: shrAvaN–bhAdra : rapa00 Atmadharma : 13 :
tyAre yamapAle kahyun–mahArAj! mArI ek nAnI kathA sAmbhaLo! ekavAr mane
bhayankar sarpa karaDayo hato ne tenA jherathI hun murchhit thaI gayo hato; tyAre mArA bhAI–
bandhu vagere kuTumbIjanoe to mane marelo samajIne masANamAn phenkI dIdho hato. parantu
daivayoge tyAn sarvauShadhi–RuddhinA dhArak ek jain–munirAj padhAryA, ane temanA sharIrane
sparshAIne AvelI havA mArA sharIrane lAgatAn ja, shubhakarmanA udayathI mArI murchhA dUr
thaI gaI, mArun jher UtarI gayun ne hun jIvato rahyo. ahA, e munirAjanI vItarAgatAnI
ne temanA prabhAvanI shI vAt! bas! tyArathI e param upakArI munirAj pAse men vrat
lIdhun ke chaudasanA divase hun koIpaN jIvanI hinsA nahIn karun. mATe he rAjan! A parvanA
divasomAn mArA sarva pApone shAnt karavA, hun koI paN jIvane haNIsh nahIn. have Apane
yogya lAge tem karo. (ahIn, A prakAranA Anshik ahinsAnA pAlanamAn paN
yamapAlane je shraddhA hatI teTalA pUratun tenun udAharaN levAnun chhe. ane te shraddhAmAn draDhatAne
lIdhe te pUrNa ahinsA taraph AgaL vadhI shakyo, tethI shAstroe tenun udAharaN lIdhun chhe.
ahinsAno ek ansh paN jene sAro lAgyo, ne prANAnte paN tenun pAlan jeNe na
chhoDyun, tene avyaktapaNe pUrNa ahinsArUp vItarAgabhAv sAro lAgyo, ne tenI shraddhAnAn
bIj ropANAn.)
A pramANe yamapAle potAnA vratanI vAt karI; paN rAjAne yamapAlanI vAt
upar vishvAs na beTho, tene em thayun ke Avun uttam ahinsA–vrat A aspRushya
chAnDALane kyAthi hoy? Am vichArIne teNe koTavAlane hukam karyo ke A rAjakumAr
tathA A chanDAL–banne duShTa chhe, te bannene doraDAthI bAndhIne, magaramachchhathI bharelA bhayankar
sarovaramAn phenkI do.
–rAjAnI AvI AgnA sAmbhaLIne paN yamapAl potAnA vratamAn draDh rahyo ke
prAN jAy to bhale jAy paN vratano bhang hun nahIn karun.–Am maraNano bhay chhoDIne
nirbhay sinhanI jem te vratamAn draDh rahyo, ne uttam bhAvanA bhAvavA lAgyo...vItarAgI
ahinsA taraph tenA pariNAm ullasavA lAgyA.
A taraph koTavAle rAjAnI AgnA mujab bannene bAndhIne sarovaramAn phenkayA. pApI
rAjaputrane to magar khAI gayA. paN, yamapAl–chanDAlanA vratanA mAhAtmyathI prabhAvit
thaIne ek devIe sarovar vachche ratnasinhAsan rachIne yamapAlane tenA upar besADayo,
ane vAjAn vagADIne tenA vratanI prashansA karI. Avo daivI prabhAv dekhIne rAjA bhayabhIt
thayo, ne prabhAvit thaIne teNe yamapAlanI prashansA karIne tenun sanmAn karyun. A rIte