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________________ jaina citra kathA caubIsa tIrthaMkara bhAga-2 You MAHAMAA AN
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________________ sampAdakIya svarupa tIrthaMkara jaina dharma kA eka pAribhASika zabda hai| jisakA bhAva hai, dharma tIrtha ko calAne vAlA athavA dharma tIrtha kA pravartaka / kabhI aisA bhI samaya AtA hai, jaba dharma kA prabhAva kSINa hone lagatA hai, usameM zithilatA AtI hai| usa samaya aise prakhara UrjAvAna mahApuruSa janma lete haiM, jo dharma paramparA meM AI malinatA aura vikRtiyoM kA unmUlana kara dharma ke mUla ko punaH sthApita karate haiM aise hI jagatoddhAraka mahAn unnAyaka mahApuruSa tIrthaMkara kahalAte haiN| aise tIrthaMkara 24 hote haiN| tIrthaMkara saMsAra rupI saritA ko pAra karane ke lie dharma zAsana rupI setu kA nirmANa karate haiN| dharma zAsana ke anuSThAna dvArA adhyAtmika sAdhanA kara jIvana ko parama pavitra aura mukta banAyA jA sakatA hai| tIrthaMkara mahApuruSa se maMDita hote haiN| jo samasta vikAroM para vijaya pA kara jinatva ko upalabdha kara lete haiM aura kaivalya prApya kara nirvANa ke adhikArI banate haiN| vartamAna kAlacakra me bhagavAna RSabhadeva prathama aura bhagavAna mahAvIra antima caubIsa tIrthakara hue haiN| caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM ke ghaTanA cakra ke bAre meM citra kathAoM ke mAdhyama se bAla pIr3hI ko jAnakArI mila sake isa hetu caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM ko tIna bhAgoM meM par3ha kara Atma sAta kreN| tIrthaMkaratva kI upalabdhi sahaja nahI hai| hara eka sAdhaka Atma sAdhanA kara mokSa ko prApta kara sakatA hai, para tIrthaMkara nahI bana sktaa| tIrthaMkaratva kI upalabdhi birale sAdhakoM ko hI hotI hai| isake lie anekoM janmoM kI sAdhanA aura kucha viziSTha bhAvanAe~ apekSita hotI haiM vizva kalyANa kI bhAvanA se anuprANita sAdhaka jaba kisI kevalajJAna athavA zratu kevalI ke caraNoM meM baiThakara loka kalyANa kI sudRr3ha bhAvanA pAtA hai tabhI tIrthaMkara jaisI kSamatA ko pradAna karane meM samartha tIrthaMkara prakRti nAma ke mahApuNya karma kA bandha karatA hai| isake lie solaha kAraNa bhAvanAe~ batAI gaI hai jo tIrthaMkaratva kA kAraNa hai pAThaka gaNa isa citrakathA ko par3hakara tIrthaMkaroM kI vizeSa jAnakArI prApta kareM / vraM dharmacanda zAstrI aSTApada tIrtha jaina maMdira AzIrvAda prakAzaka nirdezaka kRti suno sunAyeM satya kathAaiM jaina citra kathA sampAdaka puSpa naM. citrakAra prApti sthAna zrI abhinandana sAgara jI mahArAja AcArya dharmazru granthamAlA evaM bhA. anekAnta vidvata pariSada baM dharmacaMda zAstrI caubIsa tIrthaMkara bhAga - 2 rekhA jaina ema. e. aSTApada tIrtha 52 bane siMha rAThaur3a 1. aSTApada tIrtha jaina mandira 2. jaina mandira gulAba vATikA sarvAdhikAra surakSita aSTApada tIrtha jaina mandira vilAsapura cauka, dillI-jayapura N. H. 8, gur3agA~va, hariyANA phona : 09466776611 09312837240 mUlya - 25 /- rupaye
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________________ samavazaraNa se lauTakara mahArAja bharata ne pahale cakra ratna kI pUjA kI yAcakoM ko icchAnusAra dAna dete hue putrotsava mnaayaa| phira digvijaya yAtrA kI taiyArI karane lage / zubha mUharta meM prasthAna kiyaa| aneka hAthI, ghor3e evaM pyAdoM se bharI huI samrATa kI senA bahuta prabhAvazAlI mAlUma hotI thii| ayodhyApurI se nikalakara prakRti kI zobhA nihAratI maidAna meM druta gati se jAne lagI thii| bIca-bIca meM aneka anuyAyI rAjA apanI senA sahita rAjA bharata ke sAtha A milate the| senA nadI kI bhAMti uttarottara baDhatI jaatiithii| caubIsa tIrthaMkara bhAga-2 citrAMkana : bane siMha ByAcha 5600000000 5600000000000 oodado49 Heulichy STOM Wat jaina citrakathA
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________________ bahuta kucha mArga atikramaNa karane para rAjA bharata gaMgAnadI ke pAsa phuNce| gaMgAtaTa para senA kA par3Ava DAlakara dUsare dina atyanta UMce vijayArtha nAmaka hAthI para baiTha kara samasta senA ke sAtha gaMgAnadI ke kinAre prasthAna kiyaa| bIca-bIca meM aneka narapAla muktAphala, kastUrI, suvarNa, rajata Adi kA upahAra lekr| samrATa bharata se bheMTa karane A jAte the| rAjA magadhadeva ke krodha kA pArAvAra nahIM rhaa| yaha cakravatI rAjA bharata kA bANa hai| isakI pUjA karanI caahie| isa samaya digvijaya ke lie nikale hue haiN| bharata kSetra ke chaha khaNDoM para unakA eka chatra rAjya hogA ataH prabala zatru se lar3anA ucita nahIM hai| 0000000000 2 UTT 3 00 CDQUE PONCR sthalamArga se vedI dvAra meM praviSTi hue yahAM gaMgA nadI ke kinAre ke vanoM meM apanI vizAla senA ko ThaharA kara parameSThI pUjA sAmayika Adi nityakarma karake ajita jaMca nAmaka ratha para savAra hokara gaMgAdvAra se lavaNa samudra meM prasthAna kiyaa| jaba bAraha yojana Age nikala gaye unhone apanA nAmAMkita bANa chodd'aa| tyoM hi vaha bANa, magadhadeva kI sabhA meM jA pdd'aa| bharata 100% GULIA owa aba yaha aneka maNi muktAphala lekara maMtrI Adi AtmIyajanoM ke sAtha samrATa bharata ke pAsa phuNcaa| 1XT sevaka kI isa alpa bheMTa ko bhI svIkAra kreN| caubIsa tIrthaMkara bhAga-2
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________________ cakravatI bharata vijaya prAptakara zivira vApisa A gaye / senA dakSiNa evaM pazcima dizA meM vijaya prApta karane calate-calate cakravatI bharata vijayAdha parvata ke ne harSa dhvani se samasta AkAza guMjAyamAna kara diyaa| phira ki bAda rAjA bharata uttara dizA kI ora cle| pAsa phuNce| senA ko rUkavAkara maMtroM kI dakSiNa dizA ke rAjAoM ko vaza meM karane ke lie prasthAna aba unakI senA atyadhika bar3ha gayI thii| kyoM ArAdhanA meM laga gye| kucha samaya bAda vahAM kA kiyaa| aneka dezoM ke rAjAoM ko apane AdhIna banAte hae ki mArga meM milane vAle aneka rAjA mitra hokara deva rAjA bharata se milane ke lie aayaa| samrATa bharata iSTa sthAna para phuNce| manohara vana meM senA ko apanI-apanI senA lekara unhIM ke sAtha mila prabho ! maiM vijayArdha nAmaka deva huuN| maiM vyantara rUkavAkara vaijayanta mahAdvAra se dakSiNa lavaNodadhi meM praveza jAte the| unakI jaya dhvani sunakate hI zatru hU~, Apako AyA dekhakara senA meM upasthita |kiyA bAraha yojana dUra jAkara usake adhipati vyantara deva rAjAoM ke dilaM dahala jAte the| huA huuN| AjJA kIjie hara taraha se Apa ko parAjita kara vApasa A gye| kA sevaka huuN| Das jaba samasta vijayArdha para hamArA adhikAra ho cukegA tabhI dakSiNa bhArata kI digvijaya pUrNa khlaayegii| TAIN samasta senA sahita prasthAna kara vijayArdha giri isa prakAra samrATa bharata kI senA sabhI dizAoM ke rAjAoM ko jIta kara Age bar3hI jA rahI thii| unakA senApati kI pazcima guphA ke pAsa Aye senA ne vana meM hastinApura ke rAjA somaprabha kA putra jayakumAra thaa| vaha bar3A vIra bahAdura va nirmala buddhi vAlA thaa| usane ghUmazivira DAla diyaa| vahAM ke aneka rAje upahAra ghUma kara samasta kleccha khaNDoM meM cakravartI bharata kA zAsana pratiSThita kiyaa| aba cakravartI bharata samasta senA lekara unase milane aaye| uttara vijayA kA sahita madhyama khaNDa ko jItane cala pdd'e| unake do mleccha rAjAoM ne sAmanA kiyaa| unhoMne nAga devoM kA svAmI kalamAla Teva zrI svAgata ke lie AgayA AhvAna kiyaa| nAgadeva meghoM kA rupa banAkara samasta AkAza meM phaila gye| musalAdhAra jala barasAne lge| ALI MVWWW jaina citrakathA
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________________ samrATa kI AjJA se gaNabaddha devoM ne apratima huMkAra bhrii| usI samaya parAkramI jayakumAra ne divyadhanuSa se samasta nAgoM ko bhagA diyA jaba nAgadeva bhAga gaye mleccha rAjA hAra mAna kara samrATa se milane Aye / upahAra dekara gye| kucha dina calakara himavata parvata ke samIpa pahuMce cakra ratna kI pUjA kI va aneka maMtroM kI ArAdhanA karake vajramaya dhanuSa lekara himavata parvata ke zikhara ko lakSya amogha bANa chodd'aa| usake pratApa se vahAM rahane vAlA deva namra hokara rAjA bharata se milane aayaa| vahAM se lauTakara vRSabhAcala parvata para phuNce| samrATa bharata ne vahAM pahuMca kara apanI kIrti prazasti likhanI cAhI, para unheM koI zilA tala khAlI nahI milaa| jisa para kisI kA nAma aMkita nahI ho / [1000vara @ste vRSabhAcala se lauTakara gaMgA dvAra para Aye gaMgA devI ne abhiSeka kara unheM aneka ratnoM ke AbhUSaNa bheMTa kiye| phira vijayArdha giri ke pAsa Aye, isI bica vidyAdharoM ke rAjA nAgina vana meM aneka upahAra lekara samrATa se bheMTa karane aaye| rAjA nami ne unake sAtha apanI bahina subhadrA kA vivAha kara diyaa| apamA Te WAT Can 3 c2-/ 02121 vahAM se cala kara samrATa bharata kailAza giri phuNce| kailAza giri ke gagana cumbI dhavala zikharoM ke saundarya se samrATa mugdha ho gye| 221 pa 200 aba taka rAjA bharata kA hRdaya digvijaya ke abhimAna se phUlA na samAtA thA / are yahAM to mere se pahale aneka cakravatI rAjA ho cuke haiN| merA yaha abhimAna to jhUThA hai| www nidAna unhoMne eka zilA para dUsare rAjA kI prazasti miTA kara apanI prazasti likhvaadii| saMsAra ke samasta prANI svArtha sAdhana meM tatpara rahA karate haiN| kailAzagiri se lauTakara rAjA bharata ne rAjadhAnI ayodhyA kI ora prasthAna kiyaa| digvijaya cakravartI bharata ke svAgata ke lie ayodhyA nagarI khUba sajAI gaI thii| samasta nagaravAsI evaM Asa pAsa ke battIsa hajAra mukuTa baddha rAje unakI | agavAnI ke lie gaye the| apane prati prajA kA asAdhAraNa prema dekha kara samrATa bharata atyadhika prasanna hue| ve saba logoM ke sAtha ayodhyApurI meM praveza karane ke lie cle| saba logoM ke | Age cakra cala rahA thaa| caubIsa tIrthakara bhAga-2
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________________ cakravartI bharata kA jo sudarzana cakra bhArata varSa kI chaha khaNDa vasundharA meM unakI icchA ke virUddha kahIM para bhI nahIM rUkA thaa| vaha purI meM praveza karate samaya bAhya dvAra para acAnaka rUka gyaa| purohita jI ! kyA bAta hai? abhI Apako apane bhAiyoM ko vaza meM cakraratna kaise rUka gayA? | karanA zeSa hai| jaba taka Apake saba bhAI yakSoM ke prayatna karane para bhI Apake AdhIna na ho jAyeMge taba taka tilabhara bhI Age nahIM bddhaa| cakraratna nagara meM praveza nahIM ho sktaa| hadinnelonanna acchA ! ye bAta hai| upahAroM ke sAtha apane bhAiyoM ke pAsa catura dUta bhejatA huuN| unako adhInatA svIkAra karane ke lie prerita karatA huuN| pTa Apake bhAiyoM ne jyoM hI hamAre mukha se saMdeza sunaa| tyoM hI unhoMne saMsAra se virakta ho kara rAjya tRSNA chor3akara dIkSA lenA ucita samajhA evaM nizcaya ke anusAra dIkSA lene ke lie bhagavAna AdinAtha ke pAsa cale gye| |dUta podanapura bAhubalI ke darabAra meM upasthita huaa| saMdeza sunAyA - nAtha ! rAjarAjezvara bharata ne jo ki bhAratavarSa kI chaha khaNDa vasundharA ko vijaya kara vApasa Aye haiN| Apake lie saMdeza bhejA hai| priya bhAI yaha vizAla rAjya tumhAre binA zobhA nahIM detA isalie tuma zIghra hI Akara mujhase milo kyoM ki rAjya vahI kahalAtA hai jo samasta bandhu bAndhavoM ke bhoga kA sAdhana ho / yadyapi mere caraNoM meM samasta deva, vidyAdharoM evaM sAmAnya manuSya bhakti se mastaka jhukAte haiM, tathApi jaba taka tumhArA pratApamaya mastaka mere pAsa manohara haMsa kI bhAMti AcaraNa nahIM karegA taba taka unakI zobhA nahI hai| mahArAja bharata ne yaha bhI kahA hai ki jo koI hamAre amogha zAsana ko nahIM mAnatA, unakA zAsana yaha cakraratna karatA hai| kA dUta ne lauTakara unheM aisA nahI karanA cAhie, khaira aba ye rAjA bharata se saba abhimAna to kisI taraha pUrA karanA hI hai samAcAra kaha sunaaye| bAhubalI ke pAsa bhI catura dUta bhejatA huuN| jaina citrakathA
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________________ jaba dUta saMdeza sunAkara mauna ho gyaa| taba kumAra bAhubalI ne | kahate kahate kumAra bAhubalI kI gambhIratA uttarotara bar3hatI gaI taba unhoMne mRduhAsya sahita khaa| sAdha! tumhAre rAja rAjezvara, gaMbhIratA se khaa| tamhArA rAjA bharata bahata adhika mAyAcArI atyadhika buddhimAna pratIta hote haiN| unhoMne apane saMdeza meM eka pratIta hotA hai| usake mana meM kucha alaga hai evaM saMdeza kucha anya hI bheja rahA hI sAtha sAma, dAna va vizeSakara daNDa evaM bheda kA kaisA anupama hai| yadi digvijaya samrATa bharata sacamuca meM suravijayI hai to phira kuzA ke Asana samanvaya kara dikhalAyA hai| para baiTha kara unakI ArAdhanA kyoM karatA thA aura yadi usakI senA ajeya thI to mlecchoM ke sAtha samara meM lagAtAra sAta dina taka kyoM kaSTa uThAtI rahI? hamAre pUjya pitAjI ne mujhe evaM use samAna rUpa se rAjapada kA adhikArI banAyA thaa| phira usake RANA rAjarAjezvara zabda kA prayoga kaisA ? MOS DAkaOM kaQOQOTO kahate kahate kumAra bAhubalI kI gambhIratA uttarotara bar3hatI gaI taba unhoMne gaMbhIratA se khaa| antima uttara dete samaya bAhubalI ke oMTha kAMpane lage the, AMkheM lAla ho gayI thI- unhoMne dUta se kahA- kyA sacamaca tamhArA rAjA caMkI yA kumhAra hai? use cakra ghumAne kA khUba abhyAsa hai, isalie vaha aneka pArthiva ghar3e banAtA rahatA hai, cakra hI usake jIvana kA sAdhana hai| usase jAkara khdo| yadi tuma aricakra kA saMhAra karoge to jIvana jala se hAtha dhonA pdd'egaa| mere sAmane se dUra ho jaao| tumhArA samrATa bharata saMgrAma sthala meM mere sAmane tANDava nRtya kara apanA 'bharata' nAma sArthaka kre| maiM kisI taraha usakI sevA svIkAra nahIM kara sktaa| NWA O) . dUta calA gayA bAhubalI ne yuddha ke lie sainA taiyAra kii| caubIsa tIrthakara bhAga-2
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________________ idhara dUta ne Akara samrATa bharata se saba samAcAra kaha sunAye taba ve bhI yuddha ke lie senA lekara podanapura jA phuNce| bhAI-bhAI kA yaha yuddha kisI ko acchA nahIM lgaa| dono pakSa ke buddhimAna maMtriyoM ne donoM ko lar3ane se rokA, para rAjya lipsA evaM abhimAna se bhare hue unake hRdayoM meM kisI ke bhI vacana sthAna nahI pA sake / anta meM donoM ora ke maMtriyoM ne eka mata hokara samrATa bharata evaM rAjA bAhubalI se nivedana kiyaa| isa yuddha meM senA kA vyartha saMhAra hogA isalie uttama hai ki Apa donoM paraspara dvanda yuddha kareM evaM sainika cupacApa taTastha khar3e raheM / Apa donoM sarvaprathama dRSTi yuddha, phira jala yuddha evaM aMta meM malayuddha kareM ina tInoM yuddhoM meM jo hAra jAvegA vahI parAjita khlaayegaa| maMtriyoM kA sujhAva dono bhAiyoM ko yogya pratIta huA isalie unhoMne apanI -apanI senAoM ko yuddha karane se roka diyaa| sarvaprathama dRSTiyuddha karane ke lie donoM bhAi yuddha bhUmi meM utre| dRSTi yuddha kA niyama yaha thA ki donoM vijigISu eka-dUsare kI AMkhoM kI ora dekheM, jisake palaka pahale jhapa jAve vahI parAjita khlaayegaa| rAjA bAhubalI kA zarIra samrATa bharata se paccIsa dhanuSa UMcA thaa| dRSTi yuddha ke samaya samrATa bharata ko Upara kI ora dekhanA par3atA thA evaM rAjA bAhubalI ko nIce kI ora / AMkha me vAyu bharane se samrATa bharata ke palaka pahile jhapa gaye-vijaya lakSmI rAjA bAhubalI ko prApta huii| NAAM 200025 TODGORZ CU jaina citrakathA
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________________ jala yuddha ke lie dono bhAI tAlAba meM praviSTa hue| jala yuddha kA niyama thaa| dono eka dUsare para jala pheMkeM jo pahale ruka jAvegA yahI parAjita khlaavegaa| "Kari anta meM mallayuddha ke lie dono vIra prastuta hokara yuddha sthala meM utare mallayuddha dekhane ke lie samAgata deva evaM vidyAdharoM ke vimAnoM se AkAza bhara gayA evaM pRthvI taka para asaMkhya manuSya dikha rahe the| h 8 rAjA bAhubalI UMce the, isalie ve jo jala-puMjanikSepa karate the vaha samrATa bharata ke samasta zarIra para par3atA thA evaM samrATa bharata jo jala nikSepa karate vaha rAjA bAhubalI ko chU bhI nahI pAtA thaa| nidAna rAjA bAhubalI vijayI hue| 18002 06 a \ ( dekhate-dekhate rAjA bAhubalI cakravartI bharata ko Upara uThAkara cakra kI bhAnti AkAza meM ghumAdiyA / caturdika vyoma me rAjA bAhubalI kA jayanAda gUMja utthaa| Man aam caubIsa tIrthakara bhAga-2 M
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________________ cakravartI bharata ko apanA apamAna sahana nahIM huA, isalie unhoMne krodha meM Akara bhAI bAhubalI ke Upara sudarzana cakra calA diyA, jo ki digvijaya ke samaya kisI ke bhI Upara nahIM calAyA gayA thaa| puNya ke pratApa se cakraratna rAjA bAhubalI kA kucha bhI nahIM bigAr3a sakA, vaha unakI tIna pradakSiNAeM dekara samrATa bharata ke pAsa vApasa lauTa aayaa| jaba samrATa ne cakra calAyA thA, taba saba ora se dhika-dhika kI dhvanI A rahI thii| bar3e bhAI samrATa bharata kA yaha nRzaMsa vyavahAra dekhakara rAjA bAhubalI kA mana saMsAra se ekadama udAsIna ho gyaa| mere cakra jAo use mAro! dhika (dhika (dhika AdSNA manuSya rAjya Adi kI lipsA meM kaunakauna se anucita kArya nahIM kara baiThatA ? jisa rAjya ke lie bhAI bharata evaM maine itanI viDambanA kI hai, anta meM use chor3a kara hI calA jAnA pdd'egaa| 1000 -05-ORD aisA vicAra kara unhoMne apane putra mahAbalI ko rAjyA sauMpa kara jina dIkSA le lii| ve eka varSa taka khar3e-khar3e dhyAna magra rhe| unake pairoM meM aneka vana latAe~ evaM sAMpa lipaTa gaye the, phira bhI ve dhyAna se vicalita nahIM hue| eka varSa ke bAda unheM divya jJAna prApta ho gyaa| jisake pratApa se ve tInoM lokoM ko eka sAtha jAnane va dekhane lage the| evaM aMta meM dehatyAga kara ve isa kAla meM sabase pahale mokSa dhAma ko gye| jaina citrakathA
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________________ idhara jaba krodha kA vega zAnta huaa| taba rAjA bharata bhI kumAra bAhubalI ke viraha meM atyadhIka dukhI hue| kintu upAya hI kyA thA? samasta puravAsI va senA ke sAtha lauTakara unhoMne ayodhyA meM praveza kiyaa| vahAM samasta rAjAoM ne milakara rAjA bharata kA rAjyAbhiSeka kiyaa| unheM rAjAdhirAja samrATa ke rUpa meM svIkAra kiyaa| aba ve niSkaMTaka hokara samasta pRthvI kA zAsana karane lge| samrATa bharata ne rAjya rakSA ke lie samasta rAjAoM ko rAjyadharma kSatriya dharma kA upadeza diyA thaa| jisake anusAra pravRti karane se rAjA evaM prajA sabhI sukhI rahate the evaM rAjA kI bhalAI meM prANa dene ke lie taiyAra rahatI thiiN| isa taraha samrATa bharata apanI strI ratna subhadrA ke sAtha vividhaprakAra kA aizvarya bhogate hue sukha se samaya bitAte the| eka dina unhoMne vicArAmaiMne jo itanI vipula sampatti ikaTThI kI hai, usakA kyA hogA? binA dAna kiye| isakI zobhA nahIM hai| para dAna diyA bhI kise jAve ? munirAja to saMsAra se sarvathA nispraha hai, isalie ve na to dhana dhAnya Adi kA dAna le sakate haiM, na unheM dene kI AvazyakatA hI hai| ve kevala bhojana kI icchA rakhate haiN| so gRhastha unakI icchApUrNa kara dete haiN| hAM gRhastha dhana dhAnya Adi kA dAna le sakate haiM, para abratI gRhastha ko dAna dene se lAbha hI kyA hogA? isalie acchA yahI hogA ki prajA meM se kucha dAna pAtroM kA cayana kiyA jaave| jo yogya hoM unheM dAna dekara isa vizAla sampatti ko saphala banAyA jaave| ve loga dAna lekara AjIvikA kI cintA se virnimukta dharma kA pracAra kareMge evaM paThana pAThana kI pravRti kreNgeN| | yaha soca kara kisI dina prajA ko rAja mandira meM Ane ke lie Amantrita kiyA rAja mandira ke Age mArga meM harI-harI dUba lagavA dI, jaba vratadhArI logoM ne maMdira ke dvAra para pahuMca kara vahAM harI dUba dekhI, taba ve vrata rakSA ke lie Age na bar3ha kara vahIM rUka gye| para jo avratI the ve pairoM tale dUba ko kucalate hue bhItara pahuMca gye| 10 DODE caubIsa tIrthaMkara bhAga-2
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________________ samrATa bharata ne jaba vratI manuSyoM ko bAhara khar3e hue dekhA to unheM dUsare prAsuka mArga se eka dina rAjA bharata ne rAtri ke pichale prahara meM kucha anduta svapna dekheM bulavA kara unakA yatheSTa satkAra kiyA gRhasthopayogI samasta kriyA kANDa, saMskAra | jisase ve udvigra se ho gye| svapnoM kA phala jAnane ke lie ve bhagavAna Avazyaka kArya Adi kA upadeza dekara yajJopavIta pradAna kiye evaM jagata meM unheM| AdinAtha ke samavazaraNa meM phuNce| 'varNottama brAhmaNa' nAma se prasiddha kiyaa| bhagavAna vRSabhadeva ne kSatriya, vaizya evaM zUdra varNa Apake rahate hue bhI maineM apanI buddhi-maMdatA se brAhmaNa varga kI sthApanA kI kI sthApanA kI thI, aba rAjA bharata ne 'varNottama brAhmaNa' varNa kI sthApanA kii| isa taraha || hai, usameM kucha hAni to na hogI? sRSTi kI laukika evaM dhArmika vyavahAra ke lie cAra varNo kI sthApanA huI thii| SEASO . rAtri ke svapna unheM kaha sunAye, unakA phala jAnanA caahaa|| bhagavAna AdinAtha ne divya vANI meM kahA- he vatsa ! pRthvItala meM vihAra karane ke uparAnta | hAthI ke bhAra se jisakI pITha bhagnada ho gaI vatsa ! yadyapi isa samaya brAhmaNoM kI pUjA zreyaskarI parvata ke zikharoM para baiThe teisa siMhoM ke dekhane aise ghor3e ko dekhane se yaha prakaTa honA hai ki hai| usase koI hAni nahIM hai, tathApi kAlAntara meM kA phala- Arambha meM teisatIrthakaroM ke samaya paMcama kAla ke sAdhu tapa kA bhAra sahana nahIM vaha doSa kA kAraNa hogii| yahI loga kalikAla meM ||meM durnaya kI uttapatI nahI hogI para dUsare svapna | kara sakeMge, sUkhe patte khAte hue bakaroM ko dekhanA samIcIna dharma mArga meM jAti aMhakAra se vidveSa kreNge| meM eka siMha bAlaka ke sAtha jo hAthI khar3A| banAtA hai ki kalikAla meM manuSya sadAcAra ko chor3akara durAcArI ho jaaveNge| dekhA hai, usase pratIta hotA hai ki aMtima tIrthaMkara mahAvIra ke tIrtha meM kuliMgI sAdhu aneka durnaya prakaTa kreNge| HTRA jaina citrakathA
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________________ madonmata hAthI kI pITha para baiThA | kauoM ke dvArA ulluoM kA mArA nRtya karate bhUtoM ko dekhane se pratIta jisakA madhya bhAga sakhA va AsapAsa huA baMdara isa bAta kA pratIka hai|| jAnA batAtA hai ki manuSya kAlAntara hotA hai ki Age calakara prajA ke jA ke jala bharA dazA hai aise tAlAba prANa ki duHSamAkAla meM akulina manuSya | | meM sukha pradAyaka jaina-dharma ko chor3a loga vyantaroM ko hI deva samajha kara kA phala kAlAntara meM madhya khaNDa meM| zAsana kreNge| kara dUsare matoM kA avalambana pUjA kreNge| saMddharma kA abhAva ho jAyegA evaM karane lgegeN| AsapAsa sthira rhegaa| dhUli dhUmAratnoM ko dekhane se jJAta hotA hai du:SasA kAla meM mUrtiyoM ke RdiyAM utpanna nahIM hogii| ADML kutte kA satkAra dekhanA yaha ghUmate hae javAna baila ko candramA ke gherA dekhane se paraspara mila kara jAte bailoN| sUrya kA meghoM meM chipa jAnA batAtA hai ki Age cala kara dekhane kA phala hai ki manuSya | lagatA hai ki kalikAla meM ko dekhane se lagatA hai ki batalAtA hai ki paMcama kAla vrata rahita brAhmaNa pUje yuvAvasthA meM hI munivrata muniyoM ko avadhijJAna prApta sAdhu ekAMkI vihAra nahI / meM prAya: kevala jJAna utpanna jaayeNge| dhAraNa kreNge| nahIM hogaa| kara skeNge| nahI hogaa| sUkhA vRkSa dekhane se prakaTa hotA hai ki purUSa evaM striyAM caritra se cyuta kevala jJAna se zobhAyamAna vRSabhadeva poSa mAsa kI pUrNimA ke dina kailAza parvata ho jaaveNge| vRkSoM ke jIrNa pattoM ko dekhane se lagatA hai paMcama kAla meM para jA pahuMce- acala ho kara Atma dhyAna meM lIna ho gye| samrATa bharata usI mahauSadhiyAM tathA rasa Adi naSTa ho jaayeNge| isa prakAra svapnoM kA phala samaya saparivAra kailAza giri pahuMce evaM caudaha dina taka pUjA karate rhe| mAgha kRSNa batalAkara cakravartI bharata Adi samasta zrotAoM ko vighna zAnti ke lie caturdazI prAta: unakI AtmA tatkSaNa loka zikhara para pahuMca gaI zarIra dekhate dharma meM dRDha rahane kA upadeza diyA- mahArAja bharate ayodhyA lauTa gye| -dekhate vilIna ho gyaa| kevala nakha tathA keza bace the| saba devoM ne milakara unakA aMtima saMskAra kiyaa| bhagavAna vRSabhadeva kA nirvANa mahotsava mnaayaa| caubIsa tIrthakara bhAga-2
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________________ pitA ke nirvANa ke pazcAta rAjAdhirAja bharata kucha samaya taka rAjya eka dina rAjA bharata darpaNa meM apanA mukha dekha rahe the ki sapheda bAla dekhakara vairAgya umar3a par3A zAsana to avazya karate rahe para antara se bilkula udAsIna rahate the| unhoMne tapa ko kalyANa kA saccA mArga samajhakara putra arkakIrti ko rAjya bhAra soMpa kara svayaM bhagavAna vRSabhadeva kI nirvANa bhUmi kailAza giri siddha kSetra meM caubIsa vRSabhasena gaNadhaNa ke pAsa jAkara dIkSA lelii| muni bharata kA hRdaya itanA adhika nirmala thA ki tIrthaMkara ke sundara maMdira banavA kara unameM maNimayI jina pratimAeM virAjamAna karAyI thii| unheM kucha hI samaya bAda kevala jJAna prApta ho gyaa| sthAna-sthAna para vihAra kara dharma kA pracAra kiyA anta meM Atma svAtantrya rupa mokSa prApta kiyaa| isa taraha prathama tIrthaMkara bhagavAna vRSabhanAtha kA pavitra caritra pUrNa huaa| inake baila kA cihna thaa| NAVITADA 200nad bhagavAna zrI ajitanAtha jii|| bhArata meM atyanta zobhAyamAna ayodhyApurI hai, rAjA jitazatru rAjya karate the| jambudvIpa ke pUrva videha kSetra meM sItA nadI ke dakSiNa kinAre para matsya nAma unakI mahArAnI kA nAma vijaya senA thaa| indra kI AjJA se kubera ratna barasAtA ke deza meM susImA nagarI meM vimala vAhana rAjA the| eka dina rAjA vimala thaa| isake bAda jeSTha mAsa kI amAvasyA ko rAtri ke pichale prahara meM mahArAnI vAhana kA kucha kAraNavaza vairAgya utpanna ho gayA ve socane lge| |vijaya senA ne airAvata Adi solaha svapna dekhe| prAta: mahArAnI ne svapnoM kA | saMsAra ke bhItara koI bhI padArtha sthira nahIM hai| yaha merI AtmA bhI eka dina) phala rAjA ajitazatru se puuchaa| he devI! tumhAre tIrthakara putra utpanna hogaa| isa zarIra ko chor3a kara calI jaayegii| isalie Ayu pUrNa hone ke pahale hI | usI ke puNya bala se chaha mAha pahile hI pratidina ratna barasa rahe haiM evaM Atma kalyANa kI ora pravRti karanI caahie| Aja tumane solaha svapna dekheM haiN| AALI FOLDK9ENO isa prakAra vicAra kara vana meM jAkara eka digambarayati ke sAnidhya meM dIkSita ho gye| darzana-nizuddhi Adi solaha bhAvanAoM kA cintavana bhI kiyA thA, jisase usake / tIrthakara mahApuNya-prakRti kA baMdha ho gyaa| Ayu ke anta meM sanyAsa pUrvaka marakara vijayavimAna meM ahamindra he| yahI ahamindra Age calakara bhagavAna ajitanAtha jI he| jaina citrakathA -13
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________________ mAgha zuklA dazamI ke dina mahArAnI vijayasenA ne putra ratna kA prasaba kiyaa| vaha putra janma se hI mati zruti evaM avadhi ina tInoM jJAnoM se zobhAyamAna thaa| usI samaya devoM ne sumerU parvata para lejAkara unakA janmAbhiSeka kiyA evaM ajita nAma rkhaa| bhagavAna ajitanAtha dhIre-dhIre bar3hane lge| Apasa ke khela kuda meM bhI jaba inake bhAI inase parAjita ho jAte the taba ve inakA nAma ajita sArthaka mAnane lage the| eka dina bhagavAna ajitanAtha mahala kI chatapara baiThe hue the ki unhoMne damakatI huI vidyuta ko acAnaka nIce girakara naSTa hote hue dekhaa| use dekha kara unakA hRdaya viSayoM se virala ho gyaa| ve socane lage...... 14 Buy ye bahuta hI vIra evaM krIr3A catura puruSa the| yuvAvasthA meM inake zarIra kI zobhA dekhate hI banatI thii| mahArAja jitazatru ne aneka sundarI kanyAoM ke sAtha inakA vivAha kara diyA evaM zubha muhUrta meM rAjya bhAra sauMpa kara svayaM dharma sevana karate hue sadgati ko prApta hue| bhagavAna ajita nAtha ne prajA kA pAlana kiyaa| samayopayogI aneka sudhAra kiye| peny saMsAra kA hara eka padArtha isI vidyuta kI taraha kSaNabhaMgura hai merA yaha sundara zarIra evaM yaha manuSya paryAya bhI eka dina isI taraha naSTa ho jaayeNge| jisa uddezya ke lie merA janma huA thaa| usake lie to maiMne abhI taka kucha bhI nahIM kiyaa| apanI Ayu kA bahubhAga vyartha hI kho diyaa| aba Aja se maiM sarvathA virakta ho kara digambara mudrA ko dhAraNa kara vana meM rahUMgA, kyoM ki ina raMga biraMge mahaloM meM rahane se cita ko zAnti nahIM mila sktii| | caubIsa tIrthakara bhAga-2
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________________ unhone apane putra ajita sena ko rAjya bhAra sauMpA phira cana jAne ko taiyAra ho gye| suprabhA nAma kI pAlakI meM savAra ho gye| pAlakI ko manuSya, vidyAdhara evaM devagaNa uThAkara ayodhyA ke sahetuka vana meM le gye| vahAM saptavarNa vRkSa ke nIce virAjamAna dvitIya jinendra ajitanAtha ne vastrAbhUSaNa utArakara pheMka diye| paMca muSThiyoM se keza ukhAr3a ddaale| jisa dina bhagavAna ajitanAtha ne dIkSA dhAraNa kI thii| usa dina mAgha zukla pakSa kI navamI thI tathA rohaNI nakSatra kA udaya thA / MIHIN jaina citrakathA bAraha varSa taka unhoMne kaThina tapasyA kI pauSa mAsa kI zukla pakSa kI ekAdazI ke dina sAyaMkAla rohaNI nakSatra ke udayakAla meM 'kelajJAna' prApta ho gyaa| devoM ne Akara jJAna kalyANa kA utsava mnaayaa| anta meM jaba unakI Ayu eka mahInA zeSa raha gayI taba ve zrI sammeda zikhara para jA pahuMce caitra zuklA paMcamI ke dina rohaNI nakSatra ke udayakAla meM prAta: ke samaya muktidhAma ko prApta kiyaa| bhagavAna ajitanAtha ke hAthI kA cihna thaa| AUA // bhagavAna zrI sambhavanAtha jii|| jambUdvIpa ke pUrva videha kSetra meM sItAnadI ke taTa para kaccha nAma ke deza meM kSemapura nagara meM vimalavAhana rAjya karate the| eka dina rAjA vimalavAhana kisI kAraNa vaza saMsAra se virakta ho gaye jisase unheM pAMco indriyoM ke viSaya bhAga kAle bhujaMgoM kI taraha duHkhadAyI pratIta hone lge| ve baiThakara socane lge| 'yamarAja' kisI bhI choTe-bar3e kA bheda nahI karatA hai| UMce se UMce evaM dIna se dIna sabhI manuSya isakI karAla daMSTrAtala ke nIce dale jAte haiN| jaba aisA hai, taba kyA mujhe chor3a degA? isalie jaba taka mRtyu nikaTa nahIM AtI taba taka tapasyA Adi se Atmahita kI ora pravRti karanI cAhie D NITH aisA socakara apane putra vimalakIrti ko rAjya dekara svayaM prabhamunIndra ke dvArA dIkSita ho gye| kaThina se kaThina tapasyAoM dvArA Atmazuddhi kI darzana vizuddhi Adi solaha bhAvanAoM kA cintavana kiyA jisase unheM tIrthakara puSpa prakRti kA baMdha ho gayA anta meM samAdhipUrvaka zarIra tyAgakara sudarzana nAmaka vimAna meM ahamindra hue| unheM janma se hI 'avadhIjJAna' thaa| * zarIra meM aneka RddhiyAM thii| yahI ahamindra Age calakara bhagavAna zrI sambhavanAtha jI hue the| puNa Phon Emeri 15
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________________ jambUdvIpa ke bharata kSetra meM zrAvastI nagarI meM dRDharAjya rAjA the| ve atyanta pratApI, bhagavAna sambhavanAtha dvitIyA candramA kI taraha dhIre-dhIre baDhane lge| dharmAtmA, saumya evaM sAdhu svabhAva ke vyakti the| advitIya sundarI, suSeNA unakI unake zarIra kA raMga svarNa ke samAna pIlA thaa| draDharAjya ne yogya mahArAnI thii| rAjA daDharAjya ke gaha para pratidina asaMkhya ratnoM kI varSA hone lagI- | kulIna kanyAoM ke sAtha inakA vivAha kara diyA thaa| samaya kI pragati aneka zubha zakuna hone lage the| jisase rAja dampattI Ananda se phUle na samAte the| ko dekhate hue Apane rAjanIti meM bahuta parivartana kiyA thaa| eka dina rAtri ke pichale pahara mahArAnI suSeNA ne sote samaya airAvata hAthI Adi solaha svapna dekhe, mukha meM praveza karate hue gandha sinduramatta hAthI ko dekhaa| | prAta:kAla hI usane patideva se svapnoM kA phala puuchaa| Aja tumhAre garma meM tIrthakara putra ne avatAra liyA hai| pRthvItala para tIrthakara / ke jaisA puNya kisI kA nahI hotaa| dekho na vaha chaha mahIne pahale se hI asaMkhya rAzi ratna barasa rahe haiN| pratyeka vastu kitanI manohara ho gayI hai| ROID 4TA kArtika zuklA pUrNamAsI ke dina mRgazira nakSatra meM unake putra ratna utpanna huaa| devoM ne pahile tIrthakaroM kI taraha meruparvata para inakA bhI janmAbhiSeka kiyA, unakA nAma bhagavAna sambhavanAtha rakhA gyaa| eka dina mahala kI chata para prakRti kI zobhA dekha rahe the| unakI dRSTi eka svetA bhagavAna sambhavanAtratha nijaputra ko rAjya dekara vana jAne ke lie bAdala para pdd'ii| vAyu ke vega se kSaNa bhara meM bAdala vilIna ho gyaa| kahIM kA kahIM | taiyAra ho gye| devagaNoM ne Akara unake tapa kalyANaka kA utsava calA gyaa| usI samaya unake caritra mohanIya ke baMdhana DhIle ho gaye, ve socane lage- manAyA, tadantara siddhArtha nAma kI pAlakI para savAra hokara sahetuka saMsAra kI sabhI vastueM isa bAdala kI taraha kSaNa bhaMgura hai| eka dina merA yaha vana meM gye| vahAM mArgazISa zuklA pUrNimA ke dina zAla vRkSa ke divya zarIra bhI naSTa ho jaayegaa| maiM jina syIpatroM ke moha meM ulajhA haA aatm| nIce jina dIkSA le lii|| hita kI ora pravRta nahI ho rahA huuN| ve eka bhI mere sAtha nahI jaayeNge| JOOD 1000 OULIC jaba taka chadmastha rahe taba taka mauna dhAraNa kara tapasyA karate rahe, isa taraha caudaha varSa tapasyA karane ke bAda unheM kArtika kRSNA caturdazI dina mRgazira nakSatra ke udaya kAla meM saMdhyA ke samaya kevala jJAna prApta ho gyaa| unhoMne samasta Arya kSetroM meM vihAra kiyaa| caubIsa tIrthakara bhAga-2
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________________ aMta meM sammeda zaila ke eka zikhara para virAjamAna he| yogAbhagavAna zrI abhinandana nAtha jI dhAraNa kara AtmadhyAna meM lIna ho gye| caitra zuklA SaSThI ke jambUdvIpa ke pUrva videha kSetra meM maMgalAvatI deza meM ratnasaMcaya nAmaka nagara meM vaibhava zAlI dina sAyakAla ke samaya mRgazira nakSatra ke udaya kAla meM siddhi rAjA mahAbala rAjya karatA thaa| devAMgatAoM se bhI sundara rAniyoM ke sAtha devopama sukha sadana ko prApta hue| devoM ne Akara unakA nirvANa mahotsava | bhogate hue adhikAMza samaya vyatIta ho gyaa| eka dina kisI vizeSa kAraNa se unakA mnaayaa| inakA cihna ghor3e kA thaa| citta viSaya vAsanAoM se virakta ho gyaa| jisase vaha apane putra dhanapAla ko rAjya dekara AcArya vimalavAhana ke pAsa dIkSita ho gyaa| unhoMne gyAraha aMgoM kA adhyayana kiyA, solaha bhAvanAoM kA hRdaya meM cintana kiyaa| jisase tIrthakara prakRti kA baMdha ho gyaa| Ayu ke anta meM samAdhipUrvaka zarIra tyAga kara mahARddhi dhArI ahamindra hue| ye hI ahamindra Age calakara abhinandana nAtha hue| jambUdvIpa ke bharata kSetra meM ayodhyAnagarI meM usa samaya svayamvara rAjA rAjya garbha ke dina pUrNa hone para rAnI siddhArthA ne mAgha zuklA dvAdazI ke dina karate the| unakI mahArAnI siddhArthI anupama sundarI thii| rAja dampattI Aditya yoga evaM punarvasu nakSatra meM uttama putra prasava kiyaa| devoM ne navajAta taraha-taraha ke sukha bhogate hue dina bitAte the| rAjA svayamvara ke mahala ke jinendra bAlaka kA meruparvata para abhiSeka kiyaa| ayodhyA purI meM aneka AMgana meM pratidina ratnoM kI varSA hone lgii| aneka zubha zakuna hue| jinhe | utsava mnaaye| bAlaka kA nAma abhinandana rkhaa| dekha bhAvI zubha kI pratIkSA karate hue rAja dampatti bahuta harSita the| mahArAnI siddhArthA ne rAtri ke pichale pahara meM surakuMjara Adi solaha svapna dekhe evaM aMta meM apane mukha meM eka sveta varNa vAle hAthI ko praveza karate dekhaa| prAta:kAla mahArAjA svayamvara ne rAnI ke pUchane para yaha kahApriya Aja tumhAre garbha meM svarga se cayakara kisI puNyAtmA ne avatAra liyA hai| jo no mAha bAda tumhAre tIrthakara putra ratna hogaa| jisake bala, vidyA, vaibhava ke sAmane deva-devendra bhI apane ko tuccha maaneNge| EDE jaina citrakathA
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________________ jaba yuvaka hue unakA pIlA suvarNa jaisA varNa thaa| unake zarIra se sUrya ke samAna basa isI ghaTanA se unheM AtmajJAna prakaTa ho gyaa| jisase unhoMne rAjyakArya se teja nikalatA thaa| ve mUrtidhArI puNya ke pratIka the| mahArAja svayamvara ne inheM moha tyAga kara dIkSA lene kA nizcaya kara liyaa| abhinandana svAmI rAjya kA bhAra rAjya dekara dIkSA dhAraNa kara lii| abhinandana svAmI ne bhI rAjya siMhAsana para putra ko sauMpa kara deva nirmita hasta citrA pAlakI para savAra hue| deva usa pAlakI ko virAjamAna hokara sADhe chattIsa lAkha pUrva tathA AThapUrvAka taka rAjya kiyaa| eka ugra udyAna meM le gye| vahAM unhoMne mAgha zuklA dvAdazI ko punarvasu nakSatra ke udaya dina ve mahala kI chata para baiThakara AkAza kI zobhA dekha rahe the| are! ye kAla meM dIkSA dhAraNa kara lii| vana meM jAkara kaThina tapasyA karane lage / eka dina bela bAdaloM kA samUha madhya AkAza meM sthita manohara nagara sA lagatA thaa| para upavAsa kA vrata dhAraNa kara zAla vRkSa ke nIce virAjamAna the| usI samaya unhoMne kucha hI kSaNa meM vAyu ke prabala jhoMke se naSTa ho gyaa| kahIM kA kahIM calA gyaa| zukla dhyAna ke avalambana se kSapaka zreNI meM pahuMca kara krama se baDhakara poSa zuklA caturdazI kI saMdhyA ko punarvasu nakSatra meM annata jJAna darzana sukha evaM vIrya prApta ho unhoMne saMsAra ke duHkhoM kA varNana kara usase mukti ke upAya btlaaye| ve jo kucha bhagavAna zrI sumatinAtha jii|| karate the| vaha vizuddha hRdaya se kahate the, isalie logoM ke hRdaya para unakA gaharA dUsare ghAta kI khaNDa dvIpa ke puSkalAvatI deza meM puNDarIka kiNI nagarI ke prabhAva par3atA thaa| Arya kSetra meM sthAna-sthAna para vihAra kara unhoMne dharma kA mahArAja ratiSeNa bar3e hI yazasvI, dayAlu va dharmAtmA the| aneka prakAra ke pracAra kiyA evaM saMsAra sindhu meM par3e hue prANiyoM ko hastAvalambana dekara tarane meM | viSaya bhogate hue jaba unakI Ayu kA bahubhoga vyatIta ho gayA taba eka dina sahAyatA kii| Ayu ke antima samaya meM zrI sammeda zikhara para jA pahuMce evaM kisI kAraNa vaza saMsAra se udAsInatA utpanna ho gyii| jyoM hI unhoMne pratimAyoga dhAraNa kara acala hokara baiTha gye| baizAkha zuklA SaSThI ke dina punarvasu viveka rUpI netra se apanI ora dekhA, tyoM hI unheM apane bIte jIvana para bahuta nakSatra meM prAta:kAla ke samaya mukti maMdira virAje / inakA cihna vAnara kA thaa| adhika saMtApa huaa| - hAya, maiMne apanI lambI Ayu ina viSaya sukhoM ke bhogane meM hI bitA dI, para viSaya sukha bhogane se sukha milatA hai kyA? isakA koI uttara nahIM hai| maiM Aja taka bhrama vaza du:kha ke kAraNoM ko hI sukha kA kAraNa mAnatA rahA huuN| oha ! kaisA mAyAjAla hai ? H600XSASAROO apane putra atiratha ko rAjya dekara vana meM kaThina tapasyA karane lge| unhoMne ahaMnandana gurU ke pAsa gyAraha aMgoM kA adhyayana kiyaa| solaha bhAvanAoM kA cintana kiyA, jisase tIrthaMkara prakRti kA baMdha ho gyaa| Ayu ke anta meM vaijayanta vimAna meM ahamindra hue| yahI Age bhagavAna sumatinAtha hue| caubIsa tIrthakara bhAga-2 18
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________________ ciraparicita ayodhyA nagarI meM kisI samaya megharatha raajaathe| unakI mahArAnI maMgalA sacamuca maMgalA hI thii| mahArAja megharatha ke mahala para devoM dvArA ratna | varSA hone lgii| maMgalA devI ne rAtri ke zeSa prahara meM airAvata hAthI Adi saulaha | svapna dekha apane mukha meM praveza karatA hAthI dekhaa| prAta: hote hI usane prANanAthase svapnoM kA phala pUchA- Aja tamhAre garbha meM tIrthakara bAlaka ne avatAra liyA hai- saulaha svapna usI kI vibhUti ke paricAyaka haiN| nau mahIne bAda caitrazuklA ekAdazI ke dina maghA nakSatra meM mahArAnI ne zreSTha putra ratna ko janma diyaa| tInoM lokoM meM Ananda chA gyaa| sumerU parvata para devoM ne abhiSeka kiyA va ayodhyA meM bhavya janmotsava mnaayaa| bAlaka kA nAma sumatinAtha rkhaa| bAlaka sumatinAtha dvitIyA candramA kI taraha bar3hate gaye tathA apanI kalAoM se mAtA-pitA kA harSollAsa baDhAte the| zarIra kI kAMti tape hue svarNa kI taraha thii| aMga pratyaMga se lAvaNya phUTa par3atA thaa| yuvA hone para mahArAja megharatha unheM rAjya bhAra sauMpakara dIkSita ho ge| bhagavAna sumatinAtha ne rAjya vyavasthA ko bahuta sucArU rUpa de diyA thaa| rAjya meM hiMsA, corI, jhUTha, vyAbhicAra Adi samApta ho gaye the| svapnoM kA phala sunakara bhAvI putra ke suvizAla vaibhava kI kalpanA karake vaha bahuta khuza huii| unakA pANigrahaNa yogya kanyAoM ke sAtha huA thaa| sukha zAntei se unakA samaya | bhagavAna sumatinAtha apane putra ko rAjya dekara devanirmita 'abhaya' pAlakI vyatIta ho rahA thaa| taba eka dina kisI kAraNavaza unakA citta viSaya vAsanAoM se para baiTha gye| devatA abhayA ko samIpa hI sahetuka vana meM le gye| vahAM unhoMne virakta ho gyaa| jisase unheM saMsAra ke bhoga nIrasa evaM du:kha prada pratIta hone lge|| nara suragaNa sAkSI meM baizAkha zuklA navamI ke dina maghA nakSatra meM digambarI hAya ! maiMne eka mUrkha kI bhAMtI itanI sUdIrgha Ayu vyartha hI gavA dii| dUsaroM ko hita kA mArga| | dikSA dhAraNa kara lii| AtmadhyAna meM lIna ho gye| thor3e-thor3e dinoM ke aMtarAla se AhAra lekara kaThina tapasyA karate hue| bIsa barasa bIta gye| batAUM unakA bhalA karUM / yaha jo bAlyavasthA meM socA karatA thaa| vaha saba isa yauvana taba unheM priyaMku vRkSa ke nIce zukla dhyAna ke pratApa se dhAtiyA karmoM kA nAza evaM rAjya ke sukha ke unmAMda meM pravAhita ho gyaa| jaise saikar3oM nadiyoM kA pAna karane para ho jAne para cetra sudI ekAdazI ke dina maghA nakSatra meM kevalajJAna prApta huaa| bhI samudra kI tRpti nahIM hotii| ye viSayabhilASAeM manuSya ko Atmahita kI ora agrasara hone hI nahI detI, isalie aba maiM ina viSaya vAsanAoM ko tilAMjalI dekara Atmahita MARATOP kI ora pravRti karatA huuN| INDIAN gara jaina citrakathA
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________________ devendra ne Akara unakA jJAna kalyANaka mnaayaa| samavazaraNa kI bhagavAna zrI padmaprabha jii|| racanA kii| unhoMne upasthita janasamUha ko dharma adharma kA svarUpa dUsare ghAta kI khaNDa dIpa sthita vatsa deza ke sasImA nagara meM kisI samaya aparAjita btlaayaa| unhone Arya kSetroM vihAra kara samIcIna dharma kA khUba pracAra nAma ke rAjA the| vaha hamezA apanI prajA kI bhalAI meM lagA rahatA thaa| usakI rAniyAM kiyaa| aMtima dinoM meM sammeda zaila para Aye vahIM yoga nirodhakara | anupama sundara thiiN| unake sAtha sAMsArika sukha bhogatA haA dIrgha kAla taka pRthvI kA virAjamAna ho gye| cetra sudI ekAdazI ke dina maghA nakSatra meM mukti | pAlana karatA rhaa| eka dina kisI kAraNa se usakA citta viSaya vAsanAoM se virakta ho maMdira meM praveza kiyaa| devoM ne vahIM mokSa kalyANaka utsava manAyA gayA, isalie vaha apane putra ko rAjya sauMpakara vana meM jAkara dIkSita ho gyaa| solaha unakA cihnacakavA thaa| bhAvanAoM kA cintavana kara tIrthakara prakRti kA baMdha kara liyaa| AyusamApta hone para zuddha AtmA ke dhyAna meM lIna ho gyaa| jisase nava meM graiveyaka ke prItikara vimAna meM RddhidhArI ahamindra huaa|ye hI ahamindra bhagavAna padmaprabha hoNge| jambU dvIpa ke bharata kSetra kI kauzAmbI nagarI meM ikSvAkuvaMzIya rAjA dharaNa kA | jaba yuvA hue taba rAjA dharaNa inheM rAjya dekara Atma kalyANa kI ora zAsana thaa| unakI mahArAnI susImA sarvaguNa sampanna thii| ratnoM kI varSA pravRta ho gye| bhagavAna padmaprabha bhI nIti se prajApAlana karane lge| aneka dekhakara kucha bhalA hone vAlA hai| yaha socakara rAjA dharaNa atyanta harSita / sundarI suzIla kanyAoM se vivAha huaa| Ananda pUrvaka samaya vyatIta ho hote the| mahArAnI susImAna solaha svapna dekhane ke bAda mukha meM praveza krte| rahA thaa| eka dina ve dvAra para baMdhe hue hAthI ke pUrva bhava sunakara pratibuddha ho hue hAthI ko dekhaa| rAnI ke pUchane para rAjAdharaNa ne svapnoM kA phala bnaayaa| gye| usI samaya unheM apane pUrva bhavoM kA jJAna ho aayaa| jisase unake Aja tumhAre garbha meM tIrthaMkara bAlaka ne praveza kiyA hai| ye svapna usI | aMtaraMga netra khula gye| socA- maiM jina padArthoM ko apanA samajha ke abhyudaya ke sUcaka haiN| unameM anurAga kara rahA hU~ ve kisI bhI taraha mere nahIM ho sakate, kyoM ki maiM sacetana jIva dravya hU~ evaM ye para-padArtha acetana puNDala rUpa hai| eka dravya kA dUsarA dravya rUpa pariNamana trikAla meM bhI nahI ho sktaa| kheda hai ki maiMne itanI vizAla Ayu inhIM bhoga vilAsoM meM bitA dii| SUCC nau mAha bAda kArtika kRSNA trayodazI ke dina maghAnakSatra meM mAtA susImA ne uttama bAlaka ko janma diyaa| devoM ne bAlaka ko merUzikhara para le jAkara kssiir| sAgara ke jala se usakA abhiSeka kiyaa| bAlaka ke zarIra kI kAnti padma ke samAna thI isalie usa kA nAma padmaprabha rkhaa| 20 caubIsa tIrthakara bhAga-2
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________________ | bhagavAna padmaprabha putra ko rAjya sauMpakara deva nirmita 'nivRti' nAmaka pAlakI para ArUDha ho kara manohara nAma ke vana meM gye| vahAM unhoMne jinezvarI dIkSA dhAraNa krlii| / Atma dhyAna meM lIna ho gye| do yA cAra dina ke antara se AhAra lekara tapasyA karate hue chaha mAha mauna pUrvaka bIta gye| kSapaka zreNI meM ArUDha hokara zukla dhyAna se caitra zuklA pUrNimA ke dina citrAnakSatra meM 'kevala jJAna' prApta huaa| deva devandroM ne Akara jJAna kalyANaka kA utsava mnaayaa| Comp. Vikas samaya saraNa va vihAra karake samasta Arya kSetroM meM jaina dharma kA pracAra kiyaa| aMta meM sammeda zikhara para phuNce| vahAM pratimA yoga dhAraNa kiyaa| zuddha AtmA ke svarUpa kA dhyAna kiyaa| eka mahane ke bAda phAlguna kRSNA caturthI ke dina citrA nakSatra meM zukla dhyAna ke pratApa se avinAzI parama pada ko prApta hue| inakA cihna kamala kA thaa| usane apane putra dhanapati ko rAjya siMhAsana para baiThA diyA evaM vana meM jAkara arhannandana munarAja se dIkSA le lii| usane gyAraha aMgoM kA adhyayana kiyaa| solaha bhAvanAoM kA cintavana kiyaa| jisase tIrthakara prakRti baMdha ho gyaa| Ayu ke anta meM samAdhi pUrvaka zarIra tyAga kara subhadra nAmaka vimAna meM ahamindra huaa| ye hI Age calakara bhagavAna supArzvanAtha hoNge| jaina citrakathA 2 // bhagavAna zrI supArzvanAtha jii|| ghAta kI khaNDa dvIpa ke sukaccha deza meM kSemapura nagara ke rAjA nandiSeNa bar3e vidvAna evaM catura zAsaka the| usakI rAniyAM anupama sundariyAM thii| vaha dharma kAryoM meM sudRr3hacita rahatA thaa| bahuta samaya vyatIta ho gayA taba eka dina use sahasa vairAgya utpanna ho gyaa| jisase use samasta bhoga kAle bhujaMga kI taraha pratIta hone lge| apane vizAla rAjya ko vistRta kArAgAra samajhA socAyaha jIva arahaTa kI ghar3I ke samAna nirantara cAroM gatiyoM meM ghUmatA rahatA hai| jo Aja deva hai vo kala tiryaja ho sakatA hai| jo Aja siMhAsana para baiThA hai| vahI kala bhikhArI bhI ho sakatA hai| oha! itanA saba hote hue bhI maiMne abhI taka isa saMsAra se chuTakArA pAne ke lie koI uttama kArya nahIM kiyaa| aba maiM zIghra hI mokSa prApti ke lie prayatna karUMgA / KOP n SPOULTROUN 0200 jambUdvIpa ke bharata kSetra meM kAzI deza ke vArANasI nagara meM mahArAjA supratiSThi rAjya karate the| mahAranI pRthvIsenA ke sAtha dampati sukha se rahate the| mahArAja supratiSThi ke mahala para ratnoM kI varSA hone lgii| kucha samaya bAda mahArAnI pRthvIsenA solaha svapna dekhe anta meM mukha meM praveza karatA huA hAthI dekhaa| prAtaH kAla patideva se svapnoM kA phala puuchaa| rAjA ne harSa se pulakita hote hue kahApriya Aja tumhArA nArI jIvana saphala huaa| merA bhI gRhastha jIvana niSphala nahIM gyaa| Aja tIrthaMkara putra ne avatAra liyA hai| 21
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________________ garmakAla ke dina pUrNa hone para rAnI pRthvIsenA ne jyeSTha zuklAdvAdazI ke dina zubhayoga meM bhagavAna supArzvanAtha rAjya kA bhAra putra ko sauMpakara deva nirmIta 'manogati putra ratna prasava kiyaa| putra kI kAnti se samasta gRha prakAsita ho gayA thaa| devoM ne nAmakI pAlakI meM baiThakara sahetuka vana meM gye| pAlakI se utara kara digambara Akara meruparvata para pANhaka zilA para bAlaka kA abhiSeka kiyA bAlaka kA nAma dIkSA dhAraNa kara lii| eka dina usI vana meM upavAsa kA niyama lekara zirISa vakSA supArzva rkhaa| bhagavAna supArzvanAtha bAlyAvasthA se yuvAvasthA meM phuNce| unakA ke nIce virAjamAna hue| kevalajJAna prApta kiyaa| devoM ne Akara jJAna kalyANaka rAjyAbhiSeka huaa| unakA zAsana atyanta loka priya thaa| aneka Arya kanyAoM ke utsava manAyA / samavazaraNa kI racanA kii| aneka dezoM meM vihAra kiyaa| logoM sAtha inakA vivAha huA thaa| ve bhogoM se nirlipta rahate the| mukta bhoga nUtana karma baMdha ke ko dharma kA svarUpa smjhaayaa| Aya ke antima samaya meM zrI sammeda zikara jA kAraNa nahIM hote the| isa taraha sukha pUrvaka rAjya karate hue unheM kisI kAraNa vaza saMsAra phuNce| pratimA yoga dhAraNa kara phAlguna zukla saptamI ke dina vizAkhA nakSatra meM se viraktI ho gii| aba taka kI Ayu ke vyartha bIta jAne para ghora pazcAtApa kiyaa| raaj,|| jA mokSa prApta kiyaa| bhagavAna supArzvanAtha kA svastika kA cihna thaa| ghara, parivAra kA moha tyAga vana meM jAkara tapa karane kA dRDha nizcaya kiyaa| 2000000 ||bhagavAna zrI candraprabha jii|| eka dina rAjA zrISeNa mahArAnI zrIkAntA ke sAtha vana vihAra kara rahe the, ki vahAM samudroM se ghire hue madhyaloka meM puSkara dvIpa ke sugandhi deza meM zrIpura nagara meM unakI daSTI eka manirAja para pddii| rAnI ke sAtha unheM namaskAra karake dharma zravaNa zrISeNa kA rAjya thaa| vaha bahuta balavAna, dharmAtmA evaM nItijJa thaa| unakI karane kI icchA se unake pAsa baiTha gye| dharma carcA ke bAda unhoMne munirAja se pUchAmahArAnI zrIkAntA divya saundarya kI svAminI thii| dhana dhAnya sampanna the| nAtha ! maiM isa taraha kaba taka rAjana ! tumhAre hRdaya meM nirantara putra kI icchA banI sukha pUrvaka samaya vyatIta ho rahA thaa| zrI kAntA kA yauvana vyatIta hone ko gRha jaMjAla meM phaMsA rahUMgA? rahatI hai| basa putra kI icchA hI muni banane meM bAdhaka AyA / para unake koI santAna nahI huii| rAjA ne rAnI ko samajhAyA kyA kabhI mujhe digambara mudrA hai| ApakI mahArAnI zrI kAntA ne pUrva bhava meM garbha jo vastu manuSya ke puruSArtha se siddha nahIM ho sakatI usakI cintA nahIM karanI | bhAra se pIr3ita yuvatI ko dekhakara abhilASA kI thii| caahie| karmoM ke Upara kisakA vaza hai? tumhI kaho, kisI tIvra pApa kA udaya mere kabhI yauvanAvasthA meM santAna na ho| isI kAraNa hI putra-prApti meM bAdhA hai, isalie pAtradAna, jinapUjana, vrata upavAsa Adi putra nahIM huaa| aba duSkarmoM kA nivAraNa hone vAlA zubhakArya karo, jisase azubha karmoM kA bala naSTa hokara zubha karmoM kA bala bddhe| hai| zIghra hI Apake putra hogaa| phira putra ko rAjya dekara dIkSita ho jaayeNge| prApta hogA? RA caubIsa tIrthakara bhAga-2
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________________ kucha dinoM bAda zrIkAntA ne rAtri ke pichale prahara meM hAthI, siMha, candramA evaM lakSmI kA abhissek| ye cAra svapna dekhe| usa samaya usake garbhAdhAna ho gyaa| nau mAha bAda unake putra huaa| pror3hAvasthA meM putra pAkara rAja dampatti ko apAra prasannatA huii| putra kA nAma 'zrIvarmA' rakhA jaba putra rAja kArya sambhAlane yogya ho gyaa| taba rAjA zrISena ne zrI varmA ko rAjakArya sauMpa kara jinadIkSA dhAraNa krlii| rAjA zrIvarmA bahuta hI catura purUSa thaa| jisa taraha bAharI zatruoM ko jItA thaa| usI taraha kAma krodhAdi aMtaraMga zatruoM ko bhI jIta liyA thaa| bharata kSetra ke alkA deza meM ayodhyA nagarI meM kisI samaya ajitaMjaya nAma kA rAjA thaa| usakI rAnI ajitasenA ne eka rAtri meM hAthI, baila, siMha, candramA, sUrya, padma-sarovara, zaMkha evaM jala se bharA huA ghaTa ye ATha svapna dekhe / prAtaH patideva ajitaMjaya se svapnoM kA phala pUchA Aja tumhAre garbha meM puNyAtmA jIva ne avataraNa liyA hai| ye svapna usI ke guNoM kA suyaza varNana karate haiN| eka gaMbhIra, atyaMta balavAna, sabako prasanna karane vAlA, tejasvI, battIsa lakSaNoM se zobhita, cakravartI aura nidhiyoM kA svAmI hogaa| phala sunakara rAnI ko apAra harSa huaa| garbhakAla vyatIta hone para mahArAnI ne zubha muhUrta meM putra ratna prasava kiyaa| vaha bar3A hI puNyazAlI thaa| rAjA ne usakA nAma ajisenA rkhaa| yogya avasthA hone para rAjA ne use yuvarAja banA diyaa| jaina citrakathA | eka dina rAjA zrIvarmA saparivAra mahala kI chata para prakRti kI chaTA dekha rahe the, ki AkAza se ulkApAta huaa| yaha dekhakara unakA citta sahasA virakta ho gyaa| | ulkA kI taraha saMsAra ke saba padArthoM kI asthiratA kA vicAra kara dIkSA lene kA nizcaya kara liyaa| dUsare dina apane jyeSTha putra zrIkAnta ko rAjya sauMpakara zrIprabha AcArya ke pAsa digambara dIkSA le lii| aMta meM sanyAsa pUrvaka zarIra tyAgakara prathama svarga meM zrIprabha vimAna meM zrIdharanAma kA deva huaa| eka dina rAjA rAnI va yuvarAja ajitasena rAja sabhA meM baiThe the| vahAM candrarUci nAmaka asura niklaa| use yuvarAja se pUrvabhava kA aura smaraNa ho aayaa| usane krodhita hokara samasta sabhA ko mAyA se murchita tara diyA evaM yuvarAja ajitasena ko uThA kara AkAza meM le gyaa| idhara jaba mAyA murchA dUra huI putra ko na pAkara rAjA rAnI bahuta dukhI hue| cAroM tarapha vegazAlI ghur3asavAra dor3Aye, guptacara bheje gaye, para kahIM usakA patA nahI claa| taba tapobhUSaNa muni kA Agamana huaa| rAjA kA atyadhika harSa huA munirAja ne batAyA saMsAra vahI hai jahAM iSTa viyoga evaM aniSTa saMyoga huA karate haiM tuma vidvAna ho putra kA viyoga duHkha nahIM karanA caahie| vizvAsa rakho tumhArA putra kucha dinoM meM bar3e vaibhava ke sAtha tumhAre pAsa A jaayegaa| Xiang 23
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________________ itanA kaha munirAja vihAra kara gye| rAjA bhI zoka pUrvaka samaya kATane lagA / candrarUci asura ne yuvarAja ajitasena ko AkAza meM le jAkara mArane ke irAde se magaramaccha Adi se bhare hue eka tAlAba meM paTaka diyaa| svayaM nizciMta hokara calA gyaa| yuvarAja ajitasena ko usane bahuta adhika UMce se paTakA avazya thA, para puNya ke udaya kAla se koI coTa nahIM lagI / tairakara zIghra hI taTa para A gyaa| inter kumAra ko krodha A gayA donoM jhapaTakara mallayuddha karane lge| kucha samaya bAda kumAra ne use bhU para pachAr3ane ke lie Upara uThAyA evaM use AkAza meM ghumAkara pachAr3anA hI cAhate the ki Wh Sierr 24 cAroM tarapha bhayaMkara jaMgala thA, vRkSa itane ghane the ki sUrya kA prakAza bhI nahIM phaila pAtA thaa| sthAna-sthAna para siMha, vyAghra Adi duSTa jIva garaja rahe the| vayaska yuvarAja dhairyapUrvaka saMkIrNa mArga se usa bhayAnaka jaMgala meM praveza ho gyaa| kucha dUra jAne para eka parvata AyA vaha usa para caDha gyaa| eka megha ke samAna kAlA purUSa usake sAmane aayaa| krodha se garaja kara kahane lagA are kauna hai tUM ? marane kI icchA hai kyA? mere sthAna para kyoM AyA hai? jahAM sUrya evaM candramA kI kiraNa bhI nahI pahuMca sktii| vahAM terA Agamana kaise huA? maiM daitya hU~ isI samaya tujhe yamaloka pahuMcA detA huuN| WRENCH By ty. whj Apa bar3e yoddhA pratIta hote haiN| isa bhISaNa aTavI para ApakA kaisA adhikAra hai? yahAM kA rAjA to koi mRgarAja honA caahie| yuvarAja ajitasena ne haMsate hue kahA / usane mAyAvI rUpa tyAga diyA evaM asalI rUpa meM Akara kahane lgaa| basa kumAra basa ! maiM samajha gayA ki Apa bahuta adhika balavAna haiN| usa mAM ko dhanya hai, jisane Apa jaisA putra utpanna kiyaa| maiM hiraNanAma kA deva huuN| akRtrima caitAlayoM kI vaMdanA ke lie gayA thaa| kRtrima veza meM yahAM maineM ApakI parIkSA lii| Apa dhIra haiM, vIra haiM, gambhIra haiM, maiM Apa se bahuta prasanna huuN| aba Apa ananta vaibhava ke sAtha apane pitA ke pAsa pahuMca jaayeNge| aba meM Apake janmAntara kI bAta batAtA huuN| ww The VER 435 caubIsa tIrthakara bhAga-2
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________________ isa bhava se tIna bhava pUrva Apa sugandhi nAmaka deza ke rAjA the| ApakI rAjadhAnI zrIpura thii| vahAM se kumAra thor3A calA vaha vizAla aTavI samApta ho gii| vaha pAsa ke kisI deza vahAM Apa zrIvarmA nAma se prasiddha the| usI nagara meM rAzi evaM sUrya nAma ke do kisAna rahate |meM jA phuNcaa| vahAM usane dekhA- nagara ke loga ghabarAye se bhAge jA rahe haiN| kAraNa jAnane the| eka dina rAzi ne sUrya ke makAna meM praveza kara usake dhana kA haraNa kara liyaa| jaba sUrya | ke lie usane pUchA, uttara milA- bhAI maiM paradezI huuN| mujhe yahAM kA kucha ne Apase nivedana kiyA taba Apane patA lagA kara rAzi ko khUba piTavAyA evaM sUrya kA dhana kyA AkAza se Tapake ho jo bhI hAla jJAta nahI hai| Apatti na ho to vApasa dilvaadiyaa| piTate-piTate rAzi mara gyaa| jisase vaha candra rUci nAmaka asura anajAna se banakara pUcha rahe ho| batAne kA kaSTa kiijie| huaa| pUrvabhava ke baira se hI usane ApakA haraNa kiyA aura kaSTa diyA aura upakAra se kRtajJa hokara maiM ApakA mitra huaa| itanA kaha kara deva antardhyAna ho gyaa| taba usa manuSya ne har3abar3AhaTa meM kahA- yaha ariMjaya nAma kA deza hai| sAmane zatru kI mRtyu sunakara mahArAja jayavarmA bahuta prasanna hue| ve kumAra ko bar3e Adara satkAra kA nagara isakI rAjadhAnI hai| isakA nAma vipulapura hai| yahAM ke rAjA jaya varmA va se apane mahala le gye| vahAM zaziprabhA va yuvarAja kA vivAha karanA svIkAra ho gyaa| | rAnI jayazrI haiN| zaziprabhA inakI kanyA apUrva sundarI hai| kisI deza ke mahendra nAma | vijayA giri ke dakSiNazreNI meM Aditya nAma kA nagara hai| usameM dharaNIdhvaja nAma kA ke rAjA ne jaya varmA se zaziprabhA kI yAcanA kii| mahArAja taiyAra ho gaye para kisI | vidyAdhara rAjA thaa| usako kisI kSullaka jI ne batAyA vipulapura kI rAjakumArI |nimitta jJAnI ne 'mahendra alpAyu hai' kahakara vaisA karanese rUkavA diyaa| rAjA zaziprabhA kA jisake sAtha vivAha hogA / vaha tumheM mArakara bharata kSetra kA rAjA bnegaa| usane vidyAdharoM kI senA lekara vipulapura ko ghera liyA aura saMdeza bhejAmahendra ko sahana nahIM huaa| lar3akara jabaradastI rAjakumArI kA haraNa karane ke lie AyA huA hai| rAjA jayavarmA kI usakA sAmanA karane kI kSamatA nahI hai| usake jo ajJAta vyakti ke sAtha zaziprabhA kA vivAha svIkAra kara liyA hai| vaha sainika nagara meM udhama macA rahe haiM, isalie puravAsI Darakara anyatra bhAga rahe haiN| ucita nahIM hai| kyoMki jisake kula, bala, paurUSa kA patA nahIM ho usake sAtha kanyA kA vivAha karane se apayaza hI hogA, isalie zaziprabhA kA vivAha turanta cAhe kulIna ho yA akulIna eka bAra dI huI kanyA phira kisI dUsare ko nahIM dI jA sktii| VA hun LADKDLA va itanA kahakara vaha manuSya bhAga gyaa| jaba kotuhala pUrvaka vipulapura kI sImA meM jA pahuMce nagara ke bhItara jAne lage, rAjA mahendra ke sainikoM ne roka diyA, jisase unheM krodha A gyaa| yuvarAja ne vahIM para kisI eka ke hAtha se dhanuSabANa chInakara rAjA mahendra se yuddha karanA AraMbha kara diyA evaM thor3I dera meM use dharAzAhI kara diyaa| anya sainika bhAga gye| jaina citrakathA kahakara dUta ko vApasa kara diyA evaM lar3AI kI taiyArI zurU kara dii| 25
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________________ jayavarmA ko yuddha ke lie cintita dekha kara ajitasena ne kahA- aisA kahakara yuvarAja ne hiraNyaka deva kA smaraNa kiyaa| zIghra hI vaha divya astra-zastroM se bharA ratha Apa mere rahate jarA bhI cintA na kiijiyegaa| maiM ina gIdaDo lekara yuvarAja ke pAsa A gyaa| yuvarAja ajitasena usa ratha para savAra hae hiraNyaka deva ctraaii| ko abhI mAra bhagAye detA huuN| pUrva ratha calAne lgaa| vidyAdharendra dharaNIdhvaja evaM kumAra ajitasena kA jamakara yuddha haa| anta meM kamAra ne use mAra giraayaa| usakI samasta senA bhAga khar3I huii| kArya pUrA hone para dhUma dhAma se nagara meM praveza kiyaa| kumAra kI anupama vIratA dekakara samasta nagara vAsI harSa se phUle na smaaye| AAORN rAjA jayavarmA ne zubha muhUrta meM yuvarAja ke sAtha zaziprabhA kA vivAha kara diyaa| CLAWAR phira kucha dinoM bAda ayodhyApurI vApasa pitA ajitasena ne vadhu sahita Aye| kucha samaya bAda rAjA ajitaMjaya ne dIkSA le lii| yuvarAja ko pitA ke viyoga se putra ko bar3e utsava ke sAtha nagara meM praveza kiyaa| putra ke vIra kAryoM ko suna bahuta dukha huaa| saMsAra kI rIti kA cintavana karake sAmAnya ho gye| maMtrimaMDala kara mAtA-pitA bahuta harSita hue| ne yuvarAja kA rAjyAbhiSeka kara diyaa| udhara manirAja ajitaMjaya ko kevala jJAna prApta huaa| idhara ajitasena kI AyudhazAlA keM cakraratna prakaTa huaa| pahale pitA ke kevalya mahotsava meM gaye, phira vahAM Akara digvijaya ke lie gye| usa samaya unakI senA laharAte hue samudra kI taraha pratIta hotI thii| senA ke Age cakraratna cala rahA thaa| krama se unhoMne samasta bharata kSetra ko AdhIna kara liyaa| jaba cakradhara ajitasena digvijayI banakara vApisa lauTe, taba hajAroM mukuTabaddha rAjAoM ne unakA svAgata kiyaa| rAjadhAnI ayodhyA meM Akara mahArAja ajitasena nyAyapUrvaka prajA kA pAlana karane lge| YAVAN caubIsa tIrthakara bhAga-2
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________________ eka dina rAjA ajita sena guNaprabha tIrthakara se apanA bhavAntara sunakara virakta ho| gye| putra jitazatru ko rAjya sauMpakara jinadIkSA dhAraNa kara lii| aticAra rahita tapazcaraNa kiyA tathA Ayu ke anta meM samAdhi pUrvaka zarIra tyAga kara solahaveM acyuta svarga ke zAntikara vimAna meM indrapada prApta kiyaa| vahAM saMcaya kara vaha pUrva ghAtakI khaMDa meM maMgalAvatI deza ke ratna saMcapura nagara meM rAjA kanakaprabha evaM rAnI kanakamAlA ke 'padmanAbha' nAma kA putra huaa| padmanAbha bar3A hI tArkika vidvAna evaM nyAyazAstra kA vettA thaa| usake bala paurUSa kI saba aura prazaMsA huI thii| idhara padmanAbha ne nItipUrvaka rAjya karate hue aneka rAjakumArIyoM ke sAtha vivAha kiyaa| jinameM somaprabhA mukhya thii| kAla krama se somaprabhA ke suvarSanAbhi nAma kA putra huaa| una saba se padmanAbha kA gRhastha jIvana bahuta sukhamaya ho gayA thaa| jaina citrakathA AaQh eka dina kanakaprabha mahArAja mahala kI chata para se nagara kI zobhA dekha rahe / the| unakI najara eka jalAzaya para pdd'ii| nagara ke bahuta se baila usameM | jala pI-pIkara bAhara nikala jAte the| eka bur3hA baila kIcar3a meM phasa gyaa| kIcar3a se bAhara nahIM nikala sakA, pyAsa ke mAre vahI tar3apane lgaa| usakI baicenI dekhakara kanakaprabha mahArAja kA hRdaya viSaya bhogoM se virakta ho gyaa| jisase ve padmanAbha ko rAjya sauMpakara zrIdhara munirAja se dIkSA lekara tapasyA karane lge| DD aad eka bAra manohara udyAna meM munirAja zrIdhara kA Agamana huA, rAjA padmanAbha ne munirAja ke pAsa pahuMcakara unheM sASTAMga namaskAra kiyA bAda meM munirAja se unhoMne apane pUrva bhartI kI jAnakArI lii| phira kucha dinoM taka zAsana karate rhe| anta meM kisI kAraNavaza unakA citta viSaya vAsanAoM | se virakta ho gyaa| jisase unhoMne apane putra suvarNa ko rAjyabhAra sauMpa kara jinadIkSA le lii| munirAja padmanAbha ne khUba adhyayana kiyaa| unheM gyAraha aMgoM kA jJAna ho gayA / saulaha bhAvanAoM | kA cintavana kara tIrthakara prakRti kA baMdha kara liyaa| Ayu ke aMta meM sanyAsa pUrvaka zarIra tyAgakara jayanta nAmaka vimAna meM ahamindra pada prApta kiyaa| yahI ahamindra Age bhava meM aSTama tIrthaMkara bhagavAna candraprabha hoNge| jambUdvIpa ke bharata kSetra meM candraprabha nagara meM rAjA mahAsena rAjya karate the| rAnI lakSmaNA ke sAtha sukha purvaka samaya vyatIta ho rahA thaa| rAjA mahAsena ke mahala para pratidina aneka ratnoM kI varSA hone lgii| deviyAM Akara mahArAnI kI sevA karane lgii| yaha saba dekhakara | rAjA ko nizcaya ho gayA ki lakSmaNA kI kukSi se tIrthaMkara putra hone vAlA hai| 27
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________________ caitra kRSNA paMcamI ke dina rANI lakSmaNA ne rAtri ke pichale prahara meM hAthI baila Adi eka dina alaMkAra gRha meM darpaNa meM apanA mukha dekhA, mukha para kucha vikAra sA pratIta solaha svapna dekheN| garbha kA samaya bIta jAne para lakSmaNA devI ne poSa kaSNA ekAdazI huaa| jisase unakA hRdaya sAMsArika bhogoM se virakta ho gyaa| socane lageke dina anurAdhA nakSatra meM putra ko prasava kiyA evaM candraprabha nAma rkhaa| unakA raMga yaha zarIra pratidina kitanA hI kyoM na sajAyA jAya, para kAla pAkara vikRta candramA ke samAna dhavala thaa| kaI kulIna kanyAoM ke sAtha unakA vivAha huA thaa| hue binA nahIM raha sakatA / vikRta hone kI to bAta hI kyA? yaha sampUrNa naSTa hI unakA gRhastha jIvana bahuta sukhadAya thaa| rAjya karate hue unheM caubIsa pUrvAka bIta ho jAtA hai| isa zarIra meM rAga rahane se usase sambandha rakhane vAle aneka padArthoM se rAga karanA par3atA hai| aba maiM aisA koI kArya karUMgA jisase Age ke gye| bhava meM zarIra hI prApta na ho| Baltri TION bhagavAna candraprabha apane putra candra ko rAjya sauMpa kara deva nirmita vimalA pAlakI bhagavAna puSpadanta jI (zrI suvidhinaath)|| para savAra hokara sarvartuka nAmaka vana meM pahuMce nigrantha munI ho gye| usI vana me nAgapaSkarArdhadIpa ke puSkalAvatI deza meM samRddhizAlI puNDarI kiNI nagarI meM atyadhika vRkSa ke nIce phAlguna kRSNA saptamI ko anurAdhA nakSatra meM kevala jJAna prApta ho gyaa| balavAna va buddhimAna rAjA mahApadma kA rAjya thaa| eka dina manohara vana meM mahAmuni devoM ne Akara jJAna kalyANaka kA utsava kiyaa| samavazaraNa kI racanA huii| bhRtahita nAtha pdhaare| prajA va samasta parivAra sahita munirAja ke darzana ke lie divya dhvani ke dvArA kalyANakArI upadeza diyaa| unhoMne aneka dezoM meM vihAra gyaa| unake upadeza se prabhAvita hokara usane rAjya, svIsukha Adi se moha tyAga kiyA / asaMkhya prANiyoM ko saMsAra sAgara se uddhAra kara mokSa prApta karAyA / anta diyA evaM putra ghanada ko rAjyA sauMpakara dIkSA le lii| kaThina tapasyA kI aura meM sammeda zikhara para Akara virAjamAna hue| pratimA yoga dhAraNa kara eka mAha / adhyayana kara gyAraha aMgoM kA jJAna prApta kara liyaa| eka samaya usane nirmala hRdaya uparAnta phAlguna zuklA saptamI ke dina jyeSThA nakSatra meM mokSa ko prApta ho gye| devoM se darzana vizuddhi Adi solaha bhAvanAoM kA cintavana kiyaa| jisase tIrthaMkara ne Akara unake nirvANa kSetra kI pUjA kii| unakA cihna candramA kA thaa| puNya prakRti kA baMdha ho gyaa| anta meM samAdhipUrvaka zarIra tyAgakara caudahaveM ananta svarga meM indra huaa| ye indra hI Age calakara tIrthakara puSpadaMta hoNge| 28 caubIsa tIrthaMkara bhAga-2
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________________ jambUdvIpa ke bharata kSetra meM kAkandI mahAmanohara nagarI meM izvAkuvaMzIya rAjA sugrIva prANanAtha se svapnoM kA phala sunakara rAnI ko bahuta prasannatA huii| garbha kA kA rAjya thaa| unakI rAnI kA nAma jayarAmA thaa| devoM ne mahArAja sugrIva ke samaya pUrA hone para mArgazIrSa zuklA pratipadA ke dina uttama putra kA janma huaa| mahala para ratnoM kI varSA zurU kara dii| aneka deva kumAriyAM Akara mahArAnI devoM ne kSIra sAgara ke jala se bAlakA kA janmAbhiSeka kiyA evaM unakA jayarAmA kI sevA karane lgii| rAnI jayarAmA ne solaha svapna dekhe| prAta: kAla | puSpadaMta nAma rkhaa| mahArAja sugrIva ne harSollAsa pUrvaka patrotsava mnaayaa| patideva se svapnoM kA hAla pUchA- Aja tumhAre garbha meM tIrthakara putra ne bAlaka puSpadaMta bAla indu kI taraha krama se bar3hane lge| kumAra avasthA ke bAda unheM rAjya prApta huaa| rAjya kI bAgaDora hAtha meM Ate hI unakA sAmrAjya avatAra liyA hai| vaha mahApuNyazAlI purUSa hai| dekho ! usake garbha meM Ane | pratidina bar3hane lgaa| kulIna kanyAoM ke sAtha inakA vivAha huaa| rAjya ke chaha mAha pahale se pratidina karor3oM ratna barasa rahe haiM evaM deva kumAriyAM karate hue inheM bahata varSa vyatIta ho gye| tumhArI sevA kara rahI haiN| 200 000000hA - eka dina ulkApAta dekhane se unakA hRdaya virakta ho gyaa| ve socane lage- nidAna ve samati nAmaka patra ko rAjya kA bhAra sauMpa kara deva nirmita isa saMsAra meM koI bhI padArtha sthira nahI haiN| sUryodaya ke samaya jisa vastu ko 'sUryaprabhA' pAlakI dvArA puSpaka vana meM gye| jina dIkSA le lii| AtmajJAna meM dekhatA hU~, use sUryAsta ke samaya nahIM pAtA huuN| jisa taraha indhana se kabhI lIna ho gye| ve dhyAna pUrNa hone para kabhI pratidina kabhI do tIna cAra yA agni santuSTa nahIM hotI, usI taraha paMcendriya ke viSayoM se mAnava abhilASAeM usase adhika dinoM ke antarAla se AhAra lene ke lie jAte the| isa taraha kabhI santaSTa nahIM hotii| kheda hai ki maiMne apanI vizAla Aya sAdhAraNa manaSyoM cAra varSa vyatIta ho gye| eka dina nAga vakSa ke nIce dhyAna lagAkara baiThe the|| kA taraha yo hI bItA dii| darlabha manuSya paryAya pAkara maiMne usakA abhI taka vahA kAtaka zuklA dvItIyA ke dina mUla nakSatra meM kevala jJAna prApta ho gyaa| sadupayoga nahIM kiyaa| Aja mere aMtaraMga netra khula gaye haiN| jisameM mujhe kalyANa devoM ne Akara unakA jJAna kalyANaka utsava mnaayaa| samavazaraNa kI racanA kii| deza videza meM vihAra kara saddharbha kA pracAra kiyaa| Aya ke anta meM kA mArga spaSTa dIkha rahA hai| samasta parivAra va rAjakArya se mukta ho nirjana vana sammeda zikhara para yoganirodha kiyaa| zukla dhyAna ke dvArA adhAtiyA koM| meM baiThakara AtmadhyAna kruuN| kA nAza kara bhAdoM zuklA aSTamI ke dina mUla nakSatra meM mokSa prApta kiyaa| devoM | ne nirvANa kalyANaka kI pUjA kii| bhagavAna puSpadanta kA hI dUsarA nAma suvidhinAtha thaa| inake magara kA cihna thaa| jaina citrakathA 29
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________________ bhagavAna zrI zItala nAtha jii|| puSkara dvIpa ke vatsa deza meM susImA nagarI ke rAjA padmagulma sAma, dAma, daNDa evaM bheda, ina cAra nItiyoM se pRthvI kA pAlana karate the| unakA nirmala yaza sampUrNa pradeza meM phailA huA thaa| ve atyanta pratApI hokara bhI sAdhu svabhAvI purUSa the| eka bAra basanta Agamana para saparivAra vasantotsava manA rahe the| nRtya saMgIta Adi ke manohArI utsava manAye gye| basanta kedo mAha kaba bIta gye| rAjA ko usakA patA bhI nahIM claa| jaba dhIre-dhIre vana se basanta kI zobhA vidA ho gii| grISma kI tapta lU calane lgii| taba rAjA kA dhyAna usa ora gyaa| vahAM unhone basanta kI pratIkSA kI para usakA eka bhI cihna nahIM dikhAI de rahA thaa| yaha dekha kara rAjA padmagulma kA hRdaya viSayoM se virakta ho gyaa| unhoMne socAsaMsAra ke saba padArtha isa basanta kI taraha kSaNa bhaMgura hai| maiM ciraMtara samajhakara taraha-taraha kI raMgareliyA kara rahA thaa| Aja vahI basanta yahAM dRSTigocara taka nahIM hotaa| aba na AmoM meM baura dikhAI par3a rahA hai evaM na kahIM una para koyala kI mIThI AvAja hI sunAI dI jA rahI hai| aba malayAla kA patA hI nahIM hai| usake sthAna para grISma kI tapta lU baha rahI hai| aho acetana cIjoM meM itanA parivartana / para mere hRdaya ke bhoga-vilAsoM meM kucha bhI parivartana nahIM huaa| kheda hai ki maiMne apanI Ayu kA bahuta bhAga yUM hI bitA diyA para Aja mere antaraMga netra khula gaye haiN| maiM apanA hita bhI DhUMDha sakU~gA? basa mila gayA mantra-hita kA mArga / vaha mArga yaha hai ki maiM atizIghra rAjya jaMjAla se chuTakArA pAkara-dIkSA kara lUM evaM nirjana vana meM rahakara Atma bhaNDAra ko zAnti sudhA se bhrluuN| TikaTakaos 000 SOC SUALLW AL aisA vicAra kara mahArAja padmagulma vana se mahala vApasa Aye evaM putra | isI jambUdvIpa ke bharata kSetra meM malayadeza ke bhadrapura nagara meM ikSvAkuvaMzIya dRDharatha rAjA the| candana ko rAjya sauMpakara puna: vana meM pahuMca gye| vahAM Ananda nAmaka unakI mahArAnI kA nAma sunandA thaa| bhagavAna zItalanAtha ke garbha meM Ane ke chaha mAha pUrva AcArya ke pAsa dIkSA le lii| Atma zuddhi karane lge| gyAraha aMgoM taka hI devoM ne inake mahala para ratnoM kI varSA zurU kara dii| mahArAnI sunandA ne rAtri ke pichale kA jJAna prApta kiyA, solaha bhAvanAoM kA cintavana kara tIrthakara | prahara meM solaha svapna dekhe / mAgha kRSNA dvAdazI ke dina pUrvASADha nakSatra meM sunandA ke garbha se mahApuNya kA baMdha kiyaa| Ayu ke antima samaya meM samAdhi meM sthita ho bhagavAna zItalanAtha kA janma huaa| devoM ne merUparvata para unakA janmAbhiSeka kiyaa| vahAM gye| marakara pandrahave AraNa svarga meM indra he| yahI indra Age bhava meM| se Akara bhadrapura meM dhUma dhAma se janma kA utsava manAyA gyaa| unakA nAma zItalanAtha bhagavAna zItalanAtha hoNge| rakhA gyaa| rAja parivAra meM bar3e hI lADa pyAra se unakA pAlana huaa| inakA zarIra suvarNa ke samAna ujjavala pItavarNa kA thaa| yuvAvasthA meM inhe rAjya kI prApti huii| inhoMne bhalI bhAMti rAjya kA pAlana kiyaa| dharma, artha, kAma kA samAna rUpa se sevana kiyaa| 30 caubIsa tIrthakara bhAga-2
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________________ eka dina bhagavAna zItalanAtha vihAra ke lievana meM gaye, taba saba vRkSa hima osa putra ko rAjya sauMpakara deva nirmita 'zukraprabhA pAlakI para savAra hokara svayaM se AcchAdita the| para thor3I hI dera bAda sUrya kA udaya hone para vaha osa apane sahetuka vana meM jA phuNce| digambara dIkSA dhAraNa kara lii| tapazcaraNa karate hue| Apa naSTa ho gayI thii| yaha dekhakara unakA hRdaya viSayoM kI ora se srvthaa| tIna varSa bIta gye| poSa kRSNA caturdazI ke dina pUrvAsADha nakSatra meM unheM divya virakta ho gyaa| unhoMne saMsAra ke saba padArthoM ko hima ke samAna kSaNabhaMgura Aloka kevalajJAna prApta huaa| devoM ne Akara jJAna kalyANaka utsava samajha kara unase rAga bhAva tyAga diyA evaM vana meM jAkara tapa karane kA nizcaya mnaayaa| samavazaraNa kI racanA huii| sArvabhauma dharma kA upadeza dekara upasthita kara liyaa| janatA ko santuSTa kiyaa| unhoMne aneka dezoM meM vihAra kara saMsAra evaM mokSa kA svarUpa btlaayaa| Ayu ke anta meM zrI sammeda zikhara para pratimA yoga se virAjamAna ho gaye evaM azvina zuklA aSTamI ke dina pUrvASADha nakSatra meM aghAtiyA kamoM kA nAza kara svataMtra sadana ko prApta he| devoM ne Akara nirvANa bhUmi kI pUjA kI / inake kalpa vRkSa kA cihna thaa| P HOTOS BMIRTUN ittini SHAYRICS gAbhagavAna zrI zreyAMsanAtha jii|| puSkara dvIpa ke sukaccha deza meM kSemapura nagara rAjA nalinaprabha kI rAjadhAnI thaa| usane apane pracanDa bAhubala se samasta kSatriyoM ko jIta kara apanA rAjya niSkaMTaka banA liyA thaa| sundara va suzIla rAniyAM thii| AjJAkArI putra the, niSkaMTaka rAjya thA, asIma sampatti thI, vaha svastha evaM niroga thaa| hara prakAra ke sukha sampanna prajA kA pAlana karatA thaa| eka bAra sahasAmravana meM ananta nAmaka jinendra ne prabhAvaka zabdoM meM tatvoM kA vyAkhyAna kiyA evaM aMta meM saMsAra ke du:khoM kA nirUpaNa kiyaa| jise sunakara nalinaprabha sahasA pratibuddha ho gyaa| usa samaya usakI avasthA mAnoM kisI duHsvapna dekha kara jAge hue manuSya kI taraha ho gayI thii| vaha viSaya vAsanAoM se atyaMta virakta ho gyaa| SHEDA usane rAjadhAnI jA kara pahale putra ko rAjya sauMpa diyA evaM phira vana meM jAkara muni dIkSA le lii| vahAM gyAraha aMgoM kA abhyAsa kara solaha bhAvanAoM kA cintavana kiyaa| jisase tIrthakara puNya prakRti baMdha ho gyaa| Ayu ke aMta meM sanyAsa pUrvaka zarIra tyAga kara acyuta svarga meM puSpottara nAmaka vimAna meM indra huaa| yahI indra Age bhava meM bhagavAna zrI zreyAMsanAtha hoNge| jaina citrakathA
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________________ jambUdvIpa ke bharata kSetra meM siMhapura nagara meM ikSvAkuvaMzIya rAjA viSNu rAjya karate the| unakI mahArAnI kA nAma sunandA thaa| rAtri ke antima prahara meM mahArAnI sunandA ne hAthI, baila Adi solaha svapna dekhe| prAtaH kAla usane prANanAtha se svapnoM kA phala sunaa| jisase vaha bahuta adhika prasanna huii| vaha garbhastha bAlaka kA hI prabhAva thA jo usake garbha meM Ane ke chaha mAha pahale se lekara pandraha mAha taka mahArAja viSNu ke mahala para ratnoM kI varSA hotI rahI evaM deva kumAriyAM mahArAnI sunandA kI sevA karatI rahIM / 32 Als yuvAvasthA meM unheM rAjya prApta huaa| yogya kulIna kanyAoM ke sAtha unakA vivAha huA thaa| unakA rAjya kAla sukha se bItatA thaa| inhoMne bayAlIsa lAka varSa taka rAjya kiyaa| eka dina basanta Rtu kA parivartana dekhakara inheM vairAgya utpanna ho gayA, jisase dIkSA lekara tapa karane kA nizcaya kara liyaa| E | garbha kA samaya vyatIta hone para phAlguna kRSNA ekAdazI ke dina zravaNa nakSatra meM sunandA devI ke putra ratna utpanna huaa| usa samaya aneka zubha zakuna hue| devoM ne merUparvata para le jAkara bAlaka kA kalazAbhiSeka kiyaa| phira siMhapura pratyAvartana kara janma mahotsava manAyA bAlaka kA nAma zreyAMsa rkhaa| rAjaparivAra meM bar3e prema se unakA lAlana pAlana hone lgaa| puyA apane zreyaskara nAmaka putra ko rAjya sauMpakara deva nirmita vimalaprabhA pAlakI para savAra hogara devoM dvArA manohara nAmaka udyAna meM gye| vahAM unhoMne digambara dIkSA le lii| mauna pUrvaka do varSa vyatIta hone para tumbura vRkSa ke nIce mAghakRSNA amAvasyA ke dina zravaNa nakSatra meM pUrNajJAna prApta ho gyaa| devoM ne Akara kevalya mahotsava mnaayaa| samavazaraNa kI racanA huii| Arya kSetroM meM sarvatra vihAra kara jaina dharma kA pracAra kiyaa| Ayu ke aMta meM zrI sammeda zikhara para eka mahIne taka yoga nirodha kara pratimAyoga se virAjamAna ho gye| vahIM para zrAvaNa zuklA pUrNamAsI ke dina dhaniSThA nakSatra meM mukti maMdira meM praveza kiyaa| devoM ne Akara unake nirvANa kSetra kI pUjA kii| unakA cihna gaiMDA thA / caubIsa tIrthakara bhAga-2
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________________ ___ jaina dharma ke prasiddha mahApuruSoM para AdhArita raMgIna sacitra jaina citra kathA - jaina dharma ke prasiddha cAra anuyogoM meM se prathamAnuyoga ke anusAra jainAcAryoM ke dvArA racita grantha jinameM tIrthaMkaroM, cakravarti, nArAyaNa, pratinArAyaNa, baladeva, kAmadeva, tIrthakSetroM, paMcaparameSThI tathA viziSTa mahApuruSoM ke jIvana vRtta ko sarala subodha zailI meM prastuta kara jaina saMskRti, itihAsa tathA AcAra-vicAra se sIdhA samparka banAne kA eka saralatam sahaja sAdhana jaina citra kathA jo manoraMjana ke sAtha-sAtha jJAna varddhaka saMskAra zodhaka, rocaka sacitra kahAniyAM Apa par3heM tathA apane baccoM ko par3hAveM ATha varSa se assI taka ke bAlakoM ke liye eka AdhyAtmika Tonika jaina citra kathA dvArA AcArya dharmazruta granthamAlA samparka sUtra : aSTApada tIrtha jaina mandira vilAsapura cauka, dillI-jayapura N.H. 8, gur3agA~va, hariyANA phona : 09466776611 , 09312837240 evaM mAnava zAnti pratiSThAna bra. dharmacanda zAstrI pratiSThAcArya
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________________ artha jaina ma aSTApada ndira HINDI vizva kI prathama vizAla 27 phITa uttaMga padmAsana kamalAsana yukta yuga prarvataka bhagavAna AdinAtha, bharata evaM bAhubalI ke darzana kara puNya lAbha prApta kreN| mAnava zAnti pratiSThAna vilAsapura cauka, nikaTa purAnA Tola, dillI-jayapura rASTrIya rAjamArga 8, gur3agAMva (hariyANA) phona naM. : 09466776611, 09312837240