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________________ mApha karyAmAM majA eka ajJAta pustakamAM vAMcavAmAM Avela A paMktio ekavAra zAMtithI vAMcI jaIe. svavikAsanI prakriyA kSamApanA sAthe khUba gADha saMbaMdha dharAve che. ApaNA doSa mATe anyonI mAphI mAgavI adharI che. anyonA doSa mATe temane kSamA ApavI atyaMta kaThina che; paraMtu anyonA doSone sahajatAthI vIsarI javA te atyaMta duSkara ane durlabha bAbata che. anyone mAphI ApavAmAM kharekhara ApaNo ja svArtha rahelo che. ApaNe anyone temanA mATe kSamA nathI ApavI. ApaNe ApaNA ja hitamAM temane kSamA arpavI jarUrI rahe che. pagamAM ghUsI gayela kAMTo jyAre huM kADhI nAkhuM chuM tyAre svasthatAnI anubhUti jo mane ja thAya che, AMkhamAM ghUsI gayela kacaro jyAre huM dUra karuM chuM tyAre haLavAzanI anubhUti jo mane ja thAya che, peTamAM thaI gayela gAMThane oNparezana dvArA jyAre huM kaDhAvI nAkhuM chuM tyAre rAhatanI lAgaNI jo huM ja anubhavuM chuM to sAmI vyaktine, eNe karela bhUla badala ke eNe mArI sAthe karela geravyavahAra badala huM mApha karI dauM chuM tyAre hakIkatamAM to huM mArA ja mananI prasannatAne akabaMdha karI dauM chuM. javAba Apo, pagamAM ghUsI gayela kAMTo, AMkhamAM dAkhala thaI gayela kacaro ke peTamAM thaI gayela gAMTha dUra karI devA ApaNe jeTalA utAvaLA banI jaIe chIe, eTalA ja utAvaLA ApaNe vyakti pratyenA manamAM UbhA thaI jatA durbhAvane dUra karI devA kharA ? kadAca A praznano javAba che. 'nA'. kAraNa? eka ja. ahaMkAra. sAmI vyakti pratye tochaDAIpUrNa vyavahAra karavAmAM ApaNane ema lAge che ke 'huM kaMIka chuM.' e vyakti pratye DaMkha rAkhIne jIvavAmAM ApaNane ema lAge che ke "huM paNa kAMI kAma nathI.' e vyakti pratyenA durbhAvane akabaMdha rAkhIne jIvavAmAM taka maLatAM ja khUba rasapUrvaka enAM avarNavAda ApaNe karI zakIe chIe ane lAga Ave to enA dvArA ApaNane thayela nukasAnano ApaNe badalo ya laI zakIe chIe. paNa sabUra, A abhigama ApaNane kadAca 'kUtarA'nI kakSAmAM mUkI de che. kUtarAne tame lAkaDI mAro, kUtaro tamane karaDavA doDaze. kUtarAnI sAme tame dAMtiyA karo, kUtaro tamane bhasavA lAgaze. ApaNane herAna karanArane ApaNe ya jo herAna karavA ja mAgIe chIe, e herAnagatine ApaNe jo yAda rAkhavA ja mAgIe chIe, ene mApha karI daIne halakAMphUla banI javA jo ApaNe taiyAra ja nathI to mAnavanA khoLiye ApaNe eka jAtanA zvAna ja chIe. Avo, pagamAM paherelA bUTa badhAyane bhale AkarSaka lAgatA hoya paNa ApaNane jo e DaMkhI ja rahyA che to vahelI take pagamAMthI e bUTane kADhI nAkhavAmAM ja jo paganI salAmatI che to badalo levAnI pravRtti, sajA karavAnI vRtti, sAmAne pachADI devAnI gaNatarI ahaMkArane bhale khUba pasaMda paDatI hoya paraMtu mananI prasannatAne khaMDita karI daIne AtmAne jo e durgatimAM ja DhasaDI janArI banI rahI che to atyAre ne atyAre ja e vRtti-pravRttithI ApaNe jAtane dUra karI devAnI jarUra che.
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________________ te tenAM dhanathI moTo ApaNe ApaNAM manathI moTA kavi 'meghabindu'nI A paMktio. have jarIka to aTako. tRSNA paMthe kyAM lagI bhaTakyA karazo caraNa have to aTako. icchAonuM vana aDAbIDa, bhrAmaka enA rastA ADAavaLA pharatA rahIe, dhyeya vinAnA ja amastA. have sUraja Athamaze vanathI, kyAre bahAra nIkaLazo. phaLa-phUlonAM vananAM paMkhI, piMjarAmAM pakaDAtA moha ane mAyAmAM jIvatara, e ja rIte jakaDAtAM baMdhanamAM rahezo to kyAre mukta thaIne pharazo. moTAIne mApavAnuM eka tharamaoNmiTara che mArI pAse zuM che ?' jyAre moTAIne mApavAnuM bIjuM tharamaoNmiTara che 'huM zuM chuM ?' saMpattinI vipulatA ja jenA jIvanamAM kendrasthAne goThavAI jAya che eNe haMmezAM prathama naMbaranuM tharamaoNmiTara ja hAthavaguM rAkhavuM paDe che jyAre saMtoSanI mahattA jenA aMtaHkaraNamAM pratiSThita thaI jAya che e haMmezAM bIjA naMbaranA tharamaoNmiTarane ja sAthe laIne pharato hoya che. duHkhada vAstavikatA tRSNAkSetre e che ke e kSetramAM koI sImA nathI, maryAdA nathI, pUrNavirAma nathI. tyAM jIvanabhara tamAre meLavatAM ja rahevAnuM che, gaNatAM ja rahevAnuM che, bheguM karatA ja rahevAnuM che ane 'hajI vadhu' 'hajI vadhu' e pAgalapananA zikAra banyA rahIne jIvana pUruM karI devAnuM che. jIvana pUruM thaI paNa jAya che ane chatAM adhikanI bhUkhamAM alpa paNa rAhata anubhavAtI nathI. jyAre saMtoSanI AkhI vAta ja nyArI che. ene adhikamAM rasa nathI hoto ema nahIM, potAnI pAse je paNa hoya che e ene adhika ja lAgatuM hoya che. e sukha mATe 3 'tyAM' doDavA taiyAra nathI hoto, e jyAM hoya che tyAM ja sukha anubhavato hoya che. sukhanI anubhUti mATe e AvatIkAlanI rAha nathI joto, e Aje ja sukha anubhavato hoya che. eka hakIkatano khyAla che ? tame dhanane game teTalA AMkaDA pachI ya ane game teTalA puruSArtha pachI ya 'moTuM' karavAmAM saphaLa banI zakavAnA nathI ane manane 'moTuM' banAvI devA jo tame taiyAra cho to emAM tamane atyAre ne atyAre ja saphaLatA maLI zake tema che. ane kamAlanuM Azcarya to e sarjAya che ke mana moTuM banI gayA pachI tamArI pAse je paNa hoya che e tamane moTuM ja lAgavA mAMDe che. TUMkamAM, samIkaraNa A che. mana nAnuM - dhana moTuM = tame nAnA dhana ochuM + mana moTuM - tame moTA. = hAtha-kaMkaNa ane ArasI jevI A vAstavikatA che. cakravartIo tarasyA gayA che, kUbero bhUkhyA rahyA che, samrATo ribAtA rahyA che, sattAdhIzo raDatA gayA che, zrImaMto khAlI hAthe gayA che jyAre saMtoSIo ahIM ja rAjA thaIne jIvyA che. bhikSuo ahIM ja cakravartIonA sukhane anubhavatA rahyA che. saMto ane sajjano ahIM ja prasannatAmAM jhUmatA rahyA che. pasaMdagIno nirNaya tamAre karavAno che. manane moTuM banAvIne mardAnagIthI jIvana jIvavuM hoya to emAM ya tame svataMtra cho to dhanane adhika banAvavAnA puruSArthamAM ne puruSArthamAM jIvanabhara dIna-hIna banyA rahIne A jIvanamAMthI vidAya thaI javAmAM ya tame svataMtra cho. kAca-hIrA vaccenI pasaMdagImAM ApaNe jo thApa nathI ja khAtA to mardAnagI-majabUrI vaccenI pasaMdagImAM ApaNe thApa khAI jaIe e zuM cAle ?
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________________ je gayA marI tenI khabara na AvI pharI vipina parIkhanI A paMktio. koI vAra evuM bane ApaNe javAnI utAvaLa na hoya chatAM ApaNane jaladIthI upADI levAmAM Ave. 'hamaNAM Avaze' 'hamaNAM Avaze' kahI nayana koInI paLa paLa pratIkSA karatAM hoya chatAM tyAre ja baLajabarIthI ene bIDI devAmAM Ave. ApaNe kahevA hoya mAtra be-cAra ja zabdo. 'huM jAuM chuM. tame sukhI rahejo' paNa hoTha bole te pahelAM ja ThaMDA paDI jAya ne havA paDyA kare na bolAyela zabdonAM saranAmAM. eTalA mATe ja ATalI nAnakaDI prArthanA karuM chuM. mArI vidAyaveLAe tame hAjara rahejo. na jIvanane laMbAvI zakAya ke na motane aTakAvI zakAya. eka vAra sUryAsta thaI gayA pachI na e sUryane turta pAcho bolAvI zakAya. jIvana eka vAra samApta thaI gayA pachI na e jIvananA dhArakane turta maLI zakAya. hA, eka vAta che ApaNA hAthamAM. sUryAsta thaI jAya e pahelAM sUryanA prakAzamAM mANasa jema apekSita kAryo karI le che tema jIvanano sUryAsta thaI jAya e pUrve hAthamAM jIvananI je paNa paLo che eno vadhumAM vadhu ApaNe sadupayoga karI laIe. TUMkamAM, motane aTakAvI zakAtuM nathI paNa motane sudhArI jarUra zakAya che ane mota enuM ja sudharI zake che, je potAnA jIvananI pratyeka paLane sudhArI levA pratye gajabanAka hade sAvadha che ane jAgrata che. eka sanAtana satya khyAlamAM che? siddhi gatimAM jema eka ja cIja zAzvata che, sukha; tema cAra gatirUpa saMsAramAM eka ja cIja zAzvata che, mota. sukha vinAnI jo siddhigati nahIM to mota vinAnI cAra gati nahIM. janmathI laIne mota sudhInA jIvanakALa daramyAna pracaMDa puNyanA udaye tamAre mAmUlI paNa du:kha veThavuM na paDe e hajI kadAca saMbhavita che paraMtu janma thaI gayA pachI motathI tame bacI jAo evI to koI ja saMbhAvanA nathI. tAtparyArtha Ano spaSTa che. zubhanA sevana mATe tamArA je paNa aramAno hoya ane tame turta ja pUrA karI dejo kAraNa ke mota koI paNa paLe tamArA para trATakI zake che. koI paNa kAraNasara jIvanamAM UbhA thaI gayA hoya jo duzmano ane jo tame e sahu sAthe mitratA karI devA mAgo cho to Aje ja karI lejo kAraNa ke tame athavA tamArA duzmano game tyAre motanA mukhamAM homAI zako cho. TUMkamAM, mota kAle nathI, koI paNa paLe che. azubhanA tyAganI ke zubhanA sevananI paNa saMbhAvanA che e atyAre ja che, mota pachI to nathI ja paNa pachInI paLa paNa nathI. Aje jo guruvAra che to AvatI kAlano zukravAra jarUra AvavAno che. paraMtu e zukravAre ApaNe jIvatA haze ke nahIM e nizcita nathI. AvA sarvathA nizcita evA motane sudhArI devA sivAya A jIvanamAM bIjuM kazuM ja karavA jevuM nathI. kAraNa ke mota sudharyuM to ja paraloka sudharyo ane paraloka jo sudharyo to ja AtmakalyANanI saMbhAvanA UbhI rahI. tIrthayAtrAe jatAM pahelAM dharmazALAmAM kyAM UtarazuM, enI cokkasAI karI laIe ane AMkha baMdha thaI gayA pachI kyAM jazuM, e bAbatamAM sarvathA bedarakAra rahIe e to cAle ja zI rIte ?
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________________ kyA kare nara phAMkaDA. thelIkA muMha sAMkaDA retInAM makAna ne mAthe sonAnAM naLiyAM bora jevA mANasa, aMdarathI ThaLiyA ! chalake chaluka chalakAtI'tI premanI gAgara, aMjalibhara jaLa pIdhuM, ne dekhAyA taLiyA ! sUraja haiM e nIkaLaze, dhAryuM'tuM koNe ? jhAMkaLanI jema baLI gayA mArI AMkhanAM jhaLajhaLiyAM. bahu bahu to bhAI ApaNI, kSitija sudhInI pahoMca, ne AkAzamAM UghaDe che, emanAM makAnanAM phaLiyAM janamaTIpanI sajA bhogavI rahyo chuM mAlika huM to AMkha samajyo'to, nIkaLyA jelanA saLiyA ! ko'ka ajJAta kavinI A paMktio eTaluM ja kahe che ke mANasa nAmanA prANIno koI ja bharoso karavA jevo nathI. e bahArathI dekhAya sonA jevo ane aMdarathI hoya kathIra. hAthamAM e gulAba laIne Ubhelo dekhAya ane enI hatheLImAM eNe chupAvI rAkhyA hoya kAMTA. enI jabAnamAM chalakAtuM hoya zaurya ane jigaramAM e narI nAmadaI laIne beTho hoya. vAtomAM hoya e zUro ane akkalano hoya e sAva adhuro. dImAga enuM zrImaMtAIthI phATaphATa thatuM hoya ane dila enuM daridratAnuM pratinidhitva dharAvatuM hoya. tame kAgaDAnI aMdara-bahAranI kALAzathI vAkepha ho to tamane enI sAthe vyavahAra karavAno khyAla Ave. tamane haMsanI aMdara-bahAranI dhavalatAno khyAla hoya to tame enI sAthe ucita vyavahAra karI zako paraMtu bagalAnI bahAranI dhavalatA ane aMdaranI kALAzanI tamane jANakArI ja na hoya to enI sAthenA vyavahAramAM tame mAra khAdhA vinA na raho. zuM kahuM? joI lo hajAro varasono itihAsa. mANasa siMhathI ke vAghathI, sarpathI ke ziyALathI, rAkSasathI ke hAthIthI eTalo nathI chetarAyo, jeTalo mANasathI chetarAyo che. bhUkaMpe ke vAvAjhoDAe, sunAmIe ke jvALAmukhIe eTalA mANasone khatama karI nathI nAkhyA jeTalA mANasoe khatama karI nAkhyA che. jheranA sevane ke akasmAtonI hAramALAoe eTalA mANasone paralokamAM ravAnA nathI karyA jeTalA mANasoe ravAnA karyA che. kAraNa ? A eka ja. aMdarathI e kALo, bahArathI UjaLo. jabAnathI e phAMkaDo, hRdayathI e AMkaDo. phoTAmAM e sasalA jevo ane eNksa-remAM e ziyALa jevo. mahoruM enuM saMtanuM ane cahero eno zetAnano. AcaraNa dekhAya enuM dIvALI pragaTAvato hoya evuM ane aMtaHkaraNamAM e beTho hoya hoLI pragaTAvIne. jAtane bacAvI levI che A trAsadAyaka ane nukasAnakAraka jIvanazailIthI ? be kAma khAsa karIe. 1. tRSNAne niyaMtrita karI daIe ane 2. sArA dekhAtA rahevAnI khataranAka vRttithI manane mukta karI daIe . jo A baMne bAbatanI ApaNe upekSA karatA rahyA to ApaNe kadAca khoLiyethI ja mAnava rahI zakazuM, vRttithI ane pravRttithI pazuthI AgaLa vadhIne kadAca rAkSasa banI javA sudhI pahoMcI jazuM. yAda rAkhajo , tRSNAnuM pota jo smazAnanuM che to daMbhanuM pota vajanuM che. smazAna game teTalAM maDadAMone bALI nAkhyA pachI ya jema atRpta ja rahe che tema tRSNA lakhalUTa sAmagrIonI prApti pachI ya bhUkhALavI ja rahe che. vaja jema dhAradAra talavArathI kapAtuM nathI tema daMbha majabUta ane sazakta prabhuvacanonA zravaNa pachI ya tUTavAnuM nAma nathI leto. sAvadhAna !
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________________ evo sAco ke jyAM bole tyAM khAya tamAco 'marIjha'nI A paMktio. jeno pati marI jAya ene vidhavA kahevAya, jenI patnI marI jAya ene vidhura kahevAya, jenAM mA-bApa marI jAya ene anAtha kahevAya paraMtu jeno mitra marI jAya ene zuM kahevAya? A praznano javAba ApavAmAM vizvanI tamAma bhASAo eka sarakhI rIte niSphaLa nIvaDI che. duzmana potAnA duzmanone ja mArato hoya che, mitrone nahIM, paraMtu jeo viveka vinAnA spaSTavaktAo hoya che, vivekahIna satyavakatAo hoya che teo eka ja kAma karatA rahetA hoya che, mitrone mAravAnuM. eTale ? A ja ke teo e hade apriya banI jatA hoya che ke nathI emanA mitra banavA koI taiyAra thatuM ke nathI emane koI mitra banAvavA taiyAra thatuM. emanA mitro koI banI gayA hoya che to ya emanAthI teo dUra thatA jAya che ane emanI maitrI koke karI lIdhI hoya che to ya enA para vahelAmAM vahelI take pUrNavirAma mukAI jAya enI teo rAha jotA hoya che. pula banI zakatA paththarano upayoga dIvAla banAvI devAmAM karI devo e jo bevakUphI che, pratimA banI zakatA paththarano upayoga kokanuM mAthuM phoDI nAkhavAmAM karI devo e jo krUratA che to saMkhyAbaMdha mitro banAvI zakatA zabdono upayoga mitronI saMkhyAmAM kaDAko bolAvI devA ane duzmanonI saMkhyAmAM tejI lAvavA karatA rahevuM e to narI akkalahInatA ja che. keTalAka mANaso ema kahetA pharatA hoya che ke "ApaNe to koInA bApanI ya sADI-bAra rAkhatA nathI. jevuM hoya tevuM sAmAne moDhe moDha ja kahI devuM. pachI pariNAma bhale ne game te Ave ? AvA mANaso potAnA AvA vikRta abhigama badalanA abhiprAyo bIjAo pAsethI maMgAvatA rahe to emane khyAla Ave ke emaNe jIvanamAM eka ja kAma karyuM che, saMbaMdhomAM Aga lagADatA rahevAnuM. teo mAtra mitro gumAvatA ja hoya che evuM nathI. mitrone teo duzmana paNa banAvatA hoya che. teo saMbaMdho toDatA ja hoya che evuM nathI, kaDavA saMbaMdhonuM teo nirmANa paNa karatA rahe che. svajano emanAthI dUra thatAM jAya che eTaluM ja nahIM, teo khuda paNa svajanothI dUra thatA jatA hoya che. zuM kahuM ? baMdUkamAMthI chUTatI goLI kokane vAgI jatI hoya ane enAthI enuM maraNa thaI jatuM hoya e to ApaNane samajAya che paraMtu AvA vivekahIna spaSTavaktAonA mukhamAMthI je paNa zabdo nIkaLatA hoya che e zabdo sAmAne evA to vAgatA hoya che ke teo maratA bhale nathI hotA paNa emanA aMtaramAM e vaktAo pratye rahelA snehanuM ane premanuM to mota thaIne ja rahe che. bacavuM che A apAyathI ? to be kAma khAsa karo. vAMsaLI jevA banI jAo. vAMsaLI vAcALa nathI hotI, koka bolAve che to ja bole che. vAMsaLI kaDavuM nathI bolatI, madhura ja bole che. apanAvI lezuM ApaNe vAMsaLInA A baMne guNo?
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________________ AMdhaLA sasarAnI lAja kaI vahu kADhavAnI che? mANasa mANasanA saMbaMdha vaccethI lAgaNI zabda chekI kADha, pachI pAnAM bharI bharIne lakhavuM hoya te lakhI kADha ! khUba lapasyAM che A DhALamAM, upara caDyuM ko' jANyuM che? sAco AMkaDo jANavo hoya to gAmanI vastI gaNI kADhe ! matalabanI A duniyA che bhAI ! tAro matalaba zodhI kADhe, phAvatuM hoya to ThIka che nakara, mAruM ghara tuM gotI kADha ! lAgaNIzIlonA thappathappAM bharI godAmo A paDyAM thA buTTo ! kAM thoDI sagavaDa thappA upara karI kADhe ! ko'kanI pAchaLa ko'ka jhUre che, vArtAo baghI rahevA do jIvavuM hoya to jIva sukhethI kAM vArtA mujaba jIvI kADha. koka ajJAta kavinI A paMktiono tAtparyArtha spaSTa che. zeraDImAM mANasane tyAM sudhI ja rasa hoya che jyAM sudhI zeraDImAM kasa hoya che. puSpa pAchaLa mANasa tyAM sudhI ja pAgala rahe che jyAM sudhI puSpamAM suvAsa ane sauMdarya hAjara hovAnuM ene dekhAya che. patnImAM puruSa 'rANI'nAM darzana tyAM sudhI ja karato rahe che jyAM sudhI patnI yuvAnIne, rUpane athavA to AkarSakatAne TakAvIne beThI hoya che. mANasa bhale ne jIvato che, marI gayo nathI paraMtu jo have e kAmano nathI rahyo, mArA svArthamAM sahAyaka nathI banI zakato, mArA galata vartAvamAM e bhayaprada nathI banI zakato to mAre enI koI ja paravA nathI. TUMkamAM gaNita spaSTa che. sAmI vyaktinA astitvanI noMdha tyAM sudhI ja tame lo jyAM sudhI e tamane upayogI che. jevI enI upayogitA khatama thaI jAya, enA astitvanI noMdha levAnI paNa tame nA pADI do. enI jIvaMtatA pratye paNa tame AMkharmIcAmaNAM karI do. A halaTaka koTinA gaNite ja strIo garbhapAta senTaranI mulAkAta laI rahI che ne? 'peTamAM rahela bALaka mATe hamaNAM nathI joItuM kAraNa ke lagana karyAne hajI to be varasa paNa nathI thayA. ATalA TUMkA gALAmAM bALaka AvI jAya to managamatI. moja na karI zakAya. bahAra haravA-pharavA na jaI zakAya. yatheccha vilAsa na mANI zakAya. eka kAma karo. bALakane peTamAMthI ja paralokamAM ravAnA karI do !' patnI nathI gamatI ne? enuM rUpa have AkarSaka nathI rahyuM ne? eno svabhAva barachaTa lAge che ne? ciMtA na karo. korTa taiyAra che. pahoMcI jAo tame tyAM ApI do ene chUTAcheDA. korTa kadAca Agraha kare to dara mahine tame be-cAra hajAra rUpiyA ApI dejo ene. paNa e lapamAMthI tame kAyamano chuTakAro meLavI ja lo !! vRddha mAtA-pitA gharamAM 'vadhArA'nA lAge che ne ? 'nakAmAM' ane 'bojarUpa' lAge che ne ? ciMtA na karo. tamane e ciMtAthI mukta karavA to vRddhAzramo khulyA che. AMkhamAM AMsu lAvIne mAtA-pitAne mUkI do vRddhAzramomAM ane e ya tame be ane tamArA be karatA raho gharamAM jalasA ! AMdhaLA sasarAnI lAja koI vahu kADhatI nathI e to samajAya che paraMtu ahIM to dekhatAM mA-bApanI sArasaMbhALa thatI nathI. dekhatI patnInI noMdha levAtI nathI ane garbhamAM rahela dekhatA dIkarAne jagatanAM darzana karavA devAmAM AvatA nathI ! 'saguM tAruM koNa sAcuM re saMsAriyAmAM" A paMkti eTaluM ja kahe che ke jagatanA jIvo taraphathI premanI apekSA rAkhazo nahIM ane e sahune prema ApavAnI bAbatamAM upekSA sevazo nahIM.
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________________ gora paraNAvI Ape paNa ghara calAvI na Ape prahlAda pArekhanI A paMktio : ApaNe bharose ApaNe hAlIe ho bheru mArA ApaNe bharose ApaNe hAlIe. baLane bAhumAM bharI, haiyAmAM hAma dharI sAgara mojhAre jhukAvIe. ApaNA vahANanAM saDha ne sukAnane ApaNe ja hAthe saMbhALIe. koNa re DubADe vaLI koNa re ugAre koNa laI jAya sAme pAra ? eno karavaiyo ko ApaNI bahAra nahIM ApaNe ja ApaNe chaIe ho bheru mArA ApaNe bharose ApaNe hAlIe. hA, adhyAtma jagatanI yAtrAnuM A ja nagna satya che. prabhu taraphathI tamane mArga maLI zake che. guru taraphathI tamane samyak jJAnano prakAza maLI zake che. sAdhanA mArge AgaLa dhapI rahelA sAdhako taraphathI tamane preraNA, protsAhana ane AlaMbana maLI zake che paNa maMjile pahoMcavA mATe kadama to tamAre ja upADavA paDe che. e mArga para AvatAM kaSTone ghoLIne pI javAnuM sAmarthya to tamAre ja dAkhavavuM paDe che. e mArga para cAlatA cAlatA tame kadAca paDI paNa jAo to ya - jaMgalamAM paDI jatA hAthIne jema potAnI meLe ja UbhA thavuM paDe che tema - tamAre tamArI meLe ja UbhA thaI javuM paDe che. A vAstavikatA eka apekSAe sukhada paNa che to eka apekSAe du:khada paNa 13 che. sukhada eTalA mATe ke paribaLo game teTalAM pratikULa hoya, tamArI cAre ya bAju duzmanonI phoja hoya, svajano tamArA sarvathA bevaphA hoya chatAM tame pote jo adhyAtmanA mArge AgaLa vadhavA mAgo cho to tamane emAM koI paribaLa pratibaMdhaka banI zake tema nathI. ane duHkhada eTalA mATe ke prabhu khuda tamArI sanmukha upasthita hoya, gurudeva khuda tamArA para kRpAno dhodha varasAvI rahyA hoya, eka ekathI caDiyAtAM zubha AlaMbano ane zubha nimitto tamane upalabdha hoya paNa tamane potAne jo adhyAtmanA mArga para ruci na hoya, e mArga para kadama mAMDavAno tamArA khudanA aMtaramAM jo koI utsAha na hoya to emAMnA eka paNa uttama ke anukULa paribaLo tamane adhyAtmanA mArga para cAlavA taiyAra karI zakatA nathI. to karavuM zuM ? A ja. ApaNe khude majabUta banI javuM. hastameLApanI kriyA karAvIne gora to ghara bhego thaI jAya paNa pati-patnI pAse jo sattva na hoya, samAdhAnavRtti na hoya, sAhasa na hoya to emanuM dAmpatyajIvana koI paNa paLe tUTI gayA vinA na ja rahe. basa, e ja nyAye gurudeva to samyak samajano prakAza ApIne ApaNA aMtaramAM adhyAtmanuM AkarSaNa UbhuM karI Ape; paraMtu jo sAdhanA aMgenuM sattva na hoya ApaNI pAse, samarpaNabhAvanuM svAmitva na hoya ApaNI pAse, karmonA vipAkonI jarUrI samaja na hoya ApaNI pAse to aMtaramAM pragaTeluM adhyAtmanuM AkarSaNa koI paNa paLe khatama thaI gayA vinA na rahe. na TUMkamAM, dAyaNa prasUti karAvI Ape paNa prasUtinAM kaSTo to mAtAe ja veThavA paDe. A hakIkatano saMdeza spaSTa che. 14
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________________ jamAno Avyo pApano ne dIkaro nahIM bApano... koka ajJAta kavinI A paMktio : savAranA pahoramAM kumAze AvI pUchyuM mane, pappA, A duniyAnA traNa bhAgamAM pANI ne eka bhAgamAM jamIna, to ATaluM bAkI kema? vicAra karIne kIdhuM meM 'beTA ! traNa bhAgane dIdhuM bhagavAne pANI : mANasa cothA bhAgamAM pheravaze pANI !' kelakyuleTara, kamyuTara, mobAila, TI.vI., kebala, vebasAITa, inTaraneTa, upagraha, seTelAiTa, helikaoNpTara, vimAna, raoNkeTa, candra [2] para utarANa, raNapradezamAM pAka, zarIranA avayavonI adalAbadalI, AkAzane AMbavA mathatAM makAno, kRtrima varasAda, paDakArabharyA oNparezano, gharaghaMTI, vaoNziMga mazIna, hITara, gIjhara, kUkara, era-kanDizanara...hA. eka bAju A jaMgI bheTo jagatane ApI che AjanA jamAnAmAM paNa sabUra ! baMdUka, mazInagana, nyU klIyara baoNmba, eTama baoNmba, e.ke. 47, jherI rasAyaNo, krUratama katalakhAnAMo, garbhapAta kendro, vAsanAnA nagna tAMDavo khelatA vilAsanAM sAdhano, lobhane lobhAMdhatAmAM rUpAMtarita karI detI artha vyavasthAo, kAmane kAmAMdhatAmAM badalI nAkhatI jIvanazailIo, AtmIyasaMbaMdhone svArtha saMbaMdhomAM badalI nAkhavAnuM mana thatuM rahe evI vicAraNAo, rAsAyaNika khetaronA bephAma vaparAza dvArA jamInane kasahIna banAvI detI anna utpAdananI yojanAo...A lohiyALa ane khataranAka bheTo paNa A jagatane AjanA jamAnAe ja ApI che. pUrvakALa ane vartamAnakALa, e baMne vacce taTastha mUlyAMkana karIe to eka vAta spaSTa dekhAya che ke bAhya vaibhavanA kSetre vartamAnakALe pUrvakALane kyAMya pAchaLa dhakelI dIdho che paNa Abhyantara vaibhavanA kSetre vartamAnakALa, pUrvakALa karatA kyAMya pAchaLa dhakelAI gayo che. kaDaka zabdomAM kahevuM hoya to ema kahI zakAya ke vijJAne mANasane mArI nAkhIne enA zarIrane alaMkArothI vibhUSita karI dIdhuM che. mANasanI prasannatA jhuMTavI laIne ene zrImaMta banAvI dIdho che. enI mahAnatAnI smazAnayAtrA kADhI nAkhIne ene moTo banAvI dIdho che. enI pavitratAne raphe-daphe karI nAkhIne ene svaccha banAvI dIdho che. mANasa pAse Aje vivekanI AMkha nathI, vAtsalyasabhara haiyuM nathI, vinayayukta dila nathI. kalpanA karo evA gharanI ke je gharamAM TI.vI. che, vIDiyo che, AkarSaka pharnicara che, DanalopanI gAdIo che paraMtu anAja nathI, pANI nathI ane svaccha havA nathI. thAya zuM e gharanuM? kalpanA karo evA jIvananI ke je jIvanamAM vipula saMpatti che, amApa sattA che paraMtu sArAsArano viveka karI zakatI AMkha nathI. duzmanone paNa mApha karI ke evuM vAtsalyayukta haiyuM nathI. upakArIono ane nAnAono vinaya karI zakatuM dila nathI. thAya zuM e jIvananuM ? eTaluM ja kahIza ke vijJAne Apela 'gati' pAchaLa pachI doDajo. pahelAM dharma batAvela 'samyapha dizA'ne barAbara samajI lo.
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________________ ghaMTIne ghauM ane baMTI, baMne sarakhA uMmara khayyAmanI A paMktio : 'zuM kube2o ? zuM sikaMdara ? garva sauno tUTaze ho game tevo khajAno be ja dinamAM khUTaze. kALanI karaDI najarathI koI bacavAnuM nathI Aja to phUTI che pyAlI, kAla kUMjo phUTaze. hara prabhAte cetave che kukaDAonI pukAra jo uSAnAM darpaNe, tArA jIvana kero citAra. jAga o nAdAna, vItI rAta AkhI UMghamAM AyakhuM ema ja ghaTI jAze kadI kIdho vicAra ? Dema tUTe, AkhA zaheramAM pANI pharI vaLe, tame e pANInI vacce phasAI gayA ho ane chatAM tamAro vALa paNa vAMko na thAya e banI zake. tame je gharamAM rahyA ho e AkhuM ya ghara bhUkaMpanA jhATakAmAM tUTI paDe ane chatAM e gharamAMthI tame hasatA hasatA bahAra nIkaLI jAo e banI zake, je vimAnamAM tame musApharI karI rahyA ho e vimAna rana-ve para UtaratAM saLagI jAya ane chatAM tamAro camatkArika bacAva thaI jAya e bane. paNa karmasattAnI ghaMTImAM jo tamAro praveza thaI gayo hoya to e ghaMTImAM pisAI jatA tame bacI zako evI koI ja zakyatA nahIM, pachI bhale tame karoDapati cho ke vaDApradhAna cho, bhale tame rASTrapati cho ke oNlimpika caeNmpiyana cho, bhale tame asarakAraka vaktA cho ke khyAtanAma lekhaka cho, bhale tame jagamazahUra cho ke lazkaranA sarasenAdhipati cho. eka vAta karuM ? karmasattAnI ghaMTImAM je paNa jIvono praveza thaI cUkyo hoya che e jIvo para karmasattA traNa prakAranA atyAcAro karIne ja rahe che. prathama naMbarano atyAcAra che, rogano. kriyA hastameLAnI cAlatI hoya ane karmasattA zarIrane lakavAgrasta banAvI 17 de. hAtha ceka para sahI karavAmAM vyasta hoya ane karmasattA breIna hemarejanA zikAra banAvI de. 50 lAkhanI gADImAM sTIariMga vhIla para tame beThA ho ane tyAM ja tamAruM lohInuM dabANa karmasattA nIcuM lAvI de. paNa, camatkAra sarjAI jAya ane roganA zikAra banatA bacI javAmAM tame saphaLa banI paNa jAo to karmasattA tamane bIjA naMbaranA atyAcAranA zikAra banAvI de. e atyAcAranuM nAma che, vRddhAvasthA. samaya pasAra thAya ane tamAre cAlavA mATe hAthamAM lAkaDI pakaDavI ja paDe. najIkanuM jovA mATe paNa cazmAM vinA tamane na cAle. tamArI patnI paNa tamArA dvArA bolAyela zabdone sAMbhaLI na zake. pathArImAMthI beThA thavA ya tamAre kokano Teko levo ja paDe. paNa, kadAca A atyAcArathI bacI javAmAM ya tame karmasattAne zikasta ApI zako paraMtu karmasattAno eka trIjA naMbarano atyAcAra che, mota. enAthI bacI javAmAM to A jagatanA koI paNa camarabaMdhIne saphaLatA maLI zake tema nathI. uMmara tamArI vIsa varasanI hoya tyAre ya tame motanA zikAra banI zako cho to nevuM varasanI vaye pahoMcyA pachI ya tame motanA mukhamAM homAI zako cho. mAtAnA peTamAM ho tyAre ya karmasattAnI A ghaMTI tamane paralokamAM ravAnA karI zake che to tame parvatArohaNa karatA ho tyAre ya karmasattAnI A ghaMTI tamArA astitvane nAmazeSa karI zake che. eka ja vikalpa che. jIvana evuM jIvIe ke A ghaMTI sAme caDIne ApaNane potAnAmAM praveza ApavAnI nA pADI de ! 18
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________________ caMdane dhoI mAchalI paNa chUTI nahIM gaMdha pachI ya ApaNe tyAMthI pAchA haTavA taiyAra ja thatA nathI? caMdananI suvAsamAM koI ja zaMkA nathI paNa pota ja jo mAchalInuM che to ? kuMbhAranI kuzaLatAmAM koI ja zaMkA nathI paNa pota ja jo dariyAI retInuM che to ? sUryanA prakAzanI tAkAtamAM to koI ja zaMkA nathI paNa pota ja jo aMdhatvanuM che to ? prabhunAM vacanonI pracaMDa tAkAtamAM to koI ja zaMkA nathI paNa pota ja jo nAlAyakatAnuM che to ? ko'ka ajJAta kavinI A paMktio: 'phUlo plAsTikanAM, sugaMdha kyAMthI hoya? zikSako TaTyazaniyA, vidyA kyAMthI hoya? progrAma kebalsanA, saMskAra kyAMthI hoya ? netA khurazInA, dezadAjha kyAMthI hoya? bhojana DAlaDAnuM, svAda kyAMthI hoya? anAja hAyabrIDanuM, tAkAta kyAMthI hoya? kapaDAM thayA TUMkA, lajjA kyAMthI hoya? caherA thayA meka-apanAM, rUpa kyAMthI hoya? A tamAma vAstavikatAo eka ja vAta kare che jo tamAruM pota ja jUThuM che, jo tamArI pAtratA ja gAyaba che, jo tamArI prajJApanIyatA ja gerahAjara che, jo tamAruM mana ja baMdhiyAra che, jo tamArI vRtti ja galata mAnyatAnI zikAra banI cUkI che to duniyAnI koI tAkAta tamane sudhArI zake tema nathI. prabhu vacano to tamArA mATe nirarthaka che ja paraMtu sAkSAt prabhu paNa tamane bacAvI levA ke ugArI levA lAcAra che. khUba gaMbhIratAthI AtmanirIkSaNa karavAnI jarUra che ApaNe. AvA apAtramAM, ayogyamAM, aprajJApanIyamAM ApaNe sthAna to nathI pAmyA ne ? krodhathI ApaNuM citta e hade to grasta banyuM nathI rahetuM ne ke prabhunAM vacanonA zravaNa pachI ya, gurudevanI samajAvaTa pachI ya, ziSTa puruSonI salAha pachI ya, zarIra rogagrasta banI gayA pachI ya, saMbaMdhomAM kaDavAza vyApI gayA pachI ya, sarvatra apriya banatA rahyA caMdana na maLe e karuNatA karatAM ya caMdana maLyA pachI ya mAchalI ja banyA rahIe e karuNatA vadhu che. kuMbhAra na maLavAnA durbhAgya karatAM ya kuMbhAra maLI gayA pachI ya dariyAI retI banyAM rahIe e durbhAgya vadhu bhayaMkara che, sUryaprakAzanI anupasthitinI karuNatA karatAMya vadhu karuNatA e che ke ApaNe aMdhanuM ja pratinidhitva dharAvIe chIe. prabhunA virahanuM ke prabhu vacanonA azravaNanuM duHkha eTaluM jAlima nathI, jeTaluM jAlima e maLyA pachI ya ApaNe nAlAyaka ja banyA rahIe e che.. tAtparyArtha Ano spaSTa che. jIvana parivartananuM mukhya cAlakabaLa prApti nathI paNa pAtratA che. tamArI pAtratA jo jIvaMta haze to prApti thatAMnI sAthe ja parivartananuM sadbhAgya tame pAmI javAnA cho. paNa jo pAtratA ja tamArI gAyaba haze to prAptinI vaNajhAra pachI ya tame evA ne evA ja rahI javAnA cho. Avo, ApaNe "khADo' taiyAra rAkhIe. zubhano varasAda jyAre paNa paDaze, ApaNane bharAI jatAM paLanI ya vAra nahIM lAge. bAkI, jo 'Tekaro ja banyA rahezuM to zubhanA dhodhamAra varasAda pachI ya ApaNe korAdhAkora ja rahezuM. daDo have ApaNA medAnamAM che.
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________________ jyAM maLI roTI, tyAM gayA ALoTI ke" che samaya to Ave che ne cAlI jAya che to "kharAba samaya' kema rokAI jAya che? mane jue che ne cAre paga kUde che, rAma jANe mArI-enI zuM sagAI thAya che? nasIba ja amukanAM evAM baLiyAM hoya che, bheTe, to ya mAthe bhaTakAI jAya che. mahenata kare, nasIba ADethI pAMdaDuM khaseDavA pAMdaDuM khasI, jhADa ropAI jAya che. jyAre eka sAMdho tyAM tera tUTe, accho acchA hebatAI jAya che ! doDIne AvanArAM, kyAM gayAM sau 'tArA?' mANasa, avarajavara parathI oLakhAI jAya che. thAya, aMdhAruM ulecavA dIvaDo pragaTAvuM eka pachI eka dIvAsaLI, olavAI jAya che ! have camatkAra, to mAnuM ke tuM Izvara ! bAkI khAlI khoTo roja zAne pUjAI jAya che ! ko'ka ajJAta kavinI A paMktionA tAtparyArthamAM jaIe to eka vAta spaSTa che ke mANasa mATe A jagatamAM sauthI vadhu kharAba samaya koI hoya to e che "bhUkhanI anubhUtimAM bhojananI anupasthiti mANasa yazanA abhAvamAM jIvI jAya, saMpattinI alpatAmAM jIvI jAya, baMgalAnI ke gADInI anupasthitimAM jIvana TakAvI jAya, patnInA abhAvamAM majethI jIvana pasAra karI jAya paNa bhojananA abhAvamAM ? kadAca be-cAra divasa ke pacIsa-trIsa divasa kheMcI jAya paNa e pachI ya jo ene bhojana na maLe to enuM 'rAma bolo bhAI rAma' thaIne ja rahe. A kAraNasara ja kahevAyuM che ne ke 'bhUkhyo mANasa koI paNa pApa karI bese che' kAraNa ke bhUkhyA mANasane jIvana TakAvavuM ja che ane jIvana bhojana vinA TakAvI zakAya evI koI ja zakyatA nathI. daridra mANasa paisA mATe chellI hadanI lAcArI nahIM dAkhave jo enI pAse bhojananI vyavasthA haze to ! be-AbarU mANasa yaza mATe eTalI lAcArI nahIM darzAve jo enI pAse bhojanano prabaMdha haze to ! vAMDho mANasa strI mATe eTalo nahIM karagare jo enI pAse kSudhAzamananI vyavasthA haze to ! paNa, peTano bhUkhyo mANasa to kaI hadanI lAcArI dAkhavavA taiyAra nahIM thaI jAya e prazna che. bhojana maLatuM haze to e kapaDAM utAravA ya taiyAra thaI jaze to gaTaranuM pANI pIvA ya taiyAra thaI jaze. samUha vacce e zIrSAsana karavA ya taiyAra thaI jaze to potAnI sagI mA-bahena paranI gALo sAMbhaLavA ya taiyAra thaI jaze. are, guMDA pAse ya e bhojana mATe karagaravA taiyAra thaI jaze ane bhojana maLatuM haze to vezyAgAmInA page paDavA ya e taiyAra thaI jaze. khUnI pAse hAtha joDatAM ya e zarama nahIM anubhave to AtaMkavAdIne tyAM AMTA-pherA lagAvatAM ya ene bhaya nahIM rahe. TUMkamAM; badhI ja lAcArI ane badhAya samakSa lAcArI, A mAnasikatA raheze bhojananA abhAvamAM bhUkhyA mANasanI. A vAstavikatAne AMkha sAme rAkhIne be kAma khAsa karajo . koka bhUkhyo mANasa tamAre AMgaNe AvIne Ubho rahI jAya to enI bhUkha para zaMkA uThAvatA rahIne ene khAlI peTe ravAnA na karazo ane evuM koI azubhakarma bAMdhI na besazo ke jenA duSyabhAve bhavAMtaramAM bhojana mATe tamAre tamAma prakAranI lAcArIo tamAma prakAranI vyaktio samakSa dAkhavatA rahevuM paDe.
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________________ jamane mALavo dUra nathI NL 1-2-3-4-5 nAnA hatA tyAre sleTa-pena laI AMkaDA gaNatA'tA. 1-2-3-4-5. heja thayA moTA: ne rAha jovAmAM miniTo gaNatA'tA. 1-2-3-4-5. vaLI thayAM moTAM : vaLagyA paLojaNanAM poTalAM gaNyAM, to gaNatA rahyAM. 1-2-3-4-5. ne chelle eTalAM thayAM moTAM ke lagabhaga khoTA ! divaso gaNatA'tA. 1-2-3-4-5. hA. koka ajJAta lekhakanI A paMktio eTaluM ja kahe che ke mota Ave ja che. ene mATe koI sthAna dUra nathI. ene mATe koI hoddo mahattvano nathI. ene mATe koI Rtu agatyanI nathI. ene mATe koI avasthA mahattvanI nathI. tame ene 'ruka jAo" kahI zakatA nathI. 'vilaMbamAM e samajatuM nathI. noTisa ApIne e AvatuM nathI. kamUratA ene naDatA nathI. hIla sTezananI zarama e rAkhatuM nathI. tamArA lagnanA prathama divase ya e tamane laI javA AvI zake che to vaDApradhAna padanI sogaMdavidhi cAlatI hoya tyAre sIdhA sTeja parathI ya e tamane laI jaI zake che. TUMkamAM, AvavAno samaya sarvathA anizcita ane chatAM AvavAnuM so TakA nizcita. evuM koI eka ja paribaLa A jagatamAM jo koI hoya to e paribaLanuM nAma che mota. zarIra para yuvAvasthA kadAca na paNa Ave, vAtAvaraNamAM unALAnI Rtu kadAca na paNa Ave, jIvanamAM kadAca du:kho na paNa Ave paNa mota ? Ave, Ave ne Ave ja. javAba Apo. mAna na mAna, magara meM terA mahemAna" nuM pratinidhitva dharAvI rahelA A motane AvakAravA ApaNe taiyAra kharA? maMjila AvatA je sahajatAthI gADI choDI daIe chIe e ja sahajatAthI samaya thatAM jIvanane choDI devA ApaNe taiyAra kharA? phATI gayela vastro badalI detA je prasannatA anubhavAya che evI ja prasannatA jIrNa zarIra choDatI vakhate anubhavAze ja evuM chAtI ThokIne kahI zakavAnI sthitimAM ApaNe kharA ? kadAca A tamAma praznono javAba che, 'nA'. kAraNa? A eka ja. hAthamAM je jIvana che e sArI rIte jIvAI rahyuM hoya evuM ApaNane lAgatuM nathI ane eTale ja A jIvananI samApti vakhate ApaNe svasthatA anubhavI zakazuM ja evuM ApaNuM aMtaHkaraNa kahevA taiyAra nathI. zuM kahyuM? je motane ApaNe AvatuM rokI zakavAmAM saphaLa nathI ja banavAnA e dizAmAM ApaNe jabaradasta prayatnazIla chIe ane AvanArA motane maMgaLamaya banAvI devAnI tAkAta je suMdara jIvanazailImAM che e suMdara jIvanazailI ApaNane hAthavagI che chatAM e dizAmAM ApaNe sarvathA bedarakAra chIe! athANuM bagaDe che to varasa ja bagaDe che; paraMtu mota bagaDe che to kadAca anaMtakALa bagaDI zake che e kaTu satya ApaNe kyAre AMkha sAme rAkhazuM?
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________________ jabAna hAryo te bhava hAryo thoDuM ya samajyA hota to sukhethI jivAta ! paNa rahyAM khakhaDatAM ApaNe, basa, vAte vAte ! doSanA TopalAnuM to vajana vaLI keTaluM ! UMcakIne nAkhatAM rahyAM, eka-mekanA mAthe ! nAnI amathI vAtamAM, raNaziMgA phUMkAtAM, savAra paDe ne hasatAM moDhAM, roja bagaDatAM rAte ! baMdha karyA che bAraNAM, kyAM koI jue che? loka mAne kevAM, sUe che nirAMte ! na'tI dekhAtI bhUlo, te bahu moTI dekhAya che, AMkhe bAjhayA che ghuvaDa, te UMDe vAte vAte ! ekamekano pataMga kApavAmAM paDyA ghasarakA hAthe baLI A uttarAyaNa ! nA Ave to jIvAya to nirAMte ! hA, dUdhamAM sAkara ja nakhAya, sAkara na hoya to dUdhane ema ne ema rahevA devAya paraMtu lIMbunAM TIpAM nAkhIne dUdhane phADI to na ja nakhAya A samaja dharAvato mANasa, bolavuM hoya to madhura ja bolAya, hitakArI ja bolAya, mitakArI ja bolAya, evI kSamatA ane hRdayanI udAttavRtti na hoya to mauna rahI javAya paraMtu zabdone jema-tema pheMkatA rahIne, vivekane gerahAjara rAkhIne saMbaMdhomAM kaDavAza pedA na ja karAya A samaja dharAvato nathI e Azcarya to lAge ja che paraMtu mANasanI e bevakUphI paNa lAge che. zabdono Avo ADedhaDa thato vaparAza kevuM duHkhada pariNAma lAvIne mUkI de che ene laMgamAM jaNAvatI koka ajJAta lekhakanI ukta paMktio eTaluM ja kahe che ke saMbaMdhonA virATa AsamAnamAM tamArI AtmIyatAnI pataMgane jo hemakhema rAkhavA mAgo cho to e pataMgano dora je zabdono banyo hoya che e zabdomAM kaThoratAno kAca, kaTutAno raMga ane karmazatAno loTa kyAreya bheLavazo nahIM. zuM kahuM? soya pAse talavAra kArya jo ApaNe nathI ja karAvatA, pula banAvavA maMgAvela paththarono upayoga jo mANasa dIvAla UbhI karI devAmAM nathI ja karato, hAthamAM rahela kImatI hIrAno upayoga DAhyo mANasa jo bArI para besI gayela kAgaDAne uDADavAmAM nathI ja karato to prabhu sAthe prIta jamAvI zakatA, sajjanonAM haiyAmAM sthAna apAvI zakatA, duzamanane mitra banAvI zakatA ane jagatanA jIva mAtranI samAdhimAM nimitta banI zakatA zabdono upayoga mANasa mitrone duzmana banAvI devAmAM, sajjanonA ane svajanonA haiyAmAM kaTutA pedA karI devAmAM ane jIvo vacce apriya banAvI devAmAM kema karato haze e samajAtuM nathI. yAda rAkhajo, A jagata saMpattine bhale tAkAtaprada mAnatuM paraMtu saMpatti karatAM ya eka apekSAe zabdo vadhu tAkAtavAna che. kAraNa ke saMpattinA sadupayoge mANasane jeTalA mitronI bheTa dharI haze enA karatAM anekagaNA mitro to mANasa zabdonA sadupayogathI UbhA karI zake che. e ja rIte saMpattinA bephAma vaparAza mANase jeTalA duzmano UbhA karyA haze enA karatAM anekagaNA duzmano to mANasa zabdonA durupayogathI UbhA karI zake che. Avo, zabdonI A pracaMDa tAkAtane AMkha samakSa rAkhIne ApaNe zabdonA DabbAo AgaLa vivekanA, snehanA ane hitanA enjinane UbhuM karI ja daIe. e enjina hAjara na karI zakAya tyAM sudhI zabdonA DabbAone ema ne ema UbhA ja rahevA daIe. saMkhyAbaMdha aniSTothI UgarI jazuM.
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________________ jyAM taNAI jAya hAthI, tyAM bhAva koNa pUche bakarIno ? koka ajJAta kavinI A paMktio: jiMdagI AkhkhI karyA kara, tuM be hAthe saravALo ne paLamAM pharI vaLe, hajjAra hAthavALo ! kUDakapaTa ne ghAlamela, keTakeTalAMne chetarIza ? tane ya mAthAno maLaze, eka chetaravAvALo ! ahIMno hisAba bApu, ahIM ja patAvavo paDaze A kATamALamAM batAva, che koI marada muchALo ? prema, lAgaNI ne mANasAInI vAto, cho teM hasI kADhI tArA ekAMta para haeNza, tuM ja rovAvALo ! suprIma sudhI samajyA, tuM pahoMcI vaLIza, enI paNa upara bese che, upalI koraTavALo ! sAcA dilathI zodhaje, aMdaranA khUNAMkhAMcarAM, gaNitanI AkhI copaDIno, kyAMka maLI jAya tALo. bhUkaMpa thayo. majabUta gaNAtuM 10mALanuM makAna tUTI gayuM. e makAnanI bAjumAM eka garIba mANasanuM ITa-cUnAnuM makAna hatuM. e tUTI ja gayuM hoya e mAnI levAmAM koI ja takalIpha paDe tema nahotI. gaeNrabajAramAM inDeksa tUTyo karoDapatio rastA para AvI gayA. nAnA nAnA vepArIo barabAda thaI cUkyA ja hoya e samajavA mATe manane kAMI ja samajAvavuM paDe tema nahotuM. jabaradasta vAvAjhoDuM phUMkAyuM. jamIna para so varasathI aDIkhama UbheluM totiMga evuM vaTavRkSa jamInadosta thaI gayuM. enI bAjumAM ja rahela lImaDAnuM jhADa tUTI ja gayuM hovA aMge manamAM koI ja zaMkA rAkhavAnI jarUra nahotI. paNa sabUra ! A tamAma honAratomAM camatkAra thaI jAya evI zakyatA para pUrNavirAma mUkI devAnuM dussAhasa koI paNa karI zake tema nathI. baLavAna tUTI jAya ane nabaLo bacI jAya, majabUta marI jAya ane kamajora jIvI jAya, tAkAtavAna nAhI nAkhe ane baLano buTTo tarI jAya evuM banI zake che. paraMtu eka honArata evI che ke je honAratamAMthI koI ja UgarI zakatuM nathI ane e honArata che karmasattAnA dharanI. jenA para e trATakI- bhale pachI e tIrthakara bhagavaMtano AtmA hoya ke prabhAvaka AcArya bhagavaMtano AtmA hoya, bhale e pakhaMDano mAlika cakravartI hoya ke kokila kaMThano mAlika jagaprasiddha gAyaka hoya, bhale e rUpakSetre kAmadevanuM pratinidhitva dharAvato hoya ke dhanakSetre kuberanuM pratinidhitva dharAvato hoya - enI revaDI dANAdANa karI nAkhyA vinA e rahetI ja nathI.. alabatta, karmasattAnA gharanI honAratanI sauthI moTI vizeSatA e che ke e honAratanuM sarjana vyaktinuM potAnuM ja hoya che. e honAratane potAnA para trATakavAnI AmaMtraNa patrikA vyaktie pote ja lakhI hoya che. e honAratane janma ApIne jIvADavAnuM kAma vyaktie pote ja karyuM hoya che. Ano artha ? A ja ke vyakti pote jo A honAratanuM sarjana karavAnI icchA nathI ja rAkhatI to karmasattA enA para trATakavAthI potAnI jAtane dUra ja rAkhe che. bhUkaMpa, vAvAjhoDuM ke pUra vyaktinuM khudanuM sarjana na paNa hoya paraMtu karmabaMdha e to vyaktinI potAnI ja gaphalatanuM sarjana che. bacavuM che karmasattAnA ApaNAM paranA humalAothI ? eka ja kAma ApaNe karavA jevuM che. na nabaLo vicAra, na nabaLo uccAra ke na nabaLo vartAva. baeNTsamaeNna bhUla nathI ja karato to ampAyara paNa AMgaLI UMcI nathI ja karato ne?
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________________ jyAM kAma thaI jAya nakhathI, tyAM kuhADo zA kAmano ? lAbha dekhAto hovA chatAM ya jUTha bolatA rahevAmAM ene koI ja arekAro thato nathI. caherAnI rekhA thoDIka taMga karI devA mAtrathI svArthasiddhi thaI javAnI saMbhAvanA hovA chatAM moDhAmAMthI gALono varasAda karatA rahevAmAM e leza vyathA anubhavato nathI. TUMkamAM, je cinagArIne bujhAvI nAkhavA pANIno eka glAsa kAphI hoya che tyAM e pANInAM DamanAM Drama DhoLI nAkhavAnI bevakUphI karI rahyo che. jatIna bAroTanI A paMktio : 'hakaDeThaTha zaheranI vacce rahe che. eka mANasa je kAvatarAkhora che. AMgaLIe nakha ene UgatA nathI, enI AMkhomAM tINAM nahora che. phUlonI gaMdha ene gUMgaLAve bhAI, ene gaMdhAtA parasevA game che. koDA-pAMcIkAne Thebe caDAvIne lAgaNIo sAthe e ramaze dAnavIra dekhAto dInano dayALa evo mANasa A dAnatano cora che. parIonI vAto pasaMda paDe naI ene gamatI kamyuTaranI vAratA AMkhomAM AvelA joI ene jo jo premALa bahu dhAratA. manathI e jAuM jAuM kAgaDAno vaMza ane AMkhethI dekhAto mora. Ajano mANasa barSikSetre jo 'uDAu" banI gayo che to AtyaMtarakSetre e 'uttejaka' banI gayo che. pacAsa rUpiyAnI vastu mATe e jo pAMcaso rUpiyA veDaphI nAkhe che to baso rUpiyAnI vastu kharIdavA vIsa hajAra rUpiyA veDaphI nAkhavA paNa e taiyAra rahe che. A vAta thaI bahirjagatanI paNa AtyaMtara jagatamAM to eNe dATa vALI nAkhyo che. goLa jevA gaLyA zabdothI kAma sarI javAnI jyAM zakyatA hoya che tyAMya e kariyAtA jevA kaTu zabdono chUTathI prayoga karato rahe che. satya bolavAmAM lAbha ja dUdha bhale tamAruM che. enI bAjumAM paDela sAkarano Dabbo bhale tamArI che. dUdhamAM sAkara keTalI nAkhavI, enI svataMtratA bhale tamArI pAse che ane to ya tamAre dUdhamAM sAkara eTalI ja nAkhavI paDe che ke je dUdhane besvAda na banAvI detA svAdiSTa ja banAvI rAkhe che. jo dUdhamAM sAkara paNa pramANAtIta nAkhavAnI nathI hotI to pachI saMbaMdhanA kSetre zabdono prayoga ane e ya kaDaka ke kaThora zabdono prayoga chuTathI to karavAno rahe che ja kyAM ? yAda rAkhajo. jiMdagInI saphaLatAnuM, jIvananI sarasatAnuM, mananI prasannatAnuM ane saMbaMdhonI AtmIyatAnuM A sUtra ke sarvatra tamAre 'pramANa' no viveka to rAkhavo ja paDaze. pachI e pramANa premakSetre hoya ke lADakSetre hoya, bhojanakSetre hoya ke zabdakSetre hoya, kAryakSetre hoya ke ArAma kSetre hoya, krodhakSetre hoya ke AgrahakSetre hoya, paryaTanakSetre hoya ke vizrAma kSetre hoya. je paNa vyakti bhUlI jAya che A pramANabhAnano viveka ane ADedhaDa karavA lAge che vyavahAra, e vyakti anya mATe abhizAparUpa bane che ke nahIM enI to khabara nathI paraMtu potAnI prasannatA mATe to eno A pramANAtIta vyavahAra abhizAparUpa banIne ja rahe che. sapramANa aMgopAMgo e jo zarIranI taMdurastI mATe anivArya che to sapramANa vyavahAra e mananI prasannatA mATe eTalo ja anivArya 30
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________________ ghara baMdhAI jAya che, suthAra visarAI jAya che vipina parIkhanI A paMktioH eka kUtarAnA mAlike tene Dhora mAra mArI gharanI bahAra kADhI mUkyo paNa te mUrakha vaphAdArInA khakhaDI gayelA Adarzane vaLagI pUMchaDI paTapaTAvato, apekSAnuM poTaluM jIbha para hAMphatuM rAkhI baMdha daravAjAnI bahAra AkhI rAta Ubho ja rahyo. meM tene kahyuM, 'jarA samaja. A ghara sAtheno tAro RNAnubaMdha have pUro thayo. A gharanI mAyA-mamatA choDI have bahAra paDa. A moTA zaheramAM bIjo koI paNa sAro mAlika maLI jaze ane na maLe to paNa peTa pUratA roTalAnA be-cAra kaTakA to game tyAMthI maLI raheze' paNa te tyAMthI khasyo ja nahIM. savAre joyuM to daravAjAnI bahAra ja teNe prANa tyajI dIdhA hatA. kRtajJatA" e kadAca pazujagatane maLela varadAna che to "kRtanata' e mAnavajagatane lamaNe jhIMkAyela abhizApa che. ghoDo asavArane prasanna rAkhavA eka vAra to jAnanI bAjI paNa lagAvI de che. baLada kheDUtane zrImaMta banAvI devA potAnI jAta toDI nAkhe che. vaphAdArI nibhAvavAnA kSetre pazujagatamAM kUtaro Aje paNa prathama naMbare che. siMhaNa game teTalI bhUkhI hoya che tyAre paNa enAM baccAMo to enI pAse nirbhaya ja hoya che. peTa bhareluM hoya che tyAre to siMhanA zarIra para sasaluM ya kUdAkUda karI zake che. paNa, mAnava ? enI to AkhI vAta ja nyArI che. e to eka ja sutrane AdhAre potAnuM jIvana jIvI rahyo che ane e sUtra che, "sahuno upayoga karI lo ane pachI ene bhUlI jAo.' bImArI AvI che ema ne? DaoNkTarano upayoga karI lo ane pachI kyAreka e rastAmAM maLI paNa jAya to ya ene oLakhavAnI paNa nA pADI do. zeraDI bahu gamI gaI che ema ne ? ene cUsI lo ane pachI rastA para rahela kacarApeTImAM nAkhI do. patnInuM rUpa manane bahu bhAvI gayuM che ema ne? vAsanAtRpti mATe eno thAya eTalo upayoga karI lo ane pachI enAthI moDhuM pheravI lo, mA-bApa have kAmanAM rahyA hoya evuM nathI lAgatuM ne? mUkI Avo emane vRddhAzramamAM. are, duHkhane dUra karavA prabhu pAse gayA hatA ane emanI bhakti karI hatI e to barAbara che paNa have duHkha dUra thaI gayuM che ne? bhUlI jAo e prabhune ! hA. 'upakAra letA raho ane upakArIne bhUlatA raho' kRtajJatAno A doSa jANe ke mANasanA lohInA buMda buMdamAM ramI gayo che. A doSe ene nathI to komaLa rahevA dIdho, nathI to saraLa rahevA dIdho ke nathI to ene zItaLa rahevA dIdho. hRdayakSetre ene banAvI dIdho che kaThora, manakSetre ene banAvI dIdho che kuTila ane svabhAvakSetre ene banAvI dIdho che dhagadhagatA aMgArA jevo. AvI manobhUmimAM saMskAronuM vapana? azakya ! sadguNono pAka ? azakya ! samAdhinuM phaLa? azakya ! sadgatinI bAMyadharI? azakya ! mAnava ! tArI A kalaMkakathA? kama se kama pazujagata sAme to TaTTArathI Ubho rahe !
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________________ Thokaro khAtA hoziyAra thavAya kyAMka vAMcavAmAM AvI hatI A paMktio : 'jyAre manuSyanI sAme muzkelIo hoya che, jyAre te pratikULatAono sAmano kare che tyAre tenI lAgaNIonuM ghaDatara thaI zake che. muzkelIomAMthI rasto kADhavA, saMgharSa karI jIvana jIvatAM anAyAsa teno mana parano saMyama keLavAya che. A ja kAraNasara kadAca gAmaDAMnA ke pahADI vistAranA manuSyo pramANamAM vadhu zAMta, prasanna ane paripakva lAgatA hoya che. AnA parathI evuM tAraNa paNa nIkaLe ke kevaLaNIno marma chevaTe yogya, kramika muzkelIo dvArA lAgaNIonuM kramazaH ghaDatara poSavAmAM che. manuSyanA AtmavizvAsane vikasAvavAno A ja rAha hoI zake. dIvAla cAhe paththaranI che ke dilanI che, eka vAkya enA para khAsa kotarI rAkhavAnI jarUra che ke 'sukha badhAya sArA ja nathI to duHkha badhAya kharAba paNa nathI.' keTalAMka sukho evA che ke je sukho mANasane krUra banAve che, kRtaghnI banAve che ane kRpaNa banAve che jyAre keTalAMka duHkho evA che ke je duHkho mANasane zuddha banAve che, namra banAve che ane surakSApradAna kare che. mANasanA khoLiye zetAna banAvI detAM sukhone sArA zeM mAnI zakAya ? mANasane khoLiye deva yAvat devAdhideva banAvI zakatA saMkhyAbaMdha paNa duHkhone kharAba zuM kahI 33 zakAya? javAba Apo. paththara para paDatA TAMkaNAonA mAra paththara mATe kaSTadAyaka jarUra che paraMtu e mArathI paththarane maLatuM pratimAnuM sthAna e paththara mATe gauravaprada banyuM rahe che ke kalaMkaprada ? cAkaDA para taiyAra thaI jatA ghaDAne kuMbhAra jyAre AgamAM nAkhe che tyAre e Aga ghaDA mATe trAsadAyaka jarUra che paNa e Aga ghaDAne majabUta banAvI de che ke kamajora banAvI de che ? sarvathA kadarUpA evA lAkaDA para suthAra jyAre saMskaraNa kare che tyAre e saMskaraNa lAkaDA mATe pIDAkAraka jarUra banyuM rahe che paNa e saMskaraNathI banatuM AkarSaka pharnicara lAkaDAnA gauravane cAra cAMda lagAvI de che ke lAkaDAnA gauravane khADe laI jAya che ? basa. A ja vAta samajI levAnI che jIvanamAM AvatAM kaSTonI bAbatamAM, pratikULatAonI ane duHkhonI bAbatamAM. e duHkhone pAmIne ApaNA Atmadravyane jo ApaNe zuddha banAvI zakIe chIe, ApaNA manane jo ApaNe namra banAvI zakIe chIe, ApaNA jIvananI surakSAne jo ApaNe nizcita karI zakIe chIe to e tamAma prakAranAM duHkhone svIkArI levAmAM ane sahana karI levAmAM ApaNe leza AnAkAnI karavA jevI nathI. (du:rAm khanto: varSe dhanan' sahana karatAM AvaDe to duHkha mANasa mATe zreSTha dhana banI zake che. ane vAta paNa sAcI ja che. Aja sudhImAM sukhanI mUDI para paramAtmA banI cUkelA AtmAonI saMkhyA karatAM duHkhanI mUDI para paramAtmA banI cUkelA AtmAonI saMkhyA anaMtagaNI che. duHkhane have to kahI dezuM ne ke "svAgata che tAruM !" 34
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________________ deDakAne mana, dariyo ja nathI eka vAtano khyAla che? karUpa vyakti darpaNanI dostI karavA to rAjI nathI ja hotI paraMtu darpaNa pAse javA paNa e taiyAra nathI hotI. kAraNa ke ene barAbara khyAla hoya che ke darpaNanI dostImAM potAnA rUpanA ahaMnI smazAnayAtrA ja nIkaLI javAnI che. rogI hovA chatAM potAnI jAtane nIrogI mAnI beThela vyaktine tame maphatamAM eNksa-re kaDhAvavA laI javAmAM ya saphaLa banI zakavAnA nathI kAraNa ke ene barAbara khyAla hoya che ke eMsa-re mazIna mArA nIrogI hovAnA daMbhane cIrI nAkhyA vinA rahevAnuM ja nathI. basa, A ja hAlata hoya che ahaMkArInI. je paNa kSetramAM potAnA karatAM je paNa vyakti AgaLa hoya che enI sAthe dostI karavA ke enI sAthe haLatAM-maLatAM rahevA e kyAreya rAjI hoto nathI. kAraNa? e vyaktinI dostImAM potAno ahaM-sAgaramAM jema mIThuM ogaLI jAya che tema - ogaLI ja javAno che eno ene spaSTa khyAla hoya sureza dalAlanI A paMktio : ahamane vAte vAte vAMkuM mUrakha enA jakhama keTalA ? kema karIne TAMkuM ? eno phAMko ne phiziyArI enI kALI che kikiyArI enA sivAya enI AMkhe lAge badhuM ya jhAMkhuM, ahamane vAte vAte vAMkuM. vAto moTI, mAthuM moTuM sApho sauthI moTo e potAne dariyo mAne hoya bhale parapoTo enI jIbhamAM kAnasa, karavata : dhAra karelAM cAku ahamane vAte vAte vAMkuM. vAsanAnuM zarIra jo eTaluM moTuM hoya che ke AkhI duniyAnA kapaDAMthI ya e DhaMkAtuM nathI to ahaMnuM mana eTaluM sAMkaDuM hoya che ke potAnAthI ya koka moTuM hoI zake che e mAnavA ya e taiyAra hotuM nathI...vAsanA jo dupura che to ahaM duzmana che. vAsanAne AdhIna banelo AtmAjiMdagIbhara jo atRpta ja rahe che to ahaMno zikAra banelo AtmA jiMdagIbhara adhUro ane ajJAnI ja rahe che. je deDako kUvAmAM ja janme che, kUvAmAM ja jIvana vItAve che ane kUvAmAM ja jIvana samApta kare che e deDako dariyAnA astitvane nakArato ja rahe emAM navAI zI che? potAnuM mana jeNe baMdha ja karI dIdhuM che, potAnI mAnyatAne ja jeNe satyanuM lebala lagADI dIdhuM che, potAnI pAse rahela zaktione ja jeNe aMtima mAnI lIdhI che e ahaMkArI vyakti virATanA astitvane, virATa zaktione ane asIma satyone nakArato ja raheto hoya to emAM koI ja navAI nathI. tapAsI lejo manane. konI sAthe enI dostI che ? potAnA karatAM jeo pAchaLa che teonI sAthe ke potAnA karatAM jeo AgaLa che teonI sAthe ? jo, nabaLAM sAthe ja enI dostI che to nizcita samajI rAkhajo ke enA ujjavaLa bhAvinI saMbhAvanAo para pUrNavirAma mukAI ja gayuM che. kAraNa ke garIbanI dostIe koI lakhapatine karoDapati jo nathI ja banAvyo to nabaLAM sAthenI ja mananI dostI ene vadhu baLavAna nathI ja banAvavAnI. UMTa himAlaya pAse jatAM Dare che. deDako kUvAmAMthI bahAra nIkaLavA ja taiyAra nathI. ahaMkArI virATanA astitvane svIkAravA taiyAra nathI. karuNatA ja che ne?
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________________ dhAo dhAo paNa karamamAM hoya to khAo TUMkamAM, vyakti-vastu ke paristhiti kazuM ja ApaNA niyaMtraNamAM nathI. ApaNA hAthamAM kadAca kaMIka che to puruSArtha ja che. khorAka levAnuM kadAca ApaNA hAthamAM che paraMtu e khorAka peTamAM gayA pachI enuM lohI banAvavAnuM ApaNA hAthamAM nathI ja. bajAramAM jaIne saMpattinA arjana mATeno puruSArtha ApaNA hAthamAM che paNa saMpatti meLavavAnuM to ApaNA hAthamAM nathI ja. chatrInI phekTarI kholavAnuM ApaNA hAthamAM che paraMtu varasAda varasAvavAnuM ApaNA hAthamAM nathI ja. makAnanuM bAMdhakAma karavAnuM ApaNA hAthamAM che paNa e bAMdhakAmane pUrNatAe laI javAnuM ApaNA hAthamAM nathI ja. javAba Apo. zaktinI A maryAdA satata ApaNI AMkha sAme kharI ? "saba kucha tArA magara hukama hamArA'nI karmasattAnI A vyavasthA ApaNA khyAlamAM kharI? 'puruSArtha tArA hAthamAM paNa pariNAma tArA hAthamAM nahIM ja' kudaratanI A jAherAta ApaNA mRtipathamAM kharI ? prItama lakhalANInI A paMktioH kyAreka kuMbhAra paNa mUchamAM hasato haze ke mATalAne TakorA mArIne cakAsato mANasa kema ATalo jaladI phUTI jato haze ? zuM che ApaNA hAthamAM ? sUryodaya-sUryAstano samaya nakkI karavAnuM? AkAzamAM jAmelAM vAdaLAMone varasAvavAnuM? ziyALAmAM ThaMDIne kAbUmAM rAkhavAnuM? vasaMta RtumAM hariyALI pedA karavAnuM? khodI nAkhelA kUvAmAM pANI lAvavAnuM? nA... dUdhamAM meLavaNa nAkhI dIdhA pachI ya ene dahIMmAM rUpAMtarita karI devAnuM? anAjane lAMbA samaya sudhI tAjuM rAkhavAnuM? puSpamAM suvAsa pedA karavAnuM? sAgaranI khArAzane khatama karI nAkhavAnuM ? lokhaMDane sAnukULa ghATa ApavAnuM ? peTamAM gayela khorAkane pacAvI devAnuM ? nA... durjanane sajjana banAvI devAnuM? kRpaNane udAra banAvI devAnuM? bALakane yuvAna banAvI devAnuM ? motane aTakAvI devAnuM ? ToLAne niyaMtraNamAM rAkhavAnuM? che nA, to eTaluM ja kahIza ke mUche lIMbu rAkhIne pharavAnI koI ja jarUra nathI ke huM je icchuM chuM e meLavIne ja rahuM chuM.' 'azakya zabda mArA zabdakozamAM ja nathI" AvuM bolanAra samrATa nepoliyana voTara-lUnI laDAImAM nelsananA hAthe parAjita thaIne seMTa helInAnA TApu para 2Dato raDato A jagatamAMthI vidAya thaI gayo che to potAnI surakSA karavA rAkhela aMgarakSakoe ja vaDApradhAna indirA gAMdhInA zarIrane cAlaNI jevuM karI nAkhIne motane ghATa utArI dIdhA che. A vAstavikatA eka ja saMdeza Ape che. "mAnava ! tuM je dhAre che e karI zakavAnI sthitimAM paNa nathI tyAM tuM dhAre che e meLavIne ja rahIza e bhramaNAthI manane vahelI take mukta karI deje." nI - . ApaNI khudanI taMdurastIne TakAvI rAkhavAnuM? UMgha lAvavAnuM? paisA kamAvAnuM ? mitrone TakAvI rAkhavAnuM ? rogone ravAnA karavAnuM ? AMkhonA tejane TakAvI rAkhavAnuM? pagane satata cAlatA rAkhavAnuM ? lohI pharatuM rAkhavAnuM? kalAkonA kalAko sudhI vAto karatA rahevAnuM? nA... 37
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________________ F dhobInA gharamAM khAtara paDe to gharAkanuM jAya pApa zarIra kare che, pApavicAro mana kare che, enI sajA AtmAne bhogavavI paDe che. nirvikArabhAva e je AtmAno svabhAva che e AtmAne mananA vikAronA kAraNe durgatimAM javuM paDe e karuNatA nathI? amarapaNuM e je AtmAno svabhAva che e AtmAne vAraMvAra maravuM paDe evI nigodAdi gationI mulAkAto letA rahevuM paDe e du:khada sthiti nathI ? je ajarapaNuM AtmAno svabhAva che e AtmAne vRddhAvasthAnA zikAra banatA zarIramAM keda thavuM paDe e karmasattAnI kUratama mazkarI nathI ? makaraMda davenI A paMktio : 'no problema'no mulaka nihALyo AMkhe jemAM badhAya loko, badhuM ya sAMkhe daradI DacakAM khAto chellA zvAse 'no problema" kahI dAktara sA'ba tapAse kaDaDabhUsa karatuM jo makAna tUTe ijanera mApe 'no problema nI kUTe DAkuo jo lUMTe core dhADe polIsa 'no problema'nI buka ughADe DAhyADamarA loka calAve gADuM 'no problema'nuM eka ja pakaDI nADuM DUbI maro ke baLI maro tama Age 'no problema'nI rekarDa nizadina vAge japajapo A maMtra navIna, anokho puNyavaMta he "no problema'nAM loko dardI marI jAya che, DaoNkTaranA caherA para hAsya TakavAmAM koI ja takalIpha paDatI nathI. makAna tUTI jAya che, ijaneranA sukhamAM koI ja kaDAko bolAto nathI. prajAjano DAkuonA hAthe lUMTAI jAya che, polIsonI prasannatAmAM koI ja pharaka paDato nathI. moghavArInI cakkImAM prajAjano pisAtA rahe che, rAjanetAone lAla lAiTavALI gADIomAM pharavAmAM koI ja takalIpha paDatI nathI. corI dhobInA gharamAM thAya che, gharAkonAM kapaDAMo jAya che, dhobInA hAsyamAM koI ja pharaka paDato nathI. puNyanA udayakALamAM pApo AtmA kare che, puNyakarmane kAMI ja takalIpha paDatI nathI. AtmA bicAro durgatinI yAtrAe nIkaLI paDe che. saMdeza spaSTa che. bhojana chagana kare ane saMDAsa maganane javuM paDe evuM bhale kyAreya banatuM nahIM hoya, mota ramaNanuM thAya ane agnisaMskAra gamananA karI devAmAM Ave evuM bhale kyAreya banatuM nahIM hoya, ugharANI cinhane kendramAM rAkhIne karavAnI hoya ane enI patAvaTa pinTa sAthe karavI paDe evuM bhale kyAreya banatuM nahIM hoya paraMtu bhUla kaho to bhUla ane pApa kaho to pApa zarIra ane mana kare che ane enI sajA AtmAne bhogavavI paDe che evuM to bane ja che. ApaNe zarIrane ane manane enuM sthAna batAvI devA jo mAgIe chIe ane AtmAne jo nyAya apAvavA mAgIe chIe to Avo, eka kAma karIe. zarIrane zubha pravRttiomAM ane manane zubha adhyavasAyomAM ApaNe joDI daIe. camatkAra e sarjAze ke sAruM bhale zarIra ane mana karaze paNa enuM inAma AtmAne maLI jaze. AtmA enA mULabhUta svabhAvano ughADa karavAmAM saphaLa banIne ja raheze. galata pravRtti-vRttinA zikAra banatA rahIne zarIra ane mana dvArA AtmAne thayela nukasAna jo sapravRtti-vRttimAM zarIra-manane joDI devAthI bharapAI thaI jatuM hoya to e sodo karI levAmAM leza vilaMba karavA jevo nathI.
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________________ pAghaDa bAMdhe moTA ne aMdarathI khoTA mIrA AsIphanI A paMktio: 'ADAavaLA akSara jevo mANasa khoTA bhaNatara jevo; raMga vagarano rUpa vagarano ghATa vinAnA ghaDatara jevo; sAva khakhaDadhaja jIvatara enuM ITa vinAnA caNatara jevo; roja savAre phUla sarIkho sAMja paDe tyAM paDatara jevo; vAdaLa thaIne khUba garajato varase tyAre jharamara jevo; parapoTAne motI samaje lAge jAdumaMtara jevo. dekhAya mANasa ane enA paricayamAM Avo tyAre tamane khyAla AvI jAya ke zetAna paNa AnI AgaLa pANI bhare che ! khyAti hoya enI kSamAzIlanI ane aMtaramAM e laIne beTho hoya krodhano jvALAmukhI ! lAge e namratAnI sAkSAt mUrti ane ahaMnI enI UMcAI merunI UMcAIneya zaramAvI de evI hoya ! jIvana enuM pavitratAnA mAnasarovaranI jAherAta karatuM hoya ane aMtaramAM e vAsanAnI gaMdhAtI gaTaramAM dinarAta ALoTyA karato hoya! jIbha para enI, mA sarasvatI birAjamAna thaI gayAnuM tamane lAge ane jigaramAM e vairano dAvAnaLa saMgharIne beTho hoya! dekhAya tamane mAkhaNa ane nIkaLe e paththara, dekhAya tamane gAya ane nIkaLe e siMhaNa, dekhAya tamane pANI ane nIkaLe e Aga, dekhAya tamane mIThAI ane nIkaLe e viNA, dekhAya tamane retI ane nIkaLe e patharAo, evuM kyAreya tamArA anubhavamAM nahIM Ave paNa mANasanI bAbatamAM tamane koI paNa prakArano vicitra anubhava thaI ja zakaze. tame ene dhAryuM haze kevo ane e nIkaLaze kevo? zuM kahuM? hajAro-lAkho varasono bhUtakALa tame tapAsI jAo. bhUkaMpe ke jvALAmukhIe, vAvAjhoDAe e dAvAnaLa, duSkALa ke lIlA sukALa jeTalA mANasone yamasadane pahoMcADyA haze enA karatAM keIgaNA mANasone toyamasadane mANasoe ja pahoMcADyA haze. AvuM zA mATe banyuM haze ? AvuM zA mATe Aje ya banI rahyuM che? bhaviSyamAM ya AvuM ja zA mATe banavAnuM haze ? be ja kAraNasara ! mANasano ahaM ane mANasano daMbha ! jyAM sudhI mANasa A 'ahaM" ne puSTa karatA rahevAnI bevakUphI para pUrNavirAma mUkI devA taiyAra nahIM thAya ane jyAM sudhI daMbhanA AkarSaka dekhAtA paDadAne cIrI nAkhavA taiyAra nahIM thAya tyAM sudhI mANaso, mANasone mAratA ja rahevAnA che. jagatanI vAta karavAno koI artha nathI kAraNa ke jagata ApaNA vazamAM nathI ane jagatane sudhArI devAnI ApaNI koI javAbadArI paNa nathI paNa ApaNuM mana to ApaNA vazamAM ja che ane ApaNAM manane ThekANe rAkhavAnI ApaNI javAbadArI paNa che. eka ja kAma karIe. ahaMnI napuMsakatAne satata AMkha sAme rAkhIe kAraNa ke eNe ja ApaNane AgaLa vadhavA dIdhA nathI. daMbhanI khataranAkatAne AMkha sAme satata rAkhIe kAraNa ke eNe ja ApaNane vizvasanIya, prazaMsanIya ane vaMdanIya banavA dIdhA nathI. uttama evA A jIvanamAM jo A be doSo para paNa kAbU meLavavAmAM ApaNe saphaLa banI gayA to mAnI levuM ke A jIvana ApaNe jItI gayA ! prayatnazIla banazuM ApaNe e dizAmAM ?
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________________ pAraNAmAM paNa sAcuM royo nathI kizora zAhanI A paMktio : savAre arIso jotAM mArI AMkhomAM dekhAya che haraNa. bapore siMha. sAMje ziyALa. rAte va. arIsAo aMcaI karI zake kharAM?. kAcIMDo potAnA samasta jIvanakALa daramyAna jeTalA raMgo badalAvato haze enA karatAM vadhu raMgo daMbhI mANasa kadAca eka divasamAM badalAvato haze. eka varasamAM saMdhyA samaye AkAzamAM vAdaLo jeTalA raMgo badalAvatA haze enA karatAM vadhu raMgo mANasa kadAca eka kalAkamAM badalAvato haze. kAgaDAnI AMkho eka kalAkamAM jeTalI vAra pharatI haze, kadAca eka miniTamAM mANasa potAnA mananA abhiprAyo badalAvato haze, enA karatAM vadhu vAra. Akhare AvA mutsaddI banyA rahevA pAchaLanuM mANasanA mananuM rahasya zuM haze, ema jo pUchatA ho to eno TUMkamAM javAba A che. mANasa dharmI che nahIM, ene dharmI banavuM paNa nathI paNa ene dharmI dekhAvuM che jarUra. mANasa sukhI che nahIM, ene sukhI banavuM che jarUra paNa sukhI banI na zakAya to paNa ene sukhI dekhAvuM to che ja. mANasa pApI che, jIvanabhara kadAca pApI banyA rahevuM paDatuM hoya to ya eno ene koI jhAjho aphasosa nathI paNa ene pApI dekhAvuM nathI ja. mANasa duHkhI rahevA mAgato nathI chatAM e duHkhI che e vAtamAM koI zaMkA nathI ane e chatAM ya duHkhI dekhAvA mAgato to bilakula nathI. Ano artha ? e je che evuM ene dekhAvuM nathI. A che enA daMbhanuM eka mAtra kAraNa. ane A daMbhanA sahAre AkhI jiMdagI e bicAro tanAvamAM ne tanAvamAM pasAra karato rahe che. javAba Apo. jeno cahero dIvela pIdhA jevo ja raheto hoya e mANasa rRDiyomAM phoTo paDAvavA jyAre jAya tyAre paLa-be paLa caherA para banAvaTI hAsya jarUra lAvI zake paraMtu tame ene kaho ke "Akho divasa tAre A banAvaTI hAsya tArA caherA para TakAvI rAkhavAnuM che" to enI hAlata thAya zI ? kadAca sakhata prayAso karIne ekAda divasa e potAnA caherA para banAvaTI hAsya TakAvI paNa zake paNa Akhare to enA caherA para enuM mULa svarUpa to pragaTa thaIne ja rahe. zuM kahuM? sArA dekhAvA mATe mANasa jeTalA prayAso kare che enA lAkhamAM bhAganA prayAso paNa jo sArA banI javA mANasa karavA lAge to e prayAsomAM ene acUka saphaLatA maLI jAya tema che ane chatAM du:khada vAstavikatA e che ke mANasa sArA banI javAnA prayAso karavA taiyAra nathI, sArA dekhAvAnA prayAso ja ene vadhu saraLa lAgI rahyA che A khataranAka viSacakramAMthI kama se kama ApaNI jAtane to ApaNe bahAra kADhI levA jevI ja che ane e paNa kAle nahIM, Aje ja. Aje ja nahIM, atyAre ja.
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________________ paga taLe baLe te jue nahIM ne laMkA olavavA jAya eka ajJAta hindI lekhakano A vyaMga H eka kavi eka samajhadAra AdamI ke pAsa gayA aura bolA- maiM kavitA ke mAdhyama se sAhitya aura samAja kI sevA karanA cAhatA hU~, tAye meM vaLyA che? uttara bhiA, Apa kavitA likhanA baMda kIjie yaha sAhitya kI sevA hogI aura likhI huI kavitA kise bhI na sunAie yaha samAja kI sevA hogii| eka sarasa majenuM zAstravAkya che. sauthI zreSTha ciMtA AtmaciMtA che, pAMceya indriyonA viSayonI ciMtA e madhyama ciMtA che, mAtra ane mAtra paisAnI ja ciMtA e adhama ciMtA che paraMtu paraciMtA arthAt pArakAnI ja ciMtA e to adhamAdhama ciMtA che. prazna e thAya che ke paraciMtA e to adhamAdhama ciMtA che e kahevA pAchaLa Azaya zo che ? paraciMtAne AtmA mATe ATalI badhI nukasAnakArI kahevA pAchaLa gaNatarI zI che? javAba eka ja che. paraciMtAmAM AtmAnuM sarAsara vismaraNa che, paraciMtAmAM AtmagharathI dUrasudUra thaI javAnuM bane che. paraciMtAmAM vedanA-vyathA ke valopAta gerahAjara ja rahe che. kevI karuNadazA che AtmAnI? mANasa haoNspiTalamAM dAkhala thAya che to pahelAM potAnA 45 svAsthyanI ciMtA kare che, bajAramAM jAya che to pahelAM potAnI kamANInI ciMtA kare che, haoNTalamAM jAya che to pahelAM potAnA khAvAnI ciMtA kare che paraMtu doSonI vAta Ave che tyAre pahelAM e bIjAonI ciMtA karavA lAge che ! 'krodha to chaganabhAIno ja ! lobhamAM maganabhAIne to koI na pahoMce ! nathubhAIne mAyAmAM to koI ja na pahoMce ! pethAbhAI jevo abhimAnI mANasa meM mArI jiMdagImAM joyo nathI ! gAmanuM karI nAkhavAmAM naTu kadAca AkhA jagatamAM prathama naMbare haze !' A zuM ? A ja ke potAnA manamAM rahelA doSo jovAnI koI taiyArI ja nahIM. potAnA jIvanamAM vyApelA doSone dUra karavAnI koI vRtti ja nahIM. potAnA jIvananI nabaLAIone svIkArI levAnI koI vRtti ja nahIM. pariNAma ? maDadAno turta ja jo agnisaMskAra karI devAmAM nathI Avato to e paDyuM paDyuM jema gaMdhAtuM hoya che, kacarAne turta ja jo dUra karI devAmAM nathI Avato to paDyo paDyo e jema ukaraDAnA svarUpane dhAraNa karI bese che, zarIramAM pedA thaI gayela rogane jo turta ja ravAnA karI devAmAM nathI Avato to e roga jema motanI AmaMtraNa patrikA banIne ja rahe che tema svajIvanamAM vyApelA doSone UMcakI UMcakIne dUra karI devAnA prayatno jo gaMbhIratApUrvaka zarU karI devAmAM nathI AvatA to paDyA paDyA e doSo AtmAne durgatimAM dhakelIne ja rahe che. mananI ane jIvananI A avaLI dizAne AjathI ja pheravI nAkhavA ApaNe prayatnazIla banI javAnI jarUra che. baLI rahela laMkAne ThArI devA ApaNe jarUra pravRtta thaze paNa e pahelAM ApaNA baLI rahela pagano ilAja acUka zarU karI daIe. emAM ApaNuM ya hita che ane sAmAnuM hita paNa emAM ja che ! **
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________________ paththarane bacakuM bhare to potAnA dAMta paDe hitena AnaMdaparAnI A paMktio : jhAjhuM najIka nahIM jAvuM, koInI jhAjhuM najIka nahIM jAvuM. pAchaLathI zAne pastAvuM ? aMtara eka adakeruM jALavatAM AvaDe to saMbaMdho phUle nahIM, phAle eka-be jaNa khAlI soMsaravA rAkhIne bAkIne rAmarAma cAle. mogherI lAgaNInAM karavAM jatana, nAhakanuM zAne pastAvuM? koInI jhAjhuM najIka nahIM jAvuM, pAchaLathI zAne pastAvuM? Izvara sivAya koI sarjaka nathI A mANasa to khAlI vaceTiyo AghethI UMcA pahADa jevo lAge orA jAo to sAva vhetiyo sarjakane mAna, enA sarjanane mAna, vaceTiyAmAM nAhaka aTavAvuM koInI jhAjhuM najIka nahIM jAvuM, pAchaLathI zAne pastAvuM? koNa jANe kema paNa mANasa jarAya lAMbu joI zakato nathI, lAMbuM jovA e taiyAra ja nathI. zarIramAM pragaTa thaI gayela tAva dUra karavA e taiyAra thaI jAya che paNa e tAva chAtImAM jAma thaI gayela kaphanA kAraNe Avyo che ane chAtImAM kapha zrIkhaMDa ane dahIMvaDA khAvAthI jAma thayo che ane samajavA-svIkAravA e taiyAra ja thato nathI. pariNAma e Ave che ke davAonA sevanathI tAva ekavAra dUra thaI paNa jAya che toya enAM kAraNo zarIramAM paDyA rahyA hovAthI mAmUlI paNa nimitta maLe che ane zarIra punaH tAvagrasta banI jAya che. saMdeza spaSTa che. lakSaNa sAthe laDavAthI koInuMya ThekANuM paDyuM nathI ane paDavAnuM paNa nathI. ThekANuM jo sAce ja pADavuM che to lakSaNa sAme nahIM paNa kAraNa sAme laDavAnI jarUra che. khurazI sAthe TakarAI javAthI bAbA paDI jAya che ane raDavA lAge che tyAre. bAbAnA saMtoSa khAtara mammI bhale khurazIne haLavA hAthe lApho lagAvI detI hoya che paraMtu e vakhate ya mammIne barAbara khyAla hoya che ke AmAM doSa bAbAno ja che, khurazIno jarAya nathI. bAbo jo joIne cAlyo hota to khurazI sAthe enuM TakarAvAnuM na ja banyuM hota ! ajJAnI mANasa duHkhanA samayamAM jyAre nimitta para ja tuTI paDato hoya che tyAre jJAnI ane A ja samajAvavAno prayAsa kare che ke "dosta, tArA duHkhamAM nimittanI koI ja javAbadArI nathI. je paNa javAbadArI che e "kAraNa'nI ja che ane e kAraNa tuM pote ja che. tArI ja galata vicAraNA, tArA ja galata uccAraNo ane tAro ja galata vyavahAra, eNe ja duHkhone AmaMtraNa ApI devAnuM kAma karyuM che. tuM jo sAce ja tArA bhAvine duHkhamukta rAkhavA mAge che to tuM tArA ja vicAra-vANI-vyavahArane sudhArI le. e sivAya duHkhone tArAthI dUra rAkhavAno bIjo koI samyaka upAya ja nathI.' yAda rAkhajo , hADakAne baTakA bharavAthI lohI kUtarAnA moDhAmAMthI ja nIkaLatuM hovA chatAM kUtaro ema mAnato hoya che ke lohI hADakAmAMthI ja nIkaLI rahyuM che ane enA kAraNe e vadhu jorathI hADakAne baTakA bharato bharato Akhare motanA zaraNe cAlyo jato hoya jo nimittane ja ApaNe jIvanabhara baTakA bharatA rahezuM to ApaNI hAlata to kUtarA karatAM ya badatara thaI jaze. hADakAne baTakA bharato kUtaro to motane ja bheTe che jyAre nimittane ja baTakA bharatA ApaNe to durgatimAM ravAnA thaI jaze. sAvadhAna ! 49
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________________ bakarInI mAnatA sahu kare vAghanI mAnatA koI na kare vipina parIkhanI A paMktio H phAunTananA rastA para eka baLada akasmAtamAM khalAsa thaI gayo. bhAI baLada, savAranA dasano TAima jarA dhyAna daIne cAlIe ne ? tAruM nAma zuM ? javA de. nAma game te hoya, ahIM zo pharaka paDavAno hato ? [ane te paNa have ?] bhAI, Ama oNphisa pahoMcavAnA samaye ApaNuM mRtyu zaba banIne lokone avarodha kare te ThIka nahIM. huM jANuM chuM, ATalA badhA mANasonI vacce cAlu divase tane paNa maravuM nahIM ja gamyuM hoya to paNa, huM athavA tuM karI paNa zuM zakIe ? A pUrapATa doDI jatI moTaro ane baso ane ATalA badhA lokonI vacce cAlavAnuM ane jIvavAnuM jyAre pasaMda karyuM ja hatuM tyAre mRtyunI paNa ApaNe pasaMdagI karI ja lIdhI hatI ne ? to pachI bhAI, eno aphasosa zo ke maratI vakhate koIe hoTha para gaMgAjaLa mUkyuM ke na mUkyuM ! samasta saMsAranI kadAca A ja tAsIra banI cUkI che. tamArAthI je nabaLo hoya, nirbaLa hoya, kamajora hoya ene dabAvatA ja jAo. enuM ja zoSaNa karatA jAo. tamArA svArthane puSTa karavA eno ja upayoga karatA jAo. tamAruM jIvana bacAvavA enuM ja balidAna detA jAo. 49 mANasa morane pakaDe che. mora sarpane pakaDe che. sarpa deDakAne pakaDe che. deDako vAMdAne pakaDe che. vAMdo kIDAne pakaDe che. kAraNa ? je pakaDAI rahyo che e kamajora che. moTA [GREAT] mANasamAM ane mahAna [GOOD] mANasamAM A ja to taphAvata che. potAnA karatAM je jIvo kamajora che teone dabAvato ja raheto mANasa kadAca moTo banI javAmAM saphaLa banI jAya che paraMtu e kamajora jIvone bacAvavAnA prayatnomAM lAgI jato mANasa to mahAna banI jAya che. joI lo vartamAna jagatane. sarvatra 'moTA' banI javAnI jANe ke hoDa lAgI che. duniyAnA dareka pAse zastronA bhaMDAro bharyA-paDyA che. e dezanA prajAjanone peTa bharavA pUratuM anAja kadAca upalabdha nahIM thatuM hoya, rahevA mATenuM ghara kadAca dareka prajAjana pAse nahIM hoya, ArogyanI vyavasthA kadAca darekane upalabdha nahIM thatI hoya paNa zastro to dareka deza pAse pAra vinAnAM haze. kAraNa ? be. kAM to e dezane bIjA deza para AkramaNa karavuM che ane kAM to bAjuvALo deza potAnA para jo AkramaNa karI bese to sva-bacAva karavo che. javAba Apo. parivAranA sabhyone bhUkhyA rAkhIne je gharano vaDIla gharamAM pharnicara bharye ja jato hoya e gharanuM, gharanA vaDIlanuM ane parivAranA sabhyonuM thAya zuM ? je dezanA zAsako prajAjanonA peTanI avagaNanA karatA rahIne zastrAgArone chalakAvelA ja rAkhatA hoya e dezanuM, dezanA zAsakonuM ane e dezanA prajAjanonuM Akhare thavAnuM zuM ? khera, ApaNe pote ApaNA jIvana rAhane badalavA kaTibaddha banI jaIe. bahAdurothI bhale kadAca dabAtA rahezuM paraMtu kamajorane to ApaNe bacAvatA ja rahezuM. 'mahAna' banavAnuM zamaNuM koka bhavamAM to sAkAra thaIne ja raheze. 50
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________________ bhAI sArA che paNa lakSaNa mAra khAvAnA che che ko'ka ajJAta lekhakanI A paMktioH mane roja rAte jamaNI AMkhamAM rAmarAjya sthApavAnA svapna Ave che laMkAmAM ! ane DAbI AMkhamAM sItAnuM haraNa karavAnA svapna Ave che ayodhyAmAM ! hanumAnanI cirAyelI chAtImAM joyuM to mAruM jamaNuM aMga rAvaNanuM hatuM ane DAbuM aMga rAmanuM hatuM ! mANasanI oLakhANa ApavI hoya to A zabdomAM ApI zakAya. AcaraNa sAruM paNa aMtaHkaraNa kharAba e mANasa. AMkha svaccha paNa najara malina e mANasa, zabdo sArA paNa DaMkha kAtila e mANasa. phoTo sarasa paNa eNksa-re bagaDelo e mANasa. AkRti sArI paNa prakRti vikRta e mANasa. duHkhada Azcarya to e vAtanuM thAya che ke A virodhAbhAsI valaNa-vartAvathI mANasa du:khI ja thAya che, udvigna ja rahe che, saMklezagrasta ja rahe che, tanAvagrasta ja rahe che ane chatAM virodhAbhAsI e valaNathI ane vartAvathI potAnI jAtane dUra rAkhavA taiyAra thato ja nathI. kAraNa che AnI pAchaLa, gaTarane sApha karI nAkhavA karatAM gaTara para DhAMkaNuM. besADI devAmAM mANasane vadhu phAvaTa che. bagaDI gayelA gAdalAne dhoI nAkhavA karatAM enA para cAdara DhAMkI devAmAM mANasane vadhu saraLatA anubhavAya che. zarIramAM pedA thayela tAvane jaDamULathI dUra karI devAnA badale ene dabAvI devAmAM mANasane vadhu rAhata anubhavAya che. basa, e ja nyAye jIvanamAM rahela doSone vINIvINIne sApha karI devAne badale e tamAma doSone daMbhanA aMcaLA heThaLa dabAvI rAkhavAmAM mANasane vadhu AnaMda Ave che. paNa koNa samajAve mANasane ke daMbhanA sevana dvArA kharAbIne pragaTa thatI aTakAvI devAmAM saphaLatA maLI javA mAtrathI tArI durgati aTakI javAnI nathI ke tArI mananI prasannatA akabaMdha banI javAnI nathI. tAruM mana zAMta rahevAnuM nathI ke tAruM aMtaHkaraNa pavitra banI javAnuM nathI ! vAstavikatA jyAre A ja che tyAre ApaNe eka ja kAma karavAnI jarUra che. lakSya spaSTa karI daIe. 'mAre sArA banavuM che'T WANT TO BE GooD. sArA dekhAvuM che e lakSya nahIM paraMtu sArA banavuM che e lakSya. ane jyAM A lakSya ApaNuM nizcita thaI jaze tyAM enI pAchaLa eka bIjo nirNaya aMtaHkaraNa karI ja besaze. mAre sArI lAgaNI anubhavavI che'TWANT TO FEEL GooD. TUMkamAM, jo mAre sArA ja banavuM che ane sArA banavA mATe sArI lAgaNI ja anubhavavI che to pachI daMbhanA sevanane avakAza ja kyAM rahevAno che ? kAraNa ke daMbhanuM mULa to sArA na hovA chatAM sArA dekhAvAnI vRtti che. Avo, 'bhAI sArA che paNa lakSaNa mAra khAvAnA che' A kalaMkanA zikAra banavAmAMthI kama se kama ApaNI jAtane to ApaNe dUra karI ja daIe. prasannatA ane pavitratA, zAMti ane sadbuddhi, samAdhi ane sadgati hAthavagAM banIne ja raheze.
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________________ mAThA khabara vIjaLI vege jAya USE) potAnA mastakanA dardamAM koI rAhata maLatI nathI. sAmI vyaktie devALuM kADhI nAkhyAnI jAherAta karatA rahevAthI potAnI phasAyela ugharANI pAchI AvI jatI nathI. sAmAnA gharamAM paDI rahela marelA uMdaranI jAherAta karatA rahevAthI potAnA gharamAM rahela kacaro dUra thaI jato nathI. sAmI vyaktinA jIvanamAM rahelA doSo atra-tatra-sarvatra pragaTa karatA rahevAthI potAnA jIvanamAM rahela doSo ochA thaI jatA nathI ! eka vAtano khyAla che? A jagatamAM keTalAka evA puruSo hoya che ke jeo anyanA doSone alaga alaga sthaLe pragaTa karatA rahe che paNa guNAkAra karatA rahIne arthAtu doSo sAmAM hoya che pAMca ane teo sAmAmAM jANe ke pacAsa doSo hoya e rItanI jAherAta karatA rahe amara pAlanapurInI A paMktio : zabdamAM to yuddha che, zabdamAM che prema paNa, zabdamAM vizvAsa che, zabdamAM che vhema paNa : zabda zIkhavADyo mane, zabda huM zIkhI gayo zabda bolAvyo mane, zabda huM bolI gayo paNa zabdanA UMDANane jyAM bhUlamAM bhUlI gayo keTalo huM chIcharo, kSaNa mahIM khUlI gayo. khabara nahIM paNa A hakIkata che ke mANasa anyanuM je paNa nabaLuM jue che, jANe che ke sAMbhaLe che ene potAnI pAse ja na rAkhI mUkatAM ene zakya eTalI vadhu jhaDapathI phelAvato ja jAya che. ane duHkhada Azcarya AmAM pAchuM e che ke eNe je paNa nabaLuM joyuM, jANyuM ke sAMbhaLyuM che e sAcuM che ke nahIM, enI e cokasAI paNa karato nathI. pariNAma e Ave che ke gaTaranuM DhAMkaNuM kholI denAra jema AkhA gAmanuM Arogya bagADI mUke che tema anyanA jIvananI nabaLI vAto sarvatra phelAvanAra samAjanA mAnasika Arogyane khatarAmAM mUkI de che. prazna e che ke mana AvA tuccha AnaMda pAchaLa pAgala kema banyuM rahe che? manane AvI gaMdI ramatonuM AkarSaNa kema rahyA kare che? nabaLI vAtonA prasAra vinA e becenIno anubhava kema karyA kare che ? javAbo A praznanA kadAca aneka hoI zake che paraMtu mukhya javAba e che ke mANasa anyanI nabaLAIone jAhera karatA rahevA dvArA ema puravAra karavA mAgato hoya che ke A nabaLAIo mArAmAM to nathI ja. arthAtu, huM bIjAo karatAM ghaNo sAro chuM athavA to ocho kharAba chuM ! paNa, koNa samajAve mANasane ke sAmI vyaktinA kaeNnsaranI jAherAta karatA rahevAthI jyAre keTalAka puruSo evA hoya che ke jeo sAmAnA doSone saravALA karatA rahIne sarvatra jAhera karatA rahe che. doSo sAmAmAM hoya che traNa ane teo pAMca doSo hoya e rItanI jAherAta karatA rahe che paNa, keTalAka puruSo evA hoya che ke jeone sAmAnA doSo pragaTa karavAmAM rasa ja nathI hoto. kadAca kAraNavazAt pragaTa karavA paNa paDe che to ya kAM to teo bAdabAkI karatA rahIne pragaTa karatA hoya che ane kAM to bhAgAkAra karatA rahIne pragaTa karatA hoya che ! adhamAdhama kakSA che guNAkAra puruSonI, adhamakakSA che saravALA puruSonI. madhyama kakSA che bAdabAkI puruSonI jyAre uttamakakSA che bhAgAkAra puruSonI. ApaNo naMbara zemAM ?
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________________ lapasI paDyo to kahe devane namaskAra karyA koka ajJAta lekhakanI A paMktio: ApaNe jIvanamAM evI pasaMdagIo paNa karI laIe chIe jenI pratighaTanAo joyA-jANyA-anubhavyA pachI jo ApaNane pharI e ja taka maLe to te pasaMdagI vinAnI jiMdagI ApaNe pasaMda karI hota. AvI ApaNI pasaMdagIone ApaNe 'bhUlo" tarIke oLakhIe chIe. bhUlone ApI zakAya tevo pratibhAva eka ja che. - tatpaNa A bhUlono svIkAra karavo. temane sudhAravI ane temAMthI zIkhavuM. bhUla na ja thavI e saMbhAvanA chadmastha vyaktinA jIvanamAM hoI zake ja nahIM. game teTalI jAgRti chatAM ya chadmastha vyaktithI kAM to bhUla thaI ja jAya che ane kAM to e bhUla karI ja bese che. prazna e che ke thaI gayela bhUlane svIkArI laIne ene sudhArI levAnuM mana thAya che ke pachI ya bhUlane koka ne koka bahAnAne AgaLa dharatA rahIne bacAvI levAnuM mana thAya che? yAda rAkhajo, adhyAtma jagatanuM gaNita kaMIka aMze beMkanA gaNita jevuM che. beMkamAM jamA karAvelA paisA jema samaya jatA vadhatA ja jAya che tema manamAM chupAvI rAkhela doSomAM samaya jatA vRddhi thatI ja jAya che. kahevuM hoya to ema paNa kahI zakAya ke khUlI jatuM bIja jema UgavAnI kSamatA gumAvI besatuM hoya che tema svIkArI lIdhela pApa, doSa ke bhUla AgaLa vadhavAnI saMbhAvanA gumAvI besatA hoya che. kevuM vicitra che mana? du:khane pragaTa karI devA e taiyAra che paNa doSane kabUla karI levAnI vAta Ave che tyAre e enA bacAvamAM UbhuM rahI jAya che ! zarIranA rogane kabUla karI levAnI vAtamAM ene ahaMkAra pratibaMdhaka banato nathI paNa bhUlane kabUla karI letA ene ahaMkAra satata rokato ja rahe che ! dharmanuM thatuM sevana jo jAhera thatuM nathI to e ekaLAtuM rahe che paraMtu karela pApanuM sevana bhUlecUke jAhera na thaI jAya e bAbatamAM e covIse ya kalAka sajAga ja rahe che ! paNa, mananI A vRttie lamaNe nukasAnI jhIMkavA sivAya bIjuM kazuM ja karyuM nathI. kAraNa ke bhUlanA asvIkAre ke bhUlanA bacAve eka ja kAma karyuM che, bhUlane abhayadAna daI devAnuM. bhUlanAM kAraNone jIvatadAna daI devAnuM. pariNAma AnuM e AvyuM che ke pANI, khAtara ane prakAza maLI bIja jema jamInanI bahAra aMkurarUpa pragaTa thaI jAya che tema anukULa saMyoga-sAmagrI ane vAtAvaraNa maLatAM, mananI bhUmimAM dharabAyelA doSo kAyAmAM AcaraNarUpe pragaTa thaI gayA che. janamojanamathI meLavela A khataranAka vRttithI jo ApaNe jIvanane bacAvI levA mAgIe chIe to be ja kAma karavA jevA che. doSanAM kAraNone mananI bhUmimAMthI ukheDI nAkhIne bahAra pheMkI daIe. eka kAma A karIe ane bIjuM kAma e karIe ke jAye-ajANe paNa bhUla thaI jAya, doSa sevAI jAya to eno bacAva na karatAM svIkAra karI laIne e bhUlane-doSane sudhAravAnA prayatnomAM lAgI jaIe ! jIvana bhUlamukta rAkhavAmAM vahelI-moDI paNa saphaLatA maLIne ja raheze.
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________________ vAMsanA kajiyAmAM, vana baLe vipina parIkhanI A paMktioH agninI sAkhe kahyuM hatuM : 'tArA sivAya harva mane koI nahIM, kadI nahIM, koI nahIM' kahyuM hatuM : 'ApaNAM to deha ja alaga alaga. ApaNe to sadAkALa sAthe sAthe.. ane ApaNuM e svapna.. eka putra. putra DaoNkTara thaze. eka putrI. gulAbanuM tAjuM phUla thaI mahekaze ! e ApaNI ja hatheLI hatI. jene samayanA DaMkA sAMbhaLavA nahotA gamatA? A zuM sAcuM che. ApaNe ekamekane prema karatAM hatAM ? have putra konI sAthe jaze ? putrI konI sAthe jaze? jaMgalamAM kajiyA vAMsa vacce thAya che ane enI sajA samasta jaMgalane thAya che. AkhuM ne AkhuM jaMgala saLagIne bhasmIbhUta thaI jAya che. gharamAM saMgharSo pati-patnI vacce thAya che ane chate mA-bApe putra-putrIo anAtha thaI jAya che. be rASTranA mahArathIono ahaM TakarAya che ane khurado prajAjanono bolAI jAya che. laDAI galInA be guMDAo vacce thAya che ane galInA rahevAsIo trAhimAm pokArI jAya che. taDAphaDI sAsu ane vahu vacce thAya che ane tanAva dIkarA [pati]nA manamAM pedA thaI jAya che. pitA ane kAkA bAMyo caDAvavA lAge che ane azAMti AkhA parivAramAM UbhI thaI jAya che. A badhuM to ThIka che paraMtu kharI muzkelI to tyAre sarjAya che ke jyAre laDAI mana ane hRdaya vacce thAya che, buddhi ane lAgaNI vacce thAya che ane hAlata AtmAnI bagaDI jAya che. mana doDavAnI vAta kare che preya tarapha ane hRdaya kadama mAMDavA mAge che zreya tarapha...mana kahe che, saMgharSa vinA jagatanA bajAramAM TakI zakAze nahIM ane hRdaya kahe che samAdhAnavRttinA svAmI banyA vinA prasannatA anubhavI zakAze nahIM. buddhi kahe che, tarka vinA saphaLatAnAM darzana nahIM thAya ane lAgaNI kahe che, zraddhA vinA jIvanane sarasa nahIM banAvI zakAya... mana kahe che, "A loka mIThA to paraloka koNe dIThA ?' ane hRdaya kahe che, "A loka jo tyAgamaya to paraloka sukhamaya.' AmAM sauthI moTI karuNatA to e sarjAya che ke vItelA anaMtakALamAM mana ane hadaya vaccenI laDAImAM mana ja jItyuM che. buddhi ane lAgaNI vaccenI laDAImAM buddhi ja vijetA banI che. prema ane zreya vaccenI kheMcatANamAM prema ja bAjI lagAvI gayuM che. tarka ane zraddhA vaccenA saMgharSamAM tarka ja jItI gayo che. sAce ja ApaNe jo AtmAne sAcavI levA ane jitADI devA mAgIe chIe, sadgatinI paraMparA sarjavA dvArA paramagatimAM AtmAne zIdhra birAjamAna karI devA mAgIe chIe, puNyanA udayakALamAM AtmAne prabhupriya banAvI rAkhavA mAgIe chIe to ApaNe eka ja kAma karavA jevuM che, mana ane hRdaya vaccenI laDAImAM hRdayane ja ApaNe jitADatA rahevA jevuM che. buddhi ane lAgaNI vaccenA saMgharSamAM buddhine ja ApaNe parAjita karatA rahevA jevuM che. pharI yAda devaDAvuM chuM ke mana ane hRdaya vaccenA saMgharSane samApta karI devAnI jarUra nathI, hRdayane ja jitADatA rahevAnI jarUra che. jyAM hRdaya jItyuM tyAM AtmA salAmata banI gayo ja samajo.
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________________ vAMDhAne vevizALa karavA mokalyo te potAnuM karI Avyo... dhIru modInI A paMktio : paMkhI hoya te mALo banAve, pAMjarA nahIM. mANasa ghaNuM ghaNuM banAvI zake che. paNa pAMjarAM banAvavAmAM ene khAsa lagAva che. ethI ja to khullA kAna jevI makAnanI bArIne paNa saLiyA jaDAvavAnuM e cUkato nathI. ane dvAra ! mAtra baMdha karavA mATe ja hoya che. dvAra baMdha karIne mANasa aMdara purAI jAya. dvAra baMdha karIne mANasa bahAra jAya. khullA samudramAM vahI javAnI dvArikA to e na ja bane. ane eTale ja to mANasa khUlI gayelI AMkhe maravAnuM paNa pasaMda nathI karato. bilADIne tame dUdha levA mokalo, dUdha bilADInA peTamAM ja pahoMcI jAya. be bilADI vaccenA jhaghaDAmAM nyAya toLavA tame vAMdarAnI niyukti karo, vAMdaro pote ja lAbha khATI jAya. svAthadha mANasane tame paramArthanAM kAryo mATenI anukULatA karI Apo, e potAnA ja svArthanI puSTi karato rahe. khUba spaSTa zabdomAM kahevuM hoya to ema kahI zakAya ke aMdha mANasa jema khudane paNa joI zakavA samartha hoto nathI tema svArthodha mANasa potAnA sivAyanA anya koInA ya bhalAne ke svArthane joI zakavA samartha hoto nathI. bhUlecUke jo tame enI sAthe dostI jamAvI beThA to saravALe tamArA nasIbamAM AMsu sivAya bIjuM kazuM ja bace nahIM. eka mahattvanI vAta kahuM ? tame pANImAM mIThuM nAkho, thAya zuM? pANI mIThAne khAI jAya. tame agnimAM lAkaDAM nAkho, lAkaDAnuM thAya zuM? agni lAkaDAMne khAI jAya. tame nadIo sAgarane samarpita karI do. nadIonuM thAya zuM? sAgara nadIone svAhA karI jAya. basa, svArthodhane tame kAMI paNa Apo, svArthodha e tamAmane ohiyAM karI jAya. TUMkamAM, | upakAro levAnA badhAyanA paNa karavAno koInA para paNa nahIM, A svArthodhanI AgavI vizeSatA ! be ja kAmo ApaNe karavAnAM che. svArthodha banavAnuM nathI ane svArthodha sAthe besavAnuM nathI. koI paNa kAraNasara jo svArthodha banI beThA ApaNe to dharmaprAptinI yogyatA to ApaNe gumAvI ja beThA paraMtu sajjanatAnI bhUmikAthI paNa ApaNe vaMcita rahI gayA ! ane jo svArthadhanA ravADe caDI beThA ApaNe to sadguNothI ane satkAryothI, samAdhithI ane svasthatAthI, sadgatithI ane sadbuddhithI dUra dhakelAI gayA ApaNe ! pAMjarAMno Akhare A ja artha che ne ? baMdha thaI javuM athavA to keda thaI javuM. svArthodha potAnA ja svArthamAM baMdha thaI gayo hoya che ane potAnI ja mAnyatAmAM keda thaI gayo hoya che. nathI enA jIvanamAM e anya koIne ya praveza ApI zakato ke nathI e pote anya koInA ya jIvanamAM gauravapUrvaka praveza pAmI zakato ! AvA maDadA karatAM ya vadhu gaMdhAtA svArthodhamAM ApaNo naMbara na ja hovo joIe e jema mahattvanuM che tema evA hIna AtmA sAthe ApaNo AtmIyatAno saMbaMdha na hoya e paNa eTaluM ja mahattvanuM che. gaMgAnuM mIThuM paNa pANI sAgaramAM jaIne jo khAruM banI jAya che to uttama evo paNa AtmA adhamanA saMge adhama banI jAya che, e vAstavikatA ApaNI AMkho sAme na hoya e to zuM cAle?
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________________ vyAja bhalabhalAnI lAja bhUlAve koka ajJAta lekhakanI A paMktio : 'lyo, mANasa moTo thayo. pUcho, keTalo ? DAyAbiTIsa, blaDa prezara, kolasTrola, eTeka ne esiDiTIne eka sAmaTAM samAvI zake eTalo ! hA. bhUta jene vaLagyuM hoya che ene to rAInA maMtrela dANAothI dUra karI zakAya che paraMtu jene lobhanuM bhUta vaLagyuM hoya che ene to prabhunAM vacano paNa dUra karI zake ke kema emAM zaMkA che. lobhanA bhUtano mANasa zikAra banI cukyo che e jaNAya zI rIte ? ema jo tame pUchatA ho to eno sAmAnyathI javAba A che ke jenuM mana ema kahe che ke ApaNI pAse paisA to cikkAra [MORE MONEY] ja hovA joIe. e cikkAra paisA paNa ApaNI pAse turta ja AvI javA joIe (INSTANT MORE MONEY] ane cikkAra paisA banAvavA mATe rastA game te pakaDavA paDe, ApaNe taiyAra ja chIe (ANY HOW MORE MONEY]. TUMkamAM, cikkAra paisA, turta cikkAra paisA ane game te raste cikkAra paisA, A traNa vRttie jenA manano kabajo laI lIdho hoya, enA mATe ema kahI zakAya ke lobha nAmanA bhUte enA jIvana para kabajo jamAvI ja lIdho che. basa, A lobha potAnuM taLiyA vinAnuM khappara pUravA je jAtajAtanA rastAo apanAve che. emAMno eka rasto eTale ja paisA vyAje levA. 'ApaNI pAse mUDI 50 lAkhanI ja che ne ? emAM kamANI keTalI thAya? laI AvIe gAma pAsethI 5 karoDa. ApI dezuM ApaNe enuM vyAja, paNa e jaMgI mUDI para je kamANI thaze e to Akho janmAro sudhArI deze.' paNa, jema jIvanano koI bharoso nathI tema karmono ya kyAM koI bharoso che? koI paNa paLe karma rUThI jAya ane mananI badhI je gaNatarIo UMdhI paDI jAya. ugharANI DUbI jAya. maMdInA kAraNe mAlano bharAvo thaI jAya. anya vepArIono vizvAsa UThI jAya. jenI pAsethI rakama lIdhI hoya enI paThANI ugharANI cAlu thaI jAya, jAtajAtanI dhamakIo maLavA lAge. UMgha ravAnA thaI jAya, mana hatAza banI jAya, koI rasto sUjhe nahIM. ane kyAreka jIvana TUMkAvI devAnA raste mana vaLI jAya. nItivAkya ema kahe che ke "jenA zire eka paNa paisAnuM devuM nathI e mANasa ja zrImaMta che" AjanuM anartha zAstra ema kahe che ke jenI pAse gAmano cikkAra paiso che e mANasa ja zrImaMta che ! najara nAkhI juo tame vepAra jagatamAM. eka paNa vepArI prAyaH tamane evo jovA nahIM maLe ke jenI pAse gAmanA paisA nahIM hoya ! AvA udhAra paisAthI jAtane zrImaMta mAnI rahelA mANaso pAse be ja cIja bacatI hoya che, sajjana hoya to ciMtA ane durjana hoya to nirlajjatA ! ciMtAgrasta sajjana vyAja cUkavavA bIjA paisA vyAje lIdhe rAkhe che ane samagra jIvana ciMtAmAM ne ciMtAmAM pUruM karI deto hoya che jyAre nirlajja durjana hAtha UMcA karIne gAma AkhAne rovaDAvato rahe che. re karuNatA
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________________ vAMkA candrane sau name koka ajJAta lekhakanI A paMktio: yudhiSThiro badhAya AMdhaLA thaI gayA che. dhRtarASTro badhAya dekhatA thaI gayA che. kRSNa badhAya kArAvAsamAM keda che. kaMsono jayajayakAra thaI rahyo che. arjuno badhAya vyaMDhaLa thaI gayA che. duryodhano marda banIne pharI rahyA che. draupadIo nirvastra thaI rahI che. pUtanAo sajI sajIne dhUmI rahI che. satyavAdI harizcandra smazAnamAM baLI rahyA che. cAMDAlo mahephilamAM moja karI rahyA che. harva asatyano nAza karavA na satyano jayajayakAra karavA koI gAMdhI janma levAno nathI. saMdeza spaSTa che. durjanatA jItI rahI che, sajjanatA hArI rahI che. saraLatA mAra khAI rahI che, vakratA vijetA banI rahI che. satya kArAvAsamAM keda thaI rahyuM che. jUTha jagatanA medAnamAM dAMDiyArAsa ramI rahyuM che. nAgAInA sanmAna thaI rahyA che, pavitratA eka khUNAmAM dhakelAI gaI che. bIjano vAMko candra sahunA namaskAra jhIlI rahyo che. pUnamano akhaMDa candra AkAzamAM ema ne ema Ubho che. puSpane sahu kacaDI rahyA che, kAMTAo sarvathA salAmata UbhA che. paNa sabUra ! Ano artha e nathI thato ke galatanI jIta e aMtima jIta che. nA, laDAImAM galata vijetA banI zake che paraMtu yuddhamAM jIta to samyanI ja thAya che. galata jItatuM jItatuM 'semI phAinala' sudhI AvI paNa jAya che kadAca to ya phAinalamAM vijetA to samyapha ja bane che. vAMcyuM che A aMgrejI vAkya ? If you would like to win the war, you lose the battle. jo tame yuddha jItavA mAgo cho to laDAImAM hArI javA taiyAra raho. paNa, kharI muzkelI e che ke mANasa laDAI ane yuddha vacceno taphAvata ja samajI zakato nathI. kadAca kahevuM hoya to ema paNa kahI zakAya ke mANasa laDAInI jItane yuddhanI jIta ja mAnI beTho che. anItinA mArge paisA maLI jAya che ane ene ema lAge che ke paisA kamAI levA mATe anItino mArga e ja zreSTha mArga che. kAvAdAvAnA raste saphaLatA maLI. jAya che ane e ema mAnI bese che ke saphaLatA meLavavA kAvAdAvAno rasto e ja zreSTha rasto che. dhAkadhamakI ApavAthI phasAyela rakama hAthamAM AvI jAya che ane enA manamAM A vAta sthira thaI jAya che ke dhAkadhamakI e ja paisA pAchA lAvavAno zreSTha rasto che. - TUMkamAM kahevuM hoya to ema kahI zakAya ke saphaLatAnA prathama hAsyane ja e aMtima hAsya mAnI le che. paNa vAstavikatA e che ke prathama hAsya e to laDAImAM maLatI jIta jevuM hoya che. laDAInI jIta yuddhanI jIta paNa banI ja rahe evuM kadAca bAhya yuddhamAM banatuM paNa haze paraMtu Abhyattara jagatanuM satya to A ja che ke puNyanA sahAre kadAca galatanI laDAIo jItI javAmAM saphaLatA maLI paNa jAya paNa aMtima yuddhamAM to galatanI hAra ane samyanI jIta ja nizcita che. chellI vAta. sattA-saMpatti-samRddhi-sAmarthya kadAca galatanA raste paNa maLI rahe che paraMtu zAMti-samAdhi-sadguNo ane sadgati to samyaka raste ja sulabha che.
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________________ so dalIla tArI, eka hukama mAro sureza dalAlanI A paMktioH AvaDo moTo bhAro, ahamano AvaDo moTo bhAro eka palakamAM haDaselIne, ahamUne karI mUko nodhAro phAMko ke phiziyArI evuM kazuM na karavA jevuM ApaNe ApaNAM darpaNa sAme, lAge maravA jevuM dUrano tAro karI rahyo che, Agama taNo aNasAro mAna ane apamAnanA zAne ghUMTavA akSara kALA? koInA zAne cUMthI nAkhavA taNakhalAnA mALA pAMkho parano bhAra khaMkherI nabhamAM AMkha prasAro. phekTarI tame chatrInI nAkho ane uparavALo varasAda na ja varasAvAno nirNaya karI bese. chatrInI phaeNkTarImAM tame kareluM rokANa badhuM ja nakAmuM jAya. muMbaI-pUnA eksapresa hAI-ve para tame 140 nI gatie gADI bhagAvIne be ja kalAkamAM pUnA pahoMcI javAnA manamAM abharakhA sevo ane uparavALo eksiDanTamAM tamane upara ja bolAvI le. tamArA badhA ja abharakhAo para pUrNavirAma mukAI jAya. mahinAonA mahinAo sudhI korTamAM dalIlo karIne vakIla sahune stabdha karI de ane nyAyAdhIza eka ja paLamAM enI dalIlone radabAtala karI nAkhato cukAdo ApI de. asIla poke poke raDato rahe. TUMkamAM, mAtra puruSArtha tamArA hAthamAM, pariNAma tamArA hAthamAM nahIM ja. kalpanA karavAnI tamane chUTa, sapanAMo sevavAnI tamane chUTa, aramAnomAM viharavAnI tamane chUTa, abharakhAo vyakta karavAnI tamane chUTa paNa e kalpanA vagerene saphaLa banAvavAnuM tamArA hAthamAM nahIM ja. A vAstavikatAne ApaNe satata AMkha sAme rAkhavAnI jarUra eTalA mATe che ke ApaNe samAdhinA svAmI banyA rahevAnuM che ane samAdhAnavRttinA svAmI banI gayA vinA samAdhi TakAvI rAkhavAmAM ApaNane koI kALe saphaLatA maLavAnI nathI. tapAsI jAo manane. e jyAre jyAre paNa asamAdhinuM zikAra banyuM haze tyAre tyAre enA kendramAM pariNAma aMgeno asaMtoSa ja mukhya rahyo haze. 'meM AvuM to nahotuM ja dhAryuM' 'pariNAma AvuM Avaze enI to mane koI kalpanA ja nahotI" zuM dhAryuM hatuM ane zuM thaI gayuM?' 'pariNAma AvuM Avaze enI mane jo khabara hota to huM AmAM paDyo ja na hota.' A zuM? puruSArtha pachI je pariNAma AvyuM ene svIkArI levAnI mananI koI ja taiyArI nahIM. A to evuM thayuM ke 'parIkSAmAM hAthamAM Avela praznapatranA javAbo to huM lakhuM ja paraMtu e javAbonA mArka paNa huM ja mUkuM ." A zakya che kharuM ? nA, jo skUlanA praznapatranI bAbatamAM paNa mAtra javAbo lakhavAnuM ja ApaNA hAthamAM hoya che, mArksa mUkavAnuM nahIM to jIvananA praznapatramAM paNa ApaNA hAthamAM mAtra puruSArtha karavAnuM ja che. enuM pariNAma ApaNI apekSA mujaba lAvavAnuM ApaNA hAthamAM nathI ja. A satya ApaNane jeTaluM vaheluM samajAI jAya eTale ApaNA AtmAnA hitamAM che. enAthI mananI prasannatA paNa jaLavAI raheze, zarIranI svasthatA paNa TakI raheze to sAthosAtha jIvo pratyeno sadbhAva paNa Ubho rahI zakaze ane azubha karmabaMdhathI paNa AtmA bacato raheze. paralokanI sadgatinizcita thaI javAmAM pachI koI paNa paribaLa ApaNAM mATe pratibaMdhaka nahIM banI zake.
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________________ sAkara pIrasanAra ghaNAM, kaDavo akSara kahenAra koka vipina parIkhanI A paMktioH vArApharatI. lAla, pILI, lIlI, lIlI pILI lAla signalanI lAiTa lAla AMkho pitAnI. kahe che, thaMbhI jA. kyAM jAya che? Ubho rahe' thoDI ja kSaNa... paNa mana...keTalI Avana jAvana ! polIsa, zikSA, nIti, niyama, bhaya... tarata sinuM badalAya che. mAnI AMkho jANe premathI paMpALIne kahe che. 'jA beTA. joje saMbhALIne cAlaje' huM rasto oLaMguM chuM. paththarane nakAmA mANasono bheTo to kadAca roja ja thato hoya che paraMtu zilpIno bheTo thaI javAnuM sadbhAgya to kadAca enA jIvanamAM ekAda vakhata paNa AvatuM haze ke kema e prazna che. puSpa sauMdaryapremIonA hAthamAM to kyAre nathI jaI caDatuM e prazna che paNa koka prabhubhaktanA hAthamAM jaI caDavAnuM sadbhAgya to ene kavacita ja prApta thatuM haze. maskAbAjI karanArA, mIThA mIThA zabdo saMbhaLAvatA rahIne ApaNane khuza rAkhanArA, khuzAmata karatA rahIne ApaNane abhimAnanA gaganamAM UDatA rAkhanArA to divasa daramyAna ane jIvana daramyAna keTakeTalA loko ApaNane maLatA ja rahetA hoya che paraMtu ApaNA jIvanane nikhAra ApI zakatA, ApaNo ahaMnA phuraphuracA uDAvI zakatA, ApaNI nabaLAIone khullI karI daIne ApaNe kyAM UbhA chIe enuM vAstavika bhAna karAvI detA zabdo saMbhaLAvanAra ApaNane koI maLe che ke kema emAM ya zaMkA che to sadbhAgyathI koka maLI paNa jAya che to ya ApaNane e game che ke kema emAMya zaMkA che. javAba Apo. paththarane zilpI na maLe to e TAMkaNAnAM mAra khAvAthI bacI jAya e enuM sadbhAgya ke pratimA banato e aTakI jAya e enuM durbhAgya ? agnipravezajanya pIDAthI suvarNa bacI jAya e enuM sadbhAgya ke zuddhinA gauravane pAmatuM e aTakI jAya e enuM durbhAgya ? hitazikSAnA kaThora zabdo sAMbhaLavAthI ApaNo ahaM sacavAI jAya e ApaNuM sadbhAgya ke AtmavikAsanI saMbhAvanA para pUrNavirAma mukAI jAya e ApaNuM jAlima durbhAgya? yAda rAkhajo , je paNa AtmA sAcI paNa vAto, hitakArI paNa vAto kaThora paNa zabdomAM, kaTu paNa zabdomAM sAMbhaLavA mAnasika stare sajja nathI hoto e AtmA potAnA hitane sAcavI levAmAM, saMbhALI levAmAM saphaLa nathI ja banato. eTaluM ja kahIza ke paththara bhale zilpIne zodhI nathI zakato, puSpa sAme caDIne bhale bhakta pAse nathI jaI zakatuM, suvarNa sAme caDIne bhale agnine samarpita nathI thaI zakatuM paraMtu ApaNe jo icchIe chIe to ApaNA AtmavikAsamAM sahAyaka banatA kaThora zabdo bolanAra hitasvIo ApaNe zodhI zakIe tema ja chIe. Avo, AjathI e dizAmAM kadama mAMDavA taiyAra thaI jaIe. paganI pIDA thatI hoya che to ya hAtha jo pagamAM ghUsI gayela kAMTAne kADhIne ja rahe che to manane thatI pIDAnI paravA karyA vinA kaThora zabdo sAMbhaLatA rahIne AtmakalyANa akabaMdha karI daIe.
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________________ havelI joI, jhUMpaDuM pADavuM nahIM koka ajJAta lekhakanI A paMktio : mAnava-saMbaMdhanA vyavahAromAM ApaNane haMmezAM eka vyaktinI bIjI vyakti sAthe sarakhAmaNI karyA karavAnI ane te sarakhAmaNInA AdhAre ja manuSyonuM mUlyAMkana karavAnI atyaMta vikRta Adata vArasAmAM maLelI che paraMtu kharekhara to ApaNe vyaktinuM mUlyAMkana tenI potAnI kSamatAnA pramANamAM te kevo dekhAva karI rahI che tene AdhAre karavuM joIe. nahIM ke anyonI kSamatAnI sarakhAmaNImAM khabara nahIM kema, paNa mAnavamanano A svabhAva banI gayo che ke satata ene anyanA sukha sAthe potAnA sukhanI sarakhAmaNI karatA rahyA vinA cena paDatuM nathI. ane sarakhAmaNI karatA rahevAnI A vRttinuM pariNAma e Ave che ke anyanuM sukha potAnuM sukha to banatuM nathI paraMtu potAnI pAse rahela sukha paNa sukharUpa na lAgatAM ene duHkharUpa lAgavA mAMDe che. havelI joI bIjAnI. evI havelI banAvavAno puruSArtha to zarU karyo paNa e puruSArthane puNyanuM pIThabaLa na maLavAnA kAraNe havelI banI to nahIM paraMtu pote je jhUMpaDImAM raheto hato e jhUMpaDI paNa ene akArI lAgavA mAMDI. pariNAma ? bIjAnuM sukha potAnuM sukha banyuM nahIM ane Aja sudhI je sukha potAnI pAse hatuM ja e ya ene mATe duHkharUpa banI gayuM ! mananI eka gajabanAka vicitratA khyAlamAM che ? e potAnAM sukhanI vadhu sukhInAM sukha sAthe sarakhAmaNI to karyA kare che paraMtu potAnAM du:khanI, anya vadhu e duHkhInAM du:kha sAthe sarakhAmaNI nathI karatuM to e ja rIte potAnA guNanI, anya vadhu guNInA guNa sAthe sarakhAmaNI to kare che paNa potAnA vadhu doSonI anyanA ochA doSa sAthe sarakhAmaNI nathI karatuM ! 'kabUla, mane peTamAM darda che paNa sAmAne to kaeNnsaranI jAlima ribAmaNa che. kabUla, mAre dhaMdhAmAM maMdI che paNa sAmAne to pacAsa lAkhanuM devuM thaI gayuM che. kabUla, mAro bAbo maMdabuddhino che paNa sAmAnA bAbAne to gAMDAnI haoNspiTalamAM dAkhala karavo paDyo che. kabUla, mAro dIkaro mArA kahyAmAM nathI paNa sAmAno dIkaro to roja enA bApane mArI rahyo che.' mana jo A sarakhAmaNI karavA taiyAra thaI jAya to Aje duHkhamAM e asamAdhinuM je rItanuM zikAra banI rahyuM che e asamAdhi dUra thaI jAya ane sahaja rUpe potAnI samAdhine e akabaMdha rAkhI zake. e ja rIte 'mArAmAM to udAratA ja che paNa sAmo to udAratA sAthe kSamAne paNa laIne beTho che. huM prabhupUjA to karuM ja chuM paraMtu sAmo to prabhupUjA uparAMta sAmAyika paNa kare che. huM pravacanamAM to jAuM chuM paraMtu sAmo to pravacanazravaNa uparAMta gurudevanA sAMnidhyane paNa mANato rahe che. jo mana A sarakhAmaNI karavA taiyAra thaI jAya to guNakSetre atyAre e je asaMtuSTi anubhavatuM ja nathI e asaMtuSTi enAmAM pragaTI jAya ane A asaMtuSTi ene guNa ughADanA kSetre prabaLa puruSArtha karAvavA protsAhaka banIne ja rahe. Avo, adhika sukhIne AMkha sAme rAkhIne prApta sukhane duHkhamAM rUpAMtarita karI devAnI bAlizatA dAkhavavAnuM baMdha karIne ja rahIe.
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________________ DaoNkTara koInAM bAraNAM ThokatA nathI, AmaMtraNathI ja Ave che . sureza dalAlanI A paMktio : 68 varasanuM eka bagAsuM, 60 varasanI khAMsI 56 varasanI chIMka to mArI roja uDAve hAMsI. zaradIe to lIva-lAyasansa para phalaeNTa lIdho che mAro tAva Ave to evo Ave hoya jANe aMgAro muMbaI, parisa, laMDana choDIne chelle Ave kAzI. 13 varasano hato tyArathI zarIra sAthe vaira imArata baMdhAya e pahelAM thaI gaI khaMDera, bhoMyataLiyuM to bhAMgeluM ne gaLatI rahe agAsI. ghUMTaNa du:khe che, paga tUTe che, kammaramAM to saNakA jUno dhAgo tUTavA lAgyo ne, veravikhera thAya maNakA AvuM to maiM thAya emAM nahIM jAvAnuM trAsI. maDadAne gaMdhAtuM aTakAvavAmAM tamane hajI kadAca saphaLatA maLI jAya, dUdhane phATI jatuM aTakAvavAnA tamArA prayAso hajI kadAca saphaLa banI jAya, kapaDAMne cIMtharuM banatuM aTakAvavAmAM tame hajI kadAca phAvI jAo paraMtu zarIrane rogonuM zikAra banatuM aTakAvavAmAM to cakravartIne ya saphaLatA maLI zake tema nathI, maLatI nathI ane maLavAnI paNa nathI. prazna eTalo ja che ke roga zarIramAM uMmaranA hisAbe AvavAno che ke aniyaMtrita jIvanapaddhatinA kAraNe ke maryAdAhIna AhArapaddhatinA kAraNe AvavAno che ? uMmara vadhatA roga Ave e to samajI zakAya che paraMtu kupathya sevananA kAraNe ke aniyaMtrita jIvanapaddhatinA kAraNe roga Ave ane jIvana akALe karamAtuM jAya che to zuM cAle ? eka bAbatano khyAla che? ApaNAM zarIra para mAtra ApaNo ja adhikAra nathI. parivArano paNa adhikAra che, samAjano paNa adhikAra che, rASTrano paNa adhikAra che to aneka nAgarikono tathA dharmAtmAono paNa adhikAra che. mArA zarIra para mAro adhikAra che. huM ene ThIka lAge to sAcavuM ane na paNa sAcavuM. mAre pathya khAvuM ke apathya khAvuM eno nirNaya mAre karavAno che. mAruM jIvana lAMbu rAkhavuM ke TUMkuM rAkhavuM eno nirNaya bIjAe nathI karavAno, mAre ja karavAno che." AvuM bolavAno ApaNane koI ja adhikAra nathI. kAraNa ? bApa jo potAnI tabiyata bagADe che to enI asara kuTuMbanA tamAma sabhyo para paDe che. pati jo zarIra bagADe che to patnInA lamaNe vaidhavya jhIMkAvAno bhaya Ubho rahe che. mAtA jo tabiyata bagADe che to putrone 'namAyAthaI javAnI saMbhAvanA UbhI thaI jAya che. puNyavAna jo tabiyata pratye beparavA bane che to ene AzrIne jIvana vitAvatA aneka nabaLA puNyavALA nirAdhAra banI javAno bhaya Ubho thaI jAya che ane guNavAna jo zarIra pratye upekSita bane che to enA AlaMbane aneka jIvonI guNavAna banavAnI saMbhAvanA para pUrNavirAma mukAI javAnI zakyatA UbhI thaI jAya che. TUMkamAM, "zarIra bhale mAruM che paraMtu enA para adhikAra to anekano che A hakIkatane satata AMkha sAme rAkhIne ApaNe ApaNAM zarIranAM svAthyane sAcavI rAkhavA satata jAgrata rahevAnuM ja che. paththasevana, maryAdita AhAra, saMyamita jIvana, svastha vyavahAra, tanAvamukta vicAradhArA, saMvedanazIla hRdaya, ATaluM ApaNe hAthavaguM rAkhI zakyA to bhayo bhayo !
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________________ kUtarAnAM moDhAmAMthI kAMI hAthIdAMta nIkaLatA nathI vipina parIkhanI A paMktioH ApaNe thoDIka samajUtI karI levI joIe. tame DraoNiMgarUmane roja phUlothI hasato rAkhazo. bahArathI koI Ave ene vAtAvaraNa prasanna ane haLavuM lAgaze. tamAre mArI 'bijhanesa pArTI'mAM hAjarI ApavI paDaze. huM jANuM chuM. tamane e bhayaMkara 'bora' lAge che paNa aneka Executive AMkhonA savAlo pArTIne kyAreka nIrasa banAvI mUke che. hA, huM vacana ApuM chuM : tamArI klaba pArTImAM samaya kADhI huM paNa tamane Company ApIza. mane e pAuDara bharelAM ane hIrAthI jhagamagatAM smita sAthe karAtI Social Service na gamatI hoya to paNa ! bane tyAM sudhI munnAnI hAjarImAM ApaNe nAjuka praznonI carcA nahIM karIe ane enI nizALamAM vAlIonI miTiMga hoya tyAre pappA-mammI tarIke thoDAka kalAka hAjarI ApI AvazuM. tame jANo cho. bALako khUba catura hoya che, jaladI badhuM samajI jAya che. ane Ameya badhAMnI vacce ApaNuM bALaka oziyALuM lAge e to tame paNa pasaMda nahIM karo. Ama juo to A kAMI bahu moTI vAta nathI. thoDIka mArA pakSe udAratA. thoDIka tamArI pAse smitanI apekSA. bAkI bahArathI jonArA ema na kahe : agninI sAkhe je vacana ApyAM hatA te have dhumADo thaIne gharamAM hare phare che. hADakAMne satata baTakA bharI rahelA kUtarAne kyAreka to joyo haze ne? sUkuM hADakuM, enA para kUtarAnuM dAMtanuM AkramaNa. moDhAmAMthI nIkaLatuM lohI, e lohInA relA hADakAM parathI potAnA ja moDhAmAM ane kUtaro bhramamAM. 'lohI hADakAmAMthI Ave che" pariNAma? vadhu jorathI baTakAM. vadhu lohI ane Akhare kUtaro motanA zaraNe ! saMdeza spaSTa che. sukha tamArAmAM che, padArthamAM nathI ja. darpaNamAM paDatuM pratibiMba tamAruM che, darpaNanuM nathI. kaeNmerAnI prinTa para UThato phoTo tamane AbhArI che, kaeNmerAne nahIM, gulAbajAMbu khAvAmAM AvatI majA tamArA kAraNe che, gulAbajAMbunA kAraNe nahIM. ATalI sIdhI-sAdI vAta anaMta anaMtakALanA saMsAra paribhramaNa pachIya ApaNane samajAI nathI ane enA ja kAraNe ApaNe sukha mATe 'para' tarapha mITa mAMDIne beThA chIe ane pAgala thaIne doDyA chIe. sukha strIthI maLaze evuM lAgyuM ane lagna karI beThA ! sukha paisAthI maLaze evuM lAgyuM ane zrImaMta banI javA jiMdagInA kImatI zvAsozvAsa hoDamAM mUkI beThA ! sukha mIThAIthI maLaze evuM lAgyuM ane akarAMtiyA thaIne mIThAI para tUTI paDyA ! sukha bALakothI maLaze evuM lAgyuM ane bALakonA bApa banI beThA ! pariNAma? hAtha khAlI che. mana udAsa che. haiyuM rikta che. AMkho korI che. paga DhIlA che. 'chetarAI gayA" nA anubhave jIvana viSAdathI grasta che. kUtaro kUtaro" ja che, enA mukhamAMthI kAMI hAthIdAMta nathI ja maLavAnA. para para' ja che, emAMthI 'sva janya sukha' nathI ja maLavAnuM. jJAnIono eka ja saMdezo che. svamAM vasa, parathI khasa. eTaluM basa.
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________________ vadhu duniyA jenAro ghaNuM jUThuM bole che koka ajJAta lekhakanI A paMktio : mANasa karatAM maMdiranA thAMbhalAo mane kema ATalA badhA jIvaMta lAge che ? thAMbhalAo vRkSanI jema eka sthAne UbhA rahI zake che ane ekamekanI vacce avakAza rAkhIne spardhA-IrSyA karyA vinA saMbaMdhanuM gaurava karI zake che. 'abhI bolA, abhI phoka" ema satyane jUThamAM ane jUThane satyamAM pheravavAnuM kAvataruM staMbho nathI karatA. samaya jAya che ane kAcI kerI, pAkI kerImAM rUpAMtarita thaI jAya che. samaya jAya che ane kAcI iTa, vadhu majabUta iTamAM rUpAMtarita thaI jAya che. samaya jAya che ane nabaLuM mana, vadhu majabUta manamAM rUpAMtarita thatuM jAya che paNa duHkhada Azcarya AjanA kALanuM e che ke ochuM bhaNelo mANasa, vadhu bhaNyA pachI vadhu cAlAka, vadhu kapaTI, vadhu mAyAvI, vadhu cAlabAja, vadhu jUTho ane vadhu krUra banato jAya che. A vidhAnamAM zaMkA paDatI hoya to tame joI jajo AjanA vaijJAnikone, DigrIdhArIone, rAjanetAone, snAtakone, prophesarone, prinsipAlone, nyAyAdhIzone, DaoNkTarone, vakIlone ane oNphisarone. A jagatane bagADavAmAM emano phALo jeTalo rahyo che eTale phALo nirakSarono, abhaNono ke gamArono nathI ja rahyo. teoe zodhyA che jagatane seMkaDo vakhata khatama karI zake evAM vinAzaka zastro, teoe sarjyo che eka ja divasamAM karoDo nirdoSa ane abola pazuone motane ghATa utArI detAM Adhunika yAMtrika katalakhAnAMo. teonAM bhejAmAMthI nIkaLI che lAkho yuvatIone zarIrane pradarzananI cIja banAvI devA lAlAyita karatI saudaryaspardhAo. jamInane vAMjhaNI banAvI detAM rAsAyaNika khAtaro jagatanA cogAnamAM e lokoe mUkyA che. cAreya bAju vilAsanAM nagna nRtyo covIse ya kalAka cAlatA rahe evA sthAnonA sarjana teoe karyA che. ATaluM ochuM hoya tema jagata AkhAmAM teo sAkSaratA abhiyAna calAvI rahyA che ! | 'nirakSaratA e abhizApa che, garIbI karatAM ya vadhu bhayaMkara nirakSaratA che' AvA baNagA phUMkatA rahIne teo nirdoSa nirakSarone potAnA jevA badamAsa banI javAnA mArge DhasaDI rahyA che. mAkhaNa jevuM komaLa dila dharAvatA abhaNone rAkSasI dila dharAvavAnA mArge teo dhakelI rahyA che. jarUra nirakSarone sAkSara banAvI devAnI AjanA kALe eTalI nathI jeTalI sAkSarone saMskArI banAvI devAnI che. vartamAna jagatanI rAkSasI samasyAo nirakSaratAne eTalI AbhArI nathI paraMtu saMskArahInatAne vadhu AbhArI che. A jagatane rahevA lAyaka banAvavAno sauthI vadhu yaza sAkSaronA phALe nathI jato paraMtu saMskArIonA phALe jAya che. 'vadhu duniyA jonAro vadhu jUTha bole che' A vidhAnamAM leza atiyazokti lAgatI nathI, kAraNa ke vadhu duniyA jonArAomAM zrImaMto, sattAdhIzo ane buddhimAno ja vadhu rahevAnA ane emanI pAse satya bolavAnI AzA rAkhavAno koI ja artha nathI. kapa
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________________ AMdhaLAne badhA raMga sarakhA kailAsa paMDitanI A paMktioH A bahu moTuM nagara ! che divasane rAtanA jevuM kazuM jANa che enI phakta lokone basa koNa kone sAMbhaLe kahevAya nA, paNa badhAM ghaDiyALanI TakaTakane vaza... joI sUrajane hase che kularo, ahIM Rtune svicamAM jIvavuM paDe TAipa thayelA patra jevA mANaso smitanuM pRthakkaraNa karavuM paDe. mUMgA mUMgA mANaso cAlyA kare, hAtha polIsano satata hAlyA kare lAla lIlI battI para sahunI najara, signalonA zvAsanI jIvatuM nagara... hA, bahu saMbhALajo A bhIDamAM, koIno dhakko jarI vAge nahIM AMkha DhALI cAlatA sajjana taNI AMgaLIo bhUlathI jAge nahIM A bahu moTuM nagara ! ahIM 'aMdha' tarIke tame lobhAMdhane mUko, kAmAMdhane mUko ke mohAMdhane mUko. tamane khyAla AvI jaze ke teone divasa ane rAta paNa sarakhA hoya che, garIba ane amIra paNa sarakhA hoya che to strI ane puruSa paNa sarakhA hoya che. lobhAMdha potAnA lobhanI puSTi khAtara sagA bApanI sAme ya korTe caDavA taiyAra hoya che to avasare potAnA sagA dIkarAnI hatyA karI nAkhavA ya enA hAtha taiyAra hoya che. game tevA garIbane AMsu paDAvavA e tatpara hoya che to game te hadanI kUratA AcaratA ya ene koI harakha-zoka hoto nathI. kAmAMdha potAnI vAsanAnI Agane ThAravA sagI bahena para paNa najara bagADato hoya che to sagI putrIne ya havasano zikAra banAvatA e acakAto nathI hoto. e rAte to pazu bane ja che paNa divase ya pazu banavA e taiyAra hoya che. manoraMjananA sthaLe to e vyabhicAra Acare ja che paNa taka maLe che to dharmasthAnane ya bhraSTa karatA e zaramAto nathI. ane mohAMdhanI nIcatAnI to koI vAta thAya tema nathI. eTamabaoNmba ke bhUkaMpa to ekAda vakhata vinAza verIne aTakI jAya che, vAvAjhoDuM ke sunAmI to ekAda vakhata tabAhI sarjIne aTakI jAya che paraMtu mohAMdha to jIvanabhara vinAza verato ja rahe che ane tabAhI sarjato ja rahe che. jagatanAM je paNa nIcakAryo che e karatAM ene koI ja arekAro thato nathI. niMdanIya tamAma akAryo AcaratA ene koI ja aphasosa thato nathI. kamAlanI karuNatA to e che ke A badhuM karyA pachI ya enA caherA para hAsya pharakatuM rahe che. enuM citta prasannatA anubhavatuM rahe che. kahevuM hoya to ema kahI zakAya ke janmAMdhane badhA raMgasarakhA haze paraMtu lobhAMdha, kAmAMdha ane mohAMdhane to badhA pApa sarakhA hoya che. e ramatamAtramAM khUna paNa karI zake che to hasatA hasatA vyabhicAramAM ya pravRtta thaI zake che. corI ene mana DAbA hAthano khela hoya che to jUTha to enA lohImAM ramI gayuM hoya che. Avo eka kAma karIne ja rahIe. janmAMdha banavAnuM durbhAgya lamaNe jyAre nathI ja jhIMkAyuM tyAre nItinA mArge cAlatA rahIne lobhAMdha banatA paNa aTakIe. sadAcArane pakaDI rAkhIne kAmAMdha banatA paNa aTakIe ane vivekane hAjara rAkhIne mohAMdha banatA paNa aTakIe. kama se kama jIvanamAM pAponI maryAdA to nakkI thaIne ja raheze !
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________________ jarUra vagaranI vastu kharIde tene jarUrI vastu vecavI paDe vipina parIkhanI A paMktioH vaLI pAchA yudhiSThirane rokI yakSe pUchyuM, 'have mArA chevaTanA praznano uttara Apajo, yudhiSThira !' kaLiyugamAM A bemAMthI sukhI koNa? garIba ke madhyama vargano mANasa ? tarata ja acakAyA vinA yudhiSThira bolI UThyA. 'sAva sIdho-sAdo Ano uttara che he yakSa ! garIba mANasa ja sukhI che, kAraNa e game tyAre potAnA baMne hAtha khullA karI mArI pAse kazuM nathI' kahI zake. tyAre madhyama vargano mANasa AkhI jiMdagI potAnA hAtha, gajavA ne moM chupAvato patnI ane saMtAnone khabara na paDe ema hIbakAM bharIbharIne rAta vitAvI jema tema AyuSya pUruM kare che" yakSa khasI gayo. yudhiSThira pANI laI cAlatA thayA paNa, jatAM jatAM yakSanI AMkho sajaLa thaI te koIe joyuM nahIM. mAre sukhI thavuM hoya to huM Aje ja sukhI thaI zakuM tema chuM kAraNa ke sukhI thavA mATe jarUrI tamAma sAmagrIo Aje mArI pAse upalabdha che. paNa nA, mAre to mArI AjubAjumAM jeo paNa che e badhA karatAM vadhu sukhI thavuM che ane eTale ja huM Aje duHkhI chuM kAraNa ke bAjuvALA pAse je gADI che e atyAre mArI pAse nathI. bAjunA gharamAM je TI.vI. che evuM TI.vI. huM vasAvI zakuM evI mArI sthiti ja nathI. bAjunA gharamAM je AkarSaka pharnicara che enI sAme mArA gharanuM pharnicara to sAva kacarA jevuM lAge che. bAjuvALAnI pAse je vipula saMpatti che ane bahoLo dhaMdho che, mArI pAse enI sAme kAMI ja nathI." hA. jarUriyAtone ja pUrI karavI hoya to mANasane Aje badhI ja anukULatAo che kAraNa ke jarUriyAto maryAdita che ane sahelAIthI e upalabdha thaI zake tema che paNa mANasa to atyAre doDI rahyo che potAnA mananI icchAone pUrI karavA ane emAM e kyAreya saphaLa banavAno nathI. enuM puNya pracaMDa hoya to paNa ane enuM AyuSya hajAro varasanuM hoya to paNa ! kAraNa ? icchAo anaMta che. icchoonuM pota sAgaranuM hota to to ene pahoMcI vaLAta kAraNa ke sAgara game tevo virATa hoya to ya sImita che. icchAonuM svarUpa meru parvatanuM hota ne to ene ya pahoMcI vaLAta kAraNa ke meru parvata game teTalo UMco che to ya enI UMcAI eka lAkha yojanathI vadhu to nathI ja paraMtu icchAonuM pota to AkAzanuM che. AkAza anaMta che, basa e ja rIte icchAo anaMta che. virAma pAmavo e eno svabhAva ja nathI. zAMta thaI javuM e enA svabhAvamAM ja nathI. tRpta thaI javuM e enI niyati ja nathI. 'jarUra vagaranI vastu kharIde tene jarUrI vastu vecavI paDe' tAtparyArtha spaSTa che. icchApUrti mATe ja je doDyA kare e jarUriyAtapUrtithI ya vaMcita rahI jAya evuM bane. dUdhapAka meLavA jatAM roTaloya khoI nAkhavo paDe. gADI levA jatAM sAikala paNa gumAvI devI paDe, sophAseTa vasAvavA jatAM khurasI ya jatI karavI paDe. baMgalo banAvavA jatAM jhUMpaDAmAMthI ya bahAra nIkaLI javuM paDe. rUpiyo meLavavA jatAM paiso ya gumAvI devo paDe. jIvanane mANavA jatAM motane ya AvakAravuM paDe ane motane dUra haDaselavA jatAM durgatimAM ya ravAnA thaI javuM paDe. sAvadhAna ! ge
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________________ paDatInA divasomAM tamArI lAkaDI paNa sAparUpa bane che sureza dalAlanI A paMktio : jIvananuM rahasya prApta thayuM nathI ane maraNanuM rahasya ukelAyuM nathI. vismaya vahI gayo che ane zANapaNuM pragaTyuM nathI. AyuSya UcakI UcakIne bevaDa vaLI gayelo mANasa dhImI gatie smazAna tarapha jaI rahyo che. pagale pagale pUchI rahyo che ke rasto hajI keTalo lAMbo che? e jhaMkhe che mAtra eka ja avasthA. gatizUnya gatinI. phUTabaoNlanI ramata tame joI to haze ja ! e ramatamAM tamane eka ja cIja jovA maLe. baoNla jenI paNa pAse jAya, e lAta khAto ja rahe. pachI e baoNla sagA bhAI pAsethI bApa pAse jAya ke dIkarA pAsethI kAkA pAse jAya. mitra pAsethI mitra pAse jAya ke chokarA pAsethI yuvAna pAse jAya. bALaka pAsethI prauDha pAse jAya ke eka TImanA khelADI pAsethI bIjI TImanA khelADI pAse jAya. baoNlanI eka ja niyati. mAra khAtA rahevAnI ! jIvanamAM jyAre paDatI Ave che, pApakarmono udaya jAge che tyAre AtmAnI e ja hAlata thAya che je hAlata phUTabaoNlanI ramatamAM baoNlanI thAya che. AtmA jyAM paNa jAya che, badhAya ene trAsa ja ApatA rahe che, mAratA ja rahe che, upekSA ane avagaNanA ja karatA rahe che. sago dIkaro paNa e samayamAM duzmana kArya karavA lAge che. jigarajAna mitra paNa vizvAsaghAta karato rahe che. nikaTanA svajano paNa haDadhUta karatA rahe che. are, bhojananAM dravyo paNa viparIta paDavA lAge che. rojanI vaparAzanI potAnI cIjo paNa pratikULa paDavA lAge che. jo na hoya AtmA pAse A samaja ke "atyAre mArA jIvanamAM phUTabaoNlanI ramata cAlu jyAre thaI ja gaI che tyAre mAra khAI levA sivAya mArI pAse bIjo koI vikalpa ja nathI' tau AtmA durgAnano ane durbhAvano zikAra banato rahIne navAM navAM azubhakarmo bAMdhato ja rahe, pariNAma ? AgAmI samaya paNa enA mATe phUTabaoNlanI ramatano ja banI rahe. eka ja kAma karavA jevuM che. du:khanI tAkAta du:khamAM eTalI nathI jeTalI enA asvIkAramAM che. jo duHkha tamane asvIkArya ja rahe che to niro e tamArA mATe trAsarUpa puravAra thAya che paraMtu du:khane jo tame svIkArI lo cho to e nizcita tamArA mATe napuMsaka ja puravAra thAya che. A vAstavikatAne AMkha sAme rAkhIne du:khanA svIkArabhAvamAM AvI jAo. mardAnagIthI du:khane Welcome kahevAnI hiMmata karI lo. jo tame Don't come ja karyA karazo to e tamane satata herAna karyA ja karaze ane jo tame Welcome kahIne enuM svAgata karavA taiyAra rahezo to e tamane I will not come evo javAba jarUra Apaze ane tamArAthI e kAyama dUra ja raheze. ane chellI vAta. duHkhane hasIe chIe tyAre enI tAkAta aDadhI thaI jAya che ane duHkhamAM raDIe chIe tyAre enI tAkAta bamaNI thaI jAya che. nakkI ApaNe karavAnuM che. duHkhane hasI levuM che ke duHkhamAM raDatA rahevuM che ?
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________________ paDatI mANasane zrImaMta to nahIM paNa DAhyo jarUra banAve che koka ajJAta lekhakanI A paMktio : paripakvatA eTale je badalAvI zakAya che ane badalAvuM ja joIe te badalavAnI hiMmata; je nathI badalI zakAtuM teno svIkAra karI tenI sAthe zAMtipUrvaka jIvI zakavAnI AvaData. ane A be vacceno bheda pArakhavAnuM zANapaNa. lImaDI-bagodarAnA rastA para jeTalA akasmAto thAya che eTalA akasmAto cAlu rastAo para thatA nathI. kAraNa ? lImaDI-bagodarAno rasto ekadama sIdho che, sapATa che. e rastA para koI khADA-TekarA nathI. DrAivara nizciMta thaIne e raste gADI teja gatithI bhagAve che ane enI A nizciMtatA ja akasmAtane AmaMtraNa ApI bese che. gaNita spaSTa che. rasto jo thoDoka kAco che, khADA-kAMkarAvALo che to e raste gADI calAvatA DrAivare sajAga rahevuM ja paDe che ane enI A sajAgatA ja akasmAtathI gADIne dUra rAkhI de che. basa, A ja hakIkata jIvanakSetre samajI levAnI che. jIvanamAM jo sukha cikkAra che, hAthamAM vipula saMpatti che, virATa sattA che, tIvra buddhi che, zarIra taMdurasta che, kaMTha masta che, jabAnamAM jAdu che to patananI zakyatA vadhu che. pApasevananI saMbhAvanA vadhu che. pAgalapananI zakyatA vadhu che. paNa, jIvana jo agavaDothI vyApta che, pratikULatAothI grasta che, saMpatti alpa che, sattAnA nAme hAthamAM kazuM nathI, zarI2 vArevAre bImArInuM zikAra banatuM rahe che, buddhi dhAradAra nathI, rUpanAM ThekANAM nathI, jabAnamAM jAdu nathI, bahoLo mitravarga nathI, 83 khAsa lokapriyatA nathI. to e AtmAnA patananI zakyatA bahu ochI che. pApasevananA mArge e AMdhaLiyA karavA lAge e saMbhAvanA lagabhaga nathI. enuM mana naphphaTAInA ke nirlajjatAnA pAgalapananuM zikAra banyuM rahe e zakyatA paNa nahivat che. zuM kahuM ? hAthamAM pANI bharelI bAladI hoya tyAre akkaDa thaIne cAlavuM jo zakya nathI ja banatuM to paDatInA samayamAM abhimAnI banyA rahIne jIvavuM ya zakya nathI ja banatuM. bAladInA vajanane jIravavA mATe jo jhUkIne ja cAlavuM paDe che to paDatInA samayamAM TakI rahevA mATe namra banIne ja jIvavuM paDe che. tapAsavA jevuM lAge to khudanA jIvanane ja tapAsI jojo. jyAre jyAre paNa jIvana musIbatothI gherAI gayuM haze, zarIra rogothI vyApta banI gayuM haze, dhaMdhAmAM maMdI AvI haze, ugharANIo DUbI gaI haze, svajano pratikULa banyA haze, mitravargamAM upekSA thaI haze tyAre tyAre ApaNe vadhu namra banyA hazuM, vadhu zANA banyA hazuM, vadhu DAhyA banyA hazuM. bIjAnA sahayogamAM vadhu rahyA hazuM. vacanamAM mIThA banyA hazuM ane vyavahAramAM sIdhA rahyA hazuM. vAstavikatA jo A ja che to eno artha eTalo ja thAya che ke sArA divaso ApaNane sArA rAkhavAmAM eTalA kAmayAba nathI nIvaDatA jeTalA kAmayAba kharAba divaso nIvaDe che. caDatI ApaNane zrImaMta banAvI zake che, lokapriya banAvI zake che, sattAdhIza banAvI zake che, ahaMkArI banAvI zake che paNa paDatI to ApaNane pavitra rAkhI zake che, puNyakAryo karAvI zake che, premamaya aMtaHkaraNavALA banAvI zake che. namra rAkhI zake che. pUcho manane. kayA jIvananI apekSA che ? caDatIvALA jIvananI ke paDatIvALA jIvananI ? 84
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________________ duHkha, mANasa banAve che sukha, rAkSasa ! koka ajJAta kavinI A paMktio : hara haMmeza sukha ne sukha ja AnaMdanI choLo palALatI rahetI na hoya eno vAMdho na hoya to janamavA ane jIvavA mATe A jagata suMdara jagA che. du:khanA samayamAM "mANasa" banI jatA ApaNe sukhanA samayamAM rAkSasa kema banI jaIe chIe ? sAkara gAMgaDA svarUpe hoya ke khaDI svarUpe hoya, dANA svarUpe hoya ke bUruM svarUpe hoya, sAkara jo dareka avasthAmAM sAkara ja rahe che to du:kha-sukhanA samayamAM ApaNe "mANasa" ja kema nathI banyA hatA? kAraNa che AnI pAchaLa, du:khanA samayamAM "mANasa" banyA rahetA ApaNe sukhanA samayamAM jo 'rAkSasa' banI ja jaIe chIe to eno artha eTalo ja che ke du:khanA samayamAM rAkSasa banavAnI anukULatAo ApaNane upalabdha na hovAnA kAraNe ja ApaNe mANasa banyA rahIe chIe. jo du:khanA samayamAM paNa tamAma prakAranI badamAzIo AcaravAnI suvidhAo ApaNane upalabdha hota to ApaNe rAkSasa ja banyA raheta, mANasa banavA para ApaNe pasaMdagI na ja utArI hota ! A to evuM thayuM ke peTa bagaDyuM che eTale ApaNe dUdha choDI dIdhuM che. strI maLI nathI eTale ApaNe brahmacarya svIkArI lIdhuM che. gADI maLI nathI eTale ApaNe pagethI cAlatA javA para pasaMdagI utArI lIdhI che. paisA maLyA nathI eTale gharamAM vaibhavI sAmagrIo ApaNe vasAvI nathI. badAma maLI nathI eTale khIsAmAM siMga laIne ApaNe pharyA karIe chIe ! zo artha che Ano ? 'abhAva" ApaNane sArA banyA rahevA majabUra kare e kAMI ApaNAM 'sArApaNAM'nuM sUcaka to nathI ja ne? kabUla, e samayamAM TakI rahetuM ApaNuM 'sArApaNuM" jagata mATe nukasAnakAraka nathI banyuM rahetuM. ApaNAM khudanA jIvanane kharAbInA ravADe nathI caDAvI detuM. ApaNI AjubAju rahelA varga mATe trAsadAyaka nathI banyuM rahetuM paNa, jevo e nabaLo samaya gayo ane sAro samaya Avyo, ApaNAmAM rahelI pazutA jo pragaTa thavA je lAgI to ApaNuM nabaLA samayanuM sArApaNuM leza arthadAyaka paNa na ja rahyuM ne? vastro sArA paNa cAmaDI bagaDelI, phoTo sAro paNa eNksa-re bagaDelo, vartana sAruM paNa aMtaHkaraNa bagaDeluM, bhojana sAruM paNa peTa bagaDeluM, pravRtti sArI paNa vRtti kaluSita, vyavahAra sAro paNa svabhAva kharAba, bAradAna AkarSaka paNa mAla saDelo ! zo artha che eno? eka ja kAma ApaNe karavA jevuM che. vRttine ApaNe nirmaLa banAvI daIe. aMtaHkaraNane ApaNe pavitra banAvI daIe. svabhAvane ApaNe suMdara banAvI daIe. buddhine ApaNe parimArjita karI daIe. rucine ApaNe samyapha banAvI daIe. pachI ? sArApaNuM ApaNI majabUrI na banI rahetA mardAnagI banI raheze. sArApaNuM ApaNI lAcArI nahIM, ApaNo svabhAva banI raheze. suMdara svabhAva ApaNo daMbha nahIM, ApaNI prakRti banI raheze. sabuddhi paristhitine AdhIna nahIM, manaHsthitine AdhIna banI raheze. A sthiti banI gayA pachI du:khano samaya ke sukhano samaya ApaNA mATe mahattvano nahIM banI rahe ! sAmagrIono abhAva ke sAmagrInI vidyamAnatA ApaNA mATe nirNAyaka nahIM banI rahe ! pratikULa paristhiti ke anukULa paristhiti ApaNAM jIvana para prabhAvI nahIM banI zake ! AthI vadhIne ApaNe bIjuM joIe paNa zuM?
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________________ roga karatA DaoNkTarathI vadhu DaravuM azokapurI gosvAmInI A paMktio : poTAza jevo Ajano A vartamAna che, ne kamanasIbe ApaNI rU nI dukAna che. bhUkha na ja lagADavI ApaNA hAthamAM nathI. tarasanA zikAra na ja banavuM ApaNA hAthamAM nathI tema zarIrane rogagrasta na ja banavA devuM e ya ApaNA hAthamAM nathI paNa sabUra ! rogane AmaMtraNa ApatI jIvanacaryAnA zikAra na banavuM e to ApaNA hAthamAM ja che. rogane zarIramAM aDDo jamAvI devAnuM mana thaI jAya tevI aniyaMtrita AhAracaryAne jIvanamAM sthAna na ApavuM e to ApaNA hAthamAM ja che. paNa, kheda sAthe kahevuM paDe che ke AjanA yaMtra yuganA mAnave potAnI jIvanacaryA ane AhAracaryA, baMnene bephAma banAvI dIdhI che. bajAramAM rakhaDatA rahevuM, paisA pAchaLa pAgala banIne sarvatra bhaTakatA ja rahevuM, jamavAnA samaye jamavuM nahIM, sUvAnA samaye sUvuM nahIM ane ArAma karavAnA samaye ArAma karavo nahIM. kalAkonA kalAko TI.vI. sAme beThA rahevuM, divasonA divaso sudhI gharanI bahAra rahevuM, spardhAmAM dAkhala thaIne manane satata tanAvagrasta rAkhavuM, lAgaNIne dabAvatA rahevuM ane buddhine chuTTo dora ApatA rahevuM, parivAra sAthe besavuM nahIM ane gharAko-vepArIo-mitro vagere sAthe kalAkonA kalAko gappA lagAvatA rahevuM. AvI bephAma jIvanacaryA banAvI dIdhI che AjanA mAnave. vadhu bhAve che. gharanI rasoI karatAM hoTalanAM dravyomAM e vadhu pAgala che. zAkabhAjI karatAM ene DabbAmAM Avato phaLono rasa vadhu phAve che. zIrA karatAM pAuMbhAjImAM ene vadhu svAda Ave che. mIThAI ene pacatI nathI ane tIkhAM-tamatamatAM pharasANa choDavA e taiyAra nathI. TUMkamAM, bephAma jIvanacaryA ane aniyaMtrita AhAracaryA, A baMne prakAranI carcA zarIramAM rogone pravezI javAnI AmaMtraNa patrikA AjanA mAnava mATe banI rahI che. ane A rogo enA jIvananI badhI ja mUDI saphAcaTa karI nAkhavA jANe ke moTuM phADIne beThA che. davA moMghIdATa che, nidAna mATenA je paNa 'TesTa' che e moMghA che. DaoNkTaro moMghA che, haoNspiTalo moMdhI che, oNparezano moMdhA che. paisA banAvavA zarIra bagADavAnuM ane zarIra sAcavavA paisA kharacavAnA. A jANe ke AjanA mANase jIvanamaMtra banAvI dIdho che. je mAnavazarIranA vakhANa karatAM paramAtmA thAkatA nathI e mAnavazarIrane AjanA yuganI tAsIre radI karatAM ya vadhu kharAba banAvI dIdhuM che. khera, samaSTine to A aniSTathI ugArI levAnuM zakya nathI paraMtu vyaktigata stare ApaNe icchIe to ApaNI khudanI jAtane to A aniSTathI ugArI zakIe tema ja chIe. e mATe be ja kAma karavAnA che. niyaMtrita jIvanacaryA ane saMyamita AhAracaryA. zarIra lagabhaga to rogagrasta nahIM ja bane ! bhojanacaryA paNa eNe sarvathA aniyaMtrita karI dIdhI che. peTane joIne khAvAne badale jIbhane joIne khAvAnuM eNe cAlu karI dIdhuM che. ene dUdha karatAM dArU vadhu jAme che. goLa karatAM guTakhA vadhu phAve che. roTalI karatAM pijhA ene vadhu AkarSe che. pANI karato ene thamsa-epa ta2pha vadhu lagAva chuM. tAjI rasoI karatAM vAsI rasoI ene
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________________ uMdaro paNa marelI bilADIne karaDe che vipina parIkhanI A paMktio H huM jAuM to jagatamAM thoDoka pharaka paDaze evuM abhimAna have nathI rahyuM. eka divasa duniyAnI kAyApalaTa karavAnI hoMza laI vALelI akkaDa muThThI duniyAdArIthI bhIMjAI have pocI thaI gaI che. je basamAM huM roja musApharI karuM chuM e 101 naMbaranI basamAM mArI beThaka khAlI nahIM rahe. oNphisamAM godarejanI khAlI paDelI khurazI mATe TAMpIne beThelo kalArka sAhebanI AjubAju pUMchaDI paTapaTAvaze. kaheze, 'misTara zAha ghaNA paragaju hatA paNa bhalA, eka klArka khAtara oNphisa baMdha thoDI ja rAkhI zakAya che ? bapore TI TAimamAM bhaTTa Tebala upara najara pheravaze huM nahIM houM ne rajisTaramAMthI e mAruM nAma kADhI nAkhaze. mota ! sarvathA asaMdigdha ! enuM Agamana nizcita paNa Agamanano samaya anizcita ! enuM Agamana nizcita paNa AgamananuM sthaLa anizcita ! enuM Agamana nizcita paNa Agamana vakhatanA saMyogo anizcita ! e savAranA paNa Ave, baporanA paNa Ave ane rAtanA UMdhamAM paNa AvI jAya. e haoNspiTalamAM Ave, bajAramAM Ave ane maMdiramAM paNa AvI jAya. e cA pItA Ave, gADI calAvatA Ave, lagnanI corImAM Ave, kokanI smazAnayAtrAmAM 9 sAmela thayA hoIe tyAre Ave ane ceka para sahI karatA hoIe tyAre paNa AvI jAya. e Ave eTale karoDonI saMpatti paNa mUlyahIna banI jAya, vaDApradhAnapada paNa napuMsaka puravAra thaI jAya. oNlimpika caeNmpiyanapaNuM ya nakAmuM sAbita thaI jAya. rUpavatI patnInA pati banyAno AnaMda paNa cura cura thaI jAya ane bajAramAM jamAvelI khyAtinuM paNa bASpIbhavana thaI jAya. enA AgamananA bhaNakArA vAgatAM ja mananA motiyA marI jAya, AMkhe aMdhArA AvavA lAge, paga dhrUjavA lAge, hRdaya kaMpavA lAge. 'mAre javAnuM ? badhuM choDIne cAlyA javAnuM ? badhAyane mUkIne ravAnA thaI javAnuM ? kyAM javAnuM ? konI sAthe javAnuM ? jyAM jaIza tyAM mAruM koNa ? mArI salAmatInuM zuM ?' AvA jAtajAtanA vicAro mananA oraDAmAM AMTA mAravA lAge ane mota AvatA pahelAM ja marI gayAnI vedanA jIva anubhavavA lAge. AvA samaye nabaLo mANasa paNa sAme paDI jAya, nakAmo mANasa paNa herAna karavA lAge, niHsattva mANasa paNa baLavAna banIne trAsa ApavA lAge. koka varasono jUno hisAba patAvavAnA mUDamAM paNa AvI jAya. labADa mANasa paNa boja banIne trAsa ApavA lAge. ze TakI rahe AvA samaye samAdhi ? ze ThekANe rahe AvA samaye mananA bhAvo ? ze AvA samaye yAda Ave paramAtmAnuM nAma? AvA samaye zeM dharmamAM sthira rahe mana ?ze caherAne AvA samaye rAkhI zakAya hasato ? eka ja kAma karavA jevuM che. motane samAdhisabhara rAkhavuM hoya to jIvanane sAdhanA sabhara banAvI devuM. motane maMgaLamaya banAvI devuM hoya to jIvanane dharmamaya banAvI devuM. mota vakhate cittanI prasannatA TakAvI rAkhavI hoya to jIvananI pratyeka paLane sadbhAvasabhara, snehasabhara rAkhavA prayatnazIla banyA rahevuM ! e sivAya motane sudhAravAno anya koI vikalpa ja nathI.
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________________ goLa Tebala AgaLa dareka beThaka pahelI ja dekhAya che eka zAyaranI A paMktio : jo jitanA u~cA itanA hI ekAkI hotA hai cahere para muskAna cIpakAkara mana hI mana rotA hai| mana ! enI aneka khAsiyatomAMnI eka khAsiyata A ke e kAyama dareka kSetramAM naMbara eka para ja rahevA mAge. pachI e kSetra cAhe saMpattinuM hoya ke sattAnuM hoya, ramatanuM hoya ke bajAranuM hoya, bhaNataranuM hoya ke bhramaNanuM hoya, saMsthAnuM hoya ke saMgaThananuM hoya. are, kokanI zokasabhAmAM javAnuM bane tyAre ya e icchatuM hoya ke pramukhapadanI khurazI para besavAnuM sadbhAgya mane ja maLavuM joIe. kokanI smazAnayAtrAmAM jAya tyAre ya e icchatuM hoya ke agnidAha devAno adhikAra mane ja maLavo joIe. A naMbara eka para ja rahevAno manano dhakhAro saphaLa thaIne ja rahe evI saMbhAvanA bahu ochI che kAraNa ke e sthAna para goThavAI javA lAkho-karoDo mANaso dhamapachADA karatA hoya che. gaLAkApa harIphAI vacce ane TAMTiyA kheMcanI A ramata vacce naMbara eka para pahoMcI javAmAM kyAreka kadAca saphaLatA maLI paNa jAya che to ya tyAM pahoMcyA pachI AnaMdane badale udvega vadhu anubhavAya che. mastIne badale sustI manane vadhAre gherI vaLe che. ullAsane badale nirAzA vadhu anubhavAya che. caherA para hAsya jeTaluM pharake che enA karatAM manamAM rUdana vadhu cAlatuM rahe che. kAraNa? e sthAna para tamArI sAthe koI ja nathI hotuM, tame ekalA ja ho cho. bhale ne tamArA zarIra para lAkhonI kiMmatanAM ghareNAM che paNa jo tame jaMgalamAM ekalA ja cho to tame e ghareNAM paheravA maLyAnA AnaMdano anubhava zI rIte karI zakavAnA ? bhale ne tamArA hAthamAM ratnadvIpamAM ratnonI khANa AvI gaI che paNa jo tyAM tame ekalA ja cho to ratnonI khANa maLI javA badala mastI zuM anubhavI zakavAnA? saMdeza spaSTa che. bajAranA jagatamAM ke saMsAranA jagatamAM tamAre jo AnaMdita rahevuM che to tamArI sAthe koka hovuM ati jarUrI che jyAre naMbara eka para tame ekalA ja ho cho, tamArI sAthe koI ja hotuM nathI ane eTale ja naMbara eka para pahoMcI gayA pachI lAMbA samaya sudhI AnaMda anubhavI zakAto nathI. be ja vikalpa che, AnaMdita rahevAnA. kAM to e sthAna para tame anya kokane paNa laI Avo ane kAM to e sthAna choDIne naMbara be para cAlyo javA tame taiyAra raho. 'goLa Tebala AgaLa dareka beThaka pahelI ja dekhAya che? majA A vyavasthAnI e che ke darekane ema lAge che ke prathama naMbara para huM ja chuM ane chatAM huM ekalo nathI. mArI sAthe bIjA badhA paNa ghaNAM che. yAda rAkhajo A vAta ke ahaMkArane rekhA para cAlavuM ja vadhu pasaMda hoya che jyAre namratAne cAlavA mATe vartuLa maLI jAya to e vadhu AnaMdita thaI jAya che. kAraNa? rekhA para cAlavAmAM naMbara eka para pahoMcI zakAya che ema ahaMkAra mAnato hoya che jyAre namratAne naMbaranuM koI AkarSaNa hotuM nathI eTale ene vartuLa para cAlavAmAM koI ja takalIpha paDatI nathI. ane chellI vAta. ahaMkAra rekhA para cAlato rahIne ya sadAya raDato ja hoya che jyAre vartuLa para cAlatA rahevA dvArA namatA sadAya prasanna ja rahetI hoya che. pasaMdagImAM thApa khAvA jevI nathI.
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________________ bolabAlA durjanatAnI ja hoya, sajjanatA zAMta rahe emAM ja enuM gaurava akabaMdha kharA samaye mUrkha banavuM e paNa kaLA che makaraMda davenI A paMktio: mana ho mArA, sau doDe tyAM ekaluM thobhI jA. jaga AkhuM jyAM lobhamAM hAle jAya vege anyAyanI cAle parasevAnAM biMdu manavA ! sau vacALe dhAratuM bhAle, ekaluM thobhI jA . vipada ghora comerathI vaLe, veNa badhe upahAsanAM maLe melahINI ko kALa manavA ! kaThaNa paLa, prANa ujaLe eka parovI jA. Thesa ekAde hAma je khotAM lAlacu jIvane hita je jotAM temane kAje aDaga manavA ! neNane lhotAM, pApane dhotAM, ekaluM mobhI thA. sabhA kAgaDAonI hoya ane emAM bhUlamAM haMsa AvI caDyo hoya to ya e mauna rahe che to ja potAnuM svamAna sAcavI zake che. deDakAo cAre ya bAju DrAMuM DrAMu karatA hoya ane e samaye bhale ne AMbAnI DALa para koyala beThI hoya, e kAMI ja nathI bolatI to ja enuM gaurava sacavAI rahe che. mUrkhAonI joradAra bhASaNabAjI thaI rahI hoya ane tyAM bhUlamAM AvI caDela paMDita saMpUrNa mauna rahe che to ja enuM svamAna sacavAI rahe che. saMdeza spaSTa che. bahumatI durjanonI ja hoya, puNyahIna sajjana mauna rahe e ja ucita che. ToLuM pAgalonuM ja hoya, zANapaNa e samaye niSkriya rahe e ja ucita che. samUha vyabhicArIono ja hoya, sadAcArI ekalo rahI jAya emAM ja enuM hita che. alabatta, mauna rahevAno, niSkriya banI javAno, zAMta thaI javAno yAvata jANI joIne mUrkha banavAno samaya oLakhavA mATe dRSTino evo ughADa nathI, darzana uparachalluM ja che, vRtti tuccha che, mana utAvaLiyuM ane agharuM che to e samaya oLakhAto nathI. mANasa AvezamAM AvI jaIne bolI nAkhe che, sakriya banI jAya che, DahApaNa pradarzita karavA lAge che ane saravALe nukasAnIne AmaMtraNa ApI bese che. tamane khyAla che? baoNlara taraphathI AvatA lalacAmaNA baoNlane je baeNTsamaeNna samajI na zakavAnA kAraNe ramavA jAya che e baeNTsamaeNna potAnI vikeTa gumAvI bese che. AkarSaka pralobhananI khataranAkatAne na oLakhI zakavAnA kAraNe je sAdhaka e pralobhana sAme jhUkI jAya che e sAdhaka potAnI sAdhanAnI mUDIne gumAvI bese che. "sela'nAM pATiyAne joIne je mANasa utAvaLo thaIne mAla kharIdI le che, e mANasane AgaLa jatAM mana bharIne pastAvAno vakhata Ave che. samaya-sthaLa-saMyoga-vyaktine joyA-jANyAsamajyA vinA je vyakti potAnuM DahApaNa DahoLavA jAya che e vyaktine rAte pANIe rovAno vakhata Ave che. Avo, mAtra AMkhane ja khullIna rAkhIe, dRSTine paNa vikasita karatA jaIe. mAtra ja pariNAmane ja na joIe, pariNAma pAchaLa rahela apAyane paNa jotA rahIe. mAtra lakSaNa tarapha ja najara na TheravIe, lakSaNa pAchaLa rahela kAraNane paNa pakaDatA rahIe, mAtra sukha-du:khane ja na joIe, hita-ahitane paNa samajatA rahIe. jo A bAbatamAM saphaLa banatA rahezuM to jIvanamAM 'rAtA pANIe rovAnA' divaso anubhavavAnA ke jovAnA lagabhaga nahIM Ave !
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________________ namra bano nahitara gulAMTa khAI jazo khalIla jibrAnanI A paMktio : zANapaNa raDatuM nathI. tattvajJAna hasatuM nathI mahAnatA bALako sAme namatI nathI tenAthI mane vegaLo rAkhajo. vAvAjhoDuM bhalene pralayakALanuM phUMkAya che, varasothI TaTTAra UbhelAM vRkSo tUTI jAya che ane netara TakI jAya che. kAraNa? vRkSo jhUkatA nathI, netara jhUkI jAya che. dhodhamAra varasAda bhale ne parvatanA zikhara para paDe che. zikhara koruM rahI jAya che ane parvatanI taLeTInI najIka rahela khADAo bharAI jAya che. kAraNa? zikhara bhareluM hoya che, khADAo khAlI hoya che. vRkSanI sUkI DALI bhale ne game teTalAM varasonI jUnI che. vALavA jatAM e tUTI jAya che ane bAvaLanuM lIluM dAtaNa bhale ne nAnuM che. ene vALI devAmAM koI ja takalIpha paDatI nathI. kAraNa ? DALI sUkI che, dAtaNa lIluM che. kSetra cAhe saMsAranuM che ke adhyAtmanuM che, TakI javAno, bharAI javAno ane samyapha dizAmAM vaLI javAno eka ja mArga che. jhUkI jAo. khAlI thaI jAo. komaLa banyA raho. bhUlecUke jo akkaDa rahyA, bharAyelA rahyA, kaThora banyA rahyA to tUTI jatAM, vilIna thaI jatAM, gulAMTa khAI jatAM vAra nahIM lAge. alabatta, sajjana ane durjanane, baMnene sAthe rAkhIne ApaNe jIvana pasAra karavuM paDatuM nathI. pANIne ane Agane sAthe laIne ApaNe musApharI karavI paDatI nathI. attarane ane viSTAne sAthe rAkhIne ApaNe koIne maLavA jatA nathI paraMtu buddhine ane hRdayane sAthe rAkhIne ja ApaNe jIvana jIvavuM paDe che, takane ane lAgaNIne sAthe rAkhIne ja ApaNe jIvana pasAra karavuM paDe che ane AmAM kharI muzkelI e che ke buddhine akkaDa rahevAmAM rasa che, jyAre hRdayane jhUkatA rahevAmAM AnaMda Ave che. takana dalIlabAjImAM rasa che jyAre lAgaNIne samarpita thaI javAmAM rasa che. buddhi jIvana saphaLa kema bane, enI ciMtAmAM vyasta rahe che jyAre hRdaya jIvana sarasa kema bane, enAM Ayojano karatuM rahe che. A sthitimAM namra banyA rahevuM, e saheluM to nathI ja paraMtu namra banyA rahevAmAM ja majA che e satyane zraddhAno viSaya banAvavAnuM ya saheluM nathI. joI lo vartamAna saMsArane kyAMya jhUkavAnI vAta nathI, jhUkI javAnuM vAtAvaraNa nathI. namra banyA rahevAnI salAha nathI, namratAnuM sanmAna nathI. eka ja vAta che. jhUko nahIM, jhajhUmatA raho. saho nahIM, sAmano karatA raho. svIkAro nahIM, pratikAra karatA raho. sAMbhaLo nahIM, saMbhaLAvatA raho. dilane nahIM, dalIlabAjIne ja mahattva ApatA raho. hAthamAM phUla nahIM, paththara ja rAkhatA raho. zAstro para nahIM, zastro para ja vizvAsa rAkhatA raho. pariNAma AMkha sAme che. rASTra-rASTra vacce vAtAvaraNamAM avizvAsa che. rAjya-rAjya vacce kaDavAzanuM vAtAvaraNa che. zahera-zahera vacce uzkerATa che. gAma-gAma vacce taMgadilI che. komakoma vacce vaimanasya che. samAja-samAja vacce vikhavAda che. jJAti-jJAti vacce visaMvAda che. parivAra-parivAra vacce tanAva che. are, vyakti khuda hatAza che, ezAMta che, asvastha che. vikalpa ? eka ja che. namra banyA raho. jhUkatA raho. svIkAra karatA raho. koI tAkAta tamane toDI nahIM zake.
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________________ mUrkha mANasomAM DAhyA hovuM e guno che U_25 kaho, satItva kaho ke saMtatva kaho, e sadguNo ja to ApaNane mANasanA khoLiye zetAna banI jatA aTakAve che ne ! e sadguNo ja to prApta durlabha evA mAnava janamane saphaLa karI Ape che ne ! e saguNo ja to AtmAnI paralokamAM sadgati nakkI karI Ape che ne! paNa, koka ajJAta lekhakanI A paMktio: huM to joto ja rahI gayo. svArthanI vAta AvI to e 180deg pharI gayo. meM kIdhuM : bhalA mANasa... to ke : kayo mANasa ? e to marI gayo. mane mArA kAna parathI vizvAsa UThI gayo. thayuM A. . . paNa...mAruM karI gayo ! ne 45deg tApamAna bhara unALe huM baraphanI jema TharI gayo. gAMDAonI haoNspiTalamAM sauthI vadhu duHkhI mANasa koNa ? e praznano javAba vinA vilaMbe Apavo hoya to kahI zakAya ke "DaoNkTara !' e pote DAhyo che ane ene satata gAMDAonI vacce rahevAnuM che. gAMDAonuM gAMDapaNa e joI nathI zakato ane e pote gAMDAo jevuM gAMDapaNa dAkhavI nathI zakato. kamAlanI karuNatA to e sarjAya che ke gAMDAono samUha e DaoNkTarane ja 'gAMDA'mAM khatavato hoya che. pote badhA ja DAhyA ane potAne DAhyA banAvavAno prayAsa karanAra DaoNkTara gAMDo ja ! saMdeza spaSTa che. gAMDAo vacce DAhyo duHkhI che. durjano vacce sajjana duHkhI che. nAgAo vacce zANo duHkhI che. vezyAo vacce satI duHkhI che. pApIo vacce dharmI duHkhI che. kAMTAo vacce phUla duHkhI che. gaTara vacce gaMgAjaLanI hAlata kharAba che. zetAno vacce saMta duHkhI che. alabatta, AvA du:khIomAM ApaNo naMbara lAgI jAya e ApaNuM parama sadbhAgya ja hoI zake. kAraNa ke DahApaNa kaho ke zANapaNa kaho, sajjanatA kaho ke dhArmikatA vyathA sAthe kahevuM paDe ema che ke ApaNe pIDA veThyA vinA ja dharmajanya puraskAranA svAmI banyA rahevA mAgIe chIe. kaSTonI garamImAM tapyA vinA ja AtmasuvarNane zuddha karI devAnA manoratho sevI rahyA chIe. takalIphone apanAvyA vinA ja jagatanA cogAna vacce 'sArA'nuM sarTiphikeTa pAmI javAnA abharakhA karatA rahIe chIe. du:kha Ave che ane dharmano rasto choDI devAnA vicAranuM mana zikAra banI jAya che. kaSTo Ave che ane mana sadranA rastethI pIchehaTha karI devA taiyAra thaI jAya che. pApIo jalasA karatA dekhAya che ane mananI dharma pratyenI zraddhAmAM kaDAko bolAvA lAge che. nAlAyakone mAna-sanmAna maLatA dekhAya che ane mananuM lAyakAta pratyenuM AkarSaNa tUTavA lAge che. eka vAta khAsa yAda rAkhavA jevI che ke je dharmIne pApInuM sukha gamavA lAge che e dharmIno dharma jokhamamAM mukAI jAya che. tapasvIne khAnArAnuM sukha gamavA lAge pachI eno tapa kyAM sudhI TakavAno? brahmacArIne saMsArInuM sukha gamavA lAge pachI enuM brahmacarya kyAM sudhI TakavAnuM ? saMtoSIne zrImaMta sukhI lAge pachI eno saMtoSa kyAM sudhI TakavAno? satIne vezyAnuM sukha AkarSavA lAge pachI enA satItvanI smazAnayAtrA nIkaLI jatA keTalI vAra lAgavAnI ? sAvadhAna ! dharmajanya, saguNajanya, samAdhijanya prasannatA satata anubhavatA raho. pApInuM eka paNa sukha tamane AkarSI zakaze nahIM, 9
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________________ nyAya kAyadAne vaphAdAra rahe che, satyane nahIM. koka ajJAta lekhakanI A paMktio : trIjA vizvayuddha pahelAM mahAsattAoe nakkI karyuM ke keTalAka zabdone zabdakozamAMthI dezavaTo Apavo. vidhavA, anAtha, karuNA... emanuM mAnavuM che ke yuddha daramiyAna A zabdo haMmezAM ADA Ave che. nyAya jo satyane paNa vaphAdAra na raheto hoya to prema ane karuNAne vaphAdAra to rahe ja zeno ? ane je nyAyamAM prema ane karuNA gerahAjara ja hoya e nyAya AnaMdadAyaka to banI ja zI rIte zake ? mIThAInI majo jo emAM sAkara hAjara hoya to ja anubhavAya che, jIvananI majA jo hAthamAM paisA hoya to ja anubhavAya che, nadInI sArthakatA jo emAM pANI hAjara hoya to ja lAge che to nyAyanI majA paNa jo e premayukta ane karuNAyukta hoya to ja anubhavAya che. alabatta, nagna vAstavikatA A che ke nyAya niSphara ja hoya che. komaLa to samAdhAna ja hoya che. nyAya gunAnI sajA thAya e pakSamAM hoya che jyAre samAdhAna gunegArane mAphI ApI devAnA pakSamAM hoya che. nyAyamAM eka ghare kadAca ajavALuM thatuM paNa haze paraMtu bIjA ghare to aMdhAruM thaIne ja rahe che jayAre samAdhAnamAM to baMne ghare ajavALuM thaIne ja rahe che. kahevuM hoya to ema kahI zakAya ke durjano jagata para anyAya karatA rahe che, sarakAra, samAja ane saMgaThano e anyAyanI sAme nyAyanI himAyata karatA rahe che jyAre sadgRhastho, sajjano ane dharmAtmAo samAdhAnanA rastAne ja pasaMda karatA hoya che. bIjAnI vAta ApaNe pachI karazuM. pahelAM jAtane pUchI laIe. ApaNane rasa zemAM che? anyAya karatA rahevAmAM ? nyAya mAgatA rahevAmAM ke pachI samAdhAnanA raste kadama mAMDatA rahevAmAM? sAcuM kahuM? svArtha ghavAto hoya che tyAre athavA to svArtha puSTa thavAnI saMbhAvanA dekhAya che tyAre ApaNe anyAya AcaravA taiyAra thaI jaIe chIe. sAmo jyAre gunegAra hoya che tyAre ApaNe nyAya mATe Agraha karatA hoIe chIe ane ApaNe pote ja jyAre aparAdhI hoIe chIe tyAre samAdhAnanI mAgaNI karatA hoIe chIe. AvI trevaDI nIti dharAvatA manamAM prasannatA pratiSThita thaI jAya? asaMbhava ! aMtaHkaraNamAM nirdoSatA pratiSThita thaI jAya? asaMbhava ! hRdayamAM maitrIbhAva dhabakato rahe? asaMbhava ! AtmA sadgatigAmI banI jAya ? asaMbhava ! Avo, bAhya nukasAna je paNa veThavuM paDe e veThI laIe. ahaMkAranuM balidAna devuM paDatuM hoya to daI devA taiyAra rahIe paNa anyAya AcaravAthI to dUra thaI jaIne ja rahIe. koka saMyogone AdhIna banI jaIne nyAyanI mAgaNI karavI paNa paDe to ya premarahita ke karuNArahita nyAya para to pasaMdagI haragija na utArIe. ane samAdhAna mATe manane haMmeza mATe taiyAra rAkhIe. anyAya-nyAya vacce aTavAyelA AjanA jagatane joI lo. kyAMya prasannatAmastI ke zAMti jovA maLatI nathI. have to samAdhAna para pasaMdagI utArI daIe ! samAdhi to TakI ja raheze paNa mana sadAya haLavAzanI anubhUtithI tarabatara banyuM raheze ! 100
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________________ vAkyanA garbhamAM rahela rahasyonuM udghATana dArU sevananA nukasAnanA anubhava pachI ya dArUDiyo jyAre dArU pIvA doDe che tyAre ApaNane enI A bAlizatA para dayA AvI jAya che. krodha sevana pachI du:khI thavA chatAM ya krodhAMdha vyakti jyAre punaH krodha karavA taiyAra thaI jAya che tyAre ApaNane enI A bevakUphI para hasavuM AvI jAya che. paraMtu jIvanamAM saMkhyAbaMdha bhUlo karyA pachI, e bhUlonAM nukasAno anubhavyA pachI ya ApaNe enI e ja bhUlo jyAre doharAvavA taiyAra thaI jaIe chIe tyAre ziSTa puruSo ApaNI A mUrkhAI para bhAre vyathA anubhavatA hoya che. upadeza sAMbhaLyA pachI ya ApaNe kadAca na sudharIe e bane, udAharaNa joyA pachI ya ApaNe na sudharIe e paNa bane paNa, anubhava thayA pachI ya jo ApaNe sudharavA taiyAra nathI to pachI ApaNe sudharazuM kyAre ? aneka vyaktionA aneka vakhatanA anubhavonA arkarUpe sarjAyela kahevato paranuM AgavuM vivecana eTale ja vAta karo cho?" ahIM keTalAMka upadezAtmaka, keTalAMka saMdezAtmaka, keTalAMka vyaMgAtmaka, keTalAMka anubhavAtmake, keTalAMka tathyAtmaka vAkyo para meM mArA maMdakSayopazamAnusAra vivecana karyuM che. alaga alaga pustakomAM vAMcavAmAM Avela A vAkyo potAnA garbhamAM gajabanAka rahasyo saMgharIne beThA hoya evuM mane lAgyuM ane mane enA para kalama calAvavAnuM mana thaI gayuM. emAMthI sarjAyuM A lakhANa. sAva nAnakaDuM ane mAmUlI lAgatuM eka vAkya ApaNane vicAratA karI muke evA rahasyo jyAre ApaNI samakSa rajU karI de tyAre ApaNA mukhamAMthI zabdo sarI paDe ke 'zuM vAta karo cho ?" basa, e hisAbe ja A lakhANanA saMgrahanuM nAma rAkhyuM che, zuM vAta karo cho ?" pustakanA A lakhANamAM kyAMya paNa zrI jinAjJA viruddha lakhANa thaI gayuM hoya to huM enuM aMtaHkaraNapUrvaka trividha trividha micchA mi dukkaDuM mAguM chuM. da. AcArya vijaya ratnasuMdarasUri