Book Title: sher bana Mahaveer
Author(s): Virag Shastri
Publisher: Acharya Kundkund Sarvodaya Foundation
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/033215/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cara mahAvIra A LION BECAME BHAGWAN prakAzaka AcAryakundakundasarvodayAphAunDezana (raji.), jabalapura (ma.pra.) parikalpanA-virAgAzAstrI, jabalapura Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zera se mahAvIra A LION BECAME BHAGWAN nirdezana evaM parikalpanA : zrI virAga zAstrI, jabalapura saMyojana evaM vizeSa sahayoga : zrI saurabha zAstrI evaM zrI gaurava zAstrI, indaura bhASA rUpAntaraNa : zrI rajanIkAnta gosaliyA, amerikA prakAzaka : AcArya kundakunda sarvodaya phAunDezana (raji.), jabalapura ma.pra.) sarvodaya, 702, jaina TelIkaoNma, phUTAtAla, jabalapura 482002 m.pr.| mo. 9300642434 chehaktichetna@yahoo.comaslil Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka dina jaMgala kA rAjA zera per3a ke nIce baiThA huA thA / tabhI usane eka hiraNa ko vahA~ se jAte huye dekhA / One day the jungle king lion was sitting under a tree. He was very hungry. He saw a deer passing nearby. 02 Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiraNa ko dekhakara zera ko usakA zikAra karane kI icchA huI / vaha Age ke paira khar3A ho gayA itane meM hiraNa ne AhaTa pAkara pIche mur3akara dekhA / By seeing the deer, the lion had a strong desire to kill and eat it. The deer in the front and the lion in the back. 03 Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiraNa apanI jAna bacAne ke liye tejI se bhaagaa| hiraNa ko bhAgatA dekhakara zera bhI hiraNa ko mArane ke lie usakI ora jhapaTA Deer kept on running. The lion suddenly attacked the deer. Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zera ne tejI se bhAgakara hiraNa para hamalA kara hiraNa ko pakar3A aura apane bar3e aura nukIle nAkhUnoM se hiraNa kA peTa phAr3a diyA / The lion suddenly attacked the deer. By using his sharp nails, the lion torn up the deer's stomach. 05 Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ usI samaya AkAza se amitakIrti aura amitaprabha nAma ke do munirAja vahA~ se vihAra kara rahe the, unhoMne dekhA ki bhayaMkara zera hiraNa ko mArakara usakA mAMsa khA rahA hai| donoM munirAja nIce utarakara zera ke pAsa A gye| At that time, two 'Munies' (monks) - Amitkirti and Amitprabhwere traveling in the sky. They saw down and observed "One lion is killing the deer and eating its meat with joy. Both munies came down from the sky to the lion. 06 Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ donoM munirAjoM kI atyaMta zAMta mudrA dekhakara zera Azcarya se unheM dekhane lagA aura mAMsa khAnA baMda kara diyaa| munirAja ne zera kA sundara bhaviSya jAnakara use upadeza diyaa| The lion saw the extremely peaceful faces of both 'munies' and his meat eating ceased! It appeared as if that the lion was able to understand the essence of muniraj's teachings. Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ munirAja bole-he mRgarAja! tuma ye kyA kara rahe ho ? tuma to nikaTa bhavya jIva ho aura dasa bhava ke bAda bharata kSetra ke tIrthaMkara mahAvIra banane vAle ho| tumheM ye kArya zobhA nahIM detaa| munirAja kA upadeza sunakara zera kI A~khoM se AMsU bahane lge| "He kept on looking at both munirajs without blinking his eyes! He started thinking - "Wow! NAA I have never seen this much peaceful appearance before and why my thoughts are becoming peaceful also? Bhagwan Mahaveer a lot of Bhavya jive will achieve ultimate salvation because of you and you will be instrumental in marvelous expansion (Prabhavna) of jainism. 08 Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ munirAja kI madhura vANI sunakara zera ne mana meM prAyazcitta kiyA-aho! Aja merA parama saubhAgya hai ___jo aise munirAjoM ke darzana aura vANI kA lAbha milaa| usane apane Atma svarUpa kA vicAra kiyA aura usa zera ko samyagdarzana ho gyaa| Muniraj's teachings -. Tears started flowing from the lion's eyes as if he was confessing all the bad deeds done by him in the past - as if all his bad deeds were flowing out along with the tears. after hearing the muniraj's sweet speech, the lion sincerely repented in his mind -"He then thought of his own self. That lion achieved Samyak Darshan. HO Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zera ne aba mAMsa khAnA baMda kara diyaa| bhojana na milane se usakA zarIra kamajora ho gyaa| aba vaha hila bhI nahIM sakatA thaa| use marA huA jAnakara kauve aura cIla Adi pakSI usakA mAMsa khAne lge| kucha samaya bAda bahuta zAMtabhAva se usa zera kI mRtyu ho gii| Now Lion meat eating stopped. Due to lack of food his body started getting weak. A time came when he was unable to move his body. Thinking that the lion is dead, the birds started eating his meat. After some time that lion who had realized his own Atma died very peacefully. Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaha zera marakara saudharma svarga meM siMhaketa deva haa| isake 9 bhava ke bAda vaha zera kA jIva bharata kSetra kA aMtima tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra haa| baccoM! samajha meM AyA ki eka paza bhI Atma jJAna ke bala para bhagavAna bana sakatA hai| hameM bhI AtmakalyANa karanA caahie|| In the next life that lion became 'Sinhketu Dev' in the heaven called 'Saudharma Swarg'. After completing nine Such births and deaths since he died as that lion, He was called last of Bharat Khetra Tirthankar Bhagwan Mahaveer. Boys and girls! Did you understand that even an animal can become Bhagwan - God by realizing his own soul we therefore, should also realize our soul to become eternally happy. Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzakIya Aja ke bhautika vAtAvaraNa, Adhunika saMsAdhanoM ke bar3hate prayoga, par3hAI ke bar3hate bojha, samaya kI kamI jaise kAraNoM se apane parivAra meM jinadharma ke saMskAra banAye rakhane kI adhika AvazyakatA ho gii| jinadharma ke saMskAra jIvana meM zAMti kA mUla kAraNa to hote hI haiM, sAtha hI apane mahAna jaina zAsana kI dharohara ko vikasita karanA hamArA naitika dAyitva bhI hai| isI bhAvanA se prerita hokara AcArya kundakunda sarvodaya phAunDezana, jabalapura vigata 10 varSoM se bAla-kizora varga meM tatvajJAna ke saMskAra ke pracAra-prasAra hetu nirantara prayAsarata hai| isa zrRMkhalA meM aneka saMskAra preraka vIDiyo nirmANa evaM sAhitya prakAzana kA kArya huA hai| hamAre bacce paurANika kathAoM ke paricaya ke sAtha preraNA prApta kareM isa bhAvanA ke sAtha isa pustaka aura vIDiyo kA nirmANa kiyA gyaa| isa kArya meM sahayoga dene vAle sabhI sAdharmiyoM kA hama hRdaya se AbhAra vyakta karate haiN| hameM AzA hai ki Apa isa kRti kA lAbha lene ke sAtha hamArI bhaviSya kI samasta yojanAoM meM sahayoga pradAna kreNge| -AcArya kundakunda sarvodaya pustaka prakAzana mukhya sahayoga - zrI parezabhAI bakhAriyA, dAdara mumbaI zera se mahAvIra vIDiyo sI.DI. nirmANa sahayoga - From USAMr.Rajnikant Gosaliya, Pratiksha Khona, Bhupesh Mehta, Vinod K. Sangai/Seema Jain, Jatin Shah, Talak Shah nirmANa : AcArya kundakunda sarvodaya phAunDezana (raji.) jabalapura (ma.pra.) parikalpanA aura nirdezana : virAg2a zAstrI, jabalapura svara evaM vizeSa sahayoga : zrI saurabha zAstrI, indaura saMyojana : zrI gaurava zAstrI, indaura bhASA rupAntara : zrI rajanIkAnta gosaliyA, amerikA sahayoga : zrImatI svasti jaina, jabalapura zera se mahAvIra ALION BECAME BHAGWAN AcArya kanakana sarakArapaDezanazi dawanteemini Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AcArya kundakunda sarvodaya phAunDezana, jabalapura dvArA nirmita bAla saMskAra prerakadhArmika vIDiyo. pastaka aura gema prApta kIjiye 1. jainI bacce sacce hama 9. nanhe munne jJAyaka hama (enImezana) dhArmika gema2. hama hogeM jJAnavAna 10. bhagavana banane janme hama (enImezana) 15. mukti sopAna (do manoraMjaka khela) 3. merA vIra banegA beTA 11. pAThazAlA caleM hama 16. sTIkara gema pustaka 4. kara lo jinavara kI pUjana 12. tumheM vIra bananA hai 17. nanheM munne jJAyaka hama 5. jinadharmakI kahAniyA~ 13. Ao sIkheM jaina dharma (kavitAoM kA saMkalana-citra sahita) 6. totA tU kyoM rotA 14. zera banA bhagavAna 18. bhagavana banane janme hama 7. chahar3hAlA (saMpUrNa chanda-artha sahita) (kavitAoM kA saMkalana-citrA sahita) 8. gAthA mahApurANa kI 19. zera banA bhagavana (aitihAsika paurANika kathA-citra sahita) vizva ke saMpUrNa jaina samAja kI ekamAtra raMgIna bAla patrikA cahakatI cetanA ke sadasya baniye sadasyatA zulka mAsa-400 rU. (tIna varSa hetu) 1200 rU. (10 varSa hetu) saMparka-AcArya kundakunda sarvodayaphAUnDezana, (raji.). sarvodaya, jaina TelIkaoNma, phUTAtAla, jabalapura 482002 ma.pra. Mo:09373294684, 09300642434 E-mail- chehaktichetna@yahoo.com