दान की महिमा

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kahani

gujarat ki prasidb rajamata minal devi b di udar thi. vah sava karo d sone ki moharean lekar somanath ji ke darshan karane ke liye gayi. vahaan jakar usane svarn-tuladan adi diye. mata ki yatra ke puny-prasang mean putr raja sidvaraj ne praja ko lakhoan rupaye ka dan diya. isase minal ke man mean abhiman a gaya ki mere saman dan karane vali jagath mean doosari kaun hogi. usi ratri ko bhagavan somanath ne minal devi se sapane mean kaha mere mandir mean ek bahut garib stri yatra karane ayi hai, too usase usaka puny maang. minal devi ne socha, isamean kaun-si b di bat hai. maian us strian ko rupaye dekar usase puny le loogian. rajamata ne garib stri ki khoj mean adami bheje. rajamata ke adami yatra mean ayi huee ek garib brahmani ko le aye. rajamata ne us brahmani se kaha apana puny mujhe de de aur badale mean jitani teri ichchha ho utana dhan le le. brahmani ne is prastav ko kisi tarah bhi svikar nahian kiya. tab rajamata ne kaha- tune aisa kya puny kiya hai mujhe bata to sahi brahmani ne rajamata se kaha maian ghar se nikalakar saik doan gaanvoan mean bhikh maangati huee yahaan tak pahuanchi hooan. kal tirth ka upavas tha. aj kisi punyatma ne mujhe jaisa-taisa tho da-sa bina namak ka sattoo diya. usake adhe hisse se maianne bhagavan someshrvar ki pooja ki. adhe mean se adha ek atithi ko diya aur shesh bache hue ko maianne grahan kiya. brahmani ne rajamata se kaha mera puny hi kya hai. ap b di punyavati hai rani hai. yatra ki khushi mean apane praja ko lakhoan rupaye ka dan diya. sava karo d moharoan se shankar ki pooja ki. itana b da puny karane vali ap mera alp sa dikhane vala puny kyoan maang rahi haian? mujh par kop n karean to maian ek nivedan karuan, rajamata ne brahmani ko krodh n karane ka vishvas dilaya. tab brahmani ne kaha sach poochhean to mera puny apake puny se bahut badha hua hai. isi se maianne rupayoan ke badale mean ise apako nahian diya. brahmani ki in batoan se rajamata minal devi ka abhiman nasht ho gaya.

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