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________________ mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra ( muni jina vijaya dvArA saMkalita ) sarvodaya sAdhanAzrama canderiyA (cittaur3agar3ha) dvArA prakAzita
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________________ prakAzaka : kezarapurI gosvAmI adhyakSa : - sarvodaya sAdhanAzrama ghanderiyA (cittauDagar3ha) prathamAvRtti, 500 prati * mUlya 2 rupaye - ahamadAbAda nivAsI zrImatI motI bahana jIvarAjagAha dvArA vitarita 31 mArca, 1972 mudraka : pratApasiMha lUNiyA jaoNba priMTiMga presa, brahmapurI, ajmer|
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________________ anukrama prAkkathana pR0 saM0 1. zrI rAjakumArasiMha jI kalakattA ke patra 1-21 2 sva0 kumAra zrI devendra prasAda jaina ke patra 22-32 3. indaura nivAsI zrI kezarIcanda jI bhaMDArI ke patra 33-43 4. kalakattA nivAsI bAbU zrI pUraNacandajI nAhara ke patra 44-67 5. sva. rAyabahAdura, mahAmahopAdhyAya pa0 zrI gaurIzakara, hIrAcanda ojhA ke patra 98-126 6. paTanA (vihAra) ke prakhyAta purAtatva vettA sva0 vAbU zrI kAzIprasAda jAyasavAla ke patra 127-148 7. pajAba nivAsI sva0, prakhyAta epigrAphisTa DaoN. hIrAnanda zAstrI ke kucha patra 149-157 8. rASTrabhASA hindI ke mahAna unnAyaka, sarasvatI ke zreSTha sampAdaka sva. paM. mahAvIra prasAdajI ke kucha patra 158-162 6. jarmanI nivAsI, rASTrabhakta, bhAratIya saMskRti ke / ananya upAsaka sva. zrI tArAcanda rAya ke kucha patra 163-166 10. rASTrabhASA hindI ke ananya upAsaka, dezabhakta, utsAhI parivrAjaka svargIya svAmI zrI satyadevajI ke kucha patra 167-172 11. bauddha sAhitya ke jagat vikhyAta vidvAna, hindI bhASA ke suprasiddha lekhaka mahApaDita, sva. rAhula sAMkRtyAyana ke kucha patra 173-175
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________________ kiMcit prAkkathana jayapura -- sAhityika jIvana aura apane divaMgata mitroM ke ye kucha kArya ke kiMcit paricAyaka aura saMsmaraNa sUcaka haiM / merI sAhityika kArya pravRtti kA kSetra sImita rUpa kA rahA / adhikatara merI ruci prAcIna graMthoM ke adhyayana aura prakAzana kI rahI / itihAsa aura purAtAtvika viSaya mere mana ko AkRSTa karate rahe / Me + wort * 1 maiMne apane jIvana ke prArambha meM kisI prakAra kI vyavasthita zikSA - prApta nahIM kI / na mujhe kisI skUla yA pAThazAlA meM paDhane kA hI koI saMyoga milA / na kisI zikSaka yA guru kA hI koI mArga darzana milA / na mujhe apanI mAtRbhASA (jo grAmINa mevAr3I ho sakatI hai ) yA anya kisI bhASA kA hI ThIka jJAna milaa| devanAgarI akSaro kA bodha bhI mujhe kisI na kisI rUpa me, 10 varSa kI umra meM, prApta hone kA avasara milA / lekina varNamAlA kI prAthamika pustaka paDhane kA yoga nahIM milaa| vaisI pustaka ke dekhane kA hI prArabdha nahI thA to par3hane kA yoga kaise milatA / akSaro kI AkRti kA jJAna to usa yuga kI lakar3I kI paTTI para pAnI meM gholI huI khar3iyA miTTI se putAI kara, bhora usa para iMTa ko pIsa kara banAI gaI lAla dhUli ko bichAkara, baMbUla kI patalI TahanI se banAye gaye nukIle baratane se akSaroM ke AkAra ghoTa ghoTa kara, prApta kara liyA thA para varNamAlA kI chapI huI pustikA dekhane ko nahIM milI thI / " yativara guru devohaMsajI ne zabdoM ke zuddha uccAraNa kI dRSTi se, prArambha hI meM kucha saMskRta zloka jabAnI hI par3hAne zuru kiye the /
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________________ mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra OMkAra bindu saMyuktaM nityaM dhyAyanti yoginH| kAmadaM mokSadaM caiva OMkArAya namo nmH|| ___ yaha zloka sabase pahale kaMThastha kraayaa| isake bAda rAjasthAna kI purAnI pAThazAlAoM me prArambhika chAtroM ko "siddho, varaNa samAmanAyA" isa sUtra se prArambha hone vAlA 15-20 sUtroM kA eka samUha kaThastha kraayaa| pAThazAlAoM me sikhAne vAle. arddhadagdha-zikSaka ye sUtra bahuta hI bhraSTa rUpa meM aura azuddha uccAraNa ke sAtha citra vicitra bhApA ke kucha asaMbaddha vAkya milAkara sikhAte rahate the; aura unakA tAtparya koI bhI nahIM samajhatA thaa| . . vAstava meM yaha sUtra samUha suprasiddha prAcIna "kAtantra" nAmaka vyAkaraNa kA prathama varNajJAna paricAyaka pATha hai / guruvarya devI haMsa jI ne mujhe ina sUtro ko zuddha rUpa meM sikhAye the| ( rAjasthAna purAtana graMtha mAlA me maiMne isa prAcIna evaM durlabha vyAkaraNa grantha ko mUla rUpa me prakaTa kara diyA hai| ) . - bAda meM jaina dharma kA "namo arihaMtANaM namo siddhANa" vAlA prAkRta bhASAmaya namokAra maMtra kaMThastha kraayaa| isI taraha gurujI meM kucha saskRta ke anya zloka aura kucha prAkRta ke jaina stotra pATha bhI kaThastha kraaye| kucha samaya bAda unake pAsa varNamAlA kI chapI huI pahalI kitAva A gaI to phira mujhe apane pAsa meM baiThAkara dhIre dhIre usake zabdo kA parijJAna' kraayaa| do eka dina meM hI. maiMne usa choTI sI pustikA ke sava zabda kaThastha kara liye aura maiMne isa prakAra akSara-bodha prApta kiyA / isa taraha jIvana ke 11veM varSa me merA sAkSara jIvana (arthAt akSara bodha prApta jIvana kAla ) prArambha huaa| isake pUrva ke bAlyakAla ke 10 varSa sarvathA nirakSara jIvana ke paricAyaka rahe ...................
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________________ kicit prAkkathana isa nirakSara jIvana ke anta aura sAkSara-jIvana ke prArambha bAda jIvana meM kisa taraha vidyAbhirUci utpanna huI aura usako tRpta karane ke liye kina kina mArgoM kA evaM upAyo kA anusaraNa kiyA gayA vaha merI jIvana kathA kA viSaya hai| usakI prArambhika bhUmikA rUpa eka choTIsI pustikA abhI prakAzita huI hai usame isakA, kucha digdarzana karAyA gayA hai...............! . . ... isa sAkSara jIvana kA prAyaH 10 varSa meM dhIre dhIre kramazaH kucha vikAsa hotA rhaa| ina varSoM me mujhe avyavasthita hindI, marAThI, evaM gujarAtI bhASA kA kucha kucha paricaya hunA paratu sAhitya kI dRSTi se koI parijJAna nahI milaa| na kisI viSaya kI koI choTI-moTI pustakeM hI par3hane ko milii| jaina dharma ke eka saMpradAya meM sAdhu rUpa kI dIkSA grahaNa kara lene ke kAraNa prAkRta-bhASA me racita jaina sUtroM kA tathA purAnI rAjasthAnI gujarAtI mizrita bhASA meM likhe gaye unake arthoM aura vivaraNo kA parijJAna vizeSa rUpa se prApta karane kA kucha avasara milA, paraMtu bhASAkIya parijJAna kI dRSTi se unakA koI sambandha nahIM thaa| kisI bhI deza kI bhASA me zuddha evaM suvyavasthita rUpa meM bolane kA koI abhyAsa nahIM huA, phira likhane kI to kalpanA hI kaise ho sakatI hai ? paraMtu merI ruci chapI huI pustako ke par3hane kI ora sadA AkRSTa hotI rahI.....! - samAcAra patro ke dekhane kA yA paDhane kA prasaga ukta saMpradAya me saMbhava na thA ..." .. san 1908 me maiMne saMpradAya kA parivartana kiyA aura eka anya jaina saMpradAya kI dIkSA lii| isa saMpradAya meM kucha chapI pustakeM par3hane kA yoga milaa| eka dina byAvara ke jaina upAzraya meM rahate huye eka zikSita jaina navayuvaka ke hAtha meM hindI bhASA kI suprasiddha mAsika patrikA 'sarasvatI' kI eka prati mere dekhane me bhAI / jIvana meM sarva prathama/ eka mAsika patrikA dekhii| jisake Upara sundara raMgIna ArTa pepara kA
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________________ mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra kavara thA aura usa para sarasvatI kA chapA huA raMgIna citra thaa| yuvaka ke hAtha meM se maiMne usa patrikA ko liyA aura aMdara ke kucha panne ulaTane lagA to usameM kaI prakAra ke citra bhI the aura sundara akSaro meM chape huye choTe bar3e lekha bhI the| merI jijJAsA usa patrikA ko paDhane kI huI aura maiMne vaha patrikA usa yuvaka ko kucha samaya mere pAsa rakhane ko kahA / do tIna dina meM maiMne usa patrikA ke bahuta se lekha par3ha DAle aura akasmAta vaise lekhoM ko paDhane kI merI jijJAsA balavatI ho gii| dUsarI bAra jaba vaha yuvaka isa patrikA ke kucha aura bhI / tadnusAra usane patrikA ke jyoM jyoM maiM sarasvatI ke una mere pAsa AyA to maiMne usase kahA ki ava tumhAre pAsa ho to mujhe lA do kucha pichale pAMca sAta aGka lA diye / akoM ko par3hatA gayA tyoM-tyoM mero par3hane ko bhUkha bar3hatI gaI / suvyavasthita likhI gaI hindI bhASA kA paricaya usa samaya se mujhe hone lagA / mana meM yaha eka ajJAta kAmanA utpanna huI ki maiM bhI apane jIvana meM kabhI isa bhASA meM aise lekha likhane kI zakti praura yogyatA prApta kara sakUMgA ? ....... maiM dhIre dhIre apanI kucha AbhyAsika yogyatA bar3hAne kA prayatna karatA rhaa| bAda ke varSoM meM mujhe gujarAta ke prasiddha purAtana zahara pATana meM rahane kA suyoga milaa| usa samaya vahAM para jaina sampradAya ke viziSTha sammAnya vayovRddha aura jJAnopAsaka jaina munivara kI caraNasevA meM rahane kA saubhAgya prApta huA / ina muni mahArAja kA dhanyanAma pravartaka padadhAraka zrI kAntivijayajI thA / ye munivara sAhitya ke aura khAsakara itihAsa ke bar3e rasajJa the| inake pAsa gujarAtI bhASA me prasiddha hone vAle kaI mAsika patra zrAdi bhAte rahate the, jinako par3hane kA mujhe muyoga mila jAtA thA / yoM ye hindI bhASA meM likhita itihAsa viSayaka pustakoM ke par3hane kI bhI ruci rakhate the| usa samaya taka maiMne hindI bhASA kA kucha vizeSa kara liyA thA aura kucha TUTe 'phrUTe vicAroM ko lekhavaddha A paricaya prApta karane kA bhI -
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________________ kiMcit prAkkathana prayatna karane lagA thaa| maiMne ukta pravartaka munimahArAja ko nivedana kiyA ki hindI bhASA meM sarasvatI nAma kI eka bahuta acchI mAsikaH patrikA prakAzita hotI hai jisame samaya samaya para itihAsa aura purAtatva vipayaka lekha bhI prakAzita hote hai| mere nivedana para unhone isa patrikA ke maMgavAne kA prabandha kiyA"" .. " / avalokana karate lA, jo sAta-anya ko pATana ke jaina bhaMDAroM kA avalokana karate samaya mujhe eka aise choTe se saMskRta graMtha ko dekhane kA avasara milA, jo sAta-ATha sau varSa purAne likhe gaye tADapatra para Alekhita thaa| isa grantha kI upalabdhi ne jaina sAhitya ke eka bahuta vivAda pUrNa viSaya para nUtana prakAza ddaalaa| isakA vizeSa vivaraNa denA to yahAM prAsagika nahI hai paraMtu isa para se mujhe eka choTA sA lekha likhakara kisI sAhityika patra me prakAzita karane kA merA pravala manoratha huaa| aura tadanusAra "jana zAkaTAyana vyAkaraNa kaba banA" isa nAma kA eka choTA-sA - lekha kaI dino ke parizrama ke sAtha taiyAra kiyA aura use prakAzita karane ke liye sarasvatI ke prasiddha saMpAdaka mukuTamariNa evaM hindI bhASA ke mahAn pratiSThApaka tathA unnAyaka svargIya paM0 zrI mahAvIraprasAdajI dvivedI ko dekhane ke liye aura yogya lage to sarasvatI me prasiddha karane ke liye bheja diyaa| "mere isa choTe se lekha ko prApta kara zrI dvivedIjI ne nahI, kAnapura se tA. 16-5-1915 ko apane svahastAkSaro se Der3ha pakti vAlA eka posTakArDa likhakara bhejA jisame likhA ki "zAkaTAyana para lekha milA, kRtajJa huaa| dhanyavAda, chaapuugaa| (dekhiye prastuta patrAvalI ke pRSTha 158 para dvivedojI kA prathama patra) mere divagata mitroM ke saikaDo patra mere pAsa par3e haiM jiname zrI dvivedIjI kA yaha DeDha pakti aura tIna vAkyo vAlA patra mere / sAhityika jIvana ke suprabhAta kI prathama kiraNa dikhAne vAlA hai|
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________________ mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra mere ukta lepa ko dvivedIjI ne sarasvatI ke san 1915 ke julAI vAle mana meM prakAnita kiyaa| isa lekha ke viSaya ke mahatva ko lakSya meM rakha kara sarazyatI panikA ke 60 varSa vAle hIraka jayantI ke avasara para jo vigiNTha zrAddha rUpa grantha (man 1961 meM) prakAgita huA hai usameM bhI isa lekha ko sAsa udrata kiyA gayA hai (dekho hIraka jayantI azA pRSTha 536) - hindI bhApA meM likhA gayA merA yaha prathama suvaddha lekha hai| isake bAda zrI dvivedIjI ne mujhe eka patra likhakara pATana ke "jana purataka bhaMDAroM" para eka viziSTha lekha likhane kA zrAmantraNa diyA, jiro maiMne bahuta parizrama pUrvakA, kaI mahInoM meM likha kara zrI dvivedIjI ke pAsa bheja diyaa| lerA ko bhI unhoMne bahuta pasaMda kiyA aura sarasvatI meM ucita rUpa se prakAzita kiyaa| saMkSepa meM mere sAhityika jIvana kA vyavasthita pravAsa sarasvatI ke darzana aura usame prakAzita legoM ke bhAgya se zuru hA / zrI dvivedIjI ke sAtha merA gAphI patra vyavahAra hotA rahA / jiname ge sucha hI pala surakSita raha ske| dvivedIjI ne merI likhI huI hindI tathA gujarAtI meM kucha pustako kI vigiSTha samAlocanAyeM bhI na Adara aura ullAsa bhare zabdoM meM sarasvatI meM prakAgita kii| itanA hI nahIM unhoMne gujarAtI bhASA meM likhita merA eka nivandha jisakA nAma "purAtatva saMgodhanano pUrva itihAsa" aura jo ahamadAbAda ka gujarAta vidyApITha antargata gujarAta purAtatva athAvalI meM prakAgita mAryavidyA vyAeyAna mAlA nAmaka puratakA meM prakAgita hA thA, usakA pUrA sAra apanI bhApA meM likhakara sararavatI meM pramANita kiyA thaa| unakA yaha likhita sAra "purAtatva prasaMga" nAmakI unakI choTIsI pustikA meM punaH prakAzita huA hai|
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________________ kiMcit prAkkathana vAstava meM isa prastuta patra saMgraha me sarva prathama zrI dvivedIjI ke patroM ko hI sthAna denA thA paraMtu patrAvalI jaba chapane bhejI to usa samaya dvivedI jI ke ye patra idhara udhara ho jAne se hAtha nahIM Aye the| ataH prArambha meM anyAnya mitro ke patra chapane ko bheja diye / rASTrabhASA hindI ke jina-jina premI aura vidvAn lekhako ko svargastha dvivedIjI ke mahAn vyaktitva aura kRtRtva kI yathArtha parikalpanA hai unake liye zrI dvivedIjI ke likhe gaye aura unake svahastAkSaroM se aMkita aise patro kA kitanA mahatva hai aura jisa vyakti ko unake ye patra prApta huye hai usake liye ye kaise amUlyanidhi eva cirasmRti ke dyotaka haiM, ve hI ise samajha sakate hai| maiM dvivedIjI ke patro ko apane jIvana kI eka sarvotkRSTa smRtinidhi mAnatA hU~ prastuta patra sagraha meM jina divagata mitro ke patro kA sagraha huA hai usame koI viSaya yA samayakrama kI dRSTi nahI rahI hai| isa prakAra ke hindI, gujarAtI, marAThI tathA agrejI Adi bhApAoM me likhe gaye aneka vidvAna mitro ke saikar3o patra mere pAsa par3e haiN| ina savakA ekatra sagraha chapAnA bahuta bar3A kAma hai aura vaha aba mere isa avaziSTa alpa jIvana kAla me sambhava nahIM hai| koI tIna cAra varSa se ina patro ko prakAzita karane kA merA manoratha banA parantu yathAyogya sAdhanAbhAva ke kAraNa ucita Dhaga se kArya zuru nahI kiyA jA skaa| do varSa pUrva jIvana kathA ke likhane kA prArambha huA to usake sAtha ina patroM ko bhI vAramvAra dekhane kI AvazyakatA mahasUsa huI kyoki jIvana kI vigataprAyaH pravRttiyo kA siMhAvalokana, ina patro ke AdhAra para hI nirbhara thaa| usI samaya jIvana kathA kI jo bhUmikA prakAzita karane kA prAyojana kiyA, usIke sAtha eka alaga pustikA ke rUpa meM ukta prakAra ke aneka patro me se kucha vidvAno ke patra bhI alaga se chATe; aura unako bhI sAtha me chapane ke liye presa meM bheja diye| koI do varasa ke prayAsa ke bAda jIvana kathA kI bhUmikA gata agasta mAsa
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________________ mere divaMgata mitro ke kucha patra meM prakAzita ho skii| usIke sAtha presa me chapane ke liye bheje gaye prastuta patroM kA yaha choTA sA bhAga aba prakAzita ho rahA hai| isameM kula gyAraha divaMgata mitroM ke patro kA saMkalana huA hai| jina vyaktiyo ke ye patra hai, ve sabhI apane apane kArya kSetra ke viziSTa vyakti the| ina saba mitro kI madhura smRtiyA~ mere jIvana meM bahuta AlhAdaka rahI haiN| icchA to rahatI hai ina sabakA thor3A-thor3A paricaya diyA jAya parantu yaha kArya kucha samaya aura zramasAdhya hone se maiM apanI isa icchA ko pUrNa karane meM asamartha huuN| kucha thoDe thor3e zabdo me hI ina divaMgata mitroM kA ullekha kara denA cAhatA huuN| prastuta sagraha me kula gyAraha vyaktiyoM ke patro kA sakalana hai / 1-iname prathama sthAna kalakattA nivAsI sva0 zrI rAjakumAra siMhajI ke patro kA hai| inake vipaya meM thor3A sA paricaya patroM ke prArabha meM hI de diyA gayA hai| kisa sabandha meM inake sAtha yaha patra vyavahAra huA thA jisakA paricaya patro ke paDhane para ThIka mila skegaa| panA meM maiMne "bhADArakara prAcya vidyA saMzodhana mandira" (bhADArakara zroriyanTala rIsarca insTITya Ta ) kA prArambha karane meM kucha vizeSa sahayoga pradAna kiyA thaa| usame svargIya vAbU zrI rAjakumArasiMhajI kA vizepa yoga milA thaa| 2-patra saMgraha meM dUsarA sthAna svargastha devendrakumAra jaina ke patro kA hai| ye yo digambara jaina sampradAya ke anuyAyI the| lekina jaina itihAsa aura sAhitya ko samana rUpa meM prakAzita dekhane kI bar3I utkaThA aura abhiruci rakhate the| ye bar3e utsAhI aura bhAvanAzIla
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________________ kicit prAkkathana yuvaka the| pratibhA bhI inakI bahuta teja thI / hindI aura aMgrejI dono ke acche marmajJa evaM lekhaka the| pUnA meM rahate huye maiMne jaina sAhitya saMzodhaka samiti nAma kI sasthA kI sthApanA kI aura usake dvArA zodha viSayaka eka acche prauDha traimAsika patra ke prakAzana kI yojanA kii| isa patra ke prakAzana me inakA vahuta hArdika sahayoga rahA, parantu durbhAgya se alpAvasthA meM hI inakA svargavAsa ho gyaa| mere liye yaha eka AghAta janaka prasaMga thaa| inake patroM ke par3hane se jJAta hogA ki inakA mujha para kitanA sauhArdapUrNa sadbhAva thaa| inhone vihAra ke prArA nagara meM eka acchA, jaina sAhitya ke prakAzana kA kendra sthApita kiyA thA aura usake dvArA aneka mahatva ke jaina graMtho kA prakAzana kArya bhI zuru kiyA thaa| 3-~patra saMgraha me tIsarA sthAna idaura nivAsI svargastha zrI kezarIcandajI bhaMDArI ke patro kA hai| ___ zrI kezarIcandajI indaura ke tatkAlIna jaina samAja ke eka prasiddha vyakti evaM sAmAjika kAryakartA the / ye saMpradAya se sthAnakavAsI AmnAya ke mAnane vAle aura usa AmnAya ke agraNI vyaktiyo me se the; parantu sAmUhika rUpa se jaina samAja kI pragati aura unnati ke vizeSa icchuka the| jaina sAhitya aura tatvajJAna ke abhyAsI aura mananazIla zraddhAlu puruSa the| merA paricaya unako uparokta svargastha devendrakumAra jaina ne kraayaa| phira inake sAtha acchA patra vyavahAra hotA rhaa| maiM jo sAhityika aura sAmAjika pragati vipayaka kucha kArya karanA cAhatA thA, usameM inakI acchI abhiruci ho gayI thii| inake patro ke paDhane se ye bAte bhalI bhAti jJAta ho skegii| vAda meM mere kArya kSetra me vizepa parivartana hone ke kAraNa inake sAtha phira vizepa saMbandha na rhaa| phira unakA svargavAsa ho gyaa| 4-patra sagraha me cauthA sthAna kalakattA ke svargIya vAbU pUraNacaMdajI nAhara ke patro kA hai| vAvU pUraNacandajI nAhara kalakattA ke eka
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________________ mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra baDe dhanI mAnI, vidvAna aura samAja ke agragaNya purupa the| inakA mArA parivAra murzidAbAda aura kalakattA meM bahuta prasiddha hai| vartamAna me kalakattA ke eka suprasiddha kAMgresI agragaNya purupa, jo cAvU zrI vijayasiMha jI nAhara ke nAma se prasiddha haiM ye inhI vAvu zrI praNacanda jI nAhara ke eka suputra hai| bAbU pUraNacandajI nAhara kA pArivArika saMbandha kalakattA nivAsI aise hI eka suprasiddha jaina agragaNya purupa svargIya vAvadhI vahAdurasiMhajI sIdhI ke parivAra ke sAtha thaa| ye zrI sIdhI jI ke mAsiyAyI bhAI the / inakI viziSTha abhiruci jaina itihAsa, sAhitya kalA Adi kI ora thii| yo ye hAI korTa ke vakIla the aura sAmAjika netA bhI the| maiMne pUnA me rahakara jina sAhityika pravRttiyoM kA kAryArabha kiyA thA usame prArambha hI se unakA pUrA sahayoga milatA rahA / usake bAda maiM jaba ahamadAbAda ke gujarAta vidyApITha ke antargat gujarAta purAtanva mandira ke kArya meM mukhya rUpa se salana huA to usameM bhI inakA aneka prakAra se mujhe sahayoga milatA rahA / vAda meM maiM java zAnti niketana me gurudeva ravIndranAtha ke AmantraNa se vizvabhAratI vidyApITha meM jaina zikSApITha kA AcArya banA, tava bhI inakA sahayoga mujhe barAbara milatA rahA / inake sAtha merI sAhityika pravRttiyo kA aneka prakAra se saMbandha rhaa| paraspara ina vipayo meM vo taka vicAro evaM pustako prAdi vipayoM meM AdAna pradAna kA kArya hotA rhaa| inake jIvana ke anta taka merA vaisA viziSTha sambandha banA rhaa| inake vividha patro ke paDhane se ye bAteM jJAta ho skegii| 5-~-patra sagraha meM pAcaveM sthAna para svargIya mahAmahopAdhyAya rAya ." vahAdura paNDita gaurIzakara hIrAcandajI ojhA ke patro kA saMgraha hai| zrI ojhA jI kA paricaya dene kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / ve bhArata ke bahuta baDe vidvAna aura rAjasthAna ke sarvottama itihAsajJa ke rUpa meM vizvavikhyAta haiN| unake sAtha merA kaisA ghaniSTa AtmIya saMvandha rahA
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________________ kiMcit prAkkathana vaha ina patro ke par3hane hI se jJAta ho skegaa| aura kucha paricaya dene kI AvazyakatA nahI hai| bhArata ke prAcIna itihAsa ke saMzodhana tathA prAcIna lipiyoM kA jJAna prApta karane meM mujhe sarva prathama inhI kI likhI huI pustako kA avalokana mArga-darzaka bnaa| 6 - patra saMgraha me chaThA sthAna svargastha bAbU kAzIprasAdajI 1 jAyasavAla ke patro kA hai| bAbU kAzIprasAdajI paTanA ke rahane vAle eka bar3e nAmI bairisTara the / hindI aura aMgrejI ke bahuta bar3e lekhaka the / prasiddha hindI mAsika patrikA sarasvatI meM unake vividha vicArapUrNa aura viSaya vivecaka lekha nikalA karate the| ve bar3e rASTra bhakta the aura bhAratIya saMskRti ke viziSTha marmajJa aura vidhivettA the| hindI paoNliTI nAmaka prakhyAna pustaka ke ve lekhaka the / prAcIna bhArata ke itihAsa kI aneka ajJAta gutthIyo ko sulajhAne meM ve sadA nimagna rahate the / unake sAtha merA paricaya upayukta pUnA ke bhANDArakara prAcya vidyA sazodhana mandira ke kAryArabha ke sAtha hI huA / prAcIna jaina itihAsa kI bahuta sI gutthiyAM sulajhAne meM merA sahayoga ve bar3e sauhArdra bhAva se cAhane lage the| maiM bhI unakI utkaTa itihAsa marmajJatA kA paricaya prApta kara unake prati Adara bhAva rakhane lgaa| bhArata ke prAcIna itihAsa ke eka prakaraNa ko lekara merA inake sAtha vaisA sabandha vnaa| maiMne sarvaprathama ur3IsA ke khaNDagiri parvata sthita rAjA khAravela ke usa prAcInatama zilAlekha ko kucha vivaraNa ke sAtha eka pustaka ke rUpa meM gujarAtI me prakaTa kiyaa| yaha pustaka "prAcIna jaina zilAlekha saMgraha" prathama bhAga, isa nAma se bhAvanagara kI "jaina AtmAnada sabhA" dvArA prakAzita huii| isakI eka prati svargastha kumAra devendraprasAda jaina ne unako dikhAI / use dekhakara unake mana me khaNDagiri vAle usa lekha kA punarvAcana karane kI icchA utpanna huI / ukta abhilekha aneka varSoM se viziSTha purAtatvajJo kA eka AkarpaNa kA viSaya bana rahA thA parantu
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________________ 12 mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra urAko viSaya meM kigI bar3e vidvAna kA vaisA lakSya nahIM gayA jaisA jAyasavAlamI gA gayA / umagA bAda unhoMne uga agilapa kA punarvAcana tathA vizuddha pAThobAra pArane kA bIr3A uThAyA / ga viSaya meM koI 12 varSa taka unhoMne athaka parizrama kiyaa| ubhIgA kI tatkAlIna briTima gavarnamenTa dvArA usa kAma ke liye bahuta prayatna kiyA paaraayaa| unake prayatna se hI paTanA meM bihAra ensa moriMgA risarca sosAyaTI kI gahamI rathApanA huii| guprasi svargIya gahApaNita rAhula gAMpatyAyana ko unakA gavarI vadA sahayoga rahA / ghe parama meM prAyaH unhI ke pAga rakSA karate the| gaNyagiri uttA abhinita punarvAcana evaM pAThImAra ke viSaya meM una gAtha garA nagavara patra vyavahAra hotA rahA / pina padoM aura pina akSaro ko par3hane meM unako yayA kaThinAI hotI thI vaha garbha patra dvArA ligA karate the aura ravayaM ne guma eka bAra paTanA lApara isa pAThIvAra ko gahA kArya meM gAyaba hone gAniya baDe Agraha pUrvaka thAgandhita piAyA zrIra meM paTanA meM unakA atithi bhI banane kA saubhAgya prApta pAra raakaa| guNDagiri bAla pAradhana abhinaya ke aTiza pAlI bhIra akSaroM kA ThIgA parizAna prApta karane ke liye unakI jo gaharI lagana thI use bhagyakAra meM bahuta hI vismita humA thaa| unake liye gaye na patroM meM janakI aisI lagana aura nimamatA gA gAva acchI taraha vyakta ho rahA hai| unI mA zrI yiA bhArata kA prAcIna itihAsa gaya naMga ro liyA jAya aura ugaga adhyAvadhi prApta una gI naI godhI zrIra pramANoM kA uttama raMga meM upayoga kiyA jAya / itihAga jipane meM gerA tathA rava0 zrI rAhula gAyatyAyana kA vizeSa sahayoga lene kA bhI thAyojana kiyA thaa| jisakI sUcanA bhI una pana gudrita patroM meM
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________________ kiMcit prAkkathana 13 hai / durbhAgya me yaha kAma mUrta rUpa dhAraNa nahIM kara sakA aura unakA akAla hI meM svargavAsa ho gyaa| . 7-patra saMgraha meM sAtavAM sthAna svargIya DaoN0 hIrAnaMda zAstrI M. O. L. ke patroM kA hai| DaoN0 hIrAnada zAstrI paMjAba ke rahane vAle the| bhAratIya sarakAra ke purAtatva vibhAga meM kaI sthAno para unhone adhikArI ke rUpa meM kAma kiyA / san 1921-22 meM tIrthayAtrA ke prasaga me merA vihAra ke rAjagRhI tathA nAlaMdA tIrtha sthAnoM me jAnA huA thaa| usa samaya DaoN. hIrAnada zAstrI nAlandA ke prakhyAta purAvazeSoM kI khudAI kA kAma karavA rahe the| vahI unase merI bheTa huii| yo ve jaina sAhitya saMzodhaka tathA vijJapti triveNI Adi merI likhI huI pustako se paricita the / vijJapti triveNI me maiMne kAgaDA ke vilupta prAyaH tathA sarvathA ajJAta jaina tIrtha kA vistRta paricaya prakAzita kiyA thA jise paDhakara unake mana me mere sAhityika kAryo ke jAnane kI 'jijJAsA utpanna huI thii| prAcIna jainAcAryoM ke jIvana caritra se sambadha rakhane vAlA "prabhAvaka carita" nAma kA eka saMskRta graMtha kA unhone sva0 jaina AcArya zrI vijaya vallabhasUrI kI preraNA se, saMpAdana kiyA thA, parantu jaina lipi tathA paddhati kA ThIka paricaya na hone se ukta sapAdana me bahuta sI azuddhiyAM raha gayI thii| nAladA me jaba unase bheMTa huI to unhone mujha se kahA ki Apa isa grantha ko ThIka se zuddha kara dene kI kRpA kareM to maiM use punaH prakAzita karanA caahuuNgaa| ityaadi| kucha varSoM bAda ve baDaudA ke rAjakIya purAtatva vibhAga ke DAyarekTara banakara vahA~ A gaye the aura pATana ke prasiddha sahasraliMga sarovara kI khudAI kA kAma zurU kiyA thaa| usa samaya unase vizeSa paricaya huA / merA una dino ahamadAbAda rahanA hotA thA isaliye ve bar3audA se kaI vAra milane bhI Aye the| kucha prAcIna vijJapti patro kA ve saMpAdana karanA cAhate the| usa viSaya me apekSita sAmagrI kA sakalana
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________________ mere divaMgata mitro ke kucha patra karane meM maiMne yathAyogya sahayoga diyA thaa| unake ina patro meM usI vipaya kA khAsa Alekhana huA hai| ukta "prabhAvaka carita" kA mere dvArA kiyA gayA viziSTa saMpAdana sIdhI jaina grathamAlA me san 1940 me prakAzita huaa| 8-AThave sthAna para svargIya paNDita mahAvIra prasAdajI dvivedI ke patra saMgrahita haiN| vAstava meM ye patra sarvaprathama sthAna meM mudrita hone | yogya hai parantu samaya para patra hAtha me na Ane se ye isa prakAra bAda meM diye gaye haiN| inake viSaya meM isa paricaya ke prArabha me hI yathAyogya likha diyA gayA hai| E-- saMgraha ke nauve sthAna meM sva. DaoN. tArAcanda rAya ke kucha patra haiN| ina DaoN. rAya se merA paricaya jarmanI ke balina zahara meM huaa| ye vahA~ ke eka purAne rASTrabhakta evaM hindI ke pracAraka the| prathama vizvayuddha me tatkAlIna bhAratIya briTiza sAmrAjya ke viruddha jina aneka rASTrabhakta bhAratIyo ne jarmanI me Andolana kiyA unhI meM se ye bhI eka viziSTa AndolanakArI vyakti the| isaliye jarmanI kI zaraNa me hI inako sarakSaNa milA thaa| bhArata meM Ane kI inako ijAjata nahIM milI / ye hindI bhASA ke bar3e acche vaktA the / jarmanI meM bhAratIya saMskRti ke vipaya me, ye aneka yunivarsiTiyo me vyAkhyAna diyA karate the| jarmana bhApA para inakA asAdhAraNa prabhutva thaa| mahAkavi gurudeva zrI ravIndranAtha prathama bAra jaba jarmanI gaye, taba unake vyAkhyAno kA ye avikala jarmana anuvAda tatkAla karate rahate the aura usase gurudeva ravIndranAthajI bahuta prasanna huye the| maiM 1922 ke agasta mahIne me jaba balina gayA taba inase merI bheTa huii| vAda meM maine jaba . .. vahAM bhArata jarmanI mitratA ke sagaThana ke nimitta "hindustAna hAUsa" 'nAmaka eka viziSTa kAryAlaya kI sthApanA kI to usame inakA sabase avika sahayoga eva mArgadarzana milaa|
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________________ kiMcit prAkkathana 15 hindustAna hAusa meM tathA anyatra jaba vicAra goSThiyA~ hotI thii| tava ye mere dubhApiye ke rUpa meM bahuta uttama DhaMga se kAma kiyA karate the| valina yunivarsiTI meM kucha chAtro ko hindI kI zikSA dene kA bhI kAma ye kiyA karate the| prAyaH eka varSa taka merA balina me rahanA huaa| ye apanA bahuta-sA samaya mere sAtha bitAyA karate the aura jarmana logo tathA jarmana saMskRti ke vipaya meM mujhe vividha prakAra kI jAnakArI diyA karate the| ' - isa prakAra ye mere eka bahuta hI ghaniSTha mitra bana gaye the| mai jarmanI se vApasa bhArata AyA taba eka bahuta baDA manoratha sAtha lekara AyA thaa| merI icchA thI ki mahAtmAjI se milakara jarmanI me| bhAratIya saskRti eva mitratA ke viSaya kA kucha Thosa Ayojana kiyAjAya aura usame DaoN rAya kA viziSTa sthAna bhI thA parantu bhArata meN| Aye vAda mahAtmA gAdhIjI dvArA calAye gaye matyAgraha Andolana me maiM laga gayA aura jarmanI vApasa jAne ke badale mujhe agrejI sarakAra kI jela me calA jAnA pdd'aa| usake bAda sayoga eva paristhitiyA badala jAne ke kAraNa mujhe puna. jarmanI jAne kA vicAra sthagita karanA par3A aura usake sAtha hI DaoN. rAya ke sAtha kiye gaye manoratho kA bhI vilaya ho gyaa| DaoN. rAya ke likhe gaye ina kucha patro me isa viSaya kA thoDA bahuta paricaya milatA hai| inake vizeSa saMsmaraNa dene kA yahA avakAza nahIM hai / 10-dasavA patra sagraha suprasiddha hidI lekhaka svargastha svAmI / satyadevajI parivrAjaka kA hai| svAmIjI ke viSaya meM vizepa likhane kI AvazyakatA nahI hai / ve deza ke svatantratA Andolana ke bahuta vaDe senAnI the| mahAtmAjI ne jaba san 1920 meM asahakAra Andolana zuru kiyA to prArambha ho me ye usake eka pramukha samarthaka aura pracAraka bana gaye the| inakI vANI meM bar3A joza thA aura kalama meM
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________________ 16 mere divaMgata mitro ke kucha patra -bhI bar3I tIvratA thI / inhone choTI bar3I aneka pustakeM likhI hai / hindI bhASA ke ye utkaTa premiyoM meM se the / merA inase paricaya usa asahakAra Adolana ke prArambha hI se ho gayA thA / maiM jaba pUnA meM rahatA thA aura bhAnDArakara oriyanTala sarca insTITayUTa tathA bhArata jaina vidyAlaya Adi ke kAmoM me lagA huA thA tabhI ye eka bAra pUnA meM mujha se milane cale aaye| maiMne inake likhe huye aneka hindI lekha sarasvatI patrikA meM par3he the aura amerIkA meM jAkara inhoMne kisa prakAra bhAratIya saskRti aura bhAratIya vicAro kA pracAra kiyA, isakI kucha jAnakArI mujhe thI / prathama milana meM hI inakA aura merA sneha saMbandha sA ho gayA thA / 'pUnA meM maiMne inake kucha sArvajanika vyAkhyAna bhI karavAye / yo ye kucha dina ahamadAbAda meM mere nivAsa sthAna para bhI Akara rahe the / 1 maiM jaba jarmanI gayA to usa samaya ye bhI apanI Akho kA ilAja - karAne nimitta oNsTrIyA gaye the / vahA se phira ye mujhe milane barlina cale Aye / barlina me kaI dino taka ye mere sAtha rahe / prasaMgavaza barlina se merA bhArata AnA ho gayA, taba bhI ye vahI rhe| yahAM Akara maiM to jela calA gayA aura phira patra vyavahAra Adi saba chUTa gayA / jela se chuTakArA pAne para meM, gurudeva zrI ravIndranAtha kI icchAnusAra zAntiniketana, calA gayA / zrI satyadevajI bhI bhArata cale Aye / merA zAntiniketana cale jAnA jAnakara inakI icchA huI ki ye bhI kucha samaya ke liye zAntiniketana Akara mere sAtha rhe| bAda meM inhone jvAlApura meM satya niketana nAma kA apanA svatantra sthAna banAyA | inake sasmaraNa bahuta vistRta hai parantu unako yahAM dene kA utanA avakAza nahI hai / inake patro ke ullekhoM se jJAta hogA ki = mere sAtha inakI kitanI ghaniSTa mitratA thI / 11 - ima patra saMgraha ke anta me sva. mahApaNDita zrI rAhula
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________________ kiMcit prAkkathana 1 sAMkRtyAyana ke kucha patra haiM / zrI rAhulajI bhArata ke suvikhyAta vidvAnoM meM se eka the / ve bauddha sAhitya ke ananya khojI evaM prasiddhikAraka the / ve hindI bhASA ke ananya lekhaka the / krAntikArI vicAro ke ve prakhara pracAraka the| unakI jIvana sAdhanA bahulakSI tathA pratibhA vahudarzI thii| kaI bAtoM meM samAnazIla jIvanabhAvanA ke kAraNa merA unase sauhArda bhAva rakhane kA saMyoga banA / 17. V aneka varSo taka unake sAtha ghaniSTha paricaya banA rhaa| ve jaba san 1645 meM rUsa gaye taba tIna cAra mahIne bambaI me mere sAtha bhAratIya vidyA bhavana me rahe the / usI samaya unhone mere pAsa sagrahIta apabhraMza bhASA kI aneka prAcIna kRtiyoM kA adhyayana avalokana kiyA aura usake AdhAra para unhone hindI sAhitya kI "kAvya dhArA" | nAmaka pustaka kA Alekhana kiyaa| ve roja apane kamare me baiTha kara isa pustaka ke jitane panne likha DAlate the ve saba dUsare dina subaha jaba 1 mere pAsa cAya pIne Ate taba baiThakara sunA jAte aura kisI uddharaNa yA prasaga ke viSaya meM carcA karate / aisA krama prAya tIna cAra mahIne calatA rhaa| bAda meM jaba rUsa meM leninagrADa yunivarsiTI meM pahuce taba vahAM se eka patra agrejI me mujhe likhA, jo inake patro meM prathama nambara kA hai / tibbata se khojakara lAye huye aneka mahatva ke vauddha graMthoM meM se "vinaya sUtra" nAma kA eka sarvathA ajJAta grantha thA usako inhone mujhedikhAyA / grantha kI vizeSatA ko lakSya kara maiMne isa graMtha ko sighI | jaina graMthamAlA me prakAzita karane kA nizcaya kiyA / rAhulajI ne tibbata ke eka maTha me baiThakara bar3a e parizrama pUrvaka prAcIna tAr3apatrIya pothI para se isakI pratilipi bar3I jaldI jaldI me apane hAtha se kI thI rAhulajI bar3e zIghra svabhAva ke the / unakI likhane me jitanI zIghragati hotI thI utanI hI bolane me bhI hotI thI / zIghragati se likhane ke kAraNa unakI vinayasUtra kI pratilipi
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________________ 18 mere divaMgata mitro ke kucha patra bahuta kliSTa pAThaya ho rahI thI / maiMne usa pratilipi kI bar3I kaThinatA ke sAtha svaya apane hAtha me dUsarI pratilipi taiyAra kI aura use bambaI ke prasiddha nirNaya sAgara presa me chapane ko de dI / zrI rAhulajI ke rUsa me cale jAne se usake prakAzana kA kArya dahata samaya taka ekA rhaa| rUsa se vApasa Ane para ve apane anyAnya sAhityika kAryoM meM vyasta rhe| kabhI kabhI unase mulAkAta ho jAtI thii| anta me ve masUrI jAkara basa gaye the ora vahI para apanA zepa jIvana vyatIta karane lge| unakA AkhirI patra san 1950 me masUrI se likhA huA mujhe milA / ___maiM una dino bambaI ke bhAratIya vidyA bhavana meM adhika na rahakara rAjasthAna ke prAcyavidyA sazodhana mandira ke nirmANa kArya meM vyasta rahane lgaa| bAda meM phira unase na kabhI milanA hI huA aura na koI patra vyavahAra hI huaa| unakA saMpAdita ukta vinaya sUtra mUlarUpa me chapakara to pUrA ho gayA thA parantu usakA prAstAvika Alekha na ve likha kara bheja sake aura na maiM hI isako yathAyogya rUpa meM prakAzita karane kA avasara prApta kara sakA / vinA hI kisI prAstAvika alakaraNa ke siMghI jaina grantha mAlA ke granthAMka 50 ke * rUpa me san 1960 me ise maiMne prakaTa kara diyaa| sAhityika kAryo kI dRSTi se mujhe apane jIvana meM deza aura videza ke aneka vidvAno se saMparka karane kA saubhAgya prApta huaa| inameM se aneko ke sAtha patra vyavahAra bhI hotA rhaa| vidvAnoM ke patro kA saMgraha rakhane kI ajJAta rUpa se hI merI kucha vRtti bana gaI thI, parantu merA rahane kA koI nizcita sthAna kabhI nahI banA / mai sadA idhara-udhara aneka sthAno me jA-jA kara kArya karatA rahA / isaliye icchA ke rahate bhI aise sabhI patro ko maiM surakSita nahI rakha sakA tathApi kucha viziSTha vyaktiyo ke patro ko sabhAla kara rakhane kA merA lakSya sadA banA rhaa|
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________________ kiMcit prAkkathana 16 merA patra vyavahAra prAyaH sAhityika viSaya kA hI hotA thA / vidvAna mitra mujhe apane paricita viSaya ke bAre meM kucha pUchate aura maiM unako apanI jAnakArI ke anurUpa uttara detaa| maiMne svayaM kisI vidvAn ko calA kara koI patra likhA ho aisA mujhe smaraNa nahI hai / yo merA svabhAva bahuta hI saMkocazIla prakRti kA hai, ataH svayaM calAkara kisI se samparka karanA mujha se banatA nahI hai / parantu jo sajjana mujha se milane A jAte hai to maiM yathAyogya unakA svAgata hI karatA rahatA hU~ |yadi jIvana ke rasamaya kAryo meM samAnazIla vyaktiyo se sambandha ho jAtA hai to vaha uttarottara bar3hatA rahatA hai aura prasaMgAnusAra patra vyavahAra dvArA vaha vizeSa rUpa bhI dhAraNa kara letA hai / patra vyavahAra ke viSaya meM bhI merA kucha aisA hI svabhAva rahA / svaya maiMne pahale kisI ko patra likhane kA prayatna kiyA ho aisA koI prasaga nahI vanA / kevala sarasvatI ke sampAdaka svargIya pa0 mahAvIraprasAdajI dvivedI hI eka aise vyakti the jinako svayaM maiMne calAkara apanA prathama patra likhA thA / jaisA ki Upara dvivedIjI ke patro ke paricaya | meM sUcita kiyA hai ki sarasvatI patrikA me prakAzita liye jo lekha maine bhejA usako "yadi yogya samajheM to sampAdaka jI use chApane kI kRpA kareMge to maiM unakA atyanta upakRta vanUgA / " aisA eka vinamra patra maine svaya unako likhA thA, kyoki isake pahale zrI dvivedIjI kA mujhe koI pratyakSa paricaya nahI huA thA / mere una divaMgata mitro me zrI / dvivedIjI hI eka aise vyakti rahe jinakA maiM kabhI sAkSAt paricaya nahI kara sakA / unake ye patra hI mere liye unakI puNya smRti ko jIvana ke anta taka jAgRta rakhane ke sAdhana bhUta hai......... 1 hone ke mitro ke patroM ke uttararUpa meM maiMne kyA likhA, isakA koI pramANa mere pAsa nahI rahA kyoki aise patro kI uttara kI pratilipi rakhane kA mere pAsa vaisA koI sAdhana nahI thA aura na hI usakI AvazyakatA pratIta hotI thI..... prastuta sakalana me kevala gyAraha mitro ke patro kA sakalana hai / +
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________________ mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra mere aise mitro kA samUha to bahuta bar3A rahA hai| inameM hindI, gujarAtI marAThI, bagAlI bhApA-bhApI aneka vidvAna hai| ina bhASAo.ke likhe gaye aise saikar3oM patra hai aura agrejI, jarmana bhASA ke bhI aneka haiN| kucha saskRta meM bhI likhe huye haiN| merA vicAra thA ki alaga-alaga bhASA ke patroM kA alaga alaga saMkalana kiyA jAya parantu jaisA ki Upara sUcita kiyA hai vaha ava isa jIvana me zakya nahI dikhAI detA isaliye prArambha meM namUne ke taura para yaha hindI patroM kA saMkalana zurU kiyA gayA parantu vaha bhI itanA vizAlaM dikhAI dene lagA ki isa prakAra ke koI sAtasau AThasau panno me bhI usakA samAveza honA sabhava nahI pratIta huA ata: yaha eka choTA sA sakalana hI abhI to prakAzita kiyA jA rahA hai....." ye patra jIvana ke atIta me adhakArAcchanna evaM vismRtaprAyaH smRticitro ko AMkho ke sAmane prakAzavAna karane ke nimitta dIpazikhA kA kAma karate hai| ina patroM ko par3hate samaya una divagata AtmAo ke sAtha AtmasAkSAtkAra kA AbhAsa ho jAtA hai aura kSaNabhara lagatA hai ki vaha mitra abhI bhI vaise hI jIvanta hai aura apane patra ke uttara kI pratIkSA kara rahe hai ata: unako patra likhakara apane saMvandho kA sauhArdapUrNa smaraNa dilA dene kI antara me icchA jaga uThatI hai| parantu bhAna meM Ane para yaha icchA nidrA ke svapna kI taraha zUnya kA pratirUpa banakara punaH mana me hI vilIna ho jAtI hai / ye mitra usa dhAma meM cale gaye haiM jahA aba koI patra nahI phucegaa| unase sAkSAtkAra karane ke liye unhI ke mArga kA anusaraNa karanA hI ava isa jIvana kI iti. kartavyatA hai| muni jinavijaya sarvodaya sAdhanAzrama canderiyA (cittaur3agaDha) tA0 14 mArca 1972 cetra kRSNA 14, vi. sa. 2028
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________________ zrI rAjakumArasiMhajI kalakattA ke patra ( . 1 ) zrIgurubhyonamaH (noTa - bAbU rAjakumArasiMhajI ke patra jo unhone pUnA meM sthApita bhAMDArakara oriyanTala risarca isTITyUTa me jaina sAhitya ke adhyayana sazodhana prakAzana Adi kAmo ke liye iMsTITyUTa ke viziSTha kArya - kartAo kI prArthanA evaM nivedana Adi ko dhyAna meM rakhakara diye / maiMne iMsTITyUTa ko jaina samAja kI ora se sarvaprathama 25000 ) ru0 - kA Arthika sahayoga dilAne kA sakalpa kiyA aura tadnusAra mere paricaya me Ane vAle kucha udAracetA jaina gRhistho ko preraNA dekara rupayA jamA karAne kA prArambha kiyA usame prArambha me bambaI ke kucha dhanika gRhastha jo mere vicAro aura kArya se vizeSa paricita the unhone eka-eka hajAra rupayo kA dAna denA svIkAra kiyA aura isa prakAra unako maine bhADArakara ricarsa iMsTITyUTa ke peTUna banAne kA prabandha kiyA / yaha sAmAcAra pUnA aura bambaI ke patro me prakaTa hue to kalakattA nivAsI bAbU rAjakumAra siMha jI jo usa samaya sAre jaina zvetAmbara samAja ke eka mukhya vyakti aura sammAnita netA the unhone paDhA aura mere dvArA pUnA ke eka prasiddha sArvajanika eva antararASTrIya khyAti ke yogya risarca iMsTITyUTa dvArA jaina sAhitya ke prakAzana nimitta jo kAryAraMbha kiyA gayA use jAnakara unako bar3A harSa huA aura usa viSaya me unhone jo sabase pahalA patra likhA vaha nimna prakAra hai - ) svastI zrI pArzva jina praNamya pUnA nagara mahA zubha sthAne aneka guNAlaMkRta pUjyapAda guruvarya zrI zrI 1008 zrI jina vijayajI
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________________ 2] mere divagata mitroM ke kucha patra mahArAja kI parama pavitra sevA meM, bambaI se li0 ApakA caraNa sevaka rAjakumAra siMha kI aneka savinaya vandanA svIkRta kariyegA / yahA~ dharma ke pratApa se kuzala hai / Apake kuzala maMgala ke samAcAra likhiyegA / vizeSa me likhane kA yaha hai ki Bhandarkar oriental Research Institute kI varSa gATha ke dina Apane 25000) rupaye kI rakama jaina sAhitya kI vRddhi ke liye sabhA me jAhira kI jo bombe krAnikala samAcAra patra me par3hakara atyAnanda huA / isa vidyAlaya ko avazya madada denA cAhiye | apanI jaina kauma me aisI sasthAo kI vizeSa AvazyakatA hai / kyoki apanA sAhitya sAgara bahuta vizAla hai / para isakI jAMca khIla varaNI Adi nahIM ho rahI hai / usa mahAnubhAva ko dhanya hai jisane aisI nAdara sakhAvata aise AvazyakIya kArya ke liye kii| hama bahuta khuza hoge, agara Apa una mahAzaya kA nAma hame batA sakeM / jisase isa kArya meM aura udyoga kara vizeSa madada ke liye bhI prayatna kiyA jA sake / hame vizvAsa hai ki yaha rakama pUrI bharA gaI hovegI / isa bAre me savigata hAla turanta likhiyegA / jaina sAhitya ke liye khAsa eka viMga mila sakegA yA kaise kyA bandobasta kiyA jAyagA so likhiye / jaina dharma aura sAhitya kA gaveSaNApUrvaka paThana ho sake jaisA intajAma karavAiyegA / patrottara - nihAlacaMda bilDiMga nyu kvInsa roDa ( Newqueens Road) pate para dIjiye / zubha miti zrAvaraNa vida 5 (sa0 1975) da: rAjakumAra siMha kI vinayapUrvaka vaMdanA avadhAriegA / (2) Camp-Bombay P. O. No. 4 Dated 5-8-1918 zrAvaNa vadI 14 sa0 1675 sarvaguNa nidhAna parama upakArI zrI pUnA zubha sthAna sarva zropamA muni mahArAja zrI jina vijayajI mahArAja kI sevA me likhI rAjakumAra
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________________ zrI rAjakumArasiMhajI ke patra [3 siMha kI vinayapUrvaka vandanA avadhArayegA / yahA~ dharma prasAda se kuzala hai / Apake sukha sAtA cAhate hai aura kRpA patra uttara me AyA baDA Ananda huA Apa jaise mahAtmA apane jJAna ke sadupayoga dvArA dharma upakAra kara rahe haiM aura upadeza Adeza dvArA mahAna kAryoM kI jar3a ropana karA rahe haiN| maiMne Apake guNAnuvAda sune, jabase utkaMThA hai, darzana karU~, magara isa moke kA patA hote hote raha gayA / phira disambara taka ApakA vahI birAjanA hai to honA saMbhava hai / maiM kala yahA~ se ravAnA hokara kAThiyAvADa 1 : 2 riyAsata me hokara phira jodhapura jAU~gA, vahA~ bhaDArI jI samarathamala jI ke yahA~ zrAvaraNa sudI utarate pahu~cakara paryuzana pestara kalakatte jAne kA dhAratA hU~ / magara yahA~ lAla bAga ke TrasTa sambandhI zrI sagha me aura saMgha seTha me kucha vaimanasya phailA hai / korTa me kesa hai / usake niber3e kA mujhe sauMpA gayA so phaisalA ThikAne AyA dIkhA / isI se kala ruka ke Aja jAne kI AjJA milI hai / AzA hai Aja kArya kI saphalatA ho jAvegI / Aja rAta ko mujhe jAnA hogA / konphrensa ke sukRta bhANDArakI khAsa jarUrI hai / yahA~ mITiMga huI / ughAI kA prabandha acchI rIti se ho rahA hai / vAlenTIyara mukarrara hue haiM isI prakAra pUne meM hone kA upadeza kariyegA / isase sarala aura upayogI AmadanI kA rAstA aura nahI dIkhatA / aura jaina kuTumba me janma pAte hI sukArya me bhAga dilAne vAlA bhI yahI rAstA hai / aura maiM patra likhatA thA ki lAla bAga kesa meM laganA pdd'aa| Aja pUrA karake bhejatA hU~ kala sadhyA taka bhArI dhamAla rahI aura anta me pariNAma saphalatA kA Ane se baDA Ananda huA lAla bAga kA TrasTa bana gayA / donoM me mela hoke sArI zarteM acchI rIti se donoM se likhA ke dastakhata ho gye| phira mujhako mukhiyA logo ne jAne se roka diyA aura kala sagha bhelA hoke usame sunAke, pasAra karake jAne deNge| so paraso guruvAra ko jAU~gA / aura zrI maMgasI tIrtha kI ghaTanA vaDI dukha dAI hai / jaisI bhAvI thI vo banA / aba yohI baiThanA ThIka nahI, isa vAste eka kameTI
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________________ 4] mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra 5-7 AdamI kI yahA~ kI hai| use bhI prasAra karA denI hai vaha AnandajI kalyANajI ke hAtha nIce magasI kA prayAsa kregii| kharca AnandajI kalyANajI kare yA saMgha se karAde so prayAsa calA hai| to adhiSThAyaka kRpA kareMge / aba yaha pUnA lAibrerI kA kAma jaisA Apane likhA vaisA hI parama upayogI aura karane hI kA hai| yaha maukA haragija nahI choDanA cAhiye aura adhUrA rahe aisA dIkhatA bhI nahI hai| zrI saMgha jayavatA hai aura Apa jaise upadezaka utsAhI sAdhu dvArA kArya siddhi hogii| Apane jo kArya kiyA ucita samaya ko saMbhAlA, ye prazaMsanIya hai| maiMne seTha gulAbacanda dulhecanda jasakaraNa bhAI motIlAla mUlajI jIvanalAlajI pannAlAlajI se seTha hIrajI khetasI se kahA hai aura ve loga bhI karane ko kahate hai| aba Apa eka daphe seTha vIracanda bhAI ko likhakara yahA~ bhijavA dIjiye ve dono sAhavo kI rakama pakkI rakhiye aura yahA~ se karane se ho jAyegA / seTha hIrajI bhAI bhI isame priti rakhate. rahai / phira yaha kAma to 50,000/- karake pUrA hI karanA caahiye| 20 dono ne diye sunA 5000) eka ora ne to dhAre to khAsa pUnA 25 aura pUre kara sake hai| yA nahI to vambaI me hogA eka do se yA phaDa se hI isake sivAya eka patra maiMne TAipa karake hAla dasa bIsa jagaha bhejanA vicArA hai eka kaoNpI Apake dekhane ko bhejatA huuN| kahI se bhI Ake samaya taka kAma ho jaavegaa| yaha pUrI pAsa rakhakara kArya kI saphalatA kA banatA prayAsa karate rahiyegA aura kRpA rakhiyegA dharma sneha vizeSa rakhiyegA / Age zubha ha. rAjakumAra kI bandanA
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________________ zrI rAjakumArasiMhajI ke patra pariziSTha The Mall Kashmere Gate Simla, Bombay 5-8-1918 The Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona This institute was found in july 1915 to commemorate the magnificient and lifelong services rendered to the cause of sanskrit studies by Dr. Sir R G. Bhandarkar, He has put the critical study of ancient sanskrit learning on the most approved scientific basis adopted by eminent European Indologists. The aims of the promotors are to andow 20 fellowships of Rs. 50/- each for advanced research students who will be helped with expert advice by expereienced Shastris. All sort of rare sanskrit works will be collected so as to do away with the complaint so frequently made as to lack of materials etc. Card catalogues will be provided to facilitate easy reference. In short the institute aspires to become a rallying point for all research activities in oriental subjects with the use of most up to date methods found out by renowned European Savants. The library will be a first class collection of manuscripts bearing upon every religion and upon every branch of ancient learning. The preliminary estimate of expenses was put at a lac of rupees for initial costs (building and furniture etc....) with Rs. 20,000/- yearly recurring expenditure
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________________ mere divagata mitroM ke kucha patra for the upkeep of the library, the fellowships etc. It is proposed to divide the building in three parts-- The central hall, to accomodate research works and also to serve as a reading room and a Lecture Hall, two side wings on each side of the central hall to contain the library books etc. - The committee of the institute has been able to collect a sum of Rs. 40,000/- which has been spent thus. Rs. 10,000/- were spent in purchasing the plot of land measuring 14 acres and Rs. 29,500/- for constructing the central hall. The Tata Brothers have contributed Rs. 21,000/- for the hall and it is named the J. N. Tata Research Hall. The value of the insti. tute is greatly enhanced by the Government's trans. fering to it the valuable collection of Manuscripts at the Deccan college. The Government have also been pleased to sanction a grant of Rs. 3000/- per annum for the upkeep of the library and have besides entrusted the committee with the Budget amount of Rs. 12000/yearly for publication purposes. Dr. Sir Bhandarkar has placed his rich collection of books and manuscripts at the disposal of the institute, which it is hoped will truely prove a boon and satisfy a long-felt want. At its last anniversary a donation of Rs. 25000)- was announced by Muniraj Shri Jinvijayaji for the development of jain literature. The Deccan college collection of sanskrit and Prakrit manuscripts is the largest of its kind in the world and
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________________ zrI rAjakumArasiMhajI ke patra contains very important and rare works on jain religion and literature. The promotors are also willing to give special facilities for rescarch work in jain manuscripts if the requisite funds are entrusted to their care. Poona being a centre of learning the institute is expected to flourish well and will prove to be a very fit organisation for the furtherence of jain literature through the main channels i e. study, printing and publishing. Such an advantage it would be difficult for the jain community to get from any other institution A large number of learned scholars who had devoted all their lives for the cause of oriental study will be permanently staying close by the institute and render every kind of assistance to the researches it will thus be immensely interesting many now jain scholars in jain learning, which will be studied critically to the advantage of human knowledge. It is most desirable that one of the side wings of the institute inay be constructed by some jain donor and the name be imortalised. The money required now is only Rs. 50,000/- half for the building and half for the maintenance fund which can be easily contributed even by a single merchant prince of the jain community. If he wishes to commemorate the name of his ancestor but if that be not possible, it is hoped, the money will soon he collected by subscriptions and the opportunity taken full advantage of by jain gentlemen. The income derived from the publications wil go to the maintenance fund. I appeal my brethren to extend
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________________ mere divaMgata mitro ke kucha patra their generous helping hand to this institute and announce their subscriptions to the conference office and kindly inform me at my head office so as to enable us to carry on negotiations with the institute authorities to make special provision for jain researches. Rajkumar Singh Bombay 1st August, 1918 [vAbU zrI rAjakumAra siMha jI ko unake patra naM0 eka ke javAva me jo kucha maiMne likhA ("usa patra kI nakala to mere pAsa nahIM rakhI gaI thii|") use paDhakara usa viSaya me unhoMne svayaM hI kucha vizeSa prayatna kiyaa| aura eka agrejI meM apIla likhakara jaina-zvetAmbara kaoNnphresa ke mukhya kAryakartAmoM ko tathA jaina samAja ke anya dhanika sajjanoM ko jo unake vizeSa paricita the unako bhejI aura svayaM bambaI meM kucha gRhasthoM se bhI mile usa samaya vambaI ke jaina samAja meM sabase adhika dhanI kaccha nivAsI khetasI0 khI0 e0 sI0 mAne jAte the| ve jaina zvetAmbara kaoNnphreMsa ke eka viziSTa adhivezana ke adhyakSa bhI vane the| unake suputra zrI hIrajI bhAI bar3e udAra dila ke aura navIna vicAroM ke rakhane vAle the seTha hIrajI bhAI se vAbU zrI rAjakumAra siMha jI kA ghaniSTha mitratA kA sambandha thA / prasaMgavaza bAbU rAjakumAra siMhajI hIrajI bhAI se mile aura unase pUnA ke ukta iMsTITyUTa me apane pitA ke nAma se eka vizAla haoNla banA dene kI bAta khii| seTha hIrajI bhAI ne vAvU zrI rAjakumAra siMha jI kI bAta ko bar3e harSa ke sAtha mAna liyA aura 25000/ rU0 denA svIkAra kara liyaa| isa prasaMga ko lekara vAvU rAjakumAra siMha jI ne mujhe turanta patra likhA jo nimna prakAra hai| pU0 munijI ke hastAkSara
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________________ zrI rAjakumArasiMhajI ke patra Rai Budree Das Bahadoor & Sons, Mookims to all the Viceroys since 1863 Manufacturing Court jewellers Precious Stone and pearl merchants Telegraphic Address "Bahadoor"-Calcutta "Bahadoor"--Bombay "Mookim"-Simla Head office. Mookim Niwas, Calcutta Camp Bombay Nehalchand's Building 6 New Queen's Road * Dated 7-8-1918 __ zrI pUnA zubha sthAna sarva opamA sarva guNa nidAna parama upakArI zrI muni mahArAja zrI zrI jina vijayajI mahArAja kI sevA me likhI rAmakumAra siMha kI vinaya pUrvaka bandanA avdhaariegaa| yahAM dharma prasAda se kuzala hai| ApakI sukha sAtA sadA cAhate haiM Age maiMne patra Apako tA0 5-8-18 ko bhejA so pahu~gA hogA aura lAla bAga kA sulaha hoke TrasTa pe sahI hoke kala sagha jamA huA thA aura isI vAste sabo ne ghera ke hameM rokA so sagha me sunA ki yaha kAma gurUdeva mahArAja kI kRpA se pUrNa huA yaha kala hoke Aja mujhe vakta milA to yaha pUne kA kAma bahuta upakAra kA aura unnati kA hai aura Apane ise itanA parizrama karake rAste para lAye haiM yaha saba lAla bhAI mile the unase bAta karake unhe bhI Aja sAtha liyA aura isa kAma para lgaayaa| aura zrI dharma prasAda se mujhe khuzI ke sAtha jAhira
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________________ 10] mere divagata mitro ke kucha patra karane me AtA hai ki andAja rU0 36000/ ho gae / ava 10000/ ke vAste Apa pUne meM jina jina ne kahA thA unako ThIka kara rakhiye aura mujhe likhiyegA isameM haoNla ke vAste 25000/ seTha hIra jI kheta sI bhAI ne hI diyA hai, jisake vAste unheM bahuta dhanyavAda hai| Aja savere hIra jI bhAI apane yahA~ jImane Aye the unase isa vAre me jaba bAta huI-ise bahuta pasanda kiyA aura rupaye bhara diye so aba yaha kAma to ho gyaa| aba Apa aura jo-jo apane haka meM phAyade kI kAryavAhI karane kI hai karake aura jo acchA kara sake kriyegaa| aura aba hama kala kAThiyAvADa jAte hai aura disambara pahale jaba Apa likheMge ye rupaye bheja diye jaayege| abhI yahAM se bhI 4/5 hajAra to unhI ke haiN| kAma par3e to pUre 50/ hajAra bhI idhara hI mAno pUnA sivAya ke zaharoM se hI ho jAyagA, lekina phira pUne ko bhI to lAbha milanA cAhiye aura jina-jina udAra purupo ne 10 hajAra jaisI rakama deke pATiyA mArane ke vAste dila kiyA thA aura disAvaro taka ye bAta khuda prakaTa kara gaye hai| unake nAma kA pATiyA bhI jarUra laganA caahiye| agara 50/ hajAra se jyAdA rakama ho jAte hai to aura kucha vizeSa haka aura lAbha jaina zvetAmbara mUrti pUjaka ke vAste lIje kyoki ye kula rupaye mUrti pUjaka me kiye hai aura jo peTana ke hajAra-hajAra eka do ke the, usase kabhI koI rakama nahI bharAI gaI hai| haoNla kA nAma khetasI khesI je0pI0 honA caahiyegaa| aura agara 50 hajAra se jyAdA dene me vizeSa lAbha nahI milatA dIkhe to jaNI kA jyAdA rupayA denA, ucita nahI dIkhe to samApta kIjiegA mujhako patra ghrAgadharA sarakArI mahamAna ghara karake diijiegaa| kRpA rkhiegaa| Age zubha zrAvaNa sudI 1 savat 1975 da0 rAja kumArasiMha kI vinaya pUrvaka vandanA avdhaariegaa| merI eka prArthanA hai ki Ajakala ye sAdhu samAja me gaccha kadAgraha ghusA hai ye miTAne kA prayatna kara lAbha uThAne kA dhyAna rkhiegaa| isa sasthA ke kAyade kAnUna vagairA hAlAta ke kAgajAta maiM bhI
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________________ zrI rAjakumArasiMhajI ke patra [11 rakhanA cAhatA hU~ aura isake mukhiyo se merI pahicAna hai nahI so kRpA kara bhejiegaa| ye kAma dekhane se to rukA rahatA yahAM vAle kAma se chuTTI lete java bntaa| Camp-Ahar Thakurs house, Jodhpur . Dated 18-8-1918 zrI pUnA zubha sthAne sarva opamA sarva guNa nidhAna parama upakArI muni mahArAja zrI jina vijayajI mahArAja kI sevA me likhI jodhapura se rAjakumAra siMha kA vinaya pUrvaka vandanA avdhaariegaa| yahA~ dharma prasAda se sava kuzala haiN| ApakA sugva sAtA cAhate hai| Age kRpA patra ApakA pUne se tA0 7 kA milaa| paDhane se bahuta prasannatA huI aura Apane jo rupayA ikaTThA karane kA likhA isake liye maiM kalakatte jAkara bandovasta karane kA prayatna karUMgA aura Apane likhA ki vIracanda kRSNa jI aura paramAnanda dAsa ratana jI ne dasa-dasa hajAra rupaye dene kA vacana diyA thA parantu vaha kevala makAna banAne ke liye thA aura vaha bhI tIsa hajAra zeSa ikaTThA ho jAne para aura saba tIsa hajAra rupaye na hone para apane vacana ko khIca liyA so bar3e zoka kI bAta hai| parantu Izvara kI dayA se AzA kI jAtI hai ki zanaiH zanai. rupayA zIghra hI ikaTThA ho jaaegaa| gesTa hAusa meM unase lekara unake nAma para banavAne kA prayatna kriye| deza sevA ati uttama hai agara prApti kI sabhAvanA hove to isakI saphalatA ke hetu apane ko yogya banAkara dhairyatA aura nIti pUrvaka dIrgha dRSTi se kArya karane me maiM bhI sahAnubhUti prakaTa karatA hU~ varnA jo tIrtha rakSA Adi me sahAyatA milatI hai, usame harjA ho sake hai aura Apake kAmo me sahAyatA dene vAle DA0 belavalakara aura guNe mahAzaya dhanyavAda
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________________ 12] mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra ke bhAgI haiN| mere pAsa bhI unakA patra AyA thA, jisakA uttara Aja unako de diyA gayA hai| ina mahAzayo ko merI tarapha se bahuta bahuta dhanyavAda dIjiyegA aura hIrajI khetasI je0 pI0 ne jo kRpA karake paccIsa hajAra rupaye kA vacana diyA so zIghra hI prApta ho sakege aura usa haoNla kA nAma "khetasI khIyasI haoNla" aura granthoM ke sUcIpatra taiyAra karane kA likhA so ApakI sammati atyuttama hai, aisA hI honA hI cAhiye aura gesTa hAusa ke liye likhA so vaha rakama zanaiH zanaiH ikaTThI ho jaayegii| isa kAma meM Apa itanA udyoga karate haiM so isakI sarAhanA kaba taka kI jAya ! Apa jaise satpuruSoM kA yahI kartavya hai aura maiMne jo kucha kiyA hai unameM vizeSatA hI kyA hai| pratyeka puruSa apanI icchA kI saphalatA va prApti kA prayatna karatA hai aura skAlara zipa ke bAre me vaha kArya ati Avazyaka hai| magara pahale yaha pacAsa hajAra rakama pUrI honI caahiye| samaya aisA hai ki eka hajAra rupaye kI rakama dete bhI dila dukhAte haiM so prathama to dasa hajAra kI pUrti honA jarUrI hai / so maiMne bambaI meM ci0 rAjendra kumAra siMha ko likha diyA hai ki lAlacanda yA gulAbacanda ko sAtha lekara yaha rakama pUrI karane kA prayatla kro| varanA pUrva se ceSTA kI jAvegI aura saba rakama hIrajI bhAI ke pAsa jamA karAdI jAyegI aura hIrajI bhAI ko yaha bhI likha diyA hai ki Apake pAsa jarUrata mAphika rakama bhejate rahe / AzA hai ki vaha aisA hI kreNge| do skAlara zipa to jarUra caleMge jaba taka phaNDa hone me jarUrata hogI taba taka 600/ sAla se clegaa| phira maiM dIvAlI taka pUne Akara dekha hI lUgA aura yaha kAma bhI jArI ho jaavegaa| isame prayala karane kI jarUrata nahIM haiN| anta me Apako eka bAra aura hArdika dhanyavAda detA huA maiM apane
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________________ zrI rAjakumArasiMhajI ke patra [83 isa patra ko samApta karatA hU~ AzA karatA hU~ ki isa patra kA uttara bhI zIghra hI milegaa| Mookim Niwas 152 Harison Road Barabazar Calcutta D/16th Jainury 1919 Seth Parmanand Dasji Ghat Kopar (Bombay) Dear Sir, I sent several telegrams enquring about the welfare of Shri jinvijayji maharaj. You have done very well in taking precaution for his health. Please place him under the best and suitable treatment and look after his comforts and conviniences in view, to relieve him soon of his pains for he is the only man who will promote cause of jain commonuty. I am very glad to hear that Maharaj and you are coming to Shikharji. The absence of Shree Maharaj from Poona will probably cause great harm to the college and so can you please recommend any permanent man to officiate him for the time being to look after the college. Please inform me about Maharaj health every now and then. Yours Sincerely Raj kumar Singh.
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________________ 1] mara divagata minAka kucha ptr| Mookim Niwas, Calcutta Ahore house Camp-Jodhpur, Marwar Dated 5-8-1919 zrI pUnA zubha sthAna zrI patrI sarvaopamA virAjamAna sarva guNa nidhAna dharma upakArI munimahArAja zrI zrI jinavijejI mahArAja kI sevA meM rAjakumArasiMha kI vinaya pUrvaka vndnaa| ApakI kRpA se kuzala hai Apake kRpA patra joki kalakatte se hokara AyA aura mujhe abhI milA par3ha kara nihAyata khuzI huI ki Apake zarIra ko iSTAyaka deva ne acchA kara diyA aura aba bahuta kAla taka Apa usakA bhoga dekara zAsana meM udyota karane ko tatpara haiM aura kara rahe haiN| zrI mAn sekreTarI sAhaba kA bhI patra milA thaa| aura uttara kI pahuMca phira AI so milii| merA irAdA to zimalA se sIdhe kalakattA jAne kA thA aura vahA se zrI paryuSaNa para bambaI pahuMcane ko maiMne likhA thA magara yahAM mujhako kucha isTeTa ke kAma se pAnA par3A aura 3:4 dina me kalakattA jAUgA / so dera se zAyada paryuSaNa to kalakattA meM hI hove / agara yaha huA to bhI dIvAlI pahale vambaI jAnA avazya hogA aura Apake darzano ko mAnA hai / lekina eka patra Aja maiMne apanI dukAna vAlo ko bambaI likhA hai ki jo rakama usa phaNDa meM apanI bAkI hove to dedo aura seTha lAla bhAI se kaho ki bharI huI rakama jaldI vasUla kareM yA jarUrata hove to sAtha raha kara vasUla krlo| rakama jaldI jAnI cAhiye aura jaba maiM bambaI meM gaye sAla me thA aura ye TIpa zuru karAI thI usI vakta sirpha 8000) vAkI rahe the aura usI dina ravAnA ho gayA thaa| lAla bhAI tathA seTha gulAvacanda, devIcanda se bAta huI thI to bole the bAkI bharA leNge| lekina ye thoDI sI rakama abhI taka yohI bAkI rahI hai / so vahAM AveM java yA kalakatte kI tarapha se bharAlI jaavegii| Apa cintA na kareM
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________________ zrI rAjakumArasiMhajI ke patra [15 Apa isa kArya ko uttamatA se aura utsAha se calAveM aura zrI sekeTrI sA. ko bhI ittalA deveM aura maiM bambaI AU~gA jaba unako bulA luugaa| jaisA unakA likhanA hai aura maiM zrI magasI ke liye ujjena gayA thA aura 2.3 sAhaba bhI padhAre the| usakA pravandha kiyA gayA hai aura kameTI bhI kArobAra calAne ko niyata kI gaI hai AzA hai ki adhiSThAtA sarva kArya phataha kareMge aura mere lAyaka koI kArya hoveso likhiyegaa| dharma sneha kRpAbhAva vizeSa rkhiegaa| Age zubha sAvana sudI 8 sa. 1676 / da. rAjakumAra kI vinayapUrvaka vandanA avadhAriyegA (8) No: 6 New Queens Road, Bombay 2-4-1920 zrI pUnA zubha sthAna sarva opamA lAyaka sarvaguNa nidhAna parama upakArI muni mahArAja zrI 108 zrI jinavijayajI mahArAja joga likhI rAjakumAra kI vinayapUrvaka vandanA avdhaariegaa| yahAM dharma prasAda se kuzala' hai| Apake sukha sAtA ke samAcAra patra dvArA par3hakara Ananda huaa| Apane mere na jAne pe jo pharamAyA durasta hai| utkaMThA rahate bhI yoga na banA antarAya sivA kyA samajhA jaave| aba maiM yahA~ sAvaNa bhara rahane kA vicAra karatA huuN| isa vIcame jarUra Akara darzana karU~gA mere Upara itane kRpAlu haiM yaha acche puNya samajhatA huuN| varnA sAdhAraNa puruSa bhI vidvAna se milanA cAhe, hama jaise se nahIM ! aura pustaka vAvata milane para Apase rAya karane para jo hogA, kiyA jAyagA / abhI zAstrIjI ko bhI samaya kama thA ve yoropa ko ravAnA ho gye| ve prAkRta aura pAlI bhI thor3A dekhe hue haiN| zAyada pune bhI gaye the| lAhora ke rahavAsI haiN| isa vakta kalakattA kAleja meM sarakArI sarvisa
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________________ 16] mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra meM haiM aura Apake to mitra bhI vaise hI vidhavAna hoMge jaise ki Apa isa vakta dIpa rahe hai| lAibrerI bAbata kyo nahI hotaa| kiMcit bAkI rahA so nahI honA bhI koI jogAna yoga hai| lAla bhAI seTha se pUchege aura, abake banegA to unheM sAtha hI letA aauuNgaa| ye samaya bhI aisA cala rahA hai ki citta kI vRtti prAya sabakI sthira nahI hai| lekina dharma to sahAyaka hotA hai aura kArya sevA se yAda pharmAyegA / kRpA vizeSa rkhiegaa| apane citta ko jarA bhI choTA na karake jo kArya uThAyA hai-pAra lagAkara yaza liijiegaa| Age zubha ! zrAvaNa vadI 1, saM. 1977 zukravAra / ApakA darzanAbhilApI rAjakumArasiMha kI vandanA Agare vAle dayAlacandajI bhI yahI hai| vandanA likhAte hai| The Mall Simla, 17-6-1920 siddha zrI pUnA subha sthAna sarva upamA lAyaka sarva guNa vidhAna virAja mAna parama upakArI muni mahArAja zrI 108 zrI jinavijaya mahArAja jogya likhi zimalA.se rAjakumArasiMha kI vinaya pUrvaka vandanA avdhaariyegaa| yahA dharma ke prasAda se kuzala hai| Apake sukhasAtA ke samAcAra likhane kI kRpA kariyegA aura merA vicAra hai ki 1 sirIja agnejI rIDara banavAne kA hai| yAnI prAimarI se lagAkara bI. e. taka kI kitAveM aMgrejI me bane phira tarajumA judI judI bhASA me bhI ho sakatA hai| isameM jaina kA nAma jAhira lAnA koI jarUrI nahI hai / magara jaina zailI se dhArmika naitika upadezaka bAte dI jAve jinase sapta visana aura anarthaka pApa karate ddreN| kucha rasika vIratA bhI dikhAkara
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________________ zrI rAjakumArasiMhajI ke patra [17 zAnta vairAgya rasa kI zreSThatA dikhAI jAve / nyAyapUrvaka rAjya ke guNa aura rAjya bhakti kI puSTi dikhAI jaave| tAki sarakAra hara eka vidyArthI ke vAste pasanda kre| dRDha niyama para ceDA mahArAja jaiso kA aura aisI aisI uttama kathAo ko saMkSepa me lesana ke taura para diyA jAve / yaha vicAra hamane prophesara pI. DI. zAstrI (pI. eca. DI.) sarakArI kAleja vAlo se kahA unhone bhI banAnA manjUra kiyA hai aura isI pahalI tArIkha ko vilAyata jAte hai so isake vAste jo jo pustakeM jarUrI hove ki jinako paDhakara ve khuda vAkipha ho sakeM aura pustaka meM madada mile, aisI kitAbeM dene se sAtha le jAveMge aura DaoN0 yAkobI se bhI salAha milAne ko kahate haiN| lekina pustakeM aisI upayogI aura cunadA honI cAhiye ki zAstrIjI ko paDhane kA samaya mile aMgrejI kI pustakeM jo kucha chapI huI maujUdA hai ve maMgA kara hama de deveNge| magara hindI kI pustako ke vAste hamane koTA zerasiMha jI se pUchA thA unhone pustako ke nAma chAMTakara bheje haiN| lekina ina pustako kA paDhanA bhArI pdd'egaa| isa vAste kRpA kara jarUrI pustako kI eka pharadI banAkara jaldI bhejiye| tAki hama magAkara 1 julAI ke pahale bambaI me zAstrIjI ko de sake / zerasiMha jI kI bhejI huI pharadI kI eka nakala Apake sevA me bhejate haiN| kRpA kara apanI jo rAya ho jarUra sUcanA kariegA patrottara zIghra diijiegaa| samaya thoDA hai kRpAbhAva rkhiegaa| Age kAma sevA hoya so likhiegaa| Age zubhai miti asADha sudI 2 sa0 1977 rAjakumAra kI vinayapUrvaka vadanA avadhAriegA kRpAbhAva rkhiegaa| sukha sAtA ke samAcAra likhiegA aura pUne kA kAma ThIka calatA hogaa| likhiegaa| pajUsana bAda maiM udhara AUgA jaba darzano kI abhilASA pUrI hogii| __pustako kI sUcI 1. saptavyasana niSedha, 2. mukha caritra, 3. syAdvAda ralAkara, 4. jaina praveza 1-2-3 Thi0 meghajI hIrajI vambaI / 5 tAkika syAdavAda majarI saMskRta / 6. pramANa nayatattva lokA lakAra saTika saMskRta /
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________________ mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra 7. anekAntavAda jaya patAkA Thi0 zrI yazovijaya jaina grathamAlA / 8. puruSArtha siddhyupAya / 6. jJAnArNava dravyAnuyoga tarkaNA / 10. paMcAstikAya, samayasAra Thi0 meghajI hIrajI / 11. saMdeha dolAvalI Thi0 pa0 hasarAja hIrAlAla jAmanagara / 12. mAdhavI navatattva saTika / 13. jIva vicAra prAkRta yA bhASA / 14. tilaka maMjarI Thi0 yazovijaya jaina granthamAlA bhAvanagara / 15. zrIpAla caritra / 16. mahAvIra caritra / 17. yazodhara caritra / 18. zreNika caritra / 16. tejapAla vastupAla caritra Thi0 paM0 hasarAja hIrAlAla, jAmanagara / 20. kumArapAla caritra Thi0 meghajI hiirjii| 21. jaina rAmAyaNa Thi0 bhImasiMha mANaka / 22. harivikrama caritra Thi0 paM0 hasarAja hIrAlAla jaamngr| 23. zrI gaNadhara mahArAja ke prazna uttr| 6 karma grantha bhI dekhane kI khAsa AvazyakatA hai yA karma payar3I grantha dekheM Thi0 meghajI hiirjii| jAkA savA meM, (10) na0 6 nyu kvInsa roDa bambaI tA0 27-7-20 zrImAna mahArAja jI zrI jinavijaya jI kI sevA me, pUNe se Akara ApakI kRpA yAda hI hai| bAbU pUraNacaMda jI nahAra yahA~ para Aye the aura inake pAsa apane kArya meM cadA 1000) aura 'etihAsika sazodhaka' me caMdA 100) bhara pAyA hai, vaha rakama zIghratA se bhejI jaaygii| ina bhAI sAhaba ko isa bAta se paricaya karavAyA hai aura vahA~ bhejA hai| ApakI inase acchI taraha se vAta cIta huI hogii| phaDa sambandhI kArya ke liye lAla bhAI ke sAtha do-tIna bAra vicArA gayA thaa| kintu Ajakala dhaMdhe kA mAmalA vArIka se bArIka ho rahA hai / jisase phAraga ho nahI sktaa|
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________________ zrI rAjakumArasiMhajI ke patra 16 DaoN0 guNe kI eka ciTThI milI thii| maiMne lAla bhAI ko batalAI thii| inakI aura merI bheMTa huI nahIM hai| samajhatA hU~ ki aisA jarUra kA kAma nahIM hogaa| rAjakumAra kI vandanA avdhaaryegaa| (11) Mookim Niwas, Calcutta Camp-Bombay Date 10-8-1920 zrImAna munimahArAja zrI jinavijaya jI, mu0 pUrNa ApakA tA0 31 kA likhA huA patra milA hai| maiM kucha chaH sAta dina ke liye vAhara gAma gayA thaa| jisase javAba likhane me leTa huA huuN| maiMne indaura meM kaI AdamiyoM se apane sAhitya saMzodhaka aura insTITayUTa ke liye paricaya karavAyA hai| Apa ina do Adamiyo ko saMzodhaka kI ekeka prati bheja diijiyegaa| maiM abhilASA rakhatA hU~ ki vaha apanA sazodhaka kA lAipha membara hoveNge| ina sAhabo kA nAma--1. vinodIlAlajI bAlacaMdajI indaura 2. campAlAla jI mAdhava lAla jI indaura (chAvaNI) ina bhAI sAhavoM ko prakAzaka dvArA likhA dIjiegA ki vaha aura grAhakoM kI baDhatI kreN| aura mere nAma kA paricaya dIjiyegA / lAipha membara kA anurodha kriyegaa| ____ lAla bhAI ne inakA aura merA ru0 100-100 jamA saMzodhaka ke liye karavAyA hogaa| lAla bhAI kA yahA~ pe Ane vAda isTITyUTa aura saMzodhaka ke liye aura prayatna kreNge| pahale bhI kaI vAra yAda karA cuke / hamArA paryuSaNa kala se zurU hotA hai aura maiM yahA~ paryuSaNa taka rhuuNgaa| phira calA jAU~gA / kRpA rkhiyegaa| unama kArya ho rahe haiN|
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________________ mere divaMgata mige ke kucha patra uname vizeSatA karate rhiegaa| Age zubha dutiya zrAvaNa vada 10 sa0 1677 / ApakA kRpAbhilASI rAjakumAra siMha kI vandanA (12) Mookim Niwas 152, Harrison Road, Bara Bazar Calcutta 24-9-1920 pUjyapAda guruvarya zrI zrI jinavijaya jI mahArAja kI pavitra sevA me pUnA kalakatte se likhA rAjakumArasiMha kA savinaya vandanA sviikaariyegaa| maiM jodhapura hotA huA gurudeva ke pratApa se kuzalatA pUrvaka yahA~ A pahu~cA huuN| bhANDArakara orieTala risarca insTITayUTa ke kArya ke liye rupaye 50,000 kI svIkAratA karAkara hI maiM bambaI se ravAnA huA thaa| isakI mujhe bahuta khuzI hai| aba vahA~ para hAla kA kAma zurU hogayA hogaa| udhara kA kArya aba zIghratA se honA caahiye| saba hAla Apane lAla bhAI se suna hI liyA hogaa| ____zrI makSItIrtha kesa ke sambandha meM ujjaina ke vakIla jamanAlAla jI ne likhA hai ki usame abhI Jain Architecture, Jain Archieology, Jain History, Jain religion Adi jaina dharma kalA aura sAhitya me zodhakhoja (Research) kI darakAra hai / isame bahuta sArA masAlA ekatra hai para jisa viSaya me adhika sahAyatA kI AvazyakatA hogii| vakIla sA0 Apako likheM, usame Apa unako sahAyatA kriegaa| Apa jaise vidvAna munirAja se samAja ke savahI kAmo me saphalatA hogii| ___Apako jJAta hogaa| banArasa hindU yunivarsiTI me jaina dharma kI zikSA kA apanI tarapha se vizeSa prabandha ho rahA hai| zikSA krama banAyA gayA hai jo pAsa karAne ke liye peza hone hI vAlA hai| zikSA krama isa patra me bhejA jAtA hai kRpA kara isa para pUrNa dhyAna dekara ApakA sazodhana aura samati zIghra likheN| rAjakumAra siMha kI vinaya pUrvaka vandanA avadhAriegA zubha kArya me sbhaaliegaa|
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________________ zrI rAjakumArasiMhajI ke patra (13) zrI rAyakumArasiha kA rAjagRha ke bAre meM likhA patra Mookim Niwas 152 Harrison Road Barra bazar Calcutta 8-10-1924 siddha zrI pUnA zubha sthAna sarva opamA birAjamAna parama pUjya muni mahArAja zrI 108 zrI muni jinavijaya jI mahArAja kI pavitra sevA me likhI kalakattA se rAyakumArasiMha kI vandanA vizeSa kara avdhaariegaa| yahA~ zrI jina dharma ke prasAda se kuzala hai| mahArAja ke zarIra sabadhI sukha zAti sadA cAhate haiN| aparaMca zrI rAjagRha tIrtha kSetra ke vipaya meM digambarI saMgha se sarakArI adAlata me hakIyata kA mAmalA cala rahA hai| jisame vahA~ ke paca pahADa para jo madira yA caraNa yA mUrtiyA haiM, ve samasta ve loga apanI yAnI digambariyo kI kahate haiM / isa kAraNa nivedana hai ki mahArAja kRpA karake apane grantho ke dAkhile ke sAtha yaha zrI rAjagRha tIrtha ke madiro kA jahA~ jahA~ varNana milatA hai ve mujhe sUcita kareM to zvetAmbara samasta zrI sagha kA vizeSa upakAra hogA aura usa tIrtha para jo-jo zvetAmbarI AcAryo ne jisa jisa samaya aMjana zalAkA yA pratiSThA karAI ho aura jisa jisa samaya vahA~ kA jIrNoddhAra huA ho usakA varNana tathA sagha lekara vahA~ tIrtha yAtrA nimitta AyA ho, vahI jahA~ taka bana sake zIghratA se likhakara bhejane kI AjA deveM aura yogya sevA likheM aura rAjagRha grAma tIrtha sthAna hai yAnI rAjagRha ke pAMco pahAr3a hai yAnI dono hI haiM / vaha inakA tIrtha sthAna hone kA apanI dharma pustako me kahA~ aura kisame hai isake liye bhI kRpAkara sUcita kriegaa| ha. rAyakumArasiMha kI vadanA avadhAriegA
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________________ sva0 kumAra zrI devendraprasAda jaina ke patra pUnA orieTala kAMgresa meM bhAga lene ve jaba Ae the taba unake sammukha jaina sAhitya saMzodhaka samAja ke sthApana viSayaka vicAra hugrA aura samAja ke dvArA eka sazodhanAtmaka tremAsika patra ke nikAlane kI yojanA nizcita kI gaI pUnA se ArA gaye bAda 'unhone jo patra likhe unameM kA yaha na0 1 patra hai / patrAMka 1 Prem Mandir, ARRAH 19-11-1919 zrI parama pUjyAspada mahArAja zrI vandanAmI, Apake darzana se isa bAra jIvana saphala huA-dUra se ApakI prazasA sunA karatA thA, usase bhI adhikAdhika pratyakSa darzana se lAbha huA / dhanya hai Apa aura ApakA paropakAra vRta aura AtmajJAnaApake zaraNAgata rahakara merA AtmA bahuta kucha yaza, jJAna, dhyAna prApta karegA aisI pUrI zrAzA hai / hama apane jIvana ke alpa kAla me bahuta saMta sAdhu dono zvetAmbara aura digambara sampradAya se mile, parantu jo asIma Ananda Apake darzana se huA vaha aba taka prApta nahI huA thA - dhanya bhAgya - Apako isa sevaka kI sevakAI pasada AIyaha hamAre liye baDe gaurava kI bAta haiM / sakuzala ArA A gayA - kucha asvastha rahA -- isI se patra dene meM vilamba huA -- kSamA kreN| Jaina Antiquary Jaina Research Socity a Jaina Congress of Orientalist yahI tIna aba jIvana me ratnatraya rUpa dharma sAdhana hai - isakI siddhi Apake hAtha hai - lekhAdi ke liye patra vyavahAra Co
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________________ zrI devendraprasAdajI jaina ke ptr| 23 prArambha karatA hU~, hindI-bhAga kA sampAdana Apa kareM-agrejI bhAga kA ApakA sevaka karegA-niyamAdi jo kucha Apane banAyA ho bheja deMgujarAtI, hindI, agnejI tIna bhASAmo me niyamAdi prakAzita karanA cAhiye-prathama aka ke sampAdana kA kArya prArambha kara denA ThIka haiprathama aMka kaba nikalatA hai / yaha bhI ThIka karaleM / koI uttama tithi para isakA prakAzana honA cAhiye / pahale aMka kI 500 kApI chApI jAya-sAija sarasvatI patra kA uttama jacatA hai--pUnA me kisI uttama presa dvArA ThIka samaya para prakAzana hotA rahe / kyA misTara zAha baMbaI se ApakI sahAyatA ke liye A gaye ? unako bulA leM, bambaI me indra vijaya jI mile the-vaha bhI Apa jaisA prAcIna zilA lekho kA saMgraha chapA rahe hai tathA hIra vijaya sUri kA khulAsA vRtAnta gujarAtI bhASA me prakAzana karane me lage hai / yaha loga amUlya samaya ko naSTa kara rahe haiM / mAna bar3AI lakSya hai-rAga dveSa irSA bhAva me lipta haiM-jaina samAja kA abhAgya ki usake netAgana isa prakAra ke jIvana ko Anandamaya jIvana samajhate hai| mere yogya sevA cAkarI likheM 50 brajalAla jI, ramaNika lAla jI ko merA jaya jinendra caraNo kA sevaka devendra prasAda patrAMka 2 ArA jaina sAhitya saMzodhaka samAja Avedana patra khUba uttamatA se likhA hai / isakA asara acchA hogAsaphalatA nikaTa dIkhatI hai| -satata prayatna karUMgA-Apa aba eka kAma patra-saMpAdana ke kArya me samasta samaya ko vyaya kareM, maiM membarAdi pracAra kArya khUba joro se karane lagA huuN| patra kA sAija ThIka isI prakAra kA mai bhI cAhatA thA-isI sAija me hamaloga apanI sArI pustakAdi bhI nikAleMge /
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________________ 24 mere divaMgata mitro ke kucha patra misTara zAha ava A gaye hoMge-phAlguna zukla pUrNimA taka prathama aka' Apake prayatna se avazya prakaTa ho jaaygaa| 500 pahalA aka chapanA cAhiye / 150 pRSTho kA hI kAgaja pasanda hai-kavara kA kAgaja kaisA hogA-kucha namUnA bhejatA huuN| prathama aMka ke liye zrI mahAvIra bhagavAna ke nirvANa bhUmi zrI pAvApura kA raMgIna citra taiyAra karAyA hai Apake dekhane ke liye bhejatA huuN| -pasanda AegA-isako svIkRta kara lauTA de--500 kApI chapavA kara sevA me bhijavA dUgA-Apane kahA thA ki zrI mahAvIra prabhu ke nirvANa samvata vipaya me eka gavepaNA pUrNa lekha taiyAra hai usako bhI isI/ prathama aka me hI prakAzita kara deN| sara bhaMDArakara dvArA avazya eka ma~galA caraNa likhavAne kA pUrApUrA prayatna kareM-cAhe dasa pAca hI pakti kyo na ho| lekho kI tAlikA banAnA caahiye| prathama aka me Apa kaisA kaisA lekha cAhate hai-kina kina vidvAno ko prathama aka me denA Avazyaka hai| Adi likhe / usI prakAra ke patra vyavahAra kA prayatna karU~gA / Avedana patra kA nAma agnejI bhApA me likhakara chapavA dUgAaura sava kuzala maMgala hai| ApakA sevaka jaina dharma kI jaya devendra prasAda jaina patrAMka 3 The Central Jain Publishing House ARRAH 16-12-19 zrI pUjya svAmI zraddheya zrI man mohAndha mArtaNDa mahAtman ____ Apake amRta pUrNa sAravAna vAkyo se paripUrNa 'Avedana-patra' nisandeha mere mAnasa tala me divya jJAna kI jAgRnta jyoti kA jvalaMta
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________________ zrI devendraprasAdajI ke jaina ke patra 25 vikAsa karane vAlA huA hai| Apake satsaMga me-Atma sammelana dvArA jo anirvacanIya lAbha merI AtmA ko prApta karane kA saubhAgya prApta huA hai| usake liye kaunasI vinimaya kI vastu hai, jise caraNo kI sevA me bheMTa dharU~, kintu to bhI Apa hI ke premAbhivAdana aura magalA ziSa se hRdaya thala me zubhi zraddhA aura , bhavya bhakti kA jo vimala bIjAMkura vapana huA hai / vahI Aja dina ApakI azepAnukapA se Rtu rAja kI prajA vana kara isa taraha pallavita aura kusumita ho uThA hai ki atizaya utkaTa utkaThA, ugra utsAha aura lAlAyita lAlasA se lalaka kara jI cAhatA hai ki Apake caraNo meM cunI huI kaliyo kI cagelI bhara kara caDhA AU / ____ apanI sArI zaktiyoM ko dharma pracAra me vyaya karUgA aura ApakI vizada puNya mUrti apane hRdaya ke prema rUpI ardhya para sthApita karake gadgada niSTa vANI me stuti karatA rahUMgA yaha saubhAgya kA viSaya hai ki zAMti sasthApaka tIrthakara bhagavAna kI kIrti kallolinI kI nirmala tarago se nimajjita hokara jaina dharma kA kalevara dhavalita ho gayA hai aura aise lokopakArI prazasta dharma kA anuyAyI banakara isa pratAraNA mUlaka sasAra se uddhAra pAne kA mArga bhI Aloka pUrNa banA lenA eka sahaja susAdhya kArya ho gayA hai / ataeva jaba taka yaha puNya se phalapAdapa apanI saurabha sapatti se sasAra me sukha sarasAne kI ceSTA karatA rahe, tava taka Apa apanI vAgdhArA se isakA mUla siMcana karate rahane kI kRpA kareMge / isa AtmA ke patha prazasti bane, aura sarvApekSA isake sarvasva jIvanAvala bana Apa baneM yahI prArthanA hai| pUrNa pratIti hai ki Apa apanI nita nUtana dhArmika zikSA aura uttarottara uttejanA pUrNa isa AtmA me lokottara Ananda arjana karane kI zakti bharate rahege / jisakI sahAyatA me yaha nijAnanda rasalIna hokara nirvANa janita
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________________ mere divagata mitro ke kucha patra brahmAnanda ko anubhava karane kA pUrNa adhikArI bana jAya / ApakA sevaka devendra prasAda jaina patrAMka 4 zrI parama pUjya mahArAja jI namaste paDita jugala kizora jI kA patra avalokanArtha bhejatA huuN| merA svAsthya kucha kharAba ho gayA hai koI cintA kI bAta nahI / Apa itane dUra hai aura maiM bhI itane phAsale para hU~ ki ApakI mai kucha bhI yatheSTha sevA cAkarI karane se majabUra hU~ / __ prathama aMka to Apa jaise taise pUnA me chapAle / phira ahamadAvAda me manasukha bhAI ke presa me chapegA / zrI pAvApurI jI kI 500 tasvIra chapakara mere pAsa A gaI, bheja duuNgaa| cittauDagar3ha kA stambha vAlA phoTo bheja de, to usakA bhI bloka banavA kara bheja dU / kyA Apane leTara pepara Adi chapavA liyA / membara grAhaka banAne kA prayanna bahuta kara rahA huuN| logo kI dRSTi jaina sAhitya, jaina itihAsa kI tarapha vilkula nahI-kheda hai / apane jainI bhAI loga to dveSa karate haiN| koI cintA nahI jaba taka tana meM prANa hai sevA se muMha nahI moDanA hai / jitanI zakti hai lagAyI jaaygii| aba likheM ki usa prAta me sabhAsada grAhaka dhar3Adhar3a bana rahe hai athavA nahI koI navIna samAcAra likheN| ApakA sevaka devendra prasAda noTa:-jaina sAhitya sazodhaka ke prathama aMka me vIra nirvANa bhUmi
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________________ zrI devendraprasAdajI jaina ke patra 27 pAvA purI kA jo raMgIna citra chapA hai vaha zrI devendra kumAra hI ne chapavAkara bhejA thA-isakA saMketa patra naM0 2 me hai| patrAMka 5 ArA zrI pUjya mahArAjajI, Apake dono kRpA patra uttara ke liye sAmane haiM, abhI kAzI, prayAga se lauTA hU~-pUrNa eka saptAha bhramaNa me laga gyaa| apane do cAra mitroM ko utsAhita banAyA hai-abhI etihAsika zodha ke kAma ko samajhane vAle jainiyo me bahuta kama vyakti haiM, jAna DAlane kI AvazyakatA hai| jaina siddhAnta para to rAta dina vyAkhyAna hote hI hai aba aitihAsika vyAkhyAno kI eka mAtra AvazyakatA hai / Apa isake aguaA hai, to avazyameva uddhAra hogA hii| jitane jaina citra prAcIna sthalo ke aba taka sagraha haiM unakA mejika lenTana slAiDas banAyA jAya aura jahA~ kahI bhI hama logo kA daurA ho vahA~ slAiDo dvArA vyAkhyAna diyA jAya to acchI uttejanA ho sakatI hai| Apa abhI merI saMgrahita tasvIro ko kaba taka aura rakhanA cAhate haiN| isa vAra prathama aka me koI tasvIra prAcIna aitihAsika dRSTi se prakAzita honI cAhiye / paM0 jugala kizora jI bhI Apake sAtha hI rahate to kAma me jaldI sahAyatA milatI, tathApi mujhako to ApakI Atmazakti para pUrNa vizvAsa hai, abhI ApakI likhI huI pustikA yugma paDha rahA thaa| Ananda kA aparampAra thA Apane merI likhI huI triveNI nAma kI choTI sI pustikA par3hI hai, nahI par3hI ho to hama bheja deN| presa ke liye bambaI Apako nikaTa hogA / jisa presa me paDita nAthUrAma jI kA jaina hitaiSI chapatA hai, vahAM hI prabandha karAleM / traimAsika patra ke chApane me presa vAlo ko vizeSa ar3acana karanA anucita hai / sAija kyA nizcaya kiyA so likheM / mujhako to choTI sAija pasanda hai-yahI sarasvatI yA
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________________ 30 mere divagata mitro ke kucha patra pAtA / aura yahI kAraNa hai ki nizcita rUpa se Apako sahAyatA nahI pahu~cA rahA hU~ | cittaur3agar3ha kA citra eka kAgaja para chapAne se kiphAyata rahA / Ajakala kAgaja kA dAma aura chapAI donoM bar3ha gaye hai | kRpA kara phoTo kA Alabama saba bhijavAdeM / mujhako zIghra eka mitra dvArA unhe vilAyata bhejanA hai / bhagavAna dIna jI chUTa gaye hai / abhI dehalI meM mile the acche haiM / amerikA jAne kA irAdA hai / ThIka hai patra ko abhI grantha ke rUpa me hI prakaTa kreN| binA patra dekhe loga grAhaka nahI bnte| maiM sadA prayatna karatA rahatA hU~ / patra agrejI kaunasI tArIkha ko prakaTa hogA so likheM / sevaka devendra patra ke kavara ke liye yaha DijAina banavA rahA hU~ bIca meM zrI sameda zikharajI kA pArzvanAtha kA Toka hogA / kRpAkara isa DijAina ko dekhakara apanI rAya likheM aura zIghra loTA deM- derI na kareM / patrAMka 7 tA : 11-6-20 zrI parama pUjya mahArAja jI, vandanAmi - maiM isa samaya prayAga me hU~ / Dr. Satish Chandra kA blaoNka maiM ghara pahu~cate hI sevA meM bheja dUMgA, pUnA me kiphAyata se chapa jAyagA -- maiM zrI tatvArthasUtra Adi grantho ke taiyAra karAne me vyagra ho rahA hU~ / Apako vizvAsa dilAtA hU~ ki merA sArA samaya zrI mahAvIra prabhu ke zAsana sevA meM hI laga rahA hai / jainiyoM kI avasthA dhIre dhIre ThIka ho jAne para hI pratyeka kAmo me saphalatA hogI - grAhaka banane ke
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________________ zrI devendraprasAdajI jaina ke patra 31 liye, lekha ke liye hamane saikar3o patra likhe digambarI logo kI saMkIrNatA zvetAmbaro se kyA kucha kama hai-kadApi nahI-kevala lar3anA jAnate haiM / maiM pUnA AtA para isa varSa merI svayaM zAdI bhI thI tathA do bhatIjo kA vivAha thaa| pa0 jugala kizora jI ArA zIghra pdhaareNge| patrottara ArA se dUgA / eka aMgrejI lekha Logic para campatarAya jI kA zIghra bhijvaauuNgaa| sevaka devendra patrAMka 8 ArA 10-12-20 zrI parama pUjya mahArAja jI vandanAmI __ yaha lekha dravya sagraha kI bhUmikA kA anuvAda hai| isame cAmuNDa rAya zrI nemI candra jI siddhAnta cakravartI Adi kA pUrA-pUrA varNana hai / Apako yaha anuvAda avazya pasanda A jAegA aisI AzA hai| baDe parizrama se taiyAra karAyA hai| Apake patra ke liye hI isakA anuvAda karake bhejatA hU~ / tIna aMka me prakAzita krdeN| yogya sevA likhie| sevaka devendra patrAMka : san 1921 ke prArambha me pUnA se eka jaina gRhastha ne sameda zikharajI kI yAtrA ke liye eka spezala Trena dvArA sagha nikAlA thA, usa bhAI ke Agraha se maiM usa saMgha kA mukhiyA banA thA java saMgha kalakatte
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________________ mere divaMgata mitro ke kucha patra iMDiyana eMTI kverI kaa| kitane pRSTha rakheMge ? kAgaja kA eka TukaDA namUne ke liye bheja deN| mUlya 5) vArSika honA cAhiye aura eka aMka kA DeDha rupayA ucita hogaa| prathama aMka prakaTa hone kA samaya bhI aba ThIka kara lenA cAhiye-- jisame kAma usI andAja se prArambha kara diyA jAya / bhAI kezavalAla premacaMda modI ahamadAbAda vAle tathA bhAI kezarI canda bhaMDArI devAsa vAlo ne sabhAsada honA svIkAra kiyA hai| zrIyuta bhAI campata rAya jI, kartA, 'kI oNpha naoNleja' ko isakA samAja sarakSaka banAyA hai-ajItaprasAda jI sabhAsada honA svIkAra karate haiN| Age patra vyavahAra cala rahA hai / niyamAvalI, binA logo ko kaise AkarSita kiyA jAya / kRpA kara eka kaoNpI bhI bheja deM to usakI kaoNpI karAlU tathA usako aMgrejI bhASA me bhI anuvAda karake chpaaluu| Apako vizvAsa dilAtA hU~ ki maiM rAta dina isI cintA meM huuN|duusraa kAma acchA nahI lagatA / paDita nAthUrAma jI premI ne bhI hara prakAra kI sahAyatA dene ko likhA hai / prathama aka ke liye yaha avazya eka lekha Apake pAsa bhejeMge / paDita jugala kizora jI ko bhI isa samAcAra se Ananda huA / unako Apa eka lekha bhejane ko likhdeN| saba loga niyamAvalI mAgate hai so ThIka hI hai| vinA niyama ke dekhe bhAle sabhAsada yA grAhaka koI kaise bana jAya / pro0 laDDu, tathA pANDe hamAre prAcIna mitra the / jaina sazodhana ke premI the / akAla mRtyu se dukha hai DA0 laDDa, "pravacana sAra" kA anuvAda AdhA se adhika kara cuke the / pADe jI khaNDagiri para eka pustaka hamAre liye likhate the / yaha dono amUlya kArya adhUrA raha gayA / jaina itihAsa ke liye ye loga mUlyavAna vyakti the-abhI navajavAna the-hAya / duSTa-kAla ! terI gati nirAlI hai| kRpA kara prathama aka me kyA kyA meTara prakAzita karAnA hai-isakA nizcaya karale-kisase lekha ke liye likhanA hai ityAdi kArya zurU karanA caahiye|
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________________ zrI devendraprasAdajI jaina ke patra 26 pro0 jAyasavAla jI hama logo ke sAtha haiN| jisa prakAra kI sahAyatA cAhege, ve deMge / jarmanI patra likhA hai| niyamAvalI ke vagaira bAhara patra bhejane meM dikkata par3atI hai / misTara zAha bar3audA se A gaye hoge| __ maiM pUrI koziza kara rahA huuN| jugala kizorajI ne likhA hai ki abhI unake pAsa niyamAvalI jaina hitaiSI me chapane ke liye nahI pahuMcI hai| ___ Apane premI jI ke pAsa bhejA to thA unase vApasa kyo magA liyA eka vAra chapa jAtA puna. usako ThIka karake alaga chapAyA jAtA apane tarapha se koI patra chapA kara bATanA bhI ThIka hI hai| 'yojanA' milate hI agnejI ke jaina gajaTa Adi aneka patro me sAija tathA patra kI sUcanA prakAzita karavA duuNgaa| mi0 Ayagara ke pAsa eka kaoNpI 'sAinsa oNpha thaoNTa' tathA dravya saMgraha bhejA hai| 'AuTa lAinsa Apha jenijma' mere yahA~ se prakAzita nahI huI hai / kebIja yunivarsiTI presa ne chApI hai 31) mUlya hai mere pAsa kevala eka hai| kahe to navIna kharIdakara bhejduuN| Apa mujhako bhI sI. pI. lete cleN| abhI do eka aka prakAzita ho jAya taba bhramaNa zurU ho| ApakA caraNa sevaka AjJAkArI devendra prasAda jaina patrAMka 6 zrI pUjya mahArAja jI vandanAmI, Apako patra ke dhyAna me kitanA baDA kapTa uThAnA par3a rahA hai / maiM dUra hone ke kAraNa Apako kisI prakAra kI bhI sahAyatA nahI pahuMcA rahA huuN| maiM bahuta lajjita hU~ idhara maiM java se pUnA se lauTA hU~ tava se vAhara ghUma phira rahA huuN| ArA eka saptAha bhI caina se nahIM Thaharane
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________________ mere divaMgata mitro ke kucha patra pAtA / aura yahI kAraNa hai ki nizcita rUpa se Apako sahAyatA nahI pahuMcA rahA huuN| cittaur3agar3ha kA citra eka kAgaja para chapAne se kiphAyata rahA / Ajakala kAgaja kA dAma aura chapAI donoM bar3ha gaye haiN| kRpA kara phoTo kA Alabama saba bhijavAdeM / mujhako zIghra eka mitra dvArA unhe vilAyata bhejanA hai| __ bhagavAna dIna jI chUTa gaye hai / abhI dehalI meM mile the acche hai| amerikA jAne kA irAdA hai / ThIka hai patra ko abhI grantha ke rUpa me hI prakaTa kreN| binA patra dekhe loga grAhaka nahI banate / maiM sadA prayatna karatA rahatA huuN| patra aMgrejI kaunasI tArIkha ko prakaTa hogA so likheN| sevaka devendra patra ke kavara ke liye yaha DijAina banavA rahA hU~ bIca me zrI sameda zikharajI kA pArzvanAtha kA Toka hogaa| kRpAkara isa DijAina ko dekhakara apanI rAya likheM aura zIghra lauTA deM-derI na kreN| patrAMka 7 tA : 11-6-20 zrI parama pUjya mahArAja jI, vandanAmi-maiM isa samaya prayAga me huuN| Dr. Satish Chandra kA blaoNka maiM ghara pahuMcate hI sevA me bheja dUgA, pUnA me kiphAyata se chapa jAyagA-mai zrI tatvArthasUtra Adi grantho ke taiyAra karAne me vyagra ho rahA huuN| Apako vizvAsa dilAtA hU~ ki merA sArA samaya zrI mahAvIra prabhu ke zAmana sevA me hI laga rahA hai / jainiyo kI avasthA dhIre dhIre ThIka ho jAne para hI pratyeka kAmo me saphalatA hogI-grAhaka banane ke
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________________ zrI devendraprasAdajI jaina ke patra liye, lekha ke liye hamane saikar3o patra likhe digambarI logo kI saMkIrNatA zvetAmbaro se kyA kucha kama hai-kadApi nahIM-kevala lar3anA jAnate haiM / maiM pUnA AtA para isa varSa merI svayaM zAdI bhI thI tathA do bhatIjoM kA vivAha thA / pa0 jugala kizora jI ArA zIghra pdhaareNge| patrottara ArA se dUgA / eka aMgrejI lekha Logic para campatarAya jI kA zIghra bhijvaauuNgaa| sevaka devendra patrAMka 8 ArA 18-12-20 zrI parama pUjya mahArAja jI vandanAmI yaha lekha dravya sagraha kI bhUmikA kA anuvAda hai| isame cAmuNDa rAya zrI nemI candra jI siddhAnta cakravartI Adi kA pUrA-pUrA varNana hai / Apako yaha anuvAda avazya pasanda A jAegA aisI AzA hai / bar3e parizrama se taiyAra karAyA hai| Apake patra ke liye hI isakA anuvAda karake bhejatA huuN| tIna aka me prakAzita krdeN| yogya sevA likhie| sevaka devendra patrAMka san 1921 ke prArambha me pUnA se eka jaina gRhastha ne sameda zikharajI kI yAtrA ke liye eka spezala Trena dvArA saMgha nikAlA thA, usa bhAI ke Agraha se maiM usa sagha kA mukhiyA banA thA jaba sagha kalakatte
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________________ mere divaMgata mitro ke kucha patra 32 aura pAvApurI jA rahA thA, taba eka patra maiMne zrI devendra prasAda ko ArA likha diyA thA jisake uttara me unakA yaha patra hai / Prem Mandir Arrah ArA 2-2-1621 zrI parama pUjya mahArAja jI ke caraNa kamalo me vAramvAra vandanA Apake lAne kA Ananda samAcAra jAnakara citta praphullita ho gayA Apake darzanoM kI icchA bahuta dino se lagI thI / zrava pUrNa hogI / maiM to bahuta hI lajjita thA ki mujhase ApakI AjJAo kA pAlana kucha bhI nahI ho sakA / parantu Apase milakara maiM saba vRttAnta sunAUgA / maiM abhI abhI kalakatte se 15 divasa Thahara kara vApasa AyA hU~ / yadi mujhako Apake vahA~ jAne kA samAcAra jarA pahale milatA to avazya maiM vahA~ hI Thahara jAtA / mujhako 5-6 divasa ke liye prayAga jarUrI jAnA hai / merA daphtarI jo tatvArtha sUtra Adi kA jilda banAtA thA usakA svargavAsa ho gayA hai / mujhako isaliye prayAga zIghra jAkara pustako ko sabhAlanA hai - yahI majabUrI hai varanA maiM Apake pAsa sIdhA A jAtA, kSamA kareM / kRpA kara Apa kalakatte se eka patra likha bhejeM ki ApakA kalakatte rahanA kaba taka hogA / maiM yadi anukUla huA to kalakatte hI milUgA varan - pAvApurI Adi to ApakA avazya AnA hogA hI - ArA avazya padhAra kara darzana deM / baDI kRpA hogI / ApakA caraNa sevaka kumAra devendra prasAda (hari satya bhaTTAcArya ko likha diyA hai ki Apase avazya mileyogya sevA likheM / DAkTara bhAMDArakara ke lar3ake vahA~ hI hai unase avazya mile - mahAtmA gA~dhIjI bhI taba taka vahA~ hai | )
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________________ indaura nivAso zrI kezarI candajI maMDArI ke patra (1) indaura (mAlavA) sarakAra bAr3e ke sAmane 5-11-1918 zrImAna muni zrI jina viSaya jI mahArAja sAva pUnA indaura se kesarI canda bhaMDArI kA yathA yogya vaMdana praviSTa hoya / yaha jAnakara mujhe atyanta harSa hotA hai ki Apako itihAsa se bar3A hI zauka hai / va prAcIna zodho ke viSaya me Apa baDI hI dilacaspI batAte haiM / aise utsAhI muni zAyada hI koI dUsare najara paaveNge| ApakA prAcIna zilAlekha prathama bhAga par3ha kara citta bahuta hI prasanna huaa| aMgrejI, phreMca, jarmana Adi bhASA me aise bahuta graMtha haiN| parantu unakI kImata bahuta jAde hone se va parakIya bhASA me likhe hone se vaise hI ve dumila hone se sarvasAdhAraNa ko ve aprApya haiM va isa kAraNa aise mahatvapUrNa viSayoM se ve vaMcita rahate haiN| parantu Apane jo sagraha mAlA nikAlanI zurU kI hai usase aise graya kI aprApyatA bahuta aza dUra huI hai| isa para ApakA jitanA upakAra mAnA jAya utanA kama hogaa| janoM meM prAcIna zodha khoja sambandhI eka bhI mAsika nahIM hai vAstava meM aise mAsika calAne ke vAste jaina sAmagrI bahuta hai| babaI eziyATika sosAyaTI, kalakattA sosAyaTI ityAdi aneka lAibreriyAM haiM, vaise hI iMgalaiNDa, iTalI Adi zaharo kI lAibreriyo meM aneka graMtha haiM
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________________ mere divaMgata mitro ke kucha patra una prAcyazodho ke graMtho kA saMzodhana va unakA anuvAda hindI,gujarAtI me karake agara mAsika dvArA prasiddha kiyA jAve va usa para agara carcA kI jAve to prAcIna jaina itihAsa para baDA bhArI prakAza par3egA va jaina dharma sambandhI jainetara vidvAno kA jo gaira samajha ho gayA hai-vaha dUra ho jaavegaa| aise mAsika kA sampAdana karane ke vAste Apa hI mujhe bahuta yogya najara Ate hai| vAste vinatI hai ki Apa aisA mAsika kRpAkara avazya nikAlane kA prabandha kreN| ApakA prAcIna jaina lekha saMgraha bhAga 1 ko maiMne manana pUrvaka paDhA usa para se mere dila me aura vicAra utpanna hue ve isake sAtha likhakara bheje hai / uname se Apako kauna kauna se grAhya va kauna kauna se agrAhya hai so sakAraNa likha bhejane kI kRpA kreN| yaha viSaya atyanta mahatva kA hai vAste isa para jitanI carcA hove phira ve anukUla hoM yA pratikUla-usase kucha na kucha phAyadA avazya sampanna hogaa| isa vicAra se maiMne Apako takalIpha dI hai / so mApha kre| ApakA lekha saMgraha prasiddha hone ke bAda jAyasavAla ne agrejI me 'eka lekha prasiddha kiyA hai isa lekha se lekha ke pATha va artha sambandhI kaI naI bAto para prakAza par3atA hai so Apa vaha avazya milAkara ke isa lekha sambandhI phira vicAra kreN| lekha saMgraha ke agale bhAga zIghra pragaTa karane kI tajabIja honA cAhie ! maiMne Apako pahale eka patra bhejA hai / usako bahuta roja huaa| uttara kI kRpA hAla taka Apane kI nhii| vAste aba usakA uttara zIghra bhejane kI takalIpha uThAveM / Apake vihAra ke dina bahota najadIka A gae hai| isa sababa se lekha bahuta jaldI jaldI me likhakara bhejA hai usame kaI truTiyAM va azuddhiyAM raha gaI haiM so mApha kreN|
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________________ zrI kezarI candajI bhaDArI ke patra uttara Apake vihAra se pahale kRpAkara bhejeM va vihAra ke bAda ApakA patA likhate rhe| ApakA namra kezarI canda bhaDArI indaura 9-4-16 ___ zrI muni zrI jina vijaya jI mahArAja mukAma pUnA indaura se kesarI canda bhaMDArI kA yathA yogya vadana praviSTa hove / zrImAna kA tA0 6-4-16 kA kRpA patra pahu~cA, paDhakara jo Ananda huA vaha maiM zabdo me vyakta karane meM asamartha hU~, jo kArya karane ke vAste maiM baraso se vicAra kara rahA thA, parantu vidyA bala ke abhAva se va pratikUla saMyogo ke kAraNa maiM usa bAre meM kucha bhI nahI kara skaa| ve hI kArya Apane karane kA bIDA uThAyA hai / yaha jAnakara mujhe bar3A hI satoSa hotA hai| saMsAra ke kAryoM ko chor3akara dharma va samAja sevA ke kAryo me lagakara maiM apanA jIvana saphala karUM aisI tIvra bhAvanA merI kaI varSoM se hai, parantu kyA kiyA jaaye| antarAya karma ke udaya ke kAraNa va manobala kI kotAI se maiM Aja taka kucha bhI nahIM kara skaa| khAsakara gata pAMca chaha mahino se to yaha vicAra itane prabala ho gaye haiM ki eka dina bhI aisA vyatIta nahIM hotA ki isa viSaya kA maiM cintana nahI karatA hU~ aura manovala kI khAmI ko na dhikkAratA hoU~ / merI gRha sthiti bhI aisI anukUla hai ki yadi maiM sAMsArika kAryoM ko chor3a bhI hU~ to mujhe koI taraha kI Apatti nahI, parantu saMsAra kA moha nahI chUTatA / isa taraha mujhe bAra bAra kheda hotA hai / khaira, saMsAra meM phaMsA
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________________ 36 mere divagata mitro ke kucha patra raha kara bhI jo kucha kArya bana sake vaha maiM ApakI madada karane ko taiyAra huuN| jaino ke sivAya anya dharma vAloM meM acchI pragati hai, sirpha jaina loga hI avidyA ke va svArtha-parAyaNatA ke kAraNa pragati nahI kara sakate to bhI agara rItasara prayatna karane ke vAste svArtha tyAgI kAma karane ke vAste loga taiyAra hoveM to bahuta kucha ho sakegA-aisI AgA hai / mUla khAmI to apane me prathama vidyA kI hai| hama saMsArI logo ne vidyArjana karane kA bhAra Apa sAdhu logoM ko sauMpa diyA hone se va rAta dina paise kamAne meM lage rahane se hamArI sthiti kA vicAra karane ko na to hameM rAstA sUjhatA hai va na hame samaya milatA hai| 'dravya' yahI hamArA upAsya devatA bana baiThA hai aura Apa sarIkhe vidyA premI hamAre netra meM tIvra ajana lagAkara hame jAgRta kareMge to ThIka hai| hama loga paDha kara kucha pragati kareM-yaha to hAla kI sthiti me kama saMbhava hai| yadi Apa hamAre vAste pakavAna taiyAra karake hamAre sAmane rakheMge to hama kucha kucha usakA upabhoga le sakeMge / Apane jo rAstA socA hai vaha isI taraha kA hai aura ummIda hai ki Apako isase avazya hI yaza kI prApti hogii| jaino me aura vizeSa kara zvetAmbaro kI dono zAkhA meM hindI bhASA me jaina sAhitya kI bar3I hI khAmI hai aura ima khAmI ke kAraNa samAja me jAgRti nahI ho sktii| isa vAste pahale to sAhitya taiyAra karane kI atyanta AvazyakatA hai| mere alpa vicAroM ke anusAra yadi nIce likhI dizA meM kucha prayatna kiyA jAya to bahuta kucha ho skegaa| 1. sarva sAdhAraNa logoM ke vAste sulabha bhASA meM likhI huI dharma pustakoM kA pracAra karanA cAhiye / marAThI bhASA me tukArAma, jJAnadeva, moropaMta Adi aneka vidvAno ne aise grantha (padya va gadya) likhe haiM ki ve saba dakSiNI loga par3hate haiM va unakA asara naitika dRSTi se una para bahuta acchA hotA hai / apane me aisA hindI me koI bhI sAhitya nahIM hai / so vaha taiyAra karane kI prathama koziza honA caahiye|
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________________ zrI kezarI candajI bhaMDArI ke patra 2. jainoM meM jo jo Adarza rUpa sAdhu saMta hue hai va gRhasthAzramI hue haiM, unake caritra sarasa parantu, asara kAraka bhASA meM likhavAkara cAro ora prasiddha karanA caahiye| isa kArya se cAritrya para acchA. asara hogaa| 3. janoM meM acchI acchI aura bodhaprada jo jo kathA hai unakA bhI anuvAda hindI meM karavA kara unakA prasAra honA caahiye| 4. aitihAsika viSaya kI apane me jabaradasta khAmI hai / so isa viSaya ko hAtha meM lekara apanA prAcIna itihAsa prasiddha karanA cAhiye aura bagaira itihAsa ke svadharmAbhimAna va svadezAbhimAna utpanna honA kaThina hai| 5. apane grantha tattvajJAna se bharapUra hai apane pUrvajoM ne apUrva zodha Atmika zakti ke dvArA lagA rakhe haiM-pAnI ke jIva, vanaspati ke jIva, patthara Adi ke jIva sambandhI apane meM jo vicAra kiyA hai vaha kisI bhI dharma vAlo ne nahI kiyA hai va prophesara bosa' sarIkhe tattvajJoM ke zodho se apane RSi praNIta vacano kI pUrNa satyatA pratyakSa najara Ane laga gaI hai| isa vAste apane dharma tatvo kA vicAra sAyaMsa kI dRSTi se honA Avazyaka hai / aMgrejI paDhe hue parantu jaina kula meM utpanna hue loka dharma se bilkula hI vaMcita rahate haiM / isakA kAraNa yaha hai ki aMgrejI vidyA se vicAra svAtaMtrya jo utpanna hotA hai va khoja karane kI buddhi uname utpanna hotI hai usakA samAdhAna karane ke vAste koI bhI dharma grantha naI paddhati para hindI yA agrejI bhASA meM apane meM likhA huA nahI hai / isa vAste jaDavAda se sAmanA karane meM liye aise sAyaMsa ke pAye para likhe hue grantha kI AvazyakatA hai| 6. apane meM prAkRta va saMskRta ke vidvAna naI paddhati ke nahIM haiN| isa vAste vaise taiyAra karane kI koI saMsthA nikAlanI caahiye| dharma pracAra ke vAste acche vyAkhyAnakAra acche lekhaka va acche zikSaka inakI jarUrata hai / ye kaise paidA hove, isakA vicAra Apa jaise vidvAno ko
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________________ Yoga 38 mere divaMgata mitro ke kucha patra karake, ve utpanna karane ke vAste yojanA karanA cAhiye / pUne hI meM kyo nahI, ApakI najara ke nIce dasa bIsa aise vidyArthI vidyArjana ke vAste rahe ki jo kamase kama meTrika pAsa ho va unakI dUsarI bhASA saMskRta ho, unako yadi prAkRta saMskRta kA zikSaNa va kevala aMgrejI bhASA kA zikSaNa pAca sAta barasa naI paddhati para diyA jAve to ummIda hai ki ve dharma sevA va samAja acchI taraha banAkara dharmonnati kara sakeMge / mAtra unake zikSaNa kI yojanA naye tarja para honA cAhiye / zAstriyo kA tarja chor3a denA cAhiye / 7. aise lar3ako ko zikSaNa dene ke vAste yoropa se kisI prAkRta saMskRta jAnane vAle vidvAna ko bulAnA cAhiye, kyoki jisa paddhati se yoropa ke vidvAna kAma karate hai vaha paddhati hAla apane idhara ke vidvAno ko barAvara mAlUma nahI hai / eka bhI usa paddhati se lar3akA sIkha kara taiyAra ho jAve to phira aura bhI laDake vagairaha yoropa ke vidvAna kI sahAyatA se taiyAra ho sakege agara grejueTa vidyArthI mila jAyeM to bahuta hI uttama hogA / 8. zikSaNa krama (dhArmika) kI yojanA barAbara honI cAhiye / vargara zikSaNa krama ke laDako para barAvara asara nahI hotA, isa vAste lar3ako ko par3hAne ke vAste dhArmika pustaka mAlA kI racanA honA cAhiye jainoM kI dhArmika pAThazAlA saikar3o haiM, parantu batAnA acchA nahI hogA / savava yaha hai ki zikSaNa mAlA acchI nahI hai / so eka acchI naI paddhati para zikSaNa mAlA taiyAra hokara vaha hara dhArmika pAThazAlA meM zurU karadI jAve / 6. vaise hI eka prAkRta zikSaNa mAlA ko bahuta jarUrata hai / apane zAstra prAkRta me hone se prAkRta zikSaNa kI tajavIja honA bahuta jarUrI hai jaise bhaMDArakara kI saMskRta mArgopadezikA hai vaise prAkRta mArgopadezikA taiyAra honA cAhiye / pa0 becaradAsa ne banAI hai parantu vaha samAdhAna kAraka nahI hai vAste eka mArgopadezikA banavAnA cAhiye /
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________________ __ 36 zrI kezarI canda bhaMDArI ke patra 10. eka prAkRta koSa kI bhI jarUrata hai| isa dizA meM bhI yogya prayatna honA Avazyaka hai| isa bAre meM eka jagaha kArya ho rahA hai parantu abhI usako acchA svarUpa prApta nahI huA hai| 11. yUropa ke vidvAnoM ne jaina dharma para jarmana, phreMca, iTAliyana iMgliza Adi bhASAo me aneka lekha likhe hai| ve bar3e mahatva ke hai, vaise hI uname bahuta sI bhUleM bhI hai / so unakA anuvAda hindI meM honA cAhiye / vaha bhI eka vaDA sAhitya kA aga hai / inameM jo bhUleM haiM va unake lekhako ke Age lAkara unakI unase durastI karavAnI cAhiye / va saba lekho kA anuvAda karavA kara unakA prasAra cAroM ora karanA caahiye| ___ maiM isa bAre meM kaI baraso se vicAra kara rahA thaa| parantu kucha to pramAda se aura kucha aise lekho kI durlabhatA se kucha bhI nahIM bana skaa| ava eka DeDha mahine se maiMne ina agrejI lekho kA anuvAda karanA zurU kiyA hai| philahAla me jAkovI ke zrI uttarAdhyAyana va zrI sUtra kRtAMga ke aMgrejI anuvAda kI prastAvanA kA anuvAda karanA maiMne zurU kiyA hai| va najadIka najadIka AdhI kI prastAvanA kA anuvAda ho bhI gayA hai / yadi anuvAda karane kA vicAra Apako pasanda ho, aura muphIda mAlUma ho to yaha kAma maiM yathAvakAza karanA cAhatA huuN| lekha to bahuta haiN| una savakA anuvAda maiM akelA nahI kara sakU gA, parantu mujhe jitanA samaya milegA utane meM maiM karake aura anuvAda dUsare se karA lUgA / mAtra Apako mujho pUnA lAyabrerI se, yoropIya bhASA meM jaina dharma para kauna kauna sI kitAbo me lekha hai yaha dekhakara eka yAdI tayAra karAle va uname se kauna se lekha mahatva ke anuvAda ke yogya haiM, yaha bhI tthhraaleN| phira isa bAre me prayatna kiyA jA sakegA / kucha lekho ke nAma maiM Apako pIche se bhejUgA / ve Apa prApta karake mujhe kRpA pUrvaka likheN| __ mere ye vicAra maiMne sArAza rUpa se likhe| yaha sirfa rUparekhA hI samajhiye / agara itanA hI ho jAve to bahuta kucha phAyadA hogaa|
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________________ mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra ApakI rAya likhane kI kRpA kareM Apake patra kA bAkI kA javAba poce bhejuugaa| ApakA namra kezarI canda bhaMDArI (3) indaura rAjavADe ke sAmane 5-12-1916 zrImAna muni zrI jinavijayajI mahArAja, pUnA kezarI canda bhaMDArI kI vaMdanA praviSTa hove| ApakA kRpA patra tA0 10-11-16 kA pahuMcA / par3ha kara bahuta Ananda huaa| maiM yahA~ para bahuta roja nahI thA / sababa Apake patra kA uttara aba taka nahIM de sakA so mApha phrmaaveN| Apane jaina sAhitya saMzodhaka samAja nAmaka saMsthA kI sthApanA kI, yaha par3hakara bahuta harSa huaa| sthAnaka vAsiyo kI tarapha se mujhe isa saMsthA kA Apa sekreTI banAnA cAhate hai / isake badale me ApakA bahuta hI upakAra mAnatA hU~ parantu sAya me yaha bhI vinatI Apase karanA cAhatA hU~ ki mere meM isa pada ke lAyaka koI bhI guNa nahIM / mujhe yaha andezA hai ki Apako mere lAyakata para bahuta nirAzA na hove / phira ApakI jaisI icchA ho vaisA kreN| patra ke kharca ke vAste zrI manasukha bhAI ne va kumAra devendra prasAda jI ne eka eka hajAra rUpaye dene kA ikarAra kiyA hai| aisA ikarAra meM mApase nahI kara sakatA isakA mujhe aphasosa hotA hai-kAraNa hamAre sampradAya kI udAsIna vRtti Apako acchI taraha jJAta hI hai, parantu maiM isa bAre meM avazya prayatna karUMgA aura mujhe zAyada yaza bhI mila jAve
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________________ zrI kezarI canda bhaMDArI ke paza parantu merI tarapha se kucha bhI nahI mila sakegA aisA samajha kara hI Apa merI mukararI karanA cAhate ho to hI kreN| mujhe niyata karane ke pahale kRpA karake saMsthA kI yojanA va niyamAvalI bheja deveM so mujhe kyA kyA kArya karanA par3egA isakA mujhe bhAna ho jAvegA / mere pIche kucha aura bhI saMsthA ke kAma haiN| isaliye mujhe phurasata mila sakegI yA nahI yaha niyamAvalI Adi dekhane se mAlUma ho jAyagA / isa vAste niyamAvalI kI Apako takalIpha detA huuN| ___ isa kAma meM merI sahAyatA kI bahuta jarUrata hai aisA Apa pharmAte haiM so maiM to ApakI sevA me sadA hI hAjira hU~ va Apake darzana kI abhilASA bhI bahuta roja se laga rahI hai| parantu kucha na kucha aisI ghaTanA ho jAtI hai ki Apake darzana meM vighna utpanna ho jAtA hai| do-mahine bAda mere yahA~ merI bhatIjI kA lagna hai / vaha hone ke pazcAt ApakI sevA me avazya hAjira houuNgaa| __merI tarapha se hara prakAra kI sahAyatA dene ko mai taiyAra hU~ aura mere jaise tuccha buddhi vAlo kI abhilASA va utsAha se prerita hokara Apane yaha kAma uThAyA hai so yaha kAma bahuta hI upakAraka hai| va Apa isako pAra pADane meM samartha hai| Apake prayatna se bahuta kucha ho skegaa| isame mujhe sandeha nahI hai / maiM ApakI sevA me tatpara huuN| takalIpha ko mApha pharmAveM / uttara kI kRpA kareM / ApakA kuzala likheN| ApakA namra kezarI canda bhaMDArI tA0 ka0 mi0 jAyasavAlajI kA "hAthI guphA" kA antima lekha Apane aba taka bhejA nahI / maiMne orisA likhA thA, parantu unake pAsa ava milatA nahI hai isa vAste Apako takalIpha dI hai| unake pahale ke
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________________ 42 mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra aura unake lekha me kyA pharka hai aura unhone nayA zaudha kauna sA kiyA hai yaha dekhane ko maiM bahuta hI utkaMThita huuN| so kRpA kara vaha lekha zIghra bheje| (4) indaura 18-12-16 zrImAna muni jina vijayajI mahArAja mukAma pUnA indaura se kezarI canda bhaMDArI kA yathA yogya vandana praviSTa hove / ApakA tA0 11-11-16 kA kRpA patra mujhe devAsa meM prApta huaa| Avedana patra bhI mile ApakI yojanA bahuta hI sundara hai| ApakI sahAyatA se patra kA uddezya pUrNatayA phalIbhUta hogA isameM kucha sandeha nhii| jisameM kumAra devendra prasAdajI va bhAI manasukha bhAI sarIkhe utsAhI vidvAna va kartavya dakSa gRhastho kA yoga hone se isa kArya me Apako pUrNa yaza prApta hovegaa| mujhe bhI sekreTarI hone ke bAre meM Apane pharmAyA so mere me jo jo khAmI haiM vaha maiMne mere pahale patra meM prakaTa karahI dI hai| yadi itanI khAmiyoM ke hote hue bhI bhApa mujhe sekreTarI tarIke mukarrara karanA pasada karate haiM to maiM vaha pada sAbhAra svIkAra karatA hU~ mAtra ApakA sAhya mujhe nirantara honA cAhiye / kRpA karake merA nAma lAipha membara tarIke darja kara leveN| Apane apane patra meM jo jo vicAra prakaTa kiye haiM ve bahuta hI prasaMzanIya haiM va unase meM pUrNatayA sahamata huuN| mAtra Apake sAtha paryaTana karane ko maiM bilkula asamartha huuN| kAraNa khUnI bavAsIra ke kAraNa mujhe hamezA takalIpha rahatI hai / aisI hAlata me pravAsa karanA, yaha mere se
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________________ zrI kezarI canda bhaMDArI ke patra bahuta kama vana skegaa| tathApi koI mauke para tabiyata ThIka rahI to maiM saharSa ApakI sevA me hAjira houuNgaa| devAsa ke eka sAhitya premI poravADa jAti ke gRhastha jinake bAre meM Apane likhA so ve gRhastha to gujara gaye / ve choTI pA~tI ke jamInadAra the va bar3I pAMtI meM rahate the / aba unake lar3ake haiM / ve bhI vidyA ke premI hai parantu Ajakala ve devAsa me nahI rahate / devAsa se pAca kosa para eka gAMva hai, vahA~ eka ohadedAra haiN| parantu kucha varSoM se unakA vidyA viSayaka vAto kI tarapha bahuta durlakSa ho gayA hai / sabava unakA kucha upayoga isa kAma me hogA nahI / to bhI maiM unako likhU gA va ApakA patra batAkara unakA citta AkarSita karUMgA va bAda ko Apako likhuugaa| lAhaura ke bAbU banArasI dAsajI kA patra mujhe AyA hai-unhone likhA hai ki mahArAja sAhaba kI tarapha se koI javAba nahI so kyA savava hai / Apake patra se mAlUma huA ki Apane unako khulAse vAra patra likhA hai so bahuta acchA kiyaa| ve bar3e utsAhI va vidvAna haiM unakA isa kAma meM bahuta upayoga hogA / maiM bhI unako Aja hI patra likhatA huuN| rupaye Apa java phauveMge tava bheja dUMgA uttara kI kRpA kreN| AjJAkArI kezarI canda bhaMDArI
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________________ kalakattA nivAsI bAbU zrI pUraNacandajI nAhara ke pA 48, Indian Mirror Strect Calcutta 11-4-1919 P. C. Nahar M.A.B L. Vakil High Court Phone 2551 pUjyavara, ApakA kRpA patra yathA samaya prApta huaa| 'dropadI svayaMvara' kI 'eka kaoNpI bhI milI hai| usake liye dhanyavAda ke sAtha nivedana hai ki usakI prastAvanAdi bahuta hI upayogI huI hai aura aisI sundara aura durlabha prAcIna jaina pustakeM prakAzita hone kI bahuta AvazyakatA hai / Apa vartamAna meM vistAra pUrvaka vahA~ ke jaina granthoM kA keTalAga banA rahe haiN| 'mujhe pUrI AzA hai ki yaha pustaka chapakara taiyAra hone se bahuta hI upayogI sAbita hogii| Age jaina lekha sagraha ke viSaya me Apane jo sUcanA dI hai vaha Apake pUrva patra me bhI thI / jahA~ taka mujhe smaraNa hai uttara meM Apako khulAsA nivedana kiyA gayA thaa| isa lekha saMgraha kA dUsarA bhAga bhI prakAzita karane kI abhilASA hai / samayAbhAva se ApakI taraha vistIrNa rUpa se lekho kA avalokana nahI kara skuugaa| kevala apane prAcIna
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________________ bAbU zrI pUraNacandajI nAhara ke patra 45 aitihAsika amUlya lekho kA prakAzita honA hI merA pradhAna uddezya hai / maine jo aura lekha saMgraha dekhA hai, usame to prAyaH hamAre lekha prakAzita nahI hue haiN| yadi Apa vAle saMgraha meM Aye hoM to ApakA likhanA yathArtha hai ki dravya aura zakti vyartha na honA cAhiye / isa hAlata meM Apa kRpA karake ApakA saMgraha hame bheja deM to usako dekhakara milAlU aura Apake sagraha me jo lekha A gaye haiM unako mere saMgraha meM bhI prakAzita karane meM koI nukasAna nahIM hai| kyoki mere saMgraha meM kevala mUla mUla bhAga hI chpegaa| aura Apake me vivaraNa sahita chpegaa| isa bhAga me mathurA, pAbU, siddhagiri, giranAra, prabhRti prAcIna sthAno ke khAsa kara jo aMgrejI janala Adi me itastataH chape hai usako eka sAtha prakAzita karUMgA / kArya sevA pharamAyegA-jyAdA zubha bhavadIya pUraNa canda nAhara 48, Indian Mirror Street Calcutta 25-3-1920 P. C. Nahar, M. A. B. L. Vakil high court Phone 2551 vidvadarya muni mahArAja pUjya zrI 108 zrI jinavijayajI mahArAja kI sevA me likhI pUraNacanda nAhara kI vandanA phuNce| yahAM zrI jina dharma ke prasAda se kuzala hai mahArAja kI sukhasAtA sadA cAhatA hUM / aparaca "zrI jaina sAhitya sazodhaka samAja' kA Avedana pA yathA samaya yahAM pahuMca gayA thA lekina maiM gvAliyara jayapura Adi pazcima pradeza me kAryavaza calA gayA thA, isa kAraNa patrottara dene meM vilamba huA-kSamA kIjiegA, isa 'samAja' ke skIma
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________________ mere divaMgata mitro ke kucha patra ke viSaya meM adhika likhanA niSprayojana hai| yaha udyoga samayAnukUla aura sarva prakAra se prazaMsanIya hai| parantu isa bAta kA pUrA lakSya rakhanA cAhiye ki aisI saMsthAno kI bhIti pakkI nIva para ho aura kisI kAraNa se bhI kAryakartA loga nirutsAha athavA bhagnodyama na hone pAveM, uddezya aura kArya kI tAlikA meM vipaya kI pUrti acchI taraha de dI gaI hai aura AzA hai ki thor3e hI samaya meM Apake jaise mahAnubhAvoM ke udyoga se bahuta kucha aitihAsika aura sAhityika viSaya jo ki naSTa hotA jA rahA hai barAbara ke liye surakSita rhegaa| aura isa prakAra prakAzita hone se anyamati vidvAnoM para bhI prabhAva acchA par3egA aura jaina zAsana kI unnati hotI rahegI mujhe eka aura bhI vipaya, vizeSa pasanda AyA ki isa samAja me apane zvetAmbara aura digambara donoM sampradAya kA vaimanasya dUra karane kA pUrA prayAsa kiyA gayA hai| donoM ke paraspara sahAyatA vinA pUrI kArya siddhi nahIM ho skegii| mere yogya sevA likhiaigA jyAdA zubham pUraNacanda nAhara kI vandanA avdhaariegaa| (3) Calcutta 6-9-20 saM. 1977 bhAdAsuda 8 P. C. Nahar, M. A. B. L. Vakil High Court pUjyavara zrIyuta muni jinavijayajI mahArAja kI pavitra sevA meN| likhi pUraNacanda nAhara kI savinaya vandanA ke pazcAt nivedana hai ki mahArAja kA kRpA patra prApta hokara bahuta prasannatA huii| samAcAra sava jJAta hue|
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________________ 47 albU zrI pUraNacandajI nAhara ke patra lAhaura ke bhAI banArasI dAsajI ema0e0 yahA~ yathA samaya pahu~ce the aura cAra pAMca dina rahakara vApisa ravAnA ho gaye haiM / bahuta sajjana hai aura unase milakara citta vizeSa prasanna huaa| unakI sevA kucha vanI nahI kAraNa maiM ajIma gaMja calA gayA thaa| Age jagata seThajI ke viSaya me jo baMgalA kI pustaka bhejane ko likhA usake liye maiMne bahuta koziza kI, parantu isa samaya vaha pustaka milane kI AzA nahI hai / dUsarI 'jAtaka' nAma kI pustaka DAka se bhejate haiM / pahu~cane para prApti saMvAda dene kI kRpA kIjiegA aura kAma ho jAne para mere yahA~ ke pustakAlaya ke liye lauTA dIjiegA / kAraNa yaha pustaka hamAre pustakAlaya me nahI hai | bAvU dayAlacandajI Agare vAle yahA~ para the unase milanA hone para ApakA dharmalAbha kaha deveMge / bhaNDArakara insTITyUTa ke cade kA rupayA yahA~ bAbU rAjakuvara siMhajI ko zIghra hI bheja diyA jAyegA aura jaina sAhitya saMzodhaka samAja ke cande ke rupaye kI rasIda bhejane kI AjJA dIjiegA / aura mere yogya sevA likhiegA / aura vahA~ ke sajjana vidvAno ko merA yathocita praNAma namaskAra kaha dIjiegA / jyAdA zubha - saM0 1977 bhAdo su0 8 (4) Calcutta 12-9-20 sa0 1977 bhAdo suda 12 parama pUjanIya paMDita pravara zrI muni jina vijayajI mahArAja kI pavitra sevA me likhI pUraNacanda nAhara kI vandanA bahuta kara avdhaariegaa| kRpA patra pahuMcA / Apake tarapha kI khAmanA savinaya zirodhArya kiyA / aparaca bhaDArakara insTITayUTa ko mere tarapha kA peTUna kA caMdA Apake patra prApti ke do roja pahale hI bAbU rAjakuMvara siMhajI ko ru. 1000
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________________ mere divagaMta mitroM ke kucha patra bheja diyA hai, mAlUma kariegA / Apake para pahu~cane ke pazcAta unako rupayA jaldI pUnA bheja dene ke liye tAkIda kara diyA hai so jAniegA, jaina sAhitya sazodhaka samAja ke cande kI rasIda pahuMcI, aura mere yogya sevA likhiegaa| Apa zarIra sambandhI sukhasAtA likhiegaa| saba sAtha yathA yogya kahiegA / prAcIna jaina lekha saMgraha kI pustaka chapane se zIghra hI bhejane kI kRpA kIjiegA, jyAdA zubha / sa0 1977 bhAdo suda 12 Calcutta 12-8-21 vidvatvarya parama pUjya zrI muni jinavijaya jI mahArAja kI pavitra sevA meM-li. pUraNa canda nAhara kI vandanA avdhriegaa| yahA~ zrI jina dharma ke prasAda se kuzala haiM mahArAja kI zarIra sambandhI sukhasAtA sadA cAhate hai| aparaca patra eka- Apako kala dina likhA hai| samAcAra jJAta hue hoge Age gata varSa jaba maiM Apase pUnA meM milA thA, usa samaya Apa jaina lekha kI pustaka ko charavAte the aura jo sampUrNa chapa gayA thA, kevala bhUmikA apUrNa thii| vaha lekha kI pustaka taiyAra ho gaI hogI / kRpA kara usakI eka kaoNpI mujhe turanta bhejane kA pravandha kara dIjiegA / yadi sampUrNa hokara prakAzita nahI huI ho to usake eDavAMsa pharma avazya kRpA kara bhejiegaa| AjJAnumAra usa pharme ko dekhakara lauTA deveNge| ___ mere yahAM aba bhejane yogya adhika pustakeM nahI rahI hai pAlI TeksTa sosAyaTI tathA sekreDa buksa oNpha dI isTa sirIja kI jo jo pustakeM yahA~ saMgraha kara sakUgA zIghra hI sevA me bhejU gaa| ye saba pustake purAnI nahIM milegI naI lekara bhejanI pdd'egii| Ajakala vilAyata ke eksacenja kA reTa jyAdA hone ke kAraNa bukaselara logo ne bahuta kImata
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________________ bAbU zrI pUrNacandajI nAhara ke patra 46 baDhA diyA hai / vilAyata se magAne se kucha subhIte se mila sakatA hai| yadi ina sabhI kI zIghra hI AvazyakatA ho to samAcAra likhiegaa| AjAnusAra yahI se kharIda kara bheja deveMge, nahI to saMgraha karane meM vilamba hogA Age ke pustako ke vila kI ceka somavAra ko bhejane ko likhA thA, kintu mujhe abhI taka milA nahI hai / milane se likheMge / vinaya pITaka pUrI pAca khaDa me milatI hai dAma rupayA sau mAgatA hai| dUsarI vinaya pITaka 4 khaDa vandhI huI jilda kI kImata ru0 65 mAgatA hai| cAhiye to likhiegA bheja deveNge| majhIma nikAya pUrI tIna jilda kI kImata 45/- mAgatA hai| vandhI huI jilda hai / cAhiye to likhiegA bheja deveMge / zobhA vAjAra rAjavADI kA mukhya prakAzita baMgalAkSara me 'zabda kalpadruma' nAma kA saskRta koSa kA 'ma' akSara taka 4 khaDa kA ru0 20/-20 mAgatA hai| lene yogya hai / cAhiye to likhiegA, bheja deveNge| Age bagalA aitihAsika pustake bhI (acchI) kama milatI hai| Apake yahA~ koI bagAlI skaoNlara ho to unase lisTa banavA kara bhejeM to ThIka hai nahI to mere pasanda mAphika kitane rupaye taka kI bhejeM likhiegA, aura jo jo vagalA pustakeM Apake yahA~ hai usakI lisTa bheja deveM tAki DuplIkeTa na ho jAye / patrottara zIghra dIjiegA aura yogya sevA likhiegaa| jyAdA shubh| pUraNacaMda nAhara kI vandanA Spence Hardy kI koI Buddhism para kitAba cAhiye to likhiegaa| (6) Calcuita 13-3-1922 vidvatvarya muni mahArAja zrIyuta jinavijaya jI mahodaya kI pavitra sevA mejoga likhI pUraNacanda nAhara kA savinaya vandanA avadhAriegA
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________________ mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra yahA~ zrI jina dharma ke prasAda se kuzala hai / mahArAja kI sukhasAtA sadA cAhate haiM / aparaMca ApakA kRpA patra prApta hokara vizeSa anugrahIta huA / prAcIna jaina lekha saMgraha bhI pahuMca gayA hai / jisako maiM hArdika dhanyavAda aura kRtajJatA ke sAtha svIkAra karatA huuN| maiM orienTala kaoNnphrensa ke bAda hI apane ilAke para calA gayA thaa| lauTane ke samaya mere A~kha me ThaDa lagakara takalIpha ho gaI hai| isa kAraNa isa amUlya grantha ke dekhane se vacita huuN| isa grantha ke liye maiM bahuta dinoM se utkaThita thA aura AzA hai ki isa saMgraha se mujhe bahuta kucha lAbha hogaa| ApakI AjJAnusAra maiM zIghra hI orieMTala kaoNnphrensa kA progrAma : aura prabandha kI sUcI Adi ApakI sevA me bhejUgA aura saba pablikezana yahA~ ke vizva vidyAlaya kI ora se prakAzita hone vAlA hai prakAzita hone para yathA samaya bhejUMgA Apane prabandha ke liye likhA, merI bhI atyanta icchA thI, parantu asvasthatA ke kAraNa asamartha huuN| merA orieTala kAnphrensa ke liye likhA agrejI kA prabandha isake sAtha bhejatA huuN| yadi ucita samajhe to ise sAhitya saMzodhaka patrikA me sthAna diijiegaa| Age bolapura zAMti niketana ke liye ravi bAbU ne hAla hI me vizva bhAratI vidyAlaya sthApita kiyA hai| usame unakI eka jaina vibhAga kholane kI bahuta hI abhilASA hai / usakA prospekTasa jo mere pAsa AyA hai, use isake sAtha bhejatA huuN| Apa ise avakAza para dekhiegA / merI rAya me inake udyama ko bhI jahA~ taka bane sahAyatA denA karttavya hai / aura mere yogya sevA likhate rahe / jyAdA zubha / P.C, Nahar M.A,B.L
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________________ bAbU zrI pUrNacandajI nAhara ke patra 51 (7) Calcutta 16-9-1923 parama pUjya vara muni mahArAja zrI jinavijayajI AcArya mahArAja kI parama pavitra sevA me likhI pUraNacanda nAhara kI savinaya vadanA avadhAriyegA / yahA~ zrI jinadharma ke prasAda se kuzalatA hai| mahArAja ke zarIra sambandhI sukhasAtA sadA cAhate haiM aparaca zrI paryuSaNa parvAdhirAja nirvighna se huaa| samvatsarI sambandhI mahArAja se mana vacana kAyA se kSamAte hai / jo kucha avinaya huI ho so nija udAra guNa se kSamA kiijiegaa| Age jaina sAhitya saMzodhana kI dUsare khaDa kI prathama sakhyA milI / kArya ThIka cala rahA hai jaina patra me jAhira khabara kA heDa bila bhI dekhA AzA hai grAhaka sakhyA bddh'egii| sAdhu sAdhvI aura gRhastho ke liye bheMTa kI vyavasthA ThIka hai| maiMne to vI. pI. se magAlI hai parantu mere khyAla se patra ke Life members ko jo kucha bheTa kI pustake ho bhejanI caahie| mere pustakAlaya ke liye eka prati 'haribhadrAcAryasya samaya nirNaya' bhejane kI AjJA de / Age merA vicAra aba zIghra jaina lekha saMgraha bhAga dUsarA chapavAne kA hai| yadi Apa ThIka samajhe to mathurA ke lekho ko hI dUsarA bhAga karake chapA deveM / yadi Apake yahA~ chape to usake kevala mAtra pleTasa yahAM chapA leveM / DimAI 4 pejI pustaka devAkSara me chapAne kA kharca per form aura kAgaja kA mUlya kA Estimate bhejeM to jahA~ taka banegA pravandha krege| mujhako kevala 1" form kA Ist proof aura pIche kevala last proof bhejane se hI hovegA / aura cAhe Apa kApI bheje to yahA~ se isI taraha proof Apako bhejate rahe jaisA anukUla ho sUcita kiijiyegaa| Age Apako ava zAyada AbU ke lekho ko dekhane kA avasara nahI milegaa| yadi aisA ho to jo lekha maiMne Apako diyA hai, ve bheja dekheM to yahA~ hamAre bahuta suvidhA hogI / mai hI tIsare bhAga me jo Apake sagraha me chaTa gaye
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________________ 52 mere divagata mitro ke kucha patra haiM, chapavA dU~ / Apa jaisA likheM vaisA karU~gA / patrottara zIghra dene kI kRpA kare / 'kiMbahunA jyAdA' zubham / da : puraraNacanda nAhara kI vandanA (5) Calcutta 27-2-1924 parama pUjyavara AcArya mahArAja zrI muni jinavijaya jI mahArAja kI pavitra sevA me likhi pUraNacanda nAhara kI vandanA avadhAriegA yahA kuzala hai / mahArAja kI zarIra sambandhI sukha sAtA sadA cAhate haiM / aparaMca ApakI sevA me kucha samaya pUrva hamane eka patra bhejA thA / avazya pahu~cA hogA / parantu durbhAgyavaza adyAvadhi kucha bhI uttara nahI milA / barAbara cintA laga rahI hai saba viSaya pahale likha cuke haiM / maiM jo vienA jarnala kI ( Viena Journal) volyUma rakha AyA hU~ usakI mujhe vizeSa AvazyakatA hai kRpayA zIghra hI bhejane kI AjJA dIjiyegA / aura mathurA lekho ke liye jo 2 choTI pustikAe~ rakha AyA hU~ unakA bhI kAma ho gayA ho to sAtha hI lauTA dIjiegA / mathurA volyUma Apa aatr iIghra nikAleM / yadi kAryAraMbha nahI kiyA ho, yA thor3A likhA gayA ho, aura Apako avakAza na ho to mujhe saba lekha aura kAgajAda pustake lauTA de ! mai yahA~ prayatna karake zIghra nikAla sakUgA aisI AzA hai / aparaca ApakI saMsthA kI AzA hai ki dinodina dazA pUrva se adhika unnata huI hogI / samAcAra se prasanna kreNge| vienA jarnala zIghra hI bhejane kI AjJA deveM / paDita sukhalAlajI sA. kahAM hai aura kaba taka raheMge kRpayA unako jaya jinendra kaha deveM / kuzala pUcha leve | ramika lAla bhAI me yathA yogya pahu~cA deveM | Historical works or Rare Books aura kucha cAhiye to sUcita kareM, aura yogya sevA likheM kRpA banI rahe jyAdA zubham - phAlguna kRSNA pUraNacanda nAhara kI vandanA
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________________ bAbU zrI pUrNacandajI nAhara ke patra (ha) Calcutta 5-8-1924 53 parama pUjyavara zrI 1008 zrI muni jinavijayajI AcArya mahodaya kI pavitra sevA me likhI pUraNacanda nAhara kI savinaya bandanA ke pazcAt nivedana hai ki idhara bahuta kAla vyatIta huA ki mahArAja kI tarapha se koI savAda nahI milA / yaha mere durbhAgya kA hI kAraNa hai / yadi mere se koI jAne anajAne truTi huI ho to nija guNa se kSamA kara patrottara kI kRpA karake kRtArtha karane se merA kucha puNya hai aisI dhAraNA se Age para utsAha vardhita hotA rahegA / prAja punaH kaSTa dene kA hetu yaha hai ki yahA~ ke zrI rAjagRha tIrtha para bhI digambarI logo se kesa chiDa gayA hai / isa viSaya me mere pAsa apane zrI zvetAmbarI kAryakarttA loga kaI daphA Aye / maiMne Apako patra dene ko kahA, parantu ve loga yaha bhAra mujhako hI de gaye / viSaya hai ki apane kauna-kauna prAcIna pustako meM rAja giri aura usake pAMco pahADo kA varNana hai / usake nAma aura sthAna likhane kI kRpA kareM / mUrtiyo ke viSaya me mathurA ke mUrti aura lekho se bhI pUrI sahAyatA samajhate hai / so isa samaya yadi Apa zIghra prakAzita karane kA prabandha kareM to bahuta ThIka hogaa| cAhe Apa kApI banavAkara mere pAsa bhejeM to maiM yahA~ chapavAkara aura pleTa banavAne kA prabandha karalUM Apako kevala final proofs bhejA karU~ / anavakAza hetu yadi Apa azakya ho to kRpayA aba vilamba nahI karake ati zIghra jo kucha merI dI huI aura Apake pAsa kI saba kApiyA~ mere pAsa bheja deveM / isa viSaya kA pUrA tAkIda jAniye / sujJepu kiM bahunA / aparaca hAla hI meM digambarI paM0 kAmatA prasAdajI ne sUrata se 'bhagavAna mahAvIra' nAmaka tulanAtmaka pustaka chapavAI hai / Apane dekhI hogI / isame zvetAmbara AmnAya kI utpatti para jo kucha likhA hai avazyAvalokana kIjiegA / mere vicAra se bahuta pakSapAta se likhA hai / Apake aise yogya mahA
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________________ 54 mere divagata mitroM ke kucha patra purupo kI hI lekhanI se isakI samucita samAlocanA honA kartavya hai / adhika kyA likhUM, kisameM prakAzita kareM sUcanA dekara kRtArtha kIjiyegA / mathurA kI Vol. ke liye mujhe vizeSa cintA sadA rahatI hai / aba Apa avazya kRpA kareM nahI to maiM saba kArya chor3akara isako prakAzita karane me tatpara hone kI icchA rakhatA hU~ / aba Apa dayAdra hokara mere nivedana ko svIkAra kara patrottara dekara citta ko zAnti deveM jyAdA kyA likhU 1 da : sevaka puraNacanda kI vandanA pahu~ce / ( 10 ) Calcutta 25-6-1925 parama pUjanIya vidvadvarthaM zrImAna muni mahArAja zrI jinavijayajI kI pavitra sevA me likhI pUraNa candra nAhara kI savinaya vandanA avadhAriegA | yahA~ zrI jina dharma ke prasAda se kugala hai mahArAja kI sukha sAtA sadA cAhate haiM / aparaca mere koI pUrva sacita azubha karma ke yoga se mahArAja kI sevA me kaI patra tAkIda bhejane para bhI adyAvadhi koI pratyuttara se vaMcita hai / maiMne yahA mere makAna para hI presa kholakara jaina lekha saMgraha kA dUsarA bhAga chapavAnA Arambha kara diyA hai / aura 35, 36 phArma chapa bhI gayA hai / usI sagraha me mathurA ke lekho ko bhI prakAzita karane kI prabala icchA hai / aba mere para kiMcita mAtra bhI dayA vicAra kara Apake pAsa jo maiM hindI anuvAda sahita mathurA ke lekha rakha AyA thA ve ati zIghra bheja dIjiyegA / vilamba se Apako kucha lAbha nahI hogA, parantu merA parizrama prakAzita na hone se vyartha hI jAyagA | Apako vArambAra isa viSaya meM likha kara kaSTa de rahe hai / isI kA hameM pUrA khyAla hai, Aja meM yaha patra pUrI AzA bA~dhakara likhatA hU~ aura vArambAra yahI vinatI hai ki mere mathurA ke lekha ati
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________________ bAbU zrI pUrNacandajI nAhara ke patra 55 zIghra posTeja kI vI. pI. karake bhejane kA prabandha kara dIjiyegA jyAdA zubha saM0 1982 ASADha zukla 4 ApakA kRpA kaTAkSAkAMkSI pUraNacanda nAhara kI vandanA avdhaariegaa| noTa-mere para leza mAtra bhI kRpA kara lekha zIghra hI bheja dIjiyegA / maiM ApakA Ajanma AbhArI rahU~gA / pUrva meM AbU ke lekha bhI le gaye haiM ve saba Apake yahAM chapa gaye hai| yahA~ Ara. DI. banarjI bhI haiM ve bhI mathurA ke lekha prakAzita karane ke lie bahuta kaha rahe hai / parantu maiM jaba taka Apa mere lekha lauTA kara nahIM bhejeM, unako koI uttara nahIM de sakatA hU~, banarjI sA. mujhe aura bhI isa viSaya meM sahAyatA dene ko taiyAra haiM / yaha avasara choDane se mujhe bar3A hI kaSTa hogA / maiMne ApakA AjJAkRta koI aparAdha nahIM kiyA hai phira mere para aisA guru daDa nahIM denA cAhiye / lekha avazya bhejiyegA, jyAdA kucha aura likhane kA nahI hai saba hAla nivedana kara diyA, jyAdA zubham / -~-pUraNacanda (11) Calcutta 4-7-1925 param pUjyavara AcArya mahArAja zrI jinavijayajI mahArAja kI pavitra sevA me li0 pUraNacanda nAhara kI savinaya vandanA ke pazcAt nivedana hai ki Aja dina mahArAja ke kara kamalo se likhI huI kRpA patrikA par3hakara mere citta meM bahuta hI zAnti aura Ananda prApta huA hai / Apa jaise mahApuruSa ke hRdaya me mere jaise tuccha zrAvaka para jaisI dhAraNA Apane patra meM likhI hai, vaha Apake udAra vicAro kI hI
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________________ 56 mere divagata mitroM ke kucha patra dyotaka hai / maiM una sabake yogya nahIM haiN| maiMne hI svayaM mere citta kI vyagratAvaza mere pUrva patroM meM kucha rUr3ha zabdo kA prayoga kiyA ho to merA aparAdha kSamA kara diijiyegaa| mathurA ke lekho ke viSaya meM itanA hI nivedana karanA hai ki una sabhI ko Apa ahamadAbAda pahuMcate hI khoja kara mere pAsa bhejane kA prabandha kara dIjiyegA / Apako adhika likhanA nizprayojana hai jahA~ taka zIghra hosa mere rakhe hue lekha pustaka anuvAda vagairaha milane ke sAtha bhejane kI kRpA kiijiyegaa| pUnA se purAtattva mandira jAne kA bhI zIghra vicAra rkhiyegaa| Age Apake patra ke kavara me kisI bhrama se kucha postage stamp raha gaye the so isa patra ke sAtha bhejate hai, lIjiyegA / ___Apako eka kaSTa dene kI dhRSTatA karatA huuN| mere sagraha meM Bombay Branch Royal A. S. ke Journal kI kucha Vol. apUrNa hai unakI lisTa nIce likhI hai / ve sakhyA me yadi vahA~ kisI jagaha kisI ke pAsa mila sake to maiM acchI kImata dekara lene ko taiyAra huuN| The Oriental Books Supply agancy vagairaha me khoja karane se kucha mila sake / smaraNa rakhakara inakI pUrti karavA dene kA prayatna rakhiyegA mere yogya sevA likheM jyAdA zubha saM. 1662 mi. ASADha zu. 13 / pUraNacanda nAhara (12) Calcutta 20-8-1925 parama zraddhAspada pUjya vara AcArya mahArAja zrI jinavijayajI kI sevA meM li0 pUraNacanda nAhara kI savinaya vandanA avdhaariegaa| ana kugala tavAstu / aparaMca nivedana hai ki kRpA patra hastagata huA, prathama pArsala kI rasIda milii| pArsala rela se magavAlI gayI hai| mathurA
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________________ ... . .. . . . .. bAvU zrI pUrNacandajI nAhara ke patra 57 lekho kI sAmagrI jo maiM choDa AyA thA,-pahuMca gii| peztara,me AbU kA milA thA, uname maiM jo Apake pAsa rakha -AyA thA, una cuttings me tIrthakaro kI kalyANaka, tithiyo ke lekha kI chApa nahIM milI so. yadi vahA~ khojane para mila - jAya-to Apa phira jaba ahamadAvAda padhAriyegA, talAza karake bhejane kI kRpA kriyegaa| . * Age mathurA ke lekho ko, prakAzita karane ke bAre meM maiM soca hI rahA.thA-ki ApakA patra milA / mere jaina lekha saMgraha ke dUsare bhAga meM 800 lekha to . chapa. cuke hai / mathurA-ke lekha eka sau se kucha Upara haiM, parantu ve lekha bar3e mahatva ke haiN| isa kAraNa dUsare bhAga me nahI dekara inakI eka pRthaka pustaka chapavAne kA hI sakalpa kiyA hai aura maiM jahA~ taka kara sakUgA vahuta se pleTa dene kA bhI vicAra kiyA hai / Apa isa viSaya- ko-socakara-yahA do-eka mahine ke liye Akara isa, kArya ko ApakI icchAnukUla samApta karane kA vicAra, kare so, aisA sayoga hone se AzA hai ki eka atyuttama grantha vana jAyagA / prathama meM to Apa jo merA sagraha dekha gaye the, idhara aura. bhI. AvazyakIya ,bahuta sI aitihAsika pustako kA saMgraha kiyA hai, jo Apake dekhane hI se jJAta hogA / kAraNa, sUtrI banavAne kA avakAza nahI milA / aura mujhe AzA hai, ki Apako isa kArya me eka: mAsa se adhika nahIM lgegaa| kAraNa ora sAdhana, yahA taiyAra milegA / maiM bhI sevA me rahU~gA aura yahA para bahuta se vidvAno kA Ajakala samAveza bhI hai / una logo se jaisI sahAyatA kI AvazyakatA hogI milatI rhegii| . . / maiM Apako yahAM zIghra hI Ane ke lie vizeSa anurodha karatA parantu maiMne kucha aura lekho ke, sagraha ke lie eka daphaha jaisalamera jAne kA nizcaya kiyA hai / zrI paryuSaNajI ke bAda hI su0.8 tA0 27 ko ravAnA ho jAUMgA / jodhapura - hokara jAUMgA / vahAM se zrI kesariyA nAtha jI jAU~gA / vahA~ merI strI jo mere sAtha jAyagI olIjI kregii| phira vahA~ se mujhe zrI rAjagira 18 akTUbara ko avazya pahu~canA
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________________ mere divaMgata mitro ke kucha patra hogA / vahA~ rAya ramA prasAda candA, bahAdura, caraNa aura mUrtiyoM ke chApa lene ke lie Archiological Dept. se commission niyukta hue hai / zvetAmbariyo kI tarapha se mujhe hI karanA par3egA aura kAma karane vAle kama haiM, jhagar3A karane vAle jyAdA haiN| maiM yahA~ November taka pahu~ca jAU~gA aura isa samaya yahA~ Dashhara kI chuTTI me bahuta se vidvAna apane-apane - sthAna para bAhara cale jaayeNge| isa kAraNa yadi Apa navambara yA akTUbara ke zepa meM yAne kArtika suda meM AveM to bahuta hI acchA, yahA~ kArtika pUrNimA kA utsava bhI bahuta acchA hotA hai, vaha bhI dekhane kA suyoga rahegA / phira Apa Apake vahA ke kArya kA progrAma dekhakara ThIka kara leveM aura mujhe usa prakAra sUcanA deveM / yahA~ navambara disambara aura janavarI ye tIna mAsa taka maiM ApakI sevA me raha sakUMgA / phira merA rAjagRha jAne kA vicAra hai / vahA~ maiMne eka choTA sA rahane ke liye makAna banavAyA hai / vahA~ hI rahane kA vicAra kara rahe hai / yahA~ kaI taraha kI mujhe kaThinAiyA~ par3a rahI haiM / 8 Age prAcIna hasta likhita grantho kA maiMne aura bhI kucha saMgraha kiyA hai| sUcI banavA rahe haiM aura notes of sans mass kI taraha prAya 45 so ke taiyAra hue hai / isake viSaya me ApakA yahA jisa samaya padhAranA hogA, vArtAlApa ho jAyagA / mujhe idhara bilakula avakAza kaI kAraNo se nahIM hai, kyA likha, ApakA yahA~ kucha dina jyAdA nahI 20, 25 dina bhI ThaharanA ho to bahuta kucha kAma ho sakatA hai / sAdhana to maiMne yathA sAdhya ekatrita kiyA hai / unase kucha upayoga kiyA jAya tabhI mujhe khuzI hogI / Bombay Branch Royal A.S. Journal ke truTita aMko kI lisTa bhejI hai kucha mila jAya to avazya V.P se bhejane kI AjJA dIjiyegA / patrottara kalakatte ke pate se dIjiegA | jyAdA zubham / kRpAkAkSI - pUraNacandra nAhara kI candanA
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________________ bAbU zrI pUrNacandajI nAhara ke patra 56 (13) Rajgir 30-10-1925 param pUjyavara zrImAnAcArya muni jinavijayajI mahArAja kI pavitra sevA me likhI pUraNacanda nAhara kI savinaya vandanA avdhaariegaa| aparaMca maiM zrI nAkoDAjI jaisalamera DhulaivA, delavADA Adi sthAno kI yAtrA karatA huA zrI pAvApurI jI se yahAM AyA huuN| yahA~ para Aja kala digambariyo ke sAtha jo mukadamA cala rahA hai usakA kamIzana kA kAma jArI hone ke kAraNa mujhe bhI yahAM ThaharanA paDA / isa mukadame ke viSaya me kalakatte ke vAbU rAyakumAra siMhajI jo yahAM ke 'mainejara' haiM Apako peztara hAla likha cuke haiN| maine bhI Apako pazcima jAne ke pentara patra likhA thaa| usakA uttara mujhe kalakatte pahuMcane para prApta hogaa| yahAM para isa kAma ke lie iNDiyana myUjiyama kalakattA ke suparinTeMDeMTa zrI rAya bahAdura rAmAprasAda candA Aye hue hai / apane jaina mUrti tattva khAsa zvetAmbarI digambariyo kI mUrtiyo ke viSayo me bahuta se prazna aise uTha rahe haiM ki jinakA samAdhAna Apake aise bahudarzI vidvAn ke sivAya nahI kisI se ho sakatA hai / maukA aisA hai ki yahA rAjagRha me maurya, gupta, pAlavaziyo ke samaya se lekara prAcIna mUrtiyAM haiM / aise gahana vipayo kA purAtatva kI dRSTi se vivecana Age nahIM huA hai| idhara digambarI loga bhI pUrA jora de rahe haiM ki ve loga prAcIna the aura prAcIna mUrtiyAM bhI unahI kI hai ityAdi bahuta sI bAteM vivAda grasta haiM / maiM aise mauke para ApakI upasthiti atyAvazyaka samajhatA huuN| rAya vahAdura sAhava eka saptAha me yahA~ se kalakattA ke lie ravAnA ho jAeMge / ataeva unake pahuMcate hI Apa yadi kalakattA padhArane kI kRpA kara sake to vaDA anugraha hogaa| yadi eka saptAha ke lie Apa kalakattA A jAya to vaDA kAma hogA, kyoki vinA Apake isa viSaya me dUsarA koI sahAyaka nahI hai / Apake rela kharca ityAdi kA pravandha
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________________ mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra yathA AjJA saba ThIka ho jAyagA / jaisI Apa AjJA deMge usI ke anusAra yathA samaya sabai intajAma Apake liye ThIka rahegA / aMtaevaM Apa apanI svIkRti zIghra patra'yA tAra dvArA sUcita karane kI kRpA kiijiyegaa| isa samaya'ApakI upasthiti paramAvazyaka hai so jaaniegaa| mi0 kArtika zuklA 14, 1982 shukrvaar'| / li. pUraNacanda kI vandanA ApakA kRpA patra milane para tAra se kharca kA dravya bheja deveNge| ki bahanA sUjJeSu shbhmiti| / / - patrAMka naM0 13 para noTa upayuddhRta bAbU pUraNacandajI nAhara kA jo patra mujhe milA thA usake uttara me maiMne jo patra unako likhA thA usakI pratilipi mere purAne patro ke samraha meM mila gaI jo yahA~ para udhRta kI jAtI hai| " - bAbU zrI pUraNacanjI nAhara ne mujhe eka vizeSa vicAra parAmarga ke liye kalakattA Ane kA Agraha pUrvaka nivedana kiyA thaa| usa kArya 'sambandhI prazna ke vicArArtha mere jo' khAsa vicAra the' mujhe vahA~ jAne ke pahale unhe spaSTa rUpa se nivedana kara denA Avazyaka thA / ata. maiMne jo unako patra likhA, usakI pratilipi rakhanA Avazyaka samajha kara maine vaha karavAlI thii| pAThako' ko' viSaya kA jJAna karAne kI dRSTi se ukta merA patra bhI yahA~ udhRta kiyA jAtA hai| -muni jina vijaya Ahmedabad 4-11-25 zrImAn vidvadvara dharma premI sajjanavarya zrI bAbU pUraNacandajI yogya yathA yogya AzIrvAda anantara nivedana hai ki ApakA tA. 30 kA rAjagira se likhA huA patra milA / samAcAra vidita hue| Apane
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________________ bAbU zrI pUrNacandajI nAhara ke patra mujhe kalakattA Ane ke lie Amantrita kiyA usake uttara meM nivedana hai ki saMgha kI sevA ke lie jo koI ojA saMgha ke nAyaka jana kare use girodhArya karanA saMgha ke pratyeka vyakti kA kartavya hai aura isa dRSTi se yadi Apa aura zrImAna rAyakumAra siMhajI jaise saba hitaiSI agrajano 'kI icchA mujhe vahA bulAne kI hai to maiM ucita samara para upasthita honA apanA kartabya samajhatA huuN| vizepa jJAtavya itanA hai ki prathama to maiM svayaM una vivAra vAle manuSyo me se hU~ jo sAmpradAyika klezo ko dharma aura deza kI unnati ke 'vAdhaka samajhate hai| isaliye maiM vaise kisI bhI kArya me apanA yoga denA 'nahIM cAhatA jisase dharma ke pariNAma me hAni hotI ho / dUsarI bAta yaha hai ki maiM itihAsa kA vidyArthI hU~, isalie zuddha aitihAsika tattva kA anusaraNa karake hI merI allasvalla buddhi me jo kucha tathya mAlUma de maiM usako prakaTa kara sakatA hU~ / sampradAya ke yA mata ke vazIbhUta hokara maiM asatya yA asatya mizrita koI vicAra prakaTa nahIM karanA caahtaa| - ye do siddhAnta jo mere jIvana ke AdarzabhUta hai unakA pAlana karate hue maiM ApakI jitanI sevA bajA sakU utanI bajAne ke liye taiyAra huuN| ye bAte maiM isalie Apa se likhanA cAhatA hU~ ki mere vicAro kA (pIche se koI viparyAsa na kare aura durupayoga bhI na kare / maiM sadaiva satya ho prakaTa karU~gA aura satya hI kA samarthana / - ava prastuta:-rAjagRhI me kisa bAre meM mukadamA cala rahA hai isakA mujhe pUrA hAla mAlUma nahI hai / usa sthAna ko jitanI bArIkI se 'dekhanA cAhie utanA maiMne dekhA bhI nahIM hai isalie maiM Apako isa viSaya me kitanA madadagAra ho sakatA hU~ yaha mai nahI jAnatA / hA~, itanA mujhe mAlUma hai ki zvetAmbara digambara kI prAcInatA aura mUrti Adi 'ke vipaya me mai Apako yatheSTa pramANa aura mere vicAra vatalA sakatA huuN| digambaro kI apekSA zvetAmbaro ke pakSa meM bahuta kucha sAhitya aura :zilAlekhAdi pramANabhUta hai, jisase zvetAmbaro ke kathana kA samarthana
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________________ 62 mere divagana mitroM ke kucha patra acchI taraha ho sakatA hai / yadi isa dRSTi se Aja taka prayatna kiyA jAtA to zikharajI Adi ke viSaya me bahuta kucha lAbha ho sakatA thA / mUrti ke bAre me eka khAsa vicAraNIya bAta yaha hai ki zvetAmbara sampradAya kI mUrti bhI nagna ho sakatI hai isalie jitanI nagna mUrtiyA~ haiM ve saba digambara AmnAya hI kI hai, aisA jo purAtatva vettAo kA sAmAnya abhiprAya banA huA hai, vaha sarvathA svIkAraNIya na samajhanA cAhie | zrI candA ko ye bAteM pUrI taraha samajhAnI cAhie nahI to unakA abhiprAya bhI nibhrAnta na hogA / 3 so ye bAteM vicAra kara ucita samajheM to mujhe Apa bulA sakate haiM mujhe Ane meM koI Apatti nahI hai / Ane jAne kA do Adamiyo ke kharce kA prabandha Apako karanA hogA / agara merA AnA huA to maiM yahA ke pustakAlaya ke lie ApakA sagraha bhI dekha sakU~gA / patra kA uttara ciTThI yA tAra se jaisA yogya samajheM vaise deM / zubhamastu / : (14) bhavadIya jina vijaya Calcutta 12-11-1925 param pUjyavara AcArya mahArAja ! zrImAna muni jinavijaya jI mahodaya kI pavitra sevA meM savinaya vaMdanAntara nivedana hai ki mere rAjagRha se lauTane para ApakI tA.' 1 4-11-25 kI kRpA lipi prApta huI aura AdyopAnta paDhakara vizeSa
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________________ vAvU zrI pUrNacandajI nAhara ke patra harSa huaa| maiMne merI anupasthiti meM jitane patrAdi Aye huye the, ve bhI paDhe / uname Apako jo maiMne pUrva me "jaina lekha sagraha" dUsare khaNDa ke pharmoM ke sAtha patra diyA thA, usakI pahuMca aura usake viSaya me ApakA abhiprAya ke sAtha koI patra milA nahI / maiMne rajisTrI DAka se ve pharma bheje the so Apako yathA samaya mile hoge| ___yahA~ para muni tilaka vijayajI aura jaya vijaya jI Aye hue hai| mujhase dehalI me bhI tilaka vijayajI mahArAja se milanA huA thaa| unase punaH vArtAlApa hone se aura hAla jJAta hoge| ___ Age Apa kalakatte Ane ke liye taiyAra hai aura apanA vicAra bhI mujhe khulAsA likha diyA hai isalie maiM vizepa AbhArI huaa| patra me sava hAla Apako mAlUma nahIM karA sakate sakSepa me itanA hI nivedana hai ki maiM bhI kevala itihAsa kA hI chAtra hU~ aura jahA~ taka banatA hai sAmpradAyika vivAdo se dUra rahatA huuN| isa bAra aitihAsika tatva kI prApti ke lobha se hI isa viSaya me merA kucha sabaMdha huA hai| yahA~ ke purAtatva vibhAga ke suparinTenDeMTa sAhaba jo vahA~ kamIzana mukarrara hokara gaye the unako bhI Apake patra kA Azaya sUcita kara diyA hai / ApakA saccA aitihAsika prema aura vidvattA kA acchI taraha unako paricaya milA hai aura Apase isa viSaya me vArtAlApa karane ke liye vizeSa utsuka haiM / unako ava riporTa bahuta hI zIghra dAkhila karanA hogaa| Apako tAra se bulavAne ke liye kahA hai / Apako yahA~ Ane meM kaSTa to avazya hogA, parantu yahA~ thor3e hI kAla me bahuta se viSayo para digdarzana kara skeNge| Age kharca ke lie do Adamiyo kA pravandha mujhe karane ko likhA / maiM hara taraha se ApakI sevA karane ko taiyAra hU~ isake sAtha ru. 50/bhejatA hU~ aura jo kucha lagegA so maiM Apake yahAM pahuMcane para AjJAnusAra saba pravandha kara dUMgA / Apake ravAnA hone kI khabara tAra se sUcita karane kI kRpA kIjiyegA / jahA taka bane zIghra hI darzana dene kI kRpA
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________________ T Jed S 64 mere divagata mitro ke kucha patra 1 V kIjiegA / candA sAhava kA vizeSa tAkIda jAniegA / prAte vakta sAtha me "jaina lekha saMgraha " dUsare bhAga kA pharmA sAtha lete : AiyegA | AbUjI ke lekha ke 'chApa 2 / 1 jo Apake yahA~ raha gaye ho| so, sAtha hI lAne kI AjJA dIjiyegA / jyAdA zubha sa 1682 kI aghana vida 11 / -1 C 25 1 da : pUraNacanda nAhara kI vandanA 1 patrottara loTatI DAka se bhejane kI kRpA kIjiegA / jaldI padhA riegA | jyAdA zubha / 7 S - (iv) 15 32 ~1 7 T " * : parama pUjyavara AcArya zrI jinavijayajI mahArAja kI pavitra sevA me pUgNacanda nAhara kI savinaya vandanA mAlUma ho / aparaca kRpA patra ApakA tA.-17-11-25 kA isa vakta milA / - Apane: tA. 20 disambara taka yahA~ pahu~cane kA likhA aura usa samaya Ane se yahA~ para kucha adhika samaya Apa Thahara sakate hai, aisA likhA, so jJAta huA / parantu yahA~ para isa sAtha bheje hue pA~ca prazna rAjagirI ke kesa meM kamIzana se Aye haiM aura 30 navambara taka uttaraH dAkhila karane kA samaya diyA 7 Calcutta : .20-11-1925 gayA hai darakhvAsta dene para aura hadda ATha dasa roja kA samaya milegA / yAne tA, 8-10 disambara taka dono sampradAya vAlo ko una prazno kA javAba dAkhila karanA hogA / Age jyAde samaya nahI milegA tathA candA sAhaba bhI mere nAma para ApakA likhA huA grAge kA patra paDhakara Apase milane kI tathA isa viSaya me zrApase pUchatAcha karane ke lie utsuka hai / 1 7 hama Apako Aja hI ravAnA hone kA tAra dete, parantu tAra me sava hAla khulAsA Apako likha nahIM sakate, isaliye putra hI likhA isako tAra ke varAvara jAniegA aura kRpayA jahA taka bane zIghra hI ravAnA
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________________ bAbU zrI pUrNacandajI nAhara ke patra hone kA samAcAra tAra se sUcita kIjiegA aura ina prazno ke uttara ke vipaya ke yadi koI hastalikhita yA mudrita pustaka jo ucita samajhe so sAtha meM lete aaiyegaa| aura yahAM do tIna roja rahakara phira Apa jo chuTTI me Ane kA likhA hai, so avazya smaraNa rakhakara AiyegA aura sAtha me jo jo mahAnubhAva usa samaya AnA cAhe unako bhI lAiyegA / likhanA bAhulya hai ki usa samaya bhI Apake Ane jAne kA kharca maiM deUMgA aura saba hAla Apake pahu~cane se nivedana kruuNgaa| sAtha meM lekha saMgraha lete aaiyegaa| . (isa viSaya meM aura bhI kisI se pUchatAcha karanI ho so karake AiyegA) jyAdA zubha saM 1982 mi. aghana su. 4 / da : pUraNacanda nAhara kI vandanA avadhAriegA (16) Calcutta 8-12-1925 zrImAna AcArya zrI jinavijayajI mahArAja sAhaba kI pavitra sevA me li. pUraNacanda nAhara kI vandanA bAciegA / aparaca ApakA tA. 4-12-25 kA kRpA patra milA / yahAM se lauTate samaya ApakI tabiyata kharAva ho gayI thI, jJAta hokara duHkha huaa| Apake gaye bAda mujhe bhI sardI hokara idhara taviyata ar3acana me haiM aura upasthita kAryoM kI bhI bAhulyatA hai| Age tIrtha kalpa kI prati kI zIghra hI z2arUrata hai| kRpayA rajisTrI DAka se ciTThI pAte hI thoDA kaSTa uThAkara avazya ravAnA kara dIjiyegA aura avakAza para paca tIrthoM aura pratimAo ke jo lekha Apake pAsa aprakAzita haiM unhe bhI khojakara zIghra bhejane kI kRpA kIjiyegA aura paTTAvalI ke pharme chape huye haiM ve bhI ravAnA karAne kA
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________________ mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra pravandha kariegA aura jo panne yahA~ se sAtha le gaye haiM unakI bhI presa kApI banavAne kA smaraNa rakhiyegA aura taiyAra hone para ve panne bhI vApisa bhejiyegA / paTTAvalI ke jo chaha sAta phameM chapa cuke haiM unake Age ke pharme jo maiMne yahAM chapavAne kA kahA thA yadi Apako vahA~ chapavAne meM hara taraha se ArAma ho to Age ke pharame bhI vahI chapavAne kA prabandha kara lIjiyegA, hameM ujara nahI hai| Age Apane ApakI kharIdI huI pustakeM bhejane ko likhA lekina uname se kAgaja ke jilda kI pustakeM naga 24 tathA baMgIya sAhitya pariSada se jo purAnI phAila AI hai ve saba yahA ApakI AjJAnusAra daphtarI ko jilda baMdhavAne ko diyA hai so unake Ane me 7, 8 dina kI derI hai, Ane se ApakI saba pustakeM zIghra bhejI jaaveNgii| mAge Apa jo pustakeM cunakara rakha gaye haiM unakI lisTa bhejI nahI thI so isake sAtha bhejate haiM, dekhakara iname se jo pasanda ho kRpayA sUcita kIjiegA so ve bhI bheja dI jAvegI aura jo sevA ho so likhiyegaa| jyAdA zubham mi. posa badi 8 / / da : pUraNacanda kI vandanA (17) 22-12-1925 zrImAna AcArya mahArAja sAhaba zrI jinavijayajI yogya pUraNacanda nAhara kI savinaya bandanA avadhAriyegA. yahA~ kuzala hai ApakI zarIra sambandhI sukha zAMti hamezA cAhate haiM / aparaca patra ApakA tA. 17 kA pahuMcA tathA ApakI bhejI huI tIrtha kalpa kI prati milI mApane "pravacana * parIkSA" kI pustaka ke bhejane ke viSaya me likhA hai, lekina vaha prati seTha mAnandajI kalyANajI ke mAraphata ahamadAbAda ke DelA ke upAzraya se hamAre pAsa A gaI hai| isaliye aba Apa uparokta prati bhijavAne kA kaSTa na uThAveM / jaina hitaiSI kA 13 vA bhAga milA hai / dUsarA e
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________________ bAbU zrI pUrNacandajI nAhara ke patra 67 bhAga nahI milA / ApakI bhejI huI sUcI pahuMcI usame likhe anusAra pustakeM pArsala karake bheja deveMge / pustakeM ApakI AjJAnusAra bheja dete. lekina usameM bahuta sI pustakeM baMdhavAnI hai so badhavAkara eka sAtha sava bhejeNge| Age pustako ke tathA badhAI ke hisAva yathA samaya bhejeMge pestara Apako patra ke sAtha pArsala me bhejI huI pustako kI relave rasIda rasika lAla bhAI ke nAma se bhejI thI so yathA samaya pahuMca gaI hogI / pahu~ca abhI taka AI nahI hai, Ane se jJAta hogaa| rasika lAla bhAI kI pustakeM pahuMcane se unako lisTa karane ke liye kaha diijiyegaa| Age paTTAvalI ke viSaya me hama Apako pUrva patra me likha cuke hai / jaisA Apa prabandha kareMge hamAre ko vahI majUra hai / isa viSaya me itanA aura kahanA hai ki kharataragaccha kI paTTAvalI ke sAtha aura bhI gacchAntara kI prAcIna paTTAvalI jo adyAvadhi aprakAzita ho aura Apa unhe prakAzita karanA yogya samajhate ho to ve bhI isake sAtha chapa jAve to anchA ho / kucha adhika vyaya ke liye Apa cintA na kIjiegA, jisameM pustaka upayogI ho aura zIghra prakAzita ho isa para vizeSa dhyAna rkhiyegaa| ____ Age mujhe hAla me kamala sayama upAdhyAya jI ke vAcanArtha 'asaMkhayam' nAmaka eka prAkRta 13 zloka kA patra saMvata 1512 aNahila pura pattana kA likhA huA milA hai patra itanA jIrNa hai ki DAka se bheja nahIM sakate, yaha kahI prakAzita huA hai ki nahI kRpayA sUcita kIjiyegA / stotra kA Arambha isa prakAra hai-"asaMkhayam jIviyamA pamAyae je rovaNIyassa hu natthitANa // eva viyANAhi jaNe pamatte kiM na vihiMsA ajayA gahati / aura samAcAra Apake patra se jJAta hogA / kRpA patra dIjiyegA, yogya sevA ho so likhiyegA / jyAdA zubham savat 1982 pauSa sudI 8 tA0 22-12-25 da : pUrNacanda kI vandanA
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________________ 68 mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra (18) Calcutta 9-1-1926 parama pUjya AcArya mahArAja zrImAna jinavijayajI mahArAja kI pavitra sevA meM pUraNacanda nAhara kI savinaya vaMdanA avadhAriegA aparaMca yahA~ kuzala hai / ApakI zarIra sambandhI sukha zAnti hamezA cAhate haiM / vizeSa pUnA se sA. cimanalAla bhAI ne paTTAvalI ke pharmoM kI rasIda mujhe bhejI hai / mAla abhI taka pahu~cA nahI hai / pahu~cane se Apako likheMge / aura inake Age ke pharmeM chapavAne ke liye vahAM Apako anukUla ho to vahA~ prabandha kara lIjiyegA / kharca lagegA so hama deveMge / aura pustaka jisame jaldI bAhara par3e isakA Apa pUrA khyAla rakhiyegA | yAne jahA~ taka chapa cukI hai usake vAda jo jo viSaya usame aura chapavAnA ho so chapakara bhUmikA me ApakA aitihAsika dRSTi se jaisA likhane kA vicAra ho so abhI se likhanA Arambha kara dIjiyegA ki jaldI taiyAra hokara mUla chape vAda sAtha-sAtha bhUmikA, sUcIpatra, TAiTala peja vagairaha chapa jAya aisA pravandha honA cAhiye / Age yahA~ paraso se rAjagirI kesa kA kamIzana se ijahAra Arambha hogA / isa kAraNa hamako avakAza nahI hai / pustakeM bandha kara taiyAra thI, ApakI AjJAnusAra samasta pustakeM bhejate haiM / phakta siMhalI kaccAyana varNana ke kucha patra kama the / isa kAraNa bhejA nahI / pustake jahA~ taka banA ThIka se bandhavA kara bhejate haiM / AzA hai pasanda AyeMgI / kula pustake Age jo bhejI hai aura Aja baksa naga 3 meM jo bhejI gaI jisakI pArsala kI rasIda isake sAtha bhejate hai sTezana se baksa khalAsa karA kara sabhI kI lisTa karA lIjiegA / hisAba vagairaha dUsare patra me bhejeMge / usa samaya lisTa se pustakeM mila jAyagI / pArsala kA mahasUla vahA~ dene kA hai | yahA~ Apake Age kI lI huI aura pIche ke ArDara kI koI pustaka nahI rahI hai / baMgIya sAhitya pariSada se bhASA tattva, jayadeva caritra
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________________ bAbU zrI pUraNacanda jI nAhara ke patra aura kucha patrikA naM0 14 AI thI unake rupaye yahA~ se de diye hai| patrikA naga do aura bhI kharIda kara bhejate hai| aura avadha kI DiskrIpTiva keTalAga Descriptive Catalogue phakta baMdhavAye nahI hai / pArsala yA rasIda kI pahu~ca zIghra dene kI kRpA kiijiegaa| yogya sevA likhiegA jyAdA zubham saM. 1982 mahAvida 10, tA0 6-1-26 pUraNacaMda kI vandanA (16) poSavadI 12 saM0 1982 siddha zrI ahamadAvAda zubha sthAneka zrI mAna AcArya mahArAja zrI jina vijaya jI yogya zrI kalakattA se pUraNacanda nAhara kI savinaya vaMdanA vaaNciegaa| aparaca yahA~ para sava kuzala hai| Apake zarIra sambandhI sukha zAMti sadA cAhate hai| vizeSa patra eka peztara likhA hai so pahu~cA hogaa| yahA para jitanI pustake Apa rakha gaye the ve do baksa me peka karake bhejane ko kaha gaye the lekina kucha pustakeM daphtarI ke yahAM baMdhane dI gaI hai aura jo pustako kI lisTa bhejA hai unameM se jo-jo jarUrata hogI ve saba milAkara eka dUsare vaksa me phira bheja deveMge bAkI pustakeM Aja dina pArsala se bhejate hai| mAla se bhejane se prathama to vahuta arse me pahuMcatI tathA yahA~ bhI mAla lagAne kA pUrA jhaMjhaTa hotA hai aura kharca bhI bahuta thor3A kiphAyata hotA so jAniegA / vilTI isake sAtha bhejate hai so bhADA cukA kara mAla magavAne kA hukma dIjiegA / kharce kA hisAba pIche bheja deveNge| mAge cadA sA0 se mulAkAta huI thI ve Apako bahuta smaraNa karate hai aura pravacana parIkSA grantha dharma sAgara upAdhyAya kRta jisakA varNana unhone bhaMDArakara kI riporTa 1883 1884 ke pA0 144 se 155 taka me hai| vaha grantha unako dekhane kI bahuta utkaMThA hai| yahA~ maiMne bahuta talAza kiyA milA nahI aura mere pAsa bhI nahIM hai isa kAraNa Apako likhate hai ki kRpA pUrvaka vaha prati cAhe Apake pAsa kI cAhe aura
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________________ 70 70 mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra jahA~ se mila sakatI ho lekara bheja dIjiegA / pahu~cane para hama do tIna roja meM hI unako dikhAkara hiphAjata ke sAtha lauTA deveMge / aura mAne jAne kA kharca jo lagegA so deveMge yadi kisI kAraNa prati nahI A sake to riporTa kI pRSTha 147 kI cauthI lAina se chaTI lAina taka nIce likhI huI aMgrejI kI mUla prAkRta gAthA tathA usakI TIkA jo ho phakta vaha bhI nakala mila jAya to bahuta upakAra hogaa| agara prati A jAya to acchI bAta hai, nahI to nakala to avazya-avazya bhejiegaa| kaSTa diyA so kSamA kiijiegaa| Age Apane premI jI ko yahAM se (jaina hitaiSI bhejane ke lie) patra diyA thA so Aja taka milA nahIM hai so unako bhejane ke liye likhiegaa| Age rAjagira prazasti kI chApa Aja dina rajisTrI DAkase ApakI sevA meM bhejate haiN| isakA pATha bhI Apake avakAza mAphika saMzodhana karake bhejane kI kRpA kiijiegaa| aura sAtha me dono chApe bhI vApisa bhejiegaa| kAraNa blAka banAnA hai| aura yogya sevA ho so likhiegA jyAdA zubham saM0 1982 poSa vadi 12 pUraNacada kI vndnaa| Bhandarkar's report 1883, 1884 P* 147 Line 4th to 6th from top. "The Tirthankaras who went about without the belongings of a Sthavira had such bodily piculiarities as rendered unnecessary those belongings which they had not.' ukta aMgrejI kA mUla Text cAhe prAkRta cAhe saMskRta bhI cAhiye / atyAvazyaka hai R/Ry rasika lAla bhAI ke nAma se hai prAja pArasala nahI laga sakA somavAra ko rasIda (R/R) bhejeNge| P. Nahar
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________________ bAbU zrI pUraNacandajI nAhara ke patraM (20) 25-1-26 parama pUjyavara zrImAna AcArya mahArAja zrI jinavijaya jI kI pavitra sevA me pUraNacanda nAhara kI savinaya vandanA avadhAriegA / yahAM zrI devagaru dharma ke prasAda se kuzala hai| Apake zarIra sambandhI sukha sAtA hamezA cAhate haiN| aparaMca kArDa eka kala dina bhejA hai| Aja di 11 rAjagira kesa meM gavAhI ke bAda eka dina chuTTI lI hai phira zurU hogA aura ummeda hai hamako aura bhI ATha dasa roja herAna honA par3egA / astu Age jo saba kitAbeM baMdhavAkara bhejI haiM ve pasanda AI hogI likhiegaa| maiMne acche bAiDara se baMdhavAI haiM ki jisameM jaldI puTTa naSTa na ho jAye / aura isake sAtha Aja taka ke kula hisAba bhejate haiM Apa dekha liijiegaa| jo kucha bhUla raha gaI ho so sUcita kiijiegaa| pahale kI lisTa bhI AjJAnusAra bhejate haiN| AzA hai pustakeM saba lisTa mujava milI hogii| pUne se pharme pahuMcane para Apake pAsa AjJAnusAra bheja deveMge aura karmacanda pravandha kI saTIka prati jaisalamera se magAI hai / zIghra hI lauTAnI hogii| isa kAraNa nivedana hai ki usakI mUla kI prati eka do jitanI Apake pAsa ho mujhe kRpayA rajisTrI DAka se bhejiegaa| mai yahA~ eka TeksTa kI rIDiMga milAkara bahuta hI zIghra Apako vApisa bheja duuNgaa| Age mathurA lekho ke sAtha maiMne jo jo pustakeM rakhI thI uname eka eziyATika sosAyaTI kA pleTa sahita mathurA inskrIpsansa ke pravandha kA pArTa thaa| yadi vahA~ mila jAya to vaha bhI mujhe bhejane kI kRpA kiijiyegaa| kaSTa diyA so kSamA kiijiegaa| mere yogya sevA ho so likhiegaa| patra zIdhra diijiyegaa| jyAdA zubham saMvat 1982 mAha sudi 12 tA. 25-1-26 pUraNacanda kI vaMdanA Age avadha menaskrIpTa ke keTelogo ko nahI baMdhAyA gayA hai aura jaramana korsa TiveTana menyuala ApakI sevA meM bhejI gaI hai| kula
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________________ 72 mere divaMgata mitro ke patra rupayA 365-4-6 hue hai / isa madhye jo kucha pUne ke pharma ke lage hoM so Apa rakhakara bAkI rupayA yahAM bhejane ke liye rasikalAla bhAI ko AjJA dIjiegA / jyAdA zubha / paTTAvalI ke Age ke pharmoM chapavAne ke cAvata mere vicAra se vahA prabandha rakhane se Apako anukUla hogA 1 phakta chape bAda pharmoM yahA~ maMgavAne meM kucha kharcA laga jAyagA / aura isa viSaya meM Apako peztara patra meM khulAsA likha cuke haiN| yAnI kharatara gaccha ke sivAya aura gaccho kI paTTAvalI prAcIna acchI mile to ve bhI sAtha hI ApakI vicAra zIla bhUmikA ke sAtha prakAzita karA denA ThIka hogA / phira jaisI ApakI icchA ho usa mujaba hameM maMjUra hai / (21) P. C. Nabar M.A B.L. 45 Indian mirror Street Calcutta 21st February, 1926 parama pUjya AcArya jI mahArAja muni jinavijayajI kI sevA meM likhI kalakatte se pUraNacanda nAhara kI vadanA avadhAriegA / aparaMca Aja dina ApakA tA. 17-2-26 kA naM. 146 aMgrejI patra aura sAtha meM ceka aura pustako kA bAucara milA / 1 ceka to maiMne lauTA diyA thA aura vahAM para hI kaSTa uThAkara use tuDavAkara rupaye bhejane ko likhA thA / jo kucha kharca lage vaha bhI dene kI maMjUrI likhI thI / mere yahAM kisI prakAra kA lena dena kA vyApAra nahIM hai / ceka hameM lene me bar3I dikkata hotI hai / jo ceka lauTakara AI hai usame pAne vAle ke nAma me "Gujarat" likhA hai aura enDorsa me ' Gujarat " likhA hai / paraso somavAra baiMka meM caika bhejA jAyagA / dAma paTane para mAlUma hogA astu / Age pustakoM ke bAre meM bhI vahAM para hI Apa loga Alasya choDakara bukaselaro kI dI huI kezamImo aura jo pustakeM hai unase milAna karane se mujhe isa viSaya meM
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________________ bAbU pUraNacanda jI nAhara ke patra likhane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hotii| Apane svayaM dukAna meM jAkara pustakeM cunI, dUkAnadAra ne bila banAyA maiMne to phakta saMsthA ke liye kucha kamIzana dene ko kahA aura ApakI AjJAnusAra bila ke rupaye cukate diye / vaha vila baMgalA meM the isa kAraNa hamAre keziyara ne use aMgrejI me likha diyA thaa| ve dukAnadAro ke bila bhI Apake sAtha hI de diye gaye the| pustake mere yahA~ kisI prakAra gar3abar3a nahI ho sktii| ApakI lI huI pustakeM alaga hI rakhI huI thii| ApahI kucha pustakeM ba~dhavAkara bhejane kA hukma de gaye the| bAkI pustakeM sAtha sAtha hI peka karavA kara ravAne kara dI gaI thI "seTha vanasera hisTrI" jisakI kImata 11) likhI hai vaha pustaka nahI milatI hai| bAkI mujhe jahA~ taka jJAta hotA hai nagendranAtha basu kI jo "bagera jAtIya itihAsa" pustakoM ke seTa jo Apane kharIde the zAyada usa seTa kI hI kImata ru0 11) hogii| vaha pustakeM to vahAM para avazya mila gaI hogI, lekina vila me unake nAma yA mUlya nahI tajavIja kiye gaye hoge aura na mujhe aisI pustake jo phAjila milI hogI unake nAma likha bhejeN| sambhava to mujhe yahI hotA hai ki mere keziyara ne Set seTa ke badale Seth likha diyA hogaa| nahIM to seTha vanasera hisTrI aisI nAma kI koI pustaka hame mAlUma nahI hai / aura hama yahAM se kucha likha nahI skeNge| 'tatra kalpataru' ke bAre me fac 2 nahI milatI, likhA maiM kyA kruuN| jahAM se lI gaI hai usake bila me dekhiye ki fac 2 likhA hai yA nahI / agara kucha nahI likhA ho to vahA~ se unako patra likhie ki kauna kauna fac kI kImata lI hai| mere yahA~ ApakI lI huI koI pustakeM hai nhii| vila isake sAtha bhejate hai pahu~ca likhiegaa| ___merI gavAhI eka mahinA taka clii| bahuta bAteM jiraha me pUchI gaI / jahA taka mujhe smaraNa aura jJAna thA javAba dete rhe| vakIla loga kahate haiM ki acchI huI hai Age jo bhAvI bhAva hai vaha hogA / Age rAjagira kI prazastI samaya nikAla kara dekha lIjiyegA aura
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________________ mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra saMzodhana karake raviMga ke sAtha mujhe zIghra bhejane kI kRpA kIjiega / Age paTTAvalI ke pharmoM yathA samaya pahu~ca gaye hoge / zrAge aura samAcAra pahalI ciTThI me likha cuke hai / mathurA ke lekho ke sAtha eziyATika sosAyaTI kI eka saMkhyA rakha Aye the, vaha milI nahI vaha bhI talAza karake bhejiegA yA aura jo kucha mile kRpayA vaha bhI bhejeMge / Age tIrtha kalpa kI prati rajisTrarI buka posTa se somavAra ko bhejege / aura sAtha me kucha kAgaja [sAde bheja deveMge so Apake avakAza para kisI lahiyA se usakI nakala karA dene kA kaSTa kIjiegA / yahA~ nakala nahI ho sako / jo kucha kharca par3egA vaha samAcAra Ane para turanta bheja deveM / yA nakala hone para vI. pI. se bhI bheje to koI harja nahI hai / aura mere yogya sevA likheN| Age hAla me esiyATika sosAyaTI se 'smRti' kA keTalaoNga 'pArTa thI' prakAzita huA hai| kImata rupayA 15) | cAhiye to eka kaoNpI - lesa membarasa DiskAuNTa lekara vI. pI. se bheja deveMge / pustaka kI kaI pArTa jo prAge prakAzita huI thI, vaha zAyada Apake yahA~ saba haiM / patrottara dIjiegA / jyAdA zubha miti phAlguna sudI 8 saM0 1982 74 tA0 21-2-06 tIrtha kalpa kI prati yahA~ Aja dina likhane vAle ko diyA hai so nakala hone para bhejeMge / vilamba ke liye kSamA kIjiegA / vinIta pUraNacanda nAhara kI vandanA (22) . P. C. Nahar, M. A. B. L. Vakil High Court Phone Cal. 255 48, Indian Mirror Street Calcutta 15-4-1926
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________________ bAbU pUraNacandajI nAhara ke patra 75 parama pUjya AcArya mahArAja zrI jinavijaya jI yogya pUraNa caMda nAhara kI savinaya vaMdanA avdhaariegaa| yahA zrI deva guru dharma ke prasAda se kuzala haiM Apake zarIra sambandhI sukha zAti hamezA cAhate haiN| vizeSa nivedana hai ki ina dino me ApakA koI patra nahI milA AzA hai Apa kuzala me hoge| Age maiM kucha dino ke liye bAhara gayA thaa| yahA~ para halacala ke kAraNa lauTa AyA huuN| saMvAda patro me par3hA hogA ava zAMti hai, cintA kIjiyegA nhiiN| ___ Age rAjagirI kI prazastI ke zilAlekha kI jo raviMgja bheje the unako punaH AvazyakatA huI hai so kRpayA patra paDha unhe phaurana ravAnA kiijiegaa| jaina sAhitya sazodhaka ke dUsare khaDa kI cAra saMkhyAe~ to pahu~cI haiM parantu sUcI (Index & title page) nahI milI hai| nahI chapI ho to zIghra chapAnA cAhiye / chapa gaI ho to kRpayA bhejane kA prabandha kara diijiegaa| ___ paTTAvalI ke pharme (1-7) ke do seTa AjJAnusAra bheje hai| Age chapavAne kA zIghra prabandha honA cAhiye / kharca jo lagegA samAcAra Ane para bhejate rahege aura chapane para pharame yahA~ bhejane kA pravandha karA kiijiegaa| yahAM se purAtattva mandira ke liye ApakI kharIdI huI aura merI bhejI huI jo pustakeM gaI thI uname se jo jo pustakeM gar3abar3a hone kA samAcAra rasika lAla bhAI ne likhA thA una pustako kA patA vahA~ lagA hogA ApakA samAcAra Ane se mAlUma hogaa| Age mathurA ke lekho ke sAtha sosAyaTI janarala vagairA jo rakha Ae the uname se kucha pustakeM nahIM AI haiM so kRpayA ApakI pustako me dekhiegA milane para hameM bhejiegaa| yahAM yogya sevA likhiegA jyAdA zubham saMvat 1983 mi0 dvicaitra zu0 3 tA0 15-4-26 daH pUraNacaMda kI vaMdanA avadhAriegA
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________________ mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra (23) P. C. Nahar M. A. B. L. Vakil High Court Phone : 255 48, Indian Mirror Street Calcutta 15-9-1926 parama pUjyavara AcArya zrImAna muni jinavijayajI mahArAja kI parama pavitra sevA meM likhI kalakatte se pUraNacanda nAhara saparivAra kI savinaya vaMdanA avadhAriegA / yahA~ zrI jinadharma ke prabhAva se kuzala haiN| mahArAja ke zarIra sambandhI sukha zAnti sadaiva cAhate haiN| aparaMca zrI paryupaNa parvAdhirAja Ananda pUrvaka ArAdhana kiyA mi. bhAdoM suda 5 zrI saMvat sarI pratikramaNa kara sarva jIva se kSAmaNA karI / mahArAja se bhI vinaya pUrvaka kSamAte haiN| jAne anajAne jo kucha avinaya huI ho vaha kSamA kiijiegaa| aparaMca idhara kaI mahino se mahArAja kA kRpA patra AyA nhii| maiMne peztara paTTAvalI ke phArme pahu~cAne ke bAda ApakI sevA meM do patra bheje the, mahArAja ko avazya milA hogA parantu tatpazcAt adyAvadhi patrottara se vaMcita huuN| mere para to sadaiva kRpA dRSTi cAhiye aura hAla me merI taviyata ThIka nahI rahatI hai| jo kucha mere yahA~ hasta likhita paTTAvalI kI pratiyA~ thI, unameM se jarurata mAphika Apa sAtha le gaye hai| ava vizeSa anurodha hai ki paTTAvalI kI Age kI kApI taiyAra karA kara presa meM bheja deM aura chapane para ve phArma bhI yahA~ A jAyeMge hama saba hAla Apako nivedana kara cuke hai aura vizeSa Apake pA se jJAta hoge| vartamAna me mahArAja kA purAtatva mandira meM ThaharanA kava taka hogA likhiegA / jahA~ taka ho sake paTTAvalI kI pustaka mahArAja ke noTa aura TippaNI tathA vyAkhyA ke sAtha zIghra prakAzita honI caahiye| jyAdA kyA arja kreN| NA
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________________ vAbU pUraNacanda jI nAhara ke patra 77 svAsthya para vizeSa khyAla rakhiegA mere yogya sevA likhate rhiyegaa| jyAdA zubha sa0 1983 mi0 bhAdra pada su08 pUraNacanda nAhara kI vaMdanA pUnaH aura vahA~ ke samasta sajjano se merI kSAmaNA nivedana kara diijiegaa| kaSTa diyA so kSamA kiijiegaa| (24) P. C. Nabar M. A. B. L. Vakil High Court Phone Cal. 255 48 Indian Mirror Street Calcutta 17-10-1926 parama pUjya AcArya zrI mAna muni jina vijayajI mahArAja kI pavitra sevA me pUraNacanda nAhara kA savinaya vandanA avadhAriegA / yahA~ zrI jina prasAda se kuzala hai mahArAja ke garIra sambandhI sukha jJAtA sadA cAhate haiN| aparaca kRpA patra ApakA aAja dina milA vA~cakara samAcAra jJAta hue| uttara meM nivedana hai Apane merI ora se Apake patra kA koI uttara nahI dene kA jo iljAma diyA yaha mere hI durbhAgya kA kAraNa hai| Apako to mere jaise bahuta se ziSyo ko patra likhane paDate haiM, parantu maiM to ApakA patra milanA hI eka saubhAgya kI bAta samajhatA huuN| aura usakA uttara denA pradhAna karttavya me gaNanA karatA huuN| mujha se aisI truTi honA asabhavasA hai astu / rAja gRha lekha avazya rajisTara DAka se pahuMcA thA, parantu koI patra usake sAtha na thA na pIche se milA aura java rajisTarDa thA to kevala Alasya me hI yathA samaya usakI prApti kI sUcanA nahIM likhI thii| truTi kSamA yogya hai khaira / ApakA svAsthya abhI taka ThIka nahIM huA hai-jAnakara kheda huaa| isa para lakSya rakhanA bhI kartavya hai| idhara me merA svAsthya
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________________ 78 mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra karmodaya se jyAdA kharAva cala rahA hai| hama yahAM se saparivAra mi. Azvina suda 13 ko do mAsa ke liye rAjagaha jA rahe hai| yadi Apa bhI avakAza karake kucha dina ke lie vahA~ A jAye to AzA hai ki avazya svAsthya sudhara jaaygaa| kAraNa Ajakala vahA~ kI Ava-havA acchI hai / jyAdA kyA arja kreN| ___ Age paTTAvalI kI kaoNpI taiyAra ho gaI jJAta hokara prasannatA huii| kRpA pUrvaka aba use zIghra hI presa meM dene kI vyavasthA kiijiegaa| Age purAtattva mandira kArya ava ThIka se cala rahA hai jJAta hokara atyAnanda humaa| aura likhita sAhitya saMgraha ke kAma meM mujhe madada ke liye likhA so maiM aba bhramaNa karane meM asamartha huuN| jo kucha sAmagrI ekatra kiyA hU~ vahI mere jIvana meM prakAzita kara sakU-aisI AzA bhI nahI kara sakatA huuN| prAge purAtattva mandira me myujiyama kI vyavasthA kara rahe hai so ThIka hI hai| isake liye bhI pUrI phaMDa kI vyavasthA honI cAhiye / merI tarapha se jo kucha de sakeMge vaha saharpa bheMTa kreNge| Age paTTAvaliyo ke hasta likhita patra jo Apake sAtha gaye the ve bhI kArya samApti para bheja diijiegaa| aura yogya sevA likhate rahe / jaisI sneha dRSTi hai vanAye rkheN| jyAdA zubha sa0 1983 mi. pAzvina suda 11 daH pUraNacanda kI vaMdanA (25) P. C. Nahar M. A. B. L 48, Indian Mirror Street Vakil High Court Calcutta Phone Cal 2551 21-2-1927 parama pUjyavara prAcArya mahArAja muni jina vijaya jI / sacAlaka sAhitya saMzodhaka samiti, mahodaya kI sevA me savinaya vandanA ke pazcAt nivedana hai ki ApakA tA0 15-2-27 kA kRpA patra prApta huaa| Apa udyogI hokara jaina sAhitya sazodhaka patrikA ko
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________________ bAbU pUraNacanda jI nAhara ke patra 76 punaH saMcAlana karane kA vicAra kiyA hai| so Apake yogya hI huA hai| isakA pahalA aMka phAlguna me nikalegA aura mujhako isake liye lekha bhejane ko likhA so jJAta huaa| mere naitra me idhara varAvara takalIpha rahatI hai| isase likhane paDhane kA kAma vizeSa nahI ho sakatA hai / kucha svAsthya ThIka hone para mujha se jahA~ taka banegA maiM hara taraha kI sahAyatA detA rhuuNgaa| ___ Age jItakalpa sUtra kI eka prati jo ApakI tarapha se bheMTa svarUpa bhejI gaI vaha yathA samaya pahu~ca gaI hai| maiMne dhanyavAda ke sAtha isako svIkAra kiyA aura yaha mere pustakAlaya me surakSita rhegii| likhanA vAhulya hai ki Apa aise vidvAn aura suyogya sapAdaka kI kRti meM truTi rahane kI saMbhAvanA nahI rahatI hai| isa sUtra kA sapAdana kArya bhI sarva prakAra se sarAhanIya aura upayogI huA hai| apane samasta Agamo ke aise hI sarvAMga sundara saskaraNa kI paramAvazyakatA hai| jyAdA zubha sa0 1983 mi0 phAlguna vi0 5 bhavadIya daH pUraNacanda nAhara (26) P. C. Nahar M. A, B, L. Vakil High Court Phone Cal. 2551 48, Indian Mirror Street Calcutta 21-2-1927 aparaMca kRpA patra milA usakA uttara isake sAtha bhejate haiM / Apako khAnagI taura meM yaha eka aura patra dene kA sAhama kiyA hai so kSamA kiijiegaa| idhara me Apase jaba gata varSa me milanA huA thA, tadpazcAt Aja taka ghaTanAcakra se mere para aisA cintA jAla bar3ha rahA hai ki mujhe bahuta hI vikalatA rahatI hai| idhara sAmAjika aura gharelU vipayo me jo merI kucha samaya aura zakti lagatI hai, Apase chipe
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________________ 80 mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra nahIM hai / parantu idhara bAbU lAmacandajI motIcandajI kA kArabAra baMda hone aura pUjya bar3e bhAI sA kA acAnaka svargavAsa ho jAne se merA vahuta hI jhaMjhaTa bar3ha gayA hai / mujhe do eka dina meM hI ATha dasa dina ke liye jamIdArI meM jAnA pdd'egaa| vahA~ se lauTane para aura viSaya nivedana kruuNgaa| isake sAtha ApakA Age kA patra bhI smaraNArtha bhejatA hU~ pratyuttara meM maiMne jo saba viSaya likhA thA vaha avazya yathAsamaya pahu~cA hogA / kheda kI bAta hai ki Aja taka na to usa patra kA pahu~ca hI milA aura na Apane usa para dhyAna hI diyA / so kRpayA mere patrottara ko punaH paDhakara usa para zIghra hI yogya dhyAna diijiegaa| Apake patrottara kI apekSA me rhe| ___ Age rAjagira ke mukadame ke samaya Apane vahA~ se kRpA karake tIrthakalpa kI prati mujhe bhejI thI usa prati kI aura AvazyakatA nahI rahane ke kAraNa rajisTrI DAka pArsala se ApakI sevA meM bheja dI hai| AzA hai ki yathA samaya Apako milI hogii| mere saMgraha meM pravandha cintAmaNi kI prati nahIM hai prayodha cintAmaNi kI prati eka hai yaha dUsarA grantha hai isaliye bhejA nhiiN| aura yogya sevA likhate rahe jyAdA zubha sa0 1983 mi0 phAlguNa vi0 5 nivedaka pUraNacanda nAhara kI vandanA P.C. Nahar M.A. B. L. Vakil High Court Phone Cal. 255 (27) 48, Indian Mirror Street Calcutta 11-6-1927 parama zraddhAspada prAcArya mahArAja muni jinavijaya jI kI sevA me / li0 pUraNacanda nAhara kA savinaya vadanA avadhAriegA yahA~ zrI jina
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________________ vAbU pUraNacanda jI nAhara ke patra dharma ke prasAda se kuzala hai, mahArAja ke zarIra samvandhI sukha zAnti madA cAhate haiM, aparaMca samAcAra vciegaa| * Age ApakI sevA me kaI patra bheje parantu adyAvadhi koI bhI uttara pAne kA saubhAgya prApta nahIM huA mujha para aisI akRpA hone kA koI bhI kAraNa samajha me nahI mAtA / bheje hue paTTAvalI ke phArma sAta yo hI eka varSa se par3e hue haiM jisame pustaka samApta hokara zIghra prakAzita ho aisA pravandha honA cAhiye jyAdA kyA nivedana kare / __ Age yahAM zrI pAvApurI jI me digambarI logo ne kesa kiyA hai| zvetAmbarI mainejara kI apIla, digamvarI kI arjI tathA Aja taka kI kAryavAhI kI pustaka sevA meM bhejate hai| avakAza para dekha lene kI kRpA kreNge| 'zrI kesariyA nAtha jI' ke vibhatsa kAMDa bhI savAda patro se Apako vidita ho gayA hogaa| apanI zvetAmbara samAja me avidyA aura phUTa ke kAraNa bahuta sI hAniyAM pahuMca rahI hai| Apako adhika likhane kI AvazyakatA nhii| Age zrI pAvApurI tIrtha kI rakSA ke nimitta phaMDa kI pUrI AvazyakatA huI hai| isa kAraNa sagha ke mainejara bAbU dhannulAla jI hameM sAtha lekara gujarAta prAnta meM jAne kA vicAra kara rahe hai| yadi merA jAnA huA to mahArAja ko yathA samaya sUcita kruuNgaa|| Age 'jaina lekha saMgraha' dUsarA bhAga bhI sampUrNa chapa gayA hai, sUcI chapa rahI hai| bhUmikA ke liye kaI vAra nivedana kiyA parantu Apako avakAza kahA~ ? jaise taise aba zIghra hI prakAzita krege| pleTas bhI chapa rahe haiM / eka pleTa sevA meM avalokanArtha bhejate haiN| hameM akele sava kAma karanA par3atA hai| sava taraha kI kaThinAiyAM jhelanI par3atI hai, svAsthya bhI ThIka nahI hai, jahAM taka hotA hai truTi nahI rakhate hai / tIsarA khaDa bhI zIghra hI chapavA lene kI icchA hai| isameM kevala jaisalamera ke lekha rhege| Apake pAsa vahA~ kA lekha yA mandira saMbaMdhI koI notes rahe to avazya kRpA kara bhejiegaa| cauthe khaMDa meM mathurA ke lekho kA saMgraha chapavAne kI icchA hai| yadi Ayu rahI to Apake
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________________ 82 mere divaMgata mitro ke patra pAsa baiTha kara taiyAra karane kI icchA hai| idhara vahAM ke lekhoM ke rubbings bhI bahuta se saMgraha hue hai| Apako bhI kucha nayA masAlA najara paDe to unake noTsa avazya rakhate jaaeNge| ___ abhI to garmI kI chuTTI cala rahI hogii| Apa kahAM hai hameM nizcaya nahIM rahane se ahamadAbAda ke hI ThikAne patra bhejate hai| AgAmI do tIna mAsa kA ApakA Programme mujhe sUcita kare to vaDI kRpA hogI / jyAdA zubha saM0 1984 mi0 jyeSTha su0 11 nivedaka da. pUraNacanda kI vandanA (28) P. C. Nahar M. A. D.L. Vakil High Court Phone Cal 2551 48, Indian Mirror Street Calcutta 11-8-1927 parama zraddheya zrImAna AcArya mahArAja muni jina vijaya jI kI pavitra sevA me li0 pUraNacanda nAhara kA savinaya vandanA avdhaariegaa| yahA~ zrI jinadharma ke prasAda se kuzala hai| mahArAja ke zarIra sambandhI sukhasAtA sadA cAhate hai| ___ Age ApakI sevA me maiMne patra diyA thaa| avazya hI pahu~cA hogaa| parantu durbhAgyavaza aAja taka uttara se vacita hU~ / astu, __ 'lekha saMgraha kA dUsarA bhAga sampUrNa huA hai aura use prakAzita kiyA hai / ApakI sevA me Aja dina eka kaoNpI bhejate hai AzA hai jahAM taka zIghra ho sake isako AdyopAnta dekhakara ApakI vicArazIla aura vahumUlya sammati bheja kara mujhe utsAhita kiijiegaa| Age digambarI logo ne jo pAvApurI meM kesa kiyA hai, usakI brIpha bhI ApakI sevA me bhejate hai| avakAza para isa ora bhI kucha dhyAna diijiegaa|
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________________ bAbU pUraNacanda jI nAhara ke patra 53 Age kesariyA nAtha jI ke viSaya meM jo kucha digambarI loga prakAzita kara rahe haiM, ve Apake dekhane meM Ate hI hoge| una para bhI ApakA vicAra jAnane ke liye mujhe svataH utkaMThA rahatI hai| yadi kRpA ho to usa tIrtha ke vahAM ke mandira aura mUla nAyaka jI ke bAbata ApakA svataMtra abhimata prakaTa kareM, to vizeSa AbhArI houuNgaa| __ mAge merI strI kA svAsthya bhI idhara mahino se bahuta kharAva rahane ke kAraNa use DAkTaro kI rAya se rAMcI vAyu parivartana ke liye bhejA hai| usakI tapasyA ke ujamaNe meM paTTAvalI prakAzita karane kI jo vyavasthA huI thI aura Apane saharSa parizrama uThAnA svIkAra kiyA thA, usake viSaya meM kaI vAra hama likha cuke hai, vaha pustaka jaldI hI prakAzita karavA dene ke liye unakA vizeSa Agraha hai| ata. nivedana hai ki usa para bhI zIghra dhyAna deN| jaisI kRpA hai banI rakheM. jyAdA zubha / da : pUraNacanda kI vandanA avadhAriegA (29) P. C. Nahar M, A, B. L. 48 Indian Mirror Strret Vakil High Court Calcutta Phone 2551 4-9-1927 zrIman vidvadvarAgragaNya AcArya mahArAja zrI jina vijaya jI mahArAja kI pavitra sevA meM zrI saMvatsarI sambandhI mana vacana kAyA se savinaya kSAmanAntara nivedana hai ki merA bhejA huA "jaina lekha saMgraha dvitIya bhAga" kA prApti sUcaka ApakA kRpA patra yathAsamaya milaa| paTTAvalI kA avaziSTa kArya zIghra hI hAtha meM lene kI likhI, AzA hai ki isa svIkRti ko smaraNa rkheNge| aura avakAza milane ke sAtha hI kaoNpI taiyAra karane kA prayatna kareMge phira presa meM bheja kara chapavAne meM Apako vizepa kaThinAI yA kaSTa na hogaa| Age Aja dina DAka se 'jaina sAhitya saMzodhaka kI isa bAra kI sakhyA milI, parantu jaba taka yaha devAkSara meM prakAzita na hogA, mujhe
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________________ mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra khuzI nahI hogI mere saMgraha meM kaI eka vijJapti patra haiM, yadi 'sAhitya saMzodhana' me prakAzita karane yogya ise samajhe to likhane se mai inakI kApI bheja sakatA huuN| _ 'karmacanda pravandha' sopajJa TIkA sahita maiMne kApI karAI hai / ApakA ise prakAzita karAne kA vicAra thA so yaha saTika chapegI yA mUla, kRpA kara sUcita kiijiegaa| mere vicAra se saTika hI prakAzita karanA upayogI aura ucita hogA / aura sAtha me ApakI gaveSaNApUrNa TippaNI bhI avazya rahanI cAhiye / Age merI jaina lAinarI meM Apake yahA~ kI prakAzita nimnalikhita pustakeM nahI hai| ye saba avazya rahanI cAhiye / ataH ye pustakeM cAhe bheMTa tarIke (Postage) kI vI. pI. karake, cAhe mUlya kI vI. pI. ke sAtha zIghra hI bhejane kA kaSTa uThAkara anugrahIta kIjiegA aura Age bhI ApakA yA paM0 sukhalAlajI kA saMpAdita jo koI bhI navIna grantha prakAzita hove, use vI. pI. ke sAtha hI bhejane kA kRpayA pravanva karA diijiegaa| Age paMDita nAthurAma jI premI bambaI vAle Ajakala kahAM hai tathA unakA kyA ThikAnA hai kRpayA sUcita kreNge| yogya sevA likhate rheN| patrottara zIghra dene kI kRpA kreN| jyAdA zubha saM 1984 miH bhAdusuda 6 ___ Age paMDita sukhalAla jI sAhava vahA~ rahe to unako merI kSAmanA pahu~cA dIjiegA, va rasikalAla bhAI se kSAmanA kriegaa| Apake sAtha jo bhAI Aye the unase bhI kSAmanA aura sammati tarka bhAga 2 kA chapA ho to 1 kApI vI. pI. se bheja diijiegaa| kaSTa ke liye kSamAprArthI huuN| List 1: AcAraMga sUtra 2. jaina aitihAsika gurjara kAvya
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________________ bAbU pUraNacandajI nAhara ke patra 3. saMkSipta prAkRta vyAkaraNa 4. vIra vaMzAvalI athavA tapAgaccha vRhat paTTAvalI 5. nyAyAvatAra sUtra 6. jaina darzana P. C. Nahar M. A. B.L. Vakil High Court Phone Cal. 2551 48, Indian Mirror Street Calcutta 6th March 1928 parama pUjyavara, AcArya zrImAna muni jina vijaya jI mahArAja kI pavitra sevA me savinaya vandanA ke pazcAt nivedana hai ki paMDita sukhalAla jI sA. ke patra se mAlUma huA ki ApakA vicAra zIghra hI jarmanI jAne kA hai / Apake yaha siddhAnta para mere likhane kA kucha nahI thA, tathApi mere bhAva Apako prakaTa karanA ucita samajha likhane kA sAhasa kiyA aura koI vicAra se nahIM likhA jo kucha aparAdha samajhe Apa apane mahatva se kSamA kreNge| Apa acchI taraha soca vicAra kara hI yaha videza gamana sthira kiye hoge aura isame avazya kucha mahAna uddezya kI pUrti samajhe hoge| pAzcAtya me vizeSa kara jarmanI me gata mahAyuddha ke pazcAt abhI taka logoM kA mastiSka caMcala hai / yadi jaina dharma para jarmana bhASA sIkhakara usI bhASA me bhASaNa yA pustaka dene yA likhane kA vicAra ho to isa kArya ke liye vahA~ jAkara zakti aura samaya lagAne para adhika phala prApti kI AzA nahI hai| yadi jaina dharma jarmanI kA hotA to avazya usame vizeSa lAbha hotaa| Apa svayaM vidvAn vuddhimAna bahudarzI aura sadvivekajJa haiM aura gambhIra vicAra se bhaviSyat ke lAbhAlAbha ko vicAra kara jo kArya hotA hai, vaha sudIrgha kAla meM bhI vikriyA rUpa meM pariNita nahIM hotaa| Apa bhArata itihAsa ke liye bhArata meM prasiddha
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________________ mere divaMgata mitro ke kucha patra hai abhI bhArata ke hara prAnta meM jo jo ratna apanI anAnatA rUpa andhakAra meM par3e hue haiM una sabhI ko zrApako bhUlanA nahIM caahiye| Apase apane samAja kA to kahanA hI kyA samagna bhAratavAsI bahuta kucha AzA rakhate hai| Apa yaha sudUra videza gamana kA vicAra nizcaya karane se prathama apane deza, dharma aura saMgha kI cintA ko bhI citta meM avazya sthAna deNge| Apake bahuta se kArya apUrNa par3e haiM Apako avasara bhI kama rahatA thaa| Apake bahuta se vicAra adyAvadhi vicAra me hI par3e hai / kArya meM unhe pariNita karane kA avakAza bhI nahIM milA aura Apa jarmanI jAne ko taiyAra hote haiN| pUnA ahamadAbAda me jo kucha mApakI preraNA aura parizrama se kArya cala rahe haiM, ApakI anupasthiti me unakI dazA bhI sociegaa| jyAdA kyA nivedana kre| . Age maiMne Apako kaI patra likhe| parantu durbhAgyavaza adyAvadhi uttara na milaa| aba to AzA hI kahA~ ? varSoM hue pUne se paTTAvalI ke sAta pharameM pAkara par3e hue hai| Azcarya nahIM ki thoDe hI kAla meM ve sava dImaka Adi se naSTa ho jAya parantu merA kucha jora nahIM calatA / mathurA ke lekho ke baMDala yo hI sar3a rahe hai, bahuta upayogI haiM parantu kyA kiyA jAya? merI vartamAna svAsthya kI avasthA vizeSa zocanIya haiM / maiM Apa logo ko koI sevA dene meM asamartha huuN| kRpA dRSTi banI rakhiegA, jyAdA kyA nivedana kreN| zubhamiti saM0 1984 sAla caitra kRSNa sevaka pUraNacanda nAhara kI vaMdanA avadhAriegA (31) P. C. Nahar M. A. B. L. 48, Indian Mirror Street, Vakil High Court Calcutta Phone Cal. 2551 23-7-1929 parama zraddhaya azepa guNAlakRta zrImAna muni mahodaya kI sAdara sevA me pUraNacanda nAhara kA savinaya vandanA avdhaariegaa|
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________________ 87 bAbU zrI pUraNacandajI nAhara ke patra Aja varSoM vyatIta hue ki Apa sahAya aura sAmarthyahIna bhArata mAtA kA moha jaMjAla toDakara mahA samudra ke pAro ke dezo meM vicaraNa karate hue apanI prabala jJAna pipAsA ko zAnta kara rahe hai / Apake jo samaya samaya para vahAM se bheje hue patra yahA~ kI patrikAo meM prakAzita hote cale Aye hai, una sabhI ko maiM bar3e hI Agraha aura prema ke sAtha dekhatA calA AtA huuN| isa antara meM yahA~ bhI samayAnusAra kaI parivartana hote cale jAte hai| una sabo kA Apako svaya yahA~ jisa samaya padhAreMge anubhava hogaa| likhanA vAhulya hai ki deza samAja aura vyaktigata parivartana harakSaNa ho rahe hai, parantu ina dinoM me kaI kAraNo se ve Adhikya se dekhane meM Ate haiN| aura Apako bhI khabara milatI rahatI hogii| mere yahA~ bhI gata 1927 ke janavarI mAsa me bar3e bhAI sA0 rAya munnI lAla jI nAhara bahAdura ke svargavAsa ke pazcAt vahuta kucha parivartana ho gayA hai| sAmAjika kalaha kI bhI sthiti vikaTa rUpa me thI usakA bhI samayAnukUla anta huA hai| idhara mere netro meM pIr3A ke kAraNa aba mai svaya likhane paDhane se azakta huuN| isa para bhI mere jaina lekha saMgraha kA tIsarA khaMDa jisameM jaisalamera ke lekha prakAzita kiye haiM usako bhI maiM bar3e parizrama aura bahutasI kaThinAiyAM jhelate hue hAla hI me sampUrNa karane meM samartha huA hU~ usakI eka kaoNpI ApakI sevA meM bhejI jAtI hai| pustaka kI bhUmikA to Apa AdyopAnta paDhane kA avasara to avazya nikaaleNge| parantu usake pleTsa bhI avazya avalokana kareM aura kRpayA apanI amUlya sammati bhejeN| Agare me prakAzita zvetAmbara jaina patra Apake pAsa pahuMcA hogaa| zAyada nahI AtA ho, isI khyAla se patrikA kI sakhyA jisame grantha para rA. va. pa0 gorIzaMkara ojhA kI sammati prakAzita huI hai| vaha bhI sevA me bhejate haiN| Apako tathA vahAM ke jaina vidvAno ko pustaka ke 3/4 mahatvapUrNa lekha AzA hai ki vizeSa pasaMda aaege| pro0 sunniMga Adi vidvAno ko merI ora se bheTa svarUpa bhejanA ucita samajhe una logoM kA pUrA nAma va patA likha bhejeM tAki ApakA patrottara pAte hI maiM unhe pratiyAM ravAnA kara skeN| nam
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________________ mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra ____ maiM Apako eka aura kaSTa denA cAhatA huuN| jaina dharma aura itihAsa' Adi ke vipaya me pAzcAtya vidvAna loga jo kucha parizrama kara rahe hai aura vaijJAnika rIti se khoja kara rahe hai ve saba aba Apa svayaM vahA anubhava kara rahe hai| yoM to adyAvadhi donoM pakSa ke kaI pramANAdi ke sAtha pustaka chapa cukI hai, jisame apane apane pakSa ko puSTa kiye hai| nirpekSa dRSTi se aura saccI aitihAsika gavepaNA dvArA vahA~ ke vidvAna logo ko zvetAmbarI aura digambarI prAcInatA ke viSaya me kyA abhiprAya hai yaha mere jAnane kI utkaNThA hai| maine hAla meM hI iDiyana enTikverI meM eka choTA sA noTa (on the Swetamber & Dig amber Sects ) bhejA hai| jaba se merI dRSTi mathurA garbhApahAra ke bhAskara para AkarSita huI thI taba se yahI dhAraNA pravala hai ki zvetAmbara sampradAya hI prAcIna aura mUla sampradAya hai aura isase hI digambara sampradAya kI zAkhA nikalI hai| cAhe zvetAmbariyoM ke kaI vibhAga kyo na ho, cAhe chaThe kalyAnaka ko nahIM bhI mAne, parantu zvetAmbariyo me sava vibhAga vAle garbhApahAra kI kathA svIkAra karate hai| parantu digambariyo ke koI bhI vibhAga yaha prAcIna indra ke Adeza se 'hariNegameSu' dvArA devAnandA kI kukSi se garbhApahAra kI kathA vilakula nahI mAnate hai / nagnatva se hI prAcInatA puSTa nahIM ho sakatI isa viSaya ke samAdhAna ke liye aura bhI pramANa kI AvazyakatA hai aura hamAre zvetAmbara sampradAya ke osavAla jAti kI sRSTi ke viSaya me bhI vIra nirmANa ke 60 varSa meM ratnaprabha sUri ke dvArA dIkSita hone kI kathA athavA vikrama samvat 222 meM jaina dharma agIkAra karake osavAla banane kI kathA bhI asatya pratIta hotI hai| Apake sAhitya saMzodhaka me upakezagaccha paTTAvalI meM jo osavAla jJAti kI sRSTi kA vRtAnta hai vaha bhI kalpita sA hai| kahI uppala rAjA ke putra ko, kahI unake maMtrI uhar3a ke putra ko, aura kahI rAjA aura matrI dono ke putroM ko sarpa Dasane kA varNana milate haiN| Apake gaveSaNA kArya me isa viSaya para aura kucha khulAsA yA naI bAteM milI ho to kRpayA avazya sUcita
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________________ bAbU zrI pUraNacanda jI nAhara ke patra 84 kreN| mai isa jJAti kI sRSTi ke samaya para merA kucha vicAra pustaka kI bhUmikA meM diyA hai so Apa dekha leNge| Apako isa prakAra kaSTa dete hai so kSamA kreN| mere dohitra zrImAna raNadhIra siMha jI bacchAvata gata akTUvara meM yahA~ se laoN par3hane iglaiDa gayA hai aura vahA~ 30, vela sAija pArka, Arya bhavana, me hai / lar3akA bar3A suzIla hai mai isa mela meM usako patra likhatA huuN| yadi koI chuTTI Vacation para kaoNnTIneNTa kI tarapha jAyagA to Apase avazya milane ko likha duuNgaa| yadi kisI kArya vaza ApakA landana jAnA ho to kRpayA ukta ThikAne meM usase mIliegA merI A~khoM meM jo keTrakTa huA hai vaha abhI Aparezana ke lAyaka nahI huA hai| aisA yahA~ ke DAkTara loga kahate haiN| mogA vAle to kATane ko taiyAra the yadi zArIrika avasthA jAne lAyaka hotI to mai bhI eka vAra udhara hI jAkara Aparezana krvaataa| svAmI satyadeva parivrAjaka jI se zAyada ApakA milanA haA hogaa| unake lekhoM se jJAta hotA hai ki ve bhI bar3e utsAhI aura anubhavI haiN| mere yogya sevA likhe / kRpA vanI rkheN| nivedaka pUraNacanda nAhara pu0 ni0 - hAla hI me mahAmahopAdhyAya haraprasAda zAstrI jI mahodaya kI juvalI utsava para pustakAkAra lekho kA saMgraha jo chapane vAlA hai| usameM bhagavAna pArzvanAtha' nAma kA eka choTA sA pravandha dene ke liye maiMne likhA hai / isa lekha meM maiMne yaha batAyA hai ki hinduo ke mahAdevajI kI taraha apane jainI pArzvanAtha jI ko hI bahuta se nAmoM se pUjA pratiSThA karate hai aura dekhane meM AtA hai ki zvetAmbara matavAle pArzvanAtha svAmI ko zrI cintAmaNi, zrI amIjharA, zrI sAmaliyA ityAdi saikaDo nAma bheda se jaise pUjate hai vaise digambariyo me dekhA nahI jAtA hai| yaha bhI zvetAmbarI prAcInatA kA dRSTAnta hai| lekha chapane para usakI kApI nApako bhejeNge| aura aMgrejI baMgalA Adi ke kucha
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________________ 60 mere divagata mitroM ke kucha patra lekha bhI isake sAtha bhejate hai, kAraNa Apa vagalA aMgrejI dono kA abhyAsa acchI taraha kiye hai / DAkTara glejenApa se milanA huA hogA / ve hama ko bhUle na hoge / haramana jAkobI sAheba bhI mere yahA~ eka vAra Aye the jisako bahuta samaya huA / unako aba smaraNa na hogA DA0 gerino ko ( La Riligion Djaine ) nAma kI pustaka maiMne maMgavAI hai / DA0 glejenApa kI (DER, jainismes) pustaka bhI mere pAsa hai ina sabhI ke aMgrejI athavA hindI anuvAda hone se ye adhika upayogI hoge / jyAdA zubha P. C Nahar M. A. B. L. Vakil High Court Phone, cal. 255 (32) pUraNacanda nAhara Calcutta 18-3-1930 pUjanIya vidvadvara zrImAna muni jinavijaya jI mahArAja kI sAdara sevA me savinaya nivedana : ApakA kRpA patra milA, bhAI bahAdura siMhajI siMghI ke yahA pa0 sukhalAla jI sA0 kI prAne kI sUcanA milate hI unase milane gayA thA tathA paDita jI kala svaya bhI mere yahA~ padhAre the / Apake viSaya meM unase vArtAlApa huI thI aura maine bhI unako nivedana diyA hai so yathA samaya unake loTane para jJAta hogA / Age mere hI durbhAgyavaza lekha saMgraha bhAga tIna kI ApakI sammati mujhe pahu~cI nahI / maiM kharatara gaccha paTTAvalI ke kArya ke viSaya me kevala ApakI sevA meM itanA hI nivedana karatA hU~ ki maiMne pUrva patra meM eDaTiMga yA kApI banAne kA kharca mujhase liyA gayA hai aisA nahI likhA hai / aura na rAjI huA hI thA / zrApako smaraNa hogA ki maine merI strI kI tapatyA ke umaNe me yaha pustaka bheMTa dene kI icchA prakaTa kI ora bhI prAcIna paTTAvalI milAkara aura sAtha meM Apa kI lekhanI se suzobhita bhUmikA ke sAtha pustaka kA kalevara baDhAkara prakAzita karane
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________________ bAvU zrI pUraNacanda jI nAhara ke patra 11 kA nivedana kiyA thA aura vahI para chapAI kA kAma bhI karA lene kA thA / kAraNa vahAM hone se Apako prUpha vagairaha dekhane meM sugamatA rhegii| Apane ina saba bAto ko paMsada kI thii| aura sAtha meM mere yahA~ se kaI paTTAvalI bhI le gaye the| astu ve paTTAvalI mujhe vApisa mila gaI hai| maine kaI jagaha yaha ApakI kharatara gaccha paTTAvalI zIghra bAhara hone kI sUcanA dekhI hai aura zAyada vaha yahI hai yadi avakAza mile to do zabda likhakara zIghra bheja deN| anyathA kisI prakAra aba adhika na rakhakara prakAzita karAne kA prabandha karanA ucita hogaa| Age merI strI jo varSo se pIDita thI vaha kucha acchI hai| mere netra me zastra kriyA se kucha rozanI AI hai / nahIM to akathanIya kaSTa thaa| zAyada eka do mAsa ke pazcAt paThana pAThana bhI zakya hogaa| aisI DAkTaro kI rAya hai| ApakA zIghra idhara AnA sabhava nahI aisA paMDita sA0 se mAlUma huA thA parantu Apako idhara AnA hai to bar3e hare kI vAta hai mai to ApakA purAnA bhakta hU~ tathA svaya bhI purAnA raddI hotA jAtA hU~ to bhI yathAzakti sevA se vimukha nahI huuN| sasAra ananta hai, kArya kSetra aparimita hai| karttavya asakhya hai / aisI dazA meM jo kSaNa mAtra bhI dharma samAja aura manuSya ke hita kI apane nazvara zarIra se vana par3e vahI saphala hai| Apako adhika likhanA dhRSTanA aura agAdha samudra me eka bUMda vArivata hai| adhika kyA likhe kRpA rakheM / zarIra kA yatna rakhe / jyAdA zubha / vinayAvanata pUraNa canda nAhara ___ (33) P. C. Naar M.A. B. L. 48 Indian Mirror Street Vakil High Court Calcutta 4. 3. 1931 Phone cal. 2551 . 'azeSa guNAlaMkRta bahumAnAspada pUjyavara muni jinavijayajI mahArAja kI sevA me
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________________ mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra savinaya vandanA ke pazcAt nivedana hai ki zrImAna pRthvIsiMha yathA samaya saparivAra pahu~ce / ApakI kuzalatA jJAta hokara khuzI huI / ApakA yahA~ padhAranA huA thA, parantu anavakAza hetu mujhe milane kI sUcanA nahI bheja sake so koI harja nahI / mere para sadaiva kRpA rahatI hai / isa bAra jaba AveM to smaraNa avazya kIjiegA / maiM sevA meM upasthita hoUMgA / } 2 eka kaSTa de rahA hU~ / 'bhoja carita' nAmaka grantha ke kartA pAThaka zrI rAja ballabha hai ve jaina the Apake grantha me ullekha hai ki bhoja kI sabhA me cAra brAhmaNa the jinameM se eka kA nAma sarvadhara thA / usa sarvadhara ke dhanapAla aura zobhana nAmaka do putra the / kisI samaya zrI susthitA cArya Aye sarvadhara ko upadeza diyA / unhone apanA AdhA dhana AcArya jI ko denA svIkAra kara liyA / pazcAt AcArya ne unake do laDako me se eka ko mAgA / sunate hI mohavaza pitA sarvadhara kI mRtyu ho gaI / jo zobhana pitA ke vacanAnusAra jaina sAdhu hue | dhanapAla ko isa para prathama to jaina dharma para azraddhA huI, pazcAt upadeza se vaha bhI jainI huA aura 'RSabha pacAzikAdi' kaI grantha likhe / ityAdi / uparokta ghaTanA kA ullekha aura kisa kisa jaina pustaka meM hai yadi smaraNa ho to kRpayA sUcita kareM to vizeSa anugraha hogA / 1 dUsarI bAta yaha hai ki bAbU kAmatAprasAda jaina mahAzaya se zvetAmbara digambara prAcInatA para kucha vAda calA hai (1) zrI RSabhadeva tIrthaMkara ne eka se tIna taka jaina sAdhuo ke liye vastra vyavahAra kA AcAra calAyA thA / (2) RRpabhadeva ke bAda pArzvanAtha taka jaina sAdhu loga sava varNa ke vastra vyavahAra karate the / (3) mahAvIra tIrthaMkara ne sAdhuoM ko zveta vastra vyavahAra karane kA AcAra batAyA thaa| kalpI ke sivAya aura sAdhu zveta mAno peta vastra sakate hai / ityAdi nigrantha sAdhuo ke vastra pahanane yA apane jaina siddhAnta aura grantho meM vizeSa vivaraNa jahA~-jahA~ milatA ho mujhe aise do cAra Authority zravazya likha bhejane kA kaSTa leM / yAnI jina vyavahAra kara rakhane bAvata
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________________ bAvU pUraNacanda jI nAhara ke patra paM. sukhalAlajI se bhI merA jayajinendra khiegaa| unase bhI kRpayA pUchakara unako bhI jo kucha smaraNa ho vaha bhI likha dIjiegA / aura sabhI se merA yathA yogya nivedana kreN| zarIra kA yala rkheN| yogya sevA likheN| jyAdAzubha zAstrIjI mahodaya se praNAma nivedana kre| . vinIta pUrNacanda kI savinaya vandanA (noTa) yaha patra vAbUsA. pUrNacanda nAhara kA zAntiniketana me milA thaa| jaba maiMne vahAM para sighI jaina jJAnapITha kI sthApanA kI thii| (34) P. C. Nahar M. A.B.L. 48 Indian Mirror Street Vakil High Court Calcutta 19-9-1931 Phone cal. 2551 parama zraddhAspada vidvadvarya zrImAn jinavijayajI mahodaya kI pavitra sevA meM pUraNacanda nAhara kA savinaya namaskAra vciegaa| zrImAn dhIrasiMha ne merI ora se ApakI sevA me savatsarI sambandhI kSAmaNA nivedana kiyA hogA / maiM punaH mana vacana kAyA se kSamAtA huuN| jo kucha jAne anajAne avinaya huI ho vaha saba kSamA kreN| , Age zAnti niketana se zrImAn ratIlAla bhAI Aye the| parantu durbhAgya vaza mujhase milanA na huaa| maiM bAhara calA gayA thA, astu unase bhI merI savinaya kSAmaNA kaha dene kA kaSTa le| paTTAvalI ke liye Apane jo vaktavya likhane kI asIma kRpA kI hai| isase aba vaha pustaka prakAzana me adhika vilamba na hogaa| maiMne bhI kucha nivedana likhane kI icchA prakaTa kI thI vaha likhakara patra ke sAtha me bheja rahA hai| ise avakAza para dekhakara lauTAne kI kRpA kiijiegaa| ne make prapha Apake avalokanArtha zIghra hI bheja dUMgA aura
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________________ mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra yogya sadA likhe / kRpA banI rkheN| zrImAn pRthvIsiMha zIghra hI lauTege / ci. bahU kA svAsthya ThIka nahIM hai / ilAja kI vyavasthA huI hai| nirAmaya hone se cintA mittegii| bhAI siMghIjI sA. kuzala me hai aura saba logo se yathA yogya nivedana kreN| jyAdA zubha saM. 1988 kA mi. bhAdrapada zu. 8 pUraNacaMda nAhara kI savinaya vaMdanA avadhAriegA (35) Calcutta saM. 1988 bhAdosudi 13 zraddheya zrImAn jinavijayajI mahodaya kI sAdara sevA me-- savinaya namaskArAntara nivedana hai ki kRpApatra prAptakara anugrahIta huaa| AjJAnusAra gIghra hI akArAdi kI sUcI taiyAra hone para presa me dedege / aura Apake ravAnagI ke peztara hI AzA hai ki eka prUpha avalokanArtha sevA meM bhejeMge / merA vicAra eka bAra jo vahA~ jAne kA thA so ava idhara honA kaThina hai| chuTTiyo ke bAda jaba Apa lauTeMge usa samaya hAjira hone kI icchA rahI Apa jo hemacandrAcArya ko jIvanI vAlI kitAva ke liye kaha gaye the so hame smaraNa hai / hamane lAhora me paMjAva saMskRta buka Dipo aura pUnA me DAkTara sAra desAI ko patra bhejA hai / kahI se mila gaI to phorana sevA me bhejeMge / yahA~ sosAyaTI kI kitAva bAhara se milI nahIM hai aura iMpIriyala lAibrerI me kula do saptAha ke liye milatI hai| isase ApakA kArya nahIM hogaa| Apa zIghra hI ahamadAvAda jArahe hai| vahA~ kisI sthAna meM mila jAyagA / aura yogya sevA likheM / kRpA banI rakheM jyAdA zubha sa. 1988 kA miti bhAdosudi 13 / pUraNacanda nAhara kI savinaya vaMdanA
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________________ bAbU pUraNacanda jI nAhara ke patra 65 P. C. Nahar M. A. B.L. 48, Indian Mirror Stree Vakil High Court Calcutta 21-7-1932 Phone Cal 2551 pUjya varAcArya vividha zAstra pAragAmI zrI jinavijayajI mahodaya kI pavitra sevA me pUraNacanda nAhara kI savinaya vandanA avadhAriegA / yahA~ zrI jinadharma ke prasAda se kuzala hai / ApakI zarIra sambandhI sukha-zAnti sadA cAhate haiN| __ Age Aja dina zrImAna pRthvIsiMha zAnti-niketana jAte haiM yahA~ kA ora hAla unake javAnI mAlUma hogaa| kala dina ahamadAbAda se paDita sukhalAlajI sA. ke patra se mAlUma huA ki Apa vahA~ se grISmAvakAza ke pazcAt zAnti-niketana ke liye ravAne hue hai so AzA hai ki yathA samaya sakuzala vahAM pahuMce hoge| __ Age kharatara gaccha paTTAvalI saMgraha kA prUpha to Apane pahale hI dRSTigocara kara liyA hogaa| pazcAt maiMne ise prakAzita kara diyA hai| ApakA patA jJAta nahI thaa| isa kAraNa prabala icchA rakhate hue bhI Apako adyAvadhi bhejane ko asamartha thaa| bhAI vahAdurasiMhajI se bhI kaI vAra Apake vipaya meM pUchA thA; parantu ve, kucha patA sahI nahIM batA sake / astu maiMne prAyaH khAsa-khAsa jaina patro me isakI sUcanA prakAzita karavA dI hai aura sevA me pAca kaoNpI bheja rahe haiM aura cAhiye to samAcAra Ane para bheja dU gaa| Age Apake prathama patra meM isakI 750 kApiyAM bhejane kI sUcanA thI parantu isa samaya Age ke phameM ginatI karAne se 500 nikale / so maiMne abhI 500 hI kiMcit vyaktavya aura anukramaNikA chapAI hai| bAkI 250 pustaka ke phameM presa vAle ke yahA zAyada hoge so Apako jJAta karAne ke liye likhA hai /
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________________ mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra Age maiM Ajakala yahAM hU~ aura mathurA ke lekho kA saMgraha taiyAra kara rahA huuN| parantu idhara kaI varSoM meM bahuta se naye lekha nikale hai / maiM ve saba mathurA aura lakhanaU saMgraha karA rahA huuN| ina savoM ke pAThoddhAra ke liye ApakI sahAyatA kI AvazyakatA hai / aura maiM isIliye Apako kapTa dUMgA / maiMne mathurA aura lakhanaU ke kyUreTara sAhaba ko patra bhI likhA hai| unakA uttara milane para sevA me upasthita houuNgaa| usa samaya isa para mujhe jo kucha pUchanA hai samasta nivedana khuuNgaa| mere rAjagRha anupasthiti ke samaya Apane merI pustakAlaya se jo sava pustakeM le gaye the| una sabakA kArya samApta ho gayA hogA / ve pustakeM bhI zrImAn pRthvIsiMha jaba yahAM loTe unako de diijiegaa| __Age siMghI jaina jJAnapITha ke liye yadi Apako gAyaka vAr3a orieTala sirIja kI kitAbeM lenI ho to kRpayA unakI lisTa yahA~ bhejiegA / The city stamp & Coin Co. jo hamAre baDe laDake kI dukAna hai| ve ejeTa hue haiM unake mArphata magavAne se kucha kiphAyata hogaa| usakI sUcI bhI isake sAtha Apako bhejate hai| vAdU bahAdura siMhajI se isa bAre me bAta huI thii| unhoMne Apase pUchane ko kahA hai aura bhI jo-jo pustake Avazyaka hoM, unakI lisTa hame bheja sakate haiM ApakA idhara kaba taka AnA hogA sUcita kareM aura jisa samaya padhAreM darzana dene kI avazya kRpA kreN| jyAdA zubha savata 1986 mi. zrAvaNa vadi 4 / vinIta pUraNacanda nAhara kI vaMdanA (37) P. C. Nahar M. A. B. L 48, Indian Mirror Street Vakil High Court Calcutta 16-8-32 Phone Cal. 2551 parama zraddheya vidvadvarya zrI munijinavijayajI mahodaya kI sevA meMpUraNacanda nAhara kI savinaya vandanA bciyegaa| Age ApakA dUsarA
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________________ bAbU pUraNacanda jI nAhara ke patra 67 patra zrImAna pRthvIsiMha ke sAtha yathA samaya pahuMcA thA / zrImAna bhAI bahAdurasiMha siMghI ko bhI ApakA patra baMcavA diyA thaa| pazcAt maiM haThAt bImAra paDa gayA / TaTTI se jyAdA khUna jAne se bahuta susta ho gayA thA aura dAhinI tarapha Nerpes ke dAne nikalane ke sababa bahuta takalIpha thii| abhI taka gaDabar3a cala rahI hai| isa bIca meM bhAI siMdhIjI do bAra hamako dekhane bhI Aye the| Apake viSaya meM ve khuda kahate the ki patra se saba viSayo kA samAdhAna nahIM ho sakegA eka do roja ke liye Apako hI kaSTa dekara bulvaaveNge| lekina hamane sunA hai ki idhara 2-3 dina se unakI strI kA svAsthya bahuta kharAba ho gayA hai| isa kAraNa unake vahA~ saba loga cintita ho rahe haiN| nahI to Apako avazya patra likhate mujhe bhI eka bAra Apase milane kI abhilASA hai / kucha svAsthya ThIka hone para cAhe maiM svayaM vahAM calA AUMgA athavA zrImAna bahAdurasiMha bAbU se Apako yahAM Ane ke liye likhavA duuNgaa| hamArI pautrI ci. kamalakumArI ko Aparezana huA hai / so zrImAna pRthvIsiMha dekhane gaye haiM / Apake patra kA uttara ve pIche likheMge / unakI strI kI avasthA usI prakAra cala rahI hai aura saba loga ApakI zubhAzISa se acche haiN| zrImAna bholu kI savinaya vandanA baaNciegaa| DA0 maNIbhAI paTela ke sAtha paTTAvalI kI 20 pratiyA bhejate haiM aura cAhiye to samAcAra Ane para bheja deMge jyAdA zubha sa. 1689 mi. zrAvaNa sudi 15 / bhavadIya pUraNacanda nAhara kI vandanA
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________________ sva. rAyabahAdura, mahAmahopAdhyAya paM. zrI gaurIzaMkara, hIrAcandajI ojhA ke patra rAjapUtAnA myUjiyama tA0 25-6-20 mAnyavara maiM zArIrika asvasthatA ke kAraNa chuTTI lekara vAhara gayA thA tA0 11-6-20 ko pIchA yahA~ lauTa AyA hU~ yahAM Ane para ApakI bhejI huI 'smAilsa selpha helpa' ke AdhAra para likhi huI hindI pustaka milI jisake lie aneka dhanyavAda / Aja ApakA tA0 21-6-20 kA posTa kArDa aura "jaina sAhitya saMzodhaka" patra kA prathama aMka milaa| paira meM coTa A jAne ke kAraNa pIr3A ke sAtha par3A huA hone para bhI sAhitya saMzodhaka kA aMka binA par3he na raha sakA, yadyapi AdyopAta to abhI taka nahI par3hA, parantu usakA bahuta aMza par3ha liyA hai| usako par3hane se itanA Ananda humA ki usI vakta svIkAra patra likhanA nizcaya kara yaha patra likhA hai / ApakA saMzodhaka bar3e hI mahatva kA patra hai| jaina sAhitya kI zrI vRddhi ke liye yaha amUlya ratna hai| isakI aura isake saMpAdaka muni mahArAja zrI jina vijaya jI kI jitanI prazaMsA kI jAve thor3I hI hai| Izvara isa patra ko cirAyu kare aura yaha jaina samAja aura hindI kI janatA kI bahumUlya sevA vajAtA rhe| maiM bhI kabhI kabhI jaina zilA lekha mAdi viSayo para isame lekha bhejatA rhuuNgaa| ___maiM isako samAlocanA nAgarI pracAriNI patrikA meM avazya kruuNgaa| mApane sunA hogA ki nAgarI pracAriNI patrikA aba vaha mAsika patrikA nahI rahI ava vaha traimAsika patrikA rahegI aura prAcIna zodha sambandhI patra hogaa| maiM bhI usake cAra sampAdakoM meM se eka huuN| pahalI sasyA pAMca-sAta dina meM prakAzita ho jaaygii| dUsarI saMkhyA kI sAmagrI presa meM jA cukI hai| yadi dUsarI saMkhyA meM sthala rahA to usI meM mamAlocanA bheja dUMgA 'upamiti prapaMcA kayA' kI pUrI prati bambaI ke
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________________ paM. zrI gaurIzaMkara, hIrAcandajI ojhA ke patra kisI bukaselara se yA kisI jaina saMsthA se milatI ho to mere nAma para kRpA karake V. P. dvArA eka prati bhijavAne ko likha diijiye| jaina sAhitya saMzodhaka ke 1-40-49 meM jina senA cArya ke harivaMza purANa ke havAle se I0 san 200 zaka saMvat 122 aura vikrama saMvat 257 meM gupta saMvat kA zurU honA likhA hai / yahA~ para harivaMza purANa milanA muzkila hai| kyA Apa kRpA kara harivaMza purANa kI ukta gAthAo ko bheja sakeMge ? jinameM ukta kathana ke anusAra gupta saMvat kA prArambha batalAyA hai / vinayAvanat gaurIzaMkara hIrAcanda ojhA (2) ajamera 20-8-24 vidvadvarAgragaNya zrI munivarya AcArya zrI mahArAja zrI jinavijayajI ke caraNa sarojo meM gorIzaMkara hIrAcada ojhA kA savinaya sAdara praNAm / ApakA kRpA patra miti bhA0 va0 1 sa0 1981 kA milaa| jodhapura nivAsI svargastha munzI devI prasAda jI ne mAravAr3a kI manuSya gaNanA kA kArya karate hue mAravAr3a kI samasta jAtiyo ke varNana kI do baDI-baDI jildeM jodhapura rAjya kI manuSya gaNanA kI riporToM ke nAma se prakAzita kI thii| ve kahAM se mila sakegI yaha mujhe jJAta nahIM hai| parantu mere ziSya sAhityAcArya paDita vizvezvara nAtha jI reU ( ThikAnA cAda pola daravAjA, jodhapura ) vahAM bhI myUjiyama ke kyUreTara haiN| yadi Apa unako likheMge to ve jahA~ se bhI mila sakegI vahAM daphti kara Apake pAsa bhijavA sakeMge / mUlya 10) ke lagabhaga hogaa| bhAratIya prAcIna lipi mAlA ke atirikta merI prakAzita kI huI pustakeM saulaMkiyo kA prAcIna itihAsa prathama bhAga, sirohI rAjya
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________________ 100 mere divaMgata mitroM ke patra kA itihAsa, TADarAjasthAna saTippaNa 2 khaNDa aura bhAratavarSa ke prAcIna itihAsa kI sAmagrI kI eka prati donoM kala hI DAka se ApakI sevA me bheMTa kara duuNgaa| TADarAjasthAna prathama khaNDa kI mere pAsa aba koI vizeSa prati nahI rahI hai| vaha Apako, mainejara khar3agagilAsa presa, bAMkIpura, paTanA se mila skegii| kyoMki usI presa ne prakAzita kI thii| sirohI rAjya ke itihAsa kI 200 pratiyAM maiMne lI hai| ve vitaraNa kara dI gaI aba mere pAsa avazeSa koI prati nahI rahI parantu The chief minister, Sirohi State, Sirohi ko likhane se mila skegii| solakiyo ke prAcIna itihAsa kA prathama khaNDa vi0 saM0 1670 me maiMne prakAzita kiyA thaa| usakI saba pratiyAM bika cukii| kucha pratiyAM zeSa rahI hai| ve yahA~ kA eka buka selara kharIda kara le gyaa| usako yaha mAlUma huA ki aba isa pustaka kI koI prati nahI rahI taba vaha dvi guNita kImata me becane lagA aura usakI bahudhA saba pratiyA bika gii| kevala ATha dasa pratiyAM usake pAsa rahI hai| abhI eka prati ke liye eka patra AyA thA to maiMne likha diyA ki 'vaha bukaselara ke yahAM se 4) ru0 me milatI hai| vahAM se magavA lo| maiMne usakI dUsarI AvRti kA tathA merI prakAzita saba pustako ko chapavAne kA adhikAra nAgarI pracAriNI sabhA ko de diyA hai| parantu sabhA ke pAsa itanA kAma hai ki vaha isa samaya solakiyoM ke itihAsa kA dUsarA saMskaraNa prakAzita nahI kara sktii| aNahilavAr3e me, mUlarAja ne solakiyoM kA rAjya sthApita kiyA usake pUrva bhI lATa tathA surASTra me saulaMkiyo ke paratantra rAjya the| unake sambandha kA eka lekha maiMne nAgarI pracAriNI patrikA meM prakAzita kiyA thaa| usakI 50 pratiyAM mujhe milI thii| unameM se yadi koI prati hogI to vaha bhI kala kI DAka se ApakI sevA meM bheja duuNgaa| ___merI vRddhAvasthA ke kAraNa ava merA svAsthya ThIka nahI rahatA to bhI 'anahilavAr3A ke saulaMkiyo kA itihAsa' likhakara 'mAdhurI' nAmaka "lakhanaU se prakAzita hone vAlI mAsika patrikA meM prakAzita karAtA
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________________ paM. zrI gaurIzaMkara, hIrAcandajI projhA ke patra 101 huuN| mUlarAja se lagA kara karNadeva taka kA itihAsa usame prakAzita ho cukA hai aura siddharAja jayasiMha kA vRtAnta likha rahA hU~, jo bar3A vistRta hone ke kAraNa kucha samaya bAda samApta hogaa| ___ Apane bar3A anugraha kara 'jaina sAhitya saMzodhaka' ke prathama varSa ke bAkI ke tIna aMka bheje, ve mile / kala hI maiMne unako tor3akara kramavAra aMgrejI, hindI aura gujarAtI lekho ko jamA kara prathama varSa kI jilda bAdhane ko de dI / ApakA sAhitya saMzodhaka apUrva ratna hai| isake Age ke kitane aMka chape, vaha kRpayA sUcita kiijiyegaa| vinayAvanata gaurIzakara hIrAcaMda ojhA ajamera tArIkha 30-6-24 vidvadvarAgragaNya AcAryajI mahArAja zrI muni jinavijayajI mahArAja ke caraNa saroja meM namra sevaka gorIzaMkara hIrAcanda ojhA ke sAdara savinaya daMDavata praNAma / aparaMca / ApakA kRpA patra tA: 8-6-24 kA pUnA se likhA huA, samaya para mila gayA thA aura jaina sAhitya sazodhaka ke aka.5 aura 6 bhI mile| jisake liye maiM ApakA atyaMta anugrahita huuN| saMzodhaka patra bhI usakI zailI kA eka hI patra hai aura usame jo lekha prakAzita hote haiM ve amUlya ratno ke samAna haiN| ___vijaya devasUri ke saMbaMdha ke lekha kA mevAr3a se tAlluka rakhane vAlA aMza aba Apako avakAza ho tava nakala karAkara bhijavAne kI kRpA kiijiyegaa| jaina sAhitya saMzodhaka ke liye maiM "jaina lekhaka aura kannauja ke raghavaMzI pratihAra rAjA" nAmaka lekha sAvakAza likhakara ApakI sevA me bhejuuNgaa| merI Akho me takalIpha hone ke kAraNa likhane kA kAma maiM kama karatA hU~ parantu lekhaka se likhavAkara use zuddha kara detA huuN|
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________________ mere divaMgata mitro ke kucha patra Apane gujarAta kA itihAsa do bhAgoM meM likhane kA vicAra kiyA / vaha bahuta hI mahatvapUrNa kArya hai aura Apa jaise asAdhAraNa vidvAna kI lekhanI se likhe jAne se usakA mahatva aura bhI bar3ha jAyagA mere pAsa thor3I bahuta sAmagrI usa viSaya kI hai / jaina saMgraha to aisI sAmagrI se bhare par3e haiM, parantu unakA yahA~ milanA duzvAra hai| rAjapUtAne me gujarAta ke solaMkiyoM ke kaI zilAlekha milate hai / mujhe isa viSaya me Apa jo AjJA pharmAveMge, vaha sarvatobhAva se zirodhArya hogI / rAjapUtAnA myujiyama dekhane kI prApakI icchA ho tabhI Apa pahale se sUcita kara padhAreM / maiM ApakI sevA me hAjira rahU~gA / yadi aisA avasara prApta ho to Apake darzanoM se maiM apanA ahobhAgya samajhU / 102 "vasaMta" meM chapA huA zrIyuta dhruvajI kA lekha hI mujhe dekhanA hai / usakI svatantra AvRtti jo varnAkyUlara sosAyaTI ne chApI hai vahI Avazyaka hai | Apako isa patra ke dvArA eka aura kaSTa denA cAhatA hU~ aura usake liye kSamA prArthI hU~ / vaha yaha hai ki buddhi prakAza mArca yA phebruarI 1910 me tanasukharAma manasukharAma tripAThI ne "IDara mA muralIdhara nAM mandira mA rakSita zilAlekha ( sa. 1354 ) " nAmaka lekha kA akSarAntara prakAzita kiyA thA, vaha sakhyA mere pAsa thI, parantu koI mitra le gayA / jisakA aba mujhe smaraNa nahI hai / vaha lekha gujarAta ke vyAghrapallI zAkhA ke solakiyo ke itihAsa para kucha nayA prakAza DAlatA hai / merI vaha saMkhyA na milane se maiMne gujarAta varnAkyUlara sosAyaTI se vaha saMkhyA vI. pI. se bhejane ko likhA, parantu vahA~ se uttara milA ki upalabdha nahI hai / isI kAraNa Apase yaha savinaya prArthanA hai ki jisa saMkhyA meM ukta lekha kI nakala chapI hai, usakI nakala yA mUla saMkhyA mila sake to use bhijavAne kI kRpA kIjiyegA / vIra dhavala kA jeSTha putra pratApamala thA aura vaha apane pitA kI vidyamAnaMtA me svargagamana kara cukA thA / vIra dhavala ke marane para vorama rAjA honA cAhatA thA, parantu mantrIzvara vastupAla ne vIsala ko rAjyasiMhAsana para biThalAyA
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________________ paM. zrI gaurIzaMkara, hIrAcandajI ojhA ke patra 103 thaa| mere isa anumAna kI puSTi ke liye ukta lekha kI AvazyakatA hai isI se Apako kaSTa denA par3A hai so kSamA kiijiyegaa| vinayAvanat gorIzaMkara hIrAcanda ojhA ajamera tArIkha 16-11-24 vidvadvarAgragaNya, AcAryajI mahArAja zrI jinavijayajI mahArAja ke caraNa saroja me sevaka gaurIzaMkara hIrAcada ojhA kA sAdara praNAm / aparaMca ? ApakA kRpA patra 'paurANika itihAsa' viSaya kA priMsipala AnandazaMkarajI kA lekha, IDara rAjya ke muralIdharajI ke mandira ke zilAlekha ko tathA vijayasena sUri ke viSaya ke lekha kI nakala milii| maiM bAhara calA gayA thA, jisase Apako ina sabakI pahuca samaya para na likha skaa| isake lime kSamA prArthI huuN| Apane bar3I kRpA karake saba amUlya lekha bheje| unake liye maiM Apa zrI kA bahuta hI anugrahIta huuN| kRpA kara sUcita kIjiegA ki Apa apanA gujarAta kA prAcIna itihAsa kaba taka prakAzita karane kA vicAra rakhate haiM / yadi Apa jaise asAdhAraNa vidvAn aura prAcIna viSayo ke jJAtA ke hAtha se gujarAta kA prAcIna itihAsa prakAzita hogA to vaha vAstava me ratna rUpa hogaa| agreja vidvAno eva unhI ke lekho para nirbhara rahane vAle dezI vidvAno kA likhA huA itihAsa kucha bhI upayogI nahI ho sakatA / prathama to unako jitanI cAhiye utanI sAmagrI nahIM mila sktii| dUsarI bAta yaha ki ve hamAre yahA~ ke AcAra-vyavahAra rItirivAja se sarvathA anabhijJa hote haiM / tIsarI, unakI dhAraNA yahI rahatI hai ki bhAratavAsI kore jaMgalI the| cauthI aura sabase bar3I truTi uname yaha hotI hai ki unakA saskRta kA jJAna bhI niyamita hI hotA hai|
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________________ 104 mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra . bambaI gajeTiyara kI pahalI jilda ke pahale bhAga meM jo gujarAta kA prAcIna itihAsa chapA hai, vaha apUrNa hI hai aura kitanI hI bhaddI galatiyA~ usameM pAI jAtI hai| Apa avazya yaha mahat kArya karane kA vIr3A utthaaiiyegaa| ___ maiM Apake darzanoM ko bar3A hI utsuka hU~, parantu na mAlUma Apake darzanoM kA lAbha kaba prApta hogA / zItakAla mujhe saphara ke liye anukUla nahIM rhtaa| zItakAla ke bAda avazya eka bAra ahamadAvAda Akara Apake caraNa vandana kruuNgaa| ___ merA vicAra rAjapUtAne kA itihAsa prakAzita karane kA hai| karnala TaoNDa ne 100 varSa pUrva rAjapUtAne kA itihAsa likhA thA / vaha bhI kevala 6 rAjyo kA hI / maiM anumAnataH 40 varSa se isa kAma meM lagA huA huuN| aba merI inchA eka vRhat itihAsa prakAzita karane kI hai| rAjapUtAne kA prAcIna itihAsa bhI prakAzita karanA hai parantu isake liye jitanI zodha khoja hone kI AvazyakatA hai utanI aba taka nahI ho pAI hai aura aba taka maiM usI kAma meM lagA huA huuN| rAjapUtAne kA vistRta prAcIna itihAsa, ke prAraMbha meM usakA digdarzana mAtra kiyA jAyagA / vaha bhI 150 pRSTha se kama na hogaa| itihAsa presa meM bheja diyA hai aba chapanA zurU hogA / usake liye noTiseM chapavA kara vitaraNa kI gaI hai aura hindI patrI meM usake sambandha me lekha prakAzita ho isa patra ke sAtha eka noTisa ApakI sevA meM bhejatA hU~ aura prArthanA hai ki Apa usako dekhakara eka svatantra lekha "di gujarAtI" aura eka do anya prasiddha gurjara patro me prakAzita kara gurjara sAkSara varga ko usase paricita kareMge to usakI jAnakArI gurjara varga meM bhI hogii| vinayAvanata gaurIzaMkara hIrAcanda ojhA
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________________ ajamera paM. zrI gaurIzaMkara, hIrAcandajI projhA ke patra 105 (5) rAyabahAdura gaurIzaMkara hIrAcanda ojhA tA0 27-6-1926 vidvadvarAgragaNya AcArya jI mahArAja zrI jinavijaya jI ke caraNa saroja meM sevaka gaurIzaMkara hIrAcanda ojhA kI praNati / aparaMca ina dino ApakA koI kRpA patra nahI milaa| so likhavAne kI kRpA phrmaa| maiMne sunA hai ki eka pAlIkoSa ApakI purAtatva sasthA ne prakAzita kiyA hai| kRpA kara sUcita kareM ki vaha koSa akArAdi krama se hai athavA pAiyalacchI nAma mAlA kI zailI kA hai| yadi akArAdi krama se hai to pratyeka zabda kA artha gujarAtI meM likhA gayA hai athavA hindI meM so bhI kRpA karake sUcita kiijiyegaa| ___ ApakI bhejI huI hastalikhita prati ApakA patra milane para bukaposTa rajisTarDa se lauTA duuNgaa| ina dino merA svAsthya acchA nahI rhtaa| rAjapUtAne ke itihAsa kA dvitIya khaNDa AdhA chapa gayA hai aura bAkI chapa rahA hai, so kArtika ke anta taka chapa jaaygaa| taba ApakI sevA meM bheja diyA jaaygaa| prathama khaNDa ke sambandha ke citra chapa rahe hai jo dUsare khaNDa ke sAtha bheje jaaveNge| ___ merI icchA yaha hai ki mere itihAsa me cittauDa ke prasiddha 'jaina kIrti stambha' kA phoTo prakAzita ho to acchA hai parantu usakA blAka mere pAsa nahIM hai| yadi Apa kRpA kara Apake pUnA se prakAzita kiye hue mAsika jaina patra me jaina kIti stambha kA jo phoTo chapA hai usakA blAka kucha dino ke liye mujhe pradAna kareM to maiM use bhI prakAzita kara duuN| yadi Apa blAka bheja sakeM to zIghra bhejane kI kRpA kareM, kyoki anya blAka chapa rahe haiM, jinake sAtha yaha bhI chapa jAveM / bhAratavarSa me yahI eka jaina kIti stambha hai, isaliye use chApane kI icchA ho rahI hai / isa patra kA uttara zIghra bhejane kI kRpA kreN| vinayAvanata gaurIzaMkara hIrAcanda ojhA
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________________ ___ 106 mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra ajamera 16-10-1926 zrImAn vidvadvarAgragaNya yativarya AcArya jI mahArAja zrI 108 zrI jinavijaya jI mahArAja ke caraNa saroja meM gaurIzaMkara hIrAcanda aojhA kA savinaya praNAma / aparaca / ApakA kRpA patra miti Azvina zuklA 5mI kA milA, jisake liye aneka dhnyvaad| ina dino merA svAsthya acchA nahIM rahatA aura isI kAraNa bAhara bhI rahanA par3A hai| kala maiM bIkAnera se yahA~ AyA to ApakA kRpA patra milaa| abhidhAnapadIpikA kI eka prati jo Apane kRpA pUrvaka pradAna kI, yaha bhI kala milii| usake liye zataza. dhanyavAda / pustaka apUrva hai aura baDI hI yojanA se usakA sampAdana huA hai / anta kI anukramaNikA bhI bahuta vistRta hai / yadi usake sAtha hindI yA gujarAtI artha diyA jAtA to uttama sone aura sugandhI kA kAma ho jaataa| cittaur3a ke jaina kIrti stambha kA blAka aprApya hone se yA to use prakAzita na karUMgA yA usakA nayA blAka bnvaauuNgaa| ApakI bhejI huI hastalikhita pustaka kevala mere Alasya aura asvasthatA ke kAraNa itane dina yahAM par3I rahI so eka do dina meM nikAla kara rajisTrI dvArA ApakI sevA me bheja duuNgaa| ukta pustaka meM rAThauDo kA jo vRttAnta hai vaha bahudhA nirupayogI sA hai| vAstavika itihAsa ke sAtha usakA bahuta kama sambandha hai aura merI rAya me usako prakAzita karanA nirarthaka hai / . gujarAta ke cAvaDA aura solaMkiyo ke itihAsa kI jo sAmagrI Apa ekatra kara rahe hai vaha vAstava me apUrva hA hogii| ina rAjAoM ke zilAlekha aura tAmrapatra jo chapa cuke hai ve to ApakI dRSTi se bAhara na hoge / binA chape zilAlekhAdi bahuta thor3e hI hai|
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________________ paM. zrI gaurIzaMkara, hIrAcanda jI ojhA ke patra 107 cittaur3a meM rAjA kumArapAla ke do zilAlekha haiN| jisame se eka prakAzita huA hai aura dUsarA jo bar3A hai tathA usameM saMvat nahIM hai, aprakAzita hai| vaha lekha cittauDa ke eka kheta me par3A huA milA thA, jahA~ se uThavAkara maiMne use udayapura ke myujiyama meM surakSita kiyA / lekha ke kucha akSara ghisa gaye haiM to bhI adhikAMza surakSita hai / usakI chApa par3hane yogya nahI A sktii| maiMne udayapura me rahate samaya usakI nakala kI, parantu vaha chuTTa panno para hone se kho gii| maiMne gata agasta mAsa me usakI nakala karAne kA udyoga kiyA, parantu abhI taka vaha mere pAsa nahI aaii| AzA hai ki A jaaygii| eka zilAlekha siddharAja jayasiMha kA maiMne ujjaina me dekhA jisame yazovarmA ko vijaya karane kA ullekha hai| isa prakAra kucha zilA lekha aprakAzita hai / vizepa vRttAnta to jaina sAhitya eva saskRta aitihAsika grantho se mila sakatA hai| jisakA bhaNDAra to Apake pAsa hI hai| Apa ina vazo kA jo itihAsa likheMge, vaha anupama hogaa| mere pAsa jo kucha sAmagrI hai, vaha ApakI hI hai| Apa jaba cAhe taba usakA upayoga kara sakate haiM / Apake phira darzana ho to maiM apanA aho bhAgya smjhuugaa| yadi Apa kRpAkara chapane se pUrva ApakA likhA itihAsa mujhe batalA deMge to maiM apanI alpa vuddhi ke anusAra usame kucha bar3hAne kI AvazyakatA hogI to arja kara deuuNgaa| ratnamAlA ke 12 rana milane kI bAta I. saM 1910 me raNachor3a bhAI udayarAma jI ne mujhe dillI me kahI thI parantu pichale 4 ratno ke darzana kA saubhAgya prApta nahI humA / Apa java cAhe idhara padhArane kI kRpA kreN| Apake darzano se mujhe to anupama lAbha hogaa| vinayAvanata mevaka gaurIzaMkara hIrAcanda ojhA
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________________ 108 mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra Ajmer Dated 22 April, 1927 zrImAn AcArya jI mahArAja zrI 108 zrI jinavijaya jI mahArAja ke caraNa saroja meM gaurIzaMkara hIrAcanda ojhA kA sasneha praNAma / aparaMca / ApakI sevA me Aja kI DAka se mere rAjapUtAne ke itihAsa kA dUsarA khaNDa pArsala dvArA bhejA jAtA hai aura isake sAtha meM ApakI hastalikhita pustaka bhI bhejI jAtI hai| isake pahuMcane para kRpayA isakI pahu~ca svIkAra kiijiegaa| bhavadIya Gauri Shanker H. Ojha ajamera tA0 24.6-27 parama pUjya vidvadrata AcArya jI mahArAja 108 zrI jinavijayajI mahArAja kI sevA meM gaurIzaMkara hIrAcanda ojhA kA daNDavata praNAma / aparaMca / tA0 22 aprela ko ApakI sevA meM mere rAjapUtAne ke itihAsa kA dUsarA khaNDa tathA ApakI bhejI huI hastalikhita pustaka, jisame rAThor3oM kI vaMzAvalI thI donoM rajisTarDa buka-posTa dvArA bhejI gaI thI, parantu aba taka una dono kI pahuMca nahIM aaii| ataeva kRpA kara unakI pahuMca sUcita kre| zrIyuta Anandazakara bApU bhAI dhra vajI ke Commemoration Volume ke liye eka lekha likha bhejane kA tA0 21 mArca 1927 ke patra meM sI. ema. dIvAna jI ne bhAgraha kiyA thA aura usame ApakA havAlA bhI diyA thaa| usa samaya maiM bAhara thA aura usake bAda bhI merA bAhara rahanA huaa| phira zArIrika asvasthatA ke kAraNa lekha na /
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________________ paM. zrI gaurIzaMkara, hIrAcanda jI ojhA ke patra 106 likha skaa| aba lekha likhavA rahA hU~ aura 5-6 dina me taiyAra ho jaaygaa| maiMne apanA lekha hindI me likhA hai| lekha kA nAma 'gujarAta deza aura usa para kannoja ke rAjAo kA adhikAra hai| kRpAkara yaha likhie ki Commemoration Volume kisa bhASA meM hogaa| agrejI yA gujarAtI athavA mizrita / yadi merA hindI lekha usameM na chapa sakatA ho to Apa kRpA kara -usakA gujarAtI anuvAda kara dIjiye / yadi Commemoration Valume chapa cukA ho to vaisI sUcanA dIjie tAki yaha lekha kisI anya patrikA meM bheja diyA jAya / purAtatva varSa tIna kI tIsarI saMkhyA mere pAsa nahIM phuNcii| isaliye kRpA kara vaha saMkhyA mere pAsa bhijavA diijie| ApakA namra sevaka gaurIzaMkara hIrAcanda ojhA kRpayA yaha bhI likheM ki merA lekha kisake pAsa bhejA jaay| Apake pAsa yA dIvAna jI ke / ajamera tA : 1-7-1927 kA savinaya praNA parama sammAnAspada pUjyapAda AcArya jI mahArAja zrI jina-vijaya jI ke caraNa saroja meM gorIzaMkara ojhA kA savinaya praNAma aMgIkRta ho ! aparaMca !! ApakA kRpA patra tA. 27-6-1927 kA milaa| jisake liye zatazaH dhanyavAda / purAtatva varSa 3 kA 3ga aMka milaa| jaina sAhitya saMzodhaka khaNDa 3 aMka pahale hI mila cukA thaa| usake lekha bar3e hI mahatva ke haiM jisakA zreya Apa jaise asAdhAraNa vidvAn ko hI hai| aise ucca koTi ke patra kI gUrjara bhApA meM bar3I prAvazyakatA hai, jisako Apa pUrI kara rahe haiN| vaha bar3e saubhAgya kI bAta hai| jasake liye zatazaH ApakA kRpA patra
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________________ 110 mere divagata mitroM ke kucha patra / jana sAhitya sazodhaka ke prathama khaMDa kI jilda maiMne baMdhavAlI hai, paraMtu dUsare khaMDa ke do hI aMka pahalA aura dUsarA Aye haiN| yadi usake tIsare aura cauthe aMka chape ho to kRpayA mere pAsa bhijavAiyegA / yadi na chape hoM to una do kI hI jilda bNdhvaaluu| dUsare varSa ke ina aMko ke liye chapA huA TAiTala peja tathA lekha sUcI bhI nahI haiN| ApakI AjJAnusAra maiMne dhruva jI ke smRti graMtha ke liye "gujarAta deza aura usa para kannauja ke rAjAo kA adhikAra" nAmaka lekha Aja taiyAra kara liyA hai aura Aja kI hI DAka se sekreTrI vasaMta rajata mahotsava gujarAta vakyUilara sosAyaTI ke pAsa ravAnA kara diyA hai, kyoMki unakA patra mere pAsa AyA hai| lekha to sAdhAraNa koTi kA hI hai parantu usase gujarAta ke prAcIna itihAsa para kucha nayA prakAza avazya par3egA / AzA hai ki gujarAta ke itihAsa premiyo ko zAyada vaha rucikara ho / Apase prArthanA hai ki eka bAra use maMgavAkara avazya par3hiyegA aura apanI sammati bhI mujhe pradAna karane kI kRpA kIjiyegA / yadi usameM koI bAta chUTa gaI ho to usakI sUcanA avazya mujhe dIjiegA tAki maiM usameM bar3hA duuN| lekha teraha pRSTha me samApta huA hai aura sAta pRSTha TippaNI ke haiN| TippaNa saba ata me diye haiM / jinako chapate samaya yathA sthAna lagavAne kI kRpA Apa kiijiegaa| ahamadAbAda Ane kI ApakI prAjJA sarvathA zirodhArya hai, parantu netro kI pIr3A ke kAraNa abhI merA AnA nahI ho sakatA Aparezana ho jAne ke bAda eka bAra avazya ApakI sevA me upasthita hokara caraNa sparza karane kA lAbha utthaauuNgaa| vinayAvanata gorIzaMkara hIrAcanda ojhA eka aura nivedana hai ki basaMta rajata mahotsava anya ke sampAdaka se kahalA de ki mere isa lekha kI pacAsa pratiyAM alaga chapavAleM aura TAiTala peja lagAkara usa para merA nAma chaa| aka krama 1, 2 se
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________________ paM. zrI gaurINakara, hIrAcanda jI ojhA ke patra 111 rakhA jAya / ye pacAsa Reprint kaoNpIyAM mere pAsa bheja dI jAyaM aura usakA vyaya vila Ane para maiM bheja dU~gA / dUsarI bAta unase yaha sUcita kareM ki mere lekha kA prUpha sazodhana koI hindI tathA saMskRta . vidvAna kareM tAki usame azuddhi na rahane pAveM / yadi Apa yaha kara sakeM to bahuta acchA hogA / G. H. Ojha (10) ajamera tA. 18-10-1932 zrI mAn AcArya jI mahArAja zrI jina vijaya jI kI sevA me gaurI zaMkara hIrAcanda zrobhA kA sAdara praNAma jJAta hove, aparaMca rAjapUtAne ke itihAsa kA caturthaM khaNDa kala maiMne paNDita sukhalAla jI saMghavI dvArA bhejA, vaha Apake samIpa pahu~cA hI hogA / ThAkura kanhaiyA siMha jI bhATI baDe hI itihAsa premI hai / ve Apake pAsa upasthita hoge / Apa kRpA kara rAjapUtAne ke itihAsa ke caturtha khaNDa kA avalokana kara maiMne jo kAThiyAvAr3a ke gohilo ke saMbaMdha me likhA hai usa para apanI sammati likha pradAna karAveM / yogya sevA se smaraNa pharamAyeM / (11) ApakA namra sevaka gorI zakara hIrAcanda ojhA ajamera tAH 4-11-1932 AcArya jI mahArAja zrI jina vijaya jI ke caraNa saroja me sevaka gorIzaMkara hIrA canda ojhA kA daNDavata praNAma svIkRta ho aparaMca / maiMne kAThiyAvAr3a ke gohilo ke saMbaMdha meM jo kucha likhA, usa viSaya me ApakI sammati jAnane kI icchA se maiMne ThAkura kanhaiyA siMha jI bhATI
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________________ 112 mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra ko bambaI jAte yA loTate samaya Apase mila kara usa viSaya meM ApakI sammati likhavAne kA Agraha kiyA thA / Apane kRpA kara sammati likha dI, usake liye maiM ApakA bar3A hI anugrahIta hU~ merA itihAsa prakAzita hone ke pUrva hI Apane guhiloM ke samvandha me vahI nirNaya kiyA yaha vizeSa Ananda kI bAta hai / Apa jaise vidvAno kA mere anukUla vicAra honA mere liye saubhAgya kI bAta hai| yadi Apa kRpA kara anumati pradAna kareM to maiM ApakI isa sammati ko nAgarIpracAriNI patrikA me lekha rUpa me prakaTa kara dU~ / kRpayA uttara se sUcita kIjiyegA / solaMkiyoM ke itihAsa kI eka prati Apane maMgavAI, vaha zAntiniketana ke pate para zIghra hI bheja dI jAyagI / mAlave kA paramAra rAjya asta hone para vahA~ kI eka zAkhA ajamera jile meM A basI jisakA vRttAnta maiMne rAjapUtAne ke itihAsa pRSTha 205, 656, 1278 me diyA hai / Apa dekha leM / gujarAta ke solaMkI rAjA bhIma deva ( bholA bhIma) ke do tAmra patra mujhe mile haiN| unakI chApeM maiMne le lI hai / aba unakA sampAdana karanA hai isaliye maiM unakA akSaroddhAra taiyAra karUMgA aura eka prati ApakI sevA meM bheja dU~gA / ApakA namra sevaka gorI zaMkara hIrA canda zrobhA punazca - siddharAja jayasiMha kA eka bahuta bigar3I durdazA kA lekha bA~savAr3A rAjya se milA hai / usakI bhI eka prati ApakI sevA meM preSita karU~gA / (12) ma. ma. rAyabahAdura go. hI. ojhA ajamera tAH 27-12-1934 param zraddheya zrImAn AcArya jI mahArAja zrI jina vijaya jI kI sevA meM sevaka gaurIzaMkara hIrAcanda ojhA kA daNDavata praNAma mAlUma hove | aparaMca | ina dino ApakA koI kRpA patra nahI milA so
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________________ pa. zrI gaurIzaMkara, hIrAcandajI ojhA ke patra 113 likhAve, aura Ajakala Apa kahA~ ( ahamadAbAda hai yA bolapura me ) virAjate hai yaha bhI jJAta nahI hotA / Apake pravandha grantho me kauna kauna se grantha chape yaha bhI jJAta nahI hotA / ina dino merA svAsthya bhI ThIka nahI rahA / aba kucha ThIka hone se itihAsa kA Age kA bhAga (pAcavA~ khaMDa ) chpegaa| ___Apase merA milanA huA, usa samaya Apane mujhase pharmAyA thA ki vastupAla tejapAla kA bar3A bhAI lUNiga thA / vaha AbU para gayA aura vikramazAha ke madira kI deva kulikAo ko dekha kara usakI icchA huI ki ho sake to maiM bhI eka aisI deva kulikA banAU~ / usake antima samaya kI yaha icchA dekhakara usake bhAI ( vastupAla tejapAla ) ne vimalazAha ke vaisA hI usake nimitta lUNavasahI vanavA diyA / isa viSaya ke eka prabandha kA bhI Apane mujhe kahA thA / aisA mujhe smaraNa hai parantu ukta madira kI prazasti ke zloka 60 se pAyA jAtA hai ki tejapAla ne apanI strI (anupama devI) aura putra (lAvayasiMha) ke nimitta yaha madira banavAyA thaa| yaha prazasti vikramI savat 1287 kI hai| jisa prabandha se Apane Upara likhI huI bAta mujhase kahI thI vaha saMbhavataH isake pIche kA hogA / isa vAste Apa kRpA kara mujhe nizcita sUcanA deM ki vaha maMdira (lUNavasahI ) tejapAla ne apane bar3e bhAI, athavA strI aura putra ke nimitta vanavAyA thaa| lekha se to tejapAla ke putra lAvaNyasiMha ke nimitta banAyA jAnA aura usI se usakA nAma lUNavasahI hone kA anumAna hotA hai| so Apa kRpA kara isakA ThIka uttara zIghra bhijavAveM, kyoki merA rAjapUtAne kA itihAsa, dUsarA eDizana zIghra hI hone ke liye meTara presa me jAne vAlA hai / yogya sevA pharamA. kRpA banI rahe / kaSTa ke liye kSamA karAveM / ApakA kRpAbhilApI gorIzakara hIrAcanda ojhA
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________________ 112 mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra ko vambaI jAte yA lauTate samaya Apase mila kara usa viSaya meM ApakI sammati likhavAne kA Agraha kiyA thaa| Apane kRpA kara sammati likha dI, usake liye maiM ApakA baDA hI anugrahIta hU~ merA itihAsa prakAzita hone ke pUrva hI Apane guhiloM ke sambandha me vahI nirNaya kiyA yaha vizeSa prAnanda kI bAta hai| Apa jaise vidvAno kA mere anukUla vicAra honA mere liye saubhAgya kI bAta hai| yadi Apa kRpA kara anumati pradAna kareM to maiM ApakI isa sammati ko nAgarIpracAriNI patrikA meM lekha rUpa me prakaTa kara duuN| kRpayA uttara se sUcita kIjiyegA / solakiyo ke itihAsa kI eka prati Apane maMgavAI, vaha zAntiniketana ke pate para zIghra hI bheja dI jaaygii| mAlave kA paramAra rAjya asta hone para vahA~ kI eka zAkhA ajamera jile me A basI jisakA vRttAnta maiMne rAjapUtAne ke itihAsa pRSTha 205, 656, 1278 meM diyA hai| Apa dekha leN| gujarAta ke solaMkI rAjA bhIma deva (bholA bhIma) ke do tAmra patra mujhe mile haiN| unakI chA maiMne le lI hai / aba unakA sampAdana karanA hai isaliye maiM unakA akSaroddhAra taiyAra karUMgA aura eka prati ApakI sevA meM bheja duuNgaa| ___ ApakA namra sevaka gorI zaMkara hIrA canda aojhA punazca siddha rAja jayasiMha kA eka bahuta bigar3I durdazA kA lekha bAMsavADA rAjya se milA hai| usakI bhI eka prati ApakI sevA meM preSita kruuNgaa| (12) ma. ma. rAyabahAdura go. hI. ojhA ajamera tAH 27-12-1934 param zreddheya zrImAn AcArya jI mahArAja zrI jina- vijaya jA kI sevA meM sevaka gaurIzaMkara hIrAcanda ojhA kA daNDavata praNAma mAlUma hove / aparaMca / / ina dino ApakA koI kRpA patra nahI milA so
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________________ paM. zrI gaurIzaMkara, hIrAcandajI ojhA ke patra - 113 likhAveM, aura Ajakala Apa kahA~ ( ahamadAbAda hai yA bolapura me) virAjate hai yaha bhI jJAta nahIM hotaa| Apake pravandha grantho me kauna kona se grantha chape yaha bhI jJAta nahI hotA / ina dino merA svAsthya bhI ThIka nahIM rahA / ava kucha ThIka hone se itihAsa kA Age kA bhAga (pAcavAM khaMDa ) chpegaa| Apase merA milanA huA, usa samaya Apane mujhase pharmAyA thA ki vastupAla tejapAla kA bar3A bhAI lUNiMga thA / vaha AbU para gayA aura vikramazAha ke maMdira kI deva kulikAo ko dekha kara usakI icchA huI ki ho sake to maiM bhI eka aisI deva kulikA banAU~ / usake antima samaya kI yaha icchA dekhakara usake bhAI ( vastupAla tejapAla ) na vimalazAha ke vaisA hI usake nimitta lUNavasahI vanavA diyaa| isa viSaya ke eka prabandha kA bhI Apane mujhe kahA thA / aisA mujhe smaraNa hai parantu ukta maMdira kI prazasti ke zloka 60 se pAyA jAtA hai ki tejapAla ne apanI strI (anupama devI) aura putra (lAvaNyasiMha) ke nimitta yaha madira banavAyA thaa| yaha prazasti vikramI saMvat 1287 kI hai| jisa pravandha se Apane Upara likhI huI vAta mujhase kahI thI vaha sabhavataH isake pIche kA hogA / isa vAste Apa kRpA kara mujhe nizcita sUcanA deM ki vaha maMdira (laNavasahI) tejapAla ne apane bar3e bhAI, athavA strI aura putra ke nimitta vanavAyA thaa| lekha se to tejapAla ke putra lAvaNyasiMha ke nimitta banAyA jAnA aura usI se usakA nAma lUNavasahI hone kA anumAna hotA hai| so Apa kRpA kara isakA ThIka uttara zIghra bhijavAveM, kyoki merA rAjapUtAne kA itihAsa, dUsarA eDizana zIghra hI hone ke liye meTara presa meM jAne vAlA hai / yogya sevA pharamA, kRpA banI rahe / kaSTa ke liye kSamA kraaveN| ApakA kRpAbhilASI gorIzakara hIrAcanda ojhA
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________________ 114 mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra (13) Ajmer. Dated 14 Jan. 1936 Mahamhopadhyaya, Rai Bahadur Gaurishankar H. Ojha. zrI mAna AcArya jI mahArAja zrI jinavijaya jI ke caraNa saroja me gaurIzakara hIrAcada ojhA kA sAdara praNAma aparaMca / / Apane kRpA kara mere liye "prabandha kopa" aura "vividha tIrtha kalpa" kI pustakeM bhejii| jisake liye meM ApakA atyanta hI anugrahIta huuN| ye donoM pustakeM itihAsa premI vyaktiyoM ke liye ratla rUpa hai / siMdhI DAlacaMnda jI, pratyeka itihAsavettA sAhitya sevI evaM jaina dharmAnurAgI ke liye Adarza purupa ho gaye, jinakI smRti usake suyogya putra bahAdurasiMha jI ne cirasthAyI sthApita kI hai, jo bar3e hI mahatva kA kAma hai| jaina dhanADhyoM meM aneka purupa anya kAryoM meM bahuta kucha vyaya karate haiM / parantu prAcIna jaina grantho kA uddhAra karane meM jo purupa vyaya karate hai, vahI apane dhana kA sadupayoga karate haiM / pravandha kopakA eka saMskaraNa pahale nikalA hai, parantu Apake saMskaraNa jitanA vaha upayogI nahIM hai| "tIrtha kalpa" kA eka aza mAtra hI kalakatte se prakAzita huA thA, kintu samagna graMtha atyanta zuddhatA ke sAtha prakAzita karane kA zreya prApako tathA siMdhI jI mahodaya ko hai / isa grantha (tIrthakalpa) ke prakAzita hone kI vaDI AvazyakatA thI, jisakI uttama rIti se pUrti aba huI hai| Apane isa siMghI jaina grantha mAlA meM cAra granthoM kA sampAdana kiyA hai, jiname se dumarA "purAtana pravandha saMgraha (prabandha cintA maNi sambaddha dvitIya graMtha) mere pAsa nahIM AyA aura usakI mujhe vaDI AvazyakatA hai, isaliye kRpA kara usakI eka prati bhijavAveM / maiM navambara mAsa
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________________ paM. zrI gaurIzaMkara, hIrAcandajI ojhA ke patra 115 me jaisalamera gayA thA, parantu vahI se bImAra hokara lauTA / aba merA svAsthya pahale se ThIka hai / kucha khAsI kI takalIpha banI huI hai so AgA hai kucha dino me ThIka ho jaaygaa| vRddhAvasthA ke kAraNa zarIra dina prati dina nirbala hotA jAtA hai| kucha samaya pUrva rAjapUtAne se kumAra pAla kA dAna patra ( do patro para') aura nADola ke cauhAnoM kA, jo kumArapAla ke sAmaMta the, do dAna patra mile hai parantu pichale patra bahuta bigar3I huI dazA me hai aura chApeM par3hane yogya nahI bntii| kumAra pAla ke dAna patra kI chApeM isa patra ke sAtha bhejatA huuN| Apa unako apane saMgraha me rakhiye maiM unakA saMpAdana 'epigrAphiyA iDikA' me kruuNgaa| dUsare tAmra patra kA kitanAka aMza paDhA gayA hai, bAkI kA paDhanA hai, jo mUla tAmrapatra se hI svAsthya ThIka hone para paDhUgA / yogya sevA likhaaveN| ApakA kRpAbhilASI gaurIzaMkara hI. ojhA (14) ma. ma. rAya bahAdura ajamera gau hI. ojhA 23 janavarI, 37 vidvadvarAnagaNya parama zraddhAspada zrImAn muni jI zrI jinavijayajI mahArAja ke caraNa saroja me gaurIzaMkara hIrAcanda mojhA kI praNati svIkRta ho / aparaca / / ApakA kRpA patra tA. 18-1-37 kA milaa| sAtha me purAtana prabandha saMgraha tathA AcArya zrI hemacandra sUri kI DaoN. bUlara likhita jIvanI, dono amUlya grantha bhI prApta huye / "purAtana pravandha sagraha" Apa jaise bar3e hI parizramI aura khojI vidvAn dvArA hI taiyAra kiyA jA sakatA thaa| isa grantha dvArA itanA hI nahIM, kintu pratyeka purAtatvavettA eva prAcIna itihAsa ke premI ke liye amUlya khajAnA bhI upasthita kiyA hai| isase prAcIna itihAsa kI
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________________ 116 mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra khoI huI zrRMkhalA kI bahuta sI khoI huI kar3iyAM phira jur3a gaI hai / isa agAdha zrama ke liye ApakI jitanI prazaMsA kI jAya thor3I hai / sidhI bahAdura siMha jI ne yaha grantha mAlA Apa jaise purAtatva vettA aura prasiddha vidvAna ke hAtha se prakAzita karA kara apane dravya kA sadvyaya kiyA haiM aura apane svargastha pitA kI yazaH pattAkA bhU maMDala meM phaharAI hai / dhanya haiM aise pitRbhakta aura itihAsa ke uddhAraka, jinhone naSTa itihAsa ko uddhAra karane kA asAdhAraNa prayAsa kiyA hai / jaba siMdhI jaina grantha mAlA ke anya gratha, jo mudraNAvasthA me hai, prakAzita hoMge tava pratyeka purAtatvavettA, itihAsa premI aura jaina dharmAvalambI, mahApuruSoM ke caritro kI khoja karane vAle Apake aura sidhI jI ke bahuta kRtajJa hoge / graMtha mAlA kI pratyeka pustaka vAstava me ratna rUpa hai / vRddhAvasthA ke kAraNa ina dinoM merA svAsthya ThIka nahI rahatA to bhI itihAsa kA kAma thoDA bahuta cala rahA hai / mArca ke anta ke AsapAsa taka mere itihAsa ke do khaNDa Apa kI sevA me bheMTa kara sakUMgA / AzA hai aba ApakA svAsthya acchA hogA / (15) ApakA caraNa sevaka gorI zakara hIrA canda ojhA ajamera ma0 ma0 rAyabahAdura gau0 hI 0 ojhA 10 sitambara 1937 zraddheya AcArya mahArAja zrI jina vijayajI kI pavitra sevA meM gaurIzakara hIrAcanda ojhA kI vandanA nivedana ho aparaMca || Aja ApakI sevA me relve pArsala se nIce likhI pustakeM bheMTa bhejI gaI haiM relave rasIda 40A/24 89959 kI isa patra ke sAtha bhejatA hU~ / zrAzA hai pustako kI pArsala Apa pArsala prAphisa se ma~gavA leMge / rAjapUtAne kA itihAsa, jilda 1 rAjapUtAne kA itihAsa, jilda 3, bhAga 1 (DUMgarapura kA itihAsa )
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________________ paM. zrI gaurIzakara, hIrAcandajI zrojhA ke patra rAjapUtAne kA itihAsa, jilda 3, bhAga 2 (bAMsavADA kA itihAsa ) zeSa saba kuzala hai / yogya sevA likhAte rahe / prAjakala do tIna dina se yahA~ thoDI-thoDI varSA ho rahI hai / 117 (16) ma0 ma0 rAyabahAdura DaoN0 go0 hI 0 ojhA, D. litt. kRpAkAMkSI go0 hI 0 ojhA ajamera 16-1-38 pUjyapAda AcAryajI mahArAja zrI jinavijayajI mahArAja ke caraNa saroja me gaurIzaMkara hIrAcanda ojhA kA savinaya praNAma ! aparaca ! gujarAta varnAkyUlara sosAyaTI ahamadAbAda ne "mirAte ahamadI" kI pahalI jilda kA gujarAtI anuvAda I. sa. 1913 me aura usakI pUravaNI (pariziSTha) I. sa. 1616 meM prakAzita kI thii| ye donoM grantha paThAna nijAma khAna nUrakhAna vakIla ne gujarAtI meM taiyAra kiye the / rAjapUtAne ke itihAsa ke liye mujhe ina dono pustako ko bar3hI AvazyakatA hai / gata varSa maine gujarAta varnAkyUlara sosAyaTI ke asisTenTa sekreTrI hIrAlAla tribhuvanadAsa pArekha ko likhA thA aura yahAM taka likhA thA ki yadi dasa gune mUlya se bhI ye pustakeM mila sake to Apa kharIdakara bheja do, parantu mila nahI sakI / aba mujhe una dono pustako kI AvazyakatA huI hai isalie Apase prArthanA hai ki uparyukta dono pustakeM kahI se kImata para mila sakeM taba to vaise ( mUlya cAhe jo lage ) bhijavAne kI kRpA kareM / kadAcita mUlya para na mila sake to Apa kRpA kara apane kisI iSTa mitra se udhAra lekara 15 dina ke lie rajisTarDa pArsala se bhijavA deveM to maiM una me se apanA Avazyaka aMza udRtakara unhe rajisTrI pArsala se lauTA dU~gA / yadi Apake iSTamitroM se bhI na mile to gujarAta varnAkyUlara sosAyaTI ke asisTeNTa sekreTrI mi. pArekha se kahakara ve dono pustakeM do saptAha ke liye rajisTara
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________________ 118 mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra pArsala se mere pAsa bhijavA deveM athavA Apa apane nAma se vahAM se udhAra leke bheja deveM / unakI bahuta AvazyakatA hone se hI zrApako kaSTa diyA hai, so kSamA kreN| jodhapura aura bIkAnera rAjyoM ke itihAsa chapa rahe hai jo chapate hI ApakI sevA meM bheja diye jAvege 1 (17) ma. ma. rAyabahAdura go. hI. ojhA vinayAvanata gaurIzaMkara hIrAcanda ojhA ajamera tAH 7 pharavarI 19638 vidvadvarAgragaNya AcAryajI mahArAja zrI jinavijaya jI ke caraNa saroja me gaurI zaMkara hIrAcanda ojhA kI praNati vidita ho / aparaca ApakA kRpA patra tAH 21-1-38 kA milA jisake liye aneka dhanyavAda paraso arthAt 5-2-38 ko gurjara gratha ratna kAryAlaya ke dvArA "mirAte ahamadI" kI pahalI jilda kA gujarAtI anuvAda prApta huA yaha ApakI kRpA kA hI phala hai | gurjara graMtha ratna kAryAlaya se Aja tIna dina huye paraMtu usa pustaka ke sabhbandha me koI patra nahI milA, jisase yaha jJAta nahI hotA ki yaha pustaka kharIda kara bhejI hai athavA udhAra ke taura para / yadi kharIda kara mere yahA~ rakhane ke liye hI bhejI ho to usakA bila AnA cAhiye thA / yadi udhAra bhejI ho to vaisI sUcanA zrAnI cAhiye thI | abhiprAya yaha hai ki yadi vaha udhAra bhejI gaI ho to usame koI nizAna Adi na kiye jAveM aura jo aza Avazyaka hoM usakI nakala karalI jAve / pustaka me do tIna jagaha hIrA lAla pArekha kA nAma syAhI se likhA hai jisase jJAta hotA hai ki yaha pustaka pArekha jI kI hai / unhone hI gata varSa apanI "mirAte sikandarI" nAmaka pustaka udAratA pUrvaka mujhe bheMTa kI thI / kadAcita kImata na bhejI gaI ho to usakA mUlya mAdi likhAveM tAki vaha bheja diyA jAve aura Avazyaka aMza kI nakala karane meM samaya na bitAyA jAve /
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________________ paM. zrI gaurIzaMkara, hIrAcandajI bhojhA ke patra 116 AzA hai ki Apa kRpA kara isa patra kA uttara yathA sambhava zIghra bhijavAveMge | I. sa. 1919 me paThAna nijAma khAna nUra khAna vakIla kI tarapha se "mirAte ahamadI" kI pUravaraNI prakAzita huI thI use bhI dekha lene kI AvazyakatA hai / yadi ho sake to use bhI bhijavAneM kI kRpA kareM nahI to isI se kAma cala jAyagA / Apako bArambAra kaSTa dekara ApakA amUlya samaya naSTa karAne kA mujhe vaDA kheda hai, parantu kiyA kyA jaave| jaba bahuta hI AvazyakatA hotI hai Apa ko kaSTa denA paDatA hai / jisake liye maiM kSamA prArthI hU~ / rUpAhelI ThAkura sAhaba ke pautra eva bhAvi uttarAdhikArI kucha dina pahale mere yahA~ Aye the / Apake prasaga kI bAta nikalane para unhone kahA ki vRddha ThAkura sAhaba jina vijaya jI ke darzana karane ke bar3e utsuka haiM | Apa unako likheM ki eka bAra avazya rUpAhelI padhAra kara darzana deveM / mujhe bhI Apake darzano kI bar3I lAlazA hai / vinayAvanata gaurI zakara hIrA canda ojhA ajamera ma. ma. rAyavahAdura DaoN0 go hI. mojhA D. Litt. tAH 25 janavarI 1936 aura 'bhAratIya vidyA' zrI mAn munivara zrI jinavijayajI mahArAja kI pavitra sevA me gaurIzaMkara hIrAcanda ojhA kA sAdara praNAma / aparaca || bahuta dino bAda ApakA tA: 22-12-38 kA kRpA patra nAma ke traimAsika patra kI pahalI saMkhyA milI mujhe vaDA hI Ananda huA / vavaI kA ApakA kAraNa maiM Apako patra na likha sakA jisake liye kSamA cAhatA hU~ / / AmakA patra pAne para pattA mAluma na hone ke 'bhAratIya vidyA' nAmaka patrikA par3hakara vaDA hI Ananda huA / vAstava meM yaha vidyA kA bhaNDAra hI hai aura isa saMkhyA me chape huye lekha Www present the 24+ (18) Jums
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________________ 120 mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra bar3e hI mahatva ke haiN| ApakA 'cAmuNDarAja caulukya no tAmrapatra' nAma kA lekha itihAsa premiyo ke liye manana karane yogya hai| patrikA Ate hI maiMne use paDhanA zuru kiyA aura ApakA lekha pUrNa na hone taka me use apane hAtha me alaga na kara sakA, maiM to usame tallIna hI ho gayA / anya lekha maiM paDha rahA huuN| ukta tAmrapatra me eka jagaha gupta saMvat aura eka jagaha saMvat 1033 diyA hai| merI rAya meM gupta savat azuddha pATha hai / tAmrapatra baDe hI mahatva kA hai| isake sambandha meM svargastha zrI kezavalAlajI dhruva ne kucha prazna mujhase puche the, parantu usake phoTo aura akSAMtara Apa kI kRpA se hI paDhane ko mile| AbU ke paramAra rAjAoM kI jo vaMzAvalI, vastupAla ke maMdira kI prazasti meM milatI hai aura jo kucha asambaddha varNana anya aitihAsika granthoM meM milatA hai usakI saMgati ava taka mila nahIM sakatI thI parantu deva yoga se kucha dina pUrva eka tAmrapatra kA pahalA pATha mila gayA jisa se sArI bAteM ThIka ho gii| isa kA upayoga maiMne apane rAjapUtAne ke itihAsa kI pahalI jilda ke dvitIya saMskaraNa meM kiyA hai| Apake "bhAratIya vidyA" ke liye maiM usa para eka lekha likha kara bhApakI sevA me bhejUgA / ina dino rAjapUtAne ke itihAsa kI cauthI jilda kA pahalA khaNDa jisameM jodhapura rAjya ke itihAsa kA pahalA khaNDa prakAzita huA aura usakI pAcavI jilda ke pahale khaNDa meM bIkAnera rAjya ke itihAsa kA pahalA bhAga prakAzita ho gayA hai| ye donoM pustake Apake liye tathA zrIyukta jayacandrajI vidyAlaMkAra evaM "bhAratIya vidyA" ke liye bhejanA hai so relve pArsala dvArA ApakI sevA meM bhejI jaavegii| kRpayA yaha sUcita kIjie ki pArsala kauna se relve sTezana ke nAma para bhejane se Apako AsAnI se mila skegii| isakA uttara zighra bhijavAveM tAki patra milane para pustakeM bheja dI jAve / isa samaya merI una 77 varSa kI hai aura vRddhAvasthA apanA prabhAva dikhalA rahI hai| calanA phiranA vizeSa nahI ho sakatA aise hI likhanA bhI, kyoki hAtha kAMpatA hai| zarIra asvastha rahane ke kAraNa vizeSa
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________________ paM. zrI gaurIzaMkara, hIrAcandajI ojhA ke patra sAhitya sevA bhI nahI ho sakatI to bhI yathA mAdhya kucha kucha kiyA karatA huuN| "sindhI jaina grantha mAlA" ke pAca grantha mile hai usake bAda bhI kucha grantha nikale sune haiM / unhe kRpA kara sAvakAza bhijavAyegA / vinIta gaurIzaMkara hIrAcanda ojhA (19) ma. ma. rAyavahAdura ajamera DaoN. go. hI ojhA D. Litt. 2 janavarI 1940 zrImAn muni mahArAja zrI jinavijayajI kI sevA me gaurIzaMkara hIrAcanda ojhA kA savinaya praNAma / aparaca // ApakA kRpA patra tA. 27-12-36 kA milA / uttara me nivedana hai ki cAmunDarAja kA samaya to nizcita hI hai / dUmarI bAra me khAlI samvat zabda likhA hai jo vikrama samvat nizcita hI hai| pahalI bAra ke sambat meM umI samvat ko gupta samvata likhA hai| gupta sambat aura vikrama samvat dono eka to ho hI nahI sakate kyoki gupta sambat vAle zilAlekha, tAmrapatra aura sikko kI lipi aura cAmunDarAja ke tAmrapatra kI lipi me baDA antara hai| merI rAya me to gupta samvat pATha azuddha hai, jahAM vikrama samvat honA caahiye| dvayAzraya mahAkAvya me pAyA jAtA hai ki molakrI kumAra pAla ne cauhAna rAjA AnA para caDhAI kii| usa samaya AbU kA rAjA vikramasiMha kumArapAla ke sAtha thA (dayAzraya mahAkAvya sarga 16, zloka 33.34) jina maNDanopAdhyAya ne apane kumArapAla pravandha me likhA hai ki, vikramasiMha laDAI ke samaya AnA se mila gayA jisame kumArapAla ne usako kaida kara AbU kA rAjya umake bhatIje yazodhavala ko diyaa| vikramasiMha usakA vazadhara thA aura yazodhavala usakA bhatIjA kaise huA ye sava sadigdha bAteM thI, jinakA nirAkaraNa ukta tAmrapatra patra se ho gayA hai aura jaina lekhako kI likhihaI sava vAteM ThIka siddha hotI hai /
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________________ 122 mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra merA svAsthya karIba eka mahIne se kharAba hai aura aba kucha ThIka hotA jA rahA hai| thor3A-sA zrama karane para bhI zvAsa caDha jAtA hai aura khAsI A jAtI hai svAsthya ThIka hote hI pahalA kAma yahI hAtha me leU~gA aura Apa kI AjJA kA pAlana karUMgA / usakI chApa mere pAsa hai jo blAka vanavAne ke liye Apake pAsa bheja duugaa| isa tAmrapatra ne AbU ke paramAro ke itihAsa kI sArI ulajhana sulajhA dI hai| ___"bhAratIya vidyA" kI dUsarI meM nahI to tIsarI meM jahAM sthAna mila sake merA lekha prakAzita kara deveN| ____ kumArapAla kA eka tAmrapatra maiMne baDaude kI moriyanTala kAnphrensa kI riporTa meM prakAzita kiyA hai| zAyada usI kI chApa Apake pAsa bhejI hogii| sindhI granthamAlA ke liye Apane likha hI diyA hai jo mila hI jaaygii| __ jayacandrajI vidyAlakAra kahA~ hai yadi unakA patA mAlUma ho to likhiegA / rAjapUtAne ke itihAsa kI pahalI jilda kA dvitIya saskaraNa (mevADa ke itihAsa ko choDakara) aura jodhapura gajya ke itihAsa kA pahalA khaNDa Apake liye eka ye hI tIno pustake "bhAratIya vidyA" ke liye 6 jilde ApakI sevA me relve pArsala se bhejI gaI hai jinakI Pard relve rasIda 20 66349 kI isa patra ke sAtha hai pustakeM sambhAla kara pahu~ca limbane kI kRpA kreN| Apa se yaha bhI nivedana hai ki ina tIno pustako ko paDhakara inakI samAlocanA bhAratIya vidyA me bhI prakAzita kraaveN| vaha dina bar3e saubhAgya kA hogA jisa dina Apake darzano kA lAbha prApta hogA aba merI zArIrika zakti aisI nahI hai ki bambaI Akara Apake darzana kara skuu|
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________________ paM. zrI gaurIzaMkara, hIrAcanda jI ojhA ke patra ci. rAmezvara tathA dono choTe bacce prasanna hai| Apako praNAma likhavAte haiM / pArsala bAbU ne mAMgA roDa para pArsala lene se inkAra kara diyA ata: Bombay Central bhejI gaI hai kRpayA vahA~ me maMgavA liijiyegaa| kRpA patra bhijvaaveN| vinIta gaurIzaMkara hIrAcanda ojhA (20) ma ma. rAyabahAdura ajamera DaoN. go. hI. ojhA D. Litt. 17 janavarI 1940 parama zraddhAspada munivara zrI jinavijayajI mahArAja kI sevA me gaurIzakara hIrAcanda ojhA kA sAdara praNAma / aparaca ApakA kRpA patra tA. 15-1-40 kA milA, samAcAra jAne / sindhI jaina graMtha mAlA kI navIna prakAzita tIno pustakeM milI / jinake lie aneka dhanyavAda / kyA Apane siMdhI jaina grantha mAlA kA pahale kA nirdhArita krama ava badala diyA ? yadi aisA ho to bhI prabhAvaka carita kA uttama saskaraNa to nikalanA hI cAhie, kyoki pahale kA saMskaraNa saMtoSajanaka nahIM hai| pahale se merA svAsthya aba kucha ThIka hai parantu kamajorI abhI vaisI kI vaisI banI huI hai / ekAdha haphte bAda tAmra patra para lekha likhavAne kA kAma zurU kara deuuNgaa| "karmacandra vazot kIrtanaka kAvya" chapA huA to par3A hai parantu usakI bhUmikA abhI likhI nahI gaI / presa se eka kApI magavAkara Apake pAsa bheja duuNgaa| AzA hai zIghra hI Apake darzano kA lAbha prApta hogaa| vinIta gau. hI. ojhA
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________________ 124 mere divagata mitro ke kucha patra (21) V. P. O. Rohera ( Via Abu Road St. of B B. & C. I. Ry . ) Sirohi State Rajputana Dated 11-7-1945 AcArya zrI jinavijaya jI mahArAja ke caraNa saroja me gaurIzakara hIrAcanda ojhA kI praNati / aparaca | maiMne sunA hai ki jaina pustaka prazasti saMgraha nAmaka grantha kI pahalI jilda Apane prakAzita kI hai, parantu kheda hai ki Apane usakI eka prati mujhe pradAna karane kI kRpA aba taka nahI kI / zIghra kRpA kara vaha pustaka bheja de / dUsarI bAta Apako yaha sUcita karanA hai ki bhAratIya vidyA kI gujarAtI hindI traimAsika patrikA do varSa se mere pAsa nahI AtI / kyA usakA chapanA banda ho gayA hai ? eka aura kaSTa Apako yaha denA hai ki siMdhI gratha mAlA kI koI prati ina do varSoM me mere pAsa nahI AI / antima prati jo mere pAsa AI hai vaha hemacandra kA agrejI caritra hai / usake bAda AI / jo pustakeM usake bAda prakAzita huI hai, unhe kareM / koI prati nahI bhejane kI kRpA isa samaya merI avasthA 80 varSa kI ho cukI hai aura zarIra prAya. asvastha rahatA hai / isa samaya maiM jalavAyu parivartanArtha apane janma sthAna rauherA grAma meM nivAsa kara rahA hU~ / yahA bhI mere svAsthya me vizeSa sudhAra nahI dIkha paDatA / yaha Apako sUcanArtha likhA hai / ApakA namra sevaka gaurIzakara hIrAcanda probhA
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________________ pa. zrI gaurIzaMkara, hIrAcanda jI ojhA ke patra 125 (22) po. roherA rAjapUtAnA tA. 21-4-47 pUjyavara AcArya jI, . __ sAdara praNAma ! mujhe Apako yaha sUcita karate hue atyanta duHkha hotA hai ki, yahA para pUjya pitAjI mahA mahopAdhyAya, rAyabahAdura, DaoNkTara gaurIzakara hIrAcanda jI ojhA, Di. liT kA vaizAkha kRSNa 11 saMvat 2004 ko 6 ghaNTe kI bImArI ke pazcAt svargavAsa ho gayA hai / kAlasya kuTilA gati. / Apa pitAjI ke sambandha kI sUcanA gujarAtI patro me prakAzita karAne kI kRpA kreN| Apa unake atyanta antaraga sahayogI vidvAnoM me hai, ata yaha kAma Apako hI saupanA ucita hogaa| isa samaya pitAjI kI Ayu 84 varSa kI thii| unake parivAra me isa samaya dharmapatnI, 3 putra, 1 putrI aura 4 pote potI hai| zokAkula rAmezvara gaurIzakara ojhA (23) pro. rAmezvara, gaurIzakara ojhA, po. roherA ema. e. (Via Abu Road) rAjapUtAnA tA. 8-5-47 zrImAn pUjya munivarya zrI jinavijayajI mahArAja kI punIta sevA me rAmezvara gaurIzaMkara ojhA kA sAdara praNAma / aparaca ! maiMne tA 21-4-47 ko bhAratIya vidyA bhavana vAvula nAtha roDa ke asthAI pate para Apako mere pUjya pitAjI kA 6 ghanTe kI bImArI ke pazcAta tA 17-4-47 (vaizAkha kRSNa 11) ko svargavAsa hone kI sUcanA dI thii|
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________________ 126 mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra mai nahI jAnatA ki isa samaya ApakA patA kyA hai / Apa vambaI virAjate hai yA ahamadAbAda ! jo ho, Apako ava taka pitAjI ke svargavAsa kI sUcanA mila hI gaI hogii| yaha patra meM bhAratIya vidyA bhavana ke Harvey Road ke pate para phira bheja rahA hU~ / pUjya pitAjI ke atyanta AdaraNIya sahayogiyoM evaM mitroM me ApakA sthAna hai ataH sAhityika eva anya prakAra ke parAmarza ke lie pitAjI kA sthAna aba grApako grahaNa karanA hogaa| yaha maiM niHsakoca kaha sakatA hU~ ki isa jana para ApakI sadA jaisI anukampA rahI hai, vaha bhaviSya meM bhI banI rhegii| ApakI ora se isa kArDa kI pahu~ca pAne para maiM Apako afree likhU~gA / mere yogya kArya sevA sadaiva sUcita karate rahe / vinIta rAmezvara gaurIzaMkara zrobhA
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________________ - - paTanA (bihAra) ke prakhyAta purAttattva vettA sva. bAbU zrI kAzIprasAda jAyasavAla ke patra paTanA AsAr3ha su 1 zrI munijI ko praNAm / mi. rAkhAladAsa banarjI ne likh| hai ki zIghra Apase ve mileNge| sAkSAtkAra huA hogaa| ___Apake mitra ko prasannatApUrvaka hama loga membara banAveMge / ve eka ciTThI mujhe likha de / bAhara ke memvaro kA candA sirpha 5) vArSika hai| vAbU rAkhAla dAsa (zrI devadatta jI bhANDArakara kI jagaha) suparinTeNDenTa oNpha AjhiyolaoNjI hai, unakA daphtara mazahUra hogaa| nahI to DAka se patra DAla diijiegaa| Apako yaha sunakara prasannatA hogI ki vI. smitha ne yaha aba mAna liyA hai ki buddhadeva tathA mahAvIra svAmI kA nirvANa kAla, jaisA hama kahate haiM vahI ThIka hai arthAt jaisA ki unake anuyAyI mAnate hai| yaha khAravela ke lekha se siddha ho gyaa| mi. visenTa smitha ne patra dvArA yaha mujhe likhA hai| adhika kuzalI mujhako ToDarAnanda dharmazAstra kI AvazyakatA hai / yaha grantha Dekana kaoNleja me hai / kRpA kara avasara milane para dekhiyegA ki kitanI bar3I pothI hai tathA mila sakatI hai yA nhiiN| ApakA kA0 pra0 jAyasavAla
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________________ 128 mere divaMgata mitro ke kucha patra paTanA kArtika vada 12 zrI munijI ko sAdara praNAma, khAravela ke lekha me 13vI pakti me yaha vAkya (coyaTha-aga-satike) toriyaM upAdiyati upAdiyati-upa+A+dA (karmavAcya) (pAnA) svIkRta kiyA jAtA hai| "khAravelena (prathama pakti) upAdiyate" aisA lgegaa| lekina ki upAdiyate ? toriyaM karma hai / toriyaM kA artha Apa kyA kareMge ? turIya kA bhAva cAturya / cAturya kA kyA artha ho sakatA hai ? kRpA kara apanI sammati likhiyegAM / kevala eka artha merI samajha meM AtA hai, cauthA Azrama yA kalyANa / Azrama to jaina gAstra meM kadAcit nahI hai ? kalyANa se matalava nikala sakatA hai| __ khAravela ne 165 mauryakAla varSa me caturthatA ko grahaNa kiyA arthAta bhikSu hue| yaha khemarAjA sabaMdha rAjA sa bhikSu rAjA dhama rAjA se bhI dyotita hotA hai| pahale kSema, rAjavRddhi (vardha) taba kevalya / isa taraha pasaMto suNato anubhavato kalANAni / caritArtha hote hai| Apako sammati kI pratikSA hai| bhavadIya kAzIprasAda jAyasavAla (3) khaNDagiri Azvina su. 6. 1975 zrI muni jina vijayajI, priya mahodaya ! mai Apake patra kA uttara nahIM de skaa| bImArI ke bAda yahAM AnA huA / vihAra gavarnameTa ko sahAyatA se hAthI gumphA lekha yahA
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________________ zrI kAzIprasAda jAyasavAla ke patra 126 para paDhane AyA huuN| dekhate haiM ki bahuta kucha sudhAra kI jarUrata hai| vRhaspati mitra kA nAma sApha hai| pAna tariya sata sahasehi hai / 7500000) imArata ke vanAne kA kharca hai usake bAda-muriya kAlecoyaTha sate (satI) yaha Date hai / poyaTha hai, cheyaThi nhii| coyaTha cosaTha ke lie AtA hai ki nhiiN| mujhe vAkIpura ke pate se likhiye / rAnI gumphA khAravela kA banAyA jAna par3atA hai| agajina nahIM kaliMgajina hai, jise nanda le gayA thaa| kRpA kara isa vAkya kA artha likhiyegA-"arahato purINasa setohi kayya ? nisIdIya yo pUjavekahi rAjabhiti nice navatAni vRsa-satAni pUjAya hita gavasA khAravela sirinA jIva dehaM yoprkhitaa"| kyA baila aura gAyo kI pUjA hotI thI ? ApakA kAzIprasAda jAyasavAla (4) paTanA tAH 26-11-1917 agahana vada 1 zrI munijI praNAma ! Apa idhara kabhI AveM to mujhe darzana de aura mere yahA~ Atithya svIkRta kreN| __'pAna tariya' ko yadi 75 ke artha me le to phira coyaTha agasatika kA kyA artha ho sakatA hai ? mujhe yaha vAkya kucha kaNTa de rahA hai| kyA 64 kisI vizepa artha me jaina sAhitya me AtA hai ? "coyaTha agasa / iti" aisA kucha artha de hI nahIM sakatA yA coyaThama agasatika bhI ve mAnI hai| kRpA karake kahiyegA ki coyaTa kA koI vizepa artha ho sakatA hai yA nhiiN| ApakA kA0 pra0 jAyasavAla
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________________ 130 mere divagata mitro ke kucha patra __(5) zrI munijI ko praNAma ! ____ maiMne mi0 R. D. banarjI ko Aja likhA hai / somadeva ke Date ke lie bahuta dhanyavAda / zaka kAla aura guptakAla eka honA to asaMbhava sA jAna paDatA hai| maiM agale agasta yA sitambara me pUnA bambaI kI ora pAU~gA taba darzana kruuNgaa| __Apa ojhA jI ko merA mata batA diijiegaa| khAravela 2) ru0 me risarca sosAyaTI ke Aphisa se mila sakatA hai| __ Apa hI ke likhane se ki guphA kA ullekha hogA, maiMne (kaMdarAiya) kAntAriSa paDhA, jise sabane pasanda kiyaa| maine rAjanIti para eka grantha likhA hai / chapa rahA hai / chapane para bhejU gaa| ApakA kA0pra0 jAyasavAla Patna 5-6-18 Apane gata aka iNDiyana eNTIkverI me merI kI huI AlocanA ApakI triveNI kI dekhI hogI ? bahuta hI acchA vicAra hai ki kAla vipayaka saba sAmAna jaina sAhitya meM ekatra kara diyA jAya / deza-deza meM bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI kA samaya kyA-kyA mAnA jAtA hai vaha bhI likha diijiegaa| kAla vipayaka iNDIyana enTIkverI kI purAnI jilda (ke. vI. pAThaka horanala Adi ke lekha paTTAvalI ityAdi) dekha lenA cAhie / phaI eka kA repharansa maiMne apane zizu nAga meM diyA hai| merI samajha meM sirpha jaina kronolaoNjI, maiMne dikhalAyA, ThIka hai /
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________________ zrI kAzIprasAda jAyasavAla ke patra idhara kalki vAlA lekha iNDiyana eNTIkverI me dekha liijiegaa| vahA~ bhI maiMne likhA hai-bhagavAna nATaputra kA nirvANa 545 B.C, hone para saba ThIka vaiTha jAtA hai| __ gautamI putra sAtakaraNI hI vikrama thA aura nahapAna jise jaina grantha nahavANa kahate haiM use usane mArA / gau0 pu. kA abhiSeka to ThIka vaisA hI huA, jaisA jaina mAnate hai / 16 varSa kA bheda isase par3A thA ki 58 B. C. java nahapAna mArA gayA, vaha gau0 pu0 kA 17 rAja varSa thaa| ApakA kA0pra0 jAyasavAla paTanA se likhi kArtika suda 10 tAH 22-11-1916 zrI munijI ko praNAma ! Apane jo itanA kaSTa kiyA usake liye maiM hRdaya se kRtajJa huuN| upAdiyati pAlI me barAvara pAtA hai lekina idhara dUsarI chApa meM yaha pATha nikalA / turiyaM upAdiyAti (0164 me vaha caturtha upAdi grahaNa karatA hai) upAdi pAlI meM bahuta AtA hai| upa+mA+dA se banatA hai aura usako pIche se upAdhi aisA maskRta meM mahAyAna vAloM ne likhaa| vauddho ke yahA~ 5 upAdi hai jinhe ve skaMdha bhI kahate hai| "cAra upAdi" aisA dhammapada me AyA hai, paMcama upAdi unako mokSa hai para yahA~ bauddha vijJAna ke artha meM upAdi nahI dekara saMskRta upa+A+dA se avasthA bhAva , anubhava isa artha meM lenA caahiye| caturtha avasthA, sanyAsa rahegA kyoki yaha siddha nahI hai ki pAzrama khAravela nahI mAnatA thaa| vaha vaidika rIti se abhiSikta hue aura brAhmaNa jimAe, kalpavRkSa dAna diye / so ho sakatA hai ki Azrama kA anugamana bhI kiyA ho, para usase acchA artha to yaha hai ki caturtha kalyANa (kevalya, uparata bhAva, phakIrI) grahaNa kiyA thaa| kyoki bhikSu rAjA, yamarAjA,
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________________ 132 mere divaMgata mitro ke kucha patra 'anubhavato kaliyANa" (m vA, NAni) se paridhvani nikalatI hai, nahI to Azrama zabda vartA gayA hogaa| kalyANaka jo kevala tIrthakaroM ke lie kahA gayA so pIche kI vAta hogI / Apa apanI rAya likhiyegA / mahAvijayo khAravela siri vAle vAkya ko kriyA nahI hai| mahA vijaya to vaha the hI, sAdhu ho jAne para bhI aisA unako kahanA kucha asagata na thA / kriyA zAyada rahI ho / uparata huye isa taraha baDe rahane para bhI bhagavAna lAla jI kA pATha ThIka nahI thA / Apa chApa se dekha leN| panatAriya hone se 15 hotA, para pAnatariya hai| isa para maine likhA hai paMcAtirIyaM hai| __ paNDitajI ne bhUla kI thI jo uttara se artha kiyA thaa| paM0 jI ke pATha me bahuta pharka hai, so Apa dekha leN| eka mAsa meM lekha aura chApa bhejeMge, chapa rahA hai| rAjA ceta kosalA kA rAjA thA jo kahI saMbhalapura me thA / muriyA kA artha maine candragupta kiyA hai, maurya nahI / maurya (muriya ke vaMza ko) muriya zabda se apatya karake saskRta meM bnaayaa| grantha ratno ke liye bahuta dhanyavAda / . bhavadIya kAzI prazAda jAyasavAla paTanA kAtika 10/75 mAnyavara ____ kRpA kara mere pichale patra kA uttara diijiegaa| yaza. (purINa yasa) ahaMta nAma ke jinakA nAma khAravela ke lekha meM AyA hai inakI eka kAya nisidhI kumArI parvata para thI, isake cinha bhI maiMne dekhe / parvata ke mastaka para "devasabhA" jo Apane dekhI hogI vahA~ para car3hAI huI nisipI (stUpa jaise) bahuta hai| maiM samajhatA hU~ ki yaha yaza yazodhara nAmaka bhUtajina hai / inakA carita chapA hai / aisA mujhe kalakatte ke
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________________ zrI kAzIprasAda jAyasavAla ke patra 133 digambariyo ne kahA, para ve yazodhara kA hAla kucha batA nahI sake / ho sake to grantha mujhe udhAra bhejiye / kyA ve kaliMga meM mukti prApta huye the ? kaliMgajana aura kauna hai ? jinakA jikra khAravela ke itihAsa me hai / 'nandarAja nIta kAliMga jinasa nivema" nivesa kA artha chApa hai / jaisA kAlidAsa ne "khinnAGga lipiniveza" zakuntalA me likhA hai / inakA caraNa cinha bhI nanda le gaye the aisA jAna paDatA hai | yaha kaliMgajina kauna hai ? yazodhara yA mahAyaNa ? nivesa me u aisA pratyakSa hai / yadi yaha ni ( mi ) sa hunA to kyA nimi (mUla kAlIna jina ) kA hAla kucha mAlUma hai ? kyA ve kaliMga me hue ? merA citta ina prazno se cintita hai, aura dUsarA kAma acchA nahI lagatA / kRpA kara batalAiye / Date isa taraha hai - pAna tariyA savasasatehi muriya kAle prochine 175 mu0 kA0 - phira vAda isake - copaThi aga-sati katariya ( ityAdi) Asati = artha mAti, pUjA yA mantra paDhane kI maMDapa svarUpa kadarA - lekina coyaThi kyA hai ? catuyaSThi ? yA 64 | yadi cosaTha to 64 arka yA 64 aka kA kyA matalaba ? hamAre mana ke kaSTa para dayA karake phaurana javAva likhiye aura pustaka bheja dIjie / (5) ............ ApakA kA0 pra0 jAyasavAla paTanA kArtika 8, 1674 zrI munijI ko sAdara praNAma ! pustako ke liye tathA paca kalyANaka ke avataraNa ke lie anugrahIta vahuta anugrahIta huprA / mere pAsa lekha kI chApa hai / "khAravela" hI hai / ise maiMne kSAkhela = samudra aisA lagAyA hai| purAne nAma aise TeDhe haiM ki sAhitya me
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________________ 134 mere divaMgata mitro ke kucha patra unakA na milanA sandeha utpanna karane vAlA nahI honA cAhie / yathA "khasUci" para nAma vyAkaraNa me na A gayA hotA aura Aja zilA lekha meM milatA to vicitra jacatA / phira zilA lekho me kitane naye nAma milane hai| maiMne dikhalAyA hai ki kSAravela Arya the / khAravela samudra taTa ke rAjA the / unake mA bApa ne kisI saMyoga vizepa ke kAraNa yaha nAma rakha diyA hogaa| merA lekha prema meM gayA hai| zilAlekha se jaina dharma ke itihAma ke vAre me kaI bAto kA patA lagatA hai / jAna paDatA hai ki muriya candragupta bhI jaina the / khAravela bhI jaina bhikSu ho gaye the, yaha mere lekha vAcana se jAna par3atA hai| Apase patra vyavahAra ho jAne se mujhe bar3A sukha milA / lekha chapane para Apake pAsa bhez2a gA / pustako ke liye aneka dhanyavAda / bhavadIya kA0 pra0 jAyasavAla khAravela kA hAla kahI na kahI jaina granthoM me avazya hogA / "cetavaza", "aira", "mahAmeghavAhana" (mahendra) Adi kisI na kisI rUpa me hogA / oDisA ke grantho meM "aira" nAma se ullekha mujhe milatA hai / kyA Apane merA lekha zrI mahAvIra svAmI ke nirvANa kAla (545 BC.) para dekhA hai| maiMne dekhA ki sirpha jaina Date candragupta kA (325 B.C) ThIka thA usI ke sahAre bahuta sI bhUle sudhArI / yathA nahapAna 96-58 B C nahapAna kI jaina gAthA me nahavANa (nahavaharaNa) azuddha likhA hai| ApakA kA0 pra0 jAyasavAla
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________________ zrI kAzIprasAda jAyasavAla ke patra 135 () paTanA agahana-76 mAnya munijI ko praNAma, kRpA patra aayaa| hama chApa aura lekha jalda bhejeNge| jo jo bAteM Apane likhI haiM, una saba para acchI taraha dhyAna diyA hai / upAdiyAti ke vAda virAma (1) hai, isase kalAraNAni chinna, dUra par3a jAtA hai| upara ke zepa yovanA bhijayo" isame zepa yovana para dhyAna diijiyegaa| yA to rAjA phakIra ho gayA thA yA mara gayA thaa| jaba lekha dekhA gayA phira dekhiye ki kSetriya tApasa khAravela ke samaya meM aneka the / usI ke lekha se yaha vidita hai, phira usake sanyasta hone meM kyA AzaMkA ho sakatI hai ? uDIse kI khabara jaina sAhitya ko kama thI isI se khAravela kA nAma taka nahI hai / phira usake bhikSu hone kA hAla kyo kara jaina sAhitya meM mile / tAriya% ti, isame yaha bakheDA hai ki tri aura kahI barAbara "ti" ke rUpa me AyA hai| ApakI zakAo ke kAraNa maiMne vizeSata. vicAra kiyA jisase upakAra huaa| kalki para noTa iNDIyana enTIkverI meM chapa rahA hai| dekhiyegaa| Apane zAyada triloka sAra kI bAta likhI hai yaha mujhe pIche se milA para vaha gratha pIche kA hai| (100 A. D ) usame caturmukha likhA hai. para purANoM meM viSNuyaza ThIka hai| caturmukha usake avatAra kathA kA dyotaka ho sakatA hai yA usakA yaha mUla nAma rahA ho para triloka meM use paTane kA rAjA likhA hai / yaha purANo ke viruddha hai| maiMne ApakI vijJapti triveNI meM ullikhita rAjA (kAMgaDA vAle) kA patA lagAyA hai| samAlocanA me likha diyA hai| ApakA kA0 pra jAyasavAla
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________________ 136 mere divagata mitro ke kucha patra Patna agahana vada 1 mAnyavara, kRpA patra aura yagodhara carita ke lie aneka dhanyavAda / hIrA lAlajI zAha ke vicAra abhI kacce haiN| jI lagAte haiM para AdamI naye mAlUma hote hai| meM lekha me lagA huuN| Apane jo kucha ligbA hai usa para vicAra kara rahA huuN| phira eka bAra ur3IsA jAnA hogaa| yaha nizcaya jAna paDatA hai ki khAravela jaina thA / kAligajina cAhe jo ho, pArzvanAtha yA dUsare, 'nadarAja nita' spaSTa hai / pAnatariyA sabasa satehI muriya kAle vochine yaha Datc jAna par3atA hai| jo vAkya likhA thA vaha aba isa taraha nizcita huA hai / ApakA patra pAkara use phira dekhaa| ___"kumArI pavate pariNaya satehi kAvya nimidiyAya yApana vakehi rANabhitini cinachatAnI bosAmitAni pUjAni rita gavimA khAravela mirinA jIvadehaM vahukAla (ma) raagvitaa"| artha-"100 vAra pradakSiNA pUrvaka arahata kI zarIra nipIdI (samAdhi) kI yApanA vAyiyo ko rAjabhRti aura (cala chAdanIyA) rezamI kapaDe (cIna) diye jAne kI AnA dii| zrI khAravela ne ve dUdha kI pUjya gAyo ke jIva deha kI rakSA bahuta kAla ke liye kI (piijraapol)| yApanAvAdI kauna the aura gAba hae ? yApajJApaka kA koI artha jaina dharma kI dRSTi se ho sakatA hai| ApakA kAgI prasAda jAyasavAla
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________________ zrI kAzIprasAda jAyasavAla ke patra 137 (11) mirjApura zrAvaNa pUrNimA mAnanIya munijI, maiM bImAra hokara ghara AyA huuN| do jyotiSiyoM se gaNanA karAI, ApakI gaNanA donoM ne ThIka batAI / eka (kAzIstha) ke patra kI nakala sAtha bhejatA huuN| zrI yutta kezava lAlajI kA cunAva koI eka mahine meM hogaa| ApakA kAzIprasAda jAyasavAla (12) khaNDagiri, ur3IsA kArtika suda 6, 1974 mAnyavara, patra yahAM AyA / patra yahA~ AyA, bAbU rAkhAladAsa banarjI aura maiM yahA~ phira Akara AkhirIvAra hAthI gumphA paDha rahe hai| koI bar3A phera-phAra isa bAra nahI huA / isase pATha nizcita ho gayA hai / ___ isa kAma meM lage rahane se pUnA pahu~cane kI AzA kama hai, nahI to maiM nizcaya kara cukA thA ki Apa hI kA atiSi vanU aura Apake satsaga kA sukha uThAU~ / jarnala kA eka praka bhejatA huuN| mujhe pUnA na pahuMcane kA duHkha hai| ApakA kAzIprasAda jAyasavAla
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________________ mere divagata mitroM ke kucha patra (13) Patna, E.I.R. Azvina va.4,76 mAnyavara, merA kucha-kucha vicAra hai ki kAnpharensa meM AU~ / yadi AnA hogA to ApahI ke baMgale meM ThahareMge / maiM Apase milane ke bAda eka dina pUnA meM rhaa| rAjA kuNika ke jaina hone kA koI pramANa hai ? / ApakA __ kAzIprasAda jAyasavAla Patna 30-12-17 mAnyavara munijI, ____ maiM kalakatte gayA thA aura vahAM bhAMDArakarajI ke yahAM thA / ApakA patra yahA~ paDhane ko Aja lauTane para milA / guNabhadra ne uttara purANa me kalki kA kAla 502 A.C.---544 A. C. diyA hai, vaha adhika sahI mAluma paDatA hai| Apake naye grantha me pIche se hAtha lgaa| aisA jAna paDatA hai / kalki ko usake jItejI loga avatAra mAnane lage the aisA jaina lekha caturmukha se jAna paDatA hai| paNarASTra samajha me abhI nahIM aataa| dekhabhAla karake likheMge aura dUsare prazno kA bhI uttara deNge| maiMne uttara purANa kI jagaha triloka sAra likha diyA thaa| usakA samaya Apa kyA mAnate haiM / purANa meM kalki kA putra nahIM likhA hai / jaina granthoM meM indrapura (indaura) kA rAjA aura usake laDake kA nAma ariMjaya likhA hai / kRpA kara batalAIye ki zvetAmbara grantho meM kalki ke bAre me kyA likhA huA hai| mujhe trilokya prajJapti ke zaka saMvata aura nirvANa kAla ke bAre vAlI gaNanA jAnane kI bahuta utkaThA hai / grantha RNa yA avataraNa se upakRta kiijiegaa|
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________________ zrI kAzIprasAda jAyasavAla ke patra 136 eka bAta ke lie Apako yaha sevaka kaSTa denA cAhatA hai| arkasa nAma ke devatA kyA jaina sAhitya me Aye hai ? to unakI ginatI kyA hai tathA unakA svabhAva kaisA hai ? ApakA kAzIprasAda jAyasavAla noTa-yaha patra jaba mere pAsa AyA tava suprasiddha jaina vidvAn zrI nAthUrAmajI premI mere sAtha the| unhone patra ke hA~siye meM noTa likhA thA ki uttara purANa zaka saMvat 820 me samApta huA hai / (15) Patna 28-5-18 mAnanIya munijI, bahuta dinoM ke bAda patra pAkara bahuta sukha humA / alavirunI ne gupta kAla aura zaka kAla kA udAharaNa sAtha hI diyA hai| use phlITa ne gupta inskrIpsansa meM likhA hai| Apa phlITa kI bhUmikA dekha lIjiye / usameM hai| mere mitra rAkhAladAsa jI banarjI vahA~ gaye haiN| bhAMDArakarajI ke sthAnApanna unase bheMTa kIjiegA / khAravela me bar3I mehanata kI gaI hai| hindI meM mujhe karane kA avakAza nahI hai / vaha vicAra chor3a diyA gyaa| adhika zubha kA0 pra0 jAyasavAla cANakya ne kama dAma ke sikke calAye the aura nando ne camar3e para kara lagAyA thA, yaha jaina grantho me hai ? milane se bhejiegaa| jaina somadeva sUri ko bhaye kitane dina hue| rAjanIti para koI grantha jaina prAkRta me hai ?
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________________ 140 mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra Patna E. I. R. 7-11-19. mAnya priya munijI, ____ khAravela lipi meM aba saba nizcita ho gyaa| eka yavana rAja kA nAma bhI isa bAra milA hai| saba bhI pUrNa rUpa se tai pA gayA, kevala eka paMkti nahI lagatI "pUjAya [ra] ta uvAsA khAravela sirinA jIva deva kAla rAkhitA" upAsA [ka? ] rAkhitA ? jIvadeva kauna the aura jI. de. kAla (?) ko kisa taraha baiThAveM? isake pahale haiM : vijaya cakA kumArI pavate arahita yAra khiNAsa-kSINAsavigatarAga) saMtAhi ese pahale kA pATha / ApakA kA0 pra0 jAyasavAla +4A (17) BAR LIBRARY HIGH COURT PATNA 10-12-19 mAnya zrI munijI, __maiM ApakA avazya sAtha duuNgaa| khAravela lekha aba nizcita ho gayA / kucha hI idhara udhara huA haiN| eka yavana rAja kA nAma milatA hai| ApakA kAzIprasAda jAyasavAla (18) paTanA AsAr3ha su. 11 PATNA 20th July 1927 zrI mAnanIya muni jina vijayajI ko praNAma purassara nivedana
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________________ zrI kAzIprasAda jAyasavAla ke patra 141 bahuta dinoM se patrAlApa nahI huA / khAravela lekha ko san 16 meM rAkhAladAsa banarjI ke sAtha eka bAra pASANa para maiMne phira paDhA aura kaI bAra usakI mRttikA pratilipi se (plAsTara kaoNsTa) jise maiMne banavAkara paTanA myUjiyama meM rakhavAyA hai| par3hakara zuddha kiyA hai / aba use chApa denA cAhatA huuN| usI meM phira lagA huuN| eka bAra vImAra hokara Dara gyaa| ava jaldI-jaldI saba kAma samApta kara rahA huuN| ____khAravela lipi meM puna. Apase sahAya cAhatA huuN| pa0 14 "supavata vijaya caka-kumArI pavate arahite pakhinI pa [1] saMtehi kAya nisIdIyAya yApa jAva kehi p [o?] rAjabhitIni cIna vatAni va sAsitAni pUjAya rata uvAsa khAravela sirinA jIvadeha sirikA priikhitaa"| isame pakhino po satehi (yA pasatAhi) nayA pATha hai / jo nizcita mAlUma hotA hai / kyA yApanA saMgha vAle pakSI posate the ? yApa jJApaka kA kyA artha hogA? jIvadeha sirikA kA kyA artha hogA? pahale jIva deva par3hA gayA thaa| pa0-16 muriya-kAla-vochinaM ca coyaThi (yA coyaThI)-aMga-satikaM turiyaM upAdayati / isameM 64 aMga vAle sAptika jo maurya samaya meM lupta ho gayA thA usakA uddhAra karanA mAlUma hotA hai| para yaha pada turIya kA vizepaNa hai / turiya=caturtha, tUrya, yA tvaritaM yA trurika ho sakatA hai| yaha kisa jaina grantha kI carcA karatA hai ? kRpA kara vicAra likhiyegaa| turiya kA artha mujhase nahI laga rahA hai / 50-11 maMDaM yuvarAja (yA ava-rAja) nivesataM pithuDa gadabha nagalena kAsayati=pRthula gardabha lAMgalena-karSayati; jana pada-bhAvanaM ca terasa-vasa-satakesu (ketu ) bhaMdati tamara deha saMghAta /
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________________ mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra yaha bhI eka Ter3I paMkti hai | lagatI nahI / khAravela vaMza isa taraha hai / paM0 1 | ailena (ai re na nahI) }{ 142 { | ceti = cedi = (16) } basa saMdeha nahI, kaliMgajina - sanniveza khAravela upAsaka jaina the isameM magadha se vApasa le Aye, kumArI parvata ( khaNDa giri) para rata - upAsa khAravela ne apane zarIra aura jIva kI parIkSA lI / ApakA pattA mujhe rAya kRSNadAsa banArasa vAle se milA / ApakA kAzIprasAda jAyasavAla paTanA bhAdavA suda 15 26-8-27 mAnanIya munivara, kRpA patra milA / Apako likhane ke bAda maiM barAbara lekha meM mehanata karatA rhaa| tIna mAsa taka mere upara yaha lekha bhUta sA savAra thA / dUsarA kAma-dhAma, khAnA-pInA choDa isake pIche lagA rahA / bar3e vighna paDa e, para kisI kI paravAha na thI / merA kAma pUrA ho gayA / lekha presa me gayA hai / san 19 meM phira khaNDa giri gayA thA / san 24 meM paTane meM kASTa Adi se Revision kA Revision kiyA / yaha donoM kAma rAkhAladAsa jI banarjI ke sAtha huye / phira atra pra esa meM phira lekha par3ha tIna mAsa taka mehanata kI / san 16 kI phala chApate 2 itanI dera ho gaI / prUpha Ate hI Apake pAsa bhejUMgA / likhatA hU~ / bhejane ke vakta mehanata kA isa bIca yahAM kucha aparAja nivesitaM vAlI pakti meM nikalA "jinasa daMbhAvanaM ca tera
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________________ zrI kAzIprasAda jAyasavAla ke patra 143 savasa satikaM tu bhidati tamara deha saMghAtaM / " jinako daMbha dene vAlA daMbhApanaM teraha so varSa vAlA tamara (sIkSa) kI. mUrti usane tor3I ? * jinapada nahI jinasada hai / paravIna sasate hi kA artha maiMne prakSINa sasmRta=janmAntara mukta (pa nahIM sa nikAlA hai) maiMne kiyA hai| vaha artha Apake artha se milatA hai| yApajAvaka ke par3hate kucha sadeha kI jagaha nahIM para paTanA jAne para dekhUgA / Cast eka do jagaha chor3akara ThIka utaga hai / Apa Aiye / mere yahA~ padhAriye aura sAtha me Cast pddhiye| taba merI mehanata kA bhI andAja ho jAyagA / jivadeha sirikA parikhitA-jina deva zrI kA parikSitA (khAravela siritA) pakti (me - madhuraM apayAto) ke bAda yavanarAja Dimita Greek King Dimituos milA hai| isa vAra hindI meM bhI saMskaraNa kara duuNgaa| yadi Apa AveM to roke rhuuN| Apa hama milakara kara ddaaleN| mere baMgale se alaga eka atithi bhavana banAyA hai usame ArAma se rahiyegA aura sAtha me rAjagaha Adi calege / abhinna kAzIprasAda rAjabhItini bhI sApha hai / java AiyegA dikhA duuN| mujhako mAluma paDatA hai ki pUrva maiM khAravela ke samaya meM pUrva janma me thaa| maiM eka mAsa me lauttuuNgaa| - (20) Patna 15-10-30 priyavara muni jI, Apa zAnti niketana jA rahe hai / Apa rAste meM yahAM hote jaaiyegaa| Politics chor3a Apa isI paThana-pAThana ne lagiye / kAnpharensa yahA~ hogaa| usame bhI Aiye /
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________________ 144 mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra nimnalikhita bAtoM para kRpayA turanta uttara diijiye| maiMne so pRSTha kA eka itihAsa likhA hai usame darakAra hai| 1-gaI bhila yA gaddabhilla pATha ThIka hai ? purAnA pATha kyA hai ? 2- gaIbhila kI jAti kyA thI? kyA vaha vikrama kA pitA mAnA jAtA hai ? jaisA kArapeNTiyara ne likha DAlA hai| 3-vikrayAditya kI jAti kyA thI ? 4-nahavAraNa kI jAti kyA thI? 5 tIno ke putra pautra kA kucha hAla hai ? 6-muruDa kahA the ? jaina sAhitya meM sabase purAcIna kyA kathA inakI hai ? 7-Avazyaka sUtra aura usa para prAkRta TIkA, jo kaba kA hai ? (Agamodaya) bhadrabAhu kI niyukti bhASya, haribhadra kaba ke haiM / zrApakA kA0 pra0 jAyasavAla (21) Patna 30-10-30 The 6th All India Oriental Conference. mAnya priyavara muni jI, Apake patra se, uttaroM se bar3A kAma huaa| eka prazna aura hala kara dijiyegaa| ___yaha avataraNa bhejate haiM, isameM mujhe samajha nahIM par3atA ki 'gAthA aura tilakacUrNI antargata hai yA bhASya meM / kRpayA isakA uttara de diijiyegaa| ApakA vazaMvada kA0 pra0 jAyasavAla yadi yaha tilaka haribhadra jI kA hai to gAthA kisakI hai ?
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________________ zrI kAzIprasAda jAyasavAla ke patra 145 (22) Patna 27-1-34 priya aura zraddheya muni jI, saba loga bhUkampa se baca gaye para makAna meM kaI sahastra kA nukasAna huaa| ___ Apako mere itihAsa meM itane adhyAya likhane hoge| jisake liye kRpA kara phaurana hAtha lagA diijiye| 1-neminAtha / mahAbhArata yuddha se lekara pArzvanAtha taka / usI meM neminAtha pUrva kA dharma itihAsa, sthAna Adi kA nirUpaNa karate huye rAjavaza Adi kA nirUpaNa karate huye, dharma kA pUrNa vyAkhyAna / (10 pRSTha) AkAra hindU paoNliTI yA keMbrija hisTrI kaa| arthAt bar3A / ApakI rAya yadi bar3e AkAra kI ho arthAt merutuga vAle Apake grantha kA to vaisA likhiegaa| ___2-pArzvanAtha ke bAda mahAvIra svAmI ke nirvANa taka / dharma aura rAjanIti dono kA / (20 pRSTha) 3-zrI mahAvIra ke bAda merutuMga taka / (merA hindu kAla bhoja taka rahegA) dharma vikAsa aura usame pheraphAra--rAjavaMzoM ke kAla ke ullekha se| aisA likhA jAya ki maiM cAhU~ to kATa-kATa kara una bhinna rAjavaMzoM ke sAtha kara dU yA alaga hI rkhuu| (20 pRSTha) 4-1 noTa, jaina kalAzilpa pr| (yadi ho sake) Upara ke 3 adhyAyo me jaina darzana, dharma zabda meM zAmila hai| kaba taka taiyAra hogA? hindI meM likhiyegA to tarajamA karA lUgA nahI to agrejI meM bhI likha diijiyegaa| patra barAvara likhate rahiyegA / kAma zithila na pdd'e| Apako
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________________ 146 mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra sAre itihAsa kA DrAphTa pAsa karanA par3egA, jaina aura aitihAsika dRSTI se| isI taraha rAhula jI se kAma luuNgaa| ApakA kA0 pra0 jAyasavAla (23) Patna 5-2-34 zraddheya muni jI, darzana dete jaaiegaa| agara AkAra baDha jAye to koI harja nhii| 4-5 mAsa me adhyAya taiyAra ho jAya / zrI rAhula jI sItAmaDhI gaye hai| sahAyatA karane Ane vAle hai| __ merA makAna kucha gira gayA / para koI harja nahI / dUsaro kA duHkha bahuta hai / uttara meN| dIvAna jI acche jIva haiN| barAvara likhate haiN| maiMne kumAra svAmI ko eDiToriyala borDa meM rahane ko likhA hai| uttara A jAne se saba chApa duuNgaa| yahA~ AiyegA tava sava hAla bAkI btlaauuNgaa| saba pATha taiyAra ho jAne para chApane ke pahale Apako dikhA duuNgaa| thApakA kA0 pra0 jAyasavAla (24) Patna 2-3-35 priya aura zraddheya muni jI, koI jana zvetAmbara yA digambara mAGgalika athavA anya aisA cakra hai ? catuSkoNa
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________________ zrI kAzIprasAda jAyasavAla ke patra 147 yadi hai to kyA nAma hai ? yaha mujhe candragupta maurya kI cIjoM para sarakArI mArkA milatA hai| para azoka use chor3a detA hai / punaH samprati ke sikke para milatA hai / samprati kisakA lar3akA thaa| kunAla kA nAma jaina sAhitya meM hai yA nahI ? kunAla kA rAjya huA yA nahI ? dazaratha bhI yaha cinha rakhatA hai para dUsare maurya nhii| kyA yaha jaina cinha hai ? phira khAravela to zvetAmbara thA, ise nahIM rakhatA vaha sirpha svastika rakhatA hai| svastika kA jaina sAhitya meM kyA artha hai ? ApakA kAzIprasAda jAyasavAla' (25) Patna 14-3-35 . priya muni jI, (1) kunAla ke viSaya meM jaina graMtho meM kyA hai ki vaha rAjA huA ___thA yA nhiiN| (2) Apake darzana kaba hoge ? (3) aisA catuSkoNa koI cakra jaina dharma yA sAhitya meM hai ? hai to kyA artha hai ? (4) vindusAra ke viSaya meM, jaina sAhitya meM kucha hai ? ApakA kAzIprasAda jAyasavAla merA "maju zrI mUlakalpa" vAlA bhAratIya itihAsa Apako milA ?
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________________ 148 mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra (26) Patna 22-3-35 zraddhaya muni jI, maiM khAravela ke liye taiyAra hU~ / barUA brAhmI akSaroM kA mAmalA nahIM samajhate aura unake vicAra bahuta kara buddhi ke bAhara hote haiM / maiM 23 apraila ko jahAja se bambaI se iglaiNDa jA rahA hU~ / 20 tAH ko indaura meM hoU~gA / kyA Apake darzana vahA~ ho sakeMge ? hindI sAhitya sammelana meM / maiMne idhara sikke hala kiye / vizeSa milane para / 1 ApakA kAzIprazAda jAyasavAla eka lar3akA ambAlAlajI sArAbhAI ke yahA~ mila kA kAma sIkhane gayA hai /
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________________ paMjAba nivAsI sva. prakhyAta epigrAphisTa DaoN. hIrAnanda zAstrI ke kucha patra (1) kaiMpa nAlaMdA, po. silAU ( bihAra ) tAH 6-4-21 pUjanIya munivara, AzA hai Apa sakuzala apane sthAna para pahu~ca gaye hoMge / aura apane zubha kAryoM meM laga gaye hoge / Apake pIche yahA~ bahuta sI uttamottama cIjeM nikalI haiM jinakA varNana riporTa meM chapegA / yadi prApa aMgrejI kI riporTa par3hane hoM to bhejUMgA / maiM bihAra meM jo jaina tIrtha hai yA vaise prasiddha sthAna hai jinakA jaina mata se sambandha hai, una para eka choTA sA noTa likhanA cAhatA hU~ / kyA Apa kRpayA unakI sUcI mujhe bheja sakate haiM ? jahA~ jahA~ unakA varNana haiM una graMtho ke nAma bhI / kahI ApakI dRSTi meM maNDana sUtradhAra ke zilpa graMtha bhI par3a hoM to kRpayA likheM kauna kauna se aura kahA~ kahA~ ? kyA unameM se koI mujhe dekhane ke liye mila sakegA ? prabhAvaka caritra kA zuddhi patra Apa nikAlane ko kahate the / kyA taiyAra ho gayA ? kyA maiM use dekha sakUMgA ? Aja kala garmI vahuta paDane lagI hai ataH khanana prAyaH baMda karane lagA hU~ / kucha dina aura yahAM ThaharUgA / riporTa taiyAra karake paTanA calA jAUMgA | mere yogya kArya ho likhiye / vinIta hIrAnaMda zAstrI 1
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________________ 150 mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra (2) pharnahila nIlagirI tAH 2-2-1924 zrIyuta muni mhaaraajjii| ___saMbhava hai ki Apa mujhe bhUle nahI hoMge / do sAla se adhika arsA huA Apake darzana nAlaMdA meM hue the| eka patra maiMne Apako bhejA thaa| parantu uttara nahI milA / ataH cupa rahA ava muni zrI vallabhavijayajI ke kathanAnusAra phira likhatA hU~ saMbhava hai unhoMne bhI Apako likhA ho| merA vicAra hai ki prabhAvaka caritra kA zuddhi patra chApa diyA jAya aura prabhAvaka caritra se jo jo etihAsika vAteM nikala sakatI haiM unakI chAna bIna karake iMgliza evaM hindI me bhUmikA yA dUsarA bhAga isa rUpa meM chApa diyA jAya cAhe nirNaya sAgara meM cAhe anyatra, jaisA ho, isameM ApakI sahAyatA kI AvazyakatA hai| yadi kRpA ho to yaha kArya ho jAve / yadi maiM muni zrI vallabhajI ke pAsa kahIM hotA to saMbhavatayA yaha kArya zIghra ho jAtA, aba bahuta dUra baiThA hU~ ataH DAka dvArA hI saba kucha hogaa| yahA~ koI lekhaka yA paDita bhI nahIM hai| yatla kara rahA hU~ koI yogya lekhaka A jAya to ThIka ho| (ahiMsA tattva ) kI eka prati mila gaI hai| jaisA maiMne prUpha dekha kara hI likha diyA thaa| bahuta ThIka uttara diyA gayA hai| bhavadIya hIrAnanda zAstrI patA-nAma pharnahila nIlagirIja (madrAsa prAnta) (3) bar3audA 23-5-34 zrI vidvadva ra muni jI abhivAdanAdyanantarakRpA patra milA maiMne tInoM grantha par3ha DAle / prasanna huaa| Apane
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________________ prakhyAta epigrAphisTa DA0 hIrAnanda zAstrI ke patra 151 sampAdana meM pUrA parizrama liyA hai| yahI to puNya hai / prabandha cintAmaNI meM Apane jo " prastuta AvRtti kI janma kathA", likhI hai use maiMne baDI ruci se pddh'aa| pravattaMka zrI kAntivijayajI mahArAja ke liye jo kucha likhA, ThIka hai / merI unameM bahuta zraddhA hai / yaha to zrI caturvijayajI aura puNyavijaya jI triratna haiM / maiM apanI rAya isake sAtha bhejatA hU~ / yadi aura kaheM to aura likha dUM / Aja kala garmI bahuta hai nIlagirI para rahane ke kAraNa aura adhika pratIta hotI hai / ahamadAbAda kI ora AyA to avazya milUMgA / kabhI 2 kuzala patra bhejA kareM | sabako yathA yogya | (4) ApakA vinIta hIrAnaMda zAstrI Camp Kalol 12-10-36 zrIyuta muni mahArAja / ApakA kRpA patra milA, dhanyavAda / mujhe jJAta nahI thA ki Apake pAsa aura bhI sAmagrI thI acchA phira sahI / maiM zAyada lauTatA huA darzana kara skuuN| sAyaMkAla ko mehasAnA jAUMgA vahA do tIna dina ThaharUM / Apake nimatraNa kA avazya hI upayoga karUMgA / jaba kabhI ho, sambhava hone para sIdhA Apake pAsa calA AUMgA koI saMkoca nahI / kRpAkAMkSI hIrAnaMda zAstrI
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________________ 152 mere divaMgata mitro ke kucha patra Camp PATAN 13-3-38 zrI muni pravarAH bahuta samaya huA na to Apake darzana hue na patra vyvhaar| jahAM taka mujhe smaraNa hai 'cuppa' ApakI ora se hai| eka dina ahamadAbAda dera taka ThaharanA par3A yatna kiyA Apase milU magara Apake sthAna para, jahA maiM Apase milatA thA pApa nahI the| patA lagA ki Apane kahI dUra alaga makAna banA liyA hai| kahA ? vaha jJAta nahI / kaha nahI saMkatA yaha patra Apako mile yA na mile|| ____ maiM paraso yahA se lauTU gaa| 11 baje ke karIba ahamadAvAda A jAUgA / yadi ho sake to kisI AdamI ko bheja deM usake sAtha A jaauuNgaa| 1 baje vAlI gADI me baDaudA lauTa jAUMgA mujhe isa samaya vizepa kArya hai / maiM vijJapti patro para eka lekha likhanA cAhatA hU~ yadi Apa sahAyatA kareM to kRpA ho / mehatA jI ne kahA hai / yahAM puNya vijaya jI ne bhI sUcita kiyA hai| Apake pAsa bahuta sAmagrI hai| unhone vijJapti trIveNI kI pustaka bhI paDhane ko dii| usakI ora prati zAyada na mile Apane hI chapavAyA hai / yadi kRpA hoto maiM aauuN| yaha patra yadi samaya para na mile to baDaudA uttara deN| ina chuTTIyo meM vahI rhuuNgaa| patA merA nAma aura alakApurI baDaudA yA kevala nAma hii| zrI pravartaka jI muni jI acche hai| dekha nahI sake nahI to unase sahAyatA miltii| kahate haiM phira sAmagrI ikaTThA karake deNge| AzA hai Apa sarvathA prasanna hai / yahA kabhI padhAreM to dekheM kitanA khoda kAma kara DAlA hai| agara Apa ahamadAvAda ho to maiM bar3audA se bhI A sakatA huuN| ThIka ThIka makAna kA patA deN| vinIta hIrAnada zAstrI
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________________ prakhyAta epinAphisTa DA. hIrAnaMda zAstrI ke patra 153 alkApurI bar3audA 17-3-38 zrI munijI prakANDA ! zAyada merA patra Apako nahIM milaa| sTezana para ApakA koI AdamI nahI milA / uttara bhI nahIM phuNcaa| yadi Apa ahamadAvAda hI ho to maiM eka dina calA AU~ Ajakala daphtara baMda hai / 23 tArIkha taka chuTTiyAM haiN| vijJapti triveNI se patA lagatA hai Apake hAtha uttama sAmagrI hai| yadi malika vAhaNa se bhejA, zrI jaya sAgara kA patra (sa, 1484) dekha sakU yA usakI eka do phoTo le sakU~ to kyA hI saubhAgya kI bAta ho / kA~gar3A meM to maiMne bahuta sA kAma bhI kiyA hai eva 13 vIM zatAbdI kA tAr3apatra kA tathA muni sundara sUrI kA sa 1466 kA yadi kucha sahAya de to kRpA ho| merI to prArthanA hI hai| mAnanA Apake AdhIna hai| AzA hai Apa uttara avazya deNge| vinIta hIrAnanda zAstrI (7) bar3audA tAH 1-4-38 zrI munivarAH ApakA 26-3-38 kA patra milA / dhanyavAda ! AzA hai ApakA svAsthya ThIka hogaa| sAbaramatI kA jalavAyu Apake anukUla hogaa| jahAM taka maiM samajha sakA hU~ ApakA jaina liTarecara, itihAsa, zAstra jJAna agAdha hai aura maiM usase bahuta kucha sIkha sakatA huuN| ApakA yaha kahanA ki Apa chAtra haiM Apake vinaya aura saujanya kA
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________________ 154 mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra dyotaka hai / maiM jaba kabhI Apase milA hU Apake saujanya se evaM pANDitya se prabhAvita huA hU~ / maiM pATaNa jAtA huA aura vahA~ se AtA huyA grApase avazya milA karUMgA / ahamadAbAda me dera taka ThaharanA hotA hai / vinA kisI kleza ke A sakatA hU~ | jAtA huA prAyaH vahA~ eka baje AtA hU~ / cAra tIsa para calatA hU~ eva loTatA bhI dasa sAr3he dasa / vahA Akara 1- 40 para calA karatA hU~ / TeksI lI aura Apake pAsa pahu~cA / maiM Apako sUcanA dU~gA pahale to dvArakA jAnA hai phira pATaNa / I vijJapti patro para lekha likha kara maiMne Aja bheja hI diyA hai / puNyavijayajI ko likhA thaa| pravartaka mahArAja ke sagraha me se patra bhejeM / unhoMne uttara hI nahI diyA / aba aura kyA pratIkSA karanI hai / jo sAmagrI mere pAsa thI usI para likha diyA hai / jaba Apase milU~gA to Apako dikhalAUMgA aura Apa vAlA patra bhI dekhUMgA / yadi pATaNa ke sahasra liMga tAlAba kA kahI varNana AtA ho to dekha rakkhe | yogya sevA ho to likheM / (5) vinIta hIrAnanda zAstrI PATAN T: 17-4-38 zrI muni jinavijayajI mahArAja, AzA hai Apa prasanna haiM aura ahamadAvAda hI virAja rahe haiM / maiM 20 tArIkha ko savA dasa yA sAr3he dasa baje ahamadAbAda zrA jAU~gA / Apa kisI ko sTezana para bheja deN| usake sAtha A jAU~gA / mila ke eka baje kI gAr3I meM loTU gA / darzanAfbhApI hIrAnanda zAstrI
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________________ prakhyAta epigrAphisTa DA. hIrAnaMda zAstrI ke patra 155 (8) BARODA 30.5.38 zrI suhRdavara muni jinavijayajI zAyada merA patra Apako milA hI na hogaa| nahIM to Apa uttara avazya dete / sunA thA Apa karAMcI padhAre hai / vApasa lauTa Aye hoge / maiM to isa bIca me kaI bAra pATaNa gayA aayaa| yadi Apa patra kA uttara dete to maiM tAra dvArA sUcanA dekara Apake darzana kara hI letaa| zAyada Apa garmI ke kAraNa nahI likhate hoNge| vijJapti patro para jo lekha likhA hai usameM mujhe Apake pAsa jo patra haiM "sIdhI jI" vAlA, usake phoTo dene ko kahA gayA hai so yA to Apa phoTo bhejeM jo mi0 N. C. mehatA ne chApe hai, ApakI hI kitAva me| aura yA vijJapti patra bhejane kI kRpA kare zIghra, nahIM to mujhe kahe apane PEON ko bhejU / uttara zIghra de| darzanecchu hIrAnanda zAstrI (10) baDodA tAH 4-6-30 zrI vidvadvara mahAzayA. ! prApakA 1 jana kA patra milaa| ApakA pahalA patra nahIM milaa| zAyada bhRtya ne posTa hI na kiyA ho athavA mere se hI kahI gira gayA ho| maiM to samajha rahA thA Apa karAMcI padhAre hai aisA majumadAra ne kahA thA / astu / maiM pATaNa do bAra jA cukA huuN| maiM bhI tAH 17 ko vApasa aayaa| isI vAra maiM upAzraya nahI gayA nahIM to vahI darzana ho jaate| maiM java NA -
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________________ 156 mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra kabhI pATaNa jAtA hU~ pravartaka munijI ke darzana kara hI liyA karatA huuN| isa bAra nahIM kara sakA / usakA daNDa mila gayA / Apase nahIM mila paayaa| mujhe bhI thor3e dina meM phira vahA~ jAnA hai| Apako sUcanA duuNgaa| mujhe isa vijJapti patra kA uttama phoTo lenA hai, apane lekha ke liye / jo mi. mehatA ne phoTo diyA hai itanA sundara nhiiN| ___maiM puNya vijayajI se vijJapti patra lekara phoTo taiyAra kruuNgaa| aura vijJapti patra vApasa kara duuNgaa| puNya vijaya jI ko likha rahA huuN| Apa bhI likha deN| puNya vijayajI kA mujha para vizvAsa hai, merA lekha taiyAra hai| amerikA meM chpegaa| pheyara kApI eka do dina taka ho jAyagI tabhI taka phoTo bana jAya to ikaTThA bheja duuN| maiM jisa dina pATana jAU~gA Apako tAra duuNgaa| majumadAra jI ko apanI spIca hindI me likha dI hai ApakA paricaya dekr| bhavadIya hIrAnanda zAstrI BARODA 11-6-38 zrI munivarAH AzA hai merA patra Apako mila mayA hogaa| maiM parasoM somavAra 13 jUna ko sADhe 10 pone 11 baje (Morning) ko calakara ahamadAbAda 14-40 baje dopahara ko phuNcuuNgaa| vahA~ se sAMyakAla 4 baje ke lagabhaga pATana kI ora cluuNgaa| yadi Apa ahamadAbAda haiM to kisI ko sTezana para bhejane kI kRpA kreN| maiM usake sAtha Apake vihAra me A skeNgaa| 2-3 ghaNTe bahuta samaya hai| zeSa milane pr| vinIta hIrAnanda zAstrI
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________________ prakhyAta epigrAphisTa DA0 hIrAnaMda zAstrI ke patra 157 (12) D.O. No. 208/28 Director of Archaeology Baroda State, Baroda, the 28 navambara 1939 zrI munivarAH cirakAla se na to Apake darzana hI huai aura na hI koI kuzala patra milaa| Ajakala Apa kahAM virAjate haiM aura kyA kAma kara mujhe vijJapti patroM para eka sacitra saMdarbha chApanA hai zrI pravartaka mahArAja se kaI eka patra mile hai| aura sthAno se bhii| maiMne Aja zrI pujya jinacandra jI sUrI jI ko bhI likhA hai / mAsTara lakSmI candra, sukhalAla jI se bhI Apake sahAyya se kucha mila jAya, kahiye unhe / apane pAsa koI ho to bhejeN| Apako ora kyA livU / mitratA kA nAtA hai| darzanAbhilASi hIrAnanda zAstrI zrI muni jinavijayajI jaina muni mAlUMgA jI0 AI0 pI0 relve mA
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________________ rASTra bhASA hindI ke mahAn unnAyaka sarasvatI ke zreSTha sampAdaka sva0 paM. zrI mahAvIra prasAdajI ke kucha patra (1) juhI, kAnapura tAH 16-5-15 zrIman, zAkaTAyana para lekha milA / kRtajJa huA / dhanyavAda, chApU~gA / (2) vinIta mahAvIra prasAda dvivedI juhI, kAnapura tAH 6-11-15 zrIman, DAkTara jaikovI ke jisa patra kA avataraNa Apane lekha meM diyA hai, usa avataraNa ke kucha aMza kA eka phoTo grApa bhejate to kRpA hotI athavA Apa utanA aMza mujhe hI bheja dIjiye / maiM phoTo utaravA lU~gA / bhavadIya mahAvIra prasAda dvivedI
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________________ sva. paM. mahAvIra prasAdajI ke kucha patra 159 (3) juhI, kAnapura tAH 13-11-15 zrI matAMvara, kRpA patra milaa| jaikobI sAhaba acchI saMskRta likhate / / haiM / mai unake donoM patra sarasvatI meM chApUgA / eka patra ke kucha aMza kA phoTo bhI duuNgaa| kAma hone para patra lauTA duugaa| AzA hai, isameM Apako koI aitarAja na hogaa| patra sAhitya viSayaka hai aura sAhava kI yogyatA batAne ke liye chApe jaayege| pratikUla TIkA ke lie nhiiN| bhavadIya mahAvIra prasAda dvivedI (4) daulatapura, rAyabarelI tAH 10-1.16 zrIman, 6 tArIkha kA posTakArDa milA / saMzodhana meM Apane jo kaSTa uThAyA tadartha maiM ApakA bahuta kRtajJa huuN| pustakeM Apa yahI bheja dIjiye / para aisI ho jo merI samajha meM aave| jaina dharma kI gahana pustako meM merI buddhi kA praveza saMbhava nhii| vinIta mahAvIra prasAda dvivedI
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________________ 160 mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra (5) daulatapura-rAyabarelI tAH 20-1-16 mahodaya, 16 janavarI kA posTakArDa kala milA / aAja hI subaha iNDiyana presa ko likha diyA ki kAma ho gayA ho to jaikobI sAhaba ke donoM patra turanta sApako rajisTrI karake bheja diye jAya / pATana ciTThI pahu~cane meM cAra pA~ca dina lagate haiN| 25 tAH ko zrApa jAne vAle haiN| sUcanA Apane dera se dii| yadi patra samaya para na pahuMce to kSamA kiijiyegaa| vinIta mahAvIra prasAda dvivedI daulatapura, rAya barelI tA: 20-2-16 mahodayavara, 15 pharavarI kA posTa kArDa milA / niHsandeha yaha galatI hai| bar3I kRpA kI jo mujhe sUcanA de dii| maine "bhrama saMgodhana" chapane bheja diyaa| sambhava hunA to pharavarI ko saMkhyA meM chapa jAyagA, nahIM to mArca kI saMkhyA meN| zrApa eka aura lekha bhejane kI kRpA kiijie| bhavadIya mahAvIra prasAda
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________________ sva. paM. zrI mahAvIra prasAdajI ke kucha patra (7) (5) 161 zrI manmahodaya, kRpA kArDa milA / pustaka bhI milI / kRtajJa huA / aneka dhanyavAda / aisI hI kRpA banI rahe / juhI, kAnapura tAH 2-10-16 zrI mantAvara, ApakA 20 jUna kA patra sAhitya saMzodhaka" kA prathama a sUcanArthaM nivedana hai / vinIta mahAvIra prasAda dvivedI daulatapura, rAya barelI tAH 6-2-17 zrIman, 31 janavarI kA kArDa milA / "kRpA rasa koza" kI kApI bhI milI / isa kRpA ke lie aneka dhanyavAda / samAlocanA karU~gA / nivedaka mahAvIra prasAda dvivedI (ha) DAkakhAnA - daulatapura, rAya barelI tAH 6-7-20 Aye kaI dina hue, para "jaina aba taka nahI milA / I vinIta mahAvIra prasAda dvivedI
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________________ 162 mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra (10) juhI, kAnapura tAH 11 mArca 1922 zrI matAMvareSu munivara jinavijaya mahodayeSu ! nivedana midam-kRpA sUcaka patra milaa| prAcIna jaina lekha saMgraha, bhAga 2 kI kApI bhI milii| kRtajJa huaa| Apako merA smaraNa banA hai yaha merA saubhAgya hai / pustaka divya hai, bar3e hI mahatva kI hai| bar3e zrama se Apane taiyAra kI hai| aneka prAcIna aitihAsika bAto para prakAza DAlane vAlI hai| dhanyavAda! vinIta mahAvIra prasAda dvivedI (11) DAkakhAnA-daulatapura, rAya barelI zrImAn muni jI mahArAja, kRpA karake isa lekha ko par3ha jaaiye| isameM jo zabda yA nAma Adi azuddha hoM unheM zuddha kara diijiye| vicAroM meM jahAM bhrama ho, dUra kara dIjie / ucita samajhiye to aura bhI apane kisI mitra ko dikhA lijiye / ni:saMkoca saMzodhana karake ise mere pAsa lauTA diijie| para shiighr| pustaka-bhaMDAro para ApakA lekha kampoja ho gyaa| janavarI kI sarasvatI meM niklegaa| jekobI sAhaba ke patra Apako lauTA diye jAyege / isI pate para lauttaaie| ApakA mahAvIra prasAda dvivedI
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________________ jarmanI nivAsI, rASTrabhakta, bhAratIya saMskRti ke . . . . ananya upAsaka ___ sva0 zrI tArAcanda rAya ke kucha patra tA0 26-7-26 Neuendorf Plogshagen 2 Hiddensee Bei-Schlieker priya muni jI, yahA~ zora hai na dhUla hai| yahA~ sava brahmAnanda kA mUla hai / yahA~ sukha kA hI rUla hai| dukha kevala bhUla hai| vicaranA asUla hai| muni jI saca. kahU to merI lekhanI me sAmarthya nahI ki yahAM kI khUbiyo kA varNana kara sk| mujhe.to hiDDina anirvacanIya Ananda kA dvIpa pratIta hotA hai| pAtadina maiM Apako yAda karatA hai| yadi ho sake to avazya Aiye / jhAu DAkTara jI vAra vAra kahatI hai / prnnaam| ApakA zubha-cintaka tArAcanda rAya (2) 25-6-30 praya mitra muni jI, ApakA Congress Free Hospital se likhA huA patra milaa| idaya ko dukha aura harSa dono hue| dukha isa kAraNa kI Apako coTa pAI aura harSa isaliye ki Apane bhArata mAtA para apane Apako nichAvara kara dene ke prayatna meM yaha inAma paayaa| Izvara Apako jaldI
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________________ 164 mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra bilkula tandurusta kara dene aura kArAvAsa ke phaMde se nikAla kara svAdhIna deza bhaktoM ke gola ke julUsa meM phira milA deN| mere hRdaya meM to Apa sadaiva basate hai saba hindI bhAI Apako vande mAtaram kaha bhejate haiN| maiM isa haphte kolona jA rahA hU~ vahAM ke reDiyo vAloM ne tIna vyAkhyAno ke liye bulAyA hai| Apa apanA vRtAnta yathA zakti bhejate rhnaa| bhavadIya tArAcanda rAya Berlin, Wilmess Dorf Hohenzollern Damm 161 B. 3 V tAH 23-7-30 Berlin, wilmessdorf Hohenzollern Damm 161 B.3 V priya muni jI ApakI ora sadaiva dhyAna rahatA hai| mitroM se ApahI ke viSaya meM bAtacIta hotI hai / ApakA kyA hAla hai| Apa kahAM hai ? kyA Apako patra pahu~cate rahate haiM ? ravIndranAtha ThAkura Ajakala phira jarmanI meM haiM / vizva vidyAlayo me aMgrejI bhASA meM vyAkhyAna deNge| balina me tathA myunika meM bola cuke haiN| abhI phrAnka phorTa aura mAraburga meM boleMge / vizva vidyAlayoM meM anuvAda kI AvazyakatA nahI hai| isa kAraNa meM unake sAtha nahIM gyaa| maiMne "Hamburger Fremdenblatt" unake views para eka lekha likhA hai| yadi Apa paDhanA cAhe to bheja dUM Apa pahale yaha likheM ki patra Apako pahu~cate haiM yA nahI / bhavadIya tArAcanda rAya
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________________ sva. zrI tArAcanda rAya ke kucha patra (4) priya munijI, Rome. 26-8-30 . Apako merA pichalA kArDa to avazya mila gayA hogA, ava Apa pichalA pUrA vRttAnta likhie| maiM zrAja chuTTiyoM ke dinoM meM dUsare dezoM se hotA huA roma pahu~cA huuN| aura yahA~ ke najAre dekha rahA hU~ / eka samaya vaha thA ki sArA jagata roma ke sAmane dama na mAra sakatA thA / musolinI kA rova to bar3A hai para deza meM vaha purAnI zAna zaukata nahIM dikhAI detI ! jarmanI kA mukAbalA iTalI nahIM kara sakatI / nAthurAma premI jI ko maiM jaldI uttara duuNgaa| isa varSa mujhe Izvara kI kRpA se mahAtmA jI para vyAkhyAna dene ke liye kaI yunivarsiTiyo aura sabhAoM se nimaMtraNa Aye haiM / (5) bhavadIya tArAcanda rAya 165 Berlin-Wilmessdorf Hohen Zollerndamm 35 Dated 6-10-30 priya paDita sukhalAlajI, kRpayA yaha patra munijI ko bheja diijie| yadi Apa mujhe hindustAna ke satyAgraha yuddha tathA asahayoga evaM mahilAoM aura yuvakoM kI unnati pradarzaka tasvIreM bheja sakeM to avazya ravAnA kiijie| maiM yahA~ magic lantern slides banavAkara inheM vyAkhyAnoM me istemAla karanA cAhatA hU~ / jo kucha lAgata AegI meM baDI khuzI se diyA karUMgA / Apa mujhe sava prakAra ke citra barAbara bhejate rhiegaa| bar3I kRpA hogI / dAma pratyeka bAra sAtha likha diyA kIjie / maiM ApakA patra Ate hI dAma ravAnA kara diyA krugaa| yahAM eka Publisher ne mujhe bhArata varSa para eka pustaka likhane ke liye kahA hai / kyA Apa isa /
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________________ mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra vipaya meM mujhe aisI sAmagrI bhejakara athavA bhijavAkara jo kisI pustaka me chapA na ho, merI sahAyatA kara sakate hai ? bhavadIya tArAcanda rAya Berlin=Wilmessdorf Hohen Zollerndamm 35 Dated 17-3-71 priyatama munijI, ____ kyA mitratA isI ko kahate haiM ? maiMne Apako itane patra likhe haiN| parantu Apane abhI taka koI uttara nahI diyaa| kyA kAraNa hai ? yadi mujhase koI aparAdha ho gayA ho to kSamA kIjiye / ApakI rihAI kA vRtAta sunakara mere harSa kI sImA nahI rhii| Apa saba hAla likhakara anugRhIta kIjiye / maiM Apake patra kI vATa dekhatA rahUgA / Apa yaha par3hakara avazya khuza hoge ki maiMne isa Winter Semester me jarmanI ke nagaroM aura grAmo me "mahAtmA gAMdhI aura bhAratavarpa" para pacAsa dhyAkhyAna diye hai| kala valina ke Sersing Hochschule meM C. Z. Klot zel ke bAda maiMne lekcara diyA thA loga cakita ho gaye / yaha Izvara kI kRpA hai / gatamAsa me vizva bhAratI ke Asst. Director bAbU kAlI mohana ghoSa yahA~ Ae the unase khUba vAteM huii| uttara zIghra diijiyegaa| . . ApakA kiMkara tArAcanda rAya
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________________ rASTrabhASA hindI ke ananya upAsaka, deza bhakta, utsAhI parivAjaka svargIya svAmI zrI satyadeva jI ke kucha patra c/o American Express Co. Kola Germany 4-1-29 priya jina vijaya jI ApakA pattA pAkara maiM vaDA prasanna huaa| maiM vienA se calane vAlA thA isa kAraNa patra na bheja skaa| Apa kRpayA lauTatI DAka se likhiye ki Apa balina me kaba taka rhege| maiM kArya vazAt iglaiMDa jArahA huuN| Koln me maMgalavAra lauTa aauuNgaa| agalA saptAha 13 janavarI taka maiM yahA~ huuN| yadi Apa balina raheM to maiM somavAra 14 janavarI ko Apake pAsa pahu~cU / Apase mile bahuta dina ho gye| uttara lauTatI DAka se| sasneha Swami Satya Deva c/o American Express Koln, Germany (2) C/o Conrad Dobbelstein Burgmaner Strasse 31 Koln Dated 10-1-29 priya muni jI maiM apane cazme kI vATa dekhatA thaa| vaha mAja vienA se AyA hai| aba mujhe balina me kamarA cAhiye / Apa rAya jI ko TelIphona
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________________ 168 mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra para kahe ki mere liye kamarA talAza kreN| kartArAma ko bhI kheN| Apa / logoM kA patra Ane para maiM phaurana AU~gA khAnA banAne kI suvidhA vahAM / honI cAhiye / nahAne kA ArAma bhii| kartArAma ina saba bAtoM ko jAnate haiN| bhavadIya satyadeva (3). Bei Conrad Dobbelstein Burgmaner Strasse 31 __Koln 21-1-29 priya muni jI ApakA patra milA / maiM to apanA balina jAne kA irAdA chor3a cukA thaa| yahA~ ke logoM ne mujhe kahA hai ki balina meM inphluenjA hai| hajAro loga bImAra hai| skUla kaoNleja saba banda ho gaye haiN| maiMne samajhA ki Apa loga bhI kahI cale gaye hoge| kRpayA likhiye, yaha kyA bAta hai ? mai AU~ yA nahI ? ApakA uttara Ane para maiM progrAma banAU~gA aura saba ThIka likhUgA / Apa saba saccI dazA likhiye / darzanAbhilASI sa. deva . Koln 25-1-29 , priya munijI maiM ravivAra 26 janavarI ko savere sAr3he ATha baje kI gADI se calUgA aura zAma ko pAca bajakara 25 minaTa para Potsdam Banhop sTezana para phuNcuuNgaa| jo Trena chaH baje ke bAda pahu~catI hai vaha baDI kharAba gaMdI gADI hai usame pola aura rUsI bhare rahate hai| isaliye maiMne yaha Trena pakar3anA ucita samajhA hai /
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________________ sva. svAmI zrI satyadevajI ke kucha patra 166 Apa mere liye acche kamare kA prabandha jarUra karavA rkheNge| bhavadIya satyadeva Reaching Potsdam Station 5. 25 evening Sunday please come there and not at Fredric Strasse. Dated 10-9-29 C/o R. Simons, Lubecke Str. 15. Koln Germany. priya munijI-Apake do patra-lekha-bhI milA / use maiM sarasvatI meM chapane ke liye bheja rahA huuN| aba mujhe yahA~ zahara meM acchA kamarA mila gayA hai aura maiM jarmana sIkhane ke liye Borditz skUla meM jAne kI soca rahA huuN| ApakA patra abhI maiMne paDhA nahI-par3hA nahI gayA / kyoki peMsila kI ghasITa merI A~kho ko kaThinAI meM DAla detI hai| zAma taka pddhuugaa| para maiM yahI samajhA ki Apa valina bulA rahe hai / yadi eka saptAha pahale Apa bulAte to maiM phorana calA paataa| aba mai naye ghara ke mAlika ko vacana de cukA, AdhA sAmAna rakha cukA isaliye mahine do mahine to vahA~ kA raMga dekhanA hI pdd'egaa| maiM samajhatA hU~ jAr3e me phira Apake pAsa A dhmkuugaa| vAkI ApakA patra paDhane para saprema sa. deva Muni Jinvijaya Hindustan house Berlin cherlotten burg Unland, strasse 179
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________________ 170 mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra 25-11-30 mere pyAre jinavijayajI mai yahA~ seTha revAzaMkarajI ke makAna para ThaharA huA huuN| Apa isa patra ko pAte hI mujhase milane aaveN| jarUrI kAma hai| bAkI milane para / mere ghuTane meM coTa ke kAraNa mai vahA~ nahIM pahu~ca sktaa| saradAra ballabha bhAI tathA zrI mahAdeva desAIjI ko merA saprema bandemAtram kheN| sasneha satyadeva Muni Jinvijay Gujarat Vidyapeeth Ahmedabad, ,B B. & C.I. Rly. (7) c/o American Express Co., Bombay 31.12.30 priya munijinavijayajI, __30 akTuvara kA patra likhA huA haramInasa kA mujhe , kala milaa| 'usameM 600-800 mArka ke vizvavidyAlaya se kharca kI carcA hai| tAki DiplomA mila ske| kyA Apako bhI koI patra AyA hai ? Apane kyA kiyA hai ? mujhe dukha hai ki yaha patra bahuta dera se-D.L.O. kI mAra khAtA huA yahA~ milaa| kyA unhone vizvavidyAlaya meM par3hanA zurU kara diyA ? yA rupaye ke kAraNa kAma ruka gayA hai| unake pAsa paisA jalda kharca ho jAyagA isa liye koI skIma banAkara kAma kreN| maiMne uttara likha diyA hai / ApakA Muni Jin Vijayji Shanti Niketan Bolpur, Bengal
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________________ sva, svAmI zrI satyadevajI ke kucha patra 171 C/o Post Master Nainital, U.P. 26.8,31 mitravara, ___merI icchA tumhAre pAsa Akara zAti niketana me rahane kI horahI hai| vicAra yaha hai ki agalA jAr3A mArca taka vahI bitAU aura sAhityika kArya kruuN| vahA~ jarmana ke abhyAsa kI bhI suvidhA hogii| mere pAsa par3hane likhane vAlA vidyArthI hai| aba ApakA chAtrAvAsa hai hI kharca dekara bhojana mila hI jaaygaa| _ 'tumhArI kyA rAya hai ? kyA rahane kA sthAna dilavAnoge ? uttara zIghra denaa| maiM phira progrAma-banAU~gA aura lAhora se pustake apane sAtha letA aauuNgaa| akTUbara ke prathama saptAha taka A skuugaa| phira chaH mAsa svAdhyAya hogaa| uttara zIghra-- sasneha satyadeva parivrAjaka (9) 13, Bara Khamba Road, New Delhi. 23.6.32 mere pyAre jina vijayajI, maiM yaha patra Apake pAsa bheja kara namra nivedana karatA hU~ ki isa abhAgina para dayA kara usake Ane kA pravandha kara diijiye| use AzA meM laTakAe rakhanA pApa hai| yahA~ usake liye koI na koI kAma nikala hI aaegaa| usane bImArI me kaisI savAratIpAzrI yora ise smaraNa kara apanA kartavya pAlana karanA hai American-EBfdado, kI mArphata sTImara ke kirAye kA pravandha karU laDera ne kareM
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________________ 172 mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra (10) . , satya jJAna niketana jvAlApura 11-7-45 'pyAre mitra jina vijayajI saprema vaMde mAtaram udayapura ke hindI sAhitya sammelana ke Apa svAgatAdhyakSa cune / ge| yaha jAnakara mujhe bar3AsaMtoSa huaa| aura maiM Apake sammelana kI hRdaya se saphalatA cAhatA huuN| merI ora se Apa sammelana pratinidhI ko kaha dIjie ki sammelana sAre bhArata varSa meM rASTra lipI deva nAgarI ke zuddha svarUpa kA pracAraka hai| usakI yaha pratijJA hai ki sava prAntIya lipiyA~ devanAgarI akSaroM meM likhI jAya / aisA bhagIratha prayatna hameM karanA hai| saMskRta niSTha hindI bhASA hI bahusaMkhyaka bhAratIyoM kI rASTra bhASA hogii| hindustAnI kI racanA karanA samaya aura zakti kA dupayoga karanA hai| jo zabda hindI bhASA meM gharelU se bana gae haiM ve usakA aMga bane raheMge lekina hindI bhASA ko bigAr3a kara hindustAnI kA rUpa denA zuddha rASTrIyatA ke sAtha vizvAsa ghAta karanA hai| ; maMgalAbhilASI svAmI satyadeva parivrAjakAcArya zrImuni jina vijayajI svAgatAdhyakSa hindI sAhitya sammelana Udaipar Mewar State. .
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________________ bauddha sAhitya ke jagat vikhyAta vidvAna, hindI bhASA ke suprasiddha lekhaka * mahApaNDita, sva. rAhula sAMkatyAyana ke kucha patra Tkachei 28/10 Leningrad 25.10 45 Muni Jinvijaiji Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan Harvey Road, Bombay My dear Muniji, I hope you got my privious letter which I sent to you after reaching here in the month of June. For the time being I am working as a professor of Sanskrit and Hindi in the University. In the next April I will visit Central Asia, and possibly in the spring of 1947 will return to India. That is all from this side. Is 'Vinaya Sutra' out? What about 'Pramanavartika Bhashya'. Is it in the press, send me the proof. Where is Pandit Sukh Lal ji ? Did you get a copy of my "Hindi Kavya Dhara" from its publisher ? I have given the name of "Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan" for the exchange of scientific publications. Please let me know if you got any publication. With best regards. your's Rahul Sankartyayana Muni jinvijaiji.
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________________ 174 mere divaMgata mitroM ke kucha patra (2) bambaI priya muni jI 26-8-47 patra pAkara vaDI prasannatA huii| milane ke lie bahuta utsuka huuN| bhAratIya vidyA bhavana gayA thaa| patA lagA Apa ahamadAvAda meM hai| abhI to yukta prAnta bihAra ko jA rahA hU~ pahalI sitambara ko| navambara me phira bambaI Ane kA vicAra hai| nahI hogA to milane ke lie ahamadAbAda taka kA dhAvA maaruuNgaa| bhAratIya vidyA bhavana vAloM ne vinaya sUtra ke chApe phArmoM ko dene ke lie khaa| mila gayA to bhUmikA likha dUMgA / kucha tulanA bhI kara dUMgA / merA patA rahegA, kitAba mahala jIro roDa, ilAhAbAda / maiM yahA~ 17 sitambara ko pahu~cA / putra patnI ko nahI laayaa| kama se kama do sAla bhArata se jAne kA vicAra nahI hai| ApakA rAhula sAMkRtyAyana zrI muni jinavijayajI narendra bhAI kA vaMgalA elisa brija, ahamadAbAda (gujarAta) kitAba mahala prayAga praddheya muni jI 3-2-48 ___ maiM yahA~ Akara phira ghUmane calA gayA thaa| "pramANa vAttika bhASya" mujhe mila gayA hai| bhAratIya vidyA bhavana ke pate me sandeha ho gayA hai| isa patra kA uttara A jAegA usI samaya 500) bheja die jaaege| sAhitya sammelana kI ora se svayaM bhU ke rAmAyaNa aura mahAbhArata ke saMkSepa (pAca 2 sau pRSTha) chAyA sahita chApane kA vicAra ho rahA hai| kApI karane kA vyaya diyA jaaegaa| kyA kApI karane kA
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________________ mahApaNDita, sva. rAhula sAMkRtyAyana ke kucha patra / 175 pravandha ho jAegA ? kitanA vyaya hogA ? kApI se saMkSepa karake merA vicAra hai aura upalabdha pratiyoM se pATha bheda lenA / svayabhU kA pUrA pracAra honA caahie| ApakA rAhula sAMskRtyAyana Muni jinvijayaji Kalyan Society Ellise Bridge Ahmedabad. (4) Hearne Clift. Happy Valley Mussoorie. 20.7.50 zraddheya munijI, maiM isa makAna ko kharIdakara yahA~ bAraho mahinoM ke liye AgayA huuN| madhumehake niyaMtraNa tathA likhane par3hane kI suvidhA ke kAraNa hI yahA~ sthAyI nivAsa banAnA pddaa| maiMne pustakoM kA sagraha kucha kiyA hai / kyA bhAratIya vidyAbhavana ke prakAzano kI eka eka prati (bhAratI ke liye bhI) pradAna karane kI kRpA kareMge na ? maiM unapara kucha likhane kA bhI vicAra rakhatA hU~, jisameM logo ko unake mahatva kA paricaya ho| relave pArsala E.I.R., Out Agency Mussroorie para bhejanA cAhiye / samaya para sUcanA na milane se maiM bambaI nahI AsakA / AzA hai, Apa svastha evaM prasanna hoge| zrImuni jina vijayajI rAhula sAskRtyAyana Clo Rajasthan Puratatva mandir Sankrit College Bhawan Jaipur. ApakA
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