Jay Vardhaman

Author(s): Ramkumar Varma
Publisher: Bharatiya Sahitya Prakashan
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/010256/1

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bhagavAn mahAvIra kI 2500 vIM nirvANa-tithi ke avasara para hindI ke suprasiddha nATakakAra DA0 rAmakumAra varmA ne 'jaya vadhamAna' nATaka kA praNayana kara apanI zraddhAMjali apita kI hai| mahAvIra svAmI Aja deza, kAla, jAti aura sampradAya kI saMkIrNa sImAoM meM Abaddha na rahakara vizva-vibhUti bana gaye haiN| ahiMsA, satya, aparigraha, indriya-nigraha, samatA, mamatA Adi kA upadeza Aja jaina samAja kI sampatti na hokara mAnava mAtra ke kalyANa kA patha prazasta karane vAlA prakAza-stambha bana gayA hai| ___ 'jaya vardhamAna nATaka ke pAMca aMkoM meM inhIM zAzvata mUlyoM ko nATya-saMvAda dvArA mukharita karane kA saphala prayAsa hai / lekhaka ne bhagavAna mahAvIra ke jina jIvanaprasaMgoM kA cayana kiyA hai unakI AdhAra-bhUmi jaina grantha tathA jaina zAstra haiM jinakI prAmANikatA asaMdigdha hai / siddha nATakakAra hone ke nAte DA0 varmA ne maMcIya tattvoM ko dRSTi se ojhala nahIM hone diyA hai / hamArA vizvAsa hai ki yaha nATaka bhagavAna mahAvIra kI vipula guNa-rANi meM se satya, ziva aura sundara ke do-cAra kaNa pAThaka aura prekSaka ko bheMTa karane meM avazya saphala hogA / ananta pAgavAra ko sameTane kI spahA kI apekSA zraddhApUrvaka aMjali meM saMjoye naivedya ke choTe kyA kama mahattvapUrNa haiM ? vinayAvanata vandanA kA eka svara samasta vyoma ko gaMcita karane kI zakti rakhatA hai|| __ vItarAga vardhamAna ko prazasti na to isa nATaka kA lakSya hai aura na lekhaka ko kAmya hii| bhagavAn vardhamAna kI jaya-jayakAra ke samaya kevala vinIta praNAma nivedita karanA hI nATakakAra kI AsthA kA paricAyaka hai|

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buli (nATaka) DA0 rAmakumAra varmA bhAratIya mAtiya prakAzana, meraTha

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prakAzakaH bhAratIya sAhitya prakAzana 204-e, vaisTa eNDa roDa, maraTha-1 (c) DA0 gamakumAra varmA prathama saMskaraNa, dIpAvalI, 1974 mUlya : dasa rupaye mudraka : pramAta presa, meraTa-2

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na jAimatte na ya rUvamatte na lAbhamatte na sueNamate / mayANi savvANi vivajjayaMtI dhammajmANarae je sa bhikkhU // (dazavakAlika 10-16) (jise jAti kA abhimAna nahIM hai, rUpa kA abhimAna nahIM hai, lAbha kA abhimAna nahIM hai, jJAna kA abhimAna nahIM hai, jisane saba prakAra ke mada chor3a diye haiM, aura jo dharma ke dhyAna meM nirata hai, vahI bhikSu hai|)

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apanI ora se mahAvIra vardhamAna kI puNya tithi para merA yaha nATaka prakAzita hone jA rahA hai| mahAvIra vAstava meM itane kaSTa-sahiSNu aura lokakalyANa ke kriyAzIla krAntikArI the ki unase kisI bhI mahApuruSa kI tulanA nahIM kI jA sktii| ahiMsA, satya, asteya, aparigraha aura brahmacarya jaise mahAn vratoM se unhoMne mAnava-jIvana ko vAstavika saMbodhi pradAna kI / eka ora to saMsAra ke carama AkarSaNoM se virakti aura dUsarI ora satya aura ahiMsA ke lie kaThoratama kaSTa sahana karane kI kSamatA anya kisa sAdhaka meM saMbhava ho sakI hai ? mAnavatAvAdI dRSTikoNa unake samakSa itanA prakhara thA ki usameM vargavAda aura jAtivAda ke lie koI sthAna hI nahIM thaa| vicAra-samanvaya se sAMskRtika ekatA ko sudRr3ha karane kA dRSTikoNa unake sAmane thA : manuSya jAtirekava jAti naamodyobhvaa| vRtti medAt hitat bhedAH cAturviSyamihAranute // (arthAt manuSya-jAti eka hI hai aura yaha jAti-nAma karma ke kAraNa hI udbhava hotA hai / vRtti-bheda se hI jAti ke cAra bheda (brAhmaNa, kSatriya, vaizya aura zUdra) mAne jAte haiM / ) uttarAdhyayana meM ullekha hai : kammaNA baMmaNo hoi, kammuNA hoi khttio| baiso kammaNA hoi, muddo havai kammaNA // (arthAt karmoM se hI manuSya brAhmaNa hotA hai, karmoM se hI kSatriya, karmoM se hI vaizya aura karmoM me hI vaha zUdra hotA hai / )

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8 bhagavAn mahAvIra ke caritra meM mAnavatA ke samasta guNa ekatra haiN| unake jIvana kI ghaTanAeM itanI vividhitA aura viSamatA liye hue haiM ki una sabhI kA parigaNana nATaka jaisI sImita aura saMkSipta vidhA meM saMbhava nahIM hai| phira bhI una ghaTanAoM ko jinase bhagavAn mahAvIra kI vaicArika zRMkhalA saMyojita hotI hai, isa nATaka meM susajjita karane kA prayAsa kiyA gayA hai / isa bhA~ti ghaTanAoM kI apekSA manovijJAna kI bhaMgimAoM ko ubhArane kA avasara adhika mila gayA hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra kA caritra to apane akhaMDa vrata meM sthira (Static ) hai kintu unake vyaktitva se saMgharSa karane ke lie jo viSama aura viparIta ghaTanAe~ (Dynamic) sAmane AtI haiM unase virodhI pAtroM aura ghaTanAoM ke antarpaTa udghATita hote haiN| zRMgAra ke AkramaNa se vairAgya kitanA sthira aura aTala hai, isake rUpa aura pratirUpa bhI sAmane A gaye haiM / isa nATaka ke likhane meM mujha se jitanA zodha kArya saMbhava ho sakatA thA, vaha maiMne karane kA prayatna kiyA hai / yadi mere nATaka 'jaya vardhamAna' se hamAre deza ke rASTrIya aura mAnavatAvAdI dRSTikoNa ko prazraya milegA, to maiM apanA zrama sArthaka mamabhUMgA / sAketa ilAhAbAda - 2 dIpAvalI, 1974 e rAmachumAra kama

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smRti-bindu priya bhAI bhAgacanda jaina, tumheM yAda hogA jaba hama loga narasiMhapura (ma0pra0) ke mizana hAI skUla meM nAintha klAsa meM par3hate the, taba kaMdelI meM bane hue digambara jaina mandira jAyA karate the| tuma vardhamAna mahAvIra jI ke caraNoM meM phUla car3hAte hue kucha kahate jAte the aura maiM mahAvIra svAmI ke saumya mukha-maMDala kI ora TakaTakI lagA kara dekhatA rahatA thaa| kucha samajhatA to thA nahIM, basa mahAvIra svAmI ke prati apanI zraddhA avazya samarpita karatA thaa| jaba kAleja meM pahuMcA to kucha samajhane yogya huaa| tava narasiMhapura meM zrI jamunA prasAda jaina saba-jaja hokara Aye the / garmI kI chuTTiyoM meM maiM narasiMhapura jAtA aura saba-jaja sAhaba ke sAtha Tenisa khelatA / thaka jAne ke bAda unhIM ke sAtha digambara jaina mandira jaataa| hama loga mahAvIra svAmI ko praNAma karate / vahA~ se nikalane ke bAda ve mujhe ahiMsA, satya, asteya, aparigraha aura brahmacarya ke tattva samajhAte aura vardhamAna mahAvIra ko vizva kA mahAmAnava nirUpita karate / subaha jaba tuma pUjA kara lete the taba maiM tumhAre mAmane zrI jamunA pramAda jaina jI se sunI huI bAteM duharAtA thaa| ___ ilAhAbAda yUnIvarsiTI meM AyA aura sAtha hI svargIya rAjarSi puruSottama dAma TaMDana ke samparka meM / unhoMne hindI sAhitya sammelana ke parIkSA-maMtrI kA kArya-bhAra mujhe sauNpaa| usa samaya zrI rAmacandra zukla ke 'hindI sAhitya kA itihAma' ko chor3a kara hindI meM vidyArthiyoM ke lie koI AlocanAtmaka itihAsa nahIM thaa| unhoMne mujhe Adeza diyA ki maiM 'hindI sAhitya kA AlocanAtmaka itihAsa' likhU / maiMne unakI AjJA zirodhArya kara hindI sAhitya ke itihAsa kA gaharAI se adhyayana karanA AraMbha kiyA / adhyayana karate hA majhe kutUhala aura Azcarya huA ki hindI sAhitya ke Adi kAla kA 75 pratizata sAhitya jaina AcAryoM, muniyoM aura kaviyoM dvArA paravartI apabhraMza aura purAnI hindI meM likhA gayA hai / phalataH, merI

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zraddhA jaina dharma aura jaina darzana kI ora svAbhAvika rUpa se agrasara huii| maiMne apane itihAsa meM jaina dharma aura jaina darzana kI vistAra pUrvaka vyAkhyA kii| kucha varSoM bAda hindI sAhitya sammelana ke saMgrahAlaya meM hastalikhita granthoM ke maMgraha, maMrakSaNa, sampAdana aura prakAzana kA kArya bhI Arambha kiyA gyaa| sammelana ne deza ke vividha aMcaloM meM bikhare grantha-ratnoM ko saMgraha karane aura unheM zodhArthI vidvAnoM evaM adhyetAoM ko sulabha karane ke uddezya se isa mahattvapUrNa rASTrIya kArya ko hAtha meM liyaa| vividha rAjyoM se pAMDulipiyA~ prApta hone lgiiN| saba se adhika pAMDulipiyA~ gvAliyara (ma0pra0) meM prApta huI / vahA~ ke sambhrAnta nAgarika zrI mUrajagaja dhArIvAla ne parizrama pUrvaka vipula dhana vyaya karake jo bRhat aura durlabha pAMDulipiyoM kA saMgraha kiyA thA, vaha hindI sAhitya sammelana ko bheMTa-svarUpa pradAna kara diyaa| yaha maMgraha dhArIvAla daMpati ke nAma se 'mUraja-subhadrA kakSa' meM vyavasthita kiyA gyaa| isa bRhat grantha-saMgraha kA vivaraNa prastuta karane ke lie zikSA-maMtrAlaya (bhAgna sarakAra) tathA sAhitya sammelana ne mujhe Adeza diyA aura eka varSa taka niraMtara kArya karate hue maiMne 'hastalikhita hindI graMthoM kI vivaraNAtmaka sUcI taiyAra kii| yaha sUcI zikSA-maMtrAlaya kI vittIya sahAyatA se 'hindI sAhitya sammelana' kI ora se prakAzita kI gii| ima vivaraNAnmaka sUcI meM hastalikhita granthoM kA sampUrNa yoga 2802 hai| inameM jana adhyAtma ke 77, taMtra-maMtra ke haiM, jaina tIrthoM ke 28, nIti-upadeza ke 16. praznottarI ke 12. pUjA ke 50, AratI ke 6, namaskAra ke 4, vaMdanA ke 6, vinatI ke 6, vrata mAhAtmya ke 24, zrAvakAcAra evaM manoratha ke 73, sijhAya ke 6. nIrtha-stavana ke 22, tIrthaMkara-stavana ke 238, stuti ke 44, nimANI ke 7, aura stotra ke 17 grantha mile| inake atirikta jaina darzana ke 72, jaina sAhitya ke 111, gItoM ke 12, bArAmAsA aura phAga ke 8, tathA sphuTa kAvya ke 68 grantha prApta hue| isa bhA~ti 2802 granthoM meM 1006 grantha to jaina adhyAtma aura darzana para hI haiN| isa bRhat mAhitya kA vivaraNa likhane meM sacamuca hI maiM jaina dharma ke mAnavatAvAdI dRSTikoNa meM atyadhika prabhAvita huaa| 10

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'adhyAtma' aura 'sijhAya' meM bar3I sundara-sundara upadezAtmaka kathAe~ haiM / tuma Upara ke A~kar3oM ko par3ha kara thaka gaye hoge, isalie adhyAtma ke antargata kucha kahAniyA~ suno| nIce likhI kahAnI 'navakAra jApa mahimA' ke sambandha meM hai / suno : eka bhAvaka kI eka patnI thI para usane anya eka strI ko bhI patnI banA liyaa| dUsarI patnI pahalI se IrSyA karatI thI / eka dina usane ghar3e meM sarpa dekhA / usane pahalI patnI arthAt apanI sauta se kahA ki usa ghar3e se sAmAna nikAla laao| dUsarI strI ne dekhA ki usa ghar3e meM sarpa hai| usane 'navakAra maMtra' kA japa kiyA aura ghar3e meM hAtha ddaalaa| vaha sarpa phUla kI mAlA meM parivartita ho gayA / 'ratnakumAra sijhAya' meM eka kathA hai : ratnakumAra kA vivAha eka sundarI se huA kintu 16 varSa kI Ayu meM hI usane rAgya lekara jaina dhAvaka dharma ko apanA liyaa| usakI patnI atyanta saMyama ke sAtha apane sAsa-sasura ke saMrakSaNa meM apanA jIvana vyatIta karatI rhii| yuvAvasthA meM hI isa prakAra virakti aura saMyama dhAraNa karanA vAstava meM sarAhanIya hai| mahAvIra vardhamAna kA vivAha huA thA yA nahIM, isa para matabheda hai / digambara sAhitya meM unheM bAla brahmacArI kahA gayA hai para zvetAmbara sAhitya meM unakA vivAha rAjaputrI yazodA ke sAtha huaa| kintu mahAvIra vardhamAna kA yathArtha jIvana gRha-tyAga ke bAda hI Arambha hotA hai, ataH vivAha kI bAta kA koI vizeSa mahattva 1 nahIM hai / yadi zvetAmbara sAhitya ke anusAra unakA vivAha huA bhI ho aura unhoMne 10 varSa vAda vairAgya le liyA to unakI patnI yazodA kA jIvana bhI virakti aura saMyama se paripUrNa samajhA jAnA cAhie / 18 veM tIrthakara svAmI neminAtha aura ramA svarUpA rAjamatI ke vivAha ke ullekha ne yadi vivAha kI saMbhAvanAoM ko prakhara kara diyA to Azcarya hI kyA ! saMyama aura niyama kI bAta to jaina sAhitya meM sarvopari hai| isa sandarbha meM vijaya zreSTha mijhAya meM jiNadAsa zrAvaka kI kathA ullekhanIya hai : 11

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kancha deza meM vijaya nAma kA eka seTha rahatA thaa| vaha na pAvaka paa| usane pratimA ko yo kikRSNa pakSa meM vaha kisI prakAra kA bhoga nahIM kregaa| usakA vivAha vijayA nAma kI sundarI se humaa| svayaM vijayA ne dUsarA saMkalpa liyA thA ki vaha zukla pakSa meM mogoM se dUra rhegii| isa prakAra unake sampatya jIvana meM vicitra samasyA utpanna huii| kintu donoM ne apanA vrata mAjIvana nimAyA aura unheM zreSTha bhAvaka ko padavI prApta huii| mahAvIra vardhamAna ko stuti aura mahimA ke mujhe aneka grantha prApta hue / unake atavaraNa me pRthvI pApa ke bojha se halako huI aura mAnava jAti ke kapToM kA nivAraNa huA / unake jIvanagata AdarzoM se mokSa kA patha prazasta huaa| 'mahAvIra gaga mAlA' meM vardhamAna mahAvIra kA jIvana-vRta stuti sahita 36 rAgoM meM varNita hai| jaina kavi munipAna aura samaya sundara ne vardhamAna mahAvIra ke pAraNa ke mambandha meM eka sundara kathA kahI hai : cAturmAsika samApti para zrI mahAvIra svAmI kA pAraNa karAne ke lie seTha joraNa prAtaH se saMdhyA taka pratIkSA karatA rahA / svAmI mahAvIra kisI dUsare seTha pUraNa ke yahAM pAraNa kara lete haiM, phira bhI joraNa ke citta meM kisI prakAra kA kaluSa utpanna nahIM hotaa| anta meM svAmI mahAvIra use hI sarvazreSTha zrAvaka ghoSita karate haiN| vardhamAna mahAvIra ke sambandha meM mere pAsa itanI pracura sAmagrI hai ki usake AdhAra para vardhamAna mahAvIra ke caritra aura jIvana-vRtta para eka bRhat grantha likhA jA sakatA hai kintu nATakIya vidhA rucikara hone se maine vardhamAna mahAvIra ke kucha mahattvapUrNa prasaMgoM para eka nATaka hI likha diyA hai / tumane vAlyakAla meM hI svAmI mahAvIra ke prati mere mana meM kSaddhA kA bIja vapana kara diyA thA, isalie isa nATaka ko tumheM hI samarpita kara rahA huuN| AzA hai, tuma apane bAlyakAla ke isa mitra kI yaha pavitra bheMTa svIkAra kroge| tumhArA hIrAmakumAra varmA 12

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apane bAlya-bandhu zrI bhAgacanda jaina ko sasneha samarpita kumAra maiyA

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zrImatI ramA jaina zrI lakSmIcaMda jaina zrI jayakumAra 'jalaja' ko saprema bheMTa

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kathA-satra videha deza kI rAjadhAnI vaizAlI meM IsA pUrva 566 meM bhagavAna mahAvIra kA avataraNa huaa| madhya deza meM vaizAlI bar3I prasiddha nagarI thii| vaha licchaviyoM ke bala-parAkrama se to prasiddha thI hI, usakI gaNa-vyavasthA, rAjanItika, sAmAjika aura dhArmika nIti sarvamAnya thii| nagarI kA saundarya aneka upavanoM, vApikAoM aura udyAnoM se AkarSaka thaa| vaizAlI meM gaMDaka nadI pravAhita hotI thii| usake taTa para do upanagara base hue the-kSatriya kuMDagrAma aura brAhmaNa kuMDagrAma / kSatriya kuMDagrAma ke adhipati mahArAja siddhArtha the aura unakI rAnI thii-trishlaa| inhIM ke yahA~ caitra zukla trayodazI ko bhagavAn mahAvIra kA janma huaa| mahAvIra ke janma ke pUrva mahArAnI trizalA ko svapna meM 16 dRzya dikhalAyI diye-gajarAja, vaSabha, siMha, snAna karatI lakSmI, phUloM kI mAlA, candramA, sUrya, mIna-yugma, kalaza, sarovara, siMdhu, siMhAsana, vimAna, indra-bhavana, ratna-rAzi aura agni / rAja-jyotiSI ne ina svapnoM ke AdhAra para ghoSaNA kI ki mahArAja siddhArtha ke yahAM aisA putra hogA jo apane pratApa se saMsAra kA kalyANa karate hue amara rhegaa| nau mahIne sAta dina ke uparAnta mahArAnI vizalA ne eka su-darzana putra ko janma diyaa| mahArAja siddhArtha ne Ananda-vibhora hokara bar3A utsava mnaayaa| sArA nagara bhAMti-bhAMti ke toraNoM se sajAyA gayA, dasa dinoM taka janatA kara-mukta rahI, bandI chor3a diye gaye aura nRtya aura gAna se nagara kA pratyeka konA gUMja uThA / jisa samaya se putra garbha meM AyA, usI samaya se rAjya meM dhana-dhAnya 17

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jaya vardhamAna aura kopa-bhaMDAra kI AzAtIta vRddhi huI, isIlie pitA siddhArtha ne putra kA nAma 'vardhamAna' rkhaa| jaise-jaise vardhamAna bar3e hote gaye, unameM rUpa, guNa aura zakti kA udaya hotA gyaa| ve alpa kAla meM hI zastra aura zAstra ke vividha aMgoM meM pAraMgata ho gye| eka dina jaba ve krIr3A-bhUmi meM lakSya-baMdha kA abhyAsa kara rahe the, eka hAthI gajazAlA me mukta ho gyaa| vaha krodha se nagara ke mArga para nirIha janatA ko kucalatA huA daur3a rahA thaa| tabhI kumAra vardhamAna usake sammukha pahu~ca gaye aura kSipra gati se usakI muMDa para para rakhakara usake mastaka para baiTha gye| phira unhoMne usake kAnoM ko kucha isa prakAra sahalAyA ki vaha hAthI kucha hI kSaNoM meM zAnta hokara Thahara gayA aura usane praNAma kI mudrA meM apanI muMDa Upara uThA dii| isI prakAra java vardhamAna apane sAthiyoM ke sAtha eka vaTa vRkSa ke nIce khela rahe the, tabhI eka bhayaMkara nAga phuphakArate hue bAlakoM kI ora jhpttaa| vardhamAna niDara hokara Age bar3he aura unhoMne sAhasa se usakI paMcha pakar3a kara dUra pheMka diyaa| vardhamAna ke inhIM vIratApUrNa kAryoM se unheM 'mahAvIra' kahA jAne lgaa| kintu ve bacapana se hI dhIra aura gaMbhIra the| jaba ve bIma varSa ke hue to pitA middhArtha aura mAtA trizalA ko unake vivAha kI cintA huii| unake pAsa mahAvIra vardhamAna ke vivAha ke lie aneka gajyoM kI mundara-mundara kanyAoM ke citra aura prastAva prastuta hone lage / java mahAvIra vardhamAna ke mAmane vivAha kA prastAva rakhA gayA to unhoMne use asvIkAra kara diyaa| parivAra zrI pArzvanAtha kA anuyAyI to thA hI, unake saMskAra vivAha ke sthAna para maMnyAsa kI ora hI adhika unmukha ho gaye the| __ mahAvIra vardhamAna kA vivAha huA yA nahIM, isa para mata-bheda hai| digambara sampradAya kA mata hai ki unakA vivAha nahIM huA kintu zvetAmbara sampradAya mAnatA hai ki unakA vivAha kauDinya gotrIya rAjakumArI yazodA meM huA thaa| 'kalpa mUtra' meM vivAha kA ullekha milatA hai| 'harivaMza pugaNa' meM bhI isakA nideza hai|

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kathA-sUba yazodayAyAM sutayA yazodayA pavitrayA vIra vivAha mNglN| aneka kanyA parivArayA sahatsamIkSatuM tuMga manorayaM tdaa| (harivaMza purANa, 66-8) ataH vairAgya kI samasta bhAvanAoM ke kor3a meM bhI maiMne mahAvIra vardhamAna ke vivAha kA ullekha kara diyA hai| mahAvIra vardhamAna apane mAtA-pitA kA bahuta sammAna karate the| unakI AjJA TAlanA ve pApa samajhate the, isalie jaba unhoMne vivAha karane kA Adeza diyA to use mahAvIra asvIkAra nahIM kara ske| unhoMne vivAha kiyA anyathA ve saMnyAsa lene ke pakSa meM hI the| zrI riSabhadAsa rA~kA likhate haiM ki 'unakA vAstavika jIvana to gRha-tyAga ke bAda hI zurU hotA hai, isalie vivAha karane yA na karane kI bAta kA koI mahattva nahIM raha jaataa|' (bhagavAna mahAvIra aura unakA sAdhanA-mAgaM, pRSTha 7) ve vivAha ke uparAnta bhI saMnyAsa lenA cAhate the kintu mAtA-pitA ko kaSTa denA ve hiMsA kA eka rUpa mAnate the, isalie ve dasa varSoM taka gRhasthAzrama meM rhe| mahAvIra kI 28 varSa kI avasthA meM unake mAtA-pitA kA dehAnta ho gayA, imalie ve ava saMnyAsa lene meM svataMtra the| unhoMne apane bhAI nandivardhana ke samakSa saMnyAma le lene kA prastAva rakhA kintu unhoMne anamati nahIM dii| do varSoM taka ve kisI prakAra ruke rhe| jaba unakI patnI yazodA kucha samaya ke lie apane pitA ke ghara calI gaI thIM, tabhI mahAvIra ke mana meM vaigagya kI bhAvanA pravala ho uThI aura unhoMne gRha tyAga kara maMnyAma le liyA / yaha dina mAgaMgIrSa kRSNa 10 kA thaa| ___ maMnyAsa meM mahAvIra ko ghora upamarga mahana karane pdd'e| kintu unake mana meM maMyama aura ahimA ke bhAva inanI dRr3hanA me jame the ki ve lezamAtra bhI vicalita nahIM hue / bAraha varSoM taka manyAma-jIvana meM unhoMne bhayaMkara kaSTa gahe / kimI grAma meM pahuMcane para unake tyAga aura tapa ko na samajhane vAle loga una para prahAra karate kintu ve imakA koI pratikAra na karate / marpa aura vipa-jantuoM kA upadrava, bhayAnaka zIta, aura pravala UpmA unheM kaThora sAdhanA meM nahIM DigA mkii| ve svayaM kaSTa sahana karate, dUsaroM ko kisI prakAra kA kaMga pahu~cAnA unheM svIkAra nahIM thaa| ve

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jaya vardhamAna mauna rahate, unheM bhojana meM koI ruci nahIM thI, vastroM kI koI cAha nahIM thii| ve stuti-nindA se pare the / saMnyAsI hokara ve dUra-dUra taka bhramaNa karate rhe| unhoMne rAjagRha, campA, vaizAlI, mithilA, vArANasI, kauzAmbI, ayodhyA, zrAvastI Adi aneka sthAnoM kI yAtrAeM kI / aura ina yAtrAoM meM unhoMne kyA-kyA kaSTa nahIM sahana kiye ! asthika grAma ke eka caitya meM zUlapANi nAmaka eka yakSa rahatA thaa| usa caitya meM vaha kisI ko nahIM Thaharane detA thaa| eka bAra eka muni vahA~ Thaharane ke lie pahuMce / zUlapANi ne unake zarIra ke Tukar3e-Tukar3e kara diye / ghUmate-ghUmate bhagavAn mahAvIra bhI usI caitya meM pahuMce / grAmavAsiyoM ne unheM vahA~ Thaharane se rokA kintu bhagavAna mahAvIra to bhaya aura AzaMkA se pare the / ve vahIM padmAsana lagAkara dhyAna karate rahe / zUlapANi AyA, usane unheM DarAyA, dhamakAyA para usakA mahAvIra para koI prabhAva nahIM par3A / anta meM usane caMDa kauzika nAga se unheM kaTavAnA cAhA kintu nAga bhI nizceSTa ho gayA / kahIM-kahIM caMDa kauzika kA svataMtra ullekha huA hai jahA~ usane zvetAMgI ke mArga ke araNya meM rahate hue bhagavAn mahAvIra ko kATane kA prayatna kiyaa| mahAvIra ne usase kahA : 'caMDa kauzika ! soca to, tU kyA karane jA rahA hai ?' bhagavAn kI amRta vANI se vaha zAnta ho gyaa| maiMne zUlapANi ke sAtha hI caMDa kauzika kA ullekha kiyA hai| yaha nATakIya zilpa ke lie Avazyaka paa| jaba zUlapANi mahAvIra kA sira kATane ke lie zUla lene ko caitya meM jAne lagA to usI ke nAga caMDa kauzika ne use Dasa liyaa| jaba vaha apanI prANa-rakSA ke lie cillAyA to mahAvIra vardhamAna ne eka jar3I se usake viSa ko dUra kiyaa| ___bhagavAn mahAvIra ko sAdhanA-patha se haTAne ke lie indra dvArA apsarAoM ko bhejane kA ullekha huA hai / svAbhAvikatA lAne ke lie maiMne vardhamAna ke bhAI nandivardhana dvArA unako prerita karane kA nATya-prayoga kiyA hai| bAraha varSa kI ghora sAdhanA ke uparAnta bhiya grAma ke bAhara Rju bAlukA nadI ke taTa para zAla vRkSa ke nIce godohana Asana meM mahAvIra ko vaizAkha zukla 10 ke dina saMbodhi prApta huaa|

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kathA-sUtra saMbodhi prApta hone ke pazcAt tIsa varSa taka unhoMne apane jJAna kA pracAra aura prasAra kiyA / bhagavAn pArzvanAtha ne apane cAturyAma dharma meM ahiMsA, satya, asteya aura aparigraha ina cAra vratoM kA AkhyAna kiyA thaa| mahAvIra vardhamAna ne ina cAra AkhyAnoM meM brahmacarya jor3a kara pA~ca vratoM kA AkhyAna kiyA aura kAmadeva ke pA~ca bANoM ko kuMThita kara diyA / 21

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puruSa ( praveza :) vijaya sumitra } mahAvIra vardhamAna : vaizAlI nareza mahArAja siddhArtha ke kumAra mahArAja siddhArtha : vaizAlI nareza girisena : vaizAlI ke balAdhyakSa daMDAdhikArI vaizAlI kA nagara rakSaka nandivardhana mahAvIra vardhamAna ke bar3e bhAI indragopa cullaka } zUlapANi nArI ( pravezAnusAra ) supriyA raMbhA tilottamA pAtra - paricaya : : mahAvIra vardhamAna ke sakhA : asthika grAma ke nivAsI yakSa zrI nAgarika vizalA : vaizAlI kI rAjamahiSI sunItA : trizalA kI aMtaraMga sevikA yazodA : mahAvIra vardhamAna kI patnI vizAkhA : eka daridra vidhavA strI : rUpa-gavinA sundariyA~ paricArikA

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nATaka ke sthala pahalA maha : gaMDaka nadI ke taTa para kSatriya kuMDagrAma dUsarA aGga : mahArAja siddhArtha ke sabhA-kakSa kA bAharI bhAga tIsarA aGka : mahArAnI trizalA kA zRMgAra-kakSa cauthA aGka : rAjamahala ke bAharI bhAga meM kumAra vardhamAna kA krIr3A-kakSa kAkA pAMcavAM aGka : morAka grAma..... asthika grAma

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pahalA aMka (paradA uThane ke pUrva nepathya se caryA-pATha) appA ceva vameyavyo appA hu khalu duimo| appA danto suhI hoi assi loe parattha v|| (uttarAdhyayana 1-15) [arthAt pahale apanA hI damana karanA cAhie, yahI sabase kaThina kArya hai| aisA vyakti jo svayaM kA damana karatA hai, vaha loka aura paraloka meM sukhI hotA hai|

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isa aMka meM pAna (pravezAnusAra) 1-vijaya 2-sRmitra -mahAvIra vardhamAna 4-do nAgarika

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[sthAna :vaizAlI nagarI meM gaMDaka nadI ke taTa para bhatriya kuNddgraam| usake samIpa eka upavana / nAnA prakAra ke vRkSoM aura latAoM kI shobhaa| vasanta ke phUla aura phl| samaya : prAtaHkAla kA prathama prahara / pakSiyoM kA kUjana / sthiti : paradA uThane para nepathya kI dAhinI ora se eka bANa AtA hai| sAtha hI nepathya meM 'sAdhu' zabda gUMjatA hai / phira bAyIM ora se bANa AtA hai aura phira 'sAdhu' zabda gUMjatA hai| kucha hI kSaNoM bAda donoM dizAoM se do kSatriya kumAra Ate haiN| eka kA nAma vijaya hai, dUsare kA sumitra / donoM ke hAthoM meM dhanuSa-bANa haiM / keza khule hue, aMgoM para pIta vastra, paroM meM upAnaha / ve donoM AkheTaka-veza meM haiN|] vijaya : bhAI mumitra ! tumane mere bANoM kI gati dekhI ? lakSya-baMdha karane meM kitanA Ananda AtA hai ! aimA lagatA hai jaise merA pratyeka bANa mUrya kI kiraNa hai jisake chUTane hI kSitija ke vAdaloM kA rUpa bigar3a jAtA hai aura pakSiyoM kA kalarava jaya-gAna karane lagatA hai| mamitra : aura mara vANa kI gati to jaise vidyuta kI gati ko bhI lajjita karatI hai| maiM jaba lakSya-vedha karatA hai to anubhava karatA hU~ ki zatruoM ke

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jaya vardhamAna rAjyoM kI jo sImAe~ sIdhI thIM ve Ter3hI hokara saMkucita ho gaI haiM aura mere bANa zatruoM ke hRdaya meM AtaMka kI AMdhI uThA rahe haiM / vijaya : yaha to ThIka hai kintu aba kumAra vardhamAna ne lakSya - bedha para pratibandha lagA diyA hai| sumitra : kSatriya kumAra hokara lakSya - bedha para pratibandha ? vijaya : hA~, kSatriya kumAra hokara lakSya-bedha para pratibandha / ve kahate haiM ki lakSya - bedha meM kuzalatA avazya prApta karo kintu isa lakSya - bedha se kisI prakAra kI hiMsA na ho / mumina : yadi lakSya - bedha meM hiMsA-ahiMsA kA dhyAna rakhA jAya to lakSya - bedha kA kauzala hI kyA rahA ! yaha to vaisA hI huA ki zatru ko lalakAro kintu kaNTha se dhvani na nikale / vijaya : yadi isa kuMDagrAma ke gaNarAjya meM rahanA hai to aisA hI karanA par3egA / aba yahI dekho, usa per3a meM kitane madhura phala lage hue haiN| icchA hotI hai ki apane bANa se lakSya lekara sAre mIThe phala girA leM, sugandhita phUloM ko jhakajhora kara bhUmi para girA leM aura mAlA banA kara apanI priyatamA ke kaMTha meM DAla deM kintu - kintu kumAra vardhamAna aisA nahIM cAhate / mumitra : kyoM ? kyoM nahIM cAhate ? phUloM aura phaloM ke girAne meM kyA hAni hai ? vijaya : ve to ise hAni hI mAnate haiN| kahate haiM ki vRkSoM meM cetanA hai, jIvana hai / ve phUlate haiM, phalate haiM / una para prahAra karoge to hiMsA hogii| yadi lakSya - bedha karanA hai to jar3a padArthoM para karo jinameM cetanA nahIM hai / sumitra : jar3a padArthoM meM to patthara hai jisameM cetanA nahIM hai / ve varSoM se eka hI dazA meM par3e rahate haiM kintu pattharoM para bANa calAoge to unakI 28

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pahalA aMka dhAra kuMThita nahIM hogI ? phira lakSya - bedha kA kyA kauzala rahA ? soco samajho ! ur3ate hue pakSI ko bANa se na girAo, kisI hiMsra pazu kA bhI lakSya na lo / phira to dhanuSa-bANa hamAre zastra nahIM rahe, hAtha ke AbhUSaNa ho gaye / * vijaya : eka bAra to ve bar3e kautuka kI bAta kaha rahe the / sumitra : kaise kautuka kI bAta ? vijaya : kahate the ki tumhAre sAmane pA~ca-pA~ca lakSya haiM, tuma inameM se eka kA bhI bedha nahIM kara sakate ? unakA lakSya lo / sumitra : acchA, pA~ca-pA~ca lakSya haiM ? sunUM to, ve pA~ca lakSya kauna-se haiM ? vijaya : ve pA~ca lakSya sunoge ? ve haiM - ahiMsA eka, satya do, asteya tIna, aparigraha cAra aura brahmacarya pA~ca / sumitra : ( aTTahAsa kara) ye pA~ca lakSya haiM ? kintu inakA lakSya liyA kaise jAtA hai ? ye sthUla rUpa se to kahIM dikhalAyI nahIM dete| phira unakA lakSya kaise liyA jAya ? vijaya : bhAI, tuma samajhe nahIM / sthUla vastuoM kA lakSya - bedha to koI bhI kara sakatA hai| isa sUkSma lakSya-baMdha ke lie dUsare bANoM kI AvazyakatA hai / sumitra : acchA sunUM, ve dUsare bANa kauna-se haiM ? vijaya : ve haiM - saMyama, tyAga, kSamA, prAyazcitta aura tapa / sumitra : ye bANa kahA~ mileMge ? aura aisA lakSya-bedha kisa dhanurveda meM hai ? bandhu ! yaha dhanurveda nahIM hai, jJAna kA rUpaka hai| aura yaha kisI kSatriya kA gaurava nahIM hai, kisI brAhmaNa kA bhale hI ho / vijaya : yahA~ kSatriya aura brAhmaNa kI bAta nahIM hai, mitra ! bAta hai puruSArtha kI / 29

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jaya vardhamAna mumitra : to puruSArtha asaMbhava vAtoM meM nahIM hotA, vijaya ! yadi kumAra vardhamAna kaheM ki indradhanuSa ke raMgoM kA lakSya vedha karo to tuma ina pA~ca bANoM se una raMgoM kA lakSya-vedha kara sakoge ? vijaya : mujha se to saMbhava nahIM hai aura yadi saMbhava huA bhI to pA~ca raMgoM ke lakSya-baMdha ke bAda do raMga to zeSa vaca hI jAyeMge / mumitra : ( haMsa kara ) unakA lakSya-bedha kumAra vardhamAna kara leNge| (nepathya kI ora dekha kara ) are, kumAra vardhamAna isI ora A rahe haiM / vijaya : acchA ? A rahe haiM ? aba uname lakSya - vedha kA rahasya pUcho / (sumitra aura vijaya vyavasthita hokara sAvadhAna ho jAte haiN| kumAra vardhamAna kA praveza / ve atyanta sundara haiN| AkarSaka veza-bhUSA | mukta keza, gaMrika uttarIya / adhovastra jaise brahmacarya kI bhA~ti kasA huA / ratna-jaTita upAnaha / hAthoM meM dhanuSa-bANa / ) 1 vijaya sumitra } : kumAra kI jaya ! vardhamAna : jaya pArzvanAtha ! ( krama se dekha kara ) vijaya ! gumitra ! tuma donoM ne lakSya - bedha kA abhyAsa kiyA ? kahAM-kahAM lakSya vedha kiyA ? (donoM nIce dekhate hue mauna rahate haiM / ) vardhamAna : tuma donoM mauna ho / mIna se bhI lakSya-baMdha hotA hai / ( Tahalate hue ) jo apazabda kahatA hai yadi usake samakSa tuma mAna rahe to tumhAre zAnta hRdaya kA tIra apazabdoM kA cihna bhI nahIM rahane degA / sumitra : jima tIra kA nAma Apa le rahe haiM, vaha kSatriyoM ke dhanurveda meM nahIM hai, kumAra ! vardhamAna : kSatriyoM ke dhanurveda meM ? sumitra ! vaha kSatriyoM ke dhanurveda meM hI hai / 'kSatriya' kA artha jAnate ho. kyA hai ? jo kSana meM hiMsA se bacA

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pahalA aMka sake / aura jo hiMsA se-kSata se bacA sake, rakSA kara sake, vahI kSatriya sumitra : to Apane hiMsA ke bhaya se ina sthUla bANoM se lakSya-bedha to kiyA na hogaa| vardhamAna : avazya kiyA hai / maiM sthUla vANoM meM bhI vizvAma rakhatA hU~ aura unase lakSya-bedha karatA huuN| miTTI ke zikhara banA kara unheM bANoM se bedhatA huuN| sUkhe per3oM para cihna banAkara unheM dharAzAyI karatA huuN| yahA~ ke per3a to hare-bhare haiN| kitane sajIva haiM ! bar3hate haiM, phalate haiM, sugandhi dete haiM, phala dete haiN| kitanI suramya cetanA hai unameM ! inheM vANoM kA lakSya banAnA hiMsA hai--ghora himA hai| imIlie maiM gukhkhe per3oM kI khoja meM dUra calA gayA thaa| vijaya : Apa saMsAra kI pratyeka vastu ko bahuta gaharI dRSTi meM dekhate haiM, kumAra! (sahasA nepathya meM bhArI tumula hotA hai| ghabarAhaTa ke svaroM meM kaNThoM se gaharI cokha sunAyo detI hai : bhAgo ! bhAgo ! rakSA karo! gajazAlA se hAthI chUTa gayA hai ! hAya ! vaha vRddha kucala gayA! baco! baco ! bhAgo! bhAgo! mArga se haTo! hAya ! rakSA karo! rakSA karo !) vardhamAna : (cauMka kara) kSiA kI vaha pukAra ? .....yahIM pAma se A rahI hai : meM abhI dekhatA hU~ / (calane ko ugrata) vijaya : (vihvalatA se ) Apa na jAyaM. kumAra ! hama loga jAne hai / jJAna hotA

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jaya vardhamAna hai ki gajazAlA se hAthI chUTa gayA hai / vaha logoM ko kucalatA huA A rahA hai / kahIM Apa para bhI AkramaNa na kara de! vardhamAna : mujha para AkramaNa kara de to acchA hai ! anya vyakti baca jAyeMge / sumina : nahIM, aisA nahIM hogA, kumAra! hamAre hAthoM meM dhanuSa-bANa haiM / Aja hamAre hAthoM usa hAthI ke kuMbha kA hI lakSya-bedha hogaa| vijaya : isake pahale ki vaha hAthI logoM ko apane pairoM se kucale maiM apane bANoM se usake pairoM kI haDDiyAM hI Tukar3e-Tukar3e kara duuNgaa| sumitra : vijaya ! maiM dAhinI ora hU~, tuma bAyIM ora ho jaao| hAthI ke sAmane Ate hI hama donoM eka sAtha hI usa para prahAra kreNge| (donoM hI maMca ke dAhine-bAyeM hokara dhanuSa para bANa sAdhate haiN|) vardhamAna : (hAtha se vajita kara) nahIM, kisI jIva para dhanuSa saMdhAna karanA ThIka nahIM hogaa| sumitra : kintu vaha jIva pAgala hai, matavAlA hai / usase anya jIvoM kI hAni vijaya : aura jaba eka jIva se aneka jIvoM kI hAni ho rahI ho to usa eka jIva ko mArane meM koI hAni nahIM hai, koI hiMsA nahIM hai, kumAra ! vardhamAna : jIva antataH jIva hI hai| tuma loga ruko| maiM svayaM abhI jAkara usa hAthI ko dekhatA huuN| sumitra : hama loga bhI Apake sAtha caleM ? ApakA koI aniSTa na ho! vardhamAna : nahIM, tuma loga yahIM rho| tuma loga krodha meM Akara kucha aniSTa kara baitthoge| maiM akelA jaauuNgaa| vijaya : kumAra! Apa rukeM / Apa akele na jAya / vardhamAna : nahIM, maiM akelA hI jaauuNgaa| 32

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pahalA aMka vijaya : hAthI pAgala ho gayA hai / vaha Apa para bhI AkramaNa kara degaa| vardhamAna : AkramaNa kare to kara de| maiM akelA hI jaauuNgaa| tuma loga yahIM ruko| merA Adeza mAnya ho| (kumAra vardhamAna kA zIghratA se prasthAna) vijaya : (kumAra ke jAne kI dizA meM dekhate hue) kumAra akele hI cale gye| hama logoM ko Adeza de diyA ki hama loga yahIM rukeM / Dara hai, kahIM koI aniSTa na ho| mumitra : kumAra kA yaha sAma anucita hai| pAgala hAthI sAmAnya vyakti aura rAjakumAra meM koI antara nahIM rakhegA / aura kumAra usa hAthI ko kyA dekheMge, jaba unake sAmane jIvoM para lakSya lene kI bAta hI. nahIM hai| vijaya : kumAra ne vyartha hI hameM roka diyA, nahIM to Aja bANa calAne meM merA kauzala dekhate ! mumitra : merA lakSya-bedha to acUka hotaa| Aja taka mere bANoM ne lakSya kA kendra hI dekhA hai, usakI paridhi nahIM / vijaya : yaha to maiM jAnatA hU~ kintu Azcarya hai ki gajazAlA meM yaha hAthI kase chUTa gayA / kyA mahAvata use nahIM roka sakA? mumitra : mahAvata asAvadhAna hogA, yA prayatna karane para bhI vaha use nahIM roka sakA hogA / aba kumAra vardhamAna use jAkara rokeNge| vijaya : ve kaise rokeMge? dhanupa-bANa kA prayoga to ve kareMge nahIM / mumitra : (haMsa kara) dhanuSa-bANa kA prayoga kyoM kareMge ? ve to koI mUkSma vANa calAe~ga / sthala bANa meM jIva kI hatyA hogI aura jIva kI hatyA maMmAra kI sabase bar3I himA hai|

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jaya vardhamAna vijaya : (socate hue) hiMsA ho yA na ho, kintu usa hAthI ne krodha meM Akara yadi kumAra para AkramaNa kara diyA to bar3A anartha hogaa| sumitra : (lAparavAhI se)kucha nahIM / kyA anartha hogA ? mahArAja siddhArtha hama donoM ko bandIgRha meM DAla deNge| hama loga kumAra ke sAtha kyoM nahIM gaye / hama donoM ne unakI rakSA kyoM nahIM kii| isI aparAdha para ve hama logoM ko bandIgRha meM avazya DAla deNge| vijaya : kyoM DAla deMge? hama loga to kumAra ke sAtha jAne ke lie taiyAra the, kumAra ne hI hameM roka diyA / isameM hamArA kyA aparAdha ? sumitra : aparAdha yahI ki hama logoM ne kumAra vardhamAna ko hAthI kA sAmanA karane ke lie jAne hI kyoM diyA? unheM rokA kyoM nhiiN| vijaya : maiMne to unheM rokA thaa| ve ruke ? kahane lage-hAthI yadi mujha para AkramaNa kare to kara de| sumitra : jo bhI ho, yaha acchA nahIM huaa| kumAra akele hI cale gaye / ve hama logoM ke sAtha jAne para aniSTa kI bAta kaha rahe the para hama loga samajhate haiM ki unake akele jAne se hI aniSTa ho sakatA hai| vijaya : kyA kahA jAya ! prabhu pArzvanAtha rakSA kareM ! kitanA acchA hotA yadi ve hama logoM ko apane sAtha le jAte ! yadi vaha hAthI kumAra para AkramaNa karatA to hameM unakI rakSA kA avasara mila jaataa| (muskarA kara) kucha puraskAra mila jAtA ! sumitra : rakSA to hama loga karate hii| phira hamAre dhanuSa-bANa kA kauzala bhI janatA para spaSTa ho jaataa| aise hI avasara para to dhanuSa-bANa kI upayogitA hai| vijaya : (ThaMDI sAMsa lekara) yaha avasara kI bAta hai|

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pahalA aMka (nepathya meM ullAsa ko dhvani--dhanya hai ! dhanya hai ! dhanya hai ! kumAra varSamAna kI jaya! kumAra varSamAna kI jaya! kumAra vardhamAna ko jaya !) vijaya : yaha jaya-dhvani kaisI ? sumitra : kumAra vardhamAna kI jaya ? vahA~ hAthI nirIha janatA ko kucala rahA hogA, yahAM kumAra vardhamAna pahuMce aura unakI jaya bolI jA rahI hai ! vijaya : (vivaza hote hue) kucha samajha meM nahIM A rahA hai / sumitra : calo, hama loga calakara dekheM ki bAta kyA hai| vijaya : kucha acchI hI bAta hogI / calo, hama loga bhI jaya-dhvani meM sammilita hoN| (calane ko udyata hote haiM, tamoro nAgarika zIghratA se Ate haiN|) eka bhatriya kumAroM ko praNAma ! Apa loga kumAra vardhamAna ke sAthI haiM ? suminna : hA~, nAgarika ! kintu kumAra vardhamAna kahAM haiM ? dUsarA : dhanya haiM, kumAra vardhamAna ! sAdhu ! sAdhu ! ve janatA ke bIca meM haiN| cAroM ora se una para puSpa varSA ho rahI hai| vijaya : (kubahala se) puSpa-varSA ? kaise ? kisalie? aura vaha hAthI ? sumitra : vaha pAgala hAthI jo gaja-zAlA se chUTa kara logoM ko kucalatA huA A rahA thA? pahalA : usI pAgala hAthI ko to kumAra ne eka kSaNa meM apane vaza meM kara liyA / mumitra : vaza meM kara liyA ? kaise? kyA unhoMne dhanuSa-bANa kA prayoga kiyA ? dUmarA : nahIM, zrIman ! ve dhanuSa-bANa avazya liye hue the kintu unhoMne dhanuSa-bANa to mujhe de diyA aura hAthI ke sAmane nirbhayatA se pahuMca gye| 35

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jaya vardhamAna vijaya : nirbhayatA me pahu~ca gaye ? taba hAthI ne kyA kiyA ? mumitra : vaha to daur3atA huA A rahA hogA? pahalA : bhayAnaka AMdhI kI trh| jaise eka garajatA huA kAlA vAdala bhUmi para utara AyA hai| usake pairoM kI dhamaka me pRthvI kAMpa rahI thii| vaha per3oM ko isa taraha ukhAr3a detA thA jame cumbaka panthara lohe ko apanI ora khIMca letA hai aura AMkheM to isa taraha lAla thIM jaise do dahakate hue aMgAre rakhe hoN| vijaya : me bhayAnaka hAthI ke mAmane pahuMcanA kitane sAhma kA kAma thA ! dUsaga : oha ! kumAra meM kitanA sAhama thA ! aura unakI A~khoM meM kitanA AkarSaNa thA! pahalA : zrIman ! kumAra donoM hAtha phailA kara usa hAthI ke mArga meM khar3e ho gaye / jaise hI hAthI ne krodha se apanI muMDa Age bar3hAyI vaise hI kumAra ne use pakar3a kara apane sAmane kara liyA aura usa para paira rakhakara ve vidyuta gati se usake mastaka para baiTa gye| unhoMne na jAne kima nagaha hAthI ke kAnoM ko sahalAyA ki jo gajarAja do kSaNa pahale krodha se pAgala ho rahA thA, vaha kumAra ko apane mastaka para pAkara turanta hI zAnta ho gyaa| mumitra : (Azcarya se) zAnta ho gayA ? Azcarya ! mahAn Azcarya ! dUmarA : zAnta hI nahIM ho gayA, vaha apanI sUMDa uThA kara praNAma kI mudrA meM khar3A ho gyaa| vijaya : sacamuca ! kumAra vardhamAna meM apAra sAhama aura zakti hai / pahalA : mAhama aura zakti hI nahIM, zrIman ! lagatA hai, unameM koI divya vibhUti jagamagA rahI hai / unako sAmane dekhakara bar3e se bar3A krodhI zAnta ho jAtA hai|

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pahalA aMka dusarA : mujhe to aisA lagatA hai ki kumAra vardhamAna ko apane mastaka para viTalAne ke lie hI vaha hAthI matavAlA ho gayA thA / kumAra jaise hI usake mastaka para vaiTe ki vaha zAnta ho gyaa| mumitra : hama loga to bar3e cintita ho rahe the ki vaha matavAlA hAthI kumAra para bhI kahIM AkraNaNa na kara de / vijaya : hama loga bhI kumAra kI rakSA ke lie unake sAtha jAnA cAhate the kintu unhoMne hameM roka diyA aura akele hI daur3a pdd'e| pahalA : unheM kisI se rakSA kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| ve akele hI saikar3oM hAthiyoM kA sAmanA kara sakate haiN| sumitra : vaha hAthI aba kahA~ hai ? dUsaga : kumAra ne use phira gaja-zAlA meM bheja diyaa| jaise hI hAthI zAnta huA mahAvata pIche se daur3atA huA aayaa| kumAra vardhamAna ne use hAthI sauMpa diyA aura ve hAthI se utara pdd'e| nagara kI janatA jaya-dhvani karate hue una para puSpa-varSA karane lgii| pahalA : aura hAthI me utarate hI unhoMne gaNapAla ko AjAdI ki jo abhAge vyakti hAthI ke pairoM se kucala gaye haiM unakA zIghra hI upacAra kiyA jaay| vijaya : vAstava meM kumAra vardhamAna nara-ratna haiM / dUmarA : unhoMne puSpa-varSA rokakara janatA se kahA ki ve jAkara ghAyala vyaktiyoM kI dekha-bhAla kreN| puppa-varSA karane kI apekSA kSata-vikSata vyaktiyoM kI sevA karanA janatA kA prathama kartavya honA caahie| sumitra : to isa samaya kumAra kahA~ hai ? dumaga : ve saba ko vidA kara yahA~ Ate hI hoNge| unhoMne kahA thA ki unake mAthI mumitra aura vijaya hamArI pratIkSA kara rahe hoNge| Apa hI unake mAthI jJAta hote haiM / 43

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jaya vardhamAna vijaya : hA~, hama logoM kA yaha saubhAgya hai / (saMketa kara) ye muminna haiM aura ___ meM vijaya huuN| isa zubha mUcanA ke lie aneka dhanyavAda / pahalA : no hama loga cala rahe haiM / hameM ghAyaloM kI sevA karanI hai| dUmaga : ghAyaloM meM eka to merA virodhI rahA hai| kintu jaba vaha hAthI ke pairoM ke nIce A gayA to kumAra vardhamAna ne mujhase kahA ki mujhe hI usakI sevA karanI caahie| pahalA : to phira calo! dUsaga : hA~, clo| (vijaya aura sumita se) aba hameM AjJA dIjie ! donoM : jaya vardhamAna ! (prasthAna) sumitra : ina logoM ne acchI sUcanA dI para yaha vicitra bAta avazya hai ki kumAra vardhamAna ne binA kimI zastra ke usa matavAle hAthI ko vaza meM kara liyaa| vijaya : vicitra avazya hai| sAmAnya vyakti to aisI sthiti meM apanA dharya bhI kho baiThatA hai| unhoMne eka kSaNa meM hAthI kA pAgalapana dUra kara diyA / ve kimI alaukika zakti se vibhUSita vIra puruSa jJAta hote sumitra : macamuca ve vIra haiM / kumAra ko isa vIratA kI sUcanA meM mahAgaja middhArtha bar3e prasanna hoNge| vijaya : to calo, unheM sUcanA dI jaay| samitra : isa samaya taka to unheM sUcanA mila gaI hogii| phira bhI clo| hama loga bhI mahArAja kI prasannatA ke bhAgI bneN| (nepathya kI ora dekha kara) are, kumAra vardhamAna to isI ora A rahe haiN| vijaya : hama logoM ke pAsa puSpa-varSA ke lie puSpa to haiM nahIM, kevala jayadhvani hI kara sakate haiN| (kumAra vardhamAna kA gaMbhIra gati se praveza)

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pahalA aMka mumitra : kumAra vardhamAna kI jaya ! vijaya : kumAra vardhamAna kI vIratA kI jaya ! vardhamAna : (gaMbhIra svara meM) jaya kisa bAta kI ? yaha to sAmAnya bAta hai, vijaya ! pahale apane Apako jItanA Avazyaka hai| jo apane ko jIta letA hai, vaha saMsAra kI pratyeka vastu jIta letA hai| mumintra : nissandeha Apane yaha pratyakSa kara dikhAyA / abhI do nAgarika Aye the| unhoMne abhI hameM yaha sacanA dI ki Apane binA astra-zastra ke usa pAgala hAthI ko apane vaza meM kara liyaa| unhoMne kahA ki Apane unheM apanA dhanuSa-bANa dekara nizzastra hokara hAthI kA sAmanA kiyaa| Apako kisI prakAra kA bhaya nahIM huA ? vardhamAna : jise Atma-vizvAma hotA hai, use kimI prakAra kA bhaya nahIM hotA, sumitra ! jise bhaya hotA hai, vaha apanI zakti me aparicita rahatA vijaya : to Apane binA AkramaNa kiye hI hAthI ko vaza meM kara liyA ? vardhamAna : vijaya ! manuSya yadi himA-rahita hai to vaha kisI ko bhI apane vaza meM kara makatA hai| vAta yaha hai ki saMmAra meM pratyeka ko apanA jIvana priya hai| imalie jIvana ko sukhI karane ke lie mabhI kaSTa se dUra rahanA cAhate haiN| jo vyakti apane kapTa ko samajhanA hai, vaha dUsare ke kaSTa kA bhI ana mava kara makatA hai| aura jo dUsaroM ke kaSTa kA anubhava karanA hai. vahI apane kaSTa ko mamajha makanA hai| isalie ume hI jIvita rahane kA adhikAra hai jo dumagaM ko kaSTa na pahuMcAye, dUsaroM kI himA na kare / jo dUsaroM ke kaSTa harane kI yogyatA rakhatA hai, vahI vAstava meM vIra hai| vijaya : Apa dumaroM ke kapTa mamajhate haiN| isalie Apa macce vIra hai, kumAra ! 36

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jaya varSamAna mumiva : to Aja me kumAra vardhamAna kA nAma 'vIra vardhamAna' honA caahie| vijaya : maiM tumase pUrNa sahamata hU~, mumina ! hamAre kumAra vIra vardhamAna haiN| mumitra : no aba hama loga caleM / mahArAja middhArtha vIra vardhamAna kI pratIkSA kara rahe hoMga / nAgarikoM ne unheM sUcanA de dI hogI ki kisa taraha unhoMne eka matavAle hAthI ko binA kisI zastra ke apane vaza meM kara liyaa| ve vAstava meM vIra haiN| vijaya : avazya / calie kumAra vIra vardhamAna ! (saba calane ko ucata hote haiM kintu vijaya eka vRkSa kI ora dekhakara ruka jAtA hai|) vijaya : (cauMka kara) are, yaha dekho ! sumitra : kyoM ? kyA hai ? vijaya : are, uma per3a kI jar3a kI ora dekho ! sumitra : oha ! bhayAnaka sarpa ! kitanA bar3A sarpa hai ! haTo-haTo-pIche haTo, vijaya ! vardhamAna : (vijaya se) pIche kyoM haTa rahe ho ! dekho, vaha sarpa kahA~ jAtA hai / vijaya : (para kara) jAyagA kahA~ ? vaha hama logoM ko Damane ke lie A rahA hai| samitra : oha ! umane kitanA bhayAnaka phana phailA rakhA hai ! kumAra vardhamAna kSamA kareM, icchA hotI hai ki isake phana ko apane eka hI bANa se bedha huuN| vijaya : aura yadi lakSya cUka gayA to vaha isa taraha jhapaTa par3egA ki bhAgane kA mArga bhI nahIM milegaa| sumitra : tuma jAnate ho, vijaya ! mere bANoM kA lakSya acUka hotA hai / jo dUmaroM ke prANa letA hai. use mAgne meM himA nahIM hogI / kumAra vardhamAna mujhe kSamA kareM ! maiM lakSya letA huuN| (dhanuSa para bANa saMdhAna karatA hai|)

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pahalA aMka vardhamAna : mumitra ! use vANa mata maaro| binA vANa calAye hI isase tumhArI rakSA ho jAyagI / tuma vyartha hI bhaya khAte ho| maiM hI use mArga se haTA detA huuN| (vardhamAna Age bar3ha kara sarpa ko pUMcha pakar3a kara use nepathya meM dUra pheMka dete haiN|) mumintra : (Age bar3hakara) are. are. kumAra ! vaha kATa legA / isane Apako kATA to nahIM ? vijaya : hAya ! kahIM kATa na liyA ho / dekheM / (pAsa jAtA hai|) vardhamAna : nahIM / vaha mujhe kyoM kATegA ? mere mana meM marpa ke lie koI burA bhAva nahIM hai / na krodha hai, na bhaya hai| mumitra : vAstava meM kumAra ! Apake hRdaya meM adamya sAhama hai / vijaya : yaha to mahAvIratA hai| mamitra ! pahale tumane kumAra ke lie vIra vardhamAna nAma khaa| aba maiM inheM 'mahAvIra vardhamAna' kahatA hU~, mahAvIra vardhamAna / sumitra : macamuca-mahAvIra vardhamAna / vijaya : no hameM mahAvIra vardhamAna kI jaya bolanI caahie| donoM : mahAvIra vadhaM nAna kI jaya ! jaya ! jaya ! (donoM mahAvIra vardhamAna ko praNAma karate haiN| mahAvIra vardhamAna zAnta mudrA meM khar3e rahate haiN|) [paradA giratA hai|]

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dUsarA aMka (paradA uThane ke pUrva nepathya se caryA - pATha ) uvasameNa haNe kohaM, mANaM maddavayA jiNe / mAyAmajjava bhAveNa, lobhaM saMtosao jiNe // (dazarvakAlika = 36 ) [ arthAt zamana se krodha ko jIte, mRdutA se abhimAna ko jIte, saralatA se mAyA ko jIte, aura saMtoSa se lobha ko jIte / ]

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isa aMka meM pAna (pravezAnusAra) Hip 1-samrAT siddhArtha 2-gigmina 3-vijaya 6-mumitra 5-trizalA 6-mahAvIra vardhamAna

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[sthAna : samrAT siddhArtha ke sabhA-kakSa kA bAharI mAga samaya : dina kA tIsarA prahara sthiti : samA-kakSa meM sampUrNa sajAvaTa hai| dvAroM aura prarokhoM para kauzeya paTa / sAmane kI dIvAla para svAmI pArzvanAtha kA bar3A-sA citra / pharza para makhamala ke bichAvana / bIca meM svarNa siMhAsana jisameM motiyoM kI jhAlareM lagI huI haiN| usake donoM ora rezama aura jarI se mar3hI huI bhadra poThikAeM / konoM meM kalApUrNa pratimAeM / kakSa agara aura candana ke dhUma se suvAsita hai| samrAT siddhArtha krodha ko mudrA meM Tahala rahe haiN| baya pacAsa ke lagabhaga hai| vistIrNa lalATa, uThI huI nAsikA / kopa se oMTha phar3aka rahe haiN| sira para kirITa aura aMga para rAjasI vastra / paroM meM ratna-jaTita upAnaha / unake sAmane balAdhyakSa girisena sainika veza meM hai| vaha aparAdhI ko mudrA meM samrATa ke sAmane khar3A huA hai| samrATa azAnta hokara krodha mare svaroM meM bola rahe haiN|] siddhArtha : to gaja-zAlA meM indragaja kaise nikala gayA ? gajAdhyakSa kahAM the? moTI-moTI zRMkhalAoM meM kamA huA gaja mukta hokara rAjapatha para calA gayA aura dvAra-rakSaka aura nagara-rakSaka nagara-nivAsiyoM ke kucale jAne kA kautuka dekhate rahe ? bolo, girisena ! yaha saba kaise huA ?

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jaya vardhamAna girisena : mamrAT ! sAvadhAna to gajAdhyakSa bhI yA kintu siddhArtha : (bIca hI meM ) sAvadhAna ? sAvadhAna hone kA yaha artha hai ki durghaTanAe~ ghaTita hotI raheM aura nagara-rakSaka una para niyantraNa na rakha sakeM ? bAdala cAroM ora meM ghire hoM aura bijalI TUTa kara pRthvI ko dhvasta kara de ? sAvadhAna rahane kA kyA yaha artha hai ? girimena : samrAT ! aparAdha kSamA ho / gajAdhyakSa hAthI ko snAna karA rahA thaa| siddhArtha : isa taraha snAna karA rahA thA ki indragaja nirIha janatA ko rakta se snAna karA de ? girimaMna: mamrAT ! aisI saMbhAvanA nahIM thI kintu usI samaya kisI ajJAta dizA meM AyA huA bANa indragaja ko lagA aura vaha vicalita hokara eka dizA kI ora bhaagaa| gajAdhyakSa ne bahuta prayatna kiyA kintu vaha ume vaza meM karane meM asaphala rhaa| vaha gaja uttara kI ora vega se daur3a par3A siddhArtha : ora nagara - rakSaka kahA~ the ? girisaMna : ve kumAra vardhamAna ke krIr3A kSetra kI surakSA meM vyasta the / siddhArtha : aura yahA~ indragaja ke vega se nAgarika kSata-vikSata hote rahe ! girisena : adhika nahIM, samrAT ! gaja ke mukta hone kI sUcanA pAkara kucha nagararakSakoM ne indragaja ke jAne kI dizA mor3a dI jisase vaha nagara ke nirjana prAntara kI ora jAya aura isa kAraNa ( nepaSya meM jaya ghoSa - 'kumAra vardhamAna kI jaya ! jaya ! jaya !' siddhArtha : yaha kaisA jaya ghoSa ? girisena : maiM abhI jAkara dekhatA huuN| (zIghratA se prasthAna ) siddhArtha : ( aura bhI azAnta hokara Tahalate hue) indragaja mukta hokara nAgarikoM 46

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dUsarA aMka ko kucalatA huA calA jAya aura kumAra vardhamAna kI jaya kA ghoSa ho ? vardhamAna ke janma se rAjya kI sampadAoM kI vRddhi huI aura aba nirIha janatA kI mRtyu kI vRddhi ho ! (girisena kA zIghratA se praveza) girisena : mahArAja kI jaya ho ! dhanya haiM kumAra vardhamAna ! unhoMne indragaja ko vaza meM kara liyaa| siddhArtha : (kutUhala se) vaza meM kara liyA ? kaise ? kisa taraha ? kumAra vardhamAna ne usa zaktizAlI indragaja ko ? girisena : aba samrAT ! yaha to maiM nahIM kaha sktaa| maiMne itanA hI sunA ki hamAre kumAra vardhamAna ne indragaja ko vaza meM kara liyA aura use gajAdhyakSa ko sauMpa kara gaja-zAlA meM bheja diyaa| siddhArtha : (prasanna hokara) gaja-zAlA meM bheja diyA ! sAdhu ! sAdhu !! (socate hue) kintu ve vahAM kaise pahuMce ? ve to lakSya-bedha kA abhyAsa kara rahe the / kumAra vardhamAna ! indragaja ko vaza meM kara liyA !... kisa bhAMti * * * unheM koI coTa to nahIM AI. . . ? (girisena se) zIghra pUrI sUcanA prApta kro| girisena : jo aajnyaa| (prasthAna) siddhArtha : (Tahalate hue socate haiM) indragaja to bhayAnaka hogA aura mukta huA gaja kisI ke bhI prANa le sakatA hai| use kumAra vardhamAna ne .. vardhamAna ne vaza meM kara liyA ? kima bhAMti ? kaime . . . ? (usI kSaNa pratihArI kA praveza) pratihArI : samrAT kI jaya ! kSatriya kumAra vijaya aura mumiva dvAra para haiN| siddhArtha : ve bhI to kumAra vardhamAna ke sAtha lakSya-baMdha ke lie abhyAsa karate the| * *unase pUrI sUcanA milegii| (pratihArI se) unheM zIghra hI bhejo|

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jaya vardhamAna vijaya pratihArI : (sira mukA kara) jo AjA / (prasthAna) milA : (socate hue) kumAra vijaya aura kumAra sumitra to prAtaHkAla meM hI kumAra vardhamAna ke sAtha krIr3A-vana meM cale gaye hoMge / ve to nirantara kumAra ke mAtha rahate haiM / indragaja ko vaza meM karane meM maMbhavataH unhoMne kumAra kI mahAyatA kI ho / eka vyakti me matavAlA gaja kaise vaza meM kiyA jA sakatA hai ! phira kumAra vardhamAna kI abhI Aya hI kyA hai ! (kumAra vijaya aura kumAra sumitra kA praveza) : (eka sAtha) mamrAT kI jaya ! siddhArtha : vijaya aura mumitra ! kumAra kahA~ haiM ? vijaya : (ullAsa se) mahAvIra vardhamAna abhI nahIM Aye, mamrAT ? middhArtha : kahA~ haiM ve ? abhI to yahA~ nahIM Aye / munatA hU~ ki unhoMne indragaja ko-uma matavAle indragaja ko vaza meM kara liyA ? mumitra : na kevala indragaja ko vagn sarpa ko bhii| siddhArtha : (Azcarya se) sarpa ko bhI? yaha sarpa kahA~ thA? aura sarpa kI vAta kamI ? bar3I vicitra bAne munA rahe ho / indragaja ko aura sarpa ko vaza meM kara liyA ! vijaya : hA~, samrAT ! sarpa ko bhii| mumitra : hA~, samrAT ! ve kumAra vardhamAna nahIM, mahAvIra vardhamAna haiM / vijaya : samrAT ! jisa samaya indragaja krodha se nirIha janoM ko kucalatA huA A rahA thA mahAvIra vardhamAna donoM hAtha phailA kara usake mAmane khar3e ho gye| siddhArtha : (kutUhala se) sAmane - 'sAmane khar3e ho gaye ! vijaya : hA~, samrAT ! sAmane khar3e ho gaye / hAthI ne ciMghAr3ate hue jaba apanI 48

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dUsarA aMka sUMr3a unake sAmane bar3hAyI to kumAra ko usake krodha para ha~sI A gaI / unhoMne vidyuta gati se usa sUMr3a para paira rakha kara usake mastaka para Asana jamA liyaa| phira pairoM se usakA galA dabA kara usake kAnoM ko na jAne kisa taraha sahalAyA ki jo hAthI bhUkampa kI taraha dharatI ko hilA rahA thA, vaha pahAr3a kI taraha acala ho gayA / sumitra : aura samrAT ! usI avasthA meM usane apanI sUMr3a uThA kara mahAvIra kumAra ko jhUmate hue praNAma kiyA / siddhArtha : dhanya hai, merA kumAra vardhamAna ! (harSa se gadgad ho jAte haiN| ) vijaya : tabhI gajAdhyakSa pIche se daur3atA huA AyA / kumAra ne use hAthI sauMpa diyA aura ve hama logoM ke pAsa cale Aye / mumitra : phira hama loga jaise hI ApakI sevA meM A rahe the, eka vaTa-vRkSa ke tane se nikala kara eka bhayaMkara sarpa hama logoM kI ora jhpttaa| hama loga Dara gaye kintu kumAra nirbhIka hokara khar3e rhe| unhoMne Age bar3ha kara usakI pU~cha pakar3I aura use ghumA kara dUra pheMka diyA / kumAra itane tejasvI jJAta hote haiM, mamrAT ! ki unake sAmane bhayAnaka se bhayAnaka jIva bhI nirjIva-sA ho jAtA hai / siddhArtha : sAdhu ! yaha saba bhagavAn pArzvanAtha kI kRpA hai| unhIM kI kRpA ne unheM itanA tejasvI banA diyA hogA / kintu isa samaya kumAra vardhamAna kahA~ haiM ? vijaya : hama to samajhate the ki ve ApakI sevA meM Aye hoMge / siddhArtha : nahIM, ve abhI taka to yahA~ nahIM Aye / phira ve itane zAlIna haiM ki apane dvArA kiye gaye kAryoM kI na ve prazaMsA karate haiM aura na sunanA cAhate haiN| maiM to svayaM unake sambandha meM cintita hU~ | 42

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jaya vardhamAna sumita: to ve phira apane kakSa meM hoNge| yaha satya hai, samrAT ! ki ve vIratApUrNa kArya karake bhI nispRha aura nirvikAra bane rahate haiM / jaya ghoSa sunakara bhI unake oMThoM para muskAna taka nahIM aaii| to hama loga unheM ApakI sevA meM bhejeM ? siddhArtha : ho, maiM unheM dekhanA cAhatA hU~ / kintu isake pUrva itanI zubha sUcanA dene para apanA puraskAra to lete jAo / ( gale se motiyoM kI mAlA utArate haiN|) vijaya : isakI AvazyakatA nahIM hai, samrAT ! 50 sumina : hama loga to itane se hI kRtArtha haiM ki mahAvIra vardhamAna ke sAhacarya kA saubhAgya hama logoM ko prApta hai / siddhArtha : phira bhI merI prasannatA kA upahAra to tumheM lenA hI par3egA / (samrAT siddhArtha pratyeka ko eka-eka mAlA dete haiN|) donoM : ( mAlA lekara eka sAtha) samrAT kI jaya ! vIra vardhamAna kI jaya ! ( prasthAna ) siddhArtha : kitanI zubha sUcanA hai ! mere kumAra kI vIratA kI / ...... ...to kumAra vardhamAna aba mahAvIra vardhamAna haiM, mahAvIra vardhamAna ! mahArAnI yaha jAnatI haiM yA nahIM ? bhale hI vardhamAna mahAvIra haiM para unake to kumAra haiN| unheM kumAra kI vIratA kI sUcanA dUM / ( pukAra kara ) pratihArI ! ( pratihArI kA praveza ) pratihArI : ( sira jhukA kara) samrAT kI jaya ! siddhArtha : pratihArI ! mahArAnI trizalA ko yahA~ Ane kI sUcanA do / pratihArI : jo AjJA / (prasthAna )

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dUsarA aMka siddhArtha : (svagata) dhanya ! dhanya kumAra vardhamAna ! nahIM (jora dekara) mahAvIra vardhamAna ! maiM tumhArA pitA hokara apanA mahAn bhAgya samajhatA huuN| (prama pAvanApa ke citra ke samIpa jAkara) prabhu pArzvanAtha ! tumhArI itanI kRpA mujha para hai ki maiM mahAvIra vardhamAna kA pitA banUM / kahA~ airAvata kI bhAMti zaktizAlI indragaja aura kahA~ kumAra vardhamAna ! kintu kumAra ne indragaja ko vaza meM kara liyA / aura vaha bhayAnaka sarpa ! use phUla kI mAlA kI bhAMti uThA kara dUra pheMka diyaa| (sira mukAkara) prabhu pArzvanAtha ! yaha saba tumhArI kRpA hai| (hAya bor3ate haiN|) (mahArAnI virAlA kA mAgamana / ) vizalA : mahArAja kI jaya ! siddhArtha : (ullAsa se) o, trizalA ! suno, suno tumhAre vardhamAna ne... tumhAre kumAra ne kisa sAhasa ke sAtha indragaja ko vaza meM kiyA ... hA~, indragaja ko aura sarpa ko "bhayaMkara sarpa ko isa vega se Upara pheMkA ki vaha AkAza "hA~, AkAza meM hI raha gayA |'"tumhaare vardhamAna tumhAre kumAra...." vizalA : hA~, mahArAja ! maiMne abhI-abhI yaha samAcAra sunaa| parantu kumAra haiM kahA~ ? socatI thI kahIM Apake pAsa na hoN| maiM Apake pAsa Ane hI vAlI thI ki ApakA sandeza milaa| siddhArtha : nahIM, abhI to yahAM nahIM aaye| maiM svayaM unheM dekhane ke lie utsuka vizalA : jAne kahA~ hoMge / sAre nAgarika unake cAroM ora ekatrita hoNge| mujhe to bhaya hai unakI vIratA para kimI kI kudRSTi na laga jAya / 51

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jaya vardhamAna siddhArtha : mA~ ke hRdaya meM yaha AzaMkA svAbhAvika hai kintu hamAre vaizAlI rAjya meM kisI kI dRSTi aisI nahIM hai ki kumAra kA kucha aniSTa ho / bAta to isake viparIta hai ki kumAra kI dRSTi se apazakuna bhI zakuna bana jAte haiM, krodhI bhI zAnta ho jAte haiM aura viSa bhI amRta bana jAtA hai| vizalA : mahArAja ! yaha to maiMne tabhI jAna liyA thA jaba kumAra kA janma huA thaa| isake pUrva maiMne jo gajarAja, vRSabha, siMha, snAna karatI huI lakSmI Adi ke solaha svapna dekhe the to Apake jyotiSI ne svapna vicAra kara svayaM kahA thA ki merA putra dharma-dhuraMdhara aura apAra zakti dhAraNa karane vAlA hogaa| siddhArtha : hA~, mujhe smaraNa hai / jyotiSI ne yaha bhI kahA thA ki tumhArA kumAra sabhI kA sneha pAkara saMsAra bhara meM prasiddha hogaa| usake utpanna hote hI jo rAjya-vaibhava kI vRddhi huI thI, isI kAraNa maiMne usakA nAma 'vardhamAna' rakhA thaa| vimalA : to kyA usake nAma ke anurUpa usake parivAra kI vRddhi bhI hogI? siddhArtha : avazya hogI, isameM bhI kyA sandeha hai ? vizalA : mujhe bahuta bar3A sandeha hai| sidArtha : sandeha kA kAraNa? kyA tumhArA saMketa kumAra ke vivAha kI ora vizalA : hA~, na jAne kitane dinoM se yaha abhilASA maiM apane mana meM saMjoye hue hai| kintu siddhArtha : (prazna-sUcaka mA meM) kintu... ? vizalA : kumAra kI ruci isa ora nahIM hai| ve ekAnta meM baiThe hue na jAne kyA-kyA socA karate haiM / maiMne jaba kabhI unase isa sambandha meM carcA

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sarA aMka kI hai, unakI mukha-mudrA gaMbhIra ho uThI hai aura ve mere pAsa se uTha kara cale gaye haiN| siddhArtha : hA~, unake sAthiyoM se bhI mujhe aisI sUcanA milI hai| ve to kisI strI kI ora dekhate bhI nhiiN| trizalA : merI mamatA na jAne kahA~-kahA~ paMkha lagA kara ur3atI hai| maiM apanI palakeM banda karatI hU~ to na jAne kitanI sukumAriyoM ke rUpa ubharate haiM jo merI putra-vadhU banane ke lie utsuka dIkha par3atI haiM kintu kumAra vardhamAna ko vItarAgI dRSTi ke samakSa saba kapUra kI bhAMti ur3a jAtI haiN| siddhArtha : mere pAsa bhI na jAne kitane nareza apanI putriyoM ke citra bhejate haiN| maiM una citroM ko kumAra vardhamAna ke samIpa pahuMcA detA hU~ kintu mujhe kisI prakAra kA uttara nahIM miltaa| lagatA hai jaise madhura se madhura saMgIta ke svara dizAoM kI gaharAI meM DUba gaye haiM aura koI pratidhvani lauTa kara usa saMgIta kA saMketa bhI nahIM detii| trizalA : merA vAtsalya bhI jaise indradhanuSa kI bhAMti nirAdhAra hai / (gaharI sAMsa) (gaMbhIra mudrA meM kumAra padhamAna kA praveza) vardhamAna : mAtA pitA ke zrI-caraNoM meM praNAma ! (mastaka jhukAte haiN|) siddhArtha : (hApa uThAkara) svasti ! vijayI bano ! trizalA : mere kumAra ! Ao mere pAsa ! (Age bar3hatI haiN|) tuma sadaiva sukhI raho ! abhI-abhI sunA ki tumane indragaja jaise matavAle hAthI ko vaza meM kara liyA aura sarpa ko uThA kara dUra uchAla diyaa| siddhArtha : Aja tumhArI vIratA kI prazaMsA sArA kuMDagrAma eka kaMTha se kara rahA hai| hamAre vaMza meM tuma jaisA vIra kumAra Aja taka nahIM huaa| 53

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jaya vardhamAna vizalA : abhI to merA kumAra saMsAra ko cakita kara dene vAlA kArya kregaa| vardhamAna : yaha ApakA amogha vAtsalya hai, mA~ ! siddhArtha : tumhAre sAthI tumhArI nirbhIkatA kI prazaMsA kara rahe the aura kaha rahe the ki tuma kumAra vardhamAna nahIM, mahAvIra vardhamAna ho / vardhamAna : yaha ApakA AzIrvAda hai, pitAjI ! vizalA : kumAra ! ina saba vIratApUrNa kAryoM ke karane meM tumheM koI coTa to nahIM lagI? vardhamAna : Apake AzIrvAda kA kavaca bhI to mere zarIra para hai, mA~ ! usase maiM sabhI taraha se surakSita huuN| siddhArtha : mujhe tuma para abhimAna hai, kumAra ! calo, tumhArI kuzalatA aura bhAvI unnati ke lie Aja hama prabhu pArzvanAtha jI kA pUjana kreNge| vardhamAna : jaisI ApakI aajnyaa| (sira jhukA kara praNAma karate haiM / sabakA prasthAna) [paradA giratA hai| 54

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tIsarA aMka (paradA uThane ke pUrva nepathya se caryA-pATha) appaNachA paraTThA vA kohA vA jai vA bhyaa| hiMsagaM na musaM bUyA no vi annaM vayAvae // (dazavakAlika 6-12) [arthAt svayaM ke lie athavA dUsaroM ke lie, krodha athavA bhaya se dUsaroM ko pIr3A pahu~cAne vAlA asatya vacana, na to svayaM bolanA cAhie aura na dUsaroM se bulavAnA caahie|]

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isa aMka meM pAna (pravezAnusAra) 1-trizalA 2-sunItA 3.-vardhamAna 4-sidArtha 5-paricArikA

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[sthAna : mahArAnI vizalA kA zRMgAra-kakSa samaya : saMdhyA kAla sthiti : yaha zrRMgArara-kakSa rAjasI vastroM se sajA huA hai| kakSa meM aneka kalAkRtiyAM, pATa vastroM se susajjita aasNvikaaeN| bIca meM eka makhamalI kAlIna aura jarI se kar3hA huA tkiyaa| isa samaya mahArAnI vizalA kAlIna para baiThI huI aneka chAyA citroM kA avalokana kara rahI haiN| kucha citra unake dAeM-bAeM rakhe hue haiN| eka citra kA gaharAI se avalokana karate hue kahatI haiM :] trizalA : to ye kauzala kumArI haiM ! sundara to bahuta haiM kintu lagatA hai prabhAtakAlIna uSA ko hima- rAzi ne dhUmila kara diyA hai| ( pukAra kara ) sunItA ! (nepathya se - AI, mahArAnI ! ) - trizalA : are, maiM apane kumAra vardhamAna ke lie eka sundara patnI kA cayana karane meM lagI hU~ aura tU na jAne kahA~ hai / munItA : ( maMca para Akara ) mahArAnI kI jaya ! sevA meM upasthita hU~ / trizalA : dekha, ye kitane bahuta-se citra haiM / na jAne kahA~-kahA~ kI rAjakumAriyA~ haiM / koI choTI haiM, koI bar3I hai, koI bholI dIkhatI hai aura koI 57

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jaya vardhamAna mAna karane kI mudrA meM hai| citrakAra ne to sabhI ko gaura varNa kA banA diyA hai / tU merI kucha bhI sahAyatA nahIM krtii| sunItA : (maskarA kara) mahArAnI ! putra-vadhU to Apako caahie| ApakI ruci hI pradhAna hai| vizalA : yaha to ThIka hai kintu terI sammati bhI to caahie| kabhI tujhe bhI apanI putra-vadhU kA cayana karanA hogaa| munItA : (saMkucita svaroM meM) abhI to, mahArAnI ! putra bhI nahIM hai| vizalA : to ho jAyagA, jaldI kyA hai ! putra bhI hogA aura putra-vadhU ke Ane kA bhI avasara milegaa| (eka citra uThA kara) acchA, batalA yaha citra kasA hai ? ye mArakaccha kI sundarI haiM / sunItA : mahArAnI ! ye to kacchapa kI taraha apanA sira pIche khIMce hue haiM aura A~kheM to aisI haiM jaise kisI taTa kI ora dekha rahI haiN| vizalA : inheM taTa kI ora nahIM, rAjamahala kI ora dekhanA caahie| (dUsarA citra uThA kara) acchA, ise dekha ! ye haiM-malla rAjavaMga kI kanyA / kaisI haiM ? sunItA : mahArAnI ! jJAta hotA hai jaise ye malla-yuddha karane ke lie apanA dA~va dekha rahI haiM / inake Ane para to antaHpura meM malla-krIr3A Arambha ho jaaygii| vizalA : merA kumAra to sadaiva saMnyAsa kI bAteM karatA hai| vaha malla-yuddha meM kyA ruci legA ! bhale hI vaha masta hAthiyoM ko apane vaza meM kara le / acchA, dekha ! yaha tIsarA citra hai-avanti kumArI kaa| sunItA : avanti kumArI kA ? acchA to hai kintu aimA na ho ki yaha apane rAjya kI to unnati kare aura hamAre rAjya kI avanati karAnA 58

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tIsarA aMka Arambha kara de / avanti kumArI hai na ? sundara avazya hai kintu aisI sundaratA bhI kyA jo mana ke bhAva prakaTa na kara sake / vizalA : ina tInoM meM to yahI acchI hai / acchA, isa cauthe citra ko dekha ! ye kukkuTa nareza kI rAjaputrI haiN| sunItA : (dekha kara) kukkuTa nareza kI ? inako kahIM dAnA nahIM mila rahA hai| ye kisI nagara-vadhU ko apadastha kara sakatI haiN| vizalA : nagara-vadhU ? isa rAjakula meM koI nagara-vadhU ? sunItA! sAvadhAna ! aise zabda mukha se nikAlatI hai ? acchA, ina campA kumArI jI ko dekho ! sunItA : mahArAnI ! yaha citra saba se sundara hai| nAsikA uThI huI, netroM meM zIla, oMTha jaise madhu-varSaNa ke lie khulane hI vAle haiN| trizalA : ise alaga rakha letI huuN| (vaha citra alaga rakhatI hai|) acchA, ye maMDalezvara kI putrI haiN| inheM dekho ! sunItA : ye bhI acchI haiM, mahArAnI ! inake mukha ke cAroM ora jo jyoti-maNDala hai usase jJAta hotA hai ki ye zacI kI putrI jayaMtI haiN| mAnavI meM devii| inheM bhI alaga rakha lIjie, svAminI ! trizalA : acchI bAta hai| (usa citra ko bhI alaga rakhatI haiN|) AhA, inheM dekha ! (eka citra uThAte hue) ye kaliMga-kanyA haiM, zatrujin kI putrii| munItA : sAdhu ! ye to sabhI rAjakumAriyoM meM zreSTha haiM, mahArAnI ! AhA ! aisA lagatA hai ki yadi pratipadA kA candra inake saundarya kI kalAoM ko dhAraNa kara le to vaha pUrNimA kA candra bana jaaygaa| netra itane saumya haiM ki lagatA hai inake cAroM ora zveta kamala kI varSA ho

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jaya vardhamAna rahI hai| inakI kiMcit muskAna aisI lagatI hai jaise ha~sI mukha ke bhItara jAkara lauTa rahI hai / mahArAnI ! rAjakumArI pUrNa rUpa se hamAre kumAra ke anurUpa haiN| trizalA : (uTha kara) meM bhI aisA socatI hU~ / prAtaHkAla meM isa citra ko bahuta dera taka dekhatI rhii| lagatA thA jaise prabhAta kA prakAza isI citra se nikala rahA hai / jJAta hotA hai, kaliMga ke taTavartI sAgara kI taraMgoM ne isake kezoM ko saMvArA hai| isake mastaka kI zobhA meM candra bhI AdhA ho gayA hai| isakI nAsikA kI rekhA kSitija-rekhA kI bhAMti sundaratA ke sAtha jhukI huI hai aura netra ? netra to bar3e hI sundara haiM, jaise sukha aura santoSa hI taruNa kamala kI adhakhulI paMkhur3iyAM bana gaye haiM / yaha vAstava meM merI putra-vadhU banane ke yogya hai / nIce nAma bhI likhA huA hai / paDhU ? ya...zo...dA, yshodaa| kaliMga-putrI hokara bhI samasta zUrasena rAjya kI suSamA sameTe hue hai| (dhIre-dhIre kumAra vardhamAna kA praveza) munItA : kumAra kI jaya ! vizalA : (cauMka kara dekhate hue) kumAra? Ao, Ao, tumhAre hI sambandha meM soca rahI thii| vardhamAna : zUrasena rAjya kI suSamA kauna sameTe hue hai, mAM ? vizalA : (muskarA kara) to tumane suna liyA? muSamA sameTane vAlI hai-mere vartamAna kI latA meM bhaviSya kI kalikA, jisameM rUpa haMsatA hai, raMga ha~satA hai aura sugandha bAra-bAra muskarA jAtI hai| vardhamAna : tuma to kavitA meM bAta karatI ho, mA~ ! spaSTa kho| trizalA : tumane itanI vidyA par3hI hai| tuma pazu-pakSiyoM kI bhASA bhI samajha sakate ho| kavitA kI merI bhASA nahIM samajhate? dekho, maiM apane ima

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tIsarA aMka zRMgAra-kakSa ko ina citroM meM jo sabase sundara hai, usase susajjita karanA cAhatI huuN| vardhamAna : isa zRMgAra-kakSa meM to pahale se hI eka se eka sundara citra saje haiN| eka citra se aura kyA zobhA bar3ha jAyagI? nizalA : (sunItA se) sunItA! tU jaa| maiM apane beTe se apanI bAteM kahanA cAhatI huuN| sunItA : jaisI AjJA / mahArAnI kI jaya ! kumAra kI jaya ! (prasthAna) vardhamAna : sunItA ko bAhara kyoM bheja diyA ? vizalA : mere aura mere beTe ke bIca bAteM sunane kI adhikAriNI koI sevikA nahIM ho sktii| vardhamAna : to aisI kauna-sI bAta hai, mAM ! vizalA : vahI jo maiM abhI tumase kahane jA rahI thii| vardhamAna : tuma to citroM ko bAta kara rahI thI, mA~ ! trizalA : hA~, jisa cina kI bAta kara rahI thI vaha citra kakSa meM lage hue sabhI citroM se sundara aura AkarSaka hogA aura sabase bar3I bAta yaha hogI ki vaha citra sajIva hogA jisake svaroM se yaha kama mukharita hogaa| vardhamAna : (haMsa kara) oha ! aba samajhA, mAM ! kintu mAM, ne sAre citra nazvara hai| eka dina saba naSTa ho jAne vAle haiM aura sajIva citra to nirjIva citroM se bhI pahale rUpa-raMga meM naSTa ho jAte haiN| vizalA : isa zRMgAra-kakSa meM vairAgya kI ye bAteM zobhA nahIM detiiN| yaha to kucha aisA hI hai jaise kisI zRMgAra-maMjUSA meM sarpa nivAsa karane lge| vardhamAna : isa zarIra ko bhI saMsAra ke loga ratna-maMjUSA hI kahate haiM kintu isameM pAMca indriyoM ke pAMca sarpa nivAsa karate haiM /

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jaya vardhamAna trizalA : terA jJAna to abhI se saMnyAsiyoM kA udAna bana gayA hai| usa jJAna ke AcaraNa kA samaya bhI AyegA kintu prabhAta prabhAta hI hogA, sUryodaya meM madhyAhna kI kalpanA karanA samaya kA apamAna karanA hai| vardhamAna : asIma dharma meM samaya kI sthitiyAM nahIM hotI, mAM ! vizalA : dekha, beTe ! maiM tujha se zAstrArtha nahIM karanA caahtii| apanI mamatA aura lAlasA ke chandoM se apanA kaMTha mukharita karanA cAhatI huuN| cAhatI hU~ ki isa kakSa ke ye mUka aura nirupAya kSaNa kinhIM nUpuroM kA saMgIta apane hRdaya meM bhara kara samasta saMsAra ko guMjita kara deN| vardhamAna : mAM ! tumhArI sneha-dhArA snigdha aura tarala hai kintu mujhe bhaya hai ki isase abhilASAoM ko Aga bujhatI nahIM hai, aura bhI ugra ho jAtI hai| trizalA : inhIM abhilASAoM se saMsAra gatizIla hotA hai, mere beTe ! acchA, idhara dekha, (yazodA kA citra uThAte hue) yaha citra mujhe sabase adhika acchA laga rahA hai / dekha, kitanI sundara A~kheM haiM, jaise kAmadeva kI aMjuli meM rakhe hue do puSpa haiM, nAsikA dekha jaise kisI ne maryAdA kI patalI rekhA khIMca kara use uThA dI hai| oMTha to aise haiM jaise mAdhurya ke do kinAre hoM jinake bIca vANI kI bhAgIrathI bahatI hai / svabhAva meM, zIla meM, vyavahAra meM zacI hai, kaliMga kumArI ke rUpa meM avatarita huI hai| nAma hai yazodA-yazodA / tUne pUchA thA na? zarasena rAjya kI suSamA kona sameTe hue hai ? vaha yahI kaliMga kumArI yazodA hai / isake sAtha maiM terA vivAha karanA cAhatI huuN| (vardhamAna cupa rahate haiN|) vizalA : bahuta dinoM kI lAlasA tere sAmane rakha rahI huuN| (vardhamAna phira cupa rahate haiN|)

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tIsarA aMka vizalA : cupa kyoM ho, beTe ? kyA mAM kA vAtsalya tumhAre mona se lAMchita nahIM hotA? vardhamAna : mAM ! kyA tumhArA vAtsalya kevala vivAha kI vedI kA eka phUla mAtra hai ? tumhAre vAtsalya kI mAlA meM to aneka phUla haiM, phira isI phUla ko itanA mahattva kyoM detI ho? vizalA : mere vAtsalya kA pratyeka phUla samAna hai kintu mAlA meM phUloM kI sthiti bhI to mahattva rakhatI hai / vivAha vahI phUla hai jisakI sthiti meM mAlA kI zobhA aura usakA zRMgAra hai| vardhamAna : mAM ! vAtsalya ke phUloM ko bikharA huA hI rahane do, usakI mAlA mata bnaao| trizalA : (prazna-sUcaka mudrA meM) tAtparya ? vardhamAna : yadi maiM vivAha na karUM to saMsAra ko kyA hAni hogI? trizalA : saMsAra kI kucha hAni nahIM hogI, merI hogii| aura merA beTA merI hAni kabhI nahIM kregaa| vardhamAna : ApakA beTA ApakI hAni to kabhI kara hI nahIM sktaa| kintu hAni ho hI kahA~ rahI hai ? trizalA : tU mAM nahIM hai, isalie patra-vadhu kI lAlasA samajha hI nahIM sktaa| tere sAtha ke jitane kSatriya kumAra the, saba ke vivAha ho gye| saba kI mAtAoM ne apanI manacAhI putra-vadhue~ prApta kara lii| Aja unake bhavana ullAsa aura Ananda se gUMja rahe haiN| eka hamArA bhavana hai jisameM zizira kA sannATA chAyA huA hai / terA vivAha to abhI taka ho jAnA cAhie thaa| vaha to mujhe mere yogya koI kula-vadhU nahIM mila rahI thii| isIlie terA vivAha abhI taka rukA rahA / aba tere yogya eka mundara, suzIla aura tere yaza ke anurUpa kula-vadhU maiMne pA lI hai, to tU kahatA hai ki maiM vivAha nahIM kruuNgaa|

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jaya vardhamAna vardhamAna : hA~, mA~ ! maiM vivAha nahIM karanA cAhatA / trizalA : phira isa rAjavaMza kI maryAdA kaise rahegI ? vardhamAna : acchI rahegI / mere bar3e bhAI nandivardhana haiM, bahina sudarzanA hai, cAcA supArzva haiN| inase rAjavaMza kA vikAsa hogaa| mere pitA svayaM eka campaka vRkSa ke samAna hare-bhare haiM aura yaza-saurabha se sampanna haiM / trizalA : yaha saba to ThIka hai kintu pATala-latA ke eka yA do puSpoM se usakI zobhA nahIM hotI / usake sabhI vRnta puSpoM se paripUrNa raheM, tabhI usakI zobhA hotI hai / 1 vardhamAna : kyA saMsAra meM zobhA bhI sthAyI rahatI hai, mA~ ? yaha zobhA usI prakAra avanati ko prApta hotI hai jaise kRSNa pakSa meM candramA kSINa hotA jAtA hai / maiM aisI zobhA se prabhAvita nahIM hU~ / vizalA : terA jJAna merI mamatA se utanI hI dUra hai jitanA AkAza pRthvI se hai / tU mA~ ke saMskAroM se aparicita hai, beTe ! vardhamAna : saMskAra caMcala hai, parivartanazIla hai, mA~ ! mahAsamudra kI taraMgoM kI bhA~ti mRtyu hameM vaza meM kara letI hai aura saMsAra dekhatA rahatA hai / saMskAroM se adhika smRtimAna dhAraNA kahIM zreSTha hai / trizalA : to tU vivAha nahIM karegA ? vardhamAna : nahIM mA~ ! vivAha nahIM karanA cAhatA / sArathI dvArA damana kiye azva kI bhA~ti merI pravRttiyA~ mere vaza meM haiN| abhimAna rahita, Azravarahita, avicalita merI spRhA hai / bhA~ti-bhA~ti ke AkarSaNa nakSatroM kI bhA~ti jagamagAte haiM kintu yaha rAtri kA hI vistAra hai / yaha sone ke lie nahIM hai / maiM isameM jAgate rahanA cAhatA hU~ / trizalA : (vyaMgya se) bora meM zayana kara rahI hU~ / ina AkarSaNa ke nakSatroM ko maiMne apane svapnoM meM utAra liyA hai aura una svapnoM meM apanI rAta 4

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tIsarA aMka bitA rahI hU~, kyoM na ? yahI to tU kahatA hai kintu yaha nahIM jAnatA ki ina vAkyoM se mAM kA apamAna hotA hai| vardhamAna : apamAna kaMsA, mAM ! mAna aura apamAna to zIta aura uSNa kI bhAMti haiN| ye to indriyoM ke vikAra haiM, tRNa se bhI tuccha haiM / yoga-kSema ke lie hameM kuzalatA se jIvana vyatIta karanA caahie| trizalA : hama logoM kA jIvana kuzalatA se vyatIta nahIM ho rahA hai, yaha kauna kahegA? tujha se adhika jAnane vAlA to koI hai nahIM / rAjya meM pUrI zAnti, prajA kA saMtoSa, rAjamahala meM sukha-suvidhA kI sampUrNa sAmagrI aura isa saba ke sAtha svAmI pArzvanAtha kI pUjA / kuzalatA se jIvana vyatIta karanA aura kise kahate haiM ? para terA jJAna hI dUsarA hai / aura vaisA jJAna to mujha meM hai nahIM / para terI jananI hone kA maubhAgya mujhe avazya prApta hai| na jAne kaba se maiM tere vivAha kI Ama lagAye hue haiN| aisI na jAne kitanI kanyAeM haiM jo nakha se zikha taka sundara haiM,sabhI guNoM se sampanna haiM, aura terI sevA ke lie lAlAyita haiN| phira yaha yazodA to apane zIla, lajjA aura lAvaNya se to rati ko bhI lajjita karatI hai / isakI varamAlA svIkAra kara ise avazya kRtakRtya honA caahie| vardhamAna : mAM ! svayaM rati bhI mujha se vivAha kA prastAva kare to maiM use svIkAra nahIM kruuNgaa| aisA merA nizcaya hai| maiM vivaza hU~, mAM ! mere nizcaya se tumhArI AjJA Tala rahI hai| tumhArI abhilASA nirgandha puSpa kI bhauti mere vicAroM kI USmA se muramA rahI hai| kyA isake lie tuma mujhe kSamA nahIM karogI? kSamA kara do na, mAM! vimalA : mamA ? putra ke bar3e se bar3e aparAdha para jananI jamA nahIM karegI to aura kyA karegI? aura aba merI Ayu hI kitanI zeSa raha gaI hai ! cAhatI thI ki ina A~khoM se apane beTe ke kaMTha meM varamAlA par3ate dekhatI

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jaya vardhamAna merA A~gana maMgala ghaToM se sajAyA jaataa| dIpa - mAlA se nagara kI vIthiyA~ jagamagA uThatIM, sAre kuMDagrAma meM bandanavAra indradhanuSoM kI bhA~ti suzobhita hote / nagara-nAriyA~ apane jharokhoM aura vAtAyanoM se mere sundara beTe kI vara yAtrA dekhatIM para ( bhare hue kaMTha se ) aba... aba yaha kucha nahIM hogA kucha nahIM hogaa| acchA hai, beTe ! ...aba maiM apanI adhUrI sAdha liye hue hI mara jAU~gI mara jAU~gI... ( A~khoM meM AMsU aura halkI-sI sisakiyA~ / trizalA apanA mukha vastroM meM chipA letI hai|) (nepathya meM : samrAT kI jaya ! samrAT kI jaya ! samrAT kI jaya ! ) vardhamAna : mA~ ! pitA jI A rahe haiN| tuma ro rahI ho ? mA~ ! pitA jI isa kakSa meM A rahe haiM / ( trizalA apanA ziro-vastra samhAla letI hai, vardhamAna sajaga ho jAte haiN| mahArAja siddhArtha praveza karate haiM, vardhamAna praNAma karate haiM / ) siddhArtha : mahArAnI trizalA aura kumAra vardhamAna yahIM haiN| ( vizalA ko dekha kara) are, mahArAnI ? tumhArI A~khoM meM A~sU ! vardhamAna : pitA jI ! maiMne mA~ kA apamAna kara diyA / siddhArtha : tuma kabhI svapna meM bhI apanI mAM kA apamAna nahIM kara skte| koI dUsarI bAta hogI / kaho trizalA ! kyA bAta hai ? 66 vardhamAna : pitA jI ! ye mere vivAha kI carcA kara rahI thIM aura maiMne ise svIkAra nahIM kiyA / mujhe kSamA kara deM ! merI inhIM bAtoM se mA~ kA apamAna ho gyaa| mA~ tuma bhI mujhe kSamA kara do !

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tIsarA aMka siddhArtha : trizalA ! zAnta ho jaao| (vizalAke kandhe para hAtha rakhate haiM, virAlA aura jora se sisakane lagatI hai aura sikhApa ke kandhe para sira rakha letI haiN|) zAnta ! zAnta ! trizalA ! tuma jAkara vizrAma kro| vardhamAna se maiM bAteM kruuNgaa| (vizalA sisakate hue bhItara calI jAtI haiN|) middhArtha : (vardhamAna ko dekha kara) to tumane vivAha kA prastAva svIkAra nahIM kiyA / kyA tuma mAM kI mamatA nahIM jAnate, vardhamAna ? mAM kA hRdaya eka sarovara hai jisameM vAtsalya ke kamala khilA karate haiN| yadi uttapta vAyu meM ve kamala murajhA jAye to kyA sarovara kI zobhA naSTa nahIM ho jAyagI ? numa bahuta jJAnI ho, kyA tuma apane jJAna se mAM ke vAtsala kA rUpa nahIM dekha sakate ? (vardhamAna cupa rahate haiN|) middhArtha : tuma cupa kyoM ho? gajavaMza meM vivAha kI eka svastha paramparA hai| vara ke lie acchI se acchI vadhU dekhI jAtI hai / rUpa, zIla, maryAdA aura vaMza kI pavitratA ke AdhAra para do vaMza vAyu kI laharoM kI bhAMti milate haiM aura yaza kI surabhi kA saMcAra hotA hai| pati aura patnI aima maMmAra kA nirmANa karate haiM jisake mAmane svarga bhI phIkA par3a jAtA hai aura tuma yaha jAnane ho ki gRhasthAzrama sabhI AzramoM meM zreSTha hai| vardhamAna : pitA jI ! kSamA kareM / Apako mArI bAta nImata haiM kintu mana kI pravRtti sabhI AzramoM meM zreSTha hai| middhArtha : kintu pravRtti kI adhikAriNI to buddhi hai aura usake bhI adhikArI tama ho| isa adhikAra ko saMgaThita karane kI AvazyakatA hai kintu jJAta hotA hai ki tumheM yaha saMgaThana svIkAra nahIM hai / kucha dinoM se maiM aima hI lakSaNa dekha rahA huuN| tumhArI avasthA mAtra bIsa varSoM kI hai

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jaya vardhamAna para lagatA hai ki tuma eka sau bIsa varSoM ke ho ! mujha se bhI bar3e ! eM? - mujha se bhI bar3e ! (muskAna) vardhamAna : merI dRSTi se to indra bhI Apase bar3A nahIM hai| siddhArtha : kintu tuma to ho / mere pAsa tumhAre vivAha ke lie na jAne kitane rAjavaMzoM se Agraha kiye jA rahe haiM kintu tumhAre lakSaNoM ko dekha kara maiM unheM abhI taka koI uttara nahIM de skaa| vardhamAna : pitA jI ! yadi Apa merI prArthanA mAneM to unheM koI uttara na deN| siddhArtha : kyoM na dUM? tuma rAjaputra ho, vIra ho, buddhimAna ho, sundara ho tumheM - isa gajya kA uttarAdhikArI bhI honA hai| vardhamAna : pitA jI ! maiM rAjya kA uttarAdhikArI nahIM honA cAhatA, maiM mukti kA adhikArI honA cAhatA huuN| siddhArtha : maiM yaha sunakara prasanna huA kintu mukti ke adhikArI hone ke lie abhI bahuta samaya hai / jIvana ke kartavyoM ke pAlana karane ke uparAnta to tuma saMnyAsa le hI sakate ho| hamAre pUjya AdinAtha ne bhI yahI kiyaa| unhoMne sunandA aura sumaMgalA se vivAha kiye| ve putra aura putriyoM se sampanna hue| unhoMne aneka varSoM taka rAjya kiyA, phira kahIM jAkara anta meM unhoMne vairAgya liyaa| isI prakAra kAlAntara meM tuma bhI vairAgya dhAraNa karanA kintu pahale apane jIvana ke dharma ko to pUrA kro| vardhamAna : pitA jI ! Apake tarka ke virodha meM maiM kucha nahIM kahanA cAhatA kintu nivedana yahI hai ki aba prabhu AdinAtha kA samaya kahA~ rahA? una jaisA zarIra, una jaisI Ayu aura una jaisA pauruSa aba kahA~ hai ? siddhArtha : kyoM ? tumhArA pauruSa bhI advitIya hai, kumAra! usa dina tumane usa matavAle indragaja ko kisa prakAra apane adhikAra meM le liyA thaa| 68

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tIsarA aMka vaha matta hokara nirIha janatA ko kucalatA huA jA rahA thA, aura tumane usake sAmane bar3ha kara jaise dRSTi-mAtra meM usakA sArA darpa aura bala eka kSaNa meM samApta kara diyaa| yaha tumhAre pauruSa kI vijaya nahIM hai to kyA hai ? vardhamAna : pitA jI! ise maiM apanI vijaya nahIM maantaa| yadi indragaja ke sthAna para Asrava-rahita gaja para vijaya ho to maiM use apanI vijaya mAnUMgA / zIla, ahiMsA, tyAga aura jAgarUkatA usa gaja ke paira hoM, zraddhA usakI saMDa ho, upekSA usake dAMta hAM, smRti usakI grIvA ho, prajJA sira ho aura viveka usakI pUMcha ho-aise gaja para vijaya prApta kara sakU to merI vAstavika vijaya ho! middhArtha : tathAstu ! aisA hI ho ! kintu anitya kA, anAtma kA bhora anA sakti kA abhyAsa karane para hI aisA hogaa| isake lie samaya kI AvazyakatA hai aura taba taka merI icchA hai ki tuma rAja-parivAra ke kartavyoM kA nirvAha karate hue vivAha karo aura prajA-pAlana karate hue usakI rakSA kro| vardhamAna : pitA jI ! Apake AdezoM ke viparIta jAne kA to mujhe adhikAra nahIM hai kintu merI dRSTi meM prajA kI rakSA karane ke badale yadi mAnavamAva kI rakSA kI jAya to adhika ucita hogaa| Apa dekhate haiM ki Aja ke yuga meM jAtivAda kI viDaMbanA mAnavatA ko pIsa rahI hai, zUdroM ke sAtha pazuvat vyavahAra hotA hai aura dharma ke nAma para hiMsA aura yajJoM meM pazu-bali kI itanI adhikatA ho gaI hai ki rakta kI dhArAoM meM nadiyoM kA pAnI bhI lAla ho gayA hai / nirIha pazuoM ko kATa kara unake carma eka nadI meM itane DAle gaye ki usakA nAma hI carmavatI ho gyaa| pazuoM kA mAMsa homa karane se jo dhuAM uTha rahA hai usase yaha AkAza bhI apavitra ho rahA hai / EN

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jaya vardhamAna siddhArtha : tumhArA kathana satya hai, kumAra ! vardhamAna : no pitA jI ! mujhe AjJA dIjie ki maiM isa rAjamahala meM hI mImina na rahU~, usake bAhara jAkara mAnava-dharma kA pAlana karU~ / hamAre prabhu pArzvanAtha ne jisa ahiMsA kA AkhyAna kiyA hai Aja vaha kahA~ hai ? vaidika dharma to pratyakSa hiMsA kA dharma vana gayA hai| ye azvamedha - gomaMdha yajJa kyA haiM ? hiMsA ke - mAMsa bhakSaNa ke sAdhana bana gaye haiM / veda-maMtra yajJakarmiyoM kI krIr3A ke kanduka bana gaye haiM / dUra-dUra taka AkAza meM uchAlate haiM aura jhelate haiN| una kandukoM meM ahaMkAra kI vAyu bharI gaI hai| pazu bali karane vAle kahate haiM--vaidikI hiMsA hiMsA nahIM hai kintu uma hiMsA se na jAne kitane niraparAdha aura nirIha pazuoM ke prANoM kI hAni ho rahI hai / yajJa-staMbha ke nIce chaTapaTAte hue pazuoM kA cItkAra kitanA karuNa hai ! mujhe lagatA hai ki apanI prANa-rakSA ke lie ve mujhe pukAra rahe haiM / siddhArtha : vAstava meM sthiti yahI hai / mujhe bhI lagatA hai ki ina yajJoM meM AmaMtrita devatA bhI mAMsa bhakSI ho gaye haiM aura rakta se hI unakI pyAsa bujhatI hai / jise ye yajJa karmI jagat-pitA kahate haiM, vah kyA apane baccoM kA rakta pIkara hI santuSTa hotA hai ? vardhamAna : pitA jI ! Apa to satya ko samajhate haiM / dUsarI ora mAnava samAja ke bar3e aMza ko apane se alaga kara diyA hai aura use zUdra nAma me lAMchita karate haiM / vaha vyakti jisake aMga hamAre hI aMgoM kI bhAMti haiM, jise hamAre samAna sukha-dukha, prema-ghRNA, utsAha aura bhaya kA anubhava hotA hai, vaha hamase kisa prakAra bhinna hai ? use sAmAnya mAmAjika adhikAroM se bhI vaMcita kiyA gayA hai / vaha hamAre sAtha baiTa nahIM sakatA, uTha nahIM sakatA, hama nahIM sakatA, bola nahIM sakatA / yadi vaha vyakti jise ve zUdra kahate haiM, veda-maMtra kA uccAraNa karanA hai to usakI jIbha kATa lI jAtI hai| usakI chAyA yadi kisI brAhmaNa 70

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tIsarA aMka para par3a jAtI hai to usa becAre ke zarIra ke Tukar3e-Tukar3e kara diye jAte haiM / siddhArtha : yaha vAstava meM bar3I nirmama dRSTi hai kintu hamArI prajA para to aisA atyAcAra nahIM hotA / vardhamAna : hamArI prajA para na ho kintu samasta mAnavatA to hamArI prajA nahIM hai / Aja mAnavatA meM naitikatA kA kitanA hrAsa huA hai ! satya jaisA ratna upekSita hai aura asatya ke kA~ca ke Tukar3e maMcita kiye jA rahe haiM | svArtha ne paropakAra kA galA dabA rakhA hai| dAsa-dAsI svAmI sampatti haiM / yadi ve apane svAmI ke lie dhana kamA kara nahIM lAte to unheM zArIrika yAtanAe~ sahana karanI par3atI haiN| aura nAriyoM kI dazA kitanI dayanIya hai ! ve krIta dAsiyoM kI bhA~ti patiyoM se lAMchita ho rahI haiM / vivAha ke dvArA meM kevala eka nArI kI rakSA karU~gA, avivAhita raha kara maiM samasta nAriyoM kI rakSA karane meM samartha ho sakUMgA / isalie kevala eka nArI kA hokara kyA merI dRSTi momina nahIM ho jAyagI ? siddhArtha : ( socate hue) maiM samajhatA hU~, nahIM hogii| kyA eka lahara ke taTa meM lIna hone para mAgara meM laharoM kA anta ho jAtA hai ? merI dRSTi meM tumhArA vyavahAra sAgara kI bhA~ti hogaa| tuma eka lahara ko apane meM lIna kara asaMkhya laharoM ko taTa taka lA sakoge / vardhamAna : kintu pitA jI ! isameM mere karmoM kA anna to na hogaa| maiM tapasyA dvArA karma-bandhana meM mukta honA cAhatA hU~ aura yaha rAja bhavana chor3ane para hI saMbhava ho sakegA / prakRti me mujhe bala milegaa| vAyu kI lahara jo maba sthaloM para maMcarita hotI hai, mujhe vizva-prema kA sandeza degI aura usI se mAnava mAtra kA kalyANa saMbhava hogA / middhArtha : to tuma vivAha bhI nahIM karoge aura rAja bhavana bhI chor3a doge ? 71

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jaya vardhamAna vardhamAna : Apase aisI hI AjJA cAhatA huuN| siddhArtha : phira maiM bAra-bAra socatA hU~ ki una rAjAoM se kyA kahU~ jo pratidina tumhAre vivAha ke prastAva karate hue prArthanAe~ karate haiM, usa prajA se kyA kahU~ jo tumhAre saMrakSaNa meM apanA yoga-kSema samajhatI hai' usa rAjalakSmI ke saMketoM para kyA kahU~ jo rAja-mukuTa se tumhArA abhipeka karanA cAhatI hai| aura maiM ava vRddhAvasthA ke kSitija para DUbatA jA rahA hU~, zaktihIna hotA jA rahA huuN| kyA putra kA yaha kartavya nahIM hai ki vaha vRddha pitA ko sahArA de? vardhamAna : (cupa rahate haiN|) siddhArtha : bolo, cupa kyoM ho? tumhAre jaisA sAtvika nareza pAkara kyA prajA satpatha para nahIM calegI? kyA tumhArI rAjanIti se rAjya ke saba anartha samApta nahIM ho jAyaMge ? tumhAre zAsana meM kisako pIr3A hogI? tuma ahiMsA ko apanA rAja-dharma banA sakate ho| apanI zakti se tuma zatruoM kA damana kara prajA kyA-mAnava-mAtra kI rakSA kara sakate ho / saMsAra ko sukhI banA kara tuma svayaM sukhI ho sakate ho| vardhamAna : kintu tapasyA meM jo sukha hai, pitA jI! vaha rAjya-zAsana meM nhiiN| rAjya-zAsana meM vaimanasya ho sakatA hai, tapasyA meM sabase mitratA, siMha aura gAya, nakala aura sarpa, viDAla aura mUSaka saba se samAna sakhAbhAva, na rAga se vicalita, na dveSa se kupita / sadaiva hI citta meM pramudita / siddhArtha : tapasyA to saba sAdhanAoM se mahAn hai / aura maiM kahatA hU~ ki tuma avazya tapasyA karane jAo aura usa sukha ko prApta karI / bhagavAn pArzvanAtha ne tIsa varSoM taka gRhasthAzrama vyatIta kiyA, sattara varSoM taka sAdha jIvana meM mAnava-kalyANa kA sandeza diyA aura sau varSa kI avasthA meM sammeda zikhara para tapa karane ke pazcAta nirvANa-pada prApta kiyaa| 7 .

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tIsarA aMka isI prakAra tuma avazya tapasyA karane jAo aura nirvANa-sukha ko prApta karo, kintu kucha varSa zAsana karane ke uparAnta / rAjya-zAsana se tumheM manuSya ke svabhAva, vyavahAra, AcaraNa Adi samajhane kA avasara milegA jisase tuma mAnava-kalyANa kA mArga saralatA se khoja sakate ho| phira merI yaha Antarika abhilASA hai ki maiMne jisa prakAra svAmI pArzvanAtha ke AdarzoM kA pAlana karate hue nagara-lakSmI kI sevA kI hai, usI bhAMti tuma bhI isa vaMza-gaurava ke yazasvI pratIka bno| tuma pitA nahIM ho, isalie pitA kI AkAMkSAoM ko nahIM samajhate / tumhArI mAtA ne tumhAre anurUpa eka rAja-putrI kA cayana kiyA hai| umakA nAma yazodA hai, jo saba prakAra se hamArI kula-vadhU banane ke yogya hai / tuma to jJAnI ho| yaha avazya jAnate ho ki mAtA ke hRdaya ko pIr3A pahuMcAnA bhI dAruNa hiMmA hai / aura tuma ahiMsA kA pracAra karanA cAhate ho / mAtA kI mamatA to hamAre rAjya meM bahane vAlI gaMDakI kI vaha dhArA hai jo apane amRtamaya nIra se sabako tRpta karatI hai| (nepamya meM halacala) middhArtha : yaha kaisA zabda hai ? (eka paricArikA kA zopratA se praveza) paricArikA : mahArAja kI jaya ! mahAganI azru bahAne-bahAne saMjJA-zUnya ho gii| middhArtha : yaha vANI kI himA hai / gItra upacAra kiyA jAya / hama abhI Ata haiN| vardhamAna : pitA jI ! merI vANI me kimI prakAra kI hiMmA na ho, isalie meM mAM ke Agraha aura Apake Adeza meM vivAha kruuNgaa| maiM bhI mAM kI mevA meM abhI calatA huuN| 73

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jaya vardhamAna middhArtha : mAdhu ! mAdhu ! vardhamAna ! tuma yazasvI vano ! apanI mAM ko catanya banAkara yaha zubha sUcanA do| tuma jaise AjJAkArI putra se yahI AzA thii| calo, tumhArI mAM ke pAsa cle| (zIghratA se pradhAna / vardhamAna bhI gaMbhIra mudrA meM pitA jI ke pIchepIche jAte haiN|) [paradA giratA hai| 74

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cauthA aMka (paradA uThane ke pUrva nepathya se caryA-pATha) je ya kaMte pie bhoge laddhe vi pitthtthikuvii| sAhoNe cayai bhoe se hu cAi tti vuccii|| (dazavakAlika 2-1) [arthAt jo vyakti sundara aura priya bhogoM ko pAkara bhI unase pITha phera letA hai, sammukha Aye hue bhogoM kA tyAga kara detA hai, vahI tyAgI kahalAtA hai|]

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isa aMka meM pAna (pravezAnusAra) 1-vardhamAna 2-yazodA 3-daMDAdhikArI 4-vizAkhA 5-paricArikA

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[sthAna : rAjamahala ke bAharI bhAga meM kumAra bardhamAna kA krIr3A-kakSa samaya : prAtaH kAla kI suhAvanI belA sthiti : kumAra vardhamAna kA yaha krIr3A-kakSa eka sarovara ke kinAre banA huA hai| isakI sajAvaTa meM zilpI ne samasta saundarya kA AvAhana kiyA hai| sthAna-sthAna para nRtya karate hue mayUroM kI AkRtiyA~ haiM jo sajIva -sI lagatI haiN| prakRti ke aneka citra dIvAloM para bace hue haiN| saje hue baiThane ke sthAna / vAtAyanoM para pATa-vastra | nIce makhamalI bichAvana / sUrya ko komala sunahalI kiraNeM bAtAyana se jA rahI haiM se ve kumAra vardhamAna aura kula-vadhU yazodA ke dAmpatya jIvana ko sunahale raMga se raMganA cAhatI haiN| isa samaya kumAra bardhamAna kakSa meM nivikAra bhAva se bar3e hue aura yazodA unakI AratI utAra rahI hai| AratI karane ke bAda vaha ghuTanoM ke bala baiThakara hAtha jor3a kara unheM praNAma karatI hai / ] vardhamAna : (hAtha bar3hA kara ) uTho, yazodA ! uTho / hamAre vaibAhika jIvana kI yaha gatizIla dhArA kaba taka pravAhita hotI rahegI ? yazodA : prabhu ! jaba taka hamAre upavanoM meM basanta kI parikramA hai, usameM kokila kA kUjana hai aura usa kUjana meM mAdhurya kI kSaNa-kSaNa meM bahatI huI 77

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jaya vardhamAna mandAkinI hai taba taka hamAre sukha kI AkAza-gaMgA ko jyoti kabhI manda nahIM hogii| vardhamAna : kintu sukha kI jyoti to kucha dinoM bAda manda ho jAtI hai / yazodA : yaha sukha aneka rUpa dhAraNa karatA hai, priyatama ! jisa prakAra AkAza gaMgA meM anekAneka nIhArikAe~ hotI haiM aura nIhArikAoM kI saMkhyA ginI nahIM jA sakatI, umI prakAra sukha ke rUpoM kI saMkhyA ginanA saMbhava nahIM hai| vardhamAna : aura hamAre vivAha meM itane utmavoM kI kyA AvazyakatA thI ? yazodA : prabhu ! jaba mUryodaya hotA hai to pUrva dizA meM bhAMti-bhAMti ke raMgoM ke vitAna kyoM muzobhita ho jAte haiM ? uSA nava vadhU kI bhA~ti kyoM sajamavara jAtI hai ? zItala, maMda, mugaMdha mamIra kyoM paricArikA kI bhAMti pratyeka puSpa se AjA mAMganI hai ? vihagoM kA mamUha eka dizA se dUmarI dizA meM ur3a kara kyoM maMgala saMdeza vitarita karatA hai ? mukha kI lahara meM hamI ke budbud vikhagne haiM, priyatama ! vardhamAna : kintu ye budbud jaldI hI phUTa jAte haiM, yazodA ! yazodA : unake phUTate hI naye budbud janma lete haiM, prabhu ! aura unakA yaha krama ananta kAla se calatA hai aura calatA rhegaa| vardhamAna : kintu yaha mukha, yaha hamI kyA hameM kimI bhrama meM nahIM DAla denI ? yazodA : sukha to sukha hai, aura haMsI bhI haMsI hai| oha priyatama ! jaba hamAre vivAha ke sambandha meM pUjya vaizAlI-samrAT kI svIkRti pahu~cI to sAre nagara meM sukha aura Ananda kI dhArA mahasramukhI hokara phUTa niklii| ahA! kitanA sukha, kitanA Ananda, kitanI zobhA ! ghara-ghara meM maMgala tyauhAra ! galI-galI meM kuMkuma bikhara gayA ! ApakI ora se vilamba dekha kara hama saba to nirAza ho rahe the| hama loga socate the 76

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cauthA aMka ki jambU dvIpa meM eka-se-eka guNazIlA sundariyA~ haiM, unake bIca meM merI kyA ginatI kintu sukha aura Ananda kA pravAha to mere nagara meM bahanA thA -- mere hRdaya meM bahanA thaa| aura usa sukha ke pravAha ne mujhe Apake caraNoM taka pahu~cA diyA / vardhamAna : tumhAre sukha se maiM bhI sukhI hU~, yazodA ! kintu maiM samajhatA hU~ ki tumase vivAha kara maiMne tumhAre sAtha anyAya kiyA hai / yazodA : anyAya kaisA, deva ! yaha kahie ki Apane mujhe kitanA saubhAgyazAlinI banAyA hai? Apane mere sAtha vivAha karane kI svIkRti dekara mere janma-janmAntara ke manoratha pUre kiye haiN| maiMne svAmI AdinAtha ke caraNoM meM na jAne kitanI puSpAMjaliyA~ arpita kara prArthanA kI ki mujhe ApakI sevA karane kA saubhAgya prApta ho aura svAmI AdinAtha ne merI prArthanA svIkAra kii| aba maiM ApakI hU~, Apa mere haiN| jaba maiM yaha socatI hU~ to merA mana usI prakAra nRtya karane lagatA hai jisa taraha isa kakSa meM yaha ( mayUra ko saMketa karate hue) mayUra nRtya kara rahA hai / svAmI AdinAtha kI bar3I kRpA hai ki merI prArthanA svIkAra ho gii| vardhamAna : tumhArI prArthanA svIkAra huI, yaha acchA huA yA burA, yaha to svAmI AdinAtha hI jaaneN| maiM kucha nahIM samajha sakA / kiMzuka vRkSa ke phUla lAla hote haiM / yaha kauna jAnatA hai ki phUloM kI lAlimA usakA zRMgAra hai yA usake hRdaya kI lagI huI Aga hai / yazodA : lAlimA to anurAga kA raMga hai, svAmI ! pUrva meM upA AtI hai to jaise vaha sindUra se zRMgAra kara AkAza para avatarita hotI hai| merI AratI ke thAla meM abhi taka lAla raMga dhAraNa kara Arako parikramA karatI hai | vardhamAna : kintu vaha jannatI bhI to hai / 76

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jaya vardhamAna yazodA : devatA ke abhinandana meM jalanA bhI saubhAgya kI bAta hai| vardhamAna : abhinandana cAhe jaisA ho kintu usa jalane meM dhIre-dhIre sneha bhI kama ho jAtA hai aura jaba sneha samApta ho jAtA hai yaha abhinandana kI AratI bhI bujha jAtI hai| yazodA : mujhe vizvAsa hai, svAmI ! yaha sneha kabhI kama na hogA aura jisa sneha kI svIkRti merI upAsanA se huI hai vaha to aTala dhruva nakSatra kI bhAMti jagamagAtA rahegA aura sukha ke sapta RSi usakI parikramA karate rheNge| vardhamAna : kintu dhruva nakSatra to binA kisI icchA ke AkAza meM sthira hai, yazodA! yazodA : yaha kauna jAnatA hai ki kisake mana meM kyA icchA hai ! maiM to apanI icchA jAnatI hU~-jIvana bhara ApakI sevA krnaa| vardhamAna : aura yadi maiM tumase sevA na lenA cAhUM to? yazodA : ArAdhya kaba sevA lenA cAhatA hai, yaha to upAmaka hI hai jo sevA meM sukha mAnatA hai| idhara dekhie, (vAtAyana kI ora le jAtI hai / ) yaha kitanA sundara sarovara hai ! prabhAta-kiraNoM meM ye kamala kitane suhAvane lagate haiM ! bhauMre gaMja-gaMja kara jaise unakI virudAvaliyAM gA rahe haiN| kamala ko kyA cintA ki bhauMre usake pAsa Ate haiM yA nhiiN| ye bhramara hI haiM jo kamala kI upAsanA karane ke lie na jAne kahA~ kahA~ se A jAte haiN| vardhamAna : ye rasa ke lobhI haiM, yazodA ! kamala-koza meM praveza kara rasa-pAna karate haiM aura saMdhyA hone para kabhI kabhI kamala meM bandI bhI ho jAte haiN| yasodA : kintu ve mukta hone ke lie kamala kA koza kATate nahIM haiM, prabhu !

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cauthA aMka vardhamAna : ve na kATeM, ve bhramara-mAtra hI to haiM kintu yadi manuSya cAhe to apane bandhana kATa sakatA hai| yazodA : hA~, manuSya apane ko buddhi kA vidhAtA samAnatA hai| vardhamAna : vidhAtA ho yA anucara kinnu manuSya ke pAsa viveka aura santulana hai| vaha apanA bandhana icchAnusAra kATa sakatA hai aura mukta ho sakatA hai| yazodA : hA~, mukta honA to barI bAta nahIM hai / vardhamAna : to yazodA ! yadi maiM mukta honA cAhU~ to ? (prazna-manA) yazodA : (kutUhala se) Apa ? Apa ? mukta honA cAheMge ? vardhamAna : hA~, yazodA ! pichale aneka varSoM se maiM aimA hI mocatA rahA hai| yazodA ! tuma buga mata mAnanA / maiM vivAha ke bandhana meM AnA hI nahIM cAhatA thA / yaha no mAM kA Agraha aura pitA kA Adeza thA ki maiM vivAha kreN| aura mAtA-pitA kI AjJA mAnanA Avazyaka thaa| jaba maiMne vivAha kI bAta nahIM mAnI to mAnA jI ganA-zUnya ho gii| pitA jI ne kahA ki tumhArI asvIkRti kI yaha vANI hI eka himA hai, jabaki tama maba ko ahimA kA upadeza dete ho / ma nistara ho gyaa| mere dvAga kimI prakAra kI koI himA na ho, isalie mujhaM vivAha karanA pdd'aa| yazodA : aura vivAha karane ke bAda yadi Apa bandhanoM meM makna hokara majhe kaSTa bhogane ke lie chor3a gaye to kyA yaha hiMsA nahIM hogI ? bolie ! vardhamAna : tumheM kapTa bhogane kI manovRni se dUra honA hogaa| yazodA : aura yadi na hoU nI ? ima vivAha ke lie maiMne kitane vrata-upavAma kiye / prabhu pAzvanAtha kI pratimA ke pAvaM meM baMTa kara kitanI prArthanA kI ki mujhe apane jaisA hI pani denA aura unhoMne apane jamA hI pati Apake rUpa meM mujhe de diyaa|

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jaya vardhamAna vardhamAna : aura maiMne bhI to uname prArthanA kI thI ki apane samAna mujhe bhI mukta banA denaa| maiM kalyANakArI dharma kA abhyAsa karUM, jisase merA punarjanma na ho| yazodA : to samaya Ane para ApakI bhI prArthanA sunI jaaygii| vardhamAna : maiM to abhI se mukta honA cAhatA hU~, yazodA ! saMsAra meM jitanI vastue~ bandhana meM DAlane vAlI haiM, unase mukti cAhatA huuN| yazodA : maiM Apako bandhana meM nahIM DAlUMgI, deva ! vardhamAna : yaha to merA mana hI jAnatA hai ki bandhana kyA hai aura usame kima prakAra mukti milegii| isa saMsAra meM sampatti aura saundarya saba se bar3e bandhana haiN| yazodA : aura maiM mamajhatI hU~ ki bandhana hI mukti ke sAdhana haiM / jisa prakAra eka zaktizAlI puruSa kIla se pITa kara kIla ko nikAlatA hai, usI prakAra eka kuzala puruSa indriyoM ke dvArA hI indriyoM kA damana karatA hai / vardhamAna : yaha to tuma tanva kI bAta kahatI ho, yazodA ! kintu maiMne abhI se bandhana se mukta honA Arambha kara diyA hai| yazodA : kisa prakAra, svAmI ? vardhamAna : tuma burA to nahIM mAnogI, yazodA ? yazodA : nahIM, priyatama ! Apa jisa kArya ko kareMge. usase to mujhe prasannatA hI hogii| burA mAnane kI bAta hI kyA hai ? vardhamAna : to suno ! vivAha ke avasara para tumhAre pitA jI ne jo AkarSaka aura bahuta bar3e mUlya kA ratnahAra bheMTa kiyA thA, usakA maine vimajana kara diyaa| 82

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boSA aMka yazodA : visarjana kara diyA ? kyoM ? kahA~ ? kaise ? vardhamAna : (sarovara kI ora saMketa karate hue) isI sarovara meM / kala rAta meM use bar3I dera taka dekhatA rhaa| usake ratna anurAdhA nakSatra ko tArikAoM kI bhAMti jyotipUrNa kiraNoM se jagamagA rahe the| lagatA thA ki ye kiraNeM aisI razmi-rajjue~ haiM jo mere kaMTha meM apanA pAza DAla deNgii| maine isa vAtAyana se usa ratnahAra ko sarovara meM visajita kara diyaa| yazodA : oha ! vaha kitanA sundara ratnahAra thA ! vaha to mere pitA jI ratna dvIpa ke mAgara-taTa se Apake lie hI lAye the| eka-eka ratna bar3e mulya kA thaa| vardhamAna : mUlya hotA bhI hai aura nahI bhI hotA, yagodA ! yaha to dRSTi kA lakSya hai aura maMmAra meM pratyeka vastu kA lakSya hotA hai| jo vastu jahA~ se AtI hai, use vahIM loTa jAnA cAhie / jala meM jo ratna utpanna hue. unheM jala meM hI lauTa jAnA caahie| yazodA : taba to mujhe bhI apane mAtA-pitA ke pAsa loTa jAnA cAhie / oha ! meM bahata azAnta ho gaI hai, priyatama ! yadi daSTi kI mI hI gati rahI to kimI dina meM bhI vijita ho sakatI haiN| vardhamAna : vijita kIna nahIM hotA, yazodA ? dhana-vaibhava. rUpa-mondayaM apanA mamaya mamApta kara mabhI vijita ho jAne / anta meM manya hI rahatA hai| maMmAra ko dekhakara jijJAmA utpanna hotI hai, jijJAmA meM jJAna bar3hatA hai, jJAna meM prajJA jAgrata hotI hai aura prajJA meM manya-bodha hotA hai| yahI matya-bodha vAstava meM anna taka rahatA hai / jima prakAra eka kuzala dhanurdhArI apana vANa me bAla ke agra bhAga ko bedha detA hai, usI prakAra sAdhaka vastu-sthiti ko baMdha kara manya ko jAna letA hai| 83

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jaya vardhamAna yazodA : (vihvala hokara) svAmI ! vardhamAna : aura saMmAra kI Ayu usI prakAra kSINa hotI jAtI hai jisa prakAra aMjuli se bUMda-bUMda jala Tapaka jAtA hai / ye vaibhava usI prakAra bikhara jAte haiM, jisa prakAra vAyu kA prabala jhoMkA sUkhe pattoM ko bikharA detA hai| yazodA : prabhu pArzvanAtha jI ne bhI saMbhavataH aisA hI upadeza diyA thaa| vardhamAna : isa sandarbha meM unhoMne yaha bhI kahA thA ki jisa prakAra mahA jala kI dhArA sarakaMDoM se bane pula ko bahA le jAtI hai usI prakAra mRtyu bhI eka hI ApAta meM jIvana ko vahA le jAtI hai / yazodA : to isakA upAya kyA hai, svAmI ? vardhamAna : jima prakAra yaMtrI nahara ke pAnI ko le jAtA hai, vANa banAne vAlA vANoM ko ThIka karatA hai, vizvakarmA lakar3I ko ThIka karatA hai, usI prakAra sudhI jana apanI indriyoM kA damana karate haiM / yazodA : kyA gRhasthAzrama meM raha kara indriyoM kA damana nahIM ho sakatA ? vardhamAna : nahIM, yazodA ! kAMTedAra karIla vRkSa kI DAliyoM se jisa prakAra vastra nikAlanA kaThina hotA hai, usI prakAra gahasthAzrama meM indriyoM se mukti nahIM mila pAtI / jisa prakAra AkAza meM pakSiyoM ke ur3ane kI dizA nahIM jAnI jAtI, usI prakAra indriyoM kI gati bhI samajha ke bAhara hai| yazodA : vAstava meM ApakI vANI vizvAsa utpanna karatI hai kintu abhI to Apane gRhasthAzrama meM praveza kiyA hai, isase mukta hone kA samaya to abhI nahIM hai| vardhamAna : pahale karane yogya kAma pIche nahIM karanA cAhie, yazodA ! manda gati ke yogya mamaya zIghragAmI hotA hai aura zIghra gati ke yogya 84

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cauthA aMka mamaya mandagAmI hotA hai| yaha viveka se hI saMtulita hotA hai aura usI meM sukha hai| yazodA : Apako kisa mukha kI kamI hai ? Apa cAroM dizAoM ke vijetA, jambU dvIpa ke Izvara aura ratha-pati cakravartI haiM / vardhamAna : kintu mai pRthvI aura agni kI bhAMti na to kisI se prema karatA hU~ aura na kimI se dvep| yazodA : (muskarA kara) mujha se bhI nahIM ? vardhamAna : yazodA ! isa samaya meM varSA Rtu meM nIr3a meM baiThe hue pakSI ke samAna hai| yazodA : no varSA Rtu bIta jAne ke anantara Apa nIr3a kA parityAga bhI kara sakate hai| vardhamAna : yahI moca rahA huuN| jame vAyu AkAza meM phaile hue bAdaloM ko haTA detI hai, umI prakAra Ane vAlA mamaya mere mamasta bandhanoM ko haTA dNgaa| maMga mana mukta hokara Ananda meM mila jAyagA, jaise gaMgA kI dhArA sAgara meM jAkara mila jAtI hai / yazodA : naba merA alaMkAra dhAraNa karanA, mundara vastra pahananA, mAlA dhAraNa karanA, apane caraNoM ko lAkSA se raMjita karanA vyartha hai| vardhamAna : yaha tumhArI icchA, mere sanyAsa-grahaNa meM inakA koI sthAna nahIM hai| yazodA : nava Apa yaha bhI muna lIjie ki jaba Apa saMnyAma grahaNa kareMge to meM bhI Apake sAtha maMnyAminI ho jaauuNgii| vardhamAna : tumheM bahuta kaSTa hogA, yazodA ! yaha mukumAra zarIra tapasyA ke kapToM ko kame mahana karegA? 85

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jaya vardhamAna yazodA : yadi Apako kaSTa nahIM hogA to mujhe kyA kaSTa hogA? merI dhAraNA Apake vicAroM kI anugAminI hogii| vardhamAna : sAdhu ! mAdhu ! yazodA ! java tumheM kimI prakAra kA kapTa nahIM hogA to phira pitA jI ke kathanAnusAra hiMsA kI bAta hI nahIM utthegii| yazodA : Apake pratyeka kArya meM merI mamati hai| kaho to agni ke samakSa mAkSI hU~ ! vardhamAna : nahIM, mujhe tumhAre vacanoM para vizvAsa hai| (iso samaya nepathya meM halacala hotI hai|) yazodA : (cauMka kara) yaha kaisI azAnti ? (nepathya meM paricArikA kA svara-kyA meM praveza kara sakatI hai, svAminI ?) yazodA : praveza ho / (eka paricArikA kA praveza) paricArikA : svAmI kI jaya ! svAminI kI jaya ! nivedana hai ki gajya ke daMDAdhikArI ne eka strI ko bandI kiyA hai / usane marIvara meM snAna karate hA eka ratnahAra uThA liyA hai| yaha ratnahAra mvAmI kA hai, aimA daMDAdhikArI kahate haiM / vardhamAna : yaha vahI ratnahAra to nahIM hai jo maiMne marovara meM visarjita kiyA thaa| yazodA : vahI hogA. svAmI! vardhamAna : (paricArikA se) daMDAdhikArI aura usa strI ko bhItara bhejo|

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cauthA aMka paricArikA : jo AjJA / (prasthAna) vardhamAna : sampatti kA yaha svabhAva hai ki jitanA hI usakA tiraskAra karo, vaha utanI hI pAsa AtI hai| yazodA : aura mere pUjya pitA jI hI nahIM, unahI dI huI vastu bhI Apase itanA prema karatI hai ki ve ApakA mAtha nahIM chor3anA caahtii| vadhamAna : kinnu mAtha chUTanA no maMmAra kA niyama hai| (sainika veza meM daMDAdhikArI aura eka sAmAnya strI kA praveza) daMDAdhikArI : (sira mukA kara) svAmI kI jaya ! svAminI kI jaya ! nivedana hai ki meM prAtaH saroja marovara kI murakSA ke lie vahAM phuNcaa| dekhA ki yaha strI snAna kara chipane hA bhAgane kA prayatna kara rahI hai| jaba maiMne ise roka kara usake vastroM kI jAMca kI to usake pAma meM yaha ratnahAra prApta huA / eka bAra maiMne ima gannahAra ko svAmI ke kaMTha meM dekhA thaa| maiMne anamAna kiyA ki svAmI mnAna karane ke lie magaMja magevara gaye ho aura vahAM yaha ratnahAra uThAnA bhala gaye hoM / yaha strI ime carA kara bhAga rahI thii| maiMne me bandI banA liyA / yaha ApakI mevA meM upasthita hai| yaha ratnahAra hai| (sAmane ko poThikA para ratnahAra rakhatA hai| aba ApakI jamI AjA ho ! yazodA : svAmI kA hI yaha gannahAra hai| varSamAna : ho. yaha vahIM gannahAra hai| daMDAdhikArI : naba no ima strI ne nizcaya hI corI kI hai| vardhamAna : (baMkima moha karate hue) cArga? tumane corI kI hai, bhadre ? strI : (sisakate hue) meM nigpagadha hU~, mvAmI !

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jaya vardhamAna yazodA : daMDAdhikArI ne yaha ratnahAra tumhAre pAsa pAyA aura tuma niraparAdha ho ? aura tuma ro rahI ho ! apane A~suoM se tuma apane aparAdha kA prakSAlana nahIM kara sakatI / tuma kauna ho ? apanA paricaya do! strI : (sisakate hue) merA nAma vizAkhA hai, svAminI ! maiM kSatriya kuMDagrAma meM hI nivAsa karatI huuN| mere pati "eka sAmAnya zramika .."the / gata varSa unakA dehAvasAna ho gayA.. (adhika sisakiyA~ letI hai|) yazodA : zAnta ! zAnta ! mujhe isa bAta se hArdika duHkha hai / pati-vihIna nArI jala-vihIna saritA hotI hai, kintu imakA aparAdha se kyA sambandha hai ? svI : mahArAnI ! mere tIna bacce haiN| tInoM bhUkha se tar3apate rahate haiN| (sisakiyAM letI hai) mere pati ne kucha bhI dhana nahIM chor3A jisase maiM apane baccoM kA poSaNa kara sakU / maiM unheM bhUkha se tar3apate hue nahIM dekha sknii| (sisakiyA~) vardhamAna : tumane rAjya ko isakI sUcanA kyoM nahIM dI? strI : mahArAja ! merA sAhasa nahIM huaa| mujha akiMcana strI ko rAja-dvAra taka kauna pahu~cane detA ? vardhamAna : nahIM, rAja-dvAra ke samakSa prajA kA pratyeka vyakti pahu~ca makatA hai| strI : mere par3omiyoM ne mujhe roka diyaa| kahA-tere pahu~cane se rAja-dvAra apamAnita hogA aura tujhe kar3A daMDa milegA / ve loga mere pati me IrSyA karate the. kadAcita isIlie hama logoM kA tar3apanA unheM acchA lagatA thaa| vardhamAna : (daMDAdhikArI se ) daMDAdhikArI ! aise vyaktiyoM ko pahacAna kara mere samakSa upasthita kiyA jaay| 88

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cauthA aMka daMDAdhikArI : jo AjJA, svAmI ! yazodA : isa samaya tumhAre bacce kahA~ haiM ? svI : (phira sisakiyA~ letI hai) maiM apane baccoM ko bhUkha se tar3apatA huA nahIM dekha sakatI thI, mahArAnI! isalie Aja prAtaH unheM eka dhanI parivAra ke dvAra para chor3a kara maiM Atma-hatyA karane ke vicAra se saroja sarovara para gii| yazodA : Atma-hatyA karane ke vicAra se ? mvI : mahArAnI! kSamA kreN| mAtA kA hRdaya nirIha baccoM kA kapTa sahana nahIM kara sktaa| maiM Atma-hatyA kA pApa karane ke lie hI marovara para gaI thI, snAna karane ke lie nahIM / vahIM mujhe yaha ratnahAra milaa| maiM samajha gaI ki yaha rAja-parivAra kA hI hAra hai| marane se pahale mujha me koI pApa na ho, isalie ise meM rAja-bhavana meM pahuMcAne ke lie hI A rahI thI ki daMDAdhikArI ne male bandI banA liyaa| majhe to rAja-bhavana meM Ane kA mAhama hI nahIM ho rahA thA to maiMne daMDAdhikArI me hI kahA ki yaha ratnahAra rAja-bhavana meM pahuMcA dIjie kintu merI prArthanA na muna kara unhoMne mujhe bandI banA liyA / daMDAdhikArI : mabhI aparAdhI manya nahIM bolate, zrIman ! maiMne socA ki pakar3a liye jAne para hI yaha apanI mukti ke lie prArthanA kara rahI hai| mAna : mukti ke lie prArthanA kara rahI hai ! vaha jAnatI bhI hai ki makti kA kyA artha hai ? gbI : maM kucha nahI jAnatI, mahAgaja ! (sisakiyA~) jo cAhe mujhe daMDa daM / kintu yaha maMgabhAgya hai ki majhe Tama rannahAra ke kAraNa mahAgaja aura mahArAnI ke darzana eka mAtha ho rahe haiM jo mere jIvana meM kabhI maMbhava nahIM thaa| 86

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jaya vadhamAna vardhamAna : tuma buddhimanI jJAta hotI ho / (daMDAdhikArI se) ThIka hai, daMDAdhikArI ! isa strI ke sthAna para jAkara tuma imake kathana kI jAMca karo aura yadi isakA kathana matya ho-jo honA cAhie-to imake pUtroM ke popaNa kI vyavasthA kI jAya / unakA poSaNa rAjya kI ora me hogaa| unheM maMgkSaNa-zAlA meM rkho| daMDAdhikArI : jI mahArAja kI aajaa| mbI : (caraNoM para gira kara) mahAgaja ! mahArAja ! Apa kitane dharmAtmA haiM ! nyAyI, prajA-pAlaka, aura dInoM kA duHkha mamajhane vAle! Apa janma-janmAntaroM taka hamAre gajA rahe aura hama ApakI prajA ! yazodA : aura daMDAdhikArI ! muno / yaha ratnahAra mahArAja ke dvArA parityakta hai, isalie isa ratnahAra ke ratnoM ko aise parivAroM meM vitarita kara do jo arthAbhAva meM pIr3ita haiM / isa nArI ko bhI isa ratnahAra ke ratna prApta ho| daMDAdhikArI : jo AjA, mahAganI ! vardhamAna : (yazodA se) mAdhu ! yagodA ! tumane yaha nirNaya karake mujhe apAra mukha aura mantoSa diyA hai| (vaMDAdhikArI se) daMDAdhikArI ! ima AjJA kA zIghra pAlana ho| aura jina raMka parivAroM ko numa ima ratnahAra ke ratna vitarita karoge. unakI sUcI tuma bhANDAgAraka kodog| daMDAdhikArI : jaimI mahArAja kI AjJA / yadi Adeza ho to bhANDAgAraka hI ina ratnoM kA vitaraNa kareM / maiM Apake Adeza kI pUrti ke liA vahAM upasthita rhuuNgaa| (pIThikA se ratnahAra uTA letA hai|) strI : mahArAnI dharma kI devI haiM aura mahAgaja dharma ke devatA ! (muka kara praNAma karatI hai|)

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cauthA aMka daMDAdhikArI : (strI se) calo, bAhara clo| strI : (jAte hue) mahArAja aura mahArAnI kI jaya ! daMDAdhikArI : (sainika DhaMga se) mahArAja kI jaya ! mahArAnI kI jaya ! (mahAvIra vardhamAna aura mahArAnI yazodA abhaya mudrA meM hAtha uThAte haiN|) vardhamAna : yaha merI mukti kA maMgalAcaraNa hai ! [paradA giratA hai| 49

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pAMcavAM aMka (paradA uTane ke pUrva nepathya se caryA-pATha) Na hi niravekkho cAo Na havadi bhikkhussa Asava visuddhii| avisuddhassa ya citte kahaM Nu kammakkhao vihio|| (pravacana mAra :-20) [arthAt jaba taka bhikSa dvArA nirapekSa tyAga nahIM hotA, taba taka usako citta-zaddhi nahIM hotI aura jaba taka usakA citta zuddha nahIM hotA taba taka usake dvArA karmoM kA kSaya kisa prakAra ho sakatA hai ? ]

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isa aMka meM pAna (pravezAnusAra) 1-nandivardhana 2-vardhamAna 3-supriyA 4-raMbhA 5-tilottamA 6-indragopa 7-cullaka 8-zUlapANi

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[ sthAna : morAka grAma samaya : saMdhyA kAla sthiti : eka vaTa vRkSa kI chAyA / sthAna sunasAna hai| cAroM ora zAnti kA vaataavrnn| Asa-pAsa latA-gulma haiN| eka samabhUmi para mahAvIra vardhamAna saMnyAsI ke veza meM padmAsana lagAye baiThe haiN| pAsa hI unake bhAI nandivardhana khar3e haiN|] I nandivardhana : to tumane saMnyAsa le liyA ! tumheM khojate khojane yahAM pahuMcA hU~ / jahA~-jahA~ patA lagatA thA, vahI jAtA thA kintu jJAta honA thA ki tuma vahA~ se bhI anyatra cale gaye / kamari grAma gayA, vahA~ tuma nahI the / eka gvAle ne tumheM bahuta kaSTa diyaa| vaha tumheM apane baila sopa gayA, jaba lauTA to usake caina tumhAre pAsa nahIM the / ve carate hue anyatra cale gaye aura tuma apane dhyAna meM hI lIna the| usane jaba pUchA to tumane kucha uttara hI nahIM diyaa| dUsare dina prAtaHkAla ve baila lauTa kara tumhAre pAsa Akara baiTha gye| jaba usa gvAle ne apane bailoM ko tumhAre pAsa dekhA to use krodha AyA ki bailoM kA patA jAnate hue bhI tumane use vyartha bhttkaayaa| usane tuma para prahAra kiyA aura tuma baiThe rahe / usake bAda tuma kollAga grAma cale aaye| jaba meM cupacApa

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jaya vardhamAna vahAM pahuMcA to jJAta huA tuma vahA~ se bhI cale Aye / ava yahA~ Akara morAka grAma meM tumheM paayaa| tumane mamatA-moha kA itanA tyAga kiyA aura saMnyAsa le liyA ?, vardhamAna : bhAI ! yahI merA nizcaya thaa| yaha to kaheM, saMnyAsa lene meM mujhe dera ho gaI / maiMne mAtA-pitA ko vacana diyA thA ki jaba taka Apa donoM jIvita haiM, tava taka saMnyAsa grahaNa nahIM kruuNgaa| unake jAne ke bAda aba maiM svataMtra huuN| maiMne gRhasthAzrama chor3a diyaa| nandivardhana : aura yazodA ko bhI chor3a diyA? vardhamAna : ve to merI icchA kI anugAminI rahI haiM / ve kahatI thIM ki maiM Apake mAtha hI saMnyAma grahaNa karU~gI / ve apane pitA ke pAsa kucha dinoM ke lie kaliMga calI gii| imI bIca maine anubhava kiyA ki maiM mukta hU~ aura maiMne saMnyAsa le liyaa| nandivardhana : yaha acchA nahIM huA, vardhamAna ! jaba ve kaliMga me lauTeMgI aura tumheM rAja-bhavana meM na pAyeMgI to kyA dazA hogI unakI ? yaha nahIM socA? bar3e ahimA ke pracAraka ho ! unako marmAntaka kaSTa dekara tuma kisa ahiMsA kI bAta karoge? vardhamAna : maiMne kahA na, bhAI ! ki ve svayaM saMnyAsa grahaNa kreNgii| saMnyAsa grahaNa karane para harSa-viSAda, lAbha-hAni, jIvana-maraNa ke sambandha meM vicAra karane kI manovRtti hI nahIM hogii| nandivardhana : to tumane apane rAjakIya kartavyoM se mukha mor3a liyA / svayaM saMnyAsI bana kara apanI patnI ko bhI saMnyAsinI banA diyA / kyoM ? mahAvIra vardhamAna ! kyA ime tuma apanI mahAvIratA samajhate ho? kisa samaya kauna-sA kArya karanA ucita hai, yaha bhI nahIM samajhate ?

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pAMcavAM aMka vardhamAna : bhAI ! ucita aura anucita no paristhitiyoM aura daSTi para nirbhara hai| koI sau saMketoM aura sau lakSaNoM se yukta kisI artha kA eka hI aMga dekhatA hai aura yadi maiM eka maMketa aura eka lakSaNa meM sau aMga dekha letA hU~ to kyA anucita karatA hU~ ? maiM dharma-rasa se mukhI hU~ bhAI ! zreSTha aura uttama rasa ko pIkara meM vipa kA sevana nahIM karanA caahtaa| nandivardhana : maNi-kuMDala, rAjya-vaibhava aura sammAna, kanyA-dAga jo mukha dete hai, kyA ve vipa kI bhAMti hai ? yaha jo tumhAga abhiSeka kiyA gayA. yaha vipa ke samAna hai ? vardhamAna : ratnahAroM, cA~dI aura mone ke pAtroM ko tyAga kara jo maiMne miTTI kA pAtra liyA hai, vaha merA vAstavika abhipaMka hai| nandivardhana : (parihAsa se) ha~ ! gajamahala ke bAdiSTa vyaMjanoM ko chor3akara jo tuma bhikSAnna para nirvAha karoge, cIvara pahana kara jo tuma bhikSA mAMgoge, usameM kauna-mA mumna hai ? vardhamAna : maiM cIvara bhI dhAraNa nahIM karUMgA, bhAI ! aura jo tama bhikSAna kI vAna kahate ho no majhe bhikSA kI bhI AvazyakatA nahI hai kyoMki jima amana kA gma Aja maiMne pAyA hai, vaha mA prakAra ke vyaMjanoM meM bhI nahIM pA skaa| nandivardhana : na pAyA hogA kintu ise maiM kyA kahU~ ki mihAmana kA svAmI Aja dhUla-dhamagti bhami para baiThA hai| marAMvarga meM vihAra karane vAlA gajakumAra Aja bUMda-bUMda pAnI ke lie tagmatA hai| pamAna : bhAI ! jaba maiMne amRta pA liyA phira pAnI kI kyA AvaNyakatA ? maMmAra ke sarovara me uThA kara maiMne apane-Apa ko nirvANa kI puNya bhUmi para mAra liyA hai| jo apane cina ke viSaya meM Azvasta hai, vaha anAsakti ke mahatva ko jAnatA hai| 67

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jaya vardhamAna nandivardhana : aura yadi citta ne vidroha kiyA to? vardhamAna : jisakA citta parvata kI bhAMti acala hai, raMjanIya vastuoM se virakta hai, umakA cinna vidroha nahIM kara sakatA aura yadi vidroha karegA to maiM ise umI prakAra vaza meM lAUMgA jisa prakAra aMkuza grahaNa karane vAlA mahAvata hAthI ko vaza meM lAtA hai| aura Apa jAnate haiM ki kucha varSa pUrva maiMne eka matavAle hAthI ko vaza meM kiyA thaa| nandivana : hAthI ko to koI bhI mahAvata vaza meM kara sakatA hai kintu vAsanAoM ko vaza meM lAne meM bar3e-bar3e yogI bhI asamartha ho jAte haiN| vardhamAna : bhAI ! maiMne vAsanAe~ jalA dI haiM / tRpNA rUpI tIra apane hRdaya meM nikAla diyA hai / sabhI prakAra ke bhaya kA unmUlana kara diyA hai / maiMne janma-rUpI saMsAra meM Aga lagA dI hai aura karma-yaMtra ko vighaTita kara diyA hai / aba maiM samajhatA hU~ ki mere lie punarjanma kI sthiti nahIM hogii| nandivardhana : punarjanma kI sthiti na ho kintu ima jIvana kI kyA sthiti hogI ? ima jIvana meM tuma jaMgala meM pheMkI gaI lakar3I kI bhA~ti vanoM meM vAma kroge| vardhamAna : nahIM bhAI ! maiMne isa saMmAra meM na jAne kitane zarIra rUpI anitya gRha banAye haiM / aba maiMne aise gRhoM kI sabhI kar3iyAM tor3a dI haiN| unake zikhara Ta gaye haiN| ava mere sAmane rAjagRha kahA~ haiM ! nandivardhana : to tuma vana-vana ghUma kara kyA karoge? vardhamAna : bhAI ! vanoM meM sundara zikhA vAle, suraMga grIvA vAle mayUra nRtya karate haiM, kokila kUjana karatI hai, mRga vihAra karate haiM, makhamalI pRthvI para harI ghAsa bichI rahatI hai. jala meM taraMgeM uThatI haiN| prakRti meM kitana zAnti hai, kitanI muSamA hai ! navIna varSA se sikta ho vRkSoM ke samUha

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pAMcavAM aMka parvatoM para laharAte haiM, jala aise barasatA hai jaise koI gIta gA rahA hai| zItala, manda, sugandha vAyu pIkara nAnA prakAra ke pakSI yogiyoM ko jagAte haiM, apane kalarava se ve prakRti kA amRta-rama mAnama meM bharane rahate haiM / aisA rasa IrSyA. dveSa bhare nAgariko meM aura svArtha meM bhare hA saMsAra meM kahA~ milegA? nandivardhana : aise saMsAra meM bhI tuma tIsa varSoM taka rahe ! vardhamAna : avazya raha kinna jaba mAme maMmAra meM nivAsa karatA thA naba mega zarIra bhale hI gaja-bhavana meM rahatA ho. para maMga mana imI vana meM vihAra karatA thaa| bhAI ! aba maiMne loka-pagloka kI tRSNA ko nyAga diyA hai| aba saMmAra meM mere kimI gRha kA nirmANa nahIM hogA / nandivardhana : phira bhI ima maMmAra meM tRpNA me muni nahIM hai. vardhamAna ! vardhamAna : mujhe kSamA kareM ! maiM apane anubhava meM kahatA hU~. kAla ke prahAra meM Ayu giratI jAtI hai / maMmAra mRtyu se pIr3ita hai, jaga ga piga hA hai / vaha vaimA hI pIr3ita hai jaise koI cora gajavada me bhaya-gragna rahatA hai / isalie maiMne duHkha-nirodha ke lakSya-baMdha meM nANA ko mamApta kara diyA hai| yAna to kSaNa-kSaNa meM parivartita hotA rahatA hai / mujhe hI dekhie, maiM pahale kI bhAMti nahIM haiM / bhAI ! anta meM maiM yahI kahanA cAhatA hU~ ki maiM na nA mRnya kA abhinandana karanA hU~, na jIvana kA / ahimA ma sthira rahate hA maiM apane mamaya kI pratIkSA karatA huuN| nandivardhana :nA yaha tumhAga antima nirNaya hai ki tuma kaDagrAma nahIM caloge / vardhamAna : bhAI. mujhe kSamA kareM ! Tama mamaya to nahIM cala mkNgaa| maiM kabhI kuDa. grAma avazya AUMgA / gajya-zAmana karane ke lie nahI, bhikSA mAMgane ke lie / mere lie kimI mthAna meM Ane ke lie kimI prakAra kI gaMka nahIM hai| EE

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jaya vardhama nandivardhana : acchI bAta hai| to aba maiM lauTa jAtA huuN| delUMgA ki tuma apane bhaviSya-jIvana meM mAyA-moha se kahA~ taka dUra rahate ho| (nandivardhana mahAvIra vardhamAna ko ghUrate hue jAte haiN| unake jAte hI dUsarI ora se nepathya meM vINA aura mavaMga kI dhvani AtI hai| dUsare ho kSaNa tIna sundariyAM kramazaH nRtya karate hue AtI haiN| ye tInoM bhinna-bhinna veza-bhUSA kI haiN| mAno sato guNa, rajo guNa aura tamo gaNa strI-veza dhAraNa kara mahAvIra vardhamAna ko unakI sAdhanA se virata karane ke lie eka sAtha A gaye haiM / pahalI sundarI kA nAma hai-supriyA / yaha satoguNI hai| zveta raMga kI sAr3I, kaMTha meM muktA-hAra, kaTi meM kikiNI aura pairoM meM napura / mAthe para zveta candana ko patrAvali aura zveta aNgraag| hAthoM meM horaka-jaTita kaMkaNa aura mAthe para bedii| dUsarI sundarI kA nAma hai-raMmA, jo rajogaNI hai| lAla raMga kI sAr3I aura samasta paridhAna aruNa varNa ke hI haiN| kaMTha meM mANika ke AbhUSaNa, hAthoM meM vidyuma jaTita kaMkaNa, kiMkiNI aura nUpura, mAthe para kesara ko patrAvali, bIca meM aruNa bindu, mAthe para mANika ko bindii| tIsarI sundarI kA nAma tilottamA hai, jo tamogaNI hai / nIle raMga kI sAr3I aura anya paridhAna bhI zyAma aura nIla varNa kA hai| kaMTha aura hAthoM meM nIla maNi ke AbhUSaNa, mAye para kastUrI bindu, netroM meM kAjala, kapoloM para tila, nIlama ko besara aura kuNgl| sabhI ko kuMtala-rAzi meM phUla-mAlAeM haiN| supriyA ke kezoM meM harasiMgAra, raMbhA ke kezoM meM pATala aura tilottamA ke kezoM meM nIla kml| sundariyAM nAnA prakAra ke hAva-bhAva karatI haiM kintu mahAvIra vardhamAna dhyAnastha hokara AMkheM banna kiye baiThe haiM / sunariyAM nRtya karate hue parihAsa aura vyaMgya kI mudrAeM banAtI hai aura dhyAnastha vardhamAna kI AkRti ko nakala karatI haiN| anta meM yaka kara mahAvIra bardhamAna ke dAeM-bAeM aura sAmane baiTha jAtI hai|) 100

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pA~cavA~ aMka supriyA : raMbhA ! hama loga nRtya karate-karate thaka gaI kintu ina mahAtmA ke dhyAna kI mudrA hI nahIM TUTI / devendra bhI hama logoM ke nRtya se bhAvavibhora ho jAte kintu inhoMne hameM dekhA bhI nahIM / raMbhA : hA~, supriyA ! bar3e-bar3e muniyoM ke netra hamAre nRtya kI gati ke sAtha ghUmate haiM kintu inake netra to jaise sIpI sampuTa kI taraha khulate hI nahIM / bar3e tapasvI haiN| kyoM tilottamA ! tuma to bahuta acchA nRtya karatI ho / ho na gaI tumhAre nRtya kI parIkSA ? tilottamA : hamAre nUpuroM meM svargIya saMgIta hai kintu jisake kAnoM meM sunane kI zakti bhI nahIM hai, ve nUpura - nAda ko kyA samajheMge ? supriyA : hamArA candra-vadana yadi unake hRdaya meM madana kI sRSTi nahIM kara sakA to maiM kahU~gI ki madana madana nahIM hai, saMsAra kA eka bhikSuka hai| raMbhA : strI ke samakSa to praNaya- bhikSA meM pratyeka puruSa bhikSuka bana jAtA hai, ye mahAtmA bhikSuka laga kara bhI bhikSuka nahIM hai / tilottamA : hamAre ina AbhUSaNoM me to aMdhakAra meM bhI prakAza ho jAtA hai kintu yahA~ to aMdhakAra hI adhakAra hai / ( hAtha jor3akara Upara dekhate hue) he pArzvanAtha ! bhikSukoM ko bhikSA na dekara unheM netroM kA prakAza dIjie / supriyA : maiM to kahatI hU~ ye puruSa, puruSa nahIM haiM, gukhe vRkSa ke TUTe hue kASTa-khaMDa haiM / tilottamA: yadi hamAre nRtya ne inheM nahIM jagAyA to mai AtmahatyA karUMgI / vaha rUpa rUpa hI kyA hai jo puruSa kI dRSTi ko apanI ora khIca nahIM sakatA ! : raMbhA aura ye AbhUSaNa to mere zarIra para bhArasvarUpa jJAta hote haiM aura yaha dukula zana kI bhA~ti cabha rahA hai / 101

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jaya vardhamAna supriyA : ( vardhamAna kI ora saMketa karate hue) ye to kucha bolate hI nahIM / itanI bAteM sunakara bhI ye vANI ke itane kRpaNa haiM to apane ziSyoM ko kyA upadeza deMge ? raMbhA : isa taraha ye nahIM maaneNge| iname apanI vyathA kI bAta kahI jAya / tilottamA : acchI bAta hai| (hAtha jor3akara mahAvIra vardhamAna se) he prabho ! ima grAma meM eka atyanta vilAsI zreSThi rahatA hai, vaha hameM vaza meM karane ke lie bhA~ti-bhA~ti ke upAya karatA hai| usase hamArI rakSA kIjie ! ( vardhamAna dhyAnAvasthita haiM / ) raMbhA : mahAtmA ! ApakI tapasyA para maiM mohita hU~ / apane aMka -pAza meM lekara merI viraha vyathA dUra kara dIjie ! ( samIpa pahuMca kara zuka jAtI hai / ) ( vardhamAna dhyAnAvasthita haiM / ) supriyA sunA hai, Apa kisI samaya rAjakumAra the / kyA rAjamahala kI sundariyoM se hama kama sundara hai ? eka bAra dRSTi uThA kara hameM dekha to lIjie ! (vardhamAna dhyAnAvasthita haiM / ) raMbhA : (dA~ta pIsate hue) vAyu meM ur3ane vAlI ruI kI bhA~ti inakA sArA vairAgya meM abhI ur3Aye detI hai / supriyA ! tU to svayaM vAyu meM latA kI bhA~ti bu jAtI hai| maiM aba inheM apane bandhana meM bA~dhatI hU~ / ( apanA uttarIya vardhamAna ke cAroM tarapha lapeTatI hai / ) dekhUMgI ye isase kaise mukta hote hai ! tilottamA : arI raMbhA ! tarA uttarIya to bAharI hai / maiM apane antara se inheM bA~dhatI hU~ | tU jAnatI hai, maMtra zakti mahAn hotI hai / ( vardhamAna kI 102

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pAMca aMka parikramA karatI hai| oMToM meM maMtra par3hatI hai / oMThoM se hathelo lagA kara unake Upara 'chu' karake sAMsa chor3atI hai / ) dekhatA hU~. aba ye kaige chuTate haiN| maiMne kAmadeva kA maMtra jo par3ha diyA hai| priyA : tilottamA ! tU to kAmadeva kI upAmikA hai| terA matra kabhI jhaTa nahIM ho sakatA / aba mahAtmA jI nahIM makane / rabhA : are, chUTane kI bAta kyA: : tapambI to bar3e kRpAlu hote hai / ve kama haiM ki hameM Aligana ke ni: unmUka dama kara bhI inake hRdaya meM prama kI bhAvanA udaya nahIM hotii| (vardhamAna dhyAnAvasthita haiN| mupriyA : sunate haiM, ma tA kA hRdaya nA navanIna ke samAna hotA hai / uga nA hamArI dazA dekha kara pighalanA cAhie / tilonamA : are. inakA hRdaya navanIta ke mamAna nahIM hai / inakA hadaya nA eka pApANa-nuDa hai jo kimI vanya kI mIr3hI para par3A rhtaa| (vardhamAna dhyAnAvasthita hai|) (supriyA, raMbhA aura tilottamA nirAza ho jAtI haiN|) mRpriyA : calo. vahinI ! ya vAstava meM mn:| rabhA : kahA~ hama mahAgaja nandinanA preraNA seTa mAhita karata AI thI, aura kahA~ hama gvayaM nara baMgagya mAhita ho rahI hai| tilotamA : ye manca nAmbI jJAta hAta hai| jaba mAnanI ya gAMdA kA AkagaMgA pandra, gajamahala meM bAhara Ana ga nahIM gA mAno hama bacAgya kI bAta hI kyA hai| mupriyA : apanI tapasyA meM ye mavamatra mamAra kA kalyANa kreNge| 103

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jaya vardhamAna raMbhA : hama no pahale hI jAnate the ki bar3e se bar3A sAmArika AkarSaNa inheM tapasyA ke mArga me nahIM haTA sakegA / kholatI hUM apanA vandhana / (apanA uttarIya mahAvIra vardhamAna para se haTA letI hai|) tilonamA : maiM bhI apanA maMtra lauTAnI huuN| (oMThoM kA spandana hotA hai|) mupriyA : Ao, hama mava aise mahAn manta kA abhinandana kareM ! (saba sundariyA~ apanI-apanI keza-rAzi meM gathe phala nikala kara mahAvIra vardhamAna ke caraNoM meM samapita karatI haiN| phira krama-krama se praNAma karake jAtI haiM / unake jAne ke kucha kSaNoM bAda mahAvIra vardhamAna apane netra kholate haiM aura uTha kara Tahalate haiM / Tahalate hue isa caryA kA pATha karate haiM :) chaMdaM niroheNa uveI movakhaM Ase jahA sikkhiya vmmdhaarii| puvAI vAsAI care'ppamate tamhA muNI khippamuvei mokkhaM / / [jase abhyAsa siddha kavaca dhAraNa karane vAlA azva yuddha meM vijaya prApta karatA hai usI bhAMti pUrvakAla se apramatta saMyamazAlI muni zIghra ho mokSa lAma karatA hai| (kucha kSaNoM ke lie maMca para aMdherA ho jAtA hai jo samaya ke antarAla kA sUcaka hai| phira prakAza hone para mahAvIra vardhamAna Tahalate hue dikhalAI dete haiM / ve yaha caryA par3hate haiM :) purisA ! tumameva tumaM mittaM ki vahiyA mittamicchasi / purisA ! attANameva abhinigijjha evaM dukkhA pamokkhasi / / 104

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pA~ca aMka [hai puruSa ! tU svayaM hI apanA mitra hai, phira bAhara kisI anya mitra kI khoja kyoM karatA hai ? tU apane ApakA nigraha rakha, isase tU samasta duHkhoM se mukta ho jAyagA / ] (kucha kSaNa bAda do grAmINa Ate haiM / ) pahalA : munirAja ko praNAma ! dUsarA : mahAmuni ko praNAma ! pahalA : mahArAja ! yaha asthika grAma hai| yahA~ se Apa cale jAyeM to kuzala hai / yahA~ eka bar3I vipatti hai / dUsarA : vipatti to hai, mahArAja ! parantu usake lie abhI samaya hai / yahA~ eka yakSa rahatA hai / vaha saMdhyA samaya lauTatA hai| abhI saMdhyA meM kucha dera hai / kintu vaha yakSa itanA krUra aura bhayaMkara he ki jo usake sAmane par3atA hai, use hI mAra DAlatA hai / Apa yahA~ se cale jAyeM / vardhamAna : nahIM, sAdhaka ! mujhe kisI meM bhaya nahIM hai| jise apanI AtmA meM vizvAsa nahIM hai, vahI bhaya kA bhAjana hai / jisane satya ko nahIM pahacAnA, vahI azAnta hai / pahalA : munirAja ! hama loga to bahuta azAnta haiM / hama loga TI asthika grAma ke nivAsI haiN| merA nAma indragopa aura mere sAthI kA nAma cullaka hai / hama saba loga usa yakSa se AtaMkita haiN| vaha usI pAsa ke caitya meM rahatA hai| yahA~ koI AyA nahIM ki usane usakA vadha kiyA | cullaka: hA~, mahArAja ! kucha dina hue eka mahAmuni yahA~ Aye the, isI cainya meM nivAsa karane | hama logoM ne unheM yahAM kI sthiti batalAyI / unase prArthanA kI ki Apa yahA~ na tthhre| unhoMne hamArI bAta sunI nahIM / ve rAta meM yahIM ruke / prAtaHkAla yahAM ke grAma vAsiyoM ne dekhA ki caitya ke bAhara unake zarIra ke Tukar3e-Tukar3e par3e hue hai / 105

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jaya vardhamAna vardhamAna : cintA kI kyA bAta hai, sAdhaka ! zarIra to eka dina napTa hogA hI / kIna jAnatA hai ki jIvana kI avadhi kitanI hai / isalie mana ko sadaiva zAnta rakhanA cAhie / cullaka: mahArAja ! merA mana hI to zAnta nahIM rahatA aura saba kucha zAnta rahatA hai / aura mahArAja ! dAmatA se bhI kaSTa hotA hai aura strI kI dAsatA to saMsAra kI sabase bar3I dAsatA hai / 1 vardhamAna : strI meM rAga kA kendra hai, sAdhaka ! jo ghara acchI taraha na chAyA gayA ho usameM varSA kA jala praveza kara jAtA hai / usI taraha jo vyakti saMyamazIla nahIM hai, usameM rAga praveza kara jAtA hai aura rAga kI adhikatA meM hI dAsatA kI bhAvanA janma letI hai| indragopa : mahArAja ! saMsAra meM rahate hue rAga kI adhikatA ko kaise rokA jA sakatA hai ? vardhamAna : abhyAsa me saba mambhava hai / jo samudra kI taraha sthita hai, nimnaraMga hai, vaha azAnta nahIM hotA / kamala jala meM hI rahatA hai kintu apane patroM para vaha jala kI eka bUMda me bhI lipta nahIM hotaa| isake lie ekAnta sevana suvidhAjanaka hotA hai / cullaka : mahArAja ! maiM ekAnta sevana kara hI nahIM pAtA / jahA~ jAtA hU~, merI strI mujhe ghera letI hai / vardhamAna : alaMkAra dhAraNa kiye hue, sundara vastra pahane, candana cacina nArI kAmadeva kA pheMkA huA jAla hai / aura uma jAla meM zabda, sparza, rUpa, rama, gandha -- ye pAMca phande haiM / unameM kabhI mata uljho| unameM ulajhanA hI nArI para Asakta honA hai / cullaka : mahArAja ! maiM nArI para Asakta nahIM haiM, nArI mujha para Asakta hai / mahArAja ! maiM nahIM jAnatA ki maiM kisa taraha vyavahAra karU~ / 106

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pAMcavAM aMka vardhamAna : sAdhaka ! na tuma apanI prazaMsA karo, na dusaroM kI nindA / jo kucha kaho, usa para AcaraNa kro| pUrvajoM ke jIvana para kisI prakAra kA AkSepa na ho| bAharI dikhAve me koI zreSTha nahIM hotA. bhItara kI zuddhi se hI zreSThatA prApta hotI hai| choTe mana se mahAna kArya nahIM hote, jima taraha choTe dvAra me hAthI nahIM nikala sktaa| subatI bano. nirgaMdha puSpa kI bhA~ti latA kA bojha mata bano ! callaka : munigaja ! Apake upadeza munakara mere mana meM vaimI hI zAnti ho gaI jaise strI ke pramanna hone para ghara meM zAnti ho jAtI hai / indragopa : (cullaka se) tuma hara bAta meM apanI strI kyoM le Ane ho ? callaka : kyoMki vaha kahatI hai ki mere binA tuma adhUre ho| vardhamAna : prakRti ne pratyeka vastu pUrNa banAyI hai| mUrya, candra, bhUmi, maritA, parvata, agni, AkAza-inameM kauna apUrNa hai ? tuma bhI apUrNa nahIM ho, mAdhaka ! vikAroM meM mana bhramita hotA hai. jisame aparNatA kA AbhAma hotA hai| jima prakAra vAya me uThI dhula maMgha me padhvI para lauTa AtI hai, umI prakAra viveka meM bhramita mana zAnta ho jAtA hai / cullaka : aba maMga mana pUrNa zAna ho gayA. munigaja ! i-dagopa : merI mAdhanA kA kyA rUpa honA cAhie, munigaja ! vardhamAna : tuma zrAvaka bano, mAdhaka ! mamamna maMskAroM meM makta ho jaao| kimI me kimI prakAra kI apekSA na ho, isalie kimI me kimI prakAra kA bhaya na ho / maMmAra ko yathArtha rUpa meM dekhane para kisI prakAra kI tRSNA na ho| Ayu ke samApta hone para usI prakAra mantuSTa rahA jisa prakAra gaMga ke anna hone para mukha aura zAnti kA anubhava hotA hai / dharma rUpI darpaNa meM apanA mana dekho / imama mana raja-rahita ho jAyagA, duHkha kA nigaMdha hogA aura mana zukla pakSa ke candramA kI bhA~ti vikamita hogaa| 107

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jaya vardhamAna cullaka : maiM apanI strI ko kyA karUM, munirAja ? vardhamAna : yadi tuma strI ke sAtha rahanA cAhate ho to jaisA maiMne pahale kahA, usI prakAra raho jisa prakAra kamala pAnI meM rahatA hai / pAnI bhigonA cAhatA hai parantu kamala-patra bhIgatA nhiiN| vaha pAnI kI bUMda ko motI kI bhA~ti banA detA hai| isI prakAra tuma strI para Asakta na hote hue ume motI kI bUMda kI bhA~ti banA do| yadi tuma usa para Asakta hoge to srota meM uge hue narakula kI bhA~ti kAmadeva tumheM bAra-bAra todd'egaa| cullaka : mahArAja ! maiM kRtArtha huaa| Apane mujha se yathArtha bAta kaha dI / aba merA viveka jAga gyaa| vardhamAna : adherI rAta meM viveka prajvalita agni ke samAna hai| (isI samaya bAhara aTTahAsa hotA hai| indragopa aura cullaka kApa uThate haiN|) cullaka : (urate hue) prabhu ! aba kuzala nahIM hai, zUlapANi yakSa A gyaa| vardhamAna : zulapANi yakSa ? indagopa : hAM, mahArAja ! imI caitya meM usakA nivAsa hai / vaha yahAM kimI ko Thaharane nahIM detaa| jo haThapUrvaka yahA~ ThaharatA hai, vaha apane prANoM se hAtha dhotA hai / Apa yahA~ se kahIM anya sthAna para cale jaaie| cullaka : prabhu ! Aja rAta Apa mere ghara nivAsa kIjie / Apako koI kapTa nahIM hogaa| merI strI ko bhI Apake upadeza munane kA lAbha hogaa| mai to use upadeza de nahIM sakatA, vaha ulaTe mujhe hI upadeza dene lagatI hai| indragopa : mahArAja ! Apa mere ghara vizrAma kIjie, Apako vahA~ koI kapTa nahIM hogaa| 108

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pAMcavAM aMka vardhamAna : mujhe kahIM kisI prakAra kA bhI kaSTa nahIM hai| jitane upasarga hoMge, unheM sahana karane kI kSamatA mujha meM hai| indagopa : kintu mahArAja ! vaha yakSa Apake prANa le legaa| vardhamAna : to kyA hAni hai ? yadi mRtyu AyegI to maiM samajhaMgA ki maiMne apane sira se bhAra utAra diyaa| (phira aTTahAsa kI dhvani) cullaka mahArAja ! zIghra hI isa caitya se nikala clie| vardhamAna nahIM, sAdhaka ! navIna caitya cita meM navIna cinAe~ utpanna karatA hai| maiM Aja kI rAta yahIM nivAsa kruuNgaa| indragopa : mahAtman ! gata meM yahA~ nivAsa karanA mRtyu ko nimantraNa denA hai| eka muni yahA~ prANa samarpita kara cake haiN| vardhamAna una saMta ko ahaMkAra aura abhimAna hogaa| ve tIra para khar3e hokara dharma kI gaharAI ko jAnane kA daMbha bharane hoNge| indagora mahArAja ! vaha yakSa nanA niSThura hai ki kimI daMbhI aura mana meM bheda nahIM maantaa| umameM apAra zakti hai| vaha vajra kI taraha vyakti para giratA hai| vadhamAna to gire / jima taraha vRkSoM meM phala girate hai, umI bhAMni garIra Tane para maiM bhI gira jaauuNgaa| (punaH aTTahAsa hotA hai|) indragopa : vaha A gayA ! mujhaM bhI mAra TAlegA, mahAgaja ! meM jAtA hai / callara. : mahAgaja ! mujhe bhI AjJA deM / maiM bhI yahAM nahIM raha sktaa| vaha majhe mAra binA nahIM rahegA / phira merI patnI kyA karegI ! maiM apanI patnI kA ekamAtra pani haiN| 106

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jaya vardhamAna (zIghratA se donoM hI cale jAte haiM / vardhamAna Asana lagA kara dhyAnastha hokara baiTha jAte haiN| kucha hI kSaNoM meM vikarAla veza banAye zUlapANi yakSa AtA hai / sira ke bAla bikhare hue| usakA mukha lAla aura zveta raMga se raMgA huA hai| rakta varNa vastra pahane hue hai| kamara meM polI rassI baMdhI huI hai| naMge pr| vaha eka bAra phira jora se aTTahAsa karatA hai|) zalapANi : aha. ha ha haha. phira koI mere cainya meM prANa dene AyA hai| (aTTahAsa karatA hai|) agni kI lau meM jalane ke lie jaise panige Apa se Apa ur3a kara cale Ate haiM, usI prakAra mere pratApa kI agni meM jalane ke lie bhole-bhAle vyakti svayaM hI idhara A jAte haiN| Ao aura apane prANa apita karo ! jAnate nahIM ? isa caitya para kevala merA adhikAra hai, meraa| (punaH aTTahAsa / phira ruka kara dhyAna se dekhatA huA) are. yaha Dara kara bhAgA nahIM ? isane apanI prANa-rakSA ke lie koI yAcanA nahIM kI? (mahAvIra vardhamAna ke cAroM ora ghUmatA hai|) aba yaha mere ghere meM hai| chUTa kara nahIM jA sktaa| (jora se) kauna hai tU ? bhole mAnava ! apanA muMha khola / banalA ki tujhe apane jIvana meM itanA vigaga kaise ho gayA ? (vardhamAna kucha nahIM bolte|) nu mauna raha kara hI matya ke mukha meM jAnA cAhatA hai ? tU jIvita to hai ? (muka kara dhyAna se dekhatA hai / ) hU~ ! tU jIvita hai ! (haMsatA hai|) jIvita hokara bhI mRtaka kI bhA~ti hai / phira AMkheM kyoM nahIM khAlatA ? dekha 'mAnava ! damya nara mAmana naga kAla khar3A huA hai| (jora-jora se pRthvI para padAghAta karatA hai / mahAvIra vardhamAna phira bhI dhyAna meM magna haiN|) zalapANi : yaha vicitra mAnava hai ! imakI mArI indriyAM nizceSTa haiM / na isake mukha para kisI prakAra kA AtaMka hai aura na bhaya ! (vismaya se ghUmatA huA) aisA vyakti to maiMne jIvana bhara meM nahIM dekhA / "itanA sAhamI 110

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pAMcavAM aMka ki mere caitya meM Akara nirbhIka hokara isa prakAra baiThA hai jaise mere caitya kI bhUmi hI isakA siMhAsana ho| (socatA hai|) to ise uThA kara maiM isI pathvI para paTaka dN| kintu ise paTakane meM merI zakti kA apamAna hai / kahA~ yaha aura kahA~ maiM ? isake aMga to vRkSa kI TUTI huI TahaniyoM ke samAna haiM / maiM dUsare hI sAdhana se ise maaruuNgaa| maiM apane maMtra-bala se isake brahmAMDa ke AkAza ko khIMcatA huuN| (mahAvIra vardhamAna ke sAmane khar3e hokara vAya khoMcane kA abhinaya karatA hai|) isakI sA~soM kI vAyu khIMcatA huuN| (phira khIMcane kA abhinaya karatA hai|) isakI jaTharAgni khIMcatA hU~. . isakI A~khoM se jala khIcatA hU~. . . isake Asana kI bhUmi khIMcatA huuN| (yakSa ke prayatnoM kA koI prabhAva nahIM pdd'taa|) are, isa mAnava para koI prabhAva nahIM par3A ? na to isakI mA~sa hI rukI aura na isake Amana kI bhUmi hI httii| yaha tN| vicitra vyakti jJAta hotA hai / isake samakSa merI zakti kucha kAma hI nahIM kara rahI hai| yaha merI zakti kA apamAna hai| koI bAta nahIM * * 'mere pAsa aura bhI to bhayaMkara mAdhana haiN| kAlakuTa kA kuvara bhayAnaka sarpa, caMDa kauzika / A mere caMdra kauzika ! tU eka hI patkAra se ima mAnava ko mRtyu-kapa meM Dhakela de / (bhItara jAkara eka bhayAnaka sarpa lAtA hai / ) yaha rahA caMDa kauzika / mare caMDa kauzika ! apane vipa kI jvAlA se ima mAnava ko tU ma taraha me jhulamA de jaise dAvAgni mAge vana ko jalA DAlatI hai / Aja tarI var3I se bar3I parIkSA hai| to yaha le / imake gala meM lipaTa kara dama taraha kama le ki isakI mAMsa hI rUka jAya aura phira apane kaThora daMzana ma ime mamApta kara de / jA, gale meM lipaTa jA ! (sarpa ko gale meM DAla detA hai| kintu vaha sarpa mahAvIra yardhamAna ke gale meM phUloM ko mAlA kI bhAMti mala jAtA hai| bhinna-bhinna koNoM se yakSa jAkara vardhamAna ke gale meM par3A sAMpa dekhatA hai|) tI tU bhI ime mAgne me amaphala ho gayA? mahAn Azcarya ! nU nA apane eka hI daMgana meM hare-bhare vRkSa 111

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jaya vardhamAna ko mUkhA kASTha banA detA hai| yahA~ tU phUloM kI mAlA kI taraha jhala gayA ! dhikkAra hai, caMDa kauzika ! tujhe dhikkAra hai ! (hatAza ho kara idhara-udhara TahalatA hai| socate hue) yaha mAnava koI maMtra jAnatA hai, avazya hI koI maMtra jAnatA hai, nahIM to caMDa kauzika itanA zithila nahIM ho makatA thA / isakA mArA viSa hI samApta ho gyaa| vizvAmaghAtaka ! caMDa kauzika ! tU haTa jA ! tU parIkSA meM asaphala ho gayA / tUne merA sArA vizvAsa kho diyaa| tU gale se nikala A ! cala, nikala ...! (mahAvIra vardhamAna ke gale se sAMpa nikAla kara bhUmi para pheMka detA hai|) yaha vicitra mAnava merI zakti kI parIkSA le rahA hai / kintu maiM hAra nahIM maanuuNgaa| maiM zUlapANi hU~ / zUla se hI isakA mastaka cheda dUMgA / jAtA hU~, lAtA hU~ apanA zUla / (zIghratA se jaise hI bhItara jAne ke lie bar3hatA hai vaise hI bhUmi para par3A huA sarpa use kATa letA hai| vaha gaharI dRSTi se sarpa ko dekhatA hai / phira karAhatA huA) oha ! tUne mujhe hI kATa liyA ! are caMDa kauzika ! tujhe pAlane kA kyA tU mujhe aisA hI badalA degA ? maiM pahale terA hI sira isa zUla se cheda duuNgaa| (zUla lene ke lie caMtya meM praveza karanA cAhatA hai kintu lar3akhar3A kara giratA hai / ) oha ! bhayAnaka viSa! roma-roma meM yaha jvAlA jala uThI! merA hI maoNpa aura mujhe hI kATa le ! Aha ! bhayAnaka viSa* * * bhISaNa jvAlA . . ! ! terA yaha bhayAnaka viSa kahA~ gayA thA jaba tu isa mAnava ke gale meM par3A thA ! (ghuTane Teka kara baiThanA cAhatA hai lekina phira gira par3atA hai|) oh ! mArA zarIra jala rahA hai / maiM marA' * * (jora se cokha kara) vacAo.. 'majhe va..'cA * * *o| hAya ! hAya ! maiM nahIM jAnatA thA ki isa pApI caMDa kauzika kA vipa itanA bhayAnaka hai ! oha... oha * * 'maiM - 'marA * * * (mahAvIra vardhamAna se) mahAmAnava ! tumhIM mujhe bacA lo / hAya ! tumheM apamAnita kara maiMne bar3A aparAdha kiyA hai| mujhe kSamA karo ! mujhe vacA lo, mahA saMta ! mujhe bacA lo . . 112

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pAMvacA aMka maiM marA' - 'maiM marA ! mahA saMta ! isa bhayAnaka vipa kI jvAlA dUra kara do ! tuma kara sakate ho| saMmAra kI sabhI vastu tumhAre vaza meM haiM / maiM marane jA rahA hU~, mahA saMta ! mujhe bacAlo ! (vardhamAna A~kheM khola kara zUlapANi ko dekhate haiM / ve uThakara usake samIpa jAte haiN|) vardhamAna : zUlapANi ! sarpa ne tumheM kATa liyA? cintA mata karo / maiM tumheM marane nahIM duuNgaa| maiMne yahA~ Ate hI dekhA ki tumhAre cainya ke pAsa hI sarpa-vipa dUra karane kI jar3I hai| Ayurveda jAnane ke kAraNa maiM vaha jar3I pahacAnatA huuN| maiM usa jar3I ko abhI vipa-daMta para lagA detA hai| zUlapANi : mahAtman ! vaha jar3I zIghra hI lagA dIjie / ma janma bhara ApakI sevA kruuNgaa| vardhamAna : mujhe kimI kI sevA kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / mai jaDI abhI lagA detA huuN| (mahAvIra vardhamAna zIghratA se eka kone se jar3I ukhAr3a kara lAte haiM, viSa-daMta para lagAte haiM aura zUlapANi ko dete haiM / ) zUlapANi ! isa jar3I ko tuma muMgha bhI lo| gaharAI meM maMghI ! (zUlapANi jar3I ko lekara gaharAI se bAra-bAra sUMghatA hai|) vardhamAna : ava viSa kA prabhAva kama ho rahA hogaa| zUlapANi : hAM, mahAnman ! maiM zAnti kA anubhava karane lagA hai| vipa kA prakopa kama hotA jA rahA hai / kama * * hotA- 'jA' - 'rahA - hai| (indragopa aura cullaka kA zIghratA se praveza) indragopa : jaya ho ! jaya ho mahA manta kI ! hama logoM ne zUlapANi ke kagahane kI dhvani munI to mamajha gaye ki mahA manta ne use acchA daMDa diyaa| 113

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jaya vardhamAna cullaka : maiM bhI mahA santa kI jaya bolatA hU~ aura apanI patnI kI tarapha se bhI jaya bolatA huuN| zalapANi : maiM bhI : 'mahA * * 'santa * * *kI jaya * * bolatA hai| maiM to mara gayA thaa| mere hI mA~pa caMDa kauzika ne majhe Dama liyaa| yadi ye mahAtmA yahA~ na hote to maiM to abhI taka mara gayA hotA / mere hI caitya meM sarpavipa ko dUra karane kI jar3I ! maiM use nahIM pahacAna paayaa| aura ina mahAtmA ne uma jar3I ko ukhAr3a kara kATe hue sthAna para lagA diyA aura mere zarIra se sarpa-vipa dUra ho gyaa| hAya ! vaha caMDa kauzika kATa kara na jAne kahA~ calA gyaa| trullaka : hama loga to mamajhe the ki tuma mara gaye / merI patnI ne kahA thA ki jAkara zUlapANi kA aMtima saMskAra kara aao| zUlapANi : macamuca hI vaha zalapANi mara gayA jimane itane bar3e manta kA apamAna kiyaa| yaha no usakA punarjanma hai| indragopa : dhanya haiM ye mahAtmA jo mAna-apamAna me itane para haiM ki tumane inakA ghora apamAna kiyA aura inhoMne tumheM jIvana-dAna diyA ! zUlapANi : dhanya dhanya ho ! mahAtmA ! cullaka : ava dhanya dhanya kahane me kyA hotA hai ! pahale no tumane itane sanna mahAtmAoM ko mArA jinakI ginatI nahIM hai / aba dhanya dhanya kahate ho! are, tumhArA caMDa kauzika bhI tumhArI udaMDatA se Rddha ho gyaa| vaha aise santa kA apamAna nahIM sahana kara sakA aura usane tumheM Dasa liyaa| zUlapANi : (khar3e hokara) are, aba to maiM bilakula acchA ho gyaa| lagatA bhI nahIM hai ki sAMpa ne mujhe kATA thaa| (mahAvIra vardhamAna ke caraNoM para giratA hai|) 114

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pA~cavA~ aMka indragopa : maiM to pahale hI jAnatA thA ki ye sAmAnya santa nahI haiM / cullaka : are, sAmAnya santa hote to kyA zUlapANi ke krodha se bacate ? merI patnI kA krodha tumase kama nahIM hai. zUlapANi ! kintu meM bhI bAlabAla bacatA hI AyA hU~ / zUlapANi: maiMne mahA santa kA prabhAva nahIM jAnA / inameM vAkya kahe jA apamAna kiyA kintu ye mauna baiThe rhe| unhoMne kisI prakAra kA uttara nahIM diyA / kintu jaba sarpa ne mujhe kATA to ye merI rakSA ke lie A gaye / mahA manta ! tumhAre darzana pAkara maiM dhanya ho gayA 1 jaya ho ! jaya ho mahA manta kI ! aba sarpa kA viSa na jAne kahA~ calA gayA ! vardhamAna : saMsAra kApi sarpa viSa se adhika bhayAnaka hai, zUlapANi ! usame bacane kA prayatna kro| zUlapANi: avazya karUMgA, mahAtman ! mujhe apanA ziSya banA lIjie / athavA banAne meM kyA ! maiM svayaM ziSya ho gayA ! maiMne aba taka jo duSkarma kiye haiM unakA prAyazcitta karUMgA / 1 vardhamAna : prAyazcitta yahI ho ki Aja se tuma samasta kukarma chor3a do kimI kI hatyA na kro| krodha na karo, mAnApamAna se Upara uTho / janatA kI sevA karo | kabhI kisI prakAra kI himA na kro| ahisA hI tapa hai, usakA anusaraNa karate hue loka-kalyANa karo ! nirbhaya hokara satya kA usI prakAra nAda karo jisa bhA~ti siMha apanI giri-guhA meM nAda karatA hai / zUlapANi: ApakI pratyeka AjJA kA pAlana karUMgA, mahAtman ! cullaka: pAlana na karoge to kyA karoge ziSya jI ! aba mahAtmAoM me samhala kara bAta karanA / isa bAra to mahAtmA jI kI kRpA se baca 115

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jaya vardhamAna gaye / Age ulaTI-sIdhI bAteM kI to eka coMTI ke kATane para bhI nahIM bcoge| indra gopa : ina jaise mahAtmAoM kI bAta hI alaga hai| (mahAvIra vardhamAna se) mahAtman ! mujhe bhI apanA zipya banA liijie| hama saba jAna gaye haiM ki Apa mahAvIra vardhamAna haiN| cullaka : mujhe bhI...aura...merI usako...arthAt merI patnI ko bhii| vardhamAna : zraddhA, smRti aura ahiMmA kA abhyAsa kara indriyoM kA damana karo aura pApa-mukta ho jAo ! zUlapANi : aisA hI hogA, mahAtman ! vardhamAna : anitya kA, anAsakti kA, abhyAma karanA pratyeka zramaNa ke lie Avazyaka hai| uvasameNa haNe kohaM, mANaM maddavayA jinne| mAyAmajjava bhAveNa, lobhaM saMtosao jiNe // [zAnti se krodha ko jote, vinamratA se abhimAna ko jIte, saralatA se mAyA ko jIte aura santoSa se lobha ko jote|] saba : (sammilita svara se) tIrthakara mahAvIra vardhamAna kI jaya ! jaya ! jaya ! [dhore-dhIre paradA giratA hai|]

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