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joyun ke ek mahA tejasvI munirAj shaher taraph AvI AvI rahyA chhe. paN rAjyanA paheragIro temane aTakAvI
rahyA chhe. e drashya joIne kumArane Ashcharya thayun. AshcharyathI teNe mAtAne pUchhayun–he mAtA! e tejasvI puruSh koN
chhe? ne paheragIro tene kem roke chhe?
kumArano prashna sAmbhaLatAn ja sahadevI rANIne dhrAsako paDyo. tene bhay hato ke kyAnk mAro ekano ek
kumvar paN munirAjanA darshanathI vairAgya pAmIne munidIkShA na laI le! tethI kumvaranI vAt TALI devA mATe teNe
javAb Apyo ke– ‘beTA, e to hashe koIk bhikhArI. tAre enun shun kAm chhe?’
rANInI vAt sAmbhaLatAn ja dhAvamAtA to roI paDI. kemake te jANatI hatI ke bahAr UbhelA munirAj
anya koI nathI paN kIrtidhar rAjA ja chhe. duShTa rANI ek vakhatanA potAnA patine ja bhikhArI kahI rahI chhe.
mAtAnA javAbathI rAjakumArane paN santoSh thayo nahi. teNe vichAryun ke–e puruShanI mudrA mahAtejasvI chhe,
atyant prasanna chhe, tenAmAn dInatA jarApaN nathI. e bhikhArI na hoI shake. e koI mahApuruSh chhe.
dhAvamAtAne raDatI joIne rAjakumAre tene raDavAnun kAraN pUchhayun. dhAvamAtAe tene sAchI hakIkat kahI dIdhI
ke–‘kumArajI! bahAr UbhelA mahAtmA bIjun koI nathI paN tamArA pitA ja chhe, ane teo muni thaI gayA chhe.’
e vAt sAmbhaLatAn ja rAjakumAr te kIrtidhar muni pAse doDI gayo. jANe ke sansAranA bandhanathI chhUTIne mukti
taraph ja doDato hoy! munirAj pAse pahonchatA ja temanA charaNe namI paDyo, ne AnkhamAnthI AnsunI dhArA chAlavA
lAgI. temanI pAsethI vairAgya bharapUr dharmopadesh sAmbhaLIne rAjakumAranun hRuday sansArathI tadna udAs thaI gayun.
tyAn ne tyAn ja rAjakumAre jinadIkShA angIkAr karI. pitAnA rAjyano vAraso chhoDIne pitA pAsethI
dharmano vAraso lIdho. kalaiyo kumvar rAjavaibhav chhoDIne potAnI siddhadashA sAdhavA mATe chAlI nIkaLyo. kShaN
pahelAnnno rAjakumAr atyAre munidashAnI gambhIratAthI shobhI rahyo chhe. aho, dhanya tenun AtmagnAn, ane dhanya
teno vairAgya!
kIrtidhar muni pAse sukoshalakumAre dIkShA laI lIdhI; e jotAn ja sahadevI rANIne ekadam AghAt lAgyo,
kIrtidhar muni upar krodh Avyo. ane rAjakumAranA viyoge, vAghaN jevA krUr pariNAme mRutyu pAmI. marIne te
vAghaN thaI.
mahAvairAgyavant sukoshal muni ane kIrtidhar muni ek divas jangalamAn AtmadhyAnamAn lIn hatA.
evAmAn vAghaN thayelI sukoshalanI mAtA tyAn AvI. dhyAnastha sukoshal munine jotAn ja temanA upar tarAp
mArI. sukoshalamuninA sharIrane vAghaN khAI rahI chhe, paN te munirAj to AtmAnA AnandamAn jhUlI rahyA chhe.
teo to turat ja kevalagnAn pAmIne siddha thayA. aho, dhanya te rAjakumAranun jIvan!
A bAju, sukoshalamuninA sharIrane khAtAn khAtAn vAghaNanI najar temanA hAth upar paDI... ane tarat ja
te thambhI gaI. tenA manamAn em thayun ke Avo hAth men kyAnk joyo chhe! ... ane tarat ja tene pUrvabhavanun
jAtismaraNagnAn thayun. ane shokane lIdhe tenI AnkhomAnthI ashrudhArA chAlavA lAgI.
te prasange shrIkIrtidharamunie vAghaNane upadesh Apyo ke are vAghaN! (sahadevI!) ten tArA putranun ja bhakShaN
karyun? je putranA premanI khAtar tun mRutyu pAmI te ja putranA sharIranun ten bhakShaN karyun? aho, mohane dhikkAr chhe.
tyAn ne tyAn vAghaN dharma pAmI, mAnsabhakShaN chhoDI dIdhun, ne vairAgyathI sannyAs dhAraN karIne mRutyu pAmIne
devalokamAn gaI; shrIkIrtidharamuni paN devalokamAn jaIne pachhI manuShya thaIne mokSha pAmyA.
bALako! gRuhavAsamAn paN dharmAtmA gnAnIonun jIvan kevun vairAgya bharelun hoy chhe te A sukoshal
rAjakumAranI kathA uparathI samajajo. ane AtmAnI samajaN karIne evun vairAgya jIvan jIvavAnI bhAvanA
karajo. (A AkhI kathAnun ek sundar chitra ‘bhagavAn shrI kundakunda pravachan manDap’ –sonagaDhamAn chhe.)
joIe chhe
shrI jain atithi sevA samiti (sonagaDh) mAn nAmun vagere kAmakAj karI shake evA ek sevAbhAvI
utsAhI jain kArakunanI jarUr chhe. jenI rahevA mATe IchchhA hoy teNe nIchenA saranAme patravyavahAr karavo:–
shrI jain svAdhyAy mandir sonagaDh (kAThiyAvAD)