Book Title: Trishashti Shalaka Purush Charitra Part 2
Author(s): Ganesh Lalwani, Rajkumari Bengani
Publisher: Prakrit Bharti Academy
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/090514/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ | triSaSTizalAkApuruSacarita - Wei Ke Ke qqKe Ke meM jitanAtha evaM sagara cako carita - Dao Liao Zhe Bi : zrI gaNeza lalavAnI evaM zrImatI rAjakumArI begAnI - -- T JIT HIRT TIGHT, Ke , zrI jaina zvetAmbara nAkor3A pArzvanAtha tIrtha, mevAnagara aiwange 1 Si Fu Si Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAkRta bhAratI puSpa :77 triSaSTizalAkApuruSacarita dvitIya parvagata bha. ajitanAtha evaM sagara cakrI carita anuvAdaka : zrI gaNeza lalavAnI evaM zrImatI rAjakumArI begAnI prakAzaka: prAkRta bhAratI akAdamI, jayapura zrI jaina zvetAmbara mAkor3A pArzvanAtha tIrtha, mevAnagara Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzaka : devendrarAja mehatA saciva, prAkRta bhAratI akAdamI 3826, yati zyAmalAla jI kA upAzraya, motIsiMha bhomiyoM kA rAstA, jayapura - 302003 zrI pArasamala bhaMsAlI adhyakSa, zrI jaina zvetAmbara nAkoDA pArzvanAtha tIrtha, po. mevAnagara, sTezana bAlotarA, jilA - bAr3amera-344025 n prathama saMskaraNa : jUna, 1661 (ka) sarvAdhikAra prakAzakIya O mUlya : 60/ mudraka : arcanA prakAzana, ajamera TRISHASHTI-SHALAKA-PURUSH CHARITA/ GANESH LALWANI/1991 Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzakIya apratima pratibhAdhAraka, kalikAla-sarvajJa, paramArhata kumArapAlapratibodhaka, svanAmadhanya zrI hemacandrAcAryaracita triSaSTi zalAkApuruSacarita kA dvitIya parva jisameM dvitIya tIrthaGkara zrI ajitanAtha bhagavAn evaM dvitIya cakravartI sagara kA carita guphita hai, prAkRta bhAratI ke puSpa saMkhyA 77 ke rUpa meM prastuta karate hue hameM hArdika prasannatA ho rahI hai| triSaSTi arthAt tiresaTha, zalAkA - puruSa arthAt sarvotkRSTa mahApuruSa athavA sRSTi meM utpanna hue yA hone vAle jo sarvazreSTha mahApuruSa hote haiM ve zalAkA puruSa kahalAte haiN| isa kAlacakra ke utsapiNI aura avasarpiNI ke prArakoM meM pratyeka kAla meM sarvocca 63 puruSoM kI gaNanA kI gaI hai, kI jAtI thI aura kI jAtI rhegii| isI niyamAnusAra isa avasarpiNI ke 63 mahApuruSa hue haiM unameM 24 tIrthaGkara, 12 cakravartI, 9 vAsudeva, 9 prativAsudeva aura 9 baladevoM kI gaNanA kI jAtI hai| inhIM 63 mahApuruSoM ke jIvanacaritoM kA saGkalana isa 'triSaSTizalAkA-puruSacarita' ke antargata kiyA gayA hai| prAcArya hemacandra ne ise 10 paryoM meM vibhakta kiyA hai jinameM RSabhadeva se lekara mahAvIra paryanta mahApuruSoM ke jIvanacarita saMgRhIta haiM / dvitIya parva 6 sargoM meM vibhakta hai jisameM dvitIya tIrthaGkara bhagavAn ajitanAtha evaM cakravartI sAgara kA sAGgopAGga jIvana gUthA gayA hai| Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pUrva meM prAcAryaM zolAMka ne 'cauppana - mahApuruSa - cariyaM' nAma se ina 63 mahApuruSoM ke jIvana kA prAkRta bhASA meM praNayana kiyA thA / zIlAMka ne 9 prativAsudevoM kI gaNanA svatantra rUpa se nahIM kI, ata: 63 ke sthAna para 51 mahApuruSoM ko jIvanagAthA ho usameM sammilita thI / AcArya hemacandra 12vIM zatAbdo ke eka anupameya sArasvata putra the, kaheM to pratyukti na hogI / inakI lekhinI se sAhitya kI koI bhI vidyA achUtI nahIM rahI / vyAkaraNa, kAvya, koSa, alaMkAra, chanda - zAstra, nyAya, darzana, yoga, stotra Adi pratyeka vidhA para apanI svatantra, maulika evaM cintanapUrNa lekhanI kA saphala prayoga inhoMne kiyA / AcArya hemacandra na kevala sAhityakAra hI the; apitu jainadharma ke eka diggaja AcArya bhI the / mahAvIra kI vANI ke pracAra-prasAra meM ahiMsA kA sarvatra vyApaka sakArAtmaka prayoga ho isa dRSTi se ve cAlukyavaMzIya rAjAoM ke samparka meM bhI sajagatA se Ae aura siddharAja jayasiha tathA paramArhat kumArapAla jaise rAjaRSiyoM ko prabhAvita kiyA aura sarvadharmasamanvaya tathA vizAla rAjya meM ahiMsA kA amArI paTaha ke rUpa meM udghoSa bhI karavAyA / jaina paramparA ke hote hue bhI unhoMne mahAdeva ko jina ke rUpa meM lekhita kara unakI bhI stavanA kI / hemacandra na kevala sArvadezIya vidvAn hI the; apitu unhoMne gurjara dharA meM hiMsA, karuNA, prema, ke sAtha gurjara bhASA ko jo anupama asmitA pradAna ko yaha unakI upalabdhiyoM kI parAkASThA thI / mahApuruSoM ke jIvanacarita ko paurANika AkhyAna kaha sakate haiM / paurANika hote hue bhI prAcArya ne isa carita-kAvya ko sAhitya zAstra ke niyamAnusAra mahAkAvya ke rUpa meM sampAdita karane kA bhUtapUrva prayoga kiyA hai aura isameM ve pUrNatayA saphala bhI hue haiM / yaha grantha chattIsa hajAra zloka parimANa kA hai / isa grantha kI racanA kA uddezya spaSTa karate hue hemacandra svayaM grantha kI prazasti meM likhate haiM -- 'cedi, dazArNa, mAlava, mahArASTra, sindha aura anya aneka durgama dezoM ko apane bhujabala se parAjita karane vAle paramArhat ( I ) Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAlukya-kulotpanna kumArapAla rAjarSi ne eka samaya prAcArya hemacandra sUri se vinayapUrvaka kahA-"he svAmin ! niSkAraNa paropakAra kI buddhi ko dhAraNa karane vAle ApakI AjJA se maiMne naraka gati ke AyuSya ke nimitta-kAraNa mRgayA, junA, madirA Adi duguNoM kA mere rAjya meM pUrNata: niSedha kara diyA hai tathA putrarahita mRtyu prApta parivAroM ke dhana ko bhI maiMne tyAga diyA hai tathA isa pRthvI ko arihaMta ke caityoM se suzobhita evaM maNDita kara diyA hai / ataH vartamAna kAla meM ApakI kRpA se maiM saMprati rAjA jaisA ho gayA huuN| mere pUrvaja mahArAjA siddharAja jayasiMha kI bhaktiyukta prArthanA se Apane paMcAMgIpUrNa 'siddhahema zabdAnuzAsana' kI racanA ko / bhagavan ! Apane mere lie nirmala 'yogazAstra' kI racanA kI aura janopakAra ke lie vyAzrava kAvya, chandonuzAsana, kAvyAnuzAsana aura nAmasaMgraha koSa, pramukha anya granthoM kI racanA kii| ataH he prAcArya ! Apa svayaM hI logoM para upakAra karane ke lie kaTibaddha haiN| merI prArthanA hai ki mere jaise manuSya ko pratibodha dene ke lie 63 zalAkApuruSoM ke carita para prakAza DAleM / " isase spasTa hai ki rAjaSi kumArapAla ke Agraha se hI prAcArya hemacandra ne isa grantha kI racanA unake adhyayana hetu kI thii| pUrvAMkita granthoM kI racanA ke anantara isakI racanA hone se isakA racanAkAla vikrama saMvat 1220 ke nikaTa hI svIkArya hotA hai| yaha grantha hemacandrAcArya kI praur3hAvasthA kI racanA hai aura isa kAraNa isameM unake lokajIvana ke anubhavoM tathA mAnasa svabhAva kI gaharI pakar3a kI jhalaka milatI hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki kAla kI iyattA meM baMdhI purANa kathAoM meM idhara-udhara bikhare unake vicArakaraNa kAlAtIta haiM / yathA-"zatru bhAvanA rahita brAhmaNa, beImAnI rahita vaNik, IrSyA rahita premI, vyAdhi rahita zarIra, dhanavAna-vidvAn, mahaGkAra rahita guNavAna, capalatA rahita nArI tathA caritravAn rAjaputra bar3I kaThinAI se dekhane meM Ate haiN|" zrI gaNeza lalavAnI isa pustaka ke anuvAdaka haiM / ye vahuvidha vidhAoM ke saphala zilpI haiN| unhoMne isakA bagalA bhASA meM anuvAda kiyA thA aura usI kA hindI rUpAntaraNa zrImatI rAjakumArI begAnI Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ne saphalatA ke sAtha kiyA hai| zabdAvalI meM komalakAnta padAvalI aura prAJjalatA pUrNarUpeNa samAviSTa hai / isake sampAdana meM yaha vizeSa rUpa se dhyAna rakhA gayA hai ki anuvAda kauna se padya se kauna se padya taka kA hai, yaha saMketa pratyeka gadyAMza ke anta meM diyA gayA hai / hama zrI gaNeza lalavAnI aura zrImatI rAjakumArI begAnI ke atyanta AbhArI haiM ki inhoMne isake prakAzana kA zreya prAkRta-bhAratI ko pradAna kiyA aura hama unase pUrNarUpeNa AzA karate haiM ki isI bhAMti zeSa 8 parvo kA anuvAda bhI hameM zIghra hI pradAna kareM jisase hama sampUrNa grantha dhIre-dhIre pAThakoM ke samakSa prastuta kara skeN| pArasamala bhaMsAlI adhyakSa jaina zve. nAkor3A pArzvanAtha tIrtha, mevAnagara ma. vinayasAgara devendrarAja mehatA nidezaka saciva prAkRta bhAratI akAdamI prAkRta bhAratI akAdamI jayapura jayapura Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anukrama dvitIya parva prathama sarga-ajitanAtha kA prathama va dvitIya bhava 1-21 dvitIya sarga-tRtIya bhava, tIrthaMkara evaM sagara cakravartI kI mAtAoM ke caudaha svapna, phala, donoM kA janma aura janmotsava / 21-54 tRtIya sarga-donoM kI bAlyAvasthA, yauvana, rUpa, vivAha, rAjya prApti, tyAga, sagara ko rAjya prApti, ajitanAtha kI dIkSA, kevalajJAna, dezanA, tIrthasthApanA / 55--112 caturtha sarga - sagara kI paTkhaNDa vijaya aura cakravartI-padaprApti 113-134 paMcama sarga-sagara aura bhagavAna ke praznottara, rAkSasavaMza sagara putroM kI yAtrA. aSTApada, sagara-putroM kA maraNa / 135-145 SaSTha sarga-indra kA brAhmaNa banakara sagara kI rAjyasabhA meM jAnA, sagara kA zoka, upadeza, bhAgIratha kA gaGgA ko samudra meM DAlanA, sagara kI dIkSA paura mukti, ajitanAtha kA parivAra, nirvANa va nirvANa-mahotsava / 146-187 Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ triSaSTizalAkApuruSacaritam zrI ajitasvAmi- sagaracakravarti-carita dvitIya parva prathama sarga sona mariNa kI zobhA ko jaya karane vAle evaM namaskAra karate samaya indra ke mukha ke darpaNa tulya zrI ajitanAtha bhagavAn ke caraNakamaloM ke nakha sarvadA jayavanta hoM / ( zloka 1 ) yahA~ (arthAt bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke caritra darpaNa ke pazcAt ) maiM (hemacandrAcArya) karma rUpI pApa vinaSTa karane ke lie jAMguli mantra ke samAna bhagavAn ajitanAtha ke caritra kA varNana karatA hUM / ( zloka 2 ) prathama bhava samasta dvIpoM meM nAbhi ke samAna jambUdvIpa ke madhya bhAga meM jahAM duHSamA- suSamA nAmaka caturtha ArA sarvadA vartamAna rahatA hai aisA yahAM videha nAmaka kSetra thA / usa kSetra meM sItA nAmaka mahAnadI ke dakSiNa taTa para mahA samRddhizAlI vatsa nAmaka eka deza thA / mAno svarga kA eka Tukar3A hI dharatI para utara AyA ho itanA adbhuta saundarya lie vaha deza suzobhita ho rahA thaa| vahAM eka gAMva ke pazcAt dUsarA gAMva, eka nagara ke pazcAt dUsarA nagara avasthita hone ke kAraNa zUnyatA to mAtra zrAkAza meM hI thii| gAMva aura nagara samRddhi eka samAna hone ke kAraNa unakA pArthakya kevala rAjyAzraya se hI anubhUta hotA / vahAM sthAna-sthAna para mAno kSIra samudra kI dhArA se bharI hoM aise svaccha aura sumadhura jala kI vApikAe~ thIM / mahAtmAnoM ke antaHkaraNa kI taraha svaccha, vizAla evaM jinakI gambhIratA jAnI nahIM jA sakatI aise sarovara the / pRthvI rUpI devI ke valliyoM ke vilAsa ko vistRta karane vAlI sabja latAnoM se suzobhita udyAna the / gAMva-gAMva meM pathikoM kI pyAsa Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 2] harane ke lie ganne ke kheta rasa rUpI ghar3e jaise gannoM dvArA suzobhita the / pratyeka gokula meM mAno dUdha kI nadI ne zarIra dhAraNa kara liyA ho aisI dugdha prasravaNakAriNI gaue pRthvI ko siMcita karatI thIM / kurukSetra ke kalpavRkSa jisa prakAra yugaloM dvArA zobhita hote haiM usI prakAra phala pradAna karane vAle vRkSa tala upaviSTa pathikoM dvArA suzobhita the / ( zloka 3 - 13 ) isI deza meM pRthvI ke tilaka svarUpa aizvarya ke bhaNDAra yathAnAma tathA guNa sampanna susImA nAmaka eka nagarI thI / zrasAdhAraNa samRddhimaya pRthvI ke madhya bhAga meM kisI asura devatA kI koI nagarI prakaTa ho gaI ho isa bhAMti vaha nagarI - ratna suzobhita thI / usa nagarI meM akelI lar3akiyAM bhI ratnamaya dIvAroM para unakA pratibimba par3ane ke kAraNa sakhiyoM se parivRta lagatI thIM / usa nagarI ke cAroM ora samudra-sI parikhAyukta aura vicitra ratnamaya zilA nirmita jambUdvIpa ke prAkAra-sI prAkAra thI / madajala varSaraNakArI hAthiyoM ke ghUmanephirane se patha kI dhUla usI prakAra zAnta thI jisa prakAra varSA hone para zAnta ho jAtI hai / sUryAloka jisa bhAMti kamalinI koSa meM praveza nahIM kara sakatA usI prakAra kulavatI striyoM ke avaguNThana meM bhI praveza nahIM kara pAtA / caityoM ke Upara kI patAkAe~ isa prakAra ur3atI rahatIM mAno ve hAtha ke izAre se kahatI- tuma prabhu mandira kA ullaMghana mata karo / AkAza ko zyAma varNa banAne vAle aura pRthvI ko jalapUrNa karane vAle udyAna dharatI para utara Ae meghoM se lagate the / gaganacumbI zikharayukta svarNa aura ratnamaya hajAra-hajAra krIr3Aparvata meruparvata kI bhAMti zobhAyamAna the / vaha nagarI aisI pratibhAsita ho rahI thI mAno dharma, artha aura kAma ne eka ucca prAkAra viziSTa saMketa sthAna kA nirmANa kiyA hai / Upara aura nIce prakAza meM evaM pAtAla meM sthita amarAvatI aura bhogavatI ke madhya avasthita atula sampattizAlI vaha nagarI aiso pratIta hotI mAno unakI sahodarA ho / ( zloka 14 - 24) usI nagarI meM candramA ke samAna nirmala aura guNa rUpa kiraNoM se vimala Atma sampanna vimalavAhana nAmaka rAjA rAjya karate the / ve prajA kA pAlana-poSaNa karate, unheM guNavAna banAte, unnatizIla banAte / ve svakRta anyAya ko bhI sahana nahIM karate the Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAraNa, jo catura hote haiM ve svadeha utpanna phor3e kA bhI ilAja karavAte haiN| bar3e parAkramI the ve raajaa| vAyu jisa prakAra vRkSa zAkhAoM ko jhukA detI hai usI prakAra unhoMne lIlAmAtra meM hI apane cAroM ora sthita rAjAoM ke mastaka jhukA die the| tapodhana mahAtmA jisa prakAra aneka bhA~ti prANiyoM kI rakSA karate haiM usI prakAra ve nirantara trivarga (artha, dharma aura kAma) kA pAlana karate / vRkSa jisa prakAra udyAna ko suzobhita karate haiM usI prakAra udAratA, dhairya, gambhIratA, kSamA Adi guNa unheM suzobhita karate / saubhAgya aura unakI vistRta guNarAji bahuta dinoM pazcAt prAe mitra kI bhA~ti milI thii| pavana-gati kI taraha parAkramI una rAjA kA zAsana parvata, araNya evaM durga Adi pradezoM meM bhI avyAhata thaa| samasta dizAoM ko prAkrAnta kara jisakA teja prasArita hai aise una rAjA ke caraNa samasta rAjAoM ke mastaka ko sparza karate / jisa prakAra sarvajJa bhagavAn unake eka mAtra svAmI the ve bhI usI prakAra samasta rAjAoM ke ekamAtra svAmI the| indra kI bhA~ti zatra zaktiyoM ko nAzakArI ve rAjA svamastaka mAtra sAdhu puruSoM ke sammukha hI jhakAte the| una vivekI rAjA kI zakti vAhya zatruoM ko jaya karane meM jisa bhAMti atula thI usI prakAra kAma krodhAdi antaraMga zatranoM ko jaya karane meM bhI aparimeya thii| sva-bala se unmArgagAmI aura durmada hastI azvAdi ko ve jisa prakAra damana karate the usI prakAra unmArgagAmI svaindriyoM kA bhI damana karate the| supAtra meM diyA huprA dAna sIpa ke mukha meM par3e megha jala kI bhAMti phaladAyI hotA hai yaha vivecanA kara ve dAnazIla rAjA yathAvidhi supAtra ko dAna detaa| dUsaroM ke prAvAsa meM jisa prakAra sAvadhAnI pUrvaka praveza karAyA jAtA hai usI sAvadhAnI se ve rAjA samasta sthAnoM meM apanI prajA ko dharma patha para calAte / candana vRkSa jisa prakAra malayAcala kI miTTI ko sugandhamaya karatA hai usI prakAra ve sva pavitra caritra se samasta jaga ko suvAsita karate / zatrayoM ko jaya karane meM, pIDitoM kI rakSA karane meM evaM yAcakoM ko prasanna karane meM ve rAjA yuddhavIra, dayAvIra aura dAnavIra kahaka ra abhihita hote the| isa prakAra ve rAjadharma meM sthita hone para bhI buddhi ko sthira kara pramAda parityAga kara, sarparAja jaise amRta kI rakSA karate haiM usI prakAra pRthvI kI rakSA karate the| (zloka 25-42) Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4] kArya kArya ke jJAtA evaM sAra-prasAra kA anusandhAna karane vAle una rAjA ke mana meM eka dina saMsAra se vairAgya ho gayA / ataH ve socane lage - proha ! lakSa yoni rUpa mahAn zrAvartta meM patana ke kleza se bhayaMkara isa saMsAra samudra ko dhikkAra hai| phira bhI duHkha to yaha hai ki isa saMsAra meM svapna jAla ko taraha kSaraNa utpanna kSaNa vinaSTa padArtha meM samasta prANI vimohita haiN| yauvana pavanaAndolita patAkA kI bhA~ti caMcala hai aura Ayu patra sthiti jala bindu kI taraha nAzavAna hai / isa Ayu kA kitanA hI samaya to garbhAvAsa kI taraha duHkha meM vyatIta hotA hai / usa sthiti kA to eka mAsa bhI palyopama kI bhAMti dIrgha lagatA hai / janma hone ke pazcAt prAyu kA bahuta hissA bAlyakAla meM andhe kI taraha parAdhInatA meM bItatA hai / yauvana meM isI prakAra indriyoM ko zrAnandakArI svAdiSTa padArthoM ke upabhoga meM unmatta kI taraha vyartha hI naSTa hotA hai aura vRddhAvasthA meM trivarga ( dharma, artha aura kAma) ke sevana meM azakta jIva kI zeSa Ayu nidrita manuSya kI bhA~ti vyartha calI jAtI hai / viSaya svAda meM lampaTa banA manuSya rogI kI taraha hI roga se kampita hotA hai / yaha jAnate hue bhI saMsArI jIva saMsAra bhramaraNa kA hI prayAsa karatA hai / manuSya yadi yauvana meM jisa prakAra viSaya sevana kA yatna karatA hai usa prakAra hI yadi mukti ke lie prayatna karatA to use prabhAva rahatA hI kahA~ ? makar3e jisa prakAra sva lAra se bane jAla meM Abaddha hote haiM usI prakAra jIva bhI svakarma jAla meM prAbaddha ho jAtA haiM / samudra meM yugazamilA praveza nyAya kI taraha jIva puNya yoga se bahuta parizrama karane ke pazcAt manuSya janma prApta karatA hai / usa para bhI zrArya deza meM janma, ucca kula kI prApti aura guru sevA rUpI kaSTaprApta sAdhana pAkara bhI svakalyANa kA prayAsa nahIM karatA / usakI avasthA bhojana paka jAne ke pazcAt bhI bhUkhA raha jAne vAle mAnava jaisI hai / Urdhvagati ( svargAdi) aura adhogati ( narakAdi) pAnA apane hI vaza meM hotA / phira bhI jar3a buddhi sampanna jIva jala kI taraha nIce kI tarapha hI jAtA hai / jaba samaya AegA taba dharma dhyAna karUMgA aisA vicAra karane vAle jIva ko yamadUta isa prakAra pakar3a kara le jAte haiM jisa prakAra bharaNya meM cora DAkU prasahAya manuSya ko pakar3a le jAte haiM / jisa parivAra kA pApakarma karake bhI pAlana-poSaNa karatA Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [5 hai unhIM samasta pArivArika logoM ke sammukha hI kAla Akara bhikhArI-se asahAya jIva ko pakar3a le jAtA hai| narakagati prApta jIva vahA~ ananta duHkhoM ko prApta karatA hai| kAraNa karja kI taraha karma bhI janma-janmAntaroM taka prANI ke sAtha hI jAtA rahatA hai| yaha merI mAM hai, yaha merI patnI, yaha merA putra, isa bhAMti kI jo mamatA bharI buddhi hai vaha mithyA hai| kyoM ki jaba yaha deha hI apanI nahIM hai taba anya kA to kahanA hI kyA ? bhinna-bhinna gati se pAe mAtA-pitA Adi kI avasthA to una pakSiyoM jaisI hai jo pRthakapRthaka dizAnoM se Akara eka DAla para prAzraya lete haiM yA una pathikoM kI taraha hai jo vibhinna dizAmoM se Akara eka sarAya meM rAtrivAsa kara saberA hote hI alaga-alaga sthAnoM para jAne kI rAha pakar3a lete haiN| (zloka 43-63) mAtA-pitA bhI isI prakAra vibhinna gatiyoM meM gamana karate haiN| kueM ke jala-yantra kI bhAMti AvAgamanamaya isa saMsAra meM prANiyoM kA apanA koI nahIM hai| isIlie kuTambAdi jo tyAga karane yogya hai prArambha se hI unakA parityAga aura Atmahita kA prayAsa karanA caahie| kahA bhI gayA hai Atmahita se bhraSTa hone kA nAma hI mUrkhatA hai| nirvANa lakSaNa yukta yaha prAtmahita ekAnta aura anekoM sukhapradAnakArI hai| yaha mUla aura uttara guNoM dvArA sUrya kiraNoM kI bhAMti prakaTa hotA hai| (zloka 64-66) jisa samaya rAjA yaha cintana kara rahe the usI samaya cintAmaNi ratna-se ariMdama nAmaka sUri mahArAja udyAna meM pdhaare| unake Agamana kA saMvAda sunakara rAjA ko amRta pAna-sA prAnanda hmaa| ataH ve mayUra paMkhoM ke chatroM se sAre prAkAza mAno meghayukta kara rahe hoM isa prakAra sUri mahArAja ko vandana karane gae / lakSmI devI ke donoM kaTAkSa hoM isa prakAra unake donoM ora do ca~vara DulavAne lge| svarNa kavaca yukta hone se mAno suvarNa paMkha lage hoM evaM gati dvArA pavana ko bhI parAsta karane vAle vegavAna prazvoM se ve samasta dizAoM ko pUrita karane lage : mAno aMjanAMcala ke calamAna zikhara hoM isa prakAra vahadAkAra hastiyoM ke bhAra se pRthvI ko jhukAne lage / apane svAmI ke manobhAvoM ko jJAta kara jaise unheM manaHparyAya jJAna prApta ho gayA ho aise sAmanta rAjA bhakti se prerita Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hokara unake sAtha ho ge| cAraNoM ke kolAhala se pratispardhA kara rahA ho aisA AkAza prasArita karane vAlA maGgala tUrya kA zabda dUra se hI unake Agamana kI sUcanA dene lgaa| hastiniyoM para baiThI zRGgAra-rasa kI nAyikAoM-sI hajAra-hajAra vArAMganAe" unake sAtha thiiN| isa prakAra hAthI para ArUr3ha ve rAjA vRkSadhAma-se nandana vana tulya usa udyAna ke nikaTa jAkara upasthita hue / phira rAjAoM meM kujaratulya usa rAjA ne hastI se avataraNa kara siMha jisa prakAra parvata kandarA meM praveza karatA hai usI prakAra udyAna meM praveza kiyaa| __(zloka 67-76) vahAM unhoMne dUra se hI vajra kavaca kI taraha kAmadeva ke zara ke lie abhedya, rAga rUpI roga ke lie auSadha tulya, dveSa rUpI zatru ko tApadAnakArI, krodha rUpI agni ke lie navIna megha tulya, mAna rUpI vRkSa ke lie hAthI ke samAna, mAyA rUpI sarpiNI ke lie garuDa-se, lobha rUpI parvata ke lie vajra-se, mohAndhakAra ke lie sUryase, tapa rUpI agni ke lie arariNa-se, kSamA meM pRthvI tulya, bodhivIja ke lie jaladhArA rUpa, AtmalIna mahAmuni AcArya ariMdama ko dekhA / unake samIpa sAdhu-samudAya upaviSTa thaa| koI utkaTika prAsana meM to koI vIrAsana meM, koI vajrAsana meM to koI padmAsana meM, koI go-duhikA Asana meM to koI bhadrAsana meM, koI daNDakAsana meM to koI valgulika prAsana meM, koI krauMcapakSI prAsana meM to koI haMsAsana meM, koI paryaGkAsana meM to koI uSTrAsana meM, koI garur3Asana meM to koI kapAlIkaraNa Asana meM, koI aAmrakujAsana meM to koI svastikAsana meM, koI daNDa padmAsana meM to koI sopAzraya prAsana meM, to koI kAyotsarga Asana meM evaM koI vRSabhAsana meM baiThe the / yuddha kSetra ke sainikoM kI taraha vividha upasarga sahana kara ve loga svadeha kI bhI paravAha na kara gRhIta saMyama kA nirvAha kara rahe the / una logoM ne antaraMga zatruoM ko jayakara liyA thA evaM pariSaha sahana karate hue dhyAna magna the| (zloka 77-88) prAcArya-zrI ke samIpa jAkara rAjA ne unheM vandana kiyaa| unakA zarIra Ananda se romAMcita ho uThA / romAMca ke bahAne mAno ve aMkurita bhakti ko dhAraNa kie hoM aise laga rahe the| prAcArya mahArAja ne mukha ke pAsa mukha vastrikA lagAkara samasta kalyANa kI Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [7 jananI rUpa dharmalAbha rUpa AzIrvAda diyA / phira rAjA kacchapa kI taraha zarIra saMkucita kara pravagraha bhUmi ko chor3akara karabaddha bane guru mahArAja ke sammukha baiTha gae / indra jisa prakAra tIrthaGkaroM kI dezanA sunate haiM usI bhAMti ve dhyAnapUrvaka prAcAryazrI kI dezanA sunane lage / zarad Rtu meM candramA jisa prakAra vizeSa ujjvala hotA hai usI prakAra AcArya mahArAja kI dezanA se rAjA kA vairAgya bar3ha gayA / taduparAnta ve hAtha jor3akara vinayayukta vAraNI meM bole : 'he bhagavan ! saMsAra rUpI viSavRkSa ke ananta du:kha rUpI phala anubhava karane para bhI manuSya ko vairAgya nahIM hotA; kintu Apako vairAgya huA aura zrApane saMsAra kA parityAga bhI kara diyA / isakA avazya hI koI kAraNa hai vaha kRpA kara batAie / ' ( zloka 89-96) rAjA dvArA isa prakAra pUche jAne para apane dAMtoM kI kiraNa rUpI candrikA se AkAzatala ko ujjvala karate hue zrAcArya mahArAja bole- 'rAjan, isa saMsAra ke samasta kArya buddhimAnoM ke lie vairAgya ke hI kAraNa hote haiM; kintu unameM koI eka hI saMsAra tyAga karate haiM / maiM jaba gRhavAsa meM thA taba eka bAra hastI, azva, ratha aura padAtika senA lekara digvijaya karane nikalA / rAha meM calate hue maiMne eka atyanta sundara udyAna dekhA jo vRkSoM kI chAyA se jagata meM bhramaNa karane ke kAraNa thakI huI lakSmI kA vizrAma sthala-sA lagA / vaha sthAna kaMkola vRkSa ke caMcala pallavoM se mAno nRtya kara rahA thA, mallikA ke puSpa gucchoM se jaise ha~sa rahA thA, vikasita kadamba puSpoM ke samUha se romAMcita ho rahA thA, prasphuTita ketakI ke puSpa rUpI netroM se nihAra rahA thA, zAla aura tAla vRkSa rUpI U~cI bAhunoM se sUrya kiraNoM ko vahAM girane se manA kara rahA thA, vaTavRkSoM se pathikoM ko gupta sthAnoM kA saMketa de rahA thaa| nAle kA jala pAdaya (paira dhone ke lie jala ) prastuta kara rahA thA / phavvAroM se bharatA jala mAno varSA ko zRGkhalAbaddha kara rahA thaa| gu Mjana karate hue bhramara mAno pathikoM ko pukAra rahe the / tamAla, tAla, hintAla aura candanavRkSa tale mAno sUrya kiraNoM ke bhaya se andhakAra ne zrAzraya le liyA hai aisA pratIta ho rahA thA / grAma, campaka, nAgakezara aura kezara vRkSa para mAno sugandha lakSmI kA ekacchatra rAjya sthApita ho gayA thA / tAmbUla, ciraMjI aura drAkSAlatA ke prati Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 8] vistAra ne mAno pathikoM ke lie anAyAsa hI ratimaNDapa kI racanA kara dI ho evaM meruparvata kI adhityakA se mAno bhadrazAlavana uThakara vahAM calA AyA ho isa prakAra usa samaya vaha atyanta sundara laga rahA thA / ( zloka 97 - 109 ) 'aneka dinoM pazcAt jaba maiM digvijaya kara usa udyAna ke nikaTa lauTA, vAhana se utara kara saparivAra mAnanda ullAsa se bharA usa udyAna ke bhItara gayA to usakA dUsarA hI rUpa dekhA / maiM socane lagA - kahIM maiM dUsare udyAna meM to nahIM A pahu~cA ? yA yaha udyAna hI pUrNataH badala gayA hai ? kahIM yaha saba indrajAla to nahIM ? kahAM sUrya kiraNoM ko prAcchAdita karane vAlI ve patra latAe~, kahAM uttApa kA ekacchatra rUpa lie yaha patra - viralatA ? kahAM nikujoM meM vizrAmakArI ramaNiyoM kI ramaNIyatA, kahAM nidrita par3e ajagaroM kI dAruNatA ? kahAM mayUra aura kokilAnoM kA madhura zrAlApa, kahAM capala kAgoM ke karNakaTu zabdoM se vaddhita vyAkulatA ? kahAM lambI Ardra valkala vastroM kI saghanatA, kahAM sUkhI DAliyoM para bhUlate hue bhujaGga samudAya ? kahAM sugandhita puSpoM se surabhita diksamUha, kahAM kauve kabUtaroM Adi kI viSThAnoM se durgandhamaya banA yaha sthAna ? kahAM puSparasoM se siMcita vaha bhUmi, kahAM jalatI huI cullI para tapatI duHkhadAyI bAlukArAzi ? kahAM phala-bhAroM se jhuke vRkSa, kahAM dImaka lage khokhale taru khaNDa ? aneka latAnoM se pallavita kahAM ve sundara jhAr3a, kahAM sarpa parityakta kaMcukI-se bhayaMkara bane ye jhAr3a ? kahAM vRkSoM ke nIce bhare hue Dhera ke Dhera phUla, kahAM uge hue ye kaNTaka samUha ? isa prakAra asundara bane usa udyAna ko dekhakara socane lagA - jisa prakAra yaha udyAna sundara se asundara meM badala gayA hai usa prakAra hI hai samasta saMsArI jIvoM kI bhI pariNati / jo manuSya sva-saundarya se kAmadeva-sA pratIta hotA hai vahI manuSya bhayaGkara roga hone se kurUpa ho jAtA hai / jo manuSya sundara vANI meM vRhaspati ke samAna uttama bhASaNa de sakatA hai vahI jIbha praiSTa ho jAne para sadA ke lie gUMgA ho jAtA hai / jo manuSya apanI sundara gati ke kAraNa jAtivAn azva kI taraha vicaraNa kara sakatA hai vahI vAyu Adi rogoM se pIr3ita hone para cirakAla ke lie paMgu bana jAtA hai / jo manuSya apane baliSTha hAthoM se hastI malla ke samAna kAma kara sakatA hai vahI rogAdi se hAthoM kI zakti khokara Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ThUTha ho jAtA hai / jisa manuSya kI netrazakti kabhI giddhoM kI taraha tIvra thI vahI A~khoM kI rozanI khokara kabhI dekhane meM bhI asamartha ho jAtA hai| hAya re mAnava deha ! kSaNa meM sundara to kSaNa meM asundara, kSaNa meM dRSTa to kSaraNa meM adRSTa ho jAtA hai| isI bhA~ti vicAra karate-karate maiM mantra-zakti kI bhAMti saMsAra se virakta ho gyaa| taba maiMne mahAmuni ke nikaTa jAkara tRNa ke lie agni kI taraha evaM nirvANa prApti ke lie cintAmaNi ratna tulya mahAvratoM ko grahaNa kara muni dIkSA le lii|' (zloka 110-130) unakI bAta sunakara punaH munizrI ko praNAma kara ve vivekI aura bhaktivAn rAjA bole-'pApa jaise nirIha aura mamatAhIna pUjya satpuruSa hama logoM ke lie puNyavaza hI pRthvI para vicaraNa karate haiN| sathana tRNoM se Dhake andhakapa meM jisa prakAra pazu gira par3ate haiM usI prakAra mAnava isa ati ghora saMsAra ke viSaya sukhoM meM patita ho jAtA hai aura duHkha pAtA hai / usa duHkha se bacAne ke lie he dayAlu bhagavan, pratidina ghoSaNA kI taraha Apa dezanA dete rahate haiM / isa prasAra saMsAra meM guruvAkya hI ekamAtra sAra hai, atyaMta priya strI, putra aura bandhu-bAndhava nhiiN| aba mujhe merI vidyuta-sI caMcala lakSmI, bhoga ke samaya sukhadAyI; kintu pariNAma meM bhayaMkara, viSa ke samAna viSaya bhoga aura kevala isI janma ke lie mitra-se strI, putroM se koI prayojana nahIM hai / ataH he bhagavan, mujha para kRpA karie aura saMsAra-samudra ko pAra karane meM naukA sama dIkSA diijie| jaba taka maiM nagara meM jAkara putra ko rAjya dekara lauTa nahIM AtA haiM taba taka he dayAlu pUjyapAda, Apa isI sthAna ko alaMkRta karate rheN| (yaha merI prArthanA hai / )' (zloka 131-138) AcAryazrI utsAhavarddhaka vANI meM bole-'he rAjan, tumhArI icchA ati uttama hai / pUrvajanma ke saMskAroM ke kAraNa tuma tattvoM ko pahale se hI jAnate ho| isalie tumheM dezanA denA dRr3ha manuSya ke hAthoM sahArA dene kA nimitta mAtra hai| gopAlaka kI vizeSatA se gAya jisa prakAra kAmadhenu jaisI hotI hai isI bhAMti tuma jaisoM ko dI huI dIkSA tIrthaGkara pada pradAyaka hotI hai / tumhArI icchA pUrNa karane ke lie maiM yahIM avasthita huuN| kAraNa, muni bhavyajanoM kA upakAra karane ke lie hI vicaraNa karate haiN|' (zloka 139-142) Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10] prAcArya kA kathana sunakara rAjApoM meM sUrya-se ve rAjA unheM praNAma kara uTha khar3e hue kyoMki manasvI puruSa nizcita kArya meM pAlasya nahIM karate / yadyapi rAjA kA citta prAcArya ke caraNakamaloM meM nimagna thA phira bhI jisa prakAra durbhAgA strI ke pAsa jabardastI jAtA hai usI prakAra ve rAjamahala meM ge| vahAM siMhAsana para baiThakara prAsAda ke stambha se mantriyoM ko bulavAyA aura unheM bole : (zloka 143-145) 'he mantrIgaNa, paramparA se jisa prakAra maiM isa rAjya rUpI gRha kA rAjA haM usI prakAra svAmI ke hita ke lie eka mahAvratadhArI tuma saba mantrI ho / tuma logoM kI mantraNA se hI maiMne pRthvI ko jaya kiyA hai| isameM merA bAhubala to nimitta mAtra hai| pRthvI kA bhAra jisa prakAra ghanavAta, ghanodadhi aura tanuvAta ne dhAraNa kara rakhA hai usI prakAra tuma logoM ne hI mere rAjya ko dhAraNa kara rakhA hai / maiM to devoM kI taraha pramAdI banA dina-rAta viSayoM meM, vividha krIr3AmoM ke rasa meM, lIna rahatA hU~ / rAtri ke samaya pradIpa ke Aloka meM jisa prakAra vivara dekhA jA sakatA hai usI prakAra ananta bhavoM taka duHkhadAyI isa pramAda ko guru-kRpA rUpI pradIpa ke Aloka meM aba dekha sakA huuN| maiMne ajJAna ke kAraNa cirakAla se isa prAtmA ko vaMcita kara rakhA thaa| kAraNa, vistRta hote pragAr3ha andhakAra meM netravAna puruSa bhI kyA kara sakatA hai ? hAya ! itane dinoM taka ke durjana indriyAM mujhe vAyuvegI azva kI taraha unmArga para le jAtI rhiiN| maiM duSTa buddhi vibhItaka vRkSa kI chAyA-sevana kI taraha pariNAma meM anarthakArI viSaya-vAsanAoM kI prAja taka sevA karatA rahA hU~ / gandha hastI jisa prakAra anya hastiyoM kA vadha karatA hai usI prakAra anya ke parAkrama ko nahIM sahane bAle maiMne digvijaya meM aneka niraparAdhI rAjAmoM kA vadha kiyA hai| maiM anya rAjAnoM ke sAtha sandhi Adi guraNoM se jur3atA rahA; kintu usameM tAlavakSa kI chAyA kI taraha satya kitanA thA ? arthAt bilkula nahIM / janma se hI maiMne anya rAjoM ke rAjyoM ko chIna lene meM pradattAdAna grahaNakArI kA hI AcaraNa kiyA hai| ratisAgara meM Dabe rahane ke kAraNa kAmadeva kA ziSya ho isa prakAra nirantara abrahmacarya kA hI sevana kiyA hai / maiM prApta artha se atRpta thaa| ataH aprApta artha ko pAne kI hI sadaiva icchA rakhatA thaa| etadartha prAja taka mahAmUrchA meM abhibhUta thaa| Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [11 jisa prakAra kisI bhI cANDAla ke sparza karane para spRzyatA doSa duSTa banAtA hai usI prakAra hiMsAdi pApa kAryoM meM koI eka bhI kArya durgati kA kAraNa ho sakatA hai / isalie Aja maiM vairAgya dvArA prANAtipAta Adi pAMca pApoM ko guru mahArAja ke pAsa jAkara tyAga karU~gA / sandhyA ke samaya sUrya jisa prakAra sva-teja pragni meM zrAropita kara detA hai usI prakAra meM svarAjya bhAra ko kavacadhara kumAra para zrAropaNa karU~gA / tuma loga kumAra ke sAtha bhakti-bha kA vyavahAra karanA / vaise to tuma logoM ko yaha parAmarza denA hI Avazyaka nahIM hai kAraNa, kulavAnoM kA to svabhAva hI aisA hotA hai / ' (zloka 146-162) -bhAva mantrI bole - 'he svAmI, mokSa se dUra vyakti ke mana meM kabhI aisI bhAvanA kA udaya nahIM hotA / zrApake pUrvajoM ne indra kI taraha sva-parAkrama se janma se hI akhaNDa zAsana dvArA pRthvI sva-adhIna rakhI thI; kintu jaba zakti anizcita ho jAtI to ve thUka kI taraha isa rAjya kA parityAga kara tIna pavitra ratnoM ko grahaNa kara lete the / mahArAja ne apane bhujabala se isa pRthvI ko dhAraNa kara rakhA hai / hama to kevala ghara ke bhItara jo kadalI stambha hote haiM usI prakAra zobhita hote haiM / isa sAmrAjya ko jisa prakAra Apane kula paramparA se prApta kiyA hai usI prakAra avadAna (parAkrama) sahita aura nidAna ( kAraNa rahita ) vrata karanA bhI Apane paramparA se hI prApta kiyA hai / ApakA hI dvitIya caitanya ho aise rAjakumAra isa pRthvI kA bhAra kamala kI taraha sahajatA se uThAne meM samartha haiM / Apa yadi mokSa phaladAyI dIkSA grahaNa karanA cAhate haiM to prAnandapUrvaka grahaNa karie / paripUrNa nyAya niSThA sampanna aura sattva evaM parAkrama se suzobhita rAjakumAra dvArA ApakI hI bhA~ti yaha pRthvI rAjyavatI ho yahI kAmanA hai / ' ( zloka 163 - 170 ) mantriyoM ke aise AjJAnuvartI vAkyoM ko sunakara rAjA zrAnandita hue maura char3IdAra dvArA rAjakumAra ko bulA bhejA / mAno mUrtimAna kAmadeva ho aise rAjakumAra rAjahaMsa kI taraha calate hue vahA~ Ae / sAdhAraNa anucara kI bhA~ti karabaddha hokara rAjA ko praNAma karate hue yathocita sthAna para baiTha ge| apanI amRta rasa tulya sAra dRSTi se mAno abhisiMcita kara rahe hoM isa prakAra kumAra kI ora dekhakara rAjA bole : ( zloka 171-174) Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12] kA 'he vatsa, hamAre vaMza ke pUrva rAjAgaNa dayA buddhi se lobharahita hokara vana meM akele rahane vAlI gAya kI taraha isa pRthvI kA pAlana karate the| jaba unakA putra samartha ho jAtA taba ve pRthvIpAlana kA bhAra usa para isa prakAra nyasta kara dete jisa prakAra bailoM ke skandhoM para khIMcane kA dhurA rakha diyA jAtA hai| trailokya kI vastuoM ko anitya samajhakara unakA tyAga kara zAzvata pada arthAt mokSa ke lie ve prastuta ho jAte the / hamAre koI bhI pUrva puruSa itane dinoM taka gahavAsa meM nahIM rahe jitanA maiM rahA huuN| yaha merA kitanA bar3A pramAda thaa| he putra, ataH tuma aba rAjyabhAra grahaNa kro| merA bhAra tuma le loge to maiM vrata dhAraNa kara saMsAra samudra kA atikrama kruuNgaa|' (zloka 175-179) rAjA kA kathana sunakara kumAra usI prakAra niSprabha ho gae jisa prakAra hima se kamala niSprabha ho jAtA hai| A~khoM meM AMsU bharakara ve bole-'he deva, maiMne aisA kauna-sA aparAdha kiyA hai jo Apa mujha se isa prakAra ruSTa hue haiN| Apa apanI AtmA ke pratibimba apane anucara-se putra ko aisI AjJA kyoM de rahe haiM ? yA phira isa pRthvI ne aisA kauna-sA aparAdha kiyA hai ki jisakA Apa Aja taka pAlana karate rahe usako tRNa kI taraha tyAga rahe haiM ? pUjya pitAhIna isa rAjya kI mujhe mAkAMkSA nhiiN| yadi sarovara jalapUrNa rahe; kintu usameM kamala na ho to bhramara ke vaha kisa kAma A sakatA hai ? hAya, lagatA hai prAja deva mere pratikUla ho gae haiN| merA durbhAgya Aja prakaTa humA hai| isIlie pASANa khaNDa kI taraha merA tyAga kara mere pitA mujhe aisA Adeza de rahe haiN| maiM kisI bhI prakAra isa pRthvI ko grahaNa nahIM karUMgA aura gurujana kI prAjJA kA jo ullaMghana kara rahA hUM usakA prAyazcita kruuNgaa|' (zloka 180-185) putra ke aise prAjJA ullaMghanakArI vacanoM ko sunakara rAjA duHkhI bhI hue sukhI bhI hue; kintu bole-'tuma eka sAtha ho samartha vidvAn aura vivekI bhI ho phira sneha ke kAraNa ajJAnavaza binA vicAre aisI bAta kyoM kaha rahe ho? kulIna putroM ke lie gurujanoM kI prAjJA vicAra kA viSaya nahIM hotaa| merI ukti to yuktisaMgata hai| ata: vicAra kara ise grahaNa karo / yogya putra pitA kA bhAra vahana karatA hI hai / siMhanI zAvaka kucha bar3A hone para nirbhaya hokara vicaratA hai| he vatsa, tumhArI icchA ke binA hI maiM mokSa prApti ke Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [13 lie isa rAjya kA tyAga kara duuNgaa| maiM tumase bAdhita nahIM huuN| anta meM isa asahAya rAjya ko tumheM grahaNa karanA hI hogaa| phira sAtha-sAtha merI AjJA ullaMghana kA pApa bhI DhonA pdd'egaa| isalie he putra mujha para bhaktivAn tuma vicAra kara athavA na kara mujhe sukhI banAne ke lie merI prAjJA svIkAra kro|' (zloka 186-192) mantrI bhI bole-'he kumAra, Apa to svabhAvataH hI vivekI haiM, ApakI ukti yogya hai phira bhI pitAjI jo prAjJA de rahe haiM use svIkAra karanA hI ucita hai| kAraNa, gurujanoM kI prAjJA svIkAra karanA jo guNa hai vaha saba guNoM meM zreSTha haiN| Apake pitA ne bhI apane pitA kI AjJA svIkAra kI thii| yaha bAta hama jAnate haiM / jisakI AjJA pAlanIya hI hotI hai vaha pitA ke sivAya aura kauna ho sakatA hai ?' (zloka 193-195) pitA aura mantriyoM kA aisA kathana sunakara kumAra ne sira nIce jhukA liyA aura gadagada kaNTha se bole-'svAmI kI AjJA mujhe svIkAra hai|' usa samaya rAjA sva-prAjJA kA pAlana karane vAle putra para isa prakAra prItimaya hue jisa prakAra cA~da se kumuda aura megha se mayUra prItivAn hotA hai| prasanna hue rAjA ne abhiSeka karane yogya apane putra ko apane hAtha se siMhAsana para baiThAyA phira unakI prAjJA se anucaragaNa megha kI taraha tIrthoM kA pavitra jala le aae| maGgala vAdya bajane lage, rAjA ne tIrtha jala se kumAra kA abhiSeka kiyaa| usI samaya anya sAmanta rAjA bhI Akara abhiSeka karane lage aura bhaktibhAva se navodita sUrya kI taraha unheM namaskAra kiyaa| pitA kI prAjJA se unhoMne zveta vastra dhAraNa kiyaa| isase ve isa prakAra zobhita hone lage jisa prakAra zarada Rtu ke zubhra megha se parvata zobhita hotA hai| taduparAnta vIrAGganAoM ne Akara candrikApura kI bhAMti gozorSa candana kA unake samasta zarIra para lepa kiyaa| unhoMne jo muktAlaGkAra dhAraNa kie the ve aise laga rahe the mAno AkAza ke tAroM ko lAkara sUtra meM pirokara ina alaGkAroM ko taiyAra kiyA gayA hai| unake pracaNDa pratApa hoM aise mAriNakya kI dyuti se zobhita mukuTa unake mastaka para rakhA evaM kSaNamAtra meM jaise yaza prakAzita ho gayA hai aisA nirmala chatra unake mAthe ke Upara dhAraNa kiyA gyaa| donoM ora vIrAGganAe~ mAno rAjya sampatti rUpa latA ke puSpoM ko sUcita karatI ho isa prakAra Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14] caMvara DulAne lgiiN| phira mahArAja ne sva-hAthoM se unake lalATa para udayAcala ke zikhara para sthita candra-sA candana-tilaka kiyaa| isa prakAra rAjA ne kumAra ko mahAn prAnanda se rAjya siMhAsana para baiThAkara lakSmI kI rakSA karane kA mAno mantra ho aisA upadeza diyA (zloka 196-209) 'he vatsa, Aja se tuma rAjya ke AdhAra ho, tumhArA prAdhAra koI nahIM hai| ataH pramAda parityAga kara apanI prAtmA se pRthvI ko dhAraNa kro| AdhAra zithila hone para prAdheya bhraSTa ho jAtA hai| etadartha viSayoM ke prati sevana se utpanna zithilatA se tuma svayaM ko bacAyo / kAraNa, yauvana, dhana, rUpa aura svAmitva inameM koI eka bhI pramAda kA kAraNa hai aura buddhimAnoM kI kArya siddhi ko naSTa karane vAlA hai-ise smaraNa rkhnaa| kula-paramparA se prAgata hote hae bhI durArAdhya aura chidrAnveSaNakAriNI yaha lakSmI rAkSasI kI taraha pramAdI vyaktiyoM kI vaMcanA karatI hai| khUba purAnA sneha bhI lakSmI kI sthiratA kA kAraNa nahIM hotaa| prataH use jaba bhI suyoga milatA hai tabhI sArikA kI taraha usI kSaNa anyatra calI jAtI hai| ise kulaTA nArI kI taraha badanAmI kA bhaya bhI nahIM hotA / jAgate rahane para bhI pramAda meM par3e pati ko yaha kulaTA nArI kI taraha parityAga kara calI jAtI hai| lakSmI yaha kabhI nahIM socatI ki maiMne isake pAsa cirakAla taka rakSA prApta kI hai| avasara milate hI vaha vAnara kI taraha kUdakara dUsare sthAna para calI jAtI hai| nirlajjatA, capalatA aura snehahInatA ke atirikta aura bhI usameM kaI avaguNa haiN| jala kI taraha nIce jAnA bhI usake svabhAva meM hai / aisI lakSmI sarvadurguNayukta hai phira bhI sabhI use pAne kA prayatna karate haiM / indra bhI jaba lakSmI para mAsakta hai taba anya kA to kahanA hI kyA ? use sthira rakhane ke lie tuma paharedAra kI taraha nIti aura parAkrama sampanna banakara sarvadA sAvadhAna rhnaa| lakSmI kI icchA rakhate hue bhI alubdha kI taraha sadA usakA pAlana karanA / kAraNa, striyAM jisa prakAra sundara puruSa kI anugAminI hotI haiM usI prakAra lakSmI bhI hamezA nirlobhI ke pIche calatI hai| grISma ke pracaNDa sUrya kI taraha kabhI bhI pRthvI ko pIr3ita mata krnaa| jisa prakAra uttama vastra sAmAnya - sA dagdha hone para bhI parityakta hotA hai usI prakAra sAmAnya anyAya karane vAle vyakti kA Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [15 bhI parityAga kara denA / mRgayA dyUta aura madirA pAna sadA sadA ke lie chor3a denA / kAraNa, rAjA jisa prakAra tapasviyoM kI tapasyA kA bhAgIdAra hotA hai usI prakAra pApa kA bhI bhAgIdAra hotA hai / tuma kAma, krodhAdi antaraMga zatrunoM ko jItanA / kAraNa, inheM jaya kie binA bAhya zatrunoM para jaya karanA vyartha hai / catura nAyaka jisa prakAra aneka patniyoM kA yathA samaya upabhoga karatA hai tuma bhI usI prakAra dharma, artha aura kAma kA yathA samaya bhoga karanA / kisI ko bhI anya kA bAdhaka mata banane denA / ina tInoM kI sAdhanA isa prakAra karanA tAki puruSArtha mokSa kI sAdhanA meM bhI koI vighna na Ae, tumhArA utsAha bhaMga na hoe / ' ( zloka 210-226 ) aisA kahakara rAjA vimalavAhana jaba cupa ho gae taba kumAra ne, aisA ho hogA, kahakara unake bacanoM ko aMgIkAra kiyA / phira kumAra ne siMhAsana se utarakara vrata graharaNa meM udyogI pitA ko hAthoM kA sahArA diyA / isa prakAra char3IdAra se bhI svayaM ko choTA samajhane vAle putra ke hAthoM kA sahArA lekara rAjA aneka kalazoM se bhUSita snAnagRha meM ge| vahA~ unhoMne makaramukhI svarNabhArI se nikalate megha dhArA se jala se snAna kiyA / komala rezamI vastroM se deha poMchI / sarvAGga meM gozIrSa candana kA lepa kiyaa| jo gUthanA jAnate haiM aise puruSoM ne nIla kamala-sA zyAma aura puSpagarbha se rAjA ke kezapAzoM ko candragarbhita megha kI taraha suzobhita kiyA / vizAla nirmala svaccha aura apanI hI taraha uttama guNayukta divya aura mAMgalika donoM vastra rAjA ne dhAraNa kie| phira rAjAnoM meM kirITa tulya una rAjA ne kumAra dvArA lAe svarNa aura mANikya khacita mukuTa ko mastaka para dhAraraNa kiyA / ( zloka 227 - 234) guNa rUpa alaGkAra dhAraNa karane vAle una rAjA ne hAra, bhujabandha, kuNDalAdi anya alaGkAra bhI dhAraNa kie / mAno dvitIya kalpavRkSa hoM isa prakAra yAcakoM ko ratna, svarNa, raupya, vastra evaM anya vastue dAna karane lage / phira kubera jisa prakAra puSpaka vimAna meM baiThatA hai usI prakAra narakuMjara rAjA vimalavAhana sau puruSoM se uThAyI gayI zivikA meM baiThe / mAno sAkSAt tIna ratna ( darzana, jJAna, cAritra) prAkara unakI sevA kara rahe haiM isa prakAra do caMvara aura eka chatra unakI sevA karane lage / jaise do mitra mile hoM isa Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16] bhAMti cAraNa aura bhAToM kA kolAhala evaM vAdya-yantroM kI dhvani sabako Anandita karane lgii| ghara meM jaise gahapati (sUrya-candra) zobhita hote haiM usI prakAra sAmane-pIche donoM pArzva meM calate hue zrImantoM aura sAmantoM se ve suzobhita ho rahe the| natavanta kamala kI taraha natasira aura AjJAprArthI dvArapAla kI bhAMti rAjakumAra Age-Age calane lge| jala bhare ghaTa lie nagara-nAriyA~, kadamakadama para maMgala karatI huI unheM dekhane lgiiN| vicitra prakAra ke maMca se vyApta aura patAkA paMkti se zobhita evaM yakSa kardama se paMkila bane rAjapatha ko pavitra karate hue ve calane lge| (zloka 235-243) pratyeka maMca se gandharvAdi kI taraha gIta gAkara vanitAe~ AratI utAra kara jo maMgala kara rahI thIM ve use svIkAra kara rahe the / Anandita evaM citra-khacita se nagara ke nara-nArI nizcala netroM se dUra se hI usa abhUtapUrva dRzya ko dekha rahe the| mAno mantra bala se AkRSTa ho gae hoM yA indrajAla meM prAbaddha isa bhA~ti loga unake pIche-pIche calane lge| puNya ke dhAma ve rAjA isa prakAra jaba aridama prAcArya ke caraNoM meM usa pavitra udyAna ke nikaTa pAe taba zivikA se nIce utare aura tapasviyoM-sA mana lie udyAna meM praviSTa hue| phira unhoMne pRthvI ke bhAra-se apane samasta alaGkAroM ko zarIra se utAra diyaa| kAmadeva ke zAsana-sI mastaka para cirakAla se dhAraNa kI huI mAlA utAra kara pheMka dii| taduparAnta AcAryazrI ke bAyIM ora khar3e hokara caityavandana kara AcArya pradatta mAlA arthAt rajoharaNAdi municihna svIkAra kie| 'maiM samasta sAvadha yoga kA pratyAkhyAna karatA hU~' aisA kahakara unhoMne paMca muSThi loca kiyaa| udArahRdaya ve rAjA tatkAla grahaNa kie usa vrataliMga meM isa prakAra zobhita hue mAno bAlyakAla se hI unhoMne vrata gaharaNa kara rakhA ho| (zloka 244-253) . tatpazcAt guru ko tIna pradakSiNA dekara unhoMne vandanA kii| taba guru ne dharmadezanA prArambha kI ___ 'isa apAra saMsAra samudra meM dakSiNAvarta zaMkha kI bhAMti manuSya janma bahuta kaThinatA se milatA hai| manuSya-janma prApta bhI ho jAe to bodhi-bIja milanA duSkara hai| yadi yaha bhI prApta ho jAe to mahAvratoM kA yoga to puNya yoga se hI milatA hai| jaba taka varSA Rtu ke megha udita nahIM hote tabhI taka dharatI para sUrya kA santApa Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [17 rahatA hai / jaba taka kezarI siMha nahIM prAtA hai tabhI taka hAthI vana ko naSTa-bhraSTa karatA hai / jaba taka sUrya udaya nahIM hotA tabhI taka jagata andhakAra meM andha rahatA hai / jaba taka pakSIrAja garur3a prAkara upasthita nahIM hote tabhI taka jIvoM ko sarpoM kA bhaya lagatA hai evaM jaba taka kalpavRkSa prApta nahIM hotA tabhI taka jIva daridra rahatA hai / isI prakAra jaba taka mahAvrata prApta nahIM hote tabhI taka jIvoM ko saMsAra kA bhaya lagA rahatA hai / Arogya, rUpa- lAvaNya, dIrgha Ayu, mahAna samRddhi, svAmItva, aizvarya, pratApa, sAmrAjya, cakravartItva, deva Rddhi, sAmAnika deva Rddhi, indra pada, ahamindra pratApa, siddhatva aura tIrthaMkaratva - ye sabhI mahAvratoM ke hI phala haiM / eka dina ke lie bhI yadi koI nirmohI hokara vrata pAlana karatA hai to vaha isa janma meM yadi mokSagAmI na bhI ho to svarga pravazya jAtA hai / taba vaha bhAgyavAna jo tRraNa kI taraha lakSmI kA parityAga kara dIkSA grahaNa karatA hai cirakAla taka cAritra pAlana karatA hai usakA to kahanA hI kyA ?" ( zloka 254-263) isa prakAra dezanA dekara ariMdama muni anyatra vihAra kara gae / kAraNa, muni eka hI sthAna para nahIM rahate / vimalavAhana muni bhI grAma, zahara, prAkara evaM droNamukhAdi sthAnoM meM guru ke sAtha chAyA kI bhA~ti vihAra karane lage / (zloka 264-265) pA~ca samiti : (1) iryA samiti - sUrya kiraNa cAroM zrora vyApta ho jAne para dUsare jIvoM kI rakSA ke lie cAra hAtha parimANa bhUmi para dRSTi rakha iryA vicakSaNa arthAt pratyeka vastu ke prati sAvadhAna hokara ve RSi calate the / (2) bhASA samiti - bhASA samiti meM catura ve muni niravadya ( tAki dUsaroM ko du:kha na ho), mita (maryAdita) evaM sakala hitakArI vAraNI bolate the / (3) eSaNA samiti - eSaNA nipuraNa ve muni bayAlisa doSoM kA parihAra kara pArane ke dina AhAra aura jala graharaNa karate the / ( 4 ) pradAna nikSepa samiti - grahaNa aura visarjana karane meM catura ve muni prAsanAdi ko dekhakara sAvadhAnI se usakI pratilekhanA karate aura uThAte evaM rakhate the / (5) pariSThApanikA samiti - samasta prANiyoM para dayA bhAva rakhane vAle ve muni kapha, mala, mUtrAdi nirNIta pRthvI para hI pheMkate / ( zloka 266-270) Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18] 1 tIna gupti : (1) manogupti - kalpanA jAla se mukta aura samabhAvoM meM avasthita ve muni mana ko guraNa rUpI vRkSa yukta udyAna meM AtmArAma arthAt adhyAtma dhyAna meM niyukta rakhate the / (2) vacana gupti - ve prAyaH mauna hI rahate, izAre se bhI bAta nahIM karate / yadi kisI kRpAyogya puruSa ke prAgraha para kucha bolate bhI to mita vAkya hI bolate / (3) kAya gupti-ve jaba kAyotsarga dhyAna meM avasthita hote taba mahiSAdi pazu galA yA deha khujalAne ke lie unake zarIra ko stambha samajhakara apanI deha ragar3ate taba bhI ve kAyotsarga meM avasthita rahate / prAsana bichAte, uThAte aura vihAra karane ke sthAna para bhI ceSTA rahita hokara niyama kA pAlana karate / ( zloka 271 - 274 ) isa bhA~ti ve mahAmuni cAritra rUpI deha utpanna karate, usakI rakSA karate aura zodhana karate, mAtA-sI pA~ca samitiyoM aura tIna guptiyoM rUpI pravacana mAtA ko dhAraNa karate / ( zloka 275 ) pariSaha : (1) kSudhA pariSaha kSudhA pIr3ita hone para bhI, zaktivAna hote hue bhI eSaraNA kA laMghana na kara zradIna evaM vyAkula hue binA ve vidvAna muni saMyama yAtrA ke lie udyama kara vicaraNa karate / (2) tRSNA pariSaha - rAha meM calate samaya pyAsa lagane para bhI ve tattvavettA muni dIna banakara kacce jala kI icchA na kara prAsuka jala pAna kI hI icchA rakhate / ( 3 ) zIta pariSaha - zIta pIr3ita hone para bhI zarIra tvacArakSaNa se virata ve mahAtmA jo grahaNIya nahIM hotA aisA vastra grahaNa nahIM karate / zragni prajvalita nahIM karate / prajvalita agni se zarIra ko tapta nahIM karate / ( 4 ) uSNa pariSaha - uSNakAla meM dhUpa se tapta hone para bhI ve muni na dhUpa kI nindA karate, na chAyA ko smaraNa karate / ve paMkhe kA vyavahAra kabhI nahIM karate / na snAna karate na candanAdi vilepana karate / (5) daMzamazaka pariSaha - daMza-mazakoM ke kATane para unakI bhojana lolupatA ko jAnakara ve mahAtmA unapara krodha nahIM karate, na unheM ur3Ate, na unakI upekSA karate / ( 6 ) acelaka pariSaha - ve kabhI yaha nahIM socate ki vastra nahIM hai yA yaha vastra kharAba hai / ve donoM bhAva se vastra kI upekSA krte| ve lAbhAlAbha kI vicitratA ko jAnate the ata: kabhI bhI dhyAna meM vighna nahIM hone dete / (7) arati pariSaha - dharma rUpI udyAna meM prItimaya ve mahAmuni kabhI bhI asantuSTa nahIM 1 1 Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [19 1 hote / ve uThate baiThate, calate sarvadA santuSTa hI rahate / ( 8 ) strI pariSaha - jinakI saMgati rUpa kardama kabhI pariSkRta nahIM hotA zrIra jo mokSa rUpI dvAra ke lie argalA ke samAna hai aisI striyoM ko ve kabhI mana meM bhI nahIM lAte / kAraNa unheM yAda karanA bhI dharmanAza kA kAraNa hotA hai / (9) caryA pariSaha - grAmAdi meM ve niyamita rUpa se kabhI nahIM rahate / isase sthAna sambandha varjita ve muni do prakAra ke abhigraha sahita akele vicaraNa karate / (10) niSadyA pariSaha - strI rUpI kaNTaka rahita AsanAdi para upavezanakArI ve iSTa aura aniSTa upasarga meM niHspRha aura nirbhaya raha kara donoM ko sahana karate / (11) zayyA pariSaha - isa saMthAre ( bichaunA) ko subaha hI chor3a denA hogA aisA socakara ve muni acche bure saMthAre meM sukha-du:kha na mAnakara rAga-dva eSa kA parityAga kara sote the / (12) zrAkroza pariSaha - apanI kSamA zramaraNatA ke parijJAtA ve krodhAveza meM bhalA-burA kahane vAle para bhI krodhita nahIM hote balki use apanA upakArI mAnate / (13) vadha bandhana pariSaha - koI unheM mAratA yA bA~dhatA phira bhI jIva hatyA na karane ke kAraNa, krodha kI duSTatA jJAtA, kSamAvAna aura guNagrAhI hone ke kAraNa ve kisI para hAtha nahIM uThAte (mArate nahIM) / ( 14) yAcanA pariSaha - dUsaroM dvArA pradatta AhAra para jIvana nirvAhakArI yatiyoM ko yadi yAcanA karane para bhI kucha nahIM mile to krodha karanA ucita nahIM aisA samajha kara na ve yAcanA duHkha kI paravAha karate, na gRhasthAzrama meM lauTa jAne kI icchA karate / (15) alAbha pariSaha - ve svayaM ke lie yA anya ke lie kabhI annAdi padArtha pAte kabhI nahIM pAte; kintu ve pAne para prasanna nahIM hote, nahIM milane para anya kI nindA nahIM karate / (16) roga pariSaha - roga hone para ve vyAkula nahIM hote, cikitsA karavAne kI bhI icchA nahIM rakhate / zarIra ko zrAtmA se pRthaka samajha kara adIna bhAva se roga ke duHkha ko sahana karate; (17) tRNa - sparza pariSaha - svalpa aura patale vastra bichAne ke kAraNa tRNAdi se deha viddha hotI / ve usa duHkha ko sahana karate kintu kabhI bhI moTe yA narama vastra kI icchA nahIM karate / (18) mala pariSaha -- garmI ke dinoM meM dhUpa kI tApa se zarIra maile pasIne se bhIMga jAtA phira bhI ve snAna karane kI icchA nahIM karate zrIra na hI ubaTana Adi ke prayoga se use dUra karane kI icchA karate / Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 20] (19) satkAra pariSaha-muni ke Agamana para uThakara khar3A honA, muni kA sammAna pUjAdi karanA yA dAna denA rUpa satkAra pAne kI unakI jarA bhI icchA nahIM hotii| satkAra milane para Anandita nahIM hote / na milane para du:khI nahIM hote / (20) prajJA pariSaha-ve jJAnI kA jJAna aura apanA prajJAna dekha kara bhI duHkhI nahIM hote| (21) ajJAna pariSaha-jJAna aura cAritrayukta hone para bhI maiM abhI taka chadmastha hUM isI bhAvanA se utpanna duHkha ko bhI ve yahI soca kara sahana karate ki jJAna kI prApti dhIre-dhIre hI hotI hai / (22) samyaktva pariSaha-jinezvara, unake kathita zAstra, jIva, dharma, adharma aura bhavAntara ye saba parokSa haiM phira bhI ve samyaktva sampanna muni unheM mithyA nahIM maante| isa prakAra mana, vacana aura kAyA ko vaza meM rakhane vAle muni sva meM utpanna yA anya dvArA kRta zArIrika aura mAnasika samasta prakAra ke pariSahoM ko sahana karate / (zloka 276.298) arhata bhagavAn ke dhyAna meM sarvadA lIna hokara muni ne citta ko caitya kI taraha sthira kara liyaa| siddha, guru, bahuzruta, sthavira, tapasvI, zrutajJAna aura saMgha para unakI bhakti thii| isalie ina saba sthAnakoM kI aura anya tIrthaGkara nAma karma upArjanakArI sthAnakoM kI jinakI ArAdhanA mahAn prAtmAnoM ke sivAya anya ke lie durlabha hai, unhoMne ArAdhanA kI aura ekAvalI, kanakAvalI, ratnAvalI, jyeSTha va kaniSTha siMhaniSkrIDita Adi uttama tapa kie| karma nirjarA ke lie unhoMne mAsa kSamaNa upavAsa se prArambha karate hue ATha-pATha mAsa taka upavAsa kie| samatAdhArI mahAtmA ne isa prakAra mahAn tapasyA kara anta meM do prakAra kI sallekhanA aura anazana kara tatparatA sahita paMca parameSThiyoM ko smaraNa karate hue deha kA isa prakAra parityAga kara diyA jisa prakAra pathika vizrAmasthAna kA parityAga kara detA hai| (zloka 299-305) dvitIya bhava vahA~ se unakA jIva vijaya nAmaka anuttara vimAna meM taiMtIsa sAgaropama kI Ayu sampanna deva rUpa meM utpanna huprA / usa vimAna meM devatAoM ke zarIra eka hAtha parimita praura candra kaumudI kI taraha kAnti sampanna hote haiN| ahaGkAra rahita sundara alaGkAra bhUSita Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [21 ahamindra kI taraha ve deva sarvadA pratikAra rahita hokara sukha-zayyA meM soe rahate haiN| zakti hone para bhI ve uttara vaikriya nirmANa kara anya kisI sthAna meM nahIM jaate| eka avadhijJAna ke aizvarya se ve samasta lokanAlikA kA avalokana karate haiN| unakI Ayu ke sAgaropama kI jitanI saMkhyA hotI hai utane pakSoM ke pazcAt ve eka bAra zvAsa lete haiM aura utane hI hajAra varSa bAda unakI khAne kI icchA hotI hai| isa prakAra usa uttama sukhadAyI vimAna meM utpanna hone para bhI ve nirvANa sukha kI taraha uttama sukha kA anubhava karate / isa prakAra rahate-rahate jaba unakI Ayu kA chaha mAsa zeSa rahA usa samaya unheM anya devatAoM kI taraha moha nahIM humA / balki puNyodaya nikaTa hone se unake teja kI abhivRddhi ho gaI / amRta-sarovara meM haMsa kI taraha advaita sukha ke vistAra meM magna deva ne usa taiMtIsa sAgaropama kI AyuSya ko eka dina kI taraha pUrNa kiyaa| (zloka 306-312) prathama sarga samApta dvitIya sarga isa jambudvIpa ke bharata kSetra meM mAno pRthvI kI mukuTa ho aisI vinItA nAmaka eka nagarI thii| vahAM trilokanAtha Adi tIrthaGkara zrI RSabhadeva ke mokSa gamana ke pazcAt ikSvAkuvaMza meM aneka rAjA hue| ve apane zubha bhAva se siddhapada prApta karate haiM yA sarvArthasiddha vimAna meM jAte haiN| unake bAda jitazatra nAmaka eka rAjA hue / ikSvAkuvaMza meM prasArita chatra-se ve rAjA vizva ke santApa ko harane vAle the| vistRta ujjvala yaza meM unake utsAhAdi guNa candra ke dvArA nakSatroM-sI sanAthatA prApta kie hue the| ve samudra-se gambhIra, candra kI taraha sukhakArI, zaraNArthiyoM ke lie vajra nirmita gaha kI taraha aura lakSmIrUpI latA ke maNDapa the| samasta manuSyoM aura devoM ke mana meM nivAsa karane vAle ve rAjA samudra meM candramA kI taraha eka hone para bhI aneka lagate the| dikcakra ko prAcchAdita karane vAle apane duHsaha teja se ve madhyAhna ke sUrya kI taraha samasta jagat ko tApita karate the| pRthvI para rAjya karane vAle una rAjA kA zAsana samasta rAjA, mukuTa kI taraha mastaka para dhAraNa karate the| megha jisa prakAra samudra se jala grahaNa kara pRthvI ko hI lauTA detA hai usI Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 22] thaa| prakAra ve pRthvI se dravya grahaNa kara pRthvI ke kalyANa ke lie pRthvI ko hI lauTA dete| ve nitya dharma kA vicAra karate, dharma ke lie bolate aura dharma ke lie kArya krte| isa prakAra mana, vacana, kAyA meM unake dharma ke lie hI bandhana the| unakA sumitravijaya nAmaka eka choTA bhAI thaa| ve parAkamo the| ve hI yuvarAja the| __(zloka 1-12) rAjA jitazatru kI vijayAdevI nAmaka rAnI thii| vaha pRthvI para pAI huI sAkSAt devI thii| unake donoM hAtha, donoM netra aura mukha mAno vikasita kamala ke vibhinna aMzoM se race hue pratIta hote the| vaha pRthvI kI bhUSaNa thIM aura unakA bhUSaNa thA zIla / unakI deha para jo prAbhUSaNoM kA bhAra thA vaha to mAtra vyavahAra ke lie hI thaa| ve samasta kalAoM kI jJAtA thIM aura samasta saMsAra meM zobhita thiiN| aisA lagatA mAno sarasvatI yA lakSmI pRthvI para nivAsa karane AI haiN| rAjA satpuruSoM meM uttama the aura rAnI samasta ramaNiyoM meM / ataH unakA milana gaGgA aura sAgara kI taraha uttama (zloka 13-17) vimalavAhana rAjA kA jIva vijaya nAmaka vimAna se cyavakara ratnakhAna-se vijayAdevI ke garbha meM vaizAkha zuklA trayodazI ke dina candra kA yoga jaba rohiNI nakSatra meM AyA taba vijJAna (matizruta-avadhi) ko dhAraNa kie putra rUpa meM paayaa| unake garbhavAsa meM Ate hI eka kSaNa ke lie nArakI jIvoM ko bhI sukha prApta hayA / usI rAta ke ati pavitra caturtha prahara meM vijayAdevI ne caudaha svapna dekhe: (zloka 18-21) (1) hastI-prathama svapna meM madagandha se prAkRSTa hokara jisa para bhramara guJjana kara rahA hai aura garjana meM megha garjana ko bhI parAsta karane vAlA aise airAvata kI taraha eka hastI dekhaa| (2) vRSabha-dvitIya svapna meM ucca zRGga se sundara zarada Rtu ke megha ke samAna zubhra sundara pada viziSTa mAno calAyamAna kailAza ho aise eka vRSabha ko dekhA / (3) kezarIsiMha-tIsare svapna meM unhoMne candrakalA-se vakra nakha evaM kukuma aura kezara ke raMga ko parAjita karane vAle kezara se prakAzita taruNa siMha ko dekhaa| Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (23 (4) lakSmI devI-cauthe svapna meM unhoMne donoM ora se hastiyoM dvArA pUrNa kumbha se abhiSikta ho rahe hoM aisI kamalAsanA lakSmI dekhii| (5) puSpamAlA-paMcama svapna meM unhoMne prasphuTita kusumoM kI sugandha se dika samUha ko sugandhita karane vAlA AkAza sthita mAno AkAza ke greveyaka alaGkAra hoM isa prakAra do mAlAeM dekhiiN| (6) pUrNa candra-chaThe svapna meM unhoMne sampUrNa maNDala yukta hone se asamaya meM pUNimA kA sarjana karane vAlA va kiraNoM se dik samUha ko taraMgita karane vAlA candramA dekhaa| (7) sUrya-saptama svapna meM unhoMne prasArita kiraNoM vAlA timiranAzakArI aura rAta meM bhI dina kA vistAra karane vAlA sUrya dekhaa| (8) dhvajA-aSTama svapna meM unhoMne kalpavakSa kI mAno zAkhA ho, ratnagiri kA zikhara ho aisI AkAzagAminI patAkAoM se aMkita ratnamaya dhvajA dekho| (9) pUrNa kumbha - navama svapna meM unhoMne vikasita kamala se jisakA muha DhakA ho aisA maMgala graha ke samAna pUrNa kumbha dekhaa| (10) padma sarovara-dasaveM svapna meM unhoMne mAno lakSmI devI kA prAsana ho aise kamala puSpoM se suzobhita aura svaccha jala kI taraMgoM se manohara padma sarovara ko dekhaa| (11) samudra-gyArahaveM svapna meM unhoMne ucchalita taraMgoM aura umimAlAoM se mAno AkAza sthita candra ko AliMgana karanA cAha rahA ho aisA samudra dekhaa| (12) vimAna-bArahaveM svapna meM unhoMne mAno anuttara devaloka ke vimAnoM meM se utara AyA ho aisA eka ratnamaya vimAna dekhaa| (13) ratnaja-terahaveM svapna meM unhoMne ratnagarbhA (pRthvI) ne mAno ratnoM ke sarvasva ko janma diyA ho aise aneka kAntiyukta unnata ratnapuja dekhe| (14) nirdhama agni-caudahaveM svapna meM unhoMne triloka avasthita samasta tejasvI padArthoM kA ekatra tejapuMja ho aisI nirdhUma agni dekhii| Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24] ina caudaha svapnoM ko apane mukha kamala meM bhramara kI taraha praveza karate hue vijayA devI ne dekhe / ( zloka 22-36) ataH unhoMne usI samaya indra kA prAsana kampita huprA / sahasranetroM se bhI adhika netra rUpI avadhijJAna se dekha ki- tIrthaMkara bhagavAn kA garbha-praveza ho gayA hai| isase romAMcita deha vAle indra socane lage - jagat ke lie jo grAnanda ke hetu rUpa haiM, paramezvara haiM, vijaya nAmaka dvitIya anuttara vimAna se cyava kara yahAM jambUdvIpa ke dakSiNArddha bharata khaNDa ke madhya bhAga meM vinItA nagarI ke jitazatru rAjA kI vijayA devI nAmaka rAnI ke garbha meM avatarita hue haiM / isa avasarpiNI meM karuNA rasa ke samudra samAna ye dvitIya tIrthaMkara hoMge / yaha socakara zraddhA ke sAtha siMhAsana, pAdapITha aura pAdukA kA parityAga kara khar3e ho gae / phira tIrthaMkara kI dizA kI ora sAta-ATha kadama agrasara hokara uttarIya dhAraNa kara dAhinA ghuTanA jamIna para rakhakara ISat granamita hokara mastaka aura hAthoM se bhUmi sparzapUrvaka jinezvara bhagavAn kI vandanA kara saudharmendra vinItA nagarI meM jitazatru ke ghara Ae / anya indra bhI Asana kampAyamAna hone se arhat kA avataraNa jJAta kara bhaktivaza usI samaya vahAM Ae / zakrAdi indra kalyANakArI bhakti sampanna hokara mahArAnI vijayA devI ke zayanagRha meM Ae / ( zloka 37 - 52 ) usa samaya vahA~ usa zayanagRha ke prAMgana meM AmalakI kI taraha bar3A samavartula nirmala aura amUlya muktAoM kA svastika banAyA huA thA / nIlamaNiyoM kI puttalikAoM se aMkita svarNa stambhoM aura marakata mariNa ke patroM se usake dvAra para toraNa banAe hue the| sUkSma sUtra grathita pA~ca raMga ke prakhaNDa divya vastra se sandhyA ke samaya megha se Acchanna prakAza kI taraha cAroM ora caMdovA baMdhA humrA thA / usake cAroM aura sthApita yaSTi ke samAna suvarNa dhUpadAna se dhuA~ nikala rahA thaa| usa kakSa meM donoM ora se U~ce, madhya bhAga meM sAmAnya nIcA, haMsa- paMkha-sA zveta ruI se bharA upAdhAna ( takiyA) zobhita, ujjvala cAdara bichAI huI sundara zayyA thI / usa para vijayA devI gaMgAtaTa para baiThI haMsinI-sI zobhita ho rahI thI / unheM indra ne dekhA / apanA paricaya kiyA aura tIrthakara janma kI sUcanA dene phira saudharmendra ne kubera ko AjJA dI ki - jisa prakAra RSabhadeva dekara indra ne namaskAra vAlA svapnaphala kahA / Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [25 ke rAjya ke prArambha meM tumane ratnAdi se isa nagarI ko pUrNa kiyA thA usI prakAra pUrNa kro| vasanta Rtu jaise navapallavAdi se udyAna ko navIna kara detI hai usI bhA~ti navIna gRha aTTAlikAmoM se isa nagarI ko navIna karo aura megha jaise jala se pRthvI ko pUrNa kara detA hai usI prakAra svarNa dhana-dhAnya aura vastra se isa nagarI ko cAroM prora se bhara do|' (zloka 53-58) aisA kahakara zaka evaM anya indra nandIzvara dvIpa ge| vahA~ unhoMne zAzvata jina pratimAoM kA aSTAhnika mahotsava kiyA / taduparAnta vahA~ se saba apane-apane sthAna ko lauTa ge| kubera bhI indra kI AjJAnusAra vinItA nagarI ko navIna kara alakApurI lauTa ge| mAno meru parvata ke zikhara hoM aisI svarNarAzi se, mAno vaitADhya parvata kI cUlikA ho aisI raupya rAzi se, mAno ratnAkara kA sarvasva ho aise ratna samUhoM se, mAno jagata ke harSa hoM aise satraha prakAra ke dhAnya se, mAno kalpavRkSa se lAe gae hoM aise vastra se, mAno jyotiSka devatAoM ke ratha hoM aise ati sundara vAhana se, pratyeka ghara, pratyeka dUkAna, pratyeka cauka paripUrNa kie / isa prakAra aizvarya se pUrita kI gayI vaha nagarI alakApurI-sI suzobhita hone lgii| (zloka 59-64) usI rAta sumitravijaya kI strI vaijayantI ne jisakA dUsarA nAma yazomatI bhI thA unhIM caudaha svapnoM ko dekhA / kumudinI kI bhA~ti harSayukta vijayA aura vaijayantI ne zeSa rAtri jAgate vyatIta kii| subaha hone para svAminI vijayA ne apane svapnoM kI bAta mahArAja jitazatru se kahI aura vaijayantI ne sumitravijaya ko| vijayA devI ke svapnoM ko sarala mana se vicAra kara rAjA jitazatru bole-'mahAdevI, guNoM se jisa prakAra yaza kI vRddhi hotI hai, vizeSa jJAna se sampatti kA lAbha hotA hai, sUrya kiraNoM se jaise jagata meM Aloka prasArita hotA hai usI prakAra isa svapna se yaha sUcita hotA hai ki tumheM uttama putra kA lAbha hogaa|' (zloka 65-70) isa prakAra jaba rAjA uttama svapna kA phala batA rahe the tabhI pratihArI ne pAkara sumitravijaya ke prAgamana kI khabara dii| sumitravijaya vahA~ Akara paMcAMgoM se bhUmi sparza kara deva kI taraha taraha rAjA ko namaskAra kara yathAyogya Asana grahaNa kiyaa| kucha kSaNa pazcAt bhakti sahita yuktakAra brokara kumAra bole Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26] 'Aja rAtri ke antima prahara meM prApakI bhrAtR-vadhU vaijayantI ne caudaha svapnoM ko mukha meM praveza karate dekhA hai| ve ye haiM(1) garjana meM diggajoM ko bhI jaya karane vAlA hastI, (2) ucca skandha aura ujjvala prAkRti vRSabha, (3) ucca kezara yukta vyAditamukha kezarI, (4) donoM ora se do hAthiyoM dvArA abhiSiktA lakSmI, (5) indra dhanuSa-sI paJcavarNIya puSpamAlA, (6) amRta-kuNDa-sA sampUrNa maNDalayukta candra, (7) samasta vizva ko apane pratApa se ekatra kiyA ho aisA pratApayukta sUrya, (8) pralambita patAkA yukta divya ratnamaya mahAdhvaja, (8) navIna zveta kamala se jisakA mukha AcchAdita hai aisA pUrNa kumbha, (10) mAno sahasra cakSu yukta ho aise vikasita kamaloM se zobhita padma sarovara, (11) apanI taraMgoM se mAno AkAza ko plAvita karanA cAha rahA ho aisA samudra, (12) eka divya ratnamaya vicitra vimAna, (13) mAno ratnAcala ke sAra hoM aise prajvalita kAntiyukta ratnapuJja, (14)sva-zikhA se pallavita kara rahI hoM aisI nirdhU ma agni| ina caudaha svapnoM ko usane dekhA hai| isakA phalAphala prApa jAnate haiM evaM usakA phala bhI pApa hI ko milegaa| (zloka 71-82) rAjA bole-'devI vijayA ne bhI ina svapnoM ko rAtri ke antima prahara meM suspaSTa dekhA hai / yadyapi ye mahAsvapna sAdhAraNa rUpa meM bhI mahAn phaladAyI haiM aura candra kiraNoM kI taraha prAnandadAyaka haiM phira bhI svapna vizeSa ke phalajJAtA paNDitoM se ina svapnoM kA phala pUchanA ucita hai| kAraNa, candramA kI kAnti kI taraha ina vidvAnoM meM bhI pRthvImaNDala ko Anandita karane kI zakti hai|' (zloka 83-85) phira pratihAriyoM dvArA jJAta kara mUrtimAna rahasyajJAtA hoM aise naimittikagaNa rAjA ke nikaTa paae| snAna ke kAraNa unakI kAnti nirmala thI evaM unhoMne svaccha dhule hue vastra pahana rakhe the isalie ve pUrNimA ke candra kI kAnti se AcchAdita tAroM se laga rahe the| mastaka para durvAMkura dhAraNa karane ke kAraNa mAno mukuTa dhAraNa kara rakhA ho aise evaM kezoM meM puSpa rahane se haMsa aura kamala sahita nadI samUha ho aise pratIta ho rahe the| lalATa para gorocana carNa kA tilaka dhAraNa karane ke kAraNa ve amlAna jJAna rUpI dIpazikhA se zobhita ho rahe the / svalpa; kintu amUlya alaGkAroM ko Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [27 dhAraNa karane se ve caitrapUrva ke sugandhita; kintu alpa puSpayukta vRkSa kI taraha suzobhita ho rahe the / ve rAjA ke nikaTa prAkara rAjA aura yuvarAja ko bhinna-bhinna aura eka sAtha prArya vedokta mantroM se AzIrvAda diyA aura rAjA para kalyANakArI dUrvA akSatAdi isa prakAra nikSepa kie jaise udyAna meM pavana puSpoM ko bhAra detI hai / phira ve pratihAriyoM dvArA pradarzita AsanoM para isa prakAra baiTha gae jaise haMsa kamalinI - patra para baiThatA hai / rAjA ne apanI rAnI aura bhrAtR-vadhU ko yavanikA ke antarAla meM isa bhAMti baiThAyA jaise meghoM ke pIche candralekhA rahatI hai / phira mAno sAkSAt svapna phala hoM aise puSpa aura phala praJjali meM lekara rAnI aura bhrAtR-vadhU ke una svapnoM ko naimittikoM se kahA / una logoM ne vahIM ekAnta meM vicAra-vimarza kara zAstrAnusAra svapnoM kA abhiprAya isa prakAra batAyA : 'he deva, svapnazAstra meM bahattara prakAra ke svapnoM ke viSaya meM kahA gayA hai / usameM bhI jyotiSka devatAoM ke madhya grahoM kI taraha tIsa svapna utkRSTa kahe gae haiM / una tIsa svapnoM meM bhI ina caudaha svapnoM ko nimitta zAstra meM catura vidvAn mahAsvapna kahate haiM / jaba tIrthaGkara yA cakravartI garbha meM Ate haiM taba unakI mAtAe~ rAtri ke caturtha yAma meM ye svapna dekhatI haiM / inameM sAta svapna vAsudeva kI mA~, cAra svapna balabhadra kI mA~ aura eka svapna maNDalezvara kI mA~ dekhatI haiM / eka sAtha do tIrthaGkara do cakravartI putra nahIM hote / isalie eka mA~ ke putra tIrthaGkara aura eka mA~ ke putra cakravartI hoMge / RSabhadeva ke samaya cakravartI bharata hue the aura ajitanAtha ke samaya sumitravijaya ke putra sagara rAja- cakravartI hoMge / rAjA jitazatru ke putra dvitIya tIrthaGkara hoMge / unakA nAma ajitanAtha hogA / yaha bAta hamane prarhat AgamoM se avagata kI hai / isase vijayA devI ke putra tIrthaGkara aura vaijayantI devI ke putra adhipati cakravartI hoMge / ' chaha khaNDa bharata ke ( zloka 86 - 104) svapnoM ke ye phala sunakara rAjA zrAnandita hue aura unhoMne naimittikoM ko grAma, nagara, alaGkAra zraura vastra upahAra meM die / ( zloka 105 ) mahApuruSa garbhavAsa meM bhI logoM ke lie upakArI hote haiM / kAraNa, svapna zAstra ke jJAtAnoM ne mahApuruSoM ke janma hone kI bAta kahI / Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28] isase unakA dAridraya AjIvana ke lie samApta ho gayA / kalpavRkSa kI taraha vastrAbhUSaNoM se suzobhita hokara ve apane-apane ghara lauTa ge| gaMgA aura sindhu jisa prakAra gagA meM mila jAtI hai usI prakAra vijayA aura vaijayantI bhI prAnandamanA apane-apane prAsAda ko lauTa gyiiN| (zloka 106-108) phira indra kI AjJA se deva(vaimAnika) aura asura (bhuvana pati devatA) patniyAM vijayA devI kI sevA karane lgiiN| vAyu kumAra devatAoM kI patniyAM prAkara unake kakSa ke dhUla-tRNa-kASThAdi dUra karane lgiiN| megha kumAra devoM kI patniyA~ dAsiyoM kI taraha unake gRhAMgana kI gharatI ko gandhodaka se siMcita karane lgiiN| chaha RtuoM kI adhiSThAtA deviyA~ mAno garbhastha prabhu ko argha dene ko prastuta ho rahI hoM isa prakAra sarvadA paMcavarNIya puSSoM kI varSA karane lgiiN| mahAdevI ke bhAvajJAtA jyotiSka deviyA~ samaya ke anukala aura sukhakara Aloka dene lgiiN| vana deviyAM dAsI kI taraha toraNoM kI racanA karane lagI aura anya deviyA~ cAraNa bhAToM kI striyoM kI taraha vijayA devI kI stuti karane lgiiN| isa prakAra sabhI deviyA~ apane adhidevatA (rakSaka) kI taraha vijayA devI kI adhikAdhika sevA karane lgiiN| meghaghaTA jaise sUrya bimba ko aura pRthvI jaise nidhAna (dhana-ratna) ko dhAraNa karatI haiM isI prakAra vijayA devI aura vaijayantI devI bhI garbha dhAraNa karane lgiiN| jalapUrNa bAvar3I jaise madhya meM khile svarNa kamaloM se adhika zobhAnvita hone lagatI hai, usI prakAra svabhAvataH sundara ve deviyA~ garbha dhAraNa kara adhika zobhAnvita hone lgiiN| svarNa kAnti-se unake gauravarNa mukha kamala chide hue hastI-dantoM-sI kAnti kI taraha ISat piMgala varNa ho ge| svabhAvataH AkarNa vistRta unake netra zaratkAlIna kamala kI bhAMti aura vikasita ho ge| sadya dhoI ujjvala suvarNazalAkA kI taraha unakA saundarya aura adhika prasphuTita ho gyaa| sarvadA mantharagati sampannA ve deviyA~ alasa rAjahaMsinI kI taraha aura dhIre-dhIre calane lagIM ! donoM ke sukhadAyaka garbha nadI meM udgata kamala-nAla kI taraha aura zukti meM utpanna motI kI taraha ati gUr3ha bhAva se bar3hane lge| (zloka 109-122) isa prakAra nau mAsa aura sAr3he tIna dina vyatIta hone para mAgha zuklA aSTamI ke dina zubha muhurta meM jaba samasta graha ucca Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [29 sthAna meM avasthita the taba rohiNI nakSatra meM satya aura priyavANI jisa prakAra puNya ko janma detI hai usI prakAra vijayA devI ne rAja lakSaNayukta eka putra ko janma diyA / devI yA putra ko prasava sambandhI koI kaSTa nahIM huaa| kAraNa, tIrthaMkaroM kA yaha svAbhAvika prabhAva hai| usa samaya asamaya meM udbhUta meghahIna vidyut kI taraha eka prakAza kSaNamAtra ke lie tIna loka meM parivyApta ho gayA / zarad Rtu meM pathikoM ko jisa prakAra megha chAyA se sukha prApta hotA hai usI prakAra kA sukha kSaNamAtra ke lie nArakIyoM ko bhI prApta huprA / zaratkAlIna vAri kI taraha samasta dizAoM meM prasannatA vyApta ho gayI aura prabhAtakAlIna kamala kI taraha samasta lokoM kA mana vikasita ho utthaa| pRthvI para prasArita dakSiraNa pavana jisa bhA~ti bhUtala se utpanna hotA hai usI prakAra anukala aura manda-manda pavana pravAhita hone lgaa| cAroM ora zubha-sUcaka zakuna hone lge| kAraNa mahAtmAoM ke janma se saba kucha acchA hI hotA hai| (zloka 123-130) usI samaya prabhu ke nikaTa jAne kI icchA se mAno utsuka ho gaI hoM aisI dik kumAriyoM kA Asana kampita huA / sundara mukuTamaNiyoM kI kAnti ke bahAne mAnoM kusumbhI vastra ke prAvaraNa kA paridhAna pahana rakhA ho aise mukuToM se ve zobhita thiiN| sva-prabhAva se jaise paripUrNa rUpa meM pUrNa ho gae haiM aise muktA kuNDala ve pahane thiiN| kuNDalAkAra hone se indra dhanuSa kI zobhA kA anusaraNa karane vAlI aura vicitra mariNa racita kaNThAbharaNa unhoMne dhAraNa kara rakhA thaa| ratnagiri ke zikhara se giratI niriNI kI zobhA ko harane vAle stanasthita muktAhAroM se ve manohara laga rahI thiiN| kAmadeva dvArA nyasta mAnoM sundara tUNIra hoM aise mANikya kaMkaraNoM se unakI bhujavalliyA~ suzobhita thiiN| jagata ko jItane kI icchA rakhane vAle kAmadeva ke lie mAno dhanuSa prastuta kiyA ho aisI amUlya ratnoM kI kaTi-mekhalA unhoMne dhAraNa kara rakhI thii| unakI deha dyuti se parAjita samasta devatAoM kI dya ti mAno unake caraNa kamaloM meM Akara gira gaI hoM aise ratnanupUroM se ve zobhita ho rahI thiiN| unakI deha-kAnti kisI priyaMgu kI taraha zyAma thii| koI taruNa sUrya kI bhAMti apanI kAnti prasArita kara rahI thii| koI candrikA. sI sva-kAnti se nija prAtmA ko snAna karA rahI thii| koI Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30] nija kAnti se dik samUha ko kanaka sUtradAna kara rahI thI evaM koI vaidUryamaNi kI puttalikA kI taraha kAntimAna laga rahI thI / ( zloka 131-141) golAkAra stanoM se yugala cakravAka saha mAno nadI, lIlAyukta gamana se mAno rAjahaMsinI, komala karatala se mAno patra sahita latA, sundara netroM se mAno vikasita padmayuktA padminI, sundaratA kI pUrNatA se mAno jala sahita vApikA aura lAvaNya se kAmadeva kI adhidevatA hoM isa prakAra ve suzobhita ho rahI thIM / aisI rUpa sampannA ve 56 dik kumAriyA~ apane-apane AsanoM ko kampita hote dekha avadhijJAna se usI muhUrtta meM vijayA devI kI kukSi se tIrthaMkara kA pavitra janma huA hai jJAta kiyA / ve jAna gaI isa jambUdvIpa ke dakSiNa uttarAddha ke madhyabhAga meM vinItA nagarI meM ikSvAkuvaMzIya rAjA rAjya karate haiM / unakA nAma hai jitazatru / unakI dharmapatnI kA nAma hai vijayA devI / unhIM ke garbha se isa avasarpiNI ke tIna jJAna ke dhAraka dvitIya tIrthaMkara bhagavAna ne janma liyA hai yaha jAnakara Asana se uThakara ATha-dasa kadama tIrthaMkara ke zrabhimukha jAkara mAno mana ko agravartI kara rahI ho isa prakAra prabhu ko namaskAra kara sabhI ne zakrastava se bhaktipUrvaka unakI vandanA kI / taduparAnta sabhI apane-apane siMhAsana para baiThakara apane-apane abhiyogika devoM ko isa prakAra AjJA dI : ( zloka 142 - 152 ) he devagaNa, dakSiNa bharatArddha meM dvitIya tIrthaMkara kA janma huA hai| sUtikA karma karane ke lie zrAja hameM vahA~ jAnA hogA / ataH khUba bar3A aura vistRta evaM vividha ratnoM kA vimAna hama logoM ke lie banAo / zrAjJA pAkara mahAn zaktizAlI devagaraNa ne usI samaya vimAna taiyAra kara unheM jJAta karavAyA / ve vimAna hajAra-hajAra svarNakumbhoM se unnata the / patAkAoM se mAno vaimAnika devatAoM ke ve pallava hoM isa prakAra laga rahe the / tANDava zrama se klAnta nartakiyoM kA mAno samUha ho isa prakAra puttalikA yukta mariNa stambha se ve sundara laga rahe the / ghaNTAdhvani ke ADambara se ve hastiyoM kA anusaraNa kara rahe the / zabdAyamAna ghuMgharunoM ke samUha se ve vAcAla ho gae hoM aise laga rahe the / mAno lakSmI kA zrAsana ho aisI vajravedikA se ve suzobhita the evaM unase prasArita sahasra kiraNa mAlAnoM se mAno sUrya kA prativimba hoM ve aise laga rahe the / Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [31 unakI cAroM ora kI dIvAloM para aura stambhoM para ratnamaya IhAmRga, vRSabha, azva, puruSa, rurumRga, makara, haMsa, zarabha, cAmara, hastI, kinnara, vanalatA aura padmalatA ke samUha aMkita the / ( zloka 153-161 ) pahale adholoka kI nivAsinI devaduSya vastradhAriNI jinake kezapAza puSpa dvArA alaMkRta the aisI bhogakarA, bhogavatI, subhogA, bhogamAlinI, toyadharA, vicitrA, puSpamAlA aura aninditA ye ATha dikkumAriyA~ vimAna para cddh'iiN| ina pratyeka ke sAtha cAracAra hajAra sAmAnika deviyAM, cAra mahattarA deviyAM, sAta mahA sainyadala, sAta senApati, solaha hajAra AtmarakSaka deviyAM, aneka vyantaradeva zraura aneka RddhisampannA deviyAM thIM / ve sabhI manohara gIta aura nRtya kara rahI thiiN| unakA vimAna IzAna dizA kI ora calA / taba unhoMne vaikriya samudghAta kara asaMkhya yojana kA eka daNDa nirmANa kiyA / vaidUrya ratna, vajraratna, lohita, aMka, aJjana, aJjanapUlaka, pUlaka, jyotirasa, saugandhika, ariSTa, sphaTika, jAtarUpa aura haMsagarbha Adi aneka prakAra ke uttama ratnoM aura prasAragulma Adi maNiyoM ke sthUla pudgala dUra kara unase sUkSma pudgala graharaNa kiyA phira unase uttara vaikriya rUpa kA nirmANa kiyA / kahA bhI gayA hai ki devatAoM ko janma hote hI vaikriya labdhi siddha ho jAtI hai / taduparAnta utkRSTa, tvarita cala, pracaNDa, siMha, uddhata, yatanA, cheka aura divya ina devagati se samasta Rddhi aura samasta bala sahita ve ayodhyA ke jitazatru rAjA ke prAsAda meM A pahu~cIM / jyotiSkadeva apane vRhad vimAna se jisa prakAra meru parvata kI pradakSiNA dete haiM usI prakAra unhoMne tIrthaGkara ke sUtikAgRha kI tIna pradakSiNA dIM / vimAna ko dharatI se cAra aMgula U~cA, tAki jamIna sparza na kare, IzAna koNa meM sthApita kara diyA / phira vimAna se utarakara ve sUtikAgRha meM jAkara jinendra aura jina mAtA kI pradakSiNA dekara hAtha jor3akara isa prakAra bolane lagIM- samasta striyoM ne zreSTha udara meM ratna dhAraNa karane vAlI aura jagat meM dIpaka tulya putra prasavinI he jaganmAtA, hama Apako namaskAra karatI haiM | Apa jagat meM dhanya haiM, pavitra haiM, uttama haiM / isa manuSyaloka meM zrApakA jIvana saphala hai| kAraNa, puruSoM meM ratnarUpa, dayA ke samudra, triloka vandanIya triloka ke svAmI dharma cakravartI jagadguru, jagabandhu, Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 32] vizva para kRpA karane vAle aura isa avapiNI meM janme tIrthaGkara kI Apa jananI haiN| he mAtA, hama adholoka nivAsinI dikakumAriyAM tIrthaGkara kA janmotsava karane ke lie yahAM pAI haiN| prApa hamase bhayabhIta mata hoiegaa| (zloka 161-183) __ aisA kahakara praNAma karate hue ve IzAna koNa kI tarapha gaI aura vaikriya samudghAta se apanI zaktirUpI sampatti se kSaNamAtra meM saMvartaka vAyu utpanna kI / sabhI RtuSoM ke puSpa ke sarvasva sugandha vahanakArI, sukhakArI, mRdu, zItala aura tiryaka pravAhita usa pavana ne sUtikAgRha kI cAroM dizAtroM meM eka yojana bhUmi paryanta tRNAdi dUra kara bhUmitala ko pariSkRta kiyaa| taduparAnta ve kumAriyAM bhagavAn aura unakI mAtA ke samIpa khar3e hokara gIta gAne lgii| . (zloka 183-187) phira urddharucaka meM sthiti sampannA nandanavana ke kaTa meM rahane vAlI divya alaGkAra pahane hue meghaGkarA, meghavatI, sumeghA, meghamAlinI, suvassA, vatsamitrA, vAriSeNA aura valAhakA nAmaka pATha dikakumAriyAM pahale kI taraha mahattarA, sAmAnika aMgarakSikA, sainya aura senApatigaNa sahita vahAM paaii| unhoMne svAmI ke lie usa prasiddha sUtikAgRha meM jAkara jinendra aura jinamAtA ko tIna bAra pradakSiNA dekara pUrva deviyoM kI taraha mAtA ko apanA paricaya diyA aura unheM praNAma kara unakI stuti kI aura AkAza meM meghoM kA sarjana kiyaa| una meghoM ne bhagavAn ke janma sthAna ke cAroM ora eka yojana paryanta na kama na adhika, gandhodaka kI vRSTi kii| tapasyA se jaise pApa zAnta hote haiM, pUrNimA kI candrikA se jaise andhakAra dUra hotA hai usI prakAra usI samaya usa vRSTi se dhUla zAnta ho gaI arthAt dhUla ur3anA banda ho gyaa| phira unhoMne raMgabhUmi meM raMgAcArya kI taraha tatkAla vikasita aura vicitra puSpoM ko vahAM phailA diyaa| isa prakAra kapUra aura praguru dhUpa se mAno lakSmI kA nivAsa ho usI bhAMti usa bhUmi ko unhoMne sugandhita kara diyaa| phira ve tIrthaGkara aura usakI mAtA se sAmAnya dUrI para khar3I hokara bhagavAna kA nirmala guNagAna karane lgiiN| (zloka 188-198) . tatpazcAt nandA, nandottarA, AnandA, prAnandavarddhanA, vijayA, vaijayantI, jayantI aura aparAjitA nAmaka pUrva rucakAdri meM nivAsa karane vAlI pATha dikkumAriyAM nija samasta Rddhi aura pUrNa valasaha Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [33 vahAM prAyIM / pUrva kI bhAMti ve parivAra sahita sUtikAgRha gayIM evaM bhagavAn aura unakI mAtA ko praNAma kara tIna pradakSiNA aura nijaparicaya dekara pUrvavat namaskAra-stuti kara hAtha meM ratnoM kA darpaNa lie pUrva dizA kI ora khar3I ho gayIM aura gIta gAne lagIM / ( zloka 199-201) dakSiNa rucakAdri para rahane vAlI alaMkAra, divya vastra zraura mAlAdhAriNI samAhArA, supradattA, suprabuddhA, yazodharA, lakSmIvatI, zeSavatI, citraguptA zraura vasundharA nAmnI ATha dikkumAriyAM pUrvAnurUpa parivAra sahita prabhu ke mandira meM AyIM aura svAminI ko pradakSiNA dekara namaskAra kara unheM apanA paricaya diyA / phira bhagavAn aura unakI mAtA ke dAhinI prora hAtha meM kalaza lekara khar3I ho gayIM aura madhura zabdoM meM maMgala gIta gAne lagIM / ( zloka 202 - 205 ) pazcima rucakAdri nivAsakAriNI prATha dikkumAriyAM pUrvAnurUpa parivAra sahita vahAM AyIM / unake nAma ilAdevI, surAdevI, pRthvI, padmAvatI, ekanAsA, navamikA, bhadrA aura sItA the / ye bhI pUrva deviyoM kI taraha apanA paricaya va pradakSiNA dekara jina aura jinamAtA ke pazcima aura hAtha meM sundara paMkhe lekara khar3I ho gayIM aura gIta gAne lagIM / ( zloka 206-208 ) uttara rucakAdri para rahane vAlI pralaMbusA, mizrakezI, puNDarikA, vAruNI, hAsA, sarvaprabhAvA, zrI praura hI nAmaka ATha dikkumAriyAM pUrvadikkumAriyoM kI taraha parivAra sahita vahAM AyIM aura apanA paricaya dekara pradakSiNApUrvaka bhagavAn aura unakI mAtA ko namaskAra kara hAtha meM sundara ca~vara lekara uttara dizA kI ora khar3I ho gayIM aura gIta gAne lagIM / ( zloka 209 - 211 ) vidika rucakAdri para rahane vAlI citrA, citrakanakA, suterA aura sautAmaNI nAmaka cAra dikkumAriyA~ vahAM AyIM aura pradakSiNA pUrvaka jinezvara aura unakI mAtA ko namaskAra kara apanA-apanA paricaya dekara donoM kA vipula guraNagAna karatI huI hAtha meM pradIpa lekara IzAna koNa meM jAkara khar3I ho gayIM / (zloka 212-214) rucaka dvIpa ke madhya bhAga meM rahane vAlI rUpI, rUpAMzikA, surUpA aura rUpakAvatI nAmaka cAra dikkumAriyAM bhI pUrva kI bhAMti hI saparivAra vRhad vimAna meM baiThakara arhat ke janma nagara meM aayiiN| pahale Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 34] unhoMne bhI vimAna sahita pradakSiNA dI aura vimAna ko yathAyogya sthAna para rakha diyaa| phira paidala calakara janmagRha ke nikaTa AyIM evaM bhagavAn aura bhagavAn kI mAtA ko pradakSiNA dekara evaM praNAma kara kahane lagIM-vizva ko Ananda pradAna karane vAlI he jaganmAtA, ApakI jaya ho| Apa ciraMjIvI hoeN| Apake darzana se Aja hamArA uttama muharta upasthita huA hai| ratnAkara, ratnazaila aura ratnagarbhA ina saba nAmoM ko dhAraNa karane vAle nirarthaka haiN| ratnabhUmi to eka mAtra Apa hI haiN| kyoMki Apane hI to ratna se bhI zreSTha isa putra ratna ko janma diyA hai / hama rucaka dvIpa ke madhya bhAga meM rahane vAlI dikakumAriyA~ arhat janma ke kRtyoM ko karane ke lie yahAM pAyI haiN| ataH Apa hameM dekhakara jarA bhI bhayabhIta na hoveN| __(zloka 215-222) aisA kahakara unhoMne prabhu kI nAbhinAlikA cAra aMgula rakhakara bAkI kATa dii| phira usa kATI huI nAlikA ko jamIna meM gaDDhA khodakara nidhi kI taraha rakha dI evaM ratnoM aura hIroM se gaDDhe ko bhara diyaa| tatkAla uppanna durvAdala se usa gaDDhe para pIThikA nirmita kii| devatAoM ke prabhAva se vahA~ tatkAla udyAna kI racanA ho gyii| taduparAnta unhoMne sUtikAgRha ke tIna ora kSaNamAtra meM lakSmI ke gRharUpa se tIna kadalIgRha kA nirmANa kiyaa| unameM pratyeka ke madhya bhAga meM catuHzAla banAyI gyii| jisapara eka-eka bar3e ratna siMhAsana rakhe ge| phira vahI dikkumAriyA~ prabhu ko hAthoM meM evaM prabhumAtA ko bAhuoM para lekara dakSiNI kadalIgRha meM aayiiN| vahA~ catuHzAla para rakSita ratnasiMhAsana para svAmI aura unakI mAtA ko sukhapUrvaka baiThAyA aura svayaM zatapAkAdi tela dvArA donoM kI dhIre-dhIre mAliza kI / sugandhita dravya aura miTTI ubaTana se kSaNamAtra meM ratna darpaNa kI taraha una donoM kI deha ko maila rahita kara diyaa| phira ve unheM pUrva kI bhA~ti pUrva dizA ke kadalI gaha meM le gyiiN| vahA~ catuHzAla para avasthita ratna siMhAsana para prabhu aura unakI mAtA ko sukhapUrvaka baiThAkara gandhodaka puSpodaka aura zuddhodaka se mAno janma se hI ve ina kAmoM ko karatI A rahI hoM isa prakAra unheM snAna krvaayaa| bahuta 'dinoM pazcAt unakI zakti kA yathAyogya vyavahAra huA / isase ve svayaM ko kRtArtha karatI huI unheM ratnoM ke vicitra alaMkAra pahanAe / Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [35 phira pUrva kI bhAMti unheM lie uttara dizA ke kadalIgRha ke prAyIM / vahAM bhI una logoM ne unheM catuHzAla ke siMhAsana para baiThAyA / usa samaya ve donoM parvata zikhara para avasthita siMhanI aura usake zAvaka-sI zobhita ho rahI thiiN| vahAM dikkumAriyoM ne prAbhiyogika devoM dvArA kSaraNamAtra meM kSudra himAlaya se gozIrSa candana kI lakar3iyAM ma~gavAyIM / phira araNikASTha ko ghisakara agni utpanna kI / candana ke kASTha ko ghisane se bhI agni utpanna hotI hai / cAroM ora se gozIrSa candana ke samidha se una deviyoM ne agnihotra kI taraha usa agni ko prajvalita kiyA / usa agni meM homakara bhUtikarma (janma saMskAra ) kriyA / bhakti se unnata una deviyoM ne jinendra ke rakSA bandhana bAMdhA aura unake kAnoM meM 'tuma parvata kI taraha prAyu sampanna hopro' kahakara paraspara ratna pASANa ke do golaka TakarAe / phira prabhu ko hAthoM evaM unakI mAM ko bAhuoM dvArA uThAkara sUtikAgRha le gayIM aura vahAM unakI zayyA para sulA diyA / phira kucha dUra khar3I hokara prabhu aura unakI mAtA kA ujjvala guraNagAna susvara se karane lagIM / ( zloka 222-243) saudharma devaloka meM zakendra sva siMhAsana para baiThe the / ve bar3e vaibhavazAlI the / eka koTi devatA evaM eka koTi apsarAe~ unakI sevA kara rahI thIM / eka koTi cAraNa unakI stuti kara rahe the / gandharvagaraNa vibhinna prakAra se unakA guNagAna kara rahe the / vArAMganAe~ unake donoM tarapha khar3I hokara una para ca~vara vIMja rahI thIM / mastaka sthita zveta chatra se ve suzobhita ho rahe the / sudharmA sabhA meM unakA jo sukhakArI siMhAsana thA vaha usa samaya kampita huA / siMhAsana ke kampita hote hI ve krodha se prajvalita ho uThe / unake hoTha kA~pane lage / aisA lagA mAno unakA sArA zarIra agni kI bhAMti jvAlAmaya ho gayA hai / apanI car3hI huI bhRkuTi ke kAraNa ve dhUmaketu yukta zrAkAza kI taraha bhayaMkara lagane lage / madamasta hastI kI taraha unakA mukha tAmravarNIya ho gayA evaM uchalatI huI taraMgoM kI taraha unake lalATa para trivalI ho gyii| isI sthiti meM unhoMne apane zatrunAzaka vajra kI prora dekhA / ( zloka 244 - 250 ) unheM isa prakAra kupita dekhakara naigameSI nAmaka senApati uTha kara khar3e ho gae aura hAtha jor3akara kahane lage - he svAmI, Apake prAjJAvAhaka mere rahate ApakA Aveza kisa para hai ? sura-vasura caura I Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 36] manuSyoM meM na koI Apase bar3A hai na Apake samAna hai / ataH Apake prAsana kampita hone kA kAraNa vicAra kara Apa apane isa daNDadAnakArI sevaka ko Adeza deN| (zloka 251-253) senApati kI bAta sunakara indra ne usI kSaNa avadhijJAna se usI prakAra yaha avagata kiyA ki dvitIya tIrthaGkara kA janma humA hai jisa prakAra pravacana se dharma aura pradIpa se andhakAra meM bhI vastu avagata kI jAtI hai| ve socane lage-jambUdvIpa ke bharata varSa meM vinItA nAmaka nagarI meM jitazatra nAmaka rAjA kI vijayA devI ke garbha se isa avasarpiNI ke dvitIya tIrthaGkara utpanna hue haiM / isIlie merA Asana kampita huA hai| mujhe dhikkAra hai ki maiMne anya bAta socii| maiMne aizvarya matta hokara jo duSkRtya kiyA hai vaha mithyA ho| (zloka 254-258) aisA vicAra kara ve apanA siMhAsana pAda pITha aura pAdukA kA parityAga kara khar3e ho ge| phira tIrthaMkara jisa dizA kI ora haiM usa dizA kI ora prasthAna kara rahe haiM, isa prakAra kucha kadama bar3he aura dharatI para dAhinA gor3A rakhakara bAe~ gor3e ko kucha jhukA kara hAtha aura mastaka se bhUmi sparza kara svAmI ko namaskAra kiyaa| ve zakrastava se vandanA kara taTa se haTe hue samudra kI taraha lauTakara apane siMhAsana para baiTha ge| phira gRhastha jisa prakAra svajana ko kahate haiM usI prakAra tIrthaMkara janma kI kathA samasta devatAoM ko kahane ko aura utsava meM sammilita hone ko mAno mUrtimAna harSa hoM isa bhAMti romAMcita deha se indra ne nagameSI senApati ko Adeza diyaa| unhoMne indra kI prAjJA ko isa prakAra zirodhArya kara liyA jisa prakAra pipAsita vyakti jala ko grahaNa karatA hai| vahA~ se jAkara unhoMne sudharmA sabhA rUpa gAya ke gale kA eka yojana maNDala yukta sughoSA nAmaka ghaNTe ko tIna bAra bjaayaa| usa ghaNTe ke bajane para manthanakAlIna samudra se uThI dhvani ke jaise zabda se samasta vizva ke kAno meM atithi kI taraha mahAnanda utpanna kiyaa| isase gAya ke rambhAne para bachar3A bhI jaise rambhAne lagatA hai usI prakAra eka kama battIsa lakSa ghaNTe usI kSaNa baja utthe| una ghaNToM ke mahAnAda se samasta saudharma kalpa zabdAtamaya ho gyaa| battIsa lakSa vimAnoM ke nitya pramAdI devatA bhI usa zabda ko sunakara guphA meM nidrita siMha kI Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (37 taraha jAgrata ho utthe| indra kI prAjJA se kisI deva ne ghoSaNA rUpa nATaka kA nAndI rUpa sughoSA ghaNTA bajAyA hai isalie indra kI AjJA sUcaka ghoSaNA avazya sunanA ucita hai aisA socakara sabhI deva mana lagAkara sunane meM tatpara ho ge| ghaNTe kI AvAja banda hone para indra ke senApati meghamandra svara se isa prakAra bolane lage-he. saudharma svargavAsI devagaNa, mana lagAkara suno, svargapati indra pApako yaha Adeza de rahe haiM ki jambUdvIpa sthita bharata khaNDa ke ayodhyA nagara meM jitazatru rAjA kI rAnI vijayA rAnI ke garbha meM jagadguru aura vizva para kRpA karane vAle dvitIya tIrthaGkara kA vizva ke bhAgyodaya se Aja janma huaa| nija prAtmA ko pavitra karane ke lie janmAbhiSeka hetu parivAra sahita vahA~ jAnA ucita hai / ataH Apa saba svaRddhi aura bala sahita unake sAtha jAne ke lie yahAM ekatra ho jaaeN| megha garjana se jaise mayUra Anandita hotA hai usI prakAra ghoSaNA sunakara sabhI deva Anandita ho ge| usI samaya mAno svargIya pravahana ho aise vimAna meM baiThakara AkAza samudra atikrama karate hue devagaNa eka-eka kara indra ke sammukha prAkara upasthita ho ge| (zloka 259-280) __indra ne apane pAlaka nAmaka abhiyogika deva ko svAmI ke nikaTa jAne ke lie vimAna prastuta karo aisA Adeza diyaa| taba usane eka lakSa yojana dIrgha aura prazasta mAno dvitIya jambUdvIpa ho aisA pAMca sau yojana U~cA eka vimAna prastuta kiyaa| usake bhItara kI ratnamaya dIvAroM se mAno vaha taraMgita pravAla samudra hai, svarNa kalaza se mAno vikasita kamala samudra hai, dIrgha dhvaja vastroM se mAno deha para tilaka aMkita kiyA hai vicitra ratna zikharoM se mAno usane aneka mukuTa dhAraNa kie haiM, aneka ratna stambhoM se vaha mAno lakSmI hI hastiniyoM ke AlAna stambha yukta hai aura ramaNIya putaliyoM se mAno vaha dvitIya apsarAboM se yukta hai aisA laga rahA thaa| vaha vimAna tAla grahaNa karane vAle naTa kI taraha kiMkiNI jAla se maNDita thA, nakSatra sahita prakAza kI taraha muktA ke svastika se aMkita thA aura IhAmRga, azva, latA, manuSya, kinnara, hastI, haMsa, vanalatA aura padmalatA ke citroM se sajjita thA / mahAgiri se utarate samaya vistRta huI nirjhariNI kI taraMgoM kI taraha vimAna ke tIna prora sopAna zreNiyA~ thiiN| sopAna Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 38] zreNiyoM para indra kI prakhaNDa dhanuSa zreNiyoM ke mAno sahodara hoM aisI toraNa zreNiyA~ thiiN| usake nIce kA bhAga paraspara saMyukta kamala-mukha aura uttama dIpaka zreNI kI taraha samAna tala sampanna aura komala thaa| susparza yukta aura komala kAntiyukta paMcavarNIya citroM se vicitra hone se vaha bhUmi bhAga mAno mayUra paMkhoM se pAcchAdita ho isa prakAra zobhita ho rahA thaa| usake madhya bhAga meM mAno lakSmI kA krIr3AgRha ho, nagarI kA rAjagRha ho, aisA prekSAgRha maNDapa thaa| usake madhya lambAI aura caur3AI meM pATha yojana pramANa yukta aura U~cAI meM cAra yojana pramANa yukta eka eka maNi pIThikA thii| usa para aMgUThiyoM meM khacita vRhada mANikya kI taraha eka uttama siMhAsana thaa| usa siMhAsana para sthira zarada Rtu kI candrikA ke prasAra kA bhrama utpannakArI cA~dI kI taraha ujjvala eka caMdovA thaa| caMdove ke bIca meM eka vajramaya aMkuza laTaka rahA thaa| usake samIpa muktAkalaza ke hAra laTaka rahe the| usake cAroM konoM meM mAno usakI choTI bahaneM hoM aise arddha prAkAra vAle muktA kalaza ke cAra hAra laTaka rahe the| mRdu pavana meM ve hAra ISata Andolita ho rahe the mAno indra lakSmI ke krIr3A hiMDoloM kI zobhA ko ve hararaga kara rahe the| (zloka 281-298) ___ indra ke mukhya siMhAsana ke IzAna koNa meM, uttara dizA meM aura vAyavya koNa meM caurAsI hajAra sAmAnika devatAoM ke caurAsI hajAra ratnamaya bhadrAsana the| pUrva dizA meM indra kI indrANiyoM ke pATha prAsana the| ve isa prakAra suzobhita ho rahe the mAno lakSmI ke krIr3A karane kI mANikya vedikAe~ hoN| agni koNa meM abhyantara parSadA ke caudaha hajAra devatAoM ke pAsana the / naiRtya koNa meM bAhya parSadA ke solaha hajAra devatAoM ke prAsana the| indra ke siMhAsana ke pazcima meM sAta senApatiyoM ke sAta Asana kucha Uce sthAna para rakhe hue the aura samIpa hI cAroM dizAoM meM caurAsIcaurAsI hajAra prAtmarakSaka devatAoM ke prAsana the| (zloka 299-306) isa prakAra kA vimAna indra kI AjJA se turanta taiyAra kiyA gyaa| mana dvArA hI devatAoM kA iSTa siddha hotA hai arthAt icchA karane mAtra se hI vaha pUrNa ho jAtA hai| prabhu ke nikaTa jAne ko utsuka indra ne usI kSaNa alaGkAra paridhAnakArI uttara vaikriya rUpa Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (39 dhAraNa kiyaa| phira saundarya rUpI amRta kI latA ke samAna apanI prAThoM indrANiyA~ aura khUba bar3I nATaya-senA evaM gandharva senA sahita prAnandita citta se vimAna ko pradakSiNA dekara pUrva dvAra se ratnamaya sIr3hiyoM se hokara vimAna meM car3he aura madhya ke ratna siMhAsana para pUrva dizA kI ora mukhakara siMha jaise parvata zikhara kI zilA para baiThatA hai usI prakAra baiTha gae / kamalinI patroM para jaise haMsa baiThate haiM usI prakAra anukrama se indrANiyAM apane-apane Asana para baiTha gyiiN| (zloka 307-312) caurAsI hajAra sAmAnika devatA uttara dizA kI sIr3hiyoM se hokara vimAna para car3he aura apane-apane bhadrAsana para baiTha ge| ve rUpa meM indra ke pratibimba se laga rahe the| anya deva-deviyAM dakSiNa dizA kI sIr3hiyA~ car3hakara sva-sva yogya sthAna para upavezita ho gae / siMhAsana para baiThe indra ke Age jaise eka-eka indrANI maMgala kara rahI hoM aise ATha mAMgalika cle| phira chatra, jhArI aura pUrNa kumbhAdi cle| kAraNa, ye svarga rAjya ke cihna haiM aura chAyA kI taraha sAtha rahane vAle haiN| unake Age eka hajAra yojana U~cA mahAdhvaja claa| hajAroM choTI-choTI patAkAoM se vaha patrayukta vRkSa jisa prakAra zobhA pAtA hai usI prakAra zobhA pA rahA thaa| usake prAge indra ke pAMca senApati aura apane kArya meM apramAdI pAbhiyogika devagaNa cale / (zloka 313-319) - isa bhAMti asaMkhya Rddhisampanna devatA jinakI sevA meM niyukta haiM, cAraNagaNa jinakI Rddhi kI stuti kara rahe haiM, jinake sammukha nATya senA evaM gandharva senA nATya, gIta aura nRtya kara rahe haiM, pAMca senA vAhiniyAM jinake Age mahAdhvaja calA rahe haiM aura jo vAdita vAdyoM se brahmANDa ko guJjita kara rahe haiM aise indra saudharma devaloka kI uttara dizA se tiryaka patha se pAlaka vimAna se pRthvI para jAne kI icchA se ravAnA hue| koTi devatAmoM se paripUrNa vaha pAlaka vimAna mAno calamAna saudharma kalpa ho isa bhAMti zobhita ho rahA thaa| usakI gati mana kI gati se bhI drata thii| vaha vimAna asaMkhya dvIpa, samud atikrama kara saudharma kalpa se devatAoM ke lie krIr3A karane ke sthAna nandIzvara dvIpa jA phuNcaa| vahAM inda ne agnikoNa meM sthita ratikara parvata para jAkara vimAna ko choTA kiyaa| phira vahAM se yAtrA kara vimAna ko anukrama se choTA karate-karate jambU Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 40] dvIpa meM bharatakhaNDa kI vinItA nagarI meM Ae aura vimAna sahita svAmI kI parikramA de rahe hoM isa bhAva se parikramA dI / kAraNa, prabhu jaise svAmI jahAM rahate haiM vahAM kI bhUmi bhI vandanIya ho jAtI hai / phira sAmanta jisa prakAra rAja prAsAda meM praveza karate samaya nija vAhana ko eka ora khar3A kara dete haiM usI bhAMti vimAna ko IzAna koNa meM sthira kiyA aura kulIna dAsa kI taraha nija deha ko saMkucita kara bhakti sahita sUtikAgRha meM praveza kiyA / ( zloka 320-331) svanetroM ko dhanya mAnakara indra ne tIrthaGkara aura mAtA ko dekhane mAtra se praNAma kiyaa| phira donoM ko tIna pradakSiNA dekara namaskAra vandanA kara karabaddha hokara isa prakAra bole- nija udara meM ratna dhAraNa karane vAlI, vizva ko pavitra karane vAlI evaM jagaddIpaka putra kI janmadAtrI, he jaganmAtA ! maiM prApako praNAma karatA huuN| mA~, Apa hI dhanya haiM kyoMki Apane kalpavRkSa utpanna karane vAlI pRthvI kI taraha dvitIya tIrthaGkara ko janma diyA hai / mA~, maiM saudharma devaloka kA adhipati hUM / prabhu kA janmotsava karane ke lie yahAM AyA hUM / ataH Apa mujhe dekhakara DareM nahIM / ( zloka 332-336) aisA kahakara mAtA ko zravasvApinI nidrA meM nidrita kara tIrthaGkara kI eka anya prakRti nirmita kara unake pAsa sulA dI / indra ne pAMca rUpa dhAraNa kie| kAma rUpa eka hokara bhI aneka rUpa dhAraNa kara sakate haiN| eka rUpa se pulakita bane bhakti se mana kI taraha zarIra ko bhI zuddha kara, he bhagavan, zrAjJA dIjie, aisA kahakara gozIrSa rasa meM lipta nija hAthoM se prabhu ko grahaNa kiyA / dvitIya rUpa se pIche khar3e hokara parvata zikhara sthita pUrNimA ke candra kA bhrama utpannakArI sundara chatra prabhu ke mastaka ke Upara lagAyA / anya do rUpoM se donoM prora khar3e hokara mAno sAkSAt puNya samUha hoM aise do caMvara hAtha meM dhAraNa kie / antima pAMcaveM rUpa se pratihAra kI taraha vajra dhAraNa kiyaa| bAra-bAra grIvA ko ghumAkara ve prabhu ko dekhate hue Age-Age calane lage / bhramara jisa prakAra kamala ko ghera letA hai usI prakAra sAmAnika parSadA ke devagaraNa trayastriMza devatA aura anya sabhI devoM ne prabhu ko ghera liyA / phira indra prabhu kA janmotsava karane kI icchA se unheM hAthoM meM uThA Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [41 kara meruparvata kI mora ge| zabda sunakara mRga jisa prakAra mAge jAne ke lie paraspara dhakkA dekara daur3ate haiM devatA bhI usI prakAra prabhu ke pIche ahaMpUrvikA se (maiM pAge jAUMgA) daur3ane lge| (zloka 337-346) prabhu ko jo dUra se dekha rahe the unake dRSTipAta se samasta AkAza mAno vikasita nIlakamala se bhara gayA ho aisA pratIta ho ho rahA thaa| dhanavAna jisa prakAra apane dhana kI prora dRSTi rakhate haiM usI bhAMti devatA bhI bAra-bAra pAkara prabhu ko dekhane lge| bhIr3a ke kAraNa ve eka dUsare para girate hue paraspara dhakkAmukkI karate hue aise laga rahe the mAno samuda taraMga apane ghAtapratighAta meM ucchvalita ho rahA hai| AkAza meM indra rUpI vAhana para car3hakara jAne ke samaya bhagavAn ke prAge calamAna graha, nakSatra aura tAre puSpa samUha se lagane lge| eka muharta meM inda meruparvata ke zikhara sthita dakSiNa dizA kI ati pANDukavalA nAmaka zilA ke nikaTa pAe aura vahAM prabhu ko goda meM lekara pUrva dizA kI mora mukhakara ratna siMhAsana para baiTha ge| (zloka 347-352) usa samaya IzAna devaloka ke indra kA prAsana kampita huaa| unheM avadhijJAna se sarvajJa kA janma jJAta humaa| unhoMne bhI saudharmendra kI taraha siMhAsana kA parityAga kara pAMca-sAta kadama prabhu ke sUtikAgRha kI mora bar3hakara prabhu ko namaskAra kiyaa| unakI AjJA se laghu parAkrama nAmaka senApati ne ucca svara viziSTa mahAghoSa nAmaka ghaNTA bajAyA / usake zabda se aTThAisa lakSa vimAna isa prakAra gUja uThe jisa prakAra havA se ucchvalita maura agragAmI samudra ke zabda se taTa sthita parvata guphA gUja jAtI hai| subaha ke samaya zaGkhadhvani ke zabda se jisa prakAra nidrita rAjA jAgata hote haiM usI prakAra usa vimAna ke devatA usa ghaNTA nAda se jAgRta ho gae / mahAghoSA ghaNTe kA zabda jaba zAnta hunA taba senApati ne megha ke samAna gambhIra zabda se yaha ghoSaNA kI-jambUdvIpa meM bharata kSetra ke madhya bhAga meM vinItA nAmaka nagarI meM jitazatru rAjA kI vijayA rAnI ke garbha se dvitIya tIrthaGkara kA janma humA hai| unake janmAbhiSeka ke lie hamAre svAmI indu meruparvata para jaaeNge| ataH he devagaNa, prApa bhI svAmI ke sAtha jAne ke lie taiyAra ho jaae| isa ghoSaNA ko sunakara jisa prakAra mantra ke nAkarSaNa se mAkRSTa hokara manuSya Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 42] jAtA hai usI prakAra samasta devatA IzAna parvata ke nikaTa gae / phira hAtha meM trizUla lekara aneka ratnoM ke alaGkAra dhAraNa se calamAna ratna parvata tulya zveta vastradhArI puSpamAla pahane hue vRhad vRSabha ke vAhana yukta sAmAnika Adi karor3oM devatAoM dvArA sevita uttarArddha svarga ke adhipati IzAnendra ne puSpaka nAmaka vimAna meM baiTha kara dakSiNa dizA ke IzAna kalpa ke patha se parivAra sahita prasthAna kiyA / alpa samaya ke madhya hI ve prasaMkhya dvIpa samudroM kA pratikrama karate hue nandIzvara dvIpa zrA phuNce| vahAM unhoMne IzAna koNa ke ratikara parvata para sva vimAna ko hemanta Rtu ke dina kI taraha choTA kiyA / phira aura samaya naSTa na kara kramazaH vimAna ko choTA karate hue ziSya kI taraha namra hokara meruparvata sthita prabhu ke pAsa zrIe / (zloka 353-367) phira sanata kumAra, brahma, zukra aura prAraNata svarga ke indra ne bhI sughoSA ghaNTA bajAkara naigameSI deva dvArA devoM ko sandeza diyA / deva prAe / ve unake sAtha vimAna meM baiThakara zakrendra kI taraha uttara dizA ko rAha se nandIzvara dvIpa prAeM aura vahAM agnikoNa ke ratikara parvata para apane vimAna ko choTA kara usI kSaraNa vahAM se meru parvata para indra kI goMda meM sthita prabhu ke nikaTa pahu~ceM aura candra ke pAsa jisa prakAra nakSatra rahatA hai usI prakAra vahAM sthita ho gae / (zloka 368 - 370) mAhendra, lAntaka, sahasrAra aura pracyuta nAmaka indra ne bhI mahAghoSA ghaNTA bajavAkara laghu parAkrama senApati dvArA devatAtroM ko bulavAyA / unake sAtha vimAna meM baiThakara IzAnendra kI taraha ve bhI dakSiNa mArga se nandIzvara dvIpa zrAe aura vahIM IzAna kIraNa ke ratikara parvata para vimAna ko choTA kara jisa prakAra pathika vana ke puSpita aura phaloM ke bhAra se jhuke vRkSa kI ora jAte haiM usI prakAra meruparvata para prabhu ke nikaTa jA pahu~ce / (zloka 371-373) usI samaya dakSiNa zreNI ke alaGkAra tulya camara-caMcA putrI meM sudharmA sabhA ke madhya caramendra kA zrAsana kampita huA / ve avadhijJAna se tIrthaGkara ke pavitra janma se avagata hue / siMhAsana se uThakara sAta-ATha kadama tIrthaMGkara ke janmasthAna kI dizA meM zrAge bar3he aura unakI vandanA kii| unakI prajJA se tabhI duma nAmaka paidala vAhinI ke senApati ne susvarayukta zrIdhasvara nAmaka ghaNTA Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [43 bajAyA / usakA zabda zAnta hone para pUrvAnurUpa (IzAna loka ke senApati kI bhAMti ) druma ne ghoSaNA kI / isase sandhyA ke samaya pakSIgaNa jisa prakAra vRkSoM para lauTa prAte haiM usI prakAra samasta devatA caramendra ke pAsa Ae / indU ko prAjJA se unake abhiyogika devatAoM ne zrarddhalakSa yojana pramANa eka vimAna taiyAra karavAyA / pAMca sau yojana U~cA indradhvaja suzobhita vaha vimAna kUpraka ( mastUla) sahita jahAja-sA laga rahA thA / causaTha hajAra sAmAnika deva, taiMtIsa trAstriza devatA, cAra lokapAla, tIna parSadA, sAta vRhat sainyavAhinI ke sAta senApati, sAmAnika devatAoM ke cAra guraNA (arthAt 2,56,000) zrAtmarakSaka devatA, anya asura kumAra, deva aura devI, pAMca mahiSI aura anya parivAra sahita camarendra usa vimAna para car3e | kSaNamAtra meM ve nandIzvara dvIpa phuNce| vahAM unhoMne ratikara parvata para zakrendra kI taraha vimAna ko choTA kiyA ! phira gaMgA kA pravAha jisa prakAra pUrva samudra meM pahuMcatA hai usI prakAra zIghratA se ve meruparvata ke zikhara para prabhu caraNoM meM upasthita hue / ( zloka 374-384) uttara zreNI meM alaGkAra svarUpa valicaMcA nAmaka nagarI hai / vahAM vali nAmaka indra rAjya karate haiM / unakA siMhAsana kampita huA / avadhijJAna se ve arhat janma se avagata hue| phira mahAdruma nAmaka padAtika sevAvAhinI ke senApati ko prAdeza diyA / unakI zrAjJAnusAra mahaughasvara nAmaka ghaNTA unhoMne tIna bAra bajAyA / ghaNTe kA zabda banda hone para unhoMne asuroM ke kAnoM ke lie amRta tulya dvitIya tIrthaGkara ke janma kI sUcanA sunaaii| yaha sunakara samasta deva usI prakAra valIndra ke pAsa zrAe jisa prakAra megha garjana ko sunakara haMsa mAnasarovara para jAtA hai / sATha hajAra sAmAnika devatA isake cAra guNA ( 2,40,000) prAtmarakSaka devatA camarendra ke sAtha jitane devatA zrIra parivAra kI saMkhyA thI utane hI deba aura parivAra sahita camarendra kI hI taraha vRhada aura samasta sAdhana sampanna vimAna meM baiThakara ve nandIzvara dvIpa ke ratikara parvata praya apane vimAna ko choTA kara meruparvata ke zikhara para prabhu ke nikaTa Ae / (zloka 385-390) phira nAgakumAra, vidyutkumAra, suparNakumAra, agnikumAra, vAyukumAra, udadhikumAra, dvIpakumAra aura dikkumAra nAmaka dakSiNa Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 44] zreNI meM rahane vAle devaloka ke adhIzvara yathAkrama se dharaNendra, hari, vasudeva, pragnizikha, velamba, sughoSa, jalakAnta, pUrNa aura zramita nAmaka indra aura uttara zreNI ke bhUtAnanda, harizikha, veNudhArI, agnimAnava, prabhaMjana, mahAghoSa, jalaprabha, avaziSTa aura amitavAhana indra kA zrAsana kampita hone se pravadhijJAna dvArA ve arhat ke janma se avagata hue / dharaNendrAdi kA ghaNTA bhadrasena nAmaka senApati aura bhUtAnandAdi kA ghaNTA dakSa nAmaka senApati ne bjvaayaa| isase ubhaya zreNI ke meghasvara, krauJcasvara, haMsasvara, maMjusvara, nandIsvara, nandIghoSa, susvara, madhusvara aura maMjughoSa nAmaka ghaNTe baja uThe / ghaNTe kI AvAja sunakara usa bhuvanapati ke ubhayazreNI ke devatA isa prakAra apane-apane indra ke pAsa Ae jisa prakAra azva apaneapane sthAna ko cale jAte haiM / indra kI prAjJA se unake grAbhiyogika devagaraNa ratna aura svarNa ke vicitra aura pAMca sau hajAra yojana vistArayukta vimAna aura prar3hAI sau yojana U~cA indradhvaja taiyAra kiyA / pratyeka indra kI chaha mahiSiyAM chaha hajAra sAmAnika devatA isake cAra guNA (24000 ) aMgarakSaka devatA zrIra camarendra kI taraha anya trAstrizAdi devatA sahita nija-nija vimAna meM baiThakara meruparvata para prabhu ke nikaTa aae| ( zloka 391-402 ) pizAca, bhUta, yakSa, rAkSasa, kinnara, kiMmpuruSa, mahoraga zrIra gandharva ke adhipati kAla, svarUpa, pUrNabhadra, bhIma, satpuruSa, pratikAya aura gItarati nAmaka dakSiNa zreNI para nivAna karane vAle va mahAkAla, pratirUpa, mariNabhadra, mahAbhIma, kimpuruSa, mahApuruSa, mahAkAya va gItavazA nAmaka uttara zreNI meM nivAsa karane vAle isa prakAra ubhayazreNI ke adhipati sva zrAsana kampita hone se prabhu janma se avagata hue| donoM hI ne apane prapane senApati dvArA maMjusvarA * maMjughoSa nAmaka ghaNTA bajavAyA / ghaNTe kA zabda banda hone para senApatiyoM ne prabhu ke janma kI ghoSaNA kii| isase pizAca Adi vyantara devagaraNoM kA samUha apane-apane indu ke nikaTa AyA / usa indU ke nikaTa trAstriza aura lokapAla nAmaka deva nahIM the / kAraNa, unake nikaTa sUrya candra kI taraha trAyastraza aura lokapAla devatA nahIM rahate / pratyeka indra apane cAra cAra hajAra sAmAnika devatA bhaura solaha hajAra prAtmarakSaka devatA sahita zrAbhiyogika Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [45 devatAoM dvArA nirmita vimAna meM baiThakara meruparvata para prabhu ke nikaTa prAe / (zloka 403-411) isa prakAra dakSiNa aura uttara zreNI para rahane vAle araNapanikAdika vAraNa vyantaroM ke sATha-pATha samUha ke solaha inda ne bhI pizAcAdi indra kI taraha Asana kampita hone se avadhijJAna se bhagavAn kA janma avagata kiyaa| unhoMne bhI apane-apane senApati ko maMjusvara aura maMjughoSa nAmaka ghaNTe bajAne ko kahA aura prabhu ke janma kI ghoSaNA kii| phira ve Abhiyogika devoM dvArA nirmita vimAna meM baiThakara apane apane vyantara deva aura pUrvavata parivAra sahita meruparvata para prabhu ke nikaTa paae| (zloka 412-416) ___asaMkhya candra-sUrya bhI apane-apane parivAra sahita jisa prakAra putra pitA ke pAsa Ate haiM usI prakAra prabhu ke nikaTa pAe / samasta svatantra indra bhakti ke kAraNa paratantra kI taraha prabhu kA janmotsava karane ke lie meruparvata para paae| (zloka 417) usa samaya gyAraha aura bArahaveM devaloka ke acyuta nAmaka indra ne snAna karAne kA dravya lAne ke lie pAbhiyogika devatAoM ko prAdeza diyaa| ve IzAna dizA kI ora jAkara U~ce prakAra kA vaikriya samudghAta kara sone kA, cAMdI kA, ratna kA, sonA aura cAMdI kA, sonA aura ratna kA, cAMdI aura ratna kA, sonA-cAMdI paura ratna kA, aura miTTI ke pratyeka prakAra ke 1008 (arthAt samasta prakAra ke 2064) kalaza taiyAra kie| sAtha hI itanI hI saMkhyA meM jhAriyAM, darpaNa, choTI-choTI kaToriyAM, Dibbe, ratna karaNDikA auraH phUladAniyAM usI samaya taiyAra kii| aisA lagA mAno ye sabhI vastueM bhaNDAra meM rakhI huI thiiN| kevala bAhara nikAlanA par3A hai| ve sphUrti bhare deva kalazoM ko lie isa prakAra kSIra samudra gae jisa prakAra ramariNayAM jala bhara kara lAne ke lie sarovara taTa para jAtI haiN| mAno ve maMgala zabda kara rahe hoM isa prakAra ke buda-buda zabdakArI kalazoM ko kSIrodaka se pUrNa kiyaa| una logoM ne puNDarIka, padma, kumuda, utpala, sahasrapatra, zatapatra jAti ke kamala bhI todd'e| vahAM se ve puSkaravara samudra bhI ge| yAtrIgaNa jisa bhAMti dvIpoM se dravya saMgraha karate haiM usI prakAra unhoMne vahAM se nIla kamalAdi grahaNa kie| bharata va airAvata kSetra ke magadhAdi tIrthoM ke jala bhI unhoMne lie / saMtapta pathika kI taraha gaMgAdi nadI aura Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 46] padmAdi draha se unhoMne miTTI, jala aura kamala lie| samasta kUla parvata se, samasta vaitADhaya parvata se, samasta vijaya se, samasta madhyavartI parvatoM se, deva kuru aura uttara kuru se, sumeru parvata kI paridhi meM sthita bhadrazAla, mandana, somanasa aura pANDuka vana se aura isI bhAMti malaya, dadura prAdi parvatoM se zreSTha-zreSTha auSadhi, gandha, puSpa aura sarasoM una logoM ne grahaNa kii| vaidya jisa prakAra auSadhi ekatra karatA hai, gandhI sugandhita padArtha, usI prakAra devatAoM ne sabhI vastueM ekatra kii| taduparAnta sAdara saba vastuoM ke lie ve itanI drutagati se svAmI ke nikaTa pAe mAno ve acyuttendra ke mana ke sAtha-sAtha spardhA kara rahe hoN| (zloka 418-434) acyutendra ne dasa hajAra sAmAnika devatA, letIsa trAyastriza devatA, sAta sainyavAhinI, unake sAta senApati paura cAlIsa hajAra mAtmarakSaka devatA sahita uttarIya vastra dhAraNa kara prabhu ke samIpa jAkara unheM puSpAMjali dekara candana se cacita aura bikasita kamaloM se pAcchAdita eka hajAra mATha kalaza lie phira bhakti se pAnata svayaM kI taraha mAnatamukha kalazoM se prabhu kA abhiSeka karanA prArambha kiyA / yadyapi vaha jala pavitra thA phira bhI svarNAlaGkAroM meM maNi jisa prakAra adhika prakAzita hotI hai usI prakAra prabhu ke samparka se jala aura bhI pavitra ho gyaa| jaladhArA kI dhvani se kalaza se zabda bAhara nikala rahe the| lagatA thA mAno ve snAtra vidhi kA mantra pATha kara rahe hoN| kumbha se girate jala kA pravAha prabhu kI lAvaNya saritA meM milakara triveNI saMgama ko prakAzita kara rahA thaa| prabhu ke suvarNa aura gore varSa meM prasArita vaha jala svarNamaya hemavanta parvata ke kamala khaNDa meM prasArita gaMgA jala kI taraha zobhA pA rahA thaa| samasta zarIra meM phaile usa manohara aura nirmala jala ke kAraNa prabhu ne vastra dhAraNa kara rakhA ho aise laga rahe the / vahA~ bhakti-bhAva se prAkula devatAoM meM se koI chatra dhAraNa kara rahe the| koI caicara DulA rahe the| koI dhUpadAna lie khar3e the / koI puSpagandha grahaNa kara rahe the| koI jaya-jaya zabda kara rahe the| koI hAtha meM daNDa lie tarya bajA rahe the| koI zaGkha bajA rahe the| isase unake gale aura mukha phUla uThe the| koI kAMsya jhAMjha bajA rahe the / koI akhaNDita ratnadaNDa se jhAlara bajA rahe / koI DamarU bajA rahe the| koI DiNDima pITa rahe the| koI nartakI kI taraha tAla sura sahita Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [47 1 / ucca koTi kA nRtya kara rahe the| koI viTa (dhUrta) aura ceTa (bhAMDa) kI taraha ha~sAne ke lie vicitra prakAra kI ceSTA kara rahe the / koI vyavasthita rUpa se gAyaka kI bhAMti gIta gA rahe the / koI gvAle kI taraha cillAkara gA rahe the / koI battIsa pAtroM ke nATaka kA abhinaya dikhA rahe the / koI gira rahe the, koI kUda rahe the, koI ratna varSA kara rahe the, koI svarNavRSTi kara rahe the, koI zralaMkAra barasA rahe the / koI kapUra, candana ityAdi ke cUrNa utkSipta kara rahe the / koI mAlya, phala, phUla barasA rahe the / koI caturatApUrvaka cala rahe the, koI siMhanAda kara rahe the / koI azva kI taraha hinahinA rahe the koI hastI kI taraha ciMghAr3a rahe the / koI rathaM cakra kI dhvani kara rahe the / koI tIna nAda (hrasva, dIrgha aura lupta) kara rahe the / koI pAda prahAra se mandarAcala ko kampita kara rahe the koI capeTAghAta se pRthvI ko cUrNa kara rahe the / koI Ananda ke Adhikya meM bAra-bAra kolAhala kara raheM the / koI maNDala taiyAra kara rAsa kara rahe the / koI zragni meM jala rahe hoM aisA vibhrama paidA kara rahe the| koI kautukaM se zabda kara rahe the / koI megha kI taraha khUba jIra se garaja rahe the| koI vidya uta kI taraha camaka rahe the / isa prakAra devagaraNa sAnanda aneka prakAra ke khela khela rahe the / usI samaya acyutendra ne prAnandapUrvaka bhagavAna kA abhiSeka kiyA / (zloka 435-459) niSkapaTa bhakti sampanna indra nai mastaka para mukuTa kI taraha donoM hAthoM se aMjali kara jora-jora se jaya-jaya zabda uccAraNa kiyA / phira catura saMvAhaka kI taraha sukha-sparza hAthoM se devadRSya vastra dvArA prabhu kA zarIra poMchA / naTa jisa prakAra nATake karatA hai usI bhAMti ve devatAoM ko lekara prabhu ke sAmane abhinaya karane lage / taduparAnta prAraNAcyuta kalpa ke indra ne gazIrSa candana ke rasa se prabhu kA vilepana kiyA / divya aura bhUmi se udgata puSpoM se prabhu kI pUjA kii| rajata ke svaccha zraura prakhaNDa prakSertI se prabhu ke sammukha kumbha, bhadrAsana, darpaNa, zrIvatsa, svastika, nandAvarta, vardhamAna aura matsya yugala ina ATha mAMgalikoM kI racanA kI / sAndhya prakAza kI kaNikA kI taraha paMcavarNIya puSpoM ke sambhAra prabhu ke sammukha rakhe / vaha sambhAra ghuTane taka Dhaka jAeM aisA thA / dhUmra rekhA se mAno svarga ko toraNayukta kara rahe hoM isa bhAMti Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 48] unhoMne dhUpAgni ko prajvalita kiyA / dhUpadAna UMcA karate samaya devagaraNa vAdya bajA rahe the / vaha vAdya dhvani aisI laga rahI thI mAno vaha ucca dhvanikArI mahAghoSa ghaNTe ko bhI parAjita kara rahI ho / phira jyotirmaNDalI kI lakSmI kA anusaraNa karane vAlI aura ucca zikhA maNDalayukta bhAratI kara sAta-ATha kadama pIche haTakara praNAma kara romAMcita zarIra se pracyutendra ne isa bhAva se stuti kI - ( zloka 460 - 470 ) he prabho, zuddha svarNa khaNDa-sI dyuti se prakAza ko prAcchAdana karane vAlA aura prakSAlana binA pavitra ApakA zarIra kisa para AkSepa na kareM ? ( arthAt anya kI tulanA meM ApakA zarIra sugandhita padArthoM ke vilepana binA hI nitya sugandhita hai / ) isase deviyoM ke netra mandAramAlA kI taraha bhramara se ho jAte haiM / ( arthAt jaise mandAra puSpoM kI mAlA para bhauMre ma~DarAte haiM usI prakAra devAMganAoM kI prAkheM Apake zarIra para phirA karatI haiM / ) he nAtha, divya amRta ke rasAsvAda ke poSaNa se mAno naSTa ho gayA ho aise roga rUpI sarpa-samUha ApakI deha meM praveza nahIM kara sakate / ( arthAt Apake zarIra para kisI roga kA asara nahIM hotA hai / ) darparaNa tala meM lIna prativimba jaise Apake zarIra para sveda pravAhita honA kyA sambhava hai ? ( arthAt Apake zarIra meM kabhI pasInA nahIM zrAtA / ) he vItarAga, ApakA antaHkaraNa hI kevala rAga rahita nahIM hai ApakI deha kA rakta bhI dugdha-sA zveta hai / prApake anya lakSaNa pRthvI se svatantra haiM yaha maiM kaha sakatA hUM / kAraNa ApakA mAMsa bhI utkRSTa hai / zravIbhatsa zrora zveta hai / jala aura sthala utpanna puSpamAsyoM ko chor3akara bhramara Apake nizvAsa kI sugandha kA hI anusaraNa karate haiM / ApakI saMsAra sthiti bhI lokottara aura camatkArI hai / kAraNa ApakA zrAhAra-vihAra (zauca kriyA) khoM se dikhAI nahIM detA / ( zloka 471-478) isa bhAMti indU ne unakI atizaya garbhita bhAva-stuti kI zrIra kucha pIche haTakara khar3e ho ge| vahA~ ve prabhu bhakti sampanna hokara unakI sevA karane ke lie yukta kara se sthita ho gae / taba avaziSTa bAsaTha indroM ne bhI apane prapane parivAra sahita pracyutend kI taraha prabhu kA abhiSeka kiyA / prabhiSeka ke pazcAt stuti Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [49 namaskAra kara kucha pIche haTakara hAtha jor3akara dAsa kI taraha prastuta hokara upAsanA karane lge| (zloka 479-481) . saudharma devaloka ke indra kI taraha IzAna kalpa ke indra ne bhI atyanta bhakti sampanna apanI deha se pAMca rUpa dhAraNa kie / eka rUpa se arddhacandrAkRti ati pANDukavalA nAmaka zilA para IzAna kalpa kI taraha siMhAsana para baitthe| jina-bhakti meM prayatnazIla unhoMne prabhu ko zakendra kI goda se apanI goda meM isa prakAra liyA jisa bhAMti kisI ko eka ratha se dUsare ratha meM liyA jAtA hai / dvitIya rUpa se unhoMne prabhu ke mastaka para chatra dhAraNa kiyaa| tRtIya aura caturtha rUpa se ve prabhu ke donoM ora ca~vara lekara ilAne lage aura paJcama rUpa se hAtha meM trizUla lekara jagatpati ke sammukha khar3e ho ge| usa samaya udAra prAkRti sampanna pratihArI kI taraha khUba sundara laga rahe the| taduparAnta usI IzAna kalpa ke indra ne apane prAbhiyogika devatAnoM dvArA tatkSaNa abhiSeka ke upakaraNa mNgvaae| unhoMne bhagavAn ke cAroM ora mAno sphaTika mariNa ke dvitIya parvata hoM isa prakAra sphaTikamaya cAra vRSoM kA nirmANa kiyA / una cAra vRSabhoM ke pATha zRgoM se candramA kI ujjvala kiraNoM-sI jala kI pATha dhArA niklii| ve dhArAeM Upara hI milakara jagatpati ke ke samudra samAna mastaka para girane lgiiN| isa prakAra unhoMne anya prakAra se prabhu kA abhiSeka kiyA kyoMki zaktimAna puruSa kavi kI taraha vibhinna prakAra kI racanA se, bhAva-bhaMgimA se svayaM ko prakaTa karate haiN| acyutendra kI taraha unhoMne bhI mArjana, vilepana, pUjA, aSTamaMgala, Alekhana evaM prAratI Adi vidhipUrvaka kii| phira zakrastava se jagatpati ko vandanA-namaskAra kara prAnanda se gadgad svara meM isa prakAra stuti kI (zloka 482-493) he tribhuvana nAtha, vizvavatsala, puNyalatA ko udgata karane meM navIna, meghatulya he jagatprabho, ApakI jaya ho / he svAmI ! jisa prakAra parvata se nadI-dhArA nikalatI hai, pRthvI ko prasanna karane ke lie Apa vijaya nAmaka vimAna se avatarita hue haiN| mokSa rUpI vRkSa ke mAno bIja hoM aise ujjvala tIna jJAna (mati, zruta, avadhi) jala kI zItalatA kI taraha prApako janma se hI prApta haiN| he tribhuvanezvara, darpaNa ke pratibimba kI taraha jo Apako hRdaya meM Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 50] dhAraNa karate haiM unake sammukha saba prakAra kI lakSmI sadaiva khar3I rahatI hai / bhayaMkara karma rUpI vyAdhi se pIr3ita prANiyoM ko rogamukta karane ke lie usake bhAgyodaya se hI Apa vaidya ke samAna utpanna hue haiM / he svAmI, marubhUmi ke pathika kI taraha Apake darzana rUpI amRta ke uttama svAda se mujhe jarA bhI tRpti nahIM hotI / he prabho, jisa prakAra sArathI se ratha aura karNadhAra se naukA ThIka prakAra calatI hai usI prakAra Apake utpanna hone se jagat ke adhivAsI satpatha para caleMge / he bhagavan, Apake caraNa kamaloM kI sevA kA suyoga pAkara merA aizvarya aba kRtArtha ho gayA / isa prakAra eka sau ATha zlokoM se unhoMne prabhu kI stuti kii| ( zloka 494 - 502) phira pUrva kI taraha indra ne pAMca rUpa dhAraNa kie| eka rUpa se unhoMne prabhu ko hAthoM meM liyA, dUsare rUpa meM prabhu ke mastaka para chatra dhAraNa kiyaa| tIsare aura cauthe rUpa se hAthoM meM caMvara liyA aura paMcama rUpa se vajra lekara prabhu ke sammukha khar3e ho gae / taduparAMta nija icchAnusAra ve namrAtmA yathAyogya parivAra sahita vinItA nagarI meM jitazatru rAjA ke ghara aae| vahAM unhoMne vijayA devI mAtA ke nikaTa rakhe tIrthaGkara bimba ko uThA liyA aura tIrthaGkara ko sulA diyA / unhoMne prabhu ke mastaka ke pAsa sUrya-candra ke samAna ujjvala yugma kuNDala aura zItala evaM komala devadRSya vastra rakhe / candrAtapa meM prakAza se utaratI kiraNa kI taraha jhilamilAtA suvarNa kaMkaraNayukta susajjita zrIdAma gaNDa bAMdhA / prabhu ke netroM ko zrAnandita karane ke lie maNiratna sahita hAra aura arddhahAra vahAM laTakAe / phira candra jisa prakAra kumudinI kI, sUrya jisa prakAra padminI kI nidrA haraNa kara lete haiM usI prakAra unhoMne vijaya devI kI pradatta nidrA haraNa kara lI / indra kI AjJA se kubera kI sUcanA ke anusAra jRmbhaka jAti ke devatAoM ne jitazatru rAjA ke ghara meM usI samaya battIsa koTi mUlya ke suvarNa, raupya aura ratnoM ko pRthak pRthak vRSTi kii| battIsa nandabhadrAsana barasAe / manyaMga kalpavRkSa kI taraha vastra auaura bhadrazAlika vana se cuna-cunakara lAe gae hoM aise patra - puSpa zraura phaloM kI cAroM ora vRSTi kii| citrAMga nAmaka kalpavRkSa kI taraha unhoMne vicitra varNoM ke puSpoM kI vRSTi kI / elAdi cUrNa ko ur3Akara le jA sake aisI dakSiNI havA kI taraha gandhavRSTi aura pavitra cUrNa kI vRSTi kii| jisa prakAra Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [51 puSkarAvarta megha vRSTi karatA hai usI prakAra prati udAra vasudhArA kI vRSTi kii| phira zakendra ko AjJA se unake pAbhiyogika devoM ne yaha ghoSaNA kI he vaimAnika, bhuvanapati, jyotiSka aura vyantara devagaNa, tuma saba sAvadhAna hokara suno, jo arhat aura arhat mAtA kA azubha karane kI icchA karegA usakA mastaka arjaka (tulasI) kI maMjarI. kI taraha sAta prakAra se cheda diyA jaaegaa| (zloka 503-519) udhara anya indra devatAoM ke sAtha prAnanda bhare hRdaya se meru parvata se nandIzvara dvIpa ge| saudharmendra bhI bhagavAn ko namaskAra kara jitazatru rAjA ke ghara se nikale aura usI samaya nandIzvara dvIpa ge| unhoMne dakSiNa aMjanAdri ke zAzvata caitya meM zAzvata arhata pratimA ke sammukha aSTAhnikA mahotsava kiyA / unake cAra lokapAloM ne aMjanAdri ke cAroM ora cAra dadhimukha parvata para sthita caitya meM AnandapUrvaka utsava kiyA / IzAnendra ne uttara aMjanAdri parvata sthita zAzvata caitya meM zAzvata jina-pratimAnoM ke sammukha aSTAhnikA mahotsava kiyaa| unake cAra lokapAloM ne aMjanAdri ke cAroM dizAoM meM cAra dadhimukha parvata caitya meM RSabhAdi pratimAoM kA utsava kiyaa| camarendra ne pUrva aMjanAdri para aura valindra ne pazcima aMjanAdri para aSTAhnikA mahotsava kiyaa| camarendra ke lokapAloM ne pUrva aMjanAdi ke cAroM ora dadhimukha parvatoM para aura valInda ke lokapAloM ne pazcima aMjanAdi kI cAroM dizAoM meM sthita cAra dadhimakha parvatoM para sthita caityoM meM jina-pratimAnoM kA utsava kiyaa| (zloka 520-528) usa rAtri meM prabhu janma ke pazcAt vaijayantI devI ne bhI gaMgA jisa prakAra svarNa kamala ko utpanna karatI hai usI prakAra sukhapUrvaka eka putra ko janma diyaa| (zloka 529) patnI aura bhrAtRvadhU vijayA aura vaijayantI ke parivAra ne rAjA jitazatru ke parivAra ko samvarddhanA dii| samvaddhita hokara rAjA ne bhI unheM isa bhAMti puraskAra diyA jisase unake kula meM bhI lakSmI kAmadhenu kI taraha avicchinna ho gaI / usa samaya unakA zarIra isa prakAra praphullita ho gayA jaise megha ke prAgamana se sindhu nadI aura candramA ke Agamana se samudra praphullita hotA hai / rAjA ne pRthvI se dhairya, AkAza se prasannatA aura pavana se tRpti prApta kii| Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 52] unhoMne usI samaya apane kArAgAra ke dvAra unmukta kara die / yahAM taka ki apane zatruoM ko bhI mukta kara diyaa| phalataH bandhana kevala hastI Adi ko hI rahA / inda jisa prakAra zAzvata jina-bimboM kI pUjA karate haiM usI prakAra rAjA ne bhI jina-mandira meM jAkara jina-mUrti kI adbhuta pUjA kI / yAcakoM meM sva-para kA bheda na kara unheM dhana dAna se prasanna kiyaa| kAraNa, udyata meghoM kI jaladhAra sava para samAna varSA karatI hai| khaTe se khule gAya-vatsa kI taraha uchalane vAle vidyArthiyoM ke sAtha adhyApaka sUtramAtRkA kA pATha karate hue vahAM paae| kahIM brAhmaNoM kI vedocita mantra kI ucca dhvani hone lagIM, kahIM lagnAdi ke vicAra se utkRSTa muhUrta sambandhI uktiyAM hone lgiiN| kahIM kulIna kAminiyoM kA samUha harSa utpannakArI dhvani meM gIta gAne lgiiN| kahIM vIrAMganAoM kI maMgala gItadhvani sunAI par3ane lgii| kahIM bandiyoM kI kalyANa kalpanA ke samAna mahAkolAhala hone lgaa| kahIM cAraNa Adi kA sundara dvipathaka-AzIrvAda dhvani sunAyI par3ane lagI to kahIM ceTaka (sevaka) harSa janya ucca svara meM bAta cIta karane lage to kahIM yAcakoM ke Agamana se ugra bane char3IdAroM kA kolAhala sunAyI dene lgaa| isa bhAMti varSAkAlIna megha se bhare AkAza se uThe garjana kI taraha rAjagaha ke pratyeka prAMgana meM vibhinna prakAra ke zabda prasArita hone lge| (zloka 530-542) nagarajana kahIM kUkuma Adi kA lepa karane lge| kahIM koI rezamI vastra pahanane lage, kahIM koI divya mAlya ke alaGkAroM se alaMkRta hone lage / kahIM kapUra DAle pAna se loga prasanna hone lge| kahIM ghara ke prAMgana meM kucha kukuma chir3akane lge| kahIM nIla kamala kI taraha muktA ke svastika aMkita karane lge| kahIM kucha navIna kadalI vRkSa ke stambhoM para patroM kI jhAlara laTakAne lage to kahIM patroM kI jhAlara ke donoM ora ve svarNa kumbha rakhane lge| usI samaya sAkSAt Rtu lakSmI-sI phUloM se gumphita veNIyukta puSpamAlAoM se kavarI ko veSTita kie gale meM hilatI huI puSpamAlya pahane nagara kI gandharva sundariyAM devAMganAoM kI taraha tAlasvara sahita gIta gAne lgiiN| rabna ke karNAbharaNa, bhujabandha, kaNThahAra, kaMkaraNa aura nupUroM se ve ratna parvata kI deviyoM kI taraha zobhA pA rahI thiiN| usI samaya nagara kI kulavatI striyAM bhI pavitra dUrvA Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [53 sahita pUrNa pAtra hAtha meM lie vahAM Ane lgiiN| ve kusumbI raMga ke sundara uttarIya vastra ke prAvaraNa se prAvRtta hone se sAndhya megha ke prAvRtta pUrvadika lakSmI ke mukha kI zobhA haraNa kara rahI thiiN| kukuma ke aMgarAga se zarIra kI zobhA ko bar3hAtI huI ve isa prakAra zobhita ho rahI thIM jisa prakAra vikasita kamala vana ke parAga se nadI suzobhita hotI hai| unakA mastaka prAnata evaM netra dharatI kI pora nibaddha hone para bhI aisI laga rahI thIM mAno ve iryA samiti kA pAlana karatI haiM aura phira nirmala vastroM se nirmala aura zIlavatI ho gaI haiN| . . (zloka 543-553) kucha sAmanta akSata jaise muktA bhare pAtra rAjA ke maMgala ke lie rAjA ke pAsa lAne lge| mahaddhika deva jaise inda ke nikaTa Ate haiM usI bhAMti parama Rddhi sampanna kucha sAmanta rAjA ratnoM ke alaMkAra samUha lie jitazatru rAjA ke pAsa jAne lge| kucha sAmanta mAno kadalI tantu se athavA kamalanAla ke tantuoM se bune hoM aise mahAmUlya vastra lekara rAjA ke nikaTa ge| kucha sAmantoM ne jRmbhaka devatAoM dvArA barasAyI vasudhArA-sI suvarNarAzi rAjA ko upahAra meM dii| kucha sAmantoM ne diggajoM ke yuvarAjA ho aise zoryasampanna madamatta hastI rAjA ko bheMTa kie aura kucha uccaizravA ke bandhu-se yA sUryAzvoM ke anuja hoM aise uttama azva rAjA ko arpaNa kie / harSa bhare hRdaya kI taraha yadyapi rAjamahala kA caurAstA bahuta vizAla thA phira bhI aneka rAjAno dvArA upahAra svarUpa vAhanoM ke kAraNa choTA lagane lgaa| rAjA ne sabako prasanna rakhane ke lie sabake upahAra grahaNa kie anyathA jisakA putra devAdhideva hai bhalA usake ghara kaisA prabhAva ? (zloka 554-562) . rAjA ke Adeza se sthAna-sthAna para devatAoM ke vimAna jaise maMca prastuta kie gae / pratyeka gaha aura aTTAlikAoM para ratnoM ke vAsanoM ke toraNa bAMdhe ge| aisA laga rahA thA mAno Agata devatAmoM ko cauMkAne ke lie jyotiSka devatA vahA~ sthita hue haiN| pratyeka patha para dhUla na ur3e isalie kezara-jala barasAyA gayA thaa| vaha aisA laga rahA thA mAno bhUmi para maGgala sUcaka vilepana kiyA gayA hai| nagara ke sthAna-sthAna para nATaka, saMgIta aura vAdya dhvani sunI jAne lgii| rAjA ne dasa dinoM ke lie Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 54] nagara kara aura daNDa sthagita kara diyA aura sainikoM kA prAgamana niruddha kara usa utsava ko sampanna kiyaa| (zloka 563-567) taduparAnta rAjA ne apane putra tathA bhrAta putra ke nAmakaraNa kA utsava karane kI AjJA sevakoM ko pradAna kii| unhoMne moTe aura aneka tahadAra vastroM se eka maNDapa nirmita krvaayaa| aisA laga rahA thA mAno vaha rAja bhaya se sUrya kiraNa ko andara jAne se roka rahA thaa| usake pratyeka stambha ke nikaTa aneka kadalI stambha zobhita ho rahe the| ve mAno puSpa kaliyoM se prAkAza meM padmavana ko vistArita kara rahe haiM aise laga rahe the| vahAM vicitra pUSpoM se puSpasagaha nirmita kiyA gyaa| aisA laga rahA thA mAno Arakta madhukarI kI bhAMti lakSmI ne vahAM pAzraya liyA hai| haMsa pAlakoM se gumphita aura ruI bhare kASThAsanoM se vaha maNDapa nakSatroM bhare AkAza-sA sanAtha pratIta ho rahA thaa| jisa prakAra abhiyogika deva indra ke vimAna kA nirmANa karate haiM usI prakAra sevakoM ne usI muhUrta meM rAjA kA maNDapa taiyAra kara diyaa| phira maGgala dravya hAthoM meM lie prAnandamanA strI-puruSa jaba vahA~ pAe char3IdAra unheM yathA sthAna baiThAne lage aura adhikArIgaNa kukuma ke aGgarAga se tAmbUla aura puSpamAlAoM se sva-bandhu kI taraha unakA sammAna karane lge| usI samaya madhura svara meM maGgala vAdya bajane lge| kulIna striyAM maGgala gIta gAne lgiiN| brAhmaNa pavitra mantroccAraNa karane lage aura gandharvAdi 'vaddhita ho, vaddhita ho' kahate hue gIta gAne lge| cAraNa-bhAToM ne binA tAla ke jaya-jaya zabda kiyaa| unakI ucca pratidhvani aisI laga rahI thI mAno sArA manDapa hI vArtAlApa kara rahA hai| jaba se yaha bAlaka garbha meM AyA taba se usakI mA~ ko pAsoM ke khela meM maiM harA na sakA isIlie rAjA ne usakA nAma ajita rakhA aura apane bhrAtRputra kA sagara aisA pavitra nAma rakhA / aneka uttama lakSaNoM se zobhAnvita pRthvI ke uddhAra karane kI zakti dhAraNa karane vAle mAno donoM rAjA ko do bhujAeM haiM aise donoM kumAroM ko dekhakara rAjA akhaNDa Ananda ko prApta hue, mAno ve amRta pAna meM nimagna ho (zloka 568-581) dvitIya sarga samApta Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [55 tRtIya sarga indra kI prAjJA se prAgata pAMcoM dhAtriyAM prabhu kA evaM rAjA kI AjJA se prAgata dhAtriyA~ sagara kumAra kA lAlana-pAlana karane lgiiN| indra ne ajita prabhu ke hasta kamala ke aMgUThe meM amRta kA saMcAra kara diyA thaa| ataH ve usI kA pAna karane lage kAraNa tIrthaMkara stana-pAna nahIM krte| (zloka 1-2) upavana ke vakSa jisa prakAra nahara ke jala kA pAna karate haiM usI prakAra sagara kumAra dhAtriyoM ke anindita stana pAna karane lage / vRkSoM kI do zAkhAoM kI taraha yA hastiyoM ke do dA~toM kI taraha donoM rAjakumAra pratidina bar3hane lge| parvata para jisa prakAra siMha zAvaka prArohaNa karatA hai usI prakAra donoM rAjakumAra bar3e hokara rAjA kI goda meM car3hane lge| unakI manomugdha kArI ha~sI se mAtA-pitA Anandita hote aura unake vIratva pradarzaka AcaraNa para Azcarya cakita hote / kezarI siMha zAvaka jisa prakAra piMjar3e meM banda nahIM rahate usI prakAra una donoM rAjakumAroM ko dhAtriyoM ke bAra-bAra pakar3a kara goda meM baiThAne para bhI ve donoM bAra-bAra bhAga jaate| ve svacchandatApUrvaka idhara-udhara daur3ate, dhAtriyA~ unake pIche daur3atIM aura klAnta ho jaatiiN| kAraNa, mahAtmAoM ke vaya kI bAta gauNa hotI haiM / vega meM vAyu ko bhI parAsta karane vAle ve donoM rAjakumAra khelane ke lie tote mayUra prAdi pakSiyoM ko pakar3a lete| uttama jAtIya hastI zAvakoM kI taraha svacchandatApUrvaka calate-phirate ve navIna-navIna cAturya se dhAtriyoM ko vimUr3ha kara dete| unake caraNa kamaloM meM pahane alaGkAroM ke chuma chuma zabda karane ghugharu bhramara kI taraha zobhita hote the| unake gale se chAtI taka laTakatI svarNa aura ratnoM kI lar3iyAM AkAza meM camakatI vidya ta-sI zobhAnvita hotI, svecchA se krIr3Arata kumAroM ke kAnoM meM pahane sundara suvarNa kuNDala jala meM saMkramaNa karane vAle sUrya vilAsa ko prakaTa karate / calane ke samaya hilatI unake mAthe kI zikhA zizu mayUra ke nRtya kI zobhA ko dhAraNa krtii| uttAla taraMga jisa prakAra rAjahaMsa ko eka padma se dUsare padma para le jAtI hai usI prakAra rAjA unheM eka goda se dUsarI goda meM le jaate| jitazatra rAjA ratna alaGkAroM kI Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 56] taraha una donoM kumAroM ko kabhI goda meM, kabhI vakSa para, kabhI kandhe para, kabhI mAthe para baitthaate| bhramara jisa prakAra padma kI sugandha letA hai usI prakAra prItivaza ve unake mastakoM ko sUghate aura tRpta hote / rAjA kI aMgulI pakar3a kara unake donoM ora calane vAle ve rAjakumAra meru parvata ke donoM ora saMkramaNa karane vAle do sUryoM se pratIta hote the| yogI jisa prakAra prAtmAparamAtmA kA dhyAna karate haiM usI prakAra rAjA jitazatru parama prAnanda meM kumAroM kA dhyAna karate / svagaha meM janma lene vAle kalpavRkSa kI taraha ve bAra-bAra unako dekhate aura catura zuka kI bhAMti bAra-bAra unakA nAma lekara pukArate / rAjA ke prAnanda aura ikSvAku vaMza kI lakSmI ke sAtha-sAtha ve donoM rAjakumAra vRddhi ko prApta hone lge| (zloka 3-21) mahAtmA ajita kumAra ne samasta kalA, nyAya, zabda zAstra Adi ko apane Apa hI adhigata kara liyaa| kAraNa jinezvara janma se hI mati, zruta aura avadhijJAna ke dhAraka hote haiM / / zloka 22) .. zubha muhUrta dekhakara utsava pUrvaka sagara kumAra ko rAjAjJA se upAdhyAya ke pAsa par3hane ke lie bhejA gyaa| samudra jisa prakAra nadiyoM kA pAna karatA hai usI prakAra sagara kumAra ne alpa dinoM meM hI zabdazAstra kA pAna kara ddaalaa| pradIpa jisa prakAra anya pradIpa se jyoti grahaNa karatA hai usI prakAra sumitrAputra sagara ne upAdhyAya se anAyAsa hI sAhityazAstra kA jJAna arjana kara liyaa| sAhitya rUpI latA ke puSpa kI taraha aura kAnoM ke lie rasAyana tulya svaracita navIna kAvyoM dvArA vItarAga prabhu kA stava kara unhoMne apanI vANI ko kRtArtha kiyaa| buddhi-pratibhA ke samudra kI taraha pramANazAstroM ko unhoM ne khanana dvArA prApta sampatti kI taraha usI muhUrta meM prApta kara liyaa| jitazatru rAjA ne jisa prakAra pramodha zaro se zatruo ko jaya kara liyA thA usI prakAra sagara kumAra ne bhI syAdvAd siddhAnta ke samasta prativAdiyoM ko jIta liyA thaa| chaH guNa aura cAra upAya aura tIna zaktiyA~ ityAdi prayoga rUpI taraga se Akula aura durgAha arthazAstra rUpI bRhad samudra meM unhoM ne avagAhana kiyA / auSadha, rasa, vIrya aura usake vipAka ke jJAna se sambandhita jJAnadIpa tulya aSTAMga Ayurveda kA unho ne binA kaSTa ke adhyayana kara Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [57 liyaa| cAra rUpa se bajAyA gayA cAra prakAra kI vRtti se sampanna cAra taraha ke abhinaya se yukta aura tIna prakAra ke tUryajJAna kA nidAna rUpa vAdyazAstra unhoM ne grahaNa kara liyaa| dantaghAta, madAvasthA, aGgalakSaNa aura cikitsA meM pUrNa aisA gaja-lakSaNa unhoMne binA upadeza ke hI grahaNa kara liyaa| vAhana vidhi aura cikitsA sahita prazvalakSaNazAstra ko unhoMne anubhava aura pATha se hRdayaMgama kara liyaa| dhanurveda aura anya zAstralakSaNa bhI kevala sunane mAtra se khela hI khela meM svanAma kI taraha hRdaya meM dhAraNa kara liyA / dhanuSa, phalaka, asi, dhUrI, zalya, parazu, varzA, bhindIpAla, gadA, kaMpana, daMDa, zakti, zUla, hala, mUsala, paSThi, paTTisa, dumphoTa, bhusaMDhI, gopharaNa, karaNaya, trizUla, zaMku Adi anya zAstroM se sagara kumAra zAstra ke anumAna sahita yuddha-vidyA meM nipuNa ho ge| pUrNimA ke candra kI taraha ve samasta kalAoM meM kuzala aura alaGkAra kI taraha vinayAdi guNoM se zobhita ho ge| (zloka 24-38) zrI ajitanAtha prabhu kI bhakti sampanna indAdi devatA pAkara samaya-samaya para kI sevA karane lge| kucha deva ajitanAtha prabhu kI lIlA dekhane ke lie unake samavayaska banakara unake sAtha krIr3A karane lge| prabhu kI vANIrUpa amRta rasa kA pAna karane kI icchA se kucha deva vicitra namra uktiyoM se, prAdara vacanoM se unake sAtha bAta-cIta karate / AjJA nahIM dene vAle prabhu kI AjJA pAne ke uddezya se krIr3AdyUta meM bAjI lagAkara prabhu ke Adeza se kucha devatA apanA dhana hAra jAte, kucha deva unake char3IdAra banate, kucha mantrI kucha upAhanadhArI aura kucha krIr3Arata prabhu ke samIpa astradhArI hokara rahate / sagarakumAra ne bhI zAstra adhyayana kara sevaka kI taraha apanI sevAeM unheM arpita kii| utkRSTa buddhi sampanna sagara una sabhI saMzayoM ko jinheM upAdhyAya dUra nahIM kara pAte ajitanAtha prabhu se jijJAsA karate / bharata cakravartI bhI isI prakAra bhagavAn RSabhadeva se jijJAsA kara apanA saMzaya dUra karate the| ajitakumAra mati, zrata aura pravadhi jJAna se sagara kA sandeha, sUrya jisa prakAra andhakAra ko dUra kara detA hai, usI prakAra dUra kara dete / tIna prayatnoM se damana aura prAsana sudRr3ha kara svabala se madamatta hAthI ko vazIbhUta kara sagara prabhu ko apanI zakti kA paricaya dete| vAhana rUpa meM niyukta aura aniyukta prazva ko ve pAMca cAloM se prabhu ke sammukha calAte / ve Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 58] tIra se rAdhAvedha, zabdavedha, jala ke bhItara rakhA lakSya vedha praura vedha kara prabhu ko apanI zara-vidyA kI nipuNatA kA paricaya dete / DhAla aura talavAra dhAraNa kara ve AkAza ke madhya mArga sthita candramA kI taraha phalaka meM arthAt raMgabhUmi meM praveza kara apanI pAdagali arthAt prasividyA kI nipuNatA dikhAte / ve prAkAza meM camakatI vidyuta rekhA kA bhrama utpanna karane vAlI varzA, zakti va zarbalA ko pratyanta vega se ghumAte / nartaka jisa prakAra nRtya dikhAtA hai usI prakAra sarva viSayoM meM nipuraNa sagara vibhinna prakAra se churI calAnA dikhaate| isI prakAra anya astroM ke vyavahAra cAturya, gurubhakti se yA upadeza grahaNa karane ke lie ajita svAmI ko dikhAte | ajita svAmI sagara ko usI usI viSaya kA upadeza dete jinakA unameM prabhAva thA / isa bhAMti uttama puruSa ke zikSaka bhI uttama hote haiN| isI taraha donoM kumAroM ne sva-yogya krIr3A kautuka karate hue pathika jisa prakAra gAMva kI sImA kA pratikramaNa karatA hai unhoMne apane bAlyakAla kA pratikramaNa kiyA / ( zloka 39-56) samacatusra saMsthAna aura vajraRSabha nArAca saMhanana se suzobhita, svarNa-sI kAnti se sampanna sAr3he cAra sau dhanuSa dIrgha, zrIvatsa cihna se jinakA vakSa alaMkRta hai aura sundara mukuTa dhAraNa kie haiM aise donoM kumAra candra jisa prakAra krAntivarddhanakArI zarad Rtu ko prApta hotA hai usI prakAra zarIra kI sampatti ko bar3hAne vAlI yauvanAvasthA ko prApta hue / yamunA nadI kI taraMgoM ke samAna kuTila aura zyAma kezadAma evaM aSTamI ke candra-se lalATa se ve vizeSa suzobhita hone lage / unake donoM kapola isa prakAra zobhAnvita hote mAno ve donoM svarNa-darpaNa hoM / unake snigdha zrIra madhura netra nIla kamala ke patra kI taraha jhalamala karate / unakI sundara nAsikA, dRSTi rUpI do sarovaroM ke madhya pAla ke samAna paridRSTa hone lagI / unake yugma proSTha isa prakAra suzobhita ho rahe the mAno yugma bimbaphala hoM / unake sundara zrAvartayukta donoM kAna zukti kI taraha manohara lagane lage / tIsa rekhAoM se pavitra kaNTharUpI kaMdala paMkha kI taraha suzobhita hone lage / hastI ke kumbha sthaloM kI taraha unake unnata skandha the / dIrgha aura paripuSTa bAhu sarparAja - sI pratIta hone lagI / vakSasthala svarNa parvata kI zilA kI ho gae / nAbhi mana kI taraha gambhIra lagane lagI / kaTideza vajra taraha manohara ho Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [59 ke nimna bhAga kI taraha kRza thA aura vRhad hastI - sUMDa kI taraha unakI jAMgheM sarala aura komala thIM / mRgapadoM kI taraha unake pairoM ke nimna bhAga suzobhita ho rahe the / unake pairoM ke paMje sarala aura aMgulI rUpI patra se sthala - kamala kA anusaraNa karate the / svabhAva se sundara donoM rAjakumAra yauvana prApti se usI bhAMti adhika sundara lagane lage jisa prakAra strIjana-priya udyAna vasanta Rtu meM adhika sundara lagane lagatA hai / apane rUpa aura parAkramAdi guNoM se sagara kumAra devatAoM ke madhya indra kI taraha samasta manuSyoM meM ucca sthAna ko prApta the / samasta parvatoM meM jisa prakAra meruparvata adhikatA prApta hai usI prakAra devalokavAsI, graiveyakavAsI aura anuttara vimAna: vAsI devatAoM ke madhya AhAraka zarIra hone para bhI ajita svAmI apane rUpa ke lie adhikatA prApta the arthAt sabase adhika sundara the (zloka 57-71) I eka dina jitazatru rAjA aura indra ne rAgarahita ajitanAtha svAmI ko vivAha ke lie kahA / unhoMne Agraha aura sva-bhogaphala ke lie unakI bAta svIkAra kI / jitazatru rAjA ne mAno lakSmIkI pratimUtti hoM aisI sau se bhI adhika rAjakanyAoM ke sAtha ajitanAtha svAmI kA khUba dhUmadhAma se vivAha kara diyA / putravivAha se atRpta rAjA ne sagara kumAra kA vivAha bhI devakanyA tulya aneka rAjakumAriyoM ke sAtha kara diyA indriyoM dvArA aparAjita ajitanAtha svAmI nija bhoga karmoM kA vinAza karane ke lie ramAnoM ke sAtha ramaraNa karane lage / kAraNa, jaisA roga hotA hai auSadhi bhI vaisI hI dI jAtI hai / hastiniyoM ke sAtha hastI jisa prakAra krIr3A karatA hai sagara kumAra bhI usI prakAra svapatniyoM ke sAtha vibhinna krIr3A sthaloM meM vibhinna krIr3A karane lage / / ( zloka 72-77 ) eka dina anuja sahita saMsAra virakta rAjA jitazatru aThAraha pUrva lakSa varSa kI Ayu sampanna apane putroM se bole - he putro, hamAre pUrva puruSa dIrghakAla taka vidhi sahita pRthvI kA pAlana kara use putroM ke hAthoM sauMpakara mokSa ke sAdhana rUpa vratoM ko grahaNa kara lete the / kAraNa, mukti kI sAdhanA hI svakArya hai, anya samasta kArya to anyoM ke lie hote haiM / isalie he kumAro, aba hama vrata grahaNa kareMge / yahI hamAre kAryoM kA hetu hai arthAt jIvana kA uddezya Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 60] hai aura vaMza-paramparA hai| hamArA bhI aba yahI mata hai ki tuma donoM isa rAjya ke rAjA aura yuvarAja bano aura hameM pravajita hone kI prAjJA do| (zloka 78-82) ajitanAtha bole-pitAjI, yaha Apake yogya hI hai| bhoga karma rUpa vighna yadi nahIM hotA to mere lie bhI vrata grahaNa ucita thaa| vivekI puruSa kisI ke bhI vrata grahaNa karane meM bAdhaka nahIM banate taba samayAnusAra karma karane vAle pUjya pitAjI ke lie maiM kaise bAdhaka bana sakatA hUM? jo putra bhaktivaza pitA ke caturtha puruSArtha arthAt mokSa sAdhanA meM vighnakArI banate haiM una putroM ko putra rUpa meM zatru utpanna hue haiM aisA mAnanA hogaa| phira bhI maiM yaha prArthanA karatA hUM ki mere choTe pitAjI (cAcA) siMhAsana para baitthe| kAraNa, Apake ye vinayI anuja hamase bhI adhika haiN| (zloka 83-86) yaha sunakara sumitra bole-rAjya lene ke lie maiM svAmI kA parityAga nahIM karUMgA kyoMki alpa lAbha ke lie adhika lAbha ko kauna chor3atA hai ? vidvAn rAjya, sAmrAjya, cakravartItva evaM devatva se bhI guru-sevA ko adhika mAnate haiN| (zloka 87-88) ajita kumAra bole-pApa yadi rAjya nahIM lenA cAhate haiM to hama logoM ke prema ke lie bhAvayati banakara ghara meM rheN| (zloka 89) - usI samaya rAjA bole-he bhAI, tuma putroM kA prAgraha suno| kAraNa, jo bhAva se sAdhu hai vahI sAdhu hotA hai| phira yaha to sAkSAt tIrthaGkara haiM, isake tIrtha meM tumhArI icchA saphala hogii| ataH he bhAI, tuma isake tIrthaGkaratva kI pratIkSA karo aura yahIM raho, zIghratA mata kro| eka putra ko tIrthaGkara aura dUsare ko cakravartI pada prApta hote dekha sukha se bhI adhika sukha prApta hogaa| (zloka 90-92) yadyapi sumitra dIkSA lene ko bahuta utsuka the phira bhI agraja kI bAta unhoMne svIkAra kara lii| kAraNa, samudra maryAdA kI taraha guru-prAjJA satpuruSoM ke lie alaMdhya hai / arthAt jisa prakAra samudra apanI maryAdA kA parityAga nahIM karatA usI prakAra zreSTha puruSa bhI gurujanoM kI prAjJA kA laMghana nahIM krte| (zloka 93) prasannacitta rAjA jitazatru ne khUba dhUmadhAmapUrvaka sva hAthoM se Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [61 ajita svAmI kA rAjyAbhiSeka kiyaa| unake rAjyAbhiSeka se samasta pRthvI prasanna huii| vizva kI rakSA karane meM jo samartha haiM unakA netRtva pAkara kauna Anandita nahIM hotA? phira ajita svAmI ne sagara ko yuvarAja pada para abhiSikta kiyaa| isase apane bhAI ke prati prIti sampanna ajita svAmI aise lagane lage mAno vahAM unhoMne svayaM hI anya mUtti sthApita kI ho| (zloka 94-96) ajitanAtha ne bar3I dhUmadhAma se pitA kA niSkramaNotsava mnaayaa| unhoMne RSabha svAmI ke tIrtha meM vartamAna sthavira mahArAja se mukti kI mAtA rUpa dIkSA grahaNa kii| bAhya zatru kI taraha antara zatru ko jItane vAle una rAjarSi ne rAjya kI taraha hI vratoM kA pAlana kiyaa| anukrama se kevalajJAna utpanna hone para zailezI dhyAna meM sthita una mahAtmA ne praSTa karmoM ko vinaSTa kara paramapada arthAt mokSa prApta kiyaa| (zloka 97-100) ____idhara ajitanAtha svAmI sarvaprakAra kI Rddhi sahita sahaja bhAva se santAna tulya pRthvI kA pAlana karane lge| ve daNDAdi ke binA hI sabakI rakSA karate the| isase jisa prakAra uttama sArathI se cAlita prazva patha para sarala gati se calatA hai usI prakAra prajA bhI sanmArga para calane lgii| prajA rUpI mayUrI ke lie megha tulya aura usakA manoratha pUrNa karane meM kalpavRkSa tulya ajitanAtha mahArAja ke rAjya meM cUrNa zaSyAdi ke, bandhana pazuoM ke, vedha maNiyoM ke, tAr3ana vAdya para, santApa svarNa ko, tapta zastra hI hote / isa prakAra utkhanana zAlidhAnya kA, vakratA striyoM kI, bhauhoM meM, mAra zabda kA prayoga cUta krIr3A meM, vidAraNa zaSya kSetra kA, kaida piMjar3e ke pakSiyoM ko, nigraha roga kA, jar3a-dazA kamala kI, dahana agaru kA, gharSaNa candana kA evaM manthana dahI kA hI hotaa| pIsA bhI ikSa hI jAtA thaa| madhupAna bhramara hI karatA, matavAlA hAthI hI hotA / kalaha hotA sneha prApti ke lie, bhaya nindA kA, lobha guNa kA maura prakSamA doSa ke lie hI prayukta hotii| abhimAnI rAjagaNa bhI svayaM ko sevaka samajhakara ajitanAtha svAmI kI sevA karate / kAraNa, anya sabhI maNiyAM cintAmaNi ke sammukha dAsI rUpa meM hI avasthita hotI haiN| ve daNDa nIti kA prayoga nahIM karate / itanA hI nahIM ve kabhI bhra bhI vakra nahIM karate / itanA hone para bhI samasta prajA bhAgyavAna vyakti kI patnI kI taraha unake vazIbhUta thii| sUrya Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 62] 1 jaise sva-kiraNoM se sarovara ke jala ko prAkRSTa karatA hai usI prakAra sva-pratApa se ve rAjAnoM kI lakSmI ko prAkRSTa karate the / unakA gRhAMgana rAjAnoM dvArA pradatta hAthiyoM ke mada-jala se sarvadA paMkila rahatA / una mahArAja ke caturatApUrvaka saMkramaNakArI azvoM kA vAhayAlI kI taraha saba dizAoM meM praveza hotA / arthAt unake azva saralatA se sarva dizAoM meM jA sakate the / kAraNa, saba dizAoM meM rahane vAle unake adhIna the / samudra kI taraMga ko jisa prakAra koI nahIM gina sakatA usI prakAra unake ratha aura paidala sainikoM kI gaNanA koI nahIM kara sakatA thA / gajArohI azvArohI, rathI aura padAtika apane bhujabala se suzobhita una mahArAja ke lie kevala sAdhana mAtra hI to the / unake pAsa itanA aizvarya hote hue bhI unheM jarA bhI zrabhimAna nahIM thA / atula bhujabala hote hue bhI. garva unheM sparza bhI nahIM kara pAyA thA / rUpa sampanna hone para bhI ve svayaM ko rUpavAna nahIM samajhate the / vipula lAbha bhI unheM unmAdI nahIM banA sakA thA / dUsaroM ko unmAdI banAne para bhI unake mana meM jarA bhI ghamaNDa nahIM thA / ve ina saba cIjoM ko anitya mAnate the / ataH unheM tRNavat samajhate / isa prakAra rAjya karate hue ajitanAtha mahArAja kumArAvasthA se prArambha kara tepana lakSa pUrva samaya sukhapUrvaka vyatIta kiyA / ( zloka 101-120 ) eka bAra sabhA visarjana kara tIna jJAna ke dhArI ajitanAtha svAmI ekAnta meM baiThakara vicAra karane lage / Aja taka maiMne bhogaphala kA bhoga kiyA aba aura gRha meM rahakara svakArya se vimukha honA ucita nahIM hai / kAraraNa, mujhe isa deza kI rakSA karanI hogI / isa nagara ko dekhanA hogA, grAma basAnA hogA, mujhe inakA pAlana karanA hogA, hastiyoM kI saMkhyA meM abhivRddhi karanI hogI, azvoM ko dekhanA hogA, ina sevakoM kA bharaNa-poSaNa karanA hogA, yAcakoM ko santuSTa karanA hogA, zaraNAgatoM kI rakSA karanI par3egI, paMDitoM kA sammAna karanA hogA, mitroM kA satkAra karanA hogA, mantriyoM ke prati anugraha dikhAnA hogA, zatrunoM kA uddhAra karanA hogA, striyoM ko prasanna karanA hogA, putroM kA lAlana-pAlana karanA hogA - isa bhA~ti para kArya meM lagna hokara prANI manuSya jIvana vyartha hI naSTa karatA hai / aise kAryoM meM jo nirata rahatA hai vaha yuktazcayukta kA vicAra nahIM karatA / mUrkhatAvaza aneka prakAra ke pApa ina Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [63 kArya karatA hai / moha-baddha mAnava jaba mRtyupatha para agrasara hotA hai usa samaya jinake lie vaha pApa karma karatA hai ve koI bhI usake sahAyaka nahIM banate / ve saba yahIM raha jAte haiM / unakI bAta to dUra yaha zarIra bhI unake sAtha nahIM jAtA / hAya, phira bhI AtmA isa kRtaghna deha ke lie vyartha hI pApa karma karate haiM / isa saMsAra meM prAraNI akelA hI janmatA hai, akelA hI maratA hai evaM baddha karmaphala ko bhI akelA hI bhogatA hai / vaha pApa karma kara jisa dravya kA upArjana karatA hai use usake AtmIya svajana milakara bhoga karate haiM aura vaha akelA naraka meM jAkara pApa karma kA duHkha bhogatA hai / duHkha rUpI dAvAnala se bhayaMkara saMsAra rUpI mahAvana meM vaha karma ke vazIbhUta hokara akelA hI vicaraNa karatA hai / saMsAra sambandhita duHkha se mukti pAne para jo sukha hotA hai usa sukha ko bhI vaha akelA hI bhogatA hai / usameM bhI koI usakA hissedAra nahIM hotA / samudra meM girA prANI sva hAtha-pA~va, buddhi aura mana ko kAma meM na lAe to jisa prakAra vaha samudra meM DUba jAtA hai aura jo kAma meM lAtA hai vaha pAra ho jAtA hai / usI prakAra dhana dehAdi parigraha se vimukha hokara jo unakA sad vyavahAra karatA hai aura nija zrAtmarUpa meM lIna hotA hai vahI saMsAra samudra ko pAra karatA hai / ( zloka 121 - 1937) saMsAra se jisakA mana udAsa ho gayA hai aise ajitanAtha prabhu ko isa bhA~ti cintA karate dekhakara sArazvatAdi lokAntika deva unake nikaTa zrAkara kahane lage - he bhagavan, prApa svayaMbuddha haiM / ataH hama Apako bodha dene meM samartha nahIM haiM / phira bhI Apase yahI nivedana karanA cAhate haiM ki aba Apa dharma tIrtha kI pravartanA kareM / ( zloka 138 - 139) vandanA kara ve isa isa prakAra vinatI aura prabhu caraNoM meM prakAra brahmaloka ko lauTa gae jisa prakAra sandhyA ko pakSI nIr3oM meM lauTa jAte haiM | apane vicAroM ke anukUla devatAoMoM ke vacana sunakara unakA vairAgya isa prakAra bar3hane lagA jaise pUrvI havA se megha bar3hane lagatA hai / (zloka 140-141 ) unhoMne usI kSaNa sagara kumAra ko bulavAyA aura bolemerI icchA aba isa saMsAra sAgara ko uttIrNa karane kI hai / ataH tuma yaha rAjya bhAra grahaNa karo / ( zloka 142 ) Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 64] 1 prabhu kA aisA prAdeza sunakara sagarakumAra kA mukha kAlA ho gayA / bUMda-bUMda barasAte megha kI taraha unakI A~khoM se azru girane lage / ve karabaddha hokara bole- he deva, maiMne aisI kauna-sI prabhakti kI hai ki Apa mujhe apane se viyukta hone kA Adeza de rahe haiM ? yadi koI aparAdha ho bhI gayA ho to ApakA mujhase prasanna honA ucita nahIM hai / kyoMki pUjya apane prabhakta zizu ko daNDa dete haiM usakA parityAga nahIM karate / he prabhu, AkAza kI taraha U~cA; kintu chAyAhIna vRkSa kI taraha, AkAza meM utpanna; kintu vArivarSaNahIna medha kI taraha, nirbhararahita vRhad parvata kI taraha, sundara zrAkRti sampanna ; kintu lAvaNyahIna zarIra kI taraha vikasita kintu sugandhahIna puSpa kI taraha Apako chor3akara isa rAjya se merA kyA prayojana hai ? he prabhu, prApa nirmama niHspRha mumukSu haiM phira bhI maiM Apake caraNoM kI sevA kA tyAga nahIM karUMgA, rAjya graharaNa karanA to bahuta dUra kI bAta hai| maiM rAjya, putra, kalatra, mitra zrIra samasta parivAra kA parityAga kara sakatA hU~; kintu Apake caraNoM kI sevA kA tyAga nahIM kara sakatA / he nAtha, jaba zrApa rAjA bane taba maiM yuvarAja banA / usI prakAra jaba zrApa vratadhArI baneMge to maiM ApakA ziSya banU~gA / dina-rAta guru caraNoM kI sevA karane vAle ziSya ke lie bhikSA mAMganA sAmrAjya ke sukha se bhI adhika sukhakara hai / ajJAnI hone para bhI jisa prakAra gopa-bAlaka gAya kI pUMcha pakar3a kara nadI pAra hotA hai usI prakAra meM bhI Apake caraNa-kamaloM kA zrAzraya lekara saMsAra sAgara kA pratikrama kruuNgaa| maiM bhI prApake sAtha dIkSA grahaNa karUMgA, prApake sAtha pravrajana karU~gA / prApake sAtha duHsaha pariSaha sahana karUMgA aura Apake sAtha upasarga sahUMgA; kintu yahAM kisI bhI prakAra nahIM rahUMgA / isalie he jagadguru, zrApa prasanna hoM / ( zloka 143 - 155) isa prakAra sevA karane kI jisane pratijJA lI hai aise sagara kumAra ko ajitanAtha svAmI amRta samAna madhura svara meM bolehe vatsa, saMyama grahaNa karane kA tumhArA yaha prAgraha ucita hai; kintu abhI tumhArA bhoga karmaphala kSaya nahIM huA hai / ataH tuma bhI merI taraha bhogAvalI ko bhogakara yogya samaya mokSa sAdhaka vrata graharaNa karanA / he yuvarAja, krama zrAgata isa rAjya ko tuma svIkAra karo. aura maiM saMyama rUpI sAmrAjya ko grahaNa karatA hU~ / ( zloka 156 - 159 ) Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (65 prabhu kI yaha bAta sunakara sagarakumAra mana hI mana cintA karane lage-eka ora prabhu-viyoga kA bhaya hai, dUsarI ora prAjJAbhaMga kA bhaya pIr3A pahuMcA rahA hai| svAmI kA viraha aura unakI prAjJA pAlana na karanA mere lie to donoM hI duHkhaprada haiN| phira bhI vicAra karane para lagatA hai ki svAmI kI AjJA kA pAlana karanA hI zreSTha hai| ataH sagarakumAra gadgad kaNThasvara meM bole-prabho, ApakI AjJA zirodhArya hai| - (zloka 160-162) ___ taba rAjAoM meM zreSTha ajita svAmI mahAtmA ne sagara ke rAjyAbhiSeka ke lie tIrthajalAdi sAmagriyAM lAne ke lie anucaroM ko AjJA dii| mAno choTe-choTe draha hoM aise kamala Dhake kumbha snAna karane yogya tIrtha jala se bharakara ve le paae| jisa prakAra rAjAgaraNa upahAra lAte haiM usI prakAra zreSThIgaNa abhiSeka ke lie anya dravyAdi tatkAla le aae| taduparAnta mAno mUttimAna pratApa hI hoM aise rAjA loga rAjyAbhiSeka karane ke lie vahAM paae| apane parAmarza se indra ke mantrI ko bhI parAsta karane vAle mantrI, mAno dikapAla hI hoM aise senApati, harSa se jinakA hRdaya bharA ho aise bandhu-bAMdhava vahAM paae| mAno eka ghara se pAe hoM aise hastI, azva Adi ke adhyakSa tatkAla vahAM paae| usI samaya nAda meM zikhara ko bhI gujita kara dene vAle zaGkha bajane lage, megha kI taraha mRdaMga bajane lge| dudubhi aura Dhola bajane lge| aisA pratIta hone lagA mAno ve pratidhvani se samasta dizAoM ko maMgala zikSA dene vAle adhyApaka hoN| samudra taraMga kI taraha jhAMjha bajane lgii| jhAlara kI jhana-jhana cAroM dizAoM meM sunAI par3ane lgii| kitane vAdya phaka dekara bajAe jA rahe the, kitane hAthoM se hilAkara bajAe jA rahe the| gandharvagaraNa zuddha sundara svara meM gAnA gA rahe the / cAraNa, bhATa, brAhmaNa Adi AzIrvAda de rahe the| isa bhAMti mahotsava sahita ajita svAmI kI AjJA se kalyANakArI pUrvokta adhikArIgaNoM ne vidhi sahita rAjA sagara kA rAjyAbhiSeka kiyA phira mAMDalika rAjAgaraNa, maMtrIgaNa aura sAmaMtoM ne karabaddha hokara udIyamAna sUrya-se rAjA sagara ko praNAma kiyaa| nagara ke mukhya-mukhya adhivAsI hAthoM meM uttama upahAra lekara rAjA sagara ke nikaTa paae| unhoMne navIna candra-se rAjA sagara ke sammukha upahAroM ko rakhakara praNAma kiyaa| prajA yahI socakara prasanna huI ki svAmI ne apane pratimUtti rUpa sagara ko Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 66] rAja-siMhAsana para baiThAyA hai, hamArA parityAga nahIM kiyA hai / ( zloka 163 - 177) 9 jisa prakAra varSA ke megha vRSTi karate rahate haiM usI prakAra ajitanAtha svAmI ne dAna denA prArambha kara diyA / usI samaya tiryaMka, jRmbhaka deva indra kI prAjJA evaM kubera kI preraNA se naSTa, bhraSTa, svAmIhIna, cihnita, parvata guphA sthita zmazAna se yA anya kisI sthAna se gar3A huprA dhana lAkara caurAste meM, cabUtaroM para, koSazAlA aura yAtAyAta ke sthAna para rakhane lage / ajita svAmI ne nagara meM Dhola bajavA kara pracArita karavA diyA, jo-jo dhanaprArthI haiM ve zrAkara icchAnurUpa dhana le jaaeN| phira sUryodaya se lekara bhojana ke samaya taka ajita svAmI dAna dene lage evaM jise jitanA cAhie use utanA de dete / nitya eka koTi ATha lakSa svarNa mudrAe~ ve dAna karate the / isa prakAra eka varSa meM unhoMne 8 koTi 80 lAkha svarNa mudrAe~ dAna dIM / kAla kA sAmarthya evaM prabhu ke prabhAva se yAcakoM kI icchAnusAra dhana diyA jAtA thA; kintu ve loga prayojana se adhika dhana nahIM lete the / zracintya mahimA sampanna aura dayArUpI dhana se dhanI prabhu ne eka varSa paryanta pRthvI ko cintAmaNi ratna kI taraha dhana dAna se tRpta kiyA / (zloka 178 - 188) vArSika dAna samApta hone para indra kA Asana kampita huA / isase unhoMne avadhijJAna dvArA prabhu kA dIkSA samaya zravagata kiyA / ve bhagavAn kA niSkramaNotsava manAne ke lie sAmAnika devoM sahita prabhu ke pAsa jAne ko ravAnA hue| usa samaya aisA lagA jaise indra ne calate hue vimAna se dik-samUhoM meM maNDapa kI racanA kI ho, hastiyoM se mAno ur3ate hue parvatoM kI racanA kI ho, turaMgoM se AkAza meM samudra taraMgoM kI sRSTi kI ho, praskhalita gati sampanna ratha se sUrya - ratha ko parAsta kiyA ho, ghuMgharU yukta mAlA pahine diggajoM kI karNatAla kA (kAnoM ke hilane se hone vAlA zabda) anukaraNa kara dhvajA aMkuza prAkAza ko tilakita kara rahe hoM / kucha deva gAndhAra svara meM uttama gIta gA rahe the, kucha deva navIna racita kAvyoM se unakI stuti kara rahe the, kucha deva mukha para vastra rakhe bIca-bIca meM unase bAtacIta kara rahe the evaM kucha deva unheM pUrva tIrthaGkara kA caritra smaraNa karavA rahe the / (zloka 189-195) Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [67 __ isa bhAMti indra svAmI ke caraNa-kamaloM se pavitra ayodhyA ko svarga se bhI acchA samajhakara alpa samaya meM hI vahAM A phuNce| usI samayaM anya surendra aura asurendra bhI prabhu ke dIkSA-mahotsava se avagata hokara vahAM paaeN| acyutAdi surendra aura saMgara Adi narendroM ne anukrama se vahIM prabhu kA dIkSA mahotsava kiyaa| taduparAnta maNikAra jaise mANikya ko pariSkRta karatA hai usI bhAMti indra ne devadUSya vastra se prabhu kI snAna-jala se siMkta deha ko poMchA aura gandhakAra kI taraha sva-hAthoM se sundara aMgarAga se prabhu ke zarIra ko cacita kiyaa| dharma bhAvanA rUpa dhana se dhanI indra ne prabhu ko devadUSya vastra phnaayaa| mukuTa, kuNDala, hAra, bAjubanda, kar3e Adi aneka alaMkAroM se unheM vibhUSita kiyA / phUloM kI divya mAlAoM se jinake keza suzobhita haiM, tRtIya netra kI taraha jinake lalATa para tilaka zobhita hai, deviyAM, dAnaviyAM aura mAnaviyAM vicitra bhASA meM jinake madhura maGgalagIta gA rahI haiM, cAraNa bhATa kI taraha surendra, asurendra aura narendra jinakI stuti kara rahe haiM, survarNa dhUpadAnI se vyantara deva jinake sammukha dhUpaM kara rahe haiM, padmadaha meM himavanta parvata kI taraha jinake mastaka para zveta chatra suzobhita ho rahA hai, cAmaradhAriyoM jinake donoM ora ca~vara DulA rahI haiM, vinamra char3IdAra kI taraha indra jinheM hAthoM kA sahArA de rahe haiM, harSa aura zoka se vimUDha bane sagara rAjA anukUla pavana se barasane vAlI varSA kI taraha aMdhaM pravAhita karate jinake pIche cala rahe the-aise prabhu sthala kamala ke samAna caraNoM se pRthvI ko pavitra karate hue hajAroM vyaktiyoM dvArA uttelita suprabhA nAmaka zivikA para ArUr3ha hue| usa zivikA ko pahale manuSyoM ne, bAda meM vidyAdharoM ne aura anta meM devatAoM ne utthaayaa| isase vaha AkAza mArga meM bhramaNa karane vAle graha kA bhrama utpanna kara rahI thii| Upara uThI haI aura jisameM eka bhI dhakkA nahIM laga rahA ho aisI vaha calamAna zivikA samudra meM calate hue jahAja-sI zobhita ho rahI thii| zivikA calane para usake madhya siMhAsana para baiThe prabhu para IzAnendra aura saudharmendra cavara vIjana karane lge| vara jisa prakAra kanyA kA pANigrahaNa karane ko utsuka hotA hai usI bhAMti dIkSA grahaNa karane ko utsuka prabhu vinItA nagarI ke madhya mArga meM calane lge| usa samaya calane ke kAraNa jinake karNAbharaNa hila rahe the, vakSoM ke hAra Dala rahe the Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 68] aura vastra sarasara kara rahe the aise zivikA uThAne vAle puruSa calamAna kalpavRkSoM kI taraha laga rahe the| (zloka 196-214) ___nagara-nAriyAM bhI bhakti se pavitra mana lie vahAM prabhu ko dekhane aayiiN| unameM koI-koI apanI saheliyoM ko pIche chor3a pAI thiiN| kisI kA vakSalagna hAra Takara bikhara rahA thA, kisI ke skandha-se uttarIya khulakara girA jA rahA thaa| koI ghara kA daravAjA banda kie binA hI calI AI thI to koI videzAgata atithi ko baiThAkara pA rahI thii| koI tatkAla janme putra ke janmotsava kA parityAga kara pA rahI thI, koI usI samaya ke lagnamuhUrta kI upekSA karatI calI A rahI thii| koI snAna karane jA rahI thI; kintu snAna na kara vaha idhara hI cala par3I thI to koI bhojana karatI haI bhojana chor3akara calI A rahI thii| kisI ke Adhe zarIra para aMgarAga lagA thA to kisI ne Adhe alaGkAra pahane aura prAdhe vahIM chor3akara calI AI thii| koI bhagavAn ke niSkramaNa kA saMvAda sunakara jaisI khar3I thI vaise hI daur3a aaii| kisI ke veNI meM AdhI mAlA gUMthI thI to kisI ke lalATa para AdhA tilaka lagA thA, koI gRhakArya adharA chor3akara bhA gaI thI to koI nitya karma binA samApta kie hI A gaI thI aura kisI kA to vAhana khar3A thA phira bhI paidala hI calI pAI thii| yUthapati ke cAroM ora bhIr3a lagAe hastiyoM kI taraha nagarajana kabhI prabhu ke Age to kabhI prabhu ke pIche to kabhI donoM prora pAkara khar3e ho rahe the / koI prabhu ko acchI taraha dekhane ke lie ghara kI chata para car3ha rahI thI, koI dIvAra para, to koI aTTAlikA para, koI maJca ke agrabhAga para, koI durga ke kaMgUroM para car3ha rahI thI to koI vRkSoM para, to koI hAthI ke haudoM para car3hI thiiN| Agata aAnandamanA striyoM meM koI uttarIya ko caMvara kara vIjane lagIM, koI mAno pRthvI meM dharma vIja vapana kara rahI hoM, isa prakAra lAja se prabhu ko vadhA rahI thii| koI agni kI taraha sAta zikhAmoM yukta pAratI karane lagIM, koI mAno mUttimAna yaza ho isa bhA~ti ke pUrNa pAtra prabhu ke sammukha rakhane lgii| koI maGgala-vidhAna se pUrNa kumbha dhAraNa kara rahI thii| koI sAndhya-megha kI taraha vastroM se prAkAza ko prAvRta kara rahI thii| koI nRtya kara rahI thI, koI maGgala gIta gA rahI thI, koI prasannavadanA sundara hAsya kara rahI thii| (zloka 215-230) Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [69 usa samaya mAno idhara-udhara daur3ate hue garur3a samUha se vidyAdharoM, devatAoM aura asuroM se prAkAza bhara gayA thA / mAno AtmA ko dhanya kara rahI ho aise causaTha indroM kI nATaya senA svAmI ke cAroM ora nATaka karane lagI / rAjA sagara ke sevaka nRtyarata devatAoM ke sAtha sparddhA karate hue vicitra pAtroM dvArA sthAna-sthAna para nATaka karane lage zraura ayodhyA nagarI ke maNDana rUpa gandharva aura ramaNiyAM vizva kI dRSTi ko bAMdhane vAle krIr3Ae~ dikhAne lage / usa samaya AkAza aura pRthvI para hote nATya saMgIta se pRthvI aura AkAza ke madhyavartI sthAna ko bhara DAle aisI mahAdhvani utpanna huI / usa bhIr3a ke madhya rAjA, sAmanta aura zreSTiyoM ke gale ke hAroM ke TUTa jAne se dharatI para muktA bikhara ge| isase vaha dharatI muktA ke kaMkaroM se bhara uThI / svarga aura pRthvI ke madamasta hastiyoM ke madajala se rAjapatha paMkila ho uThA / prabhu ke nikaTa upasthita sura, asura aura manuSya se triloka eka adhipati kI sattA meM hone se eka loka-sA lagane lagA / (zloka 231-238 ) jJAnavAna prabhu yadyapi niHspRha the phira bhI loka prasannatA ke lie pada-pada para unake maGgalAcAra svIkAra kara rahe the / isa bhAMti eka sAtha calate hue deva aura manuSyoM para ve samAna kRpAdRSTi kara rahe the / isa taraha sura-asura aura manuSyoM ne jinakA utsava kiyA ve prabhu krama se sahasrAmravana nAmaka udyAna meM pahuMce / usa udyAna ke cAroM ora phUloM kI sugandha se unmatta bane bhramara paMktiyoM se jisakA madhya bhAga du:pravezya thA aise ketakI vRkSoM kA ber3A lagAyA huA thA / mAno begAra de rahe hoM isa bhAMti nagara ke bar3e-bar3e zreSThiyoM putra khelane kI icchA se usa vana kI latA aura vRkSa kI madhyavartI bhUmi ko pariSkRta kara rahe the / nagara kI striyAM krIr3A karane AtI ke aura vahAM ke kuruvaka, vakula, prazoka ityAdi vRkSoM kA dohada pUrNa karatIM / vidyAdhara kumAra kautukavaza pathikoM kI taraha bharane kA madhuraM jala-pAna karate / jisake zikhara gagana chU rahe hoM aise ucca vRkSoM para khecara mithuna krIr3A ke lie Akara baiThate / ve haMsa mithuna se lagate / divya karpUra aura kastUrI cUrNa kI taraha ghuTane taka bhare hue komala parAga se usa vana kI dharatI dhUlimaya lagatI / udyAnapAlaka, rAhAdana, nIMbU Adi vRkSoM kI kyAriyoM ko dUdha se bharate / mAliniyoM kI lar3akiyAM vicitra gUMthanakarma meM sparddhA karatI huI Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 701 puSpamAlAeM bnaatiiN| aneka loga uttama zayyA, Asana aura bartana hote hae bhI kele ke patra para sote, baiThate aura bhojana karate / bar3ebar3e zAkhAyukta phalabhAra se prAnata vekSa dharatI kA sparza karate / Amra mukula ke svAda se usa vana kI kokilAoM kA mada kabhI nahIM utaratA / anAra ke svAda se unmatta bane zuka pakSI ke kolAhala se vaha vana sarvadAM gujarita rahatA aura varSA Rtu ke megha kI taraha vistRta vRkSIM se vaha udyAna chAyAyukta-sA lagatA / aise sundara udyAna meM ajita svAmI ne praveza kiyaa| (zloka 240-254) taduparAnta rathI jaise ratha se utaratA hai usI bhA~ti saMsAra samadra ko pAra karane ke lie jagadguru bhagavAna apanI zivikA ratna se nIce utre| phira devatAoM ke lie bhI durlabha aise tIna ratnoM ko grahaNa karane ke icchuka prabhu ne samasta vastra aura ratnAlaMkAroM kA parityAga kiyA evaM indra pradatta pradUSita devadUSya vastra aura upAdhi arthAt bAhya sAdhana se dharma kA paricaya karAne ke lie alaukika upakaraNa grahaNa kiyaa| (zloka 255-257) mAgha zuklA navamI kA dina thaa| usadina candramA rohiNI nakSatra meM AyA thaa| bhagavAna ke do dina kA vrata thaa| sandhyA kA samaya thA / saptacchada vRkSa ke nIce prabhu ne apane rAgAdi kI taraha sira ke kezoM ko paMca muSThi se utpATita kiyaa| saudharma ne una kezoM ko apane uttarIya vastra ke kone meM prasAda kI taraha yA saMprApta artha kI taraha grahaNa kiyA aura usI samaya le jAkara kSIra samudra meM isa taraha bahA diyA jisa prakAra naukA ke yAtrI samudra pUjA kI vastuoM ko jala meM bahA dete haiM / vahA~ sura-asura aura manuSya Ananda meM kolAhala kara rahe the| unheM indra ne zIghra lauTakara hasta saMketa se zAnta kara diyaa| phira prabhu siddhoM ko namaskAra kara evaM sAmAyika kA uccAraNa kara mokSa mArga para calane ke lie vAhana kI taraha cAritra rUpI ratha para ArUr3ha hue| dIkSA kA sahodara yA eka sAtha janma liyA ho aisA caturtha manaparyava jJAna prabhu ko utpanna huaa| usa samaya eka muhUrta ke lie nArakI jIvoM ko bhI sukha milA aura tInoM loka meM eka vidyuta prakAza kI bhA~ti pAloka vyApta ho gyaa| prabhu ke sAtha anya eka hajAra rAjAnoM ne bhI dIkSA grahaNa kii| kAraNa jo svAmI ke caraNoM Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [71 kA anugamana karane kA vrata le lete haiM unake lie dIkSA grahaNa hI ucita thA / (zloka 258 - 266 ) taduparAnta jagatpati ko pradakSiNA dekara praraNAma kara acyutAdi indra isa prakAra stuti karane lage he prabhu, Apane pUrvakRta abhyAsa se vairAgya ko isa prakAra graharaNa kara liyA hai mAno isase ApakA janma janma se ekAtma bhAva rahA ho / mokSa sAdhana meM pravINa he nAtha ! sukha ke kAraNa iSTa saMyogAdi meM bhI jisa prakAra ApakA vairAgya ujjvala hai usI prakAra duHkha ke kAraNa iSTa viyogAdi meM bhI vaisA hI vairAgya hai / he prabhu, Apane vivekarUpI zAna para car3hAkara vairAgya rUpI zastra ko itanA ujjvala kara liyA hai ki mokSa prApti meM usakA parAkrama akuThita gati se vyavahAra meM zrAtA hai / he nAtha, Apa jaba deva aura rAjAnoM kI lakSmI kA upayoga kara rahe the taba bhI ApakA zrAnanda to vairAgya hI thA kAma bhogoM se nitya virakta ApakA praur3ha vairAgya jaba utpanna huA taba Apane socA kAma bhoga aba samApta ho gayA hai ataH yoga svIkAra kara dIkSA grahaNa kara lI jAe ! jaba Apa duHkha meM, sukha meM, saMsAra meM aura mokSa meM udAsIna bhAva rakhate haiM to ApakA vairAgya avicchinna hai / Apako kisameM vairAgya nahIM hai ? anya jIva to duHkhagabhita aura mohagabhita vairAgya se sampanna hote haiM kintu Apake hRdaya meM to eka mAtra jJAna garbhita vairAgya ko hI sthAna milA hai sarvadA udAsIna hone para bhI jagata ke upakArI samasta vairAgyoM ke paramAtmA, maiM Apako namaskAra karatA hai / / / AdhAra aura zaraNa he (zloka 267-275) isa prakAra jagadguru kI stuti kara aura unheM namaskAra kara indra devoM sahita naMdIzvara dvIpa gae aura vahAM aMjanAdi parvatoM para zakrAdi indroM ne janmAbhiSeka kalyANaka kI taraha zAzvata arhat pratimAnoM kA bhraSTAhnikA mahotsava kiyA evaM phira kaba prabhu ke darzana hoMge aisA socate hue devatAoM sahita nija nija AvAsa ko cale gae / (zloka 276-278) sagara rAjA bhI prabhu ko praNAma kara hAtha jor3akara gadgad svara se isa bhA~ti vinatI karane lage triloka rUpI padminI khaNDa ko vikasita karane vAle sUrya tulya he jagadguru ajitanAtha bhagavAna, prApakI jaya ho ! he nAtha, Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 72] mati zrati avadhi aura manaparyava jJAna se Apa usI taraha suzobhita haiM jisa prakAra cAra mahAsamudra se pRthvI zobhita hai| he prabhu, krIr3A mAtra meM pApa karmakSaya kara sakate haiN| Apane jisa parikara ko dhAraNa kara rakhA hai vaha anyoM ko mArga dikhAne ke lie hai| he bhagavan, maiM yaha mAnatA hUM ki Apa samasta prANiyoM kI eka antarAtmA haiN| yadi aisA nahIM hotA to Apa unake advitIya sukhoM ke lie kyoM prayatna karate ? Apa dayArUpI jala se paripUrNa haiM / pApa kardama kI taraha kaSAya parityAga kara kamala kI bhAMti nirlepa aura zuddha prAtmA yukta ho gae haiN| jaba Apa rAjya kara rahe the taba bhI nyAyAdhIza kI taraha Apa meM apane-parAe kA bhedabhAva nahIM thaa| taba jabaki aba samabhAvoM kA avasara pAyA hai taba Apane jisa samatAbhAva ko prApta kiyA hai usake viSaya meM kyA bolA jA sakatA hai ? he bhagavana, ApakA varSIdAna to tIna loka ke abhayadAna rUpI vRhad nATaka kI prastAvanA mAtra hai aisA maiM kahatA huuN| vaha deza, vaha nagara, janapada, vaha grAma dhanya hogA jahA~ malayAnila-se prasanna karane vAle Apa vicaraNa kreNge| (zloka 279-287) isa prakAra stuti kara prabhu ko bhaktipUrvaka namaskAra kara azru bhare nayana se rAjA sagara dhIre-dhIre apane nagara ko lauTa ge| (zloka 288) dUsare dina prabhu ne rAjA brahmadatta ke ghara khIra khAkara tIna dinoM ke upavAsa kA pAraNA kiyaa| usa samaya devatAoMne rAjA brahmadatta ke ghara sAr3he bAraha karor3a suvarNa mudrAeM evaM havA meM Andolita latA-pallavoM kI zobhA ko harane vAle utkRSTa vastroM kI sRSTi kii| AkAza meM isa prakAra kI gambhIra dudubhi baja uThI jaise jvAra ke samaya samudra garjana karatA hai / cAroM ora pravrajanakArI prabhu ke yaza rUpI sveda jala kA bhrama utpanna karane vAle sugandhita jala kI vRSTi kI aura cAroM ora mitra kI taraha bhramara pariveSTita paMcaraMgI phUloM kI vRSTi kii| phira ahodAna, ahodAna, aise zabdoM kA uccAraNa karate hue mAnandamanA-devagaNa ucca svara se jaya-jaya zabda karate hue AkAza meM jAkara bolane lage-dekho, prabhu ko pradatta zreSTha dAna kA phala dekho| isake prabhAva se dAtA usI samaya vaibhava sampanna to ho hI jAtA hai; kintu usase bhI bar3I bAta yaha hai ki Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [73 koI isI janma meM hI mukta ho jAtA hai, koI dvitIya janma meM to koI tRtIya janma meM yA koI kalpAtIta kalpa meM utpanna hotA hai / prabhu ko pradatta bhikSA ko jo dekhatA hai vaha devatAoM kI taraha nIrogadehI hotA hai| (zloka 289-298) hastI jisa prakAra jalapAna kara sarovara se bAhara A jAtA hai usI prakAra prabhu rAjA brahmadatta ke ghara se pAranA kara bAhara pA ge| rAjA brahmadatta ne yaha socakara ki bhagavAn jahAM khar3e the usa sthAna ko koI ullaMghana nahIM kare, vahAM eka ratnapITha nirmita karavA diyaa| prabhu vahIM hai aisI bhAvanA se rAjA brahmadatta puSpAdi se usa pITha kI pUjA karane lge| candana, puSpa aura vastrAdi se jaba taka ve pUjana nahIM kara lete taba taka prabhu anAhAra haiM aisA vicAra kara ve bhojana grahaNa nahIM krte| (zloka 299-302) pavana kI taraha apratihata bhramaNakArI bhagavAn ajitanAtha prakhaNDa iryA-samiti kA pAlana karate hue anyatra vihAra kara ge| rAha meM kaI sthAnoM para khIrAdi anna grahaNa kiyaa| kahIM sundara vilepana se unake caraNa-kamala carcita hue| kahIM zrAvakoM ke vandanA karane vAle bAlaka unakI rAha dekhte| kahIM darzanoM se atRpta loga unake pIche-pIche calate / kahIM ve vastra dvArA uttAraNa maMgala karate / kahIM dahI, dUrvA aura akSatAdi se unheM arghya dete| kahIM unheM svaghara le jAne ke lie loga unakA patha roka lete| kahIM unake pairoM para gire hue manuSyoM se rAha ruka jaatii| kahIM zrAvaka mastaka ke kezoM se unake patha kI dhUli pariSkRta karate to kahIM mugdha buddhi se unakA Adeza mAMgate / isa prakAra nirgrantha, nirmama aura niHspRha prabhu apane saMsarga se grAma aura nagaroM ko tIrtha tulya karate hue vicaraNa karane lge| (zloka 303-309) jo sthAna ulluoM kI dhutkAra se bhayaMkara hai, jahAM siyAra cItkAra kara rahe haiM, sarpa phuphakAra rahe haiM, unmatta bilAva utkroza kara rahe haiM, jinakI AvAjeM bAgha se bhI bhayaMkara hai, jahAM camaru mRga krUra vyavahAra karate haiM, jo kezarI siMha kI garjanA se pratidhvanita hai, jahAM bar3e-bar3e hastiyoM dvArA ukhAr3e gae vRkSoM para se ur3ate hue kaue kAMva-kA~va kara rahe haiM, siMhoM kI pUcha kI phaTakAra se pASANamaya bhUmi bhagna ho rahI hai, jahAM kA patha aSTApada dvArA cUrNa hastiyoM kI haDDiyoM se bharA hai, jahAM zikAra ko utsuka bhIloM ke dhanuSa TaMkAra Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kI pratidhvani sunI jAtI hai, jahAM bandaroM ke kAna kATa lene ko bhIla bAlaka adhIra ho rahe haiM, jahAM vRkSa zAkhAmoM ke agrabhAgoM ke saMgharSaNa se agni-sphuliMga nikala rahe haiM aise parvata aura mahAraNya meM aura usI bhAMti grAma aura nagara meM ajitanAtha svAmI sthira citta se icchAnusAra vicaraNa karane lge| kabhI nIce dekhane se cakkara A jAe~ aise U~ce parvatoM ke una zikharoM para mAno dvitIya zikhara hI hoM isa prakAra prabhu kAyotsarga dhyAna meM avasthita ho jAte / kabhI uchala-kUda karate kapi-samUha ne jisakI asthi sandhiyoM (kamaroM) ko tor3a diyA hai aise mahAsamudra ke taTa para vRkSa kI taraha sthita ho jAte, kabhI krIr3Arata uttAla hue vetAla, pizAca aura pretoM se bhare aura jahAM cakravAtI vAyu se dhUla ur3a rahI hai aise zmazAna meM jAkara kAyotsarga dhyAna meM lIna ho jAte / inase bhI adhika bhayaMkara sthAnoM meM jAkara prabhu dhyAna lagAte / Arya dezoM meM vicaraNa karate samaya akSINa zakti sampanna prabhu ajitanAtha kabhI caturtha tapa, kabhI SapTha tapa, kabhI aSTama tapa karate to kabhI dazama, kabhI dvAdaza, kabhI caturdaza, kabhI SoDaza, kabhI aSTAdaza tapa karate / kabhI mAsika tapa, kabhI dvimAsika tapa, kabhI traimAsika, kabhI caturtha mAsika to kabhI paMcamAsika, kabhI SaNmAsika, saptamAsika to kabhI aSTamAsika tapa krte| mastaka ko tapta kara dene vAlI prakhara grISma Rtu kI dhUpa meM deha kI spRhA na rakhane vAle prabhu kabhI bhI vRkSa kI chAyA nahIM caahte| tuSArapAta se jaba vRkSa-samUha jama jAte aisI hemanta Rtu meM bhI prabhu adhika pittavAle puruSa kI taraha kabhI bhI dhUpa kI icchA nahIM karate / varSAkAla meM pavana vega se bhI adhika duHsaha mUsalAdhAra varSA meM bhI prabhu jalacara hastI kI taraha jarA bhI nahIM ghbraate| pRthvI kI taraha sabako sahane vAle pRthvI ke tilakarUpa prabhu isa bhAMti aneka duHsaha pariSahoM kI taraha sahana krte| isa taraha vividha prakAra ke ugra tapa aura vividha prakAra ke abhigraha-pariSahoM ko sahana karate hue prabhu ne bAraha varSoM taka pravrajana kiyaa| (zloka 310-328) taduparAnta geMDe kI taraha pRthvI para binA baiThe geMDe ke sIMgoM kI taraha akele vicaraNa karate hue, sumeru parvata kI taraha kampana rahita, siMha kI taraha nirbhaya, pavana kI taraha apratibaddhavihArI, sarpa kI taraha eka dRSTi sampanna, agni meM jisa prakAra suvarNa aura Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [75 ujjvala ho jAtA hai usI prakAra tapasyA se adhika kAntisampanna, kyAriyoM se ghire sundara vRkSa kI taraha tIna guptiyoM se suzobhita, paMcazaradhArI kAmadeva kI taraha paMca samitiyoM ko dhAraNa karane vAle AjJA, apAya, vipAka, saMsthAnoM kA cintana karane se cAra prakAra ke dhyeya kA dhyAna karane vAle aura dhyeya rUpa aise prabhu pratyeka grAma, nagara aura vana meM bhramaNa karate hue sahasrAmravana nAmaka udyAna meM prAe / vahAM saptaparNa vRkSa ke nIce tane kI taraha akampa hokara prabhu ne kAyotsarga dhyAna kiyA / usa samaya prabhu zrapramatta saMyata nAmaka guNasthAna se apUrvakaraNa nAmaka bhraSTama guNasthAna meM prAe / zrota artha se zabda kI ora Akara prabhu ne nAnA prakAra ke zruta vicAra sampanna zukla dhyAna ke prathama pada ko prApta kiyA / phira jisase samasta jIvoM para samAna pariNAma ho aise zranivRttivAdara nAmaka navama guNasthAna para ArUr3ha hUe / taduparAnta lobharUpI kaSAya ko sUkSma khaNDa karane se sUkSma samprarAya nAmaka dazama guNasthAna ko prApta hue| isase tIna loka ke samasta jIvoM ke karma kSaya karane meM samartha aise vIrya sampanna prabhu moha nAza kara kSINa moha nAmaka dvAdaza guNasthAna ko prApta hue / isa dvAdaza guNasthAna ke antima samaya prabhu ekatvazruta pravicAra nAmaka zukla dhyAna ke dvitIya pada ko prApta hue / isa dhyAna meM triloka ke viSayoM meM sthita apane mana ko isa prakAra eka paramANu meM sthira kara liyA jisa prakAra sarpa mantra se samasta zarIra meM parivyApta viSa daMzita sthAna para zrA jAtA hai / IdhanoM ko haTA dene para alpa IMdhana kI agni jisa prakAra svataH hI bujha jAtI hai usI prakAra unakA mana bhI sarvathA nivRtta ho gayA / phira dhyAnarUpI agni prajvalita hone se usa agni meM hima kI taraha unake samasta ghAtI karma kSaya ho gae aura unhoMne kevalajJAna prApta kiyaa| usa dina prabhu ke SaSTha tapa thA / pauSa mAsa kI ekAdazI thI zraura candra rohiNI nakSatra meM pravasthita thA / ( zloka 329-344) usa jJAna ke utpanna hone se tIna lokoM meM sthita tIna kAla ke samasta bhAvoM ko hAtha para rakhI vastu kI bhAMti prabhu dekhane lage / jisa samaya prabhu ko kevala jJAna prApta huA usI samaya prabhu kI pravajJA ke bhaya se mAno kampita huA ho isa prakAra saudharma devaloka ke indra kA Asana kampita huna / jala kI lie manuSya jisa prakAra jala meM rassI gambhIratA ko jAnane ke girAtA hai usI prakAra Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 76] saudharmendra ne kAMpane kA kAraNa jAnane ke lie avadhijJAna kA prayoga kiyA / dIpAloka meM jisa prakAra vastu dRSTa hotI hai usI prakAra saudharmendra ne avadhijJAna se bhagavAn ko kevala jJAna prApta huA hai avagata kiyA / ve usI samaya ratna - siMhAsana aura ratna- pAdukAoM ko tyAgakara uTha khar3e hue| kAraNa, sajjanoM ko svAmI kI pravajJA kA bahuta bhaya rahatA hai / gItArtha guru kA ziSya guru kathita anukUla bhUmi para jisa prakAra pAMva rakhatA hai usI prakAra ve arhatu kI ora sAta-ATha kadama Age Ae aura bAe~ ghuTane ko jhukAkara dAhine ghuTane ko donoM hAthoM aura mastaka ko jamIna se sparza kara prabhu ko namaskAra kiyA / phira khar3e hokara pIche mur3akara unhoMne siMhAsana ko usI prakAra alaMkRta kiyA jisa prakAra kezarI siMha parvata zikhara ko alaMkRta karatA hai / taduparAnta samasta devatAtroM ko bulAkara Rddhi aura devoM sahita prabhu ke nikaTa Ae anya indra bhI prAsana kampita hone se svAmI ne kevala jJAna prApta kiyA hai jAnakara maiM pahale jAU~gA aisI sparddhA se prabhu ke nikaTa Ae / / (zloka 345-354) phira kAryakarttA Ae / vAyukumAra devoM ne eka yojana pramANa bhUmi se kaMkarAdi dUra kie / meghakumAra devatAoM ne zaradkAlIna megha jisa prakAra dhUla ko zAnta karatA hai usI prakAra vahAM sugandhita jala kI varSA kara dhUla ko zAnta kiyA / anya vyantara devoM ne caitya ke madhya bhAga kI taraha komala svarNa ratnoM kI zilAnoM se usa bhUmi ko samatala kiyA / prAtaH kAlIna pavana kI taraha Rtu kI adhiSThAyikA deviyoM ne ghuTane taka vikasita phUloM kI varSA kI / bhuvanapati devatAoM ne bhItara mariNastUpa nirmita kara usake cAroM aura svarNa kinArA banAkara cAMdI ke prAkAra kA nirmANa kiyA / devatAnoM ne isake bhItara ratnoM kA kinArA banAne ke lie mAno apanI jyoti ekatra kara rahe hoM aise suvarNamaya dvitIya prAkAra kA nirmANa kiyA / usake bhItara vaimAnika devatAoM ne mANikya kA prAntabhAga banAkara tRtIya prAkAra kI racanA kI / pratyeka prAkAra meM jambUdvIpa kI taraha mAno mana ko prAzraya dene ke lie sthAna hoM aise cAra-cAra sundara dvAra nirmita kie / pratyeka dvAra para marakata mariNa - maya patroM ke toraNa banAe / toraNoM ke donoM zrora zreNIbaddha kamala se Dhake kumbha rakhe / ve samudra ke cAroM ora sandhyAkAla meM avasthita 1 Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 177 cakravAka kI taraha laga rahe the| pratyeka daravAje para svarNa-kamaloM se suzobhita svaccha aura madhura jala se bhare maGgala kalaza-sI ekaeka vApI kA nirmANa kiyaa| pratyeka daravAje para devoM ne sone kI dhUpadAnI rkhii| ve dhue ke kAraNa aisI laga rahI thIM mAno marakatamaNiyoM ke toraNa vistRta kara rahI hoN| prathama prAkAra ke madhya IzAnakoNa meM devoM ne prabhu ke lie eka devachanda nirmita kiyA / usa prAkAra ke madhya vyantara devatApoM ne eka koza caudaha sau dhanuSa U~ce caitya vRkSa kA nirmANa kiyaa| vyantaroM ne hI usake nIce prabhu ke baiThane ke lie siMhAsana, devachandaka, do caMbara aura chatratraya kA nirmANa kiyaa| isa bhAMti devatAoM ne samasta vipatti ko harane vAle saMsAra paritApita puruSoM ke lie prAzraya rUpa bhavya samosaraNa kI racanA kii| (zloka 355-370) taduparAnta cAraNoM kI taraha jaya-jaya zabda karate hue devatAoM dvArA parivRta bane, devatAoM dvArA hI nirmita navIna suvarNa kamaloM para anukrama se caraNa rakhate hue prabhu pUrva dvAra se praviSTa hokara caitya vRkSa kI pradakSiNA kii| kAraNa, mahAn puruSa bhI prAvazyaka vidhi kA ullaMghana nahIM krte| phira 'tIrthAya namaH' kahate hue tIrtha ko namaskAra kara pUrvAbhimukha hokara siMhAsana ke madhya bhAga meM baiTha ge| usI samaya avaziSTa karma ko karane ke adhikArI vyantara devoM ne anya tIna aura prabhu ke pratibimba kA nirmANa kiyaa| svAmI ke prabhAva se ve pratibimba prabhu ke anurUpa hI bane / anyathA ve prabhu kA pratibimba taiyAra karane meM samartha nahIM the| usI samaya pIche kI ora prabhA-maNDala, sammukha dharmacakra aura indradhvajA evaM prAkAza meM dudubhinAda prakaTa huprA / isake bAda sAdhU-sAdhvI aura vaimAnika devatAoM kI deviyAM rUpa tIna parSadA ne pUrvadvAra se praveza kara prabhu ko tIna pradakSiNA dI evaM praNAma kara agnikoNa meM pAe / prAge sAdhu baiThe, unake pIche sAdhviyAM khar3I ho gyiiN| bhuvanapati, jyotiSka aura vyantara deviyoM ne dakSiNa dvAra se praviSTa hokara prabhu ko pradakSiNA dI, namaskAra kiyA aura anukrama se naiRtya koNa meM khar3I ho gyiiN| bhuvanapati, vyantara aura jyotiSka deva ne pazcima dizA se praviSTa hokara prabhu ko pradakSiNA dI, namaskAra kiyA aura anukrama se vAyavya koNa meM baiTha gae / indra sahita vaimAnika deva ne uttara dvAra se praviSTa hokara prabhu ko pradakSiNA dI. aura namaskAra Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 78] kara IzAna koNa meM anukrama se baiTha ge| (zloka 371-382) usa samaya indra kI deha bhakti se romAMcita ho utthii| ve punaH hAtha jor3akara namaskAra kara isa prakAra stuti karane lage he nAtha, tIrthaGkara nAma karma ke kAraNa sakala ke abhimukha arthAt agraNI aura sarvadA sammukha avasthAna kara pApa anukala hokara samasta prajA ko Anandita karate haiN| Apake eka yojana vistRta dharma-dezanA ke samosaraNa meM koTi-koTi tiyaMca, manuSya aura deva avasthita ho sakate haiN| eka bhASA meM bolA huA; kintu pratyeka ko apanI-apanI bhASA meM bodha-gamya, sabako priya aura dharmabodha dene vAle Apake vAkya bhI tIrthaGkara nAma karma ke lie hI haiM / ApakI vihAra bhUmi ke cAroM ora eka sau paccIsa yojana paryanta pUrvAgata rogarUpI megha Apake vihAra rUpI pavana se anAyAsa hI naSTa ho jAte haiN| nyAyaparAyaNa rAjAnoM ke dvArA vinaSTa anIti kI taraha pApa jahAM bhI vihAra karate haiM vahAM cahe, TiDDiyAM, zuka Adi pakSiyoM ke udbhava rUpa dubhikSa Adi vinaSTa ho jAte haiN| prApakI kRpA rUpa puSkarAvarta varSA se pRthvI para strI, kSetra aura dravyAdi-janya utpanna vairAgni bhI zAnta ho jAtI hai| (zloka 383-389) he nAtha, akalyANa ko vinaSTa karane ke lie DhiMDhore ke samAna ApakA prabhAva pRthvI para bhramaNa karatA hai / isase manuSya loka ke zatru mahAmArI Adi roga utpanna nahIM hote| vizva-vatsala aura loka ke manoratha pUrNa karane vAle Apake vicaraNa karate rahane se utpAtakArI ativRSTi aura anAvRSTi nahIM hotii| Apake prabhAva ke siMhanAda se hastiyoM kI taraha svarAjya aura pararAjya sambandhita kSudra upadrava to usI muhUtta meM naSTa ho jAte haiN| saba prakAra se vilakSaNa prabhAva sampanna aura jaMgama kalpavRkSa sama Apa jahA~ jAte haiM vahAM dubhikSa ho to dUra ho jAtA hai| Apake mastaka ke pIche jo bhAmaNDala hai vaha sUryateja ko bhI parAbhava karatA hai| isIlie vaha piNDAkAra pratIta hotA hai tAki ApakI deha manuSya ke lie dUrAlokya na ho| he bhagavan, ghAtI karmoM ke kSaya ho jAne se Apake isa yoga sAmrAjya kI mahimA-vizva-vizrata ho gayI hai yaha bAta kisako Azcaryajanaka nahIM lagatI ? Apake alAvA kauna ananta karma rUpI tRNa-samUha ko samasta prakAra se jar3a se ukhAr3akara bhaSma kara sakatA Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [79 hai ? kriyA kI adhikatA se prApa isa bhA~ti prayatna meM lagna haiM ki icchA nahIM karane para bhI lakSmI ApakA hI Azraya letI haiM / maitrI ke pavitra pAtra rUpa pramodazAlI zraura kRpA evaM upekSAkAriyoM ke madhya mukhya he yogAtmA, maiM prApako namaskAra karatA hUM / ( zloka 390 - 398 ) udhara udyAnapAla ne sagara cakravartI ke nikaTa jAkara nivedana kiyA ki udyAna meM bhagavAna ajitanAtha svAmI kA samosaraNa lagA hai / prabhu ke samosaraNa ko sunakara sagara jitane zrAnandita hue utane cakra prApti ke saMvAda se bhI nahIM hue / prAnandamanA sagara cakravartI ne udyAna pAlaka ko sAr3ha bAraha koTi suvarNa mudrAe~ puraskAra meM dIM / phira snAna, prAyazcitta zraura kautuka maGgalAdi kara indra kI taraha udAra prAkRtimaya ratnAbharaNa dhAraNa kara skandhoM para dRr3hatA se hAtha rakha hAthoM se aMkuza ko nacAte hue sagara rAjA uttama hastI ke agrAsana para baiThe / hastI kumbha se jinakA AdhA zarIra pravRta ho gayA hai aise catrI arddha - udita sUrya se zobhita ho rahe the / zakha aura tUrya ninAdoM ke dizAoM meM vyApta ho jAne para sagara rAjA ke sainika usI prakAra ekatra ho gae jisa prakAra sughoSAdi ghaNToM ke bajane para deva ekatra ho jAte haiM / usa samaya hajAra-hajAra mukuTadhArI rAjAnoM ke parivAra se parivRta cakrI aise laga rahe the mAno unhoMne aneka rUpa dhAraNa kara rakhe hoM / mastaka para abhiSikta hue rAjAnoM meM mukuTa ke samAna cakrI mastaka para prakAza gaGgA ke Avartta kA bhrama paidA karane vAle zveta chatra se suzobhita the / donoM zrora Andolita ca~vara se ve isa prakAra zobhA pA rahe the jisa prakAra donoM ora ke candramAnoM se meruparvata zobhA pAtA hai / mAno svarNa paMkha yukta paMkSI hoM aise svarNa kavaca yukta azvoM se, jaise pAla car3hAe hue kUpa stambha yukta jahAja hoM aise ucca dhvaja-daNDa zobhita rathoM se, mAno nirbhara parvata hoM aise mada bharate hastiyoM se, mAnoM sarpa sahita sindhu kI taraMga ho aise U~ce prastradhArI paidala senA se pRthvI ko cAroM ora se AcchAdita karatA huA sagara cakravartI sahasrAmravana nAmaka upavana ke samIpa aae| phira mahAmuni jisa prakAra mAna se utarate haiM usI prakAra rAjA sagara udyAna dvAra kI svarNavedI para hAthI se utare / apane chatra cAmarAdi rAjacihnoM kA vahIM parityAga kara diyA / kAraNa vinayI puruSa isI prakAra maryAdA 1 Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 80] kI rakSA karate haiN| vinaya ke kAraNa hI unhoMne pairoM ke jUte utAra die| char3IdAra dvArA pradatta hAtha ke sahAre kI bhI upekSA kI arthAt use grahaNa nahIM kiyaa| phira nagara ke nara-nAriyoM ke sAtha paidala calakara samosaraNa ke nikaTa phuNce| taduparAnta makara saMkrAnti ke dina sUrya jaise prAkAza ke prAMgaNa meM praveza karatA hai usI prakAra uttarI dvAra se unhoMne samosaraNa meM praveza kiyaa| vahA~ jagadguru ko tIna pradakSiNA dekara aura namaskAra kara amRta jaisI madhura vANI meM stuti karane lage (zloka 399-417) he prabho, mithyAdaSTi vAle ke lie kalpAntakArI sUrya kI taraha aura samyak dRSTi vAle ke lie amRta ke aMjana tulya aura tIrthakaratva kI lakSmI ke lie tilaka rUpa yaha cakra Apake sammukha avasthita hai| isa jagata ke Apa akele hI svAmI haiN| yaha kahane ke lie indra ne mAno indradhvajA ke bahAne apanI tarjanI uttolita kara rakhI hai| jaba Apa pA~va rakhate haiM to sura aura asura kamala rakhane ke bahAne kamala para nivAsa karane vAlI lakSmI kA vistAra karate haiN| (zloka 418-420) mujhe lagatA hai-dAna, zIla, tapa aura bhAva ina cAroM prakAroM ke dharma ko eka sAtha bolane ke lie pApa caturmukha ho gae haiN| triloka ko tridoSa se bacAne ke lie Apa jo prayatna kara rahe haiM usI lie devatAoM ne mAno una tIna prAkAroM kI racanA kI hai| Apa jaba dharatI para calate haiM to kA~Te adhomukha ho jAte haiM; kintu isameM prAzcarya kyA hai? kAraNa jaba sUrya udita hotA hai taba andhakAra sammukha nahIM AtA, A hI nahIM sktaa| keza, roe~, nakha, dAr3hI, mUcha bar3hate nhiiN| ve jaise hote haiM vaise hI rahate haiN| yaha bAhma yoga mahimA tIrthaMkara ke atirikta aura kisI ko prApta nahIM hotii| zabda, rUpa, rasa, gandha aura sparza nAmaka pA~ca indiyoM ke viSaya Apake sammukha tAkikoM kI taraha pratikala nahIM banate / samasta RtueM asamaya meM kAmadeva ko sahAyatA dene ke bhaya se eka sAtha prApake caraNoM kI sevA karatI hai| bhaviSya meM Apake caraNasparza hone vAle haiM yaha socakara deva sugandhita jala aura divya puSpoM kI vRSTi kara pRthvI kI pUjA karate haiN| he jagatpUjya, jaba ki pakSI bhI cAroM ora se ApakI parikramA dete haiM, Apake viparIta dizA meM nahIM jAte taba manuSya hokara bhI jo Apake prati vimukha Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [81 hokara rahate haiM ve jagata meM bar3A kahalAte hue vicaraNa karate haiM unakI gati kyA hogI ? jabaki Apake samIpa Akara ekendriya pavana bhI pratikUlatA kA parityAga karate haiM taba paMcendriya duHzIla kaise ho sakatA hai ? Apake mAhAtmya se camatkAra prApta vRkSa bhI jaba mAthA jhukA kara Apako namaskAra karate haiM jisase unake mastaka kRtArtha hote haiM taba jinake mastaka Apake sammukha nahIM jhukate una mithyAtviyoM ke mastaka akRtArtha aura vyartha hI hote haiM / kama se kama karor3oM surAsura ApakI sevA karate haiM kAraNa mUrkha aura AlasyaparAyaNa vyakti bhI bhAgyodaya se prApta artha ke prati udAsInatA nahIM dikhAte / / (zloka 421-431) isa bhAMti bhagavAn kI stuti kara vinaya sahita pIche haTakara cakravartI sagara indra ke pIche jA baiThe / samavasaraNa ke antima uccagar3ha ke bhItara bhakti ke dvArA mAno dhyAnAvasthita hoM isa prakAra catuvidha saMgha prA baiThA / dvitIya gar3ha meM sarpa, nakula Adi tiryaMca jAti ke jIva vaira parityAga kara paraspara mitra hoM isa bhAMti baiTha gae / tRtIya gar3ha meM prabhu kI sevA ke lie Ae surAsura aura manuSyoM ke vAhana the / sabake baiTha jAne ke pazcAt eka yojana paryanta sunA jA sake aura sabhI bhASAoM meM samajhA jA sake aisI madhura vANI se bhagavAn ajitanAtha svAmI ne dharmadezanA denI prArambha kI( zloka 432-436) karma ke prabhAva se graha, ina mugdhabuddhi manuSyoM ko dhikkAra hai jo kAMca ko vaidUryamaNi aura prasAra saMsAra ko sAravAna samajhate haiM / prati kSaNa baddha karmoM se prANiyoM ke lie saMsAra isa prakAra bar3hatA jAtA hai, jisa prakAra dohada se vRkSa puSpAnvita hotA hai| hI saMsAra kA prabhAva hotA hai ataH vidvAnoM ko sarvadA prayatna karanA cAhie / zubha dhyAna se karma kA nAza hotA hai / vaha dhyAna AjJA, apAya, vipAka aura saMsthAna vicaya nAmaka cAra prakAra kA hai / ( zloka 437 - 440) karmanAza ke lie (1) AjJA vicaya - prApta yA sarvajJoM ke kathana ko zrAjJA bolA jAtA hai / zrAjJA do prakAra kI hai / zrAgama zrAjJA aura hetubAda AjJA / jisa padArtha kA pratipAdana hotA hai use Agama prAjJA kahA jAtA hai / pramAraNa kI carcA se padArtha kA jo pratipAdana kiyA Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 82] jAtA hai use hetuvAda prAjJA kahA jAtA hai| ina donoM kA samAna honA pramANa hai| doSarahita kAraNa ke prArambha ke lakSaNa pramANita hote haiM / rAga, dveSa aura moha ko doSa kahA jAtA hai / arhat meM ye doSa nahIM hote| isIlie doSarahita kAraNa se sambhUta arhat vAkya pramANa haiN| ve vAkya naya aura pramANa se siddha, pUrvApara virodha rahita, anya balavAna zAsana se bhI apratikSepya arthAta akATya hai| aMga-upAMga-prakIrNa ityAdi bahu zAstra rUpI nadiyoM ke lie samudra rUpa, aneka atizayoM ke sAmrAjya lakSmI se suzobhita, abhavya puruSoM ke lie durlabha, bhavya puruSoM ke lie zIghra sulabha, gaNi piTaka paramparA meM rakSita, deva aura dAnavoM kI nitya stuti karane lAyaka haiN| aise pAgama vacanoM kI AjJA kA pAlambana kara syAdavAda aura nyAya ke yoga se dravya paryAyarUpa se nitya-anitya vastu meM isI taraha svarUpa aura pararUpa se sat-asat prakAra se rahe padArtha meM jo sthira vizvAsa karanA hai use prAjJA vicaya dhyAna kahate haiN| (zloka 441-449) (2) apAya vicaya-jo jina-mArga ko sparza nahIM karate, jo paramAtmA ko nahIM mAnate yA AgAmI kAla arthAt bhaviSya kA vicAra nahIM karate aise vyaktiyoM ke hajAra apAya (vighna) Ate haiN| mAyA yA moha rUpa andhakAra meM jinakA citta paravaza hai arthAt jo ajJAna ke andhakAra ke kAraNa dekha nahIM sakate ve prANI kyAkyA pApa nahIM karate aura una pApoM ke kAraNa kyA-kyA kaSTa nahIM paate| aise prANiyoM ko vicAra karanA cAhie ki nAraka, tiyaMca aura manuSya jIvana meM maiMne jo-jo duHkha bhoge haiM una sabakA kAraNa merA duSTa pramAda hai| parama bodhi bIja ko prApta kara mana, vacana aura kAyA dvArA kRta ceSTAnoM se maiMne mastaka para agni prajvalita kI hai| mukti mArga para calanA mere hAtha meM thA; kintu maiMne kUmArga ko khojA aura usa para claa| isa prakAra maiMne svayaM hI nija AtmA ko kaSToM meM DAla diyA hai| jisa prakAra utkRSTa rAjya pAne para bhI mUrkha bhikSA ke lie nikalatA hai usI prakAra mokSa sAmrAjya adhikAra meM hone para bhI maiM apanI AtmA ko sasAra bhramaraNa karavA rahA huuN| isa bhAMti rAga, dveSa aura moha se utpanna apAyoM kA vicAra hI apAya vicaya nAmaka dvitIya dharma dhyAna hai| (zloka 450-456) Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [83 (3) vipAka vicaya-karma ke phala ko vipAka kahA jAtA hai| vaha vipAka zubha aura azubha do prakAra kA hotA hai| dravya kSetrAdi sAmagrI dvArA vicitra prakAra se usakA anubhava hotA hai / strI, puSpamAlA aura khAdya dravyoM kA upabhoga zubha vipAka hai aura sarpa, zastra, agni, viSa prAdi padArthoM kA anubhava azubha vipAka hai| yaha zubhAzubha vipAka dravya-vipAka kahA jAtA hai| (zloka 457-458) aTTAlikA, udyAna ityAdi sthAnoM meM rahanA zubha vipAka hai evaM zmazAna, jaGgala Adi sthAnoM meM azubha vipAka hai| yaha zubhAzubha vipAka kSetra vipAka hai| (zloka 459) zIta, grISma rahita basanta Rtu kAlIna sthAnoM meM bhramaNa zubha vipAka aura zIta, grISma Rtu kAlIna sthAnoM meM bhramaNa azubha vipAka hai / inheM kAla-vipAka kahate haiN| (zloka 460) ___ mana kI prasannatA aura santoSa kI bhAvanA zubha vipAka hai aura krodha, ahaGkAra Adi raudra bhAvanA azubha vipAka hai| inheM bhAva vipAka kahate haiN| zloka 461) ___ kahA gayA hai ki dravya, kSetra, kAla, bhAva aura bhava prApta kara karma kA udaya, kSaya, upazama aura kSayopazama hotA hai| isa prakAra dravyAdi sAmagrI ke yoga se prANiyoM ke karma apanA phala dete haiN| karma ke mukhya prAMTha bheda haiM . (zloka 462-464) 1 jJAnAvaraNIya-A~khoM para kapar3e kI paTTI baMdhIM rahane para jisa prakAra A~kheM dekha nahIM sakatIM usI prakAra jisa karma ke udaya se sarvajJa svarUpa jIva kA jJAna ruddha hotA hai use jJAnAvaraNIya karma kahate haiN| jJAna pAMca prakAra kA hai : mati, zruta, avadhi, mana:paryAya aura kevala / ina pAMcoM ke prAvRtta hone se jJAnAvaraNIya ke bhI inake anusAra pAMca bheda hote haiM-mati jJAnAvaraNIya, zrRMta jJAnAvaraNIya, avadhi jJAnAvaraNIya, mana:paryAya jJAnAvaraNIya aura kevala jJAnAvaraNIya / (zloka 465-466) 2 darzanAvaraNIya-pAMca nidrAe~ (nidrA, nidrA-nidrA, pracalA, pracalA-pracalA aura styAnagRddhi) aura cAra darzana (cakSu darzana, pracakSu darzana, avadhi darzana aura kevala darzana) jo jo prAvRtta karatA hai use darzanAvaraNIya karma kahA jAtA hai| rAjA ko dekhane kA abhilASI praharI dvArA roke jAne para jisa prakAra rAjA ko nahIM Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 84] dekha sakatA usI prakAra jisa karma ke udaya se prAtma-darzana nahIM hotA use darzanAvaraNIya karma kahA jAtA hai| (zloka 467-468) 3 vedanIya-khar3aga kI dhAra para yadi madhu lagA rahe usako cATane para sukha aura duHkha kA anubhava rUpa svabhAvayukta hone se yaha do prakAra kA hotA hai-zAtA vedanIya, azAtA vedanIya / (zloka 469) 4 mohanIya karma-jJAnI vyaktiyoM ne mohanIya karma ko madirA pAna jaisA batalAyA hai| kAraNa, isa karma ke udaya se moha prApta prAtmA kRtya-prakRtya ko nahIM samajha paataa| usameM mithyAdRSTi ke kAraNa vipAkakArI darzana mohanIya karma nAma se aura virati virAga prAvRtakArI cAritra mohanIya karma ke nAma se abhihita hotA - (zloka 470-471) 5 prAyu karma-manuSya, tithaMca, nArakI aura deva ke bheda se yaha cAra prakAra kA hai| Ayukarma prANiyoM ko apane-apane janma meM kArAgAra kI taraha Abaddha kara rakhatA hai| (zloka 472) 6 nAma karma-gati, jAti Adi vaicitrya pradAna karane vAlA nAma karma citrakAra kI bhAMti hotA hai| isake vipAka se hI prANiyoM ko zarIra milatA hai| (zloka 473) 7 gotra karma-yaha U~ca-nIca ke bheda se do prakAra kA hai| isase prANiyoM ko U~ca-nIca gotra prApta hotA hai| yaha karma kSIrapAtra aura madirA-pAtra kA bheda karane vAle kumbhakAra kI taraha hai| ___ (zloka 474) 8 antarAya karma-jisa karma ke kAraNa dAnAdi labdhi saphala nahIM hotI use antarAya karma kahate haiN| usakA svabhAva bhaNDArI jaisA hai| (zloka 175) ___ isa prakAra mUla prakRti kA isa taraha se vipAka pariNAma kA vicAra karanA vipAka vicaya nAmaka dharma dhyAna kahA jAtA hai| (zloka 476) (4) saMsthAna vicaya-utpatti, sthiti aura laya rUpa Adi antahIna lokAkRti ke vicAra ko saMsthAna vicaya dharma dhyAna kahate haiN| yaha loka kaTi deza para hAtha rakhe donoM pA~voM ko caur3A kara khar3e hue puruSa kI prAkRti kI taraha hai aura yaha utpatti, sthiti aura nAzavAna paryAya yukta dravya se paripUrNa hai / yaha loka nimna bhAga Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [85 meM vetrAsana tulya hai / , madhya meM jhAlara.kI. taraha aura Upara mRdaGga AkRti viziSTa haiN| yaha loka tIna jagat meM vyApta hai| isake nIce kI sAta bhUmi mahA balavAna ghanodadhi, ghanavAta aura tanuvAta se ghirI hai / adholoka, tiryaMcaloka, aura Urdhvaloka ke bheda se yaha tIna jagad vyApI hai| ye tIna vibhAga sUcaka pradeza kI apekSA se kiyA gayA hai| meruparvata ke madhya bhAga meM gAya ke stanoM ke prAkAra vAlA, prakAza pradeza ko sImita karane vAlA, cAra nIce aura cAra Upara aise pATha rUcaka pradeza haiN| isa rUcaka pradeza ke Upara aura nIce nau-nau sau yojana paryanta tiryaMcaloka hai| isa tiryaMcaloka ke nIce kA bhAga adholoka, vaha nau sau yojana kama sAta rajjU pramANa hai| adholoka meM eka ke nIce eka isa anukrama se sAta bhUmiyAM haiN| inameM napuMsaka nArakiyoM ke bhayaMkara nivAsa sthAna hai : naraka ke nAma narakoM kA vistAra * narakAvAsa ratnaprabhA eka lAkha assI hajAra yojana tIsa lAkha zarkarAprabhA eka lAkha battIsa hajAra yojana paccIsa lAkha bAlukAprabhA . eka lAkha aTThAisa hajAra yojana pandraha lAkha paMkaprabhA eka lAkha bIsa hajAra yojana. dasa lAkha dhUmraprabhA.. eka lAkha aThAraha hajAra yojana tIna lAkha tamaHprabhA eka lAkha solaha hajAra yojana pAMca kama eka lAkha mahotamaHprabhA eka lAkha ATha hajAra yojana pAMca . (zloka 477-490) ina ratnaprabhAdi sAtoM bhUmiyoM ke madhya bIsa hajAra yojana vistRta ghanAbdhi, ghanAbdhi ke nIce asaMkhya yojana paryanta vistRta ghanavAta, ghanavAta ke nIce asaMkhya yojana paryanta vistRta tanuvAta va tanUvAta ke nIce asaMkhya yojana paryanta vistRta AkAza / madhya kA vistAra kramazaH kama hote hue ghanAbdhi mAdi kA prAkAra antataH kaMkaraNa tulya ho gayA hai| ratnaprabhA bhUmi ke zeSa bhAga meM paridhi kI taraha cAroM ora ghanAbdhi hai| isakI vistRti kA chaha yojana hai| usake cAroM ora mahAvAta kA cAra yojana kA maNDala hai| usake cAroM ora tanuvAta kA maNDala Der3ha yojana hai| isa prakAra ratnaprabhA ke cAroM ora maNDala pramANa chor3akara zarkarAprabhA bhUmi ke cAroM ora ghanAndhi eka yojana ke tRtIya bhAga se adhika hai| ghanavAta eka koza adhika aura tanuvAta eka koza kA tRtIya bhAga Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 86] aMdhika hai / zarkarAprabhA ke bhI valaya pramANa chor3akara tRtIya bAlukAprabhA bhUmi ke cAroM ora isI prakAra kI adhikatA hai / isI bhAMti pUrva valayoM ke pramANa meM bAda ke valayoM ke pramANa meM saptama bhUmi ke valaya paryanta vRddhi hotI rahatI hai| ina ghanAbdhi, mahAvAta aura tanuvAta ke maNDala kI uccatA apanI-apanI pRthvI kI uccatA ke samAna hai| isa prakAra sAta pRthvI ko ghanAbdhi prAdi dhAraNa karate haiN| inameM pApa karmoM ke bhoga ke lie narakAvAsa nirmita hue haiN| ina naraka bhUmiyoM meM jaise-jaise nIce utarate jAe~ vaise-vaise yAtanA, roga, zarIra, AyuSya, lezyA, duHkha aura bhayAdi kramazaH bar3hate jAte haiN| yaha bAta nizcaya rUpa meM samajhanA ucita hai| (zloka 491-503) ratnaprabhA kA vistAra eka lAkha assI hajAra yojana hai| isameM eka hajAra yojana Upara aura nIce chor3a dene para jo avaziSTa bhAga rahatA hai unameM bhavanapati devoM kA nivAsa hai| isake uttara aura dakSiNa meM jisa prakAra rAjapatha ke donoM ora zreNIbaddha aTTAlikAeM rahatI haiM usI prakAra bhavanapatiyoM ke bhavana haiM aura ve vahIM rahate haiM / una bhavanoM meM mukuTa-maNiyoM ke cihna yukta asurakumAra, sarpa-phaNoM ke cihna yukta nAgakumAra, vajra cihna yukta vidyutakumAra, garur3a cihna yukta suparNakumAra, ghaTa cihna yukta agnikumAra, azva cihna yukta vAyukumAra, varddhamAnaka cihna yukta stanitakumAra, makara cihna yukta udadhikumAra, kezarI siMha cihna yuktaM dvIpakumAra aura hastI cihna yukta dikkumAra nivAsaM karate haiN| aMsurakumAra ke camara aura valI, nAgakumAra ke dharaNa aura bhUtAnanda, vidyutakumAra ke hari aura harisaha, suparNakumAra ke veNudeva aura veNudArI, agnikumAra ke agnizikha aura agnimAnava, vAyukumAra ke velamva va prabhaMjana, stanitakumAra ke sughoSa aura mahAghoSa, udadhikumAra ke jalakAnta aura jalaprabha, dvIpakumAra ke pUrNa aura pravaziSTa evaM dikkumAra ke amita aura amitavAhana nAmaka do-do indra haiN| (zloka 504-514) ratnaprabhA bhUmi ke avaziSTa eka hajAra yojana bhUmi para Upara aura nIce kI ora eka-eka sau yojana chor3akara madhya ke pATha sau yojana ke dakSiNottara zreNI ke madhya ATha prakAra ke vyaMtara deva rahate haiM / ina maiM pizAca vyaMtara kaMdaba vRkSa ke, bhUta vyaMtara Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [87 sulasa vRkSa ke, yakSa vyaMtara vaTa vRkSa ke, rAkSasa vyaMtara khaTvAM vRkSa ke, kinnara vyantara azoka vRkSa ke, kimpuruSa vyantara campaka vRkSa ke, mahoraga vyantara nAgavRkSa ke aura gandharva vyantara tumvaru vRkSa ke cihna yukta haiN| pizAca vyantaroM ke kAla aura mahAkAla, bhUta vyantaroM ke surUpa aura pratirUpa, yakSa vyantaroM ke pUrNabhadra aura maNibhadra, rAkSasa vyantaroM ke bhIma aura mahAbhIma, kinnara vyantaroM ke kinnara aura kimpuruSa, kimpuruSa vyantaroM ke satpuruSa aura mahApuruSa, mahoraga vyantaroM ke atikAya aura mahAkAya evaM gandharva vyantaroM ke gItarati aura gItayazA nAmaka indra haiN| isa prakAra vyantara devoM ke solaha indra haiN| - (zloka 515-523) ratnaprabhA ke pravaziSTa eka so yojana ke Upara-nIce dasa yojana chor3akara madhya ke eka sau yojana meM vyantara devoM ke dvitIya pATha nikAya va jAtiyAM vAsa karatI haiN| unake nAma aprajJapti, paMcaprajJapti, RSivAdita, bhUtavAdita, krandita, mahAkrandita, kUSmANDa aura pavaka hai| pratyeka ke do-do indra haiN| unake nAma kramazaH saMnihita aura samAna, dhAtR aura vidhAtRka, RSi aura RSi-pAla, Izvara aura mahezvara, suvatsaka aura vizAlahAsa, hrAsa aura hAsarati, zveta aura mahAzveta, pavana aura pavakAdhipa hai| _ (zloka 524-528) ratnaprabhA ke Upara se dasa kama ATha sau yojana jAne para jyotiSka maNDala milatA hai| pahale hai tArA / tArA ke daza yojana Upara sUrya / sUrya se assI yojana Upara cA~da / cA~da ke bIsa yojana Upara grh| isa prakAra eka sau dasa yojana ke madhya jyotirloka hai| jambUdvIpa ke madhya meru parvata ke gyAraha sau ikkIsa yojana dUra meru parvata ko sparza na karatA huA maNDalAkAra meM samasta dizAoM meM vyApta jyotiSa cakra prAvartita hotA hai| kevala eka dhra vatArA nizcala hai| vaha jyotiSa cakra loka ke antima bhAga meM gyAraha sau gyAraha yojana Upara lokAnta ko sparza nahIM karatA humA maNDalAkAra meM sthita hai / nakSatroM meM sabase Upara svAti nakSatra aura sabase nIce bharaNI nakSatra hai| ekadama dakSiNa meM mUla nakSatra aura ekadama uttara meM abhijita nakSatra hai| (zloka 529-535) isa jambUdvIpa meM do sUrya aura do candra haiM / kAlodadhi meM 42 candra aura 42 sUrya haiN| puSkarAddha meM 72 candra aura 72 sUrya Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 88] 1 kosa ke haiM / kA hai aura pazcima kI ora haiM / isa prakAra ar3hAIdvIpa meM eka sau battIsa candra aura eka sau battIsa sUrya haiM / inameM pratyeka candra ke aTThAsI graha, aTThAsI nakSatra aura chiyAsaTha hajAra nau sau picahattara koTA koTi tAroM kA parivAra hai / candra vimAna kI lambAI aura caur3AI eka yojana kA ekasaThavA~ bhAga kA chappanavA~ bhAga parimita ( 3 ) hai | sUryavimAna ekasaThaveM bhAga kA ar3atAlIsa bhAga parimita hai / grahoM ke vimAna addha yojana ke aura nakSatroM ke vimAna eka sabase utkRSTa Ayu tArA kA vimAna AdhA kosa sabase jaghanya prAyu yukta tArA kA vimAna mAtra pA~ca sau dhanuSa kA hai / isa saba vimAnoM kI uccatA martyakSetra kI UparI bhAga kI lambAI (45 lAkha yojana) kA AdhA hai| una saba vimAnoM ke nIce pUrva kI ora siMha, dakSiNa kI ora hastI, vRSa aura uttara kI ora azva hai / ve candrAdikA vimAna ke vAhana haiM / unameM sUrya aura candra ke. vAhanabhUta solaha hajAra zrabhiyogika devatA haiM, grahoM ke ATha hajAra, nakSatroM ke cAra hajAra aura tAroM ke do hajAra haiM / candrAdi ke vimAna sva-svabhAva se hI gatizIla haiM phira bhI vimAna ke nIce prAbhiyogika deva abhiyogya (sevAnAmakarma) ke lie vAhana rUpa meM nirantara avasthita rahate haiM / mAnuSottara parvata ke bAhara pacAsa-pacAsa hajAra kI dUrI para sUrya aura candra sthira rahate haiM / unake vimAna manuSya kSetra ke candra-sUrya ke pramANa se arddha pramANa yukta haiM / kramazaH dvIpoM kI paridhi ke bar3ha jAne se unakI saMkhyA bar3ha jAtI hai / samasta lezyAyukta graha, nakSatra aura tAroM dvAroM sevita asaMkhya sUrya aura candra ghaNTAkAra meM sundara dikhate haiM / isa prakAra rahate hue svayaMbhUramaNa samudra unakI sImA hai aura eka vA eka lakSa yojana kI dUrI para tArA apanIapanI paMkti meM sarvadA sthira rahate haiM / ( zloka 536 - 551) madhyaloka meM jambUdvIpa aura lavaNa samudra Adi utkRSTa nAma vAle aura eka dUsare se dugune asaMkhya dvIpa aura samudra haiM / pratyeka dvIpa ko samudra ghere hue hai / isalie ve valayAkAra hai / unameM svayaMbhUramaNa mahodadhi hI zeSa va antima hai / ( zloka 552-553) jambUdvIpa ke madhyabhAga meM suvarNathAla kI taraha meruparvata hai / vaha pRthvI ke nIce 9 hajAra yojana gaharA aura Upara 99 hajAra yojana U~cA hai| dharatI para usakA vistAra dasa hajAra yojana zraura Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [89 Upara car3A ke nikaTa eka hajAra yojana hai| meruparvata jisa prakAra tIna loka (Urva, adhaH aura madhya) meM vistRta hai usI prakAra tIna kANDa meM vibhakta hai / sumeru parvata kA prathama kANDa zuddha pRthvI, patthara, hIrA yaura zarkarA se pUrNa hai| isakA pramANa eka hajAra yojana hai| dUsarA kANDa vesaTha hajAra yojana kA hai| vaha jAtivAna cA~dI, sphaTika, aGkaratna aura suvarNa se pUrNa hai| tRtIya kANDa chattIsa hajAra yojana kA hai / svarNa zilAmaya hai aura usake Upara vaidUryamaNi kI calikA hai| calikA kI U~cAI 40 hajAra yojana hai| mUla meM usakA vistAra 12 yojana, madhya meM 8 yojana aura UparI bhAga meM cAra yojana hai| meruparvata kI talahaTI meM bhadrazAla nAmaka eka vana hai| usakI prAkRti golAkAra hai| bhadrazAla vana se jaba pAMca sau yojana U~cA car3hate haiM taba meruparvata kI prathama mekhalA milatI hai| usa para pAMca sau yojana vistAra vAlA golAkAra nandanavana hai| isake Upara sAr3he bAsaTha hajAra yojana jAne para dvitIya mekhalA pAI jAtI hai| taduparAnta isI parimiti kA arthAt pAMca sau yojana vistArayukta somanasa nAmaka tRtIya vana hai| isa vana ke Upara 36 hajAra yojana jAne para tRtIya mekhalA milatI hai| yaha meru kA zikhara hai| yahAM pANDuka nAmakaM caturtha sundara vana hai| yaha 494 yojana vistAra vAlA hai| usakA AkAra valayAkRti arthAt kakaraNa kI taraha hai| (zloka 554-565) jambUdvIpa sAta khaNDoM meM vibhakta hai| unake nAma bharata, hemavanta, harivarSa, mahAvideha, ramyaka, hairaNyavata aura airakta haiN| uttara aura dakSiNa meM isa kSetra ko varSadhara parvata vibhakta karatA hai| unake nAma himavAna, mahAhimavAna, niSadha, nIlavanta, rukmI aura zikharI haiN| ina saba parvatoM ke vistAra mUla aura zikhara deza ke samAna haiN| inameM prathama himavAna nAmaka parvata 25 yojana jamIna ke andara avasthita hai aura svarNamaya hai / vaha 100 yojana UMcA hai| dvitIya mahAhimavAna parvata gaharAI aura U~cAI meM himavAna se dugunA aura vaha arjuna jAtIya svarNa dvArA gaThita hai| tRtIya niSadha parvata gaharAI aura UMcAI meM mahAhimavAna kA dugunA hai / isakA varNa svarNa-sA hai| caturtha nIlavaMta parvata AkAra meM niSadha parvata jaisA hai aura vaidUryamaNi dvArA racita hai / paMcama rukmI parvata raupyamaya praura AkAra meM mahAhimavAna ke samAna hai / SaSTha Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 90] zikharI parvata svarNamaya aura AkAra meM himavAna parvata ke samAna hai| ina saba parvatoM ke pArzvabhAga vicitra prakAra kI mariNayoM se suzobhita haiN| kSudra himavAna parvata ke Upara eka hajAra yojana lambA aura pAMca sau yojana caur3A padma nAmaka eka vRhada sarovara hai| mahAhimavAna parvata para mahApadma nAmaka eka sarovara hai jisakI lambAI-caur3AI padma sarovara se dugunI hai| niSadha parvata para tigaMchI nAmaka eka sarovara hai jo mahApadma se dugunA hai| nIlavaMta parvata para kesarI nAmaka eka sarovara hai jisakI lambAI-caur3AI tigaMchI ke barAbara hai| rukmI parvata para mahApuDarIka nAmaka eka sarovara hai| mahApadma kI taraha hI usakI lambAI-caur3AI hai| zikharI parvata para puNDarIka nAmaka eka sarovara hai| vaha padmasarovara kI taraha hI lambA-caur3A hai| ina padmAdi sarovara ke jala ke bhItara dasa yojana gahare vikasita kamala haiN| ina chaha sarovaroM meM kramaza: zrI, hrI, ghRti, kIrti, buddhi aura lakSmI nAmaka deviyAM rahatI haiN| unakI prAyu palyopama kI hai| ina deviyoM ke pAsa tIna sAmAnika deva, parSadA ke deva, prAtma-rakSaka deva aura senA hai| (zloka 566-578) bharata kSetra meM gaMgA aura siMdhU nAmaka do nadiyA~ haiM / hemavanta kSetra meM rohitA aura rohitAzA hai| isI prakAra harivarSa kSetra meM harisalilA aura harikAMtA hai| mahAvideha meM sItA aura sItodA, ramyaka kSetra meM narakAMtA aura nArIkAMtA, hairaNyavata kSetra meM svarNakalA aura ropyakUlA va airavata kSetra meM raktA aura raktavatI nAmaka do nadiyAM haiN| inameM prathama nadI pUrva samudra meM aura dvitIya nadI pazcima samudra meM giratI hai| gaMgA aura sindhu nadI meM pratyeka ke 14 hajAra nadI-nAlAoM kA parivAra hai| sItA aura sItodA ke atirikta pratyeka yugma nadI meM pahale kI apekSA dugunI nadiyAM aura nAloM kA parivAra hai| uttara kI nadI bhI dakSiNa kI nadI kI taraha hI zAkhA nadI viziSTa hai| zItA aura zItodA nadiyAM pAMca lAkha battIsa hajAra nadI-nAloM se viziSTa hai| (zloka 578-580) bharata kSetra vistAra meM pAMca sau chabbIsa yojana aura yojana kA unnIsa bhAga karane para usake chaha bhAga jitane hote haiM arthAt 526 // yojana hai| anukrama se dugune-dugune vistAra yukta parvata aura kSetra mahAvideha kSetra paryanta avasthita haiN| uttara kI ora ke Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [91 varSadhara parvata aura kSetra evaM dakSiNa dizA ke varSadhara parvata aura kSetra samAna pramANayukta hai| isI bhAMti samasta varSadhara parvata aura kSetroM kA parimAraNa samajha lenA caahie| niSadhAdri kI uttara dizA aura meru kI dakSiNa dizA meM vidyutprabha aura somanasa nAmaka do parvata pUrva aura pazcima meM avasthita hai| inakI AkRti hAthI dA~ta kI taraha hai| inakA antima bhAga meruparvata se kucha dUra rahatA hai / use sparza nahIM krtaa| ina donoM ke madhya devakuru nAmaka yugaliyoM kA kSetra hai| isakA viSkambha arthAt vistAra gyAraha hajAra ATha sau bayAlIsa yojana hai| devakuru kSetra meM sItodA nadI ke nikaTa pA~ca draha haiM / ina pAMcoM drahoM ke donoM ora dasa-dasa suvarNa parvata haiM / ina sabako milAne para sone ke sau parvata hote haiN| devakuru kI sItodA nadI ke pUrva aura pazcima taTa para citrakUTa aura vicitrakaTa nAmaka do parvata haiN| unameM pratyeka kI UMcAI eka hajAra yojana hai| bhUmi para inakA vistAra bhI eka hajAra yojana hai| zikhara kA vistAra isakA prAdhA arthAt pAMca sau yojana hai| meru ke uttara meM aura nIlavanta giri ke dakSiNa meM gandhamAdana aura mAlyavAna parvata haiN| inakA AkAra bhI hAthI dA~ta kI taraha hai| una donoM parvatoM ke madhya sotA nadI se alaga pAMca draha haiN| unake donoM ora dasa-dasa suvarNa parvata rahane se kula eka sau parvata haiN| isase uttara kuru kSetra bahuta sundara lagatA hai| sItA nadI ke donoM taTa para yamaka nAmaka do sone ke parvata haiN| unakA vistAra citrakUTa aura vicitrakUTa kI taraha hai| devakuru aura uttarakuru ke pUrva meM pUrva videha aura pazcima meM apara videha hai| ve paraspara kSetrAntara kI bhAMti haiN| ye donoM vibhAga saMcAra rahita (yAtAyAta rahita) haiM aura nadI-parvatoM meM vibhAjita cakravartI ke jaya karane yogya solaha vijaya yA prAnta haiN| inameM kaccha, mahAkaccha, sukaccha, kacchavAna, prAvata, maMgalAvata, puSkala aura puSkalavatI ye ATha vijaya pUrva mahAvideha ke uttara meM avasthita haiN| vatsa, suvatsa, mahAvatsa, ramyavAna, ramya, ramyaka, ramaNIya aura maMgalAvatI ye pATha vijaya dakSiNa meM avasthita haiN| padma, supadma, mahApadma, padmAvatI, zaGkha, kumuda, nalina aura nalinAvatI ye pATha vijaya pazcima mahAvideha ke dakSiNa meM avasthita haiN| vapra, suvapra, mahAvapra, vaprAvatI, valagU, suvalagu, gandhila pora gandhilAvatI ye pATha vijaya uttara meM avasthita haiM / (zloka 581-604) Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 92] bharatakhaNDa ke madhya dakSiNArddha aura uttarArddha ko alaga karane vAlA vaitADhaya parvata avasthita hai| vaha parvata pUrva aura pazcima meM samudra paryanta vistRta aura bhU-garbha meM chaha yojana eka kosa nihita hai| isakA vistAra pacAsa yojana aura U~cAI paccIsa yojana hai| pRthvI se dasa yojana Upara jAne para dakSiNa aura uttara meM dasa-dasa yojana phailI vidyAdharoM kI do zreNiyA~ haiN| unameM se dakSiNa zreNI meM vidyAdhara rASTra sahita pacAsa nagara haiM aura uttara zreNI meM sATha nagara haiN| vidyAdhara zreNI ke aura dasa yojana Upara utane hI vistAra vAlI vyantara nivAsoM kI do zreriNayAM avasthita haiN| isa vyantara zreNI ke pAMca yojana Upara nau kaTa haiN| isI prakAra airavata kSetra meM bhI vaitADhya parvata hai| (zloka 605-610) jambUdvIpa ke cAroM ora durga kI taraha pATha yojana UMcI vajramayI prAkAra hai| vaha prAkAra mUla meM bAraha yojana, madhya bhAga meM pATha yojana aura Upara cAra yojana hai| isake Upara jAla kaTaka hai| jAla kaTaka do kosa U~cA hai| vahAM vidyAdharoM kA advitIya manohara krIr3Asthala hai| isa jAla kaTaka ke Upara bhI devatAoM kI bhoga bhUmi rUpa padmavarA nAmaka eka sundara vedI hai| usa prAkAra ke pUrvAdi dizAoM meM anukrama se vijaya, vaijayanta, jayanta aura aparAjita nAmaka cAra dvAra haiN| (zloka 611-615) kSudra himavAna aura mahAhimavAna parvata ke madhya arthAt himavanta kSetra meM zabdApAtI nAma vRtta vaitADhaya parvata hai| zikharI aura rUkmI parvata ke madhya vikaTApAtI nAmaka vRtta vaitADhaya parvata hai| mahAhimavAna aura niSadha parvata ke madhya gandhApAtI nAmaka vRtta vaitADhya aura nIlavanta evaM rUkmI parvata ke madhya mAlyavAna nAmaka vRtta vaitADhaya parvata hai| ye saba vRtta vaitADhya parvata palyAkRti aura eka hajAra yojana U~ce haiN| (zloka 616-618) jambUdvIpa ke cAroM ora lavaraNa samudra hai| isakA vistAra jambUdvIpa se dugunA hai| yaha madhya meM eka hajAra yojana gaharA hai / donoM ora ke taToM se kramazaH utarate hue 15 yojana paryanta gaharAI meM aura U~cAI meM isakA jala bar3hatA rahatA hai| madhya bhAga ke dasa hajAra yojana meM solaha hajAra yojana U~cI lavaNa sanudra kI taraMgeM haiN| isa para dina meM do bAra jvAra-bhATA pAtA hai| jvAra kA jala do kosa paryanta bar3ha jAtA hai / isa lavaraNa-samudra meM pUrvAdi Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 193 dizA meM kramazaH bar3avAmukha, keyUpa, yUpa aura Izvara nAmaka cAra bar3e mRtpAtra ke AkAra ke pAtAla-kalaza haiN| inameM pratyeka ke madhya bhAga eka lAkha yojana caur3e haiN| inakI gaharAI bhI eka lAkha yojana hai| inakI cAdara vajra ratnoM kI hai jo eka hajAra yojana moTI hai| ye nIce aura Upara se dasa hajAra yojana caur3e haiN| inake tIna bhAga ke eka bhAga meM vAyu aura do bhAga meM jala rahatA hai| inakA AkAra kaNTha-vihIna vRhad bhANDa kI taraha hai| usa bhANDa meM kAla, mahAkAla, velamba aura prabhaMjana nAmaka deva anukrama se nija-nija krIr3A sthAna meM pravasthAna karate haiN| ina cAra pAtAla kalazoM meM eka kalaza se dvitIya kalaza kI dUrI ke madhyavartI sthAna meM sAta hajAra ATha sau caurAsI choTe kalaze haiM / ve jamIna se eka hajAra yojana gahare haiM aura madhya bhAga meM caur3e haiN| unakI cAdara dasa yojana moTI aura Upara evaM nIce kA bhAga eka sau yojana caur3A hai| inake madhya bhAga kA vAyu mizrita jala uchalatA rahatA hai| isa samudra kI taraMga ko dhAraNa karane vAle bayAlIsa hajAra nAgakumAra devarakSaka kI taraha sarvadA vahA~ avasthita rahate haiN| bAharI taraMgoM ko dhAraNa karane vAle bahattara hajAra deva aura madhya meM do kosa paryanta uchalatI taraMgoM ko zamana karane vAle sATha hajAra devatA haiN| usa lavaraNa samudra meM gostUpa, udakAbhAsa, zaMkha aura udakasIma nAmaka anukrama se suvarNa, aMka ratna, cA~dI aura sphaTika ke cAra velaMdhara parvata haiN| vahA~ gostUpa, zivaka, zaMkha aura manohRda nAmaka cAra devatA rahate haiN| bayAlIsa hajAra yojana samudra meM jAne para cAroM ora yahI cAra parvata avasthita haiN| isI prakAra cAroM vidizAmoM meM karkoTaka, kArdamaka, kailAza aura aruNaprabha nAmaka cAra sundara anuvelaMdhara parvata haiN| ye saba ratnamaya haiM / una parvatoM para karkoTaka, vidyujjihva, kailAza aura aruNaprabha nAmaka deva jo ki unake adhipati haiM sarvadA nivAsa karate hai| una parvatoM meM pratyeka eka hajAra sAta sau ikkIsa yojana UMcA aura mUla meM eka hajAra yojana aura zikhara para cAra sau caubIsa yojana caur3A hai| ina sabhI parvatoM para unake devoM ke sundara prAsAda haiN| taduparAnta bAraha hajAra yojana samudra kI ora jAne para pUrva dizA se sambandhita donoM vidizAoM meM do candra dvIpa haiN| ve vistAra aura caur3AI meM pUrvAnurUpa haiM aura Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 94] usI zrAkRti ke do sUryadvIpa pazcima dizA se sambandhita donoM vidizAoM meM haiM / susthira devatAoM kA prAzrayabhUta gautama dvIpa ThIka unake madhya meM avasthita hai / lavaNa samudra sambandhita zikhA ke idhara kI ora evaM bAhara kI tarapha calamAna candra aura sUrya ke zrAzrayarUpa dvIpa hai / una para unake prAsAda avasthita haiM / yaha lavaNa samudra lavaNa - rasayukta hai / ( zloka 619-39 ) lavaNa samudra ke cAroM ora isake dugune vistAra vAle dhAtakI khaNDa haiN| jambUdvIpa meM jitane meruparvata, kSetra aura varSadhara parvata haiM unase dugune aura usI nAma ke dhAtakI khaNDa meM hai / ekadama uttara aura dakSiNa meM dhAtakI khaNDa ke prasthAnurUpa dhanuSAkAra parvata hai | unake dvArA vibhAjita pUrvArddha aura pazcimArddha ke pratyeka meM jambUdvIpa ke samAna saMkhyA yukta kSetra aura parvata haiM / isI dhAtakI khaNDa meM cakra ke cAre kI taraha AkAra vAlA aura niSadha parvata kI taraha U~cA kAlodadhi aura lavaNa samudra ko sparza karatA huA dhanuSAkAra varSadhara parvata haiM / kSetra ke parimANa zrAre ke dUratva ke samAna hai / ( zloka 640-43) dhanuSAkAra parvata dhAtakI khaNDa ke cAroM ora kAlodadhi vistAra 8 lAkha yojana hai| isake cAroM ora ThIka usI prakAra kA hai / dhAtakI khaNDa meM sahita meru Adi kI jo saMkhyA batAyI gayI hai puSkarArddha bhI ThIka usI taraha kA hai / puSkarArddha meM kSetrAdi kA AkAra dhAtakI khaNDa ke kSetrAdi ke AkAra kA dugunA hai| dhAtakI khaNDa aura puSkarArddha milAkara cAra choTe meru parvata haiM / ve jambUdvIpa ke meru parvata se pandraha hajAra yojana kama U~ce aura chaha sau yojana kama vistAra vAle haiN| inake prathama kANDa mahAmeru kI taraha, dvitIya kANDa sAta hajAra yojana kama aura tRtIya kANDa prATha hajAra yojana kama hai / inameM bhadrazAla aura nandana vana mukhya meru ke samAna haiM / nandana vana se sAr3he pacapana hajAra yojana jAne para somanasa nAmaka bana pAyA jAtA hai / somanasa pA~ca sau yojana bar3A hai / vahA~ se aTThAIsa hajAra yojana jAne para pANDuka vana milatA hai| vaha cUlikA ke cAroM ora cAra sau caurAnave yojana vistAra yukta hai / isake Upara aura nIce kA vistAra aura avagAhana mahAmeru kI samudra hai / isakA puSkaravara dvIpArddha Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [95 taraha hI hai| isa prakAra mukhya meru ke samAna pramANa yukta cUlikA madhya meru meM hai| (zloka 644-52) isa prakAra manuSya kSetra meM aDhAI dvIpa haiN| do samudra, paiMtIsa kSetra, pA~ca meru, tIna varSadhara parvata, pAMca devakuru, pA~ca uttarakuru aura eka sau sATha vijaya haiN| puSkarAddha dvIpa ke cAroM ora mAnuSottara nAmaka parvata hai / vaha manuSya loka ke bAhara nagara kI prAkAra kI taraha golAkAra hai| mAnuSottara parvata sone kA hai aura avazeSa puSkarArddha meM satraha sau ikkIsa yojana U~cA aura cAra sau tIsa yojana pRthvI ke andara avasthita hai| mUla kA vistAra eka hajAra bAIsa yojana hai, madhya kA vistAra sAta sau teIsa yojana aura UparI vistAra cAra sau caubIsa yojana hai| usa mAnuSottara parvata ke bAhara manuSya kA janma va mRtyu nahIM hotii| isIlie usakA nAma hai mAnuSottara parvata / isakI bAharI bhUmi para agni, megha, vidyuta, nadI, kAla prAdi nahIM hote| isa mAnuSottara parvata ke bhItara kI ora 56 antarvIpa aura 35 kSetra haiN| inameM manuSya janma grahaNa karatA hai| saMhAra vidyA ke bala se yA labdhi yoga se meru parvata Adi ke zikhara para, ar3hAI dvIpa meM aura donoM samadroM meM manaSya jA sakatA hai| inake bhItara bharata sambandhita, jambUdvIpa sambandhita aura lavaraNa samudra sambandhita isI bhA~ti samasta kSetra dvIpa aura samudra sambandhita saMjJA bheda se pRthakpRthak vibhAga kahe jAte haiN| arthAt bharata jambUdvIpa ora lavaNa samudra sambandhita samasta nAma, kSetra, dvIpa ora samudroM ke vibhAga haiN| (zloka 653-663) __ manuSya do prakAra ke haiM : Arya aura mleccha / kSetra, jAti, kula, karma, zilpa, aura bhASA-bheda se Arya chaha prakAra ke haiM / kSetra Arya pandraha karma bhUmi meM utpanna hote haiN| unameM bharatakSetra ke sAr3he paccIsa dezoM meM jo janma grahaNa karate haiM ve prArya haiN| ye prArya deza, sva nagariyoM dvArA isa prakAra paricita haiM-(1) rAjagaha nagarI se magadha deza (2) campA nagarI se aMga deza (3) tAmralipti se baMga deza (4) vArANasI se kAzo deza (5) kaJcanapurI se kaliMga deza (6) sAketapurI se kozala deza (7) hastinApura se kuru deza (8) zauryapurI se kuzAta deza (9) kAmpilyapurI se pAMcAla deza (10) ahichatrapurI se jAMgala deza (11) mithilApurI se videha deza (12) Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 96] dvArAvatI se saurASTra deza (13) kauzAmbIpUrI se vatsa deza (14) bhadrilapurI se malaya deza (15) nAndIpurI se sandarbha deza (16) punarucchApurI se varuNa deza (17) vairATa nagarI se matsya deza (18) zuktimatI nagarI se cedI deza (16) mRttikAvatI nagarI se dazArNa deza (20) vItabhayapurI se sindhu deza (21) mathurApurI se sauvIra deza (22) apApApurI se sUrasena deza (23) bhaMgIpurI se mAsapurivata deza (24) zrAvastI nagarI se kuNAla deza (25) koTivarSapurI se lATa deza (26) zvetAmbIpurI se ketakArddha deza / ye sAr3he paccIsa deza isI bhAMti nagarI ke nAma se paricita haiN| tIrthakara, cakravartI vAsudeva aura balabhadra kA janma inhIM dezoM meM hotA hai / ikSvAkuvaMza, jJAtavaMza, videhavaMza, kuruvaMza, ugravaMza, bhojavaMza aura rAjanyavaMza Adi kula meM utpanna manuSya ko prArya jAti kA kahA jAtA hai| kulakara, cakravartI, vAsudeva aura balabhadra aura unake tRtIya, paMcama evaM saptama kula meM utpanna manuSya kula Arya haiN| pUjA karanA-karAnA, zAstra par3hanA-par3hAnA Adi zubha karmoM se jo jIvikA kA nirvAha karate haiM ve karma prArya haiN| alpa pApayukta vyavasAya jaise tAMtI, darjI, kumbhakAra, nApita aura pujArI Adi ko zilpa Arya kahA jAtA hai| jo ucca bhASA ke niyamayukta varNa meM pUrvokta prakAra ke pAryoM ke vyavahAra kI bhASA bolate haiM ve bhASA prArya haiM |(shlok 664-678) zaka, yavana, zavara, barbara, kAyA, muNDa, ur3a, goDra, patkaraNaka, arapApha haNa, romaka, pArasI, khasa, khAsika, Dombalika, lakusa, bhIla, andhra, bukkasa, pulinda, kauMcaka, bhramararuta, kuca, cIna, vaMcaka, mAlava, dravir3a, kulaMjJa, kirAta, kaikaya, hayamukha, gajamukha, turagamukha, ajamukha, hayakarNa, gajakarNa Adi aura bhI anArya bheda haiN| jo dharma ina akSaroM taka ko nahIM jAnate, dharma-adharma ko pRthaka nahIM samajhate ve sabhI mleccha kahalAte haiN| (zloka 679-683) anya antarvIpoM meM bhI manuSya rahate haiN| ve bhI dharma-adharma ko nahIM smjhte| kAraNa, ve yugalika hote haiN| isa prakAra chappana antarvIpa haiN| unameM aTThAisa dvIpa kSudra himAlaya parvata ke pUrva aura pazcima dizA ke zeSa bhAga meM IzAna koNAdi cAraNa vidizAoM meM lavaNa samudra meM vahirgata aMza para avasthita haiN| IzAna koNa meM jambUdvIpa ke bhU-bhAga se 300 yojana lavaNa-samudra meM jAne se vahAM utanA hI lambA-caur3A ekorU nAmaka prathama antarvIpa hai| usa dvIpa Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [97 meM usI nAma se paricita sarvAMga sundara manuSya rahate haiN| kevala ekorU dvIpa meM hI nahIM anya samasta antarvIpoM meM unhIM dvIpoM ke nAma se paricita manuSya rahate haiN| agnikoNa Adi tIna avaziSTa vidizAoM meM itane hI U~ce, itane hI lambe aura caur3e prAbhASika, lAMgalika aura vaSANika nAma ke kramAnusAra dvIpa hai / taduparAnta bhU-bhAga se cAra sau yojana jAne para lavaNa-samudra meM itane hI lambe-caur3e IzAna Adi vidizAoM meM kramAnusAra hayakarNa, gajakarNa, gokarNa aura zaSkUlIkarNa nAmaka cAra antarvIpa haiN| usake bAda bhU-bhAga se pA~ca sau yojana jAne para itane hI lambe-caur3e IzAna Adi vidizAmoM meM kramAnusAra Adarzamukha, meSamukha, hayamukha aura gajamukha nAmaka cAra antarvIpa hai| taduparAnta bhU-bhAga se chaH sau yojana jAne para itane hI lambe-caur3e azvamukha, hastimukha, siMhamukha aura vyAghramukha antarvIpa haiN| isase Age sAta sau yojana jAne para itanA hI lambA, itanA hI caur3A, azvakarNa, siMhakarNa, hastikarNa aura karNaprAvaraNa nAmaka antarvIpa hai| isase Age pATha sau yojana para itanA hI lambA-caur3A ulkAmukha, vidya tajihvA, meSamukha aura vidya tadaMta nAmaka cAra antarvIpa IzAnAdi vidizAmoM meM kramAnusAra avasthita hai| usake bAda jagatI se lavaNodadhi meM nau sau yojana jAne para utanI hI lambAI-caur3AI vAlA gUr3hadanta, dhanadanta, zreSThadanta aura zuddhadanta nAmaka cAra antarvIpa IzAnAdi vidizAoM meM krama se haiN| isa bhA~ti zikharI para bhI aTThAIsa dvIpa haiM / saba milAkara chappana antarvIpa haiN| (zloka 684-700) mAnuSottara parvata ke pazcAt hai dvitIya puSkarArddha / puSkarAddha ke cAroM ora samagra dvIpoM se dugunA puSkarodaka samudra hai| phira hai vAruNIvara nAmaka dvIpa aura samudra / isake bAda hai kSIravara nAmaka dvIpa aura samudra / aura usake Age ghRtavara nAmaka dvIpa aura samudra / phira hai ikSuvara nAmaka dvIpa aura samudra / phira svarga ke samAna aSTama nandIzvara dvIpa jo vRtta aura vistAra meM eka sau tresaTha koTi caurAsI lAkha yojana hai| yaha dvIpa aneka udyAnoM se pUrNa aura devatAoM kI krIr3A-bhUmi tulya hai / prabhu pUjA ke utsAhI devagaNoM ke Ane-jAne se yaha dvIpa aura bhI sundara ho gayA hai| isake madhya bhAga meM pUrvAdi kI ora anukrama se aMjana jaisA varNayukta aMjana parvata hai| vaha parvata nIce kI ora dasa hajAra yojana se Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 98] 1 kucha adhika vistArayukta hai aura Upara eka hajAra yojana vistRta hai / isa prakAra yaha kSudra ke samAna ( prarthAt pacAsI hajAra yojana) U~cA hai / isake pUrva meM devaramaNa, dakSiNa meM nityodyota, pazcima meM svayaMprabha nAmaka aura uttara meM ramaNIya nAma ke cAra aMjanAcala haiN| ina pratyeka parvatoM para eka sau yojana lambA, pacAsa yojana caur3A aura bahattara yojana U~cA prarhat bhagavAna kA caitya hai / pratyeka caitya ke cAra-cAra dvAra haiM / pratyeka dvAra solaha yojana OM ce haiM / praveza meM ATha yojana aura vistAra meM bhI ATha yojana haiM / unake dvAra vaimAnika, asurakumAra, nAgakumAra aura suvarNakumAroM ke zrAzraya rUpa haiM aura unake nAma se hI ve prasiddha haiM / una cAroM dvAroM ke madhya meM solaha yojana lambI, solaha yojana caur3I aura ATha yojana U~cI eka maNipIThikA ke Upara sarva ratnamaya deva chanda hai / ve vistAra aura uccatA meM pIThikA se bar3e haiM / pratyeka devachandaka para RSabha, varddhamAna, candrAnana aura vAriSeNa ye cAra nAma ke paryaMkAsana meM baiThe sva-parivAra sahita ratnamaya zAzvata toM kI eka sau ATha sundara pratimA haiM / hareka pratimA ke sAtha parivAra ke samAna do-do nAga, yakSa, bhUta aura kuNDadhArI devoM kI pratimAe~ haiM / donoM zrora do ca~varadhAriNI pratimAe haiM aura pratyeka pratimA ke pIche eka-eka chatradhAriNI pratimA hai / pratyeka pratimA ke sammukha dhUpadAnI, mAlA, ghaNTA, bhraSTa maMgalIka, dhvaja, chatra, toraNa, caMgerI, aneka puSpapAtra, zrAsana, solaha pUrNa kalaza aura anya alaMkAra haiM / vahA~ kI nIce kI jamIna meM svarNa kI sundara rajavAlI reta hai / Ayatana ke samAna hI unake sammukha mukhya maNDapa, prekSA maNDapa, akSa vATikA aura maNipIThikA hai / vahA~ ramaNIya stUpa pratimA hai, sundara caitya vRkSa aura indradhvaja haiM aura aMjanAdi ke cAroM ora lAkha yojana pramANa vAlI vApikAe~, yAni kula solaha vApikAeM haiN| jaise- nandiSeNA, amoghA, gostUpA, sudarzanA, nandottarA, nandA, sunandA, nandivarddhanA, bhadrA, vizAlA, kumudA, puNDarIkaNikA, vijayA, vaijayantI, jayantI ra aparAjitA / una pratyeka vApikA se pA~ca sau yojana dUra azoka, saptacchada, campaka aura Amra nAmaka cAra vRhad udyAna haiM / ve pAMca sau yojana caur3e aura eka lAkha yojana lambe haiM / pratyeka vApikA meM sphaTikamariNa kI palyAkRti viziSTa sundara Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [99 vedikA aura udyAna se suzobhita dadhimukha parvata haiN| ve pratyeka parvata causaTha hajAra yojana U~ce, eka hajAra yojana gahare aura dasa hajAra yojana Upara aura dasa hajAra yojana nIce vistAra vAlA hai| vApikA ke madhyavartI sthAna meM do-do ratikara parvata haiN| isa prakAra saba milAkara battIsa ratikara parvata haiN| dadhimukha parvata aura ratikara parvata para aMjanagiri kI taraha zAzvata arhatoM ke caitya haiN| una dvIpoM kI vidizAoM meM anya cAra ratikara parvata haiN| ve pratyeka dasa hajAra yojana lambe aura caur3e, eka hajAra yojana U~ce suzobhita sarvaratnamaya divya evaM jhAlara kI AkAra vAle (zloka 701-731) unake dakSiNa meM saudharmendra ke do ratikara parvata haiM aura uttara meM IzAnendra ke do ratikara parvata haiN| ina pratyeka kI AThoM dizAmoM meM aura vidizAmoM meM pratyeka indra kI pATha-pATha mahAdeviyoM kI ATha-pATha rAjadhAniyAM haiN| isa prakAra battIsa rAjadhAniyA~ haiM / ve ratikara se eka lAkha yojana dUra, eka lAkha yojana lambecaur3e aura jinAlayoM se vibhUSita haiN| unake nAma sujAtA, somanasA, acimAlI, prabhAkarA, padmA, zivA, zucI, vyaMjanA, bhUtA, bhUtavataMsikA, gostUpA, sudarzanA, amlA, apsarA, rohiNI, navamI, ratnA, ratnocayA, sarvaratnA, ratnasaMcayA, vasu, vasumitrikA, vasubhAgA, vasundharA, nandottarA, nandA, uttarakuru, devakuru, kRSNA, kRSNarAjI, rAmA aura rAmarakSitA haiN| pUrva dizA meM bhI kramAnusAra yahI nAma haiN| isa nandIzvara dvIpa ke jina-caityoM meM samasta prakAra ke Rddhi sampanna devatA parivAra sahita arhatoM kI kalyANaka tithi ke dina aSTAhnikA utsava karate hai| (zloka 732-738) nandIvara dvIpa ke cAroM ora nandIzvara samudra hai / phira aruNa dvIpa aura isake cAroM ora aruNodadhi samudra hai| isase Age aruNAbhAsa dvIpa aura aruNAbhAsa samudra hai| phira kuNDala dvIpa evaM kuNDalodadhi nAmaka samudra haiN| phira rUcaka nAmaka dvIpa aura samudra hai / isa prakAra prazasta nAmaka yukta aura pichale se Age vAlA dviguNa AkAra viziSTa dvIpa aura samudra anukrama se vartamAna hai| sabase bAda meM svayaMbhUramaNa nAmaka antima samudra hai| (zloka 739-742) Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 100] pUrvokta ar3hAI dvIpa meM devakuru aura uttarakuru ke samAna bhAga ke atirikta pA~ca mahAvideha, pA~ca bharata aura pA~ca airavata isa prakAra pandraha karma bhUmiyA~ haiN| kAlodadhi, puNDarodadhi aura svayaMbhUramaNa ye tIna samudra mIThe pAnI ke haiM, lavaNa samudra kA jala namakIna hai| varuNodadhi kA jala vicitra prakAra kI manohara madirA-sA hai| kSIrodadhi zarkarA mizrita ghI kA caturtha bhAga jisameM rahatA hai aise gAya ke dUdha-sA jala vAlA hai / ghRtavara samudra kA jala gAya ke garma ghI ke jaisA hai| ikSu vara samudra ilAyacI, kezara aura gola mirca cUrNa mizrita caturtha bhAga ikSurasa ke samAna hai / lavaNodadhi, kAlodadhi aura svayaMbhUramaNa ye tIna samudra matsya aura kacchapoM se paripUrNa hai, anya nhiiN| (zloka 743-747) jambUdvIpa meM kama se kama tIrthaMkara cakravartI vasudeva baladeva cAra-cAra hote haiM evaM utkRSTa rUpa meM cauMtIsa tIrthaMkara hote haiM aura tIsa cakravartI yA vasudeva hote haiM / dhAtakIkhaNDa meM puSkarAddha ke dugune hote haiN| (zloka 7487-49) isa tiryaka loka ke nau nau yojana sAta rajja Upara mahARddhi sampanna Urdhvaloka hai| isake madhya saudharma, IzAna, sanatkumAra, mAhendra, brahma, lAntaka, zukra, sahasrAra, prANata, praNata, pAraNa aura acyuta nAmaka bAraha kalpa arthAt devaloka hai aura sudarzana, suprabuddha, manorama, sarvabhadra, suvizAla, sumana, saumanasa, prItikara aura Aditya nAmaka nau greveyaka hai, isase Upara pA~ca anuttara vimAna haiN| inake nAma vijaya, vaijayanta, jayanta, aparAjita aura sarvArthasiddha hai| inameM pUrva ke cAra pUrva-dizA se kramAnusAra cAroM dizAoM meM haiN| sarvArthasiddha vimAna sabake madhya meM hai| isake bAraha yojana Upara siddhazilA hai| siddhazilA lambAI aura caur3AI meM paiMtAlIsa lAkha yojana kI hai| siddha zilA ke Upara tIna kosa ke bAda caturtha kosa ke SaSTha bhAga ke lokAna paryanta siddha jIva rahate hai| yaha Urdhvaloka saMbhUtalA pRthvI se saudharma aura IzAna kalpa paryanta Der3ha rAjaloka, sanatkumAra aura mahendraloka paryanta ar3hAI rAjaloka, sahasrAra devaloka paryanta paMcama rAjaloka, acyuta devaloka paryanta SaSTha rAjaloka aura lokAntara paryanta saptama rAjaloka hai| saudharma kalpa aura IzAna kalpa candramaNDala kI taraha vartulAkAra hai| saudharma devaloka dakSiNArddha meM aura IzAna Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [101 devaloka uttarArddha meM avasthita hai| sanatkumAra aura mahendra devaloka bhI unhIM kI AkRti yukta hai| sanatkumAra devaloka dakSiNArddha meM aura mahendra devaloka uttarArddha meM avasthita hai| loka puruSa ke konIvAle bhAga meM aura Urdhvaloka ke madhya bhAga meM brahmadevaloka haiN| brahmandra isake adhipati haiN| isI devaloka ke antima bhAga meM sArasvata, Aditya, agni, aruNa, gardatobha, tUSita, abyAbAdha, maruta aura riSTa ina nau jAti ke lokAntika deva rahate haiN| isake Upara lAntaka devaloka hai| yahA~ ke indra kA nAma teja hai| isake Upara mahAzukra devaloka hai| yahA~ bhI teja nAmaka indra rahate haiN| isake Upara saudharma aura IzAna devaloka kI prAkRti yukta Anata aura prANata devaloka haiN| inameM prANata kalpa meM prANata nAmaka indra rahate haiN| ve ina donoM ka poM ke adhipati haiN| isake Upara aisI hI prAkRti vAle zrAraNa aura acyuta devaloka haiN| acyuta devaloka ke acyuta nAmaka indra ina devalokoM ke adhipati haiN| graM veyaka aura anuttara meM ahamindra nAmaka deva rahate haiN| prathama donoM devaloka ghanodadhi ke Upara haiM, paravartI tIna devaloka vAyu ke Upara / isake bAda ke tIna devaloka dhanavAta aura tanuvAta ke Upara haiM / inake pazcAt ke samasta devaloka AkAza para avasthita haiN| inameM indra sAmAnika, trAyastriza, pArSada, aGgarakSaka, lokapAla, anIka, prakIrNa, pAbhiyogika aura kilviSaka nAmaka dasa prakAra ke devatA rahate hai| sAmAnika Adi samasta devatAoM ke jo adhipati haiM ve indra nAma se abhihita haiM / indra ke samAna Rddhi sampanna hone para bhI jo indra nahIM haiM unheM sAmAnika kahA jAtA hai / jo indra ke mantrI aura purohita tulya haiM ve trAyastriza devatA haiN| jo indra ke mitra haiM ve pArSada haiN| jo indra kI rakSA karate haiM ve prAtma-rakSaka deva haiM / devaloka kI rakSA karane ke kAraNa jo rakSaka banakara ghUmate haiM ve lokapAla haiN| jo sainika kA kArya karate haiM ve anIka haiM / jo prajApuja kI taraha hote hai unheM prakIrNa deva kahA jAtA hai| jo sevaka kA kArya karate haiM ve pAbhiyogika devatA haiN| jo caNDAla jAti kI taraha haiM ve kilviSaka deva haiN| jyotiSka aura vyantara devoM meM trAyastriza aura lokapAla deva nahIM hote| (zloka 750-775) saudharma kalpa meM battIsa lAkha vimAna haiN| IzAna kalpa meM Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 102] aTThAIsa lAkha, sanatkumAra meM bAraha lAkha, mAhenda meM ATha lAkha, brahma deva loka meM cAra lAkha, lAntaka devaloka meM pacAsa hajAra zukra meM cAlIsa hajAra, sahasrAra meM chaH hajAra navam aura dazaveM meM cAra sau prAraNa aura acyuta devaloka meM tIna sau vimAna haiN| prArambha ke tIna graMveyaka meM eka sau gyAraha vimAna avasthita haiN| anuttara vimAna mAtra pAMca haiN| isa prakAra saba milAkara caurAsI lAkha sattAnave hajAra teIsa vimAna haiN| (zloka 775-780) anuttara vimAna ke cAra vijayoM ke vimAnoM meM dvicarima (do janma ke pazcAt mokSa jAne vAle) deva rahate haiM aura paMcama sarvArtha siddha vimAna meM eka carima devatA rahate hai| saudharma devaloka se sarvArtha siddhi vimAna taka ke devoM kI sthiti, kAnti, prabhAva, lezyA, vizuddhi, sukha, indiya viSaya aura avadhijJAna pUrvo kI apekSA bAda vAloM meM adhika se adhika hotI jAtI hai| parigraha, abhimAna, zarIra aura gati kriyA anukrama se kama hotI hai| sabase jaghanya sthitiyukta devatA sAta stokoM ke antara meM zvAMsa grahaNa karate haiM aura caturtha bhakta (eka rAta dina) ke antara se prahAra grahaNa karate haiN| palyopama sthitiyukta devatA eka dina ke vyavadhAna se zvAMsa grahaNa karate haiM aura pRthakta (do sau nabbe) dina ke vyavadhAna se AhAra grahaNa karate haiN| jo deva sAgaropama sthitiyukta haiM ve deva itane hI pakSa bAda zvAsa grahaNa karate haiM aura itane hI hajAra varSa bAda prAhAra grahaNa karate haiN| arthAt taiMtIsa sAgaropama kI Ayu yukta sarvArthasiddha ke devatA prati taitIsa pakSa ke vyavadhAna meM zvAsa grahaNa karate haiM aura prati taiMtIsa hajAra varSa ke pazcAt AhAra grahaNa karate haiN| prAyaH samasta devatA saMvedanazIla hote haiM / kabhI asavedanA ho bhI jAya to usakI sthiti antarmuharta kI hotI hai| muharta ke bAda asavedanA nahIM rhtii| deviyoM kI utpatti IzAna devaloka paryanta hI hai| acyuta devaloka ke devatAnoM taka deva gamanAgamana karate haiN| (zloka 781-89) jyotiSka devaloka taka tApasa deva hote haiN| brahmadevaloka taka caraka (adhyayana ke lie vrata grahaNakArI) aura parivrAjaka deva hote haiN| sahasrAra devaloka taka tiryacoM kI utpatti hotI hai aura acyuta devaloka taka zrAvakoM kii| mithyAdaSTi hone para bhI jaina liMgI banakara yathArtharUpa se samAcArI kA pAlana karane vAloM kI Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [103 utpatti antima greveyaka taka hai| pUrNa caturdazapUrvI muniyoM kI utpatti brahmaloka se sarvArthasiddhi vimAna taka hai| sadvatadhArI sAdhu aura zrAvakoM kI utpatti kama se kama saudharma devaloka kI hai| bhavanapati, vyantara, jyotiSka aura IzAna devaloka taka devatA apane-apane bhavanoM meM rahane vAlI deviyoM ke sAtha viSaya sambadhI bhoga karate haiN| ve saMkliSTa (duHkhadAyI) karma aura tIvra rAga sampanna hone se manuSyoM kI taraha kAma bhoga meM lIna rahate haiM aura devAMganAoM kI samasta aMga sambandhIya prIti prApta karate haiN| isake bAda vAle do devalokoM meM sparzamAtra se, do meM rUpa dekhane se, do meM zabda sunakara aura pAnata ityAdi cAra devalokoM ke mana meM mAtra vicAra karane se viSaya dhAraNakArI ho jAte haiN| isa prakAra vicAra se viSayarasa pAna karane vAle devatAoM se ananta sukha prApta karane vAle deva graMveyakAdi meM hai jinake mana viSaya vicAroM se sarvathA rahita (zloka 789-96) isa prakAra adholoka, tiryakloka, Urdhvaloka meM vibhAjita samagra loka ke madhyabhAga meM caudaha rAjaloka pramANa Urdhva adha:lambI trasa nAr3I hai| isakI lambAI-caur3AI eka rAja loka pramANa hai| isa trasa nAr3I meM sthAvara aura trasa do prakAra ke jIva haiN| isake bAhara kevala sthAvara hI haiN| isa prakAra pUrA vistAra nIce sAta loka pramANa, madhya tiryakloka meM eka rAjaloka pramANa, brahmadeva loka meM pAMca rAjaloka pramANa aura avazeSa siddhazilA paryanta eka rAjaloka pramANa hai| acchI taraha se pratiSThita prAkRti viziSTa isa rAjaloka ko na kisI ne banAyA hai, nA kisI ne dhAraNa kara rakhA hai| yaha svayaMsiddha aura Azraya rahita hokara prAkAza meM avasthita hai| (zloka 797-800) azubha dhyAna nirodha ke lie isa bhAMti samasta loka ke yA isake bhinna-bhinna vibhAgoM kA jo buddhimAna vicAra karatA hai usako dharma-dhyAna se sambandhita kSayopazamAdi bhAva prApta hotA hai aura pIta lezyA, padma lezyA aura zukla lezyA anukrama se zuddha se zuddhatara hotI jAtI hai / tIvra vairAgya se taraMgita dharma-dhyAna ke dvArA prANI svayaM hI samajha sake aisA svasaMvedya atIndiya sukha utpanna hotA hai| jo yogI niHsaMga hokara dharma-dhyAna karate hue deha parityAga karate haiM ve gre vaiyakAdi svarga meM uttama deva hote haiN| vahAM ve mahAmahimA Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 104] 1 sampanna saubhAgyayukta-zaradkAlIna candra kI taraha prabhAvazAlI aura puSpamAlya aura vastrAlaGkAroM se vibhUSita zarIra prApta karate haiM / viziSTa vIrya bodhADhya ( arthAt asAmAnya jJAna aura zakti ke ke dhAraka), kAmArtijvara rahita, antarAya rahita atulya sukhoM kA cirakAla taka sevana karate haiM / icchAnurUpa prApta sarvArtha manohara sukha rUpa amRta upabhoga vighna rahita bhAva se karane ke kAraNa ve yaha bhI nahIM samajhate haiM ki unakI prAyu kisa prakAra vyatIta ho rahI hai / aise divya bhoga sevana karane ke pazcAt ve vahA~ se cyuta hokara manuSya loka meM uttama dehadhArI banakara janma grahaNa karate haiM / manuSya loka meM bhI ve divya kula meM janma grahaNa karate haiM / unake sAre manoratha pUrNa hote haiM / ve nitya utsava pAlana karate haiM aura mana ko AnandakArI vividha prakAra ke bhoga - upabhoga karate haiM taduparAnta viveka kA prAzraya lekara samasta bhogoM kA parityAga kara zubha dhyAna dvArA kamasta sarmakSaya kara avyaya pada arthAt mokSa prApta karate haiM / ( zloka 801 - 810 ) isa prakAra samasta jIvoM ke hitakArI zrI ajitanAtha prabhu tIna jagatarUpI kumuda ko prAnandita karane vAlA kaumudI rUpa dharmopadeza diyA / svAmI kA upadeza sunakara hajAroM nara-nAriyoM ko jJAna prApta huA aura mokSa kI mAtA rUpa dIkSA grahaNa kii| (zloka 811 - 813) usa samaya sagara cakravartI ke pitA vasumitra jo ki yati banakara ghara meM avasthita the prabhu se dIkSA grahaNa kii| phira ajita nAtha svAmI ne gaNadhara nAma karma sampanna subuddhi siMhasena zrAdi paMcAnave muniyoM ko vyAkaraNa ke pratyAhAra kI taraha utpatti, nAza aura dhrauvyarUpa tripadI sunAyI / rekhA ke sahAre jisa prakAra citra aMkita hotA hai usI prakAra tripadI ke zrAdhAra para gaNadharoM ne caudaha pUrva sahita dvAdazAMgI kI racanA kI / phira indra sva sthAna se uThakara vAsakSepa pUrNa thAla lekara deva samUha sahita svAmI ke caraNa-kamaloM ke nikaTa Akara khar3e ho gae / jagatpati ajitanAtha svAmI ne khar3a e hokara gaNadharoM ke mastaka para vAsakSepa kiyA aura anukrama se, sUtra se, sUtrArtha se isI prakAra dravya se, guNa se, paryAya se zraura naya se anuyoga kI anujJA aura garaNa kI AjJA dI / phira deva, manuSya aura striyoM ne dundubhi dhvani sahita garaNadharoM Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [105 para vAsa-kSepa nikSepa kii| gaNadhara bhI yukta kara hokara amRta nirbhara tulya prabhu kI vANI sunane ke lie prastuta hue| prataH pUrvAbhimukhI siMhAsana para baiThakara prabhu ne unheM anuziSTimaya dezanA dii| prathama prahara samApta hone para bhagavAna ne dharmadezanA banda kI / usI samaya sagara rAjA dvArA prastuta bar3e thAla meM rakhe cAra prastha vajana kI 'bali' pUrva dvAra se samavasaraNa meM lAyI gyii| (zloka 814-827) - yaha bali zuddha aura kamala ke samAna sugandha pUrNa cAvala se uttama rUpa se banAyI gayI thii| devatAoM dvArA prakSipta gandha muSThi se usakI sugandha phaila rahI thii| zreSTha puruSa use vahana kara rahe the| sAtha-sAtha calane vAlI dundubhi ke zabda se dizAeM pratidhvanita ho rahI thiiN| striyAM gAtI huI usake pIche cala rahI thiiN| jisa prakAra bhaMvaroM se kamala-koza. parivRta hotA hai usI prakAra nagara adhivAsiyoM dvArA vaha parivata thaa| phira unhoMne prabhu kI pradakSiNA dekara jisa prakAra devatAnoM ne puSpavRSTi kI thI usI prakAra bali ko prabhu ke sammukha uchaalaa| usakA arddhabhAga dharatI para nahIM girane dekara Upara hI Upara devoM ne grahaNa kara liyaa| dharatI para gire hae arddhabhAga ko rAjA sagara ne grahaNa kiyaa| usa bali ke prabhAva se purAnI vyAdhiyA~ nirAmaya hotI haiM aura chaha mahIne taka nae roga nahIM hote| .. . (zloka 828-830) mokSa mArga ke nAyaka prabhu ne siMhAsana se uThakara uttarI dvArA se bAhara Akara madhya gar3ha ke madhya IzAna koNa meM nirmita devachanda para vizrAma kiyaa| taba sagara rAjA dvArA nirmita siMhAsana para baiThakara siMhasena nAmaka mukhya gaNadhara ne dharmadezanA denI prArambha kii| bhagavAna ke sthAna ke prabhAva se unhoMne jisane pUchA usako asaMkhya janmoM kI kathA btaayii| prabhu kI sabhA meM sandeha nAzaka gagadharoM ko kevalI vyatireka chadmastha vyakti samajha nahIM sake / guru kA zrama lAghava, donoM kA paraspara vizvAsa. guru ziSya kA krama yahI guNa gaNadhara upadeza kA vaiziSTya hai / dvitIya prahara samApta hone para mukhya gaNadhara ne dezanA se isa prakAra virAma liyA jisa prakAra patha calate hue pathika virAma lete haiN| dezanA kI samApti para sabhI deva prabhu ko praNAma kara apane-apane sthAnoM para jAne ko ravAnA hue| rAha meM nandIzvara dvIpa meM jAkara aMjanAcalAdi para zAzvata arhat pratibhAtroM kA pATha dina vyApI mahotsava Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 106] kiyA / phira aisI yAtrA kA bAra-bAra bhAvate hue jisa prakAra ve apane-apane prakAra cale gae / 2 avasara mile aisI bhAvanA sthAna se Ae the usI ( zloka 831-840 ) sagara cakravartI bhI bhagavAna ko vandanA kara lakSmI ke saMketasthAna rUpa apanI ayodhyA nagarI ko lauTa gae / mahAyakSa nAmaka caturmukha yakSa ajitanAtha svAmI ke tIrtha ke adhiSThAyaka hue / unakA raMga zyAma, vAhana hAthI thA / unake dAhinI prora ke cAra hAtha meM varada, mudgara, akSasUtra aura pAza thA evaM bAeM cAra hAtha meM bijaurA, abhaya, aMkuza prora zakti thI / prabhu ke zAsana meM ajitabalA nAmaka caturbhujA devI - adhiSThAyakA banI / unakA raMga suvarNa-sA thA / unake dAhinI ora ke hAthoM meM varada aura pAza thA / bAyIM ora ke hAthoM meM bijosa aura aMkuza thA / ve lohAsana para baiThI thIM / ' (zloka 841-46) cauMtIsa atizayoM se suzobhita bhagavAna siMhasenAdi gaNadharoM sahita pRthvI para vicaraNa karane lage / pratyeka grAma, nagara zrIra AkAra meM vihAra karate hue bhavya prANiyoM ko upadeza dete hue eka bAra prabhu kozAmbI nagarI ke nikaTa pahuMce / kozAmbI ke IzAna koNa meM pUrva kI bhA~ti hI devatAnoM ne eka yojana kSetra meM prabhu ke lie samosaraNa kI racanA kI / ataH azoka vRkSa ke nIce siMhAsana para baiThakara jagatpati ne surAsura evaM manuSyoM kI parSadA meM dharmadezanA prArambha kii| usI samaya eka brAhmaNa dampatI Ae aura trijagata ke guru ko pradakSiNA dekara yathAyogya sthAna para baiTha gae / (zloka 847-51) dezanA kI samApti para vaha brAhmaNa uThA aura hAtha jor3akara prabhu se pUchane lagA - he bhagavan, yaha aisA kyoM ? (zloka 852) bhagavAna ne jabAva diyA - yaha samyaktva kI mahimA hai vaha samasta anartha ko rokane kA evaM samasta kArya siddha K karane kA prabala kAraNa hai | samyaktva se sAre baira bhAva usI taraha zAnta ho jAte haiM jaise varSA se dAvAgni zAnta ho jAtI hai / sArI vyAdhiyA~ usI prakAra naSTa ho jAtI haiM jaise garur3a dvArA sarpa naSTa ho jAte haiM / duSkarma isa bhA~ti gala jAte haiM jaise sUryatApa se hima gala jAtA hai / kSaraNamAtra meM manovAMchita kArya usI prakAra siddha ho jAte hai jaise cintAmariNa ratna se siddha hote hai / zreSTha hAthI jisa prakAra B Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [107 jala-pravAha ko bAMdhatA hai usI prakAra' devanAyu kA baMdha hotA hai aura mahAparAkramI mantra kI taraha devatI Akara upasthita ho jAte haiN| uparyukta bAteM to samyaktva kA sAmAnya phalamAtra haiN| isakA mahAphala to tIrthaMkaratva aura mokSa pada kI prApti hai| (zloka 853) prabhu kA pratyuttara sunakara vipra harSita huA aura hAtha jor3akara bolA-he bhagavan, yaha aisA hI hai| sarvajJa kA kathama kabhI anyathA nahIM hotA aisA kahakara vaha vipra mauna ho gyaa| taba mukhya gaNadhara ne yadyapi ve vArtAlApa ke abhiprAya ko samajha gae the phira bhI samasta parSadA ke jJAna ke lie jagadguru se jijJAsA kI-he bhagavan, isa brAhmaNa ne prApase kyA pUchA aura Apane usakA kyA uttara diyA ? isa sAMketika vArtAlApa ko hamAre sammukha spaSTa kiijie| - (zloka 852-60) prabhu bole-isa nagara ke nikaTa zAligrAma nAmaka eka agrahAra (dAna meM prApta bhUmi para basA gAMva) hai| vahA~ dAmodara nAmaka eka mukhya brAhmaNa rahatA thaa| usakI strI kA nAma thA somaa| inake zuddhabhaTa nAmaka eka putra humaa| isakA vivAha siddhabhaTa nAmaka kisI brAhmaNa kI sulakSaNA nAmaka kanyA se huaa| zuddhabhaTa aura sulakSaNA yauvana prApta hone para apane baibhava ke anurUpa sukha-bhoga karane lge| kAlakrama se inake mAtA-pitA kA dehAnta ho gyaa| paitRka sampatti bhI dhIre-dhIre samApta ho gyii| prataH kabhI-kabhI rAtri meM unheM nirAhAra rahanA par3atA thaa| kahA bhI gayA hai nirdhana ke lie susamaya bhI duHsamaya hI rahatA hai| zuddhabhaTa kabhI videzAgata bhikhArI kI taraha phaTe-cithar3e pahane nagara ke rAjapatha para ghamatA rhtaa| kabhI cAtaka pakSI kI taraha pipAsAta rhtaa| usakI deha pizAca kI taraha maila se malina rhtii| aisI avasthA ke kAraNa apane mitroM se lajjita hokara apanI patnI ko binA kucha kahe vaha dUra videza calA gyaa| kucha dinoM pazcAt logoM se usakI patnI ko yaha vajrapAta-sI khabara milI ki vaha videza calA gayA hai| zvasura aura dhana ke naSTa ho jAne va pati ke videza cale jAne se sulakSaNA svayaM ko durlakSaNA samajhatI huI bar3e kaSTa se jIvana vyatIta karane lgii| varSA Rtu AyI / vipulA nAmaka koI sAdhvI usake ghara cAturmAsa yApana karane ke lie paayiiN| sulakSaNA ne sAdhvI ko rahane kA sthAna diyA Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 108] aura sarvadA unase dharma zravaNa karane lgii| jisa bhAMti mIThI vastu ke saMyoga se khaTTI vastu kA khaTTApana jAtA rahatA hai usI prakAra sAdhvI zrI ke upadeza se sulakSaNA kA mithyAtva jAtA rahA / kRSNapakSa ke bIta jAne para rAtri jisa prakAra nirmala ho jAtI hai usI prakAra usane nirmala samyaktva ko prApta kiyaa| vaidya jisa prakAra zarIra meM utpanna roga ko jAnatA hai usI bhAMti vaha jIva-prajIva prAdi padArtha ko yathocita jAnane lagI / samudra pAra karane ke lie yAtrI jisa prakAra yogya jahAja para car3hatA hai usI prakAra saMsAra pAra karAne meM samartha jaina dharma ko usane aMgIkAra kara liyaa| use viSaya se virakti paidA ho gayI, kaSAya upazAnta ho gayA aura avicchinna janma-maraNa ke pravAha se vaha vyAkula ho utthii| rasapUrNa kathAoM meM jAgarUka hokara loga jisa prakAra rAtri vyatIta karate haiM usI prakAra usane sAdhvI zrI kI sevA-zuzrUSA meM varSAkAla vyatIta kiyaa| use aNuvrata grahaNa karavAkara sAdhvI zrI vihAra kara anyatra calI gyiiN| kahA bhI gayA hai- varSAkAla bIta jAne para koI bhI saMyamI sAdhu eka sthAna para nahIM rhtaa| - .. . (zloka 861-880) isake kucha dinoM pazcAt hI zuddhabhaTa bhI videza se khUba dhana kamAkara preyasI ke prema se prAkRSTa hokara pArAvata kI taraha ghara lauTa aayaa| pAte hI usane pUchA-priye, kamalinI jisa prakAra hima sahana nahIM kara sakatI usI prakAra merA sAmAnya-sA viyoga bhI sahana nahIM karane vAlI tumane itane dIrghakAla kA viyoga kaise sahA? (zloka 881-882) ___ sulakSaNA ne pratyuttara diyA-he jIvitezvara, marusthala meM haMsinI, alpa jala meM machalI, rAha ke mukha meM candralekhA aura dAvAnala meM hariNa jisa prakAra mahAsaMkaTa meM par3a jAtA hai usI prakAra Apake viyoga meM maiM bhI mRtyu ke dvAra para jA pahuMcI thii| usa samaya andhakAra meM pradIpa kI taraha, samudra meM jahAja kI taraha, marusthala meM varSA kI taraha dayA ko sAgara vipulA nAmaka eka sAdhvI zrI yahA~ paayiiN| unheM dekhakara Apake viraha kA samasta duHkha dUra ho gayA aura manuSya janma ke phala-sA samyaktva maiMne prApta kiyaa| (zloka 683-887) Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [109 zuddhabhaTa ne pUchA- bhaTTinI ! tumane manuSya janma kA phala ( zloka 888) samyaktva ko batAyA vaha kyA vastu hai ? Fac sulakSaNA bolI- he prAryaputra, vaha priyajanoM ko batAne yogya hai| phira Apa to mujhe prAraNoM se bhI priya haiM ataH Apako batalA rahI huuN| sunie ? (zloka 889) + sudeva meM devatva buddhi, suguru meM gurubuddhi auaura zuddha dharma meM dharmabuddhi rakhanA hI samyaktva hai| kudeva meM devabuddhi, kuguru meM gurubuddhi aura kudharma meM dharmabuddhi rakhanA viparyAsa bhAva hone se mithyAtva hai / ( zloka 890 - 891) sarvajJa, rAgadveSa ko jItane vAle, triloka meM pUjita, yathAyogya artha samajhAne meM sakSama arhat paramezvara deva hai / inhIM deva kA dhyAna karanA, upAsanA karanA, inakI zaraNa grahaNa karanA aura yadi jJAna rahe to unake upadezoM kA pAlana karanA ucita hai / jo deva strI, prakSasUtrAdi, rAgAdi doSa ke se aMkita hai aura jo kRpA aura daNDAdi dene meM tatpara haiM ve kabhI mukti dene meM samartha nahIM hote / nATaka, aTTahAsa, saMgIta Adi upAdhi se jo caMcala haiM ve prAraNI ko mokSa meM kaise le jA sakate haiM / zastra, (zloka 892-895) mahAvrata dhAraNakArI, dhairyadhArI, bhikSAmAtra se jIvana nirvAhakArI aura sarvadA sAmAyika meM avasthAnakArI jo dharmopadezaka haiM unheM guru kahA jAtA hai / samasta vastuoM kI icchA karane vAle, samasta prakAra ke prahAra karane vAle, parigrahadhArI, zrabrahmacArI aura zraura mithyA upadeza dene vAle guru nahIM ho sakate / jo guru svayaM hI daridra hai vaha dUsaroM ko dhanavAna kaise banA sakatA hai ? (zloka 896-898 ) durgati meM patita prANI ko jo dhAraNa kare vaha dharma hai / sarvajJa kathita dasa prakAra ke saMyamAdi dharma mukti ke kAraNa haiM / jo vAkya apauruSeya haiM vaha asambhava hai ataH vaha pramANabhUta nahIM hai / kAraNa, pramANa grAma puruSoM ke adhIna hai| mithyAdRSTi manuSyoM dvArA svIkRta hiMsAdi doSa se kaluSita nAma mAtra ke dharma ko yadi dharma kahakara svIkAra kiyA jAtA hai to vaha saMsAra paribhramaraNa kA hI kAraNa hogA / yadi rAga-dveSa yukta deva ko deva mAnA jAe, abrahmacArI ko guru mAnA jAe aura dayAhIna dharma ko dharma kahakara ka L Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 110] grahaNa kiyA jAe taba to du:kha ke sAtha kahanA hogA jagata vinaSTa ho gayA hai / arthAt jagat ke prANI durgatigAmI hI hoNge| (zloka 899-902) samyaktva ke lie zama, saMvega, nirveda, anukampA aura mAstikatA ina pAMca viSayoM ko jAnanA hogaa| sthiratA, prabhAvanA, bhakti, jina-zAsana meM kuzalatA aura tIrtha-sevA ina pAMca ko samyaktva kA alaMkAra kahA gayA hai| zaMkA, AkAMkSA, vicikitsA, mithyAdRSTi kI prazaMsA aura unakA paricaya ye pAMcoM samyaktva ko dUSita karate haiN| (zloka 903-905) yaha sunakara brAhmaNa bolA-sulakSaNe, tuma bhAgyavatI ho / kAraNa, tumane dhana-se samyaktva ko prApta kara liyA hai| isa prakAra bolate-bolete zuddhabhaTa ne bhI usI samaya samyaktva ko prApta kara liyaa| zubha prAtmA ke lie dharma prApti meM dharmopadezaka sAkSI mAtra hote haiN| samyaktva ke upadeza se ve donoM zrAvaka bana gae haiM / siddharasa se kAMca aura lohA donoM hI svarNa ho jAte haiM / . . (zloka 906-908) usa samaya agrahAra meM sAdhuoM kA Agamana nahIM hotA thA ataH vahAM ke loga zrAvaka dharma parityAga kara mithyA bana gae the / isIlie loga una donoM kI yahI kahakara nindA karane lage ki ye donoM durbuddhi kula-kramAgata dharma ko chor3akara zrAvaka bana gae haiN| usa nindA kI koI paravAha na kara ve donoM zrAvaka dharma meM dRr3ha rahe / kAlakrama se gRhasthAzrama rUpI vRkSa ke phalasvarUpa brAhmaNa dampatI ke ghara eka putra kA janma huaa| (zloka 909-911) eka bAra hemanta Rtu meM zuddhabhaTa putra ko lekara brAhmaNa sabhA parivRta dharma-agniSTikA ke pAsa ge| isase brAhmaNagaNa kruddha hokara eka svara meM bola uThe, tU zrAvaka ho gayA hai-yahA~ se dUra ho jA, dUra ho jaa| . .. (zloka 912-913). ___ isa prakAra caNDAla kI taraha usakA tiraskAra kiyA gyaa| ve sabhI dharma-agniSTikA ko khaba acchI taraha se gherakara baiTha ge| kAraNa, IpirAyaNa honA manuSya kA jAti dharma hai| (zloka 914) unake isa vAkya se - duHkhI aura kruddha zuddhabhaTa usa sabhA ke ke sAmane bola uThA-yadi jinokta dharma saMsAra sAgara ko uttIrNa karane meM samartha nahIM hai, yadi sarvajJa tIrthaMkara prAptadeva nahIM hai, jJAna, Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [111 darzana, caritra yadi mokSa mArga nahIM hai aura saMsAra meM yadi aisA samyaktva nahIM hai to merA yaha putra agni meM jalakara mara jAe, maura yadi maiMne jo kucha kahA vaha satya hai to yaha prajvalita agni mere putra ke lie zItala ho jAe / ( zloka 915 - 918) aisA kahakara krodha se mAno dvitIya agni hI ho usa sAhasI brAhmaNa ne apane putra ko prajvalita agni meM pheMka diyaa| taba are re isa anArya brAhmaNa ne apane putra ko jalAkara mAra DAlA / aise krodha bharI ukti se brAhmaNa parSadA ne usakA tiraskAra kiyA / ( zloka 919 - 920) vahAM koI samyak darzanadhAriNI devI nivAsa karatI thI / usane bAlaka ko bhaMvare kI taraha kamala ke madhya pakar3a liyA aura jvAlAmayI agni ko dAhazakti ko hararaNa kara liyA / isa prakAra usake putra ko mAno citrastha ho aisA banA diyA / usa devI ne pUrva ke manuSya bhava meM saMyama kA virodha kiyA thA isalie marakara vyaMtarI rUpa meM janma-grahaNa kiyA thA / usane kisI kevalI ko pUchA thAmujhe samyaktva kI prApti kaba hogI ? kevalI ne kahA - he anaghe, tuma sulabhabodhi hogI; kintu samyaktva prApti ke lie tumheM samyaktva bhAvanA se bhalI bhAMti udyogI honA hogA / usa vAkya ko usane mAlA kI taraha hRdaya meM dhAraNa kara rakhA thA ke mahattva ko bar3hAne ke lie brAhmaNa putra kI / ataH usane samyaktva rakSA kI / ne ( zloka 921 - 925) isa prakAra jaina dharma kA pratyakSa prabhAva dekhakara brAhmaNoM kI A~kheM Azcarya se phaila gayIM / unhoMne brAhmaNa janma meM aisI adRSTapUrNa ghaTanA isake pUrva nahIM dekhI thI / zuddhabhaTa ne apanI strI ko yaha bAta sunAI va samyaktva ke prakaTa prabhAva ko dekhakara prAnandita huA; kintu vipulA sAdhvI ke pragAr3ha samparka meM rahane ke kAraNa brAhmaNI ko viveka utpanna ho gayA thA / usane kahA- tumheM dhikkAra hai ! yaha tumane kyA kiyA ? samyaktva bhakta koI deva nikaTa hI thA isIlie tumhArA mukha ujjvala huA; kintu yaha tumhAre krodha kA cAMcalya mAtra hai / yadi usa samaya samyaktva ke prabhAva ko prakaTa karane vAlA koI deva nikaTa nahIM rahatA to tumhArA putra jalakara mara jAtA aura logoM meM jaina dharma kI nindA hotii| yadyapi vaisA bhI hotA taba bhI jaina dharma aprAmANita nahIM hotaa| isa prasaMga meM Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 112] yadi koI kahe jaina dharma aprAmANika hai to vaha vizeSa pApI hai; kiyA vaha mUrkha manuSya bhI nahIM karatA / isalie he prAryaputra, prAge kabhI aisA kArya mata karanA / aisA kahakara vaha brAhmaNI pati ko samyaktva meM sthira karane ke lie mere pAsa le AI thii| isI viSaya meM isa brAhmaNa ne mujhase prazna kiyA thA / maiMne bhI isIlie uttara diyA thA ki yaha samyaktva kA hI prabhAva hai| (zloka 926-934) bhagavAn ke usa vAkya ko sunakara aneka prANI pratibodhita hokara dharma meM sthira hue| zuddhabhaTa brAhmaNI sahita bhagavAn se dIkSita hue aura anukrama se donoM ko hI kevala jJAna huA / (zloka 935-936) "jagat para anugraha karane meM tallIna aura cakrI kI taraha sairat cakra se suzobhita bhagavAn zrajitanAtha svAmI ne dezanA samApta kara vahA~ se prasthAna kiyA aura pRthvI para vicarane lage / ( zloka 937) 'tRtIya sarga samApta caturtha sarga: udhara sagara rAjA kI prAyudhazAlA meM sudarzana nAmaka cakraratna utpanna huA thA / usa cakra kI ber3a sone kI thI aura usake zrara lohitAkSa ratnoM se va vicitra mANikya ghaNTikAnoM se zobhita the / vaha cakra nandIghoSa sahita thA / nirmala muktAoM se vaha sundara laga rahA thA / usakI nAbhi vajra - ratnamaya thI / ghuMgharU kI paMktiyoM se vaha manohara laga rahA thA evaM samasta RtunoM ke phUloM se vaha carcita thA / usa para candana kA lepa kiyA huA thaa| eka hajAra deva usake adhiSThAtA the / vaha zUnya meM avasthita thA / ( zloka 1-4) mAno sUryamaNDala ho aise jvAlAmayI kiraNoM se bhayaMkara usa ca ko prakaTa hote dekhakara zastrAgAra ke adhikArI ne use namaskAra kiyaa| phira vicitra puSpamAlAnoM se usakI pUjA kara zrAnanda citta se yaha samAcAra sagara rAjA ko diyA / yaha sunakara guru ke darzana kI taraha rAjA sagara siMhAsana, pAdapITha aura pAdukA kA usI kSaNa parityAga kara mana hI mana cakraratna kA dhyAna kara kucha kadama lAge Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [113 bar3hakara use namaskAra kiyaa| kahA bhI gayA hai-astrajIvI logoM ke lie unake astra hI devatA ke samAna hai| phira siMhAsana para baiThakara apanI deha ke samasta alaMkAra khola-kholakara cakraratna utpanna hone kA saMvAda lAne vAle ko die| taduparAnta jala se maGgala snAna kara divya vastrAlaGkAra dhAraNa kara cakra-ratna kI pUjA karane ke lie prasthAna kiyaa| (zloka 5-11) paidala calakara sammukha jAnA pUjA se bhI adhika hai| kiMkaroM kI taraha daur3ate-girate-uThate rAjanyavRnda sammAna ke lie unake pIche cle| kucha sevaka pUjA kI sAmagrI lie, kucha sevaka apanI icchA se hI unake pIche-pIche cale / kAraNa, adhikAriyoM ke svakArya kA pramAda bhayabhIta banA detA hai| jisa bhAMti devatAoM se vimAna jhilamila karatA hai usI prakAra divya cakra se jhilamilAte zastrAgAra meM rAjA sagara phNce| rAjA ne gagana-ratna (sUrya) kI taraha cakra-ratna ko dekhate hI pA~coM aGgoM se bhUmi sparza-pUrvaka praNAma kiyaa| hAtha meM romahasta (mayUra puccha kI sammAnI) lekara mahAvata jisa prakAra nIMda se jAge hastI kI mArjanA karatA hai usI prakAra rAjA sagara ne cakra kA mArjana kiyA / kumbha bharakara lAe jala sevikA ke hAthoM se lekara unase deva pratimA kI taraha cakra-ratna kA snAnAbhiSeka kiyaa| phira use grahaNa karane ke lie sva-hasta kI zobhA kI taraha candana kA tilaka kiyaa| vicitra phUloM kI mAlA se jayalakSmI ke puSpa gRha kI taraha cakraratna kI pUjA kii| phira pratiSThA ke samaya deva-pratimA para prAcArya jisa prakAra kSepana karate haiM usI prakAra usa para gandha aura vAsakSepa nikSepa kiyaa| devatAmoM ke yogya mahAmUlyavAna vastrAlaGkAroM se rAjA ne sva-deha kI taraha cakraratna ko sjaayaa| pAThoM dizAoM kI jayalakSmI ko AkRSTa karane ke lie mAno abhicAramaNDala hoM aise aSTamaGgala cakra ke sammukha citrita kie| usake nikaTa basanta kI taraha acche sugandhayukta paJcavarNIya puSpoM kA stavaka sjaayaa| usake sammukha karpUra aura candana kA dhUpa diyaa| inakA dhuA~ aisA lagA mAno rAjA kastUrI kA vilepana kara rahe haiN| taduparAnta sajA sagara cakra ko tIna pradakSiNA dekara kucha pIche haTe evaM jayalakSmI utpanna karane ke lie samudra rUpa cakraratna ko punaH praNAma kiyaa| phira navapratiSThita devoM ke lie kiyA jAne vAlA aSTAhnikA mahotsava Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 114] kiyA / nagara- sImA kI devI kI taraha sabhI nagaravAsiyoM ne mahA dhUmadhAma se cakraratna kA pUjana - mahotsava kiyA / ( zloka 12-27 ) digyAtrA ke mAnasa ne cakraratna prakaTa kiyA ho isa bhA~ti utsuka hokara rAjA apane mahala meM gae aura airAvata hastI jisa prakAra gaGgA meM snAna karatA hai usI prakAra snAnagRha meM jAkara pavitra jala se snAna kiyA / phira ratna-stambha kI taraha divya vastroM se sva-zarIra ko pariSkRta kara rAjA sagara ne ujjvala divya vastra dhAraNa kie / gandha dravya vahanakAriNiyoM ne zrAkara candrikA ratna-se nirmala go- zIrSa candana ke rasa se rAjA kA praGgarAga kiyA / zarIra meM candana kA vilepana kiyA / taduparAnta rAjA ne apanI deha ke sAnnidhya se zralaGkAroM ko alaMkRta kiyA / kAraNa, uttama sthAna prApta hone para hI alaGkAra adhika suzobhita hote haiM / 1 ( zloka 28 - 32) eka maGgala muhUrta meM purohitoM ne jinakA maGgala kiyA hai aise khaDgaratna ko hAtha meM lekara rAjA dikyAtrA karane ke lie gajaratna para car3he / senApati ne azvaratna para ArohaNa kiyA aura rAjA ke Age-Age cale / samasta upadrava rUpa kuhAse ko naSTa karane ke lie dinaratna se purohitaratna rAjA ke sAtha-sAtha cale / bhojanadAna meM samartha aura sthAna-sthAna para senA ke lie AvAsa aura skandhAvAra kI vyavasthA karane vAlA gRharatna mAno jaGgama citrarasa nAmaka kalpavRkSa ho isa bhA~ti sagara rAjA ke sAtha claa| muhUrta mAtra meM nagara Adi kA nirmANa karane meM samartha parAkramI vizvakarmAsAvarddhakIratna bhI unake sAtha claa| cakravartI ke kara sparza se hI vistArita hone meM sakSama chatraratna aura carmaratna anukUla pavana sparza se jaise megha pravAhita hote haiM usI bhA~ti unake sAtha-sAtha cale / andhakAra kA nAza karane meM samartha maNiratna aura kAMkiraNIratna jambUdvIpa kA laghu rUpa dhAraNa kara donoM candra-sUrya kI taraha unake sAtha cale / aneka dAsiyA~ jinake sAtha haiM aisA antaH pura mAno strIrAjya se uTha zrAyA ho, cakrI ke sAtha chAyA kI taraha calA / diksamUha ko prakAzita karane ke kAraNa dUra se hI digvijaya ko svIkAra karatA huA cakraratna cakravartI ke pratApa kI taraha pUrva dizA kI ora mukha kie agrasara hotA rahA / puSkarAvarta megha kI ghaTA kI taraha prayAga vAditra ke zabdoM se diggajoM kA kAna Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [115 vidIrNa kara, cakra ke sAtha dhAvamAna azvoM ke khuroM se uThI dhUla se sampuTa ke puTa kI taraha dharatI aura AkAza ko eka kara, ratha aura hastiyoM para Andolita dhvajA ke agrabhAga meM nirmita pAThIna jAtIya makarAdi se mAnoM prakAzarUpI mahAsamudra ko jala-jantumaya kara, sAtoM dizAoM se bharate madajala kI dhArAvRSTi se suzobhita hastI ghaTA ke samUha meM durdina dikhAkara, utsAha se ullamphanakAra mAno svargArohaNa kI icchA rakhatA ho aise koTi-koTi padAtika sainya se pRthvI ko cAroM ora se prAcchAdita kara, senApati kI taraha Age calate hue asahya pratApayukta aura sarvatra prakuNThita zakti sampanna cakraratna se suzobhita hokara, senAniyoM dvArA dhRta daNDaratna se viSama bhUmi ko hala dvArA samAna karane kI taraha samatala aura pratidina eka - eka yojana calane ke kAraNa bhadradvIpa kI taraha krIr3A karate hue patha samApta kara indra ke samAna ve cakravartI kaI dinoM ke pazcAt pUrva dizA meM pravAhita gaGgA nadI ke lalATa tilaka ke samAna magadha deza meM jA pahu~ce / ( zloka 33-50 ) : vahAM sagara cakrI kI AjJA se varddhakIratna ne mAno ayodhyA kI choTI bahina ho aisA skandhAvAra DAlA / AkAza paryanta U~cI aura bar3I-bar3I hastIzAlA se, bar3I-bar3I guhAoM ke samAna hajArahajAra azvazAlA se vimAnoM jaisI aTTAlikAoM se, megha- ghaTA se maNDapoM se mAno sAMce meM DhAlakara nirmita kie hoM aise samAna AkRti sampanna dukAnoM se aura zRGgATaka - caurastoM Adi kI racanA se rAjamArga kI sthiti nirdezakArI chAvanI zobhita hone lagI / usakA vistAra nau yojana aura lambAI bAraha yojana thI / ( zloka 51-53) vahAM pauSadhazAlA meM rAjA ne magadha tIrthakumAradeva kA mana hI mana dhyAna kara aSTama tapa kiyA aura samasta veza-bhUSA parityAga kara darbha ke Asana para Azraya lekara, zastrarahita hokara brahmacarya kA pAlana kara evaM jAgRta rahakara tIna dina vyatIta kie / aSTama tapa pUrNa hone para rAjA pauSadhagRha se nikale zrIra pavitra jala se snAna kiyA / phira ratha para car3he / ratha pANDuvarNa kI dhvajA se DhakA thA / vaha aneka prakAra ke astra-zastroM se AvRta hone ke kAraNa phena aura jala-jantu yukta laga rahA thA / usake cAroM zrora cAra divya ghaNTe ba~dhe the / usase vaha aisA laga rahA thA jaise cAra candra 1 Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 116]] aura sUrya se meruparvata zobhAnvita hotA hai| indra ke uccaiHzravA nAmaka ghor3e kI taraha U~cI gardanayukta ghor3A usameM lagA thaa| (zloka 54-60) caturaMgiNI arthAt hastI, azva, ratha aura padAtika se ve sAma-dAma, daNDa aura bheda rUpa nIti kI taraha suzobhita the / unake mastaka para eka chatra thA aura donoM ora do cAmara the| ve tInoM unake triloka vyApta yazaH rUpI latA ke tIna aMkUra kI taraha laga rahe the| rAjA kA ratha cakra kI nAbhi paryanta gahare jala meM utarA / rAjA hAtha meM dhanuSa lie ratha para baiThe the| jayalakSmI rUpI nATaka ke nandI kI taraha unhoMne dhanuSa kI pratyaMcA bajAI aura bhaNDAra se jaise ratna nikAlA jAtA hai usI prakAra tUNIra se tIra nikaalaa| phira dhAtakI-khaNDa ke madhya bhAga meM avasthita dhanuSAkAra parvata kI taraha usa tIra ko dhanuSa se yukta kiyA / svanAmAGkita aura karAbharaNa prApta usa sone ke tIkSNa tIra ko rAjA ne kAna taka khIMca kara magadha tIrtha ke adhipati kI ora nikSepa kiyaa| vaha tIra AkAza meM ur3ate pakSI kI taraha san-san dhvani karatA humA nimeSa mAtra meM bAraha yojana patha atikrama kara magadha tIrthakumAra kI sabhA meM jAkara giraa| AkAza se giratI bijalI kI taraha usa tIra ko girate dekhakara vaha krodhAnvita ho utthaa| usakI bhauheM Ter3hI ho gyiiN| isase vaha bhayaMkara lagane lgaa| kucha socakara vaha uThA aura usa tIra ko hAtha meM liyaa| usa para use sagara cakravartI kA nAma dikhAI pdd'aa| hAtha meM tIra lie vaha siMhAsana para jA baiThA aura gambhIra zabdoM meM bolane lagA jambUdvIpa ke bharata kSetra meM sagara nAmaka dvitIya cakravartI utpanna hue haiN| bhUta bhaviSya aura vartamAna kAla ke magadhAdhipatiyoM kA yaha prAvazyaka kartavya hai ki ve cakravartI ko upahAra pradAna kreN| (zloka 61-73) phira upahAra kI sAmagrI lekara bhRtya kI taraha AcaraNa karate hue magadhAdhipati sagara cakrI ke sAmane aae| unhoMne AkAza meM sthita hokara cakrI nikSipta tIra, hAra, bAjabanda, karNAbharaNa, bhujabanda prAdi alaGkAra, paridhAna aura devadUSya vastra rAjA ko upahAra meM die / jisa prakAra vaidya rasendra yA pArada detA hai usI prakAra unhoMne rAjA ko magadha tIrtha kA jala diyaa| phira padmakoSa .. Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [117 kI taraha hAtha jor3akara usane cakravartI se kahA - isa bharata kSetra ke pUrvAdika prAnta meM maiM Apake sAmanta kI taraha rahUMgA / ( zloka 74-78 ) cakravartI ne unheM bhRtya rUpa meM svIkAra kiyA aura durgapAla kI taraha satkAra kara vidA kiyaa| taduparAnta udIyamAna sUrya kI taraha apane teja se diksamUha ko udbhAsita kara cakravartI samudra se bAhara nikale aura skandhAvAra ko lauTa Ae / rAjAnoM meM gajendra kI taraha mahArAja ne snAna aura deva pUjA kara parivAra sahita pAranA kiyaa| tatpazcAt vahA~ magadha tIrthAdhipati kA zraSTAhnikA mahotsava kiyaa| kAraNa, sevaka ke sammAna meM svAmI hI vaddhita hote haiM / ( zloka 79-82 ) sarva digvijayI lakSmI ko arpaNa karane meM nyAsarUpa cakraratna dakSiNa dizA meM calA / sva-sainya se parvata sahita pRthvI ko calAyamAna karate hue cakravartI dakSiNa aura pazcima dizA ke madhyamArga meM cakra ke pIche-pIche calane lage / samasta dizAoM ko vijaya karane dRr3ha-pratijJa rAjA sagara patha meM kitane hI rAjAoM ko pavana jisa prakAra vRkSa ko ukhAr3a pheMkatA hai usI prakAra rAja siMhAsana se utArakara, kitanoM ko zAlivRkSa kI taraha punaH rAja-siMhAsana para baiThAkara kitanoM ko kIrtistambha kI taraha nUtana rAjya dekara, nadI kA jvAra jaise vetasalatA ko prAnamita karatA hai usI prakAra kitane hI rAjA ke mastaka ko Anamita kara, kisI kI aMgulI kATakara, kisI se ratnadaNDa graharaNa kara, kisI ko hastI vihIna kara, kisI ko chatra-hIna kara kramaza: ve dakSiNa samudra ke taTa para jA pahuMce / vahA~ hastI se utarakara muhUrta mAtra meM nirmita skandhAvAra meM isa prakAra rahane lage jisa prakAra indra vimAna meM rahatA hai / ( zloka 83-89 ) vahA~ se cakrI pauSadhazAlA meM gae aura aSTama tapa kara pauSadha meM vahA~ ke adhiSThAyaka devatA varadAma kA dhyAna karane lage / aSTama bhakta ke pazcAt pauSadhavrata samApana kara mAno sUryamaNDala se lAyA gayA ho aise ratha para cddh'e| jisa prakAra takra manthana karane vAlA manthana - daNDa kau dadhi ke madhya praveza karAtA hai usI prakAra ratha ko nAbhi paryanta samudra jala meM praveza karavAyA / phira dhanuSa kI pratyaMcA bajAI / bhaya se vyAkula kAna jhukAeM jalacara prANiyoM ne usa Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 118] pratyaMcA dhvani ko sunaa| saMperA jisa prakAra vivara se sarpa ko khIMcakara nikAlatA hai usI prakAra unhoMne eka bhayaGkara tIra tUNIra se nikaalaa| usa tIra ko pratyaMcA para prAropita kara sUcanA dene Ae sevaka kI taraha use kAna taka khIMcakara indra jaise parvata para vajra nikSepa karatA hai usI prakAra varadAmapati ke AvAsa kI ora nikSepa kiyaa| sabhA meM baiThe varadAmakumAra ke sammukha vaha tIra isa prakAra girA mAno kisI ne mudgara kA AghAta kiyA ho| isa asamaya meM kisakI mRtyu nikaTa prA gaI hai ? kahate hue varadAmapati ne uThakara tIra hAtha meM le liyaa| usa para rAjA sagara kA nAma dekhakara vaha isa prakAra zAnta ho gayA jisa prakAra nAgadamanI auSadha dekhakara sarpa zAnta ho jAtA hai| taba vaha apane sabhAsadoM ko kahane lagA-jambUdvIpa ke bharata kSetra meM sagara nAmaka dvitIya cakravartI utpanna hue haiN| gRhAgata devatAoM kI taraha vicitra vastroM aura mahAmUlyavAna ratnAlaGkAroM se yaha cakravartI hamAre lie pUjanIya hai| (zloka 90-101) usI kSaNa upahAra dravya lekara ratha meM baiThakara ve cakravartI ke sammukha Ae aura unhoMne antarikSa meM khar3e rahakara bhaNDArI kI taraha ratnoM kA mukuTa, muktA kI mAlA, bAjabanda, kar3A Adi cakrI ko upahAra svarUpa die| tIra bhI lauTA diyA aura kahA-pAja se indrapurI jaisA hamArA deza aura hama aApake prAjJAkArI banakara varadAma tIrtha ke adhikArI kI taraha rheNge| (zloka 101-104) kRtajJa cakravartI ne unase upahAra kI vastueM lekara unakA kathana svIkAra karate hue unheM sasammAna vidA kiyA / (zloka 105) ___jala ke azva ko dekhakara jinake ratha ke azva hinahinA rahe the ve cakravartI cakra ke mArga kA anusaraNa karate hue sva-skandhAvAra meM aae| snAna aura jinapUjA kara aSTama tapa kA pAraNA kiyaa| taduparAnta varadAmakumAra kA bar3A aSTAhnikA mahotsava kiyaa| kAraNa Izvara apane bhaktoM kA sammAna bar3hAte haiM / (zloka 106-108) vahA~ se cakraratna ke patha para usa pRthvIpati ne sainya ke padaraja se sUrya ko prAvRtta kara pazcima dizA kI ora prayANa kiyaa| garur3a jisa prakAra anya deza ke pakSiyoM ko ur3A detA hai usI prakAra dravir3a deza ke rAjAoM ko pratAr3ita kara, sUrya jaise ullamoM ko andha kara detA hai usI prakAra prAndhra ke rAjAnoM ko andha kara, Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [119 tIna prakAra ke cihnoM (bAta, kapha, pitta) se jaise prANa naSTa hote haiM usI prakAra kaliMga deza ke rAjAoM ko rAjacihnoM se hIna kara, darbha ke vistAra meM rahe hoM isa prakAra vidarbha-deza ke rAjAoM ko niHsattva kara, vastra-vyavasAyI jisa prakAra svadeza kA tyAga karatA hai usI prakAra mahArASTra ke rAjAoM dvArA unake deza kA tyAga karavAkara, tIra se jaise azvoM ko aMkita kiyA jAtA hai usI prakAra apane tIra se kaMkaNa deza ke rAjAnoM ko aGkita kara, tapasviyoM kI taraha lATa deza ke rAjAmoM ke lalATa para aJjali rakhavAkara, vRhad kacchapoM kI taraha kaccha deza ke samasta rAjAnoM ko saMkucita kara aura krUra soraTha deza ke rAjAoM ko apane deza kI taraha vaza meM karate hue ve pazcima samudra taTa para pA upasthita hue| (zloka 109-114) vahA~ chAvanI DAlakara prabhAsa tIrtha ke adhiSThAyaka devoM ko hRdaya meM dhAraNa kiyA eva aSTama tapa kara pauSadhazAlA meM jAkara pauSadhavrata grahaNa kara liyaa| aSTama tapa ke pazcAt sUrya kI taraha vRhad ratha meM baiThakara cakrI usa ratha ko nAbhi paryanta samudra ke madhya meM le ge| phira pratyaMcA tAnakara prayANa ke lie kalyANakArIjayavAditroM ke zabdoM kI taraha TaMkAra dhvani kI aura prabhAsa tIrtha ke devatA ke nivAsa sthAna kI ora sandezavAhI dUta kI taraha svanAmAGkita tIra nikSepa kiyaa| pakSI jisa prakAra azvattha vRkSa para giratA hai usI prakAra vaha tIra bAraha yojana dUra avasthita prabhAsa deva kI sabhA meM jAkara giraa| buddhimAnoM meM zreSTha prabhAsa deva ne usa tIra ko dekhA aura usa para khude cakravartI ke nAma ko pddh'aa| tatkSaNa prabhAsapati cakrI sagara ke tIra ke sAtha aneka prakAra ke upahAroM ko lekara isa prakAra cakravartI ke nikaTa pAe jisa prakAra gahAgata guru yA atithi ke pAsa gRhastha jAtA hai / unhoMne AkAza meM sthita rahakara mukuTamaNi, kar3e, kaTisUtra, bAjUbanda aura tIra cakravartI ko upahAra meM die aura namratApUrvaka ayodhyApati ko bole- he cakravartI, maiM apane sthAna para ApakA AjJAkArI banA humA rhuuNgaa| (zloka 115-123) taba cakravartI ne upahAra grahaNa kara usase vArtAlApa kiyA aura sevaka kI taraha unheM vidA kara chAvanI meM lauTa aae| phira snAna kara jina-pUjA evaM parivAra sahita aSTama tapa kA pAraNA Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 120] kiyaa| Anandita cakrI ne varadAmapati kI bhAMti hI prabhAsapati ke lie praSThAhnikA mahotsava kiyaa| (zloka 124-126) vahA~ se cakra ke pIche pazcAt-pratyAvartakArI samudra kI taraha cakrI sva-sainya sahita sindhu ke dakSiNa taTa se pUrvAbhimukha hokara calane lge| rAha meM sindhudevI ke mandira ke nikaTa unhoMne AkAza meM eka muhUrta meM nirmita gandharva nagarI kI taraha hI apanI chAvanI DAlI aura sindhudevI ko smaraNa kara aSTama tapa kiyaa| ataH sindhudevI kA ratnAsana kampita hraa| devI ne avadhijJAna se cakrI kA prAgamana jAnA aura tatkSaNa bhaktiparAyaNa vaha devI upahAra lekara unake sammukha upasthita huii| usane AkAza se hI nidhi kI taraha eka hajAra ATha ratna kumbha, maNiratna jar3ita do vicitra bhadrAsana, bAjUbanda, kar3e Adi ratnAlaGkAra aura devadUSya vastra cakravartI ko upahAra meM die / phira bolI-he naradeva ! Apake deza meM avasthAna karane vAlI maiM ApakI dAsI kI bhA~ti rhegii| prApa mujhe prAjJA deN| (zloka 127-133) amUlya tulya vANI se devI kA satkAra kara cakrI ne unheM vidA dI aura aSTama tapa kA pAraNA kara pUrva kI taraha hI sindhu devI ke lie aSTAhnikA mahotsava kiyaa| kAraNa, mahA Rddhi sampanna mahAtmAoM ke lie pada-pada para utsava hotA hai| (zloka 134-135) sva bandhana-zAlA se jisa prakAra hastI nikalatA hai usI prakAra lakSmI kI chAyA-svarUpa cakra AyudhazAlA se nikala kara uttara-pUrva koNa meM calane lgaa| usake pIche-pIche calate hue cakrI kaI dinoM ke pazcAt vaitADhaya parvata ke dakSiNa aora upasthita hue evaM nagarI kI taraha hI chAvanI DAlakara mana-hI-mana vetADhayakumAra deva kA smaraNa karate hue aSTama tapa kiyA / aSTama tapa pUrNa hone para vaitADhayakumAra deva kA prAsana kampita huA / unhoMne avadhijJAna se jAnA ki bharatArddha kI sImA para cakravartI pAe haiN| nagara ke nikaTa Akara unhoMne AkAza meM sthita rahakara hI unheM divyaratna, vIrAsana, bhadrAsana aura devadUSya vastra upahAra meM die / phira prasanna hokara svastivAcaka kI bhAMti AzIrvAda diyA-prApa ciraMjIvI hoM, sukhI hoM, cirakAla paryanta vijayI hoN| cakravartI ne apane priya mitra kI bhA~ti hI unase sasammAna bAtacIta kara unheM vidA kiyA Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (121 evaM aSTama tapa kA pAraNA kiyaa| taduparAnta svaprasAda rUpI prAsAda meM svarNa-kalaza kI taraha aSTAhnikA mahotsava kiyA / (zloka 136-144) cakra ke pIche calate hue cakrI, tamisrA guhA ke nikaTa pahuMce aura vahAM chAvanI DAlakara siMha kI bhAMti avasthAna karane lge| vahAM unhoMne kRtamAla deva ko smaraNa kara aSTama tapa kiyaa| mahAn puruSa jo kArya karaNIya hotA hai usakI avahelanA nahIM karate / aSTama tapa phalita huaa| kRtamAla deva kA pAsana kampita hunaa| kahA bhI gayA hai-aise parAkramI puruSa jaba udyoga karate haiM to parvata bhI kA~pa uThatA hai / kRtamAla deva ne avadhijJAna se cakrI kA Agamana jAnA aura svAmI ke nikaTa jisa prakAra jAte haiM usI prakAra pAkara AkAza meM avasthita hue| unhoMne ramaNiyoM ke yogya caturdaza tilaka, acche vastra, gandhacUrNa, mAlya ityAdi vastueM cakrI ko upahAra meM dI aura cakrI kI jayakAra karate hue unakI sevA svIkRta kI / manuSyoM kI taraha devoM ke lie bhI cakravartI sevya hote haiN| cakavartI ne unase sasneha vArtAlApa kara unheM vidA kara parivAra sahita aSTama tapa kA pAraNA kiyaa| vahA~ sagara rAjA ne pAdara. pUrvaka kRtamAla deva kA aSTAhnikA mahotsava kiyaa| kAraNa, yaha kArya devoM ko prItidAyaka hai| (zloka 145-152) aSTAhnikA mahotsava pUrNa ho jAne para cakavartI ne pazcima dizA ke sindhU niSkaTa ko jaya karane ko senApatiratna ko Adeza diyaa| senApati ratna ne mastaka jhukAkara puSpamAlya kI bhA~ti usa AjJA ko svIkAra kara liyaa| phira ve hastIratna para ArohaNa kara caturaMgiNI senA sahita sindhu pravAha ke nikaTa paae| apane ugrateja se ve bhAratavarSa meM isa prakAra prasiddha the mAno ve indra yA sUrya hoN| ve mlecchoM kI sArI bhASAoM aura lipiyoM ko jAnate the / ve sarasvatIputra kI bhAMti sundara bhASaNa de sakate the| bhAratavarSa ke sabhI dezoM ke jala-sthaloM ke sabhI durgoM ke yAtAyAta kA patha ve jAnate the| mAno zarIradhArI dhanurveda hoM isa prakAra samasta prastroM ke saMcAlana meM ve dakSa the| unhoMne snAna kara prAyazcita aura kautuka maMgala kiyaa| zukla pakSa meM jisa prakAra nakSatra kama dikhalAI par3ate haiM isI prakAra unhoMne bahuta kama maNimaya alaGkAroM ko dhAraNa kiyaa| indra-dhanuSa sahita megha kI bhAMti gambhIya, senApati Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 122] ne dhanuSa aura samudra kI taraha bahata dUra taka vistRta hone meM samartha carmaratna ko grahaNa kiyaa| unhoMne daNDaratna U~cA kiyA, isase ve isa prakAra zobhita hue jisa prakAra puNDarIka kamala se sarovara zobhita hotA hai| donoM ora vIje jAne vAle ca~varoM se ve aise zobhAyamAna ho rahe the mAno ve zarIra meM candana tilaka aMkita kara rahe haiM / vAdyoM ke zabdoM se ve AkAza ko isa prakAra guJjita kara rahe the jisa prakAra vaha meghagarjanA se guJjita hotA hai / isa prakAra taiyAra hokara senApati sindhu nadI ke pravAha ke nikaTa paae| unhoMne hAtha se carmaratna kA sparza kiyaa| jisase phailakara usane jahAja kA rUpa dhAraNa kara liyaa| carmaratna para sainya sahita prArohaNa kara senApati ne sindhu nadI kA atikama kiyaa| lauha stambha se prAbaddha unmatta hastI jisa prakAra stambha se chUTatA hai usI prakAra mahAbalavAn senApati sainya sahita sindhU pravAha kA atikrama kara cAroM ora bikhara ge| unhoMne siMhala jAti ke, barbara jAti ke, Dhekana jAti ke aura anya mleccha jAti ke evaM yavanoM ke dvIpoM meM jAkara una para AkramaNa kiyaa| kAlamukha jonaka aura vaitADhaya parvata ke mUla meM avasthita aneka mleccha jAtiyoM se unhoMne svacchanda rUpa se kara grahaNa kiyaa| samasta dezoM meM zreSTha kaccha deza ko unhoMne vRhad vRSabha kI taraha vazIbhUta kara liyaa| vahA~ se lauTakara samasta mlecchoM para vijaya prApta ho jAne se vahAM kI samatala bhUmi para jalakrIr3A kara bAhara Ane vAle hAthI kI taraha avasthAna kiyaa| mlecchoM ke maNDapa, nagara aura grAma adhipatigaNa taba isa bhA~ti AkRSTa hokara unake pAsa Ae, jAla meM prAbaddha prANI AkarSita hokara jisa prakAra pAte haiN| vibhinna prakAra ke alaGkAra, ratna, sonA-cA~dI, hAthI-ghor3A, ratha aura anya aneka uttama padArtha jo unake pAsa the lAkara unhoMne senApati ko isa bhA~ti upahAra die jisa prakAra bandhaka rakhI vastu ko loga lauTA dete haiN| phira ve senApati se bole-hama Apake vazIbhUta hokara kara dene vAle bhatya kI taraha rheNge| (zloka 153-173) upahAra svIkAra unheM vidA dene ke pazcAt senApati ratna carmaratna ke hI dvArA sindhu nadI pAra hokara cakravartI ke sammukha upasthita hue aura samasta upahAra unheM samarpita kie| kahA bhI gayA hai-sva-bhakti ke kAraNa balavAnoM ko lakSmI dAsI kI bhA~ti Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [123 prApta hotI hai / nadI jisa prakAra samudra meM milane AtI hai usI prakAra dUra-dUra se Ane vAle rAjAoM dvArA sevita hokara cakravartI vahIM bahuta dinoM taka chAvanI DAle avasthita rahe / ( zloka 174 - 176) eka bAra unhoMne tamisrA guhA kA daravAjA kholane ke lie daNDaratna rUpI cAbI ko dhAraNa karane vAle senApati ko zrAjJA dI / unhoMne tamisrA guhA ke nikaTa jAkara usake adhiSThAyaka kRtamAla deva ko mana hI mana smaraNa kara aSTama tapa kiyaa| kAraNa, deva tapasyA dvArA pAe jAte haiM / aSTama tapa ke pazcAt unhoMne snAna vilepana kara zuddha vastra pahana kara dhUpadAnI hAtha meM lekara jaise devatA ke sammukha jAte haiM vaise hI ve guphA ke dvAra ke sammukha gae / guphA ko dekhate hI unhoMne praNAma kiyA aura hAtha meM daNDaratna lekara daravAje ke pAsa dvArapAla kI taraha khar3e rahe / phira vahA~ praSTAhnikA utsava aura aSTa mAMgalika citrita kara senApati ne daNDaratna dvArA guhAdvAra para zrAghAta kiyA / isase kar3akar3a zabda karatA huA sUkhI huI phalI kI taraha vaha daravAjA khula gayA / kar3akar3a zabda kI AvAja sunakara cakravartI daravAjA khulane kI bAta jAna gae the phira bhI punarukti kI taraha senApati ne yaha bAta cakrI ko nibedana kI / cakravartI hastI para ArohaNa kara caturaGgiNI senA sahita mAno ve dikpAla hoM isa prakAra guphA ke nikaTa pahu~ce / unhoMne hastI ratna ke dAhinI ora ke kumbha-sthala para dIpadAna para rakhe dIpaka sA prakAzamAna maNiratna rakhA aura askhalita gati sampanna kezarI siMha kI taraha cakra ke pIche-pIche pacAsa yojana vistAra yukta tamisrA guhA kI donoM ora kI dIvAra para go- mUtrikA ke AkAra meM pA~ca sau dhanuSa vistAra vAle andhakAra ko nAza karane vAle kAM kiraNIratna ke unacAlIsa maNDala eka-eka yojana kI dUrI para nirmita kie / unmukta guhAdvAra aura kAMkiNIratna ke maNDala jaba taka cakravartI jIvita rahate haiM taba taka isI prakAra rahate haiM / vaha maNDala manuSyottara ke cAroM ora candra-sUrya kI zreNI kA anusaraNa karane vAle the / isIlie unake dvArA samasta guhA Alokita hotI thI / taduparAnta cakI pUrva dizA kI dIvAra se pazcima dizA kI dIvAra ke madhya pravAhita unmagnA aura nimagnA nadiyoM ke nikaTa Ae / unmagnA nadI meM nAmaka samudragAmI donoM pheMkI zilA bhI bahatI Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 124] rahatI hai aura nimagnA nadI meM pheMkA tUmbI kA khola bhI DUba jAtA hai / varddhakI ratna ne usI muhUrta meM una para eka setu kA nirmANa kiyA aura cakravartI ne samasta sainya sahita ghara ke eka jala pravAha kI bhAMti una nadiyoM ko pAra kiyA / kramazaH ve tamisrA ke uttara dvAra para Ae / usakA daravAjA kamala-koza kI bhA~ti svataH hI khula pdd'aa| hastI para zrArUr3ha cakravartI sUrya jaise megha se nikalatA hai usI prakAra saparivAra guhA se bAhara zrAe / ( zloka 177 - 195) jinakA patana duHkhadAyaka hai aise bhujabala se uddhata prApAta jAti ke bhIloM ne sAgara kI taraha sagara cakravartI ko Ate hue dekhA / sva-astroM ke prakAza se cakI sUrya kA bhI tiraskAra kara rahe the, pRthvI kI dhUla se khecara striyoM kI dRSTi ko prAcchanna kara rahe the, sainya bhAra se pRthvI ko kampita kara rahe the aura tumula zabdoM se prakAza aura pRthvI ko vadhira kara rahe the / ve mAno asamaya meM parde se bAhara Ae hoM, AkAza se nIce utare hoM, pAtAla se U~ce uThe hoM, aise pratIta ho rahe the / ve agaNita sainya se gahana aura agragAmI cakU se bhayaGkara laga rahe the / aise cakI ko Ate dekhakara ve kodha ra hAsya- parihAsa meM paraspara isa prakAra bAtacIta karane lage / ( zloka 196- 200 ) he parAkramI puruSo, aprArthitoM ke lie prArthanAkArI ( mRtyu zcabhilASI) lakSmI, lajjA, buddhi aura kIrtivarjita, sulakSaNarahita, sva- zrAtmA ko vIra kahane vAlA aura abhimAna meM andha yaha kauna zrayA hai ? aura yaha kaisI aphasosa kI bAta hai ki baila kezarI siMha ke adhiSThita sthAna meM praveza kara rahA hai / ( zloka 201 - 202 ) phira vaha mleccha parAkramI rAjA cakravartI kI sanA ke agra - bhAga ko isa prakAra utpIr3ita karane lagA jaise asura indra ko utpIr3ita karatA hai / alpa kSaNoM ke madhya hI senA ke agrabhAga ke hastI bhAgane lage / azva vinaSTa hone lage, rathoM kI dhuriyA~ bhagna ho gayIM aura sArI senA parAvartana bhAva ko prApta huI arthAt chinnabhinna ho gaI / bhIloM dvArA senA ko vinaSTa hote dekha cakravartI ke senApati ne kruddha hokara sUrya kI taraha azvaratna para car3hakara navodita dhUmaketu kI taraha khaDga niSkAsita kara bhIloM para AkramaNa kiyA / hastI jisa prakAra vRkSa ko naSTa karatA hai usI prakAra unhoMne anekoM Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [125 kara DAlA / ko vinaSTa kara diyA, anekoM ko pIsa DAlA, anekoM ko bhUmisAta ( zloka 203 - 207) senApati dvArA pratAr3ita kirAtagaraNa kamajora hokara pavana dvArA pratAr3ita ruI kI taraha aneka yojana dUra bhAga gae / ve sindhu nadI ke taTa para ekatra hue aura bAlU para nirvastra hokara baiTha gae / atyanta duHkhI hokara unhoMne apane kuladeva meghakumAra aura nAgakumAra ke prAhvAna ke uddezya se praSTama bhakta tapa kiyA / tapa ke anta meM una devoM ke prAsana kampita hue / unhoMne avadhijJAna se mAno sammukha hI dekha rahe haiM isa bhA~ti kirAtoM kI durdazA dekhI / unakI durdazA se duHkhita hokara pitA kI bhA~ti meghakumAra deva unake nikaTa Ae aura AkAza meM avasthita rahakara bole - he vatsagaraNa, tumhArI isa durdazA kA kyA kAraNa hai ? mujhe batAo, tAki maiM usakA pratIkAra kara saka / (zloka 208-213) kirAta bole- hamArA deza aisA hai jahAM bahuta kaSTa aura kaThinAI ke pazcAt hI koI praveza kara sakatA hai; kintu samudra meM bar3avAla kI bhAMti kisI ne yahAM praveza kiyA hai| unase parAjita hokara hama ApakI zaraNa meM Ae haiM / Apa aisA kucha karie jisase jo Ae haiM ve cale jAe aura phira nahIM lauTeM / ( zloka 214 - 215 ) devatAoM ne kahA- jaise pataMgA agni ko nahIM pahacAnatA vaise hI tuma loga bhI unheM nahIM jAnate / ye mahAparAkramI sagara nAmaka cakravartI haiM / inheM sura-asura koI bhI parAjita nahIM kara sakatA / inakI zakti indra ke samAna hai / ye agni, mantra, viSa, jala praura tantra - vidyA ke lie agocara haiM arthAt koI bhI una para apanA prabhAva nahIM DAla sakatA / vajra se unakA koI bhI aniSTa nahIM kara sakatA / isalie tuma logoM ke prayAsa kA bhI utanA hI phala hogA jitanA maccharoM ke upadravoM kA hAthI para hogA / ( zloka 216-219) adRzya ho gae aura unhoMne ghana andhakAra taduparAnta ve meghakumAra deva vahAM se / unhoMne cakravartI kI senA para Aphata DhAyI se dik-samUhoM ko isa bhAMti bhara DAlA jisase janmAndha manuSya kI bhAMti ve kisI ko bhI dekha nahIM pAe / phira unhoMne sAta dina, sAta rAta cakravartI kI chAvanI para mUsalAdhAra vRSTi kI / pralayakAla kI bhAMti usa bhISaNa varSA ko dekhakara cakravartI ne apane hasta-kamala Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 126] dvArA carmaratna kA sparza kiyaa| sAtha hI sAtha jahAM taka chAvanI vistRta thI vahAM taka vaha tiryakAkAra jala para pravAhita hone lgaa| cakravartI ne senA sahita usa para Azraya liyaa| phira inhoMne chatraratna kA sparza kiyA isase vaha bhI carmaratna kI taraha vistRta hokara samasta chAvanI para megha kI taraha chA gyaa| taduparAnta Aloka ke lie cakrI ne chatra-ratna ke DaNDe para maNiratna rkhaa| isa prakAra ratnaprabhA pRthvI ke andara jisa prakAra asura aura vyantara deva rahate haiM usI prakAra carmaratna aura chatraratna ke madhya cakravartI samasta senA sahita sukhapUrvaka rahane lage / gRhAdhiparatna dAla-cAvala, sAga-sabjI, phala ityAdi subaha bokara zAma ko hI utpanna karane lgaa| kAraNa, usa ratna kA mAhAtmya hI aisA hai| meghakumAra deva bhI prakhaNDa dhArA se usI prakAra varSA karate rahe jaise duSTa kI duSTa vANI barasatI hai| (zloka 220-229) ___ eka dina sagara cakravartI kupita hokara socane lage-kauna hai vaha jo hameM isa prakAra kaSTa de rahA hai ? unake nikaTa rahane vAle solaha hajAra devoM ne yaha bAta sunii| ve kavaca pahana, astra-zastra dhAraNa kara meghakumAra devoM ke pAsa gae aura bole-pro alpabuddhi nIco, kyA tuma loga nahIM jAnate ki cakravartI devatAoM ke lie bhI ajeya haiM ? yadi aba bhI tuma apanA maMgala cAhate ho to yahAM se cale jAyo / anyathA ve tumheM kadalI vRkSa kI taraha naSTa-vinaSTa kara ddaaleNge| (zloka 230-233) yaha sunakara meghakumAra deva vRSTi banda kara jala meM machalI kI taraha chipa gae aura ApAta jAtIya kirAtoM ke pAsa jAkara bolehama cakravartI ko nahIM jIta skte| yaha sunakara kirAta striyoM ke vastra dhAraNa kara evaM bhayabhIta bane ratnoM ke upahAra lekara sagara rAjA kI zaraNa meM gae / vahAM unakI adhInatA svIkAra kara unake caraNoM meM gire evaM hAtha jor3akara kahane lage-hama ajJAnI aura durmada haiM isIlie aSTApada pazu jisa prakAra megha kI ora kUdatA hai usI prakAra hamane Apako kaSTa denA cAhA thA / he prabhu ! Apa hama logoM ke isa aviveka kArya ke lie kSamA kreN| Aja se hama Apa kI prAjJA kA pAlana kreNge| Apake sAmanta aura sevaka banakara raheMge / hamArI sthiti aba Apake hAtha meM haiN| (zloka 234-240) Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [127 praNipAta taka hI mahAtmAtroM kA krodha rahatA hai| cakravartI ne upahAra grahaNa kie aura kahA-uttara bhAratArddha ke sAmantoM kI bhAMti tuma bhI kara do aura sevaka hokara rho| unake svIkAra kara lene para cakrI ne unheM vidA dI aura sva-senApati ko sindhU kA pazcima bhAga jaya karane kI prAjJA dii| (zloka 241-242) unhoMne pUrva kI bhAMti carmaratna se sindhu nadI pAra kara himavanta parvata aura lavaNa samudra meM sthita sindhu ke pazcima bhAga ko jIta liyaa| prabala parAkramI daNDa dhAraNa karane vAle senApati mlecchoM se kara lekara jala bhare megha kI bhAMti sagara cakrI ke nikaTa paae| vividha prakAra ke bhoga-upabhoga karate hue aneka rAjAoM dvArA pUjita hote hue cakravartI bahuta dinoM taka vahAM rahe / parAkramI puruSoM ke lie koI bhI sthAna videza nahIM hotaa| (zloka 243-245) eka dina grISma Rtu ke sUrya-bimba kI taraha cakraratna prAyUdhazAlA se nikalakara pUrva ke madhya bhAga kI ora calane lgaa| cakra ke pIche calate hue mahArAja kSudra himAlaya ke dakSiNa nitamba ke nikaTa pAe aura vahAM chAvanI ddaalii| unhoMne kSudra himAlaya nAmaka deva ko smaraNa kara aSTama tapa kiyA aura ve pauSadhazAlA meM pauSadha vrata grahaNa kara avasthita hue| tIna dinoM ke pauSadha ke anta meM ve ratha para ArUr3ha hokara himAlaya parvata ke nikaTa pAe / hastI jisa prakAra dAMta se prahAra karatA hai usI prakAra unhoMne ratha ke agrabhAga se parvata para tIna bAra AghAta kiyA / cakrI ne vahAM ratha ke ghor3e ko rokakara dhanuSa para pratyaMcA car3hAI evaM nija nAmAGkita tIra ko nikSepa kiyaa| vaha tIra mAno eka koza kI dUrI para hI girA ho isa bhAMti bahattara yojana dUra sthita kSudra himAlaya deva ke sammukha jAkara giraa| tIra girate dekhakara deva kSaNamAtra ke lie to krodha se kAMpa uThe; kintu jyoMhI tIra para likhita nAma ko par3hA tyoMhI zAnta ho gae / tatpazcAt go-zIrSa candana, sava prakAra kI auSadhiyAM, padmahRda kA jala, devadUSya vastra, tIra, ratnoM ke alaGkAra aura kalpavRkSa ko puSpamAlA prAdi prAkAza meM avasthita rahakara cakravartI ko bheMTa kie aura unakI sevA svIkAra kii| 'cakravartI kI jaya ho' zabda uccArita karate hue unhoMne cakrI ko samvaddhita kiyaa| (zloka 246-254) Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 128] unheM vidA kara cakrI ratha- pratyAvRtta kara RSabhakUTa parvata para phuNce| vahAM bhI unhoMne parvata para ratha ke agrabhAga se tIna bAra zrAghAta kiyA aura azva ko saMyata kara parvata ke pUrva bhAga meM kAMkaraNI ratna se likhA- maiM isa avasarpiNI kA dvitIya cakravartI huuN| phira vahAM se ratha dvArA chAvanI lauTa Ae aura aSTama tapa kA pAranA kiyaa| jinakI digvijaya kI abhilASA pUrNa huI aise sagara rAjA ne mahA dhUmadhAma se himAcalakumAra ke lie praSTAhnikA mahotsava kiyaa| ( zloka 255 - 258) vahAM se ratha ke pIche calate hue uttara-pUrva ke patha para cakrI sukhapUrvaka gaGgA ke sammukha upasthita hue| vahAM gaGgA kinAre chAvanI DAlakara evaM gaGgAdevI ke uddezya se aSTama bhakta kI tapasyA kI / gaGgAdevI ne bhI sindhudevI kI bhAMti aSTama tapa ke anantara zrAsana kampita hone se cakravartI Ae haiM yaha jAnakara AkAza meM sthita rahakara mahArAja ko ratnoM ke eka hajAra prATha kumbha, svarNamANikya Adi dravya aura ratnoM ke do siMhAsana upahAra meM die / sagara rAjA ne gaGgA devI ko vidA kara aSTama tapa kA pAraNA kiyA aura AnandapUrvaka devI kI kRpA ke lie unakA zraSTAhnikA utsava kiyA / ( zloka 259 - 263 ) vahAM se cakU pradarzita patha se calate hue cakI dakSiNa dizA ke khaNDaprapAtA guhA kI prora ge| vahAM pahu~cakara khaNDaprapAtA ke nikaTa chAvanI DAlI evaM nATyamAla deva ko smaraNa kara aSTama tapa kiyA / zraSTama tapa ke anta meM nATyayAla deva sva-prAsana kampita hone se cakravartI kA zrAgamana avagata kara grAmapati kI bhAMti upahAra lekara unake nikaTa gae / unhoMne nAnA prakAra ke alaGkAra cakravartI ko bheMTa kie aura mANDalika rAjA kI taraha namra hokara unakI sevA svIkRta kI / unheM vidA dene ke pazcAt cakI ne pAraNA kiyA aura praphullita hRdaya se unakA aSTAhnikA mahotsava kiyA / mAno yaha upakAra kA pratyupakAra thA / (zloka 264-268) arddhasainya lekara tatpazcAt cakI kI AjJA se senApati ne sindhu kI bhA~ti gaMgA ke pUrva bhAga ko jaya kiyA / ( zloka 269 ) isake bAda cakI ne vaitADhya parvata kI donoM zreNiyoM ke vidyAdharoM ke rAjAnoM ko zIghra hI jaya kara liyaa| unhoMne ratna Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [129 alaGkAra, vastra, hastI aura azva cakrI ko upahAra meM die aura unakI sevA svIkAra kI / mahArAja sagara ne vidyAdharoM ko sammAnita kara unheM vidA dI / jo bar3e haiM ve 'maiM ApakA sevaka hUM' sunakara hI prasanna ho jAte haiM / ( zloka 270 - 272 ) cakrI kI zrAjJA se senApati ne tamisrA guhA kI taraha aSTama tapa kara khaNDa prapAtA guhA kA dvAra kholA / phira rAjA sagara hastI para car3hakara jisa prakAra meruzikhara para sUrya rahatA hai usI prakAra hastI ke dakSiNI kumbhasthala para mariNa rakhakara usa guphA meM praviSTa hue| pUrva kI bhAMti hI guhA ke donoM prora kAMkiNIratna kA maNDala banAyA aura unmagnA evaM nimagnA nAmaka nadI ko pAra kara apane hAthoM se khole dakSiNI guhA dvAra se rAjA sagara nadI pravAha kI bhA~ti bAhara Ae / ( zloka 273 - 276) phira gaGgA ke pUrvI taTa para chAvanI DAlI / vahA~ navanidhi kA dhyAna kara aSTama tapa kiyA / tapa ke anta meM naisarpa, pANDu, piMgala, sarvaratnaka, mahApadma, kAla, mahAkAla, mAnava aura zaGkha ina nau nAmoM kI navanidhi cakravartI ke nikaTa prakaTa huI / ina pratyeka nidhiyoM ke sAtha hajAra-hajAra deva rahate haiM / ve cakrI se bole - he mahAbhAga, hama gaGgA ke muhAne para magadha tIrtha para vAsa karate haiM; kintu Apake mahApuNya se vazIbhUta hokara hama Apake pAsa Ae haiM / Apa icchAnusAra hamArA upabhoga kareM yA kisI ko deM / ho sakatA hai kSIra samudra samApta ho jAe; kintu hamArA kSaya kabhI nahIM hotA / he deva, nau hajAra sevakoM se rakSita bAraha yojana vistAra yukta aura nau yojana prazasta viziSTa ATha cakra para sthita hama Apake sevaka kI taraha pRthvI para sAtha-sAtha raheMge / ( zloka 277 - 283) unakA kathana svIkRta kara cakrI ne pAraraNA kiyaa| atithi kI bhA~ti unakA praSTAhnikA mahotsava kiyA / ( zloka 284 ) sagara rAjA kI AjJA se nadI ke pUrva dizA meM rahe niSkUTa ko bhI senApati ne grAma kI taraha jIta liyA / gaGgA aura sindhu nadI ke donoM ora cAra niSkUTa aura unameM do khaNDoM meM sthita bharata kSetra ko SaT khaNDa kahA jAtA hai / ina chaha khaNDoM ko cakrI ne battIsa hajAra varSoM meM dhIre-dhIre sukhapUrvaka jaya kara liyA / zaktimAna puruSoM kI pravRtti utsukatArahita lIlApUrvaka hI hotI hai / ( zloka 285 - 287 ) Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 130] mahArAja sagara cakravartI caudaha ratnoM ke svAmI the, navanidhi ke Izvara / battIsa hajAra rAjA unakI sevA karate the / battIsa hajAra rAjakanyAe~ evaM battIsa hajAra anya striyA~ kula causaTha hajAra rAniyA~ unake antaHpura meM thIM / ve battIsa hajAra deza ke svAmI the, battIsa hajAra bar3e-bar3e nagaroM para unakA adhikAra thA / ninyAnave hajAra droNamukha ke ve prabhu the, ar3atAlIsa hajAra pattanoM ke adhikArI the / caubIsa hajAra karvaTa aura maNDava ke adhipati, caudaha hajAra saMvAhaka ke svAmI, solaha hajAra kheTaka ke rakSaka aura ikattIsa hajAra Akara ke niyantA the / uJcAsa kurAjyoM ke ve nAyaka the / chappana antarodaka ke pAlaka, chiyAnave karor3a gAMvoM ke svAmI the / unake chiyAnave karor3a padAtika, caurAsI lAkha hastI, caurAsI lAkha zrazva, caurAsI lAkha ratha the, jinase ve pRthvI ko AcchAdita kie the| aise mahARddhi sampanna cakravartI cakraratna kA anusaraNa karate hue dvIpAntara se jisa bhA~ti jahAja pratyAvartana karatA hai usI bhAMti unhoMne pratyAvartana kiyA / ( zloka 288 - 297) rAha meM grAmapati, durgapAla auaura maNDalezvaroM ne dvitIyA ke candra kI taraha unakI bhakti kI / abhyarthanakArI puruSa kI taraha zrAkAza meM ur3I huI dhala ne dUra se hI unake Agamana kI sUcanA dI / mAno spardhA se vistArita ho rahA ho isa prakAra azvoM kA 1 zvAra, hastiyoM kA vRhaMtinAda, cAraNoM kA AzIrvAda aura vAdyayantroM ke zabdoM ne cAkAza ko vadhira kara DAlA / isa bhA~ti sarvadA sukhapUrvaka eka-eka yojana gamanakArI sagara rAjA mAno apanI priya patnI ke nikaTa jA rahe hoM isa prakAra prayodhyAnagarI ke nikaTa pahu~ce / parAkrama meM parvata tulya rAjA ne vinItA nagarI ke samIpa samudra kI taraha chAvanI DAlI / ( zloka 298 - 302 ) ke lie vAyu kI bhAMti gatizIla azva para cddh'e| ve usa catura azva ko lage / jaba ve use prati vega se daur3A rahe ho isa prakAra lagAma kI upekSA kara vaha huA / mAno azva rUpI rAkSasa ho aise ur3akara vaha rAjA ko eka mahAraNya meM le lagAma khIMcakara aura hAthoM ke jora se use khar3A kara kUdakara eka dina samasta kalAnoM ke bhaNDAra sagara cakravartI azva aura viparIta zikSA sampanna uttarottara vega se daur3Ane the usa samaya bhUta ne pakar3A azva prakAza meM utpatita samaya kI bhAMti tejI se gayA / krodha meM bhare cakrI Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [131 nIce utare / klAnta aura trasta azva bhI jamIna para gira pdd'aa| cakrI vahAM se paidala hI ravAnA hue| thor3I dUra jAne ke pazcAt hI unheM eka sarovara milaa| sUrya-kiraNa se tapta dharatI para vaha candrikA-sA laga rahA thaa| sagara cakravartI ne klAnti dUra karane ke lie vanya hastI kI taraha sarovara meM snAna kiyA aura svAdiSTa, svaccha, kamala-sugandha se suvAsita zItala jala kA pAna kiyaa| jaba ve sarovara se bAhara nikala kara taTa para A baiThe the tabhI eka jaladevI-sI yuvatI ko dekhA / navIna prasphuTita kamala-sA usakA mukha thA, nIla kamala-sI aaNkheN| usakI deha para saundarya jala taraMgita ho rahA thaa| yugma cakravAka pakSI-se donoM stana aura vartulita svarNa kamala-se hAtha-pairoM ke kAraNa vaha atyanta sundara laga rahI thii| zarIradhAriNI sarovara lakSmI-sI usa strI ko dekhakara cakrI vicAra karane lage-yaha kyA apsarA, vyantarI, nAgakanyA yA vidyAdharI hai ? kAraNa, sAmAnya strI itanI sundara nahIM hotii| amRta-vaSTi ke sahodara tulya isakA rUpa hRdaya ko jitanA prAnanda de rahA hai utanA sarovara kA jala bhI nahIM detA / (zloka 303-315) usI samaya kamalanayanI usa strI ne bhI anurAga bharI dRSTi se cakrI ko dekhaa| usa samaya usakI sthiti sUkha gaI kamalinI-sI, kAmadeva dvArA pIr3itA-sI ho gii| ataH usakI sakhiyAM jaise-taise use nivAsa sthAna para le gyiiN| mahArAja sagara bhI kAmAtura hokara dhIre-dhIre sarovara-taTa para vicarane lge| usI samaya eka kaMcukI sagara cakrI ke sammukha prAI aura hAtha jor3akara bolane lagI-he svAmI, isa bharata kSetra ke vaitADhaya parvata para sampatti-sI priya aisI gaganavallabha nAmaka eka nagarI hai| vahAM sulocana nAmaka eka prasiddha vidyAdharapati the| ve isa bhAMti vahAM rahate the jaise alakApurI meM kubera rahate haiM / unake sahasranayana nAmaka eka nItivAna putra hai aura nikhila nAriyoM meM ziromariNa-sI sukezA nAmaka eka kanyA hai / isa kanyA ne jaba janma liyA thA jyotiSiyoM ne tabhI kahA thA-yaha kanyA cakravartI kI paTTarAnI aura strI-ratna hogii| rathanupura ke rAjA pUrNamegha ne usase vivAha karane kI icchA kitanI hI bAra vyakta kI; kintu usake pitA ne pUrNamegha kI bAta svIkAra nahIM kii| taba jabardastI use apaharaNa kara le jAne kI icchA se garajate hue vaha yuddha karane paayaa| dIrgha bhujAoM vAle Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 132] pUrNamegha ne bahuta dinoM taka yuddha karane ke pazcAt kabhI nahIM TUTane vAlI nidrA meM sulocana ko nidrita kara diyaa| taba sahasranayana dhana kI taraha apanI bahana ko lekara yahAM A gyaa| vaha abhI saparivAra yahIM rahatA hai| he mahAtman ! sarovara meM krIr3A karate samaya usa sukezA ne Apako dekhA hai evaM jaba se Apako dekhA hai tabhI se kAmadeva ne vedanAmaya vikAra se use daNDita kiyA hai / mAno grISma dvArA pIr3ita ho isa prakAra zveda jala se usakI deha bhara gaI hai / Dara gaI ho isa prakAra usakA zarIra kAMpatA hai| mAno rogAkrAnta ho gaI ho isa bhAMti zarIra kA raMga hI palaTa gayA hai| jaise zoka meM nimagna ho isa bhAMti usakI AMkhoM se azru baha rahe haiM / yoginIsI vaha kisI dhyAna meM nimagna hai| he jagattrAtA, pApako dekhakara kSaNamAtra meM usakI avasthA vicitra prakAra kI ho gaI hai / ataH vaha mRtyu kI zaraNa le usake pUrva hI Apa calakara usakI rakSA kreN| (zloka 316-330) antaHpurAdhyakSA strI jaba yaha kaha rahI thI usI samaya sahasranayana bhI zrAkAza-patha se vahAM AyA aura cakrI ko namaskAra kiyA / vaha cakrI ko sAdara sva-nivAsa sthAna para le gayA aura usane strI-ratna apanI bahana sukezA ko dAna kara cakrI ko santuSTa kiyA / phira sahasranayana aura cakrI vimAna meM baiThakara vaitADhya parvata sthita gaganavallabha nagara meM ge| vahAM cakrI ne sahasranayana ko usake pitA ke rAjya para abhiSikta kara vidyAdharoM kA adhipati banA diyaa| (zloka 331-334) taduparAnta indra-se parAkramI sagara cakravartI strI-ratna ko lekara ayodhyA kI apanI chAvanI meM lauTa aae| vahAM unhoMne vinItA nagarI ke uddezya se aSTama tapa kiyA aura vidhi anusAra pauSadhazAlA meM jAkara pauSadhavrata grahaNa kara liyaa| aSTama tapa ke anta meM ve pauSadhazAlA se bAhara Ae aura saparivAra pAraNA kiyA / phira vAsakasajjikA nAyikA kI taraha ayodhyApurI meM praveza kiyaa| vahAM sthAna-sthAna para toraNa ba~dhe hue the| usase vaha bhakuTi yukta strI-sI laga rahI thii| vipaNiyoM kI zobhA ke lie ba~dhI patAkAe~ pavana dvArA Andolita hokara aisI laga rahI thIM mAno nRtya ke lie hAtha U~ce kie hoN| dhUpadAniyoM se nikalane vAlA dhuprAM paMkti rUpa dhAraNa kara aisA laga rahA thA mAno vaha apanI deha Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [133 para patravallI aGkita kara rahA ho / pratyeka maNDapa meM ratnapatrikA silI huI thI usase aisA laga rahA thA mAno vaha netra vistArita kara rahA hai / vicitra prakAra kI maJca - racanAoM se vahAM mAno utkRSTa zayyA vistRta hai aisA pratIta ho rahA thA / kramazaH nagara meM calate hue cakravartI jaise indra sva vimAna meM Ate haiM usI prakAra uMcaca toraNa yukta patAkAnoM se zobhita cAraNabhATa dvArA mAMgalika gItoM se mukharita apane gRhAMgana meM aae| phira mahArAja ne sarvadA apane sAtha rahane vAle solaha hajAra devatA, battIsa hajAra rAjA, senApati, purohita, gRhapati aura varddhakI nAmaka cAra mahAratna, tIna sau sATha rasoie, zreNI prazreNI, durgapAlaka, zreSThI, sArthavAha aura anya samasta rAjAoM ko apane-apane sthAna para lauTa jAne kI zrAjJA dI / taduparAnta unhoMne antaHpura ke parivAra aura strI- ratna sahita satpuruSoM ke mana se vizAla aura ujjvala mandira meM praveza kiyA | vahAM snAnagRha meM snAna aura devAlaya meM pUjA kara rAjA ne bhojanagRha meM jAkara bhojana kiyA / ( zloka 335 - 347) aba sAmrAjya-lakSmI rUpI latA ke phala kI bhAMti cakrI saMgIta, nATaka prAdi vinoda kAryoM meM samaya vyatIta karane lage / ( zloka 348 ) eka dina eka deva ne Akara mahArAja sagara ko kahA- rAjan, Apane bharata kSetra ko vaza meM kiyA hai isalie indra jisa prakAra arhatoM kA janmAbhiSeka utsava karate haiM usI prakAra hama zrApako cakravartI pada para abhiSikta karane kA mahotsava kareMge / ( zloka 349 - 350 ) yaha sunakara cakravartI ne bhRkuTi saMcAlana dvArA sahaja hI sahamati de dI / kAraNa, mahAtmA snehI logoM ke sneha kA khaNDana nahIM karate / (zloka 351) ataH abhiSeka ke lie zrAbhiyogika devoM ne nagara ke IzAna koNa meM eka ratnajar3ita maNDapa kA nirmANa kiyaa| ve samudra, tIrtha, nadI aura droM kA pavitra jala evaM parvatoM se auSadhiyAM lAe / jaba saba kucha prastuta ho gayA taba cakrI ne antaHpura aura strI-ratna sahita ratnAcala kI guphA kI bhAMti usa ratna- maNDapa meM praveza kiyA / vahAM unhoMne siMhAsana sahita maNimaya snAnapITha kI agnihotrI jisa prakAra agni kI pradakSiNA detA hai usI prakAra pradakSiNA dI Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 134] aura antaHpura sahita pUrva dizA ke sopAnoM se usa pITha para pAroharaNa kara usa pUrvAbhimukhI siMhAsana ko alaMkRta kiyA / battIsa hajAra rAjA bhI jisa prakAra kamala-khaNDa para prArohaNa karatA hai usI prakAra uttara dizA ke sopAnoM se Upara uThakara sAmAnika devatA jisa prakAra indra ke sammukha baiThate haiM usI prakAra karabaddha hokara dRSTi prAnamita kara rAjA sagara ke sAmane apane-apane sthAnoM para jA baitthe| senApati, gRhapati, purohita aura varddhakIratna, isI prakAra zreSThI, sArthavAha aura anya aneka manuSya jisa prakAra AkAza meM nakSatra rahate haiM usI prakAra dakSiNa dizA ke sopAnoM se Upara car3ha snAna-pITha para sva-sva prAsana para jA baitthe| taduparAnta zubha dina, vAra, nakSatra, karaNa, yoga, candra aura samasta grahoM ke balasampanna lagna meM devagaNoM ne svarNa ke, raupya ke, ratnoM ke, jinake mukha para kamala rakhe hue haiM aise kalazoM se sagara rAjA ke cakravartI pada kA abhiSeka kiyaa| citrakAra jisa prakAra aGkita karane vAlI dIvAra ko svaccha karatA hai usI prakAra indra ne devadUSya vastra se dhIre-dhIre rAjA ke zarIra ko poNchaa| tatpazcAt AkAza meM candrikA kI taraha malayAcala ke sugandhita candanAdi se rAjA ke aGgoM para vilepana kiyaa| apane dRr3ha anurAga kI bhAMti divya aura ati sugandhayukta phUloM kI mAlA rAjA ko pahanAI aura apane lAe hue devadUSya vastra aura ratnAlaGkAroM se cakrI ko bhUSita kiyaa| taba mahArAja ne megha-dhvani jaisI vANI meM nagarAdhyakSa ko Adeza diyA ki nagara meM DhiMDhorA piTavA kara yaha ghoSita karavAyo ki bAraha varSa paryanta koI kara nahIM liyA jAegA evaM sainya nagara meM praveza nahIM kregii| kisI ko sajA nahIM dI jAegI aura sarvadA utsava hoNge| (zloka 352-368) nagara adhyakSa ne sva-vyaktiyoM ko hastI-pRSTha para baiThAkara samasta nagara meM rAjAjJA ghoSita krvaaii| isa prakAra svarga ke vilAsa-vaibhava ko apaharaNa karane ke vratavAlI vinItA nagarI meM chaha khaNDa pRthvI ke adhipati mahArAja sagara cakravartI padAbhiSeka sUcitakArI utsava ko bAraha varSa taka pratyeka vipariNa meM, pratyeka gRha meM, pratyeka patha para krvaayaa| (zloka 369-370) caturtha sarga samApta Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [135 paMcama sarga eka bAra devoM dvArA nirantara sevita bhagavAna ajitanAtha svAmI sAketa nagarI ke udyAna meM upasthita hue / indrAdi deva aura sagarAdi rAjA yathAyogya sthAna meM Akara upavezita hue / taba ve dharmopadeza dene lage / usI samaya pitA ke vadha kI bAta smaraNa kara krodhita sahasranayana ne vaitADhya parvata para garur3a jisa prakAra sarpa kI hatyA karatA hai usI prakAra nija zatru pUrNamegha kI hatyA kara dI / pUrNamegha kA putra dhanavAhana vahA~ se bhAgA aura zaraNAgata hone ke lie samavasaraNa meM AyA evaM bhagavAna ajitanAtha kI tIna pradakSiNA dekara pathika jaise vRkSa ke nIce baiThatA hai usI prakAra prabhucaraNoM ke nikaTa baiTha gayA / usake pIche-pIche hAtha meM vastra lie sahasranayana bhI yaha kahatA huA AyA ki maiM use pAtAla se khIMcakara, svarga se uThAkara, balavAna kI zararaNa se haTAkara usakI hatyA karU~gA / jaise hI usane dhanavAha ko samavasaraNa meM baiThe dekhA prabhu pratApa se usI muhUrta meM sahasranayana kA krodha zAnta ho gayA / usane astra tyAga kara prabhu kI tIna pradakSiNA kI aura yogya sthAna meM jA kara baiTha gayA / isa para sagara cakrI ne bhagavAna se pUchAhe prabho, pUrNamegha aura sulocana kI zatrutA kA kyA kAraNa hai ? ( zloka 1-9) bhagavAna nAmaka apanA samasta bhagavAna ne kahA- bahuta pahale sUryapura nagara meM eka koTipati vaNika rahatA thA / eka samaya vaha dravya sva-putra haridAsa ko sauMpakara vANijya ke lie videza gayA / vaha bAraha varSoM taka videza meM rahA / tatpazcAt khUba dhana upArjana kara lauTa AyA aura rAtri meM nagara ke bAhara rahA / vaha apane AdamiyoM ko vahIM chor3akara svayaM rAtri meM hI apane ghara gayA kyoMki utkaNThA bar3I balavAna hotI hai / usake putra haridAsa ne use cora samajhakara talavAra se mAra DAlA / ( zloka 10-14) alpabuddhi loga vicAra nahIM karate / svayaM ko jisane mArA pahacAnate hue bhI usake prati usI samaya utpanna dveSa bhAva lie hI vaha mara gayA / haridAsa ne jaba apane pitA ko pahacAnA to ajJAnakRta usa ayogya kArya ke lie usake mana meM bhArI duHkha huaa| usane pazcAttApa karate hue pitA kA agnidAha saMskAra Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 136] kiyA / kucha dinoM bAda haridAsa bhI mara gayA / isa bAra una donoM ne hI bar3A duHkhadAyaka janma vyatIta kiyA / isa janma ke pazcAt sukRta ke yoga se bhagavAn pUrNamegha ke rUpa meM aura haridAsa sulocana ke rUpa meM janme / isa bhA~ti he rAjan, pUrNamegha aura sulocana kA prANAntika vaira pUrva janma se hI calA nA rahA hai / phira isa janma meM to kAraNa utpanna hone ke kAraNa vaira huA hai / ( zloka 15-19 ) sagaya rAjA ne punaH pUchA- ina donoM ke putroM ke madhya vaira kA kAraNa kyA hai ? isa sahasranayana ke kyoM jAgRta ho rahA hai ? prema bhAva ( zloka 20 ) zazi aura prAvalI ajitanAtha svAmI ne pratyuttara diyA- kaI janma pUrva tuma rambhaka nAmaka saMnyAsI the / usa samaya tumhAre nAmaka do ziSya the / unameM zrAvalI nAmaka ziSya namra hone ke kAraNa tumheM atyanta priya thA / eka dina usane gAya kharIdane ke lie bAtacIta taya kii| isI madhya kaThorahRdaya zazi vahAM AyA / usane gAya ke mAlika ko apanI ora kara gAya svayaM kharIda lii| isase donoM meM jhagar3A huA / khUba kezAkezI, mukkAmukkI, lAThI- laThauvala huI / antata: zazi ne AvalI ko mAra DAlA / aneka janmoM meM paribhramaNa karane ke pazcAt zazi dhanavAhana aura AvalI sahasranayana huA / ina donoM ke vaira kA mAtra yahI kAraNa hai / dAna ke prabhAva se acchI gatiyoM meM paribhramaNa karate hue rambhaka ke jIva tuma isa janma meM cakravartI bane ho / sahasranayana ke prati tumhArA sneha pUrva janma se hI calA zrA rahA hai / (zloka 21-26) usI samaya samavasaraNa meM bhIma nAmaka rAkSasapati baiThA thA / usane drutagati se Akara dhanavAhana kA AliMgana kiyA aura bolApuSkaravara dvIpa meM bharata kSetra ke vaitADhya parvata para kAMcanapura nAmaka nagara meM maiM vidyutadaMSTra nAmaka rAjA thA / usa janma meM tuma rativallabha nAmaka mere putra the / he vatsa, tuma mujhe bahuta priya the / acchA huA Aja tumase sAkSAtkAra huA / isa samaya bhI tuma mere putra ho / ataH merI senA aura jo kucha bhI merA hai / use grahaNa karo / lavaNa samudra meM devatAoM ke lie bhI ajeya sarva dizAoM lie mere mana meM sAta sau yojana vistArayukta, samasta dvIpoM meM zreSTha rAkSasa nAmaka eka dvIpa hai / usa dvIpa ke madhya bhAga meM pRthvI kI nAbhi meru Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [137 parvata kI taraha citrakUTa nAmaka eka parvata hai| vaha Rddhi-sampanna parvata valayAkRti, nau yojana U~cA, pacAsa yojana vistArayukta aura bar3A hI durgama hai| usa para maiMne suvarNa gRha aura toraNa yukta laMkA nAmaka nagarI basAI hai| vahA~ se chaha yojana nIce pRthvI meM zuddha sphaTika ratnoM kA gar3ha va vibhinna prakAra ke ratnoM ke gRha yukta eka sau paccIsa yojana lambI aura caur3I pAtAla laMkA nAmaka atyaMta prAcIna aura durgama nagarI hai| vaha nagarI bhI mere adhikAra meM hai| he vatsa, tuma ina donoM nagariyoM ko grahaNa karo aura inake rAjA banakara tIrthaMkara bhagavAna ke darzanoM kA phala abhI hI prApta kro| . (zloka 27-37) aisA kahakara rAkSasapati ne nau mANikya racita eka vRhad hAra aura rAkSasI-vidyA use de dii| dhanavAhana bhI usI muhUrta meM bhagavAn ajitanAtha ko namaskAra kara rAkSasa dvIpa gayA aura donoM laGkAmoM kA rAjA bana gyaa| rAkSasa-dvIpa aura rAkSasI-vidyA ke kAraNa dhanavAhana kA vaMza tabhI se rAkSasavaMza ke nAma se abhihita hone lgaa| (zloka 38-40) vahA~ se vihAra kara sarvajJa prabhu anyatra cale ge| surendra evaM sagarAdi bhI apane-apane sthAna ko lauTa ge| (zloka 41) aba rAjA sagara causaTha hajAra striyoM ke sAtha ratisAgara meM nimagna hokara indra kI bhA~ti vilAsa karane lge| strIratna ke alAvA anya striyoM ke sAtha sambhoga karate samaya unheM jo glAni hotI vaha strIratna ke sambhoga se usI prakAra dUra ho jAtI jisa prakAra dakSiNa pavana se pathikoM kI klAnti dUra ho jAtI hai| isa bhA~ti hamezA viSaya sukha bhoga karate hue rAjA sagara ke jaha nukumAra Adi sATha hajAra putra hue| udyAnapAlikAnoM dvArA pAlita vRkSa jisa prakAra bar3hatA hai usI prakAra dhAtrI mAtAoM dvArA pAlita sagara ke putra bhI kramazaH bar3e hone lge| ve cAMda kI taraha samasta kalAoM ko grahaNa kara zarIra kI lakSmI-rUpa latA ke upavana-rUpa yauvana ko prApta hue| ve anya logoM ko apanI astra-vidyA kI kuzalatA dikhAne lage aura nyUnAdhika jAnane kI icchA se anyoM ke zastrakauzala dekhane lge| ve kalAbhijJa sAhasI azvoM ko nacAne kI krIr3A meM azvoM ko samudra ke prAvarta kI taraha khela hI khela meM ghumA kara sIdhA kara dete / devatAoM kI zakti ko bhI ullaGghana karane Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 138] vAle ve jo ki vRkSapatroM ko bhI sva-kandhoM para sahana nahIM karate the, unmatta hastiyoM ko sva-kandhoM para uThAkara apane vazIbhUta kara lete the| mada meM ciMghAr3atA hA hAthI jisa prakAra vindhya aTavI meM krIr3A karatA hai usI prakAra sakala zakti sampanna ve samavayaska anya bAlakoM ke sAtha udyAnAdi meM svacchandatApUrvaka krIr3A karate / (zloka 42-50) eka dina balavAn rAjakumAroM ne rAjasabhA meM baiThe cakravartI se prArthanA kI-he pitA, Apane pUrva dizA ke alaGkAratulya magadhapati deva ko, dakSiNa dizA ke tilaka rUpa varadAmapati deva ko, pazcima dizA ke mukuTa rUpa prabhAsapati deva ko, pRthvI ke donoM ora sthita bAhoM tulya gaGgA aura sindhudevI ko, bharata kSetra rUpI kamala kI kaNikA tulya vaitADhayakumAra deva ko, aura bharata kSetra kI maryAdA bhUmi stambha rUpa himAcalakumAra deva ko, khaNDa prapAtA guhA ke adhiSThAyaka nATayamAla deva ko, naisarpa Adi nava-nidhiyoM ke adhiSThAyaka nau hajAra devatAoM ko sAdhAraNa manuSya kI taraha jaya kara liyA hai / he tejasvI, pApane antaraMga zatruoM ke SaDvarga kI taraha isa chaha khaNDa pRthvI ko sahaja hI parAsta kara diyA hai| aba Apake bhujabala ke yogya aisA koI kArya zeSa nahIM hai jise pUrNa kara hama kaha sakeM ki hama Apake putra haiM / aba Apake dvArA vijita pRthvI para svacchandatApUrvaka vicaraNa karake hI hama yaha sArthaka kara sakeM ki hama Apake putra haiM, yahI hamArI icchA hai| hama cAhate haiM ApakI dayA se gRhAMgana kI taraha samasta pRthvI para hastI kI taraha svacchandatApUrvaka vicaraNa kreN| (zloka 51-60) putroM kI yaha prArthanA rAjA sagara ne svIkRta kii| mahApuruSoM se kI gaI anya logoM kI prArthanA bhI jaba vyartha nahIM hotI to phira apane putroM dvArA kI gaI prArthanA to vyartha hotI hI kaise ? (zloka 61) ataH unhoMne apane pitA ko praNAma kara sva-nivAsa sthAna para Akara prayANa kI maGgala-sUcaka dundubhi ninAdita kii| usa prayANa ke samaya hI itane utpAta aura apazakuna hone lage ki vIra puruSa bhI bhayabhIta ho jaae| vRhad sarpakula se prAkula rasAtala dvAra kI taraha sUrya-maNDala hajAra-hajAra ketu nAmaka tArAoM se prAcchAdita hone lgaa| candra-maNDala ke madhya chidra dikhAI dene lgaa| Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [139 isase vaha navIna utkIrNa dAMta ke tATaMka kI bhA~ti lagane lgaa| vAyU se latA jisa prakAra kampita hotI hai usI prakAra pRthvI kA~pane lgii| bar3e-bar3e zilA-khaNDoM ke jaise bhole kI varSA hone lgii| sUkhe baddala ke cUrNa kI taraha rajovRSTi hone lgii| kruddha zatru kI taraha mahA-bhayaGkara vAyu pravAhita hone lgii| akalyANakArI zRgAla dAhinI ora khar3e hokara dekhane lge| ullU mAno unakI spardhA kara rahA ho-isa bhAMti krodha se cillAne lge| mAno ucca prakAra ke kAla-cakra se krIr3A kara rahe hoM isa prakAra giddha maNDalAkAra AkAza meM ur3ane lage / grISma ke dinoM meM nadiyA~ jisa prakAra jalahIna ho jAtI haiM usI prakAra sugandhita madayukta hastI madahIna ho ge| biloM se jisa prakAra bhayaMkara sarpa nikalate haiM usI prakAra hrazvAravakArI azvoM ke mukha se dhuAM nikalane lgaa| itane apazakuna hone para bhI una logoM ne bhra kSepa mAtra bhI nahIM kiyaa| kAraNa, una utpAtasUcaka apazakunajJAtA manuSyoM ke lie bhavitavya hI pramANa hai| ataH ve snAna ke pazcAt prAyazcita, kautukamaMgalAdi kara cakravartI kI samasta senA sahita nikala pdd'e| mahArAja sagara ne strIratna ke atirikta sabhI ratna putroM ke sAtha die / kAraNa putra bhI sva-prAtmA hI hai| (zloka 62-74) sagara ke samasta putra hI nikala pdd'e| unameM kaI uttama hastI para baiThe the / ve dikapAla se laga rahe the| kaI azva para car3he sUrya-putra revanta se pratibhAsita ho rahe the| kaI sUryAdi graha kI taraha ratha para upaviSTa the| sabhI ne mukuTa pahana rakhA thaa| ataH ve indra se laga rahe the| unake vakSoM para hAra laTaka rahe the ataH ve nadI pravAhayukta pavata-se laga rahe the| unake hAthoM meM vividha prakAra ke prAyudha the isase ve pRthvI para pAe prAyudhadhArI devoM-se laga rahe the| unake mastaka para chatra the| isase ve vRkSa-cihna yukta vyantara-se laga rahe the| Atma-rakSakoM dvArA parivRtta ve taTabhUmi dvArA parivRtta samudra-se laga rahe the| hAtha uThAkara cAraNa aura bhATa unakI stuti kara rahe the| azvagaNa tIkSNa khuroM se pRthvI ko khoda rahe the / vAdyoM ke zabda se samasta pRthvI vadhira kI taraha ho gaI thii| mArga meM dhUla ke kAraNa diksamUha andha kI bhA~ti ho gae the| (zloka 75-80) vicitra udyAna meM jaise udyAna-deva, parvata-zikharoM para jaise parvata-adhiSThAyaka deva, nadI taTa para jaise nadI-putra krIr3A karate haiM Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 140] usI prakAra ve bhI svecchA se krIr3A karate hue bharata-bhUmi para sarvatra vicaraNa karane lge| grAmoM meM, khAnoM meM, nagaroM meM, droNamukhoM meM, yahA~ taka ki kisAnoM kI kuTiyA meM bhI ve vidyAdharoM kI taraha jina-pUjA krte| aneka prakAra ke bhoga-upabhoga bhogate, khaba dhana dAna dete, mitroM ko prasanna karate, zatroM kA nAza karate, pathoM para smAraka rakhane meM kauzala batAte, utkSipta astroM dvArA nipuNatA dikhAte, zastra aura zastradhAriyoM kI vicitra aura vinodapUrNa kathAeM samavayaska rAjAoM ko sunAte / isa prakAra ve aSTApada parvata ke nikaTa aae| usa parvata para aisI auSadhiyAM thIM jinheM dekhane mAtra se kSudhA, tRSNA dUra ho jaatii| jo ki puNya sampatti kA sthAna rUpa thaa| ___ (zloka 81-87) vaha aSTApada parvata vRhad sarovaroM se devatAoM ke amRta-rasa kA bhaNDAra ho aisA pratIta ho rahA thaa| saghana aura pIta raGga ke vRkSoM se sandhyA meM zyAma varNa ke meghoM se AvRtta ho gayA ho aisA laga rahA thaa| samIpa ke samudra se vRhad paMkhoM vAlA pota-sA laga rahA thaa| jharane ke pravAhita jala-pravAha se aisA laga rahA thA mAno una para patAkAoM ke cihna aGkita hoN| usa para vidyAdharoM kA vilAsa-gRha thA isase vaha navIna vaitADhaya parvata ho aisA laga rahA thaa| harSita mayUroM ke madhura svara se laga rahA thA mAno vaha gIta gA rahA ho| parvata-zikhara para aneka vidyAdhAriyoM ke rahane ke kAraNa vaha puttalikA yukta caitya-sA laga rahA thA / caturdika vikSipta ratnoM se vaha ratna nirmita pRthvI ke mukuTa-sA pratibhAsita ho rahA thaa| vahA~ sadaiva vandanA ke lie pAe cAraNa, zramaNAdi se vaha nandIzvara dvIpa-sA laga rahA thA / (zloka 88-92) kumAroM ne usa sphaTika ratnamaya parvata ko jahAM sadaiva utsava hote the dekhakara subuddhi Adi apane amAtyoM se pUchA-vaimAnika devatAoM ke svarga ke krIr3A parvata-sA yaha kauna pahAr3a hai jo pRthvI para utara AyA hai ? isa para prAkAza sparzI himAlaya parvata sthita zAzvata caityoM kI taraha jo vaha caitya hai usakA nirmANa kisane karavAyA hai ? (zloka 93-95) ___mantrI bole-pahale RSabhadeva bhagavAn hue the| ve bhArata ke dharma-tIrthaGkara Adi kartA aura tumhAre pUrvaja the| unake putra bharata 100 bhAiyoM meM sabase bar3e the| unhoMne isa chaha khaNDa pRthvI ko Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [141 jItA thA ataH sabhI unakI prAjJA ko vahana karate the| indra ke lie jaise meruparvata hai usI prakAra cakrI ke lie Azcarya kA sthAnabhUta yaha aSTApada parvata krIr3A giri thaa| isa aSTApada parvata para RSabhadeva bhagavAn ne dasa hajAra sAdhuoM ke sAtha nirvANa ko prApta kiyA thaa| RSabhadeva ke nirvANa ke pazcAt bharata rAjA ne vahA~ ratnamaya pASANoM kA siMhaniSadyA nAmaka caitya nirmANa krvaayaa| usameM unhoMne bhagavAn RSabha aura unake paravartI 23 tIrthaGkaroM kI nirdoSa ratnoM kI pratimAeM sthApita kii| pratyeka pratimA sva-sva dehAkRti, saMsthAna, varNa aura cihnayukta hai| unhoMne una pratimAoM kI pratiSThA isI caitya meM cAraNa muniyoM dvArA karavAI thiiN| unhoMne bAhubali Adi 99 bhAiyoM kI caraNa-pAdukA aura mUrtiyAM yahA~ sthApita karavAyIM / yahA~ bhagavAn RSabha kA samavasaraNa bhI lagA thaa| usa samaya unhoMne bhAvI tIrthaGkara, cakravartI vAsudeva, prativAsudeva aura balabhadroM kA varNana kiyA thaa| isa parvata ke cAroM prora bharata ne ATha-pATha sopAna nirmita karavAe isIlie isakA nAma aSTApada hai| (zloka 96-105) yaha sunakara sabhI kumAra prAnandita hue| yaha parvata unake pUrva puruSoM kA hai yaha jAna kara ve parivAra sahita usa para car3he aura siMhaniSadyA caitya meM ge| dUra se darzana hote hI unhoMne prAnandita mana se tIrthaGkara RSabha ko praNAma kiyaa| ajita svAmI evaM anya tIrthaGgaroM ko bhI unhoMne samAna zraddhA se praNAma kiyaa| kAraNa, ve garbha meM Ane se pahale hI zrAvaka the| mantra dvArA AkRSTa kara lAe hoM aise tatkAla lAe zuddha gandhodaka se kumAroM ne jina-pratimA ko snAna krvaayaa| koI kalaza ko jalapUrNa kara rahA thA, koI prabhu para jala DAla rahA thA, koI rikta kalaza lie jA rahA thaa| koI dhUpadAnI meM uttama dhUpa de rahA thA, koI zaGkhAdi vAdya bajA rahA thaa| usa samaya bar3e vega se girAe snAna ke gandhodaka ke kAraNa aSTApada parvata dviguraNa jharanA yukta ho gayA thaa| prakSAlana ke pazcAt una logoM ne devadUSya vastra se jauharI kI taraha bhagavAn kI ratja-pratimAoM ko pauNchaa| taduparAnta una bhaktimAnoM ne dAsI kI taraha svecchA se pratimA para gozIrSa candana kA vilepana kiyA aura vicitra puSpamAlAoM se, divya vastroM se, manohara ratnAlaGkAroM se pratimA kA pUjana kiyA evaM indra ke rUpa ko bhI viDambita Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 142] karane vAlI svAmI kI pratimA ke sammukha paTTa para akSata se aSTamaGgala kI racanA kI / unhoMne sUrya maNDala se dedIpyamAna prAratI thAla meM karpUra rakhakara pUjA ke pazcAt prAratI kI aura karabaddha hokara zakrastava se vandanA kara bhagavAn RSabhAdi kI isa prakAra stuti kI : ( zloka 106-119) saMsAra rUpI samudra meM prApa / Apa hameM pavitra kareM / he bhagavan, isa apAra aura ghora jahAja tulya haiM aura mokSa ke kAraNabhUta haiM syAdavAda rUpI prAsAda ke nirmANa ke lie naya aura pramANa ke satrAdhAratva dhAraNakArI he prabho, hama prApako namaskAra karate haiM / yojana paryanta vistRta vANI rUpI dhArA se samasta jagadrUpI udyAna ko suzyAmala karane vAle hai jinezvara, hama zrApako praNAma karate haiN| hama sAmAnya jana bhI Apake darzana se paJcama Are ke vyakti kI taraha parama phala ko prApta hue haiN| garbha, janma, dIkSA, jJAna aura mukti rUpa Apake paJca - kalyANakoM ke samaya nArakI jIvoM ko bhI sukhapradAnakArI he svAmI, hama prApakI vandanA karate haiM / megha, vAyu, candra evaM sUrya kI taraha samadRSTi sampanna Apa hamAre lie kalyANa ke kAraNa baneM / aSTApada para nivAsa karane vAle pakSI bhI dhanya haiM jo ki nitya zrApakA darzana karate haiM / aneka kSaNoM taka hamane ApakA darzana-pUjana kiyA isase hamArA jIvana dhanya aura kRtArtha ho gayA hai / (zloka 120-126) isa prakAra stuti kara punaH zrarhatoM ko namaskAra kara sagaraputra sAnanda mandira se bAhara nikle| phira unhoMne bharata cakravartI ke bhrAtAnoM ke pavitra stUpoM kI vandanA kI / rAjA sagara ke jyeSTha putra jaha, nukumAra ne apane anujoM se kahA- mujhe lagatA hai praSTApada sA uttama anya koI sthAna nahIM hai / ataH isa caitya ke anurUpa eka aura caitya kA nirmANa kareM / yadyapiM bharata cakravartI bharata kSetra kA parityAga kara gae haiM phira bhI isa parvata para jo bharata kSetra kA sArabhUta caitya hai usake dvArA ve Aja bhI adhikArArUr3ha haiM / kucha dera cupa rahane ke pazcAt ve phira bole- navIna caitya nirmANa ko apekSA bhaviSya meM jisake vilupta ho jAne kI sambhAvanA hai usa caitya kI yadi hama rakSA kareM to lagegA ki isa caitya ko hamane banavAyA hai / kAraNa, jaba duHkhadakAla AegA taba manuSya arthalolupa, satvahIna aura kRtyAkRtya vicArahIna hogA / isalie Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [143 navIna dharma sthAna nirmANa karavAne kI apekSA purAne dharma sthAna kI rakSA hI adhika upayukta hai / (zloka 127-132) yaha sunakara unake sabhI choTe bhAiyoM ne caitya kI rakSA ke lie usake cAroM ora parikhA khudavAne kI icchA se daNDaratna ko uThAyA / taduparAnta sUrya se tejasvI jaha.nu ne apane bhAiyoM ke sAtha nagara ke cAroM ora jaisI parikhA rahatI hai vaisI hI parikhA aSTApada ke cAroM ora khanana karane ke lie daNDaratna se pRthvI ko khodane lge| unakI AjJA se daNDaratna ne eka hajAra yojana gaharI parikhA khoda dii| isase vahAM avasthita nAgakumAra devoM ke prAsAda TUTa kara girane lge| apane prAsAdoM ko girate dekha samudra-manthana ke samaya jisa prakAra jala-jantu kSubdha ho uThe the usI prakAra samasta nAgaloka kSubdha ho uThA / mAno paracakra pAyA ho, agni prajvalita ho gaI ho, mahAprabhaJjana pravAhita ho gayA ho isa bhA~ti nAgakumAra du:khita hokara idhara-udhara daur3ane lge| apane nAgaloka ko isa prakAra Akula dekhakara nAgakumAroM ke rAjA jvalanaprabha krodha se agni kI bhA~ti prajvalita ho uThe / pRthvI ko khodA gayA hai yaha jAnakara ve dekhane ke lie nAgaloka se bAhara Ae aura sagara cakrI ke putroM ke pAsa gae / taraMgotthita samudra kI taraha car3hI huI bhakuTi se ve bhayaMkara laga rahe the / Uotthita jvAlAmukhI agni kI taraha krodha se unake proTha kA~pa rahe the / uttapta tomara zraNI kI taraha ve kruddha daSTi nikSepa kara rahe the| vajrAgni kI dhauMkanI kI taraha apanI nAsikA ko ve phulA rahe the| yamarAja kI taraha kruddha aura pralayakAlIna sUrya kI taraha jinakI aora nahIM dekhA jA sakatA aise nAgapati sagaraputroM ko bole: (zloka 133-144) svayaM ko parAkramI jAnane vAle tuma loga ati durmada ho / kilA prApta hone para bhIla jo karate haiM usI prakAra daNDaratna ko prApta kara tuma logoM ne yaha kyA karanA prArambha kiyA hai ? avicArapUrvaka kArya karane vAle tuma logoM ne bhuvanapatiyoM ke zAzvata bhavanoM ko hAni pahu~cAI hai / bhagavAn ajitanAtha ke bhAI ke putra hokara tuma logoM ne pizAca jaisA dAruNa karma kyoM prArambha kiyA hai ? (zloka 145-147) taba jaha nu bole-he nAgarAja, hamAre dvArA prApake bhavana bhagna hue usase pIr3ita hokara mApane jo kucha kahA hai vaha ucita hI Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 144] hai; kintu daNDaratnadhArI hamane Apake bhavanoM ko vinaSTa karane kI icchA se pRthvI ko nahIM khodA hai| hamane to aSTApada parvata kI surakSA ke lie cAroM ora parikhA ke nirmANa ke uddezya se pRthvI khodI hai| hamAre vaMza ke pUrvaja bharata cakravartI ne ratnamaya caitya aura samasta tIrthaGkaroM kI ratnamaya sundara pratimA nirmita karavAI hai| bhaviSya meM kAla-doSa se loga isakI kSati na kare isalie hamane yaha kArya kiyA hai| Apake sthAna to bahuta nIce haiM ataH Apake bhavanoM ke bhagna hone kI to hamane AzaMkA bhI nahIM kI thii| phira bhI aisA huA isake lie to daNDa ratna kI amodha zakti hI aparAdhI hai| isalie arhatoM kI bhakti ke vazIbhUta hokara hamane binA vicAre jo kArya kiyA hai usake lie Apa hameM kSamA kreN| aba Age se hama aisA koI kArya nahIM kreNge| (zloka 148-154) jaha nukumAra ke isa nivedana para nAgarAja zAnta ho ge| kahA bhI gayA hai-'satpuruSoM kI kopAgni ko zAnta karane meM sAmyavacana jala kA kAma karatA hai| ataH isa viSaya meM aba adhika kucha na kahakara nAgarAja usI prakAra nAgaloka meM praveza kara gae jisa prakAra siMha sva-guphA meM praveza karatA hai| (zloka 155-156) nAgarAja ke jAne ke pazcAt jaha nukumAra ne sva-anujoM se kahA-hamane aSTApada ke cAroM ora parikhA to khudavAI hai; kintu pAtAla-sI gaharI parikhA binA jala ke buddhihIna manuSyAkRti kI taraha zobhA nahIM paatii| phira yaha parikhA kabhI vApasa miTTI se bhI bhara sakatI hai| kAraNa, kAlAntara meM bar3e-bar3e khaDDe bhI sthala ke samAna ho jAte haiN| isalie isa parikhA ko jala se bharanA hI ucita hogA; kintu yaha kArya ucca taraMgayukta gaGgA ke alAvA anya kisI ke dvArA nahIM ho sakatA / yaha sunakara unake bhAiyoM ne kahA-Apa jo kaha rahe haiM vaha ucita hai taba jaha nu ne mAno dvitIya yama hI ho isa prakAra-daNDaratna hAtha meM liyaa| usa daNDaratna se gaGgA kA taTa isa prakAra tor3a DAlA jisa prakAra indra vajra se parvatazikhara ko vidIrNa kara detA hai| taTa TUTate hI gaGgA usI patha para pravAhita hone lgii| kAraNa, sarala puruSa kI taraha jala ko bhI jisa dizA meM le jAyA jAe udhara hI pravAhita hone lagatA haiN| usa samaya ucchalita taraMgoM se gaMgA aisI laga rahI thI mAno vaha parvata-zikhara ko Upara uThA rahI hai aura taTa para jala TakarAne se Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [145 hone vAlI dhvani aisI pratIta ho rahI thI mAno jora-jora se bAjA bajAyA jA rahA hai| isa bhA~ti sva-jala ke vega se daNDa dvArA banAe gae pRthvI ke mArga ko dugunA vistRta karate hue gaMgA aSTApada ke cAroM ora banAI parikhA ke nikaTa pAI aura usI prakAra girane lagI jisa prakAra samudra meM giratI hai| pAtAla ke tulya bhayaMkara hajAra yojana gaharI parikhA ko usane bharanA prArambha kiyaa| jaha na ne aSTApada kI parikhA ko bharane ke lie gaMgA kA prAnayana kiyA thA isalie gaMgA kA eka aura nAma jAhnavI pdd'aa| jaba parikhA jala se bhara gaI taba vaha jala nAgakumAra ke AvAsoM para dhArAyantra kI bhAMti girane lgaa| viloM kI taraha nAgakumAroM ke AvAsa jalapUrNa ho ge| isase pratyeka dizA ke nAgakumAra vyAkula ho uThe, phUtkAra karane lage aura duHkhI ho ge| nAgaloka kI vyAkulatA se nAgarAja jvalanaprabha phira krodhAnvita hue / aMkuzAhata hastI kI taraha unakI prAkRti bhayaMkara ho gaI / ve bole-sagara-putra pitA ke vaibhava se durmada ho gae haiM ataH ye kSamA ke ayogya haiM, gardabha kI bhA~ti ye daNDanIya haiN| hama logoM ke prAvAsoM ko naSTa karane kA unakA eka aparAdha to maiMne kSamA kara diyA, usake lie koI daNDa nahIM diyaa| phalataH unhoMne punaH aparAdha kiyaa| aba maiM inheM vahI daNDa dUMgA jo taskaroM ko rakSakagaNa dete haiM / (zloka 157-173) atyanta krodha se garajate hue asamaya meM kAlAgni ke samAna atyanta dIpti se dAruNa aura bar3avAnala jaise samudra ko sukhA DAlane kI icchA karatA hai usI bhA~ti jagat ko sukhA dene kI icchA se ve pRthvI se bAhara nikale aura vajrAnala-se ucca-jvAlA sampanna ve nAgakumAroM sahita rasAtala se bAhara Akara sagaraputroM ke pAsa phuNce| phira dRSTiviSa saryoM ke rAjA ne krodhapUrNa dRSTi se sagaraputroM ko dekhaa| isase agni meM jisa prakAra ghAsa kA pulindA jalakara rAkha ho jAtA hai usI prakAra sabhI sagaraputra jalakara bhasma ho ge| usI samaya loka meM aisA hAhAkAra macA jisase prAkAza aura pRthvI ekabAragI hI bhara utthe| kAraNa, aparAdhiyoM ke daNDa pAne para bhI logoM ke mana meM dayA utpanna hotI hai| nAgakumAra sagara rAjA ke sATha hajAra putroM ko vinaSTa kara sandhyA ko sUrya jisa prakAra asta hotA hai vaise ve punaH nAgaloka meM cale gae / (zloka 173-178) paJcama sarga samApta Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 146] SaSTha sarga usa samaya cakrI kI senA aura yoddhAnoM ke madhya usI prakAra kolAhala maca gayA jisa prakAra jalAzaya ke khAlI ho jAne para usake jala-jantuoM meM maca jAtA hai| mAno kimpAka phala khAyA ho, viSapAna kiyA ho yA sarpa ne daMzana kiyA ho isa prakAra kaI mUcchita hokara gira par3e, kaI nAriyala kI bhA~ti sva-mastaka ko jamIna para paTakane lage, kaI mAno vakSa deza ne aparAdha kiyA ho isa bhAMti vakSa para bAra-bAra AghAta karane lage, kaI dAsiyoM kI bhA~ti kiMkartavyavimUr3ha-se paira paTakate hue jamIna para baiTha gae, kaI bandaroM kI taraha kUdane ke lie parvata zikhara para car3he, kaI peTa cIrane ke lie yamarAja kI jihvA ke samAna chariyA~ bAhara nikAlane lage, kaI phA~sI para car3hane ke lie, krIr3A ke samaya jaise jhUle bA~dhe jAte haiM usI prakAra uttarIya vastra ko vRkSoM kI zAkhAoM para bA~dhane lage, kaI kheta se bAhara jisa prakAra akura ukhAr3A jAtA hai usI prakAra sira ke kezoM ko tocane lage, kaI sveda-binduoM kI taraha zarIra ke vastroM ko pheMkane lage, kaI purAnI dIvAra kahIM gira na jAe usake lie stambha kA jisa prakAra sahArA diyA jAtA hai usI prakAra mAthe para hAtha rakhakara cintA karane lage aura kaI apane vastroM ko bhI acchI taraha rakhe bagaira pAgaloM kI taraha zithilAMga hokara jamIna para loTane lge| (zloka 1-9) usa samaya antaHpUrikAe~ bhAkAza meM jaise tItara bilApa karatA hai usI prakAra vibhinna prakAra se hRdaya ko matha DAlane vAlA vilApa karane lamI-he deva, hamAre prANezvaroM ke prANa lekara aura hamAre prANoM ko chor3akara aisI arddha-dagdhatA Apane kyoM kI ? he pRthvI, tuma phaTa jApro aura hameM sthAna do kyoM ki AkAza se girane vAloM kI tumhI dhAraka ho / he deva ! candata goha kI taraha mApane Aja hama para nirdayatApUrvaka prakasmAt vajrapAta kiyA hai| he prANa, tumhArA patha sarala ho jaae| aba tuma icchAnusAra yahA~ se cale jaao| isa deha ko kirAye kI kuTiyA kI taraha khAlI kara do| sarva duHkha dUra karane vAlI he mahAnidrA, tuma jaano| he gaMgA ! tuma ucchvalita hokara hameM jala-mRtyu do| he dAvAnala, tuma isa jaMgala meM AvirbhUta ho jAno tAki tumhArI sahAyatA se Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [147 hama bhI pati kI gati ko prApta kreN| he kezadAma, tuma isa samaya puSpamAlya kI mitratA parihAra kro| he akSi, tuma aba kAjala ko tilAJjali do| he kapola, tuma aba patralekhA ke sambandha kA parityAga kro| he proSTha, aba tuma pAlatA kI saMgati kA tyAga kro| he karNa, aba tuma saMgIta sunane kI icchA aura sAtha-hI-sAtha ratna-kaNikA kA bhI tyAga kro| he kaNTha, aba kaNThiyA~ pahanane kI icchA mata rkho| he stana, Aja se kamala ke lie jaise nIhArakaraNa hI hAra hote haiM usI prakAra tuma bhI azrubinduoM ke hAre dhAraNa karo / he hRdaya, tuma tatkAla pake phuTa kI taraha dI khaNDa ho jaano| he bAhu, aba tuma bAjUbandha aura kaGkaNa bhAra se mukta ho jaano| he nitamba, prAtaHkAla kA candra jaise nija kAnti kA parityAga karatA hai usI prakAra tuma bhI kaTimekhalA kA tyAga kara do| he caraNa, anAthoM kI taraha tuma bhI aba alaGkAra dhAraNa mata kro| he zarIra, koMcaphalI ke sparza kI taraha aba tumheM aGgarAga kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| (zloka 10-22) anta:purikAoM ke isa prakAra ke karuNa krandana se sArA vana pratidhvanita hokara rone lgaa| (zloka 23) senApati, sAmanta, rAjA, maNDalezvara ityAdi sabhI zoka, lajjA, krodha aura zaGkA se rote hue vicitra prakAra se bolane lagehe svAmIputra, hama nahIM jAnate zrApa saba kahAM gae haiM ? ataH prApa hameM batAeM tAki svAmI kI AjJA meM tatpara hama bhI Apake pIche cale jaaeN| kyA Apa sabhI ne antardhAna vidyA prApta kI hai ? yadi aisA hI hai to usakA prayoga karanA ThIka nhiiN| kAraNa, yaha Apake sevakoM ke lie du:kha kA kAraNa banA hai| Apa vinaSTa ho gae haiM; kintu Apa logoM ke binA hama RSi hatyAkArI-sA apanA mukha rAjA sagara ko kaise dikhAe~ ? yadi Apa logoM ke binA hama jAeMge to loga hamArA upahAsa kreNge| he hRdaya, jala bhare kacce ghar3e kI taraha tuma abhI phUTa jaano| he nAgakumAra, tuma khar3e raho, hamAre svAmI to aSTApada kI rakSA meM vyagra the / kapaTa se kutte kI taraha unheM jalAkara aba tuma kahA~ jAoge? he talavAra, he dhanuSa, he zakti, he gadA, tuma saba yuddha ke lie prastuta ho jaayo| he nAgo, tuma bhAgakara kahAM jAnoge ? svAmIputra hameM yahA~ chor3akara cale gae haiN| hA, hA, binA unake jAne se svAmI bhI hameM chor3a deMge / yadi Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 148] hama vahA~ na bhI jAeM yahIM raheM phira bhI to yaha saba sunakara lajjita hokara ve hameM daNDa deNge| (zloka 24-32) isa bhA~ti nAnA prakAra se vilApa karane ke pazcAt ve sabhI ekatra hue aura apanA svAbhAvika dhairya dhAraNa kara isa prakAra se socane lage-jisa prakAra prathama niyama kI apekSA bAda kA niyama balavAna hotA hai usI prakAra karma sabase balavAna hai| isase adhika balavAna koI nahIM hai| jisakA pratIkAra asambhava hai usI kArya ke lie prayatna karane kI icchA rakhanA vyartha hai| kAraNa, vaha icchA prAkAza ko AghAta pahu~cAne aura havA ko pakar3ane kI taraha hI hai| aba vilApa karane se kyA hogA? ataH aba vApasa lauTa jAe~ aura hastI, azva Adi samasta sampatti bandhaka rakhI haI vastu kI taraha mahArAja ko pratyarpaNa kreN| (zloka 33-36) aisA vicAra kara ve loga antaHpUrikAmoM ko sAtha lekara dIna mukha se ayodhyA kI ora ravAnA hue| unameM utsAha nahIM thaa| mukha malina thaa| A~khoM meM jyoti nahIM thI, mAno sokara uThe hoM ve aise pratIta ho rahe the| ve dhIre-dhIre calakara ayodhyA ke nikaTa paae| saba ekatra hokara nIce baiTha ge| unakA mana itanA duHkhI thA mAno kisI ne unheM badha-zilA para baiThA diyA ho / ve paraspara isa prakAra vArtAlApa karane lage-rAjA ne hama logoM ko bhakta, bahuzruta, anubhavI aura balavAna samajhakara sAdara putroM ke sAtha bhejA thaa| aba una putroM ke binA hama rAjA ke pAsa kaise jAe~ ? nAsikArahita puruSa kI taraha apanA yaha mukha unheM kaise dikhAe~ ? akasmAt vajrapAta-sI unake putroM ke mRtyu kI khabara unheM kaise deM? isase to acchA hai hama unake pAsa jAeM hI nahIM, hama logoM ke lie to sarvaduHkhazaraNa mRtyu hI ucita hai| svAmI ne hamase jo AzA kI thI vaha pUrNa nahIM huI hai ataH vyartha hI jIne se kyA lAbha hai ? ho sakatA hai putroM kA hRdaya-drAvaka mRtyu-saMvAda sunakara cakrI ke prANa nikala jaaeN| isase to yahI acchA hai ki usake pUrva hI hama hamArA prANa-tyAga kara deN| aisA socakara ve mRtyu kA nirNaya le rahe the usI samaya gairika vastradhArI eka brAhmaNa vahA~ pAe / (zloka 37-47) usa zreSTha brAhmaNa ne kamala jaise hAtha Uce kara jIvanadAyinI vANI meM prAtma-hatyA nahIM karanI cAhie yaha samajhAte hue Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [149 kahA-he kiMkartavya-vimUr3ha puruSo, pApa asthira citta kyoM ho rahe haiM ? Apaloga to usa kharagoza-sA vyavahAra karate haiM jo zikAriyoM ko prAte dekhakara hI jamIna para gira jAtA hai / Apake svAmI ke sATha hajAra putroM ne yugaliyoM kI taraha mRtyu varaNa kI hai aba usake lie duHkha karane se kyA lAbha ? eka sAtha janme hue kabhI-kabhI pRthaka samaya meM marate haiM aura kabhI-kabhI pRthakapRthaka sthAnoM meM janme eka sAtha eka hI samaya meM marate haiN| eka sAtha bahuta se bhI marate haiM, kama bhI marate haiN| kAraNa mRtyu to sabake sAtha hI hai| jisa prakAra hajAra yatna karane para bhI prANI ke svabhAva ko nahIM badalA jA sakatA usI prakAra kitanA hI prayatna kyoM na kareM mRtyu ko rokA nahIM jA sakatA / yadi mRtyu ko rokA jA sakatA to indra aura cakravartI ne usake lie prayatna avazya kiyA hotA / unhoMne apane sva-parijanoM ko mRtyu ke hAthoM meM na jAne diyA hotaa| AkAza se gire vajra ko hAthoM meM pakar3A jA sakatA hai, udvelita samudra ko bA~dha kara usakI laharoM ko rokA jA sakatA hai, mahA bhayaMkara pralayakAlIna agni ko jala se bujhAyA jA sakatA hai, pralayakAlIna utpAta se tIvra bane pavana ko mandIbhUta kiyA jA sakatA hai, patanonmukha parvata ko TikAkara rakhA jA sakatA hai; kintu mRtyu ko hajAra prayatna karane para bhI rokA nahIM jA sktaa| ataH Apa yaha saba soca-socakara duHkha mata karie ki svAmI dvArA hamAre saMrakSaNa meM die svAmIputra isa saMsAra se cale ge| zoka meM nimagna Apake svAmI ke hAthoM ko maiM upadezaprada vAkyoM se jakar3akara rkhgaa| (zloka 48-59) isa prakAra sabako dhairya baMdhAkara usa brAhmaNa ne rAha meM par3e kisI anAtha kI mRtadeha ko uThAkara vinItA nagarI meM praveza kiyA aura sagara cakravartI kI rAjya sabhA ke prAMgaNa meM jAkara hAtha U~cAkara ucca svara meM bolane lagA-he nyAyakArI cakravartI, he akhaNDabhuja parAkramI rAjA, Apake isa rAjya meM abrahmaNya rUpa karma ho gayA hai, atyAcAra ho gayA hai| svarga meM indra kI taraha isa bharata kSetra meM pApa hI rakSaka haiM / phira bhI maiM sarvazAnta huprA huuN| (zloka 60-63) aise abhUtapUrva vacanoM ko sunakara sagara cakravartI ko lagA ki usakA du:kha unake madhya praveza kara gayA hai| unhoMne dvArapAlaka Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 150] se pUchA- yaha kauna hai ? kisane ise sarvazAnta kiyA hai ? yaha kahA~ se AyA hai ? saba kucha jJAta kara mujhe batAo aura ise yahIM le paayo| dvArapAla ne turanta pAkara usase pUchA, kintu vaha to jaise suna hI nahIM pA rahA ho isa prakAra cillAtA rahA / taba dvArapAla ne kahA, brAhmaNa, tuma du:kha se vadhira ho gae ho yA vadhire hI ho? ye bhagavAna ajitanAthaM ke bhAI haiM aura dInadukhiyoM ke rakSaka evaM zaraNArthiyoM ke zaraNya haiN| tumhArA krandana sunakara unhoMne svayaM sahodara kI taraha prAdara sahita puchavAyA hai ki kisane tumheM sarvazAnta kiyA hai ? tuma kauna ho ? kahA~ se Ae ho? ye saba bAteM mujhe batAgrI yA svayaM jAkara rogI jisa prakAra vaidya ko apane roga kA kAraNa batAtA hai usI prakAra mahArAja ko apane duHkha kA kAraNa btaayo| (zloka 64-70) dvArapAla kI bAta sunakara brAhmaNa dhIre-dhIre sabhAgaha meM praayaa| zizira pAte se jisa prakAra kamala mudrita ho jAtA hai usI prakAra usakI prAMkheM mudrita thiiN| hemanta Rtu kI arddharAtri kI candra jaise malina ho jAtA hai usI prakAra usakA mukha malina thaa| usake sundara keza bhAlU ke kezoM kI taraha bikhare hue the : vRddha bandara kI taraha usake gAloM meM khaDDa ho gae the|(shlok 71-73) dayAlu cakravartI ne brAhmaNa se pachA-kyA kisI ne tumhArA suvarNa chIna liyA hai ? yA tumhAre vastrAlaMkAra corI kara lie haiM ? yA kisI vizvAsaghAtaka ne tumhArA bandhaka rakhA dravya dene se inkAra kara diyA hai ? yA kisI grAmarakSaka ne tumheM utpIDita kiyA hai ? yA kisI zulka adhikArI ne tumhArA samasta dravya chInakara tumheM saMkaTa meM DAla diyA hai ? yA tumhAre bhAgIdAra ne tumhArA bhAga denA asvIkRta kara diyA hai ? yA kisI ne tumhArI strI kA apaharaNa kara liyA hai ? yA kisI balavAna zatru ne tuma para aAkramaNa kiyA hai ? yA kisI bhayaMkara prAdhi-vyAdhi ne tumheM pIr3ita kara rakhA hai ? yA brAhmaNa jAti sulabha dAridraya ne janma se hI tumheM pIr3ita kara rakhA hai ? he brAhmaNa, tumheM jo bho duHkha hai mujhe btaao| (zloka 74-79) rAjA kI bAta sunakara brAhmaNa naTa kI bhA~ti A~sU bahAte hue karabaddha hokara bolA-svarga meM jaise nyAya aura parAkrama se indra zobhA pAtA hai usI prakAra isa bharata kSetra kI yaha chaha khaNDa Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [151 pRthvI Apake dvArA rAjanvatI hai| ataH koI kisI kA svarNa-ratna nahIM le sktaa| dhanika loga to grAmoM kI rAha para bhI ghara kI taraha hI nizcinta hokara so jAte haiN| sva-uttamakula kI taraha koI kisI ko bandhaka rakhI sampatti kA uccheda nahIM kara sktaa| grAmarakSaka svasantAna kI taraha logoM kI rakSA karate haiN| adhika dhana mila jAne para zulka adhikArI aparAdha ke pramANa se hI daNDa kI taraha yogya kara vasUla karate haiN| uttama siddhAntoM ko grahaNa karane vAle ziSya jaise punaH guru se vivAda nahIM karate usI prakAra bhAgIdAra bhAga ke lie punaH kabhI jhagar3A nahIM karate / prApake rAjya meM sabhI nyAya sampanna haiM ataH para-patnI ko ve bahana, mA~ aura putra-vadhU kI taraha dekhate haiN| jisa prakAra yatiyoM ke upAzraya meM vaira-vANI nahIM rahatI hai usI bhA~ti Apake rAjya meM bhI vaira-vANI nahIM hai| jisa bhAMti jala meM tApa nahIM rahatA usI prakAra prApakI santuSTa prajA meM koI Adhi-vyAdhi nahIM hai| phira Apa to sAkSAt kalpavRkSa haiN| ataH koI duHkhI-daridra nahIM hai / yadyapi saMsAra duHkhamaya hai; kintu mujhe kisI prakAra kA du:kha nahIM hai; kintu hA~, isa garIba para eka duHkha pA par3A hai| (zloka 80-89) ___ isa pRthvI para svarga-sA avantI nAmaka eka vRhad deza hai| vaha nirdoSa deza udyAla, nadI evaM jalAzayoM se ati manohara hai| usa deza meM azvabhadra nAmaka eka grAma hai| vaha grAma bar3e-bar3e sarovara, kUpa, vApikA aura vicitra AvAsoM se sundara evaM pRthvI kA tilaka rUpa hai| maiM usI grAma meM rahane vAlA vedAdhyayana-nirata zuddha brahmakulajAta eka agnihotrI brAhmaNa huuN| eka bAra maiM apane prANa-pyAre putra ko usakI mA~ ke pAsa chor3akara vizeSa vidyArjana ke lie dUra deza gyaa| eka dina par3hate hue akAraNa par3hane meM mujhe svAbhAvika aruci ho gyii| usa samaya yaha bar3A apazakuna hupA hai socakara maiM vyAkula ho utthaa| usa apazakUna se bhayabhIta hokara jAtivanta azva jisa prakAra pUrvAzrita mandurA meM lauTa jAtA hai usI prakAra maiM bhI svagrAma ko lauTa gyaa| dUra se hI maiMne apane ghara ko zobhAhIna dekhaa| socane lagA isakA kyA kAraNa hai ? usI samaya merI bAI nAMkha phar3akane lgii| eka kAka zuSka vRkSa kI DAla para baiTha kara kaThora svara meM kA~va-kAva karane lgaa| Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 152] isa apazakuna se merA hRdaya tIrabaddha-sA aura adhika vyathita ho gayA / maiM khinna ho gyaa| maiMne cugalakhora kI taraha ghara meM praveza kiyaa| mujhe pAte dekha merI patnI jisake bAla asta-vyasta hokara bikhare hue the, hA putra ! hA putra ! kahakara rote-rote dharatI para gira pdd'ii| usakI vaha dazA dekhakara maiM samajha gayA ki merA putra mara gayA hai / maiM bhI zokAvega meM prANa rahita manuSya kI taraha jamIna para gira pdd'aa| jaba merI cetanA lauTI taba karuNa kaNTha se vilApa karatA huprA ghara ke cAroM ora dekhane lgaa| taba mujhe merA mRta putra dikhAI diyaa| use sA~pa ne kATa liyA thaa| maiM AhAra nidrA saba kucha bhUlakara samasta rAtri usI ke pAsa zokamagna baiThA rhaa| usI samaya merI kUladevI pAkara bolI-vatsa, pUtra-zoka meM tuma itane vyAkUla kyoM ho ? yadi tuma merI bAta mAno to maiM tumhAre putra ko jIvita kara sakatI huuN| maiM karabaddha hokara bolA-he devI, Apa jo kaheMgI maiM vahI kruuNgaa| kAraNa, putra-zoka se du:khI vyakti kyA nahIM krtaa| (zloka 90-104) taba devI bolI-jisake ghara Aja taka koI nahIM marA usake ghara se zIghra jAkara mAMgalika agni le praayo| (zloka 105) taba se putra ko bacAne ke lie pratyeka ghara meM pUchatA rahA hUM aura sarvatra upahAsAspada hokara bhrAnta banA bhaTaka rahA hai / jisa ghara meM bhI jAkara pUchatA hU~ usI ghara ke loga asaMkhya logoM ko mRtyu kI bAta sunAte haiN| Aja taka aisA koI ghara nahIM milA jahA~ koI marA nahIM ho| isase pAzAhIna hokara mRtaka kI bhA~ti naSTa buddhi maiMne dIna-kaNTha se devI ko jAkara sArI bAta sunAI / kuladevI ne kahA-yadi eka ghara bhI pUrNa maMgalamaya nahIM hai taba tumhArA amaMgala maiM kisa prakAra dUra karUM ? (zloka 106-109) devI kA kathana sunakara bAMsa kI lAThI kI taraha maiM pratyeka grAma, pratyeka nagara ghUmate hue yahA~ AyA huuN| he rAjan, pApa samasta pRthvI ke rakSaka haiN| balavAnoM ke nAyaka haiN| prApa jaisA anya koI nhiiN| vaitADhaya parvata ke durga sthita donoM zreNiyoM meM rahane vAle vidyAdhara bhI ApakI AjJA ko mAlA kI taraha dhAraNa karate haiM, deva bhI sevaka kI bhAMti ApakI AjJA kA pAlana karate haiM / navanidhi bhI sadaiva Apako Ipsita vastu dAna karatI hai| dInoM ko Azraya denA ApakA sarvadA kA vrata hai / maiM ApakI zaraNa meM AyA Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [153 huuN| Apa mujhe kahIM se bhI maMgalAgni ma~gavA deN| jisase devI mere putra ko jIvita kara de| putra-mRtyu ke kAraNa hI maiM atyanta duHkhI (zloka 110-115) rAjA saMsAra ke duHkhoM ko jAnate the phira bhI karuNAvaza brAhmaNa ke du.kha se duHkhita hue| kucha kSaraNa kucha socakara boleisa pRthvI para parvata zreSTha meru kI taraha merA ghara hI zreSTha hai; kintu isa ghara meM bhI meruparvata ke daNDa kI taraha apanI bhujAoM se isa pRthvI ko chatra-sA karane meM sakSama causaTha indroM ke mukuTa se jisake caraNa-kamaloM kI nakha-paMktiyAM udbhAsita hotI thIM ve RSabhadeva svAmI bhI kAlayoga se mRtyu ko prApta ho ge| unake jyeSTha putra rAjA bharata jo cakravatiyoM meM prathama the, surAsura sAnanda jinakI prAjJA kA pAlana karate the, jo saudharmendra ke sAtha asina para baiThate the, prAyU zeSa hone para isa nara paryAya ko tyAgakara ve bhI cale ge| unake choTe bhAI bAhubalI jo bhuja parAkrama vAloM meM svayaMbhU-ramaNa samudra kI taraha dhurIna kahalAte the evaM dIkSA grahaNa ke pazcAt dhyAnamagna hone para bhaiMsa, hAthI, aSTApada prAdi pazu jinakI deha se apanI deha ragar3a kara khujalAte the, jo akampita vajradaNDI kI taraha eka varSa pratibhA dhAraNa kie hue the, ve bhI Ayu samApta hone para eka kSaNa bhI jIvita nahIM rhe| bharata cakravartI ke parAkramI putra the AdityayazA / unakA parAkrama Aditya se kama nahIM thaa| inake putra mahAyazA hue jinakA yazogAna diga-digantoM meM udagIta hotA aura jo parAkramiyoM ke ziromariga the| inake putra hue ativala / indra kI bhA~ti akhaNDa pRthvI para inakA zAsana thaa| inake putra the balabhadra / inhoMne apane bala se sAre jagat ko vazIbhUta kara liyA thA jo ki teja meM sUrya ke samAna the| inake putra hue balavIrya / ve mahAparAkramI the| zaurya aura dhairyadhAriyoM meM mukhya aura rAjAoM meM agraNI the| inake putra hue kttiviiry| ye bhI kItti aura vIrya ke lie prakhyAta the| eka dIpa se jisa prakAra anya dIpa prajvalita ho jAtA hai usI prakAra ve ujjvalakArI the| inake putra jalavIrya hue jo hAthiyoM meM gaMdhahastI kI taraha aura prAyudhoM meM vajradaNDa kI taraha mukhya the aura jinakA parAkrama koI roka nahIM sakatA thaa| inake putra daNDavIrya hue / ve to mAno dvitIya yamarAja hI hoM aisI akhaNDa zakti sampanna aura uddaNDa bhujadaNDa yukta the / ve Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 154] sabhI dakSiNa bharatArddha ke svAmI, mahAparAkramI aura indra pradatta bhagavAn ke mukuTa ko dhAraNa karane vAle the| isa prakAra ve lokottara parAkrama meM deva aura dAnavoM ko jaya karane meM samartha the| ve sabhI daivayoga se isI vaMza meM janme the phira bhI saba mRtyu ko prApta hue| inake pazcAt bhI asaMkhya mahAparAkramI rAjA hue the / ve sabhI mRtyu ko prApta hue the| kAraNa, kAla nizcaya hI duratikramya hai| (zloka 116-136) brAhmaNa, mRtyu pIche se apayaza-kArI kI taraha sabako aniSTakArI, agni kI taraha sabako dagdhakArI, jala kI taraha sabako bhedanakArI hai / mere ghara meM bhI mere koI bhI pUrva puruSa mRtyu se nahIM baca sake taba maiM anya kI to bAta hI kyA khuuN| ataH devI ne jaisA kahA hai vaisA maMgalaghara pApako kahA~ milegA? jo mRtyu sabhI ke lie sAmAnya hai usake lie Apa kyoM zoka karate haiM ? bAlaka ho yA vRddha, daridra ho yA cakravartI mRtyu sabhI ke lie eka-sI hai| saMsAra kA yahI svabhAva hai ki isameM jala-taraMgoM kI bhAMti evaM zaradakAla ke megha kI bhA~ti koI bhI vastu sthira nahIM hai| isake atirikta isa saMsAra meM mAtA-pitA, bhAI-bahina, putra-putravadha prAdi jo sambandha haiM ve pAramArthika nahIM haiM, grAma kI dharmazAlA meM jisa prakAra pathika bhinna-bhinna dizAoM se prAkara milate haiM usI prakAra koI kahIM se to koI kahIM se Akara saMsAra ke eka ghara meM ekatra hote haiN| phira ve sabhI apane-apane karmoM ke pariNAmAnusAra bhinna-bhinna dizAtroM meM cale jAte haiN| ataH koI bhI subuddhivAna manuSya isake lie zoka nahIM karate / he dvijottama, isalie Apa moha ke cihna rUpa jo zoka hai usakA parityAga kara dhairya dhAraNa kreN| he mahAsattva, apane hRdaya meM viveka ko jAgrata kreN| (zloka 137-145) brAhmaNa bolA-he rAjan, maiM saMsAra ke prANImAtra ke svabhAva ko bhalIbhAMti jAnatA hUM, kintu putra-zoka meM Aja vaha saba bhUla gayA huuN| kAraNa jaba taka manuSya ko iSTa-viyoga kA anubhava nahIM hotA tabhI taka saba kucha jAnate haiM aura dhairya rakhate haiM / he svAmI, sarvadA arhatoM ke Adeza kA amRtapAna kara jinakA citta nirmala ho gayA hai aise Apa jaise dhairyadhArI aura vivekI puruSa to kama hI hote haiN| he vivekI, mujha mohagrasta ko Apane jo upadeza Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [15.5 diyA vaha uttama hai; kintu yahI viveka aba Apako sva zrAtmA ke lie dhAraNa karanA ucita hai / kaSTa upasthita hone para mohAdi dvArA Acchanna zrAtmA rakSaNIya hai / isIlie astra dhAraNa kiyA jAtA hai tAki saMkaTa ke samaya vaha kAma aae| usakA vyavahAra saba samaya nahIM hotA / yaha kAla to daridra aura cakravartI sabhI ke lie samAna hai / yaha kisI ke bhI prANoM ko yA putra ko haraNa karane meM bhayabhIta nahIM hotA / jinake kama santAna hotI hai unakI kama santAna maratI haiN| jinake adhika santAna hotI hai unakI adhika santAna maratI hai; kintu vedanA to sabhI ko usI prakAra samAna hI hotI hai jisa prakAra cIMTI yA hAthI ko kama yA adhika prahAra se hotI hai / jisa prakAra maiM apane eka putra ke lie zoka nahIM karU~ usI prakAra prApa bhI apane sabhI putroM kI mRtyu ke lie zoka nahIM kareM / rAjan, bhuja parAkrama se suzobhita prApake sATha hajAra putra kAla yoga se eka sAtha mRtyu ko prApta ho gae haiM / ( zloka 146 - 155) usI samaya rAjakumAroM ke sAtha gae sAmanta, zramAtya, senApati aura kumAroM kI sevA karane vAle sabhI sevaka jo ki samIpa hI khar3e the uttarIya se apanA mu~ha Dhake lajjA se mastaka nIcA kie dAvAnala meM jale vRkSa kI taraha duHkha-vivarNa zarIra, pizAca aura kinnara kI taraha atyanta zUnya mana evaM luNThita kRpaNa kI taraha dIna aura azru pravAhita karate hue mAno sarpa ne darzana kiyA hai isa prakAra lar3akhar3Ate hue mAno saMketa kara bulAyA ho isa prakAra saba eka sAtha sabhA meM prAkara sira nIcA kie apaneapane yogya AsanoM para baiTha gae / ( zloka 156-160) mahAvatahIna hastiyoM netra isa prakAra sthira brAhmaNa ke una vacanoM ko sunakara evaM kI taraha logoM ko prAte dekhakara cakravartI ke ho gae mAno ve citralikhita hoM yA nidrAviSTa hoM yA stambhita evaM zUnya hoM / adhairyavaza rAjA mUcchita ho gae / jaba unakI mUrcchA TUTI to brAhmaNa ne unheM bodha dene ke lie puna: kahA- rAjan, vizva ke moha kI nidrA naSTa karane ke lie sUrya kI bhA~ti RSabhadeva ke prApa vaMzaja haiM, bhagavAn ajitanAtha ke bhAI haiM / phira bhI prApa sAmAnya manuSya kI taraha mohAviSTa hokara ina donoM mahAtmAnoM ko kyoM kalaGkita kara rahe haiM ? ( zloka 162-165) Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 156] rAjA ne socA- yaha brAhmaNa apane putra kI mRtyu ke bahAne mere putroM kI mRtyu ke nATaka kI prastAvanA sunA rahA thA / yaha spaSTataH mere putroM kI mRtyu kI bAta hI kaha rahA hai / kyoMki mere pradhAna puruSa bhI kumAroM ke binA yahA~ akele hI Ae haiM; kintu vana meM vicaraNa karane vAle kezarI siMha kI taraha pRthvI para icchApUrvaka bhramaNa karane vAle mere kumAroM kA vinAza kaise sambhava hai ? jinake sAtha mahAratna the, jo svayaM parAkrama meM ajeya the aise askhalita zakti sampanna kumAroM ko kauna mAra sakatA hai ? ( zloka 166 - 169) taba unhoMne pramAtyoM se kahA- satya kyA hai batAyo ? pratyuttara meM amAtyoM ne nAgakumAroM ke indra- jvalanaprabha kA sArA vRttAnta sunA diyA / yaha sunate hI vajra - pratAr3ita se pRthvI ko kampita karate hue ve mUcchita hokara gira pdd'e| kumAroM kI mAtAe~ bhI mUcchita ho gyiiN| kyoMki putra-viyoga kA duHkha mAtA-pitA donoM ko hI samAna hotA hai / (zloka 170-172) samudra ke nikaTastha garta meM gire jala-jantunoM kI bhA~ti anya logoM kI krandana dhvani se rAja-mahala bhara utthaa| mantrIgaNa bhI rAjakumAroM kI mRtyu ke sAkSI rUpa bane prAtma-nindA karate hue karuNa-svara se krandana karane lage / svAmI ke duHkha ko dekhane meM asamartha haiM isa prakAra char3IdAra bhI hAthoM se mukha ko Dha~kakara ucca svara se rone lage / deha-rakSakagaraNa apane prANa-priya astroM kA parityAga kara - vAyubhagna vRkSa kI taraha jamIna para girakara vilApa karate hue loTa-poTa hone lage / dAvAnala meM gire tittara pakSI kI taraha kaMcukI sva-kaMcukI ko phAr3a-phAr3akara rone lagA aura cirakAla ke pazcAt prAgata zatru kI taraha vakSoM para prAghAta karate 'hAya, hama mara gae' bolate hue dAsI dAsa krodha karane lage / (zloka 173-178) paMkhA vIjane evaM jala ke chIMTe dene se rAjA aura rAniyoM ke duHkha zalya ko apaharaNa karane vAlI saMjJA lauTane lgii| jinake vastra prasutroM ke sAtha pravAhita kAjala se malina ho gae the, jinake gAla aura A~kheM kezoM ke bikhara jAne se prAcchAdita ho rahe the, jinake gale meM par3I muktA-mAlAe~ vakSa para karAghAta karane ke kAraNa bikhara-bikhara jA rahI thIM, jamIna para loTane ke kAraNa jinake kaGkaNoM ke muktA TUTe jA rahe the, ve itanA dIrgha niHzvAsa pheMka rahI thI mAno zokAgni kA dhuprA~ bAhara ho rahA thA - - unake kaNTha aura Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [157 adhara zuSka ho gae the - isa prakAra rAniyA~ khUba rudana kara rahI thIM / (zloka 179-182) - cakravartI sagara bhI usa samaya dhairya, lajjA aura viveka kA parityAga kara rAniyoM kI taraha hI zoka se vyAkula hokara isa prakAra vilApa karane lage - he kumAro, tuma loga kahA~ ho ? aba bhramaraNa karanA banda kase / aba tuma logoM ke rAjya graharaNa aura vrata graharaNa karane kA samaya ho gayA hai / isa brAhmaNa ne satya hI kahA hai / aura koI mujhe nahIM kahatA ki cora kI taraha kapaTI bhAgya dvArA tuma luTa gae ho| he deva, tuma kahA~ ho ? he prathama nAgarAja jvalanaprabha tuma kahA~ ho ? kSatriyoM ke lie prayogya zrAcaraNa karake aba tuma kahA~ jAmroge ? he senApati, tumhAre bhujadaNDoM kI pracaNDatA kahA~ gaI ? he purohitaratna, tumhArA kSemakaraNa kahA~ gayA ? he varddhakIratna, tumhArA, durga racanA kauzala kyA gala gayA thA ? he gRhIratna, tuma apanI saMjIvanI prauSadhi kyA kahIM bhUla gae the ? he gajaratna, kyA usa samaya tumheM gajanimIlikA huI thI ? he azvaratna kyA usa samaya tumheM zUla ne pIr3ita kara rakhA thA? he cakra, he daNDa, he khaDga, tuma kyA usa samaya kahIM chipa gae the ? he mariNa aura kAMkaNIratna, tuma loga bhI kyA usa samaya divasa ke candra kI taraha tejohIna ho gae the ? he chatraratna, he carmaratna, tuma loga kyA vAdyayantroM ke camar3e kI taraha phaTa gae the ? he navanidhi, kyA tumheM pRthvI ne grasa liyA thA ? maiMne tuma logoM ke bharose niHzaGka hokara kumAroM ko bheja diyA thA krIr3Arata rAjakumAroM kI usa adhama nAga se rakSA kyoM nahIM kI ? aba sarvanAza ho jAne ke bAda maiM kyA kara sakatA hUM? maiM vaMzasahita jvalanaprabha kA vinAza kara sakatA hU~; kintu kyA usase kumAra punaH jIvita ho sakeMge ? bhagavAna RSabha ke vaMza meM prAjataka koI bhI isa prakAra nahIM marA hai / putra, tumaloga aisI lajjAjanaka mRtyu ko kaise prApta hue ? ( zloka 183 - 194) mere samasta pUrva puruSa prAyu pUrNa hone para hI mRtyu ko prApta karane vAle hue the / unhoMne pranta meM dIkSA grahaNa karake svarga yA mokSa pAyA hai / he putragaNa, jisa prakAra araNya meM udgata vRkSa kA dohada pUrNa nahIM hotA usI prakAra tuma logoM ke svecchA vihAra kA dohada pUrNa nahIM huA / aisA lagatA hai udita hue pUrNacandra ko / Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 158] rAhu ne grasa liyA, puSpita vRkSoM ko hastI ne dharAzAyI kara diyA, taTa para zrAe jahAja ko pahAr3a ne cUra-cUra kara diyA, AkAza meM samaveta megha ko vAyu ne chinna-bhinna kara diyA, pake hue dhAnya kSetra dAvAnala meM bhasma ho gayA / hAya, dharma, artha aura kAma ke yogya tuma vinaSTa ho gae / he putro, kRpaNa dhanADhya ke ghara Agata yAcaka kI bhA~ti tumaloga mere ghara grAkara prakRtArtha avasthA meM hI yahA~ se cale gae / yaha kitane duHkha kI bAta hai / udyAnahIna candrikA jisa prakAra vyartha hotI hai usI prakAra tuma logoM ke binA cakrAdiratna aura navanidhi mere kisa kAma ke ? prANa-priya putroM ke binA yaha chaha khaNDa kA bharata kSetra kA rAjya mere lie vyartha hai | ( zloka 195-202) isa bhA~ti vilApa karate hue sagara cakrI ko samajhAne ke lie vahI brAhmaNa zrAvaka amRta-sI madhura vANI meM punaH bolAhe rAjan, Apake vaMza ne pRthvI kI rakSA kI taraha jJAna bhI adhikAra meM pAyA hai / ataH Apako anya koI bodha de yaha sambhava nahIM hai / jagata kI moha nidrA ko dUra karane vAle ajitanAtha svAmI jinake bhAI haiM use koI dUsarA upadeza de yaha kadApi sambhava nahIM hai / jaba ki dUsare bhI yaha bAta jAnate haiM ki saMsAra AsAra hai taba Apako to yaha jJAta hI hogA / kAraNa zrApa to janma se hI sarvajJa ke sevaka haiM / he rAjan, pitA-mAtA, strI, putra aura mitra sabhI isa saMsAra meM svapnavat haiM / jo subaha thA vaha madhyAhna meM nahIM rahA aura jo madhyAhna meM thA vaha rAtri meM nahIM isa prakAra isa saMsAra meM sabhI padArtha anitya haiM / Apa to svayaM hI tattvavettA haiM ataH dhairya dhAraNa karie kyoM ki sUrya vizva ko prakAzita karatA hai; kintu sUrya ko kauna prakAzita karegA ? (zloka 203 - 209) lavaNa samudra jisa prakAra lavaNa aura maNiyoM se vyApta hai, pakSa kI madhya rAta jaise andhakAra aura prakAza se vyApta hai, himAlaya jisa prakAra divya auSadhi aura hima se vyApta hai usI bhA~ti usa brAhmaNa ke upadeza aura putroM kI mRtyu sunakara sagara rAjA upadeza aura moha se vyApta ho gae / sagara cakrI ke hRdaya meM jaisA svAbhAvika mahAn dhairya thA usI prakAra putroM ko mRtyu kA saMvAda sunakara moha utpanna ho gayA / eka myAna meM do talavAroM kI taraha, eka stambha meM do hastiyoM kI taraha rAjA ke mana meM bodha aura Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1159 moha eka sAtha utpanna hue| taba rAjA ko samajhAne ke lie subuddhi nAmaka mukhya amAtya amRtamaya vANI meM isa prakAra bole, samudra apanI maryAdA kA parityAga kara sakatA hai, parvata kampita ho sakatA hai, pRthvI caMcala ho sakatI hai, vajra jarjara ho sakatA hai; kintu Apa jaise mahAtmA mahAn duHkha prA par3ane para bhI bhayabhIta nahIM hote / isa saMsAra meM kuTumba prabhI hai, abhI nhiiN| etadartha vivekI puruSa inase moha nahIM rkhte| isa viSaya meM eka kathA kahatA hai, dhyAna se sunie (zloka 210-219) ____ isa jambUdvIpa ke bharata kSetra ke kisI nagara meM eka rAjA the| ve jaina dharma rUpI sarovara meM haMsa kI taraha the| ve sadAcAra rUpI patha ke pathika the| prajA rUpI mayUra ke lie megha ke samAna the / maryAdA pAlana meM sAgara-tulya the| samasta vyasana rUpI tRNoM ke lie agni-rUpa the| dayArUpa valadoM ke lie AzrayarUpa vRkSa the / kIrtirUpa nadI ke udgama ke lie parvata tulya evaM zIla rUpI ratnoM ke lie rohaNAcala parvata the| ekadina ve sukhapUrvaka apanI rAjasabhA meM baiThe the| tabhI char3IdAra ne prAkara kahA-eka AdamI Apase milane pAyA hai| usake hAtha meM phUloM kI mAlA hai| vaha zilpI-sA lagatA hai| vaha kucha nivedana karane ke lie Apase milanA cAhatA hai| vaha paNDita hai yA kavi, gandharva hai yA naTa, nItivettA hai yA astravid yA aindrajAlika yaha nahIM jAnatA, kintu prAkRti se guNavAna lagatA hai| kahA bhI gayA hai-jahA~ prAkRti sundara hai vahA~ guNa bhI hote haiN| (zloka 220-226) rAjA ne Adeza diyA-use zIghra yahAM le prAyo, tAki vaha apane mana kI bAta kaha sake / (zloka 227) rAjA kI AjJA se char3IdAra use rAjasabhA meM le aayaa| budha jisa prakAra sUryamaNDala meM praveza karatA hai usI bhAMti usane rAjasabhA meM praveza kiyaa| rikta hasta se rAjA ke darzana nahIM karanA cAhie, mAlI kI taraha rAjA ko eka puSpamAla bheMTa dii| taduparAnta char3IdAra ke batAe hue prAsana para karabaddha hokara baiTha gyaa| .. (zloka 228-230) taba rAjA ne netra visphArita evaM hAsya se proSTha prasArita karate hue pUchA-brAhmaNa, kSatriya, vaizya, zUdra ina cAra vargoM meM tuma kisa varNa ke ho ? A~mbaSTha aura magadhAdi dezoM meM tuma kisa deza Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 160] ke ho ? zrotrIya, paurANika smArta ho yA jyotiSI ? tIna vidyAoM ke jJAtA ho? dhanukAcArya ho ? DhAla-talavAra ke vyavahAra meM paTa ho? bI kA prayoga kara sakate ho? tuma kyA zalya jAtIya prastroM meM kuzala ho? kyA gadA yuddha jAnate ho? kyA tuma daNDa yuddha ke paNDita ho ? kyA tuma zakti calAne meM sazakta ho? kyA mUsala zAstra meM dakSa ho ? hala zAstra meM kyA tuma adhika catura ho ? cakra calAne meM kyA tuma parAkramI ho ? charikA yuddha meM kyA tuma nipuNa ho? kyA azva-vidyA ke jJAtA ho ? kyA hastI ko zikSA dene meM samartha ho? kyA tuma vyUha-racanA ke jJAtA prAcArya ho? kyA vyUha racanA ko tor3ane meM bhI kuzala ho ? rathAdi kI racanA jAnate ho? kyA ratha calA sakate ho ? kyA sonA, rUpA Adi dhAtoM ko gar3hanA jAnate ho? caitya, prAsAda, aTTAlikA Adi ke nirmANa meM kyA tuma nipuNa ho ? kyA vicitra yantra aura durgAdi ke nirmANa meM catura ho ? kisI sAMyAtrika ke kyA tuma kumAra ho? yA kisI sArthavAha ke putra ? svarNakAra ho yA mariNakAra ho? vINAvAdana meM pravINa ho yA veNu bajAne meM ? Dhola bajAne meM catura ho yA tabalA bajAne meM ? vANI ke kyA tuma abhinetA ho ? gAyana zikSaka ho ? sUtradhAra ho ? naTa ke nAyaka ho yA bhATa ho yA nRtyAcArya ho ? saMzaptaka ho yA cAraNa ? samasta lipiyoM ke jJAtA ho yA citrakAra ? miTTI kA kAma jAnate ho? yA anya kisI prakAra ke kArIgara ho ? nadI, hrada, samudra atikrama karane kA kyA kabhI prayAsa kiyA hai ? yA mAyA, indrajAla evaM anya kisI kapaTa prayoga meM tuma catura ho ? (zloka 231-245) isa prakAra prAdarapUrvaka jaba rAjA ne usase pUchA to usane namaskAra kara rAjA se kahA-rAjan, jaise jala kA prAdhAra samudra hai, teja kA AdhAra sUrya hai usI prakAra samasta pAtroM ke AdhAra prApa haiN| maiM veda zAstra-jJAtAoM kA sahAdhyayI hUM dhanurvedAdijJAtA, prAcArya yA usase bhI adhika huuN| samasta kArIgaroM meM maiM pratyakSa vizvakarmA haiM, gItAdi kalAoM meM mAno puruSa rUpa meM sAkSAt sarasvatI haiM / ratnAdi ke vyavahAra meM maiM jauhariyoM ke lie pitRtulya huuN| vAcAlatA meM cAraNa-bhAToM kA maiM upAdhyAya jaisA huuN| nadI Adi ko pAra karane meM maiM dakSa hUM; kintu isa samaya indrajAla vidyA Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [161 kA prayoga karane ke lie maiM Apake pAsa AyA | maiM muhUrtta mAtra meM udyAna kI racanA kara sakatA hU~ / usameM vasantAdi RtunoM kA pravartana aura parivartana karane meM bhI samartha hU~ / AkAza meM gandharva nagara ke saMgIta ko prakaTa kara sakatA hUM / kSaNa bhara meM pradRzya, dRzya aura antardhAna ho sakatA huuN| maiM kaTahala kI taraha khaira ke aGgAroM ko khA sakatA hU~ / tapta lauha ke tomara ko supArI kI taraha cabA sakatA hU~ / maiM jalacara, sthalacara va khecara ke rUpa eka prakAra se yA aneka prakAra se dUsaroM kI icchAnusAra dhAraNa kara sakatA hU~ / maiM dUra se icchita padArtha lA sakatA hU~, padArthoM kA raGga usI kSaNa parivartita kara sakatA hUM aura Azcaryajanaka aneka kAryoM kA kauzala mere adhigata hai | ataH he rAjan, merI kalA vidyA dekhakara use saphala kIjie / (zloka 246-257) isa prakAra garjanA kara sthira hue megha kI bhA~ti usake pratijJA kara cupa hone para rAjA ne usase kahA - he kalAvid puruSa, jaise koI cuhiyA pakar3ane ke lie parvata khodatA hai, machalI pakar3ane ke lie sarovara ko zuSka karatA hai, kASTha ke lie Amravana vinaSTa karatA hai, eka muSThi cane ke lie candrakAntA maNi bhasma karatA hai, ghAva para paTTI bA~dhane ke lie devadUSya vastra phAr3atA hai, kIlaka ke lie devAlaya tor3atA hai usI bhAMti sphaTika ke samAna zuSka paramArtha prApta karane kI yogyatA sampanna tuma apavidyA prApta karane meM zvAtmA ko malina karate ho / sannipAtI rogI kI taraha tumhArI ina apavidyAnoM ko dekhane vAle kI buddhi bhI bhraSTa ho jAtI hai / tuma yAcaka ho arthAt icchAnusAra dhana maaNgo| hamAre kula meM kisI kI bhI ucita prazAe~ tor3I nahIM jAtI / ( zloka 258-264) rAjA ke isa kaThora vacana ko sunakara vaha abhimAnI vyakti apane krodha ko chipAte hue bola par3A- kyA maiM andhA hUM ? badhira hU~ ? hAtha-pA~va vihIna yA napuMsaka hU~ ? yA anya kisI prakAra se dayA kA pAtra hU~ jo apane guNoM kA paricaya die binA, camatkAra dikhAe binA Apako kalpavRkSa mAnakara dAna grahaNa karU ? prApako merA namaskAra hai / maiM yahA~ se anyatra jA rahA hUM / aisA kahakara vaha khar3A ho gayA / mujha para kRpaNatA kA doSa AegA isa bhaya se rAjA ne Thaharane ko kahA; kintu vaha ThaharA nahIM, sabhAgRha se bAhara ho gyaa| sevakoM ne yaha kahakara rAjA kI lajjA dUra kI - zrApa to Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 162] use dAna de hI rahe the; kintu usane krodhAveza meM ise grahaNa nahIM kiyaa| isameM ApakA kyA doSa hai ? (zloka 265-270) ___ isa bAra vaha brAhmaNa ke veza meM hAthoM meM upahAra lie rAjadvAra para paayaa| dvArapAla ne usake Ane kI khabara rAjA ko dii| dvAra para prAgata vyakti kI khabara denA to dvArapAla kA kartavya hI hai| rAjAjJA se satkAra saMbandhita kArya ke adhikArI sahita char3IdAra use darabAra meM le praayaa| usane rAjA ke sammukha khar3e rahakara hAtha U~cA kara AzIrvAdAtmaka AryavedoM ke mantra padakrama se bole / taduparAnta char3IdAra dvArA batAe prAsana para jA baiThA / rAjA kI kRpApUrNa dRSTi use dekhane lgii| rAjA ne pUchA-tuma kauna ho aura yahAM kyoM Ae ho? (zloka 271-276) taba vaha brAhmaNazreSTha bolA-he rAjan, maiMne naimittika vidyA ke sAkSAt avatAra hoM aise guru kI upAsanA kara yaha vidyA prApta kI hai| pATha adhikaraNI grantha, phalAdeza grantha, jAtaka aura gaNitaka grantha mujhe apane nAma ko taraha kaNThastha haiN| he rAjA, maiM tapaH siddha muni kI taraha bhUta, bhaviSya aura vartamAna kI bAteM Apako ekadama ThIka-ThIka batalA sakatA huuN| (zloka 276-279) rAjA bole-he vipra, vartamAna ke alpa samaya meM jo kucha hone vAlA hai vaha batAo ! kAraNa, anya ko apane jJAna kA paricaya zIghratA se karavA denA hI jJAna kA phala hai| (zloka 280) __taba brAhmaNa ne kahA-pAja se sAtaveM dina samudra samasta saMsAra ko jalamaya kara pralaya kara degaa| (zloka 281) yaha sunakara rAjA ke mana meM kSobha aura vismaya eka sAtha utpanna humA / ataH unhoMne anya jyotiSiyoM kI ora dekhA / rAjA ke bhakuTi saMketa ko samajhakara brAhmaNa kI isa asambhava bAta para Rddha hokara jyotiSiyoM ne upahAsa ke svara meM kahA-mahArAja, lagatA hai, yaha koI navIna jyotiSI prakaTa huA hai yA phira isake jyotiSa zAstra kI hI navIna sRSTi huI hai jisake pariNAmasvarUpa yaha sunane meM duHkhadAyI aisA vAkya bola rahA hai ki samasta jagat jalamaya ho jAegA; kintu kyA graha-nakSatra tArAdi bhI navIna sRSTa hue haiM jinakI vakragati ke AdhAra para yaha isa bhA~ti bola rahA hai ? jitane bhI jyotiSa zAstra haiM ve sarvajJoM ke ziSya gaNadharoM dvArA racita dvAdazAMgI para AdhArita haiN| unake anusAra vicAra karane Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [163 para to aisA nahIM lagatA / ye sUryAdi graha jo ki una zAstroM se sambandha rakhate haiM ve to anumAna se bhI aisA nahIM kahate / lavaraNa samudra ne jambUdvIpa ko ghera rakhA hai / vaha kabhI bhI isa brAhmaNa kI taraha maryAdA kA tyAga nahIM kara sakatA / zrAkAza yA pAtAla se koI nayA samudra utpanna huA ho to vaha vizva ko jalamaya kara sakatA hai / yaha brAhmaNa dussAhasI, pizAca kA sAdhaka aura matta evaM unmatta hai | svabhAva se hI bAta pIr3ita hai yA asamaya meM zAstra par3hA hai yA yaha mRgI kA rogI hai ataH ucchRGkhala banakara aise vAkya bola rahA hai / Apa meru kI taraha sthira aura pRthvI kI taraha sabako sahana karate haiM isIlie duSTa vyakti svacchandatApUrvaka aisI bAta bola sakatA hai / aisI bAta sAdhAraNa logoM ke sammukha bhI nahIM kahI jA sakatI taba phira kopa aura kRpA kI zakti se sampanna prApake sammukha to bolA hI kaise jA sakatA hai ? aise durvacana bolane vAlA kyA dhIra hai ? yA aise vacanoM ko sunakara bhI jo kruddha nahIM hotA vaha zrotA hI dhIra hai ? yadi ina vAkyoM para svAmI kI zraddhA ho to ho kAraNa yaha vAkya to binA pramAraNa ke hI svIkAra karanA hogA / parvata ur3a sakatA hai, AkAza meM phUla khila sakatA hai, agni zItala ho sakatI hai, bandhyA ke putra ho sakatA hai, gadhe ke sIMga ho sakate haiM; kintu isakA kathana kabhI bhI satya nahIM ho sakatA / ( zloka 282 - 298 ) apanI rAjasabhA ke jyotiSiyoM kI bAta sunakara yogya aura prayogya ke jJAtA rAjA ne kautuhalapUrvaka nae jyotiSI kI zrora dekhA / vaha jyotiSI bhI mAno rAja-jyotiSiyoM kI ukti se preraNA prApta kI ho isa bhAMti upahAsapUrNa vANI meM bolAhe rAjan, ApakI sabhA ke maMtrI kyA vidUSaka haiM yA vasanta Rtu ke vinoda ke vyavasthApaka ? yA grAma paNDita ? he prabho, ApakI sabhA meM yadi isa prakAra ke sabhAsad raheMge to caturatA nirAzrita hokara naSTa ho jAegI / rAjan, Apa vizva meM catura haiM / zrApakA ina mugdha mUrkhoM ke sAtha bAtacIta karanA kezarI siMha kA zrRMgAla se bAtacIta karane jaisA azobhanIya hai / yadi ye kulakramAgata rUpa meM zvApake sevaka haiM to ina alpabuddhi vAloM ko striyoM kI taraha poSaNa kareM / svarNa aura mANikya ke mukuTa meM jisa prakAra kAMcakhaNDa zobhA nahIM detA usI prakAra ye ApakI sabhA meM baiThane yogya Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 164] nahIM haiN| ye jarA bhI zAstroM ke rahasya ko nahIM samajhate / ye zuka kI bhAMti pATha raTakara hI abhimAnI ho gae haiN| mithyA gAla bajAne vAle evaM gadhe kI pUcha ko pakar3e rahane vAle vyaktiyoM kI hI yaha vANI hai, kintu jo rahasyArtha ko jAnate haiM ve to vivecanA karake hI bolate haiN| sArthavAha kI pratimUtti ko yadi U~Ta kI pITha para baiThA deM aura vaha dezAntaroM meM ghUma Ae to kyA yaha kahA jA sakatA hai ki vaha pathoM kA jJAtA hai ? jisane kabhI jala meM pAMva nahIM rakhA vaha laukI ke khola ko bA~dhakara taira sakatA hai; kinta kyA usase yaha kahA jAegA ki vaha tairanA jAnatA hai ? isI taraha unhoMne guru ke kathana se zAstroM ko par3hA hai; kintu usakA rahasyArtha bilkula nahIM jAnate / yadyapi ina durbuddhiyoM ko hamArI bAta kA vizvAsa nahIM hogA phira bhI kyA vizvAsa pradAnakArI vaha sAtavAM dina adhika dUra hai ? he rAjendra, mahAsamudra yadi apanI uttAla taraMgoM se jagata ko jalamaya kara hamAre vacana ko satya kara detA hai to kyA jyotiSa grantha ke jJAtA Apake ye sabhAsad parvata ke pakSiyoM kI taraha ur3ate raheMge ? vRkSoM kI taraha AkAza meM phUla khilA hai dekheMge ? agni ko jala kI taraha zItala kaheMge ? bandhyA ke kyA dhenu kI taraha putra janmAeMge ? bhaiMsa kI taraha kyA gardabha ko sIMga vAlA kaheMge? patthara jahAja kI taraha jala meM taira rahA hai kaheMge ? nArakiyoM ko kyA vedanA rahita kareMge? yA isa prakAra asAmaJjasyapUrNa kathana karane vAle ye mUrkha sarvajJa bhASita zAstra ko anyathA kareMge? rAjan, maiM sAta dinoM taka Apake karmacAriyoM ke adhIna rhuuNgaa| kAraNa jo mithyAbhASI haiM ve isa prakAra nahIM raha sakate / yadi merA kathana sAtaveM dina satya na ho to cora kI taraha cANDAla dvArA mujhe daNDa deN| (zloka 300-319) taba rAjA bole, isa brAhmaNa kI bAta saMdigdha, aniSTakara yA asambhava ho yA satya ho sAtaveM dina Apa sabhI kA sandeha miTa jaaegaa| tabhI satyAsatya kI vivecanA kI jA skegii| phira unhoMne usa brAhmaNa ko apanI bandhaka rakhI vastu kI taraha nija praGgarakSaka ko sauMpA aura sabhA visarjita kara dI / usa samaya nagara ke loga vibhinna prakAra kI bAteM karane lage -poha ! Aja ke sAtaveM dina mahAn kautuka dekha sakeMge / kheda hai ki unmatta kI taraha bolane Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [165 vAlA yaha brAhmaNa sAtaveM dina mArA jAegA / yaha bhI ho sakatA hai ki yugAntara hI ghaTita ho nahIM to kyA apane prANoM ko saMkaTa meM DAlakara koI aisA kahegA ? brAhmaNa socane lagA, maiM sAtaveM dina sabako Azcaryacakita kara dUMgA / utsukatA ke prAdhikya ke kAraNa usa brAhmaNa ne bahuta kaSTa se sAta dina vyatIta kie| saMzaya miTAne ke lie rAjA ne bhI bAra-bAra ginate hue chaha dinoM ko chaha mAsa kI taraha vyatIta kiyaa| saptama dina rAjA candrazAla (chata) para baiThakara brAhmaNa se bole - he vipra, prAja tumhAre vAkya praura jIvana avadhi pUrNa huI, kAraNa tumane kahA thA ki sAtaveM dina pralaya ke lie samudra utkSipta hogA; kintu abhI taka to kahIM jvAra ke cihna paryanta dikhAyI nahIM par3e haiM / tumane to kahA thA ki saba kucha pralaya ho jAegA / ata: sabhI tumhAre bairI ho gae haiM / yadi tumhArA kathana mithyA nikalA to sabhI tumheM daNDa dene ko utsuka ho jAe~ge; kintu tuma ho tuccha jIva / tumheM daNDa dekara bhI mujhe kyA lAbha hogA ? ataH aba tuma yahA~ se cale jAno / kathana unmatta avasthA meM kahA thA / lagatA hai tumane yaha ( zloka 320 - 329) phira unhoMne rakSakoM ko AjJA dI - becAre isa garIba ko chor3a do tAki yaha sukha-svacchandatApUrvaka calA jAe / isa para hAsyamukha usa brAhmaraNa ne kahA- mahAtmAnoM ko yaha yogya hI hai ki ve sabake prati dayAlu hote haiM; kintu he rAjan ! jaba taka merI pratiSThA mithyA nahIM ho jAtI hai maiM dayA kA pAtra nahIM hU~ / jaba merA kathana jhUTha nikalegA taba Apa merA vadha karAne meM samartha hoNge| jaba maiM vadha ke yogya ho jAU~gA taba yadi Apa mujhe chor3a deMge to dayAlu kahalAeMge / yadyapi zrApane mujhe chor3a diyA hai; kintu maiM yahA~ se jAU~gA nahIM, kaidI kI taraha rahU~gA / aba mere kathana ko satya pramANita hone meM sAmAnya-sA hI samaya avazeSa hai / alpa samaya ke lie dhairya rakheM aura yahA~ avasthita rahakara yamarAja ke agragAmI sainikoM ke samAna samudra kI dhAvamAna taraMgoM ko dekheM / zrApakI sabhA ke jyotiSiyoM ko alpa samaya ke lie sAkSI rakheM / kAraNa, kSaNa mAtra ke pazcAt Apa, maiM aura ye koI yahA~ nahIM raheMge / 1 ( zloka 330-336) aisA kahakara vaha mauna ho gayA / kSaNa bhara ke pazcAt hI mRtyu kI garjanA - sA eka avyakta zabda sunA gayA / akasmAt hone Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 166] vAle usa vedanAdAyaka zabda ko sunakara sabhI vanya hariNa kI taraha utkarNa ho ge| taba usa brAhmaNa ne kucha mAthA uThAkara, kucha prAsana se uThakara, kucha proSTha vakra kara kahA-he rAjan, AkAza aura pRthvI ko vyApta karane vAlI garjanA sunie-yaha Apake prayANakAlIna bhambhA dhvani kI taraha hai| jisakA sAmAnya jala grahaNa kara puSkarAvAdi megha samasta pRthvI ko DubA dene meM samartha haiM vahI samudra maryAdA kA ullaGkana kara abAdhagati se isa pRthvI ko DubAne pA rahA hai| vaha dekhie-samudra gahvarAdi ko bhara rahA hai| vRkSoM ko mathina kara rahA hai, bhUmi ko prAcchAdita kara rahA hai, parvatoM ko DabA rahA hai| proha ! kaisA durvAra hai|yh samudra ! jora se A~dhI pAne para usase bacane ke lie ghara meM praveza kiyA jA sakatA hai, Aga ko bujhAne ke lie jala kA prayoga kiyA jA sakatA hai| kintu dhAvamAna samudra ko rokane ke lie koI upAya nahIM hai / jaba brAhmaNa yaha kaha rahA thA tabhI dekhate-dekhate mRgatRSNA ke jala kI taraha dUra se cAroM tarapha vyApta jalarAzi dikhAI pdd'ii| (zloka 337-345) jisa prakAra kasAI vizvAsa karane vAle ko vinaSTa kara detA hai usI prakAra samudra ne vizva kA saMhAra kara diyA hai-aisI hAhAkAra dhvani utthii| loga kruddha hokara jora-jora se cillAne lage-taba vaha brAhmaNa rAjA ke pAsa Akara aMgulI se dikhAtA humA krUra kI taraha batAne lagA-dekhie, udhara DUba gayA, vaha dekhie udhara DUba gyaa| andhakAra kI taraha jala se parvatoM ke zikhara taka Dhaka gae haiM mAno ye sAre vana jala ne ukhAr3akara pheMka die hoN| ataH ve sAre vRkSa aneka prakAra se jala-jantuoM kI taraha tairate hue dikhAI par3a rahe haiN| thor3e samaya ke andara hI yaha jala grAma, khAna aura nagaroM ko vinaSTa kara degA / oha ! aisI bhavitavyatA ko dhikkAra hai| pIche se cugalI karane vAle vyakti kA vaha doSa jisa prakAra usake anya sadguNoM ko DhaMka detA hai usI prakAra ucchala jalarAzi ne samasta nagara ko DhaMka diyA hai| he rAjan, samudra kA jala isa prakAra durga ke cAroM ora parikhA kI taraha vyApta huyA jA rahA hai aura prAkAroM para prAghAta kara rahA hai| aba yaha jala durga meM praveza kara rahA hai| aisA mAlama ho rahA hai ki ghor3A savAra sahita use lA~gha rahA hai / dekhie, samudra jala se sAre mandira, prAsAda, nagara Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [167 kuNDa kI taraha bhara rahe haiM / he rAjan zrazvArohI sainya kI taraha vaha jala garajatA huA Apake gRha-dvAra kI ora tejI se A rahA hai / he pRthvIpati, jala meM DUbe nagara kA mAno zeSa bhAga ho isa prakAra ApakA prAsAda isa samaya bandara-sA laga rahA hai / prApakI kRpA se unmatta rAja-sevaka jisa prakAra Apake prAsAda ke zikharoM para car3ha rahe haiM jala bhI usI prakAra prabAdha gati se prAsAda ke zikhara kI ra daur3A zrA rahA hai / Apake prAsAda kI pahalI maJjila jala meM DUba gaI hai, dUsarI DUba rahI hai, tIsarI ne bhI DUbanA prArambha kara diyA hai / vaha dekhie, dekhate-dekhate caturtha, paJcama aura chaThI maMjila bhI jala meM DUba gaI hai / viSa ke vega kI taraha cAroM ora se jala kA jvAra isa ghara ke cAroM ora zrA rahA hai / he rAjan, vaha dekhie, pralaya ho gayA / maiMne jaisA kahA thA vaisA hI huA / usa samaya jo mujhe dekhakara ha~sa rahe the prApakI sabhA ke ve jyotiSIgaraNa aba kahA~ gae ? ( zloka 346-361) taba vizva-saMhAra ke zoka se vyAkula rAjA uThe aura markaTa kI bhA~ti pAnI meM chalAMga lagA gae / kSaraNamAtra ke pazcAt hI rAjA ne svayaM ko pUrvavat hI siMhAsana para baiThA pAyA, vaha samudra jala muhUrta bhara meM na jAne kahA~ antarhita ho gayA ? rAjA ke netra prAzcarya se visphArita ho gae / unhoMne dekhA - vRkSa, parvata, durga aura samasta vizva jaisA thA vaisA hI hai / (zloka 362-365) tatpazcAt vaha aindrajAlika ne Dholaka lekara bajAte hue kahAprathama meM indrajAla ke prayogakartA aura sarvaprathama indrajAla ke racayitA saMvara nAmaka indra ke caraNa-kamaloM meM praNAma karatA huuN| apane siMhAsana para baiThe rAjA ne prAzcarya ke sAtha usa brAhmaNa se pUchA - yaha saba kyA hai ? taba brAhmaNa ne kahA- maiM Apako samasta kalAoM kA jJAtA aura guNagrAhI samajhakara Apake pAsa AyA thA / usa samaya Apane merA yaha kahakara tiraskAra kara diyA ki indrajAla matibhraSTa banAtA hai evaM binA indrajAla ko dekhe hI Apane mujhe dhana denA cAhA thA / maiMne vaha grahaNa nahIM kiyA aura kruddha hokara calA gayA / guNa vAloM ke guNoM kI prApta karane meM jo zrama hotA hai vaha khUba dhana prApta hone se sArthaka nahIM hotA / guNI ke guNa ko jAnane se hI vaha sArthaka hotA hai / ataH maiMne kapaTa jyotiSI banakara Apako sva- indrajAla vidyA dikhaaii| aba Apa prasanna hoN| maiMne Apake - Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 168] sabhAsadoM kA tiraskAra kiyA aura bahuta samaya taka Apako mohAviSTa rakhA usakI upekSA krie| kAraNa, tattva dRSTi se to isameM merA koI aparAdha nahIM hai / (zloka 366-373) aisA kahakara vaha aindrajAlika cupa ho gayA taba paramArtha ke jJAtA rAjA amRta-sI madhura-vANI meM bole - he vipra, tumane rAjA aura rAja-sabhAsadoM kA tiraskAra kiyA isake lie bhayabhIta mata bano, kAraNa tuma mere mahAn upakArI ho| tumane mujhe indrajAla dikhAkara yaha samajhA diyA hai ki yaha saMsAra indrajAla kI taraha hI prasAra hai| jisa prakAra tumane jala prakaTa kiyA jo ki dekhatedekhate hI vilIna ho gayA usI prakAra isa saMsAra ke sAre padArtha bhI prakaTa hokara naSTa ho jAne vAle haiN| moha, isa saMsAra meM aba mohagrasta hokara kyA rahanA hai ? isa prakAra rAjA ne saMsAra ke aneka doSoM ko dikhAkara vipra ko kRtArtha kiyA aura tatpazcAt dIkSA grahaNa kara lii| (zloka 374-378) ___yaha kathA kahakara subuddhi pradhAna ne kahA-he prabho, isa saMsAra ko usa rAjA ne jaisA batAyA hai yaha saMsAra vaisA hI hai / indrajAlasA hI hai yaha hama nizcita rUpa se mAnate haiN| phira Apa to saba kucha jAnate hI haiM kAraNa Apa sarvajJa kula meM candramA tulya haiN| . (zloka 379) taduparAnta vahaspati se buddhimAna dvitIya maMtrI zoka-zalya dUra karane vAle vacanoM meM napa zreSTha se kahane lage-bahuta dinoM pUrva bharata kSetra meM eka nagara thaa| vahA~ vivekAdi guNoM kI khAna eka rAjA the| eka bAra jaba ve sabhA meM baiThe the char3IdAra ne kahA-eka vyakti bAhara khar3A hai, vaha svayaM ko mAyA prayoga meM dakSa mAnatA hai| vizuddha buddhimAna rAjA ne use rAjasabhA meM Ane kI anumati nahIM dii| kAraNa, mAyAvI aura sarala manuSyoM meM paraspara zAzvata svAbhAvika zatrutA kI bhA~ti mitratA nahIM hotii| andara jAne kI anumati na pAkara vaha mAyAvI khinna hokara calA gyaa| (zloka 380-383) kucha dinoM pazcAt vahI mAyAvI kAmarUpI deva kA rUpa banAkara AkAzapatha se sabhA meM paayaa| isake eka hAtha meM talavAra tathA anya hAtha meM barachI thii| sAtha meM eka sundara strI bhI thii| Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ horthcom [169 use dekhakara rAjA ne pUchA-tuma kauna ho? yaha strI kauna hai ? tuma yahA~ kyoM Ae ho? (zloka 384-386) usane kahA-rAjan, maiM vidyAdhara hN| yaha vidyAdharI merI patnI hai| eka vidyAdhara se merI zatrutA ho gayI hai| usa lampaTa durAtmA ne merI strI kA usI prakAra haraNa kara liyA jisa prakAra rAhu candra-sudhA ko hara letA hai| maiM use chur3Akara lAyA hU~ / kAraNa he rAjan, nArI kA apamAna to pazu bhI nahIM saha skte| isa pRthvI ko dhAraNa kara prApake pracaNDa bhujadaNDa sArthaka ho gae haiN| daridroM ke dAridraya ko dUra kara ApakI sampatti saphala huI hai| bhayabhIta ko abhayadAna dekara prApakA parAkrama kRtArtha hupA hai| vidvAnoM ke saMzaya ko dUra kara ApakI vidvattA amogha bana gayI hai| vizva ke kaNTakoM ko dUra karane meM prApakA zastra-kauzala saphala hunA hai| isake atirikta Apake anya guNa bhI vibhinna prakAra ke paropakAra meM kRtArtha hue haiN| Apa para-strI ko bhaginI samAna samajhate haiM yaha bhI vizva-vikhyAta hai| aba yadi Apa merA eka upakAra kareM to Apake ye sabhI guNa viziSTa phaladAyI hoNge| merI patnI ke mere sAtha rahane se maiM ba~dha gayA huuN| isalie kapaTI zatru se yuddha nahIM kara sktaa| maiM Apase hAthI, azva, padAtika senA nahIM maaNgtaa| kevala ApakI Atma-sahAyatA cAhatA huuN| ataH nyAsa rUpa meM rakhI sampatti kI taraha Apa merI patnI kI rakSA kareM kyoMki Apa para-strI ke lie sahodaraM haiN| kaI anya bhI rakSA karane meM samartha haiM; kintu ve para-strIgAmI hote haiN| kaI parastrIgAmI nahIM hote; kintu dUsare kI rakSA karane meM samartha nahIM hote; kintu pApa to para-strIgAmI bhI nahIM haiM aura na hI anya kI rakSA karane meM asamartha haiN| isIlie bahuta dUra se Akara maiMne Apase yaha prArthanA kI hai| yadi Apa merI patnI ko nyAsa rUpa meM svIkAra kareM to yadyapi samaya balavAna hai phira bhI yaha samajha lenA cAhie ki zatru vinaSTa ho jaaegaa| (zloka 387-399) usakI bAta sunakara hAsya rUpI candrikA se jinakA mukhamaNDala ullasita hai ve udAra aura caritravAn rAjA bole-he bhadra, jisa prakAra kalpavRkSa se kevala patte mAMganA, samudra se jala, kAmadhenu se dugdha, rohaNAdri se patthara, kubera ke bhaNDArI se anna aura megha se kevala chAyA kI prArthanA karanA hAsyAspada hai vaise hI tumane Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 170] itanI dUra se Akara mujhase yaha kyA mAMgA ? tuma mujhe apane zatru ko dikhAo tAki maiM use nihata karUM aura tuma niHzaMka hokara saMsAra ke sukha bhoga kro| (zloka 400-403) rAjA kI vANI rUpI amRta ke pravAha se usakI zravaNendriya bhara utthii| vaha harSita hokara rAjA se kahane lagA-sonA, rUpA, ratna, pitA, mAtA, putra, anya jo kucha bhI hai ve alpa vizvAsa se hI dUsare ke pAsa rakhe jA sakate haiM; kintu sva-patnI ko to bahuta bar3e vizvasta ke pAsa bhI nahIM rakhA jA sktaa| he rAjan, aisA vizvAsapAtra Apake atirikta aura koI nahIM hai| kAraNa candana kA sthAna ekamAtra malayAcala hI hai| Apa merI strI ko nyAsa rUpa meM svIkAra leM to maiM samajhagA ki Apane mere zatru ko hI nihata kara diyA hai| he rAjan, Apane merI patnI ko nyAsa rUpa meM svIkAra kara liyA hai isase maiM Azvasta ho gayA huuN| maiM abhI jAkara apane zatru ko nihata kara usakI patnI ko vidhavA kruuNgaa| Apake siMhAsana para baiThe rahate hI maiM utpatit hokara apane parAkrama kA pradarzana karatA huuN| Apa prAjJA dIjie tAki garur3a kI taraha svacchanda gati se maiM AkAza meM calA jaauuN| (zloka 404-411) rAjA ne kahA- he vidyAdhara vIra, tuma svacchandatApUrvaka jaano| tumhArI patnI mere ghara apane pitR-gRha kI bhAMti hI avasthAna kregii| (zloka 412) phira vaha vyakti pakSI kI taraha AkAza meM ur3A aura do paMkhoM kI taraha tIkSNa aura prakAzavAna talavAra evaM barachI ko prasArita karate hue AkAza meM adRzya ho gyaa| rAjA ne usakI patnI ko kanyA kI taraha AzvAsana diyA jisase svastha hokara vaha vahA~ baiTha gyii| apane siMhAsana para baiThe hue hI rAjA ne AkAza meM megha garjana-sA siMhanAda sunA / vidyuta kI kar3a-kar3a dhvani-sI talavAra aura DhAloM kI khanakhanAhaTa sunii| yaha rahA maiM, yaha rahA maiM, nahIM nahIM, khar3e raho, khar3e raho, mRtyu ke lie prastuta ho jAno-pAdi zabda AkAza se pravAhita hote hue pAne lge| rAjA sabhA meM baiThe anya sabhAsadoM ke sAtha AzcaryAnvita hokara bahuta dera taka mAnoM grahaNa dekha rahe hoM isa prakAra prAkAza kI ora dekhate rhe| usI samaya rAjA ke nikaTa ratna kar3e se zobhita eka hAtha pAkara girA / AkAza se girA vaha hAtha kisakA hai jAnane Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (171 ke lie vidyAdharI usake pAsa gyii| dekhate hI bola uThI, mere lalATa tilaka, karNaphUla aura kaNThahAra-sA yaha hAtha mere pati kA hI hai| (zloka 413-427) vaha strI isa prakAra jaba bola rahI thI aura mRgI kI taraha dekha rahI thI usI samaya yaha nizcita karAne ke lie ki yaha hAtha kisakA hai eka pA~va pAkara jamIna para giraa| kar3A pahane hue usa pA~va ko dekhakara aura pahacAnakara rotI-rotI vaha kamalavadanA bolI-are, yaha to mere pati kA hI vaha pAMva hai jise maiMne apane hAthoM se malA hai, dhoyA hai, poMchA hai aura vilepana kiyA hai| vaha isa bhAMti vilApa kara hI rahI thI ki usI samaya andhar3a se TUTe hue vRkSa kI DAla-sA AkAza se dUsarA hAtha pAkara jamIna para gira pdd'aa| ratna-jaTita bhujabandha va kar3e yukta usa hAtha ko dekhakara dhArAyantra kI puttalikA kI taraha azru pravAhita karatI huI vaha bola uThI-hAya ! hAya ! yaha to mere pati kA dAhinA hAtha hai jo kaMkatikA se merI mA~ga meM sindara bharatA thA aura vicitra patralatikA kI lIlA-lipi likhatA thaa| usakI bAta samApta bhI na ho pAyI ki AkAza se eka aura pA~va Akara giraa| use dekhakara vaha punaH bola uThI-hAya ! hAya ! yaha mere pati kA hI pA~va hai jise maiM apane hAthoM se dabAtI thI aura merI goda meM sulAtI thii| tabhI eka muNDa, eka skandha usa strI ko rulAtA huprA, usa pRthvI ko keMpAtA hA jamIna para A giraa| (zloka 428-430) phira vaha strI rotI huI kahane lagI-hAya ! usa kapaTI zatru ne mere pati ko mAra ddaalaa| merA to sarvanAza ho gyaa| yahI hai mere pati kA vaha kamala tulya mukha, jise maiMne parama prIti ke sAtha kUNDaloM se sajAyA thaa| hAya ! yahI hai mere pati kA vizAla vakSa, jisameM bAhara-bhItara kevala merA hI nivAsa thaa| he nAtha ! aba maiM anAtha ho gaI huuN| he svAmI, tumhAre binA aba kauna nandana vana se puSpa lAkara mere kezadAma ko sajjita karegA? kisake sAtha eka Asana para baiThakara AkAza meM vicaraNa karate hue sukhapUrvaka vallakI vINA bajAU~gI? kauna mujhe aba vINA kI bhA~ti apanI goda meM baiThAegA? zayyA para phaile mere kezoM ko kauna ThIka karegA ? praur3ha sneha kI krIr3A se aba maiM kisa para kopa karUMgI? azoka vRkSa kI taraha pada-prahAra kise harSotphulla karegA? he priya, kaumudI Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 172] kI taraha go-zIrSa candana ke rasa se kauna merA aGgarAga karegA ? sairandhrI dAsI kI bhA~ti mere kapola para, grIvA para, lalATa para aura stanakumbhoM para kauna patra-racanA karegA? mujha rUThI huI ko rAjamainA kI taraha kauna bulAegA ? nidrA kA chala kara so jAne para aba kauna mujhe 'he priye, he devI' Adi madhura vANI se jagAegA? prAtmA kI viDambanA tulya aba kyoM dera karU ? ataH he nAtha, mahAmArga ke he mahAn pathika ! maiM ApakA anusaraNa kara rahI huuN| (zloka 431.442) isa prakAra vilApa karatI haI usa strI ne pati ke mArga kA anusaraNa karane kI icchA se rAjA ke sammukha karabaddha hokara vAhana kI taraha agni kI yAcanA kii| rAjA use bole-beTI, tumhArA saMkalpa pavitra hai; kintu pati kI sthiti ko pUrNatayA jAne binA tuma yaha kyA kaha rahI ho? kAraNa, rAkSasa aura vidyAdhara isa prakAra kI mAyA bhI racate haiN| ataH kucha samaya taka apekSA kro| bAda meM prAtma-sAdhana to tumhAre hastagata hI hai| (zloka 443-445) taba vaha punaH bolI-ye mere pati hI haiN| isameM bhUla nahIM hai| yuddha meM ve isI prakAra kATa kara mAra DAle gae haiN| saMdhyA sUrya ke sAtha hI udita hotI hai aura usI ke sAtha asta hotI hai| isI bhAMti pativratA nArI bhI pati ke sAtha hI jIvita rahatI hai aura pati ke sAtha hI mRtyu ko varaNa karatI hai| praba jIvita rahakara kyoM pitA aura pati ke nirmala kula ko kalaGkita karUM ? maiM ApakI dharma-kanyA huuN| use patihIna hokara bhI jIvita dekhakara he pitA, kula strI ke dharma ke jJAtA hone para Apa kyoM lajjita nahIM ho rahe haiM ? jisa bhA~ti candra ke binA candrikA nahIM rahatI, megha ke binA vidyuta, usI bhA~ti pati ke binA jIvita rahanA bhI ucita nahIM hai| ataH aba anucaroM ko Adeza dekara mere lie kASTha ma~gavA deM (citA ke lie) tAki maiM agni meM pati ke sAtha jala kI taraha praveza kruu| (zloka 446-451) usakI yaha vinatI sunakara ve dayAlu rAjA zoka se vihvala huI vANI meM bole-he beTI, kucha kSaNa aura dhairya rkho| pataGga kI taraha jalakara maranA tumhAre lie ucita nahIM hogaa| choTA kArya bhI binA vicAra nahIM karanA caahie| (zloka 452-453) rAjA kI bAta sunakara isa bAra vaha kruddha ho uThI aura Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [173 bolI-Apa abhI bhI mujhe roka rahe haiM ? isase lagatA hai pApa pitA nahIM haiN| Apa para-strI sahodara ke nAma se hI vikhyAta haiM; " kintu vaha to kevala logoM meM vizvAsa utpanna karane ke lie hai, paramArtha ke lie nhiiN| yadi Apa sacamuca hI dharmAtmA pitA haiM to sva-kanyA ko isI muhUrta meM agni-mArga se pati ke nikaTa jAne deN| ' (zloka 454-456) isa prakAra bAdhya hokara rAjA ne use usakI icchA pUrNa karane kI AjJA de dI aura bole-beTI, aba maiM tumheM nahIM rogA aba tuma apanA satIvrata pUrNa kro| (zloka 457) taba usa strI ne prasanna hokara rAjA dvArA ma~gavAe ratha para apane hAthoM se prAdarapUrvaka pati kI deha aura apanI deha ko rakhA aura apanI deha para aGgarAga kara zveta vastra pahana kezoM meM phUla gUMthakara pUrva kI bhAMti hI pati ke nikaTa jA baiThI / mastaka nIcA kie zokamagna rAjA ratha ke pIche-pIche cale / nagara-nivAsI AzcarthapUrvaka usa dRzya ko dekhane lge| isa bhA~ti vaha nadI taTa para paayii| muhUrta bhara meM anucaroM ne candana kASTha lagAkara mAno mRtyudeva kI zayyA ho isa prakAra citA sajA dii| taduparAnta pitA kI bhA~ti rAjA ne use dhana diyaa| usa dhana ko usane kalpalatA kI taraha yAcakoM meM vitarita kara diyaa| aMjali meM jala bharakara dakSiNAvarta se jvAlAmayI agni ko pradakSiNA dI aura satI ke sat dharma kA pAlana kara pati kI deha ke sAtha gaha kI bhA~ti citA kI agni meM icchApUrvaka praveza kiyaa| khUba ghI se siMcita vaha agni pAloka zikhA se prAkAza ko prakAzita kara dhU-dha karatI jalane lgii| vidyAdhara kI deha, vaha strI aura samasta kASTha-khaNDa samudra meM girA jala jaise lavaNamaya ho jAtA hai usI prakAra jalakara rAkha ho gyaa| (zloka 457-466) taduparAnta rAjA nivApAJjali dekara zoka-mathita hRdaya se prAsAda ko lauTa ge| (zloka 467) zokAkUla rAjA jaise hI rAjasabhA meM jAkara baiThe ki vaise hI hAtha meM talavAra aura barachI lie vaha vidyAdhara AkAza se nIce utraa| rAjA aura rAja-sabhAsadoM ne Azcaryacakita hokara usakI ora dekhA / taba vaha chadmavezI vidyAdhara rAjA ke pAsa jAkara bolA-he para-strI aura para-dhana anicchuka rAjA, Apake Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 174] sadbhAgya meM vRddhi ho| maiMne jupAr3I kI bhAMti kisa prakAra usa zatru ko jItA vaha sunAtA huuN| he zareNya, maiM apanI patnI ko ApakI zaraNa meM rakhakara jyoM hI prAkAza meM ur3A usa duSTa vidyAdhara ko sarpa jaise nakula ko dekhatA hai usI prakAra dekhA / phira hama donoM durjaya balIvarda kI taraha garajane lage aura paraspara eka dUsare ko yuddha ke lie lalakArane lage-acchA humA prAja maiMne tujhe dekhaa| sva-bAhabaloM para ghamaNDa karane vAle, tU pahale mujha para prahAra kara tAki maiM apanI bhujAoM evaM devatAoM ke kautuka ko pUrNa kruuN| anyathA astra parityAga kara, daridra jaise gau-grAsa AhAra karatA hai usI prakAra dasoM u~galiyA~ dAtoM meM dabAkara bacane kI icchA se niHzaMka hokara calA jaa| isa bhAMti paraspara bolate-sunate DhAlatalavAra rUpa paMkhoM ko phailAte murge kI taraha yuddha karane lge| cArIpracAra (nRtya meM kucha ceSTAnoM) meM catura raMgAcArya kI taraha hama eka dUsare ke prahAra se bacate hue AkAza meM ghUmane lge| hama talavAra rUpI zRGga se gaNDAra kI taraha eka dUsare para prahAra kara kabhI pAge to kabhI pIche haTane lge| kSaNa bhara meM he rAjan, Apako abhinandana karane kI taraha maiMne usakA bAyA~ hAtha kATakara jamIna para girA diyaa| Apako Anandita karane ke lie usakA eka paira kadalIstambha kI taraha khela hI khela meM kATakara jamIna para pheMka diyaa| phira he rAjan, maiMne kamala-nAla kI taraha usakA dAhinA hAtha bhI kATakara pRthvI para paTaka diyaa| phira vRkSa kI DAla kI taraha usakA paira talavAra se kATakara prApake sammukha pheMka diyaa| taduparAnta usakA mastaka, usako deha bhI alaga-alaga kara yahA~ pheMka dii| isa bhA~ti maiMne bharatakSetra ke chaha khaNDoM kI bhAMti usake chaha khaNDa kara die| apanI kanyA kI taraha merI strI kI nyAsa rUpa meM rakSA karane vAle Apa hI mere zatru ke hananakArI haiN| maiM to kevala nimitta mAtra hU~ / ApakI sahAyatA ke binA usa zatru ko maiM nihata nahIM kara sakatA thaa| prajvalita agni bhI havA kI sahAyatA ke binA tRNa ko nahIM jalA sktii| Ajataka maiM strI yA napuMsaka kI bhA~ti hI thA / aAja Apane mujhe zatru ko nihata karane kA pauruSa diyA hai| Apa hI mere pitA-mAtA, guru aura deva haiN| Apa jaisA upakAro anya koI nahIM ho sktaa| Apa jaise upakArI puruSoM ke prabhAva se hI sUrya vizva ko prakAzita karatA hai, candra prAnandita ; varSA samaya para jala detI Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [175 hai, bhUmi auSadhi; samudra nija maryAdA meM sthita va pRthvI sthira rahatI hai / Apa merI patnI jise maiM nyAsa rUpa meM prApake pAsa rakha gayA thA mujhe lauTA deM / rAjan, aba maiM apanI krIr3A bhUmi ko lauTa jAU~gA / zatru ke nihata ho jAne se meM vaitADhya aura jambUdvIpa ke jalakaTakAdi para ApakI kRpA se sva- strI sahita prAnanda kA upabhoga karU~gA / ( zloka 468 - 491 ) usakI bAta sunakara rAjA cintA, lajjA, nirAzA aura vismaya se AkrAnta hokara usase bole - he bhadra, tuma apanI patnI ko mere pAsa nyAsa rUpa meM rakha gae / thor3I dera pazcAt hI hamane AkAza se AtI talavAra aura barachoM kI dhvani sunii| taduparAnta kramazaH tumhAre hAtha pA~va, deha aura mastaka dharatI para nA par3e / tumhArI patnI ne nizcayAtmaka svara meM kahA ki ye aGga-pratyaGga mere pati ke hI haiN| usane pati ke sAtha satI hone kI icchA prakaTa kI / kanyA - sneha se maiMne use rokane kI bahuta ceSTA kI; kintu usane isakA dUsarA artha lekara mujhe bhI anya logoM kI bhA~ti hI samajhA / jaba usake Agraha para maiMne sammati dI to vaha nadI taTa para gaI aura sabake sammukha pati kI khaNDa-khaNDa huI deha ko lekara citA para zrArUr3ha ho gaI / abhI-abhI maiM use nivApAJjali dekara A rahA hU~ / mana zoka se khinna ho rahA hai; kintu tuma to lauTa zrAe ho / spaSTatayA batAo, kyA ve aMga-pratyaMga tumhAre nahIM the ? yA pahale jo mere pAsa prAyA thA vaha tuma nahIM the ? maiM to saMzaya se vyAkula ho gayA hUM; kintu isa viSaya meM ajJAna ne jisakA mu~ha banda kara diyA hai vaha isase adhika aura kyA bola sakatA hai ? ( zloka 492- 499) yaha sunakara kRtrima krodha se vaha vidyAdhara bolA- he rAjan, kitane duHkha kI bAta hai yaha ! maiMne logoM se sunakara Apako para-strI sahodara samajhA thA; kintu dekha rahA hU~ vaha jhUTha thA / ApakI usI prasiddhi se maiMne merI patnI ko Apake pAsa nyAsa rUpa meM rakhA thA; kintu ApakA AcaraNa dekhane meM komala dikhatA huA kamala jaisA hai jabaki pariNAma meM lauha siddha hotA hai / jo kAma mere durAcArI zatru ne kiyA kheda sahita kahatA hU~ vahI kAma Apane bhI aba kara DAlA hai / aba batAie Apa donoM meM kyA pArthakya hai ? rAjan, sacamuca hI yadi prApa para strI para Asakta nahIM haiM aura lokApavAda Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 176] se Darate haiM to merI patnI mujhe lauTA deN| ucita nahIM / yadi prApa-sA pavitra puruSa bhI to kRSNa sarpa kI taraha vizvAsa pAtra aura kauna hogA ? use chipAkara rakhanA apavitra ho sakatA hai ( zloka 500 - 504 ) taba rAjA ne kahA- tumhAre pratyeka aMgoM ko pahacAna kara tumhArI patnI ne agni praveza kiyA hai isameM koI saMzaya nahIM / deza - nagara ke sabhI loga isake sAkSI haiM / prakAza meM avasthita gagana-cakSu sUrya bhI isake sAkSI haiN| cAra lokapAla, graha, nakSatra, tAraka, bhagavatI pRthvI aura jagat ke pitA dharma bhI isake sAkSI haiM / ataH tumhArA aisA kaThora vacana bolanA ucita nahIM hai / inameM se tuma kisI ko bhI pramAraNa rUpa meM pUcha sakate ho / ( zloka 505-508 ) rAjA kI bAta sunakara kRtrima krodha karatA vaha vidyAdhara kaThora AvAja meM punaH bolA - jahA~ pratyakSa pramANa hai vahA~ anya pramANa kI AvazyakatA hI kyA hai ? Apake pIche kauna baiThI hai dekhie | ApakI bAta to samIpa hI corI kA mAla chipAkara zapatha lene jaisA hai / rAjA ne pIche ghUmakara dekhA to vahA~ usakI patnI ko baiThA pAyA / bhrataH para- strI doSa se dUSita huA hU~ isI cintA se jaise puSpa tApa se mlAna ho jAtA hai usI bhA~ti mlAna ho gae / nirdoSa rAjA ko doSa kI zaGkA se khinna hote dekhakara vaha vyakti karabaddha hokara bolA- rAjan, kyA zrApako yAda hai bahuta dina pahale indrajAla vidyA kA abhyAsa kara Apako dikhAne ke lie maiM Apake pAsa AyA thA; kintu prApane mujhe dvAra se hI lauTA diyA thA ? Apa megha kI taraha samasta vizva para kRpA karane vAle haiM; kintu durbhAgya se merI icchA pUrNa na ho skii| isake kucha dina pazcAt hI rUpa parivartana kara kapaTa nATaka ke dvArA maiMne Apako apanI kalA dikhaaii| aba maiM kRtArtha ho gayA hU~ / zrApa mujha para prasanna hoM / apanA guraNa cAhe jaisA bhI ho use mahApuruSoM ko dikhAnA cAhie anyathA guNa ko prApta karane meM jo parizrama hotA hai vaha saphala nahIM hotA / prAja merA zrama saphala huaa| aba AjJA deM maiM jAU~ / apanA guraNa Apako dikhAkara anya sthAna ke lie maiM mahArgha ho gayA hUM / rAjA ne use bahuta dhana dekara vidA kiyA / ( zloka 509-519) Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [177 raba rAjA socane lage-jisa prakAra indrajAla hai usI prakAra to yaha bhaMsAra hai| kAraNa samasta dRzya vastueM bhI to jala ke budabude ko taraha dekhate-dekhate vinaSTa ho jAtI haiN| isa bhAMti anekavidha saMsAra kI asAratA vicAra kara virakta bane rAjA ne rAjya parityAga kara dIkSA grahaNa kara lii| (zloka 520-521) kathA sunAne ke pazcAt mantrI bole-he prabho, yaha saMsAra merI kathA ke indrajAla-sA hI hai / ataH Apa zoka na kara prAtmasiddhi ke lie prayatna kreN| (zloka 522) isa bhA~ti donoM mantriyoM kI bAta sunakara mahApAraNa ke sthAna para jisa prakAra mahAprANa prA jAtA hai usI prakAra cakrI ke mana meM vairAgya utpanna ho gyaa| rAjA sagara tattvapUrNa vANI meM boletumane mujhe ucita sujhAva diyA hai| jIva svakarmAnusAra hI jIvita rahatA hai aura maratA haiN| isa viSaya meM bAlaka, yuvA va vRddha avasthA kI koI sArthakatA nahIM hai / bandhu Adi kA milana svapna-sA hI hai| lakSmI hastI ke kAnoM kI taraha hI caJcala hai / yauvana lakSmI parvata se nirgata nadI ke samAna pravAhita ho jAtI hai aura jIvana taNa-zIrSastha jala-vindu-sA hai| jaba taka yauvana marubhUmi kI taraha ujar3a nahIM jAtA, rAkSasI kI bhAMti jIvana kA anta karane vAlI vRddhAvasthA upasthita nahIM ho jAtI, sannipAta kI taraha indriyA~ vikala nahIM ho jAtI aura vaizyA kI taraha saba kucha lekara lakSmI calI nahIM jAtI usake pUrva svayaM hI ina sabakA parityAga kara dIkSA graharaNa ke upAya se labdha svArtha sAdhanoM kA prayAsa karanA ucita hai / jo vyakti isa prasAra zarIra se mokSa prApta karatA hai vaha mAnoM kAMca ke badale mariNa, kAka ke badale mayUra, kamala-nAla kI mAlA ke badale ratnahAra, dUSita anna ke badale kSIra, chAcha ke badale dadha aura gardabha ke badale azva kharIdatA hai| (zloka 523-532) jisa samaya sagara rAjA isa prakAra bola rahe the tabhI aSTApada ke nikaTa rahane vAle aneka loga rAjadvAra para Akara upasthita hue aura hamArI rakSA kareM, rakSA kareM kahate hue ucca svara meM prArthanA karane lge| rAjA sagara ne dvArapAloM dvArA unheM bulavAyA aura pUchA ki kyA hunmA hai ? taba ve grAmINa eka svara meM bole-praSTApada ke cAroM ora nirmita parikhA ko pUrNa karane ke lie Apake putroM ne daNDaratna se gaMgA nadI kA pAnayana kiyA thaa| usa gaMgA ne Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 178] pAtAla kI bhAMti duSpUra parikhA ko kSaNamAtra meM bhara DAlA aura aba kulaTA strI jisa taraha donoM kuloM kI maryAdA kA ullaMghana karatI hai usI prakAra donoM kaloM kA atikrama kara aSTApada ke nikaTastha grAma, prAkara aura nagaroM ko DubAkara samudra kI ora phaila rahI hai / hama logoM ke lie to pralaya kAla abhI hI A gayA hai / kahie hama kahA~ jAkara raheM jahA~ koI upadrava na ho? (zloka 533-539) taba sagara cakrI ne apane pautra bhagIratha ko bulavAyA aura vAtsalyapUrNa vAraNI meM kahA-vatsa, aSTApada ke cAroM ora kI parikhA ko pUrNakara isa samaya gaMgA unmatta strI kI bhA~ti grAmoM meM vicaraNa kara rahI haiN| use daNDaratna se AkRSTa kara pUrvI samudra meM DAla do| kAraNa jala ko jaba taka patha nahIM dikhA diyA jAtA hai taba taka vaha andhe kI bhAMti unmArga para vicaraNa karatA hai| asAmAnya bAha parAkrama bhuvanottara aizvarya, mahAn hastIbala, vizva vikhyAt azvabala, mahAparAkramI padAtika bala, vRhad rathabala aura ati utkaTa pratApa, niHsIma kauzala aura daivI Ayudha jisa prakAra zatru kA garva haraNa karatA hai usI prakAra lagatA hai ki ina sabake abhimAna ne hI hameM hAni pahu~cAyI hai| he putra, abhimAna samasta doSoM meM agraNI hai, ApattiyoM kA sthAna hai, sampatti sukhoM kA hartA, paraloka bhijavAne vAlA aura sva-zarIra se utpanna zatru hai / aisA abhimAna jaba sanmArgagAmI sAmAnya logoM ke lie bhI tyAjya hai taba mere pautra ke lie to vizeSatayA parityAjya hai| he pautra, tumheM vinIta hokara guNoM kI pAtratA prApta karanI hogii| vinayahIna azakta manuSya bhI utkRSTa guNoM ko prApta karatA hai aura yadi zaktimAna puruSa vinayI bane to sone meM suhAge kI taraha vaha niSkalaMka candra-sA ho jAtA hai| sura-asura aura nAgarikoM ko tumheM yathAyogya kSetra meM aura sukha kAraka kAryoM meM niyukta karanA hogaa| niyoga yogya kAryoM meM niyukta karanA doSavAhaka nahIM hai| kinta, jisa prakAra pitta prakRti vAle vyakti ko tApa kA sevana karanA doSayukta hai usI prakAra aniyoga yogya kArya meM niyukta karanA ucita nahIM hai / RSabha svAmI ke putra bharata cakrI ne niyoga yoga kArya meM niyukta kara deva aura dAnava donoM ko hI vazIbhUta kiyA hai| ve zaktimAna the phira bhI devoM ke sAtha yogya vyavahAra . Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [179 kaise kiyA jAtA hai yaha batAyA thaa| ataH tumhArA bhI kulAcAra ke anurUpa vyavahAra karanA hI ucita hai| (zloka 540-554) mahAbhAga bhagIratha ne pitAmaha kI prAjJA ko sAdara svIkAra kiyaa| kAraNa, jo svabhAvataH hI vinIta hai unako upadeza denA utkRSTa bhitti para citrAGkana jaisA hai| (zloka 555) taduparAnta sagara cakrI ne bhagIratha ko apane pratApa tulya sAmarthya yukta daNDaratna arpita kara lalATa cUmakara vidA kiyaa| bhagIratha cakrI ke caraNa-kamaloM meM praNAma kara daNDaratna sahita vidyuta saha megha kI bhAMti vahA~ se prasthAna kara ge| (zloka 556-557) cakrI pradatta sainya aura usa deza ke logoM dvArA parivata bhagIratha prakIrNa aura sAmAnika devoM se parivRta indra ke samAna zobhita ho rahe the| kramazaH ve aSTApada ke nikaTa phuNce| vahA~ unhoMne usa parvata ko samudra dvArA veSTita trikaTAdri kI taraha mandAkinI dvArA parivRta paayaa| vidhijJAtA bhagIratha ne jvalanaprabha ke uddezya se aSTama tapa kiyA / aSTama tapa pUrNa hone para nAgakumAroM ke adhipati jvalanaprabha prasanna hokara bhagIratha ke nikaTa paae| bhagIratha ne gandha, puSpa aura dhUpa dvArA aneka prakAra se unakA pUjana kiyaa| prasanna vadana nAgakumAroM ke adhipati ne unase pUchA-maiM tumhArA kyA upakAra kara sakatA hU~ ? (zloka 558-562) taba megha ke samAna gambhIra vANI meM bhagIratha ne jvalanaprabha indra se kahA-deva, yaha gaGgA nadI aSTApada ke prAkAra ko pUrNa kara kSudhAta nAgina kI taraha cAroM ora phaila gaI hai| isane aTTAlikAmoM ko bhagna kiyA hai, vRkSoM ko vinaSTa kiyA hai, samasta gahvara aura TIloM ko samAna banAyA hai| pizAcinI kI taraha unmatta hokara deza ko vinaSTa karane vAlI isa gaGgA ko yadi Apa prAjJA deM to daNDaratna dvArA AkRSTa kara samudra meM DAla duuN| (zloka 563-567) prasanna hokara jvalanaprabha ne kahA-tuma apanI icchAnusAra kArya kro| vaha nirvighna pUrNa hogaa| tuma merI prAjJA se kAma karoge to bharata kSetra nivAsI merI prAjJA pAlanakArI saoNM dvArA tumhArA kucha bhI aniSTa nahIM hogaa| aisA kahakara nAgendra rasAtala ko cale gae / taba bhagIratha ne aSTama tapa kA pAraNA kiyaa| ... (zloka 568.570) phira vairiNI kI taraha pRthvI ko bheda karane vAlI gaGgA ko Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 180] zrAkuSTa karane ke lie bhagIratha ne daNDaratna ko grahaNa kiyA / pracaNDa bAhubalI bhagIratha ne garajatI huI usa nadI ko jisa prakAra saMDAsI se mAlA khIMcI jAtI hai usI bhAMti daNDaratna se khiiNcaa| taduparAnta kuru deza ke madhya se hastinApura ke dakSiNa se kauzala deza ke pazcima se, prayAga ke uttara se, kAzI va vindhyAcala ke dakSiNa se aura aMga va magadha ke uttara se hokara AMdhI jisa prakAra tRraNa ko ur3A detI hai usI prakAra rAha meM prAI nadiyoM ko AkRSTa karane vAlI usa nadIko pUrva samudra meM le jAkara girA diyA / usI dina se vaha sthAna gaGgAsAgara ke nAma se prasiddha huA / bhagIratha ne gaMgA ko AkRSTa kara samudra meM DAlA / isalie vaha bhagIrathI nAma se prasiddha huii| rAha meM calate samaya gaMgAjala se nAgoM ke gRha vinaSTa ho rahe the ataH vahA~ unhoMne nAgoM ke uddezya se balidAna diyA / bhasmIbhUta sagara ke putroM kI asthiyoM ko gaMgA kA pravAha pUrva sAgara meM le AyA yaha dekhakara bhagIratha ne vicAra kiyA - yaha khUba acchA huprA ki mere pitA aura pitRvyoM kI asthiyoM ko gaMgA ne samudra meM lA pheMkA hai| yadi aisA nahIM hotA to ina asthiyoM ko giddha Adi pakSI coMca dvArA pavana se vikSipta phUloM kI taraha na jAne kisa prapavitra sthAna meM lA DAlate / ve aisA soca hI rahe the tabhI jala ke utpAta se rakSA pAe logoM ne - tuma lokaraJjaka ho, lokarakSaka ho aisA kahate hue bahuta dera taka unakI prazaMsA kii| unhoMne pitA aura pitRvyoM kI asthiyAM gaMgA meM DAlIM isIlie loga Aja bhI mRta vyaktiyoM kI asthiyoM ko gaMgA meM DAlate haiM / kAraNa, mahApuruSa jo prAcaraNa karate haiM vahI sAdhAraNa logoM ke lie AcaraNIya ho jAtA hai / (zloka 571-579) bhagIratha vahA~ se ratha meM baiThakara lauTa aae| apane ratha ke vega se kA~se ke pAtra kI taraha pRthvI se zabda karAte hue ve jA rahe the taba rAha meM kalpavRkSa kI taraha sthira khar3e eka kevalI ko dekhA / unheM dekhakara ve ratha se usI prakAra AnandamanA nIce utare jaise udayagiri se sUrya nIce utaratA hai yA AkAza se garur3a / usa catura aura bhakta bhagIratha ne unake nikaTa jAkara bhaktipUrvaka vandanA kara pradakSiNA dI / phira yogya sthAna para baiTha pUchA - bhagavan, mere pitA aura pitRvya kisa karma ke kAraNa eka sAtha jalakara mara gae ? trikAlajJa aura karuNA rasa-sAgara ve kevalI bhagavAn madhura vANI. Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (181 se bole-he rAjaputra, aneka lakSmI sampanna mAno kubera kI lakSmI ne hI usakA Azraya liyA ho aisA zrAvaka pUrNa saMgha eka tIrthayAtrA ke lie niklaa| sandhyA samaya unheM kucha dUrI para eka grAma milaa| ve usa grAma meM gae aura eka kumhAra ke ghara ke pAsa DerA ddaalaa| usa sampanna saMgha ko dekhakara grAma nivAsI bar3e prasanna hue aura tIra, dhanuSa va talavAra lekara use lUTane ko agrasara hue; kintu pApa ke bhaya se usa kumhAra ne sabako amRtamaya hitaprada vacanoM se samajhAbujhAkara usa kArya se nivRtta kiyaa| usa kumhAra ke prAgraha se grAma nivAsiyoM ne usa saMgha ko usI prakAra chor3a diyA jisa prakAra hastagata pAtra ko koI chor3a detA hai| usa gA~va ke sabhI loga cora the ataH usa gA~va ke rAjA ne gAMva ko usI prakAra jalA DAlA jisa prakAra kisI zatra ke gAMva ko jalA diyA jAtA hai| saubhAgyavaza usa dina kumhAra kisI kI bulAhaTa para anya gA~va gayA huA thA etadartha vaha akelA hI baca paayaa| kahA bhI gayA hai ki satpuruSoM kA hara sthiti meM kalyANa hI hotA hai| taduparAnta kAla yoga se mRtyu pAkara usa kumhAra ne virAT deza meM kubera ke mAno dvitIya bhaNDArI hI hoM aise dhanavAna vaNika ke ghara janma grahaNa kiyaa| gAMva ke una loga ne bhI, jo jalakara mare the virAT deza meM hI sAdhAraNa manuSyoM ke rUpa meM janma prApta kiyaa| kAraNa, eka sA kArya karane vAle eka rUpa sthAna hI prApta karate haiN| usa kumhAra ke jIva ne tRtIya bhava meM usI deza ke rAjA ke ghara janma liyA / vahA~ se mRtyu prApta kara mahAn Rddhi sampanna deva hugraa| vahA~ se cyavakara aba tuma bhagIratha bane ho aura ve hI grAmavAsI bhava bhramaNa karate hue jaha nu kumAra Adi sagara putroM ke rUpa meM janme / unhoMne eka sAtha mana se saMgha ke aniSTa kA jo cintana kiyA thA usI ke phalasvarUpa ve eka sAtha hI jalakara rAkha hue| isameM jvalanaprabha nAgarAja to nimitta mAtra haiN| he mahAbhAga, tumane usa samaya grAmavAsiyoM ko nikRSTa kArya karane se rokA thA isalie tuma usa samaya bhI jalakara nahIM mare aura isa samaya bhI nahIM mre| (zloka 580-601) isa bhA~ti kevalI ke muMha se apanA pUrva bhava sunakara viveka ke sAgara bhagIratha saMsAra se virakta ho gae; kintu phira bhI yahI socakara usa samaya dIkSita nahIM hue haiM ki yadi ve bhI dIkSA leMge to pitAmaha para to duHkhoM ke visphoTa para visphoTa kA kAraNa ho Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 182] jAegA / ataH kevalI prabhu kI caraNa-vandanA kara ratha para prArUr3ha hue aura ayodhyA lauTa Ae / ( zloka 602-604) zrAjJAnupUrvaka kArya kara lauTa thAne para praNAmarata pautra kA mastaka cakrI sagara ne bAra-bAra prAghrAraNa kiyA / taduparAnta usakI pITha para hAtha rakhakara bole- he tAta ! tuma bAlaka hone para bhI buddhi meM sthavira puruSoM ke agraNI ho / isalie tuma 'maiM abhI bAlaka hU~' aisA na kahakara isa rAjyabhAra ko grahaNa karo tAki maiM bhAra-rahita hokara saMsAra sAgara uttIrNa karane kA prayAsa karU / yaha saMsAra yadyapi svayaMbhUramaNa samudra kI taraha dustara hai phira bhI mere pUrva puruSoM ne use uttIrNa kiyA hai / etadartha merI bhI zraddhA hai / unake bhI putra rAjyabhAra grahaNa karate the / unhIM ke dvArA hI nirdezita yaha patha hai dhAraNa karo / I / tuma bhI usI patha para calakara isa pRthvI ko ( zloka 605 -609) bhagIratha pitAmaha ko praNAma kara bole - he pitAmaha, Apa saMsAra-sAgara ko uttIrNa karane vAlI dIkSA grahaNa karanA cAhate haiM yaha ucita hI hai; kintu maiM bhI vrata grahaNa karane ko utsuka hUM / ataH rAjya dAna ke prasAda se mujhe nirAza na kareM / (zloka 610-611) taba cakravartI bole- he vatsa, vrata grahaNa karanA hamAre kula ke yogya hai; kintu usase bhI adhika yogya gurujanoM kA pradezapAlana rUpI vrata hai / ataH he madAzaya, samaya Ane para jaba tumhAre kavacadhArI putra hogA taba use rAjyabhAra sauMpakara tuma bhI merI taraha vrata grahaNa kara lenA / (zloka 612-613) yaha sunakara bhagIratha gurujanoM kI prAjJA bhaga ke bhaya se bhayabhIta ho gayA / usa bhayabhIru kA mana vicalita ho gayA / ataH bahuta dera taka ve cupacApa khar3e rahe / tatpazcAt sagara cakrI ne paramAnanda se bhagIratha kA rAjyAbhiSeka kiyA / ( zloka 614-615) usI samaya udyAna - pAlaka ne Akara sUcanA dI ki udyAna meM bhagavAna ajitanAtha kA samavasaraNa lagA hai / pautra ke rAjyAbhiSeka aura prabhu aAgamana ke saMvAda se cakrI Anandita ho uThe / prAsAda meM rahate hue bhI unhoMne uThakara prabhu ko namaskAra kiyA aura mAno ve sammukha hI khar3e hoM esa prakAra zakrastava se unakI stuti kii| bhagavAna ke Agamana kA susaMvAda lAne vAle udyAnapAlaka ko cakrI ne sAr3he bAraha karor3a svarNa mudrAe~ puraskAra rUpa meM dI / Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [183 parivRtta hokara mahArAja sagara pahu~ce / jaba ve samavasaraNa ke unheM lagA jaise unakI zrAtmA ne dharma cakravartI phira bhagIratha aura sAmantoM se mahAsamArohapUrvaka samavasaraNa meM uttara dvAra se praveza kara rahe the to siddhakSetra meM praveza kara rahI ho / taduparAnta catrI ajitanAtha svAmI ko pradakSiNA prakAra stuti karane lage / dekara namaskAra kiyA aura isa (zloka 616-622) merI prasannatA meM zrApakI prasannatA va ApakI prasannatA meM merI prasannatA isa ananya zrAzraya kA pArthakya kareM aura mujha para prasanna hoveM / he svAmI, zrApakI rUpalakSmI ko sahasrAkSa indra bhI dekhane meM asamartha haiM evaM Apake guNoM ke varNana meM sahasrajihva zeSanAga bhI asamartha hai / he prabho, Apane anuttara vimAna ke devatAnoM ke bhI saMzaya ko dUra kiyA isase adhika aura kauna-sA guNa stutya ho sakatA hai ? Apa meM prAnanda sukha bhoga kI zakti hai to usake tyAga kI bhI zakti hai paraspara isa virodhAbhAsa para prazraddhAlu kaise zraddhA kara sakate haiM ? nAtha, Apa sabhI prANiyoM para upekSA bhAva rakhate haiM aura sAtha hI sAtha sabake kalyANakArI bhI haiM / yaha satya bAta bhI asatya -sI lagatI hai / he bhagavan, aise paraspara virodhI guraNa anya kisI meM nahIM haiM / Apa meM parama tyAga bhI hai, parama cakravarttItva bhI / donoM hI eka sAtha haiM / jinake kalyANaka / he parva para nArakI jIvoM ko bhI sukha prApta hotA hai unake pavitra caritra kA varNana karane kI zakti kisameM hai ? ApakA zama adbhuta hai, zrApakA rUpa adbhuta hai aura samasta prANiyoM ke prati ApakI dayA bhI adbhuta hai / ina sabhI zradbhutatAnoM ke namaskAra karatA hU~ / bhaNDAra Apako maiM ( zloka 623-660) isa bhAMti jagannAtha prabhu kI stuti kara yogya sthAna para baiThakara sagara ne unakI amRta pravAha tulya dharma dezanA sunI / dezanA ke anta meM sagara rAjA bAra-bAra prabhu ko namaskAra kara karabaddha hokara gad gad kaNTha se bole - he tIrtheza, yadyapi Apake lie na koI apanA hai na parAyA, phira bhI ajJAnavaza hokara maiM Apako bhAI kI taraha hI dekhatA hU~ / he nAtha, jaba Apa isa dustara saMsArasAgara se samasta jagata kA trANa karate haiM taba mujhase nimajjamAna kI upekSA kyoM kara rahe haiM ? he jagatpati, ananta klezapUrNa isa saMsAra rUpa garta meM patita hone se prApa mujhe bacAe~ / prasanna hokara Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 184] mujhe dIkSA deN| he svAmI, maiM saMsAra-sukha meM prAbaddha hokara mUrkha aura avivekI bAlaka kI taraha apane jIvana ko niSphala evaM naSTa kara rahA huuN| isa bhA~ti yuktakara khar3e sagara rAjA ko bhagavAna ne dIkSA grahaNa karane kI anumati dii| (zloka 631-637) taba bhagIratha ne uThakara namaskAra kiyA evaM prArthanA pUrNa karane meM kalpavRkSa-se bhagavAna ke nikaTa jAkara isa bhA~ti prArthanA kI-he pUjyapAda, Apa mere pitAmaha ko dIkSA deM, para jaba taka niSkramaNotsava na karUM taba taka pratIkSA kreN| yadyapi mumukSamoM ko utsavAdi kI koI prAvazyakatA nahIM hotI phira bhI pitAmaha mere prAgraha ko svIkAra kreNge| (zloka 638-640) yadyapi rAjA sagara tatkSaNa dIkSA grahaNa ko utsuka the phira bhI pautra ke prAgraha para jagadguru ko praNAma kara punaH nagara meM loTa paae| tatpazcAt indra jisa prakAra tIrthaMkaroM kA dIkSAbhiSeka karatA hai usI prakAra bhagIratha ne sagara rAjA ko siMhAsana para baiThAkara unakA dIkSAbhiSeka kiyaa| gandhakaSAyI vastra se unakI deha poMchI evaM gozIrSa candana kA vilepana kiyaa| phira sagara rAjA ne do divya mAMgalika vastra dhAraNa kie aura guNoM se alaMkRta hone para bhI devatAoM dvArA pradatta alaGkAroM se sva-deha ko alaMkRta kiyaa| taduparAnta yAcakoM ko icchAnusAra dhana dekara ujjvala chatra aura camara sahita zivikA meM baitthe| nagaravAsiyoM ne pratyeka ghara, pratyeka dUkAna, pratyeka patha patrAvalo ko toraNa aura maNDapa se sajjita kiyaa| rAha meM calate samaya sthAna-sthAna para deza aura nagara ke adhivAsiyoM ne pUrNa pAtrAdi dvArA unake bahuta se maGgala kie| sabhI bAra-bAra sagara rAjA ko dekhate the aura pUjana karate the| bAra-bAra unakI stuti karate aura unakA anusaraNa krte| isa prakAra jaise prAkAza meM candramA calatA hai usI prakAra sagara ayodhyA ke madhya dhIre-dhore calate hue manuSyoM kI bhIr3a meM sthAna-sthAna para rukate hue agrasara hone lage / bhagIratha sAmanta amAtya parivAra evaM aneka vidyAdhara unake pIche-pIche calane lge| isI krama se calate hue sagara cakrI prabhu ke nikaTa phuNce| vahA~ bhagavAna ko pradakSiNA dekara praNAma kara bhagIratha dvArA lAe yati veza ko aMgIkAra diyaa| phira samasta saMgha ke sammukha svAmI kI vAcanA se ucca svara se sAmAyika ucacArita Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [185 karate hue sagara ne cAra mahAvratarUpa dIkSA ko grahaNa kiyaa| jo sAmanta aura mantrIgaNa jaha nukumAra Adi ke sAtha gae the ve bhI saMsAra se virakta hokara sagara rAjA ke sAtha dIkSita ho ge| taduparAnta dharma-sArathI, dharma-cakravartI prabhu ne muniyoM ke manarUpI kumuda ke lie candrikA tulya prAjJAmaya dharma dezanA dii| prathama prahara vyatIta hone para prabhu ne dezanA samApta kI aura uThakara devachanda ko alaMkRta kiyaa| taba prabhu kI caraNa-pIThikA para baiThakara mukhya gaNadhara ne prabhu ke prabhAva se samasta saMzaya ko chinna karane vAlI dezanA prabhu ke samAna hI dii| dvitIya prahara zeSa hone para jisa prakAra megha barasanA banda karatA hai usI prakAra gaNadhara zrI ne bhI dezanA banda kara dii| prabhu ne vihAra karane ke lie vahA~ se vidA lI aura bhagIratha rAjA evaM devagaNa apane-apane sthAna ko lauTa ge| prabhu ke sAtha vihAra karane vAle sagara muni ne mUlAkSara kI bhA~ti sahaja bhAva se dvAdazAMgI kA adhyayana kiyaa| ve sarvadA pramAda rahita hokara pA~ca samiti aura tIna gupti rUpI aSTa cAritramAtA kI samyak rIti se prArAdhanA karate / sarvadA bhagavAna ke caraNoM kI ArAdhanA ke prAnanda ke lie pariSahAdi kaSTa jarA bhI anubhava nahIM krte| maiM tIna loka ke cakravartI tIrthaMkara kA bhAI hUM, svayaM bhI cakravartI hUM aisA abhimAna na rakhakara ve anya muniyoM ke sAtha vinIta vyavahAra krte| bAda meM dIkSita hone para bhI ve, rAjarSi tapa aura adhyayana meM purAne dIkSita muniyoM se adhika sammAnanIya ho gae the| kramazaH ghAti kama naSTa ho jAne para unheM usI prakAra kevalajJAna utpanna ho gayA jisa prakAra dudina vyatIta ho jAne para sUrya udita ho jAtA hai / .. (zloka 641-664) kevalajJAna utpanna hone ke pazcAt pRthvI para vicaraNa karane vAle ajitanAtha svAmI ke piccAnave gaNadhara, eka lAkha muni, tIna lAkha tIsa hajAra sAdhviyAM, sAr3he tIna sau pUrvadhara, eka hajAra cAra sau manaHparyAya jJAnI, nau hajAra cAra sau avadhijJAnI, bAIsa hajAra caurAsI vAdI, bIsa hajAra cAra sau vaikriya labdhi sampanna, do lAkha aTThAnave hajAra zrAvaka aura pA~ca lAkha paiMtAlIsa hajAra zrAvikA rUpa parivAra thaa| (zloka 662-670) .. dIkSA kalyANaka se eka pUrva kama eka lAkha pUrva vyatIta hone Page #195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 186] para nirvANa-samaya nikaTa jAnakara prabhu ne sammeda zikhara kI ora vihAra kiyaa| unakI bahattara lAkha pUrva kI Ayu samApta hone aaii| ataH unhoMne eka hajAra zramaNoM ke sAtha pAdopagamana anazana vrata grahaNa kiyaa| usI samaya samasta indroM ke Asana pavanAndolita udyAna kI vRkSa zAkhAoM kI taraha hilane lge| unhoMne avadhijJAna se prabhu kA nirvANa-samaya avagata kiyaa| ve bhI sammeda-zikhara parvata para pAe / vahA~ unhoMne devoM sahita prabhu kI pradakSiNA dI aura ziSyoM kI bhA~ti sevA karane ke lie prabhu ke nikaTa baiTha gae / jaba pAdopagamana anazana kA eka mAsa vyatIta ho gayA taba caitra zuklA paJcamI ko mRgazirA nakSatra paayaa| usa samaya paryakAsana meM sthita prabhu bAdara kAyayoga rUpI ratha meM baiThakara aura ratha meM lage do azvoM kI taraha bAdara manoyoga meM avasthita ho ge| sUkSmakAya yoga se pradIpa se jaise andhakAra samUha nivArita hotA hai usI prakAra unhoMne bAdara kAyayoga kA nirodha kiyA aura sUkSma kAyayoga meM pravasthita hokara bAdara manoyoga aura vacanayoga ko niruddha kiyA / taduparAnta sUkSma manoyoga aura vacanayoga meM sthita hokara sUkSmakriya nAmaka zukladhyAna ke tRtIya pada ko prApta hue| pazcAt zukladhyAna ke caturtha pada zailezIkaraNa mAtra meM pA~ca laghu akSara uccAraNa kiyA jA sake itane se samaya taka rahe / vahIM zeSa karmakSaya hue aura ananta catuSTaya siddha ho gayA evaM ve paramAtmA prabhu ne Rjugati se lokAgra arthAt mokSa ko prApta kara liyaa| (zloka 671-682) prabhu kaumAryAvasthA meM aThAraha lAkha pUrva, rAjya sthiti meM eka pUrvAMga sahita trepana lAkha pUrva, chadmasthAvasthA meM bAraha varSa, aura kevalajJAna meM eka pUrvAMga aura bAraha varSa kama eka lAkha parva taka rhe| saba milAkara bahattara lAkha pUrva kI Ayu bhogakara RSabha prabhu ke nirvANa ke pacAsa lAkha koTi sAgaropama ke bAda ajitanAtha prabhu mokSa ko prApta hue| unake sAtha anya eka hajAra munigaNa jinhoMne ki pAdopagamana anazana vrata grahaNa kara liyA thA kevalajJAna prApta kara tIna yogoM ko niruddha kara mokSa ko prApta kiyaa| sagara muni bhI kevalI samudghAta kara kSaNamAtra meM anupadI kI taraha svAmI dvArA prApta pada arthAt mokSa ko prApta hue / (zloka 683-687) prabhu ke usa mokSa kalyANaka ke samaya kabhI bhI sukha kA mukha Page #196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [187 nahIM dekhane vAle nArakI jIvoM ne bhI kSaNamAtra ke lie sukhAnubhUti kii| phira zoka sahita indra ne divya jala se svAmI ko snAna karavAyA aura unakI deha para gozIrSa candana kA vilepana kiyA / taduparAnta unheM haMsa-citra aGkita vasana paharAyA aura divya alaGkAroM se unheM vibhUSita kiyaa| devatAoM ne anya muniyoM ko snAna karavAkara aMgarAga kara vastrAlaGkArAdi phnaae| phira indra prabhu kI deha ko zivikA meM rakhakara gozIrSa candana kI kASThamaya citA para le ge| devagaNa muniyoM kI deha ko anya zivikAoM para rakhakara gozIrSa candana-kASTha kI anya citA para le gae / agni kumAra devoM ne citAoM meM agni prajvalita kI / vAyukumAra devoM ne agni ko aura pradIpta kiyaa| indra kI prAjJA se devoM ne eka hajAra bhAra kapUra aura kastUrI evaM eka hajAra ghar3e ghI citA meM DAle / asthiyoM ko chor3akara jaba prabhu kI deha ke samasta dhAtu jala gae taba meghakumAra devoM ne jalavaSTi kara citA ko zAnta kiyaa| prabhu kI UparI, bAI aura dAhinI ora kI dAr3heM zaka va IzAnendra ne grahaNa kI va nIce ke donoM ora kI dAr3he camara aura vali indra ne grahaNa kii| anya indroM ne prabhu ke anya dA~ta grahaNa kie aura bhakti bhare devoM ne asthiyA~ grahaNa kii| stUpAdi racanA ke jo kArya karaNIya the ve samasta vidhi anusAra kara indra ne devatAoM ke sAtha nandIzvara dvIpa jAkara samArohapUrvaka zAzvata arhatoM kA aSTAhnikA utsava kiyaa| taduparAnta samasta deva va devendra sva-sva sthAna ko lauTa ge| sabhI apanI sudharmA nAmaka sabhA ke madhya bhAga meM mAnavaka stambha meM vajramaya golAkAra Dibbe meM prabhu kI dAr3hoM ko rakhakara zAzvata pratimA kI taraha uttama gandha, dhapa aura puSpoM se nirantara pUjana karane lge| inake prabhAva se indra ke lie sarvadA avyAhata aura advitIya vijaya maGgala vartamAna hai| (zloka 688-701) kamalapUrNa manohara sarovara kI taraha prAbhyantarINa sagara caritra se manorama ajitanAtha svAmI kA yaha caritra zrotAoM ke iha aura paraloka meM sukha ko vistRta kare / (zloka 702) SaSTha sarga samApta Page #197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #198 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