172 Atmadharma 4p
...jem dvIpamAn janArA vahANamAn anek sAmAn bharIne mokalAy chhe tem muktimAn janArA munionA
hastapAtramAn bhaktipUrvak AhAr Apavo te darek shrAvakonun kartavya chhe. AtmA ane sharIrane bhinna samajIne asharIrI
AtmasvabhAvanun dhyAn karavAvALA yogIrAjane potAnA hAthathI AhAr devAnun bhAgya shun badhAne maLe chhe? pavitra
ratnatrayInA dhArak vItarAgI tapasvI munirAj ke jeo svAnubhavarUpI amRutano AhAr to AtmAne arpaN kare chhe
ane bhavyAtmAo dvArA devAmAn Avelo annano AhAr sharIrane Ape chhe–evA yogIone bhaktithI AhAr
denAr gRuhastha dhanya chhe!! jeo bhojan karatA nathI evA anAhArak shrI jinendradevanI mUrti pratye naivedyAdikanI
archanA karIne pUjA karavI te to upachAr bhakti chhe, ane potAnA AtmasAdhanAmAn lIn ek vakhat bhojan
karavAvALA jinarUpadhArI shrI guruone AhAr dAn devun te mukhya bhakti chhe, kemake te sAkShAt dharmanI mUrti chhe...
–AvA prakAranA anek bhakti bharelA vichAromAn bharat chakravartI magna chhe, paN hajI sudhI koI munirAj
AvyA nathI, tethI bharat visheSh AtUr thAy chhe. antaramAn tene bhaktibhAv ullasI rahyo chhe.
eTalAmAn bharatajIe ek AshcharyakArak ghaTanA joI. Unche AkAshamAn ek adbhut prakAsh dekhAvA mAnDayo.
AjubAju jovAnun bandh karIne te prakAsh–kAnti taraph ja bharat mahArAj joI rahyA. atyAre to te prakAsh dUrathI
dekhAy chhe. te prakAsh sheno chhe te spaShTa jaNAtun nathI. ‘A shun chhe? bIjA sUrya jevo A adbhut prakAsh sheno chhe?
jin, jin! A prakAsh to mArI taraph ja AvI rahyo chhe, shun hashe?” em bharat Ashcharya magna thaIne joyA kare chhe.
eTalAmAn to te prakAsh ekane badale judA judA be thaI gayA. bhagavan! pahelAn ek prakAsh hato, te be thai gayA.
pahelAn sUrya samAn jaNAto have ek sUrya samAn ane bIjo chandra samAn em be jaNAy chhe. bharat Am vichAratA
hatA tyAn to te banne prakAsh najIk AvI gayA.
banne prakAsh najIk AvatAn bharate temane oLakhI lIdhA. ane oLakhatAn ja tene utsAh thayo; Ah! A
to chAraNaRuddhinA dhArak munirAjo chhe, anya koI nathI.
potAnA mahelamAnthI ja sUryanA vimAnamAn rahelI jinapratimAonAn darshan karanAr chakravartIne te munione
pichhAnatAn ATalI vAr na lAgat, parantu te divase AkAsh vAdaLathI gherAyelun hovAthI bharat mahArAjAe barAbar
joyA pachhI ja nakkI karyun hatun.
muni mahArAjone dekhatAn ja bharatanI chintA dUr thaI gaI, harShathI romAnch ullasit thayA. ahA! mArA
bhAgyano uday thayo...em vichArIne archanA dravyone hAthamAn laIne bhaktipUrvak munirAjanI sanmukh javA lAgyA.
thoDI ja vAramAn te be munirAjo nIche bhUmi par utaryA. temAn ek chandramanDaL muni ane bIjA sUryamanDaL muni
hatA. garIb manuShyane nidhionI prApti thatAn jem te nAchI UThe chhe tem bharat chakravartI te munirUpI nidhione
dekhI–dekhIne atyant harShamay chittathI temanI sevAmAn upasthit thayA.
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भो मुनि महाराज! अत्र तिष्ट तिष्ट! arthAt he munirAj prabho! ahIn padhAro padhAro!–e pramANe ghaNI
bhaktipUrvak chakravartI bolyA. tyAre banne munirAj tyAn ubhA rahI gayA. tyAre bharatajIe potAnA hAthamAn rahel gandh,
puShpa, akShatAdi sAmagrIo vaDe munirAjanA charaNomAn darshanAnjali daIne bhAvashuddhipUrvak jaladhArA dIdhI. pachhI
bhaktithI traN pradakShiNA daIne temane sAShTAng namaskAr karyAn. A prasange AsapAsamAnthI keTalAk loko AvIne
jayajayakAr shabda karavA lAgyA ane kahevA lAgyA ke bharat mahArAj ahIn UbhA UbhA dhyAn karI rahyA hatA, tethI
shun temanA dhyAnanA baLathI ja A banne munivaro AvI gayA hashe!!
dharmAtmA bharat je nidhi laI javA mATe AvyA hatA te nidhi temane maLI gaI, have atyant ullAs ane
bhaktipUrvak te nidhine potAnA mahelamAn laI jAy chhe. bharat ghaNA vivekI, ane bhaktivant chhe. mahelamAn jyAn
munione sIDI utaravAnI Ave chhe tyAn bharat teone potAnA hAthano sahAro Ape chhe, ane jyAre upar chaDhavAnun
Ave chhe tyAre paN bahu ja bhaktithI hAthano sahAro Ape chhe, ane kahe chhe ke–he svAmI! ApashrI to AkAshamAn
sahArA vagar chAlanArA chho, Apane to sahArAnI kAI jarUr nathI, A to mAtra amAro upachAr chhe.
prabho! e vAt to dUr rahI, parantu juo to kharA! amAro mahel paN ATalo vakra chhe to amArun hRuday to
keTalun vakra hashe!! amAro mahel vakra chhe ane amArun man paN vakra chhe, chhatAn paN ApashrI ApanA A shiShya upar
kRupA karIne ahIn padhAryA. e dhanabhAgya