Moksha-Marg Prakashak-Hindi (English transliteration).

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udyot hone lagA, tab jainadharmake prati dveSh rakhanevAle brAhmaN vah sahan na kar sake aur
isaliye unhonne ek gupta ‘ShaDayantra’ rachA. unhonne shivapinDIko ukhADakar jainon par ‘ukhAD
DAlanekA’ Arop lagAyA aur rAjA mAdhavasinhako, jainonke viruddha ukasAkar krodhit kiyA.
rAjAne satyAsatyakI kuchh bhI jAnakArI prApta kiye binA hI krodhavash sabhI jainonko rAtrimen
kaidakar liyA tathA unake prasiddha vidvAn panDit ToDaramallajIko pakaDakar mAr DAlanekA hukam
de diyA. tadanusAr panDitajIko hAthIke pAmvake nIche kacharavAkar maravA DAlA aur unake shabako
shaharakI gandakImen daTavA diyA.
yah bAt prachalit hai ki jab panDitajIko hAthIke pAmvake nIche DAlanemen AyA aur
ankushake prahArapUrvak hAthIko, unake sharIrako kachar DAlaneko, prerit karanemen AyA tab hAthI
ekadam chillAkar ruk gayA. is tarah do bAr vah ankushake prahAr khA chukA, parantu panDitajI
par apane pAmvakA prahAr nahIn kiyA. us par ankushake tIsare prahAr paDanekI taiyArI thI,
vahAn panDitajIne hAthIkI dashA dekhakar kahA ki – he gajendra! terA koI aparAdh nahIn; jahAn
prajAke rakShakane hI aparAdhI – niraparAdhIkI parIkShA kiye binA mAr DAlanekA hukam de diyA
hai, vahAn tu kyon vyartha hI ankushake prahAr sahatA hai? sankoch chhoD aur terA kArya kara.
yah vAkya sunakar hAthIne apanA kAm kiyA. rAjA mAdhavasinh (pratham)ko jab is
‘ShaDayantra’ke bAremen gnAt huA tab unhen bahut hI dukh huA aur apane adham kRutya par
ve bahut pachhatAye.
panDitajIke jIvanakA mukhya dhyey ek sva-par kalyANakA hI thA. antarangamen
kShayopashamavisheShase tathA bAhyamen tarka vitarka pUrvak anek shAstronke adhyayanase ApakA vItarAg-
vignAn bhAv itanA baDh gayA thA ki sAnsArik kAryonse ve svayam prAya virakta hI rahA karate
the; aur dhArmik kAryommen itane tallIn rahA karate the ki bAhya jagatakI aur AsvAdya padArthonkI
unako kuchh bhI sudh nahIn rahatI thI. is viShayamen ek janashruti aisI bhI hai ki – jis samay
Ap granth rachanA kar rahe the, us kAlamen ApakI mAtAjIne khAdya padArthommen chhah mAsase namak
DAlanA chhoD diyA thA. chha mAs pashchAt shAstrarachanAkI orase ApakA upayog kuchh haTate
ek din Apane mAtAjIse pUchhA : ‘mAjI! Aj Apane dAlamen namak kyon nahIn DAlA?’
yah sun mAtAjI bolI : ‘beTA, main to chha mAsase namak nahIn DAlatI hUn’. yah sab likhanekA
tAtparya itanA hI hai ki, Apake samayamen Ap ek mahAn dharmAtmA, shreShTha, paropakArI, nirabhimAnI
tathA advitIy vidvAn the. jainasamAjake durbhAgyase hI aise mahAtmAkA asamay hI viyog huA,
parantu Apane svayamne to jIvanaparyanta jain samAj par ananya upakAr kiyA hai aur isaliye
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