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________________ 000000000000 000000000000 10000000 mevAr3a sacamuca meM hI ratnagarbhA hai / vIroM kI raNabhUmi ke rUpa meM to vaha vizva prasiddha hai hI kintu saMtoM kI sAdhanA bhUmi, kaviyoM kI karma bhUmi tathA bhaktoM kI ArAdhanA bhUmi ke rUpa meM bhI gaurava - maMDita hai| par3hie prastuta meM........ zrI hIrAmuni 'himakara' ( tAraka guru ziSya ) vIroM, santoM aura bhaktoM kI bhUmi mevAr3a : eka paricaya mevAr3a bahuratnA prasavinI vasundharA hai / bhAratamAtA kA uttamA~ga pradeza hai / arAvalI parvata kI zreNiyoM se ghirI huI yaha suramya sthalI jahA~ eka ora prAkRtika evaM aitihAsika dRSTi se sundaram kI varSA karatI hai vahA~ dUsarI aura santa aura bhaktajanoM kI saurabhamayI madhura kala-kala karatI vANI se isake kaNa-kaNa meM satyaM aura zivam kI pAvana bhAvanA mukharita ho uThI hai / satyaM zivaM aura sundaram se paripUrita isa mevAr3a kI dharatI ne na kevala rAjasthAna, varan sampUrNa bhArata bhUmi ke gaurava ko cAra cA~da lagA diye haiM / jaina AgamAnusAra mAnava jagata ke ar3hAI dvIpa haiM / ina dvIpoM meM pA~ca meruparvata haiN| jambUdvIpa sarva dvIpoM zreSTha mAnA gayA hai / pA~ca meruparvatoM meM bhI sabase bar3A aura suramya parvata jambU dvIpa kA meruparvata mAnA gayA hai / yaha prakRti kI dena hai| prakRti svabhAvajanya vastu hai| usakI saMracanA koI nahIM karatA varan vaha svataH banane vAlA mahAn tattva hai / sundaram kA nirmANa karane aura use vikasita karane vAlA zubha karma ke atirikta aura koI nahIM hai / jaina niyamAnusAra zubha aura azubha do prakAra ke karma haiM / yahI do karma prAkRtika saundarya aura asaundarya meM sadA kriyAzIla rahate haiM / una karmoM ke kartA aura koI nahIM, hama jagata-jIva hI haiM / pA~ca meruparvatoM se suzobhita yaha ar3hAI dvIpa hI hamArI karmabhUmi mAnI jAtI hai| ina sabhI dvIpoM ke madhyabhAga meM jambU dvIpa hai / vaha yahI jambUdvIpa hai jisake eka bhU-bhAga kA nAma - " bharata kSetra" hai / usI ko bhAratavarSa mI kahate haiM / isI bhAratavarSa ke madhya bhAga meM mevAr3a kI urvarA bhUmi hai / bhaugolika sthiti aura prAkRtika sampadA vartamAna rAjasthAna prAnta kA udayapura, cittaur3a va bhIlavAr3A jilA mevAr3a kSetra ke antargata mAnA jA sakatA hai / prAkRtika banAvaTa kI dRSTi se udayapura aura cittaur3a jile kA adhikAMza bhAga pahAr3I hai aura bhIlavAr3e kA bhAga maidAnI / arAvalI parvata mevAr3a kA sabase bar3A parvata hai / aura kahIM-kahIM yahI pahAr3a mevADa kI prAkRtika sImA kA nirdhAraNa karatA hai| arAvalI parvata ke madhya bhAga meM jaragA kI zreNI hai / arAvalI parvata samudra kI sataha se ausatana 2383' U~cA hai| jaragA kI zreNI taka to yaha parvata 4315' taka UMcA ho gayA hai| mevAr3a ke adhikAMza loga makkA, gehU~, gannA, jo Adi kI khetI karate haiM / yahA~ kA mukhya bhojana makkA hai / yahA~ kI mukhya sampadA vibhinna prakAra ke khanija dravya haiM / udayapura aura usake AsapAsa kA kSetra khanija udyoga kI dRSTi se na kevala bhArata kA varan sampUrNa vizva ke AkarSaNa kA kendra bana rahA hai| isake AsapAsa jiMka, FAK
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________________ bIroM, santoM aura bhaktoM kI bhUmi mevAr3a eka paricaya | 101 cA~dI, jastA, sopa sTona, pannA, raoNka phAspheTa Adi aneka bahumUlya khanija padArtha kI khAne haiM / anveSaka vaijJAnikoM kA mata hai ki nAthadvArA - haldIghATI se ajamera ke samIpa tArAgar3ha taka panne kI khAna kI sambhAvanA hai| bhIlavAr3A mAIkA khanija dravya ke lie prasiddha hai / ina khanija dravyoM ke kAraNa bahuta se loga khAnoM meM kArya kara apanA jIvana yApana karate haiM / udayapura, cittaur3a, bhIlavAr3A ina tInoM hI jiloM meM ina khanija dravyoM ke kAraNa kaI choTe-moTe kArakhAne, phaikTriyA~ zurU ho gaI haiM jisameM bahuta se loga kAryarata haiM / siMcAI ke lie yahA~ kuoM aura naharoM ke sAdhana haiM / itihAsakAroM kI mAnyatA hai ki Aja se 300 varSa pUrva yahA~ kue aura nahareM nahIM thIM apitu pahAr3I jharanoM ke pAnI se siMcAI kI jAtI thI / isa prakAra mevAr3a kI bhUmi sAmAnyatayA Ubar3a-khAbar3a hai| isa sambandha meM eka satya kathA pracalita hai ! eka bAra mahArANA phatahasiMha jI se kisI aMgreja ne mevAr3a ke mAnacitra (map) kI mAMga kI thii| taba mahArANAjI ne eka cane kA pApar3a banavAkara aura use agni para seka kara dillI bheja diyA aura usa pApar3a ke sAtha yaha sandeza bheja diyA gayA ki yahI hamAre mevAr3a kI rUparekhA hai / aitihAsika pRSThabhUmi aba taka guhila ne kI jAnakArI ke DAlI thI / isI yadyapi mevAr3a ke itihAsa kA viSaya apane Apa meM zodha kA viSaya hai, lekina AdhAra para itihAsakAroM kI aisI mAnyatA hai ki mevAr3a rAjya kI nIMva chaThI zatAbdI meM vaMza meM Age jAkara bappArAvala, jo kAlabhoja bhI kahe jAte haiM, hue haiM / inhoMne san 734 I0 meM citaur3a meM morI vaMza ke tatkAlIna rAjA mAnasiMha ko parAjita kara mevAr3a ko hamezA ke lie apane adhikAra meM kara liyaa| isake bAda kA itihAsa bhI bahuta adhika spaSTa nahIM hai, eka taraha se koI bhI pramANita sAmagrI ko abhI taka zodha nahIM ho sakI hai / san 1303 meM alAuddIna khilajI ne cittaur3a para AkramaNa kiyA usa samaya cittaur3a para rAvala ratanasiMha kA rAjya thA / kintu ve parAjita ho gaye aura cittaur3a guhilavaMza ke hAtha se nikala gayA / san 1326 I0 meM hamIra ne jo sisodiyA vaMza kA pramukha thA cittaur3a ko vApasa apane adhikAra meM liyA tathA unheM mahArANA kahA jAne lgaa| tabhI se Aja taka mevAr3a para sisodiyA vaMza kA zAsana calA A rahA hai / isI vaMza meM rANA sAMgA, udayasiMha, mahArANA pratApa, mahArANA phatahasiMha, mahArANA bhUpAlasiMha jaise tejasvI mahArANA ho cuke haiN| san 1559 I0 meM mahArANA udayasiMha ne udayapura kI nIMva DAlI aura tabhI se mevAr3a kI rAjadhAnI udayapura ho gaI / mevAr3a kI aitihAsika pRSTha bhUmi ke sandarbha meM eka bAta ullekhanIya hai ki yahA~ ke mahArANAoM ke ArAdhya deva zrI ekaliMga jI ko mAnate haiM jinakA bhavya evaM kalAtmaka mandira udayapura se lagabhaga 13 hai / ve apane ArAdhya deva zrI ekaliMga jI ko hI apanA rAjA mAnate haiM aura ve mAnate haiM / dharma-vIra prasavinI mevAr3a-nU isa dharmavIra prasavinI mevAr3a bhU ne anekAneka dharmavIroM ko janma diyA hai| jinhoMne dharma-rakSA ke lie apane prANoM taka kI Ahuti de dii| tapasvI rAja zrI mAnamala jI mahArAja pUjya zrI motIlAla jI ma0, sva0 guruvara zrI tArAcanda jI mahArAja jaise eka se eka bar3hakara jaina muni rAja ne isI mevAr3a bhUmi para janma liyaa| vahIM dUsarI ora aneka itihAsa puruSa va naravIroM se yaha bhUmi gauravAnvita huI hai| jinakI gaurava gAthAe~ Aja mevAr3a kI bhUmi ke kaNakaNa se mukharita hotI hai| (1) paddimanI kA agni praveza--jaisA ki Upara likhA jA cukA hai ki san 1303 meM alAuddIna khilajI ne cittaur3a para AkramaNa kiyaa| usa samaya rAvala ratanasiMha cittaur3a ke rAjA thaa| unhoMne pUrI zakti se auraMgajeba kA mukAbalA kiyA, anta meM rAvala kI hAra huI aura unakI vizva prasiddha sundara patnI ne apane satItva evaM deza kI mAnamaryAdA ke lie apane ko hajAroM rAjapUta vIrAMganAoM sahita agni praveza karA diyaa| saMsAra ke itihAsa meM yahI hadkaon Bla mIla kI dUrI para sthita apane ko unakA dIvAna Jain Education internationa ou 000000000000 grap 000000000000 4000DDDDDD www
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________________ 102 | pUjya pravartaka zrI ambAlAla jI mahArAja-abhinandana grantha 000000000000 000000000000 HERE E NABE ghaTanA cittaur3a ke prathama jauhara ke nAma se pukArA jAtA hai| padminI kA yaha jauhara hamAre bhAratIya nArI samAja kI uccacAritrika vizeSatA kA jItA-jAgatA udAharaNa hai| mahArANA sAMgA-mevAr3a ke itihAsa meM mahArANA sAMgA urpha mahArANA saMgrAmasiMha kA nAma bhI bahuta hI Adara aura sammAna ke sAtha liyA jAtA hai| mevAr3a kI rakSArtha inhoMne apane jIvana kA sampUrNa samaya yuddhabhUmi meM bitAyA aura 18 yuddha lar3e / ina yuddhoM meM inakI eka A~kha calI gaI aura eka hAtha kaTa gyaa| kahate haiM-unake zarIra para 80 ghAva par3a gaye / antima yuddha meM bAbara se lar3ate hue sAMgA ghAyala hokara gira par3e aura mUcchita ho gaye, taba unheM saradAra uThAkara le aaye| jaba hoza AyA to ve lar3ane ko udyata ho uThe, saradAroM, parivAra ke logoM ne unheM bahuta samajhAyA kintu ve apanI haTha nahIM chor3ate, anta meM unheM burI gati se bacAne ke lie hI parivAra vAloM ne unheM jahara de diyaa| mahArANA sAMgA kI dezabhakti aura dharma-parAyaNatA itihAsa kI ujjvala ghaTanA ke rUpa meM ajara- . amara ho gii| dUsarA jauhara-mevAr3a meM cittaur3a kA dUsarA jauhara bhI bahuta prasiddha hai| mahArANA vikramasiMha cittaur3a kA zAsaka thA / taba gujarAta ke bAdazAha bahAdurazAha ne mevAr3a para car3hAI kara dii| rAjamAtA hAr3ArAnI aura rAjamAtA karmavatI ne apanI rakSArtha dillI ke samrATa humAyu se sahAyatA cAhI jo usa samaya mAlavA kI ora zerazAha se ulajhA huA thaa| sahAyatA denA svIkAra bhI kara liyA kintu humAyuM ThIka samaya cittaur3a nahIM pahu~ca sakA phalataH rAjapUtI-senA ke sabhI vijaya ke prayatna niSphala ho gye| taba hAr3I rAnI aura karmavatI ne kaI rAjapUta striyoM sahita agni-praveza kiyaa| mevAr3a ke itihAsa meM yaha dUsarA jauhara kahA gayA / mahArANA pratApa-deza-videza meM pratApa ke nAma se hI mevAr3a ko jAnA-mAnA jAtA hai| dharma rakSA, dezabhakti aura svatantratA kI rakSArtha unhoMne apane jIvana kI Ahuti dedii| vikrama saMvat 1567 kI jyeSTha zuklA tRtIyA ko mahArANA pratApa kA janma huA / mahArANA udayasiMha kI mRtyu ke bAda ve 32 varSa kI Ayu meM mebAr3a ke zAsaka bane / usa samaya dillI kA zAsaka akabara thaa| akabara ke sAmane rAjasthAna ke sabhI narezoM ne sira jhukA liyA / mevADa kI sthiti bhI acchI nahIM thii| yadyapi mevAr3a ne dillI kI adhInatA svIkAra nahIM kI kintu mevAr3a kA adhikAMza bhU-bhAga akabara ke adhikAra meM thaa| mahArANA pratApa ne rAjya gaddI para AsIna hote hI mevAr3a ko pUrNa rUpa se svatantra karAne kI pratijJA kii| aura isa prayAsa meM unheM bahuta kaSTa uThAnA par3A, rAjamahala kyA unheM jaMgala-jaMgala bhaTakanA par3A, ghAsa-vRkSa ke bichaune para sonA par3A aura phala-phUda-kanda Adi khAkara gujArA karanA par3A, kintu ve svatantratA ke lie jhUjhate rhe| akabara ne jayapura ke rAjA mAnasiMha ko pratApa ke pAsa unheM samajhAne ko bhejaa| itihAsa prasiddha udaya sAgara kI pAla para pratApa unheM mile, kintu pratApa ne adhInatA svIkAra nahIM kI, varan unhoMne mAnasiMha ke sAtha baiThakara bhojana karanA bhI apanA apamAna samajhA! mAnasiMha dillI gayA aura vahA~ se zAhI phauja ko lekara usane vikrama saMvata 1632 kI jyeSTha zuklA dvitIyA ko mevAr3a para AkramaNa kara diyaa| yaha yuddha haldIghATI ke yuddha ke nAma se prasiddha huaa| haldIghATI udayapura ke pAsa nAthadvArA ke samIpa sthita hai jo Aja yuddha ke smAraka ke rUpa meM zobhita hai| yadyapi haldIghATI ke yuddha meM mevAr3a kI hAra huii| aneka rAjapUta sainika yoddhA, saradAra mAre gaye / pratApa kA svAmIbhakta ghor3A ceTaka bhI mArA gayA aura mannAjI jaise svAmIbhakta saradAra ne apane svAmI ke prANoM kI rakSA ke liye apane prANoM kI Ahuti bhI dedii| kintu mahArANA pratApa ne akabara kI adhInatA svIkAra nahIM kii| yuddha meM hAra jAne ke bAda mahArANA ke pAsa na senA rahI na dhana ! eka bAra to ve mevAr3a chor3akara bhI jAne lage kintu dhanakubera jaina zrAvaka bhAmAzAha ne unheM roka kara apanI sampUrNa dhana aura sampatti ko mahArANA kI sevA meM bheMTa kara dii| mahArANA pratApa ne isa dhana se punaH senA ekatrita kI aura kaI lar3AiyA~ lar3I aura kucha anya kiloM ko chor3akara sAre mevAr3a prAnta ko unhoMne svatantra kara liyaa| isI bIca ve bImAra ho gye| marate samaya mevAr3a ke sAmanta saradAroM ne pUrNa svatantratA prApta karane kI pratijJA kI tabhI unake prANa nikala sake ! mahArANA pratApa ke sandarbha meM yaha bAta ullekhanIya hai ki mahArANA pratApa dvArA calAye gaye svatantratA abhiyAna meM yahAM ke mUla AdivAsI bhIla jAti ne inakA bahuta sAtha diyaa| Aja bhI mahArANA kA vaMza isa bhIla jAti kA upakAra mAnatA hai / ORMER Forabineteeneo AvaIVRATRIOSINME
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________________ isa prasaMga meM yaha dohA bahuta prasiddha hai bIroM, santoM aura bhaktoM ko bhUmi mevAr3a eka paricaya | 103 akabara jAsI Apa dillI pAsI dUsarA / puNya rAsI pratApa suyaza na jAsI sUramA / / mahArANA pratApa ke bAda mevAr3a ke siMhAsana para rAjasiMha, sajjanasiMha, phatahasiMha, bhUpAlasiMha jaise pratibhAsampanna mahArANA ho cuke haiN| santa aura bhakta prasavinI- bhU mevAr3a kI bhU dravya ratna, vIra ratna ke sAtha santa aura bhakta prasavinI bhUmi bhI hai| yahA~ kI bhUmi usa satInAra baDabhAgana lakSmI ke samAna hai jisake viSaya meM eka kavitA meM kahA gayA hai sunAte the| - "sati nAra sUrA jaNe bar3a bhAgana dAtAra / bhAgyavAna lakSmI jaNe so sAraNa meM sAra // so sAraNa meM sAra eka pApana kI pUr3I / cora, juArI, cugalakhora jane nara bhaDasUrI // rAmacaraNa sA~cI kahe yA meM phera na phAra / satI nAra sUrA jaNe baDa bhAgana dAtAra // bhakta ziromaNi mIrAM - prAtaH smaraNIya mahArANA pratApa ke nAma ke sAtha bhakta ziromaNi mIrAM kA nAma bhI utanA hI gauravazIla aura lokapriya hai mIrAM mevAr3a kI rAjarAnI thI, usakA sAMsArika vivAha mevAr3a ke yuvarAja bhoja ke sAtha huaa| mIrAM kRSNa kI parama bhakta thI / mIrAM ke bhakti gItoM ne mevAr3a kI bhUmi ko pAvana kara diyaa| unakI saguNa dAmpatya bhakti pUrNa viyoga zrRMgAra ke pada hindI kAvya kI nidhi hai / munirAja ror3IdAsa jI ma0 sAhaba - munirAja ror3IdAsa jI mahArAja sAhaba mevAr3a ke agraNI santa hue haiM / unakI tapazakti bahuta hI bar3hI car3hI thii| unake tapa bala kI eka loka-kathA bahuta prasiddha hai-- eka bAra munirAja roDIdAsa jI ne hAthI se AhAra grahaNa karane kA abhigraha dhAraNA kiyA jaba ve AhAra grahaNa karane ke lie bAhara nikale to mArga meM unheM eka hAthI mila gyaa| hAthI ne munirAja kI tarapha dekhA, kucha samajhA aura pAsa kI eka miThAI kI dukAna se miThAI uThAkara usane AhAra munirAja kI jholI meM DAla diyA / santa mAnamala jI mahArAja - bhakta aura santoM kI paramparA meM mevAr3I santa mAnamalajI mahArAja kA nAma bhI bahuta Adara se liyA jAtA hai / unake viSaya meM eka AkhyAna prasiddha hai| eka bAra nAthadvArA ke pAsa grAma khamanora ke eka bherU ke mandira meM inhoMne rAtri vizrAma kiyA hai| kahA jAtA hai usI rAta bherUdevatA aura isTApaka devI munirAja se bahuta prasanna evaM prabhAvita hue aura tabhI se unakI sevA meM rahane lge| yaha AkhyAna Aja mI vahA~ kI janatA meM bahuta lokaprasiddha hai / bAvajI catarasiMha jI Jan Education international udayapura ke isa sisodiyA vaMza meM kavirAja zrI catarasiMha jI ho gaye haiM inakA mevAr3I bhASA para apanA adhikAra thaa| usa yuga kI calane vAlI pratyeka acchAiyoM burAiyoM para racanAe~ kiyA karate the, hindU evaM musalamAnoM ke bIca zAnti cAhane vAle the| bhagavAna para pUrNa vizvAsa thA / jaise apane kai kaNI ro leNo, saba sampa karI ne rahano / rAma diyo jo likha lalATa meM vI meM rAjI rahano / halako bhArI khama leno paNa kar3avo kabahu na keha no // isI prakAra apane hI bhAI-bandhuoM meM zarAba pIne kI burAiyA~ dekhIM, taba tIkhe aura sIdhe zabdoM meM 000000000000 * planom 000000000000 10001000000 S.Bhate/
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________________ 104 | pUjya pravartaka zrI ambAlAla jI mahArAja--abhinandana grantha 000000000000 000000000000 andAtA ne AcchA boyA / thArA kaTe phUTa gayA koyA / / keka nAza se nazA karAyo, ke rADA meM royaa| khamA khamA pelA pe, vI ne lage lage ghara khoyA / / isI taraha se usa yuga kI zikSA praNAlI para bhI khulakara likhate the| kAraNa vinaya, namratA, saralatA, kSamatA kI maryAdA ojhala hotI dekha ve boleN| bhaNa ne kidhI kazI bhlaaii| gA~Tha rI sAmI samajha gamAI / / paramAratha ro pATha bhUla kisI yAda tthgaaii| avalI gheDo melamAla pe kidhI kaNI kamAI // vilAsI jIvana meM dabate hue jAgIradAroM ko dekhakara jAgRti kA saMdeza diyaa| jaise jAgo jAgo re bhArata rA vIro jAgo, thAro kaTe kesariyo vAgo / the ho vaNoM rA jAyA yaza suragoM taka lAgo / abe esa ArAma vAsate mata kukara jyoM bhaago|| mevAr3a ke cAraNa bhATa kaviyoM ne bhI isa dharatI kA pAnI pIkara zUra vIratA kI bigula bajAne meM kamI nahIM rakhI / cittaur3a ko dhA~ya-dhAya jalatI huI dekhakara vIra sainikoM ko AhvAna kiyA thA rAtri ke nirava prahara meM, cittaur3a tihArI chAtI para / jalatI thIM jauhara jvAlAe~ mevAr3a tihArI chAtI para / / dhuM dhuM karate zmasAna mile, paga paga para balidAna mile| dhAnI aMcala meM hare-bhare, mA~-bahinoM ke aramAna mile / mevAr3a bhUmi hamezA ke lie vIratA kA paricaya detI A rahI hai| jaba kabhI kAyara kA putra paidA ho jAya, . mAno yA vIra bhUmi pukAratI ki merI rakSA karane vAle kahA~ gaye / mA~ jove thArI Aja bATa, dharatI rA dhaNiyA jAgo re, rajapUtaNa jAyo bhUla gayo, cittauDI jauhara jvAloM ne| the bhUla gayA raNa rAThaur3I, aridala rA bhukhA bhAloM ne, jagarA muradA bhI jAga gayA, jujhArA aba to jAgo re / isa prakAra hamArI mevAr3a bhUmi hamezA ke lie AdaraNIya mAtA janmabhUmi priya bhUmi banakara rahI hai / isa deza kI veSa-bhUSA, bhASA svatantra calI A rahI hai / yahA~ ke santa mahAtmA tathA deva darzana loka prasiddha ho cuke haiM / mevAr3a kA pUrA paricaya de denA kaThina hai, phira bhI maiMne isa choTe se nibandha meM thor3A-sA paricaya dene kA prayAsa kiyA hai| WITTER GONE 0900 NEEMENIRUARMESHRAIL vapineReg