Tivihen Vandami

Author(s): Ramanlal C Shah
Publisher: Mumbai Jain Yuvak Sangh
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/005326/1

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[viheNa paidAmi AA A A A A A A A A A A AAT KO 2mathAlAla cI. zAha

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tiviheNa vaMdAmi lekhaka ramaNalAla cI. zAha prakAzaka zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMgha 385, saradAra vI. pI. roDa suMbaI-400 004

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TIVIHEN VANDAMI - by Dr. Ramanlal C. Shala (A collection of Obituary arcicles on Jain Saints.) Published by - Shree Bombay Jain Yuvak Sangia 385, Sardar V. P. Road. Bombay-400004 First Edition - March 1993 Price Rs. 20-00 prathama AvRtti - mArca 1993 kimata rU. 20-00 NO COPYRIGHT prakAzaka : zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMdha 385, saradAra vI. pI. roDa muMbaI 400 004 mukhya vikretA : navabhArata sAhitya maMdira prinsesa sTrITa, muMbaI ane gAMdhI roDa, amadAvAda-1 mudraka : bhagavatI mudraNAlaya 19, ajaya esTeTa, dUdhezvara roDa, amadAvAda

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apaga a. sau. pratibhAbahena zailezabhAI kAThArI tathA zrI zailezabhAI hiMmatalAla koThArI ne dara se|mavAranI savAranI jinamaMdirAnI sayAtrAnA harSAllAsanA pratIkarUpe Jain Educationa International w -ramaNabhAI zAhu For Personal and Private Use Only

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kepIrAITanuM visarjana mArA pragaTa thayela sarva graMtho ane anya sarva lakhANonAM anuvAda, saMkSepa, saMpAdana, punaHprakAzana ityAdi mATenA keI paNa prakAranA kepIrAITa havethI rAkhavAmAM AvyA nathI. anya kaI vyaktine ke koI prakAzakane kaI paNa graMthanI prathama AvRtti mATe kopIrAITa ApelA hoya te tenuM paNa visarjana karavAmAM AvyuM che. have pachI prakAzita thanArA mArA kaI paNa lakhANa mATe paNa kepIrAITa raheze nahi. muMbaI tA. 1-1-1992 ramaNalAla cI. zAha

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Do. ramaNalAla cI. zAhanAM pustako ekAMkIsaMgraha * zyAma raMga samIpe jIvanacaritra-rekhAcitra-saMsmaraNa * gulAmane muktidAtA * upAdhyAya zrI yazovijayajI * hemacaMdrAcArya * zrI mohanalAlajI mahArAja * vaMdanIya hRdayasparza, bhA. 1-2 0 zeTha motIzAha berarathI brigeDiyara * prabhAvaka sthavire, bhAga 1-2-3-4 * tiviheNa vaMdAmi pravAsa-dha-saphara * evaresTanuM ArohaNa * pAsaporTanI pAMkhe * uttaradhruvanI zodha-saphara * pradeze jaya-vijayanA * zrI raNakapura tIrtha nibaMdha 0 sAMprata sahacitana, bhAga 1-2-3 * abhicitanA sAhitya-vivecana * gujarAtI sAhityanuM rekhAdarzana (anya sAthe) * ApaNAM phAgumAvyo narasiMha pUve nuM gujarAtI sAhitya * buMgAku-zumi * paDilehA * samayasuMdara * kritikA * 1962nuM graMthastha vADamaya naLa-damayaMtInI kathAne vikAsa saMzodhana-saMpAdana * naladavadaMtI rAsa (samayasuMdarakRta) * jaMbusvAmI rAsa (yazovijayajIkRta) * kuvalayamALA (uddaghotanasUrikRta)

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mRgAvatIcaritra copAI (samayasuMdarakRta) nala-davadaMtI prabaMdha (guNavinayakRta) * thAvagyAsuta riSi copAI (samayasuMdarakRta) * nArAya-davadaMtI carita (RSivadhanasurikRta) * dhanA-zAlibhadra copAI (guNavinayakRta) * be laghu rAsakRtio (jJAnasAgarakuna ane kSamA kalyANa) dharma-tatvajJAna * jaina dharma (chaThThI AvRtti) * jaina dharma (hindI AvRtti) * jaina dharma (marAThI AvRtti) * baka dharma * nihavavAda * Shraman Bhagavan Mahavir & Jainism * Buddhism - An Introduction * jinatattva, bhAga 1-2-3-4-5 0 nA darzana saMkSepa * sarasvatIcaMdra bhAga 1 (pAThaya saMkSepa) anuvAda * rAhula sAMkRtyAyana (sAhitya akAdamI - dillI) saMpAdana (anya sAthe) manISA 7 zreSTha nibaMdhikAo 9 zabdaleka * cinayAtrA * nIrAjanA 9 akSarA 0 avagAhana che jIvanadarpaNa - kavitAvaharI * sacitana - tattvavicAra ane abhivaMdanA * mahattarA zrI mRgAvatIzrIjI * jaina sAhitya samAroha - gucacha 1, cha ra ityAdi prakIrNa * ena. sI. sI. * jaina lagnavidhi

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kiMcitra mAruM e parama saddabhAgya rahyuM che ke aneka sAdhubhagavaMte, saMnyAsIo, sAdhvIjI mahArAja vagerenA atyaMta nikaTane saMparkamAM AvavAne avasara mane sAMpaDayo che. mArA jIvanaghaDataramAM tenuM yogadAna ghaNuM moTuM rahyuM che. chellA traNeka dAyakAmAM je keTalAMka sAdhu-sAdhvI, saMta-satI kALadharma pAmyAM emAMnAM keTalAMkane zraddhAMjali arpavA mATe tathA RNasvIkArAthe meM je zraddhAMjali-lekhe lakhyA hatA te "prabuddha jIvanamAM pragaTa thayA hatA. evA keTalAka lekhe A saMgraharUpe prakAzita thAya che. te samaye pragaTa thayelA e lekhane A graMtharUpe pragaTa karatAM pahelAM temAM keTalAka prasaMge tathA jIvanaparicaya aMge keTalIka mAhitI umeravA sAthe kyAMka kyAMka zAbdika sudhArA-vadhArA karyo che. A zraddhAMjali-lekhe "prabuddha jIvanamAM pragaTa thayA tathA a saMgraharUpe prakAzita thAya che e mATe zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghane huM RNI chuM. sAhityakAro, keLavaNIkAra, samAjasevake vagerene aMjali arpata "prabuddha jIvanamAM pragaTa thayelA mArA lekhenA be saMgraha "vaMdanIya hadayasparza' bhAga 1-2 tarIke pragaTa thaI cUkyA che e mATe paNa zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghane huM RNI chuM. A lekhonI prasanakala karI ApavA mATe zrI cImanalAla kalAdharane tathA mudraNakAryanI vyavasthA badala De. zivalAla jesalapurA tathA zrI girIza jesalapurAne AbhArI chuM. A zraddhAMjali-lekhomAMthI kekane paNa preraNA maLaze te mAre A prayAsa saphaLa mAnIza. muMbaI tA. 18-2-93 ramaNalAla cI. zAha

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asahAe sahAyatta karati me saMjama karintassa | eeNa kAraNeNa namAmiha savvasAhUNaM // [asahAya evA mane saMyamapAlanamAM sahAya karanArA hevAthI sarva sAdhuone huM namaskAra karuM chuM. ] * visayahaniyattANaM trisudvacAritaniyamajuttANa N / tacca guNasAhagANaM sadA ya kiccujjayANa namo // [viSayasukhathI nivRtta thayelA, vizuddha cAritrapAlanamAM joDAyelA, tathya (satya) guIane sAdhanArA tathA (muktimArgamAM sahAya karavArUpI) kRtyamAM sadA udyamI evA sAdhune namaskAra thAze. ] nivvANasAhae joge jamhA sAhanti sAhuNo / samA va saccabhUemu tamhA te bhAvasAhUNo // [nirvANusAdhaka yAge! vaDe jee meAkSanuM sAdhana kare che tathA sarva prANIo pratye samabhAva dhAraNa kare che eTale te 'bhAvasAdhu' kahevAya che. ] Jain Educationa International 8 For Personal and Private Use Only

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anukrama je 1. pU. zrI puNyavijayajI mahArAja pU. zrI vijayarAmacandrasUrijI mahArAja 3. pU. zrI vijayadharmasUrijI mahArAja 4. pU. zrI kailAsasAgarasUrijI mahArAja pU. zrI guNasAgarasUrijI mahArAja pU. zrI tattvAnaMdavijayajI mahArAja 7. pU. zrI mRgAvatIzrIjI mahArAja 8. pU. zrI lIlAvatIbAI mahAsatIjI 9. pU. zrI kuMdakuMdasUrijI mahArAja 10. pU. zrI abhayasAgarajI mahArAja

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zuddhipatraka pRSTha paMkti azuddha 13 ANaMdajI, paMDita saMyamanI evA ANaMdajI paMDita samayanI avA mahAtmA parIdI jamanAmAM karatA karavAmAM Aja mahAtmAe kharIdI jamAnAmAM karatAM karatAM karavAmAM A ja 30. 30 30 44 eka 47 bhIDanI 49 hm mUtimahAtmA ApA bhIDane mati mahAtmA ApavA hatI lh hanI >> 57 13. eka e s 61 zrutazAhitya 15 mRtasAhitya graMtha prasTa zAsanannati 73 zAsaneti 80 15 kuTuMba zileSabhAI zalezabhAI

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tiviheNu vaMdAmi

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dhanya te munivarA re dhanya te munivaro ra je cAle samabhAve; bhavasAgara lIlAe Utare, saMyama kiriyA nAve. bhogapaMka tajI upara beThA, paMkaja para je nyArA; siha pare nija vikrama zarA, tribhuvana jana AdhArA. jJAnavaMta jJAnIzuM maLata, tana-mana-vacane sAcA; dravyabhAva sudhA je bhAkhe, sAcI jinanI vAcA. mUla uttaraguNa saMgraha karatA, tajatA bhikSA de; paga paga tradUSaNa pariharatA, karatA saMyama po. moha prate haNatA nita Agama bhaNatA sadaguru pAse; duSamakAle paNa guNavaMtA, varate zubha abhyAse. chaThTha guNaThaNuM bhava aDavI ulaMghaNa jeNe lahiuM; tasa sobhAga sakala mukha eke, kema kari jAe kahiuM ? guNaThANanI pariNati jehanI, na chIpe bhava ja jAle; rahe zelaDI DhAMkI rAkhI, ketI kAla parAle? tehavA guNa dharavA adhIrA, je paNa sUvuM bhAkhI, jinazAsana zobhAve te paNa, sudhA saMvega pAkhI. dhanya te munivarA re. -upAdhyAya zrI yazovijayajI 12

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pU. zrI puNyavijayajI mahArAja - parama pUjya zrI puNyavijayajI mahArAja vi. saM. 2027nA jeTha vada 6 ne 14mI jUna, 1971nA roja muMbaImAM kALadharma pAmyA. "AgamaprabhAkara" ane "zrutazIla"vAridhinuM birUda dharAvanAra zrI puNyavijayajI mahArAje jIvanabhara Agama-saMzAdhanasaMpAdananuM bhagIratha kArya karyuM hatuM. teo mRtasAhityanA marmajJa hatA. jaina sAhitya ane tenI hastaprate vizenI temanI jANakArI eTalI badhI ke jaina sAhityanA kSetre saMzodhananuM kArya karanArane temanI pAsethI joItI mAhitI saraLatAthI tarata upalabdha thatI. emanA kALadharma pachI muMbaImAM bIje divase savAre temanI pAlakhI nIkaLI hatI. emAM hajAro mANasa joDAyA hatA. judA judA vistAramAM pharIne pAlakhI vAlakezvara bANagaMgAnA smazAnagRhamAM AvI pahoMcI hatI. tyAM emanA pArthiva dehane jyAre agnisaMskAra karavAmAM AvyA tyAre keTalIye vyaktionI AMkhamAMthI AMsuonI dhArA vahI hatI. je keTalIka vaDIla ane pUjanIya vyaktio mArA jIvanaghaDataramAM preraNArUpa banI gaI che temAM parama pUjya munizrI puNyavijyajI mahArAja agrasthAna dharAve che. emanI preraNa e ja mane prAcIna jaina sAhitya pratye ane ethI paNa vizeSa jainadharma ane tatvajJAna pratye anurAgI banALe che. emanA AzIrvAdathI ja jIvanamAM keTalAMka kAryo huM saphaLatA

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tiviheNa vAmi pUrvaka pAra pADI zakayo chuM. e mATe emanA pratye huM huMmezAM ghaNA ja RNI rahyo chuM. pUjya mahArAjasAheba sAthenA mArA paricaya lagabhaga DhADha dAyakA jeTaleA hatA. emanAM pahelavahelAM dazana meM karyuM' amadAvAdamAM erienTala kaoNnpharansa bharAI tyAre. jaina munie paNa AvI phrAnpharansamAM rasa le che e jANIne tyAre mane Azcarya thayeluM ane ApaNA jJAnabhaDArA vize pU. mahArAjasAhebe je pravacana karyuM' te sAMbhaLIne te mArI mugdhatAnA pAra rahyo na hatA! mAre pUjya mahArAjasAhebanA vadhu nikaTanA saMparkamAM AvavAnuM banyuM I. sa. 1955mAM. e varSe amadAvAdamAM senTa jheviyasa kolejanI sthApanA thai. muMbainI se'Ta jheviyasa koleja taraphathI amadAvAdanI senTa jheviyasa kaoNlejamAM gujarAtI viSayanA adhyApaka tarIke sevA ApavA mATe, eka va mATe mane mekalavAmAM AvyA hatA. savAranI kaoNleja hatI eTale samaya paNa ghaNA maLatA hatA. rAja sAMje 'sarita ku'ja' baMgalAmAM prajJAcakSu pUjya paDitajI zrI sukhalAlajI pAse huM jatA hatA. emane eka-be kalAka kaiMka vAMcI saMbhaLAvatA hatA. te samaye nala-damaya tInI kathAnA vikAsa' e viSaya para zeAdhanibaMdha lakhavAnA kAryAMnA haju AraMbha ja me' karyAM hatA. pUjya paMDitajI sAthe e viSayanI vAta nIkaLatAM emaNe e mATe pUjya puNyavijayajI mahArAjanA saMpa sAdhavAnuM ane emanuM mArgadarzana meLavavAnuM sUcana karyu. e pramANe eka divasa bapAre huM jaina seAsAyaTInA upAzrayamAM

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pU. zrI puNyavijayajI mahArAja pU. puNyavijayajI mahArAja pAse jaI caDyo. pU mahArAja sAhebane meM vaMdana karyA, paraMtu vidhisara vaMdana karatAM mane AvaDatuM nahotuM. pUjya mahArAja sAhebane mAro kaI paricaya na hatuM, paraMtu prathama mulAkAte ja emaNe mArI sAthe koI svajananI jema khUba umaLakAbhera vAta karI. tethI huM atyaMta AnaMdita thaI gaye. emanA AvakAre mAruM hRdaya jItI lIdhuM. pitAnA kAmamAMthI samaya kADhI emaNe mAre mATe puSkaLa samaya Ape. ane te ja vakhate emaNe mAruM kaMI paNa ThAmaThekANuM lIdhA vinA mane madhyakAlIna jaina kRtionI be hastaprate ApI. emaNe mArAmAM mUkelA A asAdhAraNa vizvAsane kAraNe huM emanA vyaktitvathI vadhAre AkarSAye. ane pachI te emane vaMdana karavAne tathA emanuM mArgadarzana meLavavAne jaina sesAyaTInA upAzraye javAne mAro rejane kAryakrama banI gaye. e divasamAM amerikAthI De. narmana brAunanA vidyAthI . ane benDara kAlakAcArya kathA upara saMzodhana karavA mATe amadAvAdamAM AvIne rahyA hatA. mahArAjazrI ane emanI vacce bhAMgyAtUTyA aMgrejImAM vyavahAra cAlate jarUra paDe te teo keIkane belAvI letA. eka divasa huM gaye ane dubhASiyA tarIke mAre kAma karavAnuM AvyuM ethI baMnene saraLatA rahI. huM upAzrayanI pAse ja traNa-cAra miniTanA raste rahetuM hatuM. mAre savAre sAtathI dasa sudhI kolejamAM bhaNAvavAnuM hatuM. eTale Akho divasa samaya maLata. AthI . benDara amadAvAdamAM rahyA tyAM sudhI rojereja

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tiviheNa vaMdAmi dubhASiyA tarIke javAnuM meM cAlu karyuM. The. benDare kaSivardhanakRta "nalarAya davadaMtI carita'nuM saMpAdana karyuM hatuM. eTale mArA zedhanibaMdha mATe e saMpAdana paNa upagI thaI paDayuM ane Do. benDara sAthe pachIthI te evI maitrI. baMdhAI ke bhAratamAM jyAre jyAre Ave tyAre mAro saMparka karyA vagara rahe nahi. muMbaI yunivarsiTImAM meM emanAM vyAkhyAne paNa goThavelAM. naLa damayaMtInI kathA vizenA zodhanibaMdhanI pUrvataiyArImAM meM je keTalIka kRtio nAMdhI hatI temAM samayasuMdarakRta "nala- davadatI rAsa paNa hato. paraMtu e kRti apragaTa hatI eTale hastapratane AdhAre ene abhyAsa karavAnuM hatuM. hastapratanI lipi barAbara vAMcatAM mane AvaDatuM nahotuM. pUjya mahArAjasAheba pAsethI e mane zIkhavA maLyuM, eTaluM ja nahi, emanI preraNAthI samayasuMdaranI e kRtinuM saMpAdana karavAnuM kArya paNa meM hAtha dharyuM, jemAM pUjya mahArAjasAhebanA ziSya pUjya darzanavijayajI mahArAje paNa ghaNI sahAya karI. pUjya puNyavijayajI mahArAjanA hAtha nIcenI tAlImane pariNAme e saMpAdana sArI rIte taiyAra thaI zakayuM. ethI ja e jyAre pustakarUpe pragaTa thayuM tyAre meM e pustaka emane arpaNa karyuM hatuM. Ama jUnI gujarAtI bhASAmAM lakhAyelI jaina rAsAdi kRtionA saMzodhana-saMpAdananA kSetramAM pUjya mahArAja sAhebe ja mane praveza karAvyuM ane emanI ja preraNAthI tyArapachI meM upAdhyAyajI zrI yazovijayajIkRta jabUsvAmI rAsa'nuM saMpAdana paNa taiyAra karI prakAzita karyuM.

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1 thI puNyavijayajI mahArAja emAM mahArAjazrIe AzIrvacana lakhI ApyAM hatAM. I. sa. 1955-56mAM amadAvAdanI seMTa jheviyarsa kolejamAM eka varSa kAma karI mAre muMbaI pAchA pharavAnuM thayuM. pUjya mahArAjasAhebane vaMdana karavA gaye tyAre mAro dharma pratye anurAga vadhate joIne emaNe mane saMbhAraNA tarIke eka prAcIna kalAtmaka siddhacakrajInI bheTa ApI, jenA nitya darzana-vaMdanane pariNAme, mAre prAmANikapaNe kahevuM joIe ke, mane jIvanamAM asAdhAraNa lAbha thayA che. muMbaI AvIne pUjya mahArAjasAheba sAthe patravyavahAra dvArA saMparka rAkhavAne prayatna karyo, paraMtu saune haze e ja anubhava mane thayuM hatuM. pUjaya mahArAjasAhebanI A eka jANItI khAsiyata hatI, ke teo keInI sAthe sAmAnya rIte patravyavahAra rAkhatA nahi. TapAlaTikiTane bane teTale ochAmAM oche parigraha ane saMghane ochAmAM ochuM kharca karAvavAnI bhAvanAmAMthI A vRti janmelI manAya che. paraMtu anivArya hoya tyAre pUjya mahArAjasAheba avazya patrane javAba Ape che, e paNa mane anubhava thayo hate. meM jyAre dhArmika ke sAhityika viSayanI keI agatyanI bAbata vize emanuM mArgadarzana maMgAvyuM hoya tyAre tyAre acUka temanA taraphathI svaccha ane maroDadAra akSare muddAsara ane cIvaTapUrvaka lakhele patra maLyuM hoya mahArAjazrIe amadAvAdamAM ghaNuM cAturmAsa karyA. pitAnI tabiyatane kAraNe tathA AgamasaMzodhana mATe jarUrI graMtha, hastaprata vagerenI anukULatAne kAraNe amadAvAdamAM

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tiviheNa vaMdAmi emane vizeSa phAvatuM. emanAM bA-mahArAja, sAdhvI zrI razro paNa amadAvAdamAM hatAM eTale emanI khabaraaMtara pUchavAnI dRSTie paNa amadAvAda anukULa hatuM. mahArAjazrIne nAnI uMmarathI saMgrahaNIne rega thaI gayuM hatuM ane ghaNuM upacAra karavA chatAM saMpUrNa paNe ArAma thatuM nahi. mahArAjazrI pAse zarUAtamAM eka divasa huM beThe hatuM tyAre meM joyuM ke teo laghuzaMkA mATe jAya, paNa ghaNuM vAra lAge. eka divasa sahaja jijJAsAthI meM pUchayuM tyAre emaNe kahyuM ke saMgrahaNanA rogane kAraNe have zarIra eTaluM nabaLuM paDI gayuM che ke zaucanI baMne kiyA-laghuzaMkA ane vaDIzaMkAeka sAthe ja thAya che. potAnI AvI zArIrika avasthA hevA chatAM jIvanabhara temaNe pUrNa svasthatApUrvaka ghaNuM bhagIratha saMzodhanakArya karyuM. mahArAjazrInA mukhya ziSya ane emanA aMgata maMtrI jevA pU. zrI ramaNIkavijayajI mahArAja hRdaya roganI takalIphane kAraNe vahelA kALadharma pAmyA. pUjya bAmahArAja paNa sudIrgha dIkSA paryAya pachI vi. saM. 2022mAM amadAvAdamAM kALadharma pAmyAM hatAM. * mahArAjazrInA hAtha nIce prAkRta bhASA, lipi, jenA dharma vagere viSayamAM pATaNa ane amadAvAdamAM keTalIka vyaktione sArI tAlIma maLI hatI. De. bhogIlAla sAMDesarA, De. umAkAnta zAha, paMDita amRtalAla bhejaka, paMDita lakSamaNabhAI vagere emanI pAse sArI rIte taiyAra thayA hatA. mahArAjazrI pAse tAlIma levAne mane paNa sAro lAbha maLe. I. sa. 1955thI 1970-71 sudhI kyAreya evuM

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pU. zrI puNyavijayajI mahArAja nahi banyuM hoya ke varasamAM be-cAra vakhata amadAvAda jaIne mahArAjazrInI sAthe kalAke gALyA na hoya, pa. puNyavijayajI mahArAja kapaDavaMjanA vatanI hatA. emanuM janma-nAma maNilAla hatuM. emanA pitAnuM nAma DAhyAbhAI dozI ane mAtAnuM nAma mANekabahena hatuM. mahArAjazrIne janma vi. saM. 19paranA kArataka suda pAMcamane divase, eTale ke jJAnapaMcamI athavA lAbhapaMcamIne divase thaye hate. e paNa ke suMdara gAnuyoga ha ! DAhyAbhAI dozInI Arthika sthiti sAdhAraNa hatI. eTale teo nokarI mATe muMbaI rahetA ane kapaDavaMja Ava-jA karatA. paraMtu e divase mAM muMbaInAM havA-pANI sArAM gaNatAM nahi. eTale DAhyAbhAInI tabiyata naramagarama rahetI. mANekabahenane eka pachI eka ema pAMca saMtAne thayelAM, paNa temAMthI cAra te bALavayamAM ja gujarI gayelAM. sadbhAgye maNilAla bacI gayelA. vaLI maNilAla eka ghAtamAMthI paNa UgarI gayelA. eka divasa kapaDavaMjamAM e AkhI zerImAM moTI Aga lAgelI ane temAM mANakabahenanuM ghara paNa jhaDapAyuM. teo te vakhate bALakane gharamAM ekale rAkhI nadIe kapaDAM chevA gayelAM. Aga lAgI te vakhate bALaka maNilAlanA raDavAno avAja sAMbhaLI pasAra thatA koI eka vaherA sadugRhastha AgavALA gharamAM pahoMcI gayA ane maNilAlane bacAvIne pitAne ghare laI gayA. mANekabahena jyAre nadIethI pAchAM AvyAM tyAre pitAnA gharane Aga lAgelI joIne DaghAI gayAM ane raDavA lAgyAM. emaNe tyAre mAnyuM ke pitAne

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tiviheNa vaMdama ekane eka dIkare paNa AgamAM baLI gaye. emaNe te rokakaLa karI mUkI. bALakane laI janAra vahorAe Akhe divasa ene dUdha tathA khAvAnuM ApIne ene sAcavyuM, paNa zata sudhI ke levA na AvyuM eTale bALakane laIne teo ghare ghare tapAsa karavA nIkaLyA. te vakhate maNilAla jIvatA che e jANIne ane joIne mANekabahenanA AzcaryAnaMdane pAra na rahyo. bALakane chAtIsarasa cAMpatAM emanI AMkhamAMthI harSAzru vahyAM. sattAvIsa varSanI uMmare mANekabahenanA jIvanamAM eka bhAre moTo AghAta AvI paDyo. emanA pati DAhyAbhAInuM akALa avasAna thayuM. vaidhavyanuM bhAre duHkha mANekabahenane mAthe AvI paDayuM. AvI viSama sthitimAM dharmanuM zaraNuM AzvAsanarUpa banI jAya. mANekabahena dharma tarapha vaLI gayAM. dIkarAne zALAmAM bhaNavA mokalyA. dIkaro meTo thAya pachI pite dIkSA laI saMyamajIvana gALavuM evI bhAvanA teo sevavA lAgyAM. ema karatAM maNilAla caudeka varasanI uMmaranA thayA. mANekabahenane dvidhA hatI ke maNilAlane kenA hAthamAM saMpIne dIkSA levI? bIjI bAju maNilAlanI ruci ane prakRti jotAM emane lAgyuM ke maNilAlane jANe gharasaMsAra karatAM saMyamane mArge vALavAmAM Ave te teo jIvanane vadhu sArthaka ane ujajavaLa karI zakaze. kizera maNilAle paNa e mATe harSa pUrvaka saMmati darzAvI. AthI vi saM. 1965nA mahA vada pAMcamanA roja chANa(vaDodarA pAse)mAM munivarya zrI caturavijayajI pAse maNilAlane dIkSA ApavAmAM

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pU. zrI puNyavijayajI mahArAja AvI ! maNilAlanuM nAma rAkhavAmAM AvyuM 'muni puNyavijayajI.' maNilAlanI dIkSA pachI mANekakhahene gharanI badhI javAmadArIe ane bIjI badhI vyavasthA sameTI lIdhI. pachI teo pAItANA gayAM. tyAM mehanalAlajI mahuArAjanA samudAyamAM emaNe dIkSA lIdhI. emanuM nAma rAkhavAmAM AvyuM sAdhvI zro ratnazrI. Ama, mAtA ane putra bane sayamanA pathe vaLyAM. dIkSA pachI pU. puNyavijayajI mar3ArAje potAnA guru zrI caturavijayajI mahArAja pAse tathA dAdAguru pravartaka zrI kAMtivijayajI mahArAja pAse sArA abhyAsa karyAM. taduparAMta emaNe pU. sAgarAnaMdajI maDArAja, pU. lAvaNyavijayajI mahA rAja, paDita sukhalAlajI, zrI kuMvarajI ANujI pati nityAnaMda zAstrI, paMDita bhAIlAlabhAI, paDita vIracaMdabhAI meghajI vagere pAse saMskRta, prAkRta, ardhamAgadhI, apabhraMza, jUnI gujarAtI vagere bhASAonA, zAsragra'thAnA, judA judA saikAnI lipinA tathA hastapratAnA sa'zeAdhana-sa'pAdananI paddhatine ghaNA UMDA abhyAsa karyo. jaina darzana uparAMta anya danAnuM paNa emaNe sAruM adhyayana karyuM. mahArAja zrInI vidvattAne samAjane ane vizeSataH suzikSita vargane sArA paricaya thayA. te eTale sudhI ke pete kaoNleja-yuni varsiTImAM abhyAsa karyAM na hovA chatAM judI judI yuni. varsiTIe taraphathI temanI pIeca.DI.nA parIkSaka tarIke nimaNUka thatI. i. sa. 1961mAM kAzmIramAM bharAyellI Ala

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tiviheNa dAmi inDiyA erienTala kaeNAnpharansanA prAkRta ane jainadharma vibhAganA adhyakSa tarIke emanI nimaNUka thai hatI. pote te tyAM jaI na zake paNa potAnA adhyakSa tarIkenA te vizenA lekha emaNe mokalI ApyA hatA. emanA mAdana mATe normana brAuna, aranesTa enDara vagere videzanA vidvAne AvatA. amerikAnI ArienTala sosAyaTIe mahA rAjazrInI mAnada sabhya tarIke nimaNUka karI hatI, e jevuMtevuM bahumAna na gaNAya. 10 . khaLabrahmacArI, lAMbA dIkSAparyAyavALA, saMmayanI ArA dhanAmAM magnacitta, jJAnavRddha ane tAvRddha sthavira pUjya mahuArAjasAhebe potAnI tabiyatanI paNa darakAra karyAM vagara pATaNa, jesalamera, amadAvAda vagere sthaLe jaina bhaDArAnI hastapratane vyavasthita karavAnuM amUlya kArya karyuM che. asahya garamImAM, mAthe bhInuM `tuM mUkIne dhIkhatA patarA nIce esIne bharabapore jyAre emane mai amadAvAdamAM devasAnA pADAnA upAzrayamAM prasanna citte kAryo karatA joyA tyAre ta mAruM mastaka emanA caraNAmAM namI paDyuM hatuM. emanA athAga parizramayukta avirata kAne kAraNe temaja cAritryanI zreSThatAne kAraNe koI saMghe ke samAje te varSothI upAzrayamAM peAtAnA vAdhyAya-saMzAdhananA kAmane mATe lAITanA upayoga karatA hovA chatAM tenA virodha ke UhApAta karyAM nathI, pUjya mahArAjasAhebanI Atmika zakti eTalI prabaLa hatI ke aDadhI rAta sudhI kArya karyu hoya ane rAtanA eka-be kalAkanI UMgha maLI hAya to paNa bIje divase savAre

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pU. zrI puNyavijayajI mahArAja teo evA ja svastha ane prasanna hoya ane divase ArAma levAnI emane jarUra paNa na hoya. AvI rIte ekAda divasa nahi, divasanA divasa sudhI, mahinAo sudhI kArya karavAnI asAdhAraNa zakti teo dharAvatA hatA. jena ke zuM bauddha, zuM hindu ke zuM khristI, dareka dharma ke saMpradAyanA tyAgI sAdhuomAM paNa jovA maLe che. lekeSaNAnI abhIsA. tyAgI mahAtmAonI lekaprazaMsA ApoApa ja thavA lAge che, tema chatAM samaya jatAM kyAreka keTalAkamAM vadhu lekeSaNAnI vAsanA jAge che, paraMtu pUjya mahArAja sAhebe enA upara vijaya meLavyuM hatuM. pitAne AgrahapUrvaka sahaja rIte maLatI AcAryanI padavInI paNa emaNe khevanA karI hatI, te bIjI lekeSaNanI te vAta ja zI karavI? mahArAjazrInI vinamratAne eka prasaMga mArA cittapaTamAM haMmezAM aMkita rahele che. I.sa. 1963nA arasAmAM pU. zrI hemasAgarasUrie "kuvalayamALA" nAmanA graMthanA anu. vAda tathA saMzodhana-saMpAdananuM kArya mane soMpyuM hatuM. te vakhate keTalAka samAsayukta prAkRta zabdonA artha barAbara besatA nahi, eTale pU. hemasAgara mahArAje sUcana karyuM ke e mATe mAre pUjya puNyavijayajI mahArAjanuM mArgadarzana meLavavuM. e pramANe eka divasa huM jyAre amadAvAda gayele. tyAre pU. puNyavijayajI mahArAja pAse te kAma mATe luNasA vADAnA upAzraye rAtre ATheka vAge paheryo hate. mahArAja zrI pAse zabdonA arthanI carcA karatAM karatAM rAtanA lagabhaga

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tiviheNa vaMdasi deDha vAgI gayA haze. badhA artha barAbara saMtakAraka rIte besI gayA. kAma patyuM eTale mahArAjazrI pAse mAMgalika sAMbhaLIne huM nIkaLatuM hatuM. te vakhate mahArAjazrIe kahyuM, ramaNabhAI, muMbaI pahoMce eTele hamasAgarasUrine mArI vaMdanA kahejo." meM kahyuM, 'paNa mahArAjazrI, hemasAgarasUri te ApanA karatAM uMmaramAM, dakSA paryAyamAM, jJAnamAM ghaNA ja nAnA che. ApanI vaMdanA heya?" emaNe kahyuM, "e game te hoya, paNa teo AcArya che ane huM muni chuM. eTale mAre ja emane vaMdanA karavAnI hoya!" mahArAjazrInI AvI ucca, udAtta, vinamra bhAvanAthI huM bahu prabhAvita thaye hate. jIvananAM vividha kSetramAM mahAna gaNAtI keI koI vyaktionA nikaTanA saMparkamAM AvavAnI jyAre ApaNane taka maLe che tyAre te darekane ApaNe anubhava ekasarakhe nathI hete. keTalIka mahAna gaNAtI vyaktionA nikaTanA saMparkamAM jema jema ApaNe AvIe chIe ane jema jema emanI vizvasanIya vyakti banIe chIe tema tema e mahApuruSamAM rahelAM ahaMkAra, daMbha, ugra rAgadveSa, saMkucita ane svArthaparA yaNa daSTi, khaTapaTa, cAritryanI zithilatA, upadeza ane vartana vaccenI visaMvAditA ityAdi ApaNI najare caDavA lAge che. ane vakhata jatAM lekadaSTie mahAna gaNAtA e puruSamAM vAmana puruSanuM ApaNane darzana thatuM jAya che. bIjI bAju keTalAka evA kharekhara mahAmA A hoya che ke jemanA nikaTanA saMparka mAM jema jema ApaNe AvatA jaIe tema tema temanA cAritryanAM ApaNane khabara na hoya evA ujajavaLa

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pU. zrI puNyavijayajI mahArAja pAsAMonuM vadhu ne vadhu subhaga darzana ApaNane thatuM jAya che. parama pUjya puNyavijayajI mahArAja sAhebanA jema jema. nikaTanA paricayamAM mAre AvavAnuM thatuM gayuM tema tema emanA jIvananAM atyaMta ujajavaLa pAsAMonuM vadhu ne vadhu sarasa darzana mane hamezAM thatuM gayuM hatuM. muMbaI zaheramAM emanA vihAra daramiyAna mahArAjazrI. mArA pATInA ghare pagalAM karI gayA hatA, paraMtu vAlakezvaranA cAturmAsa daramiyAna mAre emane jeTale lAbha le joIne hate teTale, kauTuMbika ane vyAvasAyika javAbadArIone. kAraNe, laI zakyo nahote. huM ghaNI vAra rAtre dasa vAge emanI pAse jate, ane bAra-eka vAgyA sudhI besate. teo aDadhI rAta sudhI ghaNuMkharuM jAgatA ja hoya ane kaMIka lekhana-vAMcana karatA ja heya. e arasAmAM nAnAM TeparekarDara nikaLyAM hatAM. meM emanI vAte, upadezavacane, anubhave, keTalAMka tetre vagere rekarDa karI lIdhAM hatAM. emanI zraddhAMjali. sabhAmAM meM jyAre AraMbhamAM ane aMte mahArAjazrInI vANI saMbhaLAvI tyAre sau zrotAo Azcaryamugdha thaI gayA hatA. muMbaImAM bIjA cAturmAsa pachI mahArAjazrInI bImArI vadhI jatAM emane jyAre hospiTalamAM dAkhala karavAmAM AvyA. tyAre seMTa jheviyarsa kolejamAMthI sAMje chUTIne huM emanI khabara jovA ja. je divase rAtre teo kALadharma pAmyA te divase mAre emane maLavAne vega nahi hoya. kolejathI chUTIne lagabhaga sADA sAta vAge huM emanI pAse javA.

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tiviheNa vaMdAmi nIkaLe. poMcavA AvyuM tyAM e AkhA vistAranI lAITa gaI. hospiTalanA makAnamAM aMdhAruM vyApI gayuM. liphaTa baMdha thaI gaI. vIseka miniTa rAha jevA chatAM lAITa AvI nahi, eTale nirAza thaI, bIje divase javAne vicAra karI tyAMthI ghare AvavA meM basa pakaDI. DI vAra thaI tyAM lAITa cAlu thaI, paNa have basamAMthI UtarI pAchA pharavAnuM mana na thayuM. huM ghare Avyo tyAM kalAkamAM ja samAcAra AvyA ke mahArAjazrI kALadharma pAmyA che. e samAcAra sAMbhaLatAM ja meM jANe vajAghAta anubhavyuM. jIvanane eka AdhArastaMbha gumAvyA jevuM lAgyuM. aMtima milanane avasara cUkyAne vasavase manamAM rahI gaye. vidvattA, udAratA, samatA ane vatsalatAnA avatAra sama pUjya zrI puNyavijayajInA kALadharmathI mAruM te eka AzrayasthAna cAlyuM gayuM evuM mane lAgyuM. emanI vAtsalyasabhara vANI ane madhura svare thatA vArtAlApanuM zravaNaguMjana te haju paNa thayA kare che. AvI e vaMdanIya preraNAmUtine ApaNI keTiza vaMdanA ho!

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pU. zrI vijayarAmacandrasUrijI mahArAja suvizAla gacchAdhipati, saMgha-sthavira, jaina zAsananA mahAna tirdhara, yugapurUSa, parama gItArtha pUjayapAda AcArya deva zrI vijayarAmacaMdrasUrIzvarajI mahArAja sAheba 96 varSanI uMmare amadAvAdamAM saM. 2047nA aSADha vada 14. (tA. 9-8-1991) nA roja arihaMta paramAtmAnA dhyAnamAM magna banIne samAdhipUrvaka kALadharma pAmyA. emanA svargavAsathI jaina zAsanane eka mahAna AcAryapravaranI bheTa paDI che. chellAM traNeka varSathI emanI tabiyata nabaLI rahetI hatI, tema chatAM teo apramatta rahetA. teo rAtre mAtra be kalAkanI nidrA letA ane dhyAnamAM tathA jApamAM samaya vitAvatA. AvI vRddhAvasthAmAM paNa teo navI navI gAthAo kaMThastha karatA. saM 2046nuM cAturmAsa khaMbhAtamAM karI teo amadAvAda padhAryA hatA ane aMtima ziSya muni hitarucivijayanI dIkSA pachI sAbaramatImAM cAturmAsa mATe padhAryA hatA. - pa. pU. sva. vijayarAmacaMdrasUrIzvarajInuM 79 varSanuM sudIrgha dIkSA jIvana saMkhyAbaMdha mahatvanI ghaTanAothI sabhara hatuM. emanuM jIvana eTale itihAsa. chellA saikAmAM thaI gayelA mahAna jainAcAryone ItihAsa pa. pU. rAmacaMdrasUrIzvarajI nA jIvana ane kAryanI noMdha vinA adhUro gaNAya.

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tiviheNa vadyAi 5 pU. gacchAdhipatinA nikaTanA sapamAM AvavAnuM mAre chellAM gheADAM varSomAM vizeSa banyuM. eka rIte kahIe te amArA sabadha eka judI ja bhUmikA uparanA hatA. mAruM vatana pAdarA che. pa. pU. vijaya rAmaca'drasUrIzvarajI pAdarAnA vatanI hatA. eka ja gAmanA vatanI tarIkenA amAro sabadha, bIjA bhakto jeTalA gADha nahi te paNa saheja judI koTinA hatA. mArA pitAjI zrI cImanalAla amRtalAla zAhanI hAla uMmara 96 varSInI che. tee ane pU. rAmaca'drasUri sahAdhyAyI hatA. 1 pa.pU rAmacadrasUri ane mArA pitAzrInA uchera pAdarA gAmamAM sAthe thayA hatA. pAdarAmAM te anee sarakArI (gAyakavADI) zALAmAM prAthamika zikSaNa sAthe lIdhuM hatuM. mArA pitAzrInAM sa`smaraNeA haju paNa tAjA' che. kALadharmanA thADA divasa pahelAM ja sva. pU. rAmacaMdrasUrie pAdarAnA eka vatanI zrI. meAtIlAla kasturacaMda sAthe mArA pitAzrIne dharmalAbha kahevaDAvyA hatA. rAmaca'drasUrinA janma emanA meAsALanA gAma deDavANamAM vi. sa'. 1952nA phAgaNa vada 4 nA rAja thayA hatA. emanuM nAma tribhuvana rAkhavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. emanA pitAnuM nAma cheThAlAla ane mAtAnuM nAma samarathamahena hatuM. bALaka tribhuvananA janma pachI mAtA piyarathI pAdarA Ave te pahelAM te pitAzrI choTAlAlanuM avasAna thayuM hatuM. cheTAlAlane bIjA be bhAio hatA. cheoTAlAlanI mAtAnuM nAma (tribhuvananI dAdImAnuM nAma) ratanamA hatuM. emanA kuTu'bamAM bALake

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17 pU. zrI vijayarAmacandrasUrijI mahArAja jIvatAM rahetAM hatAM. je bALaka jIvI jAya tene keInI najara na lAge te mATe viDitra nAma pADavAnI paraMparA gAmaDAMomAM haju paNa cAlI Ave che. AthI bALaka tribhuvanane mAtA tathA dAdImA "sabUDa' kahIne belAvatAM. pAdarAmAM jhaMDA bajAra tarapha AvelI sarakArI zALA pAsenI eka khaDakImAM ratanabAnuM kuTuMba eka nAnakaDA gharamAM rahetuM. temanI Arthika sthiti sAdhAraNa hatI. thaDA vakhata pachI tribhuvananI mAtA samaratha marakInA regamAM mRtyu pAmyAM. tyAre tribhuvananI uMmara sAta varSanI hatI. tribhuvane pAdarAnI sarakArI zALAmAM abhyAsa cAlu karyo. te jamAnAmAM chekarAomAM aDadhI cadI ke pAyajAmA paheravAno rivAja haju cAlu thaye nahete. khamIza, dhetiyuM ane mAthe TopI paherIne zALAmAM vidyAthIe jatA. mArA pitAzrI ane tribhuvana eka vargamAM bhaNatA. zALAmAM haju pIvAnA pANInI vyavasthA thaI nahatI eTale chokarAo AsapAsanAM gharamAM jaIne pANI pI AvatA. tribhuvananuM ghara zALAnI najIka hatuM eTale keTalAka jaina chokarAo tribhu vananA ghare pANI pIvA jatA. zALAmAM tyAre heDamAstara tarIke raNachoDarAya nAmanA zikSaka hatA. bIjA zikSakemAM vizvanAtha, bhUlAbhAI, vallabhabhAI, maganalAla vagere hatA. mohanalAla nAmanA eka mAstarane emanA cakalI jevA nAkane kAraNe gAmanA badhA leke mehana cakalI athavA "cakalI mAstara' kahIne bolAvatA.

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Saa. tiviheNa vaMdAmi khuda mAstara pite paNa pitAne "cakalI mAstara' tarIke oLakhAvatA. bhaNAvavAmAM teo ghaNA hoMziyAra hatA. traNa peDhI sudhInA vidyArthIone temaNe bhaNavelA. A cakalI mAstara pAse mArA pitAzrI sAthe tribhuvane paNa abhyAsa karyo hate. e divasamAM pAdarAmAM aMgrejI zALA cAlu thaI gaI hatI. ghaNAkharA vidyAthIo cha dheraNa sudhIne varnAkyulara phAInalane abhyAsa karatA. keTalAka vidyAthIo cethA ghera pachI aMgrejI zALAmAM pharTa sTAnDarDamAM dAkhala thatA tribhuvane chaThThA dhoraNa sudhI abhyAsa cAlu rAkhele. mArA pitAzrI cothA dhoraNa pachI aMgrejI zALAmAM (TAvaravALI zALAmAM) dAkhala thayelA. e divasomAM muMbaIthI amadAvAda ane dilhI sudhInI breDageja relave lAIna cAluM thaI gayelI. bhAratanI relavenuM AyeAjana simalAnuM relave borDa karatuM. muMbaIthI UpaDelI Trena vaDodarA rAjyamAMthI pasAra thaI dilhI jatI. eTale relave beDe e vibhAganI Trena mATe "bI. sI. AI. relave evuM nAma rAkhavA vicAreluM. bI. sI. AI. eTale bee enDa senTrala inDiyA. paraMtu gAyakavADa sarakAre e nAmamAM baroDA' zabda umeravA mATe Agraha rAkhele ane e zarate pitAnA rAjyanI paravAnagI ApelI. eTale bombe, baroDA enDa senTrala InDiyA relave (bI.bI. enDa sI AI. relave) evuM nAma rAkhavuM paDeluM. gAyakavADa sarakAre DabheIthI vizvAmitro sudhI AvatI pitAnI mITarageja jI. DI. relave (gAyakavADa-DAI relavene vi. saM. 1953mAM pAdarA sudhI

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pU. zrI vijayarAmacandrasUrijI mahArAja laMbAvI hatI. tyArapachI e relavene mAsaroDa sudhI laMbAvanavAmAM AvI ane enuM nAma gAyakavADa baroDA sTeTa relave rAkhavAmAM AvyuM, paraMtu mAsararoDathI AgaLa briTiza rAjya cAlu thatuM hatuM. gAyakavADa sarakAranI IcchA e lAInane jaMbusara sudhI laI javAnI hatI. paraMtu simalA boDe ghaNuM varSa sudhI e paravAnagI ApI nahotI. eTale e vistAramAM gADAmAM ke pagapALA saphara karavI paDatI. zALAmAM abhyAsa karyA pachI tribhuvanane nekarIe besADavAmAM Avyo hate. e vakhate pAdarAmAM cunIlAla zivalAlanI anAjanI meTI peDhI cAlatI hatI ane rAjasthAna tathA uttara bhAratamAMthI anAja Trena dvArA pAdarAmAM AvatuM. kizora tribhuvananI heziyArI joIne zeTha cunIlAle ene rAjasthAnamAM bAtarA gAme anAjanI parIdI mATe mokalele. A dUrane pravAsa jAte ekalA karavAne lIdhe tribhuvananI hoziyArInI vAta pAdarAmAM jANItI thaI gaI hatI. - tribhuvanane vyAvahArika keLavaNumAM bahu rasa na hate. paraMtu navagharI nAmanI zerImAM AvelA upAzrayamAM sAMje pAThazALA cAlatI tene abhyAsamAM vadhu rasa hate. pAdarAnI navagharI e jamAnAmAM dharmapravRttiothI satata dhabakatI rahetI. moTA moTA AcArya bhagavaMta pAdarA jevA nAnA gAmane cAturmAsane lAbha ApatA. pa. pU. zrImad buddhisAgarasUrijIe paNa keTalAMka cAturmAsa pAdarAmAM karyA hatAM. e jamAnAmAM pAdarAmAM vakhatevakhata dIkSAnA prasaMge UbhA thatA. jaina sAdhu

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tiviheNa vaMdAmi samAjamAM pAdarAnuM gadAna nAnA gAmanA pramANamAM ghaNuM moTuM rahyuM che. chellAM pacAsa-sATha varSamAM pAdarAmAMthI pacAsathI vadhu vyaktioe dIkSA lIdhI che, emAM pAdarAnI jaina pAThazALAne paNa ThIka ThIka phALo rahyo che. e jamAnAmAM pAThazALAne vahIvaTa vakIla mehanalAla hImacaMda tathA DAhyAbhAI vanamALIdAsa karatA. pAdarAmAM be derAsara che. navagharI pAsenuM zAntinAtha bhagavAnanuM moTuM derAsara ane jhaMDA bajAra pAse AveluM saMbhavanAtha bhagavAnanuM nAnuM derAsara. tribhuvana nAnA derAsara pAse rahete eTale tyAM pUjA karavA jate paNa pAThazALA phakta navagharImAM hatI. eTale sAMjanA navagharImAM bhaNavA Avate. pAdarAnA dhArmika vAtAvaraNamAM vakhatevakhata padhAratA sAdhu bhagavaMtenI preraka ane uddabodhaka vANIne lAbha maLavA uparAMta pAThazALAnA eka zikSaka zrI UjamazI mAstaranuM gadAna paNa ghaNuM moTuM hatuM. teo kAThiyAvADamAM AvelA coTIlA gAmanA vatanI hatA. emanI bahenane pAdarAmAM zrI kezavalAla premacaMda sAthe paraNAvyAM hatAM. eTale UjamazI mAstarane pAdarA AvavAnuM vAraMvAra thatuM. temaNe mahesANAnI pAThazALAmAM abhyAsa karyo hateA ane dhArmika zikSaka tarIke vyavasAyArthe pAdarAmAM AvIne vasyA hatA, kAraNa ke emane pAdarAnuM dhArmika vAtAvaraNa gamI gayuM hatuM. temane AtmA ghaNI UMcI keTine hate. zikSaka tarIkenI nokarI karatA lekemAM dharmabhAvanA jagavavAnI hoMza temanAmAM

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pU. zrI vijayarAmacandrasUrijI mahArAja ghaNI badhI hatI. potAnA bALa-kizora vidyArthIone sUtro, stavane, sakjhAye teo kaMThastha karAvatA. teo eTalA badhA utsAhapUrvaka abhyAsa karAvatA ke vidyArthIo gAthAo, stavane, sannAye haze haze kaMThastha karatA. UjamazI mAstarane kaMTha bahu madhura hatuM. temanA uccAre atyaMta zuddha hatA. teo saMgItanA jANakAra hatA. hAramoniyama sarasa vagADatA ane madhura kaMThe stavane, sannA gAtA ane vidyArthIone gavaDAvatA. teo kavi paNa hatA ane pote navAM navAM stavane, sakjhAnI racanA karatA. emanI svaracita kRtionI eka pustikA paNa chapAyelI. vidyArthIomAM dharmabhAvanA vadhAravA mATe UjamazI mAstara dara pUname tathA rajAnA divase pAdarAnI AsapAsanAM gAmamAM pAThazALAnA vidyArthIone pagapALA jAtrA karavA laI jatA, ane tyAM derAsaramAM snAtra pUjA rAgarAgiNuM sAthe bhaNAvatA. pAdarA pAse AvelA kAnA kaDiyAnA gAma darAparA te mahinAmAM be-traNa vAra jAtrA mATe javAnuM thatuM pAdarAnI jema darAparA paNa tyAre dhArmika pravRttiothI guMjatuM. UjamazI mAstara darAparAnI pAThazALAmAM bhaNAvavA paNa jatA. UjamazI mAstarane A vyavasAya nimitte pitAne paNa dharmane raMga eTale badhe lAgyuM hatuM ke vakhata jatAM temaNe zikSakane vyavasAya cheDI daIne pU. nItisUri pAse dIkSA lIdhI hatI. teo muni udayavijayajI banyA hatA. samaya jatAM AcAryanI padavI dhAraNa karI teo pU. udayasUri banyA hatA. mArA pitAzrI jyAre paNa pa. pU. sva. rAmacaMdrasUrine vaMdanAthe

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tiviheNa vaMdAmi. maLavA jatA tyAre UjamazI mAstarane acUka yAda karatA. tribhuvanane bAlyakALamAM ane kizorAvasthAmAM paMca pratikramaNanAM sUtre tathA jIvavicAra, navatatva ItyAdi sUtre ane stavane. tathA sanmAya kaMThastha karavAno utsAha jAgyuM hatuM. temAM A UjamazI mAstaranuM yogadAna paNa ghaNuM moTuM hatuM. (mArA pitAzrIne Aje 96 varSanI vaye paNa paMca pratikramaNa, navasmaraNa, jIvavicAra. navatatvanI gAthAo tathA dese jeTalAM stavane kaMThastha che. ane roja vArApharatI tenuM paThana karavAne mahAvaro che.) UjamazI mAstare tribhuvanane upAdhyAya zrI yazavijayajIkRta samaktinA saDasaTha bolanI sajjAya sarasa pAkI karAvI hatI. enI parIkSAmAM tribhuvana prathama naMbare AvyuM hatuM. kizora tribhuvana dharma-abhyAsamAM ghaNe tejasvI hate. ane sAdhu bhagavaMtanA saMparkane lIdhe dIkSA levAnA keDa enA manamAM janmyA hatA. paraMtu enAM dAdImA, enA kAkAe ene dIkSA letAM aTakAvatAM hatAM, kAraNa ke traNa bhAIe vacce A eka ja dIkaro hato. tribhuvananA pitAnA eka kAkAe te tribhuvana je dIkSA na le te pitAnI dukAna tribhuvananA nAma para karI ApavAnuM pralebhana paNa batAvyuM hatuM, paraMtu ethI tribhuvana jarA paNa AkarSita thaye nate. - tribhuvananA eka mAmAe evI dalIla karI ke tAre dIkSA levI hoya te leje, paraMtu tArAM navAM sIvaDAvelAM kapaDAM phATI jAya pachI dIkSA leje. javAbamAM tribhuvane kaheluM ke kAtara Ape te hamaNuM ja kapaDAM phADI nAkhuM."

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pU. zrI vijayarAmacandrasUrijI mahArAja tribhuvanane samajAvavA mATe kAkAe pAdarAnA eka vakIlane kahyuM. vakIle tribhuvanane pAdarAnA pArasI nyAyAdhIza nAnAbhAI pistanajI navasArIvAlA pAse laI jaIne dIkSA na levA mATe samajAvavA vinaMtI karI, paraMtu e nyAyAdhIza paNa tribhuvananI dalIla AgaLa niruttara thaI gayA hatA ane kahyuM hatuM ke A chokaro dIkSA lIdhA vagara raheze nahi. e divasomAM gAyakavADI rAjyamAM dIkSA aMge keTalAka kaDaka dhArAo hatA. emAM paNa tribhuvananA sagAoe chApAmAM neTisa chapAvI hatI ke "keIe tribhuvanane dikSA ApavI nahi. je kaI dIkSA Apaze tenI sAme kAyadesaranAM pagalAM levAmAM Avaze." kizora tribhuvane dIkSA levAne aDaga nizcaya karyo hato, paraMtu tenI pAse dIkSA levI e nirNaya haju thaI zakyo na hatA. bIjI bAju tribhuvananI dIkSA aMge kAyadesaranI cetavaNI pachI dIkSA ApavAnI bAbatamAM sAdhubhagavaMte paNa vimAsaNa anubhavatA. tribhuvanane pU. dAnavijayajI mahArAjanuM cAturmAsa pAdarA pAse darAparA nAmanA gAmamAM thayuM hatuM te vakhate UjamazI mAstara sAthe vAraMvAra darApara javAne lIdhe pU. dAnavijayajI mahArAja tathA temanA ziSya pU. premavijayajI mahArAja sAthe gADha saMparka thaye hate. pitAnI dAdImAnI hayAtI sudhI dIkSA na levAne vicAra jyAre eNe pU. premavijayajI mahArAja pAse vyakta karyo tyAre mahArAjazrIe eTaluM ja kahyuM, 'tribhuvana! kALanI kene khabara che? jene khabara che ke tuM pahelAM jaIza ke dAdImA pahelAM jaze?"

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tiviheNu vaMdAgni pU. premavijyajI mahArAjanuM A vAkya tribhuvananA hRdayamAM soMsaravuM UtarI gayuM ane vahelI take dIkSA levAnuM nakkI karyuM. eNe ceDA vakhata pachI vaDodarAmAM pU. premavijayajI mahArAja pAse jaIne pitAnI dIkSAnuM muhUrta kaDhAvyuM. paraMtu e mATe samaya ocho hate (ocho hoya e jarUrI paNa hatuM.) ene dIkSA cUpacApa levI hatI. dIkSA vaDedarA rAjyanI hadanI bahAra ApavAmAM Ave te tAtkAlika kAyadAne kaI prazna UbhuM na thAya. eTale pU. premavijayajI mahArAje tribhuvanane dIkSA mATe briTiza sarahadamAM AvelA jaMbusara gAme pahoMcavAnuM kahyuM. mAsara reDa pahoMcI tyAMthI page cAlIne jabusara javAnuM hatuM. tribhuvana vizvAmitrIthI TrenamAM beTho. rastAmAM pAdarA sTezana AvatuM hatuM. musApharonI caDaUtaramAM pitAnA gAmanA keI mANasa potAne joI na jAya te mATe pAdarA sTezana AvatAM pahelAM tribhuvana pATiyAM nIce sUIne saMtAI gaye hatuM. sAMjanA mAsara roDa pahoMcIne pagapALA cAlIne te jabusara rAtanA sADA agiyAra vAge pahoMce. upAzrayamAM jaIne eNe moTA mahArAjane badhI vAta jaNAvI. bIje divase AmedamAM dIkSA ApavAnuM vicArAyuM hatuM, paraMtu tyAM paNa upAzrayamAM tribhuvananAM dUranAM eka kAkI tribhuvanane joI gayAM. eTale AmedamAM dIkSA ApavAnuM mAMDI vALavAmAM AvyuM, ane jenI vasatI vagaranA tIrthadhAma gaMdhAramAM dIkSA ApavAnuM nakkI thayuM. muni maMgaLavijyajIe e kArya mATe hiMmata darzAvI. teo tathA muni navijayajI tathA muni prakAzavijayajI kizora tribhu

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pU. zrI vijayarAmacandrasUrijI mahArAja vananI sAthe 19 mAIlane vihAra karI gaMdhAra paheMcyA. gaMdhAramAM dIkSAnA muhUrtane samaya thaI gayuM hatuM ane muMDana mATe gAmamAMthI hajAmane AvatAM vAra lAgI te tyAM muni maMgaLavijayajIe pite kezaleca zarU karI dIdhuM hatuM. hajAma AvI pahoMcatAM muMDana thayuM. A rIte pAMca-sAta jaNanI vacce tribhuvanane dIkSAvidhi gupta rIte thaI gaye. emanuM nAma muni rAmavijaya rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. dIkSA pachI muni maMgaLavijayajI navadIkSita sAdhu sAthe vihAra karIne bharUca pahoMcI gayA. A bAju emanI dIkSA nA samAcAra pAdarAmAM pahoMcatAM tyAM bahu khaLabhaLATa macI gaye. sagAMsaMbaMdhIomAM A aMge turata kAyadesara pagalAM levAnI vAte thaI. bIjI bAju dIkSita tribhuvanane baLajabarIthI uThAvIne ghare laI AvavAnI vAte paNa vicArAI. alabatta dIkSAnA samAcAra sAMbhaLyA pachI dAdImA ratanabAnuM haiyuM kaMIka DhIluM paDayuM. tribhuvanane pAcho laI AvavA mATe janArAM sagAMone A bAbatamAM kaMIka ugra bolAcAlI ke jhapAjhapI na thAya e rIte vartavA temaNe vinaMtI karI. sagAMo bharUca pahoMcyAM, paNa navadIkSita rAmavijayajI mahArAja te pitAnA nirNayamAM makkama hatA. eTale sagAMonuM bahu cAlyuM nahi. teo nirAza thaIne pAdarA pAchAM pharyA ane dAdImA ratanabAne badhI vAta karI. banelI paristhiti sAthe have manathI samAdhAna karavA sivAya temane mATe bIjo koI raste rahyo na hate. dIkSA pachI rAmavijayajI mahArAje saM. 1969nuM prathama

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tiviheNa vaMdAmi. cAturmAsa sinera gAmamAM karyuM. e vakhate vyAkhyAnanI javAbadArI zrI dAnavijayajI mahArAjanI hatI. paraMtu eka divasa dAnavijayajI mahArAjanI tabiyata sArI na hatI. tyAre emanA guru bhagavaMta vaDIla paMjAbI mahArAja upA dhyAya zrI vIravijayajIe nUtana sAdhu pU. rAmavijayajIne vyAkhyAna ApavA mATe pharamAvyuM, kAraNa ke rAmavijayajImAM e zakti emaNe nihALI hatI. pATa upara birAjI vyAkhyAna ApavAne rAmavijayajI mATe A pahele ja prasaMga hatA. pote nA pADI chatAM gurubhagavaMtanI AjJA thatAM e javAbadArI emaNe svIkAravI ja paDI. kayA viSaya upara vyAkhyAna ApavuM ene emaNe vicAra karI lIdhuM. samaktinA saDasaTha belanI sajajhAya pitAne je kaMThastha hatI enA vivecanarUpe emaNe sarasa vyAkhyAna ApyuM. upAdhyAya zrI vIravijayajIe e vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLIne te vakhate AgAhI. karI hatI ke rAmavijyajI bhaviSyamAM eka samartha vyAkhyAtA thaze ane pitAnA viSayane tarkabaddha rIte zrotAo samakSa rajU karI zakaze. | muni zrI rAmavijyajIne dIkSAnA pahelA varSe ja zarIramAM thayelA pittaprakopane kAraNe dAhanI asahya vedanA thaI hatI. paraMtu te vakhate emaNe cittanI pUrI samAdhi jALavI hatI. tyArapachI paNa pittane kAraNe jyAre jyAre emane dAha UpaDatuM hatuM tyAre tyAre teo pUrI svasthatA dhAraNa karatA. zrI rAmavijayajI mahArAje vi. saM. 1970 tathA

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pU. zrI vijayarAmacandrasUrijI mahArAja 1971nAM cAturmAsa gurumahArAja sAthe bhAvanagaramAM karyA. te daramiyAna kammapayaDIne abhyAsa gurubhagavaMta pAse emaNe karyo hato. tyArapachI potAnA gurubhagavaMte sAthe ja teo vihAra karatA rahyA hatA. emanA vidyAbhyAsa mATe pratyeka cAturmAsamAM paMDitenI vyavasthA karavAmAM AvatI. ene pariNAme emane zAstrIya abhyAsa ghaNe UMDe the hate. emanI buddhizakti ghaNu badhI khIlI hatI. dikSAnA sAtamA varSathI teo sarasa vyAkhyAna ApatA thaI gayA hatA. eTalI yuvAnavaye paNa emanA vyAkhyAnane prabhAva zrotAo upara jabaradasta paDate, je emanA jIvananA aMta paryanta rahyo hate. pUjya zrI rAmavijayajI mahArAjanI vANIne prabhAva. zretAo upara eTale badhe paDate ke te sAMbhaLIne keTalAkanA hRdayamAM tyAga-vairAgyane bhAva UbharAI AvatA. keTalAkane dIkSA levAnuM mana thatuM. pU. zrI rAmavijayajInA aMgata saMparkamAM AvatI vyakti upara jANe ke koI pavitra jAduI asara thatI ane emanI pAse dIkSA levAnuM mana thatuM. pU. rAmavijayajI mahArAjanuM pitAnuM cAritra eTaluM UMcI keTinuM hatuM. emane zAstrAbhyAsa ghaNe UMDe hate. emanI tarkazakti ane bIjAne samajAvavAnI zailI evI adbhuta hatI ane emane vAtsalyabhAva eTale chalakAI rahe ke emanI pAse dIkSA levAne umaMga emanA gADha paricayamAM AvanArane thaI Avate. yuvAna vaye ja amadAvAdanA keTayAdhipati zeTha zrI jesiMgalAle temanI pAse dIkSA lIdhI hatI.

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2 tiviheNa dAmi e ghaTanAe aneka leAkAne Azcaryacakita karI dIdhA hatA. AvA te bIjA aneka prasaMge che. potAnA svajana ghara choDIne dIkSA le e ghaTanA koI paNa kuTu'bane vyavahAru dRSTie na game e dekhItI vAta che. pUjya zrI rAmavijayajI pAse dIkSA lenArAonI saMkhyA vadhatI jatI hatI. e saMjogAmAM dIkSAvirAdhI vAtAvaraNa prasare e svAbhAvika hatuM. peAtAnA patie pU. rAmavijayajI pAse dIkSA lIdhI hatI enA virAdhamAM ratanabAI nAmanI eka mahilAe eka jAherasabhAmAM jaIne 'mAreA pati mane pAche Ape ema kahIne rAmavijayajInAM kapaDAM kheMcavAnA prayatna karyAM hatA. A adhaDA korTa sudhI gaye hateA ane kore rAmavijayajIne nirdeSa jAhera karyo hatA. . zrI rAmavijayajI mahArAja upara AvAM judAM judAM kAraNeAsara jude jude sthaLe maLIne lagabhaga trIseka jeTalI vAra korTamAM jubAnI ApavA javAnuM thayuM huze, paraMtu te darekamAM kATe' pU. mahArAjazrIne nirdoSa jAhera karyAM hatA. saM. 1976nuM cAturmAsa emaNe amadAvAdamAM vidyAzALAmAM karyuM hatuM. AjhAdI pUrvenA e divase hatA, cAnuM -vyasana leAkAmAM vadhatuM jatuM hatuM. e vakhate cAnA vidha pazu sakhata thata hatA. e jamAnAmAM amadAvAdamAM rIcI rADa (gAMdhI mArga) para AvelI be jANItI hoTaleAmAM AkhA divasa cA pInArAne dhasArA rahete. emAM jainonI saMkhyA ghaNI meTI hatA. sAthe asabhya paNa khAvAnuM. hoTelamAM rAjanuM sattara maNu dUdha vaparAtuM. e vakhate rAmavijayajI

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pU. zrI vijayarAmacandrasUrijI mahArAja mahArAje enI sAme jhu Mbeza upADI hatI. Thera Thera pravacanA karyA hatAM ane e pravacanAnA prabhAva lAkA upara eTale adhA paDayo hatA ke hATelanI gharAkI ekadama ghaTI gaI ane rAjanA sattara maLu dUdhane badale mAtra be-traNa maNa jeTaluM dUdha vaparAvA lAgyuM hatuM. Aje te cAnA vyasanane koI vidha rahyo nathI. paNa e jamAnAmAM rAmavijayajI mahArAjanI vANIne prabhAva keTalA badhA hatA te A ghaTanA sUcave che. e ja varSamAM prANIhiMsAnI mIjI vicitra ghaTanA paNu amadAvAdamAM banI hatI. amadAvAdamAM te samaye kUtarAMenA trAsa vadhatA jatA hatA. e trAsamAMthI bacavuM hoya tA kUtarAMone mArI nAkhavAM joie evA eka vicAra vahetA thayA hatA. AvA vicArane jaina samAja svIkAre ja nahi, balake eneA sakhata virodha kare e dekhItu che. paraMtu zaramajanaka ghaTanA tA evI banI ke pAzcAtya keLavaNI lIdhelA eka sudhArAvAdI nAstika zrIma'ta jaina udyogapatie leAkonI lAgaNIne vadhu dubhavavA mATe jANI-joine saMva sarInA pavitra parvanA divase ja pAtAnA maMgalAnA kampAunDamAM sATha jeTalAM kUtarAMne marAvI nAkhyAM hatAM. A ghaTanAnA tyAre jabaradasta virAdha thayA hatA. kUtarAM mAravAnI himAyata karanArA sAme pU. rAmavijayajI mahArAje prakhara AMdelana upADyuM hatuM. pariNAme kUtarAMone mArI nAkhavAnI himAyata karatI pravRtti tarata adha thaI gaI hatI. 29 vi. saM. 1976 nuM varSa amadAvAdamAM mahattvanuM banI gayuM hatuM. amadAvAdamAM navarAtrInA divase daramiyAna mAtAjIne

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tiviheNa vaMdAmi utsava thate ane dazerAnA divase bhadrakALI mAtAnA maMdiramAM bali tarIke eka bakarAne vadha karavAne rivAja cAle AvatuM hatuM. amadAvAda jevI dharmanagarImAM dharmanA nAme eka moTA paMcendriya jIvane vadha karavAmAM Ave e rivAja asahya thaI paDyo hate. e baMdha karAvavA mATe pU. rAmavijayajI mahArAje amadAvAdamAM ugra AMdolana cAlu karyuM. paLe paLe jaIne emaNe pitAnA pravacanamAM A ja viSaya para bhAra mUkyo ane A hiMsaka pravRtti baMdha karavA mATenA badhA ja upAya ajamAvI devA ubedhana karyuM hatuM. A AMdolanane pariNAme amadAvAdamAM Thera Thera Aja carcAne viSaya banI gaye. emAM ahiMsApremI hinduo paNa joDAyA. amadAvAdamAM mANekacekamAM pacAsa hajAranI medanI samakSa pU. rAmavijayajI mahArAje joradAra udhana karyuM. ethI amadAvAdamAM eka moTuM AMdolana sarjAyuM. bIjI bAju saMghe taraphathI koIne Azraya levAmAM AvyuM ane kAnUnI kArya vAhI paNa karAvAI. pariNAme bhadrakALI mAtAnA maMdiranA pUjArIo gabharAI gayA. vijayAdazamIne divase bhadrakALI mAtAnA maMdira AgaLa A hiMsaka prathA aTakAvavA hajAre mANasa ekatra thaI gayA. AvA pracaMDa virodhanI sAme pUjArIene namatuM jokhavuM paDayuM ane bakarAne vadha thaI zakyo nahi. lekee harSanA pikAre karyA. tyArathI bhadrakALInA maMdiramAM bakarAnA vadhanI prathA kAyama mATe kAyadesara baMdha thaI gaI. e divasamAM jaina zAsanamAM eka vicitra ghaTanA banavA pAmI hatI. lAlana nAmanA eka paMDita ghaNu vidvAna

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pU. zrI vijayarAmacandrasUrijI mahArAja hatA. emanAM pravacanene prabhAva leke upara bahu sAre paDyo hate. emane eka judI keTine anuyAyI vaga Ubhe thavA lAgyuM hatuM. emanA ziSyamAM zivajIbhAI nAmanA eka ziSya mukhya hatA. lAlana jyAM jatA tyAM "lAlana mahArAja kI jaya'nA jayanAda emanA bhaktajane pikAratA. emanA anuyAyI vargane paMDita lAlana pratyenI bhaktine atireka eTalI hada sudhI thaI gayuM ke teo temane tIrthakara tarIke mAnatA. eka divasa lAlana mahArAjanI emanA bhaktoe siddhagiri - zatruMjayanI taLeTImAM pacIsamA tIrthaMkara tarIke AratI utArI. A ghaTanAe jaina samAjamAM ghaNe khaLabhaLATa macAvI dIdho. te samaye Agama dvAraka zrI sAgarA naMdajI mahArAje A ghaTanAne sakhata virodha karyo hate. pU. rAmavijayajI mahArAje paNa A ghaTanA sAme AMdolana jagAvyuM hatuM. emaNe pU. sAgarajI mahArAja sAthe vicAravinimaya karIne A bAbatamAM kaMIka karavuM joIe te nirNaya karyo hate. e samaye sAgarAnaMdajI mahArAjanA bhaktoe lAlana-zivajI sAme A bAbata aMge adAlatamAM kesa dAkhala karyo hate. adAlatamAM jubAnI ApavA mATe chANIthI ugra vihAra karIne pU. sAgarajI mahArAja surata AvI pahoMcyA hatA. zAstronA AdhAre emaNe ApelI samartha jubAnIne kAraNe adAlatane cukAda lAlana-zivajInI viruddha AvyuM hate. ema kahevAya che ke paMDita lAlanane potAne tIrthakara tarIke oLakhAvavAnI kaI IcchA nahotI, paraMtu bhaktonA

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AdhAre sAlanI daSTithI jayajI mahArAjArA, tiviheNu vaMdAmi Agrahane teo vaza thaI gayA hatA. e mATe emane pazcAttApa thayuM hatuM. tyArapachI te paMDita lAlana amadAvAdamAM pU. rAmavijayajI mahArAjanA vyAkhyAnamAM AvatA ane e. sAMbhaLIne temaNe potAnI bhUla mATe pitAne pazcAttApa vyakta karyo hato ane temanA hRdayanuM parivartana thayuM hatuM. devadravya, bALadIkSA, vyavahAru keLavaNI, samAja sudhAre, tithicarcA vagere viSayamAM pU. rAmavijayajI mahArAja pitAnA vicAro mokSanA lakSyanI dRSTithI tatvadarzana ane zAstranA AdhAre sacoTa rIte rajU karatA, paraMtu phakata vartamAna vyavahAru upayogI daSTithI ja vicAratA leke sAthe AvA viSamAM vaicArika saMgharSa thAya ane tene AghAta-pratyAghAta paDe e svAbhAvika che. potAnA jIvanakALa daramiyAna pU. rAmacaMdra. sUrijI mahArAje AvA ghaNuM jhaMjhAvAte joyA hatA ane te dareka prasaMge teo jarApaNa calAyamAna thayA nahotA. pitAnA vicAre ane pitAnA nirNayamAM teo haMmezAM aDaga rahyA hatA. emanI AvI nIDaratAne kAraNe emane keTalIka vAra sahana paNa karavuM paDatuM paraMtu te badhuM teo nirbhayatAthI sahana karatA. emanA upara khUna karavAnI dhamakInA page paNa kyAreka AvatA ane ethI emanA guru mahArAja zrI premavijyajI rAtre upAzrayamAM rAmavijayajInA saMthArAnuM sthAna badalAvI nAkhatA. emanI vaheravA mATenI gocaramAM jhera bheLavI devAze evI aphavAo paNa UDatI. eTalA mATe emanA eka ziSya cAritravijayajI bhaktibhAvapUrvaka svecchAe pahelAM pite carI vAparI pachI ja emane vAparavA ApatA. rAmavijayajI

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pU. zrI vijayarAmacandrasUrijI mahArAja mahArAjanI yuvAna vaye AvI keTalIka kanaDagata the samaya cAlelI. pU. rAmacandrasUri mahArAje gujarAta ane rAjasthAna uparAMta dilahI, uttarapradeza, bihAra, baMgALa, kalakattA, sametazikhara, madhyapradeza, mahArASTra, karNATaka jevA vistAromAM sthaLe sthaLe vihAra karI pitAnI prabhAvaka vANIne lAbha aneka lekene ApyuM hatuM. amadAvAdanA premAbhAI holamAM "rAmA. yaNamAM saMskRtine Adarza uparanAM temanAM vyAkhyAne, pAvApurImAM bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmInA jIvanacaritra paranAM vyAkhyAne, rAjagRhImAM AgamasUtra uparanI vAcanA ane vyAkhyAna vagere aneka lekene AkarSita karyA hatA. emanA vyAkhyAna daramiyAna keI paNa vyaktine kaI paNa viSaya upara prazna pUchavAnI chUTa rahetI ane keTalIya vAra te AkhuM vyAkhyAna praznottararUpa banI jatuM. teo vyAkhyAnamAM kyAreya mAIka vAparatA nahi. yuvAna vaye emane avAja bulaMda hatuM ane hajAronI medanI temanuM vyAkhyAna zAMtipUrvaka sAMbhaLatI. vRddhAvasthAmAM jIvananA aMta sudhI emaNe kyAreya vyAkhyAna ApavAnI bAbatamAM pramAda se nathI. azakti hoya, nAdurasta tabiyata heya te paNa teo pATa upara birAjamAna thaI acUka vyAkhyAna ApatA. chellAM varSomAM te emane avAja badhA zretAo sudhI pahoMcate nahi, te paNa zrotAo saMpUrNa zAMti jALavIne emanA zabdone pakaDavA prayatna karatA. keTalAya lokone emanA pratye zraddhApUrvakane

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tiviheNa dAmi evA dRDha bhaktibhAva rahetA ke potAne vyAkhyAnamAM kazuM spaSTa sAMbhaLavA na maLe te paNa emanA pavitra mukhAraviMdanAM darzana karIne paNa teo anerA utsAha ane sa'teASa anubhavatA. pa pU. AcArya bhagava"ta jayAM jayAM vicaryoM tyAM tyAM emanA pagale pagale aMjanazalAkA, pratiSThA, dIkSA, vaDI dIkSA, padavIpraznAna, upadhAna, jinamadiranI va`gAMTha, rathayAtrA, tIrthakara paramAtmAnA kalyANakonI tathA anya parvonI UjavaNI, ityAdi prakAranA utsavA satata yajAtA rahyA hatA. emane pagale pagale utsava thatA hatA. emanI preraNAthI sa'dha ane zAsananAM ghaNAM mahattvanAM kAryAM sthaLe sthaLe thayAM che. potAnA sudIrgha jIvanakALa daramiyAna emanA hAthe aMjanazalAkA, pratiSThA ke dvIkSAnA prasaMge vatamAna samayamAM jeTalA thayA che eTalA anya kAithI thayAnuM jANyuM nathI, khaMbhAtamAM eka sAthe 24 ane amalaneramAM eka sAthe 26 vyaktioe emanI pAse dIkSA lIdhI hatI. emanA peAtAnA 117 jeTalA ziSyA hatA. praziSyA maLIne emane hAthe 250 thI vadhu munione ane 500 thI vadhu sAdhvIne dIkSA apAI che. e ghaTanA jaina zAsananA itihAsamAM ghaNI mATI gaNAze. zatAdhika ziSya-ziSyAo sAthe vicaratA AcAya bhagavata tarIke emanuM puNya leAka nAma sudI kALa sudhI guMjatuM raheze. pU. AcArya bhagava ta peAtAnA sAdhusamudAyamAM AcArapAlana mATe bahu ja custa rahyA hatA. jarA sarakhI zithila tAne paNa tee calAvI letA nahi. paraMtu peAtAnA dIkSita

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pU. zrI vijayarAmacandrasUrijI mahArAja sAdhuone teo potAnI preraka vANIthI ane vAtsalyabhAvathI evA te AtmAbhimukha banAvI detA ke jethI emanA sAdhue sAMsArika praleAlanA ke leAkeSaNAthI calita thatA nahi. eka'dare phoTA pADavA-paDAvavAnuM paNa emanA samudAyamAM niSiddha rahyuM che. (ajANatAM koI pADI le te judI vAta che.) vividha ceAjanA mATe TrasTo karAvI, dhana ekatrita karAvavAnuM lakSya paNu emanA samudAyamAM rakhAyu' nathI. pU. AcArya bhagavaMta zAsananAM kAryo mATe ke anukapA jevA viSaya mATe peAtAnI preraka vANI vahAvatA, paraMtu dAna ApavA mATe sIdhI apIla ke vyaktigata dabANa te kayAreya karatA ke karAvatA nahi. paraMtu emanA vaktavyanI asara ja evI thatI ke loko sAmethI dAna ApavA mATe huMmezAM tatpara rahetA. ene pariNAme emanI koI paNa vAta upara dhananI relamachela thaI jatI. emanI A eka viziSTa labdhi hatI. emanA kALadhama prasage eka karoDa karatAM adhika rakama uchAmaNImAM elAI te emanA prabhAvaka puNyanI pratIti karAve che. saMsAra bhUMDA, du:khamaya ane cheDavA jevA che, levA jevA saMyama che ane meLavavA jevA mekSa che e vAtanuM niraMtara lakSa rAkhanAra ane rakhAvanAra parama gItA pUjya pAda sva. zrI rAmacandrasUrIzvarajIne keTi koTi bhAvabharI vaMdmanA ! Jain Educationa International 31. For Personal and Private Use Only

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pU. zrI vijayadharmasUrijI mahArAja - - yugadivAkara tarIke jemane biradAvavAmAM AvyA hatA te mahAna jaina AcArya parama pUjya zrI vijayadharmasUrIzvarajI mahArAja zanivAra tA. 6ThThI mArca, 198ranA roja savAre muMbaImAM majhagAMvanA upAzrayamAM 78 varSanI uMmare navakAramaMtranuM raTaNa karatAM karatAM samAdhipUrvaka kALadharma pAmyA. phAgaNa suda terasane e pavitra divasa hatuM, je divasa zatru.. jaya mahAtIrthanI cha gAvanI pradakSiNA karavAne mahimA che. pU. vijayadharmasUrIzvarajI videha thatAM jaina samAjane eka mahAna AcAryanI kheTa paDI che. savargastha AcArya mahArAjanI pAlakhI geDIjInA upAzrayethI bIje divase savAre nIkaLavAnI jAherAta thaI gaI. hatI. emanA kALadharmanA samAcAra muMbaI ane bahAragAmamAM vAyuvege prasarI gayA ane emanA pArthiva dehanA aMtima darzana mATe savArathI ja sekaDe mANasanI lAIna lAgI gaI hatI. huM ane mArAM patnI emanAM darzana karavA gayAM tyAre aDadhA kalAke vAro AvyA. aMtima darzana mATe vyavasthA paNa sArI rakhAI hatI. lAkha mANue emanAM aMtima darzana karyA. cembara sudhInI bAvIsa kilomITara jeTalI lAMbI aMtima yAtrAmAM lAkha mANasoe bhAga lIdhe ane emane mATenI guNAnuvAda sabhA paNa ajoDa ane yAdagAra banI. pUjya AcArya mahArAjane pAMceka varSa pahelAM pAlI

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pU. zrI vijayadharmasUrijI mahArAja tANAmAM lakavAno gaMbhIra hamale thayuM hatuM ane teo bezuddha banI gayA hatA, paraMtu e gaMbhIra hAlatamAMthI teo beThA thayA ane pitAnA AtmabaLa vaDe temaNe keTalAMka adhUrAM rahelAM pitAnAM mahatvanAM kAryo pAra pADyAM. pUjya AcArya mahArAjane amArA kuTuMba upara anahada upakAra hate. huM chellAM paMdareka varSathI temanA gADha saMparkamAM AvyuM hatuM. temanA vizeSa nikaTanA saMparkamAM AvavAnI taka mane apAvI mArA mitra zrI bAbubhAI (vrajalAla) kapuracaMda mahetAe. teo dara aThavADiye eka ke be divasa rAnane vakhate pU. mahArAjasAheba jyAM hoya tyAM temanI pAse jatA. AThadasa mitre ekaThA thatA. pU. mahArAjajI keI eka zAstragraMthanuM adhyayana karAvatA. A rAtrivargamAM bAbubhAI pitAnI gADImAM mane niyamita laI jatA. amArA A trivargamAM aDadhe-paNe kalAka mahArAjasAheba samajAve ane pachI praznottarI thAya, AvI rIte cAreka varSa, khAsa karIne cAturmAsa daramiyAna, pUjya AcArya mahArAja pAse niyamita javAnuM banyuM. A rAtrivargane kAraNe pUjya mahArAjasAheba sAthe mAre AtmIyatA thaI. citta upara eka chApa daDhapaNe aMkita thaI ke pUjya AcArya mahArAje ApaNA zAstragraMthanuM ghaNuM UMDuM adhyayana karyuM che. pratyeka viSayane temanI pAse tarata zAstrIya uttara hAjara heya. zAnI seMkaDe paMktio temane kaMThastha hatI. amArA badhA praznonI teo vividha daSTikoNathI savigata chaNAvaTa karatA, jethI amane pUra saMteSa thAya. vaLI temanI daSTi haMmezAM vyavahAranAtha

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tiviheNa vAi ane nizcayanayanA samanvayanI rahetI. temanuM hRdaya humezAM karuNAthI chalakAtuM. keTalAka vivAdAspada praznonI chaNAvaTamAM paNa temanA vaktavyamAM abhiniveza ke judA mata dharAvanAra pratye asadbhAva jovA maLatA nahi. amArA A rAtrivargamAM eka vakhata eka nAjuka, gaMbhIra carcA cAlI. vAta ema hatI ke i. sa. 1972 mAM zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMgha taraphathI eka darakhAsta mArI pAse AvI. jaina yuvaka saMgha taraphathI prativaSa yeAjAtI paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAmAM pramukhasthAne birAjatA prA. gaurIprasAda jhAlAnuM avasAna thayuM. saMdhanI samitie e sthAna mATe mArI pasaMdagI karI, huM saMghanI samitimAM hatA. meM nizcaya karyAM ke pUjya mahArAjazrI e mATe sa*mati Ape te ja mAre e sthAna svIkAravuM. eka dare sAdhu bhagavaMtA upAzrayanI mahAra cAlatI AvA prakAranI paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA mATe potAnA aNagamA vyakta karatA. eTale mahArAjazrI mane sa'mati Apaze ke nahiM teneA mane saMzaya hatA. rAtrivarganA badhA ja mitrae abhiprAya ApyA ke upAzrayanI bahAra eka'DizanDa holamAM cAlatI evI nAstika vyAkhyAnamALAmAM ramaNabhAithI pramukha tarIke javAya ja nahi.'mahArAjazrI ze uttara Ape che te jANavA huM utsuka hatA. ceDI vAra vicAra karI mahArAjazrIe kahyuM, ramaNabhAie e vyAkhyAnamALAnuM pramukhasthAna svIkAravuM ja joie, A taka jatI na karAya.' mahArAjazrInA javAkhathI badhA Azcaya cakita thaI gayA. A praznanI judA judA dRSTikoNathI chaNAvaTa karIne mahArAjazrIe 38

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pU. zrI vijayadharmasurijI mahArAja kahyuM, "huM je rIte ramaNabhAIne jANuM chuM te jotAM ramaNabhAInA tyAM javAthI teo nAstika nahi thAya, paNa vyAkhyAnamALA Astika thaI jaze." mahArAjazrInI saMmatithI huM sAnaMdAzcaryamAM garakAva thaI gaye. pUjya AcArya mahArAja pApe vaMdana arthe AvelAM leonI haMmezAM bhIDa rahetI. tenuM kAraNa nAnAMmoTAM sahunI sAthe teo AtmIyatA dAkhavatA. ene lIdhe keIne emanI pAse jatAM saMkeca thatuM nahi. AcArya mahArAja pote darekanI vAtamAM rasa laI tene yogya mArgadarzana ApatA. seMkaDe nahi balake hajAre mANasane teo nAmathI oLakhatA. emanI pAse kaI jAya ke tarata teo nAma daIne belAvatA. teo uMmaramAM moTA hatA eTale keTalAMyane ekavacanamAM saMbodhatA. paraMtu ethI temanAmAM raheluM pitAtulya vAtsalya pratIta thatuM ane tene lIdhe te vizeSa gamatuM. - pU. vijayadharmasUri mahArAjanuM samagra jIvana tejasvI hatuM. temanuM gRhastha jIvana zaiDAM varSonu paNa dharmaparAyaNa hatuM. temane janma vi. saM. 1960 mAM vaDhavANamAM thaye hatuM. temanuM janmanAma bhAIcaMda hatuM. temanA pitAzrInuM nAma hIrAcaMdabhAI ane mAtAnuM nAma chabalabahena hatuM. temaNe cha varSanI uMmare pitAnA pitA gumAvyA hatA. emanAM dharma parAyaNa mAtAe bhAIcaMdane prAthamika zALAnA abhyAsanI sAthe sAthe pAThazALAmAM paMcapratikramaNa sUtrane abhyAsa karAvyuM. bALaka bhAIcaMdanI smRti ane grahaNazakti ghaNI sateja hatI. nava varSanI uMmare te teo AsapAsanAM

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tiviheNu vaMdAmi gAmanA lekene pratikramaNa karAvavA jatA. vadhu abhyAsane mATe bhAIcaMdane amadAvAdanI suprasiddha zALA cImanalAla nagInadAsa chAtrAlaya(sI. ena. vidyAvihAra)mAM dAkhala karavAmAM AvyA hatA. emane vidyAbhyAsa amadAvAdamAM ghaNe sarasa cAlatuM hatuM. bIjI bAju chabalabahene pAThazALAmAM zikSikA tarIke kAma cAlu karyuM hatuM. dharma pratye temanI rUci uttarottara vadhatI jatI hatI. pitAnA traNa putramAMthI vacalA putra bhAIcaMdane paNa teo e ja mArge vALavA IcchatAM hatAM. nAnI uMmaramAM ja mAtA pitAnA A putrane dIkSA levA mATe preraNuM karI hatI. bhAIcaMdane joIne pU. vijayamehanasUrie paNa chabalabahenane e ja bhalAmaNa karI hatI. 16 varSanI uMmare bhAIcaMda zALAne abhyAsa choDI daIne vaDhavANa pAchA AvyA. vi. saM. 1976 mAM mahesANA pAse sAMgaNa puramAM pU. vijayamahanasUri pAse dIkSA lIdhI. emanuM nAma muni dharmavijaya rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. muni pratApavijayanA ziSya tarIke teone jAhera karavAmAM AvyA. cAreka varSa pachI emanAM mAtuzrI chabalabahene paNa dIkSA lIdhI ane temanuM nAma sAdhvI zrI kuzaLazrIjI rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. dIkSA lIdhA pachI muni dharmavijaye pU. mehanasUri pAse umaMgabhera zAstrAbhyAsa cAlu karyo. taduparAMta vakhata maLatAM temaNe te samayanA mahAna jaina AcArya pU. vijayanemisUri, pU. AnaMdasAgarasUri, pU. udayasUri vagere pAse paNa vakhatevakhata zAstrAbhyAsa karyo. bhagavatIsUtra, karmagraMtha, karma prakRti, pacasaMgraha, bRhatkalpabhAgya, vizeSAvazyaka mahAbhASya, tatvArtha

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pU. zrI vijayadharmasUrijI mahArAja sUtra vagere zAstra uparAMta kAvya, nATaka, keSa, vyAkaraNa, nyAya ityAdi viSayomAM paNa teo pAraMgata thayA. samaya jatAM temane kamekrame pravartaka, gaNi, paMnyAsa, upAdhyAya vagere padavIo apAI ane vi. saM. 2007 mAM muMbaImAM AcAryanI padavI ApavAmAM AvI. zrI vijayadharmasUrijI prakAMDa paMDita hatA. temaNe saMkhyAbaMdha graMtha lakhyA che. saMskRta, prAkRta ane gujarAtI bhASA para teo asAdhAraNa prabhutva dharAvatA hatA. temaNe navatatva prakaraNa upara saMskRtamAM cha hajAra kapramANa sumaMgalA nAmanI TIkA lakhI che. taduparAMta "bhagavatIsUtranAM pravacane', 'laghukSetrasamAsa', "praznottara mohanamALA", "zravaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra (pUrvabhava) vagere saMkhyAbaMdha graMtha lakhyA che. AcArya thayA pachI zrI vijyadharmasUrijInI jAhera dhArmika pravRttio vadhu vegathI cAlavA lAgI. nUtana jinA layanuM nirmANa, jinAlayane jIrNoddhAra, aMjanazalAkA ke pratiSThA, upadhAna ane mALAropaNa, maMdiranI sAlagiri ane ujamaNu uparAMta dhArmika zikSaNa ane jaina sAhitya tathA kalAnA pracAra mATe temaNe ghaNuM meTAmeTAM kAryo karyA che. temanA haste zatAdhika maMdirone jIrNoddhAra thayuM che. temanI nizrAmAM pacIseka vAra upadhAna tapanI ArAdhanA thaI che. muMbaImAM ceMburamAM aSabhadeva bhagavAnanA ane ghATakeparamAM muni suvratasvAmInA derAsaranuM nirmANa emanI preraNAthI thayuM hatuM. taduparAMta dharmazALA, bhojanazALA, hospiTala, upAzraya,

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tiviheNa vakrAi duSkALa-rAhata, relarAhata vagere sAmAjika kAryo mATe paNa emaNe ghaNI preraNA ApI che. emanA upadezathI chellA traNa dAyakAmAM vividha pravRttiomAM pacAvana kareADathI vadhu rUpiyAnI rakama kharcAI che. e uparathI paNa temanI suvAsa, zakti ane STine paricaya maLI rahe che. vi. sa'. 2035mAM vaDhavANamAM jyAre emanA amRta mahAtsava UjavavA mATe ghaNuM moDhu. phaMDa ekatrita thayuM te vakhate mArakhImAM rela AvatAM e tamAma rakama mArakhInA rAhatakAya mATe vAparavAnI emaNe sUcanA ApI hatI, je emanI samayajJatA darzAve che. zrI vijayadharmasUrijInA prabhAva evA mATo hatA ke keTalAye mANasA yathAzakti jAhera kA mATe pote je rakama dAna tarIke vAparavA IcchatA heAya tenI jANa mahArAjazrIne karI jatA. keTalIka vAra mahArAjazrInI sUcanA anusAra e rakama vAparavAne mATe keTalAka dAtAone eka-be varSa ke vadhu samaya rAha jovI paDatI. mahArAjazrIne koI paNa navuM. kArya upADatAM te pAra paDaze ke kema te vize saMzaya rahete nahi, kAraNa ke dAtAo pAsethI lAkhA rUpiyAnAM vacane agAuthI temane maLelAM rahetAM. keI paNa kArya mATe mahArAjazrI Tahela nAkhatA ke tarata te mATe joIe te karatAM vadhu nANAM ekaThAM thaI jatAM. 42 pUjya AcArya mahArAjane pagale pagale utsava thata. teo jyAM jyAM vicaratA tyAM tyAM utsavanuM vAtAvaraNa. ApoApa sAI jatuM. keTaleka sthaLe sthAnika mANuse vacce sumeLa na hoya te sumeLa sthapAi jatA. sumeLa sthApavA

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pU. zrI vijayadharmasUrijI mahArAja tarapha temanuM lakSa paNa rahetuM. eka prasaMga yAda che. dahANuM pAse beraDI ane golavaDa nAmanAM be gAma che. tyAM jainenA ThIkaThIka vastI che. beraDImAM pratiSThA mahotsava hatuM. huM ane mArI patnI tyAM gayAM hatAM. pratiSThAnA mahatsava dara miyAna pUjya mahArAja sAhebane e vahema paDatuM hatuM ke A mahatsavamAM gelavaDanA AgevAne utsAhabhera bhAga letA nathI ane kaMIka nArAja rahyA kare che. AcArya mahArAje temAMnA keTalAkane belAvIne temanI vAta jANI. baMne gAmanA leke vacce sumeLa karAvavA mATe emaNe jAhera karyuM ke pratiSThAne bIje divase savAre derAsaranA dvAranuM udghATana karavAne lAbha gelavaDanA saMdhane ja maLavuM joIe. e mATe golavaDanA saMghe vahelI savAramAM golavaDathI vAjategAjate beraDI AvavuM paDe. sAthe AcArya mahArAja hoya te ja e zebhe. paraMtu AcArya mahArAjane hRdayaroganI bImArI hatI. e zrama levAnuM kema kahI zakAya? paraMtu AcArya mahArAje sAmethI pitAnI tatparatA batAvI. vahelI savAramAM pite beraDIthI vihAra karI gelavaDa gayA ane golavaDanA saMgha sAthe pAchA tarata ja vihAra karIne beraDI padhAryA. pitAnI nAdurasta tabiyata chatAM baMne gAmanA saMghe vacce sumeLa karAvavAne mATe temaNe vihAranuM ATaluM badhuM kaSTa uThAvyuM. mahArAjazrI muMbaIthI vihAra karI gujarAta tarapha vicaryA hatA tyAre bharuca pAse daheja baMdaramAM emanI preraNAthI ane sahAyathI tyAMnA jinamaMdirane jIrNoddhAra;

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54 tiviheNa vaMdama ratha hato ane tyAM pratiSThAne prasaMga bhavya rIte emanI nizrAmAM jAya hate. e prasaMge emanA umaLakAbharyA Agrahane vaza thaI ame sahakuTuMba tyAM gayAM hatAM ethI emaNe bahu ja prasannatA anubhavI hatI ane amane paNa e mahatsavamAM upasthita rahevAne ghaNe AnaMda thaye hate. I. sa. 1974mAM bhagavAna mahAvIranA 2500 mA nirvANa mahatsava prasaMge pUrva AphrikAmAM vyAkhyAna ApavA mATe mane ane mArAM patnIne jyAre nimaMtraNa maLyuM tyAre emanI pAse AzIrvAda levA gayelAM. e vakhate kevA kevA viSaye para vyAkhyAne ApavAM vagere ghaNI bAbate vize emaNe sarasa mArgadarzana ApyuM hatuM. e vakhate A mahetsava nimitte meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ane jaina dharma vize lakhelI aMgrejI pustikA mATe emaNe AzIrvacana lakhI ApyAM hatAM. emanA ja hastAkSarane bleka banAvI pustikAmAM meM eka leka eka saMbhAraNArUpe chApya hate. mahArAjazrInI nizrAmAM muMbaIthI zatruMjaya mahAtIrthane - cha'rI pAlita saMgha nIkaLe tyAre ame eka divasa mATe muMbaInA hAIve para zirasADathI manera gAma sudhI page - cAlIne joDAyA hatA. taduparAMta saMgha amArA vatana pAdarAmAM pahoMce tyAre paNa eka divasa mATe ame pharIthI joDAyA hatAM. pAdarAmAM mArAM dAdImA amathIbahena amRtalAlanA nAmathI baMdhAyelA upAzrayamAM mukhya preraNu mahArAjazrInI ja hatI eTale upAzrayanA udghaTanane kArya kama mahArAjazrInI nizrAmAM A saMghapraveza vakhate yAjAye haze. A yAtrA saMgha

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pU. zrI vijayadharmasUrijI mahArAja je je gAme mukAma karyo tyAM tyAM jIvadayA, sAdharmika bhakti vagere prakAranAM ghaNuM sarasa kAryo thayAM. vaLI eka mahatvanI yAdagAra ghaTanA te evI banI hatI ke muMbaI choDatAM eka kUtara saMgha sAthe joDAI gaye hate. pite paNa yAtrika hoya tema saMgha sAthe te vihAra karate, vyAkhyAnamAM besate, navakArazI ane vihAra karate. saMgha sAthe zatruMjaya parvata para caDI AdIzvara dAdAnAM eNe darzana karyA. pAchAM pharatAM A pavitra kutarAne keNa pitAne ghare rAkhe e mATe mahArAjazrInI nizrAmAM uchAmaNuM lAvavAmAM AvI hatI. pUjya AcArya mahArAjanuM manobaLa ane AtmabaLa kevuM hatuM tene eka prasaMga yAda Ave che. lakavAne lIdhe temanAM jamaNuM aMge barAbara kAma nahatAM karatAM. lAMbe samaya besI zakAtuM nahi, paraMtu pUjya yazovijayajI mahArAja ane jayAnaMdavijayajI mahArAjane AcAryanI padavI ApavAne prasaMga pAlItANAmAM hatuM. te vakhatanA vaDA pradhAna mAnanIya morArajIbhAI desAI A prasaMge AvavAnA hatA. bapora pachI samaya hate. je maMca taiyAra karavAmAM AvyuM hate tyAM AcArya mahArAjane besavAnuM hatuM. temanI tabithata ghaNI nAdurasta hatI. taDako paNa sakhata hatuM. te paNa e prasaMge pUjya AcArya mahArAja pUrI svasthatA sAthe AkhA kAryakrama daramiyAna maMca upara beThA hatA. apUrva AtmabaLa sivAya AvuM kaSTa uThAvI zakAya nahi. pUjya AcArya mahArAjane amArA pratye sadUbhAva

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- 6 tiviheNa vadAmi ghaNe badhe hate. game teTalA teo kAyelA hoya te paNa ame jaIe ke tarata amane samaya ApatA ane zubhAziSa darzAvatA. vi. saM. 2035mAM pUjya AcArya mahArAja vaDha-vANamAM cAturmAsa karatA hatA tyAre huM ane mArAM patnI temane vaMdana karavA gayAM hatAM. ame upAzraye pahoMcyAM ke tarata caMdrasenavijaya mahArAje kahyuM, "mahArAjajI tamane bahu yAda karatA hatA. mahArAjajIne cha iMcanI dhAtunI be pratimAjI kaIka ApI gayuM che. eka mahAvIra svAmInI ane bIjI gautama svAmInI che. mahArAjajI kahe A baMne pratimAjI ramaNabhAI ane tArAbahena Ave tyAre emane mAre bheTa ApavI che. caMdrasena mahArAjanI vAta sAMbhaLI amane ghaNe - harSa thaye. ame mahArAjajI pAse gayAM. te divase khAsa kaMI bhIDa nahotI. mahArAjajI have dhIme dhIme paNa spaSTa belI zakatA hatA. vAtacIta karavAmAM bahu zrama paDato nahote. e divase amArI sAthe emaNe nirAMte dharmanI ghaNuM vAta karI. amane khUba AnaMda thaye. teo e divase bahu ja prasanna hatA. mahArAja sAhebe baMne pratimA maMgAvI maMtra bhANIne tenA upara vAsakSepa nAkhe ane e be pratimAjI amane ApI. amArA jIvanane A eka atyaMta pavitra, maMgalamaya, avismaraNIya prasaMga hate. pUjya AcArya bhaga vaMta pAse keTalAMka varSa pUrve ame AjIvana caturthavratanI - brahmacaryanI bAdhA lIdhI hatI tyArathI emane amArA pratye apAra vAtsalyabhAva rahyo hato. pUjya mahArAjazrI pAse keTalIka labdhisiddhi hatI.

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pU. zrI vijayadharmasUrijI mahArAja emanuM vacana mithyA thatuM nahi emanA vAsakSepathI pitAne lAbha thayo hoya evI vAta ghaNA pAsethI sAMbhaLI che. emanA vAsakSepathI eka bhAI paradezamAM akasmAtathI bacI gayAnI vAta paNa huM jANuM chuM. A zraddhAne viSaya che. aneka lekene AvA niHsvArtha karuNAsabhara mahAtmA pratye zraddhA hoya e svAbhAvika che. zrI vijayadharmasUri mahArAjane ziSyasamudAya vizALa che, jemAM AMtararASTrIya khyAti dharAvanAra sAhitya-kalAratanazrI vijyayadevasUri, zatAvadhAnI zrI vijayajayAnaMdasUri, prakhara vyAkhyAtA vijayakanakaratnasUri vagerethI jaina samAja suparicita che. temanA ziSyoe gurubhaktinuM apratima kArya karyuM che. lakavA thayA pachI pU. AcArya mahArAjane bIjAnI sahAyanI A divasa jarUra paDatI. emanA badhA ja ziSyae vaiyAvaccanuM uttama kArya karyuM che, paraMtu temAM savizeSa ullekhanIya che pU. caMdrasenavijayajI mahArAja. emaNe satata pAMca varSa sudhI rAta ane divasa temanI pUrI saMbhALa lIdhI. UThavA-besavAmAM Teke Apa, zaucAdi kriyA karAvavI, mukhamAMthI jharatI lALa sApha karavI, samaye samaye davAo ApavI, AhArapANInI saMbhALa rAkhavI ItyAdi kAryo uparAMta satata jAmatI bhaktonI bhIDanI mahArAjazrIne zrama na paDe e rIte vyavasthita rAkhavI - e badhuM atyaMta parizramabhareluM kArya pUrI niSThApUrvakanI gurubhaktithI prasannatApUrvaka karyuM che je badala teo dhanyavAdane pAtra che.

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tiviheNa vaMdAmi parama pUjya vijayadharmasUrIzvarajI mahArAjane samAja upara asIma upakAra che. teo divaMgata thayA, paraMtu temanI prasanna ane prabhAvaka smRti aneka lokenA hRdayamAM cirakALa sudhI aMkita raheze. AvA dhuraMdhara mahAtmAne ApaNuM kaTiza vaMdana he.

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pU. zrI kailAsasAgarasUrijI mahArAja pa. pU. AcArya bhagavaMta zrImad kailAsasAgarasUrijI mahArAja amadAvAdamAM vi. saM. 2041nA jeTha suda 2 ne budhavAra, 22mI me, 1985nA roja tetera varSanI uMmare kALadharma pAmyA. bIje divase amadAvAdanI aMkura rosAyaTIthI nIkaLelI emanI pAlakhI aDhAra kilomITara dUra kebAmAM mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendramAM laI javAmAM AvI ane tyAM emanA pArthiva dehane agnisaMskAra karavAmAM AvyA. ATalI lAMbI aMtima yAtrA uparathI emanA pratye lekene bhaktibhAva keTale badhe hatuM tenI pratIti thAya che. emanA svargavAsathI jaina samAje eka dhyAnamagna, Atamarata, prazAMta mUrtimahAtmA gumAvyA che. - sva. pU. kailAsasAgarasUri ginijha mahAna jainAcArya zrImad buddhisAgarasUrinA praziSya hatA. sva. pU. buddhisAgarasUrijInI preraNAthI zrI adhyAtma jJAna prasAraka maMDaLanI sthApanA sittera varSa pahelAM mANasA mukAme thayelI. e maMDaLanA vartamAna pramukha tarIke mAre pUkailAsasAgarasUrijIne keTalIka vAra maLavAnuM thayuM hatuM. prathama mulAkAtathI ja e prazAnta sAdhaka, nispRha mahAtmAnI eka viziSTa mudrA mArA cittamAM aMkita thaI gaI hatI. emane janma paMjAbanA ludhiyANA jillAnA jagAMva

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tiviheNa tha'dvAtri nAmanAM gAmamAM tA. 19-12-1913nA rAja thayA hatA. temanA mAtAnuM nAma rAmarakhIbAI ane pitAnuM nAma rAmakRSNadAsa hatuM. temanuM sAMsArika nAma kAzIrAma hatuM. tee lAheAranI sanAtana dharma kolejamAMthI bI. e. thayA hatA eTale ke teo e vakhatanA snAtaka hatA. te hiMdI bhASA khelatA paNa urdU lipimAM lakhatA kAraNa ke e pradezamAM tyAre zALA-kaoNlejamAM urdU lipinA pracAra hatA. kolejamAM emaNe aMgrejI sAhityanA viSaya lIdhA hatA krizAra kAzIrAmane nAnI vayathI dharmanA sauMskAra maLyA hatA. te sthAnakavAsI kuTubanA hatA. te sthAnakavAsI cheTAlAlajI mahArAjanA gADha saparkamAM AvyA hatA. ethI emanI tattvajijJAsA vadhI hatI. te emanI pAsethI tathA gAmamAM rahetA paDita jagannAthajI zAsrIjI pAsethI pustako lAvIne vAMcatA. emaNe kolejakALa daramiyAna upAdhyAya zrI yazovijayajIkRta 'adhyAtmasAra' nAmanA gra'tha pacAseka vakhata vAMcceA hateA. kAzIrAmanAM lagna zAMtAdevI nAmanI rUpavatI kanyA sAthe thayAM hatAM, paraMtu sAMsArika jIvanamAMthI emanA rasa ghaTI gayA hatA. dIkSA laI sAdhu thaI AtmasAdhanA karavAnI mane laganI lAgI hatI. yevRddha cheTAlAlajI mahArAje potAnI vRddhavasthAne kAraNe, tathA kAzIrAmanI tattvajijJAsA jotAM emane dIkSA ApavAnI nA pADI hatI ane gujarAtamAM jaI mUrtipUjaka samudAyamAM dIkSA levAnI salAha ApI hatI. AthI eka divasa kAzIrAma gharethI kaiAIne kahyA vagara cAlI nIkaLyA. Abu, mubaI, pAlitANA,

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pU. zrI kailAsasAgarasUrijI mahArAja mahesANA vagere sthaLe pharyA, paraMtu paMjAbathI AvelA, sthAnaka vAsI saMpradAyanA ane emAM paNa pariNIta evA ajANyA yuvAnane koI dIkSA Ape taiyAra nahotuM, kAraNa ke rakhene e keI AjhAdInI laDatanA krAMtikArI hoya ane dharapakaDanA veraMTane kAraNe sAdhune veza laI saMtAvA AvyA hoya. chevaTe mahesANAmAM buddhisAgaranA praziSya zrI jitendrasAgara mahArAja emane dIkSA ApavA taiyAra thayA ane tAraMgA jaI ekAntamAM emane dIkSA ApI ane emanuM nAma rAkhyuM muni AnaMdasAgara. dIkSA pachI vihAra karatAM karatAM muni AnaMdasAgara pitAnA gurumahArAja sAthe cAturmAsa mATe pethApura padhAryA. ahIM buddhisAgarajI mahArAjakRta "jainasUtramAM mUrtipUjA nAmane graMtha emane vAMcavAmAM AvyuM ane mUrtipUjAmAM emanI zraddhA vadhu daDha thaI. pethApuramAM paryuSaNa parvanI ArAdhanA ghaNI sArI rIte karIne muni AnaMdasAgare potAnAM mAtApitA, patnI, bhAI vagerene khamAvavA mATe patra lakhe. paraMtu ethI te pite kyAM che te jAhera thaI gayuM ane tarata ja kuTuMbIjane pethApura AvI pahoMcyAM ane AgrahapUrvaka gurumahArAja tathA saMghane samajAvIne AnaMdasAgara pAse kAcI dIkSA choDAvIne emane jagAMva pAchA laI gayA. ghare parANe pAchA javuM paDyuM, paraMtu ghare gayA pachI kAzIrAme sAdhu jevuM ja jIvana jIvavAnuM cAlu rAkhyuM. teo roja ekAsaNuM karatA ane betraNa vAnagI ja letA. teo ukALeluM pANI pItA, cevihAra karatA, Akho divasa sAmAyika

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52 tiviheNa vaMdAmi karatA, mauna dhAraNa karatA ane bhUmi upara zayana karatA. AthI chevaTe emanA pitAzrIe emane dIkSA levAnI saMmati ApI paNa te sthAnakavAsI sAdhu pU. phUlacaMdajI svAmI pAse. paraMtu kAzIrAme te sva. pU. buddhisAgarajInA samudAyamAM ja dIkSA levAne Agraha rAkhe. ema karavAmAM pitAjIne pratiSThAno prazna naDate hate. aMtaramAM teo evuM IcchatA hatA ke kAzIrAma pitAnI meLe ghara choDIne cAlyA jAya ane jema karavuM hoya tema bhale kare, jethI samAjamAM pitAnI kaI vadhu TIkA na kare. gharamAM cAreka mahinA e rIte rahIne kAzIrAma anukULa vAtAvaraNa jaNAtAM pharI vAra cUpacApa gharamAMthI nIkaLIne gujarAtamAM pahoMcyA. tyAM amadAvAdamAM pU. zrImad buddhisAgarasUrinA bIjA eka praziSya pU. zrI addhisAgarasUrijI pAse ekAMtamAM dikSA laI emaNe sAdhujIvanamAM pharIthI praveza karyo. emanuM nAma have muni kailAsasAgara rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. dIkSA pachI emaNe pitAzrIne jaNAvI dIdhuM ke te have ghare pAchA nahi phare, mATe prayatna na karavo. pitAzrI ane kuTuMbIjanee paNa A vAstavikatAne svIkAra karI lIdhe. Ama saMjogavazAt , dIkSA choDI devI paDI hoya ane pharI pAchA dIkSita thayA hoya evA mahAmAonAM daSTAMte virala che. dIkSA lIdhA pachI kailAsasAgarajIe sANaMdamAM vidyAbhyAsa cAlu karyo. sANaMdanA saMghe temane paMDitanI tathA graMthanI sarasa anukULatA karI ApI. emanI svAdhyAya mATenI laganI eTalI vadhI hanI ke emane samaya na bagaDe

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53 pU zrI kailAsasAgarasUrijI mahArAja te mATe emanA gurumahArAja pite gocarI vaherI lAvatA. kailAsasAgarajI cAturmAsa anyatra kare, paNa zeSakALamAM sANaMdamAM AvIne paMDitajI pAse abhyAsa kare. rajanI pacAsa jeTalI gAthAo teo kaMThastha karatA. tyArapachI emaNe pU. nemisUri, pU udayasUri, pU. lAvaNyasUri, pU. naMdanasUri, pU. dharmadhuraMdharasUri, pU. bhadrakarasUri, paMDita pukharAjajI, paMDita prabhudAsa becaradAsa vagere pAse AgamagraMthe tathA anya zAstragraMthone UMDe abhyAsa karyo. emaNe hemacaMdrAcAryanA siddhahaima' vyAkaraNa uparAMta AgamagraMtho tathA vAcaka umA svAti, haribhadrasUri, hemacandrAcArya, yazovijayajI vagerenA graMthane abhyAsa, hajAro gAthAo kaMThastha rAkhavA sAthe karyo hate. emanI yAdazakti paNa ghaNuM ja tIvra hatI. pUkailAsasAgarajI mahArAjane visaM. 2044mAM pUnAmAM gaNipada, vi. saM. 2005 mAM muMbaImAM paMnyAsapada ane vi. saM. 2011mAM sANaMdamAM upAdhyAyapada ApavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. tyArapachI temaNe gujarAta bahAra vihAra karyo. temaNe rAjasthAna, kalakattA, muMbaI vagere sthaLe keTalAMka cAturmAsa karyA. vi. saM. 2022mAM emane sANaMdamAM AcAryanI padavI ane vi. saM. 203mAM mahuDImAM gacchAdhipatinI padavI ApavAmAM AvI hatI. - pitAnA ziSya pU. kalyANasAgarajInA sahakAra ane temanI dekharekhathI sva. kailAsasAgarasUrijIe mahesANAmAM sImaMdharasvAmInuM bhavya ane advitIya jinAlaya karavAnI saMghane preraNA karI e emanuM eka mahAna kArya che. emane vartamAnakALe

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54 tiviheNa vada mi mahAvideha kSetramAM vicaratA zrI sImaMdharasvAmImAM ananya zraddhA hatI. emane daDha AMtarapratIti hatI ke pite bhavAntaramAM mahAvidehakSetramAM zrI sImaMdharasvAmI pAse dIkSA leze. teo kahetA ke - mane jIvavAne meha nathI, ane maravAne Dara nathI; jIvIzuM te sehe sehaM karIzuM, ne marIzu te mahAvideha jaIzuM." sva. kailAsasAgarasUrijInI pratibhA anekhI hatI. teo bahu ochuM belatA. temanI eka lAkSaNikatA e hatI. ke teo upAzrayamAM hoya tyAre, rastAmAM jatA-AvatA heya. tyAre athavA koInI paNa sAthe vAta karatA hoya tyAre teo nIcI daSTi rAkhIne ja bolatA. vAta karanAra vyakti sAme teo bahu ja ochuM jatA ane najara te bhAgye ja meLavatA. vyAkhyAna ApatI vakhate paNa teo nIcI daSTi rAkhIne ja belatA. teo kahetA ke AMkhanuM mukhya kAma to bhagavAnanAM darzana karavAnuM che, taduparAMta tenuM kAma svAdhyAya karavA. mATenuM che, vaLI hAlatAcAlatAM jayaNA rAkhavA mATe daSTine upaga jarUrI che. sAMsArika bAbate ane viSaye mATe daSTi veDaphI nAkhavAnI nathI. strI samudAya tarapha emanI najara jatI nahi. saMyama ane brahmacaryanA teo akhaMDa ArAdhaka hatA. temanI vANImAM paNa saMyama jaNAtuM. teo ochuM ane mRdutAthI belatA. teo paMjAbanA hatA, paraMtu gujarAtI bhASA emanI jIbhe madhuratAthI vasI gaI hatI.

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55 pU. zrI kailAsasAgarasUrijI mahArAja teo sAdhu tarIke pitAnI dinacaryAmAM custa hatA. jyAre paNa ekAta maLe tyAre teo dhyAnamAM lIna banI jatA. pitAnA dAdAguru buddhisAgarasUrinA graMthamAMthI emane gasamAdhi mATenI preraNA maLI hatI. dhyAna dharavA mATe teo dAdAgurUnI jema ja kyAreka AsapAsanA jaMgalamAM, vagaDAmAM, khetaramAM ke kotaromAM ekAnta sthaLamAM cAlyA jatA. - sva. kailAsasAgarasUrijIne maLavAnuM mAre pramANamAM ochuM thayuM che. pAlitANA, jAmanagara, mahesANA, mahuDI, amadAvAda, bhAvanagara vagere sthaLe huM emane jyAre vaMdana karavA gaye hatA, tyAre bahudhA sva. buddhisAgarasUrinA jIvanakArya ane sAhitya viSe vAte nIkaLatI. sva. kailAsasAgarasUrijI jyAre bhAvanagaramAM hatA tyAre eka kAma aMge maLavA mATe temane patra Avele. huM ane mArAM patnI temane maLavA bhAvanagara gayAM tyAre dAdAvADInA upAzrayamAM teo hatA. upAzrayamAM ame gayAM tyAre ziSyae kahyuM ke teo makAnanI agAzImAM beThA che. ame agAzImAM gayAM tyAM teo ekalA beThA hatA. lekanI avarajavara ochI rahe ane ekAMtamAM dhyAna dharavAnI anukULatA rahe mATe jyAre samaya maLe tyAre teo agAzImAM besavAnuM vadhu pasaMda kare che ema temaNe kahyuM. rAtre paNa teo tyAM ja sUvAnA hatA. ziyALAnI kaDakaDatI ThaMDInA divase hatA. sUvA mATe temane pAtaLe saMthAre hate. ame pUchayuM, ThaMDImAM A saMthAre eka nahi paDe?" enA javAbamAM emaNe kahyuM ke, amAre sAdhuone vaLI ThaMDI zuM ane garamI zuM? e

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tiviheNa vada mi sAMbhaLI amAre emane mATe pUjyabhAva vadhI gaye. amane thayuM ke jemanAM vacana upara bhakto lAkha rUpiyA kharcavA taiyAra hoya evA A mahAtmAne potAne mATe te kazuM ja joItuM nathI.' pU. kailAsasAgarasUrinAM tyAgarAgya sAcAM hatAM. emanI AdhyAtmika siddhi ucI keTinI hatI. temanI pAse keInI TIkAniMdA sAMbhaLavA na maLe. emanI vANImAM madhuratA, mRdutA ane namratA jaNAyA vagara rahe nahi. teo pitAne maLavA AvelA sAdhuo ke gRhasthane kyAreya UbhA thavAnuM kahetA nahi. ethI keTalIye vAra emane gecarInuM moDuM thaI jatuM. teo kyAreya chApuM vAMcatA nahi, pitAnA koI kAryakramanI chApAmAM jAherakhabara na Ave e mATe sUcanA ApatA, tema chatAM ajANatAM keIe jAherakhabara ApI dIdhI hoya ane emanuM nAma chApAmAM chapAyuM hoya te te jovAnI utsukatA dharAvatA nahi. pU. kailAsasAgarasUri pite savAranA sADAtraNa vAge UThI dhyAnamAM besI jatA, japa karatA. navakAramaMtranuM raTaNa te Akho divasa emanuM cAlatuM ja hoya. teo ziSyane jAte ja barAbara svAdhyAya karAvatA. emAM teo pramAda karatA nahi ane karavA detA nahi. temanAmAM pitAnA ziSya mATe apAra vAtsalya hatuM. nAnAmAM nAnA sAdhu sAthe vAta karatI vakhate paNa teo "jI kahIne vAta karatA. teo ziSyone saMyamajIvanamAM pretsAhita karatA. pU. kailAsasAgarasUri vacanasiddha puruSa hatA. emanA

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pU. zrI kailAsasAgarasUrijI mahArAja AzIrvacanathI ke akasmAtamAMthI UgarI gayA hoya, keInI jIvaleNa bImArI dUra thaI hoya, koInI dhaMdhAnI ApattinuM ke kauTumbika samasyAnuM nirAkaraNa thaI gayuM hoya evI ghaTanAo banI che chatAM tene ullekha temanA mukhethI kyAreya sAMbhaLavA maLatuM nahi, eTaluM ja nahi koI ullekha kare te tenI vAta teo TALatA. pU. kailAsasAgarasUrijInI tabiyata pAlInA chelA cAturmAsanA vakhatathI lathaDavA lAgI hatI. temane blaDaprezara ane zvAsanI takalIpha divase divase vadhatI rahI hatI. tema chatAM teo tyAMthI vihAra karI amadAvAda padhAryA. teo jotiSanA ane gavidyAnA jANakAra hatA. pitAne aMtakALa temane jaNAI gaye hate. teo te pramANe vAtacItamAM aNasAra paNa ApatA. pitAnI DAyarImAM paNa eka pramANe noMdha karI hatI. amadAvAdamAM aMkura sosAyaTImAM padhAryA pachI vi.saM. 2041nA jeTha suda bIjanA divase savAre paDilehaNa pachI IriyAvaNane kAusagga karatAM "apAyuM sirAmi belI legassanA kAusaga daramiyAna temaNe pa-47 kalAke dhyAnastha avasthAmAM deha choDyo. mRtyune teo atikramI gayA. kALadharma pachI bIje divase nIkaLelI emanI pAlakhInI aMtima yAtrA amadAvAdamAM eka yAdagAra ghaTanA banI gaI. pU. kailAsasAgarasUrinuM pavitra jIvana anekane mATe preraNArUpa banI rahe evuM che.

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pU. zrI guNasAgarasUrijI mahArAja acalagacchAdhipati pa.pU AcAya.. bhagavaMta zrI guNasAgarasUrIzvarajI mahArAja 77 varSoMnI vaye muMbaimAM saM 2044nA bhAdaravA vada amAsane seAmavAra tA. 10mI. AkaTobare rAtre 12-39 kalAke navakAramaMtranuM raTaNa karatAM karatAM kALadharma pAmyA hatA. emanA svargavAsathI jaina samAjane eka mahAna tapasvI ane prabhAvaka AcAryanI khoTa paDI che. jIvananA chellA eka dAyakAmAM pU. guNasAgarasUrijInuM nAma emanI anekavidha zAsanapravRttiothI jaina samAjamAM suprasiddha banI gayuM hatuM. peAte dIkSA na le tyAM sudhI rAja ekAsaNAM karavAnI pratijJA lenAra ane dIkSA lIdhA pachI pazu jIvananA 'ta sudhI, ema pAMca dAyakAthI vadhu samaya saLaMga ekAsaNAM karanAra ane rAja savAranA UThIne 108 vAra khamAsamaNAM denAra evA ugra tapasvI ane vihAra karavAnI bAbatamAM paNa. ugra vihArI tarIke suprasiddha evA guNusAgarasUrijI mahArAje acalagacchanuM nAma chellAM keTalAMka varSomAM bhAratabharamAM guMjatuM karI dIdhuM hatuM. guNasAgarajI mahArAjanA janma vi. sa. 1969nA mahA suda 2 ne zukravAranA rAja kacchamAM gAma deDhiyAmAM thayeA hatA. emanA pitAzrInuM nAma lAlajI devazI ane mAtuzrInuM nAma dhanakhAI hatuM. guNasAgarajI mahArAjanuM saMsArI nAma gAMgajIbhAI hatuM.

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pU. zrI guNasAgarasUrijI mahArAja pitAzrI lAlajIbhAIe muMbaImAM AvIne zIvarImAM dukAna karI hatI. bAra varasanA gAMgajIbhAI pitAzrI sAthe dukAnamAM joDAyA hatA ethI teo zALAmAM vyAvahArika zikSaNa cAra gheraNa sudhInuM ja laI zakyA hatA. tera varSanI uMmare gAMgajIbhAIne zItaLAne roga thaye hatuM ane teo evI bebhAna sthitimAM hatA ke pitAjIe mAneluM ke teo avasAna pAmyA che, eTale smazAne laI javAnI taiyArI karavA vicAreluM. paraMtu zarIramAM jarAka halanacalana jaNAtAM AzA janmI ane cha mahinAnI mAMdagI pachI gAMgajIbhAI svastha thayA hatA. pitAnAM mAtuzrIne sAmAyika, pratikramaNa vagerenI vidhi. pustaka vAMcIne karAvatAM karAvatAM ane mAtuzrInI sAthe tapazcaryA karatAM karatAM kizora gAMgajIbhAIne dharmane raMga lAgyuM hate te eTale daDha banyuM ke eka vakhata mAtuzrI rasoI karatAM hatAM tyAre dhagadhagatuM tela gAMgajIbhAInA zarIra upara paDayuM te paNa pitAnI tapazcaryA teDI nahi ane davA lIdhI. nahi. yuvAna vaye temaNe kacchanAM tIrthonI yAtrA karI ane tyArapachI sametazikhara ane AsapAsanAM tIrthonI yAtrA karI. teo dhArmika utsavamAM bhAga levA lAgyA hatA ane muMbaImAM karachI mahAjanavADImAM sAmAyika, pauSadha vagere karavA lAgyA hatA. yuvAna vaye teo jAmanagaramAM te samayanA garachAdhi. pati pU. gautamasAgarasUri ane temanA ziSya nItisAgarajanA.

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tiviheNa vaMdama saMparkamAM AvyA. dIkSA levAnI pitAnI bhAvanA vyakata karI ane e pramANe vi. saM. 193mAM temane cAvIsa varSanI vaye kacchamAM pitAne gAma deDhiyAmAM dIkSA ApavAmAM AvI. nItisAgarajInA teo ziSya banyA ane temanuM nAma muni guNasAgarajI rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. kaccha mAMDavImAM, jAmanagaramAM, bhujamAM, kaccha godharAmAM, meTA AsaMbiyAmAM ema eka pachI eka emanAM cAturmAsa thatAM rahyAM. emanI asAdhAraNa tejasvitA pArakhIne gurumahArAje paMDite rAkhIne emane saMskRta ane prAkRta bhASAne abhyAsa karAvyA. samaya jatAM emane upAdhyAyanI padavI ApavAmAM AvI ane saM. 2003mAM gautamasAgarasUrijIe temane gacchanI javAbadArI paNa seMpI. | vi. saM. 2012mAM muMbaImAM temane AcAryanI padavI ApavAmAM AvI ane teo gacchAdhipati AcArya guNasAgarasUri thayA. gacchAdhipati AcArya bhagavaMte tyArapachI kaccha, rAjasthAna ane muMbaImAM aneka sthaLe vihAra karI aneka zreSThIone pratibaMdha ApIne aneka mahatvanAM kAryo karAvyAM. emaNe zrI Arya rakSita jaina tattvajJAna vidyApIThanI kacchamAM merAumAM sthApanA karAvI; bhujapurathI bhadrezvara tIrthane saMdha kADhozrAvikA vidyApIThanI merAumAM sthApanA karAvI; ka7thI zatruMjayanI tIrthayAtrAne saMgha kaDhAvyuM. e uparAMta jina maMdira, upAzraya, jJAnamaMdira, dharmazALA, graMthA- laya, pratiSThA, jIrNoddhAra, dIkSA, padavI vagere vividha prakAranAM ghaNuM kAryo varSovarSa emaNe mahatsava pUrvaka karAvyAM. emaNe

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pU. zrI guNasAgarasUrijI mahArAja potAnAM mAtuzrIne dIkSA ApI emanuM nAma sAdhvI zrI dharmazrI ApyuM hatuM. chellA dAyakAmAM emaNe muMbaIthI sametazikharanA saMgha kaDhAvyA hatA. tyArapachI sametazikharathI zatruMjayanA saMdha kaDhAvyeA hateA. A emanI jevItevI siddhi naheAtI, kAraNa ke emAM lAkho rUpiyAnA kharcanI ane vahIvaTI vyavasthAnI javAbadArI saghapatioe uThAvavAnI hatI. emaNe sameta zikharamAM vIsa jinAlayanuM nirmANu dharmazALA sahita karAvyuM ane kacchamAM tera jinAlayanuM kArya upAzraya, dharmazALA vagere sahita cAlu karAvyuM hatuM. emanI preraNAthI vividha prakAranAM adhivezane ane sa'melanA ce|jAyAM hatAM. emane jude jude samaye vividha padavIthI saMdha ane samAje alaMkRta karyAM hatA. emanI preraNA ane sadupadezathI jude jude sthaLe ane jude jude samaye keTalAka yuvakoe ane yuvatIee dIkSA lIdhI. e rIte emanA haste 115thI vadhu sAdhvIjIee dIkSA lIdhI ane pacAseka sAdhuoe dIkSA lIdhI jemAM emanA ziSyA guNAdayasAgara ane kalAprabhasAgarane AcAryanI padmavI paNa apAi hatI. Ama emanA prabhAvaka caritrathI acalagacchane sAdhu-sAdhvIonA vizALa samudAya sAMpaDayo. pU.guNasAgarasUrijIe jaina zAsananAM je vividha kAryo karyAM. emAM temanA sAhityakSetre karelA samRddha pradAnanuM paNa vismaraNa na thavuM joie. te zrutazAhityanA abhyAsI hatA. teo saMskRta-prAkRta vagere bhASAnA prakhara pa`Dita 61.

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tiviheNa va'dAmi hatA. vaLI kavi paNa hatA. gujarAtI temaja sauMskRta bhASAmAM temaNe ghaNI racanAo karI che. emaNe Aya rakSitasUri, kalyANasAgarasUri ane gautamasAgarasUrinAM caritro sa`skRta bhASAmAM racela che. A uparAMta 'parvakathAsa'graha', 'zrIpALacaritra', 'pArzvanAthacaritra' vagere graMtha lakhelA che. emaNe aneka stavanA, moTI pUjA, cADhALiyAM. stutie, duhAo prArthanAo vagerenI racanA karI che. sa MskRta ane gujarAtImAM gadyamAM ane padyamAM emanA hAthe vipula sAhitya lakhAyu. che; e emanI jevItevI siddhi nathI. emanAM keTalAMya stavane "rAjanI dhArmika vidhimAM aneka lokonA mukhe Aje pazu gavAtAM rahyAM che. 2 pU. guNasAgarajI mahArAja pAtAnA cAritrapAlanamAM atyaMta custa rahetA, vRddhAvasthAmAM paNa teo ziSyAnI sevA AchI letA ane apramatta bhAvamAM rahetA. gRhasthAe vaheArAvelAM navAM vastro paNa teo karacalI pADI pachI ja vAparatA, tee sAce ja kahetA ane ziSyAne salAha ApatA ke sAdhune navAM vastro zele nahi. eka vakhata emane hAthanI AMgaLIe gumaDu thayuM ane eka ziSya pATo bAMdhavA navuM kapaDu' laI AvyA te te temaNe svIkAreluM nahi ane jUnA kapaDAnA pATo bAMdhyA hatA. teo kadI bhIMte aDhelIne besatA nahi. ziSyAne adhyayana karAvavAmAM ke vAcanA ApavAmAM te ALasa karatA nahi. pu. guNusAgarajI mahArAjanA prathama sapa`mAre sa 2032mAM rAjasthAnamAM bADameramAM thayA hatA. emanA vidvAna

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pU. zrI guNusAgarasUrijI mahArAja ziSyaratna kalAprabhasAgarajIneA patravyavahArathI mAre paricaya thayA hatA; paraMtu emane rUbarU maLavAnuM thayuM nahetuM. e varSa jesalameranI yAtrAe ame gayA hatA. tyAM jANavA maLyuM ke pU. kalAprabhasAgarajI ane emanA gurumahArAja zrI guNasAgarasUrijI bADameramAM padhAryAM che. eTale amArA kAryakrama badalI jesalamerathI eme sIdhA bADamera gayA hatA. tyAM pUjya AcArya bhagavaMta guNasAgarasUrijInAM pahelI vAra daIna karyAM. bIje divase tyAM dIkSAnA eka prasaMga hatA paraMtu saMjogavazAt amArAthI tyAM rAkAvAya tema na hatuM. tyArapachI pU. guNasAgarajInI muMbaImAM padharAmaNI thaI ane emane vAravAra maLavA javAnuM thayuM. sametazikharamAM pU. guNusAgarasUrijI ane pU. kalAprabhasAgarajInI preraNA ane AzIrvAdathIyAjAyelA vidvad sa'melanamAM bhAga levA mATe javAnuM thayuM. tyAre emanAM sAdhu-sAdhvIemAMthI grejyueTa thayelA koIkane mAre pIeca.DI.ne abhyAsa karAvavA evI vAta thaI. mArA mitra zrI vasanajIbhAI lakhama zInA paNa te mATe Agraha hatA ane badhI ja suvidhA mATenI javAbadArI temaNe svIkArI hatI. eTale sametazikharathI jyAre sa`gha zatruMjayanI yAtrAe prayANa karatA hatA te divase savAre pu sAdhvIzrI puNyAdayAzrIjInAM ziSyA pU. mekSaguNAzrIjIne padaramA zatakanA kavi 'jayazekharasUrinA jIvanakavana' vize pIeca.DI.nA abhyAsa mAre karAvavA evu' jAhera karavAmAM AvyuM ane e mATe pU. AcAryAM bhagavaMtanA vAsakSepa sahita AzIrvAda sAMpaDayA. 3

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tiviheNa vaMda*i sametazikharathI saMgha jyAre pAlitANA pahoMce tyAre paNa zrI vasanajIbhAI sAthe mAre tyAM javAnuM thayuM ane jaina sAhitya saMzodhananA kSetre zI zI janAo karavI tenI paNa AcArya bhagavaMta ane pU. kalAprabhasAgarajI sAthe vicAraNA thaI. Ama pU. gacchAdhipati uparAMta pU. kalAprabhasAgarasUrijI tathA pU. mekSaguNAzrIjIne nimitte acalagacchanAM sAdhu-sAdhvIonA vizALa samudAyanA saMparkamAM AvavAnuM sadbhAgya mane sAMpaDayuM che ane teonA uttama caritrapAlanathI huM ghaNe prabhAvita thayo chuM. pa. pU. guNasAgarajI mahArAja atyaMta saraLa hRdayanA ane vatsala svabhAvanA hatA. pitAnA ziSyane pitAtulya ke adhika vAtsalyathI teo saMbhALatA ane te darekanI pragati thAya tenI satata dekharekha rAkhatA hatA. vayevRddha avasthAne kAraNe teo vihAra karI zakatA nahatA. paraMtu temanA ziSya utsAha ane umaMgathI temanI khurazI ke DaLI pitAnA khabhe UMcakI letA ane cAlatAM cAlatAM jayanAda karatA ke-- gurujI amAre aMtaranAda, amane Ape AzIrvAda." pU. guNasAgarajI mahArAja ugravihArI hatA. teo bhAratamAM ghaNA pradezamAM vicaryA hatA. chelle chelle muMbaI thI vihAra karI teo kaccha padhAryA. tyAM cAturmAsa karI rAjasthAna padhAryA. have eka cAturmAsa muMbaImAM karI teo

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65 pU. zrI guNasAgarasUrijI mahArAja kacchamAM tera jinAlayamAM pratiSThA karAvavA pAchA pharavA irachatA hatA, paraMtu rAjasthAnamAM daMtANamAM hatA tyAre ja emanI tabiyata lathaDavA lAgI hatI. teo muMbaI cAturmAsa mATe padhAryA, paNa kensaranI vyAdhine lIdhe temanI tabiyata uttarattara bagaDatI gaI. huM emane tirupatinA upAzraye tathA bekhe haspiTalamAM vaMdana karavA jatA, paraMtu temanA caherA upara kayAreya asvasthatA jovA maLatI nahi. sAdhvI zrI mekSaguNAzrIjInuM pIeca.DI.nuM kArya meM pUruM karAvyuM che e samAcAra meM emane ApyA tyAre emaNe bahu ja harSa vyakta karyo hato. chelle hospiTalamAM ja emaNe deha choDyo. emanA kALadharmanA samAcAra sAMbhaLI aneka lekenI AMkhamAM AMsu AvyAM. ardha zatAbdIthI vadhu jeTalA dIkSA paryAyanAM varSomAM jaina zAsananI anekavidha sevA bajAvanAra tathA aneka kRtionA racayitA A mahAna gacchAdhipati sva. guNasAgarasUrIzvarajInuM nAma acalagacchanA ItihAsamAM suvarNAkSare lakhAze. emanA bhavyAtmAne keTi koTi praNAma !

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pU. zrI tattvAna vijayajI mahArAja parama pUjya muni zrI tattvAnaMdavijayajI mahArAjasAheba ravivAra, tA. 31mI me, 1981nA roja savAre muMbaImAM dAdaranA jJAnamaMdiranA upAzrayamAM kALadhama pAmyA. chellA lagabhaga eka mahinAthI temanI takhiyata asvastha rahetI hatI, temane avAranavAra tAva AvatA hatA. ene lIdhe temanAthI khArAka levAtA nahAtA. chelle temanA tAva acAnaka ekadama vadhI gayA. dAktarI nidAna thAya te pahelAM ane temane hospiTalamAM laI javAya te pahelAM emaNe deha cheDayo. samAdhipUrvaka teo kALadharma pAmyA. chellA mahinAmAM huM temane vaMdana karavA mATe e vAra gayA hatA. lagabhaga mahinA pahelAM pahelI vAra gayA hatA tyAre eka kalAka temanI sAthe vAtacIta karI hatI. peAtAne tAva Ave che tenA ullekha temaNe karyAM hatA. temanA caherA upara joie teTalI prasannatA jaNAtI naheAtI. teo kALadharma pAmyA tenA daseka divasa pahelAM bIjI vAra gaye| tyAre teo khUba prasanna hatA. temaNe kahyuM, 'tame Aje AvyA te sAruM karyu. gaI kAle AvyA heta te bahu besI zakata nahi. gaI kAla sudhI mane tAva hatA. Aje savArathI tAva nathI. khArAka levAyA che ane prasannatA anubhavAya che. te divase temanI sAthe lagabhaga be kalAka jJAnageSThi cAlI. tIrtha'kara paramAtmAnA mahimA vize samajAvatAM temaNe

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pU. zrI tavAnaMdavijayajI mahArAja kahyuM ke tIrthaMkaro jyAre samavasaraNamAM padhAre tyAre dezanA ApatAM pahelAM caturvidha saMghane vaMdana kare, kAraNa ke saMgha e tIrtharUpa che. teo "name saMghamsa, name tIththassa" ema kahyA pachI dezanA zarU kare che. evI ja rIte tIrthakare nirvANa pAme tyAre emanA mukhamAMthI chellA zabdo nIkaLe tame saMghasya, name tIththasa." pUjya mahArAjasAheba sAthe te divase arihaMta bhagavaMta, siddha bhagavaMta, kevaLI bhagavaMta, cauda pUrvadhara sAdhuo vagere vize ghaNuM vAta nIkaLI. teo khUba utsAhamAM ne ulAsamAM hatA. temaNe kahyuM ke pite aMdarathI khUba prasannatA anubhave che ane aMdarano prakAza jANe vadhate jate hoya tevuM anubhavAya che. te divase temanI tabiyata eTalI sArI hatI ke teo ATalA jaladI kALadharma pAmaze ema mAnI na zakAya. temanI uMmara paNa evI moTI nahotI. temane haja sATha varSa paNa pUrAM thayAM na hatAM. paraMtu teo samAdhi laI jIvana pUruM karaze e aNasAra mane Avate hate. pU. taravAnaMdavijayajI mahArAja kacchanA saherA gAmanA vatanI hatA. emanA pitAnuM nAma jeThAbhAI ane mAtAnuM nAma senAbAI hatuM. emane janma kAraMjAmAM thayela hatuM ane emanuM nAma tejapAra rAkhavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. temaNe kaccha, muMbaI ane mahArASTramAM zALA-kolejamAM abhyAsa karyo hatuM. kolejamAM InTara sudhIno abhyAsa pachI temaNe be varSa nekarI karI hatI. daramiyAna teo pU. zrI lakSamaNusUrijInA saMparkamAM AvyA ane emane dIkSA levAnI bhAvanA thaI. pacIsa

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tiviheNu va dAmi varSoMnI vaye emaNe dIkSA lIdhI ane pU. lakSamaNusUrinA ziSya pU. kItica MdrasUrinA ziSya thayA. emanuM nAma muni tattvAna vijayajI rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. dIkSA pachI emaNe pU. lakSmaNusUri pAse saMskRta, prAkRta, ardhamAgadhI vagere bhASAonA tathA zAstrathAnA UMDA abhyAsa karyAM hatA. eka vakhata pU lakSmaNusUrinA ziSyAmAMthI koNa keTalI bhASAmAM vyAkhyAna ApI zake e vize spardhA yAjavAmAM AvI hatI. te vakhate gujarAtI, marAThI, hindI, aMgrejI, kacchI, siMdhI, saMskRta ane prAkRta ema ATha bhASAmAM vyAkhyAna ApavAnI zaktinI pU. tattvAnavijayajIe pratIti karAvI sarvAMmAM prathama nabara meLanyA hatA. sva. pU. tattvAna vijayajI mahArAjanuM nAma pahelavaheluM meM sAMbhaLyuM jyAre 'namaskAra svAdhyAya' nAmanA gra'tha jaina sAhitya vikAsa maMDaLa taraphathI pragaTa thayA tyAre. navakAramaMtra vize prAkRta bhASAnAM lakhANanAM saMzodhana-saMpAdanarUpe e graMtha thayA tyAre enA saMpAdaka pU. zrI tattvAna vijayajInI vidvattAnA paricaya thaye. tyArapachI 'namaskAra svadhyAya'nA khIjo bhAga navakAramaMtra vizenAM pUrvAcAryAMnA saMskRta lakhANeAnAM saMzodhanasaMpAdanarUpe pragaTa thayA hatA. tyArapachI namaskAra svAdhyAya'nA trIjo bhAga navakAramaMtra vizenAM jUnI gujarAtI bhASAnAM lakhANa vizenA saMzeAdhana-saMpAdana tarIke pragaTa thayA hatA. pa. pU. zrI vijayadharmasUrIzvarajInI nizrAmAM su'baimAM sAntAkrujhamAM e graMthanA prakAzananA samAreAha yeAjAyA hatA. te prasaMge mane prAsaMgika vaktavya rajU karavA mATe pU. tattvAnaMdra

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pU. zrI tavAdavijayajI mahArAja vijayajI mahArAje khAsa kahyuM hatuM. e divase emane khUba 'ullAsa hatuM, ke namaskAra svAdhyAya vize temaNe upADeluM saMzodhanakArya varSonI jahemata pachI pUruM thayuM hatuM. - pU. tavAnaMdavijayajInA saMzodhanane temaja ArAdhanAne mahavane eka viSaya te navakAramaMtra hate. saMskRta, ardhamAgadhI ane jUnI gujarAtI bhASAmAM e vize lakhAyelA evA -tamAma upalabdha sAhityane UMDo abhyAsa temaNe karyo hatA. emanuM rAta-divasa ciMtanamanana paNa navakAramaMtra vize rahetuM. eka sthaLe cAturmAsamAM dainika vyAkhyAna mATe paNa emaNe navakAramaMtrane viSaya rAkhyuM hatuM. cAra mahinA A eka ja viSaya upara vyAkhyAna ApavAnuM temanA jevA vidvAna muni mahArAjathI ja banI zake, kAraNa ke emaNe e viSayanuM talasparzI avagAhana karyuM hatuM. navakAramaMtramAM prathama pada arihaMta bhagavaMtanuM. arihaMta bhagavaMtanA svarUpa vize paNa pUtatvAnaMdavijyajIe ghaNe ja UMDo abhyAsa karyo hate. emaNe devAdhideva "bhaga -vAna mahAvIranA jIvanacaritra uparAMta arihaMta bhagavaMtanA svarUpanAM vividha pAsAMone zAstrIya daSTithI ane zAstragraMthomAMthI aneka avataraNo ApIne paricaya karAve che. pU. mahArAjazrIe namaskAra svAdhyAyanAM traNa graMtha ane devAdhideva bhagavAna mahAvIranA graMthamAM eTaluM zAstrIya vidvattApUrNa ane vaijJAnika paddhatithI saMzodhanakArya karyuM che ke koI paNa yunivarsiTI emane Di. linI padavI jarUra ApI zake. videzanA keTalAye vidvAne e emanA A graMthanI

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tiviheNa 'dAmi kadara karI che. vartamAna samayanA jaina vidvAna sAdhuemAM pU. tattvAnaMdavijayajInI ApaNe jarUra gauravapUrvaka gaNunA karI zakIe. 70 pU. tattvAna'vijayajI kacchanA vatanI hatA, paraMtu temanA pitAzrI varSo pahelAM mahArASTramAM AvIne vasyA hatA. eTale tavAna vijayajInA uchera mahArASTramAM thayA hatA. ene lIdhe tee marAThI bhASA paNa sArI rIte jANatA hatA. emaNe ArabhamAM keTalAya graMthA marAThI bhASAmAM vAMcyA hatA. pU. tattvAna vijayajInA pratyakSa paricaya mane I. sa. 1974mAM thayA. tyAre te mubaimAM copATInA upAzraye cAturmAsa mATe birAjamAna hatA. amArA makAnamAM pahele mALe A upAzraya hatA. eTale pU. mahArAja pAse rAja savArasAMja javAnuM hatuM tathA vyAkhyAna paNa sAMbhaLavA maLatuM. jaina viSayamAM mArI keTalIye za'kAenuM samAdhAna emanI pAse thatuM ane sarasa mArgadarzana maLatuM. mahArAjazrI amAre ghare ghaNI vAra vaheAravA padhAratA. teo dUdha vaheAratA. eka vakhata emanI sAthe vAta nIkaLI tyAre jANavA maLyuM ke emane pittanI takalIpha che eTale dUdha vadhAre mAphaka Ave che. eka vakhata emaNe kaheluM ke amane sAdhuone vRddhAvasthAmAM prakRtine anukULa gocarI na maLe te AkhA divasa bagaDI jAya ane tabiyata paNa bagaDe, emanI pittanI takalIphane kAraNe maracAM vagaranI gocarI anukULa rahetI, chatAM kAika vAra koika gharethI ajANutAM maracAMvALI vAnagI AvI jatI, enI asara emanI takhiyata upara thatI. yAvidyAnA

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pU. zrI tavAdavijayajI mahArAja paNa teo UMDA jANakAra ane abhyAsI hatA. temane keTalIka svayaMsakuraNa thatI. temanI kuMDalinI jAgrata rahetI. ethI ja pU. taravAnaMdavijayajIne vizALa sAdhu-samudAyamAM vicaravuM gamatuM nahi. vyavahAranA niyamane khAtara pitAnI sAthe ekAda sAdhune rAkhavA paDatA, paNa manathI temane te paNa bahu gamatuM nahi. vaLI dara vakhate gurumahArAja navA navA dIkSita evA prauDha sAdhuo ApatA ke jemanI sAthe prakRtimeLa the aghare rahe, teo jyAre muMbaI khAte mulunDamAM birAjamAna hatA tyAre ame koI koI vAra emane vaMdana karavA jatAM. mArAM sAsu paNa amArI sAthe AvatAM, kAraNa ke emane paNa pUjya mahArAjazrI pratye khUba bhaktibhAva hatA. eka vakhata ame vaMdana karavA gayAM tyAre mArAM sAsu amerikAnA pravAse javAnAM che e vAta nIkaLI. e vakhate emaNe thoDI vAra dhyAnamagna thayA pachI mArAM sAsune kahyuM, "tame amerikA bhale jAva, paNa cha aThavADiyAMthI eka divasa paNa vadhu na rokAtAM." emaNe ApelI tArIkha pramANe mArAM sAsu amerikAthI pAchAM AvI gayAM. vadhu rokAya te tyAM emane ke azubha ga naDe ema hatuM ema emaNe pAchaLathI sUcana karyuM hatuM. chellA keTalAka samayathI teo koI kaI vakhata ekalA vicaratA ane ghaNuMkharuM parAomAM rahetA. dhyAna mATe ekalatA ane ekAMta emane vadhu priya ane anukULa rahetAM. muMbaI bAju padhAravA mATe meM temane vinaMtI karelI, paraMtu emaNe kaheluM ke dhyAnamAM ane jApa mATe parAMomAM jevuM ekAMta

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tiviheNa vaMdAdhi maLe che tevuM muMbaI bAju maLatuM nathI. mATe muMbaI bAju AvavAne bhAva khAsa thatuM nathI. chellA keTalAka samayathI teo dAdaramAM jJAnamaMdiranA upAzrayamAM hatA. ame eka vakhata emane vaMdana karavA gayAM tyAre pATInuM amAruM nAnuM ghara badalIne vAlakezvaramAM meTuM ghara levAnI vATAghATa cAlatI hatI enI vAta karI, paNa e mATe jarUrI eTalAM nANAMnI amArI pAse sagavaDa thAya ema nathI ema jaNAvyuM. emaNe kahyuM, "ramaNabhAI, huM kahuM chuM ke tamAre e ghara laI levAnuM che. roja bhaktAmara stotra belaje. eka varSamAM tamAre nANAMne prazna acUka ghaNI sArI rIte pAra paDI jaze. jANe emanI vANI phaLI hoya tema emaNe kahelI samayamaryAdAmAM A prazna sAnaMdAzcarya UkalI gaye. jANe teo AzIrvAda varasAvatA rahyA hoya evo anubhava thayuM. temanuM cAturmAsa goregAmamAM javAharanagaramAM nakI thayuM hatuM. thoDA divasa pachI teo e tarapha vihAra karavAnA hatA, paraMtu e pahelAM te teo kALadharma pAmyA. pU. tatvAnaMdavijayajI mahArAjanA svargavAsathI aMgata rIte amArA kuTuMbane ghaNuM maTI eTa paDI che. emanA keTalAye zabdonuM smaraNa aneka vAra thayA karyuM che. emanA javAthI jaina samAjane paNa eka vidvAna saMzodhaka ane ArAdhaka sAdhu bhagavaMtanI meTI khoTa paDI che. emanA AtmAne koTi koTi vaMdana che!

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pU. zrI mRgAvatIzrIjI mahArAja parama pUjya jaina bhAratI, mahattarA sAthvIratna zrI mRgAvatIjI zukavAra tA. 18mI julAI, 1986nA roja dilhImAM vallabha smArakanA sthAnamAM savAre ATha vAge samAdhipUrvaka kALadharma pAmyAM. AgalA divasathI ja emane pitAnI aMtima ghaDIne aNasAra AvI gayuM hatuM. e samaye tyAM upasthita rahelA lekenI, ane keTalAkane vyaktigata nAma daIne, emaNe kSamApanA karI lIdhI ane pachI AtmasamAdhimAM lIna thaI gayAM. bIje divase, 21 varSanI uMmare teo kALadharma pAmyAM. tera varSanI uMmare dikSA laI aDatAlIsa varSanA dIkSAparyAya daramyAna emaNe zAsanetinAM ghaNuM kAryo karyA. emanA kALadharmathI eka tejasvI sAthvIratnanI ApaNane khATa paDI che. temanA kALadharmanA samAcAra dilhImAM ane bhArata bharamAM reDiyo, TI.vI. ane tAra dvArA prasarI gayA. emanI aMtima yAtrA mATe gAmegAmathI aneka leke AvI pahoMcyAM. emanA pArthiva dehane dilhImAM vallabha smAraka khAte ja agnisaMskAra karavAmAM AvyuM. eka mahAna ti sthULa rUpe bhUtakALamAM vilIna thaI gaI; sUkSama rUpe e ti anekanAM haiyAMmAM cirakALa paryaMta prakAzatI raheze ! pUjya zrI mRgAvatI zrIjI eTale vartamAna samayanA

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04 tiviheNa vaMdAmi sAdhvIgaNamAM eka parama tejasvI pratibhA saikAomAM kyAreka jovA maLe evI emanI anekhI virala pratibhA hatI. aMgata saMparkamAM AvyA hoIe te enI savizeSa pratIti thAya. eka sAdhvIjI mahArAja pitAnA ekasaTha varSa jeTalA jIvanakALa daramyAna, ATalAM badhAM moTAM moTAM kAryo karI - karAvI zake e jevItevI siddhi nathI. parizuddha cAritrapAlana, ananya prabhubhakti, daDha AtmavizvAsa, vizada vicArazakti, aDaga zraddhA, parama gurubhakti, bIjAnA hRdayane jItavAnI sahajasAdhya dharmakaLA, apAra vAtsalya, niraMtara prasannatA, UMDI samajazakti, anekhI dIrdhadaSTi, tAjagIbharI smRtizakti, Avazyaka vyavahAradakSatA, pAtrAnusAra sadupadeza vagere jotAM emanAmAM vyAvahArika ane AdhyAtmika evA aneka ucca. saguNane subhaga samanvaya thaye hatA. ene lIdhe ja emanA kALadharmathI aneka lokee eka mAtAtulya svajana gumAvyA jevI lAgaNI anubhavI che. mAtA guru pUjya zIlavatIjI vinamratA ane vAtsatyanAM mUrtisamAM hatAM. pitAnI putrI sAdhvI-ziSyA mRgAvatIzrIjIne jJAna ane cAritranI ArAdhanAmAM susajaja karIne AtmasAdhanAnA ujajavaLa paMtha tarapha dorI javAnI emanI bhAvanA hatI. e mATe emaNe satata lakSa ApyuM hatuM. pitAnI mAtA pUjya zIlavatIzrIjInA sAMskArika ane AdhyAtmika vArasAne pUjya mRgAvatIzrIjIe savA samRddha karIne dIpAvyuM. pUjya mRgAvatIzrIjI jyAre yuvAna vayanAM hatAM tyAre

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pU. zrI mRgAvatIzrIjI mahArAja vicakSaNatA, vidagdhatA, tejasvitA ane buddhigrAhAtA joIne, emanA jevI sAdhvIne mATe jJAna saMpanna karavAnI vyavasthA karavAnuM pUjya valabhasUrijI, pUjya samudrasUrijI, pUjya zIlavatIzrIjI ane saMghanA zreSThioe vicAryuM. e mATe anukULa sthaLa amadAvAda jaNAyuM. pUjya mRgAvatIjIe amadAvAdamAM traNa varSa rahI pUjya puNyavijayajI mahArAja, paMDita sukhalAlajI, paMDita becaradAsajI, paMDita cheTelAla zAstrI, paMDita dalasukhabhAI mAlavaNiyA vagere pAse bhASA, vyAkaraNa, keSa, Agama graMthe ane pUrvAcAryonA ananya mahAna. graMthanA parizIlana uparAMta anya dharmonA mahatvanA grathanuM paNa adhyayana karyuM. A adhyayanane pariNAme mRgAvatIjInI vidyApratibhA ghaNI vikAsa pAmI. emanI e prakAranI pAraMgatatA joIne kalakattAmAM cAturmAsa daramyAna pUjya vallabhasUrijIe emane vyAkhyAna ApavAnI anumati ApI. ethI mRgAvatIjInI vyAkhyAnazakti khIlI UThI. gujarAta bahAra, vizeSataH paMjAbamAM vicaravAnuM thatAM, vyAkhyAna mATe gujarAtI. ane hindI ema banne bhASA upara emaNe prabhutva meLavI. lIdhuM. temanAM vyAkhyAnanI zretAo upara UMDI asara thatI, kAraNa ke, emanI zAstrasaMgata vANI hRdayanA UMDANamAMthI pragaTa thatI. lagabhaga be dAyakA pahelAM pUjya zIlavatI zrIjI ane pUjya mRgAvatIzrIjI jyAre muMbaImAM hatAM tyAre zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayanA DAyarekaTara murabbI zrI kAntilAla kerAe. mane temane paricaya karAvyuM hatuM. tyArapachI muMbaImAM.

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- 6 tiviheNu vaMdAmi keTalIka vAra mAre emane maLavAnuM thayuM hatuM. zIlavatIzrIjI apAra vAtsalyathI sabhara hatAM evuM emane maLatAM ja pratIta thatuM. eka vakhata huM emane vaMdana karavA gayA. pachI pharate hatuM tyAre teo eTaluM ja bolyA, "bhAI, dAdaramAM aMdhAruM che. jarA sAcavIne jaje." e vAkyamAM vAtsalyane e abhUtapUrva raNake mane saMbhaLAya ke Aja divasa sudhI e vAkya haju kAnamAM gUMjyA kare che. zIlavatIjI saMvata 2024mAM muMbaImAM kALadharma pAmyAM. emaNe pitAnAM putrIziSyA mRgAvatIjIne evAM taiyAra karyA hatAM ke emanAmAM emanI mAtAguruthI pUjya zIlavatIzrIjInAM darzana thatAM. pUjya mRgAvatIjIe pitAnAM mAtAguruNI zIlavatIjI sAthe saMvata 2024 sudhI eTale ke lagabhaga traNa dAyakA sudhI gujarAta, rAjasthAna ane paMjAbamAM vihAra karyo. tyAra pachI chelalAM aDhAra varSamAM temaNe pitAnI ziSyAo sAthe gujarAta, mahArASTra, karNATaka, bihAra, baMgALa, uttarapradeza, dilhI, paMjAba, himAcalapradeza vagere sthaLoe lagabhaga sATha hajAra mAIla jeTale pAdavihAra karIne sthaLe sthaLe dharmanI prabhAvanA karI hatI. temaNe saMvata 207mAM kalakattA-zAMtiniketanamAM sarva dharma pariSadamAM jaina dharmanA pratinidhi tarIke bhAga lIdhe hate. saMvata 2010mAM pAvApurImAM bhArata sevaka samAja taraphathI ye jAyelI zibiramAM temaNe mahattvanuM kArya karyuM hatuM. saMvata 2016mAM ludhiyANAmAM jaina zvetAmbara konpharansanuM 21muM adhivezana pUjaya vijayasamudrasUrijI nI nizrAmAM joyuM tyAre mRgAvatIjInAM pravacanethI prerAIne

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pU. zrI mRgAvatI zrIjI mahArAja vijayavalalabha hAIskUla mATe aneka bahenee pitAnAM ghareNuM utArI ApyAM hatAM. Azare 3700 vidyArthIo dharAvatI ludhiyANAnI A hAIskUla e mRgAvatIjInI preraNAnuM pariNAma che. emanI preraNAthI saMvata 2010mAM aMbAlAmAM "valabhavihAra nAmanA samAdhi maMdiranuM nirmANa thayuM hatuM. emanA upadezathI paMjAbamAM jariyA, laherA vagere sthaLoe jinAlaya upAzraya, gurumaMdira, kIrtistaMbha, hospiTala, hAIskUla vagere. thayAM che. emanI preraNAthI dilhImAM vallabha smArakanuM nirmANa thayuM. vaLI e smArakamAM "bhegIlAla laheracaMda jaina ekeDamI opha inDolojikala sTaDIjhanI sthApanA karavAmAM AvI. mRgAvatIjI pUjya AtmArAmajI mahArAja ane pUjya vijayavallabhasUri mahArAjanA samudAyanAM hatAM, paraMtu temanAmAM sAMpradAyika saMkucitatA nahotI. udAra daSTithI jIvanamAM ane kAntane caritArtha karanArAM teo hatAM. dakSiNa bhAratanA vihAra daramyAna digambara tIrtha mULabidrInI yAtrAe teo gayAM hatAM. e tIrthanA jIrNoddhAra mATe temaNe aneka lekene upadeza Ape hate. mUrtipUjaka phirakAnA hovA chatAM, sthAnaka vAsI ke terApaMthI sthAnakamAM teonA kAryakramamAM teo upasthita rahetAM ane te te samudAyanAM sAdhu-sAdhvIone udAratAthI sAmethI maLavA jatAM. caMdIgaDhamAM hatAM tyAre temaNe digambara upAzrayamAM rahI cAturmAsa karyuM hatuM. tyAM digambarane paNa emanI vidhi anusAra emanA paryuSaNa. parvanI (dazalakSaNI parvanI ArAdhanA karAvI hatI. pite tapagacchanAM hevA chatAM kharataragaccha, aMcalagacchanA dhArmika

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tiviheNa vaMdAmi prasaMge, zibiramAM hAjarI ApatAM. AvA te aneka prasaMge emanA jIvanamAM jovA maLe che. emanA anuyAyIomAM paMjAbanA keTalAya hinduo paNa hatA. emanI preraNAthI evA keTalAya paMjAbI hinduoe raheNIkaraNImAM mAMsamadirA choDI jaina dharmanA AcAra apanAvyA hatA. paMjAbamAM daheja vagerenA kurivAjone tilAMjali ApavA mATe emaNe aneka lekene - upadeza ApyuM hatuM. pUjya mRgAvatIjI pote gujarAta-saurASTranAM vatanI hatAM, paraMtu bhAratIya paraMparAmAM sAdhu-sAdhvIonA hRdayamAM pradezabheda hetuM nathI. pradeza, bhASA, jAti ItyAdinA bhedane teo sahaja rIte atikramI jAya che. pUjya AtmArAmajI mahArAja paMjAbanA vatanI hatA. chatAM jyAre teo gujarAtamAM vicaryA tyAre gujarAtanA thaI gayA. pUjya valabhasUri mahArAja vaDedarAnA vatanI, paraMtu teo vizeSapaNe paMjAbamAM vicaryA. paMjAbIo sAthe emanI AtmIyatA sadhAI gaI hatI. pitAnA guruvaryane anusarIne mRgAvatIjIe paNa paMjAba ane dilhIne pitAnAM kAryakSetra banAvI dIdhAM hatAM. emanAM eka ziSyA sujayeSThAzrIjI gujarAtI hatAM, je thoDA samaya pahelAM kALadharma pAmyAM, emanAM bIjAM ziSyA sutratAzrIjI paMjAbanAM, trIjA ziSyA suyazAzrIjI kacchanAM ane cethA ziSyA suprajJAzrIjI paMjAbanAM. A cAreya ziSyAo sAthe mRgAvatIjIne nihALIe tyAre bhASA ke pradezanA badhA ja bheda vicalita thaI gayA hoya evI sarasa AdarzarUpa ekatA, ekarUpatA e badhAMmAM jovA maLe. jaina dharmanI hajAre

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pU. zrI mRgAvatIzrIjI mahArAja varSathI cAlatI AvelI A eka viziSTa lAkSaNikatA che. anya AcArya bhagavaMtanA samudAyamAM ane anya dharmomAM paNa AvI lAkSaNikatA jovA maLaze. AdhyAtmika mArge gayele mANasa nigna kakSAnA bheda-prabhedathI keTale alipta ane ucca rahI zake che ane thaI zake che tenuM A eka anupama udAtta nidarzana che. pU. mRgAvatI zrIjInA kALadhama pachI eka vAra pU. sAdhvIzrI suvratAzrIjI sAthe vAta thaI tyAre gaLagaLAM thaI emaNe mane pitAne anubhava kahyo hato. emaNe kahyuM ke pite jyAre mRgAvatIzrIjI pAse dIkSA levAnI vAta kuTuMbamAM karI tyAre sagAMsaMbaMdhIoe tene virodha karatAM kahyuM ke tuM gujarAtI sAdhvI pAse zA mATe dIkSA le che? teo gujarAtI-paMjAbIne bhedabhAva karaze ane gujarAta bAju vihAra karI jaze te tene pharI paMjAba jevA nahi maLe. paraMtu huM mArA nirNayamAM makkama hatI. kAraNa ke mane mRgAvatIzrI mahArAjanA paricayamAM evuM kyAreya lAgyuM nahotuM. meM emanI pAse dIkSA lIdhI tyArathI teo kALadharma pAmyAM tyAM sudhI eka divasa te zuM, eka kSaNa paNa mane e anubhava thavA dIdhuM nathI ke pite gujarAtI che ane huM paMjAbI chuM, emane AtmA e mahAna UMcI dazAne hate. emanI pAse dIkSA laIne huM te dhanya thaI gaI chuM ane je sagAMsaMbaMdhIoe tyAre virodha karyo hato teo paNa pachIthI te pU. mRgAvatIzrIjI pAse meM dIkSA lIdhI ethI bahu rAjI thaI gayAM hatAM."

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tiviheNa vaMdAi chellAM keTalAMka varSothI pUjya mRgAvatIjInA vihAra paMjAkhamAM rahyo hatA. pujya AtmArAmajI mahArAja ane pUjya vallabhasUrijI mahArAjanuM mukhya kArya kSetra pajAba rahyuM. hatuM. ethI emanA samudAyanAM eka mukhya sAdhvI pU mRgAvatIjInuM kA kSetra paNa vizeSapaNe pajAba rahe e svAbhAvika che. ludhiyANA, jalAdhara, abAlA, heAziyArapura, caMdIgaDha, laherA, mAlerakATalA jevAM mukhya nagarA uparAMta mAnAM bIjA nAnAM gAmomAM paNa aneka jaina kuTu sAthe pujya mRgAvatIjInA saMparka atyata gADha rahyo hatA. te pujya mRgAvatIjInI eka viziSTatA e hatI ke teo nAnAM-moTAM saune mAnathI eLakhe, eka vakhata maLe eTale emanA smRtipaTa para e vyaktinuM nAma aMkita thaI jAya. keTalAMka kuTu mAM bAra-5'dara sabhya hoya te te badhAMne mRgAvatIjI nAmathI oLakhe ane emAMnI ekAda vyakti kayAreka emane vadana karavA jAya te AkhA ku'banAM badhAM sabhyAnAM nAma daIne badhAMnI khabaraaMtara pUche ane adhAMne thalAla kahevaDAve. emAM yAvRddha vaDIleAnAM nAma paNa hAya ane e cAra varSoMnAM nAnAM bALakonAM nAma paNa hoya. AthI ja paMjAbamAM keTalAMya kuTu'nA sabhyAne pUjya mRgAvatIjI pAse vAra vAra doDI javAnuM mana thAya. maLIne vadana kare tyAre eTalI ja AtmIyatA anubhavAya. pUjya mRgAvatIjIne jAhera kAryamAM potAne dhAryo karatAM ghaNI vadhAre saphaLatA maLatI, tenuM kAraNa anekAneka vyakti sAthenI A temanI niHsvArtha premaparAyaNa AtmIyatA hatI.

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pU. zrI mRgAvatI zrIjI mahArAja himAcala pradezamAM kAMgaDA tIrthamAM cAturmAsa hatAM tyAre huM mArAM patnI ane dIkarI ci. zailajA sAthe tyAM gaye hate. amArI dIkarIne emane pahelI vAra paricaya thaye, chatAM tyArapachI jyAre jyAre maLe chuM tyAre ci. zailajAne enuM nAma daIne teo acUka yAda kare. amAro putra ci. amitAbha amerikAmAM abhyAsa kare che ane emane kyAreya maLe nathI. chatAM dareka vakhate ene paNa enA nAma sAthe yAda kare. patramAM paNa nAmane ullekha kare. pitAne maLI heya ke na maLI hoya evI aneka vyaktionAM nAma yAda rAkhavAnI emanI gajabanI zakti hatI. emanI smRti evI hatI ke emane lagabhaga sATha hajAra jeTalI gAthAo kaMThastha hatI. - pUjya mRgAvatIjInA pavitra jIvanane e prabhAva hatuM ke upAdhivALA keTalAka loke emanA sAnidhyamAM zAMti anubhavatA. kaMIka Apatti AvI paDI heya, kaMIka vyaktigata ke kauTumbika prazno hoya ane emanI pAse jaIne mANasa vAsakSepa naMkhAve ane mAMgalika sAMbhaLI Ave te pitAnA prazno UkalI gayA hoya evA anubhavanI vAto ghaNA pAsethI mane sAMbhaLavA maLI che. gujarAnavAlA(pAkistAna)mAM pUjya AtmArAmajI mahArAja kALadharma pAmyA hatA ane jyAM suMdara samAdhi maMdira baMdhAvavAmAM AvyuM hatuM tyAM hindustAna-pAkistAnanA vibhAjana pachI jaine jaI zakatA na hatA. zIkhene pAkistAnamAM

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tiviheNa vaMdAmi AvelA temanA gurudvArAmAM javA mATe pAkistAnanI sarakAra samAMtara dharaNe jema chUTa ApatI hatI te ja rIte jene mATe paNa gujarAnavAlAnI chUTa ucca kakSAnI sarakArI vyaktio sudhI pitAnI vAta pahoMcADIne mRgAvatIjIe meLavI ApavAnuM kArya karyuM hatuM. pAkistAnanA gujarAnavAlAmAM ane anyatra jaina jJAnabhaMDAramAM keTalIya hastaprate rahI gaI hatI. pAkistAnanI sarakAra pAsethI emAMthI cha hajAra jeTalI jaina hastaprate mRgAvatIjIe pAchI meLavI lAvavA mATenuM pitAnA AcArya bhagavaMtenI preraNA ane sahakArathI bhagIratha kArya karyuM. jena-jainetara zreSThIe, amaladA, dhArAsabhya, saMsadasabhya, pradhAne temanuM kArya karavA tatpara rahetA. | svargastha pUjya guruvarya vijayavallabhasUrijI mATe gya samAraka karavAnI yojanA vicAratI hatI, paraMtu varSo pasAra thavA chatAM te sAkAra thatI nahotI. vaDodarAmAM pUjya vijaya samudrasUrijIe A kAryanI javAbadArI upADI levA mATe pUjya mRgAvatIjIne AjJA karI. AjJA thatAM mRgAvatIjI ugra vihAra karI dilhI pahoMcyAM. dilhI, aMbAlA, ludhiyANA, jaladhara, heziyArapura vagere sthaLenA zreSThIo sAthe vicAravinimaya karIne te mATe temaNe jarUrI vihAra karyo. teo aMbAlAthI dilhI vihAra karatAM hatAM tyAre visAme levA rastA paranA eka khetaramAM eka vRkSa nIce beThAM hatAM e vakhate e sthaLa ane enuM vAtAvaraNa emane eTalAM badhAM gamI gayAM ane jANe kaI divya preraNA maLatI hoya

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pU. zrI mRgAvatIzrIjI mahArAja tema manamAM bhAvanA thaI ke A ja sthaLe vallabha smAraka karavAmAM Ave te kevuM sAruM ! jANe valabha smArakane tyAM - sAkAra thatuM mane mana tene nihALI rahyA. dilhI AvI saMghanA AgevAnone vAta karI. dilhIthI 18-20 kilomITara dUra e nirjana sthaLe keNa jAya ane tyAM kevI rIte kAma thAya? vaLI tenI upagitA keTalI ? tevA prazno kadAca keTalAkane tyAre thayA haze. paraMtu samagra rIte jotAM saMghanA AgevAnene lAgyuM ke Aje bhale e sthaLa dUra hoya, paraMtu hAIve para AvelI e vizALa, ramaNIya jagyA bhavya smAraka mATe badhI ja rIte anukULa che. samaya jatAM dilhI zahera ne vikAsa thaze tyAre e sthaLa dUra nahi lAge. e pramANe nirNaya levA ane e ja sthaLe bhavya smAraka mATenI janA thaI. mRgAvatIjInI zubha nizrAmAM hajAronI janamedanI vacce mahatsava pUrvaka lAlA mirAtIlAla jainanA hAthe tyAM zilAnyAsane kAryakrama thaze. tyArapachI dAnane pravAha vadhu vegathI vahevA lAgyo. tabiyata asvastha chatAM pUjya mRgAvatIjInI upasthitimAM vizeSataH saMkrAMti dinanI ujavaNI vakhate theDAka ja mahinAomAM lAkha rUpiyAnAM vacane maLI cUkyAM hatAM. pU. mRgAvatIjInI A eka viziSTa labdhi hatI. pUjya mRgAvatIjIne haMmezAM khAdI paheravAne niyama - hatuM. A niyamane teo custapaNe pALatAM hatAM. emanI badhI ziSyAo paNa khAdI ja dhAraNa kare. vaLI emane e paNa niyama hato ke je vyakti jAte khAdI paheratI hoya tenI pAsethI ja khAdInuM kApaDa vaheravuM. tyAga ane

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tiviheNa 'dAmi sAdAinI emanI bhAvanA keTathI UMcI hato te A niyama parathI joI zakAya che. 4 dilhInA zrI rAmalAlajI sAthe mRgAvatIjI vize vAtA nIkaLatAM temaNe kahyuM hatuM ke mRgAvatIjI pajAmamAM jyAre vicaratAM tyAre eka gAmathI khIje gAma javAmAM emane rastA batAvavA mATe tathA sAdhvIjIenA rakSaNa mATe kAI sAthIdAra-cAkIdAra meAkalavAnuM sUcana karIe te tee tene inkAra karatAM. teo kahetAM ke ame amArI meLe amAre mArga zeAdhI laIzuM. amane koine Dara nathI. ame ni ya chIe. vaLI vihAramAM amArI sAthe koI puruSa cAlate hAya e amane gamatuM nathI. amArA cAritrapAlanamAM ame eTalA custa rahevA icchIe chIe.' pUjaya mRgAvatIzrIjI potAnA brahmacaryavratamAM, sAdhvI tarIke peAtAnA cAritrapAlana mAM atyaMta deDha hatAM. sAMjanA pratikramaNa karyA pachI tee koI puruSanuM mukha jotAM nahiM ane te pramANe potAnI ziSyA sAdhvIone paNa sAcavatAM. . keTalAMka varSo pahelAM mRgAvatIjIne chAtImAM kaeNnsara thayuM tyAre eparezana vakhate emaNe je dhairya ane dRDha cAritra pAlana karyuM hatuM tenI vAteA paNa temanA pratye atyaMta AdarabhAva pedA kare evI che. dilhImAM tee Aparezana mATe embyulansamAM nahi paNa nava kilemITara jeTaluM aMtara page cAlIne haeNAspiTala gayAM hatAM. ghaNI azakti hatI chatAM liphTanA upacega temaNe nahAtA karyAM, paNa dAdara caDIne gayAM hatAM, hAspiTalanAM bIjAnAM vAparelAM sAdhanA--

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pU. zrI mRgAvatIzrIjI mahArAja carmomITara, injekazananI sIrIja, blaDaprezara mApavAnuM yaMtra vagere na vAparatAM peAtAnAM alaga rakhAvyAM hatAM. peAtAnI pATa judI rakhAvI hatI. oparezana vakhate peAtAne koInuM paNa leAhI caDAvavAmAM na Ave te mATe khAsa sUcanA ApI hatI Aparezana pachI DokaTare kahyuM hatuM ke zarIre parasevA na thavA joIe ane te mATe pa'khe vAparavA paDaze. paraMtu mRgAvatIjIe tenI pazu nA pADI hatI. haeNspiTalamAM peAtAnI jagyA evI pasaMda karAvI hatI ke jyAMthI rAja savAranA jinamaMdiranA zikharanAM dazana thaI zake, haeNospiTala nA keTalAye dAktaro, naryuM, anya dardIo vagere rAja temanI pAse vAsakSepa nakhAvavA AvatAM. eparezana pachI haeNospiTalamAMthI jyAre temane rajA ApavAmAM AvI tyAre paNa liphTa, sTrecara ke vAhananA upayAga temaNe naheAtA karyAM. rastAmAM cAlatAM cAlatAM teo thAkI jAya te ziSyAsAdhvIjInA TakA lai UbhAM rahetAM. ema dhIme dhIme vihAra karI dilhImAM dariyAgaMjathI rUpanagara pAMca divase te pahoMcyAM hatAM. 95 ravivAra, tA. 15mI jUna 1986nA rAja dilhImAM saMkrAM(tanA divasa nimitte temaja svargastha pUjya AtmArAmajI mahArAjanI puNyatithi nimitte eka kAryakrama yeAjavAmAM AvyA nhatA. te prasaMge mArA mitra zrI zailezabhAI kAThArI sAthe tyAM mAre upasthita rahevAnuM thayuM hatuM e prasaMge be divasa pUjya mRgAvatIjI pAse besavAnuM sadbhAgya sAMpaDyu. petAne kaeNnsaranA vyAdhi thayA che ane divase divase AyuSya kSINu

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tiviheNa vadAmi thatuM jAya che e vize pote svasthatApUrvaka, samatApUrvaka sabhAna hatAM e emanI vAtacIta parathI spaSTa thatuM hatuM. kensaranA vyAdhine kAraNe temane zArIrika pIDA asahya rahetI. thADuMka khelatAM hAMka caDI jatA. paMdara-pacIsa miniTathI vadhAre esI zakAtuM nahi. tarata sUI javuM paDatuM. vaLI pAchI svasthatA Ave eTale eThAM thAya. vAtacIta kare. kAne ochuM saMbhaLAtuM eTale bIjAone mATethI meAlavAnuM kahetAM. e paNa kharAkhara na samajAya eTale emanI ziSyAe emanA kAna pAse mATethI pharIthI te te vAkayo le ane mRgAvatIjI te pramANe prasanna vadane uttara Ape. emanI zArIrika asvasthatA ATalI badhI hovA chatAM emanuM Atmika khaLa ghaNuM moTuM' hatuM. Agale divase bahAragAmathI padhArelAM ghaNAMbadhAMnI sAthe satata vAtacIta karavAnA parizrama thayA hatA. saMkrAMtinA divase emanI nizrAmAM smAraka paranAM jina maMdira mATenI jina pratimAonI evI. khelavAnA kAryakrama hatA. eTale e divase sabhAmAM pAMca-cha kalAka satata besavuM paDe ema hatuM. pUjya mRgAvatIjInuM AtmabaLa eTaluM mATuM hatuM ke satata pAMca-cha kalAka sudhI. te svasthatApUrvaka beThAM ane kAryakrama daramyAna prAsaMgika vaktavya paNa rajU karyu. e ja divase bapore AtmAnaMda jaina sabhAnA kAryakartAo ane pratinidhionI sabhA hatI. temAM paNa lagabhaga aDhI kalAka tee svasthatApUrvaka beThAM hatAM ane doravaNI ApatAM rahyAM hatAM. e prasaMge zarIranI aMdara asahya pIDA chatAM prasanna ane sasmita vane badhI kAryavAhImAM emaNe bhAga letAM ame joyAM tyAre emanI A Atmika 13 6

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pU. zrI mRgAvatI zrIjI mahArAja zaktinI savizeSa pratIti thaI hatI. - pUjya mRgAvatIjInA kALadharmanA AgalA divase 17mI julAIe atyaMta gabhIra bImArInA, aMtima ghaDInA samAcAra Thera Thera prasarI gayA. seMkaDe mANase dilhI pahoMcI gayA. mArA mitra zailezabhAI ThArI paNa vimAnamAM dilhI pahoMcI gayA. huM saMjogavazAt na jaI zakyo. mRgAvatIjI taddana azakta thaI gayAM hatAM, paraMtu vAtacIta karI zakatAM hatAM. zalevabhAIne jotAM ja emaNe prazna karyo, "prephesara ramaNabhAI nathI AvyA?" zailezabhAIe muMbaI pAchA AvIne jyAre A vAta mane karI tyAre pUjya mRgAvatIjIe aMtima ghaDIe paNa mane yAda karyo ethI dhanyatA anubhavI. pUjya mRgAvatIjInA pArthiva dehane agni saMskAra valabha smArakamAM thayo emAM paNa keI daivI saMketa haze ! e prasaMge emanI smRti mATe lAkho rUpiyAnuM phaDa thoDA kalAkamAM ja thayuM e paNa jevItevI vAta nahatI. pUjya mRgAvatIjInA haiyAmAM sarva pratye premane, kalyANane srota eTale badhe vahete rahyo hato ke agnisaMsakAra vakhate sittera-eMzInI uMmaranAM mANase paNa belatAM hatAM ke, "Aje ame jANe amArI mAtA gumAvyAnuM duHkha anubhavIe chIe." pUjya mRgAvatIjIne AthI vadhu suMdara aMjali kayA zabdomAM heI zake?

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pU. zrI lIlAvatIbAI mahAsatIjI parama pUjya mahAsatI zrI lIlAvatIbAI svAmI zanivAra tA. trIjI julAI 1983nA roja rAtre poNAbAra vAge surendranagaramAM kALadharma pAmatAM jaina samAjane eka parama tejasvI, bALabrahmacArI, viduSI sAdhvIjI mahArAjanI beTa paDI che. temanA kALadharmanA samAcAra tarata samagra saurASTramAM tathA amadAvAda, muMbaI, kalakattA vagere sthaLoe jhaDapathI prasarI gayA. ane ravivAre aneka ThekANethI jaina saMghanA AgevAne surendranagara AvI pahoMcyA. bapore traNa vAgye emanI pAlakhI nIkaLavAne samaya hate, te pahelAM te sthAnika ane bahAragAmanA hajAre bhAvike surendranagaramAM temanAM aMtima darzana mATe upAzraye ekatra thayA hatA. e divase dhrAMgadhrAmAM sthAnakavAsI moTA saMghanA upAzrayanA navA makAnanA udghATana prasaMga hatuM. muMbaIthI ghaNA mANase e prasaMge dhrAMgadhrA pahoMcyA hatA. uddaghATana prasaMga sAdAIthI patAvI teo sahu surendranagara pahoMcI gayA hatA. A prasaMge mAre paNa dhrAMgadhrA ane surendranagaramAM upasthita rahe vAnuM banyuM hatuM. hajAronI mAnavamedanI vacce pU lIlAvatIbAInA pArthiva dehanI aMtima saMskAravidhi karavAmAM AvI hatI. sthAnakavAsI saMpradAyamAM pU. lIlAvatIbAIne prabhAva

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pU. zrI lIlAvatIbAI mahAsatIjI. ghaNe meTo rahyo hate. lagabhaga 48 varSanA dIkSA paryAya daramiyAna emanA hAthe ghaNuM meTAM moTAM kAryo thayAM che ane saMkhyAbaMdha zrAvikAoe dIkSA lIdhI che. pa. pU. maMjulAbAI mahAsatIjI tathA pa. pU. muktAbAI mahAsatIjI sahita emanI ziSyAonI saMkhyA 73nI che, jemAM pAMceka te yunivarsiTInI grejyueTa che. (mArA vaDIla mitra zrI vADIlAla jeThAlAla zAhanI be dIkarIo pU. manISAbAI tathA pU. priyadarzanAbAI paNa emanI ja ziSyAo che.) eka dIkSA te paMdareka divasa pachI ApavAnuM goThavavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. paraMtu te pahelAM lIlAvatIbAI kALadharma pAmyAM. ziSyAone AvaDe meTo samudAya batAve che ke samAja upara pU. -lIlAvatIbAIne prabhAva keTale badhe hate. pU. lIlAvatIbAIne janma saM. 1975nA mAgazara suda terasane ravivAranA roja barmAmAM thayela hatuM. nAnapaNathI ja temanAmAM vairAgyanA saMskAra paDelA hatA ane 18 varSanI uMmare saM. 1992nA jeTha suda agiyArasane divase temaNe lIMbaDI saMpradAya(cha keTi)nAM pa. pU. divALIbAI mahAsatI pAse vAMkAnera mukAme bhAgavatI dIkSA grahaNa karI hatI. kaDaka cAritryapAlana, uttama koTinI jJAnanI ArAdhanA, prakhara vyAkhyAnazakti vagere dvArA emaNe pitAnA samudAyamAM agragaNya sthAna meLavyuM hatuM. emaNe saurASTra, gujarAta ane muMbaI sudhInA vihAra daramiyAna pitAnAM vyAkhyAne vaDe aneka lekene prabhAvita karyA hatA. temanAM vyAkhyAnanA keTalAka saMgrahe pragaTa thayA che. muMbaImAM emaNe kAMdAvADI,

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tiviheNa dAmi mATuMgA, rIvalI, ghATakopara, dAdara, pAlemAM ema cha cAturmAMsa karyAM hatAM, te muMbaImAM padhAryAM tyAre temanI sAthe 21 ziSyAo hatI ane te mubaithI chelle vihAra karIne gayAM tyAre 42 ziSyAo hatI. A batAve che ke emanuM peAtAnuM jIvana mumukSu AtmAone mATe keTaluM badhu preraka hatuM.! mAtA jevAM apAra vAtsalyanA kAraNe emanI ziSyAone paNa emanuM sAnnidhya choDavuM gamatu' nahi. tee pote cAritryapAlanamAM atyaMta kaDaka hatAM. muMbaI jevA zaheramAM geAcarI vagere bAbatamAM kayAreka thoDI zithilatA AvI javAnA sa'bhava rahe paraMtu tyAM paNa te pote kaDaka pAlananA custa AgrahI rahyAM hatAM, ane te mATe potAnI ziSyAone preraNA ane prAtsAhana ApatAM rahyAM hatAM. mubaImAM zramaNI vidyApIThanA padavIdAna prasage mAre emane prathama vAra maLavAnuM thayuM hatuM tyAre emanI sAthenI vAtacItanI tathA emanA ucca vicAranI mArA citta upara UMDI chApa paDI hatI. sva. pU. lIlAvatIbAI mahAsatIjInA bhavyAtmAne zAMti hai| ane bhAvAdarapUrNa vaMdanA hai| !

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pU. zrI kuMdakuMdasUrijI mahArAja pa. pU. zrImad vijyakuMdakuMdasUrIzvarajI mahArAja vi.saM. 2039nA phAgaNa suda 4 ne guruvAra, tA, 17mI phebruArI 1983nA dine savAre 10-03 kalAke jAma-khaMbhALiyAmAM 64 varSanI vaye kALadharma pAmyA. emanA kALadharmanA samAcAra chApAmAM vAMcatAM meM emanA parama bhakta zrI zazIkAntabhAI mahetAne rAjakoTa phenathI saMparka karyo hate. emaNe kahyuM ke pite aMtima samaye tyAM hAjara hatA ane eka jaina, sAdhubhagavaMtanuM samAdhimaraNa kevuM apUrva hoI zake te temane pratyakSa jovA maLyuM hatuM. vartamAna jaina zramaNa samudAyamAM jemanA pratye ApaNane atyaMta pUjyabhAva thAya evA keTalAka AcAryomAM pU. zrI. kuMdakuMdasUrIzvarajIne gaNAvI zakAya. teo gacchAdhipati parama zAsana prabhAvaka pU. vijaya rAmacaMdrasUrIzvarajI mahArAjanA praziSya ane pU. paM. va. bhadrakavijayajI gaNivaryanA ziSya. hatA. pU. rAmacaMdrasUrIzvarajI mahArAjanAM ziSyaratnamAM paMnyAsajI mahArAja tarIke suprasiddha, namaskAra mahAmaMtranA. parama ArAdhaka ane vividha zAstrIya viSaye upara svAnubhUtine AdhAre maulika prakAza pADanAra evA zrI bhadraMkaravijayajI. mahArAjanA nAmathI bhAgye ja koI dharmAnurAgI navakAra mahAmaMtrane ArAdhaka jene aparicita haze. pU. paMnyAsajI mahArAjanA kALadharma pachI paTTadhara ziSya zrI kuMdakuMdasUrijI mahArAjanA

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tiviheNa va dAmi zire emanA samudAyanI javAbadArI AvI hatI. te potAnA gurumahArAjanI pAchaLa pAchaLa ATalA jaladI ApaNI vaccethI vidAya leze evI kalpanA nahAtI. potAnA guru bhagavaMtanI jema zrI ku'da''dasUrijIe paNa namaskAra mahAmaMtranI anerI ArAdhanA karI hatI. emaNe 'namaskAra ciMtAmaNi' nAmanA je daLadAra graMtha lakhyA che. te paNa e viSayanA mAhitIsabhara pramANabhUta graMtha gaNAya che. pU. kuM ku dasUrijInA janma vi. saM. 1975mAM saurASTranA hAlAranA meTAmAMDhA nAmanA gAmamAM thayA hatA. emanuM pUrvAzramanuM nAma kezavajIbhAi hatuM. emanA pitAnuM nAma puMjAbhAI ane mAtAnuM nAma mAMkAbahena hatuM. emanA te pAMcamA putra hatA. pitAnA vyavasAya ghI vecavAne tathA khetInA hatA. emanI Arthika sthiti sAdhAraNa hatI. kizera kezavajIbhAIne ramatagamatA karatAM vAMcanamAM vadhu rasa hatA. emanA moTA bhAIe mubaimAM nAkarI karatA hatA. prAthamika zALAnA abhyAsa meTAmAMDhAmAM karyo pachI kizAra kezavajIbhAI muMbaI AvI, bhAI sAthe rahI kacchI vIsA esavALa hAiskUlamAM abhyAsa karavA lAgyA hatA. zALAmAM te peAtAnA vargamAM prathama nakhare rahetA. tyAre bhAratanI AjhAdInI caLavaLa cAlatI hatI. kezavajIbhAI enAthI 'gAyA hatA ane custa khAdIdhArI banyA hatA. kezavajIbhAI maeNTrika sudhIneA abhyAsa pUrA karatAM pahelAM peAtAnA kuTubanA ghInA vyavasAyamAM joDAyA, paraMtu temanu mana vepAra karatAM dha'mAM vadhu lAgyuM hatuM. tee Aya'bilanI

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pU. zrI kuMdakuMdasUrijI mahArAja oLI tathA bIjI tapazcaryA karatA hatA. kezavajIbhAInA moTA bhAI mANekalAle cAlIsa varSanI. vaye pU. paMnyAsa zrI bhadraMkaravijayajI pAse dIkSA lIdhI hatI.. temane vaMdana karavA jatAM teo bhadraMkaravijayajInA saMparkamAM AvyA hatA. pU. bhadrakavijayajInuM eka ja vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLIne kezavajIbhAIne dIkSA levAnuM mana thayuM. paraMtu te mATe mAtApitAnI saMmati na maLI. AthI dIkSA na levAya tyAM sudhI roTale ane chAza jevI betraNa vAnagI ja vAparavAne ane AhAra upara saMyama dhAraNa karavAne emaNe nirNaya karyo. daramiyAna muMbaImAM pU. zrI vijayarAmacaMdrasUrie upadhAna tapanI ArAdhanA karAvelI. temAM joDAvAnI. kezavajIbhAIne taka maLI. AthI emanI tyAga-rAvyanI. bhAvanAne piSaNa maLyuM ane pU. zrI vijyarAmacaMdrasUrinI vANune lAbha maLe. ethI dIkSA levAne emane saMkalpa vadhu daDha thaye. tyArapachI kezavajIbhAIne vepAra athe mahArASTramAM thavatamala nAmanA nagaramAM be varasa rahevAnuM thayuM. e vakhate paMnyAsa zrI bhadrakavijayajI paNa mahArASTramAM vicaratA. hatA. AthI temanI vANane lAbha kezavajIbhAIne maLe. emanI pAse dIkSA levAne emaNe nirNaya karyo. parivAra taraphathI saMmati maLatAM tevIsa varSanI yuvAna vaye emaNe mahArASTramAM nAsika pAse vaNa nAmanA gAmamAM vi. saM. 1998mAM paMnyAsa zrI bhadraMkaravijayajI pAse dIkSA lIdhI. emanuM nAma muni kuMdakuMdavijayajI rAkhavAmAM AvyuM, e.

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tiviheNa vaMdAmi ja divase rAjasthAnanA eka gRhastha zrI premacaMdabhAIe paNa paMnyAsajI mahArAja pAse dIkSA lIdhI ane emanuM nAma pradyotanavijayajI rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. - dIkSA pachInAM prathama pAMca varSa sudhI muni zrI kuMdakuMdavijayajIe be ja dravyathI ekAsaNuM karyA. pU. zrI vijayapremasUrijI, pU. zrI vijayarAmacaMdrasUrijI tathA pU. paM. zrI bhadraMkaravijayajInA sAnidhyamAM emanA saMyamajIvananuM sarasa ghaDatara thayuM hatuM. pU. kuMdakuMdasUrinI hAlAranI emanI jJAtinA ghaNA leke pUrva AphrikAmAM vase che, enA lIdhe emanAM pustakane pracAra pUrva AphrikAmAM ghaNe badhe rahyo che. pariNAme pUrva AphrikAnA jainenA dharmajIvana para emane prabhAva ghaNe badhe paDyo che. pUrva AphrikAmAM membAsA, nAIbI ItyAdi zaheramAM bhagavAna mahAvIranA 2500 mA nirvANa mahotsava prasaMge amAre vyAkhyAna ApavA mATe javAnuM thayuM hatuM tyAre zrI kezavajIbhAI rUpazIbhAI, zrI vAghajIbhAI guDakA vagere saMghanA AgevAne sAthenI vAtacIta dvArA jANavA maLyuM hatuM ane pratyakSa paNa jovA maLyuM hatuM ke zrI kuMdakuMdavijayajInAM pustaka, lekhe, patra, ItyAdi tyAMnA lekene mATe keTalAM badhAM preraNArUpa banI rahyAM hatAM. - pU. kuMdakuMdasUrijIne mAre piMDavADAmAM ane pAlItANAmAM, ema be vakhata maLavAnuM thayuM hatuM. pAlItANAmAM huM emane vaMdana karavA gayA hatA tyAre bahu nirAMte emanI sAthe ghaNA viSaya para ghaNI vAta thaI hatI. e vakhate

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pU. zrI kuMdakuMdasUrijI mahArAja emaNe mane pitAnAM lakhelAM ghaNuM pustako vAMcavA mATe bheTa ApyAM hatAM. pU. kuMdakuMdarijIne maLIe tyAre emanI AvyA heta 1 1 saraLatA ane pavitratAnI suvAsa ApaNane UMDI sparzI thI jAya. eka jJAnI bhagavaMta keTalA badhA pavitra ane saraLa hoI zake tenA udAharaNarUpa emanuM jIvana hatuM. pU. kuMdakuMdavijayajI, pitAnA gurubhagavaMta paMnyAsajI mahArAjanI jema padavIthI vimukha hatA. ADatrIsa varSane dIkSA paryAya thaye chatAM teo muni padathI ja saMtuSTa hatA. paraMtu vi. saM. 1936mAM pATaNamAM paMnyAsajI mahArAja kALadharma pAmyA te pachI saMghanA AgrahathI ane gacchAdhipati 5. zrI vijyarAmacaMdrasUrijInI AjJAthI emaNe padavI svIkArI hatI. emane vi. saM. 2037mAM bhagavatIsUtranA gaddhanapUrvaka vijayakanacaMdrasUrinA hAthe gaNi-paMnyAsanI padavI ApavAmAM AvI hatI ane vi. saM. 2038 mAM amadAvAdamAM AcAryanI padavI ApavAmAM AvI hatI. pU. kuMdakuMdasUrijIne lagabhaga ekatAlIsa varSane dIkSAparyAya hate. A dikSA paryAyamAM emaNe vividha anuSThAne, yAtrAo, cha-rI pALatA saMgha, upadhAnatapa, graMthalekhana ityAdi dvArA gharmanI ghaNI sArI prabhAvanA karI hatI. emanA sAteka ziSyomAM emanA saMsArI bhatrIjA pU. zrI vajAsenavijayajIne paNa samAveza thAya che. pU kuMdakuMdasUrijIe lagabhaga eMsI jeTalAM pustaka lakhyAM che. emAM "namaskAra ciMtAmaNi', "AnaMdaghana cevasI bhAvArtha", "yazavijyajI grevIsI bhAvArtha", "ArAdhanAsAra,

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96 tiviheNa vaMdAmi namaskAra mahAmaMtranAM daSTAMte', "japa sAdhanA', maMgalaprakAza, 'citralekhAnI catura vAte", "bedhadAyaka daSTAMte" (agiyAra bhAga), "samAdhisudhAra vagere graMthe suprasiddha che. emAMnAM keTalAMka pustaka vidvattApUrNa che ane keTalAMka pustaka sAmanya vAcako mATe bedhapreraka che. AcAryanI padavI pachI zrI kuMdakuMdasUrijInI tabiyata sArI rahetI na hatI. temane amadAvAdamAM kamaLa thaye hate. tyArapachI temane kiDanInI takalIpha thaI hatI, ane divase divase te vadhatI jatI hatI. tema chatAM temaNe pitAnI saMyama-ArAdhanAmAM jarA paNa zithilatA AvavA dIdhI nahatI. amadAvAdamAM chellA cAturmAsa pachI jAmakhaMbhALiyAmAM AvIne lagabhaga cArase ArAdhakone upadhAnatapanI ArAdhanA temaNe zarU karAvI hatI. upadhAnatapamAM savArathI te sAMja sudhI Akhe divasa vividha prakAranI dharmakriyAo karavA-karAvavAne kAraNe zrama paDe e svAbhAvika che. pitAnI lathaDatI tabiyata chatAM pU. kuMdakuMdasUrijIe A javAbadArI upADI hatI. pitAne deha have vadhu samaya TakavAne nathI ene aNasAra emane AvI gayuM hatuM. tema chatAM teo cittanI pUrepUrI svasthatA dharAvatA hatA. emanI mAMdagI phAgaNa suda ekame gaMbhIra banatAM tyAM upasthita thayelA judA judA saMghanA AgevAnoe cArTaDa vimAna karIne emane amadAvAda ke muMbaI jevA moTA zaheranI hospiTalamAM dAkhala karavA mATe vicAra karyo, paraMtu tenI khabara paDatAM pU. kuMdakuMdasUrijIe. te mATe spaSTa inkAra karyo hate. emaNe sabhAna avasthAmAM

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pU. zrI kuMdakaMdasUrijI mahArAja pitAnA ja hAthe ciThThI lakhI ane tyAM upasthita rahelA pitAnA vaDIla gurubaMdhu pU. zrI mahAsenavijayajI mahArAjane ApI hatI. emAM lakhyuM hatuM, "A bImArImAM kadAca huM bebhAna banI jAuM te mArA cAritradharmane bAdhaka evI kaI pravRtti mArA zarIra aMge karaze nahi." pitAnI aMtima kSaNamAM pU. kuMdakuMdasUrijInA udgAre hatA ke "mArA dAdA gurumahArAja zrImad vijayarAmacandrasUrIzvarajI mahArAje mane cAritryadharma Ape, mArA pUjya gurumahArAja zrI bhadraMkaravijayajI mahArAje mane maitrIbhAvathI navaDAvI dIdhuM ane zrI sakaLa saMghe mane vAtsalyabhAvanuM dAna karyuM. have mAre zI khAmI che? mArI tame jarA paNa ciMtA na karaze. huM sArA sthAne jAuM chuM." tyArapachI barAbara 10-00 kalAke emaNe kahyuM, "mane padmAsane besADe ane bhagavAnanAM darzana karAvo" eTale temane beThA karI padmAsane besADavAmAM AvyA ane zaMkhezvara pAzvanAtha bhagavAnanAM darzana karAvavAmAM AvyAM. e darzana karatAM karatAM teo bolyA, "name jiNANuM" ane pachI tarata ja temaNe AMkha DhALI dIdhI. barAbara 10-03 kalAke emaNe deha cheDI dIdhe. eka virala prakAranuM samAdhimaraNa teo pAmyA. AvuM samAdhimaraNa mAtra IcachAthI nathI AvI zakatuM. dIrgha samayanI sAdhanA hoya te ja te saMbhavita che. pU. kuMdakuMdasUrijInA jIvanamAM paramAtmA pratyenI apAra bhakti, navakAramahAmaMtranI dIrgha sAdhanA, naiSThika brahmacaryanuM custa pAlana, pitAnA guru pratye samarpita bhAva, tyAga, saMyama,

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tiviheNa vaMdAmi saraLatA, guNAnurAgIpaNuM, vANInI madhuratA, sahiSNutA, samabhAva, jIvamAtra pratye maitrI, pramoda Adi bhAvanA, svAdhyAya, lekhana, mananaciMtanamAM satata anurakti, paMcasUtranuM raTaNaciMtana vagere je hatAM tene lIdhe teo bahu UMcI keTinA zramaNa banyA hatA ane emanI A ArAdhanAe emane samAdhimaraNa apAvyuM. emaNe chelle "samAdhisudhA" nAmanuM pustaka lakhyuM hatuM, jANe ke pitAnI pUrvataiyArI tarIke ja e pustaka lakhAyuM hoya! - sva. pUjya zrI kuMdakuMdasUrIzvarajIne ApaNI keTizaH sAdara vaMdanA he!

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pU. zrI abhayasAgarajI mahArAja - pa. pU. zrI abhayasAgarajI mahArAja UMjhA mukAme vi.saM. 2043nA kArataka vada 9, tA. 26 mI navembara, 1986nA roja baporanA samaye bAsaTha varSanI vaye kALadharma pAmyA hatA. keTalAka samaya pahelAM thayelA pakSAghAtanA humalA pachI emanI tabiyata asvastha rahyA karatI hatI. emanA kALadharmathI eka mahAna ArAdhaka mahAtmAnI ApaNane beTa paDI che. lagabhaga traNeka dAyakA pahelAM huM bikAneramAM zrI agaracaMdajI nAhaTAnA ghare hatuM tyAre pUjya abhayasAgarajI mahArAjane huM kyAreya maLyuM na hatuM evuM jANune nAhaTAjIe Azcarya vyakta karyuM hatuM. emaNe bhalAmaNa karI ke mAre abhayasAgarajI mahArAjane jarUra maLavuM joIe. vizuddha cAritrapAlana, UMDuM zAstrajJAna ane yogavidyA tathA maMtravidyAnA parama ArAdhaka evA abhayasAgarajI mahArAjane maLavAnI tAlAvelI tyArathI mane lAgI hatI. Agama ddhAraka tarIke suvikhyAta banelA sva. sAgarAnaMdasUri mahArAjanA keTalAka ziSyae mALavAmAM madhyapradezamAM vicaravAnuM vadhu rAkheluM, e emanuM mukhya kAryakSetra thaI gayeluM. evA sAdhuomAM sva. pU. upAdhyAya zrI dharmasAgarajI mahArAjanuM nAma paNa mukhya hatuM. teo rAjagaDha, mehanakheDA, bhepAla, lamaNI, alirAjapura, dAhoda, godharA, luNAvADA vagere sthaLoe vicaratA hatA. mArA vaDIla mitra sUratanA sva. kesarIcaMda (bAbubhAI) hIrAcaMda pU. dharma sAgarajI mahArAja ane pU. abhayasAgarajI

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tiviheNa 'dAsi mahArAja pAse dara varSe acUka vaMdana karavA jatA. mAre abhayasAgarajI mahArAjane maLavuDa hatuM. temanuM cAmAsuM tyAre luNAvADAmAM hatuM. kesarIcaMdabhAI mane luNAvADA laI gayA. tyAM abhayasAgarajI mahArAjane prathama vAra maLavAnuM thayuM hatuM. tyAre mArA rasanA viSaya madhyakAlIna jaina gujarAtI sAhityanA hatA ane e viSayamAM abhayasAgarajI mahArAje paNa ThIka ThIka kAma karyu* hatuM. ethI emanI sAthe tarata AtmIyatA khaMdhAI hatI. luNAvADAthI ame rAjagaDha gayA. tyAM dharmosAgarajI mahArAjanuM caiAmAsu' hatuM. dharmasAgarajI mahArAjane paNa huM tyAre pahelI vAra maLyA. tee ugra tapasvI ane uvihArI hatA. cAra-cha divasanA upavAsa pachI dasa mAIlanA vihAra karavA hAya tA teTaluM cAlavAnI smRti dhasAgarajI mahArAjamAM hatI. gRhasthapaNAmAM dharmasAgarajInA putra te ja abhayasAgarajI. lagabhaga cha varSanI vaye emaNe pitA dharmosAgarajI pAse dIkSA lIdhI. pitA-putra te guru-ziSya banyA. mALavAnA leAkA upara teo baMnenuM, vizeSataH pU. dharmasAgajInuM prabhutva ghaNuM moTuM rahyuM hatuM. 100 abhayasAgarajI mahArAjane tyArapachI pAlitANAmAM Agama maMdiramAM keTalIya vAra maLavAnuM thayuM hatuM. AkhA divasa temanA svAdhyAya cAlatA ja hAya. strIvarga, vyAkhyAnanA samaya sivAya peAtAnI pAse na Ave e mATe teo bahu custa Agraha rAkhatA. teo bALabrahmacArI hatA ane brahmacaryanuM akhaDa pAlana karatA. upAzrayamAM teo ghaNI vAra koI eka khUNAmAM evI rIte besatA ke bahArathI ajANatAM koI zrAvikA

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pU. zrI abhayasAgarajI mahArAja kaMI pUchavA AvI hoya te paraspara teo ekabIjAnI najare na paDe. keTalIka vAra te bahArathI pahelI vAra emane maLavA AvanAra ajANI vyaktine pUchavuM paDe ke teo badhA sAdhubhagavaMtemAM pU. abhayasAgarajI mahArAja keNa che? pitAnA samudAyamAM teo mukhya hatA chatAM potAnA ziSya samudAyamAM teo evI rIte bhaLI jatA ke ajANyAne temanI mukhyatAne aNasAra na Ave. savAranA brAhmamuhUte UThI javuM ane dhyAna vageremAM lAgI javuM e 5. abhayasAgarajIne rejane kAryakrama hato. emanI sAdhanA ghaNuM UDI hatI. keTalIka vAra te AkhI rAtanI zata pitAnI sAdhanAmAM teo ekalA beThA hoya ane savAra pachI Akho divasa eTalA ja svaratha dekhAtA hoya. teo navakAramaMtranI niyamita ArAdhanA pUrNa AsthA sAthe karatA. teo keTalIka gupta vidyAo jANatA hatA, paraMtu adhikAra vagara teo koIne te ApavA icchatA nahatA. abhayasAgarajI mahArAjane janma vi.saM. 1981mAM mahesANA jillAnA unAvA gAmamAM thayeluM. emanA pitAnuM nAma mULacaMdabhAI (upAdhyAya zrI dharmasAgarajI) ane emanI mAtAnuM nAma maNibahena (sAdhvI zrI saddaguNAzrIjI) hatuM. abhayasAgarajanuM janmanAma amRtalAla hatuM. mAtApitAe dIkSA lIdhA pachI ane bhAI-bahene paNa dIkSA lIdhA pachI amRtalAlane paNa bAlavaye dIkSA levAnI bhAvanA thaI. vi.saM. 1988mAM zaMkhezvara tIrthamAM AgaddhAraka pU. sAgarAnaMdasUrinA haste emane sADA cha varSanI vaye dIkSA Apa

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102 tiviheNa vaMdAmi vAmAM AvI hatI, temaja emanuM nAma muni aruNodayasAgara rAkhavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. ane emane upAdhyAya zrI dharmasAgaranA ziSya tarIke jAhera karavAmAM AvyA hatA. Ama pitA-putra guru-ziSya banyA hatA. tyArapachI vi.saM. 202 lmAM nareDA tIrthamAM emane paMnyAsanI padavI ApavAmAM AvI te vakhate emanuM nAma amayasAgarajI rAkhavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. emaNe nyAya, vyAkaraNa, alaMkAra vagerenuM UMDuM adhyayana karyuM hatuM. abhayasAgarajI mahArAje chellAM keTalAMka varSo jabudvIpa, jena khagoLa ane Adhunika kheLe vacce kyAM keTale. taphAvata che enA abhyAsamAM gALyAM. amerikAe caMdra upara mAnavI utAryA e vAta beTI che, teo avakAzamAM anya koI sthaLe UtaryA che ane sUrya caMdrarUpI devavimAnanI je vAte Ave che ane amerikAe je saMzodhana karyuM che e baMne judAM judAM che evuM siddha karavA mATe emaNe ghaNe samaya ApyuM. "uttaradhruvanI zedhasaphara" nAmanuM meM eka pustaka lakhyuM hatuM ke teo traNa-cAra vAra barAbara vAMcI gayA hatA ane uttaradhruvamAM traNathI pAMca-cha mahinA jeTalI dIrvarAtri pachI je sUrya Uge che te ene e ja sUrya che ke bIje enuM saMzodhana karavAnI emanI khUba IcchA hatI. paraMtu meM kaheluM ke, "e mATe ApaNI sarakAranI ane paradezanI te te dezanI sarakAranI saMmati joIe, videzI hUMDiyAmaNuM joIe. ApaNuM e kAma nahi, kAraNa ke Adhunika sAdhanathI. susajaja evI pragazALA tyAM UbhI karIne pAMca-sAta niSNAta mANasone rokavAmAM Ave te ja A kArya thaI

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pU. zrI abhayasAgarajI mahArAja 103 zake. karoDa rUpiyA kharcAI jAya chatAM pariNAma kAMI na Ave evI A yojanAne ApaNAthI pahoMcI zakAya nahi." alabatta A nimitte abhayasAgarajI mahArAje duniyAbharanA vaijJAnika sAthe ghaNe patravyavahAra kare. vaLI khagoLanA Adhunika saMzodhanane lagatAM ghaNAM badhAM pustake paradezathI maMgAvIne ene paNa emaNe abhyAsa karele. alabata e te sAcuM ja che ane ene huM sAkSI chuM ke abhayasAgarajI mahArAje pitAnI maulika buddhithI keTalAya prazno UbhA karelA je vejJAnikane vicAraNIya lAgyA che. keTalAka vaijJAnike e evuM pitAnA patramAM kabUla kareluM che e meM emanI pAsenI patravyavahAranI phAIlamAM najare joyeluM che. ApaNA Agamagrantha anusAra cauda rAjaleka ane devavimAne vagerene lagatI je mAhitI Ave che tenA UMDA abhyAsa sAthe vartamAna pAzcAtya khagoLa-saMzodhana kevuM kevuM kArya kare che tene paNa talasparzI abhyAsa karIne e be vacce kyAM kyAM sAmya ane virodha che tenI tAravaNInuM kArya abhayasAgarajI mahArAja jevuM keIe karyuM nathI. "bhUbhramaNa zidha saMsthAna" nAmanI saMsthA emanI preraNAthI mahesANA mAM sthapAyelI ane jabudvIpanI vaijanA emanA mArgadarzana heThaLa pAlitANAmAM thaI. chellAM beeka varSathI haribhadrasUrinA coga vizenA granthane abhayasAgarajI mahArAjane svAdhyAya ghaNe UMDe cAlatuM hatuM. temaNe e vize pATaNamAM eka seminAranuM Ajana karavAnuM mane sepyuM hatuM. paraMtu emanI asvastha

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104 tiviheNa vaMdAmi tabiyatanA kAraNe chellI ghaDIe e kAryakrama mulatavI rahyo hate. abhayasAgarajI mahArAje madhyakAlIna gujarAtI jaina sAhityanuM je eka mahatvanuM kArya karyuM che te "bhaktirasajharaNuM'nA saMpAdananuM che. enA be daLadAra granthamAM emaNe hastaprata uparathI ApaNI stavana-cevazInuM sarasa adhikRta saMpAdana karyuM che. emaNe keTalAMka varSa pUrve sAdhuone mATe upagamAM AvatAM vasa-upakaraNa vagerene lagate eka mahatvano pAribhASika grantha taiyAra karyo hate. "tatvajJAna mArikA nAmane, vijJAna ane tatvajJAna vaccenA bhedane samajAvatA judA judA lekhakanA lekhene, eka saMgraha emaNe, pragaTa karAvyuM hatuM. sAgarAnaMdajI mahArAjanAM pravacanemAMthI sAmagrI ekatrita karIne "Agamata' nAmathI pustikAo paNa teo varSothI pragaTa karAvatA hatA. "Agamarahasya, paramAtmabhakti' vagere emanA anya graMtha che. emanA hAthe jena sAhityanAM vividha kSetramAM ghaNuM mahatvanuM kArya thayuM che. - sva. abhayasAgarajI mahArAjanuM bIjuM eka mahatvanuM kArya te nAgezvara tIrthane saMzodhananuM che. pitAnA guru dharmasAgarajI mahArAja sAthe e pradezamAM teo ghaNuM vicarelA. nAgezvara mahAdeva tarIke pUjAtI mUti te pArzvanAtha bhagavAnanI pratimA che e emaNe zeAdhI kADhyuM, siddha karI batAvyuM ane bAvAjI pAsethI e tIrtha jaina samAjane meLavI ApyuM e emanI mahAna sevA che. teo atyaMta saraLa svabhAvanA hatA. emanA kALadharmathI eka parama tejasvI vibhUtinI ApaNane kheTa paDI che. nata mastake emane bhUri bhUri vaMdanA.

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