Book Title: Jena Haiye Navkar Tene Karshe Shu Sansar
Author(s): Mahodaysagar
Publisher: Kastur Prakashan Trust
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/032463/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karaze ! saMsAra jhI na9kAra nathI banAye zrI namo loe savvasAhU namo arihaMtAe namo siddhAeM namo uvajjhAyA namo AyariyA eso paMca namukkAro savva pAva ppaegAsago maMgalAe ca savvesiM paDhamahoI maMgalam Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jenA haiye zrI navakAra... tene karaze zuM saMsAra? (navakAra mahAmaMtranA arvAcIna adbhuta dRSTAMto) A pustakamAM ApelA dRSTAMto vAMcyA bAda ApanA jIvanamAM ke ApanA paricita AtmAonA jIvanamAM tevA prakAranI koI ghaTanAo banela hoya to vyavasthita lekha rUpe phUlaskepa pAnAnI eka bAjue prakAzakane lakhI mokalAvavA vinaMtI. jethI navI AvRttimAM teno samAveza karI zakAya. - saMpAdakaH zAsanasamrATa, bhAratadivAkara tIrthaprabhAvaka, acalagacchAdhipati pa.pU. AcArya bhagavaMta zrI guNasAgarasUrIzvarajI ma.sA.nAM vineya AgamAbhyAsI pU. gaNivarya zrI mahodayasAgarajI ma.sA. : prakAzakaH zrI kastUra prakAzana TrasTa 102, lakSmI epArTamenTa, DaoN. enIbesanTa roDa, varalI, muMbaI-400 018. phonaH 24936660 - 24936669 Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vi.saM. 2044 prathamavRtti 3000 nakalo vi.saM. 2045 dvitIyAvRtti 3000 nakalo vi.saM. 2047 tRtIyAvRtti 3000 nakalo vi.saM. 2050 caturthIvRtti 5000 nakalo vi.saM. 205ra paMcamAvRtti 5000 nakalo vi.saM. 2071 SaSThamAvRtti 1000 nakalo mudrakaH jayaMta prinTarI 352/54, giragAma roDa, ThAkuradvAra posTa ophisanI bAjumAM, muralIdhara maMdira kampAunDa, muMbaI-400 002. phonaH 4366 7171 kiMmata rU. 160 9 prApti sthAno : me. harakhacaMda enDa kAM. eDavokeTas enDa solisITarsa trIje mALe, yazavaMta cembarsa, barajorajI bharUcA mArga, phorTa, muMbaI-400 001. ophisa phona naM. 0ra67ra107 - 22673370 - 2267415ra mobAIlaH 09821136079 DaoN. ratIlAla eca. vorA | DaoN. zAMtAbena ratIlAla vorA zAntI klinIka IlorA zopiMga senTaranI sAme, daphtarI roDa, malADa (IsTa), muMbaI-400 097. phonaH 28826543 - 28834193 mobAIlaH 09821587498 zrI nItina talakazI haMsarAja cheDA raje mALe, 31/3ra, gaNeza bAga, javAharalAla naherU roDa, bhArata ko-opareTIva beMkanI sAme, mulunDa (vesTa), muMbaI-400080. phonaH 25686494 - mobAIlaH 0932452321 Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jenA Stan waen haiye naksa zrI navakAra... rajanIzanA pAya re Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 5 R 'sAdara samarpaNa'' aciMtya ciMtAmaNi navakAra mahAmaMtranA ArAdhaka/sAdhaka prabhAvaka prasAraka smAraka/anumodaka vivecaka ciMtaka evA sarve navakApremI pavitrAtmAonAM karakamalomAM prastuta pustaka sAdara-prema samarpaNa karatAM amo atyaMta AnaMda anubhavIe chIe. 'saMpAdaka' III Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jenA haiye zrI navakAra... saM. 2041 mAM amAruM cAturmAsa zrI saMbhavanAtha jotajotAmAM ghaNA lekho ekatrita thayA. navakAra bhagavAnanI chatrachAyAmAM acalagacchAdhipati aMgenA vividha pustakomAMthI paNa keTalAka pa. pU. gurUdevazrInI nizrAmAM muMbaI vaDAlA arvAcIna daSTAMto prApta thayA. acalagaccha jaina saMghanA nUtana upAzrayamAM thayuM. AvA uttama kArya mATe hArdika anumodanA tathA tyAre 9 divasamAM 9 lAkha navakAra mahAmaMtranI zubhecchAonA seMkaDo patroe utsAhamAM sAmuhika ArAdhanA tathA 13 ahorAtra sudhI abhivRddhi karI. tethI evI vicAraNA thaI ke navakAra mahAmaMtranA akhaMDa jApa sAthe 21 divasa navakAra aMgenA vividha pustakomAM je alaga alaga sudhI jenA haiye zrI navakAra, tene karaze zuM saMsAra vizeSatAo che, te badhI saMkalita karIne eka ja e viSaya upara pravacana mALAnuM Ayojana thayuM. daLadAra pustakamAM nIce mujaba cAra vibhAgomAM tyAre pravacana mALAmAM keTalAka arvAcIna prakAzita karavI. daSTAMto raju karyA, je zrotAone navakAra mahAmaMtra 1. navakAra mahimA darzaka prAcIna (zAstrIya) pratye bhAre ahobhAva jagADavApUrvaka mahAmaMtranI dAMto 2. arvAcIna daSTAMto vidhipUrvaka niyamita ArAdhanA mATe khUba ja preraka 3. navakAra pUravAra thayA. tethI te vakhate evI vicAraNA mahimA darzaka viziSTa lekho 4. mahAmaMtranI ArAdhanA mATenI vividha paddhatio aMge skurAyamAna thaI ke AvA aneka arvAcIna mArgadarzana ke jethI eka ja pustaka dvArA vAcakane daSTAMto saMgrahita karIne prakAzita karavAmAM Ave navakAra aMge sAMgopAMga mArgadarzana maLI rahe. to aneka AtmAone mATe khUba ja upakAraka nIvaDI zake. lokottara evA aciMtya ciMtAmaNi paNa bhavitavyatAvazAta upara mujaba saMkalana navakAra mahAmaMtrane choDIne anya laukika maMtra- thavAmAM lagabhaga 2 varSano kALakSepa thaI gayo. cAre taMtrAdi taraphathI AkarSAI rahelA aneka bAjuthI uparokta pustakanA prakAzana aMge AtmAone punaH navakAra mahAmaMtra pratye pUchaparacha thavA lAgI. jethI chevaTe mAtra arvAcIna ananya zraddhA jagADavAmAM sahAyaka banI zake. daSTAMtonuM saMkalana prastuta pustaka rUpe prakAzita navakAranA zAstrIya dAMto upara paNa zraddhA thaI rahyuM che. te sAthe navakAra aMgenA anya utpanna thaI zake. pustakonuM sUcipatra paNa AmAM Apela che. jethI e vicAraNA paramopakArI pU. gurudevazrI pAse vizeSa jijJAsu AtmAo prasiddha jaina pustaka raju karatAM teozrIe saharSa saMmati ApI. vikretAo pAsethI ke jJAnabhaMDAromAMthI te te pariNAme te vakhate gujarAtI tathA hindI bhASAmAM pustako meLavIne vizeSa mArgadarzana meLavIne mahAmaMtranI ArAdhanA viziSTa rIte karI zake. chapAyela paripatra sakaLa zrI jaina saMghanA cAre phirakAonA pU sAdhu-sAdhvI bhagavaMto tathA saM. 2042 mAM nAlAsopArAmAM tathA 2043 jinAlayAdi jAhera sthAno para mokalavAmAM AvyA mAM DoMbIvalImAM AkhA cAturmAsa daramyAna covIse ane navakAra mahAmaMtra dvArA potAne je viziSTa kalAka dhUpa-dIpa sAthe akhaMDapaNe tAlabaddha rIte lAbha thayA hoya te aMge svAnubhava garbhita lekha navakAra mahAmaMtranA jApa sAthe anukrame 1 kroDa maMgAvavAmAM AvyA. tathA 9 kroDa navakAra jApanI sAmuhika ArAdhanA IV Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Wu jeozrInI asIma kRpAdRSTithI prastuta pustakanuM sarjana thayuM che evA.... 76 varSanI jepha vaye paNa pratidina paMca parameSThI bhagavaMtone 108 vAra khamAsamaNa ApatA, apramatta karmayogI, zAsana samrATa, bhArata divAkara, tIrthaprabhAvaka, taponidhi, acalagacchAdhipati pa.pU. gurudeva AcArya bhagavaMta zrI guNasAgarasUrIzvarajI ma.sA.ne pratikSaNa anaMtazaH vaMdanA 'saMpAdaka' 5 Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vinaMtI. thaI. te vakhate paNa dara ravivAre navakAra aMgenI thatA ghAsanI mAphaka gauNa che. chatAM prAraMbhika jAhera pravacanamALA daramyAna A pustakamAM raju kakSAmAM bALa jIvone carmacakSuthI joI zakAya tevA thayela keTalAka datonuM vizleSaNa karatAM bAhya lAbhonA nirdeza dvArA ja mahAmaMtra pratye zrotAonAM mastaka navakAra pratye bhAre zraddhA jagADavAnuM zakya hovAthI prastuta ahobhAvapUrvaka jhukI jatA ane aneka AtmAo pustakamAM tevA dAMtone sthAna ApavAmAM niyamita rIte vidhipUrvaka navakAra mahAmaMtranI AvyuM che. tenI vivekI vAcakoe noMdha levA ArAdhanAmAM joDAyA. alabatta A pustakamAM raju thayela dAMtomAM prApta thayela aneka lekhomAMthI potAnA moTe bhAge navakAra dvArA thayela bAhya lAbhono ja anubhava garbhita lekhone ja AmAM sthAna nirdeza karavAmAM Avyo che. keTalAka viziSTa ApavAmAM AvyuM che, tethI je anya prakAranAM sAdhakone avanavA AMtarika (Atmika) anubhavo lekha prakAzita na thaI zakyA hoya tevA lekha paNa thayA che. paraMtu tevA sAdhako moTe bhAge gupta preSakoe daragujara karavI. keTalAka anubhava te te rahevAnuM vadhu pasaMda kare che. jethI tevA AMtarika vyaktine potAnA mATe mahattvanAM lAgatAM haze anubhava garbhita lekho prAyaH prApta thaI zakyA chatAM vAcakane kadAca vizeSa AkarSI na paNa zake, nathI. to paNa prastuta pustaka vAMcatAM navakAra chatAM lekha preSakanA saMtoSa khAtara tevA keTalAka premI AtmAoe eTaluM to avazya khyAlamAM lekhone paNa AmAM sthAna ApavAmAM AvyuM che. rAkhavAnuM che ke navakAra mahAmaMtranI ArAdhanA dareka pAnAM upara ApelA navakAra saMbaMdhI mukhyatve A bhavamAM pApavAsanAonA nAza duhAo zrI popaTalAla vorA likhita "Arata eka dvArA AtmasvarUpanAM AMzika anubhavarUpa ajavAsanI' pustakamAMthI sAbhAra udhRta karavAmAM samyaga darzananI prApti dvArA paralokamAM zIgha AvyA che. mukti (saMpUrNa AtmaramANatA)nA layathI ja prAMte viveka pAThako haMsanI mAphaka sAra bhAga karavAnI che. navakArathI prApta thatA bAhya-bhautika grahaNa karI navakAra mahAmaMtranI viziSTa sAdhanA lAbho to thI mATe dahIM valovatAM AnuMsAgika rUpe dvArA samyagdarzananA nirmaLa prakAzane prApta prApta thatI chAsanI mAphaka ke anAja mATe khetI karI, zIgha muktine prApta karo e ja zubhecchA. karatAM (By product) ADa pedAza tarIke prApta saMpAdaka zrI kastUra prakAzana TrasTa TrasTI maMDaLa zrI jagazIbhAI jeThAbhAI zrI visanajI suMdarajI gaDA nA DaoN. ratIlAla hIrajI vorA zrI harakhacaMda kuMvarajI (solIsITara) Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ka; pAMcamI AvRti veLAe prastuta pustakanI 5 AvRtti dvArA kula 19 hajAra jeTalI nakalo jotajotAmAM khapI gaI. chatAM cAre bAjuthI A pustakanI puSkaLa mAMga cAlu ja hatI. jethI 6ThThI AvRttinI eka hajAra nakalo pragaTa karatAM amo atyaMta AnaMda anubhavI rahyA chIe. prastuta pustakano aMgrejI anuvAda "Miracles of Mahamantra Navkar" 431 34HURL taraphathI prakAzita karavAmAM Avela che. aMgrejI mAdhyamathI bhaNatA vidyArthIo mATe temaja paradezamAM vasatA sAdharmiko mATe A pustakakhUba upayogI thAya tema che. tethI sujJa pAThakone vinaMtI ke aMgrejI AvRtti khalAsa thAya te pahelAM veLAsara kharIdI laI ne ApanA svajanone paradezamAM mokalI Apazo. vadhatI jatI moMghavArIne lIdhe tathA bukaselaro vigerene kamIzana ApavAnuM hoi pustakanI kiMmata 160 rU. rAkhavAnI amane pharaja paDI che. prastuta pustakanuM rIprinTa karavAmAdipAlI grAphiksa vALA zrI pravINabhAI tathA jeThAlAla ke. sAvalA gAma bADAvAlA no suMdara sahayoga sAMpaDayo che te badala temane dhanyavAda. kavara pRSThanI DIjhAIna tathA prInTIMga vaibhava enTaraprAijhavAlA rAjubhAI mahetA e karAvI Apela che tethI temane paNa dhanyavAda. presadoSathI thayela kSationuM parimArjana karIne vAMcana karavA sujJa pAThakone vinaMti. prastuta prakAzana dvArA vadhu ne vadhu jIvo navakAra mahAmaMtranI zradhdhApUrvaka samyapha ArAdhanA karIne paMca parameSThI padamAM sthAna pAmIne zIdhra muktigAmI bano e ja zubhAbhilASA. -prakAzaka Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ na hatI ka prastuta putakamAM jemane saiAthI vadhu Arthika sahayoga prApta thayA che. evA dharmaniSTha, saMghavI suzrAvaka zrI kuMvarajI(bAbulAla) jeThAbhAI gaDA (bADAvAlA) jemanA dharmamaya jIvananI a nu me da nA thai * kastUra prakAzana TrasTa " nI sthApanA karavAmAM AvI che, evA suzrAvikA zrI kastUrabena kuMvarajI gaDA (bhADAvAlA) XXXXXXXX Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzakIya | amArA pUjya mAtuzrI kastUrabAI tathA pitAzrI sadavAMcanano jIvana ghaDataramAM ghaNo moTo phALo bAbubhAI urphe kuMvarajI jeThAbhAI, jemaNe amArAmAM hoya che. eTale ja ema tattvaciMtake kahyuM che ke susaMskAronA bIja ropyA, dharma pratyenI zraddhA "tame kevA pustako vAMco cho tathA kevA mitro sAthe jagAvI, dharmamaya jIvana jIvavAnI preraNA ApI, sobata rAkho cho eTaluM ja kaho to huM tamAruM jIvana temanA amArA upara khUba ja upakAro che. e cAritra kahI dauM!' upakAronuM RNa adA karavAnA eka bhAga-pagalA AjanA jamAnAmAM "bla buksa' vigere rUpe ghaNA samayathI amArA haiyAmAM evI bhAvanA azlIla sAhityanI lAkho nakaloe yuvA rahyA karatI hatI ke samyajJAnanA suvyavasthita mAnasane atyaMta vikRta banAvI mUkyuM che. tyAre rIte prakAzana/prasAraNa mATe eka prakAzana AvuM saMskAra poSaka sAttvika vadhune vadhu prakAzita TrasTanI sthApanA karavI. ne e mATe eka prakAzana thatA prasArita thAya e atyaMta jarUrI che. TrasTane amArA pUjya mAtuzrInA nAmathI joDavuM AzA che ke pUjyonI kRpAthI tathA Apa sahunA ane enA anvaye alacaMgacchIya tamAma pUjya sAtha sahakArathI amArI A zubha bhAvanA suMdara rIte sAdhu, sAdhvIjI bhagavaMto dvArA likhita-saMpAdita pAra paDaze. pustakonuM prakIzana tathA vyavasthita vitaraNa karavuM. amArI A bhAvanA paramopakArI, zAsana li. zrI kastUra prakAzana TrasTa vatI samrATa, bhArata divAkara acalagacchAdhipati parama solIsITara harakhacaMda kuMvarajI jeThAbhAI (TrasTI) pUjya gurudeva AcArya bhagavaMta zrI guNasAgara bADAvAlAnAM jaya jinendra. sUrizvarajI ma.sA. AgaLa raju karatA teozrInI sAnaMda anumati tathA AzIrvAda sAMpaDatA amArA utsAhamAM abhivRddhi thaI. ane yogAnuyoge maMgalAcaraNa tarIke parama pUjya acalagacchAdhipatizrInAM ziSyopraziSyo dvArA saMpAdita namaskAra mahAmaMtranA abhUta arvAcIna dRSTAMtonAM saMgraharUpa prastuta pustaka prathama prakAzana tarIke prakAzita karavAnuM saddabhAgya sAMpaDatA amArA AnaMdano pAra nathI. VII Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - lekhaka 2 - - - & 2 2 K 8 K i anukramaNikA viSaya zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtra garbhita zAstrIya zlokAryo zrI laghu namaskAra phala stotranAM artha zrI vRddha namaskAra phala stotranAM artha zrI upadeza taraMgiNI zlokArtha zrI namaskAra bhAvanA zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtranA jApa aMge jarUrI mAhitI navakAra mahAmaMtranI zuddha joDaNI tathA zuddha uccAra navakAra jApamAM ekAgratA lAvavA mATenA vividha upAyo zrI paMcaparameSThInA 108 guNo praznottarI aciMtaciMtAmaNi navakAra pU. munizrI amarendravijayajI ma. ne jhilamilAto jIvanadIpa jhaLakI UThyo! DaoN. surezabhAI jhaverI mohanabhAInA manamohaka anubhavo mohanalAla dhanajI kuriA namaskAra e ja camatkAra pU. A. zrI. vijaya auSadho jyAM hAre che, AsthA pUrNacaMdrasUrIzvarajI ma.sA. tyAM vijayI bane che... caMbalanI khataranAka khINomAM 13 divasa rivolvara jyAre ramakaDuM bane che jyAre mahAmaMtra rakSaka bane che. zraddhA ane maMtranI tAkAta vaira visarjaka maitrI sarjaka zrI kAMtilAlabhAI pArekha zrI navakAra (kiraNabhAi) vanaspati para navakArano prayoga pU. paM. zrI hemaratnavijayajI ma. paThANanA bhUta para navakArano prabhAva pU. gaNivaryazrI mahodayasAgarajI ma.sA. jIvanasAthI navakArane nahi ja choDuM sA. zrI cArUdharmAzrIjI daivI upasargamAM aDagatA samavasaraNanAM darzana thayAM dehabhAna bhUlAI gayuM namaskAra tyAM camatkAra vidhikAra zrI narendrabhAI naMdu bAvAjInuM vazIkaraNa niSphaLa navakAre jIvana bakSya 2 75 85 93 * n m & 6 6 & ki ki R & & A 98 VIII Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 100 101 melI vidyA niSphaLa thaI navakAra maMtre ugAryA tiryaMcano tAraNahAra navakAra yamadUta khAlI hAthe pAchA pharyA have tuM navakArano kroDapati thA!' paM. abhayasAgarajI ma. nAM ajaba anubhavo navakAramaMtrano ajaba prabhAva vidhikAra zrI narendrabhAI naMdu ema. esa. pATaDiyA draupadIbena ema. zAha zrI kAMtilAla khImacaMda zAha hasamukhabhAI sI. zAha pU. gaNivarya zrI mahAyaza sAgarajI ma. pU. A. zrI vijaya kIrticaMdrasUrIzvarajI ma. 106 107 110 112 114 mAnava jethI deva bane che A to amArAM chokarAM ya jANe che! pArasIbhAino preraka patra narendrane navakAra phaLyo dhanajIbhAI dhanya banyA sApa paNa sAnukULa banyo nava jIvana ApanAra navakAra jaMgalamAM maMgala ghoDInI gulAmI gaI dharatIkaMpamAM niSkapatA Ape zrI navakAra AnaMdanA odha umaTayA pUranA pANI osarI gayAM behozImAM paNa zrI navakAra jApa mahApratApI zrI navakAra 116 117 119 120 120 121 122 123 vijayabhadra' rasikalAla sI. pArekha "zrI munIndra' 126 126 127 127 128 128 pU.A. zrI vijaya arihaMtasiddha sUrIzvarajI ma.sA. tananA rogono haNanAra zrI navakAra daivI Apatti haranAra zrI navakAra viSama viSahara zrI navakAra upasarga rakSaka zrI navakAra zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtrano prabhAva zrI navakAra maMtranI zraddhAno camatkAra zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtrano pratApa zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtranuM teja kamaLanuM kAramuM kaSTa TaLyuM! 128 129 129 129 130 pU.paM. zrI abhayasAgarajI ma.sA. 134 135 136 138 a.sau. pAnabAI rAyazI harazI - IX Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maMtra nAno mahimA moTo navakAre ziyaLa bacAvyuM navakAre mAla bacAvyo jAdu upara jAdu ajaba karizmA navakAra kA akasmAtamAMthI ugAryA amerikAmAM ajAyabI jAdugara ke. lAlanAM anubhavo samAdhi maraNanI cAvI - zrI navakAra mahAmaMtrano mahimA bhUtano bhaya bhAgI gayo varasAdanuM vighna TaLyuM musalamAna navakAra gaNe che akasmAtamAMthI ugarI gayA bhUtano bhaya dUra thayo Aga TharI gaI kensara kensala thayuM savA lAkha navakArathI sAruM thayuM DAkuM DarI gayA kAra kamAla bacI julamakhoro jhukI gayA gebI mAra gAyaba thaI gayo! navakAra ane huM navakAra mAro belI che corAyelI AMgI pAchI maLI e pathadarzaka koNa haze? ane jIbhamAM amI pAchuM AvI gayuM navakA2thI maMtrita rajoharaNano camatkAra abhayadAtA zrI navakAra mALA sonerI thaI, sugaMdhathI mahekI UThI anila kezavajI deDhIA pU. munizrI apUrvaratnasAgarajI ma. tathA pU. munizrI muktiratnasA. ma. 11 pU. munizrI apUrvaratnasAgarajI ma.sA. tathA pU. munizrI muktiratna sA.ma. ,, 'rakhevALa' dainika kAMtilAlabhAI karamazI vijapAra pro. ke. DI. paramAra sUrIzvarajI ma. 29 pU.A. zrI vijaya vArikheNa X '' 33 ,, 11 ' 32 22 33 33 hasamukhabhAI kapAsI pU. A. zrI indradintasUrijI ma. sA. zrI padmayazAzrIjI puSpAvatIbena sI. zAha pU. munizrI jinacaMdravijayajI ma. sA. zrI nemazrIjI sA. zrI mInAkumArIjI bAbulAla e. zeTha ,, sA. zrI sunaMdAbAi mahAsatIjI 140 142 143 144 145 146 147 149 150 152 155 155 155 155 155 156 156 156 156 157 157 158 159 161 162 165 166 167 167 168 Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 175 anyAyI lekhano aMta Avyo sva. zrI sunaMdAbAI mahAsatIjI 169 sApanuM jhera UtarI gayuM "saMdeza sAptAhikamAMthI... 170 ciMtA cUraNahAra navakAra raMjanabena ANaMdajI gaDA 172 aniSTone aTakAvanAra mahAmaMtra navakAra vaidyarAja kAMtilAla devacaMda zAha 173 gaLAnI gAMTha gAyaba thaI pU. muni zrI amIcaMdajI mahArAja 175 jalodara jabdha thayuM pU. muni zrI amIcaMdajI mahArAja 175 kUtarAe pratikramaNa (pIchehaTha) karyuM! 175 pIranI naDatara dUra thaI nAsura nAsI gayo 176 jaMgalamAM maMgala thayuM 176 jIvanadAtA zrI navakAra zrI ThAkarazI mANekajI zAha 176 sAgara zAMta thayo zrI padamazI khImajI cheDA 178 cakalIne jIvADanAra navakAra zrI jitendra nAnajI cheDA 179 mahAmaMtrano anero prabhAva sA. zrI jyoti prabhAzrIjI 180 namaskAra samo maMtro, na bhUto na bhaviSyati zrI devajIbhAI dAmajI khonA 181 bhavajala pAra utAre zrI khuzAlacaMdabhAI khetazI 182 aMdhere meM eka prakAza sA. zrI amRtazrIjI navakAra mAro belI che damayaMtIbena premacaMda kApaDIyA gAMDApaNa jatuM rahyuM pU. zrI rAjendra muni lAkaDuM jarA paNa khasyuM nahi pU. pradhAna vijayajI ma. sA. 186 eno mahimA aparaMpAra hamIramala ke. zAha 187. navakAra pAse... mota nAse jayaMtilAla hImajIbhAI gAMdhI 188 samaro divasa ne rAta bhavAnajIbhAI murajI bhejANI 189 vipna vinAzaka zrI navakAra susAdhvI zrI caMdraprabhAzrIjI 190 jIvana rakSaka-vighna vinAzaka zrI navakAra zAMtilAla dalIcaMda vasA 191 AMtarika anubhavanA oDakAra saMgrAhaka : saMpAdaka 193 navakAra mahAmaMtrano prabhAva pU.sA. zrI. harakhazrIjI ma.sA. 194 zIla rakSaka zrI navakAra zazikAMtabhAI ke. mahetA 196 khullI kitAba parIkSA zrI saraMpaca lAlubhA vAghelAnA anubhavo 204 zrI maMtrAdhirAja mahAmaMtra zrI navakAranuM teja bIjala zAha 207 vighnahartA - mArgadarzaka zrI navakAra mahAmaMtrI modI subhASacaMdra zAmaLadAsa 208 jenA haiye zrI navakAra, tene kema game saMsAra? pUA. zrImad vijayarAmacaMdrasUrizvarajI mahArAja 211 183 184 185 200 XI Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ navakAra mahAmaMtra ke prabhAvase sAMpa bhI zAMta ho jAtA hai mahAmantrakI mahimA mahAmantrase maiMne pAyA netra jyotidAtA mahAmantra zradhyAse nata hotA mastaka navakArase saMkaTa pAra bhayabhaMjaka navakAra viSa amRta ho jAya navajIvanadAtA navakAramantra nAsUra naSTa huA kabUtara aura navakAra pAgalapana palAyana huA zrI navakAra mahAmaMtra saMbaMdhI sAhitya 5 hindI vibhAga pU. munizrI narendravijayajI 'navala' pU. premamunijI ma. XII pU. udayacandrajI ma. pU. gautamamunijI 'prathama' 21 sA. zrI cA~dakuMvarajI ma. sA. sA. zrI sumanaprabhAjI 'sudhA' pU. gaNivarya zrI jayanta vijayajI ma. zrI ratanalAla siMdhI zrI tejamalajI jaina zrI harirAma prajApata sA. zrI arcanAjI munizrI jasakaraNajI ma. saMpAdaka 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 16 17 Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtra mahimA garbhita zAstrIya zlokArtho sarvapApArimantraM, karmanirmUlamantram / mantraM saMsArasAraM, trijagadanupamaM saMsArocchedamantraM, viSamaviSaharaM, mantraM siddhipradAnaM zivasukhajananaM, kevalajJAnamantraM, mantra namaOA-mantra, nava nava pita, nanirvAgamantram [mahAmaMtra zrI navakAra e saMsAramAM sArabhUta maMtra che, traNa jagatamAM anupama che, sarva pApone nAza ka2nA2 che, saMsArano uccheda karanAra che, viSama prakAranA viSane haranAra che, karmane nirmUla karAvanAra che, siddhine prApta karAvanAra che. zivasukhanuM kAraNa che. kevalajJAnanI prApti karAvanAra che. AvA prakAranA adbhuta sAmarthyavALA parameSThi maMtrane he bhavyo! tamo vAraMvAra japo. jApa karAyelo A namaskAra mahAmaMtra janma-maraNanI jaMjALamAMthI jIvone choDAvanA2 che.] namaskAra arihaMtane, vAsita jehanuM citta, dhanya teha kRtapuNya te, jIvita tAsa pavitta. ArtadhyAna tasa navi hue, navi hue durgativAsa, bhavakSaya karatAM re samaratAM, lahIe sukRta abhyAsa. 1 -- huM dhanya chuM ke mane anAdi anaMta bhavasamudramAM acittva ciMtAmaNi evo paMca parameSThiono namaskAra prApta thayo. 2 -- navakAra e jinazAsanano sAra che, cauda pUrvano samyag uddhAra che. navakAra jenA manane viSe sthira che tene saMsAra zuM kare? arthAt kAMI paNa ka2vA samartha nathI. 3 -- navakAra e sarva zreyomAM parama zreya che, sarva mAMgalikane viSe parama mAMgalika che, sarva 5 puNyone viSe 52ma puNya che ane sarva phaLone viSe 52ma ramya phaLa che. 4-paMca navakAra ciMtavavA mAtrathI paNa jala ane agnine thaMbhAvI de che. tathA ari, mAri, cora ane rAjA-saMbaMdhI ghora upasargono saMpUrNapaNe nAza kare che. 5-- zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtra duHkhane hare che, sukhane kare che, yazane utpanna kare che, bhavasamudrane zoSave che, tathA A namaskAra A loka ane paralokanAM saghaLAM sukhonuM mULa che. 6 -- zrI navakAramaMtrano eka akSara sAta sAgaropamanuM pApa nAza kare che, zrI navakAramaMtranA eka pada vaDe pacAsa sAgaropamanuM pApa nAza pAme che ane samagra navakAra vaDe pAMcaso sAgaropamanuM pApa nAza pAme che. -6 -je eka lAkha vAra navakA2ne vidhipUrvaka gaNe che; te tIrthaMkara nAmakarma upArjana kare che. temAM jarA paNa saMdeha nathI. 8-- prakRSTa bhAvathI parameSThiono karelo eka paNa namaskAra, pavana jema jalane zoSavI nAkhe, tema saklu kalezajALane chedI nAkhe che. 9 -- aMta samaye jenA daza prANo paMca namaskAranI sAthe jAya che, te mokSane na pAme to paNa vaimAnika avazya thAya che. 10 je koI mokSe gayA che ane je koI karma malathI rahita banIne mokSe jAya che, te sarva paNa zrI jinanavakA2nA ja prabhAve che, ema jANo. 11 --parama maMtrarUpa A navakAra maMgalanuM ghara che, te saMsArano vilaya karanAra che; sakala saMghane cu Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sukha upajAvanA2 che, ciMtavavA mAtrathI sukhane 52mapadanuM kAraNa che, temAM paNa te navakAra ja denA2o thAya che. 52mayogIo vaDe vicArAya che. 12--praNava eTale OMkAra, mAyA eTale DrIMkAra ane aha je prabhAvazALI maMtrabIjo che, te sarvanuM mULa eka pravara navakAramaMtra che. arthAt iiN aha vagere maMtrabIjonA mULamAM zrI navakAramaMtra rahelo che. 13-- cittathI ciMtaveluM, vacanathI prArtheluM ane kAyAthI prAraMbheluM kArya tyAM sudhI ja siddha thatuM nathI, ke jyAM sudhI zrIpaMcaparameSThinamaskArane smaravAmAM nathI Avyo. 14-- - bhojana samaye, zayana samaye, jAgavAnA samaye, praveza samaye, bhaya vakhate, kaSTa vakhate, ema sarva samaye kharekhara! paMca-namaskArane smaravo joIe. 15--je kAMI paramatattva che ane je kAMI --Urdhvaloka, adholoka ane tiryazlokamAM zrI jina navakAra pradhAna che tathA samasta bhuvanamAM narasukha, surasukha ane zivasukhonuM 52ma kAraNa che. 3 16--yogI puruSo A ja navakAramaMtranuM samyag rItie ArAdhana karIne parama lakSmIne pAmI traNe loka vaDe pUjAya che. -te kAraNa sUtAM ane UThatAM A navakArane anavarata satata gaNavo joIe. bhavya lokone te nizcaye duHkhane daLanAro tathA sukhane utpanna karanAro thAya che. 4 -janmatI vakhate te gaNavAmAM Ave to janma 17-- hajAro pApone karanArA tathA seMkaDo jaMtuone haNanAra tiryaMco paNa A maMtranI sArI rItio ArAdhanA karIne svargane pAmyA che. zrI laghu namaskAra phala stotranA artha 18 -- aho! A jagatamAM paMca namaskAra koI viziSTa udAra che, ke je pote ATha ja saMpadAne dhAraNa kare che, chatAM satpuruSone te anaMta saMpadAne Ape che. - ghanaghAtI karmathI mukta arihaMto, sarva pAmyA bAda Rddhine ApanAro thAya che ane siddho, pravara AcAryo, upAdhyAyo tathA sarva avasAna vakhate te gaNavAmAM Ave to maraNa thayA sAdhuo-zreSTha lakSaNane dhAraNa karanArA e bAda sugatine ApanAro thAya che. 5 pAMceya parameSThione karelo namaskAra saMsAramAM bhaTakatA bhavya jIvone 52ma zaraNarUpa che. 1-2 2 20--tuM mAre utkRSTa mAtA che, pitA che, netA che, deva che, sattva che, tattva che, mati che ane gati che. - Apatti vakhate tene gaNavAmAM Ave to seMkaDo ApattionuM ullaMghana thAya che ane RddhinI vakhate tene gaNavAmAM Ave to te Rddhi vistArane pAme che. 6 -A navakA2ne zvAsanI jema kaMThane viSe je sthApana kare che, te devatAo hoya to navalakSmIne pAme che tathA naravarendro hoya to vidyAdharanA tejane prApta kare che. 7 -sarpathI karaDAyelAnA viSano jema gAruDamaMtra nAza kare che tema navakAra mahAmaMtra samagra pAparUpI viSano nAza kare che. 8 paMca parameSTi dhyAnathI Atma riddhi pAmaMta siddhi karIne sAdhyanI karatA bhavano aMta.'- 1 5 Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ -zuM A navakAra e mahAratna che? athavA ane mAri vagereno bhaya kAMI karI zakato nathI tathA ciMtAmaNi samAna che? ke kalpavRkSa samAna che? sakala pApo durito nAza pAme che. 18 nahi, nahi, e to tenAthI paNa adhikatara che. - zrI jina-navakAranA prabhAvathI vyAdhi, ciMtAmaNiratna vagere ane kalpataru e to mAtra jala, agni, cora, siMha, hAtha, saMgrAma, sarpa eka janmamAM sukhanAM kAraNa che, jyAre zreSTha evo AdinA bhayo tatpaNa nAza pAme che. 19 navakAra to svargApavargane ApanAro che. 9-10 -A navakAra sura, siddha, khecara vagere vaDe - je kAMI paramatattva che ane je kAMI parama bhaNAyo che. tene je koI bhaktiyukta banIne bhaNe padanuM kAraNa che, temAM paNa A navakAra ja parama- che, te parama nirvANane pAme che. 20 yogIo vaDe vicArAya che. 11 - aTarvI, parvata, araNyanA madhyamAM smaraNa - je eka lAkha navakArane gaNe ane zrI karAyelo A navakAra bhayane nAza kare che ane mAtA jinezvara devane vidhipUrvaka pUje, te zrI tIrtha jema putradohitronuM rakSaNa kare che, tema seMkaDo karavAmagotrane bAMdhe emAM saMdeha nathI. 12 bhavyonuM rakSaNa kare che. 21 -pAMca mahAvidehanI pravara 160 vijayo, ke - paMca navakAra ciMtavavA mAtrathI paNa jala ane jyAM zAzvatakALa che, tyAM paNa A jina-navakAra agnine thaMbhAvI de che tathA ari, mAri, cora ane niraMtara bhaNAya che. 13 rAjAonA ghora upasargono nAza kare che. 22 -pAMca airAvata ane pAMca bharatamAM paNa - jeonI hRdayarUpI guphAmAM navakArarUpI kesarI zAzvata sukhane denAra Aja navakAra gaNAya siMha niraMtara rahelo che, teonA ATha karmanI che. 14 gAMTharUpI hAthInA samUha samasta prakAre nAza -maratI vakhate je kRtArtha puruSe A navakAra pAmelA che. 23 ' prApta karyo te devalokane viSe jAya che ane - paMca namaskArarUpI sArathIthI niyukta ane paramapadane paNa pAme che. 15 jJAnarUpI ghoDAthI joDAyelo tapa, saMyama ane - A kALa anAdi che, A jIva anAdi che dAnarUpI ratha pragaTapaNe parama nivaNane viSe laI ane A jina dharma paNa anAdi che. jyArathI e che jAya che. 24 tyArathI navakAra bhavya jIvo vaDe bhaNAya che. 16 -je jina zAsanano sAra che, caturdaza pUrvAno - je koI mole gayA che ane je koI karma malathI samyagu uddhAra che, te navakAra jenA manane viSe rahita banIne mokSe jAya che, te sarve paNa jina- sthira che, tene saMsAra zuM kare? arthAta kAMI paNa navakAranA ja prabhAve che, ema jANo. 17 karavA samartha nathI. 25 - navakAranA prabhAvathI DAkinI, vetAla, rAkSasa "anubhavagaMgA samo mahAmaMtra navakAra niraMtara vaheto karo, nija hRdaya mojhAra."-2 Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI vRddha namaskAra phala stotranA artha he bhadra! atyaMta bhayaMkara evA bhAvazatrunA jananIonI mAphaka DAkiNIo paNa thoDI paNa samudAya upara vijaya meLavanAra arihaMtone, pIDAne karatI nathI, temaja maMtra, taMtra ane yaMtranA karmamalathI atyaMta zuddha thayelA siddha bhagavaMtone, prakAro paNa rUMdhAI jAya che. arthAta kAMI karI AcArane pALanArA AcArya bhagavaMtone, bhAvasUtra- zaktA nathI. 12 dAyI upAdhyAya bhagavaMtone tathA zivasukhanA sAdhaka paMca namaskAranA sAmarthyathI agni kamalanA sarva sAdhu bhagavaMtone namaskAra karavAne niraMtara puMja jevo, siha ziyALa jevo ane vanahastI ughukta thA, arthAt siddhisukhanA sAdhanabhUta mRganA baccA jevo banI jAya che. 13 evA te namaskAra pratye samAhita-aMtaHkaraNa e kAraNe A navakAra sura, becara, vagere vaDe vALo banIne tathA kuvikalpono tyAga karIne parama besatAM, UThatAM, alatAM pAmatAM ke paDatAM parama AdaravALo thA. 2-3-4 bhaktipUrvaka smaraNa karAya che. 14 kAraNa ke-A namaskAra saMsAra-samarAMgaNamAM vaLI zraddhArUpI diveTa ane bahumAnarUpI che tela paDelA AtmAone asaMkhya duHkhonA layanuM kAraNa jemAM tathA mithyAtvarUpI timirane haranAro evo che tathA zivapaMthano parama hetu che. 5 A navakArarUpI zreSTha dIpaka dhanya puruSonA vaLI te kalyANa-kalpatarunuM avagaeN bIja che, manarUpI bhavanane viSe zobhe che. 15 saMsArarUpI himagirinA zikharone ogALavA mATe pracaMDa sUryatulya che, pApa bhujaMgone vaza karavA mATe jeonA manarUpI vananikuMjamAM navakArarUpI kesarI. garuDa pakSI che, daridratAnA kaMdane mULathI ukheDI kizorasiMhanuM baccuM rame che, teone aniSTarUpI hAthIonA ToLAno saMyoga thato nathI. 16 nAkhavA mATe varAha-sUaranI dADhA che, samyakta ratnane prathama utpana thavA mATe rohANAcalanI nibiDa beDIonI ghaTanA che jemAM tevuM kedakhAnuM dharaNI che, sugatinA AyuSyabaMdharUpI vRkSano ke vajapaMjarano nirodha tyAM sudhI ja pIDA kare che, puSpogama che ane vizuddha evA saddharmanI ke jyAM sudhI te saralAtmana! paMca navakArarUpI zreSTha nirvighna siddhinuM-nirmaLa prAptinuM cihana che. maMtra japavAmAM Avyo nathI. 17 6-7-8 darpiSTa, duSTa niSphara ane atyaMta rUjha evI vaLI jyAre vidhivihita sarva ArAdhanAnA paNa bIjAonI daSTi tyAM sudhI ja pIDA kare che, ke prakAra vaDe kAmita phala saMpAdana karavA mATe pradhAna jyAM sudhI navakAramaMtrane cittanapUrvaka jovAyuM maMtra tulya navakArano prabhava thAya che, tyAre zatru nathI. 18 paNa mitra banI jAya che, tAlapuTa viSa paNa amRta maraNa, samarAMgaNa ane mallonA samAgama banI jAya che ane bhayaMkara aTavI cittane AnaMda vakhate ke gAmanagarAdinA gamana vakhate navakAranuM ApanAra vAsabhavana jevI banI jAya che. 9-10 smaraNa karanArAone rakSaNa arthAt zaraNanI ane coro paNa rakSaNapaNAne pAme che, graho anugraha sanmAnanI prApti thAya che. 19 karavAvALA thAya che ane apazukana paNa zubha tathA jAjvalyamAna maNiprabhAvaDe praphulla zukanathI sAdhya phaLane ApanArA banI jAya che. 11 evI vizAla phaNipatinI phaNAnA samUhathI prasAra zaraNa graho parameSTinuM soMpI tana-mana-vitta hita thAze nija AtmanuM TaLaze bhavabhaya mIta.'-3] Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pAmatA kiraNonA bhArathI bhAgI gayuM che bhayaMkara siMcanathI parivardhita evA paMca namaskArarUpI vRkSanA aMdhakAra jyAMnuM evA pAtAla lokanA viSe, koI eka phalanA vilAsano vizeSa che. 26 thI 32 ciMtavatAnI sAthe ja ghaTamAna che cittAhalAdaka IjiyanA viSayo jemane evA dAnavono je vaLI zveta divyAMzukathI DhaMkAyelA devazayAne vilAsa che, te navakAranA phaLano eka leza viSe chIpolInA paDanI madhyamAM rahela muktAphalanI che. 20-21 jema aMdara aMga sahita je utpanna thAya che ane utpanna thayA bAda je Ajanma saubhAgya ane vaLI viziSTa padavI, vidyA, vijJAna, vinaya yuvAvasthAyukta, janma ramyatanuM, Ajanma ane nyAyathI nipuNa, asmalita prasaravALuM, roga, jarA, raja ane sveda rahita zarIrayukta, prasAra pAmatA manohara yazathI bharAI gayuM che Ajanma snAyunasa, vasA-carabI, ati tapAveluM bhuvanatala jemAM, atyaMta anurakta evA kalatra mAMsa ane rUdhirAdi zarIranA malathI vimukta tathA ane putrAdi sakalasukhI svajanavALuM, AjJAnI rAha Ajanma aplAna puSpamAlA ane zreSTha jotAM utsAhI ane dakSa gRhakarma karanAra devadUSane dhAraNa karanAra tathA uttama jAtya kAMcana parijanavALuM, avicchinna lavamInA vistAra ane taruNa dinakara samAna che zarIranI zobhA jenI, yukta evuM svAmipaNuM, bhogIpaNuM ane dAnIpaNuM pAMca prakAranA ratnamaya AbharaNonA kiraNothI tenA vaDe zreSTha, rAjA amAtyAdi viziSTa loka kaburita che diphacakra jene; laTakatA kuMDalonI ane prajAjana vaDe bahumAna, yathAciMtita phala prApti vaDe suMdara ane virodhI lokonA cittane prabhAvathI prabhAsita che saMpUrNa gaMDamaMDala jene, ramaNIya ramaNazIla deva-ramaNIonA samudAyanA paNa camatkAra karanAruM, evuM manuSyapaNuM je prApta thAya che, te paNa navakAranA phalano eka leza manane haraNa karanAra eka helA vaDe grahacakrane pADavA ane bhUtalane bhADavA samartha, lIlApUrvaka che. 22-23-24-25 sakala kulAcalanA samudAyane cUravA ane mAnasa vaLI sarva aMgoe pradhAna zobhAyukta cosaTha pramukha mahAsarovara, saritA, draha ane sAgaronA hajAra aMte-urIvALuM, batrIsa hajAra moTA prabhAva- pANIne pralaya kAlanA pavananI jema ekI sAthe zALI sAmaMta rAjAonA AdhipatyavALuM, moTA zoSavA samartha, moTA ane ghaNA evAM vaikriya rUpo nagara sadaza chanuM kroDa gAmanA vistAravALuM, vaDe ekI sAthe traNa lokane pUravA tathA paramANu mAtra devanagara samAna bahoMtara hajAra zreSTha nagarovALuM, rUpane paNa karavA samartha, eka hAthanI pAMca bahusaMkhya kheDa, kabbaDa, maDaMba, droNamukha vagere AMgaLIo upara pratyekanA agrabhAgane viSe ghaNI vastIovALuM dedIpyamAna, manohara ane ekI sAthe pAMceya merune dhAraNa karavAne samartha, bahu suMdara evA rathonA samudAyathI yukta rAjamArgovALuM, zuM kahevuM? eka kSaNamAM sat dekhADavAne tathA karavAne duzmananA samudAyane cagadI nAkhavAne samartha evA nize samartha tathA namatA evA devasamUhanA mastaka pAyadaLanI senAnA samudAyavALuM, atyaMta mada upara rahela maNinA kiraNanI zreNI vaDe vyApta che jharatA che gaMDasthala jenA evA tarala turaMgonI caraNo jenA, bhUbhaMga vaDe Adeza karAyelo ane mALAvALuM, sola hajAranI saMkhyAvALA yakSonA harSita thayelo sasaMbhramapaNe Ubho thato parivAra samudAyathI surakSita, navanidhi ane cauda ratnonA jeno, citavatAnI sAthe turata ja saMghaTita thato che prabhAvathI prAdurbhAva pAmatA sakala arthovALuM cha anukULa viSayono samudAya jene, ratinA rasa vaDe khaMDa bharatakSetranuM adhipatipaNuM bhuvanane viSe je bharapUra vilAsa karavAne viSe niraMtara rakta nirmala prApta thAya che te paNa kharekhara zraddhAsalilanA avadhijJAna animeSa daSTi vaDe joyA che mahAmaMtra dhvani thakI zamato bhava paritApa dhvaMza karIne pApano Ape sukha amApa."-4 Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jovAlAyaka padArtho jeNe, samakAle udaya pAmelI che saghaLI zubha karmanI prakRtio jene tathA RddhinA prabaMdhathI manohara evA vimAnonA samudAyonuM prApta thayuM che adhipatipaNuM jene, evo askhalita prasaravALo surendra paNa lAMbA kALa sudhI je devalokanuM pAlana kare che, te saghaLuM sadbhAvagarbhita paMca namaskAranI thayelI ArAdhanAnI lIlAno ja eka lava che, ema jANo. 33 thI 47 Urdhva, adho ane titi svarUpa traNa lokarUpI raMga maMDapamAM dravya, kSetra, kAla ane bhAvane AzrI je koIne je kAMI Azcaryajanaka atizaya vizeSa dekhAya che athavA saMbhaLAya che, te sarva paNa namaskAranA smaraNano ja eka mahimA jANavo. 48-49 jaladurgane viSe, sthaladurgane viSe, parvatadurgane viSe, smazAnadurgane viSe athavA anyatra paNa durga eTale kaSTapadane viSe eka navakAra ja trANa ane zaraNa che. 50 vazIkaraNa, uccATaNa, thobhaNa, prasUti, kSobha ane staMbhana Adi kAryone viSe vidhipUrvaka prayukta thayelo navakAra ja samartha che. 51 anya maMtrothI prAraMbhelAM je kAryo vaza thayAM nathI, te sarva paNa navakAranA smaraNapUrvaka prAraMbhelAM hoya te zIghra siddha thAya che. 52 te kAraNa mATe sakala siddhio ane maMgalone icchatA AtmAe sarvatra sadA samyak prakAre navakA2ne ciMtavavo joIe. 53 jAgatAM, sUtAM, chIMkatAM, besatAM, UThatAM, UbhA rahetAM, cAlatAM, skhalanA pAmatAM ke nIce paDatAM A parama maMtrane ja nizce anusaravo joIe - vAraMvAra smaraNa karavo joIe. 54 5 gotrAdinI prApti thatI nathI tathA janmAMtaramAM paNa tene pharI vAra A navakAranI prApti paNa durlabha thatI nathI. 56 vaLI je manuSya eka lAkha navakArane akhaMDapaNe gaNe tathA zrI jinezvaradeva ane saMghanI pUjA kare, te tIrthaMkaranAma-karmane bAMdhe che. 57 puNyAnubaMdhI puNyavALA je AtmAe A navakArane prApta karyo che, tenI naraka ane tiryaMcagatio avazya rokAI gaI che. 55 navakAranA prabhAvathI janmAMtarane viSe paNa pradhAna jAti, kula, rUpa, Arogya ane saMpadAo prApta thAya che. 58 cittathI ciMtaveluM, vacanathI prArtheluM ane kAyAthI prAraMbheluM kArya tyAM sudhI ja thatuM nathI, ke jyAM sudhI A navakArane smaravAmAM Avyo nathI. 59 vaLI A navakArathI manuSya saMsAramAM kadi paNa dAsa preSya, durbhAga, nIca ke vikalendriya- apUrNa iMdriyavALo thato nathI. 60 vaLI bahu varNana ka2vAthI zuM? A jagatamAM tevuM kAMI ja nathI, ke je bhakti prayukta A navakAra vaDe jIvone prApta na thAya. 62 52ma durlabha evA parama padanA sukhone paNa jo A pamADe, to tenA anuSThAnathI sAdhya anya sukhonI to gaNanA ja zI? 63 parama-pada-pu2ne jeo pAmyA che, pAmaze ane pAme che, te sarve paMca namaskArarUpI mahArathanA sAmarthya-yoge ja che. 64 lAMbA kALa sudhI tapane tapyo, cAritrane pALyuM, ghaNAM zAstrane bhaNyo, paNa jo navakArane viSe rati na thaI, to te saghaLuM niSphaLa gayuM (jANavuM.) 65 caturaMga senAne viSe jema senAnI dIpaka samAna che, tema darzanajJAna-cAritra ane tapanI ArAdhanA viSe bhAva namaskAra dIpaka samAna che. 66 bhAva namaskAra rahita jIve anaMtI vAra dravya liMgane niSphaLapaNe grahaNa karyAM ane mUkyAM, ema samajIne he suMdara! tuM ArAdhanAne viSe ekamanavALo banI bhAvapUrvaka tene (bhAva namaskArane) manane viSe dhAraNa kara. 67-68 vaLI kahyuM che ke A navakAra jeNe bhAvathI prApta karyo che tene vAraMvAra apayaza ane nIca 'surata zvAsa aikya thakI sadA samaro navakAra saccidAnaMda Avaze nakkI nija darabAra.'-5 Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devAnupriya! pharIpharIne tane prArthanA karIe smaraNa karAya che, kAraNa ke-te dvAdazAMgano ja artha chIe ke-saMsAra sAgaramAM setu samAna namaskAra che. 78 pratye tuM zithila (anAdaravALo) banIza saghaLuMe dvAdazAMga pariNAma vizuddhinA nahi. 69 hetu mAtra che. navakAra paNa te ja kAraNa svarUpa kAraNa ke janma-jarA-maraNathI vadhAre bhayaMkara hovAthI dvAdazAMgAthe kema nahi? 79 svarUpavALA A saMsAraaraNyane viSe maMdapuNya- te mATe tatacitta ane vizuddha vezyA yukta vALA jIvone A navakAra prApta thato nathI. 70 banIne AtmAne kRtArtha mAnatA te navakAranuM ja rAdhA-putalI spaSTapaNe vidhavI e durlabha nathI. samyagu rItie vAraMvAra smaraNa karavuM joIe. 80 girine mULathI ukheDavo e durlabha nathI tathA koNa evA sakarNa, maraNa vakhate raNamAM gaganatalane viSe pharavuM e durlabha nathI paNa eka jayapatAkA grahaNa karanAra subhaTanI jema karNane navakArane pAmavo e ja durlabha che. 71 amRtanA chaMTakAva tulya navakArano Adara na sarvatra koI paNa kALe ane sthaLe vidhirUpI kare? 81 dhanavALA puruSe "Aja eka zaraNa che' ema mAnIne prakRSTa bhAvathI parameSThione karelo eka paNa navakArane smaravo joIe, to paNa ArAdhanAkALe namaskAra pavana jema jalane zoSavI nAkhe, tema maraNa samaye tene vizeSa smaravo joIe. 72 sakala klezajALane chedI nAkhe che. 82 A navakAra e ArAdhanArUpI patAkAne grahaNa aMtasamaye saMvigna mana vaDe, asmalita, karavA mATe hAtha che, svargApavargane mATe mArga che spaSTa ane madhura svara vaDe tathA karabaddha yogatathA durgationA dvArone rokavA mATe moTI mudrAthI yukta padmAsane beThelI kAyA vaDe samyaka argalA che. 73. prakAre saMpUrNa navakArane svayaM uccAraNa kare, e anyakALe paNa A navakAra nitya bhaNavA utsarga vidhi che. athavA baLa ghaTavAthI jo tema lAyaka, gaNavA lAyaka ane sAMbhaLavA lAyaka ane karavA samartha na hoya, to parameSThionA nAmane sArI rIte anuprekSA-citavana karavA lAyaka che, to anusaranArA 'malanADasA' evA pAMca akSarone pachI maraNa kALa mATe to pUchavuM ja zuM? 74. samyaka prakAre maunapaNe parAvartana kare. jo koI ghara saLage tyAre gharano svAmI jema zeSa kAraNe tema karavA paNa azakta hoya, to 'kom' vastune choDIne Apatti nivAraNa mATe samartha evA evA eka akSaranuM dhyAna kare; kAraNa ke-e akSara eka ja mahAratnane grahaNa kare che. 75 vaDe arahaMta, azarIrI, AcArya, upAdhyAya ane sarva munivaro saMgrahita thayelA che. e-pAceya tathA bAMdhI che bhrakuTI jemaNe evA bhaToe nAmonI AdimAM rahelA akSaronI saMdhinA karIne vyApta evA raNasaMkaTa vakhate subhaTa jema pta avA raNasaMkaTa vakhata subhaTa jama prayogothI nize A oMkAra banelo che, ema kArya karavAne samartha eka ja amogha zastrane dhAraNa sarvajJa paramAtmAoe pharamAveluM che. enuM dhyAna kare che. 76 karavAthI nize pAMceya parameSTione spaSTapaNe e rIte aMtakALe agara pIDA samaye tadgata dhyAyA che athavA je e(eka akSara)nuM dhyAna manavALA sakala dvAdazAMga zrutaskaMdhane savistara karavAne paNa asamartha che, te pAse rahelA kalyANaciMtavavA mATe samartha thatA nathI. 77 mitronA samudAya pAsethI paMca navakArane sAMbhaLe tethI maraNa samaye dvAdazAMga choDIne samyapha ane sAMbhaLatI vakhate haiyAmAM A pramANe bhAvanA prakAre A parameSTi namaskAra ja teo vaDe kare. 83 thI 89 navakArane hAlo gaNe, tene vhAlA gaNe navakAra bAMdhI sagAI choDe nahIM, dilano mahA dAtAra." 7 Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A navakAra e sAranI gAMThaDI che, A navakAra agni kadAca zItala thaI jAya ane surasaritAe koI durlabha vastunI prApti che, A navakAra AkAza-gaMgA kadAca sAMkaDA mArgavALI thaI jAya, e ISTano samAgama che ane A navakAra e eka paraMtu A navakAra paramapadapUre na laI jAya, e bane parama tattva che. 90 ja nahi. 101 aho ho! Aje huM bhavasamudranA taTane pAmyo ananya hRdaya ane vizuddha 'lezyA vaDe chuM, anyathA, kayAM huM? kyAM A? ane kayAM mAro ArAdhAyelo A navakAra saMsAranA ucchedane tenI sAtheno samAgama? 91 karanAro che. te kAraNe tene viSe zithila na thAohuM dhanya chuM, ke jeNe anAdi anaMta bhavasamudramAM tenA upara maMda Adara na karo. 102 acittva ciMtAmaNi evo pAMca padavALo namaskAra maraNakALe smaraNa karAto A navakAra nakkI prApta karyo. 92 saMsArano uccheda karavAne samartha che, ema zrI zuM huM Aje sarva aMgone viSe amRtapaNA vaDe jinezvaroe joyeluM che. 103 pariNata thayo chuM athavA akALe ja zuM koI vaDe sala paMca namaskArane karavAnuM tAtkAlika phaLa apesukhamaya karAyo chuM? 92 zIdhra-karmano kSaya ane niyamA-nizcita maMgalanuM e rIte parama zamarasAparipUrvaka Acarelo Agamana che. 104 namaskAra, zItadhAraNa(zItopacAra)no prayoga jema tenuM kAlAMtara bhAvi phaLa be prakAranuM che : 1viSane haze tema kliSTa karmone haNI nAMkhe che. 94 A bhavasaMbaMdhI ane 2-anya bhava saMbaMdhI. A bhava aMtakALe jeNe A navakArane bhAvapUrvaka smaryo saMbaMdhI phaLa ubhaya bhavamAM samyaka sukhane ApanArA che, teNe sukhane AvyuM che ane duHkhane tilAMjali artha kAmanI prAptirUpa che. 105 ApI che. 5 A bhava sukhane ApanArA eTale akaleza ke A navakAra e pitA che, A navakAra e mAtA alpa kalezathI maLanArA, roga rahita ane vina che, A navakAra e akAraNa baMdhu che ane A navakAra rahitapaNe upabhogamAM AvanArA, sUtrokta vidhi e paramopakArI mitra che. 96 mujaba suMdara sthAnamAM-satsutromAM viniyoga zreyone viSe parama zreya, mAMgalikane viSe parama pAmanArA ane paramasukhane ApanArA. 106-107 mAMgalika, puNyone viSe parama puNya ane phalone have anya bhava saMbaMdhI paMcanamaskAranuM phaLa e viSe ramya phaLa paNa A navakAra ja che. 97 che ke-namaskArane pAmelA ane tenI virAdhanA nahi tathA A lokarUpI gharathI nIkaLIne paralokanA karanArA AtmA jo koI kAraNasara te ja bhavane viSe mArge pravartelA jIvarUpI pathikone A navakAra parama muktine na pAme, to uttama devone viSe utpanna padhyadana-bhAthA tulya che. 98 thAya che. ane tyAMthI vipula kulone viSe atula jema jema tenA vargono rasa manane viSe pariNAma sukhathI yukta evuM manuSyapaNuM meLave che. parvate karma pAme che, tema tema krame karIne pANIthI bharelA kAcA rahita thaIne siddhigatine pAme che. 108-109 kuMbhanI mAphaka jIvanI karmabhraMthI layane pAme che. 99 jJAnAvaraNIyAdi karmonA anaMta pudgalono paMca namaskArarUpI sArathIthI haMkAyelo ane pratikSaNa vigama thavAthI paramArthathI navakAranA jJAnarUpI ghoDAthI joDAyelo tapa, niyama ane prathama akSara "na' kArano lAbha thAya che. zeSa saMyamarUpI ratha manuSyane nivRtti nagarIe laI jAya pratyeka akSarono lAbha paNa anaMta guNa vizuddhi che. 100 thavAthI thAya che. 11-111 janma janmanI pUMjIrUpa mahAmaMtra navakAra tene rAkho sAthamAM, aziva na Ave dvAra.'-7 . Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ e rIte jeno akeka paNa akSara atyaMta karmakSayathI e rIte pacanamaskAra mahAna arthavALo che. ema maLe che te navakAra kone vAMchita phaladAyI na zAstromAM varNana karAyelo che ane e kAraNe maraNa thAya? 112 avasara AvI lAge tyAre tenuM niraMtara ane e pramANe ubhaya lokone viSe "sukhanuM mULa che' vAraMvAra smaraNa karAya che. 116 ema jANIne ArAdhanAbhilASI che bhadra! tuM ene sAta, pAMca, sAta, sAta ane nava akSara pramANe sadA smaraNa kara; kAraNa ke paMcaparameSTine karelo che pragaTa pAMca pado jenA ane tetrIsa akSara namaskAra jIvane hajAro bhavothI mUkAve che. tathA pramANa che zreSTha cUlikA jenI, evA uttama zrI bhAvapUrvaka karAto te bodhilAbha mATe thAya che. navakAra maMtranuM tame niraMtara smaraNa (dhyAna) 113-114 ka. 117 pAMca parameSTione karelo namaskAra dhanya e rIte saMvignaziromaNi zrI jinezvarasUrinA puruSone bhavakSaya karAve che ane hRdayathI tene nahi caraNakamalane viSe bhramara samAna zrI jinacaMdrasUri, mUkanArane te vizrotasikA cittanA unmArga gamanane dUra karAyo che pApamala jenAthI evA navakAranA phalane vAranAra thAya che. 115 kahe che. 118 // zrI upadeza taraGgiNI zlokArthaH // rAtrinA chellA praharanA ardha bhAge nidrAne je mukhane viSe dhAraNa kare che, tenI bhavAntarane choDIne, duSTa karmarUpI rANAsanuM damana karavAne viSe sagati thAya che. 4 advitIya catura evA zrI parameSimaMtrane pavitra bane lokane viSe icchita phalane ApanAra manavALA thaIne mana-vacana-kAyAthI smaravo advitIya zaktivALo zrI namaskAra maMtra jayavaMta joIe. 1 voM ke jenAM pahelAM pAMca padone railokyapati zrI jo cittane viSe kalyANanA padane ApanArAM paMca tIrthaMkara devoe paMcatIrthI tarIke kahyAM che, parameSTi-manaskArarUpI maMtrarAjanAM pado jinasiddhAntanAM rahasya sArabhUta jenA aDasaTha skurAyamAna thAya che, to pachI maMtra ane akSarone aDasaTha tIrtho tarIke vakhANyAM che ane auSadhionAM mULo vaDe ke gAruDa, ciMtAmaNi ke jenI ATha saMpadAone ajJAna aMdhakArano nAza iMdrajAlo vaDe zuM kAma che? arthAta te vaDe saryuM. 2 karanArI ATha anupama siddhio tarIke varNavelI "zrI namaskAranA nave pado kharekhara sarva che. 5 siddhAntanAM sArabhUta che. temAM pahelAM pAMca pado bhojana samaye, zayana samaye, jAgavAnA samaye, ati mahAna che. puruSo tene mukhya mahAdhyeya praveza samaye, bhaya samaye, kaSTa samaye ane vaLI tarIke svIkAre che. 3 sarva samaye kharekhara! paMcanamaskArane smaraNa karavo maraNanI kSaNe pAMca parameSTirUpI pAMca ratnone joIe. 6 1. arihaMtanA Adya akSara '' thI "aSTApadatIrtha', siddhanA Adya akSara "Ni'thI "siddhAcala', AcAryanA Adya akSara 'gA' thI AbujI, upAdhyAyanA Adya akSara "3' thI ujayanta (giranArajI) ane sAdhunA Adya akSara "' thI sametazikhara, e rIte paMcatIrtha samajavAM. . "kalpataru sama jANajo, mahAmaMtra navakAra dalanahAra dAridrayano Ape sukha zrIkAra."-8 - Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ parameSTi namaskArane vAraMvAra smaraNa karIne vAra jApa kare ane zveta sugandhI lAkha puSpo vaDe ghaNA loko saMsArasAgaranA pArane pAmyA che, pAme zrI jinezvaradevanI vidhipUrvaka samyaka prakAre pUjA che ane pAmaze. 7 kare, te tribhuvana pUjya tIrthaMkara thAya. 13 zrI jinazAsanane viSe pApano nAza karanAra A potAnA sthAne hoya tyAre pUrNa uccArapUrvaka, maMtra hote chate pApo potAnI ekachatratAne vizvane mArgamAM hoya tyAre ardha uccArapUrvaka, akasmAta viSe kadI paNa na vicAro. (na dhAro, na mAno.) 8 AtaMka eTale tIvra roga athavA vedanA thaI Ave siMhathI jema madonmatta gabdha hastio, sUryathI tyAre cothA bhAganA uccArapUrvaka ane maraNAntika jema rAtri saMbaMdhI aMdhakAranA samUho, caMdrathI jema vakhataeTale maraNatulya pIDA samaye mAnasika tApa saMtApanA samudAyo, kalpavAthI jema mananI smaraNa mAtrathI (navakArane japavo joIe). 14 ciMtAo, garuDathI jema phaNAdhArI viSadhare ane kalpavRkSathI paNa adhika mahimAvALA paMcaparameSTi meghasamadAyathI jema araNyanA dAvAnaLo zAMta thAya namaskAranA pratyeka akSara upara eka hajAra ne che, tema zrI paMca-parameSi maMtranA tejathI ATha vidyAo rahelI che. prANIonA upadravo nAza pAme che. 9 jenA prabhAvathI cora mitra bane che, sarpa phUlanI paMca parameSinA pado vaDe raNasaMgrAma, sAgara, mALA thAya che, agni prabaLa jaLasvarUpa ane hAthI, sarpa, siMha, duSTa vyAdhi, agni, zatru, prabaLa jaLa sthaLa-svarUpa bane che tathA aTavI baMdhana, cora, graha, bhrama, rAkSAsa ane zAkinIthI nagara ane siMha ziyALa thaI jAya che. thanArA bhayo dUra bhAgI jAya che. 10 lokadviSTa ane priyaghAtaka vagerene paNa je parameSTi maMtra smaraNa karavA mAtrathI pApane namaskAra mitranuM mAtra smaraNa paNa, lokamAM zamAvanAro thAya che, to pachI tapathI prabaLa karelo prIti utpanna kare che, zatruone mULamAMthI dUra ane vidhithI pUjelo te zuM na kare? dUdha potAnI meLe kare che, ISTane kheMcI lAve che. vazamAM nahi ja madhura che, paNa yuktithI ukALeluM ane sAkarathI AvanArane vazamAM lAve che, tathA mAravA AvanArane mizrita kareluM to te pRthvInA amRtatulya bane paNa khaMbhita kare che. che. 11 dhyAna karAyelo maMtra A lokamAM ja sarve ApadAne te paMca-parameSThi-namayiArUpa akSaramathI dUra kare che, sarve kAmanAone pUrNa kare che tathA ArAdhanA devatA (tamAruM) rakSaNa karo, ke je paralokamAM rAjyAdinAM ane svargApavargAdi (svarga surasaMpadAonuM AkarSaNa che, muktirUpI lakSmInI ane mokSa vagere)nA sukhone Ape che. vazyatAne kare che. vipadAonuM uccATana kare che, zrI pArzvanAtha bhagavAnanI pratimAnI pUjA tathA saMsAranI cAra gatimAM utpanna thanAra AtmAnA dhUpoepAdipUrvaka zarIra ane vastra pavitra karIne duzmano pratye vidveSa dhAraNa kare che. durgati tathA mananI ekAgratA karIne tuM niraMtara te maMtrano prati gamana karavAno prayatna karatA jIvone jApa kara. aTakAve che ane je mohanuM saMmohana che, arthAta aMta samaye jenA daza prANo paMcanamaskAranI mohano pratikAra che. 12 sAthe jAya che. te jo mokSane na pAme to avazya jinezvara pratye bAMdhyuM che lakSya jeNe evA vaimAnika thAya che arthAta vimAnAdhipati deva thAya suMdara manavALo je jitendriya ane zraddhAvAna che. 22 zrAvaka suspaSTa vargoccArapUrvaka saMsArano nAza aho! A jagatamAM paMca namaskAra evo udAra karanAra evA paMca parameSTi namaskArano eka lAkha che ke je pote ATha (ja) saMpadAne dhAraNa kare che chatAM I- "navakAra maMtranA jApathI graho sau sIdhA thAya vaka graha pIDe nahIM, sukha sAgara ubharAya.'-9 (10/ Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ | satparuSone anaMta saMpadAone Ape che. 1 zrI namaskAra bhAvanA aho! Aje mAro mahAna puNyodaya jAgRta thayo ke jethI A paMca parameSThione namaskAra karavAno mane bhAvollAsa thayo. Aje huM bhavasamudranA pArane pAmyo chuM. anyathA kyAM huM, kyAM A navakAra ane kyAM mAro tenI sAtheno samAgama? anAdikAlathI mAro AtmA ajJAnatA AdinA yoge nirAdhArapaNe saMsAramAM rakhaDI rahyo che. Aje mane parama zaraNanI prApti thaI che. kAraNa ke paMca parameSThione karelo namaskAra e ja saMsAramAM bhaTaktA mArA AtmAne parama zaraNarUpa che. aho! zuM A navakAra e mahAratna che? athavA ciMtAmaNi samAna che? athavA kalpavRkSa samAna che? nahi! navakAra to te sauthI paNa adhikatara che. kAraNa ke cintAmaNi vagere to eka ja janmamAM sukhanA hetu che, jyAre zreSTha evo navakAra to svarga ane apavargane ApanAra che, mukti na thAya tyAM sudhI paNa bhavobhavane viSe sukhane ApanAra che. te Atma! girine mULathI ukheDavo e durlabha nathI, devalokanAM sukho meLavavAM durlabha nathI. durlabha to bhAvathI namaskAranI prApti thavI e che. kAraNa maMdapuNyavALA jIvone saMsAramAM kadI paNa navakAranI prApti thatI nathI. A bhAvanamaskAra asaMkhya duHkhonA layanuM kAraNa che. Aloka ane paralokanAM sukho ApavAmAM kAmadhenu samAna che. te Atma! tuM AdarapUrvaka A maMtrano japa! he mitra mana! sarala bhAve vAraMvAra tane prArthanApUrvaka kahuM chuM ke saMsArasamudrane taravA mATe jahAja samAna A namaskAra maMtrane gaNavAmAM tuM pramAdI thaIza nahi. A bhAvanamaskAra utkRSTa sarvottama teja che, svarga ane mokSano sAco mArga che, tathA durgatino nAza karavAmAM pralayakAlanA pavana samAna che. bhavya puruSo vaDe haMmezAM bhaNAto, gaNAto, saMbhaLAto, cittana karAto A navakAramaMtra sukha ane maMgalanI paraMparAnuM kAraNa che. traNe jagatanI lakSmI sulabha che. aSTa siddhio sulabha che. mahAmaMtra navakAranI prApti ja durlabha che. mATe he Atma! A navakArane parama zaraNarUpa mAnI tenA tarapha atyanta Adara ane bahumAna rAkhI tadUgatacitte tenuM smaraNa kara! ("navakAra maMtranA camatkAro'mAMthI sAbhAra) zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtranA jApa aMge jarUrI mAhiti koI paNa kriyAnuM saMpUrNa phaLa meLavavuM hoya to navakAra mahAmaMtranuM smaraNa zA mATe? vidhipUrvaka ArAdhanA jarUrI che, kheDUta jo davAthI jema roga zame, khorAkathI bhUkha zame, te vidhipUrvaka vAvavA AdinI kriyA kare che, to ja rIte zrI navakAranA jApathI AMtarika bAhya azAMti dhAnyarUpI phaLa prApta karI zake che, te mATe zrI dUra thAya ja! namaskAra mahAmaMtranA jApanI vidhi saMkSipta svarUpe ApaNo anubhava A bAbatamAM sAkSI nathI paNa samajI levI jarUrI che, tethI nIcenuM lakhANa bharato, enuM kAraNa ApaNI ajJAnadazA che. dhyAnapUrvaka vAMcI amalamAM mUkavA prayatna karavo hitAvaha che. janma-maraNanA cakrAvAmAM phasAvanAra karmarUpI mahArogane ApaNe oLakhI zakyA nathI. , prema karIne mAro piyu, have Avyo mama ghera dUdhe vUkyA mehulA, mahAnaMda mAre ghera."--10.. Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tethI sAcA upAyo amalamAM AvI zakatA nathI. eTale jIvanamAM paMca-parameSThIonI sAcI oLakhANa karI teonA zaraNe vRttione rAkhI pravRttione zAMtinI dizAmAM vALavA mATe namaskAra mahAmaMtranuM smaraNa karavuM jarUrI che. navakAra maMtranI navakAravALI kevI rIte gaNavI joIe? zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtranA jApano maulika zaktino vikAsa karavA mATe adhakhullI muThThIrUpe cAra AMgaLIovALI, tarjanInA vacalA veDhA upara mALA rAkhI, aMgUThAnA pahelA TeravAthI (nakha na aDe te rIte) maNakA pheravavArUpe jApa karavAnuM zAstrIya vidhAna che. kevI mALAno upayoga karavo? * navakAra mahAmaMtranA jApa mATe levAtI mALAaDhAra abhiSeka karelI mALA (AcAra dinakaranA) pratiSThA maMtrathI pratiSThita ane sUrimaMtra ke vardhamAna vidyArthI abhimaMtrita hovI joIe. * koInI gaNelI mALAthI zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtrano jApa na karavo, temaja ApaNI mALA bIjAne gaNavA ApavI nahIM. # * koInA hAthano sparza paNa thavA devo nahi. *navakAravALI mUkavA mATe plAsTika, eNlyuminIyama ke sTIlanI koI paNa jAtanI DabbIno upayoga karavo nahi. kevI jAtanI mALAno upayoga karavo? *sutaranI mALA tathA sukhaDanI mALA sarvazreSTha che. plAsTikanI mALA gaNavI nahi Aje aNasamajathI plAsTikanI navakAravALIo khUba ja pramANamAM vaparAya che, te ucita nathI. kema ke-plAsTika banAvanAra kaMpanIo tathA vaijJAniko sAthe patravyavahAra dvArA meLavela pramANabhUta mAhitInA AdhAre cokkasa jANavA maLyuM che ke - plAsTika jhADamAMthI nIkaLatA rasa jevI cIjamAMthI bane che, paNa tene AjanA mohaka svarUpamAM taiyAra karavA mATe baLadanA AMtaraDAno rasa vagere khUba ja azubha dravyo vaparAya che.' "" tethI plAsTikanI mALA sadaMtara tyAga karavA dhyAna rAkhavuM. zrI navakAranA jApamAM anya kaI bAbatonuM dhyAna rAkhavuM? zrI navakAranA jApamAM ekAgratA jarUrI che. * mALA ane jagyA nakkI karela joIe. eka ja jagyAe Asana rAkhavuM jarUrI che. eka ja navakAravALI upara jApa karavo # . jarUrI che. * navakAravALI gaNatI-vakhate DAbo hAtha mALAne aDakavo joIe. # zrI navakAranA jApa zarU karatAM pUrve zrI zaMkhezvara pArzvanAtha prabhunuM tathA zAsanapati zrI mahAvIra prabhunuM temaja anaMta labdhi nidhAna zrI gautama svAmIjInuM nAma traNa vAra levuM. * navakAra gaNavA mATe dizA paNa eka rAkhavI jarUrI che. *zuddha kapaDAM paherI navakAra gaNavA joIe. navakAravALI keTalI gaNavI? tenI saMkhyA cokkasa rAkhavI. * jApa samaye zarIra halavuM joIe nahi. bagAsuM na khAvuM joIe. AMkho baMdha rAkhavI. agara dhyAna navakAra paTanI sAme rAkhavuM. mhoM khulluM rAkhI navakAra na gaNavA. tema ja jApa vakhate hoTha phaphaDAvavA nahi. zrI.navakAramaMtra kayA samaye gaNavo? savAre 6 vAge bapore 12 vAge sAMje 6 vAge temaja savAre cAra vAgyAthI sUryodaya sudhI zreSTha, sUryodayathI eka kalAka sudhI madhyama ane savAranA 10 vAgyA sudhI sAmAnya kahevAya. # . . * # divasanA 10 vAgyAthI sUrya-asta pachI aDhI ghaDI (1 kalAka) sudhIno samaya sAmAnya jApa mATe yogya nathI. zrI navakAra mahAmaMtra gaNavA mATe kevAM Asanano upayoga karavo? parameSTi ArAdhatAM, parama jyoti pamAya; paDaLa Utare anAdinA, dRSTi nirmaLa thAya.'-11 12 Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sapheda-zuddha UnanuM Asana rAkhavuM. 0 jApa mATenA upakaraNone pUrepUrA bahumAnapUrvaka zrI navakAra maMtranA jApa mATe kaI dizA yogya? pavitra jagyAmAM rAkhavAM joIe. * jApa mATe pUrva ane uttara dizA sArI che. temAM 0 upakaraNo pratyeno ApaNo bhAva zrI navakAra paNa savAranA daza vAgyA sudhInA jApa mATe pUrva pratyenA ApaNA bhAva upara tathA prakAranI dizA ane sUrya astathI aDhI ghaDI (1 kalAka) pachI asara pahoMcADe ja che. jApa mATe uttara dizA yogya che. o jIbha ekalI ja nahi, paraMtu mane barAbara zrI zrI navakAra kema gaNAya? navakAra gaNatAM zIkhI jAya te tarapha ApaNuM 0 zuddha thaIne, zveta vastro paherIne, anukULa lakSya rahevuM joIe. bhUmitala pramAjIne, 0 moTo bhAI nAnA bhAIne kavitA zIkhavADe, tema 0 Asana bAMdhIne, pUrva yA uttara dizA sanmukha ApaNe manarUpI ApaNA laghubaMdhune sadbhAvanAbesIne, pUrvaka zrI navakAra zIkhavADavo joIe. 0 sataranI ceta mALA laIne heta DhasaNa 0 mana zrI navakAramAM parovAya che. eTale badhI pAtharIne, uNodarIvratanA pAlanapUrvaka, Indriyo paNa temAM otaprota thAya. 0 cittane "zivamastu sarva jagata"nI bhAvanA tAruM zarIra bhIMjAyA sivAya na rahe tema zrI vaDe vAsita karIne, navakAramAM pravezelA prANo paNa zubha bhAva 0 daSTine nAsikanA agre sthApIne vaDe bhIMjAya ja, 0 dhIre dhIre teno pratyeka akSara AkhA zarIramAM pharI vaLe-tevI rIte zrI navakArano jApa karavo jo na bhIMjAya to samajavuM ke-ApaNA joIe. prANono adhika bhAga zrI navakAranI bahAra o jApano samaya eka ja rAkhavo joIe, eTale ke rahe che. - pAMca mALA gaNavAnA niyamavALo puNyazALI o zrI navakAra gaNatI vakhate nIcenI bhAvanA satata AtmA cha gaNI zake, paNa pAMcathI ochI nahIM ja. bhAve bhAve 0 jApa mATenI mALA badalavI na joIe. zrI navakAranI bahAra janma, jarA ane mRtyu che. o jApa vakhate zarIra hAlavuM na joIe, kamara zrI navakAranI aMdara zAzvata sukhano mahAsAgara che.' vaLavI na joIe. zAzvata sukha pratyeno ApaNo yathArtha 0 mAnasajApamAM hoTha baMdha rahevA joIe temaja pakSapAta, ApaNA sahune vahelA-vahelA zrI dAMta khullA rahevA joIe. navakAranA aciMtya prabhAvano pakSakAra banAvo." 0 upAMzujApamAM hoThano phaphaDATa vyavasthita rahevo joIe. 0 bhASyajApamAM uccAra tAlabaddha rahevo joIe. mahAmaMgala zrI navakAra 0 jApa pUro thAya te pachI ochAmAM ochI pAMceka miniTa sudhI AMkho baMdha karIne te sthaLamAM * zrI navakAramaMtra gaNanAra mAnavInuM pApa jAya che. besI rahevuM joIe. * navakAramaMtrane sAMbhaLanAra mAnavInuM pApa jAya che. * navakAramaMtrane saMbhaLAvanAra mAnavInuM paNa pApa Ama karavAthI jApa-janya sattvanI sparzanAno jAya che. adabhuta yoga sadhAya che, ane kyAreka are! jyAM jyAM enA zvAsozvAsa aDe, bhAvasamAdhinA aNamola paLa jaDA jAya che. tenAM paNa pApa dhovAI jAya che. jIrNa roga che jIvana janma-maraNa saMsAra japatAM zrI navakArane, nirogI thAya naranAra."--12 13 Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sarvakALanA pApano nAza karavAnI zakti navakAramAM che. sarva prakAranA pApano nAza karavAnI zakti navakAramAM che. sarva lokanA pApano nAza karavAnI zakti navakAramAM che. sarva rIte pApano nAza karavAnI zakti navakAramAM che. Tang # . * * navakAramaMtra eTale tAvI-tAvIne cokhkhuM kareluM zabdo traNe kALamAM phare nahIM. zrI navakAra mahAmaMtranA jApanI asara kyAre? chIcharA vAsaNamAM valoNuM na thAya, tema advara- addharathI zrI navakArano jApa na thAya. jApane ekAgratA jeTalo ja gaMbhIratA sAthe saMbaMdha che. bIjane dharatImAM vAvavuM paDe che, tema zrI navakAranA pratyeka akSarane UMcA bhAvapUrvaka mana mAraphata prANomAM padharAvavo joIe. akSaramAM raheluM caitanya prANano yoga pAmIne pragaTa thAya che, tethI jApa karanArA puNyazALInI bhAvanA adhika ujvaLa bane che, ane jhoka svAbhAvikapaNe sarvocca AtmabhAva-saMpanna bhagavaMtonI bhakti tarapha vaLe. zuddha ghI, navakAramaMtranI ArAdhanAnA vAtAvaraNathI virAdhanAnI durgaMdha dUra thAya che. ane ArAdhanAnI suvAsa phelAya che. * navakAramaMtranA mahimAthI vighno TaLe, AtmAmAM nirmaLatA pragaTe, vAMchita phaLe ane agni paNa jaLarUpa bane, evA A maMtrano mahimA aparaMpAra che. traNe kALamAM navakAramaMtra zAzvata che. sanAtana che. duniyAmAM badhA zabdo phare paNa navakAramaMtranA lagabhaga yAMtrika Dhabe thato, zrI navakArano jApa tenI viziSTa zaktionA lAbhathI jIvane vaMcita rAkhe che. zrI navakAramAM paMca parameSThI bhagavaMto birAjamAna che. evuM jANavA chatAM tenA pratyenA ApaNA parama pUjyabhAvamAM yAMtrikatA ane aupacArikatA kAyama rahe-to te kharekhara zocanIya gaNAya. smaraNa karavA mAtrathI AtmAne je akalpya lAbha thAya che, tenA eka lAkhamA bhAgano lAbha paNa anya viSayane bhAvapUrvaka samarpita thavA chatAM thato nathI. 14 ullAsapUrvaka paMca parameSThI bhagavaMtone yAda karavAthI AtmAnI najIka javAya che, AtmAnI vadhu najIka javAthI AtmabhAvane chAjatI pravRttiomAM dila coTe che, viSayakaSAyone bhAva ApavAnA pariNAma maMda paDatA jAya che, svAdhyAya, saMyama, tapa. AdimAM adbhuta vega Ave che ane bahirbhAvane mAphakasaranI vicAraNA vadhu sUkSma banIne AtmabhAvano pakSa kare che. bhavane vividha prakAre bhAva ApIne bhAvathI ApaNe nAnA tuccha na banyA hota, to zrI navakAra ApaNane Aje tarata phaLato jaNAto nathI te ja navakAra vaDe ApaNe jagata AkhAmAM devAdhideva zrI arihaMta paramAtmAnI sarvocca bhAvanAnI bhUrIbhUrI prabhAvanA karI zakyA hatA. paMca parameSThI bhagavaMtone yAda karavAnA avasare ja bIjI bIjI vAto ApaNA manano kabajo laI le ane ApaNe te calAvI laie to te ApaNI kAyaratAnI nizAnI gaNAya. paMca parameSThI bhagavaMtonuM bhAvapUrvaka satata jo iccho kharI jAgRtito sadA smaro navakAra pramAda na pIDe kadI-kaSAya na Ave dvAra.'13 cu bhUtakALamAM ApaNA pUrvajoe prabhujInA parama tAraka zAsananI prabhAvanAnAM je mahAna kAryo karyAM che, te prakAranA sarvamaMgalamaya kAryo Aje ApaNe paNa karI zakyA hota. (''akhaMDa jyota''mAMthI sAbhAra) Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ navakAra mahAmaMtranI zuddha joDaNI tathA zuddha uccAra jaina kuLamAM janmelA pratyeka AtmAne navakAra mahAmaMtra to gaLathUthImAMthI ja zIkhavADavAmAM Ave che. tema chatAM tenI zuddha joDaNI tathA zuddha uccAra kadAca prauDha uMmare pahoMcelA paNa bahu thoDA AtmAone AvaDato haze. sAmAnya zabdomAM paNa hrasva-dIrgha ke anusvAra vigerenA pheraphArathI artha badalI jato hoya che to maMtrAkSaromAM azuddha uccAra tathA azuddha joDaNIthI lAbha na thAya--ocho thAya ke keTalIka vAra geralAbha paNa thAya to navAI zI? nIcenA thoDA udAharaNothI joDaNI zuddhinI agatyatA spaSTa rIte samajI zakAze. 5 vadhu = vadhAre sura = deva cira = lAMbo samaya dina = divasa udara = peTa mada = ahaMkAra - -- - pavana = havA patra = kAgaLa janavANI = lokabhASA vadhu = vaha sUra = avAja cIra = vastra dIna = bicAro uMdara = prANI vizeSa maMda = dhImo pAvana = pavitra putra = dIkaro jinavANI = jinezvaraprabhunI vANI - ityAdi ahIM navakAra mahAmaMtranA dareka padanI joDaNInA nava-nava vikalpo raju karavAmAM AvyA che. temAMthI je ekeka vikalpa sAco che tenI AgaLa cha AvI nizAnI karavAmAM AvI che. tadanusAre bIjA vikalpomAM zuM zuM bhUla che te vAMcanAre svayaM nakkI karavAnuM che. 15 (1) (1) namorihaMtANaM (2) namo arIhaMtANaM (3) namo arihaMtANam (4) namo arihaMtANuM OM (5) namo arihaMtANaM (6) namo ariaMtANaM (7) namoriaMtANaM (8) namo arihaM tANaM (9) namoarihaMtANaM (2) (1) namo sIddhANaM (2) namo sidhANaM (3) namo siddhANam (4) namo savva siddhANaM (5) namo sIdhANaM Ta (6) namo siddhANaM (7) namo sighdhANaM (8) namo sidaghANaM (9) namosiddhANaM (3) (1) namo AyarIyANuM (2) namo AriyANaM (3) namo ArariyANaM OM (4) namo AyariyANaM (5) namo AyariyANam (6) namo AyariANaM (7) namo Aya riyANaM (8) namo AIriyANaM (9) namoAyariyANaM cu Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (1) namo uvajajhAyANaM (2) namo uvajjAyANa (3) namo uvvajhayANa namo uvajajhayANa (5) namo ujajhayANa (6) namo uvajajhAyANam (7) namo uvajajhA yANa (8) namo uvajAyA (9) namo uvajajhayANa (1) sava pAva paNAsaNo & (2) savvapAvappaNAsaNo sava pAva paNAsaNo (4) sava pAva praNAsaNuM (5) sava khAva paNAsaNo (6) zava pAvappaNAsaNo (7) savapAvapaNAsaNo (8) sava pAva paNAsaNo (9) savvapAvapaNAsaNo (1) namo loye saba sAhurNa (2) namo loe sava sAhUNaM (3) namo loe savva sAhurNa ke (4) namo loe savvasAhUNaM (5) namo loya sava sAveNe (6) namo loe zava sAhUNaM (7) namo loe savvasAhUNam (8) namo loe savvasAhUrNa (9) namo lohe sava sAhUNaM maMgalANaM ca savaeNsim (2) maMgalANaM ca savvasI (3) maMgasANaM ca savvarsi (4) maMgalANaMca sanvesi (5) maMgalANaMcasaversi (6) maMgalANaM ca savvarsi (7) maMgalANaM ca savvarsi (8) maMgalANaM ca savaeNsiha (9) maMgalANaM ca savesi (1) eso paMca namokAro (2) eso paMca namukAro vIra (3) eso paMca namukkAro (4) eso pacca namukkAro (5) eSo paMca namukkAro (6) aso paMca namukkAro (7) eso paMca namukkAro (8) eso paMca namokAro (9) ezo paMcanamukkAro (1) paDhamaM hovaI maMgala (2) paDhamaM hoI maMgalam (3) paDhamaMga hovaI maMgala (4) paDhamam havaI maMgala (5) paDhamaM hoI maMgala (6) paDhabu hoI maMgala (7) paDhamaM hoI maMgala (8) paDhamaM havaI maMgala Aii (9) paDhamaM hoI maMgala A(9) paDhamaM havaI maMgala noMdha : navakAra mahAmaMtranA chellA 4 pado cUlikA tarIke oLakhAya che ane te anurupa chaMdamAM hovAthI chaMdazAstranA niyama pramANe tenI dareka caraNamAM 8-8 akSaro hovA joIe. chellA padamAM "hoi' bolavAthI A niyama jaLavAya che tethI acalagacchanI sAmAcArImAM tathA keTalAka sthAnakavAsI tathA amuka digaMbaromAM "hoI' bolAya che. jyAre bAkInA "havAI" bolanAra jaNAve che ke ArSa prayogamAM kavacita 9 akSara paNa apavAda tarIke zAstramAM jovA maLe che. dA.ta. dazavaikAlika satranI prathama sajajhAyamAM "bhamaro AviyAI rasa". ahIM 9 akSara thAya che. paraMtu ArSaprayoga hovAthI doSa rUpa nathI. tethI A bAbatamAM tattva to kevalI bhagavaMta jANe. hoi' tathA "havaI'nA arthamAM vyAkaraNanI daSTie koI ja pharaka paDato nathI. tethI sarvajJathI rahita evA A kSetramAM to hAla saha paramasahiSNu banI potapotAnA gacchanI sAmAcArIne vaphAdAra rahe e ja madhyastha buddhithI vicAratAM hitAvaha jaNAya che. Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ navakAra jApamAM ekAgratA lAvavA mATenA vividha upAyo Aje moTA bhAganA ArAdhakonI A phariyAda lekhananI Teva pADavAmAM Ave to hAtha temaja netra hoya che ke navakAravALI gaNIe chIe paraMtu joIe baMne pAvana thAya che ane cittanI caMcaLatA paNa tevI ekAgratA AvatI nathI. ghaTavA mAMDe che. lakhANa vadhu AkarSaka bane te mATe mauna ekAdazInI sajajhAyamAM kahyuM che ke- vividha raMgIna zAhIno upayoga paNa karI zakAya. kara upara to mAlA phiratI, jIbha phire mukha mAhIM; AvI rIte lakhAyelI noTabukone gharamAM sArA paNa citaDuM to cihuM dizie Dole, INe bhajane sukha nAhI" sthAne mUkIne dhUpa paNa karI zakAya. AzAtanAnA jo AvA bhaTakatA citte jApa karavAthI kAMI lAbha khoTA bhayathI pANImAM padharAvavAnI jarUra nathI. na thavAno hoya to jApa karavAnuM choDI devuM? jApa AvI noTabukono saMgraha thayela hoya to gharanA karatI vakhate ja kema vikalpo vadhAre satAvatA hoya bIjA sabhyone paNa tema karavAnI preraNA maLe tathA. che?? ... ityAdi. pAchalI jiMdagImAM ke aMtasamaye ApaNo AtmA Ano javAba e che ke - "jema guMDAonA paNa saMtoSa anubhavI zakaze ke mArA hAthe ATaluM paNa sukRta thayuM che. A rIte lekhita jApano prAraMbha sakaMjAmAM sapaDAyelo mANasa chaTakavA mATe prayatna karatAM pahelAM navakAra viSenI potAnI joDaNI zuddha kare tyAre guMDAo potAnI pakkaDa vadhu majabUta banAve che. tema anAdikALathI rAga-dveSa rUpI che ke nahi tenI gurugamanI khAtrI karI levI joIe. guMDAonA sakaMjAmAM sapaDAyelo AtmA jyAre (2) navakAra vAMcana : lekhananI mAphaka vAMcanamAM navakAranA AlaMbanathI temanI pakaDamAMthI chUTavA paNa citta sahelAIthI ekAgra banI zake che. tethI mATe prayatna karato hoya che tyAre svAbhAvika che navakAranI AkarSaka chabI, sTIkara ke pustaka sAme ke teo vadhu tophAna karI AtmAne DhIlo pADavA rAkhIne jema 1lI copaDImAM bhaNatuM bALaka ekeka prayatna kare. paraMtu AvA prasaMge baLathI kAma akSara chUTo chUTo moTethI bolIne vAMcato hoya tevI levA karatAM dhIrajapUrvaka kaLathI kAma levAmAM Ave to rIte roja ochAmAM ochA 12 ke tethI vadhu (108 ja saphaLatA maLI zake che. tethI ja caMcaLa cittane vigere) vakhata navakAra vAMcavAno abhyAsa karavAthI ekAgra banAvavA mATe jJAnI bhagavaMtoe paNa AMkha pavitra thAya che tathA cittanI caMcaLatA anekavidha upAyo batAvyA che temAMthI keTalAka, ochI thAya che. mahattvanA upAyo ahIM raju karavAmAM Ave che. tenuM navakAra vAMcana mATe potAnA hAthe lakhelI kharekharuM mahattva to vAMcyA pachI amalamAM mUkavAthI navakAranI noTabukano paNa upayoga karavAmAM Ave ja samajI zakAze. to tethI navakAra lekhananI paNa pratyakSa sArthakatA (1) navakAra lekhana : ApaNA sahuno rojiMdo anubhavAya che. anubhava che ke jyAre lakhavAnuM cAlu hoya tyAre | navakAra vAMcanamAM eka bAbata khAsa khyAlamAM prAyaH karIne cittamAM lekhananA viSaya sivAyanA rAkhavI ke jyAre je akSara bolAto hoya tyAre bIjA vicAro pravezI zakatA nathI. tethI mArI AMkha paNa te ja akSara upara hovI joIe. noTabuka ke DAyarImAM dararoja niyamita paNe sArA uccAra zuddhinI AvazyakatA : akSara tathA zuddha joDaNIpUrvaka yathAzakya navakAra navakAra lekhanamAM joDaNInI zuddhinI Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AvazyakatA viSe AgaLa vicArI gayA. tevI ja rIte navakAra vAMcana mATe uccAra zuddhi khUba ja mahattvano bhAga bhajave che. ApaNA zarIramAM temaja samasta vizvamAM pRthvI-pANI-agni-vAyu ane AkAza A pAMca mahAbhUto vyApIne rahelA che. navakAra mahAmaMtranA zuddha uccArathI je sUkSma AMdolano utpanna thAya che tenI pAMca mahAbhUto upara sAnukULa-zubha asara thAya che. tevI ja rIte tenA azuddha uccArathI samasta vizvanA vAtAvaraNa para pratikULa asara thAya che. A aMge navakAra mahAmaMtranA viziSTa ArAdhaka zrAddhavarya zrI dAmajIbhAI jeThAbhAI kaccha-sutharIvAlAnI preraNAthI phorenamAM leboreTarImAM saphaLa prayogo paNa thayA che, mATe gurugamathI zuddha joDaNI zIkhI levI joIe. ahIM zuddha uccAra mATe keTalAka agatyanA sUcano jaNAvavAmAM Ave che. 1. jyAM jyAM joDAkSara Ave tyAM tyAM joDAkSara upara bhAra mUkavAne badale joDAkSarathI pahelAM je akSara hoya teno upara jhaTako lagAvIne evI rIte bolavuM ke jethI joDAkSaramAMthI pahelo ardho vyaMjana tenI sAthe kheMcAI Ave. dA.ta. ''namo siddhANaM'' no uccAra karatI vakhate dhyA' upara bhAra na mUkatAM ''si'' upara jhaTako lagAvIne bolavAthI 'dhA' mAMthI '' paNa tenI sAthe kheMcAI Ave. arthAt 'sid...dhANaM' A rIte bolavAthI sAco uccAra thaI zakaze. pAMcamA padamAM ''savva'' zabdamAM 'dhva'' joDAkSara che mATe 'sa' ne jhaTakA sAthe bolavuM joIe. tene badale sAdI rIte bolavAmAM Ave to 'sava' arthAt zaba=maDaduM evo artha thavAthI 'lokamAM rahelA maDadA sAdhuone namaskAra thAo'' Avo anarthakArI vicitra artha thAya. mATe 'savva'no uccAra zuddha thavo joIe. 2. xsva akSara hoya tyAM TUMko uccAra karavo. 18 dA.ta. 4 thA padamAM 'u' Drasva che. chatAM keTalAka laMbAvIne ke jhaTakA sAthe teno uccAra karatA hoya che te azuddha gaNAya. 3. dIrgha akSara hoya tyAM thoDo lAMbo uccAra karavo joIe. dA.ta. pAMcamAM padamAM 'hu' dIrgha che. paraMtu keTalAka teno TUMko uccAra kare che te azuddha gaNAya. A rIte gurugamathI uccAra zuddhi avazya cakAsI levI joIe. (3) navakAranI tAlabaddha dhUna ke gAna H jevI rIte vyAkhyAnanA prAraMbhamAM maMgalAcaraNamAM rAgapUrvaka navakAra bolAto hoya che tevI rIte athavA bIjI rIte paNa madhura rAgathI ekasarakhA tAlapUrvaka roja thoDIvAra bhAvapUrvaka navakAranI dhUna ke gAna karavAthI paNa cittanI caMcaLatA ochI thaI AhlAda utpanna thAya che. (4) pazcAnupUrvI navakAra jApa kedakhAnA AdinA baMdhana, vigere prasaMgomAM padmAnupUrvI athavA UlaTA kramathI navakAra jApanuM zAstramAM vidhAna che. padathI temaja akSarothI ema be rIte pazcAnupUrvI jApa nIce mujaba karI zakAya. pazcAnupUrvI jApathI paNa cittanI caMcaLatA ochI thAya che. padathI pazcAnupUrvI navakAra paDhamaM hoI maMgalaM maMgalANaM ca savvesi savvapAvappaNAsaNo eso paMcanamukkAro namo loe savvasAhUNaM namo uvajjhAyANaM namo AyariyANaM namo siddhANaM namo arihaMtANaM akSarothI pazcAnupUrvI navakAra laMgamaM Iho maMDhapa silvesa ca saMlAgamaM grosannAkhavapAsa rokkAmunacapaM soe sAvvasa elo mona saMyAjJAvarDa mona UMyAriyaA mona praMsi mona saMtAhari mona padmAnupUrvI jApamAM nava ke prathama pAMca padono jApa paNa karAya che. Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (5) anAnupUrvI navakAra jApa (7) zaMkhAvarta-naMdyAvarta jApa navakAranA 9 padone pahelethI kramasara bolavAmAM vabo hAtha jamaNo hAtha Ave to pUrvAnupUrvI kahevAya. chellethI kramasara 8 | 9 3 | 4 | 5 12 bolavAmAM Ave to pazcAnupUrvI kahevAya. paraMtu krama vinA bolavAmAM Ave to anAnupUrvI kahevAya. te mATe nAnakaDI pustikA Ave che. temAM dareka 5 | 4 | 3. 1| 8 | 9 10 pAnAmAM 9 AMkaDA judI judI rIte goThavavAmAM ma. a. ka. ka. a. ma. ta. AvyA hoya che. dareka AMkaDA pramANeno navakArano ka. =kaniSThikA arthAt TacalI AMgaLI pada bolavAno hoya che. dA.ta. 7 lakhela hoya tyAM a.=anAmikA arthAt devapUjanI AMgaLI navakAranuM 7 muM pada" savvapAvappaNAsaNo" ma. =madhyamA arthAtu vacalI AMgaLI bolavuM, 3 lakhela hoya tyAM navakAranuM 3juM pada ta.=tarjanI arthAta aMgaTha pAsenI AMgaLI "namo AyariyANaM' bolavuM. cittanI caMcaLatAne jamaNA hAthanI 4 AMgaLIonA 12 veThA para nAthavA mATe A paNa saraLa tathA sacoTa upAya che. uparanI AkRtimAM darzAvela krama pramANe aMgUThAnI keTalAka A mATenI pustikAne "AnupUrvI' kahetA madadathI 12 navakAra gaNIne DAbA hAthanI hoya che paraMtu te azuddha che. kharo zabda anAmikA AMgaLInA vaccenA veThA para DAbA anAnupUrvI' che. hAthano aMgUTho rAkhavo. pharI bIjI vAra jamaNA (6) kamalabaddha navakAra jApa hAtha para naMdyAvartanA krama pramANe 12 navakAra - derAsaramAM navapadajIno ghaTTo hoya che te rIte gaNIne DAbA hAthano aMgUTho TacalI AMgaLInA athavA nIcenI AkRtimAM darzAvyA mujaba ATha vacalA veDhA para khaseDavo. A ja kramathI jamaNA hAthe pAMkhaDIo tathA madhyamAM kaNikA yukta kamaLanI 12-12 navakAra 9 vakhata gaNI DAbA aMgUThAne kalpanA karI temAM navakAranA pado goThavIne prathama AkRtimAM darzAvyA mujaba zaMkhAvartanI rIte khullI AMkhe citramAM joIne, tyArabAda baMdha khaseDavAthI kula 108 navakAra thAya che. AMkhe hadayanI AsapAsanA pradezamAM kamaLanI je A rIte roja 108 navakAra gaNe che tene kalpanA karIne navakArano jApa karavAthI paNa cittanI pizAca bhUta-preta vigere herAna karI zakatA nathI caMcaLatA ochI thAya che. evuM zAstra vidhAna che. basa-Trena vigerenI musApharI daramyAna navakAravALIne badale A rIte zaMkhAvarta-naMdyAvarta jA5 sugamatAthI karI zakAya. | namo siddhANaM paDhamaM hoI maMgala eso paMca namukkAro namo loe savvasAhasa namo arihaMtANuM ). namo AyariyANaM namo uvajajhAyANI maMgalANaM ca savesi. savapAvappaNAsaNo Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (8) cakromAM navakAra jApa H ApaNA zarIranI karoDarajju (merudaMDa)mAM nIcenA maNakAthI mAMDIne brahmaraMdhra sudhImAM judA judA sthAne sUkSma sAta cakro arthAt viziSTa caitanya kendro AvelA ema yogavettA sAdhako jaNAve che. temAM sauthI nIcenA 'mUlAdhAra' cakra pAse 'kuMDalinI' nAme divyazakti anAdikALathI susupta avasthAmAM paDelI che. sADA traNa AMTA gUMcaLuM vALIne adhomukhI nAgaNa jevI tenI sUkSma AkRti che. dhyAna-jApa-bhakti Adi dvArA te zakti jAgrata thaI urdhvamukhI banI kramazaH cakronuM bhedana karatI karatI brahmaraMdhramAM Avela sahasrAracakramAM praveza kare che tyAre sAdhakane samAdhi dazAmAM AtmasAkSAtkAra thaI zake che. kuMDalinI zakti sahelAIthI urdhvagamana karI zake te mATe vacce AvatA cakronuM zuddhikaraNa jarUrI che. tenI zuddhi mATe te te cakromAM navakArano jApa sahAyaka banI zake che ema anubhavI sAdhako pAsethI jANavA maLyuM che. eTale nIce mujaba cakromAM navakAra jApa karI zakAya. kayA cakramAM AnAka svAna phUTI vacce-cAMdalo karavAnA sthAne. brahmaraMdhramAM-coTalI rAkhavAnA sthAne gaLAmAM--kaMThamaNinI jagyAme (1) namo arihaMtANaM (2) namo siddhANaM sAyaka (3) namo AyariyANaM vizuddhiyaka (4) namo uvajjhAyArtha anAhatayakra hRdaya pAse (5) namo loe savvasAhUNaM maNipura cakra nAbhi pAse (6) eso paMcanamukkAro svAdhiSThAna cakra nAbhithI ATheka AMgaLa nIce (7) satva-pAvapaNAsaNo (8) maMgalANaM ca savvesi (9) paDhamaM hoI maMgala svAdhiSThAna cakra nAbhithI ATheka AMgaLa nIce mUlAdhAra cakra karoDa rajjunA chellA maNakA pAse. mUlAdhAra cakra karoDa rajjunA chellA maNakA pAse uparokta cakro mukhyatve karoDarajjunA aMdaranA bhAgamAM AvelA jANavA. padmAsana, ardhapadmAsana ke sukhAsana (palAMThI)mAM TaTTAra besIne baMdha AMkhe upayogane te te cakronA sthAnamAM kramazaH laIne navakArano jApa roja 108 vakhata karavAthI anukrame cakromAM rahelI azuddhi dUra thAya che cittanI caMcaLatA ochI thAya che. tathA kramazaH kuMDalinI 20 jAgrata thaI udardhvagamana karI AjJAcakrathI AgaLa jatAM dhyAna-samAdhidazAno anubhava thavApUrvaka AtmAnubhUti thaI zake che. ekeka cakramAM ekeka padane badale dareka cakramAM 1-1 AkhA navakArano jApa paNa karI zakAya. (9) artha sAthe navakAra jApa : navakAra mahAmaMtrano zabdArtha tathA vizeSArtha jANavAthI, jApa karatI vakhate paMca parameSThI bhagavaMto pratye atyaMta ahobhAva-samarpaNabhAva utpanna thavAthI citta sahelAIthI sthira thaI zake che. te mATe nIce mujaba artha sahita navakAra jApa paNa karI zakAya. namo arihaMtANaM - arihaMta bhagavaMtone namaskAra thAo namo siddhANaM - siddha bhagavaMtone namaskAra thAo namo AyariyANaM - AcArya bhagavaMtone namaskAra thAo namo uvajjhayANuM - upAdhyAya bhagavaMtone namaskAra thAo namo loe savvasAhUNaM lokamAM rahelA sarva sAdhu-sAdhvI bhagavaMtone namaskAra thAo eso paMcanamukkAro--A pAMca (parameSThI bhagavaMto)ne karelo namaskAra savvapAvappaNAsaNo - sarva pApono prAzaka che maMgalANaM ca savvesi - ane sarva maMgalomAM paDhamaM hoI maMgalaM --prathama maMgala che taduparAMta paMca parameSThI bhagavaMtonuM atyaMta adbhuta bAhya temaja AtyaMtara svarUpa, temanA viziSTa sadguNo tathA ApaNI uparanA temanA agaNita upakAronI vistRta samaja gurUgamathI temaja sAMcana dvArA meLavavAthI jApa karavAthI te te pado bolatAMnI sAthe ja te te parameSThI bhagavaMtonuM svarUpa mAnasacakSu samakSa upasI Ave che. jethI khUba ja AnaMda Ave che tathA citta bahAra bhaTakatuM ApoApa aTakI jAya che. tethI ahIM paMca parameSThI bhagavaMtonA 108 guNonuM svarUpa darzAvAya che. jApa sivAyanA samayamAM kyAreka zAMta besI, AMkho mIMcIne paMca parameSThI bhagavaMtonA guNonI anuprekSA karavAthI avarNanIya AnaMdanI anubhUti thaI zake che. Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI paMcaparameSThInA 108 guNo * arihaMta bhagavAna ane temanA bAra guNo * ratnajaDita suvarNanuM siMhAsana samavasaraNamAM race arahita bhagavAne cAra karmano kSaya karelo che, che. chatAM nikaTa upakArI hovAthI, AThe karmanA kSaya 6. bhAmaMDalaH bhagavAnanA mastakanI pAchaLa karanAra siddha bhagavAnanI pahelAM temane namaskAra zarada RtunA sUryanAM kiraNo jevuM ugra tejavALuM karavAmAM AvyA che. bhAmaMDala devatAo race che, temAM bhagavAnanuM teja arihaMta H rAgadveSa rUpI karma-zatrune jItI, saMkramAya che. tema na kare to bhagavAnanA mukha sAme cAra ghAtakarmano kSaya karI, kevalajJAna pAmI, bhavya joI zakAya nahi. jIvone bodha detA athavA bodha devAne vicaratA, 7. duMdubhiH bhagavAnanA samavasaraNa vakhate tIrthakara bhagavAna te arihaMta. temanA ATha devatAo devaduMdubhi ityAdi vAjIMtro vagADe che. te prAtihArya ane cAra atizaya (adbhuta guNa) ema sUcave che ke "he bhavyo! tame zivapuranA maLIne A pramANe bAra guNa hoya che : sArthavAha tulya A bhagavaMtane sevo!' 1. azokavRkSa H jyAM arihaMta bhagavAnanuM 8. chatraH samavasaraNamAM bhagavAna pUrvAbhimukhe samavasaraNa racavAmAM Ave che, tyAM temanA dehathI bese che, ane bIjI traNa dizAomAM devatAo te bAragaNuM AsopAlavanuM vRkSa devo vaDe racavAmAM bhagavaMtanA ja pratibiMbo sthApe che. temanA Ave che. tenI nIce besI prabhu dezanA mastaka upara zaradacaMdra jevA sapheda motInA hArothI (dharmopadeza) Ape che. suzobhita uparAuparI traNa traNa chatro race che, tethI 2. surapuSpavRSTi : samavasaraNanI eka yojana kula bAra chatro hoya che. anya vakhate traNa ja chatra pramANa bhUmimAM. pANImAM ane jamIna upara hoya che. samavasaraNa na hoya tyAre paNa arihaMta utpanna thayelAM pAMca varNanAM sugaMdhI sacitta prabhune A ATha prAtihAryo hoya ja che. phUlonI vRSTi DhIMcaNa pramANa devatAo kare che. te prabhAvasUcaka lakSaNavALA, utkRSTatAvALA - 3. divya dhvani : bhagavAnanI mAlakaSa viziSTa camatkAravALA cAra atizaya A pramANe rAgavALI vANI sAthe vINA, vAMsaLI Adi che : vAjIMtrothI devatAo svara pUre che. 1. apAyApagama atizaya: 4. cAmaraH ratnajaDita suvarNanI dAMDIvALA A atizaya upadravano nAza karanAra che. tenA cAra joDI zveta cAmaro samavasaraNamAM devatAo be prakAro che : (a) svAzrayI (ba) parAzrayI. bhagavAnane vIMjhe che. (a) svAzrayI : potAnA saMbaMdhamAM upadravano 5. AsanaH devatAo bhagavAnane besavA mATe nAza karanAra che. tenA A pramANe be prakAra che : 1. arihaMta zabdanuM nirukta zrI bhadrabAhu svAmIe A.ni.mAM A pramANe kahyuM che : iMdiya-visaya-kasAye, parisahe veyaNA uvsgge| ee ariNo haMtA, arihaMtA teNa buccaMti / / 919 / / artha : iMdriyo, viSayo, kaSAyo, pariSaho, vedanAo, upasargo A saghaLA aMtaraMga bhAvazao che. e zatruone haNanArA arihaMto kahevAya che. 2. prAtihArya eTale pratihArI-tAranA rakhevALa tarIke prabhu pAse rahe che te. Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (ka) dravya upadrava : sarva prakAranA bAhya rogo. (kha) bhAva upadrava : nIce pramANenAM aDhAra aMtaraMga dUSaNa . 1. dAnAMtarAya, 2. lAbhAMtarAya, 3. bhogAMtarAya, 4. upabhogAMtarAya, 5. vIryaMtarAya, 6. hAsya, 7. ciMta, 8. arati, 9. bhaya, 10. zoka, 11. niMdA, 12. kAma, 13. mithyAttva, 14. ajJAna, 15. nidrA, 16. avirati, 17. rAga, 18. dveSa. (A aDhAra dUSaNa bIjI rIte paNa gaNAya che.) (ba) parAzrayI : anyanA upadravo nAza pAme. eTale, jyAM bhagavAna vicare, tyAM dareka dizAmAM maLIne savAso yojana sudhImAM prAyaH roga, marakI, vaira, ativRSTi, duSkALa ityAdi thAya nahi. 2. jJAnAtizaya : A atizayathI bhagavAna lokAlokanuM sarva svarUpa sarva prakAre jANe che. kAraNa ke temane kevalajJAna che, tethI kAMI paNa temanI jANa bahAra rahI zakatuM nathI. 3. pUjAtizaya : zrI tIrthaMkara sarvane pUjya che. eTale ke rAjA, vAsudeva, cakravartI, devatAo ane iMdro ityAdi sarva temane pUje che athavA temane pUjavAnI abhilASA kare che. 4. vacanAtizaya : zrI tIrthaMkaradevanI vANI deva, manuSya tiryaMca sarve potapotAnI bhASAmAM samaje che. kAraNa ke, temanI vANI sarva bhASAmAM samajAya tevI, sAMskArika pAMtrIza guNovALI' hoya che. anya devo karatAM zrI arihaMta paramAtmAnI vizeSatA batAvavA mATe zAstrakAroe cotrIsa atizayonuM varNana karela che. temAMthI cAra atizayo tIrthaMkarone janmathI hoya che, agiyAra atizayo karmanA kSayathI prApta thAya che ane ogaNIsa atizayo devatAonA karelA hoya che. cotrIze atizayone bAra guNomAM samAveza karI tene zrI arihaMta paramAtmAnAM bAra guNo tarIke oLakhAvavAmAM AvyA che. 1. zrI tIrthaMkaranI vANInA 35 guNo : 1. sarva ThekANe samajAya tevI, 2. yojana pramANa saMbhaLAya tevI, 3. prauDha, 4. meSa jevI gaMbhIra, 5. zabda vaDe spaSTa, 6. saMtoSakAraka, 7. dareka manuSyane ema lAge ke teo mane ja kahe che evI, 8. puSTa arthavALI 9. pUrvApara virodha rahita, 10. mahApuruSane chAje tevI, 11. saMdeha vinAnI, 12. dUSaNa rahita arthavALI, 13. kaThaNa viSayane sahelo kare tevI, 14. jyAM jevuM zobhe tevuM bolAya, 15. SaDUdravya ane nava tattvane puSTa kare tevI, 16. prayojana sahita, 17. padaracanA sahita, 18. cha dravya nava tattva paTutA sahita, 19. madhura, 20. pArako marma jaNAI na Ave tevI caturAIvALI, 21. dharma, artha pratibaddha, 22. dIpa samAna prakAza-artha sahita, 23. paraniMdA ane potAnA vakhANa vinAnI, 24. kartA, karma, kriyA, kALa, vibhakti sahita, 25. AzcaryakArI, 26. vaktA sarva guNa saMpanna che evuM jemAM lAge tevI, 27. dhairyavALI, 28. vilaMba rahita, 29. bhrAMti rahita, 30. sarve pote potAnI bhASAmAM samaje tevI, 31. ziSTa buddhi upajAve tevI, 32. padanA arthane aneka rIte vizeSa AropaNa karI bole tevI, 33. sAhasikapaNe bole tevI, 34. punarukti doSa vinAnI, 35. sAMbhaLanArane kheda na upaje tevI. 2. zrI arihaMta bhagavAnanA 34 atizayo : 22 1. zarIra anaMta rUpamaya, sugaMdhamaya, roga rahita, parasevA rahita ane maLa rahita hoya, 2. rudhira tathA mAMsa gAyanA dUdha samAna ghoLA ane durgaMdha vagaranAM hoya, 3. AhAra tathA nihAra carmacakSuthI adRzya hoya, 4. zvAsozvAsamAM kamaLa jevI sugaMdha hoya. (A cAra atizaya janmathI ja hoya che, mATe 'sahaja atizaya' kahevAya che.) 5. yojana pramANa samavasaraNamAM manuSya, deva ane tiryaMcanI koDAkoDI samAya ane temane bAdhA thAya nahi, 6. cAre bAju pacIsa pacIsa yojana sudhI pUrvotpanna roga upazame ane navA roga thAya nahi, 7. vairabhAva jAya, 8. marakI thAya nahi, 9. ativRSTi eTale hada uparAMta varasAda thAya nahi, 10. anAvRSTi eTale Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A rIte ATha prAtihArya ane cAra atizaya 4. anaMta cAritra : mohanIya karmano kSaya maLI bAra guNo zrI arihaMta bhagavAnanA thayA. thavAthI anaMta cAritra guNa prApta thAya che. temAM * siddha bhagavAna ane temanA ATha guNo che sAyika samyakatva ane yathAkhyAta cAritrano ATha karmano kSaya karI jemaNe aMtima sAdhya evaM samAveza thAya che, tethI siddha bhagavAna Atmaje mokSapada sAdhyuM che, te siddha.' svabhAvamAM sadA sthira che, te ja tyAM cAritra che. temanA ATha guNa A pramANe che : 5. akSaya sthiti : AyuSya karmano kSaya thavAthI kadI nAza na thAya tevI sthiti prApta thAya 1. anaMta jJAna : jJAnAvaraNIya karmano sarvathA kSaya thavAthI aMta vinAnuM kevaLajJAna prApta thAya che. siddhanI sthitino Adi che, paNa aMta nathI. tethI temanI sthiti "sAdi chatAM anaMta' kahevAya che. tenAthI sarva lokAlokanuM svarUpa samasta | prakAre jANe che. 2. anaMta darzanaH darzanAvaraNIya karmano sarvathA 6. arUpIpaNuM nAma karmano kSaya thavAthI varNa, kSaya thavAthI aMtavinAnuM kevaLadarzana prApta thAya gaMdha, rasa ane sparza rahita thAya che. kema ke, zarIra che. tenAthI lokAlokanuM svarUpa jue che. hoya to ja varNAdika hoya che; paNa siddhane zarIra 3. avyAbAdha : vedanIya karmano sarvathA kSaya nathI tethI temane arUpIpaNuM prApta thAya che. thavAthI sarva prakAranI pIDA rahita nirupAdhIpaNuM 7. agurulaghu : gotra karmano kSaya thavAthI A prApta thAya che. guNa prApta thAya che; tethI bhAre, haLavo ke varasAdano abhAva thAya nahi, 11. durbhikSa eTale duSkALa na paDe, 12. svacakra eTale potAnA rAjya taraphathI, paracakra eTale pararAjya taraphathI bhaya na hoya, 13. bhagavaMtanI vANI deva, manuSya ane tiryaMca potapotAnI bhASAmAM samaje, 14. eka yojana sudhI sarakhI rIte bhagavaMtanI vANI saMbhaLAya, 15. sUryathI bAra gaNuM tejavALuM bhAmaMDaLa prabhunI pAchaLa mastaka pAse hoya. (A pAMcathI paMdara sudhInA 11 atizayo kevaLajJAna vakhate thAya, tethI te karmakSayaja atizaya" kahevAya 6 thI 12 sughInA 7 rogAdi upadravo bhagavAna vihAra kare, tyAre paNa cAre dizAe pacIsa pacIsa yojana sudhI na hoya). 16. AkAzamAM dharmacakra hoya. 17. bAra joDI (covIsa) cAmara aNaviMjhayAM viMjhAya. 18. pAdapITha sahita sphaTika ratnanuM ujjavaLa siMhAsana hoya. 19, traNa chatra (samavasaraNa vakhate dareka dizAe) hoya. 20. ratnamaya iMdradhvaja hoya. 21. nava suvarNa kamaLa upara cAle. be upara paga mUke ane sAta pAchaLa rahe. temAMthI vArApharatI be be AgaLa Ave. 22. maNi, suvarNa ane rUpAnA traNa gaDha hoya. 23. cAra mukhe karI dharmadazanA Ape che ema dekhAya. (pUrva dizA sAme bhagavaMta bese. bAkInI traNa dizAe traNa pratibiMba vyaMtaradeva sthApe.) 24. svazarIrathI bAra gaNuM UMcuM azoka vRkSa, chatra, ghaMTA, patAkA AdithI yukta hoya. 25. kAMTA adhomukha eTale avaLA thaI jAya. 26. cAlatI vakhate sarva vRkSo namI praNAma kare. 27. cAlatI vakhate AkAzamAM duMdubhi vAge. 28, yojana sudhImAM anukULa vAyu hoya. 29, mora vagere sArAM pakSIo pradakSiNA karatAM phare. 30. sugaMdhI jaLanI vRSTi thAya. 31. jaLa-sthaLamAM upajelAM pAMca varNavALAM sacita phUlanI DhIMcaNa sudhI vRSTi thAya. 32. keza, roma, dADhI, mUchanA vALa ane nakha dIkSA lIdhA pachI vadhe nahi. 33. sarva Rtuo anukULa rahe. 34. jadhanyathI koTI devatAno parivAra hoya. (A chellA 16 thI 34 sudhInA 19 atizayo devatAo kare che, tethI te "devakRta atizaya' kahevAya che). 1. A.ni.mAM A pramANe nirdeza che : nitthi (cchi)nna savvadukkhA, jAI jarA maraNa baMdha vimukkaa| avvAbAhaM sukkhaM, aNuhavaMti sAsayaM siddhA / / 988 / / artha : sarva duHkhone sarvathA tarI gayelA ane janma, jarA tathA maraNanAM baMdhanathI mukta thayelA siddho zAzvata ane avyAbAdha sukhano anubhava kare che. eTale ke jemaNe mokSanI prApti karelI che, teo "siddha' kahevAya che. ------ -- -- -- 23. Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mUcchathI saMgraha UMcanIcano vyavahAra raheto nathI. A nava prakAranI ziyaLa vratanI vADone dhAraNa 8. anaMta vIryaH aMtarAya karmano kSaya thavAthI karanAra. anaMta dAna, anaMta lAbha, anaMta bhoga, anaMta cAra prakAranA kaSAyo : upabhoga ane anaMta vIrya-e guNo prApta thAya krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha. A cAra prakAranA che. eTale temane anaMta zakti prApta thAya che. kaSAya kare nahi.. samasta lokane aloka ane alokane loka karI zake pAMca mahAvratoH tevI zakti svAbhAvika rIte siddhamAM rahelI che; 1. prANAtipAta viramaNa : koI jIvanI hiMsA chatAM tevuM vIrya kadI phoravatA nathI ane phoravaze na karavI. nahi; kema ke, pudgala sAthenI pravRtti e temano 2. mRSAvAda viramaNaH game tevuM kaSTa AvI dharma nathI. e guNathI potAnA Atmika guNo che, paDe to paNa asatya vacana bolavuM nahi. tevAne tevA rUpe dhArI rAkhe, pheraphAra thavA de nahi. 3. adattAdAna viramaNa : koIe ApyA 0 AcArya mahArAja ane temanA chatrIsa gaNo vagaranI pArakI koI paNa cIja-vastu levI nahi. pAMca AcArane pALe, bIjAne pALavAno upadeza 4. mathuna viramaNa : mana, vacana ane kAyAe karI brahmacarya-ziyaLa pALavuM. Ape ane sAdhu pramukhane pAMca prakAranA AcArane 5. parigraha viramaNa : koI paNa vastuno dekhADanArA gacchanA nAyaka te AcArya mahArAja. temanA guNonuM svarUpa A pramANe che: A pAMca mahAvrato dhAraNa karanAra. pAMca iMdriyo : pAMca prakAranA AcAra : 1. sparza(cAmaDI), 2. rasanA(jIbha), 1. jAnAcAra : je kriyA athavA niyamone 3. prANa(nAsika), 4. cakSu (AMkha), 5. zrota anusaravAthI samyapha jJAnanI vRddhi thAya. (kAna). A pAMce iMdriyonA trevaza viSayomAM 2. darzanAcAra H je kriyA athavA niyamone managamatA upara rAga ane aNagamatA upara dveSa anusaravAthI zraddhA rUpa samyapha darzananI vRddhi AcArya mahArAja kare nahi. thAya. brahmacarya (ziyaLa)nI nava vADoH 3. cAritrAcAra : je kriyA athavA niyamone 1. strI, pazu, napuMsaka jyAM na hoya tyAM vase. anusaravAthI samyapha cAritranI vRddhi thAya. 2. strInI sAthe strI saMbaMdhI rAgathI vAto kare 4. tapAcAraH je kriyA athavA niyamone nahi. anusaravAthI samyaka tapanI vRddhi thAya. 3. strI beThI hoya te Asane be ghaDI sudhI puruSa 5. vIryAcAraH saMyamanA pAlanamAM baLa, vIrya bese nahi. ane parAkramano saMpUrNa upayoga karavo. 4. rAga vaDe strInAM aMgopAMga jue nahi. uparokta suvihita AcaraNo pALe. 5. strI-puruSa sUtAM hoya athavA kAmakrIDA karatAM pAMca samitiH hoya, tyAM bhIMta pramukhanA AMtare rahe nahi. samiti eTale samyapha pravRtti. 6. pUrve karelI kAmabhoganI krIDAne saMbhAre nahi. 1. IrSA samiti : koIpaNa nAnA jIvane 7. snigdha-rasakasavALo mAdaka AhAra kare nahi. AghAta-trAsa na thAya tevI rIte kALajI rAkhIne 8. bhUkha zAMta thAya, tethI vadhu nirasa AhAra kare cAlavuM. nahi. 2. bhASA samitiH nirvadya-pApa rahita vacana 9. zarIranI zobhA-TApaTIpa kare nahi. bolavuM. ---------------- Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 3. apaNA samiti : beMtALIza doSa rahita agiyAra aMgo bAra upAMgo gaveSI gocarI levI. 1. AcArAMga 1. uvavAIo 4. AdAna nikSepaNA samiti : vastra, pAtra, 2. sUyagaDAMga 2. rAyapAseNI upakaraNAdi jIvahiMsA na thAya tevI sAvadhAnIthI 3. ThANAMga 3. jIvAjIvAbhigama levA-mUkavAM. 4. samavAyAMga 4. pannavaNA. 5. pAriSTApanikA samitiH maLa, mUtra, 5. bhagavatI (vyAkhyAprajJapti) zlekha Adine jIvahiMsA na thAya, tevI 5. jaMbUdIva pannati sAvadhAnIpUrvaka paraThavavA. 6. jJAtA dharmakathAga 6. sUra pannati A pAMca prakAranI samiti pALe. 7. upAsaka dazAMga 7. caMda pannati traNa gupti: 8. aMtagaDa dazAMga 8. kappiyA gupti eTale saMyamanA pAlana mATe prazasta 9. anutarovavAI dazAMga 9. kapUvaDisiyA evI nivRtti; eTale mana, vacana, kAyAthI 10. pahAvAgaraNa 10. puphiyA utpanna thatI asat pravRttione rokavI. 11. vivAgasuya 11. puphicUliyA 1. manoguptiH manane duSTa vicAromAM 12. vantidasA pravartavA na devuM. be sittarI 2. vacanagupti: khAsa jarUra vinA na bolavuM. 1 caraNa sittarI 2. karaNa sittarI 3. kAyaguptiH kAyAthI bane teTalI ochI (agiyAra aMga ane cauda pUrvanAM nAmanI rIte gaNatAM pravRti karavI. paNa paccIsa guNa thAya che.) A traNa gupti pALe. pAMca samiti ane traNa gupti maLIne "aSTa 0 sAdhu mahArAja ane temanA satyAvIza guNo 0 je Atmahitane sAdhe ane parahitane sadhAve pravacanamAtA" che. (A uparAMta bIjI rIte paNa chatrIza guNa gaNAya che.) athavA sarvavirati rUpa cAritra laI mokSanA anuSThAnane sAdhe, te "sAdhu munirAja" kahevAya * upAdhyAya mahArAja ane temanA paccIsa guNo 0. che. temanA 27 guNa A pramANe che : jemanI samIpe nivAsa karavAthI zrutajJAnano 1 prANAtipAta viramaNa 11 vanaspatikAya rakSA lAbha thAya te "upAdhyAya' kahevAya. te zrata zrI 2 mRSAvAda viramaNa 12 trasakAya rakSA jinezvara devoe kaheluM che. dvAdazAMgI rU5 3 adattAdAna viramaNa 13 sparzendriya nigraha agiyAra aMga ane bAra upAMganuM potAne jJAna 4 maithuna viramaNa 14 raseMdriya nigraha hoya ane te bIjAne bhaNAve. A uparAMta caraNa 5 parigraha viramaNa 15 dhrANedriya nigraha sittarI (uttama cAritra) ane karaNa sittarI (uttama 6 rAtribhojana tyAga 16 cakSuiMdriya nigraha kriyA) e be maLIne "upAdhyAya' nA paccIsa guNo 7 pRthvIkAya rakSA 17 zrobeMdriya nigraha A pramANe thAya che : 8 apakAya rakSA 18 lobhano nigraha kare 9 teukAya rakSA 19 kSamA dhAraNa kare 10 vAukAya rakSA 20 cittane nirmaLa rAkhe 1. A.ni.mAM. jaNAvyuM che ke, nirvANa-sAdhaka yogone- kriyAone je kAraNe sAdhuo sAdhe che ane sarva prANIo upara samavRttine dhAraNa kare che, te kAraNe teo "bhAva sAdhu" kahevAya che. (A uparAMta bIjI rIte paNa satyAvIza guNa thAya che.) 25 Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 21 vastra vagerenI paDilehaNA 22. saMyamamAM rahe 23 akuzaLa manano nirodha 24 kuzaLa vacanano nirodha 25 akuzaLa kAyAno nirodha prazna 1 arihaMta paramAtmAnA 4 aghAtI karma (vedanIya-AyuSya-nAmagotra karma) bAkI hoya che. jyAre siddha bhagavaMtonA sarva karmano kSaya thaI gayo hoya che. chatAM navakAramAM siddha karatAM arihaMtane prathama namaskAra zA mATe karavAmAM Ave che? javAba : azarIrI evA siddha paramAtmAnI oLakhANa karAvanArA hovAthI temaja siddha paramAtmA banavA mATeno mokSamArga batAvanArA hovAthI arihaMta paramAtmA atyaMta viziSTa upakArI hovAthI temane prathama namaskAra karavAmAM Avela che. praznottarI prazna 2 arihaMtanI oLakhANa karAvanAra AcArya Adi hoya che to prathama namaskAra AcAryane kema karavAmAM Avela nathI? javAba : arihaMta paramAtmA svayaM saMbuddha banIne kevalajJAna pAmI zAsananI sthApanA kare che tyAre ja AcArya AdinuM astitva saMbhavI zake che. tethI AcArya karatAM paNa arihaMtane ja prathama namaskAra karavAmAM Avela che te yogya ja che. prazna 3 tIrthaMkara sivAyanA sAmAnya kevalajJAnI one navakAranA kayA pada dvArA namaskAra karAya che? javAba : pAMcamA padathI. prazna 4 sAmAnya kevalI bhagavaMtoe paNa rAgadveSa Adi AMtara zatruo(ari)ne haNI nAkhyA hoya che to temano samAveza navakAranA prathama padamAM kema na thAya? 26 zItAdi pariSaho sahana kare 27 maraNAdi upasargo sahana kare 26 (pAMca samiti ane traNa gupti AdaravI ane nidrA, vikathA tathA avivekano tyAga) javAba : zAstramAM 'arihaMta' zabda tIrthaMkara paramAtmA mATe ja rUDha thayelo mAnavAmAM Avela che. tethI sAmAnya kevalI bhagavaMtono samAveza prathama padamAM thaI zakato nathI. prazna 5 arihaMta ane sAmAnya kevalImAM taphAvata zuM hoya che? javAba : kevalajJAna Adi AMtarika svarUpanI apekSAe koI taphAvata hoto nathI. paraMtu arihaMta paramAtmAne tIrthaMkara nAmakarmanA udayathI azokavRkSa Adi 8 mahAprAtihAryo, 34 atizayo, tathA vANInA 35 guNo Adi hoya che te sAmAnya kevalI bhagavaMtone hotA nathI. arihaMta paramAtmA caturvidha saMgharUpI tIrthanI sthApanA kare che, sAmAnya kevalI tema karatA nathI. prazna 6 chadmastha evA AcArya-upAdhyAya bhagavaMtone 3jA-4thA padathI namaskAra karavAmAM Ave che jyAre sarvajJa evA sAmAnya kevalI bhagavaMtone tyArapachI pAMcamA padathI kema namaskAra karAya che? javAba H zAsana-gacchanuM suvyavasthita rIte saMcAlana karavAnI mahAna javAbadArI AcAryaupAdhyAya bhagavaMto saMbhALatA hoya che. sAmAnya kevalI bhagavaMto upara tevI javAbadArI hotI nathI. mATe ja tIrthaMkara paramAtmAnI dezanA pUrNa thayA bAda temanI pAdapITha para besIne chadmastha evA paNa prathama gaNadhara bhagavaMta dezanA ApatA hoya che tyAre sAmAnya kevalI bhagavaMto paNa e padanuM Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gaurava jaLavAya te mATe temanI dezanAmAM paNa hAjara zabda mUkavAmAM Ave che. rahe che. merUparvatanI taLeTImAM Avela samabhUtalA Ama vyavahAra nayanI apekSAe AcArya - pRthvIthI 900 yojana upara Urdhvaloka gaNAya che. upAdhyAya padanuM viziSTa mahattva hovAthI tathA 900 yojana pachI nIce adho loka gaNAya che. sAmAnya kevalI karatAM temane prathama namaskAra prazna 11 urdhvaloka tathA adholokamAM sAdhu karavAmAM Ave che. bhagavaMto zI rIte saMbhavI zake? prazna 7 gaNadhara bhagavaMtono samAveza navakAranA javAba: jaMghAcAraNa temaja vidyAcAraNa munivaro kayA padamAM thAya? labdhi ke AkAzagAminI vidyA vaDe, 1 lAkha javAba : trIjA AcArya padamAM. yojana UMcA merU parvatanI vacce somanasa vana prazna 8 hAla mahAvideha kSetramAM keTalA siddha vigere vibhAgamAM rahIne sAdhanA karatA hoya teo bhagavaMto vicArI rahyA che? phakta AMkaDAmAM javAba UrdhvalokamAM gaNAya. Apo. tathA pazcima mahAvidehanI dharatI samabhUtalA. javAba: 0. (A praznanA uttaramAM sabhAmAMthI pRthvIthI DhaLatI DhaLatI 1 hajAra yojana jeTalI nIce vividha javAbo maLatA hoya che. dA.ta., 20, DhoLAvavALI thAya che. tyAM ja sAdhu-sAdhvI 170, 2 kroDa, asaMkhya, anaMta ityAdi. bhagavaMto hoya te adholokama gaNAya. arihaMta ane siddha vacceno taphAvata spaSTa na pragna 12 navakAranA pAMcamA padamAM "sava' thavAthI upara mujabanA javAbo maLatA hoya che. zabda zA mATe mUkavAmAM Avela che? bAkI to siddha bhagavaMto azarIrI hovAthI vicarI javAbaH sava eTale sarva-badhA. jo ke "sAhUNaM' zake ja nahi. teo siddhazilA upara arUpI Atma vigere zabdo bahuvacanamAM hovAthI aneka svarUpe birAjamAna hoya che jyAre hAla mahAvideha sAdhuono samAveza thaI zake che. chatAM sAdhuomAM kSetramAM vicare che te 20 arihaMta paramAtmA kahevAya jinakalpI, sthavira kalpI, kevalI, mana:paryava jJAnI, avadhijJAnI, caudapUrvadhara, dazapUrvadhara prazna 9 sidhdha bhagavaMtono varNa (raMga) kevo pulAka, bakuza, kuzala, ... vigere aneka prakAro hoya che? hoya che. te sarvano samAveza karavA mATe spaSTapaNe javAba : A prazna uttaramAM paNa moTA bhAganA sava' zabda mUkavAmAM Avela che. zrotAo lAla, rAto, sapheda vigere uttara ApatA siMha jema cAlatAM cAlatAM thoDI thoDIvAre pAchaLa hoya che. paraMtu sAco javAba e che ke sidhdha joto jAya tema siMhAvalokana nyAyathI pAMcamA bhagavaMto azarIrI- arUpI hovAthI temano koI ja padamAM rahela. 'sava' zabdano saMbaMdha AgaLanA varNa hoto nathI. paraMtu sidhdha padanI ArAdhanA arihaMta Adi 4 pado sAthe paNa samajI levo. amuka kAraNosara zAstromAM lAlavarNathI karavAnI vaLI sava' eTale sArva' evo paNa artha kahI che. thAya. sarva jIvo mATe hitakArI hoya te sArva prazna 10 navakAranA pAMcamA padamAM "loe" (tIrthaMkara paramAtmA) kahevAya. temanI AjJAne samarpita hoya te paNa "sArva' kahevAya. eTale zabda mUkavAmAM Avela che teno zo artha? javAba : loe eTale lokamAM. arthAta Urdhva tIrthakaranI AjJAne vaphAdAra evA sAdhu-sAdhvI adho ane tIcha e traNe lokamAM rahelA sarva sAdhu bhagavaMtone namaskAra karavA mATe paNa "sava' zabda mUkavAmAM Avela che. sAdhvI bhagavaMtone namaskAra karavA mATe "loe' 27. Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aciMtaciMtAmaNi navakAra munirAja zrI amarendravijayajI ma. sA. sva. zrI gulAbacaMdabhAI [atre rajU thayela adbhuta ghaTanA tathA tenuM karI. pachI navakAranuM smaraNa khUba ja bhAvapUrvaka mananIya vizleSaNa "aciMtaciMtAmaNi navakAra' karyuM. mArI pathArInI AjubAju karuNa dazya dekhAtuM pustakamAMthI sAbhAra akSarazaH udhRta karavAmAM hatuM. gharanAM mANaso dhrusake dhrusake raDatAM hatAM ane AvyuM che. gulAbacaMdabhAInA kuTuMbIjano pAsethI navakAra saMbhaLAvatAM hatAM. temano phoTo meLavI atre rajU karyo che. lagabhaga cha eka varSa pahelAM ja temano dehavilaya thayo che. "e vasamI rAtane Aje paMdara varSa thaI gayAM saMpAdaka] che. navakAre mane jIvADyo. mAruM jIvaleNa kaeNnsara "mane kaeNnsarano vyAdhi hato. dinapratidina navakAra mahAmaMtra AgaLa na TakI zakyuM." vyAdhi ugra banato jato hato. sudhAro thavAnI bahAragAmathI Avela eka bhAI navakAranA AzA na hatI. khorAka baMdha thaI gayo hato. chellA prabhAvano potAne maLela anubhava karI rahyA cArapAMca divasathI pANI paNa levAtuM na hotuM. tarasa hatA. emanA avAjamAM jAta-anubhavano raNako ane vedanA asahya banyAM hatAM. penisilinanAM hato. sAMjanuM pratikramaNa pUruM thayuM hatuM te pachI iMjekazanano korsa cAlu hato. dara cAra kalAke mane surendranagaranA vizALa upAzrayanA pahelA mALe e IMjekazana apAtAM hatAM. eka bArI pAse ame beThA hatA. emanI vAta e samaye ekAeka eka vicAra mArA citta samakSa athathI iti sudhI nirAMte sAMbhaLavAnI mArI jhabakI gayoH "have chellI ghaDI che, badhAM thIgaDAM iMtejArI joIne teo vigate potAnuM vRttAMta kahI che.' ane varSo pahelAM vyAkhyAnamAM sAMbhaLelAM rahyA hatA. vacano yAda AvyAM : "AkhI jiMdagImAM dharma bhale | vikrama saMvata 2016nuM e varSa hatuM. amArI e na karyo hoya, paNa aMtima samaye sarva jIvone prathama mulAkAta thaI. e pahelAM paMdara varSa pUrve khamAvIne, vaira-virodha bhUlI jaIne, sakala jIvo uparyukta ghaTanA banelI, arthAta vikrama saMvata sAthe maitrIbhAvapUrvaka navakAra mahAmaMtranuM smaraNa kare 2001 AsapAsanI A ghaTanA che. navakAra dvArA te AtmAnI sadgati thAya." AthI sadgati mATe navajIvana prApta karanAra e baDabhAgI meM navakAra mahAmaMtranuM raTaNa zarU karI dIdhuM. DaoNkaTarane gulAbacaMdabhAI* Aje sattAvIsa varSa pachI paNa meM kahI dIdhuM ke mAre have kaMI na joIe, pANInI rogamukta che ane navakAranA AlaMbane dharmArAdhanA. paNa have mAre jarUra nathI. sauthI sAthe meM khamatakhAmaNAM karyuM, ane karatA rahI anerI zAMtithI sabhara nivRtta jIvana gALI rahyA che. jagatanA sarva jIvo sAthe maitrIbhAvanuM * zrI gulAbacaMda khImacaMda mAstara, nemIzvaranA derAsara pAse, kAjI cakalo, AMbalI phaLI, jAmanagara (saurASTra). - dahana thaze sau saMzayo, nirmaLa thAze mana navakAra maMtranA jApathI, raheze citta prasanna."-14, 28 Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI navakAra mahAmaMtramAM rahelI aciMtya eka udAharaNathI A vAta spaSTa thaze. roTalI maMtrazaktinuM A jIvata udAharaNa ApaNane sAdhanA ghauMnA loTamAMthI bane che e hakIkata che, paraMtu mATe navo prakAza ane preraNA ApI jAya che. ghauMnA loTathI roTalI sudhI pahoMcavA mATe cokkasa na 1 2 StAki ? prakriyA che. e prakriyAnuM ekAda pagathiyuM mUkI e kalpavRkSa samAna (mAgyuM ApanAra) che? nA, daIe to? ghauMno loTa laIne sIdho ja tAvaDImAM nA, A (navakAra) to ciMtAmaNi ane kalpavRkSa nAkhIe to roTalI taiyAra thaI jAya? nA, UlaTo karatAM paNa adhika che. * loTa paNa baLI jAya. roTalI joItI hoya to, A udgAro che pUrva mahApuruSonA. navakArano loTamAM barAbara pramANasara pANI nAkhI enI mahimA varNavatAM emane kahevuM paDyuM ke ciMtAmaNi kaNeka banAvavI paDe. pachI emAMthI lUA banAvI, ane kalpavRkSa paNa navakAranI tulanA karI zake tema e lUAne vaNIne, tAvaDImAM nAkhI ene nathI. paraMtu, kaLiyuganA kaluSita vAtAvaraNathI pramANasara tApa apAya to loTamAMthI roTalI taiyAra kharaDAyela manavALo Ajano mAnava navakAra gaNe che. thAya. A to roTalI mATenI sthULa prakriyAnI vAta ane tene jyAre Icchita phaLa maLatuM dekhAtuM nathI, thaI. nAnAM nAnAM aneka pagathiyAM vacce sAcavavAM tyAre pUrva mahApuruSonAM vacanomAM te atizayokti paDe. tema zrI navakAra maMtrano je mahimA gAyo che, te jue che. e kahe che : "A stutivacano che, arthAt anubhavavAnI paNa eka prakriyA che. e prakriyAnI varaghoDe caDe tyAre tenAM gIta gavAya' tema ahIM upekSA karIne to ApaNe navakAra pAse nathI jatA ne? emaNe navakAranAM gIta gAyAM che. vara kALo hoya, eka bIjuM udAharaNa laIe : IlekiTrasiTInuM kara5 hoya, chatAM e paraNavA jAya tyAre badhAM ja phiTiMga gharamAM karAvyuM, vAyara naMkhAI gayA, balba sArAM rUpakothI enAM gIta gavAya che. e gItomAM mUkyA, baTana paNa dabAvyuM, chatAM dIvA jhagamagI na jama vAstavika vastadana nathI, tema navakAranAM UThe to? kyAM khAmI che te zodhavA nIkaLo cho. A gaNagAna paNa vastusthitinuM nirUpaNa nathI balba, vAyariMga, phiTiMga vagere badhuM barAbara che e karatAM paNa navakAranA mAtra "gIta' svarUpa che!'' khAtarI hoya to prathama najara kyAM paDe? meina svIca cAlu che? ane e paNa cAlu hoya to tarata Aje lagabhaga sarvatra A phariyAda che ke manamAM vicAra jhabakI jaze ke "phayUjha' to nathI UDyo navakArano prabhAva jevo batAvavAmAM Ave che ne? navakAranI sAdhanAno "phayUjha" kayo? tevo dekhAto nathI. ame navakAra ghaNA gaNyA, paNa kaMI camatkAra joyo nahIM.' A phariyAda kema mAruM kensara kema maTayuM? sAMbhaLavA maLe che? zuM navakAramAMthI zakti ghaTI namaskAra mahAmaMtranI sAdhanAnI sAcI prakriyA ane gaI? ke zuM A phariyAda khoTI che? navakAranA "kyUjha"nI oLakhANa gulAbacaMdabhAIe karela navakAranI sAdhanAnI zuM khUTe che? vigatomAMthI meLavI zakAya tema che. mATe temaNe nathI navakAramAMthI zakti ghaTI, nathI A phariyAda navakAranI ArAdhanA kevI rIte karI ane ethI khoTI paraMta A kariyAdane maLa. navakArano prayoga emane zo anubhava thayA, e ahIM emanA ja ApaNe je rIte karIe chIe te rItamAM raheluM che. zabdomAM ApaNe vigate joIe : - phri kSa mahayA? vi vA dintAtre navAno? kapa dumasariso? nahu naha, tANaM pi ahiyyro|| - laghu namaskAraphalastrotra, 9 _"mahAmaMtrane mukAbale, maMtra na Ave koI lakSa rAkhIne je jape, janma saphaLa tasa hoI.'-15 Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mane kaeNnsaranuM jIvaleNa darda thayuM enI pahelAM cha mAsathI mAthAmAM ghaNo duHkhAvo thato. dAktarone meM batAvela, paNa roga koI kaLI zakyuM nahIM. eka divasa kaphamAM lohI dekhAyuM. mArA phemilI DaoNkTarane vAta karI. emaNe tapAsIne kaeNnsara hovAnuM kahyuM. e pachI DaoN. kapurane dekhADyuM, tyAre emaNe kahyuM ke, 'hamaNAM penisilinanAM iMjekzanano korsa lo, e pahelAM kAMI upacAra karI zakAya tema nathI.' gaLuM aMdarathI temaja bahArathI sUjI gayuM hatuM. A pahelAM khorAka to ocho thaI ja gayelo. roTalI paNa pANInA ghUMTaDA sAthe muzkelIthI UtaratI. have gaLuM ekadama saMkocAI gayuM. bIje divase ame DaoN. ke. modInuM epoinTamenTa lIdhuM. temaNe tapAsIne kahyuM ke darda ghaNuM ja vadhI gayuM che. TrITamenTanI vAta to bAjue rAkho, paNa aMdarathI kaTakI kApIne tapAsa (bAyopsI) karI zakAya evI sthiti paNa nathI rahI. emaNe mArA phemilI DaoNkaTarane bAjue laIne kahI dIdhuM ke eka be dI'no huM mahemAna chuM. ane zAMtithI Ayu pUrNa thAya te mATe ghenanAM IMjekzana ApavA jaNAvyuM. ame nirAza thaI pAchA pharyA. chellA cAra-pAMca divasathI pANI paNa UtaratuM na hatuM. tarasa to evI lAgI hatI ke jANe mATalemATalAM pANI pI jAuM! meM mArA phemilI DaoNkTarane kahyuM ke, 'bIjuM bhale kaMI na thAya, paNa huM pANI pI zakuM evuM kaMIka karo.' emaNe AzvAsana ApyuM : 'AjanI rAta kADhI nAkho, kAle savAre e mATeno prabaMdha karIza. naLIthI huM tamane pANI ApIza.' huM ghera Avyo. tarasanI pIDA asahya banI hatI. pahelAM kahyuM tema e samaye ekAeka navakAra mahAmaMtranuM smaraNa karavAnI mane sphuraNA thaI. tyAre sAMjanA lagabhaga sADAsAta vAgyA haze. meM bahArathI koI Ave nahIM, kaMI Dakhala na thAya, eTalA mATe gharanAM bAraNAM baMdha karAvyAM kuTuMbIone ekaThAM karI saunI sAthe meM khamatakhAmaNAM karyAM. jIvana daramyAna thayela vaira-virodha mATe saunI sAthe mAphInI levaDadevaDa karI lIdhI ane sAthe jagatanA sarva jIvone khamAvI aMtaHkaraNapUrvaka maitrIbhAvanI udghoSaNA karI H khAmi savvajIve, savve jIvA khamaMtu me / mittI me savvabhUesu, veraM majjhaM na keNaI // ane bhAvanA bhAvI ke, ''jagatanA sarva jIvo sukhI thAo, sukhI thAo; jagatanA sarva jIvo nIrogI bano, nIrogI bano; sarva jIvonuM kalyANa thAo, koI pApa na Acaro, koI duHkha na pAmo. jagatanA sarva jIvo karmathI mukta bano. mukta bano.'' 30 antaHkaraNanA UMDANamAMthI A bhAvanA karI huM navakAranA dhyAnamAM lAgI gayo. 'rakhe ne mA2I durgati thaI jAya' e bhayathI, khUba ja jAgRtipUrvaka huM navakAramaMtramAM lIna banyo. have mAre bIjuM kaMI joItuM na hatuM, mane dhUna lAgI hatI sadgatinI. sadgati thAya e mATe huM navakAra ane bhAvanAmAM-vIza-paccIsa navakAra ane pharI sarva jIva pratye maitrInI pUrvokta bhAvanAmAM-lAgI gayo. emAM citta parovavAthI huM vedanAne thoDI bhUlyo. agiyAra vAgye mane jabaradasta UlaTI thaI. AkhuM tapeluM bharAI gayuM! huM behoza thaI gayo. gha2nAM mANaso samajyAM ke A chello cALo che. raDAroLa thaI gaI. thoDI vAre huM bhAnamAM Avyo. mane kaMIka sAruM lAgyuM. meM pANI mAgyuM. be traNa loTA pANI pI gayo! paNa mane hajI e ja dhUna ke sadgati na cUkuM. navakAra ane bhAvanA cAlu rAkhyAM. mArI bA kahe. 'thoDuM dUdha levAze? meM kahyuM : 'jouM, lAvo!' meM eka kapa dUdha paNa pIdhuM. A pahelAM pAMceka divasathI pANInuM TIpuM paNa gaLAnI nIce jatuM na hatuM. navakAra ane bhAvanA cAlu ja hatAM. rAtre mane UMgha AvI gaI. chellA cha divasathI UMgha nahotI AvI. pAMca-cha kalAka huM ghasaghasATa UMghyo. gharanAM mANaso to hajI ema ja mAnatAM hatAM ke huM be-cAra ghaDIno mahemAna chuM. savAre huM UThyo tyAre sphUrti jaNAI-jANe navajIvana beDI bacAvaze tophAnathI, ne laI jAze kinAra sadA japo aMtara thakI, mahAmaMtra navakAra.'- 16 Wu Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maLyuM na hoya! meM cApANI lIdhAM. huM bhAvanA ane mane taddana sAruM thaI gayuM. Aje e vAtane paMdara navakAra mUkato nathI. varSa vItI gayAM che. dhIre dhIre huM dUdha, rAbaDI vagere pravAhI khorAka mane to kaeNnsare lAbha karyo. kaeNnsara na thayuM hota levA mAMDyo. dUdhanI kevaLa malAI jevo pauSTika to kadAca huM dharmamAM na joDAyo hota mane jivADanAra khorAka mane ApavA lAgyA. eka aThavADiyAmAM to navakAra che ema huM mAnuM chuM. tethI navakAra e mAre huM zIro vagere leto thayo! mana sarvasva che. amArA phemilI DaoNkaTarane sAthe laI ame moTA mArI dinacaryA DaoNkaTarane batAvavA gayA. mane joIne ghaNuM ja tyArathI huM nivRtta jIvana gALuM chuM. Aje mArI Azcarya thayuM. badhI vAta karI. e kahe : "tame dinacaryA A pramANe che : yA cAra-pAMca divasathI kaMI khAdhuM na hatuM, UlaTI savAre cAra vAge UThI jAuM chuM. UThIne : zAnI thaI? gaLuM zAthI khUlI gayuM? tame zuM zuM upacAra vAra banAve. be nIvA khaMta mA. karyA hatA? koI davA lIdhI hatI? vaidha AdinI paNa nittI dhvapuchayu, vera anne na ga . koI davA karI hoya to te kaho, jethI bIjA daradIo ane "jagatanA sarva jIvo sukhI thAo; nIrogI upara te ajamAvI zakAya." meM kahyuM ke, "meM koI davA thAo, nIrogI thAo; mukta thAo, mukta thAo; lIdhI nathI, prabhunuM nAma lIdhuM che.' meM koI paNa koI pApa na Acaro' -e pramANe bhAvanA karIne upacAra karyo hoya te kaDhAvavA DaoNkaTare ghaNA prazno pabAsane besI, hRdayamAM zveta kamaLanI dhAraNA pUjyA, paNa mArI pAse bIjuM kaMI kahevAnuM hatuM ja karI tanmaya thaIne ekaso ATha navakAra ane nahi. DaoNkaTarane lAgyuM ke have kaMIka TrITamenTa karavI 'uvasaggahara'nI navakAravALI gaNuM chuM. pachI thoDI joIe. emaNe lAITa levAnuM kahyuM. meM lAITa vAra arihaMta paramAtmAnA zveta varNanuM hRdayamAM levAnuM nakkI karyuM. aThThAvIsa sITiMga lAiTa (DIpa dhyAna karuM chuM. aMte, dhyAnastha dazAmAM UbhelA eksa-rejha TrITamenTa) lIdhI. paNa mane to have khAtarI mahAvIra prabhune kalpanAmAM lAvIne prArthanA karuM thaI gaI hatI ke navakArathI ja badhuM maTI jaze. eTale chuM ke, prabhu! ApanA jevuM dhyAna mane kyAre maLe? lAITa levA jatAM rastAmAM, basamAM, gherathI nIkaLatAM- chelle, huM AtmasvarUpanuM ciMtana karuM chuM : "huM badhe ja ThekANe huM navakAranuM raTaNa cAlu rAkhato. anaMta zaktino mAlika chuM...' ityAdi. be-traNa ArAdhanA mATe A thoDo vakhata maLI gayo che, miniTa A rIte dhyAna karuM chuM tyAM pAMca vAge che. huM have cAra-cha mahinA kADhIza' ema mane lAgyuM; mane abhuta zAMtino anubhava thAya che. tethI have sagati cUkI na javAya eTalA mATe pachI pratikramaNa karI laI gAmanAM badhAM navakAra ane bhAvanAno kAryakrama meM cAlu ja rAkhyo derAsaro- e jAuM chuM. amArA gAmanAM derAsaro hato. vacce vacce mananuM cekiMga karato ke zuM vicAra ghaNAM ramaNIya che. pratimAjI prAcIna che. darzana cAle che? "bIjo koI vicAra manamAM ghUsI jaze to karI AvI navakArazI karuM chuM. tyAM sadgati aTakI jaze' e bIke mana upara pAko cokI savAnava-sADAnava thAya che. pachI vyAkhyAna hoya pahero rAkhato. to sAMbhaLuM chuM. dazathI agiyAra sudhI bhAbhA jema gharamAM koI cora-DAku pesI na jAya te mATe pArzvanAtha pAse, 2 daravAje paheregIra hoya che, tema manamAM koI kharAba je kAryakrama che te Akho kAryakrama karuM chuM. mane ahIM vicAra pesI na jAya te mATe meM mana upara anerI zAMti maLe che. AtmajAgRtinI cokI mUkI dIdhI. thoDA vakhatamAM pachI pUjA karI, jamavAno samaya thaI jatAM jamI laI _dIpaka rUpa navakArathI, TaLe ajJAna aMdhAra; pApa paMka sau gALIne, mahAmaMgala karanAra.-17, Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ardho klAka dhArmika vAcana karuM chuM. pachI, thoDI vAra ArAma karI, be-traNa sAmAyika karuM chuM. emAM navatattva vagereno thoDo abhyAsa ane dhyAnAdi karuM chuM. sAMje bhojanano samaya thatAM vALu karI, derAsara darzana karI mAvI, pratikramaNa karuM chuM. bAda mahArAja sAheba hoya to vaiyAvacca bhakti karI, ghera AvuM chuM. sarva jIvone khamAvI, bhAvanA bhAvI, navakAra gaNatAM gaNatAM UMghI jAuM chuM. be-cAra navakAra gaNatAM ja evI UMgha AvI jAya ke kyAre UMghyA ane kyAM UMghyA enI khabara paNa paDatI nathI. UMghamAM 'OM to gaDha nama:' ke 'namo arihaMtALa' e eka padano jApa tAlabaddhapaNe, ghaDiyALanA Taka Taka avAjanI jema, cAlyA kare che. hAlatAM-cAlatAM, UThatAM-besatAM, basamAM, TrenamAM jyAM TAIma maLe tyAM 'namo arihaMtALa' ke 'OM haiM hU~ namaH' no jApa cAlu ja rAkhuM chuM; ane aDadhA aDadhA kalAke jarA aTakIne mananI tapAsa karuM chuM ke temAM zuM vicAra cAle che? chellAM daza varSathI A kAryakrama cAle che. pahelAM pAMca varSa Avo koI niyata kAryakrama goThavyo na hato; paNa 'je thoDo vakhata ArAdhanA mATe maLI gayo che eno pUro upayoga karI sadgati sAdhI lauM' e dhUnathI navakAra ane bhAvanA, pharI bhAvanA ane navakAra e pramANe divasa ane rAta raTaNA rAkhelI. e pachI, meM upara mujaba eka kAryakrama nakkI karI lIdho. navakAranA satata smaraNanuM pariNAma AthI mAro roga gayo eTaluM ja nahIM, mArI Arthika sthiti paNa sudharI, mAnasika vikAsa thayo ane zarIra paNa ghaNuM ja sAruM thaI gayuM. lAiTa lIdhA pachI amuka mudate haoNspiTalamAM batAvavA jato. eka vakhata vajana karavAnA kAMTA upara navo mANasa Avelo. vajana karAvavA mAruM nAma pokArAyuM : 'gulAbacaMdabhAI...' huM jaIne Ubho rahyo. mane joIne eNe kahyuM ke, 'tuma kyoM AyA? pezanTa (daradI) ko khaDA karo.' mAre kahevuM paDyuM ke 'meM hI 5 pezanTa (daradI) huM.' huM daradI hoIza evI koIne kalpanAya na Ave evuM mAruM zarIra thaI gayuM hatuM. Aje huM badho ja khorAka laI zakuM chuM. koI parejI pALato nathI. huM saMpUrNa taMdurasta chuM. mArI Arthika sthitimAM paNa ghaNo ja sudhAro thaI gayo che ane mAro mAnasika vikAsa thayela paNa anubhavAya che. Aje huM be hajAranI sabhAmAM mAika upara nIDaratAthI bolI zakuM chuM ane mArA vicAro sabhAne ThasAvI zakuM chuM. mAro abhyAsa bahu ocho. ane Aja sudhI sabhAmAM kema bolavuM eno koI abhyAsa meM karyo nathI ke nathI koI pAse mArgadarzana lIdhuM; chatAM evA eka-be prasaMgo upasthita thayA tyAre huM be hajAra mANasanI samakSa sArI rIte bolI zakyo hato. vaLI mane aMdarathI ema thAya ke 'amuka vyaktine ghaNA divasathI maLAyuM nathI, maLavuM che,' to huM gherathI bahAra nIkaLuM. dAdara UtAruM tyAM e vyakti sAmI maLI jatI! kAmamAM koI gUMca paDI hoya, kaMI sUjhatuM na hoya ke AmAM zuM karavuM? to huM traNa navakAra gaNIne vicAruM ne emAM mane yogya mArgadarzana maLI jAya che! Arthika paristhitimAM ema lAge ke ATalI jarUra che, to sAmethI koI pArTI maLI jAya ke 'hamaNAM amArAM ATalAM nANAM sAcavajo!' keTalIka vAra sphuraNAo thAya che ke amuka kAryamAM amuka rIte vartavuM. eka vAra mane vicAra Avyo ke mULajI jeThA mArkeTamAM dukAna laIe. mArA bhAIo kahe ke 'pacAsa hajAra pAghaDI ApatAM paNa mULajI jeThA mArkeTamAM dukAna meLavavI muzkela che. vaLI tyAM dukAna kholIe to ekAda lAkhanI mUDI joIe. eTale A azakya lAge che,' thoDA divasamAM mArI dhAraNA mujaba banyuM. dukAna maLI gaI! thoDA mahinA upara ame muMbaInAM parAMmAM raheThANa mATe makAnanI zodhamAM hatA. amane eka jaNe vAta karI ke eka jaina bhAIne eka makAna bhADe ApavuM che. ame arajI karI. traNaso arajImAMthI amArI arajI pAsa thaI! sArI janmojanmanI pUMjIrUpa, mahAmaMtra navakAra; tene rAkho sAthamAM, to beDo thAze pAra.'-18 32 Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sagavaDavALuM navuM makAna vagara pAghaDIe maLI gayuM! be miniTano sTezanano rasto ane pAMca miniTe derAsara pahoMcI javAya evA anukULa sthaLe makAna maLyuM. mane AvA nAnA-moTA ghaNA anubhavo thatA rahe che. mArAM bahenane damano vyAdhi thayela. muMbaImAM. DaoN. kohiyAjI vagere pAse TrITamenTa karAvI. mI2ja laI gayA. paNa kaMI phAyado nahi thayelo. vyAdhi eTalo badho ke AkhI rAta ArAmakhurasI para beThAM beThAM kADhavI paDe; jarA paNa sUI na zakAya. mArI pAse to davA tarIke A bhAvanA hatI. meM emane A bhAvanA batAvI. ane huM pote savAre, 'badhA jIvo nIrogI bano' e bhAvanA karatI vakhate, emanA upara khAsa lakSa Apato; emanuM nAma daIne e nIrogI bane evI bhAvanA karato. thoDA vakhatamAM emane sudhAro thayo. Aje temane taddana sAruM thaI gayuM che. mananuM cekiMga ane bhAvanA AmAM mane mananA cekiMganI khUba mahattA dekhAI che. eTalA mATe huM bane teTaluM ochuM boluM chuM. chatAM koI prasaMge koIne be zabdo kahevAI gayA hoya ke koInuM manaduHkha thayuM hoya to mArI bhAvanAno 'phyUjha' UDI jAya che. savAranA bhAvanA mATe besuM, paNa kAma AgaLa cAlatuM ja nathI. vacce vacce jANe e vyakti manobhUmikAmAM AvyA ja kare. huM sAmI vyakti pAse jaIne kSamApanA karuM pachI ja kAma saraLatAthI cAle. eka dAkhalo ApuM : eka vAra meM eka vorAnI dukAne phoTA maDhAvavA Apela. bila sADAsAta rUpiyA karyuM. meM kahyuM : 'ATalA hoya! sAta rUpiyA barAbara che.' 'nA zeTha! je kahyuM che, te vAjabI che. muMbaImAM tame A kAma karAvyuM hota to AnA karatAM vadhu kharca thAta.' chatAM sAta rUpiyA ApI huM ghera gayo. bIje divase savAre bhAvanA karavA beTho, tyAre bhAvanA barAbara na cAlI. meM tapAsa karI ke jarUra kaMIka bhUla thaI che. vorAnI dukAne jaI meM vorAne kahyuM : alIbAbA, tame kAle sAcI vAta karelI, tame kAma ghaNuM ja sarasa karyuM che. A eka rUpiyo lo!' e khuza thaI gayo. e pachI ja mArI bhAvanA barobara cAlI. koI vAra derAsaramAM pUjArI sAthe be akSara bolAI jAya toya kAma aTakI paDatuM. pachI cAhIne derAsare darzana karavA jAuM, cAra-ATha AnA pUjArIne ApI ene khuza karuM ane kSamApanA karuM, pachI ja mAruM kAma barAbara cAle che. mAre pravRtti bahu ochI che. eTale bahAranAMo sAthe mAre prasaMga ja ocho paDe ne kuTumbIo to khUba ja anukULa banI gayA che. badhAne huM A bhAvanA batAvuM chuM. emane huM kahuM chuM ke, 'tamAre sukha joItuM hoya to sukha vAvo-bIjAne sukha Apo, bIjA sukhI thAya evI bhAvanA karo' AthI mana bagaDavAnAM nimitto mATe ghaNAM ochAM rahe che. chatAM huM mananuM cekiMga karyA karuM chuM ke manamAM zuM vicAra cAle che? huM koIne maLuM chuM ke vAtacIta karuM chuM tyAre paNa vacce vacce A cekiMga cAlu rAkhuM chuM. sarva jIvone sukhI jovAnI bhAvanAnuM pariNAma e AvyuM che ke AkhuM jagata Aje mAruM mitra banI gayuM che. huM koI ajANyA sthaLe jAuM chuM to tyAM paNa mArI sAthe vAta ka2nA2 jANe ciraparicita hoya tema mArI sAthe khUba ja mitratA dAkhave che, temane mArA pratye prema utpanna thAya che ane mane pharI maLavAnI icchA temanA manamAM rahyA kare che. eka vakhata savAre huM UThyo tyAM page koI jaMtu hoya tema lAgyuM. mane thayuM koI moTuM jIvaDuM che. aMdhAruM hatuM. huM rAte phAnasa ke lAiTa rAkhato nathI. mAro UThavAno samaya thaI gayo hato. tethI, beDiMga vALI laIne, huM bhAvanAmAM besI gayo. bhAvanA ane navakA2no kAryakrama pUro thatAM huM UThyo. beDiMga upADIne mUkavA jAuM chuM tyAM blekeTamAMthI eka moTo vIMchI nIkaLIne saDasaDATa cAlyo gayo. jANe e paNa mArI maitrIbhAvanA sAMbhaLavA na besI gayo hoya, tema vairavirodha bhUlI, be kalAka sudhI besI rahyo! mane thayuM ke jo ApaNI alpa zubha 'akaLa alakharUpa tAruM, he deva zrI arihaMta; lakSa rAkhI je bhaje, te toDe bhavanA saMta.'-19 33 Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAvanAthI paNa AvuM pariNAma nIpajatuM hoya to AvavA preraNA karI. huM vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLato prakRSTa maitrInA kendra samA zrI tIrthaMkara devo jyAM thayo, jemAMthI mane ghaNuM mArgadarzana maLyuM che. ane birAjatA hoya te samavasaraNamAM nityavairI barAbara aNIne TAMkaNe vyAkhyAnamAM sAMbhaLela pazupaMkhIo paNa jAtivaira bhUlI jaI sAthe besI uparyukta vacano yAda AvyAM. temanI vANInuM pAna kare emAM zI navAI? Ama, banne rIte-dravyathI ane ApaNI bhAvanAnuM biMdu zrI tIrthakara bhAvathI-navakAre mane navajIvana ApyuM che. mAro paramAtmAnI bhAvanAnA sidhumAM bhaLI jAya to badho vikAsa ane AbhArI che ethI huM navakArane akSaya banI jAya. A hetuthI huM nitya A bhAvanA mAruM sarvasva gaNuM chuM ane savAre, bhAvanA karatAM paNa karuM chuM : zrI tIrthaMkara paramAtmAnI "savi jIva pahelAM navakArane udezIne eka zloka bolI karuM zAsanarasI'nI bhAvanA saphaLa bano. navakAra pratyeno mAro A bhAva huM roja vyakta sarvanA sukhanI ane hitanI bhAvanA sAthe karela karuM chuM. A rahyo e zloka : navakAra maMtranA jApathI mananuM UrdhIkaraNa thAya che, tvameva mAtA ca pitA tvameva, tvameva bandhuzca sakhA tvameva / jIvananA saMgharSomAM yogya mArgadarzana prApta thAya tvameva vidyA draviNaM tvameva, tvameva sarva mama deva deva / / che ane Apattine vairya sAthe vadhAvI levAnuM baLa artha : mAre mana mAtA, pitA, bhAI, mitra, maLe che; eTaluM ja nahi, enAthI Aje mAro vidyA, dhana-badhuM ja tuM che; arthAt e badhAM maLIne sarvAgI vikAsa thato huM anubhavI zakuM chuM. mane jema mANasanI je apekSAo saMtoSe che, e mArI badhI ja jema sAruM thatuM gayuM tema tema dhIre dhIre huM dharmamAM paNa apekSAo eka tArA dvArA ja saMtoSAI jAya che. AgaLa vadhato gayo, ne vrata-niyamamAM AvavA lAgyo. navakAranI sAdhanAnI sAcI prakriyA gayA bhAdaravA mAsamAM amAre tyAM zrI navakAra zrI gulAbacaMdabhAIne navakAranI sAdhanA ane maMtrano eka lAkhano jApa ane zrI vardhamAna tapanA tenI sAthe enI sAcI prakriyA Akasmika rIte pAyAno kAryakrama mahArAjazrIe goThavyo hato. te prApta thaI gaI, tethI navakAra temanA mATe vakhate meM vardhamAna tapano pAyo paNa nAkhyo. aciMtaciMtAmaNi banI gayo. emaNe to mAtra kensaranA dardI sAthe A duniyAmAMthI vidAya levA sadgati ja ciMtavI/icchI hatI, paraMtu navakAre to taiyAra thayelo huM lAgeTa vIsa divasa sudhI AMbela aDyA vinA saghaLI anukULatAo sarjI dIdhI. ane vacce vacce upavAsanI ArAdhanA karI ! vacce upavAsanA ArAdhanA karI emanI navakAranI sAdhanA zIghra phaLavatI banI zakyo! mane ethI khUba ja saMtoSa thAya che. mArA emAM emanI sAdhanA-prakriyAnAM nIcenAM aMgo jIvanamAM koI ajaba zAMti prasarI rahI che. mahattvano lAge che : saMvata 1996 pUrvenuM mAruM jIvana dharmazUnya hatuM. 1. navakAra iSTasAdhaka che evI daDha zraddhA, rAtri bhojana, phIcarano dhaMdho, moDI rAta sudhInA che. rAta sudhInA 2. sarva sAthe hRdayapUrvakanI kSamApanA ane ujAgarA, bIjAnuM sAruM joIne nArAja thavuM-e maityAdi bhAvanAthI zuddha thayelI mananI badhuM to mArA jIvanamAM sAmAnya hatuM. te vakhate meM bhUmikA, koInuM sAruM icchavuM nathI; UlaTuM, bIjAnuM bagaDe 3. arihaMtanI rAtadina raTaNA, kema e vicAra raheto. Arta ane raudradhyAnanA 4. mana upara satata cokI, ane kendramAM huM jIvana vItAvato hato. e TANe mane 5. (navakAra pratye samarpitatAnA bhAva dvArA) eka kalyANamitra maLI gayo. eNe mane vyAkhyAnamAM potAnA kartutvabhAvanuM visarjana. "kharacatAM khUTe nahIM, lUTe nahIM koI cora; jApa japo navakAranA, sahu mAMye ziramora."--20. 34 Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanAmAM uparyukta aMgonuM mahattva zuM che te ApaNe have joIe. 1. sAdhanAnI AdhArazilA : zraddhA pahelI vAta e ke, 'navakArathI sadgati maLaze ja,' evA dRDha vizvAsanI sAthe zrI gulAbacaMdabhAIe te gaNyA hatA. jyAre yama sAme dekhAya che, tyAre IzvaranA nAmamAM mAnavInuM citta saheje vizvAsathI parovAya che, nAstika mAnavI paNa mRtyunA mukhamAMthI bacavA bhagavAnane saMbhAre che! gulAbacaMdabhAInI sAme mRtyu DokiyAM karI rahyuM hatuM. evA avasare emane yAda AvyuM ke navakArathI sadgati maLe, tethI teo emAM dRDha vizvAsapUrvaka lIna banyA. koI paNa sAdhanAmAM zraddhA e mahattvanuM baLa che. zraddhA vinA sAdhanA phaLa sudhI pahoMcatI ja nathI. muMbaI javA rastA upara paga mAMDyA, pacAsa mAIla jaIne jo zaMkA paDe ke A rasto muMbaIno che ke nahIM, to e raste prayANa aTakI jaze. zaMkAgrasta mane kadAca prayANa cAlu rAkhyuM toye emAM vega nahi Ave ane game te vakhate e rasto mUkI detAM vAra nahIM lAge; tema, 'navakAra avazya iSTaprApaka che' e dRDha zraddhA jene nathI, te navakA2nI sAdhanAmAM chevaTa sudhI nahi TakI zake. iSTa phaLanI prApti thAya te pahelAM ja navakAranI sAdhanAne paDatI mUkI e bIjI koI sAdhanA pAchaLa doDaze. tethI zraddhA vinAno navakAra iSTasAdhaka nathI banI zakato. anna khAvAthI bhUkha saMtoSAze ane zarIrane puSTi maLaze, jherathI mRtyu thaze ane davAnI nAnakaDI paDIkI roga maTADaze evI mANasane dRDha khAtarI che, vizvAsa che, zraddhA che, tethI ja e, vAraMvAra bhUkha lAgavA chatAM, anna tarapha vaLe che ane jheranA Nane paNa prayatna-pUrvaka TALe che. dhana vadhatAM haMmezAM sukha vadhe ja che evuM nathI dekhAtuM, chatAM lakSmIthI sukha maLe che evI zraddhA hovAnA kAraNe enI khAtara mANasa kALI majUrI kare che. 5 dhana, anna ane auSadhanI zaktimAM ApaNe zraddhA rAkhIne vartIe chIe tema navakA2nI zaktimAM prathama dRDha zraddhA jAgavI joIe. e zraddhA thayA pachI thatI sAdhanA adhavacce aTakI nathI paDatI. zraddhA hoya to iSTa phaLanI prAptimAM thatA vilaMba ke vacce AvatI aDacaNothI sAdhaka vicalita thayA vinA potAnI sAdhanAne dRDhatApUrvaka vaLagI rahe che; pariNAme tenI sAdhanA phaLa sudhI acUka pahoMce che. 35 asaMtuSTa buddhi zraddhAne sthira thavA na de, mATe buddhine saMtoSa ApavA, ahIM, ApaNe thoDo e vicAra paNa karI laIe ke navakA2no jApa iSTasAdhaka kaI rIte bane che? AzrAvya dhvanitaraMgo (Supersonics)nI zaktinA Adhunika vijJAne ApelA paricayathI japanI asara samajavAmAM saraLatA thaI che. azrAvya dhvani-taraMgo ApaNA kAnathI pakaDI zakatA nathI, kiMtu vijJAne puravAra karyuM che ke e na saMbhaLAtA taraMgo nAjuka yaMtronI saphAI karI Ape che. ane thoDIka sekaMDomAM pANIne garama karI de che. pArthiva jagatamAM dhvanitaraMgonI ATalI asara hoya, to zuM e saMbhavita nathI ke satata jApa karanAra vyaktinA zarIramAM ane tenI AjubAjunA vAyumaMDaLamAM japanA dhvanitaraMgo kaMIka sUkSma asaro janmAve ane sAdhakanA nADItaMtra ane sUkSma zarIra upara asara karI, tenA cittamAM parivartana ANI zake? japathI buddhi nirmaLa ane sUkSma bane che, jethI sAdhaka mohane oLakhI le che ane dharmane samajI zake che. roja niyata samaye, japanA dhvanimAM upayoga joDI daI, japa ka2vAthI cittanI caMcaLatA zIghra ghaTe che ane ekAgratA vadhe. japa karatI vakhate parameSThIonA guNonA ke bIjA koI ciMtanamAM paDyA vinA, mAtra japanA dhvanimAM ja lakSa ApI jApa karavo. ethI citta ekAgra thaI japamAM parovAze. Ano abhyAsa vadhatAM ApoApa mAnasika japa thavA mAMDaze. bahumAna arihaMtanuM, jo Ave eka vAra; bhavabhramaNa tenuM TaLe, saMzaya nahIM lagAra.'- 21 Wan cu Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hAlatAM, cAlatAM, UThatAM, besatAM manane pratiSThA, kIrti ke bhogasukhanI tRSNA citta upara | arihaMta paramAtmAnuM smaraNa karavAnI Teva pADI kabajo na jamAve ane navakAranA jApa uparanI hoya to citta vadhu ne vadhu aMtarmukha banatuM jAya che. potAnI pakaDa DhIlI na paDI jAya tenI takedArI e mana jyAre svayaM aMtarmukha rahevA lAge che tyAre vakhate sAdhake savizeSa rAkhavI rahI, nahitara mohanuM tenI azuddhio IrSyA, asUyA, tiraskAra, ghena caDatAM vAra nahi lAge. dhRNA, krodha, mada, tRSNA, bhoganI tIvra nirmaLa bhAve karela navakAranuM smaraNa kadI Asakti/gRddhi-dUra thatI jAya che; sAdhaka namra, niSphaLa jatuM nathI. paraMtu tenuM phaLa jovAnI akALa nirdabha ane nirIha banato jAya che, ane enuM utsukatA sAdhake na rAkhavI joIe. eNe e citta zAMta, sama, svastha thatuM jAya che. samajavuM joIe ke dharatImAM bIja vAvI daIne bIje anya saMkalpa-vikalpo ene ochA rahe che. je divase phaLa khAvAnI AzA na rAkhI zakAya; evI aMtaramAM rahela, jarAthI, jIrNatAthI glAnatAthI AzA rAkhavI e mUrkhAI ja che. dareka vastu samaya ane mRtyuthI para tattva sAthe tenuM anusaMdhAna vadhatuM mAge che. jAya che, jenA phaLasvarUpe sAdhaka potAnA karmakRta vyaktitvathI upara UThato jAya che. e rIte kramazaH dekhI zakAya tevuM phaLa AvatAM vilaMba thAya tethI ema na kahI zakAya ke sAdhanA niSphaLa gaI che. jema tenAmAM AtmadarzananI yogyatA vikasatI jAya che. Ama sAdhakanuM jIvana uttarottara adhika vikAsagAmI koI paththara toDavA mATe hathoDAnA cALIsa ghA mAravA paDe tyAM prathamanA trIsa ghA sudhI to kaMI banAvI, navakAra tene tenA ISTa-mokSanI prApti pariNAma dekhAtuM nathI; ekatrIsamA dhAe saheja karAve che. tirADa paDe che ane cALIsamA ghAe paththaranA TukaDA vacagALAmAM enA sAdhakane bhautika lAbho paNa thaI nIce paDe che. eno artha e nathI ja thato ke maLe che, enuM kAraNa e che ke satata prathama trIsa ghA. vyartha gayA. evuM ja kUvAnA paramAtmasmaraNathI pApakarmano prAsa thAya che, khodakAmamAM. cALIza hAthe jyAM pANI nIkaLatuM arthAtu pApakarmanI zakti (sthiti ane rasa) ghaTI hoya; te pradezamAM kUvo khodatAM prathama trIsa hAtha jAya che. te nirvIya bane che; ane puNyakarma sabaLa khodatAM sudhI pANInAM koI cihano na dekhAya chatAM bane che; pariNAme Apatti TaLI jAya che, saMpatti e prayAsa niSphaLa nathI lekhAto. TI.bI.nI AvI maLe che. "eso paMca namukakAro sAravAra lAMbo samaya ugra rogamAM doDha-be varSasavvapAvappaNAsaNo" e dharapata jJAnIoe sudhI levAya tyAre ja rogamukta thaI zakAya che. e ApI ja che. vipatti pApakarmathI ja Ave che. jenAM sAravAra eka aThavADiyuM lIdhA pachI TI.bI. na maTe pApa nAza pAmyAM tenI vipatti, savAre taDako tethI ema na kahI zakAya ke auSadha nAkAmiyAba che. nIkaLatAM adazya thaI jatAM jhAkaLanAM biMduonI ane nokariyAta varganA hAthamAM pagAra Ave che te jema, ogaLI jAya emAM kaMI navAI nathI. paNa trIsa divasa sevA ApyA pachI ja Ave che. paNa e vakhate sAdhake e smaraNamAM rAkhavuM ke jIvanamAM dareka kSetre phaLa meLavavA pUrve vairya rAkhI duHkha e vIMchInA DaMkha che ane sukha e sApano DaMkha che. emAM AMkhamAM UMgha sahelAIthI gherAya che, udyama jArI rAkhavo paDe che. jAgrata rahevA mATe mANase mahenata karavI paDe che. khaMta, kauzalya ane premapUrvaka sevA ApanAra tema sukhamAM mohanA hallA sAme vadhu sAvadha rahevuM nokara varSo vItatAM bhAgIdAra banI jAya che tema Avazyaka bane che. dhana, sattA, sAmAjika vairya, khaMta ane niSThApUrvaka navakAranA satata jApane kRtajJatA TALI karI, Ape kRtajJatA sAra; mahAmaMtra navakArano e moTo upakAra.'- 22 36. Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaLagI rahenAra sAdhaka eka divasa khuda pote janme evuM kaMI banI gayuM hoya to emanI parameSThIomAM sthAna pAme che, e nizcita che. sAdhanAno phayUjha UDI jAya che. teo kahe che ke have, vivAda karazo nahi; akhataro karI juo. AvuM kaMI bane che, tyAre "tame to uttama AtmA eka saMta kahyuM che ke cho, bhUla mArI ja che" kahI huM tarata samApanA karI vivAda kare so jAnike, gUgare ke yaha kAma; lauM chuM." saMto ko phurasada nahi, sumirana karate nAma. A rIte zuddha thayelI manobhUmimAM paDeluM jaba hI nAma hirade dharA, bhayA pApa kA nAza; navakAranuM bIja phAlIphUlIne, saMsAramAM paNa te mAno cinagI Aga kI parI purAne ghAsa.' AtmAne sukhamAM jhilAvatuM, aMte mokSaphaLa ApIne 2. sAdhanAno "yUjha' ja virame che. bIja uttama hoya paNa ukhara bhUmimAM enAthI pAka na nIpaje to emAM bIjano vAMka nathI namaskAranI sAdhanAnuM bIjuM mahattvanuM aMga che kaDhAto, to malina cittavRttiothI bharela mananI zuddha bhUmikA. jinabiMba padharAvavA derAsara manobhUmimAM navakArabIja phaLa na dekhADe to temAM baMdhAvavuM hoya to ene mATe paNa zuddha bhUmi vAMka kono? kheDUto kALI jamInanuM mUlya amacchu gotavI paDe che, to azuddha manobhUmimAM arihaMta AvIne kyAMthI vase? nathI AMkatA. sArA pAka mATe jamIna e eka jabaruM sahakArI kAraNa che. 1-potAnAM pUrvakRta duSkatanI niMdA-gaI, 2-svanA ane paranA sukRtanI anumodanA, ane 3. arihaMtanuM mAnasa sAMnidhya 3-jagatanAM sarva jIvo pratye svAtmAtulya gulAbacaMdabhAInI ArAdhanAmAM tarI AvatuM maitrIbhAva : A che manobhUmine nirmaLa karavAnAM trIjuM mahattvanuM aMga che " zrIM marda nama:" ke "no sAdhano. madiMtA'nA satata jApa dvArA vyakta thatI arihaMtanI raTaNA. zrI navakAra mahAmaMtramAM rahela azubha vRttio ane khoTI pravRttio pratye maMtracaitanya pragaTAvavAmAM enAthI madada maLe che. jIvane je anAdino prema che te duSkatanI niMdA maMtracaitanya eTale maMtranA akSaromAM rahela avyakta ane gartA karavAthI moLo paDe che, temAM thatI supta zakti. potAnI bhUla samajAya che ane tethI te vRttiono anubaMdha aTakI jAya che. taMtravizArado ISTadevanI dravyapUjAno Adara kare che, kAraNa ke enA dvArA pUjaka ISTadevane vadhu sukRtanI anumodanAthI sArI vRtti ane pravRtti abhimukha bane che, ne tethI sAdhanA zIghra phaLavatI pratyeno potAno prema vyakta thAya che ane teno bane che. tema, maMtra vizArado mAne che ke koI paNa anubaMdha paDavAthI svAtmAmAM evI zubha vRttio maMtramAM rahela zaktine jAgRta karavA-tenA maMtra ane pravRittionI vRddhi thatI jAya che. caitanyane spharita karavA-mATe ISTadevane abhimukha sakala jIvarAzi pratye Atmatulya maitrIbhAva thavuM Avazyaka che. nAmasmaraNathI sAdhakanuM mana bhAvavAthI IrSyA, adekhAI, vaira, virodha vagere iSTadevane abhimukha bane che maMtrasiddhi mATe, azubha cittavRttiono nAza thAya che. prathama, amuka saMkhyAno jApa-purazcaraNa-karavAnuM ApaNe joI gayA ke gulAbacaMdabhAI sakala vidhAna maMtrasAdhanAmAM A hetuthI ja karavAmAM jIvarAzi pratyenI maitrIbhAvanAne potAnI AvyuM hoya ema samajAya che. zrI gulAbacaMdasAdhanAno "phayUjha' samaje che ane koIne be zabdo bhAInI, "namo nahiMtA' 'OM Ta ma nama:' nA kahevAI gayA hoya ke koIne emanA pratye durbhAva satata jApa dvArA vyakta thatI, arihaMtanI _ "rAga karo navakArano, jeTale aMze bhAI; teTale aMze jANajo, Atama hita sadhAya.-23 37 Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ raTaNAthI navakAranA akSaromAM rahela supta maMtrazakti jAgI UThI ane navakA2nuM maMtracaitanya kArya karatuM thaI gayuM. vaLI, arihaMta paramAtmAnI satata raTaNAthI emanA nAmanA satata jApathI-sAdhakanuM mana emanA tarapha pravAhita bane che, ane e thatAM arihaMta paramAtmAnA guNo sAdhaka tarapha vahevA mAMDe che. tethI sAdhakanI jIvanazuddhi dinapratidina vadhatI jAya che. zrI gulAbacaMdabhAInA anubhavamAM A vAta ApaNane spaSTapaNe jovA maLe che. navakArane emanA hRdayamAM sthAna maLyA pachI emanuM jIvana AtmavikAsa tarapha vaLe che, durbhAvanAo ane durguNo dUra jAya che ane jIvanamAM dharmavRddhi thatI jAya che. navakAranI prApti pahelAM ArTaraudra dhyAnanA kendramAM saToDiyAnuM jIvana vitAvI rahelA teo Aje zrAvakapaNAnI uccatama kakSArUpa saMvAsAnumati-zrAvakapaNAnI najIkanI bhUmikAnuM, rAta-divasa dharmasAdhanAyukta taddana nivRtta, jIvana gALI rahyA che. 4. aMtarmukha vRtti navakAranI sAdhanAmAM cothI vAta mananI cokInI che. sAdhaka maitrIbhAvanAthI manane zuddha karIne navakAra gaNavA bese, to paNa pharI e manamAM bIjo kacaro pesI na jAya. enI takedArI rAkhavI jarUrI bane che. chadmastha mAnavInuM mana pANInA jevuM bhAvuka dravya che. koI paNa nimitta maLatAM emAM tadAkAra banI jatAM ene vAra lAgatI nathI. mAnavI eTale zarIra, mana ane AtmA. zarIra ane AtmA e benI vacce che mana. e vakIla jevuM che; ene potAno koI svataMtra pakSa nathI. e zarIra sAthe bhaLI zarIrano vicAra kare to zarIranuM, pudgalanuM, karmanuM pAsuM tara kare; AtmAnI sAthe bhaLI AtmAno vicAra kare to AtmAne jIta apAve. zarIranI ane zarIra sAthe saMbaMdha rAkhatI anya bAbatonI vicAraNA-ciMtA karavAnI enI Teva janmajAta che; AtmAnI ane enI sAthe saMbaMdha rAkhatI vAtonI vicAraNA, e mana mATe navuM kAma che ethI mana pharI pharIne jane khIle jAya che. mATe, mana konI sAthe bhaLeluM rahe che, emAM kayo vicAra bese che, enI satata tapAsa sAdhaka mATe ati jarUrI bane che. mananI zuddhi upara ghaNo ja AdhAra che. zArIrika rogo karatAM mAnasika rogo vadhu vyApaka che. ApaNe zarIranI cikitsA karAvIe chIe. paNa mananI cikitsA koNa kare che? keTalAka zarIranA rogo paNa mananI vikRtimAMthI UbhA thAya che. enA upara ApaNe tyAM Aje bahu ochuM dhyAna devAya che. kharI cikitsA to mananI ja karavA jevI che. manane zuddha rAkhavA mATe enuM cekiMga khUba jarUrI che. gharane paNa sApha rAkhavA mATe roja vALavuM-jhUDavuM paDe che. eka vakhata kacaro laI lIdho eTalA mAtrathI kAma patI jatuM nathI. pharnicarane sApha rAkhavA mATe enA u52nI dhULa ane 2ja vAraMvAra jhATakavI paDe che, tema manane paNa iSTa viSayonI prAptinI kAMkSAno bheja na lAge ke bIjAnI IrSyA, asUyA tiraskArAdi malina bhAvanAnI raja na coMTe e mATe, divasanI pravRtti karatAM karatAM vacce vacce jarA aTakI, jaI mananI tapAsa karI levI Avazyaka che. 5. samarpitatA gulAbacaMdabhAInI navakAra-sAdhanAnuM pAMcamuM mahattvanuM aMga navakAra pratyeno temano samarpitatAno bhAva che. sAmAnya rIte mANasa navakAra gaNaze paraMtu te tene samarpita thaI zakato nathI; kAraNa ke tenAthI potAnI saghaLI iSTasiddhi thaI rahI che evI tene pratIti nathI. zAstrakAro kahe che ke jagatamAM evuM koI kArya nathI je navakAra siddha na karI Ape. zrI gulAbacaMdabhAIne kevaLa zAstravacanathI ja nahi, paNa potAnA anubhavathI A pratIti thaI cUkI che. tethI teo navakAranA khoLe mAthuM mUkI jIvanano badho bhAra navakArane bhaLAvI de che; ane mAtA, 'saMsAra kepha utAravA, amRta sama navakAra; sadA rAkho aMtara mahIM, bhAve sau naranAra.'- 24, 38 Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - pitA, baMdhu, dhana-badhuM ja navakAramAM temane maLe che. paNa zuddha AtmasvabhAvamAM sthita ke zuddha ApaNe joI gayA ke navakAra pratyenA potAnA A svabhAvanI prAptinA paMthe jAgrata prayAsa karI bhAvane teo, navakAra gaNatAM pUrve, eka zloka rahela AtmAonA nityasmaraNapUrvaka, temanA dvArA nitya vyakta kare che. pratye zraddhA, Adara ane samarpaNano bhAva vyakta jyAM zraddhA hoya che tyAM samarpita banatAM karavAno niraMtara udhama. mANasane muzkelI nathI paDatI. muMbaIthI pUnA javA navakArano sauthI moTo camatkAra gADImAM beThA pachI mArgamAM AvatA moTA moTA A rIte thatI navakAranI ArAdhanA mAtra parvatonI hAramALA, nadI, nALAM vagere vidgo zI navakAranA jApamAM aTakI jatI nathI; sAdhakanA rIte vaTAvavAM enI ciMtA koNa kare che? tame hAthamAM jIvanamAM te parivartana lAve ja che. nakazo laIne nathI besatA. pUnAnI TikiTa laI navakAranA sAcA sAdhakanuM jIvana tadavI rahI TrenamAM beThA pachI tamane sahIsalAmata pUnA zakatuM ja nathI. koI bhale kahe ke ame navakAra pahoMcADavAnI saghaLI javAbadArI relave kaMpanI gaNIzuM, bIjuM kaMI nahIM karIe, paNa A eka siddha upADI le che. nadI-nALAM zI rIte oLaMgavAM, vacce hakIkata che ke nirmaLa bhAve navakArano jApa karanAranuM AvatA pahADo kevI rIte vaTAvavA, enI badhI jIvana mokSalakSI banyA vinA rahetuM ja nathI. upara yojanA relave kaMpanI kare che. tame mAtra TikiTa kaDhAvI batAvela prakriyA mujaba je navakAra gaNe tenA pUnAnI gADImAM besI jAo cho. Trena pUnA avazya jIvanamAM dharma AvyA vinA raheto nathI. navakArano laI jaze, e vizvAsa hovAthI vacce AvAM moTAM sauthI moTo camatkAra A ja che : navakAra Avyo vipno paDelAM hovAM chatAM tame beDiMga pAtharI tyAM pApa TakI zakatuM nathI. nirAMte UMghI jAo cho. e ja rIte navakAramAM hAthapaga halAvIe to ja kArya thAya, evo zraddhA rAkhI tene samarpita thaI janAra sAdhakane niyama nathI, vastusvabhAva paNa kArya kare che. jaDa muktipurI sudhI nirvine pahoMcADI devAnI saghaLI gaNAto pAro anAjanA koThAramAM mUkavAmAM Ave javAbadArI navakAra saMbhALI le che. che, to e thoDA pArAnA astitva mAtrathI maNabaMdha jaina kuLamAM janmela ApaNA saunuM e saubhAgya anAjamAM saDo pesato nathI; to je manamAM aciMtya che ke, mata-paMtha ke nAma-rUpanI koI ADaza UbhI zaktizALI arihaMta paramAtmA birAje te manamAM karyA vinA, zuddha AtmasvabhAvamAM sthita sarva duvRttiono saDo emanI sAthe kema vasI zake? muktAtmAo ane nija zuddha svabhAvanI arthAt navakAra Ave ke jIvana zuddha bane ja prAptinA paMthe niSThApUrvakano kendrita prayAsa mohano hrAsa thaI, navakAranA sAcA sAdhakanA karI rahela sarva sAdhako (parameSThIo) pratye jIvanamAM tapa, niyama ane saMyama kramazaH khIle. zraddhA ane Adara abhivyakta karato zrI navakAra" tapa, niyama saMyamanI vRddhi ane AtmabhAvanI - zrI navakAra mahAmaMtra ApaNane sAMpaDyo che. jAgRti e navakAranI sAdhanAno mApadaMDa che. navakAranA jApa eTale amanaska citte ane potAnA jIvananI lagAma navakArane soMpI bhAvazUnya haiye navakAranA akSaronuM raTaNamAtra nahi; denArano navakAra pote sArathi banI, tene tapa, *kiM vannieNA bahuNA? taM natyi jayammi jaM kira na skko| kAuM esa jiyANaM, bhattipautto nmukkaaro|| - zrI vRddhanamaskAraphalastotra, gAthA 92 - "phaTakayuM mana mAne nahIM samajAvuM kaI pera; mahAmaMtranA dhyAnathI, DAhyuM thaI Ave ghera.'- 25. 39 Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ niyama ane saMyamanA rathamAM besADIne, vacamAM AvatAM saghaLAM vighno ane ADakhIlIone vaTAvI, saMsAranI musApharIne paNa sagavaDabharI banAvI tene sukhapUrvaka muktipurIe pahoMcADe che. * koI vAra rogAdi bAhya vighno na TaLe emAM ja sAdhakanuM hita hoya, to navakArathI e nahi TaLe; kiMtu tethI sAdhake ema na mAnI levuM ke potAnI sAdhanA niSphaLa jAya che. vAcakanA manamAM prazna UThato haze ke rogAdi Apatti na TaLe emAM te vaLI hita kaI rIte? karmabaMdhanuM eka pradhAna kAraNa potAnA kartRtvanuM abhimAna che. kartRtvAbhimAna ogALavAmAM duHkha ane pratikULatA sahAyaka bane che. sAmAnya rIte, saphaLatA maLe tyAre mANasa temAM potAnuM kartRtva jue che; paNa du:khamAM e ja mANasa kapALe hAtha mUkI prArabdhane AgaLa kare che. Ama, duHkha mANasane svakartRtvanA abhimAnamAMthI ugAre che. pariNAme, mokSamArganA pathikane duHkha paNa hitakara banI jAya che. . * tava-niyama-saMnamaho, vaMcananuvAlapitto nANaturaMgama jutto, nei naraM nivvuinayaram // jagatanA sarva jIvo, navakArarUpa kuzaLa ane samartha sArathi meLavI, zIghra zivapurI pahoMco, e ja maMgaLa kAmanA. zrI vRddhanamaskAralastotra, gAthA 100. ne jhilamilAto jIvanadIpa jhaLakI UThyo!" iMgleMDanI dharatI upara banela zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtranA prabhAvanI satya ghaTanA "akhaMDa jyota'' pustakamAMthI A ghaTanA vAMcyA bAda DaoN. surezabhAI jhaverInuM saranAmuM meLavI temanI sAthe patra-vyavahAra karyo ane dAdara, nAlAsopArA tathA DombIvalImAM amArI nizrAmAM sabhA samakSa temanA vaktavyanuM Ayojana thayuM. je sAMbhaLI aneka AtmAo navakAra mahAmaMtranI niyamita ArAdhanAmAM joDAI gayA. hAla teo amadAvAdamAM ''akhila bhAratIya hiMsA nivAraNa saMgha''mAM mAnad maMtrI tarIke khUba ja anumodanIya sevA ApI rahyA che. ahIM ''akhaMDajyota''mAMthI temanuM vaktavya sAbhAra rajU karavAmAM AvyuM che. saMpAdaka - - DaoN. surezabhAI jhaverI [namaskAra mahAmaMtra jemanA jIvanane prabala bhautikavAdanI dizAmAMthI uccatama AdhyatmikatA tarapha vALanAro banyo. te hArTanA spezyAlIsTa DaoN. jhaverI (M.D.) e amadAvAda khAnapura (mAkubhAI zeThanA baMgale) poSa suda 14 thI zarU thayela upadhAna tapa daramyAna mahA vada-1 budha, tA. 26-2-75nA roja savAre 9-00 thI 10-15. miniTa sudhI zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtranA yathArtha gauravane oLakhAvanAra jhaNajhaNATIbharyA zabdovALI 32, raMkuMja sosAyaTI, nAraNapurA cAra rastA, amadAvAda-13 phona : 442 054. romAMcaka zailithI zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtranA iSTa phaLane Apato, mahAmaMtra navakAra; aniSTa sau aLagAM karI, zivapadane denAra.'-26 40 Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vad pratApe pote prabhuzAsananA ArAdhaka zI rIte banyA? tenI je rajUAta karela, teno akSarazaH lagabhaga utAro ahIM ArAdhaka puNyavAna AtmAonI zraddhAnA sthirIkaraNanA AzayathI vyavasthita saMkalanA karI rAjakoTavALA zrI zAMtilAla mahetAe 2jU karyo che.-saM.] zubha devone paNa durlabha zrAvaka-jIvananI yathArtha saphaLatA, viratidharmanI yathAzakya ArAdhanA dvArA deva-guru kRpAe chellA daza-bAra varSathI karI zakavA saubhAgyazALI banela-mArA jIvanane abhakSyabhojana, viSaya-vilAsitA ane zarIranI paLojaNanA viSama aniSTo Adi-bhayaMkara unmArgathI bacAvanAra, taraNa-tAraNahAra, anaMta upakArI, paMcaparameSThI bhagavaMtonI akhUTa prabhAvathI bharapUra zAzvata anAdisiddha zrI navakAra mahAmaMtranI mArA jIvanamAM banelI satya ghaTanA nIce mujaba che H 5 karanAra 5.pU. A. zrI vijaya hIrasUrIzvarajI ma. nA panotA janmathI dhanya banela gujarAta, rAjasthAna ane banAsakAMThAnA tribheTe gujarAtanA pAdare Avela pAlanapura zaheramAM zeTha zrI saubhAgyacaMda lakSmIcaMda jhaverIne tyAM jaina kuLanA saMskArothI opatI zrI kamalAdevInI kukSie vi. saM. 1986 nA mahA suda 13 (tA. 112-1930)nI rAtrie mAro janma thayela. pUrvanA puNyanI kacAzanA kAraNe cha varSanI kumaLI vaye zirachatra rUpa pitAjInI chatrachAyA sadAne ane mATe gumAvI, vAtsalyabharyA dAdAjI tIrthasvarUpa jananI-mAtAjInI viziSTa huMpha taLe mAro uchera thayo. zrAvikA tarIkenA saMskArothI saMpanna mAtA mane abhakSya bhojana, rAtribhojana, apazabdo, asatya, tophAna AdithI bacavA-bacAvavA roja rAtre-divase, anukULatAe khoLAmAM besADI nAnAmoTA TucakAo kahI vRttione vALavA prayatna karatI. nAnI-moTI dharmakathAo-mahApuruSonI romAMcaka vAto sUtAM pahelAM saMbhaLAvI jIvananA bhAvI-ghaDataramAM amUlya phALo ApatI. dharmAMdha-jhanUnI musalamAnI zAsanakALamAM dharmAMdhatA ane phUTa rAjanItinA bevaDA vamaLamAM phasAyela te vakhatanA bhAratamAM ekachatrI saltanatanA adhipati mogala samrATa (ke jeNe cittoDanI dharmAMdhatAbharI jhanUnI laDAImAM 74|| maNa janoIno Dhagalo thAya teTalA hiMduono nAza karela, tathA jenA atyAcArI AkramaNathI bacavA seMkaDo satIoe zIvratanI rakSA mATe jIvatAM agnimAM baLI marIne bhAratanI adbhuta kIrtimAM vadhAro karyo, je savA zera caklAnI jIbhano nAsto karato, AvA bhayaMkara hiMsAmAM racyA pacyA rahenAra) akabara bAdazAhane tyAga-tapa-saMyama baLe prabhu-zAsananA avicala pAyA jayaNAnA mArga tarapha varSamAM cha mahinAnI hiMsAnI baMdhInA pharamAno ane svayaM pote paNa mAMsAhAranA lagabhaga tyAga dvArA, aMgrejI ane baMgALI sAhityakAronI dRSTimAM lagabhaga jaina banI gayela samrATa akabaranuM sarjana karI jagadgurunuM yathArtha biruda meLavI te kALe adbhuta zAsana prabhAvanA samA jenA manane viSe, Ave zrI navakAra; ziyALavA zuM kare, jyAM siMha taNA huMkAra.'-27 Wan 41 vivekadRSTisaMpanna dAdAjI paNa pitA taraphathI maLI zakanArA suMdara zikSaNa ane udAtta saMskAronI khoTa pUravA khUba ja vAtsalyapUrvaka dhyAna ApatA. khoLAmAM besADI navakA2, 24 tIrthaMkaranAM nAmo ApaNA sAdhu kevA? ApaNo dharma kevo? vagere hitakAra tattvo bALa sulabha zailimAM manoraMjana paddhatie samajAvatA. yogya uMmare pahoMcatAM vyAvahArika-zikSaNanA prAraMbha pUrve paNa dAdAjI amane upAzraye sAdhuonI pAse laI jAya, dhArmika pAThazALAe maukhika rIte paNa bhaNAvavA mUkavA Ave, samajAvIpaTAvIne mokale, kyAreka anAdikAlIna saMskAravaza sogaThAbAjI, gillI-daMDo, lakhoTI vagerenI ramatamAM pAThazALA javAnuM mAMDI vALatAM dAdAjI geDIo laIne pAchaLa paDe! vAtsalyabharyA haiyAmAM Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhArmika zikSaNanI jarUriyAtanI dIrdhadaSTinA A gALAmAM mArA nAnA baMdhunuM mRtyu cAra sumeLathI te geDIo kyAreka pITha upara paDI paNa varSanI nAnI vaye yogya DaoNkaTarI TrITamenTanA jato. abhAve Arthika saMyogonI nabaLAI ane sArA ekaMdare icchAe ke anicchAe dAdAjInI hoMziyAra niSNAta DaoNkaTaronI achata Adi dekharekha taLe A mUDha jIvAtmAne Aje je dharmadaSTi kAraNothI thayuM. yatkiMcit prApta thaI che, tenA pAyAnA aneka tethI manamAM sAhajika evI dhAraNA nakkI thaI kAraNo paikI mAtAjI taraphathI maLela hUMphabharyA dhArmika keghaDataranI sAthe pitAjInI nizrA-chAyAnI khoTa pUrI "ApaNe moTA thaI DaoNkaTara thavuM ane garIbone pADanAra dAdAjInI udAtta saMskAro ane dhArmika maphata davA ApavI, teo kharekhara rIbAya nahi tevI zikSaNa ApavA mATenI apUrva tamannA Aje jAta-dekharekhathI duHkhIonA duHkha dUra karavAM." viziSTa kAraNa rUpa jaNAya che. A rItanI dhAraNA bhAviyoge yathottara daDha te vakhate A rIte mane-kamane paNa meLavela thavAnA pariNAme meTrika pAsa thayA pachI AgaLa dharmanA zikSaNa sAthe evA saMskAro daDha thaI gayela ke abhyAsa mATe muMbaI javAnuM nakkI thatAM badhAM pApano Dara ane sAdhu bhagavaMto prati vinaya A be kuTuMbIonI saMmati uparAMta jIvananA zirachatra rUpa vastu jIvanamAM aMkita thaI gaI. mAtAjInA caraNe hAtha lagADI muMbaI javA mATe rajA pUrvanA puNyamAM bhAvI yoge evI truTi rahI mAgI. javA pAmI ke zrAvakakuLanI vyavasthita prApti na te vakhate muMbaInA saMbaMdhamAM sAMbhaLelI vAtothI thaI; sthAnakavAsI saMpradAyanA saMskAronA lIdhe mAnuM dhArmika haiyuM valovAI gayuM, paNa bIjI bAju mohanA saMskArone ghaTADavA zrI vItarAga prabhunA kauTuMbika-Arthika sthitinA vicArathI sIdho darzana, vaMdana, pUjana AdinA saMskAro na maLyA, inkAra karavAnA badale mAtra eTaluM ja kahyuM ketema chatAM gharanA dhArmika vAtAvaraNathI ane dhArmika beTA sareza je saMskAro tane ahIM maLyA pAThazALAnA zikSaNathI e vAta barAbara magajamAM che. te sAcavI rAkhaje! mane eka vAtanI taM khAtara ThasAvavAmAM Avela ke Apa! ke sAta vyasanomAMthI eka paNa vyasananA dharma e uttamottama vastu che. ApaNe kaMdAmAM tuM nahi phasAya! abhaya bhojanathI tuM tArI saMsAramAM 18 pApasthAnakamAM phasAyela chIe! jAtane abhaDAvIza nahi." eTale sAdhuo ja kharekhara sarvocca jIvana meM patita pAvana mAtAnA zabdonI gAMTha vALI jIvanArA che. tethI pUjya sAdhu-sAdhvI bhagavaMto daDha abhigraharUpa mAnA page hAtha mUkI makkamatA jyAM maLe, tyAM yathocita vaMdanAdi vinaya karavo." darzAvI jethI atyaMta prasanna thayela mAnA vyavahArika zikSaNa nizALanuM zarU thayuM. pUrvanA amIbharyA AziSane meLavI mohamayI muMbaI bhaNI puNyayoge vyAvahArika zikSaNa sAthe dhArmika jJAna pagalAM mUkyAM. pharajiyAta apAtuM. ekaMdare dharma tarapha vRttio vadhu muMbaInA vilAsI vAtAvaraNamAM kaoNleja jIvana kendrita banI. zarU thayuM. kudaratanA ko'ka ajJAta saMketAnusAra I. sa. 1946mAM meTrikanI parIkSAmAM sArA DaoNkaTarI lAInanA abhyAsamAM yathottara naMbare pAsa thayo. A bAju dhArmika abhyAsamAM saphaLatApUrvaka AgaLa dhapavA mAMDyo. sAmAyika, pratikramaNa, 35 bolano thokaDo, aneka paNa pUrvanA pApodaye DaoNkaTarI lAInamAM chaMdo, sajhAyo Adi kaMThastha thaI gayA. bAyolaoNjI ane eTonomInA Tekanikala sAyansanA jehanA manane viSe, Ave zrI navakAra; duHkho sahu dUra thaI, pAme sukha zrIkAra."--28 Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ viSayanuM pAzcAtya Dhage Tebala para cAra page khIlI cheka chellI ghaDIe mArI AMkha sAme mArI mAnuM mArI jIvatA deDakA cIrI eNphaTikala meLavAtA kalpanAcitra evuM upasI AvyuM! ane "beTA jJAnathI Avela niSpharatA ane tevA saMskAravihIna sureza! jo te tArI A kAyAne abhaya padArthothI lakSmI ane buddhinA madamAM bhAna bhUlelA abhaDAvI che, to abhaDAyela kalaMkita kAyAvALA mojazokhane jIvanamAM prAdhAnya ApanArA tArA kALA moMne jovA karatAM huM saharSa motane bheTI takasAdhu bhAI-baMdhonI sobatamAM viTAminsa- laIza."-zabdono raNakAra guMjI rahyo ane dhaDImAM poSaNa tattvonI carcAnA bahAne "abhakSya tarIke karatI DIza hAthamAMthI paDI gaI. charI-kAMTo kyAMka mAMsAhAra na karAya," "brAnDI na pIvAya" "A phaMgoLAI gayAM. ane evI sUga caDI ke UlaTI badhuM tUta che!" "mAtra ghelachA che!" "are! iMDAmAM thavAnI taiyArI thaI, mAMDa mAMDa mitroe mAro hAtha zo vAMdho? te to nirjIva che." "lIMbunA rasanI jema pakaDI bIjI rUmamAM suvADI yogya upacAra karI A paNa eka pauSTika rasa che." Adi aneka svastha karyo. kutarkonI dhArAmAM ajJAna mAro jIva kheMcAI gayo. basa! e ghaDI mArA jIvananI yAdagAra dAstAna paNa muMbaI vidAya thatI vakhate mAnA page hAtha rU5 rahItyAra pachI IMglaMDanI dharatI para varSo makIne vAraMvAra ApelI khAtarI ane beTA! jo tuM sadhI rahyo, videzomAM ghaNuM pharyo. paNa mAMsAhAra ke A cIjono upayoga karIza to tuM mAro putra nahi! zarAba tarapha AMkha UMcI nathI thaI. huM tArI mA nahi! ane evI abhaDAyelI kAyAvALA A rIte mohanI kAramI ghelachA upajAvanArI tAruM mukha paNa huM nahi jouM" -AvI TaMkArabharI muMbaImAM kaoNlejIyana tarIkenI kArakirdImAM pUrvanA vANI dilamAM vAraMvAra DaMkhyA karatI. prabaLa puNyayoge jugAra ane parastrInA bhayaMkara azubha saMskAro ane dhArmika saMskAro vacce pApamAMthI paNa nava gaja dUra rahevA pAmyo chuM. te jabaro gajagrAha macI raheto. chevaTe mArA pApanA badho pratApa dharmasaMskAro sIMcanAra mAtAno che! udaye huM azubha saMskAronA vamaLamAM phasAI gayo. eka vAtanuM mane Aje paNa khUba ja duHkha thAya che eka vakhate pArasI, ketholIka, yuropIyana vagere ke jaina kuLamAM janmavA chatAM kaMdamULa vagere mAMsAhArI mitro sAthenI pArTImAM hosTelanA anaMtakAya, vAsI, vidaLa, boLa, athANAM Adino sahAdhyAyI vidyArthIo sAthe javAnuM thayuM. badhA kaDaka pratibaMdha sthAnakavAsI saMpradAyanA keTalAka potapotAnI rIte abhakSya padArthonI AgrahapUrvaka DhIlAM baMdhAraNa pramANe na meLavI zakavAthI muMbaInA levaDa-devaDamAM phrenDazIpanI saphaLatA mANI rahyA kaoNleja jIvana daramyAna rAtri-bhojana, barapha, hatA. AiskrIma, baTATA, zakkarIyAM, gAjara Adi mArI sAme paNa AmaleTanI DIza AvI ane anaMtakAyanuM tathA bahubIja phaLonuM sevana, vAsIAsapAsanA mitroe mArI prabaLa AnAkAnI vidaLanI maryAdAno chaDe coka bhaMga Adi pApo chatAM mane jAtajAtanA dharmI; vedIyo, olDamena, chUTathI jIvanamAM phAlI phUlI gayAM. junavANIno kirasto Adi ToNAM mArI mane DIza A rIte mArI jIvana-nAva pApanA dariyAmAM hAthamAM levA utsAhita karyo ane camacI pakaDI dhasamasIne jaI rahela. chatAM ko'ka puNya ghaDIe moMmAM mUkavA sudhInI chellI taiyArI sudhI dhakelI trikaraNa-zaSTie AcarAI gayela pazyanA udayathI dIdho. DubatAne pATIyAnA sahArAnI jema mArAM lagna paNa "bhaluM thajo, hakIkatamAM mArA dharma jIvanane pAlanapuranA cunIlAla nyAlacaMda mahetA (jeo aNamola rIte ghaDanArI janetA mAnuM!" custa derAvAsInI vizuddha AcArasaraNIvALA -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- _ "zaraNe jAya navakArane, bhAge bhava bheMkAra, janma-maraNa tenA TaLe, pAme zivapada sAra."- 29. Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hatA)nI suputrI maMjulAnI sAthe thayAM. te mArA AjanA dhArmika jIvananA prAraMbha mATenI eka mahattvanI kaDI rUpa che. jo suzrAvikA tarIke mArI patnI rUpe saMskArI maMjulA na hoya to mAruM jIvana Aje kyAM hota? teno vicAra ja mane kama-kamATI upajAve che. ekaMdara sthAnakavAsI saMpradAyamAM je amuka zrAvaka jIvanane lagatI prabhupUjA, vItarAga prabhunI bhakti, bhakSyAbhakSya viveka, viziSTa tapazcaryA ane jIvanane virati-dharmanA paMthe laI javA mATenI saphaLa kUMcIonI khAmI hatI, te saghaLI derAvAsI mAtA-pitAnA kuLanA saMskArothI samRddha, vivekI, vinayI, suzIla, saMskAra-saMpanna, maMjulA jevI suzrAvikAne patnI tarIke pUrvanA puNyodaye meLavI pApanA aphATa dariyAmAM dhasamasI rahela mArI e jIvana-nAva TarniMga paoNinTa meLavI Aje prabhuzAsananI yathAzakya-ArAdhanAnA paMthe dhapI rahI bhavasAgara taravA mATe prayatnazIla banI rahI che, te badho pratApa kharA arthamAM sAdharmika zrAvikA rUpa saMsArI patnI rUpa maMjulAno che. A vAta nirvivAda che. vaLI bhAvinA saMketa pramANe sAMpradAyika mamatvane lIdhe derAvAsInI kanyA kema levAya? e prazne ugra rUpa levA chatAM mArA bhAvI puNyodayanI preraNA mujaba mane evuM valaNa levAnI sUjha thayela ke basa! paraNuM to AnI sAthe ja!" chevaTe mAtRvAtsalye kuTuMbIonI icchA saMpradAya bhedanA kAraNe ochI chatAM mArI icchA pUrI thaI. jenA pariNAme mArA jIvananA vikAsamAM khUTatA tattvonI pUrti mATenI taka mane Akasmika rIte maLI!!! A vAta AgaLa jaNAvatI mArA jIvananI satya ghaTanAthI vadhu spaSTa thaze. samayanA vaheNa sAthe 22 varSanI caDhatI yuvAnIe M.B.B.S. thaI M.D. (Part 1) I. sa. 1953mAM pAsa thayo. A vakhate mAtAjInA vadhu paDatA AgrahathI I. sa. 1954nI sAlamAM maMjulAnI sAthe mArAM lagna thayAM. navaparaNetara rUpe Avela maMjulAe suzrAvikArUpe pharaja samajI mArA jIvanane saMskArI dizAmAM vALavA mATe mAro sAikIka abhyAsa khaMtathI karyo. te arasAmAM mArI icchA pravRttine anukULa rahI M.D. mAM (Part 2) vadhu sArA mArke pAsa thavAmAM mane khUba sahayoga maLyo. (I. sa. 1956) sAmAnya rIte durlabha gaNAtI (M.R.C.P.) (laMDana)nI DigrI meLavavAnI tamannAne pUrI karavA vadhu abhyAsArthe iMgleMDa javAnI vAta kuTuMbIo samakSa rajU karI, to badhAMe Arthika dhoraNe, sAmAjika pratiSThAnA dhoraNe mArI vAta maMjUra karI, paNa mArA jIvananI sAcI paheredAra mArI mAtAe ghora virodha karyo. muMbaI jevI moha ghelachAvALI nagarImAM saMskAronuM nikaMdana thaI javAnI dahezata (ke je mArA jIvanamAM to hakIkatamAM sAcI ja thayelI) dharAvanAra mArI mAtAe vicAryuM ke mArI kukSie avatarela saMtAna vadhu paisA kamAIne kadAca duniyAmAM nAma kADhanAra banIne ke phorena-riTarna banI vadhu pratiSThA kamAIne yazakIrti meLave! paNa iMgleMDa jevA sAva saMskAravihIna mleccha pradezamAM rahevAnA pariNAme mAruM saMtAna saMskAra saMpattithI kaMgALadaridra thaI jAya tenuM zuM!!! ghaNA mahinA sudhI dharmasaMskAranA vimaLa dhabakAravALA haiyAvALI mAtAe dIkarAnI bhautika ''akhaMDa jyota'' pustakamAM DaoN. surezabhAI jhaverInAM dharmapatnInuM nAma 'zAntA'' lakhela che. paraMtu vAstavikamAM nAma ''maMjulA'' che. jyAre ''zAntA'' nAma maMjulAbenanAM oramAna mAtAnuM che ema DaoN. surezabhAI pAsethI jANavA maLyuM che... pArzvanAtha bhagavAnane, sahAya thayo navakAra; nava bhavamAM sAthe 2hI, dazame karyA bhavapAra.'-30 44 Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ | AbAdI, saMpatti, mAna-pratiSThAne dhArmika pariNAme te vakhate mAruM jIvana evA unmAdamAM saMskAronI surakSA kAje avagaNavA jeTaluM kaThora hatuM ke- dara aThavADiye 5 zera baTATA, 3 zera haiyuM karela.... kAMdA, ane 1 zera lAla mULIno kaccaraghANa vALI mane paNa bhAviyoge mArA tevA pApano udaya deto!!! thavAno eTale evo kadAgraha janmelo ke paramopa- Ama chatAM jIvanane jarA paNa AMcako nahi! kArI mAtAnA haiyAnA kacavATane oLakhI na zakyo. manamAM duHkha nahIM! viSayanI vAsanAono paNa pAra paNa mArA jIvananI sAthI banela maMjulAe pote nahIM! divasa zuM ke rAta zuM? tithi zuM ne parva zuM? sAthe AvavAnI taiyArI batAvI, mohanI ghelachAmAM mAtelA sAMDhanI mAphaka mAruM jIvana sAva amaryAdita mane to patnI sAthe Ave to videzamAM moja-majhA banI rahela!!! sArA thaI zake te rIte gamatuM ja hatuM, paNa mArI Ama chatAM zrAvikAe kadI paNa mArA tarapha jIvana-zuddhinI kharI kALajI rAkhanAra suzrAvikAnuM aNagamo nathI batAvyo! mArI sArI khoTI dareka haiyuM dharAvanAra patnIe viSTikAra banI mArI bAne AjJAne na jANe kema te zirodhArya karatI! paNa have samajAvI dIdhAM ke-huM tamArA saMtAnanI jIvana samajAya che ke-A badhuM dUragAmI daSTithI zuddhinI cokI karIza. huM zrAvikA chuM. mArA bharose zrAvikAnA manovaijJAnika dhoraNe anukULa thaI tame to hasatA mukhe vidAya Apo......!! javAnA svabhAvane ja AbhArI che ke-huM ghaNA chevaTe mahAprayatna bAe saMmati ApI. I. sa. bhayaMkara pApomAMthI mArI jAtane te vakhate bacAvI 1957mAM huM patnI ane eka bebI sAthe vadhu zakela! te zrAvikAnI dIrdhadarzitAnuM phaLa che!!! abhyAsArthe iMgleMDa tarapha vidAya thayo. AvI mArA jIvananA ghaDataramAM pUro rasa lenAra iMgleMDa pahoMcyA pachI puNyayoge saghaLI zrAvikAe kharekhara patnI rUpe-mArI pathadarzikA anukULatA maLI jatAM I. sa. 1958mAM M.R.C.P. rUpe-saphaLa kAmagIrI bajAvI ema kRtajJatAbaLe laMDananI sauthI ucca mAnavaMtI DigrI meLavI. Aje haiyuM pokAre che. DigrI maLatAMnI sAthe ja iMgleMDanI moTI DaoNkTarI ucca DigrI meLavavA mATe iMgleMDa haoNspiTalamAM mAnavaMtI sarvocca jagyAe jhaDapI Avela, chatAM puNyabaLe joIe te karatAM kaIguNI nimaNUMka thaI." maLI Avela paulika bhavya-sAmagrInI sTenDarDa pramANe suMdara phaleTa, vizALa keDelIka choLomAM vivekabuddhi khoravAI gaI. gADI, dunyavI amanacamana, bhoga-sukhonI bharapUra sAmagrI, leTesTa phaeNzananA adyatana nAnapaNamAM garIbonA AMsu luchavAnA dhyeyathI saghaLA bhoga-vilAsanA sAdhanonI sulabhatA Adi DAphaTa DaoNkTarI lAina lIdhelI paNa bhautika sukhonI pApAnubaMdhI puNyanA udaya sAmagrI maLI. anargala sAmagrIthI bhArata pAchA pharavAnI icchA gharamAMthI zrAvikA roja ghaNuM kahe! samajAve! ja marI paravArI, bhAratamAMthI avAranavAra patro ApaNe koNa! kyA kuLanA? ApaNA AcAra e ja AvatA, vaDilabaMdhu Takora paNa karatA kekharI jIvanasaMpatti! Adi vAto roja miSTabhASAmAM "bhAI! have dezamAM kyAre AvavuM che? tyAMnA kahe-samajAve, paNa te vakhate bhAvimAM thanArA vilAsI jIvanamAM ApaNI saMskAra-saMpatti ne veDaphI pApanA udayane kheMcI lAvanAra prabaLa mohanI na nAMkha! abhyAsa patI gayo; M.R.C.P.nI DigrI ghelachAmAM bhAna bhUlela huM zrAvikAnuM kaMI sAMbhaLuM maLI gaI..have bhAI! vatanamAM AvI jA! ahIMnA nahi. asahAya, duHkhI garIba janatAno belI thA! aSTa kamala dalanI mahIM, sthApI zrI navakAra; dhyAna dhare je tehanuM, pAme zAMti apAra.--31. Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharmasaMskAronI rakhevAla mAtAnA paNa mIThA upAlaMbha ghaNA AvatA, paNa 'baMdhA JAta bArasI, vaherA JAtta gIta' nI jema karmanA kaThora kAThiyAe pASaNa-hRdayI banAvI dIdhela. mane kaMI asara na thaI! paNa bhAvInA garbhamAM zuM chupAyuM haze? te to sarvajJa prabhu vinA koNa jANI zake!!! I. sa. 1961 nA jAnyuArInA prAraMbhathI sAmAnya tAva ane kamaranA dardanI zarUAta thaI. tAtkAlika sAmAnya upacAro karyA, Arthika kamANInA taDAkA sAthe moTA pagAranI mAnavaMtA DaoNkTaranI kAmagIrImAM upekSA karato gayo, dhIme dhIme darda jora pakaDatuM gayuM. mArA uparInA DaoNkTaranI salAha laI lohInI tapAsa, ekasare-skrIniMga vagere karAvyuM, paNa badhAmAM normala ja AvyuM. kaMI khAsa dardanuM kA2Na na pakaDAyuM. chevaTe chaThThI phebruArIe dardo vadhu ugra rUpa lIdhuM, zarIranuM uSNatAmAna vadhyuM, tAva vadhyo, kamaranuM darda paNa asahya banyuM. amArA DipArTamenTanA uparI DaoN. khAnane tAtkAlika bolAvyA. meM te vakhate zrAvikAne kahela ke- 'A dardanI amuka davA che, tenuM mane rIekzana Ave che. mATe DaoN. khAnanuM dhyAna kheMcaje!' Ama bhalAmaNa karelI chatAM DaoN. khAna bAra vAgyA chatAM na AvyA, tethI zrAvikA nityakrama patAvavA bAtharUmamAM gaI ane DaoN. khAna AvI gayA. vedanAthI vizvavala banelA mane tapAsyo. je davAnuM mane rIekzana AvatuM, te ja davA bhAvIyoge mane ApI. ekAda kalAkamAM jabbara rIekzana AvyuM. darde mAjhA mUkI. rahevAya nahIM, nAkInA jevI vedanAnI bhayaMkara cakkImAM pIsAI gayo. rADo pADavA mAMDI, ulaTIothI AMtaraDAM kheMcAvA mAMDyAM, mArI piracaryAmAM rahela DaoNkTaro vagere paNa gabharAI gayA. mArA DipArTamenTanA sauthI vaDA uparI DaoN. gibsanane tAtkAlika bolAvyA, amArI haoNspiTalanA sArA mAnada DigrIvALA DaoNkTaronI konpharansa thaI, saue mane tapAsyo, paNa mArA dardanuM nidAna ja teo kaMI karI na zakyA. A jIvanamAM atyaMta AsaktipUrvaka bhogavela viSayo ane abhakSya bhojanAdithI udIrAyela tIvra pApakarmanA udaye sahune bhulAvyA, sahu bebAkaLA banyA, mArI kArakirdI, hasamukho svabhAva ane puNyAInA baLe IMgleMDa jevI dharatI para paNa bhAratIya chatAM paNa mArA tarapha sahunI prabaLa lAgaNI hatI. pariNAme sahu kesanI gaMbhIratA nihALI mArI zrAvikA ane be komaLavayanI dIkarIonA bhAvInA vicArathI gabharAI gayA, DaoN. gibsane turta laMDananI sauthI moTI prakhyAta thI hemarasmItha haoNspiTala (The Hammersmith Hospital) mAM phona karyo, tyAM sArAmAM sArI TrITamenTanAM sAdhano che. te vinA A dardanuM nidAna zakya nathI. AvuM lAgavAthI tyAM dAkhala karavAno jhaDapI nirNaya lIdho, paNa pApakarma vacce AvyuM. sAmethI phona Avyo ke eka paNa khATalo khAlI nathI veiTiMga lIsTa (Waiting List) to ghaNuM lAMbuM hatuM. have zuM? paNa pAchuM puNye jora karyuM. DaoN. gibsane lAgaNIthI hiMmata na hAratAM dhIrajathI haoNspiTalanA sauthI vaDA adhikArI pro. skenDiMga (PROF. SCANDDING) ne jAte badhI vAta samajAvI. vaDA adhikArIe kahyuM "vAta sAcI! paNa kAyadesara badhuM kAma thAya. kAyadAno bhaMga karI lAgavagathI anucita karavA mArI taiyArI nathI." paNa lAgaNIvaza banela DaoN. gibsananI vadhu paDatI AjIjI bharI vAtathI narama banela vaDA adhikArIe kahyuM ke-"eka upAya che! koziSa karI juo. ApaNA prAima minisTara (PRIME MINISTER) mATeno eka rUma khAlI che, paNa temanI saMmati vinA te rUma maLe nahIM." turta ja DaoN. gibsana, pro. skenDiMga ane bIjA traNa mitro jeo (M.P.=Members of Parlia _'mahAmaMtra navakAranuM, zaraNa grahe bhavi koI; janma maraNa tenA TaLe, saMzaya na temAM koI.'-32 46 Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ment) hatA. arjanTa prAIma minisTara herolDa cakita karyA, gaMbhIrapaNe pUratI cokkasAI sAthe | zrI mekamilanane maLyA. sahunI sammatipUrvaka spaSTa nidAna thayuM. ane vaDA pradhAna samakSa DaoN. gibsane TUMkamAM badhI tenA nivAraNa mATe tAtkAlika sarjarI oNparezana-ke vAta karI ane vadhumAM kahyuM ke-"ApaNA dezamAM je jokhamI kahevAya-nI jarUriyAta para sahue bhAra bhAratathI abhyAsArthe Avela paNa ghaNo mUkyo. InTelijanTa ApaNI haoNspiTalanI yazasvI kema ke sahune ema lAgyuM ke dardInuM svarUpa evI kArakirdImAM vadhAro karanAra, nAnI uMmarano chatAM kakSAe pahoMcela che ke aMdara bhayaMkara saDAnI-parUnI khUba hoziyAra DaoNkaTara jo TrITamenTanA abhAve marI zarUAta thayela, jethI TUMka samayamAM ja mRtyu najIka jAya to ApaNA dezanI pratiSThA bagaDe, mATe jarA hovAnI sahu DaoNkaTaronI dhAraNA thaI, paNa lakSya ApI ApanA speziyala rUmanI paramIzana ImIjIeTalI oNparezanathI kadAca jIvana bace, Apo." paraMtu kamara nIceno bhAga perelisisa(lakavA)nI Aja sudhI AvI ghaTanA kadI nahi banela jema zUnya-nakAmo thaI javAno.. ke-vaDA pradhAnanA spe. rUmamAM koIne mATe Avo abhiprAya chatAM tAtkAlika sTroMga paramIzana ApI hoya! meDizananA Dojha dvArA TrITamenTa zarU karI. pharIthI vaDA pradhAna jarA gaMbhIra banyA, AkAza sAme DaoNkaTaronI miTiMga beThI, kalAka-kalAkanA riporTa para najara karI, paNa mArA puNya sAtha Apyo, vaDA punaH vicAraNA thavA mAMDI, mArI vedanAono pAra pradhAnanA haiyAne pUrNa karyuM. temane lAgyuM na hato. bUma-barADA, cIso pADato ane kalAkeke-"hiMdano yuvAna yazasvI kArakIrdIvALo DaoN. kalAke mornIyAnAM iMjekazana dvArA rAhata mRtyu zayyA para hoya ane haoNspiTalamAM jagyAnA ApavAno prayatna thato. abhAve TrITamenTa na maLavAthI mRtyune zaraNa thAya, bIjAnA bhayaMkara asAdhya dardIne maTADanAra mArA temAM mArA dezanI kIrti keTalI kalaMkita thAya!" ja dardonI Aje koI cokkasa davA jaDatI na hatI. turta ja lekhita saMmati ApI." laMDananA sArA M.D. DaoNkaTaronI buddhi bahera mArI A pramANe chaThThI phebruArI somavAre darda hoya tema kiMkartavyamUDha banelA. oNparezananI vAta upADo lIdho. maMgaLavAra lohI-ekasare vagerenI paNa acokkasa upAya tarIke hatI. vaLI te cakAsaNImAM gayo. budhavAre DaoN. khAne bAra vAge oNparezana jokhamI hatuM. goLI ApI. bapore rIekazana AvyuM ane AvA badhA gUMcavADAmAM paNa dharmanI ArAdhanA budhavAranI sAMje laMDananI sauthI moTI haoNspiTalamAM dvArA meLavela samajaNa-vivekazaktinA baLe vaDA pradhAnanA spe. rUmamAM ke jyAM mANasanI zrAvikA dhIratApUrvaka mArI paricaryA karatI! jIjIviSAne saMtoSavA leTesTa yAMtrika sAdhano taiyAra vaLI Akhara sthitimAM jaI pahoMcela ane hatAM, tyAM dAkhala thayo. vedanAthI vihvaLa patinI ciMtAjanaka dazA, iMgleMDa puNyanA jorathI zrImaMta mAnavI to zuM? jevI ajANI dharatI, saguM-vahAluM koI nahi, paisA sattAdhIzane paNa je turta na maLe tevA suMdara lakhalUMTa hovA chatAM aMtaraMga hArdika AzvAsanarUpa haoNspiTalanA spezyala rUmamAM Avyo. paNa have koI nahi, Ama chatAM mArA mana para AghAta na TrITamenTanuM zuM? vaLI pAchuM pApakarma ADuM AvyuM. lAge te khAtara caherA para jarA paNa zoka-khedanI laMDananA sArAmAM sArA DaoNkaTaronI konpharansa lAgaNI upasAvyA vinA hasatA cahere zrAvikA beThI, kamaramAM thaI rahela dardanI gaMbhIratAe sahune vAraMvAra mArA manane sAMtvana ApatI. navanIta che caudapUrvanuM, mahAmaMtra navakAra; aMtarabhAve bhavi bhaje, pAme sukha zrIkAra."--33 Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zuM karavuM? te gUMcamAM guruvAra ane zukravAra AuTa oNpha DyUTInA samaye paNa vIsa varSanI temanI pasAra thayA. sarvisamAM kadI nahIM banavA pAmela chatAM DaoN. rIDa mane zukravAre vedanAno pAra nahIM. pagane lakavAnI tapAsavA zanivAre savAre sAta vAge AvyA. asara thavA mAMDI. jIvana-maraNano savAla thavA "o bApare" "o DaoNkaTara! mane bacAvo" "nathI mAMDyo, mArI vedanAnA trAsane joI na zakavAthI rahevAtuM Adi barADA pADatA mane tapAsyo, DaoN. chevaTe DaoNkaTaroe zukravAranI sAMje oNparezanano ja rIDa bolyA ke "Its not very emergency, we shall Aslu sal mye afya 2-22 (Neuro Surgi- wait till tomorrow morning.' cal Centre) mAM laI javAmAM Avyo. eTale ke-"A kAMI khAsa agatyanI gaMbhIratA je vakhate mukhya daravAjethI eNbyulansa kAra nathI. ApaNe savAra sudhI rAha joIe, Ama kahI dAkhala thaI, lagabhaga te ja samaye nyUro sarjila teo cAlyA gayA. DipArTamenTanA sarvoparI oNparezananA aThaMga paNa mArA pApakarmoe to vadhu jora pakaDyuM, darda niSNAta DaoN. sara jayophI nAITa (Dr. Sir Geory ati asahya thavA mAMDyuM. cIso, bUma Night) be divasanI rajA upara utarI paryaTana mATe barADAothI DipArTamenTa gAjI uThela, mane dara pAchalA daravAjAthI potAnI kAramAM AuTa oNpha kalAke morphiyAnA injakazanathI ghenamAM rAkhavAmAM laMDana cAlyA gayA. Ave. to paNa ghenanI asara ochI thatAM ja re-karma! tArI akaLa kalA! jIvana maraNanA jhole bUmo-cIso zarU thatI. huM vedanAthI trAsI jokhamI oNparezana mATe taiyAra Ama zanivArano Akho divasa darda, ghena, thayo to moTA DaoNkaTara ja gerahAjara!!! kevI pApa bUmo, cIsothI pasAra thayo. karmanI lIlA!!! ravivAranI savAre oNparezana mATenI pUrva paNa mArA ko'ka ajJAta puNyanI AchI-pAtaLI taiyArIrUpe hIlacAla zarU thaI. DaoNkaTaronI daSTie rekhAnA kAraNe videzamAM sagapaNano koI saMbaMdha na mArI kaMDizana khUba ja jokhamI lAgatI hoI chatAM sInIyara nyUro sarjana DaoN. nikalasane bhAI oNparezana karavA chatAM paNa 90 TakA to zuM, paNa karatAM vadhu vAtsalyathI hiMmata rAkhIne kAMI ne kAMI 95 TakA paNa AzA nahI ke dardI jIvato rahe. tethI upAyo yojavAno tatparatAne lIdhe sarjikla mArI sAravAramAM khaDepage rahela misIsa jhaverI DipArTamenTanA AsIsTanTa DaoN. rIDane phona karyo. pAsethI CEMATION MORE upara sahI laI temanI sAthe phona para mArA dardanI bhayaMkaratA, levAnI sUcanA sarjananI sUcanA mujaba DyUTI paranA oNparezananI jarUriyAta, dezanI pratiSThA, "sara DaoNkaTaroe narsane ApelI. paNa sAthe kaheluM ke "DaoN. jyophI nAITa rajA upara che' vagere vAto karI. jhaverIne khabara na paDe tema misIsa jhaverI pAsethI DaoN. rIDa evA vicitra svabhAvano ke AuTa oNka sahI karAvavI.' DyUTInA samaye game teTalI imarajansImAM paNa mane UlaTIo vAraMvAra thatI. kamaramAM zULo haoNspiTalamAM paga nA mUke. "sarvisanA TAIme bhoMkAtI hoya tevI akathya vedanA thatI, atyaMta sarvisa'nA siddhAMtane jaDapaNe vaLagI rahenAra, asahya dardanI rIbAmaNI cAlu hatI. Ama chatAM paNa mArA puNyanI preraNAthI DaoN. rIDanuM lagabhaga dasa vAge zrAvikA nAnI be bebIone paththara hRdaya paNa pIgaLyuM. mArI joDe besADI mIThA-ThaMDA zabdothI AzvAsana AkhI haoNspiTalanA DaoNkaTaro, narso, ApavA lAgI. mane kAMI kaLa vaLatI na hatI, karmacArIo Adi sahunA bhAre Azcarya vacce becenI khUba hatI. huM Amatema paDakhAM pheravato. mithyAtvarUpI viSano, nAza kare navakAra; samyak daSTi khIlatA, rahe na viSa lagAra."-34 48 Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hato. zrAvikA mAthe hAtha paMpALatI hatI, navakAra "he jIva! tArAM karyAM tAre bhogavavAnAM che!.. saMbhaLAvI rahI hatI. paNa mane kema karI cena paDatuM - pApa karatI vakhate keTalI tIvra AsaktithI rAcInahIM. mAcIne haiyAno umaLako dharAvela?... have e pApa huM jarAka paDakhuM pheravI pelI bAju moM karI sUto, udayamAM AvyuM tyAre he jIva! tuM kAM AkuLateTalAmAM narse avasara joI gulAbI raMganuM vyAkuLa thAya che?' kAgaLiyuM (jemAM badhI mAhitI narse bharI rAkhala A vakhate mane mArA bhUtakALanAM pApo (A mAtra misIsa jhaverInI sahI bAkI hatI) ApyuM. jiMdagImAM chUTathI karela abhakSya bhojana, rAtriizArAthI turta ja sahI karavA mArI patnInuM bhojana ane vAsanA-vilAsa ane vikArone poSaka sUcavyuM. svachaMda pravRttio) yAda AvyA...haiyuM tharatharavA zrAvikAe paNa avasarane mAna ApI anupAye lAgyuM...vidyA ane baLanuM abhimAna osaravA phaoNrma para sahI karavAnI taiyArI karI, teTalAmAM dardanI lAgyuM...ane manamAMthI avAja Avyo ke : rIbAmaNIthI becena banelA meM paDakhuM pheravyuM ane hajI tAre AmAMthI chUTavuM hoya to acAnaka gulAbI phaoNrma upara mArI patnIne sahI vizvavatsala karuNAnA bhaMDAra arihaMta prabhune tuM karatI joI huM coMkI UThyo... yAda kara...!!! temanA prarUpelA dharmanuM zaraNuM haM...! basa...! koI AzA nathI...mane svIkAra...!!!!' koI nahIM bacAve. A phaoNrma to kesa pheIla jAya to ghaDIbhara AMkho mIMcI bharadariyAmAM vahANa chevaTe zabanI aMtya-kriyA karavA mATe kAyadesara tUTavAnI aNI upara hoya tevI asahAya sthitimAM muzkelI na Ave te mATenuM che....A ja phaoNrma upara aMdaranA UMDANamAMthI sahaja rIte pokArAI rahela to meM seMkaDonI sahIo karAvI... hAya! vidhAtA arihaMta...arihaMta...nA nAdane sAMbhaLI rahyo. A ja phaoNrma Aje mArA mATe...!!! basa! kharekhara thoDIka kSaNo pachI aMtaramAMthI chUryuM ke koI mane bacAvI zake tema nathI...!!! he prabhu! vAtsalyabharI mAtAe mane videzapaNAnI parANe kyAM mAruM vatana?...kyAM ajANI A dharatI...! paNa vidAya ApatAM caMdananI navakAravALI mArA he prabhu...! he bhagavAna...!' hAthamAM mUkIne kahela ke beTA! roja eka bAMdhI Ama asahAya duHkhI banI AMkho mIMcI AkAza navakAravALI gaNaje !! bhaNI joI rahyo. paNa Aja divasa sudhI puNyanA udayathI dhAryA atyaMta Arta hRdaye pokArI rahyo ke karatAM vadhu bhautika bhoga-vilAsanI sAmagrI "he azaraNa-zaraNabhUta...! he noMdhArAnA maLatI rahevAnA pariNAme te navakAravALInuM smaraNa AdhAra! he patita pAvana...! mane have tAro ja paNa nahIM thayela, tema chatAM zrAvikAe potAnI Azaro che...! kAramAM karmanA bhISaNa udayamAM badhA pharaja rUpe te caMdananI nUvakAravALI mArA ozike sAtha choDe paNa! he prabhu! tuM mAruM zaraNuM che...!' mUkI rAkhela. Ama aMtaranA pokAramAMthI azaraNa-zaraNabhUta kharA ArtabhAvathI.zaraNAgati bhAvathI... dharmanuM zaraNa yAda AvyuM...!!! arihaMta... ananya bhAvathI. tuMhI gAtA, tuMhI mAtA....... tame arihaMta... zabdo haiyAmAMthI gUMjI UThyA! zaraNaM mama.. nikhAlasa bhAvanAthI ozike rahela nAnapaNamAM dAdAnA geDIyAnA DarathI paNa navakAravALI levAnI zakti na hovAthI dravyathI pAThazALAmAM parANe paNa meLavela dhArmika zikSaNa navakAravALI levA na chatAM paNa bhAvathI mArI vahAre AvyuM...! mane ema thayuM. zrInavakAranA zaraNe huM pahoMcI gayo...! _"mahAmaMtra navakArano, jApa jape je jana; adazya sahAya tenA thakI, ema mAnajo nizaMka-35 } Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ thoDI vAre sAhajika rIte no rihaMtA...mo DaoN. nikalasana jhaDapabhera AvyA. bhayaMkara cIsosiddhAAM ema eka pachI eka zrI navakAra mahAmaMtranA bUmo pADanArA ane UlaTIthI trAsI gayela mane pado haiyAnA ataLa UMDANamAMthI AvatA gayA ane jovAne badale zAMta nidrAmAM poDhyo houM tema mane eka pachI eka navakAra mahAmaMtra gaNAtA gayA. dhImI joI DaoN. nikalasane madadanIza DaoNkaTarone sAthe rAkhI gatie paNa dhArAbaddha jApa zarU thayo... nADI-hArTa-blaDa presara vagerenI tapAsa karI, to keTalo TAIma thayo tenI mane khabara nahIM, paNa haoNspiTalanA kalAka-kalAkanA cArTamAM noMdhAyela AvA dhArAbaddha zrI navakAra mahAmaMtranA jApamAM huM riporTa karatAM khUba ja sArI sthiti lAgI. khovAI gayo. DaoN. nikalasana gUMcavaNamAM paDyA ke-"zArIrika ke dara kalAke dardanI tIvratAmAMthI bacavA bela mArI sthiti gaMbhIra nahIM chatAM bolatA kema nathI?' narsanuM dhyAna kheMcI morphiyAnuM ijekazana lenAro bebhAna dazA jevuM lAgatuM nathI? DaoN. nikalasane DaoN. huM lagabhaga traNa kalAka sudhI bilakula zAMta-rIte jhaverI...DaoN. jhaverI. ema be traNa ghAMTA pADI bUma dhyAnastha banI pathArImAM paDI rahyo. pADI. eTale dhIme dhIme huM svastha-jAgRta banyo. pariNAme dasa-dasa miniTe thanArI UlaTIo baMdha DaoN. nikalasane cakita thaIne pUchyuM ke "DaoN. jhaverI thaI gaI! kamaranuM asahya darda naoNrmala thaI gayuM! kema cho? kema bolatA na hatA? bebhAna hatA ke? vedanA ane pIDAthI upajanArI vihvaLatA gAyaba thaI gaI......!!! meM kahyuM ke, "mArA vhAlA? huM khUba svastha chuM! huM bhAnamAM chuM." AMtarika parama zAMti sAthe zrI namaskAra mAruM duHkha darda gAyaba thaI gayuM che!" mahAmaMtranA smaraNanI ghenamAM AMkho mIcI huM paDI mAro roga thaMbhI gayo che.' rahela. tenuM jora ghaTI gayuM che.' mArI A sthiti joI zrAvikAe mane bolAvyo mArA prabhue mAro hAtha pakaDyo che.' nahIM ane game te kAraNe mArA svAmInAtha huM khUba zAntimAM chuM." nidrAvaza thayA lAge che! athavA ghenanI gherI asara mAre have morphiyAnI jarUra nathI." taLe che, to have pachI vAta! ema karI jAvAdhovAnuM jarUrI kAma patAvavA rUma upara gaI. Ama kahI arihaMta-arihaMta karato vaLI pAcho dardanI asahya pIDAthI trAsI-kaMTALIne dara zrI navakAranA dhyAnamAM garaka thaI gayo. kalAke baTana dabAvI ghenanA injakazana mATe narsanuM dhyAna-ekAgratAthI mArI AMkho sthirapaNe dhyAna kheMcanAra DaoN. jhaverI aDhIthI traNa kalAka thavA zUnya AkAza tarapha maMDAyelI jANe mArA taraNachatAM kema kAMI hilacAla karatA nathI? dardanI tAraNahAra prabhune nihALI rahI hatI. vedanAne cIso dvArA vyakta kema karatAM mArI sthitinI vicitratAthI gUcavAI gayelA nathI?......kyAMka DaoNkaTaronA kahevA pramANe DaoN. DaoN. nikalasana te vakhate kAMI paNa TrITamenTa ApyA. jhaverI on to thaI gayA nathI!!! vinA gaMbhIra vicAraNA mATe potAnI kaeNbinamAM cAlyA gayA. mArI paricaryAmAM rahela narse hilacAla vagaranA mane zAMta paDelo joI jarA mArA zarIrane DhaMDhoLI, paraMtu prathamanI jema mArI sthiti zAMta ane nADI vagerenI tapAsa karI paNa kAMI samaja na zunyavat joI narso ane DyUTI uparanA DaoNkaTaroe paDavAthI sIniyara resiDenTa sarjana DaoN. nikalasanane huM behoza avasthAmAM jaI rahyo chuM, evuM phona karI arjaTa bolAvyA. anumAna karI moTA DaoNkaTarane samAcAra ApyA. ajarAmara mahApadataNuM sukha meLavavuM hoya; sadA jape navakArane, to akSayapada te joya."-36I 50 Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sarjIkala DipArTamenTanA sauthI vaDA DaoN. rIDa, DaoN. cAra-cha AnI ghaTADo thavA lAgyo. eTale DaoNkaTaro nikalasana pAsethI prAthamika mAhitI meLavI DaoN. oNparezananI vAta vIsarI gayA. nikalasana sAthe mArI pAse bAra vAge AvyA. Ame ya teo oNparezana jokhamI hoI sIvila huM arihaMta prabhunA dhyAnamAM ane zrI sarjana (ke jeo be divasanI rajA upara gayela)nI navakAranA zabdajApamAM lIna hato. salAha vinA karavA taiyAra na hatA, emAM mArA mAruM duHkha darda dhIme dhIme ghaTavA mAMDyuM hatuM. dedanI sthiti aNadhArI rIte zAMta thatI hoI mane have davAnI ke ghenanI jarUra na hatI. oNparezananuM jokhama uThAvavuM vAjabI na mAnyuM. Tyuba dvArA mAMDa utaranAro pezAba sahelAIthI - elopathI sAyansa pramANe bhayaMkara jokhamI thavA lAgyo. dekhAtuM oNparezana ane ravivAranA bAra pachI perelIsIsa(lakavo)nI asara kamaranA nIcenA oNparezananI khAsa utAvaLa nahi evI kaMDizana-A. bhAgamAM chellA be divasathI vadhu pramANamAM zarU badhI dvidhAbharI sthitimAM nakkara nirNaya levAnuM thayela. jethI mArA paga zUnyavata thayelA, temAM paNa sAhasa na karatAM 'sivIla sarjana DaoN. sara jyophI nAiTa tapAsI je nirNaya le te kharo!' ema vicArI dharakhama sudhAro thayo. mArA paga huM mArI meLe sau Azcarya-ciMtA ane saMzayanI sthitimAM ramavA halAvI zakato. mAMDyA. DaoN. rIDa ane DaoN. nikalasana to A badhuM nihALI somavAranI savAra thaI, ATha vAge sarjarI | AbhA ja banI gayA. banne ekabIjA sAme jovA DipArTamenTanA sauthI vaDA DaoN. sara jyophI nAITa lAgyA. A zuM? DyUTI upara hAjara thayA ke turata DaoN. nikalasana, DaoN. sahasA DaoN. rIDanA moMmAMthI GOD IS GREAT rIDa ane bIjA paNa madadanIza DaoNkaTaroe mArA zabdo sarI paDyA. bIjA paNa sahacArI DaoNkaTaro, narso, kaMpAunDaro kesane kutUhala bhaya-vismaya AdinI mizra rekhAo mukha para upasAvI hakIkata rajU karavA sAthe pUratI tathA bIjA dardIo A ghaTanAthI khUba prabhAvita tapAsa karAvI. banI WE TRUST IN GOD nA dhvanine jhIlavA DaoN. nAITa mane pUratI sAvacetIthI cokasAIpUrvaka lAgyA. tapAsI hAusIMga sarjana DaoN. rIDa upara atyaMta Ama ravivAranA divase 10 thI 12 nI vacce gusse thaI bolyA ke - "ATalo gaMbhIra kesa ane bhayaMkara duHkha tathA vedanAone kAraNe asahAya haju tame Ane oNparezana thiyeTaramAM laI nathI azaraNa avasthAnA bhAganA pariNAma mohanI gayA? sarjarI karavAmAM ATalo vilaMba kema? aMdara nIMdaramAM sUtelo mAro AtmA jAgI UThyo ane sepTika keTaluM badhuM thayeluM che?' paMcaparameSThInA zaraNe lIna banI gayo!!! mArAM patnI zrAvikA ane nAnakaDI be hAyavoya karato bUmo-cIso pADato huM sahunA bALAone udezIne bolyA ke "zuM tamArI Azcarya vacce ravivAranA bAra vAgyA pachI hyunITI marI paravArI che? AvAM mAsuma bALako ghenanA iMjekazana vinA paNa sAva zAnta svastha ane nAnI vayanI patnanI paNa dayA na AvI? banI dhyAnanI mastImAM tathA zrI navakAranA jApamAM A kesane tame ATalo "DIle kema karyo!' Adi lIna thaI gayo. khUba AkrozabharI vANImAM saunI bharjanA karI dardanI bhayaMkaratA-ugratA to bAra vAgyAthI turata sTrecara-gADI maMgAvI oNparezana thiyeTaramAM vidAya thaI gaI. paNa dardanA mULa rUpamAM paNa mane laI javAnI pAkI bhalAmaNa sUcanA sAthe DaoN. 'guNa gaNano AnaMda che, mahAmaMtra navakAra; jo iccho AtmAnaMda, to nitya smaro navakAra.'-37 pa1 Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ TI S nAITa "rAunDa uparanI pharaja jaladIthI patAvI huM choDI AtmakalyANanA mArge AgaLa vadhI lAkheNo oNparezana thiyeTaramAM jaladI AvuM chuM' ema kahIne mAnava avatAra paNa saphaLa karajo... gayA. lo. tyAre..mi..chA..mi. du..kra. Da!' DaoNkaTaro ane narsoe turata jhaDapI taiyArI karI zrAvikAe paNa mohanA Avezane khaMkherI mArI mane iMjekazana, davAnI goLIo ApI-lohI haiyAne dharapata ApatAM kahyuM ke- "svAmInAtha! caDAvI-kapaDAM badalAvI taiyAra karyo. sTrecara gADImAM tame zrI navakAra mahAmaMtramAM mana parovI rAkhajo! sUvaDAvI oNparezana thiyeTaramAM laI javA mAMDyo. amArI kazI ciMtA na karazo, devaguru pasAthe sau te vakhate gaIkAle savAre je gulAbI phaoNrama upara sAruM thaze! arihaMta...arihaMtanuM smaraNa cAlu sahI karI oNparezananI gaMbhIratA jaNAvelI, tethI rAkhazo.' zrAvikA tarIke mane viziSTa rIte sAMtvanA mAruM haiyuM zrAvikAnA zabdothI tRpta thayuM. huM zrI AzvAsana ApavA mArAM patnI mArI sAme eka navakAranA jApamAM lIna banyo. Taka nihALI kAMIka kahevA gayA chatAM mohanI kAramI asarathI jANe huM mRtyunI gADImAM beTho houM ane sTrecara oNparezana-thiyeTara pahoMcyuM. mane mRtyu tarapha huM jaI rahyo houM evI lAgaNInA oparezana Tebala upara lIdho. DaoN. sara jyophI AvegathI mArAM patnI ekadama vihvaLa banI nAITa, DaoN. rIDa, DaoN. nikalasana Adi moTA DaoNkaTaro azrupAta karavA lAgyAM. temaja madadanIza aneka DaoNkaTaroe bhAre sAvacetI meM khUba svasthatApUrvaka kahyuM ke- "maMjulA! sAthe oNparezananI zarUAta karI. devagura pasAthe huM khUba svastha chuM! have huM maravAno somavAra savAre huM zrI navakAranI godamAM lapAI nathI!...tuM to samaju cho! ...zANI che!.. teM mane khUba svastha banela paNa pApakarmanA udayathI dharmanuM zaraNa levA ghaNI vAra kahela paNa mArA pApanA bhogavRtti ane lAlasAnA atirekathI karela vadhu udaye mane te vAta sucatI na hatI!...khera!... paDatA amaryAdita khAnapAnathI zarIramAM bhegA thayela have to huM TheTha mRtyunA bAraNAM khakhaDAvI zrI kacarAsaDAne kADhavA oNparezana Tebala upara javuM navakAra mahAmaMtranA AlaMbane pAcho pharyo chuM... mAruM paDyuM. darda zamI gayuM che...! tuM jarA paNa gabharAIza zrI navakAra mahAmaMtranI chatrachAyA taLe khUba nahi!... zarIramAM bharAI gayela kacarAne bahAra svasthatA sAthe somavAre agiyAra vAge zarU thayeluM kADhavA mATe oNparezana thiyeTaramAM jaI rahyo parezana bapore cAra vAge pUruM thayuM, cha ausa chuM!...bAkI have koI jokhama nathI... mATe jarA jeTalI rasI nIkaLI ane phephasAmAMthI sADA pAMca paNa ciMtA na karaje... devagura pasAthe temaja zrI hADakIo saDelI kADhI. navakAranA pratApe vadhu svasthatA meLavavA jaI badhA DaoNkaTaro cakita banI gayA ke ATalI badhI rahyo chuM. rasI nIkaLI, ATalI saDelI hADakIo nIkaLI, tema chatAM mane kAMI thaI jAya to paNa have... chatAM A dardI jIve che zI rIte! ane ATalI mane jarA paNa bhaya thaDakAro nathI!... mArI gati bhayaMkara bagADavALI sthiti chatAM gaI kAla bAra sArI ja thaze!... zrI navakAranA rakhavALAM meLavyAM vAgyAthI darda nahi jevuM kema thaI gayuM! darda bhayaMkara che... have kazI ciMtA nathI... hovA chatAM dardI svastha kema rahI zakyo! A zo kadAca mAruM zarIra chUTI jAya to tuM tathA bane camatkArI badhAnA haiyAmAM God is Great zabdo bAlikAo svadezamAM jaI asAra saMsArano moha guMjatA hatA. _nirmaLa jApa mahAmaMtrano, upajAve aMtardoSa, zoSa kare te pApano, karato Atama poSa.'-38.. Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAra ne daza miniTe mane sTrecaramAM pAcho mArA te vakhate vAtacIta daramiyAna moTI bebI dvArA bichAnAmAM lAvavAmAM Avyo. jANavA maLela ke zrAvikAe ghare agiyAra vAgyAthI meM tyAM AvatAM turata ja phona uThAvI DAyala kesarIyAjInA phoTA samakSa zrI navakAra mahAmaMtrano pheravyuM. zrAvikAne dharmane zraddhA majabUta hatI ja. jApa karela ane zubha samAcAra Ave to ja tema chatAM vadhu nakkaratA Ave tethI haoNspiTalanA racanA annapANI levAM, Avo abhigraha karela. phona kaMTrolarane mIsIsa jhaverIno phona joDavA vadhumAM mArI svasthatA ane oNparezananI kahyuM, kaMTrolare bhUlathI haoNspiTalanI meTrananI saphaLatA mATe vrataniyama-tapa-japa Adi karavAno rUmamAM joDI Apyo. saMkalpa karela. meTranane mArI tabIyatanI gaMbhIratA ane IzvarIya mArA jIvanamAM acAnaka AvelI nAnakaDI zaktino paraco batAvanAra ravivAranI adbhuta mAMdagIe bhayaMkararUpa lIdhuM ane bhalabhalA DaoNkaTaro ghaTanA ane agiyAra vAge zarU thayeluM oNparezana paNa jemAM gabharAya tevA jokhamI oNparezananI ghaDI cAra vAge pUruM thayuM tenI jANakArI hatI ja. AvI, te kharekhara "tIvra bhAve Acarela puNya ne pApano udaya turata Ave che' e zAstrIya niyama tethI TelIphonamAM mAro voisa sAMbhaLI, te pramANe yathArtha hatI ane kudaratI saMketa pramANe ghaDIbhara to camakI gaI ane TeliphonamAM bhAva dravya oNparezanathI aMdaranA bagADa rUpe rasI tathA vibhora banI God is Great bolI Oh Dr. Javariy! saDelI hADakIo vagere dUra karavAnI jema A Happy are you? Thank you. Sel het sulasi oNparezananI pUrvabhUmikAmAM atyaMta tIvra sAthe vAta karavA phona joDI Apyo. vedanAmAM yAda Avela zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtranA meM phona upara zrAvikAne kahyuM ke, "huM taddana zrAvikAne kahAM ke" tadana jApa jApa ane . ane smaraNathI mArI AMtarika svastha chuM, zrI navakAranA pratApe pApavAsanAonuM paNa bhAva-oNparezana thaI gayuM, ke oNparezananA... nahIM...nahIM... mRtyunA Tebala jethI daSTi uparanuM mohanuM AvaraNa dUra thayuM, viveka parathI cAra vAge hemakhema utarI mArI rUmamAM pAcho buddhino udaya thayo. AvI gayo chuM...' pariNAme haoNspiTalamAM oNparezana pachI TrITamenTa deva-guru kRpAe zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtranAM mATe rahevuM paDyuM. paNa mArI vRttio viveka rakhavALAM kharekhara ajaba rIte mane dravya-bhAva, buddhinI doravaNIthI sAva palaTAI gaI, jethI Aja baMne duHkhamAMthI ugArI cUkyAM che...dhanya chuM sudhI narsa ke sTAphanI leDIjha sAthe mAtra gammata khAtara hasIne-vAto karIne thatuM daSTi kuzIlatAnuM chUpuM pApa sarvathA baMdha thaI gayuM ane atyAra sudhI DUbatAM DUbatAM pATiyuM hAtha caDe-tema A Acarela te pApanI dhRNA manamAM ThasI gaI. pleccha dharatI upara mArA AtmAne avaLI dizAthI pAcho vALanAra zrI navakAra mane sAthIdAra bAlyAvasthAmAM dAdAe ane tIrthasvarUpa mAtAe samajAvela temaja pAThazALAmAM zIkhela tarIke maLI gayo!!!'' zIladharmano mahimA ane tenI maryAdAonuM mahattva turata ja zrAvikA AnaMda-vibhora banI, baMne sacoTapaNe samajaNamAM spaSTa thavA mAMDyuM. bAlikAone sAthe laI haoNspiTala AvI, mane vadhu sArI rIte ane jhaDapI lohIno bharAvo thaI khUba prasanna joI zrAvikA hakIkatamAM bhakti svasthatA jaladI meLavuM te AzayathI DaoN. nikalasana, gadgada banI gayela. DaoN. rIDa ane temanI hAtha nIcenA niSNAta che zivapurano sAthIyo, tribhuvana jana AdhAra; bhava kApe sau bhavi taNA, mahAmaMtra navakAra.'-39 53 Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ DaoNkaTaro, sauthI vaDA jyodI nAITanI doravaNI mAMdagI pahelAM paNa zrAvikA mane avAranavAra pramANe viTAminsanA iMjekazano Adino korsa A badhI vastu samajAvatI, paNa te vakhate mAro lAgaNIpUrvaka mane ApatA. tema chatAM temanI dhAraNA aMtara-AtmA mohanA AvaraNathI vAsanAnA pramANe mAruM zarIra kavara-apa na thatuM joI vAtAvaraNamAM vivekazUnya banela hoI, te badhuM maMjhavaNamAM AvI bIjA DaoNkaTaronI konpharansa Takora 3pa lAgatuM, jethI moTe bhAge AMkha ADA kAna bolAvavA vagerenI tajavIja karavA lAgyA. karato, mAtra patnI tarIkenA rAgane laI sAmo mane A vAtanI khabara paDatAM DaoN. nikalasanane meM javAba na Apato. spaSTatAthI vAta karI ke paNa have zrAvikAnA aMtaramAM mArA AtmAne jAti-deza ke kuLanI sagAI nahIM chatAM tamo je durgatithI bacAvavA mATenA bhAva vAtsalyano hamadardI ane lAgaNIthI mArA mATe kALajIpUrvaka anubhava thavA mAMDyo. jethI plAsTaramAM jakaDAyelA TrITamenTanI yojanA karI rahyA cho ane sArAmAM sthitimAM paNa zrAvikAnI sUcanA pramANe mAnasika sArI zaktivardhaka davAo iMjekazano ApavA chatAM rIte dhArmika jIvananI taiyArI karato gayo. zarIranI nAjUka sthiti tamone gUMcavADAmAM mUkI zrI navakAra mahAmaMtranuM satata smaraNa uparAMta nI navA makAna rahI che, tenuM kAraNa tamArI jANamAM kadAca na paNa karela pAponI gaha, AtmaciMtana ane kartavyanI Ave. jAgRti vageremAM tatparatA vadhatI gaI. paNa hakIkatamAM je paramAtmAnI zaktie mane bacAvyo che te zaktine anurUpa jIvanacaryA mATenuM te vakhate mArI asahAya ane azakta avasthA yogya vAtAvaraNa mane ahIM maLatuM nathI, te evI hatI ke camacI upADavI paNa mArA mATe muzkela hatI, jyAre eka samaya evo hato ke e. TensananA kAraNe tamArA taraphathI bharapara kesIlITI chatAM huM zArIrika svAcya nathI meLavI zakato, yuvAna mANasone khabhe besADI pahADa caDI zakato ane utarI zakato. mATe mArA zarIrane rI-kavara karavA mATe mane ghera javA do. jIvanamAM sAkSAta anubhava thayo ke audayika DaoN. nikalana A vAta sAMbhaLI ghaNIvAra bhAvanuM zarIrabaLa dharmabaLe ja Take che, nAhaka vicAramAM guMcAyA, paNa chevaTe mArI vAta upara mada-abhimAnano kAMI artha nathI!!! vizvAsa rAkhI kamara sudhI plAsTara caDAvI duniyAmAM kahevAya che ke- "je thAya te sArA eNbyulansa kAramAM ghare pahoMcADyo. mATe' tethI plAsTaranI avasthAmAM ciMtana ane dharma saMskAramAM raMgAyelI zrAvikA patnIe kAMI Atmagaha karavAno vadhu samaya maLyo, pariNAme paNa halana-calana na karI zakAya tevA kamara sudhInA vivekabuddhinuM dhoraNa UMcuM AvavA mAMDyuM. tethI phITa plAsTaramAM jakaDAyelA, sAva apaMga hAlatamAM kharI bhUkhe bhojananA sAcA svAdanI jema mArA paNa jarA paNa kacavATa, kaMTALo lAvyA vinA jIvanane dharma dizA tarapha palaTAvavA mATe lagnanA nAnI-moTI dareka jarUriyAto khaDe-page, umaMgabhera prathama divasathI ja dhArmika dRSTikoNa ApavA. pUrI karavA mAMDI. mathatI zrAvikAnAM Aja sudhInAM sUcano sAthe sAthe mane aMtaranI jAgRta thayelI daSTi avagaNyAnI bhUla kharekhara khUMcavA mAMDI. pramANe jIvanane saMyama banAvavA samajAvatI ane jAtanI paravA karyA vinA khaDepage mArI sArIajJAna dazAmAM Acarela pAponI gartA-niMdA karavA narasI sthitimAM paNa mArA dhArmika-jIvananI dekharekha jAgRta karatI. rAkhanArI zrAvikAe tatparatA keLavI, mArI jAtane aneka umedo rAkhI karI, gaNe maMtra navakAra; umedo sau pUrI thaze, nahIM zaMkA lagAra."-40.. 54 Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pApa mArgamAMthI bacAvavA suMdara hitazikSAo ApI mArA dardanI kephIyata, kamaranuM vicitra darda, rasI kartavyano mArga apanAvela. ane hADakAmAM saDo zI rIte jhaDapI thayo? AvI Adarza zrAvikAne patnIrUpe meLavI mArA perelIsIsanI zakyatA, oNparezananuM jokhama vagere dharma jIvananuM ghaDatara AvI zrAvikAnA AdhAre ja bAbato sara jyophI nAITa nikhAlasatA sAthe thayuM che ne thaze, enA ullAsathI plAsTaranI niSNAta DaoNkaTaronI penala samakSa rajU karI. jakaDAmaNanI vedanA ghaDIbhara visarI jato, ane - traNa kalAka sudhI sarjIkala aneka DeTAonI zrAvikA pratyeno Aja sudhI mAtra kAmavAsanAne chaNAvaTa karavA chatAM dardanI mAhitI-oNparezananI poSavAnA sAdhana tarIkeno dravyaprema mArA pUrva bhUmikA ane saphaLatA bAbata koI spaSTa AMtarika jIvanane dharmamaya banAvanAra sAdharmika nirAkaraNa thaI na zakyuM. tarIkenA bhAva prema ane guNAnurAgamAM pariNamavA ALMIGHTY.. tathA GOD ONLY KNOW.... ke lAgyo. GOD IS GREAT vagere bolavA pUrvaka bhAratIya hakIkatamAM dharma saMskAra viDIna ple dharatI DaoNkTaranI dharmazraddhA ane prabhu-vizvAsanI upara mArA jIvananI kAyApalaTane sthAyI 35 prazaMsApUrvaka sau DaphaTaro kutuhala ane vismayanA ApavA mATe zrAvikAno phALo cirasmaraNIya banyo mizra bhAvone laI IzvarIya zaktinI preraNA sAthe che ane te rUpamAM mArA jIvananA saMcAlaka dharmaguru nA saMcAlaka dhIra vikharAyA. tarIke zrAvikAne svIkArI. A sabhAnI vigato parathI mArI AtmazraddhA A rIte dravya ane bhAva baMne jAtanI yogya khUba majabUta thaI. saMsAramAM hakIkatano inkAra TrITamenTathI huM thoDA divasamAM sAro thaI gayo, koI karI zakatuM nathI, eTale elopethI-sAyansa dhAryA karatAM paNa zarIra vadhu zaktizALI banyuM. paNa jyAM gUMcavAI gayuM, tevI viSamatara jyAM jIvana-maraNano savAla hato. kadAca sthitimAMthI pasAra thaI jIvato ne jAgato hu saune oNparezanathI jIvana Take to paNa kamarathI nIcenA mana kutUhalarUpa banela, tethI A sthitinuM sarjana bhAge perelesIsanI asarathI baMne page lakavAnI karanAra IzvarIya zaktinI vadhu jAgRti keLavI cokkasa saMbhAvanA badhA DaoNkTaronI hatI, chatAM zakyo. saunA acaMbA vacce huM jAte vagara Teke, sAhajika eTale saghaLA samRddha bhautika sAdhano jyAre rIte cAlI zakvAnI sthitie pahoMcyo. saune mana bevaphA banyA ane mRtyunA mukhamAM haDasAyelA mane huM eka koyaDArUpa banI gayo. je zaktie hemakhema bahAra kADhyo, te zaktine chevaTe laMDananI meDikala esoziezananI gaLa vaphAdAra banI rahevAnI jAgRtinA AdhAre mArA spezyala miTIMgamAM amArI haoNspiTalanA jIvanane dharma ane zrI navakAra mahAmaMtranA zaraNe DaoNkaTaroe potAnI gUMcano ukela meLavavA laMDananA saMpUrNa samarpaNabhAva keLavavA mATe pAMcatithi prakhyAta aneka ema. DI. DaoNkTarone AmaMtryA. abhakSya anaMtakAyano vaparAza baMdha karyo. bIjI te miTIMgamAM DaoN. nikalasane mArA kesanI hakIkata sAttvikatAne sthAna ApyuM. rIte paNa jIvanamAM paugalikatAne badale athathI iti sudhI jAhera karI. pUrNa svAthya prApta thayA pachI mabalakha mArA kesanA prIskrIpsano-apAyelI davAo- AvakavALI paNa sarvisanuM rAjInAmuM ApyuM, kema ke iMjekzano ane viziSTa TrITamenTanI mAhitI DaoN. je dharma-je zrI navakAre mane mRtyunA mukhamAMthI rIDanA mArgadarzana mujaba rajU karI. bacAvyo, have to tenI chatrachAyAmAM teNe cIMdhelA jagata zaraNa mahAmaMtra che, avara zaraNa nahIM koI; samaro sadA mahAmaMtrane, sukha sahodara hoya."-41 Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mArge jIvanane saphaLa rIte pasAra karavAnA dhyeyathI saMsArI jIvanane dharmanA paMthe caDhAvavA mATenI bhArata pAchA pharavAnuM nakkI karela. pUrva-bhUmikA sarjI rahyAM hatAM. sahadathI DaoNkaTaramitra baMdhuo ane haoNspiTalanA pAlaNapura AvI paropakArI bhAvaeDavAIjharI borDa, menejIMga borDanA sadasyonA vAtsalyabharyA jemanA geDiyAnA mAranA DarathI premALa InkAra chatAM mAMDa badhAne samajAvI bhArata meLavela dhArmika zikSaNanA pratApe iMgleMDa jevI pAchA AvavA mATe yogya pUrvataiyArI karI. pleccha dharatImAM bhayaMkara vedanAonA vamaLamAM paNa zrI navakAra mahAmaMtranuM smaraNa dravya ane bhAva zubha divase be bebIo ane zrAvikA sAthe samAdhijanaka thavA pAmyuM, te dAdAjI hayAta na bhArata tarapha utsAhapUrvaka prayANa karyuM ane te ja hatA, tethI paiyAnuM darda thayuM tema chatAM teozrInA vakhate manamAM daDha nirNaya karyo ke bhAratanI dharatI asIma upakAro badala dAdAjInA paga dhoI te upara paga mUktAM ja vAsanA ane Asaktine sarvathA caraNAmRtane mAthe caDhAvavA rUpanI bhAvanArUpe tilAMjalI na ApI zakAya to paNa tenI cokkasa zraddhAMjali arpI. maryAdAo virati dharmanA viziSTa pAlanathI nakkI karI levI. dharma-vAtsalyamUrti kharekhara jIvanasaMskAradAyI mAtAjInA caraNomAM kRtajJatAbharyA AMsu sAthe paDI AkhA pravAsa daramiyAna dhArmika jIvana sAthe badhI vAta TUMkamAM kahI. Adarza vyavahAra goThavavA mATenI suMdara yojanAo vadhumAM- "ApanI Apela caMdananI mALAthI zrI zrAvikA sAthe vicArI nakkI karyuM. navakAranA karAtA dravya jApanA pratApe paNa chevaTe muMbaI baMdare sTImara dhakkA upara pahoMcI ke tarata mAro uddhAra thayo, A badhuM zreya Apane che" vagere ja bhAratanI bhUmine khUba bhAvathI namana karyA. kahI mAtAnI caraNaraja mAthe caDhAvI, bhAratanI bhUmi para paga mUkatAM ja meM ane bAda vyavasAya arthe I. sa. 1964mAM kalakattA zrAvikAe IzAna khUNethI sImaMdhara svAmI AvavAnuM thayuM. paramAtmAnI sAkSIe bhAvapUrvaka ghUMTaNIe paDI, tyAM DaoNkaTarI prekTisa zarU karI, puNyayoge namaskAra karI dharmazAsananI chatrachAyA taLe jIvana prekTisa sArI jAmI. laMDananI jema ahIM paNa jIvavAno daDha saMkalpa karyo. bhautika sAhyabI jarUra karatAM vadhu maLavA lAgI, Aja sudhI je abhakSya padArthone vAparatAM paNa have aMtarano AtmA jAgRta banela hoI lAlasA-zarIranuM poSaNa mAnI khUba AnaMda vikArI vAsanAonA dabANathI mukta rahI zakyo. Avato, have temAM bhayaMkara narakanAM duHkho ane prabaLa-puNyanA udaye mArA goThiyA bhAIbaMdhe AtmAnuM zoSaNa bhAsyuM. eTale tIvra eka vAra preraNA karI ke vinayavijayajI mahArAja AlocanAnA bhAvapUrvaka anaMtakAyAdika abhakSya (sva. pU. A. zrI vijaya bhaktisUrIzvarajInA padArthono sadaMtara jAvajIva tyAga karyo. tema ja ziSya hAlamAM pU A. zrI vinayacaMda surIzvarajI sAta vyasana,-rAtri bhojana, boLa, athANuM vagere mahArAja) bahu suMdara vyAkhyAna pharamAve che, eka pAponA paNa paccakakhANa zrI sImaMdhara svAmI vAra jarUra Avo, vAraMvAra bhAIbaMdhanI preraNAthI paramAtmAnI sAkSIe karyA. eka ravivAre samaya kADhI vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLavA mane levA mATe AvelA saMbaMdhIo ema samajyA gayo. pU. mahArAjazrInI saMyamalakSmIthI zobhatI ke DaoN. jhaverI ane temanAM patnI kevAM vinIta che? ke kAyA, prazAMta cahero, mIThI-madhurI vANIthI mana amane page lAge che! paNa kharI rIte to ame baMne AkarSAyuM. mahAmaMtra avalaMbane, AtmAnaMda vilAsa, vidAya thAya dukho sahu, na rahe karma vikAra.-4ra T u Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pharI kyAreka dahere darzana karavA mATe padhArela prathama zrI zAmaLA pArzvanAtha prabhujInI pUjya zrI vinayavijayajI mahArAja derAsaramAMthI aThThamathI dhArmika jIvananI zarUAta thaI. bahAra nIkaLyA, ane huM mArA mitra sAthe pharavA tyAra bAda uttarottara aneka tyAgI, tapasvI nIkaLela, paNa nAnapaNamAM dAdA taraphathI tathA sAdhu bhagavaMto AcAryo, padastha munio Adino dhArmika pAThazALAmAM evuM zikSaNa maLela ke jaina sAdhu dhArmika paricaya-dhArmika vAtAvaraNa AdinA pratApe bhagavaMta-prabhu mahAvIranA tyAga-dharmane yathAzakti vrata-niyama, tapa-japa, pauSadha, pALanArane joI turta hAtha joDavA, e saMskArane pratikramaNa Adi dharma kriyAothI jIvana dhanyalIdhe meM buTa kADhI vinayapUrvaka namaskAra karyA. pAvana banI gayuM. pUjya gurudeve madhura svare dharmalAbha dIdho. mArI paNa hakIkatamAM paisA kamAvavAnI daSTie vinaMtithI mAMgalika saMbhaLAvyuM. pUjya gurudevanI kalakattAnI bhUmi anukULa chatAM dhArmika vAtAvaraNa saMyamI kAyaceSTA, jayaNApUrvaka cAlavAnI paddhati ane saMyamI jIvana jIvI dhArmika aparva preraNA AdinI amITa chApa haiyA para paDI. ApanArA munionA sahavAsanI ochAzanA kAraNe tyAra pachI ravivAre vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLavA zrAvikAnI preraNAthI kalakattA choDI I. sa. gayela. pUjya guNavijayajI mahArAja(tapasvI)nI 1971mAM amadAvAda AvyA. preraNAthI guruvAre haoNspiTala baMdha hoI ahi AvyA pachI dhArmika jIvanamAM khUba aThavADiyAmAM be divasa (ravi-gura) vyAkhyAna vadhAro thayo. niyamita sAMbhaLavAnuM * zrI vardhamAna tapanI 31 oLIo thaI. pachI to prabhunI vANI sAMbhaLavAnI tamannA * pUjya zAsana prabhAvaka AcAryadeva zrI vadhavAthI dardIone haoNspiTalamAM moDA AvavAnI devendra sAgara sUrIzvarajI ma. nA hAthe zrI sUcanA ApI roja niyamita vyAkhyAna paramAnaMda jaina saMgha (vItarAga sosAyaTI, pAlaDI, sAMbhaLavAnI zarUAta karI. amadAvAda-7) taraphathI thayela upadhAna prasaMge vinayavijayajI mahArAjanI suMdara zAstrAnusArI mahAna puNyanA yoge zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtranI vyAkhyAnazailI, suMdara mahApuruSonA jIvana ArAdhanA vidhipUrvaka aDhAriyuM (paheluM upadhAna) caritronA prasaMgonI bhavya rajUAta, pUjya karavA dvArA ArAdhavAnuM saubhAgya maLyuM. tapasvI guNavijayajI mahArAjanI dharma-kAryo aMgenI * zrAvikAne 47 divasanA upadhAna karAvI vividha sUcanAo, gharamAMthI zrAvikAnI hArdika prathama mALA paherAvI jIvanopakAriNI zrAvikAnA preraNA ane teNIno dhArmika sathavAro hoI sau upakAranuM yatkiMcita RNa adA karyuM. sumati zuM sneha vAghatAM, rahetI kumati dUra; mahAmaMtra navakAranA, jo gUMje aMtara sUra.-43 Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * mArA jIvananA dhArmika parivartanamAM 49 mULabhUta kAraNo 0 bAlyAvasthAthI ja mAtAnA mukhathI rAtre te gharamAM saMskArI zrAvikA tarIke Adarza sUtAM pahelAM dharmakathAnuyoganuM zravaNa. patninI AMtarika lAgaNI sAthe dharma kriyA mATenI 0 geDIo mArI anicchAe paNa dhArmika preraNA. pAThazALAe mokalanAra dAdAjI. 0 pUjya AcArya zrI vijaya * 0 dhArmika pAThazALAmAMthI maLela dhArmika bhaktisUrIzvarajInA ziSyaratna pU. paM. zrI zikSaNa, naitika jIvana, pApano Dara ane pUjya vinaya vijayajI mahArAja (hAla pUjya AcArya zrI sAdhusAdhvI bhagavaMtone rastAmAM paNa vinayapUrvaka vijaya vinayacaMdra sUrIzvarajI mahArAja) tathA vaMdanAdi karavuM Adi bAbato. temanA ziSya mahAtapasvI muni zrI guNavijayajI mahArAjanI dhArmika preraNA. mohanabhAInA manamohaka anubhavo zrI mohanalAla dhanajI kuriyA mu. po. lAyajA moTA, tA. mAMDavI-kaccha. anahad puNyodayanAM lIdhe jaina kuTuMbamAM janma maLyA. navakArathI badhuM ja maLe ane roga-zoka-bhaya thayo. sAthe sau dhArmika pravRttionAM saMskAra vagere aniSTa tattvo dUra thAya ema jANavA maLyuM rudhira badale tanataNuM, vaLI badale mana vyApAra; tana-mana-meLa maLaze badhA, japatA zrI navakAra.'-44 Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hatuM. tethI bALapaNamAM saMkaTanA samaye navakAra gaNato saMkaTa dUra thatuM. bAreka varSanI vaye lAlabAgamAM eka mavAlI chokaro dabaDAvavAmAM na phAvyo tethI haMTara kADhI mAravA Avyo. tyAre haMTara jhUMTavIne meM tene sAme phaTakAryo. te raDato jaIne potAnA saradArane teDI Avyo. huM to ghare jaIne palaMga nIce saMtAI gayo ne navakAra gaNavA lAgyo. dAdImAe temane manAvI lIdhA. Ama mahAsaMkaTamAMthI bacI javAthI navakAra u52nI mArI zraddhA majabUta thaI. mane gusso bahu ja Avato, je mane pasaMda nahotuM. sudharavA mATe huM da22oja pratikramaNa, caityavaMdana, sAmAyika, tapazcaryA, vyAkhyAnazravaNa, dhArmika vAcana karato chatAM gusso ghaTyo nahi. lagna pachI ekavAra pitAjIne paNa lapaDAka mArI hatI tathA doDha varasanI putrIne paNa mArato. gha2mAM paNa A prakArano gusso joIne patnIthI 2hevAtu nahi ane kahetI ke, 'ATalo badho dharma karavA chatAM gusso karo cho te yogya nathI.' huM kaheto, 'sArA hetuthI gusso karuM chuM tethI kharAba na gaNAya'. 23 varSanI vaye jANavA maLyuM ke, zuddhi jALavavAthI dharma ArAdhanA jaladI phaLe. nyAyapUrvaka meLavelI sAmagrIthI jIvananirvAha karAya to ja pUrI zuddhi thAya. dharmanI zarUAta mArgAnusArInA pahelA guNa nyAyasaMpanna vaibhava' eTale ke nyAyathI meLavela sAmagrIthI thAya che. A mATe jarUriyAta ochAmAM ochI hovI joIe ema lAgatAM e dizAmAM prayatno AdaryA. aDhI mahinA sudhI bAjarAno roTalo ne pANI be vakhata ne doDha mahinA sudhI phakta bAphelA maga eka ja vakhata jamato. phAvI gayuM. AyaMbila karIne jIvI zakAya evI zraddhA beThI sastA ane TakAu kapaDAM paheryAM. ekaMdara mAro eka divasano kharca 20 na.pai. jeTalo Avato. temAM 30 pai.nuM dUdha umeravAthI ArAmathI jIvI javAya ema lAgyuM. sadbhAgye patnI ane putrIno paNa sAtha maLyo. Avaka mATe moTAM vAhano hAMkavAnuM lAyasansa meLavyuM tyAre mane 24 varSa thayelAM. dhaMdhAmAM hariphAI hovAthI apramANika thavuM paDatuM. eTale meM dhaMdho choDyo. tethI mArA bhAgano napho pitAnA phALe javAthI TekSa vadhu bharavo paDyo. AthI bhAIe mane samajAvyuM ke tArA bhAgathI tArA kharca karatAM vadhAre TekSa bacI jAya che tethI tAruM kuTuMba amane bojArUpa nahi thAya. meM pharIthI bhAga cAlu karyo, tyArathI dhaMdho saMbhALavAmAM je samaya jato te bacco ane Akho divasa dhArmika vAcana ciMtana thatuM rahyuM. 59 patnI bImAra thatAM gAmanA tathA zaheranA DaoNkTaro dvArA kSayanuM nidAna thayuM. sAravArarUpe 90 IMjekzano lIdhAM paNa sudhAro na thayo. tyAM eka sAdharmika mitre pustakamAMthI jaDela upAya kahyo, roga maTADavA navakAranAM pAMca pada akSareakSara UMdhA kramathI gaNavA.' meM tathA patnIe UMdhA navakAra gaNavAnuM cAlu karI dIdhuM. tenA pratApe muMbaI jaIne niSNAta DaoNkTarone batAvatAM jANavA maLyuM ke kSaya nathI. nyumonAiTIzano DAgha che. kemIpenanI sAmAnya goLI khavaDAvI ane sAruM thaI gayuM. 28 varSanI vaye paMDita dhIrajalAla TokarazI zAhanI bALagraMthAvalinI traNa pustikAo, 1. mahAtmAno meLApa 2. mana jItavAno mArga ane 3. siddhidAyaka siddhacakra vAMcavAthI navakA2nuM varNana mane gamI gayuM. da22oja samajapUrvaka navakA2nuM varNana vicAravAnuM zarU karI dIdhuM. pahelAM 40 miniTa lAgatI paNa jema jema vadhu jANavAnuM maLatuM gayuM tema tema samaya vadhu lAgato gayo. da22oja eka vakhata navakAra samajI jatAM jaDA kalAka lAgavA mAMDyA. e pUruM thayA pachI 115 vAge daMtazuddhi, snAna tathA bhojana vagere thaI zakatuM. AnI jabarI asara thaI. cha mahinAmAM gusso ghaNo ja ghaTI gayo. dharmano Adeza pALato thayo. ne 26 varSa jUno damano vyAdhi maTI gayo. jene DaoNkTaroe asAdhya kahyo hato. bhavabhAvaTha bhAMge jIvanI, trividha tApa haranAra; mahAmaMtra navakAra e, zAMti taNo dAtAra.'-45 Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ have mAruM vartana sudharyuM, tethI sauno mArA amuka kaSTo ApaNA bhalA mATe hoya che. mArI | taraphano aNagamo ghaTavA lAgyo. mArI buddhimAM lAMbI bImArInA kAraNe huM dharma tarapha vaLyo chuM vadhAro thavA lAgyo. ane te buddhi thatI gaI, eTale "bhaluM karanAra muzkelIo' sivAyanI tethI lokomAM Adara pAmyo. muzkelIo dUra thAya evI bhAvanA sAthe navakArano mane siddhio ane labdhionI jarUrI jaNAtI prayoga karavAnuM nakkI karyuM. paNa jyAM sudhI eno durupayoga mArA hAthe thAya lAyajAthI pagapALA saMgha sutharI pahoMcyo tyAre ema hoya tyAM sudhI te na maLe to sAruM evI saMghapatinI mALa hIrabAI jeThA khetune paherAvatI bhAvanA rahetI. 36 varSanI vaye dharmajanA jADejA vakhate hAjara rahevA ame jIpa gADImAM jatA hatA, naubhAnI gaLAnI takalIpha maTe to sAruM evA bhAva tyAre bADA gAmamAM pahoMcyA ne vALavA chatAM gADI thatAM gaLAne hAtha aDADyo ke tarata ja ThaMDaka pasAra vaLI nahi. breka mArIne bhIMta tarapha jatAM rokI. thavAno anubhava thatAnI sAthe sAruM thaI gayuM. have sutharI nahi javAya ema lAgyuM. navakAra cAlu aNadhAryo banAva hato paNa mane thayuM ke mArAmAM karI dIdho. pAchI hAMkI joI to cAlI. vALI joI zakti pragaTa thaI haze. meM jAtanirIkSaNa karyuM to to vaLI. saMbhALapUrvaka sutharI sudhI hAMkI gayA tyAM jaNAyuM ke "koI mAruM bagADe to paNa te sudhare ne oLakhIto DAyavara hato tene gADI tapAsI jovAnuM sukhI thAya evA bhAva rahyA kare che.' kahI ame upAzrayamAM pahoMcyAM. DrAyavare bIjA 37 varSanI vaye tA. 6-1-70nAM amArA cha e DrAyavarane teDIne jIpa hAMkI joI paNa thoDuM cAlIne baLadone rajakAthI Apharo thayo hato. mANase kahyuM paiDAM ApoApa vaLI jatAM taLAvanI pALa para caDI ke aThavADiyA pahelAM eka majabUta gAyane rajakAthI gaI ane paDakhe paDI gaI. vALavAnuM sTIariMga Apharo thayo hato ne tarata marI gaI hatI. sAravAra kAma karatuM na hatuM. badhAne navAI lAgI ke bADAthI karavA jeTalo paNa samaya na maLyo. meM tatkALa satharI sadhI A gADI kema mAvI zakI? e DAyavarane badhAne sAruM thaI jAya e bhAvanA sAthe navakAra jyAre magajanI takalIpha thaI tyAre DaoNkaTaroe kaheluM ulaTA samajavAnuM cAlu karyuM. paMdareka miniTamAM ke, jiMdagIbhara e lAMbuM aMtara calAvI zakaze nahi. navakAra samajI lIdho. tyAre joyuM to badhA baLadone eka sAthe paMdara mAIla ja calAvI zakaze. teNe mane sAruM thaI gayuM hatuM. maMtra dvArA sAjo karavAnI vinaMtI karI. meM navakAra A pachI amArI vADInA cokIdAra zaMbhu samajavAnuM zarU karyuM ane tene potAnI upara pIMcho bAroTanI Doka eka bAju vaLatI na hatI, tene bAreka pharato jaNAyo. pAchaLathI tene taddana sAruM thaI divasa thaI javAthI ciMtA karavA lAgyo hato. tene gayuM. sAruM thaI jAya evA bhAva sAthe ulaTo navakAra | navakAranA pratApe mArI pavitra icchAo tarata TUMkamAM samajI gayo. ame chuTA paDyA. pelo ghare kaLavA lAgI che. jyAre lAyajAnAM derAsaranI eka pahoMcyo tyAre khabara paDI ke Doka tadana sArI thaI pratimAnI hIrAnI TIlaDI corAI gaI hatI tyAre gaI che. meM bhAvanA bhAvI ke, laI janArane sadbuddhi suje pratyakSa pramANothI baMne putrI ane patnIne ane pAchI mUkI jAya. dazeka divasamAM koI TIlaDI paNa navakAra samajI javAnI IcchA jAgI. pAchI mUkI gayuM. jemAM mAtra eka lAla kaNa ocho 1971mAM mArcathI oNgasTa sudhI dararoja doDha hato. kalAka samajAvyuM ane teo paNa navakAra vaDIlonI sagavaDa mATe yAtrAe javA ane samajavAnI ArAdhanA karatA thaI gayA. vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLavA javA vadhu sArI gADI hoya to nAza kare sarva pApano, Ape sukha apAra; bhAva bhaktithI je gaNe, mahAmaMtra navakAra.'--1 Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAruM ema mane lAgyuM ane mArA bhAIe be te pANI temane ApatAM temane sudhAro jaNAyo. mahinAmAM potAnI meLe ja sArI gADI mokalAvI AthI bIjI vakhata pANI maMgAvI gayA. sAruM thaI dIdhI. gayuM. eka yuvAnanA gaLAmAM moTI gAMTha nIkaLI hatI. eka harijananI yogyatA joIne jIvananAM davAthI maTI nahi. tene joyo tyAre mane thayuM tenI rahasyo samajAvyAM. tenAthI tenuM jIvana nIti ane gAMTha maTI jAya to sAruM. e nimitte navakArane eka dharmamaya thaI gayuM che. eka nAstika gaNAtA vakhata samajI gayo. thoDA samaya pachI tenI gAMTha maTI hAIskUlanA heDamAstarane navakAranI samajaNa gaI hatI! temanA zAstranA AdhAre samajAvatA mahAAstika amArA vistArano jabaro cora corI karavAnuM thaI gayA che. baMdha kare evA bhAva jAgatAM meM navakAra samajIne eka hAIskulanAM mukhyazikSikAne siddha pUro karyo. be varSe te core corI karavAnuM choDI dIdhuM. avasthA samajAvavAthI temane siddha thavAnI jhaMkhanA have te potAnA dharmanAM saMtonI bhakti kare che ane jAgI che. lokonI sevA kare che. navakArane samajavAnuM zIkhavavAthI ghaNAnAM jIvana koInAM nikAcita karmo hoya tyAre tenI taklIpha badalAI gayAM che. maMdabuddhivALAnI buddhimAM dUra thaI zake ema na hovAthI meM prayatno karyA chatAM vadhAro thayo che. sadabuddhi thaI gaI che. jemane Akho navakAra pUro thaI zakyo nathI. amArI dhArmika kriyAo veTha lAgatI hatI temane rasathI vADInI kUtarI khAI zakatI na hovAthI tene sAruM thaI bharelI lAgavA mAMDI che. jAya evA bhAva sAthe navakAra samajavAno prayatna AvA kaliyugamAM pavitra thavA mATe Astika karyo. huM Akho navakAra pUro karI na zakyo. thoDA thaI janArAnI saMkhyA vadhatI jAya che e kharekhara divase te marI gaI. sevaLAnI saLIo bhoMkAvAthI moTAmAM moTA camatkAra jaNAya che. jarUra che temane tenA gaLAmAM saDo thaI gayo hato. AyuSya vadhu na sahAya karavAnI. navakAranA bhAvaguNo viSe hoya ke majabUta na hoya tene bacAvavo muzkela che. samajAvavAnI vyavasthA thaI zake to kaMIkanuM eka sAdhvIe dIkSA pahelAM potAnA kharajavA kalyANa thaI jAya ema che. mATe mane pANI maMtrI ApavAnuM kahyuM hatuM. meM pANI pakaDIne samajatAM Akho navakAra pUro karIne - "A loka-paralokanAM Ape sukha navakAra, aziva sahu aLagAM, karI zivapadane denAra.'-2 , vipadane denAra-2 Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ namaskAra e ja camatkAra jhukAvanAra maLe, tyAM jhukI janArI duniyA bhale ema bolatI sAMbhaLavA maLe che, jyAM camatkAra, tyAM namaskAra! paNa jene namaskArane samajavo che, jene namaskAramAM niSThA che ane namaskAranI durlabhatA jenA dila-dimAgamAM ArapAra utarI gaI che, e to ema ja bolavAno ke, bhAI! ApaNane namaskAra maLyo. e ja camatkAra che! yogya pUjyanI sAme akkaDa rahevAmAM rAcanArI duniyA ghaNI moTI che. A duniyA vacce vasavA chatAM ApaNane namaskAra maMtra maLyo ane sudeva, sugu, sudharmanA khoLe binazaratI zaraNAgati meLavavAnI vinayazIlatA sAMpaDI, AnAthI caDiyAto bIjo vaLI camatkAra thayo hoI zake! Ama, jagata ane janatAmAM bhale "camatkAra tyAM namaskAra!'no mahimA hoya, paNa jainazAsana ane jaina saMghamAM to "namaskAra e ja camatkAra!'nI zraddhAno ja guMjArava hovo joIe. Avo guMjArava jenA vAcanathI vadhu daDha bane, evA arvAcIna A pAMca prasaMgonA lekhana pAchaLa e ja bhAvanA rahI che ke, sau namaskArane ja camatkAra gaNavAnI zraddhAmAM vadhu majabUta ane makkama banavAnuM baLa meLave. muni pUrNacandravijaya gaNi - pAMce padane bhAvathI, kare vaMdanA jeha, apUrNapaNe tenuM TaLe, pUrNa pada pAme teha.'-3 ! Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 5 auSadho jyAM hAre che, AsthA tyAM vijayI bane che! A duniyAmAM osaDa ke auSadhi ja moTI cIja nathI, moTI jo koI cIja hoya, to e AsthA che! jenA aMta2mAM AsthA hoya, enA mATe pANI paNa amRta jevuM kAma karatuM hoya che, ane AsthAvihoNA AdamIne mATe amRta paNa pANI jeTaluMya kAma ApatuM nathI. mATe ema kahI zakAya ke, auSadhiomAM parama auSadhi AsthA che! vaidomAM vaidarAja vizvAsa ane davAomAM rAmabANa davA zraddhA che. jenI pAse A traNanI mUDI che, e kaeNnsara jevI vyAdhimAMthIya pharI beTho thaIne nIrogI banI zake che. A traNano jenI pAse abhAva che, ene zaradI jevo roga paNa smazAnamAM pahoMcato karavA mATe pUrato che! AvI AsthA ane zraddhA jo vaLI yaMtra-maMtra ane taMtranA adhirAja samA mahAmaMtra-namaskAra 52 hoya, to to evA rogIno deharoganI sAthe bhavaroga paNa nAbuda thatAM beDo pAra thayA vinA nathI raheto. ahIM rajU thatI A eka satyaghaTanAnA vAcana pachI upara mujabanA urabola haiyAmAM ghumarAyA vinA nahi ja rahe ! vadhArAmAM ema paNa thaze ke, mahAmaMtra pAse bhautika-duHkho dUra karavAnI bhIkha mAMgavI, e to rIjhelA cakravartI pAse potAnuM cappaNiyuM eThavADathI bharavAnI mAMgaNI mUkavA jevI mUrkhatA che! rIjhelo cakravartIto bhikhArInI AkhI jhUMpaDIne sonAthI bharI devA samartha che, enI pAse vaLI cappaNiyAne eThavADathI bharavA jevI sAva tuccha mAgaNI mUkAya kharI? ema mahAmaMtrano prabhAva to, jemAMthI tamAma rogo-duHkho upAdhio ane saMtApo satata pedA thatA rahe che, e bhavarogane mULathI ja ukheDI devA samartha che, ethI enI AgaLa vaLI dehanA ja sAmAnya duHkho-rogo dUra karavAnA ja rodaNAM rovAnI pAgalatA karAya kharI? A satya ghaTanAno saMbaMdha ratanacaMda hemacaMda nAmanI eka vyakti sAthe saMkaLAyelo che. sane 1950no A banAva che. tyAre koI gojhArI paLe ratanacaMda hemacaMdanA gaLA para eka gAMThe dekhA dIdhI. thoDA ja vakhatamAM e gAMThanA nidAna tarIke 'kaeNnsara'nuM darda jAhera thayuM. kaeNnsara eTale kaeNnsala! ratanacaMdanA motiyA marI gayA. emane dhoLe divase tArA dekhAvA mAMDyA. jIvanamAM dharmanI jeNe ArAdhanA-rakSA karI hoya, ene ja rakSavA AvI ApattimAM dharma hAjara thAya! ratanacaMdanA jIvanamAM 'dharma-zraddhA'nA nAme moTuM mIMDuM hatuM, ethI emanI doTa davAo ane davAkhAnAo tarapha maMDAI; paNa jema davAo levAtI gaI, ema kaeNnsaranI gAMTha vadhu ne vadhu vakaravA mAMDI. bhAratanA khyAtanAma badhA sarjanonI mulAkAtanuM pariNAma paNa jyAre sAva zUnyamAM AvyuM, tyAre ratanacaMdanI jIjIviSA cheka amerikA sudhI laMbAI ane tyAM pahoMcIne emaNe kaeNnsara aMgenA aneka upacAro karyA. A upacAro pAchaLa navalAkha rUpiyA jevI jaMgI-2kamane pANInI jema veryA pachI paNa je phalazruti AvI, e joIne jIvavAnI tamAma AzA mUkI daIne ratanacaMda punaH muMbaI AvyA. muMbaInA Agamana bAda koI ajaba ghaDI AvI ane zaraNadAtA tattva tarIke mahAmaMtra upara ratanacaMdanI najara kaMIka sthira thaI. Aja sudhI navakAra to ghaNA gaNyA hatA, navakAranA mahimA aMge Aja sudhI sAMbhaLyuM paNa ghaNuM ghaNuM hatuM, paNa emAM zraddhA-vizvAsano je bhAva Aja sudhI nahoto bhaLyo, e A ghaDIe bhaLyo ane eo 'sarva maMtra ziromaNI, mahAmaMtra navakAra; sArabhUta e maMtrane, japatAM jaya jayakAra.'-4 63 Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vicArI rahyA ke, A davAone dariyAmAM pheMkI daIne, have mahAmaMtranAM khoLe jIvana dharI daIne zAMti-samAdhithI maravuM zuM khoTuM? jIvanamAM je zAMti-samAdhi svapne paNa joI na hatI, ene mRtyu TANe meLavI levA eo marajIvA banIne medAnamAM paDyA. sane 1950 no phebruArI 25no divasa jANe motano saMdeza laIne Ugyo hoya, ema saune lAgavA mAMDyuM. ratanacaMdano gaLAno bhAga phulIne eTalo sthUla thaI gayo ke, pANInuM TIpuMya aMdara jAya nahi ane tarasa to evI ugra banI ke, jANe AkhuM sarovara gaTagaTAvI javA e tRSA jhAMvA nAkhI rahI! muMbaInA jANItA kaeNnsara-niSNAta DaoN. bharucAne A cihna aMtima-ghaDInA jaNAtAM, emaNe eno saMdezo najIkanA sagAone ApI dIdho. ratanacaMdaneya e saMdezAno aNasAra AvI gayo. DaoNkaTara vidAya thayA ane emaNe ghaTasphoTa karatAM kahyuM : 'A davAo badhI dariyAmAM nAkhI Avo! mArA moDhA para lAdavAmAM AvelI A badhI pAipalAino (naLIo) ukheDIne ukaraDe pheMkI do ! davAnI eka khAlI baoNTala paNa A rUmamAM have joIe nahi. Aja sudhI zAMti-samAdhithI jIvana jIvavAmAM to huM asaphaLa rahyo, paNa mAre have A asaphaLatAnI AMdhImAM aTavAIne ja mRtyune paNa bagADavuM nathI. mArI icchA evI che ke, mahAmaMtranA khoLe A jIvananuM samarpaNa karI daIne have zAMtithI maravuM! huM have ghaDI be ghaDIno mahemAna chuM. ethI A rUmamAM have mArI aMtima-sAdhanAmAM vikSepa pADavA koI pharake paNa nahi, evI mArI icchA che. sAMbhaLyuM che ke, navakAranI niSThAnuM je rakSaNa kare che, e navakAra-niSThanuM rakSaNa paNa koI agamya-tattva kare ja che! have kadAca A zaiyA mArI aMtima-zaiyA paNa banI jAya, to atyArathI ja saune khAmemi savvajIve' ane 'mitti me savvabhUesu'no snehasaMdeza suNAvI dauM chuM, jo jIvI javAze, to pachI cauda pUrvano sAra che, mahimA aparaMpAra; Wan AnAthIya vadhu hasatA haiye maLIzuM. ane mRtyu anivArya haze, to jyAre RNAnubaMdha joDAze, tyAre pharI maLAze! ratanacaMdano parivAra dardInA A aramAnane amalI banAvIne rUmanI bahAra ciMtita-cahere goThavAI gayo. davAonA bhUtapretathI ane naLIonI DAkaNothI mukta banelA ratanacaMda koI alaukika-anubhUti karI rahyA. jIvanano cheDo sudhArI devAno emano nirNaya aNanama ane vIrocita hato. zarIramAM zakti nahotI, chatAM manamAM jANe makkamatAno mahAsAgara bharatIe caDyo hato. koI jAtanI mAgaNI ke zarata vinA eo navakAranA zaraNAgata banI gayA 'namo arihaMtANaM' ane 'sarvatra sukhI bhavatu lokaH' A be dhvani jANe emanA zvAsozvAsanI sAthe ghUMTAvA lAgyA. A be maMtrono jApa jema jema AgaLa vadhavA mAMDyo, ema ema e dardInI AsapAsa koI anerI zAMti chavAtI cAlI. je deha pathArImAM paNa ArAma mANI zakato nahoto, e deha A jApanI paLomAM TTAra rahevA chatAM vedanAnA vegane ocho thatAM anubhavavA mAMDyo. mahAmaMtranA caraNe-zaraNe ratanacaMde e rIte zaraNAgati svIkArI hatI ke, jemAM sthaLa-kALanA bheda paNa bhUsAtA jatA hatA. jApamAM ne jApamAM sAMja vItI gaI temaja rAtano paNa aDadho bhAga pasAra thaI gayo. ane dardInA dehano badho roga jANe ekaTho thaIne bahAra nIkaLI javA jhAMvA nAkhI rahyo hoya, enI pratIti karAvatI eka evI ja joradAra lohInI UlaTI thaI ke, ratanacaMda e UlaTI thayA pachI koI judI rAhata anubhavavA mAMDyA. e UlaTImAM jANe kAyAnuM tamAma kaeNnsara dhovAIne bahAra nIkaLI gayuM hoya, ema emane lAgyuM. vahelI savAre rUmanuM bAraNuM ratanacaMde kholyuM, tyAre bahAra to ciMtita caherAonI lAina lAgI hatI. emaNe rAte anubhavelA rAhatanI vAta karIne thoDA kalAka bAda kahyuM ke, mane ema lAge che ke, je tenuM zaraNuM je grahe, te thAye bhavapAra.'-5 64 Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gaLuM pANInuM TIpuM utAravA taiyAra na hatuM, e have tyAM mahAmaMtra paranI AsthA AvIne vijayanuM garama dUdha utAravA mAnI jaze! medAna mArI jAya che. auSadhamAM paNa zaktipAta dUdhano glAsa hAjara thayo. mahinAo pachI karavAnI mahAzakti jo koInI pAse hoya, to e Aje ratanacaMda garama-dUdhano e glAsa gaTagaTAvI AsthA pAse che. AvI AsthAnI ArAdhanAe ja gayA sau Azcarya anubhavI rahyA. smazAnanA mane jIvana-maraNanA jaMgamAM jaMgI vijaya apAvyo daravAjethI A rIte jIvananA yauvana-kALamAM che. aDhAra lAkhathI vadhu saMpatti ane varSonA jeTalo pravezatA dardIne joIne sau koI mahAmaMtranI samaya paNa mArA kaeNnsarane nAbuda karavAnI vAta to agamya-zaktine bhaktithI praNAma karI rahyA. dUra rahI, paraMtu AgaLa vadhatuM aTakAvI paNa na davA-dArUne dezavaTo ApIne AsthAnA rAjyA; tyA pAI paNa kharA vinA eka ra AdhAre-AdhAre mahAmaMtranA jApamAM kalAkonA jo huM roga mukta thayo houM; to e prabhAva amArA kalAko sudhI khovAI jatA ratanacaMdane je mastIno navakAra maMtrano ane meM karelI AsthApUrvakanI enI anubhava thato, e emaneya avarNanIya-koTino ArAdhanAno che. jaNAto. "namo arihaMtANaM" ane "sarvatra sukhI davA ane davAkhAnAnI duniyAne lagatI bhavatu lokaH' no e jApa thoDA vadhu divasa cAlyo AbohavAmAM ja zvAsa lenArA DaoNkaTarane mATe to. ane ratanacaMdanA dehamAM, kaeNnsaranI koI asara sama A badhI vAto navI ja nahi, navAIbharI paNa khAvA pUratIya na rahI. pachI to phUTa uparAMta anAja lAgatI hatI. agocara apratyakSane zraddhAnI paNa kaeNnsara-grasta e gaLAmAMthI nIce utaravA najare na jovAnI potAnI tAsIrane A satya mAMDyuM. je 24 phebruArIne DaoNkaTaroe jIvananI ghaTanAe camacamato eka tamAco lagAvI dIdho chellI tArIkha batAvI hatI, e tArIkhathI barAbara hato. AsthAnI vAta bhale parokSa hatI, paNa enuM be mahinA bAda ratanacaMda jyAre cAlIne DaoN. bharucA zubha pariNAma to pratyakSa ja hatuM. ethI eno pAse pahoMcyA, tyAre ekavAra to DaoNkTarane lAgyuM inkAra karavoya zakya nahoto. ke; A zuM! ratanacaMdanuM pretAviSTa zarIra to mArI ratanacaMdane DaoNkaTare tapAsyA tyAre emanA sAme hAjara nathI thayuM ne? emaNe ekAeka daradIne nakhamAMya roganuM koI cihana najare na caDyuM. kahyuM : mArA mATe A pahelo ja anubhava che ke, A potAnI thiyarI sAme paDakAra banelI A satyaghaTanA rIte koI dardI cheka smazAnane ghATe jaIne ane para eo divaso sudhI buddhino sahAro laIne yamarAjane hAthatALI ApIne chaTakI gayo hoya! manana-maMthana karI rahyA, paNa enuM rahasya meLavavA tamane kaI davA lAgu paDI gaI? nAma to jaNAvo, e asaphaLa ja rahyA! kAraNa ke jyAM zraddhAjethI kaeNnsara aMge thaI rahelAM saMzodhano saphaLa banI AsthAno Azaro levo anivArya hato, tyAM zake? DaoNkaTaroe tarka-buddhinI sahAyatA svIkArI hatI! ratanacaMde kahyuM : agamya-zaktino A paraco noMdha : "maMtra-yaMtra-taMtra vijJAna" mAsika, che. rogane mArI haThAvavA jyAre auSadhiothI jAnyuArI 1980 aMkanA AdhAre A satyaghaTanA bharyo bharyo himAlaya hatAza haiye hAra svIkAre che, AlekhAI che. - - - - - - - amaMgaLa A jIvanA TALe zrI navakAra; maMgaLa karIne jIvanuM Ape zivapada sAra."- 6 Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caMbalanI khataranAka khINomAM 13 divasa A satya-ghaTanA vAMcatA pUrve 1973nI Dise.nI 28mI e banelA eka ke, vidhinA vaLAMka vicitra haze? basa vaTezvara gamakhvAra banAvanuM hUbahU zabdacitra AtmakathAnI najIka jaI rahI hatI, tyAM acAnaka ja sAta-ATha. zailImAM, A AtmakathAnA nAyako rAjendra, DAkuonuM AkramaNa AvyuM. emaNe amArI basane sureza, navIna ane cInubhAInA mukhe rajU thAya che. rokI pADI. killola karatI basamAM eka e dahADe apahRta thayelA A cAra yuvAno caMbalanI karuNasannATo chAI gayo. badhAnA moMmAM khINamAMthI 13me divase mukta thayA. bAnanI jaMgI- "zaMkhezvarano svAmI' AvI vasyo ane sau. rakama cUkavAyA pahelAM ja thayelI e mukti pAchaLa manomana mahAmaMtra namaskArano jApa karI rahyA. koI gebI zaktino virATa hAtha hato; e javAnoe DAkuo mATe paLa-paLa kiMmatI hatI. baMdUkanI mukti pachI 'citralekhA'nA sahataMtrIne mulAkAta aNIe emaNe lUMTa calAvI. koInI rokaDa rakama ApI, e ahevAla 'citralekhA'mAM prasiddha paNa jhaTavAI. to koInA dara-dAgInA chinavAyA. paNa thayo. paNa gebI-zaktine 'citralekhA'e phakta A to hajI pAzerAnI pahelI ja pUNI hatI! phATI bAdhA/mAnatA' jevA lUlA laMgaDAM zabdomAM rajU AMkhe ame badhA vicAranA vamaLamAM kheMcAye jatA karI, e gebI zaktino sAco paricaya saune maLI hatA. tyAM ja amane cArane DAkuo bAna tarIke rahe, e mATe A prasaMganuM Alekhana karavuM jarUrI pakaDIne cAlatA thayA. emanuM evuM anumAna hatuM ke, jaNAyuM, kema ke zrI mahAmaMtra navakAra ane zrI AmAM muMbaInA maphatalAla grupanA sukhI saMtAno zaMkhezvara pArzvanAtha prabhunA prabhAvathI paricita che. mATe bAna tarIke moM mAgI rakama maLaze! thaIne sau koI sAcI muktinA manoratha sevI zake, basamAM rahelA badhA amArI A dharapakaDane joI evA tatvathI e kathA bharapUra hatI. ja rahyA. eo bIjuM karI paNa zuM zake! DAkuonI savAra ziyALAnI hatI ane ziyALo pUrva- baMdUkanI aNI evI to joradAra hatI ke, emanI dezano hato. sUrya UgI gayo hato, chatAM hajI sAme eka harapha paNa uccAravAmAM jAnanuM jokhama kAtila-ThaMDInI asara osarI na hatI. sUmasAma hatuM. ane AvA jaMgalamAM vahAre paNa koNa jAya? jaMgalomAM ekalI-aTUlI jaNAtI saDaka parathI badhe ja DAkuonuM rAja hatuM? amArI basa AgaLa vadhI rahI hatI. muMbaIthI baMdUkabaddha cha DAkuo ane ame cAra! Ama amAro pravAsa AraMbhAyo hato. pUrva dezanA amArI dazanI TukaDI jhaDapabhera gIca jaMgala bhaNI kalyANaka-tIrthe amArI AMkha sAme ramI rahyA cAlatI thaI. hatA. DAkuonA hAthamAM rahelI baMdUkanI bIka, amane Disembara '73nI 28mIe ame AgrAthI pavanavege doDAvatI hatI. thoDI vAramAM to ame zauripurI javA ravAnA thayA. zauripurInAM zikharo kyAMkanA kyAMka dUra...dUra jaMgalomAM utarI paDyA. amane sAda detA lAgatA hatA. paNa kone khabara hatI chApAomAM vAMcelI vAtomAM AvatI caMbalanI navakAramaMtra dilamAM vase, dUra thAya saMsAra; mokSagAmI te bane, pAme sukha apAra.--7 66 Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ khINo ne tyAMnA DAkuonI karuNa kahANIo amane sudhI mauna ja hatA, emanA ghUrakatA DoLAmAMthI | tAjI thavA mAMDI! ahIM kono sahAro hato! amArAM nIkaLatI bhayanI bhUtAvaLo ja amane DarAvavA samartha moMmAM mahAmaMtra-namaskAra ane zaMkhezvaranI hatI. AvI bhayAnaka-dhrujArI sAthe ja ame nadIne zraddhAsabhara raTaNA hatI. sAme pAra paga mUkyo. paththara ane kAMTAonI DaMkhIlI dharatI hatI. ahIMthI eka DAku phaMTAIne bIje cAlato thayo. zaherI-savalatonA zokha, amane AgaLa vadhavAmAM hajI sudhI eNe bukAnI bAMdhelI hatI. amane thayuM : naDatara rUpa thatA hatA. paNa ahIM to doDavAnuM ja e bAtamIdAra hovo joIe. zaheramAM ja ene hatuM. phephasAM kulI jAya-e rItanI doDamAM jarAka paNa rahevuM paDatuM haze. mATe oLakhAI na jAya enI dhImAza AvatI, to DAkuo baMdUkanI aNI satata ciMtAno mAryo e A rIte raheto haze? batAvIne e dhImAzane ThAra karI detA. sapATa dharatIno have aMta Avyo. dUra-dUra jaMgalI-keDAo evA to vAMkAcUkA hatA ke, dekhAtI bhedIkotaro caMbalanI khINanA pradezanI bhomiyA paNa ahIM bhUlA paDe! dUra dUra najara jatI ne cADI khAtI jaNAI. amArAthI nirAzAbharI cIsa paDI jatI : hAya! A nIra nIMgaLatA bhInA-bhInAM kapaDe ame doTano aMta nahi Ave zuM? kotaronAM kaDAo khUMdatA cAlyA. amane thayuM : be kalAkanA rajhaLapATa pachI koI nadInA DAkuo kadAca ApaNane choDI mUkaze, to A pravAhano kalakala-dhvani saMbhaLAyo ane amane rastAno ApaNane khyAla kevI rIte raheze? ArAmanI AzA baMdhANI. paNa e AzA ya dhUtArI DAkuonI najara cUkavIne amArAmAMnA nIvaDI. DAkuoe to kapaDA saMkelyA ne emaNe navInabhAIe gupta rAkhelI ghaDiyALa ne vIMTI eka rophabharyA avAje kahyuM : sAle! khaDe kayoM raha gaye! bhekhaDa pAchaLa nAMkhI dIdhI. vIMTI karatAMya amAre calo, nadImeM Age baDho! mana, tyAre rastAnI oLakha vadhu kiMmatI hatI. ziyALAnI kAtila ThaMDI! sUsavATA sAthe vaheto kotaronA bhedI pravAsane hajI thoDI miniTo ja ThaMDo-vAyaro! ane pAchuM nadInA pANImAM doDavAnuM! pasAra thaI, tyAM bIjI nadIe dekhA dIdhI ane amArAM haiyAM thIjI gayAM. DAkuonI sAme AMkha amArA motiyA marI gayA. bIjI nadIno dhrujArIpaNa UMcI karavAnI hiMmata konI hatI! amAro bharyo pravAsa paNa pUro thayo. jaLa-pravAsa AraMbhAyo. pANImAM paga mUkatAM ja pAchI kotaro AvI! pAchI doTa AraMbhAI! have amane thayuM ke A pANI amArI cetanAne thIjavI to to sUraja paNa madhyAkAze AvI pahoMcyo hato. nahi nAkhene? ThaMDI have zamI gaI hatI paNa peTamAM pokAra uThyo. A jamunA-nadI hatI. DAkuonI jAgatI-cokI hato. khAdhA-pIdhA vagaranI A doDane ame-zaherI vacce amArI doDa zarU thaI. jema-jema ame AgaLa zI rIte khamI zakIe? adhUrAmAM pUruM ahIMthI vadhatA gayA, ema-ema nadInuM UMDANa vadhatuM amArA khabhe navo boja veMDhArAyo hato. DAkuoe cAlyuM. pANI keDa sudhI AvyA. eka jagAe potAnI pAse baMdUko rAkhIne potAno bhArekhama nadImAM bAMbu khUMpelA hatA, e taraphathI amAro boja amArA para lAkyo hato. emAM traNa milITarI pravAsa AgaLa vadhavA mAMDyo. thelA, be poTalAM ane eka voTarabegano samAveza jamanAnA madhyamAM AvatAM to pANI chAtI sudhI thato hato! pahoMcyA. aMga-aMgamAM bhayanI dhrujArI to hatI aDhI kalAkanA satata rajhaLapATa pachI eka kotara ja! emAM TADhu-boLa pANI AvyuM! DAkuo hajI AvI. DAkuone mana ahIM salAmatI hatI. emaNe navakAramaMtra dilamAM vase, maraNa samaye paNa bhAIpha TaLe durgati tehanI, sadgati Ave dAI. -8 67. Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ haze? pravAsa thaMbhAvyo. sahu khaDA rahI gayA. DAkue vIMTI utArIne rAjendrane ApI dIdhI. eka bAju DAkuonI paMgata beThI, bIjI bAju caMbalanI khINamAMya mANasAInAM darzana thayAM. ame amArI! amane bhAvinA bheda samajAtA na hatA. mAnavA taiyAra na hatA. paNa A banAve amArAM tyAM to DAkuoe lUMTano mAla bahAra ThAlavyo. vicAra badalAyA. have amArAmAM vAtacIta karavAnI amane thayuM? kadAca ahIM lUMTanA bhAga pADavAnA hiMmata saLavaLI. sureze kahyuM: "amane tarasa lAgI che.' lUMTamAM Dajhana jeTalI ghaDiyALo, poNo Dajhana DAkue voTarabega dharIne kahyuM: "pANI thoDuM che, jeTalI vIMTIo, ardho Dajhana sonAnI baMgaDIo, ghInI jema pIjo!' traNa-cAra neblesa ane 4100 rUpiyA rokaDA gaLAne bhInuM karIne ame saMtoSa mAnyo. AvyA hatA. jIbhanI aNIe ghaNI-ghaNI vAto AvI UbhI A lUMTanI cIjo jotAM ja amArI AMkha sAme, hatI. paNa baMdUkanI aNIno bhaya, hajI amane sAva amArA svajano taravarI UThyA. badho sAmAna choDI gayo na hato. emane lUMTIne ja ekaTho karavAmAM Avyo hato. thoDI vAra thaI peTamAM jvALA jAgI hatI. tyAM vIMTIone ghaDiyALo to enI e ja hatI. paNa to DAkao UbhA thaI gayA. amAro pravAsa pAcho Aje e lohInAM AMsuo tANI lAvatI hatI. AraMbhAyo. | DAkuo mojamAM hatA. jenI AMgaLI para je vIMTI lagabhaga aDhI vAgyA. pAcho paDAva naMkhAyo. baMdha besatI lAgI, ene eoe paherI lIdhI. DAkuoe eka poTalAmAMthI thoDA vAsI roTalA sahunA kAMDa ghaDiyALa laTakI rahI. koIe to vaLI be kADhyA. paNa enA dedAra joIne ja amArI bhUkha be ghaDiyALa lagAvI. koInA bhAge dAgInA AvyA. bhAgI gaI. ame kahyuM: "bhUkha nathI!' ame Akho-AMkha A nATaka joI rahyA hatA. DAkuono saradAra have trATakyo: khAdhA vagara paNa taNAyelI baMdUkanI aNI AgaLa ame sAva khepa kema kheDAze? cAlo, ApaNe sAthe besIne khAI lAcAra hatA. bhAga paDI gayA tyAra pachI acAnaka laIe! ja amArI jhaDatI levAmAM AvI. paNa lUMTAyelA pAsethI zuM maLe? ame mana manAvIne baTakuM baTakuM khAI lIdhuM, amArAmAMthI rAjendranA khIsAmAMthI bhIMjAyela pANInI paNa taMgI hatI. be-be ghUMTa pANI amArA sIgAreTanuM eka pAkITa nIkaLyuM. DAko bIDI bhAge AvyuM. DAkuo have nirbhaya hatA. ArAma kaMkavA mAMDyA. ane potapotAnI DaMphAza zarU thaI. zarU thayo. sahu apanI apanI ApavItI suNAvatA eka DAkune majA karavAnuM mana thayuM. eNe pUchavuM e hatA. paNa amArA para to hajI jAgatI cokI ja tAruM nAma zuM? tArI muMbaInI dhoLI bIDI to bhInI hatI. eka baMdUka to amArI sAme barAbara ja thaI gaI che. le, A khAkhI bIDI pI. takAyelI hatI. ame bolyAH have ame kyAM bhAgI rAjendramAM have jarA hiMmata AvI. potAnuM javAnA chIe? A baMdUkanI aNI jarA pelI tarapha nAma batAvIne e bolyo : rAkho, to amArA jIvane jarIka nirAMta vaLe! sIgAreTa to hamaNAM sUkAI jaze. paNa tame je | DAkuo sAthe thoDI ADI-avaLI vAto thaI, vIMTI paherI che. e mArA lagna vakhatanI che. mukhya vAtanI pUcha-paracha mATenI hiMmata AvatAM amArAmAM e vIMTI kADhIe to apazukana thayA ghaNI vAra thaI. aMte amArAmAMthI eke pUchyuM: A gaNAya!' caMbalanI kotaromAMthI amAro chuTakAro kyAre thaze? navakAramaMtra dilamAM vase, TaLe ajJAna aMdhAra; zAnadIpaka dilamAM jage, dekhe vastu apAra.-9 Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ DAkuo hasI paDyA. e hAsyanA paDaghA paNa bhayAnaka hatA. javAba maLyo : bAna tarIke tamArI dharapakaDa thaI che. tamArA mA-bApa pAsethI moM mAMgI rakama laIne pachI ja ame tamane choDIzuM! ajaMpAbharyo divasa pUro thayo, AvI kotaromAM prakRtinI AvI mukta chAyAmAM, nirAMtanI rAtanA svapno amArI AMkhamAM ramavA mAMDyA, paNa tyAM to pAcho pravAsa zarU thayo. DAkuonI dUraMdezitA amane chakka karI gaI. paDAvamAM paDelAM bIDInAM ThUMThAMo ne divAsaLIoneya emaNe dUra-dUra kotaromAM phaMgoLI dIdhI. ziyALAnI ThaMDI havAnA joradAra sUsavATA pAchA zarU thayA. caMbalanI khINamAM ziyALAnI rAta, jANe baraphanI varSAthI zarU thatI hoya, evI dhrujArIthI amArAM zarIra tharathara dhrUjavA lAgyAM. . DAkuo game tema toya mANasa hatA begamAMthI dhAbaLA kADhIne amane oDhavA ApyA. emanI dRSTie kaTokaTIno pravAsa have zarU thato hato. cora-pagale AgaLa vadhavAnI kaDaka sUcanA pachI pagalA upaDyA. hAthamAM ke sAthamAM prakAzanuM koI sAdhana nahotuM. aMdhArabharyo pravAsa zarU thayo. khADA AvatA. paththaro AvatA. TekarA AvatA. paNa cAlye ja chuTako hato! amArI svataMtratAne baMdUkanI aNI AgaLa zaraNAgata banavAnI pharaja paDI hatI. amArI TukaDInI AgaLa eka DAku cAlato hato. rastAnI cakAsaNInI javAbadArI ene mAthe hatI. ardho-poNo kalAkanI keDa-toDa rakhaDapaTTI pachI ame dUra-dUra dIvAo joyA. aMdhArAmAM TamaTamatA e dIvAo amane AzAprada lAgyA. paNa e AzA paNa marI gaI. TamaTamatA e dIvAnI dizAne tarachoDIne DAkuo ADedhADa cAlavA mAMDyA. e pravAsamAM khetaronA molane UbhA ne UbhA cIravA paDyA. ame paNa DAkuonI saciMtatA kaLI gayA. lagabhaga nava vAge amArI kUca thaMbhI gaI. DAkuo koInI pratIkSAmAM hatA. amane thayuM : hAza! rAtavAso ahIM ja gALavAno haze! paNa tyAM to eka DAku AvI lAgyo. amane navAI lAgI. e thoDo sAmAna laIne Avyo hato. emAM pANI hatuM, mIThuM-maracuM hatuM. e vALu karavAnI sAmagrI hatI. DAkuo vALu karIne phaphaDatA dile ADA paDyA. amane paNa ArAma mATe sUcanA maLI. paraMtu ajaMpA vacce jaMpa kevo? amArI AMkha sAme savAranI lUMTanuM karuNa dRzya taravarI rahyuM hatuM. vahAlasoyI e mAtAo, apahRta putro pAchaLa kevuM karuNa kraMdana karI rahI haze? svajanonA e sisakAra kevA dardIlA haze? AvA aneka vicAro amArA haiyAne valovI rahyA hatA. AkAza AkhuM aMdhAra-gheryuM lAgavA chatAM, dUra-dUra ghruvatArakanA sthAne amane amArI aDaga-zraddhA dekhAtI hatI. zaMkhezvarano ajapAjapa amane anerI abhayatAthI bharI rahyo hato. nIrava-rAta jAmatI jatI hatI. amArI nIMdaraDI veraNa-cheraNa thaI gaI hatI. dUra-dUra, khUba ja dUra-dUra moTaranA hornano Acho dhvani ne khUba ja jhAMkho prakAza amArI AMkhane AzA-sRSTi batAvIne alopa thaI jato : ekAda moTara ahIM Ave to! paNa e zakya ja kyAM hatuM? madharAta thaI na thaI, tyAM to DAkuo saphALA beThA thaI gayA. ekadama pravAsanI taiyArI thaI gaI ane amane paNa UbhA karavAmAM AvyA. madharAtanI mUMjhavaNabharI musApharI * pAchI AraMbhAI. dUra-dUra saDakanI dizA tarapha AgaLa vadhatA hoIe evuM amane lAgyuM. moTaranA horna saMbhaLAtAM DAkuo UbhA rahI jatA. thoDI vAra thaI ane saDaka AvI. khUba ja cUpakIdIthI saDaka oLaMgIne, ame badhA eka khetara pAse AvI UbhA. lagabhaga traNa-cAra klAkanA A rajhaLapATamAM ArAmanI paLono anubhava ja na thayo. samAdhi maraNane lAvato mahAmaMtra navakAra; divya auSadhi jANajo, mahAmaMtra navakAra.'-10 69 Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ khetara zeraDInuM hatuM. mola khUba ja gIca ane amane thayeluM: AvAne kema samajAvI zakAya ke UMco hato. DAkuo emAM ghUsI gayA thoDe dUra maphatalAla kaMI muMbaImAM eka ja nathI! je karoDapati pahoMcatAM ja DAkuo UbhA rahI gayA. zeraDInA mola hoya! cotarapha UbhAM hatA. killAnI vacce UbhA eka vakhata ame kaheluM ke, tamAre choDavA hoya, hoIe, evI nirbhayatA DAkuo anubhavI rahyA. tyAre amane choDajo. paNa eka kAgaLa to lakhavA tyAM ja sUvAno Adeza apAyo. do. jethI amArA mAbApane kaMIka nirAMta vaLe. ame badhA ADA paDyA. sakhata zrama hato. sahu DAkuoe inalaeNnDa leTara paNa ApeluM. ame e ghasaghasATa sUI gayA. bIjA divasano sUrya Ugyo, lakheluM paNa kharuM! paraMtu e posTa na thayuM. amArA tyAre yAtanA bharyA covIsa kalAka pUrA thayAno dekhatAM ja enI tApaNI thaI hatI. saMtoSa ame na mANI zakyA. kAraNa ke havenI caMbalanI bahAra cAlatI hilacAlothI vAkepha AvanArI yAtanAothI ame ajANa hatA. rahevAnI emanI cAturI khare ja dilane Azcarya caMbalanI khINomAM khataranAka rajhaLapATa cAlu ja cakita karI mUke evI hatI. eka divasa emaNe rahyo. bIjo divasa pUro thayo. trIjo ne cotho kaheluM. amArI pakaDamAMthI tame nahi ja casakI zako. divasa paNa UgIne AthamI gayo. pAMcamo divasa tamArA svajanoe polIsathANe phariyAda noMdhAvI paNa Avyo ne gayo. paNa caMbalanI khINa amane che, vinobA bhAvevALA tamane mukta karavA mAthAkUTa moTI ne moTI bhAsavA mAMDI. ATalI saphara pachI karyA kare che, paNa A to caMbalanI-khINa che. game eno aMta jaNAto na hato. A divasomAM ame teTalA dhamapachADA, amAro aNasAra paNa na jaNAvI DAkuo sAthe ThIka ThIka haLImaLI gayA hatA. zake! amArA cAranAM nAmothI DAkuo paricita thaI pAMcame divase ame cAlI-cAlIne lothapotha thaI gayA. eo amane rAjendra, navIna, sureza ane gayA. adhUrAmAM pUruM rasoIno ghaNo sarasAmAna cInubhAInA nAme ja bolAvatA. ame paNa ghaNA Avyo. eTale amane amArI mudatanuM laMbANa kharA DAkuone nAmathI ja bolAvatA. gopI nAme je jarIka khyAla AvyuM. eka vAra khIra khavaDAvatA saradAra hato, ene ame ThAkura kahIne bolAvatA. DAkuoe amane kahyuM : paisA to tamArA bApanA ja emanI mAnavatAno paNa amane anubhava thayo. che ne? amArAmAMthI ekanAM caMpala tUTI gayAM, to bIje di' have to ame adhIra thaI gayA. eke kahyuM : kaeNnvAsanA bUTa amane maLyA. A rajhaLapATa mATe ThAkurane tAvI to juo! keTalAmAM pate ema che? bIjA traNane paNa emaNe bUTa ApyA. ApaNA darekanA mA-bApa 10-10 hajAra kADhI zake eka divasa vAtomAM ne vAtomAM vAta nIkaLI. ema che. DAkuo kaheH tamArA gharavALAne cAra lAkha ApIne vATAghATa zarU thaI. paNa lAkhanI e AzA. bAna tarIke tamane mukta karavAnI ophara karI che. cAlIsa hajAramAM kyAMthI saMtoSa mAne? be-be have thAya e kharuM? divasanI vATAghATa pachI ame 75 hajAre AvIne ame tyAre kaheluM : amArA sagA lAkha paNa aTakyA ne DAkuo be lAkhe! bhegA karI zake ema nathI. eka rAte DAkuomAM bhayabharyo sannATo chavAI tyAre DAkuo bolelA : amane banAvavAnuM gayo. dUra-dUrathI polIsonI lAiTo jhabakavA mAMDI rahevA do. tamArAmAMthI maphatalAla ja ekalA cAra paNa DAkuonI caMbalanI kotaronA bhedI-jJAna lAkha ApI zake, ema che! pAchaLa polIsanuM zuM gajuM? maLe mana pArada mahIM to suvarNa siddhi denAra; karma upadravane haNe, mahAmaMtra navakAra.'-11 Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhayanA mAryA DAkuoe pharI vATAghATa zarU karI. muMbaI gayA hoya to potAne muMbaI javuM paDe. aMte ane aMte lAkha rUpiyAmAM muktino sodo nakkI mAMDa-mAMDa tArIkha nakkI thaI. sthaLa paNa nizcita thayo. amArAmAMthI rAjendra eka lAkha rUpiyA thaI gayuM. 12mI tArIkhe rAjendrae lAkha rUpiyA lAvIne amane choDAvavAnuM nakkI thayuM. javA mATe rokaDA laIne kamatarI-candrapura AvavuM ema nakkI chaThThI tArIkha nakkI karAI paNa pAMcamInI rAte thayuM. pAcho sodo phoka thato lAgyo. vATAghATanI saphaLatA parathI amane amArI e rAte ame sthaLAMtara karI rahyA hatA, tyAM muktinI AzA beThI. cAra lAkhano sodo eka ja eka DAku Avyo. eNe ThAkurane kahyuM : ATalA lAkhamAM pate emAM amane amArI zraddheya-mUrti sastAmAM na patAvazo. huM bI.e. pAsa DAku chuM. taraphano vizvAsa ne navakAranA ajapAjapano emanAM saranAmAM mane lakhAvajo. muMbaIthI badhI adazya hAtha ja kAraNa lAgyo. tapAsa karIne huM tamane jaNAvIza. AThamI tArIkhe ThAkure potAnA hAthe roTalA chaThThInI sAMja sudhI bI.e. pAsa DAkunI ghaNI TIpyA ne amane jamADyA. rAjendrane eNe so pratIkSA karAI. paNa amArA nAma-ThAmano kAgaLa rUpiyA ne thoDuM paracUraNa bhADA mATe ApyuM. levA e na Avyo. DAkuoe amArA mAtA-pitA bane pakSa taraphathI sogaMda-vidhi thaI. ThAkure lAkha para paNa eka kAgaLa lakhAvIne enI nIce amArI rUpiyAmAM bAnane choDavAnI ne koI paNa jAtanI sahI laI rAkhI hatI. emAM amAre lakhavuM paDyuM melI ramata na ramavAnA sogaMda lIdhA. rAjendra hatuM ke, polIsa jo jApto haThAvI nahi le, to taraphathI dago ramAya, to ThAkure baMdUkanI nALathI amane mukti nahi maLe. mATe amArI salAmatI sureza, navIna ne cInubhAI para goLI choDIne ThAra khAtara paNa polIsano pahero uThAvI levAnI mahenata karI devAno makkama niradhAra paNa jaNAvyo. karazo! rAjendra paNa vacanabaddha banyo. polIsane A ThAkuranI mUMjhavaNano have pAra na hato. bI.e. bAtamIthI ajANa rAkhIne, mudata pramANe hAjara pAsa DAkunA bharose rAjendrane hajI ravAnA karyo na thavAnuM eNe paNa paNa lIdhuM. ane amArI traNanI hato ane e bhAIsAhebane to moM batAvavAnI paNa AMsubharI vidAya laIne rAjendra bAnanI rakama kurasada nahotI. ne bIjI tarapha mAthe bhayanAM vAdaLa levA ekalo ravAnA thayo. toLAtAM jatAM hatAM. sodAmAM be divasa laMbAyA. eTalI vAramAM to jhADI-jhAMkharAMnA e ujharaDA pAchA pagane DAkuone giraphatAra karavA caMbalanI comera eka lohIyALa banAvI rahyA. ra-ra vAge baeNTarIno hajAra polIsanI khaDI phoja sajja thaI gaI hatI! prakAza Avyo. badhA DAkuomAM dhAMdhala macI gaI. ThAkura lAkhanAM svapnAM joI rahyo hato, paNa paNa thoDI vAramAM ja jamanAnI kotaro AvI. e prabhubhaktinI zakti koI judo ja paraco batAvavA kotaromAM thaIne lapAtA chupAtA sahu caMbalanI mAgatI hatI! abhayatAmAM kUdI paDyA. have be divasa sudhI ahIM 28mI Disembare caMbalanI kotaro bhALI. Aje bhaya kevo? DAkuoe nirAMtano zvAsa kheMcyo. 8mI jAnyuArI hatI. eTale caMbalamAM amAro A sAtamInI rAte DAkuone eka lAkhano sodo pharI 11mo divasa hato. Aje bapore rAjendrane yAda Avyo. amArAmAMthI rAjendrae masalata AgrA javA DAkuoe choDI mUkyo hato. paNa A calAvI. mudatanI tArIkha rAjendrane ghaNI najIka rIte emaNe eka jAtanuM saMkaTa vahorI lIdhuM hatuM. lAgI. pote AgrA jAya. svajano jo tyAMthI caMbalanI comera goThavAyelI polIsa joI jAya, to . karma upadravane haNe, mahAmaMtra navakAra; zudropadrava je bApaDA, pachI tenA zA bhAra?'-12 1 71 / Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ badhI bAjI dhULamAM maLavAnI zakyatA hatI. ThAkura pUchaparacha karatAM, emane rAjendra para vahema jevuM sAvadhAna thaI gayo. AjubAjunI hilacAlathI lAgyuMA DAkuonI lUMTa hajI bAkI che! vAkepha rahevA, ThAkure thoDA DAkuone chUpA goThavI - rAjendra jAtane khullI karI. caMbalanI khINamAM dIdhA. amane have amArI ciMtA na hatI. apahRta thayelA yuvAnomAMnA ja eka rAjendrane rAjendranI kuzaLatA mATe ame vAraMvAra pragaTa jotAM mAstaranuM Azcarya niravaghi banyuM. e prabhAvI zrI zaMkhezvara pArzvanAtha prabhune ene rAmanArAyaNa guptAne tyAM laI gayA. prArthatA hatA. mahAmaMtrano japa cAlu ja hato. apahRta yuvAnonA sagAvahAlA guptAne ghare ja rAjendranI kuzaLatA amArI ja kuzaLatA hatI. hatA. polIsonI khaDI phoja vaccethI ene hemakhema pasAra AyaMbilano tapa mahAmaMtra-namaskArano japa! thaIne AgrA pahoMcavAnuM hatuM. ane dAdA zaMkhezvarano khapa! bapore be vAge rAjendrae caMbalanI vidAya tapa-japa ne khapanA A akhaMDa tribheTe, guptAnuM lIdhI. rAjendra lagabhaga sAMje cha vAge bhAdara ghara zraddhAmaMdira banI gayuM hatuM. ne bepattA yuvAno sTezananA signala bhALIne harSavibhora banI jyAM sudhI na maLe, tyAM sudhI zraddhAnA zaraNAM na gayo. choDavAnI badhAMnI taiyArI hatI. rAjendra guptAnA A cAra kalAkano kaThina-pravAsa bhagavAna zrI ghere praveza karyo ne badhA phATI AMkhe ene nihALI zaMkhezvara pArzvanAthanI ne mahAmaMtra navakAranI rahyA. zaMkA-kuzaMkAonA aneka ochAyA sahunI sahAya vinA phaLIbhUta thavo muzkela hato. AMkha sAmethI pasAra thavA mAMDyA: rAjendranI aDaga-zraddhA abhaya-kavaca banI ane "re! rAjendra ekalo! surezanuM zuM? navIna e sahIsalAmata rIte sTezane AvI pahoMcyo. kyAM? cInu nathI Avyo?" tyAMnuM vAtAvaraNa ne gADI maLavAnI saMbhAvanA na hatI. kAraNa 6 vAgI sagAM-vahAlAMonA UMcA thaI gayelAM aMtaro jotAM ja gayA hatA ne gADIno samaya pA no hato. chatAM rAjendranI AMkhamAM jhaLajhaLiyAM AvI gayAM. enuM rAjendra pleTaphaoNrma para paga mUkyo ne gADInI Agamana hajI ghaNAne eka Azcarya ja lAgatuM hatuM. sITI saMbhaLAI. jANavA maLyuM ke Aje gADI vA polIsamAM khabara ApavA mATe TeliphonanA naMbara kalAka moDI hatI. aMtarane AMgaNe birAjatA zrI ghumAvavAnI taiyArI joIne rAjendra bolI zaMkhezvara pArzvanAtha dAdAne manomana namIne UThyo : "sabUra!" rAjendra gADImAM besI gayo. ne rAjendra potAnI vacanabaddhatAnI vAta gADI AgrA tarapha ravAnA thaI. 6 thI rAtanA 2 karI sahunA hAtha heThA paDyA. bIjuM thAya ya zuM? vAgyA sudhIno samaya rAjendra vicAra-vamaLamAM dharmasaMkaTa hatuM. eka bAju saritAno ne bIjI bAju ghumarI khAI-khAIne ja pasAra karyo. savAranuM dazya siMhano ghATa hato! konA sakaMjAmAMthI chUTAya? enI AMkha sAme tAdaza hatuM. sureza, navIna ne rAjendranA mAthe lAkha rUpiyA bhegA karavAnI cInabhAI hajI caMbalanI cuMgAlamAM ja hatA. emano himAlaya javAbadArI hatI. A javAbadArInA vicAra enI AMkhane ne enA aMtarane jaMpa vaLavA vismaraNano ke vilaMbano AkharI aMjAma, traNa deto na hato. AgrA jatAM ja svajanomAM yuvAnonuM mota ja hatuM! lAkha rUpiyA bhegA karavA phelAvanAro vismaya paNa e kalpI zakato hato. mATe, muMbaIno saMparka anivArya hato. rAjendra be vAgyA. AgrA AvyuM. rAjendra sIdho ja TeliphonanA doraDA halAvavA mAMDyA. paNa vidhinAM yAtrALuonI khojamAM nIkaLyo. sTezana mAstarane vaLAMkonI to eneya kyAM khabara hatI? je adazya prabaLa zatru che jIvano, kuTila asadAcAra; mahAmaMtranI sahAyathI te paNa dUra thanAra."--13. 72 Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zaktino paraco pAmIne pote sahI salAmata AgrA pahoMcI zakyo, eno gebI prabhAva hajI bAkI ja hato. rAjendrane paisA mATe mahenata karato mUkIne, have jarA caMbalanI khINamAM pAchuM eka DokiyuM karIe! caMbalanI cogaradama hajA2nI saMkhyAmAM polIsapahero sajja thaI gayo hoya. e banAva caMbale hajI joyo na hato. ane A vakhatano polIsano paMjo khataranAka hato. DAkuonA koI sagAone polIse aTakamAM lIdhA hatA. paLe-paLe DAkuo bharaDAmAM bhIMsAtA jatA hatA. uttara-pradezanI sarahada para, aDIkhama bhIMta banIne polIsa khaDI rahI gaI hatI. madhya-pradezamAM DAkuo nAsI na zake, e mATe to jamanA nadInI nAkAbaMdhI hatI ja! polIsa dhArata to dhiMgANuM karIne ghaNA kharA DAkuone gIraphatAra karI zakata. paNa Ama karavAmAM apahRta-yuvAnonA jAna jokhamAya ema hatA. ThAkura ane bIjA traNa yuvAno to caMbalanI bhedI kotaromAM chUpAI gayA hatA paNa paLe-paLe nAlezInA je samAcAro AvatA hatA, ethI ThAkura khUba ja ciMtAmagna hato. ame sureza, navIna ne cInubhAI ThAkuranuM hatAza ne bhagna haiyuM joIne vaNaselI vAtano aNasAra pAmI zakyA hatA. paNa amane to mukhya ciMtA rAjendranI ja hatI. eka DAku Avyo, e hArano saMdeza lAvyo hato. gopI ThAkuranuM AkhuM kuTuMba enI mA, patnI, putro ne sALAne polIse kabjAmAM laI lIdhA hatA. apahRta-yuvAnone khAtara potAne ATaluM moTuM saMkaTa veThavuM paDaze, evI ThAkurane kalpanA sarakhI paNa na hatI. zAMtimizananI doDadhAma enI AMkha sAme taravarI rahI. eka jamAnAnA julmI DAku siladArasiMha ane lokamananA julamo ene sAMbharavA mAMDyA. ene thayuM : A badhAnuM pApa zuM mane ja naDaze? : ne kheDUto paNa vArApharatI DAkune samajAvavA AvavA mAMDyA ke, 'gopI! have majA nathI. yuvAnone choDI de, nahi to jovA jevI thaI jaze.' ThAkurane bI.e. pAsa DAku para khUba gusso caDyo. chaThThI tArIkhe ja rAjendra ravAnA thaI gayo hota to AThamI navamI sudhImAM lAkha rUpiyA hAthamAM AvI gayA hota ne yuvAno mukta thaI jate, A polIsa pahero UThI gayo hota! paNa pote lobhanI laheramAM taNAyo ane vAtAvaraNa Aje sAva vaNasI gayuM. ThAkurano sALoya aTakamAM hato. eNe polIsane vacana ApyuM ke, 'tame Aje mane choDI do! kAle jo yuvAno mukta na thAya, to tame mArI lAza para dhiMgANuM khelajo!' DAkunuM vacana eTale vacana! e DAku chUTo thayo, ne e caMbalanI kotaro tarapha nATho. navamI tArIkhano Akho divasa ThAkura mATe taMga rahyo. ame jotA : e vAta karatAM karatAM garama thaI jato. badhA amArI muktinI ja vAta karatA. paNa Thakurane koI paNa bhoge 12mI tArIkha sudhI vAta laMbAvavI hatI. je yuvAno mATe ATa-ATaluM jokhama kheDyuM, emane eka paNa paisAnI prApti vinA choDI detAM, eno jIva cAlato na hato. tyAM to samI-sAMje eka DAku Avyo. e ThAkurano sALo hato. eNe sIdhI ja AjJA karI : 'gopI kAM A yuvAnone mukta karI de! kAM mane ThAra karI de. le, A baMdUka!' ThAkure badhI vAta sAMbhaLI. sALAnI samarpaNanI pratijJA AgaLa ene namatuM toLyA vinA chUTako ja na dekhAyo. ghaNAnI hamadardI gumAvI beThelA DAkuo jhaDapI nirNaya levA azakta hatA. sALAne mATe paLa-paLa kiMmatI hatI. eNe bIjI vAra kahyuM 'gopI vicAra zuM kare che? pakaDAIza to jIvataranI kamANI dhULadhANI thaI jaze. A vakhate polIsa evI to vipharI che ke, eke DAku jIvato nahi rahI zake! ane mane to mArA vacananI vadhu kiMmata che. kAM nirNaya le kAM le, A baMdUka! ne karI de mane ThAra!' DAkuo AjubAjunI prajA ne gAmaDAMonA vizvAsane sahAre ja gupta rahI zakatA hatA. prajA nava padanAM zaraNa vinA, pApa-paDaLa nava jAya; dharmapada Ave nahIM kaMdarpa darpa nava jAya.'-14 ra Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ne e DAkue havAmAM baMdUkanA eka-be goLIbAra 8 vAge AraMbhAyelo e pravAsa barAbara karyA. pachI eNe baMdUkanI nALa potAnI chAtI tarapha madharAtanA 12 vAgyA sudhI, ekadhAro cAra kalAka tAkI. bIjI ja paLe khela khatama hato. paNa gopI cAlyo ne eka gAmaDAmAM, e madharAte amAruM Ubho thaI gayo. sALAnI baMdUka jhUMTavI laIne eNe Atithya yojAyuM. cAra kalAkanA A pravAsamAM yuvAnonI mukti mAnya rAkhI! jamanAnA chAtI sarasAM pANI AvyAM hatAM, chatAM ame te sAMje sAta vAge ja eka kotaranI amane tyAre to emAMthI hUMphano anubhava thayo othamAM sUI gayA hatA. 12 mI sudhI to mukti hato. kAdavabharyA e khetaro paNa ame vaTAvyAM. mATe mITa mAMDavI paNa nakAmI hatI. tyAM acAnaka vATa kaMI kAMTA-kAMkarA vinAnI na hatI. chatAM amane ja ThAkure amane jagADyA. amane thayuM. vaLI pAchuM to mAraga mAkhaNano lAgyo hato. kyAM AthaDavAnuM AvyuM! jAnyuArI 10mInI savAre ame AgrA tyAM to ThAkurano avAja Avyo. "hama tumako pahoMcyA. amArA A aNadhAryA Agamanane mukta kara dete hai, tuma abI hI cale jAva!' rAjendra ane svajanoe harSanAM AMsuthI vadhAvI svapna ke satyA ame Akho coLI rahyA : lIdhuM. eka oraDAmAM ame sahue thoDI vAra raDyA A zuM? Aje to hajI 9mInI rAta che. rAjendra ja karyuM! caMbalanI e khINo hajI AMkha sAmethI eTalAmAM AvI gayo? lAkha rUpiyAnI bAna zuM khasatI na hatI! DAkuone maLI paNa gaI? tyAM to gopI pharI pUrva-dezanI yAtrA karIne, ame sIdhAM ja bolyo. "khaDe ho jAva! hama tuma ko mukta kara dete zaMkhezvarajI gayA. e dAdAne jotAM ja amArI AMkhamAMthI daDadaDa AMsudhAra cAlI nIkaLI! aNadhArI-mukti pAchaLanA gebI dorI saMcArano keTalAka anubhavo, koIka prasaMgo, evA banI ame vicAra karIe, e pahelAM to gopInA sALAe jAya che ke, maNimuktAnI jema enuM jatana paNa ane bIjA be-traNa kheDUtoe amane sahAnubhUti dilanI dAbaDImAM ja thaI zake! batAvI. ane ame e ja rAte caMbalanI khINane caMbalanI e khataranAka-khINomAM vItAvelA salAma bharIne cAlatA thayA! ajaMpAbharyA 13 dahADA ane ajaMpAmAM paNa kaI zaktie amane mukti apAvI? caMbalanI abhaya ApI gayelI, mahAmaMtra zrI namaskAranI cuMgAlamAMthI amane choDAvavA koNa vahAre dhAyuM? ane zaMkhezvarajInI e gebIzakti paNa eka Avo amane samajAtuM na hatuM! praznano javAba ame ja prasaMga che. dilanI dAbaDImAM ame enuM jatana AkAzane AMgaNe TamaTamatA tAralAne pUchaDyo. to karIzuM ane aMdhArano-Apadano paMtha Avaze, tyAre javAbamAM amArA kAne mahAmaMtranA e zabdo e dAbaDI kholIne, e maNimuktAnA prakAze, ghUmarAvA mAMDyA ne AMkha sAme zaMkhezvara pagadaMDIne prakAzita banAvIzuM ane prakAzayAtrI pArzvanAthanA e maMdiranI ane e mUrtinI banavAnuM gaurava ame dhAraNa karIzuM! abhayadA-AkRti upasI AvI! saMsAra sarSanA viSathI, viSa lahere laherAya; navakAra maMtranA prayogathI, jIva jAgrata thaI jAya.'-15 | Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rivolvara jyAre ramakaDuM bane che!" sUryano udaya hajI hamaNAM ja thayo hato. mahattvanI vAta karI che ke je vastu lIdhA pachI pAchI mahArASTranI dharatI paranA be zahero dhULiyA ane ApavA ApaNe samartha na hoIe e vastu kadApi pAMcorAno rAjamArga vAhanonI avarajavarathI levI nahIM. A eka ja siddhAMtano jo sau koI dhabakArA anubhavI rahyo hato. AjathI 50/75 amala karavA mATe to A duniyA svargathI ya vadhu varSa pUrvenA e rAjamArga para jAtajAtanA vAhano sohAmaNI thaI jAya! musApharI karatA hatA. emAM eka ghoDAgADImAM yuropiyanonA manano kabajo to zikAranA zokhe keTalAka yuropiyano ane pAkA jaina zrI khImajIbhAI laI lIdho hato. chatAM emaNe kahyuM, "emAM to zI hIrajI loDAyA dhULiyAthI pAcorA jaI rahyA hatA. moTI vAta che? je na ApI zakIe, te na levuM. khImajIbhAIne aMgrejI para sAro kAbU hato ane emAM kaI moTI philasUphI che? khImajIbhAIe dhaMdhAkIya daSTie paradezI prajA sAthe avAranavAra kahyuM, "to ema karo, tame mane atyAre vacana saMparkamAM AvavuM paDatuM. ethI kAmaNagArI aMgrejI Apo ke, je laIne ame pAchuM na ApI zakIe, bhASAmAM teo bolI zakatA.. ene levAno kyAreya vicAra paNa nahi karIe!" - khImajIbhAIne mahAmaMtra navakAra para bhAre yuropiyanone to A vAta sAva sAdI ne sahelI AsthA. eo mAnatA ke vepAra-dhaMdhA mATe jaNAI. temaNe tarata ja kahyuM, "jAo, ApyuM paradezanI prajA joDe saMparkamAM rahevuM paDatuM hovA vacana! je cIja lIdhA pachI pAchI na ApI zakIe chatAM pote jainatvane TakAvI zakyA hatA, e e kadI laIzuM nahi.' prabhAva A mahAmaMtrano ja hato! tethI teo khImajIbhAIe rahasyano phoTa karatAM kahyuM, niyamita navAra jApa karatA. temaja paradezI to to have A rivolvara mane ApI do; to ja tame prajAne mAMsAhAranI bhayaMkaratA samajAvavAno moko vacananuM barAbara pAlana karI zakazo. tamane vacana maLato, tyAre mahAmaMtranuM smaraNa karIne A taka pALavAmAM A rivolvara bAdhaka bane ema che. jhaDapI letA. yuropiyanonI AMkhamAM Azcarya hatuM. emaNe yuropiyano sAthe dhULiyAthI pAMcorA jaI rahelA kahyuM, "ame peluM haraNiyAnuM ToLuM jotAM ja khImajIbhAInI vAtano viSaya hato : bhAratIya zikArano amAro zokha jAgI UThyo che. AvI paLa saMskRtinI bhavyatA! ghoDAgADInI musApharInA, nA sAme AvI che tyAre rivolvara tamane kema khuzanumA vAtAvaraNamAM hajI vArtAlApano raMga soMpAya? temaja A niyama sAthe rivolvarane saMbaMdha jAmyo hato, tyAM ja emAM ekAeka bhaMga paDyo. paNa zo? khImajIbhAIne thayuM ke, mitrone have e yuropiyano zikAranA bhAre zokhIna hatA. emAM barAbara sakaMjAmAM phasAvI zakAya ema che. ethI vaLI emanI najara dUradUra doDatA haraNiyAnAM ToLA emaNe kahyuM ke, juo, A rivolvara dvArA tame para paDI ane emaNe potAnI rivolvaro sAbadI haraNiyAnA prANa levAnA e kharuM ne? have lIdhelA karavA mAMDI. prANa tame pAchA haraNiyAone ApIne emane - khImajIbhAI A sauno irAdo tarata samajI gayA jIvADI zakavA samartha cho kharA? jo tamArI pAse eTale emaNe kahyuM, "bhAratIya saMskRtie eka AvI tAkAta hoya to mAre rivolvara nathI joItI, aizvarya gharmane yaza vaLI, zrI vairAgya ne jJAna e SaT bhaga prakaTAvato, mahAmaMtra navakAra."--16 ka. 75 Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ to tame zikAra khelo, emAM bhAratIya saMskRtine ToLuM najare caDhatAM temanA AnaMdano pAra na rahyo.' vacce kaMI ja bolavAno adhikAra nathI! vaLatI ja paLe rivolvaramAMthI goLIo choDavA yuropiyano have muMjhAyA, emaNe Azcarya mAMDI. emanA aMtaramAM evo vizvAsa hato ke, anabhavatAM kahyuM, khImajIbhAI! A to tame hamaNAM ja sAta-ATha haraNa DhaLI paDaze. paNa e dAva-pecanI ramata ramyA! amane AvI khabara hota vizvAsa sAva ThagAro nIvaDyo! jANe koI adazya to ame vacanathI baMdhAyA na hota. tamArI vAta zaktie haraNone bacAvavA hAtha laMbAvyo hoya sAcI, ame vacanabaddha chIe, e ya sAcuM! paNa tema e goLIo niSphaLa gaI. haraNonAM ToLAMnA A zikAranI moja mANavAno Avo moko to kAne jANe rivolvarano dhaDAko caDyo ja na hoya, koIka vAra ja maLato hoya che. mATe ApaNA saMbaMdha ema e ToLuM gela karI rahyuM! TakAvavA hoya to maherabAnI karIne amane have A dhaDAko sAMbhaLatAM ja khImajIbhAIe AMkho vacanabaddhatAnI pharI vAra smRti na karAvatA. kholI ane sAme je dazya dekhAyuM, ethI emanA khImajIbhAIe mitronI A dhamakIne dhyAnamAM AnaMdano pAra na rahyo, UDatA paMkhIne pADanArI lIdhA sivAya paNa AvA zokhane tilAMjali ApavA yuropiyanonI e rivolvaro najara sAmenAM ghaNuM ghaNuM samajAvyuM. paNa jyAre emane lAgyuM ke, nizAnane tAkavAmAM sAva niSphaLa sAbita thaI mArI samajAvaTathI koI artha sare ema nathI tyAre hatI. sAthe haraNono vALa paNa vAMko thayo na hato. o mauna banI gayA ane manomana mahAmaMtrano hAryo jugArI bamaNuM rame' e kahevatane jApa karavA mAMDyA. potAnI najara sAme koI sArthaka karatAM hoya ema yuropiyano najara sAme ja hatyAkAMDa khelAya, e vAta emane haragIja maMjara rahelA e zikArane koI paNa bhoge meLavavA nahotI. AvI paLomAM paNa emanuM aMtara bolatuM talapApaDa banyA hatA. goLIo upara goLIo hatuM ke, mAranAra karatAM jIvADanAranI paDakhe vadhu baLa choDI paNa badhI ja niSphaLa! khImajIbhAI hajI ane vadhu zaktino bhaMDAra khaDakAyelo hoya che. kAusagga dhyAnamAM ja hatA. emane saMbodhIne khImajIbhAIe manomana eka aNanama nirNaya teoe nirAza thaIne kahyuM, "cAlo have AgaLa karIne chellIvAra mitrone samajAvavAno prayatna vadhIe, kudarata amArI sahAyamAM nathI. eTale karyo. paNa niSphaLa! haraNiyAnI doDadhAmathI zikArano amAro zokha adhUro ja rahI gayo. tame saudaryasabhara e dharatI para yuroMpiyano rivolvara koI maMtarajaMtara mAryA lAge che. nahi to amArI sAthe ghoDAgADI parathI utarI paDyA. khImajIbhAIe rivolvara Ama kyAreya niSphaLa jAya, e vAtamAM abola jIvonAM lohIthI dharatI na raMgAya ne mAla nathI." pApIonI murAda bara na Ave te mATe navakAra saue ghoDAgADImAM sthAna lIdhuM. khImajIbhAIe mahAmaMtrano prabhAva A vAtAvaraNamAM zaktipAta kahyuM, "vAryA na vaLyA paNa hAryA vaLyA, te AnuM kare to kevuM sAruM? e vicArane baLavAna banAvavA nAma!' yuropiyana mitro samakSa emanI eka jhADa nIce kAusagga mudrA dharI UbhA rahI rivolvarone ramakaDAmAM palaTAvanArI eka agamya gayA. emanAM aMtaramAMthI avAja Avato hato, zakti tarIke mahAmaMtrano ullekha karavA mATenI joradAra saMkalpazakti kadI niSphaLa jatI nathI! anukULa takanI rAha jotAM khImajIbhAI khImajIbhAI kAusagga mudrAmAM UbhA rahI ghoDAgADImAM goThavAyA tyAre emanA aMtaranA gayA ane yuropiyano potAnAM zikArazokhane pUro tAretAra mahAmaMtranuM gIta gAtA hatA. karavA medAne paDyA. khUba ja najIkamAM haraNAMonuM madana damana jyAre kare, tyAre samaro zrI navakAra thAtAM mardana madananuM, jarA na lAge vAra.'-17 Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jyAre mahAmaMtra rakSaka bane che! 'kadama-kadama dama-dama haradama para jahAM lohIke AMsu umaDe! AvAM kaMTaka-kaMkara chAyAM rAha para Daga bharanAro javAMmarda kahevAya che.' 'virATa' paNa Avo ja eka javAMmarda hato. ane 'hiMmate mardA to madade khudA.' jenAmAM zaurya hoya, hiMmata hoya, javAMmardI hoya, evAM javAMmardonI vahAre to khudA paNa dhAya che, virATamAM zaurya hatuM. javAMmardI hatI. to pachI enuM rakSaNa mahAmaMtra kare, emAM zuM Azcarya!!! visanagara enuM hamavatana! ummara mAtra paMdara varSanI! virATa hajI to UgIne Ubho thayo hato! zaizavano zaNagAra hajI to enA deha parathI Utaryo ye na hato! chatAM ya enA diladimAgamAM mahAmaMtra namaskAra pratye akhUTa zraddhA hatI! e mahAmaMtrano ananya bhakta hato.! mahAmaMtranA bhakti-gIto enA dilamAM sadA ya gUMjyA karatAM! paMdara varSanI vaye eka vAra virATanA dilamAM tirthAdhirAja zatruMjayanI mahAyAtrA karavAnA aramAna jAgyA. enA smRti-paTa para bhagavAna AdinAthanI alabelI pratimA khaDI thaI. 'dAdA'nuM e bhavya mukhAraviMda! e vizAla kAyabiMba e anokhI asmitAthI opatAM adhara! ane e kAruNya relAvatAM e nayana yugala ! enI mIThI yAda virATanI yAdadAstamAM aMkAI gaI, zatruMjaya jANe virATane sAda daI rahyo hato. enA uranuM ` Urmi-taMtra paNa jANe yAtrA kAje nisaravA ene hAkala daI rahyuM hatuM! ane uranA Urmi-taMtranI hAkalane koNa jAkAro daI zakyuM che ke virATa e hAkalane jAkAro de! -ne eka 'di virATe zatruMjayanI yAtrA kAje prayANa AdaryuM, bhagavAna AdinAthanAM milana 5 kAje suratAM enA tana-mana kaMIka AzAyeza anubhavI rahyA. paMdara varSanI vaye ekalo ne aTUlo virATa yAtrA kAje nIsaryo! visanagarathI zatruMjya bhaNI Age baDhanArI TrenamAM eNe potAnI beThaka jamAvI. Trena eka pachI eka sTezanane vaTAvIne Age dhapI rahI hatI! virATanuM mAnasa paNa koI sohAmaNI svapnasRSTinI saphare upaDI gayuM hatuM! TrenamAM beTho beTho paNa virATa zatruMjayanI mAnasika yAtrA karato hato! enA mAnasapaTala samakSa zatruMjayano e bhUro-bhUro pahANa khaDo thato ne virATa enA kaMkara-kaMkarane bhaktibharyA dile namI paDato! enuM dila tirthAdhirAjanI pagathAra caDhIne bhagavAna AdinAthanA ramaNIya raMgamaMDapamAM pahoMcI jatuM ne jhUkI paDatuM. dAdAnA azaraNa-zaraNa caraNamAM!!! basa, Ama Trena Age baDhatI hatI ne virATanI e raMgIna svapnonI vaNajhAra paNa Age dhadhye jatI hatI! eka pachI eka sTezanane vaTAvIne Age dhapatI Trena 'sonagaDha' sTezane UbhI rahI. virATa je DabbAmAM beTho hato, e DabbAmAMthI eka ToLuM nIce UtaryuM ne eka ajJAta dizA bhaNI cAlavA mAMDyuM; e ToLAMnI pAchaLa virATa paNa TrenamAMthI nIce Utaryo. AjubAju najara pheravI ne enI AMkha AgaLa 'sonagaDha'nuM pATiyuM khaDuM thayuM! virATa sAzcarya vicAravA lAgyo : 'huM kema DabbAmAMthI nIce UtarI gayo? mArI maMjhila to zatruMjaya che! ane e DabbAmAM besavA pAcho vaLyo; paNa A zuM! enA kadama jANe e DabbA bhaNI pAchA pharavAnI sApha nA suNAvI rahyAM hatAM ane peluM ToLuM je dizA bhaNI dhapatuM hatuM, tyAM javAne suratAM hatAM. mahAmaMtra pArasa rUmo, lokhaMDa samo che jIva; sparza thatAM pArasataNo, jIva ja thAye ziva.'-18 5 77 Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ virATe potAnA kadamane Trena bhaNI pAchAM vALavA aMte virATa thAkyo! mana ne tananA saMgrAmamAM dharakhama jahemata uThAvI! e ajJAta dizA bhaNI tane manane zikasta ApI ne virATa e veLA tarapha javAne jhuratAM dilane zatruMjayanA rAha tarapha vALavAne mITa mAMDIne AgaLa vadhavA mAMDyo; vAMkAcUkAM kAje virATe ghaNI ghaNI mathAmaNo karI, paNa e kadama rastA vaTAvIne e ToLuM AgaLa dhapI rahyuM hatuM; na mAnyAM! e dila pAchuM na karyuM!! ane virATe e yeLuM hasatuM ne pArzvabhUmimAM jANe eka mahAmaMtra namaskAranuM smaraNa karyuM alabelA aTTahAsya verAyuM hoya, evuM vAtAvaraNa sarjAI AdinAthane saMbhAryA ne pelI ToLI je dizA bhaNI jatuM! e ToLuM Daga bharatuM ne jANe dharatI dhaNadhaNI jaI rahI hatI te tarapha doTa mUkI UThI hoya, evo AbhAsa thato! virATanuM mana paNa Azcarya anubhavatuM hatuM ke virATanuM mana majabUra hatuM, lAcAra hatuM, zatruMjayane bheTIne mRtyuMjaya banavA kAje nisarelo asahAya hatuM! e ToLAnI pAchaLa javA virATanuM huM Ama A ajJAna dizA bhaNI zAne jaI rahyo mana mAnatuM na hatuM. chatAMye koI ajJAta baLa ene chuM? mane koI ajabanuM AkarSaNa e ToLA bhaNI ToLA tarapha dhakelatuM hatuM ne virATa majabUra banIne e dorI jAya che! zuM mArAM AdarelAM aramAno adhUrA tarapha dhakelAto hato. ja raheze? zuM meM sevelI e zatruMjayanI sohAga mahAmaMtra namaskAra enA AsyanA adharane svapna-sRSTi sAkAra thayA vinA ja Ama vera AMgaNe ramI rahyA hatA! bhagavAna AdinAthanI vikhera thaI jaze??? virATe AgaLa mITa mAMDI, to pratimA enI AMkha AgaLa pratyakSa banatI hatI e ToLuM Age ne Age dhapI rahyuM hatuM! ane tIrtha-samrATa zrI zatruMjayane pahADa virATa pAcho vicAronI UMDI duniyAmAM ghUmavA enA smRtipaTe Ubho Ubho AziSa daI rahyo nIkaLI paDyoH zuM mArA dAdAno mane bheTo nahi hato!! thAya? zuM zatruMjayanA sohAga-sparzathI huM vaMcita ja rahIza? nA, nA, zIdane e dAdAno bheTo na thAya! e namaskArane Tato raTato virATa Age baDhI e sparzathI paNa huM zAne vaMcita rahuM!! A ToLAthI rahyo hato! ToLAne ne virATane have ghaNuM aMtara vikhUTo paDIne jo huM sonagaDhanI rAha pakaDuM, to mane nahotuM rahyuM, e thoDuMka cAlyo ne dUra sudUra najara dAdAno bheTo thAya ane e zatruMjayano sparza paNa phekI to peluM keLuM thaMbhI gayuM hatuM ne vAtonI mane avazya lAdhe! mahephilamAM mazagUla banI UbhuM hatuM! virATanI vicAramALA thaMbhI gaI. eNe cotarapha vAtomAM mazagUla banelA ToLAmAMthI eka mANase mITa mAMDI. sonagaDha sTezananAM signalo hajI dekhAM pAchaLa najara pheMkI, to virATa potAnI pAchaLa detAM hatAM. dUra-dUra sTezanethI upaDelI Trenano Avato dekhAyo; eNe potAnA saradArane kahyuM: kALo-bhammara dhumADo AbhamAM verAto hato ane "saradAra! juo pAchaLa koI namaNo bALaka TrenanI sITInA paDaghA saMbhaLAtA hatA!! Avato jaNAya che! kevo suMdara che!' virATe tyAMthI palAyana thavAno vicAra karyo. "hA, hA, juo, pelA vRkSa nIcethI pasAra thaI manane majabUta banAvyuM ane eNe sonagaDha bhaNI rahyo che! enA mukha para verAyeluM teja kevuM mohaka pAchA pharavA kamara kasIne jahemata uThAvI, paNa enA che! gauravarNA enA tanabadana paNa kevAM surekha ne e prayatno kAmiyAba na nIvaDyAM; enA kadama sudaDha che! hajI uMmara to nAnI jaNAya che, chatAM aDIkhama banIne UbhAM hatAM; ne sonagaDha tarapha enA mukha para ramatA gAMbhIryanA teja-kaNo kevA pAchA vaLavAnI sApha sApha nA kahI rahyAM hatAM. bhavya bhAse che!' "aDasaTha akSarathI thayo, mahAmaMtra navakAra; aDasiline Apato, vaLI akSaya pada denAra.'-19 178 Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chokarAnuM AkarSaka zarIra joIne saradAra paNa virATa AgaLa dhape jato hato! e ToLuM ne virATa bolI UThyA. ' pagadaMDIe cAlatAM cAlatAM teo eka UMDI pallI ToLuM thoDI vAra tyAM UbhuM rahyuM, tyAM to pAse AvI pahoMcyAM ne aMdara pravezyA, tyAre virATa emanI lagolaga AvI Ubho; ToLAnA cotarapha aMdhAra hato. movaDIe virATane bolAvavA ghaNI ghaNI jahemata maMtra, taMtra, ne yaMtramAM evI zaktio chupAyelI uThAvI paNa virATa na bolyo, e to mahAmaMtranA hoya che ke, jenA sahAre aghaTita paNa ghaTita banatuM japamAM ja layalIna banI gayo hato! zatruMjayanI hoya che! svapna paNa na kalpI zakAya evI pagathAra para UbhatA maMdironA mAnasika darzanamAM ja vastuo sAkAra thaIne sAme khaDI thatI hoya che!!! e gumabhAna banI gayo hato! aMte ToLAno movaDI thAkyo ne eNe Age virATanA jIvanamAM paNa evuM ja kaMI banyuM hatuM, baDhavAnI AjJA ApI! virATa paNa emanI pAchaLa ane ethI ja to visanagarathI zatruMjaya javA pAchaLa cAlavA mAMDyo! nIkaLelo virATa eka aMdhArI pallImAM AvI pahoMcyo hato! e je DabbAmAM beTho hato emAM AbhamAM jANe aMdhakAranAM vAdaLa-daLa UbharAI eka lUMTArAonuM ToLuM paNa hatuM e ToLAe ja rahyAM hatAM! sUrajanI vidAyane paNa ThIka ja samaya virATa para kAmaNa karyuM hatuM! pasAra thaI gayo hato! ToLuM dhaye jatuM hatuM; AbhamAM UbharAyelAM virATanA rUparaMga ane kumaLI vaya jotAM e aMdhakAranAM vAdaLo have aMdhAra-jaLa varasAvavA maMDI ToLAe eka evI AkarSaNa-vidyA virATa upara paDyAM hatAM! avanI para AchuM AchuM aMdhAruM mUkI ke, jethI virATane ToLAM tarapha svayaMbhU patharAI rahyuM hatuM! AkarSaNa thAya ne potAnA mananI murAda phaLe ! ane ajavALAne AdhAre ToLuM rAha kApI rahyuM hatuM. e ToLAnAM aramAno phaLyAM paNa kharAM! virATa para ane enI pAchaLa virATa paNa kheMcAI rahyo hato; choDelI e AkarSaNa-vidhAe acUka kAma karyuM ane teo have eka gherA jaMgalane vIMdhIne khullA virATa lUMTArAonI pallImAM kheMcAI Avyo !! medAnamAM AvI gayAM hatAM! sonagaDhathI nIkaLeluM e ToLuM jyAre pallImAM eka nAnakaDI TekarInI dhAre dhAre cAlyA pachI e pravezya tyAre lagabhaga adhAruM thaI gayuM hatuM! ToLAnuM raheThANa AvatuM hatuM ane aMdhAruM paNa have pallImAM AvyA pachI paNa tyAMnA saradAre gheruM banatuM hovAthI teoe jhaDapI prayANa virATane bolAvavA ghaNI jahemata lIdhI, chatAMye AraMvyuM! virATa na bolyo, te na ja bolyo! enuM mukha paNa TekarInI dhAre ne dhAre cAlyA pachI eka viSAdI hatuM! enA jigaramAM jANe jakhonI ekalavAyI pagadaMDI phaMTAtI hatI. e pagadaMDInI jvAlAo jalI rahI hatI! hAsyavihoNuM enuM Amane ne sAmane hariyALuM ghAsa UbhuM UbhuM DolatuM Asya hatuM! jyAphatavihoNuM enuM jigara hatuM!!! hatuM! saradArane virATano khapa hato, mATe eNe teoe pagadaMDIe pravAsa AraMbhyo, emanI rIjhavavA kAje virATanA caraNe sukha-sAmagrI pAchaLa virATa paNa Avato ja hato! ToLuM to paravAno mArga akhatyAra karyo! makhamalanI sejamAM nirbhaya banIne cAlatuM hatuM. paNa virATa to hajI virATane suvaDAvavAmAM Avyo! vidhavidha khAdya navo hato, ethI bhaya sAthe mahAmaMtranA jApapUrvaka sAmagrI enA moM AgaLa khaDI karavAmAM AvI! - "anaMta guNano chaMda che, mahAmaMtra navakAra; guNa tenA gaNatAM sadA koI na pAme pAra."-20 ( 9 / Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paNa virATa bhakta hato mahAmaMtrano! upAsaka hato virATa-jaMjIrane haMgoLI daIne nAsI chUTavuM e jaina-zAsanano! e rAtre kema karIne khAya! asaMbhava vAta che? zuM bhagavAna AdinAthanI joDe ne divasabhara cAlyAno thAka hato! AMkhamAM niMda dilanI be-cAra vAto karavAnuM mAruM khvAba khAka nahotI, chatAMye virATa poDhI gayo sejamAM! thaIne UDI jaze?' nahi, nahi, hajI paNa jo huM maMtrAdhirAjanuM smaraNa karato karato virATa sukha mArA manane marda banAvuM, mArI jiMdagAnImAM zayAmAM soDa tANIne poDhyo hato, paNa enI javAMmardInA jozIlA pravAhane reDuM, to mAruM e AMkhamAM niMda nahotI. khvAba siddha thAya! meM sevelA e aramAno AkAra pAme! kALI kALI madharAta! pallInuM sUnakArabharyuM virATano vicAra pravAha sthagita banI gayo; vAtAvaraNI dharatInA ajJAta khUNe UbhatI ekalIaTalI pallI! ane A badhA parAyAM vAtAvaraNanI eNe joyuM to saradAra potAnI sAme ja UbhA hatA vacce ekalavAyo pote! ane rIjhavavAnA prayatna karI rahyA hatA. saradAranA prayatno sariyAma niSphaLa gayA. virATanI AMkha AgaLa A badhuM citrapaTanI jema pasAra thatuM ne enuM hadaya halabalI UThatuM! emaNe dharakhama prayAso karyA, virATanA mukhanA cabUtare hAsyanuM ekAda kabUtara paNa caNa caNavA na dharatInI upara patharAyelo aMdhakArano kALo AvyuM. bhammara paDado dhIme dhIme haTato hato ne AchAM AchAM teja-kazo AvIne avanIne ajavALI virATa punaH vicAranI duniyAmAM UtarI paDyo : jyAre mahAmaMtra rAka bane che, tyAre aDIkhama rahyAM hatAM! UbhelA vipattionA pahADo paNa halabalI UThe che virATa sejamAMthI beTho thayo! maMtrAdhirAjane ane e parvatomAM virATa bhaMgANa paDe che! caraNe ghUMTaNiye paDIne namyo ane siddhAcalanI sohAmaNI mUrtine e manomana vaMdI rahyo. virATanI vicAradhArA AgaLa vadhI. zuM mahAmaMtra mArA rAka nathI? konI guMjAyaza che ke e pAchA saradAranA e ja prayatno! e ja maMtrAdhirAja mArA paDakhe UbhAM hoya ne mAro vALa kAkalUdIbharI AjhUo! chatAMye virATa na ja paNa vAMko karI zake? jagatanA virATa takhtA para rIjhayo!!! enA mukha para patharAyelAM viSAdanAM evI koI vastunI hayAti ja nathI ke, je A vAdaLo na vikherAyAM te na ja vikherAyAM!!! maMtra-samrATanI sAme Takkara jhIlI zake? to zuM huM Ama ne Ama eka, be ke traNa divasa vahI gayA! paNa mahAmaMtrane mArA rAka banAvIne, ane virATanI yAdadAstamAM e siddhAcalanA namaskAranuM abhedya kavaca dhAraNa karIne ahIMthI saMsmaraNo upasI AvatAM ne enuM viyogI dila game te bhoge nAsI chUTavAnA kAryamAM kesariyAM karIne enA milana kAje jhAra jhAra raDI UThatuM! jhaMpalAvuM, to mAruM kArya kAmayAba na nIvaDe? jarUra Ama jyAre cotaraphathI dhasI AvelI vipattinI kAmayAba nIvaDe. varavI vaNajhAra nIce virATa rasAto, tyAre e virATanA aMtaramAMthI eka virATa paDagho bahAra doDI jato e maMtra-samrATane zaraNe! e maMtra- paDyo ne virATanI AMtara-guphAmAM e paDagho guMjavA samrATanI zaraNAgatithI enuM aMtara AsAyeza lAgyo! e paDaghAmAMthI virATe navo joma, navo anubhavatuM! jusso ne navI javAMmardI meLavI! enuM dila game te virATa pAcho eka vAra vicAronI UMDI UMDI bhoge have pallIne jAkAro devA kaTibaddha banyuM ne AlamamAM laTAra mAravA nIkaLI paDyo. "zuM have A aMte e kRtanizcayI banyo ke, Aje to jarUra vikAra bALa vilAsa TALe, mahAmaMtra navakAra; saMyama rome rome pragaTe, jIvanano zaNagAra."--21. | 80 / Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A pallIne Thokare UDAvIne cAlI ja nIkaLavuM, taya smaraNa karato karato virATa samaya pasAra karI rahyo karelA siddhAcalanA rAhe...virATanI vicAramALA hato! aTakI. e game te bhoge pallImAMthI nAsI chuTIne madharAta zarU thaI ne virATa beTho thayo! soraThanA alabelA "dAdA'ne bheTavA kRtanizcayI virATe AjubAju eka UDatI najara nAkhI to banyo hato! badhe ja sUnakAra hato! AkhI pallI bhara-niMdamAM virATamAM zraddhA hatI ke, potAnA A hatI, saradAra paNa ghasaghasATa UMghI rahyA hatA! mahAbhArata kAryane pAra pADavAmAM maMtrAdhirAja virATe manomana vicAryuM taka ghaNI ja suMdara avazya sahAya karaze! ene etabAra hato ke, sAMpaDI che! mArA mArgamAM rukAvaTa karI zake evuM koI mahAmaMtra enAmAM evuM akhUTa pIThabaLa pUraze ke, je nathI!' e UThyo ne dvAra bhaNI Age baDhyo! pIThabaLathI vidgonA virATa vAridhine vIMdhIne paNa virATanA manamAM pAcho eka pIchehaThano vicAra pote potAnI maMjhilane hAMsala karI zakaze!! AMdolita banI gayo? huM A sAhasa to nathI virATamAM Aje zauryanI saravANI phUTI nIkaLI karI rahyo ne? yojanAmAM jo huM khullo paDI hatI! enAmAM Aje eka evI javAMmardI eka evo jaIza, to mAro AkharI aMjAma mota sivAya bIjo jusso ane eka evuM joma UgI nIkaLyuM hatuM ke, zuM hoI zake? enA zarIramAM eka bhayanI dhrujArI je joma, javAMmardI ne jussAne tribheTe UbhIne e pasAra thaI gaI!!! paNa pAcho e javAMmarda banI eka navo itihAsa sarjI zake?? gayo. jyAre mahAmaMtra rakSaka bane che, tyAre AkAzanA mahAsAgaramAM saphara kheDatI kheDatI AphatanuM dhummasa vilAI jAya che ne jyAphatano suryanI naukA sAgara-tIre AvI rahI hatI! sUrya prakAzI UThe che. virATe mahAmaMtranuM smaraNa jhilamila thatI suryanI rami bujhAI javAnI aNI karyuM! AdinAtha dAdAne potAnA dilamAM padharAvyA para AvI hatI! ane saMdhyA AkAzane AMgaNe ne e kaMTakabharyA rAhe Age baDhyo! IndradhanuSI raMgonI raMgoLI pUrI rahI hatI! virATa saradAranI lagolaga AvI Ubho! eNe virATa beTho beTho palAyana thavAnI yojanA ghaDI bhAre siphatathI saradArano koTa paherI lIdho ne rahyo hato. A aMdhArI-pallImAM AvyAne Aje saradAranA vezamAM sajja thaI gayo; saradAranA ene traNa traNa divasa vItI cUkyA hatA; A traNa ozikA nIce bharAvelI eka nAnakaDI lAkaDI paNa divasamAM virATe pallInI samasta kAryavAhIne khUba ja kunehathI virATe kheMcI lIdhI ne eNe bArIka nirIkSaNa karI lIdhuM hatuM. saradAra kevI rIte pallInA dvAra bhaNI kadama mAMDyo. bahAra jAya che! bahAra javAmAM e kayA kImIyAthI virATa jyAre dvAra AgaLa AvI Ubho tyAre dvArodghATana kare che! ane kayA samaye e bahAra madharAta barAbara jAmI gaI hatI! jAya che! A badhI vAtothI virATa barAbara vAkepha zraddheya sAco hoya! zraddhA sAcI hoya ane banI gayo hato! ane e badhI mAhitIne AdhAre sAdhanA paNa sAcI hoya, to zraddheya, zraddhA ne ja e potAnI yojanAnuM Ayojana karI rahyo sAdhanAne tribheTe Ubhato sAdhaka siddhinA hato! sarvoccazikharone avazya sara karI zake che! pallI AkhI nidrAne khoLe poDhI javAnI virATa paNa AvA eka tribheTe Ubho hato; enA taiyArI karI rahI hatI, tyAre virATe paNa potAnI zraddheya mahAmaMtra hatA, mahAmaMtra pratyenI enI sejamAM laMbAvyuM, eNe potAnI yojanAne amalI zraddhA avicala hatI ane enI mahAmaMtranI sAdhanA banAvavA kAje pagalAM bharavAnAM hatAM! mahAmaMtranuM paNa avirata hatI! premapaMthIo prabhune pAme, japatAM zrI navakAra; hRdayagraMthIo toDIne, thAya nigraMtha naranAra."-22] 1 81 " Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pallImAM AvyAne traNa traNa divasa pasAra thaI rakSaNa karI rahyA che! pachI bhaya kevo?" "bhale mArI cUkyA hatA, virATa trIje divase kRtanizcayI banI AgaLa koI rAha nathI, pAchaLa koI pagadaMDI nathI ke gayo hato ke- "game te bhoge pallIne Thokare uDAvI paDakhe koI verAna rasto paNa nathI, chatAMye eka daIne girirAjano rAha apanAvavo ne dAdA pAse phirasto mane AMgaLI pakaDIne calAvI rahyo che! pahoMcI javuM! mahAmaMtra mArI AgaLa teja-lisoTo dorI rahyA virATa trIjA divasanI madharAte UThyo; eNe che! aMdhArI rAte ane vipattionA A madhadariye saradArano Abehuba svAMga sajyo ne dvAra bhaNI paNa 'dAdA' AdIzvarano dhruvatAraka mArA e Age baDhyo! jahAjane haMkArI rahyo che? pachI dahezata kevI? virATe mahAmaMtranuM smaraNa karyuM ne dvArane TakorA pachI bhaya kevo? dIdhA! TakorA paDatAMnI sAthe ja pallInAM dvAra madharAta ThIka ThIka vItI gaI hatI. virATa paNa ughaDI gayAM! virATa bahAra nIkaLyo, tyAre have doDI-doDIne thAkyo hato. enAM kadama koI pallInA dvArapALo virATane salAma bharI rahyA vizrAma-sthAnanI khojamAM hatAM. enAM netro paNa hatA! have thoDo ArAmane jhaMkhI rahyAM hatAM. kadama Age jyAre mahAmaMtra rAka bane che, tyAre game tevI baDhavAnI nA kahI rahyAM hatAM. chatAMye Age baDhyA kaparI yojanA paNa pAra paDe che!! vinA chUTako ja nahoto. saradArano svAMga sajIne bahAra nIkaLelA TekarInI dhAre dhAre cAlIne virATa have jaMgalamAM virATanI yojanA paNa tema-khema pAra paDI gaI! AvI cUkyo hato, paMtha hajI ghaNo ja lAMbo hato. virATa bahAra nIkaLI gayo! dvArapAlane zaMkA paNa maMjhila hajI to ghaNI dUra-sudUranI bhoma para UbhI na AvI, teoe paNa virATane saradAra samajI hatI! chatAMye majalane thaMbhAvyA sivAya cAle tema salAma bharI ne enA rAhamAM paththaro na khaDakyAM! nahotuM. pallAne kukarAvI daIne virATa eka khullAM virATe cotarapha najara pheravI, paNa AjubAju medAnamAM AvI Ubho! cotarapha jANe aMdhakAranI kayAMye vizrAmasthAna lAdhavAnI zakyatA na jaNAI! pralaya-varSA thaI rahI hatI! e kALAbhammara eNe dUra-sudUra mITa mAMDI, to eka nAnakaDI derI aMdhArAne bhedatAM AchAM AchAM AkAzI ajavALAM jevuM kaMIka enI AMkha AgaLa jaNAvA mAMDyuM. virATane rAha cIMdhI rahyAM hatAM. majabUra banelAM manane manAvIne paNa virATe virATanA dilamAM maMtrAdhirAja zrI namaskArano potAno pravAsa jArI rAkhyo. enuM mana cAlatA ajapAjapa cAlu hato! e japamAMthI vahetI behada cAlatAM paNa e ja vicAre caDhatuM ke, mahAmaMtranI zaktine sahAre sahAre virATa verAna paMtha kApI AgaLa kaI vastu azakya che? mahAmaMtramAM evI rahyo hato! anahada guMjAyaza aMtarSita banelI che, evI virATa verAna vagaDo! kALI madharAta! hiMsaka pazuonA zakti chupAyelI che ke-jayAre e aMtahita thayelI AkramaNano bhaya! ajANyo rasto! ane ekalo guMjAyaza jAge che, jayAre e chupAyelI virATane aTUlo pote! zaktinuM UrdhvIkaraNa thAya che, tyAre Aphatono A kalpanAthI ja virATamAM dahezata zata-mukhe pahADa halabalI UThe che ane sAdhakane javA mATe phATI nIkaLatI! paNa A dehazatano dAvAnala punaH rasto karI Ape che! bujhAI jato! e vicAratoH "bhale huM asahAya chuM, virATa vicArI rahyo: "zuM mArA jIvanamAM ane sAthI-sagAthI vihoNo chuM, paNa mahAmaMtra mAruM banelI A kamakamATIbharI ne romAMcaka ghaTanA A manavANI kAyAne sAthe, mahAmaMtra navakAra ArAdhe aMtaramAM jinane, jIte A saMsAra.'-23 Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAtanI sAkha nathI pUratI? kyAM e aMdhAra-gherI nahi, nahi. e sipAInI zI guMjAyaza che pallI ane kyAM e lUMTArAonI jIvaleNa bhIMsamAM kemane giraphatAra karI zake! jyAre maMtrAdhirAja jakaDAyelo huM! zuM e UMDA aMdhArAmAMthI mArA rakSaka che, tyAre konI magadUra che ke, mArA zire ajavALAmAM AvavuM zakya hatuM? zuM e jIvaleNa sItama gujArI zake!!' bhIMsanI nAgacUDane toDI-phoDIne svataMtra thavAnuM virATe joyuM to hajI sipAI ThIka ThIka dUra hato. svapneya zakya hatuM? paNa tyAre badhuMya zakya bane eNe tyAMthI jhaDapabhera nAsI javAno vicAra karyo; che, svapneya na kalpI zakAya evuM tyAre sAkAra UranA urmi-vAghethI mahAmaMtranuM bhaktigIta thaIne khaDuM rahe che, jyAre mahAmaMtra rakSaka bane che! lalakArIne virATe haraNa phALo bharavA mAMDI! virATanA kAne ghaMTaDIno madhuro nAda athaDAyo, A verAna-bhomathI ajANyo ne mAtra paMdara eNe joyuM to pote derInI sAva najIka AvI varSanI vayano virATa kyAM? ne vana-vagaDAnI vATane pahoMcyo hato; eka ghaTAdAra vRkSanI chAMyamAM derI rAta 'di kheDanAro khaDatala sipAI kyAM? UbhI hatI; cAra-pAMca kadama dUra derInuM dvAra virATanI haraNaphALo bharatI phalAMgo cAlu ja AvatuM hatuM, Ama derI nAnakaDI chatAM ramya hatI! hatI! ekIzvAse e doDyuM ja jato hato, paNa eka virATanA tana-mana have virAmane jhaMkhI rahyAM khaDatala sipAInI najare caDhelo e bALa kyAM sudhI hatAM. eNe derImAM thoDo ArAma karavAno vicAra TakI zake? karyo! khaDe raho!" sipAIe eka rADa pADI. virATe virATa pagathAra caDIne cotarAmAM ArAma karavA joyuM, to sipAI cheka lagolaga AvIne Ubho kAje besI gayo! derInI cogaradamanuM vAtAvaraNa hato. have UbhA rahyA sivAya cAle ema ja na khUba ja khuzanumA hatuM. maMda maMda vaheto pavana hatuM. virATa Ubho rahyo. chatAMye enA aMtaramAM virATane AsAyeza arpato hato, virATanuM aMtara ImAna ane jigaramAM zraddhA hatI ane dilamAM A sthAnane jAkAro daIne Age baDhavA majabUra vizvAsa hato ke, tyAre game tevuM bhakSaka tattva paNa hatuM, chatAMye Age baDhyA sivAya chUTako ja nahoto! sAdhakane herAna-parezAna karI zakatuM nathI, jyAre virATane khyAla ja hato ke, maMjhila hajI ghaNI mahAmaMtra rAka bane che! virATa nirbhaya banI Ubho hato. enA tana-badana para bhayanI ekAda AchIdUra che ane majala paNa haju lAMbI kheDavAnI che. e pAtaLI rekhA paNa nahotI aMkAI! adhara para Ubho thayo. cotarapha vihaMgAvalokana karyuM, to enI ajapAjapa hato, maMtrasamrATano! dilamAM e pyArI najara dUra-sudUrathI AvatA eka sipAI para paDI! chabI ramatI hatI, alabelA AdinAthanI! virATanA romaromamAM eka bhayanI dhrujArI AvI gaI! enA tana-badana para caNa caNavA beThelAM sipAIe saradAranI AjJAne virATa AgaLa AnaMdanAM kabUtarone pAMkho phUTI ne e UDI gayAM! darakhAsta karI; game tema karIne Abha ne pAtALa e gaMbhIra banIne vicAravA mAMDyo : eka karIne paNa virATane giraphatAra karo! e saradAranI AjJA hatI! oha! zuM huM pAcho pakaDAI jaIza? zuM e - sipAIe virATane ghaNI rIte samajAvyo ke aMdhAra-gherI pallInuM Atithya hajI mArA zire virATa! jo tuM saradArano AjJAMkita banIne rahIza, lakhAyeluM che! mArA maMtrAdhirAja zuM mane sahAya nahi to tane pallImAM koI jAtanuM duHkha nathI! saradAra kare? zuM kismata hajIye mArA para smita veratI khuda potAno akhUTa vAraso ne pallInuM nathI? sArvabhaumatva tane soMpavA icche che !' paNa - "rAgadveSa jItIne jagave, jJAnataNI cinagAra; karma Dhaga dArune bALe, mahAmaMtra navakAra."-24, Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sipAInI A Ajhuo kAmayAba na nIvaDI. virATe u52thI sipAIne samajAvavA mAMDyuM ke tame mane giraphatAra karIne laI jazo, emAM tamane zuM phAyado che! mArA tanabadana tarapha juo. hajI huM bALa chuM! hajI huM avikasita gulAba chuM! tame mane pakaDI jazo, to meM sevelAM raMgIna soNalAM vikherAI jaze! mArAM aramAnonI Alama nestanAbUda banI jaze! na joIe mAre e sArvabhaumatva!!! mAre joIe phakta AjhAdI! mahAmUlo AdinAtha ne prANa-pyAro mahAmaMtra zrI namaskAra!!! virATa ATaluM bolIne thaMbhI gayo; paNa enA zabdomAM khumArI hatI, nahi ke AjhAdInI bhIkha mAMgatI kAkaludI? sipAI virATanI khumArI joIne stabdha banI gayo, e vicAravA lAgyo ke zuM nAnA bALamAM paNa AvI khumArI, AvI javAMmardI, AvuM joma ne Avo jusso hoI zake kharo? zuM AvA bALane giraphatAra karIne saradAra samakSa khaDo karavAmAM mahApAtaka nathI? to pachI zIdane mAre e mahApAtaka vahorIne mArI mAnavatA para aganapichoDI oDhADavI! javA do, nathI giraphatAra karavo e bALane! saradArane kahI daIza ke, AjubAjunI dharatInA kaNa-kaNamAM virATane khojavA kAje ghUmI Avyo, paNa na maLyo e viTano ochAyo ! sipAIe dhArIne joyuM to virATanA mukha para koI maMtrajApa cAlI rahyo hato. eNe kahyuM : tuM tArA taya karelAM rAhe Age baDha, virATa! huM pallImAM pAcho jAuM chuM ne kahI daIza ke-'na maLyo virATa! sipAI pAcho vaLyo.' virATanA uranA udadhimAM umaMganI Urmio uchaLavA mAMDI! enA mukhamAMthI eka Abha cIratI vANI bahAra paDI ke-tyAre vizvabharanuM koI paNa tattva koI paNa kALe sItama gujArI zakatuM nathI, jyAre mahAmaMtra rakSaka bane che! virATanI maMjhila have dUra na hatI! e thoDuM cAlyo, tyAM to 'sonagaDha'nAM signalo ene dekhAyAM! sonAgaDhanA pleTaphaoNrma para jyAre virATe kadama bichAvyAM, tyAre pAlItANA janArI Trena enI rAha jotI UbhI hatI! virATe e TrenamAM potAnuM Asana bichAvyuM, tyAre enAM aMtaratamanA khUNe-khUNAne khUMdIne vAyumaMDaLamAM relAto eka aMtaranAda mahAmaMtranA aphATa sAmarthyane gAto gAto anaMtamAM vilIna thato hato. tyAre game tevI aMdhAra-pairI khINamAM pachaDAyelA mahAmaMtranA sAdhakane pagathAre lAdhe che ane e gumarAha sAdhaka potAnI maMjhilane meLave che, jyAre mahAmaMtra rakSaka bane che! parama prabhutA Atama pAme, japatAM zrI navakAra; dInatA laghutA TaLe jIvananI, vAme sarva vikAra.' - 25 84 Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zraddhA ane maMtranI tAkAta zraddhA to ajaba-gajabanI tAkAta dharAvatI eka bhAvanAnA e taraMgomAM, saMbhAvanAnI koI raMgarekhA camatkArI cIja che! AvI zraddhAno jenI pAse e na ja joI zakyo! sahAro nathI hoto, evA InsAnanI sAme jIvanamAM ajaba-ghaDI koI AvI jatI hoya che, bhagavAna paNa khuda khaDA hoya, to enA mATe e jyAre mANase dhAryuM hoya che kaMI ane banI jatuM paththaranA pUtaLA jevA ja sAbita thAya che ane hoya che bIjuM ja kaMI! keTalIka vAra akasmAta, zraddhAno jene sahAro hoya che, evA zraddhALune AzIrvAdamAM palaTAI jato hoya che, to kyAreka prabhunI pratimA darzana de, toya e darzanamAMthI AzIrvAda, akasmAta tarapha bhISaNa-vaLAMka laI sAkSAta prabhune pAmyAnI dhanyatA e anubhavI leto hoya che. jinadAsanA jIvanamAM eka vAra zakto hoya che. A tAkAta zraddhAnI che. AvI ja eka ajaba ghaDI AvI! AvI atula-baLI zraddhAnI tAkAta, ane jinadAsano eka ajaina mitra zaktino upAsaka maMtrAdhirAja zrI namaskAranI bejoDa tAkAta, saMgama hato ane zakti upAsaka eka bhuvA joDe ene ThIka sAdhIne kevI camatkRta sarje che; ene hUbahU varNavatI ThIka paricaya hato. e mitre eka dahADo jinadAsane A eka satyaghaTanA che. A ghaTanAnA nAyakane kahyuM : jinadAsa! A duniyA to ajaba-gajabanI ApaNe "jinadAsanA nAme oLakhIzuM. kAraNa ke vicitratAono eka meLo che, zraddhAnI AMkha sAcA nAmane jAhera karavAnI ene kIrti-kAmanA khullI rAkhIne joIe, to A meLAne mANavAnI nathI. guptatAnI guphAmAM rahevAmAM rAjIpo majA anubhavI zakAya! icchA thatI hoya, to anubhavato alagArI e AdamI che. . zaktinI upAsanAno paraco jovA AvavAnuM mAruM jinadAsane mahAmaMtra namaskAra vArasAmAM maLyo AmaMtraNa che. eka bhUvo Avo paraco pratyakSa hato. A maMtranA UMDA rahasyanI ene koI jhAjhI batAvI zake che. gaMgA ghara AMgaNe ja AvelI che! gatAgama nahotI, jethI mahAmaMtra para dilanA jinadAsanuM kutUhala A vAta sAMbhaLIne potAnA UMDANamAMthI, jJAna garbhita zraddhAno abhiSeka manane kAbUmAM na rAkhI zakyuM. ene thayuM ke, bhale huM karavAnuM sadbhAgya ene kyAMthI sAMpaDe? chatAM jaina rahyo, paNa jovA javAmAM zo vAMdho che? mane sAmAnya-zraddhAnA jaLa-chAMTaNA karavAnuM AchuM- vizvAsa che ke, mArA manamAM cAlato mahAmaMtrapAtaLuM enuM bhAgya to jarUra jAgRta hatuM, jethI e navakArano ajapAjapa mArI zraddhAne jarAya DagAvI dararoja mahAmaMtra paranI potAnI AsthAne AdhAre nahi zake! niyamita jApa karavAnuM vrata atizuddhapaNe jALavI mitranA AmaMtraNane svIkAratA jinadAse zakato. A jApanI paLomAM, ghaNI vAra enA kahyuM : tArA AmaMtraNano saharSa svIkAra karatA, haiyAmAMthI evI bhAvanAnA taraMgo UThatA ke, A bhAvatuM hatuM ne vaidhe kahyA jevo AnaMda anubhavuM maMtrano koI prabhAva-paraco mane jovA maLe to kevuM chuM. cAlo, A rIte ya paraco jovA maLato hoya, to mAvanA saMbhAvanAmAM palaTaya e mATenI zA mATe takane vadhAvI na levI? enI pratIkSAnI ghaNI-ghaNI paLo, divaso- baMne mitro zakti mAtAnA maMdire pahoMcyA. mahinAo ane varSomAM palAI gaI. paNa jina-maMdiranA zAMta-prazAMta vAtAvaraNathI TevAyelA zUnya zikhara para Asana vALe, japatAzrI navakAra, avadhUta yogI thaIne Atama, kare pApa parihAra.-26 85 Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jinadAsane zakti maMdiranuM vAtAvaraNa khUba ja vicitra lAgavA mAMDyuM. mAtAnuM biruda dharAvatI 'zaktidevI'nI pratimA para mAtRtvano mahimA gAtuM koI ja pratIka dekhAtuM nahotuM. zaktimAtAno e deha nakhathI zIkha sudhI evA-evA cihnothI ladAyelo hato ke, ekavAra to bahAdura paNa ene joIne DarI jAya! adhUrAmAM pUruM bhuvAno dedAra evo te bhISaNa-bhayaMkara hato ke-jenI kalpanAthIya, kALajuM kamakamATI anubhave! zaktinA upAsaka mitre bhuvAne jinadAsano paricaya karAvatAM kahyuM ke, A mArA eka jaina mitra che. zakti-mAtAno paraco najaronajara jovAnI khUba ja icchA che. ethI huM Apane vinavuM che ke, Apa zaktimAtAne A mitranA zIramAM praveza karAvIne ene paraco batAvo.' bhuvAe 'hakAra' sUcaka mAthuM halAvIne kahyuM : zakti-mAtA to hAjarAhajUra devI che. eno paraco batAvavo, e mAre mATe koI agharI vAta nathI! huM mAro prayoga zarU karuM chuM. jene paraco anubhavavo hoya, e A kuMDALAmAM Asana jamAvIne besI jAya! bhuvAnI AjJA mujaba jinadAsa kuMDALAmAM besI gayo. cotaraphanuM bhayabharyuM vAtAvaraNa enA mATe navuM-navuM hatuM. ethI abhayano Azaro pAmavA eNe manomana mahAmaMtrano jApa zarU karI daI badhuM nATaka nihALavAno nizcaya karyo. paLa be paLamAM vAtAvaraNe vadhu bhayaprada vaLAMka lIdho. DAkalAM vAgI rahyAM. dAtaNanI cIrIo cotarapha pheMkAvA mAMDI. jaLachAMTaNAthI AjubAjunI jamIna bhInIbhInI banI gaI. thoDI vadhu paLo vItI, ane bhuvAnA zarIramAM koIno praveza thayAnI eMdhANIo kaLAvA mAMDI. jora-jorathI dhuNatA bhuvAe vidhino bIjo tabakko zarU ryo. e Ubho thayo, potAnA kuMDALAmAMthI bahAra AvIne, e jinadAsa tarapha gayo. zaktimAtAne jinadAsanA zarIramAM praveza karAvavAno prayoga have zarU thayo. bhuvo jinadAsane eka pradakSiNA pharyo. pradakSiNA pUrI thatAM ja hatAzAthI haNAyelo bhuvo paga pachADIne potAnI beThaka para besI paDyo. ene evo AbhAsa thavA mAMDyo ke, zaktimAtA jinadAsanA zarIramAM pravezavA asamartha che. paNa e kaMI ema hatAza thAya ema na hato. pharIthI e Ubho thayo. hiMmatabhera eNe jinadAsanA kuMDALAne pharatI bIjI pradakSiNA lIdhI, paraMtu pariNAma evuM ja AvyuM. paga pachADIne ene potAne Asane besI javAnI koI adazya-zaktie jANe pharaja pADI. be vAra hatAza thayelo bhuvo, have A vAtane potAnI pratiSThAno ane nAkano prazna gaNIne, game te bhoge zaktimAtAne jinadAsanA zarIramAM pravezAvI devAnA jhanuna sAthe punaH Ubho thayo. krodhAveza sAthe eNe trIjI pradakSiNA pUrI karI, paNa enuM svapna siddha na ja thayuM! vAvaMToLanA vegathI jema taraNuM pAchuM dhakelAya, ema bhuvo pAchaLa dhakelAI gayo ane bhagnAza-hatAza haiye potAnI beThaka para e pachaDAI paDyo. enA tana-mana para chavAI gayelI nicA ane lAcArInI lAgaNI joIne, zaktinA pelA upAsake bhuvAnA zarIramAM pravezelA mAtAjIne vinavatAM kahyuM ke 'mAtAjI! ApanuM AhvAna eTalA mATe ja karavAmAM AvyuM che ke, A jainamitra jinadAsa ApanA paracAno pratyakSa sAkSI banI zake, ethI huM Apane AzAbharyA aMtare jhukI-jhukIne pharI vinavuM chuM ke, Apa pote A jinadAsanA zarIramAM pravezIne, ene paraco ApavAnI kRpA karo!' bhuvAnA mAdhyame A vinavaNIno jvAba vALatAM zaktimAtAe kahyuM : A jaina-bhAInA dehamAM praveza karavA huM lAcAra chuM. enI AsapAsa, enA iSTadevanA japathI racAyelA gebI tejasvI-vartuLo, enA zarIramAM pravezatA mane roke che, ane huM pAchI paDuM chuM. kinAre AvI pahoMcelI nAvane ugArI levAnI Agjha sAthe pharI vinavaNI thaI : Apa Ama hatAza 'ekAgratAnA agni mahIM, karo IMdriyavAsanA homa; pachI japo navakArane to, prakaTe samatA soma.'- 27 do 86 Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Wan thAva, e kema cAle! game te rIte Apa paraco batAvo, evI mArI aMtaranI kAmanA che. upAyamAM kamInA hoya, to sUcavo. ame badhuM karavA taiyAra chIe. bhuvAnA mAdhyame punaH pratyuttara sAMpaDyo : hA eka upAya che. A jainabhAI potAnA iSTadevano japa karavAnuM choDI de, eo potAnA iSTa-maMtranA AjIvana-tyAgano mane kola Ape; to mAro avarodha dUra thAya ane huM enA zarIramAM praveza pAmI zakuM. A sivAya mAro paraco pAmavAno koI ja upAya nathI. huM bhale game teTalI zaktizALI gaNAtI houM! paNa A bhAI dvArA thatA iSTamaMtrathI jAgatA tejavartuLo mArI AMkhane AMjIne AMdhaLI banAvI de che. e vartuLo vIMdhIne AgaLa vadhavA huM lAcAra banI jAuM chuM. mATe mArI A zarata mAnya hoya, to ja huM paraco batAvavA samartha chuM. bolo, mAnya che mArI A zarata? A savAla-javAbe jinadAsanA haiyAmAM koI judI ja jAtanuM nirNAyaka-manomaMthana pedA karI dIdhuM. e vicAre caDyo : oha ! paraco to mArA gharamAM ja mArI pratIkSA karato khaDo che ane enI zodha mATe huM Ama-tema phAMphAM mArI rahyo chuM! mAro navakAra keTalo badho baLavAna che ke, enA japamAMthI nIkaLatI jyoti, zaktimAtAneya hAra apAvI zake che. navakAra tarapha huM koI evI nakkara niSThA dharAvato nathI, meM evo koI bhekha laIne, navakArane ja mAro mudrAlekha nathI banAvyo! vArasAmAM maLelA navakAranI roja huM mAtra eka mALA ja pheravuM chuM. mArI zraddhAnI sImA phakta ATalI ja che! chatAM jo AvI nAmanI zraddhA paNa A jAtano paraco ApI zake che, to navakAra pratyenI mArI zraddhAniSThAne jo huM samajaNapUrvakanI banAvavA maMDI paDuM, to mAro beDo A bhavasAgarathI pAra na thaI jAya zuM? paraco pAmavo hato koI zaktino ane paraco hAtha lAgI gayo bIjI ja koI zaktino! jinadAse manomana pAko nirNaya laIne, potAnA mitrane kahyuM : mAre je 5raco pAmavo hato, e maLI gayo che. A prasaMge khUba ja sacoTa rIte e sAbita karI ApyuM che ke, zaktimAtAneya hAra svIkAravI paDe, evI pracaMDa-tAkAta mArA navakAramaMtramAM che. have Avo ATalo paraco maLyo pachI paNa jo huM navakAranI niSThAne cheha dauM, to mArA jevo mUrkha-ziromaNi bIjo koNa kahevAya? zaktine visarjita karI devAI. sahunA moM 52 judI-judI jAtanA AzcaryanA taraMgo-raMgo aMkita thayA hatA. bhuvAnA dilamAM Azcarya samAtuM na hatuM. potAnA parAjayano pAyo gotavA eNe jinadAsane eTaluM ja pUchyuM ke-tamArA iSTa-maMtrano pATha jANavAno mAro adhikAra kharo? jinadAsano AnaMda ane ahobhAva chalakAI UThyo. eNe TUMkAkSarI javAbamAM mAtra eTaluM ja kahyuM ke : "namo arihaMtANaM !'' (- 'muktidUta'nA AdhAre) mahAsukha nidhAna che, parameSTi bhagavAna; khAmI vagara khidamata karo, to rIjhe karuNAnidhAna.'-28 cu 87 Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaira visarjaka, maitrI sarjaka, zrI navakAra kAMtilAlabhAI pArekha (kiraNabhAI') alasabhA korTa, me mALe, marIna DrAiva, muMbaI. phonaH 19887 atre rajU karAtI romAMcaka, bodhaprada ghaTanA. svasthAne calyA gayA paraMtu eka bhAI tyAM ja sAteka varSa pahelAM eka mAsikamAM vAMcavAmAM AvI beThA hatA. sabhAnA vyavasthApake temane pUchyuM : hatI. saM. 2041mAM vaDAlAmAM cAturmAsa daramyAna tamAre hajI kaMI pUchavuM che?'-A sAMbhaLatAM ja vyAkhyAnamAM A ghaTanA rajU karAI tyAre eka pelA bhAI kaMIka AvezamAM AvIne kahevA lAgyA. zrAvaka pAsethI jANavA maLyuM ke A ghaTanAmAM "mAre kAMI ja pUchavuM nathI, paraMtu phakta eTaluM ja saMkaLAyelA tattvaciMtaka bhAI te bIjA koI nahi kahevuM che ke maherabAnI karIne tame sahu AvA dhatIMga paNa varSothI goDIjI(pAyadhunI)mAM dara zanivAre baMdha karo. tame lokoe traNa divasamAM navakAra jemano AdhyAtmika vArtAlApa goThavAya che, te zrI maMtranA mahimA viSe je bhASaNo ThokyAM che te badhuM kiraNabhAI pote ja che. tyAra pachI kiraNabhAI pAse haMbaka che, navakAra maMtramAM hAlanA jamAnAmAM Avo rUbarUmAM A ghaTanAnuM Alekhana karI ApavA koI ja prabhAva nathI, A vAta huM mArA jAta jaNAvyuM paraMtu keTalAka kAraNosara temaNe tema karavA anubhavanA AdhAre chAtI ThokIne kahuM chuM!..." mATe thoDI anicchA darzAvI, chatAM A ghaTanA aNadhAryA AvA zabdo sAMbhaLIne vyavasthApaka aneka AtmAo mATe khUba ja preraNAdAyaka hoI bhAI to DaghAI ja gayA. chevaTe teo e bhAIne teno sArAMza atre yathAmati rajU karavAmAM Ave che. mArI pAse laI AvyA ane badhI hakIkata jaNAvI. temAM chabastha dazA vazAtu koI paNa kSati rahI gaI hoya to hArdika micchAmi dukkaDa. mane paNa A kesanuM saMzodhana karavAnI jijJAsA utpanna thaI. meM e bhAIne premapUrvaka pUchyuM : zaMkhezvara tIrthamAM namaskAra mahAmaMtranA parama tame mane jaNAvI zakazo ke tame atyAra sudhImAM ArAdhaka, adhyAtmayogI, ajAtazatru pa. pU. kaI kaI rIte navakAranI ArAdhanA karI ane keTalA paMnyAsa pravara zrI bhadraMkaravijayajI ma. sA. navakAra gaNyA?" pratyuttaramAM pelA bhAIe Adi pUjyonI zubha nizrAmAM navakAra mahAmaMtranA potAnA hAtha dekhADatAM mane kahyuM, "A juo, 36 ArAdhaka AtmAonuM eka tridivasIya saMmelana varSathI navakAra gaNatAM gaNatAM mArAM AMgaLInA goThavavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. temAM trIjA divase rAtre TeravAM ghasAvA lAgyAM! prAcIna hastalikhita navakAra vize praznottarI goThavavAmAM AvI hatI. prato vageremAM darzAvela tathA mahAtmAo pAsethI vividha jijJAsuo dvArA pUchAyelA praznonA sAMbhaLela evI koI prakriyA bAkI nathI ke je meM mAre pratyuttaro? AvavAnA hatA. 36 varSanI sAdhanA daramyAna ajamAvI na hoya! are, ziyALAmAM kaDakaDatI ThaMDImAM ThaMDA pANImAM rAtre lagabhaga 11 vAgye praznottarI kAryakrama UbhA rahIne tathA unALAmAM cAre bAju agninA pUrNa thatAM sabhAnuM visarjana thayuM. badhA ja zrotAo tApa vacce rahIne paNa meM navakAra jApanA prayogo anubhava mitra sama gaNo, mahAmaMtra navakAra; kRpA thAya jo tehanI, to beDo thALe pAra.'- 29 Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karyA che. paraMtu pariNAma zunya ja AvyuM che. na to bhAIno Akroza kaMIka zAMta thayo tyAre meM temane mane koI camatkAra anubhavAyo che ke na to kahyuM ke, "have ApaNe mULa vAta upara pAchA mAnasika zAMtino paNa anubhava thayo...! eTale ja AvIe. jo tame bhale 36 varSamAM ghaNI ya kaMTALIne, 36 varSa pUrve mAtA pAsethI je zaMkhezvara vidhio karI che. paraMtu have huM batAvuM te vidhipUrvaka dAdAnI samakSa navakAramaMtra huM zIkhyo hato te Aje mAtra 6 ja mahinA tame navakAranI ArAdhanA karo dAdAne pAcho ApavA mATe ja huM ahIM Avyo chuM. ane tenuM pariNAma jo na dekhAya to pachI tame mATe maherabAnI karIne navakAramaMtranA mahimA viSe navakAra dAdAne soMpI dejo. tethI sAthe huM paNa have vadhAre kAMI paNa upadeza Apazo nahi...!' navakAra choDI daIza...!!!' A sAMbhaLIne kSaNa vAra to huM paNa cakti thaI (jo ke pAchaLathI A vAta meM pU. gurudevazrI gayo. mahAmaMtra prabhAva viSe mane pUrepUrI zraddhA bhadraMkaravijayajI ma. sA. pAse rajU karI tyAre hatI to bIjI bAju 36 varSanI sAdhanA chatAM temaNe mane Thapako ApatAM kahyuM ke, "ApaNAthI pariNAma zUnyatAnuM daSTAMta paNa mArI sAme navakAra choDI devAnI vAta na karAya. pelA bhAIno paDakArarUpa hatuM. koI nikAcita karmodaya hoya ane tene phAyado na meM manomana gurudevanuM zaraNuM laI navakAranuM dekhAya to zuM tuM paNa navakAra choDI deta!' Ama kahI smaraNa karyuM ane bIjI ja kSaNe mArA manamAM eka temaNe mane prAyazcitta paNa ApyuM. paraMtu zrI vicAra jhabakI gayo ke, "A bhAIe bAhya navakAra mahAmaMtra pratyenI ananya zraddhAthI ja vidhio to ghaNI karI che paNa atyaMtara vidhimAM mArAthI A pramANe bolI javAyuM hatuM. mane pUrNa kyAMka kacAza hovI joIe. te vinA AvuM bane ja khAtarI hatI ke bAhya tathA atyaMtara vidhi barAbara nahi.' jALavIne navakAranI ArAdhanA karavAmAM Ave to tenuM pariNAma acUka dekhAya!...) e kacAza (nabaLI kaDI) zodhI kADhavA mATe meM pelA bhAIe kahyuM, "mane lAge che ke navakAra temanA vyavahArika jIvana viSe thoDI pUchaparacha ArAdhanAnI prasiddha-apasiddha badhI ja vidhio karI. temAM emanA nAnAbhAInI vAta nIkaLatAM ja meM ajamAvI lIdhI che. eTale tame je vidhi teo ekadama AvezamAM AvI gayA ane kahevA batAvazo te paNa meM karI ja lIdhI haze. mATe nAhaka lAgyA ke, "e harAmakhoranuM nAma paNa mArA moDhe Agraha na karo. kAMI vaLavAnuM nathI!'' bolAvazo nahi. nAnI uMmaramAM amArA mAtA-pitA gujarI jatAM meM moTAbhAI tarIke mAruM kartavya meM kahyuM, "mane khAtarI che ke huM batAvavA mAMgu samajIne tenuM pAlana-poSaNa karyuM. bhaNAvI-gaNAvI chuM e vidhi tame nahi ja karI hoya. ane e vidhi dhaMdhe caDAvI lagna karAvI ApyAM. paraMtu lagna jo tame karazo to tamane navakAranI ArAdhanAnuM pachI potAnI patnInI uzkeraNIthI prerAIne teNe pariNAma acUka maLaze ja. paraMtu cha mahinA sudhI mArI pAsethI vadhu milakata paDAvavA mATe korTamAM kesa niyamita rIte e vidhi karavAnuM tame mane vacana mAMDyo che. e nAlAyake badhA upakArone bhUlI Apo to ja e vidhi huM tamane batAvI zake.' jaIne mArI upara apakAra karyo che. eTale have to mArI AvI khAtarIpUrvakanI vAta sAMbhaLI pelA huM ya ene choDIza nahi, meM paNa enI sAme kesa bhAIe vicAryuM ke 36 varSa navakAra gaNyA to mAMDyo che. mAruM game te thAya paNa eka vAra to ene cAlo cha mahinA hajI paNa gaNI lauM. ane temaNe barAbara bodhapATha ApIza ke keTalI vIsIe so thAya kahyuM ke, "bhale tame kahezo te pramANe cha mahinA huM che...' ityAdi AvezamAM ghaNuM bolI gayA pachI e hajI paNa navakAranI ArAdhanA karavA taiyAra chuM.' _suguNavaMta thAvA tame, sadA gaNo navakAra; durguNa gaNa bhAgI jatAM, jarA na lAge vAra."-30 . Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM kahyuM, 'Ama to e vidhi saraLa che chatAM paNa mane zaMkA che ke vidhi sAMbhaLyA pachI kadAca tame e vidhi karavA taiyAra nahi thAo...' pelA bhAIe kahyuM ke, 'huM khAtarI ApuM chuM ke tame e vidhi batAvazo te pramANe cha mahinA sudhI huM jarUra karIza ja!..' : ane chevaTe meM vidhi batAvatAM kahyuM 'juo vidhi be prakAranI hoya che, eka bAhya vidhi, bIjI ApyaMtara vidhi. cokkasa dizA, sthAna, Asana, mALA, mudrA, dhUpa, dIpa vagere bAhya vidhimAM Ave, jyAre sarva jIvarAzi pratye maitrI-pramoda-karuNA-mAdhyasthya Adi bhAvanAothI bhAvita aMtaHkaraNa vagere AtyaMtara vidhimAM gaNAya. tame atyAra sudhImAM bAhya vidhio to aneka prakAranI ajamAvI paNa tenI sAthe je AtyaMtara vidhino sumeLa sadhAvo joIe. temAM kacAza rahI gaI hovAthI tamArI sAdhanA niSphaLatAmAM pariNamI che. navakAra mahAmaMtramAM je paMcaparameSThI bhagavaMtone namaskAra karIe chIe temane jagatanAM jIvamAtra sAthe maitrIbhAva hoya che. eTale jyAM sudhI ApaNuM citta paNa samasta jIvarAzi sAthe maitrIbhAvathI adhivAsita na bane. ekAda paNa jIva sAthe duzmanAvaTano bhAva ke verano badalo levAnI vRtti kAma karatI hoya tyAM sudhI paMca parameSThI bhagavaMtonI kRpAne jhIlavAna pAtratA ApaNAmAM AvI zakatI nathI. pAtratA vinA sAdhanAmAM saphaLatA zI rIte maLe? mATe mArI tamane sarva prathama bhalAmaNa che ke tame tamArA nAnAbhAI sAthe hArdika kSamApanA karI lyo.' zI rIte zakya banI zake? vaLI kadAca tamArA kahevAthI huM khamAvavA jAuM to paNa e to khamAvavAno nathI ja, balake na sAMbhaLI zakAya tevA zabdo ja saMbhaLAvavAno che. mATe maherabAnI karIne A bAbatano Agraha tame na rAkho to sAruM ...' meM kahyuM, 'juo, meM tamane pahelethI ja kahyuM hatuM ke huM batAvIza te vidhi saraLa hovA chatAM tame kadAca nahi karI zako. chatAM tame khAtarI ApI tyAre ja meM A mahattvanI vAta tamane jaNAvI che. have jo tamane Ama karavAmAM nAnAbhAI taraphathI kSamA maLavAnI zakyatA na ja jaNAtI hoya to eka bIjI vidhi tamane batAvuM chuM te tamane acUka karavI joIe. emAM tamAre nAnAbhAI pAse jaIne khamAvavAnI vAta nahi Ave. paraMtu e vidhi pramANe karavAnuM vacana Apo to ja huM tamane vidhi batAvuM. pelA bhAI saMmata thayA tyAre meM kahyuM, 'bhale tame nAnAbhAI pAse jaIne kSamA na mAMgI zako to paNa hRdayamAM tenA pratye badalo levAnI tIvra vAsanA che. tenuM zakya teTaluM visarjana karIne, da22oja savAre jApa karatI vakhate prabhujInA phoTAnI baMne bAjue tamArA bhAI ane bhAbhInA phoTAne rAkhIne evI prArthanA karo ke--'huM je jApa karuM chuM tenuM je phaLa hoya te mArA bhAI-bhAbhIne maLo!..' basa, A prArthanA karIne tamAre zakya teTalI ekAgratApUrvaka 1 bAMdhI mALAno jApa niyamita 2Ite 6 mahinA sudhI karavo. ane dara 15 divase mane acUka patra lakhIne tamane je kAMI paNa anubhava thAya te mane jaNAvavA.'' pelA bhAI vacanabaddha hovAthI, thoDI AnAkAnI pachI chevaTe Ama karavA taiyAra thayA. ekabIjAnuM saranAmuM laI ame baMne chUTA paDyA!! ATaluM sAMbhaLatAM ja pelA bhAI punaH kAMIka AvezamAM AvIne kahevA lAgyA, 'nahi, nahi, e kadApi nahi banI zake. vAMka eno ane huM zA mATe khamAvuM? huM khamAvavA jAuM to to enuM jora khUba vadhI jAya. ame to acAnaka rastAmAM sAmasAme bhegA thaI jaIe to paNa amArI AMkho katarAya ane judI zerImAM phaMTAI jaIe. tyAM khamAvavAnuM ArtadhyAna Ave nahIM, TaLe raudrano saMga; mahAmaMtra japatAM thakAM, zukala dhyAna suraMga.'-31 5 90 . 15 divasa pachI pelA bhAIno patra Avyo. temAM lakhyuM hatuM ke tamoe batAvelI vidhi pramANe ja roja niyamita jApa karuM chuM paNa hajI khAsa kAMI ja anubhava thayo nathI.'' Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM pratyuttara lakhyo. "vAMdho nahi, phaLa mATe adhIrA banyA vinA vidhivat jApa cAlu rAkho.'' pharI vIseka divasa bAda temano patra maLyo, jemAM lakhyuM hatuM, 'thoDA divasathI mane vicAra sphuryA kare che ke, 'he jIva, tArA nAnA bhAI upara zA mATe gusso kare che. eno kAMI vAMka nathI. lagna thayA pahelAM to e khUba AdarapUrvaka vartato hato. lagna bAda patnInI uzkeraNIthI ja tenuM vartana badalAyuM che. mATe bhAbhIno vAMka gaNAya paraMtu bhAI to nirdoSa che mATe enA pratye dveSa rAkhavo ucita nathI.'' meM lakhyuM, ''sArI vAta che. prArthanA ane jApa cAlu rAkhajo...'' paMdareka divasa bAda pharI temanA patramAM lakhyuM hatuM ke, ''have mane ema thAya che ke bhAbhI upara paNa dveSa rAkhavA jevo nathI. dareka jIva karmane AdhIna che. vaLI he jIva! teM pUrva bhavomAM emanA pratye viparIta vartana karyuM haze mATe Aje emane tArA pratye AvuM vartana karavAnuM mana thAya che. eTale hakIkatamAM vAMka tAro ja che. bIjA koIno ja nahi. mATe koInA upara paNa dveSa rAkhavA jevo nathI...'' meM lakhyuM, "khUba AnaMdanI vAta che, tamArI navakAra sAdhanA have samyak thaI rahI che. A ja rIte prArthanA-jApa cAlu rAkhajo.'' pharI keTalAka divaso bAda eTale ke meM darzAvelI vidhi pramANe prArthanA-jApa zarU karyAne lagabhaga cAreka mahinA thayA, tyAre pelA bhAIno 22 pAnA bharelo vistRta patra mArI upara Avyo...! jeno TUMko sArAMza nIce mujaba che : kharekhara tamAro AbhAra mAnavA mATe mane koI ja zabdo jaDatA nathI. tamoe darzAvela vidhi pramANe navakAranI sAdhanA karatAM Aje sagA bhAIo vacce varSothI UbhI thayelI dIvAla saMpUrNa rIte dUra thaI gaI che, mArA AnaMdano Aje pAra nathI. vAta ema banI che ke thoDA divasa agAu mane navakAranA prabhAve aMtaHsphuraNA jAgI ke he jIva! jo kharekhara tane ema samajAya che ke bhAI-bhAbhIno kAMI ja vAMka nathI. tArA ja karmono vAMka che to pachI bhAI-bhAbhI sAthe abolA tathA korTakajiyA zA mATe joIe? nAhaka duniyAne tamAzo jovA maLe, samaya ane saMpattinI barabAdI thAya tathA bhavobhava veranI paraMparA cAle, e zuM icchavA yogya che? mATe ke jIva! game te thAya paNa tuM sAme cAlIne tArA nAnA bhAI-bhAbhIne khamAvI le. tArA hRdayanA zuddha pazcAtApanI jarUra emanA 52 asara thaze ja ane paMca parameSThI bhagavaMtonI kRpAnA aciMtya prabhAve sahu sArAM vAnAM thaze.' ane mArI A bhAvanA meM mArI dharmapatnIne jaNAvatAM pratyuttara maLyo ke, 'mane paNa chellA keTalAka divasathI AvA ja vicAro AvatA hatA. paraMtu tamane AvI vAta gamaze ke kema ema zaMkA thatI hatI. tethI tamane jaNAvI zakI nathI. paraMtu Aje tamArA mukhethI AvI vAta sAMbhaLIne mane khUba ja AnaMda thayo che.' Ama navakAranA prabhAve amArA baMnenI vicAraNA ekasarakhI thayelI joI meM kahyuM, 'cAlo tyAre taiyAra thaIe dharamanAM kAmamAM DhIla kevI...? ane ame baMne nAnA bhAI bhAbhInA ghare jaIne temane khamAvavA mATe amArA gharamAMthI bahAra paga mUkavAnI taiyArI karatA hatA tyAM ja zerImAM 2mavA gayelo amAro bAbo doDato doDato AvIne kahevA lAgyo, 'pitAjI, pitAjI! mArA kAkA-kAkI ApaNA ghare AvI rahyA che!' meM kahyuM, 'bane nahi, tArI samajaphera thatI haze, e tArA kAkA-kAkI nahi, bIjA koI haze...! athavA kAkA-kAkI haze to teo bIje kyAMka jaI rahyA haze. ApaNA ghare teo Ave nahi...!' bAbAe kahyuM, 'me bIjA koI niha paNa kAkA-kAkI ja che, eTaluM ja nahi paraMtu temaNe pote ja mane kahyuM che ke tArA mAtA-pitAne jaIne khabara Apa ke ame tamArA ghare AvI rahyA chIe!...' A vAtacIta cAlatI hatI tyAM ja mArA nAnA bhAI-bhAbhI kharekhara amArA ghara tarapha ja AvI para pariNati pIDe nahIM, TaLe pApa samudAya; mahAmaMtra japatAM thakAM, nijaguNa jhAMkhI thAya.'-32 91 Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rahelA jovAyA. kSaNa vAra to huM stabdha thaI gayo. ane vicAravA lAgyo ke, 'A huM zuM joI rahyo chuM! kharekhara, A svapna che ke satya!' meM mArI jAtane cUMTI khaNI ane A vAta svapna nahi paNa satya hovAnI khAtarI karI lIdhI ane nAnA bhAIne bheTavA mATe paga upADyA...tyAM to nAno bhAI ja mArA pagamAM paDIne dhrusake dhrusake raDatAM kahevA lAgyo, 'moTA bhAI, mAro aparAdha mApha karo! ApanA agaNita upakArone bhUlI jaIne, svArthAMdha banIne pitAtulya evA ApanI upara meM korTamAM kesa mAMDyA! a222! dhikkAra ho mane!... ityAdi bolatAM bolatAM tenA gaLe DUmo bharAI gayo. bhAbhInI AMkhamAMthI paNa pazcAttApanAM AMsuono zrAvaNa bhAdaravo varasI rahyo hato. teo paNa kahI rahyA hatA ke kharekhara vAMka to mAro ja che. mArI uzkeraNIthI ja ApanA nAnA bhAIe ApanI sAme kesa mAMDela che. kharekhara, pApiNI evI meM sagA be bhAIo vacce phUTa paDAvI che. dhikkAra ho mane!... meM baMnene bolatAM aTakAvIne kahyuM, 'tamAro vAMka nathI. vAMka mAro ja che. 'choruM kachoru thAya paNa mAvatara kamAvatara na thAya' e kahevatane bhUlI jaIne vaDIla evA meM ya tamArI sAme kesa mAMDyo che. vaDIla tarIkenI mArI pharaja adA karavAmAM huM ya bhUlyo chuM. bahArathI aneka prakAranI dharma ArAdhanAo karavA chatAM aMdarathI huM paNa kaSAyonI gulAmIne choDI zakyo nathI. paNa Aje koI dhanya paLe paMca parameSThI bhagavaMtonI aciMtya kRpAthI amane baMnene amArI bhUlanuM bhAna thayuM che ane ame tamane khamAvavA mATe AvavAnI taiyArI karatA hatA, tyAM ja aNadhAryA tame baMne ahIM AvI pahoMcyA. khera, jAgyA tyAMthI savAra ane bhUlyA tyAMthI pharIthI gaNIe' e Ukti mujaba gaI gujarI bhUlI jaIne haLImaLIne rahevAnI zarUAta karIe' kahyuM che ne ke, suvA pUnA agara zAmako ghara vApisa lauTatA hai to vaha bhUlA nahIM 5 hA nAtA!' have AjanuM bhojana ApaNe sAthe maLIne ahIM ja karIe... ane baMne derANI-jeThANI sagI benanI mAphaka haLImaLIne kaMsAra banAvavA lAgI. ame badhAe premapUrvaka ekabIjAne khavaDAvIne khAdhuM. tyAra bAda nAnA bhAIe kahyuM, 'moTA bhAI! Ape mArA para aneka upakAro karyA che, tema hajI paNa eka upakAra karavAno che.' meM kahyuM, 'meM kazo upakAra nathI karyo, mAtra mArI pharaja adA karavA prayatna karyo che ane have pachI paNa mArA jevuM kAMI paNa kArya hoya to vinA saMkoce mane jarUra jaNAvaje.' nAnA bhAIe kahyuM, 'Apa jANo cho ke mAro putra have uMmaralAyaka thayo che. ghaNI koziSa karavA chatAM paNa tenA mATe koI kanyA ApavA rAjI nathI mATe have A kArya Ape ja karI ApavAnuM che.' meM kahyuM, 'bhale, huM prayatna karIza' ane jaNAvatAM AnaMda thAya che ke amArA baMne vacce punaH saMpa thayAnI vAta jotajotAmAM comera prasaratAM dazeka divasamAM ja sAmethI yogya kanyAnuM mAMguM AvyuM ane meM teno svIkAra karyo. baMnenA vevizALa thavAnI taiyArI che !... kharekhara tame mane na maLyA hota to aciMtya ciMtAmaNI navakAra mahAmaMtra paranI zraddhAne huM khoI besata ane koNa jANe veranI agana jvALAmAM homAIne mAro AtmA kaI durgatino adhikArI banI jAta !... kharekhara tame mArA 52ma upakArI guru cho!... mAre mATe to sAkSAt bhagavAna cho!... meM javAbamAM lakhyuM ke, "A badho prabhAva tame 36 varSothI dravyathI paNa je navakAra jApa karyo teno che. tenA prabhAve ja tamane saMmelananA samaye ja zaMkhezvarajImAM AvavAnI bhAvanA thaI. huM to nimittamAtra chuM. bAkI kharo prabhAva to paMcaparameSThI bhagavaMtonI aciMtya kRpAno ja che. mATe have yAvajjIva zivamastu sarvajJAtaHnI prArthanApUrvaka uttarottara caDatA pariNAme navakAranI sAdhanA cAlu 'svasvarUpe rahevA taNI, jene lAgI hoya lagana; tevA mumukSu mANase nitya karavuM navakAra bhajana.'-33 Wan 92 Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAkhajo. enAthI tamAro sarvAMgINa vikAsa thaze...'' sahu jIvo A satya ghaTanAmAMthI preraNA pAmIne, veranuM visarjana tathA jIvamaitrInuM sarjana vanaspati para navakArano prayoga!!! 5 karanArA navakAra mahAmaMtranI samyak prakAre sAdhanA karIne devadurlabha mAnava bhavane saphaLa banAvo e ja maMgala kAmanA! OM zAMtiH zAMtiH zAMtiH pU. paMnyAsa zrI hemaratnavijayajI ma. sA. phorenamAM hamaNAM hamaNAM evAM saMzodhana thayAM che ke zabda dvArA roga mITAvI zakAze, kapaDAM dhoI zakAze, paththaro toDI zakAze, tALAM ughADI zakAze, prasUti karAvI zakAze, hIrAne kApI zakAze. zabda dvArA mANasanuM khUna paNa karI zakAze!... maMtrAdhirAja zrI navakAramAM goThavAyelA akSaronA uccAraNa dvArA eka jabbara AMdolana pedA thAya che. viziSTa saMyogavALA A zabdo na dhArelI asara pedA karI zake che. jevI rIte estro, enAsIna ke sTopeka jevI goLIo letAMnI sAthe turata asara batADe che, te rIte navakAramaMtra paNa tenI turata asara batAvI zake che, jo tene pUrNa vidhipUrvaka gaNavAmAM Ave to ! nAgapura pAse khAkarI gAmamAM eka khetaranA be kyArAomAM prayoga karavAmAM Avyo. eka sAthe be kyArAone kheDyA. eka samAna khAtara beyamAM nAkhavAmAM AvyuM, ekasarakhuM bIjAropaNa beyamAM karAyuM, eka ja kUvAnuM pANI beya kyArAone sIMcavAmAM AvyuM, pharaka mAtra eTalo hato ke prathama kyArAmAM sIMcAtA pANIne navakAramaMtrathI 2 maMtrIne pachI sIMcavAmAM AvatuM jyAre bIjA kyArAne emane ema ja sIdhe sIdhuM pANI ApavAmAM AvatuM. samaya thatAM 'aMkura phUTyA, choDavA UgyA. phUla beThAM ane phaLa besavA lAgyAM. paripakva sthiti sarjAtAM laNaNI karavAmAM AvI. utarela phaLonuM vajana karavAmAM AvyuM. navakAra maMtrathI prabhAvita pANIne pInArA kyArAe kula 40 kilo kAkaDInI phasala ApI. jyAre bIjA kyArAe mAtra 16 kilo kAkaDInI phasala ApI... AvA ja prayogo muMbaI thANA baMdara para AvelA AzramomAM paNa thayA hatA. ane navakAramaMtranA divya camatkArono anubhava tyAM rahelA mANasoe karyo hato! jyAre mana-vacana-kAyAnA traNeya yogo dvArA navakAra maMtra gaNavAmAM Avaze tyAre ApaNA audArika taijasa-kArmaNa A traNeya zarIra upara tenI asara pahoMcI jaze. jo kArmaNa zarIra para navakAra maMtrano vIjaLI karaMTa lAgI jAya to ApaNo beDo pAra che. ('preraNA patra' mAMthI sAbhAra) * 'cAra kaSAya TALI karI, tana mana zuddha karanAra; upazama rasano kaMda che, mahAmaMtra navakAra.'-34 93 Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paThANanA bhUta para navakArano prabhAva pU. gaNivarya zrI mahodayasAgarajI ma. sA. saM. 2042nI A vAta che. cAturmAsathI thoDA divasa pUrve ame muMbaInA eka parAmAM gayA hatA. tyAM lagabhaga 45 varSanI uMmaranA eka kacchI jaina bhAI vIseka varSothI IrSyA pIDita amuka vyaktioe kacavela melI vidyAnA prayoganA lIdhe khUba ja herAna thaI rahyA hatA. e bhAI amArA pUrva paricita hatA. teo svabhAve khUba ja nikhAlasa che. temanA kahevA mujaba 20 varSo pUrve teo pote paNa melI vidyAnA prayoga ke bhUtapretanA vaLagADa vagere viSayamAM mAnatA na hatA. paNa Aje jyAre teo pote ja vIseka varSothI melI vidyAnA prayogano bhoga banIne parezAna thaI rahyA che. tyAre have teo paNa A bAbatane mAnatA thayA che. temanA zarIramAM koI arabastAnI paThANano AtmA pravezIne temane khUba ja kaSTa Ape che. aneka prakAranAM tophAna karAve che. jyAre paNa teo koI prasiddha tAMtriko pAse e vaLagADane dUra karAvavA jAya tyAre tarata ja temanA zarIramAM acAnaka koI bhayaMkara vedanA utpanna karAvIne prAyaH karIne temane javA ja na de. DaoNkTaroe teo saMpUrNa nirogI hovAnuM jAhera karyuM che koI mAMtrika temanA ghare jaIne vaLagADa dUra karavA prayatna kare to tene ja acAnaka jhADA-UlaTI vagere thaI Ave ane bIjI vAra temanA ghare AvavAnI hiMmata paNa na karI zake!... aneka khyAtanAma maMtravAdIo paNa temanA A vaLagADane dUra karavAmAM niSphaLa nivaDyA che. jyAre paNa vaLagADane dUra karavA mATe koI prayoga karavAmAM Ave ke tarata pelo arabastAnI paThANa atyaMta bhayaMkara garjanAo sAthe arabastAnI bhASAmAM temane mArI nAMkhavAnI dhamakIo ApavA mAMDa ane Akhare e maMtravAdIne niSphaLatA ja sAMpaDe che. 94 A bhAIne potAnI kuLadevI upara paNa AsthA che. gharamAM kuLadevInI chabI samakSa dhUpa-dIpa roja kare che eTale kyAreka kuLadevI paNa temanA zarIramAM pravezIne temanI rakSA kare che. paraMtu kuLadevI sAttvika prakRtinAM che. pelo paThANa atyaMta AsurI prakRtivALo che. eTale tene saMpUrNa dUra karI zakatA nathI. tema A bhAIno jAna levA paNa detA nathI. eka divasa yogAnuyoga temanA ghare gocarI nimitte javAnuM thayuM ane e bhAInA tathA temanA dharmapatnInA kahevAthI mAMgalika saMbhaLAvavAnI zarUAta karI. navakAra bolIne jyAM vajrapaMjara stotra bolavAnI zarUAta karI ke acAnaka bhayaMkara garjanA sAthe pelA bhAI ekadama uchaLI paDyA ane gussAnA AvezamAM bihAmaNI AkRti karIne arabastAnI bhASAmAM dhamakIo ApavA mAMDyA. avAranavAra AvuM banatuM hovAthI temanAM dharmapatnI tathA be bALako arabastAnI bhASAnA thoDA rAdhAvedhanI rItathI, je jape navakAra; sahaja vedha rasa te lahe, je jape navakAra.'-35 eka vakhata A bhAI amArI pAse AvyA hatA ane potAnI paristhiti darzAvI tyAre temane gharamAM roja eka AyaMbila ka2vAnuM tathA navakAra ane 'uvasaggahara'no jApa karavA bhalAmaNa karI hatI. paNa temaNe kahyuM ke jyAre paNa huM AvA sAttvika upAya karavA prayatno karuM chuM tyAre kAMto thoDI vAramAM ghena caDavA mAMDe che ane kalAko sudhI ke kyAreka 4-5 divasa sudhI ghenamAM ja rahevuM paDe che ane kyAreka to chAtImAM acAnaka evuM dabANa thAya ke mAre e jApa paDato ja mUkavo paDe che! Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zabdono bhAvArtha, hAvabhAva vagere u52thI samajI zake che. tethI temaNe mane kahyuM ke A tamane ema kahevA mAge che ke tame tamArA dharmanA maMtro bolavAnuM baMdha karo nahitara tamane mArI nAkhIza...ityAdi. A sAMbhaLIne meM pelA paThANa pratye maitrIbhAvanA ciMtavIne manamAM ja navakAra mahAmaMtranuM smaraNa cAlu rAkhyuM. .ane thoDI ja vAramAM pelo paThANa cAlyo gayo ane tenI jagyAe je vyaktioe A melI vidyAno prayoga karyo hato. e be vyaktio pelA bhAInA zarIramAM pravezIne raDatAM raDatAM karuNa svare kahevA lAgI ke, "mahArAja, sAheba amane bacAvo! ame khUba ja du:khI chIe! amAro uddhAra karo!''... ityAdi. meM temane kahyuM, ''tame zA mATe bIjA jIvone duHkhI karavA mATe AvA prayoga ajamAvo cho? AvA prayoga karavAnuM choDI dyo ane bIjAne sukha Apo to tame paNa sukhI thazo.'' temaNe kahyuM, '"ame badhuM samajIe chIe paNa zuM karIe? lAcAra chIe. jema koI dArUDiyo dArUnA nukasAnano khyAla hovA chatAM tene choDI zakato nathI tema ame paNa A vyasanane choDI zakatA nathI.'' temane potAno paricaya ApavA jaNAvyuM paNa temaNe kahyuM : '"amArA jevA pApIono paricaya meLavIne zuM karazo? e vAta rahevA dyo.'' pachI temane prAsaMgika thoDI hitazikSA ApI ane thoDI vA2mAM e vyaktio paNa jatI rahI, tyAre svastha banelA e bhAInI samakSa moTI zAMti vagere mAMgalika saMbhaLAvyuM ane temane upAzraye AvavA jaNAvyuM. thoDA samaya bAda e bhAI potAnAM dharmapatnI sahita upAzrayamAM AvyA. amoe AcArya bhagavaMtane vadhI hakIkatathI vAkepha karyA hatA. teozrIe vAsakSepa mastaka upara nAMkhatAM ja pharI pelo arabastAnI paThANa jAgrata thayo ane atyaMta gussAmAM potAnI bhASAmAM mUThThI ugAmIne dhamakIo ApavA lAgyo. ame pUjyazrIne kahyuM, ''Apa rahevA gho, amane navakArano prayoga ajamAvavAnI anumati Apo.'' pUjyazrIe kahyuM, 'bhale.' thoDI vAra bAda pelA bhAI jyAre mULa svarUpamAM AvI gayA tyAre ame temane upAzrayanA eka rUmamAM laI gayA. amArAmAMthI eka munivara temanI sAme beThA. bAkInA temanI bAjumAM UbhA rahyA. vajrapaMjara stotra dvArA AtmarakSA karIne munivare navakAra saMbhaLAvatAM ja tarata pelo paThANa chaMcheDAyo ane pharI pahelAM karatAM paNa vadhu ugra rIte dhamakIo ApavA lAgyo. eTale tarata ame badhA munivaroe paNa tAlabaddha rIte moTe avAje navakAra mahAmaMtranuM raTaNa zarU karyuM. paThANanA gussAno pAra na rahyo. jAtajAtanI bhayaMkara mudrAo dvArA munivarane DarAvavA aneka prayatno karavA lAgyo. atyaMta majabUta muThThI ugAmIne ekadama jorathI munivaranA moDhA sudhI laI Avato! jANe ke hamaNAM ja munivaranI batrIzI toDI nAMkhaze ke temane mArI nAMkhaze! DhIlA-pocA hRdayanI vyaktinuM kadAca hradaya ja besI jAya evI bhayaMkara garjanAo, phUtkAro, cIso tathA ceSTAo karavA lAgyo chatAM paNa mahAmaMtranA pIThabaLathI jarA paNa gabharAyA vinA munivara paNa moTe svare tAlabaddha navakA2nuM raTaNa karatA ja rahyA. lagabhaga vIseka miniTa sudhI paThANe aneka prakAranAM tophAno karyAM paNa navakAranA adazya abhedya kavacane lIdhe munivarane jarA paNa sparza karI na zakyo! tethI hiMmatamAM AvI jaIne munivare tenA vALa pakaDI lIdhA. tyAre tenuM moDhuM ekadama dayAmaNuM thaI gayuM ane chevaTe, ''have mAro namAjha paDhavAno samaya thaI gayo hovAthI huM jAuM chuM.'' evA prakAranA zabdo arabastAnI bhASAmAM uccArIne te jato rahyo. tyAra bAda eka kAzmIrI oliyo ke je pahelAM e bhAIne herAna karato hato, paNa pAchaLathI tene kheda pravRtti viSe nahIM, manacaMcaLatA jAya; jApa japatAM navakArano, sahaja samAdhi thAya.'-36 95 Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paNa jato rahyo ane pelA bhAI potAnA asalI svarUpamAM AvI gayA. navakAranA zabdonA raTaNamAM ATalI tAkAta rahelI che, to vidhipUrvaka navakAra sAdhanAmAM keTalI tAkAta hoI zake? ItyAdi vicAra karatAM amAruM aMtara navakArane ahobhAvapUrvaka namaskAra karI rahyuM hatuM!... "jIvanasAthI navakArane nahi ja choDuM!" pazcAtApa thatAM have tene yathAzakya sahAya karato hato, te pelA bhAInA zarIramAM Avyo. tenI bhASAmAM koI koI hindI bhASAnAM zabdo AvatA hatA, jethI ame teno bhAvArtha kAMIka samajI zakatA hatA. ame tenI saMmati meLavIne hindI bhASAmAM keTalAka prazno pUchyA, jenA teNe potAnI bhASAmAM saMtoSakAraka javAbo ApyA. vIseka miniTa bAda te pa. pU. acalagacchAdhipatizrInAM AzAvartinI sA. zrI vasaMtaprabhAzrIjInAM ziSyA zrI cArudharmAzrIjI amArA paramopakArI gurudeva pU. sA. zrI vasaMtaprabhAzrIjI ma. ne navakAra mahAmaMtranI sAdhanA karatAM aneka viziSTa anubhavo thayA che. temAMthI traNa anubhavo ahIM rajU karuM chuM. je vAMcIne ekAda paNa AtmA navakAra mahAmaMtranI ArAdhanAmAM joDAze to huM mAro prayAsa sArthaka thayo mAnIza. daivI upasargamAM aDagatA varSo pUrve jyAre pU. gurudevazrIe navakAra mahAmaMtrano vidhivat niyamita jApa zarU karyo tyAre thoDA divaso bAda temane jAtajAtanA upadravo thavA lAgyA. kyAreka AMtarika to kyAreka bAhya upadravo lAgalAgaTa traNa varSa sudhI cAlyA. kyAreka to eka-be mahinA sudhI jApa karatAM bilkula bhAva na Ave, kaMTALo AvavA mAMDe. chatAM paNa dRDha nizcaya karI gurudeve jApa cAlu ja rAkhyo. nakkI karelo jApa pUrNa na thAya tyAM sudhI moMmAM pANI paNa na nAMkhavAno temano saMkalpa hato!... traNa varSa bAda eka vakhata teo kaccha-mAMDavImAM hatA. tyAre 3 divasa sudhI rAtanA samaye jANe brahmAMDa phATI jAya evA bhayaMkara avAjo temane saMbhaLAvA lAgyA. cothI rAtre sUvAnI jagyA badalAvI nAkhI. to paNa pahelAM karatAM vadhAre bhayaMkara avAjo saMbhaLAvA lAgyA. ane thoDIvAra bAda koIka temanI chAtI para caDIne besI gayo ane dhamakAvIne kahevA lAgyo, ''tAro navakAra choDe che ke nahi!"' 96 pU. gurudevazrIe nIDaratApUrvaka kahyuM : marI jaIza to paNa mArA jIvanasAthI navakArane nahi ja choDuM... bhavobhavano e mAro sAthI che, mATe eno tyAga to koI paNa saMyogamAM nahi ja karuM!!!...' temaNe kahyuM : 'mArA taraphathI kSamA ja che paNa tuM AvI rIte bIjA koIne herAna na karIza ane jaina dharmano svIkAra karaje.' 'tathAstu' kahIne te aMtardhAna thaI gayo!!!... "samavasaraNanAM darzana thayAM!" eka vakhata pU. gurudevazrI, potAnA vaDIla sAdhvIjIo sAthe zaMkhezvara tIrthe gayA hatA. kula suSuptAvasthAmAM che ghaNI, zakti anaMta apAra; navakAra maMtranA jApathI, te sau jAgRta thAya.'-37 5 lagabhaga vIseka miniTa sudhI AvI rakajhaka cAlI. paNa pU. gurudevazrInI makkamatA joI chevaTe badhuM ja zAMta thaI gayuM ane koIka divyapuruSa pragaTa thayo. teNe kahyuM : 'meM Apane ghaNA ja herAna karyA che. kRpA karIne Apa mane kSamA Apo.' Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4 ThANA hatA. pU. gurudevazrIne zaMkhezvaramAM aThThama karavAnI khUba bhAvanA hatI paNa saMyogavazAt vaDIlo taraphathI aThThama mATe anumati maLI zake tema na hatI. pUjyazrI jyAre rAdhanapura pahoMcyA tyAre aThThamanI bhAvanA sAthe rAtre navakAra mahAmaMtranuM smaraNa karatAM karatAM nidrAdhIna thayA, ane temaNe svapna joyuM : 'eka moTA holamAM ghaNA sAdhvIjIo birAjamAna hatA. tyAM acAnaka eka moTo nAga Avyo ke je khUba ja camakadAra kAMtiyukta hato. pU. gurudevazrIe anya sAdhvIjIone pUchyuM, 'AvA moTA nAgane joIne tamane bhaya nathI lAgato!' tyAre vayovRddha vaDIla sAdhvIjIoe kahyuM ke, 'A to dharaNendradeva che, eTale amane bhaya nathI lAgato.' tyAM to eka nAnakaDo bALaka raDato raDato tyAM Avyo. pU. gurudevazrI tene UpADavA jAya che, tyAM koIka emane kahe che, jo tame A bALakane upADazo to A nAgadeva tamane DaMkha mAraze.' pUjyazrIe kahyuM : 'bhale DaMkha mAre paNa huM to A bALakane raDato joI zakatI nathI' ema kahI e bALakane upADyo ane tene navakAra mahAmaMtra saMbhaLAvyo. tyAre te bALaka khUba ja rAjI thaI gayo ane pelA nAgadevane kahyuM, bApA, bApA, mane je joItuM hatuM te maLI gayuM. tame Amane kAMIka varadAna Apo!' tyAre nAgarAje pU. gurudevazrIne kahyuM, 'mAMgo, mAMgo, tamane je joIe te ApuM.' pUjyazrIe kahyuM, 'mane bIjuM kAMI ja nathI joItuM paNa huM zaMkhezvara jAuM chuM. tyAM mArI akrama karavAnI bhAvanA che. te nirvighnatAe pUrNa thAya eTaluM ja icchuM chuM!' Wan jApa kema thaI zakaze?' jApa pUrNa karyA vinA mukhamAM pANI paNa nahi nAkhavAno saMkalpa hato. e ja ciMtAmAM sUI gayA ane rAtre 12 vAge nidrA dUra thatAM besI gayA ane navakAra mahAmaMtrano jApa karavA lAgyA. 10-12 navakAra gaNyA tyAM to zrI bhIDabhaMjana pArzvanAtha bhagavAna emanI sAme AvIne besI gayA ne navA-navA rUpa karavA lAgyA. pU. gurudevazrI kahevA lAgyA : 'tame to vItarAga bhagavAna cho. to pachI navAM-navAM rUpa laIne mane kema ramADo cho?' to paNa e dRzya cAlu rahyuM. tyAre pU. gurUdevazrIe kahyuM, 'tame mane zrI sImaMdharasvAmI bhagavAnanAM darzana karAvo.' ane, kharekhara tyAM pUjyazrIne adbhuta samavasaraNanAM darzana thayAM. temAM birAjamAna thayelA zrI sImaMdharasvAmI bhagavAna amRtathI paNa sumadhura vANImAM, pramAda tyAga" viSenI dezanA ApI rahyA hatA.... bhagavaMtanA zabdo paNa pU. gurudevazrIe spaSTa sAMbhaLyA. pUjyazrInA AnaMdano pAra na rahyo. thoDI vAra bAda ghaMTanAda saMbhaLAyo, ane samavasaraNa adRzya thaI gayuM. tenI jagyAe pharI pelA bhIDabhaMjana dAdA tyAM AvI gayA ane keTalIka vAra bAda te paNa adazya thayA tyAre ghaDiyALamAM benA DaMkA thayA Ama be kalAka sudhI pUjyazrIe koI alaukika duniyAno AnaMda anubhavyo. pachI paNa savAra sudhI navakAra jApamAM ja lIna rahyA. sUtA nahi!... ne savAre derAsaramAM darzana karavA gayA tyAre tyAM paNa rAtre dekhAyA hatA tevA ja svarUpamAM zrI bhIDabhaMjana pArzvanAtha bhagavAnanAM darzana thayAM ane apUrva AnaMdanI anubhUti thaI. "dehabhAna bhUlAI gayuM!" 'tathAstu' kahIne nAgarAja adazya thaI gayA. pachI pUjyazrI zaMkhezvara pahoMcyA. vaDIlonI anumati meLavI aThThama tapa karyo. trIjA upavAse rAtre sUtI vakhate thoDI ciMtA thaI ke savAranA samayasara nahi uThAze to rojanA saMkalpa pramANe eka vakhata kaccha-mAMDavImAM pU. gurudevazrIe khIranA 20 ekAsaNA tathA mauna sahita 1 lAkha navakAra jApano saMkalpa karyo hato. roja 50 bAMdhI 'teja haNAyuM AMkhanuM, vaLI harAyuM mukhanuM nUra; to navakAra maMtranA jApathI, vAghe teja bharapura.'- 38 97 Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mALAne jApa thato. tyAre eka divasa pUjyazrI to bIjA ghaNA anubhavo che paNa pUjyazrI bane tyAM jApamAM evA khovAI gayA hatA ke temanA zarIra sudhI koIne paNa jaNAvatA nathI. chatAM koIne paNa upara puSkaLa kIDIo caDI gaI ane kapaDAMmAM chidra A anubhavo vAMcIne navakAra pratye aTala zraddhA paDI gayAM. kIDI evA caTakA bharavA lAgI to paNa jAge ane tenI ArAdhanA dvArA AtmakalyANa ghaNI vAra sudhI pUjyazrIne khabara paNa na paDI. Ama sAdhI zake evA zubha AzayathI ahIM 3 prasaMgo navakAra mahAmaMtranA jApa dvArA pUjyazrIe rajU karyA che. dehAdhyAsa upara ThIka ThIka vijaya meLavyo che. AvA "namaskAra tyAM camatkAra" vidhikAra zrI narendrabhAI rAmajI naMdu rAmaratana tripAThI cAla, esa. vI. roDa, jogezvarI (vesTa), muMbaI. phona : 621 388 saMvata 2030nuM varSa. kaccha vAMDhamAM pUjya sA. jainabhAIne kahe che ke tuM je navakAra gaNe che, tenA zrI vasaMtaprabhAzrIjI ma. sA. no paricaya thatAM roja prabhAve mArI zakti kAma nathI karI zakatI. A eka bAdhI navakAravALI gaNavAnI bAdhA lIdhI. jainabhAInA jIvanamAM "TanIMga poinTa' AvI navakAranI e mALA gaNavAmAM zarUAtamAM to phakta gayo. vagara zraddhAe gaNelA navakAra paNa jo Avo veTha ja utArato. mArA puNyayoge kaho ke e camatkAra batAvI zakatA hoya to bahumAnapUrvaka navakAranA prabhAve kaho paNa dhArmika zibiromAM ane zraddhApUrvaka eno jApa karavAmAM Ave to zuM bhAga levAnuM puNya jAgyuM. pUjyapAda guru camatkAra na karI batAve e savAla che. bhagavaMtonI vANInA pratApe hRdayamAM jaina zAsana bAvAjInuM vazIkaraNa niSphaLa nIvaDyuM pratye bahumAna pedA thayuM. jIvananAM parivartananI uparokta dAMta pU. gurU bhagavaMte saMbhaLAvela zubha zarUAta thaI. ene aThavADiyuM vItI gayuM ane mArA jIvanamAM eka vakhata pU. munirAjazrI candrazekharavijayajI Avo ja eka prasaMga banI gayo. saMvata 2035nI ma. sAhebe zibiramAM navakAramaMtranA prabhAvanuM eka sAla hatI, huM baporanA samaye mArI dakAnamAM beTho daSTAMta kahyuM. emAM eka anya dharmIbhAI koI hato. mArI sAthe bIjA traNa jaNA beThA hatA. jainabhAIne potAno dharma mahAna che ane kevo evAmAM eka aghorI bAvAne meM dukAna tarapha camatkArika che te batAvavA eka bhuvA pAse laI Avato joyo. lagabhaga sADA cha phUTanI UMcAI, jAya che. A bAju pelA jainabhAI bhuvAne jotAM ja bharAvadAra cahero, lAlaghuma moTI AMkho, vizALa zraddhA vagara phakta navakAra gaNe che. bhuvA pAse kapALa, paDachaMda kAyA, eka hAthamAM trizuLa ane AvyA hatA camatkAra jovA paraMtu potAnA bIjA hAthamAM kamaMDaLa, gaLAmAM rUdrAkSanI mALA. jIvanamAM camatkAra sarjAI gayo. bhuvo dhuNato jAya ene jotAM ja gabharAI jaIe, evo bhayaMkara che paraMtu enI zakti kAma nathI AvatI. bhuvo A lAgato hato. bAvo jevo AvIne Ubho rahyo ke janabhAInA zarIramAM koI melI vidyAno praveza tarata ja uparokta digaMta je zibiramAM sAMbhaLyuM karAvavA mAge che. Akhare bhuvo hAre che ane hatuM te mane yAda AvI gayuM. meM manamAM navakAra bhavAMbhodhi saMtAraNe, yAna tulya navakAra le sahAro te yAnano, te thAye bhavapAra.--39 8 Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ navakAre jIvana bakyuM AyaMbilanI oLInA divaso cAlu hatA. meM paNa oLI karavAno nirNaya karyo. AyaMbilano trIjo divasa ane e ja divase eka Trakano sodo thayo ane baporanA eka vAgyA pahelAM TrakanuM muhUrta karavAno TAima. A bAju eka vAgyAthI be vAgyA sudhI jogezvarI(isTa)mAM zrIpALarAjAno rAsa huM vAMcato. Traka levA malADa gayo. tyAM doDha vAgI gayo. mAre rAsa vAMcavA samayasara pahoMcavuM hatuM. meM malADathI jogezvarI AvavA rIkSA karI. goregAma samrATa TokIjha AgaLa roDa DivAiDara sAthe rIkSA athaDAI ane gulATa khAI UMdhI vaLI gaI. gaNavAnI zarUAta karI dIdhI. mArI bAjumAM beThelA bhAIo paNa thoDAka asvastha thaI gayA. bAvo ekITase mArI sAme joyA kare che, koIka vazIkaraNanA prayoganI jema ja! kAMI bolato nathI. pAMceka miniTa pasAra thaI gaI. bAvo trATaka karato hato. mane have gabharAmaNa thavA lAgI. meM paNa khUba ja zraddhApUrvaka navakArano jApa cAlu rAkhyo. thoDIka kSaNo bAda bAvAjIe mauna toDyuM ane mane uddezIne kahyuM, "baccA, tuma kucha vidyA jAnate ho? meM javAba Apyo ke "hamAre pAsa Apake jaisI vidyA kahAMse ho sakatI hai?' eNe kahyuM. "tuma phUDa pote ho, tuma gamI no maMtraNa karate ho, usase merI vazIkaraNa viyA niSphala ho rahI !" pachI prazna karyo, "tumahArI zAdI ho gaI?' have mArAmAM hiMmata AvI hatI. meM vaLato prazna karyo. "Apa apanI vidyAse batAo. eNe kahyuM, "zAdI huI nahIM hai magara 15 dinameM nakkI ho jAyegI!'' mAre e varSamAM lagna karavAM ja na hatAM ane lagnanI koI vAta cAlatI paNa na hatI. mane lAgyuM ke bAvo khoTuM bole che. pachI bAvAe mane 100 thI laI 110 nI vacce koI paNa rakama dhAravAnuM kahyuM. meM manamAM 105 dhArI lIdhA. bIjI ja kSaNo eNe kAgaLa upara 105" lakhI dIdhA. A joI huM tAjuba thaI gayo. bAvo jatAM jatAM kaheto gayo. tAro maMtra joradAra che, mArA ATalA varasonI sAdhanA ane zakti Aje potAno paraco batAvI zakyA nathI. bAvo cha mahinA bAda AvIza' ema kahI cAlyo gayo, te Aja sudhI Avyo nathI. tyArabAda 15 divasamAM mArA sagapaNa ane eka mahinAnI aMdara lagna thaI gayAM! A divasathI navakAra maMtra upara mArI zraddhA khUba ja vadhI gaI. tyAra pachI to navakAra maMtranA prabhAve nAnAmoTA aneka prasaMgoe navakAra pratyenI zraddhA uttarottara vadhatI ja rahI che. temAMnA be-traNa prasaMgono ahIM ullekha karuM chuM. huM ane rIkSAcAlaka beu nIce dabAI gayA. lagabhaga 400 mANasonuM ToLuM tyAM bhAM thaI gayuM. amane beune kheMcIne jema tema bahAra kADhyA. mane mAthAmAM mUDha mAra lAgyo hato paraMtu rIkSAvALAno eka hAtha ane eka paga kapAI gayA. puSkaLa lohI vahetuM hatuM. rIkSAnI pAchaLa eka TrakavALo hato eNe mane kahyuM. "zeTha! tamAruM nazIba joradAra che. mArI acAnaka breka lAgI nahi to rIkSA ane tamArA baMneno bhukko bolAI jAta. rIkSAcAlakanI hAlata gaMbhIra hatI. ene haoNspiTalamAM laI gayA ane huM jogezvarI pAcho Avyo. be divasa takalIpha hatI paNa pachI sAruM thaI gayuM. rIkSAmAM mArA navakAra cAlu hatA. AyaMbilanA tapa ane navakAranA jApe navuM jIvana bahyuM. eka vakhata ame trIseka jaNA TiTavAlA gayA hatA. tyAMthI pAchA vaLatA badhA jaNA traNa TAMgAmAM goThavAI gayA. A bAju rasto sAMkaDo ane eka nALuM AvatuM hatuM. tyAM lagabhaga 25 phUTanI UMcAI hatI. sAmethI eka rIkSA AvI rahI hatI. rIkSAnA hornanA kAraNe ghoDA bhaDakyA, rastAnI bAjue vaLyA ane ame TAMgA sahita uparathI nIce 25 phUTa UMDI khAImAM paDyA! duSkara mAyA tyAga che, te paNa sukara thAya; jApa japatAM navakArano, mAyA thAya vidAya.'-40. ( 99 / Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paNa... mArI rojiMdI Teva mujaba gharathI bahAra meM tarata ja e benane kahyuM ke, mArA taraphathI huM nIkaLyA pachI hAlatAM-cAlatAM ke koI paNa tamane mAphI ApuM chuM. mane tamArA pratye jarA paNa vAhanamAM beTho houM tyAre navakAra mahAmaMtranuM raTaNa abhAva nathI." A sAMbhaLI te bene gaddagada haiye cAlu ja hoya tema Aje paNa navakAra smaraNa cAlu pharIthI mArI mAphI mAMgI AnaMdapUrvaka tyAMthI ja hatuM. vidAya lIdhI. pachI to lagabhaga dara varSe teo mArI pariNAme... jyAM bacavAnI paNa zakyatA na sAthe sAMvatsarika kSamApanA acUka kare ja che. hatI, tyAM koIne khAsa kazuM vAgyuM nahi. paDyA A banAva pachI to navakAra pratyenI mArI bAda, pAMca miniTamAM huM bhAnamAM AvI gayo. huM zraddhA khUba khUba vadhI gaI. ane zrI deva-gurunI TAMgAmAM AgaLa ja beTho hato. asIma kRpAthI meM atyAra sudhImAM 3 vAra tyAre mane pelI paMkti yAda AvI gaI ekAsaNAM tathA brahmacaryanI pratijJA sAthe 1-1 jenA haiye zrI navakAra, tene karaze zuM saMsAra? lAkha navakAra jApanA anuSThAna karyA che. melI vidyA niphaLa thaI pahelAM koI nAnakaDI sabhAmAM bolavAno prasaMga eka vakhata navapadajInI oLI daramyAna huM Ave to paga dhrujatA hatA ane bolI zakAtuM jogezvarImAM saMghanA lokonA AgrahathI zrIpALa nahotuM, Aje zrI navakAranA prabhAve evo rAsa vAMcato hato. te daramyAna eka divasa eka AtmavizvAsa AvI gayo che ke hajAronI AdheDa vayanAM bena mArI pAse AvyA ane medanIne saMbodhatAM jarA paNa khacakATa thato nathI. AMkhomAM azru sAthe hAtha joDIne teo mArI pAse vividha pUjana bhaNAvavAnA prasaMgomAM paNa mAphI mAMgavA lAgyA. dareka ThekANe khUba suMdara asara thAya che. huM to acAnaka A dazya joIne AzcaryamAM aneka vAra sagA saMbaMdhIonA aMtima samaye paDI gayo. kAraNa ke e benane huM oLakhato na temanA mastaka para hAtha pheravatAM navakAra gaNavAthI hato. tema temanI sAthe mAre kAMI aNabanAva thayo temanI asahya vedanA tarata zAMta thaI gaI ne temane na hato. eTale moTI uMmaranA e benane mArI samakSa khUba ja samAdhipUrvaka paMDita mRtyunI prApti thaI hAtha joDIne mAphI mAMgatAM joI mane paNa lobha thayo hoya tevA anubhavo paNa thAya che. ane meM temane mAphI mAMgavAnuM kAraNa pUchyuM. tyAre kharekhara zAstromAM navakAra mahAmaMtrano je temaNe nikhAlasatApUrvaka kahyuM ke, "tArI AvI mahimA darzAvavAmAM Avyo che, temAM jarA paNa vaknatvazakti joIne mane IrSyA jAgI. pariNAme atizayokti nathI. zraddhApUrvaka mahAmaMtranuM smaraNa meM tane herAna karavA mATe tArI upara melI vidyAno karavAthI Aje paNa teno mahimA anubhavI zakAya prayoga karyo hato paNa navakAra maMtranA prabhAve che, ema uparokta prakAranAM anubhavothI huM tAruM pIThabaLa majabUta hovAthI e melI vidyAnI khAtarIpUrvaka kahI zakuM chuM. tArA upara kaMI ja asara na thaI. paraMtu e prayogathI huM ja pIDAI rahI chuM. have to tuM mane mAphI Ape to ja AmAMthI huM mukta thaI zakuM!' JbahmArava samAna jANajo, mahAmaMtra navakAra, vikaTa veLAe Apato, sAdhaka sahAya apAra.-41] (100/ Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ navakAra maMtre ugAryA ema. esa. pATaDiyA [rAjakoTathI prasiddha thatA 'paramArtha'' mAsikanA I. sa. 1986nA julAI mAsanA aMkamAMthI sAbhAra udbhuta. 7 saM.] zaMkhalapura gAma. A gAmanI dakSiNe pa kilomITara dUra varSo pahelAMnI guphAo. A guphAo asaMkhya kArIgaroe evI rIte paththaramAMthI kotarI haze ke jANe eka ajAyabI jevuM lAgatuM. guphAomAM nAnA nAnA paththaranA ratho, sUryatha, naTarAja, zaMkaranuM tAMDavanRtya, tamAma RSio, 24 tIrthaMkaro temaja anya kalAkRtio kaMDArAyelI hatI. A badhI mUrtio pahADamAM ja kotarAyelI. eka jagyAe sabhAmaMDapa. A sabhAmaMDapane batrIsa thAMbhalAo. game jagyAethI UbhA rahIne gaNI zakAya paNa kharI vAstavIkatA e hatI ke koI paNa thAMbhalI ekabIjIne naDatararUpa nahotI. guphAnI racanA evI hatI ke je rastethI pravAsIo jAya te ja rastethI pAchA pharavA paDatuM. pravezadvAra evuM hatuM ke sAmAnya rIte pravAsIo javAnI hiMmata na kare. kAraNa ke A guphAnA mukhyadvAra upara hajAro maNanI eka mahAkAya paththaranI zilA AdhAra vinA laTakatI rahelI. hajAro musApharoe A guphAnI mulAkAta lIdhelI. gAmathI dUra hovAthI temaja A ja gAmanI sarahadamAM hovAthI grAmajanone A bAbatamAM bilakula rasa nahIM. teone mana sAmAnya vastu hatI. A nAnapaNathI derAsara javAnI kAyamI Teka. eka paNa divasa evo na hoya ke pIyUSanI derAsaramAM hAjarI na hoya. tabiyata bImAra hoya to ghoDAgADI karIne paNa hemacaMdabhAI sAthe derAsara jAya. savAre tathA sAMje namo arihaMtANam, namo siddhANamuM, ema navakAramaMtranI pacAsa mALAo karyA pachI ja rAtre suvAnI Teva hatI. pote ema mAnato ke Aje jagatamAM mAnavonuM vizvacakra cAle che. temAM daivIkRpA che ane kSaNe kSaNamAM mahAvIra svAmI sAthe ja che. ghaNI vakhata svapnamAM pIyUSa tejapuMjanA darzana karato. tethI te mAnato ke AtmAnuM ucca koTI sAthe joDANa thayeluM che. paNa A vAta kuTuMbanA koI sabhyane jaNAvato nahIM. A ja gAmanI hAIskUlanA ghanazyAmabhAI dave AcArya. teo sArA svabhAvanA. bALakone saMskAranA zikSaNanI sAthesAthe ramatagamatanA dareka sAdhano hAIskUlamAM vasAvelA. vyAyAmanA samaye vidyArthIone ramatagamata pote ramADatA, eka divasa AcArya sAhebe uccatama dhoraNanA vidyArthIone kahyuM ke, tamAre pravAsamAM AvavuM hoya dareka vidyArthIe vAlInI saMmatinI sahIvALuM saMmatipatra tathA paMdara rUpiyA letA AvavAnuM. vadhArAno kharca zALAmAMthI karavAmAM Avaze. temaja jamavA mATe dareka vidyArthIe TIphInanI vyavasthA pote karavAnI raheze. sAMjanA moDI rAtre basamAM parata AvavAnuM che ema kahIne dareka vidyArthIne hAIskUlano patra Apyo. vidyArthIo khUba khUba rAjI thayA. mukeza monITare kahyuM : sAheba pravAsa kyAre thavAno che? tethI AcAryasAhebe jaNAvyuM ke, AjathI pAMcamA divase graho caraNa parameSThinAM, Ape siddhi apAra, janma-maraNa pherA TaLe Ape siddhi sAra.'-42 saroDI gAmamAM hemacaMdabhAI vaNIkanuM kuTuMba rahe. A kuTuMba khUba ja sukhI. temane saMtAnamAM pAMca putrI tathA eka putra pIyUSa hato. pIyUSa dasamA dho2NamAM abhyAsa karato. khUba ja dhArmika vRttivALo. 101 Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pravAsa thaze. savAramAM cha vAgye dareka vidyArthIe TIphIna sAthe AvavAnuM raheze. je vidyArthInI vAlInI saMmati nahIM hoya tene basamAM praveza maLI zakaze nahIM. sAMjanA skUlethI chUTIne pIyuSe saMmatipatra potAnI mAtA samakSa rajU karyo. mAtA cArulatAe kahyuM ke tArA pitAjI peDhIe che te Ave tyAre samajAvaje. ane temanI sahI laI leje. aMte to nirNaya tArA pitAjIe karavAno che. rAtre pitAjI hemacaMdabhAI peDhIethI AvyA. jamyA pachI putra pIyuSe vAta karI ke bApujI mAre ApaNA sAheba sAthe pravAsamAM javuM che, tethI A patramAM sahI karI Apo ane mane paMdara rUpiyA Apo. huM kAle sAhebane A baMne ApI daIza. A vAta sAMbhaLatAM hemacaMdabhAIe kahyuM ke pIyUSa tuM haju mArI dRSTie nAno che. tAre pAMca baheno che ane tuM mane lADako che. tane bahAra mokalavAno mAro jIva bilakula cAlato nathI. tuM kahe to huM tane kahe tyAM pharavA mATe laI jAuM paNa tuM pravAsanI vAta choDI de. paNa bApujI, have tame capaTImAM jIva rAkho mA. jenuM huM rAtrI ane divasa smaraNa karuM chuM, mArA zvAsozvAsamAM mahAvIra svAmI che, mArA dareka rUMvADAmAM mahAvIra 2vAmInA nAmano nAda nIkaLe che. te khuda ja mArI sAthe che, to pachI tamArI ciMtA rAkhavAnuM kAraNa zuM? huM mArI mALA sAthe laI jaIza savAre basamAM pacIsa mALA pheravI laIza ane sAMje moDuM thaze to basamAM sAMjanI pacIsa mALA pheravI laIza. bAkI huM bahAra nIkaLuM tyArathI tamAre mAnavuM ke huM ane mahAvIra svAmI sAthe chIe. samagra brahmAMDa dhrujI UThe to paNa tame tamArA haiyAne majabUta rAkhajo. mane mahAvIra svAmI upara pUro bharoso che. koInAthI vAMko vALa thaI zake tema nathI. A pramANe jaNAvatAM pitAjIe patramAM tarata sahI karI dIdhI ane paMdara rUpiyA hAthamAM ApyA ne kahyuM ke, pIyUSa, tuM have kharekhara dharmanI ArapAra UtarI gayo che. tuM khuzIthI pravAsamAM jA. ahIMyAMnI koI ciMtA rAkhIza nahIM. tyAM pIyUSa saMmatipatra tathA paMdara rUpiyA laIne navakAra maMtranI mALA karavA besI gayo. badhA agiyAra vAgye hAIskUlamAM vidyArthIonI joDe pIyUSe paNa saMmatipatra ane paMdara rUpiyA ghanazyAma sAhebane ApyA. ekaMdare ekaso vidyArthIonAM saMmatipatro tathA rakama ekatra thaI. be basanuM rIjharvezana karAvyuM. traNa divasa bAda zALAnA be zikSako tathA AcArya sAhebanI sAthe so vidyArthIo sahita zaMkhalapuranI guphAnA pravAse 7 vAge upaDyA. rastAmAM vAsukI maMdira tathA varSo pahelAM potAnA jIvonuM balidAna ApelA baso moTA moTA pALIyAo joyA. vigata tapAsatAM jANavA maLyuM ke A jagyAe be lagnanI jAna tathA bahAravaTIyAo sAthe dhIMgANuM thayeluM, tenA A pALIyA che. barAbara dasa vAge zaMkhalapura gAma pAsethI basa pasAra thaI. gAmathI guphA 5 kilomITara dUra hatI temaja gAmanA pAdaramAMthI rasto jato hato tethI gAmajano nihALI zake ke basamAM pesenjaro che ke pravAsIo. gAma pAsethI khADA TekarA paththara DhALa pasAra karatI basa agiyAra vAge guphAthI ardho kilomITara dUra UbhI rahI. zikSako tathA vidyArthIoe have pagapALA pravAsa zarU karyo. vidyArthIomAM kutUhala hatuM ke kaI kaI mUrtio haze? kevI haze? paththaranA pahADamAMthI kevI rIte kotarakAma thayuM haze? keTalAM varSo pahelAMnI guphAo haze? vagere vAto karatA karatA barAbara bAra vAge guphAnAM dvAra pAse ekaso traNa pravAsIonuM ToLuM UbhuM rahyuM. bhoMyarAmAMthI ArapAra nIkaLI zakAya che ke kema? te koI jANatuM nahotuM. paNa tenI racanA koI evA ilamI kArIgaroe evI karI hatI ke sUryanA prakAzanA zeDA ThekaThekANe jovA maLatA. AcAryasAheba sAthe vidyArthIo guphAmAM dAkhala "dUra kare pAtaka badhAM, kare saMkaTamAM saMhAya; kalpavRkSa kAmadhenu samo, navakAra maMtra che bhAI.'-43 Wan nae 102 Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA F thayA. prathama gaNapatinI mUrti hatI. zarIra cAra vacce rahI gaI. jenAthI sUryanA prakAzanI saLaMga ane moTuM eka, game te dizAmAMthI juo to moTuM paTI guphAmAM paDatI rahI ane havA paNa maLatI rahI. sAme ja lAge. AgaLa vadhatAM tamAma tIrthaMkaronI zikSako tathA vidyArthIo guphAnAM dvAra sudhI mUrtio, mahAvIra svAmI, viSNu, gaMdharvo, AvyA ane joyuM ke dvAra baMdha thaI gayAM che. vagerenI mUrtio joI, AgaLa pasAra thatAM badhAe vicAra karyo ke ATalA saMkhyAbaLathI A bhagavAna zaMkaranI tAMDava nRtyanI mUrtinAM darzana zilAne haTAvI zakAze nahi temaja kotarI zakAze karyA. eka vidyArthIe prazna karyo ke sAheba, A nahi. tethI sau vidyArthIone AzvAsana ApIne mUrti nAca karatI kema dekhAya che? prabhunA smaraNo karavAnuM kahyuM. A to kudaratI kopa che. pIyUSe nAnuM evuM sthaLa gotIne eka tyAre AcAryasAhebe jaNAvyuM ke, jyAre jyAre Asane besIne navakAra maMtranA jApa zarU karyA ne pRthvIno pralayakALa Ave che, tyAre tyAre AvI vicAryuM ke mahAvIra svAmI rasto dekhADe to bhale kAmagIrI bhagavAna zivajIne soMpavAmAM Ave che nahIMtara khoLIyuM paDI jAya to tenI mAre koI ciMtA ane pRthvI DolavA lAge che. A vAta thaI tyAM to nathI. mahAvIra svAmI mArI sAthe che. kaDADATa karatA bhayaMkara, dharatI dhrujavAnA avAjo thayA ane AkhI guphA zikSako tathA vidyArthIo zaMkhalapuranI guphA artho kilomITara dUra hovAthI sAthe eka bAjuthI bIjI tarapha DolavA lAgI. tyAM rAkhelI basanA kaMDakTara tathA prAivare moDI AcAryasAhebe kahyuM ke vidyArthIo najIka AvatA rAtrI sudhI rAha joI. pratyakSa guphA sudhI tapAsa raho, A to kharekhara bhayaMkara rIte dharatI dhruje che. karI paNa koI bhoMyarA jevuM nahIM jaNAtAM teo basa dharatIkaMpa thayo che. koI gabharAzo nahIM. laIne aroDI gAmamAM pAchA AvyA. vidyArthIomAM gabharATa-rADArADo ane nAsabhAga sArvatrika dharatIkaMpa hovAthI aroDI gAmamAM zarU thaI. pravAsanI basanI pAchA pharavAnI rAha sau koI jotA hatA paNa vahelI savAre basa khAlI parata AcAryasAhebe kahyuM ke Daro nahIM, hiMmata rAkho, guphAnI bahAra paNa dharatIkaMpa che. gabharAvAnI koI AvatAM AkhA gAmamAM hAhAkAra thaI gayo. gAmanA jarUra nathI. prabhunuM smaraNa karo. pIyUSe to mALA sau vidyArthIomAMthI pacIsa to bAjunA kADhIne navakAramaMtranA jApa jorathI bolavA zarU karyA gAmaDAonA hatA. zikSako tathA vidyArthIo parata ne kahyuM, prabhu mahAvIra tame mArI sAthe cho. A na AvatAM zodhakhoLa mATe DrAIvaro tathA kaMDakaTarone samaye zaMkaranA tAMDava nRtyanI mUrti pAse badhA maLyA ne vigata jANI lIdhI. pIyUSanA pitA sukhI ekatrita thaIne ekabIjAne vaLagI paDyA. koI hatA, tethI teo anya mANasonA sahakArathI utAvaLo vidyArthI doDIne javAnI mahenata karato zaMkhalapuranI guphAo sudhI ghUmI AvyA paNa koI paNa tene pAcho bolAvI levAmAM Avyo. jagyAe guphAo mAlUma paDI nahIM. ThekaThekANe moTI dharatIkaMpanA traNa AMcakA pachI dharatIe sthiratA ADI UbhI zilAo joI teoe mAnyuM ke kadAca pakaDI lIdhI. A dharatIkaMpa sArvatrika hato paNa evuM bIjA sthaLe gayA haze ne dharatIkaMpamAM aTavAI gayA banyuM ke guphAnA dvAra pAse upara laTakatI hajAro haze. rAtre aroDI gAmanA tamAma mANaso parata maNanI zilA bha peTIne DhAMkaNa vAsavAmAM Ave te AvyA. khuda zaMkhalapuranA mANaso paNa guphA pramANe guphAnA dvAramAM ADI paDI gaI. javA zodhavA gayA paNa kudaratI rIte zilA evI rIte AvavAno mArga baMdha thayo. phakta ardhA iMcanI DhaMkAI gaI hatI, ke kharekhara guphA kyAM che te nakkI saLaMga tIrADa uparanA bhAgamAM gayA ane zikSA karI zakyA nahIM. akathanIya mahimA kahyo, navakAra maMtrano bhAI; vANI varNavI na zake, anubhavathI samajAya.'-44 (10/ Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ guphAmAM pUrAyelA zikSako tathA vidyArthIonI teone te ja samaye prathama Ugato sUrya khUba ja be divasa thatA pANI tathA khorAka vagara zakti kSINa pharato dekhAyo ane thoDI vAre tejapuMja thayo. je thaI gaI hatI. tethI zAMtithI beThA beThA ISTadevanA temaNe svapnamAM joyuM tathA koI divya puruSe eka jApa karatA hatAM. phakta pIyUSa hiMmata rAkhIne eka ja avAjathI kahyuM ke jayaMti zAha, tuM jAga ane Asane besIne navakAramaMtranA jApanI mALA karato jANI le ke tArA ja ekaso traNa bALako AjathI hato. jema jema jApa karato jAya tema tema kudaratI agiyAra divasa pahelAM dharatIkaMpamAM zaMkhalapura zakti zarIramAM vadhatI jatI hatI. skUrti paNa vadhAre gAmathI 5 kimI dUra guphAmAM jIvaMta che. teo jaNAtI jatI ne sarvene kaheto ke mitro tathA sAhebo, aroDI gAmanA che. guphAnuM dvAra dharatIkaMpathI eka tamo sarve vizvAsa rAkhajo. ApaNane ugAranAro zilA dvArA baMdha thayela che. tyAM AvI aneka maLI ja raheze. kharekhara rIte jotAM zilA haTAvI zilAo che jethI te gakA kyAM che te prazna tane zakAya tevI sthiti nathI tema sau koI jANatA hatA. maMjhavaze. paNa huM tane sAbitI ApuM chuM ke tyAM jatAM A prasaMga banyAne dasa divasa pasAra thaI gayA. jamaNI bAjunA rastA upara moTI zilA hajAro badhe zodhakhoLo thaI chatAM aroDI gAmanA maNanI Avaze ane te zilAnuM tuM nirIkSaNa karIza grAmajanonA prayatno niSphaLa gayA. to tenA upara truTaka truTaka kudaratI rIte kotarelA agiyAramA divase madhyarAtrIe pIyuSa zabdo ma...hA...vI...2 jaNAze. te zilA upara navakAramaMtranA jApa karato hato. tyAM pratyakSa AkhI ADI saLaMga ardho IMcanI tirADa che. tenA tejapuMjano tejasvI goLo tenI sAme joyo. tene sahAre A jIvo bacI gayA che. tyAM tArI kalejanA vidyArthIo lokhaMDanA trikama. koza. paNa. paNa navAI thaI. A prakAzita goLo goLa goLa pharato nAno thato jAya ane najIkamAM Avato jAya. doraDAo vagere laI jaIne tirADa pAsethI toDavAnuM zarU karajo. kAraNa ke tyAM paththara khavAI gayo che. haju A bAbate vicAra kare te pahelAM nAnuM evuM eka prakAzita biMdu tenA moDhA dvArA peTamAM jatuM jethI be traNa kalAkamAM moTuM bAkoruM thaze tenA dvArA rasI nAkhIne darekane bahAra kheMcI lejo. saMdezo rahyuM, te teNe pratyakSa joyuM. A prasaMga banyA pachI tene UMgha AvI gaI ne svapna AvyuM ke sAMbhaLyone! "jaya jinendra' kahI phaTAka daIne pIyuSa, tuM muMjhAIza nahi. tArA tapanA pratApathI svapna baMdha thayuM. ghaDiyALamAM joyuM to poNA pAMca thayA hatA. tane ugAranArA kAle savAre AvI pahoMcaze. tuM samaja, tArA lAMbA puNyanA baLathI bIjA jIvo prinsIpAla sAhebe turata ja kavATara najIka paNa ugarI jaze. tyAM to te UMghamAMthI acAnaka hovAthI kaoNleja gayA ane paTAvALA tathA gArDane jAgyo, tyAre paroDhIyuM thayuM haze ema lAgyuM. jagADIne dasa vidyArthIone nAma mujaba atyAre A tejapuMjanI asara te ja samaye rAdhanapura ja bolAvI lAvavA jaNAvyuM. ardho kalAkamAM zaheranI kaoNlejanA prinsIpAla sAheba, zrI je.je. vidyArthIo tathA gAmanA dasa AgevAno AvyA. zAha sAhebane thaI. teo uMmaramAM bIjA dase dasa vidyArthIone bIjA vidyArthIone prinsIpAla sAheba karatAM nAnA hatA. teo paNa bolAvavA mokalyA tathA khodakAmanA sAdhano maMgAvyAM. tamAma prakAranI ramatagamatanA zokhIna, mAyALu, temaja vAta kare to moDhAmAMthI amIvarSA thatI hoya pAMca mAlavAhaka khayarA kaoNlejanI gADI tathA dasa tevA lAge. dharmanA saMskAra temane vArasAgata AgevAno temaja e vidyArthIo sAthe aroDI maLelA. A prakAranA svabhAvavALA hovAthI gAma javA mATe savAranA sAta vAge upaDyA. eka vizvAsa rAkhI navakArano, japajo zvAsozvAsa, zAzvata sukhane Apaze, karI karmano nAza.'-45 10) Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kalAkamAM to aroDI pahoMcI gayA. pravAsanI "are bhAIo! tame have eka kalAka dhIraja vigata meLavatAM jANavA maLyuM ke be zikSako, rAkho. tamane bacAvavA cheka aroDI tathA AcAryazrI tathA so vidyArthI zaMkhalapuranI guphAo rAdhanapurathI mANaso AvyA che!' pIyUSanA kuTuMbe jovA gayelA. je haju sudhI pAchA AvelA nathI. jANyuM ke chokarAo jIve che. tethI prANamAM navo temaNe potAne Avela svapnanI vigata kahI. turata saMcAra temanA kuTuMbane thayo. aMdaranA chokarAo ja aroDI gAmamAMthI hemacaMdabhAInuM samagra kuTuMba guphAmAM dUra jatAM guphA toDavAnuM zarU karyuM. eka tathA A gAmanA so mANaso vadhArAnI jarUrI kalAkamAM be phUTanuM saLaMga gAbaDuM paDyuM. ne toDavAnuM sAdhanasAmagrI sAthe zaMkhalapuranA raste baMdha karyuM. nIce vIsa phUTanI aneka rasIo nAkhIne pinsIpAla sAhebanI TukaDI sAthe gayA. vidyArthIone eka pachI eka bahAra kADhyA. chevaTe barAbara agiyAra vAge Akho kAphalo AcArya sAheba bahAra AvyA. bahAra zaMkhalapuranI guphA najIka pahoMcI gayo. pANI ApavAmAM AvyuM ne premathI sagAbhAInI prinsIpAla sAhebe bArIkAIthI prathama nirIkSaNa jema badhA bheTI paDyA. karatAM guphAnA dvArano rasto rokIne paDelI zilA badhA mANaso TrakomAM aroDI gAma tarapha gayA. be upara tarata zabdo vAMcavA lAgyA. kalAkamAM aroDI pahoMcyA. AkhuM gAma hiloLe ma...hA...vI...2'! "grAmajano tathA caDyuM. ne sarvatra AnaMda AnaMda thayo. tejanA vidyArthIo ApaNe A zilA upara caDavAnuM che. lIsoTA jevA prinsIpAla sAhebe, temanA tyAM upara saLaMga tirADa haze. tyAMthI toDavAnuM zarU vidyArthIo tathA AgevAno sAthe rAdhanapurano karajo. bahAranA tathA aMdaranA jIvone vAge nahIM rasto kApavo zarU karyo. tenuM saMpUrNa dhyAna rAkhajo." sarva samudAye aroDI, rAdhanapura tathA bAjunA gAmomAM A mahAvIrano jaya jayakAra karIne saLaMga dhaNanA ghA, vidyArthIone kadaratI kevo sahAro maLyo, koNe lokhaMDanI kosa vaDe paththara toDavAnuM zarU karyuM. eka mArgadarzana ApyuM tenI divasonA divaso sudhI kalAkanI mahenatane aMte saLaMga paTImAM ardhI phUTanI carcAo thavA lAgI. pIyUSa ane prinsIpAla zilA toDI tyAM to navakAra maMtranA jApa saMbhaLAyA. sAheba je. je. zAhane tejapuMjanA darzana denAra pote zorabakora, avAja, bacAvo, bacAvonI bumo ma...hA...vI...2 hatA. temaNe jagata samakSa saMdeza sAMbhaLI. A aMgenI jANa prinsIpAla sAhebane Apyo ke navakAra maMtranI zakti keTalI prabaLa che karI. prinsIpAla sAheba khuda zilA upara gayA ne tathA pote kareluM dhArmika kArya koI divasa niSphaLa moTethI avAja karyo. tyAM to cetanahIna chokarAo jatuM nathI. phakta vizvAsa ane samayanI jarUra hoya dhIme dhIme najIka AvyA zikSako paNa najIka che. sarvatra mahAvIra svAmIno jayajayakAra bolAyo. AvyA ne rADo pADI ke amone tAtkAlika pANI Apo. tarasathI ame pIDAIe chIe. - "sarvazaktimAna jANajo, mahAmaMtra navakAra; Atamane jAgRta karI, mithyAtama haranAra.-46. Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "tiryaMcano tAraNahAra navakAra" dropadIbena ema. zAha (maNuMdavAlA) baMgalA naM. B-I-B, pharsTa geTa pAse, senTrala skUla sAme, oDanasa esTeTa, aMbaranAtha pIna-421 501. phona : 2262 saMvata 2028mAM jabalapuramAM banelI A ghaTanA mane navakAramaMtra saMbhaLAvyo, tenA prabhAve huM devI thaI chuM...! meM kaMI paNa mAMgaNI na karI. chatAM bapore 12 vAge mArA gharanA kaMpAunDamAM eka devIe kahyuM. tArA patine kAle savAre 9 vAge ajANI gAya bImAra thaIne paDI, meM ene ghAsa UMghavA deja. sAjA thaI jaze. ema ja banyuM. pANI ApyuM. paNa mane enI sthiti sArI na savAranA 9thI sAMjanA 5 sudhI UMghatA ja rahyA. lAgI. tethI tenI najIka jaI tenA kAnamAM tAzayata sArI thaI gaI. patine paNa zraddhA baThA. navakAramaMtra saMbhaLAvavA zarU karyA. sAMbhaLatAM ene saM. 2041mAM poSa mahinAmAM punaH devIe kaMIka zAMti maLatI hoya ema lAgyuM. mane joIne svapnamAM kahyuM. tamArA saMtAnane mahAkaSTa tenI AMkhamAMthI AMsu saravA lAgyAM. tethI Akho AvavAnuM che. saMbhALajo. mArA baMne putrone be divasa jatA-AvatA lAgaNIpUrvaka ene navakAramaMtra divasa gharamAM rokI rAkhyA. kaoNleja paNa na javA saMbhaLAvatI rahI. sAMje karI enI pAse besI dIdhA. be divasamAM samAcAra AvyA ke mArI navakAramaMtra cAlu karyo ane gAya paNa jANe pUrNa amadAvAda rahetI putrI AzA chAparA parathI paDI zraddhApUrvaka ekITase mArI sAmuM joIne pIDAmAM gaI che. sIrIyasa che. sau amadAvAda gayA. saMkaTa paNa premathI sAMbhaLatI rahI. meM tene sAgArika jANI devIne yAda karyA. bacAvavA vinaMtI karI paNa aNasaNa karAvI siddhagirinuM zaraNa ApyuM tathA temaNe kahyuM ke tenuM AyuSya TUMkuM hovAthI tenI yAtrA karavAnI preraNA karI rahI ane bacAvavAnI mArI zakti nathI. tamArI putrI budhavAre navakAramaMtra sAMbhaLatAM enuM prANapaMkheruM UDI gayuM. savAre 9 vAge mRtyu pAmaze. aMtima ghaDI najIka priya svajananI mAphaka meM tene khADAmAM daphanAvI jANI AzAne aMtima ArAdhanA karAvavAmAM sagAmATI tathA 5 kilo mIThuM tenA para nAkhyuM. vahAlAMno ghaNo ja virodha, kaDavA vacano sAMbhaLavA - cha mahinA pachI mArA pati acAnaka bImAra paDyA. paNa AtmAnI gatino prazna hato. tyAre paDyA. rAtre huM sUtI hatI. to mane ekadama divya e virodhane kema gaNakArAya? ane sAcce ja prakAza dekhAyo. pahelAM huM thoDI DarI gaI paNa AzAe savAre 9 ne 5 miniTe navakAra zravaNa navakAranuM smaraNa karatAM thoDI makkamatA AvI, meM karatA karatA dehatyAga karyo. hiMmata karI pUchyuM, "tame koNa cho? A prakAza tenAM cakSudAna karavAnI saMmati tenI pAsethI zAne che? mane samajAtuM nathI. tyAM ja e prakAza meLavI lIdhI hatI ane te mujaba cakSudAna karyuM!.. paMjamAMthI eka divya AkRti pragaTa thaI ane A rIte akALe putrInuM avasAna thavAthI mana kahyuM, "mane na oLakhI? huM tane madada karavA AvI zokamagna rahyA karatuM hatuM. tyAre eka rAtre pharI chuM.' ema kahI gAyanuM rUpa lIdhuM. ane kahyuM ke te devIe svapnamAM kahyuM, "ciMtA na karo. navakAra uccAraNa navakAranuM, je ghara nizadina hoya; trividha tApa tenA TaLe, sukhasaMpata nita hoya.'-47, Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maMtranA prabhAve tamArI putrInI sadgati thaI che.' meM mArI putrInAM darzana karAvavAnI icchA vyakta karI ane te devIe eka divasa mArI putrI ke je paNa navakAra zravaNanAM prabhAve devI thaI che, tenAM mane darzana karAvyAM. eTaluM ja nahi paNa tenA cakSu je vyaktine ApavAmAM AvyA hatA. tenAM paNa darzana karAvyA. tethI mane khUba saMtoSa thayo. te devIe potAnI pAsethI dhana vagere kAMI paNa mAMgavA mATe aneka vakhata mane Agraha karyo che. paNa meM hajI sudhI tenI pAsethI tevuM kAMI paNa mAMgyuM kharekhara A ghaTanAthI navakAra pratyenI mArI zraddhA ekadama daDha banI gaI che. sahu koI zraddhApUrvaka navakAramaMtranI ArAdhanA karI potAnuM AtmakalyANa sAdho e ja zubha bhAvanA. uparokta ghaTanA TUMkamAM pArzvacaMdragacchIya sA. zrI OMkArazrIjI pAsethI sAMbhaLI hatI. tathA draupadIbenanuM eNDresa paNa temanI pAsethI maLyuM. te mujaba amoe aMbaranAtha jaI temanA mukhethI ja A ghaTanA savistAra sAMbhaLI tathA saM. 2043nA DombIvalI cAturmAsamAM ravivArIya pravacanamALA daramyAna amArI sUcanAthI draupadIbene vizALa sabhA samakSa potAnA anubhavanI A ghaTanA rajU karI hatI, je sAMbhaLIne aneka AtmAonAM haiyAmAM navakAra mahAmaMtra pratye bhAre ahobhAva utpanna thayo hato. draupadIbenanA vaktavyano sArAMza atre rajU karavAmAM Avyo che zAstromAM nAga, samaLI, uMdara, vAnara, baLada vagere aneka tiryaMco paNa aMta samaye navakAra zravaNathI devagati Adi sadgatine pAmyAnI vAto sAMbhaLavA maLe che, tenI yathArthatA uparokta arvAcIna ghaTanA vAMcavAthI acUka samajAze. saMpAdaka 'yamadUta khAlI hAthe pAchA pharyA!' (satya ghaTanA para AdhArita gIta) racayitA : zrI kAMtilAla khImacaMda zAha nAnI bajAra, dhrAMgadhrA, pIna-363 310 (duhA) namana karuM arihaMtane, bIjA siddha bhagavAna; AcAryane pAThaka pravara, sAdhugaNa guNavAna. 1 e pAMcene vRMdatA, sarva pApa haNAya; maMgala che e sarvamAM, prathama maMgala gaNAya. 2 aDasaTha akSara ehamAM, maMtra bhalo navakAra; muja gRhamAM e samaratAM, huo jaya jayakAra. 3 prasaMga banyo che ekadA, camatkArI ja gaNAya; vigate tene varNavuM, uttamane sukhadAya. 4 ------------------ camatkAra moTo thayo, cakita thayA sahu loka; najare jovA AvatA, muja ghara thoke thoka. 5 DhAla pahelI (mAlaNa pahelI sAmI maLI re lAla --e dezI) dhrAMgadhrA zahera sohAmaNuM re lAla, jinamaMdira tyAM pAMca sukhakArI re; bhAvathI tehane vaMdatAM re lAla, Ave nava unI AMca manohArI re. navakAra maMtrane vaMdIe re lAla. e Teka jenuM citta cauTe 2me, vAMko nahIM gharabAra; te paNa jape navakArane, to cittaDuM Ave dvAra.'-48 107 Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ moTA maMdire vAMdIyA re lola, ajitanAtha bhagavAna sukhakArI re, nAnA maMdire pUjIyA re lola, saMbhavanAtha bhagavAna manohArI re navakAra. koMDhavALAne dehare re lola, vadiyA vIra siMda sukhakArI re, bAbubhAInA dehare re lola, pUjyA vimala niNaMda manohArI re navakAra. jana borDiMgamAM vAMdIyA re lola, saMbhavanAtha bhagavAna sukhakArI re, e pAMce jina vaMdatAM re lola, bhavi banyo guNavAna prayakArI re navakAra. nAnI bajAramAM AvIyuM re lola, nAnakaDuM makAna sukhakArI re, muja patnI mAMdI paDI re lola, khoyA bhAnane sAna duHkhakArI re navakAra. mo. mu. senTaramAM dAkhala karI re lola, myukojha bATalA apAyA hitakArI re, okasIjana para rAkhatAM re lola, iMjekazana devAya duHkhakArI re navakAra. TrITamenTa' evI bhALatAM re lola, kAMInuM kAMI thaI jAya te vArI re, duzmanane paNa na hajo re lola, A duHkha evuM bolAya naranArI re navakAra. kaSTa sAdhya e darda che re lola, zvAsa bhayaMkara thAya nityakArI re, kone khabara kyAre baMdha paDe re lola jIvananI ghaDIyo gaNAya duHkhakArI re navakAra. traNe putra hAjara hatA re lAla, sevA kare dina rAta nityakArI re, phera paDe nahi dardamAM re lola, lAMbI thAya kALI rAta duHkhakArI re navakAra. vidhavA putrI sevA kare re lola, mArI bA sAjA kyAre thAya sukhakArI re, AdhAra tehano ghaNo re lola, jaze to mAruM zuM thAya? duHkhakArI re navakAra. khaDe page sevA kare re lola, putravadhu guNavAna te vArI re, mArAne tenA bhAI AvIyAre lAla, daradIne nathI kAMI bhAna duHkhakArI re navakAra. cothe divase DAphaTara kahe re lola, ame khaMkheryA hAtha duHkhakArI re, sAruM thavAnI AzA nathI re lola, sAMbhaLo kAMtibhAI vAta duHkhakArI re navakAra. caitra zukla dina cothano re lola, ogaNIsa mArca maMgaLavAra duHkhakArI re, rAtre doDha vAgye bolIyA re lola, ghare laI jAva tatkAla priyakArI re navakAra. aMtima ghaDI have benanI re lola, jaldI ghera laI jAva duHkhakArI re, jIvana tenuM TakAvavA re lola, a ijaphazana apAya to vArI re navakAra. zarIra badhuM ThaMDuM paDyuM re lAla, ThaMDA paDyA paga hAtha duHkhakArI re, mukhethI phINa cAlyA gayA re lola, khoTA paDyA kAna nAka dukhakArI re navakAra. sagA saMbaMdhI joI rahyA re lola, AMkhe AMsunA pUra duHkhakArI re, bena banevI ne bhANIyAM re lola, duHkhI thAya bharapUra duHkhakArI re navakAra. ebyulansa tihAM lAvIyA re lola, IspItAla tatkAla duHkhakArI re. upADIne suvADIyA re lola, lAvyA gRha tatkAla duHkhakArI re navakAra. kALI aMdhArI rAtaDI re lola, rAtanA traNane cAlIsa duHkhakArI re, eve same ti zuM banyuM re lola, sAMbhaLa visavA vIsa manohArI re navakAra. gebI avAja tihA sAMbhaLyo re lola, bIjAne nava saMbhaLAya te vArI re, jina zAsanano sAra che, cauda pUrvano paNa sAra; zrI navakAra hiye vase, tene zuM kare saMsAra.'-49 Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAnti' zabda kAne paDyo re lola, suNIne Azcarya thAya te vArI re navakAra. upara koI hatuM nahi re lola, badhA hatA dardInI pAsa te vArI re, chatAM avAja koNa ApatuM re lola, avAja che khAsa priyakArI re navakAra. cAre bAju joI vaLyo re lola, mane koI nava dekhAya te vArI re, hAMphaLo phAMphaLo pharI rahyo re lola, bhAna tyAM to cAlI jAya to vArI re navakAra. sAme UbhA guru mAharA re lola, haMsa sAgara mahArAja sukhakArI re, hasatAM hasatAM bolIyA re lola, sAMbhaLa kAnti Aja sukhakArI re navakAra. mUMjhavaNa tArI maTI jaze lAla, bhAve samArone navakAra sukhakArI re, have koI dekhuM nahi re lola, cAlI gayo aMdhakAra duHkhakArI re navakAra. ANA karI parivArane lAla, samaro badhA navakAra sukhakArI re, bA tamArI beThI thaze re lola, thaze adbhuta camatkAra sukhakArI re navakAra. cAra. kalAke sAMbhaLyo re lAla, manasukha' evo avAja sukhakArI re, kAkI enA to bolIyA re lola, bhAbhuno che avAja sukhakArI re navakAra. ThaMDI zarIranI uDADavA re lola, bAma ghasyo tatkAla te vArI re, upAzrayathI sAdhvI AvIyA re lola, mAMgalika bolyA tatkAla prayakArI re navakAra. sunaMdAzrIjI mokale re lola, maraghAne dharmalAbha sukhakArI re, be kalAke beThA thaze re lola, evA che AzIrvAda sukhakArI re navakAra. nava vAgye beThA thayA re lola, thoDI pIdhI rAba guNakArI re, cothe divase anna bhALiyuM re lola, peTamAM paDI thoDI rAba sukhakArI re navakAra. haLave haLave bolIyA re lola, saMbhaLAvo navakAra priyakArI re, roga mane to kAMI nathI re lola, sAco sAthI navakAra sukhakArI re navakAra. ATha divasathI gaNI nathI re lola, navakAravALI eka sukhakArI re, cAra lAkha adhUrA hajI rahyA re lola, pUrA karavAnI mArI Teka sukhakArI re navakAra. davAkhAne huM pahoMcIyo re lola, sAMbhaLo mevADAbhAI priyakArI re, "maraghA' have sAjI thaI re lola, roga nathI tene kAMI AvArI re navakAra. narsa DaoNkaTara have cakita thayA re lola, addabhuta che. samAcAra sukhakArI re, AzA amane hatI nahi re lola, koNe karyo camatkAra manohArI re navakAra. navakAranI vAta sAMbhaLI re lola, vAha vAha bolI javAya te vArI re, gharamAM AnaMda vyApyo re lola, bALakane mIThAI vaheMcAya manohArI re navakAra. ADozI pADozI bhegA thayA re lola, sau Ave maraghAnI pAsa sukhakArI re, pratyakSa pArakhu joIne re lola, kare maMtra para vizvAsa sukhakArI re navakAra. sagA snehI sau AvIyA re lola, sAMbhaLyo mahA camatkAra sukhakArI re, traNa jagatamAM te vaDo re lola, mahAmaMtra navakAra priyakArI re navakAra. peparavALA AvIyA re lola, chApavA che samAcAra sukhakArI re, tamArA ghare banyAre re lola, kevI rIte camatkAra priyakArI re navakAra. eka ja akSara eka citta, samaryA saMpatti thAya; saMcita sAgara sAtano, pAtika dUra palAya.'-50. ST 109 Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aThavADIkamAM AvIyA re lAla, "lAITa'' lIdhA khAsa sukhakArI re, "janasattA' "gujarAtamAM re lola, jayahiMda'mAM paNa khAsa sukhakArI re navakAra. jeNe jeNe chApA vAMcIyA re lola, vaLI jene maLyA samAcAra sukhakArI re, abhinaMdananI varSA thaI re lola, navakArano jayajayakAra manohArI re navakAra. have tuM navakArano koDapati thA! zrI hasamukhabhAI sI. zAha I, sImalA hAusa 203-e, raje mALe opha nepIenasI roDa, muMbaI-36. phona : 8121348 huM pU.paM. bhadraMkaravijayajI ma. sA.nA saMsArI jaIza. keTalo upara AvIza te tuM kaI rIte navakAra bhatrIjA zrI cImanalAla bhogIlAlano dIkaro chuM. gaNI zake che tenA upara AdhArita raheze.' saMvata 1965mAM sAhebajI jAmakhaMbhALIAnA meM temanA AzIrvAdathI te ja divasathI eka bAMdhI bAjunA gAmamAM comAsuM hatA. tyAre paryuSaNa karavA mALA gaNavA mAMDI. Ama to huM muMbaInA rU tathA huM tyAM gayo hato. te vakhate sAhebe mane besADIne zerabajAranAM dalAlane tyAM mAsika rU. 200 thI pUchayuM, "hasamukha, ATalI doDadhAma kare che, kaMI 250 nA pagArathI kAma karato hato, jyAM savArathI kamAya che ke kema?' meM kahyuM, "sAheba, savArathI rAta rAtanA nava sudhI kAma karavuM paDatuM. sudhI nokarI karuM chuM. muzkelIthI 250 rU. mAMDa jApa zarU karyAnA traNeka mahinA pachI mArA eka kamAuM chuM. sAheba, kaMI vadhAre kamAuM tevo upAya mAmAsasarA, je varSothI jApAna rahe che, temano batAvo. sAhebe uttara Apyo, "jayAM sudhI tArA acAnaka patra Avyo ke ahIM eka gharanA mANasanI pUrvanAM pApono kSaya nahi thAya tyAM sudhI kaMI maLaze jarUra che. tame jApAna Avo to varSe pacAsa nahi. ane pApakSaya mATe to navakAramaMtra hajArano pagAra khAvA pIvA sAthe ApIza. tamAre eTama bomba samAna che. tenAthI eka sAthe moTA mArI sAthe ja rahevAnuM thaze. eTale tamane lagabhaga pAyAmAM pApono nAza thaze, ke jeTalAM tuM navA pApo varSe 3-40 hajAra bacaze. traNa ja mahinAmAM bAMdhI nahi zake. eTale tAruM puchayanuM baeNlansa vadhavA navakAra maMtrano prabhAva dekhAyo, sAhebajI pAse mAMDaze. ane badhI ja cIjo tArI AjubAju ghumavA jaIne vigata jaNAvI pUchyuM. jAuM ke kema? temaNe mAMDaze.' temanI vAta mane jacI gaI. meM kahyuM, kahyuM, "jahAM sukha' paNa tyAM jaIne navakAra maMtrane "sAheba AjathI huM zrI navakAramaMtrane zaraNe AvuM bhUlato nahi. tA. 4-2-66nA roja pahelIvAra chuM. mane AzIrvAda Apo. ane temaNe mane roja paradezagamana karyuM. tyAM samaya vadhAre maLato eka bAMdhI navakAravALI gaNavAnuM sUcavI hovAthI 10 navakAravALI gaNavAnuM zarU karyuM. navakAramaMtranuM dAna karyuM. eka eka pada bolAvatA jyAre zarUAta karI tyAre eka mALa gaNatAM 20 gayA, tema huM bolato gayo. navakAra pUro thayA pachI miniTa lAgatI. dhIre dhIre ekAgratA vadhatAM jhaDapa vAsakSepa nAMkhIne AzIrvAda ApyA. ane kahyuM, vadhI ane 7 miniTamAM eka mALA thavA lAgI. pachI tuM cha mahInA niyamita gaNaje. tuM jarUra upara AvI roja 25 navakAravALI gaNavAnuM zarU karyuM. pahelA "saMsaraNa saMsAranuM TALe zrI navakAra, zaraNa grahe jo tehanuM, pAme zivapaMtha sAra.'-51 (10 Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ navalAkha jApa pUrA thayA tyAre vArSika pagAra be (3) paisA khUTavA Ave tyAre manamAM thAya che, lAkha upara pahoMcyo. tyAM 13 varSa sudhI kAma karyA have gharakharcamAM khalAsa thavA AvyA che...to pachI jyAre temanuM kAma choDyuM tyAre mAre vArSika kyAMthI paNa ekAda dhaMdho evo thaI jAya ke mArI Avaka traNa lAkha rU. sudhI pahoMcI. 1977nI jarUriyAta karatAM vadhAre maLI jAya che. sAlamAM nokarI choDI muMbaI Avyo. sAhebajIne (4) svAbhAvika rIte huM koIne paNa kaMI kahuM maLyo. jApanI pragati jaNAvI. teo khuza thayA. to te lagabhaga sAcuM paDe che. eTale bolavA mATe kahe, AkhA gharamAM tane navakAra phaLyo che. havenI bahu saMbhALavuM paDe che. jhaDape eka navakAravALI gaNatAM phakta 1 miniTa (5) aThavADiye, dasa divase sAhebajI lAgatI hatI. jApa Dabala karyo. eTale ke roja 50 svapnamAM AvIne AzIrvAda Ape che. bAMdhI navakAravALI gaNavA lAgyo. tethI dara cha jApa karavA savAre UThIne tarata besuM chuM. pAMca mahine navalakhi navakAra jApa pUro thavA lAgyo. hajAra navakAra gaNyA pachI dAtaNa karuM chuM. savAre sAhebe kahyuM, "have tuM zrI navakArano karoDapati thA. jApamAM je ekAgratA Ave che. eTalI rAtre nathI meM temanI AjJA mAthe caDhAvI. sAhebajInI kRpAthI AvatI 1/1pa kalAkamAM jApa pUro karuM chuM. mArI gADI pATe caDhI gaI che. Aje mAro 14mo | navakAramaMtrano jApa cAlu karyuM tyAre haMmezA mane navalakho cAlu che. eTale sAhebajInI kRpAthI navakArano karoDapati thayo chuM. ane bhavobhava kroDo eka bagAsuM Ave che jANe zaktinA zarIramAM * praveza na thayo hoya! basa pachI jApanI jhaDapa navakAra gaNI zake evI zakti mAMgato rahuM chuM. ekadama vadhI jAya che. ane jApa pUro thAya tyAre navakAra maMtranA jApanA prabhAve nIce mujabanA pAchuM bagAsuM Ave che. eTale Avela koI paNa anubhavo thayA che. zakti zarIramAMthI jatI hoya tema anubhava thAya che. (1) manamAM koI paNa jAtanI icchA thAya to ghaNI vAra be aAMkhonI vacce AjJAcakra karata turata pAra paDe che. savAre kaMI paNa khAvApIvAnuM mana hoya tema lAge che. thayuM hoya to sAMja sudhI maLI jAya che. A mArA anubhavo che. dareka mANase sukhI thavuM (2) kAma karavAmAM je agAu mAre savArathI hoya to eka mALAno jApa to avazya karavo ja rAtri sudhI 2khaDavuM paDatuM hatuM. te kAma have mahinAmAM joIe ema mAro anubhava kahe che. ekAda divasa karavAthI thaI jAya che, mAnasika zAMti rahI che, ekAda kAmamAM 10-20 hajAra rUpiyA maLI jAya che. nizcala karIne kAyAne, dhyAna dhare navakAra, aniSTa sau aLagAM thaI, iSTa pada pAme sAra.'-para | Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paM. abhayasAgarajI ma.nA ajaba anubhavo pU. gaNivarya zrI mahAyazasAgarajI ma. C/o bI. ke. pArekha 5, pArzvadarzana, jUnA nAgaradAsa kraoNsa roDa, aMdherI (pUrva), muMbaI-69. Agama vizArada, suvizuddha saMyamI, pUjyapAda paMnyAsa pravara zrI abhayasAgarajI ma. vartamAnakALanA navakAra mahAmaMtranA uttama koTinA sAdhako paikI eka hatA. teo dararoja rAtre 11 thI 1aa sudhI navakAra mahAmaMtranI sAdhanA karatA hatA. pariNAme teozrIne ghaNA viziSTa AMtarika anubhavo thatA. keTalIka vAra bhaviSyamAM bananAra ghaTanAno paNa teozrIne agAuthI khyAla AvI jato. ahIM temanA jIvananA thoDA prasaMgo rajU karuM chuM, je vAcaka vRMdane mahAmaMtra pratye atUTa zraddhA jagADanAra banaze. eka vakhata teozrI potAnA pitA gurudeva upAdhyAya zrI dharmasAgarajI ma. Adi munivRMda sAthe kapaDavaMjathI bAlasinora thaIne (paMcamahAla jillAmAM) jatA hatA. tyAre bAlAsinoramAM rAtre navakAranI sAdhanA daramyAna teozrIne AMtarasUcana maLI gayuM ke 'godharA saLagI UThaze mATe AgaLano vihAra mulatavI rAkho...' temaNe A vAta potAnA gurudevane kahI ane teo TIMbA gAmamAM rokAI gayA. tyAM ja temane samAcAra maLyA ke komI hullaDanA kAraNe godharAmAM comera bhayaMkara AganI AtazabAjI khelAI rahI che!' kharekhara, mahAmaMtra, mAtA potAnA bALakanuM rakSaNa kare tethI paNa adhika kALajIpUrvaka sAdhakanuM sarva rIte rakSaNa kare che. jarUra che zraddhApUrvaka tene samarpita thavAnI! ...jarUra che niyamita rIte ananya zaraNabhAve e mAtAnI godamAM ALoTavAnI! cAturmAsa praveza mATe amadAvAdathI vihAra karyo. paNa rastAmAM jeTha vada 30 nA rIkSA sAthe temano akasmAta thayo. pagamAM phekcara thaI gayuM. chatAM AtmabaLathI 15 kimI page cAlIne vaidyarAja pAse pahoMcyA. temaNe 18 divasanuM plAsTara bAMdhI ApyuM. ane vihAra na karavA bhArapUrvaka jaNAvyuM. paraMtu teozrI rAtre navakAra mahAmaMtranI sAdhanAmAM sthira thayA ane ajabano camatkAra sarjAI gayo. pATo-khapATiyA badhuM ja adazya thaI gayuM. te sAthe darda paNa gAyaba thaI gayuM. jANe kazuM ja banyuM na hoya tema bIje ja divase teozrIe UMjhA tarapha vihAra karyo ane samayasara cAturmAsa praveza paNa thaI gayo!... sAmAnyataH bIjA ke chevaTe trIjA 'hArTa eTeka' pachI koI paNa dardI jIvaMta rahI zake ja nahi ema DaoNkTaronuM mAnavuM che. paraMtu teozrIe mahAmaMtranI sAdhanA dvArA cAra-cAra hArTa eTeka AvavA chatAM paNa mRtyunI sAme Takkara jhIlIne DaoNkTarone paNa AzcaryamAM garakAva karI dIdhA hatA! ...4thA hArTa eTeka pUrve teozrIe navakAra sAdhanA dvArA maLelI agamacetI mujaba ziSyavRMdane kahI dIdhuM ke 'mane 72 kalAka sudhI jagADavAnI bilakula koziSa karazo nahi. koI paNa prakAranI davA ke iMjekzana Apazo nahi. eTaluM ja nahi paNa mArA zarIrane aDazo paNa nahi... ane teo jANe ke bezuddha thaI gayA! ke navakAra maiyAnI godamAM ALoTI) gayA!) ane barAbara 72 kalAke teo svayaM bhAnamAM AvI gayA tyAre teo saMpUrNapaNe svastha. hatA!... DaoNkTaro paNa A joI moMmAM AMgaLA nAkhI gayA! coma saM. 2027mAM UMjhA saMghanA AgrahathI teozrInuM cAturmAsa UMjhAmAM nakkI thayuM hatuM. navakAra maMtra amRtataNAM, thayAM chAMTaNAM jyAya; pAtaka TaLe che tehanAM, pAme zItaLa chAMya.'-53 112 Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ us rasto bhUlI gayA. saMjogavazAta anya sAdhuothI eka vakhata rANakapuranA jinamaMdiramAM paNa chUTA paDI javAyuM. cAre bAju retInuM raNa hatuM. prabhudarzana karatAM teozrIne ekAeka AkhA upara AkAza ane nIce dharatI hatI! pakSI ke jhADanuM jaMbudvIpanAM darzana thayAM ane AMtarasUcanA maLI te paNa nAmanizAna nahi. mujaba teozrInA mArgadarzana mujaba pAlitANAmAM chevaTe eka TekarA para besI AMkho mIMcI taLeTI pAse AgamamaMdiranI pAchaLa vizALa bhAvapUrvaka navakAra tathA uvasaggaharaMno vArApharatI jaMbudvIpanuM nirmANa thayuM che. jaina AgamonA kathana jApa karyo. thoDI vAra bAda AMkho kholIne joyuM to mujaba pRthvI sUryanI ke potAnI dharInI AsapAsa lagabhaga 5 mAIla dUra eka musAphara sAMDhaNI para pharatI nathI, paraMtu sUrya-caMdra jaMbudvIpanA besIne jato dekhAyo. meM dAMDA sAthe kapaDuM bAMdhIne kendramAM rahela meru parvatanI AsapAsa phare che, UMcu karyuM. te joIne mAtra dazeka miniTamAM ja te 6 tenAthI RtuonuM parivartana, divasa-rAta Adi phUTa UMco paThANI bAMdhavAno musAphara tyAM AvI gaNitabaddha rIte thayA kare che. A bAbata pahoMcyo ane rasto batAvyo. kSaNa vAra pachI meM eNphaTIkala rIte sAbita karIne vijJAnavAdamAM pAchaLa joyuM to te adazya thaI gayo hato.. aMjAyelI navI peDhIne dharma pratyenI azraddhAthI ugArI levA mATe teozrIe navakAra dvArA maLelI I. sa. 1958mAM huM 16 varSanI uMmarano AMtarasUcanA mujaba jaMbudvIpa yojanAnuM nirmANa gRhastha avasthAmAM hato. tyAre meTrikanI karAvyuM che. tyAM bhavya jinamaMdira paNa parIkSAmAM 4 phUlaskepanuM aMgrejI pepara joI huM zAstrAnusArI vidhipUrvaka baMdhAyuM che. ekadama muMjhAI gayo Ame ya mAruM aMgrejI khUba saM. 2041mAM uparokta jinamaMdiranI kAcuM hatuM. chevaTe meM Akho baMdha karI ane navakAra pratiSThA phA. sa. 6 nakkI thayela, paraMtu tathA uvasaggahare vArApharatI gaNavA lAgyo. Ama pratiSThAnA traNa divasa agAu temanA paga para paNa vaDilonI preraNAthI roja 1 mALA to acUka vajanadAra peTI paDatAM pagamAM pheMphacara thaI gayuM. gaNato ja hato... ane tyAM camatkAra sajAryo! pagamAM khUba sojA thaI gayA. bhAvanagaranAM DaoNkaTare jApa karatAM karatAM baMdha AMkhe philmanI jema temane TrITamenTa mATe bhAvanagara AvavAno praznonA javAba dekhAvA lAgyA ane tethI utsAhamAM AvIne mane jeTalA uttaro yAda rahyA te Agraha karyo. 6 sAdhuo pATa para besADIne javAba lakhyA ane 50 TakA mArkasa prApta davAkhAnAmAM laI gayA. paraMtu mahAmaMtranI sAdhanAnA baLe teozrI trIje ja divase page cAlIne pratiSThA karyA...! prasaMge pahoMcI gayA ane pratiSThA karAvI. phA. su. 7nAM page cAlIne Adapara gAme gayA. tyAMthI paM. zrI abhayasAgarajI ma. nA anubhavo paikI girirAja para caDI yAtrA karI. phA. su. 8nAM naM. 3 tathA 4nI ghaTanAo ayoe pAlitANAmAM AgamamaMdira pAchA AvI gayA!!! zrImukhe paNa prasaMgopAta sAMbhaLI hatI. pharI gayA varSe muMbaI malADamAM pU. gaNivaryazrI A rIte paM. zrI abhayasAgarajI ma. nA avanavA mahAyazasAgarajI ma. pAsethI A badhI ghaTanAo anubhavonI prasAdI rajU karyA pachI have mArA be sAMbhaLI. teno sArAMza atre TUMkamAM rajU karavAmAM anubhavo ahIM jaNAvuM chuM. Avyo che. saM. 2021nI sAlamAM ame rAjasthAnamAM - saMpAdaka nAkoDAjI tIrthanI yAtrAe jaI rahyA hatA. paNa eka vAra aMtarabhAvathI bhAve jo navakAra; zAzvata zrIne Apato, ethI ja AgaLa sAra.'-54. 1113 Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ navakAra maMtrano ajaba prabhAva zatAvadhAnI pa. pU. A. bha. zrI vijaya kIrticaMdrasUrIzvarajI ma. sA. atre rajU thayela 6 ajaina prasaMgo sahita kula 7 prasaMgo uparokta pU. AcArya bhagavaMta dvArA likhita/saMpAdita 'saMskAranI sIDI', 'prasaMga parimala', 'tejasvI ratno' tathA 'dharmatattvaprakAza'mAMthI sAbhAra uddhata karavAmAM AvyA che. - saMpAdaka - yu. pI. prAMtamAM AvelA jhAMsI zaherano A tAjo banAva che, jene hajI eka dazako paNa pUro vItyo nathI. eka musalamAna jaina sAdhunA saMsargamAM Avyo. jaina sAdhunA tyAganI ane temanI asarakAraka vANInI tenA hRdaya para koI ajaba asara paDI. teNe mAMsa-madizano tyAga karyo. eTaluM ja nahi paNa tyAgI guru pAsethI navakAramaMtra zIkhI lIdho. pavitra ane nirmaLa banI haMmezAM te teno jaya karavA lAgyo. dhIredhIre navakAra maMtra uparanI tenI AsthA-zrI atyaMta majabUta banI. AvA pavitra AcAra vicArathI e musalamAna potAnI komathI judo paDavA lAgyo. bIjA musalamAnone e kema game? temaNe A musalamAnane ghaNuM-ghaNuM samajAvyo ke choDa A badhuM dhatIMga, paNa pelo zraddhALu musalamAna aDaga rahyo. potAnA vicAramAMthI jarA paNa casakyo nahi. AthI musalamAno jhanUne caDyA ane temAMnA eka musalamAne tene jAnathI mArI nAMkhavAno nirNaya karyo, te mATe ADA-avaLA aneka vicAro karyA pachI teNe eka upAya ajamAvyo. te eka jherI sarpane upADI lAvyo ane jyAM A zraddhALu musalamAna hamezAM sUI raheto hato, tyAM tenI pathArI nIce e sarpa evI rIte mUkyo ke doDIne cAlyo na jAya. A vakhate zraddhALu musalamAna hAjara na hato. paraMtu rAtanA tyAM Avyo ane sUvAnI taiyArI karI haMmeza mujaba navakAramaMtranuM smaraNa karavA lAgyo, tyAM tene ApoApa evo bhAsa thayo ke, mArI pathArImAM sarpa che, eTale tarata ja te UThyo ane pathArI UMcI karIne joyuM to sApa gabharAI rahyo hato. te ja kSaNe sarpa tyAMthI nAsI chUTyo. A zraddhALu musalamAne gurudevanA mukhethI navakAramaMtrano ajaba mahimA sAMbhaLyo ja hato ane A banAva banyo. tethI tenA haiyAmAM anerI zraddhA pragaTI. A tarapha pelo sarpa tyAMthI vihvaLa banI je musalamAna A sApane mUkI gayo hato, tenA ja ghera sIdho gayo ane tenI eka chokarI sUtI hatI tene karaDyo. chokarIe cIsa pADI, tethI tyAM zorabakora macyo ane comerathI mANaso doDI AvyA. chokarIno bApa-pelo musalamAna paNa teTalAmAM tyAM AvI pahoMcyo. ene e khabara na hatI ke, mArI putrIne sarpa karaDyo che! enA hradayamAM Aje apAra khuzI hatI, ke pelA bhagataDA musalamAnanuM Aja ThIka nikaMdana kADhyuM. paNa banAva e banyo ke, zraddhALu musalamAna to navakAramaMtranA prabhAve AbehUba bacI gayo, ene kazIye harakata na AvI ane e to nizcita thaI sUI gayo. pelo duSTa musalamAna potAnI putrI pAse Avyo tyAre ene khabara paDI ke, mArI putrIne sarpa karaDyo che, jethI tenA hoza UDI gayA, ghaNAya upacAro karyAM. maMtravAdIone teDAvyA paNa sarpanuM jhera na ja UtaryuM. AzA nirAzAmAM maLI gaI. 'namanabhAva rAkhI karI jApa jape navakAra; vamana kare bhavaroganuM, tApa zamana karanAra.'-55 L 114 Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ musalamAna mUMjhANo ane "hAya mArI putrI marI zraddhALu musalamAna bolyo ke "huM kaMI thoDo ja jaze! koIe tenuM jhera na utAryuM, zuM thaze?' e maMtravAdI chuM?" ciMtAmAM te sAnabhAna gumAvI beTho. pelAe kahyuM : "bhale Apa maMtravAdI na ho, thoDI vAra pachI ene potAne bhAna thayuM ke, khare paNa mane vizvAsa che ke, Apa ja bacAvI zakazo." ja, meM bIjAne mArI nAMkhavAno prayatna karyo hato 'to ThIka cAlo, bIjAnA prANa mArAthI bacatA. tenuM e pariNAma AvyuM ke, Aje mAre potAne ma AvyuM ke, Aje mAre potAne hoya to huM taiyAra ja chuM.' raDavAno vakhata Avyo, "khADo khode te paDe." e keTalI bhalAInI bhAvanA! potAnA prANa levA kahevata sAcI paDI, paNa have thAya zuM? taiyAra thanAranuM-potAnuM bUruM karanAranuM paNa * tevAmAM ene vicAra Avyo ke have te zraddhALu kalyANa thAya evI A zraddhALu musalamAnanI musalamAnanI pAse javuM ane tenAM caraNomAM jhUkI bhAvanA hatI. e tarata ja UThyo ane pelA paDI mArA aparAdhanI kSamA mAguM. jarUra e ja mArI musalamAna sAthe cAlI nIkaLyo. putrInA prANa bacAvI zakaze. ane vinA vilaMbe te chokarInA hozakoza UDI gayA hatA. pelA zraddhALu musalamAna pAse doDI gayo. te ghora maMtravAdIoe hAtha khaMkherI nAkhyA hatA. bacAvano nidrAmAM nizcita sUto hato. tene A bhAIe koI upAya na hato. AvA vikaTa prasaMgamAM A uThADyo "kema AvavuM thayuM?' zraddhALu musalamAna zraddhALu musalamAne navakAramaMtra bhaNIne tenA para bolyo. pANI chAMTyuM, tyAM ajaba camatkAra khaDo thayo. jhera bhAI sAheba! huM ApanA caraNamAM paDe che. mane UtarI gayuM. ane jANe navo janma letI hoya tema mArA gunAnI mAphI bakSo. huM aparAdhI chuM." zayAmAMthI tenI putrI beThI thaI. sau koI harSaghelA pelo zraddhALu musalamAna vicAramAM paDI gayo banyA ane A zraddhALu musalamAna upara phIdAke, "A zenI mAphI mAMge che? zuM bolI rahyo che? phIdA thaI gayA. saunA mukhethI sahaja bolI javAyuM kAMI samajAtuM nathI.' ke, kevI paropakArI parAyaNatA! kevI ajaba kema bhAI! zenI mAphI mAMgo cho? tame kaMI maMtrazakti! dhanya che! dhanya che!' mAro guno karyo nathI. Ama kema asaMgata bolo eka aparAdhI upara paNa rahema najara rAkhavI e cho?' zraddhALu musalamAne kahyuM. zraddhALu kAMI nAnI sUnI vAta na hatI. AvA AtmAo musalamAnane e khabara na hatI ke, A kArastAna jagatamAM bahu viralA hoya che. bhAI sAhebanuM ja hatuM. | navakAramaMtra anAdino che, eno prabhAva te duSTa musalamAne ja sAcI hakIkata saMbhaLAvI, ajaba che. zAstromAM sthaLe sthaLe enA tyAre A zraddhALu musalamAnane khabara paDI ke, prabhAvane darzAvatAM aneka daSTAMto AlekhAyelAM mArI pathArI nIce sApa mUkI janAra A ja bhAI che. paNa gaNanAramAM zraddhA hovI joIe. hatA. mAphI mAMgyA pachI tUTyA phUTyA zabdomAM upalakabhAvathI gaNIe, citta cagaDoLe caDeluM hoya, pelo duSTa musalamAna bolyo, "bacAvo! bacAvo! hRdaya bUrI bhAvanAnA kacarAthI bhareluM hoya, tyAM mArI...putrInA prANa bacAvo.' phaLanI AzA kema rakhAya? malina vAsanAo jyAM kema zuM thayuM?' zraddhALu musalamAna bolyo. vAsa karatI hoya, tyAM Avo prabhAvika maMtra phaLe mArI putrIne sarpa karaDyo che ane e behoza nahi e svAbhAvika che. banI gaI che. saghaLAya upAya ajamAvyA paNa badhA Aje mANasamAM zraddhA nathI, vizvAsa nathI, niSphaLa gayA che." pelAe javAba Apyo. gaNatAMnI sAthe phaLanI mAgaNI kare che! basa, _pAparAzi bhegI karI, pAmyA duHkha apAra; e duHkhane TALavA, nitya smaro navakAra.'-56 Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dunyavI paulika sukhanI AzAe ja te mAnava jethI deva bane che...! navakAramaMtra gaNavA taiyAra thAya che, tyAre tenuM phaLa sALA ane banevIno banelo A tAjo prasaMga paNa tevuM ja maLe che. che. vikrama saMvata 1997-98nI A sAcI hakIkata navakAramaMtra gaNavAnI ApaNane kurasada nathI che. maLatI, jyAre anya maMtra gaNavA mATe ApaNe be mAravADamAM zivagaMja e jainonI moTI cAra kalAka kADhIe chIe. kadI gurumahArAjapUche ke, vastIvALuM eka zahera che. tyAMnA eka zrImaMta kema bhAI navakAramaMtra gaNo cho ne? tyAre ApaNe gRhastha bImAra paDyA. bImArI vadhI. A zeThanA javAba ApIe chIe ke "sAheba! ghaNAya gaNyA banevI madrAsa rahetA hatA. banevIne thayuM ke paNa kaMI tattva dekhAtuM nathI." sALAnI tabIyata sakhata narama che, AkharI avasthA. AvI lambI to ApaNI bhAvanA che. tenA che, mAre javuM joIe paNa sAMsArika aneka upara prema, zraddhA ne vizvAsapUrvaka cauda pUrvanA upAdhionA kAraNe tyAM jaI na zakAyuM ane sArarUpa navakAramaMtranA jApamAM layalIna bano. te sALAnA prANa chUTI gayA. sALAnA maraNa pachI vakhate duniyAne sAva bhUlI jAva. eka vakhata banevI rAtre zayAmAM sUI rahyA hatA, tyAre svapnamAM potAnA sALA AvyA, zAsanakAra kahe che ke : vAtacIto karavA lAgyA ane sALAe jaNAvyuM ke, navakAra ika akkhara, pAvaM pheDeI satta ayraannN| huM atyAre vyaMtara devalokathI tamArI sAthe pannAsaM ca payeNaM, paNataya sAgara snyonnN|| vAtacIta karI rahyo chuM." navakAramaMtranA ekeka aArane gAvAthI banevIe pUchyuM, "tame vyaMtaragatimAM kyAMthI! gaNanAranAM sAta sAgaropamanAM pApo dUra thAya che. AzcaryanI vAta che ke, tame vyaMtaralokamAM pahoMcI navakAramaMtranA eka padano jApa karavAthI 50 gayA!' sAgaropamanA ane samagra eTale saMpUrNa navapadonuM tyAre pUrvanA sALA evA e vyaMtaradeve javAba dhyAna dharavAthI 500 sAgaropamanAM pApo vinAza Apyo, "bhAI! tamArI vAta taddana sAcI che. mAruM pAme che, eka citte vidhisahita bhAvathI navalAkha jIvana evuM aMdara ne Adarza na hatuM ke, jethI huM navakAramaMtra gaNavAmAM Ave to gaNanAra jAnavara ke, vyaMtaralokamAM utpanna thAuM!' paNa huM pathArIvaza narakagatimAM jato nathI. hato, jIvananI AzA na hatI tyAre sau saMbaMdhIoe navakAramaMtra jevo duniyAmAM bIjo koI maMtra nathI guramahArAjane vinaMtI karI. gurumahArAje mane AvA apUrva navakAramaMtrane choDIne kyo AtmA aMtima ArAdhanA karAvI, khUba-khUba navakAramaMtra bIjA maMtrataMtramAM ughukta bane! saMbhaLAvyA ane amuka pratijJAo paNa ApI mATe he mahAnubhAvo! parama maMgaLakArI, Adhi ane mArA jIvanamAM thayelI kSationI niMdA-gAha vyAdhi ne upAdhine TALanAra, sukha samRddhine karavA sUcavyuM. basa, e gurudeve mane navakAra maMtra saMbhaLAvyA, enA dhyAnamAM mArA prANa nIkaLyA. arpanAra, samagra duHkhano vinAza karanAra, cauda pUrvanA sArarUpa, anAdisiddha evA navakAramaMtranuM enA prabhAve huM nIca gatimAM janAra Aja vyaMtara - devalokamAM utpana thayo chuM." khUba-khUba smaraNa karo. pratidina teno jApa karo, ekAMtamAM besI teno vicAra karo ane aMte ATalI vAta thayA pachI banevI UThyA ane muktiramAne varo. rAtanI vAta dhArI rAkhI. atyAre e madrAsamAM hatA. madrAsathI emaNe tarata ja zivagaMja patra -lakSa bAMdhI jinavarataNuM, akSara pada thaI sthira; maMtra jape navakArano, pAme sukha te ghIra.'-57. Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lakhyo ke, jyAre mArA sALA gujarI gayA, te vakhate koI gurumahArAja tyAM padhAryA hatA? ane temanuM nAma zuM hatuM? te vigatavAra mane jaladI jaNAvo.' tarata ja patrano pratyuttara Avyo ke, tamArA sALAne aMtima ArAdhanA karAvavA mATe gurumahArAja padhAryA hatA. temanuM pUnita nAma pU. AcAryadeva zrImad vijayalakSmaNasUrIzvarajI mahAraja hatuM. teo te ja divase khImelathI vihAra karI gujarAta tarapha saparivAra padhArI rahyA hatA ane eka divasane mATe temaNe atre sthiratA karI hatI, temaNe ahIM tamArA sALAne aMtima ArAdhanA karAvI hatI ane navakAramaMtra saMbhaLAvyA hatA. patra vAMcatAM ja A banevInA manamAM vastusthiti taddana sAcI che, ema samajAI gayuM. aho! navakAramaMtrano kevo ajaba prabhAva che! kharekhara! evo umadA mahAmaMtra maLyA pachI paNa ApaNe-pramAdI banIe chIe, zraddhA ne vizvAsa rAkhatA nathI. basa te ja divasathI A banevInA hRdayamAM bhAre parivartana thaI gayuM, A bhAI-e kaMI nAnA sunA mANasa nathI. eka sArA gave che. vaktA che, vidvAna che, zrImaMta che ane sArI lAgavaga dharAvanArA pratiSThita vyakti che, temaNe pote ja A hakIkta mane kahI saMbhaLAvI hatI, jene meM atre akSaradeha Apyo che. navakAramaMtrano prabhAva darzAvanArAM bhUtakALamAM aneka dRSTAto ApaNe saMbhaLyAM che, vartamAnakALamAM paNa camatkAra upajAve tevA kissAo ane tevI hakIkato bahAra paDatI ja rahe che. janma-janmanAM pApo dUra thAya ane AtmA pavitra bane. A to amArAM chokarAM ya jANe che! A eka sAcI ghaTanA che. vAtane pUrI be-traNa vIsI paNa thaI nathI. gujarAtamAM tyAgI sAdhumunirAjonuM AvAgamana ati sulabha che. eka prasiddha tyAgI gurudevanA vyAkhyAnamAM niyamita eka musalamAna hAjarI Apato hato. vyAkhyAna zailinI ajaba chaTA, rocaka zailI ane prabhAvapUrvakanA pravacane musalamAnanA hRdayamAM UMDI chApa pADI. tyAre e musalamAna gurudevano pUrNa bhakta banyo. gurudeve tene navakAramaMtra zIkhavyo, ane e maMtrano ajaba mahimA paNa sAthe varNavI batAvyo ane kahyuM ke tenA prabhAve mANasa dhAryuM kArya karI zake che, vighno ne vipadAo dUre TaLe che ane saghaLI kAmanAo phaLe che mATe haMmezA navakAramaMtranuM dhyAna karavuM, khUba jApa karavo. musalamAnane jaina sAdhu upara athAga prIti hatI, temano paDyo bola e jhIlI leto hato. niyamita e musalamAna navakAramaMtra gaNe che, tenI zraddhA aTala che. e samaje che ne mAne che ke, 'huM navakAramaMtranA baLe dhAryuM kArya karI zakuM chuM. eka vakhata eka zrImaMta jaina gRhastha potAnA bALabaccAM, strI, putra-parivAra sAthe gADAmAM besI bIje gAma jaI rahyA hatA. A musalamAna paNa te ja raste jaI rahyo hato. zeThe pANI sAthe lIdhuM hatuM paNa thoDuM hovAthI khUTI gayuM. bALabaccAM rokakaLa karavA mAMDyAM : bApA pANI! bApA pANI! paNa A bhayAnaka jaMgalamAM bApA pANI lAve kyAMthI? navakAramaMtranA prabhAvanuM ane tenA mahimAnuM varNana karavA besIe to pustakonAM pustako lakhAI jAya, chatAM eno mahimA gAyo gavAya nahi. navakAramaMtrano mahimA gAvo e ApaNI zakti bAranI vAta che. ApaNe niyamita prAtaH kALe pavitra banI zuddha manathI navakAramaMtranuM dhyAna dharavuM joIe. jethI ApaNo divasa maMgaLamaya nivaDe, pitAe cAre tarapha najara pheMkI, paNa kUvo, vAva, taLAva ke vAvaDI paNa najaramAM na AvI. A tarapha chokarAo cIsa pADe che pitAne vicAra thaI paDyo : zuM karavuM? AvA ghora jaMgalamAM pANI kyAMthI jenA mana viSe rahe, navakAramaMtra raNakAra; bheMkAra bhAge bhavataNo, pAme sukha zrIkAra.'-58 5 117 Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . lAvavuM?' pelA musalamAne jANyuM ke zeThane pANI maMtranuM dhyAna karyuM. tenA prabhAve tarata ja pANIno joIe che. emanAM chokarAM rokakaLa karI rahyAM che. kuMDa taiyAra thayo.' tarata ja teNe zeThane kahyuM: "zeThajI! jarA "paNa e maMtra kyo e to batAva!" zeThajI bolyA. thobho, huM pANI lAvI ApuM chuM.' zeThajI! Apane e maMtranuM zuM kAma che? ApanuM zeThe kahyuM: "bhAI! ame ghaNI tapAsa karI. kAma thaI gayuM che." musalamAne jaNAvyuM. ATalAmAM pANI che ja nahi, to tame kyAMthI zeTha kahe che ke, te amAre kharA vakhate kAma Ave. lAvavAnA hatA? javA do. jaladI AgaLa jaIe jo A vakhate tuM na hota to pANI vagara chokarAM marI ane ghara bhegA thaIe. jAta, mATe amane e maMtra batAva, ame paNa evA kaparA prasaMgamAM teno upayoga karI amArI icchA zeThajI! jo to kharA, hamaNAM pANI lAvI ApuM chuM. jarA dhIraja rAkho, vizvAsa rAkho.' pUrNa karI zakIe.' zeThe khUba Agraha karyo tyAre musalamAna musalamAne kahyuM. bolyo : "zeThajI! sAMbhaLo. namo arihaMtANaM... zeThe kahyuM: "ThIka bhAI! lAvI Apa pANI, pAkA namo siddhANa vagere navakAramaMtranA navapada e tArI maherabAnI!' zuddha rIte bolI gayo. musalamAne cAra-pAMca DagalAM dUra jaI jamIna zeTha kahe cheH "A tAro maMtra?' pavitra karI eka rUmAla pAtharyo ane kaMIka musalamAna kahe : "sakAra!' gaNagaNavA mAMDyuM. aho! A to amArA gharanAM haiyAM-chokarAM zeTha vicAre cheH "A vaLI zuM kare che. ema te ane gharanAM badhAM mANaso jANe che. jA jA have, ame kaMI pANI maLI javAnuM che?' to roja gaNIe chIe chatAM kaMI ja thatuM nathI. A zeThanI dhIraja khUTI, ane te to bolI UThyAH pANIno kuMDa to kudaratI thaI gayo che, emAM kaMI bhAI sAheba! rahevA do, ame jaIe chIe.' maMtrano prabhAva nathI.' zeTha bolyA. ema pANI nahi Ave. ema? tame A maMtra roja gaNo cho? tame A paNa pelo musalamAna to potAnA dhyAnamAM maMtra jANo cho? emAM kaMI nathI?' musalamAne masta hato. thoDI ja lAsamAM tyAM mIThA pANIno kuMDa prazna karyo. jovAmAM Avyo. e mIThA pANInA kuMDamAMthI joyuM! zeThajI pote azraddhALu hatA. musalamAne loTo bharI saune pANI pAyuM. zeThanI navakAramaMtranA uparano vizvAsa khoI beThA hatA. khuzIno pAra na rahyo. zeTha samajyA ke A to A musalamAnane daDha zraddhA hatI, pUrNa vizvAsa paramAtmA jevo che. chokarAM rAjI thayAM ane zeTha hato. tema zeThajInA saMsargathI vizvAsa khoI beTho. paNa gAjI UThyA: "vAha re musalamAna!" musalamAne pharI pANIno kuMDa thaI jAya e zeThe musalamAnane kahAM : "mane e to batAva ke, icchAthI navakAramaMtranuM dhyAna dharyuM, ghaNAya tuM rUmAla pAtharIne zuM gaNa-gala karato hato?' gaNyA, paNa kuMDa ke pANInuM nAmanizAna na thayuM. musalamAne jaNAvyuM: "zeTha sAheba! guramahArAje musalamAna samajyo, zeThajInI vAta sAcI che, A mane eka maMtra batAvyo hato ane temaNe jaNAvyuM maMtramAM kaMI nathI. hatuM ke, A maMtranA prabhAvathI tArI saghaLI icchA Aje AvA kaMIka AtmAo bIcArA anekonI pUrI thaze, vino ne vipadAo dUra TaLaze. mane zraddhAne jhUMTavI rahyA che. pote azraddhALu hoya che gurujInA vacana upara pUrNa zraddhA hatI, jethI meM e ane bIjAne paNa azraddhALu banAve che. pachI pelo jenuM jagamAM ko' nahIM teno zrI navakAra, jApa japI khAtarI karo, saMtono paDakAra.'-pa9 (18 Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ musalamAna gurumahArAjane maLe che ane sAcI thoDA anubhava tamArA Apela maMtra "namo hakIkta pUche che. arihaMtANaM' mATe lakhuM chuM. je huM amathuM nathI tyAre gurumahArAja satya hakIkata kahI lakhato paNa kharA dilathI lakhuM chuM. je game te loka saMbhaLAvI. zeThanI vAta sAMbhaLI guramahArAjane kheda ene sAdo maMtra samaje ke avadhUta maMtra samaje. paNa thayo. AvA mANaso potAne vizvAsa nahi eTale mArA mATe to eka AzIrvAda che. e maMtra meM tamo bIjAne paNa vizvAsathI calita kare che. kharekhara pAsa lIdho hato, te vakhate tamozrIjIe eka copaDI jainadharma Aje vANiyAnA hAthamAM Avyo che. ApI hatI. te meM vAMcI hatI paNa temAMno upalo prathama kSatriyonA hAthamAM hato. svapnAnAM maMtra ja meM moDhe karI lIdho hato. te para huM roja thoDo varNanamAM Ave che ke, ukaraDAmAM kalpavRkSa UgyuM, te japa karato AvIo chuM. tenI asara mArI pUrNa sAcI vAta che. zraddhAne lIdhe kaho ke Apa sAhebanI duAthI kaho, pelo musalamAna gurudevanA vacana sAMbhaLI punaH mane to emAM dareka rIte phateha maLI che. ne AzA che daDha zraddhALu banyo ane pahelAMnI jema niyamita je jIMdagIbhara bhI maLaze. navakAramaMtra gaNavA lAgyo. 1. mane vIMchI utAravAno ghaNo ja zokha che. je duniyAnA saghaLA ya vyavahAromAM vizvAsa kAMI bI rIte ke, abaghaDIe Ave tyAre huM e maMtra rAkhavo paDe che, vizvAsa vagara vyavahAra paNa bolI 3 vakhata hAtha uparathI nIce jhaTakI kADhuM chuM. cAlato nathI. dharma upara jo vizvAsa rAkhavAmAM na ema traNa vakhata karatAM game tevo kAtila vIMchI nIce Ave to e dharmakaraNI phaLe kyAMthI? phaLa mIThAM karaDelI jagyA para AvI jAya che. pachI vIMchI cAkhavAM che, vAto moTI karavI che, ane zraddhAmAM karaDanAra vyaktine hAthanI koNIthI laIne hAtha tathA goLamaToLa bhamaraDA jevuM mIMDuM, te kema cAle? paganAM ghuMTaNathI laIne paga e rIte hAtha-paga dhovA mATe zraddhA majabUta banAvo. ApaNI zraddhA kahuM chuM. hAtha-paga dhoI lIdhA pachI dUdha-cAasthimajjA hovI joIe. raga-ragamAM, nasenasamAM pANI-sAkara khAvA kahuM chuM e mANasa/vyakti deva, guru ane dharma prati ApaNo vizvAsa hovo jagyA para dekhAya (jatA dekhAya) tyAre huM hoTha joIe. evI daDha zraddhA ane vizvAsathI karelI DubADIA vagara dIlamAM maMtra bhaNIyA karuM chuM. tethI dhamakiyAnuM phaLa avazya maLe che. lokone bahu ja jaladI ArAma thaI jAya che. pArasIbhAIno preraka patra 2. aDadhuM mAthuM duHkhatuM hoya, (game teTalA divasa junuM hoya) to cokkasa nasa dabAvI e maMtra zrImad pU. A devazrI lakSmaNasUrIzvarajI ma. sA. tathA zatAvadhAnI pU. A. zrI vijaya cAlu karuM chuM, je traNa-cAra divasamAM yA koI vakhate kirtIcandrasUrIzvarajIne bhAI sorAbadArAzAnAM 1-1 divasamAM ArAma thaI pAchuM pAMca varasa vera praNAma hojojI. Ape mane je premathI tamAruM (sudhI) duHkhatuM nathI. prasaMga parImala' pustaka bhAIjI ThAkorabhAI zAha bolo zrIjI (sAhebajI)! ke evA maMtra upara ne sAthe mokalAvyuM, te mATe huM tamAro ghaNo AbhArI Izvara zraddhA kema na rahe? AzIrvAda to tamo chuM. ke, eka adanA mAnasane bhI tamoe ghaNA ja zrIjIne ja puge kharuMnI! prema sAthe yAda karI mArI sAthe vAtacIta thaI hatI 3. mAthAzUla hoya to 7 divasa karuM chuM. te ane teno bodha, tamoe mane samajAvIyo hato, 4. tApa-tAva hoya to 3 divasa karuM chuM. teno bole bola tamoe "eka pArasIbhAI e 5. najara bhI lApho laI turata utAruM chuM. paNa mAthe tamArI copaDImAM chapAvayuM che. huM tamane mArA maMgaLa ne zanIvAra e ghaNAM jozavALA divasa saMpattimAM paNa sumati, sadA samare navakAra rahe vipatti vegaLI, kleza na Ave dvAra.'-60 1119 Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ S pUravAra thAya che. jeno che. temanI preraNAthI te vakhate sAMtAkrujhamAM zrIjI! huM eka pAI to zuM paNa koI paNa birAjamAna jaina munizrI kIrtivijayajI ma. no mAnasanAM ke mArA potIkA mAnasanAM hAtanuM premathI samAgama thayo. temaNe mane thoDAM upayogI pustako bhI Apela te vakhate khAto ja ke pIto bhI nathI. ApyAM. sAthe sAthe navakAramaMtra gaNavAnI preraNA koI paNa divasa koI bhI jamavA bolAve to sApha ApI. huM dararoja savAre-sAMja 108 navakAra nA kahuM chuM. gusso Ave to mAphI cAhuM chuM paNa huM gaNavA lAgyo. te para kaMI bhI svArtha rAkhyA vagara acala zraddhA lagabhaga navakAra gaNatAM mane be varSa thavA sAtha (maMtra) manana karuM chuM. bolo to sAheba A AvyA te pahelAM mane kuTuMba nirvAhanI ciMtA hatI. vAtamAM tame jAno cho? meM e maMtra-jApa karI mArA rAtanA ghaNI vakhata UMgha nahotI AvatI. sAmAnya kaThIna divaso bhI saMtoSa sAtha dhIrajathI pasAra kIdhA vAtonAM prasaMgomAM paNa dhodha caDhato. navakAramaMtra che. te hAlanAM mArA cAlu dhaMdhAmAM je bI loko mArA gaNavAnuM zarU karyA pachI sauthI moTo phAyado thayo. te upara gAMdheluM bole che, to huM tevAne kaMI bhI Aje huM eka milamAM sAro pagAradAra che. UMgha to javAba nahIM ApatAM te lokone AzIrvAda ApuM chuM niyamita Ave che paNa samatA paNa sArI rahe che. ke e loka sAruM bole, nahi to pachI huM tema nahi hamaNAM amArI milamAM eka prasaMga banyo. karuM to meM kIdhelI mahenata pANImAM maLI jAya ne huM milamAlike mane kahyuM ke ApaNI pAse have sArI jevo tevo ja nAdAna rahuM, kama akkala rahuM ne jAtanAM jhaDapI mazIno AvyAM che, jethI kAma vadhu ajJAna kahevAuM. huM to mAruM cAritra jema sAruM bane thaze eTale 15 mANasone ApaNe rajA ApavAnI tenI ja koziSa karuM chuM. che. e 15 mANasone meM kAme AvavAnI nA pADI. jo ke mArAthI pApo to hajAro thatA haze tethI huM emAMnAM keTalAMka to mane evI gALo dIdhI ne na pApI to kahevAuM ja. kAraNa mArA vicAra sArA ne kahevAnAM veNa kahyAM. paNa meM emanA para jarA paNa naThArA to rahetA ja haze. gusso na karyo, kAraNa ke mane paNa emane rajA zrIjI! kAgaja pUro karuM chuM. tasdI mApha karajo. ApavA badala bahu ja duHkha thayuM ke emanAM pharI eka vAra tamArA Azaza (AziSa) eka bairAMchokarAM zuM khAze? thoDI vAra pachI ja mArI sAme jAtavAna garIba para utArazojI. je mane anadITha roSa pragaTa karanAra AvIne mArI mAphI mAMgavA rahevA chatAM jJAnanoda maLato rahe. lAgyAM. huM prasaMge navakAramaMtra gaNato ja hato. lI. Apano, mAro pagAra 500 rU. mAMthI vadhIne Aje 9-1-70 darabAzA 1800 rU. thayo che. tA.ka. meM e maMtra para siddhi meLavI che paNa ("prasaMga parimalamAMthI) TakIne rahe eTale basa. dhanajIbhAI dhanya banyA! (dharmatattvaprakAza'mAMthI) 15 divasa pahelAMnI ja tAjI vAta che. sANaMdanAM narendrane navakAra phaLyo mu presIDenTa zrI dhanajIbhAI paTela moTara dvArA rAjakoTa gayA hatA. tyAMthI coTilA thaI narendra mANekalAla motIvAlA pAchA pharatAM sANaMda najIka pahoMcyAM tyAM acAnaka Ama to huM khaMbhAtano vatanI chuM. hAla sAMtAkrujha moTara baMdha paDI gaI. dhanajIbhAI moTaramAM ja beThA (muMbaI) rahuM chuM. jJAtie vizA nAgara vaNika hatA. beThAM beThAM heja UMgha AvI gaI. pAchaLathI (jainetara) chuM. paNa mArA pADozI amadAvAdanAM eka mAlathI bharelI Traka pUra jozathI AvatI hatI. - "samudra sama saMsAra A nAva sama navakAra; sahAro le zraddhA thakI, te pahoMce kinAra.-61. 120, Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhanajIbhAInAM sAthIe hAtha UMco karI TrakavALAne dhIrethI hAMkavA izAro karyo paNa TrakavALAe to pUrajozathI hAMke rAkhyuM. ane TUka dhanajIbhAInI gADI sAthe athaDAI ane dhanajIbhAInI gADI eka moTA khADAmAM paDI gaI. sAme eka moTuM jhADa hatuM. jo gADI e jhADanI sAthe athaDAI hota to gADInA cUrecUrA thaI jAta. paNa AzcaryanI vAta to e hatI ke, gADI khADAmAM paDavA chatAM koIne kazI IjA na thaI ane sau AbAda bacI gayA. bacavAnuM kAraNa to saune eka ja maLyuM ke A banAva vakhate dhanajIbhAI 'arihaMta'... arihaMta' japatA hatA.... zrI dhanajIbhAI paTela jainetara hovA chatAM traNeka varSa pUrve pU. gurudeva vijayalakSmaNasUrIzvarajI ma. sA.nAM samAgamamAM AvyA. pachI teozrInAM vyAkhyAnonI temanA upara jabbara asara thavA pAmI ane tyArathI teo niyamita navakAramaMtra gaNavA lAgyA. potAnA mitro zubhecchakone paNa vakhatovakhata darzanArthe lAvI vyAkhyAna saMbhaLAve che. temanAM mitramaMDaLamAM ghAMcI, mocI, paTela, brAhmaNa ema vividha jJAtinA bhAIono samAveza thAya che. sau bhAIoe pU. ma. zrInAM upadezathI mAMsa-madIrAno tyAga karyo che. ane sau niyamita navakAramaMtranuM smaraNa kare che. (''tejasvI ratno''mAMthI) sApa paNa sAnukULa banyo! satArA pAse AvelA pusesAvaLI gAmanAM vatanI vaidharAja zrI rAmacaMdra bApurAva sUryavaMzI, marAThA (kSatriya) jJAtinAM che paNa teo jaina dharma upara apUrva AsthA dharAve che. isavIsana 1976mAM muMbaImAM zreSThI sAkaLacaMda bhagAjInAM saMparkamAM AvatAM navakAramaMtra gaNatA thayA, ajoDa AsthAthI navakAramaMtra smaraNa karatAM temanAM jIvanamAM aneka vAra camatkArika ghaTanAo banavA pAmI che. eka vakhata teo sAikala para besI rasto pAra karatA hatA. sAikalamAM ghaMTI nahotI. rastA para ja eka moTo sApa paDyo hato. najIka jatAM ja sAikalanI sAme ja Doka UMcI karI sApa sthira thayo. vaidarAja pahelAM to jarA gabharAyA paNa tarata ja navakAramaMtra yAda AvatAM navakAramaMtra gaNavA lAgyA. acAnaka ghaMTAnAda saMbhaLAyo. ane sApa te ja kSaNe tyAMthI palAyana thaI gayo. bIjA eka prasaMge teo eka gAma jatA hatA tyAre, rastAmAM eka kUtaruM raDatuM hatuM... ane te raDatuM kUtaruM temanI pAchaLa paDyuM. vaidarAja samajI gayA ke kUtarAnuM A rudana azubha milana che. paNa temane Dara nahoto. kAraNa ke temanuM bhayarakSaka baLa navakAra temanI sAthe hato. te AgaLa vadhavA lAgyuM. thoDe dUra jatAM kUtarAe vaidarAjane traNa pradakSiNA ApI... pachInI kSaNekamAM ja meIla TrenathI paNa vadhu jhaDape eka bhorIMga temanI sAme dhasI Avyo. paNa navAInI vAta e banI ke vaidarAjanAM sarkalamAM, eTale ke kUtarAe pradakSiNA ApI hatI e jagyAmAM sarpa pravezI zakyo nahiM, tyAM ja thaMbhI gayo. vaidarAja to haMmezanA sAthI evA navakAranA dhyAnamAM tyAM ne tyAM ja tallIna thaI gayA. sApa gAyaba! trIjo prasaMga paNa atyaMta camatkArika che. eka vakhata vaidarAja potAnA mitra bAburAva ane bIjA koI eka bhAI sAthe TrakamAM besI satArAthI karADa jaI rahyA hatA. rastAmAM eka moTA patthara sAthe Traka athaDAtAM ja Trakano AgaLano bhAga tUTI gayo. paNa traNemAMthI koIne jarA paNa IjA thaI nahotI. tenuM mukhya kAraNa A banAva banatAM ja vaigharAja navakAramaMtranA smaraNamAM ekAgra banI gayA hatA. vaigharAjane kolhApuranAM mi. zAhanAM saMparkamAM AvatAM vi. saM. 2015mAM koTamAM zatAvadhAnI paMnyAsajI ma. zrI. kIrtivijayajI gaNivaranAM pravacanane zravaNa karavAno suyoga sAMpaDyo. te vakhate cAlI rahelA 'amakumAra ane A bhavATavI saMsArano, voLAvo navakAra; jo sAthe rAkho tehane, to koI nahIM lUMTanAra.'-- 62 121 Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ navakAramaMtrano prabhAva parathI teo prabhAvita jinamaMdiramAM besIne ja teo sthiratAthI gaNe che. thaIne dharmamAM sthira thayA. navakAranI zraddhA UMDI ne temaNe navapadajInA AbilanI 9 oLI paNa pUrNa majabUta banI tyArathI temaNe trikALa navakAramaMtra karI che. gaNavAnI zarUAta karI. roja 1 hajAra navakAra zrI ("prasaMga parimala'mAMthI) navajIvana ApanAra navakAra anubhava-vinoda ela. zAha * lekhaka "vijayabhadra" daza varSa pahelAMnI vAta che. garamInI sIjhanamAM suSupta caitanya thanaganI UThyuM. mArI dukAnamAM rojanI jema Aje paNa mAro paMjAbI "mahAprabhAvika maMtre jo amara ne "amara' mitra Avyo hato. e Arthika rIte mUMjhAyelo, banAvyo, sarpanI "phUlamALA" thaI, raMka-bhikhArI ne jIvanathI kaMTALelo, saMbaMdhIthI tarachoDAyelo, "rAjA' karyo, to zuM mAro uddhAra nahIM thAya? duHkhathI dajhAyelo karuNApAtra hato. je maMtra sarva kALe... sarva kSetre... prabhAvaka jo ke bahithI hoziyAra hato. kalpanA tarIke prasiddhi pAmela hoya te maMtra nizcita mArA zaktimAM praviNa hato. mazInarInA kAmamAM phITiMga mATe uttama auSadha che. sukhI thavAno upAya che. ne eDajasTamenamAM kuzaLa kArIgara hato. paMjAbIe mane pUchyuM... mane pustaka Apazo? paraMtu rUpa ane rUpiyA pAchaLa e bhAna bhUlI A maMtra huM gaNI zakuM? AthI mAruM duHkha dUra thaze? ' meM kahyuM.. mitra! te mATe mArA gurudevanI AjJA jato. paisA maLyA eTale ADe raste pUrA karavA, levI paDaze. rUperI lalanA maLe eTale viSaya-vikArano zikArI thato. AvuM hatuM enuM jIvana. AvI hatI tenI paraMtu...AgaLa huM kAMI na bolyo. mArA jIvavAnI paddhati. maunathI mitrane Azcarya thayuM. mitre pUchyuM. - vinodabhAI! kema aTakyA? meM kahyuM...mitra tArA eka divasanI vAta. mArA Tebala upara "sacitra upara mane dayA Ave che. maMtra-letAM kAMIka ApavuM navakAra" hindI pustaka paDyuM hatuM. tenI paDaze kAMIka choDavuM paDaze. kAMIka karavuM paDaze. to tuM chapAIe... tenA AkarSaka citroe... tenA saraLa zuM karIza? tAruM jIvana dUSita che. e dUSaNa tyajavA vivecane caLakatA camakatA kAgaLoe mitrane paDaze. lalacAvyo. mitre pustaka hAthamAM lIdhuM. je dharmanA manane pavitra karyA vinA maMtra sadhAya nahIM. jIvana nAmathI dUra-sudUra rahevA IcchatA, te ja mitre * sudhare nahIM. tAro uddhAra A jagatamAM thAya nahIM. zAMtithI, vicArapUrvaka pustakanuM vAMcana zarU karyuM. bola, A badhuM tArAthI thaze? mitre kahyuMpustakanA akSare akSara vAMcyA. temAM lakhela vinodabhAI! badhuM huM choDIza. hatuM. "bhava bhavanAM duHkha kApe" "paramAtama pada tame kahezo, tema karIza. jIvADazo, tema Ape" A zabdone vAMcatAM, enA uparanuM jIvIza. Ame bhUkhyo maruM chuM, bekAra karuM chuM. vivecana vAcatA enA sutalo AtmA jAgA dharmanA zaraNe javAthI bhUkhe marIza to paNa mAruM UThyo. nAcI UThyo. kalyANa thaze. mAro uddhAra thaze. vibhAva dazA je AtmanI, Ape duHkha apAra; saMkalezonA samayamAM, maMtra smaro navakAra.-63] Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bIjA divase suvarNa prabhAta UgyuM. huM ane paNa Aje acAnaka nAgarAjanI padharAmaNI thaI. mAro mitra upAzraye gayA. pU. munirAjazrI javA mATe ghaNA upAya karyA paNa e gayA nahIM. dUdha jitendra vijayajI mahArAje mitrane maMtra Apyo. pIvA ApyuM paNa pIdhuM nahIM. pakaDavA mATe prayatna mitrane zIkha ApI. ane mitre paNa ayogya jIvana karyo paNa pakaDAyA nahIM. tyaryuM. asabhya vicAra tyajyA. niMdanIya have? zuM karavuM? badhA mUMjhAyA tyAM ja mitrane pravRtti choDI. maMtra-nuM smaraNa thayuM. badhA parivArane vinaMtI karI have mitra mAro snehI thayo. trikALa maMtrArAdhanA zAMta besI jAo dUdhano vAsko lAvo. huM maMtra bhaNuM kare che. mAtra ATha divasamAM AzcaryakArI traNa chuM. prArthanA-vinaMtI karuM chuM. badhA zAMta beThA. mitre prasaMgo teNe anubhavyA. te AvA hatA. zAMta citte nirmaLa hRdaye pavitra mane navakAra maMtranuM prathama je putra parivAra tene bolAvato nahIM. dhyAna dharyuM... AzcaryanI vAta... nAgarAja tarata tenI sAme joto nahIM te parivAra sukha duHkhanA ja zAMtithI cAlyA gayA. paNa... thoDI vAramAM ja khabara pUchavA lAgyo. peTa bharIne premathI jamavAnuM potAnA parivAra sAthe cAranI saMkhyAmAM padhAryA. te ApavA lAgyo. vakhate paNa mitre, pUrvanI jema mahaDbhAvika maMtranuM bIjo nadhaNIyAtA DhoranI jema Akho divasa ekAgra citte dhyAna karyuM ane nAgarAja cAlyA bhaTakato hato. dukAne dukAne Thokaro khAto hato. gayA. bekAra, belagAma jIvana jIvato hato. have tene vAta to ghaNI lAMbI che. paNa... sAruM kAma maLyuM. sAruM nAma thayuM. buddhine vAparatAM navakAranA kAraNe paMjAbI gharmanA mArge vaLyo. be paisA bacAvato thayo. navakAranA smaraNathI e pavitra-zuddha thayo. navakAra - trIjo gharanA bAraNe gAyabheMsa bAMdhelI hatI. uparanI zraddhAthI paMjAbIne navyajIvana jIvavAno vAcharaDIno jyAre jyAre janma thavAno hoya tyAre sAco rAha maLyo. e ja prabhAvaka navakAra tamone sarpa-nAgarAja darzana ApatA. dUdha pI cAlyA jatAM amono saune tAraze. temAM zaMkA nathI. jaMgalamAM maMgala eka adbhuta camatkArika ghaTanA rasikalAla sI. pArekha taMtrI "jaina krAMti' pAkSika 31/36, karaNaparA, rAjakoTa-360 001. namaskAra tyAM camatkAra' aMgeno paripatra saMjogovazAta camatkAra upara zraddhA besatI nahIM. maLelo... tyAM sudhI mArA aMgata jIvanamAM, jo ke kAraNa ke karmavAdamAM ja mAnuM chuM. huM dhArmika patrano saMpAdaka hovA chatAM, eka paNa evI ghaTanA banelI nahI. temaja amuka mANasonI jogAnujoga Apano paripatra maLyA bAda mArA kapoLa kalpIta vAto, mArA mAnyAmAM na Ave tevI kuTuMba sAthe varSAkALanA divasomAM gIranA jaMgalamAM vAto maLelI. paraMtu daDhadharmI zrAvaka hovA chaaAM javAnuM banyuM. tyAre namaskAra maMtranA camatkArano | nava padanI bhajanA thakI, pAme navanIta sAra; avanavA bhava Ave nahIM, mRtyu na Ave pAsa.'-64] ka 123/ Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ' prasaMga banyo je lakhI jaNAvuM chuM. nirdhArita sthaLe pahoMcI jaIzuM. ane jUnAgaDha amo rAjakoTanA sthA. kaTuMbanA sabhya chIe. samayasara pahoMcI cA pANIne nyAya ApyA bAda mArI eka nAnI bahena IndirA jetapura paraNAvelI meMdaraDA thaIne sAsaNa tarapha AgaLa vadhyA. sAsaNa che. ane hAla rAjakoTa rahe che. teonA kuLadevI pahoMcyA bAda vanaraka adhikArIe salAha ApI kanakAI mAtAjI che. bahena koI bAdhA laIne beThI che ke comAsAne lIdhe badhA rastA baMdha che ane A mAre mArA mAtAjInAM darzana karavA kanakAI mAtAjI sIjhanamAM kanakAInA jaMgalamAM javuM ucita nathI. tAtkAlika javuM che. banevI paradeza dhaMdhArthe vasavATa kAraNa ke bhayaMkara jaMgalamAM dhoLe divase vananA rAjA kare che. tethI koI paNa saMjogomAM mane sAtha ApavA jaMgalamAM mastImAM paDyA hoya temaja rasto paNa Agraha karyo. tamane maLaze nahi. temane amoe amArA bahenanI kanakAI mAtAjInuM sthAnaka jUnAgaDha jillAmAM TekanI vAta karI. tyAre temaNe kahyuM ke kadAca madhyagIramAM aDAbIDa jaMgala vacce satAdhArathI UDe satAdhArane raste javA mATe te raste prayatna 24 kI.mI.ne aMtare Avela che. karo. amo 27 kI.mI. meMdaraDA pAchA pharyA. tyAMthI bIlakhA visAvadara ne mArge satAdhAra pahoMcyA. gIranuM jaMgala gujarAta sarakAre abhyAraNya satAdhArathI jaMgalamAM javA mATeno rasto bhUlyA tarIke jAhera karela hovAthI te hadanI aMdara Avela ane dazeka ki.mI. jaI pAchA satAdhAra AvyA ane nesaDAmAM vasatA mAladhArIne paNa bIje khaseDela che. karI pUchaparacha bAda satAdhArathI dakSiNa dizA tarapha ane cAre bAjuthI hada bAMdhI ceka posTa UbhI karela jaMgalamAM dAkhala thayA ane yogya mArga tarapha che. temanI paravAnagI vagara jaMgalamAM javAnI AgaLa vadhyA. gIca jhADImAM pharI rasto bhUlyA. sakhata manAI che. balake rasto ja maLe nahi. bhayaMkara ane ghaTATopa tapAsa karatAM jANavA maLela ke comAsAnI jaMgalamAM abhyAraNyane zaraNe koI mAnava vastI sIjhanamAM gIramAM javAnA dareka rastA baMdha hoya che. maLe nahIM rasto tadana kharAba. je mArge jaI rahyA keDInA mArga upara chacha phUTa ghAsa UgI nIkaLe che, hatA, te keDIyA mArga upara cAra-cAra phUTa ghAsa UgI temaja rastAmAM AvatA aneka nAnA moTA nIkaLeluM. gADI pAchI vaLI zake tevI sthiti nahIM. jharaNAo kotaro vacce be kAMThe hoya che. tethI dhImedhIme kIDI vege moTara AgaLa jaI rahI hatI, gIranA cekaposTa eTale praveza dvArathI javA tema tema jaMgalanI bhayAnakatA ora vadhatI jatI devAmAM AvatA nathI. hatI. cAreka kilomITara AgaLa vadhyA bAda paraMtu AkarI bAdhA laIne beThela nAnI bahena DrAIvara, mArA banevI kanubhAI zeTha tathA mArI paNa Indane samajAvavI ghaNI ja muzkela kArya hatuM chatAM hiMmata tUTatI jatI hatI. ghaTATopa jhADa, pavananI hiMmata karIne eka embeseDara gADImAM huM, mArA lerakhIone kAraNe pAMdaDAono khaLakhaLATa, pazudharma patnI mArI putrI, bane nAnI pariNIta paMkhIno kalarava, nIrava zAMti-baporanA eka baheno, be nAnA bhANeja tathA eka nAnI bhANeja, vAgavAno samaya ane nAchuTake gADI UbhI rAkhavI moTA banevI zrI kanubhAI zeTha (eDavokeTa) tathA paDI. bIka hatI kyAMka koI, paNa dizA taraphathI DrAIvara sahIta nAnA moTA daza sabhyoe jaMgalI prANI ke vanano rAjA AvI paDe to...zuM rAjakoTathI vahelI savAre 5-30 vAgye gIra sthiti?' moTara bagaDe to?... vAtAvaraNamAM narI taraphathI prayANa karyuM. zUnyatA tathA gaMbhIratA AvatI jatI hatI. sAmAnya rIte rAjakoTathI kanakAInesa 167 kuTuMbanA dareka nAnA moTA sabhyonA mukha upara kI.mI. thAya, tethI mAnela ke traNa kalAkamAM vikalponA samayamAM, maMtra smaro navakAra; sau phlezo dUra thaze, citta zAni karanAra.-65 24) Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ glAni tathA bIkanA eMdhANa vartAI rahyAM hatAM. vAta ahIMthI aTakatI nathI. jaMgalanA bITa gArDa darekanA kapALa uparanI rekhAo upasI Avela... sAthe pUchaparacha cAlu hatI. e ja vakhate jaMgalanA AvAM ThaMDakabharyA vAtAvaraNa vacce paNa pasInAnA adhikArI zrI siMhA sAheba jIpamAM tyAM AvyA. biMduo spaSTa najare taratA hatA. koIne koInI amArI pUchaparacha bAda temaNe salAha ApI ke sAthe vAta karavAmAM paNa aNagamo dekhAto hato. vartamAnamAM kanakAI javuM ucita nathI. rasto bahu ja - DrAivara tathA kanubhAI zeTha heThA UtaryA ke kadAca kharAba che. chellA traNeka mAsathI amo paNa aMdara koI mANasa maLe to pUchIe ke kanakAIno rasto jatA nathI ane jyAre tamArI sAthe strIvarga che kayo? huM paNa heTho Utaryo paraMtu strI vargane ekalA tyAre khoTuM jokhama levuM yogya nathI. kAraNake kadAca mUkIne mane paNa rasto zodhavA javuM ucita na dhImedhIme AgaLa cAlo. paraMtu khADA, TekarA ane lAgyuM. tethI moTaranA kAca baMdha karI huM bahAra kotarone lIdhe moTara bagaDe to...? to tamArI Ubho rahyo. ane kuTuMbanA dareka strI sabhyo tathA sthiti taddana kaphoDI thaI jaze. ane mArI salAha bALakone kahyuM ke have phakta Azaro che ApaNA che ke tamo ahIMthI ja pAchA pharI jAva. paraMtu navakAramaMtrano. dareka nAnA moTA navakAra mahAmaMtra manomana nizcaya karI lIdho ke navakAra mahAmaMtrane cAlu karI dayo. ane tenA puNya pratApe kaMIka pratApe ahIM sudhI pahoMcyA chIe to e ja rasto nIkaLI jaze. ane saue ekadhArA navakAramaMtranA pratApe nirvine nizcita sthaLe mahAmaMtranA jApa cAlu karI dIdhA. are pAMca varSano pahoMcI jaIzuM. ' amIza (bhANeja) AMkha baMdha karIne jhaDapI gatie hiMmatathI AgaLa vadhyA. khADA, TekarA; navakAramaMtra bolavA lAgyo. e ja vakhate thoDe dUra aDAbIDa jaMgala, be kAMThe vahetA kotaromAMthI pasAra eka chIMDAmAMthI eka kheDUta jevA vRddha mArA thatAM jharaNA pasAra karI, navakAramaMtranA cAlu jApa banevIne maLyA ane bolyA ke jamaNI bAjue sAthe 24 kilomITara rAA kalAke kApIne kanakAInA dhImedhIme AgaLa vadho. ardho kI.mI. bAda jaMgala ghora jaMgala vacce mAtAjInI maMdiranI dhajAnA darzana khAtAnuM ceka posTa Avaze ane tyAMthI daza gAu thayA tyAre kuTuMbanA sabhyo ane bALakonA mukha jatAM mAtAjInuM maMdira Avaze.. upara AnaMdanI lerakhI AvI gaI ane khUba ja saune thoDI zAnti thaI. ane navakAramaMtranA gelamAM AvI gayA. ane saune khAtarI thaI gaI ke jApa sAthe gADI dhImedhIme AgaLa cAlI. ane thoDe A navakAra mahAmaMtra e eka adbhuta camatkArIka dUra jaMgala khAtAnuM ceka posTa AvyuM tyAre saunA mahAmaMtra che. moDhA upara harSanI rekhA AvI ane lAgyuM ke navakAra mahAmaMtrano prabhAva keTalo che! AdhAra jagamAM ko nahIM, teno AdhAra navakAra; avadhAre je dila mahIM, teno kare uddhAra."-66 125 Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ghoDInI gulAmI gaI! nizce zrI navakAra nitye japatAM jaya jayakAra' zrI munIndra' 80-85 varSa pahelAMnI vAta che. kacchamAM aMjAra pAse AMbaraDI gAme pU. dAdAzrI jItavijayajI ma. nuM Agamana thayuM. thoDAka divasonA cekANa daramyAna pujyazrInA vyAkhyAno cAlyA. eka vakhate pUjyazrIe sabhAmAM joyuM to eka jhoca kuTuMbanA bhAInI gerahAjarI hatI, jeo dararoja vyAkhyAnamAM acUka Ave. bIje divase AvyA tyAre gerahAjarInuM kAraNa pUchatAM zrI jhorAe jaNAvyuM 'sAheba zuM karuM? lAcAra chuM. paganI takalIphanA kAraNe ghoDI vinA cAlI zakAtuM nathI. gaI kAle te tUTI gaI hatI. suthArane samAravA ApelI tethI AvI zakyo nahi. kSamA karajo gurudeva!' 'tArA jevAne vaLI ghoDInI gulAmI?' 'gulAmIne icche koNa? paNa paravazatAe badhuM ja karavuM paDe. Apa A gulAmIthI choDAvazo?' 'tAre chUTavuM haze to choDAvIza. paNa huM kahuM te mAnavuM paDaze. bola mAnIza? 'jarUra...jarUra... gurudeva! ApanuM nahi mAnuM to konuM mAnIza? pharamAvo AjJA.' to gaNa atyAre ja pAMca bAMdhI navakAravALI ane jo namaskArano camatkAra.' pelA bhAIe to tyAM Ubhe-Ubhe ja thoDI sAthe navakAravALI gaNavAnuM zarU karI dIdhuM cAra navakAravALI pUrI thaI pAMcamI ardho thatAM camatkAra sarjAyo. thoDI jamIna para paDI gaI...ane zrI jhorAnA paganI badhI ja takalIpha gAyaba thaI gaI. pAMcamI navakAravALI pUrI gaNIne cAlavAnI zarUAta karI to temane potAne paNa Azcarya thayuM. A zuM? eka sAmAnya mANasanI jema pote cAlI rahyo hato...enA AzcaryanI avadhi na rahI. AkhA gAmamAM A vAta phelAI. badhA ja zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtrano tathA pU.gurudevanA AzIrvAdano pratyakSa camatkAra joI AzcaryamAM garakAva banI gayA. pelA bhAI tyArathI jiMdagInA aMta sudhI dararoja kamase krama pAMca bAMdhI navakAravALI to avazya gaNatA rahyA. A vAta AMbaraDInA loko tathA vAgaDavAlA bhAIo sArI rIte jANe che. dharatIkaMpamAM niSkapatA Ape zrI navakAra vi. sa. 2012nI sAle aSADha su. 14nA divase kaccha-bhacAU nagare rUM. A. zrI vijaya kanakasUrIzvarajI ma. sA.nI nizrAmAM zrAvako comAsI pratikramaNa karI rahyA hatA. pratikramaNa pUruM thAya pachI zrAvako sAmAyika pA2I rahyA hatA. tyAre acAnaka ja dhana...dhana... dharatI dhrujavA lAgI. Akho upAzraya hAlavA lAgyo...jANe Trena joI lo. are...A to dharatIkaMpa...bhAgo bhAgo nA avAjo sAthe sAmAyika pAryA vinA ja keTalAka to bhAgavA lAgyA. ane teo bhAge te sahaja hatuM. kAraNa upAzraya navo ja banelo hato. chata para seMkaDo maNa patthara paDelA hatA. AvA viSama samaye atyaMta svasthatApUrvaka pU. sUrijIe kahyuM H sau zAntithI ahIM ja besI jAva. manamAM navakAra gaNo. kazuM ja nahi thAya.' badhA besI gayA. navakAra gaNavA lAgyA. dharatInuM kaMpana baMdha thayuM. Aha! keTalA badhA AzcaryanI vAta hatI ke upAzraya paDavAnuM to dUra rahyuM...paNa chata parano eka patthara paNa nIce paDyo nahoto. eTaluM ja nahi paraMtu killAnI aMdara rahela gAmanuM eka paNa makAna paDyuM nahotuM. 'gaNanAra navakAranA, duHkhI kadI nava hoya; satya vacana e mAnajo, anubhava karIne joya.'-67 126 Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ka jyAre bhacAuthI thoDe dUra rahelA aMjAra-dhamaDakA arihaMtANa namo siddhANaM namo AyariANaM...' AdimAM puSkaLa jAna mAlanI hAni thaI Ama navakAra bolatA ja rahyA. bIje divase bapora hatI...A vAta sau sArI peThe jANe che.' sudhI navakArano uccArapUrvaka jApa cAlu rahyo. AnaMdanA ogha umaTyA khulAso karatAM pUjya paMnyAsajI ma. e jaNAvyuM ke saraLa ane ekAgracitte satata navakAra gaNavAthI vi. sa. 2032 mAgazara maDIne rAtA mahAvIra AvA prakAranI aneka anubhUtio thAya che. koI (rAja.)mAM upadhAna cAlI rahyuM hatuM. ne prakAzano pUMja dekhAya che. koIne AnaMdanA adhyAtmaniSTha pUjya paMnyAsajI zrI bhadraMkara ogha pragaTe che. antargacino bheda thatAM vijayajI ma., adhyAtmayogI pUjya A. zrI vi. bhavacakramAM kadI nahi anubhavelA AnaMdanI kalApUrNasUrIzvarajI ma., pUjya muni zrI pradyotana vi. (hAla sUrijI) Adi muni maMDaLanI anubhUti thatAM sAdhaka AnaMdathI nAcavA lAge emAM paNa navAI nathI.' zubha nizrAmAM suMdara ArAdhanA cAlI rahI hatI. tyAre pUjya munizrI prItivijayajI ma. e Aje pUjya munizrI prIti vijayajI navakAranA jApa pUrvaka 62mI oLInA aMte paMnyAsapadArUDha che. saraLa svabhAvI bhadrapariNAmI upavAsanI tapazcaryA karelI. ane tapasvI tarIke vAgaDa samudAyamAM jANItA che. tIrthanuM sthAna ati ramaNIya che cAre bAju Aje paNa e prasaMganI smRti karatAM teo DuMgaranI hAramALAmAM raheluM rAtA mahAvIra tIrtha pulakita thaI UThe che. jotAM ja manane harI le che. sAdhanA mATe suMdara sthAna che. mANasonA avAjathI A tIrtha seMkaDo pUranAM pANI osarI gayAM gAu dUra che. vi. saM. 2035mAM vAgaDavAlA sAdhvIjI zrI pU. prIti vi. ma. upavAsa daramyAna Akho candrAnanA zrIjInA ziSyAo morabImAM divasa bhagavAna pAse jApamAM ja saMlagna rahetA. cAturmAsa sthita hatAM. machunA pUranI bhayaMkara AvuM tIrtha ane AvA sAdhaka mahApuruSonI nizrAthI honAratamAM A sAdhvIjIo paNa sapaDAI gayelAM. jApamAM vadhu ne vadhu sthiratA AvatI jatI hatI. pUranAM pANI eka sekaMDe UMce AvatAM hatAM. 11 mA upavAse rAtanA samaye emane kaMIka eTale sAdhvIjIo tarata ja uparanA mALe cAlyAM avarNanIya AnaMdano anubhava thayo. ekAeka gayAM. paNa A rAkSasI pUra thoDI vAramAM tyAM sudhI moTA avAje navakAra gaNavA maMDI paDyA. badhA paNa AvI pahoMcyA. kuzaLa sAdhvIjIo pATa para sAdhuo jAgI gayA. paMnyAsajI ane sUrijI paNa beThAM tyAM paNa pANI AvatAM bIjo pATa goThavyo. jAgI gayA. pUchyuM. "A zuM karo cho? navakAra pANIthI te paNa DolavA lAgyo. tyAre tene manamAM gaNo... moTethI kema gaNo cho?' doraDAthI bhIMta sAthe bAMdhyo. upara traNe "tamArI vAta sAcI haze...paNa aMdarathI sAdhvIjIo besI gayAM. aThamanA paccakakhANa navakArano dhvani', AnaMda eTalo badho UmaTI ane sAgArika anazana pUrvaka navakArano jApa cAlu rahyo che ke huM rahI zakto nathI. AnaMdathI huM bevaDo karyo. jyAM sudhI pUranI Apatti rahI tyAM sudhI jApa vaLI jAuM chuM. koI zabda ja nathI e AnaMdane cAlu rahyo. dhIre dhIre pUranAM pANI osaravA varNavavA. atyaMta AnaMdanA AvezathI navakAra huM lAgyAM ane sAdhvIjIo navakAranA prabhAve bolato nathI, mArAthI bolAI jAya che! Ama AbAda UgarI gayAM. kahIne pAchA saraLa svabhAvI munizrI "namo jagazaraNuM navakAra che, anya zaraNa nahIM koI; zaraNa grahe navakAranuM, pharI janma nava hoya.-68 (127, Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ behozImAM paNa zrI navakAra jApa kAMI na gaNakAryuM- pravAhanA sapATAmAM kebIna A ja morabI-maccha--honAratanI eka bIjI sAthe e bhAIne laIne cAlatuM thayuM. navakAramAM ja paNa ghaTanA che. oNkToya nAkAmAM khokhA para eka ekAkAra thayelA pelA bhAInA zarIramAM pANI bhAI beThA hatA ane acAnaka ja dhasamasatuM pUra bharAyuM. e behoza thaI gayA. AvyuM. te bhAI lAkaDAnI kebIna para tarata ja caDI agiyAra divasa pachI e bhAI behozImAMthI gayA. paNa jyAM moTAmasa makAno paNa taNAI jatA mukta thayA tyAre paNa veDhA para AMgaLIo pharatI hoya tyAM A bicArI kebInanuM zuM gajuM? pANInA hatI ane manamAM navAra cAlu hato. paNa cAre bAju pravAhathI kebIna DolavA lAgI ane pelA bhAIe nara karatAM joyuM ke pote morabImAM nahotA. aMtarathI navakArane pokAryo: "o navakArI meM tAro macchanA pravAhamAM taNAIne TheTha kacchanA nAnA sadA jApa karyo-tArI ananya bhAve ArAdhanA karI raNamAM pahoMcI gayA hatA ane pAsenA mALIA che. zuM tuM atyAre mArI madade nahi Ave? o gAmanA mANasoe temane bacAvI lIdhA hatA. zaMkhezvara dAdA! bacAvo bacAvo!' A pramANe jyAM zaNa vAramAM hajAro mANaso prANamukta pokArapUrvaka prArthanA karIne te bhAI navakAranA thaI gayA hatA, tyAM 11 divasa pachI paNa bacI javuM jApamAM khovAI gayA. paNa A rAkSasI-pUre to jANe e kAMI nAnIsUnI ghaTanA na gaNAya!.. mahApratApI zrI navakAra pa. pU. A. bha. zrI vijaya arihaMtasihasUrIzvarajI ma. sA. zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtrano prabhAva varNanAtIta sagAMvahAlAM ciMtAmAM paDyAM. DaoNkaTaroe to temane che. aTala zraddhAthI tenuM smaraNa karavAmAM Ave to khAnagImAM kahI dIdhuM ke, kesa khalAsa che.' A haLAhaLa kaliyugamAM paNa te manovAMchita sudharavAnI AzA nathI. karNopakarNa samAcAra mArI pUravAra thAya che. mArA jIvanamAM paNa AvA prasaMgo pAse AvyA. anekavAra banyA che ane pratyeka prasaMge mArI thANAbhara AMcako lAgyo, "zuM huM marI jaiza? zraddhAne vadhAravAnuM ja kArya karyuM che. badhA prasaMgo nA, mAre A rIte maravuM nathI.' to karavuM zuM? yAda karI lakhI na zakuM. chatAM keTalAka mahattvanA DaoNkTaro to nirUpAya hatA, paNa te ja vakhate zrI prasaMgo A rIte anubhavela che. navakAra haiye caDyo. zrI navakAranI zaraNAgati svIkArI. jIvana zrI navakArane caraNe dharI dIdhuM. tananA rogone haNanAra zrI navakAra' davA vagere choDI dIdhAM. rAta ane divasa zrI gRhasthapaNAmAM bAlyavayamAM mahesANA zrImad navakArano jApa cAlu karyo. sAthe anAthImuninI yazovijayajI jaina pAThazALAmAM adhyayana mATe jema saMkalpa karyo ke jo AmAMthI bacI jAuM to rokAyo hato. te daramyAna mAMdagI AvI. | jaladI cAritra lauM! DaoNkaTaronA upacAro cAlu karyA, khorAka baMdha thayo. ane kharekhara zrI navakAre camatkAra karyo roga DaoNkaTaroe kSaya roga(TI.bI.)nuM nidAna karyuM. kuTa kyAMya bhAgI gayo. DaoNkaTaro Arya pAmyA. zrI ane dUdha upara jIvana TakAvI rAkhavAnuM hatuM. navakAre mane navuM jIvana ApyuM ane karelA jananI sama che premavaMta, mahAmaMtra navakAra; bhaluM kare jaga lAlanuM ahita nahIM karanAra.-69 Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMkalpa mujaba meM cAritra lIdhuM, jene Aje 46 varSa thavA AvyA che! daivI Apatti haranAra zrI navakAra" (1) eka vAra vihAra karatAM amArA sAdhu sthaMDilabhUmie gayA. koNa jANe zuM thayuM? koi kabrastAnamAM yA anya tevA sthaLe paga paDI gayo athavA bIjuM game te thayuM. paraMtu rAtanA bAra vAgyA ane te sAdhu rudana karavA lAgyA. temane ghaNuM bolAvavA-kAraNa jANavA prayatna karyo paNa kaMI javAba maLyo nahi. chelle zrI AdIzvara prabhunuM nAma bolAvavA prayatna karyo. tyAre 'yA allA' evuM bolavA lAgyA, ane pachI to eka kalAka sudhI iMgliza bhASAmAM bhASaNa ja ApyA karyuM. mane lAgyuM ke A koI daivI upadrava che. tethI te sAdhune pakaDIne meM temanI AgaLa zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtrano jApa zarU karyo. dhIme dhIme jema jApanuM baLa vadhyuM. tema tema te daivI prakopa ocho thavA lAgyo. vadhu zraddhA ane vadhatI dhIrajathI jApa cAlu rAkhyo ke kalAkamAM to te vyaMtaradeva te sAdhunA zarIrane choDI bhAgI gayo. sAdhu to IMgliza bhaNelA ja nahi. paraMtu temanI aMdara rahela vyaMtare ja A badhA cALA karela paNa zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtranA aTala vizvAsapUrNa jApanA pratApe te aMtara evo adazya thaI gayo ke tyAra pachI te sAdhune kyAreya Avo upadrava thayo nathI. viSama viSahara zrI navakAra eka vAra vihAra karatAM eka gAmamAM sthiratA karavAnuM thayuM. lokone vizvAsa ke jaina sAdhuo jANakAra hoya che. tethI avAra-navAra jainetaro paNa upAzraye AvI jatA. te divasomAM evuM banyuM ke ghAsa levA jatAM koI benane sarpe daMza dIdho. prathama to sAmAnya upacAro karyAM. paNa jhera dhIme dhIme zarIramAM pasa2vA lAgyuM. 5 gAma nAnuM hatuM. viziSTa vAhana-vyavahAranI sagavaDa vinAnuM hatuM. jethI koI viziSTa DaoNkTara Adi pAse laI javAnI anukULatA paNa na hatI. gAma loko amArI pAse AvyA, 'mahArAja! game te karo paNa benanuM jhera utAro.' koNa jANe koNe preraNA karI. paNa meM zrI navakArano eka citte jApa zarU karyo. mahAmaMtrano prabhAva koi ajabano hoya che. je tenA zaraNe jAya che tene te kadI nirAza karato nathI. mAtra jarUra hoya che thoDI dhIrajanI. vizvAsanI sAthe dhairyabala maLe che tyAre kArya avazya siddha thAya che. ahi paNa temaja thayuM. zarIramAM prasarelA viSano vega ocho thavA mAMDyo. dhImedhIme viSanI tAkAta saMpUrNa naSTa thaI. mAro jApa jyAre meM pUrNa karyo tyAre te bahena jANe kaMI ja na banyuM hoya tema hAtha joDI zrI navakArane abhinaMdI rahyA. upasarga-rakSaka zrI navakAra te vakhate ame mAlava pradezamAM viharI rahyA hatA. A pradezanA loko dharma-svarUpathI ajANa, tethI kyAreka aNasamajamAM sAdhune upadrava karI bese. vihAra karatAM dhArAnagarImAM AvavAnuM thayuM. prAcIna tIrthabhUmi hoI zAntithI jinamaMdironAM darzana karyAM. yathAyogya samaye sthaMDilabhUmie javAnuM thayuM tyAre ajJAnI lokoe prathama apazabdothI upadravanI zarUAta karI. lokonuM ToLuM moTuM thavA lAgyuM. meM bhaya pAmI abhaya ApanAra zrI navakAra mahAmaMtranuM smaraNa cAlu karyuM. lokono upadrava cAlu hato, mAro jApa cAlu hato. teoe pattharo pheMkvAnuM zarU karyuM. huM zAMtithI mArA sthAna tarapha javA lAgyo. pattharo vadhavA mAMDyA. patthara vAgavAthI hAthamAMnI tarapaNInA TukaDA thayA. paNa zrI namaskAra cu ApattinA kALamAM, Apattino haranAra; saMpatti lAve sAmaTI, mahAmaMtra navakAra.'-70 129 Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmaMtranA jApanA pratApe eka paNa patthara mArA zarIre sparyo nahIM. A rIte mAnavasarjita upasarga-Apattio paNa zrI navakAranA prabhAve kaMi herAna karI zakatI nathI. A badhA banAvothI mArA haiyAmAM zrI navakAra pratye aTala vizvAsa pedA thayo che. kevala zrI navakAranA jApathI keTalAyanA bhUta-preta aMtarAdinA upadravo dUra thayAnA banAvo mArA jIvanamAM banyA che. sAmAnya Apattio to kyAMya bhAgI jAya che. Avo mahApratApI zrI navakAra che. zarata che mAtra ene samarpita thavAnI. Aja sudhI navakAre koine cheha dIdho nathI ane je ene pUrNa samarpita thAya che ene kadI cheha deze paNa nahi. zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtrano prabhAva pU. paM. zrI abhayasAgarajI ma. sA. ahIM rajU thayelA 4 arvAcIna dRSTAMto navakAra mahAmaMtranA uttama ArAdhaka pU. paM. zrI abhayasAgarajI ma. sA. dvArA saMpAdita ''mahAmaMtranAM ajavALAM'' pustakamAMthI sAbhAra uddhRta karavAmAM AvyA che. [ArAdhaka puNyAtmAoe ekaniSThAthI karela zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtranA jApa AdinA baLe jIvanamAM je avanavI ghaTanA anubhavI, te vividha ghaTanAo atre saMkSepamAM kathA svarUpe rajU karavAmAM Ave che.] saMpAdaka 'zrIkAMtabhAIne javA do, emane mAraga Apo. emane smazAnamAM pahoMcatAM moDuM thaze.' bhagatanI AjJA thaI eTale ToLAe mArga to Apyo, paNa, zrIkAMtanA paga tyAM ja thaMbhI gayA! 'smazAnamAM?' emaNe bhagatane pUchyuM. javAbamAM bhagata kaMI bolyA nahi. phakta thoDuMka hasyA. 'bhagata, huM to mArA mitra divyakAMtanA lagnamAM jaI rahyo chuM, smazAnamAM nahi.' zrIkAMte kahyuM. - nAnuM sarakhuM gAma, eno sAMkaDo mArga. lokavarNanA nAmathI oLakhAtI eka komanA eka mahAtmAnI gAmamAM padharAmaNI thaI hatI. ukA bhagata nAmathI oLakhAtA e mahAtmAnA darzana karavA, AjubAjumAM gAmomAMthI, emanA anuyAyIo moTI saMkhyAmAM ekaThA thayA hatA. rasto rokIne e badhA beThA hatA. ukA bhagatane page paDavAnI spardhA cAlI rahI hatI. zrIkAMtane sTezana tarapha javAnI utAvaLa hatI, vakhatasara sTezane pahoMcIne, zahera tarapha javAnI gADI emane pakaDavAnI hatI. rasto rokIne beThelA tathA UbhA rahelA ToLAne vIMdhIne emane javAnuM hatuM. be hAtha joDIne, potAne mArga ApavAnI vinaMtI e ToLAne teo karI rahyA hatA. paNa mArga maLato nahoto. vakhatasara sTezana pahoMcyA, TikiTa laine gADImAM beThA ne gADI upaDI paNa zrIkAMtanA manamAM ukA bhagatanI smazAnavALI vAta evI bhAI gaI, ke lagnamAM bhAga levA javAno je AnaMda emAM, ukA bhagavatano avAja saMbhaLAyo - "bhava samudramAM jIvane dhruva samo navakAra; zivapurIe pahoMcavA, mArgadarzaka bananAra.'- 71 130 kevAM lagana ne kevI vAta! jAo, jhaTa jAo; nakara gADI upaDI jaze ne tame moDA paDazo.' ukA bhagata ATaluM ja bolyA. temaNe zrIkAMtane sTezana tarapha javAno izAro karyo. gADI upaDI jAya, te pahelAM sTezane pahoMcI javAnI utAvaLa hatI, eTale, zrIkAMte tyAMthI paga upADyA. Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA hato, te lupta thaI gayo. dilamAM eka dhrAsako pAsethI, A vidyA, game tema karIne, prApta pesI gayo. karavI, evo emaNe nizcaya karyo. ukA bhagatanI bhaviSyavANI zrIkAMtanA aMtarane bhagatanuM saranAmuM meLavIne zrIkAMta, ukA satAvI rahI. gADI to enI haMmezanI gatithI cAlI bhagatanA gAma tarapha javA nIkaLI paDyA. tyAM rahI hatI. paNa temane lAgyuM ke DrAivara Aje pahoMcIne, je vAsamAM ukA bhagata rahetA hatA, tyAM gADIne bahu dhImI gatithI calAvI rahyo che! teo pahoMcI gayA, "bhagatanuM khoraDuM karyuM evuM Akhare zahera AvyuM. gADI karIne zrI kAMte, koIne pUche te pahelAM ja, bAjumAM AvelI jhUMpaDInA divyakAMtanA ghara tarapha doTa mUkI. baMdha bAraNAnI pAchaLathI eka avAja Avyo : tyAM pahoMcatA ja. lagnanAM gItane badale "Avo Avo, zrIkAMtabhAI, Avo. tame mRtyunA maraziyA temane sAMbhaLavA maLyA! lagnA AvyA kharA!' divase ja, phakta be ja kalAkanI aNadhArI mAMdagImAM zrIkAMtanA AzcaryanI avadhi nA rahI. A divyakAMtano AtmA divyadhAma tarapha cAlyo gayo mANasa zuM sarvajJa che? jhUMpaDImAM beTho beTho baMdha hato. bAraNAnI pAchaLathI nAma laIne bolAve che! DaoNkaTaro to dasa bhegA thayA hatA. paNa bhagatanAM vahue jhUMpaDInuM bAraNuM kholyuM. divyakAMtanI bImArIno tAga e loko kADhI zake, zrIkAMta aMdara gayA. te pahelAM ja divyakAMtanuM prANapaMkheruM UDI gayuM "kADhI nAMkho, zrIkAMtabhAI, e vicArane tamArA hatuM. manamAMthI kADhI nAMkho, tamArA jevAnuM emAM kAma pelA ukA bhagatanI bhaviSyavANI sAcI paDI nathI.' ukA bhagata gaMbhIratAthI bolyA. hatI. lagnamAM mahAlavAne badale, zrIkAMtane bhagata, mAre e vidyA meLavavI che.' zrIkAMta smazAnamAM javuM paDyuM. bolyA. mitranA mRtyu pachI potAnA gAme pAcho "mane khabara che. e vanA tame ahi doDyA na Avyo, te daramiyAna, zrIkAMtanA manamAM eka ja Avo! paNa emAM tamAre paDavA jevuM nathI, tamAruM vicAra dhoLAyA karyo. e kAma nahi, jevA AvyA cho, evA pAchA A ukA bhagata pAse evI te kaI vidyA che, jAo. je karatA ho te karyA karo." jenA pariNAme teo AvI satya bhaviSyavANI bhagata nA pADatA gayA tema tema zrIkAMta makkama uccArI zakyA? banatA gayA. A vidyA to ati adbhuta che. evI zakti "mAre to e vidyA meLavavI ja che. pAcho javA jo prApta karI zakAya, to jiMdagI saphaLa thaI mATe Avyo nathI. "jhAI jAya tyAM pheTuM jAya!' AvI IcchA zrIkAMtanA manano kabajo pati." maTI jAuM e hA, paNa have to e laIne besI gaI. vidyA meLavye ja chUTako.' zrIkAMta to jIda pakaDIne tapAsa karatAM zrIkAMtane eTaluM jANavA maLyuM, ke tyAM besI ja gayA. ukA bhagata melaDI mAtAnA upAsaka hatA ane "paNa zrIkAMtabhAI, emAM bhAre moTI hiMmatanI vAra-tahevAra tathA TAMNekaTANe temanA moDhAmAMthI jarUra paDaze. dilamAM jarA phaDako peTho, ke bIka lAgI, saratI bhaviSyavANI sAcI paDatI hatI. to pachI jIvanuM jokhama che." bhagate kahyuM. bhaviSyakathana karI zakavAnI zakti meLavavAnI 'hiMmatano abhAva nathI. bIka to ha rAkhato ja prabaLa utkaMThA zrIkAMtamAM jAgI gaI. ukA bhagata nathI. vItarAga prabhunuM zaraNuM che. tame tamAre mana "mithyAtva rUpI viSano, nAza kare navakAra, samyaka daSTi AvatAM, rahe na viSa lagAra."-72 17, Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rasto batAvo." zrIkAMte javAba Apyo. emaNe potAnI jIda nA choDI. zrIkAMtanA moDhA sAme thoDI vAra ukAbhagata joI bhagate pachI, temane kharIdI lAvavAnI rahyA. pachI bolyA : vastuonuM lIsTa karAvyuM. enI vidhi samajAvI. bhAI, A to melI vidyA. ame rahyA pachI zrIkAMtanA kAna pAse potAnuM moTuM lAvIne eka mithyAtvI loka! amane badhuM pAlave, tamArAthI maMtra emaNe zrIkAMtanA kAnamAM saMbhaLAvyo. nahi khamAya.' "A to badhuM bahu saheluM kAma che.' zrIkAMta harSathI melI hoya ke ghelI, mAre e vidyA meLavavI ja bolI UThyA. javAbamAM bhagata pharIthI hasyA. che." makkamapaNe zrIkAMte pharIthI javAba Apyo. amAvAsyAnI aMdhArI rAtre zrIkAMta smazAnamAM ukA bhagata thoDuMka hasyA, pachI bolyA : pahoMcI gayA. bhagata pAsethI maLelI sUcanA "ThIka tyAre, huM lakhAvuM e badhI cIja vastuo anusAranI badhI cIjo teo sAthe lAvyA hatA. bajAramAMthI laI lejo, maMtara to nAno amatho che. lAkaDAMno Dhagalo karI, temAM agni peTAvyo ane amAsanI rAte, barAbara bAra vAge, ahIMnA temAM ghI homata maMtroccAra emaNe zarU karyo. samazAnamAM pahoMcI jajo, huM batAvuM e rIte badhI dasa ja miniTamAM, bhayaMkara ciciyArIo vyavasthA karIne, pachI maMtara bhaNavA mAMDajo. saMbhaLAvA lAgI. citravicitra avAjo AvavA bhaDakAmaNa ne bIvarAmaNa jhAjhI thaze. bIne nAsavA lAgyA. je kUMDALuM vALIne zrIkAMta beThA hatA, tenI mAMDazo to tamAruM maDaduM ja tyAM paDaze. nahi nAso, bahAra hADakAMno varasAda paDavA lAgyo. cAre bAju makkama rahezo, to eka klAka pachI. "mAga, mAga, rudhiranI choLo UDavA lAgI. DAkInIo ne mAge te ApuM' evo avAja tame sAMbhaLazo. paNa zAkInIonA hoMkArA, paDakArAne DAkalA vAgavA e avAja sAMbhaLo ke tarata ja mAgazo nahi, ene lAgyA. kahejo ke rUbarU hAjara thAya nahi, darzana nA Ape, kAco poco hoya, to hadaya ja baMdha paDI jAya, tyAM sudhI mAgIza nahi. ujaLAM dhoLAM lugaDAMmAM, evI bhayAnaka paristhiti UbhI thaI gaI. mANasanA AkAre, e hAjara thaze. eMdhANI e, ke paNa zrIkAMta kAcA dilano mANasa nahoto, tai tyAM devatA pragaTAvyo haze, enA vajahadathI ane daDhanizcayI e mANasanI najara, ajavALAmAM eno paDachAyo paDaze nahi. basa, paga prApta thanArI siddhi upara hatI, eNe e badhA dharatIthI doDha veMta UMcA hoya ne paDachAyo nA paDato tophAnanI kazI paravA karI nahi. jarA paNa gabharAyA hoya, to samajI lejo, ke e pote hAjarAhajUra che, vinA eNe maMtroccAra ane ghIno homa cAlu ja pachI mAgI lejo." rAkhyo. zrIkAMte khIssAmAMthI DAyarI ane phAunTana pena aDadhA kalAkamAM to tophAne mAjhA mUkI dIdhI, kADhyAM. ane bolyA: "lakhAvo. cIja vastunAM eka taraphathI vikarALa pADAo dhasI AvatA nAma lakhAvo.' dekhAyA. bIjI taraphathI saMkhyA baMdha sarpanA hUMphADA paNa zrIkAMtabhAI mAruM mAno; emAM jIvanuM saMbhaLAvavA lAgyA. siMhanI garjanAo jokhama che. vaLI tamArA jevA ujaLiyAta varaNanuM saMbhaLAvavA lAgI. prakRtie tAMDava macAvyuM hoya, A kAma paNa nahi. jAvA dyo, vAta paDatI mUko.' evA mRtyunAdonI paraMparA zrIkAMtanA karNapaTalane bhagate pharIthI zrIkAMtane vinaMtI karI. paNa bhedavA lAgI. paNa e Daryo nahi, Dagyo nahi. bhaviSyakathana karavAnI zaktimAM zrIkAMtanuM dila 'vAra sAdhaya vA pAtayAmi evo saMkalpa evuM to coMTI gayuM hatuM, madhamAM mAkhI coMTe tema! karIne AvelA e bahAdura mANase, jarA paNa "thaI dhIrA saMkaTa mAMhI, jape maMtra navakAra; sau saMkaTa dUre karI, IcchIta sukha denAra.-73 (132) Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ thaDakyA vinA, maMtroccAranI kriyA. pUrNa svastha ane ekAgra rahIne cAlu ja rAkhI. paMdara miniTa pasAra thaI, hADakAMono Dhagalo adazya thavA lAgyo. rudhirathI chaMTAyelI bhUmino mULa raMga pAcho pragaTa thayo. hAkoTA baMdha thayA, DarAmaNuM vAtAvaraNa badalAyuM. ene badale havAmAMthI attaranI khuzabo AvavA lAgI. dUra dUrathI, ghaMTa vAgato hoya tevo avAja AvavA lAgyo, saMgItanAM saMkhyAbaMdha vAjiMtro cAre tarapha vAgavA lAgyAM. barAbara eka kalAkanI mudata pUrI thatAM ja, ukA bhagate kahyuM hatuM tema, pAchaLanI dizAmAMthI, AkAzamAMthI Avato hoya tevo, madhura paNa pratApI avAja Avyo. 'mAga, mAga, mAge te ApuM.' 'mArI sAme hAjara thA.' zrIkAMte have siMhanI jema garjanA karI. 'hAjara thavAnuM zuM kAma che? joIe te mAgI lo.' javAba Avyo. 'pratyakSa thA. hAjarAhajUra mArI sAme AvIne Ubho rahe, tuM hAjara nahi thAya, tyAM sudhI huM mAMgavAno nathI.' zrIkAMte kahyuM. 'tame baLI marazo, mAruM rUpa bihAmaNuM che.' 'paravA nahi.' dAjhI jazo, mArA aMgamAMthI Aga jhare che.' 'phikara nahi.' 'rUbarU jovAno Agraha choDI do. emAM tamAruM ahita thaze.' 'AvavuM hoya to Ava, nA AvavuM hoya to tArI marajI.' ATaluM bolIne zrIkAMte maMtroccAra punaH cAlu karyo. 'kema?' 'tamArI AsapAsa tejanuM je kUMDALuM dekhAya che, ene pahelAM saMkelI lo. javAba maLyo. baMdha karo, maMtroccAra baMdha karo.' uparathI avAja Avyo. zrIkAMte vismita banIne joyuM, to koI adbhuta prakAzanuM kUMDALuM enI AsapAsa goLa cakkara pharI rahyuM hatuM. A prakAzanA kuMDALAnI vAta ukA bhagate zrIkAMtane kahI nahotI thoDoka vicAra karIne zrIkAMte javAba Apyo : 'A prakAzanuM kUMDALuM, te paNa tArI ja mAyA che, sameTI le.' 'e mArI mAyA nathI.' 'to pachI e zuM che?' zrIkAMte pUchyuM. 'tame navakAra maMtranA ArAdhaka cho?' sAmo prazna pUchAyo. 'hA. paNa tethI zuM?' e mahA-prabhAvaka maMtra che. enuM A teja che. e mArAthI jhIlAze nahi. ene sameTI lyo, to hAjara thAuM.' aMtarikSamAMthI javAba maLyo. 'e kuMDALuM meM sarjAvyuM nathI, ene sameTI levAno upAya zo?' jiMdagIbhara navakAra maMtrane yAda nahi karavAnI pratijJA laI lo...e maMtranA ArAdhaka sAme UbhA rahevAnI mArAmAM zakti nathI. tame pratijJA uccAro, eTale turata ja tejanuM A kUMDALuM adazya thaI jaze, e adazya thaze, pachI huM hAjara thaI zakIza, hAjara thaIne tamArI manokAmanAne huM pUrNa karIza pratijJA laI lyo navakAra maMtranI ArAdhanA, raTaNa, smaraNa ke uccAraNa have pachI jiMdagImAM tame nahi karo, evI pratijJA, khuda navakAra maMtranA sogana khAIne laI lyo.' aMtarikSamAMthI AvatA A avAjane zrIkAMta sAMbhaLI rahyo. navakAramaMtranuM uccAraNa nahi karavAnI pratijJA levAnuM, pelo 'melo deva' ene kahI rahyo hato. evI pratijJA levAmAM Ave to ja temanuM kUMDALuM adazya thAya. to ja pelo tyAM hAjara thaI zake. 'to pachI rUbarU hAjara thA.' zrIkAMte AjJA karI. 'mAre AvavuM hoya, to paNa mArAthI AvI zakAya tema nathI.' javAba maLyo. jenA manamAMhI sadA kriDA kare navakAra; vividha duHkha tenAM TaLe, pAme sukha apAra.'-74 133 Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIkAMta vicAre caDI gayo, "navakAra maMtrano A "janmajanmAMtaranI tapazcaryA upara pANI | prabhAva?' manomana te bolI rahyo. eno vicAra- pheravavAnuM! bhavobhavanI puNyAIno hAthe karIne ja pravAha cAlu thaI gayo. agni saMskAra karavAno!' zrIkAMtanA aMtaranA pAcho pharIthI avAja Avyo. UMDANamAMthI A javAba Avyo. tamAre siddhi joIe che? navakAra maMtranuM raTaNa "nA, nA, bora levA mATe kahyuM kADhI ApavAnI choDI devAnI pratijJA nahi lo, tyAM sudhI mArAthI A vAta che. e nahi bane, kadI paNa nahi bane. pratyakSa thaI zakAze nahi. pratyakSa thayA sivAya AvI eka karoDa siddhio maLatI hoya, to paNa e siddhi huM tamane ApI nahi zakuM." navakAramaMtrano tyAga karavAnI mUrkhatA, mArAthI thAya zrIkAMte javAba nA Apyo. ja nahi.' zrIkAMtanA aMtaHkaraNamAM A nizcaya thaI jaladI karo, pratijJA laI lyo. adbhuta gayo. siddhi prApta karavAno A apUrva avasara jato 'tyAre huM jAuM?" pelA melA deve pUchavuM. nA karazo." ene have kazo javAba ApavAnI jarUra zrIkAMtane zrIkAMta cUpa ja raho, enuM dila gadgad thaI jaNAI nahi. e cUpa rahyo. navakAramaMtranA jApa gayuM, "aho, navakAra maMtrano Avo, apUrva eNe tyAM ja, smazAnamAM cAlu karI dIdhA. camatkAra che? addabhuta siddhi ApavAnI zakti "svAmI mane AjJA Apo, javAnI anujJA dharAvato A deva paNa, enA prabhAva sAme, lAcAra Apo. ApanI AjJA nahi maLe, tyAM sudhI have banI gayo che!' zrIkAMtanA manamAM vicAradhArA cAlI. mArAthI casI zakAze nahi. kRpA karo, mArA para dayA huM kevo mukha? mahAmukhI! namaskAra mahAmaMtranuM karo. "cAlyo jA' eTalA be zabdo bolo." pelo Taza huM bacapaNathI ja karato Avyo chuM chatAM, enA deva have kAkaludI karI rahyo hato. mahAprabhAvathI huM ajJAna ja rahyo! ne AvI eka "cAlyo jA." zrIkAMte AjJA karI. tuccha laukika zakti meLavavA, meM Avo bhISaNa rAtabhara zrIkAMta tyAM besI rahyo. namaskAra puruSArtha Adaryo!' zrIkAMtanuM aMtara raDI UDyuM. mahAmaMtranA jApa, tyAM beThAM beThAM, te karato ja pratijJA lo, pratijJA lo, jaladI karo. 0 rahyo enA AtmAne samAdhibhAva tyAM sAMpaDI hAthamAM AvelA avasarane jato nA karazo, gayo. jiMdagIbhara pastAzo.' uparathI pharI vAra avAja saryanArAyaNanAM kiraNoe zrIkAMtanA zarIrane Avyo. sparza karyo tyAre eNe potAnAM netro kholyAM. zrIkAMtanuM mauna chaTsa nahi. pratijJA lauM to cAre tarapha puSpo verAyelAM hatAM. enA gaLAnI to janmojanamano pastAvo ja mArA bhAgyamAM AsapAsa puSpanI mALA viTaLAyelI hatI. Ave." e vicArI rahyo. prasannavadane tyAMthI UThIne eNe gAma tarapha vicAra nA karo, AvI taka pharI vAra nahi cAlavA mAMDyuM, tyAre gaganamAMthI Avato divya sAMpaDe.' punaH avAja Avyo. nAda, vAtAvaraNane paNa praphulla banAvI rahyo paNa zrIkAMtanuM lakSya to have zrI navakAramaMtramAM hato. ja sthira thaI gayuM. zrI navakAramaMtranI zraddhAno camatkAra "Avo mahAprabhAvaka maMtra, jenAthI A deva jenA hRdayamAM zraddhAno dIpaka jhaLahaLI rahyo paNa Dare, AvA mahAmaMtrano tyAga karIne mAre zuM che, teone AdhI ke tuphAnamAM paNa AMca AvatI meLavavAnuM?' nathI. saMsAra-sAgarane taravA mATe, aphaTa jIvanapatha nikaMdana kADhe kaSAyanuM, mahAmaMtra navakAra; niSThaSAthI AtmA karI, dekhADe zivatAra.'-7pa.. (3 Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para maMjhIle pahoMcavA mATe hRdayamAM jo navakAramaMtrarUpI dIpaka jhaLahaLI rahyo haze, zraddhAnI jyota jhagamagatI haze to lAkho musIbatomAM paNa rasto maLI raheze. athAga ane UMDI zraddhAe keTalAya jIvanane mokSanA mArga batAvyA haze! ItihAsanAM pRSTho avalokatAM jaNAze ke keTalAya duHkhiyArAnA duHkho kSaNabharamAM bhUMsAI gayA che, keTalAyanA jIvana AbAdInA raste AvI gayAM che, zrIpALa, caMdarAjA vagere keTalAya dAkhalAo maLI raheze. A sarvee bhavasAgaranA sukAnI tarIke navakAramaMtrano sahAro lIdho hato. paNa A to thaI kevaLa bhUtakALanI vAto! paraMtu AjanA paMcayugamAM, aNuyugamAM navakAramaMtrano prabhAva haju paNa eTalo ja vistarI rahyo che. kALanI aneka thappaDo khAvA chatAM tenA prabhAvamAM tenI amogha zaktimAM tasubharano paNa phera paDyo nathI, e kAMI mahAmaMtrano ocho prabhAva che? kALanI thappaDo khAvA chatAM, aneka yugonA eMdhANa pachI paNa namaskAra mahAmaMtra - mahAmaMtra ja rahyo che. DaoNkTara (DaoNkTara mIsa paMDyA)nI sAravAra maLI. A badhuM samayAnusAra ja maLyuM. te prabhAva navakAramaMtrano ja ne! bIjA zabdomAM kahuM to zraddhA mane ahIM dorI lAvI. mArA jIvananuM sukAna Akasmika rIte ja eka kuzaLa sukAnInA hAthamAM gayuM. haoNspiTalamAM AvyA pachI paNa niraMtara meM maMtrano jApa cAlu ja rAkhyo. davAo tathA DaoNkTaro karatAM vizeSa anekagaNI zraddhA hatI navakAramaMtramAM. zraddhAnA atUTa-tAMtaNe ja huM mArA roganI khabara jaladI meLavI zakI, ema mAruM aMtara mAne che. kobAlTanA zeka ApavAnA zarU thayA, sAravAra vadhatI gaI tema tema mane vadhu ne vadhu zraddhA thatI gaI. covIse kalAka smaraNa-mALA cAlu ja rahevA lAgI, ane Akhare kudarata upara zraddhAno vijaya thayo. phakta doDheka mahinAmAM ja jIvaleNa kaeNnsara jevo roge ghara choDyuM. alabatta! davAo, DaoNkTarano sAtha hato ja paraMtu e sarvano sAtha meLavI ApanAra mahAmUlo navakAramaMtra ja hato. namaskAramahAmaMtrarUpI lohacuMbakanA AkarSaNe bhautika sAdhano kheMcAI AvyA, ema kahevuM vadhu yogya che. aMtamAM mane pharIthI khAtarI thaI gaI ke, UMDe UMDe hRdayamAMthI karelI prArthanA kadI aphaLa jatI nathI-kadApi nahIM. alabatta! jo e prArthanAmAM zraddhA taravaratI hoya to. AjanA samayano ja eka dAkhalo, A vAta siddha karI Apaze. nAnapaNathI ja mane navakAra pratye zraddhA hatI. I. sa. 1962nA varSanI vAta che. DiseMbaranI zarUAtamAM koI roganAM cihno mane gheratA jaNAyA. zarUAtamAM to te pratye bedarakAra rahI. paraMtu lagabhaga paMdaramInI AsapAsa eka strI-DaoNkTarane maLatAM temaNe jaNAvyuM, ke zarIramAM kaeNnsare ghaNa karyuM che. ane turata ja amadAvAda javAnI bhalAmaNa karI. lagabhaga aThavADiyA pachI amadAvAda prayANa karyuM. A samaya da2myAna-niraMtara navakAramaMtrano jApa cAlu ja hato. aharniza tenuM raTaNa ja karatI. saMjogo kahevA hoya to saMjogo ke namaskAramaMtranA prabhAve amadAvAdanA vADIbhAI sArAbhAInA speziyala rUmamAM sagavaDatA maLI gaI, khyAti pAmelAM strI eka vakhata rAte 115-12 nA vakhate teo rAte sUtA hatA. temanA gharanI pADozamAM ghAsa bhareluM hatuM, temAM ociMtI Aga lAgI. AganA mahA rasAyaNa mAnajo, mahAmaMtra navakAra; adhika adhika ghUMTyA thakI, suvarNa siddhi denAra.'-76 jo A lekha ekAda AtmAne paNa jarA paNa halAvI jaze ke koI hRdayamAM namaskAra mahAmaMtra pratye zraddhA preraze to A lekhinI saphaLa thaI che ema mAnIza. zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtrano pratApa gujarAtanA eka gAmaDAmAM eka zrAvaka rahe che. tee khUba ja dharmacusta ne navakAramAM zraddhA dharAve che. temanA jIvanamAM banelI A satya ghaTanAo che. 135 Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhaDakAo AgaLa vadhe te pahelA najIkanA darabAramAM beTho chuM! keTalI zAMti, keTalI mahollAmAM takarAra cAlatI hoI mANaso jAgatA praphullatA! hatA. teo A bhaDakA jotAM ja turata doDayA. ane paNa re, jANe moralAnI muMgI vAtano javAba najIkamAM Avelo paMpa cAlu karI pANI nAkhatAM maLato hoya tema daherAsaranI aMdara ghaMTArava thayo. Aga olavAI gaI. ane jarA paNa nukasAna na jagamala zeTha potAnI hamezanI Teva mujaba prabhu thayuM. jo A Aga AgaLa vadhata to Akho darzanArthe padhAryA hatA. mahollo bALI nAkhata. A bhAIe jagane jayAM prabhu darzana karI teo Aja savAre ja padhArelA A bhaDA ne kolAhala joyo ke turata ja nIce mahArAja sAhebane vaMdana karavA cAlyA. AvyA hatA ne manamAM navakArano jApa cAlu ja prabhu Ape ahIM padhArI amane pAvana karyA." rAkhyo hato. mahArAja sAhebane vaMdI jagamala zeTha bolyA. eka vakhata A bhAInI dikarI meTrika pachI "kaho. gAmamAM dharma upara lAgaNI kevI che?' zikSikA tAlIma kendramAM bhaNatI hatI. tyAM tene lAgaNI to prabhu have rahI ja kyAM che? lokone TAIphaoNIDa tAva AvatAM khUba ja azakti ne jANe dharma uparathI zraddhA UThatI ja jAya che. paNa nabaLAI AvI. parIkSAne phakta 15 divasa ja bAkI Apa jo upadeza Apo to lokonAM mAnasa palaTAya hatA. bahenane ghera cAlyA AvavAnI bhAvanA thatAM kharA!' te mATe potAnA pitAjIne kAgaLa lakhyo. pitAe "bhale, huM AvatI kAle vyAkhyAna ApIza.' vaLato javAba lakhyo ke, "tane jeTaluM yAda rahe teTaluM munirAje gaMbhIra bhAve kahyuM. vAMcaje ne dararoja navakAranuM smaraNa karaje ne jarA bIje divase savAre bhAvikonI bhIDa jAmI. ghaNA paNa gabharAIza nahi. chevaTe parIkSAmAM pepara lakhatAM lAMbA samaye sAdhu mahArAjanA mukhethI dharmopadeza navakAra gaNI je yAda rahe te lakhI nAkhaje." pitAno sAMbhaLavA maLaze ethI saunA mukha upara AnaMda kAgaLa AvatAM putrIe hiMmata rAkhI te pramANe hato. amala karyo. navakAranA prabhAve pAsa thavAnI ane manirAje saune maMtramugdha karyA. deva darzana AzA na hatI. tene badale 60 TakA mArksa maLyA. na karatA zrAvakoe kAyama prabhu darzana AvavAno te pachI nokarI mATe arajI karatAM turata ja gAmamAM nizcaya karyo. sArI nokarI maLI gaI. Ama navakAramaMtrano jevI rIte nAvathI sAgara tarAya che evI rIte prabhAva ajaba che. to vAMcako paNa daDha zraddhA navakAra mahAmaMtrathI bhavasAgara tarAya che. jene rAkhI tene jIvanamAM utAre. zAsanamAM manuSyane bhavasAgara taravA mATe zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtranuM teja mahAmaMtrarUpI nAva che. game tevA kaThina samaye saMdhyAno samaya hato. sUrya dhIme dhIme kSitijamAM navakAra mahAmaMtra samaravAthI game tevAM vighno nAza adaya thato hato. pazu-pakSI potAnAM sthAna bhaNI pAme che. vastu eTalI ja ke tenuM smaraNa sAcA kadama mAMDI rahyAM hatAM. daherAsaranI Toca upara dilathI thavuM joIe." munirAje saune mahAmaMtrano moralo beTho hato. jANe jagatane mahAna saMdezo pATha zIkhavyo. Apato na hoya! paraMtu ema A maMtra upara zraddhA bese kyAMthI? 2 jIvo jagatanA jIvanamAM tame zA mATe zrotAoe khAlI Azcarya vyakta karyuM. temane khovAyA cho? zuM tamane vItarAga devanA darzana A maMtra upara ATalo badho vizvAsa Avato na karavAnI abhilASA jAgatI nathI? huM kevo prabhunAM nAza karI sau pApano, mahA maMgaLa denAra; zuddha zraddhAthI mAnajo, e mahAmaMtra navakAra.-77. hato. 36 Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 're jina! aciMtya mahimAvALuM ApanuM stavana to dUra raho paraMtu ApanuM nAmasmaraNa paNa traNe jagatanuM A saMsArathI rakSaNa kare che.' munirAje potAnuM vaktavya AgaLa calAvyuM. tyAM to prabhu, prabhu, ema bolato eka mANasa Avyo ne munirAjanA caraNomAM DhaLI paDyo. tenI AMkho rAtI hatI. tenAM kapaDAM gArAvALAM hatAM. tenA pagamAMthI lohI nIkaLatuM hatuM. te ati thAkelo dekhAto hato. zrotAjano AzcaryamAM garakAva thaI gayA. A te zuM? munirAja AgaMtuka tarapha dhArI dhArIne joI rahyA. temaNe A mANasane kyAMka joyo hoya tevuM lAgatuM hatuM. 'gurudeva! huM khaMbhAtanA zeTha sodAgara jagamala zAhano putra chuM.' 'koNa zeTha jagamala zAha?' 'hA gurudeva, huM jagamala zAhano putra chuM. dharma upa2 mane zraddhA nahIM, mArA pitAjIne mArA A nAstikapaNAthI khUba ja duHkha thatuM. mane ghaNuM samajAvatA, tyAre huM kaheto ke pitAjI, Apa mane kAMIka camatkAra batAvo to huM mAnuM.' 'mArA pitA gaMbhIra bhAve uttara ApatA ke beTA, 'aMtaranI svacchatA ane duniyAthI alipta mana rAkhI prabhune samaravAthI te avazya prApta thAya che.' 'huM temanI vAtane hasI kADhato, pitAjI khUba ja duHkhI thatAM. 'ekavAra huM ane mArA nAstika mitro Apa jyAre khaMbhAtamAM birAjamAna hatA ane vyAkhyAna ApatA hatA, tyAre AvI caDyA. te vakhate Apa navakAra mahAmaMtra saMbaMdhI vAta karI rahyA hatA. Ape kahyuM hatuM : zrI navakAra maMtrano jApa karavAthI AtmAne zubha karmano Azrava thAya che, azubha karmano saMvara thAya che. pUrvakarmanI nirjarA thAya che, loka svarUpanuM jJAna thAya che, sulabha bodhipaNuM maLe che; ane sarvaza kathita dharmanI bhavobhava prApti karAvanAra puNyAnubaMdhi puNyakarma upArjana thAya che. 'namaskAra e puNyarUpI zarIrane utpanna karanAra mAtA che. jIvarUpI haMsane vizrAMtinuM sthAna namaskAra che.' sAdhake e paNa nakkI karI rAkhavuM ke mArA uddezanI saphaLatA A jApanA prabhAve ja thavAnI che. 'huM ApanI vAto sAMbhaLI khUba ja hasyo ane jAvA baMdare vepAra arthe UpaDI gayo. A vAta to visarAI gaI. jAvAthI meM ghaNo mAla hiMda mATe bharyo. amArI saphara koI paNa vighna vagara cAlI rahI hatI. khaMbhAta baMdara AMkhanA palakArA jeTaluM dUra rahyuM ane amArA vahANone tophAna naDyuM. kinAre AvelI naiyA jANe madha dariye cAlI. amane khyAla paNa na hato ke acAnaka AvuM banaze. amAruM vahANo mAIlo sudhI dariyAmAM dhakelAI gayA. totIMga mojAo amArAM majabUta vahANo upara prahAra karavA lAgyA. ghaNAMya tophAna joyAM hatAM, paNa AvuM no'tuM joyuM.' paNa....paNa.... mArI koI pUrvabhavanI puNyAI haze te vahANanA eka pATiyAne huM vaLagI rahyo. jIvananI koI AzA na hatI. pyArA sAthIdAro alopa banyA hatA. vahANomAMno lakhalUMTa mAla paNa sAgararAja gaLI gayA. are, jIvathI paNa vahAlA vahANo bhAMgIne bhUko thaI gayA. rahyo mAtra huM ane... ..ane te vakhate mane ApanA e mahAmaMtranuM smaraNa thaI AvyuM. huM jiMdagImAM pahelI vAra nAstikamAMthI azraddhAvaMta paNa jo bhaje, mahAmaMtra navakAra; aMdhazraddhA tenI TaLe, pAme zraddhA sAra.'-78 ane...ane kSaNavAramAM amArAM vahANo bhAMgIne bhUko thaI gayAM. amArA nAkhavA ane khalAsIonA hAtha kudarata sAme lAcAra banyA. sAga22AjanA pracaMDa ghughavATe amane baherA banAvI dIdhA ane amArA khalAsI ane nAkhavA kyAMya adRzya banI gayA. 137 Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - Asika banyo. meM e mahAmaMtranuM smaraNa karyuM cAlatAM A gAmamAM AvI pahoMcyo. ahIM AvatAM ane ane paDachaMda mojAonI thapATothI huM samAcAra malyA ke Apa ahIM birAjamAna cho ane bebhAna banI gayo. turata ja huM ApanA caraNomAM ALoTavA doDyo.' jyAre huM bhAnamAM Avyo tyAre kinArA upara ane pharI te munirAjanA caraNomAM namI paDyo. paDyo hato. mane vizvAsa na Avyo ke huM jIvaMta sau mugdha banI gayA. chuM. meM mArA gAlo upara cUMTI bharI tyAre mane munirAje kahyuM, joyune A mahAmaMtranuM teja! lAgyuM ke huM jIvaMta chuM. turata meM mahAmaMtranuM karI ane saunA dilamAM sAcI zraddhA beThI. saue smaraNa karyuM. ane tyAMthI cAlavA mAMDyo. cAlatAM jinazAsanano jayaghoSa gajAvyo. kamaLInuM kAramuM kaSTa TaLyuM! a.sau. pAnabAI rAyazI harazI gAlA (unaDoThavAlA) arihaMta e-4, gokhale roDa, muluMDa (pUrva), muM. 81. phona : 5602280 saM. 2026mAM mArA peTamAM tIvra zULanI vedanA divasomAM khUba ja tIvra zuLanI vedanA cAlu rahI. UpaDI. Ama to bAra mahinA agAu bhUkha lAgatI mArA manamAM vicAra Avyo ke muMbaI jaIne nahi. DaoNkaTarane batAvatAM temaNe kahyuM ke lIvaramAM oNparezana thaze. ne kadAca marI jaIza to sojA che. daza ijekazanano korsa levo paDaze. paNa haoNspiTalamAM mane navakAra saMbhaLAvanAra paNa koI gAmaDA gAmamAM rahetA hovAthI cAra gAu dUra DaoNkTara nahi maLe. mAMDavI pAsenA kaccha-koDAya gAmamAM pAse ijekazana levA javuM paDe. basa vagerenuM mArA paramopakArI, yoganiSThA gurunI sA. zrI sAdhana AvavA javA mATe hatuM nahi ne ghare DaoNkTara guNodayazrIjI ma.sA.nuM comAsuM hatuM. aSADha Ave te paravaDe tema nahotuM. e kAraNe upekSA karI. mahinAnA divaso hatA. varasAda anarAdhAra varasato ne ochI bhUkhanA kAraNe upavAsa Adi tapasyA hato. mAMDavI hospITalamAMthI pAchuM gAmaDAmAM javuM sArI rIte thaI zaktI. jethI vIsa sthAnakanA ne tyAMthI pharI muMbaI mATe javAnuM khUba ja muzkela upavAsa Adi karatI. enAthI ThIka lAgatuM. hovAthI meM mArA nAnA dIkarAone kahyuM ke, "mane paNa pachI eka divasa zarIra AkhuM pakaDAI gayuM. ahIMthI guruNIjI pAse laI cAlo. tamArA bApujI ne peTamAM dhImo duHkhAvo zarU thatAM thoDA divasa pachI Ave tyAM sudhI mAre tyAM ja rahevuM che. ne aMtima tIvra vedanA UpaDI. mAMDavI vagere moTA gAmamAM samayanI badhI vidhi karI lauM. kAraNa ke have A DaoNkaTarone batAvatAM temaNe kahyuM ke oNparezana thaze. mAMdagImAMthI ugaravAnI AzA lAgatI nathI.' e ne te paNa muMbaI agara amadAvAda jAo. ahi vicAre amo kaccha koDAya gAme pU. guruNIzrIjI amAruM kAma nathI. have khUba ja muzkelI UbhI thaI. pAse cAlyA. 5 guNIzrIne vinaMtI karI ke mArI mArA patideva dezAvaramAM nokarI karatA hatA. jethI vedanAnI zAMti nimitte zrI saMghane kahIne navakAra tAra karIne teone bolAvyA. teone AvatAM maMtrano savA lAkhano jApa karAvo. mArI e lagabhaga dazeka divaso nIkaLI gayA. paNa eTalA vinaMtIne dhyAnamAM laIne eka divasa Akho zrI A lokanA arthane Ape zrI navakAra, paralokanA paNa arthano, sAdhaka zrI navakAra.'-79 138 Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMgha navakAranAM jApamAM besI gayo! mArI vedanA jaIne vaidyanAM kahyA pramANe upacAro karavAthI koIthI sahI zakAtI nahotI. Ama lagabhaga ATheka peTanA bhAgamAM je gAMTha hatI te upara tarI AvI. divasa pasAra thaI gayA. vedanA tIvra hatI te maMda nAnI kerInA AkAranI kaThaNa patharA jevI gAMTha paDI. ne e arasAmAM mArA patideva tyAM AvI bahAra upasI AvI. tyAra bAda vaidyanAM kahyA gayA. ne amo muMbaI javA ravAnA thayA. pramANe upacAra karavAthI gAMTha bahAra phUTI. naLamAMthI pANInI dhAra chUTe evI rIte gAMThamAMthI paNa have banyuM evuM ke navakAra maMtranA roga tathA kALA lohIno dhodha vachUTyo. darda prabhAvathI ja rastAmAM mArA patidevane eka mANasa lagabhaga peTanA jamaNA paDakhAthI thaIne pAchaLa maLI gayo. ne vAtacIta karatAM teNe kahyuM ke muMbaI karoDarajju sudhI kaThaNa paththara jevuM baMdhAI gayuM hatuM jaIne oNparezana na karAvazo paNa rastAmAM mAMDavI te badhuM ja dhIre dhIre temanAM upacArothI phUTIne roga bhuja roDa upara dahIMsarA gAma Ave che. tyAM eka tathA kALI lohI mizrIta lagabhaga cAra pAMca kilo vaidya rahe che. te peTanAM darada mATe khUba ja akasIra uparAMta kacaro bahAra nIkaLI gayo. ne Ama huM ilAja kare che. vagere vagere khUba ja bhArapUrvaka motamAMthI navakAra mahAmaMtranA prabhAvathI bacI kahyuM. jethI amo muMbaI jatAM jatAM rastAmAM gaI. e ja arasAmAM amArA oLakhItA pAsenAM dahIMsarA gAmamAM vaidyane batAvatA jaIe. ema gAmanAM be mANaso pacIsa ne pAMtrIsa varSanI vicArIne TekasIvAlAne kahyuM ke, "thoDI vAra umaranAM muMbaImAM AvI jAtanAM daradathI pIDAIne thobhIne paNa amone dahIMsarA laI jA.' tyAM vaidya maraNa pAmyA. A badhuM joIne muMbaImAM rahetA pAse jaIne batAvyuM. vaidya kahyuM ke, "kamaLI thaI amArA saMbaMdhIoe atizaya bhArapUrvaka patro gaI che. ne have phUTavAnI taiyArI che. mAMDa eka be lakhyA ke tamo muMbaI AvI jAone AvA UMTa divasa nIkaLe ne jo aMdara kamaLI phUTI gaI to khela vaidyonA bharose kacchamAM kema beThA cho? vagere khalAsa!' vaidyane pUchatAM teNe kahyuM ke "hA mArI kAraNothI temanAM mananA samAdhAna mATe tathA daradanAM pAse upAya che. paNa DAmano! DaoNkaTarIno AkharI nidAna mATe amo muMbaI gayA. jo ke daradano upAya oNparezana tema vaidakano chello upAya DAma nikAla to thaI gayo hato. paNa azakti bahu ja eTale TADhA devarAvavA! ....amo khUba ja thaI gaI hatI, jethI vimAna dvArA mane muMbaI laI vicAramAM paDyA. vaidyane bhArapUrvaka pUchatAM teNe gayA. tyAM nidAna thayuM. pUruM tapAsyuM paNa koI kahyuM ke, "hA mArA upacArothI A bAIne huM jAtanAM jaMtu na hatA ne cAlu gumaDo che ema avazya bacAvI laIza ne te viSe tamo kaho to DaoNphiTaroe kahyuM! zaktinA upacAro karIne amo kAgaLa upara lekhIta khAtarI ApIne sahI karI dauM. pAchA dezamAM AvI gayA. sAthenA saMbaMdhIoe (patideva vagere) mane pUchyuM. meM kahyuM ke bhale vaidya upacAra kare. mAre muMbaI amo muMbaI harakIzana haoNspiTalamAM hatA. e nathI jAva. ghare jaIne marIza to navakAra to maLaze ja arasAmAM amArA pAsenA gAma kaccha bhojAyanAM muMbaImAM pachI parAdhIna thaI jaIe. e rIte amo eka bAIna e. eka bAIne e ja haoNspiTalamAM lAvavAmAM AvI. TADhA devarAvIne muMbaI na jatAM ghare pAchA gayA. ghera mArA jevI ja temanAM dardanI hakIkata hatI. paNa varasAdanA kAraNe ghaNI ja muzkelIthI pahoMcyA. DokTaroe tapAsIne lohInuM kaeNnsara kahIne rajA kAdavamAM gADAnAM paiDA kheMcI jAya ne paiDA upara pANI ApI dIdhI. haoNspiTalamAM rAkhI paNa nahi. ne pharI vaLe. gAmaDAmAM kAcA rastA hovAthI basa ke dezamAM sAta mahinA tIvra vedanA bhogavIne aMte TekSI tyAM jaI na zake. evI rIte muzkelIthI ghare maraNane zaraNa thaI. vAto karyo kaMI nava vaLe, japo sadA navakAra; khAdhA vinA kadI koInI, bhUkha nahIM maTanAra.'-80 139 Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AvI rIte mane navakAramaMtranA prabhAvathI, A sImamAM eka bhagADa nAmanuM hiMsaka prANI kare kamaLI pAka javAnI bhayaMkara bImArImAMthI je je che ne gheTAM bakarAMne herAna kare che vagere vAta yAda yogya upacAro joIe te maLatA gayA ne huM bacI AvI. ne huM bhaya pAmIne manamAM navakAramaMtranuM gaI. smaraNa karatI UbhI rahI gaI. bAra navakAra gaNIne tevI rIte ekabIjo paNa anubhava mane thayo. manamAM saMkalpa karyo ke jo hiMsaka jAnavara hoya to agAu jaNAvyA mujaba amo kacchamAM sAva nAnA A rasto mUkIne dUra cAlyuM jAya. ne navakAra gAmaDAmAM rahetA hovAthI dareka cIja vastu levA gaNIne hAkoTo mAryo ke tarata ja sAmethI AvatuM tathA cakkI nahi hovAthI anAja daLAvavA paNa prANI pAchuM vaLIne dakSiNa dizAmAM kinArA tarapha pAsenAM gAmaDAmAM javuM paDe. AsapAsanAM gAmomAM cAlyuM gayuM. huM pUrvamAM jatI hatI, e sAmo Avato koI vakhata ekalA paNa AvajA karavAnuM banatuM. hato. jo amo baMne sAmasAme bekhabara cAlyA ekeka gAu upara pharatA gAmaDA hovAthI cIja vastu jaIe to voMkaLAmAM amAro bheTo thAya. tyAM levA mATe ekalA jatAM paNa bIka lAgatI nahi. tethI koIno avAja paNa na saMbhaLAya evI paristhiti huM eka divasa baporanA madhyAhana samaye pAsenAM gaMbhIra hatI. paNa rastAmAM ekalA kyAMya javAnuM gAmaDAmAM jatI hatI. kAraNa ke vaLatAM sAmAna sAthe thAya to navakAramaMtrane rakSaka tarIke rAkhIne navakAra hovAthI basano sahAro levo hato jethI baporanA gaNatI gaNatI cAlatI jAuM. evI Adata thaI gaI eka vAge jatAM rastAmAM eka moTo pANIno che. jethI A hiMsaka prANI upara ociMtI najara voMkaLo-cAra cha mANasa jeTalo UMDo pANI vagarano paDI gaI. e sAme kAMThe hatuM ne huM A kAMThe hatI. ha Avato hato. ociMtA mArI najara drahanI jethI navakAra maMtranA prabhAve mArI rakSA thaI gaI. pelI pAra paDI. tyAM sAmI bAjuthI kUtarA jevuM evI rItanA bIjA paNa be traNa jAtanAM anubhavo koIka prANI utAvaLI cAlathI cAlatuM AvatuM hatuM. che. kharekhara aciMtya mahimAvALo navakAramaMtrano pahelA to mane thayuM ke kUtaruM haze. paNa pachIthI prabhAva AvA kaLikALamAM paNa anubhavamAM Ave ociMto khyAla Avyo ke hamaNAM loko kahe che ke che te adbhuta che! maMtra nAno mahimA moTo anila kezavajI deDhiyA 14/zIla niketana, raje mALe, eca. o. sosAyaTI roDa, inDiyana ovarasIjha beMkanI galI, jogezvarI (pUrva), muMbaI-60. (phonaH 6343569) mAro anubhava jaNAvavA ne navakAra mahAmaMtranI UMcuM che. je mAnava navakAra maiyAnI godamAM cAlyo mahimA varNavavA temaja teno pratyakSa prabhAva kevo jAya che tenuM e avazyameva rakSaNa kare ja che. emAM che te kahevA A kalamane kAgaLa upara kaMDAravA zaMkAne kyAMya sthAna nathI. bAkI zraddhAnuM tela prayatna karuM chuM. jaina dharmamAM navakAra maMtranuM sthAna pUravuM jarUrI jaNAya che. hAdazAMgInA sArarUpa, mahAmaMtra navakAra tenI bhajanA koI di', aphaLa nahIM janAra.-81 yo 140 Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nA * be varasa pahelAM mArA vaDilabaMdhu (taraNabhAI) motIyA marI jAya. evA samaye mRtyunA mukhamAMthI tIrtharatnasAgarajI ma. sA. e kezarIyAjI tIrthe bacAvanAra ne khumArI arpanAra e dIkSA grahaNa karI. te vakhate meM eka bAdhA pArAnI temaNe dhamakAvIne kahyuM ke, "je hoya te ApI de'. navakAravALI gaNavAnI pratijJA lIdhelI, te meM kIdhuM ke A sAmAna ne thoDA paisA che. joIe to niyamita gaNato rahyo ne haiyAmAM anero utsAha laI lo. paNa kharekhara te samaye evo camatkAra vadhavA lAgyo. sarjAyo ke guMDAonI buddhi buThThI banI gaI. kaMI eka divasa huM muMbaI mAlasAmAna kharIdavA gayo ja sUchyuM nahi. tyAre mArI pAse begamAM pAMceka ne acAnaka eka guMDAonI ToLakIe mane gherI hajAra rU. tathA zarIra para cena, vIMTI ane ghaDiyALa lIdho. meM navakAranuM smaraNa zarU karI dIdhuM. mArI hatA. teoe kahyuM bhAga ahIMthI...jaladI bhAga sAthe mAro nokara mAla laIne sAthe cAlato hato. e ane huM nokara sAthe tyAMthI cAlato thayo. aciMta ToLakIne huM tarata ja oLakhI gayo, paNa chUTavuM bhAre ciMtAmaNI samA A mahAmaMtranA prabhAve huM AbAda hatuM. cAre bAju vepArIone joyA paNa koI vahAre bacI gayo. paNa have jyAre A dazya mArI najara doDI Ave tema na hatuM. kAraNa ke guMDAonI sAme samakSa Ave che tyAre AMkho azrubhInI banI jAya koNa jhaMpalAve? paraMtu mArA to zvAsozvAsamAM e che. ane hRdayamAMthI raNakAra raNakI UThe che ke te mahAmaMtranuM smaraNa guMjatuM ja rahyuM. sAkSAta e maMtre samaye mAro rakSaka...belI.. AdhAra, je gaNuM te hRdaya kamalamAM pravezI mAruM rakSaNa karyuM. e navakAra ja hato. tyArathI mArA manamAM navakAra guMDAoe mArA pagamAM AMTIo nAkhI devA pratye ananya zraddhA pedA thaI. ghera AvI vaDilo athAga prayatno karyA. nokara AgaLa nIkaLyo ke pAse vAta rajU karatAM arasaparasa saha AMkhomAMthI eno sAmAna pADI nAkhyo chatAMya huM mauna rahyo. vahetAM jaLabiMduone rokI na zakyA. ane navakAra thoDA AgaLa vadhyA tyAM e lokoe kahyuM, "hamAre maMtranA prabhAve sau Azcaryacakita thayA. sau ekI sAtha calo' huM ane nokara gayA to aMdhArA yukta avAje bolI UThyA ke maMtra nAno che paNa mahimA eka bilDiMgamAM laI gayA. guMDAoe dhAradAra moTo che. camakatuM cappa bahAra kADhyuM, je joI bhalabhalAnA aNdi zubha kAryamAM AvatAM, vighnono vAraNahAra te mATe sajjana japo, mahAmaMtra navakAra.'-82 Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ navakAre ziyaLa bacAvyuM pU. munizrI apUrvaratnasAgarajI ma. tathA pU. munizrI muktiratnasAgarajI ma. (atre rajU thayela 6 dAMto navakAramaMtranA camatkAro''mAMthI sAbhAra uddhRta karavAmAM AvyA che. ] saM.) muMbaIthI amIra kuTuMbanA eka bena potAnA koIka saMbaMdhIne tyAM rAjakoTa AvelAM. rAjakoTamAM prasaMga patyA pachI teo eka be divasamAM javAnI taiyArI karatAM hatAM. tyAM to muMbaIthI acAnaka kola Avyo ke tamo tarata AvI jAva, gADI mokalI che. sAMjanA moTara levA mATe AvI gaI paNa sAthe bIjI koI vyakti nahi. ekalo DrAivara ja moTara laIne Avyo hato. pelAM bene pUchyuM; kema koI AvyA nahi? DrAivare kahyuM ke koI AvI zake tema nathI. eTale zeThe mane ekalAne moklyo che. ane Apane atyAre ja AvavuM paDaze. savAra pahelAM to muMbaI pahoMcavuM che. pelA bena thoDAMka acakAyAM; paNa DrAivara gharano vizvAsu ane vaphAdAra hato eTale tevI koI manamAM bIka nahotI. chatAM yuvAnavaya ane adbhuta rUpa A beyanI sAme rAjakoTathI muMbaI sudhInI musApharI trinA samayamAM ane te paNa ekalA yuvAna DrAivaranI sAthe, te jarA lokApavAdanuM kAraNa bane ja. eTale potAnI eka bahenapaNIne sAthe laI lIdhI. ane Ama baMne bahenone moTaramAM pAchalI sITa upara besADI phATaka baMdha karIne DrAivare gADI muMbaI bhaNI haMkArI. kahyuM, 'zeThANI bA! thoDIka ja dUra upara gAma Ave che. tyAM jaIne zaMkA patAvajo. paNa pelA bena rokI zake tema nahotA. eTale gADI UbhI rAkhI. baMne baheno gADImAMthI nIce UtaryAM. sAmenI sAIDe laghuzaMkA patAvI ane pAchA AvI potAnI gADImAM besavAnI taiyArI kare che tyAM to acAnaka 'UbhA raho'nI bUma sAMbhaLatAM badhAM ja coMkI paDyA. ane jue che to hAthamAM baMdUka laI 4 thI 5 lUMTArA jevA lAgatA mANasoe baMne bahenone gherI lIdhI hatI. hRSTapuSTa zarIra, lAMbI lAMbI pUMcho, moTI moTI AMkho ane bharAvadAra cahero... mAthe sApho paherelo ane jANe koI DAkuonI ToLakInA ja A mANaso hoya tevA lAgatA hatAM. beya bahenonA gabharATano pAra na rahyo. zuM karavuM te ja samajAyuM nahi. ane pelo DrAivara paNa Ubho Ubho dhrujavA mAMDyo. pelA zrImaMta bahena kahe che ke bhAI tAre zuM joIe che? lyo, A mArA sarva dAgInA tamone ApI dauM chuM. ema kahIne potAnA zarIra upara zobhI rahelA kiMmatI dAgInA pelA bena utAravA lAgyAM, paNa pelo baMdUkadhArI to kahe che ke, 'nahIM, A nahIM joIe, tame A bAju cAlo'. ema karI sAmenI sAiDa batAvI ke Ama cAlo! eTale to jANe kiMkartavya vimuDha banI gayA. kAraNa ke 'A bAju cAlo' eTale zuM? A to ziyaLanuM AvI banyuM. have zuM karavuM? AmAMthI bacavuM zI rIte? evI vicAraNA karavA lAgyAM. rAjakoTathI ghaNuM AgaLa nIkaLI gayA. pachI rAtrimAM eka gAmathI thoDIka dUra hatA ane e beya bahenone laghu zaMkA TALavAnI kyAranI icchA hovAthI DrAIvarane gADI rokavAnuM kahyuM. DrAivare pelo lUMTAro paNa dhananI lUMTa roja karato haze. paNa Aje to A rUpa joI tene jANe rUpanI lUMTa je gharamAM navakArano, sadA rahe sthira vAsa; viSama graha tenA badhA, banI jAya lAcAra.'-83 cu 142 Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karavAnuM mana thayuM. eTale teNe to basa e ja eTalAmAM teonA koIka saMbaMdhI temane muMbaI Agraha rAkhyo ke, "A bAju mArI sAthe cAlo.' laI gayA ane potAnI jhaverAtanI peDhI upara tyAre pelAM bahenane acAnaka ja navakAra mahAmaMtra besADI dalAlI karavAnuM kAma soMpyuM. A bhAIne yAda Avyo. ane basa, manamAM ne manamAM enuM ja dhIme dhIme A dhaMdhAmAM sArI phAvaTa AvI. Arthika raTaNa karavA lAgyAM. ane kahI dIdhuM navakAramaMtranA paristhiti sudharatAM eka nAnakaDuM makAna bhADe rAkhI adhiSThAyaka devone ke Aje mArA ziyaLanuM rakSaNa tyAM ja potAnA kuTuMbIjano sAthe rahevA lAgyA. karavuM ApanA hAthamAM ja che. he prabhu! mane eka vakhata A navakAra premI potAnA zeThane bacAvo. khUba bhAvapUrvaka jayAre navakArano jApa tyAMthI lagabhaga paMdara soLa hajAranI kiMmatanuM tyAre tyAM ja camatkAra sarjAya che. pelA vividha hIrAnuM eka paDIke laI koIka grAhakane bhogabhUkhyA varunI kAmavAsanA acAnaka utarI batAvavA gayA haze. temAM pAchA vaLatAM vicAryuM ke gaI tene manamAM thavA lAgyuM ke huM A zuM karI rahyo have ghare jaI bhojana karI, thoDoka ArAma karI pachI chuM? ane tarata pUche che ke tame kyAMthI Avo cho? dukAna jaIza. rAjakoTathI. kyAM jaI rahyA cho? muMbaI. ane e pramANe ja karyuM. be kalAka bAda pAchA jAva bena jAva. tamAruM rUpa ane ekAMta joI huM dukAne jatA emane paDIkuM sAMbharyuM. badhA khIssA pAzavatAmAM paDavA jaI rahyo hato. paNa have mArA tapAsyA paNa peluM paDIkuM na maLyuM. pharI pharI aMtaraAtmAe ja mane dhikkAravA mAMDyo che. tame tapAsyuM. paNa paDIkuM hoya to maLe ne! e to khuzIthI jaI zako cho. ane mArA aparAdhane kSamA kyAranuM ya A bhAInA ajANatAmAM sarakIne rastA karazo. ema kahI sau baMdUkadhArIo tarapha pelA para koInI rAha jotuM paDyuM hatuM. saradAre IzAro karyo ane badhA cAlavA mAMDyAM. have pelA bhAI mUMjhAyA! paNa navakAra mahAmaMtra beya beno paNa gADImAM besI DrAivarane jaladI upara zraddhA hovAne kAraNe je mArgethI ghare AvyA gADI haMkAravAnuM kahyuM. teonA jIvamAM jIva hatA te ja mArge pharI paDIkAne zodhavA mATe cAlavA Avyo hato. lAgyA. manamAM navakAramaMtranuM raTaNa ane muMbaInI sAthe rahelA benane to A ekadama Avo pheraphAra saDaka upara hIrAnA paDIkAne khUMdavA nIkaLI paDelI kema thaI gayo? kaI rIte thayuM? te ja Azcarya najara! lAgyuM! paNa navakAra jyAM hoya che, tyAM AvA to mohamayI muMbaI nagarI ne TrAphikano pAra nahi, keTalAya Azcaryo sarjAya che, te vAta pelA benane jyAM pAMcanI noTa paNa paDI jAya to pAMca miniTa koNa samajAve? pachI ye maLavI muzkela to paMdara soLa hajAranA navakAre mAla bacAvyo hirA ane be kalAka pachI kaI rIte maLI zake? eka jaina gRhasthabhAInuM darzata kyAreka paNa A bhAIne to evI zraddhA ke navakAra vAMcavAmAM AveluM. gaNato gaNato jAuM to jarUra paDI ke kyAMkathI maLI teonI Arthika paristhiti to sAva sAmAnya jaze! ane banyuM paNa ema ja. camatkAra sarjAyo! paNa navakAra mahAmaMtra upara temanI zraddhA thoDeka dUra cAlatAM eka kApaDanI dukAna pAsethI asAmAnya! jyAre tyAre navarA paDe ke manamAM pasAra thatAM koIkanI bUma sAMbhaLI. "UbhA raho! pasAra thatAM koIkanI bama sAMbhaLI navakAramaMtrano jApa cAlu ja hoya! ema ja kahone ke tamArUM hIrAnuM paDIkuM A rahyuM, ahIMyA." pelA tamAruM vIrAne paDIke A kadI navarA ja na paDe, kAM to kAma karato jApa! bhAInI najara te tarapha pharI. joyuM to dhULamAM je gharamAM sadA rahe, navakArano raNakAra bhUta-preta nahIM DAkaNa na Ave dvAra."-84 143 Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ daTAyeluM peluM paDIkuM! doDIne, uThAvIne, kholIne DugaDugI vAgI ne te jAdugaranA jAduI karizmA joyuM to e ja, hIrA badhA salAmatI zarU thayA. emAM eka khela evo Avyo ke pelo temanA AnaMdano pAra na rahyo. paDIke baMdha karI jAdugara eka khAlI vAsaNa UbhelA lokomAMthI khissAmAM mUktAM ja emane prathama vicAra ekane bolAvI tenA hAthamAM pakaDAve che. Avyo. lAva jemaNe mane paDIke batAvyuM temano darzakomAMthI Avela bhAI paNa khUba utsAhathI te AbhAra mAnuM, temane kaMIka inAma ApuM! khAlI vAsaNa hAthamAM laI le che. pachI pelo jAdugara paNa Azcarya cAre bAja najara ghumAvI paNa evo kAMIka maMtra bhaNe che, ke darzakanA hAthamAM rahela pelA bhAI na dekhAyA.. ThaMDuM ane khAlI vAsaNa enI meLe garama thavA mAMDe kyAMthI dekhAya! e A duniyAno dArika che. eTale ja bhAIe vAsaNane pakaDyuM hoya che, te zarIrI mAnavI na ja hoya! e haze vaikriya zarIrI tene choDIne cAlyo jAya che. kAraNa ke tenA hAtha koIka deva, je navakAranA adhiSThatA hoya ane dAjhavA mAMDe che. tenA bhaktane madada karavA ahIM AvyA hoya! A joI mane paNa kutuhala jAgyuM ane e ahIMno mAnavI paDIkuM batAve ja kyAMthI ane batAve ToLAMne cIrI huM paNa pelA madArInI AgaLa pahoMcI to ekadama jato paNa na rahe! gayo. meM kahyuM ke, lAvo mane Apo. A vAsaNa huM tyAre mAnavuM ja paDe ke A camatkAra navakAra pakaDI zakIza. pelo kahe ke nahIM pakaDI zakazo. mahAmaMtra ja sarjI zake. hamaNAM ja choDIne bhAgI jazo. meM kahyuM ke tamo jAdu upara jAdu Apo to kharA! badhA loko mArI sAmuM jovA lAgyA. meM peluM khAlI vAsaNa hAthamAM lIdhuM ane jAmanagaranA cAturmAsa pachI amo mahesANA madArInI sAme Ubho rahyo. pelo manamAM maMtra bhaNavA mATe gayA hatA tyAM amAro abhyAsa sAro bhaNavA lAgyo. cAlato hato. te daramyAna tyAM saMghanI pAThazALAmAM bALakone dhArmika zikSaNa ApanAra zrIyuta A bAju mane paNa thayuM ke, A to kutUhala lAlacaMdabhAIno paricaya thayo. teonI sAthe vRttithI huM ahIM AvI gayo. ane A madArI navakAra viSe carcA cAlatAM teoe navakAranA vAsaNane garama karI deze. to mAre pachI zuM karavuM? camatkArano potAno svaanubhava saMbhaLAvyo. je badhAMnI samakA bhoMThA paDaze. eTale te samaye mane temanA ja zabdomAM atre rajU karuM chuM. navakAra yAda AvI gayo. ane mArAmAM rahelI teoe kahyuM ke; "sAheba! nAnapaNathI ja mane saMpUrNa zraddhAne ekaThI karI huM e vAsaNa hAthamAM navakAramaMtra upara bhAre zraddhA. eka vakhata amArA rAkhI zuddha bhAvathI manamAM navakArano jApa karavA gAmanI aMdara koI madArI Avyo, je nAnA moTA lAgyo. jAdunA khela lokone dekhADato hato. enA hAtha ane camatkAra thayo! saphAInA khela ane jAduI karizamAthI gAmanA loko darekanA hAthamAM jatAM thoDIka ja vAramAM ThaMDuM raheluM aMjAI gayA. AkhAya gAmamAM tenI carcA thavA je vAsaNa ekadama garama thavA lAgatuM hatuM, te mArA mAMDI. lokonA ToLe ToLAM tenA jAdunA khela jovA hAthamAM ghaNo samaya thaI gayo; paNa e vAsaNa javA lAgyA. huM paNa e ToLAmAM zAmila thayo. emane ema ja rahyuM. mane pelo madArI pUche che gAmanA cauTA vacce teno khela zarU thavAnI taiyArImAM ke- dugA? kahyuM; nahI ri saMhA hato. gAmanA loko goLa gherAvane banAvI UbhA paNa pelAne Azcarya thayuM ke Ama kema? zuM vAta thaI gayA. huM ya vacce jagyA karI goThavAI gayo. che? kyAM khAmI che? Ama vicArI pharI pharI tenI mahAmaMtra navakAramAM, ramatuM rahe jo mana; prajJAparAdha teno TaLe, rahe citta prasannA'-85 - ( ja Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ | kriyA kare che. paNa navakAra mahAmaMtranA prabhAve mane eka vakhata A bhAIne bAjunA gAmamAM javAnuM kAMI thaI zakyuM nahi ane meM to pUrvavat te vAsaNane thayuM. pagapALA pravAsa karIne pahoMcI gayA te hAthamAM jhAlI rAkhyuM hatuM. gAmamAM! ane kArya patAvI sAMjanA ghare pAchA pharavA have; pelA madArIthI rahevAyuM nahIM. hajAro lAgyA. | lokonI vacce teno khela khoTo paDavA lAgyo. paNa rastAmAM ja rAta paDI gaI. ghara hajU dUra tethI tene krodha caDhI gayo ane garama thaIne kahevA ane aMdhakAra ghora hato. eTale rastAmAM ja eka lAgyo ke mA tuma pI nA mitra kahe che? vasA tuna vRkSanI nIce rAtrI pasAra karavAno vicAra Avyo bI hoI ga6 vAnare ho? meM kahyuM ke, meM to ? bI ane AjubAjunI jagyA thoDIka sAphasUpha karI tyAM nAnI nAnatA, na koI maMtra taMtra pAsa meM i ja sUvAnI taiyArI karavA lAgyA. ane pachI to tenuM kAMI cAlyuM nahIM. loko tyAM to rAbetA mujaba navakAravALI gaNavAnI hasatAM hasatAM cAlyA gayA. pelA madArIe mane hatI. paNa Aje navakAravALI to ghare ja rahI gaI. khuba pUchayuM ke bhAI sAcuM kaho, tame kAMIka jANo have karavuM zuM? eTale 108 navakAramaMtra gaNavAnI cho? nahIMtara AvuM bane ja nahIM. meM mArA jIvanamAM vidhi barobara thAya, te daSTithI AsapAsa paDelA. ghaNI vAra A jAdu batAvyo che. paNa A rIte kAMkarA pattharomAMthI thoDAka sArA ane nAnA gola kyAreya banyuM nathI. kAMkarAo bhegA karyA. pachI teone gaNI, 108 tyAre, meM tene navakAra maMtranI vAta karI. ane rAkhI bAkInA badhA pheMkI dIdhA. kahyuM ke huM to bIjuM kazuM jANato nathI paNa A have A namaskAra-ArAdhaka bhAIe potAno amAro parama camatkArI navakAra mahAmaMtra gaNato jApa zarU karyo; kAMkarAnA DhagalAmAMthI eka kAMkaro hato. uThAve, tenA upara eka navakAra gaNe ane bAjumAM mahesANAmAM paM. zrI lAlacaMdabhAIe A mUkI de...Ama, eka pachI eka badhA kAMkarA upara uparanI hakIkata dvArA potAno svAnubhava navakAra gaNI bIjI bAju Dhagalo karatAM temanA 108 saMbhaLAvyo. paNa, mane to thayuM ke pelA madArIne navakArano jApa pUrNa thayo. koNa samajAve ke A navakAra to jAdu upara jAdu jApa to pUrNa thayo! paNa have temane vicAra karanAro che. kharekhara! jAdugaronA jAdunA khela Avyo ke A patyarAone zuM huM pheMkI dauM? are! khoTA pADanAro A navakAramaMtra ja hoI zake. A to have parameSTi maMtranA jApathI maMtrita banI navakAra mahAmaMtra e to divya jAdugara che. gayA che. eTale pheMkI na devAya. e badhA patharAone "Navkar is devine Magician." to sAthe laI jAuM. ghare rAkhIzuM. kAraNa ke ahIM to ajaba karizamA navakAra kA." ko'kanA pagamAM Avaze to AzAtanA thaze. puNiyA zrAvakanI jhAMkhI A kalikALamAM ema vicArI pelA bhAIe to te 108 kAMkarA karAvanArA ane saMtoSapUrvaka jIvanArA eka potAnA dhotiyAMnA eka cheDe bAMdhI lIdhA ane rAtri zrAvakabhAI! nirgamana karI savAre potAnA ghare pahoMcatA ja thoDAMka varaso pUrve ja jemanA jIvanamAM patnie nahAvA mATe pANI vagere mUkyuM. ane navakArano A camatkAra sarjAyo hato. bhAI nahAvA gayA. kapaDAM badalatA dhotiyAmAMthI e bhAIne dararoja eka bAMdhI navakAravALI kAMkarAo kADhavAnuM bhUlI gayA. gaNavAno niyama! rAtanA sUtAM pahelAM 108 A bAju temanAM patnIe A kapaDAM joyAM. ane navakAra gaNavA ja. nahIMtara emane UMgha nahi Ave. gAMThamAM kAMIka bAMdheluM joI te kholI. jahAM navakAranuM dhAma che, tyAM na Ave kAma, rahe vAsanA vegaLI, mana pAme vizrAma.'-86 Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tyAM to camatkAra! pelAM bena joIne ja chakka thaI gayA. kAraNa ke kAMkarAnI jagyAe temAM to jhagamagatA caLakATa karatAM ati kiMmatI ratno dekhAtAM hatAM. benane thayuM ke A zuM? mAA pati pAse AvA kiMmatI ratno kyAMthI AvyAM? kaI rIte lAvyA? zuM teo Aje dharma cUkyA ke? Ama aneka praznonI hAramALA eka sAthe temanA magajamAM ramavA mAMDI. eTalAmAM ja tyAM temanAM pati AvI pahoMcyA. ane AvI rIte vicAramagna banela patnIne te joI pUchyuM : bhadre! zuM vAta che! zeno vicAra karo cho? ane A hAthanI muThThImAM zuM che? ema kahI jovA mATe muThThI kholavA gayA tyAre muThThI khullI karatAM pelAM bena kahe che H nAtha! zuM ratnone joI Apa paNa dharma cUkyA cho? kyAreya Ape AvuM na karyuM Aje kema? e bhAIne A sAMbhaLI AMcako lAgyo ane sAthe dhotiyAM ne cheDe jAte rAtanA bAMdhelA pattharo (kAArA) te ratnarUpe joIne Azcarya thayuM! paNa pachI navakAramaMtrano ja prabhAva che, ema jANI patnIne kahyuM ke- bhadre! meM atyAra sudhI paradravyane loSThavat samajyuM che. to Aje Ama kema karI zakuM? paNa, A navakAramaMtranI lIlA che. ema kahI badhI vAta vistArathI kahI saMbhaLAvI. patnIne A sAMbhaLI khuba ja AnaMda thaI gayo. sAthe navakAramaMtra uparanI zraddhA paNa vadhI. namaskAra mahAmaMtranA ArAdhaka A bhAI to kAMkarA sAthe laIne paNa nyAla thaI gayA. Avo! A navakArano camatkAra!' akasmAtamAMthI ugAryA" amadAvAda zaheramAM Avela khAnapura saMghanA be AgevAna bhAIo. eka bhUramalajI vAlAjI ane bIjA zAha hasamukhalAla maphatalAla! bhUramalajI A saMghanA pramukha! teone ane temanA dharmapatnI patAsAbena-baMnene varasItapa cAle. bhUramalajInI bhAvanA evI A vakhate varasItapanuM pAraNuM hastinApura jaIne karavuM. teoe hasamukhabhAIne vAta karI ane sAthe jaNAvyuM ke ApaNe tyAMthI zrI sammeta zikharajInI paNa yAtrA karI laIzuM. hasamukhabhAIne sammetazikharajI javAnI bhAvanA hatI mATe taiyAra thaI gayA. eka nAnI meTADora karI baMne bhAIoe potAnA phemIlI sAthe yAtrAnI badhI taiyArI karI zubha divase amadAvAdathI prayANa karyuM, saM. 2040nA vaizAkha suda-3 (akhAtrIja)nA divase zrI bhUramalajI tathA zrI patAsAbenane varasItapanuM pAraNuM hastinApuramAM sukharUpe thayuM. pAraNAM pachI AjubAjunA tIrthonA darzana karatAM A beya kuTuMbIjano zrI sammetazikharajI mahAtIrthamAM pahoMcI gayA. zikharajI pahoMcyA bAda tyAM thoDuMka rokANa karI khUba bhAvathI yAtrAo karI. have amadAvAda pAchA pharavAnuM hatuM. bhomiyAjI devanA aMtima darzana karI badhA AgaLa javA zikharajInI dharmazALA choDI potAno sAmAna vagere meTADoramAM goThavI dIdho. ane sau potapotAnI sITa upara besI gayA. moTara sTArTa thaI ane thoDIka ja vAramAM pAkI saDaka upara A be kuTuMbIjanone laI te meTADora doDavA lAgI. zikharajIthI nIkaLI teo 'bAraI' pahoMce che ane tyAM gADI UbhI rakhAvI. kAraNa ke navakArazIno TAima thaI gayo hato. paraMtu navakArazI karavAnI koInI bhAvanA na hovAthI AgaLa pahoMcI tyAM navakArazI patAvIzuM, ema vicArI gADImAM pharI badhA besI gayA ane gADI pAchI cAlu thaI. jo ke zikharajI pachI rasto barAbara nahoto. emAMya 'bAraI'no rasto khUba ja sAMkaDo che. ane temAM banne bAju thoDI thoDI vAre khADAo Ave, eTale sAmethI AvatA vAhanone pasAra karavAmAM, baMne vAhanacAlakoe khUba ja khyAla rAkhavo paDe. paMca parameSThi maMtramAM, zakti bharI apAra; cAMpa dabAvo manataNI, to thAye teja apAra.'- 87 Wan 146 Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ have 'bAraI'thI lagabhaga doDha thI be ki.mI. dUra nIkaLyA haze ke sAmethI eka khaTAro Avato dekhAyo. meTADoramAM hasamukhabhAI DrAivaranI pAsenI sITa para beThelA hatA. bAkI badhA pAchaLa beThA hatA. eTale hasamukhabhAIe A sAmethI AvatA khaTArAne, je 'spIDa'mAM AvI rahyo hato, joyo ane AjubAju thoDI thoDI vAre AvatAM khADAonI tarapha dRSTi karIne eka UMDI vicAraNAmAM paDI gayA. kAraNa ke khaTAro pAcho 'roMga sAiDa'mAM cAlI rahyo hato. potAnI moTarathI lagabhaga 100-150 phUTa dUra baMne gADInuM aMtara hatuM. sAMkaDA rastAmAM roMga sAiDa upara ane phUla spIDamAM AvatA khaTArAne joI hasamukhabhAIne thaI gayuM ke A khaTAro nakkI Aje ApaNo jAna leze ane teo tarata ja AMkha baMdha karI navakAramaMtranuM smaraNa karavA lAgyA kAraNa ke have te sivAya bIjo mArga koIneya jaDato ja nahoto. navakAra mahAmaMtranA dhyAnamAM ektAna banI gayelA hasamukhabhAI hajI tevI ja rIte dhyAna magna hatA ane khaTAro pasAra thaI gayo sAthe (Accident) akasmAta paNa thayo ja. paNa, bhAre camatkAra thayo. hasamukhabhAIne dhyAnamAM dhakko lAgyo ane AMkha kholI jue che to pelo khaTAro temanI meTADorane joradAra AMcako lagAvI AgaLa vadhI gayo hato, ane tenA pariNAme meTADora pAsenA TekarA upara caDhI gaI. kAca phUTI gayA hatA. badhAMyanuM mota nIpaje evo A akasmAta hato. chatAMya navakAranuM jyAM smaraNa-raTaNa ane dhyAna hoya tyAM pUchavuM ja zuM? thoDI thoDI jagyAmAM jyAM sAiDamAM bhayaMkara UMDA khADA AvatA hatA tyAM jo A khaTArAnI sAthenI athaDAmaNa thaI hota to? 5 paNa akasmAta khADAnI jagyAe na thatAM evA be khADAonI vacce khADA vagaranI paNa TekarI bAjumAM che evI jagyAe thayo. A eka camatkAra! ane pachI paNa bIjI koI honArata na sarjAtA aMdara beThelA badhAMne koIne hAthamAM, koIne pagamAM ke koIne keDamAM ja phakta thoDI IjA thaI ane jAnathI bacI gayA, e bIjo camatkAra! temAM hasamukhabhAI DrAivaranI sAthe ja AgaLa beThelA hatA. sAmeno kAca phUTyo hato. jenI keTalIya karaco UDI hatI. je DrAivarane vAgI nahotI ke na bIjI IjA teone thaI. badhAMne thoDuMka thoDuMka vAgyuM. jyAre teone kazuMya na thayuM. A trIjo camatkAra! pachI to dhIme dhIme badhAne bahAra kADhavAmAM AvyAM. hasamukhabhAI sivAya badhAMyane vAgyuM hatuM. A bAju meTADorane paNa ghaNuM nukazAna thayuM hatuM eTale te to have, cAlI zake tema hatI ja nahIM. tyAM ja eka yAtrika basa sAmethI AvatI dekhAI ane temAM badhAMne besADI bArAI' pahoMcADI tyAMnI haoNspiTalamAM sAravAra mATe dAkhala karavAmAM AvyA. amadAvAda samAcAra mokalAvatA saMghamAM paNa badhAMne AghAta lAgyo. zrI saMghamAM temane nimItte sAmUhika AyaMbila thayA. ane jemAM 500 jeTalA bhAI bahenoe AyaMbila karyA hatA. be traNa divasa bArAI gAmamAM rokANa karI badhAnA pATA-piMDI barAbara karAvI badhAM ja sAcuM thayAM ne potapotAnA kAma dhaMdhAmAM pAchA lAgI gayA. paNa, navakAra mahAmaMtranI je ajaba gajabanI sahAya evA samaye thaI, tenA prabhAve sau navo janma pAmyA. tenI smRti to badhAMyane mATe avistRta banI gaI. "amerikAmAM ajAyabI" Avo ja eka camatkAra cAreka varasa pUrve amerikA dezamAM thayela tenI hakIkata eka bhAI pAsethI sAMbhaLavA maLI hatI. uttama samarpaNa bhAvathI, gadgad jenuM citta; te bhAve navakArane, japatAM Atama-hita.'-88 147 Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hindustAnanA hirAcaMdabhAI eka acchA ane bhAre Azcarya thayuM. cAra klAka satata A zrAvaka! teo ghaNA varasothI amerikAmAM vasavATa oNparezana cAlyuM. bahAra beThelA gharanA lokonA kare che. temane paNa azAtA vedanIyanA jore evo ja jIva UMcA nIcA thaI rahyA hatA ke zuM thaze? he koI jIvaleNa roga upaDyo. ghaNo ja IlAja bhagavAnI amArI rakSA karaje amArI sAthe raheje!. karAvyo paNa koI sAruM pariNAma na AvyuM. ane kevI A duniyA! jyAM janma maraNano savAla roga divase divase vadhato ja gayo. upasthita thAya ke tarata ja "bhagavAna amArI sAthe chevaTe oNparezana karAvavAnI pharaja paDI. raheje."nI prArthanA karatI hoya che. parezana khUba ja jokhamI hatuM. DaoNkaTaroe kahI paNa...bhagavAnane AvI prArthanA karavA karatAM dIdheluM ke, A bhAInI bacavAnI koI zakyatA ApaNe ja bhagavAnanI sAthe rahIe to? temanI lAgatI nathI. AzA pramANenuM jIvana gALIe to? to AvI chatAMya bacAvavAnA prayAsa teonA pUrepUrA prArthanA ja na karavI paDe ne? hoya ja. paNa AvA dareka oNparezano vakhate dardI khare! ahIM to navakAra mahAmaMtre tenI pharaja pAsethI pahelAM demation Form (gulAbI phoMma) pUrepUrI bajAvI. motane maLavA jaI rahela A para tenI sahI laI levAmAM Ave che ke jethI kadAca bhAIne rokyA. parezana success thayuM, DaoNkaTare na bacI zake to temAM DaoNkaTaronI koI javAbadArI nA bahAra AvI gharanA lokone 'Congratulation rahe. ApyA. badhAne AnaMda AnaMda thaI gayo. Ama, oNparezana pUrvanI A vidhi patAvI pelA paNa camatkAra..? bhAIne oNparezana Tebala para levAmAM AvyA. ane A koI camatkAra nahoto kAraNa ke enAthI ya rUma baMdha karI oNparezananI zarUAta karI. bahAra vizeSa camatkAra to oNparezana pachI thayela. beThelA temanA sau sagA-saMbaMdhIo, patnI- A bhAIne have bAkInI TrITamenTa mATe lagabhaga dIkarAo vagere udAsIna banI aMtaramAM bhagavAnane 8-10 divasa sudhI haoNspiTalamAM ja rAkhavAnA prArthanA karI rahyA. kAraNa ke, A jIvana-maraNano hatA. eTale teo to basa, navakAranA jApanA ja prazna hato. temanA samayane pUrNa karavA lAgyA. sAravAra cAlatI paNa oNparezana karAvanAra pelA bhAI navakAra hatI ane eka sapheda sUtaranI mALA hAthamAM laI mahAmaMtranA ArAdhaka hatA. temane navakAramaMtra upara hIrAcaMdabhAInI navakAramaMtranI ArAdhanA paNa bhAre zraddhA hatI. eTale oNparezana thiyeTaramAM cAlatI. dAkhala thatAMnI sAthe ja temaNe to "je thavAnuM haze te Ano prabhAva A moTI haoNspiTalamAM evo thaze.' ema mAnI navakAra mahAmaMtrano jApa paDyo ke rojaroja jeTalAM oNparezana thAya te badhAnA aviratapaNe zarU karI dIdho. oNparezana rUmanAM sagA-saMbaMdhIo hirAcaMdabhAI pAse Ave ane dvAra baMdha thatAMnI sAthe ja temaNe baMne AMkho paNa temanA mATe navakAra gaNavAnuM kahe; ke-bhAI! amAre baMdha karI : mATe paNa bhagavAnane AvI prArthanA karazo. "aba sauMpa diyA isa jIvana.ko bhagavAna tumhAre hAthoM 'We trust in God.' "We trust in your NavR"nA bhAva sAthe navakAramaMtranA jApamAM UtarI kar." amane tamArA navakAramAM zraddhA che. gayA. evA saMkalpa sAthe ke oNparezana pUrNa thayA vizvAsa che. tamo gaNazo to jarUra amArI vyakti pachI ja AMkha kholavI. paNa A oNparezanamAMthI bacI jaze. bhavarUpa A aTavImAMhI, mArgadarzaka arihaMta zaraNuM rahe che tenuM bhUlA nava bhaTakata.'-89 . 148 Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hIrAcaMdabhAIne AvA samaye amerikana gorA lokonI AvI zraddhA joIne ja Azcarya thaI gayuM. ane teo badhAMne mATe navakAra gaNavA lAgyA. koI paNa bhAI-bahenanuM oNparezana zarU thAya ane tenA mATe A bhAI tarata hAthamAM mALA laIne navakAramaMtra gaNavA besI ja jAya. ane A krama teo jeTalA divasa te haoNspiTalamAM potAnI sAravAra mATe rahyA teTalA divasa sudhI Regular (niyamita) cAlyo. ne camatkAra...? Aja thayo ke jeTalA divasa A bhAI te haoNspiTalamAM rahyA, teTalA divasamAM jeTalA oNparezana thayAM te badhAM oNparezana Success thayA. vizvanA zreSTha jAdugara ke. lAla, pU. gaNivaryazrI kIrtisena vijayajI ma. ne upAzrayanA sthAnamAM vaMdanArthe AvelA...! banne vacce eka kalAka vArtAlApa thayo! je janatAnI dharmazraddhAAtmazraddhA, ahiMsakavRttine vadhAranAra hovAthI ahIM TUMka sAra Apela che! saumyasvabhAvI jAdugara jmIna para beThA. pU. gurudevazrIe... 'dharmalAbhapUrvaka' AzIrvAda ApyA...! A samaye saMghanA pramukha zrI ramaNIkalAlabhAI vaDecA, lIo kalabanA pramukha zrI mahendrabhAI zAha temaja anya agragaNya mahAnubhAvo... hAjara hatA... ! jAdugara ke. lAlanA anubhavo pU. gurudezrIe pUchyuM : 'tamArA jIvanamAM kaI evI sAdhanA... vidyA...ke jAdu...che ke tame jAdu karI lokonuM manoraMjana karo cho...? tema seMkaDo dardIo A haoNspiTalamAM sAravAra letAM hatAM, temAMthI koInuM paNa mota ATalA divasa daramyAna na thayuM, jyAM ekAdanuM to roja mota thatuM ja hatuM. sasmita ke lAle kahyuM : sAheba! AmAM koI sAdhanA...vidyA ke jAdu nathI. mAtra paramAtmA navakAramaMtrano A kAMI jevo tevo camatkAra hato? badhA ja DaoNkTaro, narso, kaMpAunDaro, karmacArIo ane dardIone mATe eka Azcarya banyuM hatuM. tyAre navakAramaMtra to evI ghaNI musIbatomAM ApaNane madada kare che. ApaNI paDakhe rahe che. paNa, savAla e che ke ApaNe navakAranI paDakhe keTalA UbhA rahIe che? tenI sAthe ApaNI dostI kevI jAmI che? sAthe anusaMdhAna... uparavALAno saMketa... ! jhaDapI prakriyA...! lokono bhrama.. .ane mAnasika saMkalpa kAma kare che...! pU. gurudeva : uparavALA sAthe anusaMdhAnamAM zuM karo cho...? ke, lAla : prathama bhAvapUrNa hRdaye traNa namaskAra mahAmaMtra gaNuM chuM.' temaja mArA sTAphanA pratyeka mANaso potapotAnA iSTadevanuM smaraNa kare che...! dhUpa dIpa karyA pachI ja amAro zo zarU thAya che...! bacapaNamAM 11 varasano hato tyArathI ja mane navakAramaMtra' upara zraddhA, prema, vizvAsa che. eTale koI paNa kriyA, prakriyA iSTadevanA smaraNapUrvaka ja karuM chuM. jethI aMdarathI saMketo maLyA ja kare che...! ghaNAM ghaNAM maraNAMta kaSTamAM paNa mane navakAranA smaraNapUrvaka saMketo maLyA ja kare che ane nirvighna kArya pAra paDe che. navakAra maMtranA jApano, dvIpaka bALe jeha; pApa aMdhAra dUre karI, pUrNa prakAze teha.'--90 + 149 Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ morArajInAM dharmapatnI zrImatI lamIbene kahyuM ke vadhI. e mArga ja jIvanamAM apanAvavA jevo che zuM karo cho? Aje rAte sapanAmAM meM karamazI ema lAgyA kare che! mAmAne girirAja upara AdezvaradAdAnI pUjA navakAramaMtranA prabhAve sahune mRtyu samaye karatAM joyA. AvI maMgalamaya samAdhi prApta thAo e ja A kudaratI saMktothI amArA parivAranI zraddhA prArthanA. mahAmaMtrano mahimA pro. ke. DI. paramAra zrAvaka poLa, derAsara zerI, mu. po. jaMbusara, ji. bharUca. pIna : 392 159 saMvata 2035 ane 1980 bhAdaravA suda vadhI. amArI basa AgaLa nIkaLI gaI. pAchaLa caudaza, anaMta caudazanA suratathI bUsara eka AvatI basa, pAchaLa paDI gaI. ' prophesara mitra sAthe pAchA pharatA hatA. relave tyAM ekAeka Abha phATe, vIja tUTe tevo gADImAM besIne suratathI bharUca AvavAnI bhAvanA bhayaMkara kaDAkA jevo avAja kAnanA paDadAne cIrI hatI. tyAM sTezana mArge jatAM, TrAphika jAma thaI gayo. joyuM to uchaLIne huM basanA taLiyA para jatAM, eka esa.TI. basa UbhI rahI. temAM besI paDyo hato. basamAM kAramuM AkraMda-bUmarANa javAnI taka maLI. sauthI pAchaLa beThA. beThA pachI saMbhaLAtAM hatAM. basano saLiyo chAtInA bhAgamAM UbhA thayA. sahuthI AgaLa DrAIvaranI pAchaLanA vAgavAthI, DhIMcaNa para athaDAvAthI hRdaya tathA bhAga para khAlI jagA hovAnA kAraNe tyAM jaIne sAthaLanA bhAgane khUba ja IjA pahoMcI hatI. amo baMne beThA. kAMI cena paDe nahi. zvAsa addhara thaI gayA hatA. prANa AMkhamAM navakAra manamAM ramato hato. tyAM aMdarathI DokAI rahyo hato. asahya vedanA vacce cetana avAja Avyo. "utarI jA, pAchaLa je basa Ave camakatuM hatuM. che, temAM besI jA." mana mAnyuM nahi. pharIthI pAcho esa.TI. bUsa ane sAmethI AvatI Traka, avAja Avyo, "pAchaLanA bhAgamAM jato rahe." TakarAtAM jIvaleNa akasmAta sajAryo hato. rastA cAlatI base sAthenA bhAIne UbhA karI pAchA para rakta vahI rahyuM hatuM. kAcanA kaNa mArga para basanI pAchalI sITa upara jaIne beThA. basanI patharAI paDyA hatA. Traka basanA tUTelA bhAgo aMdaranA pravAsIone Azcarya thayuM. basa hAIve uchaLIne veraNa cheraNa paDyA hatA. Avato jato para pUrajozamAM javA lAgI. vAhana vyavahAra thaMbhI gayo hato. bebhAna banelA, aMdarathI to eka avAja vAraMvAra Avato hato. tathA IjA pAmelAonuM rudana vAtAvaraNane utarI jA, pAchaLa AvatI basamAM besI jA." hacamacAvI mUkyuM hatuM. paraMtu bananAra vastu bane che. tene koNa mithyA karI mArI sAthenA prophesara mitrane IjA pahoMcI zakyuM che? samayanuM bhAna na rahyuM. navakAranuM hatI paNa koNa jANe kema e bacI gayA. mane smaraNa haiye hatuM. hAI-ve para gADIonI Ava-jA basamAMthI utArI jamIna para sUvADyo. ane chAtI pAMce padane bhAvathI, kare vaMdanA jeha; apUrNapaNuM tenuM TaLe, pUrNa pada pAme teha."-93 152 Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para hAtha pheravatAM kahevA lAgyA, 'tamane kaMI thavAnuM nathI. ThAkorajInuM smaraNa karo. bhagavAna sAruM karaze. maTI jaze. smaraNa karo. vedanA eTalI badhI tIvra hatI ke hamaNAM prANa khaMkheruM UDI jaze. ema lAgatuM hatuM. meM temane kahyuM, 'A zarIra paDI jAya to ene ghara bheguM karajo.' bhAIe hiMmata ApI 'tamane maTI jaze. ciMtA na karo. ciMtA na karo. prabhunuM smaraNa karo.' vAtAvaraNamAM vedanAnI cIso saMbhaLAtI hatI. cArekora gamagInI prasarI rahI hatI. viSAdanAM vAdaLa gherAtAM hatAM. na sahAya, na veThAya, na uThAya, na besAya, na sUI rahevAya, na kahevAya tevI kAramI vedanA zarIra para potAnuM sAmrAjya jamAvIne beThI hatI. mota sAme dekhAtuM hatuM paNa navakAranuM smaraNa ene paDakAratuM. 'kAMI ja thavAnuM nathI.' gabharAvAnI jarUra nathI. aMdarathI koI AzvAsana ApatuM hatuM. te samaye ekAeka eka kAra tyAMthI pasAra thatI hatI. e banelo A banAva jovA, jyAM huM paDyo hato, tyAM AvIne UbhI rahI. sAthenA mitre badhI vAta karI. ane mane temanI kAramAM besADIne pAsenI koI haoNspiTalamAM laI javA vinaMtI karI. temaNe vinaMtI svIkArI. kAramAM traNa bhAIo hatA. suratathI jhaghaDiyA jAtrA karavA jatA hatA. temaNe mane khUba protsAhana ApyuM. mArga kApatAM, navakAra, zAMti, bRhata zAMti saMbhaLAvI. parama upakArI parama pUjya gurudevanuM smaraNa thayuM. hRdayathI temanAM darzana karyAM. na bolAya tevI hAlatamAM paNa navakAramaMtra bolavA mAMDyo. vedanA visAre paDI. duHkha dUra thayuM. tyAM aMkalezvara AvyuM. davAkhAnA najIka choDI, kAra jhaghaDiyAnA raste doDI gaI. kuTuMbamAM koIne paNa A vAtano aNasAra na Ave tema rahevA prayatna karyo, jANe kaMI ja na banyuM hoya tema sUI rahevA mathyo, paNa duHkha jAgatuM hatuM. zarIra cADI khAtuM hatuM. mAMDa savAra paDI. jaMbusaranA DaoNkTaranI sAravAra lIdhI. aMkalezvaranA DaoNkTare khUba ja hiMmata ApI. yogya davA karI. zarIra para mUDha mAra paDelo. keTalAka bhAgamAM kAramI coTa lAgelI. devagurukRpAe sAthenA bhAI aMkalezvarathI rAte bharUca laI AvyA. ane moDI rAte bharUcathI jaMbusara AvyA. ghera mUkI gayA. A samAcAra muMbaI maLatAM, parama snehI, sevAbhAvI, sAdharmika premI upakArI zeThazrI khImajIbhAI (bAbubhAI) cheDA (kAMDAgarAvALA) jaMbusara doDI AvyA. muMbaI AvavA jaNAvyuM. thoDA divaso bAda muMbaI gayA ane khImajIbhAInI kALajIbharI mAvajata nIce, baoNmbe haoNspiTalanA DaoNkTaronI premabharI sAravAra maLI, davA maLI, navuM jIvana maLyuM. Avo che A maMtrAdhirAja namaskAra mahAmaMtrano prabhAva! adbhuta ane anupama! tenI aciMtya zakti sakriya banIne, badhuM banavA pAchaLa, A jIvanuM rakSaNa karatI hatI. mahAna puNyodaye maLelA A mahAmaMtrane haiyAmAM vaNI laI, ApaNe maLeluM mAnavajIvana saphaLa karavuM joIe. pratyeka zvAse saMbhAravo joIe. A maMtrano mahimA aparaMpAra che. paradezamAM rahetA eka bhAIne hRdaya rogano humalo thayo. tethI IMglaeNnDanI eka haoNspiTalamAM temane dAkhala karyA. oNparezana-thiyeTaramAM temane laI javAmAM AvyA. hRdaya baMdha paDI gayuM hatuM. DaoNkTare tapAsa karI, jaNAvyuM, "He is dead.' (teo mRtyu pAmyA che.) temanA zarIra para kapaDuM DhAMkI dIdhuM. sagAMone jANa karI. ane te zarIrane soMpavA mATe taiyArI thaI rahI. sTrecara para dehane mUkIne oNparezana thiyeTara bahAra lAvyA. tyAM DhAMkelA kapaDAmAMthI avAja Avyo, "namo arihaMtANuM!" DaoNkTara tathA sagAM-saMbaMdhIone bhAre Azcarya thayuM. kapaDuM dUra karyuM. pelA bhAIe AMkha kholI. badhAne jotAM bolI UThyA, "namo arihaMtANaM.'' beThA thaI sahune jaNAvyuM. 'ATalA samaya sudhI huM pUjya guru mahArAja pAse akathanIya mahimA kahyo, navakAramaMtrano bhAI; vANI varNavI nava zake, anubhavathI samajAI.'-94 153 Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hato. temaNe mane navakAra gaNavA kahyuM. huM navakAra sarva pApono nAza karanAra, saMsArano vilaya gaNato hato, meM kahyuM, mane javA do, moDuM thayuM che, karanAra, karmane nirmULa karanAra, kevaLajJAnanI badhA mArI rAha jotA haze.' paNa guru mahArAje mane prApti karAvanAra, sala, saMghane sukha denAra, rAkhelo. chatAM rajA laIne huM pAcho AvI gayo kalyANanI paraMparAne pamADanAra, anaMta saMpadAne apAvanAra janma maraNanI jaMjALamAMthI jIvone A sAMbhaLatAM ja sahu namI paDyA. Aje paNa e choDAvanAra A mahAmaMtrano mahimA vANImAM mUkI bhAI sAjAsamA che. maLe tyAre kahe che ke "have huM zakAya tema nathI. zabdo paNa tene samajAvavA mATe be bAbatamAM khUba ja makkama thaI gayo chuM. mota game ochA paDe tema che. tyAre Ave, maravAno bhaya nathI. ane pUjya evo taraNa tAraNahAra, paramapada prApta gurudevanI kRpAthI navakAra mAro prANa banI gayo karAvanAra, zivasukha denAra, siddhapada para che. zvAse zvAse tenuM smaraNa karyA karuM chuM." sthApanAra aciMtya sAmarthyayukta navakArane A AvA to keTakeTalA dAkhalA jagatamAM jovA hRdayanA anaMta anaMta namaskAra...! jANavA maLaze. zAstra lakhe che ke... jenA haiye zrI navakAra, tene karaze zuM uparokta ghaTanAnA Alekhaka pro. ke. DI. saMsAra?' paramAre janmathI ajaina hovA chatAM navakAra A saMsAramAM kapAyarUpI tApathI pIDAtA, mahAmaMtranA ajoDa ArAdhaka sva. pU.paM. zrI karmarUpI melathI kharaDAyelA, tRSNArUpI tRSAthI bhadraMkaravijayajI ma. sA. nA satsaMgathI jaina dharma tRSAtura banelA jIvane sAco visAmo ApanAra pAmI sAdhanA dvArA atyaMta anumodanIya namaskAra mahAmaMtra ja che. jJAnI bhagavaMto kahe che ke, AtmavikAsa sAdhyo che. vaDAlA nAlAsopArA A asAra saMsAramAM jo koI sa tathA DoMbIvalImAM amArI nizrAmAM temaNe sabhA to te eka ja navakAramaMtra che. samakSa navakAra mahAmaMtra tathA jinabhakti viSe khUba zrI navakAra e jaina zAsanano sAra che. cauda ja mananIya vaktavya rajU karyuM hatuM. pUrvano samyagu uddhAra che. sarva zreyomAM prathama - saMpAdaka zreya che. sarva maMgalomAM prathama maMgala che. ghora upasargono paNa te nAza kare che. duHkhane hare che. manovAMchita pUre che bhava samudrane zoSave che. A loka ane paralokanAM sukhanuM te mULa che. dai-pepara . "sarvazaktimAna jANajo, mahAmaMtra navakAra, Atamane jAgrata karI, mithyAtva haranAra.'--lpa.] ka Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhUtano bhaya bhAgI gayo! paM. zrI vAriSavijayajI ma. sA. (hAla AcArya) amadAvAdamAM mULa iDaranA vatanI evA zrI kahe che ke koI paNa kAma aTakatuM hoya to huM pUrNa zazIkAntabhAI rUma bhADe levA mATe pharatA hatA. karAvI zakuM chuM. ghaNA sAdhu-sAdhvIjInA paricayamAM ghaNI tapAsa karatAM rUma to maLI. paNa rUmanA mAlika Ave che. tenA jAta bhAIoe tene ghaNuM samajAvyuM mAjIe kahyuM ke, traNa mALa to apAya tema nathI. ke tuM jaina maMdiramAM kema jAya che? paNa te kahe che te ja paNa cothA mALe eka rUma khAlI che. paNa e rUmamAM sAcuM che. mATe huM to tyAM jaIza. teNe mAMsAhAra I bhAta sAta divasathI vadhu rahI zakatuM nathI. to Adino tyAga karyo che. bhaviSyanI koI koI tame vicAra karIne pachI Avajo. zazIkAntabhAIe vAto paNa agAuthI kahe che. te rUma rAkhI lIdhI ne roja navakAramaMtrano jApa pUrNa zraddhAthI karavA lAgyA. bAra varSa tyAM rahyA paNa akasmAtamAMthI UgarI gayA emane koI ja upadravano anubhava na thayo. temaja bArAmatI (mahArASTra) najIka seTaphaLa nAmanuM dharmane navakAranI zraddhA vadhu daDhIbhUta thaI che. Aje nAnakaDuM gAma che. temAM jainonAM be ghara che. eka te bhAI IDaramAM khUba ja suMdara ArAdhanA karI rahyA divasa eka bhAIne tyAMthI solApura vepAra mATe javAnuM thayuM. pAchA AvatAM TrakamAM beThAbeThA te bhAI navakAra gaNavA lAgyA. TrakamAM ATha bhAIo hatA. "varasAdanuM vighna TaLyuM Traka beeka kilomITara gaIne eka jhADa sAthe ahamadanagara(mahArASTra)mAM kroDa navakAramaMtranA athaDAI. badhAne IjA thaI. keTalAkane haoNspiTalamAM ArAdhaka pU. A. deva zrI yazodevasUrijI ma.nuM laI javA paDyA. paNa A bhAI navakAramaMtra gaNatA cAturmAsa hatuM. tyAre eka zAsanaprabhAvaka bhavya roDa upara ArAmathI UbhA hatA. kAMI ja IjA varaghoDo nIkaLavAno hato. paNa te ja divase ghaNo nahotI thaI. varasAda paDyo. badhI taiyArI hovAthI varaghoDo baMdha na rahevI joIe ema vicArI AcAryazrIe phakta bhUtano bhaya dUra thayo potAno hAtha UMco karIne kahyuM: "varasAda! baMdha thoDAM varSo pUrve pU. A. zrI dharmasUrijI ma. sA. thaI jA." turata varasAda baMdha thaI gayo. ane (AzIvALA)nI IcchA ke, kAzI(banArasa)mAM varaghoDo sArI rIte pUrNa thayA pachI pAcho varasAda jainatattvanAM abhyAsa mATe eka skUla borDiMga cAlu thayo. khUle. nAnI jagyAmAM skUla zarU karI. vidyArthIo "musalamAna navakAra gaNe che" vadhatAM moTI jagyAnI jarUra paDI. aMgrejonI khAlI koThI maLI gaI. paNa lokoe kahyuM. e zaMkhezvara pAse kuvadara nAme nAnuM gAma che. tyAM makAnamAM bhUtano vAsa che. koIne rahevA nathI detuM. eka masalamAna Doso rahe che. gAmamAM zikharabaddha bALako paNa gabharAyA paNa AcArya mA sA jinAlaya che. A Doso roja darzana karavA Ave che. kahetA. tame ArAmathI rahejo. huM covIse kalAka ane lagabhaga Akho divasa "cattArimaMgala' Adi jAgato rahIza. paNa dareka chokarAe 108 4 zaraNaM ane navakAramaMtrano jApa karyA kare che. te navakAramaMtrano jApa ane roja eka AyaMbila uccAraNa navakAranuM jo aMtarathI hoya; bhavacaka tenuM TaLe, janma-maraNa nahIM joya.'-96 Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karavAnuM. pravezanAM divasathI zarUAta thaI. mahino uMmara be varSanI ja che, koI bImArIne kAraNe tenI thaI gayo paNa koIne kaMI ja takalIpha na naDI. gaMbhIra paristhiti thaI gaI hatI. DaoNkaTaroe hAtha aMgrejo bhADuM levA AvyA. to AcAryazrI kahe, khaMkherI dIdhA. eTale te bhAI te bALakane laI ame bhADuM nahi ApIe. joIe to makAna khAlI gAyatrImaMtravALA pAse laI gayA. te sAdhakanI karI ApIe." aMgrejo kahe, "zuM bhUta jatuM rahyuM?' zaktithI ghaNAnI bImArI maTI jatI. pelAe AcAryazrI kahe, "bhUta to mane roja dekhAya che. paNa bALakane sAme besADI prayoga cAlu karyo. paNa amArA darekanA navakAramaMtranA jApa ane AyaMbilanA bALakanA aMgamAM koI zakti AvatI ja nahotI. tapathI koIne kaMI karI zakatuM nathI!" aMgrejo cUpa sAdhakanA kAnamAM avAja Avyo. bALaka jaina che. thaI gayA. vidyAlaya khAlI karAvavAnI vAta na karI. tene 1 lAkha navakAramaMtra ane pAlitANAnI jAtrA "Aga TharI gaI" karAvo. eka mahinAmAM sAruM thaI jaze. bALaka kharekhara sAro thaI gayo. ane Aje paNa hayAta che. 201bhAM kalaktAmAM hullaDamAM jainono Delo saLagAvavA hullaDakhoro AvyA. badhA jeno DAku DarI gayA! jAnanA jokhame navakAranA dhyAnamAM besI gayA. pelA loko peTrola nAMkhe chatAM saLage ja nahi. be beMglora (karNATaka) thI eka bhAI sonAnAM kalAka mahenata karI chatAM saLagyuM nahi ne tyAM biskiTanA vepAra mATe biskiTa laI muMbaI AvatA. sudhImAM polIsa AvI ne badhA hullaDakhorone pakaDI hatA. bega upara zaMkA paDavAthI be guMDA pAchaLa gaI. jaino bacI gayA. paDyA. te bhAIe je TikiTa lIdhI tenI bAjunI sITa upara ja guMDAoe aDDo jamAvyo. ghaNA dAva kensara kaeNnsala thayuM" khelavA lAgyA. begavALA bhAI vadhu gabharAyA ane ame IDara(gujarAta)mAM 1985nAM cArtumAsamAM manamAM navakAramaMtra gaNavA lAgyA. pelA loko kaMI sAMbhaLelo kisso che. vaDAlInAM nivAsI kAvyA nahi. muMbaI dAdara utaryA. tyAMthI jhaverI popaTalAla kAlIdAsa che. jemane cAra varSa pUrve bajAramAM javA mATe TaeNkasI karI. pelA guMDAo paNa kensarano roga thayo hato. TAya haoNspiTalamAM te ja TaeNkasIvALAne vadhu paisAnI lAlaca ApI te ja batAvatAM jANavA maLyuM ke teo have vadhu jIvI nahi sImAM beThA. TaeNkasI pUra jozamAM javA lAgI. pelA zake. tyAM temanI patnIe sUcavyuM ke, have javAnuM bhAI, mAla to jaze paNa jAna paNa jaze, ema ja che.. khavAtuM nathI. to siddhacakra ane vicArI bIjuM badhuM bhUlI bhAva ne zraddhApUrvaka navakAramaMtranAM dhyAnamAM beso ane AjathI ja navakAra gaNavA lAgyA. Akhare TaeNkasI pUra jozamAM nakkI karIe ke sAruM thaI jAya to dara sAla Aso rIvarsa letI sIdhI jhaverI bajAramAM je dukAne te caitra mAsanI AyaMbila oLI IDaramAM pAraNA sAthe bhAIne javAnuM hatuM tyAM najIka AvI ane DrAIvara karAvavAnI ane eka pUjana bhaNAvavAnuM. 1 bolyo peTrola khalAsa! pelA bhAI to bega laI mahinAmAM sAruM thaI gayuM. DaoNkaTarane batAvyuM. DaoN. utarIne sIdhA dukAnamAM pahoMcI gayA. DrAivara paNa AzcaryamAM paDI gayA. Aje paNa teo guMDAo pAse paisA mAgato hato. paNa guMDAoe AyaMbila nathI karI zakatA paNa uparanI pelA bhAIne dukAnamAMthI bolAvI mAphI mAMgI ane ArAdhanAo cAlu ja che. TaeNksInuM bhADuM mAgyuM bhAI samajyA, ApaNe "savA lAkha navakArathI sAruM thayuM bacyA e ja ghaNuM che. samajI guMDAone pharI AvuM vaDodarAmAM hIrAlAlabhAIno chokaro. jenI na karavAnI pratijJA sAthe bhADuM ApI ravAnA karyA - "rasanAe rasathI japo, mahAmaMtra navakAra; setu che bhavasAgare, mahAmaMtra navakAra.'-97 156 Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'kAra kamAla bacI' beMglorathI sAutha oNpha inDiyA phaloramIlavALA pU.A. zrI bhadraMkarasUrijI ma. sA.ne vaMdana mATe maisura jatA hatA. rastAmAM gADImAM beThA beThA julamakhoro jhUkI gayA zrI hasamukhabhAI kapAsI : sAyana-muMbaI pa. pU. baMdhutripuTInA upadezathI sAyana saMghanA upakrame jUnAgaDha porabaMdaramAM ativRSTinA kAraNe nirAdhAra banelA gAmaDAonAM lokone sahAya ApavA javAnuM nakkI karyuM. sAyana-mATuMgAnA dasa bhAIo pU. vajukAkAnI AgevAnI nIce tA. 3-7-83nAM rAjakoTa tarapha gayA. jarUrI vastuonI yAdI taiyAra karI. sthAnika tathA sevAbhAvI saMsthAonAM AgevAnonI madadathI dareka kuTuMbane A sAmAna pahoMcADyo. jUnAgaDhamAM traNa divasa vitaraNa karI cothe divase po2baMda2 pahoMcyA. porabaMdara mATe sAMbhaLyuM hatuM ke tyAM guMDAgIrInuM pramANa ghaNuM ja che. eTale thoDI 'sAvadhAnI jarUrI hatI. porabaMdara sAMje cAra vAge hoTalamAM pahoMcyA. hoTalano mAlika jaina hovAthI teNe covihAra mATenI vyavasthA karI. tyAM amAre jANItA sevAbhAvI zrI kumArapALa vI. zAhane maLavAnuM hatuM. paraMtu teo 3 divasa mATe AjubAjunAM gAmaDAomAM gayA hatA. tethI ame sthAnika AgevAnone maLI nukasAna vagereno citAvara meLavatA hatA. sAthe satsaMga paNa cAlu hato. navakAramaMtra gaNatA hatA. acAnaka karma saMyoge gADI ulTI thaI gaI. chatAM paNa temAMthI koIne kaMI paNa IjA thaI nahi! lagabhaga rAtre 9 vAge ame rUmamAM beThA hatA. tyAM bahAra kolAhala thato hoya ema lAgyuM. tethI ame rUmanuM bAraNuM baMdha karyuM. tyAM be yuvAno baMdUka-talavAra sAthe rUma pAsethI bUmAbUma karatA pasAra thayA. amArI pAse rAhata mATeno sAmAna tathA rU. 35 hajAra rokaDA hatA. tethI thoDo gabharATa thayo. paNa amArI sAthenA bhAI zrI devarAja gAlA ane zrI rameza gAlAe eka citta thaI navakAramaMtranI dhUna cAlu karI, thoDI vAre te yuvAno da2vAjA pAse AvyA ne da2vAjAne dhakko mAryo. aMdarathI kaDI tUTI gaI paNa bAraNuM khulyuM nahi. bAkI rahelAM badhAM ja bhAIo dhUnamAM joDAI gayA. bAjunI rUmamAM dhakko mAratAM bAraNuM khulI gayuM. tyAMthI je maLyuM te laI ToLI hoTalamAM ja eka khUNe besI gaI. navakAramaMtranI dhUna aviratapaNe apUrva zraddhA sAthe cAlu hatA. agiyAreka vAge tapAsa karatAM teo hajI hoTalamAM ja che, evA samAcAra maLyA. Akhare 12-30/1-00 vAge temane navakAra pAse jhUkavuM paDyuM. teo hoTala choDI cAlyA gayA...! lagabhaga traNeka vAge dhUna pUrI karI tyAre zrI devarAja gAlAe kahyuM ke A ToLI to ApaNA mATe ghaNI upakArI hatI ke jenA kA2Ne ApaNe jAgRti ne zraddhApUrvaka navakArane smaryo. pachI savAra sudhI dhArmika carcAo sAthe ghaNo ja upayogI satsaMga thayo, je amArA jevA mATe jIvananuM 'TarniMga poinTa' sAbita thayo. navakAra mahAmaMtranA aciMtya prabhAvano A amAro pratyakSa anubhava aneka AtmAone mATe dharmazraddhA vardhaka banI raho e ja parama kRpALu paramAtmAne aMtaranI prArthanA che. 'sadA smare navakArane, ANI mana ullAsa, vimala saravara samAna che, mahAmaMtra navakAra.'-98 cu 157 Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gebI mAra gAyaba thaI gayo!' pU. A. zrI indradinasUrijI ma. sA. vaDodarA jillAmAM boDelI tIrtha AjubAju gAmanA lokone jamADyA. pachI badhA vidAya thayA. 500 gAmomAM ahiMsAno pracAra thayo che. emAM ame haju vihAra karyo na hato eTale dAmAbhAIno vaDodarA tathA paMcamahAla, A baMne jillAomAM parivAra bhego thaI amArI pAse Avyo. 50 mAIlanA eriyAmAM paramAra-triyo jaina dAmAbhAI, gaNapatabhAI, mohanabhAI Adie je dharmanuM pAlana karatA thayA che. navakAra mahAmaMtranuM oraDAmAM gebI mAra paDato ane te paNa eka ja smaraNa karatA thayA che. A kSetramAM ame 12 varSa bhAIne vagere vigata mArI AgaLa rajU karI. meM vicaryA. pariNAme aneka lokoe vyasana tyAga temane navakAra mahAmaMtrano prabhAva batAvatAM kahyuM, karyA che. "zuddha navakAra AvaDato hoya to mArI AgaLa AmAM eka gAma mA(paMcamahAla)mAM hajAra bolI jAo.' gaNapatabhAI bolI gayA. temane gharanI vastI che. jemAM dAmAbhAI bhAlasIMga karIne udezIne meM kahyuM; "tame snAna karIne zuddha thaIne eka parivAra vase che. temanA sAta chokarA che. ane zuddha kapaDAM paherIne je oraDAmAM gebI mAra paDe gharamAM sAta oraDA che. temAM eka bhAInA che, temAM dhUpa, dIpa sAthe navakAra maMtrano jApa karo. oraDAmAM bhAIne gebI mAra paDe paNa koNa mAre che zAMti thaI jazo... A pramANe karavAthI eka ja te dekhAya nahi. ghaNA vakhata sudhI A banAva cAlu mahinAmAM zAMti thaI gaI! gharanAM badhAM sabhyo rahyo. zAMti mATe bhavAo pAse dorA. dhAgA AvIne mane maLyA ane vAta karI ke Apano moTo I hatA paraMtu koI upakAra thayo. gharamAM zAMti thaI!' paNa rIte zAMti thaI nahIM. A arasAmAM ame atyAre A parivAranA badhA ja paramAra kSatriyo emanA gAmamAM gayA. te vakhate huM muni avasthAmAM jaina dharmanuM zuddha pAlana karI rahyA che. khetIvADI ja hato. AcArya padavI thaI na hatI. gharamAM zAMti bAgabagIcA karIne sukhI jIvana jIvI rahyA che. thAya te mATe amArI nizrAmAM paMcakalyANaka emanA parivAramAMthI eke AcArya zrI pArzvanAtha bhagavAnanI pUjA rAkhavAmAM AvI. caMdrodayasUrIzvarajI pAsethI dIkSA lIdhI che. ane potAnAM sagAMvahAlAMone AjubAjunA gAmomAMthI te ziSya AcArya mahArAja pAse rahIne AmaMtraNa ApIne bolAvyA. bhajanamaMDaLIo anaMtacaMdravijaya mahArAja nAma dhAraNa karI khUba ja bolAvI. paMDita becarabhAIne bolAvyA...ThAThathI sAro abhyAsa tathA munijIvana pALIne saMyamanI pUjA bhaNAvavAmAM AvI. AvelA mahemAno tathA sAdhanA paNa sArI karI rahyA che. piyu piyu karI cAtaka jape, mahA meghane jema; tema japatAM navakArane, pAmo kuzaLa sema.-99 (58 Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'navakAra ane huM!' sA. zrI padmayazAzrIjI saurASTramAM zrI pAdaliptapura-pAlItANA... bIjI bAju garavo gaDha giranAra. e giranAranI godamAM amAruM kAThInuM gAma jetapura. bAlyakALamAM mAvaDInI aMgulI pakaDI jaina pAThazALAmAM javAnuM... jJAnadAna ApanAra bene 'navakAra' zIkhavADela. jaina zALAmAM nAnI nAnI kathAvArtAnI copaDI rAkhatA. amarakumAranI kathA vAMcI! amakumArane navakAramaMtra kevo phaLIbhUta thayo te vAta manamAM aMkita thaI. kramazaH paMcapratikramaNa pUrA karyA. smaraNo paNa kaMThastha karyA! da22oja navakAra gaNavAnuM cAlu karyuM! navakAra pratye ahobhAva jAgyo. pachI to ArAdhanA, jApa, smaraNa zarU karela. eka vAra zrI zaMkhezvaratIrthamAM 27 divasa akhaMDa navakAranI jApanI ArAdhanAno prasaMga hato. huM tyAM gayela. jApamAM joDAvAnI utkaMThA hatI. tyAM pahoMcyA bAda samAcAra jANyA. 'strIo' mATe jApa alaga upAzrayamAM rAkhela che. eTale e rIte akhaMDa maunapaNe 27 divasa ekAsaNAnA tapa sAthe sAdhanA karela. pU.paM. zrI bhadraMkaravijayajI ma.sA.' pU.paM. abhayasAgarajI ma.sA., pU. jaMbuvijayajI ma.sA. AdinI nizrAmAM navakAramaMtra upara vyAkhyAna tathA vArtAlApa rAkhela. kiraNabhAI, rikhavadAsabhAI vagere paNa hatA. 'navakAra'maMtra para vizada chaNAvaTa thatI. sAdhanA pUrI thaI. paraMtu je AnaMda prApta thayo tenuM varNana thaI zake tema nathI! graMthonuM vAcana karyuM. manane evI pratIti thaI ke mana zuddha karavAnI kaLA navakAramaMtra ja che. ApaNe janmyA tyArathI ja UMDANamAM UtaratAM zIkhyA ja nathI. jema jema ekAgratA Ave che tema tema navakAramaMtra upara bhAva jAge che! jIvaleNa asAdhya dardanI aDhI dAyakAthI vedanA joradAra cAlu che. jemAM peSTika alsara ane AMtaraDAnAM cAra oNparezana thayAM che. chellAM oNparezana samaye sAruM gabharAyA. kAraNa? oNparezana Denjarasa Dangerous hatuM. mane sTrecaramAM nAkhela. thoDuM bhAna hatuM. mArA hAthanA AMgaLA uparanA veDhA upara AMgaLI pharatI hatI. mArI sAthenA sAdhvIjI kahe : 'zAtAmAM cho?' meM tarata hAtha batAvyo. oNparezana saphaLa thayuM. eka mAsa davAkhAnAmAM rahevAnuM hatuM. daramyAna Akho dahADo jApa cAlu hoya. asahya vedanA, unALAno samaya. sAta divasa sudhI pANInuM TIpuM nahi. AvA saMjogomAM ''navakAramaMtra ane uvasagaharaM stotra' bIjI bAju logassa sUtranI navakA2vALI ane mahApuruSonA caritra, mahAsatIonA caritronuM ciMtana-A triveNI saMgama hato. svAdhyAya ane mauna paNa sAthosAtha! davAkhAnethI upAzraye AvyA. zArIrika ArAma sAthe vAcana, ciMtana 'pApa-tApa sau upazame vaLI thAya duHkhano nAza; sukhanA sAgara UchaLe, japatAM zrI navakAra.'-100 159 pachI to pU. AcArya bhagavaMto, padasthamunionA sahavAsamAM vadhu ne vadhu AgaLa maMtramAM DUbakI mAratAM ghaNuM ja maLyuM che. aneka mArA jIvanane navakAra maMtre keTalIya vAra bacAvela che. aneka Apatti, vighnomAM navakAramaMtranA smaraNathI ugarI gayela chuM. sAdhu jIvanamAM vihAra-AkramaNa-vipattimAM navakAramaMtranA prabhAve jarUra kSema kuzaLa rahela. A rIte jIvanamAM navakAra maMtrane pAmI, jANI tenI adbhuta ArAdhanA-sAdhanA-jApa smaraNa karela che! Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jApanI hAramALA cAlu hatI. pratyeka bAbatamAM aMtara bhInuM bane. mArAM nayanomAMthI harSAzruno zrota zraddhAthI ekAgratAthI navakAramaMtra jIvanamAM vahI jAya. koI agamya-agocara avarNanIya vaNAI gayo che. A rIte navakAramaMtra upara sacoTa bhAvamAM DUbI javAya. emAM jyAre siddhacakra AsthA besI gaI! pUjanamAM A zloka cAlu thAya. "zrI sivindra tAM cAturmAsamAM navakAranI ArAdhanA-jApa khAsa nAma' tyAre acUka raDI paDAya. kevaLa namaH zabda rAkhuM jaina zALAmAM navakAra. teno artha ane keTalo bhAvavAcaka...kevA bhAvo nItare che! vaLI prabhAva e upara nibaMdha, hariphAI vagere hoya tema namaskAra parameSTi bhagavaMto-gurujana-vaDIlo ja puNya prakAzanuM stavana kaMThastha karavAnuM! tenI Adine karavAmAM Ave che. jethI vinayAdi guNo 7mI DhALa, gAthA 4 thI 7 sudhInI paMktiomAM pragaTe che. ane jIvanamAM laghutA Ave che. name te navakAra maMtranA prabhAvane varNavatI bulaMda ghoSaNA sahune game! ApaNe khamAvIe chIe temAM paNa e che. vAraMvAra tenuM ciMtana, Ama navakAramaMtra prApta ja bhAva che. eTale 'namAmi ane khamAmi' A thayo. navakAramAM bhAva ane prabhAva ane zabdo ApaNA jIvanamAM arka che. prANImAtrane vastuo bharelI che! namo khAmo! vihAramAM rastAnI vacce (eka dAMDAthI vadhu namo zabdamAM bhArobhAra karuNA AtmIyatAlaMbAI haze) jherI nAgarAja phAvikarNI sthira namatA maitrAdibhAvo bharyA che. navakAramaya thavAya hatA. amo gabharAyA. ekadama doDI sAme pattharanA to sahaja uttamottama guNo pragaTe. navakAramaMtranI moTA oTalA upara caDI gayA. phaphaDATa! have zuM zakti koI adamya che. enI tAkAta joma-anerI karavuM? mAtra amo be ja sAdhvIjI hatA. nAgarAje che. enuM sAmarthya paNa anokhuM che! to aDDo jamAvyo. ame paNa tyAMthI casakI anekAnekano tAraNahAra eka zrI navakAramaMtra che. zakIe tema nahotA navakAramaMtra ane uvasaggahara jeNe enuM zaraNa lIdhuM teno beDo pAra! aciMtya eka kalAka sudhI gaye ja rAkhyuM. nAgarAja bAjunA navakAra maMtranI ArAdhanA dvArA tana-mananI zuddhi khetaramAM gayA. ame paNa gAma bhaNI cAlyA. bhaya thAya che. sAdhanA dvArA paramapada prApta thAya che. ane saMkaTa dUra thayA! jIvana jIvavAnI kaLA navakAra maMtra che! AvA camatkArika prasaMgothI konuM haiyuM nAcI na mArA jIvanamAM eka navakAra mAro sAthI che. UThe! pachI to hAlatAM cAlatAM sUtA besatA koI navakAra eTale "sarvasva' che. "navakAra ane huM paNa kAryamAM "navakAra' sAthI hoya ja. koI paNa Ama navakAra sAthe mAro saMbaMdha ghaniSTa che. ApaNe pUjana hoya to ATha divasa mAruM haiyuM nAcyA ja kare. sahu zrI navakAramaMtranI ArAdhanA sAdhanA karI pUjana vidhimAM AvatAM maMtro zlokothI mAruM dila paramapadanI prApti karIe e maMgala bhAvanA! ghaNuM ja dravI jAya eTaluM ja nahi. hajAronI saMkhyA, caturvidha saMghanI hAjarI hoya chatAMya mAruM I- "aSTa karmanI rekha para, mAre mekha navakAra moza rekha pAkI karI Ape sukha zrIkAra.-101.. (60) Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ navakAra mAro belI che zrImati puSpAvatI sI. zAha leDI kIkAbhAI premacaMda jaina pAThazALA mukhya adhyApikA, 1428, zukravAra peTha, vasaMta nivAsa, pUnA-2. bAlyavayamAM mAtAe navakAra zIkhavADyo. aTakI paDI. benonI saMkhyA vadhu hatI. vyavasthA kiMThastha karyA bAda tenA tarapha ahobhAva jAgyo. karanAra puruSa vargamAM pAMca ja bhAIo. sahu 21 varSanI uMmare skUla ane jaina zALAmAM zikSikA gabharAyA. vaLI rAtrino samaya.. zuM karavuM? tarIke joDAvAno prasaMge upasthita thayo. mUMjhANA. tarata ja navakAramaMtrano jApa zarU karyo. zALAmAM lekhita ane maukhika parIkSAo cAreka kalAkanA samaya bAda sAmA gAmathI basa ApavAnI hatI. daramyAna abhyAsakramamAM artha AvI. banne basanA DrAIvaroe mahenata karavA bhAvArtha praznottarI vagere AvatuM. prArthanAnA mAMDI. amArI bahenono jApa akhaMDa cAlu! basa prAraMbhamAM zrI navakAra maMtranI dhUna bolAvAya. pachI vyavasthita thaI. amo sahu bhAre AnaMdamAM AvI pAThanuM adhyayana zarU thAya. dhIme dhIme arthanI gayA. e divasano yAtrA pravAsa pUro karI samajUtI cAle, jemAM navakAramaMtra ane teno hemakhema potapotAne ghera AvI pahoMcyA. jApa prabhAva varNavAmAM Avyo. amArA vIra-vanitA. ane ArAdhanAthI maMtranA prabhAve ApattimAMthI maMDaLamAM amakumArano prasaMga rAkhela, te najare mukta thayA. dina-pratidina zraddhA AsthA vadhatI nIhALatAM saMsAramAM mAtra navakAra maMtranuM zaraNa ja gaI. daDhatA vadhI. maMtra rage ragamAM vaNAI gayo. sAcuM che. AvuM sacoTa lAgatAM navakAramaMtrano nitya ekavAra asAdhya darde humalo karyo. niSNAta jApa cAlu karyo! DaoNkaTaronI salAha mujaba haoNspiTalamAM javuM paDyuM. gAmamAM pUjya AcArya bhagavaMto, padasthamunio oNparezana karavuM paDe tema hatuM. oparezana karAvavAno sAdhvIjI mahArAja padhAratA. cAturmAsa paNa divasa Avyo. sahunA hRdayamAM phaphaDATa hato. sau rahetA. Ama navakAramaMtranI ArAdhanAmAM AgaLa gaMbhIra banI gayA. oNparezana thiyeTaramAM dAkhala vadhyA. navakAramaMtranI ekAsaNA tapathI nava thaI. mArA manamAM jarAye gamagInI nahi. ciMtA divasanI ArAdhanA karI. vaLI bIjI vAra saM. nahi! basa zrI navakAranuM raTana! oNparezana saphaLa 2039mAM aDasaTha aAranA aDasaTha upavAsathI thayuM. ATheka divasathI ghare lAvyA. bolavAnuM baMdha ArAdhanA karI. A ArAdhanA karatAM tana-mananI hatuM. mAtra pravAhI ApatA. AvA prasaMge akhaMDa zuddhi thaI. pachI koI paNa kAryanI zarUAta karatAM jApa ane smaraNa gaNavAnuM nitya hatuM. maMtranA baLe zrI navakAramaMtranuM Tana cAlu karyuM. A navakAramaMtra ja sAruM thayuM. A vAta barAbara gaLe utarI gaI! jIvanamAM evo vaNAI gayo che ke mana emAM ja koI pUche tyAre chAtI ThokI javAba ApuM chuM ke parovAyeluM rahe che! mane kazuM ja nathI. zrI navakAranuM zaraNa ja mArA eka vAra amArA maMDaLa taraphathI mahArASTrathI dardamAM sahAyarUpa che. atyAre paNa khUba majhAthI tIrthabhUminI yAtrA mATe nIkaLelA. acAnaka basa ArAdhanA-sAdhanA-jApa karuM chuM! chUTavuM hoya jo maraNathI, to zaraNa graho navakAra, pakaDo caraNa parameSThInA, to thAzo bhavapAra.'-102 Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jyAM jyAM tIrthayAtrAmAM gayA tyAM tyAM paNa aneka camatkAro sarjAyA che. emAM zrI navakAramaMtra, smaraNo ane stotronA smaraNathI TanathI akasmAta, Apatti, AkramaNa, vighno, duHkhadardothI bacI gayA chIe. 'navakAra mAro belI che' A paMkti amArA sahunA hRdayamAM guMjatI rahI che. eTaluM ja nahi, amo AbAda 'kSemakuzaLa' amArA saMvata 2022mAM amArA gAma jhIMjhuvADAmAM pU. mahAbhadravijayajI ma. sA. tathA mahAsenavijayajI ma. sA. Adi muni bhagavaMtonuM comAsuM hatuM. pUjya mahAna tapasvI munirAjazrI mahAbhadravijayajI ma. sA. vyAkhyAnamAM suMdara zailIthI upadeza ApatA hatA ane navakAramaMtrano prabhAva ane Atmonnati mATe navakAramaMtra ja amUlya auSadha che vagere dAkhalA dRSTAMto dvArA upadeza ApatA hatA. ane pUjya mahAsena vijayajI ma. sA. namo arihaMtANaM' padanI navakAravALInA jApa dvArA karoDapati banAvavA prayatna karatA hatA ane ochAmAM ochI dasa navakAravALI roja gaNavAthI trIsa varasamAM karoDapati (maMtra jApanA) thaI javAya ema kahetA. corAyelI AMgI pAchI maLI" pU. A. vijaya bhadrasUrIzvarajI ma. sA.nA ziSya pU. munizrI jinacaMdravijayajI ma. AthI meM te jApa zarU karyo, te agAu paNa da22ojanI eka bAMdhI navakAravALI to cAlu hatI ja. vatanamAM AvI jaIe. dhArmika kAryomAM pUjA bhAvanA koI paNa prasaMgamAM zrI navakAramaMtra maMgala rUpe prAraMbhamAM ja zarU karIe. mAre dIkSA levAnI bhAvanA keTalAya vakhatathI hatI paNa patnI ane putra sAthe levAya to vadhu sAruM tevI bhAvanAmAM hato. AvA parama maMgalakArI navakAramaMtranA prabhAvathI. dhyAnathI, jApathI zAzvata sukha, zAMti prApta karIe. paramapade pahoMcIe. e ja maMgala bhAvanA! mArA pUrve mArA pitAzrI tathA laghu bAMdhave saM. 1990mAM dIkSA lIdhI hatI. temAM pitAzrI khUba ja Atmahita ciMtaka hatA. saMsAramAM rahIne paNa sAdhupaNA jevuM uttama jIvana jIvatA hatA. temaNe sADA cha varSanA dIkSA paryAyamAM pacAsa varasanI uMmare dIkSA lIdhela hovA chatAM 31-45-60-70 upavAsanI ugra tapasyA karelI. vacamAM jJAna prApti paNa cAlu hatI. AvA uttama pitAno vAraso maLavAthI saM. 1966mAM sIttera upavAsa vakhate ame samI gayelA ane amArA gharanA jeTalA gayA hatA, temaNe badhA maLIne sIttera upavAsa karavA vicAryuM. A uttama vicArathI meM aThThAI karelI. A pUrve chaThTha, aThThama paNa nahi karela ane aThThAI bahu sArI thaI hatI. tethI ja tapa japamAM vRddhi thaI. pitAjI zrI vilAsavijayajI ma.sA.nA AzIrvAdathI amArA gharamAM ame cAra bhAIo, be patnIo ane chokarAo paNa mAsakhamaNa sudhInI tapasyAo karI zakyA chIe. laghu bAMdhava OMkAra vijayajI ma., guruvinaya bhaktimAM ota prota hoI jJAnamAM khUba ja AgaLa 'navakAra maMtrarUpa chAMyaDI bhava Atapa haranAra; thAka hare thAkyAtaNo, vaLI zAMti denAra.'-103 5 162 Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ S vadhI gayA. tattvajJAnI Ame vicakSaNa hoI AcArya rokAyela ane pAMcapratikramaNa-prakaraNa-bhAgyapadane yogya thayA ane se. 2010mAM AcArya pada vagere abhyAsa karela. roja pratikramaNa ukALeluM prApta karela, jeo Aje prakhara vaktA ane pANI-vI. cAlu karela. zAsana prabhAvaka che. saMvata 2023mAM mArI dIkSAnuM nakkI thayuM ane mArA moTA dIkarAne 10 varasanI uMmare dIkSAnI te vakhate mahendra tathA tenA bAnI tIvra icchA na bhAvanA thaI ane te bhAvanA samajapUrvakanI che tema thavAthI temane mukIne meM mArI dIkSAnuM muhUrta jANyA pachI zikharajInI yAtrA karAvI ane khUba ja jovaDAvela. te vakhate mArI eka bhatrIjInI paNa ThAThapUrvaka ghara AMgaNe mahotsavapUrvaka dIkSA icchA hatI. apAvI. te Aje yazovijayajI ma. tarIke ame banne samAjanA rivAja pramANe vAyaNe jJAnadhyAnamAM khUba ja AgaLa vadhelA che. jamatA hatA ane chellA mahinAnI aMdaranA divaso A pramANe mArA kuTuMbamAM ane sagAmAM ghaNA AvatAM mahendra tathA tenI bA dIkSA mATe amArI dIkSIto thayelA. mAtuzrInA pitA, mAtA, mAsInA sAthe ja taiyAra thayela. sAthe eka bhatrIjI, jete sAla dIkarA, bhANI tathA traNa phUI kuTuMba sAthe dalita ja zikharajInI yAtrA karIne Avela, tenI paNa thayela. Aje nyAya zAstra vizArada ane amArI sAthe ja dIkSAnI icchA thatAM amArI AgamonA uddhAraka tarIkenuM kArya karI rahela pU. pAMcanI dIkSA saM. 2013nA mahA suda 10 nakkI jaMbuvijayajI ma.sA. hAlamAM zAsana unnatinuM thayela. kArya karI rahelAM che. ane temanI pAse paradezIo eka ja gharanI pAMca dIkSA hoI gAmamAM khUba ja abhyAsa mATe Ave che. A sAla comAsuM samImAM utsAha hato. kaMkotrIo gAmogAma moklAI gaI. sAthe sAthe gAmavALAoe pota potAnA AvA aneka AlaMbana hoI mArI dIkSAnI sagAvahAlA upara patro lakhyA ke Avo anupama icchA prabaLa banI ane saM. 2022mAM navANuM prasaMga pharI pharI jovA nahi maLe ane amane kahetA yAtrA karavA kuTuMba sAthe gayelA. patnInI hatA ke game teTalA mahemAno Ave temanI bAlyAvasthAthI dIkSAnI bhAvanA hovA chatAM vyavasthA ane saMbhALI laIzuM ane game te kAma mAtApitAnI DhIlAsathI utsAha osarI gayelA. mATe badhA khaDA page taiyAra hatA. paNa lagna pachI paNa dahIM baMdha hatuM. amArA gharanA mahA sudI trIjathI mahotsava zarU thayo. dararoja vAtAvaraNathI ArAdhanAmAM suMdara vega maLyo tethI pujA, AMgI, bhAvanA hatI. gavaiyA khUba bhakti ja moTA putra jasavaMtanI dIkSA apAvavA gharanA badhA jamAvatA hatA. saMmata thayA hatA. mahA sudI 8nA divase pUjArI vasarAmabhAIe te vakhate mArI paNa dIkSAnI IcchA hovA chatAM mane pUchyuM ke Aja keTalI AMgI karuM. meM kahyuM ke nAno putra mahendra pAMca varasano hoI thoDo vakhata nIce mULa nAyaka bhagavAna tathA bane moTA khamI khAvAnI jarUrata hoI gRhasthajIvanamAM banI bhagavAnanI karajo. teNe te pramANe karela. zake teTalI suMdara ArAdhanA karato hato. ma.su. 9nAM varaghoDo tathA rAtre mAnapatra hatuM. putra mahendrane paNa navANuM yAtrA vakhate vidhi tethI pUjArIe pUchyuM ke Aja keTalI AMgI racuM? meM pUrvaka ane bhakti pUrvaka sarva ArAdhanAthI vairAgya kahyuM, "nIce traNa bhagavAna ane upara paNa vRddhi thayela ane dIkSAnI bhAvanA thayela. meTrikano mULanAyaka bhagavAnane racajo.' bAkInA badhA abhyAsa choDI dhArmika abhyAsa mATe pATaNa bhagavAnane varakha roja chapAto hato. te pramANe traNa saMdhyAe gaNajo sadA mahAmaMtra navakAra; 35kAra maMtra sAthe gaNo, mahAmaMtra navakAra.'-104 163 Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ badhe aMga racanA karIne pUjArIe nIce borDamAM lakhyuM ke upara AMgI che mATe darzanArthe padhArazo. ame badhA varaghoDA bAda navakArasInA kAmakAjamAM hatA te takano lAbha laIne be mANaso AMgI mugaTa sahIta laIne nAsI gayelA. pachI eka bAI upara darzanArthe gayela ane AMgI na dekhAtAM nIce AvIne pUjArIne kahyuM ke, 'tame lakho cho ke upara AMgI che. paNa AMgI kyAM racI che?' pUjArI kahe, meM racI che pachI Ama kema bane?' upara jaIne joyuM to AMgI mugaTa na male! tarata nIce AvI jAherAta karI ke- AMgI corAI che. mane khabara paDatAM duHkha thayuM ke mArA kahevAthI ja upara AMgI racAI ane gaI to javAbadArI mArI che ema samajI khUba ja bhAvapUrvaka navakAra mahAmaMtranuM smaraNa karyuM. pachI gAmanA ane mArI dIkSAnA prasaMgane anulakSIne meM vicAra karyo ke A gAmanI koI paNa vyakti AvuM kAma kare ja nahi. kema ke mAruM jIvana e prakAranuM hatuM. badhA sAtheno prema evo hato ke mArI dIkSAnA samAcArathI badhAne duHkha thatuM hatuM ke have kema thaze. Ame mane kahetA ke, 'tame to vagara dIkSAe dIkSA jevuM ja jIvana jIvo cho. zA mATe dIkSA lo cho? amAruM zuM thaze?' tyAre meM kahela, 'jo huM dIkSA bAda pramAdI banuM to kahejo ke ghare rahIne paNa traNacAra kalAka ArAdhanA karatA hatA te choDIne kema pramAdI banyA? have AMgInA samAcAra gAmamAM phelAI gayA, phojadArane vAta jaNAvI ane kahyuM, 'A gAmano koI haze nahi paNa bahArathI koI AvyA ke gayAnI tapAsa thAya to vadhu sAruM. phojadAra paNa samajI gayela. tarata moTara maMgAvI ane phojadAra tathA traNa cAra jaNA bIjA beThA ane moTA sTezanoe samAcAra ApavA nIkaLyA. A vakhate Teliphona va. vyavasthA na hatI. AzcaryanI vAta che ke je be jaNA AMgI corIne gayelA te sADA cAra rastA upara koI khaTArA dvArA pahoMcI gayelA ane tAtkAlika bIjA koI gAma nAsI chUTavuM hatuM. phojadA2nI moTarane koI bIjI moTara mAnI A banne mANaso hAtha UMco karI moTara rokavA sUcanA karI. ane phojadAre AvA ajANyA mANasane jotAM ja moTara UbhI rakhAvI. moTaramAM phojadArane dekhatAM ja eka cora nATho paNa bIjo nAse te pahelAM ja phojadAre tene pakaDyo ane thelImAM joyuM to AMgI mugaTa akabaMdha hatA. tarata ja cora tathA AMgIne laIne AvyA. ame pratikramaNa karIne AvyA tyAM samAcAra maLyA ke AMgI maLI gaI che! A camatkAra joI badhA Azcaryamugdha banyA ! kharekhara A navakAramaMtrano ja prabhAva hato. jo AMgI na AvI hota to dIkSAnA umaMgamAM phera paData, paNa camatkArathI AMgI AvI hoI utsAhamAM anero vadhAro thayo. A camatkArI ghaTanA vacce amArI dIkSA khUba ja AnaMda ane utsAhI vAtAvaraNamAM thaI. navakAra mahAmaMtranI vizuddha ArAdhanA dvArA sahu koI Atmazreya sAdhe e ja maMgala prArthanA. Wan mana-vANI kAyAne sAthe, mahAmaMtra navakAra; ArAdhe aMtaramAM jinane, jIte A saMsAra.'-105 164 Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ e pathadarzaka koNa haze? sA. zrI nemazrIjI muktimaMdira jaina upAzraya vANiyAvADa, vejalapura, bharUca. cha varSanI kumaLI vaye mAtuzrI vejabAI sAthe dIkSA lIdhI. kaccha DumarAnA vatanI kintu lalATe cAritradharmanuM saubhAgya sAMpaDyuM. 74 varSanA saMyama paryAyamAM vartamAne 80 varSanI vRddha vaya che. chatAMya pAMce iMdriyanI paTutA, zarIra saMpattino apUrva vaibhava 25 varSanAM yuvAnane paNa zaramAve che, te saghaLo prabhAva jo koInoya hoya to pragaTa prabhAvI paMcamaMgala mahAzrutaskaMdhano ja che! navakAramaMtranA prabaLa prabhAve manamAM je je bhAvanA thaTAvuM chuM, te te sarva jANe anAyAse ja pUrNa thaI jAya che. che varSa sudhInuM bAlamAnasa...saMsAranI bhautikatAno jyAM sparza ja nathI thayo, evA atyAra sudhInA saMyamIjIvanamAM kyAreya ratnatrayInI ArAdhanAmAM skhalanA AvI nathI! sarva bhAvonI siddhinuM sAdhana che kevala maMtrAdhirAja...! bhavI jaDIbuTTI jo koI paNa hoya to phakta namaskAramaMtra...! saMsAraaTavIne nirbhayapaNe pAra utaravAnI keDI eTale navakAramaMtra...! dUrasudUra najara karatAM karatAM to jANe AMkho bahAra AvI na gaI hoya tema jaNAtuM hatuM, paMthaDo bhUlyA...vananI vanarAjIoe paNa jANe rUsaNA na lIdhA hoya tema kAussaga dhyAne sthira thaI gaI. pavanadeva to adazya thayA hatA. AvA ghora vanamAM strInuM gaju keTaluM? Akhara nArI to abaLA ja che ne..? hradayamanAM dhabakArA vadhI gayA. sahavartI zramaNIvRnda AkuLa vyAkuLa banI gayuM. badhA ja hAre to koNa kone hiMmata Ape? chevaTe meM sarvane sAMtvana ApyuM bheTa pAtarA utArI dRSTipaDilehaNa karIne sahu zramaNIo bhUmi para beThA. ekAgracitte maMtrAdhirAja mahAmaMtra navakAranA dhyAnamAM layalIna banI gayA. arihaMta...siddha... paMcaparameSThInuM zaraNuM, bhavajaladhi tAraka taraNuM pakaDI lIdhuM. navakArane sarvasva banAvI dIdho. haju to 5-10 ane 15 miniTa thaI na thaI eTalAmAM to koI eka mAnavadehane najIka Avato nIhALyo, pAse AvIne tarata ja sIdhA mArge caDAvI adRzya thaI gayo...kyAM gayo? tenI kazI ja khabara paDI nahIM. svapnavat sahu kArya banI gayuM. koNa haze? kyAMthI Avyo, ghora aTavImAM AvavuM... adRzya thavuM...A badhA vicAro jyAre karuM chuM, tyo mastaka jhUkI paDe che, mahAmaMtra navakAranA zaraNe...!! 74 varSanAM saMyamI jIvanamAM grAmAnugrAma vihAra karatAM keTakeTalAMya tIrthonI jAtrA karI. jIvanane samyagdarzanathI nirmaLa banAvyuM che. ekadA paramatAraka tIrthaMkara bhagavaMtonA kalyANakanI bhUmi bihAra prAntamAM vihAra karI rahyA hatA. te samaye AjanI jema roDa rastA nahIM, jethI raNa jaMgalomAMthI pasAra thavuM paDatuM. bhayaMkara evA jaMgalamAM jaI caDyA. cAre bAjuthI zvApado doDadhAma karatAM jANe beMDavAjAthI sAmaiyuM na karatA hoya tema bhAsatuM hatuM. mAnavadehanAM pada cihnonuM to nAmanizAna daSTipaTa para AvatuM na hatuM. namaskAramaMtranA ajapAjApathI jIvana AgaLa dhapI rahyuM che. ekadA zaMkhezvara jatAM rasto bhUlyA, tyAM eka ghoDesavAra AvIne paMtha batAvI adRzya thaI gayo. AvA AvA anekavidha camatkArothI mahAmaMtra navakAra ane jaina zAsana pratinI apUrva zraddhA vadhu dRDha bane che. vairAgya bhAvanI vRddhi thAya che. zUnya zikhara para Asana vALI, japatAM zrI navakAra; avadhuta yogI thaIne Atama, kare karma parihAra.'-106 165 Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ..ane jIbhamAM amI pAchuM AvI gayuM sA. zrI mInAkumArIjI lIMbaDI saMpradAya saMvata 2029nI sAlamAM vAMkAnera varSAvAsa poSa mahinAnI ThaMDI ne lAMbI rAta. badhA mArI pUrNa karI saMvata 2030mAM vihAra karI zItakAle AsapAsa besI gayA. meM kahyuM, ciMtA na karo. morabI AvyA. tyAM acAnaka mArI tabiyata navakAranI dhuna macAvo. huM paNa eka dhyAnathI bagaDatA zaradI, tAva) DaoNkaTaranI sAravAra lIdhI. navakAra mahAmaMtranI ArAdhanAmAM joDAI gaI. DaoNkaTara atizaya teja asaravALI davAo ApI saMthAro ne svAtmAlocanA karI lIdhI. ane pAchuM rogane jhaDapathI kAbumAM levA mAgatA hatA. paNa mana navakAra mahAmaMtramAM joDI dIdhuM. have kadAca jIva karmaudaya joradAra hato. atizaya teja asaravALI jAya to paNa huM ciMtA-rahita hatI. mota bhulAvI na davAothI rIekazana AvyuM. rAtanAM ekAeka jAya e mATe huM sAvadhAna hatI. dhUna cAlu ja hatI. jIbha sUkAI gaI ne aMdara kheMcAvA lAgI. meM ane ekAeka rAte 11 vAge moMmAM amI AvyuM jIbhane dAMta vacce pakaDI rAkhI paNa jIbha jADI thatI ane navAI lAgI! meM badhAne kahyuM "navakAra gaI. manamAM navakAranuM smaraNa karyuM. dAMtanI pakaDa mahAmaMtranA prabhAve mArA moMmAM amI AvyuM che. DhIlI karI to pharI pAchI e ja kheMca. catano samaya. have tame ciMtA na karo!' pANI to pIvAya nahi. chevaTe mArA sahavartI paNa A rIte roja thavA lAgyuM. rojanI takalIpha sAdhvIjIone uThADI mArI pIDAnI vAta karI. badhA ne roja navakAra maMtrano jApa!' mArI guru baheno ja gabharAyA. lakavo to nahi thAya ne? upAzrayamAM tathA saMsArI baheno jApa ArAdhanA kare. eka gRhasthIbena sUtA hatA. temaNe DaoN. ne paristhiti ciMtAjanaka hatI. chevaTe morabInAM bolAvavA vinaMtI karI. paNa rAtanAM DaoN. Ave toya tamAma DaoN. tathA vaidanI paNa sAravAra levAI paNa zuM? paNa pelA bena mAnyA nahi. DaoN.ne bolAvI takalIpha dUra thaI nahi. saMghe rAjakoTathI DaoN. AvyA. DaoN, jana ja hatA. temaNe joyuM ne kahyuM bolAvavA kahyuM paNa meM kahyuM, nA have DaoN. ne lakavA to nathI ja, paNa zuM che te samajAtuM nathI. davA bolAvavA ja nathI. tamArI bahu abhilASA hoya to to savAre ja levAnI hatI. DaoN. cAlyA gayA. jema navakAranA navalAkha jApa japAvo. 65/70 baheno tema rAta pasAra karI. sUryodaya pachI upacAro karyA. jApamAM joDAyA. roja satata cAra kalAka jApa thato. divase jarA ThIka lAgyuM. sUryarata thayo. covihAra nava divasamAM jApa thayo. ane mane sAruM thatuM gayuM. pratyAkhyAna thayA. sAyaM-pratikramaNa thayuM ne pAchI Aje bilakula sAruM che. e ja takalIpha. moDhAmAM cUMka ja nahi ne jIbha jaya ho amIdAtA mahAmaMtra navakArano! kheMcAvA lAgI. badhAne ciMtA thaI. have zuM karazuM? hajAra vyAdhi upare, navakAra auSadha eka premethI pItA rahe, ne kare rogano che.'-107 Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ navakArathI maMtrita rajoharaNano camatkAra" bAbulAla e. zeTha thANA jillAmAM vasaI(mANekapura)mAM vijaLI rastA para navakAramaMtranuM smaraNa karatA prAtaH puravaTho avAranavAra khoravAI jAya che, I. sa. smaraNIya pU. jayamANeka prANa tapasvIjI 1980mAM DaoN. desAInAM bhANeja eka oNparezana mahArAjanA suziSya nIDara, spaSTa tathA satya adhUruM hotAM "pAvarahAusamAM lAITa kyAre vakatA pU. jagadIza muni bakarIonA jhuMDa pAse Avaze." ema pUchavA gayA. polIse temanAM upara AvIne UbhA rahyA, tyAM AgaLa jAheramAM thanArI lAThI ne baMdUkamAM jIvaleNa prahAra karI maraNane nirdoSa bakarIonI katala rokavA tathA nirdoSa zaraNa karyA. polIsanA atyAcArathI maraNa thayuM jIvone bacAvavAnA dhyeya sAthe aDaga nizcaya paNa hovA chatAM smazAnayAtrA zAMta rahI paNa polIse ja temanI katala nahIM karavA samajAvI rahela hatA. tyAM yuvAnone cheDyA ne gAmamAM daMgo thayo. tophAnI eka. alamasta kadAvara rUSTa puSTa mANasa hAthamAM ToLuM ne polIsa dharmasthAnaka AgaLa sAmasAme charI sAthe dhasI Avyo. pU. mahArAjazrI aDaga AvI gayA. dharmasthAnakane maMdira gaNIne UbhA rahyA. leza mAtra khacakATa vinA te mANasane polIsoe tenA para paththaramAro karyo. zorabakorane samajAvavA prayatna karyo, vinaMtI karI paNa teNe dhaDAdhaDathI dharmasthAnamAM birAjatA pU munizrI jarA paNa macaka ApI nahIM. tyAre mahArAja sAhebe jagadIzamuni nIce AvyA polIse to munizrI pharIthI vinaMtI karI ke "Ama khullI katala karavI e upara paNa lAThImAra karyo. ma. sAhebe kAyadesarano guno che. hinduonI sAme Ama paMcaparameSThInI ArAdhanA karI rajoharaNa polIsa khullI katala na karAya. sAdhu saMtonuM mAnazo nahIM para pheMkayo. ane polIso bhAgyA, paNa ma. sA. para to pariNAma sAruM nahIM Ave.' lAThImAra thavAnI vAtathI bahAra hukkaDa vadhyuM saMghamAM kAryakaro tathA gAmanA AgevAno vagere turata kasAI gussAmAM AvI gayo ane pu. ma. sA. mahArAja sA. pAse pahoMcI gayA. paNa temane upara cha iMca lAMbo tathA be iMca pahoLo charo nijAnaMdamAM masta joIne dimUDha thaI gayA. sau pheMkyo. bacAva khAtara ma. sAhebe ADo rajoharaNa AgevAno maLIne polIsacokIe gayA. polIsa gharyo. ma. sAheba jAna bacAvavA taiyAra na hatA. tathA vasaInA netA tArAbAI vartake pU. ma. sA. nI tyAMthI jarA paNa DagyA vinA navakAramaMtranuM smaraNa mAphI mAMgI. karatA rajoharaNa charAnI ADe dharyo. charo paDI gayo. A samAcAra janmabhUmi pravAsI tathA mahArAja sAhebe badalAnI bhAvanAnA AvezamAM navazakti va. akhabAromAM tA. 13-10-'84nA Avela kasAIne mAthe rajoharaNa pheravyo ane te roja prasiddhi thayA hatA. alamasta gharatI para DhaLI gayo. poNAbe kalAka sudhI zAna bhAna vagara behoza paDyo rahyo. abhayadAtA zrI navakAra mahArAja sAheba pAse koI hathIyAra ke sAdhana na tA. 18-9-1983 bakarI Idano divasa. hatA ke jenAthI te IjA pAme ane hoza gumAvI ghATakopara sAMghANI esTeTa upAzrayanI bAjumAM bese. phakta navakAramaMtrano jApa, zuddha cAritra, avara zaraNa zAne graho choDIne arihaMta, kusakA khAMDaye nava maLe, tAMdula je guNavaMta.'-108 Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satya AcaraNa, muka jIvo pratyenI "anukaMpA" barAbara tapAsa karI. badhA ThaMDA paDI gayA. polIse A temanuM baLa hatuM. navakAramaMtrano jApa karatA tathA badhA maulavIe mahArAjanI mAphI mAMgI. turata karatA upAzrayamAM pharyA. mAmalo vadhAre taMga bane pU. mahArAja sAheba bebhAna paDela te pahelavAna athavA AjubAjumAM rahenArAne herAnagatI na thAya pAse AvI pharIthI navakAramaMtranuM smaraNa karIne te mATe zrAvake polIsamAM khabara ApI lokonI cArI maMgalanuM mAMgalika saMbhaLAvatAM pelo salAmatI mATe polIsa rakSaNa mAMgyuM. paraMtu polIse pahelavAna zudrimAM AvatAM pU. mahArAja sAheba koI dAda na ApI. zrI jagadIza munizrInA pagamAM paDI gayo. bakarInuM pelo pahelavAna jevo mANasa ke jeNe 5. jhuMDa choDI mUkyuM. eka paNa bakarI kapANI nahIM. mahArAja sAheba para charIno ghA karyo hato te salAmatI mATe polIsa Akho divasa beThI. koI rajoharaNa aDatAM bebhAna thaI jatAM tyAM UbhelI aghaTita banAva na banyo. moTI saMkhyAmAM bIjI pablika raphucakkara thaI gaI. teone nakAmA bakarIone saurASTramAM pAMjarApoLamAM ravAnA karI lapharAmAM paDavuM paDaze evI dahezata lAgI. 450 bakarAnA jIvonA abhayadAtA thayA. tyAM AgaLa bIjA maulavI AvyA. najare A A badhuM camatkAra batAvavA mATe na hatuM. banAva na jonAra maulavI dhamadhamI UThyA. polIsa jAnanA jokhame pU. jagadIza munizrIe kareluM A bolAvI. pU. mahArAja sAheba upara Aropa karyo ke, kArya ahiMsA paramo dharmano caritArtha karavA mATe A mahArAje amArA mANasane mAra mArIne hatuM. temAM navakAramaMtrano prabhAva hato. zAzana bebhAna karI dIdho che. tethI zenA vaDe mAra mArela che devanI sahAya hatI ane pU. jayamANeka prANa tenI tapAsa karavA polIsa upAzraye AvI. 5. tapasvIjI jevA gurunI nIDara, satyavaktA, mahArAja sAhebe enuM hathIyAra batAvyuM. rajoharaNa zAsananI zAna vadhAranAra pU. jagadIza munizrI ne joI polIsa Azcarya vyakta karI hasavA lAgI. AziSanuM te phaLa che. badhA maulavIe rajoharaNa hAthamAM laI joyo. "mALA sonerI thaI, sugaMdhathI mahekI UThI" sA. zrI sunaMdAbAI mahAsatIjI thoDAM varSo pahelAM jyAre navagraha bhegA thavAnI karavA eTalAM vahelAM bIjA koI Ave nahi eTale vAta hatI, tyAre aphavAonuM bajAra dhamadhokAra emane kalAkeka besI rahevuM paDe. A mAtuzrIne na cAlI rahyuM hatuM. ThekaThekANe bhayane vaLavA aneka gamyuM ne eka sAMje emaNe kahyuM, "kAlathI tAre dhArmika anuSThAno thavA mAMDyA. sthAnakamAM akhaMDa jApa karavo hoya to ekalI jatI raheje. koI mUkavA jApamAM meM paNa mAruM nAma lakhAvyuM. vahelI savAre nahi Ave." mAtAjInAM kaDaka zabdothI huM raDI. sahuthI pahelI zarUAta mAre karavAnI hatI. becAra chatAM zAMta thaI navakAra gaNatAM sUI gaI. bIje divasa to pitAjI sAthe AvyA. paNa pratikramaNa divase roja pramANe UThI taiyAra thaI navakAra mahAmaMtra avalaMbane, AtmAnaMda vilAsa, vidAya thAye duHkho badhAM TaLe, sau karma vikAra.-109_ */ Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gaNatAM cAlatI thaI. bhaya to sAthe ja hato. jyAM kyAMya paNa comAsuM na thAya evo tAMbAnAM patra para sthAnakamAM daravAjAne hAtha lagADyo, tyAM eka lekha hato. 1977 mAM ATha koTi moTI pAnAM joradAra trADa paDI. bhayathI kAMpatI meM sIdhI doTa - jetabAI svAmInAM manamAM A vAta AvI ne temaNe mUkI. sthAnakamAM birAjI rahelA mahAsatIjI A anyAyI lekha miTAvavA hAma bhIDI. aSADhI premakuMvarabAI svAmI tathA kaMcanabAI svAmIe pUnamanA zrAvaka-zrAvikonI aMgata sahAyathI mane pakaDI lIdhI. premathI mAro vAMso pasavAratAM bhujapura comAsA mATe praveza karyo. virodhIoe navakAramaMtra saMbhaLAvavA lAgyA. thoDI vAre huM nakkI karyuM, koI paNa saMjogomAM sAdhvIjIne svastha thaI. temaNe hakIkata pUchI. meM kahyuM, "Ape gAmamAM rahevA devA nahi. gAma bahAra kADhavA. kaMI paNa sAMbhaLyuM nahi?' temaNe kahyuM, "nA ame bhuja-aMjAra mundrAthI sarakArI adhikArIone to tArI phakta cIsa ja sAMbhaLI." meM kahyuM, "mane bolAvI dhamakIo ApI. vAtAvaraNa ugra banatuM DarAvavA koI pAchaLa paDyuM hatuM. temaNe kahyuM, jatuM hatuM paNa mahAsatIjI to atyaMta svasthatAthI sAruM, beTA! have Dara na rAkhaje. navakAramaMtra pAse navakAranAM jApamAM lIna hatA. chevaTe mahAsatIjIe koInuM gaju nathI. cAla have jApamAM besI jA.' ja rasto kADhyo. temaNe kahyuM, "sAdhu pakhkhI paMdareka miniTe bhaya zamyo. jApamAM sthiratA AvI pratikramaNa karI le pachI cAturmAsamAM gAma choDI tyAM to mALAnAM maNakA sonAnAM banatA gayA. javAya nahi. evo sAdhuno AcAra che. mATe jo chelle phumatu paNa sonerI thayuM. ne mALA sugaMdhathI amane gAmamAM na rahevA devA hoya to ame cAra maheMkI UThI! kalAka pachI bIjI bene AvIne mALA chIe. amane darekane sADA traNa hAthanI jamIna hAthamAMthI lIdhI tyAre bhayanuM nAmanizAna nahotuM. Apo. amArA deha vosirAvI daIzuM. A rIte hRdaye apUrva zAnti hatI. marIne jaI zakAya, jIvatA nahi. to have Apane je pharI bIjo divasa Avyo gharamAMthI nIkaLIne yogya hoya te karo.' bhaya lAgyo. navakAramaMtra yAda Avyo. zerInI satyano jaya thayo. Adeza maLyo. "sukhe bahAra paga mUkyo ne eka kUtaro sAthe thayo. mArAthI birAjo satIjI' paNa dveSI AtmAoe potAnuM sahasA bolAI javAyuM, "bhAI, tuM cAlyo jA! kAma cAlu rAkhyuM. upAzrayanI bahAra anAjanA bIjI zerInAM kUtarA tane herAna karaze." eNe to dANA verI jAya. lIlo ghAsacAro nAkhI jAya. jethI muka bhASAmAM paMchaDI paTapaTAvI rakSaka tarIke sAthe mahAsatIo bahAra na jaI zake. paNa evA rahyo sthAnaka AvatA meM kahyuM "bhAI! have jA bhAvIkoe pUrI sevA bajAvI. teo anAjanA pAchuM vaLI joyuM to koI na hatuM. 21 divasa niraMtara dANA pakSIone nAMkhI AvatAM ne ghAsacAro A banyuM. jApa akhaMDa rahyo tema sugaMdha paNa jAnavarone. chevaTe herAna karavAvALAoe thAkIne akhaMDa rahI. tenA ja prabhAve mane saMyamanI bhAvanA sAMvatsarika kSamApanA karI vAstavamAM satyano jaya jAgI. thayo. anyAyI lekhano aMta Avyo. pariNAma anyAyI lekhano aMta Avyo! svarUpe dara varSe bhujapuramAM sarasa comAsA thAya che varSo pahelAM bhujapuramAM koI paNa saMpradAyamAM ne aneka tapasvI saMyamI AtmAo pAkyA che. 169 Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sApanuM jhera UtarI gayuM tA. 22-779nAM "saMdeza" dainika patramAM "agocara mananI ajAyabI" vibhAgamAM prasiddha thayela uparokta lekhanuM kaTiMga zrI maNilAla vI. mahetA (kAMdIvalI-muMbaI) e mokalAvela je atre sAbhAra rajU karavAmAM Avela che. ghaNAM varSo pahelAnI vAta che. tyAre evuM jarA paNa mUrajhAyA vinAnuM lIluMchama rahetuM jayarAmabhAI eka nAnakaDA gAmanI zALAmAM zikSaka lAgatuM hatuM. hatA. potAnA vatanathI cAreka mAIlane aMtare ja jatAM ne AvatAM jayarAmabhAI chokarAone hasI AvelA e gAmanI zALA emane anukULa e rIte majAkamAM, vyavahAranA zANapaNanI, dhaiDiyAMnI AvelI ke vatananA gharamAM ja rahIne teo nokarIne zikhAmaNonI vAto karatA. koI vAra saMskRta sthaLe Ava-jA karI zake. be rasoDAne badale eka ja zlokenI ramajhaTa bolatI, koI vAra aMtakaDI ramAtI. thAya, ane e lAbha gaNatarImAM levA jevo paNa hasatAM ramatAM bALakonI vacce gaMbhIra hato. prakRtinA jayarAmabhAI haLavAkula banI rahetA. | bApadAdAonI samRddha paraMparAmAM ekAeka emanI bahumAnatA, emanI saraLa vANI dvArA palaTo Avelo eTale jayarAmabhAIne AvuM gaNita rahetI. bhAratIya saMskRti, bhAratIya jIvananI mAMDavuM paDyuM hatuM, bAkI to jo pAchI riddhi akabaMdha paraMparA, Izvara paranI zraddhA, prArthanA, stuti, rahI hota ke potAnA nAnAbhAIonA bhaNatarano maMtrapATha ema anekAneka gaMbhIra viSayonI sAthe bhAra mAthe nA hota to A alagArI mANasane evA citra-vicitra ukhANAM, ramujanA TacakA, gaNitanA AMkaDA mAMDavAmAM mudale ya rasa kyAM hato! koyaDA paNa carcAtA rahetA. harato pharato eka varga jayarAmabhAI jyAM nokarI karatA hatA e hoya ema zALAethI jatAM-AvatAM A badhI zALAmAM emanA gAmanAM chokarA-chokarIo paNa bAbatonuM jJAna e TAbariyAne aNajANapaNe ja abhyAsa mATe jatAM hatAM. eTale jatAM ne AvatAM sAMpaDyA karatuM hatuM. Aje to kvacita ja jaDe evI emanI sAthe moTI vAnarasenA dharI ne dharI rahetI. | UMDI AtmIyatA zikSaka ane vidyArthIonA e boraDInA kaMpanA bora khAtA khAtA ke jhADa para ToLAM vacce baMdhAyelI hatI.. hupAhupa karatAM sAme dAMtiyAM karatAM karatAM A veLuM jayarAmabhAI potAnA viSayanA to niSNAta jANe jayarAmabhAInI saradArI heThaLa zALAe Ava- hatA ja, paNa dharma pratyenA anupama anurAgane jA karatuM hatuM. A veLAmAM pAMcamAM dhoraNanAM kAraNe emaNe dharmaciMtananI vidhi-vidha zAkhATAbariyA ye hoyane tyAre je chelluM hatuM te prazAkhAonuM vAcana karyuM hatuM. maMtra-taMtra ane agiyAramA dhoraNanA mUchano doro phUTyo na hoya yoga ArAdhanAno paNa emAM samAveza thato. eTaluM ane ardhI caDDInA gaNaveSathI zaramAtA-saMkocAtA ja nahIM, hiMdu saMto, jaina sAdhuo ane musalamAna kAThuM kADhelA chokarAoe hoya. jayarAmabhAIne paNa oliyA-phakIro mATe emane ekasarakho Adara A hupAhupa karatA chokarAonI veLI vacce majhA hato. A badhI bAbatonA saMskAro bALako upara AvatI, emane jANe potAnuM bALapaNa evuM ne paNa satata zravaNathI damUla thaye jatA hatA. (170/ Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AvA ja eka divasanI A vAta che. bALakonuM praveDyuM, ane vacce mUkelA khATalAthI thoDeka dUra moTuM ToLuM jayarAmabhAInI joDe joDe gela karatuM badhA mUMDALe vaLI UbhA rahI gayA. savAre dasekanA sumAre vagaDA vaccethI pasAra thaI jayarAmabhAIe kadI Avo prayoga karyo rahyuM hatuM. tyAM sAmethI khabhe khATalo UMcakIne nahoto, ke jhera utAravAnA gAruDInA maMtro paNa AvatA ATha-dasa mANasonuM ToLuM emane sAmuM teo jANatA nahotA, paNa emane navakAramaMtra para maLyuM. katalathI chokarAo korANe khasI UMcI Doke gajabanI zraddhA hatI. emaNe ISTadevanuM smaraNa UbhA rahI gayA. karI navakAra bhaNavAnuM zarU karI dIdhuM. badhAM koI mANasane sApa karaDI gayo hato. ane jhera jonArAnAM zvAsa jANe thaMbhI gayA hatA. badhA jANe caDhI gayA pachI e behoza thaI gayo hato. enuM jhera nikSetana pUtaLAM hoya ema sthira UbhA hatA. utarAvavA enAM sagAMsaMbaMdhIo koI jANItA samaya jANe thaMbhI gayo hato, pavana paDI gayo hato, gADIne tyAM ene khATalAmAM nAMkhIne laI jatA paMkhIo paNa jANe kUMjana bhUlI zistabaddha rIte hatA. sUmasAma UbhelA A mAnavaToLAne sahakAra ApI eka vAcALa chokarAe jayarAma bhAIne ociMto rahyAM. jayarAmabhAInA hoTha hAlatA hatA, paNa prazna karyo, "kAkA, gAruDI jhera zI rIte utArato A dhArI 9 zI rIte utArato maMtroccAra manamAM thatA hatA. haze?' chokarAo jayarAmabhAIne kAkA kahetA hatA. stabdha ane citravata banI gayelI A sRSTimAM bIjA eka moTA chokarAe potAnuM jJAna darzAvavA thoDI vAre kaMIka saMcAra thayo. khATalAmAM mAthe moDhe kAkA kaMI bole e pahelAM ja javAba vALyo, "maMtara pacheDI oDhADIne suvADelo pelo jaNa thoDuMka hAlyo. mArIne.' badhAM chokarAonA kAna sateja thaI gayA, pachI thoDI vAra paDakhuM pharyo, ane tyAra bAda kAkA zuM kahe che? paNa kAkA kaMI bolyA ja nahi. acAnaka Ubho thaI okavA lAgyo. keTalI badhI emanA maunanuM jANe sATuM vALavuM hoya tema pelA vAra sudhI e UlaTI karato rahyo. thoDI vAre enI prazna pUchanAra chokarAe kahyuM, kAkA maMtara to cakaLavakaLa thatI kIkIo sthira thaI gaI. e tamane ya AvaDe che. tame sApanuM jhera utArI do ne! pacheDIthI moM lUchI khATalAmAMthI Ubho thayo. enuM sUmasAma UbhelA chokarAonA meLAmAMthI jhera UtarI gayuM hatuM. zorabakorano moTo dhodha phATI nIkaLyo. badhA kahe, Aje paNa jayarAmabhAIne to A badhuM zI rIte kAkA tame ja jhera utAro nA tame ja utAro. banyuM enI eTalI ja navAI lAge che. paNa e ATalI bUmAbUmathI khATalo upADIne jatA pelA vakhate je kabariyAM hatAM ane have moTA pukhta loko thaMbhI gayA, eka be chokarA doDIne emane yuvAnano banyA che, teo kadIka jayarAmabhAIne pAchA bolAvI lAvyA. chokarAoe have haTha pakaDI maLe tyAre A prasaMga yAda karyA vinA rahetA nathI, hatI, kAkAe have kazuMka to karavuM ja paDe tema hatuM, ne tyAre emanI AMkhomAM camakatI AdaranI e sivAya chokarAo emano cheDo choDe tema lAgaNI jayarAmabhAIne gadgada karI mUke che. ane nahotuM. navakAramaMtramAMnI emanI zraddhA vadhu ne vadhu dRDha gADAvATamAMthI khasI, pAsenA khetaramAM khATalo bane che. laI levAnI jayarAmabhAIe sUcanA ApI. chokarAonuM ToLuM paNa chIMDAmAMthI thaI khetaramAM Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "ciMtA cUraNahAra navakAra" zrI raMjanabena ANaMdajI gaDA gAma-kaccha khAvAlA, DoMbIvalI (pUrva) ji. thANA acalagacchAdhipati pa.pU. AcArya bhagavaMta zrI prayANa karavAnuM raheze." te sAMbhaLI mArA dilamAM guNasAgarasUrIzvarajI ma.sA.nI nizrAmAM keTalI zAMti... keTalo AnaMda thayo haze te kalpavuM zikharajIthI siddhAcalajI mahAtIrthanA cha'rIpAlaka muzkela che. paraMtu A badho prabhAva mahAmaMtrano ja. saMghamAM tA. 11-3-85 phAgaNa vada pAMcama vaDI dIkSA pUrNa thayA bAda pahADa utaravAnuM zarU somavAranA nityaniyama pramANe savAre AbujI karyuM. 5 varSanI bebI ATaluM cAlI to na zake paraMtu pahADa caDavAnuM zarU karyuM. upara Abu delavADAM, eka akhUTa khajAnAno anubhava thatAM manamAM jarA acalagaDha darzana karI AvyA. AbuthI navA paNa bIka na hatI. basa navakAramaMtranuM smaraNa karatI yAtriko paNa A padayAtrAmAM joDAvAnA hatA. jemAM bebIne teDIne Akho pahADa UtarI gaI. temAM mArA bApujI tathA nAnI bebI sonala (5 varSa) bilakula thAka lAgyo nahi. ulaTAnuM haiyuM koI AvelA. upara badhA maLyA tyAre to AnaMda thayo. anerI prasannatA anubhavI rahyuM hatuM. paraMtu bIjA divase tA. 12-3-85nA pAcho taLeTIe mukAma hovAthI vahelI nIce utarI javAnuM tyAra bAda jIrAvallI pahoMcyAM. tyAM navA hatuM. yAtrikone billAbeTiMga maLyA. tyAre saMghanA vAIsa kanvInara zrI kiraNabhAI e ekadama kahI divasanI nitya ArAdhanA pUrNa thayA bAda sAMje dIdhuM ke ATalI nAnI bebI saMghamAM na cAle. ene pratikramaNa bAda navakAramaMtra gaNI sUvAnI taiyArI pahelAM ghare mUkI Avo. sonala nAnI hatI. chatAM karI. paraMtu manamAM eka vAta evI satAvI rahI hatI e gharethI nIkaLI tyArathI ja ene dAdAnA darzana ke na koIne kahevAya na sahevAya. kAraNa bApujInI karavAnI jhaMkhanA jAgelI. e amane kahetI, "mammI najara khUba ja ochI paDe ane sAthe nAnI bebI huM tamArI joDe cAlIza.' pAlItANA dAdAnA darzana hatI, mane eTalI phikara thatI hatI ke ATalI vahelI karavAnI enI tAlAvelI vadhatI jatI hatI. dararoja paroDhe huM bApujIno hAtha pakaDIza ke bebIne teDIne bhagavAnanA darzana karatAM prArthanA karatI, kAlIghelI jaIza? kazI gama paDatI na hatI. ciMtAmAM AkhI bhASAmAM kahetI ke, "he bhagavAna! mane dAdAnA rAtri UMgha na AvI. AkhI rAtri navakAramanuM darzana karAvajo. are....sAMje AcArya sAhebane dhyAna dharyuM. mArI cintA parameSThI bhagavaMtone ? vaMdana karavA jatI to tyAM paNa kahetI ke, "mahArAja soMpI dIdhI. manamAM nakkI karyuM ke navakAra mArI rakSA sAheba mane evA AzIrvAda Apo ke huM dAdAnA karo. darzana karI zakuM. meM bebIne kahyuM ke tuM navakAranuM ane kharekhara namaskAra mahAmaMtrathI eka ghaTanA raTaNa karatI raheje. to jarUra dAdAnAM darzana thaze. sarjAI. UThIne pratikramaNa karyuM. tyAM ja mAIkamAM enA bALamAnasamAM vAta evI besI gayelI ke jAhera khabara sAMbhaLI ke, "koIe vahelA vihAra ghaNI vAra rAtanA UMghamAM paNa enA hoTha phaphaDatA karavAno nathI. pU. muni zrI tIrtharatna sAgarajInI to, "he dAdA-namo arihaMtANa..." zabdo vaDI dIkSA Abu tIrthamAM thaze. tyArabAda sahue nIkaLatA! AvI rIte zaMkhezvara tIrtha pahoMcI Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AvyuM. zaMkhezvara tIrtha AvatAM ja kiraNabhAIe "cAlo zaMkhezvara jatAM AvIe. saMghanAM paNa darzana kahyuM ke Aje bebIne mokalI dezo. meM kahyuM bhale, thaze." ane rastAmAM vicAra badalatAM ame zaMkhezvara parantu manamAM to ciMtA thatI hatI. A bAju AvyA. have kAle pAlItANA jaIzuM. tyAM dAdAne sonala kahe, "jo mane ghare mUkI Avazo. to huM bheTI pachI kacchamAM jaIzuM. Avo camatkAra joI tamane javA nahi dauM.' pachI to ame dAdAnA darzana mArA AnaMdano pAra na rahyo. bebIne phoI sAthe karavA gayA. tyAM pUjA karI ane basa dAdAnA pAlItANA mokalI dIdhI. tyAM dAdAnA darzana karyA dhyAnamAM besI gayA. thoDA samaya bAda meM AMkho pachI ghare paNa pahoMcI gaI. kharekhara namaskAra che kholI to mArA Azcarya vacce tyAM mArI phoIe tyAM camatkAra acUka sarjAya che. jaNAvyuM ke, "ame to pAlItANA darzana karavA jo e smaraNa avirata paNe cAlu ja rahe to javAnAM hatAM. tyAM rastAmAM duAe kahyuM ke, kharekhara AtmAno uddhAra thayA vinA rahe ja nahi. aniSTone aTakAvanAra mahAmaMtra navakAra vaidyarAja kAMtilAla devacaMda zAha mu. po. jhIMjhuvADA, vAyA viramagAma. vi. saM. 1983-84mAM anuyogAcArya pU. zrI bAlyavayamAM mitranI sAthe kapaDAM dhovA gayo khAMtivijayajI ma.sA.nuM jhIMjhuvADAmAM cAturmAsa hato. kapaDAM dhoI rahyA pachI taLAvamAM nahAvA thatAM dasa varSanI vaye temano samAgama thayo. paDyA. vAvAnI mastImAM UMDA pANIno khyAla na bAlyavayamAM mAtApitA gujarI jatAM pitAjInAM rahyo. DUbavA lAgyA. jo madada na Avata to moTA bhAI vaidya pAnAcaMdabhAIjInI chAyAmAM cokkasa DUbI jAta paNa koIka ajANI vyaktie temanAM sarva dharmasaMskAra sAthe navakAra maMtra pratye baMne jaNAnA baMne hAtha jhAlI bahAra kADhyA. ame apUrva zraddhA paNa bheTa maLI. skurtimAM AvIe te pahelAM te vyakti cAlI pU. suvihita munivaronAM avAranavAra cAturmAsa gaI...! tathA AcAryo temaja temanAM parivAranuM avAranavAra # F SF AvAgamana thavAne kAraNe navakAra maMtra uparanAM saMvata 1995nAM poSa sudI 8nI prabhAte mananIya pravacano navakAra maMtranI samUha ArAdhanA navakAramaMtrano, camatkArI yoga joyo. paropakArI temaja atyuttama sAhityanAM vAMcana, zravaNa ane pAnAcaMdabhAIjI ke jemanI AkhI jiMdagI mananathI zrI navakAramaMtra pratye avicala prema paropakAramAM ja pasAra thaI hatI, temanA nAnA bhAI jAgyo. jema jema navakAramaMtranA jApanuM pramANa devacaMdabhAInAM patnI arthAt mArAM mAtuzrI ne vadhavA mAMDyuM, tema tema navakAramaMtranuM adazya baLa prabhAte chANAnAM moDhavAmAMthI chANA letAM jamaNA pragaTavA lAgyuM. jene kAraNe jIvanamAM pratyeka hAthanI trIjI AMgaLIe bhayaMkara kALA nAge DaMza paLa jANe ke navakAramaMtranI sAthe ja vItatI. dIdho. teo bezuddha thaIne DhaLI paDyA. bhAIjIe nIce mujabanA nAnA-moTA aneka paracAoe jarA paNa gabharAyA vagara navakAramaMtranuM smaraNa navakAra pratyenI mArI zraddhAmAM vRddhi karI. karIne jIvanA jokhame potAnAM mukhathI e kaMzanuM jhera Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cUsavA mAMDyuM. vaMza cusatA jAya ane mIThAnAM kAmamAM che. to kalAka pachI AvIza.' pachI to vAta, pANInAM tathA talanAM telanAM kogaLA karatA jAya. ja bhulAI gaI. paMdara-vIsa divasa pachI bajANA bhegA thayelA sau A joI Azcaryamugdha banyA. mejisTreTa korTa taraphathI samansa Avyo ke, tame lAgalagATa traNa kalAka sudhI jhera cUsyuM ane polIsanA kahyAM chatAM paMcamAM gayA nathI. to | zarIramAMthI jhera alipta thaI gayuM. mAtazrI tamArA para polIsa kesa thayo che. tamAre lakhela zuddhimAM AvI gayA. mRtyuno bhaya haThI gayo ane tArIkhe korTamAM hAjara thavuM. rajamAMthI gaja thayuM. cArekorathI dhanyavAdanI vRSTi thaI. mudate samayasara bAda navakAra gaNI korTanAM para para para bAraNAmAM praveza karyo jubAnI zarU thaI. nAma, gAma, aTaka va. lakhyuM. pachI pUchyuM. dhaMdho zuM? meM bhAIjInI Akhara avasthAmAM saMvata 1995nAM kahyuM, meDIkala eNphaTizanara ane sAhebe hAthamAMthI poSa sudi nomanAM emanI tabiyata khUba bagaDI. pena mukI ane pUchayuM, 'tame guno kabula karo cho?' | pANIno zoSa paDavA lAgyo. gharamAM saune kahyuM. meM kahyuM, "sAheba, meM kAMI guno karyo ja nathI.' mArI pAchaLa raDazo nahi. saue anumati ApI. pachI dasa bAra lITI jeTaluM lakhANa karI mane kahyuM, rAte khAMsI ane kaphano upadrava ghaNo ja raheto. tamane nirdoSa jAhera karavAmAM Ave che. polIsa paNa teo samatAbhAve rahetA. nomanI rAtre gaLAmAM prosIkyuTarane kahyuM ke, "Amano dhaMdho rajIsTarDa kapha bharAI gayo. nIkaLI zakyo nahi. be camacI vaidya tarIkeno che. e dardIne tapAsatAM hoya, dardIne pANI pIvAthI kaphano upadrava kaMIka zAMta thayo. ghare javAnI utAvaLamAM hoya, to e paMcamAM kevI prabhAte cAra vAge beThA thaI gayA. dhImedhIme badhA rIte AvI zake? eTaluM ja nahi paNa tame dhArAsara sAMbhaLI zake tema navakAramaMtra bolavA lAgyA. noTIsa paNa nathI ApI." Ama mane nirdoSa jAhera navakAra bolI rahyA ane pathArImAM DhaLI paDyA! karyo. zarIra choDI e divya AtmA... UrdhvagAmI banyo. A camatkAra joI navakAramaMtra pratye AvA to nAnA-moTA aneka paracAoe mArA eTalo prema pragaTyo ke jenuM varNana thaI zake nahIM. hRdayamAM zrI navakAra mahAmaMtra pratyenI zraddhAne khUba ja sadaDha banAvI che. pariNAme Aje saM. 2041nI cAlu sudhImAM 71 varSanI vayamAM 81 eka samaye vaNajhArAnI poTha AvI hatI. temAM lAkha navakAra jApa pUrNa thayela che. 1 koDa jApa pUrNa AvelA ghauM joto hato, tyAM eka sipAIe karavAnI bhAvanA zAsanadeva pUrNa karI e ja AvIne kahyuM, "tamane phojadAra bolAve che." abhyarthanA che. sipAI sAdA veSamAM hato. meM kahyuM, "hamaNAM huM Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "gaLAnI gAMTha gAyaba thaI!" munizrI amIcaMdajI mahArAja boTAda saMpradAya' cUDA(saurASTra)nAM a.sau. samajubena ekAMtarA upavAsanI preraNA karI. acitta pANI khImajIbhAI paTelane gaLe ajJAta gAMTha nIkaLI vagerenI samaja ApI. traNeka mAsa ekAMtarA hatI. gaLAmAM pANI paNa Utare nahIM. te jamAnAmAM upavAsa, navakAra jApa tathA bhaktAmara stotranI 41 vilAyatI davA ke iMjekazanono grAmya prajAmAM mI gAthA ubhUta...nI AkhI mALA gaNyA bAda bahu pracAra nahoto. temaja vilAyatI darda gayuM. pIDA gaI. navakAra para zraddhA daDha thaI. davAijekazana levAya nahi. tevI mAnyatA chatAM parivAranAM AgrahathI 50/60 rU.nI "kUtarAe pratikramaNa (pIchehaTha) karyuM." davAijakazana levaDAvavA taiyAra karyA. tyAM ame kacchapradezamAM aMjArathI 1 ki.mI. dUra vihAra vihAra karatAM cUDA pahoMcyA. samajubahena tenA karatAM sAthenAM sAdhue pAchaLa rahI gayA hatA. eka parivAra sAthe vaMdanArthe AvyA. aupacArika moTo vAgha jevo kUtaro sAme Avyo. be page chAtI vArtAlApa ane dharmadhyAnano upadeza Apyo. para Ubho thaI moDhe baTakuM bharavAnI taiyArImAM hato. sAthenA bahena caMdanabene samajubenanI vedanAnI mauna hovAthI lAkaDIthI dUra rAkhavA nirdoSa prayAsa vAta karI. mArAthI sahaja kahevAI gayuM. "ApaNe karyo paNa niSphaLa. moTethI navakAra bolavA paTelo, khaDatala zarIravALAne vilAyatI lAgyo. kUto ghero choDI nahi. jaladIthI bhAgIne davA/iMjekazana levAya? dayA dharma karI mahAmaMtra roDanI eka bAju besI nirbhaya mane navakAra gaNavA navakAranuM smaraNa kyo." A sAMbhaLI bahene manamAM lAgyo ane Azcarya sAthe Akrama gAMTha vALI. aneka samajAvaTa chatAM davA lIdhI nahIM. pAchaLa page dhULa uDADato te jato rahyo. zraddhApUrvaka navakAranuM smaraNa karatAM rahyAM. ajaba camatkAra thayo. te ja rAtre gaLAmAM ArAma thaI pIranI naDatara dUra thaI" gayo. jyAM pANI paNa nahotuM jatuM tyAM savAre dUdha pALiyAdanAM eka yuvAnane musalamAna pIranI lIdhuM. sAMje khIcaDI dUdha ane bIje divase jADA jagyAthI naDatara thaI. ghare AvI urdu bhASAmAM bAjarInA roTalA paNa!!! asaMbaddha vArtAlApa karavA lAgyo. tIrthaMkara bhagavAna devIno pATha karatAM te pIra zarIramAM jalodara jabdha thayuM" pravezI bolavA lAgyo. "maiM unako nahi choDeMgA, bhalukoTanAM eka rAjaputa bahenane jalodara thaI merI jagahako isane nApAka kara dI. meM isakI jAna gayo hato. vaidyonAM aneka upacAro chatAM pharaka luMgA.' mahAmaMtra navakArano jApa karI meM pratikAra nahoto paDato. ame vihAra karIne tyAM gayA tyAre karyo, "phirastAMko to baccoMkI bhUla mApha karanI bahene potAnI pIDAnI vAta karI. ane pIDAtA cAhie. vagere vagere chevaTe teNe kahyuM, ke Apa maravA karatAM bhagavAnanI bhakti karatA maravuM evI kaho cho eTale huM cAlyo jAuM chuM. tyAra bAda te bhAvanA vyakta karI. temanI zraddhA ne bhAvanA joI yuvAna svastha thaIne Aje muMbaImAM sukhapUrvaka navakAramaMtrano pATha karAvyo. temanI IcchA mujaba jIvana gALe che. tenA kahevA mujaba pIre jatAM jatAM 75 Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kahyuM ke tamArA guru ane dharma para zraddhA rAkhajo. jainaguru tamArI rakSA karanAra che. have huM tamane herAna nahi karuM. "nAga nAsI gayo" boTAdanAM dharmapremI rasikabhAI goMDAlAla vorA (relave klArka) relavenAM mAlanI heraphera karAvatA noMdha karatAM veganamAM UbhA hatA. majUro nIce UbhA hatA. evAmAM vegananAM koI khUNAmAMthI nIkaLelA bhayaMkara nAge rasikabhAInA paga para DhIMcaNa sudhI bharaDo lIdho. noTa-pensila hAthamAM rahI gayA. rasikabhAI svasthatAthI navakAramaMtranuM smaraNa karavA lAgyA. majUro caDo pADavA lAgyA. bAkI rahela majUro veganamAMthI kUdako mArI nIce UtarI gayA paNa vorAsAheba to dhyAnastha yogInI jema UbhA rahI navakAramaMtranuM smaraNa karatA ja rahyA. nAga pagethI nIce UtarI vegananI bahAra nIkaLI gayo. rasikabhAI hajI ema ja mAne che ke nAga page vaLagelo ja che. hakIkatamAM nAge lIdhelA bharaDAnI cauda pUrvanA sArarUpa navakAra mahAmaMtranI niyamita ArAdhanA karanArane to aneka lAbha thAya ja paNa chevaTe Apatti samaye paNa mahAmaMtranA zaraNe janAra AtmA e ApattimAMthI hemakhema pAra utarI jAya che, te aMge ahIM mArA jIvanano eka anubhava rajU karuM chuM. 5 asara hatI. majUro ane anya darzakoe najIka AvI sAvadhAna karI AMkho kholavA kahyuM tyAre zraddhApUrvaka AMkho kholI kahevA lAgyA : A badho navakAramaMtrano pratApa! jIvanadAtA zrI navakAra karamazI mANekajI zAha 208, girirAja epArTamenTasa girirAja thIeTara pAchaLa, navasArI. (jI. valasADa) mArI eka bebI nAme zItala u. va. 8 tathA eka bAbo udayana u.va. 3aa baMne skUlamAM bhaNe che. skUlamAM bhaNatA hoI AjubAjunA nAnA bALakonA mAthAmAMthI ja ekabIjA bALako para jaMgalamAM maMgala thayuM" A prasaMga paNa rasikabhAInA jIvanano ja che. teozrIne gArDa tarIkenI baDhatI maLatAM eka vAra guDajha laI jaI rahyA hatA. DabbAmAM kAMI khAmI thatAM enjinane chUTuM karI enjina tathA DrAivara AgalA sTezane ravAnA thayA. guDajha TreinamAM ghaNo mAla, aMdhArI rAta, jaMgala pradezamAM hAthamAM lAlabattI laI klAko sudhI navakA2no jApa karatAM ekalA rahyA hatA. amuka klAko pachI enjina AgalA sTezananA mAstara ane relavenAM karmacArIone laIne pAchuM AvyuM. mAlagADIne vyavasthita karI yathAsthAne nirvighnatAe pahoMcI gayA. AvI jAya che. mArI patnIne jamaNA hAthano lakavA hoI bALakonA vALa oLavAnI takalIpha rahe che. gaI sAla zanivAra tA. 7-7-84nA roja bajAramAMthI ja nivAravAnI davA kharIdI ane rAte dasa vAgye sUtI vakhate baMne bALakone davA lagAvI ame sUI gayA. paMkho upara cAlu hato, rUmanA da2vAjA-bArI baMdha hatA, mArI bAjumAM mAro bAbo sUto hato. savAranA cAra kalAke ociMto UThIne gabharATamAM karaMTa lAge che'' ema lavArA karavA lAgyo. meM lAITa cAlu karI joyuM ke koI vAyara tUTela nathI, uMdara ke koI jIva-jaMtue vAyara toDela (176 Page #195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nathI. vaLI pAMca vAge pAcho bUmo mArI tyAre tyAM paNa badhAnA jIva ucaka hatA sAMjanA cAra moMDhAmAMthI phINa nIkaLatA hatA. vAgyA sudhI baMnenA jIvana bhayamAM hatA. baMne te vakhate mArI bebIne paNa moDhAmAMthI phINa bALako bebhAna hatA. savAranA nava vAgye polIsa nIkaLavA lAgyA. baMne bALako bebhAna thaI gayA. AvI tapAsa karI gaI. mArI jubAnI lIdhI. "tame meM tarata ja baMne bALakone sIvIla hospITalamAM vadhu bhaNelA loko baMne bALakonA jIvana joDe ceDAM dAkhala kyAM. DaoNkaTaro gabharAI gayA hatA. meM karyA che." ema kahyuM, vALanAM sempala laI gayA. navakAramaMtra bolavAnuM zarU karyuM. bAbo nAno davAnI bATalI to nAkhI dIdhelI eTale maLI nahi. hovAthI tene davAnI vadhu asara hatI IlekaTika meM uvasaggahara maMtra 27 vAra gaNIne navakAra maMtra moTara jema kUvAmAMthI pANI kheMce tema nAkamAM jhINI raTavAnuM cAlu ja rAkhyuM. muMbaIthI sagAMvahAlAM doDI plAsTikanI naLI dAkhala karI. phasAmAMthI jherI AvyAM. temaNe paNa navakAra maMtrano upayoga davA nAnI moTaranI madadathI kheMcAvA mAMDI ane jhera rAkhyo. ochuM karavAmAM AvyuM. oNksijana vAyunA bATalA rAtre baMne bALako kaMIka bhAnamAM AvatAM baMne mATe cAlu karyA. baMnenA jherI davAvALA vALa bakavAsa cAlu karyo. polIsane to temAM ja rasa hoya. kApI nAkhyA. tA. 8-3-84nA ravivAra hoI, meM mArA oLakhItA eka vakIlano saMparka sAdhI savAranA meDIkala dukAno moDethI khule, davA mATe polIsane samajAvyA ke amane be ja bALako che. rIkSAmAM besI phAMphAM mAravAM paDyAM. satata navakAra baMnene gerasamajathI bhUlathI jherI davA vALamAM maMtra cAlu rAkhela. meM daDha manobaLa rAkhI davAo naMkhAyela hovAthI A banAva banavA pAmyo che. AmatemathI bhegI karAvI savAranA daza vAgyA sudhI AnI pAchaLa koI khoTo IrAdo nahoto. AkhI 65 iMjekazana ane 8-9 tArIkhanA kulle 120 rAtanA ujAgarA sAthe navAra maMtranuM raTaNa cAlu iMjekazana jherI davAnA mAraNa rUpe vaparAyA. sAMjanA hatuM. bIje divase patnI, paDozIo tathA cAra vAgyA sudhI oNksijana vAyu para baMne bALako snehIonA saMparka bAda polIse vigatavAra hatA. e daramyAna paDozIone khabara paDI. teo ahevAla taiyAra karyo. baMne bALakonA jIvana sau koI temaja nAnA bALako temanA mitrone maLavA savAranA phUla khIle tema mahorI UThelA. , doDI AvyA. DaoNkaTaro tathA haoNspiTala sTAphane uvasaggahara navakAramaMtranA baLe-baMne sAravAramAM muzkelI vadhavA mAMDI temaNe vinaMtIo bALakonI jIvAdorI amuka kSaNomAM pUrI thaI jAya karI. sIvIla hospiTala amArA mahollAnI sAme tema hovA chatAM dareka vastu jarUriyAta samaye ja che eTale lAgaNIthI prerAIne ToLAM umaTavA muzkelIono sAmano karI meLavavAmAM saphaLatA lAgyA. vaLI muMbaI khAte TUMka kola joDI maLI. mArA jIvanano A eka sacoTa dAkhalo paDozIoe sagAM sabaMdhIone jANa karI dIdhI ane uvasaggahara tathA navakAramaMtramAM UMDI zraddhA rAkhanArane jarUra phaLadAyI nivaDaze. Page #196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "sAgara zAMta thayo!' zrI padamazIbhAI khImajI cheDA 14, navayuga sosAyaTI, roDa-4, vIlepAralA juhuskrIma, muMbaI-56. phona H 570576 atyAre mArI uMmara 58 varasanI che. huM jyAre nAno nizALIyo hato ane kaccha godharAmAM darabArI skUlamAM bhaNato hato. te vakhate vAhana vyavahAra bahu ochA hatA. kaccha abaDAsAnAM tIrtho jevA ke sutharI, koThArA, naLIyA vagere ThekANe jAtrAe darzanArthe javuM hoya to gADAothI javAtuM ane rAto pasAra karavI paDatI hatI. te vakhate pAlItANA yAtrAe javA mATe koI saraLa vAhanavyavahArano mArga na hato. lagabhaga pIstAlIseka varasa pahelAMnI ghaTanAno huM ullekha karI rahyo chuM. eka vakhata huM mArA moTA bhAI bhAbhI sAthe pAlItANA javA nIkaLyo hato. godharAthI mAMDavI baLadagADImAM besIne AvyA. ane mAMDavI baMdarathI okhA javA mATe vhANamAM/boTamAM beThA. lagabhaga amo pacIseka jaNA hoIzuM evo mAro aMdAja che. te vakhate pAlItANA javA mATe okhA, jAmanagara, rAjakoTa thaIne javAtuM. sAmAnya rIte mAMDavIthI okhA javA mATe vahANamAM te vakhate Azare cAreka kalAkano rasto hovo joIe. amo vahelI savAre nIkaLyA hatA. jyAre madhya samudramAM AvyA tyAre vA-vaMToLathI dariyAmAM tophAna jAmyuM ane amAruM vahANa hAlaka Dolaka thavA lAgyuM. jema jema okhAnI gADI najIka pahoMcatA gayA tema tema tophAna vadhatuM cAlyuM ane mojAM dazathI paMda2 phUTa jeTalA upara uchaLavA lAgyA. sAgaranuM tAMDava 5 joIne amAro jIva adhdhara thaI gayo. jANe A mojAnI sAthe ke bIjA mojAmAM dariyAnI aMdara garakAva thaI jaIzuM ema lAgyuM. amo badhA eTalA badhA bhayabhIta ane ciMtAtura thaI gayA hatA ke na pUcho vAta. tyAre daivayoge 'namaskAra mahAmaMtra' yAda AvI gayo ane mahAna tIrthAdhirAja zatruMjayanAM dAdA AdIzvara bhagavAna yAda AvyA. jemanAM darzane ame jaI rahyA hatA. amo badhAe e maMtranI moTe sAde dhUna macAvI. sAgaranuM tAMDava nRtya to cAlI rahyuM hatuM ane enI sAthe amAruM maMtranuM saMgIta bhaLyuM. jANe sAgarane paNa emAM majA paDI!...dhIredhIre enuM nRtya zAMta thavA maMDyuM. vA vaMToLa zamI gayo ane kalAkeka pachI amoe kAMIka rAhata anubhavI. dariyo zAMta thato cAlyo. khalAsIo paNa potAnAthI banatuM badhuM karI chUTyA. saDhanI dizAo badalAvatA gayA ane okhA baMdaranI dIvAdAMDI dekhAI. amo kinArAnI najadIka pahoMcyA. amArI dhUna cAlu rahI ane Akhare amArI jIta thaI ane sAgaranuM tAMDava 'namaskAra mahAmaMtra'nA prabhAva sAme jhukI gayuM. zAMta paDI gayuM. amo lagabhaga saMdhyAkALe sahIsalAmata kinAre pahoMcyA. pachI tyAMthI jAmanagara, rAjakoTa thaI pAlItANA jAtrAe gayA ane siddhAcala tIrthAdhinAyaka dAdA AdIzvarane bheTyA. bolo navakAra mahAmaMtrakI jaya! 178 Page #197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cakalI jIvADanAra navakAra jItendra nAnajI cheDA (rAyaNavAlA) ghATakopara ravivAranI nirAMtanI savAra hatI. gharanAM sau traNeka navakAra bolatAM cakalImAM saLavaLATa zarU beThAM hatAM. bAlkanImAMthI Avato cakalIono thayo. amArA utsAhanI vRddhi sAthe jApamAM vadhu kalarava samayane utsAha bakSato hato. evAmAM eka utsAha Avyo. thoDI kSaNomAM cakalI dhIre dhIre cakalIe dIvAnakhAnAmAM praveza karyo, ane cAlIne sophA nIce besI gaI. thoDA dANA tenI UDatAM UDatAM paMkhA sAthe athaDAI kSaNArdhamAM koI pAse mUkI navakArano jApa cAlu ja rAkhyo. kaMI vicArIe te pahelAM cAlu paMkhAthI ghavAIne lagabhaga poNA kalAka pachI te pAMkho phaphaDAvatI UDI nIce paDI. dhyAnathI jotAM khabara paDI ke tenI AMkha gaI. ane mAthA vacceno bhAga mAMsanAM locA rUpe bahAra thoDA divasa pachI eka cakalI bArI para besIne laTakato hato. teno zvAsa rUMdhAI rahyo hato. cIM cIM karI rahI hatI ane jANe amAro AbhAra mRtyu sAthenAM e jIvanA karaNa saMgharSanA ame sau mAnatI hoya tema apalaka netre amArI sAme joI sAkSI banI rahyA. jaldIthI rUnI gAdI banAvIne rahI hatI. dhyAnathI jotAM lAgyuM ke te ja cakalI cakalIne tenA para mUkI teno ghA sApha karI, Izvara che. eno AnaMda joIne amAro prayatna saphaLa tene jIvana temaja zAMti bakSe e bhAvasahitanI thayAno saMtoSa anubhavyo tyAre teno kalarava prArthanA karI. saue navakAramaMtrano jApa zarU karyo. adhika mITho lAgyo. hiew (179 179 Page #198 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmaMtrano anero prabhAva 5. 5. acalagacchAdhipatinA AzAvatinI sA. zrI jyoti prabhAzrIjI ma. bhAvanagaranAM eka bhAI, jenI rageragamAM ja rahyo, ujjaDa sthAna Avaze, aMdhAruM thaze... navakAra vaNAyelo che, te eka vakhata ugharANI levA paNa evI koI taka ene maLe zakI nahi! gAmaDe gayA hatA. sAMja sudhI ghare pahoMcI javuM evo emano siddhAMta. na pahoMce to bhAIo rAha joyA kare. bhAIonI evI lAgaNI! eka divasa amArA eka sAdhvIjI ma. ne navakAra mahAmaMtra ugharANI laIne gADI para AvyA tyAre gADI tathA A. bha. zrI guNasAgarasUrIzvarajI ma. sA. nIkaLI gaI. manamAM thayuM kegame tema karI cata sudhI nAM vAsaNopathI baMtarika upadrava zAMta thaI gayo ghare pahoMcI jaIza, rU. 12000 sAthe hatA. hato. peTamAM rahelI melI bhaMtarika vastuo UlaTI cAlIne javA mATe taiyArI karI to eka zaMkAspada thaIne bahAra AvIne sAdhvIjI ma. svastha thaI gayA hatA! mANasa pAchaLa pAchaLa AvavA lAgyo. paNa temanAM to mukhamAM ne manamAM navakAramaMtra hato eTale pAchaLathI AvatA mANasano emane khyAla nahoto. eka vakhata cha gAunI pradakSiNa pharIne nIce tyAM jANe aMtaramAMthI avAja Avyo, "tArI sAthe AvyA tyAre rastAmAM pAchaLathI eka gADuM mANasa cAle che te sAro nathI.' tarata cetI gayA. AvyuM, baLadano paga lAgyo ne sAdhvIjI ma. paDI navakAranuM raTaNa to cAlu ja hatuM. paNa pagamAM koNa gayA. gADuM uparathI cAlyuM gayuM. dAMDo tUTI gayo jANe evI jhaDapa AvI gaI ke ajavALuM hatuM ne paNa navakAramaMtrane girirAjanA prabhAve bhAvanagara bhegA thaI gayA. pelo mANasa vicArato sAdhvIjIne jarA paNa IjA na thaI. (0 Page #199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ namaskAra samo mana, na bhUto na bhaviSyati' zrIyuta devajIbhAI dAmajI khonA nema vihAra e/11-12, 1160 murAra roDa, muluMDa (vesTa) muM. 80. phona : 5610698 pUrvanA koI mahAna puNyodaye saMskArI, varatejathI TAMgA dvArA zrI navakhaMDA pArzvanAthanAM dharmapremI jaina kuTuMbamAM janma maLyo hovAthI darzane ame ghoghA gayA. sevA-pUjA karyA pachI pAchA vaDIlonI preraNAthI roja rAtre sUtI vakhate 3 vaLatAM rastAmAM kamosamano varasAda thayo. TAMgo navakAra tathA yAtrA, pravAsa ke anya mAMgalika nALAnAM pula upara Avyo tyAre ghoDo ociMto prasaMgomAM 3 navakAra gaNIne prAraMbha karavAnA Ubho rahyo. varasAda sAthe pavananuM tophAna paNa saMskAra nAnapaNathI ja vaNAI gayA che. pAMcamA eTaluM ja joradAra hatuM ke amane saune bhaya lAgyo dhoraNamAM abhyAsa karatI vakhate zikSake dareka jaina ke yaMgo hamaNAM ja uthalIne nALAmAM paDaze ane ame vidyArthIne roja savAre 7 navakAra tathA jainetara pANInA pravAhamAM taNAI jaIzuM. ame saue sAthe vidyArthIne iSTadevanuM smaraNa karavAno niyama maLIne zaMkhezvaradAdA tathA navakAramaMtranI dhUna Apela, tenuM Aje 62 varSa thayA niyamita pAlana lagAvI. kahetAM khUba ja harSa thAya che ke thoDI ja thAya che! skUla-kaoNlejanI parIkSAomAM paNa 3 vAramAM varasAda ane tophAna zAMta thayA ane ame navakAra gaNIne pachI ja uttara lakhavAno prAraMbha * sahisalAmata svasthAne pahoMcI gayA! karato ane khUba sArA mArka meLavato. pariNAme navakAra pratyenI zraddhA uttarottara vadhatI ja rahI IF UR UR che. vIseka varSo pUrve mane eka suMdara svapna Avela mArI moTI putrIne kocIna paraNAvI che. dareka te pU. A zrI vijayalakSmaNasUrijIne jaNAvatAM varasa pahelAM eka divasa bapora pachI pharatAM pharatAM huM temaNe mane roja 1 navakAravALI gaNavAnI preraNA dariyAkinAre gayo. tyAM keTalAka mAchImAro moTI karela, je roja gaNAya che. saM. 2024mAM 5. jALo nAMkhIne mAchalI pakaDatAM meM joyA. mAchalIo munizrI tattvAnaMdavijayajI ma.sA.nI preraNAthI jALamAM na Ave te mATe meM manamAM navakAramaMtra navalAkha, navakAra jApa zarU karyo ane anukrame pUrNa gaNavA zarU karyA. aDadho kalAka tyAM UbhA rahIne karyo. A rIte navakAra mahAmaMtranI ArAdhanAthI navakAramaMtranuM raTaNa cAlu rAkhyuM. mAchImAronAM jIvanamAM aneka phAyadA anubhavyA che. temAMthI be khUba prayatno chatAM eTalA samayamAM emanI prasaMga vAcaka varganI zraddhA vRddhine arthe ahIM jALamAM eka paNa mAchaluM na AvyuM! kharekhara TUMkamAM rajU karuM chuM. navakAra mahAmaMtra jevo mahAprabhAvazALI maMtra bIjo 62/63 varSo pahelAM pU. mAtApitA tathA nAnA koI che nahi ane thaze paNa nahi! bhAMDuo sAthe siddhAcalajInI yAtrA karyA bAda UF UR UR Page #200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhava jala pAra utAre!" zrI khuzAlacaMdabhAI khetazI dezalapuravAlA rasula bilDiMga, raje mALe, rUma naM. 38, ke.ke. mArga, sAta rastA, muMbaI-11. phonaH 892057 AjathI Azare 20 varSa pahelAno prasaMga che. bhAIne lAgyuM ke have huM jaI rahyo chuM. eNe huM ane mAro nAno bhAI amArA kAkA sAthe namaskAra mahAmaMtranuM smaraNa karyuM. nAkamAM pANI vajezvarI pharavA gayelA. savAranA samaye ame ghUsI gayela. chellA zvAsa jevI ghaDI hatI. ane pakaDApakaDI ramavA lAgyA. acAnaka mArA nAnA acAnaka amArI bumarADothI kuMDanI pALI para kapaDAM bhAIe bUmAbUma karI, "bacAvo bacAvo. huM dhotAM eka jainetara bhAInI najara paDI eTale kSaNano pANImAM DUbI rahyo chuM." huM jyAre enI pAse paNa vilaMba karyA vagara eNe nadImAM jhaMpalAvyuM ane gayo tyAre eNe kahyuM ke "A to huM mastI karuM chuM. nIcethI mArA bhAIne UMcakI lIdho. mahAmahenate meM ene Takora karI, "kyAreya pANInI mastI nahIM ene kinAre laI Avyo. UMdho sUvaDAvI masAja karavI kadAca evuM sAce ja banaze tyAre bharavADanI karI enA moMmAMthI pANI kaDhAvyuM. DaoNkaTarane jema "vAgha Avyo dhAjo re dhAjo.' jevI hAlata bolAvyo. ene navo janma maLyo! ane Ama, thaze.' basa thoDI vAra thaI ane acAnaka sAce ja e amo saue navakArano pratyakSa prabhAva pANI vamaLamAM DubavA lAgyo to huM paNa retImAM anubhavyo. khUMpI gayo. zuM karavuM? samajaNa paDatI nahotI. kharekhara, je navakAramAM bhavajalamAMthI pAra acAnaka amArA jIvanamAM mAbApe sIMcelA utAravAnI aciMtya tAkAta rahelI che tenA dharmasaMskAra yAda AvyA. mArI mAtA dararoja smaraNamAtrathI nadInA jalamAMthI pAra utarAya emAM amane sUtAM pahelAM amArakumAranI sajajhaya kahetA. jarA paNa asaMbhavita nathI ja! ane namaskAra mahAmaMtranI samajaNa ApatA.. |||| Page #201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "aMdheremeM eka prakAza" sA. zrI amRtazrIjI (pArzvacaMdragaccha) vikrama saMvata 22 ke 23 nI AsapAsamAM jyAre mahArASTramAM koyanAmAM dharatIkaMpa thayo tyAre tyAM eka kacchI kuTuMba potAnAM gharamAM phasAI gayuM. rAtano traNa ke sADA traNa vAgyAno samaya hato. potAnA gharanA mALamAMthI dhULa sUtelA bALako tathA temanA upara paDavA lAgI. bALako to moTethI bUmabarADA pADavA lAgyA ane pote bhAI tathA temanA patnI gabharAIne vicAravA lAgyA ke bAraNuM kholIne bahAra nIkaLI jaIe. paNa aMdhArAmAM bAraNuM kyAM che tenI samaja paDe nahi, ane vicAratA hatA ke makAna paDaze ne ame atyAre ja khatama thaI jazuM. kAMI upAya na hato. teTalI vAramAM bhAIne sUchyuM ke tamo sau zAMtipUrvaka mana lagADIne navakAramaMtra gaNo. jarA vAramAM abharAI upara baeNTarI paDI hatI ne tenI svIca upara kudaratI eka patthara paDatAM ja te svIca dabAtAM lAiTa thaI ne tarata ja baMdha paDI gaI. pelA bhAI tarata ja chokarAo tathA potAnI patnIne laIne bAraNuM kholIne sahIsalAmata bahAra nIkaLI gayA. A che navakAramaMtrano prabhAva! amoe A vAta e kacchI kuTuMbanA saMbaMdhI kaccha ratADIyAnA (hAle cembura rahetA) zaMbhubhAInA dharmapatnI pAnabAI pAsethI sAMbhaLela, te ahIM darzAvela che. kharekhara je mahAmaMtra anAdikAlIna ajJAna tathA mahAmithyAtvanA ghora aMdhakArano nAza karI kevalajJAna tathA kSAyika samyagdarzanano divya prakAza AtmAmAM pragaTAvI zake che, tenA mATe uparokta prakAzanI ghaTanAmAM zuM asaMbhavita che? jarUra che mAtra ananya zaraNabhAve tenuM smaraNa karavAnI! 183 Page #202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ navakAra mAro belI che." damayaMtIbena premacaMda kApaDIyA, vAMdarA-muMbaI. huM mArA piyaramAM loTa bAMdhatI hatI tyAre vadhatAM maLelI cetavaNI mujaba ja baMne bAju baLe hAthanI hIrAnI vIMTI kADhIne loTa na bharAya mATe bhAlAdhArIne rastA para moya paththarono khaDakalo paganI AMgaLImAM nAMkhI. acAnaka phonanI ghaMTaDI jovA maLyo. chatAM navakAramaMtranI othe kuzaLa raNakatAM, phona lIdho. phona bAjuvALAno hovAthI prAivara sAiDamAMthI basa cIlajhaDape haMkArI gayo. emane bolAvavA gaI te samaya daramyAna vIMTI ane saha AbAda bacI gayA. bAbata huM bedhyAna hatI. bapore ekadama khyAla I. sa. 1984nI sAlamAM saMbhavajina mahilA Avyo. vIMTI kyAM? badhA rUmomAMthI jhAjhapaTAM maMDaLanA upakrame iMdora, nAgapura makSIjI Adi patI gayAM hatAM. mane dhrAsako paDyo. kAraNa ke vIMTI sthaLoe yAtrA pravAse gayA. tA. 31/10nAM vaDA sAsariyAnI hatI. sAsare jaIne zo javAba pradhAna zrImatI gAMdhInI hatyAthI bhayaMkara tophAno Apavo? basa navakAra yAda Avyo ne navakAra thayAM ne ame paNa tophAnomAM aTavAI gayAM. mota ke gaNavA besI gaI. pATalA para besIne jamIna para jIvaleNa saMkaTamAM mANasa pAgala banIne prabhune hAtha Tekavyo ne mArA Azcarya vacce vaTI mAra smare che. e pAgala prabhubhaktinI aMtaranI hAtha nIce ja hatI. AratathI e AganAM bhISaNa tAMDava nRtyo ne khUna eka vakhata mAtA pitA sAthe kezarIyAjI kharAbAmAMthI ame jarA paNa nuksAna vagara zaMkhezvara yAtrAe gayelI. pitAjInA kahevAthI sahIsalAmata muMbaI pahoMcI zakyA. tyAM je joyuM ne navakArano jApa haMmezA cAlu rAkhatI. rastAmAM anubhavyuM e yAda karatAM Aje paNa rUMvADA khaDAM sAmethI AvatI basamAMnI keTalIka vyaktioe thaI jAya che. UgaravuM kharekhara azakya hatuM. paNa gADIne rokIne jaNAvyuM ke AgaLa bhAlAdhArI aMtaranI ArajIpUrvaka navakAra mahAmaMtranA raTaNanA bahAravaTIyAo che. AgaLa jatA nahi. paNa jyAM pratApe ja ame sahu hemakhema bacI zakyA. hatAM e paNa bhayaMkara jaMgalano vistAra hato. ne e rAtanA navekano samaya hato. eTale na chUTake AgaLa Page #203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gAMDapaNa jatuM rahyuM pU. rAjendra muni mahArAja sAheba, vatI, hemaMtakumAra praviNacaMdra paTela, pIja, tA. naDiyAda. boDelIthI vihAra karatAM karatAM pU. rAjendramuni batAvyuM. vorAbhAIe te jagyAmAMthI dhana kADhI Adi ThANA traNa rAjapAraDI padhAryA. je makAnamAM (cAMdInAM pAMcaso sika) te sikkA te ma. zrI pAse utAro hato. e makAnano mAlIka mRtyu pAmyo laI Avyo. ane ma. zrI ne teno svIkAra karavA hato ane temano chokaro gAMDo thaI gayo hato. jaNAvyuM eTale ma. zrI e kahyuM ke dhanano emanAM patnIe pU.ma.sA. ne vAta karI eTale ma. amArAthI sparza paNa na thAya. amAre AjIvana sAheba navakAramaMtranuM smaraNa karavAnuM kahyuM. phakta dhanano tyAga hoya che. pachI ma. zrIe kahyuM ke tane visa ja divasamAM gAMDapaNa jatuM rahyuM. ane yogya lAge tema A lakSmIno tuM saupayoga kara. dukAnamAM besavA lAgyA. eTale temaNe aDadhI rakama jIvadayA mATe upAzrayamAM mahArAjazrI vihAra karatAM pAlanapura padhAryA. ApI dIdhI ane pachI teno haMmezA navakAramaMtranuM tyAM muslImabhAI zrI allArakhA usmIna smaraNa karavA lAgyA tathA jiMdagIbhara mATe vorAne ma. zrI e navakAramaMtra Apyo. tenA mAMsAhAra, dArU, parastrI, vezyAgamana, zikAra prabhAve gharamAM raheto sarpa jato rahyo. pachI eka ane kaMdamULano tyAga karyo che. rAtre svapnamAM devIe gharamAM raheluM gupta dhana Page #204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lAkaDuM jarA paNa khasyuM nahi!' pU. munizrI pradhAnavijayajI ma.- dhorAjI saMsArIpaNAmAM dhorAjInA rahIza zrI maNilAla amArA samudAyamAM zubhaMkaravijayajI nAme sAdhu jhINAbhAI vorA ane huM salameranI yAtrAe mahArAjane bhUtano vaLagADa hato. jyAre bhUta gayela. bIjA eka mAravADI gRhastha paNa amArI temanA zarIramAM praveza kare tyAre temanAmAM ghaNI sAthe khaTArAmAM hatA. temanI sAthe besavAnI zakti AvatI. dazeka mANaso bhegA thaIne temane bAbatamAM maNilAlabhAIne takarAra thaI. rAtanA 12 alAyadI oraDImAM pUrI detA. A vaLagADane vAgye khaTAro Ubho rAkhIne te mAravADI kADhavA mATe pATaNathI eka gorajI mahArAjane maNibhAIne polIsacokIe laI gayA. huM paNa sAthe bolAvelA. gorajIe kahyuM ke bhUta joradAra che. gayo. polIse maNibhAIne mAra mArIne pAMcaso rUpiyA laIza. paNa mArAthI Aso mAsanAM lohIluhANa karyA. pachI paNa pharIthI so phUTa lAMbuM navarAtrinAM tahevAromAM AvI zakAze. AthI ame lAkaDuM goThavIne pharIthI mAravAnI zarUAta karatA temano upacAra ajamAvavAnuM baMdha rAkhyuM. mArA hatA. te vakhate meM te lAkaDAMnA cheDAne aDIne manamAM guru ma. zrI vinayacaMdrajIne te bhUta eka vakhata pATa navakAramaMtranuM smaraNa zarU karyuM. polIsoe te mAreluM. te dazya mArAthI joI zakAyuM nahi. meM guru lAkaDAne halAvavA dasa bAra prayAsa karyo, paNa mAnI AjJA mAgI. manamAM zrI navakAramaMtranuM namaskAra mahAmaMtranA prabhAve te lAkaDuM jarA paNa smaraNa karyuM. ane zubhaMkaravijayajInI oraDImAM khasyuM nahi. Akhare teo thAkyA. temaNe mArI tathA gayo ane temane ThIka ThIka mAra mAryo. zrI namaskAra maNibhAInI mAphI mAgI. mahAmaMtranA prabhAve te bhUta te ja vakhate munizrInA vaLagADa dUra thayuM! zarIramAMthI bahAra cAlyuM gayuM. munizrInI tabiyata svastha thaI gaI. saM. 2005nA samI gAmamAM cAturmAsa daramyAna Page #205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "eno mahimA aparaMpAra" hamIramala ke. zAha (sAdaDIvAlA) 187, e/1, muMbAdevI roDa, muMbaI-2. phona : 332333 nAnapaNathI eTale lagabhaga 62 varSathI jAgRta avasthAmAM, game te sthitimAM, maunarUpe (jIbha calAvyA vagara) navakAramaMtrano jApa karuM chuM. nAnapaNamAM garIbIno pAra nahi. dhananA abhAve sAdaDIthI kesarIyAjI page jAtrA karI. 14 varSanI uMmaramAM nokarI mATe muMbaI Avyo. Amatema be varSa bhaTakyo. chelle 1939 thI 1960 sudhI eka ja sthaLe nokarI karI. sane 1950mAM nAnA bhAI phatehacaMda (atyAre AcArya zrI DrIMkArasurijI) e dIkSA lIdhI. 1960 pachI paristhiti saMpUrNapaNe badalAI gaI. 1972mAM 5 dharmaprabhAve 750 mANasono saMgha laI muMbaIthI pAlItANA gayA. zaMkhezvaramAM 'hamIra-siddhi bhavana'', thANA derAsaramAM pANInI paraba, ajamera dAdAvADImAM jinadattasuri dharmazALAmAM bloka, bhelupura pArzvanAthamAM zrIsaMghane rahevAno bloka, pAlItANAmAM rAjendrabhavana derAsaramAM nAmo, rUma vagere navakAra mahAmaMtrano pratyakSa prabhAva che. jiMdagImAM be vakhate jhera ane eka vakhata khUnathI bacyo chuM. kharekhara, zrI navakAra mahAmaMtrano aparaMpAra prabhAva zabdothI saMpUrNa varNavavo zakya ja nathI. 187 Page #206 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ navakAra pAse mota nAse jayaMtilAla hImajIbhAI gAMdhI tejaprakAza e, bloka naM. 8, darapADA, roDa, relave phATaka pAse. borIvalI (vesTa), muMbaI. mane eka navakAramaMtranA prabhAvano jabaradasta sAme AvI gayuM hatuM. badhAe rokakaLa zarU karela. paricaya thayo hato. tenuM nIce mujaba varNana karuM chuM. mArAM dharmapatnInI gabharAmaNa ane rADArADa cAlu huM 1970mAM "ekspo sevanTI' jovA mATe hatAM. tevA TAIme kudaratI mane navakAramaMtranuM trivedI sAhebanI seTa TUramAM gayo hato. temAM smaraNa karavA aMtaHskuraNA thayela ane A preraNA hoMgakoMga, maleziyA, pInAMga, kuAlAlapura, meM amArA sAthIdArone kahI ane badhA zraddhAthI jyAM A badhI jagyAe amo vimAnamAM gayA navakAramaMtranuM smaraNa karavA lAgyA. tyAra pachI hatA, tyAM dareka jagyAe vimAnamAM besatAM pahelAM thoDA TAImamAM jAherAta thaI, "vimAna pAchuM phare che' navakAramaMtra gaNIne besatAM. amone kAMI paNa vimAnI mathake pAchuM AvatAM koI kAraNasara UtarI takalIpha paDI nahIM. paNa chevaTanA pravAsa zakatuM na hatuM. badhAnA jIva hAthamAM hatA. khUba ja siMgApurathI kuAlAlapura thaI madrAsa AvavAnuM prayatna pachI vimAna sahI salAmata nIce UtaryuM hatuM. te vakhate ghare javuM hatuM ne chokarAo te divase ane badhAnA jIva nIce beThA. paNa te TAime ja yAda Avela eTale jaladI navakAramaMtra gaNyA navakAramaMtra gaNAtA hatA. evA navakAra maMtra khuba ja vagara vimAnamAM besI gayA. vimAna UpaDyuM. kalAka zAMti rAkhIe to paNa gaNAtA nathI. lInatA doDha kalAka avakAzamAM pasAra thayA paNa reMjara lAiTa AvatI nathI. bhaya jotAM jIva bahAranI duniyA baMdha na thatA badhAnA jIva tALave caDhI gayA. ane bhUlIne aMdaramAM AvI jAya che. te mane te divase tyAra pachI ghaDIkamAM vimAna mALa jeTaluM upara jAya anubhava thayo. to ghaDIkamAM 10 mALa jeTaluM nIce Ave. mota najara Page #207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "samaro divasa ne rAta zA. bhavAnajIbhAI murajI bhojANI khAra, muMbaI. saMvata 1987 lagabhaganI A vAta che. mArI hatA tyAM UbhA rahI ane koI maLe. to madadanI umara 17-18 varasanI hatI. tyAre huM lAlabAgamAM rAha jovA lAgyA. paNa lagabhaga be vAgyAnA hato. tyAre pokharAja nAme eka rAjasthAnI bhAI TAIme koI ja najare caDyuM nahi. ghaNAM phAMphAM mAryA. zarAphano dhaMdho karatA ane tyAre paThANI lokomAM vaLI patnInI paNa ciMtA hatI. paNa chelle navakAra guMDAgIrI ghaNI. e loko corI lUMTaphATa karavAmAM maMtra gaNavA sivAya bIjo koI rasto sUyA nahi. pAvaradhA hatA. eka rAte pokharAjabhAInI dukAnamAM ane jyAM UbhA hatA tyAM eka lokhaMDano cha phUTano corI karavAnI AzAe teo AvyA. paNa bhUlamAM kAcanI bArIvALo thAMbhalo dhyAnamAM Avyo. kAca bAjumAM cakkI hatI. tyAM cakkI toDI aMdara ghUsyA phoDIne henDalane pheravavAthI phAyara brIgeDavALA ane pachI pokharAjabhAInI dukAnanI bhIMta phoDavAnuM AvI pahoMcyA. tene dukAna pAse laI jatAM teoe zarU karyuM, jenA avAjathI pokharAjabhAI jAgI paThANone pakaDI lIdhA. ame cAra cha jaNA dukAnathI gayA. temanuM rahevAnuM dukAnamAM ja hatuM. temaNe thoDe dUra AgaLanI phUTapAtha upara sUtA hatA ane potAnI patnIne uThADI ane jyAMthI avAja baMbAnA avAjathI jAgI gayA. A dAkhalo amArI Avato hato te bhIMta pAse potAnI lokhaMDanI peTI najara sAme banelo che. tyAre pokharAjabhAInA goThavIne pote pAchaLanA daravAjethI bahAra nIkaLI mukhamAM eka ja udgAra hato ke- "kharekhara navakAra gayA ane doDatAM doDatAM jyAM cAra rastA maLatA mahAmaMtre ja mane bacAvyo che.' Page #208 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vighna vinAzaka zrI navakAra susAdhvI zrI caMdraprabhAzrIjI kacchI bhavana, pAlitANA (saurASTra). saMvata 2030nA varSe cAturmAsa mATe ame be kalAka jApamAM lIna rahyA. jo ke vIjanA jhabakAre ThANA jAmanagara tarapha prayANa karatA hatA. vaizAkha vAdaLAnA gaDagaDATe ane pavananA susavATe thatharI vada 0))nA divase koTaDApIThA gAme mukAma hato. lU javAtuM. chatAM Asana parathI khasyA nahi. to jharatI garamInA divaso-sAMjanA samaye sakhata navakAramAtAe potAnA bALakone saMbhALI lIdhA. baphAro, kyAMya cena paDe nahi. eTale pakhI cAra kabATa ane amArAM be Asana mUkIne upAzraya pratikramaNa karavA upAzrayanI pAchaLanI osarImAM jaLabaMbAkAra thaI gayelo 10 vAge sRSTinuM tAMDava beThA. caityavaMdana, aSTottarInI zarUAta thatAM ja zamyuM. tyAM bhakti karatAM luhANAbhAI phAnasa dhImo pavana zarU thayo ne AkAza vAdaLathI gherAvA laIne AvyA. daravAjo kholAvyo, ne cAre bAju lAgyuM, pammasUtranI zarUAtamAM pavane vaMToLanuM joyuM to AzcaryodgAra nIkaLI gayA ke ATalA svarUpa lIdhuM. bArI bAraNAM dhaDAdhaDa avAja karavAM pANImAM AsananI jagyA korI kema? koI ajaba lAgyAM. saheja utAvaLa karI. poNA AThe zaktie amAruM pUrepUruM rakSaNa karyuM. bIje divase pratikramaNa pUruM thavAnI taiyArI hatI. navamuM smaraNa ATakoTa prati vihAra karatAM rastAnAM vRkSo para cAlatuM hatuM ne varasAda zarU thayo. pratikramaNa pUrNa beThelA pakSIono kaccaraghANa nIkaLelo joyo. karI upAzrayanI aMdara AvyA to pATa eke nahi. dehamAMthI kaMpArI pasAra thaI gaI. jo navakArane sAmAna upAdhi kabATa upara mUkI bArIo baMdha karavA zaraNe na gayA hota to ApaNI paNa AvI sthiti lAgyA. pavananAM jhapATAMthI bArIo baMdha thAya thavAmAM vAra nahotI. tyArathI anerI nahi. vIjaLI labakArA karatI zarIra uparathI pharI zraddhAbhaktithI navakAra gaNAya che. jAya. varasAda bArImAMthI aMdara Ave. ghanaghora aMdhAruM kaMI sUjhe nahi. vIjaLInA jhabakAre jarIka e cAturmAsa jAmanagara karI saM. 2031mAM kaMI dekhAya na dekhAyane vaMToLa varSa kahe mAruM kAma. jUnAgaDha tarapha AvatA upaleTA gAmamAM ploTanAM temAM upAzrayanA vilAyatI naLiyAnI eka bAjunI derAsare utaryA. zrAvakoe kahyuM, "rAta rahevI hoya babbe lAinomAM naLiyA ja nahi. temAMthI to koInA baMgale rahejo.' paNa ame kAMI khAsa megharAjAnI saMpUrNa mahera thaI ne upAzraya pANIthI dhyAna ApyuM nahi. eka ja lAInamAM derAsaranI bharAvA lAgyo koI upAya na rahyo. bahAra rUma hatI. te pachI derAsara upAzrayanA vAsaNa avarajavara nahi. bAjumAM darajInI dukAna hatI. te sAmAnanI rUma vacce daravAjo ne upAzraya kramazaH paNa niSkriyatAthI besI rahelo. jo mArA ziSyA hatA. rAtre 9 vAge saMthAro karI sUtA ne 11|| sA. zrI vijayapUrNAzrIjIne kahyuM ke-badhI lapa vAge avAja AvavA zarU thayA. pahelAM to ema thayuM mUkIne cAlo navakAramAtAne yAda karavA besI ke bilADI aMdara AvI gaI haze? upAzraya lAMbo jaIe." be Asana najIka najIka pAtharI parameSTi hato eka bAju jaIe to bIjI bAju avAja maMtra gaNI navakAranA jApamAM lIna thayA, prAyaH doDha saMbhaLAya. pachI to avAja vadhavA lAgyA. agAsImAM dhaDAdhaDa thAya. bAjumAM vAsaNa 19o. Page #209 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pachaDAvAnAM avAja Ave hAkorA thAya. zuM karavuM? mahAdevapurImAM cAturmAsa karI tyAMthI vihAra karatAM gabharATa ne mUMjhavaNa vacce bAjumAM rahetA jAlora gayA. tyAM rAtAmahAvIrajIthI jesalamera sthAnakavAsI bhAIone bUmo pADI to jANe saMghamAM joDAyA nAkoDAjI pachI cothA mukAme amAro avAja bahAra jAya ja nahi. aMte chevaTanA mahAsudamAM kudarate potAnI kalA dekhADavA mAMDI, upAya tarIke saMthArAmAM ja sAgArI aNasaNa karI sADA traNaso sAdhvIjI mahArAjo, eka hajAra navakAranA zaraNe gayA. barAbara sADA traNa vAge yAtriko, pU.A. zrI kalApUrNasUrijI ma. sAhebanI ekadama zAMti thaI gaI vighna TaLyuM mAnIne nizrA-bADamerathI 30 ki.mI. dUra barAbara Avazyaka kriyA karI jAgatA ja rahyA. savAre moTI registAna ne temAM bhayaMkara vaMToLI-varasAdamAraDa tarapha jatAM pUjArI sAthe hato temane kahyuM ke, vIjaDI; taMbu rahe nahi; khullA AkAzamAM varasatA rAte AvuM banyuM." to eNe kahyuM, "mahArAjazrI! varasAde AdhAravinA zuM rahevAya? saMghanizrAdAtA ahIM AvuM thAya che. jo jANItA hoya to pUjyapAda A.zrI kalApUrNasUrijI ma. sAhebano mahArAjasAhebo koInA baMgale sUvA cAlyA jAya. Adeza thayo navakAranI dhUna macAvo? sAmudAyika paNa ajANyAne ame kahIe nahi. jo kahIe to dhUna macAvatAM varasAda zAMta thayo rAta pasAra karIne upAzrayamAM koI rahe nahi. ame roja konA baMgale savAranA vihAra karI sAdhu-sAdhvIjI mahArAjo mukIe. ame kahyuM, "bhAI! ajANyAne to bADamera pahoMcyA. evI rIte cAra vakhata saMghamAM tamAre cetavI devA joIe. AvA chAtInA pATiyA upadrava thayo ne navakAramaMtranI nAvaDI dvArA pAra besI jAya evA upadravamAM jo navakAra zaraNuM na pAmyA. thAya to mANasa chaLI mare'. bIjI vAra AvI rIte A rIte aneka vakhata namaskAra mahAmaMtranA pragaTa prabhAvI mahAmaMtre amane ugAryA. ajavALAM jIvanamAM patharAyAM che. ananya zraddhA saMvata 2034nI sAle kaccha koTaDI- sadbhAvasaha jApa vagere thAya che. jIvana rakSaka-vighna vinAzaka zrI navakAra zAMtilAla dalIcaMda vasA "suzAMta" 31/36 karaNaparA, rAjakoTa-360 001. gharmazraddhAthI vAsita jaina parivAramAM janma (1) tA. 1-9-1960nA roja mArI tabIyata thavAthI nAnapaNathI ja mane zrI navakAra mahAmaMtra khUba ja nAdurasta thaI gaI. 20 divasathI taddana upara sArI zraddhA hatI. paNa mArI e zraddhA pathArIvaza hato. temAM paNa eka rAtre 8 vAgye 75 nIcenA prasaMgo pachI uttarottara majabUta banatI TakA daSTi cAlI gaI. zarIranAM rUMvADA khaDAM thaI gaI che. bhale kadAca vAMcanArane e sAmAnya lAge gayAM. cAlavAnI zakti taddana khalAsa thaI gaI ke yogAnuyoga ghaTanA jevuM lAge paNa mAre mana to hatI. jANe ghaDI-be ghaDIno mahemAna houM tevuM enuM mahattva ghaNuM ja che. A rahyA te saMkSipta cAra lAgavA mAMDyuM. tethI mRtyumAM samAdhi ane prasaMgo. paralokamAM sadgati maLe evI bhAvanAthI meM zrI Page #210 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ evI tanmayatA Avata paMcaparameSThI bhagavaMtonuM zaraNuM svIkArI navakAra phaleTamAM hatA. tyAre masAlAnI badhI baraNIo mahAmaMtrano satata jApa zarU karyo. dhIre dhIre temAM paDIne tUTI gaI. baMdaramAM godI upara relavenA pATA tanmayatA AvatI gaI ke badhI ja pIDA gAyaba vAMkAcUMkA thaI gayA. kyAMka to khADA paDI gayA. thaI gaI, ane savAre gA vAgye UThyo tyAre DAmaranA rastAnA be bhAga thaI gayA. sTImarone khUba ja skUrti-zakti-zAMtino anubhava thayo. paNa samudramAM AMcakA lAgyA. DakkA upara traNa jANe yamarAjanAM dvAra khakhaDAvIne navakAranA baLe traNa mAthoDAnA khADA paDI gayA. te vakhate paNa huM pAcho AvI gayo. jorazorathI navakAra gayA hatA. pariNAme amane (2) karI oNkTobara 1962mAM muMbaI- kazI ja IjA na thaI. vAMdarAmAM mArA benanA ghare bImAra paDyo. maraDAno tyArabAda te ja rAtre 9-15 vAgye bhayAnaka bhoga banyo. jhADAmAM puSkaLa lohI cAlyuM gayuM. avAja sAthe trIjo dharatIkaMpa thayo. lAiTo baMdha thaI bolavA-cAlavAnI zakti nahivat rahI. te rAtre gaI. bhayaMkara aMdhArapaTa chavAI gayuM. te vakhate paNa jANe be ghaDIno mahemAna houM tevuM lAgyuM. bhAvathI zrInavakAra mahAmaMtranA smaraNa a tyAre paNa upara mujabanI bhAvanA zrI navakAra zaraNathI bacI javAyuM. gAma AkhuM bacI gayuM. mAtAnI godamAM poDhI gayo. ane jANe camatkAra jAnahAni na thaI. paraMtu ghaNA makAnomAM moTI thayo hoya tema vagara davAe paNa ArAma tIrADo paDI gaI. tyArapachI sarakAre be varSamAM anubhavAyo. savAre UThyo tyAre khUba skUrti jokhamI makAno paDAvI nAkhyA. jaNAI. TUMka samayamAM svastha thaI gayo. (4) tA. 11-5-1986nA rAtanA 9-30 vAgye (3) Ama babbe vAra jIvatadAna meLavyA rAjakoTamAM trikoNa bAga pAse eka basa mane pachI to zrInavakAra mahAmaMtra pratye mArI AsthA haDapheTamAM laI lIdho. khUba ja vadhI gaI. pariNAma sUtA-UThatA, hAlatAM cAlatAM namaskAra mahAmaMtra have haiye hAlatAM-cAlatAM, sukhamAM ke duHkhamAM haMmezAM tenuM ja vasI gayo hato. enA prabhAve basanuM AgaluM paiDuM smaraNa karyA karato hato. ane mArA gaLA vacce phakta doDha vetanuM cheTuM rahyuM. tevAmAM tA. 1-4-1973nAM eka ghaTanA banI. jo beka sajjaDa mArI na hota to atyAre huM te vakhate huM ane mArA moTA bhAI manasukhalAla hayAta na hota. pachI to oNparezana thayuM. traNa krU dalIcaMda vasA eDana pAse jIbuTI (rAtA samudranuM lAgyA. cAra mahinA pathArImAM hato. paraMtu baMdara)mAM eka kaMpanImAM kAma karatA hatA. te divase zrI deva-gura pasAthe tyArabAda zrI zatruMjaya ravivAra hovAthI ame varkazopamAM hatA. savAranA girirAjanI traNa vAra yAtrA, giranArajI 10 ka. 10 mi. no samaya hato. ane acAnaka mahAtIrthanI traNa vAra yAtrA karI tathA cha'rI pALatA dharatIkaMpa zarU thayo. hIMcakAnI mAphaka moTI imArato saMghamAM paNa jaI AvyA. paNa hAlaka Dolaka thavA lAgI. mANaso doDI doDIne Ama have to mokSanI ja abhilASAthI navakAra rastA para javA lAgyA. meM tarata ja moTA avAje mahAmaMtrano jApa sahajapaNe cAlu ja rahe che. navakAra mahAmaMtrano uccAra zarU karI dIdho. 15 sahu jIvo navakAra mahAmaMtranuM zaraNa svIkArI sekaMDa pachI dharatIkaMpa zAMta thayo. sarva duHkho-pApothI zIgha muktine pAmo e ja te ja divase pharI pAcho bIjI vAra 10-30 vAge maMgala bhAvanA. dharatI kaMpano AMcako Avyo. amo trIjA mALe Page #211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AMtarika anubhavanA oDakAra saMgrAhaka : saMpAdaka 5. pU. paMnyAsa pravarazrI abhayasAgarajI ma. sA.e adhyAtmayogI 5. pU. paMnyAsapravara zrI bhadraMkaravijayajI ma. sA. para mArca 1977mAM lakhela patra.. --ApazrInI pasAthe A sevakANu nakkara rIte AtmasAdhananI dizAmAM pagalAM bharI rahyo che. e ApanI anahada maMgaLakRpAno AbhArI chuM. -paMca parameSThIonA zaraNe vRttionuM zamana viziSTa rIte thavA pAmela che. --mohamAyA ke vikAro zrI navakAranA teja AgaLa UbhA nathI rahI zakatA, eno pratyakSa anubhava thaI rahyo che. -AMtarika AtmazAMtinA pagathAra para dRDhatAthI TakI rahevAnuM baLa ApanI varada kRpAthI A tuccha sevaka-pAmara jIvane paNa prApta thaI rahyuM che. - ciMtana manananA aneka adbhuta satyo sAkSAta anubhavI jIvanane dhanya-kRtArtha anubhavI rahyo chuM. sva-kalyANanI niSThAe para kalyANa svataH thavA pAme che. - karavAnI vRttio have zamI gaI che. parameSThIonI AjJA e jIvanano mahAmaMtra banI rahyo che. Wan 193 -kaMI IcchavA jevuM have nathI rahyuM. -saMsAranI ghaTamALa audayika bhAvajanya harSazoka ke rAga-dveSa upajAvI zakatI nathI. -saMyamano apUrva AnaMda-anuttara vimAnavAsIo paNa rAMka tulya bhAse tevI ajaba mastInI jhAMkhI thavA pAmI che. te parameSThIono ane Apa jevA guru bhagavaMtono puNya pratApa che. -nirAsaktabhAvasthitaprajJatA ane vRttigatadhIratA have suspaSTa rIte jIvananA pratyeka cakramAM parovAI jatI anubhavAya che. bAhya dRSTie kadAca mArI AsapAsa aneka pravRttionAM jALAM, tANAvANAnI mAphaka vaLagelA ke vaNAyelA dekhAya paNa aMdarathI bhedajJAnanI rekhAnI upara-vaTa vRttio javA sAhasa nathI karatI. parameSThIonI va2dakRpA aMtara huMkAra pUrvaka pratikSaNa azubha adhyavasAyonI bhUmikAthI bhAvone palaTAvI rahetI hoya tevuM anubhavAya che. A badho ApanI niSkAraNa karuNAno pratApa che. AzIrvAda pAThavavA kRpA... Page #212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ navakAra mahAmaMtrano prabhAva sAdhvImukhya pU.sA. zrI harakhazrIjI ma.sA. lIlagagana, taLeTI roDa, pAlitANA (sau.)-364270 (1) A kaoNmpyuTara yuganI aMdara paNa navakAra mahAmaMtranA camatkAro bane che. ane e mahAmaMtranI bhAvathI je ArAdhanA kare che. e maMtrane je samarpita thaI jAya che, te Aje paNa phaLIbhUta bane che. jyAre ApaNo bhArata deza AjhAda thayo tyAranI A vAta che. saM. 2004 ane I. sa. 1947nI sAla hatI, tyAre ame be ThANA huM tathA mArA ziSya sA. zrI. ratanazrIjI bhacAuthI gAma paDANA (vAgaDa) tarapha jaI rahyA hatA, tyAre ghaNA gAmavAsIoe nA paNa pADI ke Aje vihAra karavAmAM jokhama che. chatAM ame vihAra karI lagabhaga 1 ki.mI. cAlyA hoIzuM tyAM sAmethI briTiza sarakAranI miliTarI gADIo lAinabaMdha AvatI jaNAI kAraNa ke briTiza sarakArane bhArata choDono Adeza maLI gayo hato. ame khUba bhayabhIta banyA. kAraNa ke teo manaphAve tema bolatA hatA. ane bhArata deza choDatAM choDatAM paNa hajI lokone trAsa ApavAnI vRtti gaI nahotI. amane ema sAMbhaLavA maLyuM ke be traNa strIone paNa teo upADI gayA. tyAra bAda ame navakAramaMtranA raTaNa ane smaraNamAM parovAI gayA. saMpUrNapaNe navakArane samarpita banI gayA, teTalAmAM sAmethI koIka ajANI vyakti dUdhanI kAvaDa laIne AvatI jaNAI, e vyaktie amane sAme AvIne kahyuM ke ''tame gabharAzo nahi, mArI sAthe cAlo, huM tamane tadna TUMkA rastethI gAma tarapha pahoMcADI daIza.'' ame e vyakti sAthe cAlavA lAgyA, bahu ochA samayamAM koIka ajANyA rastethI amane e gAma tarapha laI gayA. jyAre ame gAma najIka pahoMcyA tyAre ame bhayathI mukta banyAno UMDo zvAsa lIdho pachI e dUdhanI kAvaDavALI vyaktino AbhAra vyakta karavA pAchaLa joyuM to pAchaLa na dUdhanI kAvaDa jaNAI ke na pelI vyakti jaNAI, amane Azcarya thayuM ke pelI vyakti adRzya kema banI gaI? amane lAgyuM ke A jo prabhAva hoya to te navakAramaMtrano ja prabhAva che koI devatattva AvIne amArI rakSA karI gayuM. A prasaMga amArA jIvanamAM prathamavAra ja banyo tyArathI amane navakAramahAmaMtraupa2nA zraddhAmAM vadhAre ne vadhAre abhivRddhi thaI. (2) amo prathamavAra ''lIlagagana'' upAzraye (pAlitANA) cAturmAsa padhAryA. saM. 2038mAM Aso vada-8 ne divase vAvAjhoDAnI AgAhI to hatI ja. te divase dhodhamAra varasAda Akho divasa cAlu rahyo. gAmanA sarve kAmakAja paNa baMdha hatA. ilekTrika . vyavahAra paNa khoravAI gayelo, cAturmAsArthe ame traNa ThANA sA. zrI harakhazrIjI sA. zrI ratanazrIjI, sA. zrI caMdrodayazrIjI birAjamAna hatA. sAMje pratikramaNa karyA bAda lagabhaga 7 vAgyAno samaya hato, tevAmAM jora jorathI pavana phUMkAvA lAgyo, eka bAju varasAda bIjI bAju vAvAjhoDA sAthe vaMToLIyo, AkhA gAmane tArAja karI de tevo lAgato hato. te vAvAjhoDAne lIdhe keTalAya jUnAM makAno jamInadosta thaI gayAM. bheMsonA tabelAnA chAparAM UDI gayAM, keTalAMya totIMga vRkSo dharAzAyI thaI gayAM. varasAdanuM pANI jamA thaIne jema nadImAM pUra Ave tema vahI rahyuM 194 Page #213 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hatuM temAM keTakelAya jhUMpaDAMo tArAja thaI gayAM avAja paNa Avyo paraMtu ghUghavAtA vaMToLIyAne hatAM. mAlasAmAna tathA kaIka nAnAM pazu pakSIo lIdhe ame e avAjane pArakhI zakyA nahi. pANImAM taNAIne jaI rahyAM hatAM. te pahelA ame bhaktAmara-3% namo devadevAya badhI bArIo baMdha hovA chatAM pANI kyAMka ne tathA mAMgalikanI dhUna karI rahyA hatA tyAra bAda kyAMkathI upAzrayanI aMdara dhasI AvyuM, upAzrayanI amane lAgyuM ke have A bhayathI mukta karAvanAra jamIna saMpUrNa pANIthI DhaMkAI gayelI. amane lAgyuM jo koI taraNatAraNa jahAja hoya to te maMtrAdhirAja ke kyAMka amArA upAzrayanuM makAna paNa jamInadosta mahAmaMtra navAra ja che. tethI ekarUmanI aMdara eka thaI jaze to amane koNa bacAvaze? ja pATa upara ame traNa sAdhvIjIo besI gayA bhayamAM paNa bhaya upajAve tema upAzrayanI eka ane navakAramaMtranI dhUnamAM mana-vacana-kAyAnA bArI baMdha hovA chatAM evI paddhatisara ghaMTanAdanI trikaraNa yogathI evA to layalIna banI gayA ke jema vAgI rahI hatI. ghanaghora jaMgalamAM jema vRkSanA bahAranA vAtAvaraNa bhaya ke avAjanI amane jarAye pAMdaDAono susavATa paNa vadhAre bhaya pamADe che. khabara paDI nahi. tema ja bArIno avAja ocho thaI tema aMdhakAramaya rAtri ane temAM eka ja bArIno gayo ne vAtAvaraNa zAMta thatuM gayuM. jota jotAmAM Avato satata avAja, bhayathI trAselAne evI to rAta vItI ghaDiyALamAM cAra TakorA paDyA amane bIka lAgatI ke zarIranAM rUvADAM UbhAM thaI jAya. te pratikramaNa karavAnI chUrti AvI, pachI to evI divase vaLI upAzrayano cokIdAra paNa gerahAjara zAMti pravartI ke jo TAMcaNI jamIna para paDe to ye avAja saMbhaLAya. saMvata 2038 nI e rAtrinuM te bArIno avAja vadhato ja jato hato, vAvAjhoDuM hajIya amArA kAnamAM raNakI rahyuM che. navAInI vAta to e hatI ke bIjI ATalI bArIo Ama amane bhayamukta karanAra samatA ApanAra jo hovA chatAM e bArI pAse ja jANe ke bahArathI koI koI tattva hoya to te maMtrAdhirAja mahAmaMtra navakAra aparicita vyakti jANI joIne amane gabharAvatI ja che. koIke sAcuM ja kahyuM che ke : na hoya evo avAja Avato hato. tyAre ame sau "zraddhA meM agara jAna hai to camatkAra tumase dUra khUba gabharAyA, ane thayuM ke- "koNa haze? eno zuM irAdo haze? have zuM thaze? koNa amane bacAvaze sahu AtmAo mahAmaMtranA raTaNathI sadAne mATe tevAmAM meM jorathI bUma pADI kahyuM ke koNa cho tame? duHkhamukta, rogamukta, bhayamukta, pApamukta bano zuM joIe che tamane? tyAre sAmethI vaLato kaMIka e ja maMgala bhAvanA... hato!... 195 Page #214 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zazikAMtabhAI ke. mahetA bhadraMkara' bilDIMga 34, karaNaparA, rAjakoTa-360 001. phonaH gharaH 26126 oNphisaH 22331 kaiTarI : 27756 [atre rajU thayelAM pAMca dacaMto saMvata 2046mAM poSa-mahA mahinAmAM doDha mahinAnI amArI rAjakoTamAM sthiratA daramyAna namaskAra mahAmaMtranA viziSTa sAdhaka zrAdhdhavarya zrI zazikAMtabhAI mahetA pAsethI sAMbhaLavA maLyA che. pAMceya ghaTanAomAM saMkaLAyela vyaktio temanAthI paricita che paraMtu nAma jAhera karavAnI temanI anicchAthI ane te vyaktiono nAmollekhayALavAmAM Avyo che. zazikAMtabhAInA zabdomAM ja mApaNe e ghaTanAone AsvAdIe ane mahAmaMtra pratyenI AsthAsudaDhatara banAvIe -saMpAdaka). (2) "zIlarakSaka zrI navakAra" "mRtyu marI gayuM re lola" rAjakoTa nivAsI eka sukhI dhArmika jaina parivAra muMbaInA eka hArTa spezyAlIsTa DaoNkaTaranA | lagna prasaMge muMbaI gayela. muMbaIthI rAjakoTa sagA bhAIe laMDanamAM hRdayanuM oNparezana karAvyuM. tarapha jIpamAM besIne pAchA pharI rahyA hatA. jIpamAM paraMtu oNparezana pheIla gayuM. DaoNkaTaroe temane traNa baheno ane eka bhAI hatA. vApI pAse klInIkala Da' - mRtyu pAmelA jAhera karyA. galamAM acAnaka jIpa bagaDatAM baheno nIce tyAMnA rIvAja mujaba jo oparezana saphaLa thAya to UtaryA ane laghuzaMkA vaLavA thoDe dUra gayA. tyAM DaoNkaTaro dardInA kuTuMbIone khuzakhabara Ape paraMtu to acAnaka zastradhArI lUTAruo tyAM AvI kesa niSphaLa thAya to DaoNkaTaro pAchalA daravAjethI pahoMcyA ane baMdUkanI aNIe kImatI cAlyA jAya. e mujaba DaoNkaTaro kAgaLa upara temane AbhUSaNonI bega AMcakI lIdhI. paraMtu ATalethI mRtyu pAmelA jAhera karIne pAchalA daravAjethI ja temane saMtoSa na thayo. bahenonuM rUpa joIne cAlyA gayA. 2 kalAka pasAra thaI gayA. temanI AMkhomAM vikAra rUpI cora peTho. eTale kuTuMbIonA zvAsa adhdhara thaI gayA. bhAI DaoNkaTara temaNe pelA bhAIne jIpamAMthI nIce UtarI javA paNa gabharAI gayA. koIne kAMI javAba ApI kahyuM. pelA bhAI kiMrtavyamUDha banI gayA hatA. zaktA nathI. tyAM to acAnaka camatkAra sarjAyo. tyAM to traNe zrAvikAoe ekI sAthe pelA bhAIne pelA dardI bhAI ekadama jAgIne beThA thaI gayA!.. jorazorathI navakAra gaNavAnI preraNA karI ane e badhAne khUba Azcarya thayuM. bhAI tathA traNe baheno mATe avAje tAlabaddha rIte navakAra gaNavA lAgyA. ApattinA lIdhe sahajapaNe AsapAsa ekaThA thayelA lokone joIne temaNe nAbhinA UMDANamAMthI nIkaLatA madhyamaMtranA pUchyuM ke- tame badhA zA mATe bhegA thayA cho?" dhvaninI koI akalpanIya rIte asara pelA tyAre koIe temane vastusthitithI vAkepha karyA lUTAruo upara thaI ane teo bhayabhIta banIne ke- tamAruM hArTanuM oNparezana pheIla jatAM AbhUSaNonI baeNga paNa tyAM ja mukIne muThThIo DaoNkaTaroe tamane mRtyu pAmelA jAhera karyA hatA vALIne nAzI chUTyA!... ane sahu mahAna ane tame sajIvana zI rIte thaI zakyA!". ApattimAMthI mahAmaMtranA prabhAve AbAda rIte tyAre dardIe khulAso karatAM kahyuM ke-"huM to UgarI gayA tethI sadAne mATe navakAranA ananya mAtra guru mahArAjane maLavA mATe bhArata gayo upAsaka banI gayA... hato!..." Page #215 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ emanA guru mahArAja eTale bIjA koI nahi paraMtu kalikAlamAM navakAra mahAmaMtranA ajoDa sAdhaka prabhAvaka, ajAtazatru, adhyAtmayogI pa.pU. paMnyAsapravara zrI bhadraMkaravijayajI ma.sA. ke jemaNe mArA jevA aneka AtmAo para anaMta upakAra karyo che, je koI rIte paNa zabdomAM varNavavo azakya ja che!... A dardIne temanI pAsethI navakAra zI rIte maLyo te ApaNe joIe. mArA videza pravAsa daramyAna, navakAra mahAmaMtra viSenA mArA vArtAlApathI prabhAvita thaIne te bhAI laMDanamAM mArA paricayamAM AvyA tyAre navakAra mahAmaMtrane gurumukhethI grahaNa karavA aMge meM temane preraNA karela. tethI e bhAIne pujyapAda paMnyAsapravara zrI bhadraMkaravijayajI ma.sA. pAsethI navakAra grahaNa karavAnI bhAvanA thaI, ane khAsa navakAra levA mATe laMDanathI plena dvArA bhArata AvyA. guru mukhethI navakAra grahaNa karyA pachI ja anna-pANI levAno atyaMta anumodanIya saMklpa temaNe karyo! savAre 6-00 vAgye teo muMbaI pahoMcyA. be ThekANe paMnyAsajI mahArAjanI tapAsa karatAM karatAM yogAnuyoga bapore 12-39 vAgye vijaya muhUrte teo rAjasthAnamAM piMDavADA gAmamAM birAjamAna pU.paMnyAsa zrI bhadraMkaravijayajI ma.sA. pAse pahoMcyA. temanI AvI viziSTa tatparatA ane pAtratA joIne paMnyAsajI mahArAja sAhebe paNa tarata 12 navakAra gaNIne khUba ja bhAvapUrvaka temane traNa vakhata moTethI navakAra jhIlAvyo ane vAsakSepa dvArA AzIrvAda ApI niyamita navakAra mahAmaMtrano jApa karavAnI preraNA ApI... upara mujaba motanA mukhamAMthI pAchA pharelA te bhAI tyArapachI 15 divasa sudhI haoNspiTalamAM rahyA. te daramyAnamAM 60 jeTalA dardIonAM oNparezano thayAM te badhAM ja saphaLa thayAM!... kAraNa ke uparokta ghaTanAthI prabhAvita thayelA badhA dardIonA kuTuMbIo oNparezana karAvatAM pahelAM dardIne temanI pAse laI AvatA, tyAre A bhAI pUjyapAda paMnyAsajI mahArAjanA phoTA sAme dardIne besADIne traNa navakAra moTethI gaNe. ane guru mahArAja pratyenI ananya AsthAne lIdhe badhAM ja oNparezano saphaLa thayAM. A bhAI Aje paNa jIvaMta che!... kharekhara mahAmaMtra pratyenI AsthAthI kyuM kArya siddha nathI thatuM e ja eka savAla che!. (3) bhayanuM uccATana--abhayanuM udghATana kare zrI navakAra thoDAM varSa pUrve AphrikAmAM traNa divasa sudhI ''dhUpa'' - lazkarI baLavo thayo hato. tyAre nairobImAM lazkaranA lebAsamAM traNa-cAra lUTAruo eka bhAInA gharamAM ghUsI gayA. temanuM ghara hIla sTezananI bAjumAM alAyadA baMgalA tarIke hatuM. baMdUkadhArI lUTAruoe gharanAM sabhyo pAsethI 20 lAkha rU.nI mAMgaNI karI!... temaNe te vakhate 6 lAkha rU. jeTalo mAla lUTAruone soMpI dIdho ane bAkInI rakama beMkamAM che ema jaNAvyuM. paraMtu lUTAruone ATalethI saMtoSa na thayo. AthI temaNe temanA 22 varSanA navayuvAna chokarAnI chAtI para baMdUkanI aNI rAkhIne dhamakI ApatAM kahyuM ke, 'ame 10 sudhI AMkaDA bolIzuM. tyAM sudhImAM gharamAM jyAM paNa paisA chupAvyA hoya te amArI pAse 2jU ka2I gho, nahitara A chokarAne hamaNAM ja vIMdhI nAkhazuM!'. A sAMbhaLatAM ja badhAnA jIva adhdhara thaI gayA. kharekhara temanI pAse gharamAM bIjI kama hatI ja nahi eTale kyAMthI ApI zake! A bAju DAkuonA saradAre AMkaDA bolavAnI zarUAta karI dIdhI. eka...be...traNa cAra pAMca... cha...sAta... A ghaTanA banI tenAthI thoDA mahinA agAu teo mArA saMparkamAM AvelA. meM temane gharamAM paMcadhAtunA jinapratimAjI birAjamAna karavA mATe 197 Page #216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ khAsa bhalAmaNa karI hatI. tathA roja e prabhujI samakSa navakAra madhyamaMtra gaNavAnI paNa preraNA karI hatI. te mujaba temaNe gharamAM prabhujIne padharAvela ane roja temanI samakSa navakAra gaNatA hatA. eTale uparokta kaTokaTInA prasaMge gharanAM badhAM sabhyo prabhujI samakSa nAbhinA UMDANamAMthI jorajorathI navakAra gaNavA lAgyA. pelo DAku ATha...nava...bolIne jyAM baMdUkanI cAMpa dabAvavA jAya che tyAM ja eka akalpanIya ghaTanA banI gaI.... sAcA lazkaranA javAno tyAM AvI pahoMcyA ane te ja kSaNe pelA badhA ja nakalI javAno (luTAruo)ne dhaDAdhaDa goLIothI vIMdhI nAkhyA!... ane gharanA badhA ja sabhyo AbAda rIte bacI gayA!... kahevAnI jarUra kharI ke tyArathI mAMDIne te gharanA badhA ja sabhyo prabhujInA tathA navakAranA ananya upAsaka banI gayA. kharekhara, je ananya zaraNabhAve navakArane zaraNe jAya che teno vALa paNa vAMko koNa karI zake?... (4) khajAnAno rakSaNahAra - zrI navakAra ...A paNa nairobImAM saparivAra vasatA ane mArA paricayamAM AvelA be sagA jaina bhAIonI vAta che. jeo roja navakAra mahAmaMtranuM niyamita smaraNa karatA hatA. eka divasa savAranA pahoramAM 6 vAgye zastradhArI traNa guMDAo temanA makAnamAM acAnaka ghUsI AvyA ane baMdUkanI aNInA jore gharanA badhA kabATanI cAvIo AMcakI lIdhI. guMDAoe eka kabATa kholavA prayatna karyo paraMtu te na khUlyo. eTale bIjo eka mukhya kabATa -jemAM 10 lAkha rU.nAM ghareNAM hatAM -tenI cAvI hovA chatAM paNa kholAvavAnuM bhUlI gayA!... ane bIjA kabATomAMthI Tepa vagere 25 hajAra rU. jeTaluM paracUraNa laIne cAlyA gayA! sULInI sajA soyathI patI jAya te AnuM nAma!... kharekhara, AMtara khajAnAne kholavAnI mAsTara kI samAna navakAra mahAmaMtra jemanI pAse hoya temanA bAhya khajAnAnI paNa rakSA thAya temAM navAI zI!... (5) kaSTa nivAraka-zrInavakAra mArA suparicita eka jaina zrAvakane kasTama oNphisavALA laI gayA. ane viziSTa prakAranA khAsa ceMmbaramAM, khAsa prakAranI yAMtrika khurasI 52 temane besADIne, temanI samakSa vicitra prakAranA ilekTrika lAITanA mazIna vagere goThavIne temanI ulaTa tapAsa karavAnI zarUAta karatA hatA. kasTamavALAonI ulaTatapAsa karavAnI A rIta atyaMta kaSTadAyaka trAsajanaka hoya che. kalAko sudhI ulaTa tapAsa cAle. vicitra prakAranAM mazIno dvArA vepArInA magajanI gupta vAto tenA ja mukhethI bolAvavA mATe amAnuSI prayogo karavAmAM Ave... aneka aTapaTA praznonI jhaDIo varasAvavAmAM Ave. A bhAInI paNa AvI ja durdazA thavAnI zakyatA hatI. paraMtu temanAM dharmapatnI paNa emanI sAthe ja gayAM hatAM. teo ananya zraddhAthI navakAra mahAmaMtra ane uvasaggaharaM stotranuM smaraNa karavA lAgyA. gharanA 12 sabhyone eka rUmamAM pUrI dIdhA. phakta kabATa kholAvavA mATe eka ja bhAIne guMDAoe potAnI sAthe rAkhyA. pariNAme aTapaTA prazno pUchanAra pelo kasTama oNphisara paNa je khAsa prazno pUchavAnA hoya che te ja bhUlI gayo ane mAtra sAdA sIdhA thoDA prazna rUmamAM pUrAyelA badhA ja sabhyo bhAvapUrvaka pUchIne mAtra / / kalAkamAM ja temane choDI dIdhA, te navakAra gaNavA lAgyA. sAthe svayaM kabUla karatAM kahyuM ke-'10 hajAra 198 Page #217 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mANasomAMthI koI ekAda ja mANasa A rIte chUTI zake tema tame chUTI gayA cho' ema kahIne temano pAsaporTa paNa pAcho ApI dIdho!... uparokta pAMceya ghaTanAo navakAra mahAmaMtranA asIma anaMta prabhAva tarapha aMguli nirdeza karIne ApaNane paNa mahAmaMtranA ananya upAsaka banavA mATe khAsa preraNA ApI jAya che. mane potAne paNa anaMtopakArI, pUjyapAda, gurudeva, 55. paMnyAsapravara zrI bhadraMkaravijayajI ma.sA.nI asIma kRpA ane preraNAthI namaskAra mAtAnI godamAM ALoTavAnuM ane tenI AdhyAtmika kRpAnA bhAjana banavAnuM vacanAtIta sadbhAgya sAMpaDyuM che te badala huM mArA janmane kRtArtha mAnuM chuM. sahu jIvo mahAmaMtranI sAdhanA dvArA jIvana sAphalyane prApta karo e ja maMgala bhAvanA. ka zAMtiH 1199/ Page #218 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ I 38I zrI paMca parameSThibhyo namo namaH | | | navakArane namaskAra ||. OPEN BOOK EXAM.- khullI kitAba parIkSA pustakanuM nAma "jenA haiye zrI navakAra, tene zuM karaze saMsAra", prakAzaka: zrI kastura prakAzana TrasTa 102, lakamI epArTameMTa, pahele mALe, 206, DaoN. enI besanTa roDa, buddha maMdiranI sAme, varalI nAkA, muMbaI-400 018 divyakupA : acalagacchAdhipati pa.pU. AcArya bhagavaMta zrI guNasAgara surIzvarajI ma.sA. zubhAzIrvAda : tapasvIratna 55.A.bha. zrI guNodayasAgara surIzvarajI ma.sA. sAhitya divAkara pa.pU.A.bha. zrI kalAprabhasAgara sUrIzvarajI ma.sA. parIkSaka : muni zrI mahodayasAgarajI (garabAla) Ayojaka : zrI mAMDavI acalagaccha jaina saMgha parIkSA dina : Aso vadi 2, zukravAra, tA. pa-10-90 savAranA 9 thI 11-30 parIkSArthInuM nAma tathA saranAmuM : kula mArka : 108 meLavela mArka : - sucanA : 12 navakAra gaNIne, maunapUrvaka, zuddha joDaNI tathA svacchatApUrvaka (chekachAka karyA vinA) sArA akSarothI, praznapatramAM ja javAba lakho. prazna khAlI jagyA pUro. (20) 1. je eka lAkha navakArane vidhipUrvaka gaNe che te " nAma karma upArjana kare che. 2. * e ekAkSarI bIjamaMtramAM paMca parameSThI bhagavaMtono samAveza thAya che. 3 thI 7. paMca parameSThIonA prathama akSarothI pAMca tIrthono paNa saMketa thAya che te A pramANe arihaMtanA a thI. " siddhanA si thI ... AcAryanA A thI * upAdhyAyanA u thI ... ane sAdhunA sa thI - tIrtha sUcita thAya che. 8. navakAravALI * maMtra ke anya vidyArthI abhimaMtrita hovI joIe. 9-10. savAranA jApa mATe " dizA ane suryAstathI 1 kalAka pachI jApa mATe "dizAmAM mukha rAkhIne besavuM joIe. 11. mAnasa jApamAM hoTha baMdha rahevA joIe temaja khullA rahevA joIe. 12. navakAravALI mUkavA mATe plAsTika, eNlyuminiyama ke enI DabbIno upayoga karavo nahi. 13 -14. AkhAya cAturmAsamAM covIse kalAka akhaMDa navakAra jApanI zubha zarUAta saM. " mAM " gAmamAM thayela. 15. ... e navakAranI sAdhanAnI AdhArazilA che. 16. koI paNa kriyAnuM saMpUrNa paLa meLavavuM hoya to te mATe pUrvaka ArAghanA jarUrI che. 17. jApane ekAgratA jeTalo ja " sAthe saMbaMdha che. 18. agiyAramA divase madhyarAtrie navakAra maMtranA jApa karato hato tyAM pratyakSa teja puMjano tejasvI goLo tenI sAme jovAyo. 19. auSadhiomAM parama auSadhi AsthA che, vaighomAM vaigharAja vizvAsa che ane davAomAM rAmabANa davA 20. je jApamAM mAtra hoThano phaphaDATa thAya paNa avAja bahAra na saMbhaLAya tene "" jApa kahevAmAM Ave che. 200 Page #219 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ | prazna 2. nIcenA vAkyomAM ApelI khAlI jagyAomAM pUravA mATe kasamAM ApelA javAbomAMthI ja baMdhabesato javAba jaNAya tenI nIce mAtra lITI karo. (10) 1. navakAra mahAmaMtranA eka padanuM ekavAra smaraNa karavAthI ane sAgaropama sughI narakanA duHkho ApanAra pApakarma nAza pAme che. (7, 50, 500) 2. navakAra mahAmaMtranA pratyeka akSara upara vighAo rahelI che. (108, 1008, 1 karoDane Ae 3. aMta samaye jenA daza mAro navakAra mahAmaMtranuM smaraNa karatAM chUTe che te kadAca mokSane na pAme to paNa avazya * deva thAya che. (bhavanapati, vaimAnika, jyotiSI). 4. aho! paMca namaskAra kevo udAra che ke je pote ja saMpadAne dhAraNa kare che chatAM satyuraSone anaMta saMpadAo Ape che! (pAMca, ATha, nava). 5. devalokanAM sukho meLavavA durlabha nathI. durlabha to thI namaskAranI prApti thavI e che. (guru pAse, dravya, bhAva) 6. maulika zaktino vikAsa karI mokSa meLavavA mATe navakAra jApa daramyAna navakAravALInA maNakA * dvArA pheravavA joIe. (anAmikA, tarjanI, aMgUThA) 7. jema gAruDI maMtra viSano nAza kare che tema navakAra mahAmaMtra samagra rUpI viSano nAza kare che. (pApo, du:kho, vino) 8. bIjane dharatImAM vAvavuM paDe che tema zrI navakAranA pratyeka akSarane UMcA bhAvapUrvaka mana mAraphata mAM pagharAvavo joIe. prANo, hRdaya, lohI). 9. saMvata 2043mAM DoMbIvalImAM AkhAya cAturmAsamAM covIse kalAka akhaMDa - navakAra jApa karAvavAmAM Avela. (9 lAkha, 1 karoDa, 9 karo). 10. plAsTikanI mALA gaNavI nahi. kAraNa ke plAsTikane AjanA mohaka svarUpamAM taiyAra karavA mATe nA AMtaraDAno rasa vagere khUba ja azubha dravyo vaparAya che. baLada, ghoDA, bhUrA. prazna 3. nIcenAM vAkyo kone udezIne koNa bole che te kasamAM kramazaH lakho. (20) 1. jo te tArI A kAyAne abhakSya padArthothI abhaDAvI che to abhaDAyela kalaMkita kAyAvALA tArA kALA moM ne jovA karatAM huM saharSa motane bheTI laIza. ( ... ne " e kahya) 2. "tuma abhI jo maMtrajapa karate ho, usase merI vidyA niSphala ho rahI hai ( * ne * e kahya) 3. te mane navakAramaMtra saMbhaLAvyo tenA prabhAve huM devI thaI chuM. ( ne " e kahyuM) 4. tame koI jaMtara maMtara mAryA lAge che nahi to amArI... Ama kyAreya niSphaLa jAya e vAtamAM mAla nathI. ( ne : e kahya) 5. tame mane zrI sImaMdhara svAmI bhagavAnanAM darzana karAvo. ( . ne " e kahyuM) 6. mArA mATe A pahelo ja anubhava che ke A rIte koI dardI cheka smazAnane ghATa jaIne ane yamarAjane hAthatALI ApIne chaTakI gayo hoya. ( " ne " e kahyuM) 7. DabatAM DabatAM pATiyuM hAtha caDe tema A maleccha dharatI upara mArA AtmAne avaLI dizAthI pAcho vALanAra zrI navakAra mane sAthIdAra tarIke maLI gayo. ( " ne " e kahyuM). 8. hAlatAM cAlatAM, uThatAM besatAM, basamAM TrenamAM jyAM TAIma maLe tyAM "namo arihaMtANa" ke ""OM ha aha namaH"no jApa cAlu ja rAkhuM chuM. ( " ne e kahya). . tame snAna karIne zuddha thaIne zuddha kapaDAM paherIne ja oraDAmAM... paDe che temAM dhUpadIpa sAthe navakAramaMtrano jApa karo. zAMti thaI jaze. ( " ne " e kahya). 10. to gaNa atyAre ja pAMca bAMdhI navakAravALI ane jo namaskArano camatkAra. ( " ne " e kahA). 201 Page #220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (10) prazna 4. nIcenAM vAkyo koNa bole che te kauMsamAM lakho. 1, .paNa aMdarathI navakArano dhvani' AnaMda eTalo badho umaTI rahyo che ke huM rahI zakato nathI. AnaMdathI huM bevaDA vaLI jAuM chuM." 5. garaNIzrIne vinaMtI karI ke mArI vedanAnI zAMti nimite zrI saMdhane kahIne navakAramaMtrano savA lAkhano jApa karAvo. 3. eka vakhata paradeza jatAM mArI pUjAnI peTI bhUlAI gaI. jethI khAsa plena mAraphata maMgAvI pUjA karI. 4. bhUta to mane roja dekhAya che paNa amArA darekanAM navakAramaMtranA jApa ane AyaMbilanA tapathI koIne kAMI karI zakatuM nathI. 5. kharekhara te samaye evo camatkAra sarjAyo ke guMDAonI buddhi buThThI banI gaI mahAmaMtranA prabhAve huM AbAda bacI gayo. 6. A ToLI to ApaNA mATe ghaNI upakArI hatI ke jenA kAraNe ApaNe jAgRti ne zraddhApUrvaka navakArane smAryo. 7. huM e maMtra bolI 3 vakhata hAtha upasthI nIce jhaTakI kADhe che. ema traNa vakhata karatAM game tevo kAtila vIMchI nIce karaDelI jagyA para AvI jAya che. 8. sarva jIvone sukhI jovAnI bhAvanAnuM pariNAma e AvyuM che ke AkhuM jagata Aje mAruM mitra banI gayuM che. 9. "paraMtu have huM batAvuM te vidhipUrvaka mAtra 6 ja mahinA tame navakAranI ArAdhanA karo ane tenuM pariNAma jo na dekhAya to pachI tame navakAra dAdAne soMpI dejo tenI sAthe huM paNa navakAra choDI daIza." ( ) 10. nAnapaNamAM dAdAnA geDIyAnA DarathI paNa pAThazALAmAM parANe paNa meLavela ghArmika zikSaNa mArI vahAre AvyuM. prakhya 5. joDakAM joDo "ba" vibhAgamAM ApelA zabdo sAthe "a" vibhAganuM je vAkya baMdha besatuM jaNAya teno naMbara "ba" vibhAgamAM Apela kauMsamAM lakho. (10) ba' 1. 26 varSa jUno damano asAdhya vyAdhi maTI gayo. ) 5.5. zrI abhayasAgarajI 2. navakAranA prabhAve be bhAIo vaccenA abolA dUra karAvyA. ( ) maraghAbena 3. 3 vAra ekAsaNA tathA brahmacaryanI pratijJA sAthe 1-1 lAkha navakAra jApanA anuSThAna karyA. ( ) hasamukhabhAI 4. amerikAmAM ajAyabI. _) vaidharAja zrI rAmacaMdrajI 5. roja 5 hajAra navakAra gayA pachI ja dAtaNa kare che. _) A. zrI vijayavallabhasUrijI ma. 6. 4 thI vakhata ghaTa eTekamAM paNa navakAra baLe jIvaMta ra Azcaryacakita karI dIdhA. ( ) hIrAcaMdabhAI 7. roja jinamaMdiramAM 1 hajAra navakAra sthiratAthI gaNe che. ) kiraNabhAI 8. navakAra prabhAve asAdhya bImArImAMthI bacI gayA. _) narendrabhAI naMdu 9. zaMkhezvaramAM 27 divasa akhaMDa mauna-ekAsaNA sAthe navakAranI sAdhanA karI. | ( _) sA. zrI padmayazAzrIjI 10. muhapattimAMthI navakAra mahAmaMtra saMbhaLAvanAra _) mohanabhAI 202 Page #221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prazna 6. nIcenAM vAkyo pustakanA je pAnA upara hoya tenA naMbara lakho. 1. dararoja eka vakhata navakAra samajI jatAM 4 kalAka lAgavA mAMDyA. 2. AyaMbilano tapa, mahAmaMtra namaskArano japa ane dAdA zaMkhezvarano khapa. 3. jApa karatAM karatAM baMdha AMkhe philmanI jema praznonA javAba dekhAvA lAgyA. 4. mAro navakAra keTalo badho baLavAna che ke enA japamAMthI nIkaLatI jyoti zakti mAtAneya hAra ApI zake che. 5. lagabhaga vIseka miniTa sudhI...e aneka prakAranAM tophAno karyA paNa navakAranA asAdhya abhedya kavacane lIdhe munivarane jarApaNa sparza karI na zakyo., prazna 7. nIcenAM vAkyo je dAMtamAM hoya te dAMtanuM zIrSaka kauMsamAM lakho. 1. navakAranA kAraNe paMjAbI dharmanA mArge vaLyo. 2. cAra lAkhano sodo eka lAkhamAM pate emAM amane amArI zraddhayamUrti taraphano vizvAsa ane navakAranA ajapAjapano adazya hAtha ja kAraNa lAgyo. 3. nAtha, zuM ratnone joI Apa paNa dharma cUkyA cho! kyAreya Ape AvuM na karyuM ne Aje kema? 4. A eka camatkAra..., e bIjo camatkAra.., A trIjo camatkAra...! 5. zrI navakAre mane navuM jIvana ApyuM ane karelA saMkalpa mujaba meM cAritra lIdhuM. jene Aje 46 varSa thavA AvyAM che. prazna 8. nIcenAM vAkyo khoTAM hoya to (x) ane sAcAM hoya to () AvI nizAnI karo. 1. duHkha e vIMchInA DaMkha che, ane sukhae sApano DaMkha che. 2. jAmanagaranA gulAbacaMdabhAIne navakAranA prabhAvathI kaeNnsaranuM asAdhya darda maTI gayuM. 3. sA. zrI cAradharmAzrIjIne navakAra jApanA prabhAve zrI sImaMdhara svAmI bhagavAnanA samavasaraNanA | darzana thayAM. 4. navakArano sauthI moTo camatkAra Aja che ke navakAra Avyo tyAM roga TakI zakatuM nathI. 5. navakAra mahAmaMtra pravAhathI anAdi anaMta che. prazna 9. nIcenA zloko zuddha joDaNI pUrvaka pUrA karo. [koI paNa cAra] 1. navakAra Ikka aphakhara, pAva pheDeI satta ayarAAM; 2. jabarI nAma hirade dharA, bhayA pApakA nAza; 3. navanIta che caudapUrvanuM, mahAmaMtra navakAra; 4. anaMta guNano chaMda che, mahAmaMtra navakAra; 5. je gharamAM navakAno sadA rahe sthira vAsa; prazna 10. navakAra mahAmaMtranA pahelA pAMca pado akSaronA ulaTA kramathI zuddha joDaNI pUrvaka lakho. wwwwwwwwwww Civy EL LULE - LULE prazna 11. tame roja kaI paddhatithI keTalA navakAra gaNo cho? navakAranA prabhAve tamane je bAhya ke AtyaMtara lAbha thayA hoya te pAMca-sAta lITImAM TUMkamAM lakho. navalAkha navakAra gaNyA che? dhanyavAda 203 Page #222 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ navakAra mahAmaMtrane sidhdha karanAra sarapaMca lAlubhA mAjI vAghelA (hindu garAsIyA) zradhdhALu zrotA ane anubhavI sadgurUno yoga kalikAlamAM paNa adbhUta pariNAmo nIpajAvI zake che te lAlubhAnA pratyakSa draSTAMtathI samajI zakAze. saM. 2037mAM vaizAkha mahinAnI koi dhanya ghaDIe TrenTa gAma (tA. viramagAma,ji.amadAvAda) nA vatanI lAlubhAne vAMkAnera-TaMkArA nI vacce Avela jaDezvara mahAdevanI dharmazALAmAM navakAra mahAmaMtra ArAdhaka pa.pU.paM. zrI mahAyazasAgarajI gaNivarya ma. sA. no satsaMga sAMpaDayo. vihAra karatAM karatAM pUjyazrI, AjubAjumAM jaina sthAna na hovAthI jaDezvara mahAdevanI dharmazALAmAM eka divasa rokAyA hatA ane bhavitavyatAvazAt TrenTanA sarapaMca lAlubhA paNa potAnA bhANejanA hRdayanA vAlvanA saphaLa oparezana bAda mAnatA pUrI karavA mATe jaDezvara mahAdevanA darzana karavA AvyA. tyAM dharmazALAmAM uparokta jaina mahAtmAne joine koi agamya saMketa mujaba lAlubhA potAnA bhANejane saMpUrNa rIte sAruM thaI jAya tevI bhAvanAthI temanA AzIrvAda levA mATe gayA. 'savi jIva karuM zAsana rasI' nI bhAvanAmAM ramatA pUjyazrIe vAtsalya nItaratI vANIthI temane vyasanatyAga mATe preraNA karI ane 'kampe sUrA so dhamme sUrA' e uktitane caritArtha karatA zaiva dharmAnuyAyI lAlubhAe tarata hAthamAM pANI laIne zaMkara tathA sUryanArAyaNanI sAkSIe, rojanI 100 bIDI pIvAnA varSo jUnA vyasanane eka ja dhaDAke sadAne mATe tilAMjali ApI dIdhI. temanI AvI pAtratA joIne pUjyazrIe paNa yathAyogya rIte upabRhaNA karI. pariNAme cAturmAsa daramyAna khAsa pUjyazrInA darzana karavA mATe lAlubhA amadAvAda gayA. potAnA bhANejane F 5 saMpUrNa sAruM thai jatAM lAlubhAnI pUjyazrI pratyenI zradhdhA vRdhdhigata banatI gaI. tenI phalazruti rUpe saM. 2038nA pUjyazrInA jAmanagaramAM cArtumAsa daramyAna patra dvArA pUjyazrInA samAcAra meLavIne cAra vakhata jAmanagara jai AvyA. praznottarI dvAra zaivadharma tathA jainadharmanA tattvonuM rahasya samajyA. pahelAM mahinAmAM be vakhata agiyArasanA phaLAhAra yukta upavAsa karanAra lAlubhA have phakta acittapANIyukta zudhdha upavAsa karavA lAgyA. sAta mahAvyasano, kaMdamULa tathA rAtribhojanano kAyamane mATetyAga karyo. sagAbhAInI dIkarInA lagnaprasaMge paNa temaNe rAtribhojana na ja karyuM !.. savA2nA roja navakArazI ane sAMje cauvihAranA paccakkhANa karavA lAgyA. roja eka bAMdhI navakAravALIno jApa zarU karyo. jainadharma pratye atUTa zradhdhAvALA banyA. A cAturmAsamAM upadhAna tapanI kriyA joIne eka sAmAyika karavAno prAraMbha karyo. tathA dara varSe temanAmAM kriyArUci utpanna thaI ane roja maunapUrvaka paryuSaNamAM potAnA upakArI gurUdevazrI jyAM paNa hoya tyAM jaine teozrInI pAvana nizrAmAM ekAMtarA cAra upavAsa tathA cAra ekAzaNApUrvaka 64praharI pauSadha karavA lAgyA. A krama chellA 12 varSathI atUTapaNe cAlu ja che...... TrenDa gAmamAM eka paNa jaina ghara na hovA chatAM jaina dharma pALatA lAlubhAno zarUAtamAM gAmalokoe ghaNo virodha karyo tyAre lokavirodhane zamAvavA mATe vyavahAradakSatA vAparIne lAlubhA potAnA gurUdevazrInA mArgadarzana mujaba zaivamaMdiramAM jaine paNabhavavIgADarabananA rAmodyA: kSayamupAvatA yasya | brahmA vA viSNurvA, haro jino vA namastasmai / / bhAvArtha :- saMsArarUpI bIjamAMthI aMkura utpanna karanAra rAga dveSAdi doSo jemanA nAza pAmI gayA hoya tevA je koI paNa deva-brahmA, viSNu, maheza ke jinezvara prabhu hoya temane mArA namaskAra thAo.) 204 Page #223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A zloka bolIne bAhyA dRSTithI zivaliMgane namaskAra karatA dekhAtA lAlubhA bhAvathI to zrI jinezvara prabhune ja namaskAra karatA hatA ! gajabano gurUsamarpaNabhAva dharAvatA lAlubho saM. 2045 mAM gurUdevazrI sAthe varSItapano prAraMbha karyo ane pAraNuM paNa gurUdeva sAthe ja hastinApura tIrthamAM karyuM ! saM. 2048mAM vardhamAna AyaMbila tapano pAyo nAMkhyo, temaja kaSAyajaya tapa tathA dharmacakratapa pUrNa karyA bAda vIramagAmathI prabhujIne TrenTa gAmamAM padharAvIne ThATha-mAThathI snAtra bhaNAvIne AkhA gAmane jamADayuM !.. paraMtu pote tapa nimitte apAtI prabhAvanAno paNa namratApUrvaka asvIkAra karyo. saM. 2049mAM phA.su 13nA divase zatruMjya girirAjanI cha gAunI yAtrA tathA AdinAtha dAdAnI pUjA karI. e ja varSe cAturmAsanA aMtamAM garavA girirAjanI chatrachAyAmAM, upakArI gurUdevazrInI nizrAmAM upadhAna tapa karIne mokSamALAnuM paridhAna karyuM ! zrAvakanA 12 vratamAMthI keTalAka vrato-niyamo svIkAryA. parigrahanuM parimANa karyuM. sarakArI jInamAM varSo sudhI cokIdAra tarIke nokarI karyA bAda khetIvADI karatAM khetIvADImAM paNa jIvadayAno savizeSa lakSa rAkhavA lAgyA. khAnadAna kuLamAM janma pAmela saMtAnone paNa AjanA TI.vI yugamAM mA-bApane page lAgatAM za2ma Are che tyAre 60 varSanA lAlubhA Aje paNa da22oja potAnA mAtuzrIne acUka page lAgavAmAM gaurava ane AnaMda anubhave che. vyavahAra samyaktvane nirmaLa banAvavA mATe temaNe sametazikhara, hastinApura, zatruMjya, rAjagRhI, pAvApurI, caMpApurI, vArANasI Adi ane tIrthonI yAtrA bhAvapUrvaka karIne jIvanane dhanya banAvyuM. jyAre paNa TrenTathI vIramagAma javAnuM thAya tyAre tyAM je paNa jaina munivara hoya temane bhAvapUrvaka vaMdana karI vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLe tathA cAturmAsa daramyAna tyAM je paNa sAmUhika tapazcaryA cAlatI hoya temAM joDAya. dhArmika sUtromAM gurUvaMdanavidhinA sUtro tathA sAmAyika levA pALavAnI vidhinA sUtro kaMThastha karyA che. vyAkhyAnAdimAM je paNa sAruM sAMbhaLe tene tAtkAlika amalamAM mUkavAnI vRtti dharAvatA lAlubhAe saM. 2042mAM aMdherI (muMbaI) mAM paryuSaNa daramyAna potAnA upakArI gurUdevazrInA mukethI kSamApanA viSe pravacana sAMbhaLyuM ane tarata potAnA pratispardhI ceramenane tyAM sAme jaIne kSamApanA karI-khamAvyA. A joine ceramena paNa Azcaryacakita thai gayA ane sadAne mATe lAlubhAnA jIgarIdosta banI gayA. navakAra temaja dharmaniSThAnA prabhAvane lAlubhAnA jIvanamAM sarjAyela camatkArika ghaTanAo 1) lohInI UlaTI baMda thai gaI rojanA nityakrama pramANe lAlubhA maunapUrvaka sAmAyikamAM hatA tyAre temanA ghare Avela temanA bhANejane acAnaka lohInI UlaTI thatAM kuTuMbIjano khUba gabharAI gayA ane chokarAne amadAvAda hospITalamAM laI javA mATe taiyAra karavA lAgyA. gajabanI navakAraniSThA dharAvatA lAlubhAe mauna hovAthI izArAthI garama (acitta) pANI maMgAvyuM ane eka bAMdhI navakAravALIno jApa karIne te na2kA2vALIne pANImAM nAMkhI. tyArabAda tene bahAra kADhIne bhANejane te pANI pIvaDAvatAM lohInI UlaTI baMdha thai gai. hospITalamAM javAnI jarUra ja na rahI ! 2) sarpanuM jhera utarI gayuM. TrenTa gAmanA yuvAna koLInA dIkarAne khetaramAM jherI sarpa ka2DavAthI, chokaro mRtaHpAya thaine DhaLI paDayo. tene gADAmAM nAkhIne mA-bApa raDatAM raDatAM lAlubhA pAse AvIne chokarAne bacAvI levA mATe karagaravA lAgyA. dayALu lAlubhA gurUdevane yAda karIne upara mujaba eka bAMdhI navakAravALIthI cu 205 Page #224 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Wan abhimaMtrita jalano jherathI bebhAna banelA chokarAnA mukha upara chaMTakAva karyo ane badhAnA Azcarya vacce chokaro tarata ALasa maraDIne ubho thaine cAlato thai gayo. jhera utarI gayuM. chokarAnA mA-bApa ahobhAvathI lAlubhAne paisA ApavA lAgyA. paraMtu niHspRhI lAlubhAe eka paNa paiso na letAM jIvadayAmAM e rakamane vAparI nAkhavA bhalAmaNa karI. pote sarapaMca hatA tyAre lAlubhAe khUba ja nItipUrvaka aneka grAmavAsIonA jhaghaDA ghara beThe patAvyA hatA. paraMtu koi pAsethI eka paNa paiso lIdho na hato !.. 3) cha mahinAnuM peTanuM asahya darda gAyaba thai gayuM TrenTa gAmamAM sAyakalathI TapAla pahoMcADatA brAhmaNa posTamenane peTamAM asahya darda upaDayuM. cha mahinA sudhI amadAvAda jai ghaNA upacAro karAvyA chatAM darde macaka na ApI. Akhare lAlubhA pAse AvIne vinaMti karatAM upara mujaba 108 navakArathI abhimaMtrita jala pIvaDAvatAM darda sadAne mATe dUra thai gayuM !... 4) eka vakhata lAlubhAne kALA vIMchIe hAthamAM DaMkha ApatAM AkhA hAthamAM avarNanIya, asahya bhayaMkara pIDA thavA lAgI. A joine temanI mAtAe gAruDI mAMtrikane bolAvavAnI taiyArI karI. paraMtu lAlubhAe tema karatAM aTakAvIne eka rUmamAM besI, daravAjo baMdha karI eka kalAka sudhI ekAgra citte zradhdhApUrvaka navakAra mahAmaMtrano jApa karyo pariNAme vIMchInA DaMkhanI bhayaMkara pIDA paNa kalAkamAM saMpUrNa dUra thaI jatAM aneka lokone jainadharma tathA navakAra mahAmaMtra para zradhdhA thai. 5) dharaNendra nAgarAjanAM darzana thayAM eka vakhata nityakrama pramANe lAlubhA jInamAM sAmAyika laine zaMkhezvara pArzvanAthanI chabI potAnI samakSa padharAvIne jApa karI rahyA hatA. sAmAyika pALavAne Wan dazeka miniTanI vAra hatI tyAM to acAnaka vizALa dharaNendra nAgarAja tyAM AvI pahoMcyA ane pArzvanAtha prabhunI chabI para potAnI vizALa phaNa dhAraNa karIne thoDIvAra sthira rahyA. A dRzya joine lAlubhA kSaNavAra to stabdha thai gayA. paraMtu jApamAM sthira rahyA. tyAMthI gabharAine UThI na gayA. Akhare thoDIvAramAM phaNa saMkocIne nAgarAja thoDe dUra khUNAMmAM rAkhela lokhaMDanA sAmAnamAM alopa thaI gayA. sAmAyika pAryA bAda lAlubhAe tyAM tapAsa karI paraMtu nAgarAja pachI dekhAyA ja nahi. 6) khArA samudramAM mIThI vIraDI saM. 2043mAM duSkALa vakhate AjubAjunA khetaramAM borIMga naMkhAtAM khAruM pANI nIkaLyuM. paraMtu lAlubhAnA khetaranA borIMgamAM ja mIThuM pANI nIkaLatA lAlubhAe badhAne chUTathI mIThuM pANI ApIne badhAno prema saMpAdana karyo. 7) jIvadAyono camatkAra eka vakhata TrenTa gAmanA khetaramAM jIrAnA pAkamAM baMTI nAmano roga vyApaka pramANamAM phelAyo hato. paraMtu khetaramAM kadIpaNa jaMtunAzaka davA nahi chaMTAvatA lAlubhAnA khetaramAM jIrAno e roga lAgu na paDayo. A joine gAma lokone jainadharma pratye bhAre ahobhAra thayo !... lAlubhAnA eka putra jyeze navasArImAM pUjyapAda paMnyAsapravarazrI caMdrazekharavijayajI ma.sA. dvArA prerita tapovanamAM dhoraNa 8 thI 10 sudhI abhyAsa karIne jaina dharmanA suMdara saMskAro meLavyA che. suprasidhdha kathAkAra zrI morArIbApu vigere jainetara sAdhu saMto paNa lAlubhAnA AcAra vicAra ane uccArane joi-sAMbhaLIne jainadharmathI khUbaja prabhAvita thayA che. kharekhara lAlubhAnuM jIvana jainakuLamAM janmelA aneka AtmAo mATe paNa khAsa preraNAdAyaka che. lAlubhAne koTi koTi dhanyavAda sAthe temane dharmamArge vALanAra pUjyazrIne koTi koTi vaMdana 206 Page #225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ | OM zrI mahAvIrAya namaH | "maMtrAdhirAja mahAmaMtra zrI navakAranuM teja" paramapUjya zAsana-samrATa, bhAratadivAkara, have, meM mAruM mana dhArmika pravRttimAM rAkhavA tIrthaprabhAvaka, acalagacchAdhipati pa.pU. AcArya mAMDyuM. dhIre dhIre meM zrI navakAra maMtra viSenA pustako bhagavaMta zrI guNasAgarasUrIzvarajI mahArAja sAheba! vAMcavA mAMDayA. A ja arasAmAM mArA mATe tamane mArA sAdara praNAma. esa.esa.sI pachInA sarakArI polITekanIkamAM savinaya jaNAvavAnuM ke, mArA jIvanamAM inTaravyu Avyo. A ja arasAmAM huM roja prabhunI tAjetaramAM maMtrAdhirAja mahAmaMtra zrI navakAranAM bhakti karavA mAMDayo. roja savAre vahelA uThIne pratyakSa darzana arthAt catmakAranAM darzana thayA che, je bhagavAnanI pUjA karI eka bAMdhI navakAravALI huM vigatavAra jaNAvuM chuM. mArA A prasaMga dvArA jo gaNavA mAMDayo. koI eka vyakti paNa maMtrAdhirAja mahAmaMtra zrI A maMtrAdhirAja mahAmaMtrIzrI navakAra mAM rahelI navakAra ne sahRdayatAthI apanAve, to ene paNa huM mArI apUrva zradhdhAthI mane zrI navakAra no camatkAra zrI navakAra no ja camatkAra mAnIza. phakta be ja mahinAmAM jovA maLyo. jyAre InTaravyuM maMtrAdhirAja mahAmaMtrI zrI navakAranuM teja" | hato, tyAre mane khUba ja utsAha hato. paraMtu mane sarakArI polITekanIkamAM praveza maLI zakyo nahIM. meM nAma : bijalakumAra azvinabhAI zAha to have pachI praveza mATenI AzA ja choDI dIdhI raheThANa : vikhezvara phaLiyuM, mahuvA. hatI, paraMtu mahAmaMtra zrI navakAra para mane aDaga tA. mahuvA, ji. surata (gujarAta) zradhdhA hatI. pIna : 392 250 maMtrAdhirAja mahAmaMtrano jota jotAmAM camatkAra pUrvanAM koI mahAna puNyodaye mane dharmarAja zrI thatAM pharIthI pAchA praveza mATenA inTaravyu nIkaLyA. jaina dharmamAM janma maLyo. zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtrano mArA mATe to A aMdhArAmAM raheluM eka AzAnuM prabhAva varNanAtIta che. jo aTala zraddhAthI tenuM smaraNa kiraNa hatuM, kAraNa ke jo mane praveza na maLe to mArI karavAmAM Ave to A haLAhaLa kaliyugamAM paNa te jiMdagImAM bhaNavAnA dvAra baMdha hatA. manovAMchita pUranAra thAya che." A InTaravyumAM paNa praveza maLe ja evuM cokkasa lAkha lAkha che vinaMti mArI, na hatuM paraMtu meM to mAruM jIvana zrI navakArane lo Azraya mahAmaMtra navakArano." samarpita karyuM hatuM. InTaravyu ApavA mATe amadAvAda AjathI traNa varSa pahelAM meM uccatara mAdhyamika pahoMcyA tyAM sudhI mArA manamAM ane haiyAmAM zrI borDanI esa.esa.sI. nI parIkSA 72 TakA sAthe navakAranuM smaraNa hatuM jyAre mane praveza maLyo tyAM pAsa karI. tyAra bAda meM eca.esa.sI. nI parIkSA sudhI meM navakAra nuM smaraNa cAlu rAkhyuM hatuM. mane ApavAno nirNaya karyo paraMtu pUrvanA pApanA pratApe sIvila enjinIyarIMga (morabI) mAM praveza maLI huM potAnuM mana abhyAsamAM rAkhI zakyo nahI. mAruM gayo. mana haMmezA bAhya pravRttimAM rAcatuM rahetuM pariNAme Ama, zrI mahAmaMtra navakAranA camatkArano mane eca.esa.sI. (10+25ddhati)nI parIkSAmAM anurtINa anubhava thayo. ApanI pAse phakta eka ja AzA jAhera thayo. mane mArI vAstavikatAnuM dhyAna AvI rAkhuM chuM ke Apa paNa ApanA jIvanamAM zrI navakAra gayuM. A samaye mArAmAM dharma phakta nAma pUrato ja maMtra apanAvo. hato. "jainam jayati zAsanam" lI. bIjala zAha Page #226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ // OM arha namaH / "vighnahartA - mArgadarzaka navakAra mahAmaMtra'' pU. mahAsatIjI caitanyadevIjI urphe vizvazAMti cAhaka jaina upAzraya, sAdhanAgRha, 5/7 saurASTra kalA kendra, basa sTenDa sAme, rAjakoTa-360 005. saMvata 1989nI sAlamAM banI gayela A banAva che. jene lagabhaga Aje 60 thI vadhu varSa thai gayA. mATuMgA (muMbaI) nivAsI mAnavaMtI bahena ke jeo dIkSArthI hatA. saMsAramAM temanA pati tathA eka nAnI bALA hovAthI dIkSAnI AjJA maLatI na hatI. kemake rAgI ane vairAgIne kevI rIte bane ? aDhI varSa vairAgya avasthAmAM thayA pachI gharano tyAga karIne (mAravADa) jodhapura gayA. tyAM pU. javAharalAlajI mahArAjazrI birAjamAna hatA. cAra divasamAM to tyAM baheno sAthe evo prema baMdhAI gayo ke jANe temanA pUrvaparicita snehIo ja kema na hoya ! tyAMnI baheno kahe - "ahIMyA rahI jAo ane amane bhaNAvo" paraMtu bahenane abhyAsa AgaLa karavAno vicAra hato, ane sAdhvIono saMga karavAno hato tethI tyAM na rokAtA teo tyAMthI ajamera gayA. ajame2mAM sAdhvIo hatA tyAM gayA. te sAdhvIo kahe ke "amArI pAse dIkSA lo to ame abhyAsa karAvIe.' bahenane to RSi saMpradAyamAM rAjakuMvara mahArAja pAse dIkSA levAnA bhAva hatA. tethI teo ahIM hA kevI rIte pADe ? A vAta ekabe sAdhvIonI nahi paNa badhAnI eka ja prakAranI vAta hatI. tyAre sAdhuo evI salAha ApatA ke - "tamAre jenI pAse abhyAsa karavo hoya tene kahI devuM ke 'tamArI pAse dIkSA' laiza ane abhyAsa thayA pachI tamArI icchA pramANe karajo''. AnI aMdara to pratyakSa svArtha bhAvanI ja vAta hatI ane sAdhuonI salAhamAM asatya ane prapaMca ja hatA. baMne vAta jeNe sAcuM jANyuM che ane je sAcuM AcaravA mATe tyAga mArga grahaNa karavA icche che tene kema ruce ? ane ruce nahi to Acare to kyAMthI ja ? A kuu kA2Ne vizeSa abhyAsa thato nahIM. ajame2mAM eka kuTuMba sAthe sAro prema saMbaMdha baMdhAyela tenA putrane dharma baMdhu ane mAtAne dharmamAtA mAnela hatA. temanA saMbaMdhIe jAlaMdhara zaheramAM dIkSA lIdhela tyAM birAjamAna hatA. teonI salAhathI paMjAbamAM jAlaMdhara zahe2mAM teoe sagavaDa karI ApI ane tyAM gayA. tyAMnA sAdhvIoe tathA zrAvakazrAvikAoe khUba ja Adara satkAra karyo kema ke bahenano abhyAsa sAro hato, vidvAna hatA, tathA samajaNa zakti ati tIvra hatI. tethI jAlaMdharanI sAdhvIone to lAlaca ane lobhe gherI lIdhA hatA tethI kahetA - 'dIkSA levAnI hA pADo''. bahene kahyuM ke - ''zAstramAM to AjJA sivAya dIkSA ApavAnI manAI che. to tame kavI rIte dIkSA Apazo'' ? teo kahe ''ame korTathI AjJA maMjUra karAvIzuM ane dIkSA samaye svajano Ave pachI temanuM kaMi na cAle.'" bahenanuM bhaNatara phakta bhaNatara nahi paNa sAthe gaNatara paNa hatuM. anubhava hato. sAcI samaja hatI tethI temaNe manamAM vicAra karyo ke, 'ApaNe kaMi rAga dveSa jItI lIdhA nathI. AvI rIte dIkSA levAya to pachI saMyamanuM zuM ? AvA prapaMcI ane svArthI loko pAse dIkSA levAthI saphaLatA kyAMthI thAya ? tethI teNe dIkSA levAnI hA na ja pADI. have pachI joI lo svArthano tamAso, pahelAM je mAna-pAna temane maLatA hatA te baMdha thaI gayA. ane sAdhvIe kahe - 'jo tame dIkSA ahIMyA na lo to tame ahIMA rahI ja nahiM zako. ahIMthI cAlyA jAva'. bahenanI pAse tyAre paisA hatA nahi ane gharamAMthI kaMi paNa lIdhela nahi. phakta temanI pAse hAthamAM sonAnI baMgaDIo ane gaLAmAM lokITacena hato. ane navakAra mahAmaMtranuM zaraNuM ane dharma 208 Page #227 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratye athAga zradhdhA hatI. have javuM kevI rIte te prazna bArAdarImAM sAdhu rahe che. bArAdarI eTale zuM ane hato. temaNe vicAryuM ke tenI pAse je baMgaDI ane cena te kyA sthaLe AveluM che? vagere kaMI khulAso karela hatA te veMcIne paNa ahIMthI to javuM paNa ahIM dIkSA nahi. to na levI. pachI tyAMnA sAdhvIo tathA zrAvaka- rAtanA Azare naveka vAgyAnA sumAre dilhI zrAvikAo kahe jo tame dIkSA ahIMyAM na lo to ame sTezana para bahena pahoMcyA ane sTezana bahAra jaIne tamane dilhI sudhI pahoMcADI daizuM AgaLa nahi. ghoDAgADI karIne ghoDAgADIvALAne kahyuM ke "bArAdarI bahene kahyuM ke dilhImAM savAramAM gAmamAM pahoMcAya laI jA". have tyAM bArAdarI nAmano eka rasto hato tevI sagavaDa karo. to loko kahe - dilhInI gADI ane bArAdarI upAzrayanuM nAma paNa hatuM tethI rAtanA nava vAgye ja tyAM pahoMcADe tevI che, bIjI gADIvALo to bicAro bArAdarI no rasto Avyo nathI ja. ke tyAM utArI dIdhA ane paisA laIne cAlato thayo. ane pahelAM ja Adara-mAna-hatuM te badhuM vilIna tyAMnI bhASA judI, gujarAtImAM teo samaje nahi. thaI gayuM ane te loko kahe ame tamane dilhI zahera bahenane thoDuM hindI AvaDatuM hatuM paraMtu tyAMnI bhASA sudhI pahoMcatA karazuM. bahene maMjura karyuM. paraMtu bahene judI. gujarAtImAM eo samajanahi. teo bArAdarInA kahyuM ke dilhImAM savAre gAma pahoMce tevI sagavaDa rastA para badhAne pUche ane eTalAmAM pharyA kare. paNa karo to te loko kahe "dilhInI gADI rAtanA nava temanI bhASA samaje nahi tethI rasto kyAMthI vAge ja tyAM pahoMcADe tevI che bIjI koI gADI nathI batAve ? rAtano samaya hato vaLI bahenanI jAta. ja." kadAca bahenane bhaya pamADavA mATe AvI rIte bahene to manomana aMtaranA bhAvathI prabhunuM smaraNa kahyuM hoya to sarvajJa jANe ! paraMtu bahena to potAnA ane "navakAra mahAmaMtra"no jApa zarU karI dIdho. dhyeyamAM aDaga ja hatA teo to javAne taiyAra thayA. te vakhate bIjuM koNa sahAya kare ? dharmanuM zaraNa laine bahena pUchyuM ke "dilhImAM upAzraya kaI jagyAe manomana "navakAra maMtra' nuM smaraNa bhAva pUrvaka gad che? tenuM zuM nAma che?vagere hakIkata kaho. te lokono gada kaMThe kare, ane rastAmAM phare. AvA samaye mananI svArtha saryo nahi tethI yogya salAha ApI nahi. sthiti kevI haze? te to anubhava karanAra ja jANe. phakta eTaluM ja kahyuM - bArAdarI upAzrayanuM nAma che. ArtanAda manamAM tallIna thaIne navakAranuM smaraNa te kaI jagyAe che tevuM kaMI kahela nahi. kare ane rastAmAM pharyA kare ane pUche to koI bhASA temaja te upAzrayamAMto sAdhu mahArAja birAjatA samaje nahi. vikaTa paristhiti hatI. bhAgyavaza koI hatA tyAM rAtanA zI rIte jaze? evo temane kaMI mANasa male, evo rasto, rAtano samaya. eka ja maMtra vicAra karyo ja nahi. mAnavajIvanamAM jyAre svArthabhAva para zradhdhA rAkhIne jApa cAlu karI dIdhA. have to prabhu praveze che tyAre te mAnava na rahetAM pizAca rUpa bane tameja tArI zako tema cho bIjo koI rasto nathI ja. che. AvA mAnavane zuM sAdhu kahI zakAya kharA? je rAtanA huM kyAM jaIza ? divasa hoya to vAMdho nahi paramArthamaya jIvana jIve te ja sAdhu. A badho paNa A to rAtano samaya. jalaMdharavALAe bhAre anubhava thavAthI ema samajAyuM ke A moha-mAyAnuM muzkelImAM mUkI dIdhA paNa have zuM thAya ? sAmrAjya to badheja prasareluM che. jAlaMdharanA sAdhvIone prabhu ! tAro ja AdhAra che. sarva bhAve temane pUchala hatuM ke dilhImAM koI sAdhvIjI hoya to temanuM AdhIna thaI tenuM smaraNa karavA lAgyA. ema samaya saranAmuM Apo. paraMtu svArthanI pUrti na hovAthI lagabhaga vItato gayo. tevAmAM pharatAM pharatAM eka teone bahena pratye sArA bhAva kayAMthI rahe? tethI purUSa temane malyo. acAnaka te AvIne kahe - saranAmuM na ApyuM, phakta eTaluM ja kahyuM ke - "bahena zI vAta che ?" bahene kahyuM - "bArAdarI 209 Page #228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upAzraya javuM che. rastAnI khabara nathI". te bhAIe samRdhdhine arpanAra, samagra duHkhano vinAza karanAra, bahenanA hAthamAMthI thelI laI lIdhI ane bahenane cauda pUrvanA sArarUpa anAdisidhdha evA navakAra dhIraja ApI ane kahyuM ke "cAlo huM tamane pahoMcatA maMtranuM khUba khUba bhAvathI smaraNa karo. pratidina teno karI daIza. gabharAzo nahi". jApa karo. ekAMtamAM besI teno vicAra karo ane pachI te bhAI badhAne pUche paNa patto lAge nahi. aMte mukti ne varo eja kAmanA. saranAmuM barAbara Apela na hato to patto kyAMthI A anubhavI bahena hAla dIkSA paryAyamAM lAge ? ema pharatAM pharatAM ghaNo samaya pasAra thaI mahAsatIjI "caitanyadevajI urphe vizvazAMticAhaka" gayo rAtrinA bAra vAgyA tyAre upAzraya malyo. nA nAme rAjakoTamAM birAje che. A anubhava temano upAzraya to sTezana pAse ja hato paNa batAvavA saMsArI pUrva jIvanano hoI lagabhaga 60thI vadhu varSa vALAe sIdho mArga batAvela nahi. eka to rAtri thaI gayA che. hAlamAM teo potAnuM samasta dIkSArthI ane vaLI sAdhuno upAzraya. badhA sUI gayela hatA. jIvana AtmasAdhanAmAM vitAvI nivRttikSetre birAjI temane uThADyA ane kahyuM ke "A bahenane darzana yoga sAdhanAmAM tallIna rahI, bahudhA ekAMtapaNe karavA che." pachI tyAMnA mANase kahyuM ke huM mahAsatInA lokasaMsargathI dUra rahI, AtmAnubhavanI ucca kakSAe upAzraye bahenane laI jaIza. Ama ajANyo mANasa pahoMcI "samyaga darzananI prApti karI vizvanuM sAcuM upAzrayanA mANasane bhalAmaNa karI bahenane tyAM svarUpa samajI sva-svarUpano AnaMda cAkhyo che ane suprata karI alopa thaI gayo. te bhAI koNa hatA? emAM ja tallIna rahevA icche che. sva kalyANa uparAMta kyAMthI AvyA ? ane kudaratI rIte kevI rIte bheTo paranA kalyANanI paNa eTalI ja tAlAvelI emanA thayo?je bhAI malyA te deva hatA ke mAnava te savAla haiyAmAM rahelI che evI bhAvanAthI prerAine ja "maMtra haju aNa ukelyo ja che. paraMtu je koI prabaLa zradhdhA, vijJAna ane sAdhanA rahasya" jIvana saMdeza AsthApUrvaka dharmanuM jApanuM zaraNa le che tene AvI AtmotthAna, yogadarzana ane yoga samAdhi, nArI adrazya zakti sahAya kare ja che. te nirvivAda satya zakti uparAMta "vicAra zaktino adbhuta prabhAva" che. Aje paNa kaLIyugamAM dharma to hAjarA hajura ja vagere pustakonuM lekhana saMpAdana ane prakAzana karyuM che. tenAM para zradhdhA rAkhanAra mAnavanI ja jarUra che. che.vicAra zaktino abhUta prabhAve nAnA pustakamAM Aje mANasamAM zradhdhA nathI. vizvAsa nathI. gaNatAnI potAnA vicArothI mAnava utthAna ane patana kare che sAthe phaLanI mAMgaNI kare che!basa dunyavI padgalika teno citAra saha nikRSTa vicArothI ane mAnasika sukhanI AzAe ja te navakAramaMtra gaNavA taiyAra sthitimAM vikAro praveza kare tethI kevA kevA bhayaMkara thAya che, tyAre tenuM phaLa paNa tevuM ja maLe che. zAstrakAra rogo thAya che, ane prema, dayA karuNA ane nisvArtha kahe che ke "navakAramaMtranA" ekaka akSarane gaNavAthI vicArothI rogamukti vagerenuM varNana karavAmAM Avela gaNanAranA sAta sAgaropamanAM pApo dUra thAya che. che. vizeSa to e pustako vAMcavAthI anubhave eka citte vidhi sahita bhAvathI navalAkha navakAra samajAze. hAtha kaMkaNa ne ArasInI zI jarUra ? maMtra gaNavAmAM Ave to gaNanAra jAnavara ke narakagatimAM jato nathI. "navakAramaMtra" jevo duniyAmAM bIjo koI maMtra nathI. AvA apUrva "navakAra maMtra" choDIne kayo AtmA bIjA maMtra lI. modI subhASacaMdra zAmaLadAsa taMtramAM udyamI bane ! mATe he mahAnubhAvo ! parama 33, jUno jAmanagarano utAro, maMgaLakArI, Adhi vyAdhine upAdhine TALanAra, sukha kabIrazerI, rAjakoTa-360 001. 'L para 1or Page #229 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jenA haiye zrI navakAra, tene kema game saMsAra? pravacanakAra : pU. AcAryadeva zrImad vijaya rAmacandrasUrIzvarajI mahArAja Ama jo jovA jaIe, to A saMkalana koI mArAmAM tAkAta Ave to huM paNa evo sAro banI saLaMga pravacanonuM nathI, paNa namaskAra viSayaka jAuM, ema thAya ke nahi? apAyelAM alaga alaga pravacanAMzonuM A saMkalana A namaskAra sarva pApano vinAza karanAro che, che. paNa pU.munirAjazrI mokSarativijayajI mahArAje evuM jANanAro potAnuM koI paNa pApa vadhe, potAnI evI kuzaLatApUrvaka A saMkalana karyuM che ke, jANe koI pravRtti koI paNa pApamAM AgaLa dhape, evuM Icche saLaMga pravacana ja vAMcatA hoie, evI anubhUti kharo ? ane pApano jene sarvathA khapa na hoya, pApa | thayA vinA na rahe! mugdhajIvone paNa mokSAbhilASI mAtrane DaMkhatuM hoya, tene navakAra maMtranA smaraNAdinA banAvatI dezanA-labdhinA svAmI pU. pravacanakArazrIe baLapApasthAnakanI sAdhanAmAM rAcavAnI icchA thAya AmAM navakAra eTalezuM? navakArane gaNanAro kevo kharI ? hoya ane navakAra ne gaNavA (pAchaLa) nuM enuM dhyeya navakAra maMtranA smaraNAdithI kayuM sAruM na karyuM hovuM joIe ? A viSaya eTalI badhI maLe ? zrIjine kahelA dharmAnuSThAnane AdarapUrvaka sahelAIthI chatAM sacoTa rIte varNavyo che ke, A ArAdhanAro mAtra mokSa ja pAme ema nahi, paNa pravacanAMzo vAcanAranAM diladimAgamAM koI ja saMsAramAM ene jyAM sudhI bhramaNa karavuM paDe, tyAM sudhI praznano avakAza rahevA pAme nahi! A pravacanAMzo ene saMsAramAM paNa sArAmAM sArI sthiti maLyA kare, bukaleTa rUpe AkarSaka mukhapRSTha/mudraNa sAtheya pragaTa emAM Azcarya nathI. paNa pApa mAtrano vinAza thaI cUkyA che. icchanArane icchA to mokSanI ja hoya ne ? AvI meLavavAnuM saMparka-saranAmuM : icchA jene na thAya ane je vacamAM ja aTavAI paDe, hIrena jayaMtilAla mahetA, 1, rAThoDa bhavana, tenuM zuM thAya ? evAne navakAra tAre zI rIte ? jhavera roDa, mulunDa (vesTa), muMbaI-400080. evAo to potAne mATe navakAranI prAptine durlabha mUlya mAtra rUpiyA cAra. na banAvI de to sAruM, ema kahevuM paDe. pApano vinAza joie ke pApanI sAdhanA? pApano vinAza paNa zA mATe joie che? zrInavakAra maMtra eTalo badho mahimAvanto che ke, enA smaraNathI du:kha paNa TaLe ane karmano yoga paNa tamane khabara che ke, tamArA upara, tamArA AtmA TaLe. AvuM sAMbhaLyA pachI lAyaka jIvane ema na thAya upara keTakeTalAM pApono boja rahelo che ? AtmA ke, navakAra maMtrano ATalo badho mahimA zA kAraNe upara rahelAM saghaLAMya pApono vinAza, e ja tamAruM che? enA akSaromAM ane enA zabdomAM kyuM sundara dhyeya che ne? navakAra maMtra tame gaNo cho, te saghaLAMya tattva raheluM che? A maMtra dvArA jemane namaskAra karAya pAponA nAza mATe gaNo cho ne ? pApano vinAza che, te koNa che ane kevA che? emAM jemane namaskAra paNa zA mATe joie che ? saMsArasukhano lAbha ane karAya che, te evA te kevA sArA che ke, jemane namaskAra bhoga H A be tarapha najara che ke zrIarihanta kahelA karavAnA pratApe sarva pApano vinAza thaI jAya ? dharmanI prApti ane zrIarihanta kahelA dharmanI AvA AvA vicAro navakAra maMtranA mahimAne ane ArAdhanA tarapha najara che? A janmamAM zrIarihanta mAnanArAne ane gAnArAne Ave ke nahi? jo kahelo dharma maLI jAya, e ja icchA che ne ? Page #230 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'A janmamAM zrIarihanne kahelo dharma maLI jAya, to mAro paraloka suMdara bane ane zrIariho kahelA dharmanI prAptithI mArI paralokanI paraMparA paNa sArI sarjAya. ema karatAM karatAM eka bhava evo AvI jAya ke, je bhavamAM mArAM sarva pApa nAza pAmI jAya. ethI huM karmanA saMyogathI sarvathA rahita banI zakuM ane mAruM zuddha svarUpa pragaTI jAya. eTale huM siddhipadano svAmI banI jAuM !' AvuM ja navakAra gaNanAranA manamAM hoya ne ? navakAramaMtranA smaraNa ane zaraNanA phaLa tarIke icche to e sarva pAponA nAzane ja icche ne ? eTale ke zrI siddhipadane ja e icche ne ? mAre to basa, guNasampannatA joie jainane to lAge ke 'A jagatamAM mAre AtmaguNone vikasita karavA mATe, dilathI pUjavA lAyaka je koi che, te badhA navakAramAM sthAna pAmelA che. jemano samAveza navakAramAM nathI, tevAM mArAM mAtA-pitA Adino Adara huM kRtajJatA ane aucityane AzrayIne karuM, paNa mAre mArA AtmakalyANa mATe athavA jagatanA jIvamAtre paNa potapotAnA AtmakalyANa mATe dharmabuddhithI sevavA lAyaka jo koi hoya, to teja che ke, jemano samAveza navakAra maMtramAM karAyo che. navakAra maMtramAM jemano samAveza nathI, te dharmabuddhithI pUjya nathI. dharmabuddhithI haiyApUrvaka mAruM mAthuM tene ja name ke, jemano samAveza navakAra maMtramAM karAyo che. mAre je kAMi kharekhara sAdhavA yogya che, te badhuM e pAMcamA che. arihannAdi pAMca mArA Adarza. e pAcamAM je guNasampannatA che, te mAre joie che.' navakAra maMtra dvArA arihantane, siddhane ane AcArya - upAdhyAya - sAdhune namaskAra karanAro tathA e pAMcane karelo namaskAra sarva pApano vinAza karanAro bane che, evuM samajanAro jaina, e pAMcane keTalo badho samarpita hoya ? ene joie siddhapaNuM, e mATe e arihannanI AjJAnuM pAlana karavAnA lakSyavALo hoya, ane arihannanI AjJAnuM pAlana sAdhupaNAmAM jevuM ane jeTaluM thai zake che, tevuM ane teTaluM gRhasthapaNAmAM thaI zakatuM nathI, mATe 'sAdhupaNuM 5 kyAre pamAya' e eno manoratha hoya. e samaje che ke, sarva pAponA nAza vinA siddhapaNuM maLe nahi ane pApanA nAza mATe sevavA yogya jo koi paNa hoya, to te arihaMta, siddha ane AcArya-upAdhyAya-sAdhu che ! navakAra gaNavAthI navakAra durlabha bane ? navakAra maLyo eTele durgati gai ane sadgati nakkI, paNa te kone mATe ? navakAra jene sarvasva lAge tene mATe, game tene mATe nahIM. eka mAtra navakAra maMtra ja bhaNavA mAMDo to jiMdagI ochI paDe. cauda pUrvI paNa kahe ke, navakAramAM je che te pUrepUruM kahI zakAya evuM nathI. je kAMi sAruM che, Atmahitakara che, te badhuM navakAramAM che. paNa navakAramAM zuM che, e jANavAnI tamane haju icchA paNa nathI thaI ema kahuM ke tIvra icchA nathI thai ema kahuM ? sau navakAra maMtra zIkhe ane emAM zuM che te samaje, e mATe pAThazALA kholI che ? tamArA gharanuM ekeeka chokaruM navakAra maMtranA rahasyane jANe evI vyavasthA karI che ? navakAramAM zuM che, e jANavAnI tame mahenata karI che ? tame koi paNa yogya ThekANe pahoMcIne pUchyuM che kharuM ke, navakA2mAM zuM che ke, jene laine navakAranuM ATaluM badhuM mahattva che ? navakAramAM je che te meLavavA jevuM ane sAcavavA jevuM che ? ke tamArA gharamAM je che te meLavavA jevuM ane sAcavavA jevuM che ? bIjA badhA ja karatA navakAra kImatI che, e ja meLavavA lAyaka che ane e ja sAcavavA lAyaka che, AvuM jo lAge, to ja je bhAve navakAra gaNAvo joie, te bhAve navakAra gaNI zakAya. bAkI to gatAnugatikatAthI ke ke UlaTA bhAve ja navakAra gaNAya. navakAra jo UlaTA bhAve gaNavA mAMDayo ane UlaTA bhAvano Agraha thai gayo, to evo dhakko lAgI jAya ke, kadAca anantakALa sudhI paNa navakAra durlabha banI jAya. kiMmata samajAvI joie navakAra gaNanAro to jANato hoya ke, A navakArathI je puNya baMdhAya, tenAthI sAMsArika sukhanI sAmagrI to maLe, paNa e kAM jIvanuM lakSya na 212 Page #231 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hoI zake. sAMsArika sukhanI sAmagrI maLI eTale sAdhupaNuM joie !sAdhupaNuM pAmIne svAdhyAya ane kAMI pApa mAtrano nAza thai jAya? "pApa nAza pAme saMyamamAM lIna bananArA ja, banI zake to sAcA ane puNyathI mane sAMsArika sukhanI sAmagrI maLe to upAdhyAya ane sAcA AcArya banI zake ! ane ya e sAmagrI mane pApamAM DUbAve nahi e mAre arihaMtapaNuM paNa sAdhupaNA vinA Ave ja nahi! joie che." AvA vicAravALAne A navakAra phaLyo siddhapAruM paNa sAdhupaNA vinA na Ave ! ema kahevAya. navakAra gaNanAranI najara sAdhupaNuM pAmavA jene cIjanI kiMmata nathI hotI, tene mATe sArI uparaja hoyane!ene cakravartIpaNuM ke IndrapaNuM vagere cIja paNa lAbhadAyI banatI nathI. jenA prabhAve sarva meLavavA jevuM lAge kharuM?navakArane bhAvathI pAmelo pApano nAza thaI zake, tenA dvArA sAMsArika sukhanI to kahe ke, mAre cakravartIpaNuM paNa nathI joItuM ane sAmagrI meLavavAnI AzAmAM DUbI janArA, sArI IndrapaNuM paNa nathI joItuM. A badhI dunyavI dRSTie cIjanI kiMmata samajyA kahevAya? UMcAmAM UMcI gaNAtI cIjo che, paNa mAre e na sArI cIjathI sAmAnya lAbha maLe, paNa maLavo joie. mAre to te joIe ke, je mane parameSThipaNuM joIto lAbha na maLe, to te phaLI kahevAya ? UlaTuM, pamADe ! ane je mane siddhapaNuM pamADe ! sArI cIjathI maLatA sAmAnya lAbhamAM ApaNe phasAI jaIe ane evuM karI besIe che. jene laine navakArano mahimA A rIte samajAvavAno ! bhavAntaramAM e sArI cIjanI prApti durlabha banI Aje navakAranA mahimAnI vAto bahu cAle che. jAya, to ApaNane je sArI cIja maLI, te ApaNe navakAranA mahimAnI vAto karIne, ApaNe saune mATe niSphaLa ja gaI, ema kahevAya ne? athavA to navakArano mahimA ja samajAvavo che ke navakAramAM je ApaNe tene nukasAnakAraka banAvI ema paNa kahevAya che, te paNa samajAvavuM che?navakArano mahimA jarUra samajAvavAno, paraMtu navakArano mahimA evI rIte samajAvavAno che, jethI navakAramAM je pAMca che te zrInavakAra maMtranI kiMmata keTalI? dilamAM jaDAI jAya. evA jaDAI jAya che, e navakAra maMtranI kiMmata keTalI ? navakAra maMtra sivAyanuM kAMi game nahi. e pAMca parameSThiomAM je mATe cakravartIoe cakravartIpaNuM choDayuM ane Indro, che, e sivAyanuM kAMI meLavavA jevuM lAge nahi ! indrapAnuM choDI zakatA nathI, paNa jo zakya hota, to arihaMtAdi pAMcane namaskAra, navakAramAM che, to e indroe IndrapaNuM choDayuM hota. jene saMsAranuM sukha pAMcamAM je guNasampannatA che te joie che ke emaNe joIe, saMsAranA sukhanI ja jene spRhA che, tene je mUkI dIdhuM te joIe che? Aje moTe bhAge bIjuM cakravartIpaNA ane indrapaNAthI vadhu zuM meLavavA jevuM badhuM AMkhe caDhI gayuM che. navakArathI "A maLene te che? cakravartI eTale cha khaMDanA svAmI ! Indra eTale maLe" ema thayuM ane e ja meLavavAnI mahenata zarU devatAonA svAmI ! e badhAnI bhogasAmagrI kevI thavA pAmI. ethI meLa jAmato nathI. ane Rddhi-siddhi kevI ? paNa navakAra maMtranI jene mana kiMmata che, ene meLavavA jevuM zuM lAge?navakAra navakAra to tamane maLI gayo che, paNa.... maMtra dvArA jemane huM namaskAra karuM chuM, temanAmAM je che navakAra maMtra jene maLI jAya ane navakAra te mAre joie che, ema ja e kahe!navakAramAM pAMca maMtrano mahimA jene haiye vasI jAya, tene lAge ke have parameSThione namaskAra che. arihanta, siddha, AcArya huM haLavo banI gayo. A maMtra mane maLyo, eTale have upAdhyAya ane sAdhu. A parameSThione namaskAra mAro AtmA karmanA bojAthI ladAyelo rahevAno karanArane joIe zuM?navakAra maMtramAM sthAna pAmavA nahi.' navakAranuM rahasya jema jema samajAya, tema tema ne ? 213 Page #232 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ L. ; jIvane potAnA bojAno khyAla Ave ane e bojo devanI sevA, gurunI sevA, dharmanI upAsanA, dharmInuM utAravAno A suMdaramAM suMdara upAya che, ema lAge. vAtsalya AnA vagara karI zakavAnI mArI tevaDa) A vicArathI paNa ene ghaNo boja UtarI gayelo nathI, eTale AnA saMgamAM beTho chuM, paNa mAro uddhAra lAge. ene haiye TADhaka vaLe. e kahe ke, "hAza, AnA saMgamAM che, ema to huM mAnato ja nathI." | anAdikALathI je samajAyuM nahotuM e have samajAyuM. navakAra maMtra kharI rIte jene gamI gayo hoya, te anAdikALathI ja nahotuM maLyuM e have maLyuM. pahelAM saMsAramAM beTho hoya, bhogamAM beTho hoya, dhananA mane navakAra maLyo to haze paNa tene meM AvI ThagalAmAM beTho hoya, to paNa enA manamAMno bhAva | samajapUrvaka svIkAryo nahi hoya eTale e mane maLyo A hoya ! toya te na maLyA jevo thayo. have Ane evo navakAra maMtra gaNanAranuM lakSya karyuM hovuM joie, AtmasAt karI lauM ke, AmAM je pAMca che, temAM huM enI A vAta che. pharIthI yAda karo ke, ApaNane paNa sthAna pAmI jAuM ane atte bIjA parameSThipade kharekhara je joie che, te badhuM navakAra maMtramAM che ane pahoMcI jAuM!" jaina kuLamAM janmavAthI tamane navakAra ApaNane je nathI joItuM te badhuM saMsAramAM che. gharamAM maLI to gayo che, paNa AvA prakArano bhAva tamAre AvuM borDa mAro, paNa dekhAva mATe nahi. haiyAnA haiye pedA thayo ke nahi? bhAvanA pratIka rUpe vAraMvAra yAda Ave e mATe. navakAra maMtramAM zuM che? ane zuM nathI? roja navakAra gaNanArAone * koI pUche ke, navakAra maMtramAM zuM che?'to kahevuM tame badhA to roje roja vAraMvAra navakAra maMtra ke, "saMsAramAM je nathI te badhuM sAruM navakAramAM che. gaNanArAomAMnA cho ne? roja je navakAra maMtrane ane navakAramAM je che te samajAya, eTale saMsAranuM gaNe ane navakAra maMtrane gaNavA dvArA roja je bIjuM badhuM bhUMDuM lAgyA vinA rahe nahi! bIjuM badhuM arihaMta Adi pAMca parameSThione namaskAra kare, bhUMDuM lAge, eTale zuM thAya ? enAthI aLagA tene "arihaMta koNa ane kevA? siddha koNa ne zAthI banavAnI mahenata thAya !' navakAra maMtramAM je che, te thavAya ? AcArya kevA hoya, upAdhyAya kevA hoya sivAyanuM zuM zuM che? Akho saMsAra to te tamane ane sAdhu kevA hoya ? A jANavAnI icchA ja na vaLagelo che ema lAge che? bahu bhAre lAgI gayo thAya, e zuM banavAjoga che? roja navakAra gaNanAra che saMsAra ? saMsAra eTale zuM? viSaya ane kaSAya. bhAgyazALIne "mAre A pAMcane zA mATe namaskAra viSayathI ane kaSAyathI chUTyA eTale AtmA karavAno?" evo vicAra kadI paNa na Ave, evuM uparano boja sarvathA UtarI jatAM vAra keTalI ? bane kharuM? sabhA : navakAra gaNavAthI lAbha thAya, eTaluM - gharamAM AvuM borDa mAro! jANIe chIe. tamane koI pUche ke, tamAre jo mokSa joie che je ema jANe ke, Ane gaNavA mAtrathI paNa lAbha ane mokSa sAdhavA mATe sAdhu paNuM joIe che, to A thAya che. tene to AnuM svarUpa jAmavAnI icchA vadhAre bIjuM badhuM kema rAkhIne beThA cho ? to dilathI javAba thavI joie ne " joie ke, "bhAI, rAkhavuM paDyuM che tethI rAkhI beTho "zuM che A navakAramAM che, jethI Ano ATalo chuM, bAkI rAkhavAnI jarAya icchA nathI. A rAkhavA badho mahimA che, navakArathI mAtra pAMcane ja namaskAra chatAM paNa prayAso to e ja karuM chuM ke, kyAre sAdhu banI kema karAya che ? e pAMcane namaskAra karavAthI sarva zakuM ! ane mATe ja Ano upayoga jema bane tema pApono vinAza zArthI thAya che? e pAMcamAM evuM devanI, gurunI ane dharmanI sevAmAM karuM ! A to zuM che ke, jethI emane ja namaskAra karavAnuM jJAnIoe ta Page #233 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kahyuM ane e pAMcane karelA namaskArane sarva pApono siddhapaNuM! jene sAdhupaNuM ane siddhapaNuM game nahi vinAza karanAro kahyo?" Avo vicAra to Avavo ane navakAramAM je nathI te ja jene sAruM lAgatuM hoya, joIene?A vicAra jene Ave ane arihaMtAdine te navakArane gaNato paNa hoya, to tene haiye navakAra oLakhavAnI mahenatamAM paDe ne zrIarihaMtAdine nathI. jene sAdhupANuM ane siddhapaNuM game, tene navakAra oLakhavA mAMDe, eTale anAdikALathI cITakIne gamyA vinA rahe nahi ane navakAra jene game, tene beThelo saMsAra hAlI UThayA vinA rahe nahi. ema paNa thayA ja kare ke, "kyAre huM sAdhupaNAne pAmIne arihaMtapaNAne pAmuM ane arihaMtapaNAne navakAramAM mana Asakta banyuM che? pAmIne kyAre huM siddhapaNuM pAmuM !' navakAra maMtra jene haiye kharekhara besI jAya che, tenAmAM svAbhAvika rIte ja evI samaja pragaTI jAya navakAra AvuM samajIne gaNo cho ne! che ke, "zrInavakAramAM je che, te ja mAre joIe che. mAre jagatanA sArA jIvone je joie, te badhuM kharekhara meLavavA lAyaka A jagatanuM bIjuM ja kAMI navakAramAM che. ane jagatanA sArA jIvone dilathI ja nathI, paNa navakAramAM je che te ja mAre vAstavika jena joIe, te badhuM saMsAramAM che!navakAra maMtra tame rIte meLavavA lAyaka che! A jagatanuM bIjuM badhuM huM gaNo cho, te AvuM samajIne gaNo cho ne ? AvuM meLavuM chuM, rAkhuM chuM, sAcavuM-saMbhALuM chuM, bhogavuM chuM, samajIne je navakAra maMtra gaNato hoya, te dunyavI paNa vAstavika rIte mAre e joituM nathI. mAre cIjono bhIkhArI hoya? viSayasukha mATe talasato joie che te ja ke, jenavakAramAM che! ane sivAyanuM hoya? navakArathI mane duniyAnuM A sukha maLaze ne bIjuM to mAre mArI karmajanita nabaLAInA kAraNe te sukha maLaze, evI bhAvanAmAM ramanAro e meLavavuM paDe che, sAcavavuM - saMbhALavuM paDe che ane hoya?navakArane samajapUrvaka gaNanAroto arihaMtano bhogavavuM paDe che. mArA pApano udaya evo che ke, mAre sAco pUjaka hoya. ene khapa hoya, ratnatrayIno ! A badhuM karavuM paDe che." enuM lakSya hoya, ratnatrayIne pAmavAnuM ne sevavAnuM ! dunyavI sukhanI sAmagrI e rAkhato paNa hoya, bhogavato paNa hoya, meLavato paNa hoya ane navakAra maLyo eTale badhuMmaLyuM! sAcavato - saMbhALato paNa hoya, paNa jene haiye navakArathI zuM icchAya ? navakAra maLyo eTale navakAra maMtramAM je che te barAbara sthApita thai gayuM badhuM maLyuM ema ja kahevAya che, teno artha zo ? jene hoya, te to mAne ke, "mAre mArA pApanA udayayoge navakAra maLyo te navakAramAM je kAMI che te sAdhavA ja A karavuM paDe che. bAkI mAre je joIe che temAMnuM nIkaLe. ane navakAramAM je che, te maLe eTale badhuM kAMi ja AmAM nathI. Ano saMyoga to mAre je pAmavuM maLyA vinA rahe nahi jema tame kaho cho ne ke paisA che, te pAmavAmAM mane aMtarAya kare evo che, paNa A maLyA eTale ghauM - cokhA maLI ja gayA! khAvA - sukhanI sAmagrImAM have huM mArA manane Asakta pIvAnI ne paheravA - oDhavAnI cIja maLI ja banavA daIza nahi ! mArA manane jo huM AmAM gaI ! paNa jene paisA maLe te chAtIe bAMdhI rAkhe Asakta banavA dauM to A mane vadhu vakhata aMtarAya to ? paisAno upayoga karatAM AvaDe ne paisA vApare karI zake ne? have to mAruM mana Asakta banyuM che, to ja badhI cIja maLe ne ? tema navakAra maLyA pachI eka mAtra siddhigatimAM ! teno upayoga karatAM AvaDavuM joIe ! navakAramAM jenA haiye zrInavakAra badhuM che, kema ke badhuM navakArathI maLe che, paNa e zoghatAM ne sAdhatAM AvaDavuM joIe ne sAdhupaNAthI navakAra gaNanArane haiye zuM hoya ?sAdhupaNuM ane enI kharI zarUAta che. navakArano upAsaka jyAM Page #234 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ che. sudhI siddha na bane, tyAM sudhI saMsAramAM paNa sArI bhakti ubharAyelI che, paNa kyAM? sArI sAmagrI pAme, emAM navAI pAmavA jevuM jeone navakAra maMtranI kharekharI kiMmata samajAI che kAMI?paNa AnA upAsakane heye jo saMsAranuM sukha nathI, temanI bhakti navakAra maMtra upara ubharAyelI ja pradhAnatA bhogavatuM hoya, to ene mATe, ene hotI nathI, paNa bIjI trIjI cIjo upara ja temanI navakAra maLyo eTale ene badhuM maLyuM, ema kahevAya bhakti ubharAyelI hoya che ane e cIjonI prAptinuM kharuM ? saMsAranA sukhanI e jAtanI ciMtA to sAdhana navakAra maMtra che, ema mAnIne teo navakAra parahitanI ciMtAmAM paNa bAdhA upajAve evI hoya maMtra upara bhakti dekhADatA hoya che. bAkI to navakAra maMtra upara jene sAcI bhakti jAge che, tene to have zuM bAkI rahI jAya che? saMsAranuM bIjuM badhuM tuccha lAgI jAya che ane navakAramAM je che te ja sarvasva lAge che. navakAra maMtramAM to AkhAya zAsananuM rahasya bhareluM che. eka mAtra zrInavakAra maMtranA svarUpa viSe sukhamAM ane duHkhamAM eka ja zaraNa ! jo vicAra karavAmAM Ave, toya emAM saghaLAya sArA navakAra maMtra maLyo eTale zuM maLyuM? navakAra vicAro samAveza pAmI jAya evuM che. emAM mokSanI maMtra maLyo eTale cauda pUrvano sAra maLyo ! pAMca vAta che. mokSamArganA svataMtra prarUpakonI vAta paNa parameSThio maLyA!e pAMceya parameSThione namaskAra emAM che ane mokSamArgane aNIzuddha ArAdhIne karavAnuM sadbhAgya sAMpaDyuM! koI paNa kAma karatAM mokSane pAmelAnI vAta paNa emAM che. eTaluM ja nahi, je pAMca parameSThine namaskAra karyA vinA raheto nathI, paNa anya sarvapuruSArthanetajIne ekamAtra mokSamArganI enA manamAM e pAMcanI kiMmata keTalI badhI hoya? ArAdhanAno puruSArtha karavAmAM lAgI gayelA ene to ema ja lAge ke "sukhamAM ne duHkhamAM mAre AtmAonI vAta paNa emAM che. have bAkI zuM rahI koI zaraNa hoya, to te A navakAra maMtra ja che! kema jAya che?ApaNe vicArIe ane ApaNe samajIe, ke sarva zaraNabhUtano samAveza A navakAra maMtramAM eTaluM ja bAkI rahe che ne ? jema jema ApaNe che ! ane jene AvuM lAge, tene arihaMtane vicArIe ane jema jema ApaNe samajIe, tema tema oLakhavAnI tAlAvelI keTalI hoya? A pAMcane ApaNane ApaNe A jIvanane pAmIne kevo purUSArtha barAbara oLakhI zakAya evI buddhi ane zakti | karavo joIe, eno khyAla Ave evuM che. potAmAM nathI. ema kadAca lAge, to paNa e pAMcane bhakti ubharAI rahI che ne? oLakhavAnA puruSArthane e na choDe ! tame badhA navakAra maMtranA parama bhakta cho ne? jo jo, cauda pUrvano sAra lajavAya nA ! navakAra maMtra upara tamArI bhakti ubharAi rahI che ne ?jo navakAra maMtra upara sAcI bhakti jAgI hoya, cauda parvano sAra kahyo, temAM zuM che ? ane tenAthI | tamane e vicAra na Ave ke, je navakAra maMtrane to to ema ja thAya ke saMsAramAM je pAmavA lAyaka zuM sAdhavAnI IcchA joIe? jai cauda pUrvanA sArane che, te have huM pAmI gayo ! have jo mArAmAM pAmelo ja hoya, tenuM mana dunyavI cIjonI pAchaLa ArAdhanAnI zakti barAbara AvI jAya, to mAre bhaTakatuM hoya? ane emAM te A cauda pUrvanA sArane ane mokSane buhu cheTuM nathI!A navakAra mane maLyo, sAdhana banAvavA mathato hoya?mathato hoya to kaho eTale mAro A janma paNa sudharyo, mAro paraloka paNa suMdara banavAno ane mArI mukti paNa najIkanA cauda pUrvano sAra maLyo, te jo saMsAramAM AvatAM ke, ene navakAra maMtranI kiMmata ja samajAInathI.jene bhaviSyamAM avazya thavAnI !" Page #235 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ duHkhothI bhAgyA kare ane saMsAranAM sukhonI pAchaLa bhamyA kare, to cauda pUrvanA sArane e lajavato nathI ? cIja ghaNI sArI, paNa jene e maLI hoya, tene tenI kiMmata hovI joIe, nahitara e nakAmI paNa nIvaDe ane nukasAna karanArI paNa nIvaDe. mugdha lokonI vAta judI hoya che. emane to guru upara zraddhA hoya che. emanI samaja vikaselI hotI nathI. Ane sAMsArika sukhanuM sAdhana banAvavAno emane Agraha hoto nathI. emanI samajazakti khIle ane jo emane samajAvavAmAM Ave, to e jIvone saMsAranI kAmanA tajI detAM vAra nahi. vizvamAM AnA jevI bIjI koi cIja nathI navakAra maMtra maLyo eTale saghaLuMya sAruM maLI gayuM, evI zraddhA che ? mAno ke, arthazAna nathI, paNa eTalI zraddhA to kharI ne ke, A maLyo eTale badhuM maLyuM ! have mane saMsAranI bIjI koi paNa cIjanI apekSA nathI ! arthajJAnanA abhAvamAM paNa jo sAcI zraddhA hoya, to cIja phaLe che. arthajJAnathI zraddhA nirmaLa bane. jema jema arthazAna thatuM jAya, tema tema buddhi khIlatI jAya. paNa mAno ke, hajI tamane navakAra maMtrano artha samajAyo nathI, paNa upara uparathI tamane ema to lAge che ne ke, AnA jevI bIjI koi cIja A saMsAramAM nathI ! A ja mane saMsArathI pAra utAraze navakAra maMtra maLI gayo che, eTale saMsAranuM bIjuM kAMi nathI maLyuM, teno tamArA dilamAM aphasosa to rahyo nathI ne ? ane saMsAranI bIjI koi cIja evI nathI ke, je maLyAthI navakAra maLyAnA AnaMdathI adhika AnaMda thAya. AvuM tamAruM dila kharuM ne ? A paNa eka zraddhAno prakAra che. A maLyuM che eTale bIjuM na maLe teno bahu aphasosa thAya nahi ane bIjuM game teTaluM maLe, toya A maLyAno je AnaMda che, tethI adhika AnaMda thAya nahi ! AvI zraddhA hoya ane arthajJAna na paNa hoya, toya phAyado thayA vinA rahe ane arthajJAna hoya paNa 5 AvI zraddhA na hoya, to phAyadAnI jagyAe geraphAyado thAya evuMya bane. jene vIMchI karaDayo hoya, tane jo jhera utAranArA maLI jAya che, to thai jAya che ke, cAlo sAruM thayuM ke A maLIya gayo. e paga pachADavAnuM kahe to paga pachADe che ane rAkha coLAvavAnI hoya to rAkha coLAve che. ene dekhIne aDadhuM duHkha ochuM thai jAya che. e melodhelo hoya toya gamI jAya che. e keTaluM bhaNelo che. e jANavAnIya darakAra hotI nathI. kemake zraddhA che ke, AnAthI maTaze. tema navakAra maMtra upara tamane zraddhA che ne ke, saMsArathI A pAra utAraze ! tame jANavA jogo puruSArtha na paNa karI zakyA ho, paNa zraddhA hoya to lAbha thAya. zraddhA kharI ke, A cauda pUrvano sAra na ? navakAra para zraddhA eTale zraddhA ! mithyAtve jagata upara ane jagatanA sukha upara kevI zraddhA karAvI dIdhI che ? ane e zraddhAne laine mANasa zakya lAge to kayo puruSArtha karavAmAM kamInA rAkhe che ? jemAM jemAM sukha mAnyuM, tene jANavAnuM mana keTaluM ? jovAnuM mana keTaluM ? meLavavAnuM mana keTaluM ? ane jeone potAnA mAnyA,temane paNa e jaNAvavA dekhADavA vagerenuM mana keTaluM ? mithyAtve pedA karelI e zraddhA jo A kAma kare che, to jemane navakAra maLyo che ane navakAra upara jemane kharekharI zraddhA pedA thai gai che, temane zuM zuM jANavAnuM, jovAnuM, meLavavAnuM ane sAcavavAnuM mana thAya ? navakAra maMtramAM je kAMI che teja jANavAnuM, jovAnuM ane meLavavAnuM mana thAya ne ? ane asala meLavavA jevI cIja bIjI koi nathI, ema paNa thAya ne ? A zraddhA che. zraddhA hoya chatAM pUrI samaja na hoya, e bane. koi pUche ke 'to tame samajyA zuM ?' to kahevAya ke 'je samajyA chIe te samajAvavAnI tevaDa nathI, paNa ame guruthI jANyuM ane amane gamI gayuM ! amane ema thai gayuM che ke, navakAra maLyo eTale badhuM maLI gayuM ! have bIjI koi cIja na maLe, to ethI bahu aphasosa thAya tema nathI ane bIjI 217 Page #236 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ h4 game tevI sArI cIja maLe, toya navakAra maLyAno je AnaMda che tenAthI adhika AnaMda thAya tema nathI. zA kAraNe e AnaMda adhika che, e kadAca ame vigatathI varNavI zakIe nahi, toya amArA manamAM A ThasI gayuM che ane eme jema jema samajatA jaie chIe, tema tema amArI A zraddhA daDha banatI jAya che.' AvI zraddhA hoya to arihaMtAdine namatAM kevo AnaMda Ave ? ane haiye kevo bhAva pragaTe ? 'mAre te ja joie che, je navakAramAM che, e sivAyanuM kAMi ja mAre joituM nathI.' ema thAya ne namatAM namatAM kevalajJAna ! navakAra maMtra zreSTha kema che ?emAM paMca parameSThi beThA che mATe ! parameSThi koNa ? yogyatAthI ne puruSArthathI arihaMta banyA te ! enA phaLasvarUpa siddho paNa beThA che. enI AjJAnA pAlana khAtara di' ne rAta mahenata karanArA AcArya, upAdhyAya ane sAdhu paNa beThA che. A badhA emAM beThA che, mATe ja navakAra maMtra mahAna che ! e pAMcane karAtA namaskAramAM e sAmarthya paNa che ke, namatAM namatAM jo bhAva vadhI jAya,zreNI maMDAI jAya, to namanAro kevalajJAnI banI jAya evuMya bane. jo ATaluM samajAI jAya to ! tamAre mana AcArya, upAdhyAya ane sAdhu kImatI kema ? eTalA mATe ke, e macI rahyA che di' ne rAta a rihaMtanI AjJAnA pAlana mATe ! emane A saMsAranI sAthe jarAya saMbaMdha nahi ne ? kema ke emane mohanI jALane mULamAMthI chedavI che ane mohanI jALane chedIne jyAM arihaMtAdi pahoMcyAtyAM pahoMcavA mATe te talapApaDa banyA che ! eTale emane dilano saMbaMdha arihaMto sAthe, arihaMtanA zAsana sAthe ane arihaMtanA zAsananI ArAdhanAnAM sAdhano sAthe ! AvA arihaMtAdi pAMcane jemAM namaskAra che, e navakAra maMtra sarvazreSTha gaNAya, kImatImAM kImatI koTino gaNAya, emAM navAi pAmavA jevuM zuM che ? jo A samajAya to navakAra maMtra maLyA pachI, navakAra maMtramAM je che te sivAyanuM saMsAranuM bIjuM kaMi meLavavA jevuM lAge kharuM ? eTalA mAtrathI ja rAjI na thai javAya ! 'namo arihaMtANaM' bolanArane jinanI mUrtinuM darzana karatAM zuM thAya ? namaskAra karatAM zuM thAya ? keTalAka to vaLI bhagavAnanI mUrtIne TheTha page mAthuM lagADe che. jonArane thAya ke, keTalI badhI bhakti ubharAI gaI haze. ene pUchIe ke 'tuM ATalo badho name che,to tAre AvA thavuM che ne ? ane AvA thavAya e mATe vahelI take sAdhu thavAnI tArI bhAvanA che ne ?' to moTA bhAge nA pADanArA maLaze. kaheze ke 'hajI vAra che. hamaNAM to mAre bIjuM bIjuM joie che.' kema ? guNa jeTalA gamavA joie teTalA gamyA nathI. bAkInavakA2to mahAmaMtrache.enAthI mithyAtvanuM jhera Utare, viSayanuM jhera Utare ane kaSAyanuM jhera paNa Utare. badhAM jhera nIkaLI jAya ane AtmA vItarAga banI jAya. paNa eno jene khapa nathI ne emAM bAdhA upajAvanArA saMgano jene khapa che, tenAM jhera Utare zI rIte ? hamaNAM A bhAie kahyuM ke, navakAra maMtranuM smaraNa karavAnA pratApe amukano kensarano roga maTI gayo. amukane kSayano roga hato te maTI gayo, amukane damano roga hato te maTI gayo ane amukanI daridratA maTI gaI. eTaluM to thayuM, paNa pachI zuM ? navakAra maMtrano je mahAprabhAva che, te jotAM A badhuM to tuccha che. jenAthI mithyAtvAdi jhera jAya, tenAthI zuM na thAya ? paNa roga jAya, daridratA jAya, eTalA mAtrathI ja je rAjI thai jAya, tenuM zuM thAya navakAramAM je che, te enAthI bhUlAI jAya, to enI dazA zI thAya ? 218 navakAra smaraNanA pratApe have huM... rogAdi jAya eTale badhuM sukha AvI maLyuM ? navakArathI badhAM duHkhano nAza thAya, paNa navakAra gaNanAro jIva aTake kyAM ? rogAdine dUra karavA, Page #237 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ d eTaluM ja enuM lakSya ? UlaTuM, AvA anubhava pachI to jIva 'zrInavakAranI pAchaLa have huM gAMDA jevo banI gayo chuM.' ema kahe. gAMDA jevo eTale zuM ? gAMDA jevo eTale - 'have huM jyAM sudhI navakAramAM je che te pAmuM nahi, tyAM sudhI huM jaMpIne besuM nahi !' koi pUche ke, e sthAna A janmamAM maLe evuM hoya to joie che ? to e hA kahe, enAthI zakya hoya to e sAdhu banyA vinA rahe nahi. Aje moTA bhAge sthiti judI che. koi koi kahetA Ave che ke, navakAra gaNavAthI amane sukha maLyuM ! huM pUchuM chuM ke, kyuM sukha maLyuM ? e AnaMdamAM gela karato hoya tema kahe ke, 'vepAra vadhI gayo, Avaka vadhI gai, baMgalo nahoto te baMgalo thayo, moTara nahotI te moTara AvI, amuka roga nahoto jato te gayo.' ane koi koi to emeya kahe che ke, 'chokaro nahoto to chokaro thayo ! sAheba bahu AnaMda che. zuM navakArano prabhAva che !' AvA jIvonI navakAra u52nI zraddhA vadhI ke navakAra uparanI zraddhA durlabha banI ? AvA jIvo mugdha koTinA nathI hotA. buddhizALI hoya che ane mokSanI vAta vAraMvAra sAMbhaLelI hoya che. paNa emanuM mana ja pelI cIjomAM coTeluM hoya tyAM zuM thAya ? navakAra gaNatAM je sukha Upaje che teno jene anubhava thAya, te to kahe ke 'navakAra maMtranA smaraNa pratApe have huM bhAre zAMti anubhavuM chuM. saMsAramAM mane abhUtapUrva prApti thai gai, ema lAge che. koi paNa dunyavI padArtha maLe ke jAya, te mane mujhavI zakato nathI. duHkhano Dara pahelAM bahu satAvato, have pApano Dara lAgyA kare che; eTale duHkha Ave to te zAMtithI sahavAnuM mana thAya che. have viSayarasanuM jora rahyuM nathI ane kaSAya nabaLA paDyA che. vAraMvAra ema thayA kare che, duniyAnA badhA saMgothI vahelAmAM vahelI take chUTI jAvuM che !' zarIrano roga khaTake che ke bhogano rasa ? navakAranA smaraNathI zuM thAya ? pApa mAtrano vinAza thAya. mATe ja e duHkhanAzaka, sukhaprApaka ane mokSasAdhaka ! mokSa pamADatAM pahelAM paNa e duHkhanAzaka bane ane sukhaprApaka bane, emAM navAi nathI, paNa eTalAmAM aTavAi jaine je koi jIva saMtoSa pAmI jAya, tene pharIthI duHkhI banatAM vAra keTalI ? jema ke puNye manuSyapaNuM to ApyuM, paNa enuM phaLa je sAdhupaNuM, ene pAmyA vinA ke ene pAmavAnA bhAva vinA marIe to ? daridrapaNA sAthe marIe emAM duHkha vadhAre ke sAdhupaNA vinA marIe emAM duHkha vadhAre ? parama upakA2I kalikAlasarvajJa AcArya bhagavAna zrImad hemacaMdrasUrIzvarajI mahArAjAe zuM zIkhavyuM che ? Aja ke 'jinadharmavinirmukato, mA bhavuM cakravartyapi'. jinano dharma jo na maLato hoya, to cakravartIpaNuM. paNa nA joie. jinadharma na maLato hoya ane tenI sAthe cha khaMDanA rAjyanuM adhipatipaNuM eTale ke cakravartIpaNuM maLatuM hoya, to evuM cakravartIpaNuM paNa nathI joituM A vAta dhyAnamAM che ? tema jo roga gayA pachI bhogamAM citta coTatuM hoya, to roga jAya evuM icchavAne badale navakAramAM citta coTayuM rahe e ja mAgavuM joie ne ? paNa e samaja joie ne ke, roga jeTaluM nukasAna nathI karatA, teTaluM nukasAna bhogano 2sa kare che ? bhoga maLavA mATe to puNya joie, paNa bhogano rasa to pApanA udayathI ja pragaTe ! mATe ja AgaLa vadhatA kahyuM ke, tyAM ceTopi daridropi jinadhamA-dhivAsitaH huM dAsa thAuM ke daridrI thAuM tenI ciMtA nahi, jo mane jinadharma maLata hoya to ! kyAM cha khaMDanuM ekachatrI sAmrAjya ane kyAM dAsatva ne dAridraya ? emAM keTalo taphAvata che ? sAmAnya phera che ? bhagavAne kahelA dharmanI prApti vinA cha khaMDanuM ekachatrI sAmrAjya maLatuM hoya toya te nahi joie ane bhagavAne kahelo dharma meLavavAnA badalAmAM jo dAsatva ne dAridraya maLatuM hoya toya bhagavAne kahelo dharma ja joie ! bhagavAne kahelo dharma sAthe na hoya, to sukha paNa paramaduHkhanuM kAraNa ane bhagavAne kahelo dharma sAthe hoya to duHkha paNa 52ma sukhanuM kAraNa ! e Ano marma che. AvAne sAdhupaNAnI icchA na hoya 219 Page #238 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ e bane? navakAra maMtra phaLyAnI vAto karanArA A maMtrane gaNanAro jo ema kahe ke "mane mokSa gamato samaje che kharA? navakAra gaNanArane dunyavI sukha nathI ane saMsAra ja mane game che? to navakAra maMtrane joie che ke bhagavAne kahelA dharmano ene khapa che? e je gaNe che, teno hetuM zo che? jJAnI to barAbara e to kahe ke "mane vAstavika rIte nisabata sukha jANI zake ke "eno amuka hetu che ane ApaNe paNa agara duHkha sAthe nathI, paNa bhagavAne kahelA dharmanI tenI bolacAla, rItabhAta AdithI anumAna karI sAthe che!' enuM lakSya pAMca parameSThio hoya. kyAre zakIe ke "e navakAra maMtrane gaNe che kharo, paNa mane emAM sthAna maLe ane kyAre huM siddhigatine navakAra maMtrane gaNanAranuM je dhyeya hovuM joie, te pAmuM.' e enI jhaMkhanA hoya. evo ja jIva dhyeyane pAmyo lAgato nathI.' manuSyapaNAnA phaLane sAdhI zake. navakAra maMtra gaNanArane jyAre A vAta jANavA maLe ane lAge ke, hajI huM A dhyeyanA mArge Avyo navakAra gaNe ene saMsAra game? nathI, to e jANIne ene dhrujArI na chUTe?ene ema ApaNe sahu je pAMca parameSThione mAnIe na thAya ke, navakAra maMtra gaNavA dvArA roja huM je pAMca chIe, je pAMca parameSThione ApaNe roja vAraMvAra parameSThione vAraMvAra namaskAra karuM chuM, temAMnA namaskAra karIe chIe, temAMnA eka paNa parameSThinA ekanA paNa varNanamAM mokSa zabdane mUkyA vinA cAle svarUpamAM varNanamAM mokSamArganI vAta AvatI na tema nathI. ane mane hajI mokSa gamato nathI. mane hoya, evuM che ja nahi. arihaMtadevo mokSamArgane hajI saMsArathI chUTavAnuM mana thatuM nathI, e mArI kaI sthApIne mokSane pAmelA; siddhabhagavanto mokSamArganI dazA che? ArAdhanA karavA dvArA sakala karmothI rahita banIne siddhipadane pAmelA; AcArya bhagavaMto mokSamArganA namaskAra-ciMtana ja pAlaka, pracAraka tathA saMrakSaka, upAdhyAyabhagavaMto 0 navakArane gaNanAro pApane choDavAnA prayatnavALo mokSamArgane sevanArA tathA mokSamArganA nirUpaka hoya. je pApa enAthI chUTe temane hoya, ane ethI zAstronA jJAnanuM dAna karanArA; ane sAdhubhagavaMto ene pApa karyuM paNa paDatuM hoya, paraMtu te pApano ene paNa pote ekAMte mokSamArgane sevavAnI sAthe bIjAone rasa na hoya. sAmAnya rIte, pApa karavuM paDe e ene mokSamArganI sevA karavAmAM sahAya karanArA ! A game nahi ane pApa karyA pachI eno ene pazcAttApa pAMcamAMthI ekanA paNa svarUpadarzanamAM mokSamArganI hoya. navakAra paNa e pApathI chUTI zakAya mATe gaNe. vAta na hoya, to te cAle nahi. pApane sArI rIte karavA mATe e navakArane gaNe nahi. AvA pAMca parameSThione namaskAra karanArA, 0 jene navakAra game tene saMsAranuM kazuM na joie. ane e pAMca parameSThione karelA namaskAranA phaLa ene to thAya ke, mAre e ja joIe che, ke je tarIke sarva pApano vinAza thAya che, evuM mAnanArA, temaja je kriyA sarva pApanI vinAzaka hoya, te kriyAne 0 jaina kuLanA mahattvane ane navakAra maMtranA tattva ja sarva maMgalomAM prathama maMgala tarIke mAnanArAo samajelo durgati pAme nahi. navakArane pAmelo AtmAnA zuddha svarUpane ane azuddha svarUpane samaje durgatie jAya, to samajavuM ke, uttamamAM uttama cIja ke nahi ? eo ema kahI zake kharA ke "mane mokSa eNe viparIta svarUpe pariNAvI. navakArane pAmavA gamato nathI, mane saMsAra game che?" emane saMsAra chatAM e durgatie gayo, to te ethI ja ke, navakAramAM nathI gamato ane mokSa game che emane saMsArathI je che tenI teNe kiMmata AMkI nahi. chUTavuM che ane mokSane meLavavo che; e mATe to 0 navakAramAM je kAMI cIjo che te satimAM laI zrInavakAramaMtrane gaNe che ! Ama chatAMya navakAra janArI che ane saMsAramAM e sivAyanI je cIjo che navakAramAM che. 2 20 Page #239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ | te badhI durgatimAM laI janArI che. ApaNane saMsAranI, zuM ? arihaMtanI AjJAnuM pAlana joie ne ? saMsAranA sukhanI cIjo nathI joitI, ema jo thAya, arihaMtanI AjJA pALanAro game tevI Apattio to pachI durgati thAya nahi. vacce paNa sukha ane zAMtino anubhava karI zake che. 0 navakAramAM je che teno jene khapa na hoya ane saMsAramAM je che teno ja jene khapa hoya, te navakArano sAco gaNanAro kahevAya? 0 navakAra maMtra jene bALapaNathI maLe, tene maratAM sudhI arihaMtAdine oLakhavAnI IcchA paNa na thAya ? 0 haiye navakAra eTale zuM? je navakAramAM che tene pAmavAnuM mana ane e sivAyanuM saMsAramAM je kAMI che, te badhAthI chUTavAnuM mana ! 0 navakAra eTale cauda pUrvano sAra ! cauda pUrvamAM sArabhUta zuM? to sAdhu paNuM, arihaMtapaNuM ane siddha paNa ! 0 navakAra gaNanArane Akho saMsAra kevo lAge ? jenAthI chUTavAnuM mana thayA vinA rahe nahi evo ! saMsAra nI sAmagrIno upayoga paNa e zemAM karavA icche che ? potAne je kharekhara pAmavuM che te pAmavAmAM! badhAM sAdhanane e sAdhu paNAnI prAptinAM ane siddhapaNAnI prAptinA sAdhana banAvavA mathe ! 0 cauda pUrvanA sArane pAmelo virAgI bane ke saMsAranA rAgano rasiyo bane ? cauda pUrvanA sArane je samajapUrvaka pAmyo, ene dhanAdinI prAptinuM lakSya hoya ke siddhapaNuM ane sAdhupaNuM pAmavAnuM lakSya hoya ? 0 navakAra maMtra upara jene zraddhA thaI jAya, te zuM kahe ? "mane have bIjuM kAMI joItuM nathI." ema kahe ne ? ane AvI zraddhA jenAmAM pragaTe, tene A navakAra maMtramAM zuM che, te jANavAnuM mana thAya ne? pachI to ene, arihaMta ane arihaMtanI AjJA sivAyanuM kAMI ja jovA jevuM ne jANavA jevuM lAge nahi. 0 navakAra maMtrathI zuM nA maLe?jagatamAM evI kaI cIja che ke, je navakAra maMtra dvArA na ja maLI zake? paNa navakAra maMtra upara jene zraddhA thai, tene joIe Page #240 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #241 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pha namaskAra mahAmaMtra ke prabhAva se ... munizrI narendra vijayajI 'navala' saMskRta kovid [zrI mohanakheDA tIrtha ] vizva ke prAMgaNa meM zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtra ko bejor3a - ajoDa maMtra ke rUpa meM mAnyatA milatI jA rahI hai| jisakA pramukha kAraNa hai namaskAra kA artha vistAra / tathA sAdhaka para AyA bhayaMkara saMkaTa se nistAra ho jaanaa| namaskAra mahAmaMtra meM adhyAtma kA pAvana saMdeza hai to bhautika samRddhi kA saMketa bhI hai| yoga, siddha vidyA, vijJAna, karma, dharma Adi kasoTiyoM para bhI yaha maMtra kasA gayA aura isa maMtra ko jAgrata maMtra ke rUpa meM mAnA gayA hai| vizva pUjya abhidhAna rAjendra koSa ke nirmAtA yuga prabhAvaka zrImadvijaya rAjendra sUrIzvarajI ma. sA. ne jIvana meM do bAra mahA kaThInatam sAdhanA paddhati meM isa maMtra ko sAdhakara jana jAgRti aura dharma krAnti kA zaMkhanAda kiyA thaa| "arham" pada kI akhaNDa sAdhanA meM svayaM ke jIvana ko to dipta banAyA hI, sAtha hI jina zAsana ke mArga para hajAroM hajAra ArAdhakoM ko sanmArga pradAna kara janakalyANa bhI kiyaa| unhI kI paramparA meM vyAkhyAna vAcaspati jainAcArya zrImadvijaya yatIndra sUrIzvarajI ma. sA. ke ziSya ratna pravacana kAra Agama jJAtA munirAja zrI devendra vijayajI ma. sA. hue haiN| jinakI pAvana nizrA rahane kA saubhAgya nirantara mujhe bAlyakAla se hI milA hai / 12 varSa taka apane upakArI gurudeva ke sAtha raha kara maiMne jo pAyA use saMkSepa meM prastuta kara "zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtra" ke prabhAva ke viSaya meM satya prakaraNa prakaTa kara rahA hU~ : (1) pUjya upakArI gurudeva prAtaHkAla 3 baje se uThakara niyamita rUpa se 3 ghaMTe kA dhyAna karate the| paMca pha parameSThi mudrA karake dhyAna karate samaya jo avazya saMketa prApta hotA thA use eka choTI sI DAyarI meM noTa kara lete the| phira usI ke anusAra aneka kaThina praznoM kA samAdhAna sahaja rUpa se kara dete the| (2) pUjya upakArI gurudeva kahA karate the ki zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtra ArAdhanA se hI Atma uddhAra kI kuMjI prApta hotI hai| anAdikAlIna viSaya vikAra kI bimArI miTatI hai| pravacana karate samaya antara meM apane Apa ese ese brahma vAkya nikalate haiM ki svayaM ko bhI bAda meM Azcarya hotA haiN| eka aisA prayoga bhI haiM ki jo maMtra bola kara mu~ha para hAtha ghumA diyA jAya to dhArA pravAha eka hI viSaya para mahinoM bolane para bhI jJAna kI aTUTa dhArA bahatI rahatI hai| cintana zakti aura smRti kI zakti khula jAtI hai| (3) pUjya upakArI gurUdeva ke kara kamaloM se pratiSThA aMjanazalAkAeM, upadhAna tapotsava, dIkSA mahotsava saMghamAlA aura mahApUjAdi ke kAryakrama hote the| sabhI kArya meM gurudeva ko saphalatA hI milatI thI / eka mAtra kAraNa thA "arihaMte zaraNa pavajjAmi" kA pratidina kriyAtmaka rUpa se dhyAna aura cittAkAza meM namaskAra maMtra kA bhAvanAtmaka rUpa meM smaraNa / (4) pUjya upakArI garudeva ne aneka sthAnoM ke saMgha ke ApasI vivAdoM ko sulajhA diyaa| kleza miTA diyaa| prema kI gaMgA bahA dii| prati varSa gurudeva cAturmAsa ke daramyAna sAvana sudi 7 se pUrNimA taka meM namaskAra maMtra kI sAmuhika sAdhanA karAte the| jisake prabhAva se cAturmAsa aitihAsika ho jAtA thA / (5) pUjya upakArI gurudeva ne namaskAra mahAmaMtra nAmaka eka ati sundara pustaka kA lekhana kiyA hai cu Page #242 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jisameM zAstrIya pramANa ke AdhAra para mahattvapUrNa "ajapAjApa" mAnasa jApa karo to kArya ho jaavegaa| zrI vivecana kiyA hai| isa pUrI pustaka ko mAtra 3 dina kI mAsTara sA. ne esA hI kiyA aura unhe Arthika saMkaTa se alpAvadhi meM likha diyA thaa| yaha bhI mahAmaMtra kA hI mukti mIla gii| prabhAva jAnanA caahiye| (10) vi. saM. 2035 meM ahamadAbAda nivAsI (6) pUjya upakArI gurudeva ke pAsa jo bhI bAbubhAI maMgaladAsa zeTha ne eka dina pUjya gurudeva se zraddhAlu apanI samasyA lAte the yA duHkha nivAraNa kI kahA ki, sAheba, mane AzIrvAda aapo| taba upakArI bAta karate the to gurudeva namaskAra mahAmaMtra para aisA karUNA nidhAna ne kahA ki 'tamArI sevA jarUra phlse| prayoga batAte the ki svapna meM saMketa hogA yA kisa navakAra maMtra upara para sapheda varNa thI A maMtra -- avadhi taka meM kAma hogA Adi mana manoratha pUraka bAteM __gnno|' vAstava meM bAbubhAI kA eka aTakA huA kArya batA dete the aura jApa karake khIra kA ekAsanA karane ho gayA thaa| kA upadeza dete the| (11) andhakAra meM prakAza, duHkha meM sukha, (7) pUjya upakArI gurudeva ravi puSya aura guru samasyA meM samAdhAna, mRtyu meM jIvana pradAna karane puSyameM khar3e khar3e dhyAna karake mahAmaMtra kA prayoga bhI __ kI anekoM ghaTanAe~ zrI navakAra maMtra meM adbhuta zakti karate the| jisase AsurI zakti ke prakopa se mukta __ svataH samAviSTa haiN| eka adbhuta prasaMgakarake anekoM ko jIvana dAna bhI diyaa| vi. saM. 2032 jodhapura, kAparar3AjI, ajamera, (8) vi. saM. 2033 meM rAjendra sUri jJAna maMdira jayapura, bharatapura, AgarA phirojAbAda vicaraNa karate meM pUjya upakArI gurudeva cAturmAsa kara rahe the| hue bhIlavAr3A, citor3agar3ha, nimbAher3A, nImaca ho kara bhAdrava vadi ke kinhIM dinoM meM bhInamAla nivAsI jeTha vadI 9 maMgalavAra dinAMka 3-6-1975 ko 28 mahetA sumeramalajI hastImalajI ekAeka guru darzanArtha ki.mI. vihAra karake pipalIyA corAhe para sthAnAbhAva Aye tathA vandanA karane ke pazcAt zrI mehatAjI ne ke kAraNa pUjya upakArI gurudeva aura maiM ThANA 2 eka kahA, 'gurudeva! sone kI eka kaMThI guma ho gaI hai| ghara Ama vakSa ke nIce sarya asta hote hI Thahara gaye the| para khuba khojA, khuba khojA parantu nahIM milI hai| pratikramaNa Adi kriyA se nivRta hue hI the ki cintA bhArI hai, kyA karU~? gurudeva ne tatkAla kahA, ekAeka gagana maNDala meM megha garjanA hone lgii| mehatA, zIghra hI abhI hI bhInamAla ke liye ravAnA ho bijalI cAroM ora cmkii| dekhate hI dekhate to varSA jaao| mahAmaMtra ko smaraNa karake punaH khoja bIna ghara musalAdhAra zurU ho gii| pauna ghaNTe meM to ghuTane ghuTane para hI kro| kArya siddha ho jaavegaa| vAstava meM taka jala A gyaa| meM to ghabarA gyaa| pUjya upakArI gurudeva ke mArgadarzana ke anusAra mehatAjI ne aisA gurudeva ne kahA narendra! navakAra maMtra kA smaraNa kiyA to sone kI kaMThI mila gaI thii| kro| maiM maMtra kA smaraNa karane lgaa| varSA to joroM kI (9) vi. saM. 2034 meM rAjagar3ha cAturmAsa ke thii| hama donoM idhara udhara aMdhere maiM pAnI se bacane ke andara riMganoda madhya pradeza nivAsI mUlacaMdajI liye prayatnazIla the| kadama kadama saMbhala kara cala rahe luNAvata pUjya upakArI gurudeva ke pAsa Aye tathA the| ekAeka mandasora DaMbara sar3aka para eka Traka aayaa| vaMdanA karake kahane lage, 'mahArAja sA. maiM eka ati ekadama lAITa hamArI tarapha pheNkaa| dekhate hI DrAyavara Arthika saMkaTa maiM ulajhA huA huuN| kucha upAya btaaiiye| cillAyA are kauna ho? tthhro| eka kadama bhI Age taba gurudeva ne kahA ki mAsTara! niyamita rUpa se zrI pIche mata calo varanA mara jaaoge| ekA kahate hue namaskAra mahAmaMtra kama se kama eka mahine taka uThate baiThane DrAyavara Traka rokakara bhAgakara AyA aura rAstA batAte sote jAgate calate phirate bAta karate covisoM ghaMTo hue hame le calA tathA usane kahA are mahArAja sA. Page #243 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAta, ATha kadama calate isa dizA meM to mota kA kuA~ thaa| bhayaMkara bAvar3I thii| usameM gira jAte to prANa paMkherU ur3a jAte / sau kadama ke bhItara hI sar3aka para eka pyAU meM DrAyavara ne ThaharA diyaa| hama vastra ko vyavasthita karane meM lage ki DrAyavara calA gyaa| tatpazcAt hamane khUba AvAja lagAI para na to Traka dikhAI na DrAyavara / Aja bhI vaha dina yAda AtA hai to zarIra kaMpAyamAna ho jAtA hai| merI to yahI mAnyatA hai ki zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtra ke prabhAva se hI jIvana dAna milA / merA anubhava : jIvana ke andara aneka prakAra ke kArya karate haiN| kahIM kahIM vighna AnA bhI svAbhAvika hai| kintu una vighnoM ko pAra karane ke liye cintana karanA bhI Avazyaka hai| cintana ke sAtha hI namaskAra maMtra kA jApa eka aisI divya zakti hai ki svapna bhI sAkAra ho jAtA hai| aneka kAryoM meM AzAtIta saphalatA milatI hai| namaskAra maMtra meM vijJAna chipA huA hai| raMga vijJAna, bheda vijJAna, karma vijJAna, yaMtra taMtra vijJAna, sabhI kA samAveza navakAra maMtra meM hai| vicAroM ko gatizIla banAne meM bhI navakAra kI preraka bhUmikA rahatI hai| aNu aura paramANuoM ko zuddha karane meM navakAra mahAmaMtra eka sazakta maMtra hai| mere jIvana meM bhI aneka prasaMgoM para navakAra maMtra ne sahayoga diyA hai| tAjI hI ghaTanA isa prakAra hai --- vi. saM. 2042 ASADha vadI 12 di. 15-6-85 zanivAra ko subaha udayagaDha ma. pra. vihAra karake prAtaH kAla 9 || baje rANApura ma. pra. hama do muni : ravindra vijayajI aura maiM phuNce| pramukha mArga se hote hue jaina dharmazAlA ke sAmane pahu~ce hI the ki kucha bhramita mati vAle upahAsa ke sAtha vRtti aura dveSa buddhi ke kAraNa ghAtaka zastra lekara mArane daur3e aura apazabdoM kI varSA karane lge| isa Aye acAnaka vikaTa saMkaTa se pAra utarane ke liye zrI navakAra maMtra kA zaraNa liyaa| jaise hI maineM navakAra maMtra kA mAnasika jApa prAraMbha kiyA ki kucha sabhya loga AkramaNakArI tattvoM ko khIMca kara dUra le gaye tathA hameM isa prakAra saMkaTa se mukti milii| isa drazya ko dekhane vAle karIbana 500-600 vyakti the| sabhI ne hameM sahAnubhUti dii| saba ko hamane zAnta kiyA tathA apane gaMtavya kI aura Age bar3ha gye| navakAra kA camatkAra : navakAra kA camatkAra Aja bhI vidyamAna hai| parama AsthA ke sAtha hRdaya kamala meM navakAra kA dhyAna kareM to bAhya saMkaTa to kyA AMtarika karmoM kA saMkaTa bhI Tala sakatA hai| inyls| zubham Page #244 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sA~pa bhI zAMta ho jAtA hai| rozanalAlajI ma. sA. ke ziSya, premamuni ma. sA. mannora jaina sthAnaka, jilA-sonIpata (hariyANA), pIna 131 101 lagabhaga vikrama saMvata 2013 grISma Rtu kA mahinA thaa| maiM apane gurudeva se AjJA lekara naI dillI jaina sthAnakase kAryavaza bAhara jA rahA thaa| eka ror3a ke kinAre para eka sAikiloM kI marammata karane vAlA baiThA thaa| vaha eka loI ke sariyese eka sA~pa ko mArane kI koziza kara rahA thaa| parantu nIce kaccI jagaha hone se vaha sA~pa Age nikala jAtA thaa| merA dhyAna usa ora gyaa| maiMne kahA, 'he bhAI! isa sA~pa ko mata maar|' vaha sunakara kucha ruka gayA aura kahane lagA, 'vaha sA~pa to mArane lAyaka hai, kisIko kATa jAegA to vaha tatkAla mara jaaegaa|' maiMne kahA, 'are bhAI! Thahara! ise mata mAra! vaha phira ruka gyaa| maine navakAra maMtra par3hA aura eka vastra usa sauMpa para DAlakara pakar3a liyA aura use Age le gyaa| vaha sAikila vAlA jorase bolakara kahane lagA, 'bAbAjI, isa sA~pa ko chor3a do anyathA Apa mara jaaoge|' maiMne usakI bAta para adhika dhyAna na dete hue usa sA~pa ko eka sUkhe hue nAle meM DAla diyaa| vaha miTTI kI darAda meM ghusa gyaa| isa ghaTanA se merI AtmA ko bahuta bala milA aura maiMne apanA iSTa mantra, navakAra mantra nizcaya kiyaa| ___ maiM jaba gurudeva ke sAtha trinagara dillI ke jaina sthAnaka meM cAturmAsa ke lie sthita thA taba eka dina prAtaH hI maiM gaucarI jA rahA thA, to kucha navayuvaka apane makAna kI purAnI chata kI inTe tathA miTTI UkhAr3akara sar3aka para DAla rahe the| usameM eka choTA-sA sA~pa thaa| use dekhakara ve soca rahe the ki, yaha kisI ko kATa na khaay| dayA ke vicArase yukta honese unako mArane kI bhAvanA nahI thI, parantu Ama rAstA honese koI vyakti sAMpa ko mAra sakatA thaa| ataH usa sA~pa kI rakSA karane kI bhAvanA mere dila meM utpanna huI aura sarvaprathama navakAra mantra par3hA aura use jolI meM le liyA aura sthAnaka ke pAsa pArka meM chor3a diyA aura vaha kahIM chUpa gyaa| eka dina eka yuvaka ko maiMne kahA ki, 'kisI bhI samaya gharase bAhara jAnA ho to sarva prathama tIna bAra navakAra mahA mantra zraddhA sahita par3hakara phira jaanaa|' usa yuvaka ne rAtri meM Akara batAyA ki, 'gurUjI, maiM prAtaH 9 baje gharase bAhara jAte samaya 3 bAra navakAra mantra par3hakara moTara sAIkila para savAra hokara apanI DyUTike lie baiMka meM pahU~cA, aura vahA~ para kAma karake sAyaMkAla jaba apane gharakI ora lauTa rahA thA, taba merA moTara sAikila esI jagaha meM phaMsa gayA ki sAir3a meM pula kI dIvAra hai aura pIche basa tejIse A gaI, aura Age se Traka bhI A gyaa| maiMne apane moTara sAikila ko pulakI dIvAra ke sAtha ekadama ar3A diyaa| akasmAta hone meM jarA bhI kasara nahIM thI. phira bhI maiM tathA moTara sAIkila surakSita rhaa| taba se merI zraddhA navakAra mantra para atyAdhika bar3ha gii|' usa yuvaka kI isa ghaTanA ko sunakara merI AtmA kI zraddhA navakAra para adhika rUpase sthira ho gii| mahAmaMtra ke jApake sAtha zuddha brahmacarya pAlana evaM aTala vizvAsa honA parama Avazyaka hai| Page #245 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmantra kI mahimA priya suziSya santa ratna paM. zrI udayacandajI ma. sA. 'jainasiddhAMtAcArya' dohA pandraha lAkha rUpaye vyaya kIne, amerikA meM jaay| mahAmaMtra navakAra kI, mahimA aprmpaar| kucha mahIne ArAma milA phira, hAlata vahI ho jAya jii||11|| jo dhyAve zuddhacittase, ho jAve bhvpaar|| cobIsa pharavarI assI kA dina, antima mujhe btlaay| (tarja : zrI pAla narezvara, samarayo parameSTi navapada premase) pAnI nahIM gale meM utare, galA sUjatA hI jAya jii||12|| navakAra prabhAve, pAve jIvana, dhana saba Ananda jii|| tter|| DAkTara ne kahA baDe putrase, aba nahi ye baca paay| jainadharma meM mahA prabhAvI. mahAmaMtra nvkaar| maiMne bhI anumAna lagAyA, DAkaTara maraNa batAya jii||13|| vidvAnoM kI dRr3ha AsthA, niSThA banI apAra jii||1|| __ maiMne mu~ha se nalI nikAlI, auSadhi do phiNkvaay| mahAmaMtra meM zakti ghaNI hai, nahIM guNoM kA paar| sabako kamare bAhara kInA, dharma dhyAna mana mAya jii||14|| kaI samasyA hala ho jAve, pAve sukha apAra jii||2|| dohA bambaI meM eka sAhukAra the, ratanacanda thA naam| pUre zradhA bhAva se, japana lagA nvkaar| unakA anubhava tumhe sunAU~, suno lagAkara dhyAna jii||3|| auroM kA kalyANa ho, sukhI bane sNsaar|| dharma karma meM nahIM bharosA, kahatA saba bekaar| (pUrvavat) maMtra jApa meM samaya gaMvAye, ve nara mUDha ga~vAra jii||4|| maMtra jApa yoM karate karate, AdhI rAta bitaay| patnI usakI sarala svabhAvI, sadA jape nvkaar| joroM se ulTI huI mujhako, dasta sAtha meM Aya jii||15|| patideva ko vaha samajhatI, dharma jagatameM sAra jii||5|| khUna bahuta sA nikalA mukha se, mujhe milA kucha cain| sUna pacAsa kI suno vArtA, bAta eka chir3a jaay| prAtaHkAla daravAjA kholA, bIta gaI jaba rjnii||16|| mahAmaMtra navakAra jagata meM, mahatva rakhe kucha naayjii||6|| ratanacaMda kI bAta sanI to. camI mere mana maaNy| gharavAlo ne jIvita dekhA, acaraja mana meM aay| samaya dekhakara cupa rahA maiM to bolA, kucha bhI nAMya jii|||7|| nahIM thI unako merI AzA, jIvita nahIM raha paayjii||17|| tIsa varSa ke bAda gayA maiM usa hI ke ghara maaNy| apanI patnI se maiM bolA, garama dUdha le aav| vyApArI thA moTA vaha to, sAhukAra kaI Apa jii||8|| pAva kilo vaha dUdha le AI, maiM pI gayA use utthaayjii||18|| dohA maiMne mana meM nizcaya kInA, jaba taka jIvana shess| saba kAmoM ko chor3akara jape sadA nvkaar| NamokAra kA jApa japUMgA, isameM zakti vishessjii||19|| huI AsthA dharma maiM, nahiM dekhe vyApAra / / kucha dina bAda meM daliyA khAyA, svastha huA mujha gaat| (pUrvavata) DAkaTara se milane ke khAtira, paidala hI maiM jaatjii||20|| maiMne socA apane mana meM, kima parivartana aay| jIvita mujha ko dekhA usane, nahI huA vishvaas| rahasya kholakara vahI batAve, bItaka sabhI sunaay||9|| kahA unhone mujhako ese, nahIM thI terI aashjii||21|| san assI meM huI bimArI, gale meM keMsara hoy| auSadhi lInI kauna vaidya kI, mujha ko Apa btaay| maiMne bahuta ilAja karAyA, kArI lagI na koya jii||10|| anya marIjo ko sukha upaje, esA upAya btaayjii||22|| Page #246 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dohA sabahI prANI sAtA pAve, sukhI bane sNsaar| mahAmaMtra navakAra sama, nahiM auSadhi jaga maay| antara mana meM bhAva bane haiM, japUM sadA nvkaarjii||27|| dRTa bA isa para rakhe, saba saMkaTa miTa jaay|| Aja ho gayA roga makta maiM, yaha acaraja kI baat|| (pUrvavata) NamokAra meM pratipala japatA, zvAsa zvAsa ke sAtha jii||28|| cintAmaNi sama mahAratna hai, kalpavRkSa tama jaan| girirAja muni ne sunI vArtA, hamako dI btlaay|| manavAMchita phala dAtA jaga meM suno lagA kara thaanjii||23|| ratanacanda kA anubhava sundara hamako sIkha dilAya jii||29|| zaktizAlI mahAprabhAvI, mahAmaMtra nvkaar| jaisI hamane sunI vArtA, vaisI dI btlaay| para isake saMga kSamA bhAva ho, yaha isakA aadhaarjii||24|| bhUlacUka jo isameM hove, jJAnI zuddha kraayjii||30|| saba jIvo para maitrI bhAva ho eMsA karo vicaar| bhIlavAr3A ke motI bhavanameM, ika cAlIja ke maaNy| sabahI prANI sAtA pAve yahI maMtra kA saarjii||25|| priya ziSyo ne kiyA caumAsA, sabako kathA btaayjii||31|| ratanacandra phira Age bole, maiMne kSamA lI dhaar| kSamA mA~ga lI ghara vAloM se, phira mA~gI sNsaarjii||26|| Page #247 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmantra se maiMne pAyA gurU zrI pratApa pravartaka guru zrI rameza munijI ke suziSya gautama muni 'prathama' vi. saM. 2030 kI bAta hai ki jaba maiM prathama jaina zramaNa ke nikaTa meM aayaa| ve una zramaNa hai kavi ratna zraddheya zrI kevala muni jI mhaaraaj| jinakI kRpA draSTi se mujhe mahAmantra jaisA mantra sIkhane ko milaa| sAtha hI muni pravara se anya bAteM bhI milii| kaMThastha hone ke pazcAta muni zrI ne mujhe nitya smaraNa karane kI preraNA bhI dii| muni zrI apanA cArtumAsa pUrNa karake vihAra kara cuke| usI dina se merI AsthA pUrNa rUpase navakAra mantra para bana cukI thii| aise to maiM jAti se jaina nahIM hU~ kintu bacapana se hI merI jaina dharma ke prati ananya ruci ba AsthA rahI hai| yaha maiM apanA saubhAgya hI mAnU~gA / sAta ATha mAha mujhe kisI bhI jaina santoM kA sAMnidhya nahIM milaa| kintu navakAra mantra kA jApa vaise hI cala rahA thA jaise ki zraddheya kavi zrI ne niyama karavAyA thaa| 2031 kA varSAvAsa hamAre nagara jAlanA meM (mahArASTra) pUjya gurUdeva zrI pratApamalajI mahArAja evaM majhadhArAbhUSaNa zramaNa saMghIya pravartaka gurudeva zrI rameza muni jI mahArAja Adi ThANA 11 kA varSAvAsa thaa| yaha jaina zramaNa se merA dvitIya samparka thA kintu samparka ke pazcAt bhI mujhe muniyoM ke nAma yAda nahIM the| taba maiMne ghara Akara apanI dharmamAtA zrI sau. jar3Ava kuMvarabAI golecchA se puuchaa| unhoMne mujhe gurUdeva kA pUrNa paricaya btlaayaa| taba se mujha atyAdhika munirAjoM se samparka rhaa| phalasvarUpa mere pha antaramAna meM jaina zramaNa banane kI icchA jAgrata huii| maiMne yaha vicAra gurudeva kI sevA meM rkhe| sAtha meM yaha bhI kaha diyA ki maiM jaina dharma ke viSaya meM kucha bhI nahIM jAnatA huuN| gurudeva ne pharamAyA- hama tumheM pUrNa rupeNa adhyayana kA saMyoga deNge| gurudeva ne apanA cAturmAsa pUrNa kara ke AMdhra pradeza kI ora vihAra kiyaa| na to kabhI gurUdeva ne patra diyA, na koI sUcanA / kintu dIkSA kI prabala icchA ke kAraNa maiM binA kisI ke kahe apane ghara se nikala cukaa| na to mujhe kisI Trena kA jJAna thA, na mujhe gurUdeva kahA~ virAjate haiM yaha jJAna thaa| kintu mahAmaMtra para pUrNa AsthA thii| ataH jisa gAr3I meM baiThatA vaha mujhe gurudeva ke caraNoM meM pahu~cA detii| yaha saba navakAra maMtra kI dena thii| isa samaya merI umra lagabhaga 12-13 varSa ke AsapAsa hogii| jaba parivAra vAloM ko jJAta huA ki vaha lene ke lie pahu~ca ho jAte, yaha krama lagabhaga 7 bAra claa| eka samaya ko bAta hai ki jaba maiM dhUpa se sTezana kI ora cala diyA / canda minaToM meM parijana bhI vahIM pahu~ca gye| itane meM Trena bhI A gii| maiM binA TikaTa hI Trena meM baiThA huA unheM dekha rhaa| mana hI mana navakAra mantra kA smaraNa karatA rhaa| Apa Azcarya na kareM, ve mujhe nahIM dekha ske| yaha hai " mahAmaMtra navakAra kA adbhuta cmtkaar|" 'mahAmaMtra se maiMne pAyA saMyama jIvana / ' cu Page #248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ netrajyoti dAtA mahAmaMtra vi. saM. 2031 kI bAta hai ki : pUjya gurudeva nivRtta hokara muni maNDala gurudeva kI pAvana sevA meM mevAr3a bhUSaNa dharma sadhAkara zrI pratApamalajI mahArAja baiTA huA thaa| lagabhaga rAtri ke 8-00 hI baje hoMge ki apanA yazasvI cArtumAsa mAlava hI kI dharmaniSTha na jAne Aja gurudeva ne hama sabhI ko vizrAma ke lie nagarI indaura kA cArtumAsa pUrNa karake Apa zrI ke kaha diyaa| hamane kahA gurudeva! abhI to ATha hI baje caraNa saroja mahArASTra kI bhUmi ko pAvana karane ke hai| gurudeva ne pharamAyA aba maiM kala hI bAta kruuNgaa| lie gatizIla the| hama sabhI muni apane-2 Asana para vizrAma hetu cala ___ indaura se guru pravara Adi samasta muni maNDala diye| kA vihAra baDavAha kI ora huaa| muni maNDala canda gurudeva trikaraNa, triyoga ko eka citta karake dinoM meM hI bar3avAha padhAra cukaa| kucha dina vizrAma mahAmaMtra navakAra kA smaraNa karate-2 nidrAdhIna ho karake vihAra karane kA hI vicAra thA ki acAnaka gye| lagabhaga rAtri ke cAra baja cuke the| gurudeva ke pUjya gurudeva zrI ke netroM meM takalIpha ho gii| zrI saMgha kAnoM meM nimna vAkya sunAI diyene sevA kA pUrNa lAbha liyaa| acche se acche bar3e 'tUM! kyoM phikra karatA hai, tere pAsa caudaha pUrva kA DAkTaroM ne jI jAna se sevA kA lAbha liyA, kintu sAra mahAmaMtra hai| usakA aTThama tapa (telA tapa) antatogatvA nirAzA hI hAtha lgii| karake jApa kr| Ananda maMgala hogaa|' ina zabdoM ko __dina pratidina netroM kI jyoti ghaTatI hI calI jA sunakara tatkAla jAgrata hue aura apane jApa meM juTa gye| rahI thii| aisI sthiti meM pUjya gurudeva zrI jI kAphI prAtaH samaya navakArasI ke vakta eka muni jI cintita the| vaha isI lie ki netra jyoti ke abhAva / (zramaNa saMghIya pravartaka gurudeva zrI rameza munijI ma. meM zAstroM kA paThana-pAThana, svAdhyAya, municaryA sA.) gocarI ke lie jA rahe the| gurudeva ne kahA Adi samasta kArya rUka jaayegaa| santa satiyoM kI 'Aja mere lie kucha bhI mata laanaa'| kyoM gurudeva? par3hAnA gurudeva apanA prathama kartavya mAnate the| 'Aja maiM upavAsa karU~gA' punaH muni zrI ne nivedana lagabhaga apane 72 varSa kI umra taka use unhoMne eka kiyA; 'ApakI davAI cAlU hai| pratyuttara meM gurudeva ne nahIM apitu seMkar3o sAdhu-sAdhvIyoM ko vidyAdhyayana pharamAyA- 'aba sabhI davA banda hai| aba navakAra krvaayaa| isa prakAra ke aneka prazna gurudeva ke mantrakI hI mahauSadhi lekara telA tapa kruuNgaa|' tIna mAnasa meM umara rahe the| inhIM vicAroM meM pUjya gurudeva dina meM gurudeva ne savA lAkha jApa sahita telA tapa khoye hue the| kiyaa| tapa japa ke punya pratApa se pUjya gurudeva kI ___ jaba se maiM (gautama muni) dIkSita huA tabhI se maiMne netra jyoti bar3hatI hI calI gii| yaha jyoti antima dekhA ki Apa zrI kI atyAdhika AsthA samaya 2037 taka vasI hI banI rahI jaisI ki pahale mantrAdhipati mahAmaMtra navakAra para hI thii| DAkTaroM kI thii| yaha dena hai netrajyoti dAtA mahAmantra navakAra ora se spaSTa uttara mila cukA thA ki aba netra kii| navakAra mahAmantra kalikAla kA kalpataru hI hai jyoti ...' hameM anubhUti cAhie to tyAga aura AsthA ke sAtha __ yaha sunate hI hama sabhI munirAja kAphI cintita isakA smaraNa kreNge| the| kintu kiyA kyA jAtA? pratikramaNa Adi se Page #249 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zraddhAse nata hotA mastaka mahArASTra kesarI pU. saubhAgyamalajI ma. ke AjJAvartinI mahArASTra saurabha cA~dakuMvarajI sa. ma. __ maMtrAdhirAja navakAramaMtra kI mahimA usa gulAba smaraNa meM hI mana ramA thaa| ghabarAI huI satiyA~ ko puSpa ke surabhi kI bhA~ti hai jo svayaM hI mAnava-manako dhIraja baMdhAyA va prabhu nAma para bharosA rakhakara Age surabhita banA detI haiN| isa navakAra ne sarpa ko mAlA meM bddh'e| saMyoga kI bAta hai| prabhune hamArI pukAra suna lii| parivartita kara diyA, sulIko siMhAsana banAyA, kor3ha usa nirjana sthAna meM eka basa Akara ruukii| kasarAvada kA roga httaayaa| ye saba suno sunAI bAteM ho gayI para ke darzanArthI bhAI uttara pdd'e| manamaiM dhIraja bNdhaa| aura zraddhAse kiyA huA smaraNa hameM bhI avazya ve darzanArthI agale vizrAma taka hamAre sAtha rhe| camatkAra batA detA hai| prabhu bhakti meM prabhu nAma meM nirbAdhApUrvaka hamArI yAtrA saphala huii| vahA~ jAkara hama vaha zakti hotI hai ki vaha sahaja hI abhivyakti ke kucha dera baiThe hI the ki palAsanera kI eka meTeDaoNra A dvAra khola detI hai| cAhie AsthA to avazya, pA ruukii| darzanArthI bhAI ne vihArakI sukha zAMti pUchate hue jAe~ge sahI raastaa| kahA, 'rAste meM Apako kucha takalIpha to nahIM huI sana 1982 meM hama apanI ziSyAvRMda saha na?' maiMne kahA, AnaMda hI AnaMda hai bhAI!' zrAvakajI mahArASTra se madhya pradeza kI ora A rahe the| sAtha meM ne kahA, 'hameM lagA usa sherne..|' maiMne pUchA kaisA do AdamI bhI the| ghAToM kA raastaa| bIhar3a jaMgala! zera?' zrAvakajIne kahA-hama A rahe che DrAyavarane sAtha meM choTI choTI saadhviiyaaN| mauta kA nahIM para raphtAra teja kara lI nahIM to! gADI ke pIche pIche hI zIla-rakSA kA bhI to prazna rahatA haiN| ese samaya 1-4 dahAr3atA A rahA thaa| vaha unhoMne jo sthAna batAyA jaMgalI vyakti mile| vaha kahane lage, 'vAha mahArAja! ThIka vahI thA jahA~ hama AhArAdi ke lie ruke the para Age jaao| muphata kA taiyAra khAnA mila jaaegaa| dekhie navakAra kI mahimA! Adhe ghaMTe ke pUrva hI hamAre jAo jAo hama bhI Age A rahe haiN| aba maiM to pUrI upara kyA gujaranA thA? zrAvakajI ke pAsa meTeDaoNra taraha ghabarA gaI, bhalA ye Age Akara kyA kareMge? thii| ataH unhoMne raktAra bar3hA lI para hama pathikoMke kahIM hAni to nahIM hai inase? aba sabako navakAra maMtra pAsa bhI navakAra mahAmantra kI kAra thI jisake kAraNa kA jApa karane ko khaa| pahale vizrAmase jo kucha hamAre saMkaTa Tala ge| dhanya hai prabhu-nAmakI apAra AhArAdi lAye the vaha AroganA thA, aba rukanA mAhamA kA! kahA~? kacha samajha meM nahIM aayaa| eka sthAna para 'hara lamhA laboM para mere navakAra kA nAma rhe| navakAra maMtra kI kAra DAlakara baiTha ge| navakAra . 'cA~da' cArU caraNomeM tere nizadina merA dhyAna rhe||' Page #250 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ navakAra se saMkaTapAra mahArASTra saurabhajI ma. kI suziSyA sAdhvI sumana prabhA 'sudhA' eka vakta vihAra karate hue tIna-cAra ghaMTe ho ge| dekhanA caahaa| jAkara dekhA to vahA~ eka bhaiMsa baMdhI hai| 8-10 kilo mITara kA mArga pAra kara cuke the phira bhI aura kisAna ke veSa meM eka vyakti vahA~ baiThA hai| aba kisI gA~va kA nAmonizAna taka nahIM thaa| nahIM vahA~ hamane use hamArI samasyA sunaaii| binA hicakicAhaTa rAhadArI thaa| bhayAnaka jaMgala thA, nirjana sthAna thaa| ke usane maiMsa kA dUdha nikAlakara diyaa| eka vRkSa ke pU. gurunIjI ma. sA. ko hArTa kI zikAyata thii| sInemeM nIce pU. gurujI maiyA ko ThaharAkara dUdha ke sAtha golI ekadama darda utthaa| aba sAthame jala bhI nahIM thA to dii| kacha vizrAma evaM svasthatA ke pazcAta usakI davAI kaise de? sabhI ghabarAne lge| aba kyA kareM aise dayAlutA kI prazaMsA karate hue kucha Age bddhe| sahaja sthAna para! hama sakne vA pUrvaka navakAra kA jApa zurU hI pIche jhukakara dekhA to na vahA~ koI jhopar3I bIna AdamI kiyA aura isI sthiti meM Age bar3he ki eka jhoMpar3I na bhais| AzcaryAnvita hokara dA~toM tale uMgalI dabA numA kuTiyA jhAr3iyoM ke bIca najara aaii| jAneke lie lii| hamArI A~khe to dhokhA nahIM de sakatI para usa choTAsA rAstA thaa| ataH hamameM se 2-3 janone jAkara nirjana sthAna meM navakAra ne hI hamArI sahAyatA kI thI! Page #251 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "bhaya bhaMjaka navakAra" pU gaNivarya zrI jayantavijayajI ma. sA. zrI vardhamAna jaina peDhI saujatasiTi pAlI dete kahA ki ise kAna para lagA do|" usa bhAI ne kAna para zrI namaskAra maMtrakA prabhAva va saMsmaraNa muhapatti rakhI to usameM se namaskAra maMtra ke zada sunAI vaise to paraMparAgata evama mAnyatAvaza namaskAra dene lgii| usa bhAI ne AzcaryAnvita hokara prati maMtra kI upAsanA jaina jagata meM savaM vidita hai| parantu prazna kiyA ki mujhe navakAra maMtra ke zabda kahA se kabhI kabhI vizeSa prasaMga meM andara kI zraddhA kI sunAI de rahe hai? vallabhasUri ma. ne kahA, "mere mana meM abhivyakti jaba hotI hai to smRti meM ve bAteM sadA navakAramaMtra kA jApa cAlu hai aura una zabdoM kA yAda banI rahatI hai| una anubhavoM ke tIna prasaMga yahA~ kanekzana muhapatti meM laga gayA hai| ataH tumhe sunAI para aMkita kiye jA rahe hai| de rahA hai|" Age kahA ki, "sUkSma jApa evam _ vihAra meM hama ThANA 3 pAlI jile ke jaitAraNa se layabaddha zabda sthUla jagat ko prabhAvita karane meM caMDAvala gA~va meM sthiravAsa eka sthAnaka meM the| yahA~ navakAra maMtra ke zabda praryApta haiN| para mandira mArgI samAja ke ghara nahIM the| garmI kA samaya ___AvazyakatA hai niSThA, zraddhA evam saMkalpa kii| thaa| daravAje do tarapha ke khule the| rAtri ke prAyaH praznakartA ke upara usakA asara par3A aura vaha bAraha baje kisI jaharile jAnavara ne hAtha para DaMka vyakti vahA~ se calA gyaa| yahI sunI bAta ne bhI mere maaraa| nIMda khula gii| zarIra meM becenI, garmI evam khUna vizvAsa ko saMbala diyaa| kA pAnI ho rahA hai aisA AbhAsa ho rahA thaa| zAyada (3) Aja kI rAtri kAlazastra banegI esA lgaa| maiM apane ___eka bAra vihAra meM akelA hI thaa| pezAba jalana saMstaraNa se uThakara bAhara barAmade meM gyaa| vahA~ para kaI dinoM se cAlU thii| davAIyoM kA bhI koI asara nahIM navakAra maMtra kA ekAgracitta se jApa karane lagA to kucha ho rahA thaa| parezAnI bhI ho rahI thii| mAravAr3a ke samaya bAda devenI evaMm bhaya dUra ho gayA thaa| mana bAra bAra bijApura meM upAzraya meM sthiravAsa thaa| vahA~ ke zrAvakoM isI nirNaya para pahu~cA ki navakAra maMtra ne rakSaNa kiyA __ se bImArI kI bAta kI to unhoMne dezI Ayurvedika hai| dUsare dina vahA~ se vihAra kara diyA thaa| hAtha para davA lA dii| merA aba davAI para se vizvAsa uThatA jA sUjana 8, 10 dina taka rhaa| rahA thaa| usa roja pezAba kI bImArI carama sImA para (2) thii| zrAvakoM se maiMne kahA diyA thA ki AjakI rAtri paMjAba ke vihAra meM eka bhAIne vallabhasUrijI ma.. mere lie zAyada antima hogii| zAma kI pratikramaNa kA prasaMga isa prakAra sunAyA ki eka bhAI ___ bhI mujhase karavAyA nahIM jAyegA; kyoMki kuMDI lekara zrIvallabhasUrijI ma. ke pAsa Akara kahane lagA, baiThanA par3atA thaa| Tipe Tipe pezAba karake thoDI sI "navakAramaMtra" kI itanI mahimA batAI jAtI hai to rAhata letA thaa| dina ke cAra baje mana meM eka saMkalpa mujhe vizvAsa baiThe aisA kucha kreN|" kiyA ki aba to navakAra maMtra kA jApa cAlU karU~ evam jo zrI vallabhasari ma. ne hAtha meM se mahapatti usake hAtha meM ThIka ho gayA to kesariyAjI yAtrA kara luuNgaa| - - - - - Page #252 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jApa cAlU kiyA to pAMca baje eka aparicita bhAI Ate haiM aura parezAnI kA kAraNa pUchate haiN| maiMne saba kucha unheM batA diyaa| unhoneM kahA ki mujhe bhI kisI adRzya zakti se prerita kiyA gayA thA, so maiM Apake pAsa AyA huuN| maiM koI DokTara to nahIM hU~ parantu Apa eka muTThI namaka phAka jAMya aura ghUMTa bhara pAnI se peTa meM utAra deN| pitta Adi doSoM kA nidAna ho jAye to Apako zAnti mila jAyagI / maratA kyA nahIM krtaa| maiMne zIghra namaka lAkara phAkA / bar3I muzkila se gale se nIce utArA, yadyapi jIva bahuta ghbraayaa| parantu ghar3I AdhA se pitta par3e aura bImArI gAyaba ho gii| davA batAne vAle ko prarita karane vAle bhI navakAra maMtra ke adhiSThAyaka deva hI the esA vizvAsa smRti meM dRr3ha huaa| bImArI bhI navakAra maMtra ke jApa se naSTa ho gii| (4) hama do muni sameta zikharajI kI yAtrA se vApisa lauTa rahe the| bihAra meM paTanA se sAsArAma kA rAstA saMkarA thaa| moTaroM kA AnA jAnA bhI bahuta hotA thaa| isaliye dUsare mArga kI tapAsa kI to dUsarA mArga gaMgA ke Upara nAvoM ko pula para se pAra karake anya tarapha se vArANasI jAtA thaa| saba se bar3I samasyA rikSe kI thii| do AdamI sAtha meN| eka rikSA calAne vAlA aura dUsarA jaina thaa| gaMgA pAra ke Age eka ror3a para hI mahAtmA kA Azrama samajhakara svIkRti lekara rUke / sAthI AdamiyoM ke rasoI kA taiyArI kii| mahAtmA ke veza meM vaha Thaga hI thaa| pharlAMga do phalA~ga para do tIna gA~va ror3a se dikhAI de rahe the| usa vezadhArI mahAtmA ne Asa pAsa gA~vo se 15-20 zaThoM ko lAkara rikSA ko ghera liyA aura lUTanA hI cAhate the| rikSA cAlakoM ko bhI thappar3a mArakara bhagA diyaa| samajhAne kI koziza bhI vyartha thii| pAsa meM vidyAlaya thA use bhI bandha kara diyA aura baccoM ko chuTTI de dii| jaise taise Wan 12 gUMdA huA ATA banda karake sAmAna rikSe meM rakhakara jayantIlAla zrAvaka bhAI ne rikSA ror3a para car3hA diyA thaa| una AdamiyoM ne sar3aka para pUrI gherAbandhI kara lii| moTara bhI khar3I nahIM rahatI thii| maiMne mana meM saMkalpa kiyA ki isa paristhiti se mukta hone para 12 // hajAra navakAra maMtra kA jApa karU~gA aura navakAra maMtra kA jApa mana meM cAlU kiyaa| jaise kahA hai 'duHkha meM smaraNa saba kare..." eka vyakti basa sarvisa ko khar3I kara ke usameM se utarA aura bIca meM Akara pUchA kyoM khar3e ho? una vyaktiyoM ne use DAkaTara khaa| to maiMne kahA, 'DAkaTara sAhaba, hama jaina sAdhu paidala vihAra karate haiN| Apake isa vihAra bhUmi para pavitra tIrthoM kA yAtrA ko Aye haiN| yaha rikSA evam sAmAna kA prabandha samAja ne rAste kI suvidhA ke lie diyA hai| ye bhAI hamArI bAta samajhate nahIM aura mithyA doSAropaNa kara rahe haiN| DAkTara ne sattAvAhI AvAja meM kahA, 'Apa yahA~ se cale jaao| maiM unhe samajhA duuNgaa|" maiMne kahA Apa sAtha cleN| usane izArA kiyA ki cale jaaiye| jayantIlAla zrAvaka ne Age se rikSA hAtha se pakar3a kara usI kSaNa Age bar3hA diyaa| hama donoM muniyoM ne bhI rikSA ke pIche tIvra gati se kadama utthaaye| bAraha kA prAyaH samaya thaa| thake hue hone para bhI cAra mIla kA vihAra kara surakSita sthAna para eka sanAtanI maMdira meM eka janasaghI bhAI kI madada se sthAna milaa| pIche vaha DAkTara bhI hamAre pAsa AyA aura usane batAyA ki mujhe andara se preraNA milI to maiM vahA~ utarA thA aura Apa baca gye| varanA Apako ye loga lUTanA cAhate the| smRti meM navakAra mantra kA saMkalpa kA camatkAra sAkSAt anubhUta huA thA / paristhitivaza vizvAsa karanA eka bAta hai aura hamezAM vizvAsa karanA dUsarI bAta hai| tathApi anubhavoM se bhI vizvAsa maiM vistAra hotA hai to bhI lAbhaprada hai / Page #253 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ " viSa amRta ho jAya " zrI ratanalAla siMdhI ba~gAla hojayarI, po. islAmapura, ji. vesTa dinAjapura, ve. ba~gAla, pIna - 733202 (1) maiMne dasa varSa kI umra meM merI mAtAse navakAramaMtra paayaa| jaise jaise mujhe navakAra maMtra kA arthajJAna huA vaise vaise isake prati zraddhA baDhatI gyii| mere laDake prakAzakumAra sidhI kI zrI DuMgaragaDha meM apane hI ghara meM eka viSaile sarpa ne kATa khaayaa| usa samaya maiM ghara meM anupasthita thaa| kisIke dvArA mujhe bAjAra meM samAcAra milaa| sunate hI maiM ghara kI ora cala pdd'aa| ghara pahu~cakara dekhA ki prakAzakumAra bhIr3a meM ghirA huA thaa| bhIr3a ko alaga karake maiM usake pAsa jA phuNcaa| mere pahU~cate hI sabhI alaga alaga sujhAva dene laga gye| para maiMne unakI bAtoM para dhyAna na dete hue pUrva dizA meM khaDe hokara namaskAra mahAmaMtra kA uccAraNa kiyA, evaM apane mukha ko sApa ke dvArA kATe gaye sthAna para pahu~cAkara use cUsanA prArambha kiyaa| sabhI ghabarA gye| sabhI ke manA karane para bhI maiM namaskAra mahAmaMtra ke bala para aTala hokara use cUsatA rahA aura nikAle gaye khUna ko eka bartana meM ekatrita karatA rhaa| bAda meM usako nImakA pattA diyA, use khArA lgaa| taba maiMne apanA mu~ha dho liyaa| phira z2ahara kA koI prabhAva nahi rhaa| (2) Ajase karIba tIna varSa pUrva merA lar3akA pravINa jisakI umra 11 varSa hai, acAnaka hI gharase nikala pdd'aa| usake pAsa sirpha ru. 30 evaM pahane hue kapaDe the| manameM socA ki rAjasthAna jAU~gA, isalie vaha tInasujiyA nAmaka Trena meM baiTha gyaa| rAste meM jaba TikiTa ke bAre meM pUchA aura usake pAsa TikaTa na hone ke kAraNa use agale sTezana para utara jAneko kahA to phra vaha ghabarA gyaa| daivayogase use pAsa hI baiThe eka phaujI ( mahendrapAla siMha) ne ghara kA patA puchA para District na batAne ke kAraNa vaha patra bhI nahi likha sakA evaM phaujI ne socA lar3akA kahIM duSTa ke hAthoM par3a jAyagA to jIvana bekAra ho jaayegaa| ina saba bAtoM ko gaharAI se socakara kahA 'mere ghara caloge?' usake yU~ kahane para pravINa rAjI ho gayA / usa phaujI kA ghara nagalAmado evaM District eTA hai| ghara meM apanI auratase kahA ki yaha lar3akA mere dosta kA lar3akA hai| yaha apane ghara hI rhegaa| isa taraha dina vyatita hone lge| dipAvalI ke dina usake ghara meM mA~sa pakAyA gayA yaha dekhakara praviNa ne usake ghara khAnA na khAne kA saMkalpa kara liyA- taba usa phaujI kI bahana jo nirAbhiSa thI pravINa ko apane ghara le gayI / vahA~ para rahakara bhI pravINa subaha navakAra maMtra kA jApa karatA thA / yahA~ hamane ghara para bhI namaskAra mahAmaMtra kA 24 ghaMTe kA akhaMDa jApa, bhaktAmara pATha, dravyoM kA saMyama, kucha dravyoM kA 12 mahinA paccakkhAna, svAdhyAya, sAmayika, 12 mahine takkA brahmacarya Adi vividha prakAra ke tyAga kiye| sAtha hI jinazAsana anurAgI dharaNendra padmAvatI kA AhvAna 5 dina akhaNDa rUpase jApa karake kiyA aura prArthanA kI ki vaha duzcaritra se bace, namaskAramaMtra kA smaraNa kare aura usakA duzagraha dUra ho| isake phalasvarUpa udhara pravINa ko eka dina rAtrI ke samaya svapna meM eka devI kA dRzyAvalokana huaa| usa devI ke pAsa koI savArI nahi thI evaM na hI usake hAtha meM zastra the| vaha 13 Page #254 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devI tejasvI rUpase sapheda vastro meM khar3I hokara use rahA thaa| acAnaka hI phoTU para najara par3a gayI evaM kaha rahI thii| Daro nahi, abhI derI hai, dharma kI pahacAna liyaa| aura pravINa ke bAre meM vistRta ArAdhanA karo, koI kucha nahi bigAr3a skegaa| idhara kahAnI hameM likhakara bhejii| isa prakAra jaba hamArI dharmArAdhanA bhI cala rahI thii| jyoM hI 4 mahIne aMtarAyakarma dUra hote haiM to zubhakA saMyoga hotA hai, hone kI Aye, usa samaya kisIke kahane para lar3ake kI phaujI ne pravINa ko ghara le jAne kI saMmati dii| phoTU va pUrA patA hindustAna pepara meM prakAzita ataH hamArI saccI AsthA kA phala hI hameM milaa| kiyaa| (isake pahale bhI eka bAra prakAzita kiyA pravINa ko bhI namaskAra mahAmantra ke bAra meM jo thaa| usakA pariNAma nahi milA thA) saMyogase usa preraNA milI vaha mere dvArA tathA mere dIkSita mAtAjI dinakA akhabAra vaha phaujI (mahendrapAla siMha) par3ha 'sAdhvIjI likhamavatIjI' ke dvArA hI thii| "navajIvanadAtA navakAramantra" tejamala jaina (pradhAnAdhyApaka) rA. bhA. vi. bAmanagA~va (bandI) rAja. ha apraila san 1938 kI ghaTanA hai| mujhe parIkSA zraddhA hai| kyoMki yaha kahanA to zAyada AtmazlASA dene vAste kaithUna (koTA) se koTA koleja meM jAnA hI hogii| para phira bhI maiM jaba bhI yAtrA para jAtA hU~ kisI thaa| basameM baitthaa| basa ravAnA huI, druta gatise, ki kAryakA zubhAraMbha karatA hU~, sotA hU~, uThatA hU~, to kahIM pIche kI basa Age jAkara usase jyAdA Arthika navakAramantrakA avazya smaraNa kara letA hU~, cAhe lAbha prApta na kara le| rAyapura eva ghAkaDakher3I ke manaHsthiti kaisI bhI ho| bIca merI basakA agalA TAyara phUTa (Burst) gyaa| alpAyu eva sakSipta anubhavoM ke AdhAra para maiM santulana bigdd'aa| basa khaDDe meM jA girii| ulTI ho satya pramANita kara sakatA hU~ ki mujhe rAjyasevAkAla, gii| para jaba hamako kisI bhI prakAra nikAlA gayA to gRhajIvana evaM saMsArika kAryoM meM jo abhUtapUrva 60-70 savArIyo meM maiM hI eka esA surakSita prANI / saphalatAe~ milI hai, vaha mAtra navakAramantra kI zraddhA bacA thA jisako kahIM bhI kisI bhI prakAra kii| kA hI prApta pratiphala hai| zArIrika coTa nahi aaii| maiM turanta samajha gyaa| yaha navakAra mahAmantrakI mahimA sacamUca apAra hI hai| navakAramantra kA hI pratiphala hai ki maiM hI pUrNataH sAta samudrakI masI karo lekhanI saba vnraay| surakSita raha paayaa| maiM apanI jihavAsa yaha to prakaTa dharatI saba kAgada karo, navakAra guNa likhA na jaay| karanA nahi cAhatA ki mujhe navakAramantra meM kitanI Page #255 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pha " nAsUra naSTa huA" zramaNa saMghIya yuvAcArya zrI madhukara munijI ma. sA. ko AjJAnuvartinI mahAsatIjI sohanakuMvarajI kI ora se harirAma prajApata (zikSaka) rA. mA. vi. khejar3alA (jodhapura) 1. mahAsatI zrI sohanakuMvarajI ma. sA. jisa samaya gRhasthAzrama meM the, usa samaya unake peTa meM akasmAt eka viSailI gA~Tha utpanna huii| usa nAsUra kI cikitsA kisI bhI vaidya yA DaoNkTarase nahi karavAI gii| mahArAja ne apanA samasta vizvAsa navakAra mantra para choDa diyaa| navakAra mantra ke japa kA prabhAva 'aisA par3A ki zanaiH zanaiH vaha gATha svataH baiTha gaI tathA nAsura roga samula samApta ho gyaa| 2. eka bAra mahAsatAjI sudarzanAjI ma. ko jaina dharma ke prati anurAga evam sasArase vairAgya ho gyaa| jaba mahAsatIjI zrI sohanakuMvarajI ma. sA. ke saM. 2080 kI cAturmAsa grAma hA~solApa meM thA / usa 15 samaya zrI sudarzanAjI, ma. sA. ke pAsa aaye| unakA svAsthya usa samaya barAbara ThIka nahi rahatA thaa| ve 15-15 yA 20-20 dina taka khAnA taka nahi khAte the| aura na apane ApakI sudha-budha rahatI / mahAsatIjI navakAra mantra kA jApa prArambha krvaayaa| saM. 2040 kA Asoja suda 7 se Asoja suda 15 taka Ayambila olI kI ArAdhanA aura naupada kA jApa nau dina taka sudarzanAjI se krvaayaa| navakAra mantra kA prabhAva una para aisA par3A ki zanaiH zanaiH unakA svAsthya bilakula ThIka hone lgaa| hAlAki unake svAsthya kI cikitsA kisI bhI vaidya yA DaoNkTarase hi karavAI gii| Page #256 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 5 "kabUtara aura navakAra " upapravartanI zrI AjJAvatIjI ma. kI suziSyA sAdhvI zrI arcanAzrIjI (1) eka bAra do kabUtara ke choTe choTe bacce uparI maMjilase nIce gIre aura girate hI jakhamI hue| ese tar3apane lage, mAno abhI inake prANa naSTa hoMge para jaba maiMne unheM mahAmantra navakAra kI zaraNa dI, mAno unameM nayA jIvana A gayA aura kucha samaya bAda donoM bacce bilakula svastha ho gye| phira unheM bhI mujhase itanA lagAva ho gayA ki jahA~ bhI maiM jAtI ve mere pIche hI aate| sacamUca mahAmantra navakAra kA prabhAva acitya ho hai / (2) eka bAra sana 1972 meM eka jaina bhAI ne apane ghara para akhaMDa jApa ke upalakSa meM hamAre gurUnIjI 5 ke krAntikArI yugapradhAna jana zvetAMbara terApathI aNuvrata anusAstA AcArya zrI tulasI ke ziSyoM baMbaI cAturmAsa kiyA / zeSa kAla meM ghATakopara gye| vahA~ eka bhajanalAla nAmake bhAI rahate the| unakA eka lar3akA pAgala ho gayA thaa| bhajanalAlabhAI terApaMthI sAdhuo ke saMparka meM Ae to unhoMne apane putrake pAgalapana kI bAta saMto ko batAkara unhoMse upAya maaNgaa| mahArAja ke pravacana kA kAryakrama taya karavAyA thaa| nagara meM ghoSaNA ho cukI thii| magara rAtase hI joroM se varSA zurU ho gayI thii| "" " pAgalapana palAyana huA !' prAtaH 9 baje bhI bArisa cAlu thI taba ve bhAI gurunIjI ke pAsa mAyUsa banakara AyA aura kahane lagA, mahArAja yaha kyA raMga meM bhaMga ho gayA ? mere mana kI murAda mana meM hI raha gayI / ' gurunIjI ne usa bhAI se eka hI zabda kahA ki, bhAI ! tuma cintA mata karo, maiM 10 baje tumhAre pravacana sthala para pahu~ca jaauuNgii| AcArya zrI tulasI ke ziSya munizrI jasakaraNajI - sujAnagar3ha 16 bhAI ke jAne ke bAda gurunIjI ne navakAra maMtra kA jApa kiyaa| mUsaladhAra varSA banda ho gaI aura kar3akar3AtI dhUpa nikala aayii| dekhA mahAmaMtra kA camatkAra !!... saMtoMne bhajanalAla bhAI ko kahA, usa lar3ake se savA lAkha navakAra japa kraao| usakA pAgalapana miTa sakatA hai| bhajanalAlabhAI ne japa prArambha karavA diyaa| savAlAkha japa karane ke bAda usakA pAgalapana dUra ho gyaa| yaha hai zraddheya namaskAra mahAmaMtra ke japakA prabhAvazAlI cmtkaar| yaha ghaTanA 2019 kI hai| Page #257 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pustaka lekhaka/saMpAdaka 11 12 namaskAra mahAmaMtra namaskAra mImAMsA namaskAra dohana parameSThI namaskAra ane sAdhanA nita samaro navakAra paMca parameSThI dhyAnamAlA namaskAra ciMtAmaNi samaro maMtra bhalo navakAra ja5 sAdhanA bodha dAyaka daSTAMto bhA. 8 mo. namaskAra svAdhyAya bhA. 1 namaskAra svAdhyAya bhA. 2 (prAkRta) namaskAra svAdhyAya bhA. 3 (gujarAtI-hindI) navakAramaMtra tatkAla kema phaLe? namaskAra mahimA maMtrAdhirAja cAMdaliyo camake che! mahAmaMtranA ajavALA akhaMDa jyota alabelo zrI navakAra acita ciMtAmaNi navakAra mahAmaMtranuM rahasya navakAra maMtranA camatkAro 15 16 pU.paM. zrI bhadraMkaravijayajI ma.sA. pU.paM. zrI bhadraMkaravijayajI ma.sA. pU.paM. zrI bhadraMkaravijayajI ma.sA. pU.paM. zrI bhadraMkaravijayajI ma.sA. pU.paM. zrI bhadraMkaravijayajI ma.sA. saMzodhaka pU.paM. zrI bhadraMkaravijayajI ma.sA. pU. A. zrI kuMdakuMdasUrijI ma. pU. A. zrI kuMdakuMdasUrijI ma. pU. A. zrI kuMdakuMdasUrijI ma. pU. A. zrI kuMdakuMdasUrijI ma. saMtA. pU. tattvAnaMdavijayajI ma. saMtA. pU. tattvAnaMdavijayajI ma. saMtA. pU. tattvAnaMdavijayajI ma. saMtA. pU. tattvAnaMdavijayajI ma. pU. A. zrI lakSmaNasUrijI ma. pU. A. zrI mitrAnaMdasUrijI ma. pU. A. zrI rAjendrasUrijI ma. pU. paM. zrI abhayasAgarajI ma. pU. paM. zrI abhayasAgarajI ma. pU. pravartaka zrI niraMjanavijayajI ma. pU. munizrI amarendravijayajI ma. pU. prabhAkaravijayajI ma. pU. munithI apUrva ratnasAgarajI ma. tathA pU. munizrI muktiratna sAgarajI ma. pU. pravartaka zrI harIzabhadravi ma. pU. munizrI hemaratnavijayajI ma. pU. gaNivarya zrI kalAprabhAsAgarajI ma. saM. munizrI mahAyazavijayajI tathA munizrI dhuraMdharavijayajI ma. pU. munizrI zivalAlajI ma. pU. zrI dhanyamunijI vidyAnaMda) 18 19 22 23 24 25 sacitra navakAra DAyarekTa DAiliMga samaro mahAmaMtra navakAra namaskAra puSpAMjali 26 27 28 paMca parameSThI prabhAva 29 thI kevaLa navakAra maMtra prazno - 34 ttarI bhA. 1 thI 6 35 zrI navakAra maMtra e sarvadharmano sAra 36 eso paMcaNamoyAro (hindI) pU. A. zrI kAMtiRSijI ma. yuvAcArya mahAprajJA Page #258 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 37 38 39 ro 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 .50 51 Wan namaskAramaMtra siddhi jIvananI sarvazreSTha kaLA-navakAra namaskAra mahAmaMtranuM vijJAna namaskAra mahAmaMtranuM darzana zrI navakAra niSThA vizvaprANa navakAra navakAra sAdhanA apUrva namaskAra maMgaLamaMtra g2amokAra-eka anuciMtana (hindI) navakAra maMtra vizeSAMka bhA. 1 navakAra maMtra vizeSAMka bhA. 2 ?? sarva siddhidAyaka zrI navakAra mahAmaMtra ArAdhanA navakAra mahAmaMtra kalpa (hindI) mahAmaMtra navakAra (hindI) Wan paM. zrI dhIrajalAla TokarazI zAha bAbubhAI kaDIvAlA kiraNabhAI kiraNabhAI paM. zrI maphatalAla saMghavI 18 paM. zrI maphatalAla saMghavI paM. zrI maphatalAla saMghavI paM. zrI maphatalAla saMghavI Do. nemIcaMda jaina Do. nemIcaMda jaina Do. nemIcaMda jaina vasaMtalAla kAMtilAla IzvaralAla uparokta pustako prasiddha jaina pustaka vikretAo pAsethI yA jJAnabhaMDAro vigeremAMthI meLavIne navakApremI jijJAsuo navakAra saMbaMdhI potAnI vizeSa jijJAsA saMtoSI zakaze. rAjendra sArAbhAI navAba caMdanamalajI nAgorI upAdhyAya amaramuni Page #259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nAmA parihaMtAga namo siddhagANaM nAmozAyariyA~ namouvAjjhAyoM namoloesavvasAhUrNa esopacAnamukkArI satvApAvApAgAsAyo maMgalagANaMca sabvesi paDhama havaimaMgala Page #260 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (kastUra prakAzana TrasTanAM prakAzano 4. 1. jenA haiye zrI navakAra, tene karaze zuM saMsAra? (6ThThI AvRtti) 2. ziva sundaram 3. sarva maMgala mAMgalya parvonuM bhUSaNa jIvananuM AbhUSaNa 5. saMsAranuM maraNa, muktinuM zaraNa 6. mane jarA do, huM nahi aTakuM 7. sarasvatI upAsanA 8. nikalA sUraja, huA saberA 9. zrI zatruMjaya guNastavamAlA 10. zrI vardhamAna zakastava (dvitIyAvRtti) (nitya svAdhyAya) 11. giranAra maMDanazrI neminAtha guNaguMjana 93. * Miracles of Mahamantra Navkar 13. * prabhu sAthe prIta 14. * bahuratnA vasuMdharA (gujarAtI) noMdhaH * AvI nizAnIvALA pustako ja hAla upalabdha che. Page #261 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( pU. gaNivaryazrI mahodayasAgarajI ma.sA. dvArA) likhita / saMpAdita sAhityanI yAdI 1. dAdAzrI kalyANasAgarasUrijI jIvana caritra (hindI) 2. ArAdhanA dIpikA 3. deza virati dIpikA 4. zrAvaka janato tene re kahIe 5. zrAvakanA 12 vratono cArTa 6. zrAvakanA 21 guNono cArTa 7. 14 niyama dhAro-cArTa 8. mAnava ! dhara tuM navapada dhyAna 9. cAha eka, rAha aneka 10. zrI zatruMjaya guNa stavamAlA 11. darzana-vaMdana-sAmAyika vidhisUtro (aMgrejI-hindI-gujarAtI) 12. bhakti sudhA 13. jenA haiye zrI navakAra tene karaze zuM saMsAra ! (5mI AvRtti) 14. zrI vardhamAna zakrava (sArtha) (dvitIyAvRtti). 15. 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