Book Title: Vijay Vallabhsurijinu Jivan Charitra
Author(s): Parshvanath Jain Vidyalaya Varkana
Publisher: Parshwanath Jain Vidyalaya Varkana
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/004646/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ | zrImadvijayavallabhasUrIzvarajI) jIvanacaritra. namra sUcana isa grantha ke abhyAsa kA kArya pUrNa hote hI niyata samayAvadhi meM zIghra vApasa karane kI kRpA kareM jisase anya vAcakagaNa isakA upayoga kara sake, mUlya traNa AnA. ]. prAptisthAna [ posTeja eka Ano. \ sayAjaka tathA prakAzaka zA. jI va Na lA la pa pa Ta lA la dharmAdhyApaka : zrI pArzvanAtha jaina vidyAlaya, varakANA ( mAravADa ) poraTa-rAnI - Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caritra nAyakanA comAsAnI yAdI saM. 1943 rAdhanapura gujarAta saM 1971 surata gujarAta 44 mesANuM 7ra junAgaDha kAThIAvADa 45 pAlI mAravADa 73 muMbaI gujarAta 46 bhAlerakeTalA paMjAba 74 amadAvAda , 47 paTTInagara 95 sAdaDI mAravADa 48 aMbAlAzahera , 76 khuDIlA , 49 DIAlAgurU , 99 bIkAnera rAjaputAnA 50 jIrA(phIrojapura) ,, 78 aMbAlAzahera paMjAba 51 aMbAlAzahera 79 huzIArapura para gujarAMvAlA 80 lAhora 53 nArovAla 81 gujarAMvAlA 54 5dInagara 82 bata 55 mArakeTalA 83 bIjovA mAravADa 56 hAzIArapura 84 pATaNa gujarAta 57 amRtasara 58 paTTInagara 85 muMbaI pa9 aMbAlAzahera ,, 86 punA dakSiNa 60 sAmAnA 87 bAlApura 61 jIrA(phIrojapura) ,, 88 sAdaDI mAravADa 62 ludhiAnA 63 amRtasara 89 pAlaNapura gujarAta 64 gujarAvAlA, 90 amadAvAda 65 pAlaNapura gujarAta 9 muMbAI 66 vaDodarA 92 vaDedarA 67 mIyAMgAma 93 khaMbhAta 68 DabheAI 69 muMbAI 94 aMbAlA paMjAba 70 mubAI meraTha 95 rAyakeTa Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 3200077 FEEDIN WILLEAGLESZLELELELEL 'WILLS R zrImadvijayavallabhasUrIzvarajI nuM jIvanacaritra. saceAjaka tathA prakAzaka jI va Nu lA lA 5 Ta lA la dharmAdhyApaka : zrI pArzvanAtha jaina vidyAlaya. varakANA ( mAravADa) posTarAnI zA mUlya traNa AnA. ] Vetenere pA TO TIGE pAsTeja eka Ane LES TI ANTIG U Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A bhA 2 pUjyapAda paramepakArI kalikAlakalpatarU ajJAnatimirataraNi AcArya mahArAja sAheba zrImadvijayavallabhasUrIzvarajI mahArAja sAhebanAM jIvanacaritra hindI bhASAmAM aneka chapAela che, paraMtu gujarAtI bhASAmAM Aja sudhI eka paNa chapAela na hovAthI tenA mATe yathAzakti meM prayatna karyo che ane temAM pUjyapAda AcArya mahArAja zrI vijayalalitasUrIzvarajI mahArAja sAheba tathA pUjya paMnyAsajI mahArAjazrI samudravijayajI mahArAje mane A jIvanacaritra lakhavAmAM je je jarUrI sUcanAo Adi karI tathA presa kopI Adi tapAsI mArA utsAhane vadhAryo che. vaLI je je munirAje evuM mArA mitravarya paMDitajIzrI bhAgavata zarmAjI Adi je je mitroe mane yogya sUcanAo karI che te badala te sarvene A sthAne AbhAra mAnuM chuM. sAthe pUjya paMnyAsajI mahArAja sAhebe A pustaka chapAvavAmAM je dravya-sahAya karAvI te mATe dAtAno temaja ukata munirAjazrIne atyaMta AbhArI chuM. mitI saM. 1995 mahAsudi pAMcama (vasaMtapaMcamI). lekhaka namra vinaMti vAMcaka mahAzayane mArI araja che ke chaghasthapaNAne kAraNe koI ThekANe bhUla thaI hoya athavA predeSa thaela hoya to te badala mane kSamA karaze ane mane sUcanA karazo jethI navIna AvRtimAM sudhAro thaI zake. temaja sudhArI vAMcazo. * pejaka Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ daO AS a 5 Na pravartaka zrI kAMtivijayajI mahArAja @ @ @ Oi che , ( niti ni tri che . tri dvitri che) tri . jo philli kAdira thI trivitri jIthiI. jIGi &jI jI Gi @ A pustaka pUjayapAda, paramApakArI, vAvRddha, aneka jJAnabhaMDAre ddhAraka pUjaya pravartA kajI mahArAja sAheba 1008 zrI kAMtivijayajI mahArAja sAhebanA punita karakamaleDamAM sAdara vaMdaNAnI sAthe arpaNa karuM chuM ApazrIjI sevakanI a85 sevAne avazya svIkArI AbhArI karAI. Apane darzanAbhilASi sevaka * jIvaNa ? nA 10 08 sAdara vaMdaNa G@@@@920299200@@@@ @ @ @ IAiGO For Priate & Personal Use Only www.jainghe Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A upAdhyAya zrI sAhanavijayajI mahArAja 6 Nai AnaMda prema-bhAvanagara.. OOOOOOO Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RUTUGUESHUFUTUBSRIFIERSFUTUBEMRUTIFUTUR URUF UTUBSF jagatapUjya nyAyAmbenidhi jainAcArya zrImad vijayAnaMdasUrIzvara (AtmArAmajI) mahArAja zrI caritranAyaka nAnI vayamAM piHg AnaMda presa-bhAvanagara URUGUASiISTINGUTHRITISTURBRINGINEERITUHURISTURNERBSFURBA, Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ C || paMjAbanA dharma mUrti zrIyuta cunIlAlajI jaina amRtasara. pinyAsajI mahArAja zrI samudravijayajI gaNi 4 - 4. HI---- a n International www.jainelibrary.on Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ja ri ca ca che : A bukamAM je sahasthane pheTo joI rahyA che temano paricaya karAve e asthAne nahIM gaNAya. emanuM zubha nAma dharmamUrti lAlA cunIlAla dugaDa jaina amRtasara-(paMjAba che. Apa svavAsI zrI gurUdeva nyAyAmbenidhi jainAcArya 1008 zrImadvijayAnaMdasUrIzvara (AtmArAmajI ) mahArAja ane eozrIjInA khAsa padhara jainAcArya zrImada jayavalabhasUrijI mahArAjanA paramapAsaka che. - paMjAbamAM agragaNya dharmAtmA, zraddhALu, gurbhakta, custa jaina tarike paMkAelA che. nAnI umaramAM ja mAtApitAne viyoga thaI javAthI jAte ja pitAnI bAhozIthI lakSmI upArjana karIne hajAre rUpiyA dAna-pravAhamAM vahevaDAvyA che ane vahevaDAvI rahyA che. zrI AtmAnaMda jena gurUkula gujarAMvAlA Adi aneka saMsthAone sahAyatA ApI che. prabhupUjA, sAmAyika, pratikramaNa, vratapaccakhANudi e emanuM nitya niyama che. - vizasthAnakanI oLI vigere vividha prakAranI tapazcaryA karelI che ane atyAre vRddhAvasthA chatAM tapazcaryA karavI choDI nathI. saM. 1986 mAM punA zaheramAM pUjyapAda prAtaH smaraNaya AcArya bhagavaMta 1008 zrImadvijayavallabhasUrijI mahArAjanI pAse 12 vrata ucaryAM hatAM. Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svargavAsI zrI gurudevanuM jyAM jyAM caumAsuM hoya tyAM jaIne vyAkhyAnavANune lAbha letA ane vartamAnamAM paNa AcArya mahArA janA darzanano lAbha avAranavAra laI rahyA che. zrI zatru jaya, giranAra, Abu, tAraMgAi, sametazikhara, kezarIyAnAthajI paMcatIthI Adi aneka tIrthonI yAtrA karI temaja zatruMjaya (siddhAcala)mAM rahI navANuM yAtrAo vidhisara karI potAnI lakSmIne sukRta kAryomAM kharca eno sadupayoga karyo che. dharmanI lAgaNe nAnI ummarathI ja thayela hovAthI aneka prakAranA niyama lIdhA hatA ane temanuM pAlana barobara karI rahyA che. amRtasaramAM zrI AtmAnaMda jaina lAyabrerI sthApana karI 14 varSa sudhI potAne kharce nibhAvI zrI saMghane arpaNa karela che. pratiSThAdi zubha prasaMge pite pahelAM pahoMcI jaI dareka kAryamAM agragaNya bhAga laI tyAMnA zrI saMghane sahAyatA ApI rahela che. pUrva puNyayoge eone kuTuMba paNuM ghaNuM ja sAruM maLyuM che. sarve dharmakAryamAM tatpara rahe che. atyAre evaNanI lagabhaga 63- 64 varSanI ummara hovA chatAM dareka dharmakAryamAM khaDe page UbhA rahI lAbha laI rahyA che e sadabhAgyanI vAta che. ghaNI saMsthAenA membara temaja kAryakartA tarike sevA ApI rahyA che. emanAmAM khAsa udAratA ane nirmohItAne guNa anukaraNIya che. emanA vaDIlabaMdhu lAlA sehanalAlajIe kALa karyo ne najIkamAM ja zrI paryuM. SaNAparva AvyAM emaNe zeka vigerene kArANe mUkI dharmakAryamAM khUba rasa lIdhe binalImAM keTalIka pratimAjInI aMjanazalAkA karAvI lahAvo lIdhe. A sarva ravargavAsI zrI gurUdeva temaja vartamAna zrI gurUdeva zrImadvijayavalabhasUrijI mahArAjanI kRpAnuM phaLa che. A pustaka chapAvavA mATe Ape Arthika sahAya ApI gurubhakitane lAbha lIdhe che te ghaNuM ja anukaraNIya che. Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vande vIramAnandaM sUrivallabhasadgurum // zrImatpaJcanadIyajainajanataikAdhArabhUto bhuvi, zuddhAdarzacaritraArhatamahAsaMsthaughasaMsthApakaH / AtmAnandamunIndramAnasasukhakrIDAmarAlo guruH, zrImadvallabhasUrirAD vijayatAM saccakracUDAmaNiH // 1 // mahAtmanAM kIrtanaM hi zreyo niHzreyasAspadaM // artha - mahAtmA purUSanA guNonuM smaraNa karavuM te parama kalyANanuM sAdhana che ane aMtamAM vAMcako paNa tevA guNene prApta karI ucca sthAnane prApta kare che. janmaparicaya bhAratIya mahApavitra saMskRti bhUmi para gurjara dezanI punIta zebhAmAM vRddhi karanAra " vaTedara -vaDedarA zaherathI koNa ajANyuM che. zaheranI bhUmi aneka prakAranA dhArmika, naitika, vyavahArika Adi sthaLethI suzobhita thaI rahI che. - A zaheranA hAlanA mAnavaMtA mahArAjA zrImaMta sarakAra sayAjIrAva gAyakavADa mahArAja jeo potAnA punya ane vidyAbaLathI lagabhaga 60-65 varSathI nItipUrvaka Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjya siMhAsanane alaMkRta karI rahyA che. zaheramAM suMdara bajAre ane rastAo, skUla, koleja, devamaMdira, vidyAlaya, jJAnAlaya, pustakAlaya, senTrala lAyabrerI, dharmazALAo temaja sthaLe sthaLe vizrAMtibhuvana, bAgabagIcA ane latAkuM jethI zaheranI senA anekhI banI che. vaLI zaheranI zALAmAM vRddhi karanAra najarabAga, kamAThI bAga, tathA jaina jJAnamaMdira ghaNuM ja darzanIya che. jenA jJAnamaMdiramAM jaina temaja jainetara sAMpradAyika prAcIna ane arvAcIna pustakone pUrNa saMgraha karavAmAM Avela che, AthI mahArAjAdhirAja, prajApriya zrImaMta sarakAra sayAjIrAva gAyakavADa mahArAjazrIne vidyA ane dharma pratye keTale prema che te uparokta darzAvela sthaLethI sahaja vAMcaka mahAzayane mAluma thAya che. zaheranI najadIkamAM AvelI zrImatI "vizvAmitrI" saritAnI zobhA varNavatAM ghaNuM ja Azcarya thAya che ke A bhagavatI, pite nAnakaDI chatAM guNothI gariSTha banI vaDedarA zaheranI pavitra bhUmine pitAnA nirmaLa jharaNAthI tRSAtura jIvone zAMta karI, potAnuM nAma "vijaeNkamitrI " tarike sArthaka karyuM che. nItikAra paNa jaNAve che ke "yathA nAma tathA guNa:" jevuM nAma hoya tevA ja guNe hoya te nAmanI sArthakatA lekhAya che; nahiMtara jagatajananI hasInuM pAtra bane che. bhagavatI " vizvAmitrI e mahAtmA vizvAmitra" maharSInA mahAprabhAvika vacanothI Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pragaTa thaI zaherane pavitra banAvela che ane pitAnuM amRta sIMcI prajAne prabhAvika banAvela che. A puNyavatI ane pAvana bhUmie aneka nararatnane pitAnI gedamAM khelAvyA che. AvA anekAneka rane paikI A traNa ratnanuM mUlya duniyA AMkI zake tema nathI. AmAMnAM eka ApaNu caritranAyaka, bIjA pUjya pravartakajI mahArAja sAheba zrI kAMtivijayajI ane trIjA svargastha zAMtamUti zrI haMsavijayajI mahArAja sAheba jeone eka bIjA vacce sagAbhAI jevo prema hatuM ane Aje paNa te ja prema che. vaDodarA zaheranI prajA keTalI dhanasaMpanna haze te A lekhanIthI lakhavuM azakya che. ahIM jenonI pAMcase gharanI vastI che. temAMnA ucca pada dharAvatA evA zrImALI kuLanI aMdara ApaNuM caritranAyakane janma thaye hate. pRthvI upara zarada Rtune sukhamaya pavana vAI rahyo hate, jagyAe jagyAe lIlAMchama khetare najare AvatAM hatAM, ThekANe ThekANe AnaMda lahera UDatI hatI, lake paraparamAM navI sAlanI mubArakabAdI ApI rahyA hatA tevA AnaMdamaya samayamAM saM. 1927 nA kAtika sudi bIja(bhAibIja)nA pavitra divase Apane janma thaye. mAtapitA, svajana ane sajajana vargane bahu ja AnaMda thaye. ApazrIjInI mAtAjInuM nAma zrImatI IcchAbAI ane pitAzrInuM nAma zeTha dIpacaMdabhAI hatuM. Apane traNa 1 jyAM jyAM Apa zabda hoya tyAM caritranAyaka samajavuM. Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ *.! ' bhAIo ane traNa baheno hatI. ApanuM nAma chaganalAla rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. ApanuM zarIra suDoLa, sukomaLa ane manamohaka hatuM. gaMbhIratA ane sahanazIlatA te Apane. janmasiddha guNa hate. svabhAva zAMta hatuM. bIjanA caMdramAnI mAphaka mAta-pitAnA premamAM Apa bAlyakALamAM vRddhi pAmatA gayA ane caMpAnA puSpanI mAphaka pitAnA guNathI lokone potAnA tarapha AkarSita banAvatA gayA. vidyAbhyAsa ane vairAgya. mAtapitAnA anahada premamAM ucharatAM A nAnA sarakhA bAluDe zizukALamAM praveza karyo. pitAe Apane vidyAbhyAsamAM joDayA. A pramANe abhyAsa karatAM sAtamI gujarAtI sudhI Ape abhyAsa karyo. ApanI buddhi ghaNI ja tIvra hovAthI gaNita vigere viSamAM hamezAM Apa upalA naMbare rahetA. hindI, aMgrejI vigerene paNa samayAnusAra abhyAsa karyo. sAthe sAthe akSare jamAvavAnuM kAma paNa Apa karatA. jyAM sudhI abhyAsa karyo tyAM sudhI Apa kadI nApAsa thayA nathI. haju te vidyAbhyAsa cAlu ja hato eTalAmAM te divasa pachI rAtrinI mAphaka sukha pachI duHkhanI ghaDIe praveza karyo. ApanA mAtApitA A " phAnI duniyA "ne choDI paralokavAsI thayA. A banAvathI Apane bahu duHkha thayuM ane AthI ApanA mana upara saMsAranI Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ asAratA ane vairAgya bhAvanAe bhAre jora jamAvyuM. ApanI mAtuzrIne paNa janmathI ja e ja upadeza hate ke "beTA jema bane tema saMsArathI virakta banI mokSane mArga le e ja mArI salAha che. " Ape paNa mAtAnA suvarNAkSarone sAcA karIne batAvyA. dIkSA bhAgyavAne je vastu mATe vicAra kare che te vastu temane avazya maLI Ave che. ahIM paNa ema ja banyuM. A samaye AkhAye - bhAratavarSamAM te zuM yuropa temaja amerikAmAM paNa svargastha AcArya mahArAja sAhebazrI AtmArAmajI ( vijayAnaMdasUrijI ) mahArAja sAhebanuM nAma jagajAhera hatuM. bhAgyayoge teozrInuM vaDodarAmAM padhAravuM thayuM. Apa haMmezAM teozrInA vyAkhyAnamAM jatA, ekAMtamAM besI upadeza sAMbhaLatA, tenA upara vicAra karatA. A pramANe hamezAM karatA je eka divasa AcArya mahArAja sAhebe pUchayuM " bhAI kema beThA cho?" Apa A vakhate vicAramAM masta hatA. ekadama camakI uThayA ane raDI (I) payA. zrI gurUmahArAje zAMta karI pUchayuM ke " zuM tamAre dhana joIe che?" Ape hA kahI. gurUmahArAje kahyuM " amArI pAse dhana hoya nahIM, ThIka, tamAre dhana joItuM haze te kaI zeThIA Avaze te tamane apAvIzuM." Ape uttara Apyo: gurUmahArAja, mAre te evuM dhana ApanI pAsethI levuM Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ che ke je kadI nAza na pAme ane jethI akSaya sukhanI prApti thAya." zrI gurUmahArAja Apane Azaya samajI gayA ane ApanI vAkcAturI, ApanA guNe ane zArIrika lakSaNe jeI nizcaya karyo ke A bALaka bhaviSyamAM kaI pratApI ane tejasvI purUSa nIvaDaze. Ape paNa zrI gurUdevanI pAse dIkSAnI bhIkSA mAMgI. zreyAMti ravidanAni-e kahevata anusAra zrI AcArya mahArAja sAhebanA upadezAmRte ApazrIjInA mana upara bahu asara karI, Apa dIkSA levA mATe taiyAra thayA paraMtu thoDA samaya bAda zrI gurUmahArAje ahIMthI vihAra karyo. Apane AthI bahuja duHkha thayuM. paraMtu teozrInA praziSya muni mahArAja zrI harSavijayajI mahArAje ApanI IrachA rUpa lattAne navapallavita banAvI. Ape temanI pAse keTaleka dhArmika abhyAsa karyo. aMtamAM zrI harSavijayajI mahArAja sAhebe dIkSA ApavAnuM AzvAsana paNa ApyuM ane chANuM tarapha vihAra karyo. Apa paNa sAthe gayA. ApanA bhAI khImacaMdabhAI chANI AvIne Apane ghare pAchA laI gayA. AjathI khImacaMda bhAI ApanI bArIka tapAsa rAkhatA hatA. mAtApitAnA paralokagamana pachI ApanA kuTuMbamAM khImacaMda bhAInI AjJA sarve mAnatA ane badhAnA upara temanI sakhata dhAka hatI. temane svabhAva ugra ane pracaMDa hate. Apa bAlyakALathI ja khImacaMda bhAIthI DaratA hatA. Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ have khImacaMdabhAi Apane kadI ekalA cheDatA nahIM, paraMtu Apanu` mana te| zrI gurUdevanI tarapha ja lAgeluM hatu.. eka divasa skUlamAM rajA hatI. Apa khImacaMda bhAInI najara cukAvI sTezane AvyA ane TrenadvArA amadAvAda zrI gurUdevanA caraNeAmAM AvI paheAMcyA. A vakhate ApanA hRdayamAM apUrva AnaMda hatA. jema eka daridrIne ciMtAmaNi ratna maLI jAya ane Ana thAya tevA hraSa ApanA mana upara dekhAtA hatA. Apane joI zrI gurUdeve zrI huvijayajI mahArAja sAhemane kahyuM ke "lAi lyA, have te chamana AvI gaela che. A bALakanA kAraNe bhaviSyamAM dharmanI sArI prabhAvanA thaze." tr khIje ja divase khImacaMdabhAI amadAvAda AvI pahoMcyA. bhAIne jotAM ja ApanA hRdayamAM nirAzAnA aMkuro uddabhavyA. khImacadalAe zrI AcArya mahArAja sAhebane kahyuM gurUdeva! Apa te jJAnI che. chaganane dIkSA levI ja hAya te tene kAI rAkI zakatuM nathI, paraMtu hAla tenI uMmara nAnI che, tene bhaNAvA. moTA thaze tyAre huM mArI meLe ja rajA ApIza. " gurUmahArAje kahyuM ke " khImaca drabhAi tame nizcita rA. amArA sAdhuonA evA vyavahAra che ke kaI vyaktine tenA sagAsabadhIone pUchyA sivAya dIkSA na ApavI. tamArI marajI thaze tyAre dIkSA ApIzuM. A vArtAlApa sAMbhaLI ApanA harSanA pAra na rahyo. chevaTe khImaca'dabhAInI rajA 27 Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ laI Apa zrI gurUmahArAja pAse jJAnAbhyAsa karavA amadAvAda rekAyA ane khImacaMdabhAI vaDedarA gayA. comAsAmAM amadAvAdanA keTalAka zeThIAoe ApanI aneka prakAre parIkSAo karI hatI. comAsuM pUrNa thatAM AcArya mahArAja sAhebe pAlItANA tarapha prayANa karyuM. khImacaMdabhAI Apane vaDedarA laI gayA. ApanuM mana te gurUcaraNene ja cAhatuM hatuM. - have khImacaMdabhAIe vicAryuM ke manuSya manuSyanA manane kayAM sudhI rokI zake tema che, mATe chaganane snehanI sAMkaLamAM phasAvuM to saheje kAma sudharI jaze ane chagananuM mana dIkSA uparathI pharI jaI saMsAramAM guMthAze. Ama vicArI eka jozI mahArAjane bolAvI aMga lakSaNenuM dhyAna karAvyuM. jezIjI mahArAja paNa ApanAM zArIrika lakSaNe joIne vicAramAM paDI gayA ane khImacaMda bhAIne khAnagImAM kIdhuM ke "A bALaka te bhAgyavAna jIva che, ane te saMsAramAM phase tema lAgatuM nathI. ? Apane have A saMsAra kArAgraha samAna bhAsate. Apa haMmezAM vicAratA hatA ke manuSyane pitAnI nAnI sarakhI jiMdagImAM kAMIka AtmasAdhana karavuM joIe jethI bhAvamAM sukhanI prApti thAya. chevaTe evA nizcaya upara AvyA ke bhAIne sAcI manedazA dekhADyA sivAya rajA Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nahIM Ape. mATe te raste levuM joIe jethI khImacaMda bhAIne rajA ApavI paDe. khImacaMdabhAI Apane dukAna upara besADI ugharANI jatA. pAchaLathI Apa galAmAMthI je kAMI hAthamAM AvatuM te garIbane ApI detA. pachI bhAI AvIne pUchatA tyAre Apa kahetA "bhAI bhAgyavAne hajAra, lAkhe manune anna pANa Adi puruM kare che te ApaNe paNa ApaNuM zakatyAnusAra anAthanI upara dayA karavI joIe. vaLI dharmazAstronuM evuM pharamAna che ke AvAM satkAryomAM vAveluM dhana lAkhe ghaNuM phaLa Ape che mATe te bAbata duHkha manAvavuM na joIe. aneka gAmane pAvana karatAM zrI AtmArAmajI mahArAja sAheba pAlItANu padhAryA. Apa paNa vaDIla baMdhunI AjJA laIne zrI tIrthAdhirAjanI yAtrA nimitte pAlItANA pahoMcyA ane zrI gurUdevanA caraNemAM hAjara thayA. ahIM paNa khImacaMdabhAIne ApanI dIkSAnA bhaNakArA AvyA ane rokavA mATe yogya prayatna paNa karyA comAsuM pUrNa thatAM zrI gurUdevanI sAthe ApanuM rAdhanapuramAM Agamana thayuM. Ape zrI gurUdevanA caraNamAM paDI bahu ja namratAthI dIkSA mATe arja karI temaja khImacaMdabhAIne eka rajIsTarDa patra lakhyuM ke " amuka divase mArI dIkSA che mATe avazya padhAraze.patra maLatAM Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10 ja khImacaMdabhAI muMjhavaNamAM paDI gayA. teo jhaverI hIrAcaMdabhAI pAse gayA ke jemanI salAha vaDodarAnA meTA meTA nAgarika paNa vakhatevakhata letA hatA. hIrAcaMdabhAIe uttara Ape ke- jyAre chagananI IrachA dIkSA levAnI ja che ane kaI rIte saMsAramAM phase tema nathI te pachI rAjIkhuzIthI ApaNe rajA zA mATe na ApavI ?" dunI AnI aMdara AvI sonerI salAha ApanAra bhAgye ja koI maLI Avaze. hIrAcaMdabhAinI salAhane mAna ApI, khImacaMdabhAI ApaNA svajana varga sAthe rAdhanapura AvyA. zrI gurUmahArAja pAse jaI samAcAra pUchatAM sau koI kahevA lAgyA ke-"ahIM te koI dIkSAnI vAta paNa jANatuM nathI. ? chevaTe Apane belAvI pUchatAM Ape satya hakIkata kahI dIdhI ke "hA, meM patra lakhyo hate." svajana vaLe temaja khImacaMdabhAIe Apane hareka rIte samajAvavA prayatno karyA paraMtu jema sUryanA prakAzane keI DhAMkI zakatuM nathI tema ApanI IrachAne rokavA kaI samartha na hatuM. aMtamAM ApazrIjInI phaIe ekAda varasa bAda dIkSA levA kahyuM jenA uttaramAM Ape kahyuM ke " tame mane e cesa karI Ape che te daramyAna huM AbAda rahIza." A pramANe vAtacItathI sarvanAM mana DhIlAM thaI gayAM. bIje divase zrI gurUdeva pAse jaI dIkSAnuM muhUrta kaDhAvyuM. vaizAkha suda terasanuM muhUrta AvyuM. khImacaMdabhAIe zrI gurUdevane arja karI ke " gurUdeva je. Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mArAthI AvI zakAze te huM dIkSA mahotsava upara AvIza, nahIM te A5 chaganane uparokta muhUrta para dIkSA Apaze. " A vacana sAMbhaLI Apane temaja anya zrotAvargane khuba harSollAsa thayA. gurUdeve paNa khImacaMdabhAIne dhanyavAda Ape. khImacaMdabhAI vaMdana karI vaDedarA padhAyA ane Apa gurUmahArAjanA caraNemAM rahyA ane khUba harSollAsathI jJAnAbhyAsa karavA lAgyA. zaMkhezvarajI tIrthanI pAse rAdhanapura eka ramaNIya zahera che. ahIM lagabhaga eka mahinA pahelAMthI lokoe Apane vAyaNa devAM zarU karyA. temaja dIkSA utsava mATe bhAre utsAhathI taiyArIo thavA lAgI. saM. 1943 nA vaizAkha sudi 13 nA divase zubha muhUrta ApazrIne che kAyanI rakSA tathA kaMcana-kAminInA tyAgarUpa evaM aSTa pravacana mAtAnA pAlana temaja mekSanI sAdhanArUpa bhAgavatI dIkSA ApavAmAM AvI. ApanuM nAma munirAja zrI valalabhavijayajI rAkhyuM. ApazrIne AcArya mahArAja sAhebe pitAnA praziSya zrI harSavijayajI mahArAjanA ziSya tarIke sthApita karyA. A vakhate je ThAThamATha thaye hate te ghaNe ja prazaMsanIya ane akathanIya hate. jJAnAdhyayana ane gurUviraha saMsArAvasthAne tyAga karI Ape sAdhujIvanamAM praveza karyo. gaIkAlanA chaganalAla Aje munimahArAja zrI vallabhavijayajInA nAmathI prakhyAta thayA. dIkSA laIne Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 Ape sAdhu yegya Avazyaka sUtre AdinuM adhyayana zarU karyuM. prathama cAturmAsa zrI gurUdevanI sAthe ahIM ja rAdhanapuramAM karyuM. bAdamAM mAMDalagAme gurUmahArAja sAthe padhAryA. ahIM khImacaMdabhAI saparivAra ApazrInA tathA AcArya mahArAja sAhebanA darzanArthe AvyA. ApazrIne joI savenAM hRdaya bharAI AvyAM. chevaTe ApanA kuLa evuM mAtApitA temaja ApanI jAtane dhanya manAvatA svasthAne gayA. zrI gurUdevanI sAthe vicaratAM Apa mahesANA padhAryA. cAturmAsa paNa ahIM thayuM. ApanI aMdara sevAbhaktinAM uraca guNe vAsa karyo hate. AthI Apane zrI gurUmahArAje potAnA vizvAsu evaM prAiveTa sekreTarI tarIke mAnyA, ane ghaNuMkharUM lakhavA AdinuM kAma zrI gurUmahArAja ApanI pAse karAvavA lAgyA. AnuM pariNAma e AvyuM ke zrI gurUdeva pitAnA aMta samayamAM lokone kahetA gayA ke "mArA kheDelA kSetronI rakSA karaze, mArI beTane vallabha pUrI karaze " Ape paNa gurUvacana satya karI batAvyuM che. Ape zrI gurUdevanI IcchAnusAra ghaNu stutya kArya karyA che ane haju paNa pitAnI avasthAnI paravA karyA sivAya karyo jAya che. samAje paNa ApanAM kAryonI yogya kadara karI Apane zrI gurUdevanA sthAna para sthApita karyA che. cemAsuM mahesANAmAM samApta karI rAmAnugrAma vica Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 13 rata AcArya mahArAja sAhebanI sAthe mAravADamAM padhAryAM. ahIM khAlI eva` nADalAImAM ApanuM sau prathama vyAkhyAna thayuM. A vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLI leAkeAnAM manamugdha thaI gayAM zrI AtmArAmajI mahArAja sAheba AgaLa vicaratAM pAlI padhAryAM. ahIM sAta munirAjonI sAthe ApanI vaDI dIkSA thaI. zrI gurUdeva AtmArAmajI mahArAja sAheba jodhapura padhAryAM ane Apane ApanA gurUdeva zrI harSavijayajI mahArAja sAhebanI tIatanA kAraNe pAlI comAsu karavuM paDayuM.. bAdamAM dilhI padhAryA ahIM ApanA gurUmahArAja zrI harSoM-vijayajI mahArAja sAhebanA svargavAsa thayA. ApazrIne A banAvathI mahu ja du:kha thayuM. bAdamAM anya munirAjonI sAthe zrI AcArya mahArAja sAhebanA caraNamAM aMbAlA padhAryAM ane zrI gurUdevane arja karI ke ApanA (gurUdevanA) caraNeAnI sevAthI sevakane kadI varaMcita (alaga) na rAkhe. a'AlA zaheramAM eka vakhata Apa zrI gurUmahArAjanI pAse besI abhyAsa karI rahyA hatA. zrAvake e zrI AcArya mahArAja sAhebane pUchyuM "he mahArAja kayA paDha rahe hai ? " gurUmahArAje uttara ApyA ke "maiM unake paMjAkha ke liye taiyAra kara rahA hUM. pajALakI rakSAkA pATha paDha rahe hai. " pajAkhanI rakSA zI rIte karavI te zIkhI rahyA che. je vacanA zrI gurUmahArAje uccAryAM hatA te Ape yathArtha karI batAvyA che. pujAba mATe. Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ApanA hRdayamAM keTalI kALajI che te vAcakavRMdanI jANa bahAra -nathI. svayaM pite vicAra karI le. ApazrImAM eka apUrva guNa e che ke kaI paNa vAtane Apa pahelAM dhyAnapUrvaka sAMbhaLaze, pachI tenA upara vicAra karaze. A pramANe jyAre zrI AcArya mahArAja vyAkhyAnanI pATa upara padhAratA tyAre Apa paNa sAthe vyAkhyAmAM jatA ane dhyAnapUrvaka zrI gurUdevanuM pravacana sAMbhaLatA, ane khAsa jarUratanI vAtanI kheMdha karI letA. AnuM phaLa pratyakSa dekhAya che ke zrI gurUdevanI vyAkhyAnazailI ApanI aMdara barAbara utarelI che. A arasAmAM eka sthAnakavAsI sAdhavI pArvatIbAIe jJAnadipikA" nAmanI eka paDI bahAra pADI. Ape te copaDI vAMcI te temAM mUrtipUjA niSedharUpa jhera evuM ajJAna bhareluM hatuM. AthI ApanA roma remamAM dhArmika lAgaNI utpanna thaI. zrI gurUdevanI AjJA laI tenA pratyuttara rUpe "ga5 dIpikA samIra" nAmanuM pustaka taiyAra karyuM. ApanI A gurUsevAnI prathama prasAdIrUpa che. sudhIAnAmAM ApanA svargIya gurUmahArAjanI yAdagAramAM eka jJAnamaMdira khelavA mATe zrI gurUdeva samakSa Ape IcchA pragaTa karI. zrI gurUdeve saharSa AjJA ApI ane tenA mATe egya prabaMdha karAvI Ape. zrI gurUdeva pratiSThA Adi kAryomAM Apane ja AgaLa karatA ane ghaNI kharI kriyAo Adi paNuM ApanA Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 15 hAthe ja karAvatA, kAraNa ke Apane hareka vAte nipuNa banAvavA hatA. amRtasaramAM eka mumukSune sa. 1948 mAM dIkSA ApI zrI gurUdeve ApanA prathama ziSya banAvyA ne zrI vivekavijayajI nAma rAkhyuM. Apane jJAnAbhyAsane ghaNo ja zokha lAgele joI uttamacaMda paMDita pAse keTaleka abhyAsa karyo ane Apa aMbAlA padhAryA. A arasAmAM pAlItANAmAM eka saMskRta pAThazALA khullI hatI, Ape abhyAsa mATe tyAM javA zrI gurUdevanI AjJA mAMgI. zrI gurUdeve paNa AjJA ApI. sAthe e paNa lakhI dIdhuM ke pAMca varasathI vadhAre tyAM rahevuM nahIM, kAraNa ke tyAM vadhAre rahevAya te bIjAonI dekhAdekhI zithilatA AvI jAya. vaLI ema paNa lakhI dIdhuM ke banne bAjuthI na cUke tene paNa khyAla karaze. A tarapha gujarAtamAM samAcAra maLatAM tyAMthI paNuM keTalAka hitazikSAnA patro AvyA ke zrI gurUmahArAjanA caraNanI sevA na cheDaze. AvI paristhiti joI Ape pAlItANA javAno vicAra baMdha rAkhe. comAsuM pUrNa thatAM zrI gurUdevanA caraNamAM hAjara thayA. zrI gurUmahArAje hasIne pUchyuM : "kyA bhAI paMDita bana AyA" Ape namratAthI javAba Ape "gurUdeva ! kalpavRkSa ane ciMtAmaNirAnane choDIne javAnI je mArI ajJAnatA hatI tene cheDI Ave." Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 A vakhate amerikAmAM eka sarva dharma pariSada bharovAnI hatI temAM jaina dharmanA pratinidhI tarIke zrI AtmArAmajI mahArAja sAhebane nimaMtraNa AvyuM, paraMtu sAdhupaNAne kAraNe samudra pAra jai zakAya nahI... AthI kAThIAvADamAM Avela mahuvA gAmanA nivAsI zrIyut vIracaMda rAghavajI gAMdhI mAra, eTalAne mAkalavA mATe mahArAja sAhebe taiyAra karyAM. leAkeA ghaNA virUddha paDayA chatAM paNa mahArAja sAhebe makkama rahI, aneka kaSTonA sAmanA karI, chamahinA peAtAnI pAse rAkhI taiyAra karyAM ane (caritranAyakanI) pAse eka nibaMdha taiyAra karAvI zubha muhUtaeN vIracaMdabhAine cIkALe mAkalyA mAtra juja samaya mATe mAkalyA hatA. paraMtu jaina dharmanA pracArA seMkaDA vyAkhyAne ApyA chatAM paNa tyAMnA zrotAvarga nesaMpUNa saMtASa na thayeA. A pramANe yurepa temaja amerikAmAM jaina dharmanA kIti sArI rIte phelAvI. Aja paNu zrI gurUdevanAM temaja ApanAM yazogAna pAzcAtya leAkeA mukata kare kare che. eka vakhatanI vAta che ke pravartakajI mahArAja zrI kAMtivijayajI mahArAja gujarAtathI vihAra karI peAtAnA gurUdeva zrI AtmArAmajI mahArAja sAhebanA darzanA paMjAba padhAryAM. ApanA temaja zrI pravartakajI mahArAja sAhebanA anahada prema che. sAtheAsAtha anne mahApurUSAnI janmabhUmi paNa eka ja che. eka vakhata ane bhAgyavAne ekAMtamAM besI thacarcA karatA hatA eTalAmAM zrI AcArya mahArAja sAhema tyAM padhAryAM ane zrI pravatakajI mahArAja Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 17 sAheba tarapha hasIne belyA: "maine valabhake paMjAbake lIye taiyAra kiyA hai, tuma samajhA kara unake gujarAtameM nahIM uDA le jAnA." zrI pravartaka ja mahArAja sAhebe paNa tevI ja rIte hasatAM hasatAM ghaNuM ja namratAthI uttara ApeH "gurUdeva! je ApakA kRpApAtra banA huA hai vaha dusareke nahIM cAhatA hai. jIsako amRta pInekA svAda paDa jAya vaha chAza kadI nahIM pItA hai. huM te temane e ja salAha ApuM chuM ke koI paNa vakhate zrI gurUdevanA caraNenI sevA nahIM choDaze, temaja Apa gurUdevane paNa mArI namra prArthanA che ke Apa gurUdeva paNa temane na choDaze. A bhAgyavAnane joI eTale AnaMda mane thAya che teTale bhAgye ja koIne thatuM haze." A ja paNa banene te ja balake tethI paNa vadhAre dharmaprema che. ApanI AcArya padavI paNa zrI pravartaka mahArAja sAheba evaM zrI haMsavijayajI mahArAja sAheba ane munirAja zrI sumativijayanI IcchAnusAra thaI che, temaja dareka kArya Ajadina sudhI Apa teonI IcchA ane salAha pramANe ja kare che. A5mAM A guNa eka mahavane temaja prazaMsanIya che. A comAsAmAM zrI gurUdeve taiyAra karela zrI tattvanirNayaprAsAdanI presa kopI karavI zarU karI. bAdamAM vihAra karI zrI gurUdevanI sAthe gujarAMvAlA padhAryA. zrI AcArya mahArAja sAhebane zvAsanuM darada hatuM. Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 zrAvakoe temaja sAdhu mahArAjee tenA upacAra mATe ghaNI araja karI, paraMtu teozrI hamezAM nA kahetA. saM 15ranA jeTha sudi 7 nI rAtanA jyAre badhA sAdhuoe saMthAre karyo hato. tyAre AcArya mahArAja sAhebane ThalA(jAjarU)nI hAjata thaI. zaMkA TAnyA pachI mahArAja sAhebanI tabIata bagI. badhA sAdhu jAgI UThyA. Apa paNa zrI gurUdevanA caraNemAM AvI beThA. zrI gurUdevathI have bolAtuM na hatuM. bahu muzkelIe eTaluM bolyA ke " bhAI, aba hama calate hai." bAdamAM aha, ahaM karatAM AcArya mahArAja sAhebane AtmA A duHkhamaya saMsArane chaDI paralekavAsI thaye. A banAvathI ApazrIjIne anahada duHkha thayuM, jenuM varNana ApazrI sivAya karavAne kaI samartha nathI. A duHkhane ochuM karavA Ape DAMka bhajane lakhyAM che je graMthagauravanA kAraNe ahIM lakhyAM nathI. zAsakyotinAM kAryo have zrI gurUdevarUpI sUrya asta thavAthI temanA kAryane badho bhAra ApazrIjInI upara AvI paDyo. sAdhuene adhyayana karAvavuM, vyAkhyAna vAMcavuM, zrI gurUmahArAje navIna taiyAra karela bagIcAnI yogya rakSA karavI, anya dharmIonAM Akramane zAMtipUrvaka jaya kare Adi anekAneka kAryo Apane karavAnAM hatAM. vAMcakavRMdanI jANa bahAra nathI ke ApanI vaya haju ghaNu ja nAnI eTale pacIzeka varSanI hatI. chatAM paNa Ape ghaNuM ja Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 19 sAvadhAnIthI evaM kaSTonA sAmanA karI thai tAthI zrI gurUdevanA vacanane satya karI batAvyuM ane zrI gurUmahArAjanI sarasvatimadiranI adhUrI rahela IcchAne Ape petAnI upadezazaktithI pUrNa karI ane atyAre vRddhAvasthAmAM pazu satata vihAra evaM parizramathI karyAM kare che te ghaNuM ja praza'sanIya che. sa. 1952 nuM cemAsuM gujarAvAlAmAM karyuM. ahIM zrI gurUdevanI yAdagArI rAkhavA mATe janatAne upadeza karI nIce mujaba zAsaneAnnatinAM kAryo karyAM. (1) zrI gurUdevanA nAmanA (Atma) saMvata calAvava A saMvata pajAkhamAM kharAkhara cAlI rahela che. (2)zrI AtmAnaMda jaina salAnI dareka zaheramAM sthApanA karavI. prAyaH paMjAbanA dareka zaheramAM A nAmanI sasthAo sthApana thaelI che ane gujarAtamAM paNa ghaNA sthAneAmAM zrI AtmAnada jaina sabhAnI sthApanAe thaelI jovAya che. temaja sa sabhAonA kAryane kendrIbhUta karavA mATe zrI AtmAnaMda jaina mahAsabhA paMjAbanI paNa sthApanA thaI cUkI che. (3) eka samAdhima`dira banAvavuM jemAM pAchaLathI saM. 1965mAM zro AtmArAmajI mahArAja sAhebanAM pagalAMnI sthApanA thai ane te madirane zrI AtmAnaMda jaina bhuvana nAma Apyu, jemAM caritranAyakanA hAthe zrI AtmAnaMda jaina gurUkuLanI sthApanA thaI. Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 20 (4) paMjAbanA dareka zaheramAM zrI AtmAnaMda jaina pAThazALA sthApavI jenA phaLasvarUpa aMbAlAmAM zrI AtmAnaMda jena hAIkula cAlatI hatI je Aje kolejanA nAmathI prasiddha thaI che, jenA mATe ApazrIjIe gaye varSe lAMbA vihAra karI gujarAtathI paMjAba padhAryA ane kelejanuM udghATana ApazrIjInI adhyakSatAmAM amadAvAdanivAsI zeTha kasturabhAI lAlabhAInA hAthe thayuM. (5) uparokta pAThazALA mATe pAIphaMDanI zarUAta karAvI. (6) zrI AtmAnaMda jaina mAsika patrikAnA rUpamAM kADhavuM vigere aneka stutya kAryo A avasara upara thayAM je ghaNAM ja prazaMsanIya che. zrI gurUmahArAjanA viyegathI paMjAbavAsIone anahada duHkha thaeluM hatuM tene zAMta karavA Ape grAmAnugrAma vihAra karyo ane kene amRta pAna karAvyuM. bAdamAM nArevAlanA eka sabhAmAne dIkSA ApI ApanA ziSya banAvyA. zrI lalitavijayajI nAma rAkhyuM, jeo Aje AcArya mahArAja sAheba zrI vijayalalitasUrijInA nAmathI prasiddha che, ne Aje mAravADa Adi ajJAna dezomAM vidyApracAra mATe tanatoDa prayatna karI rahyA che. A comAsAmAM Ape zrI AcArya mahArAja sAhebanuM jIvanacaritra hindI bhASAmAM taiyAra karyuM. ahIMthI amRtasara padhAryA. janatAe ApazrIjIne zrI gurUdevanA Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 21 paTTa upara sthApita karavA ghaNA prayatna karyo, paraMtu Ape te vAta maMjura karI nahIM. tyAMthI lAhera padhAryA. ahIM zrAvakanAM (mUrtipUjakenAM ) be traNa ghara hatAM. Ape eka mahine sthIratA karI lekonA ajJAna aMdhakArane dUra karyo ane samyakatvarUpa bIja vAvyuM. Aje te kalpavRkSa sadaza phalIbhUta thayuM che. Aje ahIM aneka mUrtipUjakenAM ghara najare Ave che. - vihAranA rastAmAM eka zIkha pahelavAnane 27 maNanI gadA pheravate jaI tenI prazaMsA karI ane hiMsA na karavAne upadeza karyo. ahIMthI huzI Arapura padhAryA ane zrI gurUdevanI mUrtinI sthApanA karAvI. A vakhate paNa lokee Apane AcAryapadavI ApavA mATe athAga parizrama karyo paNa emane saphaLatA maLI nahIM. chevaTe saM. 17 mAM gujarAtanI rAjadhAnI pATaNa zaheramAM zrI kamalavijayajI mahArAja sAhebane zrI gurUdevanA sthAna para sthApita karyA. zrI gurUdeve svamukhe pharamAveluM ke " varalabha mArI gAdI saMbhALaze" paraMtu Apa dIkSA paryAyamAM, ane ummaramAM pAchaLa hovAthI Ape AcArya padavI na letAM zrI kamalavijayajI mahArAja sAhebane Agraha karI te sthAna apAyuM. A eka nirabhimAnane amUlya dAkhalo che. comAsuM ahIM ja thayuM ane zrI AtmAnaMda jaina pAThazALAne pagabhara Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karavA aneka prayatna evaM prastA pAsa karAvyA. samANamAM sthAnakavAsI sAdhuo sAthe zAstrArtha thatAM sthAnakavAsIonI hAra thaI temaja nAbhA sTeTamAM mahArAjA hIrAsIMgajI bahAduranI adhyakSatAmAM sthAnakavAsI udayacaMdajI sAthe zAstrArtha thaye temAM paNa Apane vijaya ane sthAnakavAsIone parAjaya thayo. A vakhate khImacaMdabhAI gujarAta padhAravA vinati karavA AvyA. ghaNA lAMbA kALa bAda gujarAta tarapha vihAra karavA ApanI IchA te thaI, paraMtu paMjAba kane soMpIne javuM evA vicAramAM hatA. A tarapha AcArya mahArAja zrImadvijayakamalasUrijI tathA upAdhyAya zrI vIravijayajI mahArAja paMjAba padhAryA. eonI AjJAthI Ape gujarAta tarapha vihAra karyo, ane dilhI pAse khIvAI gAmamAM birAjamAna hatA tyAre gujarAMvAlAthI lAlA jagannAthajI AcArya mahArAja zrI vijayakamalasUrIjI tathA upadhyAyajI mahArAja zrI vIravijayajIne ane zrI saMghane ema be patre laIne ApanI pAse AvyA. A patramAM nIce mAphaka samAcAra hatA. A vakhate atrenA (gujarAMvAlAnA) DhuMDhIAoe sArA zaherane pitAnA pakSamAM bheLavI lIdhA che, ane jaina tavAdaza tathA ajJAnatimirabhAskarane beTA TharAvavA 1. vistArathI jANavAvALAoe DhaMDhakamataparAjaya, zAstrArtha nAbhA, Adarza jIvana Adi graMthathI joI levuM. Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 23 ghaNuM ja prayatna karI rahyA che. A vakhate tamArI hAjarInI khAsa jarUrata che. amane vizvAsa che ke tamArA AvavAthI ApaNane vijaya maLaze ane zrI gurUdevane pazu yaza vadhaze, mATe game te bhege gurUmahArAjanA vAkayene dhakko na lAge mATe lAMbA vicAre cheDI daI turata A tarapha prayANa karaze." ItyAdi samAcAra vAMcI jeTha mahInAnI sakhta garamI chatAM cAra mAIlane vihAra karavAnuM hatuM dharma ane zrI gurUdevanA nAma mATe Ape ane ApanA ziSyaratna sehanavijayajIe tatkAla vihAra karyo. sapta garamImAM vIsa vIsa ane pacIza pacIza mAIlenA vihAra karI rahyA hatA. rastAmAM ApanI temaja sAthenA munirAjonI * A mahAtmAne svargavAsa saM. 1982nA kArataka vada 14nA divase gujarAMvAlA (paMjAba)mAM thaI gaye. ApaNA caritranAyakanA ziSyomAM zrI sohanavijayajI mahArAja nirbhaya ane spaSTa vakatA temaja utsAhI sAdhu hatA. enA upadezathI paMjAbamAM ghaNuM sudhArAo thayA hatA. kasAIo tathA musalamAnane mAMsAhAra cheDAvyo hate. ghaNuM sthaLothI emane mAnapatro maLyAM hatAM. zrI sohanavijayajI mahArAja caritranAyakanA pUrNa kRpApAtra ane paMnyAsa tathA upAdhyAya padathI vibhUSita thayA hatA. eozrInuM saMpUrNa jIvana caritra vAMcavAnI icchAvALA baMdhuoe zrI AtmAnaMda jaina mahAsabhA (paMjAba) aMbAlA zaheranuM chapAela zrI AdarzapAdhyAya nAmanuM pustaka vAMcavuM. Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24 zArIrika sthiti bagaDI gaI hatI, paNa tenI paravA na karatAM lAhAra paheAMcyA. ahI" zrI gurUdevanA vacanAne satya batAvatA phaisalA thayA sAMbhaLI Apane AnaMda thayA. tyAMthI gujarAMvAlA padhAryAM. atrenA zrI sa`ghanI sAmaiyA sAthe praveza karAvavAnI IcchA hatI, paNu Ape nA kahI, kAraNa ke A vakhate zrI AcArya mahArAja zrI vijayamalasUrIzvarajI tathA upAdhyAyajI mahArAja zrI vIravijayajI mahArAja Adi vaDIle ahIM birAjatA hatA. paraMtu chevaTe teozrInI AjJAnusAra sAmaiyA sAthe Apane zaheramAM praveza thaye, comAsu AcArya mahArAja sAhebanI sAthe ja thayuM. A eka gurU bhaktinA apUrva dAkhalA che. comAsA bAda gujarAta tarapha vihAra karyAM. dIlhI thaI jayapura padhAryAM. ahIM Apane yuropIana amaladAre ba'gAlI samajI ApanI pAchaLa chupI peAlIsanA mANasAne rAkhyA. chevaTe te leAkAne paNa nirAza thavuM paDayuM ane vadhArAmAM elAkA ApazrIjInuM vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLI dharmapremI banyA. ahIM jaina temaja jainatarImAM ApazrIchatA vyAkhyAnanI sArI asara thai. rAjyanA keTalAka amaladArA haMmezAM vyAkhyAnamAM AvatA. ahIM munirAja zrI vidyAvijayajI, vicAravijayajI, tilakavijayajI mahArAnI ghaNA ThAThamAThathI dIkSA thaI. dIkSA mahAtsava ghaNI ja dhAmadhumathI thayeA hateA. atrethI vihAra karI grAmAnugrAma * AdarzajIvana jue. Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 25 nA bhAva ahI caturAithI ? pAvana karatAM ajamera, jata, vAlI ane paMcatIthI AbunI yAtrA karI mAravADa vaTAvI pAlanapura padhAryA cAturmAsa nI bhAvanA na hovA chatAM paNa lekene atyaMta Agraha dekhI comAsuM ahI thayuM. ahIMnA lokomAM be pakSa hatA. Ape kuneha ane caturAithI samAdhAna karAvI ane upadezadvArA zrI AtmAnaMda ne keLavaNI phaMDanI sthApanA karAvI jemAM vIsa hajAranI Avaka thaI ane tene lAbha laI Aje saMkhyAbaMdha grejayueTa ane selIsiTare taiyAra thayA che. ahIM vicakSaNavijayajI tathA mitravijayajI mahArAjanI dIkSA ghaNI ja dhAmadhumathI thaI. zrImAna navAbasAheba paNu padhArelA. ahIM rAdhanapuranA ApanA junA mitra zeTha motIlAla mULajI Apane zrI zatruMjaya tIrthanA saMghamAM sAthe padhAravA vinaMti karavA AvyA. Ape paNa zrI girirAjanA darzananI IcchA darzAvI, kemake ApanI ane ApanA parivAranI zatruMjaya tIrthanI yAtrA karavAnI ghaNI ja utkaMThA hatI. comAsuM pUrNa karI gujarAtanI jainapurI pATaNa zaheramAM padhAryA. lokoe ghaNuM ja utsAhathI nagarapraveza karAvyuM. comAsA mATe asIma prArthanA karI, paraMtu pAlItANA javAnuM hovAthI saMkhezvarajInI yAtrA karI rAdhanapura padhAryA (saM. 1966) rAdhanapuranI prajAmAM Aje advitIya utsAha eva AnaMda hatuM, kAraNa AjathI trevIsa varSa pahelAM je bhAgyavAnane saMsArathI mukta karavA ane dikSArUpa naukAmAM Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sthApita karavA udyamavaMta hatI te bhAgyavAna Aje bhAratavarSanI aMdara sUryanI mAphaka pitAnA jJAna ane cAturyane prakAza phelAvatAM pitAnA AMgaNe padhAre che tenA darzanane lAbha thatuM hovAthI lokone Ajane utsAha avarNanIya hate. thoDA divasa lokone amRtapAna karAvI saMgha sAthe pAlItANA tarapha prayANa karyuM. A vakhate paMjAbathI eka saMgha ApanA temaja zrI tIrthAdhirAjanA darzanArthe nIkaLela. te rastAmAM uparokata saMghane maLI gayuM ane zrI girirAjanA darzana sudhI sAthe rahI, prabhunI yAtrAne lAbha lIdhe. Apa lIMbaDI padhAryA. ahIMnA darabAra sAhebe potAnA mANasa sAthe ApazrIjIne kaheDAvyuM ke "mane darzana ApyA pachI Apa AgaLa padhAraze." bIje divase darabAra sAheba saparivAra ApazrIjInA darzanArthe AvyA. be traNa kalAka dharmacarcA thaI. upadezAmRta sAMbhaLI janma saphaLa manAvyuM ane kahyuM ke "meM jevI ApanI prazaMsA sAMbhaLI hatI te satya nIvaDI che. Ape zrI vijayAnaMdasUrijI mahArAja sAhebanA caraNamAM rahI je jJAna prApta karyuM che te ghaNuM ja prazaMsApAtra che. Apa jarUra pAlItANuthI pAchA pharatAM mane darzana daIne pAvana karaze. " jaNAvatAM harSa thAya che ke pahelAM paNa A pramANe zrImAna darabAra sAhebanA pitAzrI AcArya mahArAja sAheba zrI vijayAnaMdasUrIzvarajInA darzana mATe padhAryA hatA ane teozrInA upadezAmRtanuM pAna karyuM hatuM. ahIMthI Apa Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ boTAda padhAryA. ahIM sthAnakavAsIonuM bahu jora hovAthI bhagavAnanI pratimAne nagarapraveza nahAtA thavA detA. zrI saMghe ApazrIjIne araja karI, Ape sAthamAM rahI zrI paramAtmAjIne bIje divase maMdirajI (derAsara)mAM sthApana karyA. pachI saMghanI sAthe paramapunIta zrI tIrthAdhirAjanI yAtrA karI janma saphaLa manA. ahIMthI bhAvanagara Adi tIrthomAM thaI ApanI janmabhUmi vaDedarA zaheramAM padhAryA Aje vaDodarA zaheramAM eka ane utsAha evuM AnaMdanI vRtti dekhavAmAM AvatI hatI, kAraNa pitAnA vakSasthaLa para je bALakane bAlyakALamAM khelAvela, ane pitAnA annajaLathI ucherela te Aja bhAratabhUmine pUjanika banI, aneka guNathI suzobhita thaI jJAna evaM vyAkhyAna Adi aneka guNethI dunIAne vazIbhUta karatAM potAne AMgaNe padhAre che te jovA hajAro naranArIonAM TeLAM zaheranA rastAomAM ulaTI paDyAM hatAM. eka samaya e hato ke Apa zaheranI zerIomAM khelatA-pharatA ane Aje e samaya Avye ke sArA saMsAramAM digavijaya karatAM ane dunIyAnI aMdara jaina dharmanI javalaMta kIti prasAratAM ane bhAratanI aMdara ahiMsA Adi tane jerazorathI pracAra karatAM vaDedarA zaheramAM Ave che te mahApurUSane jovA, tenI yazagAthA gAvA lekonAM TeLeTeLAM ThekANe ThekANe ekatrita thaela hatA. Apane nagarapraveza mahotsava apUrva thaye hate. Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 comAsuM janmabhUmimAM karI, dareka prakAre lekanAM manane saMtaSita karyA ane ahIM keTalAka kharAba rivAje hatA te upadezadvArA baMdha karAvyA. caumAsAmAM vividha tapazcaryAo, aThThAI mahotsa, kelavaNa pracAra Adi ghaNA sArA kAmo thayAM. bahAranA mahemAnonI bhakti karavAnuM ApanA vaDIla baMdhu khImacaMdabhAI taraphathI nakakI rAkhyuM hatuM. vaLI aMtamAM tenA taraphathI kADhavAmAM Avela saMghanI sAthe kAvI-gaMdhAranI yAtrAmAM Apa padhAryA. ahIMthI bharUca saMgha sAthe padhAryA. atre paMnyAsajI mahArAja (vartamAnamAM AcArya mahArAja ) zrI siddhivijayajI Adi sAdhuone meLApa thaye. khImacaMdabhAI tana-mana-dhanathI khUba hA laI atrethI chUTA paDayA ane Apa bharUcathI vihAra karI jhagaDIAjI tIrthanI yAtrA karI zrI pravartakajI mahArAja sAheba tathA zAMtamUrti zrI haMsavijayajI mahArAja sAhebanA darzanArthe surata padhAryA. ghaNuM ja ThAThamAThathI zaheramAM praveza thaye, jemAM zrI sAgarAnaMdasUrijI mahArAja Adi cAlIsa sAdhu temaja cAlIseka sAThavI hatI. ahIM pAlI(mAravADa) nivAsI vepArArthe vaDodarAmAM vasatA zrIyuta sukharAjajIne dIkSA ApI, zrI samudravijayajI nAma rAkhI, zrI sehanavijayajInA ziSya banAvyA jeo AjakAla paMnyAsa padathI vibhUSita che ane ApazrIjInA prAIveTa sekreTarI tarIke kAma karI rahyA che. ahIMthI pAlItANa tarapha prayANa karyuM, paraMtu kSetrapharasanA na hovAthI comAsuM Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mIyAgAmamAM thayuM. ahIMnA temaja kaThora gAmanA zrAvakamAM kaleza cAlatuM hatuM, ApazrIjInA upadezAmRtathI bane pakSanAM hRdaya pIgaLI gayAM ane banne pakSe Apane pheMsale karI ApavA araja karI. Ape buddhimattAthI cukAde Ape. vaLI ahIMnI pAThazALA keTalAMka kAraNethI baMdha thaI hatI te ApazrIjInA upadezathI cAlu thaI. aneka grAmyajanene ahiMsA Adine dharmopadeza karatAM ApaDAI thaI saMgha sAthe vaDodarA padhAryA. atre zrI AtmArAmajI mahArAja sAhebanA samudAyanA vRddha sAdhuonI saMmatithI zrI gurUdevanA sAdhu samudAyanuM saMmelana bharavA mATe. Ape AmaMtraNa karyuM. dakSiNa, mAravADa ane mALavA Adi dUra dezathI aneka sAdhu mahArAja vaDodarAmAM ekatra thayA. AcArya mahArAja 1008 zrImadvijaya kamalasUrijInI adhyakSatAmAM sAdhutAne cagya kriyAkAMDa AdinA uddhAra mATe cAvIsa TharAva karavAmAM AvyA jemAMnA keTalAkanuM pAlana haju paNa thaI rahyuM che. AvAM mahatvanAM kAryomAM muzkelIo te avazya Ave che paraMtu Ape samayasUca-- katA ane buddhicAturyathI sukha zAMtipUrvaka kAma pUrNa karyuM pachI comAsuM joImAM thayuM. DaInA comAsAmAM sudhArAo tathA vividha prakAranA dhArmika kAryo thayAM. A vakhate gujarAtamAM pleganuM jora hatuM paNa ApanI kRpAthI DAImAM TharAvo jovAnI bhAvanAvALAoe AdarzajIvana temaja vaDodarA zrI saMghe chapAvela TharAvonuM pustaka jevuM. ' Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30 ane khAsa karI zrAvakanA phaLIyAmAM zAMti rahI. comAsu pUrNa thatAM aneka grAmeAmAM upadezAmRtanuM pAna karAvatAM mIyAgAma padhAryAM. ahIM sIneAramAM birAjamAna zAMtamUrti zrImAn hai...savijayajI mahArAja sAheba evaM 5 yAsajI zrI sa'patavijayajImahArAjasAheba taraphathI samAcAra maLyA ke ApazrIjIne nAMdoda padhAravA. tyAMnA "mahArAja sAhebanu Ama traNa Avela che, ApanA padhAravAthI sArI rIte zAsanannati thaze." Ape paNa vaDIlanI AjJAne mAna ApI mIyAgAmathI vihAra karyAM pratApanagaramAM Apazra zAMtamUrti zrI hu'savijayajI mahArAja sAhebane maLyA. ahIM nAMdADha sTeTanA zrImAn divAna sAheba tathA anya karmacArIe bannenA svAgata mATe padhAryAM. ahIMthI Apa, zrI huM savijayajI mahArAja Adi munimaMDaLa nAMdoda padhAryAM. atre zrAvakanu eka paNa ghara na hatuM. chatAM nAMDhAda mahArAjA sAhema taraphathI Apa mahAtmAonA sArA satkAra thaye DabhAIthI zrI saMghanA AgevAneA pratimAjIne sAthe laine ahA AvyA hatA. ATha divasa sudhI pujAmaheAtsava AdinA ThATha sArA rahyo-" manuSya jIvananI duCbhatA '' Adi viSaye upara ApazrIjIe chaTAdAra bhASAmAM upadeza ApyA. vyAkhyAnamAM mahArAjA sAheba, divAna sAheba Adi adhikArI varga, uparAMta hajArA naranArIonI hAjarI rahetI. chelle divase nAmadAra nAMDheda mahArAjA sAhebe pAte ubhA -thaI hAtha joDIne kahyuM ke gurUdayAla ! gurudeva, mArI * ' Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 31. ummaramAM A pahele ja avasara che ke ATalI vAra besIne vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLyuM che, meM ghaNuM vyAkhyAne sAMbhaLyAM che paraMtu Aja sudhI AvAM madhura, hRdayagrAhI, sacoTa vyAkhyAna kadI sAMbhaLyAM nathI." ApazrIjInAM vyAkhyAnano davani mahArAjA gAyakavADanA kAna sudhI pahoMce ane temaNe DekaTara bAlAbhAIne ApazrIjInI sevAmAM mekalyA ane vaDodarA padhAravA AmaMtraNa karyuM. zrImaMta sarakAra gAyakavADa mahArAjAnA AmaMtraNane mAna ApI zAMtamUrti zrI haMsavijayajI mahArAjajInI sAthe Apa vaDedarA padhAryA. rAjamahelamAM mahArAjA sAheba sAthe mulAkAta thaI. ApazrIjInA upadezAmRtanuM pAna karI mahArAjA sAheba ahobhAgya mAnavA lAgyA ane jAhera vyAkhyAna mATe vinaMti karI, tadanusAra nyAya maMdiramAM jAhera vyAkhyAna zrI haMsavijayajI mahArAja sAhebanI adhyakSatAmAM thayAM. nAmadAra saMpatarAva gAyakavADa, adhikArI varga uparAMta hajAro strI-purUSonI haMmezA hAjarI rahetI. A pramANe keTalAMka bhASaNe thayAM. lokone paNa sAro rasa lA . eka divasanI vAta che ke AThamane divasa hate. vyAkhyAnanI amRtadhArA cAlI rahI hatI. sAthenA sAdhusAvIne AhArapANIne samaya thaye hatuM tethI Ape vyAkhyAna baMdha karavA sucanA karI, tyAre adhikArI vage ane mahArAjAnA vaDIla baMdhu zrImAna saMpatarAva gAyakavADa Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 32 araja karI ke " gurUmahArAja, sAdhu-sAdhavInI gecarI tarapha Apa dayAna ApI rahyA che paraMtu amane je amRtapAna Apa karAvI rahyA che te baMdha karavuM ThIka kahevAya nahA." chevaTe sAdhu-sAdavIone javA mATe AjJA karI ane Apa banne mahAtmAoe zrotAvarganAM mana saMtoSita karyA. A samaye muMbAIthI dAnavIra zeTha devakaraNa mulajI, motIlAla muLajI vigere keTalAka AgevAna zeThIAo Apane muMbAI padhAravAnI vinaMti karavA AvyA. - ghaNA lAMbA samayathI cAlatI vinaMtine mAna ApI Ape muMbAI tarapha prayANa karyuM. bharUca, surata, navasArI Adi zaherane pAvana karatAM malADa padhAryA. muMbAIthI hajAro mANasa ApanA darzanArthe ahIM AvyA. zeTha devakaraNa muLajI taraphathI sarvenuM svAmIvAtsalya karavAmAM AvyuM tathA pUjA jaNAvavAmAM AvI. | mubAI zaheramAM bhavya svAgatanI sAthe praveza thaye. lAlabAganA upAzrayamAM comAsuM thayuM. comAsAmAM sAta kSetrane puSTa karavAne upadeza cAlu rahyo. temAM paNa sAte kSetronA poSaka evA zrAvaka kSetranA poSaNa mATe khUba jora ApyuM. temaja vidyApracAra mATe paNa khUba prayatna karyo temaja vividha prakAranA dhArmika kAryo thayAM. ApanI adhyakSatAmAM zrImatI sarasvati bene upadhAna karAvyAM kriyAkAMDa vigere zrI sohanavijayajI mahArAja karAvatA hatA. vaLI comAsuM pUrNa thatAM ApanI vihAranI vAta lekenA kAna upara AvI tyAre Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 33 lakone bhAre duHkha thayuM ane ApazrIjIne bIjA comAsA mATe bharacaka prArthanA karI ane eka vidyAlaya sthApana karavA kabUla karyuM. saM. 1970nuM bIjuM comAsuM muMbaImAM ja thayuM ane zAsanennatinA aneka kAryo thayAM. ApanA dvArA zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayane tana, mana ane dhanathI saMpUrNa sahAya karavA keTalAka zeThIAoe pratijJA karI. lakone ATalethI paNa saMteSa na thayuM. trIjA comAsA mATe vinaMti karI, paraMtu Apane paMjAba javAnI utAvaLa hevAnA kAraNe Ape vihAra karyo ane ApanA ziSya gurUAjJApAlaka prakharazikSA pracAraka zrI lalitavijayajI ( hAla AcArya mahArAjazrI ) mahArAjane ahIM mokalyA. teoe saM. 1971mAM ApazrIjInI AjJAnusAra saMsthA(vidyAlaya)nI sthApanA karI. Aje A saMsthA akhila bhArata evaM yurepa tathA amerikAmAM paNa prakhyAti pAmela che. grAmAnugrAma vicaratAM karacaliyAM padhAryA. lokone derAsara baMdhAvavA upadeza karyo ane pAsenA vANIyA gAmamAM zrI paramAmAnI je mUti hatI tene lAvavA ahIMnA lokee bahuM prayatna karyA hatA paNa niSphaLa nivaDyA hatA. Apa lekane sAthe laI te sthAna para padhAryA ane bhAre dhAmadhumatI sAthe prabhune karacaliyAmAM laI AvyA. ahIMthI Apa surata padhAryA. comAsuM paNa suratamAM ja thayuM. bAdamAM zrI tIrthAdhirAjanI yAtrArthe padhAryA. yAtrAne lAge Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ laI AnaMda prApta karyo. pachI bALabrahmacArI zrI neminAtha prabhunA darzanArthe junAgaDha padhAryA. A vakhatanI yAtrAmAM ApanI sAthe zrI lalitavijayajI mahArAja, zrI sehanavijayajI mahArAja Adi ghaNuM sAdhuo hatA. A vakhate muMbaImAM zrI jaina zvetAMbara kenpharansa bharAvAnI hatI. Ape temAM zikSA pracAra mATe jora lagAvavAne temaja jhagaDAnI vAtane vacamAM nahIM lAvavAne saMdeze meka. junAgaDhamAM vizAzrImAlI jaina beDIga cAlatI hatI tene zeTha devakaraNa mULajIne upadeza karI ApazrIjIe pacAsa hajAra rUpI AnI sahAya apAvI. zrI AtmAnaMda jaina lAyabrerI, na strI zikSaNa saMsthAnI sthApanA karAvI. junAgaDhamAM comAsuM pUrNa karI verAvaLa padhAryA. ahIM ApanI AjJAnusAra varga stha upAdhyAyajI mahArAja zrI sehanavijayajI Adi cAra ThANa comAsuM rahyA hatA ane upadhAna Adi dharmakriyAo thaI hatI. mALAropaNa samaye Apa verAvaLa padhAryA. lakoe sAcA metI temaja sonAmahorathI ApazrIjIne vadhAvyA. ahIM paNa zrI AtmAnaMda jaina auSadhAlaya ane zrI AtmAnaMda jaina vidyAlaya ema be saMsthAonI sthApanA thaI. vihAra daramyAna khaMbhAta thaI vaDedarA padhAryA. ahIM zrI pravartakajI mahArAja zrI kAMtivijayajInAM darzana karI khUba AnaMda manAvyuM. ahIM mahAvIra jayaMti upara jAhera vyAkhyAna thayuM temAM Ape bhagavAna mahAvIranA Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rUpa upadezeAnA sAra gheADAM vAkayamAM kahI saMbhaLAye. 1 tattvajJAnanA abhyAsa karI peAtAnA AtmAne nirdeLa manAvA ane ucita kArya kare. 2 duniyAmAM heya, jJeya, upAdeya zuM zuM che tene vicAra karI ane AtmazaktinA vicAra karI muktinA mArga tarapha AgaLa vadheA. 3 AtmAmAM vizvAsa rAkhA, tamArA uddhAra tamArA vicAre, purUSArtha ane udyoga para nibhara che. AtmAne ane tenA guNAne oLakheA. 4 pramAda na karo, paraleAkanI AzA sivAya zreyakAya karyAM karIza. 5 drazya ane bhAvathI dharmImAga para zakti anusAra cAlavAthI mekSa (mukti) prApta thaI zake che, mATe dharmamAnI sahAya jarUra levI joIe. uparokta mAkhatA upara khukha vivecana karI, leAkAmAM dharma bhAvanA jAgRta karI. ahI` mu`baInA keTalAka AgevAnA ApazrIne mubaI padhArI mahAvIra vidyAlayanI jaDa majabUta karavA vinati karavA AvyA. ApazrIjIe prazna kajI mahArAjanI salAha lIdhI ane kahyuM ke "jo Apa ( prava`kajI mahArAja) padhArI te huM paNu sAthe AvIza. " zrI pravartakajI mahArAja sAhemanI sAthe surata, bharUca, jhagaDIA tIrthanI cAtrA karatAM zAMtAkrUjha padhAryAM. Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 36 ahIMthI leAkAnI asIma medanI dekhAtI hatI. ThekANe ThekANe svAmivAtsalya thatAM. ahIthI jeTha sudi pa sa. 1973 savAramAM mAhamayI nagarInI aMdara praveza thayeA. praveza samaye pAMtrIza enDa tathA hajAre naranArIonA samuha ekatrita thayA hatA. vividha prakAranA jayadhvani vacce zrIgoDIjInA upAzrayamAM padhAryAM. comAsAmAM zrI mahAvIra vidyAlayanA makAna mATe eka lAkha rUpIAnu kuMDa thayuM temaja anya stutya kAryAM paNa thayAM. comAsA bAda pa'jAma tarapha vihAra karyAM. aneka grAma nagarAne pAvana karatAM ane janatAne upadezAmRtanuM pAna karAvatAM rastAmAM mAtara gAmamAM zAMtamUrti zrI husavijayajI mahArAja sAhebanA melApa thayA. ane mahAtmAe sAthe sAthe amadAvAda padhAryAM. zrI sa Mghe suMdara svAgata karyu. zrI huM vijayajI mahArAja sAhebanA atyAgrahathI caumAsu rAjanagaramAM thayuM. ApazrIjI ujamabAInI dharmazALAmAM ane zrI savijayajI mahArAja sAhema lusA vADAnA upAzraye padhAryAM. A vakhate amadAvAdamAM vyApAra khukha tejImAM cAlatA hatA. Ape ahI eka jaina sasthA kheAlavAne upadeza karyAM. zeThIAone vAta rUcI paNa amalamAM lAvI zakayA nahi. chevaTe Ape pharamAvI dIdhu ke bhAdaravA suda ceAtha tamArI che. pachI tamArAthI kAMi banavAnuM nathI. " lAvIbhAva manyu paNatemaja. eka mahinA pachI bajAra 66 Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 37 ekadama besI gayA. sAthe keTalIka peDhIone paNa bhAre nukazAna thayuM. A vakhate zeThIAone ApazrIjInA vacananI satyatAnI parIkSA thaI, paraMtu samaya vahI gayA pachI pastAye zuM vaLe che ? ahIM bIkAneranA zrI saMghane eka patra ApazrIjInA upara rAjapUtAnA evaM bIkAnera padhAravA bAbatane A jemAM mAravADa, rAjapUtAnAmAM ajJAna tathA adharmane ghaNe citAra batAvela hatuM. A patrathI ApazrIjInA mana upara bahu bhAre asara thaI. Ape comAsuM pUrNa thatAM ja vihAra karyo. pATaNa vigere sthAnamAM thaI pAlaNapura padhAryA. ahIM zrI samasuMdarasUrijI, zrI hIravijayasUrijI evuM zrI vijayAnaMdasUrijI mahArAjanI mUrtionI pratiSThA karAvI temaja zrI pAlaNapura jaina bekiMga mATe rU. 23000) nuM phaMDa karAvyuM. ahIMthI Abu, acaLagaDha Adi tIrthonI yAtrA karI marUbhUmimAM praveza karyo. pIMDavADAmAM parasparane kaleza have tene zAMta karI, beDA thaI vijApura padhAratA hatA. rastAmAM luMTArUonI eka TeLI maLI. lemAMdha thaIne luMTArUoe munirAjene je kAMI hoya te ApI devA kahyuM ane sAthe eka rajaputa hete tenA mAthAmAM sapta ghA karyo. AthI te bIcAre te beheza thaI jamIna upara paDI gaye. Ape kahyuM ke "bhAI ame sAdhuleka chIe, amArI pAse dhanamAla na hoya " paraMtu teoe eke vAta na mAnI ane sarva sAdhuonAM mAtra Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caLapaTA sivAyanAM badhAM kapaDAM laIne nAzI gayA. ApazrIjIne behoza paDela rajaputa upara dayA AvI. bIjuM kAMI sAdhana na hatuM. Ape traNamAMthI pANI tenA mAthA upara nAkhyuM. AthI rajaputane cetana AnyuM. Apa tene sAthe laI mAtra ekeka caLapaTAthI sarva sAdhumahArAja vIjApura gAmamAM AvyA. lokoe upasarganI hakIkata pUchatAM sarva vAta vidita thaI. havAnI mAphaka A samAcAra bhAratanA koNe koNamAM phelAI gayA. chevaTe cera pakaDAyA ane gayele sAmAna keTaleka maLI AvyuM. Ape cerene cheDAvyA ane upadeza ApI cerInA pApakarmathI choDAvyA. teo paNa gurUmahArAjane upakAra mAnatA svasthAne gayA. ahIMthI vihAra karI sAdaDI padhAryA. ApazrIjIe ahIM sarasvati maMdira yAnI vidyAlaya sthApita karavAne upadeza karyo. lekee ApanI vAtane mAnya karI. eka sAthe savA lAkha rUpIAnI TIpa thaI. comAsuM sAdaDImAM nakkI thayuM. caumAsAne haju samaya hovAthI Ape AjubAjunA gAmamAM vihAra karyo ane ghANerAva, nADulAI Adi thaI pIvAdI padhAryA. ahIMnA paMcamAM pAMca taDa hatA. Ape samAdhAna mATe khuba parizrama karyo. lekoe ApazrIjIne lavAda nImyA. Ape paNa buddhimatAthI keTalAka kurivAjo baMdha karI saune anukULa Ave te sale Ape, jene lokoe paNa maMjura rAkhe. ahIMthI bAlI padhAryA. ahIM paNa vidyAlaya mATe upadeza karatAM Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sATha hajAra rUpIAnI TIpa thaI. ekaMdare lagabhaga cAreka lAkhanI TIpa thaI gaI. cAmAsA mATe sAdaDI padhAryA. comAsAmAM tapazcaryAdi vividha prakAranAM dhArmika kAryo thayAM ane vidyAlaya mATe geDavADanI mITIMga paNa thaI. caumAsuM pUrNa karI bAlInA zrI saMghanI vinatine mAnya karI pharI bAlI padhAryA. ahIM ApazrIjInI adhyakSatAmAM ApanA ziSya zrI sehanavijayajI mahArAje vidvAna munirAja zrI lalitavijayajI, ma. zrI umaMgavijayajI, zrI vidyAvijayajI mahArAjane paMnyAsa padavIthI vibhUSita karyA ane atrenA vatanI zA. kapuracaMdajI tathA gulAbacaMdajIne dhAmadhUmapUrvaka dIkSA ApI. zrI deveMdravijayajI, zrIupeMdravijayajI nAma sthApana karI munizrI umaMgavijayajI-zrI vidyAvijayajI mahArAjanA ziSya banAvyA. temaja upadhAna tapanI mALArApaNane mahotsava che. A traNe prasaMga ekatra hevAthI bahAra gAmanA hajAre mANase ekatrita thayA. ahIMthI sAdaDImAM zrI jena konpharansanuM adhivezana hovAnA kAraNe Apa pAchA sAdaDI padhAryA. ApazrIjInI hAjarImAM adhivezana ghaNA ja ADaMbarapUrvaka thayuM. dezadezAMtarathI hajAro loke ahIM padhArelA hatA. ApazrIjIe A samaye je upadeza ApyuM hatuM te ghaNe ja amulya hatuM. A vakhate ekatrita thaela jaina samAje ApazrIjIne AcArya padathI vibhUSita karavA anahada prayatno karyA paraMtu Ape sApha nA kahI. Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zivagaMja nivAsI zeTha gomarAjajI phatecaMdajIe ApazrIjIne zrI kesarI AjInA saMghamAM sAthe padhAravA vinaMti karI. Ape uttara ApyuM ke "jyAM sudhI vidyApracAranuM kAma hAthamAM lIdheluM che te purUM na thAya tyAM sudhI huM mAravADa choDavA nathI cAhate." AthI zeThe vidyApracAramAM daza hajAra rUpIA ApavAnI udAratA batAvI. zivagaMja padhArI saMghanuM prayANa karAvyuM. je divase prayANa thayuM te ja divase raMgunathI eka tAra saMghavIja upara A ke vepAramAM khUba naphe thaye che. zeTha gomarAjajIe zrI gurUmahArAjane arja karI ke " Apa gurUdevanA pratApe prayANanA divase A zubha samAcAra maLyA che mATe A badho naphe huM dharmakAryamAM kharacIza." saMgha sAthe vicaratAM zrI rANakapura tIrthanI yAtrA karI devasurI padhAryA. ahIMnA zrAvake dveSanA kAraNe kerTamAM laDatA hatA. Ape banne pakSane bahu ja samajAvyA, paraMtu eke pakSa samaye nahIM. chevaTe Ape zrI saMghamAM padhArela sAdhu-sAdavIone pharamAvyuM ke devasurI gAmanA zrAvakone tyAM keIe vaheravA javuM nahIM. AthI zrI saMghamAM ekadama sanasanATI phelAI gaI. aMte samAdhAnI thaI tyAre Ape, saMghe temaja gAmanA lokee sAMjanA bhejana karyuM. atrethI nALa caDhavAnI zarUAta thAya che. nALa caDhIne rAjanagara padhAryA. atre pahADa upara traNa majalI vizAla jaina maMdiranI yAtrA karI apUrva AnaMda anubhavyuM. atrethI zrI saMghanI sAthe Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ majala daramajala udayapura pahoMcyA. ahIM AcArya mahArAja zrI vijayanemisUrIzvarajI sAthe ApanI bheTa thaI tethI banne mahAtmAone, saMghane ane udayapuravAsIone ghaNe ja AnaMda thaye. sattAvIza sAdhu ane sitera sArvIe sAthe saMgha zrI kezarI AjI pahoMce. zrI saMghanI sAthe yAtrA karI, paramAnaMda anubhavyo. atre lagabhaga ATheka divasanI sthiratA daramyAna rathayAtrAdi pUjA-prabhAvanAdizAsanennatinAM kAryo thayAM. ane Ape zrI RSabhadeva paMcakalyAteNuka pUjA racI temaja atreja zrI RSabhadeva prabhunI samakSa bhaNAvavAmAM AvI ane pAchA saMgha sAthe udayapura padhAryA. ahIM yativarya zrI anupacaMdrajInI vinatithI eka puratakAlayanI udghATana kriyA ApazrIjInA karakamalethI thaI. vihAranA samaye dharmazALA rastAmAM AvatI hovAthI ApazrI nemisUrijIne maLavA mATe padhAryA. ApazrIjIne vyavahAra joI enA mananA khoTA saMdeha zAMta thaI gayA. sAdhu saMmelana saMbaMdhI khuba vArtAlApa thayo. bAdamAM vihAra karatAM saMgha sAthe pAchA zivagaMja padhAryA. haju marUbhUminAM jJAnAvaraNIya karmo tUTyAM na hatAM jenA kAraNe vidyAlayanI sthApanAnI vAta ThaMDI paDI gaI. A5 pAlI tarapha padhAryA, bIkAnera padhAravAne vicAra hatuM, paraMtu bhAvI baLavAna e nyAye geDavADanA AgevAne pAlInI AsapAsamAM ApanI sevAmAM hAjara thayA ane vidyAlayanI sthApanA karavA Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Apane vinaMti karI. ApazrIjI paNa lAbhAlAbhane vicAra karI pAchA khaMDAlA gAme padhAryA. ahIM zrI AmAnaMda jaina pAThazALAnI sthApanA karI je Aja sudhI cAlI rahI che. ane comAsuM atre karyuM saM. 176. comAsA bAda paMnyAsajI mahArAja zrI lalitavijayajI sAdaDI padhAryA ane zrI AtmAnaMda jenI pAThazALAnI sthApanA karI. pAchaLathI zrI pArzvanAtha jaina vidyAlaya varakANAnA presIDenTa zrImAna mulacaMdajI chajamalajInI rUA. 10000) nI sahAyathI makAna banavAthI saM. 1982 mAM kumAnya zrImAna gulAbacaMdajI ThaThThA sAhebanA hAthe tenuM uddaghATana thayuM ane zrI AtmAnaMda jaina vidyAlaya nAma rAkhyuM. muMDArAmAM paNa eka lAyabrerI evaM jaina pAThazALAnI sthApanA thaI. vihAranA rastAmAM pAlI padhArI eka kanyA pAThazALAnI sthApanA karI. rastAmAM derAsara Adine lokone dharmopadeza karatAM zrI kAparaDA tIrthamAM padhAryA. atre nayA zahera, ajamera, pAlI AdinA ghaNuM zrAvaka-zrAvikAo lAbha levA padhAryA. ahIM dharmazALAnI agavaDatA hatI. Ape upadezadvArA dharmazALAne pAye naMkhA. nayA zahera, ajameranA zrI saMghanI vinaMtine svIkAra karI nayA zahera padhArI tyAM jaina pAThazALAne punaroddhAra karAvI, ajameranA zrI saMghane lAbha ApI, phaledInI yAtrA karI, nAgora Adi grAmanagaramAM lekene pUjA vigerenA niyame karAvatAM ane dharmopadeza Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 43 ApatAM bIkAnera padhAryA. ghaNA varSanI IcchA Aja phalibhUta thatI hovAthI Aje zrImAna bAbu sumeramalajI surANune utsAha avarNanIya hate. pravezasamaye hajAro naranArIone samudAya sAthe hate. zrIphaLanI prabhAvanA hatI. haMmezA vyAkhyAnamAM jaina jainetaranI sArI hAjarI rahetI. paryuM paNa vigeremAM tapazcaryA dharmonnati sArA pramANamAM thaI. Ape paNa A comAsAmAM pratijJA karI ke jyAM sudhI paMjAbanA koI moTA zaheramAM na pahoMcAya tyAM sudhI hamezAM ekAsaNAM karavAM ane ATha dravyathI vadhAre dravya khAvAnA upagamAM na levA bhUlathI jeTalA vadhAre levAya tethI bamaNA bIje divase tyAga karavA. AvI kaDaka pratijJA karI. A vAta lakhatAM jagadgurU zrI hIravijayasUri mahArAjanI vAta yAda Ave che ke teoe hamezAM khAvA mATe paMdara ka rAkhyA hatA tyAre Ape te mAtra ATha dravya ja rAkhyA che. A pramANe manane vaza karavuM ghaNuM ja muzkela che. comAsuM pUrNa thatAM paMjAba tarapha vihAra karyo. rastAmAM aneka dharmonnatinA kAryo karatAM Ape paMjAbanI hadamAM paga muko ke DAbAvalI maMDImAM aneka gAmanA maLI paMdarase saddagRhastho potapotAnA gAmamAM sauthI pahelAM Apane padhAravAnI vinaMti karavA AvyA hatA. ApazrIjIe kahyuM ke " tame badhA eka thaIne Ave ane koI paNa gAmanA lekene duHkha na thAya te pramANe mArA vihArane nizcaya karA." chevaTe sauthI prathama huzIArapuramAM Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ -ApanuM padhAravuM thayuM. rastAmAM khuIpura gAmamAM gujarAMvAlAthI vihAra karI vayevRddha cAritravRddha munirAja zrI sumativijayajI mahArAja, paMnyAsajI sehanavijayajI mahArAja, munirAja zrI samudravijayajI, sAgaravijayajI mahArAja Adi AvI maLyA, ApazrIjInAM darzana karI kRtakRtya thayA, tyAMthI dezI Arapura padhAryA. ahIMnA svAgatanI zebhAne varNavavAne kaI zaktimAna nathI. lagabhaga ATha hajAra mANasa bahAra gAmethI ApazrIjInA darzana nimitte ekatrita thayuM hatuM. keTalAka divasa upadezAmRtanuM pAna karAvI ludhI ANa padhAryA. ahIM ApazrInA vyAkhyAnane eTale badhe janatA lAbha letI hatI ke upAzraya vizAla hovA chatAM bahenene besavAnI jagyA na maLavAthI pAsenI dukAnanI bhIMte toDavI paDI hatI, ahIM keTalAka musalamAe mAMsa, madirA bhakSaNane tyAga karyo hate. eka brAhamaNa je hamezAM dArUmAM ja masta rahetA hate teNe paNa dArUne tyAga karyo Adi aneka dharma kRtya karAvatAM aMbAlA padhAryA. nagarapraveza ghaNuM ja dhAmadhumathI thayo. comAsAmAM aneka dhArmika kAryo thayAM. uparAMta atre cAlatI pAThazALAne jena hAIskulanA rUpamAM badalAvI Aje te ja AtmAnaMda jaina kolejanA svarUpamAM badalAI gaI che. vaLI eka pustakAlayanI sthApanA karI. . comAsuM aMbAlAmAM pUrNa karI, sAmAna padhArI tyAMnI pratiSThA karAvI. bAda ApazrIjI nAjA padhAryA. ahIM sthAnaka Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAsI bhAIoe ApazrIjIne temanA upAzrayamAM utAro Apyo. keTalAMka vyAkhyAne AdithI jaina janetarone sAro bodha karyo, jenA phaLasvarUpa keTalAka mAMsAhArI lokee mAMsamadirAne tyAga karyo ane ApanA bhakata banI gayA. atrethI vihAra karI mAlerakoTalA padhAyAM. nagarapravezanI dhAmadhuma sArI hatI. mahAvIra jayaMti ApazrIjInI adhyakSatAmAM ujavAI. ahIMnA keTalAka musalamAna bhAIo ApazrIjInA bhakta thaelA che. atrethI vihAra karI ludhiAnA thaI hazIArapura padhAryA. comAsuM atre thayuM. AtmAnaMda jaina lAyabrerInI sthApanA thaI. ahIM Ape evI pratijJA karI ke amuka dhAryuM kAma pUrNa na thAya tyAM. sudhI geLa, khAMDa AdinI kaI paNa vastu na khAvI eTaluM ja nahI paNa geLakhAMDane sadaMtara tyAga karyo hato temaja prathamanI pratijJAo paNa haju cAlu ja hatI. vaLI caudasa punamane chaThTha kara ane bAra tithI mauna karavuM AvI bhISaNa pratijJA karI ane vadhArAmAM paryuSaNamAM chaThTha aThThama Adi tapazcaryA paNa karI. ahIM muMbAIthI mahAvIra vidyAlayanI sahAyatArthe Apane vinati karatA tyAMnA kAryavAhakone eka patra ApazrIjInA upara Avyo. patra vAMcI zrI paMnyAsajI mahArAja( hAla AcArya mahArAja zrI lalitavijayajI)ne ApI kahyuM ke "je hiMmata hoya te ja javA mATe taiyAra thAo." teoe paNa saharSa araja karI. "jaisI gurUdevakI Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AjJA hogI vaisA karaneka sevaka taiyAra hai." basa have pUchavAnuM ja zuM hatuM? caumAsuM pUrNa thatAM ja ApazrIjIe teone AjJA karI ke "tame muMbaI jAo ane zAsanadevanI kRpAthI dhAryuM kAma pUrNa kare." gurUmahArAjanI AjJAnusAra teoe paNa pitAnA ziSya munizrI prabhAvijayajIne sAthe laI paMjAbathI muMbaI mATe prayANa karyuM. jAlaMdharamAM paMnyAsajI mahArAjazrI sehanavijayajI Adi sAdhuo paNa jaDIyAlA caumAsuM karI atre padhAryA temane meLApa thaye. A vakhate A banne gurUbhAIone meLApa darzanIya hato. ane lAMbA vihArathI teo muMbAI pahoMcyA. amadAvAdamAM paMnyAsajI zrI umaMgavijayajI mahArAja, munirAja zrI amaravijayajI mahArAja tathA zrI caraNavijayajI mahArAjane meLApa thaye ane eo temanI sAthe muMbaI padhAryA. janatAe temane sArA satkAra karyo. teonA upadeza ane athAga parizramathI zrI mahAvIra vidyAlayane makAna evaM nibhAva phaMDamAM sArI madada maLI ane makAnanuM kAma pUrNa karAvyuM. comAsuM pUrNa karI Apa huzIArapurathI vihAra karI jaDIAlA padhAryA. ahIMnA lokomAM ApasamAM vaimanasya hatuM te ApanA upadezathI zAMti phelAI. bAdamAM amRtasara Adi zaheromAM thaI lAhera padhAryA. comAsuM ahIM thayuM. A vakhate zrI zatruMjaya tIrtha para yAtrALuo upara Teksa nAMkhavAne tathA navA kelakarAne vicAra cAlato hate. Apa buddhimAna hovAthI temAM bhAga levA Apane Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 47 AmaMtraNa karavAmAM AvyuM, paraMtu ATale dUrathI tyAM pahoMcavuM azakya hatuM jethI Apa padhArI zakyA nahIM. AcArya padavI. comAsA bAda saM. 1981 nA mAgasara suda pAMcamanA divase lAhoramAM zrI zAMtinAtha bhagavAnanI pratiSThA hatI. A vakhate zrI pravartakajI mahArAja sAhebazrI kAMtivijayajI tathA zAMtamUrti zrI haravijayajI tathA anya munimaMDaLa dravya, kSetra, kALa, bhAvane vicAra karI ApazrIane AcArya padavI levA bhArapUrvaka lakhANuM karyuM ke jenA mATe paMjAba trIsa varasathI utkaMThita hatuM ane tenI svamadazane sevatuM hatuM. - Aje paMjAbanA gAmegAmamAM temaja zahere zaheramAM AnaMdane divasa hato. je A samAcAra thoDA divasa pahelAM maLyA hatA te paMjAbanuM bhAgye ja koI mANasa A suvarNavasara jevAne bhAgyazALI na thAya paNuM bhAvI baLavAna che, chatAM paNa dazeka hajAra mANasa lAhora zaheramAM ekatra thaI gayuM, jemAM gujarAta, kAThIAvADa, mAravADa Adi dezonA leke paNa hatA. barAbara sUryanArAyaNa udayAcaLa para padhAratAM ja savAranA sADAsAta vAge zubha rogamAM ApazrIjIne zrI gurUdevanA paTTapara sthApita karavAmAM AvyA yAni AcArya padavIthI vibhUSita karavAmAM AvyA ane paMnyAsajI mahArAja zrI sehanavijayajI WWW.jainelibrary.org Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAja sAhebane upAdhayAya padavIthI alaMkRta karavAmAM AvyA, ane te ja divase sADA nava vAge zrI zAMtinAtha prabhune ApazrIjInA karakamalothI gAdInazIna karavAmAM AvyA. A vakhatanA mahotsavanA ThAThamAThanuM varNana AMkhe jenAra paNa saMpUrNatayA kahI zake nahIM te bIjAnI zaktinI te vAta ja zI karavI ? A khuzAlInA aneka tAro temaja patro ApazrIjInA upara AvyA, jemAMnA zrI. pravartakajI mahArAja sAheba Adine patra ghaNuM ja bedhadAyaka evuM mananIya hate. bAdamAM kene amRtapAna karAvatAM temaja aneka jIne ahiMsA Adine upadeza karatAM gujarAMvAlA padhAyAM. kadIe paNa nahIM thaeluM evuM apUrva sAmaiyuM thayuM. ApazrIjInI amRtamaya vAgadhArAthI kenAM hadaya pIgaLI gayAM. ahIM zrI AtmAnaMda jaina gurUkuLanI sthApanA karI temaja zrI AtmAnaMda jena mahAsabhAnuM adhivezana thayuM. comAsuM ahIMja thayuM. atre ApazrIjInA eka sugya ziSya upAdhyAyajI zrI sehanavijayajI mahArAjane svarga. vAsa thayo, AthI ApanA kAryamAM meTI kheTa paDI. - A comAsAmAM paMnyAsajI mahArAja zrI lalitavijayajI ke jeo muMbaImAM comAsuM rahyA hatA teonA * A kAryamAM mahUma upAdhyAyajI zrI sohanavijayajI ma. ane paMnyAsajI (AcArya ) mahArAja zrI lalitavijayajInI sahAya hatI. Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 49 upadezathI sadUgata upAdhyAyajI mahArAja zrI sahanavijayajI mahArAjanA smaraNArthe eka pustakAlaya khelavA vicAra cAlatuM hatuM tene keTalIka sahAya maLI ane uparokta gurUkuLanA makAna mATe paNa teoe preraNA karI, jenA phaLasvarUpa muMbaInA zeTha viThThaladAsa ThAkuradAsa ke jeo vaiSNava dharmanA anuyAyI hatA eee batrIsa hajAra rUpIAnI gurUkuLane madada karI ane eka lAkha rUpIA pUrA karI ApavA pratijJA karI. vaLI teoe ApazrIjInA prathama darzananI khuzAlImAM bIjA pAMca hajAra rUpIA ApyA. zeTha viThThaladAsabhAi pUjA bhaNAvavA sArU prasiddha gavaiyA prANasukhabhAIne sAthe laIne AvyA hatA. AcArya zrI racita brahmacarya vratanI pUjA jANAvI hatI. ene lAbha seMkaDe jainetara baMdhuoe paNa lIdhe hato. A comAsAmAM ujamaNAM vigere zAsanennatinAM kAryo thayAM hatAM. comAsuM pUrNa karI vihAra karI, khAnagADagarA, lAhora, amRtasara, kasura, paTTI, jhaMDIyAlA, jAlaMdhara, nakadara, nArevAla, zaMkara, ludhIyAnA, mAlerakoTalA, nAbhA, samANa, paTIyAlA, aMbAlA, sADhaurA Adi nagarenA zrI saMghanA satkArane svIkAratA ane upadezAmRtanuM pAna karAvatAM zrI hastinApura tIrthanI yAtrA karI, meraTha thaI binelI padhAryA. atre taiyAra thayela daherAsaranI pratiSThA jeTha sudi chaThanA divase zubha muhUrtamAM karAvI. sAthe sAthe aneka jinabiMbanI aMjanazalAkA Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paNa karAvI. A prAMtamAM pratiSThA mahotsava prathama ja thayela hAvAthI ghaNuM ja sArI dhAmadhUma thaI. ' A prasaMge jeTha sudi tIjanA divase jhaMDIyAlA(paMjAba) nivAsI lAlA khajAnacIlAlajI loDhA ane rAdhanapuranivAsI zeTha bhegIlAlabhAIne samArehapUrvaka dIkSA ApI, munizrI vizuddhavijayajI tathA vikAsavijayajI nAma thA5na karI pitAnA ziSya tarike jAhera karyA. - atrethI vihAra karI dIlhI zrI saMghanI vinaMtithI dIlhI padhAratAM baDeta padhAryA. atre ApazrIjInA sadupadezathI 30-40 gharavALAo zvetAmbara jaina banyA. ene dharmamAM sthira karavA mATe ane A lokonI anahada bhakti ane AgrahabharI vinaMtine mAnya karI bata(meraTha)mAM comAsuM kayuM ahIM upAzraya na hovAthI jagyAnI bahu taMgI bhogavavI paDI. ApazrIjInA upadezathI ahA jhaMDIyAlA gurU nivAsI caturtha vratadhArI lAlA TekacaMdajInA hAthe derAsarane pAye nakhAya ane ApanI kRpAdRSTinA prabhAve zrI ANaMdajI kalyANajInI peDhI taraphathI madada maLI ane muMbaIthI paNa 1500020000 hajAra rUpIAnI madada maLI derAsarajInuM kAma bAbU kIrtiprasAdajI ane bAbuzrIcaMdajI sAhebanA athAga parizramathI pUruM thayuM ane saM. 1995 nA mahA suda sAtamanA ApazrIjInA karakamalethI cAlIsa hajAranI mAnavamedanI vacce zrI devAdhidevane takhatanazIna karyA, Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 51 jenI zobhAne pAra na hate. geDavADanA AgevAnenuM eka vinaMti-patra ghArAva nivAsI svargastha zeTha jasarAjajI sIMgIjInI preraNAthI AvyuM, jemAM zrI vAkANu tIrthamAM eka mahAvidyAlayanI sthApanA karavA ApazrIjIne nimaMtraNa karavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. Apa bahu dUra hovAnA kAraNe ApazrIjIe ApanA suvinIta ziSya paMnyAsa zrI lalitavijayajI mahArAja sAheba ke jeo pAlaNapuramAM hatA teone AjJA karI. teo paNa gurU-AjJAne mAna ApI mAgasara vada dasama (hindI pisa vada dasama)nA meLA upara varakA padhAryA ane ahIM ekatra thaela geDavADanA paMcane vidyApracAra mATe khuba upadeza karyo. haju sthApanAne eka mahinAno samaya hato jethI teoe AjubAjunA gAmamAM pharI keTalIka rakama ekaThI karAvI ane saM. 1983 nA mahA sudi pAMcama (vasaMtapaMcamI)nA divase zrI tapasvIjI mahArAja zrI vikamavijayajInA pAse bALakane jJAnAbhyAsa mATe prathama navakAra maMtrane pATha aSA temaja desurInivAsI tapasvI zrIyuta pRthvIrAjajInA hAthe vidyAlayanA makAnane pAye naMkhA. saM. 1975 nI sAlamAM sAdaDImAM birAjamAna thaI jJAnapracAra mATe je sadupadeza Apela tenuM phaLasvarUpa A vidyAlaya sthApana thayuM. Aje jenA phaLasvarUpa dhArmika, DAkaTarI, IjInIarIMga Adi lAImAM keTalAka vidyArthIo abhyAsa karI rahyA che temaja hAla Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para aDhIso vighAthIM jJAnAbhyAsa karI rahyA che. Aje e mAravADanI Adarza saMsthA banI che. comAsA bAda Apa dilhI padhAryA. ahIM ApazrIjInI samakSa gujarAMvAlA gurUkuLa mATe eka mITIMga belAvavAmAM AvI. vaLI muMbaInA zeTha vIThaladAsa ThAkuradAsa ApazrIjInA darzana mATe AvyA ane A samaye gurUdarzananI khuzAlImAM daza hajAra rUpIA gurUkuLane bheTa karyA. grAmAnugrAma pAvana karatAM alavara padhAryA. ahIMnA lekenI vinaMtithI zrI derAsarajInI pratiSThA Adi dhImennatinAM kAryo karAvI, alavarathI vihAra karI jayapura, ajamera, nayA zahera Adi grAma-nagarane pAvana karatAM ane upadezAmRtanuM pAna karAvatAM bijevA padhAryA bijevA varakANu tIrthathI eka mAila thAya che. paMnyAsajI (AcArya mahArAja zrI lalitavijayajI mahArAja, zrI prabhAvijayajI, zivavijayajI-zilavijayajI-vikamavijayajI Adi varakANAthI vihAra karI lagabhaga 20-25 mAIla dUra sudhI jaI bAMtA gAmamAM ApazrIjIne maLyA hatA. ane ApazrIjInI sAthe ja bijevA tarapha vihAra karyo, ApazrI bijovAnagaramAM praveza karI zrI saMghane mAMgalika saMbhaLAvI. varakAnuM darzanArthe padhAryA. tyAM zrI pArzvanAtha prabhunI yAtrA karI vidyAlayamAM sIMgIjI zrIyut jazarAjajI ke jeo tyAM bimAra hatA temane darzana ApI mAMgalika saMbhaLAvI punaH bijevA padhAryA. atre ApazrIjInI adhyakSatAmAM Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 53 paMnyAsa(AcArya zrI lalitavijayajI mahArAje muni zrI vizuddhavijayajI, vikAsavijayajI ne vikramavijayajIne vaDI dIkSA ApI. atrenA zrI saMghanI temaja geDavADanA zrI saMghanI vinaMtine mAna ApI bijevA caumAsuM karavA svIkArI vihAra karyo. khuDIlA, vAlI, rAtA mahAvIra, vijApura, sevADI, luNAvA, lAThArA, rANakapura, sAdaDI, ghArAva, desUrI sumera, vAgela, nADulAI, nADela thaI punaH comAsuM karavA bijevA padhAryA. desUrI zrI saMghanI vinaMtithI samudravijayajI tathA sAgaravijayajI Adine desUrI ane nADelanI vinaMtithI zrI prabhAvijayajI Adine nADela comAsuM karavA mokalyA ane Ape varakANu vidyAlayane pagabhara karavA bijevA gAmamAM comAsuM karyuM. comAsAmAM gujarAta kAThiyAvADa, paMjAba Adi dezanA loko ApazrIjInA darzanArthe AvyA. zrIjI sAhebajInA upadezathI saMsthAne sArI madada maLI. zrI Atmavallabha jaina lAyabrerI yuvaka maMDaLanI sthApanA thaI comAsuM pUrNa thatAM rANuM sTezana padhAryA. AkhI gaDavADanA paMcee maLI saMsthAnI jaDa majabUta karavA bIjA comAsAnI vinaMti karI. ApazrIjIe zrI pravartakajI mahArAja sAheba tathA zAMta murtAizrI haMsavijayajI mahArAja sAhebanA darzananI utkaMThA darzAvI ane kahyuM ke je teonI AjJA haze te joI levAze. geDavADanA paMcane vidyAlayanA nibhAva phaMDa mATe bahAra dezAvaramAM javAnI pratijJA karAvI ane paMnyAsajI mahArAja zrI Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24 AtmA mAna lalitavijayajIne varakANA comAsu karavA AjJA pharamAvI. aneka tIrthAMnI yAtrA karatAM pAlajIpura thaI zrI kumArapAla mahArAjanI rAjadhAnI ane gujarAtanI jaina purI pATaNanagarImAM ApanuM padhAravuM thayuM. nagarajanoe ghaNA ja ThAThamAThathI satkAra karyAM. atre pUjyapAda prava`kajI mahArAja sAhekha zrI kAMtivijayajI mahArAja Adi munivAnA meLApa thayA. gujarAMvAlA(paMjAba)thI zrI naMda jaina gurUkuLanA vidyArthIo ane kAryakartAo temaja bIjA AgevAnA ane pAlaNapuranA vidyArthIe AvavAthI vidyArthI samelana thayuM. zrI saMghanI AgrahabharI vinaMtine ApI comAsu`. pATaNamAM karavAnI bhAvanA pragaTa karI. hajI comAsAne samaya hAvAthI cArUpa, kalyANA, maitrANA thai gaDha padhAryAM, gaDhamAM zrI navapadajInI ArAdhanA karavAmAM AvI. aThThAimahesravAdi kArya thayAM, atrethI bhIlaDIA tIrtha AdinI yAtrA karI pAlaNapura padhAryAM. keTalAka divasa amRtapAna karAvI caumAsA mATe pAchA pATaNa padhAryAM. Ape zAMtamUrti zrI huM savijayajI mahArAjane teDavA sArU panyAsajI zrI umaMgavijayajI, tathA munirAja zrI prabhAvijayajI mahArAjane amadAvAda mAlyA hatA. badhA pazu pATaNa padhAryAM. banne mahAtmAone nagarapraveza eka sAthe thayA. sAmaiyAnI zeAlA avaSNunIya hatI. traNe mahAmAonuM caumAsu eka sAthe ja thayuM. A comAsAnA AnaH akathanIya hateA. atre jJAnamaMdira te Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paSa banAvavA ghaNe ja joradAra upadeza Ape. comAsuM pUrNa thatAM mahesANA Adi zaheramAM thaI amadAvAda padhAryA. A vakhatane nagara-praveza advitIya hatA. zrI saMghane utsAha ajaba hate. praveza-samaye lagabhaga paMdara hajAranI mAnavamedanI hatI. ujamabAInI dharmazALAmAM sthiratA karI, paraMtu vyAkhyAna mATe vizAzrImAlInI vizALa vADImAM javuM paDatuM; kAraNa vyAkhyAnamAM lekanI bhAre hAjarI rahetI hatI. jyArathI A5 pAnasara padhAryA tyArathI keTalAka zeThIAo ane hajAro naranArIonAM TeLAM ApazrIjInA darzana mATe AvatAM hatAM. pAlaNapurathI vihAra karI zrIsamudravijayajI, tathA sAgaravijayajI mahArAja paNa ApazrIjIne amadAvAdamAM AvI maLyA hatA. * atrethI vihAra karI vaDedarA, mIyAgAma, pAleja, jhagaDIA tIrtha thaI karacalIyA padhAryA. atre ApazrIjInA sadupadezathI zrI saMbhavanAtha bhagavAnanuM daherAsara baMdhAI taiyAra thaI gayela hovAthI atrenA AgevAna zeTha durlabhajI devAja Adi pATaNa AvI ApazrIjIne karacalIyA padhArI pratiSThA karAvavA sArU sAdara AgrahabharI vinaMti karI gayA hatA. Ape emanI vinaMtine mAna ApI atre padhArI mahA sudi 13 nA zubha divase ghaNA ja * pAlaNapuranA zrI saMdhanA AgrahathI paMnyAsajI zrI suMdaravijayajI, paMnyAsajI zrI umaMgavijayajI, samudravijayajI mahArAja khAdine pATaNathI caumAsuM karavA mekalyA hatA. Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samArehathI pratiSThA karAvI. A prasaMge pAMca tIrthonI racanA karavAmAM Avela. AkhAye gAmane jamaNu ApavAmAM Avela. atrethI vihAra karI buhArI padhAryA. ahIM muMbaithI 40-50 AgevAna muMbai padhAravA vinaMti karavA AvyA. eonI AgrahabharI vinaMti Ape mAnya rAkhI. vihAra karI punaH karacalIyA padhArI, sAtamagAma, AThama gAma thaI TaMkArIyA padhAryA. muMbaInA zeThIyAonI vinaMtithI atrethI samudravijayajI, caraNavijayajI, vikAsa vijayajIne pahelAM muMbaI pahoMcI zrI mahAvIra jayaMtI tyAM ujavavA pharamAvyuM. ApazrIjInI AjJAnusAre teo muMbaI pahoMcyA ane jayaMtI ghaNuM ja samArohathI ujavI. Apa navasArI padhAryA. ahIMnA saMghamAM kaleza hite tene dUra karI saMpa karAvyuM ane rakAela dharmakAryo pAcho zarU karAvyAM ane zrI derAsarajInuM khAtamuhUrta karAvyuM. 1 suratanA AgevAnI vinaMtine mAnya karI surata padhAryA. apUrva svAgata thayuM. sarve upAzrayanA AgevAnoe dhAmadhuma sAthe potAnA upAzrayamAM laI jaI vyAkhyAna karAvyAM. ahIMthI vihAra karI aneka grAma-nagaramAM thaI vApI padhAryA. atre 150 varSa zrI saMghamAM je kusaMpa hato te ApazrIjInA sadupadezathI saMpa thaye. atrethI daheNuM thaI gelavaDa padhAryA. atre varakANuthI vihAra karI paMnyAsajI mahArAjazrI lalitavijayajI mahArAja zrI uttamavijayajI mahArAja sAheba Adi AvI maLyA. Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ atrethI sarve sAthe bhavya svAgatanI sAthe muMbaImAM praveza karyo. zrI goDIjInA upAzrayamAM comAsuM thayuM. praveza samaye paMjAbathI gurUkuLa temaja ghaNA AgevAne AvyA hatA. A comAsAmAM zrI mahAvIra vidyAlayane ghaNI ja sArI sahAya maLI hatI. comAsuM utare mAMDavI bhAtabajAranA karachI vizA osavAla baMdhuonI vinaMtithI ghaNuM ja dhAmadhUma sAthe vizA osavAlanI vADImAM padhAryA jayAM ApazrIjIe potAnA praziSya munirAja zrI samudravijayajI, sAgaravijayajIne comAsA mATe mekalyA hatA. A samaye eka karachI bhAgyavAne vizA osavALa jaina beDiMgane savAlAkha rUpI AnI bAdazAhI sakhAvata jAhera karI ane zrI mahAvIra vidyAlayane paNa sArI sahAyatA maLI. karachI bhAIo aMcaLagacchanA hovA chatAM paNa dharmanI prabhAvanA ghaNI ja sArI thaI te prazaMsAne pAtra che. ahIMthI dakSINa tarapha vihAra karyo. ghATakopara tathA ThANa AdimAM muMbaIthI hajAro bhAvika zrAvakoe darzanane lAbha lIdhe. ghATakoparamAM munizrI dAnavijayajInI vaDI dIkSA thaI kANAthI vihAra karI aneka grAmene pAvana karatAM punA padhAryA. punAmAM sattara pATIe hatI. badhI pATIo ApazrIjIne pitapotAnA sthAnamAM laI javA cAhatI hatI. jyAM sudhI samAdhAnI na thAya tyAM sudhI zaheramAM praveza karavAnI Ape sApha nA pADI. chevaTe punAthI pAMca mAIla dUra khaDakI gAme ApazrIjInA hAthe. Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAdhAnI thaI ane keTalAMka varSothI je navakArasInuM jamaNu baMdha thaeluM hatuM te cAlu thayuM. punA zaheramAM nagara praveza ghaNuM ja dhAmadhUmathI thaye ane zrI saMghanA AgrahathI comAsuM paNa atre ja thayuM. kelejomAM Ape jAhera bhASaNe ApyAM vaLI zrI AtmAnaMda jaina lAyabrerInI sthApanA karI. ApazrIjInA upadezathI sarve mAnya tAvALA eka sAthe dharmakriyAmAM besavA lAgyA. zrI saMghanI vinaMtithI ahIM upadhAna karAvyAM. mAlAropaNanA mahotsava pachI vihAra karI ghaDagAma, ahamadanagara Adi thaI yevalA padhAryA. ahIM maNuMbAInA taraphathI ApazrInA karakamalothI sAnaMda pratiSThA mahotsava thaye. pachI zrI aMtarIkSa pArzvanAtha bhagavAnanA darzanArthe padhAryA, pacIsa divasa thiratA karI. ahIM cAre dizAmAMthI loko ApazrInAM darzana mATe ane pitAnA gAmamAM padhAravAnI vinaMti karavA AvyA. ahIM pratimAjI, adhara che. pahelAM A pratimAjI nIcethI ghoDesvAra nIkaLI zake teTalA adhara hatA, paraMtu kALanA mahimAe Aje mAtra aMgaluhANuM nIkaLe teTalA adhara che. ahIM bAlApuranivAsI zeTha lAlacaMda khuzAlacaMde zrI navapadajInI oLI karAvI. zrI mahAvIra jayaMtI paNa ahIM ja ujavAI. A prasaMge yAtrALuone paDatI agavaDatA dUra karavA mATe dharmazALAne upadeza Ape ane zrI saMghe ApazrIjInA vacanane vadhAvI lIdhuM ane tenA phaLasvarUpe Aje Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paha dharmazALA banI taiyAra thaI gaI che. ahIMthI bAlApura padhAryA. zrI saMghanA AgrahathI comAsuM ahIM nakakI thayuM ane ApazrIjInA upadezathI pacAsa hajAranA kharce ekaupAzraya bane. comAsAne haju samaya hovAthI Apa AkolA padhAryA ane zrI saMghanI vinaMtine mAnya karI zrI derAsarajInI pratiSThA karAvI. jeTha sudi AThamanA zrI AtmArAmajI mahArAja sAhebanI jayaMti upara jAhera vyAkhyAna thayuM, jemAM sarakArI amaladAre vigerenI sArI hAjarI hatI. comAsA mATe bAlApura padhAryA. AkelA zrI saMghanI vinaMtIthI munizrI samudravijayajI, sAgaravijayajI vizuddhavijayajIne AkolA comAsA mATe AjJA ApI ahIM tapAgaccha ane lokAgacchanA zrAvakemAM matabheda hato tene Ape dUra karA. AthI loMkAgachanA zrAvako ApazrIjInA vyAkhyAnamAM dararoja niyamita AvavA lAgyA. ahIM sArI dhameM unnati thaI. caumAsuM AnaMdathI samApta karI vihAra karyo. khAmagAma thaI barAnapura padhAryA. atrenA saMghamAM kusaMpa hato tene dUra karAvyuM ane saMpa karAvyuM. temaja eka mAtA-putranA kalezane paNa Ape maTADyo. AgaLa vicaratAM mAMDavagaDha padhAryA. atre zrI zAMtinAtha prabhunI yAtrA karI AnaMda thaze. zIpora temaja paMjAbanA zrAvake ApanA darzanArthe AvyA. IMdarathI zA. kanaiyAlAlajI rAMkA Adi 25-30 AgevAne Idora mATe vinaMti karavA AvyA. atrethI dhAra padhAryA atre AzapuranA zrAvake Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ -caMpAlAlajI tArAvata, nihAlacaMdajI tArAvata, kacarUmalajI Adi Azapura laI javA mATe AvyA. AzapuranA lokonI lAMbA vakhatanI vinaMtine vicAra karI te tarapha vihAra karyo hato. A samAcAra ratalAma pahoMcatAM eka mANasa cAra meTaramAM rAte rAta peTalAda AvyA ane ratalAma padhAravA ghaNu araja karI. zrIsaMghanI vinaMtine mAna ApI, pacIsa mAIlanuM cakkara khAI ratalAma padhAryA. zrI saMghe sarakArI hAthI tathA benDa vigerethI ApazrIjInuM bhAvabhInuM svAgata karyuM. vyAkhyAnamAM zrImAna divAna sAheba tathA anya adhikArI varga temaja hajAro naranArIoe lAbha lIdhe temaja pUjAo paNa bhaNAvI. karamadI, vipada yAtrArthe padhAryA. hajAre naranArioe lAbha lIdhe sAdharmika vAtsalya thayAM. ratalAmathI vihAra karI silAnA, vAMsavADA Adi thaI Azapura tarapha AgaLa vadhyA. A zaheromAM paNa zrI divAna sAheba tathA anya karmacArI varga temaja saMkhyAbaMdha naranArIo vyAkhyAnane lAbha letAM. ApanA Azapura padhAravAnA samAcArathI AzapuranA AkhAye ilAkAnA janemAM ajaba caitanya AvyuM. aneka grAmanagaramAM upadezAmRtanuM pAna karAvatAM Azapura padhAryA. pATaNathI vihAra karI vidvAna munivarya zrI puNyavijayajI, zrI prabhAvijayajI, zrIramaNIkavijayajI mahArAja Adi Abu Adi tIrthonI yAtrA karI -Azapura AvI maLyA. mAravADathI paMnyAsajI zrI mahendra Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vimaLajI, zrI puNyavimaLajI paNa AvI maLyA. A. zubha meLApathI zrI saMghamAM ghaNe ja utsAha vadhI gaye. ghaNI ja dhAmadhumathI praveza thaye vyAkhyAna pUjA prabhAvanA AdimAM ahIMnA zrI saMghe ghaNe sAro lAbha lIdhe. atrethI vihAra karI baMkaDA, vaDedarA Adi AsapAsanA gAmomAM vicarI bhavya janane upadezAmRtanuM pAna karAvatAM zrI kesarIAnAthajI padhAryA sAthe lagabhaga 400-500 zrAvaka Adine samudAya hate. laMkeDAmAM eka ajaba ghaTanA banI hatI. baporanA samaye munirAja zrI puNyavijyajI mahArAja AhAra-pANI karI vihAranI thakAvaTa dUra karavA jarA vizrAma levA sUtA. haju UMgha te AvI na hatI tevAmAM acAnaka bAraNuM ane kamADa emanA upara AvI paDyAM, paNa zrI gurUmahArAjanA pratApe bacAva thaI gaye; bIlakula vAgyuM nahIM. ApazrIjInuM zrI kesarIAnAthajI padhAravuM sAMbhaLI keTalAka paMjAbI, mAravADI, gujarAtI, mevADI ahIM darzanAthe AvyA. zrI navapadajI mahArAjanI oLI khUba dhumadhAma ane AnaMdathI karI ApazrIjI udayapura padhAryA. ahInA mahArANa sAheba zrImAna bhUpAlasiMhajInI upadezAmRtanI jijJAsAne tRpta karavA keTalAka rAjakarmacArIonI sAthe gulAba bAgamAM padhAryA ane teonI jijJAsAne pUrNa karI. upadezamAM Ape puNya pApanA viSaya zrI mahArANuM sAheba khudanuM dAMta Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ApI teonA mana upara sArI asara pADI. tyAMthI vihAra karI rANakapura tIrthanI yAtrA karI,sAdaDI mAravADa padhAryA. ApazrIjI varSo pachI sAdaDI padhAratA hovAthI zrI saMghamAM ajaba utsAha dekhAtuM hatuM. AkhA zaherane navajA-patAkA ane ThekANe ThekANe daravAjAothI ane beDathI suzobhIta karavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. zrI saMghe comAsuM sAdaDImAM ja karavA sAdara vinaMti karI. Ape jevI kSetra pharasanA karI vihAra karyo ane varakANutIrthamAM padhAryA. ahIM umedapurathI vihAra karI paMnyAsajI ( hAla AcArya) zrI lalitavijayajI mahArAja, munirAja zrI mitravijayajI, vasaMtavijayajI, vikramavijayajI mahArAja Adi ApazrIjInI sevAmAM padhAryA. atrethI vihAra karI ApazrIjI umedapura padhAryA ane zrI pArzvanAtha umeda jaina bAlAzramanI jaDane majabUta karI ane comAsA mATe pAchA sAdaDI padhAryA. comAsAmAM ApazrIjInA upadezathI zrI AtmAnaMda jaina vidyAlayanuM punaH uddaghATana karAvyuM. nyAtI nIrA nAmane eka vizALa ane bhavya upAzraya banyuM. bIjA paNa keTalAMka stutya kAryo thayAM. phalodhInivAsI vaida rAjamalajI caMpAlAlajI Adi ApazrIjIne jesalameranA saMghamAM padhAravAnI vinaMti karavA mATe cAreka vakhata AvyA. aMtamAM temanI vinaMtine svIkAra karavuM paDe. comAsuM pUrNa thatAM * mahArANA sAhebanuM uparanuM zarIra ghaNuM ja suMdara che, paNa nIcenuM azakta hovAthI svayaM uDI besI zakatA nathI. Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 63 zrI varakANA vidyAlayanA makAnanI ApanIMga serImanI karI Apa pAlI Adi sthAnamAM upakAra karatAM odhapura padhAryAM. ahIMnA pravezanI zelA apUrva hatI. ADAra DhAkAra sAhebanI havelImAM birAjyA. ApazrIjInA vyAkhyAneAnI zaheramAM bhAre dhuma macI. hajArA manuSyeA temaja rAjyakamacArIe AdinI sArI hAjarI rahetI. apeAranA aneka viSaya upara carcAo thatI rahetI atrethI panyAsajI (AcArya) mahArAja zro lalitavijayajI paganA kAraNe pAchA umedapura tarapha padhAryAM ane Apa ahIMthI vihAra karI AsIyA tItha padhAryAM. ahIM navA zaherathI vihAra karI paMnyAsajI mahArAjazrI (AcArya)umagavijayajI Adi munirAjo AvI maLyA. tyAMthI leAdhI padhAryAM. zrI maMgaLavijayajI gaNI tathA sAhityapremI munirAja zrI jJAnasudarajI mahArAja Adi ghaNe dUra sudhI sAme AvyA hatA. atre keTalAka divasa zrosaMghane upadezAmRtanuM pAna karAvIne saMdha sAthe jesalamera tarapha prayANa karyuM. saghamAM traNeka hajAra mANasA hatAM, je pAchaLathI vadhIne pAMca hujAranI saMkhyAe paheAMcyAM hatAM. A bhUmimAM pANInA kuvA sA sA hAtha UMDA DAya che temaja kAMTA, kAMkarA, dhULa ane la(bhUraTa)ne te hisAba ja nathI; paraMtu saMghapatijI zeTha pAMculAlajIe udAra dilathI yAtrALuonI bhakti karI bhAre pUNya upArjana karyuM che te ghaNuM ja prazaMsanIya che. sa. 1990. jesalameramAM tyAMnA mahArAjazrIne upadezAmRtanuM pAna karAvyuM hatuM. A saMghamAM Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pacIseka sAdhuo ane pacAseka sAThavIjI ApazrIjInI sAthe hatAM. yAtrA karI vADamera Adi thaI pAchA pharatAM rastAmAM lekhakane luNAvAnA saMghanA AmaMtraNa nimitte ApazrIjInA darzanane lAbha thaye. lekhakane ApazrIjIne A prathama paricaya thaye. nAkaDA pArzvanAtha jAlera Adi tIrthonI yAtrA karatAM Apa umedapura padhAryA. paMnyAsajI mahArAjazrI lalitavijayajI mahArAja ke jeo varakAthI jodhapura padhAryA hatA teo ApazrIjInuM jAheramAM Agamana sAMbhaLI sevAmAM jAheramAM hAjara thayA ane zivagaMja sudhI sAthe ja rahyA. pachI ApazrIjInI AjJAnusAra luNavAnA saMghamAM javA munirAja zrI mitravijayajI, zrIsamudravijayajI, zrIprabhAvijayajI Adi munirAjenI sAthe luNavA padhAryA. ahIMthI hajAra mANasanA saMgha sAthe zrI bAmaNavADajI tIrthamAM ApazrIne AvI maLyA. umedapuramAM ApazrIjInI sahAnubhUti ane ApanA ziSyaratna zrI lalitavijayajI mahArAja sAhebanA upadezathI cAlatA bAlAzramanuM ApazrIjIe nirIkSaNa karyuM ane bALakone temaja anya karmacArIone egya upadeza. Ape. A saMsthAnA janmane A vakhate traNa varSa thayAM hatAM. umedapurathI zivagaMja Adi sthAnamAM thaI ApazrIjI zrI bAmaNavADajI tIrthamAM padhAryA. ahIM ApazrIjInI adhyakSatAmAM zrI siddhacakrajI mahArAjanI oLInuM ArAdhana ghaNuM ja dhAmadhUmathI thayuM ane temAM Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 5 sugadharUpa zrI poravAla sa Mmelana saravAmAM Avyu. atre A vakhate ekatrita thaela lagabhaga paMdara hajAranI mAnavamedanIe.ApazrIjIne " kalikAlakalpatarU, ajJAnatimirataraNi " tathA girAja zrI vijayazAMtisUrIzvarajIne " ceAgIndracUDAmaNi, rAjarAjezvara " ane zrI panyAsajI (hAla AcA) mahArAjazrI lalitavijayajIne " marUdharAdhAraka, prakhara zikSApracAraka birUda apaNu karyAM. ahIMthI ApazrIjI aneka tIthayAtrAo karatAM pAlaNapura padhAryAM. comAsAnI asIma prArthanA thaI. Ape zrI pravakajI mahArAja sAheba eva' zrI husavijayajI mahArAja sAhebanA darzananI IcchA pragaTa karI ane pATaz zaheramAM padhAryAM, zrI AtmArAmajI mahArAjanI jayaMti dhAmadhUmathI ujavavAmAM AvI ane zrI AtmAnaa janma zatAbdi ujavavAnA vicAra zrI pravattakajI mahArAja tathA zrI husavijayajI mahArAja sAheba sAthe karyAM. keTalAka divaseAnI sthiratA pachI caumAsA mATe pAchA pAlaNapura padhAryAM. keTalAMka stutya kAryAM thayAM. zrI AtmAna jaina zatAbdI ujavavA mATe preraNA eva kuMDanI zarUAta thaI. ahIMnA navAma sAheba ApazrIjInA darzana mATe traNa-cAra vakhata AvyA ane teoe zatAbdI pAlanapuramAM ujavavA Agraha karyAM. atre upadhAna paNa thayAM. comAsu pUrNa thatAM pAlItANA taraph vihAra karyAM. "" Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jagANA gAmamAM zrI haMsavijayajI mahArAja sAhebanI tabIata narama hovAnA samAcAra sAMbhaLI pATaNa padhAryA ane sukhazAtA pUchI. baMne mahAtmAonAM darzana karI bhecaNI, lIMbaDI Adi thaI pAlItANA padhAryA, ne zrI saMgha (moTI ToLI)nA AgrahathI Apa gAmanI dharmazALAmAM padhAryA. nagarapraveza ghaNuM ja dhAmadhumathI thaye. dAdAnI yAtrA karI ane tyAMnA darabAra sAhebane upadezAmRtanuM pAna karAvI pAchA pharatAM rastAmAM lAThIdhara gAmamAM amadAvAdathI zeTha kasturabhAI maNibhAI muni saMmelana aMge ApazrIjInI salAha levA ane te prasaMge ApazrIjIne padhAravA vinaMti karavA AvyA. bAda boTAda, vaDhavANa zahera, vaDhavANa kempa padhAryA. zrI saMghanA taraphathI suMdara svAgata karavAmAM AvyuM. A sthAnemAM sosAyaTI pakSa taraphathI upasargo thayA chatAM ApazrIjIe te ApanA hamezAMnA svabhAva pramANe zAMti ja jALavI ane viramagAma, bheMya Adi thai punaH zeTha DAhyAbhAI nagInadAsanA ujamaNu mATe pAlaNapura padhAryA. ApazrIjInI adhyakSatAmAM khUba ThAThamAThathI ujamaNuM thayuM. zAMtinAtranA divase zrI navAba sAheba tyAM padhAryA senAmahora zrI paramAtmAnA caraNe bheTa mUkI ane zAMtisnAtramAM ghaNA lAMbA samaya sudhI besI khuba AnaMda luMTyo. ApazrIjIe paNa zAMtisnAtranuM mahattava, tene atha Adi ghaNI ja evI bhASAmAM teone samajAvyuM. te sAMbhaLI teo paNa ghaNu ja khuzI thayA. A prasaMga upara Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pATaNathI vidvAna munirAja zrI puNyavijayajI, zrI vasaMtavijayajI, zrIramaNikavijayajI mahArAja Adi padhAryA hatA, ane svagaya upAdhyAya zrIhanavijayajI mahArAjanA ziSya ravivijayajI mahArAja ApazrInI sevAmAM hAjara thayA hatA. ujamaNunI pUrNAhutI pachI Ape zrI munisaMmelanamAM saMmilita thavA amadAvAda tarapha prayANa karyuM ane pATaNa padhAyA. ahIM zrI haMsavijayajI mahArAja sAhebanI tabIata dekhI ciMtita thayA ane Ape pharamAvyuM ke "AvI sthitimAM Apane mUkI mArAthI jaI zakAya nahIM." avasaranA jANakAra zrI haMsavijayajI mahArAja sAhebe ApazrIne javAnI bhAvapUrvaka preraNuM karI, tethI ane zrI pravartakajI mahArAja sAhebanI IcchAne mAna ApI Ape vihAra karyo. pethApura najadIka rAMdhejA gAmamAM zrI haMsavijayajI mahArAja sAhebanA svargavAsanA duHkhada samAcAra maLyA. Apane temaja sArA sAdhusamudAyane bahu ja duHkha thayuM. rAtrinA samAcAra maLavAthI savAranA devavaMdanAdi kriyA karI ane dehagAma padhAryA. ahIM zAsanadIpaka munirAja zrI vidyAvijayajI mahArAjanI preraNAthI sattara samudAyanA AgevAna sAdhuonI eka miTiMga ApazrIjInI adhyakSatAmAM saphaLatApUrvaka thaI ane sAdhusaMmelananI saphaLatA upara keTalAka vicAro karyA. atrethI vihAra karI bheDA padhAryA. ahIM zrI AcArya mahArAja zrI vijayanItisUrIzvarajI tathA munirAja zrI mAnavijaya, Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 tathA satAvijayajI mahArAja Adine melApa thaye. ahIM paNa samelana samadhI keTalAka vicArA thayA. amadAvAdathI nagarazeTha vimaLabhAi mayAbhAI tathA zeTha. kasturabhAi lAlabhAI Adi AgevAna zeThIAe ApazrIjIne ujamabAInI dharmazALAmAM padhAravA vinati karavA AvyA. atrethI valAda thaI narADA padhAryAM. ahI` zeTha sakarAbhAI lallubhAI taraphathI svAmIvAtsalya thayu. Apa zrIjInA pramukhasthAnamAM zrI vidyAvijayajI mahArAjanuM jAhera bhASaNa thayuM. ahIthI vihAra karI phAgaNu vida AjanA divase amadAvAdamAM praveza thaye. A vakhate zrI kesarIAjI tItha nA jhagaDA cAlatA haiAvAthI ApazrIjInI pratijJAnusAra praveza maheAsava sAdo ja thayA hatA. hArA naranArInI medanInI sAthe ApazrIjInA tathA AcAya - vaya zrImadvijayanItisUrIzvarajI mahArAja tathA mAcAya zrImad jayasUrijI mahArAja tathA AcArya mahArAja zrI RddhisAgarasUrijI AdinA praveza paNa ApazrIjInI sAthe ja thayA hatA. save potapeAtAnA upAzraye padhAryAM ane ApazrIjI ujamamAInI dharmazALAmAM padhAryAM. trIjanA divase saMmelananuM kAmakAja zarU thayuM ane pAMtrIza divasa cAlyuM. aneka vijJAne sahana karatAM kaMika saphaLatA maLI. A samelanamAM paNa ApazrIjInI salAhanI khAsa jarUrata rahetI ane tenI saphaLatAnu' khAsa mAna pa ApazrIjIne ja ghaTe che. Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 69 ahIMthI AcArya mahArAja zrI vijayanemisUrIvarajInA ane saMghapatinA AgrahathI Apa serIsA, pAnasara padhAryAM. yAtrA karI pAchA amadAvAda padhAryAM. A vakhate Ape jaina kAleja mATe khUba upadeza karyAM ane zrI AtmAna zatAbdi mATe paNa upadeza karyAM ane zatAbdi kuMDamAM sArI madada maLI. AcArya mahArAja zrImad vijayanemisUrijInA AgrahuthI ane DabhAi zrI saMghanI vinatithI ApazrIjI vaTAdarA thaI DabhAI padhAryAM ane zrI leADhaNu pArzvanAtha bhagavAnanI khUba AnaMdanI sAthe pratiSThA karAvI ane amadAvAda zaheranI comAsAnI vinatine mAnya karI amadAvAda padhAryAM. atre ApanA praziSya munizrI sAgaravijayajI mahArAja ke jeo keTalAka samayathI bimAra hatA teo azAhe vaddhi 14 nA divase svargavAsa pAmyA. eenA zreya nimitte aThAI maheAtsava Adi dhArmika kAryAM thayAM. A comAsAmAM ghaNAM sArAM zAsanannatinA kAryo thayAM. kapaDavaMjanA dhIrajabena tathA temanA sagAsnehI ApazrIane kapaDavaMja padhArI dhIrajabenane dIkSA ApavA vinati karavA AvyA. zeTha DAhyAbhAI dhoLazAjInI dharma patnI maNIbenanA taraphathI comAsu` badalAvavAmAM AvyuM ane maNIbene naroDAnA sagha kADhyo. Apa paNa emanI vinatine mAna ApI narADA padhAryAM, khIje divase amadAvAda Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 padhArI sAMjanA kapaDavaja taraph vihAra karyAM. vaTAdarA thaI bArejA padhAryAM. ahIM sukhAithI zeTha raNacheDalAI rAyacaMda tathA zrIyut mAtIcaMda giradharalAla kApaDIA zrI mahAvIra vidyAlayanA derAsarajInI pratiSThA mATe Apane padhAravA vinati karavA AvyA. Ape mahA sudi dasamanu muhUrta kADhayuM. Avela sajjane mukhAi gayA. mAdamAM mahemadAvAda thai kapaDava ja padhAryAM. ahI vaDAdarAthI munirAja zrI himmatavijayajI mahArAja, paMnyAsajI zrI tema vijayajI mahArAja, zrI uttamavijayajI mahArAja, tathA zrI caMdanavijayajI mahArAja temaja pATaNathI vidvAna munirAja zrI puNyavijayajI mahArAja, ramaNikavijayajI mahArAja Adi keTalAka munimahArAjane A prasage padhAryo. amadAvAdathI sAdhvIjI mahArAjazrI dAnazrIjI Adi paNa. padhAryAM hatAM. sArA zaherane vajA-patAkAothI zaNagAravAmAM AvyuM hatuM. dhAmadhumathI nagarapraveza thayeA. dhIraja ena Aphri traNa mhetAne ApazrIjInA zubha haste dIkSA ApavAmAM AvI ane tene zrIdyAnazrIjI mahArAjanI ziSyA banAvI. zatAbdi phaMDamAM sArI madada maLI. zAsanadIpaka munirAjazrI vidyAvijayajI tathA himAMzuvijayajI mahArAja ane himAMzusAgarajI mahArAja Adi ApazrIne maLavAne padhAryAM, ane ApanA adhyakSasthAne zrI vidyAvijayajI mahArAjanAM jAhera bhASaNeA thayAM. atre AnaMda vartAvI vihAra karI aneka grAmeAne pAvana karatAM Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaDedare padhAryA. nagarapraveza ghaNuM ja dhAmadhumathI thaye. atre gaNivarya zrI mUlacaMda mahArAja sAhebanI jayaMti ApazrIjInI adhyakSatAmAM ujavavAmAM AvI.zatAbdiphaMDane sArI madada maLI, ane sakala zrI saMghe zatAbdi vaDodarA ujavavA ghaNeja Agraha karyo. Ape ucita javAba vALI vihAra karyo ane mIyAgAma, pAleja Adi thaI bharUcanA zrI saMghanI vinaMtine mAnya karI bharUca zaheramAM padhAryA, atrenA zrImALI ane lADavAzrImALI ApazrInA upadezathI ekatra thayA ane sAdharmika vAtsalya sAthe jamyA tyAMthI vejalapura padhAryA ane tyAMnA lADavAzrImALI baMdhuone parasparano kaleza maTADyo. ane AkhA zaheranA bhAIo sAthe besIne jamyA. ahIMthI aMkalezvara thaI surata padhAryA. dhAmadhumathI vaDA cauTAnA upAzraye sthAna lIdhuM ane nemubhAinI vADI temaja sagarAmapurAnA AgevAnI vinaMtithI vyAkhyAna mATe tyAM paNa padhAryA. zatAbdikuMDamAM sArI rakama beMdhANa. ahIMthI navasArI, bIlImerA, valasADa thaI muMbaImAM Agamana thayuM. alabelI nagarI eTale dhAmadhumanuM te kahevuM ja zuM? sAmaiyAmAM AcArya mahArAja zrImad vijayanItisUrijInA ziSya paMnyAsajI ma0 kalyANavijayajI Adi padhAryA hatA. eka divasa zrI geDIjInA upAzraye sthiratA karI. bIje divase ApazrI mahAvIra vidyAlayamAM padhAryA ane pratiSThA saMbaMdhI vidhividhAna ApazrIjInI adhyakSatAmAM zarU thayAM. ghaNI ja dhAmadhuma sAthe mahA Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sudi dazamanA divase pratiSThA thaI. A prasaMge ApazrIjInA upadezane lAbha vidyArthIgaNane paNa maLe. pratiSThA saMbaMdhI ApazrIjIe mananIya bhASaNa Apela hatuM. atrethI pAchA zrI geDIjInA upAzrayamAM padhAryA ane zatAchidaphaMDanI zarUAta karAvI, munizrI samudravijayajI tathA vizuddhavijayajI mahArAjane ahIM rekI Apa AsapAsanA parAomAM padhAryA. ghATakopara, zAMtAkrujha, vIlepArale AdimAM sAro paropakAra karyo. jeTha sudi AThamanA vIlepArale zeTha kAntilAla IzvaradAsanA baMgale svargavAsI zrI gurUdevazrI AtmArAmajI mahArAja sAhebanI jayaMti ghaNuM ja dhAmadhumathI ApazrIjInI adhyakSatAmAM ujavavAmAM AvI. muMbAIthI hajAro mANAe lAbha lIdhe. sanI bhejana AdinI bhakti zeTha kAtilAlabhAIe karI hatI. muMbaImAM zrI didhamunijI tathA samudravijayajInA adhyakSasthAne zrI DIjI mahArAjanA upAzraye paNa dhAmadhUmathI ujavavAmAM AvI. keTalAka divasa parAomAM vicarI asADa suda trIjanA muMbAImAM padhAryA ane zrI AdIzvarajInA derAsaramAM upara birAjamAna pratimAjIone mULa gabhArAmAM praveza karAvyuM. caumAsAmAM zatAbdi phaMDanuM kAma sArA pAyA para zarU thayuM. eka kamiTi paNa nImavAmAM AvI jethI kArya sArUM dIpI nIkaLyuM. muMbAInI janatAe ApazrIne zatAbdi mahatsava muMbAInA AMgaNe ujavavA lAbhAlAbhanA kAraNe Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 73 ' ghaNI ja joradAra araja karI. ApazrIjIe uttara ApyA ke mArI bhAvanA pATaNamAM zrI pravartakajI mahArAja sAheba zrI kAntivijayajI mahArAja sAhebanI samakSa ujavavAnI che. ApazrIjInA netramAM pANI nIkaLatu hAvAthI sevAbhAvI jaina DaoNkaTara zrIyut zrAphe ghaNA ja lAvathI upAzraye AvI ApanA netranu oparezana karyuM" ane saphaLatA meLavI. comAsu` pUrNa thaye vihAra karI aneka grAma ane nagarAne darzananA lAbha ApatAM surata, jhagaDIA thaI sInera padhAryAM. ahIM zrI AtmArAmajI mahArAjanA vRddha ziSya munirAja zrI amaravijayajI mahArAja sAhebanA bheTA thayA. teozrInI vRddhAvasthA hAvA chatAM paNa ghaNuM dUra ApazrIjInI sAme AvyA hatA. paraspara bheTI gha@A ja AnaMda manAvye. jAhera bhASaNa ApI tathA zatAbdi kuMDanI zarUAta karI DalAI thaI vaDAdarA padhAryAM. vaDAdarAnA sagha tA e ja cAhatA hatA ke e punita AtmA zrI AtmArAmajI mahArAjanI zatAbdi mahotsava ujavavAnA lAbha amane ja maLe AthI teoe zatAbdi mATe ghaNuMA ja Agraha karyAM paraMtu ApazrIjI vicAramAM (pATaNa ujavavA mATe) makkama hatA zrImata mahArAjA sAhebe paNa ceAgya sahAya temaja sAmAna ApavA araja karI hatI ane vaDAdarAmAM ujavavA kahyuM hatuM, paraMtu pATaNuM ujavavAnA vicAre AgaLa vihAra karI amadAvAda padhAryA. ahInA zeThIAe paNa ama Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 74 dAvAdamAM ujavavA athAga prayatna karyA. ApazrIjInI AjJAthI bharUcathI chUTA paDI munizrI samudravijayajI, vizuddhavijayajI. A medamAM pratiSThA karAvI pAchA atre ( amadAvAdamAM) Apane AvI maLyA. ApazrIjI amadAvAdathI sAbaramatI padhAryA, paraMtu bhAvi baLavAna che te nyAye pATaNanA saMghamAM je vaimanasya hatuM. te zAMta na thayuM. AthI ApazrIjI pAchA vaDedare padhAryA. AkutapurAnA upAzraye. keTalAka divasa birAjayA. zeTha pukharAjajI vAgyAranA taraphathI phatehapuranA daherAsaramAM aThThAI mahatsava thaze. pachI zaheramAM jAnI zerInA upAzraye padhAryA ane zrI saMghe zatAbdinuM kAmakAja dhamadhokAra cAlu karAvyuM. pATaNamAM paNa zrI pravakajI mahArAja sAhebanI adhyakSatAmAM khUba AnaMdetsavonI sAthe pAMca divasa sudhI zatAbdimahotsava manA. vaDodarAmAM ApazrIjInI adhyakSatAmAM saM. 1992 ( paMjAbI 14 nA ) caitra sudi 1 thI khUba jAherajalAlI sAthe zatAbdi ujavAI. A vakhate gujarAta, kAThiyAvADa, dakSiNa, mAlavA, mAravADa, paMjAba Adi dUra dUranA sarve dezanA manuSyonI hAjarI hatI. temAM paNa gujarAMvAlAdi paMjAbI lokenI gurubhaktie te hada karI hatI. be hajAra paMjAbI naranArIo Avela hatAM temAM paNa purUSonA pheMTA ( sAphA ) eka ja raMganA ane strIonA sAlA (oDhaNuM) eka ja raMganA dekhAtAM hatAM. A bhavya samArakanI jeTalI prazaMsA lakhAya teTalI Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 75 ochI ja che. graMthagauravanA kAraNe thoDAmAM ja sateSa karyo che. A prasaMge sevAbhAvI DokaTara zrApha, De. nAnacaMda medI, De. TI. e. zAhane mAnapatra ApavAmAM AvyA hatA. mAyAgAmanA zrI saMghanI vinaMtithI mIyAgAma padhAryA atre keTalAka divasanI sthiratA thaI, vaizAkha suda 6 nA divase zubha mUhurtamAM ApazrIjIe pitAnA vidvAna ziSya ratna paMnyAsajIzrI lalitavijayajI mahArAja ane paMnyAsajIzrI kasturavijayajI mahArAjane AcAryapadathI vibhUSita karyA. zrIsaMghe mahatsava karyo. zrIphaLanI prabhAvanA tathA sAdharmika vAtsalya karyA. paMnyAsajIzrI umaMgavijayajI mahArAja valAda (amadAvAda) ane paMnyAsajIzrI vidyAvijayajI mahArAja gujarAMvAlA (paMjAba) hovAthI teone tAra dvArA AcArya padavI mATe AjJA pharamAvI. mIyAgAmathI vihAra karI suravADA, mAnapurA Adi thaI darApurA padhAryA. atre zrI saMghanI vinaMtIthI ane amadAvAdanA nagarazeTha vimalabhAI mayAbhAInI saMmatithI zrImAna gaNi mukitavijaya (mUlacaMda)jI mahArAjanA samudAyanA svagaya AcArya zrImaduvijayakamalasUrijI mahArAjanA praziSya paMnyAsajI mahArAja zrI lAbhavijayajI mahArAjane AcArya padavI ane enA. ziSya paMnyAsajI zrI premavijayajI mahArAjane upAdhyAya padavIthI alaMkRta karyo. A prasaMge amadAvAdathI AvelA zeThIyAoe AcArya zrImad vijayalalitasUrijI mahArAja tathA zrImAn vijayalAbhasUrijI mahArAja Adine amadA Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAda comAsuM karavA AjJA pharamAvavA vinaMti karI. Ape emanI vinaMtine mAnya karI ukta mahAtmAone amadAvAda comAsuM karavA AjJA pharamAvI. atrethI vihAra karI vaDedarA zrI saMghanI vinaMtithI comAsuM karavA vaDedare padhAryA. vaDodarAmAM upadhAna Adi aneka dhArmika kAryo karAvyAM. jAnI zerIne upAzraya jIrNa thaI gayeluM hatuM tene uddhAra karavA mATe saceTa upadeza ApI TIpa zarU karAvI. A comAsAmAM eka khAsa ghaTanA e banI ke atre birAjelA sthAnakavAsI sAdhuomAMthI eka sAdhu mahArAje deDha mAsanA upavAsa karyA hatA. lagabhaga 40 mA upavAse enI bhAvanA ApanA darzana karavAnI thaI. te bhAvanA sthAnakavAsI AgevAna zrAvakoe vyAkhyAnamAM AvI ApazrIjIne jaNAvI ane emanA upAzraye padhArI darzana devA vinaMti karI. Ape paNa eonI vinaMtine mAna ApI eonA upAzraye (sthAnakamAM) padhArI darzana ApyAM. A vakhatanuM dazya khAsa jovAlAyaka hatuM. emanA sAdhu e Apane suMdara satkAra karyo. ekatrita thayelA bhAIene Ape samayecita upadeza Ape. sAnaMda comAsuM samAsa karI khaMbhAtanA zrI saMghanI vinaMtine mAna ApI Apa khaMbhAta padhAryA. khaMbhAta eTale jainapurI. atrenA jainoe ApanuM bhAvabharyuM svAgata karyuM. nagarapraveza mahetsavanI zebhA apUrva hatI. zuM vRddho ane zuM navayuvAne Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sau koI ekI avAje uracAratA hatA ke ame amArI umaramAM nagarapravezanI AvI dhAmadhUma pahelI ja vAra joI che ! A zubha prasaMge eka viziSTa vAta e banI ke ApazrIjInI padhAravAnI khuzAlImAM atre(khaMbhAta)nI myuninisIpAlaTIe nagarapravezanA divase AkhA zaheramAM jIvahiMsA baMdha karAvI, saMkhyAbaMdha paMceMdriya ane abhayadAna ApI ApanuM bahumAna karyuM hatuM. khuda nAmadAra navAba sAhebanA rasoI gharamAM paNa e divase abhakSya(mAMsa) raMdhAyuM na hatuM. temaja jeTalA divase A5 khaMbhAtamAM birAje teTalA divasa koI paNa sakhasa uMdarane pakaDI ke mArI zake nahIM e sata prabaMdha myunisIpAlaTIe karyo hate. Ape maMgalAcaraNamAM zrI saMghane mAMDavInI piLanA jaina daherAsara ane bhecarAnA pADAne jJAnabhaMDArano jIrNoddhAra karavAne sacoTa upadeza Ape. ane A banne kAryo ApanA zubha haste saphaLatApUrvaka thayAM. zrImAna divAna sAhebanI adhyakSatAmAM zrI AtmAnaMda zatAbdi mahotsava paNa ujavAye. atre Apane paMjAba padhAravAnI utAvaLa hovAthI kevaLa cAra divasa rokAvAnuM hatuM, paNa bhAvI prabala. ApanA praziSya yuvAna munirAjazrI caraNavijayajI mahArAja acAnaka bimArImAM sapaDAI gayA. bimArI vadhatI gaI, ghaNA ghaNA vaidyo-DekaTaranA upacAra karAvyA, yaNa zAMti na thaI jethI vadhu rokAvAnuM thayuM. Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AcArya zrImadvijayalalitasUrijI mahArAja paMnyAsajI mahArAja zrI samudravijayajI, munizrI prabhAvijayajI Adi 6 sAdhuo amadAvAda sAnaMda comAsu karI vicaratAM vicaratAM atre ApazrIjInI sevAmAM AvyA. muni zrI caraNavijayajI mahArAjanI tabIata vadhAre lathaDatI joI vaDedarAnA DekaTara prANasukhalAlabhAI tathA vaidya jamanAdAsa bhAI AdinI saMmatithI eone laIne Apa vaDe dare padhAryA ane upacAra zarU karAvyA. caumAsuM najIka AvatuM hovAthI khaMbhAta zrI saMghanI atyAgraharI vinaMtithI comAsuM khaMbhAta karavAnuM hovAthI Ape muni zrI caraNavijayajI mahArAjanI sAthe AcArya zrI vijayakasturasUrijI mahArAja tathA sevAbhAvI munivarya zrI mitravijayajI, vizuddhavijayajI mahArAjane rAkhI Apa comAsuM karavA khaMbhAta padhAryA. ane paMnyAsajI zrI samudravijayajI tathA munizrI satyavijayajIne berasadanA saMghanI atyAgrahabharI prArthanAne mAna ApI berasada caumAsu karavA mokalyA. vaDedarAmAM munizrI caraNavijayajI mahArAjano sAthenA munirAjoe tathA zrI saMghe ghaNI bhakti karI paNa tuTInI buTI nathI e niyamAnusAra 192 nA bhAdaravA sudi 1 nA divase e munizrI svargastha thayA. vidvAna munizrI caraNavijyajI mahArAja nI juvAna sudhAraka vicAranA sAdhu hatA. kArya karavAmAM bAhoza ane Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ khaMtIlA hatA. zatAbdi mahotsavanA kAryamAM emaNe sAre bhAga lIdhe hate. khaMbhAtanA caumAsAmAM jJAnabhaMDAranuM kArya pUruM karyuM. mAMDavInI piLanA ApanA upadezathI jIrNoddhAra thayela daherAsaranI pratiSThA karAvI, temaja bIjA paNa ghaNA dhArmika kAryo karAvyAM. ApanI chatrachAyAmAM AcArya zrImad vijayalalitasUrijI mahArAje muMbaInA suprasiddha DekaTara zropha pAse AMkhane matiye utarAvyo. rAdhanapura nivAsI zeTha kAMtilAla IzvaradAsa ApazrIjIne rAdhanapura padhArI beDIMganI opanIMga serImanI karavA vinaMti karavA AvyA. ApazrIjInA sadupadezathI zrI AtmAnaMda jaina kelejanA phaMDamAM sauthI pahelAM kAMtilAla zeThe ja rUA. 110000 nI rakama bharI zrIgaNeza karyA. atre eka vAta khAsa ulalekhanIya e banI ke vaizAkha mahinAmAM zeTha muLacaMda bulAkhIdAsanA ujamaNuM upara padhArelA AcArya varya zrImadvijayanemisUrIzvarajI mahArAja ane Apane parasparane meLApa khaMbhAtanA itihAsamAM aMkita raheze. comAsAmAM eozrIjInA ziSya AcArya zrImad vijayalAvaNyasUrijI mahArAja Adie paNa prazaMsanIya saMbaMdha rAkhI potAnA zrI gurUdevanuM anukaraNa karyuM hatuM. kArataka vadi pAMcamanA divase zubha muhUrtamAM zeTha Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 80. bhAIcaMda kazaLacaMdanI peDhI ke jeoe jIrNoddhAra karAvI pratiSThA karAvI hatI eonI taraphathI ja zrI kaSabhadeva bhagavAnanI caraNapAdukA ane svargavAsI zrI gurUdeva zrImad vijayAnaMdasUrijI (AtmArAmajI mahArAjanI mUrtinI pratiSThA karAvI, sAMjare vihAra karI zeTha dalapatabhAInA baMgale rahyA. - borasadathI vihAra karI paMnyAsajI zrI samudravijayajI adi ane vaDodarAthI munizrI vizuddhavijayajI mahArAja AvI maLyA. atre sarva sAdhusamudAyanI sAthe vihAra karI jItrA mAtara Adi aneka gAmomAM upadezAmRtanuM pAna karAvatAM amadAvAda padhAryA. atre ujamabAInI dharmazALA-luNazAvADA-kIkAbhaThThanI poLa-zAmaLAnI poLa-zAhapura AdimAM padhArI vyAkhyAna ApyAM. zAhapuramAM DekaTara cImanalAlabhAIe sajoDe tathA bIjA keTalAka bhAIbaMnee ane kIkAbhaTTanI piLamAM zeTha. kulacaMdabhAI vigeree caturtha vrata Adi uccaryA. atrethI vihAra karI, serIsA, bheyaNa, zaMkhezvarajI Adi tIrthonI yAtrA karatAM rAdhanapura padhAryA. pATaNathI munirAja zrI uttamavijyajI mahArAja, vidvadarya zrI puNyavijayajI mahArAja zrI vasaMtavijayajI tathA zrI ramaNikavijayajI mahArAja paNa padhAryA. Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 81 nagarapraveza apUrva hatA, eka te ApazrIjInI dIkSA bhUmi ane zrI saMghanA ApanA prati agAdha bhAva temaja zeTha kAntilAlanI udAratA pachI khAmI zu' rahe ? ThekANe ThekANe gahU lIe para seAnA maheArA mukAtI. zeTha kAntilAle ane enA dharmapatnI zakuntalAbene gaDulI karI senA mahArA mukI sAcA meAtIothI vadhAvyA hatA. ApazrIjInA netRtvamAM aThThAi mahAtsava, rathayAtrA, zAMtisnAtra, prabhAvanA, sAdharmika vAtsalya vigere zeTha sAhebanA taraphathI ghaNI ja udAratAthI thayAM. dezadezAvarAthI puSkaLa naranArIo AvyAM hatAM. nAmadAra zrI navAma sAhebanA zubha haste peAtAnA pitAzrInI yAdagAramAM adhAvela DIMganu udghATana karAvyuM. A avasare ApazrIjIe zrI navAma sAhebane uddezIne kimatI upadeza ApyA hatA. A avasare dAnavIra zeTha kAMtilAla izvaradAse lagabhaga savAlAkha rUpIA kharcyA ane hajI paNa haMmezAM udAratAthI sakhAvatA karatA jAya che. zeThANI zakuntalAbena paNa ghaNAM ja dilAvara dilanAM che. rAdhanapurathI vihAra karI zrI pravartakajI mahArAja sAhebanA darzanArthe pATaNa padhAryAM. A vakhate pahelAM cAlatA vikSepanI zAMti thai gayelI hAvAthI svAgatanI zeAlA apUva hatI. keAInA dilamAM bhedabhAva na hatA. ApazrIjIe jJAnamadiranA mATe upadeza karyo jenA OM Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 82 phaLasvarUpa jhaverI hemacaMda meAhanalAle zrI hemacaMdrAcAya jJAnamaMdira baMdhAvavA sArU rUpIA ekAvana hajAra ApavA kabUla karyAM ane e jJAnamaMdira baMdhAI taiyAra thaI gayuM ane enI udghATananI kriyA paNa sADakhara thai gai vayevRddha pravartakajI mahArAjazrI kAMtivijayajI mahuArAja sAhebanI varSoMnI bhAvanA saphaLa thaI te jANI keAne AnaMda nahIM thAya ? ahIthI cArUpa-metrANAnA saMgha nIkalyA hatA. sAthe ghaNA sAdhu-sAvIe paNa hatAM, metrANAthI pAlaNapura padhAryAM, atre nAmadAra navAba sAheba ApanA darzanArthe padhAryAM hatA. atrethI vihAra karI mAlaNu padhAryAM ane saghanI sAthe kuMbhArIA Adi tIrthAMnI yAtrA karatAM mAravADamAM praveza karyo. bhArajA padhAryAM. atre 11 gAme nA paraspara kusaMpa hatA te ApazrIjInA sadupadezathI maTI sapa thayA ane 11 gAmAnA madhue paraspara premanI sAMkaLamAM baMdhAyA. saMpa thayAnI khuzAlImAM pUjA ane sAdharmika vAtsalye thayAM. atrethI vihAra karI rAhIDA, dhanArI, pIMDavADA, nANA, cAmuDerI AdizrI saMgheAnu svAgata svIkAratA ane upadezAmRtanuM pAna karAvatAM bhADuna padhAryAM. atre sAdaDIthI 40-50 AgevAnA ane zivaga'thI nagarazeTha Adi temaja saMghavIjI zrI phatecaMdajI gemarAjajI Adi vinaMti karavA AvyA, temaja pahelAM paN AvI gayA hatA. atrethI, meDA padhAryAM. ApazrIjInA AgamananA zubha Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 83 samAcAra sAMbhaLI varakANA vidyAlayanA kAryavAhako keTalAka vidyAthI one sAthe lai ApazrIjIne varakANAjI padhAravA vinaMti karavA AvyA, ane miovAnA saMgha pazu sAthe ja hatA. ApazrIne pujAma javAnI utAvaLa hatI, paraMtu bALakAnA atyAgraha phaikhI zrI gurUdeve varakANA tak prayANa karyu. vijApura-sevADI-luDDAvA-lAThArA-rANakapurasAdaDI-khAlI-khuDAlA thaI varakANAjI padhAryAM. ahIM zrI umedya jaina bAlAzramanA vidyAthIe tathA mAstara gaNu ApazrIjInA dezanAthe AvyA. sasthAe enDa AdithI saMsthAnA pitA evA ApazrI gurUdevajInuM bhavya svAgata karyuM. bALakoe evaM kAya vAhakoe comAsA mATe anahada prAthanA karI, paraMtu paMjAma pahoMcavAnI ghaNI ja tAkIda hAvAthI khIje divase vihAra karI, khijovA thai, savAra sAMja vihAra karI umedapura padhAryAM. rastAmAM zrI sametazikhara tInA munIma ApazrIjIne keTalIka mUrti enI ajanazalAkA karAvavA mATe pUchavA Avela. ApazrIjIe temane phAgaNa suda trIjanA divase pratimAo sahita umedapura AvavA pharamAvyuM. mAlAzramanA kA vAhukAe eva' vidyAthIoe ghaNu ja sArU svAgata karyuM. ahI uparAkta temaja zrIjI paNa keTalIka jinapratimAjInI aMjanazalAkA ApazrIjInA karakamaleAthI thai. umepuramAM phAgaNa sudi 10 nA aMjanazalAkA maheAtsava karAvI harajI padhAryAM. atre cAgarAja AcArya zrImadvijayazAMtisUrijI mahuArAjanA paramabhakta Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 84 eka agreja ziSya. ApazrIjInA darzanArthe AvyA ane ApanI stuti karI, A comAsu` mAravADamAM karavA AgrahazarI vinaMti karI ane zrI cegIrAjanA zubha saMdeza salaLAnyeA. harajIthI umedapura sudhI sAthe rahI te peAtAne sthAne gayA. atre zrI gujarAMvAlAne zrIsaMgha je sametazikharajInI yAtrAtha gayela te ApanA darzana karavA Avela. Apa phAgaNa suda 13 nA divase umedapurathI vihAra karI takhatagaDha padhAryAM. atre paMjAbathI 40-50 mANasa darzanAthe AvyuM. takhatagaDhanA zrI sa`ghe Apane comAsu` karavA mATe AgrahabharI vinaMti karI. A. zrI vijayalalitasUrijI mahArAja ane vikramavijayajI mahArAja, pATaNuthI sAthe Avela zrI kapuravijayajI mahArAja, zrI vasaMtavijayajI mahArAja ane amadAvAdRthI khAsa ApazrIjInA darzAnArthe Avela muni zrI mitravijayajI mahArAja temaja prabhAvavijayajI mahArAja Adi pAchA umedapura padhAryAM ane AcAryazrI Adi ahIMthI vihAra karI pATI padhAryAM. atre paNa dhAmadhUma sArI thai. jAhera bhASaNeA thayAM. atrethI grAmAnugrAma vicaratAM zeTha kezarIcaMdajI vaDAdarAvAlAnI vinatithI seAjata padhAryAM. nagara-praveza dhAmadhUmathI thayA. ukta zeThazrIe peAtAnA pitA hIrAcaMdrujI tathA dAdA navalamalajInA smaraNArthe aThThAI mahAtsava-rathayAtrA-sAdharmika vAtsalya Adi kAryAM karyAM. atre zrIgeDIjI pArzvanAthajInA daherAsarajInA dvAra mATe upadeza ApI TIpa zarU Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 85 karAvI. atrethI vihAra karI mahAvIra jayati para byAvara (navAzahera) padhAryAM. atre ApazrIjInI adhyakSatAmAM traNe sapradAye maLI mahAvIra jayaMti samArAhapUrvaka ujavI, rathayAtrAnA varagheADA paNa ADaMbara pUrvaka nIkaLye hateA. adhyakSasthAnethI ApazrIjInuM vyAkhyAna ghaNuM ja mahattvazALI thayu. atre keDIthI AgevAnA kekaDI padhAravA vinati karavA AvyA ane bhArapUrvaka vinati karI. ahIMthI satata vihAra karI kAIpaNa bhAge juna mahinAnI paMdaramI tArIkha sudhI aMbAlA paheAMcavuM hatuM. AthI savAra sAMja vihAra karI ajamera, jayapura, avara thaI dilhI padhAryAM. atre jhaverI lAlA TIkamacaMdrajInI vidhavA bhUrIbAie navapadajInuM jamaNu' karyuM. ahIM zrI AtmAnaMda jayaMti ghaNA ja ThAThathI ujavI, atre munirAja zrI darzanavijayajI, jJAnavijayajI, nyAyavijayajIne meLApa thaye. aDasaTha varSanI vRddhAvasthAe jeTha mahinAnI kaDakaDatI garamImAM patthara ane DAmaranI saDakeA para vicaratAM gujarAtI sa 1994 nA jeTha vida 6 nA aMbAlA najadIka padhAryAM. A eka ApazrIjInI vidyA ( jJAna ) pratyenI lAgaNI ane premanuM apUrva STAMta che. jyArathI ApazrIjIe dilhImAM praveza karyAM tyArathI paMjAbI bhaktonAM ToLeToLAM ApazrIjInA darzana nimitte AvavA lAgyAM hatAM. guja rAtI je vikra cha (hindI paMjAbI asADha vada 7)nI savAranA hArA naranArIonA jayanAda sAthe amalA Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ e} zaheramAM ApazrIjInA praveza maheAsava thayeA. A vakhatanA svAgatanI zAlA akathanIya hatI. 5'jAma, gujarAta, kAThIvADa, mALavA, mAravADa, dakSiNa Adi AkhA bhAratanA AgevAnAnI jemAM hAjarI hatI. te ja divase sArA muhumAM zrI AtmAnaMda jaina kolejanI uddaghATana kriyA ApazrIjInI adhyakSatAmAM amadAvAdanivAsI zeTha kasturabhAi lAlabhAInA zubha surate thai. A vakhatanA paMjAmanA utsAha avarNanIya eva akathanIya hatA. temaja dAnavIra zeTha kAMtilAla izvaradAsa, dAnavIra zeTha ratilAla vADIlAla, zeTha seva'tIlAla keAradAsa AdinA zubha haste zrI AtmAna'da jainalAyabrerI Adi saMsthAonu udghATana thayuM. jeTha vida navamI tA. 22-6-39nA divase dAnavIra zeTha meAtilAla mULajInA suputra zeTha sakaracaMda meAtIlAlanI adhyakSatAmAM ApanA dIkSA zatAbdi mahAtsava ghaNI ja dhAmadhumathI ujavavAmAM Avyo. A prasaMge pa'jAkha zrI saMgha taraphathI Apane abhinadanapatra samarpaNa karavAmAM Avela. Ane zreya: panyAsajI zrI samudravijayajInA bhAge nAkhIe te anucita na gaNAya. dAnavIra zeTha kAMtilAla izvaradAsanA dharmapatnI akhaMDa sAbhAgyavatI zakuMtalAdevInA zubha haste vallabhavATikAnuM udghATana thayuM. A zubha prasaMganA hajArA naranArIoe lAbha lIdheA Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 07; hatA. e uparAMta zrI jaina kAransanA pitA suprasidhdha leAkamAnya zrIyuta gulAkhacajI DhaDhDhA, amadAvAdanivAsI zeTha mAhanalAla maganalAla, zeTha pUjAbhAI bhUlAbhAi, mAhanalAla vakIla, amRtalAlabhAI, DokaTara cImanalAlabhAI, zeTha sakarAbhAI lallubhAI, khAbulAla maganalAla phrATogrAphara ane vaDodarAnivAsI bhAIcaMdra tribhAvanadAsa paTavA Adi aMdhuoe paNa ghaNA ja utsAhathI bhAga lIdheA hate. Ane savistAra hevAla chApAmAM prakAzita thai gayela che. comAsu najIka AvatuM hAvAthI temaja abAlA saMghanI premabharI vinaMtine mAna ApI Ape comAsuM abAlA zaheramAM ja karyu. AcArya zrI vijayavidyAsUrijI mahArAja, zrI vicAravijayajI mahArAja, zrI upe'dravijayajI mahArAja jee gujarAMvAlAthI vihAra karI atre padhArelA hatA te paNa sAthe ja hatA, comAsAmAM vividha prakAranAM dhArmika kAryAM, kAleja krUDa Adi thayAM. sAdhvIjI zrI lalitAzrIjInI vaDI dIkSA thai. ApazrIjInA sadupadezAmRtanuM pAna karI, ghaNA hindu musalamAnae mAMsa-madirA AdinA tyAga karyAM. jagadgurUzrI vijayahIrasUrijI, kalikAlasarvajJa zrI hemacadrAcAryanI jayati ujavavAmAM AvI, jJAnapaMcamInI jAhera sabhAmAM brahmacArI zrIyuta zakaradAsajIe peAtAnI badhI milkata zubha mAge kharcavAnA nirNaya jAhera karyo. pravata kaNI sAdhvIjI zrI devazrIjI, hemazrIjI, cita Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4 zrIjI Adi ThA. 11nu` comAsu` paNa atre ja thayela. zrI gujarAMvAlAthI 40-50 AgevAnA gujarAMvAlA padhAravAnI vinati karavA AvyA. comAsuM uThatAM ja vihAra karI, akhAlA kaeNmpa padhAryAM. atre digambaralAiee sArA satkAra karyAM. jAhera bhASaNa thayuM. hujArA mANaseAe lAbha lIdheA. atrethI vihAra karI sADhaurA padhAryAM, mAgasara suda 10mInI pratiSThA ghaNI ja dhAmadhUmathI karAvI. sthAnakavAsI tathA digambara baMdhue paNa A kAryamAM sammilita thayA hatA ane bahArathI paNa tujArA mANase Avela. atrethI grAmAnugrAma vicaratAM aDAta padhAryAM. atre ApazrIjInA sadupadezathI navA jaina anelA ane daherAsara paNa baneluM. daherAsaranI pratiSThA mATe atrenA bhAInA Agraha hAvAthI Ape atre padhArI mahA sudi sAtamanA zubha divase hujArA mAnavamedanInI vace ghaNI ja dhAmadhUmathI pratiSThA karAvI. A prasaMge khAsa Atmavallabha nagaranI racanA karavAmAM AvI hatI. emAM paradezIceAne utaravA mATe taMbuo nAkhavAmAM Avela. daherAsaranI paNa goThavaNa sudara karavAmAM AvI, ane seMkaDo dukAnA lAgelI hatI. bajArAnA vibhAga khAsa alAhudo rAkhavAmAM Avela. maMDapanI racanA paNa ahIM ja thai hAvAthI vyAkhyAna pUjAe vigere dhArmika kAryAM pazu ahIM ja thatAM hatAM. AsapAsanA gAmothI jainetara badhu paNa hajArAnI saMkhyAmAM utarI paDyA hatA. sthAnakavAsI Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 89 ane digambara baMdhuoe sahu bhAga lIdhA hatA. ekadare atrenA pratiSThA mahAtsava sAMgepAMga suMdara thayeA. musalamAnAnI sAthe masjIdanA jhaghaDA upasthita thaye te pazu ApanA punyapratApe zAMta thayA. Apane nagarapraveza apUrva thayA hatA. dIllIthI munirAja zrI darzanavijayajI, jJAnavijayajI, nyAyavijayajI padhAryAM hatA. sAdhvIjI zrI cittazrIjI Adi jAmathI Avela, atre pratiSThA mahotsava karAvIne vihAra karI aneAlI, khI vAI, saradhanA, rAradhanA, meraTha Adi nagarane pAvana karatAM, upadezAmRtanuM pAna karAvatAM zrI hastinApura tIno yAtrA karI mujaphpharanagara, devamaMda,nAgala, saharAnapura, sarasAvA Adi thaI bAlA zahera padhAryAM. caitrasuti 1 nA divase pUjyapAd ceAgIrAja zrI buddhivijayajI (bUTerAyajI) mahArAjanI svargavAsatithi ane jainAcArya zrImadvijayAnaHsUrijI ( AtmArAmajI ) mahArAjanI janmatithi ApanI adhyakSatAmAM ujavavAmAM AvI. sAdhvIjI zrI jine drazrIjI, mahendrazrIjIne caitra vidra 11nA vaDI dIkSA ApI sAvIjI zrI devazrIjInA ane padmazrIjInA ziSyA tarike jAhera karavAmAM AvyAM.zIyArapura, ludhIyAnA, samANA AdinA saMghe vinati karavA AvyA. catra vida terase akhAlAthI vihAra karI rAjapurA, ahAdaragaDha patIyAlA, samANA Adi nagarAnuM svAgata svIkAratA ane vyajanAne upadezAmRtanu karAvatAM sunAma padhAryAM, atre rAyakATanA bhAIe lukhI Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ thAnA ane mAlerakeTalAnA bhAIone sAthe laI rAyakoTa padhAravA vinaMti karavA AvyA ke jeo pahelAM nAgala, aMbAlA chAvaNa aMbAlA zaherane rAjapurA Adi sthaLee vinaMti karavA AvI cUkyA hatA. ApazrIjIe emane dharmamAM daDha rahevA sacoTa upadeza Ape ane emanI parIkSA paNa karI joI. eene dharmamAM daDha joI ane 34 varSa pahelAM vAvela bIja saphaLa thatuM jANI temaja rAyakeTanA ajena baMdhuone vinaMtipatra ke jemAM lagabhaga 200 sadgRhasthAnI sahIo hatI e tarapha khyAla karI Ape rAyakeTa padhAravAnI vinaMtine mAnya rAkhI. AthI rAyakeTanI prajAmAM ghaNe ja AnaMda utsava phelAI gaye. ApazrIjI sunAmathI vihAra karI mAlerakATalAnI vinaMtithI mAlerakeTalA padhAryA. zrI saMghamAM kusaMpa paDela hate te traNa divasanI sthiratA daramyAna ApazrIjInA sadupadezathI zAMta thaye. ApanA pratApe saMghamAM saMpa thaye, ne AnaMda AnaMda vartAi ga. mAlerakoTalAnA hindu musalamAnA vaimanasyane paNa dUra karavA Ape upadeza Apyo jethI AkhA nagaramAM ApazrIjInI yazagAthA gavAvA lAgI, A vAta zrImAna navAbasAheba bahAduranA kAne sudhI pahoMcI. A vAtathI zrImAn navAbasAhebe khuzI pragaTa karI A comAsuM mAlerakeTalAmAM karavA zrAvako dvArA icchA jaNAvI. mArakeTalAmAM cAlatI zrI AtmAnaMda jaina hAIkula phaMDanA abhAve baMdha thavA AvI hatI paNa Apa Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIjInA sadupadezathI mAsika rU. 150) nuM phaMDa thaI javAthI te pagabhara thaI. atrethI vihAra karI ahamadagaDhanI maMDI padhAryA. svAgata mATe ludhIyAnAthI jaina skula benDa vigere Avela ane aMbAlAthI vihAra karI panyAsajI samudravijayajI, satyavijayajI AcAryazrIjIne atre ja AvI malyA. atrethI pakhevAla Adi thaI rAyakoTa padhAryA. rAyakeTa atrenA navA banelA zrI saMghanI temaja nagaranA premI hindu-musalamAna bhAIonI AgrahabharI vinaMtine mAna ApI jeTha sudi 6 tA. 24-6-39 budhavAranA zubha divase ghaNI ja dhAmadhUmathI nagarapraveza thaye. AcAryazrIjInA svAgata mATe guja rAMvAlA-lAhora-amRtasara-paTTI--jIrA-jaDIyAlA-kasUra-jAlaMdhara- huzIyArapura-khAnagADegarA-ludhIyAnA-aMbAlA-sADhaurA - patIyAlA--samANAmAlerakoTalA-nArevAla, vigere nagarothI hajAro naranArio AvI pahoMcyAM hatAM. AcAryazrIjI, paMnyAsa samudravijayajI, munizrI ziva vijayajI, vizuddhavijayajI, vIravijayajI, satyavijayajI, Adi ziSyapraziSya munimaMDaLanI sAthe nagara bahAra zrI AryagurUkulamAM birAjI, bahArathI AvelA gujarAvAlA, nArevAla, huzIyArapura, ludhIyAnA, aMbAlA, samANu, mAlerakeTalA AdinI bhajana maMDaliyA tathA navayuvaka maMDala vigerene bhAvabhInuM svAgata svIkArI, ahIMthI zarU thatA sAmaiyAnI. Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAthe samArehapUrvaka hajAre manuSyanI sAthe nagara bhaNI padhAravA lAgyA. zrI AtmAnaMda jaina skula enDa ludhIyAnA, zrI AtmAnaMda jaina skula benDa mAlerakeTalA, zrI AtmAnaMda jaina gurUkula (paMjAba) gujarAMvAlA ane be benDa bIjA rAyakeTanA-ema pAMca benDa vAjAo temaja nagArA nizAna vigere pitapotAnI madhura davanithI AnaMdita karI rahyA - hatA. ludhIyAnAne IMdravaja ane mAlerakeTalA siMha ane hAthIne ratha apUrva zebhA daI rahyo hate. pUrvokta bhajana maMDalIe surIlA manohara bhajanothI janatAnA manane AkarSita karI dhIre dhIre cAlI rahI hatI. rathamAM birAjamAna prabhunA darzana karI ane rathanI Agala hasti gatie dhIme dhIme cAlatA zrI gurUdevanA caraNamAM namaskAra karI janatA pitAnA ahobhAgya mAnI rahI hatI. 34 varSa pahelAM atre AcArya mahArAja padhAryA hatA te vakhatane prema jAhera karI harSita thaI rahI hatI. jyAM juo tyAM mAnavasAgara uchaLato dekhAI rahyo hato. mukhya mukhya bajAramAM thaI, navIna sthApana thayela derAsaranA darzana karI, khAsa taiyAra karAvavAmAM Avela maMDapamAM padhArI, madhura vinithI mAMgalika saMbhaLAvyuM bapore AcArya mahArAje kimatI baMdha Ape ane vividha bhajane thayAM. sAtamanA divase AcArya mahArAje ghaNuM ja manahara mananIya AcaraNIya vyAkhyAna ApatAM lAlA nathuzAhajI, lAlA kapUracaMdajI, lAlA gaMDAmalajI, lAlA navarAtAmalajI cAMdana Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ malajI, lAlA vilAyatIrAmajI Adi atrenA zrA sa ne uddezIne pUramAvyuM ke juo tamAre A hAthI bAMdhavAne che, ene ja khAvAnuM ApavuM paDaze, rAjane kharca nibhAvavuM paDaze, tame sthAnakavAsI paMthane choDIne zvetAmbara banyA che te aurata daulata-ne mATe nahIM paNa Atma kalyANane mATe, dharmamAM dRDha rahevuM e tamArUM kartavya che ItyAdi pharamAvI deharAsara mATe sUcanA karI ke hAla ahI kAmacalAu daherAsaranI sthApanA karavAmAM AvI che, paNa deharAsara baMdhAvyA vinA chUTake nathI mATe Aje ja enuM maMDANa thavuM joiyete ekalA rAyakeTa zrI saMghanuM kAma nathI paNa sakala paMjAba zrI saMghanuM kAma che. AcAryazrIjInI A manahara upadezane vadhAvI laIne paMjAba zrI saMghe te ja vakhate paMDanI zarUAta karI ane AgaLanA kArya mATe eka kamiTI kAyama karavAmAM AvI. A zubha kAryamAM keTalAka ajena baMdhuoe paNa bhAga lIdhe jemAM mukhyatA lAlA haMsarAja saMcara kSatriyanI prathamathI ja hatI ane che. Ape zrI maMdiranA phaMDamAM eka so ne ekanI rakama ApI potAnI udAratA ane bhAvanA pragaTa karI che. vaLI evI ja rIte pote AryasamAjI hovA chatAM dareke dareka kAryamAM premapUrvaka bhAga lAlA rAmaprasAda kSatriye lAbha lIdhe jANa paMjAba zrI saMghe emane abhinaMdana ApyuM, ane khAsa ullekhanIya vAta e banI ke zrI Arya samAjanA sekreTarI zrIyuta Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lAlA tilakarAmajIe potAnA prema ane sadbhAva pragaTa karI yathAzakti madada karavA bhAvanA darzAvI. AthI AcArya mahArAje prasannatA pragaTa karI jene prabhAva paDatAM gujarAMvALA nivAsI lAlA pyArelAla baraDe pitAnA taraphathI 51) rUpIyAnI sekreTarI sAhebanA nAmathI jAhera karI khuzI batAvI. tene mAna ApI upasthita janatAe jayanAda karyo. jeTha sudi AThamanA divase svargavAsI zrI gurUdevanI jayaMti AcArya mahArAjanI adhyakSatAmAM samArohapUrvaka ujavavAmAM AvI. bapore pUjA bhaNAvavAmAM AvI ane medAnI prabhAvanA thaI. Ane lAja ludhIyAnA nivAsI lAlA bakhtAvarasiMgajI kedAranAthe lIdhuM hatuM. svargavAsI zrI gurUdeva nyAyAnidhi jainAcArya zrI madvivijyAnaMdasUrijI (AtmArAmajI) mahArAjane svargavAsa thaye Aje 43 varSa pUrAM thaI 44 nI zarUAta thAya che. atrenA zrI saMghe ane nAgaravAsIoe cAturmAsa atre karavA AcArya mahArAjane sAdara bhArapUrvaka vinaMti karI. lAzanuM kAraNa jANI navA banelA baMdhue dharmamAM daDha rahe ane jinazAsananI zobhA vadhe eTalA mATe ghaNuM zaherAnI vinaMti hovA chatAM paNa Apane emanI vinaMtine svIkAra kare paDa. A apUrva prasaMga rAyakeTanA ItihAsamAM sonerI akSarothI lakhAI raheze. Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dararoja vyAkhyAnamAM sarve kemanA baMdhue upasthita thaI bhAvapUrvaka rasa laI rahyA che. bapore temaja rAtanA paNa ghaNu baMdhuo upasthita thaI jJAnagoSThI karI pitAnI zaMkAonuM samAdhAna karI AnaMdita thaI rahyA che. aMtamAM zrI svargavAsI zrI gurUdeva temaja zAsanadevanI sukRpAthI ane ApazrIjInA cAritra-jJAna-balathI dareka kAryamAM Apane saphaLatA maLe ane dIrdhAyu thaI pRvItalamAM vicarI jinazAsanane vijaya DaMke vagaDAvo evI zubha bhAvanAnI sAthe ahIM ja viramuM chuM. OM zAMtiH zAMtiH zAMtiH A samAsa Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gurU stuti sat patha batAnevAle, gurUvara (vallabha) cirajI. IcchAbAIke suta suhekara, dIpacaMdake naMda anupama; jagata tarAnevAle, gurUvara ciraMjIvo. 1 nagara baDedA janma lIyA hai, Atama gurUse vrata liyA he; rAdhanapura zubha ThAma, gurUvara ciraMjIve. 2 bhakto ne jaba pUchA gurUe, gurUvara kahate madhure svarase; vallabha karegA hAya, valabha ciraMjIva. 3 gurU AjJAke zIra caDhAkara, paMjAbameM gurUkula khelAkara; liyA gujarakA mArga, gurUvara ciraMjIvo. 4 sthAnakakA taba jora calAthA, gurUvarane jA reka diyA thA; dikhAyA' mAraga satya, vallabha ciraMjI. 5 mehamayI ke pAvana karate, vidyAlayakA upadeza karate; mahAvIra vidyAlaya thAya, gurUvara ciraMjI. 6 marUdhara meM jaba Apa padhAre jJAnamaMdirakA jora lagAve; pArzva vidyAlaya heya, vallabha ciraMjIve. 7. bAlAzrama umeda khulAyA, aMbAlA koleja kaDalAyA; de karake sahakAra, gurUvara ciraMjI. Aja AnaMda hamAre hadaye, gurUdana pAye hama puje, Aja sa saba kAja, vallabha ciraMjI. 9 ogasa cerANuM varase, mahA vada bArasa zubha divase; pAye darzana dhanya, gurUvara ciraMjI. 10 gurU pasAye udyama kinA, Aja janama saphalA miM kinA; gurUvara "jIvana" prANa, valabha ciraMjI. 11 - gurujI cirajI - Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ INE JILLAI[E PIIIMA Ser]NDINITI IIIIIALSLEELE LIMIAILE/DIALENNIUM | DISNETITUEnl>DNISTS BASSO] IISCA dAnavIrAne dAna devA mATe zubha sthAna ILLUSQUE Damiani manan POTUCATULMELCLCLLURMEL VATION LEMIUIZAHU mAravADa jevA ajJAna ane pachAta dezamAM pUjyapAzrI caritranAyakanA upadezathI ane athAga parizramathI para nIcenI be saMsthAo kArya karI rahela che tene 2 potAnA dAnanA pravAhathI navapallavita karaze. 1 zrI pArzvanAtha jaina vidyAlaya-varakANA pesTa-sTezana rANI (mAravADa.) 2 zrI pArzvanAtha umeda jaina bAlAzrama umedapura, posTa umedapura, - vAyA eraNapurA roDa (mAravADa) uparokata saMsthAonA khAsa uddeza e che ke ApaNA jaina jAtibhAI vyavahArika keLavaNInI sAthe dhAmikanA ucca saMskAra meLave ane aneka vIracaMda rAghavajI | taiyAra thaI duniyAmAM jainatvane dIpAve ane svaccha- na datA Adi duguNAthI dUra rahe temaja sadAcArI banI zake prabhu mahAvIranA jhaMDAne pharakAve. KI[E PIZZZZZZHLEE l) ERITUTI) BUTTOMETIMICALIFORNITE |