Book Title: Zabak Divdi
Author(s): Kumarpal Desai
Publisher: Gurjar Sahitya Prakashan
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/034438/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 2NanI jhabaka dIvaDI. V RAMANUJ kumArapALa desAI Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bALa sAhasakathA zreNI-4 jhabaka dIvaDI kumArapALa desAI prAptisthAna gurjara sAhitya bhavana ratanapoLanAkA sAme, gAMdhImArga, amadAvAda 380001 phona : 079-22144663, 22149660 e-mail: goorjar@yahoo.com web: gurjarbooksonline.com gUrjara sAhitya prakAzana 102, lenDamArka bilDiMga, TAiTeniyama, siTI senTara pAse, sImA hola sAme, 100 phuTa roDa, prahalAdanagara, amadAvAda 380015 phona : 26934340, 98252 68759 - gurjarprakashainda grrail.com Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lekhakanI vAta A pustakamAM potAnAM hiMmata, sAhasa, sujha ane samayasucakatAthI anyanA jIvanamAM ajavALuM phelAvanArI dIvaDIonI - nAnI chokarIonI - kathA AlekhI che. ATha varSanI prajJA, agiyAra varSanI svITI, cauda varSanI jhabaka ane vIsa varSanI kAntAbahena - e sahue bIjAne bacAvavA paropakArabharI kAmagIrI bajAvI che. hiMmata, paropakAra ane bahAdurInI A sAva satya ghaTanAnI sAthe bALako sahelAIthI tAdAbhya anubhavI zakaze.. navazikSitone paNa A AkhI zreNI vAMcavAmAM saraLa ane jIvana mATe preraNAdAyI banI raheze. A pustakanI kathAo nArIjAgRtinuM kAma paNa karaze. AnA vAMcanathI bALakomAM hiMmata ane sAhasanI bhAvanA jAgaze to mAro prayAsa sArthaka lekhIza. A pustakanA prakAzanamAM gurjara graMtharatna kAryAlaya ane zrI manubhAI zAhe je rasa dAkhavyo che te badala AbhArI chuM. tA. 12-4-2017 kumArapALa desAI amadAvAda kiMmata : rU. 30 prathama AvRtti : 1975 AThamI saMvardhita AvRtti: 2017 Zabak Divadi A collection of inspiring stories baised on girl's power for children by Kumarpal Desai Published by Gurjar Granth Ratna Karyalaya, Ahmedabad-1 (c) kumArapALa desAI pRSTha : 40 ISBN : 978-93-5162-44-8. nakala : 1000 prakAzaka : gUrjara graMtharatna kAryAlaya amarabhAI ThAkoralAla zAha : ratanapoLanAkA sAme, gAMdhImArga, amadAvAda-380001 phona : 2214663, e-mail: goorjar ayahoo.com mudraka : bhagavatI oNphaseTa sI/16, baMsIdhara esTeTa, bAlaDolapurA, amadAvAda-380 004 Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anukrama jhabaka dIvaDI bIe e bIjA 1. 2. 3. jananIne navajIvana ApyuM 4. raMga gujarAtaNa zaktinuM pratika manAtI nArI kaTokaTInI paLe kuneha batAve che, saMgharSanI paLe samajadArI batAve che ane saMkaTa sAme sAhasikatA batAve che. rUmana-pAvarano mahimA karatI A kathAo bALakone nAnapaNathI ja khamIra-khumArI ane khAnadAnInuM saMkArisAna karaze....... -0-0-0 5 15 23 31 ? * ===0 jhabaka dIvI jhalaka dIvaDI 1. jhabaka dIvaDI vAta che cUlI gAmanI. vakhata che so varSa pahelAMno. saurASTramAM jhAlA rAjAono paMthaka. jhabaka dIvI nAma jhAlAvADa A jhAlAvADamAM jANItuM dhrAMgadhrA rAjya. cUlI e rAjyanuM gAma. khobA jevaDuM gAma. gAmane pAdara eka nAno gaDha. Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gAmamAM vasatI nabaLI-pAtaLI. sukhI ghara pAMca ane te vANiyAnAM. vANiyAmAM paNa zeTha chagana tArAcaMdanuM khoraDuM AgevAna. bAkI to koLI ne g2abI. majUrI kare ane mAMDa peTa bhare koLI. khetI kare ne mAMDa be TaMkanuM raLe kaNabI. keTalAMka loko UDiyAM kahevAya. bahAra jAya ne roTalo raLI Ave. emane gAmamAM ghara nahIM, sImamAM khetara nahIM. thoDAka vAtaDAhyA bhATa ane cAraNa. paNa e to ghoDI laI gAma-paragAma pharatA hoya. varasanA vacale divase ghera hoya. bAkI thoDAM ghara kuMbhAranAM. vAlobhAbho emAM AgevAna. vALaMdamAM mANeka ane harijanomAM kALu AgevAna. vANiyAmAM AgevAna chagana zeTha. gora odhavajI emanA mitra. gAmamAM koI jhaghaDo paDyo ke Dakho jAgyo eTale kaoNrTa-kacerIe koI caDe nahi. corA para jaIne dhA nAMkhe. 01010 - jhabaka dIvaDI chagana zeTha mAthe pAghaDI ne khabhe khesa nAMkhI corA para Ave. tarata odhavajI gora kapALe tripuMDa ane zarIra para janoI sAthe Ave. cAraNa IzaradAnajI Ave. kuMbhAra vAlobhAbho Ave. vALaMda mANeka Ave. bAvA caraNigira Ave. kALu harijana paNa Ave. ane vAta badhI trAjave naMkhAya. nyAyanuM palluM nIce name ane anyAyanuM palluM UMce rahe, e rIte cukAdo ApavAmAM Ave. mananI gAMTha UkalI jAya. heta-prIta thaI jAya. kaoNrTa-kacerI ne vakIlanA kharca bacI jAya. A chagana zeThane eka dIkarI. nAma jhabaka. vAdaLamAM jhabakatI vIjaLI jevI. jhabaka aMdhArAmAM ajavALuM karatI dIvaDI jevI. jhabaka ArasanI pUtaLI jevI. pAMca hAtha pUrI. namaNo deha ne namaNI vANI. bApane jhabaka bahu vahAlI. A jhabakanuM sagapaNa lIMbaDI gAme kareluM. lIMbaDI gAmanA kastUracaMda gAMdhInA dIkarA zivalAla vere eno vivAha karelo. jhabaka dIvI Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ekalI jhabakane thaDanI pAchaLa bukAnIdhArIo dekhAyA -0-0-0-0-0 ? * === jhabaka dIvaDI lIMbaDIthI varavALA sAkara, sukhaDI ne samuratuM laIne AvyA. samuratAmAM sarasa sarasa dAgInA. kapaDAM paNa eTalAM ja sarasa. mana mohe tevI gaLAnI mohanamALA. berakhAnA pArA maDhelI hemanI baMgaDIo. kAnanAM motITAMkyAM veLiyAM. paganAM jhAMjhara ne nakhalIo. bAMhya paheravAnuM sonAnuM kaDuM. jhabaka to rAjIrAjI thaI gaI. vicAravA lAgI ke A ghareNAM ane kapaDAMmAM huM kevI suMdara lAgIza ! sarakhI sahiyaromAM huM kevI sarasa dekhAIza. cAla, pahelAM bhImiDaye kUve jAuM ane nAhI lauM. I pachI kapaDAM ne ghareNAM paheruM. gherathI kahyA vagara jhabaka nIkaLI paDI. jhabaka to jhAMjhara jhaNakAvatI cAlI jAya. tyAM to 0 pIluDInA thaDa pAchaLa pAMca-sAta mANasa dekhAyA. karaDA ane vikarALa caherA. moDhe bukAnIo bAMdhelI. AMkho joI hoya to lAlacoLa. hAthamAM hathiyAra. cauda varSanI jhabakane bhAre bIka lAgI. acAnaka enAthI bolAI gayuM, "mAmA, huM to tamArI hoMza pUrI karavA nIkaLI. jhabaka dIvI Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chagana zeThanI dIkarI huM jhabake." pIluDI pAchaLa miyANA hatA. gAma lUMTavA AvyA hatA. sAMja paDavAnI rAha jotA hatA. temano AgevAna bolyo, bhANI, jhaTa ghara bhegI thA. dIkarInI jAtane vaLI A kapaDAM-dAgInA. vakhata kharAba che." jhabaka to jhaTa jhaTa pAchI pharI. zikArInA paMjAmAMthI mRgalI nAse ema nAThI. doDatI-doDatI bharyAzvAse ghera AvI, ne mAnA khoLAmAM paDatAM bolI, "mA, miyANA !" mAtAe jhabakanA bApane bolAvyA. dIkarI miyANAche miyANA bolyA kare che ema kahyuM. chagana zeThe thoDI vAra dIkarIne paMpALI ane pachI 0 badhI vAta pUchI lIdhI. temane khabara paDI gaI ke Aja che rAte gAma lUMTAze. miyANA lUTaze. tarata potAnI khaDakImAM gAmanA AgevAnone ekaThA | karyA. ghareNuM-gAMThuM to jhabakanuM je AvyuM hatuM e ane ? bIjuM badhuM bheguM karI ghAsa bharavAnA vADAmAM dATI dIdhuM. | e divaso dilanI dilAvarInA hatA. gAmamAM eka sarakArI pasAyato rahe, bAkI polIsa ke phojadAranuM nAma nahotuM. gAmanI rakSA gAmaloko jAte karatA. mANaso covIse kalAka taiyAra rahetA. eka jaNa para Aphata AvI to gAma AkhuM taiyAra. gAma para Aphata AvI tyAre pUcho mA ! ghera besI rahe ene phaTya kahevAya. kALu harijana gAmamAM Dhola laI AvI pahoMcyo. enA Dhola mAthe dAMDI paDe ke sAbadA thaI javAnuM hoya. dAMDI pITIne kALue sahune taiyAra thavAnuM kahyuM. bharavADo ne cAraNo maLyA te hathiyAra laI taiyAra thaI gayAM. emanAM moM para Dara nahoto, AnaMda hato. vAlobhAbho ane vALaMda mANeka paNa potAnI komanA che sAthIone laIne AvI gayA. UbhaDiyA lokoe gAma AsapAsanI thoranI vADa che sarakhI karI nAMkhI, phakta eka chIMDuM rAkhyuM. chIMDAthI thoDe AgaLa gADAno gaDha racyo ne UMTaDe UMTaDA bAMdhI moraco goThavI dIdho. puruSo to badhA keDa bhIDIne taiyAra rahyA, tyAre 0 0 --0-0-0 0 -0-0 0 0 -0-0-0 0 0 0 0. 10 - 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- jhabaka dIvaDI. jhabaka dIvaDI -0-0-0 -0-00-0-0 - 11 Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ strIo kaMI gharamAM thoDI bharAI rahe ? chagana zeThanI jhabake AgevAnI lIdhI, gharagharamAMthI sAMbelAM, dhovAnA dhokA ane valoNAnA ravaiyA ekaThA karavAmAM AvyA. A pachI gharanA lIMpela-gUMpela AMgaNAmAM maga pAtharavAmAM AvyA. mANasa maga para cAle ke lapasIne nIce paDe. pAchaLa jhabakanI vIjaLIsenA - sAMbelA, dhokA vagere zastro sAthe taiyAra ja UbhI hoya. mANasa paDyo ke mAthe sAMbeluM jhIkAyuM ja samajo ane pachI sAMbelAM para sAMbelAM ! mANasano borakUTo ja karI nAkhavAno. sAMja paDI. aMdhArAM UmaTavA lAgyAM. maMdiranI jhAlara raNajhaNI rahI ne miyANA pAdaramAM dekhAyo. joyuM to cAre kora taiyArI. gAma AkhuM khaDe page. mANaso sAmano karavA mATe goThavAI gayelA. lUMTArAno cADiyo gAmamAM khabara kADhavA gayelo. che e samAcAra laIne Avyo ke pelI jhabaka dIvaDIe (12)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- jhabaka dIva AkhA gAmane khaDuM karI dIdhuM che. lUMTArAnA AgevAne vicAra karIne kahyuM, gAma nAnuM che. loko saMpIlA ne bahAdura che. jhapAjhapI jarUra thaze. kadAca pAchAya bhAgavAno vAro Ave. vaLI lUMTamAM to khAsa kaMI hAtha nahi Ave. mATe cAlo, pAchA pharo." sahu pAchA pharavAnI taiyArImAM hatA, tyAM AgevAna miyANo kahe, ema ne ema cAlyA jaIzuM to nAmozI thaze. chagana zeThanI dIkarI jhabake ApaNane mAmA kahyA. bolAvo ene ane kaho ke bhANejanuM gAma amArAthI lUTAya nahi eTale pAchA jaIe chIe." tarata chagana zeThane notaruM gayuM. chagana zeTha vANiyA hatA, paNa e vakhatanA vANiyA vIra hatA. tarata lUMTArAne maLavA AvyA. lUMTArAe kahyuM, "amArI jhabaka dIvaDIne mAmA taraphathI rUpiyA pAMca kApaDAnA Apajo. eNe Aja gAmane bacAvyuM - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 jhabaka dIvaDI -0-0-0 -0-0-0-0-0 -13 Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chagana zeThe carcA na karI, paNa kahyuM ke bhANInA gherathI bhUkhyA javAya nahi. chAza roTalAnuM zirAmaNa karatA jAo ! gAme lUMTArAone zirAmaNa karAvyuM. lUMTArAoe gAmanA saMpane biradAvyo. cauda varSanI jhabaka dIvaDInI gAmamAM vAhavAha thaI gaI. bIe e bIjA 0 0 2 -0 0 -0 0 -0 0 -0 0 -0 0 Tana...Tana....Tana... ghaMTa vAgyo. nizALa chUTI. navI dilhInI jaina kanyA-mAdhyamika zALAnI sahu vidyArthinIo vargamAMthI bahAra AvI. chaThThA dhoraNamAM bhaNatI svITI paNa bahAra nIkaLI. svITInuM mULa nAma to ravIndara kaura paNa A -0 0 -0 0 -0 0 - 0 0 0 0 14 - 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- jhabaka dIvaDI. bIe e bIjA-0 0 -0 -0-0 -0-0-0- 15 Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vahAlasoyI chokarIne sahu 'svITI' evA hulAmaNA nAme bolAve. agiyAra varSanI svITI nizALanA daravAje AvI. ene baraphagoLo bahu bhAve. nizALanA daravAjA pAse UbhelA baraphagoLAvALAne goLo banAvavA kahevA lAgI. sahu sakhIo to AgaLa cAlI. nizALa chUTI pachI UbhuM rahe koNa ? thoDI vAramAM navI dilhIno mogala pArka vistAra sumasAma thavA lAgyo. baraphagoLo laIne svITIbahena to cAlavA lAgyAM. emaNe joyuM to nizALanA daravAjA 9 najIka traNeka sAdhu AMTA lagAve. - kevA sAdhu ! jADA-tagaDA sAdhu ! moTI-moTI AMkhovALA sAdhu ! bhagavAM kapaDAM ane lAMbI mUchadADhIvALA sAdhu ! A sAdhuo Ama jAya ne tema jAya! Ama jue ne tema jue ! badhA sAdhuoe moTAMmoTAM vajanadAra poTalAM UMcakelAM. AgaLa poTaluM, vaLI pITha pAchaLa poTaluM. poTalAMno bhAra ghaNo. vAraMvAra khabhA para barAbara Tekave. svITIbena to baraphagoLAnI moja mANatAM mANatAM ghara tarapha cAlavA lAgyAM. evAmAM eka acaraja enI najare caDyuM. eka sAdhunI pITha paranA poTalAmAMthI bahAra kazuMka labaDe ! dhyAnathI joyuM to jaNAyuM ke koIno nAnakaDo paga laTakI rahyo che ! svITI paDI vicAramAM. poTalAmAM to paheravAnA kapaDAM hoya, bhojana mATenAM vAsaNa hoya, paNa emAM nAnakaDo paga te hoto haze ? svITI ema muMjhAya tevI nahotI. na samajAya tevI bAbatane maphatanI mAthAkUTa mAnI javA de tevI na hatI. kazuM ajANyuM jue, to ene jANyA pachI ja paga vALIne bese. ene thayuM, lAva jarA najIka jAuM ! jouM to kharI ? ke A poTalAmAM bharyuM che zuM ? svITI billIpage AgaLa vadhI. dhIre rahIne najIka sarakI. mukha upara bhAre cupakIdI, paNa AMkho ghaNI | cAlAka ! sAdhunI najIkathI pasAra thaI. poTalAnI pAsethI te AgaLa vadhI to ethIya adakuM acaraja thayuM !poTalAmAMthI bIe e bIjA 0-0-0 -0-0-0-0--8 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 13) - 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- jhabaka dIvarI Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ koInA raDavAno avAja Avyo ! nAnakaDuM bALaka DUsakAM bharIbharIne raDatuM hoya tevuM lAgyuM. svITIne thayuM, A te vaLI kevuM poTaluM ? bahAra nAno paga laTake ane aMdarathI raDavAno avAja Ave ! bIjuM koI bALaka to A bhUta mAnIne UbhI pUMchaDIe bhAge. koI DarIne muThThI vALI doTa lagAve. koInA paga tharatharavA mAMDe, to koIne gabharATamAM parasevo chUTe. sAdhuoe DoLA kADhyA. svITIne bIka batAvI. hAtha ugAmI mAra mAravAno bhaya batAvyo. nAnakaDI svITI ema gAMjI jAya evI na hatI. eNe to bUmo pADavAnuM cAluM rAkhyuM. sAdhuone thayuM ke have to mAryA ! pakaDAI javAze to jAnathI hAtha dhovA paDaze ! bUma pADatI chokarI bIka batAvyuM aTake tevI na hatI. AthI sAdhuo pobArA gaNI javA koziza karavA lAgyA. be jaNA to nAsI chUTyA. svITI to bUma pADatI jAya, doDIne najIkamAM rahelA polIsane eNe khabara ApI. polIsa doDI Avyo. barapha goLAvALo Avyo. AjubAju rahenArA sau zvAsabhera dhasI AvyA. | bhAgavA jatA eka sAdhune sahue pakaDI lIdho. e che sAdhunuM nAma hatuM bhikSu dANAvAlA. enAM poTalAno bhAra vadhAre. enA pApano boja ghaNo. e jhaDapabhera ! doDI zakyo nahi. lokoe ene pakaDI pADyo. khabhethI poTalAM UtarAvyAM. eka poTaluM AgaLa che 0 0 0 svITI AvI Darapoka na hatI. Aphata joIne kAyara bananArI na hatI. bIe e bIjA ! nAnakaDI svITI lAMbo vicAra karavA lAgI. sAdhuonA A poTalAmAM haze zuM ? Akhare ene ukela jaDI gayo. nakkI, A poTalAmAM koI nAnuM bALaka lAge che ! | raDavAno avAja paNa bALakano ane labaDato paga paNa bALakano. nakkI A sAdhu koI bALakane uThAvI jato lAge che. svITI jozabhera bUma pADavA lAgI. 'doDo...doDo...A bAvo bALakone upADI jAya ! 6 doDo.. doDo.." 18) - 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- jhabaka dIvaDI 0 0 0 0 0 bIe e bIjA-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 9 9 Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 900 ug 0000 ane eka poTaluM pAchaLa. lokonA gussAno pAra nahi. loko e poTalAM choDavA mAMDyAM. AgaLanA poTalAmAMthI muhammada vAkipha nAmano cAra varSano bALaka nIkaLyo. muhammadane biskiTa bahu bhAve. A bAvo ene biskiTanI lAlaca ApI uThAvI lAvyo hato. muhammada bahAra nIkaLyo. chatAM Darano mAryo khUba dhrUjato hato. AgaLanA poTalAmAMthI eka bALaka nIkaLyuM, to pAchaLanA poTalAmAMthI be bALako nIkaLyAM. eka hato be varSano nAnakaDo rAjendrakumAra. ene kazI khabara na hatI, bharaUMghamAM e sUto hato. eno paga poTalAnI | bahAra labaDato hato. bIjI hatI rAjendranI bahena, pAMca varSanI sImArANI. ghara bahAra ramatI sImAne bAvAoe kahyuM ke mAre ghera cAla ! tane managamatI mIThAI ApIza. bhAtabhAtanAM bhojana karAvIza. basa, tAre to lIlAlahera thaI jaze. lAlacamAM lobhAI janArA lAMbo vicAra karatA che nathI. bhAI-bahena baMne bAvAnA hAthamAM jhaDapAI gayAM. 0 sImAne aphasosa ghaNo thayo. e khUbakhUba raDatI hatI. bhAre bhayathI phaphaDatI hatI. 20 - 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- jhabaka dIvaDI. traNa bALakone bacAvanArI bahAdura svITI. enA khoLAmAM che be varSano rAjendra, pAchaLa che cAra varSano bhayabhIta muhammada vAkipha ne bAjumAM che pAMca varSanI sImArANI. najIkamAM bALakone upADI janAra dANAvAlA hAthakaDI sAthe Ubhelo che. -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 0 - bIe e bIjA 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 - 21 Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bALakonA mAtApitAne bolAvavAmAM AvyAM. potAnAM khovAyelAM bALako pAchAM maLatAM mAtApitAnI khuzIno pAra na rahyo. A divasa hato 1970nI pAMcamI eprilano. banAvanI tapAsa mATe AvelA polIsa adhikArIe svITIne ekaso rUpiyAnuM inAma ApyuM. enI anokhI hiMmatane biradAvatuM pramANapatra ApyuM. nAnakaDI bALAne dhanyavAda ApatAM kahyuM - je dezamAM svITI jevI nirbhaya bALAo haze, e deza jagatamAM sadAya unnata ane ujvaLa raheze." 'jananIne navajIvana ApyuM! 0 0 -0 0 -0 0 -0 -0 -0 0 -0 0 ATha varSanI chokarI. prajJA enuM nAma. prajJA eTale buddhi. jevuM nAma, evA guNa. dareka vAta vicAre, dareka che vastu samaje. nAnakaDI evI eka DAyarI rAkhe. temAM ! saghaLuM noMdhe. kyAreka koI citra dore. kyAreka ramUjI Tucako lakhe. kadIka parIkSAnA guNa noMdhe. prajJAnI nAnakaDI DAyarImAM AkhI duniyA samAI jAya. koI mazkarI kare. kahe ke - prajJAbahena ! tame cho che to ATalA nAnAM, paNa DAyarI rAkho cho moTAnI jema! 4 jananIne navajIvana ApyuM ! -0-0-0-0-0 - 23 -0 0 -0 0 -0 0 22 -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- jhabaka dIvI Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAteya sAcI. prajJA hatI nAnI, paNa enI samaja ghaNI moTI hatI. Disembara mahinAmAM prajJAnI varSagAMTha Ave. enI eka varSagAMThe dezamAM yuddha khelAya. bhArata ane pAkistAna vaccenuM yuddha. dezane khAtara javAna laDe. deza Akho tanamanathI javAnone madada kare. TheraThera phALo ugharAvAya. prajJAe potAnA pitA praphullabhAI jhaverIne kahyuM ke A vakhate e enI varSagAMTha nahIM Ujave. mAtAne kahyuM, "varSagAMThanA divase A vakhate kazuM kharca karavuM nathI e rakama mane ja ApI dejo." mAtA kahe, "e rakamane tuM vaLI zuM karIza ?" prajJA kahe, "e rakama huM saMrakSaNaphALAmAM ApI che daIza. deza para caDAI thaI hoya, tyAre ApaNe kevI 0 rIte varSagAMTha ujavI zakIe ? javAno dezane mATe lohI reDatA hoya, tyAre ApaNe kevI rIte AnaMda karI I zakIe ? deza pahelo, pachI bIjuM badhuM." 2 prajJAne roja nAstAmAM enI mAtA damayaMtIbahena 0 biskiTa Ape. eka vAra potAnA nAstA mATe gharamAM hatAM teTalAM badhAM biskiTa laI lIdhAM. nizALamAM jaIne eNe e zikSikAbahenane ApyAM. emane javAno mATe ugharAvAtI cIjavastunA phALAmAM ApavA kahyuM. prajJAne citrono bhAre zokha. 1971mAM 'zaMkarsa vikalInI bAlacitra spardhAmAM bhAga lIdho ane inAma meLavyuM. e nRtya paNa zIkhavA lAgI. bIjA dhoraNamAM 93 TakA guNa meLavyA. prajJA trIjA dhoraNamAM bhaNatI hatI tyAranI A vAta che. eka divasa e nizALe gaI na hatI. enI tabiyata barAbara na hatI. peTamAM dukhatuM hatuM. e divasa hato 1970nI bAramI navembarano. prajJAnA pitA oNphisamAM gayA hatA. gharamAM enI mAtA damayaMtIbahena hatAM. eno be varSano nAnakaDo che bhAI hato. gharakAma karato nAno chokaro paNa hato. 4 damayaMtIbahena e vakhate bImAra hatAM. emane blyu thayo hato. thoDA divasathI emanI tabiyata barAbara na che hatI. baporanA bAra vAgyA. damayaMtIbahena snAna karIne che bahAra nIkaLyAM. ekAeka emane gabharAmaNa thavA lAgI. -0-0-0-0 0 -0-0-0-0-0 0 2) -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- jhabaka dIva jananIne navajIvana ApyuM ! Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ palaMga para sUvA gayAM. paraMtu evAM ja UchaLIne nIce paDyAM. emane vAI-AMcakI AvI hatI. jiMdagImAM pahelI ja vAra AvuM thayuM hatuM. moMmAMthI phINa nIkaLe. dAMta vacce jIbha kacaDAI gaI. dhIredhIre moMmAMthI lohI paNa vahevA mAMDyuM. damayaMtIbahena vadhu ne vadhu UchaLatAM hatAM. jorajorathI bUma pADatAM hatAM. emanI dazA evI hatI ke bhalabhalAnI mati mUMjhAI jAya. zuM karavuM te sUjhe nahi, kone kahevuM te yAda na Ave. kyAM javuM te dekhAya nahi. moTAM hAMphaLAM-phAMphaLAM thaI jAya tyAM bALakonuM to zuM gajuM ? e to gabharAIne moTI poka mUke, mAthAM pachADe. paNa prajJA evI kAcI mATInI na hatI. Aphata sAme laDanArI hatI. pAchI paDanArI nahi. eNe tarata ja nokarane bolAvyo. baMnee maLIne damayaMtIbahenane palaMga para suvADyAM. barAbara pakaDI rAkhavA nokarane kahyuM. prajJA tarata ja Teliphona pAse gaI. naMbara to enI DAyarImAM noMdhelA ja hatA. tarata pitAne phona karyo. emane kahyuM ke "mammIne kaMIka thaI gayuM che. tame tarata ja ghera Avo." A samaye mAtAnI 23 010 Plz m0-0-0-0 cIsa saMbhaLAtI hatI. enuM darda vadhatuM jatuM hatuM. prajJAe pharI potAnI nAnakaDI DAyarI uthalAvavA mAMDI. bIjo naMbara meLavyo. tarata ja potAnA kuTuMbanA DaoNkTara khaMDujAne phona karyo. potAnI mammInI bhayAnaka hAlatanI jANa karI. vinAvilaMbe ghera AvavA vinaMtI karI. Ave vakhate bhalabhalA mUMjhAI jAya. kadAca mUMjhAI na jAya to pUruM bolI zake nahi, tyAre A to hatI mAtra ATha varSanI bALakI. paNa e gabharAyA vinA bolatI hatI. eNe tarata ja potAnAM najIkanAM eka-be sagAMne paNa jANa karI. pAMca miniTamAM to DaoNkTara khaMDujA AvI gayA. emaNe tarata ja sAravAra zarU karI dIdhI. damayaMtIbahenanI sthiti vadhu ne vadhu kaphoDI thatI jatI hatI. thoDI vAramAM prajJAnA pitA AvI gayA. dhIredhIre mitra ane saMbaMdhIo ekaThAM thavA lAgyAM. damayaMtIbahenanI hAlata joIne emano nAnI uMmarano nokara to sAnabhAna gumAvI beTho hato. dardIne choDIne e kyAre ghera pahoMcI gayo enI ene khudane paNa khabara na hatI. jananIne navajIvana ApyuM ! Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 gabharAyA vinA prajJAe pitAne ane DaoNkTarane Teliphona karyo *Pl? 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 AMcakI eTalI joradAra hatI ke agiyAra mANasoe to damayaMtIbahenane pakaDI rAkhyAM hatAM. eka vAra to nIce DhaLI paDyAM tyAre emanA khabhAnuM hADakuM paNa tUTI gayuM. emanI bagaDatI hAlata joIne DaoNkTare tarata ja narsiMga homamAM laI javAnuM kahyuM. pharI AMcakI AvatAM sthiti vadhu bagaDI. damayaMtIbahenane dilhInI ola inDiyA meDikala insTiTyUTamAM khaseDavAmAM AvyAM. paMdara-paMdara DaoNkTaro ekasAthe sAravAra ApavA lAgyA. emanI nADI cAlatI na hatI. lohInuM dabANa paNa na hatuM. yAMtrika sAdhanothI emanA hRdayane dhabakatuM rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. boMtera kalAka sudhI damayaMtIbahena mRtyu sAme jhajhUmatAM rahyAM. pistALIsa divasa sudhI sAravAra levI paDI. Akhare motanA mukhamAMthI pAchAM AvyAM. dhIre-dhIre teo sAjAM thayAM. DaoNkTare aMte jaNAvyuM ke damayaMtIbahenane pahelIvAramAM AMcakI AvI tyAre tarata ja DaoNkTarane bolAvavAmAM AvyA na hota to e bacI zakyAM na hota. kapare vakhate ATha varSanI prajJAe gabharAvAne badale hiMmatabhera kAma lIdhuM. manane makkama rAkhIne DaoNkTarane tema ja pitAne tarata bolAvyA. jananIne navajIvana ApyuM ! =0== Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prajJA jhaverI saMtAnane mATe bacAvavA mATe kurabAnI ApanArI jananInA prasaMgo to ghaNA sAMbhaLavA maLe, paNa jananInA jIvanane bacAvavA mATe ATalI samaja dAkhavIne jhaDapathI kAma karanArI A bALakInuM udAharaNa to virala ja banI raheze. prajJAnI mAtA damayaMtIbahena Aje paNa dhanyatA ane gaurava anubhavatAM kahe che - "A nAnakaDI bALakIe to mAruM jIvana ujALyuM che, mane navajIvana ApyuM che." 0 3-07. ------ jhabaka dIvaDI raMga gujarAtaNa d vIsa varSanI kaNabI kanyA. kAntAbahena enuM nAma. kacchanA nakhatrANA tAlukAnA ugeDI gAme e rahe. kacchanI dharatI bhAre dhIMgI. dharAmAM pANInI bhAre khoTa, paNa A dharatIne pANIdAra mAnavInI khoTa kadI paDI nathI ! ahIMnA juvAna jomavALA, gharaDA sahu kauvatavALA. ahIMnI nArI mahenatu. raMga gujarAtaNa 1110 Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharatI e A sahunI mAtA. megha e A sahuno deva. -0 mahenata e ja emano roTalo. mahenata e ja emano ImAna. mahenata e ja emanuM jIvana. dharatI evI ke mahenata kare e ja meLave. bAkInAM bhUkhyAM rahe. kAntAbahena khetaramAM kAma kare. bALapaNathI mAtApitAne madada kare. khetInuM kAma evuM ke eka jaNathI thAya nahi. sahunA sahakAra vagara cAle nahi. kyAreka kAMtAbahena bI rope. vakhata Avye laNaNI kare. jarUra paDye anAjanA TopalA UMcake. 1963nA eprila mahinAnI bIjI tArIkhanI che A vAta che. kAntAbahena khetaramAM kAma kare. bAjumAM emanA pati gopALabhAI kAma kare. thoDe dUra emanA sasarA goviMda mukhI khetIkAmamAM sAtha Ape. moTerAMnI hAjarImAM kAntAbahena lAja kADhIne kAma kare. bIjA keTalAka puruSo ane strIo paNa A khetaramAM ke kAma kare. 0 -0 najIkamAM Dhora care ane Amatema pharyA kare. koI mojIlo jIva kacchI duhA lalakAre ane moja kare . dahIMdUdha ane roTalA khAya ane sahu lahera kare. sahu AnaMdamAM DULyA hatAM. sahu mahenatamAM paDyAM hatAM. evAmAM eka Aphata AvI. jIvatA mota jevI Aphata AvI. ghughavATA karato jaMgalI sUvara dhasI Avyo. kevo sUvara ? sleTiyA raMgavALo sUvara. zarIra para kaDaka vALavALo sUvara. pAMca phUTa lAMbo sUvara. traNa phUTa UMco suvara. vajana hatuM enuM dasa-paMdara maNa. lAMbuMlacaka moM. AgaLano bhAga sAva capaTo. vaLI moM nIce hoThanA jevI goLAkAra cAmaDI. 0 0 - 0 -0 0 -0 0 -0 0 -0 0 -0 0 -0 0 0 32 ) - 0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- jhabaka dIvaDI. raMga gujarAtaNa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ be bAju bhAlA jevA aNIdAra dAMta. jaMgalI sUvara ahIMtahIM ghUmato jAya. moTuM mAthuM Amatema aphaLAvato jAya. gussAmAM dhUMvA-pUMvAM thato jAya. krodha evo caDyo hato ke DokathI pITha sudhInA enA vALa khaDA thaI gayA hatA. eka to jaMgalI sUvara. emAM vaLI ghAyala sUvara. bhAre jhaDapI doTa lagAve. enA dAMta eTale jANe pANIdAra charA. sUvaranI Takkara paNa evI. zarIranuM saghaLuM baLa ekaThuM karIne evA jorathI doDe ke na pUcho vAta. enI Takkara ghoDAno paga toDI nAkhe. enI Takkara hAthInI sUMDha phADI nAkhe. enI Takkara vAghanuM peTa cIrI nAkhe. khetaramAM bumarANa macI gaI. bhalabhalA maradanI chAtI dhrujavA lAgI. kAyara hatA e bhAgavA lAgyA. -00 jhabaka dIvaDI 34 majabUta hatA e sAdhana khoLavA lAgyA. khetaramAM kAma karanArI strIo to bhayathI chaLI UThI. basa, have sahunA rAma ramI gayA ! jIvato jamadUta AvI pahoMcyo. koI Ama nAse, koI tema nAse, jANe kazuM sAna-bhAna ja nahi. jaMgalI sUvaranuM mAthuM bhAre moTuM. Doka paNa eTalI jADI ne majabUta ke e pote vALI na zake. bhayAnaka jhaDape sUvara khetaramAM AvyuM. paga pAtaLA, paNa doDa bhAre teja. jevuM mAthuM moTuM, evI Takkara jabarI. jhaDapa evI ke AgaLanA dAMta bhAlAnI mAphaka zikAranA zarIramAM khUMpI jAya. jaMgalI sUvara jhanUne caDyuM hatuM. koI zikArInI goLIthI ghAyala thayuM hatuM. jhanUne caDeluM sUvara jaMgalanA rAjavI siMha ke hAthIne paNa gaNakAratuM nathI. krodhe bharAya eTale zikArane kacarIne ke dAMtI mArIne phADI nAkhe. jhanUne caDelA sUvaranuM nAma na levAya. lIdhuM to so varSa pUrAM. kAntAbahene A jhanUnI prANI joyuM. paNa e pAchI raMga gujarAtaNa 35 Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pAnI kare tevAM na hatAM. 37 e bhaya joIne bhAgI jAya tevAM na hatAM. emane thayuM ke nakkI A sUvara koIno jAna leze. nakkI A koI prANIne phADI nAkhaze. koI kuTuMbIne mArI nAkhaze. manomana nakkI karyuM ke bhale jAna jAya, paNa janAvara koIne mArI nAMkhe tevuM thavA devuM nathI. paNa karavuM zuM ? sUvarane mAravA hathiyAra joIe, paNa hathiyAra maLe kyAMthI ? tarata emane eka hathiyAra yAda AvyuM ? emaNe ghUmaTo kADhI nAkhyo ane hathiyAra levA vADInA DahelA bhaNI doTa mUkI. emAM eka kuhADo hato. bhAre vajanadAra kuhADo. khaDatala kAntAbahene to ene AsAnIthI UMcakyo ane UMcakIne UMco karyo. pachI lagAvI doTa. sIdhI jaMgalI janAvara bhaNI. haju puruSo vicAra kare ke sUvarano sAmano karavo kevI rIte ? emAMya A to jaMgalI sUvara ane jhanUne caDeluM sUvara. 0=0 - jhabaka dIvaDI 17 Jorah raMga gujarAtaNa jhanUne caDelA jaMgalI sUvara para kAntAbahene kuhADo vIMjhyo Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zikArInI goLIthI jakhamI thayeluM sUvara. ene joIne bhalabhalAnAM pANI UtarI jAya, paNa kAntAbahenanuM to rUMvADuM paNa na kaMpyuM. e AgaLa vadhyAM. kuhADo ugAmyo. UMcakIne suvarane mAthe jhIMkyo. jaMgalI sUvaranuM mAthuM hAlI UThayuM. na baMdUka, na talavAra, na bhAluM, na barachI, paNa mAtra lAkaDAM kApavAno kuhADo ! hAthI-vAghathI na DaranAruM jhanUnI sUvara kaMI AvA kuhADAnA ghAthI Dare kharuM ? paNa A to khaDatala kAMtAbahenano ghA. che suvaranuM mAthuM bhamavA mAMDyuM. enuM jhanUna vadhI gayuM. che eNe sAme joyuM. potAnA para ghA karanAra tarapha joyuM. be paga saheja UMcA karyA. mAthuM vIMjhIne Takkara mAravA lAgyuM. pAMca iMca jADA jhADanA thaDane toDI nAkhe tevI Takkara ! jANe hamaNAM kAntAbenane khalAsa karI nAMkhaze. sAme hatI kacchanI dharatInI kaNabIkanyA. enuM hIra ajaba hatuM. e saheja bAjue haThI. sUvaranI Takkara khAlI gaI. basa, have to AvI banyuM. hAreluM sUvara ghurakavA lAgyuM. ghurakiyAM karatuM jorathI Takkara lagAvavA taiyAra thayuM. gussAmAM enI pUMchaDI UMcI thaI gaI. jaMgalI sUvaranA AvA jhanUnane joIne cAlatAM haiyAM baMdha thaI jAya. bhalabhalA zikArI khaDA rahI jAya, paNa kAntAbahena to nIDaratAthI AgaLa vadhyAM. peMtaro badalI enA mAthA para pharI kuhADo vIMjhayo. pharI sUvara pAchuM paDyuM ! A pachI to kuhADAnA eka pachI eka ghA karavA | lAgyAM ! jaMgalI sUvaranuM jora A vIsa varSanI kanyA AgaLa nakAmuM gayuM. thoDA samayamAM to sUvarane dharatI para DhALI dIdhuM. 0 -0-0--0 0 0 -0 0 kAntAbahenanI bahAdurIne sahue biradAvI. 0 0-0 emaNe Dhora-DhAMkhara bacAvyA. 0 0 -0-0 emaNe mAnavajIva bacAvyAM. emaNe kuTuMbIjana bacAvyAM. 0 -0 0 38) - 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- jhabaka dIvaDI raMga gujarAtaNa 0 500 39 Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ emane ghA to ghaNA paDyA hatA. bhujanI haoNspiTalamAM laI jaIne emane sAravAra apAI. vAha re kaNabIkanyA ! dhanya che kacchIkanyA ! raMga che tane gujarAtaNa ! 0 0 -0 0 -0 0 -0 0 -0 0 -0 0 -0 0 -0 0 -0 virala bahAdurI dAkhavIne samayasUcakatAthI aneka vyaktiono jIva bacAvanAra bahAdura nArI tarIke vIseka varSanA kAntAbahenane 1963-'94nA varSanuM gujarAtanI vIrazrIne biradAvatuM zrI purANIjI pAritoSika ApavAmAM AvyuM. 0 - 0 0 -0 0 deg 60 -00-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- jhabaka dIva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |