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%    Second one uses the font that is bundled with the ITRANS package.
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% ** Devnac font (PostScript) (Uncomment the following TWO lines.)
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#indian

##\centerline{##lekhak, praa\. raama shevaaLakara##}##

##\centerline{##kaalanirNaya, novheMbar 1995##}##

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{\rm `}mahaaraashhTra dharma' haa shabda kevhaa prachaaraata 
aalaa asaavaa aaNi to koNatyaa arthaane?

samarthaa.nnii haa shabda pratishhThit kelaa ase maanale jaate\.
samarthaa.nchyaa vaaraMvaar ud.hdhR^it kelyaa jaaNyaaryaa ovyaa.nmadhye
haa shabda aalaa aahe\.

##\centerline{##maraaThaa titukaa meLavaavaa . ##}##
##\centerline{##mahaaraashhTra dharma vaaDhavaa .##}##

hii ovii raajakaaraN, samaajakaaraNaapaasuun te saa.nskR^itik 
kshetraa.nparya.nta sarvatra vividha hetuu.nnii varachevar
vaaparalii jaate\.  tyaamuLe samarthaa.nshii hyaa shabdaa.nchaa
saMba.ndha svaabhaavikapaNecha guMphalaa gelaa aahe\.  samarthaa.nnaa
tarii yaa shabdaachaa artha kaaya abhipret asaavaa? muuLa raashhTradharmaapekshaa
tyaache kaaya vegaLepaNa aahe?  mahaaraashhTra dharmaache 
svaruupa kaaya ? va vaishishhTye koNatii?
deshaatiil itar pradeshaa.npekshaa mahaaraashhTraachaa va mahaaraashhTra
sa.nskR^itiichaa vyavachchhed nemakaa kasaa karataa yeiila? mahaaraashhTraajavaL
ase kaaya aahe kii je deshaatiil itar praa.ntaa.njavaL naahii?

yethe oghaanech sa.nyukta mahaaraashhTraachyaa aa.ndolan kaaLaatiil aachaarya
atre yaa.nche ek svaabhimaanaput vidhaan kuNaalaahii aaThavel\.  tyaa
sa.ngharshha kaaLaatiil gardiichyaa sabhaa.nmadhye aachaarya 
haa vyavachchhed suuchit karaNyaasaaThii abhiniveshaane ase 
ud.hgaar kaaDhiit asat, {\rm ``}mahaaraashhTraalaa itihaas aahe, itar 
praa.ntaa.nnaa phakta bhuugol aahe''\.

itihaas va bhuugol yaa praathamik abhyaasakramaa.ntiil avibhaajya 
vishhayaa.nvarachii hii lokapriya koTii aa.ndolanaachyaa paarshvabhuumiivar
anvarthak va sphuurtidaayak  Tharalii asalyaas naval naahii\. 
eravii tii puurNaarthaane patkaraNyaachii garaja naahii\. 
sarvach praa.ntaa.nnaa bhuugolaapramaaNe ekhaadaa itihaas asatoch\.
raajya punarrachanemuLe kvachit bhuugol badalalaa tarii tyaa tyaa
bhuumiishii tichaa itihaas lagaDalelaa asatoch\.  paNa aa.ndolan
kaaLaat lokaa.nmadhye 
sphuraN utpanna hoNyaasaaThii jevhaa ase aaveshapuurNa ud.hgaar kaaDhale
jaataat tevhaa tyaalaa svataHchyaa hakkaasaaThii laDhaa deNaare
sa.ndarbha abhipret asataat\.

saatavaahanaa.npaasuun yaadavaa.nparya.nta aaNi yaadavaa.npaasuun
shivaprabhuu.nparya.nta svataHche svata.ntra svaraajya sthaapan
karaNyaache, paraakramaachyaa saahyaane saamraajyavistaar karaNyaache,
tyaatiil prajelaa abhaya, svaasthya va sarvaa.ngiiNa kalyaaNaachii hamii
anubhavataa yeNyaache, GYaan, viGYaan, shaastre, kalaa yaa.nchyaa
nikop vikaasaalaa protsaahan deNyaache, janatechyaa svayaMbhuu 
abhikramashiilatelaa nirdhaasta vaava deNyaache anek sphuurtidaayak sa.ndarbha
yaa itihaasavishhayak tejasvii ullekhaa.nmadhye daDalele asataat\.  
ashaa vividha va vipula abhimaanaaspad sa.ndarbhaachaa laabh sarvach 
raajyaa.nnaa tevaDhyaa pramaaNaat jhaalelaa asato ase mhaNataa yaavayaache
naahii\.  shevaTii vyapadesha praadhaanyaanech hot asato\.  he lakshaat 
gheuunach  aachaaryaa.nchyaa yaa ud.hgaaraa.nchaa vichaara karaavaa laagel\.
aliikaDachyaa svaata.ntrya laDhyaatahii svaraajyaachyaa aakaa.nkshechaa
ojasvii bhubhuHkaar aaNi tejasvii aavishhkaar pa.njaab, ba.ngaal va 
mahaaraashhTra yaa pradeshaatach praamukhyaane jhaalaa hotaa, hehii
aapalyaalaa visarataa yeNaar naahii\.  madhya yugaamadhye saarvabhaaratiiya
sa.ntaa.nnaa preraNaa deNaarii shivashaktii mahaaraashhTraatach 
ghavaghaviitapaNe pragaT jhaalii hotii\.  yaa saMpanna va sakas
paarshvabhuumiimuLech ekhaadyaa saamaajik laDhyaache netrutva karaNaaryaa
samartha saarasvatakaaraachyaa utsphuurta ud.hgaaraa.nnaa tej praapta hote\.

saMpuurNa samartha vaaN^mayaatahii mahaaraashhTra dharma haa shabda
don\-tiinadaach vaaparalaa gelelaa aahe\.  mahaaraashhTradharma vaaDhavaa
yaa aadeshaa agodar samarthaa.nche raajyapurushhaalaa kelele 
{\rm ``}mahaaraashhTra dharma uralaa aahe . tumhaa kaaraNe''
he aavaahanahii pragaTa jhaale hote\.  sthaapan houu ghaatalelyaa,
tashaach prasthaapit ashaa svaraajyaakaDuun athavaa
raajasattekaDuun samarthaa.nnaa koNatii apekshaa hotii tech yaa
ullekhaatuun suuchit jhaale aahe\.  tyaatuun samarthaa.nnaa
abhipret asalelyaa arthaavar prakaash paDaNyaasaaThiihii agodarachyaa
ullekhaa.nche sa.ndarbha upayogii Tharuu shakatiil\.

samarthaa.npuurvii gurucharitraat yaa shabdaa.nchaa pahilaa ullekha
aahe\.  tasech i\. sa\. 1448 chyaa mahikaavatiichyaa bakhariimadhyehii\-
{\rm ``} deshaa.nmadhye bahuta yavan jaale\.
kshatriyaa.nnii raajya abhimaan soDalaa\.  shastre soDalii\.  kR^ishhi
dharalii\.  bahuta aachaarahiina jhaale\.  gotra, kulaguru, kulasvaamiiN
saa.ngataa visaruu laagale\.
jaaNon deviine dharma maaraashhTra (mahaaraashhTra)
rakshaayaakaaraNe naayakoraavaas svapna dile\.  haa jaatimeLaavaa karaavaa\.
shriidevii aadyashakti jagadaMbikaa mahaaraashhTradharmarakshikaa tumhaas
prasanna aso\.''

ase mahaaraashhTra dharma rakshaNaache prayojan spashhTa karaNyaat aale aahe\.  
yaach prayojanaache pratibiMba puDhe saptaprakaraNaatmak charitraatiil
khudda shivaajii mahaaraajaa.nchyaa manogataat spashhTapaNe paDalyaache
aaDhaLate\.

{\rm ``}vaDilaa.nnii meLavile te khaa{uu}n raahaNe yogya naahii\.  aapaNa hi.ndu\.
dakshiN desh mle.nchhaa.nnii graasilaa\. deva, braahmaN, kshetre, gaa_ii
yaas bahuta piiDaa jhaalii\.  dharma agadii buDaalaa\. tevhaa
dharmarakshaNaartha praaNahii vechuun dharma rakshaavaa\.''

hech mahattva keshavaachaaryaa.nnii
{\rm ``}vedashaastraachyaa shreshhTha, tasaach deshaachaar va kulaachaar,
sarva dharmaachaa jiiva muuLa mahaaraashhTra dharma\.''  yaa
shabdaat mahikaavatiichyaa bakhariitach adhorekhit kele aahe\.  yaatiil
vedashaastraachaar sarvaa.nnaa samaanach asaNaar\.  arthaat vedashaastra
je pramaaNa maanataat tyaa.nnaa lokamaanya TiLakaa.nnii hi.nduu dharmaache
lakshaN vivechan karataanaa vedapraamaaNya lakshaNaalaa agrakram dilaa aahe\.

##\centerline{##praamaaNya buddhirvedeshhu .##}##
##\centerline{##saadhanaanaamanekataa ##}##
##\centerline{##upaasyaanaamaniyamaH .##}##
##\centerline{##etad.h dharmasya lakshaNam.h ##}##

mahaaraashhTra dharmaache lakshaN vivechan karataanaa vedashaastraanuruup
aacharaNaalaa agrakram dilaa jaat asel tar mahaaraashhTraat raahaNaaryaa va
visheshhataH hi.ndudharmiiyaa.nkaDe sa.nket kelaa jaato\.  kulaachaar
va deshaachaar bhinna bhinna saMbhavuu shakataat\.  kulaachaaraa.nbaddal
nishhThaa tasech deshaachaaraachaa aagraha hii don lakshaNe visheshha
lakshaNiiya aahet\.  dharmasharaNataa va pradeshaachyaa pR^ithagaatmak 
va vaishishhTyapuurNa aachaaraache anusaraN ashii 
mahaaraashhTra dharmaachii keshavaachaaryaa.nchyaa
mate tiin mahatvaachii lakshaNe nishhpanna hotaat\.  yaapaikii
vedapraamaaNya va kuLadharmaache anusaraN yaa.nche adhik
spashhTiikaraN deNyaachii aavashyakataa naahii\.  deshaachaaraabaddal baakii
vishadiikaraN aavashyak aahe\.

mahaaraashhTra dharma raashhTradharmaapekshaa kaahii vegaLaa 
aahe kaaya yaa prashnaache uttar deshaachaaraachyaa vishadiikaraNaatuun
miLuu shakel\.  svataHchaa dharma, bhaashhaa va pradeshaabaddalachaa 
svaabhimaan, praadeshik puurvetihaasaache abhimaanapuut aakarshhaN,
svataHche astitva prasthaapit karaNyaachaa aTTaahaas, haa sarvaa.nchaa
sa.nkoch karuu paahaNaaryaa sarvashaktimaan paristhitiichaa 
praaNapaNaane pratikaar karaNyaachii siddhataa, anyaayaakaDe na 
vaakaNyaachaa nirdhaar va asmitevar hoNaaryaa sarva prakaaraachyaa
aakramaNaa.nshii bedhaDak jhu.nja gheNyaachii anaavar urmii hii laDhaa{uu}
mahaaraashhTra\-maaNasaachii ThaLak vaishishhTye sahaj lakshaat yeNaarii
aahet\.  tyaabarobarach GYaanashaktiichyaa kevalapaNaavar gaaDh vishvaas,
GYaanopaasanaa tanmayetene karaNyaachii aavaD, sR^ishhTirachanechyaa 
muulaka.ndaache achuuk bhaan va tyaabaabatachii nirapavaad sharaNyataa,
paakha.nDa kha.nDaNaachaa akha.nDa aavesh, tattvanishhThechaa aagraha 
hiihii vaishishhTye itihaasaane ghetalelyaa agniparikshaa.nmadhuun taavuun sulaakhuun nighaalii
aahet\.  baahuu.nmadhye anyaayaachaa pratikaar karaNyaachii shaktii,
me.nduumadhye kevaDhyaahii moThyaa aapattiilaa naamoharam karaNyaachii
yuktii ni a.ntaHkaraNaat vishvaachyaa aadyatattvaabaddalachii bhaktii hii
samarthaa.nnaa abhipret asalelii mahaaraashhTra dharmaachii trisuutrii aahe\.

mahaaraashhTra dharma haa shabda samarthaa.nnii kaaTakasariine vaaparalaa
asalaa tarii tyaat garbhit asalelaa haach aashaya vishad karaNyaasaaThii
samarthaa.nchyaa samagra upadeshaachaa prapa.ncha aahe\.

##\centerline{##shaktiine miLatii raajye .##}##
##\centerline{##yuktiine kaarya hotase##}##
##\centerline{##shakti yukti jaye Thaayii .##}##
##\centerline{##tethe shriima.nta naa.ndatii ..##}##

GYaaneshvaraa.npaasuun tukaaraamaaparya.ntachyaa sa.ntaa.nnii pravaahit kelelyaa
bhaktishrotaa.nchyaa sa.ngamatiirthaavar ubhe raahuun samartha
shaktii\-yuktii samanvayaachaa sa.ndesha detaat\. tyaatuunach sphuraN miLuun deshaachaa na
deshaachaa nakaashaa badalaviNaare va navaa itihaas ghaDaviNaare 
shriima.nta yogii taLapat raahataat\.
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