Aajani ghadi re dhany aajani ghadi, maro prabhuji padharya

aasvad : bhagavan shri svaminarayanana pratham darshan vela, ae j kshan... “ aajani ghadi re , dhany aajani ghadi” nan umangasabhar ud‌gar ati sahajabhave ganar brahmanand, madhyakalin sahityana ganamany shighrakavi hata, je aemane sarjanapratibhane aagavi visheshata chhe. kaviae gadhadaman shri sahajanand svamine pratham var joya ae sathe j aemane te j sakshat‌ prabhu hovane pratiti thata ae ramy pale aemana antaraman je dhanyatano bhav vyapi gayo. ae bhavane mukharit karatun‌ aa pad chhe, je kshane prabhu olakhaya ae kshan pan dhany thai gai. have kam, krodh, lobh ke vasana nahi nadi shake, karan ke have shrihariji (sahajananda) ni murti hardayaman pratyaksh chhe. kavi kahe chhe: “jivani buddhi jani n shake, ae moti adi; sad‍guruni drashti thata, vastu ae jadi re .” jivani parimit buddhi brahmana mula svarupane jani shakati nathi, ae moti adi-adachan ( avarodha) chhe. pan sad‍guruni karpadrashti thay tyare ae amuly vastu prapt thay chhe. mula brahmasvarup olakhay chhe. aethi aa ghadi dhany chhe, jiv chorashi lakh yoniman char prakarani khan ( svedaj , jarayuj , uda‌‍bhijj , andaja)man bhramana kare chhe parantu anta:karanaman ishvar satheni aekata siddh thay tyare aa janmajanmantarani pida (dugdha ) tale chhe, gyan kunchi mali ane te kem lagu karavi ae babataman sad‍gurunun margadarshan malyun. aetale badha talan ughadi gaya. badha rahasyo samajai gaya. ladune have sahajanand svaminun darshan thayun tethi aeni aankhadi thari chhe. have najar prabhu par j kendrit thai chhe ane param shantino anubhav thayo chhe. aankhadi fari ghane thekane , najar rakhadi ther ther , pan have thari to sahajanand par j . kavinun man minani jem ogali gayun . sahajanandana saluna svarupaman man mohi gayun. ae ramaniy ghadini dhanyatanun aa gan chhe. kavini prasarachana sahaj siddh chhe ne geyatano paritosh karanari chhe. brahmanandana paloman khili uthela bhashasaundaryathi prabhavit thaine sva. kanaiyalal munashi potana “ Gujarat and its literature” namana granthaman lakhe chhe: “ all these Poets of Sadhus sang about Sahajanand’s amours, rhymed moral teaching and bewailed the futility of life in the best style of the age. In beauty of language, Brahmananda, surpasses all his contemporaries except Dayaram” Page : 268 aasvad : ૨ aajani aetale ke atyarani ghadi dhany chhe. karan ke men maran netrathi sahajanand svamine nirakhya. mate aajani ghadi mara mate dhany bani gai. IItekaII mavaji aetale ke aa sahajanandani murti mara hardayaman khadi thatan have mane kam, kodh, loh ke panchavishayanan khataras ke navaras aadik ras nadi nahin shake. mate j aajani ghadi dhany chhe. II૧II jivani buddhi pragat bhagavanane jani shakti nathi aej moti adi kahetan ghati chhe. pan sadguruni karpadashti thatan mane ae amuly vastu mali gai chhe. mate j dhany chhe aajani ghadi! II૨II aa jiv chorasi lakh jatana deh dhari svedaj, jarayuj, udbhij ane andajarup charey khanoman aathadi ke’ta bhataki bhatakine thaki gayo chhe. pan jyare antaraman shriharinan svarupani aekta thai aetale ke jivaman sakshirup ishvar antaryamipane saday rahyan chhe. te j aa pratyaksh saropari bhagavan chhe. aevi dradhata thata mara jivani dugdha ke’ta sharirik, manasik ane sansarik trividh tapani pidao dur thai gai chhe. aetale j aajani aa ghadi dhany dhany chhe. II૩II gyanarupi kuchi male to pan tene kem lagadavi? jem tijorine kunchiono zhudo male pan te kunchio kem lagu thay chhe te to teno koi mahitagar male ane te yukti batave to j te tijorini kala khule chhe. tem jiv, ishvar, maya, brahm ane parabrahm vagerena svarupone tatvathi kem olakhava ? ae riti to gurugamathi samajay aevi chhe. aaje sadguruni karpadrashtithi aevi saty samajan padatan maran antaranan agyanarup talan ughadi gayan. kavishri ladudanaji kahe chhe aaje aa sarveshvar sahajanandajinan darshan thatan, maran netro tharine tham thayan chhe. mate aajani ghadi dhany chhe ! dhany chhe ! II૪II

“aavo aavo ladudanaji ! gadhadaman aebhal khacharana linbutaruniche bethela svami shri sahajanandaji maharaje bhavanagarathi vajesinh bapunun rajasanman pamine aavela rajakavi ladudanajine ushmabharyo aavakar aapata kahyun ane pachhe, potana galaman paherelo gulabano har temane paheravyo. gadhada aavata margaman karela potana sankalp saty thata joine ladudanajine aem lagava mandyun ke aa to sagarano tag leva nikaleli mithani bhareli kothali sagarana paniman ogalati jay chhe ! ladudanajini kavitvashaktithi prabhavit thaine bhavanagarana maharaja vajesinhajiae kavinun rajasanman karyun hatun. kavine mate suvarn aabhushano banavavana hata, tethi rajulavala nagadan sonine maharajaae bolavya. soni satsangi hata ane temane svaminarayan sanpradayanun urdhvapundr tilak kumakumanan chanlla sahit karyun hatun. aa navin tilak joine kavine aashvary thayun. temane sonine puchhi nakhyun : ‘mahajan ! aa vali kyan sanpradayanun tilun karyun chhe ?” mahajan namratathi javab valyo “kaviraj ! sarvavatari bhagavan shri svaminarayan manusharupe pragat thaya chhe, hun aemano aashrit chhun.” aa sanbhali ladudanaji kahe ‘ aava to vishvaman ketalany dhating chale chhe. ame charan aem khatari karya vina��� lolelol karine koine bhagavan n mani laiae.” te vakhate vajesinh maharaje pan teman sur puravata kahyun :“kaviraj ! amara rajyaman aa taraf sanosarathi aathamani dishaman sat gaun gadhada gam chhe tyan aa svamino mukam chhe ,tame tyan jaine khatari kari aavo ke kharekhar bhagavan chhe ke dhating chhe !” kavi tarat j utsahaman aavi ji bolya: “bhale bapu ! hun gadhada jai paki khatari kari tran di’man pachho aavun chhun pan jo sachun hashe to shesh jivan tyanj vitavisha. “ maha kaviraj sabhamanthi uthi gadhada java taiyar thaya tyare varddh soni bhakt marmaman bolya ke “kaviraj ! aek kahevat chhe ke mithani kothali samudrano tag leva jay to te pachhi aave khari ! svaminarayan to sakshat bhagavan chhe . mate samagam karajo.’’ kaviraj kahe:: “ae to khare khabar padashe !” ladudan gadhada java upadya tyare temana mama abhayadanaji*( vadodarana maharaja shrimant sayajirave ladudanane vadodara rajana rajakavi tarike rakhava mate manapurvak aamantran aapyun hatun. te sandesho laine temana mama abhayadanaji aavya hata.) temane malava rajasthanathi aavya hata , temane pan kaviae potani sathe lidha . gadhadanan padaraman ladudane char sankalp karya. (૧) jo svaminarayan bhagavan hoy to hun aemani pase jau tyare mari aaj sudhini jivanakathani kahi sanbhalave. (૨) aemana charanoman samudrik shastr pramanena sola chihno hova joiae . (૩) atyare gulabani mosam nathi chhatan hun jau tyare aemane gulabano har paheryo hoy ane te mane paherave. (૪) vali hun jau tyare kala kamala par shrimad bhagavatanun pustak purvabhimukh besi vanchata hoya. aa sankalpo sacha pade to bhagavan manava. gadhadaman aebhal khacharana darabaraman praveshatan j kavirajana sankalp aek pachhi aek saty thava lagya. kaviae joyun ke kala kamala par rakhelun bhagavatanun pustak vanchatun hatun. ladudanane jota j temanun nam laine mitho aavakar aapine shri sahajanand svamiae pote paherelo gulabano har kavine paheravyo. pachhi kavine potane pase besadine shrihariae aebhalabapune kahyun: “bapu ! aa ladudanaji bahu mota rajakavi chhe, kachchhaman chaud varsh rahine pingala shikhi ae uttam kavi banya chhe, tyar bad teo tyan‌na maharavano sarapav pamya. dhrangadhra, jamanagar, junagadh ane bhavanagarana rajavione pan temani kavyashaktithi temane mugdh kari didha chhe. halaman teo bhavanagarathi aavya chhe . vajesinhabapuae aemane mokalya chhe. mate rajavine chhaje tevi rite temani baradast karajo.” ladudanaji to sthir haiye aa badhun sanbhali rahya. shriharini nayanaramy murtina animesh netre ae darshan kari rahya. thodivare shrijiae takiye athi‌gan daine besata potana banne charan prasarya. tyare kaviraje prabhuna banne charano bahu barikaithi nirakhya. banne charanoman sola chih‌no bahu spasht dekhata hata. kavina antaraman prakash thai gayo. matana garbhaman hata tyarathi atyar sudhi potana drashtipathaman je divy pratima nirantar dekhaya karati te j aa pragat svaminarayan prabhu chhe, aevo antaraman nishchay thata kavina haiyaman dhanyabhav vyapi gayo. aemana antarani aankh sahajanandane nihaline thari ane ae sathe j aemanun kavi hraday gai udhyun : ‘aajani ghadi re, dhany aajani ghadi: men nirakhya, sahajanand, dhany aajani ghadi’ kavinun dehabhiman ogali gayun, sahajanandana svarupaman chitt samadhirath thai gayun. ramaniy ghadini dhanyatanun ae gan hatun. ae gan gatan, ladu sahajanand nirakhata thari aankhadi” ae antim pankti to sahajanand svami same joi uncho svar kari karine vare vare pokari kaviae premani utkat urmi thalavi. lanba kalana viyog pachhe priyajanani prapti thay te samayana jevo harshonma‌d kavina hradayano joi tyan bethela sarvajano aashcharyathi chakit thai gaya. aashray kari sadhu thaya. maharaje pahela aemanun nam shrirangadasaji padelun, pan aekavar svaminun brahmast bhaktakavirup joine shriji boli udhya; “vah brahmanand ! tame to khubaj brahmano aanand mano chho.” tyarathi kavinun nam ‘shriranga’ manthi ‘brahmananda’ thayun kavine pan ae nam kavya‌nte chhandarachanaman gothavavaman anukula aavavathi vadhu svikary lagyun. *( sandarbh : shri brahmasanhita . ( para. ૩. a-૨ )) utpati ૨ utpatti- uttar gujaratana chhelle pagathare ane maru bhumina pratham pagathare shirohi rajyana tabe sundar sohamana giriraj aabuni taletiman khan namana gamaman devagyati maru charanakulaman aashvalayan rushithi chaleli aashiya shakhana gadhavi bhakt shiromani shri shanbhudanaji ane mahapativrata shri lalubadevini kukhe vikram sanvat ૧૮૨૮ ne mahasudi panchamana pavitr dine pratahkale ladudanana name janmelun anamulun ratan ae j aapana kavi shreshth, shighr kavi shri sadguru brahmanandasvami jemane sadguru ramanandasvamina pavitr mukhe garbhavasthaman pragat prabhuno mahima sanbali jivanaman dradh kari lidho hato. aeva mahamukt ladudane balyavasthaman j ketalak alaulik guno siddhahast kari bhujani pathashalaman salang dasha-bar varsh abhyas kari rajy kaviratn, pingalavidyachary, sahastrashatavadhani, mahamahopadhyay, mahashighrakavishvar, dovali tajim saradar, sangitachary ane chosathakala parangat, aam, anek padavio melavi hati. tunkaman char shakti, chaudavidya ane chosathakala jemane siddhahast kari hati. aeva rajakaviratn ladudanaji raja rajavadaonun mana-sanman pamata pamata bhavanagar maharaja vajesinhana darabaraman aavya. ane bhavanagarana rajakavini sathe kavyacharcha kari. amart dhvani, renaki. charchari chhand, tratakabandh, vatakabandh aadi chhandothi vatavaran dhanadhani udhyun. shabdonun varndavan khadun thayun. rajamaheloni divaloman padachhandao padata. moralao tahuki udhya. kevi shabd banki rachana ! keva shuddh uchchar ! kevi bolavani madhur shaili ! aavi adbhut kalathi sabha digmudh bani gai. bhavanagari rajakavi zhankhavai gaya. temane mahakavi shri ladudanane kahyun ke aap je svarachit chhand bolya tevo chhand rachavo to baju par rahyo, parantu te chhandane gavo te pan amara mate ashaky chhe. mate aap to charanagyatiman jem ‘ishara ke parameshvara’ kahevaya tem j tame koi avatari purush lago chho. aap to sakshat sarasvati svarup chho. aam, potana rajakavithi ladudanani tarif sanbhali sabha jitya badal ladudanane shirapav aapava mate sonanan gharenannun map leva vajesinh darabare rajulana soni nagadanabhaine faraman karyun. aetale soni mahajan kavishrine namaskar kari map leva lagya. tyan mahajananan kapalaman koi nava sanpradayanun chihn joi kaviae katakshathi puchhyun ke “mahajan ! shaktipanthine ‘aada’ hoy, shivapanthine ‘tripunda”’ hoy, vaishnavo ane ramanandione aekalun ‘urdhvapundra’ tilak hoy parantu aa be pankhadavalun ane vachche kachchh pradeshani kori jevada kumakumana chandalavalun navin tilun vali kya panthanun chhe ?” teno javab mahajan aape te pahela to vajesinh bapu boli udhyan ke ‘kavishri ! amara rajyaman hamanan aek navun dhating nikalyun chhe. bhavanagar tabana gadhada gamaman aek jivanamuktaae ‘svaminarayana’ na name navo panth chalavyo chhe. tene je juae te tene vash thai jay chhe. koi kahe chhe aene babaro bhut vash karyo chhe. to vali, koi kahe chhe ke teni pase jantra-mantrano jadui, kamaru deshani vidyano nano gutako chhe. teni prasadi khay ke teni same mit mandine juae to tene kanik thai jay chhe. ane teno je bhakt thay teni nishani tarike aa sonina jevun kapalaman tilun kare chhe. ae bhagavan kai gyatina ? kya mulakana ? kya gamana chhe ? te koine janavata nathi. mate tame to sug, sujan ane buddhig purush chho. aetale tame pote jai khatari karo ke sachi hakikat shi chhe? kavinun sadbhagy aaje bhavanagarana darabar dvara satyarah chindhi rahyun chhe. kone khabar hati ke ae nadi samudraman mali jashe ? ha, kavishriae kahyun ke ‘mahajan ! ae to teno melap thaye parakhashe ke sonu sola valun chhe ke kathir ? aem kahi amuk ghode svaro sathe ladudane gadhada bhani prayan karyun. jotajotaman kavishri gadhadani simaman aavya. tenun kalpanik man anek kalpanao kari rahyun hatun pan prabhuni aagala manavi sha hisabaman ? darabaragadhaman praveshata j koi adbhut chamatkar sarjayo. “char mile chosath khile, vis rahe kar jor, jehi milat chhati thare, harakhe sapt karora.” ae nyaye aaje bhakt ane bhagavananun koi adbhut milan thayun. pratham milane j sahajanandajine jeva chhe teva olakhi kavinun harday aanandavibhor banyun. jivanaman kadi ane kyarey nahin aanand manyo hoy teva atyanandani urmioae kavyanun svarup pakadyun. jotajotaman ae kadirup kirano prakashanan punj patharava lagyan, ae sarvopari sahajanandani murtine nirakhata-nirakhata ladudan sau pratham pratyaksh prabhunun prastut pad rachi gava lagya.