAjamahelanA prAMgaNamAM pravezyA. doDatA teo mahelamAM mahArAjA pAse pahoMcyA. abhayakumArano zvAsa bharAI gayo hato.. AMkhoM bhInI hatI ane hoTha dhrujatA hatA...mahArAjAe abhayanA be khabhA pakaDIne pUchyuM : "zuM samAcAra che abhaya?' mahArAjA...' sulAsA 119 For Private And Personal Use Only

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zuM thayuM jaladI bola..." batrIse batrIsa sulasA-putro mRtyu pAmyA che...' azvasene kahyuM : "mahArAja, Apano ratha suraMgamAMthI bahAra AvIne rAjagRhI tarapha doDavA lAgyo, tyAre ame sahu ghoDesavAra sainiko sAvadha thaI gayA hatA. ame dhAratA hatA ke ApanI pAchaLa ja batrIsa aMgarakSakonA ratha hamaNAM ja Avaze. paNa eka ghaDI sudhI na AvyA eTale mane ciMtA thaI. huM eka ghoDesavAra sainikane laI suraMgamAM pravezyo. dhanuSya upara tIra caDhAveluM ja hatuM. suraMganA madhyabhAgamAM pahoMcyA tyAM eka rathane Ubhelo joyo. huM ghoDA uparathI UtarI ratha pAse gayo. tyAM joyuM to eka sulatA-putrano mRtadeha paDyo hato. meM mArI sAthenA ghoDesvArane kahyuM : 'tArA ghoDAne pAcho ravAnA kara. tuM rathane haMkArIne suraMganI bahAra nIkaLI jA. pachI bIjA be ghoDesavArone mokala." huM AgaLa vadhyo. bIjA rathane joyo. e rathamAM paNa sulasA putrano mRtadeha paDelo hato, AvanAra ghoDesavArane bIjA ratha bahAra laI javAnI AjJA karI huM AgaLa vadhyo. trIjA rathamAM paNa sulatA-putrano mRtadeha paDelo hato... mane lAgyuM ke batrIse batrIsa aMgarakSako mAryA gayA che. eTale eka pachI eka ema badhA ja ratha ame suraMgamAMthI bahAra kADhyA ane suraMganuM dvAra paththarothI baMdha karI dIdhuM. tyAM ja mahAmaMtrI AvyA...emanI sAthe huM ApanI pAse Avyo chuM.' zreNika jamIna para besI dhrusake dhrusake raDI paDyA...abhayakumAra paNa poka mUkIne rovA lAgyA. rANIone khabara paDI. rANIo tyAM AvI. te paNa haiyAphATa rudana karavA lAgI. tulasA-putro AkhA rAjamahelamAM sahune priya hatA, managamatA hatA. koNa kone sAMtvana Ape? celaNAne paNa jyAre A samAcAra maLyA..te kalpAMta karavA lAgI. mahArAjAe kahyuM : "mArA A atipriya sulasA putronA mRtyuno aparAdhI huM chuM. huM rAjakumArInA mohamAM aMdha banyo...koIpaNa rIte ene meLavavAnI mArI nirlajja pravRttie e yuvAna putronA prANa lIdhA...zuM karuM? gaMbhIra-akSamya aparAdha mArAthI thaI gayo che. kadAca huM vaizAlI para 120 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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AkramaNa karI verano badalo lauM, to paNa A yuvAno pAchA to AvavAnA nathI...huM sulasAne nAga sArathine mAruM moDhuM kevI rIte dekhADIza? emane samAcAra kevI rIte ApIza? zuM e daMpatI ane 32 putravadhUo AghAta sahana karI zakaze? he bhagavAna...tuM mane sAco mArga batAva. zuM karuM? kyAM jAuM?...' zreNika dhrusake dhrusake raDI paDyo. chevaTe abhayakumAra mana mArIne svastha thayA. temaNe zreNikanA be hAtha pakaDI, siMhAsana para besADyA. naMdArANI pANI laI AvI. zreNike be ghUMTaDA pANI pIdhuM...abhayakumAre kahyuM : pitAjI, be kAma mahattvanAM che. batrIsa mRtadehone nAga sArathinI havelImAM laI javAnA ane nAga tathA sulasAne, AghAta na lAge te rIte samAcAra ApavAnA.' 'abhaya, tAre ane mAre ja javuM paDaze. emane samAcAra ApyA pachI emanA karuNa kalpAMtane sAMbhaLavo paDaze...emanA hRdayane sAttvanA ApavI paDaze, AghAtane jIravavAnI zakti haju devI sulasAmAM haze, paNa nAga sAritha bhAMgI ja paDaze...' rathane dUra Ubho rAkhI, mahArAjA ane abhayakumAra nAga sArathinI havelInAM pagathiyAM caDhavA lAgyA. bahAra kAma karatI dAsIe baMnene joyA, e havelImAM doDatI sulasA pAse gaI... 'mA, mahArAjA ane mahAmaMtrI havelInAM pagathiyAM caDhI rahyA che!' 'heM?' sulasA jevI beThI hatI, UbhI thaIne sAme doDI. havelInA pravezadvAramAM ja sulasAe rAjA-maMtrIne praNAma karyA. rAjA-maMtrIe sulasAnA caraNone sparza karyo. sulasA eka pagaluM pAchuM haTI gaI. kaMI paNa bolyAcAlyA vinA rAjA-maMtrI sulasAnI havelInA madhya beThakakhaMDamAM AvyA. 'nAga sArathi kyAM che?' 'Ave che...' sulasAe jijJAsAbharI AMkhe mahArAjA sAme joyuM. mahArAjAnI AMkho nIcI hatI, biDAyelI hatI. abhayakumAra paNa gaMbhIra ane natamastaka hatA. 'A sArathi AvI gayA...' sulasA bolI. nAga sArathino hAtha pakaDI sulasA For Private And Personal Use Only 121

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zreNike potAnI pAse besADyA. koI bolatuM nathI. tyAM zreNike kahyuM : he nAga! vaizAlIthI pAchA pharatAM, dumanoe tamArA batrIsa putrone haNI nAkhyA che. joke tIra to eka ja putrane vAgyuM che, mRtyu batrIse batrIsa pAmyA che.' havelInA bAhya bhAgamAM batrIsa putronA mRtadeha zveta vastrothI AvRtta goThavAyelA hatAM. nAga sArathi ane sulasA putronA mRtadeho pAse doDatA gayA. tyAMnuM dRzya joIne zarIranuM lohI thIjI gayuM. baMne machita thaIne bhUmi para DhaLI paDyAM. jIvananA sukha-duHkhanA eka mAtra sAthIdAra batrIse batrIsa putro acetana paDyA hatA. emanAM gauravarNA zarIra, pAkIne kharI paDelAM gulAbanAM phUla jevAM paDyAM hatAM. jema tema karIne, havA nAMkhIne, pANI chAMTIne nAga ane sulatAne bhAnamAM lAvyA. temaNe nIce besIne eka-eka putranuM mastaka khoLAmAM lIdhuM. azrunI dhArA AMkhamAMthI vahevA lAgI. mArI 32 putravadhUono saubhAgyano cAMllo bhUsavA huM kyAMthI dhIraja lAvIza? konI sAthe jIvananAM sukha-du:khonI vAta karIza? have huM kone vatsa! beTA...! putra...kahIza? Aje ame ekalAM paDI gayAM.. jIvana nazvaratAnA mahAsAgara jevuM lAgyuM...arthazUnya kalahanA anaMta arNava samuM bhAsavA lAgyuM..hRdayamAM AkAza jeTalo zUnyAvakAza patharAI gayo. jIvananuM mahApUra azrurUpe AMkhonAM baMdha toDIne vahetuM hatuM. mArA putronI ardhabIDelI AMkhone meM AMgaLIthI sadA mATe baMdha karI dIdhI. ApaNuM azubha, amaMgala. asamarthatA na jue e mATe, bahArathI suMdara dekhAtuM A krUra jagata pharI emanI dRSTimAM na paDe te mATe! nisteja paDI jatI, kALI paDI jatI emanI bhAvapUrNa vizALa AMkho meM baMdha karI dIdhI." nAga stabdha banI apalaka dRSTie joI rahyA hatA. te mUka thaI gayA hatA. jyAre sulatAnA aMgaaMgamAM viSa vyApI gayuM. hRdaya saMtApathI tharatharatuM hatuM...enI jANe eka-eka nasa tUTatI hatI. e putronA DhAMkelA vastra upara mAthuM mUkIne dhrusake dhrusake raDI paDI...enuM ghora AkraMda sahune raDAvI rahyuM hatuM. sulatAnI anujJA laI abhayakumAre batrIsa mRtadehano agnisaMskAra 122 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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karavAno Adeza Apyo, ane svayaM rAjA ane maMtrI nAgadaMpatI pAse beThA. batrIsa putravadhUono vilApa hRdayavidAraka hato...eka kSaNa to buddhinidhAna abhayakumAra kiMkartavyamUDha banI gayA... "duHkhI ane ghavAyelAM hRdayone zabdo sAMtvanA ApI zakaze? hA, bhagavAna mahAvIranI vANInA zabdo avazya saMtapta hRdayane zAntinA jalathI zItala kare che. huM A badhA zokasaMtapta AtmAone vIranAM vacanothI zAnti ApavA prayatna karuM." joke nAga sArathi to jANe nidrAvaza thayA hoya, jANe khaMbhita thaI gayA hoya...ane jANe zUnya thaI gayA hoya tema ni:spada netravALA thaI gayA hatA. jyAre ka mUchita thaI jatA, kyAreka jAgatA...paraMtu teo bolavA ke sAMbhaLavAnI sthitimAM na hatA. eTale abhayakumAre viSAdagrasta sulatAne saMbodhIne kahyuM : 'tame mArAM moTAM bahena samAna cho. tame bhagavAna mahAvIranAM vacano sAMbhaLelAM che. tame tattvajJa cho, zraddhAvAna cho...devI! pratyeka jIvAtmA, bhale yazavaMta hoya, guNavaMta hoya ke dhanavaMta hoya, Akhare nAzavaMta che. mRtyu duratikramya che. mRtyu pizunanI jema nukasAnakArI che, agninI jema sarvabhakSI che, ane pANInI jema sarvabhedI che. zuM koInA ya gharamAM koIpaNa pUrvaja mRtyu na pAmyA hoya, tevuM bane kharuM? tamArA batrIsa patro mRtyu pAmyA, te mahAkALanI vakragatimAM svAbhAvika che. bALaka hoya ke vRddha hoya, daridra hoya ke zrImaMta hoya, mRtyu sahunA mATe nizcita ja che. saMsArano evo svabhAva ja che! nadImAM pANInA taraMgonI jema, ane AkAzamAM zaradaRtunAM vAdaLonI jema koI sthira rahetuM nathI. vaLI, he bhaginI! A saMsAramAM mAtA-pitA, bhAI-bahena, putra-putravadhU vagere saMbaMdho paramArthika nathI, sAcA nathI. jema dharmazALAmAM musApharo judI judI dizAomAMthI AvIne bhegA thAya che ane pachI potapotAnA gaMtavya tarapha cAlyA jAya che, tema jene ApaNe "ghara" kahIe chIe temAM judI judI gatimAMthI jIvo AvIne bhegA thAya che, potapotAnAM karmo anusAra pAchA teo bIjI-bIjI gatimAM cAlyA jAya che! temAM zoka kema karAya? koI pahelAM jAya, koI pachI jAya....tame zoka-saMtApa na karo. tame sAttvika cho, vIra prabhunI zrAvikA cho...zoka to mohanuM pratIka che...tame vivekI bano.' AMsujharatI AMkhe.. DUsakAM bharatI sulasA bolI : "mahAmaMtrI! huM sulAsA 123 For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhavasvarUpa jANuM chuM. paNa putronA thayelA virahathI huM zokAkula banI chuM. tethI tattvajJAna bhulAI jAya che. jyAM sudhI iSTaviyoga, priyaviyoga thato nathI tyAM sudhI ja manuSyane dhIraja rahe che. he abhayakumAra, tame arihaMtanA upadezanuM amRtapAna karIne tamAruM citta nirmaLa kareluM che. tamArA jevA vairyavALA, vivekI puruSo virala ja hoya che.' bolatI bolatI sulasA AkaMda, karavA lAgI. enI sAthe batrIsa putravadhUo paNa aMjalithI mukha DhAMkIne moTA svare rudana karavA lAgI. dAsa-dAsIo paNa pRthvI para ALoTI, paDI vilApa karavA lAgyAM. putravadhUonAM netromAMthI nIkaLatAM AMsuo sAthe kAjaLa paNa vahetuM hatuM. kAjaLathI emanAM vastro malina thatAM hatAM. emanA vALanA moTA aMboDA khUlI gayA hatA. vALathI emanAM mukha DhaMkAI gayAM hatAM. badhI strIo chAtI phUTatI hatI. tethI temanA gaLAmAM rahelA ratnahAra tUTIne jamIna para verAI gayA hatA. zokAgninA dhumADA jevA dIrgha nizvAsa choDavAthI temanA kiMTha ane oSTha sukAI gayA hatA. na rahyuM dhairya, na rahI lajjA ke na rahyo vivekA sulasA raDatA raDatA bolavA lAgI : "he vatso, tamAruM AvuM lajjAkArI mRtyu kema thayuM? he putro, araNyamAM UgelAM vRkSonA dohada pUrA na thAya tema tamArI svecchAvihAranI icchAo haju pUrI thaI na hatI. udaya mATe thayelo pUrNacandra devayoge rAhuthI grasta thayo. phalibhUta thayeluM vRkSa hAthIe bhAMgI nAMkhyuM. kAMThe AveluM vahANa taTanA kinAre rahelA parvate toDI nAMkhyuM. caDI AvelAM navAM vAdaLone duSTa pavane veravikhera karI nAMkhyAM. pAkelI DAMgaranuM vana dAvAnaLathI baLI gayuM.. tevI rIte dharma, artha ane kAmane yogya banyA ane tame haNAI gayA. tame cAlyA gayA...have mAre A dhana-saMpattinI...A hATa-havelInI...A hAthI-ghoDAonI zI jarUra che? prANathI paNa pyArA putro vinAnuM jIvana nisAra che..." abhayakumAre khUba madhura zabdomAM kahyuM : "devI tulasA! jagatanI mohanidrAno nAza karavA sUrya samAna zrI mahAvIra prabhu tamArA parama guru che.. evA tamane mAre zuM bodha ApavAno hoya? zuM A lajjAspada nathI? "A saMsAra asAra che," A jinavacana sAmAnya mANasone samajAya che. to tame to varSothI sarvajJanAM rAgI cho, bhakta cho, eTale tamAre to saMsAranI asAratA vicAravI ja joIe. 124 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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he bahena, pitA, mAtA, patnI, putra, mitra - A badhuM ja saMsAranA svapna jevuM che. je savAre dekhAya che, te madhyAnne nathI dekhAtuM. ane je madhyAhuene dekhAya che te rAtrimAM nathI dekhAtuM. A rIte saMsAramAM sarva padArtho anitya che. 'devI, tame pote ja tattvavettA cho. mATe dharma dhAraNa karo. kAraNa ke vizvane sUrya prakAzita kare che, paNa sUryane prakAzita karanAra koI hotuM nathI. he bhaginI, kyAreka samudra potAnI maryAdA choDI de, kyAreka parvato kaMpAyamAna thAya, kyAreka pRthvImAM prakaMpa Ave, paraMtu tamArA jevI sujJa zrAvikA, bhagavAna mahAvIranI zrAvikAne moTuM duHkha Ave to paNa jarAya vicalita ke vikala thAya nahIM, A saMsAramAM kSaNa pUrve dekhAtA ane kSaNa pachI nAza pAmatA evA sarva saMbaMdho jANIne, vivekI evI tuM mahAzrAvikA tAre mahAkrAnta na banavuM joIe. he sujJa zrAvikA! zuM tame bhagavAna mahAvIranI vANImAM nathI sAMbhaLyuM ke saMsAra eka indrajALa che! A saMsAramAM sarva padArtho pragaTa thaIne nAza pAmanArA che? kaho, A saMsAra sAthe zuM prIti karavI? A saMsAramAM jovAmAM AvatI vastuo pANInA parapoTA jevI che. jotajotAmAM nAza pAmanArI che!' A saMsAra eka mAyA-prayoga che...paradravyonuM nATaka mAtra che. temAM tame zokagrasta na thAo. tamArA potAnA AtmakalyANanI siddhi mATe prayatna karo." sulasA kaMIka svastha banI. teno vilApa baMdha thayo, AMkhomAM AMsu sukAI gayAM. abhayakumAranAM vacanone jANe manamAM vAgoLatI hoya tema AMkho baMdha karI UMDA vicAramAM sarI paDI. mahArAjA ane abhayakumAra zAntithI beThA hatA...sulatAe AMkho kholIne abhayakumAra sAme joIne kahyuM : "kumAra, tame mane bahu sArI vAto kahI. jIvAtmAo potapotAnAM karma pramANe ja jIve che ane mare che. bALa, yuvAna ke vRddha evuM umaranuM koI pramANa hotuM nathI. svajanono saMgama svapna jevo hoya che. lakSmI, hAthInA kAnA jevI caMcaLa hoya che. yauvana, parvatamAMthI nIkaLatI nadInA jevuM vahI janAruM che. jIvana, darbhanA agrabhAga upara rahelA jalabiMdu samAna che. jyAM sudhI yauvana gayuM nathI, rAkSasInI jema AyuSyano aMta karanArI vRddhAvasthA jyAM sudhI AvI nathI, saMnipAtanI jema indriyonI vikaLatA jyAM sudhI thaI sulAsA 125 For Private And Personal Use Only

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nathI ane vezyAnI jema jyAM sudhI sarvasva grahaNa karanArI lakSmI virAma pAmI nathI, tyAM sudhI A ghara-bAra, dhana-saMpatti, svajana-parijana sarvano tyAga karI AtmakalyANa sAdhI levuM joIe. je puruSa A asAra zarIrathI mokSa meLave che, te puruSa kAcanA TukaDAthI ratna meLave che! kALo kAgaDo ApIne suMdara mora meLave che! kamaLanI mALA ApIne ratnahAra pAme che. tuccha dhAnya ApIne utkRSTa dUdhapAka meLave che. gardabha ApIne azva meLave che! he mArA vIrA! teM mArA upara moTo upakAra karyo. mane zokasAgarathI pAra utArI. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir zreNikane saMbodhIne sulasAe kahyuM : 'mahArAjA, Apa jarAya udvega na pAmazo. ekasAthe mArA batrIse batrIsa putronA mRtyumAM kharekhara to huM ja kAraNabhUta chuM...' 'e kevI rIte bahena?' abhaye AzcaryathI pUchyuM. 126 'tamane khabara che ke A putro devanA dIdhelA hatA. devarAja indranA senApati hariNagamaiSI deve mane 32 guTikAo ApIne kaheluM ke, 'A guTikA kramazaH gaLI javAnI che. tethI tane 32 putro thaze!' meM tyAre vicAreluM ke mAre batrIsa putronI jaMjALa nathI joItI...bhale, eka putra hoya, paNa batrIsa lakSaNavALo hoya to sAruM! ema samajIne huM ekasAthe batrIsa guTikAo gaLI gaI... mArA peTamAM 32 garbha rahyA. dhIre dhIre mArI peTa-pIDA vadhavA lAgI. meM hariNagamaiSI devane yAda karyAM. temanuM dhyAna karyuM. teo AvyA. meM mArI vAta karI. teo nArAja thaIne bolyA : 'sulasA, teM bhAre bhUla karI. A 32 putro ekasAthe janamaze, jIvaze ekasarakhuM...ekanuM mRtyu thaze eTale batrIseya motane pAmaze...batrIse batrIsa putronuM AyuSya ekasarakhuM raheze.' mahArAjA! A vAta meM Apane nahotI karI. mahAmaMtrIne paNa nahotI karI. deva to mArI garbhapIDA dUra karIne cAlyA gayA hatA...temanI vAta sAcI paDI! tIra eka putrane vAgyuM...e marAyo enI sAthe bIjA 31 paNa marAyA. eTale he rAjezvara! tame kheda nA pAmazo. emanI bhavitavyatA ja evI hatI. bhavitavyatAne koNa mithyA karI zake? he rAjezvara! huM cAritra to nahIM laI zakuM. mAre sArathine sAcavavA paDaze. emane samatA-samAdhi ane svasthatA ApavI paDaze. paraMtu huM bAra For Private And Personal Use Only sulasA

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vratamaya gRhasthadharmanA pAlanamAM tatpara rahIza.' abhayakumAre kahyuM : 'moTI bahena, hamaNAM ATha-daza divasa roja tamArI pAse AvIza. ApaNe vIra prabhunAM vacano 52 ciMtana-manana karIzuM. ethI citta samatva dhAraNa karaze ane AtmA jinavacanothI bhAvita thaze.' 'tame Avazo kumAra, tethI mane ghaNo sahAro maLaze, hUMpha maLaze ane jIvanamAM sAcuM mArgadarzana maLaze.' sulasA mahArAjA zreNike ane abhayakumAre vidAya lIdhI. sulasA potAnI batrIsa putravadhUo pAse AvIne beThI. teNe kahyuM : 'have tame ja mArA putro cho ane tame ja putravadhUo cho. huM tamArAmAM mArA putronAM darzana karIza. dhIre dhIre zoka-udvega ane saMtApanAM ghanaghora vAdaLo vikharAtAM jaze. jJAnano sUrya prakAzato jaze. mArI putrIo! ApaNuM eka pa2ma saubhAgya che ke prANothI paNa adhika pyArA bhagavAna mahAvIra rAjagRhImAM padhArI rahyA che! jANe ke ApaNAM zoka saMtapta hRdayo upara zItala caMdananuM vilepana karavA ja AvI rahyA che. teo sarvajJa che. teo badhuM jANe che. sulasAnA batrIsa putro mRtyu pAmyA che, batrIsa putravadhUo vidhavA banI gaI che, sArathi zUnyamanaska thaI gayA che...mArA kRpAsindhu parama guru A badhuM ja jANe che. e ApaNA mATe ja Ave che! he guNavaMtI putrIo, tame svastha thAo. zoka dUra karo...snAnAdi karI zuddha zveta vastro dhAraNa karo. tamArA vahAlA prItamano tamane viyoga thayo che...paraMtu parama priyatama prabhu mahAvIrano saMyoga thavAno che. e saMyoga zAzvata che. e saMyoga janamojanamano che...e saMyoga parama sukhamaya mukti tarapha laI janAro che. huM samajuM chuM, mane jema mArA putronI smRti khaLabhaLAvatI raheze tema tamane paNa emanI smRti vyathita karatI raheze. chatAM e vyathA-kathA ApaNA paramezvara sAMbhaLaze...jarU2 sAMbhaLaze ane ramya kathA kahIne ApaNAM hRdayane nirAkula, svastha ane samatA-samAdhiyukta banAvI deze. batrIse batrIsa putravadhUo sAsu-sulasAnAM caraNomAM praNAma karI potapotAnA kakSamAM cAlI gaI. 35 Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 98 For Private And Personal Use Only 127

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che thaI 6 vyathA bhItaramAM hoya che. vedanA mananI aMdara hoya che. vyathA ane vedanA bahAranAM nathI, ApaNAM potAnAM che. je ApaNuM che eno svIkAra karavo ja rahyo. ApaNI vyathA, vedanA, Apatti, asaMtoSa ane moha koIkanAthI che, evuM mAnavuM-manAvavuM AtmavaMcanA che. hadathI vadhAre vyathA-vedanAthI thAkIe tyAre emAMthI ja koI rasto sUjhe. AnaMda to bhItaramAM bharapUra che ane ekavAra AvA AnaMdanuM amRta maLe to pachI sarvatra AnaMdanI relamachela hoya che. Ama joIe to sahu koInA jIvanamAM parAvartana AvatuM hoya che. jyAre koI apriya aniSTa AvI paDe che tyAre manuSya asahya vedanA anubhave che. e vakhate ene pakSIno kalarava, mojAonA ghUghavATa, vRkSono pamarATa, bhramarano guMjArava, sUryano udaya ke prabhAte chaDI pokArato kUkaDAno avAja ene gamato nathI. A badhA astitvanA utsavane te mANI zakato nathI. je sujJa manuSya vyathA-vedanAmAMthI bahAra nIkaLavAnI keDI zodhI kADhe che, potAnI pravRttinuM sukAna badale che. sukAna badalI zakanArA nasIbadAra hoya che. tulasA evI nasIbadAra hatI. ene bhAI karatAMya savAyo bhAI abhayakumAra maLI gayo! abhayakumAra eTale hIranI, khamIranI ane amIrInI saMpadA! enI vANInI sAthe smita, AMsu ane uSmA hatI. eTale ja sulatAnI vyathA-vedanAne upazAMta karatAM sulatAnA hRdayamAM vasaMta vhorI UThI hatI. paraMtu haju batrIsa putravadhUone pati mRtyuthI Upajelo viSAda viramyo na hato. ughasI dUra thaI na hatI. abhayakumAra jANatA hatA. e icchatA hatA ke batrIse batrIsa strIo, zarIre coMTelI dariyAnI retInI jema udAsIne khaMkherI nAMkhe. emane navI dizA maLe ane manodazA sudhare. teo jIvatI lAzo banIne na jIvavI joIe. te zabavat banI na rahe. temanI AMtaracetanA jAgrata thavI joIe ane bhavasAgarane taravA samartha banavI joIe. L128 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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abhayakumAre bIjA divase tulasAnI havelImAM jaI, khAsa sulasAnI batrIsa putravadhUone, ke je haju yauvananA AMgaNe UbhI hatI ane emanuM saubhAgya lUMTAI gayuM hatuM, temane samajAvavAno saMkalpa karIne gayA. sulAsAe abhayakumAranuM svAgata karyuM. AvakAra Apyo. bhadrAsana para besADI, pote ane batrIsa putravadhUo sAme beThI. abhayakumAre kahyuM : "huM tamane zrIkRSNanA mRtyu samayanI ghaTanA saMbhaLAvuM chuM. zrIkRSNanA mRtyu pachI, temanA moTA bhAI balarAma, kRSNanA mRtadehane potAnA khabhA upara upADIne cha mahinA sudhI pharatA rahyA. teo roja kRSNanA dehanuM puSpa-caMdanathI pUjana-arcana karatA. baLadeva-vAsudevano prema advitIya...agAdha hato. baLadeva pratye prema dharAvanAra eka deva, teNe avadhijJAnathI jANyuM ke bhrAtRvatsala balarAma, kRSNanA mRtadehane laIne paribhramaNa kare che. to huM temanI pAse jaIne bodha ApuM. kema ke balarAme mArI pAse vacana mAMgeluM ke jo tuM deva thAya to, mane vipattimAM bodha ApavA Avaje." te deve manuSyanuM rUpa karyuM. teNe eka pASANano ratha banAvyo. parvata uparathI e ratha UtarI rahyo che. deve e rathane bhAMgI nAMkhyo. pachI e bhAMgelA rathane sAMdhavAnI mahenata karavA lAgyo. baLadeve A dRzya joyuM. temaNe kahyuM : "are mUrkha, giri uparathI UtaratAM je rathanA TukaDeTukaDA thaI gayA che, evA A pASANanA rathane sAMdhavAno vyartha prayatna kema kare che?" manuSyarUpe deve kahyuM : "he mahAnubhAva! hajAro yuddhomAM nahIM haNAyelo yoddho, yuddha vinA marI jAya ane te jo pAcho jIvI zake, to mAro A ratha paNa kema na saMdhAya?' balarAma mauna rahyA, deve AgaLa jaIne pASANa upara kamaLa ropavA mAMDyAM. baLadeve pUchyuM : zuM pASANabhUmi upara kamaLavana Uge ke?" deve (manuSyarUpe) kahyuM : "he mahAbalI! jo A tamAro anuja baMdhu pAcho jIvaze to pASANa upara paNa kamaLa Ugaze!' baLadeva mauna rahyA. deve AgaLa jaIne eka baLI gayelA vRkSa upara pANI sIMcavA mAMDyuM. baLadeva sAthe ja AvatA hatA. temaNe kahyuM : "re manuSya, tuM mUrkha che. zuM baLI gayeluM vRkSa, pANI sIMcavAthI navapallavita thAya kharuM? deve kahyuM : 'he mahAmanasvI, jo tamArA khabhA upara raheluM A mRta zarIra sulasA 129 For Private And Personal Use Only

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jIvaze to A baLI gayeluM vRkSa paNa navapallavita thaze!" baLadeva mauna! deva AgaLa vadhyo. teNe govALanuM rUpa karyuM. marI gayelI gAyonA mukhamAM durvA ghAsa nAMkhavA lAgyo. baLadeve kahyuM : "are mUDha! A asthipiMjara banI gayelI gAyo, durvA ghAsa khAze kharI?" deve kahyuM : "he mahApuruSa, jo tamAro A anuja baMdhu jIvaze to A marI gayelI gAyo ghAsa khAze!" balarAma gaMbhIra vicAramAM paDI gayA. "zuM A mAro anuja baMdhu kharekhara mRtyu pAmyo che? A badhA judA judA mANaso mane ekasarakho ja javAba Ape che. deve tarata ja potAnuM deva-svarUpe pragaTa karyuM ane kahyuM : "huM tamAro sArathi siddhArtha chuM. dIkSA laI, mRtyu pAmI huM deva thayo chuM. tame e vakhate mane kaheluM ke "tuM deva thAya to mane bodha ApavA Avaje. mATe huM Avyo chuM.' baLadeve kahyuM : "he siddhArtha, tame ahIM AvIne mane jAgrata karyo, mArI mohadazA dUra karI...teM bahuM sAruM karyuM. paNa mArA laghu bhrAtAnA mRtyuthI huM atyaMta vyathita chuM.. saMtapta chuM. huM have zuM karuM? kyAM jAuM?' siddhArthe kahyuM : "tame to zrI neminAtha prabhunA vivekI bhrAtA cho. tame prabhunAM caraNe jAo. emanuM zaraNa svIkArI AtmakalyANa sAdho.' he siddhArtha, te mane sAco mArga sujhADyo.' devanI sAthe baLadeva, siMdhu ane samudranA saMgamasthAne gayA. tyAM kRSNanA zarIrano agnisaMskAra karyo. bhagavAna nemanAthe potAnA anaMta jJAnamAM jANyuM ke baLadeva dIkSA levA tatpara thayA che. temaNe eka AkAzagAmI vidyAdhara munine balarAma pAse mokalyA. balarAme emanI pAse dIkSA lIdhI. sulatAnI batrIsa putravadhUone uddezIne abhayakumAre kahyuM : "he baheno, tamArA patidevo, mahArAjA zreNikanI sevA karatAM haNAI gayA, tamane vaidhavya AvyuM, enuM mane ghaNuM ja duHkha che. hRdayamAM vedanA che. tamArA hRdayamAM to pati-virahano dAvAnala saLagI rahyo haze. paraMtu tame uttama gharomAMthI, saMskArI parivAromAMthI AvelI samajadAra putrIo cho. gayeluM koI pAchuM AvatuM nathI...have to ApaNA mananuM tAvika rIte samAdhAna karI levAnuM che. e tamArA guNavAna balavAna ane dhImAna patidevonI mAtra smRti ja rahI 130 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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che. e have pAchA AvavAnA ja nathI. potapotAnAM karmonA anusAre teo te te gatimAM janma pAmyA haze. have tame kalpAMta na karo. A saMsArane eka indrajALa ja samajo. huM tamane bhagavAna ajitanAthanA samayanI - eka vArtA kahuM chuM. ajitanAthanA bhAI hatA sagara cakravartI. sagara cakravartInA 60 hajAra putro, aSTApada tIrthanI rakSA karavA jatAM agnikumAra devanI pracaMDa krodhaAgamAM homAI gayA. 60 hajAra putro mRtyu pAmyA. A samAcAra sAMbhaLI sagara cakravartI kevA vihvaLa, zokAkula ane viSAdagrasta banI gayA haze - enI kalpanA karo. emane svastha karavA mATe moTA moTA buddhimAna maMtrIoe vividha upAyo karyA hatA. 'A subuddhi nAmanA eka mahAmaMtrIe cakravartIne kahyuM : 'he rAjezvara, saMsAra eka indrajALa che,' ema samajo. huM Apane eka kathA kahuM chuM. Apa zAntithI sAMbhaLo. vilApa na karo. A bharatakSetramAM eka mAyAnagarI hatI. emAM vidyApati rAjA hato. te jinezvarono anuyAyI hato. sadAcArI hato. prajAvatsala hato. maryAdAzIla hato. dayALu ane zIlavAna hato. tenI kIrti cAreya dizAomAM phelAyelI hatI. eka divasanI vAta che. rAjA rAjasabhAmAM rAjasiMhAsana para beThA hatA, tyAM dvArapAle rAjA pAse AvIne, namana karIne vinayapUrvaka kahyuM : 'he rAjezvara koI puruSa hAthamAM puSpamALA laIne AvyA che. e ApanAM darzana karavA icche che. ene AvavA dauM?' rAjAe AvavAnI AjJA ApI. eka pratApI puruSa rAjasabhAmAM pravezyo. jANe budha sUryamaMDalamAM praveza kare, tema teNe rAjasabhAmAM praveza karyo. teNe puSpamALA rAjAne arpaNa karI. yogya Asane te beTho. rAjAe jarA bhrakuTI UMcI karI, hAsyathI hoTha phUlAvI premathI pUchyuM : 'hai dvijazreSTha, tamAro paricaya Apazo?' brAhmaNe namaskAra karI vinayathI pratyuttara Apyo. 'he rAjezvara, jaLano AdhAra jema samudra hoya che, ne tejano AdhAra sUrya hoya che, tema sarve manuSyonA tame AdhAra cho. Ape mAro paricaya pUchyo, mATe namrapaNe kahuM chuM ke huM cAreya vedone jANuM chuM. dhanurvidyA vageremAM guruono paNa guru chuM. sarva prakAranI kArIgarImAM pratyakSa vizvakarmA samAna chuM. gAna-jJAna-nRtya Adi kaLAomAM sAkSAt devI sarasvatItulya chuM! ratna-maNi-mANekanA sulasA For Private And Personal Use Only 131

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vyavahAramAM moTA moTA vepArIonA pitAnA sthAne chuM! vANIvilAsamAM moTAmoTA bhATa-cAraNono huM upAdhyAya chuM! bAkI taraNaspardhA vagere kaLAomAM mArI kuzaLatA advitIya che, paraMtu atyAre to huM eka mAtra indrajALanA prayoga mATe ApanI pAse Avyo chuM. indrajALamAM huM Apane ahIM beThAM beThAM ati suMdara udyAno batAvI zakuM chuM. vasaMta, grISma, zizira Adi RtuonuM parivartana karIne batAvI zakuM chuM. AkAzamAM gaMdharvonAM gIta-saMgIta pragaTa karI zakuM chuM. kSaNamAtramAM huM adazya thaI, punaH dRzyamAna thaI zakuM chuM. kheranA saLagatA aMgArA mIThAInI jema khAI zakuM chuM. tapelA loDhAnA TukaDA sopArInI jema cAvI jaI zakuM chuM. tame kaho te jalacara, sthalacara ke khecara jIvonAM rUpa karI zakuM chuM. huM dUrathI paNa icchita vastu ahIM lAvI zakuM chuM. padArthonAM varNa-rUpa tatkAla badalI zakuM chuM! AvA bIjA aneka AzcaryakArI jAdu-prayogo batAvI zakuM chuM. tame mAro kalA-vaibhava joIne jIvana saphaLa karo, ane mane kRtArtha karo!' rAjAe jarA napharatabharyA svare kahyuM : "ha kalAkAra! paramArthane pAmavAnI yogyatAvALA tArA AtmAne teM AvI kSullaka kaLAo prApta karavAmAM kadarzita karyo che. tArI A tuccha vidyAo-jAduo jonAra puruSonI buddhi paNa bhraSTa thAya! A to, jema uMdara pakaDavA koI mULamAMthI pahADa khode, mAchalAM pakaDavA koI AkhuM sarovara sUkavI nAMkhe, lAkaDuM meLavavA jema koI Amravana chedI nAMkhe, cUno meLavavA jema koI caMdrakAnta maNine bALI nAMkhe. zarIra para paDelA ghA upara pATo bAMdhavA jema koI devaduSyane phADI nAkhe, eka khIlI kADhavA mATe koI moTuM devAlaya toDI nAMkhe, tema zuddha phaTika jevA AtmAne pAmavAnA badale tuM indrajALa racI lokonuM manoraMjana karavA nIkaLyo che? ThIka che, tame brAhmaNa cho, yAcaka cho, tamAre joIe teTaluM dhana ApuM...mArI pAse Avelo yAcaka khAlI hAthe pAcho jato nathI.' pelo kalAkAra, rAjAnA zabdo sAMbhaLI bhItaramAM samasamI uThazo, chatAM zAnta svare teNe kahyuM : "huM AMdhaLo, lUlo laMgaDo ke napuMsaka nathI. huM dayApAtra nathI. tame dAna ApavAmAM kalpavRkSa samAna cho, paNa huM mArI kaLA batAvyA vinA dAna laIza nahIM. Apane mArA namaskAra!' ema kahIne e indrajAlika rAjasabhAmAMthI bahAra nIkaLI gayo. thoDA divaso vItyA. e ja ijAlika brAhmaNano veza karIne hAthamAM 132 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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bheTa laIne e ja rAjAnI rAjasabhAnA dvAre AvIne Ubho. rAjAnI AjJAthI dvArapAle tene rAjasabhAmAM pravezavAnI saMmati ApI. rAjAnI sAme UbhA rahI, baMne hAtha UMcA karI AzIrvAdanA vedamaMtro bolyo. rAjAe enI sAme kRpAdRSTithI joyuM. te Asana para beTho. rAjAe pUchayuM : "tame koNa cho ane ahIM kema AvyA cho?" brAhmaNe mastake aMjali joDIne kahyuM : "he mahArAjA, huM naimittika chuM. mUrtimaMta jJAnasamAna sadgurunI upAsanAthI huM ATha adhikaraNInA graMtha, phaLAdezanA graMtha, jAtaka ane gaNitanA graMtho jANuM chuM. A badhA graMtho mane kaMThastha che. he rAjana, tapa siddha yogInI jema bhUta, bhaviSya ane vartamAna arthane huM sArI rIte kahI ApuM chuM." rAjA vidyApatie kahyuM : "he dvija zreSTha, vartamAna samayamAM tarata ja je kAMI navIna thavAnuM hoya te kaho. kAraNa ke to ja tamArA jJAnanI amane pratIti thAya.' mahArAjA, AjathI sAtame divase samudra pRthvIno pralaya karaze. samagra jagata samudramAM garakAva thaI jaze." rAjA A kathana sAMbhaLIne kSobha pAmyo. vismaya pAmyo. rAjAe potAnI rAjasabhAmAM beThelA naimittiko sAme praznArtha dRSTie joyuM. naimittiko pelA navAgajuka brAhmaNa naimittikanI sAme upahAsa karatAM bolyA : "he svAmI, A koI navo joSI thayelo lAge che! athavA enA jyotiSazAstro navAM lakhAyA lAge che! tethI ja e "jagatano pralaya thaze" evuM azrAvya vacana bole che. je jyotiSazAstro che te badhAM ja tIrthakaronA ziSya gaNadharoe racelI dvAdazAMgInA AdhAre ja banelAM che. te pramANe vicAratAM AvuM pralayanuM anumAna thatuM nathI. sUrya, maMgaLa Adi grahonA AdhAre paNa ame pralayanI vAta mAnI zakatA nathI. jaMbudvIpane pharato lavaNa samudra kyAre paNa maryAdAnuM ullaMghana karato nathI. hA, AkAzamAMthI koI navo samudra UtarI Ave ke pRthvImAMthI navo samudra pragaTa thAya ane pralaya thAya to bhale! mahArAjA, A navAgaMtuka naimittika bahu sAhasika lAge che athavA pizAcAdhiSThita hovo joIe. matta ke unmatta lAge che...svabhAvathI vAcALa lAge che athavA e akALe jyotiSazAstra bhaNyo haze! kevo uchUkhala che, kevuM DhaMgadhaDA vinAnuM bole che? mahArAjA, Apa to meruparvata jevA sthira sulatA 133 For Private And Personal Use Only

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cho, ane pRthvInI jema sarva sahana karanArA cho! tethI AvA mUrkha mANaso ApanI samakSa svachaMdatAthI AvuM bolI zake che. AvA duHzrAvya vacana sAmAnya mANasa sAme paNa na bolAya, to pachI ApanA jevA sarvasattAdhIza ane zaktinidhAna rAjA sAme kema ja bolAya? mahArAjA, kadApi parvato UDavA mAMDe, AkAzamAM puSpo Uge, agni zItaLatA Ape, vaMdhyA strIne putra janma, gadheDAne zIMgaDA Uge, pASANa pANI upara tare, ane nArakInA jIvone vedanA na hoya, to paNa A naimittikanI vANI pramANabhUta nathI ja.' mahArAjAe brAhmaNa naimittikanI sAme joyuM. naimittike svastha zabdomAM kahyuM: "he rAjana, ApanI sabhAmAM A naimittiko mAtra mazkarI karI jANe che. vasaMtaRtumAM vinoda karAvanArA bhavaiyAo che! he rAjezvara, ApanI sabhAmAM jo AvA sabhAsada hoya to bicArI caturAI kyAM jaze? AvA mUDha-mUrkha loko sAthe ApathI goSThI karAya ja nahIM. A loko jyotiSazAstranA rahasyane jANatA ja nathI, paNa popaTanI jema pATha bhaNIne garviSTha thayelA che. gAlane phulAvanArA ane gadhApUcha pakaDI rAkhanArA mUrkha mANaso che. A mANasone mArA jJAna upara zraddhA na thatI hoya to mArA jJAnanI khAtarI karanArA sAta divaso kyAM dUra che? he rAjanuM, tamArA puruSonA kabajAmAM huM sAta divasa rahIza. mAruM vacana jo sAtame divase siddha na thAya to mane caMDALane soMpI mAro vadha karAvajo." rAjAe brAhmaNane potAnA aMgarakSakone soMpI dIdho. sabhA visarjana karI. rAjAe cha divasa cha varSanI jema pasAra karyA. sAtamA divase rAjA e brAhmaNa pAse gayo. tene kahyuM : "he brAhmaNa, Aje tArA vacanano sAtamo divasa che! jo tAruM vacana khoTuM paDaze to tAro vadha thaze! mATe haju tane kahuM chuM ke tuM cAlyo jA! tane haNavAthI mane zo lAbha thavAno che! huM mAnIza ke unmatta manodazAmAM tuM bolyo hato...' rAjanuM, have mAruM vacana pUrNa thavAmAM thoDI ja vAra che! thoDI dhIraja rAkho. ahIM ja beThAM beThAM yamarAjanA agrasainiko jevA UchaLatA samudranAM kallola juo! tamArI rAjasabhAnA pelA naimittikone paNa ahIM bolAvo. kAraNa ke kSaNa pachI huM, tame ke teo koI rahevAnA nathI! brAhmaNa mauna thaI gayo..pachI bUma pADIne bolyo : sAMbhaLo samudrano bhayaMkara khaLabhaLATa.. 134 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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mRtyunI garjanA jevo koI avyakta dhvani saMbhaLAvA lAgyo..rAjAne ane sahune pIDAkArI dhvani sAMbhaLIne bhaya lAgyo. temanA kAna UMcA thaI gayA. brAhmaNe kahyuM : "rAjanuM, AkAza ane pRthvIne tharatharAvato sAgarano dhvani sAMbhaLo. e dhvani prayANa sUcaka bhaMbhAnA dhvani jevo che. puSparAvarta vagere medho samagra pRthvIne DubAvI de che. te samudra pote maryAdA choDIne A pRthvIne DubAvato Ave che. juo, A samudra khADAo bharI de che, vRkSone ukheDI nAkhe che, parvato upara pharI vaLe che.' jotajotAmAM mRgatRSNAnA jaLanI jema dUrathI cAreya tarapha vyApta thatuM pANI pragaTa thayuM. aho! juo, aMdhakAranI jema samudranA jaLathI zikharaparyata parvato DhaMkAI jAya che. A badhAM vana jANe pANIe ukheDI nAkhyAM hoya tevAM dekhAya che. sarva vRkSo pANImAM vividha prakAranAM matsya jevAM lAge che. hamaNAM ja A samudra potAnA pANIthI gAma, nagara, khANa vagerene DubADI deze. aho! bhavitavyatAne dhikkAra ho..pizuna puruSo jema saguNone DhAMkI de tema uchaMkhala samudranA pANIe nagaranAM bAhya udyAno bharI dIdhAM, he rAjanuM, samudranuM jala have UMcuM UchaLI UchaLIne killAne athaDAvA lAgyuM che. have e killAnuM ullaMghana karI te nagaramAM praveza kare che. juo, juo, samudranA pracaMDa jalathI badhAM maMdiro ane mahelo bharAvA lAgyAM che. have te rAjanuM, e pANI tamArA gRhadvAramAM Ave che. te pRthvIpati, jaLamAM DUbI gayelA nagarano jANe avazeSa bhAga hoya tevo A tamAro mahela beTa jevo dekhAya che! have pANI mahelanA dAdara upara caDhe che. pahelo mALa pANIthI bharAI gayo. bIjo mALa bharAI rahyo che...ane trIjA mALa para ghUghavAtAM pANI caDhI gayAM che. are! kSaNavAramAM cotho, pAMcamo ane chaThTho mALa pANIthI bharAI gayo...cotaraphathI A mahelanI AsapAsa pANInuM dabANa vadhyuM che. have mAtra agAsI bAkI che.. he rAjana! A pralaya thayo! kyAM che tamArA pelA vAyaDA jyotiSIo? rAjA ati AkuLa-vyAkuLa thaI gayo. teNe pANImAM paDI prANa tyAgavAno nirNaya karyo. teNe agAsImAMthI agAdha jalarAzimAM jhaMpApAta karyo! paraMtu bIjI ja kSaNe teNe potAne siMhAsana para beThelo joyo! kSaNavAramAM samudranuM pANI kyAMka cAlyuM gayuM! rAjA vismayanA sAgaramAM taravA lAgyo. sulAsA 135 For Private And Personal Use Only

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tenAM locana vikasita thaI gayAM. teNe vRkSo, parvato, killo ane samagra vizva jevuM hatuM tevuM joyuM! pelo indrajAlika potAnI kamare DholakI bAMdhI, potAnA hAthe jorajorathI harSita thaIne vagADavA lAgyo. bolavA lAgyo : A hatI eka indrajALa! saMsAranI mAyAjALa! kaLA batAvI saMvarendra, vaMdana karuM bhAvapUrNa haiye.. rAjA pUche che : "A badhuM zuM?' brAhmaNe kahyuM : "sarva kaLAonA jANakAranI kadara rAjA kare che,' ema samajIne huM pahelAM tamArI pAse Avyo hato. te vakhate tame kaheluM - indrajALa matine bhraSTa kare che.' ema kahI mAro tiraskAra karelo. tame mane dhana ApavA mAMDeluM paNa te lIdhA vinA cAlyo gayo hato. rAjana, ghaNuM dhana maLe to paNa guNavAnano guNa meLavavAno zrama sArthaka thato nathI, paNa teno guNa jANavAthI te sArthaka thAya che. mATe, kapaTathI naimittika banIne paNa meM tamane mArI indrajALa batAvI! tame prasanna thAo! meM tamArA sabhAsadono je tiraskAra karyo ane ghaNIvAra sudhI tamane bhramaNAmAM rAkhyA, te kRpA karI mane mApha karajo." paramArthIne jANanAra rAjA vidyApatie amRtavANImAM kahyuM : "he vipra, rAjAno ane rAjAnA sabhAsadono te tiraskAra karyo che, evo tArA manamAM bhaya rAkhIza nahIM. he mahAnubhAva! A indrajALa batAvIne teM mane saMsAranuM svarUpa samajAvyuM che...' "A saMsAra indrajALa jevo asAra che. jema teM samudranuM jaLa pragaTa karyuM hatuM ane te jotajotAmAM nAza pAmyuM, tevI rIte saMsAranA sarve padArtho pragaTa thAya che ane nAza pAme che. aho, AvA indrajALa samA saMsAramAM zuM prIti karavI?' "rAjAe brAhmaNano dhanadhAnyathI satkAra karyo. vividha prakAre saMsAranI nirguNatA vicArI ane rAjAe dIkSA lIdhI." vAta thai pUrI. sulasA ane batrIsa putravadhUo saMsAra pratye virakta banI. saMsAranI vAstavikatAno svIkAra karyo. abhayakumAra potAnA mahele gayA. 136 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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R 1pa ka salA ! sulasA svabhAve Rju, premALa ane saMvedanazIla nArI hatI. viSAda jaDa mANasone na Ave! saMvedanazIla mANasone Ave. sulasA abhayakumArane sAMbhaLe che. abhayakumArane pratIti karAve che. jIvanamAM mitra bIjuM kazuM nathI ApI zakato paNa mitranA manamAM je koI sAcIkhoTI vAta hoya, Uge ane Athame, e badhI dhyAnapUrvaka sAMbhaLI le che. vivekabuddhithI samajI le che, to ja. ene sAcuM mArgadarzana ApI zake. tulasA sabhAnapaNe nathI potAne chetaratI ke nathI abhayakumAra jevA mitrane chetaratI, paNa mANasanuM mana ene potAne paNa khabara na paDe evuM prapaMcI hoya che. kAraNa ke mananI sAthe buddhi joDAyelI hoya che. tarka e buddhinI viSakanyA che. buddhi ane tarka bhegAM maLIne sAcAne khoTuM ane khoTAne sAcuM TharAvI zake che. abhayakumArane sulasAnI buddhipUrvakanI dalIlone nirmaLa karavAmAM ane nirmaLa karavAmAM rasa che. Ama to tulasI badhI sArI sArI vAto kare che. mane have putromAM rasa nathI, putravirahanuM duHkha nathI. hATahavelIno moha nathI.' chatAM enA manamAM zoka ane saMtApa hato. paNa abhayakumAra evo aMtaryAmI hato ke je zabdonI dIvAla bhedIne ArapAra joI zake. sulatAnuM mULa pAna to lIluMchama che, paNa zokasaMtApane lIdhe kALuM paDI gayuM che. A kALA pAnane lIluMchama kema karavuM e abhayakumAra vicAre che. patronA mRtyuthI utpanna thayelo viSAda UchaLIne zamI jAya che, zamIne pAcho UchaLe che. enI bhItaranA AkAzamAM samakitano sUrya che, ene viSAdanAM vAdaLothI DhAMkI dIdho che. abhayakumAra e vAdaLane vikheravA prayatna kare che. abhayakumAra aneka dvandronI vacce samatulA jALave che. e potAnA pitAne bhagavAna mahAvIranA samavasaraNamAM laI jAya che, sulatA 137 For Private And Personal Use Only

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tema vaizAlInI rAja kanyAnuM apaharaNa karavAnuM Ayojana karI, pitAnI viSayatRSNAne paNa poSe che! e rAjasabhAmAM besI rAjyanA prazno rAjanItithI ukele che, to upAzrayamAM pauSadha laIne AtmAnA praznonuM paNa samAdhAna zodhe che. e nikhAlasa che, ane mutsaddI paNa che! e komaLa che ane vaja jevo kaThina paNa che. kharekhara, abhayakumAra kAmavRtti vinAno praNayI, yuyutsA vinAno vIra, kuTilatA vinAno mutsaddI, vediyAveDA vinAno AdarzavAdI, ghamaMDa vinAno baMDakhora, koIpaNa jAtanA svArtha vinAno saumya rAjasevaka, pitRbhakta, ane jagatanA zatruono nAza karavAno avasara Ave tyAre matsara, IrSyA ke dveSa vinAno daMDavidhAyaka kevo hoya, teno kaMIka citAra ApaNane abhayakumAranA jIvanamAMthI maLI rahe che. sulatAnuM parama saubhAgya hatuM ke ene Avo abhayakumAra sakhArUpe, mitrarUpe maLI gayo hato. abhayakumAra mitra che, jJAnI che, mArgadarzaka che, paNa sulasA koIpaNa rIte oziyALApaNuM na anubhave tenI takedArI abhaye mitra tarIke satata rAkhI che. e sulatAne jinavacano, mahAvIranAM vacano saMbhaLAve che. e vacano jIvana jIvavAnI kaLAnuM jJAna Ape che. A saMsAramAM rahevA chatAMya kaI rIte alipta rahevuM ane jIvanamAM pratikULa paristhiti Ave tyAre e paristhitino kaI rIte mukAbalo karavo, enI samajaNa Ape che. janmathI te citA sudhI pahoMcIe tyAre vaccenI avasthAmAM A jinavacanone thoDAM paNa AcaraNamAM mUkI zakIe to jIvanavyApaka zokamAMthI kAyama mATe UgarI jaIe! bArAta hoya ke maiyata hoya, chalakAI paNa na javuM joIe ke saMkocAI paNa na javuM joIe. aMjAI paNa na javuM joIe ane hebatAI paNa na javuM joIe. jinavacano manuSyajIvananI AcArasaMhitA che. jIvananI bArAkhaDI jo jinavacananA ekAda zlokamAM ghUMTAya to e zabdo AkAzamAM tAraka-dhruvatAraka thaIne pragaTI UThe. hakIkatamAM jyAre korI ane nakarI vAstavikatA ApaNane bhIMsamAM le tyAre mananI vAstavika avasthA kevI hovI joIe, e vAta sulasAne abhayakumAre samajAvI. 138 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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(lasA jevI jJAnI, samyagdaSTi ane saumya nArInI AMkhomAM AMsu che. e becena che, vyagra che, vyAkuLa che. A paristhiti samakti mATe svAbhAvika na kahevAya. samakitI to sadaiva samatArasamAM ramato hoya. paNa putra mRtyunuM ociMtuM kAraNa UbhuM thaI gayuM. eNe sulatAne bhItarathI chinna-bhinna karI mUkI. abhayakumArathI e chinnabhinnatA sahevAtI nathI. sulasA bhItaramAM valovAya che. te bhAMgI paDI che. ene pharI pAchI beThI karavI, e jevuM tevuM kAma nathI. paNa e kAma abhayakumAra mATe azakya nathI. abhayakumAre sulatAne kahyuM : "mArI vahAlI bahena, tuM jANe che ke mRtyu eTale zarIranuM parivartana! ApaNuM zarIra badalAtuM hoya che. AtmAne kazuM thatuM nathI. zarIrane vikAro hoya che. AtmA avikArI che. AtmA zarIramAM rahe che ane chatAMya alipta che! saMsAramAM rahIne, eno saMga rAkhIne paNa a-saMga rIte kaI rIte jIvavuM, e kaLA dhAre to manuSya pAmI zake. zarIranA vikAro moha, ahaMkAra ane AsaktinA kAraNe che. jene moha na hoya ene kadI koI bhaya na hoya. je AtmAmAM magna hoya enI kAmanAo ane vAsanAo ApameLe zamI jatI hoya che. jenI vAsanAo ApameLe zame che ene sukha-duHkhano mukAbalo nathI karavo paDato. je A jJAna pAmI jAya che e corAzI lAkha yoninA cakkaramAMthI chUTI jAya che. e parama dhAmamAM pahoMcI jAya che. pachI ene ahIM A saMsAramAM pAchA AvavApaNuM rahetuM nathI. Avo jIva svayaM prakAzita hoya che. sUrya, candra ke agni ene ujALI zakatA nathI. devI sulatA! putronA virahanI vedanAmAMthI tamAre sarvaprathama mukta thavuM paDaze. te mATe AtmAnA ekatvanuM khUba ciMtana karavuM paDaze. pachI anyatva bhAvanAnI paNa anuprekSA karavI paDaze. "huM ekalI chuM. mAruM koI nathI!' A be vicArone vAgoLavA paDaze. pachI, tamArI pAse bhaktiyoga to che ja! prabhu vIranA premamAM tame badhuM ja bhUlI zako cho! vaLI, nAga sArathine paNa tamAre svastha karavAnA che ne? emanI manovedanA gherI che. e vedanA tame ja dUra karI zakazo, paNa tame svastha hazo to karI zakazo. mATe tame saMsAramAM rahevA chatAM saMsAra sulasA 139 For Private And Personal Use Only

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pratye udAsIna raho, kazAthI co nahIM tevAM avicaLa raho. vAtavAtamAM tamArAthI vyAkuLa ke vihvaLa thavAya nahIM. sukha ane du:kha pratye samAna draSTi rAkhavAnI che. stuti ane niMdAne samAna gaNavAnI che. koI priya nahIM, kaMI apriya nahIM! mAna-apamAnane gaNakAravAnAM nathI. mitra ane zatru pratye sama-bhAva rAkhavAno che. sukha-duHkhanI vikArI dazAthI sAva alaga thaIne AnaMda-samAdhimAM ja DUbelA rahevAnuM che. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir mArI bahena! paramAtmA sAthenA tArA avicala premathI. tuM paramAtmasvarUpa pAmI zake tema che. tArI bhaktinA sAtatyathI tAro saMbaMdha zAzvata sAthe baMdhAze. basa, tane vadhAre upadeza ApavAno na hoya. 'tuM svayaM prAjJa che!' nAga sAthe! batrIse batrIsa putronAM ekasAthe thayelAM mRtyuthI teo stabdha thaI gayA hatA. temane jIvavuM akAruM lAgyuM. ApaghAta karIne marI javAno vicAra AvI gayo. temaNe jheranI zIzI meLavI lIdhI. sAcavIne potAnA zayanakhaMDamAM mUkI dIdhI. 'mArI maraNatola yAtanAno aMta AzIzImAM che.' te rAtrie cotarapha nIrava zAMti hatI. te dhImethI palaMgamAMthI UThyA. khUNAmAM mUkelI jheranI zIzI hAthamAM lIdhI. bhagavAna mahAvIrane yAda karI emane manomana vaMdana karyAM. AMkho baMdha karI teo bolyA : he mArA prabhu, have huM putraviraha sahana karI zakuM ema nathI. huM prANatyAga karuM chuM...mane kSamA Apo...mAro aparAdha mApha karo.' eka paLa emaNe AMkha kholI. cAre bAju niHzabda zAMti hatI. thoDIvAramAM nAga paNa zAMta paDI javAnA hatA. 'A nirdaya saMsAra mane pharI jovA maLavAno nathI.' A vicArathI emanuM hRdaya bharAI AvyuM. te thatharI UThyA. pAchA makkama thaI gayA. AMkha baMdha karI teo jhera gaTagaTAvI gayA ane palaMgamAM paDyA. savAre UThIne te vicAre che : 140 'meM jhera pIdhuM, paNa enI koI ja asara mArA para thaI nahIM. mRtyu paNa potAnI kRpAdiSTa mANasa icche e rIte enA para karavA taiyAra nathI hotuM! mane hatuM ke mArA peTamAM agninI bhayaMkara jvALAo For Private And Personal Use Only sulasA

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UThaze, paraMtu kevaLa gaLAmAM thoDA dAha sivAya kaMI ja thayuM nahIM. aDadho kalAka palaMga para paDyo rahyo. atyaMta mAnasika vedanAnAM aMdhArAM AvatAM hatAM. huM saphALo beTho thaI gayo. bhayathI mAruM zarIra dhrujI UThyuM. huM koNa? jherathI paNa na maranAro! mana zaMkAzIla banI gayuM. jIvavuM asahya thaI paDyuM hatuM. mRtyune ne mAre lAkha gAunuM cheTuM paDI gayuM! jheranI mArA zarIra para koI asara na thaI. huM mArA zayanakhaMDamAMthI bahAra nIkaLI tulasAnA zayanakhaMDamAM gayo. meM tene jagADI. mane joIne e coMkI gaI. eno hAtha pakaDIne e ja sthitimAM huM ene mArA kakSamAM laI Avyo. mane koIno sadhiyAro joIto hato. meM ene mArA palaMga para besADIne ene vItelI ghaTanA saMbhaLAvI enA khabhA halabalAvIne meM pUchyuM : "devI, tuM ja kahe, have huM kyAM jAuM? zuM karuM? huM marI zakavAno nathI ane A sthitimAM jIvavAnI mArI icchA paNa nathI." sulasA potAno rezamI hAtha nAgane vAMse premathI pheravavA lAgI ane kahyuM: "mArA nAtha! mArA vinA Ape A bhavanamAMthI bahAra javAnuM nathI." sulatA! "mAruM mana vyavahAra ane prema, kartavya ane bhAvanA, vAstavikatA ane mamatAnAM dundromAM gUMcavAI gayuM. zuM karuM? sArathine-mArA patine laI ekalI kyAMka dUra dUra cAlI jAuM? paNa huM kyAM jaI zakavAnI hatI? mane koNa Azaro Ape? eka asvastha-asthira patine laIne zuM vana vana bhaTakuM? tyAM zuM huM surakSita rahI zakuM? vaLI, mAre to mArI batrIsa putravadhUone paNa saMbhALavAnI che. emanAM tana-mananI sAra-saMbhALa rAkhavAnI che. mAre hiMmata na hAravI joIe. jema jheranI zIzI badalIne bIjI mIThI davA bharI daI, emane ekavAra bacAvI lIdhA, tema have mAre khUba sAvadha rahIne emane saMbhALavA paDaze. hA, thoDA divasomAM ja mArA prabhu rAjagRhI padhAravAnA che. pachI to badhI javAbadArI temanI! prabhuno vicAra AvatAM ja mAruM duHkha haLavuM thaI gayuM. Aja sudhImAM banelI tamAma ghaTanAmAM A eka ja vicAre mane dhIraja bAMdhI ApI. huM kaMIka svastha banI. sulAsA 141 For Private And Personal Use Only

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eka divasanI vAta che. huM sArathine laIne guNazIla caityanA udyAnamAM gaI. ame tyAM eka latAkuMjamAM beThAM hatAM tyAM eka mRganuM navajAta bacyuM emanA pagamAM aTavAyuM. bacyuM enI kharabacaDI jIbhathI emanA paga cATavA lAgyuM. mane hatuM ke teo ene haLavekathI dUra karaze. paNa emaNe to nIce besIne enI pITha para mamatAthI hAtha pheravyo. ene potAnI godamAM laI vAraMvAra cUmavA lAgyA, ane nAnA bALakanI jema DUsakAM bharIne raDavA lAgyA. mArA manamAM eka bhayaMkara vicAra jhabakI gayo... teo mAnasika paritApathI vikSubdha thaI gayA haze?" meM gabharAtAM pUchyuM : Ama kema karo cho?' mArI sAme na jotAM baccAnA dehane potAnA gAla sAthe ghasatAM teo bolyA : "sulatA! zuM kahuM tane? nirvazI puruSanuM A jagatamAM sthAna nathI, pachI svargalokamAM kyAMthI hoya? mRtyu pachI ApaNane sau bhUlI javAnA. huM mahArAjA zreNikano sArathi nathI, huM to vidhAtAnA rAjyano eka bhikhArI mAtra chuM. mArI sAthe mAruM nAma paNa vilIna thaI javAnuM!" kSaNabhara mArI AMkho paNa bhInI thaI gaI, paraMtu uttarIyathI lUchIne emanA be hAtha mArA hAthamAM laIne mRdu zabdomAM meM kahyuM : "mArA nAtha! nAma phonuM zAzvata rahe che? tIrthakaronAM nAma paNa kALakrame bhulAI jAya che. cakravartIo, vAsudevo ane baLadevonAM nAma paNa bhUMsAI jAya che! he mArA svAmI! yAda karo bhagavAnanI vANI." ApaNo AtmA anAmI che! ApaNo AtmA arUpI che! he nAtha, nAma ane rUpa to pudgalanAM hoya che. caitanyasvarUpa AtmAnAM nathI hotAM nAma ke nathI hotAM rUpa! eTale nAma ane rUpano moha vyartha che. e moha ja jIvane saMtApe che, kleza Ape che. gayelA putro have pAchA AvavAnA nathI. pachI manano valopAta zA mATe? AtmA tarapha vaLo, AtmajJAnanI tejarekhA relAze tyAre mananuM kamaLa khIlI UThaze. vItI gayelI vAtane yAda karIne duHkhI thayA karavAnuM? nA, dUdha DhoLAI gayA pachI hAthamAM nathI AvatuM. hAthamAMthI chUTeluM tIra pAchuM nathI vaLatuM. 142 sulatA For Private And Personal Use Only

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bolelo zabda gaLI nathI zakAto...tema mRtyu pAmelA putro pAchA nathI AvavAnA. mATe e kaDavo bhUtakALa vAgoLavAno koI artha nathI. te vAtane yAda karI karIne sorAyA karAya nahIM. ApaNe sahajatAthI, saraLatAthI ane sAhajikatAthI jIvavAnuM che. 'lAgaNIo to jharaNAMnI jema phUTatI hoya che ane nadInA pravAhanI jema vahetI hoya che. ene vahI javA do. enA pRthakkaraNanI jaMjALamAM nathI paDavAnuM.' ame rathamAM besIne havelImAM pAchAM AvyAM. mane lAgyuM ke temanuM mana kaMIka haLavuM thayuM che. temano mAnasika bhAra ocho thayo che. mArI vidhavA batrIsa putravadhUo! huM emane jouM chuM, emano vicAra karuM chuM tyAre eka aparAdhabhAvanA manamAM Ave che. 'jo meM mahArAjA zreNikane athavA abhayakumArane, deve kahelI vAta kahI hota.' A batrIse batrIsa putronuM AyuSya sarakhuM raheze. ekanuM mRtyu badhAMnuM mRtyu banaze...to kadAca mahArAjA mArA putrone yuddhanI zikSA, zastravidyA na zIkhavAData. temane yoddhA na banAvata. potAnA aMgarakSaka na banAvata. temane vaizAlI sAthe na laI jAta...paraMtu meM vAta karI nahIM. e vAta gupta rAkhI...pariNAme suraMgamAM ja batrIsa putro ekasAthe mRtyu pAmyA. zuM bhavitavyatAe mane bhulAvI? mArA prabhue kaheluM ja che ke pratyeka jIvAtmAnI potapotAnI bhavitavyatA nizcita hoya che. ene badalI zakAtI nathI. kAraNa vagara kArya banatuM nathI. jeTalAM kAryo dekhAya che, e badhAMnAM kAraNo hoya che. jJAnI puruSoMe vizvamAM evAM pAMca kAraNa joyelAM che. saMsAranAM koIpaNa kAryanI pAchaLa A pAMca kAraNa hoya ja. eka mukhya kAraNa hoya, cAra gauNa kAraNa hoya. kALa, svabhAva, bhavitavyatA, karma ane puruSArtha. meM prabhu vIranI dezanAmAM A vAta sAMbhaLelI che. mArA putronuM mRtyu zuM nizcita ja hatuM? hA, pUrNa jJAnInA jJAnamAM nizcita ja jovAyeluM haze. emAM parivartananI koI zakyatA hotI nathI. chatAM, mAruM mana DaMkhe che...mane mArI bhUla samajAya che...meM deve kahelI vAta mahArAjAne nA karI, mahAmAtyane paNa na karI...A bhUlano mAre svIkAra karavo ja rahyo. bhUla svIkAryA pachI mArA mananuM samAdhAna sulasA For Private And Personal Use Only 143

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thAya, paNa e batrIsa mugdhAonA bhaviSyanuM zuM? emanuM bharapura yauvana che, anupama rUpa-lAvaNaya che.. bhItaramAM aneka vaiSayika icchAo paDI haze. e icchAono nigraha karavA zuM e samartha banI zakaze? hA, prabhu vIrano upadeza emanAM hRdayane sparze, e karuNAvaMtanI karuNatAbharI dRSTi emanA para paDe...ane e mArI putravadhUo cAritra levA tatpara banI jAya, to emanuM vaidhavya emanA mATe AzIrvAdarUpa banI jAya. mAre prabhunI pratIkSA karavI rahI. eka divasa rAjamahelamAMthI mahArANI calaNAno saMdezo Avyo : 'devI, mArI tIvra icchA tamane maLavAnI che. tame jo ahIM nA AvI zako to huM tamArI pAse AvuM!' joke A saMdezo anapekSita hato, chatAM mane navAI na lAgI. mahArAjAe mArA batrIsa putronA mRtyunI vAta navI rANIne karI ja haze. ane e komaLa hRdayanI rANI kakaLI UThI haze. e mane AzvAsana ApavA icchatI haze meM vicAryuM ke jo celaNA ahIM Ave to mArI putravadhUo sAthe paNa vArtAlApa karI, emane zAMti ApI zake. eTale huM rANIne ahIM ja bolAvuM." me saMdezo mokalyo ke atyAre zokanuM vAtAvaraNa hovAthI huM tyAM nahIM AvI zakuM. Apa mArI havelIne pAvana karo." thoDI ja vAramAM rAjamahelano ratha mArI havelInA dvAre AvIne Ubho. meM rANInuM AdarapUrvaka svAgata karyuM. rANIne huM mArI sAthe havelInA madhyakhaMDamAM laI AvI. eka suMdara Asana para besADyAM. Apane ahIM AvavA mATe tasdI ApavI paDI, teno mane kheda che, paNa huM lAcAra hatI..." devI, tamArI lAcArI huM jANuM chuM. mahArAjAe pote mane badhI vAta karI. teo khUba duHkhI che. potAnA batrIsa mitrone yAda karIne AMsu pADe che...emanA guNo ane parAkramo gAtAM dharAtA nathI. teo tIvra glAni sAthe kahe che : "mArI viSayatRSNAnA pApe mArA rAja kumAra jevA batrIsa mitro, aMgarakSako raNamAM roLAI gayA. mArA ullAsabharyA mananAM cIMtharAM UDI gayAM. koIe talavAranA eka jhATake mAruM mastaka dhaDathI juduM karI dIdhuM hota to mane enuM ATaluM duHkha na thAta. ATalI 144 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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asahya vedanA na thAta.' celAe kahyuM: mane lAgyuM ke temanA mastakanI naso taNAvA lAgI hatI. AMkhomAM agnikuMDa prajvaLI UThyo hato. tamAma zakti ekaThI karIne teo jorathI barADI UThyA: 'rAjA ceTaka...huM Ano badalo laIza...huM tane choDIza nahIM..." jyAre mArI sAthe mahArAjAno A vArtAlApa cAlato hato tyAre abhayakumAra khaMDanI bahAra kyAranA AvIne UbhA hatA. amAro hRdayabhedaka vArtAlApa emanA kAne paDyo haze. mahArAjA khaMDanuM dvAra kholIne bahAra nIkaLatA hatA...abhayakumAre jorathI bUma pADI - "pitAjI!' mahArAjAe abhayakumAra sAme joyuM...teno hAtha pakaDI lIdho. ane teo cAlavA lAgyA. abhaya, mAro jIva kSaNe kSaNe ghUMTAya che. mAruM hRdaya, sulasA putronA mRtyuthI kALAeza aMdhakArathI bharAI gayuM che. mane mArA jIvanamAM koI rasa rahyo nathI...hRdaya vyAkuLa che, hRdayamAM sUnakAra che. ekeya dizA jaDatI nathI. mAruM mana saLagI rahyuM che...abhaya, beTA, meM mArI viSayecchA pUrNa karavA batrIsa-batrIsa yuvAnono bhoga lIdho. emanI batrIsa vadhUone huM zuM mo batAvuM? meM emane vidhavA banAvI...vidhie kevA avaLA pAsA pheMkyA? mArA hAthe moTuM pApa thaI gayuM che..." abhayakumAra maunapaNe sAMbhaLI rahyA hatA. huM emanI pAchaLa pAchaLa cAlatI hatI. huM paNa mauna hatI. devI! mane e vakhate tamAro vicAra Avyo. tame batrIsa putronI mAtA! mAtA eTale mAMgalyanuM mahAna maMdira! mAtRtvano mRdu mahimA! mahAkavie ane RSi-munioe varNavela pavitra pUjAsthAna! siddha, sAdhaka, gAMdharva, cAraNa, deva vageree mastaka namAvela muktisthAna! tamArI mAnasika sthiti kevI thaI gaI haze enI kalpanA karatAM huM dhrUjI UThI ane tamane saMdeza mokalyo... vAta sAMbhaLatAM sAMbhaLatAM sulasA, potAnuM zrAnta mA~ celaNAnI hatheLImAM chupAvI daI dhrusake dhrusake raDI paDI. Akhara to e eka mAtA hatI ne? jo ke e jANatI hatI ke dAjhelA hRdayanI jvALA AMsuothI bujhAvAnI nathI. "A tapta mabhUmi jevuM banI gayeluM jIvana, zI khabara zAnAthI zAnta thaze?" ane ene prabhu mahAvIra yAda AvyA. teNe be sulAsA 145 For Private And Personal Use Only

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AMkho baMdha karI. lalATe be hAtha joDyA...ane enA mukhamAMthI eka gIta sarI paDyuM: bhamatI bhamatI A saMsAre AvI re jinavarIyA, jinajI! jinajI! raTatAM raTatAM zodhuM re zivavarIyA... durgo ne pahADo Ave kAMTA bhavanA rAnamAM muktinagarano paMtha batAvo lAvo Atama bhAnamAM palapala samaruM haiye UchaLe bhaktinA sAgarIyA...bhamatI masyo bhayaMkara jouM rouM, bhIma bhavanA sAgare tophAnI vAyu susavAto bole sahu kobApa re.' sukAnI cho svAmI! mArA ugAro sohanIyA.. bhamatI gopAlaka cho jIvonA, nirbhayatAne pAtharo, pazu zikArI DaratA bhAge hasatA jIvo Daga bharo... sulatAnI UchaLe Aje AMsunI gagarIyAM...bhamatI. celaNA batrIsa putravadhUone maLI. khUba vAtsalyabhAvathI kahyuM : "jarUra mArI pAse game tyAre Avajo! ApaNe ghaNI ghaNI vAto karIzuM. mane tamArI bahenapaNI mAnajo. mAnazo ne?' batrIse batrIsa strIoe celaNAne hAtha joDI praNAma karyA ane bolI : "pharIvAra Avajo!" 146 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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rAjaguhInA guNazIla caityamAM deva-devendro svargamAMthI UtarI AvyA che. zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra rAjagRhInA guNazIla caityamAM birAjamAna thavAnA che. temanA mATe samavasaraNanI racanA karavAnI che. vAyukumAra devoe samavasaraNa mATe eka yojana pRthvInuM pramArjana karyuM. meghakumAra devoe e pRthvIbhAga para sugaMdhI jaLanuM siMcana karyuM. vyaMtaradevoe ujvala suvarNa, mANijya ane ratnonA pASANothI UMcuM bhUmitala bAMdhyuM. tenA upara paMcaraMgI ane sugaMdhI puSpo pAtharyA. cAreya dizAomAM ratna-mANikya ane suvarNanAM toraNo bAMdhI dIdhAM. te te jagAe suMdara zilpo goThavI dIdhAM. zveta chatro ane dhajAo pharakAvI dIdhI. toraNanI nIce svastika vagere aSTa mAMgalikanAM zreSTha cihuno mUkyAM. samavasaraNano prathama gaDha vaimAnika devoe ratnamaya banAvyo hato. te gaDha upara jAtajAtanA kAMgarAo banAvyA. jyotiSa devoe suvarNano bIjo gaDha banAvyo. te gaDha upara ratnamaya kAMgarAo karyA hatA. te kAMgarA jANe devIo-apsarAone potAnA mukha jovA jANe ratnamaya darpaNa rAkhyAM hoya, tevA dekhAtA hatA. bhavanapati devoe rUpAno trIjo gaDha racyo. te gaDhanI upara suvarNanA vizALa kAMgarA banAvyA. jANe devonI vAvaDIonA jaLamAM suvarNanAM kamaLo hoya, tevA e kAMgarA dekhAtA hatA. te dareka gaDhane cAra-cAra daravAjA hatA. dareka dhAre vyaMtaradevoe mUkelAM dhUpapAtro indranIlamaNinA staMbha jevI dhUmrasero choDatAM hatAM. cAreya dvAra pAse cAra-cAra dhAravALI ane suvarNakamalothI zobhatI vAvaDIo racI hatI. bIjA gaDhamAM IzAna khUNAmAM prabhune vizrAma karavA mATe "devachaMda banAvyo hato. pahelA gaDhanA pUrvadyAre suvarNavarNA be vaimAnika devo dvArapAla banIne UbhA rahyA. dakSiNadvAre ujjavala varNavALA vyaMtaradevo dvArapAla banIne UbhA rahyA. pazcimadhAre raktavarNIya be jyotiSa devo dvArapAla sulAsA 147 For Private And Personal Use Only

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banIne UbhA rahyA ane uttaradvAre kRSNavarNaya be bhuvanapati devo dvArapAla banIne UbhA rahyA. bIjA gaDhanA cAreya vAre cAreya nikAyanI devIo jayA, vijayA, ajitA ane aparAjitA nAmanI be be devIo, anukrame hAthamAM abhaya, pAza, aMkuza ane mudgara laIne, pratihArI banIne UbhI hatI. temanI dehakAnti zvetAmaNi, zoNamaNi, svarNamaNi ane nIlamaNi jevI hatI! chellA trIjA gaDhanA cAra dhAre tuMbaru, khavAMgadhArI, manuSyamastakamAlAdhArI ane jaTAmugaTa maDita-A nAmanA cAra devo dvArapAla banIne UbhA rahyA. samavasaraNanI madhyamAM vyaMtaradevoe traNa koza UMce caityavakSa (azokavRkSa) ra. te vRkSanI nIce vividha ratnothI eka pITha racI hatI. te pITha upara apratima maNimaya eka chaMda racyo ane chaMdanI vacce pUrva dizA tarapha pAdapITha sahita ratnasiMhAsana racyuM. tenI upara traNa uddala chatro racyAM hatAM. siMhAsananI be bAju be yakSa-devo bhaktithI prerAIne UjaLAM cAmara laIne UbhA hatA. cAreya vAronI upara adbhuta zobhAvALuM eka eka dharmacakra suvarNakamalamAM rAkhyuM hatuM. prAtaHkALe karoDo devothI, hajAro sAdhu-sAdhvIthI vIMTaLAyelA prabhu samavasaraNamAM praveza karavA cAlyA, tyAre devo navasahastradala svarNakamaLonI racanA karI, AgaLa AgaLa mUkavA lAgyA. be be kamaLa upara prabhu pAdanyAsa karI cAlatA hatA. prabhue samavasaraNanA pUrvArethI praveza karyo. caityavRkSanI pradakSiNA karI. tIrthane namaskAra karyo, ane prabhu ratnasiMhAsana para beThA. vyaMtaradevoe bIjI traNa dizAomAM ratnamaya siMhAsano racI, tenA upara bhagavaMtanI traNa pratimAo sthApita karI. prabhunA mastakanI pAchaLa prakAzanuM vartuLa (bhAmaMDala) pragaTa thayuM. AkAzamAM gaMbhIra nAdavALI duMdubhi vAgavA lAgI. prabhunI pAse ja eka UMco dhvaja pharakI rahyo hato. ka vaimAnika devonI devIo pUrvadvArethI pravezI, prabhune traNa pradakSiNA daI, tIrtha ane nIrthakarane namaskAra karI agnikhUNAmAM UbhI rahI. bhavanapati, jyotiSka ane vyaMtaronI devIo dakSiNa-dvArathI pravezIne pradakSiNA-vaMdana Adi vidhi karIne naiRtya khUNAmAM UbhI rahI. 148 sulatA For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhavanapati, jyotiSka ane vyaMtaradevo pazcima dvArethI pravezIne pradakSiNA vaMdana Adi vidhi karIne vAyavya dizAmAM beThA. vaimAnika devo, manuSyo ane manuSya-strIo uttara dvArethI pravezI, pradakSiNA Adi vidhi karIne IzAna dizAmAM beThAM samavasaraNamAM je koI Ave teo potAnA pahelAM AvelA mahAnubhAvone namana karIne potAne sthAne besatA. prabhunA samavasaraNamAM koI paNa AvI zake! tyAM koI vikathA kare nahIM! paraspara virodhavALA jIvo tyAM nirvirodha banI jatA! paraspara vaira rahe nahIM. koIne koIno bhaya nahIM, sahu nirbhaya! bIjA gaDha aaN pazu-pakSI Adi tiryaMca jIvo AvIne beThA. trIjA gaDhanI madhyamAM vAhano mUkavAmAM AvyAM. ke trIjA gaDhanI bahAranA bhAgamAM keTalAka tiryaMco, manuSyo ane devo jatA-AvatA dekhAtA hatA. A A pachI, saudharmendra jagatpatine namaskAra karI, romAMcita thaI stuti kare che : "he bhagavan! huM to buddhino daridra chuM. Apa guNonA parvata cho! huM kyA zabdomAM ApanI stuti karuM? prabho! ApanI bhaktithI mAruM mana vAcALa banI gayuM che eTale huM ApanI stavanA karuM chuM. he jagatpati! ratnothI jema ratnAka zobhe che tema Apa anaMtajJAna, anaMtadarzana, anaMtavIrya ane apAra AnaMdathI zobho cho! he nAtha, ApanA mahAbhyanI koI avadhi nathI, he paramapitA! anuttara vimAnamAM rahelA devonA mananAM samAdhAna Apa ahIM beThAM beThAM karo cho! he paramapuruSa! svarga e tamArI bhaktinuM phaLa che! ApanI bhakti vinA karelAM moTA tapa-tyAga paNa vyartha che. mAtra dehadamana che. he vItarAga! Apane mana stuti karanAra ane dveSa karanAra baMne samAna hoya che! na rAga, na draSa! he prabho, "mane svarganAM sukha nathI joItAM, mane to ApanA pratye akSaya-apAra bhakti maLI, basa, eTaluM ja mAguM chuM.' A pramANe stuti karIne, saudharmendra samavasaraNamAM sahune namaskAra karI, agrasthAne vinayathI beTho. bhagavAna mahAvIre dezanA zarU karI : che "A saMsAra bhaDabhaDatI Aga jevo che. te AgamAMthI Adhi-vyAdhi, jarA ane mRtyunI jvALAo UThI rahI che. AvA saMsAramAM prAjJa puruSoe sulAsA 149 For Private And Personal Use Only

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jarAya pramAda karavA jevo nathI. A AgamAMthI jaladI bahAra nIkaLI javuM joIe. ja A saMsAra samudra jevo che. coryAzI lAkha jIvayonirUpa AvartAthI A samudra AkuLa che. AvA bhavasAgaramAM bhramaNa karatA jIvone manuSyajanma prApta thavI ghaNo ja durlabha che. jema sAgaramAMthI ratno maLavA durlabha hoya che tema. mATe durlabha mAnavajIvanane saphaLa karavA, paralokanuM hita sAdhI levuM joIe. pAMca indriyonA viSayo ke je prAraMbhamAM madhura hoya che ane pariNAme atyaMta dAruNa hoya che, te viSaya pratye virakta banavuM joIe. A priya viSayono saMyoga aMte viyogamAM pariName che. he mahAnubhAvo! tamane maLelA AyuSya, dhana ane yauvana nAzavaMta che. A traNeya game tyAre jaI zake che. mATe tenA para bharoso na rakhAya. saMsAranI cAreya gatimAM sukha nathI! zAnti nathI! narakagatimAM paramAdhAmI devo nArakInA jIvone ghora duHkha Ape che. tyAM tIvra zIta, tIvra tApa, tIvra sudhA, tIvra tRSA ane vadha, baMdhana Adi apAra vedanAo bhogavavAnI hoya che. tyAM sukha kyAMthI hoya? evI rIte tiryaMco-pazupakSIone paNa vadha-baMdhana-bhaya-sudhA-tRSA AdinA bhAre duHkha hoya che. temane sukha keTaluM maLe? tyAre zuM devo sukhI hoya che? nA, paraspara IrSyA, amarSa, kalaha, mRtyubhaya Adi duHkho temane hoya ja che. manuSyone garbhAvAsa, vRddhAvasthA, daridratA, vyAdhio ane mRtyuparyaMtanAM duHkho hoya che, mATe he bhavyAtmAo! ajJAnI jIvo ajJAnanA kAraNe vAraMvAra saMsAranA ja mArge cAlyA kare che ane duHkhI thAya che. AvA jIvo jema sarpane dUdha pAIne enuM poSaNa karavAmAM Ave tema manuSyajanmathI saMsAranuM poSaNa kare che! he vivekI jano! tame saMsAranI duHkhamayatAno vicAra karI, AtmAne karmothI mukta karavAno vicAra karo. karmanAM baMdhano toDavAno bhavya puruSArtha karo. mukti pAmo, mokSa pAmo. he bhavya jIvo! mokSamAM nathI garbhAvAsanuM duHkha ke nathI nArakInA jIvonuM kuMbhImAMthI prasava pAmavAnuM ghora duHkha. tyAM nathI Adhi-vyAdhi ke upAdhinAM du:kha! tyAM nathI janma, nathI mRtyu tyAM AtmA ajara ne amara rahe che. 1pa0 sulatA For Private And Personal Use Only

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tyAM adbhuta ane avyaya sukha hoya che. tyAM zAzvata avasthAna hoya che. kevalajJAnanI akhaMDa jyoti prakAzita rahe che.' samavasaraNa pUrNa thayuM. loko potapotAnA sthAne gayA. mahArAjA zreNika, abhayakumAra, nAga sArathi, sulasA ane sulasAnI batrIsa putravadhUo tyAM beThI rahI. bhagavaMte nAga sArathine saMbodhIne kahyuM : he bhadra! deva hoya, dAnava hoya, devendra hoya ke rAjendra hoya, saune aMte maraNane zaraNa thavuM ja paDe che. jeno janma thAya che, enuM mRtyu nizcita ja hoya che. eTalA mATe he suzIla! je satkArya karavA hoya, je AtmakalyANa sAdhavuM hoya te Aje ja sAdhI le. AvatIkAlanA bharose na rahIza. mRtyune karuNA nathI hotI, dayA nathI hotI! tIrthaMkaro, cakravartIo, vAsudevo ane baladevo mRtyunA zikAra banI gayA che. dhIrapuruSa paNa mare che ne kAyara manuSya paNa mare che...to pachI mRtyuno bhaya zA mATe rAkhavAno? tArA putronuM mRtyu thaI gayuM...e vAtanuM tamane sahune duHkha che ne? paNa konA putra ane konAM mA-bApa? A saMsAranA badhA ja saMbaMdho svapna jevA che. tame bhUlI jAo ke e batrIsa tamArA putro hatA...tame emanAM mAtA-pitA ane patnIo cho! A to bhavabajAramAM bhajavAtuM nATaka mAtra che. AvA saMbaMdho jIve saMsAramAM ekavAra nahIM, anaMtavAra karelA che, tUTelA che...ane e saMbaMdhonA lIdhe ArtadhyAna raudradhyAna karI tIvra pApakarmo bAMdhyAM che. mahAnubhAvo! evI koI kaLA nathI, evuM koI auSadha nathI ke evuM koI vijJAna nathI ke je mRtyunA kALasarpanA DaMkhathI bacAvI zake! mATe tame dharmanuM zaraNa svIkAro. mRtyuthI bacAvanAra eka mAtra dharma che! dharmAtmA marato nathI. eno deha mare che. AtmA eka zarIra choDI bIjuM zarIra dhAraNa kare che! AtmA marato nathI. e AtmAnI yAtrA mokSa sudhI nirAbAdhapaNe cAlatI rahe, te mATe dharmanI ArAdhanA karavI joIe. svajano, parijano, vaibhavo ane zarIranuM mamatva toDIne cAritra dharma aMgIkAra karavo joIe. cAritra dharmanI ArAdhanAthI ja paramAnandamaya mokSanI prApti thAya che. tyAM to pachI sarvakALa pUrNAnandanI ja ramaNatA rahe che. svaguNonI ramaNatA ja pUrNAnanda Ape che. anaMta kALaparyaMta tyAM paramasukha...paramAnandane mANavAno che. mATe saMsAranAM tuccha sukho pratye virakta banI, saMyamamArge sulasA For Private And Personal Use Only 151

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cAlavAno daDha saMkalpa karavo joIe." salasAnI batrIsa putravadhUo UbhI thaI gaI. prabhune namana karI, mastake aMjali joDI, prathama putravadhU bolI : "he prabho! amAruM hRdaya araNya jevuM sUkuM thaI gayuM che. enA upara kRpA karI ekAda jhApaTuM varasAvI do prabhu! kSitijamAM dRSTi pahoMce tyAM sudhI badhuM koruMdhAkora dekhAya che. Apa padhAryA. AkhI sarakhI vAdaLI varasI gaI. eka ThaMDuM jhApaTuM varasI gayuM. amArA nAtha! A vyApaka jevI mUMgI Agane koI rIte tame bujhAvI do. A tIvra Aga hRdayane bhayaMkara nirAzAthI bALI rahI che, prabho! tamAro prema-samudra amArA upara vahAvI do. amane tamArAmAM samAvI lo." sulasA ane nAga sArathinI anujJA pAmI, batrIse batrIsa putravadhUoe bhagavAna mahAvIranA caraNomAM jIvana samarpita karI dIdhuM. teo AryA banI gaI. bhagavAne e batrIsane, AryA caMdanAne soMpI emanuM yogakSema karavAno upadeza Apyo. suvAsA mugdha thaI gaI. ene kalpanA paNa na hatI ke enI batrIsa putravadhUo dIkSA laI leze.. "A badhI mArA prabhunI lIlA che...emano jAdu che..' sulatAe UbhA thaI, prabhune namana karI kahyuM : "he mArA parama priya prabhu! AjathI huM badhA ja alaMkArono tyAga karuM chuM.' eka pachI eka aLagA kIdhA saghaLA zRMgAra, tanaDA mArAne zA zRMgAra? zA zaNagAra? uranI bhAvanAnI ADe Ave, alaMkAro kema e phAve? jAya re DUbI AtamanI vAta, eno raNakAra, tanaDA mArAne zA zRMgAra? zA zaNagAra ? pIgaLI gaI palamAM mArI, samakitInI khumArI ! vIra prabhu! tava caraNomAM baMdhanano nahIM bhAra, tanaDA mArAne zA zRMgAra? zA zaNagAra? saraLa sIdhuM tava dhvani jevuM, jIvavuM mAre jIvana evuM 152 sulatA For Private And Personal Use Only

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madhura madhura sUrathI tame bhulAvI do saMsAra! tanaDA mArAne zA zRMgAra? zA zaNagAra? jIvana, mokSamArga ane mokSane jANavAnA prayAsamAM ja zuM mAruM AyakhuM pUruM thaI jaze? zuM mArAmAM satu-asatuno viveka nathI pragaTyo? AtmA ane zarIranuM bhedajJAna nathI thayuM? chatAM mane cAritrajIvana-saMyamamaya jIvana jIvavAnI prabaLa icchA kema nathI thatI? huM jANuM chuM ke icchAo, AkAMkSAo ane adhUrapane jIvananI madhUrapa sAthe bahu na bane, sAdhya ane sAdhana tAla milAvatAM nathI eTale tritAla banI javAya che. tAlameliyA. banI javAya che. haju mArA manamAM mAMgaNIo che? icchAo che? apekSAo che? huM zuM viSAda anubhavuM chuM? dareka jIvamAM sArI ane narasI vRttio ekIsAthe vaselI hoya che. A vRttionuM ghamasANa avirata cAlyA kare che. citta A vividha prakAranI vRttiothI vikSubdha thatuM rahe che. mArA manamAM vikalponAM keTalAM badhAM hendro paDelAM che? zubha-azubha, sadasad, pravRtti-nivRtti, dostI-duzamanI, rAgavirAga, dveSa-karuNA. AvA keTalAya virodhAbhAsI pravAho bhItaramAM vahI rahyA che. eka aMza zApita ane abhAgiyo lAge che, jyAre bIjo aMza varadAna maLyuM hoya ema saMtoSI ane sabhAgI lAge che. kyAreka eka aMzanuM prabhutva lAge che, kyAreka bIjA aMzanuM prabhutva lAge che! batrIsa putravadhUoe prabhu vIranuM zaraNa laI lIdhuM. teo zramaNI banI gaI. eTale have mArA mAthe emanA jIvananI ciMtAno bhAra na rahyo. paraMtu Ama to jiMdagI eTale ghaTanAonI paraMparA ja ne! ApaNane managamatuM bane ane aNagamatuM ya bane! manuSyasvabhAva evo che ke e vAtavAtamAM rAjI thaI jAya che ane vAtavAtamAM nArAja thaI jAya che! koI paristhiti kAyama nathI rahetI, sukha-du:kha Ave che ne jAya che. mANasa sukha TakAvI rAkhavA ane duHkha dUra karavA mathAmaNa karato rahe che. joke mAro bahu moTo prazna ukalI gayo. ApoApa ukelAI gayo. paraMtu mane enuM porasa na caDhavuM joIe. mAre ema na mAnI levuM joIe ke have jidagI rezamanI dorI che! nA, e bhramaNA haze. e rezamanI dorI kyAre kAthInuM rAMDhavuM thaze tenI khabara nathI. jIvananI ghaTamALamAM caDatI-paDatI cAlyA kare che. muzkelIthI mukta koInI paNa jiMdagI kyAreya sulAsA 153 For Private And Personal Use Only

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hoya che kharI? jyAre batrIsa putrIno janma thayo. e nAnA bALakonA kilakilATathI jyAre havelI guMjatI hatI, ame pati-patnI AnaMdavibhora hatAM, tyAre zuM amane kalpanA paNa hatI ke yuvAnInA AMgaNe pagalAM pADIne...e putro ekasAthe mRtyu pAmI jaze? kharekhara, jiMdagI e sArAnarasA anubhavonuM vicitra mizraNa che. emAM AbhAsI vijaya ane parAjayo che. vijayanI pAchaLa parAjaya paga dabAvIne Avato hoya che. khera, have mAre to gRhastha dharmanA vrato-niyamonuM dRDhatApUrvaka pAlana karavuM ja rahyuM ane sArathinA tana-manane sAcavavAnAM rahyAM. have mane A saMsAranAM kAlpanika-mithyA sukhonuM koI AkarSaNa rahyuM nathI. have to mAre A bhava ane parabhavane ujjavala karavAno ja puruSArtha karavo che. sulasAnA mukha para smitanAM sUrajamukhI jhaLahaLavA lAgyAM. enA haiyAmAM saLagato jJAnano dIvo vizeSa prajvalita thayo. bhagavaMtane vaMdanA karI. kuzalapRcchA karI nAga sArathi sAthe sulasA ghera AvI. saMbaMdhano pAyo zraddhAmAM hoya che. zraddhAmAM zaMkAne sthAna nathI hotuM. plAsTikanAM phUla bahArathI rUpALAM hoya che, paNa huMphALA nathI hotAM. be vAsaNa sAthe hoya to khakhaDe, ema pati-patnI vacce chamakalAM thAya, paNa samarAMgaNa na thAya! ekamekano bharoso hoya to kazuM veravikhera nathI thatuM, paNa hemakhema rahe che. saMjogavazAt mANasa AkaLo thaIne UkaLI UThe e svAbhAvika che paNa e ukaLATamAM lAgaNInI uSmA haze to bhaDako nahIM thAya. saMbaMdho mahattvanA hoya che. jIbhAjoDI nahIM. je vyaktine potAnA sAthe meLa na hoya eno manameLa bIje thavo zakya nathI. tarkanA tarApA para taravAno prayatna karanAre saMbaMdhonA saDha para bharoso rAkhavo joIe. "vahANa vizvAse cAle che." e kahevata sAcI pADavI hoya to ApaNo zvAsa paNa vizvAsa para cAlavo joIe! nAga sArathine sulasA para evo vizvAsa hato. sulatAne nAga sArathi para pUrNa bharoso hato. jyAre lagna pachI keTalAMka varSo sudhI putraprApti na thaI, nAganI putrecchA prabaLa hatI tyAre sulatAe nAgane bIjI kanyA sAthe lagna karI levA kahyuM hatuM. paraMtu nAge ghasIne nA pADI hatI. "mAre putra joIe che, paNa tArAthI 154 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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ja joIe che. bIjI strI nathI joItI!' AnAthI vadhIne zraddhA.. prema... bharoso bIjo kayo hoI zake? ane sulasA paNa patinI icchApUrNa karavA keTaluM jhajhUmI hatI. tapa-tyAga, jApa-dhyAna-upAsanA...badhuM karIne devane prasanna karyA hatA! ane devIkRpA prApta karI. batrIsa putrone janma ApI, patinA manane AnaMda-ullAsathI bharI dIdhuM hatuM. koI mANasa eka kSaNe ApaNane na game paNa bIjI kSaNe vicAra karatAM enA sArA guNo yAda AvI zake che. dareka mANasamAM badhuM gamavA jevuM nathI hotuM ane badhA mANasanI dareka khAsiyata dhikkAravA jevI paNa nathI hotI. mANasanA gamA-aNagamAnI satata cAlatI vArApherIno svIkAra karI laIe to badhA loko sAthe manameLa rahI zake. aNabanAvanuM mULa aNagamAmAM hoya che. sulatAne nAga sArathi pratye aNagamo na hato. nAga sArathine sulasA pratye aNagamo na hato. pachI aNabanAvane avakAza ja kyAM rahe che? joke mANase darekane kAyama prema karavo ja joIe evI vAta mAnI zakAya nahIM. evI vAta mAnavI e jAtane chetaravA jevI che. prema parANe karAto nathI. cAhata ke sneha kAyamI hoya to enI kiMmata paNa rahetI nathI! premInA gamA ane aNagamAM baMne pratye mAna joIe! hRdayanI Adata che prema karavAnI premanuM amIrasa banIne vahevuM eTale ja hRdaya! AvA hRdayamAM vilase che AnaMda! ApaNA manane, mijAjane, icchAne, aNagamAne sAMbhaLavA thobhavuM paDe, paNa enA IzAre nAcI zakAya nahIM. sUryanA udaya vakhate je kSaNa che, te asta bhaNI dorI jAya che. dareka kSaNa sAMja che! Ama chatAM sUrya premarUpI prakAza Ape che, ema ApaNe AthamavAnI kSaNa Ave te pahelAM pratyeka paLe premanI AbhA pragaTAvIe! lAgaNIthI prema zobhe che evI ja rIte premathI lAgaNI zobhe che. pANIthI kamaLa ane kamaLathI pANI zobhe che. sulasAthI nAga sArathi saMtuSTa che. nAga sArathithI sulasA paritRpta che! sulAsA 155 For Private And Personal Use Only

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ta , 1 . 4 7. prabhu vIranAM pAvana pagalAM rAjagRhImAM paDe che ane rAjagRhInA rAjamArgo ane galI-galI tyAga ane vairAgyanAM toraNothI zobhI UThe che. jJAna ane dhyAnanA madhura sUro guMjI UThe che. potAnA putra zAlibhadrane bhaNAvI-gaNAvI, khAnadAna ane zrImaMta gharonI apsarA jevI batrIsa kanyAo paraNAvIne, gobhadra zeTha, bhagavAna mahAvIra pAse dIkSA le che. AvA to aneka zrImaMta, dhImaMta ane balavaMta puruSa bhagavAnanAM caraNe cAritradharma svIkAratA hatA, AtmakalyANa sAdhI svargamAM ke mokSamAM jatA hatA. A sAmAnya vAta hatI. paraMtu gobhadra muni vidhipUrvaka anazana karI devalokamAM deva thayA. deva thayA pachI avadhijJAnathI temaNe joyuM: 'huM kyAMthI Avyo?' temaNe jJAnanA AlokamAM rAjagRhI jaI. potAnI patnI bhadrAne joI, putra zAlibhadrane joyo, zAlibhadranI batrIsa patnIone joI! joIne mamatva UbharAyuM. prema chalakAyo. vAtsalya pragaTyuM. teo roja putra mATe ne putravadhUo mATe devalokamAMthI divya vastro, alaMkAra ane pakvAno mokalavA lAgyA. rojeroja navAM navAM vastro! navAM navAM alaMkAro ane navAM navAM bhojana! zAlibhadra batrIsa patnIo sAthe devalokanA indranI jema sukha bhogavato hato. duniyAno badho vyavahAra mAtA bhadrA saMbhALatI hatI! rAja gRhamAM Avo eka parivAra vase che, enI jANa rAjA zreNikane khUba moDI thaI. nepAlathI eka vepArI batrIsa ratnakaMbalo vecavA mATe rAjagRhImAM Avyo hato. ratnakaMbalo moMdhI hatI. te rAjA zreNikanI pAse gayo. mahArAjA, huM nepAlathI Avyo chuM. ratnakaMbalano vepArI chuM. batrIsa ratnakaMbalo che." mUlya keTaluM? mahimA zuM?' garamImAM ThaMDaka Ape, TADhamAM tApa Ape - A eno mahimA che. 156 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahArAjA! mUlya che eka kaMbalanuM savA lAkha rUpiyA!' nA bhAI, ATalI moMghI ratnakaMbala mAre kharIdavI nathI!' . vepArI nirAza thaI gayo. 'je dezano rAjA mArI ratnakaMbala nathI kharIdI zakartA, to pachI e dezanI prajA to kharIde ja zAnI?' paraMtu rAjamArga parathI nirAza vadane cAlyA jatA 5radezIne zAlibhadranI mAtA bhadrAe joI lIdho. dAsI dvArA tene bolAvyo. tenI batrIse batrIsa ratnakaMbalo kharIdI lIdhI. mUlya ApI dIdhuM. vepArI dharmazALAmAM cAlyo gayo. rAjamahelamAM rANI celaNAe ratnakaMbalanI mAMgaNI karI. rAjAe vepArIne zodhI, bolAvI lAvavA sevakone mokalyA. vepArI Avyo. rAjAe kahyuM : 'bhAI, mane eka ratnakaMbala Apa...' 'mahArAjA, mArI badhI ja ratnakaMbalo bhadrA zeThANIe kharIdI lIdhI che!' mahArAjAe potAnA eka aMgata anucarane savA lAkha rUpiyA ApI bhadrA zeThANI pAse mokalyo. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir bhadrAe kahyuM : 'e ratnakaMbalo to meM mArA putra zAlibhadranI batrIsa patnIone paga lUchavA mATe ApI dIdhI che. enA TukaDA thaI gayA che!' anucare mahArAjAne vAta karI. rANI celaNAe kaTAkSanI bhASAmAM saMbhaLAvyuM: 'juo! tamArAmAM ane e viNaka strImAM pittaLa ane suvarNa jeTaluM aMtara nathI?' rANIne rIsa caDhI. mahArAjA zreNikane Azcarya thayuM. 'mArA nagaramAM AvA zrImaMta vase che ke jemanI strIo ratnakaMbalothI paga sApha kare che! mAre e zAlibhadrane maLavuM paDaze. huM ene bolAvuM!' anucara zAlibhadrane bolAvavA gayo. paraMtu bhadrA zeThANIe vinayathI kahevarAvyuM ke, 'zAlibhadra havelInI bahAra nIkaLato ja nathI. mATe mahArAjA svayaM mArI havelIne pAvana kare! mArA Atithyano svIkAra kare.' bh sulasA zAlibhadranI havelIthI jyAre zreNika rAjamahelamAM pAchA AvyA, tyAre celaNA rANInI pAse sulasA paNa beThI hatI. celaNAe sulasAne bolAvI hatI. zreNika AvatAM baMne strIo UbhI thaI. mahArAjAne praNAma karyAM. mahArAjA siMhAsana para beThA. dAsIe sonAnA pyAlAmAM zItala pANI For Private And Personal Use Only 157

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ApyuM. zreNike zrama dUra karI, pANI pIdhuM ane kahyuM : devI! Aje abhuta anubhava thayo. mane bhadrA zeThANInuM AmaMtraNa maLyuM. huM tyAM gayo. abhayakumAra mArI sAthe hato. bahu ja thoDA samayamAM e bhadrAe rAjamahelathI enI havelI sudhIno rAjamArga zaNagArI dIdho hato! mArga upara sugaMdhI jalano chaMTakAva thayelo hato. Thera Thera suMdara AkarSaka toraNo baMdhAyelAM hatAM. vividha vAjiMtro vAgI rahyAM hatAM. ame enI havelImAM pravezyA tyAM sonAnA thAMbhalA upara iMdranIlamaNinAM toraNa jhUlatAM hatAM. mukhya dvAranI AgaLa motInA sAthiyA racelA hatA. sthAne sthAne divya vastronA caMdaravA bAMdhelA hatA. AkhI havelI sugaMdhathI maghamaghI rahI hatI. bhadrA zeThANIe amAruM snehapUrvaka svAgata karyuM. amane e havelInA cothA mALe laI gaI. tyAM amane kahyuM : mahArAjA, A siMhAsana para birAjo. huM mArA putra zAlibhadrane bolAvavA sAtamA mALe jaIne AvuM." jyAre te pAchI AvI tyAre tene ekalI ja jaIne meM pUchayuM : "bhadra, putra na Avyo ke?' mahArAjA, kSamA karajo, paNa meM ene kahyuM ke vatsa! mahArAjA zreNika ApaNA ghare AvyA che. emane jovA nuM cothe mALa Ava." tyAre eNe mane kahyuM: "mAtA e bAbatamAM tame badhuM jANo cho. mATe je mUlya ApavA yogya hoya te tame ApI do. mAre tyAM AvIne zuM karavuM che?' meM kahyuM : "vatsa, zreNika e koI kharIdavAnI vastu nathI, teo to A dezanI prajAnA ane tArA-mArA svAmI che! rAjA che!' mA, mAro paNa koI svAmI che? mAlika che? to pachI mArA A vipula aizvaryano artha zo? evA aizvaryane huM dhikkAruM chuM mA...! AvA parAdhIna bhogasukho mane nA khape. huM to mArA pitAnA mArge jaIza. prabhu vIranAM caraNomAM cAritradharma svIkArIza.' vatsa, pachI tAre je karavuM hoya te karaje...hamaNAM to tuM nIce AvIne mahArAjAne maLa.' huM to bhadrAnI vAta sAMbhaLIne avAka thaI gayo! huM AgaLa kaMI vicAruM tyAM to devakumAra sadRza zAlibhadra enI raMbhA-urvazI jevI batrIsa patnIo 158 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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sAthe mArI sAme AvIne Ubho. eNe vinayathI mane praNAma karyA. meM UbhA thaI ene AliMgana karI, putravat mArA usaMgamAM besADyo. mArI AMkhomAM harSanAM AMsu bharAI AvyAM. tyAM bhadrA bolI : "he kRpAvaMta, have Apa ene choDI do, e manuSya che, chatAM manuSyanI gaMdha enAthI sahana thatI nathI. tenA pitA ke jemaNe prabhu vIra pAse dIkSA lIdhI hatI, teo anazana vrata karI, mRtyu pAmI devalokamAM deva thayA che. teo putravAtsalyathI prerAIne roja navAM navAM divyA vastra, alaMkAro vagere Ape che. amAro A putra enI batrIsa patnIo sAthe devanA jevAM divya sukho bhogave che.' meM zAlibhadrane khoLAmAMthI mukta karyo. e mane namana karI, jevo Avyo hato, tevo patnIo sAthe sAtamA mALe cAlyo gayo. te pachI bhadrAe mane Agraha karyo : "mahArAjA, Aje ahIM ja bhojana levAnI kRpA karo." meM enI vinaMtI svIkArI. bhojanapUrve mane snAnagRhamAM mokalyo. tyAM tela, cUrNa ane garama-ThaMDA pANIthI snAna karyuM. snAna karatAM karatAM mArI AMgaLImAMthI eka vIMTI vAvaDImAM paDI gaI. huM e zodhato hato tyAM bhadrA AvI. tene meM vIMTI paDI gayAnI vAta karI. eNe dAsIne kahyuM : "vAvaDInuM pANI bIjI tarapha kADhI nAkha." pANI nIkaLI gayuM to vAvaDInA taLiye divya AbhUSaNono Dhagalo paDyo hato. tenA upara mArI vIMTI paDI hatI. paNa sAva phikkI lAgatI hatI. meM pUchyuM : "he bhadra! A Dhagalo. ATalA badhA divya alaMkAro...A badhuM zuM che? bhadrAe kahyuM : he nAtha, roja zAlibhadranAM ane enI patnIonAM AbhUSaNo je kADhI nAkhavAmAM Ave che, te A che!' meM vicAryuM : "kharekhara zAlibhadra mahAna puNyazALI che. mArA rAjyamAM AvA dhanavAna ane guNavAna puruSo vase che..."ethI huM paNa bhAgyazALI chuM! abhayakumAra vagerenI sAthe bhojana karIne huM ahIM Avyo." be divasa pasAra thaI gayA. sulatAne zAlibhadrane jovAnI icchA jAgI. te zAlibhadranI havelIe pahoMcI. bhadrA zeThANIe sulatAne Adara Apyo. besavA Asana ApyuM. bhadrA kaMI pUche e pahelAM ja sulatAe kahyuM : "he bhadrA, huM nAga sArathinI sulasA 1pa9 For Private And Personal Use Only

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patnI sulasA chuM." mahArAjA zreNikanA mukhe tamArA ane tamArA putra zAlibhadranAM guNagAna sAMbhaLI, mArA manamAM pramoda pragaTyo. huM tamane ane zAlibhadrane maLavA AvI chuM.' bahena, mAro putra to vairAgI thaI gayo che. e gRhavAsano tyAga karavA tatpara banyo che. e gaIkAle ja enA eka mitra sAthe, bAhya udyAnamAM padhArelA mana:paryavajJAnI sAkSAt dharmasvarUpa dharmaghoSa nAmanA munivarane vaMdana karavA gayo hato. varSo pachI e pahelI ja vAra havelInI bahAra nIkaLyo hato. rathamAMthI UtarI e AcAryadeva pAse gayo. temane vaMdana karI, bIjA tyAM birAjamAna sAdhuone paNa vaMdana karI sUridevanI sAme jaI vinayapUrvaka beTho. teNe vinayathI prazna pUchayo : gurudeva, rAjAnuM svAmIpaNuM na joItuM hoya to mAre zuM karavuM joIe?' "he vatsa, jeo cAritradharma svIkAre che temanA koI svAmI nathI hotA. rAjA paNa emane vaMde che!" to pachI huM ghera jaI, mArI mAtAnI anumati laI dIkSA grahaNa karIza." ema kahI zAlibhadra ghera Avyo ane mArAM caraNomAM praNAma karI mane kahevA lAgyo : "he mAtA, Aje meM dharmardoSa nAmanA AcAryadevano dharmopadeza sAMbhaLyo. saMsAranAM sarva duHkhothI mukta thavA mATe dharmanuM ja zaraNa levuM joIe, mATe mArI icchA cAritradharma levAnI che.' putranI vAta sAMbhaLI mArI AMkho bhInI thaI gaI. mArA hoTha tharatharI UDyA. chatAM hRdayane daDha karI meM putrane kahyuM : "vatsa, vrata levAno tAro saMkalpa sAro che. tuM evA pitAno putra che ke je pitAe paNa prabhu vIranI pAse dIkSA lIdhI hatI. paraMtu beTA, cAritrajIvana eTale loDhAnA caNA cAvavAnA che! tAruM zarIra sukomaLa che. divya bhogo bhogavelA che. te cAritradharmanuM kaThora ane ugra pAlana kevI rIte karI zakIza?' zAlibhadre kahyuM : "he mArI mA, je bhogI puruSa bhAgI na thaI zake te kAyara kahevAya. badhA bhogI puruSo kAyara nathI hotA. huM saMyamadharmanAM kaSTo samatAthI sahana karI zakIza.' meM kahyuM : "vatsa, jo tAre dIkSA levI ja hoya to dhIre dhIre bhogono tyAga kara. aNagamatA zabda, rUpa, rasa, gaMdha ane sparzano abhyAsa kara...' 19o sulatA For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhadrAe sulasAne kahyuM : 'bahena, eNe roja eka-eka patnIno tyAga karavA mAMDyo che ane vairAgyane dRDha karavA lAgyAM che.' sulasAe kahyuM : 'tamArA putrane dhanya che! ane tamane paNa dhanya che! tame ekanA eka putrane cAritranA mArge javAnI rajA ApI! tamAruM hRdaya kevuM nirlepa ane nirmoha che!' 'sulasA! bahena, tamArA batrIsa putroe mahArAjAnI rakSA karatAM potAnA prANa ApI dIdhA! ane tamArI batrIse putravadhUoe dIkSA grahaNa karI, A vAta huM jANuM chuM...putro ane putravadhUono viraha tame samatAbhAve sahana karI rahyAM cho...tamane lAkha lAkha dhanyavAda!' 'bhadre! A kRpA mArA parama priya paramAtmA vIra prabhunI che...e ja mArA sarvasva che...emanA adrazya sAMnidhya ja mane TakAvI rAkhI che...mArI dRDha zraddhA che ke have mAro pratyeka divasa eka ekathI caDhiyAto Ugaze. mane paramAnaMdanA sAgaranI sahela karAvaze. adhyAtma-anubhavanAM UMcA zikharonI yAtrA karAvaze...he devI! prabhu vIranI kRpAthI, have kAla kevI Ugaze enI ciMtA rahI nathI. kAla suMdara Ugaze enI have khAtarI thaI gaI che. eno paramAnaMda che. e AnaMdane vANImAM vyakta karavAnuM mAruM gajuM nathI...zAlibhadra evo ja avarNanIya AnaMda pAmaze, je eNe divya bhogasukhomAM nathI anubhavyo!' 'sulasA, eka vAta kahuM? putra ATalo mahAna tyAga karavA kaTibaddha thayo che chatAM mohapiMja2mAMthI mAruM mAthuM bahAra nIkaLatuM nathI, jema lohapiMjaramAM uMdara phasAya che tema!' 'mArI paNa e ja sthiti che ne! mane paNa sarvaviratimaya sAdhutA levAnI bhAvanA ja nathI jAgatI...hA, prabhu vIra pratye mAro avihaDa neha che. mAruM mana vicAronuM araNya hatuM. prabhukRpAthI have e eka udyAna banyuM che. aTavImAM aTavAtI hatI, paNa have udyAnamAM thaI dhorI rastA upara nIkaLI AvI chuM.' A vAto cAlatI hatI, tyAM eka suMdara strI doDatI ane rotI rotI AvI. bhadrAnA khoLAmAM paDI... 'beTI, zuM thayuM? kema ATaluM badhuM rudana? zAnta thA, ane vAta kara?' 'mA, zuM vAta karuM? tArA jamAI paNa dIkSA levA taiyAra thaI gayA che.' sulasA For Private And Personal Use Only 171

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paNa beTI, mAMDIne vAta to kara...kevI rIte teo vairAgI thayA? mArI bhUlanA kAraNe!" tArI bhUla?' hA, mArI mA, temane ame AThaya patnIo snAna karAvatI hatI. emane ThaMDA pANIthI snAna karavuM game che. eTale ThaMDA pANIthI snAnavidhi cAlatI hatI. tyAM mane mAro bhAI yAda AvI gayo. "e batrIsa patnIono ane vipula bhogasukhono tyAga karI dIkSA levAno che." e vicAra AvatAM mArI AMkhomAM AMsu UbharAyAM, ane e garama garama AMsunAM biMdu emanA zarIra para paDyAM...tarata emaNe upara joyuM. mArI AMkhamAM AMsu joI e bhaDakI gayA...' kema raDe che?' temaNe pUchyuM. mAro bhAI zAlibhadra vairAgI thayo che. roja eka-eka patnIno tyAga kare che. pachI e dIkSA leze...!' tAra bhAI ziyALa jevo bIkaNa, ni:sattva ane kAyara che! eka-eka patnI zA mATe choDavAnI? choDavI hoya to badhI ekasAthe choDavI joIe." tyAre mArI bIjI zokyoe hasatAM hasatAM kahyuM : "he nAtha! jo dIkSA levI sahelI che to tame kema nathI letA?' ema che? mane dIkSA levAmAM tame ATha patnIo vighnarUpa lAgatI hatI. Aje tame anukULa banI cho to have huM jarAya vilaMba karyA vinA dIkSA laIza.' teo UbhA thaI gayA. snAnavidhi patI gaI. ame ATheya patnIoe kahyuM : "he prANeza! ame to mAtra upahAsa karatI hatI. nArAja na thAo. ema kaMI dIkSA nA levAya.' temaNe saumya svaramAM kahyuM : "huM samajuM chuM ke putra-patnI-parivAra ane dhana-saMpatti-saMbaMdho. badhuM ja anitya che. tyAga karavA yogya ja che. mATe huM dIkSA levAno ja!' ame Aya strIoe paNa kahyuM : "jo Apa dIkSA lezo to ame paNa dIkSA laIza!' temaNe kahyuM : "bhale! tame paNa prabhu vIranuM zaraNa lo.' bhadrAe pUchayuM : "beTI, zuM tame sahu sAthe cAritra grahaNa karazo?' hA, mA! prabhu vIra vaibhAragiri upara samavasaryA che evA samAcAra 16ra lasA For Private And Personal Use Only

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maLyA che. eTale tyAM jaIzuM. e pahelAM dIna-hIna-apaMgajanone khUba dAna ApavAnuM zarU karavAnuM che." bhadrA ane sulasA, baMne stabdha thaI gayAM! jyAre zAlibhadra dhannAjInI vAta sAMbhaLI ke "dhannAjI patnIo sAthe prabhu vIra pAse vaibhAragiri upara jAya che...' e paNa tarata ja havelInAM pagathiyAM UtarI gayo. dhAjInI sAthe thaI gayo. bIjI bAju, bhadrAe mahArAjA zreNikane A badhI vAtanI jANa karI. mahArAjA pUrA parivAra sAthe vaibhAragiri upara pahoMcyA. AkhI rAjagRhI ramaNe caDhI hatI. hajAro strI-puruSothI vaibhAragiri UbharAI rahyo hato. mAtra magadha dezano ja nahIM, mAtra bhAratano ja nahIM... vizvano eka zreSTha divya bhogone bhogavanAra rUpavAna, guNavAna ane balavAna yuvaka sarvasvano tyAga karI, prabhu vIranA caraNomAM jIvana samarpita karato hato. dhannAjIe paNa potAnI ATha patnIo sAthe dIkSA grahaNa karI... devoe puSpavRSTi karI. devIoe nRtya karyuM. vividha vAjiMtrothI AkAza guMjI UThyuM. dhanya zAlibhadra! dhanya dhannAjI! nA harSadhvani thavA lAgyA. zAlibhadra muni prabhu vIranAM caraNomAM mastaka mUkI prArthanA kare che. nAtha, huM samagratayA tAro thayo chuM. Aja lagI mArI bhItaranA je aMzo tArA thavAnI AnAkAnI karatA hatA te mAnI gayA che. have samagra jagata mA thayuM che. huM samagra jagatano thayo chuM. Aja lagI jagatanAM je sukho mane lalacAvatAM hatAM te chUTI gayAM che. vaLI, Aja huM gaMbhIratama chatAM halakophUla AnaMdapUrNa thayo chuM. mArA mAthe prabhu tuM che! chatAM tRNa sAtheya mAre judAI nathI. nAtha! te mAro uddhAra karyo che. mArA annanA piMDane AnaMdanA kuMbhamAM tathA mArA dhUmrAcchAdita mUmaya prANane sphaTika-svaccha cinmaya jIvanazaktimAM palaTAvyo che. paNa nAtha, te mane kevo uddharyo che, te bIjAne barAbara kahevA mATe kharekhara zabdo ja nathI! prabho! tArA caraNanI rajamAM paNa je aizvarya che, te mahipationA sulAsA 133 For Private And Personal Use Only

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mugaTamAM nathI. tArI namaNI AMkhomAM je prema che te, jaga jene priyatamapriyatamA zabdathI saMbodhe che, te temanA uttamottama bhAvamAM ya nathI. tArI kRpAnA zUnya aMzamAM paNa je mabalakhatA che, te bIjA anaMtonI hAramALAomAM ya nathI! he prabhu! mane tArAthI adhika koI vahAluM nathI. ane prakRtimAM hajI rahelI apUrNatAthI adhika koI aLakhAmaNuM nathI teM mane bAthamAM levAnI zarUAta karI che, to mAre have e bAtha khovI nathI tathA mArI nimna prakRtie enI cUDa DhIlI karI che to have mAre e cUDamAM pharI kadI bhIMsAI maravuM nathI. Urdhvatama zakti! teM mane sahassedalanI upara rahevA jagyA ApI che to have mAre mUlAdhAranI nIcenA oraDAmAMthI mArI beThaka upara khaseDavI che. jeTaluM banI zake teTaluM jaladI mAre tArI sAthe pUrNataH eka banIne niraMtara rahevuM che.' 134 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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L 18 sulasA zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIre rAjagRhImAM cAturmAsa vyatIta karyuM. varSAvAsa pUrNa thatAM prabhue caMpAnagarI tarapha vihAra karyo. caMpAnA rAjA dattano rAjakumAra mahAcaMdra prabhuno dharmopadeza sAMbhaLI prabhAvita thayo. teNe gRhasthadharmanAM bAra vrata lIdhAM. bhagavAna to tyAMthI vihAra karI gayA, paraMtu rAjakumAra mahAcaMdre dharmaciMtana karatAM karatAM vicAryuM ke 'have jo prabhu caMpAmAM padhAre to huM dIkSA laI prabhunAM caraNomAM samarpita thaI jAuM!' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir prabhu punaH caMpAmAM padhAryA. rAjakumAre dIkSA laI lIdhI. tyAMthI vihAra karI prabhu siMdhu-sauvIra dezanI rAjadhAnI vItabhayanagaramAM padhAryA. tyAMno rAjA udyaNa prabhu vIrano upAsaka hato. e khUba AturatAthI prabhunI pratIkSA karI rahyo hato. prabhu padhAryA. rAjA ane prajA harSathI nAcI UThI. prabhunAM darzana-vaMdana karIne, prabhunAM upadezavacano sAMbhaLIne sau kRtArtha thayA. prabhue tyAMthI vihAra karyo. teo vANijyagrAma padhAryA ane tyAM cAturmAsa karyuM. cAturmAsa pUrNa karI prabhu vArANasI padhAryA. vArANasImAM hajAro zramaNo sAthe prabhue koSTaka-caityamAM sthiratA karI, prabhu padhAryAnA samAcAra jANI vArANasIno rAjA jitazatru saparivAra prabhune vaMdana karavA koSTaka caityamAM Avyo. vinayapUrvaka vaMdanA karI prabhuno dharmopadeza sAMbhaLyo. te vakhate cullinI-pitA ane enI patnI zyAmA, prabhunA upadezathI atyaMta prabhAvita banyAM ane baMnee gRhasthadharmanAM bAra vrata grahaNa karyAM. A daMpattInI jema ja surAdeva ane enI patnI dhanyAe paNa bAra vrata grahaNa karyAM. bhagavAna mahAvIranA ananya upAsaka dasa zrAvakomAM A bephullinI pitA ane surAdevanAM nAma che! vArANasIthI bhagavAna AlaMbhiyA padhAryA. prabhu tyAM 'zaMkhavana' nAmanA udyAnamAM UtaryA. rAjA jitazatru prabhune vaMdana karavA garyA. bhagavaMtano dharmopadeza sAMbhaLI harSita thayo. For Private And Personal Use Only 165

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zaMkhavananI najIka ja "pagala' parivrAjakano maTha hato. tIvra tapa karavAthI ene virbhAgajJAna thayuM hatuM. e prabhunA paricayamAM Ave che. prabhunI parama karuNAthI ane anaMtajJAnathI prabhAvita thAya che. te prabhu pAse dIkSA le che. dIkSA lIdhA pachI paNa ghora tapazcaryA karI, sarva karmono nAza karI te mukti pAme che. tyAM calaNIzataka nAmano dhanADhya zrAvaka potAnI patnI bahulA sAthe, prabhu pAse gRhastha dharmanAM bAra vrata grahaNa kare che. e daMpatI mana-vacanakAyAthI prabhu pratye apUrva zraddhA dharAve che... paraMtu rAjagRhImAM sulasA prabhunA virahamAM atyaMta vyathita banelI che. tenA AtmAnA pradezepradeze vIra...vira...no nAda UThI rahyo che. pANI vinAnI mAchalI jevo taraphaDATa e anubhavI rahI che. rANI celaNAne, ane abhayakumArane pUche che : "prabhu rAjagRhI kyAre padhAraze?" mana AnaMdavibhora thaI jAya tevo uttara maLato nathI...e nirAza thaI jAya che. ekalI ekalI guNazIla-caityanA parisaramAM pahoMcI jAya che. ane enuM haiyuM saMvedanazIla banI gAvA lAge che : ahIM mAgyuM'tuM milana madhuruM e ja "guNazIla'nuM sthAna, kAMI kazuM palaTAyuM nathI, A ramya e ja udyAna! ahIM tamAro aMza? jANe maLe enuM eMdhANa, ane kazuM nahIM evuM ke je bhUlave mAruM bhAna! dhIra gatie vRkSo namatAM jalano e hilloLa ane kazuM evuM nahIM ke je bhUlave mAruM bhAna! DALajhALathI UDI paMchI macave zo killola! UDatA e AnaMda raMgane nahIM zakuM huM mANI? citte mArA sAva aciMtI dizA lIdhI aNajANI? paNa tava darzane nava kanaDe koI vaMdanA chAnI, tava vacanAmRta pAna karIne duniyA choDIza phAnI! enuM e "guNazIla' chatAMya nathI prabho tava sAtha, ethI mane vasamo lAge che UMDero AghAta! kSaNe kSaNe mArA haiyAmAM evI thatI dhrujArI, kaMpI kaMpI UDI rahI che. A roma taNI phuvArI! 163 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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prabho! A upavana, ane saghaLI nisarga lIlA, jovuM, mANuM, kahyuM ane mana melAM thaI jAya UjaLAM! jANe sulatAnI prArthanA, sulatAnI premayAcanA sAMbhaLIne prabhu rAjagRhI padhAryA. "guNazIla" caityamAM sthiratA karI. devoe samavasaraNanI racanA karI. prabhunI divya prabhAvavALI vANI sAMbhaLI aneka sajjana-durjanoe prabhunI pAse dIkSA lIdhI. maMkAtI ane kikrama jevA mahAnubhAvoe dIkSA lIdhI to arjunamALI jevA kUra pApI puruSe paNa dIkSA lIdhI. kAzyapa nAmanA zrImaMta gRhapatie paNa dIkSA lIdhI. 16 varSa sudhI sAdhudharmanuM pAlana karI, aMte vipula parvata upara anazana karyuM ane mukti pAmyA. rAjA zreNikanI AgrahapUrNa vinaMtIthI prabhue rAjagRhImAM ja cAturmAsa karyuM. sulasA jANe AkAzamAM UDavA lAgI! eno eka paga gharamAM to bIjo paga guNazIla caityamAM sulatAne koI snehIe pUchayuM : "sulatA! tuM ATalAM badhAM prabhunAM gIta kema gAya che?' sulasA kahe che : jyAre karuM kAma prabhu detA mane mAna, jyAre gAu gIta kare prema bhagavAna Ama to A sRSTimAM mAruM koI prayojana nathI. dunyavI prayojano to ApaNane ApaNAthI ane paramAtmAthI jojananAM jojana dUra ne dUra laI jAya che ane rastAne vadhu ne vadhu vikaTa karI mUke che. huM to ahIM kevaLa gAvA AvuM chuM. ane mAre prabhu sivAya koInuM gIta gAvuM nathI. mAro viSaya paNa prabhu, mAro Azaya paNa prabhu ane mArI abhivyakti paNa prabhu! gAvuM che kharuM paNa zUnyAvakAzamAM gAvuM nathI. tamArA samavasaraNamAM eka achaDatuM sthAna ApI do! pachI huM gAIne tamArI sAthe sadAye layanA tAMtaNe baMdhAyelI rahIza. tamAruM samavasaraNa bhareluM che. emAM mahattA puravAra thAya evuM koI sattAnuM siMhAsana nathI joItuM, paNa ekAda khUNe ke jyAM huM mAruM mayUrAsana racI zakuM! A vizALa vizvabhavanamAM aneka loko che, emane aneka kAmo che, mAre to tamane gAvA che, e sivAya kazuMya kAma nathI. tamane joyA karuM! akAraNa sUrathI chalakAyA karuM, ethI vizeSa ane ethI alpa mane kazuMya na khape! AkhI duniyA sUI gaI hoya, kolAhala zamI gayo hoya, bajAro baMdha thaI gayAM hoya tyAre AkhI rAta nIrava maMdira jevI lAge che. A nIrava sulAsA 137 For Private And Personal Use Only

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maMdiramAM mAtra huM ane tame, huM paNa nahIM. A pUjAnI veLA che. ahaMnI zaraNAgatinI veLA che. ane parama pitAnI pharamAIzathI gIta guMjavAno AnaMda koI anero hoya che! paramAtmAna eka aNasAro.- e AMkha mAthA para caDhAvavAnI vAta che. rAtathI jANe, ke pUjAno prakAra hoya tema prAraMbha pAmeluM gIta savAra lagI paNa enA jhINA sUra pArijAtanAM phUlanI jema jharatA raheze. A gIta to tamane pAmavA mATe nimitta che! tamAro pAvana saMga e ja moTAmAM moTuM varadAna ahIM AvI chuM kevaLa gAvA prabhu! tamArAM gAna! mane daI do samavasaraNamAM eka achaDatuM sthAna! mane vizALa vizvabhavanamAM nahIM kazuMye kAma, koI akAraNa sUrathI chalake prANa aho! abhirAma! rAtrinA nIrava maMdiramAM pUjana-veLA jyAre, aNasAre Adeza mane do gIta guMjavA tyAre! paroDhiyAne pavane raNake jhaNake sonala vINA, tyAre paNa A haiyuM jharatuM gIta sUramAM jhINA! maLe tamAro pAvanakArI saMga, e ja varadAna, mane daI do samavasaraNamAM eka achaDatuM sthAna! A gItamAM sulatAnA hRdayanI tanmayatA ne tallInatA jovA maLe che. ArajUane AdratA che. e kaMIka alaukika jhaMkhe che. enA kaMThamAMthI gIta sarI paDe che. enuM haiyuM e prabhune samarpI de che. varSAvAsa pUrNa thayA pachI paNa prabhu rAjagRhImAM rahyA hatA. eka divasa rAjA zreNika vagere bhagavAnanI pAse beThA hatA. tyAM eka koDhI paNa beTho hato. bhagavAnane chIMka AvI. pelo koDhI bolI UThayo: 'ApanuM vaheluM mRtyu thAo!' pachI rAjA zreNikane chIMka AvI. koDhI bolyo: "ghaNA divaso jIvo!" thoDIvAra pachI abhayakumArane chIMka AvI. koDhI bolyo : "tame jIvo to sAruM ane maro to paNa sAruM!' eTalAmAM tyAM AvelA kAlasaurika kasAIne chIMka AvI. koDhIe kahyuM : "tuM jIva paNa nahIM ane mara paNa nahIM." koDhIe bhagavAnane mAravAnI vAta karI hatI tethI zreNikane enA para 138 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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khUba krodha Avyo hato. teNe potAnA sainikone AjJA karI ke : "koDhI bahAra nIkaLe tyAre tene pakaDI lo.' bhagavaMtanI dezanA pUrNa thatAM e koDhI bahAra nIkaLyo. rAjAnA sainikoe ene gherI lIdho; paraMtu koDhI to AkAzamArge UDI gayo! zreNike prabhune pUchayuM : "he nAtha! Apane chIMka AvI te vakhate te amaMgala bolyo ane bIjAonI chIMko AvI te vakhate mAMgalika bolyo, tenuM zuM kAraNa?' prabhue kahyuM : "e deve mane kahyuM : haju sudhI Apa A saMsAramAM kema rahyA cho? zIdhra mokSe jAo!' evuM dhArIne mane kahyuM : "mRtyu pAmo!' he rAjanuM, tane kahyuM ke, "jIvo!" kema ke tane A jIvanamAM ja sukha che. mRtyu pachI tuM narakamAM javAno che. abhayakumArane kahyuM : "jIvo ke mara!' kAraNa ke jIvanamAM e dharma karaze ane marIne te anuttara devalokamAM jaze. kAlasaurikane kahyuM ke, "tuM jIva nahIM ane mara paNa nahIM!' kAraNa ke e jIvaze tyAM sudhI pApa karaze ane marIne sAtamI narakamAM jaze.' bhagavAne dardazaka devanA vacanonuM spaSTIkaraNa karyuM. zreNike dInabhAve prabhune kahyuM : "he prabhu! Apa jevA jagatpati mArA svAmI hovA chatAM mAre narakamAM javAnuM?' zreNika, teM mArA paricayamAM AvatAM pahelAM narakagatinuM AyuSyakarma bAMdheluM che, tethI tuM avazya narakamAM jaIza. zubha-azubha jevAM karma jIve bAMdhyAM hoya tenuM phaLa avazya bhogavavuM paDe che. ame paNa parivartana na karI zakIe! to paNa te nirAza na thaIza. AvatI covIzImAM tuM padmanAbha nAme prathama tIrthaMkara thaIza!' "he nAtha! A samavasaraNamAM evo bIjo koI jIva che ke je AgAmI covIzImAM tIrthakara thaze?' hA zreNika, ahIM beThelI sulasA zrAvikA AgAmI covIzImAM paMdaramAM nirmama nAmanA tIrthaMkara thaze!" salasAnI AMkho visphArita thaI gaI. zarIra romAMcita thaI gayuM. haiyuM bhAvavibhora banI gayuM. te UbhI thaI. prabhune namana karI, traNa pradakSiNA dIdhI. prabhu sanmukha UbhI rahI ane tenA mukhamAMthI stavanA saravA mAMDI: sulAsA 169 For Private And Personal Use Only

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170 Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir have mane durgatinI zI bhIti? ajaba banI che prabhu sAthe prIti... prabhu tAro durlabha sneha jANe varasyo puSkarAvarta meha! mane karAvazo pUraNa premanI pratIti? have mane durgatinI zI bhIti? mAruM citta corAyuM tAre saMga, kharekhara maLyo tuM caDhate raMga! mane kaho tuma sAthe prema karavAnI rIti, have mane durgatinI zI bhIti? jima jima jouM tava mukhanuM nUra, tema tema pAvuM AnaMdapUra suNIne janamukhe gavAtI tava stuti, roma roma ullase karI meM vIra sAthe prIti! mAruM kevuM parama saubhAgya! paramAtmAnI mArA upara kevI apAra kRpA! teo mane temanI samAna banAvaze.. teo tIrthaMkara che, mane tIrthaMkara banAvaze! tIrthaMkaratva! duniyAnuM zreSThamAM zreSTha pada! 'saMsAranA sarva jIvone sarva duHkhothI mukta karuM ane parama sukhamaya mokSadA pamADI dauM.' AvI utkRSTa bhAvanAthI tIrthaMkara nAmakarma baMdhAya che,' ema meM mArA prabhunA mukhe sAMbhaLyuM che! evuM paNa sAMbhaLyuM che ke je jIva jenuM tanmayatAthI dhyAna kare, te jIva tevo banI jAya che! A vAta mane khUba sparze che. mAruM mana prabhunI cAre bAju bhramara banIne guMjArava karatuM rahe che. mane mArA prabhu mArA prANathI paNa vadhu vahAlA lAge che. aho! mArA e ArAdhyadevane huM keTalIya vAra abheda bhAve maLI chuM! 'tuM hI tuM hI' no gaMbhIra nAda mArA nAbhipradezamAMthI UThyA kare che...mArA nAtha! tame mAruM zreSTha bhASya bhAkhyuM...ApanAM vacanomAM mane akhaMDa zraddhA che, je vAta bhAvinI bhItaramAM nizcita hoya , Apa enA bheda kholI nAkho cho...Apa pUrNa jJAnI cho...Apa pUrNa draSTA cho. mArA nAtha! kevuM AzcaryanuM Azcarya! A mane zuM maLI gayuM? tArI sulasA For Private And Personal Use Only

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premanizAnInI kevI alaukika bheTa teM ApI? koI puSpamALA nahIM, koI madhura mukhavAsa nahIM, koI sugaMdhita jala nahIM...paNa tIrthaMkaratva! atyaMta tejasvI ane parama kalyANakArI! Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir prabhAtanAM kumaLAM kiraNo bArImAMthI AvIne pUche che. pakSIo madhura kalarava karatAM pUche che : are nArI, vizvapatie tane kaI bheTa ApI? huM zuM kahuM? e tIrthaMkaratvane zuM samaje? hA, huM tIrthaMkara banIne badhuM emane emanI bhASAmAM samajAvI zakIza! have huM nirbhaya banI duniyAne nirbhaya karIza. mArAM baMdho to toDIza ja, paNa jIvonAM baMdhano paNa toDIza. AjathI huM mArA kSullaka zaNagAro choDuM chuM. o mArA hradayezvara! have mArA mATe rAha jovAnuM, rovAnuM, zaramAvavAnuM ke madhuratA bharelI rIte vartavAnuM jarU2 nathI rahyuM. teM mane tIrthaMkaratva ApIne zaNagArono paNa zaNagAra ApI dIdho che. enI sAme bIjuM badhuM ja phikkuM lAge che. Aje samajAyuM. tAro mArA pratyeno AnaMda kema ATalo phulla-praphulla che, e Aja samajAyuM, tAro mArAmAM kema nivAsa che, te Aja samajAyuM! o vizvasvAmI! huM na houM to tArI premAmRtadhArA kyAM vahe? eTale tArA premasAgaranI samRddhimAM teM mane bhAgIdAra banAvI che. mArA hRdayamAM tArI AnaMdorminI anaMta taraMgamAlA UThe che. e A kAraNe ja. mArA jIvanamAM tArI sphuraNA anekAneka kAvyo sarje che! ane have mane saundaryanuM rahasya samajAyuM. A badhuM karavA mATe teM, mArA hRdayane AkarSavA mATe saundaryasAgara samA samavasaraNamAM beThaka lIdhI che ane tArA premInA premasAgaramAM tuM tAro prema vahAve che. tArA bhaktamAM tuM tArI jAtane lIna karIne, enI ane tArI vaccenuM aMtara TALI de che. jANe ke baMnenI ekatAmAM tuM saMpUrNapaNe pragaTe che! sulasA he vIra! he mArI madhura mUrti! tAro jJAnaprakAza mArA hRdayanA kendramAM besIne nRtya kare che. A jJAnaprakAza ja premanI sAraMgInA tArane sparzIne ene svara Ape che. A prakAza ja vizvane prakAzita kare che. pavanane utsAhathI bharI de che. samagra dharA para AnaMdane relAvI de che. pAMdaDe pAMdaDe AnaMda vahe che. A AnaMdanI koI sImA nathI. A badho ja pratApa tArA jJAnaprakAzano che, hRdayamAM udbhavelA AnaMdano che. For Private And Personal Use Only 171

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tIrthakaratvanI bheTa ApI prabhu mane enI sAthe ja je mitrone huM oLakhatI ja na hatI te mitronI sAthe teM mArI pichAna karAvI dIdhI! "jitti me radhdha bhUratu' ne caritArtha karavAnuM kArya soMpyuM. mAruM potAnuM na hatuM evuM ghareghara mAruM ghara banI gayuM. prabhu! teM dUranAne najIka AsthA ane aNaoLakhItAone mArA potAnA mitro banAvyA!" prANanAtha! have tuM ja mAro janamojanamano pathapradarzaka che. tuM ja mArI anaMta jIvanayAtrAno mitra che. tAre ja mArA hRdayane karuNA ane premanAM baMdhanothI aparicito joDe mane joDavAnI che. mahArAjA zreNikanI eka AMkhamAM harSanAM AMsu hatAM, to bIjI AMkha ghora viSAdathI gherAI gaI hatI. teNe bhagavaMtane pUchayuM : "mArA nAtha, mAre narakamAM na javuM paDe, zuM evo koI upAya nathI? che rAjanuM, kAlasaurika kasAI pAse kasAInuM kAma choDAvI de ane kapilA nAmanI dAsI pAse sAdhuone bhikSA apAvI zake, to tAre narakamAM na javuM paDe..." zreNika rAjA hato. sattAdhIza havo. magadhadezano sarvesarvA hato. bhagavAne batAvelA be upAyo ene saraLa lAgyA. teNe mahelamAM jaIne paheluM kAma A karyuM. kapilAne bolAvIne tene kahyuM : "tuM sAdhuone zraddhAthI bhikSA Apa. huM tane khUba dhana ApIza." kapilAe kahyuM : "mahArAjA, mane sonAthI maDhI do athavA mArI nAkho, paNa huM sAdhuone bhikSA ApavAnuM duSkRtya nahIM karuM, nahIM ja karuM." rAjAe kapilAne kADhI mUkI. kAlasaurika kasAIne bolAvIne kahyuM : "jo tuM kasAIno dhaMdho choDI de to huM tane ghaNuM dhana ApuM." kAlasaukari ke kahyuM : "mahArAjA, kasAInA dhaMdhAmAM zo doSa che? enAthI to aneka mANaso jIve che, mATe huM kasAIno dhaMdho nahIM choDuM.' rAjAe kasAIne eka kUvAmAM laTakAvI dIdho. divasa ne rAta tene laTakAvI rAkhyo ane kahyuM : "have tuM kasAIno dhaMdho kevI rIte karIza?' rAjA prabhu vIra pAse gayo ane kahyuM : "he prabho! meM kasAIne eka divasa-rAta kUvAmAM laTakAvI dIdho che. tethI- kasAInuM kAma teNe karyuM nathI.' prabhue kahyuM : "rAjanuM, kUvAmAM paNa mATInA pAMcaso pADA banAvIne eNe 172 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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mAryA che!' zreNike kUvAmAM joyuM to bhagavAnanI vAta satya lAgI. teNe kasAIne kUvAmAMthI bahAra kADhI enA ghera mokalyo. zreNike vicAryuM : "meM ja ajJAna dazAmAM pApakarmo bAMdhyAM che. rAcImArIne bAMdhyAM che, eTale enuM phaLa bhogavavA mATe narakamAM javuM ja paDaze. paramAtmA sarvajJa-sarvadarzI che. e kahe te yathArtha ja hoya. zreNike rAjagRhImAM ane potAnA rAjyanA tamAma gAma-nagaromAM ghoSaNA karAvI : "je koI prabhu vIra pAse dIkSA leze, ene huM rokIza nahIM." ghoSaNA sAMbhaLIne sarvaprathama abhayakumAre dIkSA levAnI zreNikane jANa karI. abhayakumAranI sAthe zreNikanA bIjA 22 putro paNa dIkSA levA tatpara thayA. bIjI bAju rANIvAsamAM paNa khaLabhaLATa macI gayo. abhayakumAranI mAtA rANI naMdA paNa dIkSA levA taiyAra thaI. tenI sAthe naMdamati, naMdottara, naMdasenA, mahayA, sumarutA, mahAmatA, marudevA, bhadrA, subhadrA, sujAtA, sumanA ane bhUtadattA - e zreNikanI 13 rANIo paNa pravajyA grahaNa karavA tatpara banI. sulatAno naMdA sAthe ane abhayakumAra sAthe nikaTano saMbaMdha hato. sulatA rAjamahelamAM pahoMcI. naMdAne maLI, bheTI ane harSanAM AsuM vahAvyAM. he mahArANI! tame dhanyAtidhanya cho. rAjamahela ane rAjasaMpattino tyAga karI prabhu vIranAM caraNomAM sarvasva samarpita karI rahyAM cho. tame A bhava ane parabhavane sArthaka karI rahyAM cho. huM abhAgI chuM...sarvaviratimaya cAritrajIvana jIvavAnA adhyavasAya ja nathI jAgrata thatA. kevuM gADha cAritramohanIya karma meM bAMdhyuM haze?" sulasA! tame zoka na karo. tame to tIrthaMkarano AtmA cho! tame to bhavasAgara taravAnA, sAthe sAthe hajAro-lAkho jIvone buddha banAvavAnAM. tame mukta banavAnAM ane asaMkhya AtmAone mokSa pamADavAnAM cho! bhAvi tIrthakaranA paryAye huM tamane praNAma karuM chuM.' devI tamAro saMyamamArga nirvighna ho ! tyAM abhayakumAra AvI gayA. abhayakumAre salasAnAM caraNomAM praNAma karyA. sulasAnI AMkho bharAI AvI. gaLe DUmo bharAI gayo. te kaMI nA bolI zakI. mAthe be hAtha mUkIne lathaDatI jIbhe bolI - 'tamAro mArga zubha ho!" sulatA 173. For Private And Personal Use Only

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zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIre rAjagRhIMthI vihAra karyo. prabhu "AlaMbiyA' nagaramAM padhAryA. tyAM RSi bhadraputra nAmanA dhanADhaya zrAvake prabhu pAse dIkSA lIdhI. tyAMthI vihAra karI prabhu kauzAmbImAM padhAryA. devoe samavasaraNanI racanA karI. kauzAmbIno rAjA udayana nAnI umarano hato. enI mAtA mRgAvatI devI rAjyanuM saMcAlana karatI hatI. bhagavaMtanA samavasaraNamAM e gaI. prabhuno upadeza sAMbhaLI te saMsArathI virakta banI ane teNe prabhunAM caraNomAM sAdhvIjIvana svIkAryuM. bhagavAne e cAturmAsa vaizAlImAM vitAvyuM. tyAMthI vihAra karIne prabhu kAkaMdInagarImAM padhAryA, nagarInI bahAra sahasAmraka udyAnamAM sthiratA karI. kAkaMdImAM "bhadrA' nAmanI zrImaMta sArthavAha-patnI rahetI hatI. tene eka putra hato, tenuM nAma hatuM dhanyakumAra. eNe puruSanI 72 kalAo prApta karI hatI. tenAM lagna 32 zrImaMta kanyAo sAthe thayAM hatAM. mAtA bhadrAe 32 putravadhUo mATe 32 bhavanono vizALa kalAtmaka mahela baMdhAvyo hato. dhanyakumAra devonA jevAM uttama vaiSayika sukha bhogavato hato. tyAM nagaramAM ghoSaNA thaI: "sahasrAmaka udyAnamAM zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIranuM samavasaraNa maMDAyuM che. mahArAjA jitazatru saparivAra bhagavAnane vAMdavA ane upadeza zravaNa karavA jAya che. sarve prajAjano paNa samavasaraNamAM jAya. dhanyakumAra paNa samavasaraNamAM gayo. prabhune namana-vaMdana karI upadeza sAMbhaLavA yogya sthAne beTho. bhagavaMtanA dharmopadezanI amRtadhArA vahevA lAgI. tyAga-vairAgya ane anAsaktinI vAto dhanyakumAranA hRdayane sparza gaI. teNe manomana nirNaya karyo : "huM prabhu vIra pAse dIkSA laIza." teNe mAtAnI anujJA lIdhI. patnIonA mananuM samAdhAna karyuM ane khUba saMvega vairAgyathI teNe prabhunAM caraNe dIkSA grahaNa karI. 174 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhagavAna jyAre rAjagRhI padhAryA tyAre dhanyakumAranI dIkSAnA ATha mahinA pasAra thaI gayA hatA ane e mahAmuni rAjagRhInI pAsenA vaibhAragiri upara jaIne anazana karI, kAyotsargadhyAnamAM rahyA hatA. samavasaraNa bharAyuM hatuM. bhagavaMtanI amRtamayI dezanA pUrNa thaI hatI. zreNika vagere zrAvako ane sulasA vagere zrAvikAo beThI hatI tyAM zreNike bhagavaMtane pUchyuM : he jagapati! ApanA 14 hajAra ziSyo che. emAM pratikSaNa ullasita vardhamAna adhyavasAyavALA zreSTha muni koNa che? prabhu, e mahAmuninuM nAma batAvavAnI kRpA karo.' prabhue kahyuM : "zreNika! evo guNavAna, cAritrI ane ugra tapasvI eka ja dhanya aNagAra che! kAkaMdInA zreSThIputra dhanyakumAre dIkSA laIne tarata ja pratijJA karI hatI ke jIvanaparyata chaThTha (be upavAsa)nA pAraNe AyaMbila karIza! zreNika ATha mahinAmAM to enuM sukomaLa zarIra baLI gayelA bAvaLanA ThUMThA jevuM thaI gayuM che. AyaMbilamAM paNa e evo AhAra leto ke je AhAra upara mAkhI paNa besavAnuM pasaMda nA kare! evo nIrasa-virasa AhAra te karato hato. e RSinuM mAthuM sukAI gayelA tuMbaDA jevuM thaI gayuM che. enI AMkho UMDI cAlI gaI che. jANe be tArA tagatage che. enI jIbha sukAI gayelA palAzapatra jevI thaI gaI che. hAthanI be koNI mAtra hADakAM rahI gayAM che. enI be jaMghA jIrNa tADanA lAkaDA jevI sUkI ane pAtaLI thaI gaI che. hAthanI ane paganI AMgaLIo jANe sukAI gayelI maganI zIMga jevI lAge che. AMgaLIonA eka eka gAMThA gaNI zakAya tevI thaI gaI che. AyaMbilanI gocarI vahoravA jAya tyAre zarIranAM hADakAM khakhaDatAM hatAM ane jyAre jamIna para bese tyAre nIce. jamInamAM khADo paDI jato hato. paganI be piDI to sAva sUkI ane kALImeza paDI gaI che. e cAle che AtmAnI zaktithI! have enI kAyAnI hAma jarAya rahI nathI. kharekhara zreNika, e mahAmunie kAyAnI mAyA toDI nAMkhI che. eNe lohI ane mAMsa sUkavI nAMkhyAM che.' zreNike pUchyuM : "he prabho, atyAre e mahAmuni kyAM birAje che?' zreNika, e mahAmunie vaibhAragiri upara eka mahinAnuM anazana karyuM sulAsA 175 For Private And Personal Use Only

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che. te kAyotsarga dhyAnamAM UbhA che.' bhagavaMta! ame emanAM darzana karavA jaI zakIe? jaI zako cho. e mahAmuninA dhyAnamAM vikSepa na paDe e rIte..." zreNikanuM hRdaya to e mahAmuninAM darzana-vaMdana mATe adhIruM banI gayuM hatuM. rANI celaNA, salasA vagere zrAvikAo paNa e mahAmuninAM darzana karI pAvana banavA tatpara banI gaI hatI. sahu vaibhAragiri upara pahoMcyAM. munine zodhatAM vAra lAgI. paNa prabhue muninuM jevuM varNana karyuM hatuM tevA ja munine dIThA. hRdaya gadgad thaI gayAM. AMkho harSanA AMsuothI UbharAI gaI. punaH punaH vaMdanA karI, stavanA karI. sulatA AMkho baMdha karI zreNika pAchaLa besI stuti karavA lAgI : tame eka ja mahAmuni prabhunA hRdaye vasyA... prabhue tamArA guNa gAyA ane ame sahu ahIM dhasyAM... he mahAzramaNa! tamArI zI prazaMsA karavI? zI stavanA karavI? tame kAyAnI mAyA toDI prabhu sAthe prIti joDI lohI-mAMsa sUkavIne AtmAnI jyoti jagADI.. he mahAzramaNI tamArI zI prazaMsA karavI? zI stavanA karavI? tame thayA muktinI nikaTa ame rahyA saMsAre nipaTa aNu aNumAM amAre kapaTa tame carcA karmonA paTa he mahAzramaNa! tamArI zI prazaMsA karavI? zI stavanA karavI? tame mANI rahyA paramAnanda, 17 alasA For Private And Personal Use Only

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ame mANIe viSayAnanda karo kRpA maLe pUrNAnanda sarva jIvo pAme sadA Ananda he mahAzramaNA tamArI zI prazaMsA karavI? zI stavanA karavI? vaMdanA, stavanA karI sahu pAchA guNazIla caityamAM AvyAM. tyAM to samavasaraNamAM be munivaroe AvIne samAcAra ApyA ke "dhannA aNagAranuM anazana pUrNa thayuM che. teo samAdhipUrvaka kALadharma pAmyA che.' zrI gautamasvAmIe prabhune pUchyuM : "bhagavaMta, e mahAmuni kALadharma pAmIne kyAM utpanna thayA che?' gautama, anuttara devalokamAM "sarvArthasiddha' nAmanA vimAnamAM deva thayA che. tyAM te AtmA vItarAga jevI sthitimAM raheze. AyuSya pUrNa thaze eTale e mahAvideha kSetramAM janma pAmaze. tyAMthI cAritradharma pALI, sarva karmono nAza karI e mokSamAM jaze!' bhagavAne dhannA aNagAranuM bhaviSya bhAkhyuM. sAMbhaLanArAonA romeroma vikasvara thaI gayA. sahu zrotAonAM mukhe dhannA aNagAranI sAdhanAnI prazaMsA saratI hatI. bhagavAnanA 14 hajAra ziSyomAM zreSThatama zramaNa tarIke prabhue jemanI prazaMsA karI hatI, te mahAmuni pratye sahunAM mana mugdha banI gayAM. sulatA potAnA ghera AvI. nAga sArathine kuzaLa pRcchA karI, te pAse beThI. Ame ya nAga sArathi ochuM bolatA hatA. jyArathI putronuM mRtyu thayuM ane putravadhUoe cAritra lIdhuM, tyArathI nAga sArathi vadhu gaMbhIra rahetA hatA. e gaMbhIratAmAM viSAda ghoLAyelo hato. sulasA avAra-navAra prabhu viranAM vacano khUba premathI saMbhaLAvatI. emanA cittane zAtA maLatI. sulatA svayaM nAga sArathinI sevA karatI. emanA tana-manane prakRllita rAkhavA prayatna karatI. e jANatI hatI ke nAgane enA pratye tIvra anurAga che ane jyAM anurAga hoya tyAM apekSAo hoya ja. patinI dareka apekSAne sArI rIte te pUrNa karatI. patine e devatulya mAnIne, emanI sAthe vyavahAra karatI. sulAsA 17. For Private And Personal Use Only

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178 nAga sArathi paNa prajJAvaMta hatA. teo sulasAnA prabhu-premane jANatA hatA. e prabhu-premane sAro mAnatA hatA. putro vinAnI mAtA potAno prema prabhu pratye ane pati pratye na vahAve to kyAM vahAve? sulasA to premamUrti hatI...eno prema niraMtara prabhu vIra tarapha vaheto raheto hato. nAga sArathi prasanna hatA. sulasAe Aje nAgane, dhannA aNagArano athathI iti sudhIno vRttAMta kahI saMbhaLAvyo...nAga sArathinI AMkho AMsuthI UbharAtI hatI. AvI anAsakti? Avo bhavya vairAgya? svajana-parijana ane aDhaLaka vaibhavanI Asakti to toDI, zarIranI paNa Asakti na rahI? AvuM kSINa karI nAkhyuM zarIrane? zarIranA baMdhanamAMthI AtmAne mukta karavAno Avo bhagIratha puruSArtha? dhanyakumAra kharekhara dhanya banI gayA. manuSyajIvanane saphaLa karI gayA... mukti pAmavAno A ja mArga che devI! ApaNe to gRhavAsamAM paDyAM rahyAM chIe... haju mane tamArA pratye mamatva che...haju mane A havelI game che. svajano-parijano Ave che to game che...he prabhu! amArI mukti kyAre thaze? nAgano svara gadgad thaI gayo. sulasAe potAnI sADInA cheDAthI nAganI AMkho lUchI... gadgad svare sulasA bolI : 'nAtha! ApaNo uddhAra to prabhu vIra karaze to ja thaze... emane ApaNA je ghATa ghaDavA hoya te bhale ghaDe. ApaNe to ApaNAM tana, mana emane samarpI dIdhAM che!' harapha na kADhuM hoTha thakI mane sukhamAM rAkho svAmI, marajI hoya to mhera karI mane du:khamAM dejo dATI! tamane ghATa game te ghaDajo huM to haradama pAye paDI... je mAraga mane cIMdhazo te mAraga jAuM hAlI, pAchaLa na jAuM kuNa Ave najara na nAkhuM ThAlI...! bhAvaTha badhI tamane bhaLAvI harakhe huM to kADhuM ThaMDI.... sulasA

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sulasA mArA nAtha, nirAza na thazo...dhannA aNagAre pahADa para anazana karI Urdhvagati prApta karI, to bharata cakravartIe arIsAbhavanamAM kaivalyanI prApti karI hatI. he svAmI! ApaNuM hRdaya prabhu vIrane soMpI daIe! emane e hRdayanA je ghATa ghaDavA hoya te ghaDe! sukha ane du:kha, AnaMda ane udvega... je kAMI hRdayamAM bharavuM ghaTe te bhare! 'devI, tamArI vAta sAcI che. ApaNe e ja karI zakIe... ApaNe prabhu sAthe prema karI zakIe. emanI bhakti karI zakIe...e kahe e mArge DagaluM mAMDI zakIe. e to ApaNA antaryAmI che ne! ApaNI yogyatA e pratyakSa jANe che ane yogyatAnusAra ja e AjJA kare che...' 'o mArA prANanAtha! emano batAvelo mArga kAMTA-kAMkarAthI bharelo hoya, chatAM e mArge cAlanArane kAMTA-kAMkarA vAgavAno bhaya nathI hoto, pIDA nathI hotI...paNa prabhunAM cIMdhelA mArge cAlavAno AnaMda hoya che! utsAha hoya che... bhale zarIra lohIluhANa thaI jAya, AtmAmAM premanI helI caDhelI hoya che!' nAga sArathie kahyuM : 'sulasA, tame sAdhAraNa rUpALI strI ja nathI. vidyA ane jJAnamAM viziSTa cho. kavi cho. mArA mATe to tame patnI ja nahIM, ArAdhyadevI cho!' bolatAM bolatAM nAganI AMkhamAM AMsu AvI gayAM. sulasAe kahyuM : 'mArA deva, jIvanamAM azrunuM ghaNuM prayojana che. evoya samaya Ave jyAre azrupAta uparAMta mUrccha nApAta paNa saMbhave che. eTale vAta-vAtamAM AMsu sAravAM yogya nathI.' AMkho lUchIne nAge sulasA tarapha joyuM. sulasAe paNa nAganI sAme joyuM. megha chavAI javA chatAM AkAzanI vizALatAne bAdhA nathI AvatI. udAsIno sparza thavA chatAM enAthI emanuM saundarya talamAtra ochuM nathI thatuM, paraMtu viSAdanI kAlimAnA AchA sparzathI emanuM pauruSa vadhu gaMbhIra mahimAmaya thaI gayuM. huM mugdha bhAvathI emanA mukhanI zobhA joI rahI. nAga sArathi jarA hasIne bolyA : 'devI, tamArI kavitA khUba sarasa che. paNa mahAvIra sivAya bIjuM koI abhipreta hota to huM kSamA na karata! game te hoya tame prabhu vIrane, mArA ArAdhyane, mana-prANathI cAhyA che. koNa jANe emanAmAM zI kalA che? koI paNa strI prathama darzane ja potAne khoI bese che, kharuM ne?' kavitAnI carcA karatAM karatAM baMne nidrAdhIna banI gayAM. 178

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rAjagRhInA rAjamahelamAM mahArAjA zreNikanI atipriya mahArANI celaNA asvastha che. enA manamAM dhamAsaNa macyuM che. abhayakumAre dIkSA lIdhI che ane rANI naMdAe paNa dIkSA laI lIdhI che. bIjI paNa rANIoe ane rAjakumAroe bhagavAna mahAvIra pAse dIkSA lIdhI che. have A mahelamAM mahArAjA che, ane huM chuM. mArA putro koNika ane halla-vihalla che. kALa, mahAkALa vagere daza rAjakumAro ane emanI mAtAo che. abhayakumAranA saMsAratyAga pachI mahArAjA UMDA vicAromAM khovAyelA rahe che. temane have vRddhatva paNa sparzI gayuM che. manomana koI nirNaya karIne, temaNe mArA be putro halla-vihallane aDhAra cakrano hAra ane secenaka hAthI Apyo che. mahArANI naMdAe paNa halla-vihallane be divya kuMDaLa ane be divya vastro ApyAM che. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir sercanaka hAthI upara besIne halla-vihalla rAjagRhInA rAjamArgo upara AnaMda anubhavatA phare che. koNikanI patnI prabhAvatIne A gamatuM nathI. e koNikane kahe che : 'tame tamArA bhAIo pAsethI secanaka hAthI laI lo...' Agraha kare che. A ane bIjI ghaNI vAto mArA mananA samAdhAna mATe kahevI che. mANasa potAnuM mana mokaLuM karyA vinA haLavophUla thaI zakato nathI. AthI ja huM mArI vAto mokaLe mane kahevA icchuM chuM. kone kahuM? mArI mAtA samAna ane gaMbhIra prakRtinI sulasAne mArI vAto kahuM. mArA manamAM keTalAka bhaya paNa che...keTalIka vyathAo paNa che. anekavidha lAgaNIone kaMpAvato saMgrAma che. celaNAe potAnI aMgata dAsIne sulasA pAse mokalI. Ameya celaNAno sulasA sAthe AtmIya saMbaMdha hato. sulasAnA 32 putrone eNe joyA hatA ane mahArAjAnI rakSA karatA teoe potAnAM prANonI Ahuti ApI hatI. e putronA kAraNe ja celaNA zreNika sAthe rAjagRhImAM rANI banIne AvI hatI. sulasA rAjamahelamAM AvI. celaNAe sulasAno caraNasparza karyo ane e baMne celaNAnA zayanakhaMDamAM jaIne beThAM. daravAjo baMdha karI bahAra be dAsIone besADI dIdhI. 180 sulasAe pUchyuM : 'kema acAnaka bolAvI?' 'mAtA, mahelamAM koI bhUta dhUNatuM hoya evuM mane lAge che. cAre bAju bhayanA oLA dekhAya che. mArI AMtarika vyathAno pAra nathI. mArI badhI For Private And Personal Use Only sulasA

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vyathA-vArtA tamane kahI devI che...jethI mAruM mana haLavuM bane...' 'kaho devI, gabharAyA vinA kaho...' 'tame jANo cho ke koNika mArA peTamAM hato tyAre mane bahu kharAba dohada thatA hatA. 'A putra enA pitAno zatru thaze,' ema lAgavAthI meM garbhapAtanA aneka upAyo karyA hatA chatAM garbhapAta thayo na hato. eno janma thayA pachI meM e bALakane dAsI dvArA gupta rIte ukaraDAmAM pheMkAvI dIdho hato. huM nahotI icchatI ke mAro putra enA pitAno duzmana hoya. paraMtu mahArAjAne khabara paDI gaI ke rAjakumArane meM ukaraDAmAM pheMkAvI dIdho che ane teo jAte doDatA e ukaraDA pAse gayA. bALaka rotuM hatuM. enA hAthanI eka AMgaLI, ukaraDAmAM pharatI kUkaDIe cIrI nAMkhI hatI. temAMthI lohI nIkaLatuM hatuM. mahArAjAe bALakane upADI lIdhuM. enI cirAyelI AMgaLI potAnA moDhAmAM laI ene cUsavA lAgyA. bALaka rotuM baMdha thayuM. mahelamAM AvIne mane Thapako Apyo. meM maunapaNe sAMbhaLI lIdho. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir he devI! mane kyAreya koNika vahAlo nathI lAgyo. kyAreya enA tarapha mArA hRdayamAM vAtsalya nathI UchaLyuM. joke e buddhimAna che, yazasvI che, zUravIra che... amArI maryAdA paNa jALave che. paraMtu abhayakumAranI dIkSA pachI enuM vartana badalAyeluM lAge che. halla-vihallane sarcanaka hAthI maLyo, e enI rANIne nathI gamyuM. e hAthI pAcho meLavavA koNikane uzkere che. bIjI bAju, mahArAjA mauna che. e koI UMDA vicAromAM khovAyelA rahe che. koNika, kALa-mahAkALa vagere bhAIonI sAthe gupta maMtraNAo karI rahyo che. mane koI azubhanA bhaNakArA saMbhaLAya che...' mahArAjA kaMI bolatA nathI?' sulasAe pUchyuM. sulasA 'emaNe ekavAra kaheluM ke rAjya koNikane soMpIne, mAre to prabhu vIranI sevA karavI che...' paraMtu A vAta temaNe koNikane nathI karI. saMbhava che ke koNikane rAjasiMhAsana para besavAno abharakho jAgyo hoya...yuvAna che...mahattvAkAMkSI che ane pitAno dveSI che...e zuM na kare? 'mahArAjAne sAvadhAna karavA joIe...' sulasA bolI. 'mahArAjAne koNika upara prema che...koNika mATe jarAya ghasAtuM sAMbhaLavA teo taiyAra nathI. teo nArAja thaI jAya che...' mahArANI, rAjyamAM AvA kAvAdAvA ane chaLakapaTa thatAM ja rahe che. For Private And Personal Use Only 181

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ane je banavAkALa hoya che te banIne ja rahe che. mATe tame svastha raho. je thAya te joyA karo athavA mane kaho to huM mahArAjAne sAvadhAna karuM." nA, nA, tame emane koI vAta na karazo. teo samajI jaze ke A vAta tamArI pAse kevI rIte AvI?" dvAra upara be TakorA paDyA. celaNAe dvAra kholyuM. halla-vihallanA mahelanI dAsIe praNAma karyA ane aMdara AvI. e hAMphI rahI hatI. kema zuM che? ATalI badhI vyAkuLa kema cho?' mahArANI, halla-vihalla secanaka hAthI upara besI, potAnA parijano sAthe rAjagRhI choDIne potAnA mosALa vaizAlI cAlyA gayA che!' celaNAe sulasA sAme joIne kahyuM : "sAMbhaLyuM ne? koNike secanaka hAthI levA dhamapachADA karyA haze. eTale e bhAIo vaizAlI mArA pitAnA Azraye cAlyA gayA... ane mArA pitA mahArAjA ceTaka e be kumArone jarUra Azraya ApavAnA. eTale koNika have mahArAjA ceTakane zatru samajavAno! pAkuM vera baMdhAyuM." mahArANI, A patananI zarUAta thaI. A patana kyAM jaIne aTakaze - e huM ane tame jANatA nathI. prabhu vIra rAjagRhImAM nathI. teo vihAra karI gayA che. eTale have to je kaMI azubha ghaTe, temAM svastha rahevAnuM che. bhavitavyatAne koI mithyA karI zake nahIM." daravAje TakorA paDyA. celAe daravAjo kholyo. mahArAjA zreNika svayaM padhAryA hatA. sulasAe praNAma karyA. zreNike sAmA praNAma karyA. kuzaLa pRcchA karI. nAga sArathinA svAthya aMge pUchayuM. sulasAe kahatuM : mahArAjA, have ApanA deha para vRddhatvanI chAyA dekhAya che!' "sAcI vAta che sulasA..." "mahArAjA, have zatruothI sAvadhAna rahevuM joIe.' mA koI zatru nathI. sarve jIvo mArA mitra che. sahunuM kalyANa thAo. sahu jIvo prabhu vIranA mArge cAlo...e ja bhAvanA bhAvuM chuM." sulasAnI AMkho harSathI vikasvara thaI. te khaMDamAMthI bahAra cAlI gaI. ka 182 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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rAjakumAra koNike potAnA bhAIo kALa, mahAkALa Adino sAtha meLavIne mahArAjA zreNikane pakaDIne pAMjarAmAM pUrI dIdhA. kArAvAsamAM baMdha karI dIdhA. temanuM khAvA-pIvAnuM baMdha. uparathI savAre ane sAMje koNika cAbuka laIne kArAvAsamAM jato ane 100/100 cAbuka mAravA lAgyo. koIne paNa maLavA mATe koNika kArAvAsamAM javA deto na hato. mAtra celaNA jatI hatI. koNika celaNAne rokI zakato na hato. celaNA jANatI hatI ke koNika, mahArAjAne so-so cAbuka mAre che ane khAvA-pIvAnuM Apato nathI...celaNA, so vAra dhoyelI surAthI mAthuM dhoIne aMboDAmAM aDadano lADavo chupAvIne kArAvAsamAM jatI hatI. mAthAnA vALamAM rahelI surAnAM biMduo zreNika potAnA mukhamAM letA hatA, jema meghanAM biMdu cAtaka pakSI le tevI rIte ane celaNA gupta rIte aDadano lADavo zreNikane ApI detI hatI. surAnAM biMduo pIvAthI ene pachI tarasa lAgatI na hatI ane aDadano lADavo khAvAthI kSudhA zAnta thaI jatI hatI. surAnAM biMduo enA zarIra upara celaNA chAMTatI hatI, tethI cAbukano mAra ene haLavo lAgato hato. celaNAnuM mana kalpAMta karatuM hatuM...koNika pratye bhayaMkara Akroza enA dilamAM UThyo hato. paNa te mauna hatI. 'huM jo ene...kaMI paNa kahevA jaIza to eno roSa e enA pitA upara DhoLaze...kadAca sonA badale baso cAbuka mAraze...' celaNAne vAtano visAmo eka ja hato, sulasAno! celaNAnI apAra manovyathAne haLavI karavA sulasA prayatnazIla hatI... alabatta sulasA, mahArAjA zreNikanI thayelI ati dayanIya sthiti para khUba duHkhI hatI. 'mArA prabhu vIranA ananya bhakta ane upAsaka mahArAjAnAM kevAM pApakarma udayamAM AvyAM? jIvanano kevo karuNa aMjAma Avyo? je mahArAjA prabhu vIranuM nAma sAMbhaLe ane romAMcita thaI jAya..siMhAsana sulasA For Private And Personal Use Only 183

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parathI nIce UtarI, je dizAmAM prabhu vicaratA hoya e dizAmAM thoDAM pagalAM cAlI vaMdanA kare, sonAnA akSatathI svastika race ane prabhunI vihAra-yAtrAnA samAcAra ApanArane suvarNahAra bheTa ApI de! gadgad svare prabhunI stavanA kare... rAjagRhImAM prabhu birAjamAna hoya tyAre eka paNa divasa cUkyA vinA teo prabhunI vANI sAMbhaLavA jAya. moralI para jema nAga Dole tema prabhunI divya vANI sAMbhaLatAM DolI UThe! temaNe rANIone sAdhvI thavA dIdhI! rAjakumArone sAdhu thavA dIdhA! abhayakumAra jevA tejasvI, buddhimAna ane samarpita putrane paNa dIkSA levA dIdhI. pote dIkSA nathI laI zakatA, tenuM bhArobhAra duHkha anekavAra prabhunI sAme pragaTa karatA rahyA. bhaviSyanI AgAmI covIzInA pahelA tIrthakara je thavAnA che! prabhue jemane kSAyika samakitI kahyA che..evA mahArAjA, potAnA ja pALelA putranA hAthe kArAvAsamAM purAyA ane e putranA ja hAthe roja savAra-sAMja 100100 cAbukanA phaTakA khAI rahyA che! te chatAM, mahArANI celaNA kahe : "teo kyAreya koNika pratye Akroza karatA nathI. koNikanuM ahita vicAratA nathI...' teo kahe che : "mane prabhu vIranAM vacano yAda Ave che : aparAdhI upara paNa kSamA karo. aparAdhInuM paNa azubha na vicAro...tamane dukha Ave che tamArAM ja pApakarmonA udayathI. tame samatAbhAve du:khone sahana karatA raho. pApakarmonI nirjarA thatI jaze." kaNikanA ghora atyAcAramAM paNa teo potAnI samatAne sAcavI rahyA che. tIrthaMkarano AtmA che ne! tIrthaMkaranA AtmAmAM sarve jI pratye kalyANanI bhAvanA UlasatI hoya che. emane mana koI duzmana nathI hotuM. sarve jIvone e mitra mAne che! mAre to saMsAranA sahu jIvone mokSamArga para laI javAnA che...emane saMsAranI bhaDabhaDatI AgamAMthI bahAra kADhavAnA che. mAre sahu jIvone sukhI karavA che. parama sukhI karavA che..! kArAvAsamAM ghora vedanA sahana karatA mahArAjAnA A vicAro sAMbhaLIna rANI celaNA gadgad thaI jAya che. enA manamAM potAnA patinuM eka navaluM rU5 ujAgara thAya che. teNe sulatAne kahyuM : "he mahAsatI, meM mahArAjAnA parAkramane joyuM hatuM. emanuM apratima rUpa paNa joyuM hatuM. 184 sulatA For Private And Personal Use Only

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temano digaMtavyApI yaza ane prabhAva joyo hato. temanI madhura vANInI mohinI paNa mane lAgI hatI, paraMtu emanA aMtarAtmAnI A ujaLAmaNa nahotI joI. emano Avo uccata AMtaravaibhava nahoto joyo. krUra aparAdhI pratye Avo avirata karuNAno pravAha vaheto nahoto joyo. jIvanaparyata jemaNe magadha samrATanuM siMhAsana zobhAvyuM hatuM. addabhuta mAnasanmAna meLaveluM hatuM. temane kArAvAsano kaMTALo nathI! kArAvAsanI akaLAmaNa nathI.' he mAtA! roja huM kArAvAsamAM jAuM chuM. meM emanI AMkhomAM viSAda nathI joyo. temanA mukha upara kakaLATa nathI joyo. huM AzvAsananA be zabda kahuM to teo gaMbhIratAthI sAMbhaLI le che. temanA mukhamAMthI "vIra... vira... mahAvIra.. mahAvIra..' zabdo saratA rahe che.' salamA A badhuM sAMbhaLIne harSavibhora thaI jAya che. e zreNikane dhanyavAda ApatI gAI UThe che : o rAjanuM, tamane mArAM vaMdana kArAvAsamAM paNa karatA nathI kaMdana aparAdhInuM paNa nathI cAhatA nikaMdana saLagIne paNa sugaMdha Ape che caMdana. vIra prabhunA tame ati pyArA. pAmazo bhavasAgaranA kinArA, sukha-duHkhamAM tame rAkhI che samatA, putranA ja hAthe tame kaSTone sahatA. karmonA siddhAntane anusaratA. tame duniyAne vIsaratA, banazo tIrthakara ziva karatA dhanya! dhanya! zreNika! vIra bhajatA.. eka divase sAMbhaLavA maLyuM ke mahArAjA zreNike kArAvAsamAM svayaM ja tAlapuTa viSa khAIne mota vahAluM karI lIdhuM. mahArAjA pratye apAra zraddhA ane mAna dharAvatA hajAro prajAjanoe AkraMda karyuM. bhojana na karyuM. mahArANI celaNAnA kalpAMtano pAra na rahyo. sulasA calaNA pAse sulasI 185 For Private And Personal Use Only

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pahoMcI gaI. celaNAne khUba sAttvanA ApI. paNa jIvananI AvI paLomAM zabdo keTaluM sAMtvana ApI zake? chatAMya jinavacanono e prabhAva hoya che ke baLabaLatA raNamAM jema mIThI vIraDInuM pANI zItalatA Ape, tema dhora pIDAmAM, bhayaMkara du:khomAM jinavacano ja hRdayane zAtA ApI zake che. emAMya sulasAnA mukhe vIravacano sAMbhaLe enAM baLatAM kALajAM Thare ja. sulasA vIramayI hatI. prabhu vIranAM vacano eNe AtmasAt karyA hatAM. teNe celaNAne to samatA pamADI, paraMtu svayaM UMDA vicAromAM UtarI gaI, prabhu vIra magadhamAM ja vicare che. teo kevaLajJAnI che. carAcara vizvane pratyakSa jue che jANe che. mahArAjA zreNika sAthe koNike karelo droha, vizvAsaghAta ane tADana-mAraNa Adi teoe jANyuM haze, joyuM haze. to pachI prabhu rAjagRhI kema na padhAryA? zreNikanI rakSA kema nA karI? temanI sevAmAM karoDa-karoDa devo hoya che. devendra paNa temanA caraNone seve che...chatAM prabhu kema dUra rahyA? prabhue zreNika jevA parama bhakta zrAvakanI rakSA kema na karI? prabhu kSemaMkara kahevAya che. paraMtu, eka vAta huM bhUlI gaI...prabhu vItarAga che! temane koInA pratye rAga nathI, koInA pratye dveSa nathI...temane zreNika pratye rAga na hoya ke koNika pratye dveSa na hoya, te svAbhAvika vAta che. chatAM prabhu karuNAnA to sAgara che ja! pa26 ravinAzinI '. bIjAnAM duHkhono nAza karavAnI prabaLa bhAvanAthI to temaNe tIrthaMkara nAma karma bAMdhyuM hatuM! ahIM duHkhI-du:khI thaI gayelA zreNikanuM duHkha dUra karavA mATe prabhue kema koI upAya na karyo? sulasA mUMjhavaNamAM paDI. eNe AMkho baMdha karI be kSaNa prabhu vIranuM dhyAna karyuM ane jJAnano prakAza vahI Avyo. zreNikanAM nikAcita pApakarmono udaya hato. nikAcita pApakarmo to bhogavavAM ja paDe. bhogavavAthI ja khape! vaLI, enI niyati hatI narakamAM javAnI! niyati eTale niyati! bhavitavyatA! bhavitavyatAne tIrthaMkara paNa mithyA na karI zake. zreNikanA mATe narakamAM javAnuM nakkI hatuM. eTale mRtyu samaye "kRSNalezyA" Ave ja! hA, kSAyika samakitIne paNa kRSNalezyA narakamAM laI jAya! samyagdarzananA cothA guNasthAnake kRSNalezyA AvI zake che ne jIvane narakamAM laI jaI zake che! narakagatinuM AyuSya to temaNe 186 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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pahelA guNasthAnake ja bAMdhI lIdhuM hatuM. bhagavaMte kahyuM hatuM. jinadharma to zreNika pachI pAmyA! anAthi muninA saMparkamAM AvyA ane jinadharma para zraddhA thaI. anAthi munie zreNika ane enA parivArane bhagavAna mahAvIranA paricayamAM lAvyA hatA. jo ke zreNikanA pitA rAjA prasenajita bhagavAna pArzvanAthanA dharmazAsanamAM zrAvaka banelA ja hatA. anAthi munie zreNikane nigraMtha pravacananA anurAgI banAvyA hatA. pachI to bhagavAna mahAvIranA prathama paricayamAM ja temane kSAyika samakita prApta thaI gayuM hatuM. teo zraddhAvAna hatA, paraMtu tapa-tyAga ane saMyamanuM pAlana nahotA karI zakatA. chatAM rANI naMdA ane rANI celaNAnA sahavAsamAM zreNika saMyamamArganA anurAgI banyA hatA. samagra magadha dezamAM bhagavAna mahAvIranA upadezano prasAra karIne, lokone, prajAne saddharma tarapha AkarSita karI hatI. prajAne prabhue batAvelA mokSamArga para cAlavA badhI anukULatA karI ApatA hatA. prabhue samavasaraNamAM A vAta kahelI ke "zreNika, tAre narakamAM javuM paDaze, kAraNa ke mAMsAhAranA pApe te narakagatinuM AyuSyakarma bAMdhyuM che." paraMtu A rIte sago putra, atipriya putra pitAno chala-kapaTathI nigraha karI kArAvAsamAM nAkhaze ane ati krUra banI pitAne savAra-sAMja so-so cAbuka mAraze! A vAta prabhue kahI na hatI. nahIM kahevAnAM koI gupta kAraNo haze. jJAnI puruSonA bhedone ajJAnI kevI rIte jANI zake? atipriya vyakti jyAre acAnaka zatru banI jAya che ane tana-mana para pracaMDa prahAro kare che, tyAranI vedanA kevI asahya hoya che e to bhogavanAra ja jANe! zreNikane koNika upara ati sneha hato, koNikane zreNika pratye janmathI ja roSa hato, verabhAva hato. A vAta celaNA jANatI hatI, eTale putra-koNikano janma thatAM ja ene ukaraDAmAM pheMkAvI dIdho hato. zreNikane eNe anekavAra sAvadhAna paNa karyA hatA ke "koNika upara ati vizvAsa na rAkho. ene vadhu svataMtratA na Apo...' paNa koNika taraphano tIvra rAga, celaNAnI salAhanI upekSA karAvato hato. celaNAe to mane paNa anekavAra kaheluM ke "A koNika kALo nAga che...' kyAreka enA bApane daMza mAraze ja! ane eNe daMza mAryo. sulAsA 187 For Private And Personal Use Only

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'AvuM banavAnuM hatuM mATe banyuM,' 'AvI ja bhavitavyatA hatI...', 'niyatine koI badalI zakatuM nathI...' A badhI vAtothI duHkhamAM thoDuM AzvAsana maLe che eTaluM ja. bAkI manuSye AvI ghaTanAomAMthI bhUlo zodhI kADhavI joIe ane punaH AvI bhUlo na thAya, enI sAvadhAnI rAkhavI joIe. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir celaNAnA kahevA mujaba, kArAvAsamAM savAra-sAMja cAbukanA mAra khAtA zreNika samatAbhAva TakAvI zakyA hatA! emanA manamAM dveSa ke udvega jAgyA na hatA, to e ja prabhunI kRpA haze. e ja zakti prabhue potAnA e parama bhaktane ApI haze? 'mAro bhakta du:khomAM dIna na bane ane sukhomAM lIna na bane.' AvuM kaMI bhagavAnanA jJAnanuM kiraNa zreNikane maLI gayuM! bhagavAnanA zrImukhe meM sAMbhaLyuM che ke kSAyika samakita jIva narakamAM paNa ghora duHkho samatAbhAve bhogave che! samatAbhAve du:kho sahana karavAthI karmonI nirjarA-nAza thaI jAya che. zreNika hajAro-lAkho varSa sudhI narakanAM ghora duHkho samatAbhAve bhogavIne karmono nAza ka2ze! pachI teo narakamAMthI nIkaLIne tIrthaMkara thaze! pharIthI huM jyAre rAjamahelamAM rANI celaNAne maLavA gaI, tyAre meM ene ghora udAsInatAmAM DUbelI joI. eNe badhA ja alaMkArono tyAga karyo hato. zveta vastra dhAraNa karyAM hatAM. enA lalATamAM tilaka na hatuM. eNe mane Adara Apyo. potAnI pAse besADI. 188 teNe kahyuM : 'kadAca have koNika rAjagRhImAM nahIM rahe. e navI rAjadhAnI vasAvavA vicAre che...' 'kema?' 'have ene pitRhatyAnuM pApa DaMkhe che!' 'kevI rIte?' evo eka prasaMga banyo hato. A vAta che mahArAjAnA mRtyu-divasanI koNika jamavA beTho hato. enA DAbA sAthaLa upara eno putra udayana beTho hato. teNe bhojananA thALamAM mUtranI dhArA karI. e dhArA bhojana upara paDI. 'putranA pezAbanA-vegano bhaMga na thAo,' ema dhArI koNike potAno sAthaLa halAvyo paNa nahIM. bolavA lAgyo. 'putravAtsalya AvuM hoya.' sulasA For Private And Personal Use Only

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mUtrathI bhIMjAyeluM bhojana potAnA hAthe dUra karI, bAkInuM bhojana e ja thALamAM e khAvA lAgyo. putrapremathI evuM bhojana paNa ene bhAvyuM! huM tyAM ja beThI hatI. koNike mane pUchyuM : "he mAtA, koIne potAno putra Avo priya hato ke atyAre haze?" tyAre meM ene AkrozabharyA zabdomAM kahyuM : "are pApI, are kuLAdhama, tuM tArA pitAne AnA karatAM paNa vadhu vahAlo hato. tuM jyAre mArA peTe Avyo hato tyAre mane khUba kharAba dohada thatA hatA. sagarbhA strIone garbha pramANe ja icchAo thatI hoya che. mArI icchAonA AdhAre meM nakkI kareluM ke A putra janmIne enA pitAno vairI thaze. tethI, mArA patinA kalyANanI icchAthI garbhapAta karavA aneka upAyo karyA hatA, paraMtu te badhAM auSadhIthI tuM maryo to nahIM, uparathI puSTa thayo! kahevAya che ke baLavAna puruSone badhuM pathya bane che!' tArA pitA, putramohanA lIdhe mArA kharAba dohada paNa pUrNa karatA hatA. pachI tuM jyAre janmyo, tyAre meM tane dAsI dvArA nagaranI bahAra ukaraDAmAM naMkhAvI dIdho hato. "mAre mArA patino verI putra na joIe..." e mAro nirNaya hato. paNa tArA pitA tane pAcho laI AvyA. ukaraDAmAM kUkaDIe tArI eka AMgaLI vIMdhI nAMkhI hatI, te pAkI gaI hatI. temAM jIvaDAM paDyAM hatAM. tane atyaMta pIDA thatI hatI ane te jorajorathI raDato hato. e vakhate tArA pitA tArI e vacalI AMgaLI potAnA mukhamAM rAkhatA hatA ane tyAM sudhI tene sAruM lAgatuM hatuM. he hInacAritrI, AvI rIte tArA pitAe kaSTa sahIne tane moTo karyo...teno badalo teM tArA e putravatsala pitAne kArAvAsamAM nAkhIne Apyo.' koNike mane pUchyuM : "he mAtA, mArA pitAe mane goLanA modaka mokalyA hatA ane halla-vihalla ne khAMDanA modaka mokalyA hatA, tenuM zuM kAraNa?' meM kahyuM : "are mUDha, tuM tArA pitAno dveSI che, ema jANIne meM tane goLanA modaka mokalyA hatA, tArA pitAe nahIM." koNika Ubho thaI mArA pagamAM paDI gayo ane bolyo : "meM khUba avicArI kArya karyuM che. huM pApa chuM. huM mArI jAtane dhikkAruM chuM. he mAtA, huM hamaNAM ja kArAvAsamAM jAuM chuM. pitAjInI beDIo toDI, temanI kSamA mAgI, rAjya temane sopI dauM chuM. salasI 189 For Private And Personal Use Only

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huM to celaNAnI vAta sAMbhaLI stabdha thaI gaI. meM pUchayuM : "pachI zuM thayuM?" koNike putra dAsIne soMpI dIdho. pUruM bhojana na karyuM. hAtha dhoIne te Ubho thaI gayo. huM mArA hAthe ja pitAjInI beDIo toDIza," ema vicArI, hAthamAM lohadaMDa laI te kArAvAsa tarapha doDyo. kArAvAsanA cokIdAro mahArAjA pratye anurAgI hatA. temaNe dUrathI koNikane lohadaMDa laIne Avato joyo. temaNe mahArAjAne vAta karI : 'koNika lohadaMDa laIne Ave che!' mahArAjAe vicAryuM : "Aje jarUra e mane mArI nAMkhaze.. enA karatA huM ja viSapAna karIne motane vahAluM karuM!' temaNe vIMTImAM bhareluM tAlapuTa jhera jIbha upara mUkI dIdhuM. temanuM prANapaMkheruM UDI gayuM. koNike mahArAjAne mRtyu pAmelA joyA. te tyAM ja potAnI chAtI kUTavA lAgyo. kalpAMta karavA lAgyo. pitAnA mRtadehane vaLagIne vilApa karavA lAgya: "he pitA! huM AvA ghora pApakarmathI A pRthvI para advitIya pApI thayo... bahuM jaIne pitAne khamAvuM..." A manoratha paNa pUrNa na thayo. pitAjI! tamArI kRpAnAM vacano to ghaNAM sAMbhaLyAM, paNa tiraskArabhareluM eka vacana paNa sAMbhaLavA na maLyuM. kevuM mAruM durbhAgya? have mAre jIvanano koI artha nathI. have mAre maravuM ja joIe. AgamAM saLagIne maruM ke pANImAM DUbIne maruM... gaLA para talavAra calAvIne maruM ke parvata parathI pRpApAta karIne maruM...' hA, koNika maravA taiyAra thayo. paraMtu maMtrIoe ene khUba samajAvyo. mahArAjAnA dehano vidhipUrvaka agnisaMskAra karyo. divase divase ghaNA zoka-vilApathI deha kSINa banavA lAgyo. jANe kSayano roga thayo hoya, maMtrIo ciMtA karavA lAgyA : 'jarUra ApaNo A rAjA atyaMta zokathI mRtyu pAmaze. rAjya vinAza pAmaze." maMtrIo buddhimAna hatA. temaNe eka upAya zodhI kADhyo. eka jIrNa tAmrapatra upara lakhANa karyuM ke "putre ApelA piMDAdika mRta pitA paNa meLavI zake che. pachI e tAmrapatra koNikane vAMcI saMbhaLAvyuM. rAjAe e vAta satya mAnI ane pitAne piMDADidAna ApyuM. "mArA ApelA piMDAdikane mArA mRta pitA bhogave che,' AvI mUDha buddhithI dhIre dhIre koNika svastha 190 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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thayo. to paNa koI koI vAra enA pitAnI zayyA, Asana, zastra vagere jotAM enA hRdayamAM pitAnI yAda AvavA lAgI ane vAraMvAra hekamagna rahevA lAgyo. tene lAgyuM ke, "huM have rAjagRhImAM nahIM rahI zakuM. ahIM retInA eka-eka kaNa sAthe, eka-eka vastu sAthe pitAnI yAda rahelI che. mATe have mAre bIjuM nagara vasAvavuM joIe." teNe vAstuvidyAmAM pAraMgata puruSone nagarane yogya bhUmi zodhavA mohyA. pharatAM pharatAM temaNe eka sthaLe caMpakanuM moTuM vRkSa joyuM. vAstuzAstra-vizArado vicAravA lAgyA : "A vRkSa koI udyAnamAM nathI, ahIM pANI nathI, nIce kacarAmAM paNa pANI nathI. to pachI A vRkSa abhuta kevI rIte khIlyuM haze? AnI zAkhAo keTalI vizALa che? patralatA kevI adbhuta che! navAM pallavo kevAM khIlyAM che? puSponI sugaMdha kevI Ave che! kevI sarasa zItaLa chAyA che! aho, AnI nIce vizrAma karavAnI kevI majA che! "A vRkSane kendramAM rAkhI navuM nagara ahIM vasAvavuM joIe." vAstuzAstra-vizAradoe koNikanI pAse jaIne badhI vAta karI. huM pAse ja beThI hatI. teNe mArI sAme joyuM. meM paNa saMmati ApI. caMpaka vRkSanA nAmathI "caMpA' nAmanI nagarI vasAvavAnuM kAma tAbaDatoba zarU thaI gayuM che. rAjamahelo taiyAra thaI jaze eTale magadhanI rAjadhAnI caMpA banaze.' celaNAe vAta pUrI karI. sulatA vicAronA vAvAjhoDAmAM AthaDatI potAnA ghera pahoMcI. sulAsA 191 For Private And Personal Use Only

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huM magadhasamrATa koNika chuM. rAjagRhavAsIo mArAthI gabharAya che. jagatamAM hoya na hoya evA sarva durguNonuM jIvatuMjAgatuM pUtaLuM eTale huM! ahaMkAranuM eka moTuM vaTavRkSa eTale huM! mArI AMkhomAM jagatane bhasmIbhUta karanAro mahAbhayaMkara agni vase che. A nagaravAsIonI mAnyatA che. emanI bolacAla parathI mane anekavAra pratIti thaI che. 192 Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir paraMtu mArA mate jagatamAM phakta eka ja sadguNa zreSTha che. jagatamAM phakta eka ja kalpanA ciraMtana che, zAzvata che! A jagata atyAra sudhI phakta eka ja sadguNane name che ane te che baLa! baLa vinAno mANasa eTale mULa vinAnuM vRkSa ane mUTha vinAnI talavAra! baLa! mAtra bAhubaLa ja nahIM, buddhibaLa ane bAhubaLano samanvaya. huM AvA baLane mahattva ApuM chuM. Avo baLavAna puruSa AkAzane cIrI tArAonAM hIrA-mANeka pRthvI para utArI zake che. huM evA baLavAnano pUjaka chuM, tethI loko mane ghamaMDI gaNe che. ahaMkArI ane pitRghAtaka mAne che. samasta rAjagRhImAM sau mArI pITha pAchaLa niMdA kare che. paNa kAyaro AthI vizeSa zuM karI zake? mane enI 52vA nathI. kema ke huM sArI rIte jANuM chuM ke jagatamAM namIne cAlanArA ane sauthI dabAnArA lokone sau nirbaLa ane kAyara samaje che. jenAmAM puruSAtana nathI te puruSa ja nathI. saMyama, sahanazakti, udAratA, tyAga, sahiSNutA A sarva sadguNo suMvALA saMgemaramaranA maMdiramAM peTAvelI agarabattInI sugaMdha samA che. sArA to lAge, paNa vAstavamAM naryA jaDa pokaLa zabdo! nirarthaka purANa! kAraNa ke jIvana evuM maMdira nathI. te eka niraMtara prajvalita yajJakuMDa che. janmamRtyunA zvAsocchavAsathI dhabakatuM te eka raNAMgaNa che ane raNAMgaNamAM eka ja vAta mukhya hoya che ane te sAmarthya! baLa! baLamAMthI pragaTatuM sAhasa! A vAta je sthitipriya hoya te na svIkAre, gatipriya hoya te svIkAre. meM jIvanabhara baLa ane sAhasanuM avalaMbana lIdhuM che. daDhatAthI sulasA For Private And Personal Use Only

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ne nizcayAtmakapaNe! ane jIvananA aMta sudhI enuM ja avalaMbana raheze. lokone je kahevuM hoya te kahe.' koNike rAjaparivAra sAthe rAjagRhI choDI caMpAnagarI tarapha prayANa karyuM. rAjamahelo nirjana thayA. jANe ke rAjagRhIno vaibhava cAlyo gayo. rANI celaNA paNa koNikanI sAthe caMpA gayAM. A rIte rAjagRhImAM eka moTo zUnyAvakAza sarjAyo. mahArAjA zreNikanuM mRtyu thayuM. magadhadezanI rAjadhAnI caMpAnagarI banI. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir sulasA sulasAne badhuM sUnuM sUnuM lAgyuM. celaNA sAthe thayelI vAto upara khUba vicAratAM enuM mana vihvaLa banI gayuM hatuM. 'anubhave mane samajAyuM hatuM ke keTalIka ghaTanAo aTala hoya che. joke e paNa eTaluM ja satya che ke keTalIka ghaTanAonAM pariNAma TALI zakAya che. mAtra e mATe mAthAsATe prayatna karavo paDe. ghaTanAonI avanavI dhArA varasatI hatI. praznonA navA navA aMkuro phUTatA hatA. chatAM manane zAnta rAkhavuM mAre jarUrI hatuM. huM sUnamUna thaI gaI hatI. pahelI vAra nirAzAnAM paMkhI mananA prAMgaNamAM UtarI AvyAM hatAM. hatAza manane zAMta karavAno eka ja upAya hato - prabhu vIranI zaraNAgatino. paraMtu zrAvastithI paNa azubha samAcAra AvyA. huM dhrUjI UThI...mArA romerome Aga lAgI gaI...mArA prabhu upara emanA ja eka vakhatanA ziSya, ane prabhue ja zIkhavelI tejolezyA, eNe prabhu Upara mUkI...prabhunA ziSyo sarvAnubhUti ane sunakSatrane to teNe tejolezyAthI bhasmIbhUta karI dIdhA...pachI tejolezyA prabhu upara choDI...paraMtu prabhu to tIrthaMkara che! tejalezyAe prabhune pradakSiNA dIdhI ane te khuda goAlakanA zarIramAM pravezI gaI. ThIka che, gozAlakanuM je thavAnuM haze te thaze...paNa mArA prabhunA zarIranI kAnti jhaMkhavAI gaI che ane temane lohInA jhADA thAya che...arara...A zuM thayuM? duniyAnA rogone upazAnta karanArA prabhune AvI azAtA? duniyAne paramasukhanA mArge doranArA mArA prabhunA zarIre AvuM ghora duHkha?' jyAre prabhu chadmastha avasthAmAM vicaratA hatA, gozAlaka temanI sAthe hato For Private And Personal Use Only 193

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tyAre vaizyAyana nAmanA eka RSie gozAlaka upara tejovezyA mUkI hatI tyAre prabhue svayaM gozAlakane anukaMpAthI zItalezyA dvArA bacAvyo hato. e duSTa gozAlake prabhu upara tejalezyA mUkI. kevo katana? zrAvatithI vihAra karI prabhu meMDhiyagrAma pahoMcyA. gAmanI bahAra "sANa kASThaka' caityamAM prabhue sthiratA karI. tyAM prabhune bhayaMkara pIDA-tIvra dAha karanAro pittavara thayo. e pittavaranI pIDA asahya hoya che. prabhune lohInA jhADA to cAlu ja hatA. prabhunI AvI zArIrika sthiti joIne loko paraspara du:khI vacanothI vArtAlApa karatA hatA : "maMkhaliputra gozAlakanA tapa tejathI parAbhava pAmelA tIrthaMkara mahAvIra, pittavara ane tIvra dAhathI cha mahinAmAM ja mRtyu pAmaze." prajA zokAkula banI hatI. yatra-tatra-sarvatra A eka ja carcA cAlatI hatI. tyAM najIkanA ja "mAlayAkaccha' vanamAM niraMtara chaThThanA pAraNe chaThTha karatA ane sUryanI AtApanA letA prabhunA eka ziSya siMhaaNagAra rahelA hatA, teo paramAtmAnA parama bhakta hatA, sarala ane vinIta hatA. eka divasa dhyAna karatAM karatAM bhAsa thayo ke "mArA prabhunA zarIramAM koI bhayaMkara roga thayo che. ane temanuM hRdaya dravita thaI gayuM. "jo mArA prabhu kALadharma pAmI jaze to huM anAtha thaI jaIza ane duniyA kaheze ke mahAvIra chadmastha avasthAmAM ja kALadharma pAmI gayA...' huM zuM karuM? mArA prANanAtha. mArA jIvanAdhAra...tamane A zuM thaI gayuM?' siMhaaNagAra poke-poke rovA lAgyA. temanI AMkhomAMthI avirata azrudhArA vahevA lAgI. e vakhate bhagavAna mahAvIre zramaNone bolAvIne kahyuM : "mAlayAkacchapradezamAM bhadraprakRtivALA mArA ziSya siMhaaNagArane bolAvI lAvo. te tyAM karuNa rudana karI rahyo che." zramaNo mAyA kaccha bhUmi para gayA ane sihaaNagArane prabhunI AjJA kahI saMbhaLAvI. sihaaNagAra prabhu pAse AvyA. prabhunA kSINa dehane joIne, prabhunAM caraNomAM mastaka mUkI siMha dhrusake dhrusake raDI paDyA. bhagavaMte AzvAsana ApatAM kahyuM : "vatsa! mArA bhAvi aniSTanI kalpanAthI tuM raDI rahyo che ne?' "hA prabhu..." 194 sulatA For Private And Personal Use Only

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'siMha, eka vAta pUrNa satya che ke maMkhaliputra gozAlakanI tejolezyAthI huM cha mahinAmAM mRtyu nahIM pAmuM. huM gaMdhahastInI jema tIrthaMkararUpe haju soLa varSa sudhI vicarIza.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'paraMtu prabhu Apano deha kevo zyAma ane kSINa thaI gayo che? prabhu, koI upAya batAvo...koI auSadha batAvo...' sulasA, prabhu pAsethI AvelA saMdezavAhakanA mukhe A vRttAMta sAMbhaLI rahI che. tenuM mana ati vihvaLa, Ardra ane zokagrasta banyuM che. tenI AMkhomAM pANI bharAI AvyAM che...teNe saMdezavAhakane pUchyuM : 'zuM prabhue auSadha batAvyuM?' 'hA, prabhue siMhaaNagArane kahyuM : 'vatsa! tuM meMDhiyagrAmamAM 'revatI' nAmanI zrAvikAne ghera jA. eNe mArA mATe eka pAka taiyAra karyo che, te tuM nA lAvIza. paraMtu eNe potAnA mATe je biorA-pAka taiyAra karyo che, te laI Avaje. mArA roganuM upazamana e auSadhathI thaze...' siMhaaNagAra AnaMdathI nAcI UThyA. prabhune vaMdana-namaskAra karI tarata ja pAtra laIne revatInA ghare gayA. sAdhune potAnA ghare AvelA joI revatI UbhI thaI gaI. be hAtha joDI namaskAra karyA. 'prabhu, mArA ghare padhAravAnuM prayojana?' 'he zrAvikA, teM je prabhu mATe auSadhi taiyAra karI che, enI jarUra nathI, paraMtu je bijorApAka tArA mATe banAvyo che, enI AvazyakatA che!' revatIne Azcarya thayuM! A auSadhinI vAta meM koIne kahI nathI, to A munie kevI rIte jANI? teNe kahyuM : 'he munivara, kyA jJAnIpuruSe A vAta Apane kahI?' 'revatI, bIjuM koNa batAve? svayaM paramAtmA mahAvIra prabhue mane A auSadha levA mokalyo che!' 'prabhue svayaM Apane mokalyA che?' 'hA, revatI! tuM ati puNyazALI cho.' revatI nAcI UThI. enA romaroma vikasvara thaI gayA. teNe bijorApAka siMhaaNagAranA pAtramAM vahorAvI dIdho. siMhaaNagAra tvarAthI harSavibhora thatA bhagavaMta pAse AvyA. sulasA koLApAka-bijorApAkanA sevanathI prabhuno dAhajvara zAnta thaI gayo. lohInA jhADA baMdha thaI gayA. bhagavAnane parama zAtA prApta thatAM hajAro For Private And Personal Use Only 195

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zramaNa-zramaNIo saMtuSTa banyA. devo-asuro ane rAjA-prajA..sarve AnaMdathI nAcavA lAgyAM. sulatAe pUchyuM : "bhagavaMta pUrNarUpeNa nIrogI thaI gayA?' hA devI, prabhu pUrvavat svastha, ujvala kAMtivALA ane puSTa thaI gayA che." sulasAnA manamAM aneka prazno UbhA thaI gayA hatA. "praznonA uttara kyAMthI meLavavA?" e paNa moTo prazna hato. enuM mana prabhu vIranI AsapAsa bhamI rahyuM hatuM. tyAM samAcAra maLyA ke "guNazIla caityamAM prabhu vIranA keTalAka zramaNo padhAryA che.' sulasAe dAsIne mokalI tapAsa karAvI. vAta sAcI hatI. sulasI dAsIne potAnI sAthe laI guNazIla caityamAM pahoMcI. teNe vidhipUrvaka zramaNone vaMdanA karI ane vinayapUrvaka yogya jagAe beThI. he zramaNa zreSTha, Apa kyAMthI padhAryA te kahezo?' "he zrAvikA, ame zrAvatithI AvIe chIe." to to tamane prabhu upara gozAlake karelA upasarganI jANa haze?" hA, tyAre ame tyAM ja hatA!' he munirAja, zuM e sAcI vAta ke gozAlake pahelAM sarvAnubhUti munine ane nakSatra munine tejalezyAthI mArI nAMkhyA?' "hA devI, sAcI vAta che. jyAre gozAlaka AvavAno che, evA samAcAra mahAzramaNa AnaMde prabhune kahyA hatA tyAre prabhue AnaMdane kahyuM hatuM: "he AnaMda, tame indrabhUti gautamAdi zramaNa-nigraMthonI pAse jAo ane emane kaho ke makhaliputra gozAlake zramaNa-nigraMtho sAthe anArya vyavahAra zarU karyo che e ahIM Ave che to enI sAthe koIe enA matanuM khaMDana na karavuM, enI sAthe tiraskArabharyo vyavahAra na karavo. AnaMde prabhunI AjJA mujaba badhA upasthita zramaNa-nigraMthone kahI dIdhuM. gozAlaka Avyo. bhagavAna sAthe abhadra zabdomAM krodhathI anucita bolavA lAgyo tyAre bhagavAnanA ziSya sarvAnubhUti aNagAra gozAlaka pAse gayA ane ene kahyuM : "he gozAlaka, je manuSya zramaNa-nigraMtha pAse ekAda paNa dhArmika suvacana sAMbhaLe che, tene e manuSya vaMdana-namaskAra kare che. devanI jema emanI paryApAsanA kare che! paraMtu he gozAlaka, tame to prabhu pAse dIkSA 197 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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lIdhI, emanI pAsethI vrata vagere jANyAM, bhagavAne tamane zikSita karyA, bahuzruta banAvyA, ane tame ja prabhu sAthe anArya jevo vyavahAra karo cho? tame AvuM nA karo. AvuM karavuM ucita nathI.' sarvAnubhUtinI A vAtathI gozAlakano krodha prajvalita thayo ane tejolezyAthI eNe sarvAnubhUtine bALI mUkyA. bhagavAne pachIthI kaheluM ke e muni kALadharma pAmIne AThamAM devalokamAM deva thayA che. tyAM 18 sAgaropamanuM AyuSya pUrNa karI mahAvideha kSetramAM janma leze ane mokSa pAmaze. he devI, sarvAnubhUti muni pachI sunakSatra muni, bhagavaMta pratyenA avihaDa rAgathI prerAIne, mRtyuthI DaryA vinA gozAlaka pAse gayA ane ene hitavacana kahyAM. gozAlake temane paNa tejolezyAthI bALI nAMkhyA. baLI rahelA munie prabhune traNa pradakSiNA dIdhI, prabhune vaMdana karyuM. svayameva pAMca mahAvrata UcaryA, sAdhu-sAdhvIne khamAvyAM, AlocanA-pratikramaNa karI samAdhibhAvamAM lIna banyA. kALadharma pAmI bAramA devalokamAM deva thayA. tyAM 22 sAgaropamanuM AyuSya bhogavI, mahAvidehamAM janma pAmaze, tyAMthI mokSa jaze. he munirAja, bhagavAne e be aNagArone zItalezyA dvArA kema bacAvI na lIdhA? pUrve gozAlakane to bacAvI lIdho hato.' "he viduSI, pUrve bhagavAna prastha avasthAmAM hatA. tethI anukaMpAno bhAva pedA thayelo ane gozAlakane bacAvI lIdho hato. atyAre to prabhu vItarAga che sarvajJa che pratyeka jIvAtmAnA bhaviSyakAlIna paryAyone jANe che. emanI dareka pravRtti e mujabanI ja hoya che. he zrAvikA, prabhue svayaM tejalezyAno pratikAra na karyo! gozAlaka pratye jarA paNa dveSa na jAgyo. kAraNa teo vitarAga che! gaMdhahasti samAna che." he aNagArazreSTha! gozAlakanuM zuM thayuM?' gozAlakanuM samagra teja naSTa thaI gayuM hatuM. hatAza ane pIDita gozAlaka "hAya marI gayo, hAya marI gayo..' bolato hAlAhalA kuMbhAraNane ghera gayo. tyAM dArU pIvA lAgyo. nAcavA lAgyo, gAvA lAgyo ane pANIthI bhInI mATI zarIra para copaDavA mAMDyo, jyAre sAta rAtri pasAra thaI tyAre tene samparvanI prApti thaI. teNe potAnA AjIvaka matanA sthavirone bolAvIne kahyuM : sulAsA 197 For Private And Personal Use Only

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huM mAtra "jina" kahevarAvato pralApI nathI paNa huM zramaNono dhAtA karanAro chuM. zramaNone mAranAro chuM. zramaNono virodhI chuM. huM makhaliputra gozAlaka chuM. huM jina nathI, chadmastha chuM. chadmastha avasthAmAM marI rahyo chuM. jina to zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra che. mATe he devAnupriyo! huM marI jAuM eTale mArA DAbA page doraDuM bAMdhI, mArA moDhAmAM traNavAra thaMkajo. te pachI zrAvasti nagarInA rAjamArgo para mane ghaseDajo. "ghoSaNA karajo ke "he prajAjano, gozAlaka "jina" na hato, paraMtu potAne "jina" manAvato vicarato hato. zramaNano ghAta karanAra makhalipatra gozAlaka chabastha avasthAmAM ja marI gayo che. zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ja "jina' che!' A rIte mArA mRtadehane kADhajo. gozAlakanuM mRtyu thayuM. bhagavaMte kahyuM : "gozAlaka marIne bAramA devalokamAM deva thayo che.' tulasI svastha banIne ghera AvI. nAga sArathi asvastha hatA. temanuM Arogya kathaLyuM hatuM. sulasA ane dAsIo emanI pUrI kALajI rAkhatA hatAM. sulasA avAranavAra rAjaparivAranA samAcAra emane saMbhaLAvatI. varSothI teo rAjaparivAra sAthe saMkaLAyelAM hatAM ne! mahArAjA zreNikanuM je rIte mRtyu thayuM, te jANIne temano AtmA kakaLI uThyo hato. temAMya navA magadhasamrATa banelA koNike navI caMpAnagarIne vasAvI, rAjadhAnI tyAM khaseDI. paraMtu tyAM gayA pachI rANI prabhAvatIe navo utpAta macAvyo hato. halla-vihalla secanaka hAthIne laI, vaizAlI potAnA mosALa pahoMcI gayA hatA. vaizAlInA mahArAjA e kALe mahAna yoddhA hatA. devAdhiSThita zastra temanI pAse hatAM. temaNe halla-vihallane Azraya Apyo ane koNike vaizAlI sAthe yuddha cheDyuM. e vicArato hato - huM rAjaputra hato. Aje samagra magadhanI lagAma mArA hAthamAM che. mArI sevAmAM jhaMjhAvatI vAyune zaramAve tevo ratha che. mArA nivAsa mATe caMpAmAM gaganacuMbI bhavya ane bhogavilAsayukta prAsAda che. batrIsa jAtanAM bhojanavyaMjana taiyAra rahe che. koI mArI viruddha avAja uThAvavAnI hiMmata kare to ene dabAvI devA eka samrATanA rUpe mArA hAthamAM magadhano rAjadaMDa che. huM magadhano svAmI chuM. mAre kAla-mahAkAla jevA parAkramI yoddhA bhAIo che. 198 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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kuzaLa salAhakAro che. huM halla-vihalla pAsethI secanaka hAthI meLavIza ja. bhale e mATe mAtAnA pitA sAthe yuddha karavuM paDe. meM bhAvino kyAreya vicAra karyo nathI. huM to svachaMdI ja rahevAno. yuddha karIza.' e yuddhamAM pahelA ja divase kAla marAyo. prabhu vIra caMpAmAM birAjamAna hatA. prabhu pUrNabhadra caityamAM rahelA hatA. paramAtmA roja upadeza ApatA hatA. upadezanA aMte zreNikanI patnI kAlI rANIe prabhune pUchayuM : "yuddhamAM kAlakumAranuM zuM thayuM?" bhagavAne kahyuM "enuM mRtyu thayuM che.' kAlI rANI virakta thaI, teNe dIkSA lIdhI. e rIte jema jema rAjakumAronA mRtyunA samAcAra AvatA gayA tema tema temanI mAtA-rANIoe dIkSA lIdhI. kAlI, sukAlI, mahAkAlI, kRSNA, sukRSNA, mahAkRSNA, vIraphaNA, rAmakRSNA, pitRsenaSNA ane mahAsenakRSNA - A dazeya rANIonA putro vaizAlInA yuddhamAM mAryA gayA ane rANIoe dIkSA laI, viziSTa ArAdhanA karI, karmono kSaya karI mokSa pAmyAM, koNika ane ceTaka mahArAjAnA yuddhamAM baMne pakSe bhayaMkara mAnavasaMhAra thayo. chaLa-kapaTa thayAM...daivI tattvo paNa bhaLyAM...chevaTe vaizAlInuM patana thayuM. mahArAjA ceTake to chelle anazana karI sadgati prApta karI. vaizAlI verAna, ujjaDa bhUmi banI gaI. koNike e dhvasta nagarI para haLa pheravIne potAnI ghAtakI lIlA pradarzita karI. jemanA nimitte A bhISaNa yuddha thayuM hatuM te halla ane vihalla rAjakumAro to bhagavAna mahAvIra pAse sAdhu thaI gayA. satya kI nAmanA vidyAdhara vaizAlInA prajAjanone nIlavAna parvata upara sukhapUrvaka laI gayA. ceTaka rAjAe anazana karI UMDA kUvAmAM paDatuM mUkyuM, tyAM nAgarAja dharaNendra temane jhIlI lIdhA ane potAnA bhavanamAM laI gayA. tyAM ceTaka mahArAjAe aMtima ArAdhanA karI ane svargamAM deva thayA. koNika, jyAre prabhu vIra caMpAmAM AvyA tyAre samavasaraNamAM gayo. namIvaMdIne te yogya sthAne beTho. avasara maLatAM teNe bhagavAnane pUchyuM: "jeo janmathI mRtyu sudhI bhogane choDI zakatA nathI, evA cakravartI marIne kaI gatimAM jAya?" bhagavAne kahyuM : "sAtamI narakamAM.." koNike pUchyuM : "huM kaI gatimAM jaIza?' sulAsA 199 For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhagavAne kahyuM : "chaThThI narakamAM!' koNike pUchyuM : "huM sAtamI narake kema nahIM jAuM?" "kAraNa ke tuM cakravartI nathI!' bhagavAne vicAryuM : "zreNikano A putra...keTalI nIcI kakSAe?' koNike pUchyuM : "bhagavAna, huM cakravartI kema nahIM? mAre cakravartI jevI senA che.' senA che, paNa cakra vagere cauda ratno nathI, mATe tuM cakravartI na banI zake." paraMtu e to ahaMkArano parvata hato. e senA sAthe vaitADhacagirinI tamisA guphA pAse pahoMcyo. teNe guphAnA dvAra para daMDa vaDe traNa vAra tADana karyuM. gusse bharAyelA kRtamALa deve koNikane tatkALa bALIne bhasma karI dIdho. e chaThThI nara ke gayo. magadhanA rAjapATa para koNikanA putra udayanane besADavAmAM Avyo. A badhI ghaTanAo sulasAe nAga sArathine kahevI paDatI hatI. nAga sArathinuM hRdaya dravita thaI jatuM hatuM. sulasA emane samajAvavA prayatna karatI rahetI, paraMtu dhIre dhIre emanuM svAthya kathaLatuM cAlyuM. vaidyone bolAvyA. auSadhopacAra zarU karyA, paraMtu sulasAe to nAgane AtmabhAvamAM sthira karavA mATe jinavacano saMbhaLAvavA mAMDyAM. arihaMta, siddha, sAdhu ane dharmanuM zaraNa aMgIkAra karAvyuM. cheduSkRtyonI gaha karAvI. che sukRtyonI anumodanA karAvI. ja prabhu vIranuM punaH punaH smaraNa karAvyuM. e bhAvathI tIrthonI yAtrA karAvI. ane zrI navakAra maMtranuM satata smaraNa karAvyuM. nAga sArathinA mukha para prakAza patharAyo.. namo arihaMtANaM' bolatAM temanuM prANapaMkheruM UDI gayuM. sulasA nAga sArathinA mRtadehane vaLagI dhrusake dhrusake raDI paDI. nagaranA pramukha nAgariko, zreSThIo, zreSThIpatnIo hAjara hatI. sahue sulatAne khUba AzvAsana ApyuM. sulasA ekalI paDI gaI. , 200 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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m Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir prabhu vIra caMpAmAM padhAryA hatA. 'pUrNacandra' caityamAM sthiratA karI hatI. devoe samavasaraNanI bhavya racanA karI hatI. bhagavaMte samavasaraNamAM besIne dharmadezanA ApI. he mahAnubhAvo! janma-jarA-mRtyurUpI taraMgothI UchaLatA ane jeno pAra pAmI zakAya nahIM evA saMsArasamudramAM ati durlabha evo manuSyabhava maLyo che. jema sarve dhAnyamAM ghauM zreSTha che, sarva prakAranA jaLamAM meghanuM jaLa uttama che, sarva kASThomAM jema sAganuM kASTha zreSTha che, ane sarva dhAtuomAM jema suvarNa zreSTha che, tema lAkho ne karoDo bhavomAM A manuSyabhava zreSTha che. A mAnavajanmamAM ja sarvotkRSTa evuM mokSapada prApta karavAno puruSArtha karI zakAya che. manuSya janmamAM ya Aryadeza, AryakuLa, pAMca indriyonI pUrNatA, nIrogitA A badhuM puNyathI ja prApta thAya che. A badhI sAmagrI ane suvidhA maLavA chatAM mithyAtvarUpa aMdhakArathI aMdha banelAM jIvo, samyakRtvarUpa dIpaka vinA sanmArgane jANI zakatA nathI. kudevane sudeva, kugurune saddaguru ane kudharmane saddharma mAnatA mithyAtvamAM aMdha banelA jIvo saMsAra-araNyamAM bhaTake che. rAgI-dveSI kudevone pUjanArA-mAnanArA, mahAAraMbhI ane mahAparigrahI kugurunI upAsanA karanArA, ane jIvahiMsArUpa kudharmane anusaranArA jIvo saMsAranI cAra gatiomAM aTavAyA kare che. 'rAga-dveSa vinAnA vItarAga ja sAcA deva che. paMcamahAvratadhArI nigraMtha ja sAcA guru che, ane dayAmaya dharma ja sAco dharma che.' AvuM mAnavuM e samyaktva che. A samyaktva dharmarUpI kalpavRkSanuM mULa che. mokSanagaranuM dvAra che. saMsArasamudramAM jahAja che. sarve guNono AdhAra che. sarva saMpattiono bhaMDAra che. 'tIrthaMkara nAmakarma' bAMdhavAnuM prabaLa nimitta che. AvA sarvottama samyaktva dharmanuM nizcalapaNe je pAlana kare che te jIvAtmA kharekhara dhanya che! sulasA For Private And Personal Use Only 201

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jemAM samyaktva ja sArarUpa che evo dharma ja mokSasukhane Ape che. jenuM mULa dRDha ane majabUta hoya, e ja vRkSa phaLa Ape che. jenAM mULa sukAI gayAM hoya evAM vRkSo phaLa nathI ApatAM. tevI rIte dharmanA mULa ane pAyArUpa samyaktva dharmano ja Azraya levo joIe. mATe he bhavya jIvo! karoDo bhavomAM durlabha evo manuSyabhava pAmIne samyaktvamUlaka sAdhudharma ane zrAvakadharmano Adara karo, svIkAra karo.' prabhuno upadeza sAMbhaLIne rAjA zreNikanA 10 pautroe sAdhu-vratono svIkAra karyo. padma, mahApadma, bhadra, subhadra, mahAbhadra, padmasena, padmagulma, nalinIgulma, AnaMda ane naMdana A dazeya rAjakumAro hatA. e sivAya, jinapAlita Adi aneka samRddha nAgarikoe paNa prabhu pAse zramaNadharma aMgIkAra karyo. 202 Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir prabhunI dharmadezanA pUrNa thayA pachI, samavasaraNamAM eka bhavyAkRti yogIpuruSe praveza karyo. tenA hAthamAM tridaMDa ane kamaMDala hatuM. teNe bhagavAM vastra dhAraNa karyAM hatAM. mAthe jaTA bAMdhelI hatI. mAthe chatra dhAraNa kareluM hatuM. enuM nAma aMbaDa parivrAjaka hatuM. te brahmacArI hato. te kAMpilyapuramAM raheto hato. tenA 700 ziSyo hatAM. bAhya veza parivrAjakano hato paNa bhagavAna mahAvIrano parama zrAvaka hato. bAra vratonuM pAlana karato hato. te kAMpilyapuramAM ekasAthe so dharamAM bhojana karato hato ane so gharomAM nivAsa karato hato! te bhadraprakRtino che, vinIta che. lagAtAra chaThThanA pAraNe chaThThanI tapazcaryA kare che. yogya sthAne UbhA rahI, sUryanI sAme dRSTi sthira karI, be hAtha UMcA karI AtApanA le che. A tapazcaryA ane zubha pariNAmanA kAraNe, prazasta adhyavasAya ane prazasta lezyAonI zuddhi thavAthI, tene vIryalabdhi, vaikriyalabdhi ane avadhijJAna pragaTa thayeluM che. A zaktionA kAraNe e AkAzagamana karI zake che. so dharomAM jame che ane so dharomAM nivAsa kare che! vaikriyalabdhithI eTalAM e potAnAM rUpa vikurtI zake che. gautamasvAmIe prabhu vIrane pUchyuM : 'he bhagavaMta, zuM A aMbaDa parivrAjaka ApanI pAse aNagAra banavA samartha che?' bhagavAne kahyuM : 'he gautama, te aNagAra banavA samartha nathI. paraMtu sulasA For Private And Personal Use Only

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aMbaDa parivrAjaka zramaNopAsaka banyo che. jIva-ajIva, puNya-pApa, Asava-saMvara, nirjarA, baMdha ane mokSa A nava tattvono jJAtA che. te potAnA AtmAne samyajJAnathI bhAvita karI rahyo che. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir he gautama! huM nizcitapaNe kahuM chuM ke aMbaDa parivrAjaka sphaTika maNinA jevo nirmaLa che. kAMpilyapuranAM badhAM gharonAM dvAra aMbaDa mATe khullAM rahe che. rAjAnA aMtepuramAM paNa koI rokaToka vagara Ave-jAya che. eTalo e vizvasanIya cAritrazIla mahAtmA che. he gautama! A aMbaDa parivrAjake sthUlaprANAtipAta-hiMsAno jIvanaparyaMta parityAga karyo che. evI ja rIte sthUla mRSAvAdano, sthUla adattAdAnano, sthUla parigrahano jIvanaparyaMta tyAga karyo che. eNe maithunano tyAga mAtra sthUlarUpe nathI karyo, mana-vacana-kAyAthI tyAga karyo che. aMbaDane cAreya prakAranA anartha daMDono tyAga che. bhojana mATenA paNa ghaNA kaThora niyama e pALe che. aMbaDa, arihaMta ane emanI mUrtione ja vaMdana namaskAra kare che. gautamasvAmIe pUchyuM : 'he bhadaMta! A aMbaDa parivrAjaka kALadharma pAmIne kyAM utpanna thaze?' bhagavAne kahyuM : 'he gautama! A eMbaDa aneka prakAranAM zIla, vrata, guNa, pratyAkhyAna, pauSadhopavAsa Adi dharmaArAdhanAthI AtmAne bhAvita karato aneka varSo sudhI zramaNopAsaka jIvana vyatIta karaze. aMtakALa najIka AvatAM eka mahinAnI saMlekhanA karI, pachI anazana karI, pApakarmonI AlocanA karI, samAdhi prApta karaze. kALadharma pAmI pAMcamA brahmadevalokamAM utpanna thaze. tyAM enuM daza sAgaropama AyuSya haze. 'prabhu devalokanuM AyuSya pUrNa karIne aMbaDano AtmA kyAM utpanna thaze?' 'gautama, e mahAvideha kSetramAM janma leze. e je kuLamAM utpanna thaze te kuLa dhanavAna, ujvala, prazaMsita, prasiddha kuLa haze. e vipula-vizALa bhavanono svAmI haze. enI sevAmAM aneka dasa-dAsIo hAjara raheze. sulasA aMbaDano AtmA garbhamAM AvatAM ja enA puNyaprabhAvathI enAM mAtApitAne dharmamAM zraddhA thaze. nava mahinA ne sADAsAta divase eno janma thaze. enuM nAma 'dRDhapratijJa' rAkhavAmAM Avaze. For Private And Personal Use Only 203

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vipula bhogasukho maLavA chatAM e anAsakta raheze. zramaNa banaze, sarva karmano kSaya karI mokSe jaze. aMbaDa parivrAja ke prabhune traNa pradakSiNA dIdhI. te harSathI romAMcita thaI gayo. mastake aMjali racI ane prabhunI stavanA zarU karI. prabho! Apa saMjIvanI auSadha samAna cho ane mArA hRdayanA prANa cho! Adhi-vyAdhi ne upAdhi-bharyA A saMsAramAM kalyANa kuMbha samAna cho. aSTapratihAryazobhita bhagavaMta, Apa ANaMdo gaNadhara-munivara-sevita caraNa, ApavA paramAnaMdo..prabho, Apa. Apane mArA koTi namaskAra, he sUrya-caMdrasevita prabho! Apano che apAra upakAra yAda karato sadA he vibho! prabho, Apa. ajJAnI Apa pUrNa jJAnI, ApanI zuM stavanA karuM? huM mAtra zraddhAbhAvathI A bhavasAgarane taruM..prabho, Apa. nabhe camakatA tAralA dekhAya nA mujane aho.. AMkho jhAMkhI ne jJAna pAMkhuM, basa, Apa mujane caho..prabho, Apa. bhakti-prerita jIbha mArI guNa tava gAvA talase ghaNI A mAnavInuM mana che..jAya durgama paNa sthAno bhaNI... he jinavara! Apa pavitra! mAtA devAnaMdAnI kUkhe. zuci mAsa chaThanA divase mATe avataryA svastha yuekhe..prabho, Apa. terasa siddhatithi kahevAya! mATe caitra suda terasanA divase trizalAnI kukhe janmyA tame siddha thaI icchAo sarve..prabho, Apa. ane vicalita thayo meru janmAbhiSekanA samaye ghaTanA banI vicitra mATe ja mAsa hato caitra?...prabho, Apa. mRgazIra dazamInA divase zIrSasama mokSamArgano cAritradharma svIkAryo tame, sAra pAmyA paramArthano...prabho, Apa. vaizAkha eTale mAdhava mAsa! zuklA dazamInA divase zreSTha mAse pAmyA zreSTha jJAna, kaivalya AtamamAM vase.prabho, Apa. huM ajJAnI ajANa chuM, nirvANa pAmazo kayA dine 204 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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dhanya haze e dina-ghaDI, khabara paDaze prabho, mane?. prabho, Apa. siddhArthanaMdana! paramAtmA! karI stavanA zubha bhAvathI, banavuM aMtarazatruvijetA, tIrthakara! ApanA prabhAvathI... prabho, Apa. stavanA pUrNa karI, paramAtmAne prArthanA karI, namaskAra karI, manamAM rAjagRhI nagarInuM dhyAna karI aMbaDa parivrAja ka UDyA, tyAre trikALavedI tIrthaMkara paramAtmA mahAvIra prabhue aMbaDane kahyuM : ' he aMbaDa! tame rAjagRhI javAnA cho, tyAM rahelI sulasI zrAvikAne ghera jaI, mArA vacanathI dharmalAbhano AzIrvAda kahejo.' aMbaDe mastaka namAvI prabhune kahyuM : "tahatti." ApanuM vacana zirodhArya che. A pramANe kahIne saMbaDa parivrAjaka AkAzamArge surAjyathI zobhita rAjagRhI nagarImAM pahoMcyo. ene prabhuno saMdezo yAda hato. paraMtu enA prajJAvaMta manamAM vicAronI hAramALA zarU thaI gaI. "e saubhAgyavaMtI sulasA koNa haze?. je eka strI che. chatAM enAmAM prabhue evA koI viziSTa guNo dekhyA haze. to ja AnaMdita thaI vItarAga paramAtmAe tene yAda karI "dharmalAbha" nA AzIrvAda mokalyA. nahIMtara, vItarAga jevA vItarAga, surAsuro ane rAjA-prajAnI sabhAmAM, bIjA koIne nahIM, phakta sulatAne ja "dharmalAbha' no saMdezo mokalAve? bhagavAna mahAvIranA zrImukhe caDhelI viziSTa guNavALI sulatAnA guNo mAre khAsa jANavA joIe. nAga sArathinuM mRtyu thayA pachI sulasA ekAkI banI gaI hatI. paraMtu acAnaka enA dvAre bhikSA mATe be zramaNo AvI caDhayA. teo sulatAne jANatA hatA. nAga sArathinuM mRtyu thayuM che -e vAta paNa jANI hatI. sulasAe munirAjone namaskAra karI, bhikSA mATe nimaMtryA. munirAje kahyuM : "he mahAsatI! tuM je zoka kare che te sAva aghaTita che. emAM koI aucitya nathI. tuM je prabhunA jJAnanI vAta kare che te zuM kevaLa vAto che? te zuM kevaLa zabdonA sAthiyA che? sAco jJAnI to prANa gayo ke rahyo, e kazAno zoka karato nathI. sAco jJAnI bhItarathI eTalo svastha, eTalo prasanna eTalo AnaMdamaya hoya che ke A sukhaduHkhamAM kadIya vibhAjita thato nathI. enI vicAradhArA sulasI 205 For Private And Personal Use Only

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coLAyelI, cUMthAyelI ke kAbaracItarI na ja hoya.' sulatAne munirAjanAM vacanothI zAnti maLI. teno zoka to haLavo thayo. chatAM e nAga sArathine bhUlI zakI nahIM. te vicAre cheH strInuM jIvana e patinA caraNomAM bhaktibhAvathI ane zraddhAthI samarpaNa kareluM eka kamaLapuSpa che. patinuM sukha e potAnuM sukha. patinI ardhAMganA banI rahevAnA pavitra sogaMda saptapadInA maMgala avasare agnidevanI sAkSIe lIdhA hatA, AthI ene adhaganA kahe che. huM mArA patine sukhanA zikhara para rAkhavAno satata prayatna karatI hatI. huM khUba bhAgyazALI hatI. bhalabhalI strIne IrSyA thAya evuM mArA patinuM rUpasaundarya hatuM ne ethIya adhika e dilanA vizALa hatA. potAnA saMparkamAM AvatI pratyeka vyaktine prema-sneha ApavAno temano svabhAva hato. joke temane potAnA rUpanuM saheje abhimAna na hatuM. teo mahArAjA prasenajitanA prItipAtra sArathi hatA, chatAM temanI namratA joIne mAruM hRdaya garva anubhavatuM. suMdara ane saguNI pati mATe kaI strIne garva na hoya! vizALa vaTavRkSa para UgelI velanuM jIvana nazcita, nirbhaya ane sukhI hoya che tevuM ja jIvana mArA patinA sahavAsamAM mAruM hatuM. amArA jIvanamAM aneka AghAta-pratyAghAto AvyA che, tyAre eve vakhate emanA khabhe mAthuM TekavI devAnuM mane mana thatuM hatuM. sau sAthenA saMbaMdho zraddhAthI jALave ane sAthe mArA pratyenA premamAM saheja paNa UNapa na AvavA de evA pati meLavI huM khUba bhAgyazALI thaI hatI. mArA janamojanamanAM puNya phaLyAM hatAM. emanI patnI hovAnA lIdhe kevaLa emanA kuTuMbIjanoe ja mArA para prema varasAvyo nahoto, paraMtu mahArANI naMdA, dhAriNI ane calaNA - saue mane premamAM taraboLa karI dIdhI hatI. mahArAjA zreNika ane mahAmaMtrI abhayakumAra mane sagI bahenathI adhika mAnatA hatA. A badhuM kevaLa mArA patinA kAraNe hatuM. AthI ja huM niraMtara emane sukhI rAkhavA tatpara rahetI hatI. teo eka paNa duHkhada ghaTanAno mane aNasAra AvavA detA nahIM. potAnA lIdhe bIjAne duHkha pahoMce evuM teo kadI vicArI paNa zakatA nahIM. jyAre mahArAjA zreNika ane abhayakumAra nirAza vadane amAre ghera AvyA hatAM tyAre meM ciMtAtura svare pUchayuM hatuM : "ApaNA batrIsa putro kyAM?' mArI AMkhomAM AMkha parovatAM emanA gaLe DUmo bharAI Avyo 206 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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2L hato. emanI nIlavarNI AMkhomAMthI TapakI paDelAM e azrubiMdu raktavarNA gAla para thaI mArA paga para sarI paDyAM, e baLabaLatA aMgArA samAM hatAM. moM pheravI laI, uttarIyathI AMsu lUchatAM temaNe kahyuM hatuM : "batrIse putro ApaNane choDIne cAlyA gayA. sulasA, mArA prANa kema cAlyA jatA nathI?' e vakhate abhayakumAre amAruM du:kha haLavuM karavA keTalI sArI vAto karI hatI! amAruM dAMpatyajIvana sukhI hatuM. mane mahArAjA zreNika pratye ane abhayakumAra pratye AdarabhAva hato. kema ke emanI maherabAnIthI ja ame phAlyAMkUlyA hatAM. pratyeka prasaMge teo mArA patine ane rANIo mane yAda karatI. A badhuM hovA chatAM mane eka vAta satata khaTakatI hatI. mArA jIvanamAM kaMIka khUTatuM hoya evuM lAgatuM hatuM. tyAM prabhu vIranAM darzana thayAM. prabhu mane maLyA ane je khaTakatuM hatuM te dUra thaI gayuM. mArA bhItaramAM dIvA pragaTI gayA! huM to pahelAM ja darzane emanA para vArI gaI hatI. vIrajIne Aja huM to vArI gaI sakhI! sUramAM Ave che sAda manamAM hatuM ke hAza gharamAM rahIza, melI vanamAM javAno unmAda tyAM to juone saMbhaLAyo dhvani mAruM te keTaluM cAle? evuM meM sAMbhaLyuM "guNazIla mAM vIra samavasaraNamAM mhAle jANo jo koI tame vIrajIno mAraga, to mujane batAvI diyo dAda, virajIne Aja huM to vArI gaI sakhI, sUramAM Ave che sAda! jaIne lapAuM jarA "guNazIla'nI kuMjamAM ne mukhaDAnuM joI lauM smita! kaMThe AropI dauM mALA vanaphUlanI ne cUmI lauM caraNo punita kahIM dauM ke vAge tava duMdubhi A prANamAM, sAMbhaLI le eno tuM nAda vIrajIne Aja huM to vArI gaI sakhI! sUramAM Ave che sAda. phUla upavanamAM khIle che ke mananA AMgaNAmAM? suvAsa phUlanI pAMkhaDImAM hoya che ke mananI pAMkhaDImAM? kuhUnI tAna kokilanA svaramAM hoya che ke sulatA 207 For Private And Personal Use Only

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manataMtrImAM baje che? vasaMta vAstavamAM hoya che ke bhAvanAmAM citrita thAya che? patinA avasAnathI ane prabhunA dUra cAlyA javAthI koNa jANe kevI rIte prakRtinI zobhA, saMgItanA jhaMkAra ane mananuM svapna-badhuM khovAI gayuM. mArI AMkha sAmethI. patinA virahathI tIrthayAtrA mATe jIva vyAkuLa thato hato, tyAM havelInA dhAre bhagavA vastradhArI, hAthamAM tridaMDa ane kamaMDaLa, jaTAdhArI, chatradhArI, bhavya dehAkRtivALo yogI AvIne Ubho. sulasA UbhI rahI. teNe yogIne Adara na Apyo. yogIe kahyuM : "mA, mane bhojana Apa.' sulatAe dAsIne kahyuM : "A bhikSukane bhojana Apa." yogIe kahyuM : "nA, A rIte huM bhojana grahaNa karato nathI. mAruM pAdaprakSAlana karIne pachI bhojana Apa." sulatAe kahyuM : "huM mArA vIra prabhunA bhaktonuM ja pAdaprakSAlana karuM chuM ne bhojana ApuM chuM.' aMbaDa parivrAjaka cupacApa nagaranI bahAra cAlyo gayo. enA manamAM sulatAnuM jIvaMta citra dorAI gayuM hatuM. enI AMkhomAM kevI nirmaLatA hatI! temAMthI tejanA phuvArA chUTatA hatA. tenuM mukha brahmatejathI caLakatuM hatuM. enI vANI caMdanathI paNa vadhu zItala hatI. bhojana mATe nA na pADI, paNa pAdaprakSAlana mATe nA pADI. chatAM emAM koI tiraskArano bhAva na hato. enA mukha para jema Adarano bhAva na hato tema anAdarano paNa bhAva na hato. bhagavAna ane bhagavAnanA saMdha pratye enI niSThA jovA maLI... jema huM jinezvara ke jinezvaranI mUrti sivAya koIne namaskAra karato nathI, tema A zrAvikA paNa sAdhu-sAdhvI-zrAvaka-zrAvikAnuM ja pAdaprakSAlana kare, emane ja AdarasatkAra Ape, te svAbhAvika che. enI saumyatA kevI hatI! zarIra para AbhUSaNa na hatAM. mUlyavAna vastro na hatAM, mAtra zveta vastro paridhAna karelAM hatAM, chatAM enuM vyaktitva prabhAtanAM ajavALAM pAtharatuM hatuM. have mAre enI zraddhAnI-samyagdarzananI parIkSA karavAnI che. jo ke ene pratyakSa joyA pachI mane vizvAsa jAge che ke e mArI parIkSAmAM so TakA uttIrNa thaI jaze. sulasA mATe A ghaTanA sAmAnya hatI. moTI havelI samajI sAdhu 208 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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saMnyAsI-bAvA-yAcako AvatA rahetA. sahune A havelImAMthI bhojana maLatuM. pANI maLatuM. vastro maLatAM ane AzvAsana paNa maLatuM. sulasAe aMbaDa parivrAjakamAM bIjA saMnyAsIo karatAM keTalIka vizeSatAo joI. tenI AMkhomAM avikAritA joI. tenA zabdomAM saMyama joyo. tenA vyavahAramAM saraLatA joI. ene ema lAgeluM kharuM ke huM paga dhovAnI nA pADIza eTale e gusso karaze! athavA paga pachADI nArAjI vyakta karaze! paraMtu eNe evuM kaMI na karyuM. bahu sahajatAthI e cAlyo gayo. 'chatAM mane barAbara yAda che ke e mane nakhazikha oLakhavA prayatna karato hato. tenA dehanI ujvala kAMti ane enA bhavya lalATe dekhAtI rekhAo.. enI uttamatAnI sAkSI pUratAM hatAM. chatAM have huM gharamAM ekAkI chuM. dAsIo che, paNa puruSa nathI eTale AvA yogI - saMnyAsIone mAre gharamAM praveza na Apavo joIe..." Aje huM havelInI aTArIe UbhI chuM. AsapAsa vaibhava che, mArA pratyeka Adezane jhIlavA tatpara dAsIo che. rAjagRhImAM strI-puruSo mane premathI hAtha joDe che. badhuM che.. paNa pati cAlyA gayA...mana asvastha banI gayuM ane mana svastha hoya to ja jIvane zAnti vaLe. tyAre ja jIvana sukhI kahevAya, eka anivArya ghaTanAnA vikRta uMdare mArA jIvananA upavastrane keTalIya rAtomAM kotarI nAkhyuM che. jyAre jyAre A havelInA bhavya dvArane huM nihALuM chuM tyAre mAruM jIvana pavananI AMdhImAM UDatAM sUkAM pAnanI jema kyAMya dUra sudhI pahoMcI jAya che. chellAM pacAsa varSonI yAtrA karIne pAchuM A dehanA piMjarAmAM purAI jAya che! pacAsa varSono kALa! meM kevI rIte vitAvyo? mArA mananA saghana AkAzamAMthI atItanI smRtionI varSA dhArAo varasavA lAgI! temAM eka dhArA hatI mArA prANapriya- mArA jIvanAdhAra prabhu vIranI smRti! A skRti ane AnaMdathI bharI de che. e prabhu maLyA eTale mArI badhI icchAo pUrNa thaI gaI! mAruM samagra vyaktitva prabhumAM vilIna thaI gayuM... ane have vaidhavya-kALamAM to mAre mArA nAthanAM-prabhunAM ja gIta gAvAM che... emanI ja stavanA karavI che. emanuM ja dhyAna karavuM che. emanA ja ApelA jJAnanA ajavALe jIvavuM che...' sulAsA 209 For Private And Personal Use Only

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Aje rAjagRhI nagarInA tamAma mArgo sUnA hatA. sau nagarInA pUrvadizAnA daravAje pahoMcyAM hatAM. loko potAnA hAthamAM phaLa-phUla-naivedya laIne doDatA hatA. keTalAka loko bUmo pADIne jAhera karatA hatA : pUrva dizAnA daravAjAnI bahAranA medAnamAM svayaM brahmAjI AvyA che, haMsanuM vAhana che. tenA para padmAsane brahmAjI beThA che. cAra dizAmAM emanA cAra mukha che. eka hAthamAM kamaMDala hatuM, bIjA hAthamAM rUdrAkSanI mALA hatI. brahmAjInI pAse emanAM patnI sAvitrIdevI birAjelAM hatAM. adbhuta rUpa...ne anupama saundarya! loko jeTalI ekAgratAthI brahmAjIne jotA, eTalI ja ekAgratAthI sAvitrIne jotA hatA. brahmAjI lokone tyAM vedamArga' samajAvatA hatA. brahmAjInA anuyAyI bhakto rAjagRhInI galIgalImAM pharatA brahmAjI pAse javA lokone kahetA hatA. sulatAnI keTalIka sakhIo brahmAjInAM darzana karI AvIne sulatAne kahevA lAgI : "sulasA, tuM kema brahmAjInAM darzana karavA, emano upadeza sAMbhaLavA nathI gaI? cAla, cAla, ApaNe jiMdagImAM kyAreya joyuM na hoya tevuM brahmAjInuM rUpa che! brahmadevalokamAMthI svayaM UtarI AvyA che! rAjagRhInAM bhAgya che ke brahmAjI ene pavitra karI rahyA che. te cAla, emano upadeza sAMbhaLa, dhanya thaI jaIza..." mArI sakhIo, mane brahmAjIne jovAno koI rasa nathI. prabhu vIrane joyA pachI...have bIjA koI devane jovA mana jarAya icchA karatuM nathI...tyAM sulatAnA mukhamAMthI gIta sarI paDyuM : manamAM tame vasyA cho svAmI kUlamAM jema suvAsa tama raTaNamAM raNajhaNatA rahe mArA eka eka zvAsa...manamAM phUla cahe bhamarAne, cAhe caMdrane jema cakora paLapaLa prANamAM mArA kaMThe tArA nehano zora...manamAM 210 sulatA For Private And Personal Use Only

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saravara saritA rahe UbharAtAM beu kAMThe nIra paNa jhaMkhe varSo bindune cAtakanI A kevI para...manamAM. meLA ne ToLAthI bharyA A jagamAM mAre eka tuM dUrInI majabUrI cUrI...maLo mahAvIra rUbarU...manamAM. tyAM brahmAjIno eka upAsaka AvI caDyo. teNe sulatAne kahyuM : "sulasA, tuM brahmAjIne oLakhe che? A sRSTinI utpatti brahmAjIe karI che!" kema?' sulasAe pUchyuM : emane icchA thaI. mATe....' kevI icchA thaI?" joDa$ vahuracA- huM eka chuM, aneka thAuM?' zA mATe?" icchA eTale icchA. sahaja rIte icchA pragaTI." Izvarane icchA hoya? ane icchA hoya te Izvara kahevAya? icchA to. apUrNatAnI nizAnI che. icchA apUrNa jIvane thAya. tamAro Izvara apUrNa che ke pUrNa?' are, brahmAjI to sarvazaktimAna che. temane kaMI asAdhya nathI." tulasAe kahyuM : "brahmAjI sarvazaktimAna hoya, to temaNe AvI du:khapUrNa, yAtanApUrNa, vedanApUrNa sRSTi kema racI?' sukha-duHkha to jIva jevAM karma kare te pramANe pAme.." "jo jIvone brahmAjIe utpanna karyA hoya to pApakarma karanArA mANasa kema pedA karyA? puNyakarma karanArA jIvo utpanna karavA joIe ne? khoTAM kAma karanArA jIvone utpanna karanAra sarvazaktimAna na kahevAya.' "to pachI A sRSTi koNe utpanna karI?' koIe nahIM! eTale?" A sRSTi anAdikALathI che. enI kyAreya utpatti nathI thaI! ene koIe utpanna nathI karI!' zuM bhagavAna mahAvIra A pramANe kahe che?' hA, prabhu vIra A sRSTine anAdi kahe che ane anaMta kahe che. sRSTine Adi nathI ke aMta nathI...!" sulAsA 211 For Private And Personal Use Only

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"to pachI Izvara zuM kare?' Izvara sRSTine batAve! banAve nahIM.' kevI rIte batAve?' emanA kevaLajJAnamAM carAcara vizva dekhAya che. jevuM dekhAya che tevuM teo jIvone batAve, samajAve...' zuM bhagavAna mahAvIra e rIte sRSTidarzana karAve che?' "hA, teo samagra sRSTinuM saMpUrNa darzana karAve che.' sulasAe kahyuM. AgaLa vadhatAM teNe samajAvyuM : "prabhu vira to A niHsAra duHkhapUrNa, duHkharUpa ane du:khadAyI saMsAramAMthI jIvone mukta karavAnA upAyo batAve che...AvuM du:khadAyI sarjana IzvaranuM hoya ja nahIM. AvI du:khapUrNa duniyAnI racanA jo Izvare karI hoya to evA Izvarane sajA thavI joIe! mATe tame IndrajAlamAM phasAo nahIM. A badhI indrajAlanI vAto che.' paNa tulasA, sAcuM kaheje, tane brahmAnuM rUpa jovAnuM paNa mana nathI thatuM? bhale tuM emano siddhAMta na mAne, paNa eka strI tarIke tane temanuM adbhuta rUpa jovAnI icchA nathI thatI?' mArI baheno, mane paheluM gamyuM hatuM patinuM rUpa, bIjuM gamyuM jagapatinuM rUpa! basa, dharAI gaI che. have bIjAM rUpo jovAnI koI icchA rahI nathI." paNa jovAmAM pApa to na lAge ne?' eka sakhI bolI. joIne moha jAge to pApa lAge, joIne veSa jAge to pApa lAge!" "to to AMkho baMdha rAkhIne ja jIvavAnuM ne?' nA, AMkho khullI rAkhIne ane hRdayane saMbhALIne jIvavAnuM je devo patnIne sAthe rAkhe che, teo kyo upadeza ApI zake? rAga-dveSa ane moha upara vijaya meLavyA vinA koI AtmA paramAtmA banI zakato nathI. khera, e kevA che ne zuM kahe che, enI sAthe mAre bahu saMbaMdha nathI. huM mana-vacana-kAyAthI prabhu vIra sAthe prIta bAMdhIne beThI chuM. mArI A prIti guNAtIta che, mUlyAtIta che. mane prabhu gamI gayA che. mane emanA taraphathI koI apekSAo nathI, kAmanAo nathI. lAbhanI lAlaca nathI, lobhanAM havAtiyAM nathI. premanI premala jyota pragaTe eTale pachI lAbha ne lobha TakI zakatA nathI. prabhu sAthenA A premamAM have mane paramAtmA ane 212 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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mArA vacce jhAjhuM aMtara lAgatuM nathI. mAro prabhuprema kSaNe kSaNe vadhI rahyo che, evuM mane lAge che. kadAca huM prabhumaya banI jaIza...mArI, paramAtmA pAse pahoMcavAnI A yAtrA avirAma che. pratikSaNa huM e yAtrAmAM AgaLa vadhI rahI chuM ema mane samajAya che.' sakhIoe Agraha choDI dIdho. brahmAjIno bhakta paNa hAlato thaI gayo. brahmAjI tulasAnA AgamananI rAha joI rahyA hatA. paNa sulatAne temaNe na joI! e manomana harakhAyA! "vAha sulasA! prabhu vIra pratyenI tArI zraddhA sAcI bIjA divase rAjaguhInA dakSiNa dizAnA daravAje lokonI bhIDa jAmI hatI. daravAjAnI bahAra medAna naMdanavana jevuM zaNagArAyeluM hatuM. tyAM sAkSAt viSNu bhagavAna padhAryA hatA! kamaLa samAna nAbhi, garuDa pakSI para ArUDha, pItAMbaradhArI, cAra hAthamAM gadA, zaMkha, cakra ane dhanuSya! AsapAsa lakSmI devI Adi aneka rANIonuM vRMda! chAtI para kaustubha maNi! viSNu bhagavAnanA upAsako harSathI unmatta thaI nAcI rahyA hatA, ane gAtA hatA. viviUT: viSNu: parvatamasta! sarva viuAna MAta!" pANImAM viSNu che, pRthvI para viSNu che ane parvatanI Toce paNa viSNu che! AkhuM jagata viSNumaya che! AvA viSNu bhagavAna dakSiNa daravAje padhAryA che... sau darzana karavA cAlo ane jIvana sArthaka karo!' viSNu bhagavAna pratyakSa AvyA hoya, tyAM jovA koNa na jAya! rAjagRhInAM tamAma strI-puruSo UmaTI paDyAM. sulatAnI sakhIo sulasA pAse pahoMcI gaI. sulatA, Aje tAre viSNu bhagavAnanAM darzana karavA AvavuM ja paDaze!' "kema?' kema zuM? e A sRSTinA pAlaka che! rakSaka che!" to pachI hamaNAM ja thayelo vaizAlIno vinAza temaNe rokyo kema nahIM? vaizAlI jevI devanagarI...Aje ujjaDa verAna thaI gaI! bhayaMkara yuddha thayuM. yuddhamAM lAkho sainiko mAryA gayA. viSNu bhagavAne nagaranI rakSA, prajAnI rakSA kema na karI? sRSTinA pAlaka hoya, te paNa sarvazaktimAna hoya, to sRSTimAM koI jIva bhUkhyo rahe? tarasyo rahe? nAgo phare? dardIthI pIDAya? sulAsA 213 For Private And Personal Use Only

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anAtha-nirAdhAra banIne bhaTakato rahe? A badhuM A bhayAnaka saMsAramAM dekhAya che ne? kema viSNu bhagavAna A badhAMnAM duHkha dUra karatA nathI? kema pAlana karatA nathI? khera, e game te hoya ke game tevA hoya, mAre temanI sAthe koI nisabata nathI.' paNa jovA to cAla...' meM gaI kAle paNa tamane kaheluM ke mane prabhu vIra sivAya koIneya jovAmAM rasa rahyo nathI." paraMtu A bhagavAna to AtmAno upadeza Ape che.. je upadeza bhagavAna mahAvIra paNa Ape che..." mArI baheno, upadeza-upadezamAM pharaka che! bhagavAna mahAvIra kahe che dareka nAnA-moTA zarIramAM svataMtra AtmAo rahelA che. AtmA anaMta che! jyAre vedomAM kahyuM che "AtmA eka ja che ane sarvavyApI che. judAjudA je AtmAo dekhAya che te pelA brahmasvarUpa AtmAnAM bhinna bhinna pratibiMbo che!" ema mAnavAmAM zuM vAMdho? moTo vAMdho! sAMbhaLo, eka dRSTAMtathI A vAta samajAvuM! AkAzamAM pUrNimAno candra khIlyo che.. dharatI paranAM sarovaromAM enAM judAM judAM pratibiMba paDe che! paNa e AkAzanA caMdra upara vAdaLa AvI jAya to koI pratibiMba dekhAya kharuM? nahIM ne? to, eka AtmAnI mukti thaI jAya, to badhA AtmAonI mukti thaI javI joIe ne? eka AtmA narakamAM jAya, to bIjA badhA AtmAo narakamAM javA joIe ne? nathI jatA ne? emanAM zAstromAM ja Ave che. amuka loko satkArya, yajJa Adi karI svarge gayA ane amuka loko pApa karI narakamAM gayA! eka ja AtmA hoya to A kevI rIte bane? mahAvIra prabhunuM kathana sAcuM che. zaMkA vinAnuM che. dareka Atmadravya svataMtra che. te AtmA pota-potAnAM puNya-pApa mujaba svarga ke naraka pAme che. je sarva karmono kSaya kare che te mukti pAme che. mArI baheno, mane to vira. prabhunI ja vAta sAcI lAgI che, gamI che ane aMtaramAM UtarI che.' 214 sulatA For Private And Personal Use Only

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paraMtu sulasA, lAkho mANaso viSNu bhagavAnane mAne che. emanA upadezane mAne che, e badhA zuM ajJAnI haze?" kone keTalA mAne che-e tattvanirNaya karavAnuM mApa nathI. buddhimAna puruSe svaye sAcA-khoTAna, tattva-atattvano nirNaya karavAno hoya che. dharmanuM tattva kuzAgra buddhithI samajAya evuM tattva che. bAkI duniyA to gatAnugatika che! A ApaNA magadhamAM keTalA yajJa-yAga thatA hatA? keTalAM hajAro nirdoSa pazuo emAM homAtAM hatAM? pachI to pitRmadha yajJa" ane "mAtumedha yajJa" paNa zarU thayA hatA ne? "jene svargamAM javuM hoya te yajJa kare...' evo ghora hiMsAno upadeza dharmanA nAme apAto hato. svArthI loko ajJAnI ne bhoLA loko potAnAM vRddha mAtA-pitAne svargamAM mokalavA yajJa karavA lAgyA hatA! mAtA-pitAne bhaDabhaDatI AgamAM rotAM-kakaLatAM nAkhatA hatA. e to bhagavAna mahAvIre ahiMsA-dharmano jorazorathI prasAra karyo. rAjAone ahiMsaka banAvyA, zreSThIone, brAhmaNone ane kSatriyone ahiMsaka banAvyA, tyAre yajJa-yAga ochA thayA." sakhIo samajI gaI. cAlI gaI. viSNu bhagavAna sulatAne zodhe che! paNa sulasA dekhAI nahIM. manomana teo khUba AnaMdita thayA. dhanya sulasA! tAro vIra prema.tArI saddharma zraddhA sAcI! zaradaRtunA pUrNa caMdranAM darzana karIne sutelo pravAsI. grISmanA sahasrarazmi sUryanAM darzana karato jAge ne jeTaluM Azcarya anubhave, eTaluM ja Azcarya rAjagRhInAM hajAro strI-puruSo pazcima daravAje padhArelA mahezvara-zaMkarane birAjamAna thayelA joIne anubhavI rahyA. AkhA zarIre bhasmanuM vilepana! jaTAmAM gaMgA! mastake caMdra! pAse pArvatI! kaMThamAM manuSya-khoparIonI mALA! lalATe jAjvalyamAna trIjuM netrA hAthamAM DamaruM ane trizuLa! cAre bAju naMdI, caMDI Adi gaNa! zarIra para hAthInA cAmaDAnuM AvaraNa! Damaka...Damaka DamaruMno dhvani! pRthvIne dhaNadhaNAvatA pAya ane pracaMDa pralayakArI tejathI jhaLahaLatAM netro! bhagavAna zaMkara zaivazAstra saMbhaLAvavA lAgyA. "he nagaravAsIo, A pRthvI brahmAe pedA karI, viSNue pAlana karyuM....ane have huM eno nAza sulAsA 215 For Private And Personal Use Only

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karIza. koI ghasaghasATa UMghatA haze, koI khagoLa nihALatA haze, koI gAvA-nAcavAmAM masta haze, koI suMdarIonA saundaryane jovAmAM lIna haze...AsAezanI sukhada paLomAM sahu garakAva haze e vakhate bhayaMkara vAvAjhoDAno kolAhala saMbhaLAze. gADha timira chavAI jaze. ekAeka vegabharyA vAyarA vAvA lAgaze. aMdhakAramAMthI bhUta UThe, pAtALamAMthI preta pragaTe, dizAomAMthI dAnava jAge ema ekAeka pRthvI para pralaya pharI vaLaze.. huM pralaya karIza. samagra sRSTino nAza karIza. sRSTimAM mRtyunI bhayaMkara zAnti prasarI jaze...' Aje rAjagRhI mATe trIjo ajaba-gajabano divasa hato! rAjagRhInA itihAsamAM kyAreya AvI ghaTanA banI na hatI. kramaza: brahmA, viSNu ane maheza rAjagRhImAM padhAre...e kalpanA bahAranI vAta hatI. paraMtu vAta hatI - e nakkI! zaMkarane joIne, zaMkaranA upadezane sAMbhaLIne sulasAnI sakhIo sulasA pAse pahoMcI gaI. sakhIoe aMdaroaMdara nirNaya karyo ke "Aje to tulasAne zaMkara bhagavAnanAM darzana karAvavAM ja che.' sulasA sAmAyika vrata pUrNa karIne beThI hatI, tyAM sakhIo AvI pahoMcI. sulasAnI cAre bAju besI gaI. eka sakhIe tulasAne kahyuM : tane khabara che sulasA, pazcima daravAje bhagavAna zaMkara padhAryA che. sAthe pArvatI paNa che. zaivamatano upadeza Ape che. Aje to tuM cAla. bhale tAre hAthe na joDavA hoya to na joDIza, besavuM na hoya to na besIza, paNa UbhA UbhA joI to le! e zuM upadeza Ape che, te sAMbhaLI to le!' mArI priya sakhIo, mAre zA mATe zaMkarane jovA? ne zA mATe emano upadeza sAMbhaLavo? tame sahu jANo cho ke mane vIra prabhu sivAya koI ja devane jovAmAM rasa nathI, vIra prabhunA upadeza sivAya koI upadeza sAMbhaLavo mane gamato nathI. mane prabhunI vANIthI ja evI paritRpti thaI gaI che ke have bIjA koInAM vacana zravaNa karavAnI icchA ja thatI nathI..." "paNa tulasA, bhagavAna mahAvIra to sRSTine anAdi anaMta kahe che, jyAre zaMkara bhagavAna to sRSTinA pralayanI, sRSTinA nAzanI vAta kare che. e pote sRSTino nAza karaze, ema kahe che.' to to emane bhagavAna na kahevAya. durjanonI sAthe sajjanone paNa mAranAra zuM bhagavAna kahevAya? azubhano nAza karavAnI sAthe zubhano nAza 216 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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karAya? ane, je zAzvata che e sUrya, candra, graho, nakSatro, devaloko.. narakAvAso...vagere kyAreya naSTa thayA nathI ke thaze nahIM. meru parvata ane zatruMjaya parvata jevA zAzvatA parvato, gaMgA-yamunA jevI zAzvata nadIo ane jyAM anaMta siddha bhagavaMtonuM avasthAna che, e siddhazilA kyAreya nAza pAme nahIM...hA, saMsAranI cAra gatiomAM jIvonAM janmamRtyu thayA kare, kyAreka mRtyunuM pramANa vadhI zake paNa sarve jIvo ekasAthe kyAreya maryA nathI ke maraze nahIM.' to pachI pralayanI vAta?' artha vinAnI che. pralayanI vAto karanArA, pralaya pachI punaH sRSTinA sarjananI vAta kare che! eka paNa jIvAtmA bace ja nahIM, to janma kevI rIte thAya? kama se kama eka puruSa ane eka strI to hovAM joIe ne? e rahe to pralayane pUrNa pralaya kahevAya nahIM!' pralaya kevI rIte thAya?" pralayanI vAta karanArA kahe che : pRthivA aNu - pRthvIno pANImAM pralaya 3pa tenasi - pANI tejamAM DUbI jAya. che tejhara vIthI - teja vAyumAM vilIna thaI jAya, vAyo vAze - vAyu AkAzamAM bhaLI jAya. vIca navA hRAre - AkAza jIvanA ahaMkAramAM. tarI rikhyAmaeAre - jIvano ahaMkAra hiraNyagarbhanA ahaMkAramAM bhaLI jAya. taraca aa vidyAyAma- ane avidyAmAM maLI jAya! zuM A badhuM sAcuM che?' "nA re nA. mAtra kalpanAnuM uDDayana che. ane emanA ja siddhAMtathI viparIta che. brahma satya nAzmiA ' sRSTimAM eka mAtra AtmA ja sat che. bAkI badhuM khoTuM che! to pachI "avidyA' sAcI che ke khoTI? badhuM ja. avighAmAM ja samAI javAnuM hoya to "avidyA' nuM svataMtra astitva mAnavuM joIe ne? mATe AvI badhI agaDaM-bagaDe vAtomAM paDavuM nahIM, evI vAto sAMbhaLavI nahIM. tame mArI sakhIo cho. tamane mArA pratye sneha che, mATe tamane eka sulAsA 217 For Private And Personal Use Only

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vAta kahevI che...tame zAntithI pachI mArI vAta para vicAra karajo. tame je deva Ave tenI pAse jAo cho. bhale bhaktithI nahIM, to kutUhalathI jAo cho. juo cho ane sAMbhaLo cho. dareka deva potapotAnuM gANuM gAya che. konI vAta sAcI ne konI vAta khoTI - tame dvidhAmAM paDI jAo. pachI kyAreka kaMTALo AvI jAya. deva tarapha, dharma tarapha...guru tarapha aruci thaI jAya. mATe darekane na sAMbhaLo, hA, tamArI buddhi paripakva hoya, tamAruM jJAna vizada hoya, sAcuM-khoTuM pArakhavAnI vedhaka dRSTi hoya to tame bhale badhAnuM sAMbhaLo! nahitara zAntithI ghare besI prabhu nAmanuM smaraNa karo. vizeSamAM, rAjagRhI to puNya dharA che. ahIM bhagavAna mahAvIra keTalo dIrgha samaya rahyA che? avAranavAra varSAvAsa karyA che. roja dharmanI dezanA ApI che. lokonA mananI zaMkAo dUra karI che. ekaeka tattvane supere samajAvyuM che! zuM nathI samajAvyuM prabhue? huM to eka mAtra mArA prabhune varI chuM mAro tamAro prema thayo che nibhAvazo to kharA ne? kAraNa -- huM rAgI, tame vItarAgI cho. duniyA A premanI hAMsI to nahIM kare? mAro tamAro prema thayo che bolAvazo to kharA ne? bhale tame vItarAgI, kazuM bhale tame na Apo, mane jarAya duHkha nathI, mAtra mArAM baMdhana kApo. mAro tamAro prema thayo che. pAse besADazo to kharA ne? prabhu! tamAro svabhAva huM jANuM chuM.... premInAM tame duHkha haro cho, e huM pramANuM chuM. mAro tamAro prema thayo che mane paMpALazo to kharA ne? sakhIonA mananuM samAdhAna thayuM. teo potapotAnA ghare cAlI gaI. tyAM medAnamAM birAjelA zaMkara bhagavAna bhaktonI bhIDamAM. sulatAne zodhe 218 sulatA For Private And Personal Use Only

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che! sulasI dekhAtI nathI... "na AvI e prabhu vIranI parama zrAvikA! sAce ja enuM samyagdarzana nirmaLa che. e satyaniSTha che. bhagavAna mahAvIre kahyuM che: __'na kappae se paratitthiyANaM taheva tesiM ciya devayANaM / pariggahe tANa ya ceiyANaM pribhaavnnaa-vNdnn-puuynnaaii||' samyagdaSTi jIve anya matavALAone vaMdana na karavuM joIe. mithyASTione, emanA devone ke emaNe grahaNa karelA jinacaityonI paNa prazaMsA na karavI joIe. pUjA-yAtrA ke praNAma na karavAM joIe. samyagdaSTi AtmA, jinavANI ja sAMbhaLe. kAraNa ke jinavANI buddhinA mohane hare che. kumArgethI pAchA vALe che, saMvega pedA kare che. jinavara pratye anurAga pedA kare che. hRdayane harSAnvita kare che. te pachI e samyagdaSTi mahAtmA jJAna-darzana-cAritramAM pragati sAdhe che. samatA-samAdhi Adi guNo prApta kare che.. guNAnidhi banIne mokSamAM jAya che! 'pArvati kallANa paraMparAo guNaMdharA huMti vayaMti siddhiM / ' "kalyANonI paraMparA prApta karI, kramazaH e guNadhara AtmAone siddhi vare che!' kharekhara, tulasA guNanidhi che. daDha samyagdaSTi che! mArI traNa-traNa parIkSAomAM e uttIrNa thaI che. basa, have eka parIkSA laIne, enI pAse jaI, prabhu vIrano dharmalAbha' saMbhaLAvIza!' sulAsA 219 For Private And Personal Use Only

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.A che rAjagRhI nagarInI uttara dizAmAM gaganacuMbI bhavya vaibhAragiri Ubho che. jANe AkAza ane pRthvIne mApavA mATe moTo mApadaMDa hoya tevo zobhe che. A pahADa vividha auSadhiono bhaMDAra che. e auSadhio rAtridIpakanI jema prakAza ApanArI che ane sthira tejavALI che. je prakAzamAM manuSya zAstravAcana karI zake! A vaibhAragirinI guphAomAM siMhonA nivAsa hatA. pahADa paranAM medAnomAM hAthIonAM vRMda jovA maLatAM hatAM. A pahADa upara vipula pramANamAM tAlavRkSo hatAM. e tAlavRkSonAM patromAMthI vastro banatAM hatAM. e vastro banyA pachI je patro vadhatAM tenA upara zAhIthI munio ane lahiyAo zAstro lakhatA hatA. Aje A vaibhAragiri para bhavya ramaNIya samavasaraNa maMDAyuM che. cAreya dhAro, traNaya gaDha, gaDha para suMdara kAMgarAo...azoka vRkSa...! AThaya pratihAryathI zobhatA caturmukha tIrthakara madhura dezanA ApI rahyA hatA! jANe vasaMta khIlI hatI. eka yojanAno pahADavistAra janapadothI bharAI gayo hato. loko jANe vasaMtotsava mANI rahyA hatA! tIrthakara bhagavAna padhAryA hatA. siddhionA nidhAna! bhUta-bhaviSya ane vartamAnanA jJAtA! apUrva rUpa! adbhuta prabhAva! brahmA- viSNu ane maheza karatAM ya vizeSa AkarSaNa! zarIra para ekeya vastra nahIM ane pAse patnI nahIM! koI zastra nahIM ke koI vAjiMtra nahIM! badhuM ja divya Ama to rAjagRhInA prajAjano mATe samavasaraNa navuM na hatuM. anekavAra zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra rAjagRhInA guNazIla caityamAM padhArelA hatA ane tyAM devo samavasaraNa racatA hatA. lokoe samavasaraNamAM besIne dharmano upadeza sAMbhaLelo hato. eka vAra nahIM, anekavAra! loko hoMze hoMze bole che : rAjagRhInA bhAgya mahAna che! duniyAnI zreSTha vibhUtio rAjagRhIne pAvana karI rahI che. 2220 sulasA For Private And Personal Use Only

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Aje to sulatAne bolAvavA mATe rAjagRhInA sanmAnya zreSThIjano sulatAnI havelIe AvyA. sulatAe sahunuM ucita svAgata karyuM. eka zreSThIe kahyuM : "he dharmaniSTha mahAsatI, vaibhAragiri upara padhArelA tIrthakara bhagavAnanA darzana-vaMdana karI tArAM karmono nAza kara.' "he mahAnubhAvo! zuM e covIsamA tIrthaMkara prabhu mahAvIra che?' nA, A to paccIsamA tIrthaMkara che! he sujJapuruSo, tIrthakaro utsarpiNIkALamAM covIsa hoya ane avasarpiNI kALamAM paNa covIsa ja tIrthaMkara thAya. paccIsamA tIrthaMkara hoya ja nahIM!" "to pachI A badhuM zuM che? samavasaraNa ane badhuM ja che!" A to koI indrajAlikanI indrajALa che! mAyA jALa che! lokone ThagavA mATe, lokone potAnI zaktithI Azcaryacakita karI devA mATe A prapaMca racyo che! enI dharmadezanA paNa koI svArthathI prerita haze!' bIjA zreSThIe kahyuM : "he devI sulasA, A rIte paNa koI jinazAsananI prabhAvanA kare che ne? jinazAsananuM gaurava vadhAre che ne? A ja rIte jina zAsananI unnati thAya!" "nA, nA, AvI kUDakapaTathI bharelI ghaTanAothI jinazAsananI prabhAvanA nathI thatI, paraMtu ghora apabhrAjanA thAya che. samajo, A je koI camatkArika puruSe tIrthakaranuM rUpa karyuM che, te vAstavamAM to tIrthaMkara nathI ja! e indrajAlika che. jyAre lokone khabara paDaze ke kharekhara A tIrthakara na hatA, mAtra tIrthakaranuM nATaka ja hatuM to lokonI sAcA tIrthakara uparanI zraddhA paNa tUTI paDaze. e vicAraze ke "mahAvIra paNa tIrthakara hovAnuM nATaka ja kema nahIM karatA hoya?' mATe ApaNe A mAyAvI-indrajAlika lokothI dUra rahIe e ja sAruM!' Ama vicArIne abudha loko dharmatIrthathI dUra thaI jAya. - jinazAsananI prabhAvanAno sAco mArga A nathI, dharmamAM saMzaya pedA kare, tevI ghaTanAne prabhAvanA na kahevAya. loko pUchaze - "covIsamA tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra sAcA ke A paccIsamA tIrthakara sAcA? dharmamArgamAM Avo saMzaya samyagdarzanane, zraddhAne dUSita kare che. sAvocananakUTa koTighaTanaiH saMTIkate bhAvanA, kiMtu pratyuta dharmasaMzayakArI saiSA hypbhraajnaa|| sulatA 221 For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahAnubhAvo, je jIvo jinadharma pAmyA nathI, jemaNe tIrthakara paramAtmAnAM darzana karyA nathI, emanI amRtamayI dezanA sAMbhaLI nathI, evA lokone emanA ja AtmakalyANa mATe, Atmahita mATe jinadharma tarapha yathArtha rIte AkarSavAnA upAyo karavA joIe. samucita upAyo karavA joIe ane e kAma ATha prakAranA mahAna gItArtha munirAjo karI zake che. emanA mArgadarzana mujaba zraddhAvAna zrAvako karI zake che. eno zreSTha upAya che dAna! udAratAthI tame dAna Apo! prabhu vIranI jaya bolIne dAna Apo! davA Apo..anna Apo, vastra Apo, sneha Apo, AzvAsana Apo...emanAM evAM ucita kAryo karI Apo ke jethI teo jinadharma pratye ahobhAvathI jue! arihaMtane name, vaMde ne stave." sulatAnI vAto zreSThIone gamI gaI! A tIrthakara kharekhara nathI! koI indrajAlike koI prayojanathI samavasaraNa racyuM che ane emAM tIrthakara banIne beTho che! bhagavAna mahAvIranuM ja anukaraNa karyuM che!' zreSThIo sulasAnA zraddhAbhAvanI khUba khUba prasaMzA karI cAlyA gayA... vaibhAragiri upara samavasaraNamAM beThelA paccIsamA tIrthaMkara sulatAne zodhI rahyA che! "sulasA nathI AvI..." e nirNaya thaI jatAM e jAdugara manomana rAjIno reDa thaI gayo! "dhanya sulatA! dhanya mahAsatI! tuM tArA dharmanI banAvaTamAM paNa bhoLavANI nahIM! tuM dhImaMta che! tuM zraddhAta che! tuM mahA balavaMta che!' teNe mAyA saMkelI lIdhI. pahADa have pahADarUpe hato! aMbaDa parivrAjakanA rAjagRhImAM cAra divasa pasAra thaI gayA hatA. pAMcamo divasa Ugyo, kautukabharI rAtri hamaNAM AthamI gaI hatI. divAkara mUrajhAyelAM kamaLone potAnA mRdu prakAzathI praphullita karI rahyo hato. asUryapazyA kumudinI suryapuruSane nihALI, aMtaHpuranI koI ramaNInI jema lajjAvaMta banI mukha DhALI gaI hatI. magadhanI rAjadhAnImAM vasanArA kharekhara baDabhAgI hatA! nitya navo sUrya Uge ane kaMIka anerA utsavanI vadhAmaNI hoya ja! Aje e utsavonI pUrNAhuti hatI. zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIrano saMdezavAhaka aMbaDa parivrAjaka 222 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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Aje sAco zrAvaka banI gayo. prabhupUjAnAM zveta vastro eNe paherI lIdhAM. hAthamAM phUla-phaLane nivedano karaMDiyo laI e sulatAnI havelInA dvAre jaI Ubho. mukha para namratA! netromAM bhaktibhAva! suMdara rUpavAna zarIra! huM prabhupUjA mATe ApanA gRhamaMdiranA dvAre Avyo chuM devI!' he dharmabaMdhu! padhAro padhAro! huM ApanuM svAgata karuM chuM. he baMdhu, ApanI jIvanayAtrA sukhamaya che ne? ApanA padhAravAthI mAruM ghara pavitra banyuM. Ajano mAra divasa dhanya banyo..prabhAte prabhAte sAdharmika baMdhuno meLApa thayo.. Ajano mAro divasa dhanya banyo. AjanuM prabhAta maMgalakArI. banyuM. Aje ja mArI bArI pAse grISma RtunI pavana-laherakhI potAno kalarava laIne AvI hatI ane prabhunA rAjadarabAramAM kAvyaguMjana karavA saMgItamarmajJa bhramaro paNa AvyA hatA! mane lAgyuM bIjAM kAmo to pachI thaze, paNa Aje ApanI hAjarImAM AvAM dRzyo jovA nahIM maLe. mATe mArA bhrAtA, prabhunA sAnidhyamAM zAnti bharIne besavAno A avasara che. bharI bharI A ArAmapaLomAM jIvana-samarpaNanuM gIta gAI levAno A samaya cho!' sulasAe aMbaDanA mATe pote ja Asana bichAvyuM. dAsIoe kahyuM : rahevA do mAtA, ame pAtharIe chIe..." nA, nA, mArA baMdhanuM Asana to huM ja bichAvavAnI! ane huM emanA paga dhovAnI.' sulasAe aMbaDane Asana para besADI, jema mAtA putranA paga dhue tema pote ja ebaDanA paganuM prakSAlana karyuM. ke pachI dAsIo dvArA prabhupUjananI badhI taiyArI karAvI dIdhI. aMbaDe bhAvapUrvaka bhagavaMtanI pUjA karI. te harSathI ulla banyo. pachI sulatAne kahyuM : "he vivekI sulasA, sAMbhaLo! zAzvatA ane azAzvatA badhAM jinabiMbone meM namaskAra karyA che. hamaNAM, tuM paNa namaskAra kara." sulatAe lalATe aMjali joDI bhAvapUrvaka namaskAra karyA. pachI teNe aMbaDane kahyuM : have ApaNe prabhunI bhAvastavanA karIe - kalApUrNa ne jJAnapUrNa hA karazo pUrNa mama Aza? pUrNadaSTithI juo amane, citta dharo ama aradAsa.. karI karmono nAza thayA avinAza, karyo muktipurImAM vAsa, sulatA 223 For Private And Personal Use Only

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mane bhalI, bhaTakatI rahI bhava vane kyAre thaze tama sahavAsa? ghaNAne tAryA, pAra utAryA, ApanI che jagatAraka padavI ghaNA aparAdhIne tame ugAryA, mane tAravAmAM vAra kevI? moha-madathI unmatta ne behAla nahIM zuddhi lagAra AvA DUbavAnA samaye nAtha. zuM nahIM lo mama saMbhALa? ane huM ja nirmohI banI tarI jaIza saMsAra to pachI upakAra zo tamAro? mATe kahuM chuM karo na vAra.... sukhamAM to svajana ghaNA duHkhamAM viralA koya Apa zaraNa cho mama sadA karo kRpA duHkha muja joya. eka vAta kharI kahuM tamane tuma darzane pragaTyo hRdayaprakAza anubhava apUrava muja thayo hoya savi karmono nAza... karmakalaMka nivAravuM mAre ramavuM nija zuddha svarUpa, vizrAma pAmavo tuja padaka bhAva apUrva pragaTo cipa.. tame ja sukhadAtA ne jJAnadAtA trizalAnaMdana! Apa manamAM sadA mana-vacana-kAyAthI vinavuM abheda bhAve raho sarvadA... pUjA-bhaktithI paravArI, sulasA aMbAne potAnA maMtraNAgRhamAM laI gaI. tyAM besIne AMbaDe sulatAne kahyuM: he mahAsatI! tuM kharekhara jinadharmanuM gaurava dhAraNa karanArI che...te jinadharmane samajyo che, jIvanamAM jIvyo che ane tArA samasta vyaktitva para jinadharma chavAI gayelo che. tuM sAkSAt dharmamUrti cho. he sulasA, tAro vivekavaibhava apAra che. tuM sAra-asArano bheda karI zake che. heya-upAdeyane samajI zake che. pApa-puNyanA bheda jANe che. kartavyaakartavyane tuM samaje che. kharekhara, vivekanI ArAdhanA tArA eka-eka vacanamAM saMbhaLAya che ne eka-eka pravRttimAM dRSTigocara thAya che. - dhanyA! sulasA, sAce ja te dhanya che. dhanyavAdane pAtra che. huM tane jeTalA dhanyavAda ApuM eTalA ochA che! mArA hRdayamAM tArA pratye nirmaLa snehano sAgara ghUghavI rahyo che. meM ghaNAM gAma-nagaromAM hajAro strIo joI che, paraMtu tArI tole koI nA Ave! he devI! tavaiva saka nirakhanma ! tAruM manuSyajIvana saphaLa banyuM che. bhagavAna mahAvIradeve je narajanmanA guNa gAyA che, je narajanmane ati 224 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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durlabha kahyo che, te vAtane teM sArthaka karI che. tapa-tyAgathI ane paramAtmabhaktithI teM tAruM jIvana suvAsita karyuM che. dAna ane zIlathI ta tArA jIvanane suMdara zaNagAryuM che. he parama zrAvikA! huM aMbaDa parivrAjaka chuM. huM AkAzamArge gamanAgamana karuM chuM. ekasAthe so rUpa karI, so gharomAM bhojana karI zakuM chuM. huM A dezamAM khUba pharyo chuM. ghaNI vyaktio mArA paricayamAM AvI che, paNa tArA jevI viziSTa dakSa sannArI meM bIjI joI nathI! tArI dakSatA meM prathamavAra jyAre parivrAjakanA vezamAM ajANyA saMnyAsIrUpe Avelo tyAre paNa joI hatI ane Aje paNa joI rahyo chuM. mane to lAge che ke A tAro janmajAta guNa che ane A guNe tane lokapriya ja nahIM, prabhupriya banAvI che! ane tArI buddhi! jinabhASita tattvothI rasAyelI che. buddhi prajJA banI gaI che...sukSma prajJAne dhAraNa karanArI he maMganI! tuM eTalI ja vinamra che. namratAthI tArI bhakti umadA banI che. te paramezvarane AtmAthI oLakhyA che. prajJAthI jANyA che. AtmIyatAthI anubhavyA che. mATe ja bhava bhavano AMtaravaibhava pragaTa thayo che. tArI bhakti, prabhubhakti, vIrabhakti addabhuta che. bhakti jevuM bIjuM koI tattva nathI. bhakti jJAna-vijJAnathI para che. bhakti asIma che. parama bhagavAnanA tattvanuM tane jJAna paNa thayuM che! tAruM mana prabhumAM lAgyuM che. teM prabhuno ja Azraya lIdho che. tuM prabhu sAthe ekatva anubhave che. tuM prabhumaya banI gaI che. prabhu sAthe tArI je yuti racAI che te eka kSaNanI nahIM paNa enuM anusaMdhAna pratyeka kSaNa sAthe che ane mATe ja tuM bhautika padArthothI mukta che, anAsakta che. he bhaganI! huM sAcI vAta kahuM chuM. tAro AtmA UMco che. tuM tArA jJAna ane bhaktinA yoge, dAna ane zIlanA yoge A bhavamAMthI sadAkALa chUTI jaIza. have tArA mATe lakhacoryAsIno cakarAvo nathI. lakhacoryAsIno cakarAvo zuM che? bIjuM kazuM nahIM paNa duHkhanAM dhAma che. A du:khamAMthI, A cakarAvAmAMthI tuM chUTIne paramadhAmamAM pahoMcI jaIza. e paramadhAma Ama to agama che, paraMtu tArA mATe sugama che. je ananya prabhuprIti kare che tene koI muzkelI nathI hotI. he satIziromaNi! sarva sArabhUta guNothI tAruM vyaktitva ghaDAyeluM che. sulasA For Private And Personal Use Only 225

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emAMya tArI paramAtmaprIti-bhakti to ananya che. tuM ati virala vibhUti che. "mahAvIra sivAya koI nahIM!' A tArI sahaja prIti che, sahaja bhakti che. emAM pachI koI bIjAno praveza nahIM! potAnA bhItaramAM je deva sthApyA te sthApyA! tArI bhaktimAM bhInAza che, AdratA che. bhaktino pradeza bhIno che. emAM rasa che, zuSkatA nathI. bhakti eTale narI bhAvasamAdhi! mArI bhaginI! tArAmAM bhaktibhAvanI namratA che ane bhaktibhAvanI utkRSTatA che. te pUrNarUpeNa mahAsatI che. te avikArI banI gaI che. janmamRtyu, jarA-vyAdhinA duHkhanA cakarAvAmAMthI mukta thavuM hoya ane mokSa meLavavo hoya to saMsAra pratye avikArI-anAsakta banavuM ja paDe. tuM banI cho. tAruM mana prabhumAM ekAgra che, acaLa che ne avicaLa che. devI, mahAsatI, huM rAdhAnA kRSNaprema karatAM paNa tAro vIraprema caDhiyAto mAnuM chuM, kRSNa rAdhAne prema karatA hatA ane rAdhA kRSNane prema karatI hatI, jyAre ahIM to prabhu vItarAga che, e tArI sAthe prema nathI karatA, chatAM tuM emane apAra prema kare che! tAro prema ekapakSIya che! | he mahAzrAvikA, huM caMpAnagarImAM gayo hato. huM prabhunAM caraNono dAsa chuM...emanAM caraNonI raja chuM. emano ja cAhaka chuM. prabhu samavasaraNamAM birAjelA hatA. samavasaraNamAM devo hatA, devendra ane narendra hatA. hajAro strIpuruSa hatAM. tyAM meM dharmanI dezanA sAMbhaLI. pachI UbhA thaI traNa pradakSiNA daI, prabhune namaskAra karI Ubho rahyo. mArA manamAM rAjagRhI AvavAno vicAra hato. bhagavaMta to aMtaryAmI! emaNe mane kahyuM : "he aMbaDa, tuM rAjagRhI javAno che tyAM rahelI sulasA zrAvikAne ghera jaIne, mArA vacanathI ene "dharmalAbha' nA AzIrvAda Apaje. huM 'tahatti" kahIne tyAMthI nIkaLI AkAzamArge ahIM Avyo. "he sulasA, tuM zreSTha puNayazALI che! tane prabhue zrImukhe dharmalAbha kahevarAvyA!' aMbaDanA mukhe prabhunA "dharmalAbha' sAMbhaLI, sulasAnA romerome dIvA pragaTI gayA... nasenasamAMthI vINAnA sUro vahevA lAgyA. tenI AMkho harSanAM AMsuothI UbharAvA lAgI. te UbhI thaI gaI ane meghagarjanA sAMbhaLI mayUrI nAcI UThe tema sulasA nAcI UThI. tenuM mukhakamaLa khIlI UDyuM ane tyAM ja tenA mukhethI stavanA vahevA lAgI. 226 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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mAravA mohamallane tuM ja mahAmalla che. pApapaMka prakSAlavA tuM ja amala vimala jala che karmarajane dUra karavA te ja divya samIra che jaya pAmo jinarAja zrI mahAvIra che! devendra ne narendra pUje ApanAM caraNo sadA meru kaMpyo padasparzathI Azcarya mAnuM huM mudA kevalyanetre dekhatA bhAvo sadA vizvanA dravyane paryAya jotA vItarAga bhAve vizvanA... rUpa vijetA jagajananetA he vIra jinavara vibho! jayavaMta che jayavaMta ho! pAvana ho ama Atama prabho! Apa cho nirmaLa sarovara jalabharyA jagatpati je snAna karatA banatA nirmaLa dehane buddhi-mati. devendrane rAjA-prajA sau ApanA caraNe name evA caraNa mArA zire sthApavAnuM game. jenA lalATe sparza thAye ApanAM caraNo taNo teo tarI Adhi-upAdhi pAra pAme bhava taNo. je bhAvapUrvaka jinArcA kare che mAnavI saMsArasAgarane tarI jAya che te mAnavI mokSamArge paheluM pagaluM ApanA caraNe rahyuM tyAM je name te ja uttama aMga jJAnI kahyuM. teo ja banatA dhanya ne uttama jano devo ne dAnava namatA bhAve, jo uttama bano. puSpo sugaMdhita gUMthI mALA Apane kaMThe mUke ne aMgaracanA bhavya karatA bhAvane te lUMTe rAjya pAme lakSmI pAme, sattA yauvana pAmatA. saubhAgya ne yaza pAme te muktinAM sukha pAmatA. he prabho! je jIvo tamane prabhAta veLA pUjatA te puruSone sajana loko mAnathI mata pUchatA paraloke pUjanIya deva bane ke mAnava zreSTha bane cakravartI ke rAjezvara vizALa pRthvI bhogI bane. sulAsA 227 For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhavya jIvo! niraMtara smarajo, nAma prabhunuM maMgalakArI pApakarmono mela baLIne thaI jAze Atama zubhakArI mArA mananA mAnasaravaramAM caraNakamalarUpa haMsayugala sadeva krIDA karatuM raho - banI rahe mana mAruM vimala... A rIte zreSTha kAvyaracanAthI bharapUra prabhustuti karIne praphullita banelI sulatAe bhUmitala para mastaka namAvI vaMdana karyuM. 228 sulatA For Private And Personal Use Only

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zakti bhaktinAM caraNomAM namI paDI. aMbaDa parivrAjaka sulatAne gadgad svare abhinaMdI rahyo. teNe sulatAne pUchyuM : "he bhAgyazAlinI! tArI mahAvIra-niSThAnI, tArI jinadharma-zraddhAnI parIkSA karavA meM ja brahmA, viSNu, maheza ane paccIsamA tIrthaMkaranAM rUpa dhAraNa karyA hatAM. mAre tane cakAsavI hatI. tArI kasoTI karavI hatI.. ane meM karI. tuM parIkSAmAM uttIrNa thaI. paraMtu mAre tane pUchavuM che ke tuM kautukathI paNa jovA kema na AvI? strImAM kautuka jovAnI to sahajavRtti hoya che!" sulatAe kahyuM : "mArA dharmabhrAtA, tame to jJAnIpuruSa cho, guNasamRddha cho..tame kevo prazna pUchayo! he manISI, tIrthakara prabhu vIrane joyA pachI, emane manamAM sthApyA pachI, pUjyA pachI bIjA devone kautukathI paNa jovAnI icchA thAya kharI? mAruM mana to prabhu vIramAM ja rame che. prabhue mArA para kAmaNa karyuM che! svAmI! tame kAmaNa karyuM ne citta mama corI lIdhuM, karazuM ame paNa evuM kAmaNa bhaktibhAve meM kIdhuM he devI mArA zuddha hRdaye Apa AvyA meM cahyA, Rddhi-siddhi ne samRddhi AvI muja karamAM grahyA... dUra ho ke pAsa ho mArA hRdayamAM sthira cho, karmo haNyAM, zakti anaMtI, Apa jina mahAvIra cho. he prabhu! mArA tame cho ne tamArI huM sadA, koI cho bharamAve paNa huM bhramita thau nA sarvadA, vAta sAcI mAnajo muja jUTha boluM nahIM kadA janamojanama tava caraNasevA hojo mujane jayapradA. raMga lAgyo, prema thaI gyo sahaja bhAve he prabho! kSIra-nIra saMyoga jevo yoga cAhuM che vibho! sulasA 2 29 For Private And Personal Use Only

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he guNanidhi, satya vastu hAthamAM AvyA pachI, asatyane levAnuM mana thAya kharuM? jo evuM mana thAya to satyane satya tarIke samajyA ja na kahevAIe. satya jo game che, satya priya lAge che, to pachI asatya game tevAM rUpa dhAraNa karIne Ave, chatAM enA pratye koI prakAranuM AkarSaNa na thavuM joIe. kautuka jovuM e paNa eka prakAranuM AkarSaNa ja che. tame kahyuM ema bhale kautuka jovA strInI sahajavRtti hoya, paNa jyAre AtmA UMco UThe che tyAre mohajanya sahajavRttio chUTI jAya che. bhale pachI e strI hoya ke puruSa hoya. he prajJAvAnuM! mArA mATe prabhu vIra ja parama satya che! parama sakhA che. emane pAmyA pachI, emanI divya vANI sAMbhaLyA pachI duniyAnAM kautuko...nATako jovAnuM mana thAya ja nahIM, mAruM mana bIje jatuM nathI ke lobhAtuM nathI. vaLI tamane pUchuM chuM ke tame jaMgalamAM muktapaNe pharatA gaMdhahastIne joyo che ne? enA gaMDasthaLamAMthI jharatA madanI suvAsa letA bhramarane tame joyo che? e bhramara zuM lImaDAno rasa pIvA jAya kharo? meM prabhunA kamalanI sugaMdha jevA zvAsocchavAsane, emane pradakSiNA detAM anubhavyo che! 230 Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir prabhunA janmajAta cAra atizaya Apa jANo cho ne? zvAsane uchvAsa jinanA kamalapuSpanI gaMdha sama mAMsa ne rudhira ujjvala zveta dugdhadhArA sama, tana nIrogI, rUpa suMdara nitya thanagana yauvana AhAra ne nihAra adaza evuM che jinajIvana! evI ja rIte narmadA-nadInA kAMThe UgelAM vRkSonAM puSponI makaraMdamAM masta banelo bhamaro marubhUmi para UgelA keraDAnA jhADa para besavA jAya kharo? ke vicakSaNa baMdhu! samavasaraNamAM besIne jemaNe prabhunI vANInA zravaNamAM mastI mANI che...e bIjA chaLa-prapaMca karanArA devonI parSadAmAM jAya kharo? rAjagRhImAM jyAre jyAre devoe samavasaraNa racyAM, devadevendro ane mAnava-mahArAjAo, strIo ne puruSo, sAdhuo ane sAdhvIo, pazuo ne pakSIo e samavasaraNamAM jatAM hatAM, prabhunA divya upadezane sAMbhaLI parama zAnti-rasa pItAM hatAM, teo bIjA devonI pAse jAya ja zA mATe? meM to e amRta eTaluM pIdhuM che ke, have mane bIjAM sulasA For Private And Personal Use Only

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bheLaseLiyAM zarabata pIvAnI icchA thatI ja nathI. he buddhidhana! tame ja kaho, mAnasarovaramAM UgelAM sugaMdhathI maghamaghatAM kamaLa upara nivAsa karanAra bhramara, khAkharAnA jhADa para rahevA jAya kharo? meM evA ja prabhunA sugaMdhabharapUra caraNakamalamAM vAsa karyo che! tame to prabhune vihAra karatA paNa joyA ja haze? teo cAle che paNa svarNakamalo upara! caraNakamala jevA ane caraNa paDe kamala upara evAM caraNa kamaLa pAmIne have huM bIjAonA pASANavat pagane pUjavA zA mATe jAuM? mAre to prabhunAM caraNa ja zaraNa! bIjI vAta kahuM tamane, narmadAnA, gaMgAnA zItala svaccha jaLamAM kIDA karavA TevAyelo gajarAja, kAMThA upara rahelA chIcharA jaLamAM jhAMke paNa kharA? gaMgAjalanuM pAna karanAra evuM chIcharuM ne gobaruM pANI pIe kharo? mArA dharmasnehI bhrAtA! kharuM kaho, prabhunI parama karuNAnA zAnta-zItala jaLamAM snAna karanArI huM ane emanI AMkhonuM amRta pInArI huM anya devanA rAga-dveSabharyAM chIcharAM ane gobarAM pANI pIvA jAuM kharI? mane krodha ane mAnabharI daSTi jovI game kharI? huM to kahuM chuM : mitro ane yAtriko! jinadharmane bhUlazo nahI, ne dharmano jyAM chAMTo nahIM tyAM bhaTakazo nahIM jyAM deva ramaNIvaza rahyA ne zastra dhAraNa karatA sadA unmArgano upadeza ApI kAma vasamuM karatA sadA.. 1 mitro ane yAtriko e dharmanI khAjo dayA, jyAM satyano chAMTo nahIM chatAM te phelI rahyA. mAMsa khAtA, madya pItA, dharmanAme hiMsA kare, ne vAsanAonAM nRtya cAle kALarAjA zira phare.... 2 mitro ane yAtriko! e dharmanI khAjo dayA paMthanA ne pothItaNA ghaNA bhedo jyAM sadA phAlI rahyA vaLI, he guNanidhAna parivrAja ka! hamezAM gaMgAjalanuM pAna karI rahelA zveta rAjahaMsa, kIcaDa ane kAdavathI bharelI nAnI nadIonuM jaLa kyAre paNa pIvAnI zuM icchA kare? na ja kare ne! prabhu vIranI nyAya-nItipUrNa dezanA sAMbhaLyA pachI bIjAonI kapolakalpita nIrasa vAto sAMbhaLavAnI mane jarA paNa icchA thatI nathI. he zaktinidhAna! mArA prabhunI vANI kvI che? sulAsA 231 For Private And Personal Use Only

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232 Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir vANI mArA vIranI udAtta ne udAra saraLa, gaMbhIra ne artha kahe vistAra, megha jima gaMbhIra madhu jima madhura mAlakauMsamAM vade vIra e ziSTa ane rasALa, saMdeha nahIM, vibhrama nahIM, karuNAnI rasadhAra vaividhyanI pUrNatA doSonI apUrNatA sAhasathI te satya prakAze, prasaMgane anurUpa spaSTa kathana karavA chatAM ko nahIM zatrurUpa sAme sAcuM rUpa traNa bAju pratirUpa cAra dizAmAM samAna rUpe dekhAtA ekarUpa nirAkaraNa kare sahu praznonA te tene anurUpa vistAra nahIM, viSayAntara nahIM, kare nahIM potAnI prazaMsA ane nahIM paraniMdA pUrvApara virodha nahIM, devo karatA jayanaMdA! zabdo thoDA, artha mahAna vistare eka yojana mAna na koIno marma haNe prema emanA kaNe kaNe hiMsaka ne ahiMsaka jIvo bese che kanekane AvI mArA jinanI vANI e to lAgI amI samANI. he mahAzrAvaka! huM je koI devono asvIkAra karuM chuM, upekSA karuM chuM, moM pheravI lauM chuM., e mAro avaguNa nathI ema huM mAnuM chuM. hakIkatamAM huM koInI avagaNanA nathI karatI, ghRNA nathI karatI. huM koInA dilane Thesa pahoMce evuM paNa nathI karatI. koIno paNa tiraskAra ka2vAnI prabhue nA pADI che...paraMtu badhAno svIkAra karavAnI paNa nA pADI che. huM bane tyAM sudhI bIjA matanA devo ke guruonI TIkA-AlocanAthI para rahuM chuM. sulasA For Private And Personal Use Only

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chatAM emanI yogya AtmAone oLakhANa karAvavAmAM mane vAMdho lAgato nathI. unmArge jatAne sanmArge vALavA mATe satya samajAvavuM to paDe. bIjA devone kautukathI paNa jovA javAthI ke sAMbhaLavAthI 'kAMkSA' pragaTe che! citta asthira hoya, sabhyajJAna hoya nahIM, eTale anya devo ane darzanomAM e dhasaDAI jAya che, aTavAI jAya che. zuM sAcuM ne zuM khoTuM eno nirNaya karI zakato nathI. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir he tejasvI tapasvI! bhagavAna mahAvIre emanA upadezamAM, A viSayamAM eka dRSTAMta ApyuM hatuM. indradatta nAmano eka buddhizALI rAjamaMtrI hato. rAjA tene aneka rAjyomAM ane nagaramAM potAnAM kAryo mATe molato hato. indradattanI patnI indrAe potAnA AvAsamAM devAlaya banAvI temAM eka yakSarAjanI pratimA sthApI. te yakSanI pUjA kare che ane prArthanA kare cheH he yakSarAja, mArA patije, mArgamAM ane nagaromAM jyAM jAya tyAM emanI rakSA karo. Apa mahAprabhAvazALI cho. sarvatra mArA patinuM sAMnidhya karajo. Apa ApanA bhakto upara vAtsalyavALA hova cho.' sulasA indrAnI bhaktisabhara prArthanAthI yakSarAja indradattanuM sAMnidhya kare che. eka divasa indradatta rAjakAja patAvI potAnA vatana ujjainI Ave che, tyAM mArgamAM nadI AvI. te nadI UtaravA lAgyo, tyAM nadImAM pUra AvyuM. te pUranA pANImAM taNAvA lAgyo tyAre mAthe mugaTa, kAne kuMDala, chAtI para hAra,evA yakSarAja AvyA ane indradattane hatheLImAM UMcakI laIne pAra utArI dIdho. yakSa adRzya thaI gayA. indradattane A ghaTanA svapna jevI lAgI. teNe ghare AvIne potAnI patnIne vAta karI, patnIe kahyuM : 'e yakSarAja hatA, jemane meM gharanA devAlayamAM sthApita karyA che ne roja tamArI rakSA karavAnI emane prArthanA karuM chuM. emanI ArAdhanA karuM chuM.' indradatta pUche che : 'e yakSarAja kyAM che?' patnIe yakSarAjanI mUrti dekhADI. e rAjI thayo, paNa enA manamAM bIjo vicAra Avyo. teNe patnIne kahyuM : 'jo eka devano ATalo prabhAva che to bIjA badhA devonI pratimAo lAvI, devAlayamAM besADIne ArAdhanA kare. to badhA devo ApaNI vadhu rakSA karaze.' patnI to bhoLI hatI. eNe to jyAM tyAMthI pratimAo lAvIne For Private And Personal Use Only 233

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devAlayamAM sthApI dIdhI ane roja pUjavA lAgI. ekavAra pharI varSAkALa Avyo. indradattane rAjAnAM kAryo mATe bahAragAma javAnuM hatuM. teNe patnIne kahyuM : 'tuM vizeSa rUpe devonI pUjA karaje.' patnI pUjA karavA lAgI. indradatta jyAre kAryo karIne pAcho pharyo tyAre nadImAMthI UtaratAM pUra AvyuM, te taNAvA lAgyo...koI deve enI rakSA na karI...chatAM e maryo nahIM, taNAto taNAto kinAre pahoMcyo. ghera AvI krodhathI dhamadhamato patnIne gALo devA lAgyo. 'he duSTA, te devonI pUjA nahIM karI hoya, jethI koI deve mArI rakSA na karI.' krodhamAM ne krodhamAM e badhI devapratimAone toDavA ghaNa laIne taiyAra thayo, tyAre pelA mULa yakSarAje ene rokyo ane kahyuM : 'AvuM na kara, pahelAM tuM mane ekane ja pUjato hato eTale mAre tArI rakSA karavI paDatI hatI paNa have meM vicAryuM A bIjA devo rakSA karaze! bIjA devoe vicAryuM ke pahelo deva rakSA karaze...' eTale badhAe tArI upekSA karI.' e yakSarAjanA bodhathI, indradatte e yakSarAjanI mULa sthAne sthApanA karI bIjA devonI mUrtio jyAMthI lAvelo, tyAM tyAM mUkI Avyo!' he mahAzrAvaka! A eka laukika kathA dvArA prabhue kevo sarasa bodha ApI dIdho! eka ja devAdhidevane hRdayanA maMdiramAM sthApo...enI ja ArAdhanA, enI ja upAsanA karo...ene ja sarvasva mAno! he vaikriyalabdhidhAraka vIrapuruSa! tame tIrthaMkaranuM rUpa karyuM. vaibhAragira upara samavasaraNa racyuM. tame dharmadezanA ApI! nagarajano mArI pAse AvyA hatA ane mane kahyuM hatuM. 'sulasA, Aje to cAla vaibhAragiri para. tIrthaMkara padhAryA che! tuM tIrthaMkarane to mAne che ne?' tyAre meM emane kahyuM hatuM : Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'he nagarajano, A tIrthaMkara, deva-devendravaMdita prabhu mahAvIra nathI. jo e padhAryA hoya to mAro deha romAMcita thayA vinA na rahe!' tyAre nagarajano bolyA hatA : 'sulasA! A to paccIsamA tIrthaMkara che!' meM kaheluM : tIrthaMkarco to covIsa ja che!' 234 aMbaDe pUchyuM : 'he bhaktizAlinI, zuM bhagavAna mahAvIra rAjagRhInA parisaramAM padhAryA hoya, teM emanAM darzana paNa na karyAM hoya, tane emanA padhAravAnI jANa paNa na hoya, chatAM tArA zarIre romAMca thaI jAya?' sulasA For Private And Personal Use Only

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hA, ane zarIra romAMcita thAya eTale mane prabhu padhAryAno AbhAsa thAya. AvuM anekavAra banyuM che." adbhut! adbhuta! he tulasA, tAro AtmabhAva paramAtmA sAthe pragADhapaNe baMdhAI gayo hoya tyAre ja AvI ghaTanA bane! Ama to huM paNa prabhuno ja bhakta chuM. temano ja upAsaka chuM. temanA batAvelA gRhasthadharmane pALuM chuM. bAra vrato meM dhAraNa karelAM che, chatAM meM tArA jevuM saMvedana kyAreya anubhavyuM nathI. A tArA AtmAnI advitIya vizeSatA che. AvA agamaagocara preme ja prabhune prerita karyA haze ne tane "dharmalAbha' kahevaDAvyA haze. bAkI, A ja rAjagRhImAM prabhunA hajAro bhakto che. emAMthI koIne "dharmalAbha' na kahevaDAvyA, tane ja kahevaDavyA, enuM sAcuM kAraNa samajAyuM!" he mahAzrAvaka, mAre to eka ja nirdhAra che : prabhumaya banI javuM! vIranI vATe vATe jAvuM ho AtamA vIranI vATe vATe jAvuM. bhItarano sUra gharo heja maLe jo vikase che mArAM romaroma. bhale ne hoya ghaNAM vamaLo viSAdanAM jAye nA mAruM mana-joma. mAre to tuma sama thAvuM o AtamA! vIranI vATe vATe jAvuM. prANa muja jAgyA, saphaLa muja jiMdagI paNa huM pUchuM ke taDapAvazo kyAM lagI? mAre to nAma tuma hAluM o AtamA, vIranI vATe vATe jAvuM... nathI koI AzA duniyAnA sukhanI, mArI AzA cho tame eka nathI koI bhaya mane karmonAM duHkhano, mArI to Apa eka Teka! nizadina huM tamane dhyAvuM ho AtamA vIranI vATe vATe jAvuM.... aMbaDane sulasAnuM saumya, zItala ane suzIla vyaktitva gamI gayuM. teNe manomana prabhu mahAvIrano mahAna upakAra mAnyo, AvI parama zrAvikAnA dvAre mokalIne! prabhue potAne saMdezavAhaka banAvIne mokalyo, tene eka apUrva ghaTanA mAnI khUba prasanna thayo. "zraddhAnuM parama tattva samajAvavA ja jANe prabhue mane ahIM mokalyo che! A vAta to nizcita lAge che. sulasAnI premasabhara zraddhA advitIya che. mAruM mastaka namI paDe che..." zuM gaMbhIra vicAramAM paDI gayA?' sulasAe aMbaDanI vicAradhArA toDI, tamArA ja vicAra! hA, tamArA! prabhue mane tamArI pAse mokalIne mArA para kevo mahAna sulAsA 235 For Private And Personal Use Only

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upakAra karyo? kharekhara, tamArI pAsethI mane 'zraddhAnuM' sAcuM svarUpa jANavA maLyuM. prItisabhara, bhaktisabhara zraddhAnI tame sAkSAt mUrti cho sulasA! prIti-bhaktinI sAthe sAthe tamArI pAse samyajJAna paNa che...tamArI zraddhA jJAnapUta che...chatAM tame eTalAM ja vinamra ane vivekI cho. kaho, huM tamArI zI sevA karuM? zI bhakti karuM? 'hai bhrAtA! ApaNo sevya-sevaka bhAva nathI. ApaNo saMbaMdha bhAIbahenano che. tame mArA sahodara samAna cho. vaLI, tame paNa mArA prabhunA hRdayamAM vaselA cho! tyAre ja prabhue mArI pAse tamane mokalyA! mAruM parama bhAgya che ke tamArA jevA prabhupriya mane bhrAtArUpe maLyA... tame guNonA bhaMDAra to cho ja, vizeSa rUpe guNAnurAgI cho! tame mahAna zaktionA dhAraka hovA chatAM mArA jevI zaktihIna nArInI prazaMsA karo cho. paraMtu tame karelI badhI ja prazaMsAnAM puSpo huM ApaNA prabhu vIranAM caraNomAM caDhAvI dauM chuM! have bhojananI veLA thaI gaI che. bhojana karavA padhAro. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir sulasA suMdara suzobhita Asana para aMbaDane besADI, tenI sAme sonAmaDhelo pATalo muke che. sonAnI thALImAM bhojana pIrase che. pAse besIne Agraha karI karIne vibhinna pakvAno ane vividha vyaMjanothI bhakti kare che. enI AMkhomAMthI hetanI dhArA vahe che. vAtsalyanI saravANI vahe che. bhojana pUrNa thatAM suvAsita tAMbUla Ape che, ke je bAra vratadhArI zrAvakane khape che. aMbaDa bhojanAdithI nivRtta thaI kahe che : 'he bhaginI! have mane vidAya Apo...huM ahIMthI kAMpilyapura jaIza. ane eka vAta kahuM? jyAre tame mane yAda karazo, mArA zarIre romAMca pragaTaze devI! A ApaNo AtmAthI AtmAno prema joDAryo che. 233 mArI bahena, tame mane yAda karazo ke huM AkAzamArge ahIM pahoMcI . jaIza. eTale have jyAre paNa viziSTa dharmapuruSArtha ka2vAno prAraMbha karo tyAre bhUlyA vinA mane bolAvajo... joke huM saMnyAsI chuM. sAtaso tApasono guru chuM. mArAmAM have mohamada-mAyA ne kAma rahelAM nathI, huM saMsAra pratye virakta chuM. chatAM he bahena! huM tArA pratye Asakta chuM. tuM mArA prabhunAM prANomAM vaselI che ane mArA hRdayamaMdiramAM vaselI che mATe! For Private And Personal Use Only sulasA

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huM kAMpilyapuramAM rahuM chuM. chatAM huM sarvatra chuM. mane koI kSetranuM baMdhana nathI...mane AjJA Apa mArI bahenI, sulasAe aMbaDanA bhavya lalATe kumakumanuM tilaka karI, akSatathI tene vadhAvyo. tenAM ovAraNA lIdhAM. uttama kalpanIya vastro bheTa ApyAM. uttama ratnakuMDala Agraha karIne ApyAM. vairAgI aMbaDanI AMkhe premanAM...nirmaLa snehanAM AMsuothI UbharAI gaI. bahenanA mastake be hAtha mUkI, viziSTa zakti saMkramita karI sulatAnAM caraNe namIne AkAzamArge cAlyo gayo. sulasA, AkAzamAM jatA aMbaDane joI rahI. enI hitakAmanA karatI rahI ne manomana bolI : "mArA bhAI! mArA dharmabaMdhu! huM jarUra mArA anazana samaye tamane yAda karIza! mane lAge che ke tame mane aMtima samAdhinA dAtA banazo! tamAruM kuzaLa ho..." sulatA 237 For Private And Personal Use Only

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zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra caMpAnagarInA "pUrNabhadra' caityamAM padhAryA hatA tyAre videhanI rAjadhAnI vaizAlImAM yuddha cAlI rahyuM hatuM. magadhasamrATa koNika ane videhanA adhipati mahArAjA ceTakanuM bhayAnaka yuddha cAlatuM hatuM. te yuddhamAM mahArAjA zreNikanA putro, koNikanI vimAtAonA daza putro kAla, sukAla, mahAkAla vagere mAryA gayA. putronA mRtyuthI virakta thayelI dasa rANI-mAtAoe prabhu vIranA upadezathI dIkSA lIdhI. sAdhvI banI. AryA caMdanAnI ziSyAo banI. jyAre e sukAlI, mahAkAlI vagere sAdhvIo rAjagRhImAM AvI tyAre sulatA temane vaMdana karavA gaI. tyAre khabara paDI ke sAdhvI banelI rAjamAtAoe to ghora tapazcaryAnA caraNe jIvana dharI dIdhAM che! - sAdhvI kAlIe ratnAvali-tapa karyuM hatuM. A tapazcaryAmAM temane kula eka varSa, traNa mahinA ane 22 divasa lAgyA hatA. temAM 384 divasa tapa karyo hato ane 88 divasa pAraNAnA thayA hatA. A pahelI paripATI pUrI karyA pachI bIjI traNa paripATI paNa pUrNa karI. ema cAra paripATImAM pAMca varSa, cha mahinA ane 28 divasa lAgyA. AvI ghora tapazcaryA karavAthI sAdhvI kAlInuM zarIra kuza thaI gayuM hatuM. lohI ne mAMsa sukAI gayAM hatAM. UThatAM-besatAM hADakAM khaDakhaDatAM hatAM. - sAdhvI sukAlIe kanakAvali-tapa karyuM hatuM. enI eka paripATImAM eka varSa, pAMca mahinA ane 18 divasa lAge che. AvI cAra paripATI karI. ugra tapazcaryAthI sAdhvI atyaMta kRzakAya banI gayAM hatAM. - sAdhvI mahAkAlIe 'laghu siMhaniSkrIDita' nAmanuM tapa karyuM hatuM. A tapanI eka paripATImAM pAMca mahinA ne cAra divasa tapanA hoya che ane 33 divasa pAraNAnA hoya che. AvI kula cAra paripATImAM tapa karyuM. be varSa ane 28 divasamAM A tapa paruM thayuM. pachI paNa bIjI tapazcaryA karI. zarIra ane kaSAyonI saMlekhanA karI. zarIranI sAthe kaSAyo paNa kRza thaI gayA. 238 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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- sAdhvI kRSNAe mahA siMhaniSphIDIta tapa karyuM. A tapamAM pahelI paripATImAM 479 divasa tapazcaryAnA hoya che ane 61 divasa pAraNAnAM hoya che. AvI cAra paripATImAM tapa pUrNa karyuM. cha varSa, be mahinA ane bAra divasamAM tapa saMpUrNa thayuM. e sAdhvI sukRSNAe saptasaptikA bhikSa-pratimA tapa, aSTa-aSTamikA bhikSupratimA tapa, nava-navamikA bhikSapratimA tapa karyuM. - sAdhvI vIrakRSNAe mahA sarvatobhadra tapa karyuM. ka sAdhvI rAmakRSNAe "bhadrottara-pratimA' tapa karyuM. - sAdhvI pirANAe ghaNA upavAsa karyA. - sAdhvI mahAsaNakaSNAe "vardhamAna AyaMbila tapa karyuM. A tapamAM temane 14 varSa, 3 mahinA, 20 divasa lAgyA. sulatA to A vRttAMta jANIne daMga thaI gaI. "rAjamAtAo sAthvI banIne AvI ghora tapazcaryA karI anaMta karmonI nirjarA karI zake che, to huM zrAvikAnA jIvanamAM tapazcaryA kema na karI zakuM? huM paNa tapazcaryA karI A zarIranuM mamatva toDuM, kaSAyone upazAMta karuM. indriyo para vijaya prApta kare. have jyAre vRddhAvasthA nikaTa che ane zarIrabaLa tapa karavA mATe paryApta che, to mAre tapazcaryA karI levI joIe. mane have svajana-parijanonuM koI mamatva rahyuM nathI. vaibhava-saMpattino moha rahyo nathI. zarIranI Asakti rahI nathI to zA mATe ugra tapa na karuM? tapa karIne paNa svastha rahevAnuM mArAmAM pairya che. mArA prabhu vIranI mArA upara aparaMpAra kRpA che. mAre mAruM zeSa jIvana tapazcaryAmAM vitAvI devuM che.' sulasAnuM mana tapazcaryA karavA ullasita banyuM. teNe vividha tapazcaryA zarU karI. jema jema tapazcaryA thatI rahI, tema tema enuM dharmadhyAna vRddhi pAmatuM rahyuM. enA kRza thatA jatA deha para tapanuM teja patharAvA lAgyuM. tenA mukha para saumyatA-zItalatA ane prasannatA vikasita thaI. paramAtmAnA dhyAnamAM lInatA vadhavA lAgI. sahaja bhAve tapa thavA lAgyuM... mahinAo vItyA ane keTalAMka varSo vItyAM. manuSyanuM AyuSya parvatIya nadInA jharaNAnI jema niraMtara gatizIla hoya sulAsA 239 For Private And Personal Use Only

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che. sulasAe vRddhAvasthAmAM praveza karyo. tene mRtyuno bhaya na hato, paNa e mRtyuno samaya jANavA icchatI hatI. ene mRtyano mahotsava manAvavo hato. samAdhimRtyu pAmavAnI enI AMtara icchA hatI. e potAnA gRhamaMdiramAM gaI. vidhipUrvaka bhagavaMtane namaskAra karI te prabhunA dhyAnamAM besI gaI. bhAvAlokamAM anekavAra eNe prabhunuM sAMnidhya mANeluM to hatuM ja. eNe samavasaraNa joyuM. samavasaraNamAM birAjamAna bhagavAna mahAvIrane joyA. bhAvAtmaka ekatA sAdhI. zarIra romAMcita thaI gayuM. AMkhomAMthI harSAzru vahevA lAgyAM. aMtima ArAdhanA karI levAno saMketa maLyo! samAdhimRtyuno vizvAsa maLyo! anazana karavAnI zakti maLI! te nAcI UThI...gAvA lAgI. 240 nA, have bhaya nathI ! koI saMzaya nathI! Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir motanA bhairavI ghora yamadUta cho Ave sarvanAzI mRtyu jhapATA bhale te lAve... zAntino A dhvani kyAMthI? bhagavan! tamAro nAda kyAMthI? mITa mAMDI rahI, zuM kahuM? prabhu padhAro... nayana mArAM name hRdaya-uttApa visAro. prabhu tava nAma guMje. aMtarano tAra gUMthe. haju gAna guMjyA kare che bhItaramAM tame je gAyuMtuM AtmAnuM e ja aMtaramAM mana raMgAyuM rageraga mAraga mAre che saraga nA, have koI bhaya nathI duniyAno koI laya nathI... mRtyu? mRtyu aMge prabhunA mukhe meM ghaNuM sAMbhaLyuM che. mRtyu e aMta nathI. AtmAnI eka zarIramAMthI bIjA zarIramAM javAnI eka prakriyA mAtra che. AtmAnI gatinuM pUrNavirAma to siddhazilA che, muktidhAma che! eTale huM to kahuM chuM : For Private And Personal Use Only sulasA

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mota nahIM mAnavIno chello mukAma jAvuM jyAM che pUraNa kerAM dhAma pagane jo phUTe pAMkho to jAvuM che tyAM amRta jhare jyAM jinanAM akhaMDa pIvA te amRtanA pyAlA nizadina karmonAM baMdhana thAye khaMDa-khaMDa prabhune pichANyA meM to premathI nAnI A jiMdagI banI killola, mRtyu ane prabhu pAmavA sopAna samatA-samAdhi maLe aNamola! motane na mAnuM zokanuM TANuM ene to utsavarUpa ja mANuM! have karavo che muktimAM ArAma mota nahIM mAnavIno chello mukAma. anazana karavA mATenI pUrvataiyArI meM karI lIdhI che. indriyavijaya ane kaSAyajaya meM prApta karyo che. aMtima ArAdhanA karIne mAre samAdhimaya anazana karavuM che. mane mArA prabhunI anujJA maLI gaI che. A jIvananI vidAyaveLA AvI gaI che. have to vidAyaveLAnAM gIta gAvAnAM che. sulasAnI ugra tapazcaryAnI vAta rAjagRhInA ghareghare pahoMcI gaI che. sulasAnI kuzaLa pRcchA karavA strI-puruSonI satata avara-javara cAlu thaI gaI che. sulatAnA tana-manane jarA ya zrama na pahoMce e rIte nagarajano darzana karI, anumodanA karIne jAya che. salasAnI sakhIo sulasAnI vaiiyAvRtyamAM tatpara che. rAjagRhImAM padhArelAM sAdhvIjI paNa sulasAne dharmalAbha" nA AzIrvAda ApavA Ave che. sulatAnI havelI strI-puruSothI bharAyelI che. sulasI sukhAsana para beThI che. tapanuM teja che. saumyatAno zItala prakAza che. prema ane bhaktino pravAha strI-puruSanAM hRdayamAMthI sulasA tarapha vahI rahyo che. rAjagRhImAM sulasAnI lokapriyatA cAreya dizAmAM phelAyelI hatI. enA avirata dAnadharme ene lokonA hRdayamAM sthApita karI hatI. enA prabhupreme rAjagRhIne gAMDI karI dIdhI hatI. enA zIladharmanI utkRSTa suvAsa vyApaka banAvI hatI. enI sulatA 241 For Private And Personal Use Only

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mIThI-madhura vANIe lokonAM mana jItI lIdhAM hatAM. enA supAtradAne sAdhu sAdhvIone AkarSyA hatAM. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir khacokhaca bharAyelA khaMDamAM sulasAnA mukhethI gIta sarI paDyuM : have vidAyaveLA AvI, samatA aMtara bhAvI prabhu mArA che prabhAvI, kRpAne meM anubhAvI have dvAra khulo anahadanAM, gayAM vaLagaNa sahu sarahadanAM, tUTyAM baMdhana moha-madanAM, karo utsava jinamatanA. maLajo evuM jIvana mane, maLo bhavAMtaramAM tame zuM zakya che? nA tame, mokSe jazo ne saMsAre ame. bAkI ApanuM che, jIvone udghAravAnuM ApanA divya sahAre zakya anyathA sarvathA azakya! visAmo hato A jiMdagIno ne avakAza to baMdagIno karI jiMdagImAM khUba baMdagI sa karmonI gaMdakI phAma che . TaLI have vidAyaveLA AvI... maitrI bhAvanA bhAvI. sulasAne jANa thaI ke prabhu vIranA parama priya ziSya indrabhUti gautama sAdhu samudAya sAthe guNazIla caityamAM padhAryA che. sulasA AnaMdita thaI. ullasita thaI. 'huM gaNadhara bhagavaMta pAse jAuM ane emane vinaMtI karuM ke, 'he prabho, Apa mArI havelImAM padhAro ane mane jIvananI aMtima ArAdhanA karAvo. pachI mane anazana karAvo...gaNadhara bhagavaMta avazya mArI vinaMtIne mAnya karaze ja! ane hA, saMbhava che ke pUrNadraSTA, pUrNajJAnI mArA prabhue ja mArA mRtyune mahotsavarUpa banAvavA mATe ja kema na mokalyA hoya! avazya teo mArA mATe ja padhAryA che!' 242 snAna karI, zuddha zveta vastra dhAraNa karI, sAthe eka sakhIne laI rathamAM besI sulasA 'guNazIla' caityamAM AvI! prabhu vIranI madhura smRtiothI enuM mana bharAI AvyuM. For Private And Personal Use Only sulasA

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sulasAe zrI gautamasvAmIne bhAvapUrvaka vaMdanA karI ane vastrathI pramArjita karI yogya bhUmibhAga para beThI. gautamasvAmIe "dharmalAbha' nA AzIrvAda ApIne, madhura-komala vacanothI kahyuM : "he mahAzrAvikA sulatA! tuM kharekhara dhanya che. tAruM jIvana dhanya che. tuM prabhunA manamAM vasI! ane teM prabhunI prIti-bhakti karI. have te prabhunI AjJA mujaba zarIra saMlekhanA ane kaSAya saMkhanA karI tArA AtmAne dhIravIra banAvyo che!" "he prabho! have mArA upara kRpA karo. mArI havelIe padhAro. mane aMtima ArAdhanA karAvo. have mAruM AyuSya thoDuM ja bAkI che. Apa jJAnI cho..cAra jJAnanA dhAraka cho. Apa jANo cho. te pachI, mArI icchA anazana karavAnI che. cAreya AhArano tyAga karavo che. have gurudeva, Apa mokSamArganA dIpaka cho. Apa mane evI suMdara ArAdhanA karAvI A saMsArasAgarathI pAra utAro.' gautamasvAmI tulasAnI havelImAM padhAryA. sAthe sAdhu-sAdhvI gaNa paNa Avyo. sulatAne vizuddha saMsmAraka upara besADavAmAM AvI. tapathI enI kAyA ati kuza banI gaI hatI. chatAM enI AMkho tejasvI hatI. enA kAna saravA hatA. thoDA ja aMtare kASThAsana upara zrI gautamasvAmI ArUDha thayA. sAdhuo emanI pAchaLa besI gayA. sAdhvIo sulasAnI be bAju besI gaI. gautamasvAmIe sulasAne kahyuM : bhAgyazAlinI, he sulatA! tuM vivekI che. tArAmAM guNonI garimA che. te paralokane jANyo che. tArI nizcala ane nirmaLa buddhi tAruM pAralaukika hita karanArI che. sulasA, samagra jIvanamAM karelAM badhAM ja dharmakAryonuM jo koI viziSTa phaLa che to te "samAdhimaraNa" che. jIvana jo maMdira che to samAdhimRtyu maMdira uparano svarNakaLaza che. he mahAzrAvikA, saMsAramAM jIvone janma ane maraNa to niyata ja che, paNa mRtyune je mahotsava banAve che te paMDita che! mRtyuno samAdhi mahotsava banAvavA mATe : 1. te lIdhelAM aNuvrato, guNavrato ne zikSAvratone punaH aMgIkAra kara. 2. vratone lAgelA aticAronI zuddhi kara, sulAsA 243 For Private And Personal Use Only

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3. sulasA, jIvanamAM thaI gayelA aparAdhone yAda karI kSamApanA kara. kSamA mAMga ane kSamA Apa. 4. tArAM sukRtyonI anumodanA kara. 5. duSkRtyonI niMdA kara. 6. arihaMtAdi cAra zaraNa aMgIkAra kara. 7. zubha bhAvone hRdayamAM dhAraNa kara. 8. AhAra-pANIno tyAga kara. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 9. manamAM paMca parameSThInuM smaraNa kara. A vAtonA pAlanathI tAro mokSamArga saraLa banaze. have sarvaprathama, tArA jIvanamAM 'jJAnAcAra' Adi pAMca prakAranA AcAramAM sUkSma paNa aticAra lAgyo hoya, tenI deva-guru-dharmanI sAkSIe mana-vacana-kAyAnI zuddhithI AlocanA ka2e. zAstrono abhyAsa karatAM ane bIjA jIvone karAvatAM 1. akAla paThana-pAThana karyuM hoya, 2. avidhipUrvaka ane avinayathI bhaNyuM-bhaNAvyuM hoya, 3. jJAnano anAdara karyo hoya. 4. bhaNIne abhimAna karyuM hoya. 5. jJAna ane jJAnInI AzAtanA karI hoya. 6. bhaNanArAne aMtarAya pADyo hoya. 7. pustako Adi jJAnanAM sAdhanono teM nAza karyo hoya, 8. tArI zakti anusAra bhaNanAra ane bhaNAvanAranI vastra-bhojanAdithI bhakti na karI hoya, A badhA aticArono mana-vacana-kAyAthI micchAmi dukkaDaM Apa.' sulasA bolI : 'micchAmi dukkaDaM.' gautamasvAmI bolyA : 'sulasA, teM karelAM puNyakAryomAM phaLanI zaMkA karI hoya, 'meM A dharmArAdhanA karI che, enuM phaLa mane maLaze ke nahIM?' AvI zaMkA, kAMkSA Adi aticArothI samyaktvane malina karyuM hoya, bhaktipUrvaka paramAtmAnI pUjA-sevA na karI hoya, bhagavaMtanI AjJAnuM suMdara rIte pAlana na karyuM hoya, zakti hovA chatAM dravyano sadupayoga na karyo hoya, paramAtmatattvanI ane gurutattvanI niMdA karI hoya, AzAtanA karI hoya... vagere darzanAcAramAM lAgelA aticAronI mana-vacana-kAyAthI zuddhi kara. eno micchAmi dukkaDaM' Apa. 244 sulasA bolI : 'micchAmi dukkaDaM...' gautamasvAmIe kahyuM : 'he mahAsatI, pAMca samiti ane traNa guptipUrvaka sulasA For Private And Personal Use Only

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dezaviratinuM samyapha pAlana na karyuM hoya pRthvI-pANI-agni-vAyu ane vanaspatikAya vagere ekendriya jIvone haNyA hoya, kRmi-porA-zaMkha-chIpa vagere beindriya jIvone haNyA hoya, dhRNa-maMkoDA-kIDI-kuMthuA vagere indriya jIvone mAryA hoya, bhamarA-bhamarI-katikA-madhamAkhI-vIMchIkaroLiyA vagere caurindriya jIvonI hiMsA thaI hoya, temaja jalacara, sthalacara, khecara paMcendriya jIvone mAryA hoya, A rIte saMsAramAM rahelA sUkSma-bAdara, tra-sthAvara jIvonI abhighAta Adi dakSa prakAre virAdhanA thaI hoya, te badhAM pApono he tulasA, mana-vacana-kAyAthI "micchAmi dukkaDuM" Apa, sulasA bolI : "micchAmi dukkaDa.' gautamasvAmIe kahyuM : "he mahAzrAvikA, krodha-lobha-bhaya-hAsyathI asatya bolI ho, bIjAnI vastu potAnI karI lIdhI hoya, devaviSayaka, manuSyaviSayaka ane tiryaMcaviSayaka maithuna-sevana karyuM hoya, dhana-dhAnyAdi. navA prakArano parigraha karyo hoya, mamatva bAMdhyuM hoya ane rAtribhojananA tyAgamAM koI doSa lAgyo hoya, te badhAM pApono " micchAmi dukkaDe' Apa.' sulasA bolI : " micchAmi dukkaDuM.' gautamasvAmIe kahyuM : "he mahAsatI, jinezvara bhagavaMte batAvelA bAra prakAranAM tapa, zakti hovA chatAM jIvanamAM karyA na hoya, tema ja mokSanA sAdhanarUpa dharmakAryamAM udyama nA karyo hoya, tenI AtmasAkSIe niMdA kara. ane teM je bAra vrato grahaNa karyA che, te vratomAM koI aticAra-doSa lAgyo hoya, tenI gurusAkSIe garcA kara, ane have e vratonuM niraticAradoSarahita pAlana karavA tatpara bana. sulatA bolI : "huM niMdA-gaha karuM chuM, ane vratonuM have doSarahita pAlana karIza.' gatamasvAmI bolyA : "he sAdhvI, te sarve jIvonA aparAdhone mApha karI de, ane tArAthI thayelA aparAdhonI kSamA mAMga. A rIte sarve jIvo sAthenA vairabhAva durbhAvano tyAga karI, hRdayamAM maitrIbhAvanI sthApanA kara, ane zama-saMvegarUpa sudhArasanuM pAna kara.' sulatA bolI : "he prabho! sarve jIvone huM khamAvuM chuM. sarve jIvo mane kSamA Apo." tulasI 245 For Private And Personal Use Only

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gautamasvAmI bolyA : "he bhAgyazAlinI, tuM hiMsA Adi aDhAra pApasthAnakono tyAga kara." sulatAe kahyuM : "he prabho! huM aDhAra pApasthAnakono tyAga karuM chuM.' gautamasvAmIe kahyuM : "he subhage, janma-jarA-mRtyuno nAza karanArA arihaMta paramAtmAnuM zaraNa svIkAra. nAma-sthApanA dravya ane bhAva tIrthakaranuM zaraNa svIkAra.' sulasA bolI : "huM cAra nikSepe arihaMta paramAtmAnuM zaraNa grahuM chuM." gautamasvAmIe kahyuM : "he sAdhvI, tapazcaryAthI ATheya karmone bhasmIbhUta karI paramAtmasvarUpa pAmelA siddha bhagavaMtonuM zaraNa svIkAra." sUlasA bolI : "huM sarve siddha bhagavaMtonuM zaraNa svIkAruM chuM.' gautamasvAmIe kahyuM : "he puyazAlinI, mokSamArganA sAdhaka, pAMca indriyonA vijetA manuSyakSetramAM rahelA sarve kSamAzIla sAdhuonuM zaraNa grahaNa kara." sulasA bolI : "he bhagavaMta, huM sarve sAdhuonuM zaraNa svIkAruM chuM." gautamasvAmIe kahyuM : "saMsArasamudrane pAra karAvavA samartha, sarve jIvonuM hita karanArA, mokSasukhane ApanArA jinadharmanuM zaraNa grahaNa kara." sulatA bolI : "he bhagavaMta, mane bhavobhava jinadharmanuM zaraNa hojo." gautamasvAmIe kahyuM : "he sulasA, bhavanapati-devalokamAM, vyaMtaradevalokamAM, jyotiSka-devalokamAM ane vaimAnika-devalokamAM je zAzvata jinacaityomAM asaMkhya jinapratimAo che, temane bhAvapUrvaka namaskAra kara.' sulAe kahyuM : "huM e sarve jinapratimAone bhAvathI namuM chuM.' gautamasvAmI bolyA : "he parama zrAvikA, tuM zrI RSabhadeva, caMdrAnana, vAriSaNa ane vardhamAnasvAmIne namana kara. jaMbudvIpamAM mahAvideha kSetramAM vicaratA sImaMdharasvAmI, yugamaMdharasvAmI, bAhujina ane subAhujinane vaMdana kara. dhAtakIkhaMDamAM vicaratA ATha tIrthakaro - sujAna, svayaMprabhu, RSabhAnana, anaMtavIrya, sUraprabha, vizAla, vajadhara ane candrAnanane vaMdana kara. puSkaravara-dvIpa para vicaratA ATha tIrthakara-candrabAhu, bhujaMgAsvAmI, Izvara, nemiprabha, vIrasena, mahAbhadra, devayaza ane ajitavIryane vaMdana kara. sulasA bolI : "prabho! huM RSabhadeva Adi cAra tIrthakarone ane vIsa viharamAna tIrthakarone bhAvapUrvaka vaMdana karuM chuM.' 246 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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gautamasvAmIe kahyuM : 'sulasA, naMdIzvara dvIpa, aSTApada, giranAra, zatruMjaya ane sammetazikhara Adi tIrthonI bhAvayAtrA kara.' sulasA bolI : 'prabho, huM bhAvayAtrA karuM chuM.' gautamasvAmIe kahyuM : 'he viduSI, koIpaNa kAraNathI kudharma Acaryo hoya, bIjAonAM satkAryomAM aMtarAya karyo hoya, jIvone pApakAryomAM prerita karyA hoya, pramAdabhAvathI dezakathA, rAjakathA, strIkathA, bhojanakathA karI hoya...e badhAM pAponI AtmasAkSIe ane gurusAkSIe niMdya-garhA kara.' sulasA bolI : 'bhagavaMta, e badhAM pAponI niMdA-garhA karuM chuM.' gautamasvAmIe kahyuM : 'he bhAgyazAlinI, jinamaMdira, jinamUrti, jinAgama, sAdhu-sAdhvI, zrAvaka-zrAvikA A sAta kSetromAM teM tArI zakti mujaba dhanano sadvyaya karyo hoya, dAnadharmanuM pAlana karyuM hoya. teM tArA jIvanamAM je koI tapazcaryA karI hoya, Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir *teM je koI anukaMpAdAna ApyuM hoya, jIvone abhayadAna ApyuM hoya, * bIjA jIvone dharmakAryamAM sahAya karI hoya, karAvI hoya, * je prabhusevA-bhakti karI hoya, * je supAtradAna ApyuM hoya. AvAM bIjAM je kAMI satkArya teM karyAM hoya, tenI anumodanA kara. sulasA bolI : 'prabho, huM anumodanA karuM chuM.' gautamasvAmIe kahyuM : 'saMsAranA lohapiMjaramAMthI mukta karavA samartha evI zama-samatA-samAdhi ane karuNAthI sabhara evI anityAdi bAra bhAvanAothI tArA manane bhAvita kara.' sulasA bolI : 'he prabho, huM bhAvanAothI mArA AtmAne bhAvita karuM chuM.' gautamasvAmIe kahyuM : 'he sulasA, pUrvajanmomAM dehAdinA pramAdathI je adhikaraNo Aja sudhI vosirAvyAM na hoya, te badhAM adhikaraNone pApasAdhanone ane kaSAyone vosirAvI de.' sulasA sulasA bolI : 'prabho, huM trividha trividha vosirAvuM chuM.' gautamasvAmIe kahyuM : 'je kAMI dharmaviruddha pravRtti mana-vacana-kAyAthI karI hoya. tene micchAmi dukkaDaM Apa.' sulasA bolI : 'micchAmi dukkaDaM' For Private And Personal Use Only 247

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gautamasvAmIe kahyuM : "he devI, atyAre sarve graho, nakSatro, zakuno prasanna che. tuM tArA hRdayamAM tribhuvananuM maMgala karanArA jinezvara bhagavaMtane, vIra prabhune tArA hRdayamAM dhAraNa kara, ane cAreya AhAranA tyAgarUpa, jinazAsanamAM jeno ati mahimA che evA anazana vratano vidhipUrvaka svIkAra kara." sulasA gadgad svare bolI : "he prabho! Ape mArA para parama anugraha karyo. Apa mane vidhipUrvaka anazana karAvo.' zrI gautamasvAmIe sulasAne anazana-vrata ApyuM. sulasAnI pAse be prAjJa AryAone mUkI ane teo guNazIla caityamAM padhArI gayA. sulatAne anazana svIkAryo pUrve ja sahodara tulya aMbaDa parivrAjakanI smRti AvI gaI hatI. aMbaDe sulasAne kahyuM hatuM : "he bhaginI! jyAre tuM viziSTa dharmapuruSArtha kare tyAre mane yAda karaje. basa, AMkho baMdha karIne yAda karaje, mane saMdeza maLI jaze, huM jarU2 tArI pAse AvI jaIza.' sulasA to A vicAra kare che, tyAM to havelInA dvAra para jaTAdhArI, brahmacArI, AkAzacArI, bhagavAM vastradhArI, prabhAvazALI aMbaDa parivrAjaka hAthamAM tridaMDa ane kamaMDaLa sAthe upasthita thayo! havelInA dvAre UbhelI dAsIoe bhAvapUrvaka svAgata karyuM. aMbaDa avilaMba sulasA pAse pahoMcI gayo. tridaMDa-kamaMDaLa bAju para mUkI be hAthe mastake aMjali racI sulasAne praNAma karyA, ane stuti karI he devI, tava nAma pApa haratuM hoThe caDyuM hetathI, he bahenA, zveta suhAmaNA poTA samI UjaLI. dhyAna dharo sacinuM varasatI brahmaraMdhra sudhA, prajJAe nirakhyo prabhAvane khIlI muja manamaMjarI. zraddhAnI pratimA tuM A jagamAM, na Dage tuM kadI, hoye brahmA-viSNu ke zaMkara, tane DagAvI na zake, laya pAmI jatA badhA devo tArA svarUpamAM tuM koI aciMtya gUDha paramA zakti jage. preme prANa parovI sUkSama matithI sujJa kare A stuti, 248 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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laghutA muja daDhapaNe huM mAnato tava thakI, kyuM anazana vrata thakI thAjo prayANa mudA huM paNa cAluM tava patha para have, vAta nA thaI zakI. karo zuddhi, AtmarakSA, tava pUrNa sAmarthyathI prabhu varanI tuM zrAvikA ke kahuM premikA? bhaginIA Avyo tava kuzaLatA pUchavA, karI smRti mArI vacana pALyuM he dIpikA! aMbaDa parivrAjakanuM zarIra romAMcita thaI gayuM hatuM. eno svara gadgad thaI gayo hato. ghora, vIra ane ugra tapazcaryAthI ati kRzakAya sulatAne joIne enI AMkho bhInI thaI gaI hatI. sulasAe ekavAra aMbaDane maitrIbhAvabharI dRSTithI joIne AMkho baMdha karI dIdhI hatI. sarva maMgalomAM zreSTha maMgalarU5, sarve pApono nAza karanAra, sarva sukhone ApanAra paMcaparameSThI namaskAra mahAmaMtranuM e potAnA manamAM pUrNa ekAgratAthI smaraNa karatI rahI. aMbaDa parivrAjaka zrI gautamasvAmIne vaMdana karavA gayo, vaMdana karIne e gurucaraNe beTho. aMbaDanA mananA bhAva jANIne gautamasvAmIe abaDane kahyuM : "aMbaDa, sulatAe AtmasAkSIe ane gusAkSIe nirdhAmaNA karI, utkRSTa dharmArAdhanA karI...e karatAM karatAM enA samabhAvamAM bharatI AvI, enA mananA adhyavasAyo vizuddha thayA che ane hamaNAM eNe tIrthakara nAmakarma bAMdhI lIdhuM che! aMbaDa Azcaryacakita thayo...saMbhramathI te Ubho thaI gayo! 'bhagavaMta! e kyAre ne kayAM tIrthakara thaze?' he parama zrAvaka, tulasInuM hRdaya vairAgyabhAvathI chalakAI rahyuM che. atyAre te vIra paramAtmAnA caraNa-kamalanuM potAnA hRdayamAM dhyAna karI rahI che. teno zraddhA guNa utkRSTa banyo che. enuM anazana pUrNa thaze. A mAnavadehanA jIrNa phlevarano tyAga karI, manuSyajanmanuM AyuSya pUrNa karaze. eno AtmA sarva sukhonA sthAnarUpa devagatimAM prabhAvazALIdeva banaze. devabhavamAM divya sukha bhogavIne, tyAMnuM AyuSya pUrNa thatAM A ja bharatakSetramAM AvatI covIzImAM (utsarpiNI kALamAM) paMdaramA "nirmama" nAmanA tIrthakara thaze. emanAM cyavana, janma, dIkSA, kevaLajJAna ane nirvANa sulatA 249 For Private And Personal Use Only

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A pAMca kalyANaka UjavAze. tIrthakararUpe pRthvI para vicarI lAkho-karoDo jIvone paramasukhano mArga batAvaze. AyuSya pUrNa thatAM temanuM nirvANa thaze!" gautamasvAmIe kathana pUrNa karyuM, tyAM ja be AryAo nagaramAMthI AvI, gautamasvAmIne vaMdana karI nivedana karyuM : he prabho, mahAzrAvikA sulatAnuM anazana pUrNa thayuM. temaNe mRtyuno mahotsava Ujavyo. samAdhimRtyu pAmyAM, ane ame ahIM AvyAM chIe." aMbaDa parivrAjaka tulasAnI jvalaMta cetanAne praNAma karI, enA dharmapUta deha upara puSpAMjali mUkI AkAzamArge svasthAne cAlyo gayo. parama zrAvikA, prabhu vIranA hRdayamAM vaselI mahA premikA svargalokamAM pahoMcI gaI. 250 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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aMbaDa parivrAjaka (aMtima ArAghanA) grISmakALa hato. jyeSTha mAsa hato. garamAgarama havA vahI rahI hatI. dharatImAMthI tApanI varALo nIkaLatI hatI, tyAre kAMpilyapuramAM mahAzrAvaka zaktinidhAna parama virakta aMbaDa parivrAjaka potAnA 700 ziSyo sAthe purimatAla-prayAgatIrtha tarapha javAnI taiyArI karatA hatA. temaNe padayAtrA zarU karI. je aTavImAMthI pasAra thavAnuM hatuM te aTavI nirjana hatI ane anya vanyapazuothI mArga vikaTa hato. saMnyAsIo pIvA mATe pANI sAthe laIne nIkaLyA hatA, paraMtu ATha-dasa gAu jatAM jatAM pANI khUTI gayuM. saMnyAsIone tIvra tRSA lAgI. tRSAthI sahu vyAkuLa banyA. aMbaDa parivrAja ke kahyuM : "he sattvazIla sAdhako, A nirjana aTavI haju to ApaNe thoDI ja pAra karI che. ApaNuM lAveluM pANI khalAsa thaI gayuM che, to te devAnupriya, e ja sukhakArI che ke A aTavImAM cAreya dizAmAM ApaNe jaLadAtAne zodhIe.' parivrAja ko aTavInI aMdara pharI vaLyA, koI paNa jaladAtA na maLyo. aMbaDe kahyuM : "he devAnupriyo, pahelI vAta to e che ke A aTavImAM koI jaladAtA ApaNane maLyo nathI. bIjI vAta, ApaNAthI adatta jaLa grahaNa karAya nahIM! kAraNa ke adatta jaLa pIvuM e ApaNI maryAdAnI bahAranI vAta che. ApaNo e daDha nizcaya che ke bhaviSyamAM paNa adatta jaLa grahaNa nahIM ja karIe. pAna nahIM karIe. jo ApaNe adatta jaLa grahaNa karI tenuM pAna karIe to ApaNuM dharmAcaraNa naSTa thaI jaze. mATe he ArAdhaka AtmAo, ApaNe gaMgAne pAra karI, enI pavitra retIno saMthAro bichAvI "pAdapopagamana' anazana karIe. e mATe gaMgAnA A kinAre, ApaNI pAse je cauda vastuo che teno tyAga karI gaMgAnI sAme pAra jaIe. ApaNe 1. tridaMDa, 2, kamaMDala, 3. rUdrAkSamAlA, 4, mATInuM pAtra, 5. sulasI 251 For Private And Personal Use Only

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besavA mATenuM kASThAsana, 6. cha nALacAnuM kASThapAtra, 7. devArzana mATe vRkSa parathI puSya utAravAnuM sAdhana aMkuza, 8, bhUmipramArjana mATenuM vastra, 9. pavitra tAmrapAtra, 10. hAthe paheravAnuM svarNakaMkaNa, 11. chatra, 12. cAkhaDI, 13. pAdukA ane 14. bhagavA vastra. A cauda vastuo tyAgIne pavitra gaMgAnI sAme pAra jaIe.' badhAMja-700 tApasIe vAta svIkArI. dareke potapotAnI 14-14 vastuo tyajI dIdhI. mamatva choDI dIdhuM, ane gaMgAnA kinAre AvI UbhA. sau nizcala ane zAMta hatA. zveta zubhra AkAza TamaTamatA tArAothI khIcokhIca hatuM. vAyunI ThaMDI lahera dehane vIMTaLAI vaLatI hatI. nadInAM UchaLatAM pANIno vizALa paTa atizaya zAMta ane gaMbhIra lAgato hato. divase AkAzane AMbato A vizALa paTa aMdhakAranA sAmrAjyamAM ekadama lIna thaI gayo hato. kinArA paranA paththara ane retI sAthe aphaLAtAM mojAnA dhvani mAtra saMbhaLAtA hatA. A dhvaniothI tyAMnuM vAtAvaraNa ati gaMbhIra banI gayuM hatuM. tyAM UbhA rahIne aMbaDa ane enA ziSyo gaMbhIra zAMtine mANavA lAgyA, pUrva dizAmAM prabhAtanuM vho phADyuM. aMdhakAranuM sAmrAjya dUra thatAM gaMgA nadIno paTa jANe pharI nIla AkAzanA karamAM soMpIne Ubho hato. dhIre dhIre aMkura phUTe tema dUra gaMgAmAtAnA udaramAMthI sUryadeva jANe upara AvatA hatA. e vakhate sAtaso tApaso sAthe aMbaDe gaMgAne pAra karI. sAme kinAre pahoMcyA. saune cAra AhArano tyAga karAvI aMbaDe kahyuM : "have ahIM ApaNe A gaMgAnI pavitra rajano saMthAro bichAvI, kapAIne paDelA vRkSanI jema nicceSTa banIne, mRtyunI icchA vinA sUI javAnuM che." ka, sahu paryakAsane besI gayA. ja na hAlavAnuM, na cAlavAnuM, na bolavAnuM! koI zArIrika kriyA nahIM. * teo AMkho baMdha karI mastake aMjali joDI bolyA : 'Namotthu NaM ahiraMtANaM jAva saMpattANaM / ' / 'samaNassa bhagavao mahAvIrassa jAva saMpAviukAmassa namothyu nnN|' muktine prApta karelA zrI arhata prabhune amArA namaskAra ho. upara sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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jeo mukti pAmavAnA kAmI che te zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIrane namaskAra ho. 'dhammovadesagassa dhammAyariyassa amhaM pariyAvagassa ambaDassa namotthu nnaaN|' dharmanA upadezaka amArA dharmAcArya guru aMbaDane namaskAra ho. sAtaso ziSya-tApasa AtmasAkSIe ane gurusAkSIe kahe che: pUrve ame aMbaDa parivrAjaka pAse sthUla prANAtipAtanuM vAvajIva pratyAkhyAna karyuM hatuM, evI rIte samasta sthUla mRSAvAdano, sthUla, adattAdAnano jIvanaparyata tyAga karyo hato. samagra maithunano jIvanaparyaMta tyAga karyo hato. sthUla parigrahano pAvajIva tyAga karyo hato.' have A anazana-samaye ame zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIranI pAse [bhAvathI punaH jIvanaparyata A badhAM pratyAkhyAna karIe chIe. A ja rIte prabhu vIranI sAkSIe samasta krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha, rAgadveSa, kalaha, abhyAkhyAna, paizunya, para-parivAda, rati-arati, mAyA-mRSAvAda tathA mithyAtvazalya - A aDhAra pApasthAnakono akaraNIya azubha yogono tyAga karIe chIe. samagratayA azana-pAna-khAdima-svAdima - A cAra AhArano yAvajIva tyAga karIe chIe. iSTa, kAnta, priya, manojJa potAnuM zarIra adhika priya hoya che. have e zarIra para koI paNa upasarga-parisaha Ave tene aMtima zvAsa sudhI samatAbhAve sahana karIzuM. A pramANe saMlekhanA karI, anazana svIkArI tUTelA vRkSanI jema nadInI mATInA saMthArA para nicceTa thaIne sUI gayA. gaMgAnA kinAre patharAyelI bhInI retInA paTa para 701 yogIpuruSa zrI navakAra maMtranA dhyAnamAM nimagna banI gayA. kALanA samaye mahAkALa AvI gayo. aMbaDa parivrAjaka sAthe sAtaso tApasa samAdhimRtyu pAmIne "brahmadevaloka' mAM utpanna thayA. aMbaDa parivrAjakano vRttAMta papAtika mUtra saraka-mUtra 40mAM Ave che, temaja bhagavatIsUtra saTIka zataka-14, uddeza 8, sutra para9mAM paNa Avela che.) sulAsA 253 For Private And Personal Use Only

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AcArya zrI bhadraguptasUri (priyadarzana) racita va sarjita sAhitya aura vizvakalyANa prakAzana, mahesANA dvArA prakAzita upalabdha pustakeM (aba zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra, kobAtIrtha se upalabdha va prakAzyamAna) hindI pustakeM pravacana 1. parva pravacanamAlA 25.00 2-4. zrAvakajIvana (bhAga 2, 3, 4) 150.00 zAMtasudhArasa (bhAga 1) 50.00 kathA-kahAniyA~ zodha-pratizodha (samarAditya : bhava-1) 30.00 dveSa-adveSa (samarAditya : bhava-2) 30.00 vizvAsaghAta (samarAditya : bhava-3) 30.00 vaira vikAra (samarAditya : bhava-4) 50.00 sneha saMdeha (samarAditya : bhava-6) 50.00 saMsAra sAgara hai 30.00 prIta kiye duHkha hoya 50.00 vratakathA 15.00 kathAdIpa 10.00 phUlapattI 8.00 choTI sI bAta 8.00 12. kalikAla sarvajJa 25.00 13. hisAba kitAba 15.00 14. naina bahe dina raina 30.00 sabase U~cI prema sagAI 30.00 tattvajJAna jJAnasAra (saMpUrNa) 50.00 * samAdhAna 50.00 mAraga sAcA kauna batAve 30.00 pIo anubhava rasa pyAlA 20.00 __ zAnta sudhArasa (artha sahita) 12.00 motI kI khetI 5.00 prazamarati (bhAga - 2) 25.00 254 sulAsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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nibaMdha : maulika ciMtana svAdhyAya rU0 00 2. ciMtana kI cA~danI rU0.00 3. jinadarzana 10.00 zubharAtri 6.00 6. suprabhAtam vano nig (vitra) 1-rU. vijJAna seTa (rU purata) ra0.00 gujarAtI pustako pravacano 1-4. dhamma maraNa pavanjAmi bhAga 1 thI 4 200.00 pa-7. zrAvaka jIvana bhAga 2, 3, 4 150.00 8-10, zAMta sudhArasa bhAga 1 thI 3 150.00 11. parva pravacanamALA 50.00 12. manane bacAvo 15.00 kathA-vArtA sAhitya 13-15.*samarAditya mahAkathA bhAga 1 thI 3 400.00 *pAMpaNe bAMdhyuM pANiyAruM 40.00 17. *prIta kiye du:kha hoya DI.-165-00/ja.-60.00 18. eka rAta aneka vAta 30.00 19. nIla gagananAM paMkheru 30.00 20. mane tArI yAda satAve 30.00 21. dostI rapa.00 22. sarvajJa jevA surideva 30.00 23. aMjanA 20.00 24. phUla pAMdaDI 8.00 25. vrata dhare bhava tare 15.00 26, zraddhAnI saragama 30.00 27. zodha pratizodha 30.00 28. nirAMtanI veLA 20.00 29. vArtAnI vATe 20.00 30. vArtAnA ghATe 20.00 31. hisAba kitAba 20.00 sulAsA 255 For Private And Personal Use Only

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AcArya zrI kailAsasAgarasUri jJAnamaMdira kobA tIrtha Acharya Sri Kailasasagarsuri Gyanmandir Sri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra Koba Tirth, Gandhinagar-382 007 (Guj.) INDIA Website : www.kobatirth.org E-mail: gyanmandir@kobatirth.org ISBN 81-89177-17-6 ARYA GRAPHICS 209925801930 For Private And Personal Use Only