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shrijimaharaje fakt bar rupiya aapine brahmanand svamine vadatalaman mandir karava mate mokalya hata . maharaje to tyan aek shikharanun nanun sarakhun mandir bandhavani ichchha vyakt kari hati, pan brahmamuniae to yenaken prakaren maharajane raji kari laine bhare jahemat laine tran shikharanun kamala aakaranun bhavy mandir bandhavyun .
aa mandiranun bandhakam chalatun hatun ae arasaman maravad pradeshaman bhayankar dushkala padavathi ae deshana ghana loko gujarat taraf gujaran mate aavela. brahmanand svamina purvashramani janmabhumi khan ane aeni aajubajuna pradeshamanthi pan aemanan gyatijano ane sanbandhio ae arasaman roji rotinun sadhan shodhata vadatal aavi chadela. temanthi ketalak mandirana bandhakamana kamaman majuri kari potano nibhav karata hata.
sat aath mahina mandiranun kam chalyun tyan to chomasun aavyun, ae chomase maravadaman varasad saro thayo. aetale ae maravadi salat karigaro tatha majuroae potana vatanaman pachha faravano vichar karyo. aemane brahmanand svami pase raja magi, pan svamiae mandiraman pratishtha utsavanan darshan kary pachhi javanun kahyun. pariname ae badhan mandiraman tyan sudhi rokaya.
san. ૧૮૮૧ni prabodhiniae vadatalana mandiraman murtioni pratishtha thai.
aa prasange ketalak vighnasantoshioae irshana aaveshaman maharaj pase jaine fariyad kari ‘maharaja! brahmanand svami to aan deshaman bhagavan thaine pujay chhe. temana deshana lokone tatha sagasanbandhione tedavine mandiraman rakhe chhe. atyarathi chetishun nahi to te sau mandirana dhani thaine besi jashe. mate dhyan rakhava jevun chhe.’
maharaj to antaryamipane saghali hakikat janatan hata. parantu brahmanand svami mate aa khoti upadhi ubhi thai hati te aemane talavi hati.૧(bhaktachintamaniman sa.gu. nishkulanand svami aa prasangano ullekh karatan lakhe chhe‘aavi’ti brahmanand bhagy , te upadhino karavyo tyaga; aeve samaman vighn tali , nij samipane seva aapi.’;) aetale maharaje brahmanand svamine bolavine kahyun: “svami bahu sara mandir thaya. tame to tamarun tamam kala kaushaly aa mandir nirman karavaman vapari didhun , bahu j bhaktibhavathi kary karyun, parantu tamara jeva vidvan kaviraj aava vyavahar karyaman j jo pravart bani rahe to pachhi sanpradayani pushti je satsang sahityathi thavi joiae ae ataki jaya. amara svarupana , mahimana , bhaktinan je pad tame rachata hata te kam ketalay vakhatathi bandh thai gayun chhe. mandirathi kirtan adhik chhe.૨(shriharicharitramart sagar : ( pur ૨૮ ; tarang ,૭ )) bhagavanani murtini shobha ane charitr tame kirtanaman aeva gata ke sanbhalanarana antaraman murti chonti jaya! mate have tame aa badho karabhar chhodi amari sathe gadhada chalo ne sukhethi bhagavan bhaji amara gunanuvad gao.” aam kahi maharaje vadatal mandirano badho karabhar sa.gu. aksharanand svamine tyanna mahant nimine sonpyo.”( shriharicharitramart sagaraman aevo ullekh chhe ke aa prasange maharaje vadatal mandirana mahant sa.gu. aanandanand svamine banavya hata. (pur ૨૮; tarang ૭))
brahmanand svami maharajano hetu samaji gaya. aemane thayun, maharaj marun ketalun dhyan rakhe chhe! ma dikarani sanbhala rakhe aem maharaj mara kalyanani mavajat kare chhe.
aa prasange svamine varsho pahelanni aek vat yad aavi gai. pote ladudanamanthi navesava sadhu thaya hata . ae arasaman aemanan purvashramana man-bap aemane samajavi gher lai java gadhapur aavya hata.tyare pote temane gher javani spasht nan padatan aemani mata chhatifat radelan. maharaje ae prasange sabhaman aemani matushri lalubane aashvasan aapatan kahelun: “laluba ! ame tamara dikarani man bani aemani sanbhala laishun ane aemane koi rite kasht padava nahi daiae.” aaje maharaj aemanun ae vachan saty kari rahya hata. brahmamunini aankhoman maharajani aa karunane karane aansu aavi gayan. aemanun antar pokari udhyun : ‘ maharaj ! mavadini jem aape mari sanbhala n lidhi hot to aa vyavaharaman hun kyanye khovai jata!’
maharajane pase ubha ubha brahmamuni karunakarani karunano tag kadhava mathata hata tyan to maharajano madhur svar sanbhalatan ae vichar tandramanthi jagi gaya. aagalani vatana anusandhanaman aemane ae j maharajane kahyun: ‘ bhale maharaj ! mare to aapani aagya ae j jivan chhe. hun aapani murti sivay bije kyany bandhava ichchhato nathi. mari zholi men taiyar j rakhi chhe.’ maharaj temani saralatathi , aagya palavani tatparatathi khub prasann thaya .*( shri brahmasanhita – san. rajakavi mavadana)
bije divase vadatalathi maharaj sathe sanghaman brahmamuni pan gadhada java nikalya . rastaman sinjivade rat rokaya . bije divase prata: kale nity vidhi patavi svami antaraman maharajani murtinun dhyan karava betha. parantu afasos ! je murti antaraman akhand dekhati teni zhankhi pan aaje aatala prayatne durlabh thai. maharajani koi aagya lopai ke thayun shun? vicharane ante aemane samajayun ke ahanmamatvathi karelun vyavaharanun pratyek kary vikshepakarak chhe. pachhi bhalene ae mandiranun j kam hoya! je antaraman maharaj raheta hoy aeman pan vyavahar pratyenun mamatv aek prakarano antaray ubho kare chhe. svamina netro sajala thayan , harday bharai aavyun. pashchatapanan aansuae antarani sitari zhanazhanavi muki . aemanan aartanadane prata:kalane anurup prabhati padaman aemane mukharit karyo.
‘adham uddharan avinashi, tara biradani balihari re :
grahi bahy chhodo nahi harivar , avichala tek tamari re .’
aankhamanthi ashrudhara aviratapane vahi jati hati, pashchattapana ae aansuman antarano vikshep pan vahi gayo. svaminu kaviharday dinabhave premaspad prabhune prarthi rahyun, maharajane aemani avichala takani aagala gava lagya:
‘bhari sabhama shrihariji tame, thaya chho madi mari re ;
betane hete bolavo, avaguniya visari re.’
jem jem svami aa pad gata gaya tem tem antaraman aanand ne prakash aavishkar pamata gaya ne ante –
‘brahmanandani ae j vinanti, man dhariae sukhakari re ,
prit sahit darshan parasadi, joye sanj savari re.’
aa chhella charanana aalp sathe shrijimaharajani divy tejomay murtinan darshan anta:karanaman thava lagyan. svamina aanandano par n rahyo. aankho kholi to aemanun kirtan sanbhaline prata;kale uthine maharaj aemani same aavine betha hata. maharajane jotan j svami ubha thai dandavat pranam karava lagya. maharaje bahu hetapurvak svamini aankhonan aansu luchhyan ne pachhi pragadh aalingan aapi atyant prasannata batavi.
utpati ૨
utpatti- vadatalaman mandir bandhavava mate fakt bar rupiya vat kharchana aapi sadguru brahmanand svamine shriji maharaje vadatal mokalya. svamiman shilpakala pan adbhut hati. aetale jotajotaman nav shikharanun navya–bhavy nutan mandiranun nirman kari lakshminarayanadev tatha harikarshnasvarupe pratyaksh svayan shriharini murtini pan pranapratishtha shriji maharajane haste j karavi. kahevay chhe ke ae pratishtha mahotsavana prasange rokada pachis hajarani bhet aaveli. ane vastusvarupe aaveli bhet sogadani to koi ganatari j thai shake tem nahoti. adbhut ane anek chaitany mandiro tem j paththaranan mandiro purnakala kaushalyathi bandhavanar sadguru brahmanandasvaminan jivanaman aek vicharaniy ganbhir prasang banelo. jeni nondh sadguru nishkulanandasvami bhaktachintamaniman aa rite le chhe. “aavi’ti brahmanandane bhag, teh upadhi karavi tyag, nirabandhanun bandhan kapi, nij samipani seva aapi.” brahmanandasvami vadatalanun mandir bandhavata hatan, ae samay daramiyan marubhumi maravad pradeshaman bhayankar dushkala padavathi ae deshana ghanank lokoni sathe svamini janmabhumi khan gamana gyatijano ane sanbandhio gujarat pradeshaman gujaran mate aavela hata. temanna ketalak vadatalaman bandhata mandiraman majuri kari dehanibhav karava mandiraman rahyan hata. tyare koi vighn santoshioae rag, dvesh, ane irshyana bhavathi shriji maharajane agadanba-bagadanb bharavel ke. ‘brahmanandasvami to gujaratana bhagavan thaine pujay chhe. vali, temana maravad deshanan potanan sanbandhione tedavi mandiraman rakhyan chhe. maharaja! aevun pan sanbhalay chhe ke svami vadatalanun mandir sanbandhione sonpi devana chhe.’ aavi va vege devatan kamadani vat sanbhali gadariya pravahani jem vaheta samajani pratye shriji maharajane atishay dharna thai. aetalun j nahin, parantu atishay dukh pan thayun. kadach samaj te gola khola aek kari de, pan aataaatalo amaro ane santono samagam karela satsangione pan sat-asatni pichhan nahin ae ketali asahy babat kahevaya? antaryami prabhu to saghalun janata hata. chhata saune janavava mate manushi charitr karatan thaka shrihariae vadatal aavi sabhaman j brahmamunine kahyun ke,‘svami ! mandiranan kam to sau karashe, pan amara kavy kirtano kon karashe ? mate aap jeva shighr kavi paththaranan mandir kare ae karata kavy mandir kare ae j vadhu yogy ganaya. aam, maramalaae marmiktathi sanbodhine vat kari. aetale brahmanandasvamiae te sabhaman j ubha thaine kahyun, ‘prabhu! aap achakav chho sha mate ? aapani ichchha pramane aa dasane je aagya karavani hoy te kari do’ aetale shrihariae kahyun ke ‘svami ! bijun to kani nahin pan aapana vina sangit saravanio ane kavyakusumani foram osari gai chhe. aetale aap amari sathe gadhada aavo.’ aagya thatan j pote n jatan santo pase j potano zholi zhando mangavi sabhamanthi j shriharini sathe chalava taiyar thai gaya. lanba samayathi sakhat parishram sathe mamatvapurvak navashikharavalun ane dashavataranan sthanovalun dariya jevadun divy mandir chanavatan, hajaro rupiyano vyavahar karavan chhatan, jalakamalavat rahenar aek mahan sant utsavaman aavel rakamano, mandirana anek vyavaharik prashnono koi pan jatano ukel nahin karatan shriji aagya shire chadavi sandhyakale sahajanandasvamini sathe hasata mukhe saune unche sade ‘jay svavinarayana’ kahi vadatalathi chali nikalya. ae kani samany babat nathi. shrihariae kahyun ke ‘svami ! tame sinjivada thai satsang vicharan karata karata gadhapur aavajo. ame sidha jaiae chhiae.’ aetale svami mandala sathe sinjivada ratri rahya pan aakhi rat svamine ungh n aavi. manaman charcharat thava lagyo. marathi kani bhul thai gai hashe ? he prabhu ! jane ajane thayela aparadhane kshama karajo. aam, shriharini murtine sanbhari kshama yachananan pado gava lagya. svami jyare jyare murtinan kirtano gata tyare shriharina pratyaksh darshan thatan. tethi teo hanmesha brahmaaanandaman j raheta. parantu aaje aek, be, tran aem anek stuti kirtano navan rachi rachine gaya chhata shrijini murtinan darshan n thayan tethi svami bahu akalaya. ne manaman bahu udveg thava lagyo. ke shun mara upar shriji maharaj naraj thaya hashe ? shun mari vyavaharik koi kasar ke panchavartaman sanbandhi koi bhul thai hashe ? ke jethi pragat prabhu aaje darshan nathi aapata! aava anek tark - vitarkathi manaman khed pamata brahmamuniae aakhi ratri prarthananan pado gaya pan shrijina darshan thayan nahin. aetale viyogani vadaladi maja muki varasi padi. pratahkala thatan prarthananun aek prabhati chosar gadgad kanthe gava lagya ke, “me vari tav par maheram matavala, pir mitaye dinaki tum din dayala.’ svami chotha padaman kahe chhe ke ‘ jehi vidhi raji nath tuma. tehi vidhi ham raji, hara-jit varddhi hanaki , tumare hath baji.’ aartanadathi pad upar pad gai svami shrijine prarthi rahyan chhe. pan aaje dinadayalu svamini dhirajani kasoti karava darshan deta nathi. svamino virahagni have vadhu prabala banyo. antaranan undanamanthi aartanad nikalyo ke, mane maf karo maharaja! mane maf karo. yad chhe maharaj ! ke mari maae gadhapuraman kahyun hatun ke “mara laduni ‘ma’ kon thashe? “ tyare tame bharasabhaman ubha thaine kahyun hatun ke “brahmanandasvamini ‘ma’ ame thashu.” to he prabhu ! he dinanath ! chhorun-kachhorun thay pan mavatar –kamavatar n thaya. jem balak ma pase kakaludi karato hoy tem teva bhavanun prabhatiyun rachi virahatmak bhavathi svami sitarana sur sathe ane aankhanan aansu sathe gai rahyan chhe. thodivaraman to svamina virahashruthi sitarana tar bhinjaine dhila thai gaya. aetalun j nahi parantu kathorathi kathor pataliyo pan aa premini prarthananan padothi palaline pani pani thai gaya. to aavo bhakto ! svatmakhojana sahare sveshtadevana birud upar balihari jata ae premala prabhatini prasadino aasvad aapane pan mani dhany baniae.
