Book Title: Vadodara Rajyana Sutradharo Ane Shrimant Sarkar Jog
Author(s): Bhagwanji Jagjivandas Kapasi
Publisher: Satyendra Manilal patel
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/034650/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prata 2000] sahu lekhakane svAdhina che. lekhaka ane prakAzaka, bhagavAnajI jagajIvanadAsa kapAsI. mudraka, satyendra maNIlAla paTela. / mudraNasthAna, izvara prInTIMga presa. 3124, gAMdhI, amadAvAda, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat | saMvata 1992 www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lekhakanuM nivedana. vAMcaka vargane Adhunika yugamAM pragaTa thatAM pustaka-pustIkAe jotAM A nAnakaDI pustikA keI judA ja svarUpamAM jaNAvyA vinA raheze nahiM. - A pustakamAM pragaTa thayela lakhANa 'vIrazAsana' patrakAro judA judA lekhaka tarIke pragaTa thai cUkela che. paraMtu e patrane vAMcakavarga nahiM e samAjano eka bhAga AvI agatyanI bInAthI ajANa rahe e kema pAlave ? eTale A kemaLa kusuma samAjanA caraNe dharavAmAM Ave che. A pustikA dvArA, Aje samAjamAM jena ti"nA taMtrI mI. dhIrajalAla TokarazI zAha sudhArakane svAMga sajI pitAnA patrakAritva sAdhananA oThe keTalA daMbha ane june piSo rahyA che tene hubahu citAra samAjanA mAnasamAM utAravAne prayAsa karavAmAM AvyuM che. A pustikAnA prakAzananuM nImitta bhAI dhIrajalAlanA vaDedarA rAjya traNa varSa para karelA zrI saMnyAsa dikSA niyAmaka nibaMdha mATenA vicAre che, je mATe bhAI dhIrajalAle taMtrI sthAnethI je " jena jyoti"mAM eka samaye vaDodarA rAjya sAme A niMbadha mATe kaTTara prahAro karelA che ane e kAnuna pAzavI rAjasattAnA pazu baLe karyAnuM jaNAvela che. ane jaina samAjane koIpaNa bhoge ene virodha karavAnI hAkala kare che temaja temaja tenA virodha karanAra mAtra muThThIbhara mANase jaNAvI temanI dayA khAya che teja bhAI dhIrajalAla jAte be varSa bAda jyAre A vastusthitithI taddana ulTIja rIte lakhI rahyA che tyAre samAjanA samaju vargamAM e prazna saheje uddabhave che ke teoe kAM bhUtakALamAM lakhela bInA satya hatI ane vartamAnamAM lakhAtI bInA keAI svArthanA poSaNa mATe ja lakhI rahyA che ema kabula karavuM ja paDaze. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eTale samAjathI emanuM A akSamya parivartana ajANumAM na rahI jAya e mATe A lekhAMkane pustikArUpe guthI samAja samakSa raju karavAmAM Ave che. A lekhamALA pragaTa thavA mAMDI tyAra pachInA "jaina jyAti"nA akA vAMcanArate mAluma paDaze ke bhAi dhIrajalAla dalIlAnA abhAve keTalI gALAgALI jeTalI hade paheAMcI gayA che ane irSAnI Aga krama saMtASavI e mATe cAnIcA thai gayA che. teone tema karavAnI kAMI jarUra nathI. jo tee hajU paNa potAnA patranI lekhanazailI samAjanA agatyanA prazno paratve vALaze tA jarUra samAjanI sAcI sevA karI zakaze. bAkI teoe samajavuM joie ke A yuga svataMtratAneA che; svaccha MdatA nahiM nabhe. A yuga jAgRti che. daMbha ane prapaMce nahi. nabhe, A yuga sudhArAne che paNa sudhArAnA ADe svArtha nabhAvavAnA nathI. jo bhAi dhIrajalAla ATalethI paNa satya vastu samajaze-zAsana ane samAjanI sAcI sevAnI mazAla hAtha dharaze te avazya te samAjamAM sArA sthAnane lAyaka banaze. e banavAmAM potAnA cho ane abhAvanA balIdAne ApavA paDaze. kheATI dhAMdhala ane dhamAla aLagA karavA paDaze. samAjamAM chInnabhInnatA thAya evA lakhANA baMdha karavA paDaze. pU. munivaronI ni dAmAMthI hAya uThAvI levA paDaze satya game teTaluM kaDavuM hoya te tenI AgaLa namavuMja paDaze. mATalI udAratA jyAre praveza karaze tyAre samAjamAM tamArUM sthAna kAI ane khuja haraze. A sthaLe vaDodarAnA adhikArIone paNa eka vinaMti karI lauM ke A pustikAne Apa sau dhyAnapUrvaka vAMco, vicAro ane yeAgya sAra tAravo, te Apane jaNAze ke Aje je vyakti pAse Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaDodarA rAjya narI bhATAI pAse rahIne karAvI rahyuM che te zrImaMtane zobhAvanArUM che ja. nahIM paNa vaDodarA rAjyane mATe paNa e gArava ghaTADanAruM che. A vastu banI gaI, enA uMDANamAM utarI A AkhIye vastusthiti para vicAra karaje. kAraNa je potAnA samAjano nathI thaye eTaluM ja nahiM paNa samAjanA moTA bhAganA virodhanI sAme pUramAM pitAnA saM. 1989 nA siddhAMta para 1991mAM pANI pheravI rahela che te kAle vaDodarA rAjyamAMthI pitAnI svArthanI bAjI saMkelAtA vaDodarAne kyAMthI thaze e vastu avazya vicAraNAnI eraNe caDhAvI enI kasoTI karavAnI jarUra che. bhAI dhIrajalAle chellAM "jena ti''nA aMkamAM judA judA eThe je gALIne varasAda dalIla vagara varasAvavA mAMge che temAM hete pAvana thaI mArA karmo haze tene haLavA karI zakIza paraMtu satya vastu sAme kharI rIte cheDAI paDanAra bhAI dhIrajalAla karmo bAMdhaze. jo teone A pustikA samAja hitanI pravRttio tarapha vALavA jeTalI temanA hRdayane preraNuM karaze te mATe A prayAsa kharekhara saphaLa thayo mAnIza. lI. samAjane sevaka, bhagavAnajI kapAsI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaDodarA rAjyanA sutradhAre ane zrImaMta - sarakAra jega- " jena jayoti" patranA taMtrI mI, dhIrajalAla TokarazI zAhanuM vicAra parivartana tenI pAchaLa chupAyele bheda. je bhAI dhIrajalAle gaI kAle vaDodarA rAjaya, tenA adhikArIo ane dIkSAnA kAyadA hAme sakhta prahAro karelA che teNe Aje bhATAI zA mATe AdarI che, e jANavA mATe A lekhamALA tAdazaya purAve che. jena ti" patranA mAnyavara taMtrI sAhebe, saMnyAsa dIkSA niyAmaka nibaMdha saMbaMdhenA mArA lekhAMka para cheDAI paDI, akaLAmaNamAM AvI jaI tA. 9-11-35 nA aMkamAM pAnA 739 para siddhAMta khAtara vaDodarA rAjyane batAvI ApavA eso bAlakabAlikAo bIjAnA nahi paNa pitAnAne dIkSA ApavA mane namra sUcanA karI che. taMtrIrAja zrI dhIrajalAla TokarazI zAhanA magaja para garamI caDI gaI hoya ane A zabdo koI amaMgaLa ghaDIe nIkaLI gayA haze. paraMtu mAre teozrIe mane batAvela siddhAMtano javAba Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ApavAja joie. eTale A patramAM cAlu lekhamALA niyaMmata mArA taraphathI zarU karavAmAM Ave che. janatA joga taTastha bhAve ATale khUlAsA karI levAnI A taka huM jatI karI zakuMja niha. prathama mAre e spaSTa karavu joie ke-A lekhamALA lakhavAne hetu 'jyoti 'kAra mI. dhIrajalAla TAkarazInI aMgata kAryavAhIne leza mAtra paNa sparzI karavAnA nathI ke teone cenakena prakAre utArI pADavAne nathI. paraMtu jyAre tenu jIvana jAhera patrakAra tarIke patranI sAthe saMkaLAelu che ane enAja Azraya taLe teozrI mane siddhAMta batAvavA bahAra paDayA che, tyAre lekhIta mInAe temanA potAnAja patramAMthI raju karI parasparanI asaMgatatAne taTastha nirNaya karavAnuM jaina samAja para heDu chu. vAMcaka ane ekarAgI vyakita AvA sidhdhAMtavAdIete temanA sAcA svAMgamAM eLakhe, eja A lekhamALAneA hetu che. kAraNa tatrIrAja patramAM je kAMI mUke che, te temanA nahera jIvanane sarvAMze sparze che. patrakArane samAjanA mAnasa-dhaDataramAM mahAna phALe che. paraMtu teo samAjanA bhUtakALanA potAnA sidhdhAMtAthI ajJAna rAkhI vamAnamAM zabdonI saphAthI meDeALa ghATa ghaDavAmAM phAvI na jAya, te mATe A lekhamALAmAM jaDakhateADa javAba ApavAmAM Avaze. Aje teozrInI tA evIja mAnyatA haze ke-kAle savAre ApaNe zuM lakhyuM che e pratye kANu draSTi karavAnuM che. Aje keke rAkheA. paraMtu taMtrIrAjane mAre jaNAvavu joie ke--samAjane Aje eTalI hada sudhI banAvI javAnuM azakaya che. emanA uttara-dakSiNa jeTalA sidhdhAMta parivartanane hetu nikhAlasa haze ke svArthamayI, niHsvArthI haze ke hetupUrvakano, ene nyAya mArA jevA alpa manuSya kayAMthI karI zake ? e badhu hu' janatA paraja cheADu chu. janatAne A lekhamALA vAMcyA pachI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 3 e viSe peAtAne taTastha ane vyAjakhI abhiprAya ApavA mA sahu AmaMtraNa che, vaLI kadAca ema paNa kahevAmAM Avaze je rIte huMmezA kahevAmAM Ave che ke-A lakhANa pAchaLa kAI paNa saMsthA ke vyakitanA hAtha che. te mATe paNa eka khulAsA aveja karI dauM. A lekhamALAnA lekhake peAtAnI prazastinA hetuthI nahi paraMtu janatAne khoTI rIte yenakena prakAre aMdhArAmAM dvArI javAtA yuga AthamI game che, e batAvavA ja Aje potAnI kalama taTasthabhAve ADIavaLI bIjI kAI paNa vAtane temAM sthAna nahi ApavAnA irAde, taMtrIrAjanA peAtAnAja zabdo raju karavAnuM ceAgya ane samayasaranuM jaNAyAthI teozrInuM bIDu jhaDapyuM che. mAre paNa patrakAritvanI lAinane Ache ane thADA paNa 10 varSanA anubhava che. eTale kAinA kahevAthI ke preraNAthI lakhavAnI gulabAMga uDADavAmAM Ave, te pahelAM satya vastusthitinA sphATa karI levA Avazyaka lekhAze. A lekhAMkamAM teoe vaDAdarA rAjyanI tArIph karI sa'. dI. niyAmaka nibaMdhane yeAgya TharAvavAne prayAsa karyo che, ane sidhdhAMta khAtara mane salAha ApI che. tyAre eja viSaya paranA emanA paraspara viredhI vicArA rajU karUM, eja nyAya kahevAya. Ama karatAM loka vAhavAha maLe ke na maLe, kAi tiraskAra daSTithI jajUe ke na jUe, tenI paravA karyA vinA mAre te satya ane vajudavALI bInAe rajI kaye ja chUTakA che. vAMcaka vargane A lekhamALA para taTastha draSTie peAtAnA nirNaya darzAvavA mA pharI eka AmatraNu che. astu. have majakura lekhamALA cAlu thAya che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saM. 1989 ne mAha-phAgaNanA "jena ti" nA saMyukata aMkamAM "jaina samAjane gaMbhIra prazna ' e zirSaka heThaLa pitAnA nAmathI lakhatAM taMtrI zrI dhIrajalAla TokarazI zAha jaNAve che ke-prathama A nibaMdha saM. dI. pratibaMdhaka nibaMdhane nAme raju thayo ane teNe sArAye jaina samAjamAM bhAre khaLabhaLATa macAvyo hato. jenenA meTA bhAge teno virodha karyo hato ne bahu nAnI saMkhyAe tarapheNa karI hatI." - have tA. 9-11-35 nA aMkamAM sAdhuone paDANa tarIke cItarI, gAyakavADa-narezanI dharmanI tulanAtmaka abhyAsa karanAra tarIke bhArebhAra prazasti karatAM A pramANe lakhe che. zrImatI jaina konpharansa, aneka gAmanA jaina saMgha ane jaina samAjanA samasta vicAraka ane yuvaka vage e nibaMdhane vadhAvI laI vaDodarA narezane aMtaranA uMDA AzirvAda ApyA hatA. " pahelAM teo ema kahe che ke-jenonA moTA bhAge virodha karyo hata ane bahu nAnI saMkhyAe tenI tarapheNa karI hatI. have kahe che ke-ghaNuM moTA bhAge Teko ApI aMtaranA uMDA AzirvAda ApyA hatA. eka vakhate eka patrakAra ema kahe ke-huM gayo hato te sabhAmAM 1000 nI mAnavamedanI hatI. bIjI vAra kahe ke-tyAM te mAMDa 25-50 mANase hatA. tene upaluM kathana maLatuM Ave che. te huM pUchuM chuM ke-jyAre pahelAM tame kahyuM ke virodhIo bahu thADA hatA to te tame jANIbujIne tamArA aMtaranA avAjane rUMdhI juThuM bolI samAjane geraraste doravavAne e samaye prayAsa karyo hate ? ane jo ema laIe ke-e vakhate tame lakhela bIna Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satya hatI ane eka patrakAra tarIke je joyuM teja lakhyuM hatuM, te huM pUchuM chuM che ke Aje ema batAvavA prayAsa kare ke-moTe bhAge virodha karyo, te Aje tame nyAyanuM khUna kare che ? ekaja bAbata uparanA AvA pUrvAcIna ane arvAcIna vicAra parivartana joyA pachI kAI paNa taTastha mANasa kahI zake ke e parivartana pAchaLa kaI paNa irAdApUrvakanI yojanA samAyelI che. huM jena janatAne mArI A lekhamALA upara puratuM lakSa ApI taTasthabhAve nyAya karavA vinavuM chuM. AvatA lekhAMkamAM ethIya gaMbhIra bInAo rajU thanAra hAi vAMcaka varga A patra vAMcavA naja cUke. eka vakhata je gAyakavADa-nareza mATe, tenA adhikArIo mATe ane saM. dI. ni. nibaMdhanI virUdhamAM bane teTalI kaTTara bhASAmAM lakhI, bIjIja vakhate e badhAnI prazaMsA karanAra temanA ja vAka anavatA lekhAMkamAM raju karavAmAM Avaze. uparanI ekaja bInAthI samAja tulanA karI leze enI te mane khAtrIja che. mArA prathamanA lekhamAMthI jaina samAjanA moTA vargamAM sanasanATI phelAI gaI che, ema mane vaDodarAthI maLelA mitronA be patro parathI kahI zakuM chuM. eka mitra jaNAve che ke-amArA zrImaMta sarakAranuM jIvana caritra lakhanAra mI. dhIrajalAla zAhanA A vicAre jaNAtAM atreno amaladAra varga paNa AzcaryamAM garakAva thaI jaze. ame badhA te stabdhaja thaI gayA chIe. tame "vIrazAzana" nI nakalo mekalavA kRpA karaze." A bhAine A sthAnethI jaNAvavAnuM je-temaNe vIrazAzana" patra te kAryAlayanI ophIse lakhI sIdhA - maMgAvI levuM. bIjA bhAInA patrane paNa pradhAna sUra eja che. atre Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAre jAhera janatAne phrI vAra khAtrA ApavAnI pharaja paDe che kemAre ane mI. dhIrajalAlane Aja dina sudhI kAi jAtane khaTarAga hatA nahIM ane aMgata rIte haju paNa hAya ema huM te nathI ja mAnatA. mAtra patrakAra tarIke teozrIe mane siddhAMta khAtara paDakAra karyo che. ene javAba emanA ja siddhAMtA batAvIne ApavAne A lekhamALAnA Azaya che. agAu jaNAvyA mujaba mArA A lekhamALAnA Azaya dveSayukta hAvAnI mAnyatA eka varga taraphathI pracalita karavAnA prayAseA cAlI rahyAnuM mArI jANamAM AvyuM che. sujJa vAMcaka varga A uparathI joi zakaze ke--AmAM kAI aMgata svArtha ke dveSaneA hetu cheja nahi. mAtra temanA ja vicArA ane te viSenI samaja A lekhamALAmAM raju karavAmAM Ave che. chatAM kamaLAvALI AMkhathI pILuM dekhAya te te kudaratane svabhAva kAthI badalI zakAya tema che? bAkI khIjAe game tema kahe tenI leza mAtra paravA karyA vinA A kalama AgaLaja potAnuM kAma calAvaze. bAkI evA midhyA pracAra karanArane samAja temanA Ajadina paryaMtanA vanathI ja eLakhI zakaze. A lekha mALA taddana zuddhabhAve ane taTastha daSTIe ja lakhavAmAM Ave che, enI krI AthI khAtrI ApuM chuM. ane janatA paNa A lekhanasAmagrI uparathI tenuM mApa kADhI zakaze. have lekhamALA zarU karatAM saM. 1989 nA mahA-phAgaNanA 'jaina jyoti' nA aMkamAM 'samAjane gaMbhIra prazna '-e zirSaka heThaLa mI. dhorajalAla TokarazI zAha tenA taMtrI nIce mujaba lakhe che. " A nibaMdhathI svecchApUrvakanI tathA mAbApanI saMmatipUrvakanI dIkSAnI paNa aTakAyata thAya che, eTale nibaMdha enA hetuthI paNa ghaNA aLagA jatA rahe che " Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ethIya AgaLa vadhIne eja aMkamAM te rAjasattAnA hastakSepa sAme uDo prakaiApa jAhera karatAM kahe che ke-- 8 rAjya jo vyakitane kevuM khAvuM, keTaluM khAvuM, keTalI prajotpati karavI, saMtatine kevuM zikSaNa ApavuM, temane kyA jIvanamAM joDavA ane kayA jIvanamAM na joDavA, dhanane keTaluM ane kayAM vAparavuM, e mAbatamAM amuka rIte ja vavAnI pharaja pADe teA rAjyasattA pAtAnA adhikAranI taddana mahAra jAya che ane dareka vyakitanuM jIvana ethI du:khI thavAnA ja sabhava che, ane jo AvI AkhatanI aTakAyata karavAnA rAjyanA adhikAra vIkArIe tA kai paNa vyakitanA svataMtra rIte dhArmIka jIvana gALavAnA adhikAranI avagaNanA karavA jevu ja lekhAya. AthI rAjyanI A prakAranI dUkhalagIrI pheoi paNa zakhsa strIkArI zake nahIM. d d have Aje tA. 9-11-35nA aMkamAM dIkSAnA himAyatIone saMmeAdhIne lakhatAM kahe che keH COM "ApaNI bhUlA sudhArI levI, ApaNA mATenI sArI chApa pADavI ke jethI bIjA sTeTAmAM paNa AvA pagalAM bharavAnI jarUra ja na rahe. paraMtu avaLI matI sujhe tyAre manuSyane vicArardazA prApta thatI nathI. vaDAdA nareze anyAya bhareluM pagaluM bharyuM che, ema jAhera karavAmAM temane jarAya zama na AvI." AvA gaMbhIra paraspara virezadhI matavyo parathI samAja joI zakaze ke jeoe 1989mAM rAjyanA hastakSepa Ame sAmAnya no~ha Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paraMtu kaTTara bhASAmAM lakhela che ane rAjyanI DakhalagIrInI hada atAvI tene asahya darzAvI che, te Aje e anyAyanA virodha karanArane tema karatAM zarama nathI AvatI, ema lakhavAnI hiMmata kare tyAre kharekhara temanA siddhAMtanI avadhi ja manAya. vaLI teoe ADakatarI rIte eka vakhata pavitra mAnela tyAgadharmane anarthakArI jaNAvI rAjyanI dakhalagIrIne ADakatarI rIte AmatraNa ApavAnoja prayAsa karyo che. AthI tee Aje vaDodarA rAjyanI kherakhAMhI keTalA darajje karaze e samajI zakAtuM nathI. tamArA vicAramAM parivartana thAya e zakya che, paraMtu eka vakhata eka siddhAMta sthApita karyAM, jenA eThe vaDodarA-nareza, temanA adhakArIonI Dakhala dIkSAnA nibaMdha mATe asahya batAvI ane Aje ene vadhAvI levA ane vaDodarA nareza, sAme eka vakhata peAtAnA ja hAthe e saMbadhamAM lakhanAra Aje enI parasAI karavA nIkaLe, tyAre samAjane e vastu manana karavA jevI teA che ja e badhAneA sphoTa have pachInA aMkamAM karavAmAM Avaze. paraMtu huM eTaluM ja pUchuM chuM ke--ta trIjI Aje kayI nIti ane siddhAMta hAthamAM laI, bhutakALa para pIMchI pheravI samAjane Apa zikhAmaNa ApavA bahAra paDavA che, te kRpA karI jaNAvaze ? AgaLa cAlatAM 1989 nA a'kAmAM lakhe che ke : 6 A nibhraMdha para vicAra karatAM prazna tA eja urphe che ke jaina dIkSA mATe niyata thaelAM baMdhAraNamAM pheraphAra karavAnA kAine huzna che ke kema? jainazAstranI mAnyatA mujaba tirthaMkaradevanI AjJAmAM pheraphAra karavAnA kAIne hu nathI. saMgha sivAya kAI paNa vyaktine, pakSane ke rAjyanejainadharmAMnA baMdhAraNamAM pheraphAra karavAnA hakka nathI.'' Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ have tA. 9-11-35nA " jaina yeAti " mAM darzAvavAmAM AvelA vicAro tapAsIe, 8 dareka dharmAMtA tulanAtmaka abhyAsa karavA ane dareka dharma pratye udAratA ane mAnanI najare jonAra e rAjavI bhAratavarSanI eka prAcIna sauMskRtine AvI rIte malIna thatI kema joI zake? e mATe (ghaNAe) vaDAdarA narezane aMtaranAM uMDAM AzirvAda ApyA hatA." AvI paraspara ulTA-sulTI vicArazreNI tapAsatAM pratyeka taTastha vAMcakavaga joI zakaze ke eka samaye teee dharmAjJAmAM pheraphAra karavAne mAtra saMdhane ja adhikAra svIkAryo che, tyAre bIjI ja paLe vaDeAdarA-nareza mATe meTA upanAmeA IrAdApUrvaka mUkI dIkSA saMbaMdhenI DakhalagIrIne vadhAvI le che. huM eTaluM ja pUchavA mAguM chuM ke--AmAM evA prayAsa nathI ke eka vakhata peAtAnA zeThane zeTha tarIke oLakhAvanAra bIjI ja paLe irAdApUrvaka tene zeTha tarIke oLakhAve che? AtA dIvA jevuM spaSTa che. Aje samAjane game tema derI javAnu azakaya che. mAre kahevuM joie ane jagatanA e sarvamAnya sidhdhAMta che ke jyAre dezanI jvALA jIgaramAM jaLe che, tyAre manuSya pAtAnI sanmatine bhUlI jAya che. e mati bhUlela pachI mUkhane jJAnI, dAtArane kuMjIsa, mitrane duzmana manAvavA koi najIvA svArtha khAtara prayAsa kare emAM ene doSa keTalA daie ? kAraNa--svA AMdhaLA che. mAsa mAtra enI AMdhimAM sArAsAra bhUlI jAya che. enA paDadhe AvatA lekhAMkamAM paDaze; teA vAMcakavargI te lekha vAMcavA jarUra taiyAra rahe. e dalIlapUrvaka batAvavAmAM Avaze. temAM aMgata vAtane sthAna kadI paNa nahIM ja hAya, enI AthI khAtrI ApuM chuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jeono svabhAva kArya karatAM moTAI-mAnapAna meLavavAne heya che, teo pracAranA sAdhananA hathIyAra vaDe pitAnI naukA pAra karavAnI heDa mAMDI rahyA hoya che. paraMtu samAja cakSuhina nathI ke-- tevAone vartI na zake. agAu tA. 6-12-1935 nA vIrazAsana'mAM meM bhAkhele bhaviSyavANI Akhare sAcI TharI che. tenuM digadarzana jena ti' patrane tA. -12-35 aMka ja karAve che. mArA parivartanathI duHkhI thayela eka bhAI nehIne svAMga sajI mane keTalAka prazno puchavA bahAra pADyA che, jeno javAba paNa eja patramAM ApavAmAM Avela che. e praznakAranI lekhanazaili ja batAvI Ape che ke--snehinA svAMgamAM ubhA thaela bhAI kaNa hoI zake ? jyAre bhAI dhIrajalAlanA Adhunika ane gaIkAlanA vicAronuM parivartana viSenI mArI lekhamALAno javAba ApI zakavAnI kaI bArI rahe tema nathI, eTale A rIte mArA snehi pAchA paga uDADI hAni pahoMcADavA bahAra paDayA che. e te "meM mAruM magara tuje rAMDa karuM --nA nyAya jevuM che. paraMtu samAja jarA paNa chetarAya, e jamAno Aje vahI gayo che. AvA eka to zuM paNa eka hajAra snehio aMdherapacheDe kADhI khUlI rIte prazna puchavA bahAra paDe, to paNa huM javAba ApavA taiyAra chuM, paraMtu e hiMmata kayAMthI hoya ? jemano pITha pAchaLa ghA karavAno ja Azaya che, teo sAmI chAtIe bahAra kema AvI zake ? snehI bhAIne mArI salAha che ke-A jamAnAmAM paDadAbIbIenA nATake nahi cAlI zake. e rIte tame SanI avadhi karavA mAgatA ho ane tRSA chIpAvavA mAgatA he te bhale, bAkI bIjAne halakA citaravA jatAM je je rakhe halakA paDI na javAya ! ATale jarUrI khulAso lakhI A lekhamAM taTasthatA nathI ema sAbIta Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karavAnuM ane te mATe trAhita vidvAnanA abhiprAya levAne mArUM AhvAna che. bAkI e snehi baMdhune khuda " jena ti ane tA. 20-4-35 ne agralekha vAMcI javA mArI vinaMti che. emAM jaNAvavAmAM Ave che ke- " saMskAro jevI jAtanA hoya che tevI ja jAtanA vicAro ane pariNAme kAryo thAya che. " eTale snehi banI besanAra Aje tenA saMskAre pramANe vicAra jAhera karI mane prazna puche che ane pariNAme tenA kAryo paNa evA ja nivaDe che. vaLI tame pote lakhANamAM ziSTatA ane sabhyatAne kAraNe mUke che. jenA javAbo lAgatA-vaLagatAone apAyA che ne apAvAnA che. temAM vacce snehinA svAMgamAM puchavAnI agatyatA tamane kayAMthI jaNAI? tamArI buddhi zuM hera mArI gaI che ke zakita paravArI beThA che. te game te ho paNa snehi! e mArA hetanA kaTakA samAna parama snehi ! je ho te pacheDe dUra karI jarA bahAra to Avo. tamane huM badhAya javAba ApavA IMtejAra chuM. tame snehi pratyene vivekadharma kAM bhUle che ? te mATe jyotine tA. 15-12-35ne agralekha jUo. viveka vinA dharma nathI ane dharma vinA pharaja vinA mAnavI jIvananuM kalyANa nathI. " te tamane snehine hita haio hoya to jarA maryAdA zIkho. game tema bAphI nAMkhavuM ke praznakAra banI cAlI nIkaLavuM, tenA karatAM temAM rahelI javAbadArI ghaNuM vizeSa che e na bhulatA. bha. ke. have e lekhamALA para AvuM chuM. ' sane 1989 nA mAha-phAgaNanA saMyukta aMkamAM lakhatAM bhAI dhIrajalAla jaNAve che ke Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 6. jInakhAra dha yuddho pachI dharmanI bAbatamAM DakhalagIrI nahIM karavAnI nIti dareka sudharelA rAjye svIkArI che. vAdarA rAjye AjasudhI e nItinuM pAlana karyu che. e nItinA tyAga karavAnuM Aje evu eka paNa gaMbhIra kAraNa nathI. 2 tA. 9--11-35 nA aMkamAM A pramANe kahe che. 6. ApaNA mATenI sArI chApa pADavI ke jethI bIjA sTeTAmAM paNa AvA pagalAM bharavAnI jarUraja na rahe. e rAjavI bhAratavarSanI prAcIna saMskRtine AvI rIte malina thatI kesa joi zake ? " A uparathI sudhArAnI himAyatI sujJa vyakitaoe paNa khareja jANavAnuM che ke-- gaIkAle jeee dharmanI aMdaranI DakhalagIrIne sudharelA rAjya mATe yeAgya nahi haivAnu jaNAvyuM che, te Aje pAchA bahAra AvIne, hiMmata khatAMvI, vaDAdarA rAjyanI pITha thAbaDI tene A kAyadA mATe sudharela rAjyamAM khapAvI ADakatarI rIte dhanyavAda Ape che. vaLI tee eTale sudhI jaNAve che ke--A nItineA tyAga karavAnu... AjasudhI eTale sa. 1989 nA moha--phAgaNu sudhI kAi kAraNa banyuM nathI; ema jAhera rIte pAkArIne kahe che. vaLI AgaLa cAlatAM sa. 1989 vALA aMkamAM kahe che ke-- dhArmika viSayamAM dakhalagirI karavAnA rAjyanA adhikAra svIkAravAmAM Ave e kai rIte ISTa nathI. kAraNa ke enA svIkArathI bhaviSyamAM dhArmika hitane nukazAna pahoMcavAnA sa`bhava che. 46 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat ,, www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 13 jenA svIkAramAM eka vakhata mI. dhIrajalAla dhArmika hitane nukazAna paheAMcavAnu bhAkhI gayA, tenAja svIkAramAM khIjA samaye teo vaDAdarA rAjya para vArI jAya che, tenA kAraNe tapAsavA mATe have pachInA khAsa lekha Aja patranI kaTArAmAM raju thaze. eja akAmAM AgaLa cAlatAM kahe che ke jaina dharmanA srota eka sakhe jALavI rAkhavAnu mukhyatve jenAnI sAdhu saMsthAja karI rahI che. A kAyadAmAM sAdhu saMsthAmAM mATeA ghaTADA karavAnAM saghaLAM tatvo che. ethI jaina samAja A kAyadAnA svIkAra karI zake nahi '' 66 tA. 9--11--35 nA aMkamAM ziSTAcAra ane sabhyatAthI vegaLu lakhANa jUo. 6 pavitra ane aparigrahi gaNAtI zramaNa saMsthAmAM jyAre apavitratA ane parigrahusa'jJAnA praveza thayA ne ziSyamAhanI dhelachAmAM peAtAnA paMca mahAvrata bhUlI paDhANAnI jema jyAre sAdhue gRhasthAnAM bALako uThAthavA lAgyAM tyAre pAtAnI milkata prApta karavAne hradAr nahi rahelA joI samAjamAM AvI anatha kArI mALadIkSA sAme bhAre prakApa utpanna thayA. 39 A maMtavya ekabIjAthI keTalA virodhI che, e batAvavA mATe eTalu ja kahevuM basa thaze ke~enA lekhake game te Azaye lakhyuM hAya, paraMtu peAtAnA sidhdhAMtanuM samatAlapaNuM te teoe gumAvyuM che. enI emanA pAtAthI paNa nA kahI zakAya ema nathIja. gaI kAle jeo sAdhusaMsthAne pavitra kahe che, jaina dharmanA srota eka Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 sarakhe jALavI rAkhanAra kahe che, temane Aje paThANanI upamA ApanAra mAnavIne huM pUchuM chuM ke-e koI adhikAra temane prAta thae che? bolavA khAtara ane vaDodarA rAjyane Aje amuka hita mATe sAruM lagADavuM che, eTalA puratI ja A kaSAyaka vicAronI ulTI karI rahyA che? tamAruM sthAna samAjamAM zuM che? samAjahitanA keTalA kAryo karyA che, te janatA zuM nathI jANatI ? te pachI ATalI hade pUjya ane pavitra sAdhusaMsthA mATe lakhavAno adhikAra ane tamAre darajajo kayo che te batAvazo ? gaIkAle jemane jaina dharmanA pavitra sthaMbho kahe che, temane Aje nAnA ke moTA kALIyA bharI paThANanI upamA Apo che ? je jainatva kharekhara jIvaMta rAkhavuM hoya, jemanAmAM jaina dharmanI sAcI ane uDI dhagaza hoya, teoe AvA lakhANe karanArAne ghaDIbhara paNa sahana karI levAM naja joIe. huM janatAne, samaju ane vaDIla vIraputrone A sthaLethI eTalI ja vinaMti karIza keAvA lekhakane jaDabAtoDa javAba ApI gho, nahIMtara teo AvA sidhdhAMta parivartanathI ghaNI ajJAnatA relAvI jaze. AvA lakhANo je bhASAnI maryAdAnI bahAra che, te baMdha thAya teja samAjanuM zreya sAdhI zakAya. vicArabhedane samAjamAM sthAna che, paraMtu tethI ziSTAcAra ane vivekane teoe kadI paNa bhUlavA joItA nathI. viveka vinA dharma nathI, ema lakhanAra pAte zuM AvI rIte lakhI viveka jALave che ? A lakhanAre pahele jAheramAM eTale khulAse avazya kare paDaze kAM te gaIkAle teo pitAnA satya avAjane dabAvI elatA hatA agara te satya hoya te Aje kaI paNa hetunI siddhi pachI te sAre yA naraso heya, te atyAre na kahI zakAya paNa te Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vakhata Ave samajAya, te mATe ja teo uttara-dakSiNa jeTalA virodhI maMtavya khaDA karI satyane rUMdhe che. teoe potAnAja patranA tA. 5-1-35 nA akamAM saurASTra parathI lIdhelA lekhamAM jaNavavAmAM Avela che ke - satyanA avAjane svAthanI viSabharI huvA gugalAvI rahI che. rUpIyAnA raNakAsa sAthe tAla detI kaMIka lekhinIo nRtya karI rahI che." jeo pote AvA suMdara phakarAo pitAne pAne utAre che, jema karavuM cogya che, teoja je pitAne avAja rUMdhatA hoya to zuM kahevuM che teno nirNaya samAja ja karI le. dhIrajalAlabhAIe eTaluM to avazya khyAlamAM rAkhavuM ja joIe ke ApaNe jyAM sudhI AryabhUmimAM haiyAta chIe, tyAM sudhI game tevA sthArthanA pahADa beniMgavAja joIe. chatAM ApaNA jevA alpa manuSyamAM e zakita na heya, to paNa ekanA guNagAna bhale karavA temAM koIne kazuM kahevAnuM na hoya, paraMtu tema karavA jatAM ApaNe ApaNuM potAnAja dharmane niMdIe, sAdhusaMsthA pratyenI pujyatA cUkIe, to pachI ApaNuM sthAna kyAM e nakkI karavuM ja joIe. ekanA sthApanamAM bIjAnuM utthApana karavAnI nIti naja sevavI joIe. patrakAranA sthApita siddhAMto himAlaya jevA acaLa rahevA joIe. tame mArA snehine tA. 7-12-35 mAM sthAna Ape tethI mane jarA paNa vAMdho nathI. bAkI mArI A lekha saMbaMdhenI taTastha tAne dAvo haju paNa huM AgaLa dharuM chuM. eno nirNaya hi pAse nathI karAvavo. eTalI samAjamAM zAMti che kharI, ema e bhAI samajI le. keTalIka vakhata mANasane saMjJAmAM lakhavAno prasaMga Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 Ave, paraMtu te tyAreja ke- jyAre koi mANasane dabANane vaza thaine peAtAnA vicArA judAja hAya te jAhera karavAnu hAya tyAre. bAkI hAla je rIte sattAthI lakhAya che ema teA nahIMja. jeone A lekha saMbadhe carcA karavI hAya temane mATe chuTa che. te dalIlabAjIthI, nahi ke ADAavaLA thuMka uDADIne. emAM te tameAja ulTA udhADA paDI jazeA e nakkI samajaze. AzA che ke A lekha para sujJa jaina bhAIe vicAra karI yogya lakhI niMdanIya lakhANA sAme potAnI kalame| upADI samAjanI sAcI sevA karaze. lakhANa lakhAI javAthI vaDAdarA rAjya adhikArI varga viSenA emanA virodhI ane sanasanATI bharyA maMtavye| AvatA lekhAMkamAM raju thaze. zrImaMta sarakAranA adhikArI varga ane zrImAna viMdabhAI hAthIbhAi dezAInA mATe jaina samAjamAM pracAra kaI rIte thAya che, e jANavuM ethI sulabha thai paDaze. te pahelAM tee peAteja eka vicAraka banavA mATe zuM lakhe che te joie. te pAteja patrakArane eka sidhdhAMtavAdI banavAnI salAha ApatAM, sa. 1989 nA aSADa mAsanA 'jaina jyoti'nA aMka 22 mA pAnA 360 para lakhatAM kahe che ke-- " eka mAjI samAdhAnInI vAtanA svIkAra karavA te bIjIbAju kalezAtpAdaka caturAI bharyA lekheA lakhavA e samAjanA haDahaDatA droha karavA barAbara che. huM Aje ethIya AgaLa vadhIne te salAhu Ape che ke dareka jaina patrakAre samAdhAnInuM vAtAvaraNa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kema saraLa bane evAja lekha lakhavA joIe ne sAcA dIlathI te mATe tanatoDa mahenata karavI joIe. batAvavAnA judA ane cAvavAnA judA jevI paddhatithI to bhAreja nukazAna thavAnuM che. chetaranArAo samAjane chetaravA karatAM potAnA AtmAne ja chetare che te temaNe bhUlI javuM joItu nathI." Aje eka bAju vaDodarA rAjyanI vAhavAha bolatAM, samAja ane sAdhusaMsthAne utArI pADanArA lekha lakhavAthI teo kaI sevA karI rahyA che? teo nIcenuM lakhANa lakhIne zuM ema mAne che ke sAdhu-saMsthAmAM aikyatA karAvavA mAge che ? nahi ja. ethI te sAdhu-saMsthAnI avivekI bhASAmAM niMdA karI samAjane droha karyoja lekhAya. tA. 5-10-35 nA aMkanA agralekhamAM lakhe che ke trIjuM jJAnakhAtuM ne gurUpUjana. svArthI gurUonI A kevaLa prapaMcajALa che. ceAthI bAbata ati bhayaMkara che. jJAna ane tapanI ArAdhanAnA nAme zIlanA vepAra cAle che. e pachI emanA zabdo eTalI halakaTa bhASAmAM lakhAyA che ke te atre lakhatAM mArI kalama paNa sthira thaI jAya che. koI paNa nyAyAdhiza AvA lekhakene mATe sAre mata nahi ja ApI zake. enI khAtrI e lekhaka mI. dhIrajalAlane joItI hoya te AgaLa Ave. vadhu have pachI. paNa A uparathI samAjane huM eTaluM ja batAvavA mAguM chuM ke teone saM. 1989 nA ane saM. 1991 nA mI. dhIrajalAlanA vicAre judA judA nathI jANatA ? jaNAya, to pachI teo jaNabujI pitAnA AtmAne chetare che ema nathI mAnI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ -zakAtuM ? A vastuno nyAya karAvavA teone paNa mAruM AhavAna che, te teo svIkAraze ? A pUrvenA lekhAMkamAM karelI AgAhI mujaba A lekhamALAno javAba ApavA asamartha nivaDelA bhAI dhIrajalAle game te rIte ghUMka uDADIne paNa pitAnI IrSAnI Agane zAMtvana pamADavAno gaMdo ane anIcchaniya prayAsa Adaryo che, e " jena ti" patranA tA. 7-12-35 ane tA. 14-12-35nA aMkamAM pragaTa thayelA lakhANa parathI saheje joI zakAya che. tA. 14--12-35nA aMkamAM mAruM carcApatra pragaTa karavAnA oThA heThaLa mArI sAme dhuLa uDADavAno mithyA prayatna karyo che. e carcApatra pragaTa karatAM taMtrI pitAnuM vaNamAgyuM DahApaNa vAparatAM lakhe che ke-eka paNa praznano javAba ApavAne samartha na jaNAtAM have enI sAme mArI javAba ApavAnI keTalI taiyArI che, e vAMcI javA pratye vAMcakavarganuM lakSya ecuM. je e (prakSakAra) snehimAM hiMmata hoya to nAma sAthe bahAra Ave. dareka praznano javAba ApavA taiyAra chuM. teo emaja mAnI beThA haze ke-vaDodarA rAjyanA adhikArIonI teonI nIti viSenI ajJAnatAno lAbha laI, jema goLA phAve tema gabaDAvyA tema atre paNa cAlaze ? teo pote samatAbharyuM ane buddhipUrvakanuM lakhe che ane bIjAo temane sAcA svAMgamAM oLakhAve e jhanuna ane azlilatAbharyuM lakhe che, ema jaNAvI DahApaNuM ane jJAnane IjAteoeja rAkhe che ema zuM bhAI dhIrajalAla batAvavA mAMge che ? Aje vaDodarA rAjya temane lAkha ke be lAkha nakale chApavA ApI hoya ane vaDodarA rAjya jenI sAme eka vakhata pAzavI rAjasattA jevA zabdo vAparanAra bhale tenI bolabAlA calAve, paraMtu e badhuM lAMbo samaya nabhavuM muzkela che. Aje azlilatAbharyuM koNa lakhI samAjamAM AganI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 19 cinagArIo phelAvI rahela che, e te vikRta ArAdhanA'vALA amra lekha vAMcanAra pratyeka sunna vyakti samajI zake. tame Aje vaDodarAnI je khelabAlA khelAvI rahyA che, te mAtra tamArA uparanA svAta AbhArI che ne? ema na heAya te Aje siddhAMta vacce ekAeka AvaDe| merU jevaDo taphAvata karavAnuM kAraNa zuM ? zuM zrImaMta sarakAranuM jIvanacaratra AlekhI zake evA sAkSa gujarAtamAMthI paravArI beThA ke ApanI pasaMdagI thai ? kharI vastu ema nathI. A sAkSarAnI lekhinI taddana svataMtra rahe, eTale rAjyane e na paravaDe e dekhItI bInA che. e mATe tame keTalA parizrama veDyo ane Akhare tamArA paMthanA eka adhikArInA kRpApAtra banIne e kAma meLavyuM, enI kadAca duniyAne khabara nahi heya. paraMtu e vastunA athathI iti sudhInA itihAsa mArAthI ajANyA nathI. ApanuM pustaka bahAra paDacA pahelAM kAMI paNa abhiprAya Apavo, e atyAre to kavakhatanuM che, paraMtu e samaya paNa dUra nathI ke jyAre--e prakAzana mArA hAthamAM AvI paDaze. A sthaLe mAre eTalu ja jaNAvavAnuM che keHbhUtakALamAM paisAnA raNakAre aneka lekhInI vecAI che, vamAnamAM vecAtI jovAya che ane bhavISyamAM jovAze. dezI rAjyAnA praznathI ajANu evI aneka pASANu-hRdayI vyaktieAe jImAgAra ane Apakhuda rAjavIone prajAnA baLatA hradaye para kArI thAnI jema dayALu ane udAratAnI mUrtinA IlkAbo ApI dIdhA che. ahIM vaDodarA rAjyanI vAta nathI, chatAM kahevuM teA joie ke-vaDodarA rAjye paNa Aja dina sudhI kheDuta prajA mATe kAMi paNa karyuM nathI. te kheDutavanA AjanA prasaMge bahAra paDatA ugra pAkAra batAvI Ape che. rAjasthAnI prajAnA pApa keTalA haze ke temanA durbhAgye bhUtakALamAM kAMika lekhakAe potAnA svA-pASaNanI siddhimAM vamAna rAjavIenI ApakhudI ane DhALanI bIjI bAjune dheALA para kALA karI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ DhAMkI dIdhA che. evA draSTAMta mATe saurASTra ane "rozanI' tAdrazya purAvAo che. bhAI dhIrajalAlanA pustakanA sAhasa viSe te te pragaTa thAya tyAreja abhiprAya darzAvI zakAya, paraMtu atyAre to bhUtakALamAM banelA banAvothIja prajAne sAvadhAna rAkhIza. bhAI dhIrajalAlanI saMtAkukaDInI ramata ane DarapokapaNuM te nihALo. mArUM je carcApatra pragaTa karyuM che, temAM mane prazna karanAra eka snehi kANuM che enI je AgAhI karI hatI, te Akhare sAcI TharatI hoya ema teoe mArA carcApatramAMthI uDAvelI nIcenI bInA parathI joI zakAze. koInA javAbamAMthI AvI muddAnI bAbata uDAvavAmAM Ave tyAre emaja manAyane ke-teo pote ja prakSakAranA svAMgamAM hatA ? ema na hoya to teoe mArA eTalAja zabda kema uDAvI mUkyA, je nIcenI matalabanA che. 4 janatAne jaNAvI dauM ke-A "snehI'nA nAme lakhanAra keNa che, e pArakhavuM tenA mATe muzkela nathI. kAraNa bahuvacanI lakhANa patranA taMtrIeja agrasthAnethI ke prAsaMgIka dho lakhatAM kare che. A praznanA maMgaLAcaraNamAM paNa eja dekhAva de che. te game te he chatAM hiMmatabhera bahAra paDavA AhavAna che. te sneha (?) svIkAraze ? ?' bhAI dhIrajalAle eTaluM to samajavuM joIe ke-janatAnI vicArazakita para kAMI jaDatAnA tALAM nathI lAgyA ke-te tamArA AvA ulTAsuTA lakhANane samajI na zake. eka bAju javAba devA mATe huM asamartha chuM e jaNAvo che, tyAre bIjI bAju mAruM carcApatra chApI meM javAba darzAvavA batAvelI taiyArIne prakAzana Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Ape che. chatAM janatAne geraraste deravAno prayAsa karo tyAre te tamArA jJAnanI avadhija manAya ne ? jJAna tyAre ja phaLe ke jyAre te ja saMskAranA vAghA pahere. saMskAranA vAghA sajI bahAra AvatuM jJAna kevaLa jJAna nahIM paNa sujJAna che. tame te satAvadhAnI che, chatAM jJAnanA ATalA prakArane na samajI zake e kema ja bane ? paraMtu ahIM to bane che. teonA Aja dina sudhInA lakhANa tapAsanAra taTastha vyaktine jaNAyA vinA nahIM ja rahe ke-A jJAnane durUpayoga ja che. AvA alilatAbharyA lakhANo samAja ke lakhanAra pitAnI jAtane mATe paNa hitAvaha nathI, paraMtu eka patrakAra tarIke tame jyAre janatAne geraraste doravavAno prayAsa karo, tyAre to mAre tamane nagna svarUpamAM samAja samakSa mUkavA eTalIja mArI pharaja. eno mata samAja ja bAMdhI zake. eka patrakAra tarIke paNa carcApatra pragaTa karavA sAthe taMtrInI noMdhane sthAna ja nathI. chatAMye e tamAre samajavAnI kyAM paDI che? patrakAronI javAbadArI, temanuM sthAna ane kRti zuM hoI zake, e badhAne abhyAsa karavAnI jhagaDA ADe tamane pharasada kayAM che ? chatAM samaje ke-carcApatra e rIte mUkayuM, to javAba ApavA asamartha hovAnuM mAruM carcApatra joyA pachI praznakAra taTastha hoya, to patrakArane te para pitAnI TIkA karavAne zuM adhikAra che te jaNAvazo ? paraMtu ahIM sAcA patrakAritvane sthAna ja kayAM che ? jovAnI tasdI ja kAne levI che ? e te pAtAnA maMtavyane vicAracakkImAM mUkyA bAda e barAbara pIsAIne bahAra paDe che ke bhaDakuM bharaDAya che e jovuM ja kone che? vaLI samAja teone A lekhamALA parathI sAcA svarUpamAM pichAnI gayA che, e vaDedarAthI maLelA saMkhyAbaMdha pa temaja muMbaI ane kAThiyAvADamAMthI maLelI TapAla batAvI Ape che. have tamArAthI bane teTaluM thuMka uDADe, tenI leza mAtra paravA karyA vinA A kalama AgaLa ja cAlaze. - bha. ke, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ have e lekhamALAno ceAthe maNake zarU thAya che. saM. 1989 nA mahA-phAgaNanA saMyukta aMkamAM AgaLa cAlatAM teoe kharekhara vaDodarA rAjyanI nyAya ane nItivirodhI valaNa pratye zaMkA darzAvI che, ane rAjyanA adhikArIoe bolAvavA chatAM pU. munirAjene sAMbhaLyA nahi; e saMbaMdhe lakhatAM jaNAve che ke che paraMtu prathama jaina sAdhuone sAMbhaLavAmAM ja na AvyA, jayAre vinaMti thaI tyAre teno svIkAra thayA chatAM khuda zrImaMte temane sAMbhaLyA nahiM ane divAna sAhebe eka janAcAryane sAMbhaLyA te paNa pAMtrIsa mInITa. jo ke temane je kaMI kahevuM hoya te lekhita ApavA kahevAmAM AvyuM paNa vAstavika rIte ene atha kaMIja nathI." tA. 9-11-35 nA aMkamAM jaNAve che ke vaDodarA rAjayanI sAthe saMbaMdha vadhAre kharAba karIne teo ko lAbha hAMsala karavA mAge che ?" ekamAM vaDodarA rAjye pUjya jainAcAryone sAMbhaLyA nahIM, ema jaNAvI tenI sAme roSa ThAlave che, jyAre bIjAmAM vaDodarA rAjya sAthe saMbaMdha kahevA nahi karavA salAha Ape che. pitAnA adhikAranI avagaNane joI, te meLavavA mATe je kAMI prajA purUvArtha Adare, tene saMbaMdha kaDavo karavAnuM jaNAvavuM, e kayA taraMgI bhejAne tukko che ? Aje vaDodarA rAjya keIne anyAya kare ane e anyAya amuka saMsthA ke kemane lAgu paDe eTale te tenI sAme tyAjabI pikAra pADe, ene saMbaMdha kaDa karavAnuM jJAna kayA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 23 bhejAmAMthI phaLAIne bahAra AvyuM ? ema to Aje rASTriya mahAsabhA, rAjasthAno sAme rAjasthAnI prajA prajAnA prAthamika adhikAra mATe laDe ane tema karatAM gharSaNa thAya, tethI zuM saMbaMdha kaDavo thAya che ? thato hoya te paNa zuM tema nahIM karIne nIcI muMDIe anyAya baradAsta karI levo ? e kadI banyuM nathI ane banavAnuM paNa nathI. kAle vaDodarA rAjya kaheze ke-cAle jenenA ane bIjA maMdire kabaje laI lyo. pachI tene lAgatA-vaLagatA e kabajo pAchA meLavavA baMdhAraNa purvaka laData calAve, tyAre mAtra to kaho cho tema mIThe saMbaMdha jALavI rAkhavA khAtara e badhuM jatuM ja karavuM ne ? Aje e upadeza tamArA sivAya koI paNa ApI zake ja nahi. tame Aje mIThe saMbaMdha jALavavA pAchaLa maMDayA che eTale tamArA vyaktigata dAkhalAnA AdhAre tame kaho cho te sAcuM ja che, ema ThasAvavA . bIjAne AvA bodha ApatA ho te bhale paraMtu tamArI e salAha saDelA phaLanI jema pheMkI devAne ja gya che. have teo saM. 1989 vALA aMkamAM AgaLa vadhIne kahe che ke da, Ave keIpaNa yogya prayAsa karyA sivAya rAjya pitAnI ja munasaphIthI ane pitAnA nImelA dhArAsabhAnA sonI bahumatithI kAyado pasAra kare to jana samAja tenA sAme game tevI ugra laData Ape, topaNa ayogya na ja lekhAya. " tA.-9-11-35 nA aMkamAM jaNAve che ke -"nivaya purUSe je temane A virodha kaIpaNa jAtanI phI prApti karAvI zake tema che khare? " Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saM. 1989nA aMkamAM kahe che ke-je rAjya pitAnI munsaphIthI pitAnA nImelA dhArAsabhAnA sabhyothI pasAra karAvI jAya te paNa ugra laData ApavI ayogya na dekhAya. tyAre saM. 1991 mAM emanI sUcanAmAM rahela tattva jevIja ugra laData nahi paNa pikAra uThe che, tyAre tene nirvIrya purUSane virodha hovAnuM jaNAvI, tenAthI kAMI nahIM vaLe ema zrImaMta sarakAra haju pitAne nirNaya jAhera kare te pahelAM A baDA zrImaMta sarakAre potAno abhiprAya jAhera karI dIdho che. A pagaluM bolabAlAnI adhirAIne eka prayoga che. haju te AgaLa jovAnA aneka che. temano A abhiprAya kaTale utAvaLI, kavakhatane ane ADakatarI rIte zrImaMta sarakAranI vAhavAha pokAranAre che, e samAja jANI le. Aje zrImaMta sarakAramAM ja badhI zakitao jenAra pitAnA samAjane nirvIrya jaNAve, e keTalI hade dhRSTatA kare che ? jeo Aje kenpharansane jaina samAjanI sarvasva pratinidhitvavALI ekaja mAtra saMsthA tarIke varNave che, teoe saM. 1989nA aSADa mAsanA aMkamAM lakhyuM che ke ja che. kenpharansa jaina pratinidhitvavALI saMsthA avazya hatI, paNa junera kenpharansa pachI tenA sAmuM baLa ubhuM thatAM tenI sattA para ghaNuM kApa paDela che. ane tethI pahelAMnI sthitieja rahI nathI. " " A sthaLe mAre konpharansa sAme kaMI paNa kahevAnuM nathI. paraMtu konapharansa paNa AvAone jyAre protsAhana Ape che, tyAre vaDodarA rAjya saMbaMdhenI temanI paraspara virodhI nItinI samAlocanA sAthe A bAbata paNa janatA samakSa mUkavA rajA lauM chuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tA. 8-11-3panA aMkamAM konpharansa saMbaMdhamAM mahAna baLavattI saMsthA hovAno ullekha karyo che, tyAre huM temane pUchIza ke--tamArA kayA AMgaLInA veDhAnI gaNatarIe vaLI be varSa pachI e saMsthA ekalI ja samAjamAM baLavatI hovAnuM jaNAve che ? tamArI pAse e jANavAnI koI agamya zakita hoya te nA nahIM. konpharansa game te che tene ahIM sthAna nathI, paraMtu tame samAjamAM Aje vicAronA je geLA gabaDatA mUkyA che, te kyAM sudhI pahoMcaze e batAvavA ATale ullekha karavo paDe che. saM. 1989 nA mAha-phAgaNanA aMkamAMthI nIcenA temanA zabdo TAMkI eja sAlanA jayeSTha mAsanA aMkamAM paNa vaDodarAnA dIkSA niyAmaka nibaMdha viSenA temanA abhiprAya ane vicAro jaNavIza. saM. 1990-91 mAM te moTA bhAge nibaMdhane virodha karyAnuM jaNAve che, tyAre saM. 1989 nI sAlanuM maMtavya tapAsIe. * A niyAmaka nibaMdhane jenenI mukhya saMsthAo jevI ke zrI ANaMdajI kalyANajInI peDhI, mA jana . kenpharansa, oNla iDiyA yaMga mensa jena esosIezana, zrI dezavirati dharmArAdhaka samAja ne muMbaI, amadAvAda, surata, bhAvanagara vigere kaIpaNa mUkhya jena vastIvALA zrI saMghane Teke nathI. eTale jaina samudAyanA meTA bhAganA abhiprAyanI avagaNanA karavI e kaI paNa rIte vyAjabI nathI. " tA. 9-11-35 nA aMkamAM jaNAve che ke -" temanA A TharAvane amadAvAdanA zrI saMghane ke kaI jANItA saMgha yA saMsthAne Teke nathI " Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka vakhata taMtrIjI lakhe che ke AvI AvI moTI saMsthAene virodha hato. A teoe najare anubhavelI bInA che, chatAM Aje pAchA gADAnA cakkara mAphaka palTI mAratAM kahe che ke koine ke nathI; e pAchI kaI bhUtAvaLe ubhI thaI che ke--satyanA avAjane teo rUdhI rahyA che ? kayA cakrAvAmAM paDayA che ke Ama bele bele phera phare paDe che. sudhArAnA jamAnAmAM krAMti, basa krAMti e AvIja krAMti haze ? eka vakhata boleluM bIjI vakhata phoka thaI jatuM haze? eka vakhata sthApita karele sidhdhAMta zuM svArthanI AMdhimAM aTavAI jato haze? A badhAne spaSTa khUlAso karo te samAja vaLI tamArA sudhArAnI baMsarI bajAve, re svArtha! re krAMtinI khoTI bhramaNuM! ! beTA sudhArAnI bhramaNuM bhAMgyA pachI samAjane have huM jaNAvIza ke-mArA A saMbaMdhenA lekhenI bhASA uparathI teo joI zakela haze ke meM mArA lekhAMkamAM viveka ane sabhyatA jALavI rAkhyA che. amilalatA ane asabhyatAthI lakhavAmAM jeo AtmasatiSa letA hoya teo bhale le, paraMtu mArA taraphathI have pachI pragaTa thanAra A lekhamALAnA bIjA maNakAo paNa bhASAnI saMpUrNa maryAdA sAthe sacoTa dalIla-pUrAvAo sAthenI ja bAbata agAunI mAphaka samAja samakSa rajU karavAmAM Avaze. paDadA bIbInA khela A agAunA lekhAMkamAM jAhera karyA mujaba prakSakAra tarIke lakhanAra bhAI dhIrajalAla hovA joIe ema teoe e viSene meM mokalela khulAse nahiM pragaTa karIne sAbita karI ApyuM che. mArA jAhera jIvanane lagatA bIjA prazna haju puchavAnA hatA tyAM snehinA svAMgamAM ubhA thayelA bhAI Ama ekAeka e bIne Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 27 para paDade kema pADe che ? je nAma sahita bahAra Ave te haju paNa tamArA praznonA javAba ApavA taiyAra chuM. paraMtu jemane dhaMdheja dhamapachADAne che, jeo samAjanA saMgaThThana para chINI pheravavA beThA che. teone jAheramAM bahAra paDavAnI hiMmata kyAMthI ja hoya ? e te paDadAbIbInA oThe ja rahIne bane teTalI IrSA ane ahaMbhAvane poSe che. vaLI phaTAkaDA phoDanAra rakhaDu reDhIyALe gumAstA maMDaLanI hilacAla para utarI paDI mArI e viSenI pravRtti sAme je prahAro karyA che te bIjAe sevA kare te paNa dekhI khamAtuM nathI-e batAvI Ape che. e ramatIyALa bIrAdara paNa karyuM che, ene ghaTasphoTa thoDAka vakhatamAM thaI jaze. jAte jaIne ubhA rahevAnAja pittaLa para sonAno game teTale gIleTa karo te paNa bhale thoDIkavAra lekA ene sonuM mAnI besavA jeTalI bhramaNAmAM paDI jAya, paraMtu 4-6 mahine e gIleTa bhUMsAI jatAM te nakalI svarUpathI dUra thaI aMte pittaLa, pittaLa tarIke ja rahe che. bhAI dhIrajalAla pitAnI jAtane patrakAra manAve ane patrakAritvathI ulTA raste cAle tyAre temane patrakAra kahevA ke pakSakAra e eka prazna thaI paDe che. samAjanA paisethI teo nabhI rahyA che, chatAM eja samAjanA hitanI vAto karanAre Aja sudhI keTalA kAryo pratyakSa ane parokSa rIte karyA? Aje evAo mAne che ke ame samAjanA ApamatIyA vakIle chIe. samAjane ame dhArIe tyAM derI zakavA samartha chIe. amArI sAme belanAra mATe dalIlabAjI na hoya te gALAne bhaMDAra bharapUra rAkhIe chIe. ame je kahIe chIe te samAjanA hitane ja mATe. paNa amane e kAMI baMdhana kartA nathI. amArI sAme lAla AMkha karanArane amo lekhaNanA ekaja jhATake besADI devA taiyAra Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - 28 chIe. teone A bakavAda arthahina nathI. kAraNa kAryazanya banele samAja evAone "karaze te bharaze" evA zaMkhanA nAma levAthI zuM phAyade, "karato hoya tema karavA gho." ane A jAtanA nabaLA vicAro para nirbhara rahevA de che e paNa eka mahA pApa che. jeNe peTanI khAtara-svArthanI khAtara vaDodarA rAjyanI Aje bhArebhAra bhATAI AdarI che ane e bhATAI ughADI pADanArA lekhAMko viSe dalIlabAjI ane vicArazakitathI paravArI beThela che, te bhAI dhIrajalAle Aje pitAnA patrakAra janatAne chetaravAnuM eka moTuM ghamaMDa AdarI jAhera praznone vyakitagata laI vyakitatva upara humale karavAnuM have zarU karI dIdhuM che. sAcuM svarUpa dekhA de che tA. ra1-12-35nA " jena jyoti "nA aMkamAM kaI phaTAkaDA phoDanAra reDhIyALe mArA vyaktitva para humalo karatAM je bhASAno vyabhicAra karyo che ane jene sAtha ApavAmAM taMtrIe pitAnI saMkucita bArI ughADI rAkhI che, te jotAM have jaNAya che ke temanA parivartana viSenA lekhanA eka zabda sAme teo dalIlathI javAba ApavA mATe khoDADhora jevA vicArapAMgaLA banI gayelA hoI have gALo daIne peTa bharavAno dhaMdho Adaryo che. e sAme mAre eTaluM ja kahevAnuM che ke upara jaNAvelI samAje Aja sudhI poSelI upekSA vRtti A lekhamALAnA lekhaka kadI nahiM seve. kadAca amuka pakSane Aje tamArA kRtyane Teke haze paraMtu evA pakSane paNa mArI cetavaNI che ke jeNe svArthanI khAtara pitAnA samAja ane dharmanI niMdA karavA mAMDI che, pApI peTanI IrSAno agni bujhAvavA jeNe dhULa nAMkhavAno prayAsa karyo che, te Aje svArthanI khAtara jyAre pitAnA pUjanikonI haDahaDatI niMdA karI rahela che Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ane pitAnA maMtavyane dago daI rahela che, te kAle vaLI bIjA svArthanI AMdhio khaDI thatAM te pakSane dago nahiM de tenI zuM khAtrI? mane te AzA che ke Aje te bhAI jevA che tevA AbAda pitAnAja apakRtyothI dekhAvA lAgyA che ane temanA vicAronA parivartanavALI lekhamALAe temAM ora raMga paryo che. Ajadina sudhI jeoe tenI sAme satya bhASAmAM lakhyuM che ke jeoe tenA svArthone ughADo pADyo che, teo sAme vANIno vilAsa sevI game tevo ubharo kADhyo che ane evA jhaghaDAbAnI sAthe laDavAmAM zuM sAra ? teo to sarvasva gumAvIne beThA eTale gumAvavAnuM ApaNane ja hoya che ema mAnI samAjanI keTalIe vyakitaoe tene pratikAra joie teTalA pramANamAM karavAnI darakAra karI nathI. paraMtu eka jherI bIjane je ugatuM ja DAravAmAM nahi Ave to te moTuM thatAM samAjamAM aneka jherI ta phelAvI jaze. upekSAvRtti nahiM sevAya - bIjAoe game teTalI upekSAvRtti sevI hoya paraMtu A sthaLethI jAhera karUM chuM ke evAone temanA sAcA svAMgamAM oLakhAvavA mATeno eka paNa prayAsa A lekhanA lekhaka ja nahIM ja kare. bhale bhAI dhIrajalAlathI varasAvAya teTale gALono varasAda varasAvI de. kutarA game teTalA bhasaze chatAM A lekhananI vaNajhAra AgaLaja kUca karaze. kAI svArtha ke khuzAmata ene aTakAvavA asamartha ja nIvaDaze. AvA svAthIone ane bhATane bane teTalA nagna svarUpamAM ughADA pADavAne purUSArtha lezamAtra aTakaze nahiM. patthara keNu che ? chevaTe dalIlabAjI na rahI, eTale mArI mAtRbhumi je pattharonI bhumI tarIke oLakhAya che, tenI upamA ApavA reDhIyALe potAnuM kapALa pheDatAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30 prayAsa karyo che. para Mtu bhAI eTaluM te samajo ke je samAje tene pALI poSI meATA karyA, je samAjanI sevAnA nAme Aje carI khAya che teja pAte janmelA te kuLavALA samAja para, tenI pUjaniya sa MsthA para Aje vivekazUnya anI napu Mzaka prahAro karI rahela che tyAre te kharekhara tamA samAjane mAthe sevakA nahi, paratu pattharA samAna che. haju e ramatIyALane pattharanA paracA thayA lAgatA nathI. je ghaDIe e paricaya thaze teja dhaDIe mAthAbhArI vikRta bhejAene bhAMgIne bhUkkoja thaI jaze. patthara jevI nIrjIva vastu paNa Aje samAjane makAno vI. kAmamAM khapa lAge che, paraMtu patthara samAna haiyAvALA jaDasue Aje upayAgamAM AvatAM nathI eTalu ja nahi paNa ete uparathI samAjane mAthe kheAjArUpa thai paDe che. eka nirjIva vastu jeTalA paNa temano upayega nathI, te DhAya teAye zuM ane na hAya teAye zuM? jemanuM astitva samAjane kheDArUpa che, jemanI raheNI karaNI samAja ane zAsanane ... bhayarUpa che, jenI vANImAM mRdutA ane saraLatAne sthAne tucchakAra ane tAThThAi bhArAbhAra bharyA che, jemanA vikRta bhejAmAM IrSyA ane ahaMbhAvanI Aga LI rahI che, jeo Dagale ne pagale samAjane chinnabhinna karavA chINI pheravI rahyA che ane svArtha lAluptatAmAM jeenu viveka leAcana guma thai gayuM che, tevA samAjanI sevAnA svAMga nIce aMgata svArthAMteja poSI rahyA che ane evA badhA samAjane mAthe pattharanI mAka ejArUpaja che. ajJAnA pazu oLakhI leze AjasudhI samAjane budhdhImAna vatA temanA svarUpane yathA pIchAnatA AvyA che. paraMtu jyAre mArI lekhamALAne javAba ApavAnI eka paNa kharI rahI nathI tyAre Ama tema havAtIyAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 31 mAratAM khyAti' kAra have peAtAnA asala svarUpamAM svayaMseva pragaTI nIkalyA che. Akhare gALAgALInA temanA asala svabhAva para caDI gayA che. eTale evAone jakhAteADa javAba ApavAja joie. samAja A lekhamALAnI bhASA ane sAmAnya samaja mujabanI lekhanazailI uparathI eTaluM te samajI zakayA hazeja ke samAjamAM AganI cInagArIo kayAre mUkavI, temAMthI aMgata svArtha kevI rIte sAdhavA e nItine anusaranAra kANu che ? have emanu eka paNa dhamaMDa cAlavA devAmAM Avaze nahI. eke eka juThThANAne sacoTa pratikAra karI tevAone udhADA pADavAmAM Avaze. juThThANuM bahu dina nibhAvyuM. have nabhavAnuM nathI. samAjamAM geALA bahu divasa gabaDAvyA have te gabaDavAnA nathI. samAjanA salAhakAra bahu divasa banI beThA have e nalavAnuM nathI, ema bhAi dhIrajalAla potAnA hRdayamAM kAtarI rAkhe. zrImAna gAviMdabhAina atre vaDAdarA rAjyanA dIkSA niyAmaka nibaMdha saMbadhe huM kAMi paNa kahevA mAMgate nathI. e sAmenA mArA virAdha sivAya bIjI rIte Aje gAyakavADa narezane rAjasthAnI hareALamAM ane eka sudhAraka rAjvInI sarakhAmaNImAM teozrIne mokhare mAnatA Avyo chuM ane mAnuM chuM. eTale vaDodarA rAjyamAM badhe sukha che evA paNa tamAro mA bhATAI karanArA ilkAba naja ApI zakuM. aMgata rIte zrImaMta sarakAra pratye bahumAna dharAvuM chuM, paraMtu ema te naja kahI zakuM ke temane rAjya amala sarvAMze sa MpUrNa che parantu khIjA dezI rAjyAnI ApakhUdInA pramANamAM vaDodarA rAjyamAM eTalI hadanI ApakhudInA darzana nathI thatAM. chatAM kANu jANe zrImaMta mahArAjA sAheba dIkSAne kAyadA karavA kayA vAstavika Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAraNathI prerAya ? mane lAge che ke e vakhate "jetikAra jevA avaLA pracArakonI bhramaNAmAM dIkSA tapAsa samitinA pramukha zrImAna gevIMdabhAI hAthIbhAI dezAI doravAI gayA hoya te nA kema kahI zakAya ? zrImaMta sarakAra temaja zrImAna geravIndabhAI ane temanA zeThIyAone mahArAjA sara sayAjIrAvanuM jIvanacaritra AlekhanAra bhAI dhIrajalAlanA AjanA parivartanane bheda jANavA mArI namra salAha che. vaDodarA jevuM rAjya AvA bhATane ekAeka hathIyAra banI potAnA guNagAna karAve to paNa temAM vicakSaNatA nahiM ja lekhAya. bhAvI itihAsa kaheze ke jeNe eka vakhata dIkSAnA kAyadA sAme vaDodarA rAjya, tenA adhikArIo ane khUda zrImaMta sAme ugra svarUpe bhASAnI maryAdA mUkIne lakhyuM hatuM, tenAthI eka yA bIjI rIte bhaviSyamAM tevuM na lakhAya mATe vaDodarA jevA eka samartha rAjya tene Azare Ape. AvA siddhAMta parivartanakArane vaDodarA rAjya na samajI zake e bane ja kema ? ane jyAre ema banI rahyuM che tyAre enA uMDANamAM utAravAnI mArI zrImAna vIMdabhAI vI. mAnyavarane vinaMti che. emane suNAvI deje ke je vaDodarA rAjyanI bhATAInuM emaNe bIDuM jhaDapyuM che ane rAjya e vastune jANI bujI AMkha ADA kAna karI nabhAvavA deya che ane denAra che, tyAre zrImaMta sarakArane mArI vinaMtI che ke ApanA jIvanacaritranA lekhakane pUratI dakSiNe Apaje. e sAme mAre kAMI vAMdho nathI. sAthe sAthe satyanA be sara paNa saMbhaLAvajo ke Aje atreno svArtha bhale sAdhyo paNa tame amane aMdhArAmAM rAkhIne A bhUrazI dakSiNA laI jAva che ema na mAnatA. sakAraNa paisAnA raNakAre ame aneka lekhinIo kharIdavA samartha chIe, jAva tamAruM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhara! sAthe sAthe be zabdo e paNa samajAvaje ke je potAnA samAjano nathI thayo, je potAnA pUjya devo pratye azlilatAthI lakhI rahela che, tene ame amAre mAtra ATalA prasaMga purataja mAnya che. amAruM eka vakhata kharAba lakhanAranA kAMDA kalame kApI ame tene bevakupha banAvyo che ema vaDodarA rAjya kharekhara garvathI kahI zakaze. paranta bhAI dhIrajalAla zuM javAba Apaze ? vaDodarA rAjyanI AmAM kuneha che. e kuneha svArthIone mahAta karavAmAM phAvI che. svArtha mAnavI pAse zuM zuM karAve che ane nathI karAvate eno A lekhamALA tAdrazya purAve Ape che. . mane e paNa khAtrI che ke zrImaMta AvAonA pracAra bala para vadhu vikAsa have pachIthI nahiM mukatA AvA pradarzana karAvavAnuM baMdha karaze. bIjAne bevakupha banAvavA nikaLelAone ATale javAba basa che. A lekhamALAne pAMca maNake have zarU thAya che. e khyAna laMbANamAM heI A lekhAMka pachI samAjanA agatyanA prazno carcavAmAM Avaze AvA lekhakone javAba devA pAchaLa bane teTale ocho samaya rekI samAjahitanA pakSenI samIkSA karavAmAM Avaze. saMvata 1989 nA jyeSTha mAsanA jena ti" nA aMkamAM pAnA 319 para saMnyAsa dIkSA niyAmaka nibaMdha nA zirSaka heThaLa bhAI dhIrajalAla lakhe che ke. - "rAjyasattAne vaccalAvavAnI bevakuphAI karavI te jaina samAjanA hitanI virUddha che." have tA. 9-11-35 no aMka tapAso. "ApaNA mATenI sArI chApa pADavI ke jethI bIjA sTeTamAM paNa AvA pagalAM bharavAnI jarUra na rahe." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 34 ekamAM bhAi dhIrajalAla jeo dhArmika hiteAmAM rAjyanA kSipanI hImAyata kare che. tene te kharekhara evamuk mAne che tema karavuM te jaina samAjanA hitanI virUddhanuM heAvAnuM jaNAve e vakhatanA samAjanA hetanA kaTakA banI beThelA eja bhAI bAje bIjA rAjyone ADaktarI rIte evA kAyadA karavAnI himAcata kare che eTaluja nahiM paraMtu vaDodarA rAjyane A pagalA mATe abhinaMdana ApavAnI evamuphAi bIjAja paLe kare che e emanA zatAvadhAni bhejAne bhaMgAra nahi te zuM? paraMtu vicAranA e pAkhaDo A svataMtratAnA yugamAM nAMhe cAlI zake, eja aMkamAM AgaLa cAlatAM bhAi dhIrajalAla jaNAve che ke "sa". dI. ni. nibaMdhanI ga`bhIratA samajyA vinA kevaLa pakSanA vijaya karavAnI buddhithIja keTalAka samajI gaNAya tevA mANasoe paNa enI tarapheNa karI kuhADAmAM hAtheA bhaLavA jevuM kAya karyu. che eTaluMja nahi paNa teo A praznathI eTalA badhA jhanunI banyA che ke sa' dI. nI. nibaMdha pasAra thavAthI (mu`bAimAM) dudhapAka purInuM jamaNu karIne jamyA che.' tA. 9-11-35 nA aMkamAM jue jenI chatrachAyA nIce Aje 4000 skve. mU. jainA vase che, ane aneka jaina sasthAo cAlu che tenI sAthe sabaMdha bagADIne te jaina samAjanu keTaluM aniSTa kare che tenI kalpanA paNa tene Ave che kharI ?" konpharansanA sacAlakAne Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 35 gaIkAle jeo di ni. nibaMdhane Teke ApanArAone eka DInA hAthA kahe che je khAsa karIne kenpharansanA agraNIone udezIne che. tyAre bIjA sthaLe vaDArA rAjya sAthe mITho saMbaMdha nahIM bagADavAnI salAha Ape che. vaLI teo dudhapAka purInuM jamaNa jamanArAonI dayA khAya che. ATalI hadanuM mAnasa dharAvanAra bhAI. dhIrajalAla Aje eja kAyadAnA virodhamAM aniSTha bhAvInI AgAhI kare che. je bhAi konpharansane pakSa mohano vijaya cheDI devA kahe che teo Aje emanA nibaMdha mATenA mehane vadhAvI le che. dukhanI vAta to e ja che ke ATalA bhIbhInna siddhAMtavAdIne kensaransanA sutradhAre ughADA pADI zakatA nathI. huM ema to mAnuM chuM ne sau koI mAneja ke kAM to pure virodhI sAre kAM to tarapheNa karanAra sAre paNa AvA "galA" nahiM sArA, je svArthanA namatA pallAmAMja bese che. eka vakhata A bAju to vaLI bIjI vakhata bIjI bAju. A nItivALA samAja saMsthA ke dharma mATe bhayarUpa che. emanAmAM keTalI hade vizvAsa mukI zakAya e paNa Aje vicAraNIya prazna thaI paDe che. tema chatAM je evAone mAtra Aje potAnI tarapheNa kare che eTale cAlavA do e nyAye aNaspazI rahevA devAmAM Avaze to bhaviSyamAM meTA taDavADAo vadhaze. samAjamAM eo zAMtinA nAme kalahanA vRkSane ulaTA maMtavyonuM jaLasiMcana karI vikhavAda phelAvaze. ATalI namra sUcanA kenpharansanA AgevAne avazya lakSamAM leze evI AzA che. vaDedarA rAjyapara prahAra. eja aMkamAM AgaLa cAlatAM teo lakhe che ke, vaDodarA rAjya dhArAsabhAe 18 varSanI umara TharAvI bevakupha banAvyA che ema kahayA vinA cAlatuM nathI" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tyAre tA rAjyane ja AzirvAda ArA ane dha varSA eka vakha anAvyAnuM jaNa mATe vArI vArI mATe je abhiprA zrImata sarakAra dhUpa-anya vAcIne ane khI mANusa zrImatanuM chIe ke poSanA Ane vAgye raheje. ' jaina khyAti kAi zrImatanA kRpAkaTAkSa para pakSanA vAjiMtra tarike cAlatuM nathI." teonu Aje je svAthI parivartana thayuM che e emane uparAkta dAve mAtra zabdomAM rahevA sivAya pothImAnA', jevAja lAge che ne? gaikAle e vaDedarA rA kAi eka svArtha mATe patra dvArA prahArA karatA te Aje bIjA mATe vaDedarA rAjyanI mITTI najara meLavI potAnI kArakIdI para kucA pheravavA Aje yazogAna karI rahyA bha Ane javAba Ai dhIrajalAla ApI zakaze kharA ? '' vaLI saMvata 1989 nA peASa mAsanAM aMkamAM peAtAnA jAhera karatAM mI. dhIrajalAla lakhe che ane jo vanamAM te satyaja che ke game tevAM kALAdheALAM karIne 1 paidA karanAro varga samaje che ke sAmAnya mANasa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 37 sevAthI paNa jenAmanA prApta karI zakatA nathI te ekAda kAcanI AchI karI zakavAthI ApaNane maLavAnI che." A vAkayeA parathI eTaleAja prazna karI zakuM ke gaikAle zrImaMta sarakAranI badoAi gAnAra Aje kayA raNakAre temane dharmanA tulanAtmaka vI. vAkayeAthI navAje che ? A vastune khulAsA jAheramAM mUkavA bhAi dhIrajalAlane vinaMtI che. zuM AjanI A lAkha khe lAkha nakalAne prabhAva paDayA che ke Aje vaLI Ama bharaDavA lAgyA che! ? tameja e aMkamA AgaLa kaheA che. e tamArAja zabdo tamArI sAme mukuM, saMvata 1989 peASa mAsanA aMka jue. AjanA pragaTa thatAM pustakA tarapha paNa najara karo enI seA ke dADhasA nakala levAthIja vyabhIcArI ke aneka dagA phaTakAthI dhana meLavI dharmAtmA thaI beThela hAya te paNa tenA prakAzA dvArA saddaguNasapanna ane ghaNI vakhata tA saguNasa pannatA ilkAba paNa meLavI zake che. AvI bhATAI karanArA lekhaka ke prakAzaka tathA e rIte nAmanA khATavAnI IcchA rAkhanAra mahAzaye mane samAjanI nIti bagADavAmAM sakhAja gunhegAra che.' Aje samAjanI nItine tamArI saraNe caDhAvavA mAge che eTaleja vaDodarA rAjya sAme gaikAle satya lakhela InAne Aje lekhaka ane prakAzaka banI bhATAI karavAja bahAra paDayA che ke bIjuM kAMi tame tamArA aMtarAtmAne puche ke upaluM tamAruMja kathana tamane keTalA aMze lAgu paDe che? atre vaDodarA rAjya ke zrImaMtanA kAi guNadoSanI carcAne sthAna nathI paNa A lekhaka mahAzayanI bhATAIne ja sthAna che. tame peteija tamArAja prakAzane para najara karA^tA jaNAze ke tame tamArIja jAtane chetarI rahyA che dhatI - gAnI paNa hada hAya che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 38 vaDodarA rAjyasattAnuM pazubaLa - saMvata 1989 nA jyeSTha mAsanA aMkamAM AgaLa cAlatAM bhAI dhIrajalAla lakhe che ke - " rAjyasattA kayA prakAre jene samAjanuM hita karavA IcchatI haze te samaja paDatI nathI. 18 varSa sudhI manuSya tyAgamAga naja svIkArI zake evo kAnuna kara e eka prakArano julama che, rAjasattAnI pAse rahelA pazubaLano pratyakSa paricaya che. " tA. 9-11-35nA aMkamAM kahe che ke -"vaDodarA rAjyanI dhArAsabhAmAM ene lagatI carcA AvI ane prajAkiya sabhyonI bhAre bahumatIthI saM. di. ni. nibaMdha hastImAM AvyuM. vaDodarA nareze anyAya bhareluM pagaluM bharyuM che ema jAhera karavAmAM temane jarAye zarama na AvI." . vaDodarA rAjya dikSAno kAyado karyo te mATe rAjya pAzavI baLe karyAnuM kahenAra ene virodha karanArane tema karatAM zarama na AvI kahevAmAM jarApaNa lAspada nathI thatuM? eka vakhata 18 varSa sudhInA dikSAnA niyamana mATe bhAre piokAra pADanAra Aje ene vadhAvI le che te kaI nIti ane siddhAMta para ? teo vaDodarA rAjyanA kAyado pasAra karAvavAnA kAryane pazubaLanA paricaya samAna lekhAve che. te bhAine Aje dhArAsabhA ane zrImaMta mATe ekAeka ATalo umaLake kyAMthI Avyo ? ATalI hadasudhI naphaTAI bharyuM lakhanAra vaDodarA rAjyanI chAyAmAM mahAlI zake che ane vaDodarA jevuM pragatimAna rAjya tene Azraya Ape che e paNa eka tAjubInI bInA che. ATalethI rAjya satyane samajI te kone Azraya Ape che e vicAraze ? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAI dhIrajalAlanI dhRSTatAnI hada te haju AgaLa Ave che. eja aMkamAM kahe che. A nibaMdha je rUpe bahAra Avela che te keIpaNa rIte ISTa nathI ane ethI ene aTakAvavA banatA prayAsa karavA e dareka jinanI huM pharaja mAnuM chuM ne tevI pharaja bajAvanAra dhanyavAdane pAtra che ema gaNuM chuM." tA. 9-11-35nA aMkamAM lakhe che ke " hamaNAM teoe eka navuM dhatIMga ubhu karyuM che ke kArataka vadI 4 ne divase 8 vaDedarA anyAya dina " ujava. temanI A akala ane tAjubI joine te kharekhara ghaNAne temane mATe dayAja upaje tema che! " ekamAM mI. dhIrajalAla nibaMdha sAmenI pratyeka hIlacAlane dharma manAve che te ja dhIrajalAla bIjAmAM akkalanI tAjubI darzAve che. kharI akkalanI tAjubI te temanI pitAnI ja che ke jeo ATalI hada sudhI juThThANuM phelAvavA prayAsa kare che keTalAka evA hoya che ke bIjAno virodha na kare bhale saMmata na hoya, paNa A bhAI te virodhanIja bhavATavImAM svArtha lAluptAne tRpta karavA bhaTakI rahyA che. emanuM bhrama kyAre ane kyAM jaI samApta thaze e atyAre kahevuM muzkela che. bhAI dhIrajalAlane A lekhamALA parathI samAja sAcA svAMgamAM oLakhI jaze ane bhaviSya paNa bhUlathI temanI aTavAmAM Avato bacI jaze te paNa mAre A prayAsa saphaLa thayo mAnI AtmasaMtoSa jarUra laIza, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ huM mArI jAta mATe lekhaka hovAne dAva AgaLa nathI karatA paraMtu zakita mujaba AjasudhI A bhAIne sAcA svarUpamAM koIe raju karela nathI tevA samaye ane jyAre pakSakAra banI beThelA e bhAIe samAjamAM bhISaNa kalezayuddha jamAvI svArtha sAdhavAnI nema AgaLa karI che tyAre mArA, emane satya svarUpa jaNAvatAM A lekho kharekhara samAjane ane khAsa karIne vaDodarA rAjyane mATe upagI ane kiMmatI thaI paDyA vinA nahiMja rahe enI mane khAtrI che. bhAI dhIrajalAla pratye ! Aje bhAI dhIrajalAlamAM jJAnane game teTalo bhaMDAra bharyo hoya ke zatAvadhAna karI zakatA hoya paraMtu teoe paNa A uparathI bodhapATha levAno che ke have temanuM juThThANuM ke daMbha jarApaNuM nathI nahiM zake, tamane te A lekhamALA kadAca IrSAbhAveja lakhAyelI lAgaze paraMtu bhAIzrI! mAre ane tamAre kaI divasa e koI vaira ke virodhano prasaMgaja upasthIta thayo nathI, koI jAtanI levaDa devaDane saMbaMdha paNa nathI. ekapaNuM athaDAmaNamAM AvyA nathI. paraMtu jyAre mane jaNAyuM ke tamAruM patrakAritva vikhavAdanI bhUmikA taiyAra karI rahyuM che, tamArA vicAromAM vikRti peThI che, samAjamAM vadhu cInagArIo mUkavAnA prayAsa kare che, tyAre ja satya zuM che keTalI hade juThThANuM nabhI rahyA che e batAvavAno A namra prayAsa. karyo che. mAre A prayAsa kharekhara saphaLa tyAre ja mAnuM ke jyAre jyAre tame agAu racelA siddhAMtanI ANAmAM rahe. A uparathI kAMIpaNa saddabodha laI tamArA jIvanamAM utAre, asatyane pratikAra kare ane satyane kaDavuM hoya chatAM samAja ane zAsananA hita draSTi samipe rAkhI gaLe utAre. tene je AsvAda Avaze tethI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com