Moksha-Marg Prakashak-Hindi (itrans transliteration).

udyot hone lagA, tab jainadharmake prati dveSh rakhanevAle brAhmaN vah sahan na kar sake aur
isaliye unho.nne ek gupta ‘Sha.Dya.ntra’ rachA. unho.nne shivapi.nDIko ukhA.Dkar jaino.n par ‘ukhA.D.h.h
DAlanekA’ Arop lagAyA aur rAjA mAdhavasi.nhako, jaino.nke viruddha ukasAkar krodhit kiyA.
rAjAne satyAsatyakI kuCh bhI jAnakArI prApta kiye binA hI krodhavash sabhI jaino.nko rAtrime.n
kaidakar liyA tathA unake prasiddha vidvAn pa.nDit ToDaramallajIko paka.Dkar mAr DAlanekA hukam
de diyA. tadanusAr pa.nDitajIko hAthIke pA.Nvake nIche kacharavAkar maravA DAlA aur unake shabako
shaharakI ga.ndakIme.n daTavA diyA.

yah bAt prachalit hai ki jab pa.nDitajIko hAthIke pA.Nvake nIche .DAlaneme.n AyA aur

a.nkushake prahArapUrvak hAthIko, unake sharIrako kachar DAlaneko, prerit karaneme.n AyA tab hAthI
ekadam chillAkar ruk gayA. is tarah do bAr vah a.nkushake prahAr khA chukA, parantu pa.nDitajI
par apane pA.NvakA prahAr nahI.n kiyA. us par a.nkushake tIsare prahAr pa.DnekI taiyArI thI,
vahA.N pa.nDitajIne hAthIkI dashA dekhakar kahA ki – he gajendra! terA koI aparAdh nahI.n; jahA.N

prajAke rakShakane hI aparAdhI – niraparAdhIkI parIkShA kiye binA mAr DAlanekA hukam de diyA

hai, vahA.N tu kyo.n vyartha hI a.nkushake prahAr sahatA hai? sa.nkoch Cho.D.h.h aur terA kArya kara.
yah vAkya sunakar hAthIne apanA kAm kiyA. rAjA mAdhavasi.nh (pratham)ko jab is
‘Sha.Dya.ntra’ke bAreme.n j~nAt huA tab unhe.n bahut hI duHkh huA aur apane adham kR^itya par
ve bahut paChatAye.

pa.nDitajIke jIvanakA mukhya dhyey ek sva-par kalyANakA hI thA. antara.ngame.n

kShayopashamavisheShase tathA bAhyame.n tarka vitarka pUrvak anek shAstro.nke adhyayanase ApakA vItarAg-
vij~nAn bhAv itanA ba.Dh.h.h gayA thA ki sA.nsArik kAryo.nse ve svaya.n prAyaH virakta hI rahA karate
the; aur dhArmik kAryo.nme.n itane tallIn rahA karate the ki bAhya jagatakI aur AsvAdya padArtho.nkI
unako kuCh bhI sudh nahI.n rahatI thI. is viShayame.n ek janashruti aisI bhI hai ki – jis samay

Ap gra.nth rachanA kar rahe the, us kAlame.n ApakI mAtAjIne khAdya padArtho.nme.n Chah mAsase namak
DAlanA Cho.D.h.h diyA thA. Cha mAs pashchAt shAstrarachanAkI orase ApakA upayog kuCh haTate
ek din Apane mAtAjIse pUChA : ‘mAjI! Aj Apane dAlame.n namak kyo.n nahI.n DAlA?’
yah sun mAtAjI bolI : ‘beTA, mai.n to Cha mAsase namak nahI.n DAlatI hU.N’. yah sab likhanekA
tAtparya itanA hI hai ki, Apake samayame.n Ap ek mahAn dharmAtmA, shreShTha, paropakArI, nirabhimAnI
tathA advitIy vidvAn the. jainasamAjake durbhAgyase hI aise mahAtmAkA asamay hI viyog huA,
parantu Apane svaya.nne to jIvanaparyanta jain samAj par ananya upakAr kiyA hai aur isaliye

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