kArataka 2473 9
–prabhushrI mahAvIr bhagavAnano tapakalyANik–
mahotsav
shrIvarddhamAnakumAr, AtmagnAnI, dhIr, vIr, saumya rAjakumAr hatA; mahAn rAjyavaibhavanA sanyog vachche rahevA
chhatAn bAlapaNathI ja teo sansArathI virakta hatA...sAnsArik bhogamAn temane kadI sukh bhAsatun nahi...
...shrIvarddhamAn kumAr dhIme dhIme yuvAn thayA tyAre ek divase siddhArtha mahArAjAe temanA pratye kahyun– priy
varddhamAn! have tame pUrNa yuvAn thaI gayA chho, tamArI gambhIr mudrA, vishAl Ankho, unnat lalAT, prashAnt vadan–e
badhun batAvI rahel chhe ke tame mahApuruSh chho, tamArAmAn chanchaLatA jarApaN rahI nathI. have tamArI A dashA rAjya kArya
sambhALavAnI chhe. have tamArA vivAh karIne tamane rAjya sompIne hun sansAranI jhanjhaTothI chhUTIne AtmasAdhan karavA
chAhun chhun...
pitAshrInAn vachano sAmbhaLatAn shrIvarddhamAnakumAranun praphulla mukhamanDaL ekadam gambhIr thaI gayun, jANe ke teo
koI UnDA chintavanamAn paDI gayA hoy! thoDIvAr shAnti prasarI gaI....tyAn shrI varddhamAnakumAre pitAjI sAme joIne
dhImethI shAnt ane gambhIr svare kahyun–pitAjI! e mArAthI nahi thaI shake...je sansAr jhanjhaTothI Ap bachavA chAho chho
te ja sansAr jhanjhaTomAn Ap mane phasAvavA shA mATe chAho chho? oh! mArun AyuShya 72 varShanun ja chhe, temAn Aj
trIs varSho to vyatIt thaI gayA. hajI A alpa jIvanamAn mAre ghaNun AtmasAdhan karavAnun bAkI chhe. pitAjI! hun have
AtmasAdhan pUrNa karIsh! loko dharmanA nAm par Apas–ApasamAn kevA jhagaDI rahyA chhe? badhA ek bIjAne potA
taraph khenchavA mAge chhe–paN sAchI khoj karatA nathI ane dambhI thaI rahyA chhe. dharmAchAryo prapanch phelAvIne khoTA dharmanI
dukAno chalAvI rahyA chhe ane bhoLA agnAnI jIvo ThagAI jAy chhe... hun te pathabhrAnt jIvone sAcho mokShamArga
batAvIsh...mATe...
vachamAn ja siddhArtha rAjAe kahyun–paN, e to gharamAn rahIne paN thaI shake chhe...
...nahi pitAjI! e mAtra Apano rAg chhe. ame to have jinadIkShA angIkAr karIne bAhyaabhyantar nirgranth
thaI amArA kevaLagnAnane sAdhIshun. he tAt! ek vakhat Ap e bhUlI jAo ke ‘varddhamAn mAro putra chhe ane hun teno
pitA chhun.’ e rIte jotAn ApanI vichAradhArA parivartit thaI jashe. bas, pitAjI mane AgnA Apo, jethI hun mArA
pavitra AtmasAdhanane shIghra pUrNa karun, ane pavitra siddha dashAne prApta karun!
shrIvarddhamAnakumAranA puruShArthanI makkamatA ane temanA apAr vairAgya pAse siddhArtharAjA visheSh na bolI
shakyA...‘sharUAtamAn dhAryun hatun k, kane thayun k kbIjun ja’–em manamAn sochatAn mahArAjA maun rahI gayA.
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... uparyukta pitA–putrano samvAd sAmbhaLatAn mahArANI trishalA devI putrapremathI vyAkUL thaI gayA...parantu te
vakhate chatur varddhamAnakumAre dhairyapUrvak buddhi bharelA shabdomAn temanI pAse potAnun samasta kartavya samajAvI dIdhun.
potAnA Adarsha ane pavitra vichAr mAtA sAme raju karyA. ane vairAgyabharelAn tattvavachanothI sansAranI duShit
paristhitinun varNan karIne kahyun–he mAt! have mane svatantrapaNe AtmasAdhan karavAnI rajA Apo!
ek kShaNabhar to mAtA kAI na bolI shakyAn; TagamagatI Ankhe temaNe bhagavAn mahAvIr sAme joyun.
mahAvIranA chaherA upar te vakhate gnAnathI bharelA vairAgyanI divya jhalak dekhAI rahI hatI. temanI lAlasAshUnya,
saral, vItarAgI mukhamudrA jotAn mAtAnI vyAkULatA dUr thaI, putra–premane bhUlI gaI...keTalIk vAr sudhI to e ja
pramANe animeShadraShTie temanA pratye joI rahI...mahAvIrane joIne te pote potAne bahu ja dhanyavAd ApavA
lAgI...tenun hRuday ati prasanna thayun...
thoDIvAramAn atyant gambhIrasvaromAn mAtAjI bolyAn–o dev! varddhamAn! jAo, khushIthI jAo!
AtmasAdhanane shIghra pUrNa karIne jagatanun kalyAN karo! have hun Apane oLakhI shakI, Ap manuShya nathI paN dev chho,
ApanA janmathI hun dhanya thaI chhun. Ap mArA putra nathI, hun ApanI mAtA nathI; paN Ap to ek ArAdhya–dev chho
ane hun