Book Title: Vardhaman Tap Mahima Yane Shrichand Kevali Charitram Part 01
Author(s): Siddharshi Gani
Publisher: Vishva Shanti Prakashan
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/036499/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ E a. vardhamAna tapa mahimA / /655 vizva zAnti prakAzana, byAvara nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnntndkhnnntnnt Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI zaMkhezvara pArzvanAthAya namaH vardhamAna tapa mahimA arthAt zrI zrIcandra' kevalI caritra vizva zAnti prakAzana C/o pradhAnAdhyApaka, zrI zAnti jaina vidyAlaya, byAvara mA.zrI kailAmaghAgara mRga jhona maMdira zrI mahAvIra jaina AmA , koSA Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaTa prabhAvI acintya cintA maNi 1.math.zrveda . rine 18-. .. P.P. A* saharaphaNA zrI pArzvanAtha bhagavAna *adhak Trust Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI zaMkhezvara pArzvanAthAya namaH zrI gautama svAmine namaH pU0 A0 deva zrI siddharSi gaNi kRta zrI 'zrIcandra' kevali caritra okAraM bindu saMyuktaM, nityaM dhyAyanti yoginaH, kAmadaM mokSadaM caiva, OMkArAya namo namaH / / ___ zrI paMcaparameSThi vAcaka praNava bIja OM kA dhyAna dhAraNa kara, bhagavAn zrI jinezvara deva tathA sadguru mahArAja ko vandana karake zrI "zrI candra" kevali caritra kI racanA karatA huuN| zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI ke prathama ziSya ananta | labdhi nidhAna gaNadhara zrI gautama svAmI grAmAnugrAma vicarate hue P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karIba 2512 varSa pUrva zrI vaizAlI nagarI ke bAhara eka sundara udyAna meM pdhaare| yaha zubha saMvAda- suna kara guru bhakti se ati harSollasita ceTaka mahArAjA apane parivAra tathA prajAjanoM ke sAtha gaNadhara bhagavaMta kI sevA meM upasthita huA / una ke caraNa kamaloM meM vandana kara aura sukha sAtA pUcha kara saba loka yathA yogya sthAna para baiTha gye| - usa samaya zrI gaNadharajI mahArAja ne dharma dezanA prArambha kI:- "he mahAnubhAvo / sarvadarzI jinezvara bhagavantoM ne dAna, zIla, tapa, aura bhAva rUpa cAra prakAra kA dharma pharamAyA hai / yaha dharma mokSa kI prApti kA kAraNa bhUta hai / una meM tapa dharma ko utkRSTa kahA gayA hai| isa ke aneka bheda haiN| pUrva meM bhagavAn vardhamAna svAmI ne zreNika mahArAjA ke samakSa saba tapoM meM vizAla tapa kA jisa prakAra varNana kiyA thA usakA Aja kathana - karate haiN| nikAcita karmoM kA nAza karane vAlA aura sarva abhISTa phala kA pradAna karane vAlA zrI vardhamAna prAyaMbila tapa hai jisa meM kramazaH eka 2 vRddhi ko pAte hue 108 aAyaM vila tapa kI aolI aura pAraNe meM upavAsa / Ate haiN| __ zrI siddhAnta meM kahA hai ki 'eka AyaMbila eka upavAsa aise bar3hate hue anukrama se sau olI karane para yaha tapa pUrNa hotA hai / isa mahAtapa kI pUrNAhuti 14 varSa 3 mAsa aura 20 dina meM hotI hai / P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AcAmAmlaivardhamAna syAdatiduSkaraM / ya etatkurute so'te zrI candravatsukhI bhavet / / isa atyaMta duSkara AyaMbila vardhamAna tapa ko koI viralA puNyazAlI hI pUrNa kara zrI 'zrI candra' ke samAna sarvadA sukha kA anubhava karatA hai| isa atyanta dIrgha tapa kI sundara ArAdhanA caMdana ne kI aura tapa ke phalasvarUpa 'zrI canda' ke bhava meM sarvatomukhI sukha saubhAgya ko prApta kiyA vaha dRSTAnta isa prakAra hai: zrI jambU dvIpa ke bharata kSetra meM pUrvakAla meM kuza sthala nAma kI eka sundara evaM vizAla nagarI thI jahAM para 10 lAkha nagaroM ke adhipati pratApasiMha nAma ke eka nyAyI rAjA rAjya karate the| unake 500 rAniyoM meM mukhyA jaya zrI rAnI se jaya, vijaya, aparAjaya aura jayaMtaka nAmaka cAra putra the| rAjA pratApasiMha ke pAsa karor3a sainika, 10 lAkha azva, yazodhavala mukhya 10 hajAra hAthI, tathA itane hI ratha, UMTa, vAjiMtra va cara puruSa the / maMtriyoM aura sAmantoM se saMyukta vaha rAjA prajA para nyAya pUrvaka zAsana karatA thaa| eka dina rAjA gajya sabhA meM baiThA thaa| usa samaya vyApAra nimitta deza videza ghUmatA huA varadatta nAma kA eka seTha vahAM AyA / rAjA ne use pUchA ki "pApa kisa nagara ke rahane vAle haiM ? deza P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dezAntara ghUmate hue kyA Apane kuzasthala se adhika sundara koI nagara dekhA hai ?" varadatta seTha praNAma pUrvaka bolA ki, "mahArAja ! Apa zrI ke adhikAra meM aneka nagara haiM parantu dIpazikhA nagarI indrapurI jaisI sundara hai / vahAM sarva prathama rAjA kA bhavya prAsAda hai / nagara ke madhya bhAga meM prathama bhagavAn kA cAra mukhya dvAroM vAlA eka ati ramaNIya mandira hai / usakI cAroM dizAoM meM bAjAra, gRha, prAsAda, kille haiN| IzAna koNa meM rAja kuTumba rahatA hai, agni koNa meM vyApArI varga aura naiRtya koNa meM anya jAti ke loga nivAsa karate haiN| nagara ke bAhira sundara kamaloM kI zreNI se suzobhita padma sarovara haiM / samIpavartI aneka vATikAeM, udyAna / prAdi manohara sthala haiN| maiM usI dIpazikhA nagarI kA nivAsI hU~, he mahArAja ! vaha | sundara nagarI vAstava meM Apa zrI ke dekhane yogya hai|" yaha suna kara rAjA pratApasiMha ko usa nagarI ko dekhane kI prabala icchA utpanna huI / mukhya mantrI ke protsAhana se unhoMne sainya sahita / dIpazikhA kI ora prayANa kiyA usa samaya sArI prakRti ramaNIya thI / manda 2 samIra cala rahI thI / zubha pakSI madhura pAlApa kara rahe the| eka dina pratihArI ne rAjA ke pAsa Akara vinaMti kI ki "mahArAja ! cAra kalAkAra Apa zrI kI sevA meM upasthita honA caahte|| haiM / '' rAjA kI AjJA hone para una cAroM ko hAjira kiyA gayA / rAjA ne una se pUchA ki "Apa kisa 2 kalA meM pravINa haiM ?" pahalA P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 6 5 10 kalAkAra bolA ki 'mahArAja ! maiM pakSiyoM kI bolI jAna sakatA hU~" dUsare ne kahA ki "maiM svAmI ke mana kI bAta jAna letA huuN|" tIsarA bolA ki "maiM strI puruSa ke lakSaNoM kA jJAtA huuN|" cauthe ne uttara diyA ki "maiM ratha bhramaNa kalA meM pravINa huuN| hamAre guru guNadhara haiM / Apa zrI kI sevA karane ke lie hama Aye haiM / " rAjA pratApasiMha ne kalAkAroM kA sanmAna kara unakI yAcanA svIkAra kii| ve prasannatA pUrvaka rAjA ke pAsa rahane lge| kahA bhI hai ki "AhAra, nidrA, bhaya aura maithuna meM to manuSya aura pazu samAna haiM parantu vastutaH jJAna hI manuSya meM vizeSa hai| jJAna rahita manuSya pazu tulya hai / " prayANa karate mArga meM nadI, vATikA, udyAna Adi meM rAjA icchAnusAra krIr3A karatA thA / loga rAjA ko bheMTa arpaNa karate jinheM vaha svIkAra kara una ko sammAnita kara dAna detA thA / kramazaH ve dIpa zikhA nagarI ke pAsa Aye / usa samaya eka zubha pakSI ne madhura svara se zubha zukana kiyA pakSiyoM kI bolI jAnane vAlA kalAkAra bolA ki "he rAjan ! Apako eka sundara snehavAlI kanyA kA milApa hogA / isa meM koI bhI sandeha nhiiN|" isa se rAjA ke mana meM harSa huaa| usI samaya dIpa zikhA nagarI ke rAjA dIpacaMda ne Akara pratApasiMha nareza ko praNAma kara vinaMti kI ki "he deva ! Apa zrI apane caraNa kamaloM se hamArI nagarI ko pAvana kreN|" P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vinaMti svIkAra kara dono rAjAoM kI savArI nagara kI ora bar3hI / Age jAte hue padma sarovara kI pAla para phuNce| vahAM se nagarI kI sundara racanA dRSTigocara ho rahI thii| vividha prakAra ke sundara toraNoM se sajjI huI galI vAjAroM kI zreNiyoM ko dekhate hue unhoMne nagara meM praveza kiyA / usa samaya rAja mArga meM eka sAta khaNDa ke mahala meM sundara jharokhoM kI zreNI ke agra sthAna para eka divya kanyA sakhiyoM sahita rAjA pratApasiMha ko dekhane ke lie khar3I thii| pratApasiMha kI usa kanyA ratna para dRSTi par3ate hI pratApa kA manarUpI bhramara usake mukharUpI kamala para Asakta ho gyaa| kSaNa vAra meM jaise ki koI yogI laya meM sthira ho gayA ho vaisI rAjA pratApasiMha kI dazA ko dekha kara mana jAnane vAle kalAkAra ne kahA ki "jisa kanyA ratna ko dekha kara Apa sthira hue haiM, vaha Apa zrI ke puNya ke pratApa se Apa ko prApta hogii|" yaha suna kara rAjA pratApasiMha ko Azcarya evaM harSa huaa|) pratApasiMha ne pUchA ki 'he bhadra ! yaha kisa kA mahala hai ? aura yaha manohara kanyA kisakI hai ?" kalAkAra ne kahA ki "Apa ke bhakta / rAjA dIpacanda kI paTarAnI pratIpavatI kA yaha mahala hai aura yaha sUryavatI kumArI usIkI putrI hai|" rAjA dIpacanda ko bahuta dinoM se sUryavatI ke lie yogya vara kI cintA thii| rAjA pratApasiMha ke Agamana se usakI yaha cintA dura P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 67 1 ho gayI / jaise kisI rogI ko uttama vaidya ke Agamana se AnaMda hotA hai usI prakAra Aja rAjA dIpa vanda harSollasita thA / idhara kumArI sUryavatI bhI palaka jhapake vinA animeSadRSTi se pratApasiMha ke mukha lAvaNyarUpI amRta kA pAna kara rahI thii| savArI Age bar3hI / nagara ke madhya bhAga meM bhavya jaina mandira ko dekhakara rAjA pratApasiMha ne ati harSa se usameM pravezakara ke vidhi pUrvaka zrI jinezvara bhagavAn ko vandana kiyA / phira ve loga rAja sabhA meM pahu~ce / rAjA pratApasiMha eka sundara siMhAsana para virAjamAna hue / usa samaya jaise ki koI mora megha garjana se nAma uThe usI prakAra ati harSAnvita hokara rAjA dIpacanda ne pratApasiMha nareza ke sAtha kumArI sUryavatI kA hastamilApa vizAla mahotsava pUrvaka kara diyA / yaha dekha kara strI puruSa ke lakSaNa jAnane vAlA kalAkAra kahane lagA ki 'he pRthivIpati / sUryavatI sulakSaNA hone se do bhAgyazAlI putroM kI janayitA hogii| ve kula dIpaka aura jagata vikhyAta hoNge| ataH yaha paTarAnI pada para sthApita kI jAne yogya hai / " usakeM ye vacana suna kara rAjA pratApasiMha ne sUryavatI ko paTarAnI pada se vibhUSita kiyaa| saba loga sUryavatI ke adbhuta saubhAgya kI sarAhanA karane lage / usa samaya rAjA dIpacanda kI bhatIjI candrAvatI ke pati siMhapura nareza zubhagAMga ke dUta ne vahAM upasthita hokara rAjA dIpacanda ko eka P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMdeza diyaa| rAjA dIpacanda use pratApasiMha nareza ke samakSa rakha kara bolA ki "he deva ! vAsaMtikA nAma kI bhayaGkara aTavI meM zUra nAma kA eka pallipati rahatA hai / vaha sarva rAjAoM ke lie durjaya hai / usa pallI ke pazcima meM siMhapura nagara hai vahAM ke rAjA zubhagAMga ke mahala meM se rANI candrAvatI kA ekAvalI hAra corI ho gayA / kotavAla ne coroM ko pakar3a kara rAjA ke samakSa upasthita kiyA / daNDa prahAra hone para unhoMne aparAdha svIkAra kara liyA aura bole ki, "hama zUrapallIpati ke bhIla haiM / zUra kI AjJA se corI karane Aye the|' una se ekAvalI hAra lekara krodhita hokara gajA zubhagAMga ne kotavAla ko AjJA kI ki ina coroM ko zUlI para car3hAdo / jaba zUra ne ye samAcAra sune to usane ropa se bhIloM kI vizAla senA ke sAtha siMhapura nagara ko ghera liyA hai| isa paristhiti meM kyA karanA ucita hai ? yaha nirNaya Apa zrI hI kara sakate haiM / zUra ke bhaya se vahAM ke vyApArI vyApAra nahIM kara sakate haiN| zUra ne Asa pAsa ke sAre mArgoM ko ghera liyA hai / jisase koI vyakti kaSTa uTAkara bhI vahAM jA nahIM sakatA hai|" hastI kI ciMghAr3a ko sunakara jisa prakAra kesarI siMha garja uTatA hai usI prakAra zUra ke bAre meM yaha saMdeza sunakara pratApasiMha rAjA gaNa uThe / unhoMne turanta hI prayANa bherI bajavAdI / bherI ke nAda se caturaMga senA sajja ho gaI / zUra ko daNDa dene ke lie pratApasiMha rAjA ne ekadama prayANa kara diyaa| kucha hI dinoM meM ve siMhapurI nagarI ke P.P.AC. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samIpa pahu~ca gaye aura nadI ke kinAre para par3Ava DAla diyA / usa samaya zUra kI senA Adi kI saMkhyA ke bAre meM samAcAra guptacaroM dvArA pratApasiMha ne prApta kiye aura turanta hI paraspara mantraNA karake senA ko yuddha ke lie taiyAra ho jAne kA Adeza diyaa| udhara bhIloM ne yUra ko samAcAra diyA ki kuzasthala kA rAjA pratApasiMha vizAla sainya se susajjita hokara pAyA hai| zUra ne turanta hI vRddhajanoM se salAha kI / unhoMne kahA ki "he deva ! pratApasiMha rAjA bahuta balavAna hai| ataH apane lie bhAga jAnA hI zreyaskara hai " zUra bolA ki hama bhAgakara bhI kahAM jAveMge ? pratApasiMha yamarAja ke samAna kara hai / usake paMje se chUTa jAnA bhI to kaThina hai|" yaha sunakara vRddha purupa -mauna ho gaye / taba zUra ne kucha vizepa vicAra kara apane uttama gaMdha hAthI ke upara ArUr3ha hokara bhIlasenA sahita raNakSetra meM padAparNa kiyaa| pratApasiMha rAjA bhI senA sahita taiyAra hI the / parantu unhoMne apanI senA para dRSTi DAlane para apane saba hAthiyoM ko mada rahita tathA UMghate hue dekhakara rAjA dIpacanda se pUchA ki "ye hAthI isa dagA ko kaise prApta ho gaye haiM / ?'' dIpacanda ne kahA ki 'zUra ke gaMdha hastI kI gaMdha se apane hAthI mada rahita ho gaye haiN|" 1. rAjA pratApasiMha vicAra karane lage ki aba hameM kyA karanA cAhiye ?' itane meM rathabhramaNa vidyA vAle kalAkAra ne prAkara vinaMtI kI ___ki 'he rAjan ! Apa zrI isa ratha meM prArUr3ha hokara merI kalA kA nirI kSaNa kreN|" pratApasiMha rAjA dhanuSa aura vAraNoM se sajja hokara rathA_rUr3ha hue / ratha raNa kSetra ke sthala para pahuMcA / zUra gaMdha haratI para baiTakara P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 101 unake sAmane aayaa| kalAkAra ne ratha ko ati vega se cAroM tarapha / ghumAyA / pratApasiMha rAjA ne zUra ko gaNoM se nIce girA diyaa| turanta hI use kASTa ke piMjare meM kaida kara diyA gayA aura jaya kalaza gaMdha hastI ko apane kabje meM kara liyaa| pratApasiMha rAjA kA jaya jaya kAra cAroM tarapha gUMja uThA / zUra kI senA cAroM tarapha bhAga gaI / siMhapura nagara se zubhagAMga rAjA ne Akara pratApasiMha rAjA kA praNAma pUrvaka sanmAna kiyA / sabane aTavI meM jAkara pallI ko bhaMgakara diyA eka mUDA motI, 56 koTI svarNa aura dusarI amUlya vastuoM ko to pratApasiMha ne apane khajAne meM rakha liyA / zeSa dhana dIpacanda aura zubhagAMga rAjAoM ko bAMTa diyA / vastra prAdi senA meM vitIrNa kara diye| usa samaya rAjA pratApasiMha cAroM kalAkAroM para ati prasanna hokara bole ki, 'tuma apanI 2 kalA meM pUrNa pravINa ho / eka ne pakSiyoM kI bolI jAnI, dUsare ne mere mana kI bAta ko jAnA, tIsare ne kanyA ke lakSaNa jAnakara usake phala batalAye tathA cauthe ne ratha bhramaNa kI kalA dvArA mujhe vijaya dilvaaii| tumhArI kalA se mujhe apAra lAbha huA hai / tumhAre kalA vijJAna para maiM ati santuSTa huuN| tumhArI tIvra buddhi prati prazaMsanIya hai / tumane kalA prApta karane meM jo parizrama kiyA, vaha sArthaka hI hai|" isa prakAra pratApasiMha rAjA ne una kalAkAroM kI sarAhanA kara ati prasannatA pUrvaka vizAla dAna dekara unakA sanmAna kiyA / sUryavatI ke nAma se pallI ke sthala para sUryapura nAma kA nayA vizAla nagara basAyA / dIpacanda rAjA aura zubhagAMga rAjA ne bahuta sI bhUmi bheMTa kii| pratApasiMha rAjA ne siMhapura nagara kA nirIkSaNa P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 11 110 kiyaa| tatpazcAta rAjA pratApasiMha aura dIpacanda dIpazikhA nagarI meM vApisa aaye| kucha samaya vahAM Thaharane ke pazcAt pratApasiMha sUryavatI paTarAnI sahita kuzasthala kI ora prasthAna ke lie udyata hue / vahAM se vidA lete samaya rAjA rAnI tathA samasta nagarajanoM ke nayanoM meM se azru jharane lge| mahArAnI pradIpavatI ne sUryavatI ko kulAMganA ke yogya hita zikSA dii| prayANa karate 2 pratApasiMha rAjA apanI nagarI ke samIpa pA pahu~ce / zubha muhUrta meM sajI huI kuzasthala nagarI meM mahotsava pUrvaka unhoMne praveza kiyA / pUrva puNya ke prabhAva se ve vividha prakAra ke sAMsArika sukhoM kA upabhoga karane lage / kahA hai ki, 'uttama kula meM janma, zarIra kA nirogIpana, saubhAgya, pUrNa Ayu, nirmala yaza, vidyA aura dhana sampadA dharma se hI prApta hote haiN| dharma sava saMkaToM meM rakSaNa karatA hai / zuddha mana se kiyA huA dharma svarga aura mokSa ko detA hai|" eka dina pratApasiMha rAjA ke putra jaya, vijaya, aparAjaya aura jayaMtaka jaba mahala ke jharokhe meM khela rahe the to usa samaya rAja mArga meM bahuta se logoM ko ikaTThe hokara jAte hue dekhakara unhoMne sevaka ko pUchA ki ye loga ekatrita hokara kahAM jA rahe haiM ? usane kahA ki "eka vikhyAta jyotiSI paradeza se AyA hai isalie ye P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ te 12 10 loga ekatrita hue haiM / " kumAroM ne sevaka ko zrAjJA dI ki usa jyotiSI ko hamAre pAsa bulA lAyo / AzIrvAda dene meM tatpara usa jyotiSI ko kumAroM ne ucita sanmAna dekara yogya Asana para biThAyA / . kumAroM ne pUchA ki 'Apa kahAM se padhAre haiM ? aura kahAM jAne kA vicAra hai ? Apa kyA jAnate haiM ?" jyotiSI ne kahA ki 'he rAjaputroM merI eka lambI kahAnI hai jo ki maiM tumheM sunAtA hU~ / isa nagara se pazcima dizA meM pRthvI kI zobhA rUpa, dharma lakSmI se manohara aisA siMhapura eka nagara hai / vahAM lakSmI se paripUrNa zrIdhara jyotiSI rahate the| unake nAgilA nAma kI priya bhAryA thI usake dharaNa nAma kA eka putra huA jo anukrama se bar3A huaa| usI nagarI meM bhiyaMkara nAma ke eka dUsare vikhyAta jyotipI bhI the ! unakI zIlavatI nAma kI strI tathA zrI devI nAma kI putrI thI / jaba zrI devI taruNavaya ko prApta huI to vaha rUpa lAvaNya se suzobhita, kalA kauzala meM pravINa aura / jaina dharma meM ati anuraktA ho gayI / zrIdhara ne usa zrI devI kI dharaNa ke lie mAMganI kI / mahotsava pUrvaka donoM kA lagna ho gayA / zrI devI atyanta vizuddha svabhAva vAlI, bar3I lajjAzIla aura ahaMta dharma kI kriyAoM meM tatpara rahatI thii| vaha hita, mita, priya aura satya vacana bolatI thI parantu usako sAsu nAgIlA niSThura svabhAva vAlI thii| zrI devI dina rAta ghara kA kAma karatI parantu sAsu to jhUThA ThapakA hI diyA karatI thii| jisa prakAra pAnI ke reTa calane para laTTe kI lakar3I se khaTapaTa kI AvAja rahatI hai . usI prakAra nAgIlA ke muha se hamezA kalaha kleza bhare zabda P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 13 10 nikalate hI rahate the ! jhUThA kalaMka, nindA, cugalI usakA nitya prati kA svabhAva thA / bicArI zrI devI to prAtaH jaldI uThatI, ghara kI saphAI karatI, pAnI bharatI, anAja dalatI, bhojana banAtI, tathA sAsu nananda, devara kI sevA karane meM koI kasara bAkI na rakhatI / vaha kaSTa pUrvaka jIvana vyatIta karatI parantu zrI jinezvara deva kI bhakti meM sarvadA udyamazIla banI rahatI thii| zrI devI ke mAtA pitA par3ausI Adi jaba kabhI usase pUchate ki kyA tujhe pati ke ghara sukha hai ? taba vaha apane ghara kI hamezA prazaMsA hI kiyA karatI parantu kabhI dusarI koI ghara kI bAta nahIM karatI thii| samaya bItatA gayA / nAgIlA kA svabhAva dina pratidina krUra bana rahA thA, usake ghara meM yadi koI bhI tor3a phor3a hotI, yA koI cIja kho jAtI to vaha apane putra ko kahatI ki yaha zrI devI kA kAma hai / bhUThI bAteM kaha kaha kara usake kAna bharatI rahatI jisase krodhita hokara dharaNa zrI devI ko mArane lagatA / zrI devI dharmAtmA gharAne meM janmI thii| dharma ke saMskAroM ke kAraNa vaha apane pUrva ke karmoM ko doSa detI parantu sAsU ke lie apane mana meM koI burA vicAra nahIM lAtI thii| vaha yahI mAnatI thI ki yaha apane kiye hue karmoM kA phala hai| ___ isa prakAra kucha dinoM ke pazcAt eka dina usake sasura kI aMgUThI ghara meM kahIM par3a gaI, parantu use dhyAna nahIM rahA / prabhAta meM kacarA ikaTThA karate hue zrI devI ko aMgUThI milI / eka sthAna para P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 14 10 rakha kara vaha dUsare kArya ke lie calI gaI / jaba sasure ko yAda AyI taba vaha pUchane lagA ki, kyA kisI ko merI aMgUThI milI hai ? vAra 2 pUchane para bhI aMgUThI kA patA nahIM lgaa| - itane meM zrI devI ne pazuoM ke bAr3he meM se aMgUThI lAkara sasure ko de dI / isase sasurA khuza to huA parantu sAsU ne zrI devI ko dete dekha kara kahA ki, 'maiM jAnatI hU~ ki bahU cora hai / isa prakAra yaha cora bahU sarva vastuoM ko curAne lagegI, to merA ghara kisa prakAra calegA? he logoM ! mere ghara kA AcaraNa dekho ! jahA~ aisI bahU ho vahA~ merA vacana kauna sune ? saba ke gharoM meM bahueM hogI parantu aisI nahIM hogii| bahu ne aMgUThI curaalii|" isa prakAra jora 2 se nATaka racane lagI ki / he putra ! sUkula . meM utpanna huI terI strI ghara meM Ananda karatI hai| mAM ke cir3hAne se dharaNa ko prAveza A gayA, aura binA vicAre ekadama usa satI ke mastaka para lakar3I se prahAra kiyA / zrI devI kA mastaka phaTa gayA bhaura vaha mUcchita hokara gira par3I usa samaya zrI devI namaskAra mahAmaMtra kA smaraNa kara rahI thii| mastaka meM se rakta kI dhArA chUTa pdd'ii| gharaNa hAhAkAra karane lagA / mastaka para auSadhI lgaaii| kisI ne zrI devI ke mAtA pitA ko ye samAcAra de diye / ve vilApa karate hue vahAM aaye| mAtA zrI devI ko goda meM lekara kalpAnta karane lagI ki / he putrI | yaha kyA huA ? mere mukha P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 15 110 ko dekha / he putrI! tere kisa vacana ko yAda karU / aba mujhe mAtA kaha kara kauna bulAegA? he putrI ! tU choTI hone para bhI lajjA se uttara nahIM detI thI / terA mukha kamala sadA zAnta rahatA thaa| maiM kabhI tujhe DhAMTatI phira bhI tU krodhita nahIM hotI thI / tumhArI vaha uttama bhAva pUrNa jinezvara deva kI bhakti, niyama pAlana, tapa aura tyAga, tere sivAya dUsarI kanyA meM to dekhane ko nahIM milate / he putrI ! tU cupa kyoM hai ?" pitA ne kahA ki, "merI putrI ratna ke sAtha jo vyavahAra huA hai use vidhAtA bhI sahana nahIM kara sktaa|" isa prakAra ke vilApa sunakara dharaNa bhI vihvala ho uThA / pazcAtApapUrvaka vaha bhI vilApa karane lagA ki maiMne krodha se soca vicAre kiye binA kaisA ghora pApa kara DAlA hai| usakA koI bhI doSa nahIM thA phira bhI mere niSThura prahAra se yadi vaha mRtyu ko prApta ho gaI to jagata meM maiM strI hatyArA kahalAUgAM, hAya ! maiMne mahAn pApa kara ddaalaa|" hamezA jhUTha bolane vAlI nAgIlA kA logoM ne tiraskAra kiyA par3osa kI striyAM kahane lagI ki jisa prakAra sA~pa ke muMha meM se meMDhaka chUTe, usI prakAra zrI devI mRtyu pAkara sAsu ke paje meM se chuuttegii| isa prakAra logoM meM usakI bar3I apakIrti huI / zrI devI ke puNya se eka yogya vaidya vahAM A pahu~cA / usane pAnI maMtrita karake zrI devIpara chaaNttaa| usase zrI devI meM caitanya aayaa| yaha svarupa dekha kara vaidya ne kahA ki "aba dharma rupI oSadha kA sevana kro|" zrI devI ko usake mAtA pitA ghara le gaye anta samaya P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samIpa jAna kara use bhavya ArAdhanA kraayii| usane saba jIva rAzi ko khamAyA / citta kI zuddhi pUrvaka pApo kI nindA kI puNya kI anumodanA kI sAta kSetroM meM dAna diyaa| cArazaraNa dhAraNa kiye / anazana, mamatA tyAga, brahmacaryAdi vrata grahaNa kiye / isa prakAra zrI devI ne susamAdhi pUrvaka mRtyu kA AliGgana kiyA / logoM ne usake zvasura pakSa kA tiraskAra kiyA jisase zrIdhara nagara meM muha batAne yogya nahIM rahA / siMhapura meM dharaNa ko vivAha ke lie kanyA prApti na hone se zrIdhara ne dUsare nagara ke eka jyotiSI kI putrI umA ke sAtha usakA vivAha kiyaa| umA ati uddhata aura krodhI svabhAva vAlI thI / saba ke sAmane bolane lagatI aura haTha se ghara kA koI kAma nahIM karatI thii| vAta 2 meM saba kA doSa pragaTa karatI rahatI thii| umA ke sAmane usakI sAsu nAgIlA kI to aisI dazA thI sesI zera ke sAmane bakarI kI hotI hai / aba to ghara kA sArA kAma nAgIlA ko hI karanA par3atA / kucha kAla ke pazcAta sAsu sasura mRtyu ko prApta ho gye| umA ne mAyA bhakti aura yukti se pati ko vaza meM kara liyA / bharaNa ne apane mitra soma deva ke sAmane apanI patnI kI prazaMsA kI / jise sunakara usakA zrAvaka mitra gholA / tumhArI bAta satya ho parantu nItikAroM kA kathana hai ki guru kI prazaMsA samakSa karanI, mitra va bandhu kI parokSa meM karanI tathA putra va strI kI mRtyu P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke bAda karanI cAhiye / strI atyanta nirdayI hotI hai / strI hiraNa ke sIMga ke samAna Ter3I hotI hai| nadI ke samAna nIce jAne vAlI hotI hai / vajra jasI kaThora hRdaya vAlI hotI hai / strI ke citta meM eka bAta hotI hai, vacana meM dUsarI aura kriyA meM koI tIsarI cIja najara mAtI hai / aisI mAyAvI striyoM se kauna sneha kare / tU vRthA hI apanI strI kI itanI prazaMsA karatA hai / " dharaNa ne pUchA ki, "he mitra ! isa taraha tuma kaise bolate ho?" vaha bolA ki "he mitra ! maiM tumhArI strI ko acchI taraha jAnatA huuN| vaha eka dina bhI ghara meM nahIM rhtii| mAyAvI AcaraNoM se sneha nahIM honA cAhiye / yadi tujhe merI bAta kA nirNaya karanA ho to paradeza jAne ke bahAne se rAtrI meM parIkSA kara lo|' 'dharaNa ne ise svIkAra kiyaa| . ... dharaNa ne paradeza jAne kI sammati bahuta kaThinAI se prApta kii| sArA dina mitra ke ghara vitAyA / rAtri meM umA. ghara se kahIM bAhara gaI / mitra ke kahane se dharaNaghara meM gupta tarIke se chupa gayA aura jisa prakAra pahale daravAjA banda thA usI prakAra daravAjA banda kara diyaa| mitra vApisa apane ghara calA gyaa| utsAha se kucha samaya pazcAta umA ne kahIM se vApisa Akara vizeSa rasoI * Adi kI taiyArI kI itane meM eka puruSa muha ko DhA~ke hue pAyA prAzcarya se dharaNa use dekha rahA thaa.| mana meM vicArane lagA ki 'yaha kauna ho sakatA hai ? yaha to pApAtmA raNadhIra hai| yaha kSatriya-mere ghara meM kisa lie. pAyA hai|" P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 18 * itane meM to umA ne ghara kA dvAra banda kara diyA / raNadhIra kekhuza karake prAnanda se donoM hAsya vilAsa karake so gaye / yaha duSTa kRtya dekha kara gharaNa ne krodhita hokara vicAra kiyA ki ina donoM duSTo ko mAra DAlU ? phira vicAra karane lagA, ki isase to maiM strI hatyArA kahalAuMgA, aisA vicAra kara kotavAla putra raNadhIra ko nIce pAkara mAra DAlA / dvAra khola kara dharaNa vApisa andara chupa gyaa| umA ke kaNTha ke pAsa raNadhIra kA rakta AyA / usakI ThaNDaka se ekadama camaka kara jAgI / yaha dRSya dekha kara hA ! hA ! yaha kyA huprA / kisane raNadhIra kI hatyA kara DAlI / dvAra ko khullA dekha kara umA ne nizcaya kiyA ki kisI zatru ne hI isakI hatyA kI hai| aba to vaha raNadhIra ko zarIra aura talavAra, rakta vAle vastra Adi bAMdha kara poTulA apane sira para rakha kara turanta bAhara niklii| - gupta rIti se dharaNa bhI pIche 2 gayA / umA gaTharI ko kueM meM pheMka kara turanta vApisa ghara mA gaI / dharaNa gahara khar3A hokara vicArane lagA ki 'aho ! kaisI isa strI kI krUratA aura kukarmatA hai ?" itane meM to umA khicar3I prAdi lekara ghara ke dvAra ko banda karake ekadama Age bar3hI / gharaNa bhI kautuka vaza gupta rupa se pIche 2 gayA / umA ne jala mArga dvArA nagara se bAhara nikala kara nirbhayatA se zmazAna pAra karake guphA meM praveza kiyaa| dIpamAlA se suzobhita usameM eka mahala thA / vahAM sundara prAsana para striyoM ke samUha meM P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 16 agramukhI yoginI kharI baiThI thii| umA ko dekhakara striyAM umA A gayI' isa prakAra kolAhala karane lgiiN| . yoginI kharparI ko annadAna se khuza kara umA namana karake baiTha gayo / kharparI ne pUchA ki, 'tUne maMtra ke sAdhanA kI ?' hAM, Apake prabhAva se sAdhanA kii|' / "he buddhimate ! phira tU kyA kahatI hai ?" : "he mahezvarI ! mere upara prasanna ho, vRkSa ko ur3Ane kI vidyA maiM mAMgatI haiN|" _ khaparI ne kahA ki, 'he zubhe / mujhe bar3I bali de' umA ne kahA ki, 'he mAtA ! kAlI caudasa ko apane pati kI bali duuNgii| 'acchA' kaha kara prAjJA dI / umA ne aMjalI kara ke vaza karane kA cUrNa maaNgaa| . "maiMne tujhe pahale diyA thA vaha kahAM gayA ?" ... umA ne kahA ki, "usa cUrNa se jise vaza kiyA thA vaha Aja mRtyu pA gayA" * dUsarA cUrNa pAkara umA bhakti se namana karake ghara A gayI / dharaNa sarva strI cAritra dekha kara aura suna kara bhayabhIta ho gayA / bhaya, Azcarya aura raudrarasa se dharaNa kA hRdaya vIra, zoka aura bIbhatsa rasa yukta huA / phira hAsya zRMgAra rasa kA tyAga karake zAnta rasa maya huaa| .. .. . . mAyAvo kuTila aura duSTa AcaraNa vAlI umA ko dhikkAratA huA gharaNa vicArane lagA ki cUrNa se vaza karake vaha merI bali car3hA degI,jisa P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ TTITL * 204. prakAra rassI se baMdhI huI gAya dUsarI jagaha jA nahIM sakatI usI taraha maiM bhI dusarI jagaha kaise jA sakUgA / aisA vicAra karatA huA dharaNa mitra ke ghara gayA, mitra ke pUchane para saba hakIkata use kaha sunaayii| mitra ne kahA ki, 'dukha, nindA aura bhaya se kyA ? striyoM kA svabhAva hI caMcala hotA hai / karma kI gati kaisI vicitra hai ? batA aba tU kyA karanA cAhatA hai / " dharaNa ne gadgad svara se kahA ki "umA kA mukha dekhe binA dUra dezAntara jAnA cAhatA huuN| do hatyA ke pApa se bharA huA maiM AtmahatyA karUgA / " ... .. - mitra ne kahA ki, "isa prakAra mata karanA kyoM ki dUdha se sarpanI kI taraha tumhAre dhana-se umA unmatta ho jaaygii| isa lie pahale apane ghara jAkara sabaM sampatti ko apane adhIna krlo| phira sadaguru se do hatyA kA prAyazcita grahaNa kara lenaa| isa prakAra se kArya karanA hI tumheM yogya hogA parantu kadApi Atma * hatyA kA vicAra na krnaa|" 1 mitra kI salAha se dharaNa ne apane ghara jAkara sArI sampatti ko apane adhikAra meM kiyA / umA ne bar3e ADambara se kRtrima sneha dikhAyA / parantu vaha aba usake sneha pAza meM na phaMsA / / - dUsarI aura logoM ne zava ko kueM meM se bAhara nikAlA, raNadhIra ko pahacAna kara hA hA kAra karane lage / yaha sunakara umA bhI hA hA kAra karane lgii| ... . . ' dharaNa sArI lakSmI ko lekara mitra ke ghara calA gayA / vaha P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 21 10 vahAM bhojana kara yogI kA veSa dhAraNa kara usa nagara se bAhara nikalA aura deza dezAntara bhramaNa karane lgaa| bhramaNa karate hue eka grAma meM pAnI kI pyAU para eka siddha puruSa ko baiThe dekhA / usa ko namana kara dharaNa pAsa meM baiTha gyaa| use vinaya Adi guNoM se yukta dekhakara siddha puruSa ne pUchA ki he bhadra / tU kauna hai ?" dharaNa ne sarva hakIkata kaha sunAyI / aura usase pUchA ki "maiMne do manuSyoM kI hatyA kA pApa kiyA hai / usa pApa se maiM kisa prakAra mukta ho sakatA hU~ ?' siddha ne mana meM vicAra kiyA ki, 'gharaNa bahuta mugdha hai, kAraNa ki apanI gupta bAta mujhe kahatA hai|" phira vaha bolA ki "maiM bhI cintita mana vAlA huuN| jisakA mana svaccha hotA hai, usakI buddhi bhI acchI hotI hai / " .... ' dharaNa ne pUchA ki, 'Apa zrImAn ko kauna sI cintA hai ? ' siddha ne kahA ki, 'mere guru ne santuSTa hokara mujhe eka vidyA dI thI / vaha vidyA svarNa se siddha ho sakatI hai| yaha cintA mere mana meM zUla kI taraha dukha detI hai|'' dharaNa ne pUchA ki "kitanA svarNa isake lie cAhiye ?' .... .. ...... . siddha ne haMsa kara kahA ki, 'he buddhizAlI ! mujhe kitanA svaNaM 6 sakegA?" dharaNa ne kahA ki, 'mere pAsa bahuta se ratna hai|" dharaNa kI udAratA tathA guNoM se siddha prasanna huA aura vicArane lagA ki, yaha bhadra mujhe jAnatA bhI nahIM phira bhI mujha para P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 221 vizvAsa karatA hai / siddha ne kahA ki 'he mugdha / mujhe ratnoM se koI prayojana nahIM / maiMne to sirpha terI parIkSA ke lie aisA kahA thA / ratna apane pAsa hI rakha / mujhe to svarNa puruSa banAne ke lie eka puruSa lA de." dharaNa usake lie bhI taiyAra ho gayA / taba vaha siddha puruSa ati prasanna hokara bolA ki "he sajjana ! mujhe koI svarNa puruSa Adi nahIM cAhiye, parantu mujhe to eka sundara supAtra puruSa kI AvazyakatA thI ? vaha pUrI ho gayI hai| maiM aba vRddha ho gayA hU~ isa lie apane guru kI dI huI vartamAna bhUta aura bhaviSya ko jAne vAlI trikAla vidyA, tujhe detA hUM / pUrva saMcita puNya pratApa se tU mujhe milA haiM he kalyANakArI ! mere pAsa 'karNa pizAcikA' nAma kI vidyA hai / usa vidyA se trikAla sambandhI satya vastu kA jJAna hotA hai / usa vidyA ko tUM grahaNa kr|" . gharaNa ne harSa pUrvaka siddha purUSa se usa vidyA ko grahaNa kiNa aura vidhi pUrvaka usa vidyA ko siddha bhI kara liyA ! bahuta dinoM taka vaha siddha kI sevA meM rahA / siddha kI AjJA se dharaNa pRthvI tala para bhramaNa karane lgaa| giri, vana, araNya gAMva, Adi ke naye 2 prAzcaryo kodekhate hue eka dina sundara AmravRkSa kI chAyA meM dhyAna magna muni zrI ko dekhakara dharaNa ne unake caraNa kamaloM meM ullAsa pUrvaka namana karake apane Apako dhanya mAnA / vaha unake pAsa baiTha gyaa| muni zrI ne dharmalAbha dekara prarhata dharma kI dezanA dete hue pharamAyA ki "jo durgati meM par3ate hue jIva ko dhAraNa kare, aura use zubha sthAna meM pahu~cAe vahIM ghama hA. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ .. "zrI namaskAra mahAmantra jaisA mantra, 'zrI zatrujaya jaisA tIrtha aura prANI kI rakSA jaisA dharma, ina tInoM ke samAna tribhuvana meM tulanA karane vAlI koI vastu nahIM hai| zrI namaskAra mantra ke smaraNa mAtra se prANI bhavobhava kI vipattiyoM ko pAra kara jAte haiM aura sampatti ko prApta karate haiM / anantA jinezvara devoM dvArA sparzita tathA kahalAtA hai| anekoM pApoM ko karane vAle hatyAre saikar3oM jIvoM ko mArane vAle tiryaca bhI isa tIrtha ko prApta kara apane karma khapA gaye haiM / jisa prakAra hameM apane prANa priya haiM, usI prakAra jIva mAtra ko bhI apane prANa priya hote haiM ! yaha jAnakara uttama puruSoM ko pratyeka jIva kI rakSA karanI cAhiye " ... isa dharma dezanA ko suna kara gharaNa hAtha jor3akara apanA pApa prakAzita kara Atma nindA karane lagA / "he pUjya !: maiM mahA pApI hU~, hatyArA aura krUra karma ko karane vAlA huuN| do hatyAoM ke pApa se merI kyA gati hogI.?". DI . munizrI ne pharamAyA ki, 'he puNyAtmA ! tapa aura --kriyA meM meM udyamazIla, hokara tuma zatrujaya tIrtha para jAkara duSkara tapa kI ArAdhanA karo aura vidhi pUrvaka zrI namaskAra mahAmantra kA jApa kro| isa se tuma do hatyAoM ke pApa se zIgha mukta ho jAoge / ", FIR munizrI ke vacana svIkAra kara usane ahaMnta dharma ko dhAraNa P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 24 * kiyA / munijI kI bAra 2 stuti karate hue vaha bolA ki "nizcaya hI pApa mere bar3e upakArI haiN| Apa ke alaukikaupakAra se maiM kabhI uRNa nahIM ho sktaa|" phira harSa pUrvaka namaskAra karake dharaNa zrI zatrujaya tIrtha kI tarapha prAyazcita karane kI bhAvanA se cala pdd'aa| kramazaH prayANa karate hue vaha Aja kuzasthala meM pAyA hai / he rAjakumAroM maiM vahI gharaNa huuN| yahAM se maiM zatrujaya jaauuNgaa| .. - usa siddha puruSa ke prasAda se maiM bhUta bhaviSya vartamAna ko jAnakara batalA sakatA huuN| mujhe loga prakhyAta jyotiSI dharaNa ke nAma se jAnate haiN|" yaha adbhuta vRtAnta sunakara rAjakumAroM ko bar3A bhAzcarya huaa| paraspara vicAra vimarza karake unameM se jyeSTha kumAra jaya ne dharaNa ko phala puSpa prAdi dekara pUchA ki "pitAjI kA rAjya kisako milegA?" gharaNa ne vidhi se dekhakara sira hilAyA aura bolA ki "rAjya ke bAre meM kyA pUchate ho ? Apa meM se rAjya kisI ke bhAgya meM dRSTigocara nahIM hotaa| nUtana paTarANI sUryavatI ke eka pradUmuta putra hogA ! vahI rAjya lakSmI kI prApta karegA aisA merA babhiprAya hai|" - yaha kaTu vAkya sunakara krodha se rAjakumAroM ne kahA ki "aise paniSTa vacana kyA bolate ho ? tuma to kucha bhI nahIM jAnate ho / sarva zUravIroM meM agrasara jayakumAra ke atirikta tathA hameM bhI chor3akara isa rAjya ko dUsarA kauna bhoga sakegA ?" P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ + 25 * rAjakumAroM kA yaha pratikUla vartAva dekha kara dharaNa kahane lagA ki "abhI to merA mana azAnta hai| prata: pIche kabhI acchI taraha dekha kara btlaauuNgaa| aba maiM jAtA huuN|" phala ko grahaNa kara va dhana ko chor3a kara dharaNa vahAM se zIghra hI ravAnA ho gyaa| kama . se vaha zatrujaya tIrtha para pahu~ca gayA aura munizrI ke AdezAnusAra vidhi pUrvaka dharmArAdhana karane lgaa| - idhara cAroM rAjakumAra vicAra sAgara meM DUba gye| ati. cintAtura hokara paraspara vicAra karane lage ki "kyA usakI kahI huI bAta satya siddha hogI ? parantu sarasvatI kI vANI bhI to kisI samaya asatya ho jAtI hai| .... itara. "jisa prakAra. pUrva meM eka jyotiSI dvArA yaha batalAye jAne para ki tumhAre putra se kula kA nAza hogA, buddhimAna mantrI ne apanI caturAI se kula kA rakSaNa kara liyA thA / vyantara deva dvArA rAjakumArI kI coTI kATa lene se jo kaSTa utpanna hone vAlA thA vaha bhI usake buddhi bala se Tala gayA thA ataH hama bhI usI prakAra koI kArya kareMge / i ka ' : .. "jaise mantrI putra rohaNIyA ko devI ne saMkaTa meM DAlA thA parantu use bhoyare meM DAla dene se saMkaTa jAtA rahA thA / vaise hameM bhI koI usa bhASA:: MEROFERESTF upAya soca lenA cAhiye / " 5 7 ... ..vRddha zuka samAna buddhi vAlA jaya kumAra bolA, "cintA karane P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 26 10 kI AvazyakatA nahIM, kyoMki vaha sarvajJa to hai nahIM jo sadaiva satya hii| bolatA ho| phira bhI maiM upAya kara luugaa| yadi sUryavatI ke puSa hogA to maiM kisI ko jJAta hone se pUrva hI use samApta kara duuNgaa|" saubhAgyavaza sUryavatI kI sakhI saindrI Amrakala bhakSaNArtha vahA~ mAyI huI thii| vahAM hI sIr3iyoM meM chupa gaI / dharaNa kI bhaviSya vANI aura rAjakumAroM ke upAya ko suna kara vaha vahAM se tatkAla bhAga nikalI aura rAnI sUryavatI ke pAsa pahuMca kara use sArI hakIkata kaha sunaaii| - yaha suna kara harSa aura zoka se yukta sUryavatI rAnI kI usa samaya vaisI hI dazA thI jaisI jambUdvIpa meM sumeru parvata ke eka tarapha dina aura dUsarI tarapha rAtri hone se hotI hai| ___vaha kahane lagI ki "aba kyA hogA? kyA hama pratApasiMha rAjA ko yaha bAta batAyeM ? parantu abhI aise vikalpoM kA kyA artha hai ? bhAvi jo honA hogA vaisA ho jaaygaa|" vividha tapazcaryA kA prAcaraNa karatI huI sUryavatI rAnI ne ekadA madhya rAtri meM cAra zubha svapnoM kA spaSTa darzana kiyaa| (1) AkAza ke madhya meM se pUrNimA kA candra khisaka kara vApasa P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 27 * usI sthAna para A gayA / (2) kisI ne sUryavatI ko vikasita kamala diyA, pahale to vaha murajhA gayA parantu devI ke hAtha se vApisa khila utthaa| (3) amRta samAna ujjavala maMdira bAriza ke kAraNa kAlA par3a gyaa| sUryavatI socane lagI ki phira yaha kAlA na ho jAve isalie usako ratno se ujjavala banA diyA / (4) kisI ke dvArA banda chatra sUryavatI ke mastaka para rakhA gayA vaha apane Apa khula gayA / . rAnI sUryavatI harSa se jAgRta ho kara zrI namarakAra mahAmantra kA dhyAna kara pratApasiMha rAjA ke pAsa gaI aura apane svapna rAjA ko kaha sunAye / gajA ne harSita hokara alaga 2 vicAra kara kahA ki "tumane bahuta hI zubha svapna dekhe haiN| isase aisA pratIta hotA hai ki tuma bhAgyazAlI putra ko janma dogii|" sUryavatI ne harSa pUrvaka kahA ki "jaisA aApane kahA hai usI prakAra hI ho / " . . _ "aAja apanA dharma rupI kalpavRkSa phalIbhUta huA hai|" - prAtaHkAla pratApasiMha rAjA rAjasabhA meM pdhaare| tatpazcAta mantrioM ko svapna pAThakoM aura jyotiSioM ko bulAne kA Adeza diyaa| unake Ate hI unheM phaloM puSpoM Adi se sanmAnita kara, rAnI ke dekhe hue svapnoM ko kaha kara, unakA phala pUchA / ... - unhoMne Apasa meM vicAra karake kaMhA ki "mahArAnI sUryavatI - eka putra ko janma degI (1) vaha pUrNa candra ke samAna kalAvAn hogA (2) vaha lakSmI ke nivAsa rupa kamala ke samAna hogA (3) P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 28* badbhuta dharma parAyaNa hogA tathA (4) sakala pRthvI para eka chatrI ko bhogegaa| .... . ina svapnoM ke bhAva bar3I kaThinatA se samajha meM Ate haiM : ye svapna ati zubha haiM / " pratApasiMha rAjA ne unakA ucita ta karake svapnoM ke phala sUryavatI rAnI ko kaha sunAye / ... jisa prakAra rohaNagiri meM ratna vRddhi ko pAte haiM usI pra 1. sUryavatI kI kukSi meM garbha vRddhi pAne lgaa| bahuta dinoM bAda sUrya ko "candra" kA pAna karane kA dohada utpanna huaa| parantu vaha dohada pUrNa na hone se rAnI dhIre 2 kamajora lgii| pratApasiMha ne pUchA ki "kyA kAraNa hai. ?" sUryavatI ne kI sarva hakIkata khii| ...... . isase cintAtura rAjA ne mantrI se kahA ki "aisA upAya .... jisa se rAnI kA dohada pUrNa ho / ' ....... mantriyoM ne turanta kI byAhI huI gAya ke dUdha meM zakkara kara pAnI ke sAtha ubAla kara cAMdI ke thAla ko pUrNa bhara ka* jhopar3I meM rakha diyA, bAda meM chata meM cheda kara diyA usameM ca 2. pratibiMba java par3ane lagA taba sUryavatI rAnI ko ekAnta meM candra - 1) karane kI prArthanA kii| rAnI dhIre 2 usakA pAna karane lagI / = para pahale se eka sevaka ko maMThA rakhA thaa| yaha cheda ko dhIre 2 P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ na 26 . karatA gayA jaba vartana pUrA khAlI ho gayA tava cheda ko banda kara diyaa| "dohada pUrNa hone se TUryavatI ko ati harSa huaa|. . marrammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm .. . pratApasiMha aura sUryavatI ne usa sundara dohada ke kAraNa Ananda se yaha nizcaya kiyA ki "candra ke dohada ke kAraNa bhaviSya meM jo putra - janmegA usakA zubha nAma "zrIcandra kumAra rkheNge| ataH unhoMne isa nAma kI ratna jar3ita sundara aMgUThI taiyAra 7. karavAI / ' "rAjA rAnI ke mana meM itanA atyadhika harSa utpanna huA jo .5 tIna jagata meM bhI nahIM samA sakatA thA / , rA . 2. kA , eka bAra pratApasiMha rAjA vana meM krIr3A karane gaye hue the vahAM kitane hI cara puruSa kolAhala karate hue aaye| rAjA ne pUchA ki __ "kyA bAta hai ?" cara puruSoM ne kahA ki "mahArAja !' naiRtya koNa meM ___samudra ke kinAre kaNakoTapura aura ratnapura nagara haiM / vahAM ke rAjA manja aura mahAmalla mila kara apane grAma nagara Adi ko trAsita kara ma kuzasthala meM vApasa lauTa kara rAjA. pratApasiMha ne senApati ko mahAsenA sahita taiyAra hone kA Adeza diyaa| cAroM tarapha prayANa bherI 2 bajane lagI / antaHpura meM jAkara rAnI sUryavatI ko rAjA ne kahA ki, "he priye ! acAnaka, vijaya yAtrA upasthita huI hai / tuma sukha se yahAM rahanA / maiM jaldI hI zatruoM ko jIta kara yahAM lauTa aauuNgaa| P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30 - rAnI sUryavatI ne kahA "maiM bhI Apake sAtha calUgI / " pratApasiMha ne kahA ki "proDha garbha ke kAraNa vahAM calanA ThIka nahIM / " sUryavatI ne gadgad kaMTha aura jyotiSI kA bhAvi kathana kaha kara kahA, "maiM yahAM nahIM rahUMgI" pratApasiMha ne kucha kSaNa soca kara kahA ki 'he prANa priye! tUduHkhI mata ho, saba zubha hI hogaa| jaya Adi cAroM kumAroM ko maiM apane sAtha letA jaauuNgaa| tU nirbhaya ho kara yahAM sukha se raho jaise guphA meM siMha rahatA hai|" dUsarI tarapha paraspara salAha karake bar3e bhAI jayakumAra ko mahala meM hI rakha kara tInoM rAjakumAra rAjA pratApasiMha ke pAsa pahu~ce / una tIna kumAroM ko dekha kara pratApasiMha ne pUchA ki "jayakumAra kahAM hai ?" kumAroM ne kahA ki, "jayakumAra kA zarIra ThIka nahIM hai / " yaha suna / kara pratApasiMha ne jayakumAra ko bulavAne ke lie phira sainikoM ko bhejaa| dUsarI bAra bulAye jAne para bhI jayakumAra nahIM AyA / .. utsAha meM rAjA ne zIghra prayANa kara diyA aura jayakumAra ke va pAne kI bAta jaldI ke kAraNa rAjA pratApasiMha ko dhyAna meM nahIM rahI / "cAhe jitanA bhI puruSArtha kareM bhavitavyatA ko koI TAla nahIM sktaa|" kahA hai ki, "cAhe sUrya pazcima meM udaya ho jAve, cAhe meru parvata calAyamAna ho jAya, cAhe pavaMta ke agra bhAga meM kamala uga jAya athavA agni zItalatA dhAraNa karale, to bhI nikAcita kama kI rekhA badala nahIM sktii|" P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 31 * prayANa karate hue rAjA pratApasiMha kI senA sthAna 2 se pAye hue rAjAoM sundara rathoM sArathiyoM aura sainya daloM se vRddhi ko prApta huii| . rAjA ne yogya sthala para sArI senA ko vizrAma karAyA / guptacaroM ne zatru ke sainya kI khabara pratApasiMha ko dii| vicAraNA karake rAjA pratApasiMha ne taiyAra ho kara raNa kSetra meM praveza kiyA aura yuddha prArambha ho gyaa| ... bhAle vAle ke sAmane bhAle vAlA, talavAra vAle ke sAmane talavAra vAlA, dhanuSabANa vAle ke sAmane dhanuSavANa vAlA, azvArohI ke sAmane azvArI, sAmantoM ke sAmane sAmanta prAdiyoM kA bhayaMkara yuddha huA / zatru ke bala ke samakSa apane vizAla sainya ko bhAgate hue dekha kara vijayAdi tInoM kumAroM ne bhAge Akara bhayaMkara bANoM kI varSA karake zatru ko parAGmukha kara diyA / . ............ kumAroM ko balavAna jAnakara aura bhAgatI huI apanI senA ko rokane ke lie tatkAla roSa se hoMTha car3hA kara zastroM se sajma hokara malla aura mahAmalla sAmane Ae aura bahuta samaya taka kumAroM ke sAtha yuddha karate rhe| - -- malla rAjA ne talavAra ke vAra se vijaya ko mUchita kara diyA / putroM aura senA ko khinna dekha kara sUrya samAna tejasvI pratApasiMha rAjA ne apanI talavAra khIMca kara, "kahAM hai, duSTa malla ?" isa prakAra bolate P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 32 1. hue prati vega se malla kA mastaka zIghna hI kATa ddaalaa| ... usI samaya pratApasiMha rAjA kI jaya 2 kAra hone lagI / mahAmalla apanI jAna bacAne ke lie senA ke sAtha ratnapura meM ghusa gayA / malla ke kaNakoTTapura prAdi nagaroM para adhikAra karake, rAjA pratApasiMha ne mahAmalla ke ratnapura sivAya sAre deza ko jIta kara, ratnapura para gherA DAla diyA : aura use jItane kI pratijJA kara vaha vahAM sukha pUrvaka rahane lgaa| .idhara paTTarAnI sUryavatI pratApasiMha rAjA ke prayANa se utpanna hue duHkha ko bhUla kara, zrI jinezvara deva dvArA kathita dharma kI ArAdhanA meM tatpara thii| eka dina hathiyAroM se sajjita sainikoM ko prAye hue dekha kara usane apanI sakhI saindrI ko kahA ki, "ye sainika yahAM kisa lie Aye haiM ?" saindrI ne sainikoM se pUchA ki, "tuma kauna ho?" sainikaM bole ki, "rAjA pratApasiMha ne hameM ratnapura se rAnI ke garbha ke rakSANArtha bhejA hai, isalie hamase bhayabhIta hone kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM hai|" parantu saindrI ne unheM mRSAvAdI jAna kara rAnI ke pAsa Akara kahA ki "mujhe to ye jaya ke sainika pratIta hote haiM, parantu ve apane mApa ko rAjA pratApasiMha ke kaha kara jhUTha bola rahe haiM ! ..jaya ne, mabhaM rakSaNa ke bahAne se inheM duSTa vicAra se yahAM niyukta kiyA pratIta hotA hai|" aisI dukhadu paristhiti dekha kara nizvAsa lete huye sUryavatI ne kahA ki, "pyArI saindrI ! aba hama kyA karagI ? : saindrI ne kahA ki, "he sUryavatIdevI !- kyotiSI ke vacanoM ko P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 33 * suna kara jaya ne ekAnta meM jo vicAraNA kI thI, yaha sArA Sar3ayantra usI ke anusAra racA gayA hai| prayANa ke samaya rAjA ke bAra 2 bulAne para bhI jaya jAnabUjha kara yahIM Thahara gayA / aba kyA hogA ? kucha samajha meM nahIM AtA / aba to prabhu jinezvara deva kI hI zaraNa grahaNa kro|" zubha mahUrta meM jaba caMdra ucca nakSatra meM thA aura sarva graha ucca sthAna para the| taba madhya rAtri ke samaya sUryavatI paTTarANI ne garbhakAla pUrNa hone para eka putra ratna ko janma diyA / ___vaha puNyazAlI mUrtimAna sUrya jaisA tejasvI thaa| usake teja ke sAmane dIpaka bhI nisteja dikhAI detA thaa| usa putra ratna ko dekha kara sUryavatI kA hRdaya rupI sarovara harSa rUpI jala se ucchala uThA / zrI 'zrIcandra kumAra rUpavAna, bhAgyavAna, zubha lakSaNoM se yukta, candra jaisI kAnti vAlA, vikasita kamala ke samAna nayanoM vAlA aura aSTamI ke candra ke jaise lalATa vAlA thA / . . .. dUsarI ora jaya ke yama jaise sainikoM ko dekha kara sUryavatI gadgad svara se kahane lagI, "he sakhiyo / mere vicitra bhAgya ko dekho| Aja rAjAjI bhI kuzasthala meM nahIM haiN| isa samaya bhalA kise harSa na hotA ? parantu vAjintra gIta nRtya Adi mahotsava to dUra rahe. hama thAlI bhI bajA sakeM aisI bhI paristhiti nahIM ! dhikkAra ho mere aise duSTa karmoM ko|" P.P.AC.GunratnasuriM.S. 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"jaise rohaNAcala ratnoM se yukta hotA hai aise yaha zrIcandra kumAra saba guNoM se yukta hai / parantu Aja hama apane harSa kA zoSaNa kareM aisI bhavitavyatA bana gaI hai|" rAnI sUryavatI ke duHkha se sarva sakhiyAM duHkhita huii| dIrgha nizvAsa vAlI svAminI ko dekha kara sakhiyoM ne kahA ki, "he devI! duHkha ko hRdaya meM dhAraNa mata karo kyoMki abhI hI prasava huA hai| cintA se vyAdhi vRddhi pAtI hai| zarIra kSINa hotA hai, buddhi ghaTatI hai, isalie buddhizAliyoM ko cintA nahIM karanI cAhiye / duHkha aura vikalpoM se kyA ? zrIcandra ke puNya pratApa se saba zubha hogaa| svamanoratha rupI kalpavRkSa Aja putra janma se saphala ho gayA hai / aba to "zrIcandra" kA unake nAma kI aMgUThI se aura AbhUSaNoM se zRMgAra kreN|" aisA kaha kara use punaH snAna karavA kara sundara AbhUSaNoM se alaMkRta karake, indra ke samAna rupavAna dekha kara saindrI ne kahA ki, 'he bhnoN| zrI 'zrIcandra kA zubha bhAgya aura ati sundara zarIra, vidhAtA ne ratnoM Adi ke sAra meM se sAra grahaNa kara banAyA hogA * aisA maiM mAnatI hU~ / rAjA pratApasiMha ke ghara Aja kalpadrapa tulya bhI 'zrIcandra' kumAra janmA hai / hameM usakI yatna pUrvaka rakSA karanI cAhiye / abhI kyA hai aura suvaha kyA hogA, kucha patA nhiiN| jaba usa duSTa ko patA lagegA to isa putra ratna ko grahaNa kara legaa| taba hama kyA kara sakeMgI ? ataH abhI hI vicAra karake rakSA kara lenI : paahiye|" P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 35 10 eka sakhI bolI ki, "peTI Adi meM ise chupA deveM to vaha kaise jAna sakegA ?" dUsarI ne kahA ki "yaha ThIka nahIM, vaha bala prayoga karane lagegA to hama use kaise roka sakeMgI? krUra dRSTi vAle zatru se kumAra ko kauna bacA sakeMgI? tIsarI ne kahA ki, "he saindrI tU! apane buddhi bala se rakSA kA koI upAya DhUDha nikAla ! buddhi se vaha kArya ho sakatA hai jo bala se bhI zakya nahIM, vipula dhana se bhI jo kArya nahIM ho sakatA vaha kArya . buddhi se ho jAtA hai " taba rAnI sUryavatI ne kahA ki, "maiMne pUrvabhava meM puNyAnubandhI punya kiyA hogA, jisase aisA sundara putra ratna janmA hai / isalie isake rakSaNArtha upAya karanA cAhiye / isalie he buddhimato saindrI ! isa . samaya tU apanI caturAI kA upayoga kara / " vicAra pUrvaka saindrI ne kahA ki, "maiM nirvRddhi hone para bhI kumAra ko mahala ke bAhara kisI acche sthAna para rakhane kA upAya karanA cAhatI hUM, parantu vaha bhI bahuta duSkara hai kyoMki dvAra para khar3e sainika = bAhara jAne vAle se pUchatAcha kreNge| - - . rAnI kahane lagI ki "mahA saMkaTa meM se nikalane kA phi kaunasA : upAya kareM ?" saindrI bolI ki, "merI alpa buddhi meM eka upAya najara AtA hai| pratidina zAma ko mAlana apane gRha udyAna se tAje P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . * 361 kUla tor3a kara zayyA ke lie de jAtI hai aura prabhAta meM tyAge hue phUrata le jAtI hai| ' hamezA kI taraha Aja prabhAta meM vaha mAlana zaMkA rahita zrIcandra kumAra ko una puSpoM meM gRha udyAna meM lejA kara ikaThTha kiye hue puSpoM ke puMja meM gupta rUpa se rakha degii| jaba saMkaTa Tala jaayegaa| tava use vApisa le pAyeMge / "dekhate haiM aba kyA hotA hai ?" sUryavatI ne ati harSita hote hue kahA ki, "he buddhizAlinI ! sarva zubha hai| terI buddhi to paMDitoM se bhI bar3ha kara haiN|" rAta bIta gii| zrI 'zrIcanda' ke rUpa kA darzana karane ke lie udayAcala parvata para dhIre 2 sUrya praayaa| vikasita mukha kamala vAle zrIcandra ko sakhiyoM ne goda meM lekara bAra 2 cumbana karake, tilaka netrAMjana Adi karake, mastaka para mukuTa rkhaa| sakhiyoM meM se kisI kI bhI zrIcandra ko chor3ane kI icchA nahIM hotI thii| zrI 'zrIcandra' ko sUryavatI goda meM lekara bArabAra cumbana karake, dRr3ha sneha se, bahuta stanapAna karA kahane lagI ki, "he putra! vahAMta akelA kaise rahegA? giri guphA meM kesarIsiMha ke bAlaka kA kauna rakSaka hotA hai ? he vatsa ! tU apane mukha kamala ke darzana mujhe jaldI karavAnA / itane meM hamezA kI taraha mAlana prabhAva meM aayii| nizcina un Aaradhak Trust P.P. 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Gunratna Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 37 . sujhAvAnusAra mAlana ko samajhA kara zrI 'zrIcandra' ko puSpoM ke karaMDiye meM rakha kara use de diyaa| vaha hamezA kI bhAMti sainikoM ke Age se ho kara gRha udyAna meM calI gii| ratna kambala meM lapeTe huai, zrI 'zrIcandra' ko puSpoM ke puMja meM bar3I sAvadhAnI pUrvaka binA kisI prakAra kI pIr3A pahuMcAye gupta rakha kara donoM hAthoM se, vaha kahane lagI ki, "he vatsa ! tuma sukhI raho / aba maiM calatI huuN| puja koyahAM eka kSaNa ke lie bhI nahIM ruka sakatI huuN|"maaln puSpako nirakhatI huI vahA~ se sUryavatI ke pAsa A gyii| itane meM sainikoM ne andara avalokana karate prasava ke cinhoM ko dekha kara sakhiyoM se pUchA ki, "svAminI ne kumAra ko janma diyA yA .. kumArikA ko ?" jaba kisI ne bhI uttara nahIM diyA to tatkAla sainikoM ne jaya ko samAcAra diyaa| zIghra hI jaya vahAM A pahu~cA / bAlaka ko na dekhakara, jaya ne turanta hI sUryavatI kI peTiyoM bhore Adi kI chAnabIna kI parantu kahIM bhI kucha na milane para jaya ko prati kheda huA / japa ne saindrI se pUchA ki, "yahAM kyA huA ?" ULLLLLLLLLL...................... saindrI ne garbha kA jara Adi ikaTThA karake use batalAte hue kahA ki, "hamArA manoratha to mana meM hI raha gayA / devI ne putra to kyA putrI ko bhI janma nahIM diyaa|" yaha sunakara jaya ke mana meM Ananda huaa| mana meM vicArane lagA ki, "mauSadhI ke binA hI vyAdhi miTa * P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 38 9. gii|" parantu unako jaya bolA ki, "mere mana meM to thA ki mAtA ke putra kA janmamahotsava meM bar3I ghUma - dhAma se kruuNgaa|" phira / kRtrima zoka darzA kara sainikoM ko apane sAtha hI vahAM se le gayA ! sUryavatI ne saindrI se kahA ki, "jaya ne kaisA dikhAvA kiyA ? aba tU jaldI jAkara mere putra ko lAkara mujhe Anandita kara ! kSudhA se putra rudana kara rahA hogaa|" saindrI ne turaMta jAkara puSpoM ke puMja ko dekhA, parantu zrI 'zrIcandra' to vahAM kahIM bhI lajara na AyA / isa lie idhara udhara usakI khoja karane lagI parantu prApta na hone se vaha rudana karatI 2 mUchita ho gii| jaba mUrchA haTI to phira vahAM dekha kara vilApa karatI huI vApisa aagyii| saindrI kA rudana dUra se hI suna kara sUryavatI ne kahA "mere putra ko kuzala to hai !" saindrI ne gadgad hokara kahA ki, "yadi zrI 'zrIcandra' ko kuzala ho to phira duHkha kisa bAta kA hai, parantu putra kahIM bhI dikhatA nahIM hai|" . vaz2a ke samAna kaTu vAkya suna kara sUryavatI mUchita ho gayI! kaira kI DAliyoM se havA kara sakhiyoM ne sUryavatI kI mUcchI ko dUra kiyA / P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rudana karatI huI sakhiyoM se yukta gRha udyAna meM jAkara sUryavatI ne mAlana se pUchA ki, "putra ko kahAM rakhA thA ?" . mAlana ne vaha sthAna batAkara kahA ki, ' maiMne to yahAM putra ko rakhA thA / " sUryavatI aura sakhiyoM ne cAroM tarapha zodha kI parantu kahIM bhI putra prApta nahIM huaa| "kyA manuSya ko kalpavRkSa AsAnI se mila sakatA hai ? daridrI ke hAtha meM cintAmaNI ratna A bhI jAye to kyA vaha vahAM Tika sakatA hai ?" "yahAM zrI zrIcanda kA kyA huA hogA? kauna le gayA hogA? : athavA kisane putra ratna kA haraNa kiyA hogA? .. "he sakhI ! abhAginI ke pAsa putra ratna kaise raha sakatA hai ? : "hAya ! hAya ! maiM durbhAgya dvArA mArI gaI huuN|" sUryavatI mukta kaMTha : se rudana karatI huI behoza hotI jA rahI thii| hAtha pakar3a kara saindrI use mahala meM le gii| sUryavatI ne kahA ki, "he deva ! kyA maiMne terA kucha liyA hai ? :: kyA maiMne terA vinAza kiyA hai ? mere putra ratna ko le jAkara tUne : merI AMkhoM meM dhUla jhoMka dI hai| terI isI prakAra karane kI icchA thI to, he vidhaataa| pahale isa putra ratna ko kyoM diyA thA ? mere upara P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yaha kaisA zoka barasAyA hai| ... parantu isameM tumhArA kyA doSa hai ? pUrva bhava meM mere dvArA koI mahApApa AcaraNa huA hogA jisake dukhada pariNAma svarupa duSkara aisA banAva banA hai| pUrva meM kI huI hiMsA va duSkarma udaya meM Ane se mujhe yaha phala milA / abhI mujhe jo duHkha hai use kevalI hI jAna sakate haiN|" sUryavatI ke rudana se sArI sakhiyAM rudana karane lagI jisase saba jagaha zoka kA sAmrAjya phaila gayA / sneha se kyAM nahIM hotA? "he vatsa ! jagata meM candra samAna, he 'zrIcanda ! he candra ke samAna nirmala pragaTa hokara mujhe darzana de| apanI mAM kI sAMtvanA ke lie eka bAra to bola ! tU kahAM gayA hai ? yaha vilApa sunakara 'rAjakula meM yaha kyA huA ?' aisA mahAn kolAhala utpanna ho gayA svajanoM ne Akara duHkha kA kAraNa aura garbha kA vaha sarva vRtAMta jaanaa| usa samaya svajana samajhAne lage ki 'he mahArANI ! aba kyA ho sakatA hai ? bhavitavyA TAlI nahIM jA sktii| vidhi ke azakya parihArako nivAraNa nahIM kiA jA sktaa| Apato tatva jJAna kI jJAtA haiN| kyA zrI jina Agama ko nahIM jAnatI haiM ?" "prati zoka aura vilApa kA praba tyAga kro| bIte hue kA P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAghamika janoM kI bhakti hone lagI thii| yAcakoM ko dAna diyA jAne lagA / mahotsava se cAroM tarapha prAnanda chA gayA thA I E ET / lakSmIdatta ne putra kA nAma zrI zrIcanda' hI rakhA / rAjaputra pAya mAtA dvArA palate hue vRddhi pAne lgaa| TASTE se pahale puNya se zreSThI lakSAdhipati thA parantu bAda meM vaha vRddhi pAkara kroDAdhipati bana gayA / puNya ke prabhAva se dhana, dhAnya, maNi, svarNa mAdi se gRha paripUrNa ho gayA: SITE TIERE bhaSThI ne chaThe dina jAgaraNotsava harSa se manAyA kulAcAra bhI Ananda evaM vistAra se manAye / Fir IP fhig pratApasiMha rAjA kA putra nAnA prakAra kI krIr3A ko karate 2 dhIre 2 pairoM se calane lagI sms ni bhI-'zrIcandra"ko bandhu svajana mitra Adi bar3e prema se lete the / 'zrIcandra eka ko goda meM se dUsare kI goda meM jAtA thaa| saba koI use dIrgha samaya paryata apane hI pAsa rakhanA cAhate the / vaha sabake pAsa calA jAtA thA jisase sabako Ananda dilAne vAlI vanAhista cakra meM kamala ke samAna vaha sabakI priyaM lagatA thA |PS FIFPTP FIR { YESosta ke lie zrI "zrIcanda kabhI haThaM nahIM karatA thaa| aura kisI samaya bhI vaha kruddha nahIM hotA thaa| krama se vaha pAca varSa kA huaa| bAlaka hone para bhI parAkrama meM vizAlathA: 2 P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 42 10 para bhejA hai| vaha puNyazAlI pAtmA hai, phira bhI tere pAsa rahane se koI vighna utpanna hotaa| isalie maiMne isa prakAra kiyA hai|" .. "rAjA hokara zrI 'zrIcanda 24 varSa bAda tujha se bheMTa karegA / devI aisA kaha kara tatkAla antardhAna ho gaI / tatkSaNa sUryavatI zoka rahita huI, vismaya se ati harSa pAkara vicArane. lagI, ki "maiMne to yaha sAkSAta zubha hI dekhA / " .... usane sArA vRtAnta sandrI Adi sekhiyoM se kahA / sakhiyoM ne kahA, "aisA hI ho" zoka rahita hokara harSa se svAminI ke maMgala ke lie gAna gAne lagI / / ... zrI 'zrIcandra' jIvita hai / aura milApa kI prAzA se sUryavatI sakhiyoM sahita dharma kiyA meM hArdika Adara bahumAna pUrvaka vizeSa rupa se tatpara ho gyii| zrI jinezvara deva kI pUjA, zrI paMcaparameSThI maMtra kA dhyAna, Avazyaka kiyA Adi vizeSa utsAha pUrvaka karane lgii| . kuzasthala meM lakSmIdatta nAma kA eka baNika zreSThi rahatA thA / usakI lakSmIvatI bhAryA thI / vaha beSThioM meM zreSTha mAnA jAtA thA vaha dhanavAna aura dharmAtmA mAnA jAtA thA parantu putra hIna thaa| , zreSThI ne madhya rAtri ke samaya zubha svapna meM gotra devI ko dekhA * saMskRta paritra meM 12 varSa pazcAta milApa likhA huA hai| P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ usa devI ne badhAI dI ki, "he zreSThI ! uTha, prabhAta meM kalpa vRkSa tere - ghara pAyegA / baMdhunoM ko Amantrita kara yathA zakti mahotsava kr|" lakSmIdatta ne jAgrita hokara vicAra kiyA ki, "maiMne uttama svapna ke darzana kiye haiM / " zrI namaskAra mahAmantra par3hakara tatkAla uThakara lakSmIvatI ko zubha svapna kI badhAI dI / prabhAta meM sarva bandhuoM ko Amantrita kara prema se bhojana Adi kA Ayojana kiyA / kuzasthala meM AvazyakatAnusAra phUla na milane ke kAraNa zreSThI bheMTa le kara rAjakula meM gyaa| jayakumAra ko namana karake bheMTa apaMNa karake puSpoM kI mAMga kii| jayakumAra kI prAjJA lekara vaha. rAjA ke. gRha udyAna meM gyaa| puSpoM ke puja ke pAsa aneka choTe 2.sipaM hone para bhI nirbhaya hokara vaha svayaM tathA usake naukara phUla ekatrita karane lage / itane meM puSpoM ke puja meM gupta . rahe hue pratApasiMha rAjA ke putra ne daiva yoga se pairaM ko hilaayaa| zreSThI puSpoM ko hilate dekha kara mana meM vicAra karane lagA ki, "yahA~ kyA hai ?" puSpoM ko haTAte hI eka adbhuta kumAra ke darzana hue ; TES ... zrI 'zrIcandra' sUrya ke bimba ke samAna tejasvI, candra ke samAna saumya, kalpavRkSa kI zobhA tulya, ratna kambala. aura. AbhUSaNoM se zRGgArita tathA zrI 'zrIcandra' nAma kI aMgUThI se suzobhita thaa| harSita hue zreSThI ne ekadama uThA kara vicAra kiyA ki "kula devI ne ' svapna meM jo kahA thA,vaha satya hI humA / bana devatA ne. hI putra rasna diyA P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ *1640 zAnti vaka vyatIta karane lagI 1 pahale janma bhUmi meM zrI vItarAga deva ke pharamAye, hue upadeza jJAnI-muni dvArA zravaNa, kara,totI tIvra tapa ko karane lagI, aura nirmala samyaktva ko pAlane lgii.| jJAnI muni ne bhAvi kathana karate hue kahA ki "tU agale bhava. meM, rAjaputrI hogii|" ina vacanoM ko suna kara vaha utsAha se vizeSa dharma karane lagI / sUryavatI ke rokane para bhI hArdika bhAva se isane aTThAI tapa. pUrNa kiyA hai| usakA prAja pAraNA hai| harSa se sUryavatI devI ne tapa ke anumodanAtha mahotsava se caitya paripATI nikAlI haiN| ! TET: tapasvinI totI prati harSa se zrI jinezvara deva kI pUjA pUrvaka phala, svarNa, motI prAdi bheMTa karake bhaipanA janma saphala kara rahI hai / " 'zrI zrIcanda hairSa pAkara bolA ki "aho bhAgya ! aho zakti maho vairAgya ! 'tiyaM ca yoni meM janma lene para bhI yahAM zubha karma ke udaya se; zraddhA, dayA bhAdi puNya sAmagrI isa ko prApta huI haiM / FET ': 'isa prakAra prazaMsA karake, caitya ke andara jAkara zrI jinezva "deva ko namana karake, zrI "zrIcanda' totI kA nirIkSaNaM ..karate hue khar3a ho gyaa| .. totI zrI. arihaMta : bhagavAna kI pUjA kara coMca .. / aSTamaMgala karake vidhi pUrvaka zrI jinezvara deva kI stuti kara vApasa lau P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zoka nahIM karanA cAhiye tathA bhAvi ko bhI nahIM vicAranA cAhiye / buddhimAna manuSya to kevala vartamAna kA hI dhyAna karate haiM / "zrI 'zrIcandra' kahAM gaye haiM ? kiba AyeMge mane ko abhilaSita ko kahane mAtra se kyA lAbha ? jo bhAgya meM likhA hotA hai. vahI milatA hai. * kabhI-2 prApta na hone yogya bhI prApta ho jAtA hai / FETE ETT svajanoM ke isa prakAra vacanoM ko sunakara, sUryavatI ko pUrva ke svapna aura, dohudra Adi yAda Ane se duHkha umar3a pAyA / . phira una zrAvakoM ke vAkyoM se hRdaya meM utpanna hue. duHkha ko zAnta kiyA / jaise varSA ke dvArA dAvAgniH zAnta ho jAtI hai bAda meM svajana svasthAna para cale gye| vastra zrI namaskAra mahala kA dhyAna dhAraNa karatI huI sUryavatI ko madhya rAtri meM kSaNa vAra ke lie nidrA A gayI / itane meM eka zveta vI ne sUryavatI se kahA ki, "he vatse ! kyA tU jAgatI hai.?", devI darzana se, sabhrama sUryavatI ne kahA ki "he mAtA ! duHkhI ko nidrA kahAM ? mere puNya pratApa se ApazrI ne darzana diyaa| 'netra ko Ananda dene vAlI Apa kauna haiM ?" 6: devI ne kahA ki, "he bhadre ! mujhe kula devI samajha / tU soha. kA tyAga kara, vRthA hI duHkha ko dhAraNa na kr| terA putra zrI zrIcandra' vijayI hai / puSpoM ke puja meM se maiMne use dUsare sukhada sthAna P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaha bahuta hI pratibhAzAlI thaa| jJAna aura vijJAna Adi kI bAteM eka bAra sune yA dekhe to turanta usakI samajha meM A jAtI thIM, jaise ki pahale se hI par3hA ho| : . . . . eka bAra ratha meM prArur3ha ho kara zrI 'zrIcanda' lakSmIdatta seThe sahita kautuka se krIr3A karane ke lie udyAna meM gyaa| vahAM kaMkolI, nAga, punnAga, caMpA, gulAba Adi ke rasadAra vRkSa the| sundara 2 bAvar3iyA~ bhI thiiN| 'zrIcandra' ghUma phira kara yaha saba dekha rahe the / .., ___ itane meM bAjoM kI madhura dhvani sahita mahAdAna ko to aura chatra, cAmara se zobhita, hastI para rANI ke samAna prArUr3ha huI totI ke sAtha, mantrI va nagara ke zreSTha logoM ko prAte hue dekhaa| ___ samasta nagarajana Azcarya ko prApta hue| nagara se bAhara pAte hue dekha kara zrI 'zrIcandra' ko bhI Azcarya humaa| . udyAna meM Akara hasti para se totI utara kara prathama jinezvara ke mandira meM darzana karane gii| zrI 'zrIcanda mana meM vicAra karane lagA ki "kyA yaha totI mAnuSI hai ? yA koI vizeSa jJAna vAlI hai ? usI samaya eka strI pAlakI meM se utara kara sevakoM ko Adeza karane lagI / zrIcandra ne pitA kI AjJA lekara usa strI se madhura svara se pUchA ki, "he sundarI ! tuma kauna ho? totI pakSI hone para bhI mAnuSI ke samAna kiyA karatI hai tathA zrI jinezvara deva ke mUla P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 47 90 mabhAre meM jAne kA kyA uddezya hai : . .. .... .sundarI ne kahA ki, "kuzasthala ke pratApasiMha rAjA vartamAna meM ratnapura meM ruke hue haiN| unakI sUryavatI rANI hai / maiM usakI sahelI saindrI huuN| kula ke zrRMgAra, he kumAra ! merI svAminI ko yaha totI ati vallabha va prema pAtra hai / sunane lAyaka usakA kautukamaya vRtAnta maiM tumheM sunAtI hU~ / ::: : : : ___ totI kA janma pUrva meM karakoTa dvIpa meM huA thaa| samudra meM yAtrA karane vAle eka variNaka: ne rAjA pratAsiMha ko ratnapura meM yaha bheMTa bhejii| vaha apUrva priya subhASita aura kathAoM se manoraMjana karatI thii| , ____ yahAM kuzasthala meM sUryavatI devI ko putra ratna ke viyoga meM jo duHkha huA thA vaha to tumane sunA hI hogaa| .. vaha hakIkata dUta dvArA bheje saMdeza se rAjA ne jAnI va prati duHkha ko prApta hue / 17 . "hA!......hA ! ... deva ne yaha kyA kiyA? vaha mugdhA rANI * kisa prakAra raha sakegI ?" bAda meM maMtrioM ke sAtha mantraNA. karake, duHkha "ko bhulAne ke lie mAnuSI bhASA bolato isa totI ko jo zrI jinezvara deva dvArA pharamAye zloka, upadeza aura vairAgya ko jAnane vAlI hai, jinabhaktA rAnI ke sukha ke lie yahAM bheja dii| / / - jaba se yaha totI yahAM pAyI, dharmazAstrIya vArtAlApa va aneka prakAra ke dhyAna Adi kriyAoM ko karatI huI rAnI sUryavatI apane dina . minermanenera namrPANDR. . - - P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tAje puSpoM ke karaMDiye meM kumAra ko gupta rakha kara lakSmIdatta ne ghara laijAkara ekAnta meM priyA lakSmIvatI ko sauMpA aura prApti kA svarupa vistAra se kahA, lakSmIvalI ne harSita hokara kahA ki "Apane bahuta acchA kiyA, ki sundara putraratna ko le Aye / ": " "zrI 'zrIcanda' ke rUpa aura tejasvitA se merA bahuta samaya kA manoratha pUrNa humA haiN| praho ! ApakI buddhi ! aho ! dhairya'! aho ! ApakA sAhasa PR IT IFa " "vAstava meM, pUrva ke puNya hI manovAMchita pUrNa karate haiN| vaha puNya sukha kA kAraNa hone para bhI, yaha prAzcarya hai ki prANI usa puNya ko upArjita nahIM karatA hai|" zreSThI ne bhojana ke bAda baMdhunoM bhaura svajanoM se kahA kiM, "merI patnI gupta gabhaM vAlI thI, puNyodaya se prAja putra ratna kA janma pA hai|" 17 haSita hue zreSThI ne cAroM tarapha bhUmi para kesara kA chir3akAva "karavA kara puSpoM ko cAroM tarapha sajAyA, svaNaM. motI ke svastika kiye "hAra para tejasvI toraNa bAMdhe, sArA caukaH puSpa mAlAoM tathA candrava se suzobhita kiyA / suhAMganAaiM ucca svara meM maMgala gIta gAne lage tathA yAcakoM kI mizra dhvani se cAroM dizAeM gUMja utthii| ... svarNa ke prakhaNDa prakSata se pUrNa hajAroM ghAla ghara prAne lage "pAjintroM kA madhura nAda va svaraM cAroM tarapha gUjane lage | baMdhunoM tara P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 46 hI rahI thI ki vahAM puNya se zrI 'zrIcanda' kumAra indra para dRSTi par3ate hI usakI adbhuta rUpa ko dekhakara phira se jinezvara deva ke caraNoM meM namana karake, totI ne ucca svara se vinaMti kI, ki "janmAntara meM jo pati ho to yaha rAjakumAra hI merA pati bane / zrI jinezvara mere deva haiM, nigraMtha mere guru haiM aura jinezvara deva dvArA prakAzita dharma mujhe prApta ho / " aisA kaha kara anazana svIkAra kara, harSa se zrI jinezvara deva ke caraNa kamala meM hI baiTha gyii| zrI 'zrIcanda' ne kahA "ki he paMDite ! hA ! hA ! aisA niyANA na kara / yaha ucita nahIM hai / zrI jinezvara ne puNya karma niyANA rahita karane ke lie pharamAyA hai / he totI ! maiMne tatva kI bAta kahI hai isalie tU mohAdhIna na ho|" - - totI ne kahA ki, "mujhe niyAraNA na ho / he kumAra ! kusvAmI ke pAsa rahane se dharma kI siddhi nahIM hotI, isa buddhi se maiM bolI hU~ arthAta usase mujhe dharma kI siddhi hove / " itane meM sUryavatI A pahu~cI / saindrI ne totI kA anazana Adi vRtAnta kaha sunAyA / sUryavatI ne kahA ki, 'he sakhI ! sAhasa na kara ! terA zarIra AhAra yogya hai ! anazana duSkara hai / pahale jisa prakAra kA tapa karatI thI, vaisA tapa karatI rahanA / " totI ne mastaka hilaayaa| taba sUryavatI ne kahA ki, "aTThAI kA pAraNA kara mahala meM Akara mujhe vArtAlApa se Anandita kro| tumhArA ayuSya kitanA hai| yaha nahIM jAnate hue bhI tuma ne anazana kaise kara liyA ?" . . . 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 50 8. totI ne kahA ki, "ina prabhujI kI sAkSI meM jo kucha bolAgayA hai, vaha anyathA nahIM ho sakatA / jJAnI kA vacana bhI hai / isalie maiMne anazana svIkAra kiyA hai| merA sarva duSkRta mithyA ho / " isa prakAra kaha kara mauna ho gii| sUryavatI ne kahA ki, "he sakhI ! tere binA mere dina kaise bIteMge?" phira sUryavatI rANI, sakhiyoM tathA nagara ke logoM ne totI kA anazana mahotsava kiyA / tIsare dina totI vIra maraNa ko prApta huii| totI ke deha kA candana kI citA meM agni saMskAra kiyA gayA / zanai 2 zoka kA tyAga kara sUryavatI nitya totI ko yAda karane lgii| idhara sUryavatI ko AI huI dekha kara zrIcandra totI kI dRr3hatA kI anumodanA karatA huA bAhara nikalA / abhimAna binA sarva hakIkata lakSmIdatta se kaha sunaayii| saikar3oM mitroM se yukta, amRta kA bhaMDAra zrI 'zrIcanda' ghara Akara apanI AtmA meM atIva AnaMda kA anubhava karane lagA "jisa prakAra AkAza meM rahA candra cakora ko Ananda dilAtA hai usI prakAra zrI 'zrIcandra' saba ko Ananda prApta karAne vAlA thaa| kuzasthala meM eka ghIdhana mantrI thaa| usake matirAja aura sudhIrarAja do putra the / matirAja mantrI banA / sudhIrarAja kI kamalA P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 8 51 . patnI se guNacandra nAmaka putra huA / guNacandra zrI 'zrIcandra' kA samAna vayaska hone se usakA prIti bhAjana ho gayA / kSIra nIra ke samAna donoM kI paraspara maitrI ho gii| guNacandra ne viveka se, vinaya se, bhakti se, tathA ati sevA se zrI 'zrIcandra' kA mana jIta liyA thaa| donoM ke mana eka ho gaye / zraddhA kA sthAnabhUta guNacandra sajjanoM meM zreSTha zrI 'zrIcandra' ke mana meM basa gyaa| - - -a eka dina lakSmIdatta seTha vicArane lagA ki, "bAlyAvasthA meM vastutaH kumAra ko par3hAnA cAhiye / use par3hAne ke lie kauna yogya hai ?" itane meM deza dezAntara kI yAtrA karate guNaMdhara upAdhyAya kuzasthala padhAre / zrI guNaMdhara upAdhyAya sarva vidyAoM meM pravINa, vRhaspati ke samAna sakala zAstroM ke jAnakAra, nIti vRddha, paMDita, zAnta, dayAvAna, aura spaSTa vANI vAle, zastra aura zAstra ke marma ke jJAtA the / -masaram una pAThakajI ko Amantrita karake seTha ne zrI 'zrIcandra' ke vidyAbhyAsahetu unase vinaMti kI / guNaMdhara upAdhyAya ne pUchA ki, "ApakA kumAra kahAM hai ?" zreSThI ne kumAra ko bulAyA / pitA ke Adeza se lAvaNya rupI lakSmI ke latAgRha jaise, zrI 'zrIcandra' ne Akara, guru ke caraNoM meM praNAma kiyA, phira pitAjI ko praNAma karake zAnti se vinaya pUrvaka, yogya sthAna para baiTha gyaa| pAThaka bhI zrI 'zrIcanda' ko sarva lakSaNoM se yukta vinaya Adi guNoM se sarva prakAra se yogya jAnakara, usa P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 6 52 . kI bhakti se raMjita hokara dUsare sthAna jAne kI icchA hone para bhI zrI 'zrIcandra' ke puNya prabhAva se nispRha upAdhyAyajI ne use par3hAnA svIkAra kara liyaa| zreSThI ne upAdhyAya ko dhana grahaNa karane kA bar3A Agraha kiyA / guNadhara bole ki "maiM jJAna ko dhana se becatA nahIM huuN| jo guru vinaya se prabhAvita ho kara vidyA detA hai, vaha puNyAtmA hai / parantu jo vidyArthI svayaM vidyA prApta karatA hai tathA jo guru dhana lekara vidyA detA hai ve donoM lobhI haiN|" isa prakAra ke vacanoM ko sunakara lakSmIdatta ne mana meM socA ki "maiM inakA amUlya AbhUSaNoM se satkAra kruNgaa|" phira seTha ne "yogya sthAna meM vyavasthA kareM / " lakSmIdatta seTha ne kahA ki, "rAjA kI AjJA se lakSmIpura kI vizAla bhUmi va mahala mujhe mile hue haiN| Apa vahAM para pdhaareN|" lakSmIpura kA mahala zAstra abhyAsa ke lie upAdhyAyajI ko yogya lgaa| zubha dina, zubha candra ke yoga, zubha muhurta meM upAdhyAya ' ko OM se par3hAne kA zubhArambha kiyA / zreSThI ne sabakI ucita zrI zrIcandra upAdhyAya kI atIva bhakti pUrvaka sevA karatA huA kama se sUtra aura artha kA abhyAsa karane lagA / vinaya se zrI zrIcandra' meM guNoM ' kA vikAsa huA / jaise cillA car3hAne se dhanuSa jhuka jAtA hai, parantu P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 53 1. hr| bAMsa mor3ane se kArya nahIM hotA, usI prakAra vinaya se hI guNoM kI prApti hotI hai vinaya vinA guNa Ate nahIM haiM / " upAdhyAya ke pAsa pAThazAlA meM bahuta se vidyArthI par3hate the / parantu unameM se zrI 'zrIcandra' para sabhI kA vizeSa AkarSaNa thaa| jaise tAroM kA samUha hone para bhI AkAza meM candra hI saba ko prAkarSita karatA hai / 'zrIcandra' guru kI bhakti ne vidyA prApti hetu nahIM parantu guru ke guNAnurAga se kI thI / vaha guru kA thor3A sA bhI viraha sahana nahIM kara sakatA thaa| dhIre 2 zrI 'zrIcandra' lakSaNa zAstra, chaMda, sarva alaMkAra, jyotiSa gaNita sAhitya Agama Adi meM atyanta pravINa ho gayA / usane sAmudrika zAstra, azva parIkSA, praznottara, nAr3I ceSThA, rekhA cihna, lagna, kAlajJAna, svarodaya, kalpa vidyA, rasajJAna, malamUtra parIkSA, nATaka piMgala Adi guru ke pAsa par3ha liye / tathA vaha svarNa, ratna, hIre ko parIkSA, hasti zikSA, lekhana sakala zAstra vidyA, kalA meM pAraMgata ho gyaa| guru ne zreSThI ko yaha sArI sUcanA dii| lakSmIdatta ne kahA ki, "kSatriya ke yogya zastra vidyA bhI mere putra ratna ko sikhA deveN|" guru ne zastra vidyA, rAdhAvedha, dhanuSya vidyA prAdi meM zrI 'zrIcandra' ko pravINa kara diyaa| guru kRpA se bhI 'zrIcandra' . sakala vidyA meM pAraMgata ho gae / guru kI sArI vidyAeM zrI 'zrIcandra' ke hRdaya rupI darpaNa meM jala meM telavat prativimbita ho gayIM / P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ naI 54 . guru bhI jisa viSaya meM jJAtA na the| una viSayoM meM guru zrI 'zrIcandra' kI buddhi se jAnakAra hue| guru se zipya bar3ha kara niklaa| kumAra sarva prakAra se kuzala ho gye| taba upAdhyAya apane ghara jAne ko taiyAra hue| isase zrI 'zrIcandra' ghara meM rudana karane lgaa| usakA mukha rupI kamala divasa meM rahe candra ke samAna mlAna ho utthaa| zrI zrIcandra kI yaha hAlata dekha kara prema pUrvaka lakSmIdatta ne kahA ki, "he vatsa ! tujhe kisa bAta kA duHkha hai ? cAhe jitanI lakSmI kharca ho jAya vaha mujhe svIkAra hai parantu maiM tumhArA mukha mlAna nahIM dekha sktaa| maiMne kabhI tumhAre mukha para prAMsu nahIM dekhe haiM / aAja isa prakAra kyoM duHkhita ho rahe ho ? kyA maiMne athavA tumhArI mAtA yA guru ne tumheM kucha kahA hai ? yA kisI mitra ne tumhAre sAtha duSTa vyavahAra kiyA hai|" __ zrIcandra kahane lagA ki "mujhe kisI ne bhI kucha nahIM kahA hai / ApakI kRpA se mujhe saba prakAra kA sukha hai / parantu gurujI yahAM se jAnA cAhate haiM ! jo guru hRdaya rUpI netra ko kholane vAle haiM, unakA viraha mujha se sahana nahIM hogaa| ava mujhe kauna buddhi degA ? mere saMzaya kauna dUra karegA ?" . itane meM paMDitoM meM agraNI, upAdhyAyajI anumati ke lie vahAM padhAra gye| zrI 'zrIcandra' kI yaha sthiti dekha kara bole ki, "aho bhakti ! aho sneha ! aho vinaya ! aho nirAbhimAnatA !" aisI vAraMvAra prazaMsA karane lge| P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 55 . __ zreSThI ne kahA ki "gurudeva | ApazrI apane ziSya ke saMtoSa ke lie thor3e dina aura Thaharane kI kRpA kreN|" gurudeva ne svIkAra kara liyA / mahAtmA loga dAkSiNatA se kyA nahIM karate ? guru kI saumya dRSTi se zrI 'zrIcandra' ko ati Ananda huA / zrIcandra kAH murajhAyA huA hRdaya rupI sarovara guru rupI mukha candra se ati ullasita ho utthaa| harSa rupI nIra choTe ura meM nahIM samA skaa| udhara pratApasiMha rAjA samudra kinAre 8 varSa ruka kara balapUrvaka ratnapura ko jIta vahAM apanI AjJA phailA kara kuzasthala meM vApisa lauTe / prajA janoM ne nagarI ko bahuta sajAyA aura bar3I dhUmadhAma se vijayI rAjA ko lene ke lie gaye / unameM seTha lakSmIdattA bhI zrI 'zrIcanda' sahita the| rAjA ke prAge apUrva bheMTa arpaNa kara, pitA putra ne bar3e prema . pUrvaka namaskAra kiyaa| lakSmIdatta seTha ke sAtha sarva guNoM meM zreSTha sundara 'zrIcanda' ko dekhakara pratApasiMha rAjA ne pUchA ki, 'yaha kumAra kauna hai ?" zreSThI ne kahA ki, 'mahArAja yaha merA putra hai !' zrI 'zrIcanda' ko dekha kara Antarika sneha aura harSa ke vaza rAjA ne use koNakoTTapura nagara bheMTa meM de diyA / rAjA ne kramazaH sArI prajA ke sAtha bAtacIta karake udAratA pUrvaka ucita dAna dekara, saba ko vidA kiyaa| sarvatra Ananda vyApta P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 56 * ho rahA thA / guNadhara guru ne 'ghAva ko turantaM ThIka karane vAlI auSadhi kI divya jar3eM zrI 'zrIcandra' ko dekara apane nagara kI ora prasthAnakiyA / ___ kuza sthala meM 8 kroDAdhipati zreSThI 1- dhanapriya, 2. dhanadeva, 3- dhanasAra 4- dhatadatta 5. dhanezvara 6- dhanagopa 7- dhanamitra aura 8- dhanacandra rahate the / anukrama se unakI patniyAM 1- kamalasenAM 2- kamalAvalI 3- kamalazrI 4- kamalA 5- kanakAvatI 6- kusamazrI 7- kanakadevI 8- koDimadevI thIM / unake kramazaH 1- dhanavatI 2. dhanAI 3- dhAraNI 4- dhAru 5- lakSmI 6- lIlAvatI 7- lacchI 8- lIlAI, rupa lAvaNya, cAturya Adi se yukta lakSmIdevI ke krIDA ke sthAnabhUta - adbhuta putriyAM thiiN| ___ jaba ve yauvanavaya ko prApta huI to candra ke samAna saumya aura sundara zrI 'zrIcandra' ko dekha kara usake sAtha una 8 kanyAoM kA pANigrahaNa karavAne kI icchA pUrvaka unake pitAoM ne lakSmIdatta zreSThI se nivedana kiyaa| unheM yogya jAnakara, mahotsava pUrvaka zreSThI ne , zrI 'zrIcanda' ke sAtha unakA hasta milApa krvaayaa| aba zrI 'zrIcanda' . AThoM striyoM sahita atyadhika zobhAyamAna dikhane lage / 8 striyoM ke hRdaya aura mukha rupI darpaNa meM zrI 'zrIcanda' kA pratibimba par3ane se 16 kalAoM se jaise candra zobhA detA hai usI prakAra zrI 'zrIcandra'suzobhita ho rahe the| kavIzvara naye 2 kAvyoM kI racanA kara zrI 'zrIcandra' kI P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 36. 57.10 : stuti : karate the| "candra to kalaMka vAlA hai, parantu zrI 'zrIcandra' : niSkalaMka hai / tathApi mukha rUpI candra ke cakSuoM meM kAlimA hai|" - "jaba candra asta ho jAtA hai taba. candra-vikAsI kamala kumhalA jAtA hai * parantu zrI 'zrIcandra' to nitya udayavAle hone se lakSmI bhI kamala kA . tyAga kara, zrI 'zrIcandra' ke nAma meM, teja meM tathA kara kamala meM rahI - - ..."jisa prakAra rohaNagiri ratnoM se sundara dikhAI detI hai usI ' prakAra zrI 'zrIcandra' guNoM se zobhita hai|" "jaise devoM meM indra zobhAyukta * haiM usI prakAra vidvAnoM meM zrI 'zrIcandra' zobhAyamAna haiN|" zrI "zrIcandra" * manuSya ke hRdaya rUpI nayanoM ko harSAmRta se vikasita karane vAle haiM / " - - - - - - . . "jaise merugiri ke madhyasthala meM guNaratnamaya zrI jinezvara / devoM ke bimba hone se, svarNagiri ke gaurava kA varNana nahIM kiyA jA * sakatA .vaise hI, anupama guNoM se yukta zrI 'zrIcandra' avarNanIya haiM / " : isa prakAra zrI 'zrIcandra' kI sarvatra stuti ho rahI thI / mahAn puNya ke __ yoga se ve icchAnusAra . lakSmI kA dAnAdi zubha kAmoM meM upayoga : . karate the / -- eka dina zrI 'zrIcandra' apane mitra guNacandra ke sAtha krIr3A ke lie udyAna meM gaye vahAM sarovara ke kinAre azvoM kA par3Ava dekhaa| prazva aise sundara the jaise ki ve mAnoM sUrya ke ratha se hI to na jur3e hue P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 58 zrI 'zrIcandra' ne pUchA ki "he mitra ! ina azvoM kA kyoM malya hai?" . ... . . / - vRddha vyApArI ne kahA ki, 'he. kalyANI ! * maiMne bahuta se azva beca DAle haiN| aba to uttama jAti ke kevala 16 azva hI bAkI rahe haiM / guNacandra ne zrIcandra se pUchA ki, 'he svAmina ! kaunase azva uttama haiM ?" zrI 'zrIcandra' ne parIkSA karake kahA ki, "jina azvoM ke mukha aura paira ujvala haiM ve gaMgAjala jAti ke haiN| jinake Upara aSTa maMgala rekhA haiM vaha tAkSya jAti ke haiN| jo lAla raMga kA hai; vaha kIyA jAti kA hai / zyAma raMga azva khugAra jAti kA hai / halkA pIlA tathA zyAma raMga ke paira vAlA azva kulA jAti kA hai / jo vicitra raMga kA hai vaha halA jAti kA hai| jo azva ghRta jaisI krAnti vAlA tathA nirmala hai vaha sarAha jAti kA hai / jo pIlA aura lAla raMga kA aura zyAma raMga ke pairoM vAlA hai vaha rohanAka jAti kA hai jo hare raMga kA hai vaha harIka jAti kA hai / jo zveta aura pIle raMga ke haiM ve holaka jAti ke haiN| ye donoM azva paMcabhadra jAti ke haiN| ye prati uttama aura ati vega se calane vAlI jor3I hai| unakI chAtI, pITha, muha aura pasalI meM zubha lakSaNa haiN|" ___ itane meM jayakumAra Adi azva kharIdane ke lie praaye| ve eka nahIM kharIda ske| unhoMne kaI baliSTha azva dekha kara, 25 aura 5. hajAra meM icchAnusAra kharIda liye / aba kevala tIna azva bAkI raha P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 56 gaye the / , zrI 'zrIcandra' parIkSA karake vAyuvega aura mahAvega 'paMcabhadra' jAti ke ati zIghragAmI azvoM kI jor3I do lAkha rupaye meM kharIda kara apane ghara Aye / - --- . . . . . . ... - puNya kA adbhuta prabhAva hai / "vizva meM pratyeka ke zatru mitra hote hI haiM / " kisI ne lakSmIdatta seTha se kahA ki, 'he zreSThI! tumhAre catura putra ne dubale patale azva do lAkha rupaye meM kharIde haiM / jabaki jayakumAra Adi ne unase Adhe mUlya meM kaI hRSTa puSTha azvoM ko kharIdA hai| donoM meM kitanA antara hai ?" lakSmIdatta ne kahA, 'usameM tere kahane kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM hai, zrI 'zrIcandra' ke Agamana se pahale mere pAsa kitanI lakSmI thI aura aba kitanI hai ? mere pAsa. lAkha se kor3a kI lakSmI kI jo vRddhi huI hai, vaha saba zrI 'zrIcandra' ke puNya ke prabhAva se AyI hai / vaha lakSmI paTane vAlI nahIM hai / darbha aura kueM kA pAnI kitanA bhI nikAleM phira bhI kyA vaha ghaTatA hai ?" - itane meM zrI 'zrIcandra' ne prAkara kahA ki, "pitAjI ! maiMne do lAkha meM ye azvoM kI jor3I kharIdI hai / " lakSmIdatta ne kahA ki, "tumane zubha hI kiyA ! tU Ananda ko prApta ho|" snehapUrvaka usane putra - ko goda meM biThAyA, jaise mukuTa ke madhya meM ratna ko baiThAte haiN| phira pitA ke Adeza se zrI 'zrIcandra' ne gAruDI ratna jar3avA kara suvena P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nAmaka eka divya ratha ko taiyAra krvaayaa| - vaha ratha jagata ke logoM ko mohita karane vAla. / paMca bhadra azvoM aura suvegaratha kA sAraMthI usane dhanaMjaya ko parIkSA karake niyukta kiyaa| dhanajaya rAjA ke sArathI ke kula meM janmA thA / vaha svAmI ke citta ko anusaraNa karane vAlA; snehIM; gaMbhIra hRdaya vAlA; bhaktivAna, aura catura sArathI thA / eka zubha dina pitA kI AjJA grahaNa kara zrI 'zrIcandra' ne paMcabhadra aMzvoM ko pucakAra kara unake sarva aGgoM kI mAliza karAyI phira parIkSA ke lie mitra sahita ratha para Arur3ha hokara, eka dizA meM ratha ko calAne kI sArathI ko AjJA dii| ..... .. 'paMcabhadra' azvoM ne itane vega se rAste ko pAra kiyA ki jisase ratha meM baiThe hue unheM vRkSa parvata Adi sarva ghUmate hue najara Ane lage / Adhe pahara meM (60 miniTa) meM to ve 15 yojana (120 mIla.) dUra pahuMca gaye aura kucha dera vahAM vizrAma karane ke pazcAt vApisa apane ghara lauTa aaye| isa prakAra zrI 'zrIcandra' icchAnusAra bhinna 2 dizAoM meM mitra ke sAtha rathArUr3ha hokara nagara, vana, parvata Adi kA nirIkSaNa kara rahate the / ekadA seTha lakSmIdatta ne pUchA ki "Aja itanI dera kahAM laga mayI ?" zrI 'zrIcandra' ne kahA ki, 'pitAjI ! nagara ke bAhara koI P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kara rahe the / " lakSmIdatta bole ki, "vatsa ! tuma icchAnusAra kor3A, karo, parantu samaya para ghara zIghra A jAyA karo / kyoMki tumhAre binA, mujhe bhojana karane kI icchA hI nahIM hotaa|" yaha sunakara zrI. 'zrIcanda' kahane lagA ki "yaha to merA ahobhAgya hai ki Apa pUjyoM kA mere prati itanA sneha hai|" eka bAra krIr3A karate hue ve trikuTa parvata para phuNce| vahAM padmAsana meM bhairava yogI ko dekha kara zrI 'zrIcandra' ne namaskAra kiyA / lakSaNa aura guNoM se yukta use dekha kara yogI ne harSita hokara kahA ki "kumAra ! tuma choTe hone para bhI ratnoM ke AbhUSaNoM se susajjita aura svarNa ratha meM ArUr3ha hokara duSTa zera Adi hiMsaka pazuoM se bhayAnaka isa mahA aTavI meM akele kaise Aye ho ?" zrIcandra kahane lagA ki "krIr3A ke lie tathA Azcarya ko dekhate hue nagara se yahAM A pahu~cA huuN| prApa ke darzanoM ke pratApa se mujhe kisI prakAra kA bhaya nahIM hai|" "zrIcandra" ko sAhasika jAnakara yogI ne kahA ki, 'yadi tuma - --- kI sAdhanA kara lUgA / " zrI 'zrIcandra' ne svIkAra kara liyaa| rAtri ko yogI AhutI dene lgaa| zrI 'zrIcandra' vahAM nirbhayatA pUrvaka akelA * khar3A rhaa| usakI nirbhayatA ko dekha kara siddha yogI madhura vANI se kahane lagA ki, bhaviSya meM kabhI kisI . yogI kA tumane vizvAsa ,na * karanA / maiMne to tumhArI parIkSA kI hai / . tumhAre puruSArtha se maiM : prasanna hU~ / sarva kSudra jantuoM ko andhA karane vAlI yaha jar3I bUTI Re v RANPERIME P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 62 tuma grahaNa kro|" zrI 'zrIcandra ne kahA ki, 'ApakI-bar3I kRpA hai / " usa 'jar3I bUTI ko vidhi pUrvaka grahaNa kara yogI kI AjJA lekara zrIcandra apane ghara lauTa aayaa| . . - isa prakAra sadaiva alaga 2 sthAnoM para icchAnusAra zrI 'zrIcandra' ko mitra ke sAtha ratha para pArur3ha hokara vividha krIr3A karate hue aneka prakAra kI vidyA, jar3I bUTI tathA viSaharamaNI Adi sArabhUta vastueM prApta huii| . . . P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ** dUsarA kharADa .eka bAra zrI 'zrIcandra'. mahala ke adbhuta jharokhe meM apane mitra guNacandra sahita jhUlA jhUla rahe the, ki acAnaka bAjoM ke * madhura nAda se dizAe gUja utthiiN| aneka ratha, azva, hAthI, sainika sahita jayakumAra, Adi rAjaputroM ko jAte hue dekha kara 'zrIcandra' ne pUchA ki, "ye ADambara pUrvaka kahAM jA rahe haiM ?" taba sarva vRtAMtaHkI mAlUma karake guNacandra ne kahA ki, "he svAmin ! pazcima dizA meM tilakapura eka sundara nagarI hai| vahAM para tilaka rAjA aura ratipriyA rAnI ke tilaka maMjarI nAmaka eka kanyA hai| 64 kalAoM se yukta vaha kanyA vizvazrI ke tilaka tulya hai| jaba vaha yovana avasthA ko prApta huI to eka bAra pitA se tilakamaMjarI ne kahA ki "rAdhAvedha karane vAle puruSa ke atirikta dUsare kisI bhI 'vyakti ke sAtha merA. pANigrahaNa nahIM hogA / " tilaka rAjA ne zAstrAnusAra 'rAdhAvedha' kI sarva sAmagrI guru kI dekha rekha meM taiyAra karavA kara nimantraNa bheja kara rAjAoM aura rAjakumAroM ko svayaMvara meM padhArane kI vinaMti kI hai| isa svayaMvara meM abhI 17 dina bAkI haiM vaha nagara yahAM se 80 yojana (640 mIla) dUra hai / jayakumAra Adi P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saba vahA~ hI jA rahe haiM / " itane meM hI lakSmIdatta zreSThI meM guNacandra ko bulA kara kahA ki, "tuma kautuka priya aura naI 2 vastuoM ko dekhane kI utkaMThA rakhane vAle apane mitra 'zrIcandra' ko pUcha lo| vaha rAdhAvedha ko jAnatA hai / guNacandra ne kaha sunAyA taba satvazAlI aura dhIra vIra zrI 'zrIcandra' mauna rhaa| usane kucha bhI uttara nahIM diyA / ' sohalaveM dina ko zAma ko pitA ko pUche binA akasmAt zrI 'zrIcandra' ne mitra sahita; ratha para pAruDha hokara, sArathI ko tilakapura calane kI AjJA dii| 'vizAla parnata, sarovara aura nagara Adi ko pAra karatA huA prAtaHkAla sUrya kA Agamana hotA hai / rathaM kA tyAga kara zrI 'zrIcandra' apane mitra ke sAtha svayaMvara maMDapaM meM phuNcaa| vahA~ cAroM tarapha bar3A kolAhala ho rahA thaa| maMca para rAjA aura rAjakumAra bar3e ThATha bATha * se virAjamAna the| zAstra yukti se sthApita sthambha para 8 ca ka ulaTe sIdhe ghUma rahe the| unake Upara mINa kI rAdhA kI putalI thii| stambha ke pAsa bhUmi para tela kI kar3hAI thii| usameM rAdhA kA pratibimba par3atA thA / stambha ke Age dhanuSa bANa rakhA huA thaa| zrIcandra mitra se kahane bagA ki "he mitra ! jo vyakti UMcI muSThI se bANa ko ATha cakroM meM P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 65 1. se nikAla kara rAdhA kI bAyIM prAMsa ko bIMdhegA vaha bhAgyazAlI 'rAdhAvedha' karane vAlA samajhA jaayegaa|" ito meM aneka bAjoM kI madhura dhvani pUrvaka rAjaparivAra sahita rAjakumArI tilakamaMjarI dedIpyamAna vara mAlA liye hue vahAM prA phuNcii| saba ko pAnaMdakArI vaha rAjakanyA stambha ke dAhinA pora khar3I ho gyii| zrIzreSa, hariSeNa, Adi aneka rAje aura rAjakumAra svayaMvara maNDapa meM ekatrita ho gaye the / zrI tilakarAjA ke Adeza se bhATa nai una mahAn rAjAoM ke nAma, unake pitA ke nAma, naMza, jAti tathA deza Adi varNana karake unheM rAdhAvedha ke lie protsAhita kiyaa| stambha ke pAsa Akara dhanuSabANa kA una rAjAoM ne kramazaH nirIkSaNa kiyA parantu unameM meM koI bhI rAdhAveva kI kalA ko siddha na kara skaa| viparIta kriyA karane se ve dUsaroM ke hAsya pAtra bane / rAdhA kI bAyIM AMkha ko bIMdhane meM apane tIroM ke niSphala rahane se jayakumAra Adi ke mukha lajjA se mlAna ho gye| kevala naravarmA rAjA ne eka cakra ko bIghA parantu usakA bhI tIra TUTa jAne se vaha lajjita hokara lauTa gayA / vAmAGga rAjA, varacandra rAjA, zubhagAMga rAjA tathA dIpacandra rAjA kA dakSakumAra to mana meM rAdhAvegha ko duSkara samajha kara apane sthAna se hI nahIM uThe / yaha dekha kara tilakarAjA, tilakamaMjarI aura rAja parivAra bar3A udAsIna P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 66 ho gayA / taba bhATa ne phira UMce svara se kahA "he bhadra ruSoM ! kyA koI rAghAvedha ko siddha karane meM samartha dhanurvidyA meM pravINa puNyazAlI hai ?" taba guNacandra ne zrI 'zrIcandra' ko kahA, "deva ! rAdhAvedha ke * lie yaha zubha avasara hai| Apa rAdhAvedha jAnate haiM ataH use siddha karane kI kRpA kro|" mantrI kI prArthanA para 'kalAnidhi aura tejasvI zrI 'zrIcandra' staMbha ke pAsa gaye aura kramazaH deva, guru, bhUmi aura dhanuSa ko namaskAra karake dhanuSa ko tIna bAra TaMkArA, phira zAstrokta vidhi se acchI taraha nirIkSaNa karake usa puNyAtmA ne tIra chor3a kara rAdhAvedha siddha kara daalaa| cAroM ora jaya jayakAra kI dhvani gUja utthii| rAjakanyA tilakamaMjarI ne ati harSa pUrvaka zrI 'zrIcandra' ke gale meM varamAlA pahanA dii| sabhI loga usake bhAgya, rUpa, vidyA, bala, buddhi tathA kalA kauzala kI prazaMsA karane lge| rAjA ne pUchA ki, "ye kauna hai ? kisa kA putra hai ?" vahAM bar3A kolAhala maca gayA thaa| usI samaya zrI 'zrIcandra' mitra kA hAtha pakar3a kara ratha ke pAsa phuNce| guNacandra ne kahA ki, 'he kularatna ! kucha samaya Thahara kara ina kI manokAmanA ko pUrNa karo aura rAjakanyA se pANigrahaNa kara apane mAtA-pitA ko Anandita kro|" P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ __ 6710 nispRhI zrI 'zrIcandra' kahane lagA ki, "he mitra kA tuma yaha nahIM jAnate ho ki hama pitAjI ko pUche binA hI yahAM Aye hue haiM, prataH hameM vilamba nahIM karanA cAhiye / aura zIghra hI ghara pahuMca jAnA cAhiye / " itanA kaha ratha para savAra ho kara sArathI ko . bhATa ne zrI 'zrIcandra' ko pahacAna kara sabake sAmane usakA spaSTa varNana kiyA ki, "yaha kuzasthala ke lakSmIdatta zreSThI kA putra zrI 'zrIcandra' hai| ATha priyAoM kA pati hai / guNaMdhara guru se isane zikSA grahaNa kI hai| isake pAsa suvega ratha aura pavanavegI vAyuvega aura mahAvega ghor3oM kI jor3I hai| rAjA pratApasiMha ne karaNakoTTapura ise bheMTa meM arpaNa kiyA huA hai| tilakarAjA ne uce svara se kahA ki, "he sainikoM ! jo kumAra jA rahA hai, use vApisa lauTA laao|" aneka sainika ghor3oM 'zrIcandra' ke pAsa nahIM pahuMca sakA / vaha to vAyu ke samAna prativega . se nikala gyaa| yaha dekha kara mana meM ati Azvarya yukta hokara rAjA kahane lagA 'saba se duSkara kArya zrI 'zrIcandra' ne kiyA hai| ati kaSTa pUrvaka bhI jo na chor3A jA sake vaha zrI 'zrIcandra ne saNavAra meM tyAga kara diyA hai|" sainika khAlI hAtha vApisa lauTe / yaha dekha kara rAjA bahuta duHkhI huaa| kanyA tilakamaMjarI mUrchita ho gii| zIta upacAra P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 . karane se svastha hone para vaha vilApa karane lagI, "he nAtha ! Apa kyoM jA rahe haiM ? prANezvara ! mujhe svIkAra kro| he kRpA nidhi ! prApa mujhe apane pAsa bulA lo! he svAmin ! merI ora kRpAdRSTi karo ! pApane kaThina gadhAvegha ko siddha kara liyA, aba susAdhya mere zarIra ko kyoM siddha nahIM kara rahe ho| he vibho ! anya koI to rAdhA meM eka bhI chidra na kara sake parantu Apane to mere hRdaya meM do chidra kara ddaale| prApake dUra cale jAne aura dikhAI na dene para merA hRdaya vidIrNa ho rahA hai| Apa dizA rUpI cakra ko bheda kara nayA vedha kara rahe haiN| he svAmin ! kyA ye uttama puruSa ko yogya hai ? yadi nAnA hI hai to mere hRdaya meM se kyoM nahIM cale jAte" isa prakAra vilApa karatI huI tilakamaMjarI ko usake pitA aura jayakumAra Adi ne rokane kA prayAsa kiyaa| jayakumAra ne kahA ki 'mere pitA ne koNakoTTapura zrI 'zrIcanda' ko yogya jAna kara hI harSa pUrvaka bheMTa diyA hai| vaha hamAre nagara meM gayA hai| isalie mere sAtha Apa rAja-kanyA ko jaldI bheja deveN|" isase tilakarAjA aura tilakamaMjarI ko saMtoSa huaa| tilakamaMjarI kuzasthala jAne ko taiyAra ho gyii| mantrI ne tilakarAjA se vinaMti kI ki, "mahArAja ! hamAre sevaka jayakumAra ke nivAsa para gaye the| taba vaha apane bhAiyoM ke sAtha / P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 66 10 mantraNA kara rahA thA ki, apane sevaka ke sevaka se hama lajjita hue haiN| parantu usake sAtha rAjakumArI kA pANigrahaNa to nahIM huA / isase apanA bhAgya sphurAyamAna dikhAI detA hai, kAraNa ki jaba kanyA kuzasthala prAyegI taba, apane sAmane zrI 'zrIcandra' kanyA se kaise vivAha kregaa| isalie kanyA ko jayakumAra ke sAtha na bhejeN|" taba rAjA ne dhIra maMtrI ko AmantraNa dekara zrI 'zrIcandra' ko lAne ke lie kuzamthala bheja diyaa| tatpazcAt tilaka rAjA ne sarva rAjAoM aura rAjakumAroM kA hAthI, azva, AbhUSaNa Adi se sammAna kiyA aura ve apane 2 nagara kI ora vidA hue| zrI 'zrIcandra' jaldI se kuzasthala phuNce| putra ke viyoga se seTha lakSmIdatta bAhara hI khar3A dekha rahA thaa| zrI 'zrIcandra' ko dvitIyA ke candra ke samAna dekha kara vaha harSita huA / zrI 'zrIcandra' ne tatkSaNa ratha meM se utara kara vinaya pUrvaka pitA ko praNAma kiyaa| pitA ne bar3e pyAra se pUchA ki, 'he putra / Aja derI kaise huI ?" zrIcandra ne uttara diyA ki, 'pitAjI aise hI krIr3A karate hue derI ho gayI hai / " mitra ne bhI hAM bharI, kyoM ki zreSTha mitra svAmI ke citta kA anusaraNa karane vAlA hI hotA hai / yaha suna kara zreSThI cupa ho gyaa| kucha dina pazcAt jayakumAra Adi bhI kuzasthala vApisa mA phuNce| unhoMne pratApasiMha rAjA ke samakSa vistAra se sArI ghaTanA kA P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 70 1 varNana kiyaa| pratApasiMha hRdaya meM Azcarya cakita ho kara kahane lage ki, "mere nagara kA zreSThI putra bhI rupa, krAnti, guNa aura kalA meM saba se adhika rahA / puNya ke prabhAva se jayazrI bhI zrI 'zrIcandra' ne prApta kI / bhIcandra ne mahAna yaza ko prApta kiyA hai| zreSTha rAdhAvedha jaisI duSkara kalA ko siddha kara ke usane sarva dezoM meM apane yaza ke sAtha merI bhI kIti aura nAma ko phailAyA hai| aise guNI zrI 'zrIcandra' ne kisa guru ke pAsa aura kaba abhyAya kiyA thA ?" isa prakAra usake puruSArtha kI pratApasiMha ne bArambAra prazaMsA kI / 'matirAja mantrI ne pUchA ki 'he deva ! zrIcandra kaba tilakapura gayA aura kaba mAyA ? kyoMki maiM to use zasthala meM roja dekhatA haiN|" - yaha sunakara pratApasiMha ne hRdaya meM ani vismRita ho kara mantrI ko prAmantraNa de kara 'zrIcandra' aura lakSmIdatta seTha ko lAne ke liye turanta bhejaa| dUsarI tarapha logoM dvArA rAdhAvedha kA vRtAnta jAnavara lakSmIdarA -zreSThI ne zrIcandra ko goda meM biThA kara pUchA ki, 'bAraha pahara meM (36 ghanToM meM) tilakapura meM tuma kisa prakAra gaye aura vApisa lauTe ? vaha sunane lAyaka pAzcarya ko kho|" lakSmIvatI bhI usa camatkArika vRtAMta ko sunane kI icchA me ati harSa pUrvaka sAmane bhAkara baiTha gayo / satya sudhA jaisI madhura vANI hai bhI 'zrIcandra' ne kahA ki, "he tAta ! mApa zrI kI kRpA aura pUrva puNya se suvega rapa apavoM se yukta adbhuta hai| usa ratha dvArA apUrva P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 71 110 dega se 4 pahara meM (12 ghanToM meM) 100 pojana (800 mIla) kA saphara kara sakate haiM / " . . yaha suna kara Anandita mAtA pitA ne kahA ki "he paMDita zigemaNI ! yaha adbhUt rAdhAvedha tumane kahAM se sIkhA thA ? rAjaputrI jo hamArI vaha hai, use kyoM nahIM lAye ho ?" taba guNacandra ne svayaMvara kI varamAlA kA sArA vRtAMta kaha sunaayaa| hRdaya meM rAga utpanna huaaa| phira bhI zrI 'zrIcandra' kahane lage ki 'Apa pUjyoM kA Adeza nahIM liyA thA jisase isa prakAra hI hama vApisa A gaye / vaha rAjakanyA kucha hI dinoM meM yahAM AyegI athavA AmantraNa ke lie mantrI aayegaa|" harSa yukta mAtA pitA ne 'zrIcandra' kI prazaMsA karate hue kahA vi, 'dhanya hai isakI gaMbhIratA ! dhanya pUjyoM kI bhakti ! dhanya adbhuta nispRhatA ! dhanya do lAkha meM paMcabhadra azvoM ko kharIdane kI isakI nipuNatA ! isa prakAra ke mitra kA kaisA sundara yoga milI / satya bAta hone para bhI apanI prazaMsA nahIM karatA | aho ! rAjakanyA ke pAriNagrahaNa kA bhI ise utsAha nahIM hai / " lakSmIdatta seTha ne zreSTha mahotsava zuru kiyA / sage sambandhiyoM ne makSata vastra, vartana Adi kI bheMTa arpaNa kara lakSmIdatta seTha ke ghara pho = bhara ddaalaa| seTha ne mahAdAna dekara saba ko AnaMdita kiyaa| naMdAvarta, - svastikoM tathA kele ke manohara toraNoM se, ghara zobhAyamAna ho gayA / ITUAL P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 72 10 gIta gAna aura vAjintroM ke nAda se sArA vAtAvaraNa gUja utthaa| ina sarva lIlAnoM ko dekhate huye motiyoM kI zreSTa mAlA ke samAna paura candra kI krAnti ke tulya nirmala 'zrIcandra' kuzasthala ke kille ke bAhara zrIpura ke apane naye mahala meM pahuMca gyaa| pUrva ko bhAMti mitra sahita zrI zrIcandra' rAtri ke prArambha meM raNa para. Arur3ha hokara pazcima dizA meM krIr3A ke lie calA gayA / prAtaHkAla pratApasiMha rAjA ke prAdeza se maMtrI hAtI Adi sahita AmantraNa dene ke lie zreDI ke ghara mAyA / zreSThI ne bar3I prasannatA pUrvaka mantrI kA svAgata kiyaa| .. ati harSa se mantrI ne kahA ki, 'rAjA pratApasiMha ne prAdeza diyA hai ki, lakSmIdarA zreSThI aura zrI 'zrIcandra' ko paTTahastI para mArohaNa karAke rAjya cinhoM se yukta utsava pUrvaka rAjya sabhA meM upasthita kro|" .:: : prasannacitta se zreSThI ne putra ko bulAne ke liye sevaka ko bhejaa| sevaka ne Akara nivedana kiyA ki zrI zrIcandra' krIr3A ke lie bAhara padhAre haiM / " isase lakSmIdatta zreSThI rAjA kI prAjJAnusAra mantrI ke pAtha akele hI bheMTa lekara rAjasabhA meM gaye / pratApasiMha ne 'zrIcandra' kA vRtAnta pUchA / lakSmIdatta ne kahA ki, 'he mahArAja ! azvoM ke guNa aura rAdhAvegha bhAdi kA vRtAMta P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . ** .73. OM lie cale gaye haiN| isalie maiM akelA hI ApakI sevA meM upasthita huyA huuN|" zreSThI ne sarva bAtoM kA vistAra se varNana kiyA / pratApasiMha gajA ne kahA ki, zrI 'zrInandra' bahuta hI puNyazAlI hai / lokottara cAritra vAlA hai| jaba vaha vApisa Aye taba use mere pAsa lekara paanaa| zrI 'zrIcandra' ko maiM apane putra se bhI bar3A bnaauuNgaa| isameM koI bhI saMdeha nahIM hai " .. rAjA ko lakSmIdatta ne bheMTa arpaNa kI, bheMTa svIkAra kara rAjA na. lakSmIdatta aura zrI 'zrIcandra' ke lie ratna, vastra Adi bheMTa diye / zreSThI rAjA ko praNAma kara zrI zrI candra' ke bahuta se guNoM ko yAda karate 2, jagaha 2 dAna dete hue apane ghara phuNcaa| sUryavatI kA putra bhramaNa karate 2 mahAvana meM madhya rAtri meM vRkSa ke nIce, sArathI sahita ratha rakha kara mitra dvArA bichAe vastra para sukha se nidrAdhIna ho gyaa| pAsa meM guNacandra jAnita avasthA meM the| usa vRkSa para eka zuka zukI kA jor3A rahatA thA / ..... zrI 'zrIcandra' ke mastaka para teja prakAza dekha kara zukI ne zuka se kahA ki, "he nAtha ! yaha rAjaputra bahuA puNya zAlI hai / hama inheM do bijore atithya satkAra ke rupa meM deN| bar3A bijorA jo khAegA vaha rAjA hogA tathA jo choTA bijorA khAegA vaha mantrI hogaa| hama inakA isa prakAra se Atithya kareMge to hameM mahAna phala kI prApti P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 74 hogii|" aisA kaha kara vaha yugala ur3akara kahIM se do bijore le pAyA / saNavAra DAla para vizrAma karake bijore 'zrIcandra' aura guNacandra ke pAsa rakha kara ve uDa gaye / buddhimAna guNacandra ne donoM phaloM ko grahaNa kiyA / jaba nidrA se zrI zrIcandra' jAnita hue taba guNacandra ne una phaloM ko sammukha rakha kara totI tote kI bAta kaha sunaayii| ve phala mitra ke hAtha meM dekara rAjaputra ne ratha meM Arur3ha ho kara Age prayANa kiyA / vizAla sundara sarovara ke kinAre prabhAta meM prAtaH vidhi karake mitra dvArA diye gaye bar3e bijore ko kATa kara 'zrIcandra' ne tathA choTe ko guNacandra ne khA liyaa| phira donoM tRpta hokara najadIka ke ramya "bana meM cale gye| . idhara udhara bhramaNa karate hue unheM dayA mUrti zAntadAta paura indriyoM kA damana karane vAle aura kriyAzIla zrI suvrata muni ke darzana hue| zrI 'zrIcandra' ne mana meM vicAra kiyA ki, 'muni ke darzana hovA jo apanA bar3A puNyodaya hai| sAdhu tIrtha haiN| sAdhu samAgama turanta 'hI AtmA ko pavitra karatA haiM / ' donoM vandana karake samIpa jAkara maiThe gye| bhadra prakRti ke dekha kara muni zrI ne 'dharmalAbha' zubhAzIrvAda diyA aura dharma dezanA prArambha kI "he bhadra! manuSya janma durlabha hai, usameM pAnaka dharma durlabha hai / usameM dIrghAyuSya, ArogyatA, dharma kI P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ .. * 750 icchA dharma para zraddhA honA, ina sarva durlabha vastuoM ko prApta karake bhI dharma AcaraNa karanA ati durlabha hai / ataH he bhavya prAtmApro ! pramAda Adi kA tyAga kara dAnAdi kiyA rupI dharma kArya meM vizeSa anurakta bno| samakita mUla pAMca anuvrata, tIna guNa vrata aura cAra zikSA . vrata-- ye zrAvaka ke bAraha vrata haiM / he vatsa ! dharma vRkSa ke jar3a samAna samyaktva grahaNa kro| tuma rAjaputra ho, isalie yathA zakti vratoM ko grahaNa kara sakate ho| tumhAre zarIra para jo zubha cinha dikhAI dete haiM isase mujhe mahAn rAjA hone ke lakSaNa najara A rahe haiM / jo chatrAkAra rekhA dikhAyI detI hai isase yaha pratIta hotA hai ki mAtApitA aura svamastaka para avazya hI chatra dhAraNa hogaa| lakSaNoM se aisA pratIta hotA hai parantu mujhe vizeSa jJAna nahIM hai / " "samaya hone para sAmAyika vrata ko jarura dhAraNa karanA cAhiye aura zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtra kA prati dina smaraNa karanA cAhiye samabhAva vAlA zrAvaka do ghar3I meM deva AyuSya ko bAMdhatA hai aura karmo kI nirjarA karatA hai| trasa aura sthAvara jIvoM ke prati samatA bhAva AtA hai isaliye sAmAyika vrata avazya karanA cAhiye / eka vyakti nitya prati eka lAkha svarNa moharoM kA dAna kare aura dUsarA eka sAmAyika kare to, vaha svarNa kA dAna karane vAlA bhI sAmAyika karane vAle jitanA puNya nahIM bAMdha sakatA / zrAvaka bhAva se svarNagiri kA dAna kare to bhI usake puNya meM itanA sAmarthya nahIM hotA jitanA ki eka sAmAyika karane vAle ke puNya meM hotA hai|" P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 76 . zrI siddha bhagavaMta, svarNa ke samAna kAnti vAle zrI prAcArya priyaMgu jaisI kAnti vAle zrI upAdhyAya. aMjana mariNa ke samAna dedIpyamAna sAdhu bhagavaMta isa prakAra paca parameSThI padoM kA vidhi pUrvaka vyAna karanA cAhiye / ina pAMcoM ko namaskAra karane se sarva to mukhI maMgala hotA hai / svarga, mayaM aura pAtAla tInoM lokoM meM yaha mantra zAzvata mAnA jAtA hai| pAMca airavata kSetra, pAMca bharata kSetra, pAMca mahAvideha kSetra meM bhUta, bhaviSya aura vartamAna kAla ke sava jinezvara devoM ko isa mantra se namaskAra hotA hai / mahA videha kSetra ke 160 vijayoM meM bhI jahAM anAdi kAla se zrI jina dharma hai aura jahAM zAzvata dharmakAla hai; isa mahA mantra kA hI smaraNa hotA hai / " . . . . "zrI namaskAra mantra kA smaraNa karane vAlA adbhuta phala ko prApta karatA hai| mRtyu ke samaya isakA zuddha mana se jo dhyAna karatA hai vaha avazya hI sadgati ko prApta hotA hai jo Apatti meM namaskAra maMtra kA dhyAna karatA hai usakI saikar3oM ApattiyAM naSTa ho jAtI haiM / jisa prakAra gArur3I mantra se sarpa dvArA kATe hue vyakti kA viSa utara jAtA hai, usI prakAra zrI namaskAra mahAmantra sarva pApa rUpI viSa ko nAza karane vAlA hai| vAstava meM yaha mahAmantra kAmakumbha cintAmaNi ratna aura P.P:AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kalpa taru se bhI bar3ha kara hai / kAmaghaTa, devamaNi, kalpataru eka hI janma meM sukha ke dAtA haiM, parantu namaskAra mahAmaMtra to zreSTha svarga va mokSa ko prApti karavAne vAlA hai / ___ cAra kor3A kor3I sAgaropama sthiti vAlA mohanIya karma hai / usakI sthiti kevala eka kor3A kor3I kI hI zeSa rahe to jIva ko namarakAra mahAmantra kI prApti ho sakatI hai| yadi koI paramatatva va parama pada kA kAraNa ho to navakAra mantra usameM prathama hai / parama yogI bhI namaskAra mantra kA dhyAna dharate haiM / / ___'OM hI arha' yaha bIja mantra apUrva prabhAvazAlI hai| savaM mantroM kA mUla yaha navakAra mantra hai / jo jIva vidhi pUrvaka pandraha lAkha jinezvara bhagavAna ko namaskAra karatA hai aura vidhi pUrvaka pUjana karatA hai vaha bhavyAtmA tIrtha kara nAma karma ko bAMdhatA hai| isameM koI bhI saMdeha nahIM / jo ATha karor3a, ATha hajAra, ATha sau aura pATha navakAra gine vaha tosare bhava meM siddha pada ko prApta hotA hai| hAthoM ke Avarta se zrI namaskAra mantra kA jApa karane vAle ko pizAca DAkinI, vetAla, rAkSasa Adi kA bhaya nahIM rhnaa| zrI navakAra ke prabhAva se saba pApa naSTa ho jAte haiN| siddha kiyA huaA namakAra maMtra jala aura agni ko bhI zAMta kara detA hai| zatru, rAja!, cora plega Adi ke bhayaMkara uparsaga bhI isa ke dhyAna dvArA zAnta ho jAte haiM / jaMgala meM, giri guphA meM aura samudra meM bhI ghyAyA huA namaskAra maMtra Dara ko dUra karatA hai| bhavya jIva dvArA smaraNa kiyA hayA namaskAra saiMkar3oM jIvoM kA usI prakAra rakSaNa karatA hai jisa prakAra mAtA putra kA rakSaNa karatI hai| P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 78 sapa, jvara vyAdhi, cora, siMha, hasti, saMgrAma Adi ke bhaya isake smaraNa mAtra se dUra ho jAte haiN| jisa bhAgyazAlI ke hRdaya rupI guphA meM kesarIsiMha rUpI namaskAra rahA huA hai, vaha puruSa pATha karma rUpI durbheda gAMTha kA bhI kucha samaya meM nAza kara detA hai| navakAra ke eka pada ko ginane se sAta sAgaropama ke pApa nAza ho jAte haiM / jo mokSa cale gaye haiM, vartamAna meM jo jA rahe haiM aura bhaviSya meM karmoM se mukta hokara jo mokSa jAyeMge, una saba jinezvaroM kA isa namaskAra dvArA vaMdana ho jAtA hai| zrI jina zAsana kA sAra, baudaha pUrva kA uddhAra aisA zrI namaskAra maMtra jisake citta meM ho usakA saMsAra kyA bigAr3a sakatA hai| yaha mahAmantra acitya phala ko dete vAlA hai|" yaha suna kara mitra guNacandra sahita zrIcandra ne sadabhAva pUrvaka samyaktva mUla zrAvaka dharma ko grahaNa kiyA aura zrI jinezvara bhASita dayAmUla hitakArI jana dharma ko prApta karake zrIcandra amRta ke svAda se bhI adhika tRpti ko prApta gurudeva kI stuti karate hue zrIcandra ne kahA ki, Apa dharmarupI netra ko prakAzita karane vAle sAkSAt jaMgama tIrtha hI haiN| prAja bhApa zrI ke darzana karake hamane apane jIvana ko sapAla kiyaa| bhApazrI parama pUjanIya hai / hitakArI dharma tatva ko guru binA buddhimAna bhI nahIM jAna sakatA / rasasiddhi, kalA, vidyA, dharmatatva yaha guru binA koI prApta nahIM kara sktaa| mAtA pitA Adi to sarva janma 2 meM mila saphate haiM / parantu dharma ko prApti karAne vAle sadguru kI P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'mApti puNya se kadAcita hI hotI hai| prApa guru zrI ke darzana se maiM apanA ahobhAgya mAnatA huuN| maiM apane Apa ko puNyazAlI samajhatA huuN| saca vAstava meM Apa zrI ne mujha para bahuta upakAra kiyA hai / maiM mApako bAra 2 namaskAra karatA huuN|" ___guru kI isa prakAra stuti karake aura prAtmA kI anumodanA karake 'zrIcandra' guru ke gambhIra upadeza ko vicArane lage aura parameSThI mahAmantra kA nitya jApa karane kA niyama lekara, mitra sahita pUrva kI bhAMti kautuka dekhate 2 eka mahA aTaghI meM phuNce| madhyAhna ke samaya atyanta garmI se tRSAtura hone ke kAraNa mitra ne ratha se utara kara cAroM dizAoM meM jala kI khoja kii| parantu kahIM bhI jala dikhAI nahIM diyA / "aba kyA kareMge? bhAvi kyA hogA" isa taraha donoM cintA meM par3a gye| svAmI ke mukha ko murajhAyA humA dekha kara guNacandra ne sArathI se kahA ki 'he mitra ! isa UMce vRkSa ke zikhara para car3ha kara dekho ki kahIM jala najara A rahA hai ?" sArathI 'ne vRkSa para car3ha kara dekhA ki dakSiNa dizA meM bagule sArasa Adi pakSI "ur3a rahe haiM, isase vahAM sarovara hogA aisA anumAna magA kara nIceM utara kara ratha ko usa dizA meM le jAne ke liye manumati mAMgI / tatkSaNa ratha para mArur3ha ho kara donoM mitra usa tarapha gaye vahAM eka choTA sarovara aayaa| usake kinAre pAna vana thaa| mitra ne sarovara se pAnI lAkara 'zrIcandra' ko diyA : usakA pAna karake zrIcandra 'sarovara dekhane pce| mIcandra mitra ke sAtha sarovara kI pAla para baiThe P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 80 * mora vahAM se manohara aura sphaTika ke samAna sarovara ko dekha kara prAzcarya cakita ho gaye / sarovara kI pAla se prAge jAte hae eka dhobI ko bhavya vastra dhote hue dekhaa| usameM eka choTI sAr3I ko dekhakara buddhizAlI zrIcandra ne kahA ki, ' he guNacandra ! numane yahAM koI kotuka dekhA hai / guNacandra ne pUchA ki 'yahAM kyA Azcarya hai ?" zrIcandra ne kahA ki, 'he mitra ! yaha zreSTha sAr3I kisI padminI kI jAna par3atI hai| isa zreSThI sAr3I kI gaMdha se usa tarapha bhaMvaroM kI zreNI bhramaNa kara rahI hai| padminI kA zarIra prasveda puSpoM kI sugaMdha se bhI adhika sugandhita hotA hai / paminI padma ke gaMdha vAlI hotI hai / hastinI strI madhu ke gaMdha vAlI hotI hai| citriNI vicitra sugandha vAlI tathA zakhinI matsya ke gaMdha vAlI hotI hai|" AzcayaM pAkara guNacandra ne dhobI se pUchA ki, he mitra ! yaha kaunasA sthAna hai| yaha bhavya vastra kisake haiM ?" dhovI ne kahA ki "he sadbuddhi ! tuma paradezI jAna par3ate ho suno! yaha dIpazikhA nagarI hai / dIpacandra rAjA kA maiM nala nAmaka dhobI huuN| yaha padma sarovara hai| ye vastra pradIpavatI rAnI ke aura rAjA ke bhAI kI putrI aura usakI putrI kI sAr3iyAM haiN| guNacandra ne phira se pUchA ki, "rAjA ke bhAI kI putrI kauna hai ?" dhobI ne kahA ki, 'bhAI kI putrI candravatI hai| vaha zubhagAMga P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 81 10 rAjA kI priyA hai / unake vAmAMga putra aura putriyAM haiM / bar3I putrI : 3 zikalA aura choTI putrI candrakalA hai / zazikalA kA vivAha siMhapura ke rAjA mahAmalla ke sAtha huA hai aura choTI candrakalA vaha padminI hai ati rupa, lAvaNya se zobhita hai| use usake mAmA Adara pUrvaka vivAha ke lie yahAM lAye haiM / candrakalA ke janma ke samaya "yaha padhinI rAjA kI rAnI hogI aisI harSa vAlI muni kI vANI huI haiM / naimittika ne bhI kahA hai ki, 'sUryavatI ke putra kI paTarAnI hogI / parantu yaha vANI abhI taka phalIbhUta nahIM huI hai| pratApasiMha rAjA kI rANI sUryavatI isa nagara ke rAjA kI putrI hai| zubhagAMga ra jA ko kuladevI ne kahA ki, 'padminI kA pAriNa grahaNa satvara usake mAmA ke ghara tU kr|" isaliye padminI, mAtA, bhAI Adi parivAra ke sAtha 500-500 pAMca varNa ke azvoM meM yukta dIpazikhA nagarI meM AyI hai| aura bhI . sAmagrI mAtA pitA ne padminI ke vivAha ke lie taiyAra karavAyI hai / - yaha suna kara 'zrIcandra mitra sahita dIpazikhA nagarI kA nirIkSaNa karane kI icchA se yukta ratha ko vahAM rakha kara Age bddh'e| saravara ke pAsa eka tambu dekha kara zrIcandra ne eka sevaka se ne kahA ki "he mitra ! tilaka rAjA ke prAdeza se, vIra mantrI kuzasthala kI tarapha prayANa karate hue yahAM ruke haiN| nAyakoM meM agrasara vINArava ke sAtha rAjasabhA meM jA rahe haiN|" P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 824 Age calate hue sundara udyAna ko dekha kara usakI chaTA ko dekhane ke lie zrIcandra ne mitra sahita usameM praveza kiyA / itane meM kiye / unheM svIkAra kara udyAna pAlaka kA satkAra karake udyAna ko 'dekhane ke lie Age bddhe| - pavana se jhUmate hue vRkSa isa prakAra dikhAI de rahe the mAnoM ki ve unheM hAyoM se izArA karake bulA rahe hoM / vahAM zrIcandra ne capaka : prAdi vRkSoM ko dekhA vahIM usI ke pAsa eka manohara rupavatI kanyA dekhii| jisa ke hAthoM ko kamala samajha, gardana ko mahuA ke puSpa samajha kara netroM meM nIlakamala kI zaMkA se, adhara aura hAthoM ko vAporiyA puSpa samajha kara, keza aura vesI ko apanI hI jAti ke jaise kAle varNa kI spRddhA se bhavare cAroM tarapha maMDarA rahe the| use dekha kara lajjA se zrIcandra mitra sahita tarakSaNa udyAna se bAhara nikala gaye / zrI 'zrIcandra' ke rupa se mohita hokara, padminI ne bhI vicAra kiyA ki, mere pUrva bhava ke pati yahI pratIta hote haiN| kAraNa ki strI ko apane pati ko dekhate hI jo ceSTAeM honI cAhiye ve saba mere aMga meM ho rahA haiN| catura padminI ne sakhI se kahA ki, "mere citta ko harane vAlA vaha puruSa kauna hai ? jo sarva lakSaNoM se yukta hai / rupa aura lAvaNya kA nidhi hai| kyA nAma hai ? inakA pitA kauna hogA 1 kyA kula hogA? 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 83, 26 kahAM rahate haiM ? jaldI jAkara inake mitra se pUcha !" ... usI samaya sakhI ne jAkara namaskAra kara ke pUchA ki, 'he . svAmI, he kRpAnAtha merI namra vinati svIkAra kraa| merI svAminI candrakalA rAjakanyA rupalakSmI kI surAMganA hai| __ maiM usakI prema pAtra caturA sakhI hU~ ! merI svAminA ne Apa donoM ke . nAma Adi pUchavAye hai / ataH kRpA karake ApazrI mujhe vatAe / .... haSaM se guNa candra kahane hI lagA ki zrIcandra ne valAt dUra le jA... kara use kahane se roka diyA / aura kahane lagA ki "nAma kula Adi . pUchane kA kyA prayojana hai ?" aisA kaha kara zrIcandra mitra ke sAtha tAlAba dukAna Adi dekhate 2 nagara meM praveza kara gye| .. caturA ne Akara vahAM jaisA banAva vanA thA usako kaha sunaayaa| candrakalA ne kahA ki, he sakhI / ye hI mere pati hoN| isalie aba ... tujhe isa viSaya meM cAroM tarapha se prayatna karanA paDegA / ve kisI rAjA mantrI yA zreSThI ke putra hoMge ! kimI ke bhI hoM isa vikalpa se kyA ? jise maiMne mana se vara liyA vahI mere pati haiM ? parantu nAma kula Adi . maiM nahIM jAna sakI / ve nagara meM kahAM gaye haiM ? . yaha sarva hakIkata mAtA ko batAne ke liye kovidA sakhI ko turanta bhejA / rAjakumArI bhI rAja vAhana meM baiTha kara zrIcandra ke pIche 2: zahara meM gii| P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 1490 nagara ke madhya bhAga meM jinezrara devAghi deva ke mandira meM vidhi pUrvaka vandana karane kI bhAvanA se zrIcandra ne mitra sahita vahAM praveza kara pratyeka prabhujI ko vandana karake bhAva pUrvaka stuti kI bAda meM bAhara : raMgamaMDapa meM pAye / vahAM siMha, tote, hAthI, kamala putaliyoM Adi ke / sundara citra the| . . .. .. nirIkSaNa karate aura mitra ko dikhAte hue dvAra ke pAsa prAye taba guNacandra ne vinati kI ki, 'he svAmin yahAM thor3I dera vizrAma kareM, mitra kI preraNA se zrIcandra vahAM baitthe| usI samaya padminI ne mandira meM praveza kiyaa| . padminI ko dekha kara zrIcandra socane lage ki, "kitanA sundara kamala ke samAna mukha hai, kitane sundara nayana haiM, hoTha zarIra aura prakRti mAdi kitanI sundara haiN|" ___padminI kA adbhuta rupa dekha kara phira hRdaya meM socane lage ki, maiMne anekoM striyAM dekhI parantu isa padminI jaisI rupavatI nahIM dekhI / zrIcandra ko padminI ko sneha yukta dRSTi se dekhate hue dekha kara guNacandra ko ati harSa huA / vaha mana meM prArthanA karane lagA ki ina donoM kA manoratha pUrNa ho / . . apane mitra guNa candra ko zrIcandra ne kahA ki 'isa saMsAra meM mana ko jItanA bar3A hI kaThina hai / dRSTi ke samakSa jinezvara deva ke hone para bhI mUrkha maiMne vilAsa kI paTarAnI ke kaTAkSa, chAtI, mukha pAri meM dhyAna kiyaa| P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nau 85 kahA hai ki, jaba taka sundara strI ke kamala nayana kaTAkSoM kA ' vaha apanI indriyoM ko vazIbhUta kara sakatA hai| usake lajjA, dhairya, vinaya Adi guNa sthira raha sakate haiM / "yahAM striyAM AtI haiN| isaliye yahAM baiThanA yogya nahIM hai 'aisA kaha kara zrIcandra jinezvara deva ke pAsa jAkara stuti karane / lage / samIpa meM baiThI huI padminI ne zrI arihaMta bhagavAn kI stuti ... karate zrIcandra ke rupa ko ekAgra dRSTi se dekhA / / sundara zIlavAna guNacandra ne bhI siMhAvalokana dRSTi se padminI ko dekhA / rAjakanyA ne bhRkuTI saMjJA se svAmI kA nAma nagara a.di puuchaa| buddhimAna guNacandra ne hasta saMjJA se apane svAmI kA nAma prAdi : batAyA / padminI ne bhI apane bhAva batAye aura hasta saMjJA se kuchaH / vilamba karane ke lie khaa| padminI ne mAtA ko "zrIcandra nAma ke zreSThI putra kuzasthala se prAye haiM" isa prakAra kI jAnakArI dI / zrIcandra darzana karake tatkAla bAhara Aye / kucha Thaharane ke hetu guNacandra ne kahA calo hama rAjA kA padbhuta mahala dekha kara pAveM / parantu apane mana ke bhAva chupA kara "dera ho rahI hai isaliye aba hameM jaldI calanA cAhiye" aisA kaha kara zrIcandra ratha kI tarapha ravAnA hue| guNacandra ne cAroM ora dRSTi DAlI parantu kahIM bhI padminI yA P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 86.. 2. usakI dAsI dikhAI nahIM dIM / vilamba kA kAraNa bhI samajha meM nahIM aayaa| itane meM vAjintroM ke madhura sva' ko suna kara harSita ho kara . guNacandra ne kahA ki, "he . svAmI ! isa madhura saMgIta ko sunanA caa,iye|" ... mitra ke prAgraha se zrIcandra saMgIta vAle sthAna para pAye / itane meM to zrI 'zrIcandra' ke nAma kA zrIrAga meM dhrupada meM gAte hue saMgIta nRtya / prAdi dekhA aura sunA aura vicArane lage ki zrIcandra to bahuta se haiM yaha : putra 'zrIcandra' jaya ko prApta ho| - yaha sunakara zrIcandra ne kahA ki, 'he mitra ! yaha kisakA ghara : para varadatta zreSThI ko dekha kara zrIcandra ne kahA ki "yaha to varadatta / zreSThI jo ki pitAnI ke mitra haiM unakA ghara hai.| ye pitA ke pAsa vyApAra ke kAma se Ate haiM / " yadi ve mujhe dekha leMge to avazya rokeMge / isaliye calo Age cleN| " kaha diyA / varadatta zreSThI ne socA ki 'yaha zreSThI putra kauna hogA? : lakSmIdatta zreSThI kA putra acAnaka kahAM khe A gayA hai ? vaha zrIcandra to hajAroM sainikoM azvoM Adi kA svAmI hai / ataH yaha kauna hogA ?" . yaha jAnane ke liye varadatta zreSThI tatkAla pIche 2 gaye / P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 8740 - zrIcandra ko milakara zreSThI ne kahA ki, 'aAja to megha binA ho vRSTi huii| merA janma saphala huA / Aja yaha bhUmi bhAgyavatI huI / jo ki ApazrI kA mere yahAM Agamana huA ! dhanya bhAgya ! dhanya dhar3I! kRpA karake mere ghara padhAro / Aja bAlaka ko pAThazAlA meM bhejane ke kAraNa utsava ho rahA hai|" varadatta zreSThI ke Agraha se zrI candra ko vahAM jAnA hI pdd'aa| isa prakAra se vilamba hone para harSita hokara buddhizAlI guNacandra ne kahA ki, 'nagara ke bAhara hamArA ratha hai use maMgavAnA hai / " zreSThI ne use maMgavA liyaa| zrISThI ke AMgana meM zrIcandra aise 6.obhane lage jaise AkAza meM sUrya zobhatA hai athavA tAroM meM candramA zobhAyamAna hotA hai| zreSThI kI patnI ne akSata se vadhAmaNI kI vivekI zrI 'zrIcandra' sarva vyaktiyoM ko praNAma karake unake samakSa baiTha ye| / dIpacanda rAjA mantriyoM sAmantoM va prajA janoM ke sAtha rAjasabhA meM baiThe the| usa samaya gaMdharva gAyaka ne vINA bAMsurI Adi banAne vAle kalAkAroM ke sAtha, manohara sudhA samAna nava rasoM se yukta mudhura bhASa; se zobhita aura vividha rAgAdi dvArA zravaNa indriyoM ko AnandadAyaka zrI zrIcandra' kA caritra rAsa harSa ullAsa se gAnA Arambha kiyA, usa meM sarvajana prAnanda magna ho gaye / parade ke pIche caMdravatI va pradIpavatI rANI prAdi bhI yaha suna rahI thii| itane meM kovidA sakhI ne Akara padminI candrakalA ke udyAna meM jAne Adi kI sArI hakIkata kaha sunaayii| P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 88310 rAnI ne kahA ki, 'tejasvI aura rUpavAn 'zrIcandra' padminI ke lie yogya to hai parantu vaha koI zreSThI putra hai| usake kula kI vaha jAnakArI na hone se use kanyA kaise de sakate haiM ? phira bhI maiM dIpacanda rAjA ko isa bAta kI jAnakArI detI huuN|" caMdrAvatI ne sarva hakIkata dIpacanda rAjA se khii| dIpacanda rAjA ne haMsa kara kahA, 'he buddhizAlinI ! yaha tuma kyA kaha rahI ho / yaha koI bAlaka ke dhUla kA ghara to nahIM hai| padminI kanyA vaNika ke sAtha kisa taraha vyAhI jA sakatI hai ? isameM apanI kyA ijjata rahegI zubhagAMga rAjA ke samakSa yaha bAta kisa prakAra kahI jAve ? vaise to candrakalA bhI dakSa hai / pahale to vaha sUryavatI ke putra ke sAtha vivAha ke lie utsAha vAlI thI, parantu usakA vaha manoratha to saba hRdaya meM hI raha gaye / mere vicAra meM to candrakalA svayaMvara dvArA jisa rAjA ko pasanda kare usake sAtha usakA vivAha kara diyA jAya / " - udhara candrakalA ne caitya ke samIpa khaDI apanI sakhI ko kahA 'ki, 'he sakhI! tuma zIghra jAo aura Arya putra kahAM hai, isakI jAnakArI kro|" mujha AdezAnusAra sakhI ne donoM mArgo dvArA kille ke dvAra taka acchI taraha dekhA parantu use kahIM bhI "zrIcandra", najara nahIM Aye / taba vaha vApisa Akara kahane lagI ki, "sarvatra talAza karane para bhI zrI 'zrIcandra' kahIM bhI dRSTigocara nahIM hue|" viyoga se duHkhI candrakalA ne dIghaM nizvAsa lete hue kahA ki, P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 631 sarvayA yogya ho yaha maiM jAnatI haiN| ataH hamAre sAmane 'maiM vaNika hU~' ima prakA kayoM bolate ho ? yadi tuma vagika ho to bhI yaha tumhAre dhara kA kArya karegI, aisA jAnakara hama Apako isa samarpita kara' pradIpavatI ne zrIcandra se kahA ki, naimittika ne pahale kahA thA ki, "isa padminI kA dasta sparza karane vAlA bahuta rAja kanyAoM se vivAha karegA aura rAjya ko prApta kregaa| isameM sazaya nahIM hai / prApakA nAma. kula nagara Adi nahIM jAnate hue kevala Apake darzana mAtra se jisakI buddhi pavitra huI hai usane Apako mana se vara liyA hai| ... isameM pUrva bhava kA sneha nimitta mAtra hai| aisA Apa samajheM / Amu. . bahAnI isa kanyA ko chor3anA ucita nhiiN| zrI jinezvara deva kI nitya pUjA karane vAlI aura siddhAnta meM kahe hue tattvoM kI jJAtA isa padminI kAhRdaya samgaktva se pavitra hai / vaha rAta dina parameSThI mahAmantra kA dhyAna dharatI hai| aisI suzIlA satI vAstava meM jise mana se vara cukI hai, ume indra bhI anyathA karane meM samartha nahIM haiM / ataH ise svIkAra kara pApa saba ko prasanna kreN|"... ..:.:: .' zrI zrIcandra' padminI ke prati sneha ke kAraNa, mahArANI .. ke prAgraha bhare zabdoM kA uttara dene meM asamartha ho gaye / pradIpavatI rAnI ne ise kumAra kI sammati mAna kara ati harSa se candrakalA ko bulA kara kahA "he padminI ! iSTa vara zrI 'zrIcandra' ke gale meM varamAlA pahanAmo ... ........::: ::: : P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 649 - mAnanda pUrvaka candrakalA zrIcandra ke mukha jhapI candra ko nirakhatI huI, natkSaNa usake gale meM varamAlA pahanA kara aura pAnI dRSTi zrI candra para sthApita kara lajjA se mAtA ke pIche pAkara khar3I ho gaI / sarvatra prati mAnanda se vivAha utsava manAyA gyaa| kucha vicAra kara zrIcandra bahAnA nikAla kara nIce gaye / guNacandra ne ragnI se kahA ki rathArur3ha hokara zrIcandra abhI kuzasthala ko prasthAna kI soca rahe haiN| . yaha sunakara turanta hI vAmAMga. caturA Adi sakhiyAM zrIcandra ko ratha se vApisa lekara AyIM / candravatI rANI ne putrI se kahA ki "kucha, prazna pUcho jisase vidyAbhyAsa Adi kI jAnakArI ho|" . candrakalA ne caturA sakhI dvArA "pAna kA bIr3A kyA hai ?" yaha puchavAyA / zrIcandra ne uttara meM kahA ki "satya vacana rupI pAna kA bIr3A hai| samyakatva rupI supArI hai, svAdhyAya rUpI kapUra hai, zubha tatva rupI masAlA hai aura vaha zivasukha kA kAraNa bhUta hai|" phira snAna ke guNoM ko pUchA, uttara meM zrIcandra ne kahA, "snAna mana ko prasanna karane vAlA hai, duHsvapna kA nAza karane vAlA, saubhAgya kA gRha, mala ko dUra karane vAlA, mastaka ko sukhakArI, kAma agni ko jAgRta karane vAlA, striInoM ke kAma ke astra rupa zrama ko harane vAlA hai|" pAna kA bIr3A dekara zrIcandra ne pUchA ki "he catuza! pAna P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 95 * ke kitane guNa haiM ?" vikasita romAMca pAlI candrakalA ne sakhI dvArA pAna kA bIr3A grahaNa kara madhura svara se bolI ki "pAna kar3avA, tIkhA, garama, madhura aura kaSAyarasa se yukta, vAyu tathA kRmi ko harane vAlA, mukha ke alaMkAra rupa, mukha vizuddhi karane vAlA, kAma agni pradIpta karane vAle aise pAna ke bIr3e kI ApazrI ne prasAdI dI hai| zrIcandra kahane lage ki isake prAMtarika, guNoM ko kaho, taba vaha bolI priya vacana rupI pAna, prema rupI supArI sadviveka rupI masAlA hai| saMtoSa rupI kapUra hai / aisA pAna kA bIr3A Apane mujhe diyA hai|' ___ padminI ne khicar3I ke prAMtarika guNoM ko pUchA, bhIcandra ne kahA ki "guNa rupI akSata, samaMtrI rupI dAla hai, samyakatva rupI saMpUrNa ghRta se yukta khIcar3I kA sevana karanA cAhiye / " zrIcandra ne kahA ki lApasI kA varNana kro| candrakalA ne kahA ki, 'sukSma gehUM kA daliyA, ghI, gur3a, zrIphala : ke Tukar3e, dAkha, khajUra, sUTha, kAlI mirca se yukta, sundara tAMbe kI kar3AI meM manda agni para sikI huI, pracura ghRta se yukta, uttama hemanta Rtu meM aisI lApasI bahuta hI guNakArI hotI hai| . candrakalA dvArA bhRkuTI saMjJA karane para kovidA sakhI ne lApasI * ke prAMtarika svarupa ko puuchaa| zrIcandra ne kahA ki, "citta kI bhakti se zobhita aisI, tIna prakAra kI bhakti rupI lApasI, bhojana karate samaya hamezA zobhA kI vRddhi karatI hai| padminI ne bar3e kA svarupa pUchA / P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ .. . ...zrIcandra ne kahA ki "hIMga, mirca, jIrA aura gaMdha se yukta, jA bar3A dAMta ke bIca meM rakhA huA turanta hI jhuka 2 . zabda kI aAvAja karatA hazrA, premAla patnI dvArA prema pUrvaka diyA huA sundara bar3A . bhAgyazAlI puraSoM ke mukha meM praveza karatA hai / ... isa prakAra zrIcandra aura candrakalA paraspara bAtacIta kara rahe the| taba caMdrakalA ko vAmAMga va catuga ne vinaMti kI ki Apa zrAcandra ke nAma kA varNana kreN| ati Agraha karane pA paminI ne kahA ki, 'lakSmI ke krIr3A karane kA sarovara, aTTahAsya kA samUha, dizA rupI lalanA ke mukha darzana kA kAca, rAtri rupI zyAmalatA kA .. puSpa, prAkAza rupI samuMdra kA kamala, tArA rupI kAmadhenu kA samUha, rati kA gRha, kAmadevarupI- sudhA koH bAvar3I jo lakSmI se yukta hai, aise :: zrIcandra hamezA vijaya ko prApta hoM sabhI ne Agraha pUrvaka zrI zrIcandra se kahA ki 'he" kula meM candramA ke samAna ! candrakalA ke nAma kA Apa zrI bhI varNana kreN|" zrIcandra ne kahA ki "kAmarupI bAhmaNa kA OM kAra tArA rupI motiyoM kI sIpa, aMdhakAra rupI hastiyoM kA aMkuza, zrRMgAra rupI tAle kI cAbI virahaNI ke mAna ko kATane ke lie kaicI aura candra sambandhI kalA samAna, aisI yaha candrakalA suzobhita ho rahI hai|'' - zrIcandra ke tatvajJAna, kalA aura vidvattA se Azcarya ko prApta hue saba logoM ne haMsate 2 kahA ki, candraH aura cadrikA kA vAstava meM uttama yoga milA hai| stuti karate 2 prAtaHkAla. saba 'zrIcandra ko rAjamahala meM le jAne ko taiyAra hue taba zreSThI ne kahA ki, "isa prakAra - P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "abhI taka mAtA Adi bhI nahIM pAyIM / / aba maiM nirbhAgI kyA . itane meM caturA ne Akara mAtA tathA rAjA ne jo kucha kahA thA usakI sarva hakIkata . candrakalA ko kaha sunaayii| isase duHkhI / hokara padminI candrakalA mUchita ho gii| zIta upacAra karane se vaha saMceta huii| priyavaMdA dvArA candrakalA ke svarupa ko jAnakara tatkSaNa mAtA vahAM aayii| padminI kI aisI sthiti dekha kara, use apanI godI meM .lekara kahane lagI:- . .. .. ! .. / . / ' 'he vatse ! tujhe itanA duHkha kyoM huA hai ? tU apane citta 'ko zAnta kara ' sarva zubha hI hogA / hUM tatva jJAna kI jJAtA aura dhIra hai ata: isa prakAra duHkha ko dhAraNa karanA ucita nahIM hai / tere vivAha ke lie svayaMvara' racane kI hamArI icchA hai|" ::. : ., padminI ne kahA ki "he mAtA ! maiM terI kukSi meM utpanna huI huuN| maiMne mana se jise vara liyA use chor3a kara maiM dusare kisI bhI puruSa ke sAtha vivAha nahIM kruuNgii| svayaMvara meM aba, kyA sAra ? .zrIcandra hI mere pati hoMge / anyathA mujhe agni kI zaraNa lenI par3egI" kanyA kA yaha nizcaya jAna kara candravato ne kahA ki "he sainiko !! dIpacandra rAjA se kaho ki zrIcandra kI talAza karAveM / " .... - candrakalA kI sarva vArtA candra vatI ne dIpacandra rAjA se khii| rAjA tatkSaNa sabhA visajita karake, vINArava gAyaka aura amAtya ke P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 901 sAtha jinezvara deva ke mandira meM pAye / itane meM candrakalA kI dAhinI prAMkha phar3akane lgii| uso samaya logoM ne 'zrIcandra' ke samAcAra rAjA se Akara kahe / dIpacandra rAjA varadatta zreSThI ke ghara pAye / zrIcandra kA dedIpyamAna rupa lAvaNya paura kAnti prAdi dekha kara rAjA bahuta Azcarya cakita hue / shrerch| dvArA sthApita siMhAsana para dIpacandra rAjA virAjamAna hue / zrIcandra ke namaskAra karate hI rAjA dIpacandra ne use apanI goda meM ThiA kara dohate ke samAna harSa kA anubhava kiyaa| varadatta zreSThI ne zrIcandra kA sava vRtAnta rAjA se nivedana kiyaa| itane meM vINArava ne zrI 'zrIcandra' ko dekha kara kahA, "he rAjan ! jina 'zrIcandra' kA abhI maiMne rAsa gAyA thA ve ye hI guNasAgara haiN| rAdhAvegha ko karane vAle, tilaka jarI ke pati, yAcakoM kI AzA pUrNa karane vAle, kalpavRkSa ke samAna zrIcandra jaya ko prApta hoN| sarva rAjAoM ke garva ko harane vAle advitIya vIra ko jaya ho|" itane meM to pradIpavatI rANI prAdi saba rAja parivAra vahAM A phuNcaa| saba loga zrIcandra ke darzana kara prati prasanna hue| paradatta zreSThI ne zrI 'zrIcandra' ko kahA ki "he guNa sAgara ! padminI ke sAtha tumhArA pANigrahaNa karanA sarvathA yogya hai / 'dUdha aura zakkara' ke samAna ApakA padminI se saMyoga adbhUta hogaa| isalie he guNazIla ! Apa saba kI AzA ko pUrNa kro|" zrIcandra ne kahA ki, "he pUjya ! ApakA kahanA ThIka hai parantu yaha kArya maiM abhI nahIM kara P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 61 9. sakatA hU~ kyoMki maiM krIr3A kA Adeza lekara isa deza meM AyA hU~ / mAtA pitA ko pUche binA maiM vivAha kara lU to yaha merI aziSTatA mAnI jaaygii| vahAM jAkara maiM unheM kyA kahU~gA?" candravatI rANI ne kahA ki "zrIcandra jo kucha kaha rahA hai yaha sarvathA unita hai parantu pahale bhI rAjA, mantrI, zreSThI putra prAdi aneka logoM ne apane bhAgya kI parIkSA ke lie pRthvI para sthAna 2 para bhramaNa kiyA thA aura unhoMne pitA ke Adeza binA kyA rAjyAdi ko grahaNa nahIM kiyA ? usI prakAra unhoMne kyA pANigrahaNa Adi bhI nahIM kiyA ? vastu kI prApti meM, bhAgya hI yogya sampadA hotI hai| pitA apanI sthiti meM rahatA hai aura putra rAjya lakSmI bhogatA hai| pUrva ke puNya aura pApa karma sabake alaga hote haiM isalie he zrIcandra ! pa . zAstra ke jAnakAra haiM ataH vivAha niSedha na kariye / " - zracandra ne vicAra kiyA ki mAtA tulya isa rAnI ko maiM kyA uttara dU? itane meM vAmAMga ne sAhasa se kahA ki, 'lagna karane meM Apako . kyA kaThinAI hai ? hameM to koI kahatA hI nahIM, hama to turanta hI mAna leveN| kauna gRhastha, lagna, dhana, rAjya mAdi ko prApta karane kI icchA nahIM karatA?" . . varadatta zreSThI ne kahA ki, "saMsAra isI kAraNa se to vicitra kahalAtA hai / jo laghukarmI hotA hai, usameM bahuta dhairya hotA hai| ataH prati Agraha se hI zrIcandra vivAha kreNge| viveka yaha jIva kA jIvatva hai| mAna yaha.bar3A dhana hai / viveka rUpI ratna to zrIcandra ke hRdaya kA P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ *. 62 alaMkAra hai / he putra !! * tuma dIpacandra rAjA ke vacanoM ko hRdaya meM dhAraNa kro|" . : : :: . . zrIcandra ne kahA ki, "vaNika ke ghara para strI ko sabhI kArya karane par3ate haiM jisase vaNika ke ghara meM vaNika kanyA hI yogya hotI hai / daivayoga se rAMjaputrI vaNika ke ghara pAye to yaha kamala ke pattoM ko kUTane ke samAna hogaa| kahA~ variNakaM gRha kI kArya lIlA, kahAM rAja mahala kI Ananda lIlA? ApakI bAteM mere citta meM baiThatI nahIM haiM / abhI to Apa saba eka ho kara kaha rahe haiN| para tu vivAha ke pazcAt patthara ke nIce aMgulI ke samAna sahana to use hI karanA paDegA, vaha kisa prakAra sahana karegI ? Apa saba milakara vicAra kareM ki vaNika kula meM kanyA kisa prakAra sukhI raha sakegI ? rAja kanyA vaNika kula meM na jAya aisA vicAra kara pahale bhI eka rAjakanyA ke sAtha maiMne vivAha nahIM ktiyA / phira dusarI ko kisa prakAra svIkAra karU ? yadi rAja kanyA mere sAtha vivAha karane yogya hotI to vidhAtA merA janma gajakula meM kyoM nahIM karate ? vidhAtA ne merA janma vaNika kula meM kisalie kiyA 1" yaha vacana sunakara saba cupa ho gye| . .. - zrIcandra ke guNoM dvArA mohita padminI parde ke pIche baiThI AMsU bahAne lagI / yaha vAta caMndravatI rAnI ko caturA ne kahI ! candravatI ne padminI ko goda meM biThAyA / pradIpavatI ne zrIcandra se kahA 'zrIcandra / tuma kalA Adi meM pravINa ho / apUrva lAvaNya, qAti prAdi se dedIpyamAna ho, tumhAre aMga meM kSatriya kA tez2a sphurAyamAna hai. / guNoM Adi se tuma P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 971 zrIcanda nahIM AeMge kyoMki ve hamezA apane ghara zrI jinezvara deva kI pUjA Adi karate haiM / " phira candrakalA ko le kara sarva rAja mahala meM gaye dIpacandra rAjA ne vivAha ke lie zubha muhUrta dekhane kA Adeza diyaa| jyotiSI ne acchI taraha dekha kara kahA ki kala hI zubhana se zobhita, ati zubha muhUrta hai| dIpacandra rAjA ne kahA ki "zubhagAMga rAjA kisa prakAra kala taka yahAM pahu~ca skeNge|" jyotiSI ne kahA ki "kala baizAkha zuklA paMcamI kA lagna ati uttama hai| bahuta sI rekhAoM se zobhita hai aisA yaha lagna avazya hI sAdha lenA cAhiye / " dIpacandra rAjA ne tatkAla vivAha kI sarva sAmagrI taiyAra kraaii| nagara kA zrI 'zrIcandra' hai, isase vaha sUryavatI kA putra hI khlaaegaa| bhataH mujhe usake pAsa raha kara hI vivAha mahotsava karanA cAhiye / " sAta maMjila ke mahala meM vivAha kI sarva sAmagrI taiyAra karavA kara pradIpavatI ne apane mukuTa, kuDala. hAra prAdi se zrI 'zrIcandra" ko palaMkRta kiyA / . parantuM zrIcandra dedIpyamAna kAnti vAle hone se apane hI prAbhUSaNoM se zobhita the| dUsare dina ani zreSTha lagna meM jyotiSI ne vidhi ko prArambha kiyA / kula: striyAM gIta gA rahI thiiN| vAjinnoM ke madhura nAda se dizAeM gUja uThI thii| cAroM tarapha se caturapI senA P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 98 dvArA dhire hue zrI zrI candra' hasti para prAruDha hokara, lagna maMDapa meM mAye / uttama lagnAMza ke samaya jyotiSI ne paminI candrakalA ke sApa bhI candra kA hastamilApa krvaayaa| dIpacandra rAjA ne azva, hAthI, ratha Adi caturaMgI senA, chatra, cAmara AbhUSaNa Adi sarva hasta milApa ke samaya harSa pUrvaka diye / candravatI rAnI ne gharaNendra dvArA pradAna kiyA huA devI hAra, bhI 'zrIcandra, ko diyA / candrakalA ke bhAI vAmAMga ne siMhapura se lAyI huI vastue-pAMca varNa ke 500-500 azva Adi bar3e utsAha se samarpita kie| zrI 'zrIcandra' ko 16 navabaddha nATaka caturA kovidA naMdA Adi 72 sakhiyoM, chatra cAmara Adi rAjya ke savaM cinha bhI bheMTa kiye| prAtaHkAla hone para mukuTa pAri se suzobhita hokara zrI 'zrIcandra' ve hasti para prArur3ha hokara dIpazikhA nagarI meM sarvatra bhramaNa kiyA / isa samaya sthAna 2 para gIta nRtya ho rahe the| sarvatra janatA unake rupa bAvaNya kI mukta kaNTha se stuti kara hI thii| / kanakadatta zreSThI kI laghu putrI ne zrIcandra para anurakta hokara pitA se kahA ki 'ye zrIcandra hI mere pati hoN| kanakadatta zreSThI ne kahA "kyA tU mUr3ha to nahIM ho gayI ! zrI candra ko padminI ke hastagrahaNa ke lie dIpacandra rAjA ne chaH pahara taka P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S.A Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samajhAyA taba kahIM vaha tayAra he| tumhAre hade kisa prakAra vivAha kareMge / zreSThI patrI ne bhoja para para lokalita kara usa para puSpa mAlA lapeTa kara jharokhe meM khar3I ho gyii| jaba hAge nIce pAyA taba zrIcandra ke upara vaha mAlA ddaalo| epa mAlA ko zAnI dekha zrIcandra ne upara dRSTi kara anurAnsiI kanyA ko dekhaa| bhojapatra khola kara par3hA ki "jisa kamalinI ne candra ko dekhA nahIM usakA janma nirarthaka hai, aura jo canna apanI kiraNoM se kamAlanI ko vikasita nahIM karatA, usa ca kI utpati bhI nirarthaka hai|" vaha bhoja patra zrIcandra ne candrakalA ko mAra diyaa| idhara udhara dekhate 2, sthAna 2 pa. dAna dete zrIcandra va candrakalA apane mahala meM vApisa lautte| rAjA ne nagarajanoM kA sammAna karake unheM bhojana karAke vidA kiyaa| kanakadata aMTI ko kanyA ne dAsI dvArA candra kalA se bhojapatra kA uttara magA? padhinI meM kahalAyA ki "abhI avasara nahIM hai !" tilakamaMjarI ke hasta grahaNa ke lie tilakapura nagara padhArane kI zrIcandra se dhIra mantrI ne ati bAraha bharI vinaMti ko / kamala ke samAna mukha vAle bhIcandra ne kahA ki "pANigrahaNa ke sambandha meM maiM kucha vahIM jAnatA ina saba bAtoM kA nAmodana zreSThI hI utAra de yk| III cAhate the, parantu zrIcandra nahIM tthhre| dUsare hI dina sabakI anumati lekara hastiyoM ke alAvA sarva vastuoM pe yula kumAra ko na prasthAna kiyaa| kucha Age bAne para zrI zrIcanda pada gamA P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1009 va sarva logoM ko namaskAra kiyaa| aura sabase vidA maaNgii| / kanyA ko yathA yogya zikSA dekara azru yukta netroM vAle loga vApisa lautte| candrakalA ko pradIpavatI rANI tathA mAtA candrAvatI rANI ne kulAMganA ke yogya hita zikSAe dI ki zAstra meM kula vadhu kA dharma hasa prakAra batAyA hai ki "he putrI ! guru aura pati ke Agamana ke samaya khar3e hokara svAgata kreN| sadaiva namratA pUrvaka vArtAlApa kreN|" isa prakAra hitazikSA dekara sajala nayanoM vAlI donoM mahArANiyAM bApisa lauTIM / kuzasthala jAne ko icchuka zrIcandra ne parivAra sahita padminI ko samajhA kara, unheM tathA mitra guNacandra aura sainya prAdi ko pIche choDa kara svayaM ratha para prArur3ha hokara vega se usI rAtri zrIpura meM pahuMca gayA / ratha ko vahAM chor3a kara vaha kuzasthala jAkara mAtA pitA ke caraNoM meM usane namaskAra kiyaa| lakSmIdatta va lakSmIvatI use dekha kara khila uThe aura kahane lage ki "he putra ! tere viyoga ke duHkha se hamAre pAMca dina isa prakAra bIte ki mAno pAMca varSa vyatIta ho gaye hoN| itane dina tU sukha ko bhogatA huA kahAM rahA ? kyA tU apanI icchA se rukA yA kisI ne tumheM bala pUrvaka roka liyA thaa|" zrIcandra ne kahA, "ApazrI kI kRpA se sarvatra jaya, saukhya aura sammAna prApta hotA hai / meM kisI sthala para sukha pUrvaka krIr3A kara rahA thaa| vahAM varadatta zreSTha mujhe jabaradastI se apane ghara le gaye aura vahAM bar3A mahotsava humA / Aja prAtaH maiM unakI prAjJA lekara AyA huuN|" P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ *015 lakSmIdatta zreSThI ne kahA ki "terA adbhuta cAritra jAna kara rAjA ne tujhe ratnapura nagara bheMTa meM diyA hai| Aja zubha dina tuma pratA siMha rAjA se bheMTa kro|" "pUjyoM kA Adeza zirodhArya ho|" kaha kara zrIcandra mauna ho gye| lakSmIvatI zrIcandra ke zarIra aura vastroM para se raja ko haTA rahI thI to vahAM hAtha ke Upara moMDhalA bAMdhA huA dekhA / harSita hokara usane lakSmIdatta zreSThI se kahA "apane putra ke hAtha meM vivAha sUcaka kucha baMdhA huA dikhAI detA hai|" lakSmIdatta ne kahA ki, "he vatsa ! hameM prAnanda hove aisI koI vadhAI do|" zrI 'zrIcandra' ne kahA ki mere hAtha meM jyotiSI ne malamya lAbha prApta karAne vAlI prabhAvazAlI koI vastu bAMdhI hai / krIr3A meM Asakta zrIcandra kabhI apane ghara rahate, kabhI zrIpura meM aura kisI samaya udyAna meM ghUmane ke lie cale jAte the|... , eka dina zrIcandra to apane mahala ke Upara jharokhe meM baiThe aura zreSThI lakSmIdatta nIce the ki itane meM bAjintroM kA madhura nAda sunAI * diyaa| padminI guNacandra Adi sabhI loga padminI candrakalA. Adi ko dekhakara Azcaryacakita ho rahe the| ve pUchane lage ki "ye kahAM jA rahe haiM ?" java ve saba zreSThI lakSmIdatta ke ghara ke pAsa Aye to kolAhala sunakara zreSThI ne pUchA ki "yaha kyA hai ? bohara Akara senA ko dekha kara zreSThI vyAkula ho utthe|" : . . P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ .1021 itane meM to guNacandra ne vaMdana karake kahA ki, 'he pUjya ! yaha padminI candrakalA prApazrI kI putra vadhu hai|" vivAha Adi kI savaM hakIkata kaha kara candrakalA se kahA ki "Apake pati yahIM haiN| apane sasura ko praNAma kro|" mahAAzcarya ma yukta zreSThI ne, sakhiyoM se ghirI huI padminI ko dekhA / ani utkaMThA se sarva hakIkata patnI se khii| ra guNacandra ne kahA ki, he pUjya ! ina rathoM, azvoM prAdi ko kahAM rakhanA hai ?" lakSmIdatta ne kahA ki "bhAgyazAlI zrIcandra se pUcho, se vaha kahe vaise karo" jharokhe meM virAjamAna zrIcandra ko vinaMti kii| zrIcandra ne sainikoM prAdi ko Adara pUrvaka bulAqara yathAsthAna jAne kI mAjJA dii| rathoM aura prazvoM prAdi ko zrIpura meM rkhaa| zreSThI ne zrIcandra se kahA, "he vatsa ! yaha saba utkRSTha kArya to hU'ne kiye parantu hamArI AjJA bhI nahIM lI ? tumhArI dhIratA, nirabhimAnatA prAdi atyaMta AzcaryakArI hai| hameM praveza mahotsava karane kA bhI harSa prApta nahIM huaa|" - sAtavIM maMjila meM zrIcandra ke nivAsa meM padminI sakhiyoM se mukta paayii| pati ke sApa vArtAlApa vinoda prAdi ko karatI sukha pUrvaka rahane lgii| zreSThI ke ghara mantrI, zreSThI Adi Ananda se Aye / mahAna mahotsava, gIta dAna prAdi se ghara prati zobhA ko prApta huaa| daheja prAdi dekha kara saba ko bahuta mAnanda huaa| . .. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ #.103 10 kaI loga zrIcandra ke puNya maubhAgya kA varNana kara rahe the| paura kaI padminI ke mukha kamala kI prazaMsA kara rahe the / sarvatra harSollAsa chA gyaa| na jayakumAra ne dhIra mantrI ko bINArava ke pAtha, jAnakara * gAyaka vINA raba ko jaldI se bulAkara kahA ki, "tU ne jo zrIcandra kA rAsa racA hai / vaha use sunAnA / jaba zrIcandra tuma para saMtuSTa hokara mana icchita mAMgane kA kara. taba usake ratha ke do azvoM meM se eka azva ko tuma mAMga lenaa| yadi tU aisA karegA to hama tujhe bahuta inAma deMge / merA yaha kArya tujhe avazya ka nA hogaa|" rAjakumAroM ke bhaya va dAkSiNyatA se vINArava ne unakI bAta svIkAra krlii| yaha kapaTa jAla zrIcandra ke ratha kI apUrva gati ko rokane ke lie jayakumAra ne racA thaa| jaise bhavitavyatA hotI hai usI prakAra kI buddhi utpanna ho jAtI hai| dUsare dina zreSThI dvArA caturAI se anumati lekara vINArava gAne ke lie taiyAra huaa| usa rAsa ko sunane ke lie mantrI, zreSThI, svajana prAdi sarva prAnanda pUrvaka Aye the / putra vadhuoM se yukta lakSmIvatI bhI utkaMThA pUrvaka baiThI thI / parivAra se yukta dhIra maMtrI aura aneka nagara ke loga baiThe the| gAyaka vINArava ne prathama rAdhAvedha ke samaya kA varNana kiyA / rAjA mahArAjA aura rAjaputroM ke nAma, kula, nagara Adi rAdhAvedha sAdhane meM niSphala, sarva ke samakSa zyAma mukha vAle hue, hAsyarasa kI jiMsa prakAra utpatti huI, tilakamaMjarI tilakarAjA Adi ko duHkha huA, taba zrIcandra kA Agamana, P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAdhAvedha kI sAdhanA sAdha kara tilakamaMjarI dvArA varamAlA pahanAye jAne para mitra sahita ratha para Arur3ha hokara kuzasthala pAnA, rAjA dvArA dhIra maMtrI ko prAmantraNa ke lie bhejanA vaha saba vistAra se gAne lgaa| vaha saMgIta kAnoM ko atyanta prAnaMdakArI thA sthAna 2 para aMSThi Adi gAyaka ko dhana dene lge| - vINArava ne kAvya ke anta meM ati harSa se zrIcandra ke guNa gAna ke aneka zloka bole ve kahane lagA: 'he zrI 'zrIcandra' ! tumhAre citta meM vizuddha buddhi hai ! mukha meM sundara vANI hai ! lalATa meM bhAgyodaya hai ! gRha meM lakSmI hai ! bhujAoM meM vIratA bharI hai, vANI meM satya rahA huA hai, hasta meM dAna rahA huA hai, zarIra meM kAnti prakAzita ho rahI hai, hRdaya meM arihaMta paramAtmA virAjamAna haiM, kriyA meM dayA bharI huI hai, isase ApakI kIrti ko rahane ke lie ApameM sthAna na milane para vaha kIti dazoM dizAmoM meM phaila gaI hai| .. . ____ he zrIcandra ! tumhAre mukha meM kamala buddhi se, hRdaya meM gaMbhIra samudra kI zaMkA se nAbhi meM padmadraha kI zaMkA se, donoM nayanoM meM khile hue kamala kI zaMkA se, zarIra meM kalpa vRkSa kI zaMkA se lakSmI ne nivAsa kiyA huA hai| he zrIcandra ! samudraH khAsa hai, candraH kalaka se duSita hai, sUrya iSma kAnti vAlA hai, kalpataru lakar3I, hai, cintAmaNI; patthara hai, kAmadhenu pazu hai, meru dhana ke Dhera se adRzya hai; amRta zeSanAga dvArA P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ *1051 ghirA huA hai, isa kAraNa se ina saba ko bhI Apake sAtha tulanA nahIM kI jA sktii|" - taba santuSTa hokara zrIcandra ne kahA ki "he vINArava ! icchAnusAra ratha, azva, dhana, vastra gAMva Adi mAMga lo|" / mUr3ha, maMda buddhi vAle vINArava ne vAyuvega azva ko maaNgaa| alpa puNya vAle ko viveka kahAM? kyoMki karma ke anusAra hI buddhi hotI hai| zrIcandra ne kahA ki "yaha tumane kyA mAMgA ? acchA" kaha kara guNacandra ko kahA ki, "zrIpura se ratha ko lAkara vAyuvega azva de do bhaura dUsare mahAvega ko yahIM rakha do| . guNacandra ratha le kara pA gayA, taba zrIcandra ne kahA, 'he vINArava ! eka prazva se terI kArya siddhi nahIM hogI ataH mahA balavAna. vAyuvega, pora mahAvega prazvoM se yukta yaha ratna jaDita suvega ratha tuma ne lo|" isake alAvA aura bhI bahuta sA dhana dekara usakA sammAna, kiyaa| "ciraMjIva raho" isa prakAra kI jayajayakAra gUMja utthii| / / .. tapazcAt zrIcandra ne gaurava pUrvaka mahAjanoM, kaviyoM Adi ko bhojana karavA kara vastra aura svarNa se saba kA sanmAna kiyA / usakI utkRSTha udAratA dekha kara sabane Azcarya cakita ho kara kahA ki "aho bhAgya ! rAjA tathA rAjakumAra bhI itanA dAna dene meM udAra nahIM hai / yaha zreSThI putra hone para bhI yAcanA karane se kaI guNA adhika detA hai|": nagara ke nara nArI sundara vastroM aura alaMkAroM se zobhate hue nagara ke P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nara nArI apane 2 gharoM ko ravAnA hue / azvoM se AnaMdapUrvaka vINArava * prazvoM se yukta ratha lekara apane sthAna para gyaa| 1. dUsarI tarapha lakSmIdatta zreSThI ne sevakoM ke sAtha : vicAra kiyA ki "paMcabhadra azva dubArA puSkala dravya vyaya karane para bhI zrIcandra ko prApta nahIM ho skeNge| prati udAratA ke kAraNa aise uttama donoM azna dAna meM de diye haiM prazvoM kA kitanA bhI mUlya kyoM na denA pdd'e| parantu manheM vApisa le lenA caahiye|".. . ... lakSmIdatta ne zrIcandra se kahA. ki "tumane dAna diyA yaha to: macchA kiyA parantu vaha dAna rAjA ke dAna se bhI adhika hai / jayakumAra dveSa se tere chidra dekhatA hai| aisA dhIra mantrI ne kahA thA kyA yaha tujhe mAluma nahIM hai ? jisa ratha kI sahAyatA se itanI dUra 2 ko tumane bhUmi dekhI / aise uttama azvoM ko jaise-taisa kisa prakAra de sakate haiM / prazvoM aura ratha ko vApisa maMgavA lo| aura inakA ucita mUlya meM do| rAjA ko patA calegA to vaha nArAja hogaa|" kyoMki aise mazvoM kA AnandaM rAjA ne bhI nahIM bhogI :: :: : : :: mana meM kucha vicAra kara vinayaH pUrvaka zrIcandra ne kahA ki, pitAjI.! isa aparAdha ko kSamA kro| dAna diyA huA vApisa . jo maiM halake meM bhI halakA manuSya khlaauuNgaa| vaha ratha kisakA ? be: azva kisake ?. dhana prAbhUSaNa, prAdi: kisake? ve saba to apaya 'aura' bhAgya se mile haiM aura mileNge|": aisA kahakara zrIcandra apane mahala meM . P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S, Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 10714. ' citrA meM zrIcandra ne vicAra kiyA ki "merI parataMtratA koM dhikkAra ho| maiMne diyA hI kyA hai ? parantu yahAM para usakA bhI vicAra ho rahI hai| . : . . . ..... .. aba mere lie yahAM rahanA aisA hai jaise cArapAI meM khaTamala Adara: rahita rahane se kyA lAbha ?. sAhasa sa kaunasI siddhi nahIM miltii| suvidyA vAle ko videza kyA hai ? - samartha ke lie kaunasI cIja bhArI hai| pRthvI bhramaNa se vividha caritra ko jAnA jA sakatA hai / AtmA; ke samaya yahAM se prayANaM kara duuNgaa| pitA ko jAnakArI diye binA hI mujhe prasthAna karanA cAhiye tathA guNacandra 'jAnegA to vaha mujhe jabaradastI se roMka legA athavA mere sAtha AyegA to usake mAtA-pitA kA usase mere kAraNa viyoga hogaa| ata: use batAne se bhI kyA lAbha hogaa| padminI ko to jAnakArI denI cAhiye nahIM to mere viyoga se vaha ati duHkhI hogI / vaha mere binA kaise rhegii| mara lie usane mAtA, pitA, mAmA aura rAjya kA bhI tyAga kiyaa| rAjakanyA: kA. mere prati kitanA sneha hai, phira maiM use hariNI: kI taraha yahAM se. aura vahAM se kaise viyogI kara / use sarva vRtAnta: kaha kara sarva zikSAdi dekara vidA grahaNaM kruuNgaa|" * usI samaya : guNacandra ne prAkara vitaMti kiH "he mitra...seka lakSmIdattajI ke vicAra jAnakara buddhizAlI vINAraMvaM ne mere dvArA . mApazrI ko vinaMti kI hai ki, jayakumArarAmAdi ke kahane para.: maiMne praznoM P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 10810 kI mAMganI kI thii| parantu apanI icchA se nahIM kii| aba maiM rAjaputra ke pAsa nahIM jaauuNgaa| ataH mujhe ucita svarNa dekara azvoM se yukta ratha le leN| ApazrI kA cakravatI dAna paNA maiM jAnatA huuN| azvoM se yukta ratha ke dAna kA phala vizAla hai| maNi, muktAphala, dhana, vastra Adi ke dAna se he vIra ! Apane hameM kharIda liyA hai| prApazrI ke ina guNoM se, hama bAMdhe gaye haiM / Apa zrI ne jo diyA hai vaha dUsarA kauna de sakatA hai ? ataH kRpA karake ina azvoM se yukta ratha grahaNa kara mere dAhine hAtha ko mukta kreN|" - zrIcandra ne kahA ki, 'he mitra ! vINArava se kahanA ki, 'ina / hAthoM se diye hue dAna ko aba mujhe koI prayojana nahIM / kyoMki sajjana ke mukha meM eka jIbha hotI hai| brahmA kI cAra, agni kI sAta, kArtika svAmI kI chaH, rAvaNa kI dasa, zeSa nAga kI do hajAra aura durjana ko lAkhoM aura kor3oM se bhI adhika jImeM hotI haiN| abhI bhI jAte hue mitra ko aAgAmI viraha kI smRti se, AdraM nayana se / zrIcandra ne kahA "merI jo kIrti sampatti Adi hai ve saba tere dvArA hI prApta huI hai, isalie he mitra ! tuma apanI icchAnusAra kro|" itane meM dhanaMjaya sArathI ne prAkara namaskAra karake kahA ki, 'he svAmin !' ApazrI ke donoM uttama azva zrIpura se bhAge jAte hI nhiiN| vINArava ne bahuta preraNA kI parantu zrIpura se to ve Age pAMva hI nahIM uThAte / ' tatkSaNa zrIcandra mitra mazvoM aura sainikoM se yukta P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ #.106 10 zrIpura meM prAye apane svAmI ko dekhakara donoM azvoM ne jora se hinahinA kara harSa vyakta kiyaa| zrIcandra ke nayanoM meM prAMsu A gaye / jaba sneha se prazvoM ko thapathapA rahe the to azvoM ke bhI prAMsU baha gaye / donoM azvoM kA sanmAna karake, unake guNoM kI prazaMsA karake kahA ki, "he bhadro ! tuma dono mere hasta samAna ho / mere citta netra aura hasta se kabhI bhI alaga nahIM hote, to bhI merA aisA samaya pAyA hai| maiM varadAna se devadAra huuN| ataH tuma gAyaka ke sAtha jaao|" ve 'paMcabhadra' azva zrIcandra ke citta ko anusaraNa kara Age bar3e una azvoM ke guNoM ko yAda karake zrIcandra kA hRdaya bhara gyaa| unhoMne guNacandra ko sarvAdhikArI niyukta kiyaa| dhanaMjaya ko senApati niyukta kiyaa| dUsaroM ko bhI yogya sthaloM kA adhikArI niyukta kiyA kile aura mahala meM kArya karane vAle sevakoM ko yathA yogya svarNa dhana, dAna Adi dekara yathA yogya hita zikSA dekara zrIpura ko svarga ke samAna banA kara, paradeza jAne kI icchA vAle zrIcandra rAjA ke samAna sarva hastiyoM prazvoM, 15 hajAra aMga rakSakoM, pAMca so bandIjanoM, se yukta zIghra hI . kuzasthala meM apane mahala meM pdhaare| .. dhIra maMtrI ne zrI 'zrIcandra' ko namaskAra karake guNacandra ke sAtha lakSmIdatta zreSThI ke pAsa Akara vinaMtI kii| zreSThI ne kahA ki "he dhIra mantrI ! do dina kI rAha dekho zrIcandra pratApasiMha rAjA se bheMTa kareMge taba bhApa bhI jAnA aura rAjA se vinaMti karanA / sabhI kArya rAjA ke. pAdezAnusAra hI hogaa|" P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 11010 .... zAma ke samaya bhojana gRha meM Akara zrIcandra ne ki; mAtAjI ! laDDa do " lakSmIvatI ne bahuta se laDDu diye / bhAva pUrvaka laDDuoM ke TukaDe, karake patniyo aura sakhiyoM Adi sarva ke pAsa bheja diye / buddhizAlI ne bAda meM saMdhyA kA bhojana zreSThI ke sAtha kiyA / bAda meM apane mahala meM Akara koNakoTTa se Aye hue mantriyoM ke sAtha hisAba karane ke lie guNacandra ko bheja kara tathA dUsaroM ko bhI bhinna 2 kArya sauMpa kara rAtri ke prArambha meM padminI ke mahala meM Aye ......... . praphullita hRdaya se paTarAnI candrakalA ne ati harSa se mana vacana" aura kAyA se.zrIcandra kI adbhuta sevA kii| zrIcandra ne pitA ke sAtha huI sarva bAta padminI se khii| yadi pitA isa prakAra kahe to ise kaise sahana kiyA jA sakatA hai. ?. itanA alpadAna bhI pitA ko yogya nahIM lgaa| to mana kI icchAnusAra kisa prakAra dAna diyA jA sakatA hai ? maiMne kisI dina bhI pitA kI AjJA ko bhaMga nahIM kiyaa| Aja pahalI bAra.hI maiMne unako AjJA kA ullaMghana kiyaa| mUlya dekara azvoM ko vApisa lene kI bhI merI: vilkula icchA nahIM hai sudhAsindhu se bhI madhika. aise mAtA pitA aura guru kI AjJA jo nahIM mAnatA vaha duSTa buddhi vAlA mRtaka samAna hai yaha bAta maiM mana meM jAnatA thA phira bhI he vallabhA / maiMne yaha prAjJA nahIM pAlI isase meM puNyahIna aura kaMdAMgrahI caMdrakalA socane lagI.ki."aho inakI kitanI namratA, gurubhakti : dAna ghiyA aura citta gambhIratA hai|" P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 11110 phira vaha kahane lagI ki "he nAtha ! ApazrI kA mana anuttara hai| jisase dAna puNya ke anusAra ApazrI kI buddhi hai| kuTumba meM pratyeka vyakti kA svabhAva bhinna 2 hotA hai| apane to sukhapUrvaka raheMge / " zakuna kI gAMTha bAMdha kara zrIcandra ne kahA "he priye ! yaha to pitAjI baane| mere svAdhIna meM kucha bhI nahIM hai| maiM to pitA ke samakSa kima prakAra jAUM? ataH maiM dezATana ke lie alpa samaya ke lie jA rahA huuN| .... ... .... :: . .. yadi mere zubha bhAgya kA udaya hogA to maiM kautuka, dekhane kI icchA sa pRthvI para bhramaNa karake thor3e hI dinoM meM vApisa lauTa aauuNgaa|" mAno bajra kA prahAra huA ho ghasI padminI hRdayaH. ke duAkha se rudana; karato 2 bolI ki, "he deva ! isa prakAra Apa. kyA kaha rahe haiN| patiH / sAsa, sasura Adi. ko dukha udvaHga Adi kI kAraNabhUta kyA abhI hI maiM viSaH / kanyA ho gaI hUM ? he nAtha ! Apa zrI yahIM raho ApazrI ke pAsa kisa bAta : kI kamI hai| hAthI, azva, ratha, senika, svarNa ratna Adi vizAla sAmagrI: hai / Apa zrI apane puNya kI lIlA.dikhA rahe haiM aura bhaviSya meM bhI dekheMge / ApakA puNya prabala hai. isameM koI bhI zaMkA kA sthAna nahIM hai / "., : .. . .... . .... 1 zrIcandra ne kahA ki, "he citta ko jAnane vAlI ! tuma dhaiya . dhAraNa karauM / he kalyANI ! rudaMna karane se kyA ? yaha to amaMgala hai| he abale ! tuma samajhadAra ho ataH duHSa ko dhAraNa na kro| mujhe sAsa , sapura se jo milA hai| vaha mujhe rucatA nahIM hai.! parantu jo, maiM bhuja bala se karu usameM merI zobhA hai| merA tere prati vizeSa sneha hai / prataH P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S.. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ .112 10 maiMne kevala tujhe hI yaha bAteM kahI haiN| maiMne mAtA pitA mora mitra se bhI nahIM kahA / ataH he bhadre ! mujhe jAne ke lie anumati do| isase svAmina ! prApako buddhi vacanAtIta hai| he nAtha ! mujhe bhI sAtha le cleN| kyA patnI pati ke sAtha videza nahIM jAtI ? maiM mAtA pitA ke viyoga ko sahana karane meM samartha huuN| parantu he svAmina Apake viyoga ko kSaNavAra bhI sahana karane meM maiM samartha nahI huuN| mujhe kSaNavAra bhI prApakA viyoga no ho| bahuta sI sakhiyoM meM bhI Apake binA maiM akelI hI huuN| mere prANa Apake AdhIna hai Apa sukhI to maiM bhI sukhI hUM / pUrva ke puNya se yahAM mujhe hamezA duHkha hogA / he svAmin / mujhe sAtha le jAne se mArga meM Apako koI bhI takalIpha nahIM hogii| Apake zarIra kI chAyA kI taraha maiM sAtha paauuNgii| mujhe AjJA pradAna kareM" zrIcandra ne kahA ki, 'he buddhizAlI padminI ! tuma apane kula ke ucita hI kaha rahI hai parantu pravAsa meM kahAM to grISma Rtu kI karkazatA aura kahAM tumhAre aMga kI sukomalatA ! kahAM kSudhA tRSNA kA kaSTa Ara kahAM tUM rAjaputrI ! kahAM to sUrya kI ugra kiraNoM se tapA huaA mAge maura kahAM tere sukomala caraNa ! kabhI sardI kabhI grmii| paga-paga para tujhe mArga meM ati kaSTa hogaa| he sneha vaalii| tere sAtha mujhe bhI * duHkha sahana karanA pdd'egaa| prataH svayaM vicAra kro| ataH mere* mAdeza se tuma yahAM apane ghara para hI raha kara Ananda pUrvaka devAdhi deva kI pUjA Adi dharmAcaraNa karatI raho tumhArI dharmArAdhanA aura zIla ke prabhAva se maiM bhI pravAsa meM sukhI rhuuNgaa|" P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 1131 apane vastra ke kinAre se zrIcandra ne candrakalA ke prAMsu pUche aura use punaH hita zikSA dI / viduSI padminI ne pati ke pravAsa kA nizcaya jAnakara unake zubha kI kAmanA karatI huI gadgad kaNTha hokara bolI "prANanAtha ! 'jAo' yadi aisA kahU~, to mujha meM sneha nahIM, 'na jAo' aisA kahUM to amaMgala hotA hai, 'raho' aisA kahUM to svAmI ko AjJAdene vAlI kahalAtI hU~, 'ruci ke anusAra ko aisA kahUM, to udAsInatA kahI jAtI hai, sAtha hI pAUMgI' aisA kahU~ to, kadAgraha hotA hai, 'sAtha nahIM pAU' aisA kahU~ to vANI kI tucchatA kahalAtI hai / he nAtha ! prayANa ke samaya maiM kyA kahUM yaha samajhatI nahIM huuN| he svAmin ! maiM to ApazrI ko guru mahArAja dvArA diye hue prAtma rakSA kA mahAmaMtra ke lie AhvAna karatI huuN| yaha mahAmaMtra mastaka aura mukha kA rakSaNa karatA haiM, kAyA kA kavaca rupa hai, pAMca padoM dvArA hamezA pAtmArakSA karanI cAhiye, tulikA se bhUmi vaz2amaya zilA bana jAtI hai, cauthI cUlikA se koTa ke Upara vajramaya maMDapa racatA hai| isa mahAmantra se mApa bAhaya zarIra kI rakSA kreN| - isa mantrAdhirAja ke prabhAva se zatru cora, zera, tAla Adi ke sarva bhaya dUra ho jAte haiM / mantra ke dhyAna se aura smaraNa se paMga 2 para saMpadAeM utpanna hotI hai| mahAmantra ke dhyAna se ApazrI kA . mArga maMgalamaya ho| he nara ratna ! mApazrI kA kalyANa ho aura turanta ApazrI kA zubhAgamana ho| ApazrI ko mAgaM meM sarvatra manovAMchita prApta hoN|" P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ....candrakalA ke zubha. vacana grahaNa kara ke, sneha vArtA karake zakuna ke lie phala svIkAra kara dravya se yukta nitya ke veSa meM nagara se bAhara nikala kara zrI 'zrIcandra' ne jisa dizA meM zubha pakSioM ne zakuna kiye the usa dizA meM vizuddha hRdaya se prayANa kiyA / .... - prabhAta ke samaya zrIcandra ne eka pravadhUta ko dekhaa| use ucita mUlya dekara zrIcandra ne usakA veSa le liyA aura apanA veSa chupA kara usa pravadhUta ke veSa meM hI uttara dizA kI ora prayANa kiyaa| grAma, nagara, udyAna, nadI, sarovara, girI Adi meM bhramaNa karate hue unhoMne sthAna 2 para zrIcandra kA rAsa sunaa| kahIM rAdhAvegha kA rAsa sunane ko milA,kahIM tilaka maMjarI kA diyA upAlambha sunA, kabhI vArtA kAvya gIta aura suvema mahAvega azvoM tathA padminI candrakalA mAdi ke varNana kA zravaNa kiyA / sthAna 2 para apane guNoM ko sunate hue ve Age bar3hate gye| pratApasiMha rAjA ke samabha rAjasabhA meM dhIra mantrI yukti pUrvaka vivAha ke lie zrIcandra ko le jAne ke lie unakA Adeza maaNgaa| vahAM to dIpacandra rAjA kA senApati jo candrakalA ko chor3ane ke lie mAyA hunA thA, usane candrakalA kI sarva hakIkata pratApasiMha rAjA se nivedita kii| vaha sarva hakIkata pratApasiMha ne paTarAno sUryavatI ko khii| harSa se sUryavatI ne kahA ki, "candrakalA ! merI hI bahina kI putrI candrakalA hai, rAjA kI AjJA lekara sUryavatI mahotsava pUrvaka zrIcandra ke mahala meM aayii| - P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ #.11510 sUryavatI ne harSa pUrvaka candrakalA se mila kara use gale lagAyA aura pUchA ki, 'dIpazikhA nagarI meM sarva kuzalaM haiM ?" hastamilApa meM milI sarva vastuoM ko dekhakara praura candrakalA ko lekara pratApasiMha rAjA ke pAsa paayii| taba pratApasiMha ne pUchA ki, zrI 'zrIcandra' kahAM haiM ?" candrakalA mauna rhii| sUryavatI ne pUchA ki 'he candrakalA ! svayavara vinA tumane kaise lagna kiyA ? candra kalA ne sarva vRtAnta savistAra kaha diyA / bAda meM vaha apane ghara lauTa aayii| - zreSThI lakSmIdatta, mitra guNacandra aura sainikoM ne zrIcandra kI bahuta khoja kI, parantu unakA kahIM bhI patA nahIM lgaa| isase saba duHkhI hue| jaise alpa jala meM machalI tar3aphatI hai usI prakAra gucacandra ko kahIM bhI cena naM par3ane se, zreSThI ne kahA ki, "maiM hI kadAgraha kiyaa| jisase duHkhI hokara dhIcandra kahIM cale gaye hai|" , : lakSmIvatI ne kahA, 'kisI bhI samaya apane mukha se koI cIja nahIM mAMgI thI, parantu kala hI usane laDDa mAMge aura apane hAtha se tor3a kara sabake pAsa bheje| parantu maiM samajha na sakI ki kala zrIcandra jAne vAle haiM / " zrIcandra ke jAne kI bAta tatkSaNa nagara meM sarvatra phaila gii| . .. ....... atizaya duHkhI aura ruMdana karate guNacandra ne candrakalA ke pAsa mAkara pUchA ki "he svAminI ! mere mitra kahAM gaye haiM ? yaha jAnatI P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ n. 1164 ho to kaho, "satiyoM meM ziromaNI padminI ne sasmita kahA ki, "prApaka mitra kA gUr3ha mana aura gamana yaha donoM koI bhI jAna nahIM sktaa|" ____ kuzasthala se sarva dizAoM meM jAne ke mArgoM meM sainikoM dvArA pratApasiMha rAjA ne sarvatra khoja karavAI, parantu kahI bhI patA nahIM mgaa| tIna dina taka kisI ne bhI vyApAra, vilAsa Adi kucha bhI kArya nahIM kiyaa| zreSThI ke ghara to bhojana bhI nahI banA / acchI taraha koI vArtAlApa bhI nahIM krtaa| sarvatra zoka chA gayA / zrIcandra ke jAne ke cauthe hI dina bAda kuzasthala meM jJAnI guru mahArAja pdhaare| pratApasiMha rAjA, sUryavatI paTarANI, lakSmIdatta zreSThA mAdi sarva naranArI vandana karane gye| saba yathA yogya sthAna para baiThe / mahA napasvI guru mahArAja ne dharmalAbha kA AzIrvAda dekara dharma dezanA dii| .... dezanA ke anta meM sUryavatI ne prazna kiyA, "he bhagavan ! jaya ke bhaya se maine udyAna meM puSpoM ke Dhagale meM putra ko chupAyA thA, usake bAda mere putra kA kyA hubhA ?" jJAna se jAnakara guru mahArAja ne kahA, "he bhadre ! mahA puNya nidhAna, tumhAre putra 'zrIcandra' ko surakSita rakhane ke lie gotradevI ne svapna meM sUcita kara lakSmIdatta zreSThI ko arpaNa kiyA thaa| zrIcandra ke puNya se lakSmIdarA lakSAdhipati se kor3Adhipati banA / lakSmIdatta paura lakSmIvatI ne bhI use pati harSa se apane putra ke samAna rkhaa| usake janma se pahale tumane zrIcandra nAma nizcita karake isa nAma kI aMgUThI taiyAra karAI thii| usa aMgUThI ke nAma ke anusAra zreSThI ne usakA vahI nAma rakhA thaa| P.P.AC.GunratnasuriM.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1. 117 110 he rAjan ! tumane pahale jaba ise goda meM biThAyA thA taba dRSTi meM moha se kyA putra prema utpanna nahIM huA thA ? zreSThI ke mukha se dUsarI khyAti sunakara kyA tumheM prAnanda nahIM huA ? dAnezvaroM meM bhI agraNI zrIcandra dezAntara gayA hai| isa varSa ke anta meM rAjA hokara prApase milegaa|" rAjA pratApasiMha aura sUryavatI to lakSmIdatta aura lakSmIvatI kI prati prazaMsA karane lge| zrIcandra hI sUryavatI kA putra hai| isa prakAra harSa ko prakAzita karatI vANI niklii| vizeSataH candrakalA aura mantrIputra guNacandra ko ati Ananda huaa| ____kaviyoM ne kahA ki, 'narasiMha rAjA ke kula meM sUrya samAna pratApasiMha rAjA kI sUryavatI paTarANI kA putra 'zrIcandra' jagata meM jaya ko paayeN|" guru mahArAja ko saba loga vandana kara apane 2 ghara gaye / "apanA putra zrI candra hai" isa bodha ke nimitta se pratApasiMha rAjA ne nagara meM sarvatra mahotsava kiyA / padminI candrakalA kisI samaya sUryavatI ke mahala meM, kisI samaya zreSThI ke mahala meM aura kisI samaya zrIpura meM raha kara dharmAcaraNa karane lgii| "isa sasAra meM dharma hI zreSTha bandhu hai| vaha dharma priya ko dharma sAdhana, sAmagrI prAdi detA hai, dhana priya ko dhana detA hai, saubhAgya ke arthI ko saubhAgya detA hai, putrArthI ko putra detA hai, rAjya ke bharthI ko P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 118310 rAjya detA hai / vastutaH dharma kyA nahIM detA ?" dharma ina saba ke atirikta svarga aura mokSa kI sampadAnoM ko prApta karAne vAlA hai / " // yato dharmastato jayaH " *=* dvitIya khaNDa samApta *=* P.P.AC.GunratnasuriM.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ // zrI zaMkhezvara pArzvanAthAya namaH // . zrI gautama svAmine namaH . . .. . pU. A. deva zrI siddharSi gaNi kRta zrI zrIcandra' kevali caritra : dvitIya bhAga maMgalaM bhagavAn vIro, maMgalaM gautamaH prabhuH / maMgalaM sthUlabhadrAdyA, ' jaino dharmo'stu maMgalam // . . [ tRtIya kharADa ] ... . . candra ke samAna kAntivAna pratApasiMha rAjA kA putra zrI 'zrIcandra' ghUmate hue tathA dekhane vAloM ko Ananda dete hue kabhI ghor3e para, kabhI gAr3I para, kisI jagaha paidala, kabhI dina meM, kabhI rAta meM, zrI parameSThI mahAmantra ke pada ke dhyAna se pUrva puNya ke pratApa se aura guru kI dI P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ huI auSadhI ke kAraNa saba jagaha vijayI huA / eka samaya eka vanika ko saunI, mohara dI aura usake yahAM bhojana karake bAkI paise liye binA ravAnA ho ge| hamezA 5-7 manuSyoM ke sAtha hI bhojana kiyA karate the| akele kabhI bhojana nahIM karate, jaMgala meM bhUle bhaTake musAphiroM ko dhana kI madada dete the / eka pAra zrI 'shriicndr'| vRkSa para baiThe hue hote haiM, usI samaya candramA ke prakAza meM eka manuSya kI chAyA 'dikhAI detI hai parantu manuSya koI najara nahIM aataa| zrI 'zrIcandra' ne socA ki yaha jo puruSa hai vaha paMjana golI se siddha huprA lagatA hai aura vaha kisI bhArI vastu ko le jAtA hukma najara A rahA hai, yaha kauna hai ? : use dekhane kI icchA se buddhizAlI 'zrIcandra' vRkSa se nIce utara kara usa chAyA ke pIche 2 calane lage / Age jAkara bahuta vRkSoM kA chAyA meM vaha chAyA adRzya ho gaI / 'zrIcandra' vahAM kucha kSaNa ruke paur| sUrya ke. udaya hone para apanI tIkSNa buddhi se usa chAyAvAle manuSya ke pada cinha khoja nikaale| una pada cinhoM ke anusAra calane para eka bahuta bar3e vizAla parvata meM eka UMcI zilA ko dekhaa| usake bIca ke bhAga meM praveza karate hue aura bAhara nikalate hue manuSya ke pada cinha dekhe / bAda maiM najadIka meM jo jala kuNDa thA usakI khokhala meM phala pora jala se tRpta hokara guphA kI mora eka Taka dekhate hI rhe| . tIsare pahara meM guphA prake madhya bhAga meM se zilA ko uThA kara eka puruSa bAhara AyA vaha bAdalI raMga ke vastroM se suzobhita, zastra se F- 71. 51. RT 1 P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sajjita aura pAna cabA rahA thaa| usane jalakuNDa ke pAsa jAkara pAnI pIyA aura jala lekara guphA meM calA gayA aura vahAM jala rakhakara pahale kI taraha bAhara AyA aura guphA ke Age zilA rakhakara bAvar3I ke jala se muha ko sApha karake muha meM adbhuta golI rakhate hI vaha nyakti adRzya hogayA pahale hI kI taraha dhUpa meM usa manuSya kI chAyA dikhAI dii| chAyA dUra gaI aisA jAnakara zrIcandra' guphA ke prAye se bhArI zilA ko uThA kara andara praveza kara gye| ..., TET : REP 16. " "guphA ke andara kaMcana aura ratnoM se bharapUra eka mahala ke bIca meM praur3ha umra kI strI ko dekhA aura namaskAra karake kahane lagA, 'he bahana ! tuma yahAM akelI kauna ho ?' prAMkhoM meM prAMsU lAtI huI vaha kahane lagI, 'he uttama puruSa ! nAyaka nagara meM brAhmaNa sArthavAha loga rahate haiN| vahAM kA rAjA bhI brAhmaNa hai aura. ravidatta maMtrI bhI jhAhmaNa hai, usI. kI. maiM zivamatI nAma kI patni hU~ / rAjya ke rakSA ke liye pUrA baMdobasta hote hue bhI hamezA coriye, huA karatI thiiN| jisase nagara ke logoM ne rAjA se kahA ki agara prApase rAjya : ko rakSA nahIM ho sakatI ho to.. hama kuza sthala ke rAjA se rakSA ke lie prArthanA kara!' : TET : : .. rojA ne kucha bhaya se vyAkula hokara logoM kA sammAna karake kotavAla ko bulAkara 'gusse se upAlambha diyaa| kotavAla ne kahA 'rAjan koI siddha cora hai aisA dikhatA hai, prAja rAta maiM use khoja nikaaluugaa| kotavAla ne rAta ko bahuta chAna bIna kI parantu cora P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ to milA hI nahIM / cora ne jaba yaha bAta jAnI to usane kotavAla ke ghara hI usa rAta corI kii| isa prakAra jo koI bhI use pakar3ane kI pratijJA karatA usake ghara hI cora corI karane jaataa| eka bAra ravidatta mantrI ne bhI apane ghara ko khAlI karA kara cora ko pakar3ane kI pratijJA kii| tathA rAtri ko saba jagaha cora kI khoja karane lagA parantu cora kA koI patA nahIM claa| . . * cora jaba maMtrI ke ghara gayA aura vahAM use kucha bhI nahIM milA jisase vaha krodhita hokara mere muha tathA hAthoM ko bAMdhA aura kaMdhe para DAla kara apane yahAM le aayaa| phira kahane lagA he bhadre ! maiM ratlakhura ghora huuN| maiMne kahA ki bhaiyA maiM to kucha bhI nahIM jAnatI huuN| . . : isa prakAra pratidina kisI samaya dRzya aura kisI samaya adRzya 'hokara isa samaya roja AtA hai aura kucha rAtri rahatI hai taba lauTa jAtA hai| tIna dina hogaye haiM maiM apane choTe putra ke viyoga meM bahuta duHkhI huuN| tuma kauna ho ? kyA merA bhAgya hI tumheM yahAM le bhAyA hai ? zrIcandra ne kahA ki "maiM avadhUta hUM" taba zivamatI ne kahA ki he bhdr| agara tuma isa pApI ke paMje se mujhe mukta karoge to merI mukti kA aura mujhe putra milApa karAne kA isa prakAra donoM hI dAnoM kA phala tumheM prApta hogaa| . . .. ; 'zrIcandra' zivamatI ko guphA ke bAhara le mAyA aura use usake ghara pahuMcA pAyA / vidatta maMtrI ne bhI 'zrIcandra' kI bahuta prazaMsA kI aura zivamatI ne bhI yathA yogya sanmAna kara kucha bheMTa dI P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ parantu 'zrIcandra' ne vastra aura dhana lene se inkAra kara diyA taba ziva. matI ne apanI yAdagAra rUpa meM eka aMgUThI jabaradastI bheMTa kI / bAda meM sUkSma dRSTi vAle 'zrIcandra' cora ke pada cinhoM ke anusAra guphA ke pAsa eka vRkSa para baiTha gye| itane meM hI kucha manuSyoM aura usa cora ko prAte hue dekhA / cora ne Akara 'zrIcandra' se usakA nAma puuchaa| zrIcandra' ne kahA 'merA nAma lakSmIcanda hai|' cora ne kahA 'merA nAma ratnAkara hai / ' 'zrIcandra' ne mana meM aisA socA ki agara cora kahe ki meM guphA ke dvAra ko kholU phira pUchane lagA ki he mitra ! tuma prAja citAtura kyoM dikhAI de rahe ho ? cora kucha soca kara kahane lagA thA itane meM hI dusare aura pAMca musAphira Akara usI vRkSa kI chAyA meM baiThakara paraspara bAtacIta karane lge| . .. sUkSma buddhi se yaha jAnakara ki cora ke sira para jo pagar3I hai usake palle para adRzyakAriNI golI baMdhI huI hai isaliye 'zrIcandra ne pAMcoM manuSyoM kI sAkSI meM zataM lagAI ki donoM kI pagar3I zilA ke nIce rakha deM jo apane donoM meM se zilA ke nIce se pagar3I nikAlegA use pagar3iyoM ke palloM meM jo kucha baMdhA huA hai saba kucha milegA / dhana ke lAlaca meM cora ne zarta svIkAra kara lI paura pagar3I ko nikAlane ke liye bharasaka prayatna kiyA lekina zilA Tasa se masa nahIM huii| . . . bAda meM zrIcandra ne apanI lIlA se donoM pagar3iyoM ko nikAla liyA aura jIta kI khuzI ke upalakSa meM Ama lekara thor3A 2.sabako bAMTa diyaa| cora socane lagA ki 'yaha lakSmIcaMda to guphA ke dvAra ko P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhI khola sakatA hai ? itane meM to nAyakapura nagara kI tarapha bAjoM kI mAvAja gUjane lgii| cora yaha soca kara ki yaha rAjA kI senA hai sabase pahale bhAga khar3A humA aura bAda meM dusare pAMca vyakti bhI bhAga chUTe / 10- F i in ... .." .... .. .TH. - cora kI pagar3I meM se zrIcandra ne golI nikAlI aura muMha meM rakhakara adRzya ho vRkSa para baiTha gye| itane meM ravidatta maMtrI pada cinhoM ke jAnakAroM ko sAtha lekara AyA / una logoM ne ekAgra citta se cinhoM kA nirIkSaNa kiyaa| vahAM pada cinha to dikhAI dete the parantu koI manuSya dikhAI nahIM detA thaa| jisase unhoMne mantrI se kahA ki he svAmI ! kyA yahAM kucha saMbhava hai aisI konasI zaktizAlI mAtmA yahAM bhAI hogI? usakI sainikoM dvArA khoja karAiye / cAroM tarapha se senA ne zvAna bIna kI lekina vApisa khAlI hAthaH rAtri ko nagara meM lauTa bhaaii| bAda meM zrIcandra ne apane icchita sthala kI ora bhayAraNa kiyaa| kA... Fits:: iranti : " ISI FF 5.51 .. .... . .: . pUrve puNya ke pratApa se zrIcandra ko cAroM tarapha jahAM jAte haiM saMpatti hI prApta hotI hai| yAtrA meM unheM svarNa puruSa prApta huA / padRzya hone vAlI guTikA ke kAraNa zrIcandra bahuta prabhAvazAlI bana pye| rAste meM eka kuTiyA meM bahuta se manuSyoM ko bAteM karate sunA ki kuzasthala ke rAjA pratApasiMha aura sUryavatI paTTarANI ke putra kula meM candramA ke sadRzya aise thI 'zrIcandra' jaya ko prApta hoN|. . fit, siMhapura ke zreSTha subhagAMga rAjA kI putrI padminI : candrakalA P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ naI GK jisane 'pUrva bhava ke sneha ke kAraNa zrIcandra se vivAha kiyA ve zrIcandra jaya ko prota' hoN|" ityoditaraha 2'kI bAteM kara rahe the| kisI meM keho ki zrIcandra to seTha putra haiM parantu tuma" rAjaputra kaise kaha rahe hoM para dusare ne ' kahA ki maiM jaba kuzasthala" meM "thA taba padminI candrakalA kA nagara praveza huA, zrIcandra ne vINArava' ko dAna diyA 'sabako"bar3e mAdara se bhojana krvaayaa| usake bAda dUsare dina binA kisI ko kheN| videza cale gye| kucha hI dinoM meM 'jJAnI'mahArAja' vahAM pAye unhoMne apane mukhAvinda se pharamAyA ki zrIcandra pratApasiMha aura sUryavatI ke putra haiM aura vaha videza bhramaNa ke liye gaye haiN|" eka varSa bAda rAjA aura rAnI se mileNge| aisA jAnakara rAjAmaura rAnI mAdi savako jAnakara bahuta prasannatA huii| sabakavi bhATa bhI isI prakAra se stavanA karate haiN| : : :: :: ' #1 " ina saba bAtoM ko sunakara zrIcandra bahuta Anandita hue| maura socane lage ye saba bAteM jJAnI mahArAja hI jAna sakate haiN| 'usa zubhe" saMdeza sunAne vAle ko bahuta sA dAna diyA tathA dUsaroM ko ghI aura guI dekara usI veza meM Age ke liye ravAnA ho gye| kisI jagaha dRzyamAna hokara aura kahI "adRzya hokara calate hue eka bhayaMkara jaMgala meM phuNce| rAtri vyatIta karane ke liye eka bar3e vRkSa ke nIce apanI DerA DAla diyaa| use vRkSa para totoM ko sthAne ' yArAtri zuru hote hI saba dAnA cuga 2 kreN"baagye| ve saba pApasa meM haMsI khuzI se taraha 2 kI bAteM karane lge| unameM se eka ne pUchA acchA yaha batAyo .ki.kauna, 2, kahAM.,2 gayA, thaa| unameM se eka vRddha totA jo hai, 11. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dina bAda AyA vaha bolA-'he vatsa ! pUrva dizA meM mahendrapura nagara meM trilocana rAjA rAjya karatA hai usake guNasundarI nAma kI eka suzIlA rAnI hai| unake rUpa aura guNoM se suzobhita sulocanA nAma kI eka putrI hai, parantu vaha janma se andhI hai| causaTha kalAoM se yukta puvAvasthA ko prApta huI vaha rAjakumArI hRdaya rUpI dRSTi se nAma zloka mAdi likha letI hai| trilocana rAjA ne mantriyoM kI salAha se paTaha baz2avAyA hai ki jo koI bhI sulocanA ko dekhatI karegA use prAdhA rAjya tathA kanyA de dugA / isa paTaha ko bajate Aja pAMca mahine ho gaye haiM aba patA nahIM sulocanA ke bhAgya meM kyA likhA hai| ..... . . choTe 2 totoM ne pUchA 'pitAjI vaha andhI putrI dekhatI ho jAye aisI auSadhI kahAM milegii|' bUr3he tote ne kahA ki 'kisI bar3e vana meM ho sakatI hai|' taba unhoMne kahA ki 'kyA isa bana meM hai ?' bUr3he tote ne kahA ki . hosakatI hai parantu yaha bAta gupta rakhane yogya hai isaliye rAtri ko nahIM kahI jA prabhAvazAlI beleM haiM / eka vizAla pAna kI amRta saMjIvanI bela andhe ko dekhatA karatI hai aura dUsarI ghAva haraNI gola pAna kI bela hai jo ghAva ko turanta bhara detI hai|' usa vArtAlApa ko sunakara paropakArI rAjakumAra ne harSa se donoM auSadhiyoM kI beleM lI aura pUrva dizA kI: pora ravAnA hogayA / tIna dina calane ke pazcAt eka sunasAna deza meM phuNcaa| vahAM eka zUnya nagara thA / usameM bAga, sarovara, bAvar3I aura vRkSa bhI the, ce 2 killoM, mahaloM se aura mohalloM se vaha zahara bahuta sundara dikhAI de rahA thA parantu sabase bar3I kamI yaha thI ki vaha binA rAjA kA thaa| andara bAhara saba jagaha sunasAna thI / rAjakumAra ko P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 61 bahuta Azcarya huA, zrIcandra usa nagara meM praveza karane hI vAlA thA itane meM eka totI ur3atI huI ghabarAI huI sI vahAM AI aura kahane lagI, he musAphira 1 isa nagara meM mata jaayo| isa nagara meM jAne vAle ko vighna AtA hai| zrIcandra ne pUchA ki 'isa nagara aura yahAM ke rAjA kA kyA nAma hai ? yaha nagara zUnya kisa taraha ho gayA hai ? yahAM kisakA Dara hai ?' totI bolI ki 'kunDalAcala deza meM prasiddha kunDalapura nAma kA yaha nagara hai yahAM arjuna nAma kA rAjA rAjya karatA thaa| usake pAMca rAniyAM thiiN| mukhya rAnI kA nAma surasundarI thaa| kunDalapura meM 6-7 dina meM eka corI ho jAyA karatI thii| kotavAla Adi cora kI khoja karate para cora pakar3a meM nahIM AtA thA / eka rAta rAjA cora ko pakar3ane niklaa| rAste meM rAjA ne kisI ko ghumate hue dekhA, rAjA ne cupacApa usakA pIchA kiyaa| cora samajha gayA ki rAjA usakA pIchA kara rahA hai / cora ne nagara ke bAhara Akara rAjA kI najara se bacakara kisI eka maTha ke andara jAkara corI kiyA huA ratnoM kA DibbA soye hue parivrAjaka ke pAsa rakhakara parivrAjaka kA veza pahana ka adRzya ho gyaa| jaba prAtaHkAla huA taba arjuna rAjA ne usa parivrAjaka ko cora samajhakara pakar3a liyA aura use maravA DAlA / vaha mRtyu ke bAda rAkSasa hubhA / " .. 'badalA lene kI bhAvanA se usa rAkSasa ne yahAM ke rAjA ko mAra P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ diyaa| nagara ke sAre loga rAkSasa ke Dara se saba kucha chor3a kara bhAga ge| pAMcoM rAniyoM kA aMtapura meM rakSaNa karatA hai, unameM se guNavatI rAnI sagarbhA thI, usake putra hogA to usako maiM mAra DAlUgA aisI rAkSasa kI icchA thii| daivayoga se putrI kA janma huaa| usakA nAma candramukhI rakhA, aba usakA bhaviSya kyA hai yaha maiM nahIM jAnatI / no koI bhI nagara meM praveza karatA hai usako rAkSasa mAra DAlatA hai / ' totI ke mukha se sAga vRtAMta sunakara zrI zrIcandra' nagara meM gae / rAjakumAra ne sAre rAjamahala ko dekhA, bAda meM rAja-sabhA meM Akara komala vastra se r3hake huye tathA ghUmate huye palaMga ko dekhakara anumAna lagAyA ki yaha rAkSasa kA hI palaMga hogA, apanI zarIra kI thakAna ko dUra karane ke liye zrIcandra yAtma rakSaka namaskAra maMtra se zarIra kI rakSA kara palaMga para nirbhayatA se so gye| nagara meM manuSya ke pada cinhoM ko dekha kara rAkSasa bahuta krodhita huaa| usI samaya mahala meM AyA, palaMga meM ArAma se sote huye zrIcandra ko dekhakara mana meM socane lagA 'adbhuta vIrarasa se yukta aura atyanta tejasvI yaha kauna hai ? baDe gherya se merI zaiyA para kauna so rahA hai ? yahAM kaise pAyA hogA ? kisa prakAra so gayA hogA ? kyA isako uThA kara samudra meM pheMka dUM ? yA talavAra se TukaDe 2 kara dUM yA daMDa se palaMga sahita isakA cUrA kara dUM? kesarIsiMha kI jagaha siyAla kisa prakAra raha sakatA hai ? 'he duSTAtmA ! tU jaldI se khar3A ho jA, tU mere se DaratA kyoM nahIM ?' . rAkSasa kI dhamakI se zrIcandra ne jAgRta hokara kahA ki 'tujhe P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 11 10 kyA kAma hai ? nakalI ADaMbara yukta tU kauna hai ? kyA tere puruSArtha kA tujhe garva hai ? apanA vizAla peTa aura apanI bhayaMkara AMkheM kise dikhA rahA hai ? tujhe apane krUra karmo se abhI bhI tRpti nahIM huI hai ? palaMga para maiM apanI zakti tathA satva se baiThA huuN| jaise-tase bolate huye tere meM sajjanatA nahIM dikhAI detii| sadAcArI suzIlA rAniyoM ko tUne kaida kara rakhA hai, agara tujhe ThIka taraha rahanA ho to raha nahIM to isI kSaNa ravAnA hojA / tU zastra se yukta hai aura maiM zastra vinA kA huuN| tU manuSya nahIM hai isaliye tujhe mAratA nahIM huuN|' zrIcandra ke acitya prabhAva se apanA teja khatama ho gayA hai aisa jAnakara rAkSasa ne zAMta hokara kahA ki, "maiM tere sAhasa para tujha se santuSTa huA hU~, isaliye tU kucha bhI mAMga / ' zrIcandra ne majAka se kahA ki, 'mere netroM kI zAnti ke liye mere paira ke taluvoM kI donoM hAthoM sa mAliza kara / ' sarva lakSaNa saMpanna jAnakara rAkSasa ne caraNa sparza kiye hI the ki jaldI se rAkSasa ke donoM hAthoM ko apane hAthoM meM le bar3e vinaya se zrIcandra ne namaskAra kiyaa| rAkSasa zrIcandra ke caraNoM meM muka pdd'aa| unhoMne Apasa meM jo kucha kahA thA usake liye kSamAyAcanA kI aura bahuta prasannatA anubhava karane lage / - zrIcandra ne rAkSasa se kahA ki, agara tuma sacamuca mujha para = prasanna ho to Aja se prANI vadha ke pApa ko chor3a do aura dharma buddhi ko / prahaNa kro| rAkSasa ne ati harSa se yaha bAta svIkAra kii| dharma kA dAna karane vAle parama upakArI jAnakara savizeSa saMtuSTa hokara rAkSasa ne P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kahA ki 'he dhIra puruSa ! isa rAjya kA tuma uddhAra kro| rAkSasa ne rAniyoM se kahA ki, 'he rAniyoM ! tumhAre aura mere bhAgya se koI puNyAtmA yahAM AyI hai| prAja se tuma merI bahanoM ke samAna ho, mere duSTa vacanoM ko jo ki maiM pahale bola cukA hUM use tuma kSamA krdo| maiMne isa vyakti ko mahAtmA, dhIra tathA gaMbhIra puruSa jAnakara yaha rAjya inheM arSita kara diyA hai| ____taba zrIcandra ne kahA ki 'he mAtAoM ! Apake kula meM isa rASya ko saMbhAla sakane vAlA koI hai ?' rAniyoM ne kahA ki 'he vatsa ! jo kucha rAkSasa ne kahA hai usameM hama sahamata haiM / ' guNavatI rAnI ne kahA ki merI putrI candramukhI ko tuma grahaNa kro| zrIcandra ne kahA ki 'Apa loga ajJAta kula zIla vAle ko kanyA kyoM sauMpa rahe haiN|' itane meM rAkSasa ne apanI zakti dvArA hAthiyoM, ghor3oM tathA senA logoM Adi ko vahAM pragaTa kara diyA tathA kanyA ko bhI le aayaa| zrIcandra ne kahA ki he rAkSasa rAja ! mujhe kanyA kyoM sauMpa rahe ho? tumheM yogya jAnakara hI kanyA dI hai, aisA rAkSasa ne javAba diyaa| zrIcandra ne apanI aMgUThI batAyI, nAma jAnakara sabako bahuta khuzI huii| rAkSasa ne zrIcandra kA nagara meM rAjyAbhiSeka karake usakI prAjJA kA vistAra karake kahA, jisa pApI ne mere pAsa corI kA mAla rakha kara mujhe maravAyA thA usa vajrakhura cora ko maiMne mAra diyA hai| P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 13 * "he rAjan ! kuDalagiri ke mukhya zikhara ke madhya meM ratna aura suvaNaM se bharapUra usakA mahala hai use tuma grahaNa kro| rAkSasa ke vacana ko svIkAra kara zrIcandra ne vahAM jAkara saba vastutroM ko grahaNa karalIM / usa mahala ke sthAna para devaloka se bhI adbhuta candrapura nAma kA eka nayA nagara bsaayaa| usake madhya bhAga meM rAkSasa ke mandira meM cora ke zarIra ke Upara rAkSasa kI pratimA ko sthApita kara usakA nAma naravAhana rkhaa| usake bAda kunDalapura nagara meM Akara kunDalezvara kucha dina Thahara kara sAsa, patni, senApati, sainikoM AdiyoM ko hita zikSA dekara apanI pAdukA siMhAsana para sthApita kara zrIcandra jisa chipe veza meM Aye the usI veza meM rAtri ke prathama pahara meM Age ke liye prayANa kara gye| anukra ma se mahendrapura ke pAsa pAra vahAM rAtri vyatIta karane ke liye kisI vRkSa ke nIce nidrAdhIna ho gae, itane meM jisane avasvApinI vidyA se logoM ko nidrAdhIna kiyA hai aisA lohakhura cora corI karake bhAra se vyAkula huaA vahAM prAMyA aura kahane lagA 'he avadUta ! isa bhAra ko tU uThA le maiM tujhe jamadarI de duuNgaa| saghavAnoM meM siMha ke samAna zrIcandra usa bhAra ko uThA kara cora ke pIche 2 cale / lohakhura na eka guphA meM praveza kiyA / guphA ke andara bhUmi meM dIpoM se dedIpyamAna ratna aura eka strI thii| usa strI ko lohakhupa ne kahA isa puruSa kA tU dhAdara satkAra kr| strI ne kahA he svAmina ! bhojana Adi karake mere sAtha khelo| P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 14 * Azcarya se ina saba bAtoM ko kapaTa jAla samajha kara zrIcandra ne usa strI ko bAhara kheMcA aura krodhita hokara pUchA, "yaha kauna hai, aura tU kauna 'strI ne bhayabhIta hokara kahA yaha lohakhura cora hai aura maiM isake saMketa se isakI putrI huuN| lohakhura ko zikSA dekara aura bAda meM khuza hokara usa strI ko chur3A kara cora ko chor3a diyA aura rAtri kahIM aura jAkara . vyatIta kii| ... prAtaHkAla arihaMta bhagavAna kA smaraNa karake mahendrapura nagara meM praveza kiyaa| nagara meM jAkara kisI seTha kI dukAna para baiTha gaye / usI samaya paTaha bajane kI AvAja sunAI dii| isa paTaha ko bajate 6 mahine meM 6 dina kama hai jo koI vyakti rAjakanyA ko dekhatI karegA use nizcaya hI kanyA aura rAjya milegaa| jisa prakAra totA raTI huI bAta bolatA rahatA hai usI prakAra saba bAteM vaha paTaha vAlA bola gyaa| zrIcandra ne usI samaya paTaha ko sparza kiyA paTaha vAle ne yaha hakIkata rAjA se kahI / rAjA ne bar3I khuzI se avadata ko chatra, cAmara, hAthI Adi sahita le pAne kA Adeza diyaa| ... rAjamahala meM Akara rAjA ke diye hue Asana para avadhUta baiThA trilocana rAjA ne pUchA he bhadra ! tuma kahAM ke rahane vAle ho ? zrIcandra ne kahA mahArAja maiM kuzasthala meM rahatA huuN| rAjA ne kahA Apake caraNa kamala Aja mere nagara meM paDe haiM merA aho bhAgya hai / paTaha ke anusAra kanyA ko dekhatI karake prAdhA rAjya svIkAra karo / zrIcandra ne kahA yaha to ThIka hai gurudevoM ke pratApa se mere pAsa vidyA, maMtra aura kucha auSadhiyAM haiM parantu kanyA ko dikhAo taba kucha ho ske| . 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 15 340 -.. - rAjA ne kanyA ko bulvaayaa| avadUta ne kahA sabhA ko cAroM tarapha se pavitra karo ! bAda meM kanyA ko parde ke pIche biThA kara vijJAna cikitsA karake kanyA ke netroM meM amRta saMjIvinI vela kA rasa DAla kara tathA aura bhI kiyA kAnDa karake vahIM apanA asalI veza dhAraNa kara namaskAra mahAmantra kA dhyAna karane ke liye baiTha gaye / jaba taka rasa sUkhe taba taka pUjA Adi kriyA karate rahe / amRta saMjIvI auSadhi ke prabhAva se kanyA ke naMtra kamala jaise ho gaye / kumAra indra kI taraha pUjA kara rahA thaa| alaukika prAbhUSaNoM se bhUSita, sUrya ke samAna tejasvI kumAra ke mastiSka ko dekhakara kanyA zrI arihaMta bhagavAna ko namaskAra karake bahuta hI khuza huii| zrIcandra ne kahA he bhadre ! tujhe acchI taraha dikhAI de rahA hai ? merI aMgUThI meM kyA nAma hai par3ha / . use par3hakara bar3I prasannatA se sulocanA ne zrIcandra kI prazaMsA karate hue kahA ki 'he prANa jIvana ! pahale mujhe pitAjI ne Apako dI thI, aba maiM hRdaya se prApakA varaNa karatI huuN| aMgUThI se nAma kI jAnakArI huI tathA AcAra se kula pahacAna gaI huuN|' usake bAda zrIcandra ne adbhuta rUpa badala kara apanA purAnA avadUta kA veSa pahana, bhasma Adi lagAkara bAhara rAjA ke pAsa Ae / rAjA ne pUchA, netra ThIka ho gaye haiM ? rAjakumAra ne kahA hAM netra bahuta sundara ho gaye haiM aba rAjakumArI sacamuca sulocanA hai| trilocana rAjA ne sulocanA ko apanI godI meM biThAyA, saba ko bahuta prAnanda huA / rAjA ne putra janma jaisA mahAna mahotsava kiyA / P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ #. 16 1 bAda meM aMtapura meM khabara bhijvaaii| sulocanA ko dekhakara sabako prAnanda huaa| avadUta ko bar3e aAdara satkAra se bhojana karane mahala meM bhejA jahAM chattIsa prakAra kA svAdiSTa bhojana banAyA gayA thA / bAda meM rAjA ne maMtriyoM ko bulAkara salAha dI ki hama agara pravadta ko kanyA dete haiM parantu isakA kula Adi to hama jAnate nahIM / taba maMtrI jahAM avadata ko ThaharAyA thA vahAM gaye aura pUchane laga 'he bhadra ! ApakA nAma, kula Adi kyA hai yaha to btaayo| zrIcandra ne haMsakara kahA ki Apa logoM ne pUchA vaha to ThIka hai parantu Apane to pAnI pIkara ghara pUchane vAlI kahAvata ko satya kara dikhaayaa| phira bhI suniye 'maiM kuzasthala meM rahane vAle lakSmIdatta seTha kA putra hUM / vyasanI pora haThavAlA hone se pitAjI kI gupta rIti se bahuta lakSmI lekara dUsaroM ko de detA thA, jisase pitAjI ne mujhe bahuta samajhAyA para meM apanI Adata se haTA nhiiN| isaliye unhoMne mujhe ghara se nikAla diyA / usake bAda pRthvI ghUmate hue mujhe eka siddha puruSa mile jinakI maiMne bahuta sevA kii| unhoMne sevA se santuSTa hokara mujhe mantra prAdi diye| unako aba chor3akara maiM yahAM AyA huuN| dhana ke binA jumA khelA nahIM jA sakatA isaliye maiMne paTaha ko sparza kiyaa| sArI bAta mantriyoM ne rAjA se kahI / yaha bhI kahane lage ki sArA dhana usakI iMgchAnusAra jue meM jAyegA isase hameM to bahuta cintA hone lagI hai / rAjA bhI cintAtura ho gyaa| kahane lage ki aise juArI ko kanyA P.P. Ac. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1. 17* kaise deN| agara kanyA na deM to merA vacana jAtA hai aura vacana ke sAmane dhana, rAjya aura prANa bhI tuccha hai / bAda meM jisa aMtaHpura meM nRtya, gAna prAdi ho rahe haiM vahAM rAjA aayaa| sulocanA ne pitA ko dekhakara kahA ki Apake cehare para harSa ke sthAna para viSAda kyoM ? rAjA ne sArI hakIkata rAnI Adi se kahI saba ciMtAtura ho gaye, taba sulocanA ne hasa kara kahA ki vaha puruSa aisA nahIM hai, yaha to vANI kI vicitratA hai| jo rUpa usane parde ke pIche dekhA thA usakA varNana kiyA ora jo aMgUThI para nAma par3hA yA vaha btaayaa| kula aura pitA kA nAma btaayaa| taba to rAjA ko bahuta khuzI huii| rAjA ne rAjasabhA meM jAkara jyotiSI ko bulavAkara lagna muhUrta nikalavAyA / .. rAjA ne zrIcandra ko khulavAne jitanI dera meM bhejA utane samaya - meM to zrIcandra vahAM se ravAnA ho gaye the| maMtrI ne Akara kahA ki mahArAja zrIcandra to kahIM bhI dikhAI nahIM diye| bAda meM vyAkule rAjA ne aMtaHpura, mahala, nagara prAdi saba jagaha khoja karavAyI para zrIcandra to kahIM nahIM mile| jisase sulocanA mUchita ho gaI / zIta upAya karane se hoza AyA rAjakumArI rudana karatI tathA dUsaroM ko rulAtI huI rAtri vyatIta karatI hai| vaha na bolatI hai, na khAtI hai, na pItI hai| usake duHkha ke kAraNa dUsare loga bhI bhojana nahIM karate / maMtriyoM kI samajha meM bhI nahIM AtA ki aba kyA kiyA jAya / eka vAra rAjA ne kuzasthala se Ane vAle yAtriyoM se zrIcandra ke samAcAra P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 18 10 pUche unhoMne kahA ki lakSmIdatta seTha ke putra zrIcandra bahuta guNavAna tathA * rUpavAna haiN| hamAre seTha ke jamAI bhI haiM unakI aMgulI meM unake nAma kI hIre kI aMgUThI pahanI huI hai| dhana seTha kI putrI dhanavatI ke pati hai, maiM unhIM seTha kA naukara huuN| jaba ye sArI bAteM sulocanA ne sunI vo kahane lagI ki vahI zrIcandra the| trilocana rAjA ne kahA putrI vahI tere pati haiM maiM abhI kuzasthala ke rAjA pratApasiMha ke pAsa maMtriyoM ko bhejatA hai ki ve zrIcandra ko bhejeM / taba sulocanA ne bhojana kiyA / sUkSma buddhi vAle catura zrIcandra ne avadUta kA veSa to kisI ko de diyA aura baTohI kA veSa pahana kara ghumate ghAmate kisI bar3e vana meM phuNce| kamaloM se yukta nirmala pAnI vAle, cakravAka Adi pakSiyoM se bharapUra eka bar3e sarovara ko dekhakara vahAM sUryavatI rAnI ke | putra ne snAna kiyA, snAna karake zrIcandra bAhara prAkara kuDa kI pAla se mA rahe the ki dUsarI taraha eka udyAna dikhAI diyA / usameM eka tarapha Azrama thA, dUsarI tarapha ghor3e, hAthI aura kitane hI strI puruSoM ko dekhaa| kitanoM ko AzcaryakArI veSa pahane hue dekhakara socane lage ki ye loga avadhUta, tApasa haiM yA yogI haiN| socane ke bajAya vahAM | bAkara hI puuchuu| mAmravana meM praveza karake, bIca meM adbhuta kAnti vAle, taraha 2 ke veSa dhAraNa kiye huye tApasa kumAroM ko dekhaa| cAroM tarapha candramA ke samAna dedIpyamAna mora ke paMkhoM kI pAdukAyeM par3I thiiN| pAsa hI meM sale para jhUlatI huyI eka kanyA jo ki puruSa veSa meM thI, dekhii| suvarNa P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 19 * ke prAbhUSaNoM se jisakA aMga vibhUSita hai| jisakA mukha komala hai esI dusarI kanyA ko usake Asa pAsa ghUmate dekhaa| zrIcandra ko Aye huye dekhakara tApasakumAra ne kahA, he sakhI ! tere saundarya se AkarSita yaha puruSa pAyA isakA phala phUla dekara Adara kro| sakhI ne Adara pUrvaka kahA, 'he baTuka isa rAyaNa vRkSa ke nIce aura pUchane lagA tuma kauna ho aura yaha kauna hai ? itane meM eka sundara galA gAtI huI AyI, sarva kalAoM se yukta candrakalA rAjakanyA ne jise svayaM parakha kara svIkAra kiyA hai aise zrIcandra jaya ko prApta hoM / aisA suna kara zrIcandra pUchane lage, ye kyA bolatI hai ? vaha kauna hai ? aura yaha kaunasA sthAna hai ? itane meM hI eka zveta vastradhArI vidhavA vRddhA ne usa puruSa veSadhArI kanyA ko strI veza diyaa| vRddha strI ne baTuka se pUchA, 'he bhadra ! tuma kahAM se Aye ho ? baTuka ne kahA, 'maiM kuzasthala se AyA huuN|' yaha sunakara sabako bahuta mAnanda huA / una logoM ne yaha samAcAra dUsaroM ko bhI pahuMcA diyA, jisase dusare sAre loga baTuka ke cAroM ora Akara baiTha gye| bhrAnti se vAlA ne pUchA candrakalA kA pati kauna huA ? usakA varNana kro| zrIcandra ne kahA vaha bAlA gAtI 2 AyI hai vaha satya hai, lakSmIdatta zreSThI ke putra se zAdI huI hai|' kuzala buddhi vAle zrIcandra ne phira usa vRddhA se pUchA ki he mAtA ! Apa yahAM kaise AyI huyIM haiM mAri vRtAnta kahane yogya ho to kho| .. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 2010 2. vRddha strI ne kahA, 'he vatsa !' vasatapura meM vIrasena rAjA thA / usake vIramatI aura vIraprabhA do rAniyAM thiiN| hama do bahaneM thIM / pahalI jayazrI jo pratApasiMha rAjA kI rAnI hai aura dUsarI maiM huuN| merA dusarA nAma vijayavatI hai / vIrasena rAjA ke sadAmati maMtri hai, vaha merA cAco lagatA hai| vIraprabhA ke naravarmA putra huaa| vaha zastra aura zAstra meM pravINa huA / vaha bahuta hI balavAna huA / bahuta samaya pazcAt candra ke rupa ko bhI mAta karake aisI candralekhA nAma kI mere putrI huI / usakI yaha sakhiyeM haiM / bAda meM mujhe vIravarmA nAmakA putra huaa| vaha pAMca varSa kA huA, usake bAda rAjA ko bahuta bhayaMkara kAlajvara ho gyaa| vIrasena ne vIravarmA ko sadAmati kI goda meM viThA kara kahA, merA rAjya isa kumAra ko denA, bAda meM rAjA kI mRtyu ho gayI / naravarmA ne bala pUrvaka rAjya ko apane hAtha meM le hameM vahAM se nikAla diyA / . hama loga apane pitA ke nagara ko jA rahe the to rAste meM kisI nagara ke udyAna meM Thahare / sadAmati maMtrI ne dekhA ki nagara se koI jyotiSI pA rahA hai, use mAna pUrvaka mere pAsa le AyA / usakI godI meM candralekhA ko biThA kara maiMne sArI hakIkata kahI aura pUchA ki putrI kA pati kauna hogA aura kaba prAyegA? kucha kSaNa soca kara jyotiSI ne kahA ki, candralekhA kA eka mahAna pati hogA, rAjA pratApasiMha kA putra jo candrakalA se byAhA hai, vaha hI tumhArI putrI kA pati hogaa| eka zloka likha kara diyA aura kahA ki, 'tuma khAdikhana meM jAo, vahAM rAyaNA vRkSa hai jisa para dudha bharAye basa usI ko P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 21 10 tuma candralekhA kA pati mAnanA zloka patra lekara usakA satkAra kara hama yahAM Aye haiN| candralekhA kabhI apane veSa meM kabhI puruSa veSa meM sakhiyoM ke sAtha taraha 2 krIr3A karatI huI rahatI hai| zrIcandra ne socA mujhe yahAM nahIM rahanA cAhiye / aisA socakara jyoMhI khar3e huye tyohI rAyaNa vRkSa meM se dudha jharane lgaa| jisa prakAra bahata samaya pazcAt putra milane para mAtA ke netroM meM se azrudhArA bahane lagatI hai vahI hAla una saba logoM kA huA aura unhoMne bar3e prAnanda se kahA ki, candralekhA ko pati prApta ho gayA / ' lajjA se candralekhA kA sira jhuka gyaa| mAtA ke Adeza se pati ko puSpoM kI mAlA pahanA kara, aneka prakAra ke phaloM se bhakti kii| bAda meM zrIcandra ne apane nAma kI aMgUThI dikhlaaii| .. . candralekhA ke hastamilApa ke samaya sAsa ne viSa ko harane vAlI maNI dii| rAnI vIramatI ne apane putra ko zrIcandra kI goda meM baiThA kara kahA ki isa kumAra ko bhI apane jaisA udAra, vIroM meM ziromaNI banAnA / sAsa ke vacana ko svIkAra kara pratApasiMha rAjA ke putra ne kahA ki 'he mAtA ! usI prakAra kA hogA, dhIraja rkho| bhaviSya meM jo hogA acchA hI hogaa| Apa maMtrI sahita kuNDalapura jAkara sukha se rho| .. mujhe abhI Age jAne kI cintA hai isaliye mujhe AjJA diijiye| aisA kahakara kunDalapura ke mantrI ke nAma patra likhakara sadAmatI maMtrI . ko diyA ! kucha dina vahAM Thahara kara pahale ke hI veSa meM prAge prayANa P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 22 10 kara gaye / vIramatI putra, maMtrI Adi sahita kunDalapura nagara jAte hue kramazaH mahendrapura nagara meM aaii| vahAM ke rAjA ne jaba sunA to una sabako rAja sabhA meM bulAkara unase sArA vRtAMta sunA / sulocanA paura candralekhA donoM ke sambandha bahanoM jaise ho gaye / saba ko bahuta mAnanda huaa| itane meM hI eka bhATa kunDalapura nagara kI tarapha se hokara AyA thA, vaha zrIcandra ke guNa gAne lgaa| 'jisane rAdhAvegha meM vijaya prApta kI, tilakamaMjarI ne jise paramAlA pahanAI, siMhapura ke rAjA kI padminI putrI se jisakI zAdI huI jo pratApasiMha gajA kA putra hai jisakA kuMDalapura meM vAsa sthAna hai ityAdi taraha 2 ke usane zloka bole / rAjA ke putra aise zrIcandra ne Agraha pUrvaka vIramatI ko yahIM rahane kA kahalAyA parantu ve nahIM rahe aura kunDalapura ke liye prasthAna kara gye| ughara mAge jAte hue zrIcandra ne nagara ke bAhara taMbU, ghor3e, hAthI, ratha tathA sundara 2 veSa vAle sainikoM ko dekhA / vahAM dAna diyA bAte dekha zrIcandra ne kisI vyakti se pUchA 'ye saba kyA ho rahA hai ?' usane kahA he baTuka ! yaha kapilapura nagara hai| yahAM ke rAjA kA nAma jitazatru hai usake prItimatI nAma kI paTarAnI hai aura vaha ratirAnI kI bahana hotI hai / unakA putra kanakaratha mitroM ke sAtha abhI rAdhAvedha kA anukaraNa kara rahA hai| eka samaya gAyakoM meM ziromaNI vINArava ne kabhI bhI nahIM sunA huA zrIcandra rAjA kA caritra sunAyA / yaha sunakara P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 8 23 * jitazatru rAjA ne use khuza hokara bahuta inAma denA cAhA parantu voNArava ne kahA ki mere hAtha zrIcandra rAjA ke dAna se baMdha gaye haiM, jisase aba maiM dAna nahIM le sktaa|' usake jAne ke bAda ratirAnI kI putrI tilakamaMjarI kA jisa prakAra rAdhAveva huA thA ye loga usI prakAra se nATaka kara rahe haiM / piMgala bhATa ne kahA 'laukika mithyAtva do prakAra ke haiM, devagata aura gurugata / lokottara mithyAtva bhI deva aura guru do prakAra kA hai / isa prakAra cAroM prakAra ke mithyAtva kA jisane bhI suvrata muni ke madhura vacanoM ko sunakara tyAga kiyA aise zrIcandra jaya ko prApta hoM / nATaka dekhakara kanakavatI harSa ko prApta huii| zrIcandra para mohita huI rAjaputrI ne ghAyamAtA se kahA ki yaha zrIcandra kI AkRti citta ko harane vAlI hai to ve sAkSAta kaise adbhuta mahimA vAle hoMge / isase zrIcandra hI mere pati hoN| usakI tIna sakhiye matrI kI putrI premavatI, sArthavAha kI putrI dhanavatI, seTha putrI hema zrI ne bhI zrIcandra ko hI apanA pati dhAraNa kara liyaa| dhAyabhAtA ne sArA hAla rAjA se nivedita kiyA jisase rAjA ne matrI ko kuzasthala bhejA hai| pRthvI ke indra zrIcandra ne ina saba bAtoM ko sunakara socA ki mere yahAM rahane se mujhe yahAM ke loga pahacAna jAyeMge isa kAraNa aba maiM nagara ko dekhate hue zIna hI Age ke liye ravAnA ho jaauuN| aisA vicAra kara nagara ko dekhate hue ve bahuta dUra nikala gaye / / - Age jAkara yakSa ke maMdira meM eka puruSa ko ciMtAtura baiThA P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 24 110 paayaa| use dekhakara zrIcandra ne pUchA yaha kaunasI nagarI hai ? tumheM kyA cintA hai? nizvAsa DAlakara vaha bolA he musAphira ! yaha kAnti nAmaka nagarI hai| isameM narasiMha rAjA ke causaTha kalA yukta sundara priyaMgumaMjarI putrI hai| use prApta karane kI mujhe cintA hai / maiM kauna hU~, aba yaha suno| naiRtya dizA meM hemapura nagara meM hai vahAM makaradhvaja rAjA ke madanapAla nAmaka putra thaa| yuvAvasthA ko prApta huA vaha rAjakumAra eka bAra gavAkSa meM baiThA huA thaa| usane rAste meM jAtI huI eka yoginI ko. dekhA aura apane pAsa bulAkara pUchane lagA Apa kuzala to haiM ? kahAM se AI haiM aura kahAM jA rahI haiM ? koI adbhuta ghaTanA ho to sunaao| yoginI ne kahA 'jarA ke Agamana se yauvana naSTa ho jAtA hai / dina pratidina kAnti ghaTatI jAtI hai| isalie he bhadrika ! kucha na pUcho bur3hApA jaba AtA hai to yauvana svapna mAtra raha jAtA hai| prati kSaNa hAni, bahuta hI hAni ho rahI hai / jaba taka kAla rAjA kA Agamana nahIM hotA tabhI taka yauvana zobhA detA hai| isalie he bhadrika ! kuzala na pUcha / koI eka ghar3I aura koI do pahara khuzI ke mAnatA hai to mUrkha hai| jaba taka jIva yamarAja ko bhUlA huA aura usa para dRSTi nahIM rakhatA taba taka hI jIva khuza haiN| bur3hApA savako Akara pakar3a betA hai| jo pUrNa rupa se sukhI hote haiM ve janmate hI nhiiN| jo janmate haiM .. vo mRtyu ko avazya prApta hoNge| hama bhI mRtyu ke mukha meM baiThe hue haiM / jaba P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 25 1 taka yaha muha banda nahIM hotA taba taka hI hama haiM / jaba mRtyu pAnI hai taba sukha kisa bAta kaa| cAra gatiyoM meM caurAsI lAkha yoniyoM meM ghUmate 2 yahAM Ae haiN| jo jahAM janma letA hai vahIM para mana ko vaza meM kare yA karane kA prayatna kare to vo mokSa ko prApta karatA hai / jo vyakti prAtmA ke andara rahe hae guNoM kA vicAra karanA hai vaha addhabhuta vastu ko prApta karatA hai baha addhabhUta vastu ko prApta karatA hai / laDakapana, yAvana, bur3hApA AtA hai bAda meM zarIra ke aMga pratyaMga nAza ko prApta hote haiN| . svAmI sevaka bana jAtA hai to usakA svAmitva naSTa ho jAtA hai| isa prakAra bAhya aura aMtara kI bAteM karake, maiM zrI jinezvara paramAtmA kI kRpA se kuzala hU~ / maiM kAntipura se AI hU~ aura kuzasthala ko jA rahI huuN| yaha mere pAsa jo citra hai use dekho aisA yoginI ne kahA / citra meM eka apUrva, addhabhuta rupa ko dekhakara madanapAla ne pUchA ki yaha kisane addhabhuta strI kA citra citraNa kiyA hai ? yauginI ne kahA | ki, "kAntipura ke narasiMha rAjA kI putrI priyaMgumaMjarI rAjakumArI ke citra kA citraNa kiyA gayA hai / " . priyaMgumaMjarI guNadhara pAThaka ke mukha se zrIcandra ke rupa kA | varNana sunakara unapara Asakta ho gaI haiN| usI kA yaha citrapaTa vahAM | dene ke lie maiM jA rahI haiN| madanapAla ne citra ko lene ke lie bahuta mehanata kI parantu usane diyA nahIM aura yoginI jaldI se nikala gii| madanapAla kAmajvara se pIr3ita ho gayA aura dina-pratidina usake zarIra P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 26 . kI kAnti naSTa hone lgii| mitra ne yaha hakIkata rAjA ko batAI jisase rAjA ne narasiMha rAjA se kanyA kI mAMganI kI parantu narasiMha rAjA ne yaha bAta svIkAra nahIM kii| madanapAla se pitA ne kahA dharya rakho, isa kanyA se bhI adhika rupavAlI kanyA se maiM tumhArI zAdI kruNgaa| vahI maiM madanapAla pitA se chupakara yahAM AyA huuN| merA mana priyaMgumaMjarI ke rupa se AkarSita hai| jisa prakAra ketakI kI sugaMdha sa bhramara AkarSita hotA hai usI prakAra mujhe vahAM zAnti nahIM milA isa lie maiM yahAM paayaa| pahale maiM rAjA ke bagIce ke ArAmagRha meM rahA thA, taba maiMne mAlina se kahA thA ki, he bhadra ! rAjakanyA ko merA saMdezA kaho ki hemapura rAjA kA putra tumhArA citra dekhakara tumhAre para mohita huA hai aura tumhAre zahara meM AyA hai| merA rUpa, kalA Adi sabakA varNana rAjakumArI se karanA aura pratyanta sukha vAlI rAjakumArI mujha para anurAga vAlI ho aisA prayatna karanA isa prakAra samajhA kara mAlina ko maiMne bahuta dhana dekara bhejaa| priyaMgumaMjarI ne kahA usako buddhi ko parIkSA to kreN| bAda meM vicAra kara kanera ke puSpoM ke ra meM se lAla raMga kA phUla lekara kAna para rakhakara mAlina ko dekhate hue pheNkaa| bAda meM kamala ko lekara vumama se raMga kara, use bar3e prema se dekhakara, hRdaya para dhAraNa karake kahA ki, he mugdhe ! usake pAsa jA aura usase uttara laa| mAlina ne sArA vRtAMta mujhe sunAyA, parantu maiM usakA uttara: P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 27 10 nahIM de sakA, isaliye aba maiM kyA karUM? kahAM jAU? isakI cintA meM huuN| priyaMgumaMjarI hamezA isa kAmadeva ke maMdira meM AtI hai| yahAM rahane se kisI samaya milApa ho sakatA hai, prarantu pratihAriye mujhe mArakara bAhara nikAla detI haiN| he sundara ! yaha dukha hai mujhe| ye sunakara zrIcandra madanapAla ke Upara dayA lAkara socane lage ki guNaMdhara guru pahale yahAM Aye the, aho ! yaha kanyA kitanI buddhimati hai| phUla dvArA apane bhAva pradarzita kiye haiM, 'lAla puSpa se tU svayaM rakta hai aisA maiMne kAna se sunA hai, paraMtu maiM dekha bhI nahIM sakatI aura sthAna bhI nahIM de sakatI isaliye tU apanA prayatna chor3a de aisA darzAyA hai / zveta kamala dikhA kara usane yaha darzAyA hai ki virakta ko maiMne rakta kiyA hai, maiMne kAna se sunakara hRdaya meM sthApita kara liyA hai aisA batAyA hai| parantu apane Apako paMDita mAnatA haA yaha itanA bhI nahIM jAna skaa| zrIcandra ne kahA aba tU kyA karegA ? madanapAla ne kahA, maiMne priyaMgumaMjarI ko dekhA hai, parantu usane mujhe nahIM dekhaa| he mitra ! merA kArya kisa prakAra siddha hogA? Apa paropakArI lagate haiM isaliye prApa vatAveM ki maiM kyA karu? itane meM to zaMkha dhvani suna kara, isaliye yahAM se cale calo, madanapAla ne kahA / donoM ne udyAna meM se rAjakumArI ko sakhiyoM se yukta kAmadeva ke maMdira meM praveza karate huye dekhA vahAM ve saba mRdaMga, vINA, nRtya gIta Adi meM masta ho gii| . kucha samaya bAda vahAM eka strI ne jisake kapar3e dhUla se bhare hue P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 4. the, maMdira meM praveza kiyA, usI kSaNa nRtya, saMgIta Adi baMda ho gayA, kSaNa meM rone kI AvAja Ane lagI aura rudana karatI huI sakhiye vAhara bhaayiiN| eka sakhI se madanapAla ne pUchA ki bhadre ! gIta ke sthAna para rudana kyoM zuru hogayA ye to batAyo / sakhI ne kahA mujhe samaya nahIM hai / kisI kI to dAr3hI jala rahI hai aura koI dIpaka jalA rahA hai / itana meM dUsarI sakhI ne kahA ki he .bahana jaldI kele ke patte lAmo, svAminA mUrtita ho gaI haiN| buddhizAlI sakhI ne kahA ki pahale apanI svAminI ne kuzasthala eka sakhI ko zrIcandra kA apane Upara kitanA prema hai yaha jAnane ke liye bhejA thA, parantu zrIcandra vahAM haiM nahIM jisase hamArA kArya siddha nahIM huaa| usa duHkha se rAjakumArI vilApa karatI mUrchita ho gaI hai / aba kyA hogA patA nhiiN| aisA kahakara andara calI gaI / bAda meM saba loga nagara meM cale gye| - - sUryavatI ke putra zrIcandra ne vivAha kI icchA vAle madanapAla ko kahA ki phAlatU meM tuma apanA rAjya chor3a ghUma rahe ho / agara isake binA tUM nahIM raha sakatA hai to jaise maiM kahU~ vaisA kara, parantu tere kArya kI siddhi ghana dvArA hogI, dhana binA saba niSphala hai / aba kisa prakAra se terA kArya siddha ho sakatA hai use suna / sakhI ne abhI kahA ki kuzasthala se zrIcandra dezAntara gae hue haiM, to usake prAdhAra eka prapaMca kreN| tU to zrIcandra bana aura maiM terA sevaka banatA huuN| nagara meM jAkara kisI ko dravya dekara eka makAna kharIda kara vahAM garIboM ko P.P. 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IMILIA usake bAda jo yogya hogA maiM karUMgA / jisase rAjA ko khabara pahuMcegI ki kuzasthala se gupta rIti se zrIcandra Ae haiM bAda meM to karma kI zakti balavAna hai| yaha sunakara to madanapAla bahuta hI harpita huaa| isa prakAra donoM ne nizcaya kiyaa| Upara kI maMjila para madanapAla zrIcandra bana kara rahatA hai aura dvAra para zrIcandra jo yogya samajhatA hai karatA hai| usake bAda eka dina rAjA ko samAcAra mile ki zrIcandra yahAM Ae hae hai tava rAjA bahuta khuza huaa| zrIcandra ne madanapAla se kahA ki aba tU muni kI taraha mauna rhnaa| usake bAda zrIcandra ne apane cAturya se rAjA kanyA aura maMtri ko khuza kiyaa| rAjA ne bahuta hI muzkila se use zAdI ke liye manavAya zAdI meM dera nahIM karanI cAhiye / dusare hI dina godhulika samaya / lagna pakkA huA / donoM jagaha zAdI kI taiyAriyAM hone lgiiN| zrIcandra mAye haiM aisA jAnakara logoM ne nagara ko bahuta sundara DhaMga se sajAyA / zAdI ke dina madanapAla eka jharokhe meM baiThA hai usI samaya mArga se jAtI huI panihAriyoM kI bAtacIta usane sunI, he bahana tU Aja jaldI 2 kyoM jA rahI hai ? javAba milA ki he sakhI kyA tU nahIM jAnatI? priyaMgumaMjarI aura zrIcandra donoM guNadhara pAThaka se par3he haiN| rAjakumArI padminI ke lakSaNoM kI goSThI karake phira zAdI karegI, vahAM bahuta Ananda praayegaa| yaha sunakara madanapAla ko ciMtA huii| vaha zrIcandra se pUchane P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 30 * strI ke cAra bheda maiM jAnatA hU~ isaliye tU likha kara unheM yAda kara le niSphala ho jaayegaa| madanapAla ne kahA ki aba par3hane kA TAima hI liye bahuta mehanata kI hai parantu maiM abhAgI huuN| aba maiM batAU vasA karo / tuma mere se choTe lagate ho parantu rUpa meM mere hI samAna ho aura aba tuma AbhUSaNa pahanoge to bahuta sundara lagoge isaliye tuma merA veSa pahana kara kanyA se zAdI karake mujhe sauMpa denA / jo kAma tumheM bhaviSya meM karanA thA vaha abhI kara lo / paropakArI puruSa yAcanA kA maMga nahIM krte| . zrIcandra ne kahA acchA tumhAre kahe anusAra karatA hai| bAda meM veSa badala kara madanapAla apane rUpa meM aura zrIcandra apane veSa meM zobhAyamAna hone lge| ve dUsaroM ke veSa se nahIM apane veSa se zobha rahe the / unake sAre mAMgalika rIti rivAja rAjya kI striyoM ne hI kiye| zrIcandra ne svarNa ratnoM se jar3ita mukaTa dhAraNa kiyA, kAno para kuddl| va hAtha meM apane nAma kI aMgUThI pahanI / dedipyamAna rAjA kI bhAMti ve hAthI para savAra hue, Upara chatra va donoM tarapha cAmara Dulane lage aura bAje bajAne vAle prAge calane lge| aneka sainikoM Adi ke sAtha vaha julUsa sAre zahara meM phiratA huA rAjya sabhA meM pAyA / bhATa ne zrIcandra kI jaya jayakAra kI aura kahA dhanavatI Adi P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 31 1 mATha kanyAoM ke sAtha vivAha karane vAle zrIcandra kI jaya ho / rAjA - tAraka bhATa ko bahuta dAna diyaa| narasiMha rAjA ne zrIcandra ko godI meM biThAyA va apanI putrI ko caraNoM ke pAsa biThAkara donoM ko paricita krvaayaa| usI samaya priyaMgubhaMjarI ne kahA 'he rAjAoM ke indra striyoM ke bheda lakSaNa Adi batAyo / zrI 'zrIcandra' ne kahA he bhadre ! strI ke 4 bheda haiM 1 padminI 2 hastinI 3 citriNI 4 shNkhinii| pratyeka ke 4-4 bhAga hote haiM isa prakAra 16 bheda hue| 1 kamala ke gaMdha vAlI 2 hAthI ke mada samAna gaMdha vAlI 3 citra vicitra gaMdha vAlI aura 4 magaramaccha ke gaMdha vAlI hotI hai| 1 zobhAyamAna muMha vAlI 2 jisakI cAla sundara ho / 3 sundara sAthala vAlI aura sundara stana vAlI hotI hai / 1 haMsa ke jasI cAla vAlI 2 hathinI kI jaisI cAla vAlI 3 hiraNaM jaisI cAla vAlI 4 gadhI kI jasI cAla vAlI hotI hai / 1 komala sundara.. dAMta vAlI 2 moTe dAMta vAlI 3 choTe dAMta vAlI 4 lamve dAMta. vAlI hotI hai| 1 cikane, bArIka bAloM vAlI 2 moTe bAloM vAlI 3 choTe bAloM vAlI 4 vara chaTa bAloM vAlI hotI hai| 1. vizAla netroM vAlI 2. choTI prAMkhoM vAlI 3. aNIdAra netroM vAlI 4 pIle netroM vAlI hotI hai| 1. vizAla stana vAlI 2. choTe stana vAlI 3 UMcA stana vAlI 4. lambe stana vAlI hotI hai 1. alpa nidrA vAlI 2. bhArI nidrA vAlI 3 thor3I nidrA vAlI 4. khUba nidrA vAlI hotI hai| 1. alpa kAma vAsanA vAlI 2. gAr3ha P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAma vAsanA vAlI 3. citravicitra kAma vAsanA vAlI 4. atizaya kAmavAsanA vAlI hotI hai| 1. alpa prasveda vAlI 2. bahuta prasveda vAlI 3. madhyama prasveda vAlI aura 4. atizaya prasveda vAlI hotI hai| 1. alpa krodhI 2. atizaya krodhI 3. vicitra krodhI 4. lambe krodha vAlI hotI hai| 1. puSpoM kA samUha priya hotA hai 2. motI priya hota haiM 3. vibhUSA priya hotI hai 4 kalaha priya hotA hai 1. alpa AhAra vAlI 2. jyAdA AhAra vAlI 3. kama AhAra vAlI 4. atizaya mAhAra vAlI hotI hai / 1. kamala ke samAna sundara hAtha vAlI 2. zaMkha ke samAna hAthoM vAlI 3. magara ke samAna hAthoM vAlI 4. matsmya ke samAna hAthoM vAlI hotI hai| . . . striyoM ke zubha aura azubha do prakAra ke lakSaNa hote haiM / pUrNa candra ke samAna makha vAlI, bAla sarya jaisI kAnti vAlI. vizAla mukha vAlI aura lAla hoTha vAlI zubha kanyA kahalAtI hai / aMkuza, kunDala maura cakra jisake hAtha meM ho vo putra ko janma detI hai va usakA pati rAjA banatA hai / jisake hAtha kI hathelI para torana hotA hai, va dAsI ke kula meM janmI ho to bhI rAjA kI patnI banatI hai| jisake hAtha meM maMdira, kamala, cakra, taurana, chatra aura pUrNa kubha hotA hai va rAjapatli banatI hai aura usake bahuta putra janmate haiN| jo strI komala aMga vAlI; hiraNa ke samAna naitroM vAlI, patalI gardana vAlI aura peTa vAlI, jisakI cAla haMsa kI taraha ho vaha rAja patni banatI hai| jisa strI ke choTe bAla jo gola mukha vAlI aura / P.P.AC. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 33 250 dakSiNAvarta vAlI ho to vaha prema kI bhAjana banatI hai / jisake aMguliyAM lavI aura bAla laMbe hoM vaha dIrgha AyuSya vAlI hotI hai aura dhandha dhAnya sa vRddhi ko pAtI hai| jo strI kRSNa ke jaisI zyAma, campaka jaisI prabhAvAlI, gaurI ora nigdha aga vAnI ho vaha bhI sukha ko prApta hotI hai| nIla kamala ke da na jaisI kAMti vAlI, pInI kAMti vAlI ho to vaha samasta saMga pratyaMga para alaMkAra dhAraraga kregii| jisa smo ke lalATa para svastika ho vaha hajAra jahAjoM ke Adhipati kA varaNa karatI hai| jisa strI ke dAMyeM tarapha gale para, stana para lAMchana tila yA masA agara ho to vaha pahale putra ko janma detI hai / jisa strI ke prasveda, rona, nidA aura bhojana alpa hoM to vaha uttama lakSaNoM vAlI hotI hai| jisa strI kI sAthala hathinI kI sUDha jaisI bharAvadAra ho, yoni pIpala ke patte jaisI aura roma binA kI ho, kamara, lalATa aura peTa kachuoM jaisA unnata ho aura maNibaMdha gUr3ha ho to vaha vipula lakSmI ko prApta karatI hai| 'jo strI kI jaMghA roma vAlI ho, stana aura hAtha para agara roma hoM to vaha tatkAla vidhavA ho jAtI hai| jisa strI kA sAthala moTA ho, paira capaTe ho vaha vidhavA aura dAridraya ke dukha ko prApta hotI hai| jisake pIche prAvarta ho vaha pati ko mAratI hai, jisake hRdaya para prAMvarta ho vaha pativratA hotI hai, jisake kamara para prAvarta ho vaha svacchandI hotI hai| jisakI tInoM lalATa, peTa aura yauni lambI ho tA vaha sasura, devara aura pati kA nAza karatI hai| jisakI jIbha kAlI P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ #. 341 ho, hoTha lambe hoM. netra pIne do AvAja moTI (ghogharA) ho, atizveta, atizyAma yaha 6 prakAra kI striye tyAgane yogya haiM / jisake gAloM para khaDDe par3ate hoM vaha pati ke ghara sthira ho kara nahIM rahatI aura svacchaMda prAcAra vAlI hotI hai| paira ke aMgUThe kI pAsa vAlI pahalI aMgUlI aMgUThe se bar3I ho to vaha acchI nahIM hotii| dUsarI aMgUlI yAni bIca kI aMgUlI aMgUThe se bar3I ho to vaha strA durbhAgA hogI aura pati ko chor3a degii| paira kI tIsarI aMgulI UMcI na ho aura jamIna se sparza na karatI ho to vaha kumArI avasthA meM jAra ke sAtha khelatI hai| jisakI sabase choTI aMgulI jamIna se sparza na kara to vaha yauvana vaya meM jAra ke sAtha krIr3A kare isa meM koI saMzaya nahIM / jaisA mukha vaisA hI gupta bhAga, jaisI cakSu ho vaisI kamara ho, jasA hAtha ho vaise hI paira hoM, jaisI bhujAyeM hoM vaisI jaMghA ho, jisako kaue ke mAvAja jaisI vANI ho, kaue jaisI jaMghA aura pITha roma vAlA hA, moTe dAMta vAlI ho vaha dasa mahIne meM pati kA nAza karatI hai / jisakI aMguliyoM meM cheda par3ate hoM, jisakI aMguliye viSama hoM vaha vera ko baDhAne vAlI hotI hai aisA sAmudrika kahate haiN| isameM zaMkA nahIM hai ati dIrgha, prati choTI, ati moTI, ati patalI, ati zyAma aura ati kAlI yoni vAlI strI durbhAgA kahalAtI hai| vivAda karane vAlI, asthira Aza para baiThane vAlI zUrAtana vAlI, dUsaroM ke anukUla paura dUsaroM kI prAzraya se khilI huI, prati Akroza ko karane vAlI, paura zUnya ghara meM baiThane vAlI, jisakI dasa putra putrI ho bhI tUM usa P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 35 * bhAryA ko chor3a de| gAla meM jisake khaDDa par3ate hoM, gadhe jaisI AvAja vAlI, moTI jaghA vAlI, khar3e bAloM vAlI, lambe hoTha vAlI, moTe mukha vAlI, alaga 2 dAMtoM vAlI, kAle dAMta, hoTha aura jIbha vAlI, suke huye aMgoM vAlI, viSama bhRkuTi aura stana vAlI, nAka, muha capaTA ho to vaha strI tyAgane yogya hai / aisI strI sukha se rahita aura bhraSTa zAla vAlI hotI hai| kachue jaisI pITha vAlI, hAthI jaise skandha vAlI, kamala ke patra jaise puSTa sAthala vAlI, puSTa gAla vAlI, choTe aura eka samAna dAMtoM vAlI, acchI taraha se gupta, ati uSNa aura golAkAra vAlI, isa prakAra kI 6 yoniyeM macchI mAnI gayI haiM / dakSiNavartta nAbhi, snigdha aMga vAlI, sundara bhRkuTi khulI kamara vAlI aura khule jadhana, acche sundara bAloM vAla kacchue jaisI pITha vAlI, ThaMDI, dAMta jisake eka samAna hai, jisake | ke bhAga khule haiM, sundara gola kamala jaise netra vAlI suvratA, sAre hI gura se yukta aisI strI vivAha ke yogya hai| isa prakAra bahuta samaya taka zrIcandra ne priyaMgumaMjarI ke sAtha vArtAlApa karane ke pazcAt priyaMgumaMjarI ne zrIcandra ke kaMTha meM varamAlA phnaaii| bAda meM maMDapa ke dvAra meM pAMkhaNa Adi sArI vidhi ke bAda zrIcandra rAja prAMgana meM Ae vahAM sArI kriyA hone ke bAda kanyA se yukta hare bAMsa kI banI huI bar3I corI meM Ae / agni ke cAroM tarapha pherI phirate, cauthe maMgala phere meM narasiMha rAjA ne jamAI ko caturaMga senA mAdi sauMpI aura kahA yaha saba tumhAre sAtha bhejuuNgaa| zrIcandra priyaMgu P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 36 9. maMjarI se rakta zraSTha vAhana meM baiTha kara apane mahala kI tarapha gae / rAste meM sthAna 2 para logoM ke mukha se addhabhuta vANI sunate hue ki 'rUpa, vidyA, kula, catura buddhi, anuttara kAMti, mukhya guNoM aura rUpa meM anuttara, jisa prakAra indra aura indrANI kA yoga, candra aura rohiNI kA yoga, sUrya aura rahanAdevI kA yoga humA vaisA hI vidhi ne (prakRti) yaha yoga banAyA hai| zrIcandra ne apane mahala meM praveza kiyA / maMgala pUrvaka sava vastuoM ko ucita sthAna para rakhakara yathA yogya dAna dekara * vAsa gRha meM pAe / haMsate hue mukha vAlo priyaM gumaMjarI sakhiyoM se yukta palaMga para baiThe hue pati ke pAsa baiThakara kAvya goSThI karane lgii| itane meM madanapAla ne bhU saMjJA se "apane vacana ko yAda kara" aisA saMketa kiyA zrIcandra zaMkA ke bahAne bAhara nikane taba priyaMgumaMjarI pAnI leke inake pIche gii| taba zrIcandra ne kahA tuma yahIM raho vahA~ bahuta pAnI hai| aisA kaha kara nIce Akara sasura ke pAsa se prApta kI huI saba vastueM madanapAla ko dekara aura apane kunDala nAma kI aMguThI aura sapura kI aMguThI lekara apanA veza grahaNa karake kahA ki he madanapAla ! tere mana ko saMtoSa hogayA ? aba maiM jAtA huuN| madanapAla ne kahA ki tumane bahuta hI sundara kiyA aba tumheM jaisA sundara lage vaisA karo / prAnaMda se prAMkha meM aMjana DAla kara zrIcandra kI vezabhUSA ko pahana kara madanapAla jisake cehare para koI teja nahIM hai, naMde hAtha paira vAlA vAsa gRha meM jAkara baiTha gyaa| usako isa prakAra P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ #. 3710 kA dekhakara priyaMgumaMjarI usI kSaNa bAhara nikalI aura sakhI se kahane lagI ki "pati kA veza lekara koI aura vyakti aAyA hai'| sakhI ne kahA yahAM aisA kauna hai jisane tere pati kA veza dhAraNa kiyA hai / tU vyAmUDha ho gaI hai / rAjakumArI ne kahA he sakhI ! agara tU nahIM mAnatI to tU svayaM jAkara ucha pahale ke prema vAkyoM aura kathA vArtAlApa aba vaha kisa prakAra kara rahA hai aura use dekha / sakhI ne usI taraha kiyA to vaha pahale kI bajAya ulTA hI bolaa| usase sakhI ne kahA ki ye zrIcandra nahIM hai parantu veSa to unhIM kA pahana kara koI aura hI AyA hai / priyaMgumaMjarI ne kahA tU dvArapAla se pUcha / sakhI ne jaba dvArapAla se pUchA to dvArapAla ne kahA ki maiMne to kisI dUsare ko Ate nahIM dekhA hai| bAda meM sakhiyoM ko vahAM chor3akara priyaMgumaMjarI apanI mA ke pAsa gii| mAtA ne pUchA tuma isa samaya svayaM kaise AI ho ? kuzala to hai ? dukha se bharI huI kanyA ne jo ghaTanA ghaTita huI ve sArI kaha sunAI / rAnI ne sArI bAteM rAjA se kahI / rAjA vyAkula ho uThA ye kaisA Sar3ayaMtra hai ? prAtaHkAla hote hI madanapAla ko bulA bhejA, sUkSma dRSTi se nirIkSaNa karake aura dUsaroM ke kahane se yaha vizvAsa ho gayA ki ye zrIcandra nahIM hai| . rAjA ne pUchA he vatsa ! vaha aMgUThI kunDala Adi kahAM haiM ? madanapAla ne dUsare dikhA diye / rAjA socane lagA isa samaya kaisI majIba ghaTanA ghaTI hai| punaH rAjA ne madanapAla se padminI Adi striyoM ke guNa pUche / parantu madanapAla to jAnatA hI nahIM thA isaliye P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 38 . cupa rahA / isase rAjA ne pUchA tU kauna hai satya kyoM nahIM kahatA / to bhI madanapAla mauna rahA taba rAjA ne kahA ki isako to cAbuka kI phaTakAroM kI sajA honI cAhiye / sajA se ghabarAkara vaha bolA meM madanapAla hU~ aura apanA caritra kaha sunAyA aura kahane lagA yaha buddhi baTuka kI hai usane mere hI kahane se zAdI bhI kI jisase usase dveSa karanA yogya nhiiN| usa upakArI ke upakAra kA badalA kisa prakAra cukA skuugaa| vaha saba kucha mujhe de gyaa| vaha yahAM hai yA kahIM aura isakA mujhe kucha patA nahIM hai| vaha zrIcandra hai yA koI aora ye bhI maiM nahIM jaantaa| taba rAjA ne aura logoM ne kahA ki baTuka hI zrIcandra the| tAraka bhATa ne kahA ki ve zrIcandra hI the / isameM koI bhI saMzaya nahIM hai unako bahuta khoja karavAI lekina zrIcandra kA koI patA nahIM lagA / / / vilApa karatI putrI ko rAjA ne kahA ki tU rudana na kara, terA pati tujhe milegA parantu kyA tU use pahacAna sakego ? priyaMgumaMjarI ne kahA mere bAyeM aMga phar3akane para maiM zubha zakuna se svayaM jAna luuNgii| aba taka mere pati mujhe nahIM milate unhoMne mujhe apanI choTI aMgulI kI paMgUThI dI hai maiM usI kI prAdara se pUjA kruuNgii| madanapAla se saba pAbhUSaNa hAthI Adi sarva vastueM maMtrI ne rAjA ke kahane se apane padhikAra meM rakha lii| rAnIjI kI dI huI aMgUThI usameM nahIM thI, madanapAla se usake liye pUchA gayA taba usane uttara diyA vaha to baTuka me gayA hai| P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 36 * rAjA kahane lage graho ! dekho usakA paropakArIpana, dharya, mati aura buddhi ! yahAM jAnA jAtA hai ki kanyA kitanI bhAgyavAna hai / rAjA ne bahuta sA dhana dekara madanapAla ko mukta kiyA / rAjA ne cAroM tarapha khoja karavAI lekina zrIcandra kA kahIM patA nahIM lgaa| taba rAjA ne kahA kisI zubha dina maMtriyoM ko zrIcandra ko bulAne ke liye bhejege| candra ke samAna gola mukha vAle zrIcandra kSatriya ke veSa meM clte| phirate eka bahuta bar3e jaMgala meM pahuMce / ati tRSA lagane se UMcI bagaha car3hakara jala kI khoja karane lage, itane meM kucha dUra sUrya kI kAnti kA bhI tiraskAra karatA ho aisI kAnti kA eka puMja dekhA / vahAM pAsa meM jAkara dekhA to vaha candrahAsa khaDaga hai aisA jAnakara socane lage ki yaha khaDaga kisakA hogA ? pRthvI para rahe hue puruSa kA hai yA kisI prAkAza meM vicaraNa karate hue vidyAvara kA hai? parantu isakA svAmI bhI yahAM dikhAI nahIM detA, zAyada koI yahAM bhUla gayA hogaa| isa prakAra socate hue buddhizAlI zrIcandra ne kalyANa ke liye use grahaNa kiyaa| usa khaDaga kI dhAra kI parIkSA ke liye pAsa hI jo jhAr3I.. pI usa para unhoMne vAra kiyA, kSaNavAra meM usake do TukaDe ho gye| paura usake madhya meM rahe hue puruSa ke bhI do TukaDe ho gaye / ye dekhakara zrIcandra bole hA...hA...aho merI prajJAnatA aura mUr3hapane se maiMne bahuta bar3A pApa kiyA hai jisase aba to mujhe naraka meM bhI sthAna nahIM milegaa| aba merA kyA hogaa| aise svanindA karate hue vaha puruSa kucha P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hoza meM thA usake hAtha meM khaDaga dekara kahane lage mujhe mAra DAlo meM apagadhI huuN| bolane meM azaka aise usa puruSa ne zrIcandra ko khaDama marpita kara aisA saMketa kiyA ki yahAM agara jala hai to mujhe pilAdo / jala pilAkara zrIcandra bAra 2 usase kSamA yAcanA karane lge| thor3I hI dera meM vaha puruSa mRtyu ko prApta huaa| kucha kSaNa vahAM Thahara kara dukhina hRdaya vAle zrIcandra jalapAna kiye binA khaDaga sahita vahA~ se ravAnA ho gaye / usI rAtri ko kisI vana meM pahuMce / vahAM eka vRkSa kI DAla para darbha kA vistara bichA huA dekha vaha socane lage ki isake kAra koI musAphira soyA hogaa| to bhI use uThAkara cAroM ta*pha dekhane lage / usI samaya unakI najara eka khosala para par3I jise lakaDa se baMdha kiyA huA thA use Age khisakA kara vIra puruSa ne usameM praveza kiyA / guphA ke muMha para kucha kSaNa Thahara kara vahAM jo bar3I zilA yo use uThAyA to kyA dekhate haiM ki nIce kI tarapha rAstA jA rahA hai| usa rAste se nIce utare to vahAM pAtAla mahala dekhaa| rala ke dIpakoM se bhI tejasvI do maMjila mahala ko dekhakara pahale to nIce vAlI maMjila kA nirIkSaNa kiyA phira Upara vAlI maMjila para gye| vahAM maNinoM se jar3ita siMhAsana thA, usa para baiTha kara zrIcandra ne use sArthaka kiyaa| bAda meM kutuhala vaza sAmane eka kamarA thA use kholA to dekhate kyA haiM vahAM kamare meM ratnoM ke palaMga para eka baMdarI baiThI hai| baMdarI pahale to zrIcandra ke para par3I, bAda vastra ke kinAre ko pakar3a kara palaMga para bitthaayaa| zrIcandra kahane lage tU P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ veSTA se to manuSya pratIta hotI hai paranta dikhane meM baMdarI isakA kyA kAraNa hai maiM jAnanA cAhatA hU~ / . . . . . . . . rudana karatI baMdarI ne dIvAra meM eka AlA thA vaha batAyA aura bAra bAra apane netra dikhAne lgii| usake izAre se uTha kara usa tarapha gaye vahAM aMjana se bharI huyI do DibiyeM dekhI, eka zyAma raMga kI thIM dUsarI sapheda baMdarI ke saMketa se, kAle raMga kA maMjana zrIcandra ne usake netroM meM DAlA / usake adbhuta prabhAva se baMdarI divya veza tathA alaMkAra pahanI huI kanyA ke rupa meM badala gii| isa kautuka ko dekhakara zrIcandra bole 'he bhadre tU kauna haiM ? yaha sthAna kaunasA hai aura tujhe baMdarI kisane - banAyA hai| . . ! .. . / .. . harSa aura lajjA yukta kanyA ne kahA, 'he nAtha ! hemapura meM bAkaradhvaja rAjA ke madanAvalI rAnI hai unakI putrI maiM madanasundarI huuN| maiM madanapAla kI choTI bahina, mAtA pitA ko priya aisI maiM anukrama se yovanAvasthA ko prApta huyI / maiM puruSa ke 3.2 lakSaNoM ko jAnatI huuN| / maine pratijJA kI ki maiM battIsa lakSaNoM se yukta manuSya se zAdI karu gii| eka dina rAjasabhA meM eka yAcaka ne pratApasiMha ke putra ke guNa-gAna gAye ko 'dAna rupI paMkhe se utpanna hunnA zrIcandra kA yaza rupI pavana, naye arthI rupI raja ko sanmukha lAtA hai| rAjA ne usakA sanmAna kara usake sAtha vivAha kI maMtraNA kii| . . !- 14/ .. .. . eka dina maiM sakhiyoM sahita udyAna meM krIr3A ke liye guI, vahAM puSpoM ke krIDA gRha meM se kisI vidyAdhara ne mujhe uThA liyA, parantu P.P.AC. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4. 42 90 svastro ke bhaya sa mujhe isa mahala meM rakhA hai| prAja pAcavAM dina! maiM rudana karatI thI jisase vaha bolA ki rudana kyA karatI hai ? meM vatAThaya parvata para rahane vAlA ratnacUr3a nAmaka vidyAdhara hai| abhI hamArA gotra ke hI eka rAjA ne merA mariNabhaSaNa nagara apane kabje meM kara liyA hai jisame maiM apane parivAra sahita bAhira rahatA huuN| eka dina pRthvI para ghUmate huye maiM kuzasthana gyaa| vahAM udyAna meM azvoM, rathA mora hAthiyoM se yukta vizAla senA ko dekhaa| ___vahAM eka suvarNa ke palaMga para puSpoM se krIr3A karatI huyI, sakhiyoM se yukta, susarAla se pitA ke ghara jAtI huI padminI ko dekha kara mujhe atizaya prema utpanna huaa| manohara subhaMga aMga vAlI usako haraNa karane ke liye eka dina maiM vahAM adRzya paNa meM rhaa| maiMne apane do rupa / karane kA yatna kiyaa| parantu padminI pati se rakSita thI aura svazAna / kI rakSA vAlI thI, jisa kAraNa mere do rupa nahIM huye / bAda meM usA ke samAna rupa vAlI strI kI maiM khoja meM thaa| pRthvI para nirIkSaNa ! karate huye milI hai aba maiM tujha se zAdI kruNgaa| aisA kaha kara sapheda maMjana DAla kara mujhe baMdarI banA diyA, tIsare dina vApisa mAkara zyAma bhajana DAla kara sundarI banAkara kahane lagA, he sundarI laha grahaNa karo, maiM lagna dekhakara pAyA huuN| 'guruvAra ke madhyAnha samaya zubha lagna hai / ye sArI sAmagrI dUM rakha, meM vidyA sAdhane jAtA hai budhavAra kI rAta ko yA guruvAra prAtakAla meM meM baauNgaa| maiMne kahA ki, 'he vidyAdhara ! mUrkha hai ? yA jara P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai ? tU to pitA ke samAna hai, to tU mujha se kisa taraha zAdI karegA ? vaha haMsa kara mujhe badarI banA gayA hai| Aja budhavAra kI rAtri hai Apa kauna haiM ? he sAhasika ziromaNI Apa yahAM kisa taraha Aye ho ? yahAM se mujhe nikAla kara usa duSTa ke paMje meM se nikAla kara merA padAra kreN| candrakalA ke pati zrIcandra socane lage, 'kala jo vyakti mere dvArA mArA gayA thA, vahI ratnacUDa hogaa|' aisA socakara nigarvI rAjakumAra ne kahA ki, 'maiM musAphira hUM, daridratA ke kAraNa kuzasthala ko dhana prApta karane kI icchA se ghUmatA hA jA rahA thA, isa aTavI meM vRkSa para sone ke liye car3hA, vahAM khokhala kA muha andara kI ora jAte huye dekha maiM usa + pradara praveza kara gayA yahAM maiM pAtAla mahala ko dekha kara usa para car3ha pAyA yahAM tumheM baMdarI pana meM dekhaa| aba he kRza peTa vAlI / tUM duHkha kyoM sahana karatI hai ? tU kumArI hai to usa vidyAdhara ke sAtha vivAha karane se vidyAdharI banegI, usameM tujhe burA kyA lagatA hai ? 'he nAtha ! Apa mere bhAgya se Aye haiM, jisase Aja merI pratijJA pUrNa huI hai| prApa saMpUrNa lakSaNoM se mahAna ho| kahA hai ki, 'pAMca lamve, cAra choTe, pAMca sUkSma, sAta lAla, tIna Uce, tIna cauDe, tIna gahare, aura 2 zyAma ye puruSa ke 32 lakSaNa kahe gaye haiN| do hAya,donetra, maMgulI, jIbha aura nAka ye pAMca lambI acchI haiM / vAMso, kaMTha, puruSa. cinha aura jaMghA ye cAra choTI acchI haiN| dAMta, camar3I, nakha aura keza ye cAra sUkSma acche haiN| peTa, kandhe, mastaka aura paira cAra unnata zubha P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ *444. hai| hAtha aura paira ke taluve, tAlava, netroM ke kone, jIbha, nakha aura hoTha ye sAta lAla acche haiM / lalATa, chAtI aura mukha ye tIna cauDe acche haiM / nAbhi svara aura satva ye tIna gahare acche haiM / AMkha kI kIkI aura bAla ye donoM kAle zubha mAne gaye haiN| isa prakAra battIsa lakSaNoM se mApa yukta haiM yaha nizcita hai| _ 'mukha ko pAghA zarIra kahA gayA hai athavA mukha sArA zarIra bhI kahalAtA hai| mukha meM nAka zreSTha hai, usase zreSTha cakSu haiM, : unase kAnti zreSTha hai. usase zreSTha sneha hai, usase bhI zreSTha svara hai aura unase zreSTha satva hai / satva meM saba vastuoM rahI huyI haiN|' candrahAsa khaDga kisI sAdhAraNa hAtha meM nahIM hotaa| Apa mere prANa haiM / maiMne to Apako hI varaNa kiyA hai, mere jIvana Apa ho / svAmI Apa akele ho| prabhAta hote| hI vaha duSTa.AyegA, usase pahale hI hama kahIM nikala caleM jisase vaha hameM dekha nahIM sake / phira mAja dopahara ko isa lagna sAmagrI se he prabhu! / gAMdharva vivAha se Apa mujhe svIkAra kro| .. - zrIcandra ne kahA 'he bhIru ! tU sukha se yahAM raha / Daro nhiiN| vaha bhAyegA taba maiM use dekha lUgA vaha kisa taraha kA hai / parantu yahA~ / dopahara ke samaya kA patA kaise calegA ?" madanasundarI ne kahA 'he deva ! isa guphA ke nIce vizAla bar3a kA vRkSa hai, usake najadIka eka khokhala ke choTe dvAra meM se dina aura rAtri ko 'madhye bhAga dikhAI detA hai| usake bAda prAtaHkAla meM madanasundarI sahita zrIcandra ne pAraNA kiyA / madhyAnha samaya meM zubha lagna meM donoM ne gAMdharva vidhi se vivAha kiyaa| madanasundarI ne kahA he svAmina !. vaha vidyAdhara kyoM nahIM P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 45 4 prAyA ? taba zrIcandra ne jo ghaTanA ghaTI thI vaha yathAsthita kaha sunaaii| kharAba mantrI se rAjA pIr3ita hotA hai, phala avadhi para pakatA hai tApa lambe arase meM TIka hotA hai aura pApI pApa se pIr3ita hotA hai / usa dina vahIM rahakara patnI sahita sArabhUta ratna aura aMjana ke donoM kuppoM ko lekara jisa rAste se. Aye the usI rAste se bAhara nikala kara zilA se guphA ke dvAra ko banda kara pRthvI meM bahuta sA dhana gAr3a kara jisake hAtha meM candrahAsa khaDga ullasita hai aise zrIcandra siMha kI taraha aTavI ko pAra kara eka gAMva ke najadIka pAye / sarovara kI pAla para ruka kara unhoMne kahA he priyA ! yahAM upavana meM Thahara kara rasoI banAkara bhojana karate haiN| madanasundarI ne kahA 'pApa sAmagrI le Aiye / meM khAnA bnaauugii| sArI sAmagrI mAlI se lekara madanasundarI ne prati ghI vAle ghevara, pUrI prAdi vastuyeM banAI / pratApasiMha ke putra ne snAna karake AbhUSaNoM se bhUSita hokara uttama tIrtha kI tarapha muha karake devavadana kii| taba aMgUThI para. nAma dekhakara madanasundarI ko pati kA nAma mAlUna huprA / pahale bhATa sa sunA thA ki 'kuzasthala rAjA ke putra rUpa, sphUrti bala aura kalA se yukta zrIcandra haiN| vahI ye zrIcandra haiM aisA jAnakara ati Anandita hotI huI unake praudArya Adi guNoM se ati harSita huI rAjakumArI ne kahA 'he vibho ! bhojana ke liye pdhaaro| ..... zrIcandra ne kahA ki 'he bhadre / Aja priyA ke hAtha se banA huA bhojana pahalI bAra taiyAra huA hai isaliye muni mahArAja ko baharAkara P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * * phira bhojana karate haiM / ve sarovara kI pAla para jyoM hI pAte haiM to kyA dekhate haiM ki do muni bar3I zAnta mudrA vAle usa tarapha hI mArahe pati harSa se donoM ne ghI aura zakkara se yukta ghevara nAdi bahAye / mAda meM bahuta logoM ko sAtha lekara bhojana kiyaa| bAda meM patnI ke sAtha unake pAsa jAkara unheM namaskAra kara vahAM baitthe| vaccha muni zrI ne dharma lAbha pUrvaka kahA ki 'citta, vitta aura supAtra kA yoga, he bhadra ! bahuta durlabha hai| kahA hai ki 'samaye supAtra dAna aura samyaktva se vizuddha aisA bodhi lAbha aura anta samaya meM samAdhi maraNa abhavya jIva nahIM prApta kara sktaa| uttama pAtra sAdhu pAdhvI, madhyama pAtra zrAvaka zrAvikA aura jaghanya pAtra avirati samyaga dRSTi jIva hote haiN| isa prakAra se dezanA sunakara zrIcandra ne vinatI kI ki 'he muni zreSTha pApI aise mere se ajJAnatAvaza uttama vidyAdhara mArA gayA hai, usakA mujhe prAyazcita do| vaha pApa zalya kI taraha mujhe munizrI ne kahA ki 'he puNyAtmA ! terI pApa bhIrutA bhavya hai, pazcAtApa aura dAna se terI zuddhi ho gaI hai| to bhI isa vidhi se marihaMta bhagavAna prAdi ko namaskAra karake, namaskAra maMtra kA jApa kro| saMyoga prApta hone para arihaMta bhagavAna kA mandira banavA denA / siddhAnta meM isa prakAra kahA hai to use suno| mahAprArambha, mahA. parigraha, mAMsa kA AhAra karane aura paMcendriya ke vaSa se jIva naraka P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 47 10 ko AyuSya bAMdhatA hai| zrI gautama svAmI ne pUchA he vIra ! kisa prakAra jIva zubha aura dIrgha AyuSya ko prApta hotA hai ? bhagavAna zrI varSamAna svAmI ne kahA 'he gautama ! jIva hiMsA na kare, mRSAvAda kA sevana na kare, 27 guNoM se yukta sAdhunoM ko vandana kare aura dUsarI roti se mana ko priya aisA AhAra pAnI, khAdima aura svAdima bhraaye| isa prakAra karane se sacamuca jIva zubha dIrgha AyuSya ko bAMdhatA hai| kiye hue karma kA kSaya pazcAtApa se yA tapazcaryA se ho sakatA hai| karma ko nAza kara dene se hI zAnti prApta hotI hai / 'tumhArI chAtrAkAra kI rekhA se, tumhAre lalATa aura lakSaNoM se tuma bhaviSya meM mahAna rAjA hone vAle ho aisA pratIta hotA hai / isaliye tuma sthira rIti se samyaktva kI prArAdhanA karo jisa taraha girI meM meru, devoM meM indra, grahoM meM candra, deva meM zrI jinezvara deva haiM vaise hI karma meM mukhya samyaktva haiN| jIva ne prAyaH anaMta mandira tathA jina pratimAeM bhraayiiN| parantu ye saba bhAva binA se karavAI huI haiM jisase darzana zuddhi (zuddha zraddhA) kI eka aMza bhara prApti nahIM huii| jo bhAgyazAlI samyaktva ko antamahata meM bhI eka bAra sparza kare to vaha jIva saMsAra meM jyAdA se jyAdA acaM pudgala parAvataM hI saMsAra meM rahatA hai| jo darzana se bhraSTa hai vaha bhraSTa hI kahalAtA hai usako mokSa kI prApti nahIM hotii| cAritra rahita ho to use to siddha gati prApta ho sakatI hai parantu darzana (samyaktva) binA jIva kI mukti nahIM hotii| _ 'samyaktva parama deva hai, samyastva parama guru hai, samyaktva parama P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ *4* miMtra hai, samyaktva parama pada hai, samyaktva parama dhyAna hai, samyaktva zreSTha sArathI hai, samyaktva zreSTha bandhu hai, samyaktva kI matI bhUSaNa hai, samyaktva parama dAna hai, samyaktva parama zIla hai, samyaktva zreSTha bhAvanA hai ! ciMtAmaNI, kalpataru, nidhi, kAmadhenu, narendra yA indra paNa ye saba ihalaukika phala dene vAlI vastue kisI bhI upAya se isa bhava meM prApta ho sakatI haiM parantu samyaktva prApta karanA duSkara hai / use prApta kara jo use kho detA hai vaha ananta kAla taka saMsAra meM bhavabhramaNa karatA hai ! isaliye samyagdarzana rUpI ratna kI hamezA rakSaNa karanA cAhiye / ___ 'agara zIlavrata kA sundara navavADoM se rakSaNa hotA ho to vaha acchI taraha pAlA jA sakatA hai| sAgara ke bIca nAva meM choTA sA cheda ho jAya to vaha cala nahIM sakatI usI prakAra kriyArUpI jIva samyaktva binA bhava samudra se pAra nahIM ho sakatA / jisa prakAra mahAvar3a ke vRkSa kA sirpha mUla hI ukhAr3A jAya to bhI sArA vRkSa nAza ko prApta hotA hai usI prakAra samyaktva rUpI mUla agara naSTa ho jAya to zeSa cAritra prAdi turanta hI nAza ko prApta hote haiN| jisa prakAra svAmI ke mara jAne se yA pakar3e jAne se caturaMgI senA bhAga chUTatI hai usI prakAra samyaktva ke naSTa hone para dAna, zIla, tapa aura bhAva rUpa dharma nAza ko prApta hote haiN| ... ' / jisa prakAra kArtika mAsa ke jAne se kamala kAnti rahita ho vinAza ko prApta hotA hai usI prakAra samyaktva ke naSTa ho jAne para to kriyA phala binA kI hokara dhIre dhIre naSTa ho jAtI hai| jisa prakAra P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 25 46* sundara mahala kI agara nIMva nA ho jAya to vaha vizAla mahala bhI turanta naSTa ho jAtA hai usI prakAra darzana ke jAne ke bAda saba tatva nAza ko prApta hote haiN| jisa prakAra sArathI vinA kA ratha, raNa maidAna meM zastra binA kA puruSa aura Idhana vinA kI agni nAza ko prApta hotI hai samyaktva binA ke jIva kI kriyA dhAra para lopane jaisI hai / anAja prApta karane ke liye phUtaroM ko kUTane jaisA hai / samyaktva vinA bAhya kriyA karane vAlA aMdhere meM nAcanA aimA karatA hai| jisa prakAra mare hue deha kA poSaNa karanA vyartha hai usI prakAra samyasva binA saba anuSThAna vyartha haiN| . : samyavasva prApta hone ke pazcAta AtmA ke naraka aura tirya ca gati ke dvAra banda ho jAte haiM / deva aura manuSya ke uttama sukha tathA mokSa sukha svAdhIna bana jAte haiN| agara pahale AyuSya na bAMdhA ho to. samyaktva ko prAta huaA jIva vaimAnika deva sivAya dusarI gati ke AyuSya ko bhI nahIM bAMdhatA / zrI jinezvara bhagavAna ke sarva vacanaH anyathA nahIM hote, unakI kathita saba bAteM saccI haiM aisI jisakI buddhi. hai usakA samyaktva nizcala hai| isa prakAra guru ke vacanoM ko sunakara zrIcandra ne unheM namaskAra kara prAyazcita grahaNa kara priyA sahita Age ko prayANa kiyaa| .. krama se calate hue kalyANapura meM Aye vahA~ guNa vibhrama rAjA rAjya karatA hai usa nagara ke madhya bhAga meM bane hue mandira ke darzana kara" jaba raha dampatti bAhara Aye to bahuta nara nArI kadama 2 para unheM P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ , 5.* ninimeSa dRSTi se dekhane lge| una donoM kI adbhuta AkRti dekhakara nagara kI koI strI madanasundarI kA, koI usake vastra kA, koI usakI cAla kA, koI usake mukha kA, koI usake rUpa kA, koI kunDala kA, koI zrIcandra kA, koI unakI prAMkhoM kA aura koI unake AbhUSaNoM kI mApasa meM bAteM karane lage / bAhara udyAna meM pahale kI taraha priyA ke dvArA taiyAra kiyA huA bhojana karake sarovara kI pAla para baiThe haiM aura pani jitane meM pati ke Adeza se bhojana karatI hai itane meM eka yogI vahAM AyA / 32 lakSaNoM se yukta zrIcandra ko dekhakara vicAra karane lagA ki isa puruSa dvArA merA kArya siddha ho sakatA hai guNa vibhrama rAjA kA deha bhI aise lakSaNoM vAlA nahIM hai| aisA socakara yogI unake pAsa Akara bolane lagA ki koI birale puruSa apane guNa aura doSa jAnate haiM, kucha hI manuSya dUsaroM ke kArya meM sahAyatA karane vAle hote haiM, canda manuSya dusaroM ke duHkha se duHkhI hote haiM / yaha sunakara zrIcandra ne kahA 'tuma kauna ho ? aura aisA kyoM bola rahe ho ?' yogI ne kahA ki maiM tripura nAmakA yogI kharpara kA choTA bhAI huuN| guru ke pAsa se prApta huI vidyA se paropakAra ke liye suvarNa siddhi ke liye bhramaNa karatA huA maiM yahAM pAyA huuN| ___ merA uttara sAdhaka ho aisA koI puruSa mujhe milA nahIM hai / parantu tuma AkRti maura zarIra kI kAnti se paropakArI dikhAI dete ho| dekho! 'candana ke vRkSa ko vidhAtA ne phala aura pattoM se rahita banAyA hai to bhI vaha apanI deha se lokoM kA upakAra karatA hai / to agara tuma Aja rAta agara mere uttara sAdhaka bano to merA kArya siddha P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 51 10 ho sakatA hai| kahA hai ki he mAtA ! dUsare kI prArthanA ko nahIM svIkArane vAle puruSa ko tU janma detI nahIM praura jisake dvArA prArthanA kA bhaMga hotA ho use to udara meM bhI dhAraNa nahIM krtii| zrIcandra ne pUchA ki kyA tatva hai ? tere kyA kArya haiM ? tujhe kyA cAhiye ? suvarNa siddhi kisa taraha hotI hai ?' yogo ne kahA ki 'rAtri ko zmazAna meM zreSTha puruSa ke murde se aura satvazAlI puruSa ke sAnidhya se vaha suvarNa siddhi hotI hai / dUsarI sAmagrI sulabha hai / zrIcandra ne kahA ki he yogIndra ! tuma vahAM jAkara saba sAmagrI tayAra karo maiM nizcaya vahAM aauuNgaa|' jaba vaha gayA taba patnI ne pUchA ki he rAjAoM ke indra ! yogI ne kyA kahA thA ? zrIcandra ne yogI kA kahA huA sArA vRtAnta kaha sunAyA / kApate hue aMga vAlI madanasundarI ne kahA ki 'he nAtha ! yaha Apa kyA kaha rahe haiM ?' ye yogI to hamezA kUTa AcaraNa vAle aura nirdayI hote haiM / maiM Apako yahAM se kahIM bhI nahIM jAne dUMgI / isa prakAra vivAda karate rAtri zuru huI, madanasundarI ne zrIcandra ke vastra ko pakar3A huA hai chor3atI nahIM hai| zrIcandra ne kahA ki he priye ! ujjavala AtmA kA bhaviSya ujjavala hotA hai jisake mana, vacana aura kAyA zuddha hai use kadama 2 para saMpadA prApta.hotI hai / ___ 'jisakA antara malIna hotA hai use svapna meM bhI sukha durlabha hai| isaliye tU dukhI kyoM hotI hai ! zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtra ke prabhAva se jo hogA zubha hI hogA / tU bandarI hokara vRkSa para car3hakara nirbhaya ho jA tujhe dukha hai parantu yogI ko kahA huA yaha kArya to karanA hI cAhiye / isa prakAra kahakara maMjana se madanasundarI ko bandarI banAkara P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 52 use vRkSa para car3hA kara hAtha meM candrahAsa khar3aga lekara buddhizAliyoM meM agrasara zrIcandra yogI ke pAsa gaye / zmazAna meM kunDa kI agni se sata ko dekhate hue kuDa ke najadIka yogI ke pAsa zrIcandra khar3e haiM taba yogI ne kahA ki he vIra puruSa ! merI rakSA karane vAle bano / zrIcandra ne kahA ki 'tuma nirbhayatA se apanI icchAnusAra sAdhanA kro|' vidhi anusAra prApa homa Adi vidhi karake jaba pradhaM gatri vyatIta huI tara rAjA ke putra se yogI ne kahA ki 'he vIra | isa dizA meM prasiddha mahAvar3a kI zAkhA paraeka cora kA zava hai vaha tuma nirbhaya hokara laao| vaha kArya jaba taka nahIM hove taba taka tumheM eka bAra bhI nahIM bolanA hai' zrI candra usa var3a para car3hakara candrahAsa se zava ke bandhanoM ko kATakara use pRthvI para paTaka kara nIce utare utane hI meM zava ko phira zAkhA para laTakate dekhA / sAhasika hokara phira se baMdhana chedakara zava ko kabhI kandhe para, kabhI hAtha meM lekara sAhasa pUrvaka rAste ke pAsa Aye itane meM zava aTTahAsya pUrvaka bolA ki 'he pravINa ! tU rAjA kA putra bhI hai aura rAjA bhI hai to merI kathA suno / parantu rAjA ke putra ke cupa rahane se zava phira se bolA ki 'tuma hu~kAra to do|' . / . kSiti pratiSThita nagara kA rAjaputra guNasundara hai| subuddhi vahAM ke mantrI kA putra hai| vaha donoM ghor3oM ke yoga se eka mahA aTavI meM jA pahuMce tRSA se pIr3ita vaha donoM vizAla sarovara ke pAsa yakSa kA mandira thA vahAM baiThe subuddhi pAnI pIkara azvoM kI dekhabhAla karane lgaa| guNasundara usa sarovara meM kIr3A karate sAmane kinAre para gayA / vahA~ , udyAna meM koI kanyA kamala hAtha meM lekara kamala se paira ko, dAMtoM ko P.P. 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Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ #. .53 10 aura kAma ko anukrama se sparza kara vega se apane sthAna ko calI gii| parantu guNasundara usake bhAva ko samajhA nhiiN| isakA kyA matalaba hogA? aisA mitra se puuchaa| mitra ne kahA ki, padmAvatI kanyA danta nAnakA nagara aura karNa deva rAjA kI putrI tere para anurAga vAlo huI hai| kumAra mitra ke sAtha usa nagara meM gyaa| mAlI ke ghara Thahara.kara pUchatAcha kara mAlaNa dvArA guNasundara ne kahalAyA ki 'sarovara ke kinAre jinheM dekhA thA vo Aye haiN|' . ..: padmAvatI ne candana se gIle hAtha se gusse se mAlaNa ke mastaka para mAra kara use nikAla diyaa| mAlaNa ne sArA vRtAnta guraNasundara se kahA / rAjaputra ne vilakSa hokara mitra se kahA / subuddhi ne kahA ki 'zuda paMcamI ko pAne kA kahA hai isaliye tuma aba prasanna hojaao| donoM mitra kirAyA dekara alaga jagaha raha / 'ha mitra ! zuda paMcamI tumane kisa taraha jANI ? kumAra ne puuchaa| mitra ne kahA ki 'mAlaNa ke mastaka para lage hue sapheda pAMca aMguliyoM se jaanaa|' paMcamI ke dina unhoMne mAlana ko bahuta dhana dekara phira bhejA aura puchavAyA ki ve kisa mArga se Aye ? padmAvatI ne kukuma se raMge hue hAtha se gale se pakar3a kara kahA ki 'tU aisA bolatI hai ? sakhiyoM dvArA apamAna karavA kara ghara ke pichale daravAje se dUsare maMjila se rassI ke dvArA nIce utaaraa| mAlaNa ne Akara kahA ki maiM jI vita AI ye hI mairA bhAgya / ' aisA sunakara mitra ne kahA 'abhI tthhro'| .. . . .. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 54 1 'cAra aMguliyoM se gale ko pakar3A isase aisA pratIta hotA hai ki vaha rajasvalA hai jisase navamI kI rAtri ko usa taraha pIche ke dvAra se Ane ke liye kahA hai / ' mitra ke kahe anusAra guNa pundara vahI gayA / use dekhakara harSa ko pAyI huI rAjakumArI ne krIr3A karake pUchA hai prabhu ! mere hRdaya ke bhAva Apane kisa taraha jAne ? kumAra ne mugdha bhAva se kahA ki maiMne apane mitra dvArA jAne / acchI taraha bhojana karavA kara viSa yukta laDDu devara ke liye diye / laDDU dekha kara subuddhi na kahA ki merA nAma kyoM batAyA ? prabhAta meM laDDU najadIka rakhakara zauca kriyA se nipaTa kara AtA hai to dekhatA hai usa para makkhiyAM marI huI haiM, laDDa ko vahIM jamIna meM dabA diyaa| subuddhi ne kumAra se kahA ki rAta ko acchI / taraha se krIr3A karake jaba vaha so jAye ge usakI jaMghA para tIna rekhA, banAkara eka jhAMjhara nikAla lenaa| isa prakAra karake vaha praayaa| bAda meM donoM yogI banakara zmazAna meM gye| subuddhi guru aura guNasundara celA bnaa| cele ne kisI sonI kI dukAna para jAkara jhAMjhara becanI caahii| sonI ne jhAMjhara para rAjA kA nAma dekhakara jhAMjhara rAjA ko lejAkara dikhaaii| nAma se apanI jAnakara rAjA ne sonI se pUchA yaha jhAMjhara tuma kahAM se lAye ho ? usane kahA eka yogI lAyA hai jo dukAna para baiThA hai| rAjA ne yogI ko bulavA kara pUchA to usane kahA ki ye to merA guru jAne mujhe nahIM mAlUma / guru ko bulAkara pUchA P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ # 55 * ye jhAMjhara kahAM se AI ? guru ne kahA ki Aja maiM mamAna meM baiThA thA to vahAM eka utkRSTa zakti pAI, maiMne usakA para pakar3a kara jaMghA para tIna rekhA kara jhAMjhara nikAla lI itane meM vaha palAyana hogaI / rAjA ne kanyA ko sabhA meM bulaayaa| rAjA ne guru se pUchA tuma koI vidyA jAnate ho? usane kahA hAM maiM jAnatA hai| rAjA kahane lage agara tuma mantra jAnate ho to isako zakti ke doSa se varjita karo / guru ne kahA E hai rAjA ! Aja rAtri ko mere dvArA maMtrita vastra se kanyA kA mukha aura - netroM ko bA~dhakara pUrva dizA meM deza ke AkhirI kinAre para hAtha bAMdha kara chor3a denA / jo chor3ane jAya usako pIche nahIM dekhanA hogA / ATha pahara ke bAda ye kanyA binA doSa kI ho jaayegii| guru cele svasthAna para gaye / rAjA ne kanyA ko yogI ke kahe anusAra rAste meM rakhavA dii| ve donoM azvoM para car3hakara vahAM pahuMce baMdhana khola kara svadeza le gye| kanyA ne kahA devarajI ! aisA kAma kyoM kiyA ? subuddhi ne kahA ki ye merI laDDu oM kA kArya hai merA nhiiN| ATha pahara vyatIta hone para rAjA vahAM pahU~cA parantu putrI vahAM milI nahIM jisase rAjA kA hRdaya phaTa gayA / ye pApa kise lagegA ? kanyA ko kumAra ko, rAjA ko yA mitra ko ? jAnate hue bhI nahIM bole to vaha pApa tumheM lagegA / thor3I dera Thahara kara pratApasiMha rAjA ke putra ne kahA ki 'ye pApa rAjA ko lage kyoMki usane kumArI kanyA kA itanI bar3I umara taka byAha nahIM kiyA isa liye gajA kAraNa bhUta hai / dUsarI taraha se dekheM to cAroM ko lagatA hai kyoMki cAroM usameM kAraNabhUta haiM / kumAra ke bolate hI zava vApasa zAkhA para cipaTa gayA / isa prakAra tIna bAra P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ huA / cauthI bAra bar3a Upara se zava ko lekara cale to zava ne kahA ki, 'he rAjAdhirAja ! tuma yogI ke pAsa kisa taraha pAye ho ? yaha bahuta dhUrta hai| tumase sAdhanA siddha kara tumhe mAra degaa|' usake vacana suna zrIcandra vicArane laga gye| .... ... / itane meM hI madhyamavaya vAlI eka strI AI / zrIcandra ne pUchA tuma kauna ho? vaha rudana karatI huI bolI maiM nanda gAMva meM rahatI huuN| ye merA pati hai, kisI samaya corI karatA thA jisase rAjA ne ise mAra kara per3a para laTakAyA hai / maiM use dekhane AI huuN| vaha strI jitane meM usa candana lagAtI hai utane meM hI zava ne usakI nAka kATa lii| vaha strI tA. gAMva meM calI gii| zrIcandra zava ko yogI ke pAsa lAye / yogI ne snAna karA kara usakI puSpoM se pUjA kara mAMDale meM kunDa ke pAsa rakhA / 2. zava ke hAtha meM talavAra dekara usake paira ke pAsa zrIcandra ko dUsarI tarapha dekhate huye khar3e rakhakara kahA ki aisA citavana karo kimerA kArya siddha ho pIche kI ora mur3akara dekhanA nhiiN|' zrIcandra ne navakAra. mantra se zarIra kI rakSA kara, tirachI dRSTi se zava para dhyAna rakhA / yogI ne ur3ada ke dAne maMtrita karake zava para DAla kara huMkAra: kiyA ! zava thor3A khar3A huA cAroM tarapha dekhakara zAnta hogayA / yogI ne zrIcandra se pUchA 'kyA soca rahe ho ? jasA. mana, vaisA hI vacana aura . vacana jaisA vartana ho usakA kArya siddha ho aisA zrIcandra ne kahA / tatra yogI bolA: aisA kaho ki yogI kA kArya siddha ho / yogI ne mantrita : phira dAnezava para DAle aura hU~kAra kiyaa| lAla 2 AMkheM kara zava khar3A P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 57 huA aura kahane la IT 'are duSTa ! mujhe zalya vAle zava meM utAratA hai ? usakA phala tujhe abhI cakhAtA huuN| aisA kahakara yogI ko uThA kara agni kuNDa meM homa diyaa| zrIcandra manA karate rhe| yogI suvarNa puruSa hogyaa| suvarNa puruSa ko kahIM davAkara prabhAta meM baMdarI ke pAsa jAkara use aMjana se madanasundarI banAkara use sArA hAla kaha sunaayaa| ye sunakara Azcarya se priyA bolI 'he nAtha ! suvarNa puruSa kA kyA prabhAva hai aura usase kyA hotA hai ? zrAcandra ne kahA ki suvarNa puruSa kI vidhi se pUjA kara usake cAra aMgoM ko grahaNa karake vastra se Dhaka dene se prabhAta meM vaha suvarNa puruSa phira se prakhaMDa aMgoM vAlA ho jAtA hai| isa prakAra hamezA karane se vaha manuSya usake pratApa se dAtA, bhoktA aura lakSmIvAna banatA hai|' parantu suvarNa puruSa para merA mana nahIM hai kAraNa ki anyAya se utpanna huA dhana hone se, hiMsA se bane hone se, prathama vrata ke khaMDana se isakA bhoga karanA dayAlu AtmAoM ko yogya nahIM hai / isa prakAra bAteM karate hue donoM prAge ke liye ravAnA hue| itane meM guNavibhrama rAjA krIr3A ke liye vahAM pAyA usane tAlAba kI gala para donoM ko dekhA / jitane samaya meM Ana vRkSa kI chAyA meM baiThane ko hotA hai utane hI samaya meM paradeza se AyA huyA bhATa- bolA, 'parastrI sahodara, anAtha kI lakSmI ke sAmane dRSTi bhI nahIM rakhane vAle, athiyoM ke liye kAmadhenu aise zrIcandra jaya ko prApta hoN| -- - P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maiM. 580 jisa zrIcandra ne zUnya nagara ko dekhakara, nagara meM jAkara rAkSasa ko para masalane vAlA sevaka banAyA, kuNDalapura kA rAjya prApta kara candramukhI ko byAhe, svanAma se candrapura nagara jisane basAyA, jo rAdhAvedha aura dhanurvidyA meM vizArada hai| jagata meM ajor3a aise jagata ke rAjA zrIcandra jaya ko prApta hoN| pratApasiMha rAjA ke putra zrIcandra maya ko prApta hoN| mahendranagara meM trilocana rAjA kI janma se andha putrI kI zreSTha kamala ke patra jaisI prAMkheM jisane kI ve zrIcandra jaya ko prApta ho|| vidyAdhara vana meM jinake mastaka para rAyaNa vRkSa ne dUdha bahAyA aura candralekhA ko byAhe aise zrIcandra jaya ko prApta hoN| kAnti nagarI meM madanapAla ke liye apane bahAne se priyaM gumaMjarI se paraNe sakala striyoM ke lakSaNoM ke jAnakAra zrIcandra jaya ko prApta hoN| vaha sArI zrIcandra kI kIrti sunakara vismita hokara guNavibhrama rAjA ne pUchA 'he bAroTa / tuma kahAM se Aye ho ? vaha bolA 'maiM kuNDalapura nagara se pAyA hU~, maba meM apane bhAI ke pAsa vINApura nagara ko jA rahA huuN| . madanasundarI bhATa ke vacana sunakara bahuta harSita huI aura kahane lagI he nAtha ! Aja ApakA caritra sunA hai, usase pahale hI merA citta Apa para anurAgita thA / zrIcandra ne priyA se kahA 'zrIcandra nAmake aneka manuSya hote haiN|' madanasundarI ne kahA 'he nAtha ! abhI bhI Apa apanI mAtmA ko pradarzita nahIM kara rahe haiM ? usakA uttara unhoMne hAsya se P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ #. 56 . diyaa| usake bAda rAjA apane nagara meM calA gyaa| bAda meM rAjakanyA ne arthI ko suvarNa mudrikA dI / vINApura ke rAste meM jAne hue eka kotavAla bhaTaka gyaa| zrIcandra ko dekhakara prAzcarya se kahane lagA tU kauna hai ? yaha khaDga kisakA hai ? ye mujhe de de| zrIcandra kahane lage agara khaDga kI icchA ho to apane khaDga ko taiyAra kara to khaDga bhI batAUM aura de skuu| una tejasvI vacanoM ko sunakara vaha adhama nagara meM gayA, rAjA kI AjJA se senApati ke sAtha jaldI vApasa aayaa| senA ko AtA dekha cakita ho kahane lagI 'he prabhu | pIche se kyA vizAla senA pA rahI hai ?' yuddha meM samartha zrIcandra ne haMsa kara kahA 'tuma ghabarAo nahIM, mere Age khar3I ho jAno / use bhAge karake khaDga ko dRr3hatA se pakar3a kara zrIcandra khar3e rahe / 'trI aura khaDga ke cora tU kahAM jAtA hai ? tU abhI mara jaayegaa| mAro 2 aisA kahate hue senA vahAM paaii| . - itane meM to siMhanAda pUrvaka zrIcandra 'sammukha hokara siMha kI taraha saMgrAma karane lge| unake siMhanAda se bhayabhIta hokara gajA ke hAthI, ratha, azva eka dUsare para girane lge| kitane hI to mRtyu ko prApta ho gaye / kitane adhamue ho gae, ve bhAgate hue kahane lage ki hama to vyartha meM hI mAre gaye ye to koI vidyAdhara hai / ye dRSTi se bhI dikhAI mahIM detaa| jisakI donoM bhujAyeM priyA dvArA pUjita haiM aise zrIcandra kisI samaya jaldI se kabhI dhIre 2 calate patnI sahita calate hue P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 50 * siddhapura meM aaye| vahAM unhoMne sunA ki yahAM jina caitya hai, usakI bahuta hI mahimA hai, vahAM aneka dezoM se loga yAtrA ke liye prAkara pakSata, vastra, phala aura naivedya Adi aneka prakAra se pUjA karate haiM / __saMgha ke jAne ke bAda vaNika Adi vahAM ke loga deva ke dravya ko vibhAjita kara hamezA le lete the / usa kAraNa deva dravya ke bhakSaNa se ve loga dina pratidina nidhana ho gaye / vulakSaya hogaye, jisase siddhapura nagara chAyA binA kA hogyaa| unakA ye svarUpa jAnakara zrIcandra ne priyA sahita zrI jinezvaradeva ko namaskAra kara priyA se kahane lage ki, 'ina logoM ke ghara deva dravya kA bhakSaNa hotA hai isaliye yahAM kA anna pAnI lenA yogya nahIM hai| bAda meM vRddha logoM se kahA ki 'ye jina mandira jINaM kyoM dikhAI de rahA hai ? yaha to bahuta kharAba bAta hai athavA yaha azubha kI nizAnI hai| "kisI bhI prakAra kA karja azubha mAnA gayA hai, usameM bhI deva dravya kA karja vizeSa prakAra se azubha hai . deva dravya se svadhana kI vRddhi karanI, usa dravya se prApta huprA dhana, vaha dhana kula ko nAza kara detA hai / mRtyu ke bAda vaha jIva narka meM jAtA hai / prAgamoM meM kahA hai ki jina pravacana kI vRddhi karane vAlA, jJAna darzana kA prabhAvaka aura deva dravya kA rakSaNa karane vAlA tIrtha kara pada ko prApta karatA hai / ' .. 'deva dravya ke bhakSaNa se aura parastrI gamana se jIva sAtamI naraka meM sAta bAra jAtA hai / jo zrAvaka deva dravya kA bhakSaNa karatA hai aura usakI upekSA karatA hai vaha prajJAhIna banatA hai / kama se lipta ho P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 61 jAtA hai| isaliye tuma loga aisA koI upAya karo jisase pApa se mukti ho / isa prakAra kaha kara dUsare grAma meM jAkara unhoMne bhojana kiyaa| vahAM se Age calate hue dUsare dina vana meM se jAte hue dina ke asta hone ke kucha samaya pahale madana pundarI thaka gaI / .. jisase zrIcandra kahane lage ki 'priye ! gAMva to abhI dUra hai, tumhAre paira thaka gaye haiM isaliye isa bar3a vRkSa ke nIce hI yahAM rAtri vyatIta karate haiM, jhopar3I kI koI jarurata nahIM hai| vahAM hI saMthArA karake donoM leTa gaye / prathama do pahara vyatIta hone para rAste kI thakAvaTa ke kAraNa madanasundarI ko to nIMda prAgaI / zrIcandra jAga rahe the, cAroM tarapha nirIkSaNa kI dRSTi se dekha rahe the itane hI meM dakSiNa dizA kI tarapha ratna jaise teja ko dekhakara kutUhala vaza vahAM gaye / vaha teja daur3atA huA kabhI dUra tathA kabhI pAsa dikhAI detA thaa| isa prakAra dekhate hue bahata dUra nikala gaye, itane samaya meM teja banda hotA dikhAI diyA / ye indra jAla hai aisA mAnakara jisa rAste se gaye the usI rAste se vApasa aagye| __ Akara saMthAre para baiTha kara priyA se kahane lage 'he priyatame / kamala kI zreNiyoM se sugandha pAne lagI hai / pRthvI para kUkar3a bolane lage haiM ThaMDaka hone se aba tuma acchI taraha se cala sakogI, rAtri vyatIta hone para hai isaliye uttho| priyA ne koI javAba nahIM diyA kucha kSaNa Thahara kara phira bole ki 'hiraniyeM ghAsa khAne ke liye jA rahI haiM, tejasvI sUrya udayAcala ke zikhara ko sparza karane kI taiyArI meM haiM, he P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ *. 62 110 priyA uTho, uttara na milane se madanasundarI ke saMthAre para hAtha pherata haiM vahAM to madana pundarI nahIM thaa| viyoga se dukhI zrIcandra cAroM dizAoM meM nirIkSaNa karate haiM parantu prAtaHkAla meM kahIM para bhI madana. sundarI ke paira ke nizAna dikhAI nahIM dete| unhoMne vicAra kiyA ki mujhe teja ke bahAne bhramita pora mugdha karake kisI ne priyA kA haraNa kiyA hai parantu vaha vahAM kisa prakAra raha sakegI? koI bhI manuSya jise mana meM bhI nahIM lA sakatA paura jahAM kavi kI kalpanA bhI nahIM pahuMca sakatI vaha kArya pUrva kRta kama rUpI vidhi karatI hai| aghaTita ko ghaTita karatI hai aura sundara vastu ko bigAr3a detI hai| isa prakAra vidhAtA manuSyoM ne kabhI jo soc| bhI / na ho vaha kara detA hai| jo bhAgya meM likhA ho vahI logoM ke sAmane : mAtA hai phira vaisI hI sUjha utpanna hotI hai| ina saba bAtoM ko socakara dhIra puruSa dukha meM ghabarAte nhiiN| isa prakAra utsuka citta pAle upAya socane lge| . .... . kisake manoratha nahIM TUTate ? saba manoratha kisake phale haiM / kise isa loka meM sampUrNa sukha hai ? kauna bhAgya dvArA khaMDita nahIM huA ? dhUtaM loga bhI skhalanA ko pA jAte haiM / tatva ko jAnane vAle zrIcandra ne isa prakAra socakara Age ko prayANa kiyA / calate 2 kanakapura nagara ke pAsa mAye vahAM thor3I dera ke liye sarovara kI pAla para var3a vRkSa ke nIce thakAna miTAne ke liye so gye| usI samaya usa P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 8 63 1. nagara kA rAjA kanakadhvaja daivayoga se aputriyA hI mRtyu ko prApta ho gayA mantriyo ne rAjya kI adhiSThAyika devI kI ArAdhanA kii| vaha AI taba usase pUchA ki rAjya para kise sthApita kreN| devI ne kahA ki 'paMcadivya ko adhivAsita kro| jisake mastaka para hathinI abhiSeka kare use tuma rAjA banA do| paMcadivya tIna dina nagara meM bhramaNa karake nagara ke bAhara aaye| pAMca divyoM ne zrIcandra para abhiSeka kiyaa| hathinI ne zrIcandra para kalaza se abhiSeka kiyA / prazva svayaM hinahinAne lagA, chatra mastaka para apane Apa AgayA, cAmara apane Apa donoM tarapha jhUmane lage / zrI candra socane lage kyA bAta hai ? maMtrI ne kahA ki 'he nAtha ! navalakhA deza kA rAjya svIkAra kro|. .... . . .. 'isa magara kA kanakadhvaja rAjA mRtyu ko prApta huA hai, unake navalakhA deza meM hamAre bhAgya se pApa rAjA hue ho, rAjA kI kanakAvalI nAma kI putrI hai usake sAtha pANigrahaNa kro| lakSamaNa prAdi maMtrI bahuta hI prasanna hue| candrahAsa khaDga se dedIpyamAna aMga vAle, kunDala mAdi se vibhUSita aura nAma kI aMgUThI se zrIcandra isa prakAra kA adbhuta , nAma jAnakara, dekhakara harSa se vidhi pUrvaka zrIcandra ko rAjya para sthApita kiyaa| kanakAvalI ko bAyIM mora utsava pUrvaka abhiSeka karake baitthaaii| rAjyAbhiSeka kA mahotsava nagara ke logoM ne bar3e ThATha se P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ *. 641 mnaayaa| bandIkhAne se bandIjanoM kI mukti, karamocana, deva pUjA, gIta mRtya Adi se zrIcandra rAjA kA vizAla mahotsava huaa| lakSamaNa mantrI ne rAjA se vinatI kI ki 'he deva ! Apa zrI ke sadAcAra se svayaM prApazrI kI uttamatA mAlUma ho gaI hai / ' kahA hai ki 'mAcAra kula ko pradarzita karatA hai, saMmrama sneha ko batAtA hai mora rUpa se bhojana kA varNana ho jAtA hai phira bhI Adara se gAte hue loga ApazrI ke vaMza aura mAtA pitA ke nAma ko jAnane kI icchA karate haiM / yaha sunakara rAjA ne sArI sabhA ke samakSa batAyA ki jaba haribala mAchImAra vizAlA nagarI meM gayA taba kyA nagara ke logoM ne mAnA pitA aura kula ko jAnA thA ? isaliye he bhAgyavAna puruSoM ! tumheM kula Adi kA nAma jAna kara kyA karanA hai ? Apa logoM ko to guNa vAhiye dUsarI cIjoM se kyA prayojana hai ? yaha javAba sunakara loga mauna ho gye| eka bAra usa nagara meM manohara AvAja vAlA gAyaka vINApura rAjA kI putrI ke svayaMvara meM jAtA huA vahAM AyA aura rAjamArga meM zrIcandra ke prabandha ko gAne lgaa|' 'kuzasthala ke rAjA pratApasiMha kI rAnI sUryavatI ne aoramAna putra ke bhaya se puSpoM ke samUha meM putra ko rakhA thA vaha zreSThI ke ghara vRddhi ko prApta huA usakA nAma zrIcandra / aisA prasiddha huaa| bAda meM rAdhAvedha, padminI se pANigrahaNa vINArava ko dAna denA aura videza gamana Adi bAteM sunakara nagara ke logoM ne icchita dAna dekara pUchA ki tumane 'zrI' zrIcandra ko dekhA hai ? bar3e P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ #. 65 * gAyaka ne kahA ki 'mere pitA ne dekhA thA aura dAna prApta kiyA thA / unakI bahuta sI kavitAyeM haiM parantu mujhe nahIM paatiiN| dUsare dina prAtaHkAla maMtrI rAjya sabhA meM gaye to rAjA ne pUchA kala rAta ko Apa kyoM nahIM Aye ? maMtriyoM ne jo sunA thA kaha sunAyA, kucha hasakara rAjA avanata mukha hokara mauna rahe / lakSmaNa maMtrI socane lagA ye ve hI hone cAhiye / maMtrI ko vicArAdhIna dekha, rAjA caturaMga sanA sahita vana meM gaye / azvoM dvArA bahuta krIr3A karake vizrAnti ke liye Amra vRkSa ke nIce baiThe aura jAti ke anusAra alaga 2 taraha ke ghor3e nikAlate haiM, itane meM pazcima dizA kI tarapha se jisake kandhe para lakar3I aura hAtha meM jala pAtra hai aise dedIpyamAna gola mukha vAle aura UMce kapAla vAle, eka musAphira ko dUra deza se AyA huA jAnakara sainikoM dvArA bulaayaa| ve jitane meM rAjA ke pAsa pAtA hai dUra se hI pIcandra gajA ko . dekhakara harSa ke AMsuoM sahita usane kaho ki 'aho Aja bAdala binA vRSTi aho ! puSpa binA phala, aho merA puNya, maiMne apane svAmI ko dekha liyA / ' usako zreSTha guNacandra jAnakara rAjA ne tatkAla AliMgana kiyaa| zrIcandra ke caraNa kamaloM meM mastaka ko bhramara kI taraha bahuta lambe samaya taka jhukA kara namaskAra karake ucita grAsana para baiThA / rAjA ke mitra ko mantriyoM ne aura nagara ke logo ne bar3e Adara se namaskAra kiyaa| P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjA ne pUchA 'he maMtri putra ! tuma akele kaise pAye ? kisa 2 mArga se hokara Aye ho ? tumane kuzasthala ko kaba chor3A ? mAtA pitA kuzala haiM ?. tumhArI bhAbhI kahAM hai ? mere prayANa ke bAda vahAM kyA 2 huA ? ye saba bAteM kaho / ' saba kucha sunakara maMtrI putra ne kahA 'Apaka Adeza se maiMne khajAMcI se hisAba liyA, parantu mere zarIra meM bAra 2 Alasa pAne ke kAraNa prabhAta hote hI Apake ghara AyA, vahAM Apako na dekhakara candrakalA bhAbhI ko cintAtura dekhakara maiMne pUchA 'he svAminI ! svAmI kahAM hai ? Apa jAnatI hoMgI ? maiMne bahuta bAra pUchA taba unhoMne gad gad kaMTha se mUla se Akhira taka kA vRtAnta kaha sunAyA / jisasa maiM bahuta dukhI huaa| maiMne pUchA mere binA svAmI kaise cale gaye ? taba svAminI ne kahA ki 'tumheM pitA kA viyoga na ho isaliye tumhe chor3a kara dezATana gaye haiN| jaise taise bhI tuma pati ke mitra hone se tumhAre sivAya aura kisI ko kahane kI manAI kI hai / Apake viyoga se sArI rAtriyeM dukha meM vyatIta huI / maiM bhAbhI ko dukhI dekhakara bAra 2 unake pAsa jAtA thaa| 'Apake mAtA pitA ke pAsa rahI huI candrakalA ko cena na par3ane ke kAraNa bar3e logoM ke kahane se padminI rAjamahala meM gaI / mahendrapura kA mantrI sundara vahAM pAyA / usase ApakI vahAM taka kI hakIkata kA jAnakArI huii| kuDalapura se mantrI vizArada AyA jo ghaTanA ghaTI thI kaha sunAI / ApakI buddhi se sUryavatI rAnI bahuta hI harSita huI, ApakA milApa na hoM taba taka vevara, laDDu, ghRta Adi ke tyAga kA abhigraha kiyA hai ve sabhA hone ke kAraNa jyAdA dukhI ho rahI haiM / ApazrI ke svajana P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 674 . rAjA, zreSThI Adi saba kuzala maMgala meM haiM sirpha Apake hI viyoga kA : dukha hai| prabhu kI dizA jAnakara pratApasiMha rAjA ne bahuta se sainika bheje hue haiN| maiM bhI prApake snehavaza saba dhanaMjaya ko sauMpa kara bahuta sainikoM ke sAtha nikalA thaa| kunDalapura meM candralekhA aura candramukhI se prApakI sArI hakIkata : jAnI mahendranagara meM jAkara sulocanA rAjakumArI ko namaskAra kara hemapura ke svarUpa ko prApta kara kAntipura meM AyA, priyaM gumaMjarI bahuta harSita huI unheM namaskAra kara isa dizA kI tarapha AyA / mArga meM dUsare rAste bhI nikalate the una rAstoM para sainikoM ko bhejA nagara, gAMva, vana , isa taraha saba jagaha ApakI khoja karate isa nagara meM zrIcandra rAjA haiM aisA sunakara harSa se jaldI meM isa tarapha AyA mArga meM azva mRtyu ko prApta huA jisase paidala calakara akelA pAyA huuN| prAja prApazrI ko dekhakara kRtya 2 hogayA hUM mujhe jo dukha thA aba vaha sukha rUpa meM badala gayA hai / ....., mantrI sAmantoM Adi ne guNacandra se apane rAjA ke mAtA pitA ... aura kula jAnakara harSita hote huye apane 2 ghara gaye / mitra ko mahAn .. amAtya pada para sthApita kiyaa| isa prakAra kiye pUrva tapa ke prabhAva se .. zrIcandra rAjA vizAla rAjyako mitra sahita calA rahe haiM / kahA hai ki dharma ke : prAdhAra para hI jagata hai, vahI dharma satpuruSoM ke upayoga meM sthira svarUpa :- vAlA hai ve satpuruSa jo satyaniSTha hote haiM ve satya sukha rUpa santoSa ko dhAraNa karate haiM arthAt sukha rUpa santoSa utpanna karatA hai aura vaha santoSa unmatta viSayoM ke vijaya se upArjita jaya vAlA hai aura vaha jaya tapa se hI sAdhya hai arthAt . yaha sArI tapa kI hI mahimA hai sArAMza yaha hai ki .: uparokta sadguNa uttarottara saMbaMdhita hai| ... . 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 689 [ caturtha khaNDa ] kucha samaya vyatIta hone para zrI vandra rAjA ko madanasundarI yAda AI / lakSmaNa maMtrI ko acchI taraha samajhA kara mitra sahita do uttama azvoM para baiTha kara thor3I hI dera meM bhayaMkara aTavI meM Aye / vahAM vRkSa __ pAsa eka yogI ko pratisAra roga se pIr3ita dekhakara zrIcandra yogI kI aneka prakAra se sevA karane lage aura dUra rahe hue bhillaMpati ke gAMva se pathya auSadha prAdi lAkara aneka prakAra se upacAra kiyA / rAjA ne tela Adi masala kara snAna karAkara yogI ko svastha banAyA / jisase yogI ne ati harpita hote hue kahA 'he puNyAtmA ! merA abhI bhI bhAgya udaya meM hai aisI durdazA meM bhI tuma jaisA buddhizAlI milaa| yaha ati durlabha pArasamaNI tuma grahaNa karo isake sparza se saba ghAtue' suvarNa ke rUpa meM badala jAtI hai| tuma bhAgyazAlI ho jisase maiM tumheM yaha samarpita karatA hU~ / pRthvI ko anRNI karanA, jinAlaya banavAnA merI mRtyu ke pazcAta isa sthAna para eka maTha banavAnA / isa prakAra kaha kara zrIcandra ke manA karane para bhI jabaradastI pArasamaNI unheM de dii| zrIcandra rAjA ne yogI ke vacana svIkAra kiye / usa yogI ke mara jAne para usake kahe anusAra vahAM maTha bnvaayaa| vahAM se mitra ke sAtha rAjA prayANa karate hue eka vana ke madhya bhAga meM Aye / vahAM bAMsa kI jAlI meM 108 parva vAlA eka bAMsa pakA huA aura sIghA zAstra lakSaNoM se yukta jAnakara use kATa liyA / use kATa kara usake bIca meM se eka motI ke joDe ko nikaalaa| mitra ko zrIcandra ne kahA jo bar3A hai vaha P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 66 * nara hai aura jo choTA hai vaha mAdA hai| buddhizAliyoM ko yatna pUrvaka nArI kA rakSaNa karanA caahiye| nArI jahAM hai vahAM svayaM nara rAtri ko AtA hai parantu dUsaroM ko chalane kA kAraNa hone se isase utpanna huA dhana duSTa kahalAtA hai| Age jAkara jahAM vana khatama hotA thA vahAM zrIgirI ko dekhakara zrIcandra mohita hogaye / vahAM guphAgoM ko dekhate hue pyAsa se vyAkula ho utthe| kucha hI kSaNoM pazcAt kisI strI ke rone ko prAvAja sunAI dI usakA dukha dUra karane ke liye bhayaMkara Azrama meM jAkara usase pUchane lage ki 'tuma kyoM ro rahI ho ?' pAnI kahAM hai kyA tuma jAnatI ho ? do mahApuruSoM ko AyA dekha guphA ke andara se usane jala pUrNa kumbha lAkara diyA / parantu vaha jala unhoMne nahIM pIyA / isaliye jahAM jala thA vaha jagaha vatAI vahAM jala meM snAna karake ve donoM svastha hue| bhIlar3I ne kahA 'ye mahAn zrI parvata hai, najadIqa meM vINApura nagara meM padmanAbha rAjA hai usakA eka gAMva yahAM bhI hai / usake svAmI kA svarNa kubha cora curA kara le gaye / unake pairoM ke cinha yahAM taka Aye, parantu cora to koI aura hai aura ve loga mere svAmI ko pakar3a kara le gaye haiM usake pAsa se svarNa kumbha mAMgate haiM, usa dukha ke kAraNa maiM rudana karatI thii| zrIcandra kahane lage 'he bhadre ! tuma lohe kA kumbha khAlI karake le pAtro, vaha lohe kA kumbha le pAI, pArasamaNI ke yoga se usa kumbha ko agni kI sahAyatA se suvarNa kA karake, dUsaroM ke dukha ko P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 70 40 dUra karane vAle zrIcandra ne vaha bhIlar3I ko diyA / usako lekara vaha jaldI se gAMva ko gii| vINApura nagara meM sUryavatI ke putra zrIcandra killoM mohalloM ko : dekhate hue * mitra ke sAtha pavana ko khAte hue prAnanda kA anubhava karate * hue kisI sthAna para vizrAnti lete haiM itane meM pUrva bhava meM jisa totI ne anazana kiyA thA isa bhava meM vaha padmanAbha rAjA kI putrI padmazrI huI hai vaha maMtrI kI putrI kamalazrI ke sAtha nagara ke bAhara kIr3A karake vApisa jArahI thI vahAM usane zrIcandra ko dekhA aura una para mohita ho gii| usane caMdana kA kaTorA bharakara sakhI dvArA buddhi kI parIkSA ke liye bheMTa bhejA, use dekhakara rAjA ne pUchA 'ye kyA hai ? sakhI ne kahA * 'padmanAbha rAjA kI rAnI padmAvatI kI putrI padmazrI ne Apako yaha bheTa * bhejI hai use saphala kiijiye| yaha sunakara rAjA ne socA 'yaha kaTorA bhoga ke liye nahIM bhejA gayA hai apitu merI buddhi kI parIkSA ke liye bhejA hai| unhoMne candana ke kaTore ke madhya apanI choTI aMgulI. kI maMgUThI rakhakara sakhI ko kacole sahita vApisa bhejA / phira se padmazrI te khule puSpa bheje / rAjA ne puSpoM kI mAlA banAkara vApasa bhejI / taba guNacandra amAtya ne pUchA aisA Apane kyoM kiyA ? rAjA ne usake apanA bhabhiprAya kaha sunAyA, padmazrI ne adbhuta buddhi se merI parIkSA lI hai / isa candana ke kaTore kI taraha yaha nagara pahale bhI uttama puruSaH se bharA huA hai usameM isa aMgUThI kI taraha merA sthAna apane pApa ho P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 71 10 jAyegA / puSpoM kI taraha hama akele haiM aura guNa binA ke haiM parana puSpa mAlA kI taraha ikaThTha hokara suguNa vAle banakara iSTa vastu ko prAra kara leNge| padmazrI ke hRdaya ke bhAva ko jAnane vAle pUrva bhava ke icchita rUpa meM sUrya samAna aise tejasvI zrIcandra ko padmazrI ne mana meM pati dhAraNa kara liyA aura mantrI kI putrI kamalazrI ne amAtya guNacaMdra ko pati dhAraNa kara liyaa| donoM kanyAyeM uttama varoM ko bar3e prema se dekhane lagIM / vaha donoM kumArikAyeM apane 2 mAtA pitA ko batAne svasthAna para gyiiN| suvarNakumbha dekara chur3Aye gaye bhIla ko bhIlar3I ne jaba sArA vRtAnta sunAyA to vaha bhIla rAjA ko namaskAra karake unheM apane sthAna para le gyaa| prabhAta meM pake hue madhura prAnaphala unheM bheMTa kiye / phaloM se donoM ne apanI kSa dhA miTA kara pUchA ki hemaMta Rtu meM pAmraphala kaise ? bhIla ne kahA isa giri ke pAMca zikhara haiM una saba meM jo ucca zikhara IzAna dizA kI tarapha hai vahAM zrIgiri kI adhiSThanAyikA vijayAdevI kA mandira hai vahAM para hamezA phala dene vAlA Ama kA devI vRkSa hai, usameM se maiM pratidina prAnaphala lAtA hU~ / yaha parvata bahuta UMcA aura vizAla hai cAroM tarapha meM sirpha eka hI mArga hai, mere sivAya Upara 'jAne meM aura koI samartha mahIM hai, vRddhoM ke kahe anusAra maiM gAU Adi ...jAnatA huuN| Aiye padhAriye Upara jAkara parvata kI sundaratA ko dekhakara hama Ananda mnaayeN| P.P. 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Gunratnasuri M.S: Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 72 .. mitra aura bhIla sahita rAjA zrIgiri para guphA, vana, zikhara Adi harSa se dekhane lge| bAda meM aise tAlAba meM jahAM nirmala jala meM kamala khile huye the usameM zrama ko dUra karane ke liye snAna kiyA utane meM bhIla sadAphala dene vAle udyAna meM se amRta jaisI pakI huI adhapakI drAkSa, pake hue aAmraphala, rAyaNa, kele, khajUra, jAmuna, jaMbIra, amRta jaise bIjore, nAraMgI, dAr3ama, AmalI, (imalI), pIlU, phaNasa, gunde, bora, kharabUje, pakI huI imalI, kitane hI prakAra ke pAnI, zrIphala kA pANI, nAgarabela kA pAna, ilAyacI, laviMga, bhavalI ke phala zrAdi unake khAne ke liye le praayaa| ___ kamala ke samUha, khile hue caMpaka, ketakI, mAlatI, mallikA, kunda, phUla prAdi saba vastueM upabhoga ke liye le aayaa| una sabako rAjA ne saphala kiyA / zrIgirI ke cAroM tarapha sundaratA ko dekhakara rAjA socane lagA ki devI ke Adeza se samaya Ane para sundara nagara sthApana hogA aura usa nagara ke madhya ke zikhara para vidhi pUrvaka zrI arihanta paramAtmA kA mandira bnvaauuNgaa| kucha samaya vahAM Thahara kara bhIla ko ucita upadeza dekara azvoM para baiTha kara prayANa kiyA / tApa se vyAkula hone ke kAraNa vaha sarovara kI pAla para ruke / vahAM eka pravAsI AyA usake hAtha meM popaTa aura popaTI kA piMjarA thA, zAstra yukti se unako bulAkara bahuta harSita huye| . ... . rAjA ne pUchA 'inheM kahAM se prApta kiyA hai ? kyA inheM becanA hai ? vaha bolA 'naMdIpura nagara ke hariSeNa rAjA kI putrI tArAlocanA P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra ye totA totI haiM, merI mArphata vINApura meM padmazrI sakhI ko bheje haiM, tArAlocanA ne kahalAyA hai ki tere svayaMvara para aneka rAjA pAyeMge, to usa samaya maiM jarUra paauuNgii| vINApura meM svayaMvara ke liye maMDapa taiyAra ho rahA hai, use dekhane rAjA mitra sahita vINApura gaye / vahAM rAjA, maMtrA, sAmanta prAdi aneka prakAra ke loga Aye the| ...... __una sabako prAzcayaM yukta karate hue zrIcandra rAjA maMDapa meM paae| hAra bhATa ne unheM dekhakara kahA 'pAtra meM diyA huA dAna puNya ko upAjana karavAtA hai| garIva ko diyA huaA dAna dayA ko darzAtA hai, mitra ko diyA huA dAna prIti kI vRddhi karatA hai zatra ko diyA humA dAna baira kA nAza karatA hai, bhATa ko diyA huaA dAna yaza kI prApti karavAtA hai, rAjA ko diyA huA dAna sanmAna dilAtA hai aura sevaka ko diyA huA dAna bhakti utpanna karatA hai / to he zrIcandra rAjA ! ApakA diyA huA dAna kisI bhI sthAna para phala binA kA nahIM hotaa| .... : paranArI sahodara, dUsaroM ke dukha dekhane meM kAyara, dUsaroM ke upakAra ke liye tatpara, arthI ke liye kalpatarU jaise zrIcandraH haiM / ityAdi bhATa ne kahA itane meM rAjA ne kahA tumhArI icchA phale aisA kaha kara bhATa ko ucita dAna diyA / zrIcandra rAjA ne apane mitra se kahA ki yahAM rahane para hama loga pahacAne jaayeNge| aisA kahakara zrIcandra rAjA rAtri meM hI uttara dizA kI tarapha prasthAna kara gye|| ... ..' vahAM kisI yakSa ke mandira meM Akara so gaye, prAtaHkAla jAgane . para gatri meM jo svapna AyA thA vaha mitra ko batAne lage ki meru girIpara. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 74 110 kalpavRkSa kI chAyA meM koI adbhuta devI lakSmI, kuladevI yA brAhmI ne mujhe goda meM liyA hai isa prakAra kA adbhuta svapna maiMne abhI dekhA hai jisase mujhe mahAn lAbha honA cAhiye isameM koI saMzaya nahIM hai / itane meM aTavI meM se koI cakita locana vAlI dedIpyamAna prAbhUSaNoM se yukta 'lAla phaTe huye vastra vAlI sagarbhA sadhavA strI ati vega se prArahI thii| amRta ke maMjana vAlI dRSTi hai jisakI aisI mAtA ko dekhakara zrIcandra eka dama uThakara sanmukha gaye aura donoM caraNoM meM namaskAra karake kahane lage, he mAtA ! dukha aura mana kA kheda aba gayA samajho, bhaya bhI gayA aba jANo, mere bhAgya se tuma yahAM kisa taraha AI ? zrIcandra ke vacana sunakara aura use dekhakara harSa se jitane meM mandira meM jAne lagatI hai itane meM zrIcandra ke nAma vAlI aMgUThI dekhakara pahacAna kara ati harSe . ke kAraNa usake stanoM se dUdha jharane lgaa| lalATa ko dekhakara pUchana lagI ki kyA tuma lakSmIdatta seTha ke ghara prasiddhi pAye hue zrIcandra ho ? rAjA ne UM kahakara hAM khii| putra jAnakara harSa se AMsU bahAtI huI goda meM lekara prAMsuoM se nahalAtI huI gAr3ha svara se rudana karatI huI kahane lagI 'he vatsa ! maiM terI mAM sUryavatI huuN| tU merA putra hai, prAja he putra ! bAraha varSa bAda dRSTi se milA hai| (hastalikhita rAsa meM 24 varSa likhA hai) aisA kaha kara dRr3ha AliMgana kara harSa se pAgala jaisI hogaI / zrIcandra ko bhI apanI mAM jAvakara bahuta khuzI huI aura kahane lage he mAtA ! tuma mAtA kaise ho ? lAla vastra vAlI kisa liye ? yaha kaho / sUryavatI ne svacaritra, vivAha Adi, naimittika kI vANI, svapna, candra P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 75 80 kA pAna, nAma mudrA, puSpoM ke samUha meM rakhanA, devI kA vacana, jJAnI muni prAdi ke vacanoM ko kaha sunaayaa| ___ 'maiM garbhavatI hone ke kAraNa mujhe viSama prakAra kA dohada utpanna huprA ki 'maiM rakta kI nadI meM kIr3A karU" rAjA ne maMtrI kI buddhi se lAkha ke rasa pUrNa bAvar3I banavAI usameM maiM krIr3A kara rahI thI, cAroM tarapha sainikoM kA paharA thA bahuta samaya taka pAnI meM kIr3A karake maiM taura para AI, mere lAla gIle vastroM ke kAraNa mAMsa kI bhrAMti se bhAraNDa pakSI mujhe AkAza meM le gayA, bhramaNa karatA huA bhAraNDa pakSI AkhirakAra 'namo arihaMtANa' UMcI AvAja meM bolane ke kAraNa mujhe zilA para rakhakara ekadama calA gyaa| guphA meM rAtri vyatIta kara prAtaHkAla hote hI maiM isa dizA kI ora ravAnA huI, duSTa pakSiyoM ke bhaya se DaratI huI daivayoga se yahAM A pahu~cI huuN| tujhe dekhakara he putra ! maiM harSa ko prApta huI hU~ aura Aja mere sAre abhigraha pUrNa hue haiM / mere aura tere viyoga se tere pitA bahuta dukhI hoMge / - zrIcandra mAtA kI stuti karane lage / he mAtA merA puNya vRkSa Aja. phalA jisa kAraNa Apa milIM, maiM dhanya aura kRtakRtya huA hUM, kRta puNya huA huuN| Aja to mujha para bAdala binA kI vRSTi huI hai Aja mujhe kaise mAM dikhAI de gii| jisane garbha ko vahana kiyA janma belA kI ugra pIr3A ko sahana kI, phira jisake dvArA pathya AhAra, snAna, stanapAna, Adi prayatna pUrvaka karavAyA gayA, viSTA, mUtra Adi malina kArya kaThinatA se karake putra ko jaldI rakSaNa karavAyA usa mAM kI stuti meM P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 761 ., za doM se karU ? bAda meM zrIcandra kA sArA caritra guNacandra ne mAM ko kaha sunAyA use sunakara sUryavatI rAnI bahuta hI harSita huii| padacinhoM ke jAnakAra puruSa pada cinhoM ke anusAra vahAM Aye aura kahane lage he maMtrIzvara ! donoM jane ye baiThe haiM / buddhisAgara maMtrI ne dedIpyamAna lalATa se yukta zrIcandra rAjA ko namaskAra kiyA aura vinatI kI ki he deva ! pahale Apako dekhakara padmazrI prApa para mohita ho gaI hai merI putrI amAtya guNacandra para mohita haiM aisA jAnakara rAjA . ne mujhe ApakI zodha ke liye bhejA hai aura kahalAyA hai ki ve svayaMvara meM AyeM to pahacAna kara varamAlA phnaanaa| itane meM nandIpura ke hariSeNa rAjA kI putrI tArAlocanA dvArA bhez2A huA totA totI kA yugala vINApura ke rAjA ke pAsa phuNcaa| rAjA kI goda meM baiThI huI rAjakumArI padmazrI unheM dekhakara behoza ho . gaI havA prAdi upacAroM ke dvArA use hoza AyA / rAjA ke pUchane para padmazrI ne kaho he tAta ! mujhe pUrva bhava kA smaraNa ho AyA hai / . karkoTa dvIpa meM maiM totI thI vahAM se maiM kuzasthala meM sUryavato. rAnI ke pAsa AI vahAM prathama jinezvara ke mandira meM jisa vara ko dekha kara maiMne anazana kiyA thA ve yahAM Aye hue haiM unake sAtha hI maiM byAha karUMgI aisA kahakara usane bhojana lenA chor3a diyaa| itane meM hari bhATa ne prAkara kahA ki svayaMvara maMDapa meM maiMne zrIcandra ko mitra sahita dekhA hai| rAtri meM hI senA tathA bhATa sahita ApakI khoja karane bhejA hai mere P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #198 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ + 77 1. bhAgya se Apa mujhe yahAM mile haiN| he deva ! Apa yahAM padhAro hari bhATa na sUryavatI rAnI ko pahicAna liyaa| rAnI aura putra sahita vahAM kA rAjA vahAM prAyA, saba Apasa . ma milakara harSita hue| nagara meM ThATha se praveza kiyaa| hari bhATa zrIcandra ke isa prakAra guNa gAne lagA 'kuzasthala meM prathama jinezvara ke pAsa toto ne jinheM dekhA aura yaha kahA ki agale bhava meM ye hI mere pati hoM aura aba rAjakumArI ne unheM hI varaNa kiyA hai ve zrIcandra.. jaya ko prApta hoN| guruvacana se anazana karake totI isa bhava meM padmazrI rAjaputrI banI, prathama dRSTi meM jinheM vara dhAraNa kiyA aura jAti smaraNa jJAna se jinheM pahacAna liyA ve zrIcandra jaya ko prApta hoN| garbha meM vIra putra ho taba rakta meM khelane kA behada utpanna hotA hai usa prakAra se jinheM bhAraNDa pakSI daboca kara zrIgiri ke najadIka unheM rakha gayA vaha sUryavatI mAtA jinheM bAraha varSa bAda milI ve zrIcandra jaya ko prApta hoN| kanakapura ke kanakadhvaja rAjA kI putrI kanakAvatI sahita jo rAjya kA poSaNa karate haiM aura devI suvarNa ke navalakhA hAra se zreSTha zobhA vAle navalakhA deza ke svAmI jaya ko prApta hoM ityAdi bolate hue bhATa ko sUryavatI Adi ne bahuta dAna diyaa| mAtA ke prAgraha se padmazrI bhora tArAlocanA zrIcandra ko vyAhI aura kamalazrI guNacandra ko vyAhI / zreNika rAjA ne zrI vardhamAna svAmI se pUchA ki pUrva bhava ke sneha ke kAraNa padmazrI ne zrIcandra ko varaNa kiyA, usI taraha kamalazrI kA pUrva P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 78 10 bhava meM guNacandra ke sAtha kyA sneha thA ? bhagavAna zrI vardhamAna svAmI ne pharmAyA 'pUrva bhava meM jo dharaNa thA vaha zrI zatrujaya giri para chaThTha. aTTama ke tapa aura zrI parameSThI maMtra ke dhyAna se do hatyA ke pApa se kSaNavAra meM mukta ho gayA jo siMhapura meM zrIdevI thI vaha dUsare bhava meM mAnandapura meM sundara zreSThI kI jinadattA putrI huii| vaha jinezvara bhagavAna kI dharma kriyA meM rata thI, anukrama se yauvana ko prApta huI / hRdaya meM pati kI icchA vAlI kumArI pitA ke sAtha saMgha lekara yAtrA ke liye zrI siddhAcala tIrtha para gaI / dharaNa ko tIrtha kI sevA karate dekha jAti smaraNa jJAna se pUrva bhava ke jJAna hone se usakA caritra aura pUrva bhava kA yoga jAna kara dharaNa ne usake sAtha kSamApanA kara anazana liyaa| bAla brahmacAriNI ne saMlekhanA tapa kiyA, dharaNa usa tIrtha kI mahimA se guNacandra huA, jinadattA yahAM kamalazrI bnii| bAda meM baDe ThATha se vivAha huaa| vahAM dAna zAlAeM Adi khulavA kara zrIcandra vahAM ke rAjA bane / buddhisAgara mantrI ko bahuta UMTaniyoM sahita kuzasthala pratApasiMha rojA ke pAsa bhejA / aura use kahA ki kanakapura meM lakSmaNa mantrI kA samAcAra kaha kara kuzasthala jAnA aura sArA vRtAnta kaha sunAnA / zrIgiri meM bhIla ne zrIcandra rAjA ko suvarNa kI khAna batalAI vahAM rAjA ne zrIcandrapura nAmaka eka vizAla nagara basAyA / zrIgiri ke bIca ke zikhara para cAra dvAra vAlA zrIcandra prabhu svAmI kA vizAla . 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 76 . darAsara banAyA isa prakAra unhoMne zreSTha nagarA vasAyI / nagarI ke cAroM tarapha bhayaMkara jaMgala thaa| / / pUrva puNya ke prabhAva se ciMtAmaNI ratna se aura suvarNa kI khAna dvArA zrIcandra rAjA ne puNya mahotsava, jana mandiya, dAnazAlAyeM, pyAU, Azrama aura ArAma gRhoM se sArI pRthvI ko suzobhita banA diyaa| dAnazAlA meM eka dina eka musAphira AyA thA / usako rAjA ne pUchA, tuma kahAM se Aye ho ? usane kahA ki maiM kalyANapura se kanakapura hotA huA pAyA huuN| usa deza kA rAjA kahIM bAhara gayA hai, usake rAjya ko lene ke liye 6. rAjA car3ha Aye haiM parantu vahAM ke rAjya kA guNI mantrI lakSmaNa caturaMga senA se yukta hokara lar3AI ke maidAna meM sAmane khar3A huA hai| .. tatkAla rAjA ne mantraNA karake zatru para guraNacandra Adi sainya sahita padmanAbha rAjA ko bhejA / rAjA zrIcandra sainya ko utsAhita karane ke liye thor3I dUra taka unake sAtha gaye, phira sUrya asta hone se pahale vApasa kucha senA sAtha lekara lauTa Ae / zrIgirI kA cAroM zrIra se nirIkSaNa kara kisI rAste ke choTe gAMva meM tthhre| vahAM eka pAsa kI eka zAMta jhoMpar3I ke pAsa prAye vahAM eka musAphira ne kahA ki kala kuntalapura nagara meM sudhana seTha ke ghara jabaradastI se maiM vahAM soyA thA / vaha seTha kaMjUsa hai usake cAra putra haiM / P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 804 madhya rAtri meM unakI cAroM bahue snAna karake, zRMgAra Adi karake var3a ke vRkSa para baiTha kara kahIM gii| maiM DaratA huA vahAM rhaa| :: rAtri ke antima pahara meM bAhira ghUma kara bApasa AI / vahA~ se nikala kara maiM paMca yojana dUra yahAM mAyA huuN| yaha sunakara zrIgiri ke rAjA zrIcandra vahAM senA ko chor3a kara akele Age ke liye nikale / ,adRzya golI ke prabhAva se saMdhyA samaya sughana zreSThI ke ghara pArAma ke liye tthhre| madhya rAtri meM bahue snAna Adi kara zRMgAra Adi se suzobhita hokara ghara ke bAga meM gaI / rAjA bhI unake pIche cala pdd'aa| zamI vRkSa para caDhakara paraspara bAteM karane lagI ki kahAM cale ? eka ne kahA ki maiMne karkoTa dvIpa kI bAteM sunI haiM isaliye vahAM caleM / zrIcandra rAjA zamI vRkSa ke mUla ko pakaDa kara baiTha gaye / bahue bolIM, yoginInoM meM mukhya kharparA, jo vidyA ko dene vAlI hai use hamArA namaskAra ho| aisA kahane para mantra dvArA vRkSa prAkAza meM ur3ane lagA vaha kucha hI kSaNoM meM karkoTa dvIpa meM pahuMca gyaa| nagara ke najadIka kisI acche sthAna para vRkSa ko khar3A karake, kutUhala se nagara ke andara gayIM, unake pIche 2 rAjA bhI kIr3A karate huye Aye ve Age gayIM isaliye gAjA ne kutUhala se usa nagara ke mukhya dvAra se andara praveza kiyaa| - vividha jAti ke caMdaNvoM se yukta AzcaryakArI vizAla maMDapa meM dIpakoM kI lAineM thiiN| vahAM eka siMhAsana rakhA huA thA prAge bhAga P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM maNI aura matiyoM se jar3ita pAda pITha vAle siMhAsana ko dekhaa| zrIcandra kautukavaza kucha socakara usa para baiTha gaye mora muha meM se bhadRzyakAriNI golI nikAla lii| jisake hAtha meM talavAra hai aise zrIcandra nirbhaya hokara baiTha gaye najadIka meM jo thAla par3A thA 'usameM se tIvula grahaNa kara jyoMhI darpaNa meM mukha dekhane lagate haiM utane hI meM dUsare pada ke pIche rahe hae sevakoM ne tatkAla prAkara. kahA 'he vIra, Apa jaya ko prApta hoN|' vAjina prAdi sAja bajane lage | gIta, nRtya, karate hue unhoMne kahA ki Aja sabakA bhAgya phala gayA hai| itane hI meM nagara kA rAjA senA sahita vahAM pAyA / zrIcandra ne usako namaskAra karake pUchA 'yahAM kyA hai ? rAjA ne siMhAsana para vaThakara zrIcandra ko godI meM baiThA kara kahA, tuma hamAre bhAgya se yahAM Aye ho / karkoTa dvIpa ke AbhAsa nagara meM maiM raviprabhA rAjA hU~ / mere 9 putriya haiN| kanakasenA, kanakasundarI, kanakamaMjarI, kanakaprabhA, kanaka AbhA, kanaka mAlA, kanakaramA, kanakacUlA aura manoramA putriyoM ke yovana prApta hote hI maiM ciMtAtura huA / eka bAra eka nimittaka AyA, usase maiMne pUchA ki ina kanyAoM ke prati alaga hoMge yA eka hI pati hogA ? kucha vicAra kara usane kahA ki ina sabakA eka hI bhartAra hogaa| vaha paradvIpa meM hone se merA jJAna, vahAM taka pahuMca nahIM sakatA, jisase nAma, kUla, sthala Adi batA skuu| parantu Aja se dasaveM dina madhya rAtri ke bAda vaha paayegaa| ...: ... __ taba se sArI sAmagrI taiyAra karavAke rakhI hai, vaha zubha dina - mAja hI hai saba kucha satya niklaa| isaliye aba pApa kanyAmoM ke P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 82 10 sAtha pANigrahaNa kro| rAjA ke Agraha se zrIcandra ne 6 kanyAoM se vivAha kiyaa| vahAM ke nagara ke loga aura ve cAra bahueM bhI dekhane AI aura kahane lagIM yaha yoga adbhuta rUpa se huaa| unheM dekhakara zrIcandra vicArane lage ye calI jAyeMgI taba merA kyA hogA ? to maiM bhI inhIM ke sAtha jaauuN| / - aisA soca kara buddhizAlI ne vivAha kI vidhi ke bAda Upara mahala meM Akara lagna vastra para kukuma se 'pratApasiMha kA putra zrIcandra kuzasthala maiM hU~ isa prakAra likhakara alpa rAtri zeSa rahI taba svaveSa dhAraNa kara apanI aMgUThI kanakasenA ko dekara aura usakI aMgUThI lekara zarIra ciMtA ke bahAne vahAM se bAhara nikale / rAjA jaldI 2 calakara vRkSa ke pAsa phuNce| vahAM 6 striye pahale se hI khar3I thiiN| unameM mukhya kharparA, dusarI umA aura cAra vahue thiiN| kharparA ne kahA he umA ! ye bahueM apane ghara bahuta duHkhI thii| inake ghara meM bhikSA ke liye gaI thI inhoMne bar3e Adara se mujhe uttama bhikSA dI, jisase maiMne santuSTa hokara inheM vidyA dI / kharparA ne phira kahA, he bhadre ! umA merI ziSyA hai| isake pati ke guma ho jAne para isane dUsarA pati kara liyA hai| yahAM hama Azcarya dekhane ikaTThI huI haiM aba. kautuka dekhane kuzasthala hama cala rahI haiN| cAroM bahuoM ne pachA vahAM kyA kotaka hai? kharparA ne kahA pratApasiMha rAjA . ke sUryavatI raann| P.P. 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Gunratnasuri M.S: Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 83 1. hai vaha rANI rakta kI bAvar3I meM snAna karake kinAre para baiThI thIM usI samaya bhAraNDa pakSI ne vahAM se uThAkara unakA haraNa kara liyaa| usake viyoga se dukhI hokara rAjA kASTa bhakSaNa ke liye taiyAra huA hai| usake maMtriyoM ne bar3I kaThinatA se Aja prabhAta hone taka rukane kA kahA hai / pratApasiMha ne mantriyoM se kahA ki rAjya sUryavatI ke putra ko denA / Aja prabhAta meM aba rAjA kASTa bhakSaNa kreNge| kharparA umA sahita vRkSa para gii| zrIcandra ne socA mere puNya se Aja mujhe yaha vRkSa milA hai, sacamuca kisI upAya se pitA ko bacAnA cAhiye / aisA socakara adRzya paNe meM kharparA ke vRkSa ke mUla meM dRr3hatA se use pakar3a kara vaTha gye| kucha hI kSaNo meM kuzasyala pahuMca gaye / vahAM kyA dekhate haiM ki saikar3oM logoM se rAjA vyApta haiM aura kASTa bhakSaNa kI taiyArI meM haiN| zrIcandra avadhUta kA veza banAkara vahAM jAkara vole' Thaharo, kucha kSaNoM ke liye tthhro| rAjA ne kahA tuma kyA jAnate ho ? zrIcandra cintana karate hoM aisI mudrA banA kara bole tuma dukha ko chor3a do, sUryavatI putra sahita Apako thor3e hI dinoM meM milegii| kSema kuzala ke. samAcAra ATha dina ke andara mileNge| ___ mantriyoM ne harSita hokara kahA he deva ! yaha satyavAdI dikhAI detA hai, isaliye eka saptAha aura Thahara jAiye / gotra devI hI inheM yahAM le pAI hai| inake vacana satya hoMge / citA ko ThaNDI karake, devI kI stuti kara Anandita hote huye rAjA ne avadUta sahita nagara meM praveza kiyaa| chupate hue zrIcandra donoM vRkSoM ko dekhane gaye parantu ve dikhe P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nhii| dopahara meM bhUkhe rAjA tathA pravadUta ne bhojana kiyA / rAjA ne / pUchA isa choTI umra meM Apa yogI kaise bane / zrIcandra kahane jisa manuSya kA peTa bharA huA ho to usake zarIra meM sneha, svara meM madhuratA, buddhi, lAvaNya, lajjA, bala, kAma, vAyu kI samAnatA, krodha kA prabhAva, vilAsa, dharma zAstra, pavitratA, mAcAra kI cintA, aura devaguru namaskAra ye saba bAteM saMbhavita hotI haiN| yoga kI sAdhanA ke liye, gude ke mUla meM cAra dala vAlA prAdhAra cakra, cAra akSara likhane madhya meM 'ha' adhiSThAna cakra 6 kone vAlA; ba-bha-ma-ya-ra-la nAbhi meM mariNa pUraka cakra daza dala meM dasa akSara, 'ka se '. taka ke kaMTha meM viziddhI solA cakra ke solA svara,lalATa meM prAjJA cakra ha aura sa isa prakAra yoga kI sAdhanA kI jAtI hai| jisameM sakala saMsAra ke hita ke karane kI zakti hai, varNa rUpa hai jisakA aise brahma vIja ko namaskAra karatA huuN| . rAjA isa prakAra dina aura rAta avadata se carcA karate rahate haiN| parantu apanA putra haiM yaha nahIM jAnate / avaduta sAre rAjya kA nirIkSaNa karatA hai / kisa samaya vaha antapura meM gaye hote haiM vahAM jaya pAdi bhAiyoM ne maMtraNA kI ki rAjA kI priyA ke dukha se mRtyu hone vAlI thI, parantu avadUta ne Akara roka diyA aba hameM rAjya kisa taraha milegA? eka ne kahA ki cAra dina meM lAkha kA mahala banavAveM vAstu mUhurta ke bAhane bIca ke kamare meM zAjA ko baiThAkara dvAra baMdhakara use balA deveM / isa SaDayaMtra ko 'zrIcandra' ne adRzya rupa se suna liyo / , P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #206 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 850 zrIcandra sunakara jaldI se apane utAre para Aye aura vahAM se usa lAkha ke mahala taka kI suraga vanavA dI / gupta rIti se yaha kArya ho gyaa| 2. pAMcave dina jaya Adi ke Agraha se rAjA ne avadta sahita mahala meM praveza kiyaa| bAda meM dvAra bandha kara rAjakumAroM ne Aga lagA dI / rAjA ne avadUta se pUchA, aisA kaise ho gayA ? 'zrIcandra' ne kahA, rAjyalubdha tumhAre putroM ne rAjya lene ke liye Sar3ayaMtra racA hai| yaha lAkha kA mahala Apako aura mujhe mArane ke liye banAyA hai| kumAroM ko dhikkAra hai, lobha vaza. pitA ko bhI mArane ke liye taiyAya, ho gye| rAjA ne kahA aba kyA kareM ?. tatkSaNa avadUta ne paira ke prahAra se suraMga ko khola kara usa gupta suraMga meM praveza kiyA, itane meM to mahala jala kara gira gayA / .. . . . .... rAjA socane lage, yaha vidhna kisa prakAra Tala gayA? avadataH kI bAra 2 prazaMsA karate rAjA usake utAre para pahu~ce / rAjA ko marA huA mAnakara, jaya bhAiyoM sahita rAjyasabhA meM chatra sthApana karane lagA, loga vyAkula ho uThe, maMtrI, loga buddhi hIna ho gyeH| avadata rAjA se kahane lagA, sajana nagara barabAda ho jAyagA, luTere rAjya aura bhanDAra ko lUTane lageMge / rAjA ne usI samaya apane aMga rakSako ko. bulAyA, ve mAye auraH rAjA ko jIvita dekha kara, hapita hokara, rAjA kI AjJA se sainikoM ne jaya prAdi cAroM bhAiyoM ko lakaDI ke piMjare meM banda kara diyaa| .... .. ... 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 86 . pratApasiMha rAjA chatra, cAmara aura pravaduta sahita suzobhita ho rahe the / rAjA suvarNa, ratna Adi avadUta ko dete haiM parantu vaha letA nahIM hai / ve kahane lage, kArya siddha hone ke bAda lUgA / rAjA ne kahA, tumane mujhe do bAra marane se bacAyA hai, isase bhI bar3hakara koI kArya siddha hone vAlA hai ? isaliye he bhadra ! tuma prAdhA rAjya grahaNa kara mujhe RNa mukta kro| isa prakAra rAjA pratidina kahate haiM parantu vaha letA nahIM hai / paropakArI pururSoM ko saMpadAmeM hara kadama para prApta hotI haiM / sAtaveM dina buddhi sAgara maMtrI kuzasthala pahuMcA, usane dvArapAla dvArA kahalAyA / rAjA ke Adeza se matrI ne rAjasabhA meM praveza kiyA, use dekhakara 'zrIcandra' harSita huye| : rAjA ke samIpa patrikA rakhakara. maMtrI ne kahA he deva ! vINApura meM sUryavatI rAnI putra sahita kuzala maMgala meM haiM / guNacandra sahita zrIcandra rAjA jaya ko prApta ho rahe haiM / maiM kanakapura meM lakSmaNa maMtrI ko samAcAra kaha kara yahAM AyA huuN| maiM Apake putra kA maMtrI hU~, vahAM unake sAtha jo ghaTanAyeM hI ghaTI thIM kaha sunAyIM / rAjA ne zreSThI AdiyoM ko patra unheM dekara apane putra ke patra ko haSaM se par3hane lge| maMtrI ke sAtha prAyA huA haribhATa savizeSa pada harSa se gAne lagA / putra aura priyA ke zubha samAcAra ko sunakara harSa ke azru oM se pUrNa netroM se nagara meM vizAla mahotsava kraayaa| 'zrIcandra' ne maMtrI dvArA kahalAyAM thA usI anusAra dhanaMjaya senApati ne candrakalA padminI ko unake pitA ke ghara se lekara buddhizAlI rAjA sahita zrIgiri para jAne ke liye P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #208 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 87 0 prayANa kiyaa| saba vAjiMtroM ke nAda, se jayakalaza hAthI mada se uddata hokara, sthaMbha ko ukhAr3a kara, mahAvata ko mAra kara, nagara meM gharoM, dukAnoM, Adi ko girAtA huA sArI nagarI ko parezAna karane lgaa| taba loga pIr3ita hote huye zora karane lge| use sunakara pratApasiMha rAjA ne kyA 2 haiM ? aise kahate huye mahala para car3hakara hAthI ko dekhA / sainikoM ko Adeza diyA, daur3o 2 jaldI pakar3o, chala se hAthI para car3hakara use akuza dvArA khar3A kro| mada se paravaza banA huprA hAthI sainikoM ko dekhakara ora bigar3A, azvoM, rathoM, hAthiyoM, nara-nAriyoM ko kucalatA huprA, kuzasthala ko bilone kI taraha mathatA huprA, rAjadvAra ke najadIka mAyA huA dekhakara rAjA Akula vyAkula ho uThA / rAjA ne saparivAra jIne kI prAzA chor3a dI, / parantu jyoMhI hAthI rAja dvAra ke pAsa AyA tyohI pravadta ne aMkuza yukta hokara vahAM AyA / . pratApasiMha rAjA ke manA karane para tathA logoM ke hA hAkAra macAne para bhI, gaja-zikSA meM dakSa zrIcandra svavastra se jayakalaza ko kopAyamAna karake, saba logoM ke bhaya se dekhate huye, usake marma ko jAnane vAle aise zrIcandra use apane kabje meM kara, jayakalaza ke kaMdhe para car3a vaiThe / zrIcandra ko girAne kI koziza karAtA, DarAtA huA tathA krIr3A ko karatA huaA hAthI bar3e vega se vizAla aTavI meM AyA, bahuta jaldI hI apane deza ko chor3akara vana meM A pahuMce / tIsarA dina thA nirmaMda hokara jayakalaza hAthI ne parvata ke najadIka svayaM khar3e rahakara . 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #209 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 88 * apanI sUDha se rAjA ko pAnI pIne ke liye utArA / snAna karake, pAnI pIkara svaveSa ko dhAraNa karake jayakalaza ko AvAja dI yahA~ pAo, aura phira hAthI para prArur3ha ho gaye / kuzasthala ke rAjA ne senA sahita jayakalaza kA pIchA kiyA, rAtri taka saba jagaha khoja karavAyI, saba sainika khAlI hAtha vApisa loTe / rAjA nirAza hote huye bole 'hastiratna gayA usake liye merA mana utanA dukhI nahIM, usase adhika dukha, jIvana rupI ratna ko bacAne vAle, satya ko bolane vAlA avadUta gayA usase ho rahA hai / usakA upakAra maiM kucha bhI nahIM cukA skaa| usake upakAra se dave huye rAjA ne usakI bar3I prazaMsA kI / idhara jayakalaza para baiThe huye zrIcandra rAjA ne lIlA karate hue dUsare vana meM praveza kiyaa| vahAM bhIloM ne hastiratna chInane ke liye kahA ki tuma kahAM jA rahe ho ? cAroM tarapha bANoM se bhIloM ko sajja dekhakara, zrIcandra rAjA sthira hokara, prAte huye bANoM kA nAza karane lage / hastiratna ko zrIcandra ne izArA kiyA, AjJA hote hI vRkSa kI zAkhA ko dhAraNa kara, pattharoM Adi ke Tukar3oM se usa balavAna rAjA ne bhIloM ko jItA / saba bhIloM ko dUra kara, vRkSa ke nIce ve mahAna krAnti vAle rAjA bahuta sundara dikhAI de rahe the / bhIloM ko kisane haTAyA ye dekhane ke liye vahAM bhIlaniyeM paayii| bhIla rAjA kI putrI mohinI zrIcandra ko dekhakara mohita ho pitA se kahane lagI mere to yahI pati hoMge dUsarA koI merA pati nahIM / jisase bhIloM ke rAjA ne bar3e vega se Akara do hAtha jor3akara kaha P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #210 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mara ..a.rAdha kSamA kariye aApa koI mAn. tejasvI-puruSa haiM, yaha merI, putrI ke sivAya kisI se vivAha karanA nahIM rahatI, to Apa ise mahaNa karo / rAjA ne kahA he bhIloM ke rAjA ! ye kanyA, bhIlanI hai, maiM .. kSatriya hUM mere kula ko kalaka lgegaa| Fi... mohinI ne kahA 'he prabhu ! mApakA vastra do use maiM varaNa kruu|| jaba vastra nahIM milA to kahane lagI ki apanI pAdukA de dIjiye, maiM: pAdukA lekara hRdaya meM dhAraNa kara apane janma ko saphala karUMgI. he :nAtha ! ApakI sevikA banakara mahala ke bAhara hamezA kArya karUMgI; ' agara aApa nahIM deMge to agni meM praveza kara jaauuNgii| yaha sunakara : rAjA ne pAdukA dI vahAM bar3A bhArI utsava manAyA gayA / bhIla rAjA. ne kahA ki jo vastueM maiMne mohinI ke liye taiyAra karavAI. haiM unheM grahaNa kro| azva, hAthI, ratha, ratna, motI,taraha 2 ke kImatI vastra, sevaka Adi. zrIcandra rAjA ke pAsa lAkara rkhe| .... una meM apane paMcabhadra azvoM ko suvega 4 se yukta dekhakara rAjA hapita hue| una donoM azvA ne prAkara rAjA ko namaskAra kiyA,... harSa se hepAkha nRtya karane lage, unheM apane hAthoM se sparza kara svIkAra , karate hue kahA ki aho / ye adbhuta pradava kahAM se pAe ? bhIla rAjA ne kahA he deva ! bhIla loga eka bAra DAkA DAlane gaye the.taba rAste meM unhoMne eka gAyaka se ratha aura azva le liye, gAyaka bhAga gyaa| una bhIloM ne azvaH aura ratha mujhe diye haiN| usa dina se hI ye azva bahuta dukhI the pro ra sArI rAta inakI AMkhoM meM se prAMsU bahate the| inakI P.P. Ac. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 0* sevA meM mohinI aura sevaka hamezA tatpara hai| maiMne yaha saba mohinI ke hasta melApa ke liye karavAyA hai| yaha prazna patra itane prAnandita kyoM ho rahe haiM ? prApa hI btaaiye| rAjA ne kahA he bhIloM ke rAjA ! mere hRdaya ke jIvana samAna vAyuvega aura mahAvega azva aura suvega raya ko maiM abhI grahaNa karatA huuN| bAko saba bAda meM / sainikoM meM se kujara nAma ke kSatriya ko ratha kA sArathI banAyA / zrIcandra ne kahA isa jayakalaza hAthI ko kuzasthala yA kuDalapura bhijavA denA, maiM abhI kanakapura jA rahA hU~ / isa aMgUThI se merA nAma jAna lo / zrIcandra rAjA ne kahA, hiMsA kA tyAga karanA, cAra parvo meM Arambha na karanA / bhagavatI sUtra meM kahA hai, 8.14-15 aura .)) parva hote haiM / mahIne meM 6 parva hote haiM, eka pakSa meM tIna parva Ate haiM / viSNu purAga meM kahA hai, 8-14aura 15 parva haiN| ravi saMkrAnti bhI parva hai / he rAjendra ! tela, mAMsa aura sI kA bhoga jo ina parvo meM karatA hai vaha naraka meM jAtA hai, ja / viSTA-mUtra hI bhojana hai / manusmRti meM kahA hai, 8-14.15 aura .)) parva haiM, jo brahmacArI ho vaha snAtaka dvija kahalAtA hai, kisI bhI prakAra kI hiMsA nahIM karanI caahiye| mahAbhArata meM kahA hai, ghAtaka, anumodanA karane vAlA, bhakSaNa' karane vAlA, lene vAlA, becane vAlA, he yudhiSThira ! prANI ke ghAtaka kahalAte haiM / pazu ke avayavoM meM jitane roma rUpI kue haiM, utane hajAra varSa pazu ghAtaka ko rAdhA jAtA hai| viSNu bharata zAnti parva ke pahale / P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ +61 * bAda meM kahA hai, he bhagata ! prANi vadha meM agara dharma ho aura usase vaga milatA ho to hama sasAra ko chur3Ane vAle kisa taraha svarga jAyage ! pazuoM ko mAra kara, yajJa karake, rakta vahAkara magara svarga - kA rAstA khulatA ho to naraka meM koNa jAyegA? mAkaDa purANa meM kahA haiM jIvoM kA rakSaNa karanA zreSTha hai, saba jAva jIne kI icchA rakhate haiN| isaliye saba dAnoM meM abhayadAna prazasta mAnA gayA hai / pahelA puSpa ahiMsA, dUsarA puppa indriyoM kA nigraha, tIsarA puSpa jIva mAtra para dayA hai, cauthA vizeSa puSpa kSamA karanA, - pAcavAM puSpa dhyAna, chaTThA tapa sAtavAM puSpa jJAna, mATavAM puSpa satya, jisase devatA bhI tuSTamAna hote haiM / isaliye hameM hamezA saba jagaha jIvoM kI rakSA karanI caahiye| . . ki mahAbhArata meM kahA hai, jU, khaTamala Adi jantuoM ko jo nahIM * mAratA tathA unakI putra kI taraha rakSA karatA hai vaha svargagAmI jIva . mAnA jAtA hai / 20 AMgula caur3A aura 30 prAMgula lambA vastra se jo chAna kara pAnI pItA hai aura usa vastra meM rahe huye jIvoM ko phira se pAnI meM DAla detA hai vaha jIva paramagati ko prApta hotA hai / sAta gAMva jalAne se jitanA pApa lagatA hai, utanA eka dina pAnI chAne binA pIne ' se lagatA hai| kasAI ko eka varSa meM jitanA pApa lage, utanA eka dina chAne binA pAnI saMgraha karane vAle ko lagatA hai| jo manuSya vastra se chAne huye pAnI se sArA kArya karatA hai, vaha muni, mahAsAdhu, yogI paura mahAvratI hai| . 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #213 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 24 .. itihAsa purANa meM kahA hai adisA yaha parama dharma hai / ahisA yaha parama tapa hai, ahiMmA parama jJAna hai, pahiMsA parama sukha hai ahiMsA parama dAna hai, ahiMsA parama dama hai, ahiMgA parama yajJa hai, ahiMmA parama zubha hai| jo mahAtmA ahiMsA ke uttama dharma kA prAparaNa karate haiM, ve mahAtmA viSNu loka meM jAte haiM / ............ nagyaDala. grantha meM likhA hai, saba abhakSya tyAgane yogya haiM / madyapAna meM masta loga, prakArya meM masta, hamezA unheM na zauca, na tapa, na jAna, na buddhina puraSArtha / madyapAna se mati bhraSTa hotI hai / unako dyA, dhyAna, dharma aura sat kriyA to hotI nahIM / madyamAna karane vAle ko krodha, mAna, lobha, moha utpanna ho jAtA hai| kisI para kisI samaya rAga to kisI samaya dvIpa hotA hai| gaMdevacana nikalane lagate haiM / manuSyaM madya pokara mAMsa kI icchA rakhatA hai| usake liye jIva ko mAratA haiM / vAMda meM jaba icchA bar3ha jAtI hai to jIvoM ke samudAya "mArane meM bhI hicakicAhaTa'nahIM karatA / madya, mAMsa, aura chAcha se bAhara nikale huye makkhana meM aneka sUkSma jIvoM kI rAzI utpanna ho 'jAtI hai .. . .. .. . : : 'Agama meM bhI ina vastuoM meM anaMta jIva utpanna ho jAte haiM aisA kahA hai| mahAbhArata ke mAsa adhikAra meM kahA hai ki mAMsa hiMsA vardhaka hai mAMsa dukha-vardhaka aura dukha ko utpanna karane vAlA hai / isaliye mAMsa bhakSaNa nahIM karanA cAhiye / tila aura sarasoM jitanA bhI mAMsa P.P. 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" bhakSaNa katA hai / vaha ghora naraka meM yAvat candra divAkara java taka hai taba taka jAtA hai| - manu smRti meM , bhI madya kA niSedha hai| agni se sAta gAMva balAne se jitanA pApa lagatA hai vaha madyapAna ke eka bindu mAna itihAsa purANa meM kahA hai, zrAddha meM dharma icchA se mohita huA madha ko de to vaha lapaTa khAne va.loM ke sAtha ghora naraka meM jAtA hai / -auMgaNA, kAliMgA aura mUlA ke bhakSaka he. priyA kAla meM merA smaraNa nahIM karatA, jisa ghara meM anna ke liye mUliye latA hai, vaha ghara zmazAnatulya haiM aura mAtA-pitA se vajita hotA 9. bha purANa meM ur3ada, mUga ke sAtha kaccA dahI, chAcha khAye to he yudhiSThira vaha mAMsa samAna hai aisA kahA hai| rAtri bhojana bhI nahIM karanA cAhiye / ... ..... ......... . . - mArkaDa purANa meM kahA hai, jaba sUrya asta ho jAtA hai taba pAnI . vana samAna hai aura anna mAMsa ke samAna hai| smRti meM kahA hai, brAhmaNa jAti ko subaha aura sAMyakAla bhojana karane kA kahA hai, madhya meM nahIM, pagni homa karane vAloM kI yaha vidhi hai / itya:di aisA kahakara zrIcandra rAjA ne bhIla se kahA ki jaba maiM kuzasthala rahUMgA, taba yaha sainika Adi svIkAra kruNgaa| aisI zikSA dekara, suvega ratha para pAruDha hokara kujara sArathI sahita svanagara kI rapha vega se prayANa karate huye saMdhyA samaya P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #215 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ .* * kuDalapura nagara ke bAhara udyAna meM ratha rakhakara, nagara. meM gye| usa nagara kA nirIkSaNa kara zrIcandra ko nagara ke bAhara yakSa ke 5.mandira sote abhI thor3I hI dera hI hukI thI itane meM rAjA kI putrI saras. vatI vivAha kI sAmagrI se yukta AyI, usane bIca meM soye huye ko dekhakara kahA, he zrIdatta maMtriputra ! tU uTha / aura isa kanyA se zAdI kara / zrIcandra utthe| balAtkAra pUrvaka sarasvatI ne unase vivAha kiyA / / bAda meM sarasvatI ne kahA, bAhara u Tar3I hai, calo hama usa para ' baiTha kara kahIM dUra caleM / zrIcandra ne kahA uTaDI hAMkanA maiM nahIM jAnatA "to rAtri meM paidala bhI calanA muzkila hai, isaliye prAtaHkAla cleNge| unake AvAja se, yaha koI ora hai aisA pratIta hone se ratnadIpa se acchI taraha dekhA aura kahane lagI, he nAtha ! prApakA lalATa caMdana se lipta nahIM hai, pApa kahAM se Aye haiM ? rAjA ne kahA, maiM musAphira huuN| kuzasthala se pAyA hU~, tuma yahAM isa taraha kyoM AyIM ? tuma kauna ho ? : tumheM kisakA bhaya hai ? mujha se kisaliye vivAha kiyA ? sunAmikA :: aura surupA sakhiyoM meM se eka ne kahA, he svAmI ! isa nagara ke arimadaMna gajA kI putrI sarasvatI hamezA isa yakSa kI pUjA karatI hai, eka bAra rAjA ne apanI goda meM baiThI huyI putrI ko dekhakara naimittika se . pUchA ki isake lAyaka vara kahAM milegaa| vaha bolA kuzasthala ke pratApasiMha rAjA kA putra jise seTha ne bar3A kiyA hai vaha zrIcandra mahA-tyAgI, roSAyamAna huye yahAM AyeMge / rAjA mauna rhe| . 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 65 110 'sarasvatI ko rAtri meM svapna meM yakSa ne kahA maiM tumhAre pati kI lagna samaya meM apane mandira meM grAja se pAMcave dina le grAUMgA / rUpa se vaha svapna prAtaHkAla hone para sakhI se kahA / isa nagara meM matrI putra zrIdatta sarasvatI kA premI thA, parantu sarasvatI ko usa para koI zrama nahIM thaa| zrIdatta ne lobha se mujhe vaza kara liyA, maiMne use rAjakumArI kA svapna btaayaa| usake kahe anusAra maiMne svAminI se kahA ki zrIdatta ko bhI isI prakAra svAna pAyA hai / sarasvatI ne kahA ki para yakSa ke vacana isa prakAra hai to ThIka hai, vaha sAmagrI sAhata Ana vAlA thA, parantu usake pitA ne use Ane nahIM diyA hogA jisase vaha A nahI skaa| - sarasvatI ne kahA, he deva ! yakSa ke vacana anyathA kaise ho sakate hai| zrIdatta ne mujhe ThagA thA, merA bhAgya acchA hai ki merA vara sAvA Na puruSa nahIM huA, yakSa ke diye haye Apa hI mere pati ho, merA parama sAbhAgya hai parantu hama agara yahAM raheMge to mere pitA anartha kreNge| pAcandra ne kahA priye ! maiM aura ve manuSya haiM phira Darane kA kyA kAma ? tuma Dara kyoM rahI ho ? dekhate haiM unameM kitanA bala hai| prAtaHkAla jaba zra' candra ne muha ghoyA to unake sUrya rupI bhAla ko dekhaka ra sarasvatI bahuta prasanna huI / pUjArI ne unako dekhakara jaldI . serAjA ka * sArI bAta kaha sunAyI rAjA ke Adeza se balavAna / senApati vahAM aayaa| use dekhakara, priyA ke aMga ko kAMpatA dekha zrIcandra bole, he bhadre ! tU Dara nahIM / yaha garIba becArA kyA karegA? 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #217 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sanika bAhara khar3e rahe haiM adara nahIM pAte / senApati ne nAma prAdi pUchA, parantu zrIcandra to kucha bhI nahIM bolateH / zrIcandra ne eka bAra siMhanAdaH vi yA jisase saba saMnika bhAga khar3e huye / yaha dekha, rAjA svayaM praayaa| sarasvatI kahane lagI, he svAmina ! pitA yahAM Aye haiM aba kyA hogaa|' sarasvatI kI zrIcandra ne apanI aMgUThI dikhA kara, harSa se sAra ratna , grahaNa kara, kAna meM kucha kahakaraM, adabhuta ajana se baMdarI banA kara, rAjA ke pAsa jAkara, Asa pAsa he huye sainiko ko pachAr3a kara, usa gajA ke. hAtho para kUda kara, rAjA se talavAra chIna, use bAMdha kara cale gaye / unheM , pahacAna kara bhATa kahane lagA, jinhoMne cora kI guphA meM se bAlaputra ke viyoga , se dukhI brAhmaNa maMtrI priyA ko usake pati ke sAtha milAyA aura jinhoMne zrI candrapura nagara basAyA, usa kuDalapura. ke adhipati pratA siMha. rAjA ke putra zrIcandra jaya ko prApta hoN| jinake paira ke taluvoM ko rAkSasa ne : bhakti pUrvaka sparza kiyA, aise zrIcandra jaya ko prApta hoM / use bahuta : lakSmI dekara vana meM ratha para pArur3ha hokara vega se prayANa kiyA / . . : maMtrI ne arimardana rAjA ke bandhana kholeM zrIcandra ke zaurya aura dAna ko dekhakara harSa yukta bole 'grahoM vaha dhIra sarasvatI kA pati jA rahA hai. unheM vApasa lAyo / sainika daur3e parantu usa uttama. ko koI prApta na kara sakA / vaMdarI ko AMsU bahAtI dekha gajA ne sakhI ke pAsa . se sArI hakIkata suna kara unakI kalA kI aura unakI prazaMsA karate. kahA~ ! he vatse ! pratApasiMha kA putra hI ter| pati hai, hAthiyoM, azvoM sahita maiM tujhe kuzasthala lekara calUgA / isa prakAra kaha kara bhATa ko.. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #218 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 974 ucita dAna deva.ra nagara meM vizAla mahotsava kiyA / - zubha zakuna dvArA prerita aTavI meM Akara rAtri meM var3a vRkSa ke nIce zrIcandra Asana para leTa gaye / kujara sArathI ko nIMda pragaI aura rAjA jAga rahe haiN| vahAM Dholaka ke madhura svara ko sunakara sArathI ko kahakara pratApasiMha ke putra usa dizA kI tarapha gaye / kisI giri ke * madhya meM yakSa ke mandira meM dvAra banda karake zrIcandra ke dohe sundariye gA rahI thiiN| ye adbhuta kyA hai ? use dekhane ke liye daravAje ke cheda.meM se dekhate haiM ki madanasundarI ATha kanyAoM ko gIta natya prAdi sikhA rahI hai / harSa ko prApta.ho vicArane lage, merI priyA prApta ho gii| , golI se adRzya hokara prabhAta meM jaba kanyAyeM jAne lagI to unake poche ho liye| eka guphA meM praveza kara dusare daravAje se maNi ke dIpakoM se prakAzita pAtAla mahala meM pAye / mahala para car3ha kara madanasundarI kahane lagI merA bAMyA aMga aura netra bAra 2 sphurAyamAna ho rahA hai, isaliye Aja mere pati yA unaSA sandeza AtA cAhiye / una kanyAnoM meM mukhya ratnacUlA ne kahA mujhe bhI aisA hI pratIta hotA hai prApa pAyIM haiM usI dina se tapa AyaMbila mAdi kara rahI haiM usake prabhAva se Aja Ane hI cAhiye / ratnavegA ne Akara kahA ki mAtAjI ne bhojana ke liye sabako bulAyA hai / madanasundarI . kahane lagI mujhe abhI bhUkha nahIM hai tuma jAkara bhojana krlo| : madanasundarI ke binA dUsarI kanyAyeM bhI bhojana ke liye nahI jaatii| itane meM mA ne Akara kahA he putrI ! 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #219 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * Ek nahIM kara rahI hai ? madanasundarI ne kahA, he mAtA prAja mujhe bilkula bhI bhUkha nahIM lagI hai / usa vidyAdhArI ne kahA tere pati ko hI merI kanyAmoM ne varaNa kiyA hai, naimittaka ke vacanAnusAra bhI unhIM ke dvArA hameM phira rAjya prApta hogA / he putrI ! maiM bahuta dukhI aura abhAgina huuN| sthAna se bhraSTa huI hai aura bhatIra vana meM mRtyu ko prApta huA hai| devara aura putra suragiri para vidyA kI sAdhanA kara rahe haiM / maiM bhAI hUM taba taka kuzasthala se koI samAcAra nahIM Aye / he buddhizAlinI itanA jAnate hue bhI tU itanA prAgraha karavAtI hai hameM bhI antarAya na kara aura bhojana ke liye cala / .... . 1 madanasundI bhojana nahIM krtii| vidyAdharI madanasundarI ko chAtI se lagA letI hai, dukha se rone lagatI hai / rAjA socane lage jisa vidyAdhara ko maiMne bhUla se mAra diyA thA, usI kI patni mujha para kitanA sneha rakha rahI hai| aisA socakara mahala ke daravAje para dRzya pana meM pragaTa hokara dvArapAla ko aMgUThI andara dikhAne ke liye kahA, dvArapAla andara gyaa| maNivegA ne prAkara sundara rUpa aura prAkAra vAle ko dekhakara kahA tuma kauna ho ? itane meM madanasundarI kanyAoM ke sAtha AI, pati ko dekhakara harSita hotI huI mAtA se kahane lagI he mAtA ! jinakI Apa hamezA icchA karatI thIM ve Apake jamAI Ae haiM / haSaM se vidyAdharI bAhara Akara prazaMsA karatI huI andara le gaI aura kahane lagI pratApasiMha ke putra ! tuma hamAre hI bhAgya se Aye ho / aisA kahakara kanyAoM ko Adeza diyA ki zrIcandra ke kaNTha meM varamAlA P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 66K phnaayo| haSaM se unhoMne mAlAyeM phnaaii| zrIcandra rAjA ne kahA he vidyAdhara rAnI! yaha kauna haiM ? aura aisI paristhitI Apa logoM kI kase ho gaI ? vidyAdharI ne kahA he vIra ziromaNi / vaitADhaya giri para maNinUSaNa nagara meM ratnacUr3a rAjA aura unakA choTA bhAI maNicUr3a yuvarAja thaa| unake ratnavegA aura mahAvegA striyAM thiiN| unakI ratnacUlA aura maNicUlA Adi cAra putriyeM aura ratnakAntA bhAnajI hai| gotrI vidyAdharoM sahita AkAza meM vicarate uttara zreNI ke nAtha sugrIva rAjA ne unheM jItA, jisase sahakuTumba dhanAdi lekara isa pAtAla nagarI meM rheN| svadeza prApta karane ke liye ratnacUr3a aTavI meM khar3aga ke pAsa vidhipUrvaka ulTe mastaka se vidyA ko sAdhane lage itane meM to kisI ne unheM mAra diyaa| hama prabhAta meM jaba pUjA aura upahArAdi kI vastueM lekara gaye to ve vahAM mare hue the . unakI mRtyu kriyA kara hama apane sthAna vApasa paaii| ... ratnacUr3a kA putra ratnadhvaja pitA kI mRtyu se vyAkula aTavI meM gayA vahAM udyota ke bhrama se madanasundarI ko pati se alaga karake yahAM le aayaa| maiMne apanI suzIlA putrI kI taraha use rakhA / ye hamezA pati ke guNa gAtI thI, yaha sunakara preraNA se pAThakanyAoM ne, ve hI pati varaNa karane kA nizcaya kiyaa| maNicUr3a ne nemittika se pUchA, taba usane kahA jisa vara ko ina kanyAnoM ne cunA hai vahI mahAsAtvika puraSa tumhArA gayA humA rAjya tumheM vApisa dilAegA / maNicUr3a aura - ratnadhvaja ne. bastI binA ke pavitra merugiri ke nandanavana meM vidyA kI P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 100 sAdhanA zuru kI hai unheM cAra mahine ho gaye haiM aura do mahine bAkI haiM / hamAre bhAgya se Apa pAe haiM to aba Apa inase pANigrahaNa kro| "candra ke jaisI kAnti vAlI aura yaza vAnI kanyAoM ke sAtha pANigrahaNa kiyAM / prAgraha se bhojana Adi karAke mahAvegAdi ne paherAmaNI dekara pUchA he rAjA ! Apa akele kaise ? unhoMne yathAyogya caritra kaha sunaayaa| ratnavegA ne jaba taka maNicUr3a ratnadhvaja prAve tatra taka mApa yahAM sukha se rho| Apake rahane se bhaviSya meM hamArA hita hogaa| zrIcandra ne kahA he mAtA ! mujhe bahuta kArya hai, jisase maiM vilamba nahIM kara sakatA kanakapura nagara mujhe tatkAla pahu~canA hai| vidyAvaroM kI vidyA siddha karake Ane meM do mahine kI dera hai kuzasthala mAra loga A jAe ApakA milApa huA so bahuta acchA rhaa| vidyAdharI ne kahA madanasundarI kA mujhe viraha na ho itanA svIkAra kro| mujhe isake sAtha sneha hai| zrI candra ne kahA mAtA ! vivAha Adi Apake svAdhIna hai Apake rAjya milane para hI vivAha hogA abhI nahIM / bar3I kaThinatA se prAjJA lekara ravAnA hone lagate haiM to ratnacUlA kahane lagI prApakA viraha hameM dukhita karegA, phira madanasundarI bhI yahAM nahIM hogI to hamArI gati kyA hogI ? rAjA ne sneha se maMdanasundarI ko vahAM rahane ke liye kahA parantu vaha vahAM rahane meM samartha nhiiN| priya se satI praba alaga kaise rahe / bAda meM avadhi kA nizcaya kara jabaradastI vaha ta rahane kA kahate haiM parantu madanasundarI vahAM P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #222 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ *1010 nahIM rhii| madanasundarI sahita vana meM Akara, ratha para ArUr3ha hokara paraspara apanI 2 bAteM karate kanakapura kI tarapha prayANa kiyA / krama se rudrapallI upavana meM aaye| vahAM usa nagara ke rAjA ko hAthI praura ghor3o sahita khar3e huye dekhA, eka tarapha agni binA kI citA thI dUsarI tarapha ati dukhI komala aMga vAlI strI ko rAjA rokate hue dikhAI diye / tIsarI tarapha koTavAla dvArA bAMdhe hue adbhuta puruSa ko dekhakara zrIcandra rAjA ratha meM se utara kara vRkSa ke nIce khar3e ho gaye aura vanapAla se pUchane lage ye saba kyA hai ? usane kahA he sajjanoM meM mugaTa samAna ! yaha rudrapallI nagarI hai, vrajasiMha rAjA aura unakI kSemavatI nAmakI rAnI hai unakI yaha hasAvalI putrI hai / itane meM ratha aura rAjA ko dekhakara vahAM ke rAjA ne prAzcarya se mantrI aura vahAM ke mukhya logoM ko vahAM bhejaa| . . . . hari bhATa ke bhatIje aMgada ne pahacAna kara kahA ki 'kanakapura meM kanakadhvaja kA rAjya kanakAvalI putrI aura devoM kA apita kiyA humA devI hAra kA sukha jA bhoga rahe haiM ve zrIcandra jaya ko prApta hoM / vINApura meM padmazrI aura tArAlocanA ko jAti smaraNa se vivAhA ve mAtA sahita zrIcandra jaya ko prApta hoN| zrIgiri meM vijayAdevI ke sAnidhya se sadAphala udyAna. suvarNa kI khAna, madhya zikhara para jina mandira, do kille bhIla kI sahAyatA se mile ve zrIcandra jaya ko prApta hoM / zrIgiri para vijayA devI ke Adeza se, jisake hRdaya para nayA vastra sthApita kiyA ve zrIcandra jaya ko prApta hoM / zrIcandrapura nagara ke madhya meM prathama jinezvara deva kA P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 102 10 cAra dvAra vAlA manohara caitya jisane banavAyA ve zrIcandra jaya ko prApta ho| . mantriyoM ne vahAM jAkara pUchA aura vApasa Akara sAga hAla rAjA ko kaha sunAyA / haMsAvalI sahita rAjA ko Ate dekha, zrIcandra bhI sAmane gaye aura paraspara namaskAra karake eka sthAna para baitthe| zrIcandra ne madana sundarI ko ucita sthAna para baiThA kara, rAjA se pUchane lage ki rAjakumArI ke dukha kA kyA kAraNa hai ? rAjA ne kahA, he navalakSeza ! merI putrI haMsAvalI aura kanakAvalI dono sakhiyeM haiM, kanakAvalI akasmAt pApa se byAhI, use aura pitA ke rAjya ko bhogate huye, bahuta bhAgyazAlI jAnakara aura Apake guNoM ko sunakara haMsAvalI ne sarva sAkSI se kahA, kanakAvalI ke jo pati haiM ve hI mere pati haiM / isa prakAra kA vizeSa patra kanakapura bhejaa| . lakSmaNa maMtrI ke pAsa se prApake paradeza jAne ke samAcAra jAne / taba se hI antara se dukhI haMsAvalI ApakA nitya smaraNa karatI hai / kuDIla nagara kA rAjaputra candrasena jo haMsAvalI para anurukta thA, usane haMsAvalI kI pratijJA ko sunakara, duSTa karma ke yoga se, duSTa buddhi utpanna huI / mitra Adi se pUche binA, rAtri ko candrasena ne * prayANa karake kanakapura meM bhApakI sArI hakIkata jAnI, duSTa buddhi se prapaMca se prApakA veSa lekara eka manuSya sahita yahAM AyA, usake kapaTa ko hama pahacAna nahIM sake / hamane ise zrIcandra mAnakara harSa se vivAha / utsava manAyA / P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #224 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ *1031 kisI eka vyApArI ne isa duSTa ko pahacAna kara usako bAMdha kara khUba mArA taba vaha volA ki meM zrIca dra nahIM hU~ balki kuDaleza rAjA kA putra hUM / ati dukhI huye hameM yaha vivAha bar3A viSama par3a gayA mantrI cintAtura ho gaye / itane meM pragada AyA, usake pAsa, me Apake guNoM ko sunA / usa dukha se dukhI haMsAvalI mamA karane para bhI kASTabhakSaNa ke liye utsuka huI hai / jisakA mukha bhI dekhane yogya nahIM aise candrasena ko yahAM lAyA gayA hai / aho? dekho unakA vizvAsaghAtIpana / aho usakA chala-kapaTa,aho usakA pradIrghadarzApana, aho kukRtyapana aho hamArA prajJAna hamane pahale kucha bhI socA samajhA nahI / bahuta jaldI kii| zrIcandra rAjA ne kahA ki isameM ApakA doSa nahIM parantu yaha to karma rAjA kI yojanA hai / jIva ne pUrva meM aneka prakAra ke karma bAMdhe huye hote haiM, usI prakAra se buddhi utpanna hotI hai phira vaisI bhAvanA tathA vaisI yojanA banatI hai| jaisI bhavitavyatA hotI hai| vaise hI banAva banate haiM / dUsaroM ke dukha ko na dekha sakane vAle aise zrIcandra ne usa rAjA ke putra ko chur3AyA, pAsa meM baiThAkara use kahane lage tUM ne satkula meM janma liyA phira isa prakAra eka strI ke liye aisA kapaTa kaise kiyaa| . bAda meM rAjakumArI se kahane lage, he bhadre ! dukha kyoM karatI hai ? aisA akArya na kara / mAtma hatyA karake manuSya janma ko kyoM gaMvA rahI ho ? mana aura vacana se svIkRta pati nahIM ho sakatA, parantu jisake sAtha pANigrahaNa hotA hai vahI pati mAvA jAtA hai, aisI rIti P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ *1044 hai / dUsare ko dI huI kanyA kisI dUsare se vivAhita kI jA sakatI hai parantu vivAhita strI dUsare kI patnI nahIM bana sktii| kASTha kI thAlI meM Aga eka bAra hI rakhI jAtI hai, kanaka meM pAnI eka bAra hI ropA jAtA hai vaise hI kanyA bhI. eka bAra hI byAhI jAtI hai| . haMsAvalI ne kahA kula strI kA yaha dharma hai ! aura 'satya hai' jise mana meM dhAraNa kiyA usake sivAya vaha dUsare ko varatI nahIM / maiM mana, . vacana aura kAyA se vivAhita aura phira gIta, nRtya nAma aAdi jisakA liyA aura jisakA dhyAna kiyA vahI merA pati hai usake sivAya maiM kisI ora ko kaise sevU ? viparyAsa se grahaNa kiyA hune dhana ko kyA paMDita puruSa tyAga nahIM karate ? ApakI bhrAnti se hasta sparza kiye hune kA bhI usI prakAra tyAga kiyA jA sakatA hai| mana se varaNa kiye huye vara ke sivAya satI strI dUsare ko kisa taraha svIkAra kare ? Apane jo ruTho kahIM hai; usa cothe maMgala phere meM loka kI striyeM citta se * jise svIkAra karatI haiM vahI pati hotA hai / mana me dhAraNa kiyA huA aura kahA huA kArya hI phaladAyI hotA hai / aura bhI kahA 'mana manuSya ke bagha aura mokSa kA kAraNa hai / jisa taraha bahana aura strI ko prAliMgana diyA jAtA hai parantu usameM sirpha mana meM phera hotA hai / zrI jinezvara devoM ne kahA hai jo mana sAtavIM naraka le jA sakatA hai .. vahI bhana mokSa meM bhI le jAtA hai| - ''- 'usa sati ko zrIcandra ne kahA, hai sadAcAriNI ! vastu kA . vAstava meM parivartana ho sakatA hai, maNi suvarNa : prAdi / parantu vivAhita P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 1050 strI kA phera phAra nahIM ho sakatA, buddhi kI bhUla se DAlA huA namaka anyathA nahIM hotA, parantu khArA hI hotA hai / mIThe pAnI se mana se bhATA gUdhA huA, khAre pAnI se gUdhA huA ATA moThA nahIM hotA . parantu jaisA hotA hai vaisA hI dikhatA hai / jisake sAtha hastamilApa huyA hai vahI bhartAra hai vaha strI dUsare ke laye parastrI hotI hai / haMsAvalI ne kahA, mere citta meM to Apa hI pati ho, isake sAtha vyAhI hU~ para ise apanA pati mAnatI nahIM isaliye maiM satI hU~ yA asatI yaha to kevalI bhagavAna jAneM / mujhe jo Apa para strI mAnate hoM to mujhe agni yA tapasyA kA hI zaraNa lenA hogA parantu dusarI koI gati nahIM / pahale kiye huye karma ke antarAya se tUTe ? hasAvalI ke zIla kI dRr3hatA ko dekhakara zrIcandra rAjA aura rAjA ke putra ne usI kI prazaMsA kii| . zrIcandra kahane lage, he rAjA ! prANI viSaya se kisa prakAra pIr3ita hote haiM / jIva dhana ke liye, jIvita ke liye. atRpta huye haiM, hote haiM aura hoMge / bIca meM tIna rekhA hai, ve tIna mArga haiM, vizAla stanarupI bajAra hai, striyoM kI capala dRSTi meM, madana pizAca, skhalanA pAye huye manuSya ko chalatA hai, dArU tIna prakAra kA hai, ATe kA madya aura gur3a kA / tosarA dArU strI hai / jisase jagata moha ko prApta huA hai, dArU pIne se nazA car3hatA hai, parantu strI ko dekhane mAtra se nazA car3hatA hai jisase nArI dRSTimadA kahalAtI hai use to dekhanA bhI P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #227 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nahIM cAhiye / ati saMkaTa ho vahAM jAnA nahIM, viSama paMtha para jAnA nahIM, mahApaMtha para jAnA nahIM, saMma paMtha para jAnA / parastrI saMkaTa hai, vidhavA viSama hai, vezyA mahApaMtha hai aura svastrI paMtha hai / malpa rupa vAlI parastrI ko mana meM nahIM vicAranA kyoMki vaha apathya hai, vaha rUpa ke roga kA kAraNa hotI hai, zarIra ko kSINa karatI hai / indriyoM meM rasanA indriya, karma meM mohanIya karma vrata meM brahmacarya vrata mora guptiyoM meM manogupti kaThinatA se jItI jA sakatI hai| puSpa, phala kA rasa, dArU, mAMsa aura strI ke rasa ko jisane pahacAna kara tyAga diyA una mahApuruSoM ko maiM vandana karatA hU~ / deva vimAna milanA sulabha hai parantu jIvoM ko zrI jinendra kA zAsana aura bodhi bIja durlabha hai / ina dharmavacanoM ko sunakara rAjA, maMtrI aura kanyA prAdi ne prabhAvita hokara zrIcandra ko praNAma kiyA / __ candrasena ne kahA he svAmin ! Apa mujhe prANa dene vAle ho maiM ApakA sevaka huuN| haMsAvalI ne pratibodha pAkara kahA, he vara ! Apane kAmadeva ko tyAgA huA hai| Apake dharma upadeza se pApa jIva aura dharma dene vAle ho| aApake kahe anusAra zrI arihaMta paramAtmA mere deva haiM, unakA pharamAyA huA, dayA mUla dharma hai maura Apa guru haiM, sarva ratnoM meM mukhya zIla ratna mere zarIra kA prAbhUSaNa ho jisase maiM zIla vRti P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ *107* vAlI hoU / vrajasiMha rAjA ne kahA, he vIra koTIra ! hamArA yaha manoratha hai ki Apa candrAvalI ko vro| haMsAvalI aura madanasundarI ke prAgraha se usakI choTI bahana se zrIcandra vistAra se byAhe / rati aura prIti se yukta kAmadeva kI taraha zrIcandra do patniyoM se suzobhita indra kI taraha, aneka prakAra ke bAjoM se dizAyeM gUja uThI haiM, hAthiyoM, ghor3oM, rathoM sainikoM Adi sahita navalakSeza deza kI sarahada para pahoMce / svasamAcAra padmanAbha, guNavandra Adi ko pahu~cAye / svanAtha padhAre haiM jAnakara harSa se sansukha Akara stuti kara paraspara sArA vRtAnta sunAyA / guNacandra ne kahA he deva ! durjaya guNavibhrama rAjA abhI taka jItA nahIM gyaa| pahale se dasa guNA danDa tarIke mAMgatA hai, vaha 6 rAjAoM se yukta hai| hama danDa svIkAra kara rahe the itane meM hamAre bhAgya se Apa A gaye / jaise bAdala bina barasAta huI hai| candrahAsa khaDaga kI kAnti vAle zrIcandra rUpI sUrya sainya rUpI udayAcala giri para udita huye, pratApa aura dedIpyamAna deha vAle aise zrIcandra suzobhita hone lage / pratApasiMha ke putra siMha ko pAyA jAna kara, zatru senA jase pakSI kAMpate hai, kampita hone lgii| sArI hI senA dukhita ho uThI / zrIcandra rAjA ne guNa vibhrama rAjA ko kahalAyA ki kanakapura ke rAjA ke pAsa se jitanA danDa liyA hai usakA sau guNA karake vApasa do, nahIM to yuddha ke liye taiyAra ho jAo maiM AyA huuN| ina garva bhare vacanoM ko sunakara andara se to rAjA dravita ho uThA para P.P.AC.GunratnasuriM.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #229 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 10810 bAhira se dRr3ha hokara sainikoM sahita raNakSetra meM pAyA / use dekha zrIcandra ne bhI apanI senA ko Adeza de diyA / bahuta hI bhayaMkara yuddha hone lagA, usa samaya jaya lakSmI ghanTe ke * danDa kI taraha idhara udhara phirane lagI / guNa vibhrama rAjA ne zrInagara ke sainya ko to bhagA diyA, padmanAbha rAjA, brajasiMha rAjA lakSmaNa maMtrI hariSeNa Adi ko bANoM dvArA viMdate huye dekara zrIcandra hasti para ArUr3ha ho, candrahAsa se zobhita ho guNa vibhrama rAjA ke sanmukha aAkara sainikoM ko bhagAte huye kahane lage, tuma umna meM mere se bar3e hone se, mujhe jhukakara cale jAo, varnA lar3anA ho to pahale vAra kro| .. guNa vibhrama rAjA ne kahA, tU bAlaka hai yaha kyoM nahIM socatA? tUMjA kyoM nahIM rahA ? aisA kahakara talavAra se prahAra kiyA / svamastaka para pAte huye dekha, kuzAgrabuddhi vAle zrIcandra ne candrahAsa khaDaga se usake hAtha para prahAra kiyA / kavaca hone se hAtha to nahIM kaTA parantu talavAra ke 100 Tukar3e ho gaye / yaha dekha kara rAjAdhIza aise zrIcandra ne guNa vibhrama ko gale meM dhanuSa kI DorI DAlakara nIce paTaka diyA / usake hAthI. para se girate hI zrIcandra ke sainikoM ne use bAMdha liyA aura lakar3I ke piMjare meM kaida kara diyaa| cAroM tarapha zrIcandrakI jayajayakAra hone lgii| cAroM dizAoM meM jinake guNagAna ho rahe haiM aise zrIcandra kalyANapura meM svAjJA aura sAta dezoM meM apanI prAjJA maMtriyoM dvArA palAte huye kramazaH kanakapura meM 6 rAjAoM ke P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #230 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 106 sAtha jaya lakSmI rupI mAlA prAbhUSaNa kI taraha jinake gale meM suzobhita ho rahI hai aise zrIcandra nagara meM praveza karate atyanta suzobhita ho rahe the| mArga meM calate huye zrI. giri parvata para jaba unhoMne sunA ki mAtA sUryavarI ne putra kA janma diyA hai to harSa se dAna dekara mahotsava kiyA aura jela meM se kaidiyoM ko mukta kara diyA / saba jagaha manohara gIta, nRtya, jagaha.2 toraNa bAMdhe gaye aura saba jagaha harSa kA sAmrAjya phala gyaa| usa samaya guNa vibhrama rAjA ko mukta karake usakA saMgAna kiyA / yaha dekha guNa vibhrama rAjA zrIcandra ke caraNoM meM gira kara kahane lagA mere aparAdha kSamA karo, maiM ApakA kiMkara huuN| use pAdara se apane pAsa prAsana diyaa| kuDaleza ne zrIcandrapura nagara meM jAkara ati harSa pUrvaka sUryavatI mAtA ko namaskAra kiyA / saba bahuoM, mantriyoM, rAjAoM ne bhI sUryavatI rAnI ko namaskAra kiyaa| mAtA ne sArA vRtAnta sunAkara choTe bhAI ko zrIcandra kI goda meM diyA, goda meM lekara usake prasannavadana cehare ko dekhakara zrIcandra ne usakA nAma ekAMgavIra rkhaa| bAda meM saba jagaha samAcAra likha bheje jisase aneka rAjA zrIcandra kI sevA meM bheTanAoM, kanyAoM ko lekara upasthita huye / saba jagaha Ananda maMgala kI dhva. niyAM hone lgii| - kucha hI samayaH bAda padminI, candrakalA, vAmAMga, varacandra, sudhIra, dhanaMjaya, vizAla sainya se yukta tathA savaM samRddhi sahita vahAM A pahU~ce jisase cAroM ora jyAdA khuziyAM chA gaI P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #231 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 110 sUrya ke samAna tejasvI zrIcandra ne sabako alaga 2 kAma sauMpe / apane mAmA aura vAmAMga ko sAre kAryoM kI dekhabhAla dhanaMjaya ko senApati niyukta kiyA, bAkI ke logoM ko apane aMga rakSaka Adi alaga 2 kArya sauMpe / padminI candrakalA ko paTTarANI pada para sthApana kiyA / kujara, malla, aura bhIla ko zikSA dekara zrIgiri para rakha kara zrIcandra rAjA ne saba rAjAoM sahita zrI jinezvaradeva ko namaskAra karake mAtA, bhAI, priyAoM tathA mitra sahita vu zasthala kI tarapha prayANa kiyaa| zrIcandra hAthiyoM, ghor3oM, rathoM, gAyoM, baladoM, UMToM, mahAbhaTo pAlakiyoM aura vizAla sainya ke sAtha baDe ThATha bATa se Age prayANa kara rahe the| prayANa se vizva vyAkula ho uThA, zeSanAga DagamagAne lagA, kachuA kheda ko prApta hone lagI, pRthvI DUbane lagA, samudra caMcala ho uThA, parvata girane lage diMga hasti mAkrandana karane lage / AkAza lupta ho uThA dizAeM adRzya hogaI, sUrya dhUla ke kAraNa r3haka gayA isa prakAra itanI bar3I senA parivAroM ke sAtha zrIcandra prAge bar3ha rahe the / rAste meM zrIcandra sthAna 2 para mandira, pAThazAlAyeM maTha, pyAU Adi sthApita karate huye kramazaH kanakapura kucha dina Thahara kara phira vahAM se prayANa kara kalyANapura nagara meM aaye| vahAM guNavibhrama rAjA ne apanI putrI guNavatI kA vizAla mahotsava pUrvaka zrIcandra se vivAha kiyA / P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #232 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 1111 Age Akara madanasundarI ne vahAM ke survaNa puruSa kA varNana kaha . sunAyA jisase mAtA rAjA Adi saba pAzcarya ko prApta huye / usa jagala meM se suvarNa puruSa ko lekara, bar3a vRkSa ke nIce bhoyare meM se pAtAla mahela meM Aye / usameM se sAra ratnoM ko grahaNa kara kramazaH ratnacUr3a ke mRtyu sthAna para zrI jinezvara deva kA mandira banavAyA / jaba Age Aye to narasiMha rAjA ne AnandapUrvaka krAnti nagarI meM praveza karavAyA / najadIka meM bar3agAMva meM rahate guNadhara pAThaka ko priyAoM se yukta jAkara namaskAra kiyA / gurupatnI ko namaskAra kara apUrva bheMTa dii| ___ vahAM se priyaMgumaMjarI rAnI aura narasiMha rAjA sahita zrIcandra hai mapura nagara pAye / vahAM madanasundarI kA vRtAnta jAna makaradhvaja rAjA ati harSita huprA / vahAM se phira kaMpilapura Aye vahAM jitazatru rAjA ne mahAna praveza mahotsava kiyaa| mAtA ke Agraha se vahAM kanakavatI premavatI, dhanavatI aura hemazrI ko zrIcandra bar3e ThATha se byAhe / zrIcandra ko prAye jAna vINArava bhI apane nagara se AnaMdita hotA huA vahAM AyA aura bar3I sundara DhaMga se apanA zrIcandra kAvya madhura svara meM jAkara sunAne lgaa| vizAla azvoM se pRthvI khuda gaI hai, mada se bhare huye hAthiyoM ke kubha meM motI jhara rahe haiM, motI ke kaniyoM ko lekara khaDaga bIja kI zreNI bo rahI hai / he kuDalapati / tInoM lokoM meM tumheM mahAna vizAnatA prApta huI hai, ApakI kIrti rupI latA kI prApti ke liye P.P.AC. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #233 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ApakI talavAra bIja bo rahI hai isa prakAra bar3e manohara DhaMga se guNagAna karane lgaa| use zrIcandra ne pAMca lAkha sonA mohara bheMTa kI pora dUsaroM ko sundara vastra Adi bheMTa diye / harSa ko prApta huA vINArava suvaNaM moharoM ko lekara apane utAre para paayaa| - usI rAtri meM vaha pAMcalAkha sonA mohareM cora curA kara le gaye / yaha bAta vINArava ne rAjA se kahI / jitazatru rAjA ne kahA, he deva ! yahAM tIna coroM ne sAre zahara meM utpAta macA rakhA hai pakar3AI meM nahIM pAte / zrIcandra rAjA ne yaha suna vINArava ko dasa lAkha : sonA mohara aura dAna meM dI, unako lekara vaha apane utAre para gyaa| rAtri meM adRzya hokara zrIcandra phirate 2 tIna puruSoM ko acchI taraha dekha lete haiM / unameM se do ko to vaha pahacAnate haiM ki ratnakhura aura lohakhura cora haiM, yaha tIsarA kauna hai yaha socane lage / bAda meM ye kyA karate haiM yaha dekhane ke liye unake pIche ho gye| : : unameM mukhya lohakhura jo thA usane kahA calo vIraNArava ko Aja dasa lAkha mohareM milI haiM unheM grahaNa kreN| tIsarA jo vrajajaMva thA usane kahA, maiMne sunA hai jo rAjA yahAM prAyA huA hai usaka bhaMDAra meM suvarNa puruSa hai vaha grahaNa karate haiM / vaha kahane lagA tumhAre pAsa avasvApinI vidyA hai maiM tumhArA bhatIjA gaMdha se pahacAnI huI vastu yAda rakhatA hU~ aura tumhArA bhAI gaMdha se dhana ko pahacAna jAtA hai / lohakhura ne kahA he bhadra ! zrIcandra rAjA dharmaniSTha, nyAyI, puNyazAlI hai / jisa kAraNa koI bhI kisI prakAra se unakI koI vastu nahIM le sakatA / P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #234 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isaliye terA udyama vyartha jAyagA / aisA kahakara raja ko lekara vINAraba ke utArA kI tarapha phuukaa| ... .... rakSaka aura vINArava Adi nidrAdhIna ho gaye / taba cora andara gaye aura gadha dvArA dhana ko prApta kara nagara se bAhara nikle| unake marma ko jAnane vAle zrIcandra ne bhI unakA pIchA kiyA, unake kaye huye maTha meM Akara pIche ke bhAga meM dhana rakhakara, zilA se guphA ko bandakara, avadUta kA veza pahana kara maTha meM prAMkara so gaye / yaha saba kucha dekha zrI candra bhI rAjamahala meM jAkara so gaye / prAtaH hote hI yaha bAta saba jagaha phaila gayI ki Aja bhI vINArava kA dhana coroM ne curA liyA hai|, ... . ... . . _rAjya sabhA meM saba rAjA, mantrI prAdi baiThe the kuNDala narega gusse se jina zatru se kahane lage kaisA tumhArA rAjya hai jahAM prajA ko koI sukhaM nahIM ? jahAM cora bAra 2. corI kara jAte haiM / jitazatru rAjA avanata mukha ho gaye / yaha dekha bhIcandra bole jo vIra zre tAmbUla grahaNa kara coroM ko pakar3a kara lAegA use maiM apane vivAha kI paherAmaNI de duuNgaa| sabhA meM baiThe hue logoM ne kahA he deva ! tAMbUla lene vAlA koI nahIM hai prAge bhI saba upAya vyatha gaye haiM / saba soca meM pahe gaye, isa prakAra dopahara ho gii| ...... . * una saba bAtoM se ajJAta sUryavatI mAtA ne kahalAyA ki deva __pUjA kA samaya hogayA hai. aura bhojana kA samaya hogayA hai savako bhUkha P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #235 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lagI hai, isaliye tU jaldI A / 'jo bhUkha sarva rUpa ko nAza karane vAlI hai, smRti ko harane vAlI, pAMca indriyoM ko AkarSita meM karane vAlI hai, kAna mora gAla ko dIna karane vAlI hai, vairAgya ko utpanna karane vAlI hai sambandhiyoM ko chur3Ane vAlI hai, paradeza paryaTana karAne vAlI hai, paMcabhUtoM kA damana karane vAlI, cAritra kA nAza karane vAlI aura prANoM kA bhI jisa kSa dhA se nAza ho jAtA hai vaha bhUkha utpanna huI hai / ... zrIcandra kahane lage merI kI huI pratijJA abhI taka niSphala nahIM huI jaba merI pratijJA pUrNa hogI tabhI meM bhojana karUMgA / aisA kahakara zrIcandra tatkAla khar3e ho gye| guNacandra ne kahA he deva ! sAhasa se aise vacana na kaho cora kaba pakar3e jAyeMge ? zrIcandra rAjAoM sahita paidala calate hue vana krIr3A karate hue bAhara maTha meM aaye| vahAM para dUsare avadhUtoM ke sAtha una tonoM ko muha meM pAna cavAye huye dekha zrIcandra maTha ke bAhara baiThe aura una avadhUtoM ko apane pAsa bulaayaa| unhoMne bhAkara rAjA ko AzIrvAda diyA aura khaDe ho gaye / taba rAjA ne pUchA, ki tuma meM yogI kauna aura bhogI kauna hai ? hama yogI haiM aura Apa bhogI haiM / rAjA bole taba tumhAre mukha meM yaha tAMbula kaisA ? vaha tInoM hI zyAma mukha vAle ho gaye, dUsare pravadhUta nahIM taba zrIcandra kI saMjJA karate hI una tInoM ko cAroM tarapha se ghera liyA namo jiNAMNa kahakara rAjA ne uThakara maTha kA nirIkSaNa kiyA baura bAda.meM pAdeza diyA ki yahAM bahuta se yogI aura musAphira mAte P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #236 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 91151 hai, isa maTha ke najadIka naI dharmazAlA banavApro / itanA kahakara vaha jo pIche kI tarapha zilA thI use uThAkara dUra rakhI aura pRthvI khudavAte huye madbhuta guphA dekhii| usameM se rAjA savaM suvarNa motI Adi vastuproM ko bAhara nikAla kara dekhane lage to pUrva kI tathA abhI kI corI huyI sara vastuyeM prApta ho gii| he rAjan prApakA puSpa apUrva hai, adbhuta bhAgya hai, ApakI parIkSA bhI adbhuta hai aura Apa paropakAra karane meM bhI ananya haiM isakI prakAra kI snavanA ko karate huye, zrIcandra rAjA ne vINArava aura jisa 2 kI jo vastumeM thI vaha saba ko de dI / tInoM avadhUtoM ko jitazatru rAjA ko soMpakara mahotsava pUrvaka apane mahala meM prAye / jitazatru rAjA coroM ko cAbuka mAdi se sajA dete haiM parantu ve apanA nAma Adi kucha nahIM batAte / rAjA unako cora jAnakara koTabAla ko vadha karane ke liye mAdeza detA hai / aisA jAnakara buddhizAlI zrIcandra ne coroM ko bulAkara pUchA, tuma kauna ho? mora tumhArA kyA nAma hai ? jaba unhoMne koI uttara nahIM diyA taba rAjA ne kahA, maho lohakhura ! kyA tUM mujhe nahIM pahacAnatA? maiMne tujhe mahendrapura kI sImA para putrI sahita jIvita ho jAne diyA ? terI avasvApinI vidyA ko maiM jAnatA huuN| he ratnakhura! prathama ke mAmraphala kA dAna kyA tujhe yAra nahIM hai ? ye tIsarA kauna hai, yaha kaho / ve tInoM rAjA ke caraNoM meM jhuka par3e / sohasura ne kahA, hamArA P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #237 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aparAdha kSamA kreN| jo lohajaMgha coraM thA usake tIna nUtra vajrakhura lohakhura aura ratnakhura anukrama se kuDala giri, tilaka girI mahendra girI meM rahate the| pahale ke pAsa tAle ko kholane kI vidyA thI, vaha pahale hI mRtyu ko prApta ho gyaa| usakA putra yaha vajrajaMgha hai, ise pitA ne adRzya hone kI golI thI lekina isane vaha kho dI | maiM lohakhura hUM isa prakAra kaha kara ve kahane lage, Apa hamAre svAmI ho| unako upadeza dekara unheM apane pAsa biThAyA aura unake pAsa se jo vidyAyeM thIM vaha mI grahaNa kara lii| --:. vahAM se rAjA mahendrapura meM gaye ! sote, baiThate, uThate aura calate hara samaya pratyeka kArya karate samaya rAjA namo jiNANaM kahate haiN| pAraparvI tapa karane lage / mahaMta dharma kI ArAdhanA karate rAjA pakke mAstika bana gaye / guphA meM se dhana nikalavA kara sulocanA ke sAtha mahotsava pUrvaka bar3e bATha se pANigrahaNa kiyaa| zrI candra rAjA ne guNacandra ko, apane. 14 rAjAno ko senA sahita! lAne ke liye ravAnA kiyA / lakSmaNa, sudhIrAja, sundara aura buddhisAgara ina cAra maMtriyoM ko bhakti se bheMTanAH dene ke liye pratApasiMha rAjA ke pAsa bhejaa| unhoMne kuzasthala jAkara vardhAmaNI dI ki, rAjan ! prApa zrI ke putra zrIcandra rAjA, mAtA, bhAI prAdi sahita mahendrapura meM Aye haiM, vahAM se likapura aura siMhapura hokara, alpa samaya meM Apa zrI ke caraNoM meM namaskAra kareMge / / : . .... . ... / idhara guNacandra ne bAkara zrIcandra rAjA se vinaMtI kI ki P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #238 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ *117* kuDalapura meM bhIla jisa gaMdha hastI ko lekara pAyA thA vaha hAthI hamAre se to vahAM se AtA hI nahIM isaliye Apa svayaM calakara use zikSA do| usI samaya zrIcandra rAjA ne kuDalapura kI tarapha prayANa kiyA / suvega para rathArUr3ha hokara ve vahAM aaye| saba rAjAoM ne unakA bar3A hI Adara satkAra kiyA / rAjA ko gadha hasti ne bhI nabhaskAra kiyA, zrIcandra rAjA ne gajarAjendra ko usake nAma se pucakAra usa para mArUr3ha ho gaye / candramukhI, candralekhA, vIravarmA ke kuTumba aura vizA. rada Adi ke sAtha tilakapura meM Aye / tilaka rAjA ne unheM bar3e prAdara se namaskAra kiyA aura eka mahAn mahotsava kiyaa| mArga meM zrIcandra rAjA candrakalA sahita kaI deza ke rAjAoM se pUjina hote huye vasatapura meM vIravarmA ko rAjA banAkara, gaMdha hasti para mArur3ha huye, mukuTa, kuDala Adi ujjavala Rddhi sahita aise suzobhita ho rahe the jisa prakAra indra airAvaNa hAthIM para zobhatA hai / putra kA mAgamana sunakara zIghra milane kI utkaMThA vAle pratApasiMha rAjA ne maMtriyoM, bAjoM, antapura, nagara ke logoM, nATaka maMDaliyoM Adi sahita kuzasthala se prayANa kiyA / putra ke samAcAra prApta kara lakSmIdatta zreNI bhI rAjA ke mAdeza se ratnapurI se bar3e harSotsava pUrvaka ravAnA huye| ::pitA ke prAgamana ko dekhakara putra sarva RddhiyoM sahita sanmusa 1. prAyAH / zrIcandra ne jaba pitA ke hAthI ko dekhA usI samaya ve apane :: hasti! para se uttara kara paidala calane lage / pratApasiMha bhI hAthI para se uttara pdd'e| usI samaya putra ne pRthvI para jhukakara pitA ke caraNa P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ *1185 kamaloM meM namaskAra kiyA / saba ko bahuta khuzI huI / rAjA ne siMhAsa nAruDha hokara putra ko goda meM lekara bAliMgana karate huye bahuta samaya taka viyoga rupI dAvAnala ko harSa ke bAsumoM se kSaNavAra meM zAnta kiyaa| harSa ke prAMsU giratI huI sUryavatI bhI milii| candrakalA jinameM mukhya hai aisI bahueM sakhiyoM sahita jinakA vRtAnta sAsU, ne rAjA ko sunAyA una saba ne sasura ke caraNoM meM par3akara namaskAra kiyA / padmanAbha Adi rAjAoM ne aura guNacandra Adi saba maMtriyoM ne rAjA ke caraNa kamala meM namaskAra kiyA / varacandra, vAmAMga, madanapAla bhaura senApati dhanaMjaya ne bhI namaskAra kiyA kanaka aura kAnDa deza kA rAjya pratApasiMha rAjA ke pAsa bhakti pUrvaka lakSmaNa paura vizArada maMtriyoM ne bheMTa kiyA / apUrNa suvaNaM puruSa, ratna, pArasamaNI nara-mAdA motI suvega ratha, mahAvega, vAyuvega, gaMdhahasti, bhazva prAdi sarga kImatI vastuyeM pitA ke caraNa kamaloM meM rkhiiN|| - sUryavatI rAnI sabase milI sabane kuzala vArtA pUchI / guNacandra ne zrIcandra kA sArA caritra kaha sunAyA jisase rAjA bahuta harSita huye / bAda meM mAtA ke pAsa se vakhIra bhAI ko lekara pitA kI goda meM rakhA / rAjA ne putra ko sva-caritra kaha sunaayaa| ve avadhUta kI bAra 2 prazaMsA karake svamAtma niMdA karane lage aura kahane lage ki mere dvArA usakA koI upakAra nahIM ho sakA / zrIcandra ne haMsakara kahA he tAta ! mApale pratApa se bhaviSya meM saba ThIka hogaa|.... 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #240 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ *119 : dIrghadarzI dRSTi vAle zrIcandra ne saba ko bahuta acchI tathA kImatI vastuyeM bheMTa kii| tilaka rAjA kI vinanti se rAjA putra sahita mahotsava pUrNaka tilakapura nagara meM pAye / vahAM para ratnapurI se pitA lakSmIdatta bhaSThI ko prAte huye sunakara zrIcandra rAjAoM, zreSThinoM aAdi sahita sanmukha jAkara mAtA-pitA ko namaskAra kiyA zreSThI ne bhI sabako namaskAra . kiyA, aura . jAkara pratApasiMha rAjA ke pAsa rahe / lakSmIvatI bahuoM ke sAtha sUryavatI ke pAsa rhii| usa samaya saba ko kitanI khuzI aura harSa huA hogA yaha to kevalI jAneM / bahuta se rAjAoM ne zrIcandra ko kanyAyeM byAhI aura bahuta bheTeM diiN| siMhapura se subhagAMga rAjA, dIpa zikhA se dIpacandra rAjA pAri mAye aura puNyazAlI aura dhanya aisI tilakamaMjarI ke sAtha zrIcandra kA pratApasiMha rAjA ne vistAra se vivAha krvaayaa| adbhuta yoga huaa| sabake manoraya phale / tilakamaMjarI kI varamAlA,zrIcandra ko dina pratidina yaza rupI sugaMdha phailAtI ho aisI adbhuta phUloM ko dene vAlI vanI / vahA se ve saba ratnapura Aye / vahAM aneka lauMga, ilAyacI ke maMDapo aura taraha 2 ke vRkSoM kI chAyA vAle samudrI kinAre para zrIcandra ne pratApapura nAmaka nayA nagara bsaayaa| jahAM mAtA-pitA kA parassara milApa huA thA vahAM melakapura nagara bsaayaa| pratApasiMha rAjA ke sone aura cAMdI ke sikke banavAye / : ..kucha dinoM bAda karkoTa dvIpa se citra prAdi 500 pahAjoM meM, raviprabha rAjA kA putra kanakasena, no bahinoM sahita daza hajAra hAthiyoM tIsa hajAra ghor3oM, karor3oM sainikoM sahita vahAM kinAre para pAkara P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #241 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 12010 utarA / usa samaya pratApasiMha rAjA kor3A ke liye vana meM gaye huye the / karkoTa dvIpa se hAthI, azva Aye haiM aisA sunakara saba vahAM Aye aura pUMchane lage yahAM kaise pAye ho ? kanakasena ne kahA hama karkoTa dvIpa se Aye haiM aura kuzaMsthala pratApasiMha rAjA ne pAsa jA rahe haiM / ye nava patniyeM zrIcandraM rAjA kI haiM ye saba karamocana ke samaya sArI cIjeM mAmA ne unheM dI thIM / ve akele pAye the, kanyAnoM se byAha kara, svanAma spaSTa prakSaroM meM likha kara kisI dUsarI jagaha cale gaye haiM / pitAzrI ke Adeza se kanyAoM kA bhAI maiM sArI samRddhi sahita unheM chor3ane pAyA hUM, ve svAmI kahAM haiM ? rAjA ne AnaMdita hote huye kahA ki pratApasiMha rAjA ke putra zrIcandra yahIM haiM ve hI isa nagara ke rAjA haiM / kanakasena ne AnaMdita hote huye yaha hI pratApasiha rAjA haiM unake caraNoM meM namaskAra karake kahA hai pUjya / apane putra kA upArjita pApa svIkAreM / banyAmoM tathA samRddhi dekhakara aura caritra sunakara rAjA to bahuta hI mAzcarya ko prApta huaa| ... .. ___ rAja vahIM siMhAsana para baiThakara putra ko parivAra sahita bulavAte haiM / sAmaMtoM aura guNacandra maMtriyoM sahita zrIcandra haMsa kI taraha mAye / ardha uThe huye pitA ko namaskAra karake usake pAsa baiThe / sUryavatI paTharAnI bhI vadhunoM sahita AyIM kanakasena ne zrIcandra ko namaskAra kiyaa| nava bahuoM adbhuta pati ko dekhakara bahuta hI harSita huyIM / rupa aura kAnti yukta unhoMne sAsa aura sasura ko namaskAra kiyaa| unake bhAI kanakasena ne yathAtathya kahakara hAthI, ghor3e sainika mAdi diye| P.P.AC.GunratnasuriM.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #242 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ *121 pitA ne zrIcandra se pUchA tuma vahAM kisa taraha aura kava gaye the? zrIcandra vRkSa para car3hakara jisa taraha vahAM gaye aura kuzasthala Aye the sArA vRtAnta kaha sunaayaa| rAjA mora saba loga bahuta hI vismita huye / rAjA ne nagara meM zreSTha praveza mahotsava karAyA aura tuSTamAna hokara kahane lage mujhe jo avadhUta ke upakAra ko na karane kA aphasosa yA vaha dUra huA / tumhArI upakAra parAyaNA bhI kamAla kI hai tere guNoM se upArjita kiye hune ye sAre rAjya tU svIkAra kara | zrIcandra ne maMjalI jor3a kara kahA maiM ApakA sevaka hUM, grApa zrI ke caraNa kamala meM mujhe rAjya hI hai| vahAM kaI dina rahakara, indra kI taraha vahAM se prayANa kiyaa| sUryavatI ke kahane se bhIloM ke rAjA ko vAsurI deza dekara siMhapura meM praveza kiyaa| vahAM candrakalA bahuta hI harSita huI / pUrva janma kI bhUmi dekhakara guNacandra mitra ke pAsa behoza hokara gira par3A / zIta upacAra se jaba use cetanA AyI to zrIcandra ne pUchA kyA huA? guNacandra ne kahA . ki pUrva janma kI smRti ho pAI tathA apanA pUrNa bhava kaha sunAyA jisase kamala zrI ko bhI pUrva bhava kI smRti huI kamala zrI ne bhI pUrva bhava kA vRtAnta kaha sunAyA jisase saba bodha ko prApta huye / yahAM jo gharaNa jyotiSI thA zrI siddhagiri para anazana karake maiM guNa candra huA / zrI devI dharaNa kI patnI dUsare bhava meM jinadattA aura vaha isa bhava meM kamala zrI huii| logoM ne namaskAra mahAmaMtra kI mora zatrujaya tIrtha kI mahimA P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #243 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ *. 122 10 gaayii| subhagAMga rAjA ne zrIcandra ko paherAmaNI dekara vivAha utsava mnaayaa| bAda meM zrIcandra ne dIpazikhA nagarI meM prAkara nAnImAM ko namaskAra kiyA / AnaMda se pradIpavatI rAnI ne goda meM lekara cubana karake kahA, terA vivAha maiMne ajAnate kiyA thA vaha Aja hRdaya meM atyanta AnaMda dene vAlA banA hai / usa samaya maiMne kahA thA ki candrakalA ko vara,isake hastasparza se tujhe bahuta rAjakanyAyeM vreNgii| pitA ke Adeza se kanakadatta zreSThI kI putrI rupavatI se zrIcandra ne ThATha se pANigrahaNa kiyA / kucha dina vahAM rahakara phira kuzasthala kI tarapha prayANa kiyA / vahAM jAkara zrIcandra ne vinatI kI ki he pitAjI ! kArAgRha meM se jaya prAdi bhAiyoM ko mukta karo / ve AtmanindA karate huye pitA ke sanmukha paaye| maNicUr3a aura ratnadhvaja vidyAdhara merugiri ke naMdanavana se vidyA siddha kara apane nagara meM Aye / zrIcandra kA sarva vRtAnta sunakara, prAnaMda se vimAna raca kara, kuzasthala ke bAhara jahAM rAjA kA par3Ava thA, AkAza meM se utarate huye ratnoM kI kAnti se prAkAza ko dedIpyamAna banA diyaa| zrIcandra ko paraspara namaskAra karake apanI paristhiti batAkara zatru para jaya karane kI vinatI kI / bAda meM mitra, mAtA-pitA, lakSmIdatta lakSmIvatI aura apanI priyAoM sahita vimAna para prArUr3ha hokara zrIcandra ravAnA huye / udhara pAtAla nagara meM jAkara ve donoM sarva sAmagrI sahita P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #244 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 123 10 vaitATya giri para phuNce| vahAM unhoMne maNibhUSaNa nagara meM praveza kiyA / aneka bAjoM ke nAda se dizAye gUMja uThI zrIcandra maNibhUSaNa nagara ke udyAna meM utare / vahAM udyAna kI manuSyoM se bharapUra dekhate haiM / parapuruSa ne vinatI kI ki he deva ! isa udyAna meM zrI dharmaghoSa sUrIzvara jI virAjamAna haiN| unakI dharmadezanA sugrIva Adi vidyAdhara bhI suna rahe haiM / rAjA bhI vahAM gaye / taba guru mahArAja tapa dharma para upadeza de rahe the / zrIcandra ko pAyA huA jAnakara unhoMne vizeSa tapa ke prabhAva kA varNana kiyaa| svazakti se kiye huye tapa se, nIcakula meM janma nahIM hotA roga hote nahIM ajJAnapanA bhI nahIM rahatA daridratA nAza ko prApta hotI hai visI bhI prakAra kA parAbhava nahIM hotA, paga 2 para saMpadAyeM prApta hotI hai / iSTa kI prApti hotI hai / zrIcandra kI taraha nizcaya kI saba kalyANa kArI vastuyeM milatI haiM / zrIcandra kI kathA vistAra se kahakara, svayaMjJAnI guru ne kahA, he rAjana ! he sugrIva ! ve ye zrIcandra rAjA haiM, pitA pratAsiMha aura sUryavatI mAtA, candrakalA aura guNacandra Adi haiM / vidyAdharoM ne pramoda se zrIcandra ko namaskAra karake unakI prazaMsA kii| dusaroM ne bhI namaskAra kiyaa| ... zrIcandra rAjA ne vinatI. kI ki he prabhu ! zrI jinezvara devoM dvArA vajita pUrva bhava meM maiMne kaunasA puNya kiyA thA / guru pharamAne lage P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #245 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ *. 1241 ki zrI jaMbUdvIpa meM, airAvata kSetra meM, brahmaNa nagarI meM jayadeva rAjA, jayAdevI priyA ke sAtha rAjya karate the| unake naradeva putra thaa| rAjA ne use paMDita ke pAsa paDhAne bhejA / rAjA ke vardhana nAmaka zreSThI mitra thA usake vallabhA nAmakI priyA thI unake caMdana nAmaka putra thA use bhI unhoMne usI paMDita ke pAsa paDhAne bhejA, jisa kAraNa rAjaputra aura zreSTho putra donoM mitra ho gaye / kramazaH saba kalAoM meM pravINa ho gaye / unakI kriyA, vacana aura citta bhI eka hI samAna thA / dhIre 2 ne yauvanAvasthA ko prApta huye| kSitipratiSThita nagara meM prajApAla rAjA ne apanI putrI azoka zrI ke vivAha ke liye udyAna meM svayaMvara maMDapa kI racanA karAyo, kukuma patrikA dvArA aneka rAjaputroM ko AmaMtraNa dekara bulAyA / vahAM naradeva bhI candana sahita aayaa| vahAM Aye huye saba rAjAoM aura rAjaputroM ko chor3akara, pUrvabhava ke prema ke kAraNa azoka zrI ne candana ko varamAlA pahanAyo / apanA hI mitra cunA gayA hai yaha dekhakara naradeva bahuta AnaMdita huA yaha dekhakara apanI bhAnajI zrI kAMtA naradeva ke liye cunii| una donoM kA bar3e mahotsava ke sAtha vivAha kiyA / bAda meM ve apane nagara meM pAye / 6 mahIne bAda pUrNa karma ke udaya se candana sevakoM sahita pAMca jahAjoM ko lekara ratnadvIpa meM gayA / vahAM bahuta lAbha prApta karake, koNapura kI tarapha ravAnA huA / parantu tUphAnI havA ke kAraNa jahAja saMkaTa meM par3a gaye / eka jahAja to TUTa hI gayA bAqI ke saba alaga 2 ho gaye / daivayoga se candana kA jahAja sanara mandira ke P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #246 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1251 bandara para pahu~cA / vahAM se motI kharIda kara ghUmatA huA candana bAraha varSa bAda koNapura pahu~cA / TUTe huye jahAja ke loga lakar3I ke Tukar3oM ke sahAre nikala kara pahale hI koNapura pahu~ca gaye the| unhoMne candana kA jahAja DUbane ke samAcAra kahe / jisa kAraNa seTha mitroM aura azoka zrI ko bahuta dukha humA / unhoMne 6-7 varSa taka samudra meM khoja karAyI parantu candana kA patA hI nahIM lgaa| loka apavAda se azokazrI ne vidhavA kA veza pahanA parantu use vizvAsa nahIM ho rahA thA / candana bAhara varSa bAda eka dama pAyA jAna kara seTha aura azoka zrI ko bahuta khuzI huii| seTha, mitra sAsa, sasura nagara ke loga prAdi candana ko lene usake sanmukha gaye / vaha ucita dAna ko detA humA mahotsava pUrvaka nagara meM aayaa| ghara meM praveza kiyA / azoka zrI kA dharma kalpadruma phalIbhUta huA / kAlakrama se naradeva rAjA huA aura priya mitra nagara seTha huA / eka dina vahAM jJAnI gurudeva padhAre / rAjA, bhI kAntA, candana, azokazrI ne logoM sahita Akara gurU naMdana kiyA aura yathA yogya sthAna para saba baiThe / prAcArya zrI ne dharmalAbha pUrvaka dharmadezanA dete huye kahA, jisa prakAra chAcha meM se makkhaNa. kIcar3a meM se kamala, samudra meM se amRta, bAMsa ' meM se motI, usI prakAra manuSya bhava meM dharma hI sAra haiM / anta meM rAjA ne pUchA kisa karma ke yoga se candana aura azokazrI kA viyoga humA ? aura kisa puNya se vApasa saMyoga huA ? gurudeva pharamAne lage ki jIva P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #247 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 1261 apane hI karmo se sukha aura dukha bhogatA hai dUsarA koI karma bAMdhatA nahIM aura bhogatA nahIM isa bhava se tIna bhava pahale sulasa zreSThI thA, usase agale bhava meM candana kisI jagaha kulaputra thA, azokazrI usakI patnI thii| usane usa bhava meM hAsya se viyoga vAlA karma bAMdhA thA / vaha sulasa ke bhava meM subhadrA nAmakI usakI priyA banI taba use 24 varSa kA viyoga huprA / vaha isa prakAra hai| . amarapurI meM RSabhadatta seTha ke dInadevI priyA thii| unake sulasa nAmaka putra thA usakA pANigrahaNa subhadrA ke sAtha kiyA / ve donoM ati dharma premI the / gurumahArAja ke pAsa jAkara unhoMne brahmacarya bata grahaNa kiyA, ve donoM ati ullAsa se dharma karate the parantu yaha saba dInadevI ko acchA nahIM lagA / sulasa ko saMsAra kA raMga lagAne ke liye use eka jupArI kI saMgata meM rakhA / jisa kAraNa vaha usakI saMgati se kAmapatAkA vezyA ke sAtha 16 sAla taka saMsAra sukha bhogatA rahA / usI ke dukha meM mAtA-pitA svarga sidhAra gaye / sArA dhana bhoga meM khatama ho gayA / nirdhana hone se kAmapatAkA kI akkA ne ghara meM se nikAla diyaa| aba sulasa dhana prApti ke liye paradeza ko ravAnA ho gayA / mAgaM meM sapheda Akar3e ko dekhakara, usake nIce dhana hogA aisA socakara dharaNendra ko namaskAra karake, vahAM jamIna khoda kara gupta rIti se hajAra sonA mohareM lekara Age ko prayANa kiyA / kisI nagara meM kisI dukAna para eka grAhaka ko mAla dene meM madada kI jisase seTha ko bahuta lAbha P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 127190 huA / jisase usane prasanna hokara pUchA ki kisake mehamAna ho / usane kahA tumhArA hI, seTha harSita hotA huA use ghara le gayA snAna, bhojana prAdi karAkara, sulasa ko eka dukAna khola kara dii| ___ vahAM usa dukAna meM bahuta lAbha huA, vahAM se sulasa ne calakara tilakapura meM jAkara jahAjoM meM kariyAnA bharakara ratnadvIpa kI tarapha prasthAna kiyA, vahAM bhI bahuta lAbha huA / vahAM se ratna kharIda kara amarapurI jA rahA thA rAste meM hI jahAjoM ke TUTa jAne se laTTha ke sahAre kisI kinAre para jA lgaa| vahAM para keloM se apanI bhUkha ko zAnta kara cintA hI cintA meM Age baDhate eka zava ko dekhA / usake vastra ke palle meM pAMca ratna bandhe huye the use lekara velAkula nagara meM pAyA / vahAM ratnoM ko becakara karIyAraNA kharIda kara amarapurI kI tarapha prayANa kiyA parantu rAste meM hI bhIlloM ne lUTa liyA / phira vaha eka sArthavAha ke sAtha ravAnA huA, rAste meM use pArasa rasa milA, use becakara Age jAte huye, usake lAla zarIra ko dekhakara bhAraMDa pakSI mAMsa samajhakara uThA kara rohaNagirI para rakhakara dUsare bhAraDaM se lar3ane laga gyaa| isa avasara kA lAbha lekara, sulasa tatkSaNa vahAM se bhAgakara guphA meM bhAga gyaa| jaba bhAraMDa pakSI ur3a gaye taba chuTakAre kI sAMsa lekara, mukta hone se khuza hokara, jahAM 2 coTa AyI thI vahAM vahAM prauSadhI lagAyI / itane meM eka puruSa ko dekhakara pUchane lagA, ki yaha kraunasA parvata hai| usane kahA ye rohaNagirI hai, yaha giri hara eka ke P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #249 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 1281 bhAgya ke anusAra ratna detI hai / sulasa ne rAjA kI prAjJA lekara parvata ko khodanA zuru kiyA jisase use bahuta se ratnoM kI prApti huI / una ratnoM kA kariyANA kharIda kara amarapurI ke tarapha prayANa kiyaa| rAste meM gAr3ha jagala meM dAvAnala se karIyANa bhasmI bhUta ho gyaa| prAge jAte huye sulasa ne eka avadhUta ko dekhA, vaha rasa kupikA kI bAteM karatA thA, jisase vaha AnaMdita huaa| pravadta ne sulasa ko DolI meM biThAkara, hAtha meM bheMsa kI pUcha kA dIvA karake kutre meM utarA / rasa kI kupI bharakara sulasa ne jaba saMjJA kI to use khIMcakara Upara le AyA / avadhUta ne pahale kuppI dene ke liye kahA parantu sulasa ne kahA pahale bAhara nikAlo phira daMgA, jisa kAraNa avadUta ne gusse se DolI kI Dora kATa dI / kucha puNya ke kAraNa DolI sahita sulasa rasa meM na par3akara kinAre para hI raha gyaa| usameM pahale jinazekhara nAmaka vyakti girA huA thaa| vaha milA usase sulasa ne bAhara nikalane kA upAya pUchA / usane kahA ki eka hI upAya hai jaba dyo rasa pIne pAve usake paira ke cipaTa jAnA, usake sAtha hI bAhara nikalA jA sakegA, parantu mere aMga rasa se gala gaye haiM isaliye maiM aba nahIM baca sakUgA / jaba dyo rasa pIne AyI taba usakA paira pakar3a kara sulasa bAhara nikalA / vRkSa ke nIce svastha hone ke liye baiThA tane hI me eka hAthI vahAM AyA, use dekhakara sulasa vahAM se palAyana kara gayA / itane meM eka siMha AyA usane hAthI ko phAr3a DAlA / sulasa ne rAtri eka vRkSa P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #250 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 126 para vyatIta kii| vahAM vaha prakAzita ratnoM ko dekhakara unheM lekara zirSa nagara meM AyA / vahAM ghAtuvAdIyoM ne ghokhe se usase ratna chIna liye jisase vaha ati cintA meM par3a gyaa| udhara jinazekhara samAdhi pUrvaka mara kara AThaveM kalpa meM deva rupa utpanna huaa| _ 'sulasa ne eka ke bAda eka pratI huyI ApattiyoM se ghabarA kara kAlI ca udaza ko zamazAna meM jAkara prApaghAta karane kI taiyArI kI, usI samaya puNyayoga se jinazekhara kA dhyAna sujasa kI tarapha pAyA, usane tatkSaNa vahAM prAkara sulasa ko bacAkara, apanI hakIkata khii| prApaghAta ke liye ThapakA dekhakara use bahuta dhana sahita amarapurI meM chor3A aura kahA ki jaba jarurata par3e mujhe yAda karanA / aisA kahakara deva antaradhAna ho gayA / rAjA ko bheMTanA dekara sulasa ghara bhAkara sage sambandhiyoM se milatA hai| kAmapatAkA ko apane ghara lAkara usake sAtha aura subhadrA ke sAtha saMsAra sukha bhogatA hai / vilAsa ko bhogate huye dhana khatama ho gayA taba vaha jinazekhara deva ko yAda karatA hai jisase deva kor3a dravya kI vRSTi kara deva aMtaradhAna ho gyaa| eka samaya sulasa ne guru mahArAja se parigraha parimANa kA niyama liyaa| eka dina nagara bAhara zarIra cintA ke liye vAhara gayA vahAM usane dhana dekhA, niyama hone ke kAraNa usane vaha dhana nahIM liyA / ye samAcAra jaba rAjA ko mile to rAjA ne prema pUrvaka use rAjya kA khajAnacI banAyA / kaI varSa bIta jAne para eka jJAnI guru mahArAja padhAre / unakI P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #251 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ko.130 / dezanA sunakara vairAgya se rAjA, sulasa aura subhadrA ne sasAra tyAga kara dIkSA grahaNa kii| saMyama kI uccatama rupa me sAdhanA karate huye, prAma rasa pIte huye, jJAna, dhyAna meM pragati karate huye sulasa ne 500 akhaMDa prAMbila kiye aura subhadrA ne 1000 akhaDa prAMbila kiye / saMyA kI sAdhanA aura AyaMbila tapa ke mahAna prabhAva se, ve prabhAvika puNya upArjana karake kramazaH kAla dharma ko prApta ho, sarvottama puNya ke pratApa se donoM ne bahuta lambe samaya taka devI sukha bhoge / vahAM se cava kara sulasa to tU banA aura subhadra terI patnI azokazrI bnii| . candana pUchane lagA ki aba karmoM ke kSaya kA upAya batAiye / taba prAcArya deva ne pharamAyA ki agara tuma karmo kA kSaya cAhate ho to zrI jinezvara deva dvArA kathita tatva sunane, tathA prAgama vidhi se zrI vardhamAna AyaMbila tapa ko karane se nikAcita karma bhI naSTa ho jAte haiN| guru mahArAja ke AdezAnusAra, candana, azokazrI aura sage sambandhiyoM ne AnaMda se mahAna tapa kI zuruAta kii| candana kI dhAvamAtA, seTha kA sevaka harI aura 16 par3osana striyoM ne bhI lajjA se, isa prakAra bahuta logoM ne tapa zuru kiyaa| parantu bahuta kama logoM ne usa mahAn tapa ko pUrNa kiyA / dahI, dUdha, ghI pakavAna, khAdipa, svAdima Adi se pUrNa ghara hone para bhI mahAna tapa meM tatpara hokara candana aura azokazrI ne tapa pUrNa kiyA / naradeva rAjA ne mitra ke tapa ko bahuta prazaMsA kI / parantu usameM mukha zuddhi na hone ke kAraNa kucha ghRNA bhI kI / candana ne tapa P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #252 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 1310 pUrNa hone para vidhi pUrvaka bar3e ThATha se mahotsava pUrvaka tapa kA udyApana karake, kSetroM kA poSaNa karake kAladharma ko prApta ho, acyuta indra banA aura azoka trI kA jIva sAmAnika deva huaa| bAharaveM devaloka meM devI sukha bhogakara, zrI dharmaghoSa sUrIzvarajI ne kahA, vaha acyuta indra vahAM se cyava kara kuzasthala meM zrIcandra ke rupa meM janmA, tathA sAmAnika deva candrakalA padminI rupa meM janmA jo tuma parI paTTarANI huI hai / mitra naradevaghRNA karane se bahuta bhavoM meM bhramaNa kara, siMhapura meM dharaNa brAhmaNa huaa| zrI siddhAcala tIrtha para jAkara anazana kara isa bhava meM guNacandra maMtrI putra, jo terA prANa priya mitra hai| harI aura dhAvamAtA isa bhava meM lakSmIdatta aura lakSmIvatI bane, pUrNa ke sneha vaza jinhoMne terA putravat pAlana poSaNa kiyA, pAr3osine rAjakumAriye bana kara tumhArI priyAeM banIM / kAmapatAkA jo sulasa ke bhava meM thI vaha bhIla rAjA kI mohanI kanyA huI, isa prakAra sArA caritra kaha sunaayaa| usa ko sunakara zrIcandra, candrakalA, guNacandra prAdi ko jAtismaraNa jJAna hone se apanA pUrNabhava, usI taraha sAkSAta dekhA / unhoMne prAcArya deva kI bahuta hI stavanA kI / upo samaya pugrIva kI putrI ratnavatI ko jAti smaraNa jJAna hone se pUrva bhava ke sneha ke kAraNa usane zrIcandra ko varA / zrIcandra ne ratnavega Adi vidyAdharoM se ajJAnatA se prajAnate ratnacUr3a ke vadha kI hakIkata kahakara unase kSamA yAcanA kii| sugrIva aura maraNocUr3a ne bhI paraspara kSamA yAcanA kii| P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #253 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 1321 zrIcandra ne sabake sAtha mahotsava pUrNaka nagara meM praveza kiyA / dakSiNa aura uttara zreNI ke adhipati vidyAdharoM ne raloM aura kanyA koM sahita pAkara namaskAra kiyA / ratnavatI, ratnacUlA, maNicUlikA aura ratnakAntA Adi aura bhI vidyAdharoM kI dusarI putriyoM kA zrIcandra se pANigrahaNa kiyA / karamocana ke samaya AkAzagAminI aura kAmarupiNI vidyAyeM miliiN| - sugrIva pa di 110 vidyAdhara adhipatiyoM ne zrIcandra mahArAjA ko,vidyAdharoM ke cakravartI rupa meM vidhi pUrnaka mahotsava se agiSeka kiyaa| bAda meM zrI siddhagiri zikhara kI yAtrA karake, mAtA-pitA, patniyoM vidyAdharoM sahita, vidyAdharoM kI vinatI se unake nagaroM kA nirIkSaNa kiyA / AkAza ko citra vicitra karate huye, vidya gharoM kI zreSTha senA sahita, ratnoM ke aneka vAjitroM ke nAda se gAjate huye zrIcandra rupI megha kuzasthala bhAye / kuzasthala nagara meM choTe-bar3e vizAla maMca bAMdhe gaye / kele ke sthaMbha gAr3e gaye / bahuta sundara 2 toraNa bandhe / jinake hAthoM meM kesara camaka rahA hai, aise hAthoM se motiyoM ke svastika hone lage | koI hAthoM meM puSpoM kI mAlA lekara khar3e haiM, taraha 2 ke dhvaja laharA rahe haiM aura aneka gIta natya ho rahe haiM / striye dhavala maMgala gIta gA rahI haiM / sthAna 2 para candana aura kuka ma se pavitra kiye huye rAjabhuvana haiM, sundara zRMgAra se sajjita aisI nAriyoM aura naroM se zrIcandra ne kuzasthala meM praveza kiyA / maMgala ke liye kiye gaye pUrNa kubha aura akSata pAtroM se, rAja P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #254 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ *133* . bhavana choTA ho gyaa| suhAgina striyoM tathA kanyAoM ne zrIcandra mahAra rAjA ko motI aura akSata se vAyA / kavi aura bhATa logoM ne stuti zuru kI / siMhAsana para baiThe huye pitA ke caraNa kamaloM ke najadIka zrIcandra atyanta hI suzobhita ho rahe the| kucha samaya pazcAta dvAraMpAla dvArA sUcanA karAkara, kuDalapura nareza bheMTagagA rakhakara, bandarI ko biThAkara sabhA ko prAzcarya cakita karAtA huA bhakti se namaskAra karake kahane lagA, mere dvArA pUrva meM ajJAnatA vaza jo aparAdha huprA hai use kSamA kareM / pratApasiMha rAjA ne pUchA yaha kauna hai ? tumane kyA aparAdha kiyA hai ? nare, ne hAtha jor3a kara sAga hAla kaha sunaayaa| pratApasiMha ke kahane se vAnarI kI prAMsa meM aMjana DAlakara zrIcandra ne use phira sarasvatI banAyA / lajjA pUrvaka sAsa-sasura ko namaskAra kara, candrakalA Adi ko namaskAra kara, sakhI sahita vahAM rahI mohanI ratnoM aura bhIloM sahita vahAM aayii| use zrIcandra ne apane mahala ke dvAra ke prAge sthApana kI / brAhmaNI zivamatI ko nAyaka nagara arpaNa kiyA aura bAda meM cora kI guphA meM se sArA dhana maMgavAyA / vidyA ke bala se vidyAdhara rAjApoM ke bala se, caturaMgI sainya bala se aura svabuddhi bala se zrIcandra ne samudra taka tIna khaNDa kI bhUmi ko jItA | solaha hajAra dezoM ke rAjAoM ne zrIcandra ko namaskAra kiyA / hAthiyoM ghor3oM, rathoM aura sainikoM sahita zrIcandra ardhacakrI kI taraha zobhane lage pratApasiMha rAjA ne eka zubha dina, zubha samaya meM vidyAdhara P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #255 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 134 rAjAoM aura dUsare rAjAroM ke samakSa zrIcandra kA mahAna rAjyAbhiSeka viyA / eka chatrI rAjya ko karate huye ra jAdhirAja bane mahApaTTaNI padminI candrakalA banI aura solaha paTarAniye 1 kanakAvalI 2 padmazrI 3 madanasundarI 4 priyaMgamaMjarI 5 ratnacUlA 6 ranavatI 7 maNicUlA 8 tArAlocanA | gRNavatI 10 candramukhI 11 candralekhA 12 tilakamaMjarI 13 kanakavatI 14 kanakasenA 15 sulocanA 16 sarasvatI huii| candrAvalI ratnakAntA, dhanavatI adi rupa, lAvaNya, saubhAgya lakSmI kI sthAna bhUta 160. *AniyeM huI / catuga kovidA Adi sakhiye hajAroM huI / pUrva pUNya ke bhoga phala se vidyA se svaicchAnusAra rupa banAkara zrIcandra rAjAdhirAja icchAnumAra bhoga bhogate the / sugrIva ko uttara dizA kaH rAjya sauMpA aura dakSiNa zreNI kA rAjya ratnadhvaja aura maNicUla ko diyA / jaya Adi cAroM bhAiyoM ko kaI dezoM kA rAjya diyA / saba jamaha vaha dharma rAjya ko calAne lge| sola hajAra maMtriyoM meM 1600 mukhya maMtrI the, lakSmaNa Adi 16 amAtya the una saba meM mukhya maMtrIrAja guNacandra thaa| 42 lAkha hAthI, 02 lAkha uttama azva, 42 lAkha ratha, 42 lAkha UTa 42 lAkha gAr3e, 10 karor3a sAdhAraNa ghor3e, ar3atAlIza karor3a dhanurdhArI sainika, uttama senAdhipati dhanajaya sahita hamezA zrIcandra rAjAdhirAja kI sevA karate the| 42 hajAra Uce dhvaja, 42 hajAra bAje aura utane hI unake P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #256 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . 1350 bajAne vAle, 42 hajAra chatra,cAmara ko dhAraNa karAne vAle puruSa,42 hajAra mahAvata zobhate the, hari tAraka Adi bhATa, vINArava Adi gAyaka aura dUsare va viyoM se stuti karavAte huye zrIcandra suzobhita hote the| sarva dezoM meM saba jAtiyoM meM logoM ko icchita dAna dekara, sArI pRthvI ko aRNI kiyaa| sarva nimitroM aura sarva zAstroM ke prAdi meM zrIcandra saMvatsara aMkita karAyA / dAnazAlAyeM, pyAU, maTha, mandira prAdi pratyeka solaha 2 hajAra karAye / sattara vAra saba jIvoM ko bodhivIja dene vAlI mAta pitA sahita mahAyAtrAyeM kii| pratidina zrI jina pUjA, Avazyaka kriyA aura mAta-pitA kI bhakti, guru mahArAja kI caraNa sthApanA ko vandana sana kiyA ko karate the / sAre dezoM meM amArI kI ghoSaNA kI aura ahiMsA ko phailAyA / gAMva-gAMva meM, giri-giri para zrI jina mandira, jina biMboM kI sthApanA karake pRthvI ko zrI jinezvara deva se maMDita kii| zrI jina AjJA ke pAlaka aise ve, sAta kSetroM meM dhana dete huye, cAra parvo meM kuvyA . pAra kA niSedha karate huye, zrI jina vacana tathA unake kahe huye tatvoM meM zraddhA rakhate huye rAjya para zAsana kara rahe the / mAnanda pUrvaka bahuta samaya vyatIta ho gayA / mukhya tIna dharma, artha aura kAma ko bhogate huye candra kalA kI kukSi se candra svapana se P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #257 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 1364 sUcita putra ratna kA janma huA / dAdA ne usakA nAma pUrNa candra rkhaa| sarva dezoM meM janma mahotsava manAyA gyaa| dusarI rAniyoM ke bhI aneka putra janme / zrIcandra putroM sahita indra kI taraha zomate the / mahAmalla rAjA aura zazikalA rAnI ke premakalA putrI huI usake sAtha aikAMgavIra bhAI ko prnnaayaa| kuTumba ke dina harSa pUrvaka vyatIta ho rahe the / eka dina udyAnagala ne prAkara sUcanA dI ki nagara ke udyAna meM muni samudAya se yukta puNya ke punja zrI suvratAcArya padhAre haiM / pratApasiMha Adi saba Ananda ko prApta huye| pratApasiMha rAjA, zrIcandra rAjA aura dUsare rAjAoM aura svapriyAoM sahita maMtriyoM, logoM Adi ke sAtha Akara gurumahArAja ko 'vidhi pUrvaka namaskAra karake ucita sthAna para baiThe / dharmalAbha yukta gurumahArAja ne dezanA zuru kI ki vizva meM zrI jinezvara devoM ne sAdhu mora zrAvaqa do prakAra ke dharma kahe haiN| sAdhu dharma ke pAMca mahAvrata, tIna gupti aura pAMca samiti, zrAvaka ke 12 vrata, deva pUjA 'mAdi dharma kahe haiN| zrI jinezvara deva kI pUjA se "mana ko zAnti prApta hotI hai mana kI zAMti se zubha dhyAna utpanna hotA hai, zubha dhyAna se mokSa kA avyAbAdha sukha prApta hotA hai / dravya stavanA se utkRSTa acyuta devaloka taka jA sakate haiM aura bhAva stavanA ke anta ra muhUMta meM kevala jJAna prApta kara mokSa prApta hotA hai / zrI jina mandira jAne kI mana se icchA kare to eka upavAsa kA phala uThane se bele kA phUla prayANa ke prArambha meM tele kA phala, calate.. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #258 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 1371 huye 10 upavAsa kA phala, mArga meM 15 upavAsa kA phala, derAsara kA darzana hote mahIne ke upavAsa kA phala, zrI jinezvara prabhu ke darzana se 1 varSa ke upavAsa kA phana, tIna pradikSaNA se eka sau varSa ke upavAsa kA phala, zrI jinezvara deva kI pUjA se hajAra varSa kA phala aura zrI jina stavanA se anaMtaguNA phala prApta hotA hai / kahA hai ki nhavaraNa snAtra karane se eka so guNA vilepana se hajAra gunA, puSpa mAlA pahanAne se lAkha gunA aura gIta, nRtya, vAjina Adi bhAvapUjA se anaMtaguNA 'kacana maNi aura suvarNa ke hajAra yaMmoM vAlA,' suvarNa kI tala bhUmi, zrI jina bhavana karAye usase bhI tapa aura saMyama adhika hai| yaha sunakara balAtkAra zrIcandra kI anumati lekara pratApasiMha rAjA, aura sUryavatI paTarAnI Adi aneka rAnioM, lakSmIdatta priyA sahita, aura mati rAja prAdi matriyoM ne dIkSA grahaNa kii| kitanoM ne sarva virati kaIyoM ne samyaktva aura deza virati yathAzakti vrata liye / zrIcandra rAjAdhirAja ne priyAoM sahita zrAvaka dharma svIkAra kiyA / samyaktva mUla pAMca vrata sAta uttara vrata isa kAra zrAvaka ke 12 vrata liye / zrI arihaMta bhagavAna ko namaskAra karake abhigraha kiyA pramANa karate haiM / 'arihaMta mere zreSTa deva haiM, nigrentha susAdhU mere guru haiM aura jinezvara' devoM ne jo kahA hai vaha hI tatva hai / isa prakAra jAvajIva samyavatva ko dhAraNa kiyA / zrI jinezvara deva kI trikAla pUjA karuMgA, ubhayakAla Avazyaka kriyA karuMgA / zrI jinezvara deva ke garbha gRha meM daza vidha prAzAtanA TAlUgA / taMbola, pazucI DAlanA vikathA, nIMda bhojana pAnI kIr3A kalaha, jUtI aura hAsyakathAye daza P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 13810 AzAtanA TAlUgA / pratidina eka hajAra zrI mahAmantra namaskAra kA jApa karuMgA / 300 gAthA kA svAdhyAya karuMgA / eka lAkha dravya sAta kSetroM meM kharca kruNgaa| pahelA sthUla praNAtipAta viramaNa vrata, aparAdha binA kisI bhI jIva kA vikalpa pUrNaka vadha nahIM karUMgA aura nahIM kraauuNgaa| dUsarA sthUla mRSAvAda viramaNa vrata, pAMca prakAra ke bar3e jhUTha nahIM bolUgA / tIsarA sthUla adattAdAna viramaNa vrata , aparAdhI sivAyeM, koI bhI vastu diye sivAya grahaNa nahIM karUMgA / cothA sthUla brahmacarya vrata, svapatniyoM ko chor3akara jAvajIva zIlavrata pAlUgA / pAMcavAM parigraha parimANa vrata, navavidha parigraha meM se tIna khaNDa rAjya ke sivAya kA parigraha kama kruuNgaa| dhana dhAnya, rUpA, suvarNa, kheta mahela do paira vAle, cAra paira vAloM Adi kA bhI pramANa rakhA / chaTTA diga parimANa vrata, tIna khanDa meM nIce eka kosa se jyAdA nahIM, Upara netADhya bhUmi ko choDakara zrI jinezvara deva kI yAtrA sivAya jAUMgA nahIM / sAtavAM bhogopabhoga viramaNa vrata meM anatakAya, abhakSya bhojana kA tyAga vastra prAbhUSaNa kA parimAma, sacitta vastuoM kA tyAga, kaMda, sUranakaMda, harI, soMTha, harI haldI, harA kAcarA, satAvalI. vI galI, kuMvAra pAThA, adaraka, thora giloya, virUdha, lassanna, vAMsa, karelA, gAjara, logrena kI bhAjI, lor3ha kI bhAjI, girikaraNa, komala pAna, kisalaya komala-vanazeruga, thega, ala moyA, bhUmirupA, vathunA kI bhAjI, P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #260 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 136 paMlyaka kI bhAjI, komala imalI isa prakAra 32 anaMtakAya, kA tyAga / 1 madha, 2 madirA 3 mAMsa 4 mavakhana 5 udubara vRkSa ke pAMca aMga, rAtri bhojana, bola athANA, bola aThA, barpha, karA, kaccI miTThI, kaccA dUdha-dahI sAtha meM dvidala phuga vAlA, calita rasa vAlA, ajJAta phala, tucchaphala, bahuvIja phala isa prakAra 32 abhakSya kA tyAga kiyA / 15 karmAdAna, aMgAra karma, vana karma, zakaTakarma, gAr3I azva Adi kirAye para phine khetI, vorIga pRthvI khudavAnA, danta vANijya, kasturI, dAMtavAle, paMkha, Una, hilate, calate prANI ke aMga kA vyApAra nahIM karanA / madya, makhana, mAMsa, dudha, ghI, tela Adi kA vyApAra nahIM karanA / viSa, aphIma, somala, zastra, hala, khudAlI, phAvar3e Adi kA vyApAra nahIM krnaa| jina, cakkI, ghANI, pazu paMkhI kI pUcha kATanI, pITha gAlanA, DAma denA. khasI karanA, dava, dhana, kheta meM agni, kue', tAlAba khudavAnA,nahara kaDavAnA,pAnI sukavAnA,asatI kA poSaNa, mainA,popaTa, vezyA Adi kA poSaNa aura usakI kamAI lene Adi dhandhe kA tyAga kiyaa| pAThavAM anarthadaNDa viramaNa vrata, prArtaghyAna, raudraghyAna, pApa kA upadeza nahIM karanA, hiMsaka vastuoM kA dAna nahIM denA, pramAda nahIM karanA / zastra, agni, sAMvelA, yantra auSadha, pakSiyoM kA yuddha karuMgA nahIM, karAUMgA nhiiN| P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #261 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 1404 navamA sAmAyika vrata prArta, raudra dhyAna chor3akara muhUM ta mAtra (48 miniTa) samabhAva meM yathAzakti rhuuNgaa| dasavAM dezAvakAzika vrata, dizivrata kA parimANa, dina meM saMkSepa aura rAtri kA abhigraha kruuNgaa| caudaha niyamoM meM bhojana, vigaI, vAhana, sacita vastuoM kA dizA Adi kA pramANa, dravya, taMbola, Asana, vilepana, jUtiyeM, snAna, sugandhI, kI maryAdA brahmacarya, 1-2 sacitta kA tyAga, vigaI 2-3 sivAya tyAga, cAra paira vAle, phala phUla Adi kI yatanA, zayyA pAMca, prAsana mATha, dravya daza isa prakAra niyama liye / gyArahavAM pauSadhopavAsa vrata cAra parvo meM pApa karma kA vyApAra nahIM karUMgA, nahIM kraauuNgaa| poSadha kruNgaa| bArahavAM atithi saMvibhAga vrata usa dina atithi, sAdhu, sAdhvI jI ko AhAra pAnI, vasati, zayana, prAsana, vastra, pAtra, dugA, isa prakAra pAMca aNuvrata, cAra zikSA vrata, bhopa tIna guNavrata kula bAraha vrata huye| bAkI ke zeSa prArambhoM meM asa sthAvara,jIvoM kI yatanA pUrvaka rakSA kruNgaa| rAjA, guru,gaNa samudAya ke bala se, deva ke bala se, kAryavaza saba prakAra ke samAdhi ke kAraNa sivAya mujhe vana meM jAne ke liye niyama hai / P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #262 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ marihaMta, siddha, sAdhu, samyag dRSTi devoM kI aura sva kI sAkSI se zrIcandra ne ye vrata grahaNa kiye / __ jisameM samyakttva mUla hai, guNa rupI kyAriye haiM, zIla rUpI pravAla hai vratarUpI jisa kI zAkhAyeM haiM / aisA zrAvaka dharma jo kalpavRkSa ke samAna hai, vaha mujhe zAzvata sukha dene vAlA bane / aisA kahakara guNacandra sahita gurU mahArAja ko namaskAra karake, pratApasiMha rAjarSi prAdi navadIkSita sAdhunoM aura sUryavatI Adi sAdhvIjI Adi pratyeka ko vandana karake, jinake netroM se AMsU jhara rahe haiM aise zrIcandra rAjAdhi. rAja unake guNoM ko yAda karate huye mahala meM gaye / zrI suvratAcArya Adi rAjA kI anumati lekara pRthvI tala para vihAra kara gaye / zrIcandra rAjAdhirAja zrAvaka dharma ko pAlate huye, prAka'za gAminI vidyA se bhAIyoM se yukta zrI saMgha ko lekara, zrI siddha kSetra Adi tIrthoM kI aura viMdhyAcala nadIzvara dvIpa Adi zAzvata tIrthoM kI yAtrA karate the / pitA ke dIkSA lene ke pazcAta 18 labdhiyoM se yukta apane rAjya kA sukha pUrvaka pAlana karate huye bahuta samaya vyatIta ho gayA pratApasiMha rAjarSi, sUryavatI sAdhvIjI Adi zuddha cAritra pAlakara jahAM ekAvatArI huye isa sthAna vizeSa kI zuddhi ke liye mahAna ssUpa banavAkara, saba dezoM meM ratha yAtrA kraayii| padminI candrakalA prAdi ne bhI alaga 2 ratha yAtrAyeM karavAyIM / kama se bhIcandra rAjAdhirAja ke 1600 putra putriya huii| usameM sattara adbhuta putra huye / zrIcandra rUpI indra ne bAraha varSa kumAra P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #263 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 142 55 pana meM saba kalAyeM prApta kara liiN| eka sau varSa eka chatrI rAjya kA pAlana kara, vairAgya se yukta mana vAle zrIcandra rAjA ne bhAI aikAMgavIra ko zrI giri meM zrI candrapura nagara diyaa| svaya dIkSA kI icchA vAle zrIcandra ne kuzasthala meM candrakalA ke putra pUrNacandra kA bar3e mahotsava se rAjyAbhiSeka kiyaa| kanakasena ko kanakapura kA rAjyAbhiSeka kara,navalakSa deza kA rAjA bnaayaa| vaitATya giri kI uttara aura dakSiNa zreNI kA rAjya ratnacUlA ke putra ko diyA / ratnapura kA rAjya ratnamAlA ke putra ko diyA / madanacandra ko malaya deza kA rAjya diyA / tArAcandra ko naMdIpura kA rAjya diyA / isa prakAra apane putroM ko alaga 2 rAjya dekara una para unakI sthApanA kara zrIcandra rAjarAjendra ne 6 prakAra ke parigraha kA tyAga karake candrakalA Adi rAniyoM, guNacandra Adi maMtrioM sahita, ATha hajAra pururSo aura cAra hajAra nAriyoM ke sAtha zrI dharmaghoSasUrIzvarajI ke pAsa dIkSA lekara unake sAtha pRthvI tala para vicarane lage / zrIcandra rAjarSine dvAdazAMgI zruta kiyA aura ati dAruNa tapa karake aATha varSa chadamasthaparyAya pAlakara, cAra ghAtI karmo kA kSaya karake ati uttama kevalajJAna ko prApta kiyA | devoM aura rAjAyoM ne mahAna mahotsava kiyA devoM ne svarNa kamala para siMhAsana Adi kI racanA kii| zrIcandra kevalI ne vicarate huye 16 hajAra sAdhuyoM aura 8 hajAra sAdhvIjI ko kula 24 hajAra dharma dezanA kI zakti se dIkSAyeM dii| bahutoM ko samakita Adi kriyAyeM samajhAkara zrAvaka banAye / P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 143 * guNacandra Adi bahuta sAghutroM meM aura candrakalA prAdi bahuta sAdhvIjI ne karmakSaya karake kevalajJAna prApta kiyA / kamalazrI aura mohanI zIlavrata pAlakara pahale devaloka meM gayI / vahAM se cyava kara mokSa meM jaayeNgii| zrIcandra paitIsa varSa kevalI paryAya pAlakara, bhavya jIvoM ko pratibodha karate huye, sampUrNa aAyuSya 155 varSa kA paripUrNa karake nirvANa pada ko prApta huye (zrI zaMkhezvara pArzva prabhu kI zItala chAyA meM aura unakI asIma kRpA se vIra saM0 2487 vikrama sa0 2017 ke caitra vada 5 guruvAra ko prabhAta meM 11 baje yaha grantha thor3a. hI likhA gayA thA itane hI meM devI puSpoM kI sugandha mahaka uThI vaha pAMca miniTa taka rahI derAsara se 6 kadama dUra / derAsara meM khoja kI, parantu aisI sugandha ke puSpa dikhAI nahIM diye / arthAt zrI vardhamAna tapa ke premI, zrI vardhamAna sUrI kA jIva jo ki abhI vahAM ke adhiSThAyaka yakSa haiM ve pAMca miniTa padhAre the unake gale meM aura hAtha meM puSpa kI mAlA thI usakI mujhe zAyada sugandha prAyI / usa samaya meM prathama prAvRti kI presa kApI likha rahA thA ) / 100 varSa taka tIna khanDa ke saba rAjAoM ne jinake caraNa kamaloM kI sevA kI candra kI taraha eka chatrI rAjya ko pAlane vAle zrI candra jaya ko prApta hoN| yogarUpI zastra se ATha karmoM kI gAMTheM jinhoMne naSTa kI aise zrIcandra kevalI jaya ko prApta hoN| bhavika rupI kamala ko vikasita karate aura sUrya kI taraha bodha dete jo vicare the aise zrIcandra rAjarSi ko maiM vandana karatA huuN| 155 varSa kA sampUrNa AyuSya pUrNa karake, nirvANa rupI dharma tIrtha meM jo siddha pada ko prApta huye una mahAna zrIcandra ko hamezA merA namaskAra ho| zrI candra ke samaya 6 hAtha kI kAyA thI zrIcandra kevalI ne jinheM dIkSA dI unameM se kitane to kevala P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #265 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 144 10 jJAna prApta karake mokSa meM gaye / kitanoM ne sarvArtha siddha deva vimAna prApta kiyaa| bAkI ke saba devaloka meM gaye / ve ekAvatArI hokara saba siddhi pada ko prApta hoMge / isa prakAra zrI AyaMbila vardhamAna tapa kI kathA zrI vIra svAmI ne pahale zreNika mahArAja ko sunAyI thI, usI prakAra he ceTaka ! tere bodha ke liye zrIcandra kaivalI kI kathA maiMne (gautama svAmI gaNaghara ne) kahI hai| zrIcandra kevalI kI kAyA 800 cauvIzI taka isa tapa ko karate jJAniyoM dvArA kahI jaayegii| ise suna ceTaka mahArAja tapa ko karane ke liye udyamI baneM / zrI siddharSi gaNI ne 598 varSa pUrva prAkRta caritra kI racanA karake usameM se yaha racA gayA hai| jisameM vividha artha kI racanA kI racanA kI gaI hai, usameM se udhRta karAyI huyI kathA meM kucha truTi ho gaI ho to vaha mithyA duSkRta ho| jahAM dayA rupI ilAyacI, kSamArupI lavalI vRkSa, satyarupI zreSTha loMga, kAruNyarupI supArI hai.| he bhavyajanoM ! munirUpI kapUra, uttama guNarUpI zIla, supAtra ke samUha zrI jinezvara deva dvArA kathita guNa ke karane vAle aise tAMbula ko grahaNa kro| yaha saMgha guNa rupI ratnoM kA rohaNAcala giri hai, sajjanoM kA bhUSaNa hai, ye prabala pratApI sUrya hai, mahAmaMgala hai, icchita dAna ko dene vAlA kalpavRkSa hai, gurUproM kA bhI gurU hai aisA zrI jinezvara se pUjita zrI saMgha lambe samaya taka jaya ko prApta ho / ial.THER P.P. 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