Mukti ka Amar Rahi Jambukumar

Author(s): Rajendramuni, Lakshman Bhatnagar
Publisher: Tarak Guru Jain Granthalay
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/010644/1

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___ mukti kA amara rAhI jambUkumAra lekhaka rAjasthAnakesarI adhyAtmayogI upAdhyAya zrI puSkara munijI mahArAja ke praziSya eva sAhityakAra zrI devendra munijI zAstrI ke suziSya zrI rAjendra muni

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tAraka guru jaina granthAlaya kA 87vAM puppa 0 pustaka : mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra O lekhaka : zrI rAjendra muni (zAstrI, kAvyatIrya, sAhityaratna) D sampAdaka : prophesara lakSmaNa bhaTanAgara 0 prathama praveza : vijayAdazamI vi0 sa0 2034, akTUbara 1677 prakAzaka : tAraka guru jaina granthAlaya __ zAstrI sarkala, udayapura / prerikA : mahAsatI zrI prakAzavatI jI ma0 - mudraka : zrIcanda surAnA ke lie zaila prinTarsa, mAIthAna, AgarA 0 mUlya : 5 rupaye mAtra

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samarpaNa prasiddha sAhitya-manISI zraddha eya gurudeva zrI devendra munijI zAstrI ke kara kamalo meM sAdara samarpaNa !

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prakAzakIya vijJapAThako ke kara kamalo me 'mukti kA amara rAhI jambUkumAra' pustaka samarpita karate hue hame apAra prasannatA hai / Arya jambUsvAmI jaina itihAsa ke mahatvapUrNa AcArya hue hai jinakA jIvana atyanta mahAna aura pavitra rahA hai| hamArI cirakAla se yaha abhilASA thI ki aise mahApuruSa ke sambandha me pustaka nikAlI jAya, yadyapi jambUsvAmI ke sambandha me aneka pustakeM prakAzita huI haiM tathApi prastuta pustaka kA apanA vaiziSTya hai jo paDhane para pAThako ko svaya jJAta hogA / hamArI prArthanA ko svIkAra kara yuvAsAhityakAra zrI rAjendra munijI ne sakSipta me jambUsvAmI para sundara pustaka likha dI ata hama unakA hArdika AbhAra mAnate hai / munizrI kA janma di0 1-1-1654 me zrI punamacandajI dhApa kuvarabAI DosI ke gRha me vaDU gA~va me huaa| poSavadI 10 mI ko janme rAjendra muni jI kI dIkSA phAlguna sudI 13 somavAra di0 15-3-65 me huii| ___ zraddha ya gurudeva zrI ke sAnnidhya me rahakara ApazrI ne saskRta prAkRta hindI gujarAtI marAThI Adi kA adhyayana kiyA hai / tathA kAvyatIrtha, zAstrI, jaina siddhAntAcArya, sAhityaratna Adi parIkSAe~

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bhI uttIrNa kI hai| ApazrI kI mAtezvarI ne va baDe bhAI ne bhI (zrI ramezamuni) sayama grahaNa kiyA hai| ApazrI dvArA likhita aneka grantha hamArI saMsthA se prakAzita ho cuke hai jise pAThako ne baDI cAva se apanAyA hai / AzA hai prastuta pustaka bhI pUrva pustako kI bhaoNti lokapriya bnegii| hama prophesara zrI lakSmaNa bhaTanAgara jI kA evaM mAnanIya zrIcandajI surAnA kA hArdika AbhAra mAnate hai jinhone pustaka ke sambandha me sahayoga pradAna kiyA hai / mantrI zrI tAraka guru jaina granthAlaya zAstrI sarkala udayapura (rAjasthAna)

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Amukha sAdhanA, tyAga eva tapasyA kI bhUmi bhAratavarSa meM samaya-samaya para mAnavatA ke rakSaka aura sadguNo ke preraka aneka mahAtmA avatarita hote rahe hai / ina santo, maharpiyo aura cintako ne yuga kI AvazyakatAo ke anurUpa naye-naye AdarzoM eva siddhAnto kA anusandhAna kiyA hai, aura lokamaNDala me ucca koTi ke yogadAna ke lie mAnava-itihAsa me unhe amara khyAti kA lAbha huA hai / bhaTakI mAnavatA ko unake sandezo ne yuga-yugo taka sanmArga kA saketa kiyA hai| unake ye sandeza bhArata kI pramukha AdhyAtmika eva sAskRtika dhArA me milakara isa dhArA ko adhikAdhika samRddha eva sazakta karate cale gaye hai| hamArI saskRti kI eka ananya vizepatA hai-usakI ajsrtaa| isa dhArA kA satata pravAha aTUTa rUpa se calA AyA hai / yahI kAraNa hai ki hamArI saskRti ko amaratva prApta huA hai / isa amaratA ke pIche AdarzoM ke unnAyako ke sAtha-sAtha una udyogiyo kA mahatvapUrNa yogadAna rahA hai, jinhoMne apane-apane samaya me una AdarzoM kA vyApaka pracAra kiyA, unhe jana-jana taka pahuMcAne ke puNyakArya me jinhone apanA samagrajIvana lagA diyA / aise hI mahApuruSa una siddhAnto ko vyApaka janahita kI kSamatA pradAna karate hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI ke sarvagrAhya mAnavIya

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siddhAnto ko jana-jana ke hita meM prayukta karane ke mahAna abhiyAna me bhagavAna ke prathama paTTadhara Arya sudharmA svAmI kA gauravamaya yogadAna rahA thA / inhI ke uttarAdhikArI dvitIya paTTadhara Arya jambUsvAmI dhe| suyogya guru Arya sudharmA svAmI ke yogya ziSya ke rUpa me jambUsvAmI ne apane kAla me jitanI vyApaka kIrti ajita kI thI-vaha adbhuta hai| ve atyanta prabhAvazAlI AcArya the aura unake samaya me dharma kI pragati bhI vipulatA ke sAtha huii| zramaNasagha ko nizcita AkRti milI aura dharmAnurAga baDhanA calA gyaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI ke siddhAnto ke pracAraprasAra kA vaha prArambhika kAla hI thA, ata. AcAryoM kI bar3I gambhIra bhUmikA svAbhAvika hI thI aura Arya jambU svAmI ne baDI pratibhA aura medhA kA paricaya dete hue usa bhUmikA kA nirvAha kiyA thaa| Arya jambUsvAmI Aja se koI DhAI hajAra varSa pUrva janme the| bhagavAna mahAvIra vartamAna avasarpiNIkAla ke antima tIrthakara the aura jambUsvAmI isa kAla ke antima kevalI svIkAra kiye jAte hai| unakA tyAga aura vairAgya advitIya koTikA thA / apAra vaibhava ke uttarAdhikAra, snehamaya abhibhAvako kA pyAra aura ATha-ATha vadhuo ke hRdayopahAra ko unhone tRNavata tyAgakara sayama grahaNa kara liyA thaa,| virakti kI dizA me agrasara hone vAlo ke lie unakA AcaraNa anupama Adarza hai / pANigrahaNa ke AgAmI divasa hI jambUkumAra dIkSA prApta karane ko udyata ho gaye the| nava vadhuo ne unhe sasAra-vimukhatA se dUra karane kA

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prayatna kiyA, unhe apane dRSTikoNa aura sAdhanAo me paricita karAyA aura vadhuo ke bhrAmaka vicAro kA nirAkaraNa karate hue jambUkumAra ne satya ko prakAzita kiyaa| ATho vadhuo ne apanA mantavya AkhyAyikAo ke mAdhyama se sthApita kiyA thA aura jambUkumAra ne unakA pratyAkhyAna bhI 8 kathAo ke mAdhyama se kiyaa| ye 16 kathAeM hI isa pustaka kI pradhAna upajIvya rahI haiM / spaSTa hai ki eka dRDhasakalpI virakta ko usake mArga se cyuta karane ke lie kitane sazakta tarko kI apekSA rahI hogii| unhI tarko ko vadhuo ne kathArUpa diyA hai| pratyeka kathA ke uttara me jambUkumAra dvArA prastuta kathA bhI kitanI prabala rahI hogI, isakA isa tathya se sahaja hI anumAna ho jAtA hai ki antata ye sabhI vadhue~ pati ke vicAro se prabhAvita hokara svaya virakta ho gayI aura pati ke saga hI unhone bhI dIkSA grahaNa kara lii| ye kathAe~ jaina purANo kA AdhAra rakhatI hai, kintu inakA sambandha sampUrNa mAnavajAti se hai| sabhI ke lie sanmArga dikhAne kI kSamatA iname hai / ataH ina kathAo ko jainamatAnuyAmiyo taka maryAdita samajhanA aucityapUrNa nahIM hogaa| satya to satya hI hotA hai / unakA vahI eka svarUpa sArvadezika hotA hai, sArvakAlika hotA hai aura sabhI ke lie vaha samAna rUpa se upayogI, lAbhakArI aura preraka hotA hai / ina kathAo ke sAtha bhI yahI hai| ina kathAo ke mAdhyama se Arya jambUsvAmI kA antaragI citra svata hI prastuta ho jAtA hai| isI citra kI bhavyatA ko udghATita karane kI preraNA ina paktiyo ke lekhaka ke mana me ghanIbhUta rUpa se

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vigata dIrgha kAla se rahI thii| aura usI ke prayatna ne isa pustaka ke rUpa me AkAra grahaNa kiyA hai / yaha prayatna nahI, mArya jambU svAmI kI pavitra smRti ke prati hamArA vandana-abhinandana hai| nija kavitta nita lAgahi nIkA .......' ata pustaka ke viSaya me to svaya sudhI pAThaka gaNa hI mUlyAkana kA ucita adhikAra rakhate hai, ve hI isa dRSTi se sakSama bhI hai| isa kArya me jo dopa raha gaye ho unakA dAyitva lekhaka kA hai, kintu yadi isame katipaya vizeSatAe~, sundaratA athavA uttamRtA dRSTigata ho to usa sabakA zreya parama sammAnya gurudeva rAjasthAnakesarI, AdhyAtmayogI upAdhyAya zrI puSkara munijI mahArAja eva prasiddha jaina cintaka, vyAkhyAkAra eva sAhitya marmajJa pUjya gurudeva zrI devendramunijI ko hai| ApakI preraNA aura kuzala mArgadarzana se hI yaha sambhava ho pAyA hai| bhrAtA zrI rameza munijI kA bhI sahayoga prApta huA haiunake lie maiM usake prati AbhAra-svIkAra karatA hU~ aura prophesara lakSmaNa bhaTanAgarajI ko bhI isa avasara para vismRta nahIM kiyA jA sakatA jinakI sahAyatA se pustaka ko prastuta svarUpa diyA hai| merA unake prati sAdhuvAda hai / pustaka ke viSaya me pAThako ke abhimata se avagata hone kI sadA hI abhilASA rahegI / ---rAjendra muni ma

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anukrama pUrvakhaNDa 1 janmapUrva parivAra eva paristhitiyA~ 2 pUrvabhava eva deha-dhAraNa 3 vAla-jIvana 4 gRhastha jIvana kA upakrama 5 vairAgyodaya 6 gRhatyAga kA nizcaya eva vivAha-svIkRti 7. vivAha eva paliyo ko prativodha 8. taskara prabhava kA hRdaya-parivartana uttara khaNDa 1 lobhI vAnara kI kathA / padmazrI kA prayatna 2 agArakAraka kI kathA . jambUkumAra dvArA padmazrI kA prativAda 3, vaga kisAna kI kathA . samudrazrI kA prayatna

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( 11 ) 4 sukha-lolupa kaue kI kathA / 100 jambUkumAra dvArA nirAkaraNa 5 rAnI kapilA kI kathA 106 padmasenA kA prayatna 6. meghamAlI aura vidyutmAlI kI kathA : 120 jambUkumAra dvArA prabodhana 7 kSetra kuTumbI kisAna kI kathA 128 kanakasenA kA prayatna 8 pyAse bandara kI kathA / kanakasenA kA jambUkumAra dvArA hRdaya-parivartana 6. siddhi aura buddhi kI kathA . 143 nabhasenA kA prayatna 10. vinIta-avinIta azvo kI kathA 151 jambUkumAra dvArA nabhasenA kA bhrama-nivAraNa 11 durAgrahI brAhmaNa kI kathA 158 __ kanakadhI kA prayatna 12 caraka kI kathA 165 kanakadhI kA garvagalana 13. dussAhasI vAja kI kathA . 171 rUpazrI kA prayatna 14 mubuddhi aura rAma-rAma mitra kI kathA . 176 jambUkumAra kA pratyuttara

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( 12 ) 185 163 15 brAhmaNa-kanyA kI kathA / jayazrI kA prayatna 16 lalitakumAra kI kathA : jayazrI me vairAgya jAgaraNa upasaMhAra vadhuo me vairAgya bhAvanA parijano ko pratibodha prabhava ko kSamAdAna abhiniSkramaNa dIkSA grahaNa dIkSoparAnta upalabdhiyA~ pariziSTa jIvana rekhA AcArya prabhava jainAgamo me Arya jambU digambara jaina sAhitya me jambU sahAyaka granthasUcI 200 202 208 212 216 218 220 221 228 231

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mukti kA amara rAhI : jambakumAra 1 : janma-pUrva : parivAra evaM paristhitiyA~ magadha kI rAjadhAnI rAjagRha me Aja apUrva harSollAsa laharA rahA thA / sarvatra adbhuta sphUrti aura utsAha dRSTigata ho rahA thaa| AkarSaka aura mUlyavAna vastrAlakAro se sajjita nAgarikajana Arya sudharmAsvAmI kI amRtopama vANI-zravaNa kI lAlasA ke sAthavaibhAragiri kI ora agrasara ho rahe the| jinhe upadeza-sudhA kA pAna karane kA suavasara prApta ho cukA thA, unake mukhamaNDala para acala santopa aura jJAnAbhA jhalaka rahI thI aura jo isa suyoga kI pratIkSA me the, unake mukha para AturatA ke cihna spaSTata. dRSTigata ho rahe the / ina jijJAsujano kA relA hI baha paDA thAdezanA-sthala kI ora / Arya sudharmAsvAmI bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI ke pacama gaNadhara aura pradhAna ziSya the| bhagavAna ke upadezo ko jana-jana taka pahuMcAne ke punIta abhiyAna meM vyasta Arya sudharmAsvAmI usa yuga ke parama zraddhaya sAdhaka the aura unakI vANI me anupama prabhAva thA, jo zrotAo ko kaluSita pagaDaDiyA~ tyAgakara prazasta dharma-patha kI ora agrasara hone kI sazakta preraNA dene me sarvathA sakSama thaa|

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2] mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra unhone apane prabhAva me hajAro-lAkho zraddhAlu jano ko AtmotthAna aura kalyANa ke yogya banA diyA thaa| rAjagRha nagara vaibhavAdhikya ke lie vikhyAta thaa| sampanna parivAro ke kAraNa hI isa nagara meM vizepa zAntipUrNatA thii| isI nagara me eka vikhyAta zrepThi RSabhadatta bhI nivAsa karatA thA / usakI dharmapatnI kA nAma thA-dhAriNIdevI / atula sampatti, sukha, vaibhava, vyApaka vyavasAya, yaza Adi kA svAmI RSabhadatta atyanta sukhI jIvana yApana kara rahA thA / dhAriNIdevI bhI apane svAmI ke sadAcaraNa, dharmapriyatA Adi guNo ke kAraNa apane Apa ko bhAgyazAlinI anubhava kiyA karatI thii| inake lie vaise sarvatra sukha-hI-sukha thA, kintu sasAra me aisA kauna hai jisake jIvana meM kisI na kisI prakAra kA dukha nahIM rahA ho| isa dampati ke mAnasa meM bhI jahA~ apAra sukha kI rAzi thI, usI ke partoM ke bIca kahI eka kasaka, eka TIsa bhI chipI huI thii| isa kasaka se dhAriNIdevI apekSAkRta adhika Ahata rahA karatI thii| jahA~ inakA vaibhava asIma thA, vahI inakA parivAra ina do prANiyo taka hI sImita raha gayA thaa| bhA~ti-bhA~ti kI sAja-sajjAo se vibhUSita unakA sundara prAsAda kabhI vAla kilakAriyo se gujita nahIM ho sakA thaa| bhA~ti-bhAMti ke puSpo se suzobhita unakA udyAna nanhe-nanheM caraNo kA sparza nahI kara pAyA thaa| inake zayana kakSa kI chata kI kaDiyo me jhADa-phAnUsa to laTakate rahe, kintu koI palanA uname jhUla nahI sakA thaa| kokilakaThI dhAriNIdevI ke hoTho para kabhI loriyo ke svara nahI thirake aura na hI usake kAno

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janma-pUrva : parivAra evaM paristhitiyA~ | 3 ne kabhI 'mA~' kA sambodhana sunaa| yaha zreSThi-dampati santAna-sukha se vacita the| yaha abhAva itanA tIvra thA ki kabhI-kabhI to yaha samasta upalabdha apAra sukha-suvidhAo ke prabhAva ko hI samApta kara detA thaa| yahI kAraNa thA ki prAya dhAriNIdevI kA citta gahana cintAo me nimagna ho jAtA, usake mukha para ghora dukha kI chAyA ma~DarAne lagatI aura use eka asahya riktatA kA AbhAsa hone lagatA thaa| apanI goda kA sUnApana dhAriNIdevI ke lie sAre saMsAra ko hI sUnA-sUnA banA diyA karatA thaa| isa abhAva ke kAraNa vaha svaya ko atyanta abhAginI mAnatI thii| apane vaibhava ke prati asAratA kA bhAva usake mana me jAgarita ho gayA thaa| vaha socA karatI ki antata isa sampadA kA uttarAdhikArI kauna hogA / kyA mere bhAgya me mAtR-sukha badA hI nahIM hai / zreNThidampati ne Arya sudharmAsvAmI ke Agamana kA susamAcAra jaba sunA, to atIva harpita eva praphullita hobara unhone bhI AryazrI ke caraNa-undana aura unakI vANI se zAnti lAbha karane kA nizcaya kiyaa| dono pati-patnI ne yathAsamaya ratna-jaTita svarNa ratha para ArUDha hokara gantavya sthala kI ora prasthAna kiyaa| cacala aura zaktizAlI azva ratha ko tvarA ke sAtha dauDAye jA rahA thA / yaha zobhAzAlI aura alakRta ratha mAno RSabhadatta ko prApta apAra vaibhava kA pratIka hI thA / ratha ko dekhakara dhAriNI devI ko apanI akSaya sampatti kA aura santati ke abhAva me usakI asAratA kA smaraNa ho paayaa| usake mana kA suSupta santApa jAgarita ho uThA aura vaha eka gahana khinnatA se ghira

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4 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jamyUkumAra gagI / usake saundarya-gampanna gugramaNTana para mahanA datAmA pralepa ne kAntihInatA bivara dI thI joka gIra gamI thii| Arya sudharmAsvAmI jIvAma upasthita hone se na pAyara avasara para dhAriNIdevI mahanA hI dunita aura cilita ho uThI hai-isake pIche kyA kAraNa hai, usase upabhavana bhanina mA / isa gambhIra aura komana paristhiti meM use gayA karanA nAhievaha isa viSaya meM kucha bhI nizcaya nahIM gA ! vaha jAnanA thA ki mAntvanA evaM prabodhana nI aine avamarga para pANiodevI ke avapAda ko aura adhika gahaga banA detA hai| asta, preSTi Rpabhadatta ne dhAriNI kA dhyAna anyana zendrita karane ke prayojana me Arya sudharmAsvAmI kI mahattA kA pramaga cher3a diyA, kintu naya bhI dhAriNIdevI taTastha eva gambhIra hI banI rhii| ratha nInagati se agrasara hotA calA jA rahA thA / ratha-cakra kI apekSA tIvragati se cakrita ho rahA thA dhAriNIdevI kA cintAmagna mana / zreSThi Rpamadatta bhI eka acintya avamAda me mahasA hI DUbane-utarAne lgaa| calate-calate ratha eka jhaTake ke sAtha ruka gayA / dhAriNIdevI eva RSabhadatta ke mukho para utsAha kI AbhA vikIrNa ho gayI, kintu zreSThi ne java vAhara jhAMkA to use jJAta humA ki abhI to ratha mArga me hI hai aura inakA gantavya sthala abhI kAphI dUra hai| utsAha kA sthAna kutUhala ne le liyaa| zreSThi sArathI se pUchanA hI cAhatA thA ki ratha kyo roka diyA gayA, ki usI samaya usa kA eka parama mitra sammukha A gayA aura jijJAsA ke lie ava

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janma-pUrva parivAra evaM paristhitiyA~ 5 koI sthAna nahIM rahA / yaha jasamitra thA jo nimittajJa thA / apane isa mitra se bahuta dino pazcAt bheTa kara Rpabhadatta ko baDI prasannatA huii| dhAriNIdevI ko bhI harpa huA / abhivAdano ke AdAna-pradAna ke pazcAt kuzala-kSema kI aupacArikatA huI / hA~, aupacArikatA hI thI, kyoki dhAriNIdevI aura RSabhadatta kI mAnasika khinnatA ke taTa ko vaha prasannatA kI laharI kSaNika sparza kara lauTa gayI thI aura isa khinnatA se jasamitra bhI avilamba hI paricita ho gayA thaa| dhAriNIdevI kI isa gahana udAsI ne jasamitra ko udvigna banA diyaa| ratha-cakro kI bhA~ti kucha kSaNa sArA vAtAvaraNa gatihIna raha gayA-zabda-zUnya aura bhAvahIna / antata mitra ne mauna bhaga karate hue RSabhadatta se prazna kiyA ki zreSThi mitra ! Aja kauna sI vizeSa bAta ho gayI ki bhAbhI itanI gambhIra aura udAsa hai| inake mAnasa me uTha rahe cintAjvAra kI spaSTa jhalaka mukhamaNDala para dikhAI de rahI hai| Arya sudharmAsvAmI ke darzanArtha jAte samaya to eka apUrva kAnti, utsAha aura harSa kI jhalaka honI cAhie / kyA bAta hai, mitra | kAraNa jJAta ho jAne para kavAcit mai kisI rUpa meM sahAyaka ho skuuN| isa prazna para bhI koI pratikriyA nahIM huii| dono mauna hI baiThe rahe / jasamitra ne zrepThi ko puna. sambodhita kara kahA ki Akhira bAta kyA hai ? RSabhadatta ne kSINa sI muskAna ke sAtha choTA sA uttara de diyA ki mitra / tuma svaya hI apanI bhAbhI se pUcha dekho na ! merI madhyasthatA kyA Avazyaka hI hai ? aba to jasamitra bhI gambhIra ho gayA / vaha dhAriNI devI kI ora unmukha huaa|

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6 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra prazna gaDhane ke lie vaha zabda juTA hI rahA thA ki svaya dhAriNI devI hI mukharita ho uDI / vaha bolI ki bhaiyyA, tuma to nimittajJa kahalAte ho / tumhe bhI hamArI kisI paristhiti ke kAraNo kI khoja isa prakAra praznottara dvArA karanI paDegI kyA ? phira tumhArA vaha nimittajJAna kyA kAma AyagA ! jarA apanI isa pratibhA kA camatkAra bhI to dikhaao| tuma to akathita rahasya jJAta kara lene kI kSamatA rakhate ho | phira kyA merI cintA kA kAraNa mujhe hI vyakta karanA hogA ? ___ jasamitra ko apanI bhUla kA tanika AbhAsa huA aura isakI abhivyakti bhI usakI khisiyAnI-sI kSINa ha~sI me ho gyii| usake mana me jijJAsA aura kutUhala kA bhAva bhI agaDAiyA~ lene lagA, jisane use yathAzIghra hI dhAriNIdevI kI udAsI kA mUla jJAta karane ke lie prerita aura utkaNThita banA diyA / turanta hI jasamitra apane udyama me rata bhI ho gayA / kucha kSaNa gambhIra hokara usake netra nimIlita kara liye / tanika se cintana ke pazcAt vaha gaNanA Adi kI prakriyA me vyasta ho gyaa| kabhI gaNanA ke kisI pariNAma para pahuMcane kA prayatla karatA, kabhI puna aMguliyo para gaNanA Arambha kara detA / mitra puna gambhIra ho gayA / RSabhadatta aura dhAriNIdevI aba utkaNThita ho uThe the / unakI dRSTi jasamitra ke mukhamaNDala para kendrita ho gayI thii| ve mitra ke kaNTha se ni sRta hone vAlI vANI kI pratIkSA karane lage / jasamitra isI prakAra kucha kSaNa mauna rahA aura phira kahane lagA ki bhAbhI mere nimittajJAna ke anusAra tumhe jo cintA prAya kaSTa detI rahatI

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janma- pUrva : parivAra evaM paristhitiyA~ | 7 hai, vahI isa samaya prabala ho uThI hai / santati kA abhAva tumhAre mana ko azAnta vanAye hue hai aura vahI tIvra jhajhAvAta tumhe sthira nahI rahane de rahA hai / lekina bhAbhI, jasamitra apanI AgAmI abhivyakti ko niyojita kara hI rahA thA ki zreSThi- dampati Atura ho uThe / sahaja jijJAsAvaza ve samaveta svara me prazna kara baiThe - lekina........ yaha lekina kyA, jasamitra ? zIghra pUrI bAta batAo, tuma ruka kyo gaye ? zreSThidampati kI isa jijJAsA ko zAnta karate hue jasamitra ne maMgala sUcanA dI ki aba samasta zubha saketa dRSTigata ho rahe hai / tumhe yazasvI putra ke mAtA-pitA hone kA saubhAgya zIghra hI prApta hone vAlA hai / nirAzA kI ghaTAe~ vikharane vAlI hai, aura svaccha nIlAkAza me aba zubha AzAo kI razmiyA~ vyApta hone ko haiM / RSabhadatta, tumhAre lie aura bhAbhI ke lie ava sukha hI sukha haikoI bindu aba abhAva bana kara tumhAre jIvana ko kaSTita nahI kara pAyagA / aura tanika dhyAna se suno bhAbhI, tumhArA putra sAdhAraNa manuSya nahI hogA bharatakhaNDa ko antima kevalI dene kA gaurava tumhe prApta hone vAlA hai / mere vacano me mithyA kA sandeha bhI mata karo aura kucha kAla pazcAt tumhe kucha zubha svapno ke darzana hoge jo mere isa kathana ko puSTa kara dege / tumhe svapna me eka siMha dikhAI degA, jo tumhAre manoratha kI siddhi aura mere kathana kI satyatA kA pratIka hogA / jasamitra se ina vacano ko sunakara zreSThi- dampati ne jima harSAtireka kA anubhava kiyA use zabdo me nivaddha karanA kaThina

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8 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra hai| RSabhadatta kA hRdaya to bAmo uchalane lgaa| dhAriNIdevI kA mukhamaNDala aisA khila AyA, mAno usa para cintA aura mAlinya kI koI rekhA kabhI rahI hI na ho| prasannatA ke mAre ve to avAka raha gaye / jasamitra se kucha kahane me ve asamartha se ho rahe the| isI komala paristhiti me jasamitra ne unhe puna. sambodhita kara mAno sajaga kara diyA / usane kahA ki suno mitravara, tumhArI isa parama abhilASA kI pUrti meM tanika sI bAdhA hai / yaha antarAya aisA hai jo tumhAre dvArA kI jAne vAlI kisI deva kI ArAdhanA se hI dUra hogaa| cintA kA viSaya nahI hai-yaha vyavadhAna bhI avazya hI samApta hogA aura tumhAre manoratha kI pUrti avazyayabhAvI hai| itanA kaha kara nimittana jasamitra ne hAtha uThAkara abhivAdana kiyA aura sahasA hI apane mArga para agrasara ho gyaa| RSabhadatta aura dhAriNIdevI to adbhuta paristhitiyo me ghire kiMkartavyavimUDha se hI baiThe raha gaye / vyavadhAna avazya hI dUra hogA- isa ghoSaNA ne vyavadhAna ke astitva ko hI durvala banA diyA thaa| eka nava umaga aura utsAha ke sAtha ye loga bhI Arya sudharmA svAmI ke darzanArtha Age bddhe| praphullita mana aura pulakita tana zreSThi-dampati zIghra hI usa upavana me pahuMca gaye jahA~ Arya sudharmA kI vANI se lAbhAnvita hone vAle zraddhAluo kI vizAla sabhA juDI huI thii| zreSThi tathA dhAriNIdevI ke mana meM isa samaya vizepa utsAha umaDa AyA thA / Arya sudharmAsvAmI ke magala darzana se RSabhadatta

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janma-pUrva : parivAra evaM paristhitiyA~ | 6 aura dhAriNI ke mana me adbhuta zAnti eva zucitA vyApta ho gayI / eka kSaNa ke lie unake citta vikAra-zUnya ho gaye / AryazrI ke caraNo ke prati zraddhA aura bhakti kA bhAva prabalatara hone lgaa| dono ne AryazrI ke prati namana eva vandana kiyA aura acala mana ke sAtha yathocita Asana grahaNa kiye / AryazrI kI upadeza-sudhA ke sukhada aura zAntiprada prabhAva se ye abhibhUta hone lage / ve sudha-budha khokara isI sudhA-prada hone lage / arddhanimIlita netra aura karabaddhatA se unake mana kI zraddhA bhAvanA kI gahanatA kA paricaya milatA thA / isa samaya bhI dhAriNIdevI ke avacetana me kahI satati prApti ke mArga me rahane vAle vyavadhAna kA vicAra astitva me thA / dhAriNIdevI ko usI kA astitva isa dizA me prerita kara rahA thA ki AryazrI se vaha apane jIvana kI abAdhatA kA AzIrvAda prApta kre| usake mana me jyo-jyo yaha bhAva prabala hone lagA tyo hI tyo avacetana me basA vicAra sAkAra hone lagA aura dhAriNIdevI ne vicAra kiyA ki vaha AryazrI se vinayapUrvaka prazna karegI ki kisa deva kI ArAdhanA se antarAya kA zamana sabhava hogA / AryazrI to parama sAmarthyavAna hai merI sahAyatA avazya karege / AryazrI kI yaha anukampA hamAre jIvana kA sarvasva bana jAyegI-prANAdhAra hI bana jaaygii| inhI palo me Arya sudharmAsvAmI ke vyAkhyAna me eka vizepa prasaga aayaa| prasaga thA RSabhadatta ke anuja kA, jisane apane jIvana kI antima velA me pacaparameSThi namaskAra mantra kA jApa

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10 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra kiyA aura isake phalasvarUpa vaha jambUdvIpa kA adhipati anAdhRta deva bana gayA thaa| ArAdhyadeva kI khoja jaba dhAriNIdevI kara __ rahI thI- usI samaya isa deva ke vRttAnta kA jo sayoga upasthita ho gayA thA, usake kAraNa zreSThipatnI ko vizvAsa ho gayA ki merI samasyA kA samAdhAna ho gyaa| ava mere bhAgyodaya me koI vyavadhAna nahI / ava hamAre jIvana kA abhAva samApta hogA, manokAmanA phalita hogI aura vAtsalya tathA mamatA kI bhAvanA ko toSa milegaa| dhAriNIdevI ne jambUdvIpa ke adhipati anAdhRta deva kI ArAdhanA kI ! deva se usake parivAra kA pragADha sambandha rahA hai-yaha bhAva dhAriNI kI ArAdhanA ko pragADhatara karatA gayA / jambUdvIpa ke svAmI ke nAma para usane eka sau ATha AcAmla vrata kiye| ArAdhikA dhAriNIdevI ke mana me sAphalya ke vizvAsa kA prakAza bhI uttarottara prakhara hone lagA aura utphullatA kA vikAsa hone lgaa|

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2 : pUrvabhava eva dehadhAraNa brahmaloka me eka suvikhyAta deva the, jinakA nAma thaavidyunmaalii| vidyunmAlI deva kI cAra patniyA~ thii| ye cAro dIvayA~ atyanta pati-parAyaNA thii| ve nirantara apane patideva kI hI sevA me vyasta rahatI thI aura vidyanmAlI deva bhI apanI sabhI patniyo se asIma prema karate the| sUkomala vyavahAra unake AcaraNa kI vizeSatA thii| parama sukhI jIvana vyatIta karate hue sudIrgha kAla brahmaloka me ho gyaa| antata: inake brahmaloka-vAsa kI avadhi kI samApti bhI samIpa A gayI thii| magadha rAjya kI rAjagaha nagarI ke vaibhavazAlI aura dharma parAyaNa zreSThi RSabhadatta aura usakI dharmapatnI dhAriNIdevI kA to aba jaise jIvana svarUpa hI badala gayA thA / iSTa-prApti kI balavatI AzA ne unake samasta kaSTo kA jaise haraNa hI kara liyA thaa| aba dhAriNIdevI ko apane vaibhava aura sampatti me asAratA kA anubhava nahI hotA thaa| apane susajjita bhavana me ava usakA jo khUba lagane lagA thaa| usane rucipUrvaka apane nijI kakSo kI sAja-sajjA ko adhika abhivardhita kraayaa| __ mAtA dvArA svapna-darzana dhAriNIdevI kA zayanakakSa to vizeSa rUpa se sa~vara gayA thaa| svarNakhacita bhittiyo para lalAma paccIkArI kA saundarya, - - -

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12 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra AkarSaka citroM kI sajAvaTa, sugandhita sundara puppo se alakRta yaha kakSa svayaM eka navAgata kulavadhU sA pratIta hotA thA / gavAkSo se Ane vAlA manda manda pavana upavana se rAzi rAzi saurabha lekara AtA thA / ratnajaTita paryaMka para dhAriNIdevI leTI huI thI / mana bhAvI sukha kI kalpanAo me nimagna thA / alasAyI deha tandrA kA anubhava karane lagI / anukUla zAnta vAtAvaraNa pAkara tandrA kaba nidrA meM pariNata ho gayI - dhAriNIdevI ko isakA bhAna nahI rahA / ragIna kalpanAe~ usakI banda palako me aba bhI thI jo nidrA me ghulakara navIna svapnaloka kI sRSTi karane lagI thI / isa naye suramyaloka kI ramyavIthiyo me vicaraNa karatI huI dhAriNIdevI lokottara Ananda kA anubhava karane lagI / svapno kI mAyAnagarI ke vibhinna dRzya vaha dekhatI - bhUlatI calI jA rahI thI / isa yAtrA ke krama meM hI rAtri kA antima caraNa A pahu~cA | tabhI ardhanidrita dhAriNIdevI ne svapna me eka siMha ke darzana kiye / isakA vicitra hI prabhAva usa para huA / siMha ko samakSa upasthita dekara bhI na vaha bhayabhIta huI na usakI deha me tanika bhI kampana huA / vaha yathAvat Azvasta banI rhii| kucha hI kSaNo me usane nabhamaNDala se eka hare-bhare vRkSa ko nIce utarate dekhA / pallavI se lade isa vRkSa ke samIpa A jAne para dhAriNIdevI ne use pahacAna bhI liyA / are / yaha to jambU kA vRkSa hai aura zyAmavarNI sarasa phalI se bhI yaha ladA huA hai / aisA sundara vRkSa aura aise svastha jambU phala dhAriNIdevI ne kabhI dekhe nahIM the / vaha AzcaryapUrvaka yaha saba dekhatI raha gayI / vRkSa usake samIpa se '

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pUrvabhava evaM dehadhAraNa 13 samIpatara AtA jA rahA thA aura use aisA spaSTa anubhava huA ki jaise mukhamArga se vaha jambU vRkSa usake udara me pahuMca gayA hai| yaha vahI pala thA, jaba vidyunmAlI deva kI brahmaloka kI AvAsa avadhi samApta ho gayI thI aura usakA jIva dhAriNIdevI ke garbha me sthApita ho gayA thaa| akalpita AnandAnubhUti se zreSThitiya dhAriNIdevI pulakita ho rahI thii| ina vicitra svapno me caukakara dhAriNIdevI sahasA jAga utthii| jAga jAne ke pazcAt bhI dhAriNI devI jaise kucha pala usI mAyAnagarI meM khoyI rhii| phira madhura zabdo se pati ko jagAyA / Rpabhadatta ne atyanta komala svara me pUchA-priye, kyA bAta hai ? tumane koI svapna to nahI dekhA hai ? usane sakSipta uttara diyA ki hA~, maiMne svapna dekhA hai| jaba jijJAsAvaza Rpabhadatta ne svapna kA vRttAnta kaha sunAne kA Agraha kiyA, to dhAriNIdevI ne mRgarAja aura jambU vRkSa ke svapno kA varNana kara diyaa| yaha vRttAnta sunakara zreSThi RSabhadatta ko bahuta santoSa huaa| usane vismita dhAriNIdevI ko jasamitra ke kathana kA smaraNa dilAyA ki vaha svapna me siMha kA darzana karegI jo usake manoratha-siddhi kA zubha saketa hogA / yaha smaraNa Ate hI dhAriNIdevI kI to bA~che hI khila gyii| use atizaya harSa kA anubhava hone lgaa| pati ne usase kahA ki priye, aba isame tanika bhI sandeha nahIM rahA ki zIghra hI tumhe tejasvI, parAkramI aura dharmapriya putra kI mAtA kahalAne kA saubhAgya prApta hone vAlA hai| hamAre lie susamaya aba samIpa

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14 | mukti kA amara rAhI jambUkumAra hai / priye, bhAgya hama para atyanta kRpAlu hai aura ava hame koI cintA nahI, dhAriNI, aba koI cintA nhii| prAta kAla hI zreSThivara ne rAjya ke pratiSThita aura vikhyAta svapnaphaladarzaka paDito ko apane yahA~ nimantrita kiyaa| atithisammAna ke lie prasiddha Rpabhadatta ne ina vidvajjano kA hRdaya se svAgata-satkAra kiyA aura zreSTha Asano para virAjita kiyA / paDito kI isa sabhA me dhAriNIdevI aura Rpabhadatta vinayapUrvaka khaDe rahe aura dhAriNIdevI dvArA gatarAtri me dekhe gaye svapno kA , mamagna vRttAnta nivedana kara usake prabhAva aura bhAvI pariNAma jAnane kI jijJAsA prakaTa kii| svapno kA vRttAnta sunakara paDito me paraspara vicAra-vimarza hone lagA / avilamba hI ve svapnaphala darzaka ekamata ho gaye aura niSkarpata yaha ghopita kiyA ki mahAbhAga | dhAriNIdevI ne jo svapna dekhe hai ve atyanta divya aura bhavya hai / usakA sunizcita pariNAma parama dharmapriya, yazasvI aura loka magalakArI putra kI prApti ke rUpa meM prakaTa hotA hai / vadhAI ho zreSThivara, Apako aisI puNyazAlI santati ke janaka hone kA gaurava prApta huA hai| saubhAgyazAlinI dhAriNIdevI ke garbha se tejasvI putra yathAsamaya janma lekara jagat ko kalyANa kA mArga dikhAyegA aura prANiyo ko usa mArga para gatizIla hone ke lie preraNA eva kSamatA pradAna kregaa| aise putra ke kAraNa Apa hI nahI magadha bhI dhanya ho jAyagA aura samagna jambUdvIpa upakRta ho jAyagA / vizvasta vidvAno kI prAmANika bhaviSyavANI se zreSThidampati ne vicitra garimA kA anubhava kiyaa| gadgad kaNTha se

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pUrvabhava evaM dehadhAraNa | 15 unhone ina vidvAno kA AbhAra svIkAra kiyA aura vipula dravyAdi dakSiNAsvarUpa arpita kara una paDito ko sAdara vidA kiyA / deha dhAraNa brahmaloka se cyuta hokara vidyunmAlI deva kA jIva dhAriNI devI ke garbha me sthita huA aura samaya-yApana ke sAtha-sAtha garbha svAbhAvika rUpa meM vikasita hotA rahA / garbhastha prANI ke prabhAva svarUpa dhAriNI kI ruciyo aura pravRttiyo me adbhuta parivartana ho gayA / usakI deha kI kAnti meM to abhivRddhi huI hI, dharmaruci bhI vikasita hone lagI thI / dIna-dukhiyo ke prati sadbhAvanA aura mevA-sahAyatA kA bhAva usake mana me prabala ho gayA aura vaha tana-mana-dhana se unakI sevA karane lgii| vaha sadvicAro me lIna rahane lagI aura AcaraNa-zucitA kA pratikSaNa vaha dhyAna rakhane lagI / RSabhadatta bhI dharma-karma me adhika rucizIla ho gayA aura vaha muktahasta se dAnAdi puNya kAryoM meM pravRtta ho gyaa| dhAriNIdevI ne yathAsamaya atyanta tejavAna putra ko janma diyA / kaNikAra kI madhura maurabha se yukta navajAta zizu kI deha me adbhuta kAnti thii| kundanavarNI isa bAlaka me samasta daihika zubha lakSaNa the / bAlaravi-sA usakA mukhamaNDala pratApa-puja lagatA thaa| putra-ratna kI prApti kA zubha savAda pAkara pitA RSabhadatta kI prasannatA kA to pArAvAra hI nahI rhaa| sAre prAsAda me apUrva harSa kA jvAra ubhara AyA thA / zreSThi ko badhAiyA~ dene ko sabhI varga ke jana Ane lge| sabhI ko ucita upahAra-bheTa Adi se

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16 | mukti kA amara rAho : jambUkumAra mammAnita kiyA gyaa| Rpabhadatta ne pracura dAna diyA aura mamI kI magalakAmanAo kA pAtra banA / zreNThi-prAmAda maMgala gItoM me gUMja uThA / 12 divasa taka ullavo kA Ayojana huA aura hRdaya ke atulita harSa ko vividha prakAra ne abhivyakti milatI rhii| nAmakaraNa saMskAra aba bArI thI zreSThi-putra ke nAmakaraNa saMskAra kI / atyanta zubha muhUrta me tatsambandhI samAroha Ayojita huaa| vidvAna jyotipiyo ko vizeSa rUpa me nimantrita kiyA gayA thaa| dUra-samIpa ke samasta svajana-parijana, pratiSThita nAgarikajana, zubhAkAkSIjana sabhI samAroha meM sammilita hue| pitA ne paDito se bAlaka ke nAmakaraNa ke lie prArthanA kii| paDito ne samasta paristhitiyo para pUrI taraha vicAra kiyA aura mAtA dhAriNIdevI ne svapna me jambU vRkSa kA darzana kiyA thA aura jambUdvIpa ke adhipati anAdhRta deva kI kRpA svarUpa hI zreSThi-dampati ko putra kI prApti huI thI-isa AdhAra para bAlaka nAma 'jambUkumAra' rakhA gayA /

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3 : bAla-jIvana aba Rpabhadatta aura dhAriNIdevI ke jIvana me rasa hI rama thaa| dhAriNIdevI kI goda me jambUkumAra ke rUpa meM mAno samasta sukho kA sAra hI kilakAriyA~ bhara rahA thA / , dvitIyA ke candramA kI bhAMti yaha navajAta zizu, vikasita hone lgaa| usI bhA~ti usake saundarya aura kAnti meM bhI vRddhi hone lagI aura harSa kI cA~danI zreSThi-prAsAda me adhikAdhika rUpa meM vyApta hone lgii| ghuTano ke bala calate jambUkumAra ko dekhakara mAtA dhAriNI ko to aisA anubhava hone lagatA thA mAno usakI cirapoSita abhilASA hI deha dhAraNa kara usake A~gana me vicarane lagI hai / kabhIkabhI usakI dRSTi putra ke mukhamaNDala para kendrita ho jAtI aura usakA mana putra ke bhAvI svarUpa kI kalpanAo me kho jAtA / aise kSaNo me vaha bAlamukha usake sAmane se adRzya ho jAtA aura eka bhavya vyaktitva vAlA ojasvI yuvaka usakA sthAna le lenA thA / usakA mana atyadhika pramudita ho uThatA / dhAriNIdevI jambUkumAra ke bhAvI jIvana kI yojanAo me laga jAtI aura kAlpanika sukho kI paridhiyA~ uttarottara vyApakatara hotI jaatii| usakI kAmanA thI ki aneka vadhuo kI pAyale usake bhavana ko gujita kara degI aura nanhe-munne zizuo kI zubha kilake adbhuta sukhada ujAlA cakAcaudha sI utpanna kara degaa| mAM dhAriNIdevI ke

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18 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra mAnasa-sarovara me sneha aura mamatA kI lola lahariyA~ uThatI rahatI aura snigdha vacanAvalI eva madhuratama vyavahAra ke rUpa me unakI zItala bauchAra bAlaka jambUkumAra ko harSita kara detI thii| mAtA aise putra ko prApta kara dhanya ho gayI thI aura aisI mamatAmayI mAtA ko pAkara putra nihAla ho gayA thA / zanai -zana. jambUkumAra kI Ayu baDhane lagI aura aba vaha zikSA-prApti ke yogya ho gayA / sampanna zreSThi Rpabhadatta ne jambU kumAra ke lie zikSA kI atyuttama vyavasthA kI / suyogya AcAryoM ko vibhinna vidyAo ke lie niyukta kiyA gyaa| bAlaka jambU kumAra bhI dattacittatA ke sAtha adhyayana karane lagA / bAlaka vaDA hI kuzAgrabuddhi thaa| vaha zIghra hI jJAna ko hRdayagama kara liyA karatA thaa| jambUkumAra kI adbhuta pratimA dekhakara AcAryagaNa cakita raha jAyA karate the / alpAvadhi me hI jambUkumAra ne aneka vidyAo aura 72 kalAo me adbhuta pravINatA prApta kara lii| aba to usake samakSa jIvana aura jagat ke rahasya spaSTa hone lage the| maulika cintana kI pravRtti jambUkumAra me sahajata hI thii| ata ajita jJAna ke AdhAra para vaha apane cintana ke bala para jIvana ko samajhane aura jagat ke sAra ko pahacAnane kA prayatna karane lgaa| Ayu ke sAtha-sAtha jambUkumAra kI isa pravRtti me bhI gahanatA aura vyApakatA Ane lagI / 'hastAmalakavat' yaha jagat aura jIvana usake samakSa spaSTa ho gyaa| koI sundara aura sarasa AvaraNa jambUkumAra ke lie yathArtha taka pahuMcane meM vyavadhAna nahIM bana

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bAla-jIvana | 19 pAtA thaa| kizora jambU kI yahI pravRtti unake udAtta bhaviSya ke nirmANa ko mUla AdhAra siddha huii| bAlyAvasthA se hI jambUkumAra ke mana me mAnavIyatA ke sadlakSaNa the| para-duHkha-kAtaratA kA bhAva to unake mana ko dravita hI kara detA thaa| ve kisI ko kaSTa me dekha hI nahI pAte the / dukhiyo ko dekhakara unake nayana chalachalA Ate the| unakA paropakArI hRdaya du.khiyo kI sevA-sahAyatA ke lie unhe prerita karatA rahatA thA aura ve apane pAsa upalabdha sAmagrI kA dAna kara unako kaSTa-mukta karane me hI apane jIvana kI sArthakatA kA anubhava kiyA karate the| anna, vastra, dhanAdi ke dAna me unhone kabhI kRpaNatA nahI brtii| jambUkumAra kI bAlyAvasthA ke samaya kA hI eka prasaga hai ki eka samaya magadha me bhISaNa durbhikSa kA sakaTa AyA / annAbhAva ke mAre janatA tar3apa-taDapa kara prANa tyAga rahI thii| jIvita jana bhI asthicarma ke DhA~ce mAtra raha gaye the| anna ke eka-eka dAne ke lie loga saba kucha karane ko tatpara the, kintu unako kahI se anna upalabdha na ho pAtA thaa| mAtA-pitAo ke samakSa unakI priya santAna bhUkha se taDapa-taDapa ke mRtyu kI grAsa ho rahI thii| sarvatra hAhAkara, krandana aura cIkha-pukAra kA hI sAmrAjya thA / aise hI samaya kizora jambUkumAra nagara-bhramaNa ko nikale aura rAjagRha me mRtyu kI isa vibhISikA ko dekhakara unakA mana sahAnubhUti kI bhAvanA se bhara utthaa| paropakArI jambUkumAra ina dukhita jano ke prati karuNA prakaTa karake hI zAnta ho jAne vAle

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20 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra nahI the / aisI karuNA ko ve apUrNa mAnate the, jaba taka ki upalabdha sAdhano kA upayoga kara yathAsAmarthya sevAkArya na kiyA jAya / ve ina bhUkho ko apane bhavana para le Aye / dekhate hI dekhate eka khAsA jamaghaTa laga gyaa| sabhI ora se yAcanA ke svara uThane lage / dukhI jana isa samaya anna kI nahI varan anna ke rUpa me prANo kI hI bhIkha mA~ga rahe the / isa samaya pitA RSabhadatta kAryavaza nagara se bAhara gaye hue the / jambUkumAra ne anna bhANDAra khulavA diyA / sArA ekatrita addha unhoMne isa bhUkho me vitarita karavA diyA / kucha hI samaya meM bhANDAra rikta ho gayA / lAkho prANiyo kI jIvana-rakSA ho gayI -- isase jambUkumAra ko atyanta prasannatA aura santoSa kA anubhava hone lagA / bhA~ti-bhA~ti ke AzIrvAda aura zubha kAmanAe~ karate hue, anna lekara ye dukhI jana vidA hue| jambUkumAra unake prANarakSaka ho gaye the- isame mahAna isa saMsAra me kisI ke lie bhalA aura koI kyA hogA / jambUkumAra ne jo kucha kiyA, isame unhe tanika bhI anaucitya nahI laga rahA thaa| ata. pitA kI anupasthiti ke kAraNa bhI apane kArya se unhe kisI prakAra kI cintA yA bhaya nahI thA / kucha hI samaya me java zreSThi RSabhadatta lauTa kara AyA to usane pAyA ki kucha anna dvAra para aura kucha A~gana meM bikharA paDA hai / aneka pada cihna me yaha AbhAsa bhI use hone lagA ki kucha hI samaya pUrva yahA~ aneka jana ekatrita hue haiM / turanta mAna ho gayA ki yahA~ durbhikSagrasto ko anna-dAna use yaha anukiyA gayA

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bAla-jIvana | 21 hogaa| usake Azcarya kA ThikAnA nahI rahA jaba usane dekhA ki annabhaNDAra to sarvathA rikta par3A huA hai| itanA anna, sArA kA sArA dAna de diyA gayA / / kintu RSabhadatta ne apanI koI pratikriyA prakaTa nahI hone dI / kucha hI paloM me jambUkumAra svaya hI pitA ke samakSa upasthita ho gaye / ve isa samaya sarvathA zAnta mudrA me the aura apane kArya para santoSa kA bhAva unakI bhagimA me spaSTataH dRSTigocara ho rahA thA / zreNThi RSabhadatta apane putra se nizcita hI isa samaya kucha pUchanA cAhate the, kintu ve apane prazna ko eka ucita AkAra dene kA prayatna kara hI rahe the ki jambUkumAra ne svata. hI kathana kA Arambha kara diyaa| unhoMne pitA ko sambodhita karate hue kahA ki mujhe Aja pahalI hI bAra yaha jJAta ho sakA hai ki hamAre rAjya me durbhikSa ke kAraNa kitanI vikaTa vipatti chAyI huI hai / Aja maiM bhramaNa ke lie nikalA thaa| maiMne dekhA ki rAjagRha ke prajAjana akAla se atyadhika pIr3ita hai aura unake prANa sakaTa me hai / una asahAyo kI yaha dIna-dazA maiM dekha nahI sakA, pitAjI ! aura maiMne unakI tanika-sI sahAyatA kara dI hai| apane annAgAra me apAra bhaNDAra thA / maiMne vaha sArA anna asahAyo me vitarita kara diyA hai| hamArA sagraha aisI ghora vipatti meM bhI yadi prayukta na ho sake to usakA prayojana hI kyA ? una becAro ke to jAte hue prANa hI lauTa Aye the| unake mukha para jo santoSa kA bhAva AyA thA, use dekhakara to mujhe asIma prasannatA huii| yadi aise samaya me bhI jaba lAkho jana bhUkha kI pIDA se mRtyu ke grAsa bana rahe ho, yadi hama apane anna ko sura

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22 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra kSita paDA rakhe, to isase baDhakara hamAre lie aura koI ghora pApa karma ho hI nahI sakatA / aba RSabhadatta ke lie kucha bhI zeSa na bacA thA / vaha kyA prazna karatA ? kucha kSaNa to vaha mauna raha kara putra kI sadaguNazIlatA para hI vicAra karatA raha gayA / usane putra ke isa satkarma ke lie sAdhuvAda karate hue kahA ki vatsa / tumane nissandeha upayukta karma kiyA hai / tuma mAnavamAtra ke lie sahAnubhUti aura karuNA kA itanA gahanabhAva rakhate ho - isakA jJAna mujhe Aja pahalI bAra hI huA hai / samamuca / mujhe isakI bar3I prasannatA hai / jambUkumAra ke isa AcaraNa se RSabhadatta ko mana hI mana garva kA anubhava hone lagA thA aura use isa bAta kA vizvAsa bhI hone lagA thA ki jambUkumAra kA dhavala yaza samagra sasAra me vyApta hogA aura eka dina avazya hI hamAre vaza ko mahattA prApta hogI / jambUkumAra ke caritra kI eka anya pramukha vizeSatA yaha bhI thI ki ve aTala satyazIla the / ve kabhI bhI kisI prANI ko kaSTa nahI pahuMcAte the / sadA sAvadhAnI ke sAtha kArya karate the ki kahI kisI kSudra se jantu ko bhI unake kAraNa koI hAni na ho / apane inhIM sadaguNo ke kAraNa jambUkumAra atyanta lokapriya ho gaye the aura sArA rAjagRha unake prati mamatA aura prema kA bhAva rakhane lgaa| dhIre-dhIre dUra taka unake guNo aura karmoM kI carcA phaila gayI aura unakA yaza magadha rAjya kI sImA lAMgha kara samasta jambUdvIpa me prasArita hone lagA /

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4 : gRhastha jIvana kA upakrama jambUkumAra atyanta sampanna parivAra ke to the hI ! aizvarya unake caraNo kA dAsa thA aura sukha-suvidhAye unake samakSa natamastaka khar3I Adeza kI pratIkSA meM rahA karatI thii| pitA kA sunAma bhI unake vyaktitva kI bhavyatA ko kisI aMza taka abhivardhita hI karatA thaa| anupama saundaryasampanna jambUkumAra jaba yauvana kI sImA ke samIpa pahuMcane lage to aneka rUpa-guNavatI kanyAo ke pitA lAlAyita rahane lage-apanI kanyA kA sambandha jambUkumAra ke sAtha karane ko / RSabhadatta kI bhavya sAmAjika pratiSThA, jambUkumAra kI mahAna sadguNazIlatA Adi ke kAraNa unake mana meM eka vizeSa prakAra kA sakoca bhI ghara kara jAtA thA aura prastAva karane meM unhe hicaka-sI anubhava hone lagatI thii| jambUkumAra apane pUrvabhava me brahmaloka me java vidyunmAlI deva the to unako cAra paliyA~ thii| kucha samaya ke pazcAta ina cAro deviyo kA janma bhI rAjagRha ke hI sampanna zreSThi parivAro me huaa| eka devI ne zreSThi samudrapriya ke ghara janma liyA aura usakA nAma rakhA gayA samudrazrI / kanyA samudrazrI kI mAtA kA nAma padmAvatI thaa| dUsarI devI kA isa janma kA nAma padmazrI thA usake pitA tathA mAtA kA nAma (kramaza) samudradatta aura

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24 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra kamalamAlA thA / zrepThi sAgaradatta ke yahA~ tIsarI devI ne janma liyA usakA nAma padmasenA rakhA gayA thA aura usakI mAtA kA nAma vijayazrI thaa| isI prakAra cauthI devI ne bhI rAjagRha ke vikhyAta zreSThi kuveradatta kI putrI ke rUpa meM janma liyA jisakA isa janma kA nAma kanakasenA thA va jayazrI usakI mAtA kA nAma thA / yaha adbhuta sayoga thA ki vidyunmAlI deva aura unakI cAro paliyo ne kucha samaya ke pazcAta eka hI nagara meM janma liyA / spaSTa hai ki ye sabhI prAya samavayaska bhI the| zreSThi RSabhadatta ke putra jambUkumAra ke rUpa, guNa, yaza aura aizvaryAdi se prabhAvita hokara samudrazrI, padmazrI, padmasenA aura kanakasenA ke mAtA-pitA kI hArdika abhilASA thI ki unakI putriyo kA jambUkumAra ke sAtha vivAha ho jAya / una abhibhAvako ne isa dizA me prayAsa bhI Arambha kara diye| inake atirikta rAjagRha ke cAra anya vaibhavazAlI zreSThi bhI apanI-apanI kanyAyo ke lie isa dizA me prayatna kara rahe the| zreSThi kuverasena apanI putrI nabhasenA kA hita jambUkumAra ke sAtha usake pANigrahaNa saskAra ho jAne meM hI mAnane lagA thA / nabhasenA kI mAtA kA nAma thA kamalAvatI / zreSThi zramaNadatta kI kanyA thI kanakadhI aura supeNA thA usa kanyA kI mAtA kA nAma / vasusena anya zreSThi thA, jisakI patnI kA nAma thA viirmtii| isa dampati kI putrI yI-kanakavatI aura vasupAlita nAmaka dhaSThi kI putrI thI jayazrI / jayasenA jayazrI kI mAtA kA nAma thaa|

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gRhastha jIvana kA upakrama | 25 eka sAtha hI ina ATha zreSThiyo ne apanI-apanI putriyo mamudrazrI, padmazrI, padmasenA, kanakasenA, nabhasenA, kanakazrI, kanakavatI aura jayazrI ke vivAha ke lie jambUkumAra ke pitA ke pAsa prastAva bheje / itane prastAvo ko dekhakara RSabhadatta aura dhAriNIdevI ko baDI prasannatA huii| usa yuga me puruSa kaI striyo se vivAha kiyA karate the| ata jambUkumAra ke mAtA-pitA ke , samakSa ina kanyAo me se kisI eka ke cayana kI samasyA nahI thii| mAtA-pitA ne gambhIratA ke sAtha ina ATho prastAvo para vicAra kiyaa| ye zreSThigaNa to jAne-mAne the aura RSabhadatta kA ina sabase sIdhA paricaya eva samparka thA / inakI pArivArika pRSThabhUmi ke viSaya me vaha bhalI-bhAMti jAnatA thA / ye sabhI prabhutvasampanna aura pratiSThita parivAra the aura Rpabhadatta kA vicAra thA ki ina parivAro ke sAtha sambandha hone se svaya usakI pratiSThA me bhI vRddhi hogii| ye parivAra dharmAnurAgI, surucisampanna aura susaskRta bhI the| ata dhAriNIdevI ke samakSa RSabhadatta ne apanI ora se ina prastAvo para svIkRti kA bhAva vyakta kiyA / aba to dhAriNIdevI kI hI bhUmikA thii| use ina kanyAo ke viSaya me jAnakArI prApta karanI thii| usane apanA kArya baDe saujanya ke sAtha kiyA aura isa niSkarSa para pahuMcI kI rUpa, guNAdi me ye sabhI kanyAe~ pratyanta baDhI-car3hI hai, sarvaguNasampanna haiN| iname se pratyeka jambUkumAra ke yogya hai| vadhuo ke rUpa me jaba ye kanyAe~ hamAre ghara AyegI to hamAre yahA~ mAno vibhinna prakAra ke puSpo kI vATikA hI khila utthegii| unakI madhura vANI se sArA bhavana

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26 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkUmAra gUMjatA rhegaa| kaimA madhura vAtAvaraNa ho jAyagA mere ghara meM / vaha usa pala kI kalpanA me hI Anandita ho utthii| usane apane pati ke samakSa apanA mata prakaTa karate hue yahI kahA ki ye ATho kanyAe~ atyanta suzIla, guNavatI aura sundara hai / guNo me kauna sarvazreSTha hai-yaha nirNaya karanA bhI asambhava hai / iname ne pratyeka apane kisI na kisI guNa ke kAraNa sarvazreSTha kahalA sakatI hai / ye kanyAe~ jJAnavatI hai, vidupI hai| mere mata meM to ina sabhI ke lie hame svIkRti bheja denI caahie| avilamba hI Rpabhadatta bhI apanI patnI se sahamata ho gyaa| zIghra hI ATho zreSThiyoM ke pAsa sammAna mahita unake prastAvo kI svIkRti kA sandeza bhijavA diyaa| rAjagRha ke nau zreSThi-parivAro me harSa vyApta ho gyaa| magalagAna hone lage, jinakI gUMja eka sAtha cauvIsa hRdayo ko thirakAne lgii|

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5 : vairAgyodaya manuSya kA bhaviSya yathArtha hI me 'adRSTa' hotA hai| kisI ke bhavitavya kA anumAna lagAnA sugama nahIM huA karatA / zreSThi RSabhadatta aura dhAriNIdevI ne jambUkumAra ke sukhada gRhasthajIvana kI bar3I hI bhavya aura sarasa kalpanAe~ sa~jo rakhI thii| una kalpanAo ko AkAra dene me bhI zreSThidampati tatparatApUrvaka vyasta the| isI yojanA kI kriyAnviti ke prathama caraNa ke rUpa me hI jambUkumAra kA vivAha ATha sulakSaNA kanyAo ke sAtha nizcita bhI kiyA jA cukA thaa| jambUkumAra ke bhavitavya se anabhijJa ina abhibhAvako kI dazA kitanI dayanIya thI ki ve apanI yojanAo ke sarvathA dhvasta ho jAne ke bhAvI tathya se sarvathA anajAna the / idhara unakI sataragI kalpanAe~ sadhana se saghanatara hotI jA rahI thI aura udhara jambUkumAra kA mana anya hI dizA kI ora AkRSTa hotA calA jA rahA thaa| Arambha me hI jambUkumAra kA mana jIvana aura jagat kI ulajhano ko sulajhAne ke lie maulika prayatno me vyasta rahane lagA thaa| ve antarmukhI se ho gaye the| cintanazIlatA unake svabhAva kA sahaja aga thA / gambhIratA ke sAtha mAnava jIvana ke uccatama prayojana ko pahacAnane kI prakriyA me ve magana rahA karate / prANiyo

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28 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra kI dukhada paristhitiyo se dravita hokara ve socA karate ki kyA koI aisA mArga nahI hai, jisakA anusaraNa karake manuSya kA jIvana ananta sukha kA upabhoga kara sake, sasAra kI AmAratA se ubara sake aura zAnti kA lAbha kara sakeM || unake antarmana me eka svara uThatA thA ki hAM, avazya hI aisA koI mArga hai | AvazyakatA use khojane kI hai aura taba unhe anta preraNA prApta hotI ki mai usa mArga ko khojane ke vinIta prayAsa me apanA samasta jIvana lagA dUMgA | dhAnya bhAga / yadi maiM aisA karane me saphala ho sakA / 1 / jambUkumAra ne mana hI mana isa navIna mArga ko apanAne kA dRDha saMkalpa kara liyA thA / isake sAtha hI jIvana kI dAruNa samasyAo ke prazna aura adhika spaSTa hokara unake samakSa ubharane lage / ve jagat ko asAra mAnakara usase khiMce-khice se rahane lage / sAsArika sukho me unakA mana nahI ramatA thA / taTastha bhAva se hI ve pArivArika jIvana jIne lage the / unhe sambandho ke nirvAha me rasAnubhUti nahI hotI / eka prakAra se unakA jIvana eka navIna moDa kI pratIkSA me thA, kisI dizA - saketa kI Toha me thA / aneka aise Arambhika prazna the, jinakI taha me pahu~cane ke lie unheM marmajJa mArgadarzaka kI AvazyakatA thii| apane cintana se ve jisa anubhava taka pahu~canA cAhate the - usake lie sajJAna aura caitanyayukta patha-pradarzaka kI unhe tIvra apekSA thI / sayoga kI hI bAta hai ki unhI dino Arya sudharmAsvAmI kA padArpaNa puna rAjagRha me huA / isa samAcAra se jambUkumAra kA mana khila utthaa| unheM aisA anubhava hone lagA - mAno ava

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vairAgyodaya | 26 koI prazna ana-sulajhA nahI rahegA, anuttarita nahI rahegA / Arya sudharmAsvAmI ke Agamana se sarvatra utsAha kI eka lahara dauDa paDI thI ve apane vizAla zramaNa sagha ke sAtha guNazIlaka caitya me vizrAma karane lage the| pratidina zraddhAlu jano kA vizAla samUha ekatrita hotA, AryazrI ke darzana-lAbha se zAnti aura pavitratA kA anubhava karatA aura Apake vacanAmRta se tRpta hotA / mana me anekAneka jijJAsAe~ lie jambUkumAra bhI Arya sudharmAsvAmI kI sevA me upasthita hue / guNazIlaka udyAna me jur3I vizAla dharmapariSada ko udbodhana pradAna karate hue Arya sudharmAsvAmI kI bhavya AkRti aura prabhAvotpAdaka vANI se jambUkumAra ke mana para prathama prabhAva hI atyanta prabalatA ke sAtha huA / mantra-mugdha me jambUkumAra ne zraddhA-bhaktipUrvaka AryazrI kI caraNa-vandanA kI aura bhAva-vibhora avasthA me unhone Asana grahaNa kiyaa| dharma-pariSada meM usa samaya mahatvapUrNa evaM gambhIra carcAe~ cala rahI thii| Arya sudharmA bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI ke pravacano kI mArmika vyAkhyA kara rahe the| apanI sarasa, subodha aura prabhAvotpAdaka zailI ke kAraNa sudharmA svAmI kI vANI me eka viziSTa camatkAra thaa| unake kathana bhaktajano ke mAnasa ko sparza kara unhe pavitra karate jA rahe the| AryazrI apanI dezanA me jIvaajIva, pApa-puNya, savara-nirjarA, mokSAdi kI tAttvika vivecanA kara rahe the| kahanA na hogA ki isa pravacanAmRta kA sarvAdhika prabhAva isa samaya jambUkumAra para ho rahA thaa| unakI jo samasyAe~ thI, jo prazna the--unake uttara aura samAdhAna unhe sudharmA

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30 mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra svAmI ke pravacana se upalabdha hone lge| saba kucha spaSTa hotA jA rahA thA, eka mArga unhe AbhAsita hone lagA, jo unake lie anusaraNa ke yogya thaa| unhe apane lakSya kI spaSTatA bhI anubhava hone lagI aura sAdhano kI pratIti bhii| Arya sudharmAsvAmI ke kathana se pariSada meM yaha spaSTa hotA jA rahA thA ki Aja kA manuSya bhautika eSaNAo ke pIche anavarata rUpa se dauDa rahA hai| ye abhilASAe~ pUrNa hokara bhI na santopa detI hai aura na ve samApta hotI hai / eka abhilASA ke pUrNa hote na hote hI anya aneka abhilASAe~ janma le letI haiM / yaha mRga-marIcikA tRSNA ko hI adhikAdhika tIvra karatI hai-tRpti nahI detI aura manuSya kA sArA jIvana hI tIna asantoSa kA paryAya bana jAtA hai| dukha, nirAzA, pIDA, sakaTa, cintA Adi hI manuSya ke jIvana me aDiga Asana jamA letI hai| isa paristhiti kA mUlabhUta kAraNa 'AdhyAtmikatA kA abhAva' hai-yaha bhI spaSTa hone lgaa| manuSya Aja vismaraNa kara gayA hai ki AtmA ke isa bhavasAgara me avataraNa kA uddezya kyA hai ? usake kartavyAkartavya kyA hai ? AtmA ko yaha mAnavayoni jo milI haiusake pIche chipI huI bhAvanA kyA hai ? aura vaha lakSya-bhraSTa hokara sasAra-sAgara kI viSaya-vAsanA kI tarago me idhara se udhara bhaTakatA jA rahA hai| ajJAna ke prabhAva se vaha tyAjya ko hI grAhya mAna baiThA hai aura pIr3Ajanaka padArthoM ko sukha ke sAdhana / ayathArtha aura kSaNika sukho ke bandhano me hI vaha apanI cirasukhAkAkSI AtmA ko bA~dhatA calA jA rahA hai| isake pariNAma zubha

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vairAgyodaya | 31 kaise ho sakate hai ? yaha bhI spaSTa hone lagA thA ki isa jIvana ke lie dIrghakAlIna yojanAe~ banAne me hI mana madA sakriya rahatA hai, manasUbo kA koI Ara-pAra hI nahI hai, kintu jIvana kI kSaNa bhaguratA ke tathya se aparicita aise mAnava kI dazA kitanI dayanIya hai | vaha becArA karuNA kA pAtra hai / AgAmI pala kauna sI paristhitiyA~ lekara Ane vAlA hai-- kucha bhI nizcaya nahI hai / aise nazvara aura anizcita jIvana kA vivekapUrNa upayoga yahI ho sakatA hai ki jisa mahAna prayojana ko pUrA karane ke lie yaha jIvana milA hai, usI kI pUrti me sArI zakti prayukta kara dI jAya / isa mArga meM Ane vAle bhaTakAvo aura chalAvo se aprabhAvita rahe binA aisA kara pAnA sambhava nahI hai / ata karaNIya aura akaraNIya, tyAjya aura grAhya kA vivekapUrNa nirNaya apekSita hai aura dRr3hatApUrvaka karaNIya aura grAhya ko hI apanAnA Avazyaka hai / jIvana kI kSaNabhaMguratA se nirAza nahI honA cAhie / jIvana ke isa lakSaNa se to manuSya ko isa dizA meM preraNA milanI cAhie ki vyartha samaya aura zakti kA vinAza karane ke sthAna para usa parama dhyeya kI upalabdhi ke lie turanta prayatnarata ho jAnA cAhie / jo ginatI ke pala hameM mile hai, ve isa upalabdhi ke pUrva hI kahI samApta na ho jAya~ / yadi aisA hI ghaTita ho gayA to yaha mAnava deha dhAraNa vyartha ho jAyagA AtmA ko isa amUlya avasara kA koI lAbha nahIM hogA / turanta hI hame apane lakSya prApti ke prayatna meM laga jAnA cAhie - zvAsa-prazvAsa kI yaha zrRMkhalA na jAne kaba khaNDita ho jAya / Arya sudharmAsvAmI kI isa gambhIra dezanA

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32 / mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra se yaha bhI bhalI-bhA~ti spaSTa hone lagA thA ki vaha parama dhyeya kyA hai jisake lie AtmA ne mAnavadeha dhAraNa kI hai-jo kisI anya yoni me prApta nahIM kiyA jA sakatA, vaha paramalakSya haimokSa / yaha AtmA kA antima gantavya hai-yahI usakI yAtrA kI sthAyI samApti hai| isa mokSa ko prApta karane ke lie jina prayatno kI apekSA rahatI hai, vaha mAnava jIvana me hI sambhava haianya jIvana dvArA nhii| yaha mokSa hI cirasukha aura ananta zAnti kI sthiti hai| isa sthiti kI prApti ke pazcAt AtmA bandhana-mukta ho jAtI hai, AvAgamana kA cakra sthagita ho jAtA hai| yahI asamApya sukha hai, mokSa hai / ___isa ananta Ananda ke mArga ko tyAgakara jo asthira aura avAstavika sukho ke pIche bhAgate hai, ve kitane abodha haiM / ye sukha to ananta du kho ke janaka hote haiN| inakI bhUlabhulaiyA me paDakara kisI ke lie sahI mArga para AnA kaThina rahatA hai / ata ina viSaya-vAsanAo ko pare rakhanA hI zreyaskara hai / jo ina bandhano se mukta hokara vItarAgI ho jAtA hai, usI ke lie isa zreyaskara mArga para gatizIla honA sambhava hotA hai| isa mAnavamAtra ke kalyANa ke mArga kA anusaraNa kara manuSya svakalyANa me hI samartha siddha nahI hotA, apitu jagata ke lie bhI eka magalakArI kArya karatA hai| vaha usa mArga se anyo kI bhI paricita karAtA hai, usa para gativAna hone ke lie unhe preraNA de sakatA hai aura unake dvArA cira sukha-zAnti kI prApti me sazakta sahAyaka ho sakatA hai| isase baDhakara mAnava-jIvana kA aura kyA sadupayoga ho sakatA

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'. . . . vairAgyodaya : 33 hai / AryazrI kI isa spaSTa vivecanA se jambUkumAra kA antara jaise Alokita ho utthaa| jJAna ke Aloka me aba unake lie tanika bhI dhUmilatA zeSa nahI rahI / , unake bhAvI jIvana kA svarUpa nizcita ho gayA aura unake cintana ko aba nizcita dizA mila gyii| ve apane nizcaya ko sudRDha banAne ke prayala me netra nimIlita kara dhyAnamagna ho gye| unhone aba gRha tyAgakara parivrAjaka hone kA nizcaya kara liyA thaa| pravacana samApti para pariSada vijita huii| samasta bhakta zrotAgaNa pUjya AryazrI ke prati zraddhA vyakta karate hue namana kara vidA ho gaye, kintu jambUkumAra aba bhI AryazrI ke caraNo me dhyAnastha baiThe the / isa kizora ko isa sthiti meM dekhakara AryazrI tanika cakita raha gaye / socane lage ki yaha saba bAlaka kauna hai / kyA, cahatA hai !! atyanta sneha ke sAtha unhone sambodhita kiyAvatsa ! vatsa / / jambUkumAra jaise nidrA se sahasA jAga uThe / unhone puna. AryazrI ke caraNo kA sparza karate hue bhAvavibhora avasthA meM gadgada kaNTha se kahA ki svAmI ! maiM kRtArtha ho gyaa| Apake pravacanaprakAza me maiM aba spaSTata dekha rahA hUM ki mere lie mAtra sAdhanA kA mArga hI grAhya hai| vigata lambe samaya se maiM UhA-poha me thA ki ananta sukha kI prApti ke lie mujhe kyA karanA caahie| mAnava jAti ke klezo ko kATane me maiM kisa prakAra sahAyaka ho sakatA hU~? prabhu ! Aja aba saba kucha spaSTa ho gyaa| maiM Apake caraNAzraya kI prApti se dhanya ho gayA huuN| maiM Apa hI kI kRpA se dharma ke marma ko bhalI-bhA~ti pahacAna gayA huuN| sasAra kI asAratA se

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34 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra paricita hokara aba mere mana me jAgatika sukhopabhoga ke prati ghora upekSA kA bhAva jAgarita ho gayA hai| maiM sAdhanA ke mArga ko apanAnA cAhatA huuN| sAsArika sampadAo, vibhUtiyo, sukho ke prati mere mana meM koI AkarSaNa nahIM hai aura na hI svajana-parijano ke prati apanatva kA bhAva zeSa rahA hai| svAmi, mere mana me udita virakti ke bhAva ko Apa kRpApUrvaka AzIrvAda pradAna kara poSita kiijie| mujhe dIkSA pradAna kiijie| maiM tatkAla hI gRhatyAga karanA cAhatA huuN| ApazrI kA sambala avazya hI mujhe saphalatA pradAna kregaa| mujhe dIkSA pradAna kIjie prabhu dIkSA pradAna kIjie !! jambUkumAra kA mastaka Arya sudharmAsvAmI ke caraNo me namita ho gyaa| adhIra jambUkumAra ko apane komala svara se AryazrI ne sthiratA pradAna karate hue kahA ki vatsa ! tumhAre mana me dharma ke prati gahana ruci hai-yaha jAnakara hame atyanta harSa huA hai / tuma kauna ho ? kisake putra ho ? tanika apanA paricaya to do hame ! jambUkumAra ne vinIta svara me apane mAtA-pitA kA paricaya prastuta karate hue apanA nAma batAyA aura mauna ho gaye / AryazrI bhI zreSThi RSabhadatta kA nAma sunakara tanika gambhIra ho gaye / ve socane lage ki itane sampanna parivAra me, vaibhava kI goda me pAlita-poSita hokara jambUkumAra ke lie sAdhujIvana vyatIta karanA kaThina ho sakatA hai| unhone apanA mauna bhaga karate hue jambUkumAra ko sambodhita kiyA ki vatsa | tuma kadAcita jisa jIvana ko apanAnA cAhate ho, usakI kaThoratA se paricita nahI

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vairAgyodaya ] 35 ho aura isIlie isa ora AkRSTa hue ho / suno, sAdhu-jIvana baDA hI kaThina huA karatA hai / kaThora dharatI para zayana karanA hotA hai, prakRti ke zItAtapa ke prakopa sahana karane hote hai, A~dhIpAnI ke AghAto me bhI avicalita rahanA hotA hai / tuma komala gAtra ho / bhalA tumase yaha saba kaise sambhava hogA ? kintu jambUkumAra ne dRr3hasvara me uttara diyA ki prabhu / maiM ina samasta kaThinAiyo se paricita hUM aura sAdhu-jIvana kA nirNaya maiMne bhalIbhaoNti soca-samajhakara hI kiyA hai| jaba saMkalpa kI dRDhatA hotI hai to vAhya bAdhAe~ aura kaSTa sAdhaka ke lie aprabhAvI raha jAte hai| aura prabhu ! maiM nivedana karU~ ki merA saMkalpa baDA dRDha hai| ananta sukho me lakSya ke samakSa ye mArga ke kaSTa to bar3e hI kSudra hai| inhe maiM apane mArga me bAdhaka nahIM banane duuNgaa| ina para sugamatA ke mAtha maiM vijaya prApta kara laMgA / jambUkumAra kI dRr3hatA se AryazrI bar3e prabhAvita hue / ve Azvasta hokara bole ki jambU ! suno, yadi aisA hai, to tuma vahI karo-jisake lie tumhArA mana nirdeza de rahA ho / zubha kArya me vilamba anucita hai / kintu vatsa jambU ! kyA tumane dIkSA grahaNa karane ke lie apane mAtApitA se anumati prApta karalI hai ? jambU isa prazna para mauna raha gye| abhI to unhone mAtApitA ke samakSa apanI isa abhilASA ko prakaTa bhI nahI kiyA thaa| unakA mastaka jhuka gayA, jisakA Azaya AryazrI ke prazna kA nakArAtmaka uttara thA / aura Arya sudharmAsvAmI ne jambUkumAra ko apanA ziSya banAne se inakAra karate hue kahA ki pahale tumheM

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36 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra vidhivat apane mAtA-pitA se gRha tyAgArtha anumati prApta karanI hogI / tabhI tumhAre lie dIkSA grahaNa karanA sambhava hogA / jambUkumAra ke samakSa aba eka vikaTa samasyA thI / snehamayI mAtA, vAtsalyamaya pitA unhe tadartha anumati nahI dege - isakA unhe vizvAsa thA / apane prati abhibhAvako ke mana me jo prema thA, isakI gaharAI se jambUkumAra anabhijJa na the / kintu ve dRDhapratijJa the-- sAdhu - jIvana grahaNa karane ke lie, aura isa kAraNa unhone nizcaya kiyA ki kisI prakAra mujhe unase anumati bhI prApta karanI hI hogI / ve apane tIvragAmI ratha para ArUDha hokara bhavana kI ora cala diye / ve zIghra se zIghra apane pitA kI sevA me upasthita ho, unake samakSa apanA mantavya prakaTa kara denA cAhate the / nagara ke mArga aba taka vyasta ho cale the, AvAgamana kI adhikatA ke kAraNa ratha kI drutagati sambhava na thI / ata unhoMne apane sArathI ko anya mArga para ratha moDa lene kA nirdeza diyA / yaha anya mArga nagara ke bAhara bAhara se hokara jAtA thA jise vizeSa rUpa se hI kAma me liyA jAtA thA / sAmAnyata isakA upayoga nahI huA karatA thA / isa dvAra kA sAmarika mahatva thA / ima durgama nagara dvAra para zatru sahAra ke lie vikarAla bhArI astrazastra laTake rahate the / ina zastro me zataghtI, zilA, kAlacakra Adi bhISaNa sahAraka zastra bhI the / tIvra vega ke sAtha jaba jambU kumAra kA ratha isa nagara dvAra me praviSTa huA, tabhI eka durghaTanA ghaTI / vaha sudRDhaM dvAra bharabharA kara dhvasta ho gayA / zatru sahAra ke lie vyavasthita zastra - gira paDe / honI ko kucha vicitra hI 5

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---------: . , . vairAgyodaya 37 "svIkAra thaa| jambUkumAra kA ratha usa pala me usa pAra nikala gayA thaa| eka vizAla, zilA khaNDa avazya hI ratha paraM A giraa| pariNAmata. ratha ke pRSTha bhAga ko to kucha hAni huI, kintu jambU* kumAra basa bAla-bAla hI baca gaye / sArathI becArA thara-thara kA~pa rahA thA / azva bhI isa anAyAsa prasaga se acakacA gayA, kintu isa durghaTanA ne jambUkumAra ke mAnasa ko udvelita kara diyaa| jIvana kI kSaNabhaguratA- kA sAkSAt darzana unhone kara liyA / kucha pala ve gambhIra aura mauna hokara acala baiThe rahe aura phira unhone anya mArga se ratha ko udyAna kI ora lauTA le calane ke lie apane sArathI ko Adeza diyA / -sArathI kucha samajha nahIM pA rahA thA, kintu usane Adeza kA pAlana kiyA / azva bhI aba -svastha hokara puna druta vega se daur3a rahA thaa| ratha udyAna ke samIpa se samIpatara hotA calA aura udyAna-dvAra para ratha ke rukate na rukate hI jambUkumAra dharatI para utara Aye / kSipratA ke sAtha unhone udyAna me praveza kiyA aura AryazrI kI sevA-me-upasthita hokara ve karabaddha mudrA me acaMcala bhAva se khaDe ho gaye / AryazrI ko Azcarya ho rahA thA ki jambUkumAra itanI zIghratA se anumati prApta kara kaise lauTa - aayaa| pUrva isake ki AryazrI apanA Azcarya vyakta karate, jambUkumAra hI bola paDe, zraddhayavara | maiM Apase AjJA lekara apane mAtA-pitA se anumati prApta karane jA rahA thA ki mArga me eka aisI aghaTanIya ghaTanA ho gayI jisane mujhe AryazrI ke isa Adeza kA pAlana karane ke lie vivaza kara diyA ki zubha kArya ko turanta kara lenA cAhie, vilamba karanA ucita nahIM aura maiM

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38] mukti kA amara rAhI: jambUkumAra puna ApakI sevA meM upasthita ho gyaa| mArga meM hI jaba merA ratha nagara ke dvAra se nikala rahA thA, anAyAsa hI dvAra gira pdd'aa| vidhi kI icchAnusAra hI meM surakSita raha gayA, anyathA merI jIvana-lIlA samApta hone me kucha zepa na rahA thA / yadi maiM isa durghaTanA kA AkheTa ho hI gayA hotA, to maiM apane sakalpa ko kane pUrNa kara pAtA / ava maiM apane jIvana kA eka kSaNa bhI nahIM khonA cAhatA aura zeSa jIvana ko sarvAza me sAdhu-jIvana meM pariNata kara lenA cAhatA huuN| eka kSaNa mauna rahakara jambUkumAra punaH kahane lage ki prabhu ! maiM sasAra kI ora unmukha nahIM honA cAhatA / mujhe apanI zaraNa me le lIjie / mAtA-pitA kI anumati yadyapi aba taka nahIM milI hai, kintu maiM AjIvana brahmacarya vrata grahaNa karane kA abhilApI huuN| isame anumatihInatA racamAtra bhI vAdhaka nahI hogii| kRpA kIjie prabhu / aura mujhe tadartha mantra pradAna kiijie| yaha mere navIna mArga para apanA prathama caraNa hogA / Arya sudharmAsvAmI jambU kumAra kI dharma ke prati aDiga AsthA se ati prasanna hue| unhoMne jambUkumAra ko unake manonukUla brahmacaryavrata kA mantra pradAna kiyA / isa prAthamika saphalatA para jambUkumAra ko santoSa kA anubhava hone lgaa| unhoMne ise bhAvI zubha saketa mAnA aura AbhArayukta hRdaya se unhone AryazrI ke caraNoM me namana kiyaa| tatpazcAta ve apane bhavana ko lauTa Aye /

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6 : gRhatyAga kA nizcaya evaM vivAha-svIkRti nagara dvAra para ghaTita durghaTanA kA samAcAra sunakara mAtA dhAriNIdevI aura pitA RSabhadatta ke to prANa hI sUkha gaye / ve apane nayano ke tAre ko sakuzala dekha lene ko Atura ho uThe the / vyagna mAtA kI dazA to baDI hI dayanIya ho gayI thii| pitA bhI kiMkartavyavimUDha ho gaye / isI samaya mukhya dvAra para ratha ke rukane kI dhvani sunAI dI / azva kI hinahinAhaTa ne unake dhar3akate hRdayo 'ko tanika-sA Azvasta kiyA / prasannatA kI kAnti se mAtA-pitA ke netra jagamagA uThe / kAntirahita mukha maNDala para eka sukha aura santoSa jhalakane lgaa| mAtA ne baDhakara apane priya putra ko gale se lagA liyaa| pitA ne putra kI pITha ko sahalAte hue pyAra kI thapakI dI / dono ne putra ke samakSa vigata cintA aura viSAda kI kathA kahI aura aba putra ko sakuzala dekhakara apane hRdaya kI apAra prasannatA vyakta kii| mAtA ne putra se yohI prazna kara liyA ki vaha gayA kahA~ thA ? kAphI dera se use ghara me na pAkara vaha vaise hI cintita ho raho thii| jambUkumAra ne gambhIratA ke sAtha batAyA ki Aja vaha guNazIlaka caitya me Arya sudharmAsvAmI ke darzanArtha gayA thaa| vahA~ AryazrI kI vandanA kara use atIva Atmika santoSa aura zAnti

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40 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra 1 kA anubhava huA / mAtA-pitA putra kI isa dhArmika pravRtti se asIma Anandita hue / mAtA ne kahA ki vatsa ! yaha tumane bar3A acchA kiyaa| sobhAgyazAliyo ko hI AryazrI ke darzano kA suyoga prApta hotA hai aura unake vacanAmRta me to tana-mana me jo_akathanIya zAnti vyApta ho jAtI hai--usakI to mahimA ho kucha asAdhAraNa hai / mA~ ke svara me svara milAte hue jambUkumAra ne kahA ki ApakI dhAraNA sarvathA yathArtha hai mAtA | maiMne bhI AryazrI, ke upadezo se aisA hI camatkAra anubhava kiyA hai / mere mana me to adbhuta parivartana AgayA hai / mere antaramana meM pichale lambe samaya se jo prazna kauMdha rahe the, Aja AryazrI ke pravacana me una sabakA ucita samAdhAna mila gayA / jIvana aura jagat ko, 'sukha aura dukha ko, dharma aura usake marma ko, mAnava jIvana kI mahattA aura usake parama lakSya ko Aja maiM unake yathArtha rUpa meM bhalI-bhA~ti pahacAna gayA hU~ / mujhe Apa logo kI anumati lenI thI ki turanta Arya surmAsvAmI ke caraNo me baiThakara dIkSA grahaNa kara lUM, isI kAraNa me zIghratA se ApakI sevA me upasthita ho rahA thA ki nagara dvAra para vaha durghaTanA ho gayI / pitAjI, isa durghaTanA ne mere netra khola diye haiM / manuSya ke jIvana kA kucha bhI bharosA nahI hai / vaha kabhI bhI karAla kAla kA AhAra vana sakatA hai / ata mAnava jIvana ke uccatama lakSya - 'mokSa prApti' ke prayatna ke kimI ko bhI vilamba nahI karanA cAhie / yahI socakara maiM puna. AryazrI kI sevA me upasthita ho gayA aura AjIvana brahmacaryavrata kA mantra lekara AyA hU~ / aba he mAtA

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gRhatyAga kA nizcaya evaM vivAha-svIkRti | 41 aura pUjya pitAjI ! Apa kRpA kara mujhe pranajita hone ke lie anumati pradAna kara diijie| isI maiM mere jIvana kI sArthakatA hai / sAsArika jIvana ko maiM dukhamaya mAnatA hU~, usakI sukhamayatA ko maiM pravacanA mAnatA huuN| aisI sthiti me aba maiM Atma-kalyANa ke mArga para agrasara honA cAhatA huuN| AzIrvAda dIjie ki maiM apane manoratha me saphala hoU~ aura anya dukhI prANiyo ko bhI dukha se mukta karane meM sahAyaka ho skuu| jambUkumAra to mauna ho gaye / mAtA-pitA ke komala snehapUrNa hRdayo para bhI eka tIvra AghAta huA thA-ve bhI avAka raha gye| kyA uttara dete ? mAtA ke svapno kI phulavArI para to pAlA paDa gayA / use sarvatra zUnya hI zUnya anubhava hone lagA thaa| pitA kI cintA kI bhI koI sImA nahI rahI / akasmAta hI yaha navIna paristhiti uTha khaDI huI thii| dhAriNIdevI aura zrepThi RSabhadatta-dono ke netra chalachalA Aye / apanI asthiratA para aMkuza lagAte hue prayatnapUrvaka zreNThiM ne apane Apako niyatrita kiyA aura putra se kahane lagA ki jambUkumAra ! tuma AryazrI ke darzanArtha gaye, unake vacanAmRta kA pAna kiyA-yaha to parama harSa kA viSaya hai| hamAre vaza me jina-zAsana kI baDI dRr3ha paramparA rahI hai / hamAre pUrvajo me sadA hI dharma ke prati agAdha zraddhAbhAva rahA hai, kintu uname se kisI ne bhI pravrajyA grahaNa nahI kii| hama dono bhI dharma ke prati agAdha ruci rakhate haiM; tana-mana-dhana se dharma ko sevA kiyA karate haiM, kintu hamAre mana meM bhI pravajyA kA vicAra kabhI akurita nahIM huaa| aisI sthiti me numhAre dvArA

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42 | mukti kA amara rAho : jambUkumAra 'sAdhu-jIvana' kA sakalpa grahaNa kiyA jAnA hamAre meM mA hogA | phira he jambUkumAra ! tuma para to hama donoM kI ginIkitanI AzAeM aTakI huI hai / tuma isa kula meM eka mAtra putra ho / tuma hI hamArI vaza vallarI ko prasArita kroge| tumhAre muga me virakti kI bAta sunakara hamArI samanta dhvasta hone lagI haiM--tuma isa vicAra ko tyAga do aura upalabdha virATa vaibhava kA upabhoga karate hue sAnanda jIvana pApana kro| tumhAre abhAva me ima atulita sampadA kA artha hI kyA raha jAyagA / hame nirAza mata karo aura pravrajita hone kA bhAva bhI mana me mata Ane do| abhI tumhArI Ayu kI kyA hai? usa alpAyu me tumane aisI kauna sI viziSTa upalibdha karalI hai ki tuma prabrajita hone kI pAtratA kA anubhava karane lage / pitA ko isa prakAra adhIra dekhakara jambukumAra kA hRdaya bhara AyA aura kaNTha avaruddha ho gayA / saprayAsa unhoMne AtmaniyantraNa kiyA aura gambhIratA ke sAtha nivedana karane lage ki tAta / kucha pAtratAeM aisI hotI haiM jinakA kimI nizcita koI sambandha nahI hotA / kucha loga aise hote hai jo sasArase Ayu sAgara ke kucha hI thapeDe khAkara saceta ho jAte hai, apane kartavya ke prati sajaga ho jAte haiM / isake viparIta aneka loga dIrgha samaya taka, yahA~ taka ki mRtyuparyaMta bhI saceta nahI ho pAte aura apanA amUlya jIvana vyartha hI kho dete haiM / kinhI ke lie mahAna anukaraNIya Adarza bhI vyartha siddha hote haiM, una para upadezo kA koI prabhAva nahI hotA aura kisI kI AtmA racamAtra saMketa se

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gRhatyAga kA nizcaya evaM vivAha svIkRti | 43 hI jAgarita ho jAtI hai, vodha prApta kara anukUla AcaraNa ke lie kaTibaddha ho jAtI hai / pUjyavara ! merI sthiti kucha aisI hI hai / Arya sudharmAsvAmI ke prathama pravacana se hI mere susaMskAra sajaga ho gaye haiM aura merA bhAvI mArga nizcita ho gayA hai / jambUkumAra kucha kSaNa mauna rahakara punaH mukharita hue / unhone apanI dhAraNA kI puSTi ke lie eka prasaMga sunAyA - kisI samaya eka nagara me eka gaNikA rahA karatI thI / usakI rUpazrI kI khyAti dUra-dUra ke pradezo taka vyApta thI / sagIta - nRtyAdi kalAo me bhI vaha advitIya thI / hajAro-lAkho sampanna rasikagaNa usake lie apanA sarvasva nyochAvara kara dene ko tatpara rahA karate the / dUra-dUra se aise loga usake nRtyAgAra me pahu~cA karate the aura atula dhanarAzi arpita kara svayaM ko dhanya samajhA karate the / usake prazasako kI prAyaH pratidina bhIr3a lagI rahatI thI / aneka zreSThiputra, rAjaputra Adi bhI usake prazaMsaka the aura usakI sabhA kI zobhA vaDhAyA karate the / gaNikA ko samarpita karane ke uddezya se lAyA gayA dhana jaba samApta ho jAtA "to ve apane nivAsa sthAno ke lie prasthAna karate / gaNikA apAra-apAra vaibhava kI svAminI ho gayI thI / usake yahA~ kI eka viziSTa paramparA yaha thI ki jaba rasika jana usake yahA~ se vidA hote, to vaha smRti-cinha ke rUpa apanA koI AbhUSaNa unhe avazya bheTa karatI thI / isake lie bhI prathA yaha thI ki vidA hone vAle se hI vaha pUchA karatI thI ki kauna-sA AbhUSaNa ve le jAnA cAhate hai aura kisI kI bhI yAcanA ko usane kabhI

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44 | mukti kA amara rAhI: jambUkumAra " asvIkAra nahI kiyA / koI mUlyavAna kagana mAga letA to koI ratna-jaTita svarNahAra / eka dina aise hI avasara para jaba eka zreoSThiputra se gaNikA ne Agraha kiyA ki vaha apane sAtha usakA koI smRti cihna le jAya aura usase usakI ruci kA AbhUSaNa batAne ko kahA, to zreNThiputra mauna ho gyaa| gaNikA ne puna Agraha kiyA ki svAmina | sakoca mata kIjie, * maiM ApakI abhilApA pUrNa karane meM koI kRpaNatA nahI karU~gI / Apa behicaka kahie / abakI bAra zreNThiputra ne kahA ki rAnI, ApakA ratna-jaTita yaha svarNa Asana kitanA manohArI hai ! isakA mUlya to maiM oNka hI nahI sakatA / maiM Apase isakI yAcanA nahIM kruuNgaa| mujhaM to isa Asana ke samIpa rakhe usa 'pAdapITha' kI kAmanA hai| kRpAkara vahI mujhe de dIjie-baDA AbhArI rhuuNgaa| vaise Apase koI pratidAna svIkAra karanA hame zobhA nahIM detA, kintu Apake sukomala mana kA anurodha bhI TAlA kaise jA sakatA hai| ata jaba Apa kucha denA hI cAhatI hai, to maiM usa pAdapITha ko le lUMgA jisa para Apake sukomala caraNa vizrAma kiyA karate haiN| Apake caraNo kA nirantara sparza karate rahane vAlA yaha pAdapITha mere lie zreSTha smAraka rahegA, Apake cacala caraNo kI nRtya-kalA kA hI to pujArI hU~ maiM / gaNikA samajha nahIM pA rahI thI ki isa zreNThiputra ne anya koI mUlyavAna AbhUpaNa kyo nahIM mA~gA aura isa tuccha sI vastu kA Agraha kyo kara rahA hai / vaha cAhatI thI kI ise bhI anya rasiko kI bhAMti hI koI uttama vastu bheMTa kI jAya / ata. usane kahA ki Apa koI anya bahumUlya vastu

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gRhatyAga kA nizcaya evaM vivAha-svIkRti | 45 lIjie na ! isa kSudra se pAdapITha me kyA dharA hai| ise dete hue to svayaM mujhe hI sakoca kA anubhava hotA hai| kintu zreNThiputra __ apanI usI yAcanA para dRDha yahA / antataH gaNikA ne vaha pAdapITha hI use dekara vidA kiyaa| vAstava me vaha zreNThiputra mUlyavAna dhAtuo aura hIre javAharAta kA vyavasAyI thaa| ina vastuo kA vaha kuzala pArakhI bhI thaa| usane usa pAdapITha ko prathama dRSTi me hI mUlyAkita kara liyA thA ki vaha pacaratno se jaTita hai aura gaNikA jise sAdhAraNa vastu mAna rahI hai vaha to sasAra me eka anupalabdha nidhi hai / ye ratna durlabha hai / zreSThiputra ne una ratno kA manamAnA mUlya prApta kara liyA aura Apane vyavasAya ko hI nahI apanI pratiSThA aura aizvarya ko bhI khUba unnata kara liyaa| yaha prasaga sunAkara jambUkumAra ne isake pIche chipe apane mUla mantavya kI bhI vyAkhyA kI / unhone kahA ki he tAta ! jisa prakAra usa pArakhI zreSThiputra ne usa durlabha vastu ko gaNikA se prApta kara apane zeSa jIvana ke lie sukha aura unnati kA prabandha / kara liyA thA, usI prakAra. maine bhI Arya sudharmAsvAmI se jIvana aura jagata ke marma ko samajha liyA hai aura aba maiM apane jIvana ko parama lakSya kI prApti me lagA dene ke lie sakalpabaddha haiN| maiM akSaya Ananda aura paramapada prApta karane kI sAdha ko pUrNa karanA cAhatA huuN| isake lie sAdhanA Avazyaka hai| sAdhanA ke lie anivArya AvazyakatA hai virakti kI / ata. kRpAparvaka Apa Sorr

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46 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra mujhe gRhatyAga kara parivrAjaka banane kI anumati pradAna kIjie / Apake zubhAzIrvAdo se merA mArga sugama aura saphalatA sarva nizcit hai / jambUkumAra itanA kahakara mauna ho gaye aura apane mAtA-pitA kI pratikriyA kI pratIkSA karane lage / ve kabhI mAtA kI ora nihArate to kabhI pitA ke mukha maNDala para unakI dRSTi kendrita ho jAtI / pitA RSabhadatta ko apane putra ke itane sajJAna ho jAne ke kAraNa sahaja gaurava kA anubhava ho rahA thA, kintu atyadhika kheda kA anubhava unhe isa paristhiti ke kAraNa ho rahA thA ki vArabAra putra sAdhu jIvana grahaNa kara lene kI anumati ke lie prabala Agraha kara rahA thA / putra ke tarkoM ko kATane kI sthiti me bhI vaha nahI thA aura vaha putra ko pravrajita ho jAne kI anumati dene kA sAhasa bhI nahI kara pA rahA thA / mamatA kA bandhana aura kula paramparA ke nirantaraNa kI utkaTa abhilASA use aisA nahI karane de rahI thI / pitA ne ghora nirAzA kI sthiti me bhI eka bAra aura prayatna karate hue prabodhana ke svara me jambUkumAra se atyanta komalatA ke sAtha kahA ki priyaputra ! hamAre manobhAvo ko bhI tumhe dRSTigata rakhanA cAhie / hame bar3I prasannatA hai ki mAnava-jIvana ke uccatama lakSya ko pahacAna kara, usakI prApti ke lie tuma saceSTa ho / aisA kisI-kisI vyakti ke lie hI sambhava ho pAtA hai / hame tuma para garva hai, kintu hamArA tumase anurodha hai ki gRhatyAga kA apanA vicAra isa bAra tuma sthagita rakho | AryazrI vibhinna janapado me dharma pracAra karate hue AgAmI bAra

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gRhatyAga kA nizcaya evaM vivAha-svIkRti | 47 jaba rAjagRha padhAre, taba tuma dIkSA prApta kara lenaa| usa samaya tumhe hamAre kAraNa koI vyavadhAna nahIM rahegA / kucha samaya hame aura putra sukha kA upabhoga kara lene do / pitA kA AgrahaAtma-kalyANa kA sakalpa | kise kareM aura kisakI upekSA kare / jambUkumAra ke lie yaha kaThora parIkSA kI ghaDI thii| unake mana me antardvandva maca gyaa| kintu ve zIghra hI dvandva para niyantraNa kara nirNAyaka paristhiti meM A gaye / unhone baDI hI dRDhatA ke sAtha sAmbandhika moha kI pravRtti para vijaya prApta kI / unakA pakSa bhArI hotA calA gyaa| unhoMne vinIta vANI me nivedana kiyA ki tAta | Apa mere pUjya hai, janaka hai-ata Apake Adezo kA ullaghana mere lie sambhava nahI hai tathApi Apase puna Agraha karatA hai ki merI prArthanA para dhyAnapUrvaka vicAra kiijie| yaha satya hI hai ki alpAyu me hI mere mana me virakti kA bhAva akurita ho gayA hai, kintu mai Apako vizvAsa dilAtA hU~ ki merA sakalpa mahAna lakSya kI prApti ke lie hai aura mere kalyANa me Apako prasannatA hI hogI / usa mahAna lakSya ke lie dIrgha sAdhanA apekSita rahatI hai| maiM jitanA hI zIghra isa sAdhanA me lagaMgA utanA hI zubha hai, saphalatA utanI hI adhika surakSita rhegii| phira isa anizcayapUrNa jIvana kA ThikAnA hI kyA hai ? jo zabha hai, use avilamba Arambha kara dene me hI aucitya hai / sthagana kI pravatti to usa zubha ke prati niSkriyatA kI pravRtti hogii| jise hama Aja Arambha na kare, kyA bharosA ki use kala Arambha karane kI sthiti meM hama rahege hii| ataH merA anurodha svIkAra

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48 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra kara lIjie aura harSa ke sAtha mujhe apane anumati pradAna kara dIjie / nirAza RSabhadatta kava taka apane putra ko aucityapUrNa uktiyo ko nakAratA rahatA ! vaha niruttara hokara dukha sAgara me DUvane-utarAne lgaa| use sarvatra nirAzA kA ghoratimira hI dRSTigata hone lgaa| usakI vANI kuNThina hone lagI aura mana chaTapaTAne lagA / umake bhItara kI zokakulatA mukha para vipannatA ke rUpa meM pradarzita hone lgii| dhAriNIdevI apane eka mAtra putra se atizaya sneha rakhatI thii| vaha sahaja hI me jambUkumAra ko prajita ho jAne ke lie kaise anumati de detI | usakA to isa kalpanA se hI roma-roma kA~pa uThA thaa| usane bhI jambUkumAra ko samajhAkara apanA vicAra tyAga dene ke lie preraNA dene kA prayatna kiyA / avaruddha kaNTha se sarvaprathama usane Apane putra ko sambodhita kara kahA ki pyAre beTe | tumhe yaha adbhuta vicAra kyokara A gyaa| isa vicAra ko hama logo ke lie tyAga do / tuma kadAcit nahI jAnate ki tumhArA yaha nizcaya hamAre hRdayo para ArI calA rahA hai| tuma itane kaThora mata bano veTe | tumhAre lie yaha mArga nahIM vanA hai / dekho tumhAre pitAjI ne vipula dhana-sampadA kA, apAra vaibhava kA magraha tumhAre lie kiyA hai / hama tumhArA sukhI jIvana dekhane ke abhilASI haiM / ina sukha-suvidhAo kA upabhoga karane ke lie hI tumhArA janma huA hai| isa atula aizvarya ke tumhI to svAmI hone vAle ho| isakA manonukUla upayoga-upabhoga karo aura apane jIvana ko AnandapUrNa vnaao| tuma hI yadi gRha

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gRhatyAga kA nizcaya evaM vivAha-svIkRti | 46 tyAgakara cale gaye to vatsa | phira isa sArI sampatti kA artha hI kyA raha jAyagA / phira to hama logo ke lie na to isa svarNarAzi me koI AbhA raha jAyagI, na ratno me koI dIpti-na mudrAo me koI khanaka zeSa bacegI aura na hI isa prAsAda me koI AkarSaNa / beTe ! hamArA Agraha svIkAra kara lo aura Apane isa nizcaya ko chor3a do| mA~ ! tuma kadAcita apane vicAra se satya hI kaha rahI hogI, kintu yaha dhana-daulata sukha-aizvaryAdi ko dekhane kI vAhya dRSTi hI hai jo mAtra pravacanA hai, chadma hai / dhana kA astitva kahI bhI sthAyI rUpa se nahI rahA / Aja kA dhanADhya kala daridra ho jAtA hai aura raka se rAjA ho jAne me bhI vizeSa samaya nahI lgtaa| mAyA to taruchAyA so cacala hotI hai / isake lobha me par3akara maiM usa paramapada ke avasara ko kaise tyAga dUM jo eka bAra upalabdha hokara phira kabhI chinatA nahI / sampadA kI vRddhi kI kAmanA kA kabhI anta nahIM hotA aura usa upalabdhi ke pazcAt to koI kAmanA hI zeSa nahI rahatI / AtmA ananta sukha aura akSuNNa zAnti ke kSetra meM praviSTa ho jAtI hai, aura he mAtA ! isa dhana se sulabha hone vAle sukha bhI vAstavika sukha kahA~ hote haiM / ye jAgatika aura bhautika sukha to sukha kI chAyA hai / jinhe Apa sukha kahatI haiM, unake vAstavika svarUpa ko mai pahacAna gayA huuN| ye sukha ghora aura ananta dukho ke janaka hote hai ye sukha kapaTapUrvaka apane bhItara apAra du.kho ko chipAye rakhate haiN| sukho kA yaha AvaraNa to taranta hI chinna ho jAtA hai aura taba dukha, ke paMjo me phaMsakara

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50 | mukti kA amara rAhI jambUkumAra manuSya chaTapaTAtA rahatA hai| dIpaka kI lau kI ora lapaka kara zalabha kI jo sthiti hotI hai aura bIna kI rAginI se Anandita tathA mugdha hokara mRgI kI jo sthiti hotI hai-- usase to Apa paricita hI hai / vaisI hI dAruNa sthiti una manuSyo kI hotI hai jo sukho ke AkarSaka AvaraNa se lubdha hokara unhe prApta karane ke lolupa bane rahate hai | machalI unmukta jala-vihAra kI sAnanda ghar3iyo me jaba sarasa khAdya padArtha kI ora AkRSTa hotI hai aura usa rasa-sukha kA lobha jaba machalI ko khAdya kI ora lapakAtA hai, taba kA pariNAma bhI Apa jAnatI hI hai / mA~ | machalI becArI svAda ke sthAna para vipAda hI prApta karatI hai / usa khAdya ke bhItara chipA loha-kaTaka usake jabar3e me pha~sa jAtA hai aura vaha kalpita khAdya machalI ke lie mRtyu kA kAraNa bana jAtA hai / aise asAra, avAstavika aura dukho ke janaka ina sAsArika sukho kI ora mere mana me koI AkarSaNa nahI rahA jo zIghra hI naSTa bhI ho jAte hai / maiM to ananta asamApya sukha kA, nirvANa-sukha kA abhilApI hU~ / mujhe asalI sukha ke mArga se bhaTakAkara sasAra kI bhUlabhulaiyA me kyoM DAlanA cAhatI haiM ? mA~ / Apa to apane putra ko sukhI dekhanA cAhatI hai - usakA sukha gRhatyAga me hI nihita hai / mujhe isa mArga se rokiye nahI, AzIrvAda pradAna kIjie ki usa ananta sukha ke mArga para tIvragati se agrasara ho sakU~ / T lekina beTe ! abhI tumhArI Ayu pravrajyA grahaNa karane kI nahI hai / mA~ ne apane prayatna ko aura Age baDhAyA aura kahA ki abhI to tumhe gRhasthI basAnI hai, pArivArika jIvana kA Ananda lenA

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gRhatyAga kA nizcaya evaM vivAha-svIkRti | 51 hai / tumhArI sundara vadhuo kI jhAjharoM se yaha prAsAda gujarita ho jaaygaa| unake madhura-madhura vacano se hama saba ke kAno me mizrI ghula jAyagI aura hamArA A~gana bAla-kilakAriyo se bhara utthegaa| yaha bhI to jIvana kA eka Ananda hai| tuma hame isa Ananda se kyo vacita kara denA cAhate ho| maiM eka nArI hU~, mA~ hU~ aura isa nAte merI jo kAmanAe~ hai-unakA bhI to koI mahatva hai| use yo jhuThalA kara mata jAo beTe ! hamArI bAta mAna lo / mA~ ke isa Agraha se jambUkumAra aura adhika gambhIra ho gye| isakA kAraNa yahI thA ki Agraha mA~ ke dvArA kiyA jA rahA thA jisake prati unake mana me gahana zraddhA aura Adara kA aTUTa bhAva thA / jambUkumAra ke lie yaha bhAva eka pala ke lie vicalana kA kAraNa banA, kintu ve turanta hI puna' dRDha ho gye| mAtA ke isa navIna Agraha ko uttarita karate hue ve kahane lage ki mA~ ! dhanaaizvarya sukhAdi kI bhA~ti hI svajana-parijano ke ye nAte-rizte hai / kevala sAsArika sukha-duHkho ke hI sAjhIdAra ye ho sakate hai / vAstavika cira-sukho kI bhoktA to akelI vahI AtmA hotI hai, jo isakI pAtratA prApta kara letI hai| usase svajano ko vaha usame sAjhIdAra nahI banA paatii| isI prakAra karmajanita dukho ko bhI akele hI bhoganA par3atA hai| phira yaha svajana-parijanoM kA melA bhI to sadA-sadA nahIM banA rhtaa| jaba jisakI bArI AtI hai, sadA ke lie saba ko chor3akara vaha cala detA hai / kisI kI abhilASA kA koI prabhAva usa paristhiti para nahIM hotaa| to phira yadi maiM svecchA se hI sambandho kA parihAra kara rahA hU~

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52 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra aura vaha bhI eka mahAna lakSya ke lie, to usame kisI ke lie zoka aura khinnatA kA koI kAraNa nahI caahie| eka dina to vivaza hokara bichuDanA hI paDegA / ata Aja hI maiM usa zreyaskara patha kA pathika kyo na ho jAU~, jisakA lakSya mAnava jIvana kI carama saphalatA kA pratIka hai / mAtA cupacApa jambUkumAra kI yuktiyukta vAte sunatI jA rahI tho / jambUkumAra ke kathana me asatya yA anargala tattva ko na pAkara usakA mana hatAza hotA jA rahA thA / vaha putra kI kisI bhI bAta me to anaucitya nahI dekha rahI thI ki jisakA khaNDana kara vaha use apane pakSa me karane kA prayatna karatI tathApi usane sAhasa nahI chor3A | jaba lobha ke jAla meM vaha jambUkumAra ko grasta na kara sakI to aba usane eka anya yukti socI / dhAriNIdevI ne kahA ki veTeM / sAdhu-jIvana kI kaThinAiyoM se tuma paricita nahI ho / ata. tuma aisA sAhasa kara rahe hai / kintu tumhArA yaha dussAhasa hI hogA / sAdhaka jIvana kaThora aura kaSTapUrNa hotA hai / veTe | vana-vana va gA~va-gA~va bhaTakanA, vRkSo ke tale kaThora caTTAno para sonA, kaI-kaI dina taka nirAhara rahanA - sAdhako ke lie svAbhAvika paristhitiyA~ haiM aura jambU / tuma jaise vaibhava aura sukho ke palane meM bar3e hone vAle sukomala bAlaka ke lie yaha saba kyA sambhava hogA ? tuma prAkRtika kaSTo ko bhI to nahI jhela sakate / kyA tumhArA yaha navanIta kalevara megho kI vANvat dhAro ko saha.. legA ? kyA molo kI kaThina mAra ko tuma baradAzta kara sakoge ? pyAre beTe ! jaba ghane jagalo me pracaNDa AMdhiyAM zora macAtI huI 1

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gRhatyAga kA nizcaya evaM vivAha-svIkRti | 53 daur3egI to tumhArA komala hRdaya bhaya se kA~pa-kA~pa jaaygaa| phira vano me siMha, bAgha, banaile rIcha, bhayakara viSadhara nAnA prakAra ke hiMsaka jIva rahate haiM / rAtri meM jaba inakI ghora garjanAe~ aura gurrAhaTe hogI taba tuma apane mana ko kaise avicalita rakhoge / nahIM, yaha saba tumhAre basa kI bAta nahI hai| vana meM kauna tumhArI rakSA kregaa| kauna tumhArA sahAyaka hogA / ata apanI haTha chor3a do jambU ! na tumhAre anukUla yaha jIvana hai aura na isa prakAra ke jIvana ke upayukta tuma ho| tumhAre bhAgya me to yaha sukhI jIvana badA hai-isakA Ananda lo| jambUkumAra ne sAdhaka-jIvana kI kaThoratAo ko pahalI bAra hI apanI mA~ se sunA ho-aisI bAta nahIM thii| unhone to svaya meM ina kaThinAiyo ko samatA se sahane kI zakti panapA lI thI / ata mAtA kA yaha prayatna bhI viphala ho gayA / jambUkumAra na bhayabhIta hue, na Atakita / apanI sahaja-zAnta mudrA meM hI unhoMne uttara diyA ki kaThinAiyA~ aura bhaya bhI mA~ ! mana kI durbalatA kI avasthA meM hI hAvI hotA hai / jaba mana savala aura nirbhIka ho jAya to bAhara kI koI bhI paristhiti manuSya ko vicalita nahIM kara sakatI, usake mArga me bAdhaka nahI ho sktii| mA~ ! tumane mere zarIra kI komalatA ko hI dekhA hai, usake bhItara ke nirbhIka mana se tumhArA paricaya nahI hai| isI kAraNa tumhe merI sagharSazIlatA aura sAhasa-zakti kA satya-satya bhAna nahIM hai / mA~ | vizvAsa karo maiM avirAma gati se apane mArga para agrasara hotA rahUMgA aura koI kaSTa mere lie kaSTa nahI raha jAyagA, koI bhaya mujhe bhIru nahIM

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54 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra banA pAyagA, koI bAdhA mere lie avarodha na bana pAyagI / AtmavizvAsa ke sAtha maiM satata rUpa se sAdhanA mArga me Age-se-Age baDhatA calA jAUMgA aura eka dina lakSya prApti meM bhI avazya hI saphala ho jAU~gA / AvazyakatA Apa logo ke AzIrvAdo kI hI hai| ____ mAtA dhAriNIdevI kA utsAha bujhatA calA jA rahA thA / jyojyo vaha jambUkumAra ko apane pakSa meM karane kA prayatna karatI jA rahI thI, tyo ho tyo ulaTA jambukumAra kA hI palar3A bhArI hotA jA rahA thA / antata. usane eka aura astra kA prayoga kiyA / nirAzA meM bujhe zabdo ke sAtha usane atyanta gambhIratA ke sAtha kahA ki beTA ! tuma mAdhu-jIvana kI samasta yogyatAe~ rakhate ho-yaha mAna bhI liyA jAya, taba bhI tumhAre pravajita ho jAne ke kAraNa tumhAre pitA kI pratiSThA ko jo hAni hogI, loka me unakA jo apayaza hogA-kyA tumhe usakI tanika bhI cintA nahIM hai / suputra hone ke nAte hama tuma se aisI hI AzA rakhate hai ki apane kisI kArya se tuma hamArI nindA nahI hone doge / isa navIna yukti ko jambUkumAra samajha nahI pA rahe the ki kauna sI nindA, apayaza kA kyA kAraNa aura inase mere dIkSA grahaNa karane ke kArya kA kyA sambandha ! ve AvAk raha gaye / kucha kSaNoparAnta unhone kahA mAtA aimA kadApi nahI hogA ki mere kisI karma se pitAjI ke mAna-sammAna ko Thesa phuNce| aisA maiM kisI bhI paristhiti meM nahIM hone dUMgA kintu maiM samajha nahIM pA rahA hUM ki ... jambUkumAra kA vAkya apUrNa raha gayA aura bIca hI me dhAriNIdevI bola uThI ki maiM samajhAtI hU~, tumhe sArI bAte / suno,

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gRhatyAga kA nizcaya evaM vivAha-svIkRti | 55 ATha zreNThi-kanyAo ke sAtha tumhAre pitAjI ne tumhArA vivAha nizcita kiyA hai, unhone apanI ora se svIkRti bhI de dI hai| kanyA pakSa vivAha kI taiyAriyAM kara rahe hai / aisI sthiti me yadi tumane dIkSA grahaNa kara lI to vivAha kaise sambhava hogA / aura aisI avasthA me kyA tumhAre pitAjI kA apayaza nahI hogA ki unhoMne apane vacana kA pAlana nahIM kiyaa| kyA unakI dharmapriyatA, unakI sampannatA, unake sadAcAra, unake sadvyavahArAdi para yaha eka ghaTanA hI pAnI nahI phera degii| phira apamAnita jIvana hI hamAre lie zeSa raha jaaygaa| maiM to usakI kalpanA mAtra se sihara jAtI huuN| tumhAre pitAjI ko bhii...........| nhii....nhii....| nahI mA~ aisA nahI hogA / abakI bAra jambUkumAra Antarika manobhAvo ke Aveza me bIca me bola uThe / ve kahane lage ki mA~ / yadi merA vivAha Tala ,jAne mAtra se aisI bhayakara sthiti utpanna ho sakatI hai, to maiM use kadApi utpanna nahI hone dUMgA / Apa mere lie prathamata pUjanIya hai, maiM Apake lie kisI bhI prakAra ahita kA nimitta nahI vnuuNgaa| tIvra manovego aura antardvandva ke kAraNa unake bhAla para sveda kaNa jhalakane lge| unake mana me do virodhI vicAro ke madhya sagharSa chiDa gayA thA / eka pakSa thA unake sakalpa kA, dUsarA pakSa thA vivAha bandhana me baMdhakara mAtA-pitA kI prasannatA hI nahI, unakI pratiSThA kI rakSA karane kA / ina dono paraspara virodhI pakSo kA eka sAtha nirvAha asambhava thA / dono me se kise tyAjya samajhe, kisa apanAve ! eka kA tyAga mAnava deha dhAraNa ke isa suyoga ko hI niSphala kara

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56 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra degA; dUsare kA tyAga yaha suphala to degA, kintu mAtA-pitA ke prati ahitakArI banAkara unhe 'kuputra' kA vizeSaNa degA / dono hI pariNAma unake lie avAchanIya the| aisI sthiti meM antardvandva kA honA svAbhAvika hI thaa| vivekazIla jambUkumAra ne zIghra hI isa dvandva kI sthiti ko samApta kara diyA aura eka aise nirNaya para pahuMce ki jisase dono pakSo kA samAnAntara rUpa se rakSaNa sambhava ho gayA / unhone svaya ko sayata karate hue nivedana kiyA ki maiM pitAjI aura apane vaza ke gaurava ko dhvasta nahI hone dUMgA mA~ | ApakI aura pitAjI kI AjJA mere lie sadA hI zirodhArya rahI hai aura bar3e se bar3A lakSya mujhe apane isa kartavya se cyuta nahI kara sktaa| ApakI abhilASA ko maiM pUrNa karane ke lie tatpara huuN| pitAjI ke vacana kI rakSA avazya hogI, kintu merA bhI eka anurodha hai / maiM vivAha kara lUMgA, kintu usake pazcAt apanA mArga nirNIta karane kI mujhe svacchandatA honI cAhie / vivAha ke turanta pazcAt maiM dIkSA grahaNa kara lUMgA / phira koI prativandha nahI ho / vivAha kI isa prAthamika svIkRti se hI mAtA-pitA ke kumhalAe hue hRdaya-saroja puna khila uThe / harSa kI lahare unake mukhamaNDala para macalane lagI aura netro me AnandAtru chalakane lage / mAtA dhAriNIdevI ne jambUkumAra ke anurodha ko yathAvat svIkAra kara liyA / vaha socane lagI rtha ki jaba ATha-ATha parama sundariyA~ vadhU rUpa me ghara me A jAe~gI taM jambUkumAra kA mana kyA unakI rUpachaTA se aprabhAvita raha sakegA ve apane kamanIya vacano se aisA jAdU karegI ki jambUkumAra svaH

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gRhatyAga kA nizcaya evaM vivAha-svIkRti | 57 hI apane nizcaya ko vismRta kara degA / una kaTAkSabANo se jambU kA hRdaya aisA Ahata hogA, prema kI madhura pIra aisI jAgarita hogI ki yaha dIkSA kA nAma bhI bhUla jaaygaa| usake mana me| santoSa thA ki calo, putra ne vivAha kara lenA to svIkAra kara liyA hai| usake pazcAt to isakI patniyo kI bhUmikA hI raha jAtI hai, ki ve ise gRha-tyAga na karane de| kanyAe~ suzIla aura kuzala haiN| ve apanI bhUmikA kA nirvAha saphalatApUrvaka kara legii| aba mAtA dhAriNIdevI aura pitA RSabhadatta ke mana se cintA kA bojha utara gayA thaa| ve eka praphullatA kA anubhava karane lge|

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7 : vivAha evaM patniyoM ko pratibodha RSabhadatta kA sArA bhavana aba sajane lagA thaa| vivAha kI nizcita tithi mamIpa Ane lagI thii| ATho kanyAo ke pitAo ko yaha zubhasandeza bhijavA diyA gayA thaa| kanyA-pakSo me bhI maMgala-gAna hone lage, vivAha kI taiyAriyAM hone lagI aura marvatra utsAha vikharane lgaa| svaya kanyAo kI mAnasika utphullatA kA to kahanA hI kyA | kabhI ve salajja ho uThatI, to kabhI priyatama se milana kA avasara samIpa pAkara umagita ho uThatI / jambUkumAra ke mana kI gati baDI adbhuta thii| ve zAnti kA anubhava nahIM kara pA rahe the / ve socate ki aise vivAha kA kyA aucitya hai, jisake turanta pazcAt vara dvArA sAdhu jIvana grahaNa kara liyA jAnA pUrva nizcita ho ! vivAha-prasaga se mere jIvana ke bhAvI svarUpa para to koI pratikUla prabhAva nahI hone kA, kintu mere sAdhu ho jAne ke kAraNa una nava-vadhuo ke jIvana para bhI kyA koI prabhAva nahI hogA ve kitanI asahAya aura dIna ho jAyeMgI ! yaha ucita nahIM hai ki unhe isa tathya se avagata nahI kiyA jAya / unakA isa viSaya meM pUrva sUcita honA anivArya hai / abhI to avamara hai| yadi yaha paristhiti unhe upayukta pratIta nahIM hogI, to ve isa sambandha ko asvIkAra kara sakatI hai / kanyAmo ko andhakAra meM rakhanA anucita hai, matyazIlatA ke

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vivAha evaM patniyoM ko pratibodha | 59 viruddha AcaraNa hai| yadi isa satya se avagata hokara bhI ve isa vivAha ko asvIkAra nahI karatI to isake bhAvI pariNAmo kA dAyitva mujha para nahIM rhegaa| kanyAeM kisI bhrAnti me nahI rahegI, to phira vaha unakA svecchAdhArita cunAva hogA, jisake lie, unhI ko soca-vicAra karanA hai aura nirNaya lenA hai / eka prAtaH jambUkumAra ne apane ATha anucaro ko bulAyA aura unheM sandeza lekara AThoM kanyAo ke pitAo ke pAsa bheja diyA / sandeza meM isa Azaya kA kathana thA ki maiM ApakI kanyA se vivAha to kara rahA hU~, kintu vivAha ke turanta pazcAt hI maiM dIkSA grahaNa kara lUMgA / isa sambandha me merA nizcaya sudRDha aura aTala hai, jisame parivartana kI koI AzA nahI rakhI jA sktii| mere abhibhAvako se isa viSaya me mujhe svIkRti mila gayI hai| aba bArI ApakI hai ki apane nirNaya para punarvicAra kara le / Apa cAhe to isa navIna paristhiti me Apa apanI kanyA ke vivAha kI svIkRti de, cAhe to isa sambandha ko aba bhI asvIkAra kara de| jaba kanyAo ke pitAo ko yaha sandeza milA to unake caraNo ke nIce se dharatI hI khisakane lagI / ve bhaucakke se raha gye| isa mamvandha ke viSaya me vicAra-vimarza ke daurAna yaha vindu to kabhI AyA hI nahIM ! pramaga bar3A gambhIra hai, jisame unakI putriyo ke bhAvI jIvana kA sIdhA samvandha hai| zreSThiyo ne sAvadhAnI me sandeza kI sUcanA apanI dharmapatniyo ko dI / ve mI

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60 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra cintita ho gaIM / eka zreSThi ne dUsare se, dUsare ne tIsare zreSThi se vicAra-vimarza kiyA / ATho zreSThi-dampatti ekatrita hokara vicAra karane lage / sudIrgha vicAra vinimaya ke pazcAta bhI jaba koI mArga nahI nikala pAyA to ina abhibhAvako ne yahI nizcaya kiyA ki aba isa prazna kA nirNaya svaya kanyAo para hI chor3a diyA jAya / nidAna ATho kanyAe~ eka sthala para ekatrita huI aura prastuta samasyA para vicAra karane lagI / yaha samasyA sarvAdhika rUpa se inhI ke lie gambhIra thI aura inhone bhI pUrI gambhIratA ke sAtha hI isa para manana Arambha kiyaa| sabhI kanyAe~ vyaktigata rUpa se apanA-apanA dRSTikoNa nirmita kara cukI thI / ava to inhe kisI eka sayukta nirNaya para AnA thA / eka kanyA ne vicAravimarza ke krama ko Arambha karate hue kahA ki bahano / samasyA vAstava me baDI hI kaThina hai, isI para to hamArA bhaviSya avalambita hai / ata pUrI sAvadhAnI ke sAtha hame kadama uThAnA hogA / hamAre mAtA-pitA bhI hamAre bhaviSya ko lekara hI cintita haiM / kintu maiM socatI hU~ ava vicAra karane aura nirNaya karane kI sthiti hai hI nahI / hama loga isa avasthA ko to kabhI kA pAra kara cukI hai / hamArA vAgdAna ho cukA hai / hama bhI jambUkumAra ko mana hI mana pani rUpa me svIkAra kara cukI haiM / aba bhalA isa prazna para soca-vicAra karane ko zepa hI kyA bacatA hai / aba bhI kyA isa para koI navIna nizcaya kiyA jA sakatA hai / hamArA vivAha to eka prakAra se jambUkumAra ke sAtha hI ho gayA hai / kevala

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vivAha evaM patniyo ko pratibodha | 61 aupacArikatAe~ zeSa raha gayI hai, ve bhI pUrI kara lI jAe~ / anya kanyA ne isake svara me svara milAte hue kahA-vahana ! tumhArA kathana sarvathA upayukta hai / jambUkumAra hamAre pati hai-aba hamArA vivAha kahI anyatra honA asambhava hai, apitu isa viSaya me socanA bhI pApa hai / aba prazna yaha hai ki vivAha ke turanta pazcAt unhone sAdhu bana jAne kA sakalpa kara liyA hai| maiM samajhatI hU~ yaha unakA dikhAvA hI dikhAvA hai anyathA ve vivAha karanA hI kyo svIkAra karate / sambhava hai ki ve isa prakAra hamArI niSThA aura satyazIlatA kI parIkSA hI kara rahe ho, hama bhI to isa parIkSA me asaphala siddha nahI hogii| bahano ! ve koI sAdhu-vAdhu nahI hone vAle / tuma saba nizcinta raho aura hame apane nirNaya ko parivartita karane kI AvazyakatA nahI hai / eka kanyA ne bAta ko aura Age bar3hAte hue kahA ki acchA ho, yadi sAdhu jIvana grahaNa kara lene kA sakalpa koI bahAnA hI ho / yadi yaha unakA bahAnA na hokara vAstavikatA bhI rakhatA ho, taba bhI unakA yaha saMkalpa kyA sakalpa raha bhI skegaa| arI bahano | jaba ve apanI nava-vadhuo ke zRgAra ko dekheMge to mugdha ho jAyege / hamAre saundarya ke unmAdaka prabhAva se kyA ve baca sakege / yauvana aura AkarSaNa ke bandhana me ve aise ba~dhege ki una bandhano se mukta hone kI kAmanA bhI unake citta me kabhI akarita nahI ho pAegI / ve sAdhu kyA baneMge ? unakA mana svaya unhe isake lie prerita karegA taba na ! aura mana hogA hamAre baza me, usa para unakA adhikAra hI zeSa nahI rahegA / bahano !

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62 ! mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra merA vicAra to yaha hai ki yadi vAstava meM jambUkumAra ne sAdhu bana jAne kA vrata le bhI rakhA ho, taba bhI usase hame cintita hone kI AvazyakatA nahI / ve svaya hI apane vrata ko vismRta kara deMge / aura mAtra isa kAlpanikamaya ke adhIna hokara hame apane / dharma se vicalita nahI honA caahie| hama mana se eka bAra java jambUkumAra ko apanA pati mAna cukI hai to hamArA vivAha unhI ke sAtha sambhava hai| vicAro ke isa krama ko eka kanyA ne aura Age baDhAte hue kahA ki vahana / tumhAre isa mata me bhI koI anaucitya nahI dikhAyI detA, lekina prabhu aisA na kare, yadi jambUkumAra ne dIkSA grahaNa kara hI lI, taba bhI hama logo ke lie kyA sakaTa hai| jambUkumAra hI vivAha ke pazcAta hama sabake tana-mana ke svAmI hoge| ve jisa mArga para agrasara hoge vahI hama sabhI kA mArga bhI hogaa| hamAre patideva hI to hamAre lie anukaraNIya hoge| phira socane kI bAta yaha bhI hai ki ve jisa mArga ko apanAnA cAhate hai vaha kyA zreyaskara nahIM hai ? isa mArga ko apanAne ko anta preraNA to saubhAgyazAlI logo ko hI milatI hai| patnI kA bhAgya vivAhoparAnta apane pati se jur3a jAtA hai| pati ke yaza-apayaza kA ucita aza patnI ko bhI sahaja rUpa me aura svata hI prApta ho jAtA hai| usa prakAra yaha to hamAre lie mahAna saubhAgya kA prasaMga hogaa| patideva ke caraNa-cihno para calakara hama bhI dhanya ho jaayeNgii| suno bahano ! yadi aisA hI huA to yaha hama saba ke lie bhAgyodaya hI hogaa| hama bhI satya,

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vivAha evaM patniyo ko pratibodha / 63 ___ ahiMsA, kSamAzIlatA tathA sAdhanA ke mArga para agrasara hogii| sAdhvI jIvana dhAraNa kara hama bhI cira Ananda kI prApti ke lie saceSTa rhegii| hamAre lie isame hAni kA prasaga kauna-sA hai ? mujhe lagatA hai ki hamAre lie yaha Atmonnati kA eka sundara avasara hai, jise hame khonA nahI caahie| sabhI kanyAo ne isa prakAra apane-apane dRSTikoNa prastuta kiye aura antata yahI nizcaya kiyA gayA ki jambUkumAra ke dIkSA grahaNa karane ke vrata ke kAraNa hame vicalita nahI honA cAhie / hamArA vivAha pUrva nizcaya ke anusAra jambUkumAra ke sAtha hI honA caahie| isa nizcaya meM kisI prakAra kA koI parivartana na to zobhanIya eva ucita hai aura na hI Avazyaka hai| kanyAo ke isa nizcaya kI sUcanA unake mAtA-pitAo ko bhI mila gaI aura unhone jambUkumAra tathA unake pitA ko apanI antima svIkRti bheja dI / pariNAmata vivAhotsava kI taiyArI aura utsAha, jo bIca me kucha manda ho calA thA, aba puna. tIvra aura prakhara hone lgaa| vivAha kA nizcita dina bhI A pahu~cA / zubha velA me zreSThi RSabhadatta ke bhavana se varayAtrA kA prasthAna huaa| mAtA dhAriNI kA hRdaya to Aja apanI cira pratIkSita kAmanApUrti se atyanta haSita thaa| vara-veza me anupama aura bahumUlya vastrAlaMkAro se zobhita apane putra ko dekhakara dhAriNIdevI ke mana ko adbhuta zItalatA aura santoSa kA anubhava hone lgaa| usake

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64 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra snehapUrita netro se AnandAzru pravAhita hone lge| samasta zubhAzIrvAdo ke sAtha mA~ ne putra ko vidA kiyA / gajArUDha jambUkumAra kA rUpa atyanta divya aura bhavya thaa| ve devatA hI laga rahe the| samasta barAtI jana bhI bhaoNti-bhA~ti ke vastrAlakAro se saje-sa~vare the / hAthI, ghoDe, ratha, pAlakI Adi vividha vAhano me ArUDha ye barAtI jana bhI atyanta Anandita ho rahe the| sarvatra Ananda aura umaga kA vAtAvaraNa thA / bhAMti-bhAMti ke vAdyo kA ghopa isa utsAha ko kaI gunA baDhAtA jA rahA thaa| puSpahAra svaya hI vara ke kaNTha se lagakara mAno gauravAnvita ho rahe the| rAjagRha nagara me aisI bhavya varayAtrA varSoM se nahI nikalI thii| utkaThita nAriyo ne apane gavAkSo se isakI zobhA ko nihArA aura sarAhA / nAgarika jano ke vizAla samudAya mArga ke dono ora ekatrita ho gaye the| sabhI ne zubhAzIrvAdo ke sAtha vara ke lie magala kAmanAe~ kii| atyanta bhavyatA ke sAtha jambUkumAra kA pANigrahaNa saskAra sampanna huA / kanyA pakSa ne apanI mAna-maryAdA ke anurUpa apAra daheja aura bheTa Adi kA Ayojana kiyaa| vidA hokara vara jambUkumAra java apanI ATho vadhuo ke sAtha lauTakara Aye to dvAra para AratI utArakara dhAriNIdevI ne vara-vadhuo kA magalAcAra sahita svAgata kiyaa| Aja usake eka svapna ne AkAra grahaNa kara liyA thaa| usakA bhavana Aja sukha aura sampadAo se bhara gayA thaa| dhAriNIdevI kI AzakAe~ Aja samApta ho calI thI aura use sarvatra rasa hI rasa, raga aura umaga dRSTigata

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vivAha evaM patniyoM ko pratibodha / 65 hone lagI / magalagAno se RSabhadatta kA prAsAda gUMja uThA / zahanAI kA anavarata svara sabhI ke hRdayo ke harSa ko ujAgara kara rahA thA / sarvatra mAdhurya hI mAdhurya bikhara gayA thA / zreSThi RSabhadatta ne isa magala avasara para apane mitro, sambandhiyo ko pracura aura mUlyavAna upahAra bheTa kiye tathA mukta hastatA ke sAtha dIna-hIno ko dAna diyA usake jIvana me prathama bAra hI to AyA thaa| pArAvAra nahI rahA / / aisA zubha divasa usake harSa kA bhI sadhyA samaya ATho vadhue~ ekatrita huI / rUpa kI dIpti se ve damaka rahI thI / atyanta mUlyavAna alakAro kA yoga usa damaka ko aura adhika abhivardhita kara rahA thA / sundara vastro me gur3iyAo sI sajI ye dulhane pariyo ke samAna laga rahI thI / unakI vANI me adbhuta madhuratA thI / cApalya aura AkarSaka bhagimAe~ to mAno rati ko bhI pIche chor3a detI thI / sArA kakSa sugandhita dravyo se suvAsita ho uThA thA / bhAMti-bhA~ti ke puSpo se sajjita yaha kakSa sahasA stabdhatA kA kendra ho gayA / vara jambUkumAra ke Agamana kI sUcanA bhI yahA~ A gayI thI / vadhuo ke kAna dvAra para laga gaye the / pratyeka padacApa para unheM patideva ke Agamana kI sabhAvanA lagane lagatI aura hRdaya tejI se dhar3aka uThatA / jaba vara ne isa kakSa me praveza kiyA to unakA svAgata karane ko sabhI vadhue~ apane-apane Asana se uThakara dvAra taka AyI, natamastaka raha kara mauna rUpa me hI unhoMne apane hRdaya ke samasta anurAga kA samarpaNa kara diyA | aba jambUkumAra Age aura vadhue~ dhIre-dhIre calane

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66 { mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkUmAra lgii| vara ne Asano kI pakti me madhyAsana ko grahaNa kiyA / vadhueM bhI apane-apane Asano para baiTha gyii| vAtAvaraNa sahasA bojhila aura gambhIra ho gyaa| kucha kSaNo taka kisI ne kucha nahIM kahA / jambUkumAra kI sthiti bhI usa pakSI kI bhAMti thI jo uDAna bharane ke pahale apane Daino ko tola rahA ho / vadhue~ apane patideva ke prathama sambhASaNa ko sunane ke lie utkaThita thI / sabakA dhyAna abhI jambUkumAra kI ora hI thA aura ve chipI-chipI dRSTi se apane pati ke apAra saundarya ko nihAra rahI thii| __jambUkumAra apanI navayauvanA, rUpasI patniyo ke sAtha baiThe the, sarvatra eka mAdaka vAtAvaraNa chAyA thA, vilAsa sAmagriyo kA bhI eka khAsA jamaghaTa thA, kintu ina sabake prati jambUkumAra sarvathA rucihIna the| ve to jala me kamalavat the| vikAra kI koI choTI sI laharI bhI unake mAnasa ko sparza nahI kara pA rahI thii| isa sAre sarasa prasaga kI koI bhI pratikriyA unake citta para nahI thii| yaha kSaNa unake lie to vaha pAvana muhUrta thA ki jaba unhe apanI Atmonnati kI yAtrA Arambha karanI thii| kucha kSaNa jambUkumAra apane mantavya ko mana hI mana AkAra dete rahe aura phira milana kakSa kI gambhIra cuppI ko bhaga karate hue mukharita hue| unhoMne kahA ki bhavya AtmAo | suno, tumhe yaha saba to jJAta hI hai ki kala prAta kAla hI maiM apane pUrva nizcaya ke anusAra gRha-tyAga kara sayama svIkara luuNgaa| kadAcit tumhe vismaya hotA hogA ki sukha-suvidhAo bharA yaha jIvana mere lie upekSA kA vipaya kyo bana gayA hai| upalabdha sukho ko tyAga kara maiM svecchA

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vivAha eva patniyo ko pratibodha | 67 se kaSTapUrNa jIvana kA varaNa kyo kara rahA hU~ ? so, vastusthiti yaha hai ki ina dono prakAra ke jIvana meM se kise choDUM, kise apanAU~--yaha antardvandva mere mana me bahuta pahale hI chir3a cukA hai| usa dvandva ke pariNAmasvarUpa meM isa niSkarSa para pahuMcA hU~ ki bhautika aura avAstavika sukha sArahIna hai, thothe hai aura chalAve mAtra haiN| ye dAruNa kaSTo ko nimantrita karate hai| ata. maiMne ananta sukha, santoSa aura zAnti ko apanA lakSya banAyA hai / usa lakSya taka pahuMcane ke lie sayama kA hI ekamAtra mArga hai / use apanAne ke lie gRha-tyAga Avazyaka hai| mere lie ajJAna ke samasta AvaraNa haTa gaye hai aura mAyA-moha, viSaya-vAsanAdi sabhI mere lie aba apane vAstavika svarUpa meM prakaTa ho gaye hai / unake ghora duSpariNAmo se bhI maiM avagata ho gayA huuN| ata inake phande me grasta hokara maiM AtmahAni nahIM karanA cAhatA / aba to dIkSA grahaNa kara sAdhu-jIvana apanA lenA hI merA prathama caraNa hogaa| maiM isa nizcaya para aTala hU~ aura kisI ko mujhe isa nizcaya ko DigAne kA prayatna karanA bhI nahIM cAhie / aba taka rAtri utara AyI thii| vAtAvaraNa nIrava ho gayA thA / jambUkumAra apanI nava-vadhuo ko pratibodha pradAna kara rahe the| usa nIravatA me jambUkumAra ke eka-eka zabda kA gUr3ha artha svata hI spaSTa hotA calA jA rahA thaa| vadhue~ citralikhita sI zAnta aura ceSTAhIna avasthA me apane patideva ke kathana ko hRdayagama kara rahI thii| isa madhurAkA kA bhI eka vilakSaNa hI svarUpa thaa|

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8 : taskara prabhava kA hRdaya-parivartana jambUkumAra to apane susajjita kakSa me nava-vadhuo ko pratibodha pradAna kara rahe the aura zreSThi prAsAda me zeSa sabhI svajanaparijana, Agata atithi Adi vizrAmarata the| isI rAtri meM eka aura ghaTanA ghaTita ho gyii| prabhava nAma kA eka kSatriya-putra cauryakalA me atyanta nipuNa thA / vaha kucha aisI vidyAo kA bhI svAmI thA, jinake prayoga se vaha apane cauryakarma ko sugamatA aura saphalatA ke sAtha sampanna kara liyA karatA thaa| usakA eka vizAla dala thA aura vipula dhana rAziyo para hI vaha hAtha sApha kiyA karatA thaa| prabhava apane kArya me itanA nipuNa aura dakSa thA ki vaha kabhI bhI kisI kI pakaDa me nahI AyA / apanI kalA ke isI kauzala ke AdhAra para vaha sAre deza me vikhyAta thaa| isI rAta usane zreSThi RSabhadatta ke prAmAda ko apanA lakSya banAyA aura vaha svaya apane sahayogiyo ke sAtha bhavana me praviSTa ho gyaa| usane sarvaprathama avasvApinI vidyA ke prayoga se prAsAda bhara ke samasta prANiyo ko gahana nidrA ke adhIna kara diyaa| use apanI vidyA para pUrNa vizvAsa thA / ata isa vidyA kA prayoga karane ke pazcAt use kabhI usa prayoga kI saphalatA kA parIkSaNa karane kI AvazyakatA hI anubhava nahI huI / yahAM bhI usane cintA nahI kI aura jAMca karane kA prayatna

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taskara prabhava kA hRdaya-parivartana | 66 nahI kiyA ki koI vyakti avasvApinI vidyA se aprabhAvita raha kara jAga to nahI rahA hai| nizcita hokara prabhava aura usake sAthI apane kArya me laga gye| eka anya kalA kA jaba usane prayoga kiyA to samasta tAle svataH hI khula pdd'e| koI bAdhA nahI ! koI virodha nahI / / cora-dala bedhaDaka sabhI kakSo se sampatti baTorane lagA / prabhava ke lie yaha baDA uttama avasara thaa| usane socA thA ki vaise ho zreSThi RSabhadatta ke yahA~ vipula dhana hai aura Aja to ATha anya zreSThiyo ke yahA~ se pracura sampatti daheja Adi ke rUpa me bhI yahA~ AyI huI hai| aisA avasara varSoM me kabhI-kabhI hI hAtha AtA hai| yahI socakara prabhava ne RSabhadatta ke yahA~ corI karane kI yojanA banAI thii| usane jitane dhana kI kalpanA kI thI, usase kaI gunA adhika dhana pAkara prabhava kI Akhe to khulI kI khulI raha gayI / usake hRdaya me prasannatA aura aga-aga me adbhuta sphUrti kA saMcAra ho gayA thaa| dekhate hI dekhate isa prAsAda kA sArA dhana ina logo ne ekatrita kara liyA aura unhe sugamatApUrvaka le jAne ke lie gaTTharo me bA~dha liyaa| prabhava kA dala jaba prAsAda ke A~gana ko pAra kara rahA thA tabhI ekAeka usake sAthiyo ke paira Age bar3hane se ruka gaye / A~gana me prabhava kA sArA dala stambhita avasthA me khar3A thaa| pramava to vismaya me DUba rahA thA ki jambUkumAra para merI avasvApinI vidyA kA prabhAva kyo nahI huaa| avazya hI yaha asAdhAraNa vyakti hai aura yaha bhI vidyAo kA jJAtA hai| anyathA yaha jAgatA kaise raha gyaa| kucha kSaNa to prabhava avAk-sA hI raha

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70 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra gayA / turanta hI apane Apa ko saMbhAla kara jambU ke samakSa Akara prabhava ne kahA ki he zreSThi-putra tuma dhanya ho, vidyA-niSNAta ho| maiM apanA paricaya to basa itanA hI de denA paryApta samajhatA hU~ ki mujhe Amera nareza kA putra prabhava' kahA jAtA hai| pitA se niSkAsita hone ke kAraNa cauryakarma me pravRtta ho gayA huuN| isase merA zeSa paricaya svata: hI spaSTa ho gayA hogaa| zreSThiputra ! maiM yaha rahasya jAna lenA cAhatA hU~ ki tuma para avasvApinI vidyA kA prabhAva kyo nahI haa| avazya hI tuma asAdhAraNa aura pahuMce hue puruSa ho| maiM tumhAra pitA kA sArA dhana puna yathAsthAna rakhavA detA hU~, raca mAtra bhI apane sAtha nahI le jaauuNgaa| lekina merA eka anurodha tuma se hai| apanI mitratA kA hAtha merI ora bar3hAo / suno, maiM avasvApinI vidyA jAnatA hU~, vaha maiM tumhe sikhA detA hai| tAlo ke khula jAne kI vidyA bhI maiM tuma ko sikhA duuNgaa| badale me tuma bhI mujha para kRpA kro| mujhe stambhinI aura mocanI vidyAeM sikhA do, jinake tuma jJAtA ho / maiM tumhArA bar3A AbhArI rahUMgA aura merI vidyAeM bhI tumhAre lie baDI lAbhakArI tathA upayogI siddha hogii| zAnta bhAva ke sAtha jambUkumAra prabhava kI sArI bAte sunate rahe / tatpazcAt atyanta taTasthatApUrvaka unhone uttara diyA ki bhAI prabhava / mujhe tumhAre prastAva me koI ruci nahI / maiM tumhArI ina kalAo aura vidyAo ko sIkhakara kyA kruuNgaa| maiM to prAta hote hI samasta sampadAmo ko tyAga kara, jAgatika sambandho ko vicchina kara pravRjita ho jAU~gA / mAyA-moha se merA mana virakta

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taskara prabhava kA hRdaya-parivartana | 71 ho gayA hai| dhana, sampadA, vaibhava, vilAsa mere lie saba kucha asAra aura tuccha hai / phira mere lie tumhArI ina vinAzakArI vidyAo kA kyA artha ho sakatA hai| paMca parameSTi mantra ko hI mai sarvocca vidyA, sarvocca mantra mAnatA huuN| vahI mere lie sarvasva hai| mujhe to AtmavidyA ke atirikta kisI bhI vidyA kI AvazyakatA hI nahIM hai| ___ zreSThi-putra jambUkumAra ke isa sakSipta kintu sAragarbhita uttara se to prabhava ke mana para atizaya prabhAva huA / kucha palo taka to vaha vicAro me hI khoyA raha gayA / jambUkumAra ke viSaya me vaha socane lagA ki atulita vaibhava, pracura sampatti, ananta sukha suvidhAo ko tuccha mAnakara yaha zreSThi-putra ina sabake upabhoga ko ThukarA kara sAdhu banane ko tatpara hai aura eka meM haiM ki dhana ke lie kukarma karatA huuN| dUsaroM ke adhikAra kA dhana aparAdha aura anItipUrvaka haDapane me hI maiM rucizIla rahA huuN| dhana ke lobha ne mujhe andhA banA diyA hai / maiM karaNIya apharaNIya karmoM ke bheda ko hI bhUla gayA huuN| mere pAtako kA to koI pAra hI nahI hai / dhanya hai jambUkumAra aura sau-sau bAra dhikkAra hai mujhe| usakA mana AtmaglAni se bhara uThA / usake mana me aba supatha aura kupatha kA bheda spaSTa hone lagA aura eka antaHpreraNA bhI jAgarita hone lagI ki aba mujhe durjanatA kA tyAga kara supathagAmI ho jAnA caahie| Atma-kalyANa ke mArga para calakara hI manuSya apane jIvana ko sArthaka banA sakatA hai /

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72 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra isa sakSipta, kintu atyanta gUDha cintana ne prabhava ke sAre jIvana-darzana ko hI parivartita kara diyaa| usake hRdaya meM uthalaputhala hone lgii| usane atyanta adhIratA ke sAtha jambUkumAra se nivedana kiyA ki he zreNThi-putra | tuma dhanya ho ki itanI alpAyu me hI jIvana ke ucita mArga ko pahacAnane aura use apanAne me samartha ho gaye ho| tumhAre samakSa meM kitanA kSudra huuN| tumhArI tyAga-bhAvanA se mujhe baDI preraNA milI hai| maiM abhI se apane kukarmo ko tyAga denA cAhatA huuN| kyA maiM AtmotthAna ke lie sAdhanA kA mArga nahIM apanA sakatA ? he zreSThi-putra / tumane apane jIvana ko to saphalatA kI ora unmukha kara liyA haiM, tanika isa patita jana ko bhI kalyANa kA mArga batAo, mujhe bhI jJAna do| maiM apane jIvana ko saphala banA lene ke lie saba kucha karane ko tatpara huuN| maiM isa kutsita jIvana ko tyAga hI cukA hU~ / aba mujhe nayI dizA do| cora prabhava ke ina hArdika udgAro se jambUkumAra ko Antarika AhlAda kA anubhava huA / unhone prabhava ko atyanta prabhAvakArI rUpa me pratibodhita kiyaa| sAsArika viSayo se virakta hokara prabhava kA mana jina-zAsana me pravRtta hone lgaa| prabhava aura usake dala ke sabhI sadasyo ne jambUkumAra ke samakSa pravajita hokara sAdhu-jIvana agIkAra karane kI abhilASA prakaTa kI / jambUkumAra ne prabhava aura usake sahayogiyo kI isa sadpravRtti ke lie prazasA kI aura unake bhAvI jIvana ke svarUpa ke cayana ke lie prasannatA vyakta kii| prabhava kA dala to kRtakRtya ho uThA / atyanta AbhAra

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taskara prabhava kA hRdaya parivartana | 73 svIkAra karate hue ve loga jambUkumAra se vidA hue -isa abhi lASA ke sAtha ki yathAzIghra ve apane abhibhAvako se anumati prApta kara leM aura sayama grahaNa kareM / prabhava kA dala bar3I zAnti aura gambhIratA ke sAtha zreSThi-prAsAda se bAhara nikalA / jaba isa rAtri me isa dala ne bhavana me praveza kiyA thA taba ye loga kucha aura hI the aura aba, jaba ve yahA~ se vidA ho rahe the ve kucha aura hI ho gaye the / unakA hRdaya parivartana ho gayA thA, ve sanmArgI ho gaye the aura isakA zreya jambUkumAra ke prabhAva ko hI prApta hotA hai /

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uttara khaNDa apane pati jambUkumAra se pratibodha prApta kara ATho navavadhuo ko bhI sanmArga kI preraNA avazya huI, kintu unakI AtmA kA jAgaraNa abhI pUrNata. nahI ho pAyA thA / ve apane durAgraha para dRDha bhI thI aura yaha unake lie pratiSThA kA prazna bhI ho gayA thA ki kisI na kisI prakAra se jambU kumAra ko ve unake nizcaya se vicalita kara deM / ava sAkSAtkAra ho jAne para vadhuo ko yaha vizvAsa to ho hI gayA thA ki jambakumAra ke nizcaya me dRr3hatA bhI hai aura vAstavikatA bhI-ve kisI anya prayojana se isa prakAra kA bahAnA nahIM kara rahe haiN| aisI paristhiti me ina vadhuo ko anubhava hone lagA ki sAdhAraNa prayatno se unhe unake uddezya me saphalatA nahI mila skegii| pUrNa zakti aura sAmarthya kA prayoga karane ke vicAra se ina zreSThikanyAo ne apane jJAna aura anubhavo ke AdhAra para aise tarka soce, jinhe prastuta kara ve apane pati ko usake mArga se vimukha kara skeN| apane tarkoM ko aura adhika prabhAvapUrNa aura vajanadAra vanAne ke uddezya se unhoMne apanI dhAraNAo ko dRSTAnto ke mAdhyama se prastuta kiyA / bArI-bArI se eka-eka vadhU apanA prayatna karatI gayI aura uttara meM jambU

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uttara khaNDa | 75 kumAra bhI aise dRSTAnta prastuta karate gaye jinase ve apane pakSa kA aucitya siddha karate rhe| milana kI yaha rAtri ina pati-paliyo ke lie mAnasika saMgharSa kI rAtri ho gayI thii| dono pakSa apaneapane mata kA aucitya siddha karane ke lie pravalatara prayatna karate rahe aura viparIta pakSa ko apane se sahamata karane ke lie, apane prayatna me vijaya prApta karane ke lie pUrNa zakti ke sAtha saceSTa rahe / yaha rAtri zakti parIkSaNa kI rAtri ho gayI thii|

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: 1 lobhI vAnara kI kathA : padmazrI kA prayatna jambUkumAra ko saMsAra-vimukhatA evaM virakti se haTAne ke lie sarvaprathama padmazrI ne prayatna Arambha kiyaa| usane apanI vANI me komalatA kA sparza dete hue patideva ko sambodhita kiyA aura apanA mantavya prakaTa kiyA ki vivekazIla prANiyo ko sadA santoSI honA caahie| upalabdha sukha-vaibhava se asantuSTa rahakara 'aura-aura' kI cAhanA rakhane vAle vyaktiyo kA jIvana anekAneka klezo kA samuccaya banakara hI raha jAtA hai| Apake jIvana me sabhI sukha haiM / sampanna parivAra hai, apAra vaibhava aura sukha-suvidhAe~ Apake lie sadA upalabdha haiM, rati-sI sundara ATha-ATha patniyA~ Apa para prANa nyochAvara karane ko tatpara hai| koI bhI to abhAva nahI hai ki jisakI pUrti kI kAmanA Apake mana me zeSa ho / ina sukho kA upabhoga karake hI Apako apane jIvana kI saphalatA aura sArthakatA mAna lenI cAhie / antata ye sukha bhI to Apako apane pUrvajanma ke puNyo ke pariNAmasvarUpa hI prApta hue haiMinhe tyAgakara Apa anya kAlpanika sukho ko mahatva de rahe haiMisame hame koI aucitya pratIta nahI hotaa| bhAgya ne jo sukha diye haiM unhe ThukarA kara puna. sukha ke hI pIche bhAganA to bar3A aTapaTA lagatA hai| Apa ina navIna sukho ko adhika mahatvapUrNa va vAstavika kahakara bhale hI unake aucitya kA pratipAdana karanA

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lobhI vAnara kI kathA | 77 cAhe, kintu inakI mRga-marIcikA me paDakara kahI ApakI sthiti aisI na ho jAya ki na idhara ke rahe, na udhara ke / isa samaya mujhe usa vAnara kI kathA smaraNa A rahI hai jisane saubhAgya se nara deha prApta kara lI, kintu usa unnata sthiti se asantuSTa hokara vaha devatA banane kI sAdha rakhane lagA thA aura isakA duSpariNAma yaha huA ki usake hAtha se naradeha kA avasara bhI jAtA rahA / use punaH vAnaradeha prApta karanI par3I aura nAnA bhA~ti ke kaSTa bhogate hue use jIvana bhara pachatAte rahanA pdd'aa| prANanAtha ! mai vAnara kI vaha kathA Apako sunAtI hU~-- kisI ghane vana me svaccha jala se bharI eka nadI bahA karatI thii| vana me eka sthAna para isa nadI me eka draha banA huA thaa| jo phailAva me bhI bar3A thA aura gaharA bhI thaa| isa draha me grISma Rtu me bhI sadA hI nirmala jala laharAtA rahatA thA / bhA~tibhAMti ke phala-phUlo, latA-dra mo se yaha vana atyanta samRddha aura zobhAzAlI thaa| pakSiyo ke kalarava se to vana kA cappA-cappA gujarita rahA karatA thaa| draha ke taTa para eka vizAla aura saghana vRkSa thA, jisa para eka vAnara-yugma kA nivAsa thA / bhAMti-bhAMti ke sarasa aura svAdiSTa phaloM kA bhojana aura draha kA zItala jala, krIDA ke lie isa vRkSa kI aneka choTI-bar3I zAkhAe~-sabhI prakAra kA sukha usa joDe ko vahAM upalabdha the| koI kaThinAI, koI samasyA nahIM ! kadAcit dIrghakAla se ye vAnara-vAnarI isa vRkSa ko hI apanA nivAsa sthAna banAye hae the / eka dina, dono isa vRkSa kI zAkhAo me kulAceM bhara

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78 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra rahe the, uchala-kUda kara rahe the ki sahasA vAnara ke hAtha se DAla chUTa gayI aura dhamma se vaha draha me gira paDA / yaha dekhakara vAnarI ke to prANa hI sUkhane lge| vaha krandana karane lgii| usake karuNa svara se sAre vana me hI dainya chAne lgaa| usakI dRSTi jala me usa sthAna para lagI huI thI jahA~ vAnara DUbA thaa| use Arambhika kSaNo me to yaha AzA thI ki kadAcit vAnara jIvita nikala Aye, para jyojyo samaya vyatIta hotA gayA usakI yaha AzA dhUmila hone lagI aura krandana-svara ucca se uccatara hone lgaa| sahasA usake vilApa para eka virAma lgaa| usane dekhA ki pAnI me usI sthAna para bulabule uThane lage haiM / phira to vahA~ se vRttAkAra lahareM uThane lagI aura kucha hI kSaNo me eka atyanta sundara yuvaka jala se nikala aayaa| usane eka dRSTi Upara vRkSa para DAlI aura vAnarI kI ora sneha se tAkane lgaa| turanta hI eka vivazatA usake netro me tairane lgii| vAnarI ko yaha samajhane me vilamba nahI huA ki isa graha ke camatkAra se hI vAnara ko naradeha prApta ho gayI hai, kintu aba hamArA sAhacarya kaise sambhava hogA / usane socA ki maiM bhI jala me chalAga lagA letI huuN| jala ke prabhAva se nizcita hI maiM bhI sundara nArI ho jAU~gI aura hamArA puna. sAtha ho jAyagA / AgAmI kSaNa hI usake mana meM yaha AzakA bhI kauMdha gayI ki vAnara ke pUrvajanmo ke sukarmoM ke kAraNa hI to kahI use yaha supariNAma nahI milA hai / yadi aisA huA to kauna jAne mere karma kaise rahe hai aura mujhe yaha gati prApta ho sakegI yA nahI | usakA mana punaH dRr3ha ho gayA

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lobhI vAnara kI kathA | 76 aura vaha socane lagI ki are / yadi nArI deha nahI bhI milI to mRtyu hI to hogii| viyoga ke duHkho me jIvita rahane kI apekSA to yaha mRtyu hI bhalI hai / aura usane bhI turanta ho vRkSa para se pAnI me chalAga lagA lii| pariNAma vAnarI ke sAtha bhI aisA hI huA aura he svAmI / vaha vAnarI to alaukika saundarya sampanna nArI ho gyii| aba vaha vAnara-yugma nara-nArI ke jor3e meM parivartita ho gyaa| pahale kI apekSA ava inake pAsa sukho kI adhika vistRta paridhiyA~ thii| Ananda kI anantatA ho gayI thI unake lie| kathA ke agrAza ko mana-hI-mana suniyojita kara lene ke lie padmazrI eka kSaNa ke lie rukI aura Atma-vizvAsa ke sAtha usane puna. kathana Arambha kiyaa| he prANezvara ! vaha nArI rUpadhAriNI vAnarI to apane jIvana ke isa navIna rUpa se pUrNataH santuSTa thI, kintu vAnara kA mahatvAkAkSI hRdaya isa avasthA ko tuccha samajhane lagA thA / use to aura adhika unnata avasthA kI abhilASA thii| ina sukho se asantuSTa vAnara divya sukho kI sAdha rakhatA thA / vaha to naradeha se bhI zreSTha deva-deha kA AkAkSI thaa| usane vAnarI se apanA dRSTikoNa spaSTa karate hue kahA ki priyatamA ! hame nirantara Age se Age baDhatA rahanA caahie| tumhArI alpabuddhi ina sukho ko hI sImA mAna baiThI hai, kintu yaha to sukho kA Arambha mAtra hai| kyoM na hama inase zreSTha sakhopabhoga ke lie prayatna kreN| Ao nara-deha tyAgakara hama deva-deha prApta kara leM phira to hamAre lie saba kucha sulabha ho

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80 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra jAyagA / Ao hama phira se isa vRkSa para caDhe aura draha me kUda paDe / aura abakI bAra hama deva hokara nikleNge| yaha socavicAra karane kA samaya nahI hai, zIghratA karo / vAnarI isase sahamata nahIM thii| usakI dhAraNA thI ki lobha me paDakara hama vartamAna sukho se hI kahI hAtha na dho baitthe| usane vAnara ko vodha dete hue kahA ki santoSa hI me sAra hai, priyatama ! jo hame bhAgya ne diyA hai, hame usI ko bahuta mAnakara Ananda ke sAtha jIvana vyatIta karanA cAhie / lolupatA to samasta sukho kA sarvanAza hI kara degI / tanika zAnti se soco ki ye sukha hI hamAre lie kauna-se kama haiM / vAnarI ke sAre prayatna viphala ho gye| lobhI vAnara para unakA koI prabhAva nahIM huaa| lAlasAo ke adhIna hokara vaha nara-deha dhArI vAnara vRkSa para caDha gayA aura draha me kUda par3A / pAnI se nikalakara usane apanI deha kI ora nihArane se pUrva hI garva kA anubhava kiyaa| usakA anumAna thA ki vaha ava deva bana gayA hai aura apanI dhAraNA kI puSTi ke lie jyo hI apanI deha kI ora usane dRSTi DAlI-vaha hAhAkAra kara uThA / vAnarI ne bhI dekhA to haThAt hI dukhita ho uThI / yaha kyA ? usakA naradeha to puna. vAnaradeha me pariNata ho gayA thA / isa dAruNa durbhAgya ke rUpa me vAnara ko usake lobha kA daNDa mila gayA thA / tIvra pachatAve ke Aveza me vaha chaTapaTAne lagA, kintu aba ho hI kyA sakatA thA ! vAnarI bhI nirAza huI / vAnara se ava usakA viyoga nizcita thA-vaha udvigna thI ki vAnara vecAre kA kyA hogaa| vAnara vecArA socane lagA

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lobhI vAnara kI kathA | 81 deva bananA to kadAcit mere bhAgya me nahI thA, kintu mAnava to maiM bana hI sakatA hU~-maiM usI sthiti me calA jAtA hU~ aura jo kucha upalabdha hogA, usI me santoSa kara luuNgaa| vAnarI vecArI sahI kahatI thI, kintu maiMne usakI sunI hI nahIM / usI kA duSpariNAma bhoganA par3A hai / yaha socate-socate vaha per3a para caDha gayA aura usane jala me chalAga lgaayii| vAnara kA durbhAgya to aTala ho gayA thaa| use nahIM badalanA thA-so nahI hI badalA / vAnara ne kaI bAra chalAge lagAyI, kintu vaha vAnara kA vAnara hI banA rahA / nara-deha bhI use prApta nahIM ho sakI / vaha usI avasthA me Atma-glAni se bhara uThA aura apanA sira pITane lagA / vAnarI becArI bhI kaSTita thI, kintu kucha bhI to sahAyatA nahI kara sakatI thI vaha / ' ' usa dina usa rAjya kA nRpati isI vana me AkheTa ke lie AyA huA thaa| vicaraNa karate-karate vaha isa graha ke taTa para pahuMcA / bhU-pati ne jyohI isa sundarI ko vahA~ dekhA-acambhita raha gayA / aisA lokottara rUpa to usane kabhI dekhA hI nahIM thaa| usake netra visphArita raha gaye / mugdha nareza ne mana-hI-mana eka vicAra kiyA aura sundarI ko sammAnapUrvaka rAjabhavana me le aayaa| yahA~ usane vidhivat isa sundarI ke sAtha vivAha kiyA aura ise paTarAnI ke pada para pratiSThita kara diyaa| santoSI sundarI (nArI-deha me vAnarI) ke sukhoM me svataH hI vRddhi ho gayI thii| apAra vaibhava, uccAdhikAra, zreSTha sukha-suvidhAeM, gaurava, pratiSThA

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82 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra saba kucha use sulabha ho gayI / vaha rAja-rAnI ke rUpa meM jIvana vitAne lagI thii| idhara lobhI vAnara kI durdazA kI bhI koI sImA nahIM rhii| kucha dina to vaha vAnarI ke viyoga me dukhI hokara ekAkI bhaTakatA rahA aura eka dina kisI madArI ne use pakar3a liyaa| ava usake gale me paTTA aura rassI par3a gyii| vanya jIvana bhI aba usake lie sulabha nahI rahA / ava vaha paratantra hokara nagaro aura gAMvo kI galiyo me ghUmatA rahatA, madArI ke saketa para nAcatA rahatA / usakI sArI svacchandatA naSTa ho gyii| sayoga se madArI apane vAnara ke sAtha eka dina usI nareza kI rAjadhAnI me pahu~cA / madArI ne vAnara ko acchI taraha prazikSita kiyA thaa| vAnara bhI khUna majedAra tamAze karatA thA aura darzako ko vaDA Ananda AtA thaa| nagara me isa vAnara ke karatabo kI prazasA hone lgii| eka dina nRpati ne isa madArI ko rAjabhavana meM bhI bulaayaa| rAjA ke samIpa siMhAsana para baiThI rAjarAnI ko dekhakara vAnara turanta hI pahacAna gayA ki yaha to merI priyA vAnarI hI hai| vAnara kA mana kSobha aura ghora vitRSNA se bhara utthaa| prAyazcitta kA bhAva jAgakara atyanta tIvra ho gayA / usakA mana bujha sA gayA, kintu vaha to paratantra thaa| apanI Antarika pIDA ko dabAkara use madArI ke saketAnusAra nAcanA pdd'aa| rAjA var3A prasanna huaa| rAnI ne bhI vAnara ke karatabo kI

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lobhI vAnara kI kathA | 83 sarAhanA kii| rAnI ne bhI pahacAna liyA ki yaha vahI vAnara hai jo merA sAthI thaa| usane apanI dAsiyo ko bhejakara vAnara ko apane kakSa me bulAyA / rAnI ke netro se azru pravAhita hone lage / vaha vAnara kI dIna dazA para bar3I dukhI thii| usane vAnara se kahA ki tuma apanI vartamAna sthiti se bar3e khinna pratIta hote ho| yaha tumhArI bhUla hai / jaba tumhe nara-deha prApta huI thI taba bhI apanI sthiti se bhI tuma asantuSTa rahe the aura usa asantoSa ke duSpariNAma se bhI tuma paricita hI ho| aba vyatIta vRttAnta kA smaraNa karanA vyartha hai| tumhAre lie vartamAna hI saba kucha hai, usakA upabhoga karanA hI saccA Ananda hai / draha me dubArA kUdane ke usa prasaga ko vismRta kara denA hI uttama hai / aba to pUrNa kauzala ke, sAtha apanI kalA kA pradarzana karanA, madArI ko prasanna rakhanAyahI tumhArA kartavya hai| isI kartavya kA nirvAha karate-karate eka dina tumheM Ananda kA anubhava bhI hone lgegaa| atIta kI bhUloM para pachatAnA aura bhAvI kAlpanika sukho kI ora lapakanA-ye dono hI vidyamAna sukha ko bhI naSTa kara dete haiM / vAnara yaha saba sunatA rahA aura phira cupacApa uThakara madArI ke pAsa calA gyaa| ukta kathA ko samApta kara padmazrI puna apane pati kI ora unmukha huI aura bolI ki he prANapriya ! kadAcit isa dRSTAnta se Apako kucha prakAza prApta huA hogA / mujhe bhaya hai ki kahIM alaukika, divya aura bhAvI sukho ke phera me paDakara Apa usa vAnara kI bhA~ti apane vartamAna sukho se bhI hAtha na dho baitthe|

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84 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra Apa bhI to usI kI bhA~ti upalabdha bhavya sukho ko tuccha mAnakara "unake parityAga ke lie kaTivaddha hai / aisI pravRtti kA pariNAma ghora hAhAkAra aura uddAma anutApa ke atirikta aura kucha ho hI nahI sakatA / ata. kRpAkara Apa merA anurodha svIkAra kara apane bhAvI sukho kI lalaka ko samApta kIjie / isI parivAra me rahakara jIvana ke rasa se Anandita hone kI ruci panapAiye / isI me ApakA aura hama sabakA hita hai / dIkSA grahaNa karane kA vicAra hI apane hRdaya me mata Ane dIjie / sabhI svajano ke hita ko dhyAna meM rakhakara hI aisA kara lIjie / vicArazIla jambUkumAra patnI padmazrI kA kathana samApta hote-hote gambhIra ho gaye / unakI mukha-mudrA se unakI mAnasika asAmAnyatA prakaTa hone lagI thI aura padmazrI ko anubhava hone lagA thA ki vaha jambUkumAra ke citta ko anukUla rUpa se prabhAvita karane me saphala rahI hai /

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aMgArakAraka kI kathA | 87 me usa bhISaNa grISma ne eka bUMda bhI pAnI nahI choDA thA / varSA abhI dUra thii| pratidina kI bhAMti aMgArakAraka usa dina bhI ghara se apane sAtha pAnI lekara AyA thA / pyAse kaNTha kI mAMga ko pUrA karane ke lie vaha thoDI-thoDI dera meM eka-do ghuTa pAnI pItA gayA aura kAma meM lagA rahA / usa dina use pyAsa bahuta laga rahI thii| usake pAsa kA jala samApta hone ko aayaa| jaba paryApta lakar3iyAM ekatrita ho gayI to koyale banAne ke lie usane uname agni prajvalita kara dii| vana kA vAtAvaraNa aura bhI adhika tapta ho uThA / pariNAmataH usakI tRpA tIvratA ke sAtha bhaDaka utthii| usane apane pAtra ko TaTolA, pAtra ava rikta hokara sUkha gayA thaa| kucha kSaNa to usane pyAsa ko bhulAve me DAlanA cAhA, kintu pyAsa ke mAre usakA burA hAla hone lagA / hoTha papar3A gaye / galA aura jIbha sUkhane lgii| use baDI pIDA hone lgii| tRpti kI abhilASA se usane Asa-pAsa hI nahI, dUra-dUra taka usa vana me jala kI khoja kI kintu use nirAza honA pdd'aa| jala kahI hotA, tabhI to use mila pAtA / jalAbhAva me usakI tRSA to kaI gunI baDha gayI aura vaha asahya pIDA se kasamasA utthaa| dUra-dUra taka koI gA~va nahIM thA aura aba tRSA ke kAraNa aisI durbalatA ne use ghera liyA thA ki usase calA nahI jA rahA thaa| vivaza hokara vaha eka vRkSa kI chAyA me leTa gyaa| jala kI khoja karate-karate vaha aba vana ke aise bhAga meM pahuMca gayA thA jahA~ kucha hariyAlI thii| vRkSa ke nIce, zItala chAyA me use kucha zAnti anubhava huii| kucha hI palo me usakI A~kha laga gii| vaha tRSA

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86 / mukti kA amara rAhI: jambUkumAra yaha hai ki ye to sukha hai hI nahIM / sUkha kI chAyA mAtra hai, bhulAve haiM / phira inakA usa vAstavika sukha ke sAtha tAratamya viThAnA anupayukta hai| ye tathAkathita sukha to kevala dukho kI bhUmikAe~ hai, duHkho ke janaka hai| tIkSNa talavAra kI dhAra para lage madhu __ ko cATane ke samAna hai| madhu kI miThAsa kA Ananda to javAna ko kSaNamAtra ke lie bhI nahI AyagA aura dhAra se kaTakara jabAna lahuluhAna ho jaaygii| ina sukho kA astitva to mAna itanA hI hai / ina sukho ke adhIna rahakara AtmakalyANa tathA asamApya sukha kI prApti me vAdhA rahatI hai, isa prakAra ina tuccha sukho ke parityAga me hI mAnava kA zubha nihita hai-aisA nissandeha svIkAra kara lenA caahie| tumhe jo sukharUpa me dikhAI de rahe haiM--padmazrI, ve kabhI kisI kA sthAyI hita nahI kara sakate, Ananda nahI de sakate / inake kapaTAcAra se manuSya jitanA zIghra mukta hogA, utanA hI usakA hita hogaa| maiM apanI dhAraNA ko bhI agArakAraka ke isa dRSTAnta se pratipAdita karatA hU~, suno eka agArakAraka thA, jo nitya hI vana me jAkara sUkhI lakaDiyAM baTora kara unake koyale banAtA thaa| ina koyalo ke vikraya se hI usake parivAra kI AjIvikA calA karatI thii| pracaNDa grISma kA samaya thA / tapatI dopaharI me vaha sAya-sAya karate vana me lakaDiyA~ juTA rahA thaa| bhISaNa Atapa se vaha kaSTa kA anubhava kara rahA thA, kintu vizrAma ke lie usake Apa avakAza kahA~ thA / vizrAma karane lage, to apanA aura patnIbacco kA peTa kaise bhre| nidAna vaha parizrama karatA rahA / vana 1A

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aMgArakAraka kI kathA | 87 me usa bhISaNa grISma ne eka bUMda bhI pAnI nahI choDA thA / varSA abhI dUra thI / pratidina kI bhA~ti aMgArakAraka usa dina bhI ghara se apane sAtha pAnI lekara AyA thA / pyAse kaNTha kI mA~ga ko pUrA karane ke lie vaha thoDI thoDI dera me eka-do ghUMTa pAnI pItA gayA aura kAma me lagA rahA / usa dina use pyAsa bahuta laga rahI thI / usake pAsa kA jala samApta hone ko AyA / jaba paryApta lakaDiyA~ ekatrita ho gayI to koyale banAne ke lie usane uname agni prajvalita kara dii| vana kA vAtAvaraNa aura bhI adhika tapta ho uThA / pariNAmata usakI tRSA tIvratA ke sAtha bhar3aka uThI / usane apane pAtra ko TaTolA, pAtra aba rikta hokara sUkha gayA thA / kucha kSaNa to usane pyAsa ko bhulAve me DAlanA cAhA, kintu pyAsa ke mAre usakA burA hAla hone lagA / hoTha papaDA gaye / galA aura jIbha sUkhane lagI / use baDI pIDA hone lagI / tRpti kI abhilASA se usane Asa-pAsa hI nahI, dUra-dUra taka usa vana me jala kI khoja kI kintu use nirAza honA par3A / jala kahI hotA, tabhI to use mila pAtA / jalAbhAva me usakI tRSA to kaI gunI baDha gayI aura vaha asahya pIDA se kasamasA uThA / dUra-dUra taka koI gA~va nahI thA aura aba tRSA ke kAraNa aisI durbalatA ne use ghera liyA thA ki usase calA nahI jA rahA thA / vivaza hokara vaha eka vRkSa kI chAyA me leTa gayA / jala kI khoja karate-karate vaha aba vana ke aise bhAga me pahuMca gayA thA jahA~ kucha hariyAlI thI / vRkSa ke nIce, zItala chAyA me use kucha zAnti anubhava huI / kucha hI palo me usakI A~kha laga gaI / vaha tRSA

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88! mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra kI pIDA se dUra-kAphI-dUra hotA gyaa| svapnila jagat meM vaha vicaraNa karane lgaa| agArakAraka aise loka me pahuMca gayA jahA~ jala hI jala thaa| jalAzaya, maritAeM, kUpa saba jala se ApUrita the| usane baDe Ananda ke sAtha jala piyA aura paritopa kA anubhava kiyA / kintu tRSA thI ki puna bhaDaka utthii| phira se vaha jala kA pAna karane lagA / sabhI jalAzayo, saritAo, kUpo kA jala usane pI DAlA, kintu use tRpti nahIM huii| usakI tRSA zAnta nahIM huii| kitanA jala vaha pI cukA thA-isakA koI anumAna nahI laga sakatA, kintu phira bhI vaha jyo kA tyo tRpita thA / isI tRSA kI becainI meM usakI nIda uDa gayI / vaha puna ima loka me utara AyA jahA~ bhISaNa tRSA thI aura jala kI eka bUMda bhI nahI / kucha hI kSaNo pUrva usane rAzi-rAzi jala pI liyA thA (svapna me) kintu usakI pyAsa to bujhI nahI / aba usakI pIr3A ne use puna. saceSTa kiyA / vaha leTA nahI raha sakA / uThA aura laDakhaDAtA huA jala kI AzA me aura Age baDhA / eka vRkSa ke nIce use dUra se hI pokhara sA dikhAyI diyaa| usake caraNo me vidyuta kI sI zakti A gyii| vaha lapaka kara vahA~ pahuMca gyaa| use pokhara me jala kI upasthiti dekhakara hapaM haa| apane gale ko tara karane kI utkaTa abhilApA ke sAtha usane jala kI ora hAtha bar3hAyA aura usakI AzA puna dhvasta ho gyii| yaha usakA bhrama hI thA ki pokhara me jala hai / agArakAraka kI ajali me jala ke sthAna para thoDA sA kIcar3a A gayA thA, jisame tanika mI ArdratA hI

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aMgArakAraka kI kathA | 89 zeSa raha gayI thii| jalAbhAva ke kAraNa bhayaMkara tRSA kA kaSTa sahate-sahate agArakAraka asahAya ho gayA thaa| vivazataH vaha usa kIcaDa ko cATane lgaa| bhalA isase bhI kahI usakI tIvra tRSA kI tuSTi sambhava thI / pariNAma to sunizcita thA / pyAsA, pyAsA hI raha gyaa| samaya ke sAtha-sAtha usakI pyAsa aura pyAsa ke sAtha udvignatA baDhatI hI baDhatI calI gyii| apanI kathA samApta karate hue pala bhara ke virAma ke uparAnta jambUkumAra ne patnI padmazrI ko sambodhita karate hue apane mantavya ko spaSTa kiyaa| unhone kahA ki priye / sAsAriko kI dazA usa agArakAraka ke sadRza hI hai / sukho kI tRSNA ke adhIna hokara loga apAra vaibhava, sampadA, sukha-suvidhAoM kA upabhoga karake bhI asantuSTa raha jAte haiM, unakI atRpta pyAsa isase bujhatI nahI / sacce sukha kI prApti kI kAmanA pUrNa nahIM ho pAtI / isakA mUla kAraNa yaha hai ki jisa prakAra agArakAraka ne svapna me itanA jala pI liyA, phira bhI pyAsA banA rahA; kyoki vaha jala nahI thA, jala kA chalAvA mAtra thA / jala kA avAstavika astitva malA pyAsa kaise bujhA sakatA hai| ThIka usI prakAra hama loga jinhe sukha ke sAdhana samajhate hai ve sukha ke sacce sAdhana nahI hai / ve sukha ho vAstavika sukha nahI hai| ve to sukha kA AbhAsa mAtra karAte hai| aisI avasthA me ye sukha hame santoSa aura zAnti kaise de sakate haiM ! ina sukho kI avAstavikatA to isI se prakaTa ho jAtI hai ki ye ghora aura achora dukho ke janaka hote hai / vAstava me ye dukha hI hai. jo svaya para sukho kA AvaraNa DAlakara A jAte haiM-aisA

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90 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra AvaraNa jo kucha hI palo me haTa jAtA hai aura bhItara me duHkha prakaTa ho jAtA hai / padmazrI / maiM ina laukika sukho ke svarUpa ko bhalI-bhA~ti pahacAna gayA huuN| mata maiM isake cakra se mukta ho jAnA cAhatA hU~, virakta ho jAnA cAhatA huuN| kIcaDa se kisI kI pyAsa nahI vujha sakatI aura ina bhautika sukho me bhI kisI ko tRpti pradAna karane kI kSamatA nahI hotii| paryApta cintana ke pazcAt maiM to isa niSkarSa para pahuMcA hU~ ki ina laukika sukho aura bhautika sAdhano ke asamartha upAdAno ko choDakara hame alokika Ananda kI khoja karanI caahie| usI ananta, vAstavika aura cirazAntimaya mukha kI prApti mAnava-jIvana kA lakSya hai| isa parama-lakSya ko maiMne cuna liyA hai aura aba isa patha se cyuta honA mere lie racamAtra bhI sambhava nahI hai / svarNa aura saundarya kI cakAcaudha bhI ava merI dRSTi se isa mArga ko ojhala nahI kara sktii| tuma me se kisI ko bhI isa dizA me prayatna nahI karanA cAhie / aisA prayatna zubha to hai hI nahI-usame saphalatA bhI asambhava hai / apanA kathana samApta kara jambUkumAra dhyAnamagnase ho gaye / unake netra nimIlita ho gye| padmazrI jambUkumAra kI gambhIra mudrA ko nihAratI raha gayI / usane mana hI mana patideva ke kathana aura tarkoM ke aucitya ko svIkAra kiyA / use apane ajJAna kA AbhAsa bhI hone lagA aura apanI kuceSTA para lajjA kA anubhava bhI hone lagA / padmazrI ne zraddhA ke sAtha jambUkumAra ko praNAma kiyA aura unake caraNo me natamastaka ho gyii|

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3 : baMga kisAna kI kathA : samudrazrI kA prayatna gRha-tyAga kara parivrAjaka bana jAne ke lie jambUkumAra sarvathA kaTibaddha the / apanI sakalpa-dRDhatA ke lie to ve vikhyAta ho hI cuke the--ata. unakI sabhI navavadhue~ bhayagrasta thI, vyAkula thii| apane Asanna durbhAgya se ve Ata kita thI, kintu unhone Agata ApadA aura bhAvI aniSTa ke nirAkaraNa ke lie samagra zakti ke sAtha saceSTa rahane kA sakalpa dhAraNa kara liyA thaa| ina sabhI paliyo ne jambUkumAra ke mAnasa meM eka udvelana utpanna karane kI yojanA banAI thii| ina ke sayukta prayAsa kA prayojana yahI thA ki jambUkumAra ke mana me virakti ke viruddha tIvra anAsthA kA bhAva jAgarita kara diyA jAya aura isa bhAMti unhe sAsArika sukhopa bhoga ke lie prerita kiyA jAya, unhe puna jagat kI ora unmukha kara diyA jaay| ina navavadhuo ko apane prayatna me saphala ho jAne kA pUrNa vizvAsa thA, jo unake sAmarthya ko kaI gunA adhika zaktizAlI banA rahA thaa| adamya utsAha ke sAtha padmazrI jambUkumAra ko apane mArga se cyuta karane kA prayatna kara cukI thI eva usakI parAjaya sabhI anya sakhiyo ne pratyakSata. dekha lI thI, kintu isa parAbhava ko unhone mAtra sayoga hI smjhaa| padmazrI kI yaha hAra zepa paliyo ke lie prakhara protmAhana kA kAraNa bana gayI thii|

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62 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra samudrazrI ko apanI samarthatA kA baDA garva thaa| usane apane tarka ke eka hI AghAta se jambUkumAra ke vrata ko dhvasta karane kA nizcaya kara liyA aura anAyAsa hI usake mukha-maNDala para eka vicitra AbhA ke rUpa me usakA yaha nizcaya prativimbita ho gyaa| ___jamvUkumAra ko sambodhita karatI huI samudravat gambhIra svara me samudrazrI mukharita huI-svAmI | loka-paraloka me aneka zreSTha vastue~ hai, parantu ye mabhI vastue~ sabhI ke lie nahI banI haiM / jisakI jaisI pAtratA hotI hai use vaisI hI vastu upalabdha hotI hai / prAya vyakti apane sAmarthya se bAhara kA lakSya nirdhArita kara letA hai| pariNAmata use vaha vastu to mila hI nahI pAtI sAtha hI jo vastu use sahajata. upalabdha thI-use usase bhI hAtha dhonA paDatA hai| he svAmI / aisI avasthA me usake zeSa jIvana me nirAzA, pachatAvA aura du.kha hI bharA raha jAtA hai aura merI mAnyatA hai ki Apa bhI isI duSpariNAma kI prApti kI ora agrasara ho rahe haiM / hama sabhI Apake magala ke lie cintita haiN| maiM Apase anunayapUrvaka Agraha karatI hU~ ki sAdhanA ke isa vikaTa mArga para ArUDha na hoiye / yaha mArga Apake lie nahI hai aura Apa isa mArga ke lie nahI hai| kRpA kara eka bAra puna vicAra kara lIjie ki jisa kalpita sukha ke lie ApakA mana lAlAyita ho uThA hai usakI prApti kA sAdhanA-patha kitanA kaTakAkIrNa hai, kitanA kaThina hai / apane isa komala gAtra ko lekara isa mArga para lakSya taka pahuMcanA kyA Apake lie sambhava hai / tanika socie ki kyA Apa isa

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baMga kisAna kI kathA | 63 kaThora dharatI ko apanI zaiyyA aura nIlagagana ko cAdara banA skeNge| kyA Apa patharIle aura kaeNTIle vanya mArgoM para apane kamalavat caraNo ko sudIrgha kAla taka agrasara kara sakeMge / nirAhAra aura tRSita rahane kI kSamatA Apa me hai hI nahI / gahana kandarAo ke timira se bhayabhIta ho jAne vAle apane mana ko kisa prakAra Apa sAdhanA me sthira kara pAyege ? isa mArga para sacaraNa kA ApakA sakalpa dussAhasa mAtra hogA-yaha Apake vaza kA kArya nahI aura isa ora saphalatA kI abhilASA kevala mRga tRSNA hI hai| he svAmI ! mere kathana para dhyAna dIjie aura isa kAlpanika sukha ke lie upalabdha sukha-suvidhAo kA parityAga mata kiijie| pitAzrI ke Azraya me Apako koI abhAva nahI hai| apAra vaibhava aura sukha-suvidhAe~ ApakI sevA me rahakara kRtakRtya ho jaaygii| __ samudrazrI ke isa kathana ko jambUkumAra dattacittatA ke sAtha sunate jA rahe the, usa para vicAra karate jA rahe the| tabhI samudrazrI ke AgAmI kathana ne unhe tanika sajaga kara diyaa| samudrazrI ne kahA ki yadi isa caurAhe para Akara Apane upayukta mArga ko nahI cunA, to Apa bhI vartamAna sukho se vaMcita hokara baga kisAna kI bhA~ti hI pachatAve ke zikAra hokara raha jAyeMge, kyoki lakSyita sukha kI prApti Apake lie sambhava pratIta nahIM hotii| baga kisAna kA sandarbha Ane para jambUkumAra ke mana me eka kutUhala utpanna huaa| baga kA vRttAnta jAna lene kI utsukatA se unhone samudrazrI se prazna kiyA ki yaha baMga kisAna kona thA ? usake

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64 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra pachatAve kI kahAnI kyA hai ? jamba kumAra kI ruci dekhakara samudrazrI kA AtmavizvAsa abhivadhita ho gyaa| aura usake pariNAmasvarUpa utpanna navIna utsAha ke sAtha usane vaga kisAna kI kathA Arambha kI-- he svAmI | maiM usa kAla kI carcA kara rahI hU~ jaba thalI pradeza me jala kA baDA sakaTa thA / kUe khoda-khoda kara kisAna thaka jAte kintu bU~dabhara jala bhI prApta nahI hotA jalAbhAva ke kAraNa isa kSetra me kRSi kI baDI hI durdazA thii| siMcAI ke abhAva me vahA~ varSa meM kevala eka hI phasala paidA huA karatI thii| moTha, bAjarA Adi moTe anAja hI thalI pradeza me hote the aura vahA~ ke nivAsiyo kA jIvana baDA nIrasa thaa| nava-navIna khAdyo kI unakI lAlasA tRpta nahI ho pAtI thii| isI thalI pradeza me yugo pUrva eka kisAna rahatA thA, jisakA nAma baga thaa| baga kA apanA bharA-pUrA parivAra thaa| patnI, bacce bhAI, bahana, mAtA-pitA sabhI svajano ke sAtha vaha isa kSetra me upalabdha samucita sukho se pUrNa jIvana vyatIta kara rahA thA / thalI ke anya nivAsiyo kI apekSA use apane jIvana me adhika abhAva anubhava huA karatA thA / isakA mUla kAraNa yaha thA ki usakA vivAha thalI se bAhara anyatra aise pradeza me huA thA jahA~ samRddha kRSi kA varadAna prApta thA / apane zvasura ke pradeza se usakA samparka thA aura vaha isa prakAra vahAM ke vibhinna khAdyo ke susvAda se paricita ho gayA thA, jinakI upalabdhi use apane parivAra me nahI ho pAtI thii|

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baMga kisAna kI kathA | 65 eka samaya kA prasaga hai ki baga apane zvasurAlaya gayA huA thA / usane isa kSetra me bhA~ti-bhAMti kI phasalo ko lahalahAte dekhA aura usakA mana praphullatA se bhara utthaa| usane kaI kRSi kSetro me eka vizeSa phasala dekhI / bA~sa jaisI lambI-lambI char3iyA~ lambI-lambI pattiyo se zobhita thii| usane yaha bhI dekhA ki ina char3iyo ko kolhU me pera kara unakA rasa nikAlA jA rahA hai aura usa rasa ko bar3e-bar3e kar3Aho me ubAlA jA rahA hai / cAro ora eka mAdaka, mIThI gandha ur3a rahI thii| jaba baga apane zvasura ke kheta para pahuMcA to use vahA~ bhI yahI dRzya dekhane ko milaa| usake sAle ne use vaha mIThA rasa pilAyA-vaga bar3A prasanna huaa| mIThA, tAjA, gur3a khAkara use vizeSa Ananda kA anubhava huaa| usakA mana lAlAyita ho uThA ki vaha apane kheto me bhI yaha phasala boe / phira to vaha sarvadA hI isa sukha kI prApti karatA raha sakegA / vaha kucha samaya taka to sakoca se grasta rahA ki isa phasala ke viSaya me pUcha-tAcha karane para use apanI alpajJatA ke kAraNa upahAsa kA pAtra bananA par3egA, kintu apanI utkaTa AkAkSA kA damana bhI vaha kaba taka karatA / antata. upayukta avasara pAkara usane apane sAle se saba kucha jJAta kara liyaa| use batAyA gayA ki yaha Ikha hai aura isakI gA~Tho me hI isake bIja nihita rahate haiM / isI ke rasa se guDa, cInI Adi ko nirmANa hotA hai jo samasta miSTa vyajano ke lie AdhAra hai| isa jijJAsA-tRpti ne usake mana me basI Ikha kI khetI karane kI abhilASA ko aura adhika balavatI banA diyaa| nidAna vaha

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. ra 66 | mukti kA amara rAho : jambUkumAra zIghra hI svagrAma lauTa AyA aura Ate samaya vaha apane sAtha bone ke lie Ikha kA eka bhArI gaTThara bhI le AyA thaa| vaga ne mArga me dekhA ki usake grAmavAmiyo ke kheto me vAjare aura mUMga-moTha Adi kI phasala lahaga rahI hai / umane kisAno ko bulA-bulAkara naI phasala Ikha ke viSaya meM batAyA, usake rasa aura rasa se bane guDa kI madhuratA se unhe paricita karAne lagA / usane kahA ki aba taka hama loga bAjare kI khetI me vyartha hI samaya aura zakti kA durupayoga karate rahe hai / Ao, ava hama Ikha kI khetI kreN| vAjare jaisI phasala me dharA hI kyA hai / chor3o isa khetI ko aura lo, maiM tumhe ganne ke bIja detA hUMyaha mIThI phasala ugAo aura jIvana kA Ananda bhogo / kATa phaiko isa adhapakI vekAra kI bAjare kI phasala ko| usakI bAta para kisI ne kAna nahI diyA / bhAvI, anizcita lAbha kI AzA me kauna hAtha me AyI sampadA ko jAne detA hai| anya kisAna aisI jokhima uThAne kI mUrkhatA kyo karate / vaga ko ina logo kI nAdAnI para baDA tarasa aayaa| vaha ina kisAno ko apane pakSa me karane kI isa viphalatA para khinna ho uThA aura socane lagA ki mere kheta to mere apane hai| uname bone se mujhe kauna rokegA / phira jaba mere kheta kI Ikha guDa ugalane lagegI to ye mUrkha apanI bhUla paraM pachatAyeMge / apane ghara pahuMcakara usane svajano se sArI bAta batAI aura Agraha karane lagA ki Aja hI bAjare kI phasala se khetoM ko

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baMga kisAna kI kathA | 67 khAlI kara Ikha bo dI jAya / vaga ke parivAra vAle usakI utAvalI se parezAna ho uThe / mAtA-pitA ne use samajhAyA ki beTA mAnA ki tuma jo phasala bonA cAhate ho vaha bahuta acchI hai, magara use bone kI itanI zIghratA bhI kyA hai| bAjarA kucha hI dino meM paka jAyagA, use kATanA hI hai| usake bAda tuma kheta me Ikha bo denA / kucha hI samaya kI pratIkSA to karanI hai / kintu baMga para kisI ke bhI prabodhana kA koI prabhAva nahI huA / vaha to turanta hI Ikha bo lenA cAhatA thaa| vaha madhura rasa aura gur3a ke sevana kI ghar3iyo ko kaise Age khisakane de sakatA thaa| vaga nizcaya hI buddhimAna thA, kintu sAtha hI vaha durAgrahI bhI parale sire kA thA / jo vaha eka vAra soca letA, use zIghra hI kara liyA karatA thA, AgA-pIchA socanA usake svabhAva me nahI thA / ataH usane parivAra vAlo kI asahamati kI tanika bhI cintA na karate hue kheta meM Ikha vone kA pakkA nizcaya kara liyaa| savake virodha karate-karate bhI baga neapane kheto me se bAjare kI phasala ko kATa-kATakara phekanA Arambha kara diyaa| dekhate hI dekhate sArA kheta caupaTa ho gyaa| gharavAlo ko usase bar3A dukha haA, kintu bhAvI sukha kI kalpanA me nimagna baga bar3A ullasita thaa| usane atyanta sphUrti ke sAtha sAre kheta ko jota kara taiyAra kara diyA aura usame Ikha bo dii| taba usane santoSa kI sA~sa lI aura usake mana cakSuo ke samakSa umakA yaha nagna kheta dekhate hI dekhate ganne kI U~cI phasala se vibhUSita ho utthaa| usakI jIbha mIThe guDa ke svAda kA Ananda lene lgii| kheto kI meDo para

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68 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra bhaTTiyA~ sulagane lagI aura usa para caDhe vizAlakAya kaDAho me ubalate rasa kI bhApa uThane lgii| baga kI nAsikA usa madhura suvAsa se sikta ho utthii| kintu usakA yaha sukha-svapna adhika kAla taka surakSita na raha sakA / kaThora yathArtha se TakarA kara usakI kalpanAe~ cakanAcUra hone lgii| Ikha ko AvazyakatA thI sicAI kI, aura jala kI eka vRMda bhI upalabdha nahI ho pA rahI thii| kheta kI meDo para paDe adhapake bAjare ke paudho ke sAtha-sAtha baga kA hRdaya bhI murajhAne lgaa| kintu vaga ne himmata hAranA to mIkhA hI nahI thA / vaha baDA parizramI eva adhyavasAyI thaa| usane kuA khodanA Arambha kiyA, kintu use jala ke sthAna para nirAzA hI hAtha lgii| eka-eka karake usane kaI kue khode, kintu kisI ne bhI java jala nahI diyA to vivazatA ke kAraNa usake netra sajala ho uThe / kheta me boye gaye Ikha ke bIja akurita hone ke sthAna para jalAbhAva ke kAraNa naSTa hone lage / ava bAjare ke sUkhe paudhe pavana se khaDakhar3A kara mAno vaga kI jaldabAjI para usakI haMsI uDAne lage / usake kheta ke samIpa hokara jAne vAle anya kisAna bhI baga kI mUrkhatA para kuTila haMsI ha~sa dete the| usake parivAra vAle usase bhalA kyA kahate ! unakA mauna hI vaga ke lie asahanIya upAlambha ho gayA thaa| vaha aba pachatAne lagA ki Ikha kI khetI to nahI ho pAyI, isake viparIta bAjare kI phasala bhI kho dI / guDa to dUra rahA aba to bAjare kI rUkhI roTI aura moTha kI dAla bhI anupalabdha ho gayI / sAre parivAra ke lie bhUkho marane kI sthiti-A gyii| aba to bhUla ko sudhArA bhI

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baga kisAna kI kathA | EE nahI jA sakatA thA, usakA daNDa anivArya ho uThA thA / vaga kA mana apanI bhUla para hA-hAkAra karane lgaa| uparyukta kathA samApta karate-karate samudrazrI vijaya ke garva se bhara uThI / usakI unnata grIvA isakI sAkSI thii| usakA anumAna thA ki usane jambUkumAra ko nisteja kara diyA hai aura use aba avazya hI jambUkumAra ko usake nizcaya se cyuta kara dene kA zreya prApta ho jAyagA / kucha hI kSaNo me jambUkumAra ne apanA mauna tyAgate hue samudrazrI se kahA ki priye / var3I sundara kathA tumane sunAI / aba tanika yaha bhI spaSTa kara do ki isa kathA ke mAdhyama se tuma kisa tathya ko pratipAdita karanA cAhatI ho? tumhArA prayojana kyA hai ? samudrazrI phira se navIna ullAsa ke sAtha bolI ki svAmI ! jo vyakti bhAvI sukho kI kalpanA me itanA kho jAtA hai ki isa kA nirNaya bhI na kara pAe ki usa sukha ko prApta karane ke lie jisa prayatna kI AvazyakatA hai, usakI kSamatA bhI usame hai athavA nahI- vaha usa navIna sukha ke lie vidyamAna aura sahaja sulabha sukho ko tyAga kara pachatAtA hai / usake upalabdha sukha bhI chUTa jAte hai aura akSamatA ke kAraNa usakI kalpanA ke sukho kI asambhavatA to banI hI rahatI hai| vaha kahI kA nahI raha jaataa| ata he svAmI ! Apako bhI baga ke pachatAve se sIkha lenI cAhie aura anizcita bhAvI sukho ke lie upalabdha mukho kA parityAga nahI karanA cAhie / bhrAntiyo ke cakravyUha se svaya ko mukta kIjie aura apanA tathA hamArA jIvana sukhamaya kIjie / isI me ApakI vivekazIlatA pramANita ho skegii|

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4 : sukha-lolupa kaue kI kathA : jambUkumAra dvArA nirAkaraNa patnI samudrazrI ke mantavya kA jambUkumAra para tanika bhI prabhAva nahI huA / unakA virakti kA bhAva aura adhika pravala ho uThA / unhoMne usa upalabdha sukha kI carcA kI, jisake varaNa ko samudrazrI ne zreyaskara batAyA thA aura kahA ki he priye ! ye sukha pravaJcanA ke atirikta kucha bhI nahI haiN| ina viSayo me sukha kA bhrAmaka AbhAsa mAtra hotA hai, ye yathArtha Ananda ke sAdhana nahI hai / unakA vAhya rUpa baDA mohaka pratIta hotA hai, kintu inake bhItara viSama dukhamayatA chipI rahatI hai| jaba yaha bAhya AvaraNa utara jAtA hai to pIr3A dAyaka viSaya apane kaThora pAza me vyakti ko aisA jakar3a lete haiM ki vaha chaTapaTAtA raha jAtA hai, vivaza ho jAtA hai / dukha hI usakA prArabdha ho jAtA hai, aisA ananta dukha ki jisake prabhAva kSetra se bAhara nikala AnA phira manuSya ke vaza me nahI hotA / ata he sumukhI ! suno-yaha tumhArA bhrama hai ki jAgatika sukho ko na tyAgane me hI vivekazIlatA hai| vastutaH vivekazIlatA to isame hai ki ina chadma-sukho (tathAkathita) kI pravacanA se jitanA zIghra sambhava ho chuTakArA pA liyA jAya / vivekazIlatA isame hai ki manuSya ananta aura vAstavika sukha prApti ke lie prayatna kare, sAdhanA ke prati unmukha ho / suno

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sukhalolupa kaue kI kathA | 101 samudrazrI / maiM apane isa kathana ko eka dRSTAnta dvArA spaSTa aura puSTa karatA hU~ / bahuta samaya pUrva eka saghana vana me eka baliSTa aura madonmatta hAthI nivAsa karatA thA / vAnaspatika vaibhava se sampanna uma kAnana me gajarAja ko binA hI vizeSa parizrama ke AhAra kI sahaja upalabdhi ho jAyA karatI thI / ati svaccha, zItala pavana ke sparza se vaha pulakita rahA karatA thA / manonukUla vanaspatiyo kA AhAra karake svaccha sarovara kA zItala jala pI lene para hAthI ko jaba tRpti kI anubhUti hone lagatI to vaha ghora svara ke sAtha aisA cighADane lagatA thA ki samasta vana prAnta hI kA~pa uThatA thA / dizAe~ pratidhvaniyoM se bhara jAtI thI / sAdhAraNa vanya prANI becAre tharatharAne lagate the / isa gajarAja ko apanI vizAla kAyA aura zakti kA bar3A darpa thA aura vana ke pazu-pakSI sadA bhaya ke mAre usase dUra hI rahA karate the / ve usakI parachAI se bhI Atakita rahate the / samudrazrI ! jIvana to nazvara hai / jo janma letA hai, eka dina avazya hI use mRtyu kA grAsa honA paDatA hai / parama balavAna prANI bhI mRtyu para vijaya prApta nahI kara sakatA- -yaha dhruva satya hai / jambUkumAra ne kathA ko agrasara karate hue kahA ki eka dina uma gajarAja kI ihalIlA bhI samApta ho gayI / madamAtI gati vAlA vaha vizAla zarIra aba spandanahIna ho, bhUluNThita thA / hAthI kI mRtyu se pazu-pakSiyo ko baDI rAhata milI / abhayapUrvaka unhone pahalI bAra caina kI sA~sa lii| unake mukta vicaraNa ke lie --

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102 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jaimbUkumAra yaha bAdhA aba dUra ho gayI thii| ve durbala prANI apane bhaya ke usa kAraNa ko dekha lene kI kAmanA se ekatrita ho gaye / unake kolAhala se vana gUMja utthaa| dhyAna se sunanA samudrazrI isa kathA ko-jambUkumAra ne patnI ko sAvadhAna karate hue kahA ki ina hajAro pakSiyo me eka kauA bhI thA / jaba taka vaha hAthI jIvita thA-kadAcita yahI kauA usase sarvAdhika DarA karatA thaa| aba apane Azraya-sthala vavUla kI DAla se uDatA huA Akara vaha hAthI ke zava para baiTha gayA / kucha aisI akaDa ke sAtha usane apanI gardana ko U~cA kiyA, mAno use isa bAta kA abhimAna ho rahA ho ki usane hI apane parAkrama se isa hAthI kA vadha kara vanya pazu-pakSiyoM ko bhayayukta kara diyA hai| taba sahasA hI usane apanI painI cauca hAthI ke mAMsa me gaDhA dI aura zakti lagAkara zava kA kucha mAMsa noca lene me vaha saphala ho gayA / baDe svAda ke sAtha vaha use khAne lgaa| aba se pahale kabhI use hAthI kA zava nahI mila pAyA thA / ata usa dina ume AhAra meM vizeSa rasa Ane lgaa| vaha isa apAra sukha me nimagna ho gayA aura satata rUpa se udara-pUrti karatA rahA / kucha dina isIprakAra vyatIta ho gaye / kauA isa sukha me kucha aisA kho gayA ki use apane Asa-pAsa ke jagat kA bhI kucha dhyAna nahIM raha gyaa| aba to yaha hAthI kA zava hI usakA AhAra bhI thA aura yahI umakA nivAsa sthAna bhI / huA aimA mamudradhI, . .kucha kSaNa mauna rahakara jambUkumAra puna kahane lage ki tabhI yakAyaka hI AkAza ghanaghora megho se

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sukha-lolupa kaue kI kathA | 103 ghira gayA aura bUMdAbAMdI Arambha ho gayI / vijaliyA~ camakane lagIM, megho kI ghora garjanA hone lagI / megha mAno kruddha ho gaye the aura aba mUsalAdhAra varSA hone lagI / parvato se vahakara pAnI Ane lagA aura usake sAtha yaha hAthI kA zava bhI bahane lage / aba bhI kauA apane bhojana ke svAda me khoyA rahA / kabhI-kabhI vaha Asa-pAsa bhI dRSTi DAla detA thA / use lagane lagA jaise kisI vizAla jalapotta para vaha yAtrA kara rahA hai / hAthI kA zava pAnI ke sAtha bahate - bahate eka bar3I nadI me pahu~ca gayA jo use tejI se bahA le gayI / aba bhI koA saceta nahI huA / use to sukha kA lobha grasta kiye hue thA / vaha mA~sa nocane me hI lagA rahA / paristhitiyo ke parivartano se vaha udAsIna rahA / yaha zava aba nadI ke sAtha-sAtha samudra se jo milA aura samudra me vaha kAphI dUra taka bhItara pahu~ca gayA / aba to bhUtala se kauA itanA dUra * itanA dUra ho gayA ki.......| vaha mUrkha aba bhI apane lobha se vimukha nahI ho pA rahA thaa| hAthI kA zava aba taka bhArI ho gayA thA aura vaha samudra ke jala me DUbane lagA / aba to kauA tanika saceta hone lagA / prANo ke sakaTa ne use jhijhor3a diyA thA / Atma-rakSA ke lie jaba hAthI ke zava se vaha uDA aura AkAza me kucha UMcA uThakara Asa-pAsa kA dRzya dekhane lagA ume dUra-dUra taka koI Azraya sthala nahI dikhAI diyA / koI pahADI, koI vRkSa, kinArA kucha bhI dRSTigata nahI huA / jahA~ taka dRSTi jAtI thI, jana-hI-jala thA / ava to use baDI cintA hone lagI, kintu vaha becArA karatA bhI kyA / aba to use apanI

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104 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra sukhalolupatA kA kuphala bhoganA hI thA / becArA vaha asahAya kauA ur3atA rahA.... uDatA rahA .. dUra-dUra taka ur3atA rahA / eka kSaNa ke lie bhI usake pakho ko vizrAma nahI milA / antata isa prakAra kava taka vaha uDatA raha sakatA thA / vaha thaka kara cUra ho gayA, kintu prANa-rakSA kI lAlasA use prerita karatI rahI - vaha uDatA rahA / AkhirakAra vaha zithila aura vedama ho gayA / vurI taraha hA~phatA huA vaha samudra me gira paDA aura eka matsya ne use apanA AhAra banA liyA / samudrazrI ko sambodhita karate hue jambUkumAra kahane lage ki tuma bhalI-bhA~ti mamajha sakatI ho ki isa mUrkha kaue kI isa durdazA ke pIche yahI kAraNa thA ki vaha prApta sukho ko tyAgane kA sAhasa nahI kara sakA / sukhopabhoga kA lobha hI usakI mRtyu kA kAraNa vanA / tuma baMga kisAna ke prasaga se mujhe sIkha lene ko kahatI ho / parantu kyA mujhe isa mUrkha koe ke prasaga se saceta hokara apane bhAvI jIvana ko sazodhita nahI karanA cAhie / merA parAmarza to yaha hai ki sukho ke AkarSaka pahacAna lo aura unheM asAra mAna kara tyAga do / phira to ananta dukho se tumhArA bhI sAmanA nahI hogA / tuma lAkha kaho, magara usa kaue kI mUrkhatA ko maiM kaise doharA sakatA hU~ / ye sAre upalabdha sukha mukhauTe lagAye hue haiM aura maiMne ina mukhauTo me chipe dukho ke mukhaDe dekha lie haiM / aba maiM inake jAla meM grasta nahI hoU~gA / mujhe to ananta aura vAstavika mukha kI sAdha haiusI kI prApti me aba zeSa jIvana-yAtrA lagI rahegI / samudrazrI chalAvo ko tuma bhI 1

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sukha-lolupa kaue ko kathA | 105 tuma jinhe mere lie upalabdha sukha samajha rahI ho ve mujhe santoSa bhI to nahI de sakeMge / eka sukha kI abhilASA pUrNa hote-hote anya aneka abhilASAo ko janma degii| merA mana ina pravacanAo ke hAtha kA khilaunA bana jAyagA aura yatra-yatra bhaTakatA rhegaa| aura mere lie upalabdhi ke nAma para zUnya hI rahegA / maiM eka vAra jaba isa cakra se mukta ho gayA hU~ to punaH svayaM ko isame grasta nahI hone duuNgaa| apanI AtmA kA sukha aura utthAna kI yadi tumhe kAmanA hai to samudrazrI, maiM tumhe bhI isa chalAve se dUra rahane kI sammati dUMgA / isI me merA, tumhArA, sabhI kA magala hai| ___jambUkumAra ke kathana ke samApta hote-hote samudrazrI kA mana abhibhUta ho utthaa| use apanA dRSTikoNa sArahIna pratIta hone lagA aura jambUkumAra kA eka-eka zabda usake mAnasa me jamane lgaa| bhAvAkula samudrazrI jambUkumAra ke samakSa natamastaka ho gayI aura gadgada svara me kahane lagI ki he svAmI ! Apane merI A~kheM khola dI hai| vivekazIla manuSya ko vAstavika sukho kI sAdhanA hI karanI cAhie aura ye sAsArika sukha usa mArga me bAdhaka banate hai, inase pIchA chur3A lenA hI uttama hai / maiM Apake mArga me pralobhana kI dIvAra khaDI karUM-yaha sarvathA anucita hai-~-maiM ise bhalI-bhAMti samajha gayI huuN| Apane merI soI AtmA ko jagA kara mujha para baDA upakAra kiyA hai, svAmI / samudrazrI ne apane pati kI anugAminI banane kA bhI nizcaya kara liyaa|

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5 : rAnI kapilA kI kathA * padmasenA kA prayatna jambUkumAra kI dhAraNAo aura sajJAnatA se samudrazrI to prabhAvita ho gayI, kintu samudrazrI kI parAjaya ne jambUkumAra kI zeSa patniyo ke dumsAhama ko aura adhika utkaTa banA diyA / padmasenA ko dRDha AtmavizvAsa thA ki vaha nizcaya hI apane pati ko sasArAbhimukha kara degii| usane atulita darpa ke sAtha samudrazrI ko sambodhita karate hue kahA ki tujhe lajjA nahIM lagatI, kumAra ke vicAro kA samarthana karate hue / hama logo ke sAmane hI baDhabaDhakara bAteM banAnA jAnatI hai kyA / calI thI svAmI ko unake rAste ke haTAne ke lie aura ho gayI unakI pichalaggU / dhikkAra hai tujhe !! lekina samudrazrI, hamAre patideva tere jaisI ko hI apane tarko se harA sakate haiM / aba bArI merI hai| dekha aba merA lohA ! maiM svAmI ko prIti ke raMga me raga kara hI dama lUMgI / apanI bAta manavAnA maiM khUba jAnatI huuN| padmasenA ke isa abhimAna kI koI bhI pratikriyA kumAra para nahIM huI / ve sarvathA zAnta eva gambhIra bane rahe / apane mukha para laTaka AyI keza-laTa ko padmasenA apanI gardana ke eka jhaTake se pIche uchAla kara kumAra me kucha kahanA hI cAhatI thI ki unhone vIca hI me avarodha upasthita kara diyaa| jambUkumAra ne atyanta zAnta svara me kahA ki padmasenA | maiM tumhAre prati bhI Adara kA

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rAnI kapilA kI kathA | 107 hI bhAva rakhatA huuN| kaho, tuma kyA kahanA cAhatI ho ? yadi tumhAre kathana me mujhe aucitya pratIta hogA to maiM avazya usakA mamarthana karUMgA aura apane AcaraNa ko tadanurUpa hI DhAlUMgA / maiM durAgrahI nahI hU~ / kumAra ke kayana aura usakI zailI kA padmasenA para adbhuta prabhAva huaa| vaha svata. hI atizaya namra ho gayI aura komalatA ke sAtha vaha apanA mantavya prakaTa karane lagI ki he priya svAmI / maiM jIvana aura jagat se eka vizeSa tatva samajha pAyI hU~ aura cAhatI hU~ ki Apa bhI mere isa anubhava se lAbha utthaaeN| merA anubhava yaha hai ki mahatvAkAkSAe~ mithyA hai aura lAlasAo kI dauDa bhI vyartha hai / ye manuSya ko vyagra, azAnta aura dukhI hI banAtI haiN| lAlasAo para niyantraNa na karane vAlA vyakti tIvra asantoSa kA AkheTa hokara pachatAtA raha jAtA hai / Apake mana me bhI jo lAlasA hai vaha eka dina ghora dukha kA kAraNa avazya banegI / ataH Apase merA anurodha hai ki vartamAna paristhiti se hI santoSa anubhava karanA sIkha lIjie / Apa kyo kAlpanika sthiti-prApti kI lAlasA ko pAla rahe haiM ? ApakI manovatti dekhakara mujhe rAnI kapilA kI durdazA kA smaraNa A rahA hai jisane lipsAo ke AkarSaNa me paDakara apanA sarvanAza hI kara diyA thaa| vaha bhI yaha socatI thI ki jo upalabdha hai, vaha purAnA hai, nIrasa hai / vaha sadA nava-navIna kI lAlasA se otaprota rahatI thI / yahI usakI durdazA kA kAraNa thA / jambakamAra ne apanI jijJAsA vyakta kI ki padmasenA yaha kapilA rAnI kI kyA kathA hai ? kauna thI vaha aura kauna-mI usakI

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108 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra lAlasAe~ thI, jihoMne usakA sarvanAza hI kara diyaa| tanika vistAra se isa prasaga ko spaSTa karo / padmasenA ko eka adbhuta gaurava kA anubhava hone lagA / kucha pala mauna rahakara usane apane AtmavizvAsa ko phira se savAra liyA aura sayata svara me kahane lagI he svAmI / suniye-maiM Apako rAnI kapilA kA vRttAnta sunAtI huuN| kapilA eka vizAla aura vaibhavazAlI rAjya kI rAnI thii| vaha atyanta sundara aura AkarSaka to thI, kintu ramaNI-sulabha saralatA kA usame sarvathA abhAva thaa| kapilA me kuTilatA, pravacanA Adi durguNa hI nahI the, apitu vaha caritrahInA bhI thii| usake mana sarovara me jo aneka kupravRttiyA~ aura pApa chipe paDe the ve lAlasAo kI pracaNDa lahare uThAte rahate the / usakA pati rAjA becArA baDA hI sajjana, bar3A hI sarala hRdaya thaa| rAjA kapilA ke saundarya para anurakta thA / usakA tanamana apanI priyatamA rAnI para sadA nyochAvara rahatA thA / rAnI ke isa apAra rUpa ke pIche jo kutsita kurUpatA chipI thA-rAjA ko usakA AbhAsa bhI nahI thaa| rAnI rAjA ke sAtha rahakara aba eka vizeSa prakAra kI atRpti kA anubhava karatI thii| apane pati kA saga to vidyamAna thA, vartamAna thA aura rAnI usameM nIrasatA, Uva aura ukatAhaTa mahasUsa karatI thii| navIna kI khoja me vyagra rahane vAlA usakA mana kisI anya jana para anurakta ho gayA thaa| chala-chadma me nipuNa rAnI kapilA ne apane bAhya AcaraNa me isa bAta kI gandha taka nahI Ane dii| vaha rAjA ke prati pUrvavat hI snehazIlA banI rahI aura becArA rAjA apanI

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rAnI kapilA kI kathA | 106 priyatamA kI ima lIlA ko samajha hI nahI pAyA / rAnI kI isa abhinayazIlatA para vaha ava bhI nyochAvara huA jA rahA thA / isa chalanAmayI nArI kapilA kA mana jisa para A gayA thA-usake vipaya me jAnakara he svAmI | Apa Azcarya me par3a jAyeMge / prabhutvazAlI, sarvaguNasampanna, samartha rAjA kI rAnI hokara bhI kapilA ke patita mana me jisa anya puruSa kI mUrti virAjita thI, vaha rAjA kA eka tuccha sevaka eka mahAvata thaa| navIna-hInavIna kI lAlasA me rAnI aisI andhI ho gayI thI ki usane jise apanA prItipAtra cunA thA usakI sthiti aura apanI maryAdA kI tulanA bhI vaha nahI kara skii| isame use tanika bhI anaucitya kI pratIti nahIM huii| rAjA kA rAnI kapilA ke prati prema eka pakSIya ho gayA thaa| rAjA kI prIti me tIvratA jyo kI tyo banI huI thI, kintu rAnI usase mana-hI-mana udAsIna ho gayI thii| idhara mahAvata ke sAtha kapilA kI jo praNaya-lIlA cala rahI thI, usame dono hI pakSa sakriya the / rAnI aura mahAvata, dono hI paraspara isa kadara anurakta the ki __ jaba taka ve viyukta rahate chaTapaTAte rahate / bar3I kaThinAI se dina kA samaya ve vyatIta karate aura AkAza me jaba sadhyA phUla jAtI to mAno kapilA ke hRdaya me basI mahAvata ke prati prIti kI lAlimA hI bikhara jAtI thii| yaha sAdhya velA premI yugala ke ke lie milana kA magala sandeza lekara AtI thii| dono atyanta adhIratA ke sAtha madhyarAtri kI pratIkSA karane laga jAte the / dina bhara kriyA-sakula rahane ke pazcAt dera rAtri me jaba rAjabhavana me

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110 mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra sarvatra zAnti chA jAtI, sabhI nidrAmagna ho jAyA karate, taba bhI rAnI kapilA apane zayana kakSa me udvignatA ke sAtha cakramaNa karatI rahatI thii| vaha apane kakSa ke gavAkSa se bAra-bAra cacalatA ke sAtha bAhara jhA~katI rhtii| kabhI apane netro para jora DAlakara vaha rAtri ke maddhima prakAza meM dUra-dUra taka dekha lene kA prayatna karatI / tanika hatAza hokara vaha phira kakSa me Tahalane lagatI aura phira bAhara jhaoNka letii| usakI yaha AkulatA taba taka calatI rahatI jaba taka ki mahAvata kA hAthI gavAkSa ke bAhara Akara ruka nahI jAtA thaa| mahAvata ne apane hAthI ko vizeSa rUpa se prazikSita kara rakhA thaa| hAthI apanI sUMDa se rAnI ko gavAkSa se uThAkara apanI pITha para AsIna kara detA thA aura mahAvata tava rAnI ko apane ghara le jAtA / becArA rAjA isa saba chadmalIlA se aparicita thaa| rAnI aura mahAvata pratirAtri isa prakAra paraspara milate the / bhAMti-bhAMti kI krIDAe~ karate rahate the / rAjA ko lambe samaya taka ina ragareliyo kI sUcanA hI prApta nahIM huii| vaha apane prati rAnI kI eka-niSThatA kA hI vizvAsa karatA rahA aura apane nirmala hRdaya kA anurAga usa para luTAtA rahA / he svAmI / padmasenA ne pati ko sambodhita karate hue kahA ki pratyeka duSkarmI apane pApa ko chipAnA cAhatA hai, kintu kabhIna-kabhI bhaNDAphor3a hotA hI hai| rAnI kapilA kI praNayalIlA bhI isakI apavAda nahI ho sakatI thii| eka bAra madhyarAtri ke uparAnta bhI rAjA kapilA ke kakSa me vizrAma kara rahA thA / madhura lApa se vaha rAnI ko Anandita karane kA prayatna kara rahA

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rAnI kapilA kI kathA | 111 thA / rAnI bhI usake prati anukUla pratikriyA vyakta karatI jA rahI thii| madhura muskAna bAra-bAra usake adhara pallavoM para prasArita ho jAyA karatI thii| kintu kyA usakA neha-pradarzana vAstavika thA ? yaha saba usakA nirA nATaka thA / baDe kauzala se rAnI ne apane anamanepana aura aruci ko anAvRta nahI hone diyaa| anyathA usake kAna aura dhyAna to apane gavAkSa ke bAhara lage hue the / vaha rAjA kI upasthiti ke kAraNa baDI becaina thI, kinta karatI, to kyA karatI ? vaha sarvathA vivaza thii| use yaha saba kucha jJAta ho gayA ki hAthI apane nizcita samaya para AyA bhI aura kAphI pratIkSA kara lauTa bhI aayaa| nirAza kapilA ne nidrA kA abhinaya Arambha kara diyA / phalata rAjA apane zayana kakSa me calA gyaa| aba taka hAthI to kabhI kA lauTa cukA thA, kintu rAnI milana-sukha se svaya ko vacita kaise rakha sakatI thii| vaha svaya hI pichalI rAtri meM mahAvata ke ghara pahu~ca gayI / mahAvata bhI rAnI ke abhAva meM usa samaya atyanta santapta thaa| asahanIya viyogAgni me vaha tila-tila kara pheMkatA jA thaa| jaba usane rAnI ko apane samakSa khaDe dekha to usakI kAmAndhatA krodhAndhatA me pariNata ho gyii| rAnI ke prati aneka azlIla vacano kA uccAraNa karate hue mahAvata use eka lohazRkhalA se pITane lgaa| eka rAnI apanI rAjadhAnI me isa prakAra apamAnita ho rahI thI, kintu kapilA to prema kI unmattatA me apanI sAre mAna-sammAna-pratiSThA Adi ko vismata kara cakI thii| phira bhI daihika pIDA ko vaha sahana nahIM kara pAyI aura

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112 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra usake mukha se cItkAre nikalane lgii| mahAvata kA krodha isame aura bhI bhISaNa ho gayA aura adhika zakti ke sAtha vaha prahAra karane lagA / yaha sArA kolAhala sunakara eka praharI mahAvata ke ghara ke bAhara ThiThaka kara khaDA ho gyaa| use anumAna lagAne me vilamba nahI huA ki vecArI kisI abalA para atyAcAra kiyA jA rahA hai| sahAyatA kI bhAvanA usake mana me umaDa paDI jisane usake pairo ko gati dii| vaha ghara ke bhItara ghusa gayA aura jo dekhA usase vaha avAk hI raha gayA ki are, yaha to hamArI rAjarAnI kapilAdevI hai| ye mahAvata ke ghara kaise haiM ? mahAvata ko unake sAtha aisA abhadra vyavahAra karane kA sAhasa kaise huA ? kahI aimA to nahIM hai ki ? aneka prazna usake mana me ghumaDane lage, aneka kalpita uttara bhI taigne lge| vaha becArA alpabuddhi kisI niSkarSa para pahu~ca hI kaile sakatA thaa| usake sAmane to eka ati vikaTa samasyA A upasthita ho gayI thI ki aba use Age kyA karanA cAhie / rAnI ko apanI upasthiti kA AbhAsa karAne kA sAhasa bhI vaha nahI kara sakA aura dabe pAMvo vaha ghara se bAhara nikala AyA thaa| kintu jo kucha usane dekhA thA, isakI sUcanA kyA use rAjA ko denI cAhie yA dekhI-anadekhI kara jAnA cAhie-vaha kucha bhI nizcaya nahI kara pA rahA thA / vaha socane lagA ki agara vaha sUcanA nahI detA hai to usakI svAmibhakti kI bhAvanA ko Thesa lagatI hai aura yadi vaha sUcanA de to isa bhaya se vaha Azakita thA ki rAjA usake kathana para vizvAsa kara hI legA-isakA kyA ThikAnA hai| saMbhava hai rAjA usI se

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rAnI kapilA kI kathA | 113 ruSTa ho jAya aura use apanI rAnI ko apamAnita aura lAchita karane ke aparAdha me prANadaNDa hI de de| kisI eka bAta ke kAraNa dUsarI bAta ko chor3ane ke lie usakA mana tatpara nahI ho rahA thaa| ina do viparIta bhAvo me usake mana me bar3I dera taka saMgharSa chiDA rahA / antata usane eka madhyama mArga nikAla liyA jisase dono hI virodhI bAto kA eka sAtha nirvAha sambhava ho gyaa| usane eka vizeSa praNAlI ke sAtha rAjA ko isa sArI ghaTanA se avagata karAne kA nizcaya kara liyaa| isa samaya usake bhAla para zarada kI pichalI rAta me bhI pasIne kI bUMdeM chalachalA AyI thii| prAta kAla kI sukhada velA me rAjA jaba apanI rAjasabhA meM baiThA thA, eka cara ne Akara baDe Adara ke sAtha use eka patra preSita kiyaa| patra kA prArambhika vAkya paDhakara hI rAjA krodhita ho uThA / eka hukAra ke sAtha yaha mana hI mana socane lagA ki kisane merI prANa-priyA rAnI para kIcar3a uchAlane kA yaha dussAhasa kiyA hai / turanta usakI dRSTi patra ke anta me pahu~ca gyii| kintu preSaka ke nAma-pate kA koI ullekha na pAkara vaha apane pratizodha bhAva ko tuSTa na kara pAne kI vivazatA ke sAtha mana-hI-mana kuDhane lgaa| usake dAMta bhice ke nice raha gaye / anAma patra para bhI nyAyazIla rAjA cuppI kaise sAdha letA | usane patra ko AdyopAnta paDha liyA jisame vaha sArA dRzya aMkita thA, jo kA praharI ne gata rAni me mahAvata ke ghara dekhA / anta me likhA gayA thA ki yadi Apako isa patra ke mithyA hone kI AzaMkA

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114 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra ho, to rAnI kI pITha ko dekha lIjie / vahA~ Apako zRMkhalA ke cihna mila jAyege jo ApakI zakA ko nirmUla kara deMge / aba rAjA kA avizvAsa AdhA raha gayA / vaha turanta rAjasabhA se nikala AyA / usane apane krodha ko viveka se saMyata kiyA aura apanI nyAyazIlatA ko uttejita karane lagA / vaha isa Aropa kI parIkSA kara vAstavikatA taka pahu~ca jAnA cAhatA thA / kapilA rAnI ko jaba sUcanA milI ki rAjA usase bheMTa karane A rahA hai, to vaha rAjA ke isa asamaya Agamana ke kAraNa bhAvI amagala kI AzakA se bhayabhIta ho gayI / vaha abhinayakuzala to thI hI / turanta hI usane svayaM ko sa~bhAla liyA aura apane mukhamaNDala se bhaya kI sArI rekhAeM sameTa kara eka madhura hAsa vikharA diyaa| muskarA kara usane rAjA kA svAgata kiyA / rAjA ne bhI apanI AzakA kA AbhAsa nahI hone diyA / vaha rAnI ke samIpa jA baiThA aura luka-chipakara usakI pITha kI ora dekhane lagA / rAnI tADa gayI aura rahasya kI rakSA ke lie vaha naye-naye bahAne ke sAtha rAjA ke pAsa se uThakara jAne kA prayatna karane lagI / isase rAjA ko apanI AzakA kI puSTi hone lagI / aba to eka hI jhaTake se rAjA ne rAnI kI pITha ko vastrahIna kara diyaa| usa kI pITha para kalaMka kathA akita pAkara rAjA pracaNDa krodha se dhadhaka uThA / aba usa anAma patra kI satyatA sarvathA siddha ho cukI thI / nyAyI rAjA ne kapilA rAnI aura mahAvata dono ko apane rAjya se niSkAsita kara diyA / premonmAda ke kAraNa kapilA ko isame

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rAnI kapilA kI kathA | 115 na apamAna kA anubhava huA, na lajjA kA aura na hI vaibhava se vacita ho jAne kA dukha / vaha to nirlajjatA ke sAtha prasanna ho rahI thI ki use apane priyatama ke sAtha rahane kA svacchandatApUrNa avasara mila gayA hai / mahAvata ke lie to 'billI ke bhAgya se chIkA TUTane' kI lokokti caritArtha ho gayI thii| dono ne ullAsa ke sAtha isa rAjya ko tyAga diyA aura apane anizcita gantavya kI ora agrasara hue| prasanna mana-badana ke sAtha ve yAtrA karate rhe| dina bhara ve calate rahate aura rAtri ko kisI upayukta sthala para vizrAma karate / isa prakAra aneka dina vyatIta ho gaye / eka rAtri kI carcA hai-kapilA aura mahAvata kisI gAMva se dUra bane eka prAcIna mandira me vizrAma kara rahe the| dina bhara kI thakAna ke kAraNa dono ko nIda A gayI thii| sahasA zoragula ke kAraNa kapilA kI nIda ucaTa gayI, kintu mahAvata aba bhI gADhI nIda me so rahA thaa| kolAhala tIvra hotA calA jA rahA thA aura samIpa se samIpatara A rahA thA / nIda se uThI kapilA abhI isa navIna paristhiti ke viSaya me kucha anumAna nahI lagA pA rahI thii| kisI saMkaTa meM na phaMsa jAyeM, isa AzakA se vaha vicalita ho gayI aura mahAvata ko jagAne ke lie usane hAtha Age baDhAyA hI thA ki eka dhamAke se vaha cauka gyii| usane apanA hAtha vApisa khIca liyaa| usane dekhA ki koI bhArI gaTThara A~gana me girA hai| vaha sAvadhAna ho gayI / dhyAna se dekhane para use patA calA ki koI puruSa bhI usa gaTThara ke samIpa khaDA hai / vaha uThI aura usake pAsa

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116 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra yaha jAnane ko pahuMcI ki yaha zora kisa bAta kA hai| isa puruSa ko dekhakara kapilA isa para mugdha ho gyii| usakA caMcala mana mahAvata se haTa kara isa naye puruSa para maMDarAne lgaa| vaha isa para laTTa ho gayI / usake sAtha dAmpatya jIvana vyatIta karane kI uddAma utkaNThA ne unako udvelita kara diyA aura usake nayano meM lAla Dore utara Aye / kapilA isa aparicita vyakti ko apane pati rUpa me prApta kara lene ko vyagna thii| usa vyakti ne apanI kahAnI saMkSepa me sunAte hue kahA ki maiM eka bahuta hI burA AdamI huuN| coriyAM karanA hI merA vyavasAya hai| abhI bhI maiM samIpa ke gA~va se khUba dhana curA kara lAyA hUM aura ghara vAlo ke jAga jAne ke kAraNa Aphata meM phaMsa gayA hai| gAMva vAle merA pIchA kara rahe haiM / tuma merI rakSA karo / kapilA ne turanta hI eka yukti soca nikaalii| cora bhI usase sahamata ho gyaa| dhana kA gaTThara cora ne soye hue mahAvata ke sirahAne rakha diyA aura vaha svaya kAphI dUra haTa kara kapilA ke sAtha baiThakara bAteM karane lgaa| cora ne cintA vyakta kI ki tumhAre pati ko cora samajha kara gA~va vAle pakar3a le jAyeMge aura' " / kapilA cora kI bAta kATakara vIca hI me bola par3I ki nahI""nahI / yaha merA pati nahI hai| yaha merA aba kucha bhI nahI hai / maiM to rAnI hU~ aura yaha hamAre rAjya me eka mahAvata thaa| isake bAda usane thoDe me apanA sArA vRttAnta kaha sunaayaa| isI samaya zora macAtI bhIDa mandira me ghusa aayii| dhana kA gadara dekhakara logo ko apanI saphalatA para harSa huaa| unhone cora samajhakara mahAvata

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rAnI kapilA kI kathA | 117 ko atyanta tiraskArapUrvaka jhijhor3akara uThAyA aura use burA bhalA kahane lage / mahAvata apanI saphAI dete hue kahane lagA ki maiM cora nahI hU~" 'mai cora nahIM huuN| maiM to eka pathika hU~ aura merI patnI vo"vahA~ baiThI hai| usase pUcha dekhie""! pUrva isake ki loga kapilA se kucha pUchate vaha svaya hI cillA-cillAkara kahane lagI ki ise mata chor3o, pakar3a lo ise / apane Apako bacAne ke lie yaha svaya ko merA pati kaha rahA hai| yahI cora hai| merA pati to mere sAtha yaha baiThA hai / aba bhalA kauna eka sundara strI para avizvAsa kara Azakita cora para vizvAsa karatA / nidAna gAMva vAle mahAvata ko pakar3a le gaye / kapilA kA mArga aba sApha ho gayA, nirvAdha ho gayA / navIna kI upalabdhi se usakA hRdaya bar3A harSita thA / use isa bAta kI cintA hI kyo hone lagI ki usako prANo se bhI adhika pyAra karane vAlA vaha mahAvata vecArA phA~sI para jhulA diyA jaaygaa| use to matalava thA-apanI kAmanA-pUrti se / prAta kAla hone para cora ke sAtha kapilA apanI nayI yAtrA para nikalI / vaha usake sAtha usake ghara jAnA cAhatI thI, kintu cora use kahA~ le jAtA ? usakA apanA ghara thA hI nahI / phira bhI vaha cala par3A thA aura mana-hI-mana isa saMkaTa se mukti kA upAya khojane lagA thA / mArga me eka cauDI nadI AyI / cora ne kapilA se kahA ki tuma svaya to isa nadI ko pAra kara nahI paaogii| aba to yahI eka upAya hai ki tumhe kandhe para viThA kara tairatA hue usa taTa para le jAU~ / kucha kSaNa mauna rahakara cora ne apanI yojanA prastuta karate hue kahA ki aisA karate hai ki pahale tuma

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118 | mukti kA amara rAhI jambUkumAra apane AbhUSaNa mujhe de do| maiM unhe usa pAra rakha AtA hUM, phira tumhe le jaauuNgaa| he kumAra | padmasenA ne phira jambUkumAra ko sambodhita kara tanika sAvadhAna kara diyA aura kahane lagI ki kapilA to cora para Asakta ho gayI thii| usane cora ke prastAva para vicAra bhI nahI kiyA aura apane samasta AbhUSaNa use de diye / cora AbhUSaNa lekara nadI me kUda par3A aura tairatA huA usa pAra calA / vaha taTa para pahuMca gayA, to isa pAra khar3I kapilA socane lagI ki aba zIghra hI vaha idhara Akara mujhe bhI apane sAtha le jAyagA / kintu vaha to nadI ke usa pAra nikala kara Age bar3hane lgaa| yaha dekhakara kapilA jora se cillAI-ajI tuma kidhara cala par3e ? isa tarapha Akara mujhe usa pAra kyo nahI le jAte ? cora ne uttara diyA ki maiM aba tumako livAne ke lie usa kinAre para nahI aauuNgaa| mujhe tumhAre sAtha nahIM rahanA hai / tumhArA kyA bharosA ? pahale tumane rAjA ke sAtha dhokhA kiyA aura usa mahAvata ke sAtha prema-lIlA karane lagI aura aba usa mahAvata ko bhI tumane dhokhA diyA hai| use mRtyudaNDa dilavAkara aba tuma mujhe phaMsAnA cAhatI ho| tuma para maiM kaise vizvAsa kara sakatA hU~ ? kala tuma mujhe bhI dhokhA dekara kisI cauthe ko apanA banA logI / nahI, maiM aisI mUrkhatA nahI kruuNgaa| isa Azaya kA uttara dekara vaha kapilA ke AbhUSaNa lekara bhAga calA / kapilA ThagI gayI thii| vaha aba na idhara kI na udhara kI, kahI kI nahI raha gayI thii| vaha apane duSkarmoM para pachatAne lgii|

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rAnI kapilA kI kathA | 116 gaye-naye kI prApti kI AkAkSA se usakA mana zUnya hotA to svAmI ! kyA use vaha durdina dekhanA paDatA / use rAjA ke yahA~ hI kauna sA abhAva thA, kintu usake mana me santoSa kahA~ thA ? isIlie to maiM kahatI hU~ ki kumAra | jo sukha Apako upalabdha hai, unhe bhoga kara santoSa dhAraNa kro| nayI vastu ko prApta karane kI ApakI kAmanA baDe dukhada pariNAma degI aura taba kapilA jaisI hI dazA ApakI bhI ho jAyagI / isa upalabdha ko bhI chor3a doge aura navIna bhI prApta na ho paayegaa| apane sakalpa para phira se vicAra kara lIjie aura merI bAta mAnakara usa anupayukta aura hAnikAraka vrata ko tyAga dIjie, tAki Apako usake duSpariNAmasvarUpa phira dukhI na honA paDe / padmasenA ne anta me kahA ki kapilA kI bhUla kI Apa punarAvRtti nahIM kare-isI me hama sabakI bhalAI hai|

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6 : meghamAlI aura vidyutmAlI kI kathA : jambUkumAra kA prabodhana padmasenA ke mukha se rAnI kapilA kI kathA ko kumAra bar3e dhyAna se, gambhIratA ke sAtha suna rahe the / ataH padmasenA ke mana me vijaya ke vizvAsa aura ullAsa kA honA svAbhAvika hI thA / vaha kadAcit isI kAraNa praphullita dikhAyI de rahI thii| kintu usakI bhAvanA ko AghAta taba pahuMcA, java kathA ke samApta hote-hote jambUkumAra tanika vyagya ke sAtha muskarA diye / kumAra ne kapilA rAnI kI kathA ke viSaya me apane dRSTikoNa ko vyakta karate hue kahA ki priye / yaha jo kathA tumane kahI vAstava me bar3I pIDAjanaka hai| becArI asahAya kapilA sahAnubhUti kI pAtra hai| usakI antata huI jima durdazA kA, priye / tumane varNana kiyA--- unakA kAraNa yahI nahI thA ki usake mana me sadA-sarvadA navanavIna yo prApta karane kI lAlasA rahatI thii| isake kAraNa usake caritra kA patana to huA, kintu mahatvAkAkSAo aura lAlasAmo kA madeva yahI pariNAma rahatA hai. yaha vicAra bhI bhrAmaka hai| pavitra lAlamAo ke magalakArI pariNAma hote hai aura dUSita lAlamAmao patana hotA hai, du.kha utpanna hotA hai / kumAra ne aura adhika nayata hokara kahA ki padmasenA ! maiM jisa cira aura vAstavima muga-prApti kA abhilApI hai, uma lakSya kI samAnatA kapilA

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meghamAlI aura vidyutmAlI kI kathA | 121 ke lakSya se nahI ho sktii| ata sAdhya kI pavitratA sAdhanA aura sAdhano kI pavitratA kI dyotaka hotI hai aura sAdhaka kA svarUpa isake viparIta ho hI nahI sktaa| sAtha hI lakSya-prApti para sAdhaka ko ve hI pariNAma mileMge jo usa lakSya se sambhava hai| ataH padmasenA tuma mere lie vyartha hI cintita ho / mere amagala kI racamAtra bhI AzakA tumhAre mana me nahI rahanI cAhie / phira socane kA prasaMga yaha bhI hai, kumAra ne komalatA ke sAtha padmasenA ko sambodhita karate hue kahA ki vaha rAnI kapilA ke mana kI kapaTa bhAvanA hI thI, jisane use duHkha, vedanA, asahAyatA Adi ke abhizApo se grasta kara diyA thaa| usane dhokhA diyApahale apane pati rAjA ko phira Apane premI mahAvata ko kintu mere navIna mArga me aisI sadoSatA hai hI kahA~ / maiM kisI ke sAtha koI chala-kapaTa nahI kara rahA huuN| isI kAraNa padmasenA-maiM kahatA hU~ ki kapilA kI bhA~ti anta me mai bhI pachatAtA raha jAU~gAaisI mUlahIna kalpanA karanA anucita hai| jambUkumAra ne padmasenA ke mukha para akita bhAvo kA kSaNa mAtra me hI adhyayana kara liyA aura pAyA ki usake mana me usakA pUrva-vicAra jyo kA tyo hai / ata kumAra ne padmasenA se kahA ki priye ! tumhArA yaha bhramapUrNa vicAra isalie pakkA ho gayA hai ki tumane kadAcit meghamAlI aura vidyutmAlI kA vaha prasaga nahIM sunA jisase sayama kA mahAtmya spaSTa ho jAtA hai| isa prasaga se anabhijJa padmasenA ke mana me jijJAsA kA bhAva jAgrata huA aura usane yaha kathA sunane kI icchA vyakta kii|

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122 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra jambUkumAra ne kathArambha karate hue kahA ki padmasenA ! kuNTa nagara kA nAma to tumane sunA hI hogA / eka samaya isI nagara me meghamAlI aura vidyutmAlI nivAsa karate the / ye dono bhAI the aura inakA jIvana atyanta kaSTamaya thA / vaMza paramparA se hI ye brAhmaNa-bandhu dAridrya ke abhizApa se grasta the / bhikSopajIvI meghamAlI eva vidyutmAlI vaDI kaThinAI se udara-pUrti kara pAte the / inake pitA se inhe vasIyata me kucha milA nahI thA aura vidyArjana bhI ve nahI kara pAye the / kuSTanagara aura samIpastha grAmo me ye dono bandhu bhikSATana karate aura jo kucha bhI bhikSAnna prApta ho jAtA, usI para unhe santopa karanA paDatA thA / inakI apopita kAyA bhI durbala thI aura mukha bhI nisteja / jambUkumAra ne ina brAhmaNo kA paricaya isa prakAra dete hue prasaga ko agrasara kiyA ki kahA jAtA hai ki ina dukhita jano para eka dina eka vidyAdhara ko dayA A gayI aura unakI sahAyatA to dono ko milI, kintu eka to lAbhAnvita ho sakA aura dUsarA lAbha se vaMcita raha gayA / isakA kAraNa yaha thA ki eka sayama - nirvAha me dRDha thA aura dUsarA bhAI asayamI thA, usakI daridratA ke kapTa jyo ke tyo bane rahe / suno padmasenA ! huA yaha thA ki eka bAra ye dono bhikSATana para nikale the / grISma kAla thA aura vidyutmAlI va meghamAlI nirAhAra bhaTakate-bhakaTate thaka gaye the / ye dono nirAza hokara eka saghana vRkSa kI zItala chAyA vizrAma karane lage / 1

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meghamAlI aura vidya tmAlI kI kathA | 123 daivayoga se usa samaya eka vidyAdhara bhI vicaraNa karate-karate udhara A niklaa| Atapa-trasta vaha vidyAdhara bhI isI vRkSa ke nIce vizrAma karane lagA / brAhmaNa-bandhuo aura vidyAdhara me paraspara paricaya huaa| ina bhAiyo kI kaSTa-kathA ko sunakara vidyAdhara kA hRdaya dravita ho utthaa| sahAnubhUti ke Avega ne use inakI sahAyatA karane ko prerita kiyaa| karuNA bhare svara me usane unase pUchA ki batAo, mai tuma logo kI kyA sahAyatA kara sakatA hU~? ina bhAiyo ke jIvana me yaha prathama hI avasara AyA thA, jaba kisI ne unakI svecchA se sahAyatA karanI cAhI thI / ve harSita ho uThe, kintu turanta yaha nizcaya nahI kara pAye ki ve kyA maaNge| soca-vicAra ke pazcAt eka bhAI bolA ki yaha ApakI mahatI kRpA hai ki Apa hamAre prati sahAyatA kA bhAva rakhate hai / aba hama Apa se kyA mA~ge ? Apase yadi hama dhana mA~ge, to pradatta dhana to Akhira kabhI-na-kabhI to samApta ho hI jAyagA, aura usake pazcAt hama puna abhAvo se ghira jAyege / ata Apa to hamArI kucha aisI sahAyatA kIjie jisakA sukhada prabhAva AjIvana banA rahe / Apa se hamArI vinaya hai ki koI vidyA hame pradAna kara dIjie, jo hamArI yogyatA ko sthAyI rUpa se baDhA de aura hama AjIvikA ajita karane ke yogya ho jAyaM / phira to hamAre jIvana meM sukhAgama sunizcita ho jaaygaa| hama nizcinta ho jAyeMge / ApakI yaha hama para mahAna anukampA hogii| vidyAdhara ina daridra bandhuo ke isa buddhimAnIpUrNa cunAva se

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124 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra baDA santuSTa huA aura usane unhe eka mantra batAyA / isa mantra kI sAdhanA asambhava to nahI thI, kintu zramasAdhya aura tanika kaThina avazya thI / padmasenA | usa vidyAdhara ne vaha 6 khaNDo vAlA mantra kaise sAdhA jAtA hai - isakI sArI vidhi bhI unhe samajhA dI / ina mantro kA cha. mAha taka jApa karanA thA- isame to koI vizeSa kaThinAI nahI thI, kintu isakI vidhi kA jo eka aura anivArya aMga thA, vaha duSkara thA / jApa prArambha karane ke pUrva megha mAlI aura vidyutmAlI ko cANDAla - kanyA se vivAha karanA thA aura isa jApa avadhi me unako brahmacaryayukta dAmpatya jIvana bhI vyatIta karanA thA / tabhI mantroM ko sAdhA jA sakatA thA / dAridrya ke bojha tale dabe ina bandhuo ne sukha prApti kI AzA me yaha saba kucha karanA svIkAra kara liyA / dono bhAiyo ne mantro kA jApa prArambha kara diyA / unhone cANDAlinI se vivAha bhI kiyA aura dRDhatApUrvaka brahmacarya vrata kA nirvAha bhI karane lage / sayoga se jisa kanyA ke sAtha unhone vivAha kiyA thA vaha advitIya rUpavatI thI / AkarSaNa aura sammohana to usake roma-roma me basA huA thA / kamaladala se usake vizAla aura sundara netra sadA nimantraNa yukta rahate the aura usake aga-pratyaga me darzaka ko unmAdI banA dene kA pracura sAmarthya thA / aisI avasthA me brahmacarya vrata kA pAlana karanA svaya me hI eka tapa thaa| vaha japa bhI calatA rahA aura yaha tapa bhI / kucha mAha to yo vyatIta ho gaye, kintu vidyutmAlI durbala nikalA / lamagama ne unakA vrata khaNDita kara diyA / vidyutmAlI sAdhanA ke

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meghamAlI aura vidya tamAlI kI kathA | 125 mArga para bIca hI me bhaTaka gayA thaa| isake viparIta meghamAlI pUrNata sayama se rahA / nirvAdha rUpa se usane jApa-avadhi pUrI kara lI / use mantra siddha ho gayA / pariNAmata vaha apAra buddhi-rAzi kA svAmI ho gyaa| usakI vidvattA kA prabhAva aura yaza dUra-dUra taka vyApta ho gayA thA / cANDAla-putrI ke sAtha usane mAtra vivAha hI kiyA thA, phalata usake brAhmaNatva ko bhI koI Thesa nahI pahu~cI / yahI nahI usakI garimA eva mahimA me abhivRddhi hI huii| usake guNo se prabhAvita hokara kuSTanagara ke rAjA ne usase apanI rAjasabhA kI zrIvRddhi kI / sarvatra usakA sammAna hone lagA aura apAra sukha-pratiSThA ke isa naye vAtAvaraNa me usakA atIta dainya use eka bhUlI huI kahAnI jaisA lagane lagA / nareza meghamAlI kI pratibhA aura yogyatA se itanA prasanna huA ki apanI rAjakumArI kA vivAha bhI usake sAtha kara diyaa| meghamAlI ke dina phira gaye the| usake jIvana me aba sukha hI sukha thaa| aura padmasenA ! tuma samajha sakatI ho ki sayama kA hI yaha sArA camatkAra thA / isI saMyama ke abhAva me vidyutmAlI ko yaha unnata sthiti aura sukhamayatA upalabdha nahIM ho pAyI / yahI nahIM usakI sthiti aura bhI bigaDa gayI thii| cANDAlinI ke sAtha sasarga ke kAraNa use jAti se bhI bahiSkRta kara diyA gayA thaa| usakI baDI bhArI pratiSThA-hAni huii| ava vaha dAna kA upayukta pAtra bhI nahI samajhA jAne lagA / durdina kI bhISaNatA aura kaThoratA vidyutmAlI ke lie aba asahya ho gayI / yaha kathA samApta karate hue jambUkumAra ne padmasenA kI ora

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126 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra nihArA / usake zrIhata mukhamaNDala para mAnasika DagamagAhaTa ke lakSaNa jhalakane lage the / isa upayukta avasara kA lAbha uThAte hue kumAra ne apanA dRSTikoNa puna vyakta kiyA / unhone kahA ki padmasenA | tuma mujhe vidyutmAlI ke mArga para bar3hane kI preraNA de rahI ho, kintu maiM meghamAlI ke mArga ke lAbho ko hRdayaMgama kara cukA hU~ / saba kucha samajha bUjha kara maiM Atma-hAni kI ora kaise agrasara ho sakatA hU~ / sayama aura sAdhanA kA maiM varaNa kara cukA hU~ / usake virodhI sAsArika sukhoM ko tyAgane para meM dRDhapratijJa hU~ / tuma bhI bhalA merA ahita to kaise cAhogI / ataH tumhe cAhie ki mere mArga me avarodha upasthita na karo / padmasenA yaha eka kharA satya hai ki sAsArika bhogo ke pralobhana meM par3akara jo vyakti apane vrata se Diga jAtA hai, saMyama se cyuta ho jAtA hai usake lie laukika-pAralaukika koI bhI sukha sulabha nahI ho pAtA / vaha patana hI patana kI ora jAtA hai| aura jo asAmAnya aura vAstavika sukha ko, AtmotthAna ko apanA lakSya mAna lete hai aura taba sasama, AtmAnuzAsana, sAdhanA Adi kA dRr3hatA ke sAtha pAlana karate haiM, anurakti aura moha se mukta ho jAte haiM-- unake lie yaha lakSya sugama ho jAtA hai - vaha lakSya use prApta ho jAtA hai / yahI mAnava jIvana kI sArthakatA hai, isI me jIvana kI saphalatA hai / jambUkumAra kA kathana samApta hote-hote padmasenA kA hRdaya kumAra ke vicAro se abhibhUta ho uThA thA / usakA darpa himakhaNDa kI bhAMti galakara vaha gayA | mAnasika niSThA ke sAtha vaha kumAra ke vicAro kA samarthana karane lagI aura usako mana-hI-mana isa

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meghamAlI aura vidya tamAlI kI kathA | 127 kAraNa anutApa bhI hone lagA ki kyo vyartha hI maine aise zubha kArya se kumAra ko virata karane kI ceSTA kI / paJasenA ko svaya apanA vicAra mithyA lagane lagA thA, usakA aba taka kA vizvAsa aba use bhrama lagane lagA / vaha virAga aura sayama ke mahatva ko samajha gyii| usane spaSTa zabdo me kumAra ko dhAraNA kA aucitya svIkAra kiyA aura natamastaka ho gyii| padmasenA svaya bhI kumAra kA anusaraNa karane me hI jIvana kI saphalatA anubhava karane lgii| isa bhAva ne kumAra kI dhAraNA ke prati usake samarthana ko aura adhika saghana kara diyA, agAdha kara diyaa|

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7 kSetrakuTumbI kisAna kI kathA / kanakasenA kA prayatna padmasenA ke garva ko galita hote dekhakara jambUkumAra kI anya patnI kanakasenA kA cAturya uttejita ho utthaa| kanakasenA ne tIkhe zabdo me padmasenA kI hAra ke viSaya me apanA pUrva vizvAsa vyakta kiyA aura kahane lagI ki svAmI ko gRhastha-dharma me pravRtta karane kA zreya to mere hI bhAgya me hai, phira bhalA padmasenA saphala ho hI kaisI sakatI thii| maiM kumAra ko dekhate-hI-dekhate unake vrata se haTA detI huuN| kanakasenA yaha kahatI huI kumAra ke samakSa A upasthita huI aura prabodhana ke svara meM bolI ki he priya svAmI ! tanika mere kathana kI ora bhI dhyAna dIjie / yaha satya hai ki AtmA kI unnati eka zreSTha sthiti hai, kintu isa unnati ke sarvocca zikhara para kyA koI ekabAragI hI pahuMca sakatA hai| kramaza hI to isa mArga para eka-eka caraNa agrasara huA jA sakatA hai / phira Apa saba kucha tyAga kara anAyAsa hI usa sthiti ko prApta kara lene ke abhilASI kyo ho gaye hai ? Apa to vivekazIla hai-mujhe yaha kahane kI AvazyakatA hI pratIta nahI hotI ki isa prakAra kA dussAhasa karane vAlo ko saphalatA ke sthAna para, prApta hotI hai-vedanA, nirAzA aura Atmika pIDA / merA mantavya to he svAmI ! yahI hai ki lakSya-prApti ke lie itanI

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kSetrakuTumbI kisAna kI kathA | 126 AturatA anupayukta hai| usa prayala ke lie upayukta avasara bhI Apake jIvana me AyegA, kintu usake pUrva abhI kI sthiti jo vartamAna kI hai, usakA Agraha to gRhastha ke prati hI hai / AgAmI sthiti ke Ane para tadanukUla AcaraNa bhI apekSita rahegA, usake Age kA krama bhI abAdha rUpa se AtA rahegA aura yahI kramika vikAsa hai, jisake carama para Apa dhairya ko sAthI banA kara hI pahuMca sakate haiM / yadi utAvalI karake Apa binA hI pahalI sIDhI para caraNa rakhe uchala kara mantavya taka pahu~ca jAne kA lobha karege, to spaSTa hai ki Apa usa sthAna se bhI nIce luDhaka jAyege, jahA~ abhI Apa hai| kucha kSaNa mauna raha kara kanakasenA eka bAra phira se kumAra ke mukha kI ora tAkane lgii| kumAra gambhIratA ke sAtha kanakasenA ke kathana kI gaharAI taka pahuMcane kA prayatna kara rahe haiMaisA bhAva unakI mukhamudrA para jhalaka rahA thA / aura adhika ruci lete hue kanakasenA ne phira kahanA Arambha kiyA ki he svAmI / eka bAra eka kimAna kSetrakuTumbI ne bhI isI prakAra eka hI bAra me apAra aizvarya kA dhanI hone kA prayatna kiyA thA aura pariNAmata usakI atizaya kAruNika dazA ho gyii| tava saba kucha khokara use hIna ho jAnA par3A aura apane kiye para pachatAvA karate rahanA hI usakI niyati raha gayI thii| jambUkumAra mauna rahe, kintu unakI mukhamudrA me aimA prazna taira uThA, jisakA Azaya yahI thA ki ve isa pUre vRttAnta ko sunane ke abhilASI hai / kanaka senA ne kathArambha karate hue kahA ki kSetrakuTumbI eka sAdhAraNa

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130 mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra kisAna thA, tathApi kRSi upaja usakI AvazyakatAo ko dekhate hue paryApta ho jAtI thii| ata vaha nizcinta aura sukhI thA / parizrama se jI curAnA usane sIkhA hI nahI thA / dina bhara kaThora / prarizrama karatA aura isa parizrama me bhI vaha Ananda kA anubhava kiyA karatA thaa| khetI-bADI ke sAre kAma-kAja vaha svaya hI karatA thA / kimI dUsare para Azrita rahanA use nahIM bhAtA thA / gata ko kheto kI rakhavAlI kA kArya bhI vaha svaya hI kiyA karatA thaa| baDA manamaujI jIva thA vaha / basa apane kAma me hI usakA dhyAna rahA karatA thA / kheto me bAliyA~ pakane lagI thii| parizrama ke phala kI prApti samIpa hI thii| aise samaya me adhika sAvadhAnI kI AvazyakatA huA karatI hai| kSetrakuTumvI isase anabhijJa na thA, ata rAta bhara jAgakara vaha phasala kI rakhavAlI kiyA karatA thA / pazupakSiyo se anAja ko bacAnA vaha khUba jAnatA thaa| rAtabhara vaha thoDe-thor3e samaya ke antarAla se zakha vajAtA rahatA thaa| pazu-pakSI cauMke rahate aura usakI phasala kI hAni nahI hotii| eka rAta ko usake zakha-ninAda kA bar3A anokhA hI prabhAva ho gayA / vaha kisAna kyA se kyA ho gayA / huA aisA ki Asa-pAsa ke gAMvo se kucha cora apAra dhana aura pazuo ko curA kara lA rahe the / arddharAtri ke samaya jaba ve isake kheta se kucha dUrI para hokara nikala rahe the to unhone usake dvArA kI jAne vAlI vAra-bAra kI vaha zakha-dhvani sunii| cora bhaya

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kSetrakuTumbI kisAna kI kathA | 131 bhIta ho gaye / unheM yaha anumAna lagAne me vilamba nahI huA ki gA~va vAloM ko jJAta ho gayA hai aura unakA samUha zaMkha bajAtA huA hamArA pIchA kara rahA hai / ata Atma-rakSA ke lie sAre pazuo aura corI ke dhana ko vahI chor3a cora bhAga khar3e hue| isa prakAra bar3I bhagadaDa maca gyii| pazu bhI cIkhane-cillAne lage aura rAtri ke usa zAnta vAtAvaraNa me kSetrakuTumbI ko ye asAmAnya dhvaniyAM socane ke lie vivaza karane lagI ki Akhira mAjarA kyA hai ? itane dUra se vaha kucha anumAna nahI lagA pA rahA thA aura usakI utsukatA bhI baDhatI jA rahI thI / ata. nirbhIka kSetrakuTumbI usa dizA me baDhA, jidhara se yaha kolAhala sunAI de rahA thA / avilamva hI vaha ghaTanAsthala para pahu~ca gayA / usake Azcarya kA ThikAnA nahI rahA - yaha dekhakara ki vahA~ to apAra dhana par3A huA hai aura aneka gAye, bhaise Adi pazu khar3e hai / use sahI sthiti kA anumAna lagAne me bhI koI derI nahI lagI ki yaha saba kucha cora hI chor3akara bhAga gaye hai / vaha catura to thA hI, ata yaha nizcaya bhI usane turanta hI kara liyA ki isa saba para mujhe turanta adhikAra kara lenA caahie| vaise bhI ise chor3anA vyartha hai - yaha socakara vaha samasta dhana aura pazuo ko rAta me hI ghara le AyA / tana taka sArA gA~va to gADhI nIda me so rahA thA aura idhara kSetrakuTumbI kA bhAgya hI jAga uThA thA / usame aneka sadguNa to the, kintu yaha lobha kA durguNa baDA prabala thA, jisake vazIbhUta hokara hI isa sArI sampatti para adhikAra kara lene me use tanika bhI anaucitya pratIta nahI huA thA / vaha to 1

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132 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra voM se yahI cAha rahA thA ki vaha dhanADhya bana jAya aura jaba eka hI rAta me lakSAdhipati ho jAne kA avasara usake hAtha A gayA to bhalA vaha use yo hI jAne kaise detA / tava ke aura aba ke kSetrakuTumbI me baDA antara thaa| aba kSetrakuTumbI sAdhAraNa kisAna nahIM raha gayA thaa| aba to vaha vaibhavazAlI thA, samRddha thaa| phira bhI apane mUla kArya ko usane nahI choDA thA / khetI vaha svaya hI karatA thaa| rAtri ko rakhavAlI kA kAma bhI karatA thaa| anAyAsa hI isa kisAna kI sthiti meM jo yaha Azcaryajanaka parivartana AyA, usame usa kSetra ke nivAsiyo ko kutUhala hotA thA / ve samajha nahIM pA rahe the ki sahasA itanA dhana kSetrakuTumbI ko kahA~ se hAtha laga gyaa| adhikAzata to yaha carcA kA hI viSaya rahA karatA thA, kintu he kumAra | koIkoI pravala jijJAsu usase isa viSaya me prazna bhI kara liyA karatA thaa| prAya aise avasaro para kSetrakuTumbI kA eka hI Azaya kA uttara hotA thA ki bhagavAna kI kRpA se hI mujhe yaha saba prApta ho sakA hai / adhika vivecana-vizleSaNa vaha nahI karatA / kintu logo ko umake isa uttara para vizvAsa nahI hotA, kyoki sava loga jAnate the ki kSetrakuTumbI apanI gRhasthI aura khetI-bADI ke mAyA-moha me hI lagA rahatA hai| isane aisI bhakti kaba kara lI ki bhagavAna isa para itane prasanna ho jaayeN| atakSetrakuTumbI ko mandeha kI dRSTi se hI dekhA jAtA thaa| svaya use bhI isakA pUrA AmAma thA ki usake kathana ko sahaja hI svIkArA nahI jA sakegA / ana logo kI dhAraNA ko jhuThalAne ke lie aura uname

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kSetrakuTumbI kisAna kI kathA | 133 apane prati vizvAsa utpanna karane kI dRSTi se kSetrakuTumbI ne apane AcaraNa meM pratyakSata. parivartana kara liyaa| kucha hI dino me usane gA~va me eka bhavya mandira nirmita kraayaa| isa mandira meM vaha nitya kaI-kaI bAra jaataa| bhajana kIrtana hote, uname vaha sammilita hotA, pUjA-AratI hotI, prasAda vitarita hotA / vyavahAra meM bhI vaha bahuta komala ho gyaa| pariNAmata. logo kA avizvAsa kA bhAva dhIre-dhIre kama hone lgaa| kSetrakuTumbI kA paryApta mAna-sammAna hone lagA aura vaha kSetra kA pratiSThita vyakti samajhA jAne lgaa| he svAmI ! jagata me satya para AvaraNa sadA-sadA ke lie nahI raha pAtA-yaha kahate hue kanakasenA ne isa siddhAnta kA vivecana kiyA ki pratyeka cAturya aura kauzala ko eka-na-eka dina parAsta honA hI par3atA hai-jaba samasta AvaraNa haTa jAtA hai aura sthiti apane vAstavika rUpa meM prakaTa ho jAtI hai| kSetrakuTumbI ke sAtha bhI yahI ghaTita huaa| usake jIvana me eka rAtri aisI AyI thI jisane use dhanADhya banA diyA thA aura phira eka rAtri aisI bhI AyI jisane usakI samasta sampatti mAna-pratiSThA Adi saba kucha chIna liyA / isa rAtri me bhI vaha apanI phasala kI rakhavAlI kara rahA thA aura zakha phUMkatA jA rahA thA / sayoga se coro kA vahI samUha puna udhara se nikalA / ina logo ne pahale kI hI bhAMti zakhadhvani sunI to cakita raha gaye / isa bAra kisI kAraNa kI kalpanA karane kA koI AdhAra nahI thaa| ve socane ki usa vAra java bhayabhIta hokara hama sArA dhanAdi choDakara bhAga

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134 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUphumAra gaye the-taba bhI sambhava hai kisI ne hame Thaga liyA ho| aba coro ne khoja prArambha kara dI ki zakha kauna vajA rahA hai| kucha hI samaya meM unhe isa rahasya kA patA cala gayA aura unhone isa kisAna ko zakha bajAte dekha liyA / coro ke mana me pratizodha kI agni dhadhaka utthii| duSTa manovRtti ke to ve the hii| kSetra kuTumbI ko unhone nAnA prakAra se apamAnita kiyA aura use nirAdarapUrvaka ghasITate hue apane gAMva le aaye| cora cAhate the ki unake jisa dhana aura pazuo para kisAna ne adhikAra jamA rakhA hai, yaha unhe lauTA de kintu usake mana me to lobha samAyA huA thaa| vaha sIdhe-sIdhe kaise tatpara ho jAtA | use eka stambha se jakar3a kara bA~dha diyA gyaa| coro ne use nAnA bhAMti ke zArIrika kaSTa die / ghora yantraNAo ko bhI vaha sahana kara gayA, kintu vaha sampatti lauTAne ko rAjI nahIM huaa| lobha kyA kucha nahI karA detA hai / anta me jaba kSetrakuTumbI ko isa bAta kA vizvAsa ho gayA ki vinA dhana loTAye aba mere prANo kI rakSA nahI hogI, to vaha vicalita ho gyaa| prANo kA lobha kadAcit sarvAdhika sazakta hotA hai, jo anya sabhI prakAra ke lobho ko nirasta kara detA hai| kSetrakuTumbI bhI vivazata saba kucha ina coro ko lauTA dene kI tatpara ho gayA / aura aba kala kA pratiSThita kSetrakuTumbI Aja dIna-hIna aura raka kisAna ho gyaa| pahale kI sthiti se bhI aba vaha bahuta nIce ho gayA thA / jo mithyA zAna aura mAna use usa corI ke dhana ke sAtha milA thA-vaha usI ke sAtha calA bhI

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kSetrakuTumbI kisAna kI kathA | 135 gayA / vaha gA~va me kisI ko muMha dikhAne yogya bhI nahI rahA / bar3I durdazA ho gayI thI usakI / antata use vaha gA~va choDakara cale jAne para vivaza honA pdd'aa| ___ anta me kanakasenA ne kahA ki svAmI ! kSetrakuTumbI kA yaha patana, yaha durdazA isI kAraNa huI ki vaha turanta hI unnati ke zikhara para pahuMca jAnA cAhatA thA / jo kucha usake pAsa thA, usase vaha santuSTa nahI thA aura kramaza. vRddhi hotI calI jAyayaha bhI usa adhIra ke lie aparyApta thaa| isa utAvalI ke kAraNa hI usako saba kucha kho denA par3A aura vaha ghora dukhI hokara apanI usa manovRtti para pachatAtA rahA / kanakasenA ne puna apane pati ko sambodhita karate hue kahA ki svAmI | Apake hita ke lie hI maine kSetrakuTumbI kI yaha kathA Apako sunAI hai| isase apane bhAvI jIvana kA rUpa nirdhArita karane meM sahAyatA lIjie / merA vizvAsa hai ki Apa kSetrakuTumbI ke samAna apane bhaviSya ko nahIM DhAlanA cAhege / ApakA hita isI me hai ki jo sukha-suvidhAeM upalabdha haiM, una para santoSa kareM aura kSetrakuTumbI kI bhA~ti ekadama hI kucha-kA-kucha hone jAne kI bhrAmaka dhAraNA ko tyAga de / apanA vivecana samApta karate-karate kanakasenA kI mukhazrI Asanna saphalatA ke zreya se sayukta hokara dIptimAna ho utthii| usane jambUkumAra para apane prayatla se hue prabhAva kA adhyayana karane ke lie unakI ora puna dRSTipAta kiyA aura eka santoSa kI sAMsa lii| kumAra kI mukhamudrA aba bhI pUrvavat nirvikAra hI thii|

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8. pyAse bandara kI kathA kanakasenA kA jambUkumAra dvArA hRdaya-parivartana kanakasenA ko kSetrakUTambI kisAna kI kathA sunAne ke pazcAt jisa santopa ko anubhUti hone lagI thI-vaha ava jambUkumAra kI vANI kI dhArA meM pravAhita hone lagI / jambUkumAra atyanta sadhe hue svara meM kahane lage ki kanakasenA | suno, tumane mere viSaya me jo dhAraNA banA rakhI hai vaha AdhArahIna hai / tuma kahatI ho ki jo sukha mere jIvana meM upalabdha haiM, unhI para mujhe santApa dhAraNa karanA cAhie aura unnati ke carama para pahuMcana kI utAvalI mujhe nahI karanI caahie| ina sukho kA mujhe parityAga nahI karanA cAhie. . . Adi-Adi / kintu yathArtha to yaha hai ki jinhe tuma sukha batA rahI ho ve mere lie sukha hai hI nahIM / ye viSaya asAra hai, asthira hai aura ghora duHkha ke janaka hai / bhramavaza hama inhe Ananda kA koSa mAnate haiM, kintu kSaNa mAtra ke lie ye rasa kA kevala AbhAsa karA pAte hai, basa / anyathA inake kAraNa jo dAruNa kapTo kI sthiti utpanna hotI hai, vaha ananta hotI hai| yaha sava kucha maiMne jJAna kara liyA hai| tumhAre ina sukho ke bhItara maiMne jhAMka kara dekha liyA hai aura maiMne vahA~ ghora hAhAkAra, dAraNa cItkAra tathA Aho aura A~suo kA vyApAra hI hote pAyA hai| aba aisI sthiti me una tyakta sukho kI ora

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pyAse bandara kI kathA | 137 unmukha honA kyA mere lie sambhava raha gayA hai ! kanakasenA ! ina sukharUpI chalAvo se mukta hokara maiM vAstavika sukha ko prApta karane kI sAdha rakhatA hU~, usa sukha ko prApta karane kA mArga hI to vaha sAdhanA hai, jisame maiM pravRtta honA cAhatA huuN| jambUkumAra ne puna kanakasenA ko sambodhita karate hue kahA ki yaha mAtra mere lie hI nahIM prANimAtra ke lie satya hai / yahI vaha jJAna hai jise prApta kara manuSya Atma-kalyANa ke lie prerita ho sakatA hai| ina sukho ke mithyA rUpa me na paDakara inake parityAga ke lie tatpara rahane kI pravRtti sabhI ke lie magalakArI rahatI hai-isameM kisI ko tanika bhI sandeha nahIM karanA cAhie / spaSTokti yaha hai kanakasenA | ki tuma bhI ina sAsArika sukho ke pravacanApUrNa svarUpa ko, inakI ghora dukhada pariNati ko samajha nahI pAyI ho| ise samajhanA tumhAre lie bhI hitakara hogaa| suno, mai tumhe isI uddezya se pyAse bandara kI kathA sunAtA huuN| kanakasenA aba taka kumAra kA abhiprAya samajha cukI thI aura vaha usame kucha-kucha yathArtha kA anubhava bhI karane lagI thii| isa sAre tathya ko bhalI-bhA~ti hRdayagama kara lene kI kAmanA se vaha dattacitta hokara isa kathA kA zravaNa karane lgii| kumAra ne kathArambha kiyA ___ kanakasenA | eka bahuta hI ramaNIka saghana vana thA / prAkRtika zobhA kA koSa hI thA vaha / bhaoNti-bhAMti ke drama-latAdi me vibhaSita isa kAnana me phala-phUlo kI bhI pracuratA thii| nirmala jala se bhare sundara jalAzayo aura jharano se vana kA vaibhava aura

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138 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUphumAra adhika abhivadhita thA / ina suvidhAo ke pariveza ke kAraNa vahA~ vanya pazu-pakSiyo kI bhI adhikatA thii| prAta -mAyaM sArA vana prAntara nAnA pakSiyo ke kalarava se gUMja uThatA thA / svacchanda titaliyo kI cacalatA aura bhramaro kI gujAra se to sabhI kA mana mugdha ho jAyA karatA thaa| isa vana me anya pazu-pakSiyo ke sAtha vAnaro kA eka samUha bhI rahatA thaa| sabhI vAnara yahAM prasanna the, tRpta the / abhAva yahA~ kisI prakAra kA thA hI nahIM / ata' ina vAnaro kA jIvana var3A / sukhamaya thA / sabhI paraspara sneha se rahate-kalaha kA koI kAraNa na thaa| ghane vRkSo kI zAkhAo me uchala-kUda karate rahate, mukta vicaraNa karate rhte| vAnaro ke ima mukha-zAntipUrNa jIvana meM eka dina eka bAdhA upasthita ho gyii| vizAla DIla-Daula kA eka zaktizAlI vAnara kisI anya vana se Akara yahAM basa gayA / ise apanI zakti para vaDA garva thA aura vaha anya vAnaro para zAsana karanA cAhatA thA / ata vaha nitya hI jhagaDe-bakheDe khaDe karane lagA / kabhI kisI vAnara ko taMga karatA to kabhI kisI ko| sAre vana kI zAnti isa eka naye vAnara ne bhaga kara dI thii| isa vana ke vAnara bhI bar3e dukhI ho gaye the| eka dina sabane milakara use chakAne kI ThAna lI / khUba sagharSa huA / dono pakSo se ghAtapratighAta kA krama calatA rahA / Agantuka vAnara yadyapi zaktizAlI thA, kintu akelA hI to thA aura usake pratipakSiyo kI saMkhyA atyadhika thI / ata anta me use hAranA hI paDA / anya vAnaro ne use khadeDakara vana se bAhara bhagA diyA aura use aisA Atakita

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pyAse bandara ko kathA | 139 kara diyA thA ki bhaviSya meM vaha kabhI isa vana me praveza karane kA sAhasa na kara sake / vana me puna. zAnti kA sAmrAjya ho gyaa| vAnara-jIvana me puna. sukhamayatA lauTa aaii| vaha balavAna vAnara bhI kucha samaya idhara-udhara bhaTakatA rahA aura anta me eka anya vanya khaNDa me usane Azraya le liyA / isa naye vana me bhI vanaspati kA vaise abhAva nahI thA, kintu pahale vAle vana kI tulanA me kucha bhI nahIM thA / jaise-taise isa vAnara ko aba isa naye vana me hI jIvana vitAnA thaa| vaha apanI parAjaya-janya vedanA ko vismRta kara navIna udyoga me vyasta rahane lgaa| isa vana me use anya koI prANI dRSTigata nahI huA / sAre vana para mAtra usI kA adhikAra hai-~-isa bhAvanA se usame garva kI adbhuta anubhUti jaagii| icchAnusAra phala-phUlo kA sevana kara vaha aghA gayA / taba use pyAsa lagI aura vaha jala kI khoja meM nikalA / use yaha jAnakara baDA Azcarya hone lagA ki isa hare-bhare vana me Asa-pAsa kahI jalAzaya Adi nahI hai| dUra-dUra taka usane khoja liyA, kintu use nirAzA hI hAtha lgii| aba usakA kaNTha pyAsa ke mAre sUkhane lgaa| tRSA asahanIya ho jAne ke kAraNa vaha thakA hone para bhI jala kI khoja karane lagA, kintu usa vana me kahI hotA tabhI to use jala mila pAtA / sArI dauDa-dhUpa vyartha ho gyii| teja dhUpa ke kAraNa usa vAnara kA kaSTa aura adhika bar3ha gyaa| usake prANa hI kaNTha me A gaye the / vaha burI taraha hA~phane

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140 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra lgaa| usakA sInA dhaukanI ho gayA thaa| use pAnI kI sakhta jarUrata thI, aura jarUrata thI ki pUrA honA hI nahIM cAhatI thii| thakakara vaha be-dama ho gayA thA aura calanA-phiranA bhI usake lie kaThina ho gayA thaa| eka paMDa tale chAyA meM baiThakara vaha sustAne lgaa| lekina pyAsa kI pIDA ne use baiThane nahI diyA / vaha phira se pAnI kI khoja meM cala par3A / laDakhar3Ate hue vaha bahuta dUra nikala gayA / jhAr3I-jhADI umane TaTola DAlI para pAnI kA koI pokhara taka dikhAyI nahI diyA / bahuta bhaTaka cukane para use eka sUkhI talaiyA mila gyii| pAnI to eka bUMda bhI nahI thA kintu kIcar3a meM kucha namI aba bhI zeSa bhI / vaha pyAsa se dIvAnA vAnara AturatA ke sAtha kIcaDa ko cATane lagA / aura kanakasenA | tuma to jAnatI hI ho ki isa prakAra usa tRpita vAnara kI pracaNDa pyAsa bujha nahI sakatI thii| bAhara-bhItara ke tApa se usakI sArI deha dahaka rahI thii| isase vyagra hokara vaha vAnara becArA usa adhasUkhe kIcaDa me loTane lagA / usakA mArA zarIra latha-patha ho gayA aura use kucha zItalatA kA anubhava bhI huaa| lekina yahI kSaNika zItalatA usake lie bhayakara abhizApa siddha huii| vaha vAnara paka se lipta hokara jaba sUkhI talaiyA se bAhara AyA to kIcaDa kI namI zIghra hI teja dhUpa se vASpa banane lagI / kIcaDa sUkhane lagA aura vaha miTTI kI parta sikuDane lgii| pariNAmata miTTI me ulajhe usake zarIra ke roe~ khicane lge| asahya pIDA te vecArA vAnara taDapane lagA / vaDI hI durdazA hone lagI thI usa vAnara kI /

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pyAse bandara kI kathA | 141 vaha sarvathA asahAya thA / khule maidAna me vaha zithila hokara gira paDA / tIra kI taraha tIkhI sUrya kI kiraNe varasa rahI thii| miTTI sUkha-sUkhakara aura bhI sikuDane lagI aura vAnara kI sArI tvacA vidIrNa ho gaI / bhayakara yAtanA bhogate-bhogate vecAre usa vAnara ne prANa tyAga diye / atRpta pyAsa lekara hI use vidA honA paDA / kaisA bhISaNa dukhAnta thA usake jIvana kA~jisakI kalpanA mAtra se hI siharana utpanna ho jAtI hai / anta me jambUkumAra ne kahA ki kanakasenA / merA anumAna hai ki isa kathA ke mAdhyama se jo maiM spaSTa karanA cAhatA hU~ tuma use samajha hI gaI hogii| sAsArika sukha isa paka ke hI samAna to hai / kIcar3a cATane se vAnara ko jo rAhata milI vaha kSaNika hI to thii| usI prakAra ye kahe jAne vAle sukha kSaNa bhara ke lie racamAtra-sA hI Ananda kA AbhAsa karAte hai aura unake pIche jo vikarAla vibhIpikA chipI hai usakI yAtanA me manuSya AjIvana chaTapaTAtA rahatA hai| ye asthira viSaya zAzvata duHkho ke janaka bana jAte hai| jo ina viSayo se sikta ho jAte hai, ghira jAte hai, inase AveSThita ho jAte hai unake jIvana kI vahI durgati hotI hai jo paka-lipta tRSita vAnara kI huI thii| kanakasenA | tuma to merA hita hI cAhatI ho nA ! kyA aba mI tuma mere virakta mana ko aise sukho kI ora unmukha hone, unase grasta ho jAne ke lie prerita karane kI kAmanA rakhatI ho ? gambhIra, mauna kanakasenA uttara me kucha na kaha sakI / usakI dRSTi -

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152 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUphUmAra dharatI kI ora thI, mastaka jhukA huA thaa| kumAra kI vANI kA gahana prabhAva usake citta para thA / vaha svaya sukho kI vAstavikatA se ava paricita ho gayI thii| kumAra ke sanmArga para vaDhane me jo racamAtra sI bAdhA prastuta karane kA prayatna usane kiyA thA, use vaha apanI kuceSTA anubhava karane lagI thii| usake uddIpta mana me virakti kA bhAva aMgaDAiyA~ me rahA thA / jAgatika moha aura viSaya kAmanAo me use thothApana lagane lagA thA aura usake mana me tIvra vikarpaNa inake prati utpanna ho gayA thaa| kSetrakuTumbI kisAna kI kathA samApta karate-karate usakI mAnasika dazA kucha aura hI thI aura aba vaha kucha aura hI ho gayI thii| kanakasenA kA jambUkumAra kI vANI se hRdaya parivartana ho gayA thA / prakaTata vaha mAtra itanA hI kaha pAyI ki he mere svAmI / maiM Apake abhISTa mArga me avarodha nahI bnuuNgii| aura umane kumAra ke caraNo me namana kiyA / aisA karake vaha svaya ko dhanya samajhane lgii|

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6 siddhi aura buddhi kI kathA nabha senAkA prayatna padmazrI, padmasenA, samudrazrI aura kanakasenA aba taka jambUkumAra ko virakti ke patha se cyuta karane ke lie atulita AtmavizvAsa aura sAmarthya ke sAtha prayatna kara cukI thI aura unhe apane prayojana me saphalatA prApta nahI ho sakI thii| jambUkumAra kI ina cAra patniyo kA parAbhava bhI zeSa ke lie pratikUla prabhAva kI racanA nahIM kara pAyA thA / anya patniyo me isa parAjaya kA eka-eka caraNa adhikAdhika utsAha bharatA jA rahA thA / iname se pratyeka lalanA svaya ko anyo kI apekSA adhikatama kSamatAyukta mAnatI thI aura yaha vizvAsa rakhatI thI ki mere mAdhyama se hI yaha prayojana siddha ho pAyagA / ata kisI ke lie hatAza hone kA AdhAra nahI thA / kanakasenA ke hRdaya parivartana para nabhasenA kSobha se bhara uThI / isa tarka- yuddha me aba nabhasenA Age AI aura kumAra se kahane lagI ki he priya svAmI / itanA to Apa svIkAra karate hI hoge ki jo hamArI vartamAna sthiti hai vaha pUrva saskAro kA hI pratiphala hai / pUrvajanma me hamAre karma jisa prakAra ke rahe hai usake anurUpa hI sukha-dukha kI prApti hame isa janma me ho rahI haiM / nizcaya hI vigata jIvana me Apane koI mahAna zubha kArya kiye haiM, jinake pariNAmasvarUpa

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144 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra Apako vaibhava, sukha-suvidhAo aura mAna sammAna kI prApti huI hai| java svecchA se Apa ina paristhitiyo kA nirmANa nahI kara pAye haiM, to phira svecchA se inakA parityAga karane para kyo kaTivaddha haiN| inakA upayoga karate hue jIvana ko sukhamaya banAne kA ApakA svayasiddha adhikAra hai / svAmI | ina sukho se vimukha honA anucita hI nahI, vyartha bhI hai| pUrva ke zubha karmoM kA suphala bhoge vinA hI Apa puna navIna zubha karmoM meM vyasta ho jAnA cAhate hai / kyA isakA yaha artha nahI ki svAmI | Apa zubhaphaloM kA puja ekatrita kara lenA cAhate hai ? aura kyA isa sagraha kI pravRtti se lobha kA hAnikAraka durguNa Apake mAnasa ko dUpita nahI kara rahA hai ? phira Apa bhAvI magala kI kalpanA bhI kame kara pA rahe haiM ? lobha ne kisI kA bhI bhalA nahI kiyA hai / isa pravRtti ko Atma-lAbha ke lie hI tyAga dIjie / yaha tIvra amantoSa ApakI mAnasika zAnti ko naSTa kara degA aura taba mAtra hAhAkAra hI Apake zeSa-jIvana me vaca rhegaa| vivekazIla hokara bhI Apa kyo hAni ke mArga para agrasara honA cAhate haiM / apane isa durAgraha ko tyAga dIjie aura apanA tathA ma savakA jIvana sukhamaya banA liijie| kyA Apako saMsAra meM koI prakaraNa aisA nahI dikhAI diyA jisame lobha aura asantoSa kA duSpariNAma bhayakara ahita siddha hotA hai ? lagatA hai Apane siddhi buddhi kI kathA bhI kadAcita nahIM sunI hai- anyathA isakA prabhAva Apake citta para avazya hotA aura ApakA yaha durAgraha kabhI kA chUTa gayA hotA / apane isa antima vAkya kA anukUla prabhAva nabhasenA ko

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siddhi aura buddhi kI kathA | 145 jambUkumAra para dikhAI diyA / ve jijJAsA bhAva se ekaTaka nabhasenA ke mukha kI ora nihAra rahe the aura unakA sArA dhyAna usake kathana para kendrita thA / isase utsAhita hotI huI namasenA ne yaha kahate hue kathA prArambha kI ki lIjie svAmI ! Aja maiM hI Apako siddhi aura buddhi kI kathA se avagata karA detI huuN| eka samaya eka grAma me do striyAM rahatI thI, jiname se eka kA nAma thA siddhi aura anya kA nAma thA buddhi| ye dono hI atizaya daridra thI aura kaSTamaya jIvana vyatIta kara rahI thii| jIvana kI isa kaThoratA ne ina dono ko saheliyA~ banA diyA thaa| ye dono vana-vana bhaTaka kara gobara ekatrita karatI aura gAMva se bAhara upale thaaptii| ina kaNDo ko becane se jo kucha prApti hotI thI-usase ve apanA bharaNa-poSaNa kara liyA karatI thii| sAdhanahInatA aura asahAyatA kI isa viSama paristhiti ne ina dono ke mana me asantoSa aura lobha kI duSpravRtti ko balavatI banA diyA thA / ve adhikAdhika prApti kI AkAkSA rakhatI aura sadA yahI socA karatI ki hamAre jIvana me sukha kaba AyegA / sayoga se eka dina buddhi ko eka mahAtmA ke darzano kA saubhAgya huaa| usa samaya vaha becArI kaNDe thApa rahI thii| usakI dIna-hIna aura durbala dazA para mahAtmA ko dayA AyI / buddhi ne atyanta namratA aura zraddhA kI bhAvanA ke sAtha mahAtmA ke caraNa-sparza kiye the / mahAtmA isa strI kI sapravRtti se to pahale hI prabhAvita ho cuke the aura jaba usane apanI duHkhagAthA sunAI, to mahAtmA ke mana me buddhi kI sahAyatA karane kI

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146 / mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra pravala preraNA jAgI / mahAtmA ne buddhi ko eka mantra batAyA aura kahA ki isakA nirantara jApa karatI rho| isakI kRpA se tumhAre sAre kleza kaTa jAyege / nidAna, he svAmI ! usa abhAgI ne mahAtmA ke upadezAnusAra mantra kA jApa Arambha kara diyaa| koI chaha mahIne vyatIta hue hoge ki usakI ArAdhanA saphala huI aura deva ne prakaTa hokara buddhi ko darzana diye / buddhi to nihAla ho gaI, apanA janma vaha saphala mAnane lgii| vighna vinAzaka deva ne buddhi se kahA ki hama terI bhakti-bhAvanA se baDe prasanna hai / yadi tU koI varadAna mA~ganA cAhe to mA~ga le / hama terI icchA ko pUrNa karanA cAhate hai / vuddhi kA mana to dhana me hI lagA huA thaa| usane turanta nivedana kiyA ki he deva ! Apa to mujhe basa yaha varadAna dIjie ki mujhe nitya eka svarNa mudrA prApta hotI rahe / deva ne 'tathAstu' kahakara buddhi ko AzIrvAda pradAna kiyA aura antardhAna ho gye| ava to buddhi ko pratidina hI eka-eka svarNa mudrA kI prApti hone lgii| dhIre-dhIre usakI abhAva kI sthiti samApta hone lagI, yahI nahI sukha-vRddhi ke sAtha usakI sampatti vRddhi bhI hone lgii| vaha mahAtmAjI aura deva kA lAkha-lAkha upakAra mAnane lgii| - ava buddhi ne to kaNDe thApane kA kArya choDa diyA thA, use isakI AvazyakatA hI nahI thI, kintu vecArI siddhi to aba bhI vipannAvasthA me thI / usakA to yahI rojagAra thaa| siddhi ko

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siddhi aura buddhi kI kathA | 147 baDA Azcarya hotA thA ki buddhi kI dazA kaise sudhara gayI / use itanI sampatti kahA~ se mila gayI ? use Azcarya ke sAtha-sAtha buddhi kI isa samRddhi se IrSyA bhI hotI thI / kutUhala ke vazIbhUta hokara buddhi se usane kaI bAra bhA~ti-bhA~ti se prazna kiye, kintu buddhi ne apanA rahasya udghATita nahI hone diyA / usane svayaM para dRDha niyantraNa sthApita kara rakhA thA ki isa viSaya me eka zabda bhI usake mukha se nikalane na pAye / ata. siddhi ke lie yaha rahasya, rahasya hI rhaa| apanI daridratA se mukti pAne kI lAlasA se phira bhI siddhi isa dizA me prayatnazIla hI rahI / idhara buddhi bhI nArI sulabha durbalatA se grasta thI / striyA~ apane mana kI bAta ko adhika samaya taka mana me nahI rakha pAtI hai / ataH eka dina usane siddhi ke samakSa sArA vRttAnta prastuta kara hI diyA ki kisa prakAra eka mahAtmA ne AzIrvAda ke sAtha vaha mantra use pradAna kiyA, jisake jApa se deva usa para prasanna ho gaye aura kisa prakAra ke varadAna se aba use eka svarNa - mudrA pratidina mila jAtI hai / vaha mUla mantra to aba siddhi jAna hI gayI thI, vaha bhI dhanADhya bananA cAhatI thI / usake mana me buddhi kI apekSA adhika dhana prApta kara lene kI sAdha jama gayI thI / ata. aba usane ^ usa mantra kA jApa karanA Arambha kiyA / deva siddhi para bhI prasanna hue aura darzana dekara eka varadAna mA~ga lene ko kahA / siddhi ne deva se do muhare pratidina prApta karane kA varadAna - le liyA / " aba to middhi ke bhI duHkha ke dina lada gayeM / 4

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__148 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra usake ghara me bhI dhana sagRhIta hone lgaa| ise dekhakara buddhi ke mana me pratispardhA kA bhAva umaDA / vaha yaha kaise sahana kara letI ki siddhi usakI apekSA adhika vaibhavazAlinI ho jAya / usane phira yukti se kAma liyaa| buddhi ne mantra kA jApa puna prArambha kara diyaa| abakI bAra usakA jApa adhika niSThA aura ekAgratA se hone lgaa| pariNAmata deva puna. yathAsamaya pratyakSa hue| isa bAra buddhi ne unase prArthanA kI ki kRpAkara mujhe siddhi kI apekSA dugunA dhana prApta karane kA vara pradAna kiijie| buddhi ko abhISTa varadAna prApta ho gayA aura usake pAsa sampatti kI pracuratA hone lgii| kucha hI samaya me usakA dhana siddhi kI apekSA dugunA ho gayA / taba use santoSa kI sA~sa AyI, kintu siddhi ke to sIne para sA~pa hI leTa gayA / vaha bhI bhalA buddhi se kava pIche rahane vAlI thii| usane bhI puna. mantra jApa se deva ko prasanna kara buddhi se dugunA dhana prApta kara liyaa| isake lobha kA to koI ArapAra thA hI nahI / pracura dhana bhI (jo use prApta ho jAtA thA) usake lie tuccha raha jAtA thA, nagaNya raha jAtA thaa| usakI lolupatA "aura * aura" kI hI raTa lagAtI rhtii| isa prakAra siddhi aura buddhi kI yaha hoDa calatI rahI.... calatI rhii| kisI ko bhI prApta dhana para santoSa nahI hotA thaa| dono eka-dUsare ko pIche choDa dene kI dhuna me lagI huI thii| eka dina buddhi ke mana me eka kucakra mAyA / durvicAra ko Azraya

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siddhi aura buddhi kI kathA | 146 dekara usane puna vipatti-vidAraka deva ko prasanna kara liyaa| jaba abakI bAra deva ne use darzana diye to usane atyanta vinayapUrvaka gir3agir3Ate hue, hAtha joDakara prArthanA kI ki he prabhu ! Apane mujhe apAra-apAra vaibhava pradAna kara diyA hai| aba dhana kI lAlasA mujhe nahI rahI / aba to Apa mujha dAsI para eka kRpA aura kara dIjie / bhagavAna, merA eka netra jyotihIna kara dIjie / buddhi itanA nivedana kara mauna ho gayI aura deva bhI 'tathAstu' kahakara antardhAna ho gaye / he svAmI | pariNAma to nizcita thA, nabhasenA ne kahA ki buddhi ko apanI eka A~kha kho denI pdd'ii| kintu aisA usane khUba soca-samajhakara kiyA thaa| vaha bhalI-bhAMti jAnatI thI ki isa bAra bhI siddhi usakI apekSA dugune kA varadAna prApta kregii| kumAra ! usakA anumAna satya hI utraa| siddhi ne mantra ke jApa se deva ko punaH prasanna kara liyA thA aura usane isa bAra bhI pUrva kI hI bhA~ti yaha mAMgA ki Apane jo buddhi ko pradAna kiyA hai, usakA dugunA mujhe pradAna kIjie / deva apane bhakta kI kAmanA ko asvIkAra karate hI kahA~ hai ? unhone varadAna de diyaa| pariNAmata. buddhi kI to eka hI A~kha kI hAni huI thI, kintu siddhi ko apane dono hI netra khone paDe / vaha andhI ho gyii| taba vaha apane lobha kI pravRtti ko kosane lagI / agara vaha lAlaca me na paDI hotI to usake lie jagat andhakArapUrNa na huA hotA / kintu aba to kiyA hI kyA jA sakatA thA ! vaha andhI hokara hAhAkara karane lagI / ghora-pachatAve ke Aveza me vaha apane keza nocane lagI, chAtI pITane lagI,

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150 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra rudana- krandana karane lagI / ThokareM khAte rahanA hI ava usakI niyati raha gayI thI / usakI sampatti bhI aba usake isa abhAva kI pUrti karane meM asamartha thI / dAruNa dukha aura chaTapaTAhaTa usake lobha kA hI duSpariNAma thA / asantoSa usa lobha ke mUla me thA / he svAmI ! Apako vizeSa prayojana se hI maiMne yaha kathA sunAyI hai / Apake mana me bhI apAra vaibhava hote hue bhI asantopa hai, kucha navIna ko prApta karane kA lobha hai / tanika socakara dekha lIjie ki kyA Apa siddhi jaimI duravasthA ko prApta karanA cAhate hai ? maiM samajhatI hUM ki Apane yaha kathA sunakara apanA vicAra badala hI diyA hogA / jIvana me jo sukha Apako prApta hue haiM, unakA upabhoga kIjie aura gRhatyAga ke sakalpa ko bhUla hI jaaie| Apako abhAva kyA hai ? vartamAna sthiti se santoSa karane kI hI to AvazyakatA hai| apane sAre parivAra kI prasannatA ke lie aura apane hita ke lie Apako aisA hI karanA cAhie / [

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10 : vinIta-avinIta azvoM kI kathA : . nabhasenA kA bhrama-nivAraNa nabhasenA ne yuktipUrvaka prayatna kiyA thA, kintu use apane prayojana me saphalatA nahIM mila paaii| vaha bhI jambUkumAra ko Tasa se masa nahI kara sakI / ve apane vicAro para pUrvavat hI dRDha bane rahe / kumAra ko anubhava huA ki nabhasenA eka bhrAnti se-grasta hai aura isI kAraNa siddhi aura buddhi kI kathA ke mAdhyama se mujhe ina asAra sukho me lipta rahane kI preraNA de rahI hai / usakI isa bhrAnti ko dUra karane ke prayojana se ve usakI ora unmukha hue aura bole ki nabhasenA | tanika vyApaka buddhi se socane kA prayatna karogI to tumhe sahaja hI yaha jJAta ho jAyagA ki jina sukho kI tuma carcA kara rahI ho, ve vAstava me sukha haiM hI nahIM / ve to du kho ke hI mAtra AkarSaka rUpa haiM / mujhe inakI cAhanA hI nhii| maiM to Atma-kalyANa ke anupama aura cira-sukha kA abhilASI huuN| ata tumhArA yaha kathana sarvathA mithyA hai ki mujhame prApta sukho ke prati asantoSa kA bhAva hai aura isalie maiM adhikAdhika prApti ke lie vyagra huuN| phira bhalA mujhe siddhi kI bhA~ti kyo pachatAnA paDegA ? kyA grAhya hai aura kyA tyAjyaisakA viveka manuSya ke lie Avazyaka hai| tabhI vaha sArahIna aura mithyA jAgatika sukho ko tyAMga pAyegA aura Atma-kalyANa

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152 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra ke mArga para agrasara ho skegaa| ina bhautika aura dukhajanaka sukho ko prApta karanA kumArgagAmI honA hai aura nirvANa kI sAdhanA ko nizcita rUpa se sumArga kahA jA sakatA hai / kumArga para gatizIla rahane ke pariNAma bhI azubha hoge aura sumArgAnusaraNa se suphala kI prApti hotI hai| nabhasenA | jisa para maiM gatizIla hU~ vaha sanmArga hai aura tuma mujhe kumArgI hone ke lie prerita karanA cAhatI ho| isa sandarbha meM maiM yaha bhI spaSTa karanA cAhatA hai ki kevala sanmArga kI ora unmukha ho jAnA, athavA usa para agrasara hone laganA hI paryApta nahI hai / isa mArga ke prati sAdhaka ke mana me aisI dRDha AsthA kA bhAva honA cAhie ki prabalatama pralobhana athavA bhaya bhI use vicalita nahI kara paaye| kisI bhI paristhiti meM vaha apane nizcaya se Talakara sAMsArikatA kI ora na muDe-tabhI use saphalatA prApta ho sakatI hai / maiMne isa marma ko bhalI-bhAMti cittastha kara liyA hai| ataH tumhArA prayAsa viphala hI jAyagA / maiM sAsArika viSayo ko apanA sAdhya svIkAra nahI kara sktaa| kucha kSaNa mauna rahakara kumAra ne punaH nabhasenA ko sambodhita kiyA aura kahA ki tumane kadAcit vinIta-avinIta azvo kI kathA nahI sunI hai-isIlie tumane yaha prayatna kiyA hai| suno, maiM tumhe vaha kathA sunAtA huuN| kisI rAjya ke svAmI ko hAthI, ghoDe, UMTa Adi pAlane meM gahana ruci thii| umakI azvazAlA me kaI svastha, sphUtizIla

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vinIta-avinIta azvI kI kathA | 153 aura zaktizAlI azva the| una' azvo me apanI-apanI adbhuta vizeSatAe~ thii| koI sundara thA to koI sAhasI / dUra-dUra se loga gajA kI azvazAlA ko dekhane ke lie Ate the| rAjA ke ina azvo me eka vinIta nAma kA ghoDA thA aura eka azva avinIta nAma kA bhI thA / ina azvo ke svabhAva ke AdhAra para hI kadAcit inakA nAmakaraNa isa prakAra huA thA / avinIta kI durbalatA yaha thI ki jyo hI tanika-sI prazaMsA koI usakI karatA, vaha usakA dAma ho jAyA karatA thaa| phira vaha bahalAne vAlA vyakti use jisa kisI rAste para DAla detA, vaha usI para cala paDatA thA / yaha socanA usake basa kI bAta nahI hotI thI ki amuka mArga usake yogya hai yA nahI athavA usa mArga para calane kI usame kSamatA hai athavA nahI / vaha to yaha bhI nahI soca pAtA thA ki amuka mArga ke kAraNa kahI usakI koI hAni to nahIM ho jaaygii| vaha atyanta pracaNDa va zaktizAlI thA aura tIvra vega se gamana karatA thaa| sAdhAraNa ArohI to use niyantrita bhI nahI kara pAtA thaa| isake viparIta vinIta bar3A hI sarala azva thA / vaha zaktizAlI bhI thA, kintu usame uddaNDatA nahI thI / vaha. baDA zAnta thA aura avasarAnukUla vega se gatizIla rahA karatA thA / sarala aura uttama mArga para gamana karane kA hI vaha abhyasta thA / kumArga para to vaha kisI bhI paristhiti me nahI jAtA thA / yahI kAraNa thA ki sabhI azvArohI vinIta ke prati sneha kA bhAva rakhate the aura avinIta se bhayabhIta rahA karate the| ye dono hI azva vaDe sundara aura UMce kada ke the /

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154 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra eka rAtri ko kucha cora isa rAjA ke astavala me ghusa aaye| savase pahale unakI najara avinIta para par3I aura unakA jI lalacAne lgaa| UMcI kanotI kA yaha azva thA bhI aisA hI / ataH coro ne avinIta ko khUTe se kholA aura rassI thAma kara cala diye| avinIta ne prArambha me to kucha AnAkAnI kI kucha Age-pIche huA, kintu java coro ne ApasI vArtAlApa me isa azva kI sundaratA, suDaulatA, savalatA Adi ke lie khUba prazasA kI to vaha rIjJa gayA aura saralatA se unake sAtha cala paDA / ye cora bahuta dUra ke the, jahAM ve avinIta ko le jAnA cAhate the aura saba kI dRSTi se vacAkara le jAnA bhI unake lie Avazyaka thA / ata ve azva ko Ubar3a-khAbaDa vana mArga se le jAne lge| aise kumArga ko grahaNa kara lenA bhI usake lie sakoca kI bAta nahI thI / vaha tanika bhI nahIM hicakicAyA aura cala par3A-U~ce-nIce patharIle rAste para / vinIta uddaNDa avazya thA aura aisA zarAratI bhI ki apane savAra para kyA bItegI-isakI bhI cintA nahI kiyA karatA, kintu vaha sIdhe rAjamArgoM para hI calA karatA thA, isa yAtrA me Ubar3a-khAbar3a mArga para calanA usake lie isI kAraNa asuvidhAjanaka ho rahA thaa| use atyadhika kaSTa bhI huA aura saha vehada thaka bhI gayA thA / cora use khIce cale jA rahe the aura vaha pIche-pIche ghisaTatA jA rahA thaa| vehada thakAna, bhUkha-pyAsa aura kumArga ke kaSTa ko vaha adhika sahana nahIM kara paayaa| pariNAma yaha huA ki zithila hokara avinIta mArga kI caTTAno para hI gira paDA / teja dhUpa me vaha taDapane lgaa| cora azva kI

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vinIta-avinIta azvo kI kathA | 155 prANa-rakSA ke lie idhara-udhara jala kI khoja me bhAge, kintu durbhAgya thA avinIta kA ki kahI bhI Asa-pAsa jala nahI milaa| antataH avinIta kA dehAnta hI ho gyaa| isa sundara azva ko khokara cora baDe nirAza aura dukhI hue| ve binA acchA azva lie lauTanA nahI cAhate the| ata ve mArga se hI palaTa gaye aura phira se isI rAjA kI azvazAlA me pahu~ca gaye / isa rAtri me vinIta ko dekhakara coro kA mana lalacAyA / ve use curA kara le jAne lge| vinIta ne bhI azvazAlA se inake sAtha bAhara nahI nikalane kI khUba koziza kI, kintu vaha becArA vivaza thaa| cora rassI ko khIcakara kisI prakAra use bAhara le hI Aye / pazu hI to thA vaha, jidhara use gherA jAne lagA udhara hI vaha calane lgaa| cora isa azva ko bhI usI mArga se le jAnA cAhate the / jaba kucha cala cukane para vikaTa aura U~cA-nIcA rAstA AyA to vinIta ThiThaka kara khaDA ho gayA / vaha kumArga para caraNa baDhAne kA abhyasta na thA / coro ne pucakAra kara use Age baDhAnA cAhA para vaha na hilA / khUba khIcA gayA aura vaha to jaise stambha kI bhA~ti hI gaDa gayA / bahuterA prayatna kiyA kiyA, kintu vaha azva tanika bhI Age nahIM baDhA / kumArga para baDhane kA vaha virodha hI karatA rahA / abhI cora azva ko lekara nagara se adhika dUra nahIM jA pAye the aura idhara prAta hone ko AyA / ata pakaDe jAne ke bhaya ke kAraNa vinIta ko vahI choDa kara sabhI cora bhAga khar3e hue| avinIta ke curA lie jAne para rAjA ko adhika zoka nahIM

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156 / mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra huA thA, kintu usa prAta kAla jaba use sUcanA dI gayI ki gata rAtri vinIta ko bhI curA liyA gayA to vaha dukha se bhara utthaa| rAjA ko' vinIta se atyanta lagAva thaa| vaha svaya eka anya tIvragAmI azva para ArUDha hokara vinIta kI khoja me cala pdd'aa| nagara ke bAhara nikala kara rAjA kucha hI mArga taya kara pAyA thA ki use usa sthala para vinIta cupacApa khaDA dikhAyI diyA jahA~ se jagala kA bIhaDa rAstA zurU hotA thaa| apane svAmI ko dekha kara azva prasannatA ke mAre hinahinAne lgaa| rAjA bhI apane priya azva ko surakSita pAkara harpita huA / rAjA ne dekhA ki umake gale kI rassI TUTa kara choTI sI raha gayI hai, usake gardana ke keza bhI asta-vyasta ho rahe haiN| vinIta kI snigdha pITha para eka-do beta ke cihna bhI ubhara Aye the| yaha dekhakara rAjA ko yaha anumAna lagA lene meM koI vilamba nahI huA ki ise kumArga para ghasITane kI bahuterI koziza kI gayI hai, kintu isane dRDhatApUrvaka isakA virodha kiyA hai / vinIta kI isa sadpravRtti ke kAraNa rAjA ke mana meM usake prati sneha kA bhAva kaI gunA adhika gADhA ho gyaa| atizaya vAtsalya ke sAtha rAjA ne vinIta kI pITha ko apane komala karatala se sahalAyA, use pyAra se pucakArA aura svAmI kA yaha sneha pAkara vinIta kRtArtha ho gyaa| kRtajJatA jJApita karane ko vaha eka bAra phira jora se hinahinAyA / rAjA kA pyAra bharA saketa pAkara vaha usake pIche ho liyA aura punaH azvazAlA me pahuMca gyaa| apanI sapravRtti ke kAraNa rAjA ke mana meM vinIta ne vizeSa sthAna prApta kara liyA thA /

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vinIta-avinIta azcoM kI kathA | 157 nabhasenA / isa prakAra pralobhano, bahakAvo aura mithyA prazasA ke phera me paDakara vyakti kI avinIta azva kI bhAMti hI durdazA ho jAtI hai / aura jo pratyeka paristhiti kA sAhasa aura dRDhatA ke sAtha sAmanA karatA hai, kintu upayukta mArga kA kabhI parityAga nahI karatA-usa sumArgI ko apane lakSya meM saphalatA, jagata me sammAna aura paraloka me sadgati avazya hI prApta ho jAtI hai / maiM isa kathA ke Adarza ko apane jIvana me DhAla cukA hU~ / avinIta kI bhA~ti kumArgI maiM nahIM bana sakatA / sanmArga ke prati dRr3hatA kA bhAva maiMne vinIta se sIkha liyA hai| mujhe sAdhanA ke patha se cyuta kara punaH laukika viSayo me lipta ho jAne ke lie koI bhI tatpara nahI kara sakatA aura na hI kisI ko isa prakAra kA prayatna karanA cAhie / isa jagat ke pratyeka manuSya ko vinIta se zikSA lenI caahie| sabhI ko sumArgI hokara mAnava-jIvana sArthaka kara lenA cAhie / yaha kahakara jambUkumAra mauna aura gambhIra ho gye| kumAra kI vANI kA namasenA para gaharA prabhAva huA / vaha bhI sAsArika sukho ko vyartha mAnane lagI, tyAjya mAnane lagI / apane vrata ke prati kumAra kI dRDhatA dekha kara unake prati nabhasenA ke mana me zraddhA umaDa aayii| natamastaka hokara usane kumAra ke dRSTikoNa me hI satya svIkAra kara liyA aura parAjita hokara bhI vaha gaurava kA anubhava karane lgii|

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11 : durAgrahI brAhmaNa kI kathA : kanakazrI kA prayatna nabhasenA ke isa prakAra hAra svIkAra kara lene aura usake mastaka nata kara lene para atulita garva ke sAtha kanakazrI kI grIvA unnata ho gayI / usane nabhasenA ko usake parAbhava para upAlambha denA vyartha samajhakara sIdhA jambUkumAra ko hI sambodhita kiyA aura kahane lagI ki svAmI / aba vArI merI hai / merA nAma to Apa suna hI cuke hoge - kanakazrI hai nAma merA ! yaha kahate kahate usake mukha para kanaka - dIpti hI vikIrNa ho gayI, mujhase pAra pAnA kaThina rahegA Apake lie / becArI nabhasenA Apako pratyuttara 'nahI de pAyI, kintu tanika yaha to spaSTa kIjie ki Apako virakti, sAdhanA Adi kisa prayojana ke lie priya ho gayI hai / kyA Apa isa navIna mArga para gatizIla hokara sukha-lakSya ko prApta nahI karanA cAhate hai ? phira yaha kaisA virodha ? Apa bhI sukha-lAbha kI kAmanA karate hai, hama bhI Apase upalabdha sukhopabhoga karana ke lie hI Agraha kara rahI hai / inhe tyAgane ke lie jo uddAma haTha Apake citta me vala khA rahI hai - hama usI ko nirbala kara denA cAhatI hai / koI bhI vivekazIla vyakti yaha samajha sakatA hai ki hame jisakI cAha hai, vahI jaba hamAre lie upalabdha hai, to hame usakA bhoga karanA caahie| yadi isake sthAna para hama

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durAgrahI brAhmaNa kI kathA / 156 usakA parityAga kara de aura phira usI kI kAmanA me prayatnazIla ho jAyeM-yaha anucita hai| sukha ke lie du kha ke kAla me manuSya bhagavAna ko bhajatA hai / sukha ke kAla me isIlie vaha bhajana nahIM karatA, ki use koI icchA pUrI karAnI hI nahI hotI hai| ata. Apa bhI isa sukhI jIvana kA Ananda lIjie, kyoM vyartha ke jajAla me svaya ko grasta kara lenA cAhate haiN| kucha kSaNa mauna rahakara kanakazrI ne puna kathana Arambha kiyaa| vaha kahane lagI ki mujhe aisA pratIta hotA hai ki sakalpa ke nAma para Apake mana me dRDha durAgraha hai, eka jida hai, jo Apake dhyAna ko upayogI aura hitakArI kisI anya vicAra kI ora kendrita nahI hone detI hai| isa haTha ko choDiye, kumAra ! yaha hama sabake lie ghAtaka siddha hogii| aura durAgraha yadi aviveka se sayukta ho, taba to usake hAnikAraka prabhAva kI koI sImA.hI nahI rhtii| yadi Apako mere isa kathana me avizvAsa kI gandha -AtI ho to lIjie maiM Apako brAhmaNa kumAra kI kathA sunAtI hU~ jo Apake isa avizvAsa ko dUra kara degii| kumAra dhairya ke sAtha kanakazrI kA kathana sunate jA rahe the| unakI acacala mudrA meM koI parivartana nahIM aayaa| kore durAgraha ke kAraNa vyakti kI kitanI durgati ho jAtI hai ise spaSTa karane vAlI eka kathA he mere svAmI ! maiM Apako sunAtI huuN| yaha kahakara usane, mUrkha brAhmaNa kI kathA sunAI. kisI grAma me eka brAhmaNa rahatA thaa| vaha yuvaka thA, svastha

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160 / mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra __ thA, kintu jIvikopArjana me usakI tanika bhI ruci nahI thii| baDe hI alamasta svabhAva kA thA / rasIle gIta gAte rahanA aura bhaMga pIkara upavana me paDe rahanA-basa yahI usakI dinacaryA thii| pitA jIvita the, ata. use koI cintA thii| dono samaya bhojana mila hI jAtA thaa| dhIre-dhIre vaha baDA hI pramAdI aura anudyamI ho gayA thA / putra ke aise kulakSaNa dekhakara mAtApitA baDe cintita rahA karate the| apanI ekamAtra santAna hone ke kAraNa unhoMne use bar3e vAtsalya ke sAtha bar3A kiyA thA, kintu usake bhAvI amagala ke cihna dekhakara ve hatAza hone lge| pitAjI kaThoratApUrvaka use sanmArga para lAnA cAhate the-use pratADita karate, DAMTa-phaTakAra batAte / mAtA atyanta sneha aura komalatA ke sAtha prabodhana detI ki beTA ! isa prakAra kaise kAma calegA ? peTa bharane ke lie anna to cAhie hI aura isake lie kisI rojagAra me tumako laganA caahie| aba tuma vacce nahIM ho / apanA sArA jIvana to tumhe svaya hI vyatIta karanA hogaa| hama bhalA kaba taka bane rahege ? sAmane to brAhmaNa putra yahI kahatA ki hA~, aba maiM arthopArjana ke kisI kArya me laga jaauuNgaa| kintu 'kucha hI palo meM vaha apane vacano ko bhI vismRta kara detA thaa| mA~ ke mRdula vyavahAra aura pitA ke kaThora anuzAsana kI koI bhI anukUla pratikriyA usa para nahI huii| usakI jIvana paddhati me koI parivartana nahI AyA / eka dina anAyAsa hI vRddha pitA kA svargavAsa ho gyaa| asahAya vidhavA brAhmaNI krandana karane lgii| pati kA Azraya to

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durAgrahI brAhmaNa kI kathA | 161 TUTa hI gayA thA aura putra to svayaM hI kisI ke Azrita rahane jaisA thA / aisI avasthA me brAhmaNI ko cahuM ora ghora andhakAra dikhAyI dene lagA / eka dina mAtA ne putra ko apane pAsa biThAkara phira samajhAyA ki beTA / aba hamAre ve dina nahI rahe / tere pitAjI kA svargavAsa ho jAne para aba hamAre lie AjIvikA kA koI sAdhana zeSa nahI rahA hai / mere pAsa koI sampatti bhI aisI nahI hai ki kucha dina hamArA nirvAha ho sake / tU svaya hI soca ki kyA isa taraha bekAra ghUmane-phirane se hI tU gRhasthI ke dAyitvo ko nibhA legA / aba to tujha para sArI jimmedAriyAM A gayI he / tujhe kisI-na-kisI kAma me laga jAnA cAhie, jisase hame dina me do vakta kA bhojana to milatA raha sake / mAtA ke kathana kA putra para pahalI bAra vAstavika prabhAva huA / vaha mana-hI-mana dRDhatA ke sAtha socane lagA ki aba vAstava me mujhe kucha upArjana karanA hI cAhie / vaha tanika svastha aura zAnta mana se yaha socane lagA ki kyA kucha kiyA jA sakatA hai / usane aba taka isa dizA me socA hI nahI thA / ataH ina bAto se vaha sarvathA aparicita thA ki kahI naukarI pAne ke lie kyA karanA paDatA hai ? athavA kisI kAma me saphalatA ke lie vyakti me kina-kina guNo kA honA anivArya hotA hai ? kucha pala mauna rahakara vaha yahI saba kucha socatA rahA aura taba usane mAtA ko Azvasta kiyA ki vaha nizcaya hI aba sArI jimmedAriyo ko nibhAyegA aura jIvikopArjana ke lie koI kAma-dhandhA karegA / apanI anabhijJatA vyakta karate hue brAhmaNa putra ne apanI mAtA se

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162 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra kahA ki mujhe kucha aise gura to batAo, jisase jo kAma bhI maiM karU usame saphalatA aura lAbha prApta ho sake / mAtA ne apane putra se prathama bAra hI aise vacana sune the aura isase use kucha sImA taka santoSa huA / taba usane apane putra se kahA ki eka bAta kA vizeSa rUpa se tumhe dhyAna rakhanA cAhie ki jo kArya Arambha karo use pakkI lagana se karo / aneka bAdhAe~ bhI A sakatI haiM, kaSTa bhI sahana karane par3a sakate haiina sabakA dhairya se sAmanA kro| jo inase vicalita ho jAtA hai aura kArya ko bIca me choDa detA hai-- use asaphalatA aura nirAzA hI milatI hai / brAhmaNa ne mAtA kI isa sIkha ko gAMTha bA~dha liyA aura cala par3A--rojI kI khoja me / vaha sthAna-sthAna para naukarI khojatA rahA / dopahara hone ko AyI, kintu use kahI se koI AzA nahI baMdhI / kintu mAtA kI zikSA use smaraNa tho, ata. vaha vicalita nahI huA aura naukarI khojane ke kArya me lagA rhaa| isI samaya use sar3aka para dUra kahI zora sunAyI diyA / usane dekhA ki Age-Age eka gadhA reMkatA huA bhAgA calA A rahA thA aura usake pIche usakA mAlika daur3a rahA thA / jaba gadhA brAhmaNa se kucha hI dUra raha gayA to gadhe ke mAlika ne usase sahAyatA mA~gI aura gadhe ko pakar3a lene ko khaa| jaba taka isa sArI bAta ko brAhmaNa samajha pAyA, taba taka gadhA usake samIpa se hokara do eka gaja Age nikala gayA / vidyutvega se brAhmaNa pIche mur3A aura lapaka kara usane gadhe ko pakar3a lenA cAhA / isa prayAsa meM use

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durAgrahI brAhmaNa ko kathA | 163 gadhe kI paMcha hI hAtha me aayii| usane atyanta har3atA se pUMcha ko pakar3a liyA / gadhA isa sakaTa se acakacAyA aura tejI se daur3ane lgaa| brAhmaNa bhI use apanI ora khIcane prayAsa me daur3ane lagA / kucha dUra taka hI dauDane para vaha thaka gayA / idhara gadhe kA vega aura bar3ha gayA aura pariNAmataH brAhmaNa gira paDA kintu pUMcha ko usane nahI choDA / kisI kAma ko bIca meM na choDane kI zikSA lekara hI to vaha ghara se calA thA! aba vaha gadhe ke pIche-pIche ghisaTane lgaa| usakA sArA zarIra lahUluhAna ho gayA / apanI pUMcha chuDA lene ke lie gadhA dulattiyA~ bhI jhADatA jA rahA thaa| kintu ina bAdhAo se brAhmaNa kaba vicalita hone vAlA thA / usane pUMcha nahI chodd'ii| isa bastI meM yaha eka navIna kautuka thA / loga isa dRzya ko dekhakara Azcarya kara rahe the ki itanA kaSTa pAkara bhI yaha yuvaka pUMcha ko pakar3e hue kyo hai ? choDa kyo nahI detA ? anta meM jaba kucha logo ne ekatrita hokara, sAmane se Akara usa gadhe ko ghera liyA, taba vaha thamA aura isa prakAra usa brAhmaNa kI prANarakSA huI thI, anyathA usa alpajJa brAhmaNa ne to eka acche siddhAnta ke adhAnukaraNa ke durAgraha se apane lie mRtyu ko hI nyautA bheja diyA thA / he svAmI ! jambUkumAra ko komalatA ke sAtha sambodhita kara kanakadhI kahane lagI ki Apa bhI saceta ho jAiye / ApakA yaha haTha ThIka nhiiN| yadi aba bhI Apa sAvadhAna nahIM hue to, mujhe duHkha ke sAtha kahanA par3atA hai ki Apa bhI vaise hI vipatti me phaMsa

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164 | mukti kA amara rAho : jambUkumAra jAyege jaise usa brAhmaNa ko grasta honA pdd'aa| yaha kahate-rahate kanakazrI yakAyaka hI mauna ho gyii| vaha baDe utsAha ke sAtha kumAra kI ora dekhane lagI ki usakI isa vArtA kA una para kyA aura kitanA prabhAva humA hai ? kumAra ava bhI nirvikAra bhAva se kanakadhI ko nihAra rahe the-jaise unake lie abhI yaha vArtA apUrNa hI ho| unake cehare para jamI isa prabhAvazUnyatA ko paDha kara kanakadhI kucha vujha sI gyii| use pUrva prayatna kartAo kI parAjaya smaraNa ho AI aura usake bhItara eka TIsa uThI aura sAre zarIra me laharA gii| svata hI usakA mukha udAmI se puta gayA /

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12 : caraka kI kathA : kanakazrI kA garva-galana kanakadhI kA anumAna satya hI thaa| vaha jambUkumAra ke vicAro ko parivartita karane me viphala ho gayI thii| usakI hatAzA ko dekhakara kumAra baDo madulatA ke sAtha kahane lage ki kanakadhI ! tumane jo kathA kahI hai-vaha mithyA nahI hai / eka mUlyavAna tathya kA pratipAdana isase hotA hai ki vicArahInatA ke sAtha haThapUrvaka jo AcaraNa kiyA jAtA hai usake duSpariNAma hI hote haiN| kintu tanika socakara dekho ki kyA yaha 'kathA mere AcaraNa, sakalpa, lakSya nirdhAraNa Adi se tanika bhI koI tAla-mela rakhatI hai| maiM samajhatA hUM ki merI paristhitiyo aura tumhArI kathA ke usa brAhmaNa kI paristhitiyo me samAnatA kA anubhava karanA, tumhArA bhrama hai| maiMne gRhatyAga kA nizcaya kiyA hai, virakta hokara sayama svIkArane kA vrata liyA hai, mokSArtha sAdhanA ke lie maiM kRtasakalpa hU~-aura isa savakA maiMne' vicArapUrvaka nirNaya liyA hai| maiM na to kisI paramparA kA andha anusaraNa kara rahA hU~ aura na hI mere dvArA cune hue mArga se maiM aparicita hU~ / ata. gadhe kI pUMcha ko dRDhatA ke sAtha pakar3e rakhane se merI avasthA sarvathA bhinna hai| sAsArika sukhopabhoga ko vyartha aura hAnikAraka mAnakara maiM unakA parityAga kara rahA hU~ aura mayama

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166 / mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra ko zreyaskara mAnakara-use svIkAra kara rahA huuN| kanakazrI ! sukho kI lipsA manuSya ke lie ghAtaka zatru hotI hai| isI lipsA ke vazIbhUta hokara manuSya aneka anartha karatA rahatA hai, AtmA kI anumati ke binA hI vaha kukarmoM me pravRtta hotA hai| apanI AtmA ke prati bhI vaha niSThAvAna nahIM raha pAtA hai / aura ina sabakA kuphala prakaTa hotA hai-usake patana aura vinAza ke rUpa me / jambUkumAra ne Age kahA ki kanakazrI tumane eka bAta aura bhI kahI thI ki mujhe isa samaya sAdhanA kI koI AvazyakatA anubhava nahIM karanI cAhie aura isakA kAraNa tumane yaha prakaTa kiyA thA ki duHkha ke samaya me hI manuSya bhagavAna kA smaraNa karatA hai, sukha me nahI aura mere pAsa samasta sukha-suvidhAeM upalabdha haiM / aba tanika merI dhAraNA se bhI paricita hone kA prayatna kro| kanakazrI prathama to maiM ise anucita mAnatA hUM ki kevala dukha me hI sAdhanA karanI cAhie, sukha me nahI aura phira na to ye upalabdha sukha mere lie sukha haiM aura na hI aise kinhI sukho kI prApti ke lie maiM prayatnazIla huuN| maiM to cira-prabhAvakArI, sarvocca aura yathArtha sukha kA abhilASI huuN| ina tathAkathita sukho ke phera me paDakara maiM apanI AtmA ke sAtha anyAya nahI kara sakatA aura na hI inake pralobhana me paDakara maiM anyAnya pApa karmoM me pravRtta hone ko tatpara huuN| mujhe caraka brAhmaNa kA prasaga smaraNa hai jo mujhe nitya hI isa sambandha me sAvadhAna karatA rahatA hai / lo tumhe bhI sakSepa me caraka kI kathA sunAtA huuN| sambhava hai tumhe bhI usase kucha lAbha prApta ho|

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caraka kI kathA | 167 1 kanakazrI / bahuta kAla pahale kI carcA hai ki eka deza ke rAjA ko azva - pAlana me gaharI ruci thI / usakI ghuDasAla me bhAMtibhA~ti ke sundara aura adbhuta azva the / iname se eka ghoDI baDI guNavatI thI aura isa kAraNa vaha rAjA ko sarvAdhika priya thI / rAjA ne isa ghoDI kI pRthaka vyavasthA kara rakhI thI / eka sevaka alaga se isake lie niyukta thA, jo ghor3I ke khAne-pIne Adi kA sArA prabandha kiyA karatA thA / L * isa sevaka para rAjA ko baDA vizvAsa thA aura isI kAraNa use rAjA dvArA apanI priya ghoDI kI saMbhAla ke lie niyukta kiyA gayA thA / rAjA ke vizvAsa ko isa sevaka ne nibhAyA nahI | kanakadhI ! isa sevaka ko svAdiSTa vyajano ke sevana kI cATa lagI huI thI / Aya to isakI sImita thI, jisame vaha apane parivAra kA bharaNa-poSaNa bhI baDI kaThinAI se kara pAtA thA / aisI dazA me apanI rasanA kI tuSTi ke lie usane anIti se kAma liyA / ghor3I ke lie rAjA ke bhANDAra se dAnA Adi jo khAdya sAmagrI milatI thI, vaha usakI kucha mAtrA curAyA karatA aura bAjAra me saste mola me beca detA / isa dAma se vaha apane lie svAdiSTa vyajana kharIdA karatA / aisA karate hue usakI AtmA use dhikkAratI thI / usake bhItara kI acchAI use isa duSkarma ke lie rokatI thI / kintu vaha isa sabako anasunI kara detA aura corI ke krama ko satata rUpa se baDhAtA rahA / aba to vaha ghoDI ke adhikAza dAne kA durupayoga karane lgaa| ghor3I becArI prAya. bhUkhI rahane laga gayI / isa paristhiti me usakA durbala ho

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168 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra jAnA bhI svAbhAvika hI thA, kintu sevaka taba bhI sAvadhAna nahIM huaa| atyadhika kRSagAta hokara eka dina ghoDI kI mRtyu hI ho gayo / rAjakAja me ati vyasta hone aura vizvAsapAtra sevaka ke niyukta ho jAne ke kAraNa rAjA ghoDI kI ora dhyAna nahIM de pAyA thA, kintu jaba use usakI mRtyu kA samAcAra milA to use baDA zoka huA / rAjA ne ghoDI kI mRtyu ke kAraNo kI khoja karAyI to tathya kA patA cala gayA ki vaha sevaka ghoDI ko usakA pUrA dAnA nahI khilAtA thA aura usame se curA liyA karatA thaa| rAjA ko usa sevaka para baDA krodha AyA aura usane use sevAcyuta kara diyaa| aba sevaka ke durbhAgya ke dina Arambha ho gaye the| vaha apane isa jaghanya aparAdha ke lie sAre kSetra me kukhyAta ho gayA thA / use kahI anyatra bhI naukarI nahIM milii| vaha bhUkha ke mAre tar3apane lgaa| aba vaha apanI karanI para bahuta pachatAtA thA, para usase sthiti meM koI sudhAra sambhava nahI thaa| usane apanI AtmA kI AvAja' ko tanika bhI nahI sunA, usI kA yaha duSpariNAma thA / eka dina bhayakara bhUkha se chaTapaTAte hue usane prANa tyAga diye / isa ghor3I ne mara kara eka anya grAma me nartakI ke ghara sundara kanyA ke rUpa meM janma liyA thA aura isa sevaka kA punarjanma bhI isI grAma ke eka brAhmaNa parivAra me huaa| isa janma me isI kA nAma caraka thA / caraka janma se hI vikalAga thaa| usake aga vakra aura asantulita the / use kAma-kAja karane meM bhI baDI kaThi

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caraka kI kathA | 166 nAI hotI thI / apane pUrvajanma ke duSkarmoM ke pariNAmasvarUpa hI use isa janma me yaha daNDa milA thaa| caraka bhI bar3A hotA gayA aura nartakI kI putrI bhI yuvatI hokara apAra rUpavatI ho gyii| vaha svaya bhI kuzala nartakI bana gayI thI aura dUra-dUra taka usakI kalA ke kauzala kA yaza vyApta ho gayA thA / isa janma me bhI use isa nartakI kA dAsatva dhAraNa karanA pddaa| nartakI ke ghara me vaha sevaka hokara rahane lgaa| use nartakI ke kapar3e dhone paDate, jhUThe bartana malane paDate yahA~ taka ki usakI jUtiyA~ bhI sApha karanI pddtii| . caraka kI atyanta durdazA thI, kintu duSpravRttiyo ke kusaskAro kA prabhAva aba bhI usame zeSa thA / vaha nIyata kA baDA khoTA thaa| usake mana me sadA hI chala-kapaTa basA rahatA thA / eka arddharAtri ko jaba sarvatra andhakAra aura sannATA chAyA huA thA usakI durAtmA jAga rahI thii| Aja vaha isa sampanna nartakI ke ghara para hAtha sApha karanA cAhatA thA / vaha uThA aura nartakI ke sAre mUlyavAna AbhUSaNo ko ekatrita kara unhe eka poThalI me bA~dha kara cala diyA / sayoga se praharI kI najara par3a gyii| usake zora se saba loga jAga paDe aura caraka rage hAtho pakar3A gyaa| isa bAra bhI usakI khUba durdazA huii| muMha kAlA kara, gadhe para biThAkara use sAre gA~va me ghumAyA gayA / jo koI dekhatA-sunatA, usa para thU-thU karatA / vaha sabhI ke lie ghRNA kA pAtra ho gayA thA / kanakadhI | merA vizvAsa hai ki tuma caraka kI isa durgati kA kAraNa bhalI-bhAMti samajha gayI hogii| yaha prasaMga mere jIvana me

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170 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra vaDA mahatva rakhatA hai / maiMne isase bahuta kucha mIkhA hai / kyA isa kathA ko hRdayagama karake bhI maiM apanI AtmA ke sAtha niSThAhInatA kA vyavahAra kara makatA hU~ / java merA mana, merI AtmA ina sAsArika sukho se dUra rahane kA Adeza de rahI hai, to bhalA maiM inakI ora kaise baDha sakatA hU~ / mujhe dRDha vizvAsa hai ki jo mArga maiMne cunA hai, vahI mere lie kalyANakArI hai / kanakazrI merA to tumhAre lie bhI yahI Agraha hai ki ina mithyA bhautika sukho ke jajAla se mukta hokara mokSa ke usa akSuNNa sukha ke lie lo lagA lo, aura use prApta kara apanA mAnava-jIvana sArthaka banAo / itanA kahakara jambUkumAra to mauna ho gaye, kintu kanakazrI kI AtmA me dvandva maca gyaa| vaha apane pUrvamata para dRDha nahI raha sakI / usane socA ki sumArga para agrasara hone me jambUkumAra ke lie bAdhaka banane kA prayatna karanA bhI usake lie pApa hai | sacce jJAna ke Aloka se usakA mana dIpta hone lagA aura vaha kumAra kI preraNAdAyinI vANI se prabhAva se natamastaka ho gayI / kanakazrI mana-hI-mana nizcaya karane lagI ki svAmI kA mArga hI zreya - skara hai aura mujhe bhI unakA anusaraNa karanA cAhie /

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13 : dussAhasI bAja kI kathA : rUpazrI kA prayatna eka-eka kara jambUkumAra kI cha patniyAM apane prayatno me parAjita ho gayI thIM aura apanI vicAradhArA ko tyAgakara kumAra ke vrata kA aucitya svIkAra kara cukI thii| kintu aba bhI rUpazrI aura jayazrI ke mana me prayatna kara lene kA ullAsa thA / prathamata rUpazrI jambUkumAra ke samakSa upasthita hokara kahane lagI ki svAmI ! maiM apane sazakta tarka dvArA Apako avazya hI prabhAvita kara lUMgI / anyo kI bhA~ti Apa mujhe apane vicAro se nahI DigA pAyeMge / he kumAra ! Apane virakta ho jAne kA vrata to dhAraNa kara liyA hai, kintu sAdhanA-mArga kI kaThinAiyo aura jaTilatA se Apa aparicita hai| merA vicAra hai ki isI kAraNa Apane bar3I hI sugamatA ke sAtha yaha nizcaya kara liyA hai / ApakI isa sRdula kAyA usa durgama patha ke yogya nahI hai| usa kaThinatara mArga para yAtrA kA vicAra Apako aba bhI tyAga denA caahie| sukho kI zItala vayAra me khilI kalI-sA ApakA jIvana tapasyAo kI tapatI dhUpa me jhulasa jAyagA svAmI ! sAdhanA kA mArga ApakI zakti ke pare hai aura jo apane sAmarthya se kahI U~cA lakSya nizcita kara letA hai-usakA yaha dussAhasa hI usakA sarvanAza kara detA hai| 'AdhI choDa jo pUrI ko dhAve-vaha AdhI bhI khove aura na pUrI

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172 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra pAve' vAlI dazA ko Apa kyo prApta karanA cAhate hai / kumAra / ava bhI samaya hai, saceta ho jAiye aura apane sukhamaya jIvana ko yo naSTa mata kiijie| eka kathA me isakA sundaratA ke sAtha citraNa milatA hai ki kisa prakAra eka bAja pakSI ko apane dussAhasa kA duSpariNAma bhoganA pddaa| Aja he svAmI / maiM Apako usa vAja kI kathA sunAtI huuN| kisI vana me eka bAja pakSI nivAsa karatA thA / vaha vana atyanta sadhana thA aura aneka choTe-baDe pazu-pakSI isame rahA karate the / ata. vAja kI udarapUrti yahA~ vinA kisI vizeSa prayatna ke hI ho jAyA karatI thii| vaha sukha-caina se jIvana-yApana kara rahA thA / apanA bhakSya yahAM use yadyapi sugamatA se sulabha ho jAtA thA, tathApi udarapUrti ke lie kucha prayatna to karanA hI par3atA hai| aura yaha bAja vaDA AlasI thaa| use to binA parizrama ke hI khAdya prApta kara lene kI icchA banI rahatI thii| vAja kI yaha kAmanA bhI eka dina pUrI ho gayI / sayoga me eka dina dhUpa kI tejI se trasta hokara zItalatA kI khoja me vaha eka kandarA me ghusa gyaa| vahAM pahuMcakara vaha vizrAma karane hI lagA thA ki eka siMha para usakI dRSTi paDI, jo bhUmi para paDA * gaharI nidrA kA Ananda le rahA thaa| siMha ne apanA mukha khola rakhA thA jisame vaDe-baDe paine dA~ta camaka rahe the| aba se pUrva vaha zera ke dAMta nahI dekha pAyA thA ata samIpa ke eka zilA khaNDa para baiTha kara vaha siMha ke dAMto ko dhyAna se dekhane lgaa| tabhI usane dekhA ki siMha ke dAMto me mAMsa ke baDe-baDe TukaDe ulajhe hue

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dussAhasI bAja kI kathA | 173 hai / Apane AhAra ko pAkara usakA mana lalaka uThA / bar3o sAvadhAnI se vaha apanI painI coca kA upayoga kara siha ke daoNto me phaise mAMsa ko nikAla-nikAla kara khAne lagA / use baDA Ananda AyA aura vizeSatA yaha thI ki isa AhAra ke lie use koI prayatna nahIM karanA par3A-na jhapaTanA par3A aura na prANiyo kA zikAra karanA paDA / usa AlasI ke lie to mAno nau nidhiyA~ hI mila gyii| vaha bar3A prasanna huaa| andhe ko eka A~kha ke sivAya aura kyA cAhie / aba to pratidina kA usakA yahI krama ho gayA thaa| zera to bar3A parAkramI thaa| rAtri ko vaha zikAra kI khoja para nikalA karatA thaa| manonukUla AkheTa aura AhAra karatA aura dina bhara isa kandarA me vizrAma karatA aura bAja usake dAMto me lage mAMsa ko nikAla-nikAla kara apanA peTa bhara liyA krtaa| kintu kitanA jokhima kA kAma thA yaha / aura bAja thA ki isa khatare kI ora usane kabhI dhyAna hI nahI diyA ki zera kabhI bhI usI ko caTanI banA sakatA hai / aba bAja bhI prAya. sustAtA rahatA / usake anya mitra pakSiyo ne dekhA ki Ajakala vaha na zikAra karatA hai, na hI vaha unake sAtha rahatA hai| kaI mitro ne isake kAraNa kI khoja kii| jaba unhe 'bAja ke isa naye kAryakrama kI jAnakArI huI, to unhone use samajhAyA ki kyo vyartha hI mRtyu ko nimantrita karatA hai / aba bhI tujha me paryApta zakti hai / apanA zikAra svaya kiyAM kara aura zera ke muMha meM apanA mu~ha mata DAla / zera to sAkSAt mauta kA avatAra hai| usase dUra

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174 / mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra rahanA hI acchA hai| hamArI bAta mAnale, nahI to eka hI kSaNa me terI jIvana-lIlA isa prakAra samApta ho jAyagI ki tujhe apanI bhUla para pachatAne kA avasara bhI mila nahI pAyagA / ina bhAMti-bhAMti ke pravodhano kA vAja para koI bhI prabhAva nahIM huaa| AlasI ke lie satkarma aura sanmArga kI koI preraNA prabhAvakArI nahI ho pAtI / vAja me bhI koI parivartana nahIM aayaa| vAja ke mitro kA vicAra sahI thA / eka dina zera ke dA~toM me se mA~sa nikAlane me bAja vyasta thaa| kisI dADha me mAMsa kA kucha var3A TukaDA phaMsA huA thaa| vaha use nikAlane kA prayatna kara rahA thA, lekina Tukar3A bar3I majabUtI se phaMsA huA thA / aura bAra-bAra vaha usakI coca kI pakar3a se chUTa jAtA thA / vaha usakA moha bhI nahI tyAga pA rahA thA, TukaDe kA asAmAnya AkAra usake lobha ko bhaDakA rahA thA / ava kI vAra java usane apanI coMca kA prahAra bharapUra zakti se kiyA to durbhAgyavaza coca gera ke jabar3e meM jA lgii| zera cauka kara uTha baiThA / bAja kA to kAla hI jAga paDA / zera kA krodha pracaNDa ho gayA / usane dekhA ki eka bAja pAsa baiThA thara-thara kA~pa rahA hai to usake hRdaya kA pratihiMsA kA bhAva aura bhI pravala ho utthaa| vaha isa uddaNDa pakSI ko kaise kSamA kara detA ! eka hI prahAra me usane bAja kA kAma tamAma kara diyaa| ___ apanI isa kathA ko samApta kara rUpazrI apane prayojana spaSTa karane ke lie kahane lagI ki kumAra ! vAja ko akAla mRtyu kA grAsa isa kAraNa bananA par3A ki usane apanI zakti, kSamatA aura

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dussAhasI bAja kI kathA | 175 sAmarthya se pare kI kAmanA kI thI / vaha yaha soca hI nahI pAyA ki jo kAma maiM kara rahA hU~ isame Ane vAlI samasyAo aura khataro kA sAmanA karane kI zakti mujha me nahI hai / vaha to prApta ho rahe sukha ke lobha meM andhA hI ho gayA thA / he svAmI ! maine yaha kathA vizeSataH cunakara sunAyI hai, kyoMki ApakI pravRttiyo aura vAja kI pravRttiyo me mujhe samAnatA lagI hai / Apa bhI binA hI apanI kSamatA ko taule cala paDe hai - isa kaThora patha para 1 kacce sUta se kahI pAnI kA bharA ghaDA kue se bAhara khocA jA sakatA hai ? ghaDA gira paDegA, pyAsa jyo kI tyo raha jAyagI aura sUta TUTa jAyagA / suniye, merI vinaya para dhyAna dIjie aura AtmarakSA ke lie hI sahI, kintu apane isa gRhatyAga ke saMkalpa ko visarjita kara dIjie / apane prANo se mata kheliye, svAmI ! * isa anunaya ke sAtha jaba rUpazrI ne apanA kathana samApta kiyA to use bhI vizvAsa thA ki avazya hI vaha apane prayatna me saphala ho jAyagI aura kumAra apane naye mArga se palaTa kara pArivArika jIvana ke prati anurakta ho jAyeMge / usakA yaha vizvAsa usakI mukhamudrA para spaSTa jhalaka AyA thA / isa bAra jambUkumAra gambhIra cintana kI mudrA me nahI the ataH rUpazrI kA vizvAsa dRDhatara hotA jA rahA thA /

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14 : subuddhi aura rAma-rAma mitra kI kathA apanI anya sakhiyo kI bhAMti zIghra hI rUpatrI kA anumAna bhI mithyA siddha ho gyaa| vAja kI kthA kA jo prabhAva spathI cAhatI thI, vaha jambUkumAra para racamAtra mI nahIM huA thA / kumAra ne rUpazrI kI mAnyatA kA prativAda kiyA aura gambhIratA ke sAtha hI kahane lage ki priye rUpazrI / suno, tumane bAja pakSI kI kathA mujhe sunAyI aura tumane isakI durdazA kA kAraNa bhI batAyA ki durvala prANI hokara bhI usane zera ke muMha meM muMha DAlane kA abhyAsa banA liyA / tumhAre hI zabdo me maiM isa prakAra tumhArI bAta duharAtA hU~ ki usane apanI kSamatA se bAhara ke kAma me hAtha DAlA kintu nahI... ....rUpazrI nahIM... ....vAja kI duravasthA kA mUla kAraNa yaha nahI thA / tanika dhyAnapUrvaka isa kathA para vicAra karane para tuma bhI isa niSkarSa para pahuMca jAogI ki bAja ke mana me vinA parizrama mAMsa pA lene kI jo eka lipsA thI, usI ke duSpariNAma svarUpa use mRtyu kA grAsa honA par3A / lipsAe~ kyAkyA anartha nahIM karAtI aura kaise-kaise bhayAnaka pariNAma tathA kaSTa nahI detI / ava tanika yaha soco ki kyA aba bhI usa lobhI vAja me aura mujha me koI sAmya hai ? spaSTa hai ki merA jo nayA vrata hai, usase mai kisI lipsA ko tuSTa karane kA uddezya nahI rkhtaa| lobha-moha Adi kupravRttiyo se to maiM pahale hI dUra ho gayA huuN| maiM

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subuddhi aura rAma-rAma mitra kI kathA | 177 to usa carama sthiti ko prApta kara lene kA abhilApI hU~ jo cira zAnti aura sukha kI dAtrI hai| mere isa cunAva ko kisI bhI prakAra to bAja ke cunAva se samakakSatA nahIM dI jA sakatI / phira usakI durdazA kA citraNa kara tuma mujhe bhayabhIta karane kA prayatna kyo kara rahI ho ? merA cunAva pavitra hai aura ina prayatno ke pariNAma bhI nizcita hI sukhada aura saubhAgyapUrNa hoge, magalakArI hoMge / tuma mujhe isa mArga se moDakara puna sAsArikatA kI ora le, jAnA cAhatI ho, kintu rUpazrI | mujhe jIvana ke usa pravacanApUrNa svarUpa me rasa nahI AtA / ye sAsArika sukha AtmA ke lie ghAtaka hai / sasAra me koI bhI kisI kA nahIM hotA / mAtApitA, bhAI-bahana, putra-putrI, pati-patnI, svajana-parijana kisI ko kisI ke hita kI kAmanA nahIM hotii| sabhI to yahA~ svakendrita hai| , sabhI apane-apane hI lAbha ke lie, svArtha ke lie ina sambandho ke nirvAha me lage rahate hai aura na, to mere mana me kisI svArthapUrti kI kAmanA hai, na maiM kisI se chale jAne ke lie tatpara huuN| aisI sthiti meM maiM usa tyakta aura dUSita jAgatika jIvana kI ora kaise unmukha ho sakatA hU~ / loka vyavahAra kI isa paddhati ke bAre me maiM rUpazrI / tumhe eka kathA ke mAdhyama se Azvasta karAnA cAhatA hU~, suno kisI samaya atyanta udAra vicAro aura paripakva buddhi kA eka vyakti thA jo sadA satkarmoM meM hI pravRtta rahA karatA thaa| usakA nAma thA-subuddhi / subuddhi rAjA ajitazatru kA pradhAna amAtya thaa| vaha apane dAyitvo ke nirvAha me sadA jAgarUka rahA karatA thA /

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178 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra anyAya aura azubha karmoM ye vaha sadA dUra rahA karatA thA / donahIno kA vaha vandhu thA aura amahAyo kA sahAyaka / rAjA ajitazatru apane pradhAnAmAtya ke ina sadguNo ne vaDA prabhAvita thA aura usakA Adara bhI bahuta kiyA karatA thA / varSoM taka subuddhi apane zubha AcaraNa aura lokahita ke kAryoM dvArA yaza prApta karatA rahA / lekina rUpazrI ' kisI kA bhI samaya sadA ekasA nahI rhtaa| samaya ke phera kA zikAra suvuddhi ko bhI eka dina honA hI pdd'aa| huA yo rUpazrI / ki na jAne kyo suvRddhi ke prati rAjA kI dhAraNA parivartita ho gayI / ava vaha pradhAna amAtya para ruSTa ho gayA thA / java rAjA hI rUTha jAya to usake rAjya meM kimI kI kuzala kaise raha sakatI hai ? aura rAjA ajitazatru to itanA kupita / thA ki usane subuddhi ko mRtyudaNDa hI sunA diyaa| use zUlI para caDhAne kI AjJA de dI gayI / ava to subuddhi apane prANo kI rakSA ke lie cintita ho gyaa| usane nizcaya kiyA ki aba vaha prANa ga~vAne ke sthAna para luka-chipakara jIvana vyatIta kregaa| isa vicAra ko kriyAnvita karane ke lie vaha vano me bhAga gyaa| 3-4 dina meM hI use jIvana ke kaThora yathArtha kA patA cala gayA / vaha vana kI kaThinAiyo se vyAkula ho gayA, use bhUkha behada satAne lagI / nidAna, eka AdhI rAta ko vaha nagara me lauTa AyA aura apane hI ghara phuNcaa| vaha dhIre-dhIre dvAra khaTakhaTAne lgaa| vaha bhayabhIta thA ki kahI par3osiyoM kI najara usa para na paDa jAya / yahAM yaha ullekha karanA bhI Avazyaka hai rUpazrI / ki usane apane mitro-sahacaro ko tIna koTiyo meM vargIkRta kara rakhA thA

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subuddhi aura rAma-rAma mitra kI kathA | 176 nityamitra, parvamitra aura rAma-rAma mitra / nityamitra mAnatA thA vaha apane zarIra ko aura apanI ardhAMginI arthAt dharmapatnI ko, jinakA sukha-duHkha eka hI huA karatA hai| eka kA sukha dUsare ke lie du kha kA kAraNa nahI ho sakatA aura eka ko dukhI pAkara dUsarA kabhI sukhI nahI raha sakatA / yahI nahI, nitya hI nirvAhita hotI rahane vAlI maitrI ke adhIna dono eka-dUsare kI sahAyatA ke lie bhI vacanabaddha hote hai| anya svajana-parijano, sahayogiyo, mitro Adi ko vaha parvamitra mAnatA thA jinakI maitrI kA AbhAsa samaya-samaya para, ucita avasaro para hI hotA thaa| isake atirikta aise bhI vyakti hote hai jinake sAtha kA paricaya kevala abhivAdana vinimaya 'rAma-rAma' taka hI sImita rahatA hai / hA~ to rUpazrI ! jaba subuddhi ne usa AdhI rAta me apane ghara kA dvAra khaTakhaTAyA to mIThI nIda kA Ananda letI huI usakI patnI ko bar3A roSa aayaa| yaha AdhI rAta ko kauna A marA..... .hai kauna yaha........Adi bar3abar3AtI huI jaba usane dvAra kholA to apane pati ko khaDA dekhakara usakI Upara kI sAMsa Upara aura nIce kI sAMsa nIce hI raha gayI / vaha mAtra itanA hI kaha pAI ki tuma yahA~ kyA lene Aye ho ? bhagavAna ke lie yahA~ se . / bIca hI me subuddhi bola par3A ki priye / tuma merI nityamitra ho / isa ADe samaya me mai tuma se hI to sahAyatA kI apekSA rakha sakatA hai| rAja karmacArI merI khoja me haiN| ve mujhe pakaDakara zUlI para caDhA denA cAhate haiM, kintu maiM maranA nahIM cAhatA . priye ! mai maranA nahIM caahtaa| maiM tuma se apane prANo kI bhIkha

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180 | mukti kA amara nahI : sammumAra mAMgatA huuN| merI rakSA kro| mujhe paramehamI tuma para mandeha bhI nahIM kara pAegA |pni dokAnA gara detI huI patnI kahane lagI jinamo apane kAma mAtI daNDa milA hai.-une tuma hI bhogii| mo aura mere bannIge usame bhAgIdAra mata banAyo / apane durbhAgya rITAyA me tuma logo kA jIvana dukhamaya banAnA cAhate ho, limamA nadI hone dUMgI / tumhe Azraya dekara maiM gajA po kopabhAjana nahIM bananA caahtii| agara hamArI sampatti rAjA ne chIna lI to hamArA nirvAha kaise hogA ? nahI . ...nahIM .... usa para meM tumheM nama: nahI milegI / aura gepa ke mAya patnI ne pAsaTaragedvAra banda kara liyA aura kuDI caDhA lii| pATI ko bhAvAna ne subuddhi mana me vitRSNA bhara dii| isa pavitra mitratA kA AdhAra bhI pavana svArtha pUti hai-yaha usane kabhI socA bhI nahIM thaa| usane apane nityamitra dvArA aise upekSApUrNa vyavahAra kI kalpanA bhI nahIM kI zrI / ghora dukha se vaha kSaNa mAna hI meM jarjara ho gyaa| usake caraNo me zakti nahI raha gayI thI-Age bar3hane kI kintu anya cArA hI kyA thA / vaha nirAza hokara vahAM se haTa gyaa| taba vaha eka-eka karake apane aneka anya mitro-paricito ke yahAM gayA / sabhI ne use nirAza kiyA / koI bhI usakI sahAyatA karane, use apane yahA~ Azraya dene ko tatpara nahIM huaa| sabhI usake sukha ke hI sAthI the--parvamitra jo Thahare / durbhAgya ke samaya me subuddhi kA sAtha dekara koI bhI apane lie musIvata khaDI kara lene kA sAhasa nahI kara sakA / saccA mitra to mitra kI

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subuddhi aura rAma-rAma mitra kI kathA | 181 sahAyatA ke lie prANo kI bAjI lagAne me bhI pIche nahIM rhtaa| kintu subuddhi ke nitya mitra ne bhI jaba apanA kartavya nahI nibhAyA, to ina parvamitro se kyA AzA rakhI jA sakatI thii| vipatti kA mArA becArA subuddhi dara-dara kI Thokare khAkara sarvathA hatAza ho gyaa| vanoM kI ora lauTa jAne ke atirikta usake pAsa aba koI upAya zeSa nahI bacA thaa| vaha lukatAchipatA nagara ne bAhara nikala jAnA cAhatA thA, tabhI use apane eka rAma-rAma mitra kA smaraNa ho aayaa| sahasA usake mana me AzA kI eka kiraNa jagamagA uThI / vaha lauTa par3A aura zIghratA ke sAtha usa mitra ke dvAra para pahuMca gyaa| yaha eka seTha thA / khaTakhaTAye jAne para jaba seTha ne dvAra kholA to subuddhi ko dekhakara vaha harSita ho uThA / svAgatapUrvaka usane subuddhi ko ghara ke bhItara lekara sAvadhAnI se dvAra banda kara liyA / AdarapUrvaka usane subuddhi ko Asana diyA aura taba vaha kahane lagA ki rAjA ke ruSTa ho jAne para maiM Apake lie baDA cintita thA / maiM yaha bhI jAnatA hU~ ki rAjA kA krodha asthAyI hai, kintu mRtyudaNDa kA jo nirNaya usane diyA hai-usase yaha rAjya to eka yogya amAtya kI sadA-sadA ke lie kho degaa| phira bhale hI rAjA lAkha pachatAe, usakA darabAra aise nara-ratna se suzobhita nahI ho sktaa| yahI kAraNa hai ki maiM Apake jIvana ke prati cintita thaa| kucha hI samaya me saba kucha ThIka-ThAka ho jAyagA-vartamAna' sakaTa kA caturAI aura dhairya ke sAtha sAmanA karane kI hI bAta hai / Apane yaha acchA hI kiyA ki adRzya ho gaye / aba Apa kahI nahI jAyeMge / merA ghara hI Apa

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182 / mukti kA amara rAhI jambUkumAra paritra karate rahiye / maiM to ApakI sevA karake dhanya ho jaauuNgaa| ahobhAgya hai ki deza kI eka dharohara kI rakSA karane kA avasara mujhe milA hai| yahA~ Apako na koI kaSTa hogA, na bhaya / Apa yahA~ nizcinta rhiye| subuddhi ko apane isa rAma-rAma mitra kI sadAzayatA para sukhada vismaya ho rahA thaa| jinake sAtha usane jIvana vyatIta kiyA, jinake hita me vaha nirantara vyasta rahA-uname se kisI eka ne bhI usakI sahAyatA nahI kii| aura yaha seTha usa para sarvasva nyochAvara kara rahA hai| isake sAtha usakA mAtra rAma-rAma (namaskAra) kA hI to samparka rahA hai / mujhase isakI na to koI svArthapUrti aba se pUrva huI hai aura na hI ise isakI ava koI AzA hai| yahI nahIM, apitu isane to apane lie eka ApadA khaDI kara lI hai| subuddhi ne apane isa rAma-rAma mitra ke prati hArdika AbhAra vyakta kiyA aura chipa kara usake yahA~ rahane lgaa| yaha sahAyatA bhI seTha ne svecchA se kI thii| isake lie subuddhi ko Agraha nahIM karanA pdd'aa| svArthahInatA aura mAnavIya dRSTikoNa ke kAraNa yaha mitra subuddhi ke lie Adara aura zraddhA kA pAtra ho gayA thaa| ___ kucha dina isI prakAra vyatIta ho gaye / rAjA ko subuddhi kA kucha patA na calA / usakI khoja bhI banda ho gayI aura rAjA kA krodha bhI ThaNDA ho gyaa| tava vaDI caturAI ke sAtha isa seTha ne rAjA ke sAmane mArI sthiti ko spaSTa kI aura siddha ho gayA ki subuddhi niSkalaka hai, niraparAdha hai| usane rAjA dvArA usake .

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subuddhi aura rAma-rAma mitra kI kathA | 183 daNDa kI AjJA ko bhI nirasta karavA diyA aura taba eka dina rAjA ke samakSa usane subuddhi ko upasthita kara diyaa| rAjA apane kuzala pradhAna amAtya ko dekhakara baDA prasanna huA aura use gale lagA liyA / vaha seTha ke prati bhI AbhAra vyakta karane lagA ki subuddhi ko chipAkara usane deza ke prati baDA bhArI upakAra kiyA hai | usane pradhAna amAtya kI to rakSA kI hI sAtha hI rAjA ko bhI eka pApa se bacA liyA hai, nahI to vaha to subuddhi ko zUlI para car3hA dene ko udyata ho hI gayA thA / rAjA ne subuddhi ko usakA chinA huA pUrva gaurava lauTA diyaa| aba subuddhi puna. pradhAna amAtya bana gayA aura pUrva kI apekSA aneka gunI pratiSThA use prApta ho gayI thii| rAjA bhI usa seTha ke prati upakRta thA / usane use vipula dhanarAzi ke sAtha puraskRta aura sammAnita kiyA / aba pradhAna amAtya kA mitratA sambandhI dRSTikoNa parivartita ho gayA thA / saccI maitrI kA lakSaNa usane apane isa rAmarAma mitra, seTha me pAyA thA / ataH aba vaha usakA saccA aura antaraMga mitra ho gayA / nityamitra apanI dharmapatnI aura anya parvamitro ke prati usake mana me sneha kA bhAva zeSa nahI raha gayA thA / subuddhi kI kathA samApta karate hue jambUkumAra ne rUpazrI ko sambodhita karate hue kahA ki kyA tuma aba bhI sAsArika sabadho ke yathArtha svarUpa ko nahI samajha pAI ho ? maiM svArthAdhArita ina jagata vyavahAro ko acchI taraha pahacAna gayA hU~ aura inake pAza

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184 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jamyUkumAra me svaya ko Abaddha nahI kara paauuNgaa| ye sambandha mera lie tabhI taka bane rahege jaba taka anya logo kI svArthapUrti kI kSamatA mujhame banI rhegii| phira to sabhI sambandha svata. hI vicchina ho jAyeMge / phira maiM hI Age hokara unase mukta kyo na ho jAU yahI socakara maiMne sAsArikatA aura parivAra ko tyAgakara AtmakalyANa ke mArga ko apanAne kA nizcaya kiyA hai| vastutaH imI me merA magala nihita hai / aura mere lie ho kyA, yaha mArga to sabake lie magaladAyI hai| isa mArga para calakara kisI ko pachatAnA nahI par3atA / yaha vaha sAdhana hai, jo mAnava jIvana kI zreSThatama upalabdhi pradAna karatA hai / rUpazrI ! tumako bhI apane ajJAna aura 'trama se mukta ho jAnA cAhie / mAnava jIvana bAra-bAra nahIM miltaa| isa vAra milA hai to isakA sadupayoga kara lo, Atma-kalyANa ke udyama meM ise lagA do| anya kisI jIvana me yaha avasara nahI mila paaegaa| rUpazrI ] maiMne khUba soca-samajhakara isa mArga ko apanAyA hai aura maiM tumhArA bhI kalyANa cAhatA huuN| socakara dekhalo" ' ' isa dizA mai tumhArA koI ahita nahIM hogaa| ___ jambUkumAra to isa prakAra kA Agraha ava kara rahe the, jabaki rUpazrI kA hRdaya kabhI kA abhibhUta ho cukA thaa| subuddhi ke prasaga se sAsArika nAte-rizto ke prati usake mana me vikarSaNa kA bhAva udita ho gayA thA aura vaha bhI unhe vyartha mAnane lagI thI, tyAjya mAnane lagI thii| jambUkumAra kA kathana samApta hote-hote rUpazrI ne unake caraNo me apanA mastaka TikA diyA /

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15 : brAhmaNa-kanyA kI kathA : jayazrI kA prayatna jambUkumAra ko gRhastha banAye rakhane kI dizA meM unakI sAta navavivAhitA patniyA~ to apane prayatnoM me viphala ho gayI thI, kintu AThavI patnI jayazrI aba bhI zeSa thii| apanI 7 saheliyo kI parAjaya ke kAraNa bhI usake citta para koI pratikUla prabhAva nahIM thA / vaha apane amanda utsAha ke sAtha kumAra ko sambodhita karake kahane lagI ki kumAra | aba bArI merI hai| mujhase pAra pAnA kaThina hogaa| mai akelI hI apanI 7 bahano ke parAjaya kA duHkha dUra kara dene ko paryApta huuN| anudvignatA ke sAtha jambUkumAra adhakhulI A~kho se jayazrI kI ora nihArane lge| kucha pala me ve bole / tumhAre vijaya ke vizvAsa ke pIche kahI tuma apane nAma kA AdhAra tA nahIM mAna rahI ho ? aura kUmAra kucha muskarAkara puna. gambhIra hA gye| ve bole ki jayazrI ! svastha vicAra-vimarza to sadA hI lAbhakArI rahatA hai| maiM tumhAre kathana ko bhI samajhane ke lie tatpara huuN| usame yadi grahaNa karane yogya koI tattva milA to use bhI avazya grahaNa kruuNgaa| kaho jayazrI | tumhArA kyA mantavya hai ? kumAra / mai baDI dera se dekha rahI hai ki Apako apanA vicAra __ hI priya lagatA hai| apanI dhAraNA ke prati Apake mana meM

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186 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra durAgraha bharA huA hai aura isI kAraNa apane vicAro ke atirikta aura kisI ke vicAra meM Apako matya athavA aucitya pratIta hI nahIM hotA / Apane apane mAtA-pitA ke Agraha ko bhI asvIkAra kara diyA aura gRha-tyAga ke nizcaya para Apa aTala hai| anya svajana-parijano ne bhI tarka prastuta kiye aura abhI merI 7 vahaneM bhI prayatna kara cukI hai, kintu aisA AbhAsa hotA hai ki svAmI ! Apako apane dRSTikoNa ke prati moha ho gayA hai / yaha moha Apa ko ucita niSkarSa taka nahI pahaMcane detA hai / yaha dhAraNA chor3iye ki anya kisI kI vANI me sAra tattva hai hI nahI / tabhI.... tabhI Apa magaladAyI nizcaya kara pAyege / Apake isa durAgraha ko dekha kara mujhe eka kahAnI smaraNa A gayI hai| yadi Apa anumati de to, vaha kahAnI sunaauuN| jambUkumAra ne svIkRtisUcaka sira hilAte hue kahA jayazrI ! sunAo, maiM dhyAna se sunUMgA aura usake pazcAta hI maiM apanA mata vyakta karUMgA / jayazrI ne utsAhita hokara kathA Arambha kI he svAmI sudIrgha atIta kI bAta hai, eka nagara thA-zrIpura / zrIpura kA rAjA vaDA naiSThika thA, dharmAnurAgI thA / vaha prajAvatsala aura nyAya priya rAjA thA / usake nityaniyama kA anivArya aga thA-dharma-kathAo kA zravaNa / jaba taka vaha kathA nahIM suna letA, taba taka anna-jala grahaNa nahIM karatA thaa| hA~, usake kathAzravaNa ke sambandha me eka aura ullekhanIya vizeSatA thI ki pratidina vaha naye-naye kathAvAcako ko nimantrita karatA thaa| isa

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- kanyA kI kathA | 187 prakAra dharma aura nIti ke kSetra meM vibhinna dRSTikoNo se vaha paricita ho jAnA cAhatA thA / rAjA brAhmaNo kA baDA Adara kiyA karatA thA / kathAvAcako kA vaha zraddhApUrvaka svAgata karatA thA, bhaktipUrvaka unase kathA zravaNa karatA aura paryApta dAna-dakSiNA dekara unhe vidA karatA thA / zrIpura ke brAhmaNo ko isa hetu krama-krama se nimantraNa milatA rahatA thA / bar3I utsukatA se brAhmaNa jana apanI bArI kI pratIkSA kiyA karate the / zrIpura me eka brAhmaNa aisA bhI thA jo becArA nirakSara thA / kathAvAcana to kyA -kabhI usane kathA zravaNa bhI nahI kiyA thA / jaba use kathAvAcana ke lie rAjakIya nimantraNa milA, to vaha ghabarA gayA / apanI akSamatA usake samakSa sabase baDI bAdhA thI / vaha baDA cintita thA ki kyA kiyA jAya / rAjAjJA kI avamAnanA bhI nahI kI jA sakatI aura yadi vaha AjJA kA pAlana karatA hai to rAjabhavana me jAkara vaha sunAegA kyA | isa viSama paristhiti ke kAraNa vaha baDA dukhI ho rahA thaa| isa brAhmaNa kI putrI bar3I jJAnavatI thI / usake pitA ko cintAgrasta dekhakara isakA kAraNa pUchA aura pitA ne sArI samasyA batA dI / putrI kyoki baDI kuzAgrabuddhi kI thI, usane turanta hI eka samAdhAna khoja nikAlA / yaha samAdhAna pitA ko bhI svIkArya lagA aura aba usake citta me santoSa aura zAnti thI / dUsare dina rAjabhavana me nitya kI bhA~ti kathAzravaNa ke lie yathAsamaya samasta prabandha kara liyA gayA / rAjA apane Asana

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188 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra para baiTha gayA thA aura kathAvAcaka kI pratIkSA kI jA rahI thii| mabhI logo ke Azcarya kA ThikAnA nahI rahA, jaba unhone dekhA ki kisI paNDita ke sthAna para eka kanyA Aja kathAvAcana ke lie AI hai| yaha vahI brAhmaNa-kanyA thii| aba se pUrva koI mahilA isa hetu nahI AyI thii| rAjA ne bhI dekhA, to kutUhala me paDa gayA / zAstrIya asagati na hone ke kAraNa kanyA ko lauTA denA to use ucita pratIta nahI ho rahA thA, kintu usake mana me isa vAcikA ke prati yogyatA sambandhI sandeha avazya thaa| yaha sandeha kA bhAva rAjA kI A~kho me taira AyA thaa| usake netra mAno kanyA se prazna karane lage the ki kyA tuma kathA sunA sakogI ? rAjA kI vANI ne netro kI aura bhI puSTi kara dii| ucita svAgata satkAra ke pazcAt jaba brAhmaNa-kanyA apane Asana para baiThI to rAjA ne usase yahI kahA ki hame kathA sunAne ke lie to AI ho, kintu koI Adarza aura nIti pUrNa kathA sunAnA aura bar3e Dhaga se sunAnA / aisA na ho ki ....! rAjA kI bAta ko bIca hI me kATakara kanyA ne use Azvasta kiyA ki merI pratibhA aura yogyatA meM sandeha mata kIjie mahArAja | Apane aneka vAcako me aneka kathAo kA zravaNa kiyA hai, kintu mai Apako Aja jo kathA sunAUMgI umame Apako apUrvatA kA hI anubhava hogaa| eka navInatA kA AbhAsa Apako usame hogaa| rAjA ne Azvasta hokara kanyA meM kahA ki acchI bAta hai| phira kathA Arambha kro| kanyA ne kathA Arambha kI-suniye mahArAja ! mere pitA mere prati gahana vAtsalya kA bhAva rakhate hai /

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brAhmaNa kanyA kI kathA | 186 apane mAtA-pitA kI maiM eka mAtra santAna hU~ ata prArambha se hI unake samasta sneha kI pAtra meM hI rahI hU~ / pitAjI ne merI zikSA dIkSA kI bhI baDI uttama vyavasthA kI aura usI ke pariNAma svarUpa mai Aja ... / khaira Atma- prazasA mujhe zobhA nahI degI, kintu yaha satya hai ki jaba maiM paryApta Ayu kI ho gayI to mAtApitA ko mere bhAvI viyoga kI kalpanA se hI dukha hone lagA aura ve kucha udAsa rahane lge| phira bhI kisI kanyA kA pitA kaba taka isa ora se AMkhe banda rakha sakatA hai / mere pitAjI ko bhI yogya vara kI khoja me vyasta honA pdd'aa| baDI daur3a-dhUpa ke pazcAt pitAjI ko antata saphalatA prApta ho hI gayI / pitAjI ne merI sagAI kara dI / jayazrI kucha kSaNa mauna raha kara puna kahane lagI ki he svAmI ! jaba vaha brAhmaNa kanyA rAjA ko yaha kahAnI sunA rahI thI, rAjA apanA dhairya kho baiThA / baDI dera se vaha yaha socate-socate ukatA gayA thA ki kaisI kathA yaha sunA rahI hai / kahanA kyA cAhatI hai yaha / aura taba rAjA cupa nahI raha sakA / vaha bIca me vola paDA ki brAhmaNa-putrI tuma kathA sunAne AyI ho yA vinoda karane / yaha kyA UlajalUla . ** dhIraja rakhiye mahArAja | dhIraja rakhiye | kathA hI to sunA rahI hI hU~ | isa kathA ko samApti taka to pahu~cane dIjie / itanA kaha kara usane puna kathA kA chora pakaDA / hA~ to mahArAja ! merI sagAI kara dI gayI / abhI vivAha kI koI tithi bhI nizcita nahI huI thI ki eka sAtha vara mere ghara para AyA / maiMne use * 1

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190 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra pahale kabhI dekhA hI nahI thA / usane svaya hI java apanA paricaya diyA to maiM lajjA se jhuka gyii| mujhe lagA ki pitAjI kA cunAva adoSa hai / vara vaDA suzIla aura guNavAna lagA / svabhAva se bhI vaha vaDA komala thA ora madhurabhASI bhI / vyavahArakuzalatA aura ziSTatA me bhI pIche na thA / usa sAya usane mujhe madhura premAlApa se AkarSita kara liyA thA / dhIre-dhIre rAta utara AyI aura jaba vaha vidA hokara jAne lagA to vaDI caturAI ke sAtha vaha merI alaMkAra- maMjUSA uThAkara le jAne lagA / kisI prakAra meM ise bhAMpa gayI, to vaha bhAgane lgaa| maiM tanika uccasvara se bolane lagI, to mujhe DarAne ke lie usane cAkU nikAla liyA / kanyA kahane lagI ki baDA anartha ho gayA, mahArAja | bar3A anartha ho gyaa| usake hAtha me cAkU ko camacamAte dekhakara maiM to Atakita hI ho gayI thI / kiMkartavyavimUDha sI kucha kSaNa to mai socatI rahI, kintu yaha socakara ki isa prakAra kAma na calegA - maiM Age baDhI / sAhasa ke sAtha mai usake hAtha ke 1 -- cAkU ko chIna lenA cAhatI thI, kintu vaha denA nahI cAhatA thA / isI chInA-jhapaTI me cAkU usake peTa me ghusa gayA aura dekhate hI dekhate usake prANa pakherU uDa gaye / usake zava ko dekhakara to maiM kA~pa utthii| kucha bhI soca nahI pA rahI thI ki aba meM kyA kruuN| sayoga se isa samaya mAtA-pitA ghara me nahI the| maiMne sAhasa baTorA aura zava ko pichavAr3e le jAkara gaDDhA khoda kara gADa diyA / kanyA abhI aura kucha kahanA cAhatI thI ki rAjA ne Aveza ke sAtha kahA- banda karo yaha pralApa / kathA sunAne ke nAma para

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brAhmaNa-kanyA kI kathA | 191 suma kapola kalpanA bharA mithyA prasaga sunA kara hamArA samaya naSTa kara rahI ho| kanyA ne dRDhatA ke sAtha rAjA kA prativAda karate hue kahA ki mahArAja | Apa mere kathana me asatya kA abhAsa pA ___ rahe haiM, Akhira aisA kyo ? " rAjA- hai hI yaha mithyA aura asatya / mujhe isame tanika bhI satya pratIta nahIM hotaa| ____ kanyA-(apane Antarika roSa kA damana kara) Apa to nitya hI kathAe~ sunate rahate haiN| kyA ve bhI saba kI saba asatya thI? rAjA-nahI ve asatya nahI thI, kintu tumhArI kathA nizcayapUrvaka asatya kahI jA sakatI hai ? kanyA- isakA kAraNa ? rAjA--(mauna) kanyA-ApakA mauna isa tathya kA pramANa hai rAjan ki ___ Apake pAsa merI kathA ko asatya siddha karane kA koI AdhAra nahI hai| aba taka kI sunI huI kathAo ko java Apa pramANa ke abhAva me asatya nahI kaha sakate to merI kathA me bhI Apako sandeha nahI karanA cAhie / ve satya hai, to yaha bhI satya hai / dono meM antara hI kyA hai ? ve bhI kathAe~ hai aura yaha bhI eka kathA hai| kanyA ke isa tarka se he svAmI / jayazrI ne kahA ki rAjA avAka raha gayA / use svIkAra karanA hI par3A ki brAhmaNa-kanyA kI kathA asatya nahI hai| he svAmI | rAjA ke isa AcaraNa se zikSA liijie| Apako yaha durAgraha nahI pAlanA cAhie ki jo kucha Apa socate haiM, vahI satya hai| Apako apanI patniyo,

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162 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra mAtA-pitA Adi ke kathana me bhI satya svIkAra karanA cAhie / anyathA ApakA yaha jo apanI dhAraNA ke prati vizeSa Agraha kA bhAva hai, vaha sahI nirNaya nahI lene degaa| hamArI dhAraNAo me aucitya kA anubhava kojie aura parivAra tathA parivAra ke sukho ko, svajanoM ko isa nirmamatA ke sAtha tyAga kara mata jaaiye| inakA bhoga Aja kA satya hai / sambhava hai ki virakti aura sayama me bhaviSya ke lie koI satya nihita ho / isa prakAra dono dhAraNAo me satya kI vidyamAnatA kA saketa kara jayazrI ne apanA kathana samApta kiyaa| samApti ke samaya usake mana me anukUla pratikriyA kI AzA ke kAraNa eka ullAsa bhara gayA thA /

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16 : lalitakumAra kI kathA : jayazrI meM vairAgya-jAgaraNa jayazrI kI kathA ko jambUkumAra ne dhyAna se sunA thA aura usake marma ko pahacAnakara unhone kahA ki jayazrI! tumhe mere durAgraha ke viSaya me bahuta bar3A bhrama hai ki maiM apane hI vicAra ko satya mAnatA hU~ aura. ...... / maiM tumhe spaSTa batAnA cAhatA hU~ ki virakta hokara parivrAjaka bana jAne aura sAdhanA mArga kA pathika banane kA yaha nizcaya maiMne kisI Aveza ke adhIna nahI kiyA hai / mere dRSTikoNa me ekAgitA nahI hai| maiMne to apanI Ayu ke isa caurAhe para pahuMca kara yahA~ se jAne vAle sabhI mArgoM ko bhalIbhA~ti pahacAnA hai| tuma sasAra ke jina bhautika sukho me pravRtta ho jAne ko mujhe prerita kara rahI ho unakA khUba....khUba gaharAI ke sAtha maiMne adhyayana kiyA hai / unakI vAstavikatA se maiM paricita ho gayA huuN| jayazrI / suno, ye sukha ye viSaya kabhI kisI ke lie hitakara siddha nahI hue| jyohI koI eka bAra sukho kI ora AkarSita hotA hai-ye use apane dRr3ha bandhano me aisA jakar3a lete haiM ki phira usakI mukti kI koI sambhAvanA nahI rahatI / sukha prApti kI kAmanA to ananta hai| upalabdha mukha para manuSya santoSa karanA nahI jAnatA / vaha to adhikAdhika sukho kA abhilASI ho jAtA h-| vaha unakI prApti ke lie nAnA prakAra ke chala-chadma aura

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164 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra / ucita-anucita prayatno me vyasta ho jAtA hai / pariNAmata usake mAnasika jagata me eka vyagratA aura azAnti chA jAtI hai jo use vidyamAna sukho se bhI lAbhAnvita nahI hone detI / jayazrI ! isake atirikta yaha bhI to eka dRDha satya hai ki ye sukha to sukha kI mAtra chAyA hai / jisa prakAra svacchanda jala-vihAra karatI huI machalI pAnI me apanA khAdya dekhakara lalacA uThatI hai aura usakI prApti kI kAmanA se udhara lapakatI bhI hai| usa khAdya ko jaba vaha sevana karane lagatI hai to usake javaDe me vaha kAMTA phaMsa jAtA jAtA hai jo usa sundara, sarasa khAdya ke bhItara chipA huA thaa| asahya vedanA se vaha chaTapaTA jAtI hai aura yahI nahI Dora ke sahAre zikArI use pAnI se bAhara khIca letA hai / machalI taDapataDapa kara prANa tyAga detI hai| yadi vaha khAdya (sukha) kI ora AkarSita na huI hotI to kyA usakI yaha durdazA hotI / pratyeka sukha me du kha kA mUla chipA rahatA hai / sukha to zIghra hI naSTa ho jAtA hai aura dukha kA yahI mUla akurita, vikasita, pallavita aura phalita hotA rahatA hai / aise dukhada sukha bhI bhalA kamI vareNya ho sakate haiN| mRgI ke lie vINA kA madhura sagIta eka sukha hai, usame masta hokara vaha sudhabudha khokara acacala baiTha jAtI hai, kintu kyA yahI sagIta usake lie ghAtaka nahI ho jAtA ! ina sukho ke chalAvo se manuSya jitanA zIghra sAvadhAna ho jAya-utanA hI zreyaskara hai / isa sAsArika chalAve se mukta hokara manuSya ko vAstavika aura ananta sukha-mokSa ke lie prayatnazIla honA caahie| yaha tathya maine pUrI gaveSaNA aura soca-vicAra ke bAda apane citta

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lalitakumAra ko kathA | 165 me sthira kara liyA hai / tumhArA anumAna bhramapUrNa hai jayazrI | ki kisI eka pakSa me maiM akAraNa hI ahita mAnakara anya pakSa ke prati binA kisI AdhAra ke jhuka gayA huuN| ye viSaya-vAsanAe~ aura mAyA-moha nizcita hI tyAjya hai / jo inake loma me paDakara satyapakSa kA vicAra hI nahI kara pAtA; dharma, niyama, sayama, virAga Adi kA pAlana nahIM kara pAtA; Atma-kalyANa ke lie prayatnazIla nahI ho pAtA-use bhayAnaka duSpariNAma bhogane paDate haiisame mujhe tanika bhI sandeha nahI hai / tumhe bhI ucita-anucita kA nirNaya svaya karanA cAhie aura gambhIratA se, taTastha buddhi se socanA caahie| yadi tumane aisA kiyA to sAsArika moha kI asAratA aura usake ghAtaka svarUpa se tuma aparicita nahI raha paaogii| suno, maiM tumhe isa sandarbha me lalitakumAra kI kathA sunAtA huuN| jayazrI ko puna sambodhita karate hue kumAra ne kahA ki lalitakumAra kA jaisA nAma thA vaisA hI usakA vyaktitva bhI thA / bar3A hI rUpavAna, komala aura AkarSaka thA vaha / jo koI use dekhatA vaha usake mohaka rUpa se prabhAvita hue binA nahIM raha pAtA thaa| sayoga se vaha eka sampanna parivAra kA sadasya thA, ata. usake vaimava ne use vilAsa kI asImita suvidhAe~ de rakhI thI / pariNAmataH bhAMti-bhAMti ke sAdhano dvArA vaha apane vyaktitva ke usa prabhAva ko aura bhI adhika abhivaddhita rakhatA thA / yuvatiyA~ usake prati sammohita sI rahatI thii| jayazrI / yaha lalitakumAra tana se jitanA adhika sundara thA

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166 / mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra mana se utanA hI adhika kurUpa thaa| vAsanA kA kIr3A hI thA vaha / sampatti kI adhikatA ke kAraNa jIvana usakA nizcinta thA aura vaha durAcAra me hI vyasta rhtaa| isI me use vizepa rasAnubhUti huA karatI thii| vaha lampaTa isa sukha ke sAmane apane dopa ko nagaNya hI mAnatA rahA / vaha dhanI thA-ataH samAja me usakI pratiSThA thI aura koI umake durAcaraNa kI ora igita bhI nahIM kara pAtA thaa| sandhyA ko nitya hI snigdha mUlyavAna vastra dhAraNa kara sugadhita dravo se suvAsita hokara, puSpahArAdi dhAraNa kara vaha vicaraNa ke lie nikala jAtA thaa| usakI chavi para aneka sundariyA~ mugdha ho jAtI thI aura vaha bhI unhe upakRta hI karatA thaa| eka sAya vaha isI prakAra saja-dhaja kara rAja bhavana kI ora nikalA / sayoga se uma samaya yuvatI rAnI apane gavAkSa me khaDI thI / lalita kumAra kA dhyAna to udhara nahI gayA thA, kintu rAnI ne isa devopama saundaryasampanna yuvaka ko dekha liyaa| prathama jhalaka me hI vaha usa para rIjha gayI / usane apanI mAna-maryAdA kA dhyAna rakhanA bhI anivArya nahI samajhA aura dAsI ko bhejakara lalitakumAra ko rAjabhavana me bulaayaa| jaba rAnI kA sandeza lalitakumAra ko milA to usakA hRdaya vAmo uchalane lgaa| use apane para garva anubhava hone lgaa| vaha turanta hI rAnI ke kakSa me pahuMca gayA / rAnI to udvignatApUrvaka usakI pratIkSA kara hI rahI thii| dono ko paraspara darzana se baDI tRpti milii| ve premAlApa me aise kho gaye ki isakA koI kupariNAma bhI ho sakatA hai-isakI ve kalpanA

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lalitakumAra ko kathA | 167 bhI nahI kara pAye / ve jaba isa prakAra Ananda-jagat me vihAra kara rahe the, tabhI dAsI ne Akara sUcanA dI ki mahArAja padhAra rahe haiM / dono kA vaha sukha-svapna mAno haThAt hI TUTa kara cUra-cUra ho gayA / lalitakumAra bhaya se kA~pa utthaa| usake cahare para havAiyA~ ur3ane lgii| gir3agir3Akara vaha rAnI se prArthanA karane lagA ki mujhe kahI chipAo, mahArAja mujhe jIvita nahI choDeMge / rAnI ke lie bhI sakaTa kucha kama nahIM thaa| kintu vaha karatI to kyA karatI / sakaTa kI ghar3I apratyAzita rUpa se aisI A khaDI huI thI ki kucha bhI soca-vicAra kA avasara nahIM mila pA rahA thA / lalitakumAra ko aba na to kakSa se bAhara bhejA jA sakatA thA, na kakSa me aisA koI sthAna thA jahA~ use Azraya diyA jA ske| baDI viSama paristhiti thI / acAnaka rAnI ko eka upAya sUjhA / rAjabhavana ke pIche zaucAlaya me use chipA diyA gayA aura usa - para tAlA lagavA diyaa| binA soce-vicAre jo sukha ke lobha me grasta ho jAtA hai, sakaTa kI ghaDI me use saba kucha karane ko tatpara ho hI jAnA par3atA hai| lalitakumAra ko vahI chipanA paDA / jayazrI ! usakI bar3I hI durgati huI / zaucAlaya kI durgandha se vaha kaSTita hone lgaa| bhUkha-pyAsa se vaha adhIra ho uThA / idhara rAnI ko isa bAta kA avasara hI nahI milA ki use bAhara nikAla ske| 6 mAsa eva 8 divasa taka use zaucAlaya meM rahanA par3A / anta me eka divasa pAnI ke vega se vaha gira gayA / mehatarAnI saphAI karane phuNcii| usane zreSThi-putra ko dekhA to Azcarya kA pAra na rahA / zIghra gati se dauDakara vaha seTha ko sUcanA

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- 168 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra dene pahuMcI / apane pyAre putra ko dekhakara seTha atyanta prasanna huA / snAnAdi karA ke dhIre-dhIre use svastha kiyA gayA / jaba vaha pUrNa svastha ho gayA to puna. rAjabhavana kI ora se nikalA para use bulAne para bhI vaha bhavana me nahI gayA kyoki vaha bhalI-bhA~ti vedanA kA anubhava kara cukA thA / suno jayazrI / tuma merA abhiprAya spaSTarUpeNa samajha cukI hogI / yaha jIvana bhI mAtA ke garbha me savAnavamAsaparyanta usI sthiti me rahatA hai / dono tarapha malamUtra hai / ulaTA laTakA rahatA hai / atyanta vedanA kA anubhava karane ke pazcAt vaha bAhara nikalatA hai / jambUkumAra Age kahane lage ki sAMsArika mohamAyA, sukha-lolupatA aura viSaya vAsanAeM isI prakAra kA anartha karatI hai / ve apanA ghAtaka svarUpa lekara manuSya kI hAni karane nahI jAtI / ve to moha kA rUpa banAkara baiThI rahatI haiM / manuSya hI unakI ora lapakatA hai / dIpaka kI ora AtmadAha ke lie pataMgA hI to dauDatA hai| lalitakumAra bhI yadi apanI vAsanA ko vaza me kara letA, kAmukatA ke AdhIna hokara rAjabhavana me nahI gayA hotA to bhalA usakI yaha dazA huI hotI ! maiM to bhalIbhAMti ina sAsArika sukho kI aisA vidrUpatA se paricita ho gayA hU~ / isI kAraNa ava meM aisI bhUla nahI kara sakatA / yaha nizcaya hai ki ve sukha mujhe pha~sAne ke lie mere pAsa to AyeMge nahI, phira meM svecchA se unake jAla meM kyoM pha~sa jAU~ / manuSya jIvana pAyA hai, to isa avasara kA pUrA-pUrA lAbha uThAne do / isakA sadupayoga hama isI rUpa meM kara sakate haiM jayazrI / ki ananta sukha kI prApti

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lalitakumAra kI kathA | 166 ke lie prayatla kareM, mokSa ke lie sAdhanA kare aura dukhada bhavabandhano se sadA-sadA ke lie mukta ho jAya~ / yahI saba kucha bhalImAMti aura sabhI dRSTiyo se socakara maiMne nirNaya kiyA hai--virakta ho jAne kaa| mujhe vizvAsa hai ki aba tumhArI dhAraNA me mai ekAgI satyavAdI yA durAgrahI nahI rahA / merA to jayazrI ! tumhAre lie bhI yahI Agraha hai ki anurakti aura virakti dono pakSoM kI lAbha-hAni kA adhyayana karo aura yadi tumhe pratIta ho ki sukho me asAratA ke atirikta kucha bhI nahI hai, to tuma bhI unhe tyAjya mAna lo| isI me tumhArA kalyANa hai| __ aba taka jambUkumAra ke ina vicAro se jayazrI kA mana prabhAvita ho gayA thaa| vaha apane vicAro me mithyAtva kA anubhava karane lagI thI aura kumAra ke vicAro me sArahInatA ke bhAva kI jo kalpanA usane kara rakhI thI-yaha bhI kumAra kI vANI ke vega me pravAhita ho gayI / jayazrI ne jambUkumAra ke dRSTikoNa ke sAtha sahamati vyakta karate hue unake caraNo me praNAma kiyaa|

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upasaMhAra vadhuoM meM vairAgya-bhAvanA tIna prahara rAtri vyatIta ho cukI thI, caturthAMza hI zeSa raha gayA thaa| navavadhuo ne apanI-apanI kSamatAnusAra jambU kumAra ko gRhasthAzrama me pravRtta karane ke prayatna kara lie the / kimI ke prayatna ko saphalatA nahI mila paayii| isake viparIta patniyo para jambUkumAra ke mArmika AkhyAno kA hI prabhAva adhika huA / unakA bhAva thA bhI yahI ki ina navavadhuo ko Antarika jAgaraNa se yukta kara deN| pariNAmata aba to ve sajJAna hokara aba taka ke apane prayatno ke kAraNa lajjita mI hone lgii| jambUkumAra ne aneka yuktiyo se apanI patniyo ko sasAra kI kSaNabhaguratA, bhogoM kI asAratA, mAyA kI pravacanA, sukho kI bhayAvahatA Adi se aisA paricita karA diyA ki unake samakSa ye saba apane vAstavika rUpa me udghATita ho gaye / unakA mana bhoga kI sakIrNa vIthiyo se nikala kara mayama ke rAjamArga para A jAne ko prerita hone lgaa| __ yaha rAtri hRdaya-parivartana kI rAtri thii| taskara prabhava aura usake sahayogiyo kA hRdaya-parirvatana ho hI cukA thaa| aba vArI ATho vadhuo kI thii| inake mana meM bhI sadya. akurita virakti

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upasaMhAra | 201 tIvratA ke sAtha vikasita hone lgii| apane pati ke mArga kI uttamatA ko unhone parakha liyA thaa| ve bhI jambUkumAra kA anugamana karane kI abhilASA rakhane lagI aura uttarottara yaha abhilASA prabala hone lgii| unhoMne apake patideva ke samakSa zraddhA sahita namana karate hue vinamratA ke sAtha nivedana kiyA ki ApakI mahatI kRpA se hamArI AtmAe~ bhI jAga gayI hai / aba hama yaha bhalI bhAMti jAna gayI haiM ki sukho kI mRga-marIcikA ke prati AkarSita hone me koI lAbha nahIM hai| Apa to sAsArika sukho eva viSayo kI tyAgakara virakta ho hI rahe haiM, aba kRpA kara hame bhI isa mArga ke pathika ho jAne kA AzIrvAda pradAna kiijie| hama saba Apake anugamana ke lie udyata haiM aura karmoM kA vinAza kara ajara-amara sukha prApta karane kI abhilASA rakhatI haiM / aba to ApakI anukampA se hame tanika bodha prApta huA hai, kintu Apako Apake sanmArga se cyuta karane kA prayatna hamane kama nahI kiyA / hame usake lie kheda hai| hamArA vaha ajJAna-prerita prayatna thA-usake lie hame kSamA kara dIjie aura hamArA bhI uddhAra kIjiye / Apake saga hI hama sabhI dIkSA grahaNa karanA cAhatI haiM--kRpayA isa hetu hame bhI anumati pradAna kiijie| Apane 'pANigrahaNa' kara hame laukika jIvana me sarakSaNa pradAna kiyA hai, aba Atmonnati kI sAdhanA me bhI hamArA mArga-darzana kiijie| apanI nava-vivAhitA patniyo ke ina udgAro se jambUkumAra ko hArdika prasannatA huii| inakI kalyANa-kAmanA se prerita hokara

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202 / mukti kA amara rAho : jambUkumAra unhoMne avilamba hI unhe dIkSArtha apanI anumati pradAna kara dii| vadhuo ke hRdaya-saroja vikasita ho gaye / parijano ko pratibodha yaha navajAgaraNa kI rAtri vibhinna pakSo ke lie vibhinna prakAra kA svarUpa rakhatI thii| jambUkumAra ke lie yaha rAtri thI-virakti kA zubha muhUrta / zreSThi-kanyAo ke lie yaha rAtri thI-jambUkumAra ko sasAgenmukha karane ke udyama kI rAtri aura isake pariNAma me pAsA hI palaTa gayA thaa| svaya vadhuo ke mana me hI vairAgyodaya ho gayA thaa| kanyAo aura jambUkumAra ke mAtA-pitA ke lie yaha nirNAyaka rAtri thii| isI rAtri me jambUkumAra ke bhAvI jIvana kA rUpa nirdhArita hone vAlA thA, jisa para una abhibhAvako kI AzA-nirAzA AdhArita thii| nau hI zreNThidampati me adhIratA thii| ve zIghra hI vadhuo dvArA kiye gaye prayatno kA pariNAma jAna lene ko utsuka the| uSA-pUrva hI vadhuo ke mAtA-pitA RSabhadatta ke prAsAda para ekatrita ho gaye / dhAriNIdevI aura Rpabhadatta to kabhI se utkaNThita the hii| sabhI AturatA ke sAtha jambUkumAra ke nirNaya kI pratIkSA karane lge| prAtaHkAla ho gayA / nitya kI bhAMti hI jambUkumAra apane mAtA-pitA ko praNAma karane phuNce| unhoMne dekhA, to cakita raha gaye ki unakI vadhuo ke abhibhAvaka bhI vahA~ vidyamAna the| jambUkumAra ko yaha samajha lene meM vilamba bhI nahIM huA ki ina mahAnubhAvo ke isa samaya Agamana kA kyA prayojana ho sakatA hai /

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upasaMhAra 203 jambUkumAra ne jhukakara atyanta vinaya ke sAtha sabhI ko namana kiyA aura unake AzIrvAda prApta kiye / atyanta sneha ke sAtha zreSThi RSabhadatta ne putra ko apane samIpa biThAyA aura komalatA ke sAtha bole ki vatsa | hama sabhI tumhArI hI pratIkSA kara rahe the / hama samajhate hai ki hamAre bhaviSya eva anya sabhI vidyamAna paristhitiyo ko dhyAna meM rakhate hue tumane apane bhAvI kAryakrama para punarvicAra kara liyA hogaa| sAtha hI navavadhuo ke sAtha vicAro kA AdAna-pradAna bhI huA hogaa| hama tumhArA nizcaya jAnane ke lie adhIra haiN| hame yaha vizvAsa bhI hai ki tumane hame besahArA choDa jAne kA apanA vicAra sthagita kara diyA hogaa| tuma hI to hamAre sukhada bhaviSya ke avalamba ho vatsa !! pitA kI jijJAsA ko tuSTa karate hue jambUkumAra ne gambhIratA ke sAtha kahA ki he tAta ! gata rAtri maiMne aura ApakI kulavadhao ne pracura vicAra-vimarza kiyA / prArambha me hamame matabheda thaa| vadhue~ cAhatI thI ki maiM gRhatyAga kA vicAra chor3a dUM aura bhAvI sukho kI kalpanA ko pUrNa karane ke lie vartamAna sukho kI bali na daM / merA pakSa to spaSTa thA hii| maiMne avilamba sAdhu jIvana agIkAra kara lene ke sakalpa kI carcA kii| maiMne apanI dhAraNA ko bhalI-bhAMti spaSTa karate hue asAra sukho aura viSayo kI hAniyo se unhe paricita karAyA aura mAnava jIvana ke parama aura carama lakSya kI vyAkhyA karate hue unhe samajhAyA ki mAnavadeha dhAraNa kA prayojana hI mokSa ke rUpa me usa lakSya ko prApta lenA hotA hai / maiMne uma lakSya kI ora apanI dRDha unmukhatA

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204 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra ke viSaya meM carcA karate hue vadhuo ke samakSa apane nizcaya ko doharAyA / pratyeka vadhU ne apane dRSTikoNa ko prastuta kiyA aura sabhI ke vicAro para paryApta manomathana ho cakA hai| dIrgha vicAra vinimaya ke pazcAta vadhue~ mujhase sahamata ho gayI haiN| unhe mere vicAro aura dRSTikoNa me aucitya pratIta hone lagA hai aura mere bhAvI mArga ke prati unake mana me aba koI virodha kA bhAva zeSa nahI rahA hai| jambUkumAra ke ina zabdo ko sunakara saba hakke-bakke raha gaye / mAtA dhAriNIdevI ke mana me to eka mathana hI maca gyaa| vadhue~ bhalA kyo kara rAjI ho gayI / nahIM, aisA nahIM ho sakatA / jambUkumAra para ve apane prema kA prabhAva jamAne meM asaphala kaise raha gaI / socate-sAcate use to cakkara-sA A gyaa| pitA RSabhadatta ko Arambha me to apane putra ke kathana para vizvAsa nahIM ho rahA thA, kintu antata use vizvAsa karanA hI paDA, jaba putra ne atyanta taTastha eva niSpRha bhAva ke sAtha yaha sUcanA bhI dI ki ATho kulavadhue~ bhI dIkSA grahaNa karane ko Atura hai aura maiMne tadartha unhe apanI anumati de dI hai / kakSa me pUrNa rUpa se sannATA chAyA huA thA / vadhuo ke mAtApitAo ke mana me bhI ghora nirAzA jama kara baiTha gayI / ve kucha bhI nahI kaha pA rahe the| tabhI jambUkumAra puna bola uThe ki hama sabane apane kalyANa kA mArga apanAyA hai aura ananta sukha, mokSa hamArA lakSya hai / ve apane zvasurajana ko sambodhita kara bole ki

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upasahAra | 205 ApakI kanyAe~ pUrvajanma ke ati zubha saskAro se sampanna haiM / isI kAraNa unakI AtmAe~ zIghra jAga uThI hai / sAsArika jIvana kI viDambanA se hama aba mukta ho jAnA cAhate haiM / virakti kA hamArA AgAmI caraNa Apa sabakI anumati kI pratIkSA kara rahA hai / isI prAtaH kAla me hama nau hI prANI sAdhaka - jIvana aMgIkAra kara lenA cAhate hai | Apa hamAre hitaiSI hai aura hame AzA hai ki Apa saharSa hame isa hetu svIkRti pradAna kara deMge / pUrNa nistabdhatA phira se usa kakSa me jamane lagI / kisI ko kisI dUsare ke manobhAvo ko tADane kA bhI avakAza nahI thA / sabhI antarmukhI hokara apane-apane vicAro me hI khoye hue the / isa vAtAvaraNa kI jambUkumAra para adbhuta pratikriyA huI / unhone anubhava kiyA ki aba bhI pitA kA mana moha aura ajJAna se grasta hai / ve hamAre isa nirNaya kI mahattA ko svIkAra nahI kara pA rahe haiM / ve apane putra ke bhAvI viyoga kI asahyatA se AkrAnta haiM / jaba taka yaha vyAmoha nahI chUTegA, ve dIkSArtha anumati dene meM asamartha rahege / kSaNa-kSaNa bItatA rahA, pitA kA moha saghana hotA rahA aura putra kA lakSya dRDha hotA rahA ki sarvaprathama mAtA-pitA ko moha - nidrA se mukta kiyA jAya / nidAna jambUkumAra ne hI puna kathana Arambha kiyA / unhone apane abhibhAvako ko sambodhita kiyA aura kahane lage ki yaha sasAra to samudra se samAna hai- vizAla aura atala gaharA / isame jIvana rUpI jala hai jo apAra dukho ke 'lavaNa se khArA ho gayA hai / samudra ke kSArIya jala me racamAtra bhI mAdhurya

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206 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra kI kalpanA nahI kI jA sakatI - ThIka usI prakAra jIvana meM sukha kI sthiti rahatI hai / sasAra ke pratyeka prANI ko ghora yAtanAe~ aura pIDAe~, kaSTa aura dukha bhogane paDate hai / hamArA mana aisI avasthA me Ananda kI kalpanA dene vAle mithyA sukho kI ora AkarSita hotA hai / aisA honA svAbhAvika bhI hai, kintu mRga marIcikA jaise tRpti sulabha nahI karatI, vaise hI ye tathAkathita sukha Ananda nahI de pAte / dukho kA bhogate hue aura sukho kI ora lalacAte hue mAdhAraNa manuSya apanA jIvana vyartha hI kho detA hai / yahA~ taka ki jIvana lIlA kI samApana velA bhI samIpa A jAtI hai aura vaha isa mUlyavAna jIvana ke mahAna lakSya kI prApti ke lie upakrama bhI nahI kara pAtA hai / aisI avasthA me usake lie ghora prAyAzcitta hI zeSa baca jAtA hai | kitanI kAruNika dazA aise manuSya kI hotI hai / aura isakA mUla kAraNa yahI hotA hai ki samaya rahate vaha saceta nahI hotA / tAta ! hama 6 hI jano ko yaha saubhAgya prApta ho gayA hai ki hama yathAsamaya hI mahAna udyama me pravRtta ho pA rahe hai | Apa sabhI ke lie yaha viSaya harSa kA honA cAhie, gaurava kA honA cAhie | aba hama logo ke lie jo tathAkathita sukha mithyA ho cuke haiM, asAra ho cuke haiM-- unakI ora hame puna unmukha mata kIjie | unakI ora AkarSita honA hamAre lie asambhava hai / ajJAnatAvaza manuSya usa mRgI kI bhA~ti vyavahAra karatA hai jo kastUrI kI madhura sugandhi se mugdha hokara use ghAsa me khojatI phiratI hai aura asaphala hokara nirAza ho jAtI hai / ajJajana bhI 1

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upasahAra | 207 isI prakAra sukho kI khoja vAhya jagata me karate rahate hai, santoSa unhe mila nahIM sakatA hai / asaphalatA kI khinnatA se hI vaha ghirA raha jAtA hai| isake viparIta kucha loga yathAsamaya hI yaha jAna lete hai ki jaise kastUrI svaya mRgI kI nAbhi me hotI hai usI prakAra saccA sukha to AtmA ke bhItara khojA jAnA cAhie / aise jana vAhya jagata me sukho ke pIche nahI bhAgate, apitu Atmika sAdhanA me laga jAte hai / hama loga bhI usI sthiti me hai / tAta / vAhya vAsanAo se hama virakta ho gaye hai aba Age kA caraNa vaDhAne dIjie / samasta rAgo se pare hokara hame Atma kalyANa ke mArga para ArUDha hone dIjie / yAtrA cAhe kitanI hI kaThina hoApake AzIrvAda use avazya hI sugama banA deMge / aba Apa sabhI se merI vinaya hai ki kRpA kara hame dIkSA-prApti ke lie apanI anumati pradAna kara diijie| jambUkumAra kI ina tAttvika yuktiyo se zreSThi-dampatiyo ke anta karaNa gaharAI taka prabhAvita ho gaye / jambUkumAra ke kathana me sArabhUta satya kA anubhava unhe hone lagA unake antaH netra unmIlita hone lge| citta me caitanya ubharane lagA aura unake mana me yaha preraNA umar3ane lagI ki inhe hamArI ora se anumati prApta ho jAnI cAhie / ye abhibhAvakagaNa socane lage ki inhe aba sAsArika jIvana me rakhanA sugama bhI nahI hai / phira jo lakSya inhone cunA hai, vaha mahAna hai aura susaskArayukta manuSya hI isa ora AkarSita ho pAtA hai / hamArA to yaha parama saubhAgya hai ki aisI santati ke abhibhAvaka hone kA gaurava hame prApta huA hai|

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208 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra gahana gambhIra nistabdhatA aura ni zabdatA ke vojhila vAtAvaraNa ko vidIrNa karate hue zreSThi RSabhadatta ne apane putra se kahA ki jambUkumAra | tuma jaise putra ko pAkara hama dhanya ho uThe haiM / yathArtha me tuma asAdhAraNa AtmA ho| tumane hame bhI eka yathArtha dRSTikoNa diyA hai / bhagavAna ahaMta kI mahatI kRpA hI hai yaha ki isa zubha prabhAta me tumhAre vacano meM hamArI suSupta AtmAeM jAga uThI hai / tumhArI mAtA kA bhI yahI vicAra hai ki aba taka hama loga jisa prakAra kI gatividhiyo me lage rahe, ve heya hai aura zreya ko hama heya samajhate rahe / vatsa | tumane hamAre mana ko jJAnarazmiyo se Alokita kara diyA hai| isa Aloka me hame bhI AtmotthAna kA lakSya hI dikhAyI de rahA hai / aba taka mAnava-jIvana ke isa mUlyavAna avasara kA durupayoga hI hama karate rahe haiM, kintu aba jIvana kA pratyeka kSaNa hama bhI usI carama lakSya kI upalabdhi ke lie lagA deMge / tumhAre sAtha hama bhI dIkSA grahaNa kareMge / ATho vadhuo ke mAtA-pitA bhI eka hI svara me zreSThi RSabhadatta ke isa vicAra ke mahatva ko svIkAra kara dIkSA grahaNa kara lene kI hArdika AkAkSA vyakta karane lge| sabhI ke mukha-maNDala eka adbhuta AbhA se damaka utthe| usa AbhA se mAno sArA kakSa jagamagA uThA aura vAtAvaraNa kI bojhilatA tirohita ho gyii| aba sUryodaya hone vAlA thA bAhara ke andhakAra ke sAtha-sAtha zreSThi-dampatiyo kA bhItarI andhakAra bhI samApta ho gayA / prabhava ko kSamAdAna usI samaya prabhava lauTa aayaa| usake sAtha usake dala ke /

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upasaMhAra 206 pAMca sau sadasya bhI the / ye saba virakti kA bhAva to pahale hI dhAraNa kara cuke the| ava dIkSA grahaNa karane ke pakSa me ye apane-apane abhibhAvako kI anumati lekara Aye the / sUrya ke prakAza ke sAthasAtha samasta rAjagRha me yaha Azcaryajanaka samAcAra bhI sarvatra vyApta ho gayA ki kala jisa jamvUkumAra kA pANigrahaNa saMskAra sampanna huA thA Aja vaha gRhatyAga kara sAdhaka jIvana prArambha kara rahA hai| yahI nahI usake jJAnapUrNa vacano se prabhAvita hokara usake mAtA-pitA zreSThi RSabhadatta aura dhAriNI devI, usakI ATho nava-vivAhitA paliyA~ aura patniyoM ke mAtA-pitA bhI jambUkumAra ke sAtha hI dIkSita ho rahe haiN| yaha ghaTanA bhI chipI nahI rahI ki gata rAtri taskara prabhava apane dala sahita zreSThi RSabhadatta ke yahA~ corI karane ke lie gayA thA / corI to vaha nahI kara pAyA, ulaTA jamvUkumAra kI vANI se prabhava aura usake pA~ca sau mAthiyo kA hRdaya parivartana ho gyaa| aba ve sabhI Aja hI jambUkumAra ke sAtha dIkSA grahaNa kara rahe hai / jo bhI ina samAcAro ko sunatA avAk sA raha jAtA thaa| sava ke mana jambUkumAra ke asAdhAraNa vyaktitva kI prazasA ke bhAva se bhara uThe / unako yaha saba eka camatkAra sA pratIta ho rahA thaa| isa prAta. sAre nagara me carcA kA viSaya hI basa yahI eka thaa| saba nAgarikajana gahana vismaya me nimagna ho rahe the| yaha samAcAra magadhanareza kUNika ke pAsa bhI pahu~cA / vaha bhI jambUkumAra ke isa adbhuta prabhAva se camatkRta ho gyaa| use jaba yaha jJAta huA ki jambUkumAra kA abhiniSkramaNa mahotsava Aja

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210 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra hI Ayojita kiyA jA rahA hai to usake mana meM bhI dasa mahotsava meM sammilita hone kI icchA utthii| jambUkumAra jaise sajJAna aura prabhAvapUrNa mahAtmA ke kAraNa magadha gaNarAjya ko jo garimA prApta huI thI, usake kAraNa rAjA kUNika ke mana meM jambUkumAra ke prati zraddhA kA bhAva utpanna huaa|| ___ magadhAdhipati zreSThi Rpabhadatta ne nivAsa para java pahuMce to prabhava apane sAthiyo sahita jambUkumAra ke samakSa khar3A thA / nRpati ne divyAtmA jambUkumAra ko praNAma kiyA aura hRdayastha zraddhAbhAva ko prakaTa kiyA / jambUkumAra kA darzana kara unhe vaDI prasannatA huii| unhone jambUkumAra ko sambodhita kara kahA ki tumhAre tyAga eva sayama se hama baDe prabhAvita hue hai| bhare yauvana meM tumane kAmanAo, AkAkSAo, sAmArika viSayoM ko ThukarA kara vairAgtha vrata dhAraNa kiyA hai-vaha asAdhAraNa kRtya hai / jambUkumAra tumase na kevala Atma-kalyANa, apitu, para-kalyANa bhI sdhegaa| dhanya hai tuma jaise prANI / tumhe janma dekara magadha kI dharatI bhI dhanya ho gayI hai| tumane yaha siddha kara diyA hai ki mAna-sammAna, pratiSThA, dhana-vaibhava, adhikAra Adi kisI kA bhI vAdhakarUpa tapasyA ke mArga me pratikUla prabhAva nahI DAla sakatAyadi manuSya sayama kI zakti apane vaza me karale / hama to magadhezvara hokara bhI tumhAre sAmane atikSudra ho gaye haiM / yadi hama tumhArI koI sevA kara sakeM, to aisA karake kRtakRtya ho jaayege| mere yogya koI sevA ho, to kho| pUrNa taTastha bhAva se hI jambUkumAra magadhanareza ke sAre kathana

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upasaMhAra | 211 ko sunate rahe / virakta hRdaya kI yaha vizeSatA hotI hai ki prazasA se na ve prasanna hote haiM aura na hI nidrA se krodhita hote hai / prabhava kA prazna abhI unake samakSa thA hI / atyanta vinaya ke sAtha unhone kahA ki rAjan | jAgatika sambandho kA parihAra kara cukane para koI abhilASA vItarAgI mana me nahI rhtii| maiM Apase apane lie to kucha nivedana kara hI nahI sakatA, koI AvazyakatA bhI pratIta nahI hotI / kintu yaha yuvaka jo sAmane khar3A hai, isakA nAma prabhava hai / rAjakIya niyamAnusAra yaha daNDa kA bhAgI hai ! caurya karma me AjIvana rata rahane vAle isa yuvaka ne kaise-kaise aparAdha kiye hoge -- isakI kalpanA bhI kaThina hai / gatarAtri yaha isa bhavana me bhI corI karane ko ho AyA thA, kintu yahA~ Ane para mere sAtha isakA jo vArtAlApa huA-- usase isakI soI huI AtmA jAga uThI hai / ise apAra AtmaglAni huI aura isakA hRdaya parivartana ho gayA hai / isane apane pApa karmoM ko hI nahI tyAga diyA, apitu yaha sAsArika mAyA-moha se bhI virakta ho gayA hai / isane sAdhaka jIvana apanAne kI AkAkSA vyakta kI hai ! isake sAtha khaDe ye 500 loga isake dala ke hI sadasya the / ye saba ke saba dIkSA grahaNa karane ke abhilApI haiM / inakI yaha kAmanA tabhI pUrNa ho sakatI hai, jaba ki rAjya kI ora se inhe daNDamukta ghoSita kiyA jAya / rAjan ! maiM inake lie Apase yAcanA karatA hU~ ki kRpayA prabhava aura usake sAthiyo ko kSamA pradAna kareM / yaha inake jIvana me eka mahatvapUrNa avasara hai, isakA lAbha ye Apake kSamAdAna se hI uThA sakate hai /

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212 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra magadhanareza ne turanta hI ghopita kara diyA ki lobhavaza prabhava ne jitane aparAdha kiye haiM ve usakI ajJAnatA ke kAraNa hue hai| hama use aura usake sabhI sAthiyo ko kSamAdAna dete haiM / ava ye zramaNa dharma agIkAra kareM aura jIvana ko sumArga para agrasara kare / abhiniSkramaNa dIkSA-grahaNa yaha prAta kAla nagara bhara me eka adbhuta svarNima Aloka prasArita kara rahA thA / Aja sUrya eka navIna sandeza lekara nabho. maNDala me caDhane lagA thaa| rAjagRha me Aja jamvUkumAra anya 527 vyaktiyo ke sAtha dIkSA grahaNa kara rahe the| nagara bhara me eka adbhuta aura mAgalyapUrNa vAtAvaraNa thaa| jambUkumAra ke abhiniSkramaNa kA utsava Ayojita hone lgaa| pitA zreSThi RSabhadatta eva mAtA dhAriNIdevI ne jambUkumAra kI komala deha para sugandhita ubaTano kA lepa kiyA aura unhe snAna kraayaa| unhe Aja puna. mUlyavAna eva sundara vastro tathA alakAro se vibhUSita kiyA gyaa| jambUdvIpa ke adhiSThAtA anAdhRta deva bhI abhiniSkramaNotsava me sammilita hue aura jambUkumAra ko unhone AzIrvAda pradAna kiyA / dharma kI preraNA se adbhuta zAnti sarvatra vyApta thI / magala-vAdyo se sArA AkAza hI jaise gUMja uThA thaa| mAgalika mantrocAra ke sAtha jambUkumAra apane mAtA-pitA sahita viziSTa rUpa se sajI huI zivikA me ArUr3ha hue| eka hajAra puruSa isa zivikA ko vahana kara rahe the| zreSThi RSabhadatta ke bhavana se abhiniSkramaNa yAtrA ke Arambha hote hI nagAre Adi vega se baja utthe|

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upasaMhAra ! 213 jambUkumAra eva anya dIkSAthiyo ke darzana karane kI AturatA lie lAkho nara-nArI rAjagRha ke mArgoM para pratIkSA kara rahe the| ina dIkSArthiyo kI zobhA nihArakara ve dhanya ho uThate aura isa zobhA-yAtrA meM sammilita hote jA rahe the| abhiniSkramaNa kI isa zobhA yAtrA kA AkAra isa prakAra uttarottara baDhatA calA jA rahA thaa| magala-gIto kI gaMja se sArA pariveza pavitra ho uThA thA / baDA hI bhavya dRzya nirmita ho gayA thaa| isa virATa dIkSA samAroha ke avalokanArtha samAroha sthala para cAro ora se dharma-premiyo kI vizAla jana samudAya ekatrita hone lagA / abhiniSkramaNa zobhA yAtrA bhI samAroha sthala para pahuMcI aura anya 527 dIkSAthiyo ke sAtha jambUkumAra Arya sudharmA svAmI kI sevA me upasthita ho gaye / AryazrI ke caraNo me nata-mastaka hokara jambUkumAra ne bhAva-vibhora avasthA me vinaya sahita nivedana kiyA ki he prabho / Apa merA, mere svajano aura anya kalyANArthiyo kA uddhAra kiijie| hama saba sAdhanA-patha ke yAtrI hone kI utkaTa kAmanA ke sAtha Apake caraNo me upasthita hue haiN| kRpayA hame dIkSA pradAna kara AzIrvAda dIjie ki yaha navIna maMgalamaya yAtrA hama abAdha rUpa se sampanna kareM aura hame cira-sukha kA, mokSa kA lakSya prApta ho / hame mahAvrata dhAraNa karAie, prabho ! ___ Arya sudharmA svAmI ne sabhI dIkSArthiyo ko dIkSAnumati pradAna kii| dIkSA pUrva kI apekSita dhArmika kriyAe~ sampanna hone lagI / anta meM AryazrI ne sabhI ko bhAgavatI dIkSA pradAna kara

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214 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra dii| isake anantara Arya sudharmA svAmI ne dhAriNIdevI, jambU. kumAra kI ATho patniyo tathA unakI mAtAo ko AryA sutratA kI AjJAnuvartinI bnaayaa| inhe AryazrI ne Adeza diyA ki AryA suvratA ke zubha nirdezana meM ve sAdhvI jIvana kA nirvAha karate hue AtmotthAna me lagI rhe| isI prakAra prabhava eva usake sAthiyo ko jambU muni ke sarakSaNa me rakha diyA gayA aura unhe ziSyavat vyavahAra karane kA Adeza diyA gayA / dIkSA pradAna karane ke pazcAt Arya sudharmA svAmI ne navadIkSita zramaNa-zramaNiyo ko udbodhana pradAna kiyaa| AryazrI ne kahA ki AyuSmAno | tuma sabhI ne jAgatika viSaya, kaSAyAdi ke vandhano se svaya ko mukta kara liyA hai aura zramaNadharma me dIkSita hokara tyAga, sAdhanApriyatA aura sayama kA paricaya diyA hai / tushArA yaha AcaraNa atyanta prazasanIya hai / aba apekSita yaha hai ki pUrva sAdhu-AdarzoM kA pAlana karate hae apane sAdhaka jIvana ko bhI aisA Adarza rUpa do ki jisake anusaraNa se bhAvI pIDhiyo kA kalyANa sambhava ho / bhava bandhano ko cunautI dekara eka sagharSa to tumane jIta liyA hai, kintu AgAmI sagharpa bhI bar3A mahatvapUrNa hai / Ane vAlI cunautiyo ko sayama kI zakti se parAbhUta karanA hogaa| uttarottara Atmika utthAna me vyasta rahakara acala dharya ko apanA Azraya mAnanA hai, saphalatA tumako avazya prApta hogii| tumane jisa bhavya tyAga-bhAvanA kA paricaya diyA hai vaha yuga-yugo taka zramaNa paramparA ko preraNA detI rhegii| isa avasara

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upasaMhAra 215 para mai katipaya mahatvapUrNa parAmarza denA cAhatA huuN| aneka jana dIkSA vrata lekara siMha ke samAna zramaNa paramparA ko agIkAra karate hai, kintu tatpazcAt zRgAlavat kAyaratA kA paricaya dene lagate haiM / aise zramaNa sayama kI vAhya aupacArikatAo kA hI nirvAha kara pAte hai / isake viparIta kucha loga aise bhI hote hai jo zRgAla ke samAna kAyaratA dikhAkara, bhayabhIta hokara jagata kA parihAra karake sayama mArga para ArUDha ho jAte hai aura zeSa jIvana me bhI zRgAlavata hI ve sayama kA nirvAha karate rahate hai| katipaya jana aise bhI hote haiM, jo sayama grahaNa ke samaya to zRgAlavata hote haiM, kintu tadanantara siha kI bhAMti usakA nirvAha karate hai / aura ina sabase bhinna aise parAkramI mahApuruSa bhI hote haiM, jo siMha kI bhA~ti hI pUrNa utsAha se sAtha sAdhanA-patha para caDhate haiM aura nirantara usI sAhasa aura vIratA ke sAtha, siMha ke samAna hI agrasara hote cale jAte hai| yaha antima Adarza hI tuma sabake lie anukaraNIya hai / tumako aise hI sAdhako kI bhAMti sAdhanA ke dIpa ko prajvalita rakhanA hai, usakI zikhA ko niSkampa rakhanA hai / yadi aise hI utsAha aura dhairya ke sAtha sAdhanArata rahane me saphala ho sake, to tumhAre lie durlabha paramapada bhI sulabha ho jaaygaa| merI kAmanA hai ki dina-pratidina tuma apanI sAdhanA me pragati karate clo| yaha krama nirvighna calatA rahe aura utthAna ke navIna AyAma juDate cale jAya~ / . jambUkumAra aura samasta sadya dIkSita jana zraddheya guruvara Arya sudharmA svAmI ke zubhAzIrvAda se kRtakRtya ho utthe| AryazrI ke /

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216 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra pravacana se prerita hokara aura unake upadezo ko hRdayagama kara sabhI jJAnArjana eva tapazcaryA ke mArga para pUrNa dhairya eva sAhasa ke sAtha caraNa baDhAne lge| dIkSoparAnta upalabdhiyA~ jambUkumAra se jambU muni hokara ve atyanta dhIra-gambhIra rUpa me Atma-kalyANa ke pavitra patha para agrasara hote rahe / sayama aura sAdhanA unake pAtheya the| saca hI hai, jaba manuSya kI AtmA para se ajJAnAvaraNa haTa jAtA hai, tava usakI cetanA ardhvamukhI ho jAtI hai aura AtmA utthAna ke nava-navIna AyAmo ke anusandhAna me matata rUpa se vyasta rahatI hai / jambU muni aharniza AcArya sudharmA svAmI kI sevA meM lage rahate aura unake vidvattApUrNa mArgadarzana me jJAnArjana karate rhe| sAdhanA ke krama meM bhI unhoMne amAdhAraNa pragati kI / dvAdazAgI kA sampUrNata adhyayana unhone alpAvadhi me hI sampanna kara liyA aura usake sUkSmAzo ko bhI unhone gambhIratA ke sAtha hRdayagama kara liyA thA / dIkSA ke pUrva 16 varSa jambUkumAra ne gRhastha jIvana me vyatIta kiye the aura dokSoparAnta 20 varpa kI sudIrgha avadhi unhone athaka guru-mevA, gambhIra adhyayana-manana eva sAdhanA meM prayukta kii| vIra nivANa savat 20 kI samApti kA samaya thA, jaba Arya sudharmA svAmI ne apane nirvANa kI velA me jambU muni ko apanA uttarAdhikArI ghopita kiyA thaa| AryazrI ne unako bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI ke dvitIya paTTadhara ke rUpa meM niyukta kiyaa| AcArya pada kI prApti ke pazcAta ve Arya jambU svAmI ho gaye /

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upasaMhAra | 217 sAdhanA kI parama upalabdhi ke rUpa me unhe 'kevalajJAna' kI prApti huii| kevalI jambUsvAmI ne 44 varSoM taka dharma kI khUba sevA kii| bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI ke upadezo-zikSAo kA pracAra, prasAra karate hue Arya jambUsvAmI lAkho-karor3o nara-nAriyo ko Atma-kalyANa kI yAtrA ke lie preraNA dete rahe / bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI ke dvitIya paTTadhara ke rUpa me unhone svaya ko atyanta pratibhA, ananta jJAna aura gahana darzana kA svAmI siddha kiyA / ve Arya sudharmA ke suyogya uttarAdhikArI the| unake zrama aura prabhAva se zramaNa-paramparA ko jo zakti prApta huI-vaha aitihAsika mahatva kI vastu hai| isa paramparA ke vikAsa ko jambU svAmI dvArA adbhuta gati milI thii| vIra nirvANa savat 64 (tadanusAra IsA pUrva 463) me Arya jambUsvAmI ne nirvANa pada prApta kiyaa| isa samaya unakI Ayu 50 varSa kI thii| nirvANa ke samaya Arya jambUsvAmI ne prabhava muni ko apanA uttarAdhikArI ghoSita kiyA aura zramaNa-zAsana kI bAgaDora unhe saupa dii| jambUsvAmI ke jIvana kAla me Arya bhUmi sAdhanA kI jyoti se jagamagAtI rahI aura unakI utkRSTa sAdhanA bhaviSya ke sAdhako ko bhI preraNA detI rahI /

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pariziSTa D jIvana rekhA nAma janma jambUkumAra vIra nirvANa se 16 varSa pUrva rAjagRha dhAriNI janmasthalI mAtA pitA zreSThI RSabhadatta - dharmapattiyAM mAtA pitA padmAvatI 1. samudrazrI 2. padmazrI 3 padmasenA 4 kanakasenA 5. nabhasenA 6 kanakazrI 7 kanakavatI kamalamAlA vijayazrI jayazrI samudrapriya samudradatta sAgaradatta kuveradatta kuberasena zramaNadatta vasuSeNa vasupAlita kamalAvatI suSeNA vIramatI jayasenA 8. jayazrI

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pariziSTaH | 216 dIkSA-vIra nirvANa savat 1 me Arya sudharmA dvArA AcArya pada-IsA se 507 varSa pUrva vIra nirvANa savat 20 me| sampUrNa Ayu-80 varSa gRhastha paryAya-16 varSa sAdhu paryAya -64 varSa (44 varSa taka AcArya rahe) kevala jJAna kI prApti-vIra nirvANa savat 20 me / nirvANa-IsA pUrva 463 me Arya jambU ne 80 varSa kI Ayu pUrNa kara vIra ni0 sa0 64 me nirvANa pada prApta kiyaa|

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AcArya prabhava AcArya prabhava jayapura rAjya ke kAtyAyana gotrIya kSatriya rAjA vindhya ke vaDe putra the / inake laghu bhAI kA nAma suprabha thA / IsA pUrva 557 me janmA rAjakumAra prabhava pitA dvArA apane choTe bhAI suprabha ko rAjya bhAra sauMpane ke kAraNa ruSTa ho jagalo me rahane lagA kucha hI samaya me sAhasI rAjakumAra prabhava vindhyA vI me rahane vAle dasyuo ke sAtha ghulamilakara una sabake netA bana gaye aura apane 500 sAthiyo ko lekara prabhava jahAM-tahAM caurya karma karane lage / tAlodghATinI, avasvApinI bAdi aneka vidyAo ke jJAtA hone ke kAraNa koI bhI unako pakaDane me saphala na ho sakA / rAjagRha nagara ke vaibhava sampanna RSabhadatta seTha ke ghara para jaba prabhava apane sAthiyo ke sAtha corI hetu upasthita huA tabhI usake samasta sAthiyo ke paira jambU ke bhavana meM sthira ho gaye / prabhava hataprabha ho samasyA ke samAdhAna hetu jambUkumAra ke nikaTa upasthita huA / jambU kI vairAgyaparaka vANI ne usake dila ke pApamaya vicAra badala diye aura prabhava apane 500 sAthiyo ke saha jambUkumAra sahita Arya suvarmA ke caraNo me dIkSita ho gaye / jamnUsvAmI ke pazcAt bhagavAna mahAvIra ke tRtIya paTTaghara kA gauravapUrNa pada AcArya prabhava ko prApta huA / 30 varSa taka gRhastha paryAya meM aura 75 varSa taka zramaNa paryAya meM kula 105 varSa kI AyuSya pUrNa kara AcArya prabhava svarga padhAre /

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jainAgamoM me Arya jambU sAdhu dharma svIkAra karane ke pazcAt Aye 'jambU apane gurudeva Arya sudharmA kI sevA me rahakara zAstrAdhyayana karane lage jisa taraha gautama gaNadhara ne prabhu mahAvIra se praznAdi kiye usI taraha Arya jambU bhI sudharmAsvAmI se samAdhAna prApta karate haiM / Arya sudharmA bhI apane suyogya ziSya jambU kI sabhI zakAo kA samAdhAna karate hai | guru dvArA apane ziSya ko Agamo kA jJAna dene kI yaha paramparA avicchinna rUpa se Age se Age pazcAtvartI kAla me bhI calatI rahI | jainAgamo ko Aja taka yathAvat rUpa me banAye rakhane kA sArA zreya Agama jJAna ke AdAna pradAna kI isa paramparA ko hI hai / jainAgamo kI upalabdhi me gaNadhara gautama kI taraha Arya jambU svAmI ko bhI mahattvapUrNa dena hai, jise kabhI bhulAyA nahI jA sakatA / Aja upalabdha Agamo kA jo svarUpa hai vaha usa samaya kI mUla paramparA ko samajhane kA AdhAra hai / yaha spaSTa hai ki bhagavAna mahAvIra kI vANI ko artha rUpa se sunakara Arya sudharmA ne jisa prakAra zabda rUpa se grathita kiyA aura jisa rUpa me jambUsvAmI ne pRcchAkara Agama jJAna ko prApta kiyA usI aparivartita svarUpa me Aja vaha jJAna bhI vidyamAna hai /

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222 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra AgamoM meM Arya jambU ke pUchane kA prakAra jai Na bhante ! samaNeNa bhagavayA mahAvIreNa jAva sapatteNa dasamasma agassa paNhAvAgaraNANa ayama? paNNatte ekkArasamassa Na bhante ! agassa vivAgasuyassa samaNeNa jAva sapatteNa ke aTTha paNNatte ? -he bhagavan / praznavyAkaraNa nAmaka dazama aga ke anantara mokSa samprApta zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI ne vipAka sUtra nAmaka ekAdazave aga kA kyA artha pharayAyA hai ? Arya sudharmAsvAmI kA uttara pradAna karane kA prakAra tate Na ajja suhamme aNagAre jambU aNagAra eva vayAsIevakhalu jabU | samaNeNa jAva sapatteNa ekkArasamasma agassa vivAgasuyassa do suyakhadhA paNNattA / --tadanantara Arya sudharmA anagAra ne jambU anagAra ke prati isa prakAra kahA he jambU / mokSa samprApta zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI ne vipAkasUtra nAmaka ekAdazaveM aga ke do zrutaskandha pratipAdana kiye hai| [vipAka sUtra] jainAgamo me Arya javU se sambandhita jo Agama haiM, una Agamo kA makSipta paricaya isa prakAra jAnanA cAhie / - jJAtAdharmakathA dvAdazAgI me jJAtAdharmakathA kA chaThavAM sthAna hai| isake do zrutaskandha hai / prathama zrutaskandha me 16 adhyayana hai aura dUsare zrutaskandha me 10 varga hai|

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pariziSTa ] 223 prathama zrutaskandha meM jina 16 adhyayano kA varNana hai, vaha isa prakAra-1. medhakumAra, 2. dhannA sArthavAha, 3. mayUra ke aNDo kA, 4. do kachuo kA, 5. thAvaccAputra, 6. tumbe ke udAharaNa kA, 7 dhannA sArthavAha kI cAra putravadhuo kA, 8. tIrthakara mallI bhagavatI kA, 6. mAkadIputra jinapAla aura jinarakSita kA, 10. candra ke udAharaNa kA, 11. samudra ke kinAre hone vAle dAvadrava ke vRkSa kA, 12 kaluSita jala ko zuddha banAne kI paddhati kA, 13. dardura kA udAharaNa, 14. tetalIputra kA varNana, 15. nandIphala kA udAharaNa, 16. pANDava patnI draupadI kA apaharaNa, 17. samudrI azvo kA, 18. susumA kA varNana jo dhannA sArthavAha kI putrI thI, 11. puNDarIka aura kuNDarIka kA varNana / dvitIya zrutaskandha me--1. camarendra, 2. balIndra, 3. dharaNendra, 4. pizAcendra, 5. mahAkAlendra, 6. zakendra, 7. IzAnendra / 0 upAsakadazAMga prastuta Agama dvAdazAgI kA sAtavA~ aga hai / isame 10 upAsako kI (zrAvako kI) kathAe~ haiM jinake nAma nimnalikhita hai 1 Ananda, 2 kAmadeva, 3. cUlaNIpitA, 4. surAdeva, 5. cullazataka, 6. kuNDakolika, 7. sakaDAlaputra, 8 mahAzataka, . 6. nadinIpitA, 10 saaltiyaapiyaa-saalepikaapitaa| 0 antakRtadazA sUtra prastuta Agama dvAdazAgI AThavAM aga hai / isake ATha vargoM me 60 sAdhako kA varNana kiyA gayA hai jisakA nAmollekha isa prakAra hai

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224 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra prathama varga ke 10 adhyayana - 1 gautamakumAra 2 samudrakumAra, 3 sAgarakumAra, 4 gambhIrakumAra, 5 stimitakumAra, 6. acalakumAra, 7. kampilakumAra, 8. akSomakumAra, 6. prasenajitakumAra, 10. viSNukumAra / dvitIya varga me adhyayana - 1. akSobha, 2 sAgara, 3 samudra 4. himavAna 5. acala 6 dharaNa 7 pUraNa 8 abhicanda || tRtIya varga ke 13 adhyayana - 1. 3. ajita sena, 4 anihataripU, 7. sAraNa, 8 gaja, 6 sumukha, 12 dAruka, 13 anAdRSTi / aNiyasena, 2 anantamena, 6 zatrusena, 5 devasena, 10. durmukha, 11 kUpaka, caturtha varga ke 10 adhyayana- 1 jAli, 2 mayAli, 3 uvayAli, 4 puruSasena, 5 vArisena, 6. pradyumna, 7 zAmba, 8. aniruddha, 6 satyanemi, 10 dRDhanemi / pA~cave varga ke 10 adhyayana - 1 padmAvatI, 2. gaurI, 3 gAndhArI, 4. lakSmaNA, 5. sumImA, 6 jAmbavatI, 7. satyabhAmA, 8. rukmiNI, 6 mUlazrI, 10 mUladattA / chaThe varga ke 10 adhyayana - 1. maGkAI, 2 kiGkrama, 3. mudgarapANi, 4 kAzyapa, 5 kSemaka, 6 dhRtidhara, 7. kailAza, 8. haricandana, 12. sumanobhadra, 13 supratiSTha, 14 megha, 6.vArata, 10. sudarzana, 11 pUrNabhadra 15 atimukta, 16 alakSya /

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pariziSTa | 225 sAtave varga ke 13 adhyayana-1 nandA, 2. nandavatI, 3. nandotarA, 4 nandazreNikA, 5 marutA, 6. mahAmarutA 7. marudevA, 8. bhadrA, 6. subhadrA, 10 sujAtA, 11. sumanAtikA 12. bhuutdttaa| AThave varga ke 10 adhyayana haiM-1. kAlI, 2. sukAlI, 3. mahAkAlI, 4. kRSNA, 5 sukRSNA, 6 mahAkRSNA, 7. vIrakRSNA, 8 rAmakRSNA, 6 pitRsenakRSNA, 10 mahAsena kRSNA / 0 anuttaropapAtika dazA prastuta Agama dvAdazAgI kA navA aga hai / isake tIna vargoM me 33 sAdhako kA varNana hai| prathama varga ke 10 sAdhako ke nAma-1. jAli, 2 mayAli, 3. upajAli, 4 puruSasena, 5 vArisena, 6 dIrghadanta, 7 laSTadanta, 8 vihalla, 6 vehAyasa, 10 abhayakumAra / dUsare varga ke 13 adhyayana ke nAma-1. dIrghasena, 2. mahAsena, 3. laSTadanta, 4. gUDhadanta, 5 zuddhadanta, 6 halla, 7. druma, 8. dra masena mahAdra masena, 10 siMha, 11 siMhasena, 12 mahAsiMhasena 13. puSpasena / tRtIya varga ke 10 adhyayana-1 dhanyakumAra, 2 sunakSatrakumAra, 3. RSidAsa, 4 pellaka, 5 rAmaputra, 6. candrika, 7 pRSTimAtrika, 8. peDhAlaputra, 6 poTTila, 10. vehalla /

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226 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra 0 praznavyAkaraNasUtra prastuta Agama dvAdazAgI kA dasavAM aga hai / prastuta Agama me Asrava aura savara kA savistAra varNana hai| D vipAkasUtra prastuta sUtra dvAdazAgI kA gyArahavA~ aMga hai / isake do zruta skandha haiN| prathama zrutaskandha me 10 adhyayana-1 mRgAputra, 2 ujjhitakumAra, 3 abhagnasena, 4 zakaTa, 5 bRhaspatidatta, 6 nandIvardhana, 7 umbaradatta, 8 zauryadatta, 6 devadattA, 10. ajushrii| dvitIya zrutaskandha me 10 adhyayana-1 suvAhU, 2 bhadranandI, 3 sujAta, 4 suvAsavakumAra, 5 jinadAsa, 6 dhanapati, 7. mahAbala, 8 bhadranandI, 6. mahAcandrakumAra, 10. varadattakumAra / - nirayAvaliyA Adi pA~ca sUtra [kappiyA, kappavaDasiyA, puphiyA, pupphaculiyA, vaNhidazA] niriyAvaliyA zrutaskandha me pA~ca upAga samAviSTa haiM1 kalpikA, 2 kalpavata sikA, 3 puSpikA, 4. puSpacUlikA, 5 vRssnnidshaa| kappiyA niriyAvaliyA ke prathama varga ke 10 adhyayana1 kAla, 2. sukAla, 3. mahAkAla, 4 kaNha, 5 sukaNha, 6. mahANkaha, 7 vIrakaNha, 8. rAmakaNha, 6 piusenakaNha, * mahAsenakaNha /

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pariziSTa | 227 kappavaDasiyA ke 10 adhyayana-1. pauma, 2 mahApauma, 3. bhaha, 4. subhadda, 5. paumabhaha, 6. paumasena, 7 paumagulma, 8 nalinIgulma, 6. ANanda, 10. nandana / puSpikA ke 10 adhyayana-1 candra, 2 sUrya, 3. zukra, 4. bahuputrika, 5 pUrNabhadra, 6. maNibhadra, 7 datta, 8 ziva, 6 valepaka, 10 anAhata / puSpacUlA ke 10 adhyayana-1. zrIdevI, 2 hrIdevI, 3. dhRtidevI, 4 kItidevI, 5. buddhidevI, 6. lakSmIdevI, 7. ilAdevI, 8 surAdevI, 6. rasadevI, 10 gndhdevii| vRSNidazA ke 12 adhyayana-1. niSadhakumAra, 2. mAyanIkumAra, 3. vahakumAra, 4 vedhakumAra, 5 pragati kumAra, 6 jyotikumAra, 7. dazarathakumAra, 8. dRDharathakumAra, 6 mahAdhanukumAra, 10 sapta-- dhanukumAra, 11. dazadhanukumAra, 12 zatadhanukumAra / nandIsUtra kI sthavirAvalI me Arya jambUsvAmI kA bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI ke dvitIya paddhara ke rUpa me ullekha hai / e

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digambara jaina-sAhitya meM jamba yadyapi Arya jambU ko zvetAmbara va digambara dono hI paramparAo me antima kevalI mAnA gayA hai tathApi kucha viSayo me dono paramparAo me matabheda hai-jaise zvetAmbara sAhitya me jambUkumAra ke pitA kA nAma RSabhadatta va mAtA kA nAma dhAriNI hai jabaki digambara paramparA me pitA kA nAma ahaMDAsa va mAtA kA nAma jinamatI batAyA hai| zvetAmbara mAnyatAnusAra 8 kanyAo ke sAtha jambUkumAra kA vivAha huA jabaki digambara paramparAnusAra 4 kanyAo ke sAtha / zvetAmbara mAnyatAnusAra prabhava cora apane 500 sAthiyo ke sAtha jambUkumAra ke bhavana me corI hetu pahuMcA / digambara mAnyatAnusAra prabhava nahI thA apitu vidyuccara nAmaka cora thA / ___ zvetAmbarAnusAra Arya prabhava vindhya kI talahaTI me jayapura rAjya ke rAjakumAra the kintu digambara granthakAro ne vidyuccara ko hastinApura kA rAjakumAra batAyA hai / ' 1 athAnta magadhe deze vidyate nagara mahat / hastinApuranAmnA svaloM kaikapuropamam // 28 // tatrAsti savaronAmnA bhUpodordaNDamaNDita / tasya bhAryAsti zrISeNA kAmayaSTi priyavadA / / 2 / /

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digambara sAhitya meM jambU | 226 digambara paramparA ke vidvAna kavivara rAjamalla ne vidyuccara ke sAtha dIkSita hue prabhava Adi 500 coro kA ullekha karate hue likhA hai ki ve sabhI rAjakumAra the aura rAkSasAdi dvArA upasthita kiye gaye ghorAtighora parISaho ko sahate hue dvAdaza anuprekSAo kA cintana karate hue vidyuccara sarvArthasiddha me aura prabhava Adi 500 muni suraloka me devarUpa se utpanna hue| zvetAmbara paramparA me Arya prabhava kA bahuta U~cA sthAna hai / prabhava ko jambUsvAmI kA uttarAdhikArI va zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kA tRtIya paTTadhara mAnA gayA hai jabaki digambara paramparA me jambUsvAmI kA uttarAdhikArI vidyuccara yA prabhava ko na mAnakara Arya viSNu ko mAnA hai|' digambara paramparA ke grantho me jambUkumAra dvArA mahArAja zreNika kI hastizAlA me se bandha toDakara bhAge hue madonmatta tayoH sUnurabhUnnAmnA vidvAna vidyuccara nRpaH / zikSitA sakalA vidyA varddhamAnakumArata. // 30 // jambU0 ca0 sarga 5] 1 zatAnA paJca sakhyAkA prabhavAdi muniishvraa| ate salekhanA kRtvA diva jagmuryathAyatham // 13 // [jambU0 ca0 sarga 13 kavi rAjamalla] 2 sirigodameNadiNNa suhammaNAhassa teNa jabussa / viNhU Nadimitto tatto ya parAjido tatto / / 43 / / [aMgapaNNattI

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230 | mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra hAthI ko vaza meM karane kA aura vidyAdhara mRgAka kI sahAyatArtha vidyAdhararAja ratnacUla se yuddha karane aura yuddha me use do vAra parAjita karane kA ullekha kiyA gayA hai kintu zvetAmbara paramparA-mAnya kisI grantha meM ina dono ghaTanAo kA ullekha nahIM miltaa| zvetAmbara paramparA ke sabhI granyo me jambUsvAmI kA vIra nirvANa sa0 64 me nirvANa honA mAnya hai kintu digambara paramparA ke prAcIna grantha tiloyapaNNattI tathA paTTAvaliyo meM vIra nirvANa savata 62 me tathA aneka digambara grantho me vIra ni0 sa0 64 me nirvANa honA mAnA gayA hai|' 1 jainadharma kA maulika itihAsa

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sahAyaka grantha-sUcI vasudeva hiNDI jambUcaritra jainadharma kA maulika itihAsa jambU cariu

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All lekhaka kI mahatvapUrNa kRtiyA~ 1. bhagavAna mahAvIra kI sUktiyAM (sampAdita) 2. bhagavAna mahAvIra : jIvana aura darzana 3. meghakumAra : eka paricaya 4. caubIsa tIrthaMkara : eka paryavekSaNa 5. satya-zIla kI amara sAdhikAeM 6. saMgIta-saurabha (sampAdita) 7. mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra 8. maMgala pATha (sampAdita) 6 rAjasthAnakesarI zrI puSkaramunijI mahArAja : jIvana aura vicAra 10 zrI puSkaramuni jI mahArAja : eka paricaya 11. bhaddhA ke svara 12, zraddhA ke sumana 13. zraddhA ke saMgIta 14. bhagavAna mahAvIra jIvana : ANi darzana 15. lArDa mahAvIra : lAipha eNDa philosaphI 16. bhagavAna mahAvIra : jIvana ane darzana 17. ahiMsA : eka vizleSaNa 18. jainadharma : eka paricaya milane kA patA zrI tAraka guru jaina granthAlaya zAstrI sarkala, udayapura (rAjasthAna)

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