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________________ - - AdhyAtmika Aloka tRtIya--caturtha khaNDa pravacanakAra upAdhyAya zrI hastImalajI mahArAja sampAdaka . zazIkAnta jhA, prakAzaka samyag-jJAna pracAraka marADala jayapura
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________________ pustaka : AdhyAtmika pAloka cipaya : pravacana pravacanakAra : upAdhyAya zrI hastImalajI mahArAja sampAdaka : zazIkAnta jhA prakAzaka : samyag jJAna pracAraka maNDala, jayapura dravya-sahAyaka : seTha pyAracanda ratanalAlajI rAMkA sailAnA (madhyapradeza) prati : eka hajAra mudraka : jimavANI prinTarsa, jayapura phona : 75667 mUlya : DhAI rupayA . saMvat : saM0 2023
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________________ do bAta .. sASTra kA pratyaka prANI sukhAkAMkSI hai, duHkha kisI ko bhI abhISTa nhiiN| kintu . - prabala puNya aura anupama pauruSa ke binA sukha kI upalabdhi prasaMbhava mAnI gaI hai, ataH sukhArthIjanoM ko puNyopArjana meM kabhI bhI pIche nahIM rahanA caahie| yaha sunizcita hai ki satsaMgati se asIma puNya prApta hotA hai kintu sabako sadA sarvatra satsaMgati sulabhatA se prApta nahIM hotii| isake abhAva meM saMtavANI kAhI. - ekamAtra avalamba raha jAtA hai jisake bala se mAnava apane ko kalyANa evaM sukha ke paMtha para Age bar3hA ske| * saMtavacana, anubhava kI kasauTI para kasA huA dedIpyamAna bahumUlya kundana ke ... tulya haiM, jisakA prabhAva kabhI kama nahIM hotA aura jo suSamA, garimA aura mahimA kI dRSTi se bhI trikAla avAdhita hai| jisakI vizvasanIyatA aura satyatA para kabhI , koI aAMca nahIM pA sktii| .. zraddhaya upAdhyAya zrI hastImalajI mahArAja ke sailAna (madhyapradeza) cAturmAsa ke 45 pravacana jo ki "AdhyAtmika pAloka" ke nAma se pahale prakAzita hokara pAThakoM ke hAtha meM pahuMca cuke hai, prastuta bhAga, unase avazeSa pravacanoM kA saMgraha hai, jo seTha pyAracaMdajI rAMkA (sailAnA ke dvArA saMgrahIta aura prakAzita hokara aApake sAmane hai| zrImAn rAMkAjI ke isa sAhitya prema aura udAratA kA hama zatazaH abhinandana karate haiM aura AzA rakhate haiM ki samAja ke anya dhanI mAnI sajjana bhI Apake isa dAna dharmAnurAga kA anukaraNa kara caMcala lakSmI kA sadupayoga kreNge| ina pravacanoM ke dvArA, upAdhyAya zrIjI pAThakoM kI ruci ko sAMsArika praccoM se haTAkara usa divya loka meM le jAnA cAhate haiM, jahAM ravi zazi kA praveza nahIM,
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________________ mRtyu aura vyAdhi kA saMkramaNa nahIM aura na prAdhi yA upAdhi kA hI koI saMyoga hai| jahAM manokAmanAoM ko chor3akara prAtmA se tuSTa zrAtmAnaMda ko prApta mAratA hai, jahAM duHkha kI udvignatA aura sukhecchA nahIM hai tathA vItarAgatA jahAM ThAThe mAratI haiM. jahA zubha aura azubha vastuoM ke lie abhinandana aura kaipa kI bhAvanA nahIM hai| vastuvaH mAnava mAtra kA vahI gantavya deza aura prAptavya lakSya hai| satsaMgati yA saMtavANI ke divyAloka meM jaba eka bAra yaha yAtmA Alokita ho uThatA hai to phira une no mukha yA Ananda kI upalabdhi hotI hai, vaha varNana se pare hai / prAtma jyoti ko jagAne meM tela, vAtI Adi sAdhanoM kI apekSA nahIM hotI, vaha to mAtra saMyama aura niyamana se hI prajvalita hotI hai| AvazyakatA isa bAta kI hai ki zuddha zraddhA aura sadviveka se una vacanoM kA anuzIlana kara jIvana ko kalyANamaya vanAyA jAya / nizcaya ina pravacanoM ke dvArA sAdhaka sva sAdhya-siddhi meM saphala hoMge, aisI . prabana pAtA hai| bahuta kucha sAvadhAnI rakhate hue bhI lekhana, mudraNa va sampAdana meM truTi rahanA .. saMbhava hai, tadartha vijJa pATakoM se kSamA prArthanA karatA huyA, zuddhi hetu mArgadarzana kI apekSA rakhatA hai| agara pAThakoM ne isase thor3A bhI lAbha uThAyA to ve svayaM isakI mahatI ' upayogitA kA mUlyAMkana meM saphala hoNge| muneSu kiM bahunA vinayAvanata zazikAnta jhA .
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________________ . . . ....... . ne AAS Pr:REA ta -. : . . . ANSAR -: kA 2.BHASKAR atarammar.. 3. m ... .. PM min .. . . .. . . : . . ALP sa - . Powerki . . ... . ... . al " " . U HEAR ....... .. raka: ... . -'.- A . seTha pyAracandajI rAMkA (sailAnA)
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________________ Appeng: jaina jagata ke camakate sitAre, dharmavIra . seTha pyAracandajI sA0 rokA ... kA saMkSipta paricaya . . - seTha pyAracandajI sA0 rAMkA kA janma, madhya bhArata ke prasiddha nagara jAvarA meM huprA / Apa sailAnA ke pramukha zramaMta seTha dUlicandajI OMkAralAlajI rAMkA ke yahA~ goda prAye aura apanI namratA, saralatA evaM zAMta prakRti ke kAraNa Apa sabhI ke priya . bana gye| . . sAmAyika, popadha, vrata, tapa-japa kI sAdhanA ke sAtha-sAtha jAna-vRddhi kI pora . prApakI sadaiva hI rUci rahI / apane jIvana meM kaI lekhakoM evaM samaya-samaya para saMta - munirAjoM kI sevA bhakti kA bhI Apane sadaiva pUrNa lAbha liyaa| aApakI dharmapatnI zrI mizrIbAIjI eka pragAr3ha dharma-premI evaM sAhasI mahilA haiM / puNyodaya se aApake vicAroM meM sahasA eka lahara uThI ki eka bAra pUjya gurudeva prAtaH smaraNIya dharma divAkara upAdhyAya zrI hastImalajI ma0 sA0 kA cAturmAsa sailAnA ho jAya to yaha jIvana sArthaka bane evaM maiM bhI dharma sevA kA kucha lAbha le skuuN| Apane apanI yaha icchA seTha sA0 ko vyakta kI aura "puNya chatAM puNya hota hai'' vAlI kahAvata ke anusAra seTha sA0 ne bhI isa pora apanA prayAsa cAlU kara diyaa| ___ nirantara 12 varSa taka sthAna sthAna para apanI bhAva bharI. vinatiyAM kI gii| kabhI - seTha sAhaba svayaM apanI putrI ko lekara pahuMcate to kabhI samasta parivAra apanI karuNA
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________________ kathA gurudeva ke caraNoM meM rkhtaa| ma mAne kitane zahara aura grAma isI murAda meM dekhane par3e the| bhanta kI pUrNa parIkSA ke bAda sone kA sUrya uraya hugrA hRdaya ke kamala khila uThe aura gurudeva ne san 2016 ke cAturmAsa kI svIkRti pradAna krdii| ghAra mAsa taka sailAnA tIrtha sthAna bana gyaa| sAmAyika sammelana, svAdhyAya saMgha kA prasAra evaM vihAra ke bAda tatkAla hI ena dikSA kA apUrva lAbha bhI seTha sA* ne nahIM chodd'aa| seTha sA0 kI aora se dharma-dhyAna ke lie eka makAna evaM jJAna vRddhi ke liye pustakAlaya kI nijI vyavasthA hai / cAturmAsa evaM dIkSA Adi kA sampUrNa bhAra svayaM ne hI ThAyA evaM cAturmAsa kI khuzI meM sabhI ko pUrNa sahayoga diyaa| . . . seTha sA0 ke cAra putra haiM-zrI motIlAlajI, zrI mathurAlAlajI, zrI ratanavAbU evaM zrI dAr3amavAvU / cAroM hI bhAI pUrNa sevA-bhAnI, utsAhI evaM ananya bhakti kI bhAvanA. bAle haiM evaM bhaviSya meM seTha sA0 ke hI pada-nihnoM para calakara zAsana kI jyoti jagAveMge, aisI pUrNa prAzA hai|
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________________ viSaya-sUcI krama saMkhyA zIrSaka .. pRSTha salvA . 1 bharateya aticAra 2. asteya ke aticAra 3 brahmacarya . brahmacarya kI vizuddhi amanasva . zubha azubha parigraha madirA bhramaNa para aMkuza nikAra vijaya .. bhogopabhoga marmArA 11 . bhogopa bhogalana kI vizuddhi 12 karmavAna 13. karmAdAta. 14. karmavAna pharmadAna 16 . . karmavAna .. . 17 . karmAdAna . karmAAna 16. bharma aura mAmalA rAjya . ... ... ... 114 12.3 135 145 154 165 175 .
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________________ krama saMkhyA zIrSaka pRSTha saMkhyA 20 183 164 204 25 214 252 263 . 273 285 306 mAdaka vastu vyApAra kutsita karma amaMgala karma saMgha kI mahimA 24. . sAmAyika dIpAvalI kI prArAdhanA----- vIra nirvANa 27 pAtratA 28 / poSadha vrata ke aticAra viSa se amRta zruta paMcamI jIvana sudhAra se hI maraNa sudhAra sudhA-siMcana virATa jaina darzana 34 nimitta upAdAna rASTrIya saMkaTa aura prajAjana mAnasika saMtulana jIvana kA breka saMyama svAdhyAya 26 nivAI kI netA meM . . 345 356 376 403
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________________ [1] asteya-aticAra AtmA svabhAvataH cinmaya ,Ananda ghana, paramezvara sampanna aura parama viza ddha hai, tathApi anAdikAla se usake sAtha vijAtIya dravyoM kA sammizraNa ho rahA hai| vijAtIya dravya kA sammizraNa hI azuddhi kahalAtA hai / AtmA meM yahI azuddhi nirantara calI A rahI hai / vijAtIya dravyoM kA - yaha sammizraNa hI jaina paribhASA meM bandha kahalAtA hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne jisa sAdhanApatha kA svaya avalambana kiyA aura apane anugAmiyoM ke samakSa jise prastuta kiyA, usakA eka mAtra lakSya bandha kA nirodha karanA aura pUrva saMcita vijAtIya tattvoM se apane Apa ko pRthaka karanA hai / isI meM sAdhanA kI sArthakatA hai, samagratA bhI hai / jisa sAdhaka ne itanA kara liyA, samajha lIjie vaha kRtArtha ho gyaa| use phira kucha bhI karanA zeSa nahIM rhaa| ataeva bhagavAn mahAvIra * ne kahA hai ki sAdhanA ke patha para agrasara hone se pahale sAdhaka ko do bAteM .samajha lenI cAhie-'kimAha baMdhaNa vIro, kivA jANaM tiuhai / ' arthAt (1) gaMdha aura baMdha kA kAraNa kyA hai ? (2) baMdha se chUTane kA upAya kyA hai ? zAstrIya paribhASA ke anusAra bandha ke kAraNa ko 'pAlava' kahA gayA hai| yadi AtmA ko eka sarovara kalpita kiyA jAya to usameM nAnA dizAoM se Ane vAle vijAtIya dravyoM arthAt kArmANa vargaraNA ke pudgaloM ko jala kahA jA sakatA hai / jisa sarovara ke salilAgamana ke srota banda nahIM hote,
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________________ 2] usameM jala nirantara zrAtA hI rahatA hai| uma jana ko ulIcane kA jitanA hI prayatna kyoM na kiyA jAya, sarovara rikta nahIM ho sakatA, kyoMki nayA-nayA jala usameM AtA rahatA hai / yahI sthiti prAtmA kI hai / pratikSaNa, nirantara, nirjarA kA krama cAlU hai-pala bhara ke lie bhI nirjarA kA pravAha yaMda nahIM hotA aura anAdikAla se yaha krama barAbara cala rahA hai, phira bhI AtmA niSkarma nahIM bana skaa| isakA eka mAtra kAraNa yahI hai ki pratikSaNa, nistara nUtana karma vargaNAoM kA AtmA meM praveza hotA rahatA hai / isa prakAra andhe pIseM kuttaM khAeM' vAlI kahAvata caritArtha ho rahI hai| eka ora nirjarA ke dvArA kucha karma pRthak hue to dUsarI ora yAtrava ke dvArA navIna kamoM kA prAgamana ho gayA ! AtmA vahIM kA vahIM, jaisA kA taisA ! AtmA ko anAdi kAlIna malinatA kA yahI rahasya hai| to phira kisa prakAra karma mukti prApta kI jAya ? sAdhaka ke samakSa yaha mahatvapUrNa prazna hai| jJAniyoM ne isa prazna kA bar3A hI sundara aura yuktisaMgata uttara diyA hai / sarovara ke jalAgamana srota niruddha kara diye jAe', nayA pAnI Ane se roka diyA jAya to pUrvasaMcita jala ulIcane Adi se bAhara nikala jAne para sovara rikta ho jAegA / karmoM ke agAmana srota-prAsrava ko roka diyA jAya aura nirjarA kA krama cAlU rakhA jAya to AtmA antataH niSkarma sthiti, jise mukti bhI kahate haiM, prApta kara legaa| yahAM eka bAta dhyAna rakhane yogya hai / tAlAba meM jo jala AtA hai vaha Upara se dikhalAI dene vAle sthUla srotoM se hI nahIM kintu bhUmi ke bhItara jo adRzya sUkSma srota haiM, una se bhI AtA hai / kacarA nikAlate samaya havA kI dizA dekhakara kacarA nikAlA jAtA hai| aisA na kiyA jAya to vaha kacarA ur3a kara phira ghara meM calA jAtA hai / kintu ghara ke dvAra banda kara dene para bhI bArIka rajakaraNa to praveza karate hI rahate haiN| isI prakAra sAdhanA kI prAthamika aura mAdhyamika sthiti meM karmoM ke sthUla srota banda ho jAne para bhI sUkSma srota cAlU rahate haiM aura unase karma-raja AtA rahatA hai / kintu jaba
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________________ m-. * sAMdhanA kA paripAka hotA hai to ve sUkSma srota bhI avaruddha ho jAte haiM aura ekAnta nirjarA kA tIvra pravAha cAlU ho jAtA hai|.. sAdhanA kI vaha utkRSTa sthiti dhIre-dhIre, pracaNDa puruSArtha se prApta hotI hai| Aja Apa ke lie vaha dUra kI kaur3I hai| Apako karmAstrava ke moTe dvAra abhI banda karane haiM / ve moTe dvArA kaune-se haiM ? zAstra meM pAMca moTe dvAra kahe gae haiM hiMsA, jhUTha, corI, abrahmacarya aura parigraha / yaha pAMca prAsrava bhI kahalAte haiN| - AzaMkA ho sakatI hai ki prANAtipAta yadi pApa hai to use Asrava kyoM kahA gayA hai ? pApa aura prAsrava meM bheda hai / . jaba taka prANAtipAta kA kAraNa rUpa hiMsA cala rahI haiM, taba taka vaha kriyA haiM, Asrava hai aura kArya rUpa me ho cukane para pApa hai| kintu pApa aura prAsrava meM sarvathA bheda bhI nahIM samajhanA caahie| prAsrava ke do rUpa haiM zubha aura azubha / azubha prAsrava pApa rUpa hai| yahAM yaha batalAne kI AvazyakatA nahIM ki hiMsA Adi azubha vyavahAra - karmAsrava ke kAraNa hone se pApa hI kahalAte haiN| koI vyakti vratAdi karake tapa to kare kintu hiMsA jArI rakkhe to usako pApa AtA rahegA, kyoMki usane prAsrava dvAra khulA rakkhA haiN| bahuta bAra to aisA hotA haiM ki navIna bandha adhika aura nirjarA kama hotI hai / nirjarA kA pariNAma itanA kama hotA haiM ki Ane vAlA pApa bar3ha jAtA hai| kisI ko kamAI pratidina eka rupayA ho aura kharca ATha rupayA, to aisA vyakti lAbha meM nahIM raha sakatA, ghATe meM hI rhegaa| vaha apanA bhAra bar3hA bhale le, ghaTA nahIM sktaa| ataeva yaha Avazyaka hai ki upavAsa ke sAtha hI sAtha hiMsAdi AsravoM kA bhI tyAga kiyA jAya / nUtana pApa ke Agamana ke dvAra banda kara diye jaaeN| - zrAvaka Ananda kI vratacaryA se isa viSaya para spaSTa prakAza par3atA hai| usane vratoM ko aMgIkAra karake pApa kA mArga choTA kara diyA thA / tIsare vrata ke pAMca dUSaNoM meM se do kI carcA pahale kI jA cukI hai, jo isa . prakAra haiM- . . .
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________________ (1) corI kI vastu kharIdanA, aura (2) cora ko sahayoga denaa| cora dvArA curAI huI vastu lenA athavA kharIdanA prathama aticAra yA doSa hai| yaha pratyakSa corI na hone para bhI apratyakSa corI hai / aisA pApa karane se AtmA halkI nahIM rahatI / yaha vastu corI kI hai athavA nahIM, yaha nirNaya karanA kaThina nahIM hai, kyoMki corI kI vastu prAyaH kama mUlya meM milatI haiM / jo curAI huI vastuoM ko kharIdate haiM, unakI loka meM bhI vizvasanIya sthiti nahIM rahatI zAsana ke kAnUna ke anusAra bhI vaha daNDanIya hote haiN| isa prakAra lokika hAni ke sAtha unakA Atmika patana bhI hotA haiM, kyoMki unameM Asakti evaM kapAya kI bahulatA hotI haiN| isI prakAra lUTa yA DakaitI kA mAla bhI zrAvaka ko nahIM lenA cAhie, kyoMki anIti se AyA hone ke kAraNa aisA dravya zAntidAyaka nahIM hotaa| dUsarA doSa hai cora ko corI karane ke lie prarita karanA, parAmarza denA, upAya batalAnA Adi / manuSya yadi zAstra ke batalAye mArga para cale to use kisI prakAra kA khatarA nahIM ho sakatA / jo corI saMvandhI saba doSoM se dUra rahatA hai use bhaya kA pAtra nahIM bananA par3atA / ataH cora ko kisI bhI rUpa meM sahayoga nahIM denA cAhie / tIsarA doSa haiM yogya adhikArI kI anumati prApta kiye binA viruddha rAjya kI sImA meM praveza karanA / aisA karane se manuSya kI prAmANikatA meM bAdhA pahu~cI haiN| eka rAjya kI sImA dUsare rAjya se milI hotI hai| kisI rAjya meM eka vastu kA mUlya prAdhika hotA hai to dUsare meM usI kA mUlya alpa hotA hai / aisI sthiti meM kucha loga dhana lolupatA ke atireka se prerita hokara avaidha rUpa. . me usa vastu ko vahumUlya vAle deza meM pahu~cAyA karate haiM / isa prakAra kA vyApAra aAja taskara vyApAra kahalAtA hai / aAdhunika kAnUna kI dRSTi meM bhI yaha kRtya .. corI meM ginA jAtA hai / jaina zAstra sadA se hI ise caurya-vyApAra ginatA AyA
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________________ 5. hai| yaha viruddha rAjyAtikrama isIse corI hai aura isase acaurya vrata dUSita ho jAtA hai| yoM bhI vaidha anumati ke binA kisI rAjya kI sImA kA ullaMghana -- karanA aticAra hai, kyoMki vaha dUsare rAjyAdhikAriyoM ke lie zaGkA kA kAraNa - bana jAtA hai| aisA vyakti, jo kisI dUsare deza kA prajAjana hai, yadi kisI anya deza meM calA jAya to use guptacara samajha kara giraphtAra kara liyA jAtA .. hai |hindustaan aura pAkistAna kI sImA ke ullaMghana se Adhunika kAla meM aisI - - saikar3oM ghaTanAeM ghaTita huI aura ho rahI haiN| .. . amerikA ke lie rUsa kA aura rUsa ke lie amerikA kA gagana 'maNDala binA anumati ke niSiddha hai, ataeva usameM vAyuyAnoM kI ur3Ana niSiddha hai| usameM bheda lene kI AzaMkA ho jAtI hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki eka deza ke gaganamaNDala meM binA anumati prApta kiye yadi dUsare deza kA vimAna ur3atA hai to use mAra girAyA jAtA hai / isa prakAra sthalagata, jalagata aura gaganagata, tInoM sImAoM kA atikramaNa karanA doSa hai| isI prakAra koI svArtha ke vazIbhUta hokara yadi deza kI surakSA ke niyamoM kA ullaMghana karatA hai evaM rAjakIya niyamoM se viruddha kArya karatA hai to vaha bhI tIsare vrata kA aticAra hai| . . rAjakIya vidhAna ke anusAra kara na denA, sImA praveza kA Taiksa na cukAnA, vinA TikiTa relayAtrA karanA Adi bhI isa vrata ke aticAroM meM sammilita hai ! yaha saba corI ke hI vividha rUpa haiM / aisA karane se manuSya naitika - dRSTi se patita hotA hai aura jo naitika dRSTi se patita ho vaha dhArmika dRSTi se / . . unnata kaise ho sakatA hai ? naitikatA kI bhUmikA para hI dhArmikatA kI imArata khar3I hotI hai / ataeva jo nIti bhraSTa hai, vaha dharma se bhI bhraSTa hogaa| .. nItimAn sadgRhasthaM ina saba aticAroM se bacakara rahatA hai| phira zrAvaka kA to kahanA hI kyA / usakA stara bahuta UMcA aura sammAnita hai.|| yadi zrAvaka Agama pratipAdita mArga para calatA hai to usake gArha sthika kRtyoM meM kisI prakAra kI kaThinAI bhI nahIM AtI aura vaha rAjakIya daMDa se bhI: sadA . - sarvadA baMcA raha sakatA hai| vAstava meM jaina zAstroM meM pradarzita zrAvaka dharma kisI bhI kAla ke Adarza prajAjanoM kA eka sundaratama Adarza vidhAna hai, jisameM .
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________________ laukika aura lokottara zreyas kI asIma sambhAvanAeM sannihita haiM / bhUlanA - nahIM cAhie ki jIvana eka abhinna-avicchedya ikAI hai, jise dhArmika aura laukika athavA paramArthika aura vyAvahArika khaMDoM meM sarvathA vibhikta nahIM kiyA jA sakatA jJAnI kA vyavahAra paramArtha ke pratikUla nahIM hogaa| aura paramArtha bhI vyavahAra kA ucchedaka nhiiN| ataeva sAdhaka ko, cAhe vaha gRha tyAgI yA gRhastha, jIvana ko akhaMDa tatva mAnakara hI isa prakAra jIvana ke samasta pahaluoM ke utkarSa meM jAgRta rahanA caahie| jaina AcAra vidhAna kA yahI nicor3a hai| - isakA Azaya yaha nahIM ki prajAjanoM ko nirvIrya hokara, rAjakIya zAsana ke pratyeka Adeza ko netra banda karake zirodhArya hI kara lenA caahie| rAjya zAsana kI ora se TiDDImAra, cUhemAra yA maccharamAra jaise dharma viruddha Andolana yA Adeza agara pracalita kiye jAeM athavA koI anucita kara-bhAra lAdA jAya to usake viruddha satyAgraha yA asahayoga karanA vrata bhaMga kA kAraNa nahIM hai / zarta yahI hai ki zAsana ko sUcanA dekara prakaTa rUpa meM aisA kiyA jA sakatA hai / isa prakAra kA rAjya viruddha kRtya aticAra meM sammilita nahIM hogA kyoMki vaha chipA kara nahIM kiyA jAtA / isake atirikta usameM caurya kI bhAvanA nahIM varan prajA ke ucita adhikAra ke saMrakSaNa kI bhAvanA hogii| isI prakAra agara koI zAsaka athavA zAsana hiMsA, zoSaNa, atyAcAra, anIti yA adharma ko bar3hAvA dene vAlA ho to usake viruddha kArravAI karanI par3atI hai / yaha kArravAI bhI viruddha rAjyAtikrama meM sammilita nahIM hai| rAjya kI vyavasthA kA jaise vAhya rUpa hai, vaise hI usakA dAyitva . bhI sImita hai / sAdhAraNa manuSya rAjya zAsana se lAbhAlAbha kI apekSA rakhate haiN| RSi-muni to antara ke rAjya (manorAjya) se athavA dharmarAja tIrtha kara ke zAsana se zAsita hote haiN| unakI sAdhanA nirAlI hotI hai| ve dharma zAsana ke vidhAna ko mAnya karake calane vAle eka deza ko hI nahIM varan samasta vizva ko prabhAvita karate haiM / indra-narendra bhI unakI sAdhanA enaM sAdhanA prasUta anirvacanIya. anAkulatA tathA adbhuta zAnti ke lie tarasate haiN| unakI prabhAvajanaka sAdhanA / indroM ko bhI cakita kara detI hai to mAnavoM kI bAta hI kyaa|
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________________ [7 . . . . . mahAmuni sthUlabhadra ne isa satya ko apane sAdhanA-jIvana meM caritArtha ___ kara diyA aura batA diyA ki sAdhanA meM, yadi vaha jIvana kA abhinna aGga bana - jAe aura sAdhaka kA antaratara usase prabhAvita ho to| kyA zakti hai / vezyA ke vilAsa evaM zRMgAra kI sabhI sAmagrI se susajjita sadana meM rahakara Atmabala ke dvArA usa mahAmuni ne vaha sAdhanA kI jisameM na kevala svayaM kA uddhAra kiyA varan vezyA kA bhI uddhAra hogyaa| sthUlabhadra ne vezyA se kahA-bhadre ! bhoga kI Aga bar3I vilakSaNa hotI hai / isa Aga meM jo apane jIvana ko Ahuti detA hai, vaha eka bAra nahIM, aneka bAra-ananta bAra mauta ke vikarAla mukha meM praveza karatA hai / ajJAnI manuSya mAnatA hai ki maiM bhoga bhoga kara tRpti prApta kara lUgA magara usa abhAge ko atRpti, asantuSTi aura pazcAttApa ke sivAya anya . kucha hAtha nahIM lgtaa| . mahAmuni ne rUpakozA ko samajhAyA-'koze ! saMsAra meM eka mArga dikhAI to acchA detA hai magara prabhu usase dUra hote haiM / jisa mArga se bhagavAn ke nikaTa pahu~cA jA sakatA hai, mujhe vahI mArga priya hai|" hiMsA jhUTha kuzIla karma se, prabhu hotA hai dUra / .. dayA satya samabhAva jahAM hai, rahate vahAM hujUra // ___ eka kavi ne ThIka hI kahA hai .. laghutA se prabhutA mile, prabhutA se prabhu duur| . .. jo laghutA dhAraNa karo, prabhutA hota hujUra // .. - muni ne rUpAkozA se kahA-jo prabhutA kA ahaMkAra karatA hai, apane ___ko sarva-samartha samajha kara dUsaroM kI avahelanA karatA hai usase prabhu dUra hote haiM / kintu jo mahAn hokara bhI apane ko laghu samajhatA hai, jo antaraMga aura bAhya - upAdhiyoM kA parityAga karake laghu bana jAtA hai, jo atyalpa sAdhanoM se hI apanA jIvana zAntipUrvaka yApana karatA hai, use prabhutA aura prabhu donoM milate haiM / jyoM-jyoM jIvana meM laghutA evaM nirmalatA AegI, utanA hI prabhu ke nikaTa tU jaaegii|
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________________ . . muni ke isa prakAra ke udgAroM ne rUpakozA ke hRdayakoza ko sparza kiyaa| aba taka usane jIvana ke eka hI pahalU ko dekhA thA, aba dUsarA pahalU usake sAmane AyA / usake hRdaya-parivartana ko lakSita karake muni nepunaH kahA-agara paripUrNa saMyama kI sAdhanA tujhase na ho sakatI ho to kama se kama maryAdita saMyama ko aMgIkAra karake zrAvikA kA jIvana avazya vyatIta kr| * rAjA kI AjJA meM bala hotA hai daMDa kA aura mahAtmA ke Adeza meM bala hai jJAna aura karuNAbhAva kaa| nimitta anukUla milane se, muni ke dvArA vikIrNa prakAza ke puja se vezyA kA jIvana pAlokita ho utthaa| usakI prastuta cetanA / jAgRta ho gaI / kyA vezyA aura kyA kasAI, sabhI mUlataH nirmala jyoti-svarUpa / haiM / sabameM samAna caitanya dhana vidyamAna hai / parantu vaha jyoti aura cetanA davI evaM bujhI rahatI hai / jaba eka prakAra kI ragar3a utpanna hotI hai tabhI aAtmA jAgRta hotI hai / mUla svabhAva ko dekhA jAya to koI bhI AtmA kasAI, vezyA yA lampaTa nahIM, vaha zuddha, buddha aura ananta aAtmika guNoM se samRddha hai, niSkalaMka hai| hIraka karaNa mUla meM ujjvala hI hotA hai, phira bhI usa para dhUla jama jAtI - hai, usameM gandagI A jAtI hai / isI prakAra zuddha cinmaya prAtmA meM jo aza ddhi.. A gaI hai, vaha bhI bAharI hai, para-saMyoga se hai, pudgala ke nimitta se AI hai| kozA ne jIvana meM parivartana kara DAlane kA nizcaya kiyaa| vaha muni ke caraNoM meM gira pdd'ii| muni bole-adhIra na ho bhadre ! sAdhanA meM apUrva kSamatA hai / terI sAdhanA atIta kI kAlimA dho degI aura Age kAlimA nahIM lagane degii| vezyA, cANDAla, cora, juArI aura vaTamAra jaise sabhI patitoM kA uddhAra karane vAle patita pAvana bhagavAn haiN| merU ke barAbara pApoM kI DherI bhI bhagavAna ke nAmasmaraNa se naSTa ho jAtI hai / kahA bhI hai- jisa vezyA kA jIvana bhoga ke kIcar3a meM phaMsA huA thA, jisaneM . bhoga ke sivAya yoga kI bAta socI taka nahIM thI, vahI aba muni kI saMgati se prAtmonmukha huI aura AtmA ke uddhAra ke lie tatpara ho gii|
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________________ prAcAryoM ne bhI guNoM ke do vibhAga kie haiM(1) devI sampatti-ahiMsA, abhaya, saMzuddhi, satya Adi zreSTha guNa isa koTi meM Ate haiN| (2) AsurI sampatti-hiMsA, asatya, caurya, abrahmacarya, mamatvamUrchA Adi duguNa, jo AtmA ko adhaHpatana kI ora AkarSita karate haiM, isa koTi meM gine jAte haiN| munirAja ne rUpakozA ko AsurI sampatti ke badale daivI sampatti kI svAminI banAyA aura zrAvakadharma kI dIkSA de dI / usake hRdaya kI AkulatA, vAsanA, azAnti aura santaptatA dUra ho gii| tyAga meM jo adbhuta aAnanda aura tRpti hai, jise tyAgI hI anubhava kara sakatA hai,use prApta hogaI / usakA jIvana sAdhanA ke patha para agrasara huaa| rUpakozA kI taraha jo apane jIvana ko zAntimaya banAnA cAhate haiM, . vAsanA ke paMkila patha kA parityAga karake sAdhanA ke rAjamArga kI ora mur3anA cAhie aura usI para agrasara honA cAhie / dula manovRtti ko tyAga kara sabala aura zubha manovRtti ko jagAnA caahie| aisA karane se hI parama maMgala ___ kA dvAra khulatA hai aura ihaloka tathA paraloka Anandamaya banatA hai|
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________________ [2] asteya ke aticAra jJAniyoM ke antaH karaNa meM saMsAra ke laghu se laghu aura bar3e se bar3e jIvoM ke prati karuNA aura maMgala kAmanA rahatI hai / unakA hRdaya mAtA ke hRdaya ke samAna vAtsalya se paripUrNa hotA hai / jJAnI aura mAtA ke hRdaya ke vAtsalya meM yadi antara hai to yahI ki mAtA kA vAtsalya khaNDita hotA hai-apanI santati taka sImita rahatA hai aura usameM jJAna athavA ajJAna rUpa meM svArtha kI bhAvanA kA sammizraNa hotA hai, kintu jJAnI ke hRdaya ke vAtsalya meM yaha donoM cIjeM nahIM hotii| unakA vAtsalya vizvavyApI hotA hai / ve jagat ke pratyeka choTe-bar3e, paricita, aparicita upakAraka-apakAraka, vikasita-avikasita yA ardhavikasita prANI para samAna vAtsalya rakhate haiM / usameM kisI bhI prakAra kAsvArtha nahIM hotaa| ___ jagata kA pratyeka jIva jJAnI puruSa kA bandhu hai / jIvana meM jaba pUrNa rUpa se bandhubhAva udita ho jAtA hai to saMgharSa jaisI koI sthiti nahIM rahatI, vaira-virodha ke lie koI avakAza nahIM raha jAtA / yahI kAraNa hai ki jJAnI puruSa ke hRdaya rUpI himAlaya se karuNA, vAtsalya aura prama kI sahasra-sahastra dhArAeM pravAhita hotI rahatI haiM aura ve pratyeka jIva dhArI ko zItalatA aura zAnti se prAplAvita karatI hai / isase jJAnI kA jIvana bhI bhArI nahIM, halkA banatA hai| jJAnI apane lie jo jIvana-nIti nirdhArita karate haiM, vahI pratyeka mAvana ke lie yogya aura ucita nIti hai| pratyeka manuSya saba ke prati prIti aura ahiMsA kI bhAvanA rakhakara jIvana yAtrA calA sakatA haiM / prAdhAta-pratyA
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________________ [11 ghAta se hI jIvana calegA, aisA samajhanA bhrama hai / sAvadhAnI ke sAtha calane vAlA sabhI prAgiyoM ke prati samabuddhi rakha kara jIvana calA sakatA hai / samatvabuddhi hI bhAvakaruNA hai kisI prANI ko kaSTa na pahu~cAnA, chedana-bhedana na karanA * dravya-dayA hai| rAga-dveSa utpanna na honA bhAvadayA hai| jaba antaHkaraNa meM rAga-dveSa kA sadbhAva nahIM hotA, kaSAya ke viSaile aMkura naSTa ho jAte hai arthAt jaba hRdaya bhAva-dayA se paripUrNa ho jAtA hai taba .. dravya-dayA kA sahaja prAdurbhAva hotA hai| kintu smaraNa rakhanA cAhie ki jIvana . ko paramamaMgala kI ora agrasara karane ke lie kevala dravyadayA paryApta nahIM hai, bhAva-dayA bhI caahie| bhAva-dayA ke vinA jo dravya-dayA hotI hai, vaha prANavAna nahIM hotii| .... rAga-dveSa bhAvahiMsA hai / bhAvahiMsA karane vAlA kisI anya kA ghAta kare yA na kare, prAtmaghAta to karatA hI hai----usake Atmika guNoM kA ghAta hotA hI hai aura yahI sabase bar3A AtmaghAta hai| " sAdhakoM ke sAmarthya aura unakI vibhinna paristhiti kI dRSTi se dharma ke do vibhAga kiye gaye haiM--(1) zramaNa dharma aura (2) zrAvaka dharma / zramaNa dharma ke bhI aneka bheda kiye gaye haiM / para vaha mUla meM eka hai / sAdhaka AsAnI se apanI sAdhanA kalA sake, isa uddezya se caritra ke pAMca bheda kara diye gaye haiM, yadyapi ina saba kA lakSya eka hI hai aura unameM koI mUlabhUta pArthakya nahIM hai| bheda isaliye haiM ki sabhI sAdhakoM kA zArIrika saMghaTana, manobala aura saMskAra eka-sA nahIM hotA, ataeva unakI sAdhanA kA tarIkA bhI eka nahIM ho sktaa| yahI kAraNa hai ki cAritra aura tapazcaryA ke aneka rUpa hamAre AgamoM meM pratipAdita kiye gaye haiN| inameM se jisa sAdhaka kI jaisI zakti aura ruci ho, usI kA avalambana karake vaha Atma kalyAna ke patha para agrasara ho sakatA hai| magara ahiMsA, satya, asteya, brahmacarya aura aparigraha pratyeka sAdhaka ke lie . anivArya haiM / inako dezataH svIkAra kiye binA zrAvakradharma kA aura pUrNarUpeNa svIkAra kiye vinA zramaNa dharma kA pAlana nahIM ho sktaa| ye pAMca vrata . .. cAritra dharma rUpI saudha ke pAye haiM, mUla AdhAra haiN| prAcArAtmaka dharma kA prArambha inhIM vratoM se hotA hai /
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________________ inameM se ahiMsA aura satya vrata ke aticAroM kI carcA kI jA cukI hai| asteya vrata ke bhI tIna aticAroM kA nirUpaNa ho cukA hai| yahAM zeSa do aticAroM para vicAra karanA hai| (4) honAdhika mAnonmAna-vastu ke AdAna-pradAna meM tolane-nApane kI AvazyakatA par3atI hai / aneka vyApArI lobha ke vazIbhUta hokara tolane aura nApane ke sAdhana hIna yA adhika rakhate haiM / dete samaya hIna vAMTo se tolate aura lete samaya adhika bAMToM se / isa prakAra kA tola-nApa kUTa arthAt jhUThA tolamApa kahalAtA hai / yaha eka prakAra kI corI hai / zrAvaka ko tolane aura mApane meM anucita-anaitika lAbha lene kI pravRtti nahIM rakhanI cAhie / tilokacanda (tIna pAva), zerasiMha (sera bhara), pacAnadAsa (13 sera), kilocanda (eka kilogrAma) Adi nAma karaNa karake lAbha lene kI pravRtti agara koI vyApArI rakhatA hai to vaha apanA ihaloka aura paraloka bigAr3atA hai| tolane aura nApane ke sAdhana sahI na rakhanA rAjakIya dRSTi se bhI aparAdha hai| mApate-tolate samaya uMgalI yA pAMva ke aMgUThe se antara karane vAlA pApI hai / chala yA dhokhA karake tola-nApa meM ghaTa-bar3ha kara denA pApa kI pravRtti hai / jisane acaurya vrata ko aMgIkAra kiyA hai, vaha isa prakAra kI pravRtti se sadA dUra hI rhegaa| kapar3A, bhUmi Adi gajoM yA mITaroM se mApe jAte haiN| ina mApoM meM nyUnAdhikratA karanA, chala-kapaTa karanA isa vrata kA dUSaNa hai| . chatra-kapaTa kA sevana karake, nIti kI maryAdA kA atikramaNa karake / aura rAjakIya vidhAna kA bhI ullaMghana karake dhanapati banane kA vicAra atyanta .. gahita aura ghRNita vicAra hai / aisA karane vAlA kadAcit thor3A bahuta jar3a-dhana adhika saMcita kara le magara aAtmA kA dhana lUTA detA hai / aura yAtmika dRSTi .. se vaha daridra bana jAtA hai / laukika jIvana meM vaha apramANika mAnA jAtA hai aura sa jisa vyApArI kI prAmANikatA eka vAra naSTa ho jAtI hai, jise loga aprAmA- . Nika samajha lete haiM, usako vyApArika kSetra meM bhI hAni uThAnI par3atI hai / Apa .. bhalI-bhAMti jAnate hoMge ki paiTha arthAt prAmANikatA kI pratiSThA vyApArI kI . .
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________________ . eka bar3I pUMjI mAnI jAtI hai / jisa kI paiTha nahIM vaha vyApArI divAliyA kahA jAtA hai| ataeva vyApAra ke kSetra meM bhI vahI saphalatA prApta karatA hai jo nIti aura dharma ke niyamoM kA ThIka taraha nirvAha karatA hai| .. zrAvaka dharma meM aprAmANikatA aura anaitikatA ko koI sthAna nahIM hai| vyApAra kevala dhana saMcaya kA hI upAya nahIM hai / agara viveka ko tilAMjali na de dI jAya aura vyApAra ke ucca AdarzoM kA anusaraNa kiyA jAya to vaha ... samAja kI eka bar3I sevA kA nimitta bhI ho sakatA hai prajA kI AvazyakatAoM kI pUrti karanA arthAt jahAM jIvanopayogI jo vastueM sulabha nahIM haiM, unheM sulabha kara denA vyAparI kI samAja sevA hai kintu vaha sevA tabhI sevA kahalAtI hai jaba vyApArI anaitikatA kA Azraya na le, eka mAtra apane svArtha se prerita hokara anucita lAbha na uThAve / saMkSepa meM kahA jA sakatA hai ki zrAvaka dharma kA anusaraNa karate hue jo vyApArI vyApAra karatA hai, vaha samucita dravyopArjana - karake bhI deza aura samAja kI bahuta bar3I sevA kara sakatA hai| .. (5) tatprati rUpaka vyavahAra-acaurya vrata kA pAMcavAM aticAra tatpratirUpaka vyavahAra hai, jisakA artha hai batAnA koI anya mAla aura denA koI anya mAla / bar3hiyA cIja dikhAnA aura ghaTiyA cIja denA, asalI mAla kI bAnagI dekara nakalI de denA, yaha tatpratirUpaka vyavahAra hai / isa prakAra ThagAI karake kharAja mAla dene vAlA apanI prAmANikatA gavAM detA hai / mAla ghaTiyA ho aura use ghaTiyA samajha kara grAhaka kharIdane ko taiyAra ho to bAta dUsarI haiM, kyoMki grAhaka apanI sthiti ke anusAra aise mAla se bhI apanI AvazyakatA kI pUrti kara letA hai / magara acchA mAla dikhalAkara aura acche .. kA mUlya lekara kharAba mAla milA denA prAmANikatA nahIM hai / zrAvaka apane antaraMga aura vahiraMga ko samAna sthitiyoM meM rakhatA hai / vacana se kucha kahanA aura mana meM kucha aura rakhanA evaM kriyA kisI anya prakAra kI karanA zrAvaka-jIvana se saMgata nahIM hai / zrAvaka bhItara-bAhara meM samAna hotA hai / saMsAra meM aise vyakti kI ora koI aMgulI-nirdeza bhI nahIM kara sakatA. isa loka aura paraloka meM usakI sadgati hotI hai / kahA hai ki
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________________ 14 samajhU zaMke pApa se, anasamajhU harapaMta / ve lUkhA ve cIphaNA, ina vidha karma vaDhaMta / / samajhadAra apanA kadama sAvadhAnI se rakhanA hai| vaha pApa meM usI prakAra bacatA hai jaise maile se bacA jAtA hai / avodha bAlaka mele ke apara haMsate-haMsate nikala jAtA hai kintu vivekavAn vyakti usase dUra rahatA hai| isI prakAra samajhadAra hiMsA, jhUTha, corI grAdi se tathA krodha lobha Adi se baca kara clegaa| kAlI mirca yA pIpala meM nUhe kA viSTA milAne vAle kyA apanI yAtmA ko dhokhA nahIM dete ? aAja bhAratavarSa meM milAvaTa kA bAjAra garma hai| ghI meM banAni tela, dUdha meM pAnI, dahI meM syAhI sokha, ATe meM bhATe ke nUre kA milAnA to sAmAnya bAta ho gaI hai / asalI davAoM meM bhI nakalI vastueM milAI jAne lagI haiM / vinA milAvaTa ke za ddha rUpa meM kisI vastu kA milanA kaThina ho gayA hai| isa prakAra yaha deza aprAmANikatA aura anaitikatA kI ora bar3e vega ke sAtha agrasara ho rahA hai / vivekazIla dUradarzI janoM ke lie yaha sthiti cintanIya hai / aise avasara para dharma ke prati anurAga rakhane vAloM ko aura dharma kI pratiSThA evaM mahimA ko kAyama rakhane aura bar3hAne kI ruci rakhane vAloM ko Age AnA caahie| unheM dharma pUrvaka vyavahAra karake dikhAnA cAhie ki prAmANikatA ke sAtha vyApAra karane vAle kabhI ghATA nahIM uThAte / ghATe ke bhaya se adharma aura anIti karane vAloM ko maiM vizvAsa dilAnA cAhatA hU~ ki dharma kisI bhI sthiti meM hAnikAraka nahIM hotA / ataeva bhaya ko tyAgakara, dharma para zraddhA rakha kara prAmANikatA ko apanAyo / aisA karane se prAtmA kalupita hone se bacegI aura prAmANikatA kA sikkA jama jAne para aprAmANika vyApAriyoM kI apekSA vyApAra meM bhI adhika lAbha prApta kiyA jA skegaa| jinheM uttama dharma zravaNa karane kA suavasara milA hai, unheM dUsaroM kI dekhAdekhI pApa ke patha para nahIM calanA cAhie / unake hRdaya meM durvalatA, kuzaMkA aura kalpita bhIti nahIM honI caahie| aisA saccA dharmAtmA apane udAharaNa se saikar3oM aprAmANikoM ko prAmANika banA sakatA hai aura dharma kI pratiSThAcAra meM cAMda lagA sakatA hai|
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________________ acaurya vrata ko aMgIkAra karane vAle gRhastha ko na to milAvaTa kA dhandhA karanA cAhie aura na asalI ke badale nakalI vastu denA caahie| milAvaTa karake denA yA nakalI cIja denA dhokhA hai| yaha adharma hai / dharma kA prANa hai saralatA aura nirmltaa| - jo ina pAMca doSoM se bacegA vaha prAmANika kahalAegA, aura karma bandha se halkA hokara apane bhaviSya ko maMgalamaya bnaaegaa| ina aticAroM se ... bace rahane se vratoM kI sundara bhUmikA taiyAra ho jAtI hai| .. dharma zikSA ko jIvana meM. ramAne ke lie kAma vAsanA ko upazAnta evaM niyaMtrita karanA, moha kI prabalatA ko dabAnA aura amaryAda lobha kA nigraha karanA Avazyaka hai / aisA nahIM kiyA gayA to dharma ke saMskAra jIvana meM vaddhamUla nahIM ho skeNge| jaba yAtmA meM samyagjJAna kI sahastra-sahana kiraNeM phailatI haiM aura pAloka se jIvana paripUrNa ho jAtA hai, taba kAma, krodha aura - lobha kA saghana andhakAra Tika hI nahIM sktaa| / udAharaNa rUpa meM dekhiye- . .. . mahAmuni sthUlabhadra kI saMgati se pATaliputra kI nagara nAyikA apane - jIvana meM AmUla parivartana kara letI hai / rUpakozA ke dvAra para paNDita kI paMDitAI, kulIna kI kulInatA aura sAdhu kI sAdhanA havA ho jAtI thii| usake vilAsa-bhavana meM, vAsanA kI dhadhakatI dhUni meM saMyama, zIla aura sadAcAra bhasma ho jAte the| magara yaha nara-vIra zrAdbhuta yogI thA jisane cAra mAsa taka usake ghara meM hI DerA DAlA / kAjala kI koTharI meM se vaha achUtA niklaa| yahI nahIM, usane kAjala ko apane sAnnidhya se svarNa rUpa meM parivartita kara diyaa| jAmana DAlane se dUdha dahI ke rUpa meM badala jAtA hai / muni ne vANI kA aisA jAmana meM DAlA ki kozA kI bhAvanA rUpI dUdha meM parivartana AyA aura vaha dahI . ke rUpa meM jamane lgii| usane dezavirati-zrAvakadharma ko aMgIkAra kara liyaa| sadbhAvanA aura hita bhAvanA se uccarita suvaktA kI vANI kA
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________________ 16 ] yadi prabhAva nahIM par3atA to samajhanA cAhie ki zrotA hI apAtra hai / vaha dUdha hI kharAba hai jo jAmana DAlane para bhI nahIM jamatA / magara rUpakozA vAsanA ke viSa meM pagI huI bhI apAtra nahIM thii| vAhya dRSTi meM jo adhama se adhama aura patita se patita pratIta hotA hai, usake bhItara bhI divyatA aura bhavyatA samAhita ho sakatI hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki jJAnI jana usake prati bhI ghRNA ke badale karuNA kA hI bhAva rakhate haiM aura usakI divyatA ko jAgRta karane kA prayatna karate haiN| aisA ve na karate to . zAstroM meM ghoratighora kukarma karane vAle arjuna mAlAkAra aura pradezI rAjA ke jaise jIvana carita par3hane ko hameM kaise milate ? to kalaMdara kI taraha mana-markaTa ko icchAnusAra nacAnevAlI rUpa kozA muni kI vairAgya rasa-paripUrita vacanAvalI sunakara vItarAgatA kI upAsikA vana gaI / munirAja sthUlabhadra usake guru bana gaye / 'gu' zabda andhakAra kA aura 'ru' zabda usake vinAza kA vAcaka hai| abhiprAya yaha hai ki manuSya ke . antaHkaraNa meM vyApta saghana andhakAra ko jo vinaSTa kara detA hai, jo viveka / kA Aloka phailA detA hai, vaha 'guru' kahalAtA hai / jIvana-ratha ko kumArga se - vacAkara sanmArga para calAne ke lie aura abhISTa lakSya taka pahuMcAne ke lie yogya guru kI anivArya AvazyakatA hai| rUpakozA ko suyogya guru mila gae aura usakA jIvana-ratha viSaya-vAsanA ke kIcar3amaya evaM Ubar3a-khAbar3a mArga se nikala kara sAdhanA ke rAjamArga para agrasara ho claa| usane vAsanA ke viSa ko vamana kara diyA aura parama-jyotisvarUpa paramAtmA ko apane cintana kA lakSya bnaayaa| sAdhanA ke sAdhAraNatayA do rUpa dekhe jAte haiM--(1) sakAma sAdhanA aura (2) niSkAma sAdhanA / sakAma sAdhanA laukika lAbha ke uddezya se kI jAtI hai, usameM prAtmakalyANa kA vicAra nahIM hotA, ataeva sacce artha meM vaha sAdhanA nahIM kahalAtI sakAma sAdhanA ke vikRta ativikRta rUpa aAja hamAre sAmane haiN| logoM ne apanI-apanI kAmanA ke anukUla sAdhanA kI vividha vidhiyoM kA aAviSkAra kara liyA hai aura usI ke anusAra deva-deviyoM kI sRSTi
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________________ '. [17 . kara DAlI hai / kaI devoM aura deviyoM ko to rakta pipAsu ke rUpa meM kalpita kara liyA hai ! magara kyA devI-devatA rakta se prasanna hoMge ? rakta kI cUda. kapar3e para par3a jAtI hai to manuSya use tatkAla dhonA cAhatA hai. aura jaba taka. nahIM dho DAlatA taba taka mana meM amAvanatA kA anubhava karatA hai / jo rakta . itanA apAvana aura azaM ci hai. use kyA devatA udarasthaH karake saMtuSTa aura prasanna ho sakatA hai ? magara jo svayaM jiha vAlolupa hai aura khUna jisakI dAr3hoM * * meM laga gayA hai, vaha devI-devatA ke nAma para paza kI bali car3hAtA aura ___ usakA upadeza karatA hai / yaha saba nimna zreNI kI kAmanA ke rUpa haiM / tulasIdAsajI ne ThIka hI kahA hai . 'jAko rahI bhAvanA jaisI, .. prabhu mUrata dekhI tina taisii|' aba rUpakozA kA AkarSaNa bhogI puruSoM kI ora na rahakara paramAtmA kI ora ho gyaa| usakA citta bhogoM se aura bhoga sAmagrI se virakta ho gyaa| anAdikAlIna moha ke saMskAroM ke kAraNa AtmA svabhAva se vimukha hokara vibhAva kI ora prerita hotA hai / bhoga use priya lagate haiM aura isI. durvRtti ke kAraNa loga bar3e cAva se apane makAnoM kI dIvAloM para azlIla . citra lagAte haiN| jahAM dekho janatA ko bhar3akAne vAle citra dRSTi patha meM Ate .... haiM / ina citroM dvArA dekhane vAloM kI mAnasika pravRtti to patanonmukha hotI hI hai nArI jAtI kA apamAna bhI hotA hai| vijJApanoM tathA kaleMDaroM ke nArI. . citroM kI veSabhUSA pUrNa nagna nahIM to arddhanagna to rahatI hI hai unake zarIra para jo vastra dikhAye bhI jAte haiM ve aMgoM ke AcchAdana ke liye nahIM pratyuta unheM kRtsitatA ke sAtha pradarzana ke lie hI hote haiM / aAja janatA kI sarakAra bhI idhara kucha dhyAna nahIM detii| para aAja kI apane adhIkAroM ko jAnane vAlI nAriyAM bhI isa apamAna ko sahana kara letI haiM, yaha vismaya kI bAta hai| agara mahilAeM isa ora dhyanA deM aura saMgaThita prayAsa kareM to mAtR jAti .. kA isa prakAra apamAna karane vAloM ko sahI rAha para lA sakatI haiN| . . . .. . rUpakozA ne apanI citrazAlA ko dharmazAlA ke rUpa meM badala diyaa|
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________________ 18] vilAsa kI sAmagrI haTA kara usane virAga kI sAmagrI sjaaii| jahAM vilAsa kI vaitaraNI bahatI thI, vahAM virAga kI mahA maMdAkinI pravAhita hone lgii| zRMgAra kA sthAna vairAgya ne grahaNa kiyaa| varSAkAla vyatIta hone para mahAmuni sthUlabhadra pApa-paMka meM lipta AtmA kA uddhAra kara ke apane guru ke nikaTa cale ge| ___ muni ne apane sadguNoM ke saurabha se vezyA ke jIvana ko surabhita kara diyA / vezyA ke mana kA kaNa-kaNa muni ke prati kRtajJatA se paripUrNa ho gyaa| vaha unake lokottara upakAra ke bhAra se daba-sI gaI / aba usake citta kI caMcalatA dUra ho gaI / mana pUrI taraha zAnta ho gyaa| __ anukUla nimitta milane para jIvana AdhyAtmikatA meM bar3I tejI ke sAtha badala jAtA hai . __ bandhuno ! jisa prakAra bhUkha khAne se hI miTatI hai, bhojana dekhane yA bhojya padArthoM kA nAma sunane se nahIM, isI prakAra dharma ko jIvana meM utArane se jIvana ke samagra vyavahAroM ko dhanamaya banAne se hI vAstavika zAnti prApta ho sakatI hai| jinakA jIvana dharmamaya bana jAtA hai, ve parama zAnti aura samAdhi ke apUrva Ananda ko prApta karake kRtArtha ho jAte haiN| *KCG
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________________ brahmacarya yoM to jJAna AtmA kA svabhAva hai aura AtmA kitanA hI malina . aura nikRSTa dazA ko kyoM na prApta ho jAya, usakA svabhAva mUlataH kabhI naSTa nahIM hotA / jJAnAloka kI katipaya kiraNeM, cAhe ve dhUmila hI hoM, magara sadaiva AtmA meM vidyamAna rahatI haiN| nigoda jaisI nikRSTa sthiti meM bhI jIva meM cetanA kA aMza jAgRta rahatA hai / isa dRSTi se pratyeka AtmA jJAnavAn hI kahA jA sakatA hai, magara jaise atyalpa dhanavAna ko dhanI nahIM kahA jAtA vipula dhana - kA svAmI hI dhanI kahalAtA hai, isI prakAra pratyeka jIva ko jJAnI nahIM kaha sakate / jisa AtmA meM jJAna kI viziSTa mAtrA jAgRta evaM sphUrta rahatI hai, vahI '. vAstava meM jJAnI kahalAtA hai| - jJAna kI viziSTa mAtrA kA artha hai-viveka yukta jJAna honA, sva-para kA bheda samajhane kI yogyatA honA aura nirmala jJAna honA / jisa jJAna meM kaSAya janita malInatA na ho vahI vAstava meM viziSTa jJAna yA vijJAna kahalAtA hai / sAdhAraNa jIva jaba kisI vastu ko dekhatA hai to apane rAga yA dvaSa kI bhAvanA kA raMga usa para car3hA detA hai aura isa kAraNa use usa vastu kA zuddha jJAna nahIM hotaa| isI prakAra jisa jJAna para rAga-dveSa kA raMga car3hA rahatA hai, jo jJAna kaSAya kI malInatA ke kAraNa malIna bana jAtA hai, vaha samIcIna jJAna nahIM kahA jA sakatA / kahA bhI hai * "tajjJAnameva na bhavati, yasminna dite vibhAti rAgagaNA : / .. tamasaH kuto'sti zaktiH, dinakara kiraNAgrataH sthAtum ? // " .... jisa jJAna ke udaya meM bhI rAga, dveSa, moha, aviveka Adi dUSarA bane / - raheM use jJAna nahIM kahA jA sakatA / jaise sUrya ke udaya hone para aMdhakAra
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________________ 20] nahIM Thahara sakatA, usI prakAra samyagjJAna ke utpanna hone para rAgAdi nahIM raha skte| isa prakAra kA samyagjJAna jise prApta hai, unakA dRSTi koNa / sAmAnya janoM ke dRSTi koNa se kucha vilakSaNa hotA hai / sAdhAraNa jana jahA~ vAhya dRSTikoNa rakhate haiM, jJAniyoM kI dRSTi Antarika hotI hai / hAni-lAbha ko A~kane aura mApane ke mApadaNDa bhI unake alaga hote haiM / sAdhAraNa loga vastu kA mUlya svArtha kI kasauTI para parakhate haiM, jJAnI use antaraMga dRSTi se, . alipta bhAva se dekhate haiN| isI kAraNa ve apane pApako bandha ke sthAna para bhI nirjarA kA adhikArI banA lete haiM / ajJAnI ke lie jo Asrava kA nimitta hai, jJAnI ke lie vahI nirjarA kA nimitta bana jAtA hai / AcArAMga meM kahA hai 'je bhAsavA te parisanyA, 'je parisavvA te prAsavA, saMsArI prANI jahAM hAni dekhatA hai, jJAnI vahAM lAbha anubhava karatA hai| isa prakAra jJAna dRSTi vAle aura bAhya dRSTi vAle meM bahuta antara hai / bAhya dRSTi vAlA vastuoM meM Asakti dhAraNa karake malInatA prApta karatA hai, jabaki jJAnI nikhAlisa bhAva se vastusvarUpa ko jAnatA hai, ataeva malinatA use sparza nahIM kara paatii| bahuta bAra jJAnI aura ajJAnI kI bAhya ceSTA eka- sI pratIta hotI hai, magara unake Antarika pariNAmoM meM AkAza-pAtAla jitanA antara hotA hai| jJAnI jisa lokottara kalA kA adhikarI hai, vaha ajJAnI ke bhAgya meM kahA~ ! . jJAnI puruSa kA padArthoM ke prati moha nahIM hotA, ataeva vaha kisI bhI padArtha ko apanA banAne ke liye vicAra hI nahIM karatA aura jo use apanA nahIM banAnA cAhatA, vaha usakA apaharaNa to kara hI kaise sakatA hai ! vaha sone aura miTTI ko samAna dRSTi se dekhatA hai, usake lie tRNa aura maNi samAna haiN| ___ isa prakAra jisa sAdhaka kI dRSTi antarmukha ho jAtI hai, use padArthoM kA svalpa kucha nirAlA hI najara Ane lagatA hai / vaha AtmA aura paramAtmA ko apane meM hI dekhane lagatA hai / use apane bhItara pAramAtmika guNoM kA akSaya
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________________ [21 ___ bhaMDAra dRSTigocara hotA hai, jisakI tulanA meM jagat ke vahumUlya se bahumUlya padArtha. bhI tuccha aura nissAra lagate haiN| vaha apanI hI AtmA meM anirvacanIya Ananda kA apAra sAgara laharAtA huA dekhatA hai / usa Ananda kI tulanA meM viSaya-janita Ananda nagaNya aura tuccha pratIta hotA hai| . .. isa prakAra kI anta dRSTi pratyeka prANI meM jAgRta ho sakatI hai, magara usake jIvana meM vidyamAna dopa use jAgRta nahIM hone dete / ataeva yaha Avazyaka hai ki una dopoM ko samajhane kA prayatna kiyA jAya / isI dRSTi se yahAM unakA vivecana kiyA jA rahA hai| aise mUlabhUta doSa pAMca haiM jinameM se tIna kA sAticAra varNana kiyA jA cukA hai| svadAra santoSa aura svapati santoSa-jagat ke jIvoM meM. cAhe ve manuSya hoM athavA manupyetara kAma vAsanA yA maithunavRtti yugala pAI jAtI hai| - mithuna kA artha hai jor3A (yugl)| mila kara jo kArya karate haiM, vaha maithuna kaha. lAtA hai / tathApi maithuna zabda kAma vAsanA kI pUtti ke uddezya se kiye jAne vAle ku kRtya ke artha meM rUr3ha ho gayA hai ataH ise 'kuzIla' bhI kahate haiN| moha ke vazIbhUta ho kara kAmukavRtti ko zAnta karane kI ceSTA karanA maithuna hai| kAma vAsanA kI prabalatA hone para manuSya vijAtIya prANiyoM ke sAtha bhI bhraSTa hotA hai / . . . . maithuna ke aThAraha bheda kiye gaye haiM / maithuna kriyA Atmika aura zArIrika zaktiyoM kA vighAta karane vAlI hai| isase aneka prakAra ke pApoM kI paramparA kA janma hotA hai / jisa manuSya ke mastiSka meM kAma saMbaMdhI vicAra hI cakkara kATate rahate haiM, vaha pavitra aura utkRSTa vicAroM se zUnya ho jAtA hai| usakA jIvana vAsanA kI Aga meM hI jhulasatA rahatA hai / vrata, niyama, japa, tapa, dhyAna svAdhyAya aura saMyama Adi zubha kriyAeM usase nahIM ho sakatIM / usakA dimAga sadaiva gaMde vicAroM meM ulajhA rahatA hai / patita bhAvanAoM ke kAraNa divya bhAvanAeM pAsa bhI nahIM phaTakane paatii| ataH jo puruSa sAdhanA ke mArga para calane kA abhilASI ho use apanI kAma vAsanA ko jItane kA sarva prathama . - prayAsa karanA caahie|. ... .
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________________ 22] Aja isa viSaya meM aneka prakAra ke bhrama phaile haiM aura phailAye jA~ rahe haiM / eka bhrama yaha hai ki kAma vAsanA ajeya hai; lAkha prayatna karane para bhI use jItA nahIM jA sakatA / aisA kahane vAle logoM ko saMyama-sAdhanA kA anubhava nahIM hai / jo viSaya bhoga ke kIr3e bane hue haiM, ve hI isa prakAra kI bAteM kaha kara janatA ko adhaH patana kI ora le jAne kA prayatna karate haiM / 'svayaM naSTaH parAnnAzayati'-jo svayaM naSTa hai vaha dUsaroM ko bhI naSTa karane kI koziza karatA hai / aise loga sthUlabhadra jaise mahApuruSoM ke Adarza ko nahIM jAnate haiM, na jAnanA hI cAhate haiN| ve apanI durvalatA ko chipAne kA jaghanya prayAsa karate haiM / vAstavikatA yaha hai ki brahmacarya AtmA kA svabhAva hai aura maithuna vibhAva hai| svabhAva meM pravRtti karanA na asvAbhAvika hai aura na asaMbhava hii| bhAratIya saMskRti ke agradUtoM ne, cAhe ve kisI dharma sampradAya ke anuyAyI hoM, brahmacarya ko sAdhanA kA anivArya aMga mAnA hai| yaha sanya hai ki pratyeka manuSya sahasA pUrNa brahmacarya kA paripAlana nahIM kara sakatA. tathApi brahmacarya kI ora agrasara to ho hI sakatA hai / muni ke lie zAstroM meM pUrNa brahmacarya kA anivArya vidhAna hai aura gRhastha ke lie sthUla maithuna tyAga kA vidhAna kiyA gayA hai / sadgRhastha vahI kahalAtA hai jo para striyoM ke prati mAtA aura bhaginI kI bhAvanA rakhatA hai / jo pUrNa brahmacarya ke aAdarza taka nahIM pahu~ca sakate, unheM bhI dezataH brahmacarya kA to pAlana karanA hI caahie| parastrIgamana kA tyAga karane ke sAtha-sAtha jo svapatnI ke sAtha bhI maryAdita rahatA hai, vaha vizeSa rUpa se brahmacarya kA pAlana karake projasvI aura tejasvI banane ke sAtha saMyama kA pAlana karatA hai / sadgRhastha ko jJAnIjana cetAvanI dete haiM ki sthUla maithuna kA bhI tyAga nahIM karoge to sthUla hAni hogii| sUkSa aura prAMtarika hAni kA bhale hI hara eka ko patA na lage para sthUla abrahma ke sevana se jo sthUla hAniyAM hotI haiM, unheM to sArI duniyA jAnatI hai / jisane apanI indriyoM para niyantraNa kara liyA hai, jisakA manovala prabala hai aura jo apanA iha para loka sudhAranA cAhatA hai, vahI brahmacarya kA pAlana karatA hai / isake viparIta durvalahRdaya jana ahiMsA Adi vratoM kA bhI pAlana nahIM kara
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________________ .. ... .... ..... [23 / sakate / satya kA nirvAha bhI nirbala nahIM kara sakatA / ahiMsA aura satya ke .. pAlana ke lie manobala aura dhairya kI AvazyakatA hotI hai / inheM utpanna karane .. -- vAlA aura surakSita rakhane vAlA brahmacarya hai| .... . .. jagat meM jitane bhI mahApuruSa hue haiM, sabhI ne eka svara se brahmacarya kI mahimA kA gAna kiyA hai| brahmacarya kI sAdhanA meM adbhuta prabhAva nihita hai / devatA bhI brahmacArI ke caraNoM meM praNAma karake apane ko kRtArtha mAnate - brahmacarya aisI sAdhanA hai ki usakI rakSA ke liye katipaya niyamoM .. kA pAlana karanA Avazyaka hai| dhAnya kI rakSA ke lie jaise vAr3a kI AvazyakatA _ hotI hai, usI prakAra brahmacarya kI rakSA ke lie bhI vAreM Avazyaka hai / zAstroM __ meM brahmacarya ke sahAyaka evaM rakSaka niyamoM kI saMkhyA nau batalAI gaI hai| .. . jahAM strI, hijar3A aura pazu nivAsa karate hoM, vahAM brahmacArI puruSa / ko nahIM rahanA cAhie / brahmacAriNI strI ke lie bhI yahIM niyama jAti parivatana ke sAtha lAgU hotA hai| isI prakAra mAtrA se adhika bhojana karanA; uttejaka bhojana karanA. kAmukatA vardhaka bAteM karanA vibhUSA-zRMgAra karanA - aura indriyoM ke viSayoM meM Asakti dhAraNa karanA, ityAdi aisI bAteM haiM jina / se brahmacAro ko sadaiva bacate rahanA caahie| jo inase bacatA rahatA hai, usake - brahmacarya vrata ko pAMca nahIM paatii| jisa kAraNa se bhI vAsanA bhar3akatI - ho, usase dUra rahanA brahmacArI ke lie Avazyaka hai / - pratyeka manuSya sthUlabhadra aura vijaya seTha nahIM bana sakatA / sthUlabhadra kA kathAnaka Apane sunA hai / vijaya seTha bhI eka mahAn sattvazAlI gRhastha the, jinakI brahmacarya sAdhanA bar3e se bar3e yogI kI sAdhanA se samatA kara sakatI hai| .. vivAha hone se pUrva hI unhoMne kRSNa pakSa meM brahmacarya pAlane kI pratijJA aMgIkAra kI thii| unakI patnI vijayA ne bhI vivAha se pUrva hI eka pakSa--zukla ' pakSa meM brahmacarya pAlana kI pratijJA lI thii| saMyoga vaza donoM vivAha ke bandhana meM Avaddha ho gae / donoM eka sAtha rahe phira bhI apanA vrata akhaMDita rakha ske| mAtA ko vilagAva mAlUma na ho aura zuddhavAsanA vihIna prema bhI
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________________ 24.] banA rahe, aisA Adarza jIvana usa dampatI ne vyatIta kiyA / kintu sAdhAraNa sAdhaka ke lie to yahI zreyaskara hai ki brahmacarya kI sAdhanA ke lie vaha strI ke sAnnidhya meM na rahe aura ekAnta meM vArtAlApa Adi na kare / ... muni sthUlabhadra kI sAdhanA ucca koTi kI thii| unakA saMyama atyanta prabala thA / eka ziza ko, jisameM kAmavAsanA kA udaya nahIM hai, indrANI bhI SoDazavarSIyA sundarI kA rUpa dhAraNa karake prAve to use nahIM lubhA sktii| sthUlabhadra ne apane mana ko bAlaka ke mana ke samAna vAsanA vihIna banA liyA thA / yahI kAraNa hai ki pralobhana kI paripUrNa sAmagrI vidyamAna hone para bhI rUpakozA unheM nahIM DigA sakI, unhoMne hI rUpakozA ke mana ko saMyama ko ora mor3a diyaa| varSAvAsa kA samaya samApta ho gayA / munirAja prasthAna karane lge| rUpakozA unheM vidAI de rahI hai / var3AhI bhAva bhInA dRzya hai / manuSya kA mana sadA samAna nahIM rahatA / santa-samAgama pAkara bahutoM ke mana para dhArmikatA aura AdhyAtmikatA kA raMga car3ha jAtA hai kintu dUsare prakAra ke vAtAvaraNa meM pAte hI usake utarate bhI dera nahIM lagatI / dharmasthAna meM prAkara aura dhAmikoM ke samAgama meM pahu~ca kara manuSya vrata aura saMyama kI bAta socane lagatA hai kintu usase bhinna vAyumaMDala meM vaha badala jAtA hai / sAmAnya janoM kI aisI manodazA hotI hai / muni sthUlabhadra mAnavIya mana ko isa caMcalatA se bhalIbhA~ti paricita the| ataeva unhoMne prasthAna samaya rUpakozA ko sAvadhAna kiyA, bhadre ! tU ne apane svarUpa ko pA liyA hai / aba sadA satarka rahanA, kAma krodha kI lahareM tere mana-mAnasa sarovara meM na uThane pArve aura unase terA jIvana malIna na bana jAya / terA parAyArUpa-vikAramaya jIvana-calA gayA hai, kusaMgati kA. nimitta pAkara tere nija rUpa para puna : kacarA na AjAya / pAvana jIvana kI surakSA ke lie yaha Avazyaka hai ki pApa kI malIna vRttiyoM se sadaiva apane ko bacAyA jAya / dekhanA, aAja tere jIvana meM jo nirmalatA aura bhavyatA AI hai, vaha vAsanA ke viSa se viSAkta na vana jAya / tere jIvana meM mahAmaMgala kA jo dvAra unmukta huA hai vaha sthagita na ho jAya / antaH karaNa meM jo pavitra prakAza udita huA
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________________ hai, vaha moha ke kAle kAle bAdaloM se AcchAdita na ho jaay| Atma kalyANa kI ora bar3hAyA huA kadama pIche na phira jAyaM yA vahIM kA vahIM na raha jAya, . - isa bAta ke lie sadA. sAvadhAna rahanA / kalyANa ke patha para pratipala agrasara - hote jAnA hI jIvana ko saphala banAne kA upAya hai| .. jaba taka rAsAyanika kriyA ke dvArA svarNa zuddha nahIM kiyA jAtA - taba taka vaha azuddha rahatA hai / ataH hIre ko ragar3a-ragar3a kara camakIlA banAyA - jAtA hai / khAna se nikale sone meM vaha camaka nahIM hotI usa samaya usameM maiMlaM milA rahatA hai| karma ke saghana AvaraNa se terI AtmA kI kAnti bhI phIkI par3I huI thI, aba vaha ujjvala ho gaI haiN| vaha punaH phIkI na par3a jAya, yaha dhyAna meM rakhanA / vikAsa kI gati avaruddha na ho jAya, nirantara jIvana pragati - kI ora bar3hatA jAya, yaha smaraNa rkhnaa| ........ ... ... ... .. - muni ne kozA se kahA-maMgalamayi ! atIta ko bhUla jAnA aura yaha .. mAnanA ki yahI tere jIvana kA zubha prabhAta hai| tere jIvana kI andhakAramayI vikarAla. rAtri samApta hogaI hai, aba sunaharA prabhAta udita huA hai / prabhAta kA yaha pavitra prakAza nirantara prakhara hotA rahe, terA jIvana pavitratA kI ora bar3hatA rahe aura nirmala se nirmalatara banatA jAya, yahI merI maMgalakAmanA hai| puNya ke udaya se milI huI yaha uttama sAmagrI-mAnava-jIvana, paripUrNa indriyAM, nIrogatA, satsamAgama, dharmazravaNa kA suyoga Adi-nirarthaka na ho jAya / yaha sAmagrI dharma kI ArAdhanA meM lage aura AtmA meM nirmala bhAva ko jAgRta kare - to hI isakI sArthakatA hai / ..... muni kI bhAvapUrNa vacanAvalI zravaNa kara rUpAkozA kA hRdaya sadbhAvanA se adhika paripUrNa hogyaa| usakA antara adhika sAhasa evaM satsaMkalpa se bhara gayA / usane atizaya namratA aura dRr3hatA se kahA-yogirAja ! maiM apane ko hIrA-kaNI ke samAna banAye rkkhuugii| hIrAkaraNI kIcar3a meM bhI apanI kAnti nahIM chodd'tii| kIcar3a kI malInatA usameM praveza nahIM kara pAtI / maiM gRhasthI meM rahakara bhI pApa kI kAlimA se bacI rahane kA prayAsa karUMgI aura jina vratoM ko aMgIkAra kiyA hai, unheM akhaMDita rakkhUgI / Apa mere viSaya meM nizcinta
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________________ rheN| Apa jaise yogI kA samAgama pAkara maiM dhanya hogaI haiN| ApakI prabhAvapUrNa vANI ko zravaNa karane se merA ajJAnAndhakAra vilIna hogayA hai| hRdaya meM pavitra jyoti bAlekita huI hai| vizvAsa rakhie mahAtman ! vaha aba bujhane nahIM pAegI / prabho ! Apa karuNA aura jJAna ke sAgara haiN| prakAza ke puMja haiN| merI hArdika kAmanA hai ki jaise ApakI saMgati se mujha adhama kA uddhAra huaA, usI prakAra jagat ke anya patita prANiyoM kA bhI uddhAra ho / Apane jaise eka jIvana ko pavitra banAyA hai, vaise hI jana-jana ke jIvana ko pavitra banAveM / yogin ! Apa gaMgA ke nirmala jala ke samAna haiN| jana-jana ke jIvana ke lie varadAna haiN| lpAkozA ke hRdaya meM muni ke prati agAdha sAtvika anurAga aura vitra zraddhAbhAva hai / bhautika deha ke prati saMyoga-viyoga kI bhAvanA nahIM hai| vaha saMkalpa karatI hai ki muni mahArAja bhale hI cale jAeM parantu unakA upadeza, u ke dvArA vikherA huA pAvana pAloka, mere hRdaya meM nahIM jAegA / use maiM apane jIvana ke utthAna kA mUlamantra banA kara surakSita rkrgii| saMsAra ke jIvoM kI pariNati baDhI vicitra hai| sabase bar3I vicitratA to yahI hai ki AtmA svayaM ananta jJAna-darzana aura asIma sukha kA nidhAna hokara bhI apane svarUpa ko bhUla kara raMka banA huA hai / jaba vaha apane vAstavika rUpa ko samajha kara usameM ramaNa karane lagatA hai to saMsAra ke uttama se uttama padArtha bhI use AnandadAyaka pratIta nahIM hote| use sArA vizva eka nissAra nATaka ke samAna bhAsita hone lagatA hai / rUpAkozA kI aba yahI manodazA thI / use dharma-cintAmaNi pAkara kisI bhI vastu kI kAmanA nahIM raha gaI thii| isa prakAra rUpAkozA muni ko vidA detI hai aura apane jIvana ko vizuddha banAne kA AzvAsana detI hai / muni cAturmAsya samApta kara guru ke nikaTa loTa rahe haiN| . jaise mahAmunIzvara sthUlabhadra vikAra, vilAsa evaM vAsanA ke viSaile
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________________ [27 . vAtAvaraNa meM bhI apane ko vizuddha banAe rakha sake, usI prakAra hameM bhI apane jIvana ko zuddha banAnA hai| yAda rakhie, Apane bhI munirAjoM ke mukhAravinda se mahAvIra kI maMgala-dezanA sunI hai| Apa bhI isI prakAra dRr3ha saMkalpI baneM ... aura kisI bhI virodhI vAtAvaraNa meM rahakara bhI apanI dharmabhAvanA meM antara na Ane deN| Aja Apake jIvana meM jo dharmabhAva udita huA hai va ho rahA hai, vaha sthira rahe aura bar3hatA jAya, yahI jIvana ke abhyudaya kA rAjamArga hai| .
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________________ brahmacarya kI vizuddhi AcArAMga sUtra meM jIvoM kI rakSA kA vicAra karate hue nirUparA kiyA gayA hai ki kina-kina prayojanoM evaM kAraNoM se prerita ho kara ajJAnI jana hiMsA karate haiM aura kaise usase bacanA cAhie ?, hiMsA se bacane aura ahiMsA kA pAlana karane ke lie sarva prathama jIva-ajIva ko pahacAnane kI Ava. zyakatA hai / jIva ke svarUpa ko jAne jinA hiMsA se bacanA saMbhava nahIM hai| zAstra meM kahA hai ki jo jIve vi na yAroI ajIve vi na yaannaai| jIvA jIve ayAraNaMto kaha so naahiii......| bahuta-se le.ga jIva ko ajIva mAnakara niHsaMkoca hiMsA meM pravRtta hote dekhe jAte haiN| calate-phirate aura vyakta cetanA vAle jIvoM ko to sAdhAraNa laukika jana bhI jIva samajhate haiM kintu aise bhI jIva hote haiM jinakI cetanA vyakta nahIM hotI yA jinakI cetanA ke kArya hamAre pratyakSa nahIM hote / ve sthAvara jIva kahalAte haiM / yadyapi jJAnI ke lie unakI cetanA bhI vyakta haiM, para camar3e kI AMkhoM vAle ke lie vaha vyakta nahIM hotii| phira bhI yadi gaharAI se vicAra kiyA jAya to unameM rahI huI cetanA ko samajha lenA kaThina nahIM hai / anumAna aura Agama pramANoM se to use bhI samajhane meM koI kaThinAI nahIM hogii| __ saba kA svAnubhava isa satya kA sAkSI hai ki jagat ke choTe-bar3e sabhI jIvoM ko Ayu priya hai, jIvana priya hai, prANa priya haiN| mRtyu sabhI ko apriya ... hai / sabhI jIva duHkha se udvigna hete haiM aura sukha se prasanna hete haiN| eka rAjanItijJa aura vidhAna zAstrI dhana, bhUmi aura vastra Adi
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________________ [ 26 ke haraNa ko aparAdha mAnate haiM to kyA prANaharaNa aparAdha nahIM haiM ? vAstava meM prANa haraNa sabase bar3A aparAdha hai, kyoM ki jIvoM ko prAraNa saba se adhika priya hai| bar3e se bar3e sAmrAjya ke badale meM bhI, yahAM taka ki trailokya kI prabhutA ke badale meM bhI, koI apane prANa dene ko taiyAra nahIM hotaa| .. yadi sarvatobhAvena AtmasvarUpa kI ora gati karane kA lakSya hai tathA . nija guNoM kI rakSA karanI hai to sabhI prakAra kI hiMsA se bacanA caahie| jaise manuSya kI hiMsA ko gahita samajhA jAtA haiM, usI prakAra manuSyetara prANiyoM kI hiMsA ko bhI tyAjya samajhanA caahie| . Aja hamAre deza meM, rAjanItika kSetroM meM bhI ahiMsA kI carcA hotI .. hai| bhAratIya zAsana bhI ahiMsA kI duhAI detA hai| magara samajha meM nahIM prAttA ki. vaha kaisI ahiMsA hai ! jo sarakAra mAMsa, machalI aura aMDe khAne kA pracAra karatI hai, to kahanA cAhie vaha sahI rUpa meM ahiMsA ko samajhatI hI nahIM, rAjanotijJoM kI ahiMsA saMbhavataH mAnava prANI taka hI sImita hai| mAnavetara prANI apanI rakSA ke lie pukAra nahIM kara sakate, saMgaThita hokara Andolana nahIM kara sakate, asahayoga aura satyAgraha karane kA sAmarthya unameM nahIM hai, ve zAsana ko hilA nahIM sakate aura unase kisI ko 'voTa' lene kA svArtha nahIM hai, kyA isI kAraNa ve ahiMsA aura karuNA kI paridhi se bAhara haiM ? yadi yaha satya hai to svArtha evaM bhaya para AdhArita ahiMsA saccI aMhisA nahI hai| vaha ahiMsA dharma aura nIti nahIM hai--mAtra paoNlisI hai| . magara yAda rakhanA cAhie ki jaba taka prANI mAtra ke prati ahiMsA . aura karuNA kA dRSTikoNa nahIM apanAyA jAegA taba taka mAnava-mAnava ke prati bhI ahiMsA kA pAlana nahIM kara skegaa| pazuoM aura pakSiyoM kI hiMsA karane vAle meM hiMsA ke prati jhijhaka nahIM rahatI aura kabhI bhI vaha manuSyoM kI hiMsA / kara sakatA hai / rAjanItika kSetra meM ahiMsA saMbaMdhI Andolana kI aba taka kI asaphalatA kA yahI mukhya kAraNa hai| adhUrI ahiMsA kI pratiSThA nahIM kI jA .. sakatI / hiMsA ke saMskAroM ko manuSya ke mastiSka se tabhI dUra kiyA jA sakatA .: hai jaba manuSya aura manuSyetara sabhI prANiyoM kI hiMsA ko pApa samajhA jAya aura
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________________ usake unmUlana ke lie prayatna kiyA jaay| aisA karane ke lie ahiMsA ko dharma samajhanA hogA-polisI samajhane se kAma nahIM clegaa| jaina manISiyoM ne ahiMsA ke sambandha meM talasparzI aura atyanta vyApaka cintana kiyA hai / unhoMne asatya, asteya, abrahmacarya aura mUrchA ko bhI hiMsA kA hI rUpa svIkAra kiyA hai| rAga, dveSa krodha mAna mAyA, lobha Adi jitanI bhI durvRttiyA~ haiM, sabhI hiMsA ke antargata haiM / kabhI inase para kA ghAta na mI hotA ho to bhI Atmika svarUpa kA vighAta to hotA hI hai aura yaha svahiMsA hai / jJAnI jana isalie svahiMsA se bhI bacate haiN| upAsakadazAMga sUtra ke cAlU prakaraNa meM maithuna Adi ke viSaya meM bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI Ananda prAdi ko saMbodhita karake batA rahe haiM ki. kAyika maithuna sthUla maithuna hai / sthUla maithuna ke tyAgI ko pAMca bAtoM se bacanA cAhie / svadAra santoSa aura svapati santoSa ke pAMca aticAra jAnane yogya haiM kintu AcaraNa karane yogya nahIM haiN| ve isa prakAra haiM (1) itvarikA parigrahotAgamana-parigrahItA ( vivAhitA ) ke sAtha gamana karanA sAdhAraNatayA doSa nahIM mAnA jAtA, laukika dRSTi se anaitika kRtya bhI nahIM ginA jAtA kintu alpa avasthA kI patnI se gamana karanA aticAra hai - brahmacarya vrata saMbaMdhI doSa hai, kyoMki aisA karanA usake prati anyAya rakhaila strI ke sAtha gamana karanA bhI dUSaNa hai| kyoMki vaha usakI vAstavika svakIyA patnI nahIM hai / jaba taka rakhaila strI se kAyika sambandha na, ho taba taka aticAra samajhanA cAhie aura kAyika sambandha hone para anAcAra ho jAtA hai, arthAt kAra se sambandha karane para svadAra santoSa vrata pUrI taraha khaMDita ho jAtA hai| . . (2) aparigrahItAgamana-avivAhitA- kumArI athavA vezyA ko parAI strI na samajha kara usake sAtha gamana karanA bhI aticAra hai / vAstava meM ve sava striyAM parakIyA hI haiM jo svakIyA (vivAhitA) nahIM haiN| unake sAtha saMbhoga
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________________ [31 karane se vratabhaMga nahIM hogA, yaha dhAraNA bhramapUrNa haiM / ataeva svakIya patnI ke - atirikta sabhI striyoM ko parastrI samajhanA caahie| .. (3) anaMga krIDA-kAmabhoga ke prAkRtika aMgoM ke atirikta jo aga haiM, ve yahAM anaMga kahalAte haiN| unake dvArA kAma ceSTA karanA brahmacarya vrata kA dUSaNa hai / jaba kAmukavRti tIvratA ke sAtha utpanna hotI haiM to manuSya kA viveka vilupta ho jAtA hai / vaha ucita-anucita ke vicAra ko tilAMjali de detaa|hai aura gahita se gahita kRtya bhI kara DAlatA hai / ataeva isa prakAra kI.. __ utejanA ke kAraNoM se sad gRhastha ko dUra hI rahanA caahie| .. zrAvaka bhI mokSamArga kA pathika hai / vaha apane jIvana kA pradhAna dhyeya siddhi (mukta) prApta karanA hI mAnatA hai aura tadanusAra 'yathAzakti' 'vyavahAra' bhI karatA hai| phira bhI vaha artha aura kAma kI pravRti se sarvathA vimukha nahIM ho pAtA, yaha satya hai magara artha evaM kAma saMbaMdhI pravRti usake jIvana meM AnuvaMgika (gauNa) hI hotI hai / pathika apane gantavya sthAna para pahu~cane ke lie aneka sTezanoM aura par3AvoM se gujarAta hai, mArga meM aneka dRzya dekhatA hai| nirdhArita sthAna para pahu~cane ke pUrva bIca meM kitanI hI bAteM dekhatA-sunatA hai / isI prakAra sAdhaka bhI mokSamArga kA pathika hai / vaha zabda-rUpa Adi ko sunatA ... dekhatA aura anubhava karatA hai / bhUmi, dhana Adi se bhI usakA kAna par3atA hai, parantu vaha unameM unajhatA nahIM aura apane lakSya-mokSa ko nahIM bhuultaa| kitane hI kAmuka anaMga krIr3A karake apanI kAma vAsanA ko tRpta karate haiM / aise loga samAja meM kadAcAra ko bar3hAte haiM, apanA sarvanAza karate, haiM aura apane samparka meM Ane vAloM ko bhI adha : patana kI ora le jAte haiM / sadgRha tha aise kRtyoM se apane ko bacAye rakhatA hai| pUrva kAla meM, aneka dRSTiyoM se sAmAjika vyavasthA bahuta uttama thii| 3. loga brahmacarya kA abhyAsa karane ke bAda gRhasthAzrama meM praveza karate, zikSA kI vyavasthA aisI thI ki unheM brahmacarya kA pAlana karane ke lie anukUla vAtAvaraNa prApta hotA thaa| jaba kAraNa zuddha hotA hai to kArya bhI zuddha hotA hai| agara kAraNa meM hI azuddhi huI to kArya svataH azuddha ho jaaegaa|
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________________ 32] - tAruNya yA prauDhAvasthA meM yadi sahazikSA ho to vaha brahmacarya pAlana meM bAdhaka hotI hai| acche saMskAroM vAle bAlaka bAlikAe' bhale hI apane ko kAyika saMbaMdha se bacAleM kintu mAnasika apavitratA se bacanA to bahuta kaThina hai / aura jaba mana meM apavitratA utpanna ho jAtI hai to kAyika adhaH patana hote kyA dera lagatI hai ? taruNa avasthA meM anaMgakrIr3A kI sthiti utpanna hone kA khatarA banA rahatA hai / ataeva mAtA-pitA Adi kA yaha parama kartavya hai ki ve apanI santati ke jIvana vyavahAra para bArIka najara rakkheM aura kusaMgati se bacAne kA yatna kreN| unake lie aise pavitra vAtAvaraNa kA nirmANa kareM ki ve gaMde vicAroM se bace raheM aura kharAba AdatoM se paricita hI na ho paaeN| bAlakoM ko kusaMskAroM se bacAne aura susaMskArI banAne ke lie yaha Avazyaka hai ki bar3e-bUr3he ghara kA vAtAvaraNa zuddha aura sAtvika rakhane kI sAMvadhAnI barauM / jisa ghara meM dharma ke saMskAra hote haiM, dharmakRtya kiye jAte haiM, santamahAtmAoM ke jIvana carita par3he-sune jAte haiM, satsAhitya kA paThana-pAThana hotA hai aura dharma zAstroM kA svAdhyAya kiyA jAtA hai, jahAM haMsI-majAka meM bhI gAlI ' galauja kA yA aziSTa zabdoM kA prayoga nahIM kiyA jAtA aura naitikatA pUrNa jIvana vyatIta karane kA Agraha hotA hai, usa ghara kA vAtAvaraNa sAtvika rahatA hai aura usa ghara ke bAlaka susaMskArI banate haiM / ataeva mAtA-pitA Adi bujurgoM kA yaha uttaradAyitva hai ki bAlakoM ke jIvana ko ucca, pavitra aura sAtvika banAne ke lie itanA avazya kareM aura sAtha hI yaha sAvadhAnI bhI rakkheM ki bAlaka kusaMgati ke cepa se bacA rahe / (4) paravivAha karaNa-jaise brahmacarya kA vighAta karanA pApa hai usI prakAra dUsare ke brahmacarya pAlana meM bAdhaka bananA aura maithuna ke pApa meM sahAyaka bananA bhI pApa hai| apane Azrita bAlaka-bAlikAoM kA vivAha karake unheM kumArga se bacAnA aura sImita brahmacarya kI aora jor3anA to gRhastha kI jimmevArI hai, magara dhanopArjana Adi ke uddezya se vivAha saMbaMdha karavAnA zrAvaka dharma kI maryAdA se bAhara hai| ataeva yaha bhI brahmacarya-aNuvrata kA aticAra mAnA gayA hai /
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________________ ... (5) kAmabhoga kI tIvra abhilASA-kAmabhoga kI tIvra abhilASA .. citta meM banI rahatI hai to adhyavasAya meM malInatA rahatI hai / ataeva pratyeka zrAvaka kA yaha kartavya hai ki vaha kAma vAsanA kI vRddhi na hone de, usameM tIvratA na Ane ... de / kAma vAsanA kI uttejanA ke yoM to aneka kAraNa ho sakate haiM aura buddhimAna . - . vyakti ko una saba se bacanA cAhie, parantu do kAraNa unameM pradhAna mAne jA sakate haiM / durAcArI logoM kI kusaMgati aura khAnapAna saMbaMdhI asaMyama / vratI puruSa bhI kusaMgati meM par3a kara gira jAtA hai aura apane vrata se bhraSTa ho jAtA hai| isI prakAra jo loga AhAra ke saMbaMdha meM asaMyamI hote haiM, uttejaka bhojana . karate haiM, unake citta meM bhI kAma bhoga kI abhilASA tIbra rahatI hai / vAstava meM grAhAra vihAra ke sAtha brahmacarya kA bahuta ghaniSTha saMbaMdha hai|| ataeva .. brahmacarya kI sAdhanA karane vAle ko isa viSaya meM sadA jAgarUka rahanA caahie| mAMsa, madirA, aMDA, Adi kA upayoga karanA brahmacarya ko naSTa karane kA ___kAraNa hai / kAmottejaka davA aura teja masAloM ke sevana se bhI uttejanA paidA - hotI hai| . ..... ... tIna kAma-vAsanA hone se vrata khaMDita ho jAtA hai aura AtmA kI - zaktiyAM daba jAtI haiM, ataeva pavitra aura ucca vicAroM meM ramaNa karake gaMde vicAroM ko rokanA caahie| ..... brahmacarya ko vrata ke rUpa meM aMgIkAra karane se bhI vicAroM kI pavitratA meM sahAyatA milatI hai| manuSya ke mana kI nirbalatA. jaba use nIce girAne lagatI hai taba vrata kI zakti hI use bacAne meM samartha hotI hai| brata. aMgIkAra nahIM karane vAlA kisI bhI samaya gira sakatA hai. usakA jIvana binApAla kI talAI jaisA haiM kiMtu vratI kA jIvana ujjvala hotA hai| usameM eka prakAra kI dRr3hatA A jAtI hai jisase apAvana vicAra usa para apanA prabhAva . nahIM DAla sakate / ataeva kisI pApa yA kukRtya ko na karanA hI paryApta nahIM hai varan na karane kA vrata le lenA bhI Avazyaka hai| pUrva samaya kI tejasvitA kA kAraNa brahmacarya kI surakSA hI hai / pUrva samaya meM vanarAja cAvar3A kI bar3I khyAti thI usake pitA bar3e parAkramI. the| vanarAja. cAvaDA ke pitA ne,
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________________ 34] jaba vanarAja zaizava kAla meM thA, usakI mAtA ke mukha para hAtha phera diyaa| mAtA ne vicAra kiyA-bacce ne isa ghaTanA ko dekha liyA hai aura usakI lAja luTa gaI hai ! usake hRdaya ko itanA gaharA AghAta lagA ki usane prANoM kA parityAga kara diyaa| Apake vicAra meM yaha ghaTanA sAdhAraNa-sI ho sakatI hai| aura kaI loga vanarAja kI mAtA ke prANotsarga ko korI bhAvukatA kaha sakate haiM, magara usakI pRSTha bhUmi meM to udApta saMskAra maujUda haiM, usa para vicAra karane kI maiM preraNA karanA cAhatA hU~ / usa mahilA ko apanI lajjA evaM maryAdA kI rakSA karane kA kitanA dhyAna thaa| ___ eka kavi ne bhAratIyoM kI vartamAna dazA kA citraNa karate hue likhA hai hama dekhate rahate najara ke sAmane lalanA-parA / kyoMki nahIM hamameM rahA, vaha vIrya-bala anupama abhii| hama bana gaye nirvIrya,kAyara, bhoru kSayarogI sbhii| Aja to adhikAriyoM ko Avedana patra dene kI nirbhIkatA bhI Apa meM nahIM rhii| aise bhIrU bhalA deza, dharma, aura dIna, hIna, satI kI kyA rakSA kara skeNge| sadAcAra kI rakSA karane ke lie bhArata ke prAcIna vIra puruSoM ne kucha bhI nahIM uThA rakkhA thaa| usake lie unhoMne sarvasva nichAvara kara diyA, prANoM taka kI Ahuti dene meM saMkoca nahIM kiyaa| bhArata mAtA ke bar3ebar3e jJAnI, dAnI, mAnI aura vIra putra hue haiM / nAriyoM ne bhI aise vIrocita kArya kiyA haiM jo puruSoM ke dvArA bhI hone saMbhava na the| hamAre pUrvaja jJAna aura viveka kI mazAla lekara calate the, isI kAraNa aise nara-nAriyoM kA janma huaa| bAdazAhI taltanata ke samaya AtatAyI zAsaka the, phira bhI usa samaya aise vIra puruSa hue haiM jo unheM rAha para le Ate the| akabara ne deza ke logoM kI dharmabhAvanA kA zrAdara kiyaa| vaha dharmAndha nahIM, dharmasahiSNu thaa| kahate haiM-vaha sabhI dharma ke netAoM se samparka rakhatA thaa|
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________________ - jaba vyaktitaMtra (rAjataMtra) meM bhI aisI sthiti thI taba Aja to prajAtantra hai / prajA ke dvArA nirvAcita pratinidhi bhArata kA zAsana calA rahe haiM / phira bhI yadi zAsana hiMsA ko bar3hAvA de to yaha prajA kI kamajorI yA lAparavAhI kA hI phala hai| agara prajA apanI bhAvanA para bala de to zAsakoM ke Asana Dole binA nahIM raha sakate / janabhAvanA ke sAmane bar3e se bar3e prabhAvazAlI zAsaka ko bhI jhukanA par3atA hai| janatA kI mAMga ke sAmane koI zAsaka khar3A nahIM raha sktaa| kaI kAnUnoM, yahAM taka ki saMvidhAna meM bhI. parivartana karanA par3atA hai| . . . . .. . ... rAjanIti ko vArAMganA kI upamA dI gaI hai| vaha sAma dAma se kAma nikAlatI hai| anekoM vAra aneka AzvAsana dekara janatA kI ugra bhAvanA ko zAnta kara diyA jAtA hai, magara antataH ve AzvAsana kore AzvAsana hI siddha hote haiN| AzvAsana dekara zAsana yadi tadanusAra kArya na kare to saMgaThita bala se virodha kiyA jAtA hai aura taba zAsana ko jhukanA par3atA hai| . . sAre deza ke dharmapriya vicAraka ahiMsA ke pakSapAtI haiM / vaiSNava samAja, brahma,samAja, jaina samAja aura bauddha samAja, sabhI aMhiMsA para vizvAsa rakhate haiM / saba ke saMgaThita virodha ke kAraNa dillI meM, rohataka roDa para banane vAlA kallakhAnA aAkhira ruka hI gyaa| ___ mAnava pazuoM kI hatyA karake unheM udarastha kara letA hai, isase bar3ha kara nRzaMsatA aura kyA ho sakatI hai ? Akhira una mUka prANiyoM kA aparAdha kyA hai ? kyA unheM apanA jIvana priya nahIM haiM ? kyA ve apane prANoM ko manuSya kI bhAMti hI pyAra nahIM karate ? jisa dharatI para manuSya ne janma liyA hai, usI dharatI para una pazuoM kA bhI janma huA hai| aisI sthiti meM kyA pazuoM kA usa para adhikAra nahIM hai ? dharatI kA paTTA kisane likha diyA hai manuSya ke nAma ? kisane unheM dharatI para jIne ke adhikAra se vaMcita kiyA hai ? hAM manuSya sabala hai aura pazu nirbala, kyA isI kAraNa manuSya ko yaha adhikAra hai ki vaha pazuoM kI hatyA kare ? agara yahI nyAya mAnya kara liyA jAya to ___ jisakI lAThI usakI bhaiMsa kahAvata caritArtha hogii| phira sabala manuSya nirbala
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________________ 36] manuSya kA bhI agara khUna karade to koI anyAya yA aparAdha nahIM kaha sakegA magara yaha sabhyatA kI nizAnI nahIM hai / yaha varvaratA kA bolabAlA hI kahA jaaegaa| . kaI loga kahate haiM- jaba pazu bUr3hA ho jAya aura kAma kA na rahe taba usakA pAlana-poSaNa karane se kyA lAbha ? aise loga kyA apane bUr3he mA~-bApa ko bhI zUTa yA katla kara deMge ? jina gAyoM, maiMsoM aura bailoM se bharapUra sevA lI, aba jIvana ke saMdhyAkAla meM unheM kasAI ko sauMpa denA aura unake gale para churI calavAnA kyA yogya hai ? kyA yahI manuSya kI kRtajJatA hai ? magara Aja yahI saba ho rahA hai / manuSya apane ko vizva kA ekAdhipati mAna kara itara prANiyoM ke jindA rahane ke adhikAra ko bhI svIkAra karane ko taiyAra nahIM hai / dayAvAn gRhasthoM kA kartavya hai ki ve pazu- pakSI Adi samasta manuSyetara praNiyoM ko apanA choTA bhAI samajheM aura unake sAtha vahI vyavahAra kareM jo bar3e bhAI ko choTe bhAI ke sAtha karanA cAhie / itanA na ho sake to bhI unake prati karuNA kA bhAva to rakhanA hI caahie| jaba gAya-bhaiMsa jaise upayogI pazu vRddha ho jAeM to unheM kasAI ke hAthoM na bece / pazu pAlaka ina ko nahIM veceMge to kasAIkhAne caleMge hI kaise ? Aja AdivAsiyoM tathA anya pichar3I jAtiyoM meM dayA kI bhAvanA tathA anya sadbhAvanAeM utpanna kara dI jAeM to bar3A bhArI sAmajika lAbha ho sakatA hai isase unakI AtmA kA jo kalyANa hogA, usakA to koI mUlya hI nahIM AMkA jA sktaa| magara pichar3e evaM asaMskRta janoM ke sudhAra ke lie korA kAnUna vanA dene se koI vizeSa lAbha nahIM hogaa| asalI aura mUlabhUta bAta haiM unakI manobhAvanAoM meM parivartana kara denA / manobhAvanA jaba ekabAra badala jAegI / to jIvana meM AmUla-cUla parivartana svataH yA jAegA phira unakI santati paramparA bhI sudharatI calI jaaegii| zrApa jAnate haiM ki samAja vyakyioM ke samUha se banatA haiM / ataeva
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________________ 37] 'vyaktiyoM ke sudhAra se samAja kA sudhAra hotA hai aura samAja ke sudhAra se zAsana meM sudhAra AtA hai| agara Apa apane kisI eka par3ausI kI bhAvanA meM parivartana lA dete haiM aura usake jIvana ko pavitratA kI ora prerita karate hai to samajha lIjie ki Apane samAja ke eka aMga ko sudhAra diyA hai| pratyeka vyakti yadi isI prakAra sudhAra ke kArya meM laga jAya to samAja kA kAyApaTala hote dera na lNge| Aja isa deza meM jaba anaitikatA, bhaSTAcAra, ghUsakhorI, aura aprAmANikatA Adi doSoM kA atyadhika phailAva ho rahA hai aura manuSya kI sadbhAvanAe~ vinaSTa hotI jA rahI haiM taba isa prakAra ke sudhAra kI bar3I prAvazyakatA haiM / Aja jIvana ke pratyeka kSetra meM bhraSTAcAra praveza kara cukA hai| vaha nirantara bar3hatA gayA aura usakI roka-thAma na kI gaI to isa deza kI kyA dazA hogI, kahanA kaThina hai / ataeva pratyeka vicArazIla vyakti ko sarvaprathama to apane jIvana meM praviSTa burAiyoM ko sAhasa ke sAtha dUra karanA cAhie aura phira apane par3osiyoMko sudhArane kA prayatna karanA caahie| agara Aja Apa isa para dhyAna nahIM deMge to kala jAkara,ghora pazcAttApaka rane kA samaya A sakatA hai| __Apa sthUla bhadra muni kA AkhyAna suna rahe haiM / eka sthUla bhadra ne rUpAkozA ke jIvana ko sudhAra diyaa| kyA usake sudhAra se anekoM kA sudhAra nahIM huA hogA ? sudhAra kI paramparA isI prakAra prAraMbha hotI hai| AtmabalI mahAmAnava manuSyoM para hI nahIM, pazuoM para. bhI apanA prabhAva DAlate haiM aura unako bhI kalyANa patha kA pathika banA dete haiM / bhAratIya sAhitya meM aise udAharaNa pracura mAtrA meM upalabdha haiN| . sthUla bhadra kA eka sAthI muni siMha kI guphA para cAra mahine siMha ke sAmane aDola rahA, yadyapi siMha use dekha kara gurrAyA, usane ugrarUpa dhAraNa kiyaa| idhara sAdhaka ne apanI zAnta dRSTi siMha kI ora DAlI aura usa dRSTi meM kucha aisA adbhuta prabhAva thA ki siMha kA sArA ugna bhAva zAnta ho gyaa| eka kSaNa pahale gurrAne vAlA siMha muni ke caraNa cUmane lagA! eka AcArya ne . kahA hai-'ahiMsA pratiSThAyAM tatsannidhau vaira tyAgaH' / jisake antaH karaNa meM .
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________________ ahiMsA kI pravala bhAvanA hotI hai, jisakA jIvana ahiMsAmaya bana jAtA hai, usakA prabhAva dUsaroM para par3e binA raha nahIM sakatA / ahiMsA ke Age aura vairavirodha kI zaktiyAM parAsta ho jAtI haiM / ahiMsaka ke AsapAsa kA samagra vAtAvaraNa zAntimaya, karuNAmaya, sAtvikatA se paripUrNa aura pavitra bana jAtA hai| muni ahiMsA ke pratIka the aura unake antaH karaNa meM prema evaM vAtsalya kA bhAva itanA ugra aura gaharA thA ki siMha kI sArI hiMsA bhAvanA . usake sAmane gala kara pAnI-pAnI ho gaI ! eka manuSya agara apane jIvana ko sudhAra letA hai to dUsaroM para / usakA prabhAva par3e binA nahIM raha sakatA / Atma bala meM aisI aMpUrva aura anirvacanIya zakti hai ! careon
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________________ amamatva isa virAT jIvasRSTi kI ora dRSTi DAlate haiM to asaMkhya prakAra ke .. - jIva dRSTigocara hote haiM / yaha prakAra bheda bhI kisI eka AdhAra para nahIM hai| zarIra-saMsthAna kI dRSTi se dekheM to bhinnatA hai, indriyoM kI saMkhyA kI dRSTi se vicAra kiyA jAya to bhI viSamatA pratIta hotI hai| bauddhika stara bhI sabakA ekasA nahIM hai| ... isake viparIta jaba AgamoM kI gaharAI meM utarate haiM to kucha dUsarA - hI tatva vidita hotA hai / Agama AtmA kI ekatA kA pratipAdana karatA hai'ege AyA' yaha zAstra kA vidhAna hai, jisakA Azaya yaha haiM ki caitanya-sAmAnya kI dRSTi se vibhinna prAtmAnoM meM eka rUpatA hai / sabhI AtmAeM apane mUla svarUpa se eka-sI haiM, unameM koI antara nahIM hai| . .. . isa prakAra pratyakSa eka prakAra kA vidhAna karatA hai aura prApta praNIta Agama dUsare prakAra kA / isa virodha kA koI parihAra hai ?, isa prazna kA uttara yaha hai ki jinAgama kA koI bhI vidhAna pramANa se bAdhita nahIM ho sakatA aura na paraspara virodhI hI ho sakatA hai / pratyeka AtmA maulika rUpa meM eka samAna hote hue bhI usameM jo vividhatA dRSTigocara hotI hai vaha bAhya nimitta se hai| jala mUla meM eka-sA hotA hai| phira bhI aneka prakAra kI pRthvI Adi ke saMsarga - se khArA mIThA, halkA-bhArI, zIta-uSNa aAdi rUpa dhAraNa kara letA hai| yahI AtmA kI sthiti hai / AtmA karmoM kI vicitratA ke kAraNa vividha rUpoM meM hameM pratIta hotA hai| karma yadi saghana aura viziSTa zaktizAlI hote haiM to ve Atmika zaktiyoM ko adhika AcchAdita karate haiM aura yadi halke hote haiM to utanI saghanatA se AcchAdita nahIM krte| ...... candramA ke samAna nirmala aura sUrya ke samAna tejo maya prAtmA karma ke
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________________ __ 40] AvaraNa se malIna ho rahA hai / usakI ananta-ananta zaktiyAM kuThita ho rahI haiM / usake bhItara amita guNoM kA jo khajAnA bharA par3A hai, vaha usako pahacAnane meM bhI asamartha ho rahA hai| AtmA meM ananta, asIma, avyAbAdha Ananda kA samudra laharA rahA hai, kintu use aAtmA mUr3ha vanakara pahacAnatA bhI nahIM hai / jaba pahacAnatA hI nahIM to kaise usameM avagAhana kara sakatA hai ? aura kaise use prApta karane kA prayAsa kara sakatA hai ? Atmika Ananda se vaMcita hone ke kAraNa hI use viSaya-janita Ananda ko anubhava karane kI kAmanA utpanna hotI hai| vaha paudgalika padArthoM se sukha pAne kI icchA karatA hai / magara sukha pradgala kA dharma nahIM hai / pradgala ke nimitta se anubhava meM Ane vAlA sukha bhI vAstava meM AtmA kA hI hai-AtmA ke sukha-guNa. kA vikAra hai| kuttA haDDI cUsatA hai / haDDI kI ragar3a lagane se usakI dAr3hoM meM se rudhira bahane lagatA hai, magara vaha bhramavaza samajhatA hai ki yaha rudhira haDDI meM se prApta ho rahA hai| ajJAnI jIva bhI isI prakAra ke bhrama meM rahatA hai / vaha AtmA ke sukha ko pudgaloM se prApta hone vAlA sukha mAna kara unakA saMgraha karane ko abhilASA karatA hai, magara antataH pudgaloM ke saMyoga se use duHkha kI. hI prApti hotI hai aura vividha prakAra kI vedanAoM kA anubhava karanA par3atA hai / isI se bhava paramparA cAlU rahatI hai / yaha bhrama hI saba anarthoM kI jar3a hai| vaha Atmika sampatti se vaMcita hone ke kAraNa hI pudgaloM ke prati rati dhAraNa karatA hai| aneka jIva aise haiM jo AtmA aura Atmika sampatti para vizvAsa hI nahIM karate / unameM jo sarala haiM, bhole haiM, ve kadAcit sanmArga para A sakate haiM parantu jo Agraha zIla haiM, unheM sumArga para lAnA saMbhava nahIM hai| kucha loga aise bhI haiM jo AtmA meM ananta jJAna kI nidhi, Ananda kI sampadA aura caitanya ke camatkAra kA varNana sunakara Ananda vibhora ho jAte haiM magara ve use prApta karane ke lie kara kucha bhI nahIM paate| .. to jise jinendra prarUpita tatva kA bodha prApta hai| usako aisA prayatna
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________________ karanA cAhie ki jisase AtmA kI jJAna-sukha svarUpa zaktiyAM sarvathA prakaTa ho / jAeM, jAgRta ho jAeM aura AtmA meM teja prasphuTita ho jaae| sAdhanA ke dvArA karma ke AvaraNa ko dUra karanA cAhie / AvaraNa haTate hI AtmA kA naisargika teja usI prakAra prakaTa ho jAtA hai jaise meghoM ke haTane para sUrya apane svAbhAvika rUpa meM prakaTa ho jAtA hai| . . . . sUrya kitanI hI saghana meghamAlA se maMDita kyoM na ho, usakI kiraNoM kI sahaja ujjvalatA meM antara nahIM pdd'taa| meghoM ke AvaraNa se aisA mAlUma par3atA hai ki sUrya kI kiraNoM kI tejasvitA kama ho gaI hai, kintu yaha bhrama hai / isI prakAra AtmA meM koTi-koTi sUryoM se bhI adhika jo teja hai, vaha kama nahIM ho sakatA, sirpha prAvRta hotA hai / sahaja rUpa se nirmala zrAtmA meM koI dhabbA nahIM lgtaa| phira bhI bAhya AvaraNa ko cIra kara antaratara ko na dekha sakane ke kAraNa hasa aisA anubhava karate haiM ki AtmA meM malInatA hai / vAstava meM yaha hamArA bhrama hai, ajJAna hai / / .... pudgala evaM paudgalika padArthoM kI ora jitanI adhika Asakti. ___ evaM rati hogI, utanA hI Antarika zakti kA mAna kama hogaa| .. . . . pApa AcaraNa ke mukhya do kAraNa haiM / kucha pApa parigraha ke lie aura kucha prAraMbha ke lie kiye jAte haiM / kucha pApoM meM parigraha preraka banatA hai| parigraha prAraMbha kA varddhaka hai / agara parigraha alpa hai aura usake prati Asakti alpa hai to usake lie AraMbha bhI alpa hogaa| isake viparIta yadi parigraha bar3hA aura amaryAda ho gayA to AraMbha ko bhI bar3hA degA-vaha prAraMbha mahAraMbha hogaa| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Antarika dRSTi se alyAraMbha aura mahAraMbha tathA alpapApa aura mahApApa aura hI DhaMga se mAnA gayA hai| bAhya dRSTi se to aisA lagatA hai ki bar3e kuTumba vAle kA prAraMbha mahAraMbha hai, grAmapati kA AraMbha aura bhI bar3A hai tathA cakravartI rAjA ke mahAraMbha kA to pUchanA ho kyA ! kintu ekAntataH aisA samajhanA samIcIna nahIM haiN| jahAM samyak dRSTi hai, kaSAya kI tIvratA nahIM hai, mUrchA-mamatA meM
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________________ 42] gaharAI nahIM hai, Asakti kama hai vahAM bAhya padArthoM kI pracuratA meM bhI mahApari graha nahIM hotaa| . vyavahArika dRSTi se aAnanda ke yahAM mahAraMbha thaa| usakA bar3A kAravAra thA, kintu bAhara kA rUpa bar3hA-car3hA hone para bhI jahAM dRSTi meM samyaktva aura viratibhAva A jAtA hai, vahA~ prAraMbha kA doSa bar3hA-car3hA nahI hotaa| samyagdRSTi jIvameM darzana mohanIya kA udaya na hone se tathA caritramohanIya ko bhI tIvratama zakti ( anantAnubaMdhI kaSAya ) kA udaya na rahane se mUrchA-mamatA meM utanI sabanatA nahIM hotI jitanI mithyAdRSTi meM hotI hai / jahA~ sudRSTi A jAtI hai vahA~ zrAraMbha viSayaka dRSTi bhI samyak ho jAtI hai| jahAM sudRSTi nahIM hotI vahA~ aMdhAdhuMdha prAraMbha hotA hai| - gRhastha ke liye prArabhaM kesAtha parigraha kA parimANa karanA bhI aAvazyaka mAnA gayA hai, hiMsA, asatya corI aura kuzIla kA ghaTanA taba saMbhava hotA hai jaba parigraha para niyaMtraNa rahe / jaba taka parigraha para niyaMtraNa nahIM kiyA jAtA aura usakI koI sImA nirdhArita nahIM kI jAtI taba taka hiMsA Adi pApoM kA ghaTanA prAyaH asaMbhava hai| - sarvathA parigraha viramaNa (tyAga) aura parigraha parimANa, ye isa vrata ke do rUpa haiM / parigraha parimANa vrata kA dUsarA nAma icchA parimANa hai / kAmanA adhika hogI to prANAtipAta aura asatya bhI bddh'egaa| saba anarthoM kA mUla kAmanA lAlasA hai / kAmanA hI samasta duHkhoM ko utpanna karatI hai / bhagavAn ne kahA hai-'kAme kamA hI kamiyaM' khu dukkhaM' / yaha choTA-sA sUtra vAkya duHkha ke vinAza kA amogha upAya hamAre samakSa prastuta karatA hai / jo kAmanAoM ko tyAga detA hai vaha samasta duHkhoM se chuTakArA pA letA hai| ... . sAdhAraNa manuSya kAmanApUrti meM hI saMlagna rahatA hai aura usI meM apane javIna ko khapA detA hai / vividha prakAra kI kAmanAe~ mAnava ke mastiSka meM utpanna hotI hai aura ve use nAnA prakAra se nacAtI haiN| isa saMbaMdha meM sabase bar3I kaThinAI to yaha hai ki kAmanA kA kahIM ora-chora nahIM dikhAI detaa|
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________________ prArambha meM eka kAmanA utpanna hotI hai| usakI pUrti ke lie manuSya prayatna karatA hai vaha pUrI bhI nahIM hone pAtI ki anya aneka kAmanAeM utpanna ho jAtI haiN| isa prakAra jyoM-jyoM kAmanAoM ko pUrNa karane kA prayAsa kiyA jAtA hai tyoM-tyoM unakI vRddhi hotI jAtI hai aura tRpti kahIM ho hI nahIM pAtI 'pAgama meM kahA hai 'icchA hu AgAsa samA aNaMtiyA / ' utta0 -- jaise AkAza kA kahIM anta nahIM vaise hI icchAoM kA bhI kahIM anta nahIM / jahAM eka icchA kI pUrti meM se hI sahasroM navIna icchAoM kA janma ho jAtA ho vahAM unakA anta kisa prakAra A sakatA hai ? apanI parachAI ko. pakar3ane kA prayAsa jaise saphala nahIM ho sakatA, usI prakAra kAmanAoM kI pUrti . karanA bhI saMbhava nahIM ho sakatA / usase bar3ha kara abhAgA aura kauna hai jo prApta sukha sAmagrI kA santoSa ke sAtha upabhoga na karake tRSNA ke vazIbhUta hokara hAya-hAya karatA rahatA hai, Akula-vyAkula rahatA hai, dhana ke pIche rAta-:dina bhaTakatA rahatA hai, jisane dhana ke lie apanA mUlyavAna mAnava jIvana arpita kara diyA vaha manuSya hokara bhI manuSya kahalAne kA adhikArI nahIM hai| pAralaukika zreyas aura sukha kI bAta jAne bhI dI jAya aura sirpha vartamAna jIvana kI sukha-zAnti kI dRSTi se hI vicAra kiyA jAya to bhI icchAoM ko niyaMtrita karanA anivArya pratIta hogaa| jaba taka manuSya icchAoM ko sImita nahIM kara letA taba taka vaha zAnti nahIM pA sakatA aura jaba taka 'citta meM zAnti nahIM taba taka sukha kI. saMbhAvanA hI kaise kI jA sakatI hai ? : - yahI kAraNa hai ki icchA parimANa zrAvaka ke mUla vattoM meM parigaNita kiyA gayA hai / icchA kA parimANa nahIM kiyA jAegA aura kAmanA bar3hatI rahegI to prANAtipAta aura jhUTha bddh'egaa| adatta grahaNa meM bhI pravRtti hogii| kuzIla ko bar3hAne meM bhI parigraha kAraNabhUta hogaa| isa prakAra asImita icchA . sabhI pApoM aura aneka anarthoM kA kAraNa hai| .......... .. . jo padArtha yathArtha meM AtmA kA nahIM hai, AtmA se bhinna hai, use ..
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________________ 44] AtmIya bhAva se svIkAra karanA parigraha hai| parigraha ke mukhya meda do haiMAbhyantara aura vAhya / rupayA-paisA, mahala-makAna Adi. bAhya parigraha haiM aura krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha, rAga. dveSa, moha aAdi vaikArika bhAva prAbhyantara parigraha kahalAte haiN| zrAvaka Ananda ne icchA parimANa vata aMgIkAra kiyA aura anyAnya pApoM ko bhI ghaTA liyaa| icchAparimANa karane se aAntarika parigraha bhI ghaTa jAtA hai / vAhya parigraha kA to kucha nApa-tola bhI ho sakatA hai, jaise jamIna aura dhana kA pramANa kiyA jA sakatA hai kintu Antarika parigraha kA, jo bAhya parigraha kI apekSA bhI AtmA kA adhika ahita karane vAlA hai aura AtmA ko adhogati meM le jAne vAlA hai, koI nApa-tola nahIM ho sktaa| usakI sImA zrAvaka ke lie yahI hai ki vaha pratyAkhyAna kaSAya ke rUpa meM rahegA / gRhastha sAdhaka kA kartavya hai ki kadAcit kisI ke sAtha vaira-virodha utpanna ho jAye to use cAra mAsa ke bhItara-bhItara zamana kara le / agara cAra mAsa se adhika samaya taka koI kaSAya vidyamAna rahatA hai to vaha apratyAkhyAna kaSAya kI koTi meM calA jAtA hai aura apratyAkhyAna kaSAya ke sadbhAva meM zrAvaka ke vrata (dezavirati) Thahara nahIM sakate / ataeva jo zrAvaka apane ktoM kI rakSA karanA cAhatA hai, use cAra mahIne se adhika kAla taka kaSAya nahIM rahane denA cAhie ! . - bAhya parigraha meM jamIna, kheta, makAna, cAMdI-sonA, gAya, bhaiMsa, ghor3A, moTara Adi samasta padArthoM kA parimAraNa karanA cAhie / parimANa kara lene se tRSNA kama ho jAtI hai aura vyAkulatA miTa jAtI hai| jIvana meM halkApana A jAtA hai aura eka prakAra kI tRpti kA anubhava hone lagatA hai| Akhira zAnti to santoSa se hI prApta ho sakatI hai| santoSa hRdaya meM nahIM jAgA to sAre vizva kI bhUmi, sampatti aura anya sukha sAmagrI ke mila jAne para bhI manuSya zAnti nahIM prApta kara sktaa| mana kI bhUkha miTAne kA eka mAtra upAya santoSa hai. icchA ko niyaMtrita kara lenA hai| peTa kI bhUkha to pAva-do pAva ATe se miTa jAtI hai magara mana kI bhUkha tIna loka ke rAjya se bhI nahIM mitttii| ..kahA bhI hai. godhana, gajadhana, ratnadhana, kaMcana khAna sukhAna /
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________________ ..... . jaba Ave saMtoSa dhana, saba dhana dhUla samAna / : - . dhanavAn manuSya bhI adhika dhana kI lAlasA se prerita hokara bar3e-bar3e AraMbha karatA hai / bhayAnaka se bhayAnaka duSkarmoM ko lAlaca karavAtA hai / aura jisa dhana ke lie manuSya isa loka ke sukhoM kA parityAga karatA hai aura paraloka ko bigAr3atA hai, vaha dhana usake kyA kAma AtA hai ? iSTa jana kA viyoga kyA dhana se Tala sakatA hai ? roga Ane para kyA dhana kAma AtA hai ? jaba vikarAla mRtyu apanA mukha phAr3a kara sAmane AtI hai to dhana dekara use lauTAyA jA sakatA hai ? sone-cAMdI aura hIroM se bharI tijoriyAM kyA mauta ko TAla sakatI haiM ? Akhira saMcita kiyA huA dhana kA akSaya koSa kisa bImArI kI davA hai ? cAhe garIba ho yA amIra, khAegA to khAdya padArtha hI, hIrA-motI to khA nahIM sktaa| phira anAvazyaka dhanarAzi ekatra karane se kyA lAbha hai ? mAnava jIvana jaisI anamola nidhi ko dhana ke lie vinaSTa kara dene vAle kyoM nahIM socate ki dhana upArjana karate samaya kaSTa hotA hai, upArjita ho jAne ke pazcAt usake saMrakSaNa kI pratikSaNa cintA karanI par3atI hai aura saMrakSaNa kA prayatna asaphala hone para jaba vaha calA jAtA hai, taba duHkha aura zoka kA pAra nahIM rhtaa| isa prakAra pratyeka paristhiti meM dhana duHkha, cintA, zoka aura kisI saMskRta kavi ne ThIka - hI kahA hai .. arthAnAmarjane duHkhaM, ajitAnAJcarakSaNe / . .. pAye duHkhaM vyaye duHkhaM, dhigarthaM zoka bhAjanam / ___ santApa hI detA hai / vAstava meM dhana jIvana ke lie varadAna : nahIM, abhizApa hai / eka akiMcana nispRha yogI ko jo adbhuta Ananda prApta hotA / hai vaha kubera kI sampadA pAlane vAle dhanADhya ko nasIba nahIM ho sktaa| : ... ...... kahA jA sakatA hai ki dhana bhale hI zAnti pradAna na kara sakatA ho tathApi gRhastha ke lie vaha anivArya to hai hii| gRhasthI kA kAma dhana ke binA nahIM cala sktaa| isa kathana meM sacAI mAnI jA sakatI hai magara AvazyakatA .se. adhika dhana ke saMcaya kA aucitya to isa tarka se bhI nahIM hotaa| amaryAda
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________________ dhana saMcaya kI vRtti ke pIche gRhasthI kI AvazyakatA nahIM kintu lolupatA aura dhanavAn kahalAne kI ahaMkAra vRtti hI pradhAna hotI hai| manuSya kI vAstavika AvazyakatAeM bahuta kama hotI haiM kintu vaha unheM svecchA se bar3hA letA hai / aAja to mAnava vyakti hI nahIM, deza bhI AdazyakatAoM ke zikAra ho gae haiM / videzoM meM kyA bhejeM aura kaise videzI mudrA prApta kareM, yaha deza ke netAoM kI cintA hai / jaba unheM anya padArtha bhejane yogya nahIM dIkhate, to unakI najara pazu dhana kI ora jAtI hai / bar3hiyA kisma ke vastroM, khilaunoM aura mazInoM kI pUrti ke lie dhana kahAM se diyA jAya ? isakA eka rAstA pazu dhana hai / eka samaya bhAratavAsI sAdA jIvana vyatIta karate the to deza para videzoM kA RNa nahIM thaa| magara aAja vicitra sthiti bana gaI hai| nanheM-nanheM baccoM ko dUdha na mile aura gomAMsa videzoM meM bhejA jAya / yaha saba AvazyakatAoM ko sImita na rakhane kA phala hai| prAcIna kAla meM kahAvata thI-'yathA rAjA tathA prjaa|' ava prajA taMtra ke yuga meM yaha kahAvata vadala gaI hai aura 'yathA prajA tathA rAjA' ke rUpa meM ho gaI hai| aisI sthiti meM prajA ko jAgRta honA caahie| agara prajA jAgRta rahegI to zAsaka varga ko bhI jAgRta rahanA pdd'egaa| prajA meM apanI saMskRti ke rakSaNa kI bhAvanA balavatI hogI to vaha aisI sarakAra hI nahIM banane degI jo bhAratIya saMskRti aura sabhyatA kI jar3eM ukhAr3e aura bhArata kI dhArmika vizeSatA kA hanana kare / Aja sarakAra kI ora se hiMsA ko bar3hAvA diyA jA rahA hai, yaha dharmapriya janatA ko vizeSa rUpa se socane yogya aura pratikAra karane yogya muddA hai / pratyeka ahiMsA premI vyakti ko, phira vaha kisI bhI dharma kA anuyAyI kyoM na ho, saMgaThita hokara nizcaya karanA par3egA ki hama deza kI saMskRti ke viruddha koI kArya nahIM hone deNge| - bandhuo, karor3oM niraparAdha aura mUka prANiyoM ke prANa bacAne kA prazna hai aura isameM vyaktigata svArtha kisI kA nahIM hai / ataeva isa kSetra meM kAma karane vAle kama milate haiM ! kintu maiM vizvAsa pUrvaka kahanA cAhatA hUM ki isa kArya se Apako mAnasika zAnti aura santoSa prApta hogaa| agara Apa
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________________ [ 47: cAhate haiM ki deza meM hiMsA na bar3he to pratyeka ko apanI AvazyakatAoM ko..| sImita karanA hogaa| mahA hiMsA se banI vastuoM kA upayoga tyAganA pdd'egaa| vRddha aura asamartha jAnavaroM kA becanA baMda karanA hogA aura gozAlA jaise saMsthAnoM meM unheM rakhane kI vyavasthA karanI hogI / gozAlA kI Aya ke liye dudhArU pazu hI rakkhe, jAyaM, yaha bhAvanA galata hai| prAya ke liye dUsare upAya: soce jA sakate haiM parantu asamartha pazuoM kA vikraya baMda kara unakA rakSaNa to gozAlAoM kA mukhya lakSya hai / isako nahIM bhUlanA cAhiye / ghara-dhanI (svAmI) agara apane jAnavaroM kA pAlana-poSaNa na kara sake to saMsthAeM unakI rakSA kI vyavasthA kareM jisase ve katlakhAne meM na jA ske| pazu katlakhAne meM na jAeM, ___ isa prakAra kI sAvadhAnI rakhI jAe, tabhI hiMsA rokI jA sakatI hai| .. . agara vyakti tana-dhana saMbaMdhI mamatA ko mor3a le to vyavahAra aura paramArtha kA koI kArya honA azakya nahIM hai / mamatA haTA lene yA kama karane se pApa ruka sakatA hai| sAdhaka tana, mana aura dhana se mamatA haTA le to unase Adarza kArya kI siddhi ho, isameM zaMkA hI kyA hai ? .. mana kI mamatA haTAkara sthUlabhadra vezyA kI durvRtti para mamatA haTAne - se hI vijayI ho sake / siMha kI guMphA para rahane vAlA sAdhakaM tana kI mamatA ko mAra kara siddhi prApta karane meM asamartha ho sakA / siMha guphAvAsI ne bhI guphA meM aTala dhyAna dhAraNa karake saphalatA prApta kii| ..... muni dIkSA agIkAra karane vAlA sAdhaka jaba apane ko guru ke zrIcaraNoM meM arpita karatA hai taba dravya parigraha (dhana) kA tyAga to kara hI detA hai, bhAva-parigraha ke tyAga kI parIkSA bhI samaya-samaya para hotI rahatI hai| eka muni nAga kI bAMbI para dhyAna meM lIna ho gae / muni dhyAnAvasthA meM eka sthAna se dUsare sthAna para nahIM jAtA, vANI kA uccAraNa nahIM karatA aura citta kI caMcalatA ko bhI tyAga detA hai / isa prakAra tInoM guptiyoM se gupta -muti ko dekha kara nAga kA roSa sImAtIta ho gyaa| usane vicAra kiyA kauna hai yaha bhAgA jo apane prANa dene ke lie merI bAMbI para AyA hai ! mauta kise pakar3a kara Aja yahAM le AI. hai ? aisA socakara usane phukAra kI, magara muni
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________________ jyoM ke tyoM sthira bane rahe / nAga aura nikaTa aayaa| isa bAra usane apanA muMha mArA, phira bhI muni aDola, akampa ! na unakA zarIra calAyamAna huA aura na mana vicalita huA / sarpa vismaya meM par3a gyaa| phira sara-sara karake vaha muni ke gale meM cipaTa gyaa| viSavihIna-sA ho gyaa| jaise gArur3I loga sarpa ko vaza meM kara lete haiM, vaisI hI sthiti isa sarpa kI ho gii| . .. jaise samudra meM visphoTa hone se bama kA viSa vilIna ho jAtA hai| vaise sarpa kA viSa munirAja ke samatA-sAgara meM vilIna ho gayA / vaha eka anokhI sthiti kA anubhava karane lgaa| muni kI manodazA kA vicAra kiijie| yaha to nizcita hai ki unake mana meM nAga ke prati tanika bhI dvaSa utpanna nahIM huaa| aisA hotA to nAga kI hiMsaka vRtti ko Idhana mila jAtA aura use DaMka mAra kara viSavamana karane kA avasara mila jaataa| to kyA muni ke mana meM bhaya kA saMcAra huA ? kintu bhaya bhI hRdaya kI durbalatA hai aura hiMsA kA hI eka rUpa hai| bhaya utpanna hone para manuSya nizcala, mauna aura zAnta nahIM raha sktaa| ataeva yaha mAnanA svAbhAvika hai ki unake mana meM bhaya kI bhAvanA kA bhI AvirbhAva nahIM huaa| aura phira muni ke lie bhaya kA kAraNa hI kyA thA ! jo AtmA ko ajara, amara, avinAzI, sat-cit-aAnandamaya mAnatA hai aura samajhatA hai ki saMsAra kA tIkSNa se tIkSNa zastra bhI AtmA ke eka pradeza ko bhI usase alaga nahIM kara sakatA, use bhaya kyoM utpanna hogA ! amUrtika AtmA para zastra kI pahu~ca nahIM ho sakatIkahA bhI hai _ 'nainaM chindanti zastrANi, nainaM dahati paavkH|' / ___ zastra AtmA kA chedana nahIM kara sakate, Aga use jalA nahIM sktii| koI bhI bhautika padArtha AtmA kA kucha bhI bigAr3a nahIM kara sktaa| jo vahirAtmA haiM, zarIra ko apanA samajhate haiM, ve hI viSa aura zAstra se bhayabhIta hote haiM / jinhoMne AtmA ke zuddha svarUpa ko pahacAna liyA hai, jo paudgalika deha se
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________________ zubha-azubha bhagavAn mahAvIra ne sAdhaka kI vividha sthitiyAM batalA kara use dhyAna dilAyA ki saMsAra meM vividha prakAra ke karma dRSTigocara hote haiM kintu ve saba mukhya rUpa se do bhedoM meM antargata ho jAte haiM-(1) zubha yA puNya karma aura (2) azubha yA pApa krm| puNya karma aura pApa karma kA bheda yadyapi unake vipAka kI vividhatA ke AdhAra para kiyA gayA hai kintu sUkSmatA meM uttareM to pratIta hogA ki yaha donoM prakAra bhI koI maulika nahIM haiN| ina donoM kA mUla kArmaNavargaraNA hai jo pudgala kI eka jAti hai / kArmaNajAtIya pudgala atyanta sUkSma aura samasta lokAkAza meM vyApta haiM / jIva ke manoyoga, vacanayoga aura kAyayoga kI pravRtti yA to zubha hotI hai yA azubha / donoM prakAra kI pravRtti se karmoM kA bandha hotA hai / zubha yoga kI pravRtti se zubha karmoM kA bandha hotA hai aura use puNyabandha kahate haiM / tathA azubha-yoga kI pravRtti se azubha karmoM kA bandha hotA hai, jise pApabandha kahate haiM / puNyakarma kA phala jIva ko ipTa rUpa meM prApta hotA hai aura pApakarna kA phala aniSTa rUpa meM milatA hai, saMsAra meM jitane bhI iSTa saMyoga haiM, manorama phala haiM, abhISTa padArthoM kI prApti hotI hai, vaha saba puNya kA pariNAma hai aura jitane bhI aniSTa, amanojJa aura akAmya phala hai, ve saba pApa ke paripAka haiN| sAdhAraNatayA sAmAnya saMsArI jIva puNya ko upAdeya aura pApa ko ... heya samajhate haiM aura vyAvahArika dRSTi se yaha ThIka bhI hai, kintu nizcaya dRSTi' se puNya aura pApa donoM hI 'upAdeya nahIM haiN| zuddha adhyAtma dRSTi se donoM prakAra ke karmoM kA anta hone para hI siddhi, mukti yA zuddha svarUpopalabdhi hotI . hai / siddhi kI prApti meM donoM prakAra ke karmabAdhaka haiN| magara isa viSaya kI .
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________________ 56 vizeSa vicAraNA yahAM nahIM karanI hai / Aja to puNya aura pApa ke viSaya meM hI katipaya vicAra prastuta kiye jaaeNge| ___ kisI jIva ko pUrvakRta puNya karma kA udaya to ho kintu usa puNyakarma ke phalasvarUpa prApta sAmagrI kA upayoga vaha pApakRtyoM meM kara rahA ho to vaha karma use Upara nahIM uThA kara nIce girA degA / puNya prakRti kA bhoga karate * samaya manuSya agara apanI vartamAna pravRtti ko na saMbhAle to vaha gira jaaegaa| ucca, pada, dhana, sundara zarIra, anukUla parivAra, vinIta putra, vaibhava, buddhi, yaza-kIti, ye saba puNya ke phala haiM, lekina inheM pAkara kisI ne yadi inakA ThIka upayoga na kiyA, bala pAkara dUsaroM ko pIr3A pahu~cAI, dhana kA durupayoga kiyA, buddhi se kukalpanAeM karake sva-para ko adhaHpatana kI ora prerita kiyA, isI prakAra prApta kisI bhI zakti kA durupayoga kiyA to usakA pariNAma sundara nahIM hogaa| saMsAra meM kitane hI mithyA mata-paMtha pracalita haiN| unheM calAne vAle bhI buddhizUnya nahIM, buddhimAna loga ho the| lekina unhoMne puNyayoga se prApta buddhi kA durupayoga kiyaa| kitane rAjA-mahArAjA dhana-vaibhava ko prApta karake usase pApakarma karate haiM / zArIrika zakti prApta karake anya prANiyoM kA saMhAra karate / haiM / kaMsa ko jo zakti prApta thI usakA usane kyA upayoga kiyA ? magara isa prakAra puNya se prApta sAdhanoM kA jo durupayoga karate haiM ve apanI AtmA ko nIce girAte haiN| . isa prakAra bhAvanA yadi zubha na ho-bhAvanA meM puNya prakRti kA udaya na ho to puNya jIva ko nIce bhI girA detA hai / prApta zakti tathA vaibhava ke sadupayoga kA vicAra use nahIM milaa| parigraha usake jIvana meM mamatA tathA Asakti kA kAraNa vanA, isase usakA patana huaa| jagat meM cAra prakAra ke manuSya hote haiM (1) uditodita (2) uditAsta. (3) astodita aura (4) astAsta / jo manuSya ___ udaya meM udaya karane vAlA hai, vaha uditodita kahalAtA hai| vartamAna jIvana . + meM jo svastha tana, dhana, bhUmi, Adi sAmagrI milI hai, vaha puNya ke udaya ke ___ kAraNa milI hai / usa sAmagrI kA sadupayoga karake jo usake nimitta se vartamAna . . meM bhI puNya kA upArjana karatA hai, aisA puNya se puNya kA upArjana karane vAlA "puruSa uditodita kahA gayA hai| vaha vartamAna meM udaya ko prApta hai aura
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________________ 52 ] 'bhaviSya meM bhI udaya ko prApta hogA / usane pUrvapuNya ke udaya se vaibhava, dhana Adi prApta kiyA aura mati bhI pAI aura usakA sadupayoga kiyA to phira . UMcA utthegaa| hama bharata ko uditodita kaha sakate haiM to brahmadatta cakravartI ko udita grasta | . yadi dIpaka prakAza meM rahA hai to manuSya usake prakAza meM kAma kara sakatA hai / usake bujha jAne para kAma nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| eka prakAzita dIpaka hajAroM dIpakoM ko prakAzita kara sakegA / choTA-sA dopaka lAlaTenoM grAdi ko bhI prakAza de sakatA hai / kintu bujhane para vaha kisI kAma kA nahIM / jIvana kI bhI yahI sthiti hai| jisane apane jIvana meM viveka prApta kiyA hai, vaha udaya meM udaya karegA - apane ko UMcA uThAegA aura dUsaroM ko bhI UMcA uThAne kA prayatna karegA / jo manuSya uditodita hai vaha apane dhana se dIna, hIna, asahAya aura vipanna janoM ke duHkha ko dUra karegA / aisA karake vaha punaH udita banegA zrIra dUsaroM ke udaya meM bhI sahAyaka banegA / yadi use subuddhi prApta hai to dUsaroM ko satparAmarza dekara kupatha se haTAegA, supatha para lAne kA prayatna karegA, jJAna kA prakAza degA | isa prakAra svayaM prakAzita hone ke sAtha-sAtha dUsaroM ko bhI prakAzita karegA / kisI kavi ne ThIka kahA hai - kamanIya kundana kI kAnti kA kalevara hai, kauna kAma kA jo mAnA Apa rustama se kama nahIM jo dInoM ko vipatti se ubArA nahIM Apane / kaMkarI sI sampadA karor3oM kI na kaur3I kI, jo diyA dIna-dukhI ko sahArA nahIM Apane / vyartha hue paMDita pravINa pratibhA ke pUre, deza kI dazA ko jo sudhArA nahIM Apane || kAma mArA nahIM zrApane / kintu kyA, agara kAmavAsanA para vijaya prApta na kara sake to kundana kI sI kAnti se kalita ApakA yaha kalevara kisa kAma kA ? ruratama - sA bala pAkara bhI yadi garIboM ko vipadA se nahIM bacAyA to zrApakA bala kisa marja kI davA hai ? puNya ke yoga se jo zakti prApta huI hai, use puNya kArya meM jo nahIM lagAtA
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________________ sva-para kalyANa meM vyaya nahIM karatA, usakA usa zakti ko pAnA vyartha haiN| vyartha hI nahIM varan akalyANa kA kAraNa hai / aise abhAge manuSya ke lie yahI kahA jA sakatA hai ki usane hIre kI kaNI pAkara use AtmaghAta kA kAraNa ... banA liyA ! jo puNya, pApa kA kAraNa banatA hai vaha pApAnubaMdhI puNya kahalAtA hai jo bAhya meM puNya rUpa ho kara bhI vastutaH pApa kI hI zreNI meM ginA jAtA hai| . . . . . . . . kisI mahApaMDita kA mastiSka yadi samAja aura deza kI unnati meM nahIM lagatA to usakA pANDitya kisa kAmanA kA ? Aja ke vaijJAnika bhautika padArthoM kI bahuta-sI sUkSma zaktiyoM ko samajhate haiN| ve bhautika padArthoM ke mahA..paNDita kahe jA sakate haiM / unake vaijJAnika kauzala ne saMsAra ko kucha kA kucha banA diyA hai / Aja ve sudUragAmI rAkeTa chor3a kara candramA aura maMgala Adi kA patA lagAne ke lie prayatnazIla haiM / saikar3oM camatkAra unhoMne isa dharatI para dikhalAe haiM kintu unakI isa sUkSma prajJA kA natIjA bayA hai ? usa prajJA ke pariNAma svarUpa jina bhayAnaka aNuvamoM aura udjana bamoM kA nirmANa huA, usase jagat meM kyA zAnti huI hai ? buddhimAn vaijJAnika rAjanItijJoM ke hAtha kI kaThaputalI bane hue haiM / ve apanI buddhi kA durupayoga karake saMhAraka sAdhanoM kA nirmANa karake duniyAM ko bhISaNa saMkaTa meM DAla rahe haiN| aise paNDitoM kI paNDitAI kisa kAma kI hai ? jo tana se dUsaroM kI sevA karegA, apanI vidyA kA upayoga dUsaroM ko samyagjJAna dene meM karegA, zakti ke dvArA dInoM kI sahAyatA karegA, vaha manuSya udittodita mAnA jAegA / vaha dIpaka se dIpaka jagAne vAlA hai, puNya ke dvArA puNya kA upArjana karane vAlA hai / usake puNya ko puNyAnubaMdhI puNya samajhanA cAhie / ...... . . . .. mahAvIra jaise mahApuruSa Aja bhI hamAre hRdaya meM virAjamAna haiM, .. unakA nAma hamAre hRdaya meM pavitra preraNA utpanna karatA hai aura unakA smaraNa hRdama meM zraddhA-bhakti kA srota pravAhita kara detA hai, kyoMki unhoMne svayaM Adarza jIvana vyatIta kara janasamAja ke utthAna meM mahAn yoga pradAna kiyA /
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________________ na kevala vANI ke dvArA hI varan. unhoMne apane jIvana vyavahAra se bhI ucca Adarza hamAre samakSa upasthita kie / aise mahAna vyakti hI jagat meM vandanIya aura abhinandanIya hote haiN| . isase viparIta jo pUjI pAkara svayaM usakA sadupayoga nahIM karatA, aura dUsaroM kI sahAyatA nahIM karatA pratyuta durvyasanoM kA poSaNa karatA hai, vaha isa loka meM nindita banatA hai aura aparaloka ko pApamaya banA kara dukhI hotA hai| : pUrva saMcita puNya kA hI yaha phala hai ki hameM Arya bhUmi meM janma milA, mAnava zarIra milA, dharma saMskAra vAlA kula milA, dhana-vaibhava milA aura santa samAgama karane kA suyoga milaa| aisI sthiti meM Age udaya kA kyA rUpa ho yaha manuSya ko socanA caahie| . jIvana kI avadhi hai, vaha sthAyI Tikane vAlA nahIM yaha nizcita hai| zarIra tyAgane ke pazcAt punaH zarIra dhAraNa karanA par3e aura na bhI dhAraNa karanA par3e, parantu zarIra dhAraNa karane ke pazcAt use tyAganA to anivArya hI hai / koI bhI manuSyaM na amara huA aura na ho sakatA hai isI prakAra puNya ke khajAne ke samApta hone kI bhI avadhi hai / jo bhI karma baMdhatA hai, vaha cAhe zubha ho yA azubha, eka niyatta avadhi taka hI AtmA ke sAtha baddha raha sakatA hai| avadhi samApta hote hI vaha AtmA se pRthaka ho jAtA hai / isa niyama ke anusAra pUrvo- . pAjita puNya karma kA bhI kSaya honA anivArya hai / jisa khajAne meM se kharca hI kharca hotA rahatA hai aura navIna Aya bilakula nahIM hotI, vaha kitanA hI vipula kyoM na ho, kabhI na kabhI samApta ho hI jAtA hai / isa tathya ko kauna nahIM jAnatA ? vyAvahArika jagat meM dhana ke Aya-vyaya saMvandhI bAtoM kI sabako cintA rahatI hai, kintu jisa puNya ke prabhAva se dhana-vaibhava TikatA hai, usakI kisa ko kitanI cintA rahatI hai ? hama puNya kA jo khajAnA lekara Ae haiM tayA jisakA upabhoga pratipala kara rahe haiM, yadi usameM navIna Aya sammilita na kI gaI-nayA puNya nahIM uAjita kiyA gayA to khajAnA samApta ho jaaegaa| phira Age kyA sthiti hogI ? kintu manuSya vartamAna ko hI saba kucha samajha
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________________ kara bhaviSya ko bhUla jAtA haiM / vaha bhUla jAtA hai ki use para loka meM jAnA hogA aura vahAM puNya ke abhAva meM kyA kaThinAiyAM uThAnI pdd'egii| ...... bandhuoM ! isa choTe-se vartamAna ke lie dIrgha bhaviSya ko vismRta mata " kro| jaise pUrva puNya kA phala yahAM bhoga rahe ho, usI prakAra yahAM bhI pApa se baco aura puNya kA upArjana karo jisase Age bhI utama saMyoga prApta kara sako aura una utama saMyogoM kA sadupayoga karake AtmA kA kalyANa sAdhana kara sko| . . __ jo puNya ko bar3hAeMge ve kabhI kisI se bhaya nahIM khaaeNge| ve ihaloka aura paraloka meM nirbhaya rheNge| kucha karane kA phala hI Aja hameM isa rUpa meM prApta haiM / anyathA yoM saMsAra meM kauna kise pUchatA hai ? ... bIja acche kheta meM boyA jAtA hai to paudhe ke rUpa meM lahalahAne lagatA hai / vahI agara nAlI meM DAla diyA jAya to sar3a jAegA para paudhe ke rUpa meM vikasita nahIM ho skegaa| isI prakAra dhana rUpI bIja agara acche kheta meM DAlA jAya, sukRtya meM lagAyA jAya to vaha puNya rUpI paudhe ke rUpa meM vikasita hotA hai / kukarma Upara yA khArI bhUmi hai, aura sukarma sundara kheta hai| hameM bIja vahAM DAlanA hai jahAM vaha phUle, phale aura vikasita ho| jo aisA karatA hai vahI prathama zreNI kA mAnava hai, udaya meM udaya karane vAlA hai| . jIvana, dhana aura vaibhava jAne vAlI vastueM haiM kintu ina jAne vAlI vastuoM se kucha lAbha uThA liyA jAya, apane bhaviSya ko kalyANamaya banA liyA jAya, isI meM manuSya kI buddhimattA, hai, vivekazIlatA hai / kahA bhI hai gar3ha rahe na gar3hapati rahe, rahe na sakala jahAna / doya rahe nRpa mAna kahe, nekI badI nidAna // sukRta karane vAlA manuSya apanA nAma saMsAra meM cirasthAyI banA jAtA hai / kAla kI cakkI usake yaza ko khaNDita nahIM kara sktii| yuga para yuga vyatIta ho jAte haiM parantu logoM kI jIbha para usakA suyazagAna banA rahatA hai|
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________________ . bhArata meM Aja janatA kA rAjya haiM / yogya vyakti apanI buddhi tathA bala kA prayoga karake mahatvapUrNa kArya kara sakate haiN| pratyeka mAnava para Aja mahAn uttaradAyitva hai| deza kI svAdhInatA kA artha itanA hI nahIM ki videzI zAsakoM ko kusI para dezI zAsaka baiTha jaaeN| saccI svAdhInatA meM deza kI kalyANa kAriNI paramparAoM ko tathA saMskRti kI surakSA bhI gabhita hai / bhArata svAdhIna ho kara bhI agara apanI paramparAgoM kI aura adhyAtma pradhAna saMskRti kI rakSA nahIM karatA aura videziyoM ke hI aniSTa AcAra-vivAra kA andhAnukaraNa karatA hai to isa svAdhInatA kA koI vizeSa artha nahIM / bhArata kI AtmA agara unmukta na huI to vaha svAdhInatA kisa kAma kI ? svAdhInatA ko saccA lAbha taya haiM jaba Apa apane deza kI mahAn sabhyatA kA jo janamaMgala kAriNI hai aura jIvana ke antaraMga tatva ke vikAsa para bhAra detI hai, pracAra aura prasAra kareM aura akhila vizva ke samakSa usakA saccA svarUpa prastuta kreN| kintu Aja unaTI gaMgA baha rahI hai / deza ke dezo zAsaka videzoM kI nakala kara rahe haiM, unakI saMskRti ko isa deza para lAdane kA prayAsa kara rahe haiM, hiMsA bar3ha rahI hai, anaitikatA apanA sira UMcA uThA rahI hai, ghUsakhoro, bhraSTAcAra aura pakSapAta bar3hatA jA rahA hai / deza ke isa adhaHpatana ko dekha kara vivekazIla jana hI socate haiM ki Akhira isa dazA kA kahAM anta AegA ? deza kahAM jAkara rukegA? __isa paristhiti meM parivartana lAne kA kArya zaktizAlI vyakti kara sakate haiN| zaktizAlI ve jo vala-buddhi tathA Attika zakti se yukta haiN| jinhoMne isa tathya ko bhalIbhAMti hRdayaMgama kara liyA ho ki jIvana aura dharma abhinna haiM / dharma kI upekSA karake vyaktigata aura sAmAjika jIvana kA utthAna honA saMbhava nahIM hai / prajA meM dhArmika bhAvanA ko jagAye binA deza meM phale anAcAra kA unmUlana nahIM ho sakatA / 'dharmo rakSati rakSitaH' agara hama dharma kI rakSA kareMge to dharma bhI hamArI rakSA kregaa| - jo loga peTa pUtti kI samasyA se hI parezAna haiM, unase sAmAjika kArya karane kI apekSA nahIM kI jA sakatI ! zrImAn loga agara isa kArya ko
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________________ [57 apane hAtha meM leM to paristhati meM sudhAra kI AzA kI jA sakatI hai| unake .. lie yaha kArya kaThina nahIM hai / bhArata kA purAtana itihAsa batalAtA hai ki rAjaputroM ne mahaloM kA parityAga kara vanoM kI zaraNa lI aura Atmika sAdhanA meM tatpara hokara sva-para kA kalyANa kiyaa| mahaloM meM pUrva saMcita puNya kA bhoga . karake kSaya kiyA jA sakatA hai| kintu nayI sAmagrI juTAnI hai to mahaloM ko chor3anA hogaa| . . - AdivAsI logoM kI ora bhI aneka kArya kartAoM kA dhyAna . AkarSita huA haiN| unheM sabhya aura zikSita banAne kA prayatna ho rahA hai| kintu saccIsabhyatA aura zikSitatA kA lakSaNa yaha hai ki ve durvyasanoM se baceM, . apane jIvana vyavahAra meM susaMskRta hoM, pApoM se apanI rakSA kara sakeM, apane jIvana ke ucca Adarza ko samajha skeN| jinhoMne svayaM apane jIvana ko sudhArA hai, una para dUsara ke jIvana ko bhI sudhArane kA dAyitva hai / dUsaroM ke jIvana . sudhAra meM sahAyaka bananA bhI eka prakAra se apane jIvana ko sudhAranA hai / jisake pAsa puNya kA bala hai, dimAga kA bala hai, vaha sAdhAraNa prayAsa se bhI dUsare ke jIvana meM parivartana lA sakatA hai| .... sampattizAlI gharoM ke bar3hane aura car3hane ke kAraNa bandhu-bhAva vyasana hInatA aura sevA bhAvanA hai| inake viparIta kArya hone se unakA vinAza ho jAtA hai / bhartRhari ne kahA hai- : .. ... daumancyA . ndrapati vinazyati, .. . . . : . yatiH saMgAt suto lAlanAt. / .. vipro'nadhyayanAt kulaM kutanayAt, zIlaM . khalopAsanAt / / hrIrmadyAdanavekSaNAdapi kRSiH , . snehaH . pravAsAzrayAt maitrI cApraNayAt 'samRddhiranayAt / tyAgAt pramAdAddhanam // ... maMtrI kharAba ho to rAjA vinaSTa ho jAtA hai| parigraha dhAraNa
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________________ 58] karane se sAdhu kA sarvanAza hotA hai ! adhika lAr3a lar3Ane se putra, avidyA se brAhmaNa, kuputra se kula, durjana kI saMgati se zIla, madyapAna se lajjA, dekharekha nahIM karane se khetI, adhika kAla taka pravAsa se sneha, prama ke abhAva se maitrI aura anIti se samRddhi tathA tyAga evaM prayAda se dhana kA nAza ho jAtA hai| jaise lakar3I meM lagA dhuna use naSTa DAlatA hai, usI prakAra jIvana meM praviSTa durvyasana jIvana ko naSTa kara detA hai / ataeva durvyasanI loMgoM kI saMgati se bacanA caahie| akartavya se duzmanI rakhanI caahie| jIvana ko sadaiva nirmala aura pavitra banAne kA prayatna karate rahanA caahie| bhagavAn mahAvIra kA saMdeza hai ki apane jIvana kA utthAna aura patana manuSya ke svayaM ke hAtha meM hai / koI adRzya zakti yA devI-devatA hamAre jIvana ko banA-bigAr3a nahIM sakate / manuSya svayaM hI apanA zatru aura svayaM hI apanA mitra hai / 'purisA tuma meva tuma mittA' AcA0 ___ eka hitaiSI ne saMsArI logoM ko udbodhana karate kahA-mitra ! jIvana kI saritA baha rahI hai, isa bahatI huI saritA meM kahIM tere jIvana kI sampadA naSTa na ho jAya / jarA saMbhala ke calanA / kahA hai dharma rI gaMgA meM hAtha dhoya le nI re ! cAMdaNo hupro hai, motI poya le nI re ! satpuruSa sadA se saMsArI jIvoM ko sAvaceta karate A rahe haiM ki dharma rUpI gaMgA meM avagAhana kro| aisA karane se hI jIvana meM zAnti milegii| gaMgA tana ko nirmala aura zItala banAtI hai parantu dharma-gaMgA Antarika mana ko mana kI malInanA ko dUra karatI hai aura jIvana ko zAnta tathA sukhamaya banA detI hai / isase kAma kI jalana aura tRSNA kI pyAsa dUra hotI hai| magara dharma kI gaMgA usI ke jIvana meM pravAhita hotI hai jisake hRdaya meM devI bhAvanAeM hotI haiM / dAnavI prakRti vAloM se dharma dUra hI rahatA hai| . purANoM meM eka kathA AtI hai / sunda aura upasunda nAmaka AsurI prakRti ke do bhAI the| unhoMne zivajI kI ArAdhanA kii| bhole zaMkara ne
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________________ unakI ArAdhanA se saMtuSTa aura prasanna hokara vara de diyA ki jisake sira para hAtha rakha doge vahI bhasma ho jaaegaa| 'karelA aura nIma car3hA' kI kahAvata caritArtha huI / AsurI prakRti ke sAtha zakti kA saMyoga huA to unakI dAnavatA aura adhika bar3ha gaI / unhoMne zaMkara para hI hAtha rakhane kI socii| zaMkara svayaM saMkaTa meM phaMsa ge| jAna bacAne ke lie bhAgane lage aura ve donoM __ bhAI unakA pIchA karane lge| mArga meM viSNu mila ge| zaMkara ne apanI musIbata kI kahAnI unheM sunAI to viSNu ne upAlaMbha dete hue kahA-Apane apAtroM ko vara diyA hI kyoM ! hathiyAra ko adhika teja karane se usakI kATane kI zakti bar3hatI hI hai / astu, jo honA thA ho gyaa| aba maiM sambhAlane - kA prayatna karatA huuN| ... ____ viSNu sunda-upasunda ke samIpa phuNce| unhoMne jaba viSNu se bAbA (zaMkara) kA paricaya pUchA to viSNu ne unheM salAha dI ki yaha vara vAstavika hai yA dhokhA ? isa bAta kI parIkSA to pahale kara lenI cAhie / vRthA bhaTakane se kyA lAbha hai ? viSNu kI bAta sunda-upasunda ko jaMca gii| unhoMne parIkSA ke lie .. eka dUsare ke sira para hAtha rakhakhA aura donoM bhasma ho gye| Aja duniyA ke bar3e rASTroM kI sthiti bho sunda-upasunda ke samAna .. hai / agara ye eka-dUsare para hAtha phereMge to duniyA kA sarvanAza kara chodd'eNge| yaha ... saba AsurI zakti kI uccha khala vRddhi kA pariNAma hai / zakti meM AsurIpana dhArmikatA ke prabhAva se utpanna hotA hai| zakti svayaM to zakti hI hotI hai, usake sAtha dharmabhAva huA to vaha daivI rUpa meM hotI hai aura adharma huA to AsurI rUpa dhAraNa kara letI hai| jo manuSya uditodita hotA hai vaha dharma kA AcaraNa karake prApta zakti kA sadupayoga karatA hai aura apane jIvana ko devI sampatti se vibhUSita banA letA hai / vaha jisa samAja aura deza meM janma letA hai, usake utthAna meM apanA utthAna mAnatA hai aura apane puNya-prAca. raNa se pavitratA kA vistAra karatA hai| aise satpuruSoM kA laukika aura pAralaukika kalyANa hotA hai|
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________________ parigraha maryAdA .. "prAcAraHprathamo dharma" arthAt dharma ke aneka kriyAtmaka rUpa haiM kintu AcAra sadAcAra-sava dharmoM meM prathama hai| isa ukti ke anusAra jaba bhagavAn mahAvIra kI vANI kA saMkalana kiyA gayA to bhagavAna ke dvArA prarUpita AcAra dharma kA ...: prathama aMga-prAcArAMga meM saMkalana huaa| isa prakAra prathama dharma kA prathama aMga meM nirUpaNa kiyA jAnA zAstrakAroM kI dUradarzitA aura sUkSma prajJA kA pari... cAyaka hai| AcArAMga sUtra meM munidharma kA hRdaya grAhI nirUpaNa hai| usameM bhI prathama adhyayana meM pApaHtyAga kI prarUpaNA kI gaI aura hiMsA se hone vAle kupariNAma batalAe gae haiN| muniyoM ke samAna pratyeka sAdhaka ko pUrNa rUpa se niSpApa aura tyAgamaya jIvana banAne ke lie prayatnazIla honA cAhie / tyAgamaya jIvana yApana karane ke lie vratoM ko pratijJA ke rUpa meM agIkAra karanA Avazyaka hotA hai| - kaI loga samajhate haiM ki hama yoM hI vrata kA pAlana kara leMge, pratijJA ke bandhana meM bAMdhane kI kyA AvazyakatA hai ?, kintu isa prakAra kA vicAra hRdaya kI durbalatA se prasUta hotA hai / jise vrata kA pAlana karanA hI hai use pratijJA se ghabarAne kI kyA AvazyakatA hai ? pratijJA ke bandhana meM na ba~dhane ke vicAra kI pRSThabhUmi meM kyA usa vrata kI maryAdA se bAhara cale jAne kI durbala vRtti nahIM hai ? yadi saMkalpa meM kamI na ho to vrata ke bandhana se bacane kI icchA hI na ho / smaraNa rakhanA cAhie ki bandhana vahI kaSTakara hotA hai jo anicchA se manuSya para lAdA jAtA hai / svecchA pUrvaka aMgIkAra kiyA huA,
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________________ . . vrata kA bandhaH sAhasa aura zakti pradAna karatA hai / pratikUla paristhiti meM. . isake dvArA apanI maryAdA se vicalita na hone kI preraNA prApta hotI hai| vrata ke bandhana se hI gAMdhIjI vilAyata meM madya, mAMsa aura parastrI gamana ke pApoM se baca sake aura Age cala kara 'mahAtmA' kI mahAn padavI se vibhUSita hue / mAtA kI preraNA se jaina muni ke samakSa grahaNa kie vratoM ne unake jIvana ko kitanA prabhAvita kiyA, isa bAta ko vaha bhalI bhAMti samajha sakeMgA jisane unakI jIvanI kA adhyayana kiyA hai| kintu vrata grahaNa karanA yadi mahatvapUrNa hai to usakA yathAvat pAlana karanA bhI kama mahatva pUrNa nahIM hai / ucita hai ki manuSya apane sAmarthya ko tola kara aura paristhitiyoM kA vicAra karake vratako svIkAra kare aura phira dRr3ha saMkalpa ke sAtha usa para dRr3ha raheM / vrata grahaNa karake usakA nirvAha nahIM karane ke bhayaMkara . duSpariNAma yA anartha ho sakate haiM / kiMtu cUka ke Dara se vrata hI nahIM karanA var3I bhUla hai / jo kaThinAI Ane para bhI vrata kA nirvAha karatA hai aura apane saMkalpa bala meM kamI nahIM Ane detA vaha sabhI kaThinAiyoM ko jIta kara ucca bana jAtA hai| aura anta meM pUrNa nirmala bana kara carama siddhi kA bhAgI hotA hai| __ sAdha jIvana kA darjA bahuta UMcA hai, isakA kAraNa yahI hai kiAve mahAvratoM kA manasA, vAcA, karmaNA pAlana karate haiM, aura mahAvratoM ke pAlana ke lie upayogI jo niyama upaniyama haiM, unake pAlana meM bhI jAgarUka bane rahate haiM / aisA sAdhu apanI sAdhanA meM saphalatA prApta kara parama jJAna pAtA hai| yadi UMcI maMjila vAlA phisala gayA to vaha coTa bhI gaharI khAtA hai / ataH use ... bahuta hI sAvadhAna hokara calanA par3atA hai / bhava-bhava ke bandhanoM ko kATane meM vahI saphala hotA hai jo vratoM kA pUrNa rUpa se nirvAha karatA hai| aparigraha bhI mahAvratoM meM eka hai / isa vrata meM sAdhaka ko pUrNa rUpa se akiMcana hokara rahanA par3atA hai| magara zrAvaka ke lie pUrNa aparigraha hokara rahanA zakya nahIM haiM, ataeva vaha maryAdita parigraha rakhane ' kI chUTa letA hai| kintu vratadhArI. zrAvaka parigraha ko gRha-vyavahAra calAne kA * * sAdhana mAtra mAnatA hai / kamajora AdamI lakar3I kA sahArA lekara calatA hai, aura
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________________ use sahArA hI samajhatA hai / kama-jorI dUra hone para vaha lakar3I kA prayoga nahIM krtaa| agara vaha lakar3I ko hI sAdhya mAna le aura anAvazyaka hone para bhI hAtha meM thAme rahe to ajJAnI samajhA jaaegaa| isI prakAra vratI zrAvaka dhana-vaibhava Adi parigraha ko jIvana yAtrA kA sahArA samajhatA haiM, sAdhya nahIM / dhana arthAt parigraha ko hI sarvasva samajha lene se samyagdRSTi nahIM rhtii| vaha jo parigraha rakhatA hai, apanI AvazyakatAoM kA vicAra karake hI rakhatA haiM aura usakA jIvana itanA sAdA hotA hai ki usakI AvazyakatAeM bhI atyalpa hotI haiM isa kAraNa vaha Avazyaka parigraha kI chaTa rakhakara zeSa kA parityAga kara detA haiN| - DarAne-dhamakAne vAlA yadi hAtha meM bAMsa zrA jAya to usI ko lekara daur3a pdd'egaa| kamajorI ke kAraNa lakar3I rakhane kA prayojana dUsarA thA kintu krodhAveza meM usakA prayojana dUsarA hI hotA hai-prahAra karanA / zrAvaka parigraha kA pUrI taraha tyAga nahIM kara pAtA, yaha usakI durbalatA hai / vaha ise apanI durbalatA hI samajhatA hai| ___ kabhI-kabhI aisA avasara bhI A jAtA hai ki bhrana, viparyAsa yA mAnasika durbalatA ke kAraNa manuSya vrata kI sImA se bAhara calA jAtA hai vaha samajhatA haiM ki merA vrata-bhaMga nahIM ho rahA hai| magara vAstava meM vrata bhaMga hotA hai / isa prakAra kA vratabhaMga aticAra kI koTi meM ginA jAtA hai| aura jaba vrata se nirapekSa ho kara jAnabUjha kara vrata ko khaNDita kiyA jAtA hai to anAcAra kahalAtA hai / parigraha kA parimANa karane vAlA zrAvaka yadi dhana, sampatti, bhUmi Adi parimANa se adhika rakha letA hai to anAcAra samajhanA cAhie aura vaisI sthiti meM usakA vrata pUrI taraha khaMDita ho jAtA haiM / pacAsa ekar3a bhUmi kA parimANa karane vAlA yadi sATha ekar3a rakha letA hai to yaha jAna vUjha kara vrata kI maryAdA ko bhaMga karanA hai aura yaha anAcAra hai| . . koI vyakti eka makAna ke bIca meM dIvAla khar3I kara de to eka ke / badale do makAna khlaaeNge| eka makAna ke cAra bhAga kara diye jAeM to bhI
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________________ [63 : vaha vastutaH eka hI kahA jAtA hai, jaba taka usameM vizeSa parivartana na ho| 1isa prakAra makAna kA parimANa karane meM dRSTi yA lakSya kI pradhAnatA. . hotI hai| ___ jamIna-jAyadAda Adi ke kiye hue parimANa kA vrata sApekSa atikramaNa karanA prathama aticAra haiM / kisI ne vrata grahaNa karate samaya eka yA do makAnoM kI maryAdA kii| bAda meM RNa ke rupayoM ke badale use eka aura makAna prApta ho gyaa| agara vaha use rakha letA hai to yaha aticAra kaha laaegaa| isI prakAra eka kheta beca kara yA makAna becakara dUsarA kheta yA makAna kharIdanA bhI aticAra hai yadi usake pIche atirikta arthalAbha kA dRSTi koNa ho| tAtparya yaha hai ki isa vrata ke parimANa meM dRSTi koNa mukhya rahatA hai aura vratadhArI ko sadaiva isa bAta kA dhyAna rakhanA cAhie ki ki usane tRSNA, lobha evaM asantoSa para aMkuza lagAne ke lie vrata grahaNa kiyA hai ataeva ye doSa kisI bahAne se mana meM praveza na kara jAeM aura mamatva bar3hane - nahIM paae| . . . vratI ko nau prakAra ke parigraha ke atikramaNa se bacanA cAhie(1) jamIna (2) jAyadAda (3) svarNa (4) cAMdI (5) ghor3A Adi (7) dhana (8) dhAnya aura (8) kupya-pharnIcara vartana aAdi / pazuoM kI santati utpanna hone para saMkhyA meM vRddhi ho jAtI hai, yaha svabhAvika hai / kintu eka to usa vRddhi ko lAbha kA kAraNa banAnA aura dUsare saMrakSaNa kI bhAvanA se unako rakhanA alaga-alaga bAteM hai / aisI bAtoM kA spaSTI karaNa agara vrata grahaNa karate samaya hI kara liyA jAya to adhika ") acchA / bAda meM kiyA jAya to isa bAta kI sAvadhAnI rakhanI cAhie ki mere kiye hue nirNaya meM kahIM merI mamatva duddhi to mujhe dhokhA nahIM de rahI hai ! isa prakAra ko jAgarUkatA vrata kI rakSA karane meM sahAyaka hogii| kisI ne pacAsa / hajAra ke dhana kA parimANa kiyA, phira vyAja meM atirikta dhana A gayA / usa ... atirikta dhana ko agara koI atikramaNa nahIM mAnatA to yaha anucita hai|
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________________ 64] aticAra kevala jAnane ke lie nahIM hai, bacane ke lie bhI haiM / jAnI huI bAtoM ko kevala dimAga kI vastu banA kara rakkhA jAya aura unakA AcaraNa se koI sarokAra nahIM rakkhA jAya to aisI jAnakArI kI koI upayogitA nahIM hotii| jJAna vahI sArthaka hai jisake anusAra vartAva kiyA jAtA hai / 'jJAnaM bhAra : kriyAM binA' agara jJAna ke anusAra pravRti nahIM kI gaI to vaha jJAna bojha rUpa hI hai| parigraha parimANa pAMca aNuvratoM meM antima hai aura cAra vratoM kA saMrakSaNa karanA evaM bar3hAnA isake AdhIna hai| parigraha ko ghaTAne se hiMsA, asatya, asteya, kuzIla, ina cAroM para roka lagatI haiM / ahiMsA Adi cAra vrata apane Apa puSTa hote rahate haiN| parigraha pariNAma vrata se mahatva bar3hatA nahI, ghaTatA hai| jIvana meM zAnti aura santoSa prakaTa hone se sukha kI vRddhi hotI hai / nizcintatA aura nirAkulatA AtI hai / aisI sthiti utpanna hone se dharma kriyA kI ora manuSya kA citta adhikAdhika AkarSita hotA hai| isa vrata ke ye vaiyakti lAbha haiN| kintu sAmAjika dRSTi se bhI yaha vrata atyanta upayogI hai / Aja jo Arthika vaiSamya dRSTi gocara hotA hai, isa vrata ke pAlana na karane kA hI pariNAma hai| Arthika vaiSamya isa yuga kI eka bahuta bar3I samasyA hai| pahale bar3e-bar3e bhImakAya yaMtroM kA pracalana na hone ke kAraNa kucha vyakti Aja kI taraha atyadhika pUMjI ekatra nahIM kara pAte the; magara Aja yaha bAta nahIM rhii| Aja kucha loga yaMtroM kI sahAyatA se pracura dhana ekatra kara lete haiM to dUsare loga dhanAbhAva ke kAraNa apane jIvana kI anivArya AvazyakatAoM kI pUtti karane se vaMcita rahate haiM / unheM peTa bhara roTI, tana DhaMkane ko vastra aura auSadha jaisI cIjeM bhI upalabdha nahIM / isa sthiti kA sAmanA karane ke lie aneka vAdoM kA janma huA hai / samAjavAda, sAmyavAda, sarvodaya vAda aAdi isI ke phala haiN| prAcIna kAla meM ...' 'aparigraha vAda ke dvArA isa samasyA kA samAdhAna kiyA jAtA thaa| isa vAda kI vizeSatA yaha hai ki yaha dhArmika rUpa meM svIkRta hai, ataeva manuSya ise balAt nahIM, svecchA pUrvaka svIkAra karatA hai| sAtha hI dharmazAstra mahAraMbhI yaMtroM ke
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________________ . [65 upayoga para pAbaMdI lagAkara Arthika vaiSamya ko utpanna nahIM hone dene kI bhI vyavasthA karatA hai / ataeva agara aparigraha vrata kA vyApaka rUpa meM pracAra aura aMgIkAra ho to na artha vaiSamya kI samasyA vikarAla rUpa dhAraNa kare, na varga saMgharSa kA avasara upasthita ho aura na usake lie vividha prakAra ke asaphala vAdoM kA AviSkAra karanA pdd'e| magara Aja kI duniyA dharmazAstroM kI bAta sunatI kahAM haiM ? yahI kAraNa hai ki saMsAra azAnti aura saMgharSa kI krIDAbhUmi vanA huA hai aura jaba taka dharma kA prAzraya nahIM liyA jAyagA taba taka isa viSama sthiti kA anta nahIM aaegaa| dezavirati dharma ke sAdhaka ko apanI kI huI maryAdA se adhika parigraha nahIM bar3hAnA caahie| use parigraha kI maryAdA bhI aisI karanI cAhie ki jisase usakI vRSNA para aMkuza lage, lobha meM nyUnatA ho aura dUsare logoM ko kaSTa na phuNce| sarvavirata sAdhaka kA jIvana to aura bhI adhika uccakoTi kA hotA hai| vaha AkarSaka zabda, rUpa, gaMdha, rasa aura sparza para rAga aura aniSTa zabda Adi para dveSa bhI nahIM kregaa| isa prakAra ke AcaraNa se jIvana meM nirmalatA banI rhegii| aisA sAdhanAzIla vyakti cAhe akelA rahe yA samUha meM rahe, jaMgala meM rahe, yA samAja meM rahe, pratyeka sthiti meM apanA vrata nirmala banA skegaa| . muni sthUlabhadra vezyA ke bhavana meM, vilAsa aura vikAra ke vAtAvaraNa meM rahe / kue kI pAla para sAdhanA karane vAle muni bhI jana samudAya ke bIca meM haiM / nAga kI bAmI aura siMha kI guphA vAle muniyoM ko jana samparka se dUra rahanA hai / ku~e kI pAla para sAdhanA karane vAle muni para kabhI pAnI bharane vAlI mahilAeM pAnI aura kIcar3a uchAla detoM unase vAlTI yA DoMlI TakarA detiiN| rAtri meM nidrA se unheM bacanA par3atA hai| kabhI nidrA kA jhoMkA A jAya. to kue meM par3ane kA khatarA hai / dina ke samaya rAga-dveSa se apanI AtmA kI rakSA karanI hai / isa prakAra ve satata apramatta avasthA meM raha kara aMcala samAdhi meM sthita rhe| nirantara jAgRta rahanA; pala bhara ke lie bhI nidrA na lenAM aura rAga-dveSa para vijaya pAnA koI sAdhAraNa sAdhanA nahIM hai| pramAda para vijaya
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________________ prApta karane kI utanI AvazyakatA zAyada siMha guphA vAle aura vezyA ke bhavana vAle muni ko na rahI ho| tInoM muni varSAkAla vyatIta hone para guru ke caraNoM meM upasthita hote haiM aura dorya kAla ke pazcAt guru kA darzana karake Ananda kA anubhava karate haiM / kue kI pAla vAle, siMha kI guphA vAle aura nAga kI vAmI vAle, tInoM muniyoM ko unakI saphala sAdhanA ke lie guru jI dhanyavAda dete haiN| . tInoM muni gurucaraNoM meM praNata ho apanA-apanA vRttAnta nivedana karane ke lie utsuka haiN| tInoM ko apanI sAdhanA se santoSa hai| hama apanI sAdhanA ke guru saMbhUtivijaya ko prasanna kara sakeMge, unake mana meM aisA vizvAsa thA / gurujI apane ziSyoM kI pratIkSA usI prakAra kara rahe the jaise pitA videza se vidyAdhyayana karake Ane vAle putra kI pratIkSA karatA hai / ,gaccha ke anya muni bhI unakI tapasyA kA vRttAnta sunane ke lie Atura ho rahe the, jaise kisI kI lambI yAtrA kA vivaraNa sunane ke lie usake svajana-parijana Atura rahate haiN| ukta tInoM muni jo pahale A pahu~ce the| unhoMne apanA vRttAnta kaha sunAyA aura anta meM kahA-sAdhanA thI to bar3I kaThora, parantu Apake anugraha se vaha nibha gaI / yaha ApakI kRpA kA hI phala hai| ApakI AjJA kA sahArA lekara hI hama saphala ho ske| . mahAmuni ne unheM dhanya kahA aura unake duSkara kArya ke lie unakI sarAhanA kii| guru se prazaMsA prApta karake tInoM muni gadgad hogae aura apane jIvana ko kRtArtha samajhane lge| bIsoM kosa se AyA azva jaise svAmI kI pyAra bharI thapakiyoM se santuSTa ho jAtA hai, vaise hI ye tInoM muni bhI santuSTa kucha samaya pazcAt sthUlabhadra bhI guru ke zrI caraNoM meM upasthita hue / yathA yogya pragati ke pazcAt unhoMne bhI apanA vRttAnta nivedana kiyaa|
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________________ [67 kahA-gurudeva, Apake zrIcaraNoM kI kRpA aura mahimA se maiMne rUpAkozA ko zrAvikA banA diyA hai / aba vaha vezyA nahIM rhii| usake jIvana kA kalmaSa dhula gayA hai, vaha aMdhakAra se prakAza kI ora agrasara huI hai, usake jIvana meM mahAn parivartana A gayA hai| guru ne yaha saba sunakara kahA-'dhanya, dhanya, dhanya !' isa prakAra tIna bAra dhanya kaha kara sthUlabhadra kI sAdhanA kI mahAn prasaMzA kI / phira boletumane duSkara hI nahIM, ati duSkara kArya kiyA hai| guru ke lie sabhI ziSya samAna the| unake citta meM kisI ke prati nyUna yA adhika sadbhAva nahIM thaa| phira bhI sAdhanA kI gurutA ko dhyAna meM rakha kara unhoMne ziSyoM ko dhanyavAda diyA / saMbhUti vijaya bar3e prasanna hue aura apane ziSyoM kI sAdhanA ke lie gaurava anubhava karane lge| aise Adarza sAdhakoM ke vRttAnta se hameM apanA laukika aura pAralaukika kalyANa sAdhana karanA caahie| . .
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________________ bhramaNa para aMkuza duniyA duraMgI hai| paraspara virodhI tattvoM kI vidyamAnatA isakI vizeSatA haiM / yahAM dharma hai to adharma bhI hai, nIti hai to anIti bhI hai, sujana haiM. to durjana bhI haiM, jIva hai to ajIva bhI hai, sAdhaka tattva haiM to vAdhaka tattva bhI maujUda haiM / koI kisI kArya meM pravRtta ho, to use pahale yaha samajha kara calanA cAhie ki mere kArya meM aneka bAdhaka upasthita hoNge| vAdhakoM ke upasthita hone para vicalita na hone kI kSamatA aura saMkalpa kA bala baTora kara calane vAlA hI apane kArya meM saphala hotA hai / bAdhaka kAraNoM kA kArya vAdhA paha~cAnA hai kintu sAdhaka yadi sajaga hai, usake saMkalpa meM kahIM koI kamajorI nahIM hai to koI bhI bAdhaka tattva usake mArga ko na avaruddha kara sakatA hai aura na use vimukha hI banA sakatA hai| adhyAtma sAdhanA ke patha meM kyA-kyA bAdhAeM upasthita ho sakatI haiM aura una para kisa prakAra vijaya prApta karanI cAhie, isa sambandha meM isa kSetra ke anubhavI sAdhakoM ne paryApta vicAra kiyA hai| pradhAna rUpa se ve bAdhaka tattva do haiM-pramAda aura kaSAya / pramAda aura kaSAya kA ghaniSTha sambandha hai| pramAda, kaSAya kA mArga prazasta karatA hai / vaha sAdhaka ko pahale asAvadhAna banAtA hai aura phira kaSAya A dhamakatA hai| kaSAya kA kArya sAdhanA meM rukAvaTa DAlanA hai, gatirodha utpanna karanA hai aura kabhI-kabhI vaha gAr3I ko ulaTa bhI detA hai / vaha sAdhaka ko viparIta dizA meM bhI le jAtA hai / isa prakAra pramAda aura kaSAya donoM panyagdarzana aura viratibhAva kI nirmalatA meM bAdhaka haiN| inhIM ke prabhAva se vasa ke viSaya meM atikrama, vyaktirUma, aticAra aura anAcAra kA
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________________ / 66 sevana karatA hai| jo loga viSaya aura kaSAya ke paMje meM par3e rahate haiM, unako zAstra samajhAnA bhI kaThina hotA hai| ....: . .. pramAda Akara manuSya ke hRdaya para jaba adhikAra jamA letA hai to zravaNa aura vaktavya meM zithilatA A jAtI haiN| vAstava meM yahI donoM bAdhaka sarvavirati aura dezavirati kI sAdhanA ko malIna banAte haiM / isI kAraNa zAstra ina bAdhaka tattvoM se sAdhaka ko sAvadhAna karatA hai| lobha kaSAya parigraha pari. mANa vrata kA vizeSa rUpa se bAdhaka hai / kaI sAdhaka isake prabhAva se apane vrata ko dUSita kara lete haiM / udAharaNArtha-kisI sAdhaka ne cAra kheta rakhane kI maryAdA kii| tatpazcAt usake citta meM lobha jgaa| usane bagala kA kheta kharIda liyA aura pahale vAle kheta meM milA liyA / aba vaha socatA hai ki maiMne cAra kheta rakhane kI jo maryAdA kI thI, vaha akhaNDita hai| mere pAsa pAMcavAM kheta nahIM hai / isa prakAra Atma vaMcanA kI preraNA lobha se hotI hai / isase vrata . dUSita hotA hai aura usakA asalI uddezya pUrNa nahIM hotaa| - aNuvratoM ko nirmala banAye rakhane ke lie anya. sahAyaka vratoM kA pAlana karanA bhI Avazyaka hai| ataeva aNuvatI sAdhaka ko unakI ora dhmAna denA cAhie / zAstroM meM unheM uttara vrata yA uttara guNa kahate haiM / ve bhI do bhAgoM meM vibhakta haiM-guNa vrata aura zikSAnata / tIna guNavrata aura cAra zikSAkta milakara sAta hote haiN| pAMca mUlavrata (aNuvrata) inameM sammilita kara die jAeM to unako saMkhyA bAraha ho jAtI hai| yahI zrAvaka ke bAraha vatA ... ...... ... .... .. . . aNuvratoM kA nirdoSa pAlana karane ke lie zrAvaka ko apane bhramaNa para bhI aMkuza lagAnA cAhie / jitanA adhika ghUmanA hogA, utanA hI adhika hiMsA, jhUTha aura parigraha kA vistAra bddh'egaa| gamanAgamana kA kSetra bar3hegA to kuzIla, moha-mamatA aura adattagrahaNa kI saMbhAvanA bddh'egii| vastuoM kA kiyA huA, parimANa bhI apanA rUpa bar3hA legaa| isa kAraNa vratI gRhastha apane gama nAMgamana kI bhI sImA nirdhArita kara letA hai / tathya yaha hai ki pApoM ke saMkoca karane ko dRSTikoNa bar3hAyA jAnA cAhie / icchA ko. belagAma nahIM hone denA
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________________ 70 caahie| yadi icchA belagAma hogaI aura usa para kAbU na kiyA gayA to sabhI vrata khatare meM par3a jaaeNge| . Ananda zrAvaka ne apanI sthiti ke anusAra kSetra kI sImA bAMdha lI aura aparimita icchAoM ko parimita kara liyaa| isake lie usane Urdhva dizA, adhodizA aura tioM dizAoM meM gamanAgamana kI sImA-rekhA bhI nizcita kara lii| isa prakAra dizAoM sambandhI niyama digvata kahalAtA hai| usakA svarUpa isa prakAra hai digvata-vibhinna dizAoM meM gamanAgamana karane kI maryAdA ko digvata kahate haiN| eka kendra se kisI dizA kI ora jAne kI dUrI isa vrata ke anusAra nizcita kI jAtI haiM / sAdhaka ne apane sthAyI nivAsa ke lie jo kendra niyata kiyA hai, usase Upara kI ora jAnA Urdhva dizA meM gamana karanA kahalAtA haiM / vAyuyAna ke sahAre yA vidyA athavA Rddhi ke bala se Upara jAnA hotA haiM / kUpa,khadAna, samudratala Adi adhogamana ke mArga haiM / pUrva, pazcima Adi dizAoM aura vidizAoM meM jAnA tiryak dizA meM gamana karanA kahalAtA hai| isa prakAra ke vrata ko grahaNa karane kA uddezya apanI icchA yA saMgraha vRtti ko sImita karanA hai| sabhI sthAnoM meM bhUmi, dhana, dhAnya Adi eka-sA hI hai, aisA soca lene se manuSya navIna-navIna sthAnoM yA dezoM meM bhaTakanA banda kara degA aura maryAdita kSetra meM raha kara apane sAde aura saMyama jIvana kI AvazyakatAoM kI pUrti karake nirAkulatA pUrvaka dharma kA AcaraNa karake Ananda meM rhegaa| usake jIvana meM AkulatA-vyAkulatA aura cintA kA bAhulya nahIM hogaa| digvata meM jisa dizA meM jAne kI jo maryAdA kI hai, usameM idhara se udhara milA kara kamI-bezI nahI karanA caahie| aisA karane se prata kA lakSya surakSita nahIM rahatA / udAharaNArtha-kisI zrAvaka ne sau-sau mIla pratyeka dizA meM jAne kA niyama liyaa| use kAmottara me lobha ke vaza hokara savA sau. maula taka jAne kI icchA huii| aisI sthiti meM kisI dUsarI dizA meM paccIsa mIla
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________________ [71 ghaTA kara vAMchita dizA meM bar3hA lenA aura usa dizA kI sImA ko sau ke badale savAsau mIla kara lenA digvata kA aticAra hai| .. .. kAMkSA (kAmanA) se vratoM meM kamajorI AtI hai| jyoM-jyoM kAmanA kI vRddhi hotI hai, tyoM-tyoM usakI pUrti ke sAdhanoM kA saMgraha bar3hAyA jAtA hai aura usake lie daur3a-dhUpa bhI bar3hAnI par3atI hai| spaSTatayA isase zAnti bhaMga hotI hai aura prAkulatA bar3hatI hai aura aprApta sAmagrI ko prApta karane kI dhuna meM manuSya prApta sAmagrI kA Ananda bhI nahIM uThA sakatA, phira bhI kAmanA kA bhUta usake citta meM praveza karake use nacAtA rahatA hai aura nAnA prakAra kI sunaharI kalpanAeM use bebhAna banAeM rahatI haiN| yadyapi jJAnI puruSoM ne spaSTa kara diyA hai ki vAhya padArthoM kA saMyoga duHkha kA hI kAraNa hotA hai aura vaha saMyoga jitanA adhika bar3hegA utanA hI adhika duHkha bar3hegA, phira bhI manuSya isa ora dhyAna nahIM detA aura moha ke naze meM pAgala bana kara sukha prApta karane kI abhilASA se duHkha kI sAmagrI baToratA rahatA hai| . zAstra meM sAdhu ko 'saMjogA vippa mukkassa' vizeSaNa lagAyA gayA hai| yaha vizeSaNa usakI nirAkulatA evaM zAnti kA sUcaka hai / saMyoga se vimukta honA duHkhoM se chuTakArA pAnA hai, kyoMki eka prAcArya kahate haiM- saMyoga mUlA jIvena, prAptA duHkhprmpraa| - anAdi kAla se jIva duHkhoM se ghirA huA hai aura aba taka bhI usake duHkhoM kA kahIM ora-chora najara nahIM AtA, isakA mUla kAraNa parasaMyoga hai| para-saMyoga do prakAra kA hai-vAhya aura prAntarika, jise dravya saMyoga aura bhAva saMyoga kaha sakate haiM / dhana-vaibhava Adi bhautika padArthoM kA saMyoga bAhya aura krodha, lobha, moha, mamatA Adi vaibhAvika bhAvoM kA saMyoga Antarika saMyoga hai| inameM se vAhya saMyoga se vimukti pAnA utanA kaThina nahIM hai jitanA Antarika saMyoga se| . ...... kAma, krodha Adi vikAra jIva ko apane svarUpa kI ora unmukha nahIM hone dete| jyoM-jyoM ye vikAra ghaTate jAte haiM, bAharI daur3adhUpa svataH kama
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________________ hotI jAtI hai / vAhya daur3adhUpa ko rokanA utanA kaThina nahIM hai jitanA antara kI bhAvanA ko sImita karanA kaThina hai| ... bhAvanA ke kSetra meM ahaMkAra, mAna, mahimA kAmanA ko Urdhva dizA kaha sakate haiM, moha, lobha aura tiraskAra ko adhodizA tathA kAma ko tiryak dizA kaha sakate haiM / jJAnI citta ke ina vikAroM ko sImita karatA-karatA antataH samUla naSTa karane meM samartha ho jAtA hai / kApurupa (durvala hRdaya) ke lie apanI bhAvanAoM kA niyantraNa karanA kaThina hotA hai / usake citta meM kAmanAoM kI jo caMcala hiloreM uThatIM haiM, unhIM meM vaha vahatA rahatA hai / usako dehalI bhI DUMgarI jaisI lagatI hai / kahAvata hai 'dehalI hogaI DUMgarI, sau kosAM bhayA vajAra / ' jaba zuddha jJAnAdika kA vala kSINa hotA hai to choTe-moTe vikAroM para vijaya pAnA bhI kaThina hotA hai / parantu sAdhaka kA kartavya hai ki vaha UMcI dizA meM mana ke bhAvoM ko krAnta na hone de aura lobhAdi se nIce na gire / sthUlabhadra kI sAdhanA isIlie duSkaratama khlaaii| kAma kA zastra mRdula hotA hai phira bhI bar3I gaharI mAra karatA hai| parISaha ke do rUpa hote haiM-anukUla parISaha aura (2) pratikUla parISaha / anukUla parIpaha arthAt pralobhana / koI sAdhaka ke sadbhUta athavA asadbhUta guNoM kI prazaMsA karatA hai / sAdhaka ke lie yaha anukUla parISaha hai / apanI prazaMsA sunakara agara vaha gaurava kA anubhava nahIM karatA, usake mana meM abhimAna nahIM .jagatA aura akhaMDa samabhAva sthira rahatA hai to vaha parISaha vijetA hai aura yadi mana meM ahaMkAra utpanna ho jAtA hai to samajhanA cAhie ki vaha parISaha se parAjita ho gayA haiM....apane pada se gira gayA hai| sAdhu ke samakSa bhoga-upabhoga kI manojJa sAmagrI prastuta kI jAtI hai aura use grahaNa karane kA anurodha kiyA jAtA hai to yaha bhI anukUla parISah . hai| agara sAdhu usa sAmagrI ke pralobhana meM Akara saMyama kI sImA kA ullaMghana
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________________ [73 karatA hai to vaha gira jAtA hai aura yadi usake mana meM pralobhana utpanna nahIM hotA aura samabhAva banA rahatA hai to vaha parISaha vijetA kahalAtA hai| . isa prakAra saMyama se cyuta karane vAle jitane bhI pralobhana haiM, saba anukUla parISaha kahalAte haiM / pratikUla parISaha isase ulaTe hote haiM / bhUkhapyAsa kI bAdhA hone para bhI bhojana-pAnI na milanA, sardI-garmI kA kaSTa honA, apamAna aura tiraskAra kI paristhiti utpanna ho jAnA Adi jo avAMchanIya kaSTa A par3atA hai, vaha pratikUla parISaha hai| . ajJAnI loga apanI prazaMsA karane vAle ko abhinandana-patra pradAna karane vAle ko aura dUsare pralobhana dene vAle ko apanA mitra samajhate haiM aura apamAna karane vAle ko tathA kisI dUsare tarIke se kaSTa aura saMtApa pahuMcAne vAle ko zatru samajhate haiM / vaha eka para rAga aura dUsare para dveSa karake karma kA bandha karatA hai / kintu jJAnI puruSa donoM para samabhAva rakhatA hai| na kisI para roSa, na kisI para toSa / usakA samabhAva akhaMDa rahatA hai / prazna kiyA jA sakatA hai ki yadi sAdhu ke vAstavika guNoM kI prazaMsA karanA usake lie anukUla parISaha hai to kyA prazaMsA karanA pApa hai ? kyA sAdhu ke guNoM kI prazaMsA nahIM karanA cAhie ? isa prazna kA uttara yaha hai ki pApa aura puNya kA sambandha kartA kI bhAvanA para nirbhara hai| sAdhu ke uttama . saMyama aura uccakoTi ke vairAgya bhAva ko dekhakara bhavya jIva ke hRdaya meM pramoda bhAvanA utpanna hotI hai| pramodabhAva se prerita hokara vaha una guNoM kI stuti karatA hai / stuti sunakara muni abhimAna karane lage aura apane samabhAva me gira jAeM, aisI kalpanA bhI usake hRdaya ko sparza nahIM krtii| vaha una guNoM kI prApti kI hI prakArAntara se kAmanA karatA hai aura apane dharma ko pAlana karatA hai| aisI sthiti meM prazaMsA karanA heya nahIM hai| hAM, muni kA kartavya hai ki vaha apane samabhAva ko sthira rakkhe aura prazaMsA sunakara bhI garva kA anubhava na kare, varan prazaMsA ke avasara para apanI truTiyoM kA hI vicAra kre| aisA karake muni apane dharma kA pAlana karatA hai| donoM ko apane-aMpane dharma kA pAlana karanA caahie|
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________________ 74 ] . . pratikUla parISaha ko sahana karanA vIratA hai to anukUla parIpaha ko sahana karanA mahAvIratA hai| manuSya kaSTa jhela sakatA hai magara pralobhana ko jItanA kaThina hotA hai / kaSTa kI apekSA pralobhana ke sAmane gira jAne kI adhika sambhAvanA rahatI hai| . sambhUti vijaya ke cAra ziSya ugra sAdhanA ke lie nikale the| unameM se tIna ke sAmane pratikUla parISaha the aura cauthe sthUlabhadra ke sAmane anukUla parISaha / pratikUla parISahoM ko jItane vAle dhanya hue to anukUla parISaha ko jItane vAlA atidhanya khlaayaa| sthUlabhadra ke kArya ko 'duSkaraM ati duSkaram' kaha kara sarAhA gyaa| sArI muni maMDalI ne bhI unakI sarAhanA kii| tInoM muniyoM ne sthUlabhadra kI prazaMsA sunii| .. jauharI nagInoM kA mUlyAMkana unakI camaka-damaka Adi kI dRSTi se karatA hai / vibhinna nagInoM kI kImata meM antara hotA hai| guru sambhUti vijaya ... jauharI ke samAna the aura sAdhaka muni nagIne ke samAna / yadi guru sAdhanAoM kA sahI mUlyAMkana na kare to ziSyoM para ThIka prabhAva na pdd'e| jisa guNI meM jisa-koTi kA guNa ho, usakI usI rUpa meM prazaMsA karanA darzanAcAra kA poSaNa karanA hai| . ..: guru ke lie sabhI ziSya samAna the| unake mana meM kisI ke prati pakSapAta nahIM thaa| phira bhI sthUlabhadra kI unhoMne vizeSa prazaMsA kii| isakA kAraNa unakI sAdhanA kI utkRSTatA hI samajhanA cAhie / nidrA, bhUkha, pyAsa, Adi ko jItanA utanA kaThina nahIM hai jitanA kAma krodha Adi para vijaya prApta karanA kaThina hai| adhyApaka apane ziSyoM meM svastha pratiyogitA kI bhAvanA utpanna kara detA hai jisase adhyayana meM vizeSa pragati ho, adhyAtma mArga meM bhI isI prakAra pratiyogitA kI suyojanA kI jAtI hai / . ...: -: tInoM muniyoM ko sthUlabhadra kI viziSTa prazaMsA sunakara vicAra huA-hama logoM ne prANoM kA mamatva tyAga kara jIvana ko saMkaTa meM DAla kara
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________________ [75 sAdhanA kI, aura sthUlabhaMdra muni rUpAkozA ke vilAsa bhavana meM maje se rahe, phira unakI sAdhanA ko sarvAdhika mahattva kyoM pradAna kiyA gayA ? vahA~ jAkara to koI bhI cAra mahIne vyatIta kara sakatA thaa| kahA hai japa tapa karaNI sohilI, sohilI raNa-saMgrAma / prakRti pAchI mor3anI, 'yAko muzkila' kAma / / * aisA socane vAle muni bhI sAmAnya nahIM the| ve tapasvI hone ke sAtha catura bhI the| ataeva unhoMne apane bhAvoM ko zIghra prakaTa nahIM kiyaa| jisameM caturAI kama hotI hai vaha zIghra hI apane manobhAvoM ko prakaTa kara detA hai, ugala" detA hai| buddhimAn apane vicAra ko aucitya kI tarAjU.. para tolatA haiM aura tola-tola kara bolatA hai| ..... ... .. . .. . . . . . .... saMgha kA adaba, gurujI kA mAna aura binA vicAre kAma na karanA yA na bolanA cAhie isa bAta kA bhAna, ina seba kAraNoM se ve mauna rahe / kaDue. . ghUTa ko pI ge| . . . ........ . agara jJAna kA prakAza pAkara kaSAya kA zamana kara liyA jAya to vaha rasAyana haiM / damana karane se bhI usakI bhayaMkaratA kama ho jAtI hai| jisakA zamana kara diyA jAtA hai, vaha zIghra uTha kara khar3A nahIM hotA kintu jisakA __damana kiyA jAtA hai vaha samaya kI pratIkSA karatA hai| . bandhuo, isa bhUmi para eka se eka bar3ha kara Atma vijayI-mahApuruSa hue haiM / ve Atmavijaya ko hI parama lakSya aura carama vijaya mAnate the, kyoMki Atmavijaya ke pazcAt kisI para vijaya prApta karanA zeSa nahIM raha jaataa| unakI pAvana preraNA pradAna karane vAlI prazastiyoM aura kathAoM se hamArA sAhitya paripUrNa hai| ye prazastiyAM aura kathAeM yuga-yugAntara taka mAnava jAti . ko mahAn nidhi banI raheMgI aura usake samakSa spRhaNIya Adarza upasthita karatI rheNgii| jo bhavya jIva AtmAbhimukha hoMge, ve unase lAbha uThAte raheMge aura . apanA kalyANa kreNge| .. ........... ........
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________________ vikAra vijaya ajJAnI aura jJAnI ke jIvana meM bar3A antara hotA hai| bahuta bAra donoM kI vAhya kriyA eka-sI dikhAI detI hai, phira bhI usake pariNAma meM bahuta adhika bhinnatA hotI hai| jJAnI kA jIvana prakAza lekara calatA hai jaba ki ajJAnI andhakAra meM hI bhaTakatA hai / jJAnI kA lakSya sthira hotA hai, ajJAnI ke jIvana meM koI lakSya prathama to hotA hI nahIM, agara huA to bhI vicArapUrNa nahIM hotaa| usakA dhyeya aihika sukha prApta karane taka hI sImita hotA hai| phala yaha hotA hai ki ajJAnI jIva jo bhI sAdhanA karatA hai vaha UparI hotI . hai, antaraMga ko sparza nahIM krtii| usase bhavabhramaNa aura bandhana kI vRddhi hotI . hai, AtmA ke bandhana kaTate nhiiN| jJAnI kA antastala eka divya pAloka se jagamagAtA rahatA hai| vaha sAMsArika kRtya karatA hai, gRhasthI ke dAyitva ko bhI nibhAtA hai aura vyavahAra-vyApAra bhI karatA hai, phira bhI antara meM jJAnAloka hone se unameM vaha lipta nahIM hotA / usakI kriyAeM anAsakta bhAva se sahaja rUpa meM hI hotI rahatI haiN| isa tathya ko samajhane ke lie eka udAharaNa liijie| eka adhyAtmaniSTha santa bhI bhojana karatA hai aura eka rasalolupa bhii| bAhara se donoM kI kriyA meM antara dikhAI nahIM detaa| magara donoM kI prAntarika vRtti meM kitanA antara hotA hai ? eka meM lolupatA hai, jihvAsukha bhogane kI vRtti hai aura isa kAraNa, : bhojana karate hue vaha cikane karmoM kA bandhana karatA haiM to dUsare meM pUrNa anAsaka . bhAva hai vaha indriya tRpti ke lie nahIM varan jIvana ke ucca dhyeya ko prApta karane meM sahAyaka zarIra ko TikAye rakhane kI icchA se bhojana karatA hai / ataeva bhojana karate hue bhI vaha karmabaMdha nahI karatA yahI pArthakya anyAnya
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________________ [77 kriyAoM ke viSaya meM bhI samajha lenA caahie| jJAnI aura ajJAnI kA antara dikhalAte hue kahA gayA hai- .. . . jaM aNNANo kamma, khavei bahuvAsa koDIhi / taM pANI tihi gutto, khavei UsAsa mettaNaM // - ajJAnI jIva karor3oM janmoM meM jitane karma khapAtA hai, jJAnIjana tIna .. guptiyoMse gupta hokara eka ucchavAsa jitane alpa samaya meM hI utane karmoM kA kSaya kara DAlatA hai ! kahAM karor3oM janma aura kahAM eka ucchavAsa jitanA samaya ! isa antara kA kAraNa antaraMga meM vidyamAna jJAna kA Aloka hI hai| . jJAnI puruSa ke saMcAra para koI prativandha nahIM lagAyA gayA hai| vaha jahAM cAhe vicaraNa kara sakatA hai . aura jitanI bhI dUra jAnA cAhe, - jA sakatA hai / gaMgA kA pAnI phailakara sukhada vAtAvaraNa kA nirmANa karatA hai| kSArayukta, viSAkta aura gaTara ke gaMde jala para niyaMtraNa kI AvazyakatA hai| ajJAnI ke sAtha viSaya, kaSAya aura baMdha kA viSa phailatA hai, jisase usakI AtmA to malIna hotI hI hai, para samAja kA vAtAvaraNa bhI kaluSita banatA hai| phor3e ke bar3hane se hAni kI AzaMkA kI jAtI hai, svastha aMga ke bar3hane meM koI khatarA nahIM, vaha svasthatA kA cinha mAnA jAtA hai| . gRhastha ke jIvana meM hiMsA aura parigrahaNa kA viSa ghulA rahatA hai| usake vistAra se viSa vRddhi kI saMbhAvanA rahatI hai, ataeva usa para niyaMtraNa kI AvazyakatA hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki usake gamanAgamana para pratibaMdha lagAyA gayA hai aura use sImita karane kA vidhAna kiyA gayA hai| sAdhu ke liai aisA koI prativandha nahIM hai| usakA kSetra sImita nahIM kiyA gayA, balki use eka .. sthAna para na rahakara bhramaNa karate rahane kA vidhAna kiyA gayA hai| use eka jagaha nahIM TikanA hai, kyoMki vaha 'anagAra' hai aura use bhramaNa hI karate rahanA hai, kyoMki use bhramara (bhramaNazIla) kI upamA dI gaI hai / kahA hai bahatA pAnI nirmalA, par3A gaMdIlA hoya / ... ... ...sAdhu to ramatA bhalA, dAga na lAge koya // .. ..
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________________ ___78] sAdhu eka sthAna para sthira ho jAegA to dUra-dUra taka usake jJAnaprakAza kI kiraNeM nahIM phaila skeNgii| vaha calatA-phiratA rahegA to janasamAja ko prakAza degA, satpreraNA degaa| isa sAmUhika lAbha ke sAtha usakA nija kA lAbha bhI isI meM hai ki vaha sthira hokara eka jagaha na rhe| eka jagaha rahane se paricaya aura samparka gAr3hA hotA hai aura usase rAga-dveSa kI vRttiyAM phalatIphUlatI haiM / vicaraNazIla sAdhu isa aniSTa se sahaja hI baca sakatA hai| sAdhu jahAM bhI jAegA, prakAza kI kiraNeM phailaaegaa| jJAna, darzana cAritra kA pracAra bhramaNa baMda hone se nahIM ho sakegA aura jana-jana ko unake jIvana aura pravacana se jo prakAza milatA haiM, vaha nahIM mila skegaa| hA~, sAdhu ke lie gamanAgamana - kA niSedha vahIM hai jahAM jAne se usake jJAna evaM cAritra meM bAdhA upasthita hotI ho| .. . .. . Ananda ne apane gamanAgamana kI maryAdA kI thii| samyag-dRSTi vidyA : mAna hone se usameM jJAna kA prakAza thA, para cAritra kA pUrNa prakAza nahIM thA vaha kSetrIya sImA nirdhArita karake apanI kAmanAoM ko maryAdita karane kA prayatna karane lgaa| usane Urdhva dizA, adho dizA aura tirkI dizA meM gamanAgamana karane kA pramANa bAMdha liyaa| jisa sAdhaka ne dizA parimAraNa vrata aMgIkAra kiyA hai, use calatecalate rAste meM sandeha utpanna ho jAya ki kahIM vaha nirdhArita parimAraNa kA ullaMghana to nahIM kara rahA hai ? phira bhI vaha Age calatA jAya to usakA calanA vrata kA aticAra hai ! aisA karane se vrata meM malInatA utpanna hotI hai| agara sAdhaka jAna-bUjha kara kisI kAraNa se parimANa kA ullaMghana karatA hai to anAcAra kA sevana karatA hai| . . saMdigdha avasthA meM vrata kA jo ullaMghana ho jAtA hai, vaha aticAra kI koTi meM AtA hai, jaise rAtri bhojana tyAgI agara :sUryodaya se pahale yA sUryAsta ke pazcAt zaMkA kI sthiti meM kArya kare to vaha. aticAra hai| svecchApUrvaka pratoM ko grahaNa karane vAlA sAdhaka aticAra se bhI
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________________ [76 bacane kI sAvadhAnI rakhatA hai aura aisA prayatna karatA hai ki usakA vrata sarvathA nirdoSa rahe, phira bhI bhUla-cUka ho jAnA svAbhAvika hai / aisI sthiti meM agara vrata dUSita ho jAtA hai magara dUSita karane kI icchA nahIM hotI to use vata kA prAMzika virAdhana hI samajhA jAtA hai| . .. vastutaH sAdhaka kA dRSTikoNa pApoM para vijaya prApta karanA hai, jinhoMne pratyeka saMsArI jIva ko anAdikAla se apane caMgula meM phaMsA ravakhA hai / . je tU jItyore te haM jItiyo, puruSa kisU mujha nAma, prabhu ke caraNoM meM Atmanivedana kA DhaMga nirAlA hotA hai| adhyAtma bhAvanA ke raMga meM raMgA huA sAdhaka apanI Antarika nirbalatA kA anubhava karatA hai aura usa para vijaya prApta kara letA hai| uparyukta padya meM bhakta ne nivedana kiyA hai-prabho ! jina kAma krodha Adi vikAroM ko Apane parAjita kara diyA, una vikAroM ne mujhe parAjita kara rakhA haiM ! kaise maiM marda hone kA dAvA karU~ ! hAre hue se hAranA mardAnagI nahIM, napuMsakatA hai| yaha bhakta ke nivedana kI eka viziSTa zailI haiN| isameM prathama to vaha apane vikAroM para vijaya prApta karane kI utsukatA prakaTa karatA hai, dUsare apane asAmarthya ke prati asantoSa bhI vyakta karatA haiN| ... vikAroM para vijaya prApta karane kI sAdhanA do prakAra kI haiM-dravya sAdhanA aura bhAvasAdhanA / donoM sAdhanAeM eka dUsarI se nirapekSa hokara nahIM cala sakatIM, paraspara sApekSa hI hotI haiN| jaba antaraMga meM bhAvasAdhanA hotI hai to bAhya ceSTAoM, kriyAoM ke rUpa meM vaha vyakta hue binA nahIM raha sktii| antaratara ke bhAva vAhya vyavahAra meM chalaka hI par3ate haiM / balki : ya to yaha hai ki manuSya kI vAhya kriyAeM usakI Antarika bhAvanA kA prAyaH dRzyamAna rUpa haiM / hRdaya meM ahiMsA evaM karuNA kI vRtti balavatI hogI to jIvana rakSA rUpa vAhya pravRtti svataH hogii| aisA manuSya kisI prANI ko kaSTa nahIM degA aura . kisI ko kaSTa meM dekhegA to use kaSTa mukta karane kA prayatna karegA / isa prakAra
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________________ 80 1 vAhya kriyAkANDa tabhI sajIva hotA hai jaba usake sAtha Antarika bhAvanA kA sammizraNa ho / agara vaha na huI to kriyAkANDa mAtra dikhAvA hokara raha jAtA hai / vaha svIpara vaMcanA kA sAdhana bhI bana sakatA hai / ataeva sAdhanA ke jo do bheda kahe gae haiM, ve kevala usake do rUpa haiM, svataMtra do pakSa nahIM haiM / aparicita patha para calane vAlA pathika pahale cale pathikoM ke padacinha dekhakara Age bar3hatA hai jisase vaha bhaTaka na jAya / sAdhanA mArga ke baTohI ko bhI aisA hI karanA cAhie / pUrvakAlIna sAdhamA ke mArga para cale hue mahApuruSoM ke anubhavoM kA lAbha hameM uThAnA cAhie, vItarAgoM kA smaraNa hameM preraNA detA hai, sphUti detA hai, AtmavizvAsa jagAtA hai aura sahI mArga se idhara-udhara bhaTakane se bacAtA hai / Adarza mahApuruSoM kI zikSAoM se hamAre jIvana kI aneka samasyAoM kA samAdhAna hotA hai, ulajhaneM sulajha jAtI haiM / AcAra mArga meM bhI mahApuruSoM ke vacanoM se aneka prakAra ke lAbha hote haiM / bhUdhara jI mahArAja aise hI mahApuruSoM meM se eka the| bhUdhara jI mahArAja vijayAdazamI ko hI isa dharatI para avatarita hue aura vijayAdazamI ke dina hI svargavAsI hue / yaha eka vismaya kAraka ghaTanA hai, parantu mahApuruSoM ke jIvana ke vAstavika rahasya ko samajhanA bahuta kaThina hai| ___mAravAr3a ke prasiddha nagara sojata meM dhannA jI mahArAja kA upadeza sunakara unake citta meM virAga utpanna huA aura ve unhIM ke pAsa dIkSita ho ge| dIkSita hone ke pazcAt unhoMne saMyama aura tapa kA mArga grahaNa kiyaa| apane andara sAdhanA kI jyoti jagAI aura vaha jyoti unhIM taka sImita nahIM rahI / andara java prakAza utpanna hotA hai to usakI katipaya kiraNe bAhara prasphuTita hue binA nahIM rahatIM / vAhara nikala kara ve kiraNe kitane hI logoM kA patha prazasta karatI haiM / bhUdharajI mahArAja ke antaratara meM Aloka kA jo puMja udbhUta huyA, usase sahasroM nara-nAriyoM ko mArgadarzana milA / unakI vAraNI-gaMgA meM avagAhana karake na jAne kitane logoM ne apane mana kA maila dhoyaa|
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________________ tyAga aura tapa kI sAdhanA se pramAda ghaTatA hai aura pramAda ke ghaTane se jJAna bar3hatA hai / cAritra kI zobhA jJAna ke binA nahIM hotii| jJAna aura cAritra kA saMgama hI siddhi prApta karane kA mArga hai / bhUdharajI mahArAja ina donoM hI kSetroM meM agrasara the / ....... . . . . . . . . . eka bAra bhUdhara jI mahArAja kA. indaura kI ora vihAra huaa| usa . kAla meM kisI dukAna para khule rUpa meM pravacana karane kA pracalana thaa| jisa gAMva ke prAMgaNa meM ve pravacana kara rahe the, vahAM hokara kucha sainikoM ke sAtha eka senA'dhikArI nikalA / muni ke pravacana ko sunane kI utkaMThA se vaha ThiThakA / kucha vAkya kAnoM meM par3e to ruka gayA aura Age sunane ko utsuka huaa| unake jJAnapUrNa bhASaNa se vaha bahuta prabhAvita huA / usake cehare para jijJAsA kI rekhAeM dekha kara munirAja ne kahA-kyA kucha pUchane kI icchA hai ? ..: vaha adhikArI : jodhapura ke zrIbhaNDArI the| munirAja ke prazna ko sunate hI unheM eka navIna kalpanA aaii| bAta yaha thI ki ve dillI. bAdazAha ke yahAM kAma karate the, usakI zAhajAdI garbhavatI ho gaI thii| bhaMDArI jI ne kahA thA-koI daivI kAraNa hogA lar3akI aisI galatI nahIM kara sakatI ? unakA yaha vicAra kahAM taka satya hai yA nahIM, isa viSaya meM munirAja ke mukha se ve jAnanA cAhate the / ataH unhoMne munirAja se pUchA-'kyA puruSa ke sAtha saMbhoga kiye binA bhI koI strI garbhavatI ho sakatI hai ? . bhUdhara jI svAmI ne uttara diyA-hA~, aisA ho sakatA hai / garbhAdhAna kA eka kAraNa puruSa saMyoga hI nahIM hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne usake pAMca kAraNa anya bhI batalAe haiM / garbha puruSa ke saMyoga se hai. athavA anya kAraNa se, isakI parIkSA bhI kI jA sakatI hai| . . . . . . . . .. vijJAna ne Aja anveSaNa kI kucha bAteM jagat ke samakSa rakkhI haiM kintu maharSiyoM ne pahale hI unakA cintana kara liyA thaa| .:. snAna karate samaya jala meM mile hue vIrya ke pudgala strI ke garbhAzaya meM praveza kara sakate haiM / puruSoM ke baiThane ke sthAna meM rahe hue vIrya-pudgala, yadi
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________________ * 82 ] " strI usI sthAna meM baiTha jAya to kadAcit usake garbhAzaya meM jA sakate haiM / ityAdi paristhitiyoM meM puruSa ke saMsarga ke binA bhI garbha raha sakatA hai / puruSa ke saMsarga se jo garbhAdhAna hotA hai usameM garbha ke zarIra meM asthiyoM kA nirmANa hotA haiM, magara anya kAraNoM se hone vAle garbha meM mAMsapiNDa hI banatA hai / usameM . asthi nahIM hotI / " bhaMDArI jI isa bAta se bar3e prasanna hue aura unhoMne bAdazAha ke sAmane yaha bAta rakha kara zAhajAdI ke prANa bacAliye / bAdazAha ko jaba pUjya bhUdharajI mahArAja kA paricaya prApta huA to bar3A Azcarya huA unhoMne pUjya zrI ke darzana kara ahiMsA dharma kA jJAna prApta kiyA / * eka bAra pUjya bhUdhara jI mahArAja kAlU nAmaka grAma meM padhAre / yaha : grAma jodhapura riyAsata ke antargata hai / ASAr3ha kA mahInA thA garmI teja gira rahI thI / megha ghira-ghira kara Ate aura bikhara jAte the / kisAnoM meM bar3I vyagratA bAra-bAra AzA baMdhatI aura vaha nirAzA meM pariNata ho jAtI thI / prakRti kRSakoM ke sAtha niSThura krIr3A kara rahI thI / 1 aise samaya meM bhUdhara jI mahArAja vahAM pahu~ce the / nadI vahAM kI sUkhI par3I thii| teja dhUpa par3ane se nadI kI reta tapa jAtI thI / bhUdhara jI mahArAja usa reta meM leTa kara AtApanA lete the / grAMkhoM kI surakSA ke lie ve una para paTTI bAMdha liyA karate the / eka dina eka kisAna usa ora nikalA yadyapi muni ne usako koI hAni nahIM pahuMcAI thI, phira bhI kaSAya ke vazIbhUta hokara usane unake mastaka para laTTha kA prahAra kara diyA / bhArata meM aura vizeSataH dehAtoM meM aba bhI aneka prakAra ke aMdhavizvAsa pracalita haiM / usa jamAne meM to aura adhika pracalita the / saMbhavataH usa kisAna ne socA ki yaha sAdhu nadI kI reta meM leTa kara varSA nahIM hone detA /
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________________ 3. 83] isI ke kAraNa bAdala yAtrA kara cale jAte haiM / isa vicAra se usako krodha grAnA svAbhAvika thA / mastaka para prahAra hote hI rudhira kI dhArA pravAhita hone lagI / bAbA jI ne gIle vastra kI paTTI bAMdhalI / jaba ve gAMva meM Ae tI zora gula maca gayA / prahAra karane vAlA pakar3A gayA aura kaMDAha ke nIce dabA diyA gyaa| yaha samAcAra bhUdhara jI mahArAja taka pahu~cA / : mUni kSaNa bhara ke lie soca-vicAra meM par3a gae / ve socane lagemere kAraNa eka ajJAna kisAna ke prANa cale jAeMge to maiM ise kaise sahana kara sakUMgA ! isa ghaTanA se to jaina zAsana kI bhI badanAmI hogI ! usI samaya unhoMne apane kartavya kA nirNaya kara liyaa| munijI ne ghoSaNA kara dI - " jaba taka usa kisAna ko nahIM chor3a diyA jAegA, taba taka maiM anna jala grahaNa nahIM karUMgA / munirAja kI bhISma pratijJA suna kara grAma ke loga sanna raha ge| sarvatra unakI dayAlutA kI bhUri-bhUri sarAhanA hone lagI / usI samaya vaha kisAna chor3a diyA gayA / kisAna ke mana meM bhArI uthala puthala huI / vaha socane lagA maiM jisakI jAna lene para utArU huA, usI ne merI jAna bacAI ! aisA mahAtmA dhanya hai / maiM kitanA prathama haiM ki eka niraparAdha sAdhu ko vyathA pahu~cAne se na hicakA ! zrI rAma aura mahAvIra svAmI kI kathAnoM meM bhI karuNA kA sajavI zrAdarza upalabdha hotA hai, magara unheM hue bahuta kAla ho cukA hai / magara bhUghara jI mahArAja ko hue to lambA samaya nahIM huA / ve Adhunika kAla ke hI mahApuruSoM meM gine jA sakate haiM / unakA jvalanta jIvana hamAre samakSa eka mahAn zrAdarza hai / rAma ne rAvaNa kI dAnavI lIlA samApta kI / hamArI dRSTi meM grAtmA kA zuddha svarUpa hI rAma kA pratIka hai / uhoMne kAma rUpI dazAnana para vijaya prApta kI / rAvaNa apane samaya kA mahAn zaktizAlI rAjA thA / usakA jIvana
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________________ '84] vaisA patita nahIM thA jaisA sAdhAraNa loga samajhate haiN| vaha bar3A nItijJa aura bhakta thA / bAlmIki ne bhI use mahAtmA mAnA hai / usake jIvana meM maryAdA thI, isI kAraNa sItA kA zIla surakSita raha sakA / phira bhI usake prati Aja bhI ghRNA prakaTa kI jAtI hai / kintu Aja samAja meM rAvaNa se bar3ha kara na jAne kitane mahArAvaNa maujUda haiM / ve apane hRdaya ko TaTola kara aAja apanI zuddhi kA saMkalpa kara leM to unake lie vijayAdazamI varadAna siddha hogii| jaise rAma, mahAvIrasvAmI tathA bhUdhara jI jaise mahApuruSoM ne antaH karaNa ke vikAroM para vijaya prApta kI, vaise hI hameM bhI apane vikAroM ko jItanA hai / yahI vijayA dazamI kA divya saMdeza hai| jo vikAra para vijayI banegeM, ve apanA ihaloka aura paraloka sudhAra skeNge| unhIM kA kalyANa hogaa|
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________________ bhogopabhoga-maryAdA - bhagavAn mahAvIra dharma tIrtha kara the / unhoMne aise dharmatIrtha kI prarUpaNA kI hai jo pratyeka prANI aura pratyeka yuga ke lie samAna rUpa se hitakArI hai| aDhAI hajAra varSa vyatIta ho jAne para bhI jaba mahAvIra dvArA upadiSTa dharma ke siddhAMtoM ke marma para vicAra karate haiM to aisA lagatA haiM, mAno isI yuga ko lakSya karake unhoMne ina siddhAntoM kA upadeza kiyA hai| unake siddhAnta bahuta gaMbhIra aura vyApaka haiM tathApi bhagavAna ne zrutadharma aura cAritra dharma kI sImA meM sabhI kA samAveza kara diyA hai / ... zruta dharma kA sambandha vicAra ke sAtha aura caritra dharma kA sambandha prAcAra ke sAtha hai / AcAra kA udgama vicAra hai| vicAra ko bIja mAna liyA jAya to AcAra usase phUTane vAlA aMkura, paudhA, vRkSa prAdi sabhI kucha hai / pahale vicAra kA nirmANa hotA hai phira AcAra utpanna hotA hai / ho sakatA hai ki kabhI vicAra AcAra ke rUpa meM paraNita na ho / bahuta bAra aisA hotA bhI hai| magara isase yaha siddha nahIM hotA ki vicAra AcAra kA kAraNa nahIM hai / aise avasara para yahI mAnanA hogA ki vicAra meM zithilatA hai, dRr3hatA nahIM AI hai| use samucita poSaraNa-sAmagrI nahIM milI hai| .. vicAra aura prAcAra jIvana ke do. pakSa haiM / donoM pakSa yadi sazakta hote haiM to jIvana gatizIla banatA hai aura UMcI ur3Ana bharI jA sakatI hai| donoM meM se eka ke abhAva meM jIvana pragatizIla nahIM bana sktaa| zratadharma meM jJAna-darzana kA samAveza hai aura cAritradharma meM prAcAra ke vrata, niyama, upaniyama Adi sabhI aMgoM kA samAveza ho jAtA hai| - dUsare zabdoM meM kahA jA sakatA hai ki zrutadharma mUla hai to vrata-niyama zrAdi usake phala haiM / zrutadharma rUpI mUla acchA ho to patra-puSpa-phala Adi bhI
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________________ majabUta hoNge| mUla ke kamajora hone se phala bhI kamajora hote haiM / phaloM meM gar3AMda yA vikRti kA kAraNa vAstava meM mUla kA paripuSTa na honA hai / mUla puSTa hotA hai to vaha sar3AMda yA vikRti kA nirAkaraNa kara degaa| isI prakAra vicAra-bala yadi puSTa ho to sAdhaka ahiMsA satya Adi vratoM kA ThIka taraha se nirvAha kara skegaa| mUla DhIlA huA to sAmAyika meM bhI pramAda sAtaegA yA nidrA paaegii| bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI ne inhIM tathyoM ko sAmane rakhakara aAnanda Adi ko upadeza diyA hai| digvata ke aticAroM ke pahale carcA kI gaI hai / ve pAMca haiM / (1) ardhvadizA ke parimANa kA atikramaNa (2) aghodizA saMbaMdhI parimAraNa kA atikramaNa (3) tirzI diza / sambandhI parimANa kA atikramaNa (4) eka dizA ke parimANa ko ghaTAkara dUsarI dizA ke parimANa ko bar3hA lenA aura (5) kiye hue parimANa kA smaraNa na rakhanA / yaha bhI kahA jA cukA hai ki parimAraNa kA ullaMghana usI sthiti meM aticAra mAnA gayA hai jaba saMdeha kI sthiti meM kiyA gayA ho / agara jAna-bUjha kara ullaMghana kiyA jAya to vaha anAcAra ho jAtA hai| - bhogopabhoga parimANa-bhojana, pAnI gaMdha, mAlA Adi jo vastu eka hI bAra kAma meM AtI hai, vaha upabhoga kahalAtI hai aura jo vastra, alaMkAra zayyA, Asana Adi vastueM bArabAra kAma meM lAyI jAtI haiM unheM paribhoga kahate haiN| zrAvaka ko aisI saba cIjoM kI maryAdA kara lenI cAhie jisase zAnti aura santoSa kA lAbha ho, nirarthaka cintA na karanI par3e, tRSNA para aMkuza laga sake aura jIvana halkA ho / manuSya apanI AvazyakatAoM ko jitanA kama kara legA, utanI hI adhika zAnti use prApta ho skegii| agara apanI bhogopabhoga saMbaMdhI icchA ko niyaMtrita nahIM kiyA gayA to jindagI usake pIche varvAda ho jAtI hai / bhogopabhoga ke lie hI manuSya hiMsA karatA hai, asatya-bhASaNa karatA hai, adatta grahaNa karatA hai, kuzIla sevana karatA hai, aura saMgraha parAyaNa banatA hai / yadi bhogopabhoga kI lAlasA kama ho gaI to hiMsA
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________________ ... [85 Adi pApoM se svataH hI bacAva ho jAtA hai| kaI brAhmaNa pujAriyoM ne maMdiroM meM dI jAne vAlI bali ko baMda karA diyA hai| unhoMne yaha kaha kara hiMsA rukavA dI ki abhI mere rahate miSThAnna kA bhoga lagane do| mere na rahane ke bAda jo cAho karanA / aisI bAta vahI kaha sakatA hai jisameM mAMsabhakSaNa kI lAlasA na ho / vAstava meM bhoga kI lAlasA na ho to hiMsA jaise aneka bar3e-bar3e pApoM se piNDa chUTa jaae| . isa prakAra bhogopabhoga ke sAtha pApoM kA anivArya saMbaMdha hai| bhogopabhoga kI lAlasA jitanI tIvra hogI, pApa bhI utane hI tIvra hoNge| ataeva jo sAdhaka pApoM se bacanA cAhatA hai use bhogopabhoga ke sAdhanoM meM kamI karanI cAhie / kamI karane kA acchA upAya yahI hai ki unakA parimANa . nizcita kara liyA jAya aura dhIre-dhIre yathAyogya usameM bhI kamI kI jAya / aisA karane vAlA svayaM hI anubhava karane lagegA ki usake jIvana meM zAnti bar3hatI jA rahI hai, eka prakAra kI laghutA aura nirAkulatA A rahI hai / bhogopabhoga ke do prakAra batalAe gae haiM, yathA(1) bhojana saMbaMdhI, jaise khAnA pahananA Adi / (2) karma sNbNdhii| . .. ... kisI bhuktabhogI ne ThIka hI kahA haipeTa rAma ne burA banAyA, khAne ko mAMge rottii| . par3e pAva bhara cUna peTa meM, taba phura ke boTI boTI / / bhogopabhoga kI pravRtti ke vazIbhUta hokara manuSya aise karatApUrNa kArya kara DAlatA hai ki jinameM pazu-pakSiyoM kI hatyA hotI hai / bhogopabhoga kI lAlasA kI badaulata hI manuSya rakta kI dhArAeM pravAhita karatA hai| use pApa karate samaya to kucha jora nahIM par3atA, ha~sate-ha~sate bhayAnaka pApa kara DAlatA hai, maMgara unakA phala bhogate samaya bhISaNa sthiti hotI hai / hama aneka mAnavoM aura mAnavetara prANiyoM ko ghora vyathA, atizaya dAruNa vedana bhAgate aura chaTa
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________________ 88 ] paTAte dekhate haiM, yaha saba unake pApa karma kA hI pratiphala hai / agara isa tathya ko mAnava bhalIbhAMti samajha le to bhogopabhogoM ke pIche na par3a kara bahuta-se pApoM se baca skegaa| .. . ... ... .. .. . . hiMsA ko sahana karane vAlA aura usameM sahayoga dene vAlA bhI hiMsA ke phala kA bhAgI hotA hai / pratyakSa athavA apratyakSa rUpa se bali prathA ko sahakAra denA mahAn pAtaka hai / jina kAryoM se hiMsA ko protsAhana milatA ho aura jina sthAnoM meM hiMsA hotI ho aura jo karmabandha ke kAraNa hoM unake sAtha asaMhayoga karanA cAhie / aisA karane se do lAbha hoMge-ajJAnavaza aise duSkarma karane vAloM kA hRdaya-parivartana hogA aura svayaM ko pApa se bacAyA jA sakegA / ajJAnI janoM ko sahI rAha na batalAnA bhI apane kartavya se muMha mor3anA hai / puNya yoga se jise vicAra aura viveka prApta huA hai jisane dharma ke samIcIna svarUpa ko samajhA hai aura jise dharma ke prasAra karane kI lagana hai, usakA yaha parama kartavya hai ki vaha ajJAnI janoM ko sanmArga dikhalAe / isa dizA meM apane kartavya kA avazya pAlana karanA cAhie |yh dharma kI bar3I se bar3I prabhAvanA hai| bhogopabhoga kI sAmagrI parigraha hai aura usakI vRddhi parigraha kI hii| vRddhi hai / parigraha kI vRddhi se hiMsA kI vRddhi hotI hai aura hiMsA kI vRddhi se pApa kI vRddhi hotI hai / sAdhAraNa sthiti kA AdamI bhI dUsaroM kI dekhA dekhI uttama vastueM rakhanA cAhatA hai| use sundara aura mUlyavAna pharnIcara cAhie, cAMdI ke vartana cAhie, pAnadAna cAhie, moTara cAhie / aura par3ausI ke yahA~ jo kucha acchA hai saba cAhie / jaba sAmAnya nyAya saMgata prayAsa se ve nahIM prApta hote to unake lie anIti aura adharma kA kA Azraya liyA jAtA hai| ataeva manuSya ke lie yahI ucita hai ki vaha alpa-santopI ho arthAt sahaja bhAva me jo sAdhana upalabdha ho jAya, unase hI apanA nirvAha kara le aura zAnti ke sAtha jIvata yApana kare / aisA karane se vaha aneka pApoM se baca jAyagA aura usakA bhaviSya ujjvala bnegaa|
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________________ [86 (pUrNarUpa se tyAgamaya jIvana yApana karane vAle bhogopabhoga kI sAmagrI se vimukha hI rahate haiN|) bhogopabhoga kI vastue~ do koTi kI hotI haiM (1) nirjIva bhogya aura upabhogya padArtha, aura .. (2) sajIva jaise hAthI, ghor3A, phUlamAlA; Adi / yadyapi pUrNa tyAgI ko bhI jIvana nirvAha ke lie bhogopabhoga kI vastuoM kA grahaNa aura upayoga karanA par3atA hai, tathApi vaha unake upayoga meM Ananda yA zauka nahIM samajhatA / vaha unheM jIvana yApana kA anivArya sAdhana samajha kara hI kAma meM lAtA hai / Asana, vasana, azana Adi usake lie upabhogya nahI varan jIvana nirvAha ke sAdhana mAtra hote haiM / . bhAvanA meM yadi anAsakti hai to koI bhI jIvana nirvAha kA sAdhana bhoga yA parigraha nahIM bntaa| Asakti hone para sabhI padArtha parigraha ho jAte haiM / sthUlabhadra ne vezyAlaya meM cAra mAsa vyatIta kie kintu paripUrNa anAsakti ke kAraNa ve bedAga rahe / saMbhUtivijaya ne tIna muniyoM ko dhanyavAda diyA, aura sthUlabhadra ne kAma-vijaya kara jo siddhi pAI, usake lie unhoMne 'duSkaram ati duSkaram' kaha kara apanA pramoda prakaTa kiyaa| kAmanA-vijaya ko mahatva denA guru mahArAja kA lakSya thA aura use mahatva denA ucita to thA hI kintu anya muniyoM ko lagA ki gurujI ne pakSapAta kiyA hai / ve socane lage ki ve vezyA ke ghara meM raha kara cAra mAsa vyatIta kara lenA kauna bar3I bAta hai! isameM 'ati duSkara' kyA hai ! . 'vaktraM vakti hi mAnasam' isa kahAvata kA artha yaha hai ki manuSya kA ceharA hI usake mana kI bAta prakaTa kara detA hai / bhAvabhaMgI ko dekha kara dUsare ke hRdaya kI thAha lI jA sakatI hai / apane anya ziSyoM ke cehare ko dekha kara vicakSaNa guru bhA~pa gae ki inheM mere nirNaya se santoSa nahIM hai| magara unhoMne socA-abhI isa sambandha meM UhApoha karane kA avasara nahIM hai / upayukta avasara Ane para inheM samajhAnA hogaa| . . .
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________________ ___10] tInoM muni socane lage-agalA cAturmAsya hama loga vezyA ke ghara kareMge aura vahIM dhyAna lagA kara guru mahArAja se prazaMsA prApta kreNge| zera kI guphA, sarpa kI bAmI aura kue kI pAla para rahane vAle muni kAma-vijaya kI duSkaratA ko nahIM samajhate the| unheM khayAla nahIM pAyA ki kAma-vijaya saMsAra meM saba se bar3I vijaya hai aura jo kAma ko jIta letA hai vaha krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha aura moha ko anAyAsa hI jIta letA hai| kAma ko jItane ke lie apanI manovRtti ko pUrI taraha vazIbhUta karanA par3atA hai aura nirantara mana kI caukasI rakhanI par3atI hai / tanika dera ke pramAda se bhI kAma vijaya ke lie kI jAne vAlI cira-sAdhanA naSTa ho jAtI hai / brahmA, viSNu, aura maheza jaise tathA rAvaNa jaise balI rAjAoM ko bhI jo jIta sakatA hai, usa kAma ko jItanA kyA sAdhAraNa bAta hai ? usake lie bar3I tapasyA cAhie / mana ko merU ke samAna acala banAnA hotA hai aura antaHstala ke kisI bhI kone meM moha yA rAga na raha jAe, isa bAta kI sAvadhAnI varatanI par3atI hai / Aga patthara ke pharza para gira kara bujha jAtI haiM aura ghAsa kI gaMjI meM gira kara sahasroM jvAlAoM ke rUpa meM prajvalita ho uThatI hai| kAma vijetA ko apanA . hRdaya patthara ke samAna majabUta banAnA par3atA hai| sthUlabhadra ne apane hRdaya ko pUrI taraha sAdha liyA thaa| kAma kI gaharI ghusI huI vRtti kA unmUlana kara diyA thaa| ataH unakI vijaya mahAn thii| isa vijaya ke mahatva ko Avega ke kAraNa anya tIna muni nahIM samajha ske| zItakAla cala rahA thaa| tInoM muniyoM meM ina dinoM kucha vizeSa ghaniSTatA kAyama ho gaI thii| ve eka dUsare ke prati adhika sahAnubhUti rakhane lage the| zera kI guphA vAle muni kA sammAna anya do se kucha adhika thaa| niHzastra raha kara zera ke sAmane jAnA aura usase maitrI rakhanA bhI koI AsAna kAma nahIM thaa| usane apane saumya bhAva evaM dRSTi se siMha kI hiMsaka zakti ko usake ka ratara svabhAva ko bhI vaza meM kara liyA thA / aisI sthiti meM svAbhAvika hI thA ki usa muni kA sammAna tInoM meM adhika hotaa| /
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________________ 11] - tInoM muni zItakAlIna tapaHsAdhanA meM nirata ho ge| sAdhu zabda kA artha hI hai-sAdhanAzIla / magara sAmAnya saMsArI jIvoM kI apekSA usakI sAdhanA nirAlI hotI hai / sAmAnya loga bhautika padArthoM kI prApti ke lie sAdhanA karate haiM jaba ki sAdhu unake tyAga kI aura abhilASA na karane kI sAdhanA karatA hai / zuddha Atmopalabdhi hI usakI sAdhanA kA uddezya hotA hai| gRhastha aura sAdhu ke jIvana kI sAdhanAe~ do prakAra kI hotI haiMsAmAnya sAdhanA aura viziSTa sAdhanA / SaT Avazyaka karanA, svAdhyAya karanA dhyAna karanA vratoM kA pAlana karanA Adi dainika sAdhanA sAmAnya sAdhanA kahalAtI hai| vizeSa sAdhanA vaha hai jo viziSTa parva Adi ke avasaroM para kI jAtI hai| cAturmAsa ke samaya kI jAne vAlI atirikta sAdhanA bhI viziSTa sAdhanA ke antargata hai| . sAmAnya sAdhanA ke samaya tInoM muniyoM ke mana meM IrSyAbhAva thaa| IrSyA ke badale agara spardhA kA bhAva hotA aura ve kAma-vijaya ke lie citta vazIbhUta karane kA viziSTa abhyAsa karate to unake hita meM acchA hotaa| svastha spardhA dUsare ke utthAna evaM vikAsa meM bAdhaka nahIM bntii| usameM dUsaroM kA bhI vikAsa vAMchita hotA hai aura usakI apekSA apanA adhika vikAsa abhISTa hotA hai / ataeva yaha eka acchA guNa kahA jA sakatA hai / dAna, sevA Izvara-bhakti, svAdhyAya, satsaMga Adi meM pratispardhA kA bhAva ho to avAMchanIya nahIM varan abhinandanIya ginA jA sakatA hai, magara IrSyA honA anucita haiN| IrSyA meM dUsare ke prati jalana hotI hai, dveSa hotA hai| isase AtmA malIna vanatI hai / IrSyAlu vyakti dUsare ko girAne kA SaDyantra racatA rahatA hai aura aisI dUSita bhAvanA se vaha svayaM gira jAtA hai, dUsarA kadAcit gire kadAcita na bhI gire| eka bAra tInoM muniyoM ne paraspara vicAra vimarza kiyA aura ve milakara gurujI ke nikaTa pahu~ce / yathocita vandana evaM namaskAra karake unhoMne ,
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________________ 62] siMha guphAvAsI muni ke lie rUpAkozA ke ghara jAkara sAdhanA karane kI anumati maaNgii| gurujI bar3e asamaMjasa meM par3a ge| ve ina muniyoM ke manobhAva ko bhalIbhA~ti jAnate the / unheM patA thA ki sAdhanA kI isa mAMga ke pIche sahaja bhAva nahIM haiM, ahaMkAra ko tuSTa karane kI hI pradhAna bhAvanA hai| sthUlabhadra ke prati IrSyAbhAva ne inheM isake lie udyata kiyA hai| sthUlabhadra jisa vAsanA para vijaya prApta karake yazasvI bane, use jItanA pratyeka ke lie sarala nahIM hai / aisI pAtratA prApta karane ke lie viziSTa bhUmikA honI cAhie / ina tInoM meM abhI taka usa bhUmikA kA nirmANa nahIM ho sakA hai / siMha guphAvAsI anagAra sAtvika bhAva vAlA hai avazya, para isa samaya IrSyA ke kAraNa usake sAtvika bhAva meM kucha malInatA hI AI hai| utkarSa ke badale isakI vizuddhi kA apakarSa huA hai / nItikAra kahate haiN| ghRta kumbhasamAnArI, taptAMgArasamaH pumAn / tasmAt ghRtaJca, kumbhaJca naikatra sthApayed budhaH / nArI ghI kA ghaDA hai aura puruSa tapA huA aMgAra / ina donoM ko eka jagaha rakhane vAlA puruSa buddhimAna nahIM kahA jA sktaa| ___ guru saMbhUtivijaya bar3I duvidhA meM the| unakA mana anumati dene ko teyAra na thA / ve usa muni ke saMyama ko saMkaTa meM nahIM DAlanA cAhate the| bhalA kauna aisA guru hogA jo apane ziSya ko asaMyama ke gahare garta meM girAne kI icchA kare ? guru aura ziSya kA sambandha saMyama kI vRddhi ke lie hotA hai, anyathA- pitA, bhrAtA Adi se nAtA tor3a kara guru ke nAma para nayA nAtA jor3ane kI AvazyakatA hI kyA thI ? eka sAdhanA kA abhilASI nausikhiyA kisI anubhavI kI zaraNa meM jAtA hai aura nivedana karatA hai-bhagavan ! maiM sAdhanA ke isa aparicita aura gahana patha para calanA cAhatA hU~ ! Apa isa patha ke anubhavI haiM / isa mArga meM Ane vAlI vighna bAdhAoM se paricita haiM /
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________________ [63 anugraha karake mujhe apanI zaraNa meM lIjie, merA pathapradarzana kIjie aura saMsAra-aTavI se pAra hone meM merI sahAyatA kiijie| ___ anubhavI sAdhaka socatA hai-ise grahaNa karane ke kAraNa merI ekAgra sAdhanA meM kucha bAdhA AegI, magara dUsare kI sAdhanA meM nispRha bhAva se sahAyaka honA bhI sAdhanA kA eka aMga hai / isake atirikta jina zAsana kI paramparA ko nirantara cAlU rakhane ke lie bhI yaha Avazyaka hai ki sAdhanA kSetra meM Ane vAle anubhava hIna janoM kA. mArga darzana kiyA jaae| agara mere .. gurujI ne mujhe zaraNa na dI hotI to maiM Aja isa sthiti meM kaise AtA ? jaba maiMne kisI kI chatra chAyA lI to RNa ko cukAne ke lie bhI yaha Avazyaka hai ki maiM kisI ko apanI chatracchAyA pradAna kruuN| ' guruM aura ziSya ke sambandha kA yaha zAstrIya AdhAra hai| purAne parivAra ko tyAga kara nayA parivAra banAyA isa saMbaMdha kA uhezya nahIM hai| hukUmata calAne yA pratiSThA pAne ke lie celoM kI phauja nahIM banAI jaatii| aisI sthiti meM guru apane ziSya ko aisI hI anumati degA jisase usake saMyama kI vRddhi ho / vaha aisA Adeza kadApi na degA jisase saMyama ko khatarA upasthita ho jaae| guru saMbhUtivijaya isI kAraNa una muniyoM kI prArthanA ko sunakara 'hA~' nahIM kaha sake / ve mauna hI raha ge| / - java ziSyoM ne dekhA ki gurujI mauna haiM to 'maunaM sammatilakSaNam' arthAt cuppI sahamati kA lakSaNaM hai, yaha samajha kara ve vahA~ se cala die / siMha guphAvAsI anagAra rUpAkozA ke ghara jAne ko udyata ho ge| Age kI ghaTanA prasaMga Ane para vidita hogI / hameM isa ghaTanA se yaha sIkhanA hai ki IrSyA ke vadale yadi sAtvika spardhAbhAva se kAma liyA jAya to iha- paraloka meM kalyANa ho sakatA hai|
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________________ bhogopabhogavata kI vizuddhi mukti ke lie prayANa karane vAle pratyeka puruSa ke lie yaha Avazyaka hai ki vaha jagat ke samasta prANiyoM ke prati samabhAva dhAraNa kare aura unake sukha-dukha ko apane hI sukha-dukha ke samAna samajhe / asa aura sthAvara jitane bhI prakAra ke jIva haiM, saba ke prati maitrIbhAvakA dhAraNa karanA adhyAtma sAdhanA kA anivArya aMga hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI ne sajIvoM ke samAna sthAvara jIvoM kI rakSA karanA bhI Avazyaka batalAyA hai, magara sabhI sAdhakoM kI yogyatA aura pAtratA samAna nahIM hotii| hAthI kA palAna hAthI hI saMbhAla sakatA hai / pratyeka stara ke manuSya ke lie yadi samAna sAdhanA kA vidhAna kiyA jAya to vaha anukUla nahIM hogii| vaha yadi gRhatyAgI anagAra ke yogya hogI to gRhastha usase lAbha nahIM uThA sakeM geaura unakA jIvana sAdhanA vihIna raha jaaygaa| agara vaha gRhastha ke yogya huI to sAdhuoM ko bhI gRhasthoM ke samAna hokara rahanA par3egA / isa prakAra donoM tarapha se hAni hogii| . ___ isa sthiti ko sAmane rakha kara mahAvIra svAmI aura unake pUrvavartI tIrtha karoM ne sabhI stara ke sAdhakoM ke lie sAdhanA kSetroM kA vidhAna kara diyA hai| munidharma meM sampUrNa virati kA vidhAna hai aura gRhastha dharma meM dezavirati kA / yahA~ isa bAta ko dhyAna meM rakhanA cAhie ki sAdhu aura gRhastha ke dharma meM koI virodha nahIM hai, vastutaH eka hI prakAra ke dharmoM ke pUrNa aura apUrNa do . stara haiN| sAdhu bhI ahiMsA kA pAlana karatA hai aura gRhastha bhI / kintu gRhaH vyavahAra meM nivRta hone aura bhikSAjIvI hone ke kAraNa sAdhu basa aura sthAvara donoM prakAra ke jIvoM kI hiMsA se baca sakatA hai kintu gRhastha ke...lie yaha ..
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________________ [65 bhava nahIM hai| use yuddha, kRSi, vyApAra Adi aise kArya karane par3ate haiM jinameM isA anivArya hai / ataeva sthAvara jIvoM kI hiMsA kA tyAga usake lie ranivArya nahIM rakkhA gayA / trasa jIvoM kI hiMsA meM bhI kevala niraparAdha jIvoM kI saMkalpI hiMsA kA hI tyAga Avazyaka batalAyA hai| isase adhika tyAga karane bAlA adhika lAbha kA bhAgI hotA hai kintu dezavirati aMgIkAra karane ke lie itanA tyAga to aAvazyaka hai / isI prakAraanyAnya vratoM meM bhI gRhastha ko chUTa dI gaI hai| . gRhastha ne jisa sImA taka jo vrata aMgIkAra kiyA hai, usakA pAlanaM. kaSToM aura vighna-bAdhAoM kA sAmanA karake bhI vaha karatA hai / vrata ke mArga meM Ane vAlI sabhI kaThinAiyoM ko vaha dRr3hatA pUrvaka sahana karatA hai| jina sImAoM meM usane manovRtti ko vaza meM karane kA vrata liyA hai, usakA vaha pAlana kregaa| yahI nahIM, sampUrNa rUpa se virati kA pAlana karanA usakA lakSya hogA aura vaha usa lakSya kI ora bar3hane kA nirantara prayAsa kregaa| yaha bAta dUsarI hai ki vaha usa ora bar3ha pAtA hai yA nahIM aura yadi bar3ha pAtA hai to kitanA ? ___aAnanda zrAvaka ke caritra meM zrAvaka jIvana kI eka acchI jhAMkI hameM milatI hai| usane bhogopabhoga ke sAdhanoM kI jo maryAdA kI thI, zAstra meM usakA digdarzana vivaraNa milatA hai / bhogopabhIga niyamana saMbaMdhI vrata ke do vibhAga haiM-bhojana sambandhI aura karma saMbaMdhI / karmasambandhI bhogopabhoga meM jo maryAdA kI jAtI hai, use bhagavAna mahAvIra ne samajhA diyA haiM / usa para Apa dhyAna deMge to vidita ho jAegA ki zrAvaka kA zAstrIya jIvana vaisA nahIM jaisA Aja dikhAI detA hai, varan vaha nirAle hI DhaMga kA hotA hai| ... gRhastha bhale hI zrAvaka jIvana meM rahatA hai, magara usakA lakSya 'munijIvana' hotA hai / munijIvana eka prakAra se parAzrita hai, kyoMki muni gRhastha ke yahAM se nirvAha yogya vastu pAtA hai / gRhastha jina vastuoM kA upayoga karatA hogA, vahI vastue~ sAdhu ko prApta ho sakeMgI, unheM hI vaha de skegaa| sonecAMdI ke pAtroM meM khAne vAlA yadi kASThapAtra na rakhatA ho to avasara pAne
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________________ para kASThapAtra muni ko kaise de sakegA? hAM to yahAM pahale bhojana saMbaMdhI bhogopabhoga parimANa vrata. ke pA~ca aticAra batAye haiM, jo isa prakAra haiM- (1) sacittAhAra-vrata meM tyAgI huI sacitta vastuoM kA asAvadhAnI yA bhrama ke kAraNa sevana karanA sacittAhAra nAmaka aticAra hai / isa aticAra se bacane ke lie zrAvaka ko sadA sAvadhAna rahakara tyAgI hui sacitta vastuoM ke sevana se bacanA caahie| (2) sacitta se sambaddha vastu kA AhAra--yadi koI vastu acitta hote hue bhI sacitta se pratibaddha hai to vaha AhAra ke yogya nahIM hai, jaise babUla yA kisI anya vRkSa se goMda nikAla kara usakA sevana karanA / aneka paripakva vastueM bhI barpha Adi ke sAtha rakhI jAtI haiM jisase adhika samaya surakSita raha sakejaldI kharAba na ho jaaeN| dUdha, dahI, ghRta Adi acita padArtha haiM tathApi yadi sacitta se sambandhita hoM to unako grahaNa karanA bhI aticAra hai| (3) pUrI pakI nahIM, pUrI kaccI bhI nahIM-gRhasthI meM aise bhI khAdya padArtha taiyAra kiye jAte haiM jo adhapake yA adhakacce kahe jA sakate haiN| mogarI Adi vanaspatiyoM ko tave para choMka kara jaldI utAra liyA jAtA hai| unakA pUrA paripAka nahIM hotA / unameM sacittatA raha jAtI hai| ataeva jo sacitta kA tyAgI hai, usake lie aise padArtha grAhya nahIM haiN| unake sevana se vrata dUSita hotA hai| ... :: . (4) abhiSavAhAra-isakA artha hai sar3e-gale phala Adi kA sevana krnaa| aise padArthoM ke sevana se trasajIvoM kI hiMsA hotI hai aura asAvadhAnI meM ve khAne meM bhI A sakate haiM / pratyeka khAdya padArtha kI eka avadhi hotI hai taba taka vaha ThIka rahatA hai| adhika samaya bIta jAne para vaha sar3a jAtA hai, gala jAtA hai yA ghuna jAtA hai| usameM jIva-jantu utpanna ho jAte haiN| aisI sthiti meM vaha khAdya nahIM rahatA / adhika dinoM taka rakhane se miSThAnnoM meM bhI jantu utpanna ho jAte haiM / vaha na khAne yogya rahate haiM aura na khilAne yogya / pazuoM ko bhI aisI cIja nahIM khilAnA caahie| anucita lAlaca aura aviveka ke kAraNa manuSya inheM khAkara yA khilAkara mahA hiMsA ke kAraNa bana
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________________ [67 jAte haiN| isase aneka rogoM kI bhI utpatti hotI hai / anyAnya khAdya vastuoM meM bhI niyata samaya ke pazcAt jIvoM kI utpatti ho jAtI hai / ataeva gRhasthoM ko, vizeSataH bahinoM ko isa viSaya meM khUba sAvadhAnI baratanI caahie| khAne ke lie upayoga karane se pahale pratyeka khAdya padArtha ko bArIkI se jAMca kara lenA cAhie / bahuta bAra khAdya vastu meM vikRti to ho jAtI hai parantu dekhane vAle ko sahasA mAlUma nahIM hotii| ataeva vastu ke varNa, gaMdha Adi kI parIkSA kara lenI caahie| aMgara varNa gaMdha Adi meM parivartana ho gayA ho to use akhAdya samajhanA cAhie / agara khAna-pAna saMbaMdhI maryAdA para pUrA dhyAna diyA jAya aura bahineM viveka evaM yatanA se kAma leM to bahuta-se nirarthaka pApoM se bacAva ho sakatA hai aura svAsthya bhI saMkaTa meM par3ane se baca sakatA hai| : . . manuSya bAharI tuccha hAni-lAbha ko socatA hai, magara yaha nahIM dekhatA ki samaya bIta jAne ke kAraNa yaha vastu tyAjya ho gaI hai / yadi isakA sevana kiyA jaaggaa| to kitanI hiMsA hogI, yaha vicAra bahuta kama logoM ko hotA hai| zrAvaka zrAvikA kI dRSTi pApa se bacane kI hotI hai, Arthika hAni lAbha usakI tulanA meM gauraNa hote haiM / ataeva jisa vastu kA svAda badala jAya, gaMdha badala jAya aura raMgarUpa badala jAya, use abhakSya jAna kara zrAvaka kArya meM nahIM letA-nahI lenA cAhie / vibhinna vastuoM ke vibhinna svabhAva haiN| koI vastu zIghra bigar3a jAtI hai, koI dera meM bigar3atI hai / unakA bigar3anA mausama para bhI nirbhara hai / ataeva saba cIjoM ke lie koI eka samaya nirdhArita nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / gRhastha yadi sAvadhAna rahe to apane anubhava se hI yaha saba samajha sakatA hai| bahinoM ko isa sambandha meM khUba sAvadhAna rahanA caahie| .. (5) tuccha auSadhibhakSaraNa-bhojana karane kA sAkSAta prayojana bhUkha ko upazAnta karanA hai| jisa vastu ko khAne se vaha prayojana siddha na ho, use nahIM khAnA cAhie / vivekAn gRhastha yaha lakSya rakhatA haiM ki kAma bane, bhUkha miTe aura vastu vyartha na bigdd'e| sItAphala, tindukakala Adi meM bIja bahuta hote haiN| unameM khAdya aMza atyalpahotA haiN| unake khAne se zarIra nirvAha
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________________ ho jAya aisI bAta nahIM haiM / jisa vastu ke sevana se zarIra kI yAtrA kA nirvAha na ho aura usa vastu kI bhI hAni ho, usake sevana se bhalA kyA lAbha hai, udara kI pUrti ho, zarIra kA nirvAha ho aura adhika hiMsA bhI na ho, yahI vicAra uttama hai / kevala thor3I sI dera ke svAda-sukha ke vie kisI vastu ko khAnA aura hiMsA kA bhAgI bananA zrAvaka pasanda nahIM krtaa| zrAvaka apane bhojana ke viSaya meM viveka yukta hotA hai / jisameM viveka nahIM hotA, vaha khAne ke vipaya meM kama socatA haiM / svAda lolupa na hiMsA-ahiMsA kA vicAra karatA hai na hita ahita kI bAta socatA hai aura anya prakAra ke hAni-lAbhoM kA vicAra karatA hai| aAja phala, makkhana, ghRta Adi padArtha videzoM se sIlavanda ho kara bhArata A rahe hai / yaha kaisI viDambanA hai / jisa deza meM gAya ko mAtA mAnA jAtA ho aura usakI pUjA kI jAtI ho vaha deza makkhana jaisI cIja bhI videza se maMgavAe / jo deza kRSipradhAna ginA jAtA ho use videzoM kI dayA para nirbhara rahanA par3e aura udarapUrti ke lie unakA mukha tAkanA par3e, yaha bhAratIya janoM ke lie kyA zocanIya sthiti nahIM hai ? jaba deza meM khAdya padArthoM kI kamI ho taba to khAsa taura para dhyAna rakhanA cAhie ki koI khAdya padArtha vigar3ane na paave| isase laukika aura dhArmika donoM lAbha hoNge| para idhara kitanA dhyAna diyA jA rahA haiM ? . Aja logoM kI sAttvika vRtti kama ho rahI hai / khAdya akhAdya kA koI dhyAna nahIM rakhA jA rahA hai / milAvaTa karanA mAmUlI bAta ho gaI hai| bhAgya se hI koI cIja zuddha mila sakatI hai, anyathA kisI meM kucha aura kisI meM kucha milAyA jA rahA hai aura loga vivaza hokara aise padArthoM ko kharIdate haiM / dUdha aura ATe.jesI vastuoM kA, jo zarIra evaM jIvana ke lie upayogI mAnI gaI haiM, zuddha rUpa meM prApta honA kitanA kaThina ho gayA hai, isa bAta ko zrApa bhalI bhAMti jAnate haiN| kemikala ke nAma para kyA-kyA milAyA jAtA hai, isakA kyA patA haiM ? peka.kI huI vastuoM para bhI Aja bharosA nahIM raha gayA hai| nabhI yaha sthiti hai to pAge pAne vAle samaya meM kyA sthiti hogI, kahA nahIM
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________________ TES jA sakatA / ina bAtoM kA ullekha kiyA jA rahA hai ki dharma kA prAdhAra naitikatA nahIM vahAM dharma Thahara nahIM sakatA / ataeva dharma kI pratiSThA ke lie jIvana meM maitikatA pAnA Avazyaka hai / Aja naitikatA ke hrAsa ke kAraNa logoM ke hRdaya meM se dharma kA bhAva bhI naSTa hotA jA rahA hai| .......... .. Aja bhakSya-abhakSya kA vicAra na karake manuSya ucchakhala pravRtti kA paricaya de rahA hai, kintu yAda rakhanA cAhie ki AhAra bigar3ane se vicAra / bigar3atA hai aura vicAra bigar3ane se prAcAra meM vikRti pAtI hai| jaba 'prAcAra . vikRta hotA haiM to jIvana bhI vikRta bana jAtA hai| zAstra meM kahA hai-... _ 'pAhAra sicche miymesrinnjj|' ...... - eka ziSya ne guru se prazna kiyA-kAma krodha moha Adi vikAroM para kase vijaya prApta kI jAya ? to gurU ne uttara diyA--terA AhAra Avazyaka katA ke anusAra aura nirdoSa honA caahie| isase mana meM sAttvikatA pAegI; mana zuddha hogaa| sAdhanA ke mArga meM sajaga raI kara calane vAlA hI apanA / jIvana UMcA uThA sakatA hai| ___ bahuta-se vivekahIna loga svAda ke lobha meM par3a kara AvazkatA se adhika khA jAte haiM / bhojana svAdiSTa huA to DhUMsa-ThUsa kara use peTa meM bharate haiN| yadi anna parAyA huA tava to pUchanA hI kyA hai / peTU logoM ne kahA hai parAntaM prApya durbuddha, zarIre mA dayAM kuruu| . parAnnaM durlabha lauke. zarIraM hi punaH punaH // .. arthAt-are mUrkha ? parAyA anna mile to zarIra para kyA mata karo .. zarIra mila sakatA hai, kintu parAyA anna durlabha hai / jahAM logoM kI aisI dRSTi ho vahAM kyA kahA jAya, veM jIvana ke lie bhojana samajhane ke bajAya bhojana ke .. lie jIvana samajhate hai / kintu bhagavAn mahAvIra ne sAdhaka ko sUcanA dI hai / ki bhojana utanA hI karanA cAhie jisase saMyama kI sAdhanA meM vAdhA na pahuMce AvazyakatA se adhika bhojana kiyA jAegA to zarIra meM gar3abar3a hogI, mana meM
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________________ 100] azAnti hogI, pramAda AegA aura sAdhanA yathAvat na ho skegii| svAdhyAya aura dhyAna ke lie citta kI jisa ekAgratA kI AvazyakatA hai, vaha nahIM raha skegii| Ananda ne jaba vrata grahaNa kie to bhojana sambandhI aneka maryAdAe~ bhI svIkAra kii| usakA grAhAra zuddha hai uttake pAsa jJAna kA bala hai, ataevaH pragati ke dvAra avaruddha nahIM khule hue haiN| jahAM aAtmajJAna kA lokottara prakAza dedIpyamAna rahatA hai vahIM sAdhanA sahI mArga calatI aura phalatI hai| sthUlabhadra muni apane AtmajJAna ke bala para vaha kArya kara sake jise deva bhI nahIM kara skte| siMha guphAvAsI muni ne gurU saMbhUti vijaya se nivedanakiyA ki mujhe bhI vezyA ke ghara meM varSAkAla vyatIta karane kI anumati dI jAya / unheM jJAna nahIM hai ki muni sthUlabhadra ne kaisA jIvana vyatIta kiyA hai aura kisa sImA taka virAga avasthA prApta karake kAma ko parAjita kiyA hai Aveza meM calane vAlA vyakti prAyaH asaphala hotA hai, cAhe laukika sAhasa kA kAma ho, cAhe lokottara sAhasa kA / sayapUrNa sthAnoM meM vijaya pAne kA laukika kArya ho yA kAmakrodha Adi vikAroM para dijaya pAne kA prAdhyAtmika kArya ho, joza vAlA vyakti saphalatA nahIM pAtA / usa muni ko itanA bhI patA nahIM ki .. sthUlabhadra ne rUpakozA ke jIvana meM hI mahAn parivartana kara diyA hai| ...jaba ukta muni ne anumati mAMgI to gurujI kucha dera taka mauna hI rhe| ve samajha gae ki isake mana meM bhAvAveza khela rahA hai| yaha sthUlabhadra kI varAbarI karane kI hI bhAvanA se kaThora sAdhanA karanA cAhatA hai| magara sthUlabhadra kI yogyatA aura vairAgya vRtti kI U~cAI kA isako ThIka-ThIka parijJAna nahIM hai| . sthUlabhadra kA abhinandana aura abhivAdana sakala saMgha kA abhinandana aura abhivAdana hai, aisI udAra bhAvanA yadi una tInoM muniyo meM hotI to ve IrSyA ke vazIbhUta hokara aisA karane para utArU na hote / unheM yahI patA nahIM ki jaba sAthI muni ke guNoM kA utkarSa evaM sanmAna ho unakA mana sahana nahIM
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________________ 101] kara sakatA to ve durjaya kAma-vAsanA ko usa hada taka kaise jIta sakeMge ! itanA durvala hRdaya kyA usa ghora parIsaha ko jItane meM samartha ho sakegA? . . eka gAMva meM eka bhAI apane Apako bar3e sAhasI mAnate the| ve aksara kahAM karate-bhUta kA kyA bhaya hai ? maiM bhUta ke lie bhI bhUta huuN| sAhasa kA koI bhI kArya kara sakatA huuN| logoM ne unakI parIkSA karane kI tthaanii| eka bAra jaba ve isI prakAra ko DoMge mAra rahai ye, logoM ne unase kahA agara Apa rAtri ke samaya, zmazAna meM jAkara, pIpala ke per3a meM kIla ThoMka kara AjAeM to samajheM ki Apa vAstava meM himmattavara haiM / anyathA apane muMha se apanI tArIpha ke pula bAMdhanA kauna. baDI bAta hai ? . . vaha mahAzaya jaise vastra pahane the, vaise hI zmazAna pahu~ca gae / bAta unheM cubha gaI thI aura ve isa parIkSA meM saphala hokara apanA sikkA jamA lenA cAhate the| zmazAna meM pahu~ca kara unhoMne pIpala ke vRkSa meM kIla bhI gAr3a dii| kintu utAvalepana meM AdamI cUke binA nahIM rhtaa| utAvalApana kAma vigAr3atA hai / jaba usane pIpala ke mUla meM kIla ThokI to kapar3e kA eka pallA bhI usa kIla meM dava gyaa| vaha apanA pallA chur3Ane lagA para vaha chUTA nhiiN| usane samajha liyA-bhUta ne merA pallA pakar3a liyA hai| hozahavAsa guma ho ge| bhaya kA itanA tIvra saMcAra huyA ki ve bhAI vahIM para ThAra ho gye| dhairya se kAma liyA hotA aura ahaMbhAva mana meM na AtA to usakA kAma bana jAtA, parantu adhairya, ahaMkAra evaM joza ke kAraNa usakA kAma bigar3a gyaa| siMha guphAvAsI muni ke hRdaya meM bhI ahaMkAra kA viSa ghulA huA thaa| ve socate the ki mere samAna tapasvI kauna hai ? isa ahaMkAra ko preraNA se hI unhoMne anumati cAhI thI, magara gurujI mauna rahe / ve jAnate the ki ise saphalatA milane vAlI nahIM hai| yaha IrSA ke vazIbhUta hokara aba taka ke kiye para pAnI phera degA / tathApi hamezA ke lie ise acchI sIkha mila jaaegii|
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________________ 102 maiM anumati to de nahIM sakatA- isake adhaH patana meM kaise nimitta bana sakatA hai ? magara manA karanA bhI ucita nahIM pratIta hotaa| manA karUMgA to isake citta meM sadA zalya banA rahegA aura yaha nizzalya sAdhanA nahIM kara skegaa| Avazyaka yaha hai ki kaSAya kA viSa kisI prakAra dhula jaae| yaha saba soca kara gurujI mauna ho rhe| anya munijana bhI varSAkAla meM apanI-apanI sAdhanA meM lagane kI bAta socane lage / siMha guphAvAsI muni pATalIputra jA pahuMce, jahA~ rUpAkozA kA ghara hai. / rUpAkozA kA pUrA muhallA thaa| yadyapi usane vezyAvRtti kA parityAga kara diyA thA, phira bhI loga usake yahA~ Ate-jAte the| muni bhI usake ghara phuNce| usane muni kA yathocita sanmAna kiyaa| usake anupama rUpa-lAvaNya ne, usakI madhura vANI ne aura vinamratApUrNa vyavahAra ne muni ke mana ko AkarSita kara liyaa| muni ne usase kahA-mujhe .. apane bhavana meM cAturmAsya vyatIta karane kI AjJA diijie| ___ catura rUpAkozA ne duniyAM dekhI thI / vaha ur3atI cir3iyA ko pahacAnatI / thii| muni ke mana kA bhAva usase chipA nahIM rahA / usane samajha liyA ki yaha muni sthUlabhadra kI barAbarI karanA cAhate haiM, anyathA itane bar3e pATalIputra ko chor3a kara mere yahA~ caumAsA vyatIta karane kA kyA hetu ho sakatA hai ? ina muni kA zarIra toM sthUlabhadra ke zarIra ke samAna thA, kintu sthUlabhadra ke antara meM virAjamAna manodevatA ke samAna mana nahIM thaa| rUpAkozA ne socA---muni ko sIkha milanI cAhie kintu patita nahIM hone denA cAhie / acchA huA ki ve mere bhavana meM Ae; anyatra kahIM cale gae hote to na jAne . kyA hotA? mana hI mana isa prakAra soca kara rUpAkozA ne kahA-Apa prasannatA- pUrvaka yahA~ nivAsa kareM; kintu merI mAMgaM Apako pUrNa karanI hogii| muni nahIM samajha pAe ki isakI mA~ga kyA balA hai ? vaha to isI dhuna . meM the ki kisI prakAra isake yahA~ Thaharane ko sthAna mila jAya / ve pramANapatra /
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________________ karmadAna kahA jA cukA hai ki cAMritra dharma do bhAgoM meM vibhAjita kiyA gayA hai-(1) anagAra dharma aura (2) sAgAra dharma / muniyoM kA dharma anagAra dharma kahalAtA hai, jisakA aAdhAra pUrNa tyAga hai / pUrI taraha pApoM se nivRtta hone para aura mamatA ko jIta lene para hI anagAra dharma kA pAlana ho sakatA hai| kintu yaha yogyatA sava meM nahIM hotii| jIvana ko itanI ucca bhUmikA para pahu~cAnA sAdhAraNa vyaktiyoM ke lie susAdhya nahIM hai| ataeva jo anagAra dharma ke mArga para nahIM cala sakatA vaha sAgAra dharma arthAt gRhastha dharma kA pAlana karatA hai, jise zrAvaka dharma bhI kahate haiM / muni dharma aura zrAvakradharma kI dizA meM koI antara nahIM hai-antara kevala stara kA hai / ataeva jaise muni ahiMsA kI ArAdhanA karatA hai vaise hI zrAvaka bhii| muni basa-sthAvara jIvoM kI pUrNa ahiMsA kA pAlaka hotA hai parantu zrAvaka use aAMzika rUpa meM pAla sakatA hai / phira bhI usakA lakSya sadaiva ahiMsA kI ora hI rahatA hai| vaha adhika se adhika jIva rakSA karatA huA apanA saMsAra vyavahAra calAtA hai| vandha mokSa Adi kI vicAradhArA usake jIvana se achUtI nahIM rhtii| prANAtipAta viramaNa usakA prathama dharma hai / vaha sApekSa, nirapekSa, nivArya, anivArya kAryoM ko lakSya meM rakhakara calatA hai| viveka kA dIpaka usakA mArga darzaka hotA hai / vaha aise bhogoM tathA karmoM para niyaMtraNa karatA hai jisase bar3I hiMsA hotI ho / vaha nirarthaka hisA nahIM karatA aura sArthaka hiMsA se bhI adhika se adhika vacane kA prayAsa karatA hai| ahiMsA kI ArAdhanA ke lie aura sAtha hI mamatva bhAva ko kama karane ke lie hI gRhastha bhogopabhoga kI sAmagrI kI maryAdA bA~dha letA hai| bhogopabhoga parimANa vrata kA nirmala pAlana ho sake, isa uddezya se usake pAMca
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________________ aticAra batalAe gae haiM aura unakA vivecana bhI kiyA jA cukA hai| mokSamArga kA sAdhaka, cAhe vaha muni ho yA gRhastha, jIvanarakSaNa aura zarIra rakSaNa ke lie hI bhojana karatA hai, rasanA kI tRpti ke lie nahIM, svAda lolupatA se prerita hokara nhiiN| isI uddezya se yaha kahA gayA hai ki zrAvaka tuccha auSadhiyoM ke prayoga ko bhI sImita kre| aticAroM kI gaNanA meM 'aupadhi' zabda kA prayoga vizeSaabhiprAya se kiyA gayA hai| usameM kucha rahasya nihita hai / pratyeka tuccha vanaspati-dhAnya ko auSadhi yA auSadha kahA hai / 'propaM-poSaM, dhatta-dhArayati, iti auSadhiH / ' yaha isa zabda kI vyutpatti hai, jisakA abhiprAya yaha hai ki jo zarIra ko puSTi pradAna kare vaha auSadhi kahalAtI hai / mUla auSadhi yA davA dhAnya vanaspati hai| - loga samajhate haiM ki 'necaropaithI' pazcima kI dena hai, magara jinhoMne bhAratIya sAhitya-sAgara meM avagAhana kiyA hai, ve bhalIbhAMti samajha sakate haiM ki isakA mUla bhArata meM hai / uttarAdhyayana sUtra ke mRgA putrIya adhyayana ko jo vicArapUrvaka par3heMge, ve isa tathya se paricita hoNge| bhArata ke manISI bahuta prAcIna kAla se prAkRtika upacAra ke mahatva ko jAnate the| aAja bhAratavAsI usake mahatva ko bhUla rahe haiM aura pazcima ke loga usakI upayogitA ko svIkAra kara rahe haiM, yaha eka vismaya kI bAta hai| prAkRtika cikitsA ke mukAbile meM aneka prakAra kI cikitsA paddhatiyAM pracalita huI haiN| Aja isa deza meM videzI davAoM kA itanA adhika pracAra ho gayA hai ki bhArata kI Ayurvedika auSadhoM ko bhI unake samAna goliyoM, kepsUloM aura iMjekzanoM ke DhAMce meM DhAlanA pdd'aa| Ayurveda kA vidhAna hai'jvarAdI laMghanam pathyam' arthAt bukhAra Ate hI upavAsa kara lenA cAhie, kintu Aja isa bAta para kauna vizvAsa karatA hai ? sUrya kI kiraNeM aura jala Adi prAkRtika vastue~ bar3I lAbhadAyaka auSadhiyA~ haiN| RSi-muniyoM ke dIrgha jIvana kA kAraNa unakA prAkRtika vastuoM kA sevana hai / kaI nANI jIbha se cATa cATa kara apanA ghAva ThIka kara lete haiN|
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________________ magara logoM ko prAkRtika cikitsA para Aja bharosA nahIM rahA hai| ve apavitra elopaithika auSadhoM kA sevana karake apanA dharma vinaSTa karate haiN| zAstra kI dRSTi se samasta dhAnya auSadhi kI koTi meM Ate haiN| yadi vidhipUrvaka inakA sevana kiyA jAya to ve svAsthya prada siddha hote haiM / hA~, pravidhi se sevana karane para avazya rogotpAdaka ho sakate haiN| vratamaya jIvana vyatIta karane vAle ko tucchaauSadha kA sevana nahIM karanA cAhie kyoMki usameM khAdya aMza kama hotA hai aura phaiMkane yogya aMza adhika hotA hai| mahAvIra svAmI kA kathana hai-he mAnava! tU vRthA pApa ke bhAra ko kyoM bar3hAtA hai ? padArthoM kA sevana isa prakAra kara ki terA kAma cale aura vastu kA vinAza na ho| bhogalAlasA para aMkuza lagAegA to karma bandha para svataH aMkuza laga jAegA jIvana banAnA hai, jIvana se kucha mahatvapUrNa lAbha uThAnA hai aura Atma sAdhanA kI yAtrA meM binA TakarAe lakSya para pahu~canA hai to bhoga aura upabhoga kI sAmagrI para vivekapUrNa niyaMtraNa karanA Avazyaka hai| yadi ThIka taraha se yaha niyaMtraNa sthApita ho jAya aura jIvana meM saMyama aura sAdagI A jAya to bar3e-bar3e rAkSasI kala-kArakhAnoM kI AvazyakatA hI na ho / isa prakAra ke kArakhAnoM kI sthApanA mahA tRSNA kI badaulana hotI hai| unameM kitane hI logoM kI hatyA aura zoSaNa hotA hai, kitane hI garIboM ke hAtha-paira kaTate haiM aura na jAne kitane logoM kI AjIvikA naSTa hotI .. hai / hajAroM manuSya apane hAthoM se jo nirmANa karate haiM, use eka bar3A kAra'khAnA thor3e-se logoM kI sahAyatA se kara DAlatA hai| pariNAmasvarUpa bahuta se loga bekAra aura berojagAra phirate haiM unake pAsa koI AjIvikA nhiiN| jina dezoM kI AbAdI alpa saMkhyaka ho vahA~ kala-kArakhAnoM kI upayogitA samajha meM bhI A sakatI hai kintu jisa deza meM itanI vipula janasaMkhyA ho aura vaha nirantara bar3hatI hI jA rahI ho, vahA~ yaMtroM se kAma lenA aura mAnava zakti ko vyartha banA denA buddhimattA nahIM hai / dhArmika dRSTi se bhI yaha mahAraMbha hai /
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________________ 107 : jo zrAvakadharma kI ArAdhanA karatA hai use cintana karanA hai, vicAra karanA hai, AtmA ko bhArI banAne vAle kAryoM ko kama karanA hai aura apane . - lakSya kI ora gati tIna karanI hai| yaha yAMtrika paddhati se car3hane kA mArga nahIM hai, jIvana taya karane kA mArga hai / yaMtra ke sahAre bhArI vastueM Upara uThAlI . jAtI haiM, magara bhArI jIvana ko U~cA uThAne ke lie koI yaMtra nahIM hai / . dUsare ke sahAre U~cA car3hanA asthAyI hai, alpakAlika hai| isa prakAra car3hanA vAstavika car3hanA nahIM hai / adhyAtma kI ucca, uccatara aura uccatama bhUmikA para AtmIya puruSArtha se hI car3hA jAtA hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne ucca svara meM ghoSa kiyA hai 'tumameva tuma mittA,' kiM bahiyA mita micchasiH AcArAMga / he Atman ! tU apanA mitra Apa hI hai| kyoM bAharI mitra ( sahAyaka) ko apekSA rakhatA hai| . . - bhagavAn kI svAvalambana kI isa udAtta svara laharI meM jIvana kA teja aura bhoja bharA huA hai| hameM bhalIbhAMti samajha lenA cAhie ki hamArA kalyANa aura utthAna hamAre hI prayatna aura puruSArtha meM nihita hai| kalyANa aura utthAna bhIkha mA~gane se nahIM miltaa| . __ 'jIvita prANI calatA hai, murdA ghasoTA jAtA hai|'. - eMjina dUra hai to majadUra dhakkA dekara DibboM ko idhara udhara. kara dete haiN| yA eMjina ne dhakkA diyA, DibbA thor3I dUra calA aura ruka gyaa| usameM pAvara (zakti) nahIM hai calane kI / vaha dUsare ke sahAre calane vAlA hai| isI prakAra satsaMgati kA dhakkA lagane para thor3A Age calA jA sakatA hai, magara maMjila taka pahu~cane ke lie to nija kA hI bala caahie| .. rela kI paTariyoM para calane vAlI ThelA gAr3I meM dhakkA dekara gati lAnI par3atI hai / vAra-bAra dhakkA dene se usameM vega AtA hai| eka-do sTezanoM taka yo kAma cala jAtA hai / DibboM ko lekara calane kI zakti usameM nahIM hai| kyA mAnava ko apanA jIvana aisA hI banAnA ucita hai ? nahIM, use sajIva
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________________ 108] kI taraha svayaM calanA cAhie, murde kI taraha dUsare ke sahAre calanA zobhA nahIM detaa| zrAvaka aAnanda ne mahAvIra svAmI kI jJAna jyoti se apanA laghu dIpa jalA liyA aura aba vaha svayaM pAlokita hokara cala rahA hai| usane bhogopabhoga parimANa vrata ko java aMgIkAra kiyA to bhojana kI dRSTi se hone vAle pA~ca aura karma kI dRSTi se hone vAle pandraha aticAroM se bhI bacane kA saMkalpa kiyA / pA~ca aticAroM kA pratipAdana kiyA jA cukA hai| karmAdAnoM ke sambandha meM kucha vAteM batalAnA Avazyaka hai| 'karmAdAna' zabda do zabdoM ke mela se banA hai, ve do zabda haiM-karma aura aAdAna / jina kAryoM se karma kA bandha hotA hai ve karmadAna haiM, yaha isa zabda kA artha hai / kintu yaha artha paripUrNa nahIM hai / saMsAra meM aisI koI pravRti nahIM hai jisase karma kA AdAna (grahaNa-bandha) na hotA ho| zubha kRtya zubha karmoM ke AdAna ke kAraNa haiM to azubha kRtyoM se azubha karmoM kA AdAna hotA hai / isa prakAra bhASaNa, pravacana, zravaNa, munivandana Adi sabhI kriyAe~ karmAdAna siddha ho jAtI haiM / phira karmAdAnoM kI saMkhyA pandraha hI kyoM kahI gaI hai ? kyA vAstava meM saMsAra ke sabhI kRtya karmAdAna hI haiM ? isa prazna para vicAra karane kI AvazyakatA hai| ___ 'karmAdAna' jaina paribhASA ke anusAra yogarUr3ha zabda hai| yahA~ 'karma' zabda se mahA karma artha samajhanA cAhie, arthAt jisa kArya yA vyApAra dhaMdhe se ghora karmoM kA vandha ho, jo kArya mahAraMbha rUpa hoM, vahI karmAdAna kahalAte haiN| karma do prakAra ke hote haiM-(1) khara karma aura (2) mRdu karma / jisa karma meM hiMsA bar3ha na jAya, yaha vicAra rahatA hai, vaha saumya karma kahalAtA hai aura jahA~ yaha vicAra na ho vaha khara karma hai / athavA yoM kahA jA sakatA hai ki jo karma AtmA ke lie aura anya jIvoM ke lie kaThora baneM, ve khara karma haiM / khara karma durgati kI ora le jAte haiN| jIvoM ke vinAza kI adhikatA
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________________ [106 vAle kArya karane se hRdaya kaThora bana jAtA hai aura karuNA bhAva vilupta ho jAtA hai| isI kAraNa aise kAryoM ko karmAdAna kahA gayA hai| karmAdAna pandraha haiM jinameM se dasa karma se sambandha rakhate haiM aura pAMca vyApAra-dhaMdhe se saMbaMdha rakhate haiN| Azaya yaha hai ki karmAdAnoM meM do prakAra ke kAryoM ko grahaNa kiyA gayA hai--vANijya ko aura karma ko| jisa cIja ko Apa svayaM banAte nahIM kintu usakA kraya-vikraya karake lAbha kamAte haiM, vaha vANijya kahalAtA hai / eka bunakara svayaM kapar3A banAtA aura becatA hai, vaha karma kahalAtA hai| - bhogopabhoga parimANa vrata meM inhIM donoM ke saMbaMdha meM maryAdA kI jAtI hai| jaba koI gRhastha isa vrata ko dhAraNa kare to use prabholana se Upara uThanA cAhie aura deza-kAla saMbaMdhI vAtAvaraNa se prabhAvita nahIM honA caahie| usake antaH karaNa meM saMyama ke prati gaharI lagana honI cAhie aura usake __phalasvarUpa jIvana meM sAdagI A jAnI caahie| vaha apanI AvazyakatAoM ko niyaMtraNa meM rakkhegA aura tRSNA ke vazIbhUta nahIM hogA tabhI isa vrata kA .. samIcIna rUpa se pAlana kara skegaa| anagAra dharma sAdhanA kA rUpa nirAlA hai| usameM pUrNa rUpa se vANijya __ evaM karma kA tyAga to hotA hI hai, sabhI prakAra ke prAraMbhamaya kAryoM kA bhI .. tyAga hotA hai| anagAra kA jIvana aisI maryAdA se baMdhA hai ki pralobhanoM ko vahAM jagaha hI nahIM hai / jarA-sI asAvadhAnI meM vaha varSoM kI kaThina sAdhanA ko gaMvA detA hai / sAMsArika hAni lAbha ke viSaya meM sAdhAraNa manuSya bhI sAvadhAna rahatA hai to AdhyAtmika sAdhanA ke kSetra meM to aura bhI adhika saceta rahane kI AvazyakatA hai / jo saceta rahegA vaha Atmika dhana ko nahIM khoegA / use , mAnasika santulana rakhane kI anivArya AvazyakatA hai| anAdi kAlIna kusaMskAroM ke kAraNa mana meM vividha prakAra ke AvegoM kI amiyA~ utpanna hotI haiM / agara manuSya unake vega meM vaha jAtA hai to usakA kahIM ThikAnA nahIM raha jAtA ! bhaya aura krodha ke vega ko jItanA AsAna nahIM
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________________ 110 ] phira bhI vaha jItA jA sakatA hai, magara 'rAga kA vega atIva pravala hotA hai| use jIta lenA atyanta kaThina hai / Adi vAsI kahalAne vAle loga Aja bhI khule jaMgaloM meM par3e mila jAte haiM, jahA~ zera jaise hiMsra jAnavaroM kA AvAgamana hotA rahatA hai / ve nirbhaya raha kara jaMgala meM nivAsa karate haiN| bhaya ko jItanA unakI prakRti ke antargata hai| kintu rAga ko jItanA itanA sarala nahIM hai / isake lie jJAna kI AvazyakatA hai| jJAna bhI bAhya evaM zabdasparzI mAtra nahIM magara AtmasparzI honA cAhie / siMha guphA vAsI muni ne rAga kI durjeyatA ko nahIM samajhA usane bhaya kI vRtti para vijaya pAI thI aura socA thA ki bhaya ko jItanA hI kaThina hai / jisane bhaya ko jIta liyA isake lie rAgavRtti ko jItanA cuTakiyoM kA khela hai| parantu vaha rAga kI Aga meM se gujarA nahIM thaa| zUra vIra puruSa paine prahAroM ko jIta letA hai parantu ramaNI ke mRdula prahAroM ke sAmane use bhI hAra jAnA par3atA hai| una prahAroM ko jItane ke lie phaulAda kA kalejA cAhie / isI kAraNa kahA gayA hai ki mahA puruSoM kA citta vajra se bhI adhika kaThora aura phUla se bhI adhika komala hotA hai / dUsare ko duHkha meM dekha kara unakA hRdaya anAyAsa hI murajhA jAtA hai parantu apane prati ve vajra ke samAna hote haiM / kaThina se kaThina upAsarga bhI unake dila ko hilA nahIM skte| joza kI sthiti meM siMha guphA vAsI muni pATalIputra meM rUpAkozA ke ghara phuNce| unhoMne usake ghara meM nivAsa karake cAra mAsa (cAturmAsya) vyatIta karane kI anumati mAMgI / vezyA unake Atmabala kI parIkSA karanA cAhatI thii| ataeva usane vinamra evamadhura svara meM kahA merA bar3A saubhAgya hai ki ApakA mere . dvAra para padArpaNa huA / samAja meM merI jaisI mahilAeM gardA kI dRSTi se dekhI jAtI haiM kintu pApa lokottara dRSTi se sampanna haiM / Apake lie prANImAtra samAna haiM / isI kAraNa itane bar3e nagara ko chor3a kara yahA~ padhAre haiM / kintu Apa pahale bhikSA grahaNa kara lIjie, bAda meM dharma vRddhi kI bAta kiijiegaa| . , artho arthalAbha kA pAtra hotA hai, aura kAmI kAma lAbha kA pAtra hotA
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________________ 111 hai / rAjiyA kavi ne kahA hai-- .... kahaNI jAya nikAma, Achor3I prANI ukata / dAmAM lobhI dAma, rajeM na bAtAM 'rAjiyA' // vezyA bolI dharma kI bAta karane se pahale peTa pUrti kara liijie| guru lobhI celA lAlacI, donoM kheleM dAva / donoM DUbA bApar3A baiTha patthara kI nAMva // . . aura bhI kahA hai. billI guru bagalA kiyA, dazA ujalI dekha / .. kaho kAlU kaise tirai. donoM kI gati eka // ... rUpAkozA kahatI hai- ApakA prayojana hai mere raMga mahala meM rahane ke lie eka kamare kI anumati prApta karanA, kintu eka bAta merI bhI mAna liijie| .. rAga kI sthiti meM manuSya kA viveka suSupta ho jAtA hai / jisa para rAga bhAva utpanna hotA hai, usake aguvaraNa use dRSTigocara nahIM hote| guNavAn ke guNoM kA Akalana karanA bhI usa samaya kaThina ho jAtA hai| . rUpAkozA ne muni se bhikSA grahaNa karane kI prArthanA kii| muni ne AnAkAnI nahIM kI aura bhikSA aMgIkAra karalI / yaha bhikSA muni kI kasauTI __ karane ke lie dI gaI thii| ve kitane gahare pAnI meM haiM, yaha jAnane ke lie hI dI gaI thI, ataeva usameM gariSTha mAdaka aura uttejaka khAdya the / muni ne . bhikSA grahaNa karake usakA upayoga kara liyaa| . . muni ke mana para AhAra kA asara huA / cirakAla se poSita virAga nirbala par3ane lagA aura anAdikAlIna rAga kA bhAva ubharane lgaa| jaise saMdhyA ke samaya sUrya asta hone lagatA hai aura andhakAra apane paira phailAne lagatA haiM, usI prakAra muni ke mana rUpI AkAza se viveka kA sUrya asta hone laMgA aura moha kA andhakAra apanA prasAra karane lgaa| ulakI yaha manodazA dekhakara vicakSaNa rUpAkozA ne kahA-Apa raMga-mahala meM rahane kI anumati cAhate
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________________ 112] haiM aura maiM prasannatA pUrvaka Apako anumati denA cAhatI hU~, kintu anumati pAne se pahale Apako merI eka choTI-sI zarta svIkAra karanI hogii| zarta yaha hai ki eka ratna-jaTita kaMbala lAkara Apa mujhe pradAna kreN| yaha zarta pUrI hote hI sArA raMga mahala Apa apanA hI samajhie / yahI nahIM, maiM bhI ApakI dAsI hokara sevA kruuNgii| __muni kucha hicakicAe / socane lage-ratnajaTita kaMbala kahAM pAUMgA ___ maiM ? yaha vicAra kara ve asamaMjasa meM par3a ge| ___rUpAkozA ne unake bhAva ko tAr3a kara kahA-Apa cintA meM par3a gae haiM? ratnajaTita kaMbala nepAla-nareza ke yahAM milatA hai| abhyAgata sAdhu-santoM ko ve muphta meM aise kaMbala dete haiN| kaMbala kI kImata to kucha denI nahIM hai, sirpha nepAla taka jAne kA sAhasa karanA hai| nepAla jaMgala pradhAna denA hai aura paidala calane vAloM ko pada-pada para bhaya banA rahatA hai / agara Apa meM itanI nirbhayatA ho to hI vahAM jAne kA sAhasa kIjiegA, anyathA rahane diijie| nirbhayatA aura sAhasa kI bAta sunakara muni ke hRdaya meM ahaMkAra jAgA 1 socane lage-bhaya ko jItane meM kauna merI barAbarI kara sakatA hai ! mere pAsa sAhasa kA jitanA bala hai, anya kisake pAsa ho sakatA hai ! rUpAkozA kI mAMga mere lie eka cunautI hai / isa cunautI kA sAmanA na kiyA to maiMne saMyama kyA pAlA aba taka bhAr3a hI jhauMkA samajhanA caahiye| ___muni ke mana meM ajJAna rUpa meM anurAga ke aMkura phUTa nikale the, Upara se unheM cunautI bhI mila gii| unake jJAna kI chApa rAga kI chApa se daba gaI / viveka parAjita ho gayA, rAga vijayI ho gyaa| nirbhayatA, jo aba taka unakA bhUpaNa thI, viveka evaM samabhAva ke abhAva meM dUSaNa bana gii| vaha unheM patana kI ora ghasITane lgii| hRdaya meM rAga kA jo tUphAna uThA, usase viveka kA dIpaka bujha gyaa| - nepAla pahu~canA mAmUlI bAta nhiiN| vahAM jIvana ke upabhoga kIvilAsa kI sAmagriyAM kama haiM aura vahAM ke nivAsiyoM kI AvazyakatAeM bhI
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________________ . [113 kama haiM vahAM ke loga prAyaH nirbhaya rahate haiM / parantu muni ko vAstavikatA kA patA nahIM thaa| vaha to kinhIM anya vicAroM meM hI cakkara lagAne lage the| rUpAkozA kI bhAvanA muni ko satpatha para lAne kI hI thii| vaha unheM asaMyama aura adhaH patana kI aora nahIM lejAnA cAhatI thii| muni ke vilupta viveka ko jAgRta karanA usakA lakSya thA / unakA mAnasika bala ubhara Ae aura ve jina avAMchanIya vRttiyoM ke vazIbhUta ho rahe haiM, unase sAvadhAna ho jAeM, yahI usakA kAmya thA / isI uddezya se usane ratnajaTita kaMbala kA .. nATaka racA thaa| vaha muni ko skhalanA se bacAne kA prayAsa kara rahI hai| isI prakAra hameM bhI samAja kI skhalanAoM ko dhyAna meM rakhanA hai aura hRdaya meM ghuse hue malIna bhAvoM ko jItanA hai. / aisA karane se hamArA iha loka-paraloka donoM meM kalyANa hogaa|
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________________ karmAdAna [2] jisakA samabhAva, karuNAbhAva evaM maitrIbhAva itanA vyApaka bana jAtA hai ki vaha asa aura sthAvara-sabhI prANiyoM ke prati ahiMsaka ho jAya, jisake jIvana meM saMsAra ke kisI bhI sajIva athavA nirjIva padArtha sambandhI prAsakti nahIM raha jAtI, jo saba prakAra ke pApamaya kRtyoM se apane ko pRthak kara letA hai aura jo mahAvratoM kA paripAlana karane meM samartha hotA hai, vahI zramaNadharma ke pAlana kA adhikArI hai| zramaNadharma kA pAlana karane ke lie gRhasthI se nAtA tor3akara ekAnta sAdhanA se nAtA jor3anA par3atA hai| kintu zrAvaka kA jIvana mAtra eka maryAdA ke sAtha, AcAra se paripUrNa hotA hai| vaha apanI paristhiti aura sAmarthya ke anusAra dezavirati kA AcaraNa karatA hai| zrAvaka ke vratamaya jIvanAdarza kA samyak prakAra se nirUpaNa hameM upAsakadazAMga sUtra meM milatA hai| usameM bhagavAn mahAvIra ke samaya ke dasa zrAvakoM kA vivaraNa hai, jisase zrAvakadharma kI eka spaSTa rUparekhA hamAre samakSa khiMca AtI hai| upAsakadazAMga meM pahalA carita mAnanda zrAvaka kA hai| Ananda ke mAdhyama se usameM zrAvaka ke bAraha vratoM para prakAza DAlA gayA hai| pahale vratoM kA nirUpaNa aura phira unake aticAroM kA pratipAdana yaha krama usameM rakkhA gayA hai / aAnanda ne vibhinna vratoM meM kyA-kyA maryAdAeM rakkhIM, yaha bhI vizada rUpa se varNana milatA hai| Ananda sambandhI ullikhita varNana kevala Ananda ke lie hI nahIM, dezaviratiM kA pAlana karane vAle pratyeka sAdhaka ke lie hai| usa varNana ke prakAza meM zrAvaka apane vatamayaM jIvana kA nirmANa kara sakatA hai aura prAdarza
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________________ [ 115 zrAvaka banakara apane jIvana ko saphala kara sakatA hai / yahA~ karmAdAna kA vicAra karanA hai / kala 'karmAdAna' zabda ke artha para vicAra kiyA jA cukA hai| ye karmAdAna pandraha haiM, yaha bhI kahA jA cukA hai / isa vargIkaraNa meM una sabhI karmoM kA samAveza kara lenA cAhie jo mahAraMbha ke janaka haiM aura jinase ghora azubha karmoM kA bandha hotA hai| ye karmAdAna jAnane ke yogya haiM jisase prAtmA bhArI na bane / karmAdAnoM ke viSaya meM AcArya haribhadra, AcArya abhayadeva aura AcArya hemacandra Adi ne karmAdAnoM kI vyAkhyA kI hai aura unake bhedoM para apane-apane vicAra prakaTa kiye haiM / yahA~ saMkSepa meM ina para vicAra karanA hai-. . .. (1) iMgAla kamme (aMgAra karma)-iMgAla kA artha hai koyalA / koyalA banA kara becane kA dhaMdhA karane vAlA agnikAya, vanaspatikAya aura vAyukAya ke jIvoM kA pracura parimANa meM ghAta karatA hai| anya trasa Adi prANiyoM ke ghAta kA bhI kAraNa banatA hai / isa kArya se mahAn hiMsA hotI hai / koyalA banAne ke lie lakar3I kA Dhera kara-karake usameM Aga lagAnI par3atI hai jaise kuMbhAra miTTI ke bartanoM ko pakAne ke lie unakA Dhera karatA hai| prAyaH jIva-jantu jahAM zItalatA pAte haiM vahAM nivAsa karate haiM, lakar3I ke pAsa aura usake sahAre bhI anekAneka jIva rahate haiM / aisI sthiti meM lakar3I kI DherI ko jalAne se kitane jIvoM kI hatyA hotI hai, yaha to kevala bhagavAn hI jAnate haiM / ataeva koyalA banAne kA dhaMdhA karane vAlA mahAraMbha aura trasa jIvoM kI hiMsA kA bhI bhAgI banatA hai| dhaMdhe ke rUpa meM isa kArya ko karane se bar3e parimANa meM karanA par3atA hai / ataeva mahAraMbha kA kAraNa hone se iMgAlakamma (aMgAra kA) zrAvaka ke karane yogya nahIM hai| - kucha prAcAryoM ne aMgAra karma kA vyApaka artha liyA hai| ve aMgAra - kA artha agni mAna kara isakI vyAkhyA karate haiN| agara yaha artha liyA jAya to lohakAra, svarNakAra, halavAI aura bhar3abhUje kA dhaMdhA bhI aMgAra karma ke antargata A jAegA ! yaha smaraNa rakhanA cAhie ki vyAkhyAkAroM ke vicAroM para deza, kAla aura vAtAvaraNa kI chAyA bhI par3atI hai|
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________________ 116] jaisA yahA~ zrAvaka ke karma para vicAra kiyA gayA hai, usI prakAra __ manusmRtikAra ne brAhmaNoM ke karma batalAe haiN| brAhmaNoM ke karma kA nirUpaNa karane meM manusmRtikAra kA lakSya yaha rahA pratIta hotA hai ki tyAga-sAdhanAparAyaNa brAhmaNa arthopArjana meM lIna na bana jaaeN| thAvaka kA pada bhI U~cA hai| zrAvaka ko brAhmaNa bhI kahA gayA hai / sAdhu kI taraha zrAvaka bhI kisI ko zikSA de sake, aisA lakSya hai| kintu zikSA vahI de sakatA hai jo svayaM tyAga karatA hai| sthUla prANAtipAta kA aura mahAraMbha-mahAparigraha kA svayaM jo tyAga karegA vahI dUsare ko inake tyAga kI preraNA kara sakegA, anyathA 'para upadeza kuzala bahutere, je pAcarahi te nara na ghanere / ' . yaha ukti caritArtha hogI / jo svayaM tyAga karatA hai aura zikSA detA hai, usakA prabhAva ar3osI-par3ausI para kyoM nahIM par3egA? unakA parimArjana kyoM nahIM hogA ? tyAga bhAvanA vidyamAna hone se usakI vANI prabhAvotpAdaka hogI prAcAra ke anurUpa vicAra java bhApA ke mAdhyama se vyakta kiye jAte haiM to avazya dUsaroM para sthAyI prabhAva aMkita karate haiN| zrotAoM ke hRdaya meM parivartana lA dete haiM / hA~, koI ekadama hI apAtra aura kusaMskArI zrotA ho to vAta dUsarI hai| pazcAdvartI prAcAryoM kI dRSTi se ITeM pakAne, khaparA pakAne kA tathA lohAra prAdi kA dhaMdhA aMgAra karma meM samAviSTa ho jAtA hai para koyalA vanA-banA kara becanA atyanta khara karma hai, ataeva zrAvaka ko isakA parityAga karanA hI caahie| (2) varaNakanne (vanakarma)-vRkSoM ko kATa kara becane kA kAma vanakarma kahalAtA hai / vanakarma karake manuSya ghora pApa upArjana karatA hai| vana ke vRkSoM ko kATane kA ThekA lene vAlA kisI anya vAta ko dhyAna meM nahIM rkhtaa|
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________________ . . [117. usake sAmane eka hI lakSya rahatA hai ki adhika se adhika vRkSoM ko kATa kara kaise adhika se adhika dhana kamAyA jaay|. . ..... ... .. - eka samaya thA jaba phaladAra vRkSoM ko kATanA kAnUnI aparAdha samajhA. jAtA thaa| Aja bhI rASTra nAyaka neharU jI nirdeza karate haiM ki vRkSoM kA kATanA atyanta hAnikAraka hai / ve kahate haiM-jaba taka dasa vRkSa naye na lagA die jAe~ taba taka eka vRkSa na kATA jAe / magara bar3e-bar3e sApha kiye jA rahe haiM jisase Idhana tathA gRha nirmANa ke lie bhI lakar3I milanA muzkila ho jAtA hai| bhAratIya saMskRti meM vaTa, pIpala, nIma Adi vRkSoM ke kATane meM bhaya batalAyA gayA hai / saMbhavataH isa vidhAna ke pIche ina vizAlakAya vRkSoM kI rakSA ..... karane kA hI dhyeya rahA ho / sAdhAraNa janatA aise vRkSoM ko kATanA aniSTakAraka samajhatI AI hai, parantu aba yaha dhAraNA parivartita hotI jA rahI hai| __java vRkSoM ke sambandha meM bhAratIya janatA kA yaha dRSTikoNa thA to ' pazuoM kI bali kI bAta kahA~ taka saMgata ho sakatI hai ? vanaspati kI gaNanA sthAvara jIvoM meM kI gaI hai, kintu anya sthAvara . jIvoM kI apekSA vanaspati meM cetanA kA aMza kiMcita adhika vikasitaH pratIta hotA hai / ataeva usakI rakSA kI ora itara logoM kA bhI dhyAna AkRSTa huA ho, yaha svAbhAvika hai / dhArmika dRSTi se vRkSoM kA kATanA pApa hai hI, : magara laukika dRSTi se dekhA jAe to bhI unakA kATanA hAnikAraka hai| vRkSoM. ko surakSita rakhane se chAyA, phala phUla Adi kI prApti hotI hai| isake atirikta jahA~ vRkSoM kI bahutAyata hotI hai vahA~ varSA bhI adhika hotI hai, jisase phasala meM vRddhi hotI hai / isa prakAra dhArmika aura laukika donoM dRSTiyoM se vRkSoM kA : ucchedana karanA anucita hai, adharma hai / jIva-jagat para vRkSa kA kitanA mahAn upakAra hai ! eka-eka vRkSa ... hajAra-hajAra prANiyoM kA pAlana karatA hai / usase pazuoM, pakSiyoM aura mAnavoM : kA-sabhI kA rakSaNa aura pAlana hotA hai / ataeva jaba vRkSa hamArA rakSaka hai to hamAre dvArA bhI vaha rakSaNIya honA cAhie / purAne jamAne ke loga purAne aura.
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________________ 118 ] ukhaDe hue vRkSoM ke sivAya anya kisI ko kATanA ucita nahIM samajhate the| yaha unakA vyAvahArika dRSTikoNa thA / dhArmika dRSTikoNa se vRkSoM kA chedana karanA isalie varjita hai ki usake pratyeka aMga meM hajAroM jIva nivAsa karate haiM / vRkSa ke mUla meM pRthak aura phaloM-phUloM meM pRthak-pRthak jIva hotA hai| jo vRkSa kA ucchedana karatA hai vaha eka aise sAdhana ko naSTa karatA hai jo hajAroM varSa vidyamAna raha kara anekAneka jIvoM kA aneka prakAra se upakAra kara sakatA hai / isake atirikta vaha jIvaghAta ke pApa kA bhAgI bhI hotA hai| ataeva sadgRhastha kA yaha kartavya hai ki vaha jaMgala kA ThekA lekara aura vRkSoM ko kATa kara apanI AjIvikA na calAe / udara pUrti ke aneka sAdhana ho sakate haiM jo pAparahita yA alpatara pApa vAle hoN| aisI sthiti meM peTa pAlane ke lie ghora pApa upArjita karanA aura AtmA ko gurukarmA banAnA vivekazIla puruSoM ke liye ucita nahIM hai| manuSya sampattizAlI banane ke lie pApa ke kArya karatA hai magara yaha nahIM socatA ki aisA karake vaha AtmA kI anamola sampatti naSTa kara rahA hai / usa sampatti ke abhAva meM usakA bhaviSya atyanta dayanIya ho jAegA / alyAraMbha ke kAryoM se hI jaba gRhastha jIvana kA nirvAha nirvAdha rUpa se ho sakatA hai to kyoM ananta jIvoM kA ghAta kiyA jAya ? para kA ghAta karanA vastutaH AtmaghAta karanA hai, kyoMki para ke ghAta se AtmA kA ahita hotA hai / eka manuSya kisI jIva kA ghAta karane ko udyata ho rahA hai, kadAcit usa jIva kA ghAta ho jAya, kadAcit vaha baca bhI jAya, magara ghAtaka to pApa bandha karake apanI AtmA kA ghAta kara hI letA hai| usake citta meM kaSAya kA jo udreka hotA hai, usase Atmika guNoM kA vighAta hotA hai aura vaha vidhAta hI usakA AtmavighAta kahalAtA hai| smaraNa rakhanA cAhie, karma apanA pla diye binA nahIM rhte| ghAta kA pratighAta hotA hai / Aja tuma jisakA chedana-bhedana karake prasanna hote ho, vahI Age calakara tumhArA chedana-bhedana karane vAlA bana sakatA hai| caritAnuyoga meM aise aneka udAharaNa milate haiM ki hiMsaka hiMsya bana gayA, chedaka ko chedya bananA par3A aura bhedaka ko bhedya bananA pdd'aa|
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________________ manuSya apane ko sarva zreSTha sAmarthyazAlI aura jIvajagat kA samrATa ... samajhatA hai, magara samrAT sadA samrATa nahIM banA rahegA, eka samaya aisA A sakatA hai jaba use raMka kI sthiti meM AnA pdd'e| manuSya ko kITa, pataMga aura vanaspati Adi ke rUpa meM bhI janma lenA par3atA hai| usa samaya yaha sarva zreSTha sAmarthya kahA~ pAyoge? isa alpa- kAlIna vartamAna vaibhava kI cakA cauMdha meM ananta bhaviSya ko kyoM A~khoM se aojhala kara rahe ho ? jo apane ko viziSTa sAmarthyazAlI samajhatA hai usameM bhaviSya ko dekhane kA bhI sAmarthya honA cAhie na ! - ina saba sthitiyoM ko yathAvat jAnakara dezavirata zrAvaka pApa se bhaya mAnatA hai / ajJAna vyakti hI pApa se nahIM ddrte| pApa kA bhaya bhAva meM hai| badanAmiyAM loka-paraloka kA bhaya to moha ke kAraNa hotA hai| pApa kA bhaya AtmA kI nirmalatA ko utpanna karatA hai, vaha utthAna kA kAraNa hai| kaI loga pApa se to nahIM Darate kintu apayaza aura apavAda se Darate haiN| aise loga jIvana ko ucca kakSA para ArUr3ha nahIM kara skte| unameM eka prakAra kI lokaiSaNA hai / java apavAda evaM apayaza kI saMbhAvanA na ho to unakI pApa meM pravRtti bhI ho sakatI hai / ataeva pApa se bhayabhIta na hokara kevala lokApavAda se bhayabhIta hone vAlA sAdhaka saphala nahIM hotA / jo pApamaya ko pradhAna aura lokamaya ko gauNa samajhatA hai, vahI sAdhaka uttama mAnA jAtA hai / siMha guphAvAsI, sarpa kI bAmI para sAdhanA karane vAle aura kuMe kI pAla para apramatta rahane vAle muniyoM ne bhaya ko jItA, pramAda ko jItA aura pApamaya ko bhI bacAyA, ataeva ve apanI sAdhanA meM saphala hokara gurucaraNoM meM phuNce| adhyavasAyoM kI tIna avasthAeM hotI haiM-(1) varddhamAna (2) hIyamAna aura (3) avasthita / citta kI pariNati yA to ucca se uccatara dazA kI ora bar3hatI huI hotI hai yA nIce kI ora giratI huI hotI hai athavA. avasthita arthAt jyoM kI tyoM sthira rahatI hai| uttama koTi ke sAdhaka varddhamAna sthiti meM rahate haiM aura madhyama zreNI ke avasthita koTi meN| uttama koTi ke
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________________ 120] sAdhaka AThaveM guNasthAna se nirantara U~ce car3hate hue bArahaveM guNasthAna meM jA pahu~cate haiM aura siddhi kA jhaMDA gAr3a dete haiM / unakI AtmA meM ananta jJAna kI jyoti jagamagAne lagatI hai| madhyama sAdhaka chaThe-sAtaveM guNasthAna taka hI raha jAtA hai / nimna koTi kA sAdhaka hIyamAna dazA meM vartatA hai| usake pariNAmoM kI dhArA giratI jAtI hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne sAdhakoM ko saceta. kiyA hai 'jAe saddhAe riNakkhaMto tameva aNu paale|' jisa zraddhA, Atmavala, utsAha aura ullAsa se vratoM ko dhAraNa kiyA hai, use kama na hone do / eka bAra antara meM jo jyoti jAgRta huI hai, vaha manda na par3ane pAe, bujha na jAe, sAdhaka ko sadaiva isa bAta kI sAvadhAnI rakhanI caahie| . siMhaguphAvAsI muni jaba rUpAkozA ke dvAra para pahu~cA taba usakA adhyavasAya alaga prakAra kA thaa| bhikSA aMgIkAra karane para usa adhyavasAya meM parivartana ho gayA ! nispRha sAdhaka kabhI nahIM phisalatA, spRhAvAn kabhI bhI phisala sakatA hai / kisI ne ThIka hI kahA hai... . cAha chor3a, dhIraja dhare to ho ver3A pAra / mAnasika durvalatA manuSya ko adhaHpatana kI ora le jAtI hai / siMha guphAvAso muni ne durbalatA se grasta hokara rUpAkozA se kahA-nepAla kA mArga kitanA hI durgama ho, bhale agamya hI ho, maiM vahA~ se ratnajaTita kaMbala leM grAU~gA : jisane siMha kI guphA meM cAra mAsa-eka sau bIsa dina-nirbhayatA ke sAtha vyatIta kiye hoM, use jaMgala se kyA bhaya ! maiMne bhaya kI vRtti para pUrI kara vijaya pAlI hai, ataeva Apa merI bAta para avizvAsa mata lAie / ratna kaMbala meM lA degA, kintu abhI yaha sAdhanA pUrNa hone diijie| eka. cAha se dUsarI cAha utsanna hotI hai| rUpAkozA samajha gaI ki muni kA mana vicalita ho gayA hai| vaha isa raMgamahala ke pralobhana meM phaMsa gayA
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________________ ..... . [ 121 hai| magara pUrI kasauTI kie binA vaha mAnane vAlI nhiiN| muni ko sthira karane kA usane nizcaya kara liyA thaa| ataeva usane kahA- Apa niDara aura AtmajayI vIra haiM, kintu varSA prArambha hone para mArga meM kIcar3a hI kIcar3a ho jaaegaa| coroM aura hiMsaka pazuoM kA Dara rhegaa| ataeva ratnakaMbala pahale hI le aaie| rUpAkozA kA Agraha muni ko prItikara. nahIM huaa| usake mana meM nirAzA kA bhAva udita huA aura zIghra hI vilIna bhI ho gyaa| dUsarA koI ___ mArga na dekha muni ratnakaMbala lAne ke lie cala pdd'e| .. - rAga ke vazIbhUta hokara manuSya kyA nahIM karatA ? rAga usa ke viveka ko pAcchAdita karake ucita-anucita sabhI kucha karavA letA hai| vaha prANa hathelI meM lekara atisAhasa kA koI bhI kAma kara sakatA hai / . ___muni rUpAkozA ke bhavana meM Thahare the| unakI AtmA itanI prabala nahIM thI ki vaha usa vAtAvaraNa para hAvI ho jAtI, apanI pavitratA aura : sAtvikatA se use parivartita kara detI, jahara ko amRta ke rUpa meM pariNata kara detii| pariNAma yaha huA ki usa vAtAvaraNa se unakI AtmA prabhAvita ho gii| jaba AtmA meM nirbalatA hotI hai to AhAra, vihAra, sthAna aura vAtAvaraNa Adi kA prabhAva usa para par3e binA nahIM rhtaa| ataeva sAdhaka ko ina saMba. kA dhyAna rakhanA cAhie aura inakI zuddhi ko aAvazyaka samajhanA caahiye| . ukti hai-'saMsargajA doSaguNA bhavanti' arthAt manuSyoM meM doSoM aura * guNoM kI utpatti saMsarga se hotI hai / yadi uttama vicAra vAle kA saMsarga ho to: satkarmoM kI preraNA milatI hai / samAna yA ucca buddhi vAle kI saMgati ho to... vaha mArga se vicalita hone para vacA legaa| isake viparIta yadi duSTa sAthI mila gae to phisalate ko aura eka dhakkA deNge| to rUpAkozA kI preraNA se muni ratnakaMbala lAne ko udyata ho ge| pahAr3I bhUmi kI durgamatA nirAlI hotI hai| vahAM ghumAvadAra U~ce-nIce Ubar3akhAbar3a rAste se jAnA par3atA hai, jhAr3iyoM se ulajhanA par3atA hai aura jaMgalI
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________________ 122 jAnavaroM ke bIca se mArga taya karanA par3atA hai / muni ne bAhara kA bhaya jIta liyA hai aura pApa ke bhaya ko pITha pIche kara diyA hai / ve yaha bhI bhUla gae haiM ki lauTate samaya varSAkAla prArambha ho jAegA aura vihAra karanA niSiddha hogA, taba kyA hogA? muni aDola bhAva se pahAr3oM aura vanoM ko pAra karate hue nepAla deza meM jA phuNce| phira rAjadhAnI meM bhI pahuMca ge| unheM khAne-pIne kI sudhi nahIM thI, eka mAtra ratna kaMbala prApta karane kI umaMga thii| unheM batalAyA gayA thA ki nepAla-nareza ratna kaMbala vitaraNa karate haiN| unheM khayAla hI nahIM AyA ki jisake zarIra para sAdhAraNa vastra kA bhI ThikAnA nahIM vaha kisa virate para ratna jaTita kaMbala kI cAha karatA hai ! yaha nimitta ( rUpAkozA ) vAstava meM cakkara meM DAlane vAlA nahIM, ubArane vAlA hai| muni isa bAta se prasanna hai ki vaha saphalatA ke dvAra taka A pahu~cA hai| vaha nahIM soca sakatA ki usa ratna kaMbala kA kyA hogA? bandhuo, yaha sAdhaka kI hIyamAna sthiti hai / ise samajha kara hameM apanI sAdhanA meM sajaga rahanA hai| chala-kapaTa, mAyA-moha, phareba kisI samaya bhI apanA sira UMcA uThA sakate haiN| yadi asAvadhAna hue to nIce giranA saMbhava haiN| ataeva sAvadhAna hokara jJAna bala lekara calanA hai, pApa se DaranA hai, bhagavAn se DaranA hai / yaha lakSya kabhI maMda na pdd'e| yadi pApa se bhaya hai, adhaHpatana se bhaya hai to zAstra yA dharma kI zikSA kAma aaegii| pApa kA bhaya ho to sAdhaka kahIM bhI rahe, jIvana nirmalatA ke mArga meM agrasara hI hotA jAegA aura laukika tayA pAralaukika kalyANa hogaa|
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________________ karmadAna . [3] adhyAtma ke kSetra meM zuddha AtmasvarUpa kI upalabdhi hI siddhi mAnI gaI hai aura usa siddhi ko prApta karanA hI pratyeka sAdhaka kA carama lakSya hai / jala tabhI taka DhulakatA, ThokareM khAtA, U~ce-nIce sthAnoM meM padadalita hotA aura caTTAnoM se TakarAtA hai, jaba taka mahAsAgara meM nahIM mila jAtA / nadI-nAle ke jala kI yaha saba musIbateM samudra me mila jAne ke pazcAt samApta ho jAtI haiN| sAdhaka ke viSaya meM bhI yahI bAta hai| use bhI U~cI-nIcI aneka bhUmikAoM meM se gujaranA par3atA hai, anekAneka parISahoM aura upasargoM kI caTTAnoM se Taka rAnA par3atA hai aura ThokareM khAnI par3atI haiN| kintu jaba vaha siddhi rUpI mahAsA. . gara meM pahu~ca jAtA hai to usakA bhaTakanA, ThokareM khAnA aura TakarAnA sadA ke lie samApta ho jAtA hai / use zAzvata aura avicala svarUpa kI prApti ho jAtI hai| samudra meM praveza karane ke pazcAt bhI jala vASpa banane para rUpAntara ko prApta karatA hai kintu siddhi prApta hone para sAdhaka ko kisI rUpAntara-paryAyAntara ko prApta nahIM karanA pdd'taa| carama siddhi ke anantara na to kisI prakAra kI prasiddhi kI saMbhAvanA rahatI hai aura na usase bar3hakara koI siddhi hai jisase prApta karane kA prayatna karanA Avazyaka ho / ____ jo sAdhanA karatA hai aura sAdhanA ke hetu hI apanI samasta zaktiyA~ samarpita kara detA hai, usI ko siddhi prApta hotI hai| sAdhanA karane vAlA sAdhaka kahalAtA hai / sAdhAraNatayA sAdhanAeM aneka prakAra kI hotI haiM artha sAdhanA, kAmasAdhanA, dharmasAdhanA aadi| artha yA kAma kI sAdhanA kA
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________________ 124] AtmotkarSa ke sAtha koI sambandha nahIM hai / vaha sAdhanA vAhya sAdhanA hai aura yadi usameM saphalatA mila jAya to prAtmA kA adhaHpatana bhale ho, utthAna to nahIM hI hotaa| aisI sAdhanAeM. isa prAtmA ne ananta-ananta vAra kI haiM, magara unase koI samasyA sulajhI nahIM / ina sAdhanAoM meM siddhi prApta kara lene ke pazcAt bhI ghora asiddhi kA sAmanA karanA par3atA hai| kintu dharmasAdhanA (prAtmasAdhanA) se prApta hone vAlI siddhi zAzvata siddhi hai| yaha siddhi prAtmA ke ananta aura akSaya vaibhava-koSa ko sadA ke lie unmukta kara detI hai aura avyAbAdha sukha kI prApti kA kAraNa hotI hai| hama apanI pora svayaM dRSTipAta kareM aura soceM ki hamAre jIvana meM kauna-sI sAdhanA cala rahI hai ? hama artha aura kAma kI sAdhanA meM vyagra haiM athavA dharma kI sAdhanA kara rahe haiM ? smaraNa rakhanA cAhie ki artha aura kAma kI sAdhanA chUTe binA dharmasAdhanA saMbhava nahIM hai| donoM paraspara virodhI haiM / jahAM dharma sAdhana kI pradhAnatA hogI vahAM artha aura kAma kI sAdhanA gauNa yA laMgar3I ho kara hI raha sakatI hai / artha-kAma sAdhanA kA bhAva vahA~ mahatva kA nahIM rahegA, kyoMki vahA~ dRSTikoNa prAtmA kI zuddhi aura nija-guNa vRddhi kA rhegaa| ... jIvana meM eka aisI sthiti bhI hotI hai jahAM manuSya dharma, artha aura kAma kI sAdhanA karatA hai / gRhastha jIvana meM aisI sthiti hai| kintu viveka zIla gRhastha inakA sevana isa DhaMga se karatA hai ki dharma, artha aura kAma meM se koI kisI kA virodhI na bne| ina tInoM ke paraspara avirodhI sevana se gRhastha jIvana meM kisI prakAra kI bAdhA utpanna nahIM hotI, pratyuta vaha atyanta zreSTha banatA hai / sad gRhastha artha aura kAma kA sevana dharma kA ghAta karake nahIM karegA aura dharma kA sevana artha aura kAma kA niyAmaka hotA hai para vighAtaka nahIM hogA / artha aura kAma kA sevana bhI usakA aviruddha hogA / tAtparya yaha hai ki gRhastha jaba taka gArhAsthika uttaradAyitva ko vahana karake cala rahA hai taba taka vaha dharma kA bahAnA karake apane sAmAjika yA pArivArika kartavyoM se vimukha nahIM hogA aura zrAvaka ke yogya dharmasAdhanA kA bhI parityAga nahIM
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________________ [125 kregaa| arthopArjana karate samaya aura usakA upabhoga karate samaya dharma kA vismaraNa nahIM kregaa| isa prakAra pAraspara virodhI dharma, artha aura kAma kA sevana karate hue vaha apane gRhastha jIvana ko prAdarza banAegA aura jaba ekAnta dharmasAdhanA kA sAmarthya apane meM pAegA to gArhAsthika uttaradAyitva se apane ko mukta kara legA / eka prAcArya kahate haiM parasparAvirodhena, trivargo yadi sevyate / anargalamadaH saukhya, mapavargo jhanukragamAt // yadi trivarga kA arthAt dharma, artha aura kAma kA sevana isa prakAra kiyA jAya ki koI kisI ke sevana meM bAdhaka na ho to aise manuSya laukika sukha ke sAtha tyAgI vanakara anukrama se, mukti bhI prApta kara lete haiN| sAdhaka ko apanA cintana, smaraNa, bhASaNa aura vyavahAra aisA rakhanA cAhie jo lakSya taka pahu~cAne meM sahAyaka ho / artha aura kAma kI sAdhanA meM vahAM ruka jAegI jahAM vaha dharma sAdhanA meM gatirodha utpanna karegI / jaise durghaTanA kI AzaMkA se cAlaka gADI ko roka detA hai, usI prakAra dharmasAdhanA kA sAdhaka artha evaM kAma kI gAr3I ko roka degaa| zrAvaka sadA sajaga rahegA ki kAma aura artha kahIM dharma ke mArga meM bAdhaka to nahIM ho rahe haiN| usake lie dhArmika sAdhanA kA dRSTikoNa mukhya haiM, artha aura kAma gauNaM haiN| gRhasthaH Ananda ne isI kAraNa artha aura kAma para roka lagA dI thii| pichale dinoM aMgArakarna aura vana karma para carcA kI gii| jaba kahIM koI navIna nagara basAnA hotA hai to usa jagaha ke samasta vRkSoM ko kaTavAnA aura ghAsa-phUsa ko jalA denA par3atA hai / magara vrata kI sAdhanA ko lekara calane vAle sAdhaka ke lie aise dhaMdhe karanA ucita nahIM haiM / vana ke bar3e 2 vRkSa jaba kATe jAte haiM to aneka pazu pakSiyoM ke ghara-dvAra vinaSTa ho jAte haiN| yadi sahasA vRkSoM kI kaTAI ho to pakSI saMbhala nahIM pAte / una pakSiyoM kA choTA-moTA pArivArika jIvana hotA hai| saMbhalane kA avasara na milane se unake aMDe-bacce aAdi sarvanAza ke grAsa bana jAte haiN| kucha pakSI to vRkSoM kI koTaroM meM hI ghara
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________________ 126] banA kara rahate haiM / jaba yakAyaka vRkSa kaTane lagate haiM to unake lie pralaya kA sA samaya A jAtA hai / behAla ho jAte haiM / yaha to vRkSa kATane kI bAta huI kintu jahAM vRkSa kATa kara koyalA banAyA jAtA hai vahA~ ke prANiyoM kA to kahanA hI kyA ! ataeva aise nirdayatA pUrNa kRtya kharakarma mAne gae haiN| (3) sADI kamme (zakaTa karma )-isakA sambandha vana karma se hai / gADI Adi banA kara becane kA dhaMdhA karanA zakaTakarma kahalAtA hai| athavA gAr3I calAnA sAgaDIkarma hai / zrAvaka ko yaha dhaMdhA bhI nahIM karanA cAhie / yaha bhI mahAhiMsA se yukta karma hai / isake lie vanaspati kA vizeSa rUpa se uccheda karanA par3atA hai / jo gAr3I, gAr3A, ratha Adi banAtA hai, vaha bailoM aura ghor3oM Adi kI bAdhA kA bhI kAraNa banatA hai| unake mAraNa, chedana, bAsa aura saMtApa kA nimitta hotA hai| gAr3IvAna ke sAmane do bAteM hotI haiM / pazu para dayA aura svAmI kI AjJA kA pAlana / parantu usakA adhika lagAva aura jhukAva mAlika kI AjJA kI ora hotA hai, kyoMki mAlika use AjIvikA detA hai / AjJA ke ullaMghana se vaha ruSTa hotA hai, ulahanA detA hai / pazu mUka hai| atyAcAra karane para bhI vaha usakA pratIkAra nahIM kara sakatA, kucha bigAr3a nahIM sakatA / ataeva pazu ke prati dayAlu hone para bhI use svAmI kI AjJA kA pAlana karane ke lie usake prati ka ratApUrNa vyavahAra karanA par3atA hai / ataeva zrAvaka aisI AjIvikA nahIM karatA jisase pazuoM ke prati nirdayatA kA vyavahAra karanA pdd'e| kaI loga pazuoM kI daur3a kI hor3a lagAte haiM aura jo pazu daur3a meM vijayI hotA hai, usake svAmI ko puraskAra milatA hai / ghor3oM kI daur3a Ajakala bhI hotI hai| kintu aisA karanA unakI jAna ke sAtha khilavAr3a karanA hai| manuSya apanI utkaMThA tathA kutUhalavRtti kA poSaraNa karane ke lie pazuoM ko sAtAtA hai aura anarthadaMDa ke pApa kA bhAgI banatA hai| smaraNa rakhanA cAhie ki jahAM AvazyakatA kI pUrti nahIM hai, vahAM pazuoM ke sAtha
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________________ [ 127 kiyA jAne vAlA durvyavahAra arthadaNDa kI sImA se bAhara nikala kara anarthadaNDa kI sImA meM calA jAtA hai| . dharma kI sAdhanA karane vAle mumukSu ko belagAma nahIM honA caahie| mumukSu kA darjA vahI prApta kara sakatA hai jo artha aurakAma para aMkuza lagAtA hai jisane artha aura kAma para aMkuza lagAnA sIkhA hI nahIM hai, japa tapa Adi sAdhanA jisake lie gauNa yA nagaNya hai, vaha vAstava meM sAdhaka nahIM kahA jA sktaa| vaha giratA-giratA kahAM taka jA pahuMcegA, nahIM kahA jA sktaa| ... guNoM ko chor3a kara guru yA paramAtmA kI ArAdhanA kitanI bhI kI jAya, bekAra hai / jJAna, darzana aura caritra koI alaga devatA nahIM haiN| guNI ke binA guNa nahIM hote aura guNoM ke binA guNI (dravya) nahIM raha sktaa| eka dUsare ke binA donoM ke astitva kI kalpanA hI nahIM kI jA sktii| jaise hAtha, paira, pITha, peTa Adi aMgopAMgoM kA samUha hI zarIra kahA jAtA hai, inase pRthak zarIra kI kahIM sattA nahIM hai aura zarIra se pRthak usake aMga-upAMgoM kI bhI sattA nahIM hai, isI prakAra guNoM kA samUha hI dravya hai aura dravya ke aMza dharma hI guga haiM / paraspara nirapekSa guNa yA guNo kA astitva nahIM haiN| . . .. arhanta, siddha, prAcArya, upAdhyAya aura sAdhu, sabhI jIvadravya haiM / inakI upAsanA, ArAdhanA aura bhakti kara lenA hI paryApta hai| guNoM kA sAdhana karane kI kyA AvazyakatA hai ? isa prakAra kI bhrAnti kisI ko ho sakatI hai| kintu bhUlanA nahIM cAhie ki arhanta prAdi guNoM ke kAraNa hI vandanIya haiM / vAstava meM hama guNI ke dvArA guNoM ko hI vandana karate haiM / guNoM ko vandana karane kA uddezya yaha haiM ki hamAre citta meM guNoM kI mahimA aMkita ho jAya aura hama unakA lAbha kara skeN| jo vyakti jJAna ke badale ajJAna, kudarzana aura kucAritra ke patha para cala rahA hai, usakI guru sevA, munibhakti aura bhagavadArAdhanA Adi saba vyartha haiN| bhale hI vaha Upara-Upara se bhakti kA pradarzana karatA ho, tathApi yadi hiMsA, asatya aura moha-mamatA ke mArga para cala rahA hai to aisA hI samajhanA cAhie.
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________________ 128] ki usane vAstava meM bhakti nahIM kI hai| usane bhakti ke rahasya ko samajhA hI nahIM hai / kahA bhI hai prabhu to nAma rasAyaNa seve, paNa jo pathya ,palAya nhiiN| to bhava-roga kadIya na chaTe, prAtma zAnti te pAya nahIM / prabhu kA nAma anamola rasAyana hai / vastu-rasAyana ke sevana kA prabhAva sImita samaya taka hI rahatA hai. kintu nAma rasAyana to janma-janmAntaroM taka upayogI hotA hai / usake sevana se Atmika zaktiyA~ balavatI ho jAtI haiM aura anAdi kAla kI janma-maraNa kI vividha vyAdhiyA~ dUra ho jAtI haiN| rasAyana ke sevana ke sAtha yadi pathya kA sevana na kiyA jAya to koI lAbha nahIM hotA / rasAyana kA sevana niSphala ho jaaegaa| yahI nahIM, kadAcit viparIta prabhAva bhI utpanna kara sakatA hai / nAma-rasAyana ke sevana ke viSaya meM bhI yahI niyama lAgU hotA hai| nAma-rasAyana ke sevana ke lie ahiMsA Adi sadAcaraNa pathya haiM / inakA pAlana kiye vinA nAma-raTana vRthA hai / saccI dharmasAdhanA karane vAlA mumukSu dharma ke viruddha AcaraNa kI saMbhAvanA hote hI apane Upara niyaMtraNa lagA letA hai / galatI usase ho sakatI hai, anucita zabda kA prayoga bhI ho sakatA hai, kintu apanI galatI pratIta hote hI vaha usakA samucita parimArjana kara letA hai aura aisA karane meM use tanika bhI hicaka nahIM hotii| mumukSu kA jIvana atyanta spRhaNIya aura abhinandanIya hotA hai / dUsaroM para usake jIvana kI aisI gaharI chApa laga jAtI hai ki vaha sarvatra sammAna pAtA hai| jIvana ko saphala banAne kI kuMjI usake hAtha laga jAtI hai| kintu yaha tabhI sambhava hai jaba lobhavRtti para aMkuza rakkhA jAya aura kAmanA para niyaMtraNa kiyA jAya / itanA kara lene para anyAya galaraNa bhI ruka jAte haiM, kyoMki kAmanA hI manuSya ghasITa le tI .
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________________ para AU 126 hai aura jaba kAmanA para kAbU pA liyA jAtA hai to sabhI durguNa dUra ho jAte haiN| eka ukti prasiddha hai bubhukSitaH kinna karoti pApam, kSINA narA niSkaruNA bhavanti / bhUkha kI antarvAlA se jo jala rahA hai, vaha karUNAhIna bana jAya to koI Azcarya kI bAta nahIM hai| sarpiNI 108 aMDe detI hai parantu unheM khA jAtI hai / kutiyA bhI bhUkha kI mArI apane bacce ko nigala jAtI hai| sadyaH prasUtA kutiyA ko bhojana dene kI prathA isI kAraNa pracalita hai| aise prANI upadeza ke pAtra nahIM haiM kyoMki asahya bhUkha se prerita ho kara hI ve aisA karate haiM / magara jisa manuSya meM itanA sAmarthya hai ki apanI bhUkha miTA kara dUsaroM ko bhI khilA de, vaha yadi karuNAhInatA kA kAma karatA hai to yaha sthiti atyanta dayanIya aura zocanIya hai| ' jo manuSya sthAvara aura trasa jIvoM ke bacAva kA dhyAna rakhane vAlA hai, usase kyA yaha AzA kI jA sakatI hai ki vaha manuSyoM ke utpIr3ana meM nimitta banegA ? vaha jAna-bUjha kara kadApi aisA nahIM karegA ki kisI kA jIvana yA kisI kI jIvikA kA ucchedana karake apanA svArtha siddha kre| jo bhagavadbhaktiparAyaNa hai, usase aisI AzA nahIM kI jA sakatI, kyoMki bhagavAn kI bhakti kA uddezya 'apane jIvana ko sadguNoM ke saurabha se surabhita karanA hai, paramAtmA ke guNoM ko apanI AtmA meM prakaTa karanA hai| paramAtmika guNoM kI abhivyakti samyak cAritra ke dvArA hI saMbhava hai ataeva bhagavad bhakta puruSa samyakcAritra kI aArAdhanA avazya kregaa| .. ... samyak cAritra ke do rUpa hai-saMyama aura tapa / saMyama navIna kamoM ke prAstrava-baMdha ko rokatA hai aura tapa pUrva saMcita karmoM ko kSaya karatA hai / mukti prApta karane ke lie ina donoM kI anivArya AvazyakatA hai| kisI sarovara ko sukhAne ke lie do kAma karane par3ate haiM-naye Ane vAle pAnI ko rokanA aura pahale ke saMcita ko ulIcanA / ina upAyoM se sarovara rikta ho jAtA hai / isI
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________________ ___130] prakAra AtmA ko karma-rahita banAne ke lie bhI do upAya karane par3ate haiM-saMyama kI ArAdhanA karake navIna karmoM ke bandha ko roka denA par3atA hai aura tapa ke dvArA pUrvasaMcita karmoM kI nirjarA karanI par3atI hai| ina donoM upAyoM se prAtmA pUrNa niSkarma avasthA ko prApta kara letI hai| ... indriya aura mana kI vRttiyoM para niyaMtraNa karake pApa ke khule dvAra ko rokanA saMyama kahalAtA hai| yaha saMyama dharma bhI do prakAra kA hai-samasta pApoM kA nirodha zramaNa dharma athavA sarvavirati saMyama kahalAtA hai aura dezataH pApoM kA nirodha dezavirati saMyama / . 'akaraNAnmanda karaNaM zreyaH' arthAt kucha bhI na karane kI apekSA thor3A karanA acchA hai, isa kahAvata ke anusAra pApoM ko sImita rUpa meM lAkara jIvana ko pavitra banAne vAlA usase acchA hai jo pApoM ko bilkula nahIM chodd'taa| manasA, vAcA, karmaNA hisA, asatya aura corI Adi pApoM kA tyAga karanA, inheM dUsaroM se nahIM karavAnA aura ina pApoM ko karane vAle kA anumodana na karanA pUrNa sAmAyika kA Adarza hai| jo sattvazAlI mahApuruSa isa Adarza taka pahu~ca sakeM, ve dhanya haiM / jo nahIM pahu~ca sakeM unheM usakI ora bar3hanA cAhie / isa prAdarza kI ora jitane bhI kadama Age bar3ha sakeM, acchA hI hai| koI vyakti yadi aisA socatA hai ki mana sthira nahIM rahatA, ataeva mAlA pheranA chor3a denA cAhie, yaha sahI dizA nahIM hai| aisA karane vAlA kauna-sA bhalA kAma karatA hai ? mana sthira nahIM rahatA to sthira rakhane kA prayatna karanA cAhie / asaphala hene ke pazcAt punaH saphalatA ke lie utsAhita honA cAhie na ki mAlA ko khUTo para TA~ga denA caahie| sAdhanA ke samaya mana idhara-udhara daur3atA hai to use zanaiH zanaiH rokane kA prayatna karanA cAhie, kintu kAyA aura vacana jo vaza meM haiM, unheM bhI kyoM capalatA yukta banAte ho ? unheM to ekAgra * rakkho, aura mana ko kAbU meM karane kA prayatna kro| yadi kAyA aura vANI sambandhI aMkuza bhI chor3a diyA gayA to ghATe kA saudA hogaa| yaha satya hai ki mana atyanta capala hai| haThIlA hai aura zIghra kAbU meM nahIM aataa| kintu usa para
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________________ pahA . [131 kAbU pAnA asaMbhava nahIM hai / bAra-bAra prayatna karane se antataH usa para kAbU pAyA jA sakatA hai / kisI ucca sthAna para pahu~cane ke lie eka-eka kadama hI . Age bar3hanA par3atA hai| ApakA mana jo benagAma ghor3e kI taraha daur3a bhAga kara rahA hai, use kAbU meM lAne kA yahI upAya hai / sAdhaka ko sajaga raha kara usakA mor3a badalanA caahie| .. A~kha kI putalI jaise Upara-nIce hotI rahatI hai vaise hI mana bhI daur3atA rahatA hai aura kahIM moha kI sahAyatA use mila jAya taba to kahanA hI kyA hai ? vaha bahuta gar3abar3A jAtA hai / magara gar3abar3Aye mana ko bhI kAbU meM lAyA jA sakatA hai| . mAnava jIvana meM mana kA sthAna bahuta mahattvapUrNa hai| vaha sAdhana kA pradhAna AdhAra hai, kyoMki vahI utthAna evaM patana kA kAraNa hai| kahA bhI hai ___ mana eva manuSyANAM kAraNaM bandhamokSayoH / bandha aura mokSa kA pradhAna kAraNa mana hI hai| jo mana ko jIta letA hai, indriyAM usakI dAsI bana jAtI hai| ataeva manovijaya ke lie satata prayatna karanA cAhie / dharma-zikSA yA abhyAsa evaM vairAgya ke dvArA mana ko vazIbhUta kiyA jAtA hai| kabhI-kabhI dIrghakAla taka kaThina sAdhanA karane vAloM ko bhI mana vicalita kara detA hai aura sAdhanA se DigA detA hai| siMha guphAvAsI muni kI sAdhanA mAmUlI nahIM thii| magara unakA mana macala gyaa| sthUlabhadra ke prati IrSA usane jagAI aura unake samakakSa pratiSThA pAne kI lobha vRtti utpanna kara . dii| muni asAvadhAna hokara usake cakkara meM A gae / rUpAkozA ke dvAra para pahu~ce aura use santuSTa karane ke lie ratna kaMbala prApta karane ko cala die| vrata-niyamoM kI sAdhanA ko bhUla ge| vaha sAdhya arthAt kAma vijaya ko siddha. karane ke saMkalpa se cale the parantu sAdhana ulaTA ho gyaa| ratnakaMbala ko vaha sAdhana mAna baitthe|
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________________ 132 ] nepAla kI durgama ghATiyoM ko pAra karake ve nepAla kI rAjadhAnI taka pahuMca gae / tyAgI zrora tapasvI muni ke zrAgamana ko dekha nepAla- nareza ne apane ko saubhAgyazAlI mAna kara unakA sanmAna kiyA / mAnA ki ghara baiThe gaMgA zrA gaI hai, prAMgaNa meM kalpavRkSa uga AyA hai / suni ardhanagna sthiti meM vahA~ pahu~ce, ataeva unake prati rAjA kA zrAdarabhAva adhika jAgA / nepAla nareza ne ziSTAcAra kA anusaraNa karate hue kahA - bhagavan ! pradeza dIjie zrApakI kyA sevA kI jAe ? munijI 'sosham' kA nahIM pratyuta ratnakaMbala kA japa karate hue vahA~ pahu~ce the, prataeva rAjA ke kahane para unhoMne ratnakaMbala kI hI mAMga kI / ratna kaMbala idhara-udhara luTAye jA rahe the, to muni kI mAMga kI pUrti karanA kyA bar3I bAta thI ? eka sundara ratna jaTita kaMbala lAkara rAjapuruSa ne muni ko arpita kiyA / muni ke santoSa aura ullAsa kA pAra na rahA / tapazcaraNa se janma-janmAntara meM siddhi prApta hotI hai parantu ina muni ko apane tapa kI siddhi tatkAla prApta ho gii| muni ratnakaMbala pA kara mAno kRtArtha ho gae / atyanta prasannatA ke sAtha ve turanta pATalIputra lauTane lage / bhagavAn kA prItibhAjana banane ke lie Atmabala caahie| devI aura dAnavI bAdhAoM se na Darane vAle dRr3ha saMkalpa bhakta para bhagavAn prasanna hote haiM / kamajoroM para ve bhI prasanna nahIM hote / muni ko ratna kaMbala kyA milA mAno apanI samagra sAdhanA kA abhISTa phala mila gayA / bar3e jatana se use saMbhAle ve pATalIputra kI ora tejI se bar3ha rahe the / honahAra TAle nahIM TalatI / manuSya kyA socatA hai aura kyA ho jAtA hai ? bhavitavyatA ke Age samasta manoratha eka cora dhare raha jAte haiM / muni teja vihAra karate hue cale jA rahe the ki mArga meM luTeroM se bheMTa ho gii| unhoMne rAstA roka kara kar3akate svara meM pUchA- kyA hai tumhAre pAsa ? aparigrahI muni ko coroM aura luTeroM se siMha guphAvAsI muni isa samaya apanI maryAdA kA koI bhaya nahIM hotA, kintu ullaMghana kara cuke the / unake
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________________ [ 133 pAsa ratnakaMbala ke rUpa meM parigraha thA / ataeva luTeroM ko sAmane dekha kara unakA hRdaya dhar3akane lgaa| pahalI bAra unheM AbhAsa huA ki parigraha kisa prakAra bhaya evaM mAnasika kleza ko utpanna karatA hai ! siMha ke bhaya ko vIratApUrvaka jIta lene vAlA muni ratnakaMbala china jAne ke bhaya se kAtara ho utthaa| kSaNa bhara ke lie unake mana meM tIvra glAni upajI aura unhoMne dabe svara meM kahAmaiM to sAdhu huuN| magara cora aura luTere sAdhu-asAdhu meM bheda nahIM krte| isa sambandha meM ve samabhAvI hote haiN| jisake pAsa mUlyavAna vastu ho ve sabhI unake lie samAna haiN| luTeroM ne ratna-kaMvana chIna liyaa| usa samaya muni ke mana meM kaise-kaise vicAra utpanna hue hoMge, yaha to bhukta bhogI hI samajha sakatA hai / muni ko aisA lagA jaise unakA sarvasva china gayA ho| saMsAra cakra atyanta viSama hai| yahAM kyA acchA aura kyA burA, yahI 2- nirNaya karanA kaThina hai / eka sthiti meM jo vastu sukha kA kAraNa hotI hai, dUsarI sthiti meM vahI duHkha kA kAraNa siddha hotI hai| jina pudgalamaya padArthoM ko Apa coTI se er3I taka pasInA bahA kara prApta karate haiM, bar3e jatana se prANoM ke samAna jina kI rakSA karate haiM, vahI jaba cale jAte haiM to manuSya kI kyA dazA hotI hai ? aura paudgalika padArtha sadA kaba Thaharane vAle haiM ? ve to jAne ke lie hI Ate haiN| phira bhI kheda kA viSaya hai ki mUr3ha mAnava unhIM ke pIche apanA jIvana naSTa kara detA hai aura unake moha meM phaMsa kara dharma aura nIti ko visara jAtA hai / kisI ne yathArtha hI kahA hai na jAne saMsAre kimamRtamayaM kiM viSamayam ? isa saMsAra meM kyA amRta aura kyA viSa hai, yaha nirNaya karanA hI kaThina hai ! jise loga amRta samajha kara grahaNa karate haiM, vaha anta meM viSa sAbita hotA hai aura jise viSa samajha kara tyAgate haiM vahI amRta pramANita hotA hai ! jJAnI puruSa bhogopabhoga kI sAmagrI ko kipAka phala ke samAna kahate haiM to ajJAnI use sudhA samajhate haiM !
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________________ 134] ratna kaMvala pAkara luTere atyanta prasanna hue aura muni ke mana para vipAda kI gaharI rekhA khica gii| eka kI prasannatA dUsare kI aprasannatA kA kAraNa banatI hai aura dUsare kI aprasannatA se kisI ko prasannatA prApta hotI hai| dhikkAra hai isa saMsAra ko, dhikkAra hai manuSya kI mUr3hatA ko, jisane tattva pA liyA hai, marma ko samajha liyA hai, vaha aisI bAlaceSTA nahIM karatA / vaha aAtmika vaibhava kI vRddhi meM hI apanA kalyANa mAnatA hai aura ihaloka-paraloka sambandhI kalyANa kA bhAgI banatA hai :
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________________ karmadAna [4] saMsAra meM anantAnanta jIva haiM aura una saba ko pRthak-pRthak sattA hai| sabhI saMsArI jIva karmodaya ke anusAra zarIra dhAraNa karate haiM, jIvana vyatIta __ karate haiM aura anta meM maraNa ke zaraNa ho jAte haiN| ina anantAnanta prANiyoM meM se bahuta kama ko viveka zakti prApta hotI hai, thor3e se jIva hI karttavyaakarttavya ko pahacAna pAte haiM / dharma-adharma kA jJAna adhikAMza ko nahIM haiN| pUrva janma ke sukRta ke phalasvarUpa viveka kA lAbha kara sakane vAle bahuta hI kama prANI haiN| virale hI jIvoM ko jJAna prApta hotA hai aura unameM se bhI kisI-kisI ko hI jJAna ke phala-virati-kI prApti hotI hai| jIvana ko patana ke mArga para le jAne vAle sAdhanoM se yadi virati utpanna na huI to prApta huA vipula jJAna bhI. niSphala hai kyoMki kahA hai . nANassa phalaM viraI (prAkRta) jJAnasya phalaM. viratiH (saMskRta) jJAna kI saphalatA tyAga meM hai| jina padArthoM aura jina Antarika vikAroM ko hama heya samajhate haiM, akalyANakara mAnate haiM aura ghora duHkha kA kAraNa jAnate haiM, unakA bhI yadi tyAga nahIM kara sakate to vaha jJAna kisa marja kI davA hai ? usakA kyA phala milA ? aise jJAna ko mahApuruSa jJAna hI nahIM 2 maante| sarpa ko sAmane Ate dekha kauna jJAnavAna-samajhadAra-manuSya bacane ke .. .. lie dUra nahIM bhAga jAtA ? kevala nAsamajha bAlaka hI sarpa ko dekha kara bhI ___ nahIM haTatA hai. isI prakAra viSaya rUpI viSadhara se. jo vimukha. nahIM hotA, . samajhanA cAhie ki vaha saMmabhAvAra nahIM, nAsamajha hai / use vAstavika jJAna kI /
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________________ 136 prApti nahIM huI hai| ataeva saccA jJAnI vahI hai jo viramaNa karane yogya padArthoM evaM bhAvoM se virata ho jAtA aura ramaNa karane yogya sadbhAvoM meM ramaNa karatA hai| isake viruddha yadi ramaNa karane yogya kAryoM evaM bhAvoM se viramaNa kara le to yaha virati kaisI ? mAna se virata hone ke badale yadi vinaya se, krodha ke vadale kSamA se, hiMsA ke badale ahiMsA se aura lobha ke badale santoSa se virata ho to yaha mithyA virati hai / sAdhaka ko vi-bhAva se virati karanI cAhie, Atma svarUpa meM ramaNa aura parapadArthoM se viramaNaM karanA cAhie / sva kA parityAga karake para meM ramaNa karanA hI samasta duHkhoM kA mUla hai| ataeva sAdhaka ko nija guNoM meM rati karake paraguNoM se virati karanI caahie| isase ulaTI pravRtti rahI to AtmA sadA janma-maraNa ke viSama cakra meM hI bhaTakatI rhegii| usakA trANa nahIM ho skegaa| parama jJAnI aura saccA sAdhaka vahI hai jo heya aura upAdeya ko bhalIbhAMti samajha kara heya kA tyAga karatA haiM aura upAdeya ko grahaNa karatA hai| jJAna aura vizvAsa anukUla yA samIcIna ho kara paripuSTa ho jAeM, yahI - virati hai / paripakva dazA aura anukUla mausima hone para vRkSa meM phala lagate haiN| aise hI jJAna kA paripAka hone para virati kI prApti hotI hai / hiMsA, asatya, caurya, abrahmacarya aura parigraha se alaga honA virati hai| smaraNa rakhanA cAhie ki sAdhAraNatayA pahale bAhya pApa karmoM se virati hotI hai, tatpazcAt antaraMga pApoM se virati ho jAtI hai| maharSiyoM ne hiMsA, jhUTha, corI Adi bAhya pApoM ko tyAgane kA mahattva isI kAraNa darzAyA hai / jo manuSya inakA tyAga kara deta hai, usake antaraMga pApa krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha, rAga, dveSa, moha Adi zanai zanaiH zAnta ho jAte haiN| kAraNa yaha hai ki krodha Adi Antarika pApa hiMsA Adi bAhya pApoM ke kAraNa hI bar3hate haiM, ataH jaba bAhya pApa ghaTa jAte haiM to, Antarika pApa bhI svataH ghaTa jAte haiN| - koI hamArI jamIna yA anya vastu balapUrvaka chIna letA hai yA zarIra para prAdhAMta karatA hai to krodha utpanna hotA hai / aisI sthiti meM jo jamIna kA tyAga
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________________ kara detA hai usake krodha kA eka kAraNa kama ho jAtA hai| isa prakAra jitanA kSetra bAhya pApoM kA ghaTA utanA hI kaSAyoM ke vistAra kA kSetra ghttaa| - jo zarIra ke prati mamatAvAn hai use zarIra ke pratikUla AcaraNa karane para roSa utpanna hotA hai, kintu jisane zarIra ko para-padArtha samajha liyA hai. aura jise usake prati kiMcit bhI mamatA nahIM raha gaI hai, vaha zarIra para ghora ... se ghora AghAta lagane para bhI ruSTa nahIM hotaa| aise aneka maharSiyoM kI puNya gAthAeM hamAre zAstroM meM vidyamAna haiM jinhoMne bhISaNa zArIrika AghAtoM ke hone para bhI akhaNDa samabhAva rakkhA aura leza mAtra bhI roSa kA unmeSa nahIM hone diyaa| gajasukumAra ke zarIra kI vedanA kyA sAmAnya thI? skaMdhaka muni kA smaraNa kyA hamAre roMgaTe nahIM khar3e kara detA ? metArya muni ko kyA kama zrAghAta lagA thA ? phira bhI ye prAttaHsmaraNIya munirAja kSamA ke prazAnta sAgara meM hI avagAhana karate rhe| krodhaHkI eka bhI cinagArI unake hRdaya meM utpanna .. nahIM huii| isakA kyA kAraNa thA ? yahI ki ve apane zarIra ko bhI apanA ___.nahIM mAnate the| ve samajha cuke the ki isa nAzazIla paudgalika zarIra kA merI avinazvara cinmaya AtmA ke sAtha koI sAmya nahIM hai| isI kAraNa ve zArIrika yAtanA ke samaya bhI samabhAva meM vicaraNa karate rahe aura aAtma kalyANa ... ke bhAgI bne| ..... ............. .. sAdhAraNa saMsArI prANI loma kA dAsa hai| vaha bhUmi aura dhana Adi ke saMgraha kI vRddhi ke lie nirantara prayatnazIla rahatA hai / usane sabhI dvAra khola rakkhe haiM / vyavasAya meM munAphA hogA to phUlA nahIM smaaegaa| navIna makAna banavAegA to par3ausI kI do cAra aMgula jamIna dabAnA caaheNgaa| isa prakAra jinhoMne aMkuza nahIM lagAyA hai, ve bAhaya vastuoM kA vistAra kareMge aura usI meM Ananda maaneNge| unake pratyeka vyavahAra, vacana aura vicAra se lobha kA nirbhara hI pravAhita hogA!....... ..... .. jo vyApArI yA dukAnadAra haiM, use kheta yA jamIna kA lAlaca nahIM hogA, kyoMki usa aura usakA AkarSaNa nahIM hai| agara koI gRhastha vyApAra
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________________ . 138] . bhI karatA hai, kRSi bhI karatA hai, moTara-sarvisa aura sinemA bhI. calAtA hai to cAroM dizAoM meM usake lAlaca kA vistAra hogaa| lAlaca meM par3akara vaha asatya bhASaNa karegA, adatta kA grahaNa karegA pIra na jAne kauna-kauna se pApa karegA! pApa kA. bApa lobhaH aura pAra kI mAM kumati hai| samasta pApoM ko aMkurita karanA, janma denA aura vistAra karanA lobha kA kAma hai, kintu kuti kA sahayoga na ho to pApoM kA vistAra nahIM ho sktaa| pApa kA viSelA vIja kumati rUpI kSetra meM hI phalatA-phUlatA hai| . santoSa ke binA zAnti aura sukha nahIM milatA aura viratibhAva ke binA santopa nahIM miltaa| lobha-lAlaca ko jItane kA upAya santoSa hI hai| 'lohaM saMtoso jiraNe' arthAt lobha ko santoSa se jItanA cAhie, yaha anubhavI .. mahApuruSoM kA vacana hai| . . . . jJAna apane Apa meM atyanta upayogI sadguNa hai kintu usakI upayogitA viratibhAva prApta karane meM hai / jitane bhI adhyAtma-mArga ke pathika mahApuruSa hue haiM, unhoMne hiMsA kuzIla prAdi se vimukha ho kara kaSAyoM kA bhI nigraha kiyaa| ye aAntarika pApa zItra pakar3a meM nahIM aate| bijalI ko pakar3ane ke lie viziSTa sAdhana kA upayoga karanA hotA hai| usase bacane ke lie ravara, lakar3I Adi kA sahArA lenA par3atA hai| isI prakAra krodhAdi rUpa vijalI se bacane ke lie viratibhAva kA Azraya lenA caahie| . . . jo vivekazIla sAdhaka viratibhAva ke bAdhaka kAraNoM se bacatA hai, vahI : sAdhanA meM agrasara ho sakatA hai / visati ke bAdhaka kAraNa atizaya lobha moha .. zrAdi vikAra haiM aura una vikAroM se utapanna hone vAle mahAn zrArambha-parigraha haiN| isa silasile meM karmAdAnoM kI carcA cala rahI hai| tIna karmAdAnoM kA vivecana pahale kiyA jA cukA hai| himAlaya ke durgama bhAgoM meM sAdhaka bhale hI na gar3abar3Ae, kintu pramAda aura kapAya yadi usake jIvana meM praveza kara jAveM aura vaha unakA zikAra ho .jAe to gar3abar3a paidA hue binA nahIM rhtii| aisI sthiti meM use koI navIna /
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________________ [136 saphalatA nahIM prApta ho sakatI, yahI nahIM varan pUrva prApta sAdhanA kI sampatti bhI vaha gaMvA baiThatA hai| kisI dhanadhAn athadhA arthI dvArA kaThina parizrama ... karake prApta kiyA huA dhana yadi cora curA le yA guma ho jAya to use kitanI mArmika vedanA hotI hai ? vaha vyavahAra meM bahuta saMbhala kara calatA hai, .. phira bhI kadAcit asAvadhAna ho jAtA hai to bhayAnaka hAni uThAtA hai| isa. ... prakAra jaba thor3I-sI asAvadhAnI bhI vyavahAra meM ghAtaka hai to jIvana kI hAni ... kitanI bar3I hAni nahIM kahalAegI! eka AdamI pravAsa kA ghora kaSTa uThAkara aura rAta-dina eka karake, .. kaThina parizrama karake, dhana upArjita karake lA rahA ho.aura mArga meM luTa jAe to usake hRdaya meM tIvra viSAda hogA / bAla-baccoM cAlA hogA to use gRhasthI . kI gAr3I calAne meM kaSTa hogaa| agara vaha koI bhikSuka hai aura usane dAra-parigraha nahIM kiyA hai to bhI mAla luTa jAne ke duHkha se vaha baca nahIM sktaa| -- siMha guphAvAsI muni kA ratnakaMbala luTa gayA to unako bahuta duHkha huA ! usa ratnakaMbala ke sAtha unakI kaI bhAvanAeM jur3I huI thiiN| ataeMva unake hRdaya meM kitanI vyAkulatA utpanna huI hogI, isakA anumAna koI bhuktaH / bhogI hI kara sakatA hai| isa marmabaMdhinI. coTa se unheM jo AtmaglAni huI use bhagavAn sarvaza hI jAna sakate haiN| muni ke mana meM kahA-lpAkozA kaMbala : . kI pratIkSA kara rahI hogii| usake samakSa maiMne bar3e darSa ke sAtha apane puruSArtha kI hIMga mArI thI / vaha merI rAha dekha rahI hogii| maiM usake sAmane khAlI hAtha : kame jAUMgA ? ratnakaMbala mAMgane para use kyA utara dUMgA? mArga meM luTa jAne / kI bAta para kyA use vizvAsa hogA ? kyA yaha sthiti mere lie apamAnajanaka / nahIM hai ? to aba kyA karanA cAhie ? * ...... .... ::: .. ... : 'cintA meM vyagra muni kucha samaya taka koI nirNaya nahIM kara sake / bhAMti.. * bhAMti ke vicAra citta meM utpanna hue aura vinaSTa hue| vaha asamaMjasa meM par3a gae / saMyama kI viziSTa sAdhanA ke uddezya se nikale sAdhaka kI aisI dayanIya
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________________ 140 ] dazA! mana kisanA prabala hai| vaha manuSya ko kahAM se vahAM le jAkAra girA , detA hai| muni ke mana meM vicAroM kI aAMdhI pA rahI thii| vaha apanI pada-maryAdA ko vismRta kara cuke the| Akhira unhoMne nizcaya kiyA-maiM rUpAkozA ke sAmane khAlI hAtha nahIM jA sktaa| prANa jAeM to jAe para maiM khAlI hAtha nahIM jaauuNgaa| khAlI hAtha jAne meM puruSatva nahIM, pratiSThA nahIM, mAnavatA bhI nahIM hai| siMha guphAvAsI muni ke sAmane apanI zAna aura mAna-maryAdA kA savAla thA / zAna ke sAmane saMyama parAsta ho rahA thaa| kintu jaba unhoMne punaH ratnakambala lAne kA nizcaya kiyA, tabhI mana meM eka nayA prazna utpanna huA / prazna thA-nepAla-nareza dubArA kambala deMge yA nahIM ? . . . . . artha kI samasyA upasthita hotI hai to manuSya saMkoca aura lihAja ko bhI tilAMjali de detA hai| dhArmika lAbha lene vAle bhI tarka-vitarka karake dharmamArga se vimukha ho jAte haiM / zAdI, vivAha yA Arthika lAbha kA kAma huA to koI kisI kA sAtha nahIM khojatA / dukAna yA kArakhAne kA muhUrta karate samaya sAthI nahIM DhUMDhA jAtA, kintu dhArmika kArya ke lie eka ko kahIM jAnA par3e to sAthI caahie| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - muni AtmabhAva se bAhara nikala kara anAtmabhAva meM ramaNa kara rahe the| kambalaM kyA luTA mAnoM unake jIvana kA sarvasva luTa gyaa| unakI bhaviSya sambandhI aneka manohara kalpanAoM kA bhavana Dhaha gayA ! unake mana meM cira kAla taka dvandva kI sthiti banI rhii| ve kiMkarttavyamUr3ha ho rhe| anta meM eSaNA kI vijaya huI / bhaTake mana ne Adeza diyA-prayatna karo, saphalatA mile cAhe na mile ! puruSa kA kAma puruSArtha karanA hai| puruSArtha karane vAle ko anta meM saphalatA prApta hotI hI hai / nirAza hokara baiTha jAnA to asaphalatA kI vijaya svIkAra karanA hai / yaha puruSatva. kA apamAna hai| ataeva jisa kArya meM hAtha DAlA hai use siddha karake hI dama lenA caahie| ..::mana kA Adeza milane para pairoM ko lAcAra hokara pIche kI ora bar3hanA .
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________________ pdd'aa| vai vApisa nepAla-nareza ke pAsa pahu~cane ko mur3a ge| calate-calate rAjadasvAra meM phuNce| skAra ma pahuca / . . lajjA aura saMkoca ne pahale to muni ke mukha para tAlA jar3a diyaa| unakA mana AtmaglAni se bhara gyaa| yadyapi muni jIvana yAcanAmaya hotA hai usakI samasta prAvazyakatAeM yAcanA se hI pUrNa hotI haiM 'savaM' se jAi hoi, matyi kiMci prajAiyaM / sAdhu ke pAsa koI upakaraNa aisA nahIM hotA jo ayAcita ho| yAcanA karanemeM use dainya kA anubhava bhI nahIM hotA aura nahIM honA cAhie / kintu yahAM to bAta hI dUsarI thii| siMha guphAvAsI muni ko saMyama-jIvana ke nirvAha ke lie ratnakambala kI AvazyakatA nahIM thii| vaha kambala unake saMyama meM sahAyaka nahIM thaa| yahI nahIM, varan bAdhaka thaa| isI kAraNa muni lajjA aura saMkoca se dharatI meM gar3e jArahe the| rAjA ke samakSa jAkara bhI muni kA muMha sahasA khula nahIM skaa| vaha thor3I dera mauna rahe / . muni ko dUsarI bAra ratna kamvala ke lie AyA dekha darabAriyoM ko bhI vismaya huA / kisI ne socA- ho na ho muni saMgraha ke zikAra haiN| kisI ne kahA-kyA ratnakambala beca kara pUMjI ikaTThI karane kI socI hai ? : tIsarA bolA-vAstava meM yaha sAdhu bhI hai yA nahIM ! sAdhu kA veSa dhAraNa karake koI Thaga to nahIM hai / : .... ... isa prakAra nAnA prakAra kI TIkAeM hone lagI jitane muMha utanI bAteM 1. muni cupacApa unheM sunate rhe| anta meM unhoMne apanI karuNa kahAnI rAjA ko sunAI / rAjA kA hRdaya dravita huA aura punaH unheM ratnakambala mila gyaa| __. . ratnakambala pAkara muni ko aisA harSa huA jaise siddhi prApta ho gaI / ho| vaha tatkAla vApisa lauTa pdd'e| isa bAra muni ne atyanta sAvadhAnI aura : .
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________________ 142] satarkatA ke sAtha yAtrA kI aura ve nirvighna pATalIpura Akara rUpAkozA ke bhavana meM praviSTa hue / anekAneka kaSTa sahana karane ke pazcAt prApta isa saphalatA para ve.atyanta prasanna the / itane prasanna jaise zatru kA durgama durga jIta lene para koI senApati phUlA nahIM samAtA ho| nepAla nareza pratyeka vyakti ko sandeha kI dRSTi se nahIM dekhate the|' unakA mantavya thA ki saMsAra ke saba manuSya samAna nahIM haiM ataeva saba ke sAtha eka-sA vyavahAra karanA ucita nahIM hai| yahI kAraNa thA ki muni ko dUsarI bAra kambala kI yAcanA karate dekha kara darabArI loga jaba taraha-taraha kI bAteM kara rahe the, taba svayaM nareza ne mauna hI dhAraNa kiyaa| unhoMne muni ke cehare ko par3hane kA prayatna kiyA aura unakA kathana yathArtha paayaa| muni ne kahA-maiM kandhe para ratnakambala laTakAkara jA rahA thA ki luTere zrA dhamake aura le gae ? merI iSTa siddhi nahIM huI, ataeva dUsarI bAra AyA huuN| nepAla-nareza ne muni ke kathana para vizvAsa kiyA aura dUsarA ratnakambala pradAna karane ke sAtha isa bAra sAvadhAnI baratane kI sUcanA bhI dii| nareza kI sUcanA ke anusAra muni ne isa bAra bA~sa meM kambala ko phiTa kara liyA / bA~sa ko lAThI kI taraha lekara unhoMne jaMgalI rAste ko pAra kiyaa| rupaye aura noTa kitane Ae aura cale gae ! kamare meM tijorI ke andara rakama banda hone para bhI dvAra para paharedAra na ho to dhanI manuSya ko cintA ke kAraNa nidrA nahIM AtI ! agara tijorI meM hIrA-motI hue taba to surakSA kA jabardasta prabandha karanA par3atA hai, kyoMki javAharAta durlabha haiM aura isI kAraNa vizeSa mulyavAn hai / kaur3iyoM kI rakSA ke lie kisI ko vizeSa cintA nahIM karanI pdd'tii| parantu mahAvIra svAmI kahate haiM-mAnava ? tanika vicAra to kara ki ye paudgalika ratna adhika mUlyavAna haiM athavA .. samyagjJAna darzana-cAritra rUpa Atmika ratna adhika mUlyavAna haiM ? donoM prakAra ke ratnoM meM kauna adhika durlabha haiM ? kauna adhika hitakArI aura sukhakArI hai ? kinase AtmA ko nirAkulatA aura zAnti prApta hotI hai ? .........
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________________ 1 143 ..:... pArthiva ratnoM se .kyA . manuSya - sukhI ho sakatA hai ? ve to. cintA, vyAkulatA, atRpti aura zoka-santApa ke hI kAraNa hote haiN| unase leza mAtra bhI ... aAtmA kA hita nahIM hotaa| ina bhautika ratnoM kI cakAcauMdha se aMdhA hokara . manuSya apane svarUpa ko dekhane aura pahacAnane meM bhI arAmartha bana jAtA hai| zarIra meM jaba bAdhA utpanna hotI hai to hIrA aura motI usakA nivAraNa nahIM kara sakate / udara meM bhUkha kI jvAlA jalatI hai to unheM khA kara tRpti prApta nahIM kI jA sktii| jaba ajeya yama kA AkramaNa hotA hai aura zarIra ko tyAga kara jAne kI taiyArI hotI hai taba javAharAta ke pahAr3a bhI Ar3e nahIM Ate / mauta ko hIrA-motiyoM kI ghUsa dekara prANoM kI rakSA nahIM kI jA .. sktii| parabhava meM unheM sAtha bhI nahIM le jAyA jA sktaa| Akhira ye javAharAta kisa marja kI davA haiN| inakI prApti hone para mAna kaSAya kA poSaNa avazya hotA hai jisase AtmA adhogati kA adhikArI banatA hai| - samyagdarzana Adi bhAva-ratna aAtmA kI nija sampatti haiM / inase AtmA ko hita aura sukha kI prApti hotI hai / inakI anupama AbhA se prAtmA dedIpyamAna ho uThatA hai aura usakA samasta ajJAnAndhakAra sadA ke lie vilIna ho jAtA hai / ye ve ratna haiM jo prAtmA ko sadA ke lie ajara, amara, avyAbAdha aura tRpta banA dete haiM / inake sAmane kAla kI dAla nahIM gltii| roga ko pAsa Ane kA yoga nahIM milatA ! yaha akSaya sampatti hai| atIva-atIva puNya ke yoga se isakI prApti hotI hai| ina Atmika ratnoM kI tulanA meM hIrA, pannA, mANika, nIlama Adi pASANa ke Tukar3oM se adhika kucha bhI nahIM hai| tathya yahI hai, phira bhI muDhadhI manuSya patthara ke Tukar3oM ko ratna mAna kara unakI surakSA ke lie rAta-dina vyagra rahatA hai aura. asalI ratnoM kIsamyagjJAna-darzana-cAritra kI upekSA karatA hai ! kitanI karuNAspada sthiti hai, nAdAna mAnava ko ! .. prAtmadeva zAna, darzana aura cAritra kA dhana lekara calA hai to saiMkar3oM /
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________________ 144] - vAra luTA hai, magara eka bAra ThagA kara jau phira dhokhA nahIM khAtA vahI samajhadAra vyakti hai / bhagavAn kahate haiM-saMsAra rUpa vana meM kAma krodha Adi lurerai tere mUlyavAn dhana-darzana cAritra ko na lUTa leM, saceta rahanA / isa ratna kambala ko saMbhAla kara rakhanA tAki saMsAra se pAra pahu~ca sko| aisA karane se hI ubhaya loka meM kalyANa hogaa|
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________________ . . karmadAnaM sabje jIvA vi icchaMti jIviuna mrijji| jaise Apako apanA jIvana priya aura maraNa apriya hai, usI prakAra saMsAra ke prANiyoMko jIvana priya aura maraNa apriya hai| maranA kauna cAhatA hai ? kintu bahirDa STi loga svArtha ke vazIbhUtahokara isa anubhava siddha satya ko bhI vismRta kara dete haiM aura jo apane lie cAhate haiM, vaha anya prANiyoM ke lie nahIM cAhate ! ve apane svalpa sukha ke lie dUsaroM ko duHkha ke dAvAnala meM jhauMka dene meM saMkoca nahIM krte| isa viSama dRSTi ke kAraNa hI sAmAjika aura dhArmika donoM dRSTiyoM se ghora hAni ho rahI hai| Aja vizva meM. . jo bhISaNa. saMgharSa cala rahe haiM, eka rASTra dUsare rASTra ke sAtha TakarA rahA hai, eka varga dUsare varga ko apanA zatru, samajha kara vyavahAra kara rahA hai, aura eka dUsare ko nigala jAne kI ceSTA kara rahA hai, vaha saba isI viSama dRSTi kA pariNAma hai| jaba taka yaha viSamabhAva dUra na ho jAya aura prANi mAtra ke prati samabhAva jAgRtta na ho jAya taba taka saMsAra kA koI bhI, vAda, cAhe vaha samajavAda ho, sAmyavAda ho yA sarvodaya vAda ho jagat kA trANa nahIM kara sakatA, zAnti kI pratiSThA nahIM kara sktaa| .. .. ava taka saMsAra meM zAnti sthApanA ke anekAneka prayAsa hue haiM, aneka vAda pracalita hue haiM, magara unase samasyA sulajhI nahIM, ulajhI bhale hoN| samasyA kA sthAyI samAdhAna bhAratIya dharmoM meM milatA hai aura jainadharza unameM
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________________ 146] pramukha hai jo isa samasyA para sAMgopAMga vizleSaNa hamAre samakSa prastuta karatA hai| rAjanItika vAda AjamAe jA cuke haiM aura asaphala siddha hue haiM / hama vizva ke sUtradhAroM ko AhavAna karanA cAhate haiM ki eka bAra dhArmika AdhAra para isa samasyA ko sulajhAne kA prayatna kiyA jAya / __nyAya nIti kA takAjA hai ki jo sabala hai vaha nirbala kA sahAyaka bane, zoSaNakartA nhiiN| isI AdhAra para zAnti Tika sakatI haiM, anyathA nhiiN| jagat meM aneka prakAra ke prANi haiM / unameM trasa arthAt jaMgama bhI haiM aura sthAvara bhI / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne una saba ke prati maitrI aura karuNAbhAva dhAraNa karane kA upadeza diyA hai| jaise santati premI pitA choTe, bar3e, hoziyAra, mandabuddhi Adi sabhI baccoM ko pyAra karatA hai, usI prakAra vivekazIla sAdhaka ke lie sabhI jIva-jantu saMrakSaNIya haiN| . . . yaha satya hai ki gRhastha vividha prakAra kI gArha sthika AvazyakatAoM se baMdhA huA hai, phira bhI vaha sampUrNa nahIM to AMzika rUpa meM hiMsA se virata ho hI sakatA hai / nirarthaka hiMsA kA tyAga kara dene para bhI usake kisI. kArya meM bAdhA upasthita nahIM hotI aura bahuta-se pApa se bacAva ho sakatA hai| dhIredhIre vaha pUrNa tyAga ke sthAna para bhI pahu~ca sakatA hai| kintu jaba taka yaha sthiti nahIM AI hai, use maMjila taya karanA hai| cala aura acala sabhI jIvoM kI rakSA kA lakSya usake sAmane rahanA caahie| apUrNa tyAga se pUrNa tyAga taka pahuMcanA usakA dhyeya hotA hai / vaha kauTumbika vyavahAra meM bhI kartavyaakartavya kA viveka karake pravRtti karatA hai aura apane vratoM ke pAlana kA dhyAna rakhatA haiN| __ usakI AjIvikA kisa prakAra kI hotI hai yA honI cAhie. isakA vivecana karate hue tIna karmAdAnoM kA nirUpaNa kiyA jA cukA hai| iMgAla kamme, varaNakamme aura sADI kamme ke sambandha meM prakAza DAlA gayA hai| khara karma : hone ke kAraNa zrAvaka ke lie ye niSiddha haiM /
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________________ - . (4) bhAr3I kamme ( bhATI karma )-yaha cauthA karmAdAna hai / baila, hAthI, UMTa, ghoDA, gadhA, khaccara, Adi jAnavaroM ke dvArA bhAr3A kamAnA yA prAjIvikA nirvAha ke lie inheM bhAr3e para calAnA bhADIkamme karmAdAna kahalAtA hai / jaba ina pazuoM ke dvArA bhAr3A kamAne kA lakSya hotA hai to inake saMrakSaNa aura sukha suvidhA kI bAta gauNa ho jAtI hai / bhAr3e kA lobhI sTezana se bastI taka calane vAle tAMge-ghor3e ko dUra-dUra grAmoM taka le jAne ko taiyAra ho jAtA hai aura zIghra se zIghra maMjila taya karane ke lie use kor3oM se pITatA aura bhAgane kI zakti na hone para bhI bhAgane ko bAdhya karatA haiN| jisake paira javAba de cuke hoM, jisako apane zarIra kA bhAra vahana karanA bhI kaThina ho rahA ho, jo calate calate hAMpha gayA ho, aise jAnavara para bhAra lAda kara jaba mAra-mAra kara calAyA aura daur3AyA jAtA hai, taba usako kitanI vyathA hotI hogI ? aisA vyavahAra atyanta karatApUrNa hai kintu bhAr3e kI AjIvikA karane vAlA zAyada hI isase baca sakatA hai / prAte hue paise ko Thokara mAra kara jAnavara kI sukhasuvidhA kA vicAra karane vAle virale hI mileNgeN| sAmAnyavyakti, jisane samyagdRSTi prApta nahIM kI hai, aisA kArya kare to samajha meM A sakatA hai; kyoMki usameM karuNAbhAva kA abhAva hotA hai. magara samyagdRSTi zrAvaka aisA nahIM kregaa| agara karatA hai to usakA vrata surakSita nahIM raha sktaa| ataeva vratI zrAvaka ko bhAr3e kI isa prakAra kI AjIvikA nahIM karanI caahie| jIvana nirvAha ke lie bar3e pApa karane kI kyA AvazyakatA hai ? jisane parigraha kA parimAraNa kara liyA hai, aura apanI AvazyakatAoM ko sImita kara liyA hai, vaha alpAraMbha se hI apanA kAma calA sakatA hai| usake jIvanavyavahAra ke lie ghora pApa kI AvazyakatA hI nahIM hotii| Aja bailagAr3I ghoDAgAr3I Adi kI saMkhyA kama ho gaI hai| yaMtroM dvArA calane vAlI gAr3iyoM ne unakA sthAna grahaNa kara liyA hai| kucha logoM kI aisI dRSTi hai ki moTara meM calane se pApa nahIM hotaa| tAMge kI apekSA moTara kI savArI ko . loga acchA samajhate haiM / usameM dhana kI aura samaya kI bacata samajhate haiN| zAna
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________________ 148 ] bhI usameM mAnate haiM / moTara meM baiTha kara bAjAra meM nikalane vAlA vyakti paidala calane vAloM ko avajJA bharI dRSTi se dekhatA hai aura apane ko unase UMcA samajhatA hai / isase usake mAnakaSAya ko puSTi milatI hai| vaha ahaMkAra meM cara ho jAtA hai| mahAvIra svAmI ke bhakta pratyeka kArya ke aucitya-anaucitya ko hisA AhiMsA kI tulA para tolate haiN| unakI kasauTI sarvasAdhAraNa kI kasauTI se bhinna prakAra kI hotI hai| purAne loga chaha mAha kI rAha ke badale varSa bhara kI rAha calane ko kahate the,kyoMki unakA lakSya pazuoM kI hiMsA se bacane kA rahatA thA / samaya aura zakti bhale adhika laga jAya kintu dhArmika dRSTi se hiMsA se bacAva ho, yaha unakA AdhArabhUta vicAra hotA thaa| ... ... vratI sAdhaka na svayaM hiMsA karatA hai aura na aisA koI kArya karatA hai jisase parokSa rUpa meM hiMsA ko protsAhana milatA ho| bahuta se loga Aja aise mileMge jo svayaM bar3e-bar3e yaMtroM ko bhale na calAte hoM kintu una. yaMtroM vAle kArakhAnoM meM nirmita vastuoM kA upayoga karate haiM / yaha una kArakhAnoM ko protsAhana denA hai| Aja hiMsA-ahiMsA kA vicAra nahIM kiyA jAtA sirpha sastApana aura saundarya dekhA jAtA hai| zIghratA aura suvidhA kA hI vicAra kiyA jAtA hai| pariNAma yaha huA hai ki bailoM aura ghor3oM ko koI nahIM pUchatA / unakI saMkhyA kama hotI jA rahI hai aura moTaroM kI saMkhyA bar3ha rahI hai| moTara jaldI daur3atI hai aura daur3atI-daur3atI thakatI nahIM hai| isase jAnavaroM kI upayogitA kama ho gaI hai aura jaba kisI vastu kI upayogitA kama ho jAtI hai to usakI rakSA kI ora dhyAna nahIM diyA jaataa| lAbha ko AzA kama hone se bhaiMsa ke pAr3e para utanA dhyAna nahIM diyA jAtA jitanA pAr3I para diyA jAtA hai| pAr3e ko bojha samajha kara loga usase piNDa chur3A lete haiN| rela aura moTara kA upayoga karane meM hiMsA kama dIkhatI hai parantu kyA yaha bailoM aura ghor3oM Adi para dayA hai ? dikhane meM aisA lagatA hai ki hiMsA nahIM hai kintu ina yAMtrika savAriyoM se kitane manuSya, pazu, kutta', pakSI Adi
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________________ marate haiM, isa bAta kA vicAra karane vAle kitane haiM ? jisa savArI meM jAnavara jotA jAtA hai, usase hiMsA kI saMbhAvanA bahuta kama rahatI hai / viSama paristhiti meM athavA kisI dUsare jAnavara ke sAmane A jAne para jutA huaA jAnavara apanI gati dhImI kara letA hai aura durghaTanA ko yA hiMsA ko bacA letA hai / yaha bAta vega ke sAtha daur3ane vAlI gAr3iyoM meM kaise saMbhava ho sakatI hai ? ye vegavAn gati vAlI gAr3iyA~ mahArambha aura mahAhiMsA kI jananI haiM / vratI zrAvaka sadaiva apane viveka kI tarAjU para to legA ki kisa kArya se mahAraMbha hotA hai aura kauna-sA kArya alpa prAraMbha vAlA hai ? vaha mahAraMbha ke kArya ko kadApi nahIM kregaa| bhADIkamme ghora hiMsA kA kAraNa hone se mahAraMbha hai aura isI kAraNa zrAvaka ise nahIM apnaataa| (5) phor3I kamme (spheTa karma)-isakA artha hai bhUmi ko phor3anA / vaijJAnika sAdhanoM dvArA suraMga Adi lagA kara bhUmi kA bhArI bhAga phor3a diyA jAtA hai / kudAlI phAvar3A Adi se jamIna phor3ane se bhI basa-sthAvara jIvoM kI hiMsA hotI hai| par3atI jamIna meM jIva-jantu nirbhaya ho kara Azraya lete haiM ? usI prakAra jaise kamare meM saphAI na ho to kIr3e-makoDe domaka Adi apanA aDDA jamA lete haiN| aise sthAnoM ko surakSita, bhaya-vajita tathA manuSyoM ke saMcAra se rahita samajha kara ve vahAM grAvAsa karane lagate haiN| darAroM meM, jamIna ke nIce, ... pattharoM kI Ar3a meM hajAroM jIva-jantu zaraNa lie rahate haiN| aisI sthiti meM suraMga lagAne vAle kahAM taka jIva-jantuoM kI rakSA kara sakeMge ! jahAM bhUmi phor3I gaI aura miTTI DAlI gaI, donoM sthAnoM ke jIvoM kI rakSA saMbhava nahIM hai / ataeva bhUmi ko phor3ane kA dhaMdhA karanA vizeSa hiMsA kAraka hone se karmAdAna meM ginA gayA hai| vyApAra-dhaMdhe meM sAmAjika dRSTi koNa ko bhI prAcIna kAla meM mahattva diyA jAtA thaa| yahAM bhI usa dRSTi koNa se vicAra kiyA jA sakatA hai| prAcIna sAmAjika vyavasthA meM amuka-amuka vargoM meM amuka-amuka dhaMdhoM kA baMTavArA kiyA gayA thaa| isa baMTavAre ke kaI lAbha the| prathama to jisa varga kA jo .... dhaMdhA ho use vahI varga kare to bekArI kI saMbhAvanA kama rahatI hai / eka varga ke
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________________ 150] logoM kA kAma dUsare varga ke loga hathiyA le to pahale varga meM bekArI phailatI hai / smRtiyoM meM isa dRSTi koNa kA pratipAdana kiyA gayA hai| . isa vyavasthA kA dUsarA lAbha hai varga saMgharSa na honA / brAhmaNa adhyApana kArya kare, anya bhAjIvikA na kare, vyApAra-vANijya meM hAtha na DAle to pArasparika saMgharSa nahIM hogaa| sabhI varga apanA-apanA paitrika dhaMdhA kareM to samAja meM zAnti banI rahatI hai aura unake pArasparika vyavahAra meM madhuratA rahatI hai / zrImanta vaizya khAna khodane kA bhI kAma apane hAtha meM le le to khAna khodane kA dhaMdhA karane vAle varga ke sAtha unakA sambandha madhura nahIM raha sktaa| tIsarA lAbha yaha hai ki pitR paramparA se cale Ae dhaMdhe ko apanAne se dhaMdhA sambandhI kauzala kI vRddhi hotI hai / luhAra kA lar3akA bacapana se hI apane ghara ke dhaMdhe ko dekhatA-dekhatA aura abhyAsa karatA-karatA usameM vizeSa kuzala bana jAtA hai / vaNika putra agara usa dhaMdhe ko apanA le to vaha utanA niSNAta nahIM ho sktaa| alpa lobhI zrAvaka vinA kaTukatA ke mahAvIra ke mArga para cala kara ihaloka-paraloka sambandhI lAbha prApta kara sakatA hai| kintu jo tRSNA aura lobha kI adhikatA se grasta hai aura artha ko anartha na samajha kara usI ko eka mAtra paramArtha mAnatA hai vaha vItarAga ke upadeza para kisa prakAra cala sakatA prajApati lambakarNa (gadhA) para bhAMDa yA anna lAda kara le jA rahA ho aura lamba karNa ko kahIM rAste meM zmazAna kI rAkha dikha jAya to vaha prajApati kI hAni kI cintA nahIM karake eka bAra usameM loTa kara khela kara hI degaa| are usa gadhe ko kyA haMsate ho, apane ko haMso jo vItarAga ke upAsaka aura vItarAgavANI ke bhakta kahalAte hue bhI viSaya-kaSAya kI rAkha meM loTa lagA rahe ho! uttama jAti kA azva kadApi aisA nahIM krtaa| jo mAnava makhamala ke
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________________ gaha rUpI svarUpa-zayyA meM ramaNa na karake viSaya-kaSAya kI rAkha meM loTatA hai, . vaha mahimA kA pAtra nahIM hotA, prazaMsanIya nahIM ginA jaataa| mohAndha mAnava moha kI tIvratA ke kAraNa azva kA bhAva bhulA kara lambakarNa (gardabha) ke bhAva meM A jAtA hai| aisA mohAndha purupa samyagjJAna ke sarca lAiTa se yA saMtsaMgati se hI sudhara sakatA hai| AtmAnanda ke lokottara sudhArasa kA pAna karane vAle siMhaguphAvAsI muni ne lokeSaNa ke cakkara meM par3a kara apanI mahAn sAdhanA ko barbAda kara diyA / ve kambala le kara aura pATalIputra pahuMca kara apanI saphalatA para prasanna ho rahe haiM / jAtIya svabhAva ke kAraNa gadhA rAkha meM loTa-poTa hotA hai / viSaya kI ora hIna pravRtti hone se mAnava kI bhI aisI hI sthiti ho jAtI hai / vaha bhI apane patana meM Ananda mAnatA hai / pATalIputra meM muni kI pratIkSA kI jA rahI thii| jaba ve nagara meM pahuMce to rUpAkozA ne prazna kiyA-ratna kambala kahAM hai ? - muni ne bAMsa kI lAThI meM se ratnakambala nikAlA jaise myAna meM se talavAra nikAlI jAtI hai| rUpAkozA ne mana hI mana vicAra kiyA-muni hai zUravIra, sirpha mor3a kI AvazyakatA hai / jisa manuSya meM apane dhyeya ko pUrNa karane kI lagana hotI hai, sAhasa hotA hai, usakA mor3a badala denA hI paryApta hai| usake pIche lakar3I lekara hara samaya calane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hotii| lagana vAle vyakti ko agara acche mArga para lagA diyA jAe to vaha avazya hI sarAhanIya saphalatA prApta kara letA hai / isake viparIta jisameM lagana kA sarvathA abhAva hai, jo kartR tvazakti se hIna ho vaha sAdhanA ke mArga ko pAra nahIM kara sktaa| use kisI bhI mahAna kArya meM saphalatA nahIM miltii| . dharmamArga, adhyAtmamArga yA sAdhanAmArga meM akarmaNya vyakti A jAya. to kyA karegA ? pakar3a majabUta ho aura calana acchA ho to manuSya saba kucha kara sakatA hai| . IndMARA
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________________ 152 ... tathya yaha hai ki pratyeka manuSya meM zakti kA akSaya bhaMDAra bharA hai aura / vaha zakti chalaka-chalaka kara bAhara Akara prakaTa hotI hai| kintu manuSya ke jaise saMskAra hote haiM, jaise vicAra hote haiM, usI prakAra ke kAryoM meM vaha zakti lagatI hai / kusaMskArI aura malIna vicAroM vAle manuSya kI zakti galata kAmoM meM kharca hotI hai / vahI vyakti jaba sanmArga para A jAtA hai, usake vicAra vizuddha ho jAte haiM to sahI kAma meM usakI zakti kA sadupayoga hone lagatA hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne pharmAyA hai je kamme sUrA, te dhamme suuraa| jo karma karane meM zUravIra hote haiM, ve dharma karane meM bhI zUravIra . hote hai| jisameM sAhasa nahIM, puruSArtha nahIM, lagana aura sphUtti nahIM aura saMkaToM se jUjha kara, Aga se khela kara, prANoM ko hathelI meM lekara apane abhISTa ko prApta karane kI kSamatA nahIM, jo bujhA huA hai, vaha kisI bhI kSetra meM ullekhanIya saphalatA prApta nahIM kara sktaa| jisa talavAra kI dhAra tIkhI hai vaha apanA kAma karegI hI, cAhe usase aAtmavadha kiyA jAya athavA AtmarakSA kI jAya / isI prakAra jo puruSa vIra haiM vaha karma ke mArga meM avatIrNa hogA to vahAM mahAn karma karegA aura dharma ke mArga meM AegA to vahAM bhI ullekhanIya kArya kiye binA nahIM rhegaa| rUpAkozA ne samajha liyA ki muni meM lagana hai, sAhasa hai, parAkramazIlatA hai, jIvaTa hai| inheM sirpha sahI dizA meM mor3ane kI AvazyakatA hai| jisa samaya inakI pravRtti sahI mArga para ho jAegI, usI samaya ye sAdhanA meM bhI kamAla kara dikhlaaeNge| rUpakozA ne muni ko ThIka rAste para lAne kI yojanA gar3ha lI parantu mukha se kucha nahIM kahA / usane kambala dekha kara usakI atyanta sarAhanA kii| muni apane ko kRtArtha samajhane lage aura apanI saphalatA para garva anubhava karane lge|
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________________ [ 153 rUpakoSA snAnAgAra meM jakara jaba snAna karake lauTI to ratna kambala ko uThA kara usase apane paira pauMchane lgii| yaha dekha kara muni ke vismaya kI sImA nahIM rhii| aura phira usane paira pauMcha kara use eka kone meM pheMka diyaa| kamvala kI isa durgati ko dekha kara tapasvI ke bhItara kA nAga (krodha) jaMga uThA! use rUpakoSA kA yaha vyavahAra atyanta hI ayogya pratIta huaa| kambala ke sAtha muni kI AtmIyatA itanI gaharI ho gaI thI ki kambala kA yaha apamAna unheM apanA hI ghora apamAna pratIta huyii| .. muni socane lage-maiM samajhatA thA ki rUpakoSA buddhimatI tathA catura hai| vaha vyavahAra kuzala hai| kintu aisA samajha kara maiMne bhayAnaka bhUla kI hai| are ! yaha to phUhar3a hai, viveka vihIna hai, asabhya hai / jaba unase na rahA gayA to bole- kyA tuma ne nazA kiyA hai yA tumhArA sira phira gayA hai ! yaha TATa kA Tukar3A hai yA ratna jaTita kambala ? kyA samajhA hai, ise tumane ? jisa kambala ko prApta karane ke lie maiMne lambA pravAsa kiyA, jaMgaloM kI khAka chAnI, aneka saMkaTa sahe aura nepAla nareza ke sAmane jAkara do bAra hAtha phailAye, jisake lie maiMne apanA sarvasva nichAvara kara diyA, usa kambala kI tumhAre dvArA aisI durgati kI gaI ? yaha kambala kA nahIM merA apamAna hai, merI sadbhAvanA ko Thokara lagAnA hai ! kRtajJatA ke badale aisI kRtaghnatA ! ..... ......... . .. -rUpakoSA ne samajha liyA ki muni ke kAyAkalpa kA yahI upayukta avasara Aga kA vRttAnta yathAvasara sunAyA. jaaygaa| parantu jinavANI ke . anusAra hameM bhI apanA kAyAkalpa karanA hai / jo bhavyajana jinavANI kA anusaraNa karake apanA jIvanakalpa kareMga., arthAt jinavAraNI ke anukUla vyavahAra banAe ga vahI ubhaya loka meM kalyANa ke bhAgI hoNg| ....
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________________ . karmAdAna ...... prAcArAMga sUtra meM anyAnya jIvoM kI rakSA ke samAna tejaskAya ke jIvoM kI bhI rakSA kA vidhAna kiyA gayA hai| tejaskApa ke jIvoM kI mAnyatA jaina darzana kI asAdhAraNa mAnyatA hai / vanaspatikAya kI sajIvatA kA to auroM ko bhI AbhAsa milA thA magara unheM tejaskAya ke jIvoM kA patA nahIM claa| tejaskAya ke jIvoM kA parijJAna divya dRSTi sampanna jaina maharSiyoM ko hI huaa| tejaskAya ke jIva ekendriya hone para bhI vAyukAya ke samAna saMcaraNa zIla haiM / ataeva sthAvara hone para bhI unakI gaNanA gati kI apekSA se trasa jIvoM meM kI gaI hai| adhyAtmamArga kA sAdhaka ahiMsA ke patha para calatA hai tathA bhAvahiMsA aura dravyAhiMsA donoM se bacatA rahatA hai / adhyAtmamArga ke sAdhaka do prakAra ke hote haiM- anagAra aura gRhastha / jahA~ taka trasa jIvoM kI hiMsA ke tyAga kA prazna hai, donoM usake tyAgI hote haiM, alavattA gRhastha usameM kucha apavAda rakhatA hai| vaha saMkalpI hiMsA kA hI tyAga karatA hai prAraMbhI hiMsA kA tyAga nahIM kara pAtA, jabaki gRhatyAgI muni donoM prakAra kI hiMsA ke tIna karaNa aura tIna yoga se tyAgI hote haiM / yadyapi gRhastha zrAvaka bhI saba prakAra kI hiMsA ko tyAjya mAnatA hai aura usase yathAsaMbhava vacane kA prayatna bhI karatA hai, magara lAcArI ke kAraNa hI vaha tyAga nahIM sakatA / lAparavAhI upekSA yA azraddhA ke kAraNa vaha tyAga na karatA ho, aisI bAta nahIM hai| zrAvaka kA lakSya apanI samasta vRttiyoM para aMkuza rakhane kA hI hotA hai|
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________________ [155. -:... apanI vRttiyoM ko niyaMtrita karane ke lie zrAvaka bhoga upabhoga ke samasta sAdhanoM kI bhI eka sImA nirdhArita kara letA hai / abhI isI vrata kA vivecana cala rahA hai / isI vivecana ke prakaraNa meM karmAdAnoM kA ullekha kiyA. gayA hai aura bhADI kamme tathA phoDI kamme ke sambandha meM kala kahA jA cukA hai / ina karmoM se sthAvara jIvoM ke sAtha trasa jIvoM kA bhI pracuratA ke sAtha ghAta hotA hai / kuzrA, khadAna Adi khodane meM anekAneka jantuoM kA vighAta hojAtA hai / hala, kudAla Adi se sAdhAraNa jantu yoMhI dhakkA lagane se mara jAte haiN| kabhI kabhI bar3e jIva bhI capeTa meM A jAte haiM / ataeva bhUmi ko phor3ane kA dhaMdhA karanA zrAvakocita kArya nahIM hai / vaha vyAvahArika aura AdhyAmika donoM dRSTiyoM se aprazasta mAnA jAtA hai / . kucha AcAryoM ne sphoTa karma kI vyAkhyA karate hue bArIka kadama uThAyA hai aura canA Adi se dAna banAnA bhI isameM zAmila kara diyA hai| isa vyavasthA ke anusAra isakA kSetra vyApaka ho jAtA hai / kintu smaraNa rakhanA cAhie ki karmAdAnoM ke tyAga kA saMbaMdha gRhastha zrAvakoM ke sAtha hai| isake atirikta karmAdAna vahI hotA hai jisameM mahAn prAraMbha hotA ho / agara dAla banAnA bhI karmAdAna meM parigaNita kara liyA jAya to isI koTi ke anyAnya kAryoM ko bhI karmAdAnaM ginanA hogA aura aisI sthiti meM gRhasthI ke aneka anivArya dainika kArya bhI mahAraMbhI-karmAdAna mAnya karane paDeMge / vrata na pAlana karane kA eka kAraNa bhaya kI bhAvanA hai / loga vrata aMgIkAra karane se Darate haiN| socate haiM- na jAne isa vrata kA pAlana ho sakegA yA nahIM ? vrata dhAraNa na karane kI avasthA meM manuSya unmukta rahatA hai, vrata grahaNa karate hI bandhana meM AnA par3atA hai / isI bhaya se kaI loga vrata aGgIkAra karane se bacanA cAhate haiN| aisI sthiti meM gRhasthI ke sAmAnya kAryoM ko bhI agara zrAvaka ke lie karmAdAna kahaM kara tyAjya ThaharA diyA jAya to ThIka nahIM hogA / zAstra meM varNana AtA hai ki sakaDAla putra ke 500 vartanoM kI dukAneM thIM vaha kumhAra kA kAma karate hue bhI zrAvaka thA / DhaMka nAmaka eka prajApati (kumhAra) bhI acchA zrAvaka ho gayA hai, jisane sudarzanA sAdhvI kI zraddhA zuddha kii| vaha miTTI ke bartanoM kI dukAna karatA thA aura unheM pakAtA bhI thaa|
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________________ 156 ] - sudarzanA eka pramukha sAdhvI thii| jaba jamAli siddhAnta viruddha prarUpaNaM aura zraddhA ke kAraNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ke sAdhusaMgha se pRthaka hone lage to sudarzanA ne bhI jamAli kA anusaraNa kiyaa| unakA kathana yaha thA ki koI bhI kArya jaba taka kiyA jA rahA hai taba taka use kiyA nahIM kahA jA sakatA / jaba kArya kiyA jA cuke tabhI use kiyA kahanA cAhie / 'kriyamANa' ko 'kRta, kahanA mithyA hai| .. bhagavAn mahAvIra ke matAnusAra kriyamANa kArya ko bhI kathaMcit kRta kahA jA sakatA hai / vAta yaha hai ki hama sthUla dRSTi se jise. eka kArya kahate haiM, vAstava meM vaha anekAneka choTe-choTe kAryoM kA samUha hotA hai / udAharaNArtha julAhA vastra banAtA hai to.hama vastra banAne ko eka kArya samajhate haiM, parantu vaha eka hI kArya nahIM hai / tAnA-bAnA banAnA, phira usameM eka-eka tAra (DorA) DAlate rahanA Adi saba mila kara aneka kriyAoM se eka kArya kI niSpatti hotI hai / julAhe ne java eka tAra DAlA taba vastra ko yadi nahIM banA kahA jAya to dUsarA, tIsarA aura cauthA tAra DAlane para bhI nahIM banA hI kahA jaaegaa| isI prakAra antima tAra DAlane para bhI use banA huA nahIM kaha sakate / jaisA pahalA tAra vaisA hI antima tAra hai / pahalA tAra eka hotA hai to antima tAra bhI eka hI hotA hai / agara eka tAra se vastra banA huA nahIM kahalAtA to anta meM bhI banA huA nahIM kahA jA skegaa| ataeva yahI mAnanA ucita hai ki jaba vastra bana rahA hai to DAle hue tAroM kI apekSA use banA huA kahA jA sakatA hai| ___magara jamAli kI samajha meM yaha bAta nahIM aaii| sudarzanA sAdhvI bhI usake cakkara meM A gaI / sudarzanA ko sAthinI. anya kaI sAdhviyoM ne bhI usakA sAtha diyaa| dekhA jAtA hai ki kabhI-kabhI bar3I zaktiyAM jisa kArya meM asaphala siddha ho jAtI haiM cheTI zakti use sampanna karane meM saphala ho jAtI hai| ___ madhyAnha kA samaya thA / kuMbhakAra DhaMka ghar3e para thappiyAM lagA rahA thaa| kucha dUrI para baiThI sAdhviyAM svAdhyAya kara rahIM thIM / DhaMka ko patA cala
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________________ [157 gayA ki ye sAdhviyAM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke vacanoM para vizvAsa nahIM karatI aura jamAli ke mata ko mAnatI haiM / usane socA-saMgha meM anakya hone se zAsana ko dhakkA lagatA hai / tIrtha kara kA zAsana saMgha sahAre hI calatA hai aura zAsana calatA hai to aneka bhavya jIva usakA Azraya lekara apanA prAtmakalyArA karate haiM / ataeva zAsana kI unnati ke lie saMgha ko samartha honA cAhie / saMgha kI anekatA ko miTAne kA prayAsa karanA pratyeka zAsanabhakta kA prathama kartavya hai / isake atirikta yaha sAdhviyAM mithyAtva ke cakkara meM par3I haiM / ataH inakA uddhAra karanA bhI mahAn lAbha hai| isa prakAra kI prazasta bhAvanA kuMbhakAra ke hRdaya meM utpanna huI ! bhAvanA ne preraNA paidA kI aura preraNA ne yukti sujhAI / hRdaya kA bala usake pAsa thaa| tarkabala use prApta nahIM thaa| tarka ke lie urvara mastiSka caahie| magara tarkabala kI apekSA bhAvanA kA bala pravala hotA hai| ___ kumbhakAra ne cAdara ke cha ra para Aga kI eka cinagArI DAla dI / cinagArI ne apanA kArya prArambha kiyaa| vaha cAdara ko jalAne lgii| cahara kA eka konA jala gayA sAdhviyoM ne cAdara jalate dekhakara kumbhakAra se kahA-devAnu-priya ! tumane yaha cAdara jalA diyA ? - ... kumbhakAra ko apanI bAta kahane kA maukA milA / usane kahA-bar3e vismaya kI bAta hai ki Apa kriyamANa kArya ko kRta kahanA mithyA samajhatI haiM aura jalate hue cAdara ke eka chora ko 'cAdara jalA diyA' kahatI haiM / Apake mantavya ke anusAra to cAdara jalI nahIM hai / phira Apa mithyA bhASaraNa kaise karatI haiM ? . sAdhviyAM samajha gii| isa yukti se unheM apane mamaM kA patA cala gyaa| sudarzanA ne kahA-bhavya, hama Apake prati aMtyanta kRtajJa haiM / Apane hamArI mithyA dhAraNA meM saMzodhana kara diyA hai / aba taka hamane asatya kI zraddhA
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________________ 158] aura prarUpaNA kI hai, usake lie prAyazcitta lenA hogA / bhagavAn ke zrIcaraNoM meM jAkara kSamA yAcanA karanI hogii| Atma zuddhi ke lie saralatA kI atyanta AvazyakatA hai / jisa sAdhaka kA hRdaya sarala hai, vaha kadAcit unmArga para bhI calA jAya to zIghra sanmArga para A sakatA hai ! isake viparIta vakra hRdaya sAdhaka zIghra samajhatA nahIM aura kadAcit samajha jAya to bhI apane ko na samajhA huA prakaTa karatA hai| usake hRdaya meM kapaTa hotA hai, jisake kAraNa usakI bAhya kriyAeM saphala nahIM ho pAtIM / bhagavAn kahate haiM. sohI ujju abhUUssa, dhammo suddhassa ciThThai / * jisake antaHkaraNa meM RjutA hai, usIkA hRdaya pavitra hai aura jisakA hRdaya pavitra hotA hai vahI vAstava meM dharmAtmA hai| sAdhvI sudarzanA ke hRdaya meM saralatA thii| hajAra sAdhviyA~ usake netRtva meM thiiN| vaha viduSI aura kAryazIlA thii| usane guru ke nikaTa jAkara nivedana kiyA-hamArI vicArasaraNI azuddha thii| aba hameM apanI mithyA dhAraNA kA parijJAna huA hai / hama Apake caraNoM meM namaskAra karatI haiM / samucita prAyazcita dekara hamArI AtmA kI zuddhi kiijie| isa prakAra eka sAmAnya vratI zrAvaka, sAdhvI samUha ke lie praraNAsrota bana gayA / usameM tarkabala nahIM thaa| tarka karane se jaya-parAjaya kI bhAvanA kA udaya ho sakatA hai aura satya tatva ke nirNaya meM kaI bAra vaha bAdhaka bana jAtA hai / zrAvaka ne yuktibala se kAma liyA aura ahaMkAra ko Ar3e nahIM Ane diyA, ataeva saphalatA zIghra mila gaI / kisI zAyara ne ThIka kahA hai 'philasaphI kI bahasa ke andara khudA milatA nahIM / Dora ko sulajhA rahA hUM, aura sirA milatA nhiiN|' ... uccakula jAti yA bhautika vaibhava kAma nahIM aaegaa| pavitra hRdaya se kI gaI karaNI hI kAma AegI aura karaNI ke anusAra hI sugati milegii|
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________________ [ 156 dharma kriyA karane se vyAvahArika jIvana meM kucha gaMvAnA nahIM par3atA, balki vaha bhI atyanta sukha-zAntidAyaka bana jAtA hai| vratoM kI sImAeM isa prakAra nirdhArita kI gaI haiM ki pratyeka varga apane jIvana vyavahAra ko bhalibhA~ti nibhAtA huA bhI unakA pAlana kara sakatA hai aura apanI AtmA ko karma ke bojha se halkA banA sakatA hai / jo samasta sAMsArika vyavahAroM se mukta hokara pUrNa rUpa se vratoM kA pAlana karanA cAhatA hai, vaha apanI AtmA kA kalyANa zIghra kara skegaa.| kintu jo itanA karane meM samartha nahIM haiM vaha bhI eka sImA vA~dha kara vratI vana sakatA hai| ... ... ... ... .. . ... ...... prajApati DhaMka yadyapi kubhakAra kI AjIvikA karatA thA tathApi vaha santoSI thA / usane apane bhogopabhoga kI maryAdA kara lI thI aura icchAnoM ko sImita kara liyA thaa| ......... .. trikAlavettA muni hone ke kAraNa bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI ke sAmane sabhI bAteM hastAmalakavat hoM, isameM Azcarya kI bAta nahIM hai| jamIna phor3ane ke sAtha dila phor3ane kA kAma bhI unakI dRSTi se ojhala nahIM thaa| vahuta-se kAma aise hote haiM jinameM UparI dRSTi se mahAraMbha nahIM dikhAI detA, balki vizeSa AraMbha bhI mAlUma nahIM hotA, tathApi unheM. yadi sajagatA evaM nirlobha bhAva se nahIM kiyA jAya to vaha mahAraMbha kA rUpa le lete haiN| udAharaNa ke lie vakAlata ke dhaMdhe ko hI liijie| isa dhandhe meM vizeSa prArambha-samArambha nahIM mAlUma hotaa| zuddha nyAya kI prApti meM sahAyaka honA vakIla kA kArya hai| kintu yadi koI vakIla satya-asatya kI paravAha na karake kevala. Arthika lAbha ke lie. asatya ko satya aura satya ko asatya siddha karatA hai aura.. jAna-bUjha kara : niraparAdha ko daNDita karAtA hai to vaha apane.dhandhe kA durupayoga karake mahAn prArambha pApa kA kArya karatA hai / yaha dila phor3ane vAlA kArya hai| . . . . . isI prakAra juA khelane meM bhI pratyakSa prArambha dikhAI na dene para bhI ghora prArambha samajhanA caahie| dya-ta sAta kuvyasanoM meM ginA gayA hai aura zrAvaka ke yogya kArya nahIM hai| ... .... ... . . . . . Lingut
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________________ 160 ] . isa apekSA se hala aura kudAlI calAne vAlA choTI hiMsA karatA hai| vAhya hiMsA karatA hai / kintu vacanoM dvArA hRdaya phor3ane vAlA do cAra kI nahIM, hajAroM kI hiMsA bhI kara sakatA hai| ataH hara kArya meM viveka kI AvazyakatA hai| saccA vratI sAdhaka vaha hai jo hAthoM-pairoM ke sAtha apanI vANI aura indriyoM ko bhI vaza meM rakhatA hai| aisA sAdhaka hI ahiMsA satya Adi kA nirvAha karake Adarza jIvana vyatIta kara skegaa| sAdhaka ke lie Avazyaka hai ki vaha jIvana ke Antarika rUpa (vicAra) aura bAhma rUpa (AcAra-vyavahAra) ko eka-sA saMyamamaya banAe rkhe| jaisI uttamatA vaha bAharI vyavahAra meM dikhalAtA hai vaisI hI usake antaHkaraNa meM honI cAhie / bar3e se bar3A pralobhana hone para bhI use phisalanA nahIM caahie| jo manuSya bhogopabhoga meM saMyama nahIM rakhatA vaha pralobhanoM kA sAmanA nahIM kara sakatA / pralobhana use DigA dete haiM aura kartavya se cyuta kara dete haiM / usako sAdhanA viphala ho jAtI hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne aisI sundara AcAranIti kA upadeza diyA hai ki jisase jIvana ke lie Avazyaka koI kArya bhI na ruke. aura AtmA bandha se lipta bhI na ho| dUsaroM kA saphAyA kara do, sarvasva lUTa lo, ityAdi vicAra dUsaroM ne logoM ke samakSa rakhe aura bhaya evaM hiMsA ke Azraya se pApoM ko miTAne kA prayatna kiyA kintu mahAvIra svAmI ne kahA-yaha galata tarIkA hai / hiMsA se hiMsA nahIM miTAI jA sakatI,pApa ke dvArA pApakA unmUlana nahIM ho sktaa| rakta se raMjita vastra ko rakta se dhokara svaccha nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| jisa burAI ko miTAnA cAhate ho usI kA Azraya lete ho, yaha to usa burAI ko miTAnA nahIM hai balki usakI paramparA ko cAlU rakhanA hai / hiMsA, parigraha, bhraSTAcAra aura beImAnI ko miTAnA cAhate ho aura unhIM kA sahArA pakar3ate ho, yaha ulaTI vAta. hai| . . . . . . : .. .. . . . zrImantoM ko golI mAra do aura unakA dhana lUTa., lo, kyoMki aisA karane se garIboM kI garIbI miTa jAegI aura munAphAkhoroM kA anta ho
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________________ yi miTa jAyako vRtti kA eka se jaaeNgaa| yaha sAmyavAdiyoM kI dhAraNA hai aura yahI sAmyavAda kA mUla AdhAra hai| ve loga varga saMgharSa ko uttejanA dekara azAnti utpanna karane meM vizvAsa karate haiN| magara kyA yaha tarIke sahI haiM ? azAnti ke dvArA zAnti sthApita nahIM kI jA sktii| cintana karane para ye tarIke sahI nahIM mAlUma hoNge| eka se chIna kara dUsare ko dene se kyAH munAphA kamAne kI vRtti kA anta prA jAegA? aisA karane se vaira-virodha miTa jAegA ? nahIM, isase to eka ke badale dUsarI burAI paidA hotI rahegI aura burAiyoM kA tAMtA laga jaaegaa| ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . samAja meM jo Arthika viSamatA hai, use miTAne ke lie Upara se thopA huA koI bhI hala kAmayAba nahIM ho sakatA / na to lUTapATa ke dvArA use dUra kiyA jA sakatA hai aura na kAnUna kI sahAyatA se hii| Aja zAsana kI ora se munAphAkhorI ke unmUlana ke lie anaginatI kAnUna banAye jA rahe haiM aura adhyAdeza para adhyAdeza jArI kiye jA rahe haiN| magara aisA karane kA pariNAma kyA pA rahA hai ? kAnUnoM kI vRddhi ke sAtha aprAmaNikatA kI vRddhi ho rahI hai, bhraSTAcAra bar3hatA jAtA hai, loga kAnUna se bacane ke lie beImAnI kA nayA tarIkA khoja lete haiN| Upara se koI cIja lAdane kA isake atirikta aura koI dUsarA phava nikala bhI nahIM sktaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne mAnava-mana kI gaharAI kI thAha lI thii| unakI dUradarzitA asAdhAraNa thii| aDhAI hajAra varSa pUrva sAmAjika aura vaiyaktika jIvana ke utthAna kI jo vidhi unheMne batalAI thI, vahI Aja bhI upayogI ho sakatI hai aura kahanA to yaha cAhie ki usake atirikta dUsarI koI vidhi / saMbhava nahIM ho sktii| unake dvArA jina naitika siddhAntoM kA pratipAdana kiyA gayA hai, ve cira purAtana hone para bhI sadA nUtana rheNge| ve deza aura kAla kI paridhi meM bandhe hue nahIM haiM / zAzvata satya ke rUpa meM ve Aja bhI hamAre lie ... preraNA ke prabala srota haiN| .... ::. hiMsA aura asatya Adi ke nivAraNa ke lie bhagavAn mahAvIra meM jahA~ eka-eka vrata kA vidhAna kiyA, vahA~ Arthika burAI se bacane ke lie eka nahIM,
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________________ ..:: 162 j . . tIna vratoM kA pratipAdana kiyA hai| parigraha parimANa, bhogopabhoga parimANa aura anarthadaNDa tyAga, ye tIna gRhastha ke vrata eka dUsare ke pUraka aura sahAyaka haiM / gRhastha ko cAhie ki vaha apanI icchAoM ke ananta prasAraM ko roka de aura unheM sImita kara le| aisA karane ke lie use bhoga aura upabhoga kI sAmagrI kI maryAdA karanI hogii| isake vinA icchAeM sImA meM nahIM rheNgii| ina donoM vratoM ke yathAvat pAlana ke lie nirarthaka vastuoM ke saMgraha se aura nirarthaka pApoM se bacanA bhI Avazyaka hogaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra dvArA pratipAdita ina vratoM kA . Azraya liyA jAya to vizva kI adhikAMza samasyAeM bar3e sundara DhaMga se aura sthAyI rUpa se sulajha sakatI haiN| isa vidhAna meM Upara se koI cIja thopI nahIM jAtI varan hRdaya meM parivartana kiyA jAtA hai| ataeva yaha vidhAna Thosa aura sthAyI hai| gavAn mahAvIra ke tattvajJAna kA pradhAna sAdhya samabhAva hai| samabhAva kI sAdhanA para unhoMne bahuta bala diyA hai / isa sAdhanA kI vizeSatA yaha hai ki isase vyaktigata jIvana atyanta ucca, udAra, zAnta aura sAtvika banatA hai, sAtha hI samAja meM samatA aura zAnti AtI hai| vyaktiyoM kA samUha hI samAja hai aura vyaktiyoM ke jIvana meM jaba sudhAra ho jAtA hai to samAja svayaM sudhara nAtA hai| . . ... jIvana ko banAne ke lie durvRttiyoM para aMkuza honA Avazyaka hai| sAtha hI pratyeka ko dUsare kA jIvana banAne meM nimitta bhUta bananA caahie| jIvana meM aniSTa aura kaTu prasaMga Ate haiM aura Ate raheMga', yaha para ghara kA nimitta hai, isameM vahanA nahIM caahie| aise avanara para saMyama zIlatA se kAma lenA hI ucita hai / asaMyamazIla banane se adhaHpatana hotA hai| . . . siMha guphAbAsI muni saMyama kI paridhi se bAhara nikale to unakI sAdhanA dUpita huii| rUpAkozA ne java ratna kambala paira pauMcha kara eka tarapha
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________________ :} [ 163 pheMka diyA to muni ne ise apanA ghora apamAna samajhA aura rUpAkoSA ko phUhar3a samajhA / ve socane lago --- kitane parizrama se kaMvala prApta kiyA gayA thA.. aura isakI yaha durdazA huI ! unake mana kA nAga phuphakArane lgaa| rAha para par3A sarpa yadi jaga jAya to rAhI ko Age nahIM bar3hane detA / tapasvI ise sahana nahIM kara sake aura bola uThe-rUpAkozA ? maiMne terI caturAI kI aneka kathAe sunI thiiN| samajhatA thA ki tU vivekazIlA hai, vyavahAra kuzala hai / kintu merA sunanA aura samajhanA saba mithyA siddha huA / kalpanA nahIM kI ki tere bhItara viveka kA itanA atireka hai ! kyA terI buddhi mArI gaI hai ! tujhe kyA patA, isa kambala ke lie maiMne kitanA kaSTa sahana kiyA hai ! kitanI mihanata aura kaThinAI se yaha bahumUlya aura durlabha vastu prApta kI hai ! magara tU ne isakA isa prakAra durupayoga kiyA ! maiM samajha gayA - tere pAsa rUpa hai, guNa nahIM hai| kahA bhI hai nA campo nA mogaro, re bhaMvarI ! mata bhUla / rUpa sadA guraNa bAhirA, rohIr3A kA phUla // rohIr3A kI lakar3I kAma meM zrAtI hai para usake phUla meM sugandha nahIM hotI / palAza kA phUla bhI aisA hI hotA hai / dekhane meM bahuta sundara magara saurabhahIna ! rUpAkoSA ke prati muni ke mana meM jo grAkarSaNa thA, vaha kama ho gayA / anurAga meM phIkApana A gayA / udhara rUpAkoSA ne bhI samajha liyA -- aba upayukta samaya A gayA hai muni ko sanmArga para lAne kA | jamIna jatra khUba tapa jAtI hai aura Upara se pAnI giratA haiM taba catura kisAna vIja vapana karatA hai / upayukta samaya para kiyA huA kArya saphala hotA hai aura usake lie adhika prayAsa nahIM karanA par3atA / granupayukta samaya para kArya karane se prayAsa vRthA ho jAtA hai /
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________________ __ 164] rUpAkozA kI eka mAtra abhilASA muni ko saMyama niSTha banAne kI thii| unake mana meM jo abhimAna kA viSa ghula gayA thA, use vaha nikAla pheMkanA vAhatI thii| aba taka kI ghaTanAeM usI kI bhUmikA thii| - saMyama se cyuta hote hue sAdhaka ko dharma meM sthira karanA samyaktva kA __eka prAcAra mAnA gayA hai / isa prAcAra kA pAlana karane vAlA apane aura dUsare ke kalyANa kA kAraNa banatA hai| .. . . -
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________________ karmAdAna vItarAga prabhu ne saMsAra ke jIvoM ko kalyANa kA sarvottama mArga batalAyA hai| vaha mArga jJAna, darzana aura cAritra rUpa hai| vastusvarUpa ko yathArtha rUpa meM samajhanA, usa para pUrNa AsthA karanA aura phira usake anusAra . aAcaraNa karanA yahI Atma zuddhi kA sahI mArga hai / - kaI loga akele jJAna se hI nizrayas kI prApti hone kI kalpanA karate haiM / unakA kathana hai ki taba ke jJAna se mukti prApta ho jAtI hai, AcaraNa kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM / kintu yaha mAnyatA atyanta bhramapUrNa hai / aura hamArA / dainika anubhava bhI isakA virodhI hai / jJAna mAtra se kisI bhI kArya meM cAhe vaha laukika ho yA lokottara saphalatA prApta hotI nahIM dekhI jAtI / auSadha ke jJAna * mAtra se roga kA anta nahIM AtA bhojana dekha lene se bhUkha nahIM miTatI aura kisI yaMtra ko banAne ke jJAna mAtra se yaMtra nahIM bana sktaa| aisI sthiti meM yaha - spaSTa hai ki zuddha Atma svarUpa ke jJAna mAtra se siddhi prApta nahIM ho sktii| - heya aura upAdeya kA jJAna Avazyaka hai kintu usa jJAna ko kriyAnvita . karane kI bhI anivArya AvazyakatA hai / heya jise samajhA, usakA tyAga karanA cAhie aura upAdeya kA upAdAna arthAt grahaNa karanA cAhIe / yahI jJAna kI sArthakatA hai / jAna liyA kintu tadanusAra pAcaraNa nahIM kiyA to jJAna nirarthaka hai| kahA bhI hai jJAnaM bhAraH kriyAM binaa| - AcAravihIna jJAna bhArabhUta haiM / usase koI lAbha nahIM hotA / sarpa ko sAmane AtA jAna kara bhI jo usase bacane kA prayatna nahIM karatA hai, usakA
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________________ 166 ] jAnanA kisa kAma kA ? jJAnI puruSoM kA kathana to yaha hai ki jisa jJAna ke phalasvarUpa AcaraNa na bana sake, vaha jJAna vAstava meM jJAna hI nahIM hai / saccA jJAna vahI hai jo AcaraNa ko utpanna kara sake / niSphala jJAna vastutaH ajJAna kI koTi meM hI ginane yogya hai| . . . isI dRSTi koNa ko sAmane rakha kara bhagavAn mahAvIra ne jJAna aura cAritra donoM ko mokSa kA anivArya kAraNa kahA hai / jahA~ taka jJAna kA prazna hai, muni aura gRhastha donoM samAna rUpa se usakI sAdhanA kara sakate haiM, magara cAritra ke saMbaMdha meM yaha saMbhava nahIM hai| isa kAraNa cAritra do rUpoM meM vibhakta kara diyA gayA hai-muni dharma aura zrAvaka dharma ! donoM ko apanI-apanI maryAdA ke anusAra aura zakti ke anusAra apane-apane dharma kA pAlana karanA cAhie / isa viSaya meM pahale prakAza DAlA jA cukA hai / gRhasthoM ke sAmane Ananda zrAvaka kA jIvana Adarza rUpa hai| usakA vivecana eka prakAra se gRhastha cAritra kA vivecana hai| bhagavAn ne use dharma dezanA dii| use bodha prApta huA aura phira usane zrAvaka dharma ko aMgIkAra kiyaa| isI prakaraNa ko lekara karmAdAnoM kA vivecana cala rahA hai| pAMca karmAdAnoM ke viSaya meM prakAza DAlA jA cukA hai, aba chaThe karmAdAna para vicAra kreN| ___ (6) daMtavANijje (danta vANijya)-dAMtoM kA vyApAra karanA danta vANijya kahalAtA hai / pahale batalAyA jA cukA hai ki vastu kA utpAdana na karake use kharIdanA aura kharIda kara becanA vANijya kahalAtA hai / dAMtoM ke vyApAra kA hiMsA se gAr3hA saMbaMdha hai / koI vyApArI hAthI aAdi ke dAMtoM ko kharIdane ke lie logoM ko pezagI rakama detA hai| pezagI rakama lene vAle dAMta prApta karane ke lie hAthI Adi kA vadha karate haiM aura dAMta lAkara vyApArI ko dete haiM / aisI sthiti meM vaha vyApArI daMta vANijya nAmaka karmAdAna ke pApa kA bhAgI hotA hai| dAMta sAdhAraNataH--acitta vastu dIkha par3atI hai kintu dIrgha-dRSTi mahapiyo ne vicAra kiyA aura kahA-dAMta acitta haiM, isa vicAra se he mAnava ! tU
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________________ / 167 bhrama meM na par3a / thor3A Age kA bhI vicAra kara / jaba dAMtoM kA saMgraha aura upayoga adhika parimANa meM hogA to ve pAeM ge kahA~ se ? aAkhira unake lie hAthiyoM kI hatyA karanI par3egI yA jIvita hAthiyoM ke dAMta ukhAr3e jaaeNge| dAMta ukhAr3ane meM hAthI ko kitanI pIr3A hotI hai, yaha to bhuktabhogI hI jAna sakate haiM / khurAka ke lAlaca meM par3a kara aura sparzanendriya sambandhI bhoga ke AkarSaNa meM par3a kara hAthI pakar3a meM AjAte haiM / sAMbhara Adi pazuoM ke sIMgoM ke lie unakI hatyA kI jAtI hai| .. .. . .. hAthI ko pakar3a ne ke lie aneka tarIke kAma meM lAe jAte haiM / kahate haiM-eka var3A-sA gaDDhA khodaM kara usa para bAMsoM kI eka jAlI sI bichA dI jAtI hai / usa para hAthI ko lubhAne ke lie kRtrima hathinI banA kara khar3I kara dI jAtI hai athavA koI khAdya padArtha rakha diyA jAtA hai / hathinI athavA khAdya vastu ko dekha kara hAthI pralobhana meM par3a kara usa para calA jAtA hai aura gaDDhe meM gira jAtA hai / gaDDhe meM girane ke bAda use kaI dinoM taka bhUkhA-pyAsA rakkhA jAtA hai / tatpazcAt thor3I-thor3I khurAka de kara use vazIbhUta kiyA jAtA hai| vIhar3a vanoM meM prakRti kI asIma sampadA bikharI par3I hai / apanI bar3hIcar3hI AvazyakatAoM kI pUrti ke lie mAnava vanoM para bhI AkramaNa karatA hai aura usa sampadA ko lUTatA hai / jaba vanya sampadA luTa jAtI hai aura pazuoM ko paryApta khurAka nahIM milatI taba ve khetoM kI ora bar3hate haiM / agara manuSya vanoM ko pazuoM ke lie chor3a de to unheM khetoM ko ujAr3ane kI AvazyakatA hI na ho! . kintu mAnava to yahI samajhatA haiM ki sArI dharatI kA pahA Izvara ne usI ko likha kara de diyA hai / manuSya ke atirikta mAnoM anya kisI prANI ko jIvita rahane kA adhikAra hI nahIM hai, kaisI saMkIrNa bhAvanA hai / kitanI adhama svArthAndhatA hai| .. . jo manuSya hAthI ke dAMtoM kA upayoga karane ke lie bar3e-bar3e hAthiyoM kA vadha karatA hai aura usa vadha ke pariNAma svarUpa taiyAra hone vAle cUr3oM ko
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________________ suhAga kA cihna samajhatA hai, usa manuSya se yaha AzA kaise kI jAya ki vaha jAnavaroM ke prati nyAya kregaa| unake adhikAroM kA apaharaNa nahIM karegA? hAthI dAMta kI aneka vastueM banatI haiN| pahale usakI cUr3iyA~ phnii| jAtI thiiN| Aja kala bhI rAjasthAna meM bAhuoM para AbhUSaNa ke rUpa meM hAthI dAMta pahanane kA rivAja hai / vaha maMgala sUcaka mAnA jAtA hai| magara Ama taura para aba plAsTika kI cUr3iyoM ne hAthIdAMta kA sthAna le liyA hai| hAthIdAMta ke cUr3oM kA pracalana banda karane ke lie sAdhakoM ko bar3I preraNA denI par3I thii| Ananda ke samaya meM danta vANijya bahuta hotA thA, ataeva isako rokane / ke lie bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI ko isake tyAga kA khAsa taura se upadeza dene ko AvazyakatA huI / dAMtoM ko prApta karane ke lie hiMsA to hotI hI hai, agara saMbhAla kara na rakkhA jAya to unameM trasa jIvoM kI utpatti bhI ho jAtI hai aura phira unakI hiMsA kA bhI prasaMga upasthita hotA hai / isa prakAra hiMsA janaka hone ke kAraNa dantavANijya karmAdAnoM meM parigaNita kiyA gayA hai / yaha vANijya vratadhArI zrAvaka ke lie sarvathA tyAjya hai / (7) lakkha vAriNajje (lAkSA vANijya)-lAkha kA vyApAra karanA lAkSAvANijya kahalAtA hai, isa vyApAra meM lAkhoM jIvoM kI hiMsA hotI hai / goMda vRkSa kA rasa hai, capar3I zleSaka (cipakAne vAlI yA jor3ane vAlI) vastu hai / rabar3a bhI aisI vastu hai / ina cIjoM meM cipaka kara jIva-jantu prANoM se hAtha dho baiThate haiM / ataeva lAkha kA vyApAra zrAvaka ke lie tyAjya hai / ina karmAdanoM meM hiMsA kI bahulatA kI dRSTi rakkhI gaI hai / ataeva dAMta yA lAkha ke vANijya ke samAna jina anya vastuoM ke vyApAra se pracura hiMsA hotI hai, unheM bhI yathAyogya inhIM vANijyoM meM antargata kara lenA cAhie aura unake vyApAra se bhI bacanA caahie| bArUda bhI isI prakAra kI hiMsAkAraka vastu hai.| usakI banI aneka / vastuoM se bahuta hiMsA hotI hai / bArUda se dukAnoM aura gharoM ke jala jAne kI ghaTanAe~ prAyaH par3hane-sunane meM AtI hI rahatI haiM / jina dukAnoM meM bArUda kI
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________________ ... banI vastuoM kA vikraya hotA hai, unameM jaba kabhI visphoTa ho jAtA hai to .. Asa-pAsa kI dukAneM, makAna aura manuSya taka jala kara bhasma ho jAte haiN| ataeva hiMsAkArI padArthoM ke vyApAra se zrAvaka ko sadaiva vacate rahanA caahie| aise dhaMdhe karake manuSya jo dhana ekatra karatA hai, vaha dhana nahIM, viSa hai jo thora anartha kA kAraNa hai| .. kaI dukAnadAra sArvajanika upayoga kI aneka vastueM apanI dukAna meM rakhate haiM aura phaTAke bhI becane ke lie rakha lete haiM / socane kI bAta hai ki bhalA phaTAkoM se ve kitanA dhana saMcita kara leMge ? vAstava meM isa prakAra ke vyApAra se lAbha kama aura hAni adhika hotI hai| sAmAjika aura rASTrIya hAni bhI isase kama nahIM hai / prativarSa dIpAvalI Adi ke avasaroM para na jAne kitane rupayoM kI bArUda phaTAke Adi ke rUpa meM bhasma kara dI jAtI hai / karor3oM kA svAhA ho jAtA hai| lAbha to kucha honA nahIM, hAni hI hAni hotI hai / karor3oM kI sampani naSTa hotI hai aura saikar3oM bAlaka jala. jAte aura jala kara mara jAte haiM / eka ora zikAyata kI jAtI hai ki deza kI Arthika sthiti acchI nahIM hai aura dUsarI ora itanI bar3I dhanarAzi eka khataranAka aura hatyA- . . . kArI manoraMjana ke lie naSTa kara dI jAtI hai / phaTAke banAne meM jo sampadA svAhA hotI hai, use acche kArya meM lagAyA jAya to deza kA bhalA ho sakatA hai| . ... kintu kheda kI bAta hai ki dhanI loga tyohAroM meM dAmAda ko saugAta meM miSThAna ke sAtha phaTAke bhI bheja diye jAte haiM / kyA jamAI ko . sammAna karane kA yaha acchA tarIkA hai ? kintu kauna isa para vicAra kare ! Aja logoM kA viveka-dIpaka bujha rahA hai / buddhi para pardA par3a rahA hai| ............ ... * dharma ekAnta maMgalamaya hai / AtmA, samAja, deza tathA akhila vizva kA kalyANakartA aura bAtA hai / magara Aja dharma kI jyoti maMda ho rahI hai| loga dharma ke vAstavika marma ko samajhane kA prayatna nahIM karate aura jo thor3Abahuta samajhate haiM, use AcaraNa meM nahIM lAte / unakA khayAla hai ki dharma ke AcaraNa se unake laukika kAryoM meM bAdhA utpanna hogI; magara yaha dhAraNA
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________________ 170 nitAnta bhramapUrNa hai / dharma loka vyavahAra kA virodhI nahIM hai pratyuta use sahI dizA dene kA prayatna karatA hai / use hitakara aura sukhakara banAtA hai| viveka se kAma liyA jAya to kutUhala, zRMgAra, sajAvaTa aura dilavahalAva ke lie kI jAne vAlI nirarthaka hiMsA se manuSya sahaja hI baca sakatA hai| aisA karake vaha aneka anarthoM se bacegA aura rASTra kA hita karane meM bhI apanA yogadAna kara skegaa| phaTAkoM ke badale baccoM ko yadi dUsare khilaune de diye jAeM to kyA unakA manoraMjana nahIM hogA ? phaTAkoM se baccoM ko koI zikSA nahIM milatI / jIvana nirmAga meM bhI koI sahAyatA nahIM miltii| unakI buddhi kA vikAsa nahIM hotaa| ulaTe unake jhulasa jAne yA jala jAne kA khatarA rahatA hai / samajhadAra mAtA-pitA apane bAlakoM ko saMkaTa meM DAlane kA kArya nahIM krte| kisa umra ke bAlaka ko kaunasA khilaunA denA cAhie jisase usakA bauddhika vikAsa ho sake, isa bAta ko bhalI bhAMti samajha kara jo mAtApitA viveka se kAma lete haiM, ve hI aparI santAna ke sacce hitaiSI haiM / magara yahA~ to bacce aura naujavAna sabhI eka ghATa pAnI pIte haiN| choTe bacce to sAdhAraNa aura choTe phaTAke hI chor3ate haiM magara samajhadAra naujavAna bar3e-bar3e phaTAke phor3a kara Ananda kA anubhava karate haiN| agara bar3e-bUr3he loga sabhI dRSTiyoM se hAnikAraka aisI vastuoM kA istemAla karanA chor3a deM to samAja ke galata rivAja bar3I saralatA se khatma ho sakate haiN| aAja zAsana kA ravaiyA bhI ajIva-sA hai ! eka ora zAsana ke sUtradhAra vacata yojanA kA nirmANa aura pracAra karate haiM aura logoM ko cIjoM ke vyartha upayoga se bacane kA upadeza dete haiM, aura dUsarI ora phaTAke jaisI cIjoM ke nirmANa kI anumati dete haiM aura unake lie bArUda sulabha karate haiM ! karor3oM kI sampatti ina phaTAkoM ke rUpa meM rAkha bana jAtI hai aura usake virSale dhue se sArA vAtAvaraNa viSAkta bana jAtA hai| sarakAra kyoM isa ora dhyAna nahIM detI yaha Azcarya kI bAta hai| divAlI aura holI jaise tyauhAroM para loga vizeSa rUpa se madirApAna . kahate hai / svataMtratA prapti se pahale gAMdhIjI ne madirApAna banda karane ke lie
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________________ .. [ 171 .. pracAra aura Andolana kiyA thA, kintu aba deza svatantra ho gayA hai aura gA~dhIjI ke anuyAyiyoM ke hI hAtha meM sattA hai phira bhI vaha vanda nahIM ho rahA / kyoMki madyaniSedha se sarakAra kI Aya meM kamI hogI aura madyapAna karane vAle loga ruSTa ho jAeMge to 'voTa' nahIM deMge, isa bhaya se sarakAra aba isa ora dhyAna nahIM detI / kahAvata hai.-'corA kutiyAM mila gaye, paharA kisakA deya !' __.. deza rAjanItika dRSTi se svAdhIna huA to bhAratIya netAoM ne prajAtaMtra.kI paddhati pasaMda kI / isa paddhati meM prajA ke numAiMdoM ke hAtha meM zAsana rahatA hai| yaha paddhati anyAnya zAsana paddhatiyoM se uttama mAnI gaI hai magara isakI saphalatA ke lie prajA kA suzikSitana aura yogya honA bhI Avazyaka hai| jaba taka janasAdhAraNa meM naitika bhAvanA uccakoTi kI na ho, prAdarzoM aura siddhAntoM kI samajha na ho aura vyApaka rASTrahita ko vyaktigata hita se Upara samajhane kI vRttina ho taba taka isa zAsana paddhati kI saphalatA saMdigdha hI . rahatI hai / Aja deza meM prajAtaMtra ke prati jo anAsthA utpanna ho rahI hai, usakA kAraNa yahI hai ki azikSita janatA se voTa prApta karane ke lie usako nArAja nahIM kiyA jA sakatA aura usameM ghusI huI madirApAna jaisI burAiyoM ke viruddha kadama uThAne kA bhI sAhasa nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| isase deza ko hAni pahu~tI hai| bAlaka kitanA hI ruSTa kyoM na ho,. mAtA-pitA kA kartavya hai ki vaha use kumArga para jAne se roke / rASTra kI svAdhInatA ke lie lambe kAla taka saMgharSa calatA rhaa| isa saMgharSa meM bhAga lene vAloM ne lAThiyoM kI mAra jhelI, goliyAM khAI, karAvAsa ke kaSTa sahana kie, kaiyoM ne apanA sarvasva homa diyaa| ye saba pratikUla upasarga the, jinheM unhone zAnti ke sAtha sahana kiyaa| kintu jaba saMgharSa ke phalasvarUpa svataMtratA prApta huI aura ina yoddhAoM ko zAsanasattA milI to unameM se kaiyoM kA adhaHpatana ho gayA, kaI bhraSTAcAra meM lipta ho gae aura svArtha sAdhane lge| isa prakAra anukUla upasArga ko ve nahIM sahana kara ske| __siMha kI guphA meM tapasyA karane vAle munirAja kI bhI yahI sthiti huii| pratikUla parISaha ko jItane meM to ve samartha siddha hue magara anukUla parISaha
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________________ 172 ]. Ate hI vicalita ho ge| apanI maryAdA se bAhara hokara ratnakamvala lene ke lie ve nepAla phuNce| rAste meM kambala luTa gayA to dUsarI bAra yAcanA karane meM bhI unhoMne saMkoca nahIM kiyA / kaThina yAtrA karake ve pATalI putra pahu~ce aura mana hI mana apane puruSArtha ko svayaM sarAhane lage / magara rUpAkozA ne kSaNa bhara meM sArA gur3a govara kara diyA / usane ratnakaMbala se paira pauMcha kara use yoM phaiMka diyA mAno vaha koI phaTA huA cithar3A yA purAnA TATa kA Tukar3A ho / yaha dekha kara muniHko praveza prA jAnA svAbhAvika hI thA / unhoMne kahA rUpAkozAM tU atyanta hI nAdAna hai / : " . rUpAkozA bolI- mahArAja; maiMne kyA nAdAnI kI hai ?. " muni - mUlyavAn ratnakaMbala kA kyA yahI upayoga hai ? rUpAkozA-to ApakA abhiprAya yaha hai ki jo vastu mUlyavAn ho usa kA upayoga sAdharaNa kAma meM nahIM karanA cAhie ? muni --- isa bAta ko to baccA baccA samajhatA hai / kyA tuma nahIM samajhatI ? rUpAke zA- maiM to bakhUbI samajhatI hU~ para grApa hI isa bAta ko nahIM samajhate / grAzcarya hai ki jo bAta mujhe samajhAnA cAhate haiM use Apa svayaM nahIM samajhate / Apa "para upadeza kuzala bahutere" kI kahAvata caritArtha kara rahe haiM / muni so kaise ? maiMne kisa vastukA kyA durupayoga kiyA haiM / rUpAkozA moha ke udaya se ApakI vivekazakti so gaI haiM, isI kAraNa Apa samajha nahIM pA rahe haiM / muni - kyoM pahelI bujhA rahI hai / . -rUpAkozA- pahelI nahIM bujhA rahI mahArAja, Apake hRdaya kI prAMga bujhA rahI hU~ | mUlyavAn ratnakaMbala se paira pauMchanA zrApa nAdAnI samajhate haiM parantu
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________________ . . ..... [173 ratnakaMbala adhika mUlyavAna hai athavA saMyama-ratna adhika mUlyavAn hai ? ratna bala to sone cAMdI ke Tukar3oM se kharIdA jA sakatA hai magara saMyamaratna to anamola hai| tIna loka kA aizvarya de kara bhI saMyama nahIM kharIdA jA sakatA kyA usakA upayoga Apane adhama kAma ke lie nahIM kiyA hai ? . . . rUpAkozA ke vacanoM kA vANa lakSya para lgaa| muni ke ajJAna kA pardA haTa gayA / moha kA aMdhakAra sahasA vilIna ho gayA / mrama bhAga gyaa| ve rUpAkozA kI ora vismayapUrNa dRSTi se dekhane lge| pahale kI aura aba kI dRSTi meM AkAza-pAtAla jitanA antara thA, aba taka unhoMne rUpAkozA ke jisa rUpa / ko dekhA thA, yaha rUpa usase ekadama nirAlA thaa| usameM ghora mAdakatA thI, isameM pAvanI zakti thI / vaha rUpa mArga bhulAne vAlA thA, yaha mArga batalAne vAlA thA, usa rUpa ne unameM AtmavismRti utpanna kara dI thI, para isane svarUpa kI smRti jAgRta kara dii| vAstava meM padArtha to apane svarUpa meM jaise haiM vaise hI haiM, parantu unheM dekhane vAloM kI vRtti vibhinna prakAra kI hotI hai / do manuSya eka hI vastu ko dekhate haiM magara eka apanI dRSTi kA viSa usameM milA detA hai aura dUsarA use dRSTi ke amRta se pUta banA detA hai / "yathA dRSTistathAsRSTi." kI ukti vAstava meM satya hai| . muni ne pahale bhI rUpAkozA ke mukhamaNDala ko dekhA thA aura aba bhI dekha rahe the / magara isa samaya kI unakI dRSTi meM aneka sAttvika bhAva bhare hue the| vaha socane lage rUpAkozA vezyA nahIM mahAn zikSikA hai, saMyama aura AtmA kI saMrakSikA hai / vAstava meM maiM mAna bhUla gayA thA, pathabhraSTa ho gayA thA / rUpAkozA ne mujhe adhaHpatana ke garta se ubAraliyA hai / maiM apane saMyama rUpa cintAmaNi ko ga~vAne para utArU ho rahA thaa| kRtajJa hUM isa devI kA jisane sthirIkaraNa prAcAra kA avalambana lekara mujhe bacA liyaa|
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________________ 174 ] ____ isa prasaMga se rUpAkozA ne muni kA mana badala diyaa| unhoMne kahA-maiM rUpAkozA para roSa kara rahA thA magara asalI roSa kA bhAjana to maiM svayaM hUM, jo saMyama ko malIna kara rahA huuN| . bandhuo, jo bar3e se bar3e pralobhana ke sAmane bhI apane saMyama ko sthira rakhate haiM ve mahApuruSa dhanya haiM aura unhIM kA isa loka aura paraloka meM kalyANa hotA hai|
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________________ dharma aura kAnUna kA rAjya 'savva jagajIvarakkhaNadayaTThayAe pAvayaraNaM bhagavayA sukhiaN|' ' --prazna vyAkararaMga sUtra bhagavAn mahAvIra ne usa samaya dharmadezanA prArambha kI jaba ve cAra dhanaghAtiyA karmoM kA kSaya karake sarvajJa, sarvadarzI, vItarAga aura kRtakRtya ho cuke the| ataeva sahaja hI . yaha prazna upasthita ho sakatA hai ki unake liye dharmadezanA dene kA prayojana kyA thA ? jaba ve pUrNa vItarAga the, jo kucha prApta karanA thA use prApta kara cuke the, taba dezanA dene meM unakI pravRtti kyoM huI ? ___ karma zAstra kI dRSTi se to kahA jA sakatA hai ki bhagavAn kRtArtha hone para bhI tIrthakara nAmakarma ke udaya ko vedana karane ke lie dharmadezanA dete haiN| dharmadezanA dene se hI tIrthakara prakRti kI nirjarA hotI hai / yaha dharmadezanA kA kAraNa hai| kintu dUsarI dRSTi se bhagavAn kI dharmadezanA kA lakSya hai jIva mAtra kI rkssaa| sampUrNa jagat ke jIvoM kA rakSaNa hI tIrtha kara ke pravacana kA parama lakSya hai| yahA~ jIvoM meM kisI bhI prakAra kA bheda nahIM rakkhA gayA hai| bhagavAn kI dezanA meM kisI prakAra kA pakSapAta nahIM hai, saMkIrNabhAva nahIM hai / aisA nahIM hai ki ve manuSya jAti kI rakSA kA upadeza deM aura manuSyetara prANiyoM kI upekSA kareM / zAstra meM rakSaNa aura dayA ina do zabdoM kA prayoga kiyA gayA hai| vAstava meM rakSA . yA dayA kI bhAvanA samagratA ko lekara hI cala sakatI hai / laMgar3I dayA saccI dayA nahIM kahalA sktii| kisI manuSya ke cAra lar3ake haiN| yadi vaha santatipramI hai to cAroM. para usakA samAna sneha hotA hai / jo pitA pakSapAta se kAma letA hai, kisI santAna para sneha rakhatA hai aura kisI para nahIM, use Adarza pitA nahIM kahA jA
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________________ 176 sakatA / isI prakAra jo manuSyoM aura katipaya anya prANiyoM kI rakSA evaM dayA kA hI lakSya rakhatA hai vaha pUrNa dayAlu nahIM kahA jA sktaa| bhagavAn kA trasa aura sthAvara sabhI jIvoM para eka-sA samabhAva thaa| . prANImAtra kI rakSA vahI sAdhaka kara sakatA hai jo apane mUla aura uttara guNoM kI sAvadhAnI ke sAtha rakSA karatA hai / AtmA apane svabhAva se gira na jAya, svarUpa ramaNa ko chor3a kara parabhAvoM meM ramaNa na karane lage, isake liye jAgRta rahanA, yaha svadayA hai / jo "para dayA" ke sAtha svadayA kA bhI pAlana karatA hai, vaha apanI AtmA ko bandhadazA se mukta karake nivandha dazA kI ora le jAtA hai / yahI pravacana kA uddezya hai| . . . mahAraMbha kI bAta batalA kara prANiyoM kI rakSA kI gaI, isake lie prabhu kI vANI nimittabhUta huii| dravya prANiyoM kI rakSA kI; yaha dravyadayA hai| AtmA meM tRSNA kama ho gaI, parigraha ko bar3hAne ke lie hRdaya meM hone vAlI uthala-puthala miTa gaI, yaha bhAvadayA hai| . .. dArU banAne vAle ko agara dArU banAne kA tyAga karA diyA jAya to / use Arthika hAni hogI, magara dArU ke upayoga karane vAle ko aura becane vAle ko lAbha bhI hogaa| mAnava jIvana itanA tuccha nahIM hai ki do paise paidA karane ke lie durvyasana aura hiMsA kI vastu becI jAya ! thor3e-se paisoM ke lie prAtmA ko pApa se malIna evaM karmoM se bhArI banAnA kadApi viveka zIlatA nahIM hai / manuSya ko kama se kama apanI AtmA para to dayA karanI hI cAhie aura isake lie Avazyaka hai ki use pApoM se bacAyA jAya / pApoM se bacane ke lie hI bhogopabhoga kI maryAdA kI jAtI hai / bhogopabhoga parimANa vrata ke vivecana meM karmAdAnoM kA kathana cala rahA hai / dantavANijya aura lAkSAvANijya ke. viSaya meM kahA jA cukA hai aba Age rasavANijya para vicAra karanA hai / . . . (8) rasavANijje (rasavANijya)-rasa zabda ke aneka prAzaya grahaNa kiye jA sakate haiM parantu karmAdAna ke prakaraNa meM madirA, madhu aura carbI Adi ko hI pramukha samajhanA cAhie / ina padArthoM ke sevana se - dravya aura bhAvahiMsA hotI hai, ataeva inakA vyApAra bhI ghora hiMsA kA kAraNa hai| . ..
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________________ [177 .. rasavANijya' meM jo 'rasa' zabda hai usase SaT rasa artha nahIM lenA caahie| yaha artha liyA jAya to samasta khAdya padArthoM kA vyApAra karanA karmAdAna meM garbhita ho jAegA, jo sarvathA vyavahAra viruddha hogaa| ___ kaI prAcArya dhI dUdha ke vikraya ko bhI rasavANijya kahate haiN| isameM sandeha nahIM ki bhArata varSa meM prAcIna kAla meM dUdha ghRta kA becanA nindanIya samajhA jAtA thaa| manusmRtikAra ne to yahAM taka kaha diyA hai ? . . . . vyaheNa zUdro bhavati brAhmaNaH sIravikrayAt / arthAt koI brAhmaNa yadi . ... dUdha vecatA hai. to vaha tIna dinoM meM brAhmaNa nahIM rahatA zUdra hojAtA hai| ... yadyapi manusmRti meM sirpha brAhmaNa ke lie aisA kahA gayA hai phira bhI isase dugdha vikraya gahita hai, yaha prAbhAsa to milatA hI hai| taba zravaka dUdha kaise beca sakatA hai yaha vicAraNIya hai / kyoMki zrAvaka kA darjA brAhmaNa se nimna nahIM ho sktaa| bhArata kI sAdhAraNa janatA bhI dUdha becanA napharata kI nigAha se dekhatI A rahI hai / loga dUdha becanA pUta becanA samajhate the. chAcha vecanA to bhArata meM kalaMka kI bAta ginI jAtI thii| jaise jainAcAryoM ne zrAvaka ,ke karmoM kA vivecana kiyA hai, aura paryApta / uhApoha kiyA hai, usI prakAra vaidika smRtiyoM meM brAhmaNoM ke karmoM kA bhI. vivecana kiyA gayA hai ! kintu pUrvakAlIna jIvana vyavasthA meM aura vartamAna kAlIna vyavasthA meM : bahuta antara par3a gayA haiN| paristhitiyAM ekadama bhinna prakAra kI hogaI haiN| ..... Aja paisA dene para bhI zuddha vastu kA milanA kaThina ho gayA hai| dUdha, ghI tathA anya khAdya padArthoM meM milavATa kI jAtI hai, sarakAra kI ora se milAvaTa ko rokane ke lie tathA milAvaTa karane vAloM ko daMDita karane ke lie alaga se.padAdhikArI niyukta kiye jAte haiM / unaH para pracura dhana vyaya kiyA.. jAtA hai magara Aja ke jIvana meM itanI adhika aprAmANikatA praveza kara gaI . hai ki sarakAra kA koI bhI prayAsa saphala nahIM ho / pA rahA aprAmANikatA para /
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________________ 178 niyaMtraNa karane ke lie niyukta bahuta se padAdhikArI svayaM aprAmANikatA meM sammilita ho jAte haiM / ve rizvata lekara aprAmANikatA meM sahAyaka bana jAte haiM aura dhar3alle ke sAtha saba prakAra kI beImAnI hotI rahatI hai / jaise 2 ilAja kiyA jAtA haiM vaise 2 bImArI bhI bar3hatI jAtI hai / kahAbhI hai marja bar3hatA gayA jaise dvaakii| yaha kucakra kahA~ jAkara samApta hogA, nahIM kahA jA sktaa| zAsana kI ora se navIna-navIna niyama aura kAnUna banate jAeM aura loga naye-naye rAste mojale jAeM to deza kisa adhaHpatana ke gar3ahe meM giregA, bhagavAna hI jAne / ___ sacamuca meM samAja kA sudhAra kAnUna ke bala para nahIM ho sktaa| daNDa kA bhaya anaitikatA kA unmUlana nahIM kara sktaa| yaha bAta aba taka kI sthiti se spaSTa samajha meM AjAnI caahie| aba taka ke kAnUnoM ne anaitikatA aura aprAmANikatA ko rokane ke badale baDhAvA hI diyA hai aura bhaviSya meM bhI aisA hI hone kI saMbhAvanA hai / to phira anaitikatA kA anta kisa prakAra kiyA jAya ? kyA yaha ucita hogA ki isa saMbaMdha ke saba kAnUna samApta kara diye jAeM aura logoM ko pUrI svataMtratA de dI jAya ki ve jo cAheM, kareM, sarakAra unhe nahIM rokegI ? magara aisA karane kI bhI AvazyakatA nahIM aura yaha abhISTa bhI nahIM ho sakatA AvazyakatA isa bAta kI hai ki janatA ke mAnasa meM dharma aura nIti ke prati AsthA utpanna kI jAya / dharma aura nItike prati jaba aAsthA utpanna ho jAegI taba nizcaya hI logoM ke hRdaya meM parivartana hogA aura hRdaya meM parivartana hone se anaitikatA aura aprANikatA kA adhikAMza meM anta A sakegA / jo zAsana dharmanirapekSa nahIM, dharmasApekSa hogA vahI prajA ke jIvana meM nirmala udAtta aura pavitra bhAvanAeM jAgRta kara skegaa| . sUkhate hue vRkSa ko harA bharA rakhane ke lie jaise pattoM para pAnI chir3akanA asaphala prayAsa hai, usI prakAra prajA meM baDhatI huI aprANikatA ko rokane ke lie kAnUnoM kA nirmANa karanA bhI nirarthaka hai / vRkSa ko harA bharA rakhane ke lie usakI jar3oM meM pAnI sIMcane kI AvazyakatA hotI hai, usI prakAra ..
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________________ [176 / janasAdhAraNa ke jIvana ko zuddha aura nItimaya banAye rakhane ke lie usameM dharma bhAva jAgRta karanA upayogI hai| dharmabhAva se jIvana meM jo parivartana hotA hai vaha sthAyI aura Thosa hotA hai / daNDa ke bhaya meM yaha sAmartha nahIM hai| - isI kAraNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ne daNDavidhAna kA nahIM, prema kA, dharma kA mArga batalAyA hai / unhoMne manuSya ke hRdaya ko parivartita kara dene para jora diyA hai| vicAra ko samyak banA dene arthAt sahI dizA dene kI AvazyakatA darzAyI hai| vicAra kI zuddhi hone para prAcAra Apa hI Apa zuddha ho jAtA hai| dharmazAstra kA rAjya mana para aura kAnUna kA rAjya tana para hotA hai| gAMdhIjI ne apane jIvanakAla meM zarAbabaMdI para bahuta jora diyA thaa| magara vartamAna zAsana vyApaka rUpa meM madyaniSedha karane meM hicaka rahA hai| kisI kisI prAnta meM madyaniSedha kA kAnUna banA bhI to pUrI taraha saphala nahIM ho skaa| kAnUna ke sAtha janatA meM dharmabhAvanA utpanna kiye binA saphalatA prApta honA zAyada hI saMbhava ho ske| mahuA, khajUra, cAvala, tADI, gur3a Adi cIjoM ko madya banAne ke lie sar3AyA jAtA hai| jIva-jantuoM kI utpatti hone para hI sar3AMda hai vahAM jIvajantuoM kI utpatti anivArya hai| hara taraha kI zarAba meM cIjoM ko sar3AnA Avazyaka hotA hai / ataeva madirA banAnA, becanA aura pInA, sabhI ghora pApa kA kAraNa hai| madirA pIne se kyA-kyA hAniyAM hotI haiM, yaha batalAne kI AvazyakatA nahIM / ve hAniyAM itanI prakaTa haiM ki pratyeka manuSya unase paricita hai| madirA buddhi ko bala ko evaM kIrti ko naSTa kara detI hai buddhi lumpati yadadravyaM madakAritaducyate / buddhi kA vinAza yA lopa karane vAlI jitanI cIjeM haiM, ve saba madirA zreNI meM ginI jAtI haiN| kyoM ki unakA pariNAma lagabhaga eka-sA hotA hai| ___ jisakA upayoga na kiyA jAya athavA jisakA upayoga atyanta hAni* kAraka ho, jIvana ko barbAda karane vAlA ho aura jisako loga ghRNA kI dRSTi
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________________ ..180] .. se dekhate hoM, usakA vANijya kyoM kiyA jAya ? apane aura apane parivAra kI udara pUrti kelie dUsare logoM ke jIvana ko naSTa karane meM sahAyaka honA samajhadAra manuSya kA kAma nahIM hai / jisa madirApAna se hajAroM kA jIvana bhayAnaka abhizApa bana jAtA hai, hajAroM parivAra naSTa ho jAte haiM aura durgati ko prApta hote haiM, usakA vyApAra bhale AdamI ke liye kaise ucita hai| zrAvaka aisA vyApAra kadApi nahIM karegA / udarapUrti ke sAdhanoM kI kamI nahIM hai / vaha koI bhI anya dhaMdhA karake apanA nirvAha kara legA, garIbI meM jIvana vyatIta kara legA, parantu aise vinAzakArI padArthoM ke vyApAra meM pratyakSa yA parokSa rUpa meM sammilita nahIM hogaa| - isa prakAra ke kharakarma karane se bAhya aura Antarika donoM prakAra kI hAniyA~ hotI haiM, ataeva vItarAga bhagavAn kI vANI ke amRta kA prAsvAdana karane vAlA zrAvaka isa rasa-vANijya se avazya dUra rhegaa| use to parama zreyomaya prazama kA lokottara rasa pravAhita karanA hai, ananta janmoM kA lAbhakArI vANijya karanA hai| vaha apane parivAra, grAma, nagara aura deza meM upazama ko vitaraNa karegA aura apane tathA dUsaroM ke kalyANa meM sahAyaka bnegaa| ___ Ananda jaba bhagavAn mahAvIra ke nikaTa vrata grahaNa karake ghara pahu~cA to usane turanta hI apanI dharmapatnI zivAnandA ko bhI vrata grahaNa karane ko bhejaa| aise aneka zrAvakoM ne jJAna aura upazama kA vitaraNa kiyA hai| unhoMne gRhasthI meM rahakara madirA-rasa na pilA kara jJAna kA rasa pilaayaa| aura apanA kalyANa kiyaa| bhaGga bhI madirA kI choTI bahina hai / nAsamajha loga jJAna aura upazama kA rasa nahIM pilA kara utsavoM ke avasara para unmatta banAne vAlA rasa pilAte haiN| madirA jaisI nazailI vastueM thor3I-sI tarI pahu~cA kara bhItara kA rasa cUsa letI haiM / majadUroM aura pichar3e varga ke logoM kI sthiti isI kAraNa kharAba hotI hai ki ve zarAba jaisI cIjoM kA upayoga karate haiM / ina mAdaka padArthoM ke caMgula meM par3a kara ve apane sAre parivAra ko vinAza kI ora le jAte haiN| pahale to loga kutUhala se prerita hokara nazailI cIz2a kA sevana karate haiM, magara dhIre-dhIre vaha
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________________ 'pA .. [ 181 apane adhIna banA letI hai| ataeva samajhadAra manuSya kisI ke Agraha se .. athavA kutUhala se bhI mAdaka dravya ke sevana kI zurUAta nahIM kre| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA-he mAnava ! tujhe. jo buddhi milI hai vaha naSTa karane ke lie nahIM / ataeva tu aisA rasa le aura de ki jisase terA tathA samAja kalyANa ho| muni sthUlabhada ne svayaM jJAna kA amIrasa prApta karake vezyA ko diyaa| usa rasa ke prAsvAdana se vezyA kA vezyApana jAtA rahA / usameM zrAvikA ke rUpa kA prAdurbhAva huaa| aba vahI vezyA apane kAma-rasa ko tyAga kara bhUle-bhaTake tapasvI ko sanmArga para lA rahI hai / usane aise adbhuta kauzala ke sAtha tapasvI ke jIvana meM parivartana kiyA ki tapasvI bhI daMga raha gyaa| tapasvI jaba hoza meM Ae to bole-rUpakoze ! tU ne mujhe tAra diyaa| moha aura ajJAna kA andhakAra merI dRSTi ke sAmane chA gayA thA aura usameM merA citta bhaTaka gayA thA ! tU ne Aloka-puja bana kara saccI rAha dikhalA dI / tU ne cikitsaka kI taraha mere mana kI vyAdhi ko dUra kara diyaa| aba mere mana kA mala dhula gayA hai| tere upakAra se maiM dhanya ho gyaa| mere girate jIvana ko tU ne bacA liyA ! maiM nahIM samajha pAyA ki mahAmuni sthUlabhadra ne yahAM kyA .. sAdhanA kI thI ? catura cikitsaka pahale virecana kI davA dekara phira roga- nAzaka davA detA hai, isI prakAra tU ne pahale mujhe bhaTakA kara bAda meM auSadha dI hai| .. isa prakAra tapasvI ne rUpAkozA ke prati kRtajJatA prakaTa kI, rUpAkozA ne uttara meM kahA-munivara ! maiMne apane kartavya kA pAlana kiyA hai, isase adhika kucha bhI nahIM kiyaa| mahAmuni sthUlabhadra ne hI mujhe yaha sIkha dI thii| usI kA yaha pariNAma hai| isameM merI kiMcit bhI bar3AI nahIM hai| sthUlabhadra ne mere jIvana ko mor3a diyA aura unhoMne hI mujhe sevA karane kA yaha tarIkA sikhalAyA hai| unhIM ke zubha samAgama se maiMne dharma kA maMgalamaya patha pAyA hai aura maiM zrAvikA dharma kA pAlana kara rahI hU~ / vyavahAra meM mahAjana kA baccA yadi jAna bUjha kara aisA lena-dena kare jisase Arthika hAni ho to usakA pitA
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________________ 182] nArAja hotA hai, usI prakAra merI mAtA mujhase aprasanna hai| kisI ne kahA hai-'salajjA gaNikA naSTA' arthAt vezyA yadi lajjA kare to varvAda ho jAtI hai| parantu merA jIvana aba badala cukA hai| mAtA asantuSTa hai| maiM use bhI rAha para lAne kA prayatna kara rahI huuN| mujhe santoSa aura prasannatA hai ki Apako apanI padamaryAdA kA bhAna ho gyaa| jinhoMne jJAna kA rasa piyA ho vahI dUsaroM ko sudhArane ke lie prayatnazIla hotA hai| devendra ke prayatna se bhI vaha dharma se vicalita nahIM hotA, sAdhAraNa manuSya kI to bAta hI kyA ? isake lie pratyeka sAdhanAparAyaNa vyakti ko cAra bAteM dhyAna meM rakhanI cAhiye-(1) sthira Asana (2) sthira dRSTi (3) mita bhASaNa aura (4) sad vicAra meM rmnntaa| ina cAra bAtoM para dhyAna rakhane vAlA loka-paraloka meN| lAbha kA bhAgI hotA hai| ____ rUpAkozA dharma ke mArga para calane lgii| vaha zrAvikA ke yogya sabhI vyavahAra kara rahI thii| sAmAyika Adi AvazyakoM kA anuSThAna karatI thii| jaba vezyA ke samAna gandA jIvana vyatIta karane vAlI apanA jIvana sudhAra sakatI hai to sAdhAraNa manuSya ke lie dharma mArga para calanA kauna kaThina bAta hai| kAlI mailI dIvAla cUnA kA hAtha pherane se camaka uThatI hai to kyA malIna mana nirmala nahIM ho sakatA ? dIpAvalI ke avasara para makAna kI saphAI kI jAtI hai to mana kI bhI saphAI karanI cAhiye / mana kI saphAI se Atmika guNa ujjvala hote aura jIvana pAvana bana jAtA hai / yahI kalyANa kA mArga hai|
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________________ mAdaka vastu vyApAra zrati mukti ke pramukha aMgoM meM se eka hai| manuSya kA jIvana prApta ho jAne para bhI yadi jJAnI mahApuruSoM kI anubhavapUta vANI ko zravaNa karane kA avasara na mile to vaha nirarthaka ho jAtA hai / jina mahApuruSoM ne dIrgha kAla paryanta ekAnta zAnta jIvana yApana karate hue tattva kA cintana-manana kiyA hai, unakI vANI ke zravaNa kA lAbha jIvana ke mahAn lAbhoM meM se eka hai| . prazna ho sakatA hai ki vaha zruti kauna-sI hai jo mukti kA aMga hai ? dharma aura sAdhanA ke nAma para pratidina hajAroM bAteM sunate A rahe haiN| mukti __ eka hai aura usake upadezaka aneka haiN| unake upadezoM meM bhI samAnatA nahIM hai| aisI sthiti meM kisa kA upadeza sunA jAya ? kise mAnya kiyA jAya ? kyA sAdhanA ke nAma para sunI jAne vAlI sabhI bAte zruti haiM ? . karNagocara hone vAle sabhI zabda zruti nahIM haiN| kAnoM vAle sabhI prANI sunate haiM / sunane ke anantara zruta zavda lambe samaya taka dimAga meM cakkara khAtA rahatA hai| zrotA-usake abhiprAya ko avadhAraNa karatA hai| kintu yadi zrotA saMjJAvAn na ho to usakA zravaNa vyartha jAtA hai / kaI prANI aise bhI haiM jo zrotra indriya se yukta hote haiM kintu amanaska hote haiM / unameM mana nAmaka-karaNa nahIM hotA jisake Azraya se viziSTa cintana-manana kiyA jAtA hai| ve zabdoM ko sunakara bhI lAbha nahIM uThA sakate ! kucha prANI aise haiM jo zrotrendriya aura mana donoM se sampanna hote haiM kintu unakA mana vizeSa rUpa se puSTa nahIM hotaa| unheM bhI zravaNa kA pUrA lAbha nahIM hotA / puSTa mana vAloM meM bhI koI-koI malIna yA mithyAtvagrasta mana vAle hote haiN| ve zabdoM ko sunate haiM, samajhate haiM . aura una para manana bhI karate haiM / parantu unakI manana dhArA kA pravAha. vipa .
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________________ 184 rIta dizA meM bahatA hai, ataeva ve kalyANakara vicAra na karake akalyANakArI vicAroM ko hI sthAna dete haiN| unako bhI zrati kA yathArtha lAbha nahIM miltaa| zruti do prakAra kI hai-aparA aura parA / apara jisa zrati ke viSaya meM kahA gayA hai vaha sava aparA zruti kahalAtI hai / yaha sAmAnya zrati hai jo vyAvahArika prayojana kI pUtti karatI hai / parA zruti pAramarthika zrati hai jisake dvArA mAnava apanI AtmA ko Upara uThAtA hai| usase AtmA ko apane svarUpa kA bodha hotA hai, tapa, kSamA, ahiMsA Adi sad guNoM kI bhAvanA jAgRta hotI hai aura krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha. hiMsA Adi kI bhAvanA dUra bhAgatI hai / isI parA zruti ko jJAnI puruSa mukti kA aMga mAnate haiN| yaha zruti sarvasAdhAraNa ko durlabha hai| ___ saMsAra ke ananta-ananta jIvoM meM se birale hI koI parA zrati kA saMyoga pAte haiM aura unameM se bhI koI-koI hI grahaNa karane meM samartha hote hai| grahaNa karane vAloM meM se bhI koI virala mAnava hI use pariNata karane meM samartha hote haiN| bhUmi meM DAle gaye sabhI bIja aMkurita nahIM hote| isameM kisAna kA kyA doSa hai ? kadAcit samasta bIja bhI naSTa ho jAe to bhI kisAna kyA kare ? bIjoM ke aMkurita hone meM kaI kAraNoM kI AvazyakatA hotI haiN| unameM se koI eka na huA to bIja aMkurita nahIM hotA / isI prakAra vyAkhyAtA jJAnI janoM ke vacanoM ko zravaNa karAtA hai| magara zravaNa karane vAloM kI manodazA anukUla na hogI to zravaNa sArthaka nahIM ho skegaa| jinakA bhAgya UMcA hai yA jo uccakoTi ke puNyAnubandhI puNya se yukta haiM aura jinakI AtmA samyaktva se ujjvala hai yA jinakA mithyAtvabhAva zithila par3a / gayA hai, vahI manuSya zrati se vAstavika lAbha uThA sakate haiN| gRhastha Ananda ne vItarAga kI vANI zravaNa kI; grahaNa kI aura usakA pariNamana kiyaa|. usI kA prasaMga yahAM cala rahA hai / bhogopabhoga prAtaH .
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________________ [ 185 ke karma viSayaka praticAroM kA jinheM karmAdAna kahate haiM, vivecana cala rahA hai / kala rasavANijya ke viSaya meM kahA gayA thA / madya kA vyavasAya karanA khara karma hai / pUrvakAla meM madya kA upayoga kama hotA thA / usa samaya kI prajA meM bhoga kI lAlasA kama thI, ataeva bhogya padArthoM kA bhI grAja kI taraha pracura mAtrA meM AviSkAra nahIM huA thA / usa samaya ke loga bahuta sAdagI ke sAtha jIvana vyatIta karate the aura svalpa santoSI hone ke kAraNa sukhI zraura sAnta the / grAja vaha bAta nahIM hai| bhAMti'bhAMti kI madirAe to Ajakala banatI aura bikatI hI haiM, anya padArthoM meM, vizeSataH davAiyoM meM bhI unakA sammizraNa hotA hai| elopaithika davAeM, jo drava ke rUpa meM hotI haiM, unameM prAyaH madirA kA saMyoga pAyA jAtA hai| jo loga maMdirA pAna ke tyAgI haiM unheM vicAra karanA cAhiye ki aisI davAoM kA sevana kaise kara sakate haiM ? bahuta 'se loga lobha-lAlaca meM par3a kara madirA banAte yA becate haiM / ve samajhate haiM ki isa vyApAra se hameM bahuta acchA munAphA milatA hai ! kintu jJAnI jana kahate haiM tU ne paisA ikaTThA kara liyA hai aura aisA karake phUlA nahIM samA rahA, yaha saba to ThIka hai, magara thor3A isa bAta para bhI vicAra kara ki tU ne karma kA bhAra apanI grAtmA para kitanA bar3hA liyA hai ? jaba ina karmoM kA udaya AegA aura pragAr3ha duHkha-vedanA kA anubhava karanA par3egA, usa samaya kyA vaha paise kAma AeMge ? usa dhana se duHkha ko dUra kiyA jA sakegA ? paisA parabhava meM sAtha jA sakegA ? DAlaDA tela kA nirmAtA churI calAtA nahIM dIkha par3atA, maMgara vaha pracAra karatA hai hama deza kI mahAn sevA kara rahe haiN| yaha vanaspati kA ghI hai, pauSTika vastu hai / loga isakA adhika sevana kareMge to dUdha kI bacata hogI aura baccoM ko dUdha adhika sulabha kiyA jA sakegA ! isa prakAra janatA ke jIvana ke sAtha khilavAr3a kI jAtI hai aura use - deza sevA kA jAmA pahanAyA jAtA hai / DAlaDA kA to udAharaNa ke taura para hI
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________________ 186] ullekha kiyA gayA hai| Aja aisI anaginatI cIjeM cala par3I haiM jo manuSya ke svAsthya ke lie atyanta hAnikAraka haiM magara unake nirmAtA lubhAvane vijJApana karate haiM aura janatA unake cakkara meM A jAtI hai| inake banAne meM aparimita jIvoM kI hiMsA hotI hai, parantu isa ora kisI kA dhyAna nahIM jaataa| __ madyapAna para Aja koI aMkuza nahIM hai / bahuta-se * acche aura dhArmika ... saMskAra vAle gharoM ke navayuvaka bhI burI saMgati * meM par3a kara bhUle. bhaTake isa / mahA anarthakArI evaM jindagI ko barbAda kara dene vAlI madirA ke zikAra ho jAte haiN| isa ora vivekazIla janoM kA dhyAna AkarSita honA cAhiye aura apanI saMtAna ko madirA pIne kI lata vAloM durvyasanioM kI saMgati se dUra rakhanA caahie| jisa ghara meM madirA kA praveza eka bAra ho jAtA hai, samajha lIjiye vaha ghara barvAda ho gyaa| usake sudharane aura sambhalane kI AzA bahuta hI kama raha jAtI hai / ataeva mahAhiMsA se nirmita tathA zarIra aura dimAga ko atyanta hAni pahu~cAne vAlI madirA jaisI mAdaka vastuoM kA vyApAra aura -- sevana zrAvaka ke lie varjanIya kahA gayA hai| . (7) visa vANijje (viSa vANijya)-viSa kA aura viSaile padArthoM kA . vyApAra karanA viSa vANijya kahalAtA hai| ___ somila, saMkhiyA, gA~jA, aphIma Adi aneka prakAra ke viSaM hote haiM / ye sabhI aise padArtha haiM jo jIvana kI poSaNa zakti kA ghAta karate haiM. aura prANa hAni bhI karate haiN| aisI vastuoM kA vyApAra karanA aneka dRSTiyoM se varjanIya hai| : prathama to yaha vyApAra lokanindita hone se kisI sadgRhastha ke yogya nahIM hai| dUsare hiMsA Adi aneka ghora anarthoM kA bhI kAraNa hai| inake sevana se sivAya. anartha ke koI lAbha nahIM hotaa| tamAkhU bhI viSaile padArthoM meM se eka hai aura Ajakala aneka rUpoM meM : isakA upayoga kiyA jA rahA haiM / tamAkhU ko loga sAdhAraNa cIz2a yA sAdhA. raNa viSa samajhane lage haiM kintu yaha unakA bhrama hai| tamAkhU kA pAnI agara
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________________ [187...macchara yA makkhI para chir3aka diyA jAya to ve tar3aphar3A kara mara jAte haiM / yadi tamAkhU na khAne vAlA akasmAt tamAkhU khA le to use cakkara Ane lagate haiM, : usakA dimAga ghUmane lagatA hai aura jaba taka vamana na ho jAya taba taka use . caina nahIM pdd'tii| kyA Apane kabhI vicAra kiyA hai ki aisA kyoM hotA hai ? vAstava meM manuSya kA zarIra tamAkhU ko sahana nahIM krtaa| zarIra kI prakRti se vaha pratikUla hai| zArIrika prakRti ke viruddha manuSya jaba tamAkhU kA sevana karatA hai to zarIra kI ora se yaha ceSTA hotI hai ki vaha use bAhara nikAla pheMke / isI kAraNa vamana hotA hai| bIr3I, sigareTa yA hukkA Adi ke dvArA z2aba tamAkhU kA sevana kiyA jAtA hai taba zarIra para doharA atyAcAra.. . hotA hai| tamAkhU aura dhuMA donoM zarIra ke lie hAnikAraka haiN| jaba koI .... manuSya dekhAdekhI pahalepahala bIr3I sigareTa pItA hai taba bhI usakA mastaka cakarAtA hai aura sira meM joradAra pIr3A hotI hai| kintu manuSya itanA viveka hIna bana jAtA hai ki prakRti kI ora se milane vAlI cetAvanI kI ora tanika bhI dhyAna nahIM detA aura kaSTa sahana karake bhI apane zarIra meM viSa ghuser3atA jAtA hai| dhIre-dhIre zarIra kI vaha pratirodhaka zakti kSINa ho jAtI hai aura manuSya use samajha nahIM paataa| - kaI loga tamAkhU sUghate haiN| aisA karane se unake AsapAsa baiThane .... vAloM ko kitanI parezAnI hotI hai| isa prakAra tamAkhU kA cUsanA, pInA aura sUcanA sabhI zarIra ke lie bhayAnaka hAnikAraka haiM / Akhira jo jahara hai vaha lAbhadAyaka kaise ho sakatA hai ? .. zarIra vijJAna ke vettAoM kA kathana hai ki jo bImAriyAM atyanta khataranAka samajhI jAtI haiM, unake anya kAraNoM meM tamAkhU kA sevana bhI eka mukhya kAraNa hai| kSaya aura kaiMsara jaisI prANa levA bImAriyAM tamAkhU ke sevana se utpanna hotI haiN| kaiMsara kitanI bhayaMkara bImArI hai, yaha kauna nahIM jAnatA ? cikitsA . . vijJAna aura zarIra vijJAna ke vikAsa ke isa yuga meM bhI kaiMsara aba taka . . asAdhya bImArI samajhI jAtI hai / hajAroM meM se koI bhAgyavAn bace to bhale hI
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________________ 188] baca jAya' anyathA kaiMsara to prANa lekara hI piNr3a chor3atA hai / anubhavI logoM kA kathana hai ki pacahattara pratizata logoM ko tamAkhU ke sevana se yaha bImArI utpanna hotI hai / Akhira manuSya kA viveka itanA kSINa kaise ho gayA hai ki vaha apane jIvana aura prANoM kI bhI paravAha na karake jaharile padArthoM kA sevana karane para utArU ho gayA hai ! apane hAthoM apane pAMva para kulhAr3A mArane vAlA kyA buddhimAn kahA jA sakatA hai ! yaha eka prakAra kA zrAtmaghAta hai / pAzcAtya DAkTaroM ne tamAkhU ke sevana se hone vAlI hAniyoM kA anubhava kiyA hai aura logoM ko sAvadhAna kiyA hai / para isa deza ke loga kaba isa vinAza kArI vastu ke caMgula me chuTakArA pAeMge ! Apako zAyada vidita ho ki tamAkhU bhAratIya vastu nahIM hai / prAcIna kAla meM ise bhAratavAsI jAnate taka nahIM the / yaha videzoM kI jaharIlI saugAta hai aura jaba videzI loga isakA parityAga karane ke lie AvAja bulanda kara rahe haiM taba bhArata meM isakA pracAra bar3hatA jA rahA hai / grAja saiMkar3oM prakAra kI nayI-nayI chApa kI bIr3iyAM pracalita ho rahI haiM / bhArata ke vyApArI janatA ke svAsthya kI upekSA karake prAyaH paisA kamAne kI vRtti rakhate haiM / anya dezoM meM to deza se lie hAnikAraka padArthoM kA vijJApana bhI samAcAra patroM meM nahIM chApA jAtA, magara yahAM aise AkarSaka vijJApana chApe jAte haiM ki par3hane vAle kA mana usake sevana ke lie lalacA nAya to koI Azcarya kI bAta nahIM / jo vyApArI bIr3I, jardA, sigareTa, suMghanI Adi kA vyApAra karate haiM ve jahara phailAne kA dhandhA karate haiM / samabhAdAra vyApArI ko isa dhandhe se bacanA cAhiye / janatA kA durbhAgya haiM ki grAja bIr3I sigareTa Adi kI bikrI eka sAdhAraNa bAta samajhI jAtI / koI vastu jaba samAja meM nindanIya nahIM ginI jAtI to usake vikraya aura le jAne lAne yAdi kI khulI chUTa mila jAtI
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________________ . [186 hai| kintu aise udAra hRdaya loga kama hI mileMge jo ina viSailI vastuoM ke vikraya kA tyAga karadeM / jo aisA kareMge ve kartavya niSTha samajhe jaaeNge| .. durbala hRdayAmanuSya prAyaH anukaraNazIla hotA hai / vaha kamajorI ko jaldI pakar3a letA hai| jisakI vicAra zakti praur3ha hai vaha andhAnukaraNa nahIM karatA, apane viveka kI tarAjU para kartavya-akarsavya ko telakara nirNaya karatA hai| vaha janatA ke lie hAnikAraka vastu beca kara usake sAtha anyAya aura dhokhA nahIM krtaa| deza aura samAja ke hita meM vaha nimitta nahIM bntaa| . . jo cIja viSa ke nAma se adhika prasiddha hai yA jo viSa ekadama prANanAza karatA hai, usase loga bhaya khAte haiM, cauMkate haiM, kintu tamAkhU kA viSa aisA viSa hai jo dhIre-dhIre jIvana ko naSTa karatA hai aura jinakA jIvana naSTa hotA hai unheM ThIka taraha patA nahIM cltaa| isa kAraNa loga usake sevana ko . burA nahIM smjhte| adhika se adhika 10-12 roTiyoM meM manuSya kA peTa bhara jAtA hai, magara bIr3I aura sigareTa pIte-pIte santoSa nahIM hotaa| kaI loga aneka baMDala yA paikeTa bIr3I-sigareTa ke pIkara samApta kara dete haiM / magara isa prakAra tamAkhU ke sevana se zarIra viSailA ho jAtA hai.| vaha bicchU kA bhI bApa bana jAtA hai| jisa manuSya kA zarIra tamAkhU ke viSa se viSailA ho jAtA hai usakA prabhAva usakI santati ke zarIra para bhI avazya par3atA hai| ataeva tamAkhU kA sevana karanA apane hI zarIra ko naSTa karanA nahIM hai, balki apanI santAna ke zarIra meM bhI viSa gholanA hai / ataeva santAna kA maMgala cAhane vAloM kA kartavya hai ki ve isa burAI se baceM aura apane tathA apanI santAna ke jIvana ke lie abhizApa rUpa na bneN| kahate haiM saMkhiyA kA sevana karane vAle para bicchU kA asara nahIM par3atA, yahAM taka ki sardI-jukAma use nahIM hotaa| usake lie koI davA kAragara
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________________ 160 ] nahIM hotii| usakA bImAra honA hI mAnoM antima samaya kA Agamana hai| use koI auSadha vacA nahI sktii| . .. yahAM taka dravya-viSa ke viSaya meM kahA gayA hai, jisase pratyeka vivekavAn gRhastha ko bacanA cAhiye / kintu pUrNa tyAgI ko to bhAva viSa se bhI pUrI taraha bacane kA nirantara prayAsa karanA hai| unakA jIvana tyAMga evaM tapazcaraNa se vizuddha hotA hai, ataeva ve dravya-viSa kA hI sevana nahIM karate, para bhAvaM. viSa se bhI mukta rahate haiN| - kAma krodha Adi vikAra bhAva-viSa kahalAte haiN| dravya-viSa jaise zarIra ko hAni pahu~cAtA hai, usI prakAra bhAva-viSa AtmA ko hAni pahu~cAte haiM / dravya viSa se mRtyu bhI ho jAya to eka bAra hotI hai kintu bhAva-viSa punaH punaH janma-maraNa kA kAraNa banatA hai| dravya-viSa dravya prANoM kA ghAta karatA hai jaba ki bhAva-viSa :AtmA ke jJAnAdi bhAvaprANoM kA vighAtaka hotA hai| AtmA anAdi kAla se aba taka janma-jarA-maraNa kI mahAvedanA se mukta nahIM ho sakA, isakA ekamAtra kAraNa bhAva viSa hai| yaha bhAva viSa ghora duHkha rUpa hai / aura sabhI anarthoM kA kAraNa hai / ataeva dravya-viSa se bhAva-viSa kama garhita aura anarthakArI nahIM hai| jo sAdhaka pramAda aura moha se grasta ho jAtA hai, vaha bhAva viSa kA sevana karatA hai / isa bhAva viSa ke prabhAva se usakI cetanA mUrSita, supta aura aura jar3IbhUta ho jAtI hai| viSa kA prabhAva yadi phailane lage aura usakA avarodha na kiyA jAya to vaha sAre zarIra ko sar3A kara vinaSTa kara detA hai / bhAva viSa isase bhI adhika hAnikara hotA hai / yaha anekAneka jIvanoM ko barvAda karake chor3atA hai| ataeva jinako vItarAga deva kI sudhAmayI vANI ko zravaNa karane kA avasara prApta huA hai unheM viSaya-kaSAya ke viSa kA saMcAra nahIM hone denA cAhiye / jaba viSa kA saMcAra hone lage to viveka rUpI amata se use zAnta kara denA
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________________ * cAhiye / aisA na kiyA gayA to nissandeha AtmA kA vinAza hue binA nahIM rhegaa| ... siMha guphAvAsI muni ke mana meM bhAva viSa kA saMcAra huA, para vaha viSa phailane se pahale hI zAnta kara diyA gayA / rUpAkozA rUpI viSabhiSak kA suyoga unheM mila gyaa| usakI cikitsA se vaha naSTa ho gyaa| . rUpAkozA apane pUrvakAlika jIvana meM vezyAvRtti karatI thI, phira bhI usane mArga se cyuta hote hue muni ko sthira kiyA aura saMyama ke patha para prArUr3ha kiyA / yaha nArI jAti kI zAsana ke prati sarAhanIya sevA hai| zAstroM meM isa prakAra ke aneka AkhyAna upalabdha haiM jinase nArI jAti kI sevA kA patA lagatA hai| rAjImatI kI kathA se Apa saba paricita hI. hoNge| usane muni rathami ke bhAva viSa kA nivAraNa kiyA thA / vAstava meM zramaNaH saMgha kA yaha ratha cAroM cakroM ke udyoga aura sahayoga se hI cala rahA hai / ataeva Aja ke zrAvakoM aura zrAvikAoM ko bhI apanA uttaradAyitva anubhava karanA cAhiye / saMgha ke pratyeka aMga ko dUsare aMgoM ke saMyama meM sahAyaka bananA caahiye|.. . .." rUpAkozA ne samajhAyA-mahAtman ! yaha saMyama rUpI ratna kambala bahuta kImatI haiM, yaha anamola hai aura tInoM lokoM meM isakI barAbarI karane vAlI anya koI vastu nahIM haiM / mahAn-mahAna puNya kA jaba udaya hotA hai taba yaha .. prApta hotA hai| aise mahAmUlyavAn ratna ko Apa bhulA rahe hai ! . .., . rUpAkozA ke saMbodhana kA pariNAma yaha huA ki viSaHkA vistAra nahIM .. huA aura vaha amRta ke rUpa meM badala gyaa| vikAra utpanna hone para yadi susaMskAra jAgRta ho jAya to yaha viSa kI pariNati amRta meM honA hai| rUpAkozA se vidA lekara muni apane gurujI ke pAsa jAne lageM / unake * mana meM tIvra icchA jAgRta huI ki atikrama, vyatikrama evaM aticAra kA saMzodhana zIghra se zIghra kara liyA jAya / Thokara khAkara muniH kA bhAna jAgRta ho gayA
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________________ 192] thA, ataeva guru sambhUti vijaya ke caraNoM meM jAkara ve aticAra kI zuddhi kara lenA cAhate the| jaise paira meM kAMTA cubha jAne para manuSya ko caina nahIM par3atI vaha vedanA kA anubhava karatA hai aura zIghra se zIghra use nikAla DAlanA cAhatA hai, isI prakAra vrata meM aticAra laga jAne para saccA sAdhaka taba taka caina nahIM letA jaba taka apane guru ke samakSa nivedana karake prAyazcita na kara le / vaha aticAra rUpI zalya ko prAyazcitta dvArA nikAla karake hI zAnti paataa| hai / aisA karane vAlA sAdhaka hI nirmala caritra kA paripAlana kara sakatA hai / guNavAn aura saMskAra sampanna vyakti hI niSkapaTa bhAva se apanI AlocanA kara sakatA hai / jisake mana meM saMyamI hone kA pradarzana karane kI bhAvanA nahIM haiM varan jo AtmA ke utthAna ke lie saMyama kA pAlana karatA hai, vaha saMyama meM AI huI malInatA ko kSaNa bhara bhI sahana nahIM kregaa| muni ne guru ke caraNoM meM pahu~ca kara nivedana kiyA-bhagavan ! ApakI icchA kI avahelanA karake maiMne apanA hI aniSTa kiyA / aneka yAtanAeM sahIM aura apanI AtmA ko malIna kiyA hai / isa prakAra kaha kara munine pUrvokta ghaTanA unheM sunAI / usameM se kucha bhI chipAne kA prayatna nahIM kiyA / cikitsaka ke pAsa jAkara koI rogI yadi usase bAta chipAtA hai, apane doSa ko sApha-sApha prakaTa nahIM karatA to apanA hI aniSTa karatA hai, isI prakAra jo sAdhaka guru ke nikaTa apane doSa ko jyoM kA tyoM nahIM prakAzita karatA to vaha bhI apanI AtmA kA aniSTa karatA hai| usakI AtmA nirmala nahIM ho paatii| use saccA sAdhaka nahIM kahA jA sktaa| saba vRttAnta sunakara gurujI ne kahA-vatsa ! tU zuddha: hai kyoMki tU ne apanA hRdaya kholakara sava vAta spaSTa rUpa se prakaTa kara dI hai / guru ke isa kathana se ziSya ko AzvAsana milaa| usane punaH kahA- Apane munivara sthUlabhadra ko dhanya, dhanya, dhanya kahA thaa| maiMne isa kathana para
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________________ [ 163 bhraMmaM vazaM zaMkA kI thI / Apake kathana ke marma ko samajha nahIM sakA thaa| apane isa anucita kRtya ke lie maiM kSamA prArthI huuN| __ muni ke antara se dhvani nikalI-vaha mahApuruSa vAstava meM dhanya hai jo kAma-rAga ko jIta letA hai| rAga ko jIta kara jIvana ko saphala banAne se hI manuSya kA yaha loka .. __aura paraloka kalyANamaya banatA hai| - - -
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________________ kutsita karma antardRSTi se dekhane para sAdhaka ko apanA satya svarUpa samajha meM AtA hai| yoM to saMsAra ke sabhI netroM vAle prANI dekhate haiM aura mana vAle prANI soca-vicAra karate haiM, magara yaha saba dekhanA aura socanA tabhI sArthaka hotA hai jaba apane sacce svarUpa ko samajha liyA jAya / apane svarUpa ko samajha lenA sarala nahIM hai| bar3e-bar3e vaijJAnika bhautika padArthoM ke viSaya meM gaharI jAnakArI prApta kara lete haiM kintu apane Apako nahIM jAna paate| aura jaba taka sva-svarUpa ko nahIM jAna pAyA taba taka para-padArthoM kA gahare se gaharA jJAna bhI nirarthaka hai| isI kAraNa bhArata ke RSi-muniyoM ne AtmA ko pahacAnane kI prabala preraNA kI hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne to yahAM taka kaha diyA hai je egaM jAragai se savvaM jANai / __ jo eka-AtmA ko jAna letA hai, vaha sabhI ko jAna letA hai| prAtma jJAna ho jAne para prAtmA paripUrNa caitanyamaya prakAza se udbhAsita ho uThatA hai| usake samakSa akhila vizva hastAmalakavat ho jAtA hai| jagat kA koI bhI guhya usase chipA nahIM rhtaa| yaha AtmajJAna kA apUrva prabhAva hai| __ vaidika RSiyoM kI bhI yahI pukAra rahI hai| 'zrotavyo mantavyo nididhyAsitavyoyamAtnA' yaha unake vacanoM kI bAnagI hai| ve kahate haiMare ! yaha AtmA hI zravaNa karane yogya hai, manana karane yogya hai aura nididhyAsana karane yogya hai| isa prakAra bhAratIya tattvajJAna meM AtmajJAna kI AvazyakatA aura mahimA kA jo pratipAdana kiyA gayA hai, usakA ekamAtra hetu yahI hai ki prAtmajJAna se hI prAtmakalyANa siddha kiyA jA sakatA hai / AtmajJAnahIna
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________________ } [ 165 para vijJAna se AtmA kA prayojana siddha nahIM hotA / vaha Atmonnati aura AtmavikAsa meM sAdhaka nahIM hokara bAdhaka hI hotA haiM / AtmajJAna saMsAra meM sarvopari upAdeya hai / AtmajJAna se hI grAtmA kA ananta evaM pravyAbAdha sukha prakaTa hotA hai / yaha grAtma jJAna sAdhanA ke binA prApta nahIM ho sakatA / sAdhaka sva aura para ko jAna kara para kA tyAga kara detA hai aura sva ko grahaNa karatA hai / sva kA parijJAna ho jAne para vaha samajhane lagatA hai ki dhana, tana, tanaya, dArA, ghara-dvAra, kuTumba parivAra zrAdi ko vaha bhramavaza sva samajhatA thA, ve to para haiM, jJAna viveka Adi grAtmika guNa hI sva haiM / yasyAsti naikyaM vapuSA'pi sArddham, tasyAsti kiM putrakalatramitraH / pRthakkRte carmariNa roma kUpAkuto hi tiSThanti zarIramadhye // AtmA kI jaba zarIra ke sAtha bhI ekatA nahIM hai to putra, kalatra aura mitroM ke sAtha ekatA kaise ho sakatI hai ? yadi zarIra kI camar3I ko pRthak kara diyA jAya to romakUpa usameM kisa prakAra raha sakate haiM ? tAtparya yaha hai ki putra kalatra Adi kA nAtA isa zarIra ke sAtha hai. aura jaba zarIra hI grAtmA se bhinna hai to putra kalatra Adi kA grAtmA se nAtA nahIM ho sakatA / isa prakAra kA bheda jJAna jaba utpanna ho jAtA hai taba AtmA meM eka apUrva jyoti jAgRta hotI hai / usa samaya aisA pratIta hotA hai mAnoM sira para ladA huA manoM bhAra utara gayA hai| grAtmA ko zradbhuta zAnti prApta hotI hai / usameM nirAkulatA prakaTa ho jAtI hai / vyavahAranaya se jina-jina zrAcAroM aura vyavahAroM se supravRtti jAgRta hotI hai, ve saba sva haiM | sva kA bhAna hone para nija kI ora kA saMkoca vistRta hotA jAtA hai aura para kI ora kA vistAra saMkucita hotA jAtA hai| aise sAdhaka ko svaramaNa meM abhUtapUrva grAnanda kI upalabdhi hotI hai / usa grAnanda
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________________ 26 ] kI tulanA meM para vastuoM se prApta hone vAlA sukha nIrasa aura tuccha pratIta hone lagatA hai / zrAvaka grAnanda ko bhagavAn mahAvIra ke samAgama se AtmA kI anubhUti utpanna huI / usane zrAvaka ke vratoM ko aMgIkAra kiyA bAhya vastuoM kI maryAdA kI / vaha antarmukha hone lagA / bhagavAn ne use bhogopabhoga kI vidhi samajhAte hue karmAdAna kI heyatA kA upadeza diyA / gRhasya kA dhanopArjana ke binA kAma nahIM calatA, tathApi yaha to ho hI sakatA hai ki kina upAyoM se vaha dhanopArjana kare aura kina upAyoM se dhanopArjana na kare, isa bAta kA viveka rakhakara zrAvako - cita upAyoM kA avalambana kare aura jo upAya anaitika haiM, jo mahAraMbha rUpa haiM, jinameM mahAn hiMsA hotI hai aura jo lokanindita haiM, aise upAyoM se dhanopArjana na kare / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne grAnanda ko batalAyA ki jina upAyoM se vizeSa karma bandha aura hiMsA ho ve tyAjya haiN| sAtha hI ve padArtha bhI heya haiM jo karma bandha aura hiMsA ke hetu haiM / somila, saMkhiyA, tamAkhU Adi padArtha tyAjya padArthoM meM sarva prathama gaNanA karane yogya haiM ! peTrola aura miTTI kA tela bhI viSa tulya hI hai / aise ghAtaka padArthoM kA vyApAra karanA niSiddha hai / abhI kucha dina pUrva samAcAra milA thA ki kisI jagaha jamIna meM peTrola gira gayA / usa para vIr3I kA jalatA huAA Tukar3A par3a jAne se kaIyoM ko hAni pahuMcI ! peTrola yA miTTI kA tela chir3aka kara Atma hatyA karane ke samAcAra to akhabAroM meM chapate hI rahate haiM / isa prakAra grAja saMkhiyA aura aura somila ke kaI bhAI-bandhu paidA ho gaye haiM / jisane apanI abhilASA ko sImita kara liyA hai jo saMyama pUrvaka jIvana nibhAnA cAhatA hai, alpa pApa se kuTumba kA pAlana-poSaNa karanA cAhatA hai, vaha aise niSiddha karmoM aura padArthoM ko nahIM apanAegA / vaha to dharma aura nIti ke sAtha hI apanI jIvikA upArjana kara legA / kintu jisa kI icchAeM sImita nahIM hai, svacchanda aura niraMkuza haiM, jo nayI-nayI koThiyA~ aura baMgale banavAne ke svapna dekhatA rahatA hai, usakA niSiddha karmoM se bacanA kaThina hai /
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________________ [ 167 vAstava meM zrAvaka vrata grahaNa karane se jIvana kA koI kArya nahIM rukatA phira bhI loga vratoM se Darate haiM / jaba vratoM kI jAnakArI rakhane vAlA bhI vrata grahaNa se bhayabhIta hotA hai to jo vratoM ke svarUpa ko samIcIna rUpa se nahIM jAnatA vaha bhayabhIta ho to kyA Azcarya hai ! lAkhoM vyakti vItarAgoM kA upadeza sunate haiM magara unameM se saikar3oM bhI . pratadhArI nahIM bana pAye, isakA eka pradhAna kAraNa bhaya kI bhramapUrNa kalpanA Ananda zrAvaka ne vrata dhAraNa kiye aura pandraha karmAdAnoM kA tyAga kiyA, phira bhI usakA saMsAra vyavahAra banda nahIM huaa| isa tathya ko samajhakara gRhasthoM ko zrAvaka ke vratoM se DaranA nahIM cAhiye / ina karmAdAnoM meM se viSa vANijya kA nirUpaNa kiyA jA cukA hai| aba keza vANijya ke viSaya meM prakAza DAlA jAtA hai| * (10) kesa vANijje (kezavANijya)-'kezavANijya' zabda se kezoM kA vyApAra karanA jAna par3atA hai parantu isakA vAstavika artha hai-keza vAle prANiyoM kA vyApAra / kisI yuga meM dAsoM aura dAsiyoM ke vikraya kI prathA pracalita thii| usa samaya manuSyoM ko becA aura kharIdA jAtA thaa| madhyayuga meM kanyA vikraya kA rivAja cAlU ho gyaa| dhanalolupa loga kanyA ke badale meM kucha rakama liyA karate the, jise rIti ke paise kahate the| Aja varavikraya hone lagA hai| jise bAlikA ke badale rakama lene kA khayAla ho vaha bhalA bAlikA kA kyA hita soca sakatA hai ? aura jo apanI aMgajAta bAlikA kA hI hita ahita nahIM socatA vaha anya prANiyoM kA hitAhita socegA, yaha aAzA rakhanA durAzA mAtra hI hai| lAlaca ke vazIbhUta hokara keza vAle bher3a Adi pazuoM ko becanA bhI kezavANijya ke antargata hai| jisakA ekamAtra lakSya munAphA kamAnA hogA vaha isa bAta kA zAyada hI vicAra kareMgA ki kisake hAtha becane se pazu ko kaSTa
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________________ 18] hogA aura kisako becane se vaha pArAmaM paaegaa| jo jAnavaroM ko becane kA dhandhA karatA hai aura pazuoMoM ke bAjAra meM lejA kara unheM becatA haiN| vaha upayukta anupayukta grAhaka kA vicAra na karake adhika se adhika paisA dene vAloM ko hI beca detA hai / gradala-badala karane vAlA kucha hAMni uThA kara beca sakatA hai magara lAbha uThAne kI pravRtti vAlA kyoM hAni - sahana karegA ? prAya yaha hai ki prANiyoM kA vikraya karanA aneka prakAra ke anartho kA kAraNa hai / ataeva aise anarthakArI vyavasAya ko vrata dhAraNa karane vAlA zrAvaka nahIM karatA / zrAvaka aisA koI karma nahIM karegA jisase usake vratoM meM malInatA utpanna ho| vaha vratabAdhaka vyavasAya se dUra hI rahegA aura apane kArya se dUsaroM ke sAmane sundara Adarza upasthita kregaa| vrata grahaNa karane vAle ko grar3ausI- par3ausI cAra-cakSu se dekhane lagate haiM, ataeva zrAvaka aisA dhandhA na kare jisase lokanindA hotI ho, zAsana kA apavAda yA apayaza hotA ho aura usake vratoM meM bAbA upasthita hotI ho / dharma ke siddhAntoM kA varNana zAstroM meM kiyA jAtA hai kintu usakA mUrta evaM vyAvahArika rUpa usake anuyAyiyoM ke prAcaraNa se hI prakaTa hotA hai / sAdhAraNa janatA siddhAntoM ke nirUpaNa se anabhijJa hotI hai, ataH vaha usa dharma ke anuyAyiyoM se hI usa dharma ke viSaya meM apanA khayAla banAtI hai ! jisa dharma ke anuyAyI sadAcAraparAyaNa, paropakArI aura prAmANika jIvana yApana karate haiM, usa dharma ko loga acchA mAnate haiM aura jisa dharma ko mAnane vAle nIti evaM sadAcAra se gire hote haiM usa dharma ke viSaya meM logoM kI dhAraNA gracchI nahIM banatI / sAdhu santa kitanA hI sundara upadeza deM, dharma kI mahimA kA bakhAna kareM aura vItarAga praNIta dharma kI utkRSTatA kA pratipAdana kareM, magara jaba taka gRhasthoM kA vyavahAra gracchA na hogA taba taka sarva sAdhAraNa ko vItarAga dharma kI utkRSTatA kA khayAla nahIM thA. sakatA / ataeva apane AcaraNa ko zreSTha banAnA bhI dharma prabhAvanA kA eka aMga haiN| pratyeka gRhastha ko yaha ..
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________________ [166 anubhava karanA cAhiye ki vaha jinadharma kA pratinidhi hai aura usake vyavAhara se dharma ko nApA jAtA hai, ataeva aisA koI kArya usake dvArA na ho jisase logoM ko usakI aura usake dvArA dharma kI AlocanA karane kA avasara prApta ho / .. . ikeza vANijya meM samasta dvipadoM aura catuSpadoM kA samAveza hotA haiN| ataeva kisI bhI jAti ke pazu yA pakSI ko becaM kara lAbha uThAnA zrAvaka ke lie niSiddha haiN| . . .. ... . . . . . . . ... : pUrvokta pAMca vyavasAyoM ke lie 'vANijya' zabda kA prayoga kiyA gayA hai, kyoMki yahAM utpAdana nahIM kiyA jA rahA hai, utpanna vastu ko kharIda kara becanA hI vANijya kahalAtA hai| yahAM isa bAta kA bhI dhyAna rakhanA cAhiye ki pazuoM kI anAvazyaka saMkhyA bar3ha jAne se, unako sambhAla sakane kI sthiti na hone se yA aise hI kisI dUsare kAraNa se apane pazu ko beca denA keza vANijya nahIM khlaaegaa| keza vANijya tabhI hogA jaba munAphA lekara veca dene kI dRSTi se hI koI pazu pakSI kharIdA jAya aura phira munAphA lekara vecA jAya / zrAvaka isa prakAra kA vyApAra nahIM karegA / . Una yA bAla adhika samaya taka par3eM raheM to unameM kIr3e par3a jAte haiM, ataeva unakA vyApAra niSiddha kahA jAtA hai, ... dvipada aura catuSpada kA vyApAra karane vAlA unakI rakSA kA vicAra nahIM kregaa| unakI sukha-suvidhA ke prati lAparavAha rahegA aura unheM kaSTa meM DAla degaa| jo isa vicAra ko loga dhyAna meM ravaLage ve vekAra pazuoM ko vecakara kala kI dhAra utArane ke pApa se baca jaaeNge| .. ajamera kI ghaTanA hai| kisI vyakti kA ghor3A laMgar3A ho gayA / vaha savArI ke kAna kA na rhaa| ghor3e ke svAmI ne use golI mAra dene kA irAdA kiyA, kintu rIyAM vAle roTha maganamala jI ko jaba yaha vidita huyA taM' unhoMne pAlana karane ke lie jo le liyA aura dayApUrvaka usakA pAlana kiyaa| ve
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________________ 200] atyanta dayAlu the| zrAvaka ke hRdaya meM aisI dayAlutA honI cAhiye / jisake antaH karaNa meM dayA hotI hai vaha anya vratoM ko bhI nibhA sakatA hai / / . (11) jaMtapIlaNa kamme (yantra pIr3ana karma)-yantra ke dvArA kisI sajIva vastu ko pIlanA yantrapIr3ana karma nAmaka karmAdAna hai| ghAnI, carakhI, kolhU, cakkI Adi yantra prAcIna kAla meM isa deza meM pracalita the| gannoM ko aura tillI, alasI Adi ke dAnoM ko kolhU Adi meM pIlA jAtA thA, isa samaya bhI pIlA jAtA hai| magara isa yuga meM eka se eka bar3hakara detyAkAra yantroM kA nirmANa ho cukA hai, jinameM manoM aura TanoM tila Adi bAta kI bAta meM pIle jA sakate haiN| bore ke bore tila Adi yantroM meM uNDela diye jAte haiM aura unakA kacUmara nikAla liyA jAtA hai| ATe kI cakkI calAnA zAyada yantra pIr3ana karma na samajhA jAtA ho, magara gambhIratA se socane kI bAta hai ki usase kitanI hAni ho rahI hai, kitanA pApa ho rahA hai| jina grAmoM meM abhI taka cakkI nahIM pahuMca pAI, vahA~ cakkI lagAne ko loga, utsuka rahate haiN| cakkI lagane se tana ko ArAma, samaya kI bacata aura paise kI bacata samajhI jAtI hai| kintu yaha sabaM pratIta hone vAle lAbha UparI dRSTi se pratIta hote haiN| mahAtmA gAMdhI jI bar3I-bar3I mazInoM ke upayoga ke virodhI the| unakI dRSTi gaharI thii| ve dIrgha dRSTi se soca-vicAra karate the / hameM bhI gaharAI se socanA cAhiye / dhArmika dRSTi se ina yantroM kA prayoga karane se, ghora ayatanA aura isa kAraNa hiMsA hotI hai / isake atirikta anya vyAvahArika dRSTiyoM se bhI yantroM kA prayoga hAnikAraka hai| ye bhIma kAya yantra hajAroM manuSyoM dvArA hAthoM se kiye jAne vAle kArya ko caTapaTa nipaTA dete haiM / pariNAma yaha hotA hai ki manuSyoM meM bekArI phailatI. hai| unakI AjIvikA naSTa ho jAtI hai| isa prakAra manuSya bekAra hokara dukhI jIvana yApana kara rahe haiN| ina yantroM kI badolata hI hajAroM-lAkhoM manuSyoM kI Aya gine-cune dhanavAnoM kI tijoriyoM meM ekatra hotI haiM, jisase Arthika viSamatA bar3ha rahI hai aura usa viSamatA ke kAraNa vargasaMgharSa ho rahA hai| isI viSamatA kI khAI ko pATane ke lie sAmyavAda aura samAjavAda
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________________ [201 jese Andolana cala rahe haiN| yaha saba bar3A viSama cakra hai| eka ora yantroM kA adhika se adhika prayoga karane kI nIti ko apanAnA aura dUsarI ora Arthika samatA ko sthApita karane ke mArga para calanA paraspara virodhI nItiyAM haiN| para isakA vicAra kisako hai ? jina dezoM meM janasaMkhyA kama hai aura kArya karane ke lie majadUra durlabha. haiM, vahAM yantroM kA prayoga kiyA jAnA samajha meM Ane yogya hai, kintu bhArata jaise janasaMkhyA bahula deza meM choTe choTe kAmoM ke lie, jaise ATA pIsane, dAleM, banAne, dhAna kUTane, gur3a banAne Adi ke lie bhI yantroM kA upayoga karanA. atyanta anucitta hai| yaha garIboM ke kAma ko samApta karane ke samAna hai| pahale mahilAeM hAtha se ATA pIsatI thIM, svayaM pAnI lAtI thIM aura dhAna Adi kUTatI thIM to zArIrika zrama ho jatA thA aura unakA svAsthya acchA rahatA thaa| Aja ye saba kAma mazInoM ko sauMpa diye gaye haiM / inake badale unake pAsa anya koI kArya nahIM raha gayA hai / ataeva gharoM meM adhikAMza mahilAeM pramAda meM jIvana vyatIta karatI haiM / jaba sAmane koI kAma nahIM hotA to. aDausI-par3ausI logoM kI nindA aura vikathA meM unakA samaya vyatIta hotA hai / isa prakAra svAsthya, dharma aura dhana sabhI kI hAni ho rahI hai| __ . Ama taura para dekhA jAtA hai ki yaMtroM se jo khAdya padArtha taiyAra hote haiM, unakA sattva naSTa ho jAtA hai / padArthoM ke poSaka tattva ko yaMtra.cUsa lete haiM / pariNAmasvarUpa janatA kA zArIrika sAmarthya ghaTatA jAtA hai, rogoM ke AkramaNa kA pratirodha karane kI zakti kSINa hotI jAtI hai / pariNAma yaha hotA hai ki madirA, aMDe ke rasa tathA machaliyoM ke sattva Adi se nirmita davAiyoM kA pracalana bar3hatA jAtA hai / loga pratyakSa hiMsA ko to dekha bhI lete haiM magara parokSa hiMsA kI isa lambI paramparA ko jo ina yaMtroM ke prayoga se .. hotI hai, bahuta hI kama soca pAte haiN| dhArmika dRSTi se svayaM yaMtra calAne vAlA kRtapApa kA bhAgI hotA hai / sAjhIdAra samarthana se pApa karAne ke adhikArI hote haiM aura yaMtra se taiyAra
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________________ 202] hone vAle padArthoM kA upayoga karane vAle anumodanA kA pApa upArjana karate haiM / inhIM saba pratyakSa aura parokSa pApoM ko dRSTi meM rakha kara bhagavAn mahAvIra ne. yaMtrapIDana karma ko niSiddha karma mAnA hai ... .. .... . .. sarvavirati ko aMgIkAra karane vAle bhogopabhoga kI vastuoM ke utpAdana se sarvathA virata hote haiN| aura dezavirati kA pAlana karane vAle zrAvaka maryAdA ke sAtha mahAraMbha se bacate hue utpAdana karate haiM / apane vratoM meM kadAcit kisI prakAra kI skhalanA ho jAya to usakI AlocanA aura prAyazcitta karake usake prabhAva ko nirmala karate haiN| siMhaguphAvAsI muni ke saMyama meM jo skhalanA ho gaI thI, usakI zuddhi ke lie ve apane guru ke zrI caraNoM meM upasthita hue| unhoMne apane pramAda ko anubhava kiyA aura pramAda janita doSa kI zuddhi kii| vIra purupa phisala kara bhI apane ko girane nahIM detA / nirbala gira kara cAroM khAne cita ho jAtA hai| udhara muni zuddhi karake bArAdhaka bane, unhoMne apane prAcAra ko nirmala banAyA aura idhara prAcArya maMbhUti vijaya ko bhI bhAva-sevA kA lAbha milA aura usane karma kI nirjana huii| dUsare kI sAdhanA meM sahAyaka vanane vAlA bhI mahAna sevAvratI hotA hai| maMmAra meM prAgiAyoM kI tIna zreNiyAM pAI jAtI hai(1) sAraMbhI, maparigahI (2) anAbhI, aparigrahI (3) alpAraMbhI, alpprigrhii| ... . . . .... .. inameM se zramaga kA jIvana inarI zreNI meM AtA hai / dhamagNa maMba prakAra ke yAraMbha pAra paniTa ne rahita hotA hai| pATalIputra meM bhayaMkara bhikSa par3A to sAdhunoM ko bhikSAlAbha karane meM atyanta kATa hone lgaa| gRhasyoM ko apanA peTa bharanA kaThina ho gayA ? aisI
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________________ sthiti meM sAdhuoM ko AhAradAna dene kI sUjhe kisako ? bhikSu-atithi Akara hairAna na kare isa vicAra se gRhastha apane ghara ke dvAra baMda kara lete the| zAstrokta niyamoM kA pUrI taraha pAlana karate hue bhikSA prApta kara lenA bahuta kaThina thaa| 'annAdhInaM sakalaM karma' arthAt sabhI kAma anna para nirbhara haiM, yaha ukti prasiddha hai / udara kI jvAlA jaba taka zAnta na ho jAya taba taka dharmakArya bhI yathAvat nahIM hote / svAdhyAya, Atmacintana, manana pravacana, dharma jAgaraNa, ArAdhana, jJAnAbhyAsa Adi sat kArya anna ke adhIna haiM? .. .... prAcIna kAla meM zAstra lipivaddha nahIM kiye gaye the / bhagavAn ke artha rUpa pravacanoM ko gaNadharoM ne zAstra meM gUTI kara ke vyavasthita svarUpa pradAna kiyA aura apane ziSyoM ko maukhika rUpa meM unheM sikhaayaa| jinhoMne sIkhA unhoMne apane ziSyoM ko bhI maukhika hI sikhaayaa| isa prakAra ziSya-praziSya kI paramparA calatI rhii| isI kAraNa bhagavAn kA vaha upadeza 'zruta' isa nAma se vikhyAta huyaa.| 'zruta' kA artha hotA hai-sunA huaa| . . . durbhikSa ke samaya meM zrata ko sIkhane-sikhAne kI vyavasthA nahIM rahI aura aneka zra tathara kAlakavalita ho ge| isa kAraNa zrala kA-bahuta-sA bhAga smRtipatha se cyuta ho gayA / jaba dubhikSa kA anta AyA aura subhikSa ho gayA to saMgha ekatra kiyA gyaa| saMtoM kI maNDalI paTanA meM jamA huii| AcArya saMbhUti vijaya ke netRttva meM gyAraha aMgoM taka ko vyavasthita kiyA gyaa| vArahaveM aMga dRSTi-vAda kA koI jJAtA unameM nahIM rahA / vidita huA ki usake jJAtA zrI bhadravAhu haiM jo isa samaya yahAM upasthita nahIM haiM / taba unheM bulAne kA upakrama kiyA gayA jisase dvAdazAMgI pUrNarUpa meM vyavasthita ho jaae| isase Age kA vRttAnta yathAsamaya Apa suna skeNge| jo sAdhaka cAritra kI ArAdhanA karatA huA zrata kI ArAdhanA karatA hai, usakA isaloka aura paraloka meM parama kalyANa hotA hai / ...... . . . . . . .:
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________________ amaMgala karma zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ne nAnAvidha santApoM se saMtapta saMsAro novoM ke kalyANa ke lie, mokSa mArga kA upadeza diyaa| vaha mokSa mArga aneka prakAra se pratipAdita kiyA gayA hai| jJAna aura kriyA rUpa se vividha mokSa mArga hai, samyagdarzana, samyagjJAna samyakcaritra aise tIna tIna aura samyagdarzana zrAdi tIna ke sAtha tapa yoM cAra prakAra se mokSa mArga hai / isa prakAra zabda aura vivakSA meM bheda hone para bhI mUla tattva meM koI bheda nahIM hai, visaMgati nahIM hai| . jJAna aura darzana meM prabheda kI vivakSA karake 'jJAna kriyAbhyAm mokSaH ' kahA jAtA hai / bheda vivakSA karake 'samyagdarzana jJAna cAritrANi mokSa mArgaH ' aisA kahA jAtA hai| yahAM tapa ko caritra ke antargata kara liyA gayA hai / tapa nirjarA kA pradhAna kAraNa hai, ataeva usakA mahattva pradarzita karane ke lie jaba pRthak nirdeza kiyA jAtA hai to zAstrakAra kahate haiM nANaM ca daMsaNaM caiva carita N ca tavo tahA / esa maggotti paNNaso, jihi varadasiMha || arthAt sarvajJa, sarvadarzI jinendra bhagavAn ne jJAna, darzana, caritra zrIra tapa ko mokSa kA mArga kahA hai / mokSa mArga kA nirUpaNa cAhe meda vivakSA se kiyA jAya cAhe prabheda vivakSA se, eka bAta sunizcita hai aura vaha yaha hai ki sarvaprathama samyagdarzana prApta honA cAhiye | jisane samyagdarzana pA liyA, samajhanA cAhiye ki usane apane jIvana meM AdhyAtmikatA kI nIMva majabUta krlii| usameM pardA haTA dene kI zakti AgaI hai| usakI bhUmikA sudRr3ha ho gaI hai / *
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________________ [205 - samyagdarzana kA prabhAva var3A hI vilakSaNa hai| jaba taka samyagdarzana prApta nahIM hotA taba taka vipula se vipula jJAna aura kaThina se kaThina kriyA bhI mokSa kA kAraNa nahIM hotii| vaha jJAna mithyA jJAna aura caritra mithyA. caritra hotA hai aura vaha saMsAra kA hI kAraNa hai| mokSa kI prApti meM vaha sahAyaka nahIM hotA jaba AtmA meM samyagdarzana kA alaukika sUrya - udita hotA hai taba jJAna aura caritra samyak bana jAte haiM aura ve AtmA ko mokSa kI ora prerita karate haiN| samyagdarzana kadAcit thor3I-sI dera ke lie-antarmuhUrta . mAtra kAla ke lie hI prApta ho aura phira naSTa ho jAya to bhI AtmA para aisI chApa aMkita ho jAtI hai ki use ardhapudgalaparAvartana kAla meM mokSa prApta ho hI jAtA hai / samyagdarzana vaha Aloka hai jo AtmA meM vyApta mithyAtva andhakAra ko naSTa kara detA hai aura AtmA ko mukti kI sahI dizA aura sahI rAha dikhalAtA hai| ____ Ananda ne sudRSTi prApta karake samyaktva sAmAyika, zra.tasAmAyika aura deza virati sAmAyika prApta kii| usakI bahiSTi naSTa ho gaI vaha antarmukha ho gyaa| bhagavAn use vratI jIvana meM Ane vAlI bAdhaeM batalA rahe haiM jisase vaha doSoM se bacakara nirmala rUpa se vratoM kA pAlana kara ske| ... sAtaveM vrata kA spaSTIkaraNa karate hue vANijya sambandhI mahA hiMsA se .. bacane kA upadeza diyA, batalAyA ki kolhU, cI, cakkI Adi yantroM ko * calAne kI AjIvikA karanA zrAvaka ke lie ucita nahIM hai kyoMki yaha . mahArambhI kArya haiM / yantroM dvArA utpAdita vastuoM ke upayoga se bhI zrAvaka yathAsambhavaH apane Apako bacAve to unheM protsAhana na mile aura yantra ke prayoga se hone vAlI aneka hAniyoM se bacAva ho sake kintu Aja kI viSama sthiti meM ina yantro ke kAraNaM gRhastha alpAraMbhI se mahAraMbhI bana jAtA hai / zrAvaka ko kama se kama mahAraMbha aura mahAhiMsA se to bacanA hI cAhiye / yadi vaha mahAraMbha aura tajjanita mahAhiMsA ke kArya karatA rahA aura lAlaca meM par3A rahA to.vItarAgaH bhagavAn kA anuyAyo kahalA kara bhI usaneM kyA lAbha prApta / .. kiyA ? -
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________________ 206 . (12) nillaMchaNa kamme (nilaMchita karma)-jo pazuoM kA pAlana karatA hai usako nara pazuoM ke khassI karane evaM nAthane kA kAma bhI par3a jAtA hai| isa viSaya meM yaha bAta dhyAna meM rakhane yogya hai ki zrAvaka ko aisA karane kI AjIvikA nahIM karanI cAhiye / aise halke aura hiMsAkArI kAryoM se vRtti calAnA zrAvaka ke lie ucita evaM zobhAspada nahIM hai / jinhoMne sudRSTi prApta . nahIM kI hai aura jo virati se dUra haiM, ve cAheM jaisA dhandhA karate haiM parantu zrAvaka aisA nahIM kre| pazuoM ko puruSatvahIna karane yA nAthane ke kAma meM kaThoratA se damana karanA par3atA hai| kyoMki yadi pazu puruSatva hIna na kiyA jAya to vaha niraMkuza rahatA hai aura matavAlA-sA hokara jaldI kAbU nahIM aataa|..phir bhI zrAvaka aisA dhaMdhA kare aura ise apanI AjIvikA kA sAdhana banA ve, yaha kisI prakAra bhI yogya nahIM hai| .. . deza ke durbhAgya se Aja aisI sthiti utpanna ho gaI hai ki manuSyoM ko bhI nilaMchita kiyA jA rahA hai-santatijanana ke ayogya banAyA jA rahA hai| puruSa kI nasa kA oNparezana kiyA jAtA hai aura strI ke garbhAzaya kI thailI nikAla lI jAtI hai / isI prakAra ke anyAnya upAya bhI kiye jA rahe haiM / santatinigraha aura parivAra niyojana ke nAma se sarakAra isa sambandha meM prabala Andolana kara rahI hai aura kaimpoM Adi kA Ayojana kara rahI hai| yaha saba bar3hatI hui janasaMkhyA ko rokane ke lie kiyA jA rahA hai / gAMdhI jI ke sAmane jaba yaha samasyA upasthita huI to unhoMne kRtrima upAyoM ko apanAne . kA virodha kiyA thA aura saMyana ke pAlana para jora diyA thaa| unakI dUragAmI . dRSTi ne samajha liyA thA ki kRtrina upAyoM se bhale hI tAtkAlika lAbha kucha ho. . jAya parantu bhaviSyat meM isake pariNAma atyanta vinAzakArI. hoMge / isase : durAcAra evaM asaMyama ko bar3hAvA milegaa| sadAcAra kI bhAvanA evaM saMyama .. rakhane kI vRtti samApta ho jaaegii| . kitane duHkha kI bAta hai ki jisa deza meM bhrUNa hatyA yA garbhapAta kA ghora tama pApa mAnA jAtA thA, usI deza meM Aja garbhapAta ko vaidha rUpa dene ke prayatna ho rahe haiM / isI se anumAna lagAyA jA sakatA hai ki ahiMsA kI /
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________________ [ 207 himAyata karatA huA bhI yaha deza kisa prakAra ghora hiMsA kI ora bar3hatA jA rahA hai ? deza kI saMskRti aura sabhyatA kA nirdayatA ke sAtha hanana karanA jaghanya aparAdha hai / yadi kRtrima upAyoM se garbha nirodha na kiyA jAya to garbha ke pazcAt vivazatA yA anicchA se hI sahI, saMyama kA pAlana karanA par3atA, parantu garbhAdhAna na hone kI hAlata meM isa saMyama pAlana kI zrAvazyakatA hI kauna samajhegA ? dhArmika dRSTi se aisA karane meM nija guraNoM kI hiMsA haiN| zArIrika dRSTi se hone vAlI aneka hAniyAM pratyakSa haiM / grataevaM kisI bhI vivekavAn vyakti ko aisA karanA ucita nahIM / nilaMchana karma 12 vAM karmAdAna hai / (13) davaggidAvaNiyA - jaMgala meM carAgAha meM athavA kheta meM lAga lagA denA davAgnidApana nAmaka karmAdAna hai| jisake yahAM pazunoM kI saMkhyA adhika hotI hai use lambA caur3A carAgAha bhI rakhanA par3atA hai / ghAsa bar3hane para evaM use kATa na sakane para jalA DAlane kI AvazyakatA par3atI hai / ghAsa Adi ke lie jaMgaloM meM prAga lagAI jAtI hai| sadgRhastha ko aisA kArya nahIM karanA cAhie / phasala bar3hAne ke lie, anya kisI bhI prayojana se yA jaMgaloM aura maidAnoM kI saphAI ke lie vyApaka prAga lagAnA ghora hiMsA kA kAraNa hai, isase asaMkhya trasa - sthAvara jIvoM kA ghAta hotA hai| ghara meM kacarA sApha karate samaya Apa dekha sakate haiM ki kisI jIva kA ghAta na ho jAya kintu jaba jaMgala meM Aga lagAI jAya taba kaise dekhA jA sakatA hai ? jIvoM kI yatanA kisa prakAra ho sakatI hai ? usa sarvagrAsI Aga meM sUkhe ke sAtha gIle vRkSa, paudhe Adi bhI bhasma ho jAte haiN| kitane hI kIr3a e-makor3o aura pazu-pakSI zrAga kI bheTa ho jAte haiM / prataeva yaha atIva krUratA kA kArya hai / manuSya thor3a se lAbha yA suvidhA ke lie aisI hiMsA karake ghora pApakarma kA upArjana karatA hai | agara zrAvaka ko dharU kheta kI saphAI kA kAma karanA par3e to bhI vaha adhika se adhika yatanA se kAma legA kintu grAga lagAne kA dhandhA to kisI bhI sthiti meM nahIM karegA /
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________________ 206] ..vAhara kI sArI vRttiyA~ aura samasta vyApAra ahiMsA-satya ko camakAne ke lie haiN| jisa pravRtti se ahiMsA kA teja bar3hatA hai vahI pravRtti AdaraNIya haiN| prANI mAtra ko prAtmavat samajhane vAlA kaThora tapasyA karane vAle ke samAna hotA hai / bhUta dayA hI saccI prabhu bhakti hai| kisI bAdazAha ke yahAM eka vizvAsapAtra khojA rahatA thaa| bacapana se hI bAdazAha ke pAsa rahA aura palA thaa| vahIM naukarI karatA rahA / jIvana asthira aura umra nadI ke pravAha kI taraha nirantara bahatI jA rahI hai / dhIredhIre khojA bUDhA ho gyaa| taba usane socA-jIvana kI saMdhyA velA prA pahu~cI hai / yaha sUraja aba asta hone ko hI hai / bAdazAha se anumati lekara 'khudA kI kucha ibAdata kara lU to Age kI jiMdagI sudhara jAya / usane bAdazAha ke pAsa jAkara adava ke sAtha apanI hArdika bhAvanA prakaTa kI aura kahA-bAdazAha salAmata, ApakI cAkarI karate-karate bUr3hA ho gayA huuN| ApakI kRpA se yaha jIvana ArAma se bItA hai magara Age kI jiMdagI ke lie bhI kucha kara lenA caahie| usake lie khudA kI cAkarI karanI hogii| Apa AjJA deM to kucha karUM / maiM makkA zarIpha kI haja karane jAnA cAhatA huuN| bAdazAha ne bhale kAma meM rukAvaTa DAlanA Thoka nahIM samajhA / ataH use ijAjata de dI aura usakI maMzA pUrI karane ko kucha azaphiyAM bhI de dii| khojA ne sira muMDavA liyaa| tIrthayAtrA ke samaya kaI niyamoM kA pAlana karanA par3atA hai| agara una niyamoM kA pAlana na kiyA jAya to tIrthayAtrA nirarthaka samajhI jAtI hai / jaise kisI ne likhA hai-. tIratha gayA tIna janA, kAmI kapaTI cora / gayA pApa utAravA, lAyA dasa mana aura / vaha naMge paroM bar3I zraddhA aura bhakti ke sAtha yAtrA ke lie ravAnA huaa| rAste meM use eka pahu~ce hue phakIra mila gaye / ve svataMtra vicAra ke pahu~ce hue puruSa the / khojA ne unheM salAma kiyA / phakIra ne usakI ora dekhA / khojA ne kahA-ibAdata karane makkA zarIpha jA rahA huuN|
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________________ . [206 ... phakIra ne kahA-agara makkA zarIpha kI haz2a kA phAyadA yahIM mila jAya to? . . .. ... khojA bolA-taba to kahanA hI kyA ! nekI aura pUcha-pUcha ! phakIra ne use eka per3a ke nIce baiThane ko kahA aura sUcanA dI ki bAhara kI ora se mana mor3a lo aura dhyAna lgaao| khudA ko yahIM antardRSTi meM .... lAne kI koziza kro| agara prama kI mastI meM A gae to. haja karane jAne kI jarUrata nahIM hogii| ... .. 1! khojA zraddhA vAlA vyakti thaa| use phakIra ke vacanoM para vizvAsa prA gayA / bhUkha-pyAsa, khAnA-pInA saba bhUla gayA aura masta ho gayA / usakI mastI kI bAta bastI meM phaila gii| logoM ne kahA-koI bar3e auliyA pAe . . haiN| aura ve usake lie dUdha, phala Adi lAne lage, magara use paravAha nahIM hai kisI cIja kI / khAyA khAyA, na khAyA na sahI / vaha alamasta hokara dhyAna meM lIna rahane lgaa| bAsa phailate-phailate bAdazAha ke kAnoM taka jA phuNcii| nagara ke bar3ebar3e loga usake dartana ke lie jAne lage / auliyA apane svarUpa meM lIna rahane lgaa| na use apane zarIra kA bhAna thA, na makAna kI cintA thii| jaise vaha zarIra meM rahatA huA bhI usase alaga thaa| bAdazAha ne socA-phakIra sAhaba ke dIdAra to avazya karanA caahie| aba taka vahA~ eka choTI-sI jhoMpar3I bana cukI thI aura usameM daravAje kI jagaha eka TATI laga gaI thii| kisI ne phakIra ko bAdazAha ke Ane kI khabara dI to phakIra ne vaha TATI banda kara lI aura paira phailA die| jaba bAdazAha vahA~ pahu~ce to TATI ko kiyAyA gayA magara TATI nahIM khulI 1 bAhara se AvAja dI gaI-bAdazAha salAmata padhAre haiM, daravAjA kholie magara phakIra ke lie kyA garIba kyA amIra saba, barAbara haiN| jisake hRdaya se parigrahavRtti haTI nahIM hai, lobha-lAlaca gayA nahIM hai, jo AzA kA dAsa hai aura paise ko bar3I cIja samajhatA hai, vaha dhanavAn ke
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________________ 210 ] sAmane 'katA hai, bAdazAha kI cApalUsI karatA hai / magara jo pUrI taraha nispRha bana gayA hai auaura prAtmika sampatti se santuSTa hokara vAhya vaibhava ko kaMkara patthara kI taraha samajhatA hai, usake lie rAjA raMka meM koI bheda nahIM rahatA / sacce sAdhu ke viSaya meM bhagavAn mahAvIra kahate haiM jahA puNNassa katthai, tahAM tucchasta katthaI / jahA tucchassa katthai, tahA puNNassa katthai | yaha hai jItA-jAgatA samabhAva | ise kahate haiM nispRhabhAvanA ! sAdhu jaba dharmadezanA karatA hai to amIra-garIba kA bheda nahIM karatA / jaise rAjA ko dharmopadeza karatA hai vaise hI raMka ko aura jaise raMka ko vaise hI rAjA ko / usakI dRSTi meM sabhI prANI samAna haiM / jaba usa phakIra ne bAdazAha ke Ane kI bAta suna karake bhI bhauMpar3I kA daravAjA na kholA to bAdazAha ne chidra meM se dekhakara salAma kiyaa| rAjA phakIra ko dekhakara pahacAna gayA ki yaha to vahI khojA hai / bAdazAha bolA- - miyA~ tuma to gae the makkA ! phakIra ne uttara diyA- jI hAM jaba jJAna nahIM thA pakkA ! phira bAdazAha ne kahA - miyAM ! kaba se pAMva phailAye ? phakIra ne kahA- jaba se hAtha sikor3e / bAdazAha - kyA kucha pAyA ? phakIra -- jI hAM pahale tere AtA thA, aba tU mere AyA / bAdazAha - hameM bhI kucha batA / phakIra - mata karanA koI khatA / dAnaM de, sAntvanA de, bhaTakA mata mAra, anyathA terA saphAyA ho jAegA, kahA hai 'yoM kara, yoM kara yoM na kara, yoM kInA yoM hoya / kahe coliyA dekhalo, khudA na bAhara koya" //
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________________ . 211] .. ___yaha tattva mujhe milA hai aura mujhe Atma santoSa hai ki makkA zarIpha ava yahIM dIkha rahA hai| tAtparya yaha hai ki jo sAdhaka antarmukha ho jAtA hai aura apane mana ko apanI AtmA meM hI lIna kara letA hai, use apane andara hI bhagavatsvarUpa ke darzana hone lagate haiM / ahiMsA aura satya usake jIvana meM utara pAtA hai| khojA ko tattva milA ki kisI prANI ko na satAnA, kisI para hukUmataH.. mata krnaa| yahI dharma kA tattva mahAvIra svAmI ne bhI batalAyA hai| yaha dharmatattva sadA kAla thA, hai aura rhegaa| isa tattva ko zAstra ke mAdhyama se hI ... samajhAyA jAtA hai| manuSya bhASA ke mAdhyama se hI apane hRdgata vicAra dUsaroM.... taka pahu~cAtA hai| maharSiyoM ke anubhava janita vicAra evaM bhAva sAhitya-zruta .. ke mAdhyama se hI yugoM-yugoM se cale A rahe haiM / ataeva maharSiyoM ke mahattva ke ... samAna zrata kA bhI mahattva hai| prAcArya saMbhUti vijaya ne zruta kI rakSA kA saMkalpa kiyA aura aneka zrutadhara muniyoM ke sahayoga se zrR ta kA saMkalana kiyA phalasvarUpa gyAraha aMga: vyavasthita ho ge| jaba dRSTivAda nAmaka vArahaveM aMga kA prazna upasthita.. huA to mahAmuni bhadrabAhu kI ora dhyAna AkarSita huaa.| nizcaya kiyA gayA / ki zrI saMgha kI ora se prAcArya bhadrabAhu ko bulAnA cAhiye tAki apUrNa kArya: pUrNa ho sake / .. ..... .. . bhadrabAhu svAmI usa samaya nepAla meM the| caraNa vihArI hote hue bhI jaina sAdhu bahuta dUra-dUra taka bhramaNa kiyA karate haiM / usakA paribhramaNa anya aTana priya logoM ke samAna nahIM hotA / dUsare kaI loga sAIkila se bhI videza yAtrA karate haiM / para sAdhu kI yAtrA nirAlI hotI hai / ve sambala ke rUpa meM ATA mevA yA anya koI vastu nahIM rakhate / na koI. gAr3I Adi sAtha rakhate, sannidhi arthAt dUsare dina ke lie koI bhI bhojana sAmagrI rakhanA to. . unake lie bahuta bar3A doSa hai / saMgraha karanA gRhasthoM kA kAma hai, sAdhu kala kii| cintA nahIM krtaa| vaha pakSI ke samAna sarvathA parigraha hIna hotA hai / vAsI bala ka
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________________ 212 ] bacce na kuttA khAya' kI kahAvataM sAdhu-jIvana meM pUrI taraha caritArtha hotI hai / Aja viniyama ke sAdhanoM kI suvidhA hone se saMgraha karane ko vRtti adhika bar3ha gaI hai| dhanavAn yA jamIdAra vyApArI sTAka pAsa rakha karake akAla na hone para bhI akAla kI sI sthiti utpanna kara dete haiN| khAdya padArthoM kA saMgraha karake jaba dabA liyA jAtA hai taba logoM ko ve durlabha ho jAte haiM aura unakA bhAva UMcA car3ha jAtA hai| isI uddezya se vyApArI saMgraha karatA hai aura munAphA kamAtA hai| aisA karane se zrAja khAdya samasyA bar3I gambhIra ho gaI hai aura bahuta prasantoSa phaila rahA hai| sarakAra kI ora se isa saMgraha vRtti para aMkuza lagAyA jAtA hai, phira bhI vaha ruka nahIM rhii| acche Adarza vyApArI ko aisA nahIM karanA cAhiye / anucita munAphA kamAnA zrAvaka ko zobhA nahIM detA / yaha vyApAra nIti se pratikUla hai / vyApArI ko apane lAbha ke sAtha janatA ko lAbha-hAni, suvidhAnyasuvidhA kA bhI vicAra rakhanA cAhiye / hAM, to bhadravAhasvAmI nepAla kI tarAI meM the| do sAdhu unheM bulAne ke lie bheje gae / donoM santa unake caraNoM meM jAkara praNata hue| tatpazcAt unhoMne nivedana kiyA- bhagavan ! saMgha pATalIputra meM ekatra huA hai aura zruta ke saMkalana kA kArya kiyA jA rahA hai| kintu Apake binA zruta saMkalana pUrNa rUpa se sampanna nahIM ho rahA, aMtaeva grApakI vahAM AvazyakatA anubhava kI jA rahI hai | zrApa zravazya padhAreM / saMgha zrApakI pratIkSA kara rahA hai / - zrAcArya bhadrabAhu ne uttara diyA-saMgha kA maiM aMga haiM, sevaka hUM / saMgha kA mujha para apAra upakAra hai, kintu maiMne mahAprANa dhyAnayoga prArambha kiyA haiN| yaha nivedana Apa saMgha ke samakSa kara dIjiegA / mahAprANa dhyAna kI kyoM vidhi hai, kyA bhUmikA, paripATI yA svarUpa hai ? isakA ullekha dekhane meM nahIM prAtA, kintu 'mahAprANa' zabda ke AdhAra para hI kucha kalpanA kI jA sakatI hai| jisa dhyAna ke dvArA prANa ko dIrgha kiyA nAya prANavAyu para vijaya prApta kI jAya, sambhavataH vaha mahAprANa dhyAna kahalAtA ho /
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________________ [213 jaina paramparA meM haTha yoga ko prazraya nahIM diyA gayA hai| vaha adhyAtma kI pradhAnatA hone se vahA~ rAjayoga hI upAdeya mAnA gayA hai| vastutaH haDa yoga roga ke unmUlana kI davA nahIM hai, usase roga ko sirpha dabAyA jA sakatA hai| rAja yoga usa auSadha ke samAna hai jo roga ko samUla naSTa kara detI hai| to prAcArya bhadrabAhu ne uttara diyA-maiM isa samaya pATalIputra ke lie prasthAna karane meM asamartha hU~, kyoMki maiM mahAprANa dhyAna prArambha kara cukA huuN| .. use apUrNa chor3a denA ucita nahIM hogA, aisA zrI.saMgha ko nivedana krnaa| prAcArya kA uttara sunakara santa nirAba hokara lauTa ge| .... pATalIputra pahu~ca kara unhoMne saMgha ke samakSa batalAyA-hama donoM mahAmuni bhadrabAhu kI sevA meM pahu~ce / unako saMgha kA Adeza kaha sunaayaa| uttara meM unhoMne nivedana kiyA hai ki ve mahA prANa dhyAna prArambha kara cuke haiN| . ataeva upasthita hone / meM asamartha haiM / . . - prAcArya sambhUtivijayaM ne mahAmuni bhadrabAhu kA uttara sunakara saMgha ke sAtha vicAra vimarza kiyaa| socA gayA-zru ta kI rakSA zAsana kI rakSA hai| Aja bhagavAna tIrtha kara yA kevalI hamAre samakSa nahIM hai / tIrtha kara kI dezanA, jo zrata ke rUpa meM grathita kI huI hai, hamArA sarvasva hai, ekamAtra nidhi hai| usake abhAva meM zAsana Tika nahIM sktaa| vaha chinna-bhinna ho jaaegaa| sagha zruta para hI TikA hai aura bhaviSya ke saMgha ke lie bhI yahI ekamAtra AdhAra rahegA / udhara prAcArya bhadra bAhu ne dhyAna yoga prArambha kiyA hai, yaha bAta bhI hameM dhyAna meM rakhanI cAhiye / bhadrabAhu svAmI ne namratApUrvaka jo kahalA bhejA hai, usa para vicAra karanA cAhiye aura Avazyaka samajhA jAya to usakA pratyuttara bhejanA cAhiye / magara zra tarakSA kA kArya avazya sampanna karanA hai| upasthita muniyoM ne isa para vicAra kiyaa| unakI dRSTi meM zra tarakSA kA kArya sarvopari thA aura yaha ucita hai / Apa logoM ko bhI zruta ke saMrakSaNa aura pracAra kI ora dhyAna denA cAhiye / jo aisA kareMge unakA isa loka aura paraloka meM parama kalyANa hogaa| ... .. .
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________________ saMgha kI mahimA jIvana meM jaba adhyAtma kI sAdhanA kI jAtI hai to eka adbhuta hI jyoti antara meM jAgRta hotI haiM / usa jyoti ke Aloka meM Antarika zaktiyAM jagamagA uThatI haiM / sAdhAraNa mAnava jisa bAta para bAhya dRSTikoNa se vicAra karatA hai, sAdhaka AdhyAtmika dRSTi se usa para vicAra karatA hai| adhyAtmika maMca se kisI bAta ko kahane kA rUpa dUsarA hI hotA hai / vyavahArabAdI dRSTi se adhyAtmavAdI dRSTi sadA vilakSaNa hI rahI hai| adhyAtmavAdI dRSTi sadA vilakSaNa rahI hai| AdhyAtmavAdI kA dRSTikoNa vyavahAravAdI ko aTapaTA bhale lage magara pAramArthika satya usameM avazya nihita hotA hai| bAhya dRSTikoNa vAlA ghara kI sajAvaTa, zarIra ke zRMgAra aura bhogopa. bhoga kI sAmagrI ke adhika se adhika saMcaya para dhyAna detA hai aura isakI saphalatA meM apane jIvana kI saphalatA samajhatA hai, kintu AdhyAtmaniSTha sAdhaka una saba para padArthoM ko bhAra svarUpa samajhatA hai / sadguNa hI usake lie parama AbhUSaNa haiM aura AtmA kI vikasita eka-eka zakti hI usake lie eka-eka cintAmaNi ratna hai / bahirAtmAoM ko yaha saba svapna jagat meM vicaraNa karane jaisA pratIta hogaa| bhautika dRSTi hone ke kAraNa ye bAteM use vizvasanIya nahIM pratIta hotiiN| magara isase kyA ? netrahIna vyakti yadi rUpa ke astitva ko nahIM dekha pAtA to kyA yaha kahA jA sakatA hai ki rUpa hai hI nahIM ? nahIM, isI prakAra avAstavika dRSTi meM jo satya nahIM pAtA use asatya nahIM kahA jA sktaa| bhautikavAdI dRSTikoNa vAlA prAbhUSaNa, sajAvaTa kI sAmagrI, Amodapramoda ke sAdhana Adi juTAne ke lie mahAraMbha karane se bhI nahIM hickegaa|
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________________ [ 215 usakA eka hI dRSTikoNa rahegA ki jindagI ko sukhamaya banAne ke lie kinakina upAyoM kA avalambana kiyA jAya ? agara usake lie manuSya aura manuSyetaraM prANiyoM kI hatyA karane kI AvazyakatA hogI to vaha bedhar3aka karegA / yaha korI kalpanA yA sambhAvanA nahIM, vAstavika satya hai / jaba-taba samAcAra patroM se vidita hotA hai ki thor3e se paisoM ke lie amuka vyakti kI hatyA kara dI gii| Aja isa deza ke eka bhAga meM DakaitiyoM kA jo daura cala rahA hai, yaha kyA hai ? bhautika dRSTi kI pradhAnatA kA hI yaha phala hai| abhiprAya yaha hai ki jisa kI dRSTi adhyAtma kI ora prAkarSita nahIM huI vaha apanI niraMkuza AvazyakatAoM kI pUrti ko hI mahatva degA / magara adhyAtmavAdI kA dRSTikoNa isase ekadama viparIta hotA hai prathama to usakA jIvana itanA sarala sAdA aura saMyamapUrNa hotA hai ki usakI AvazyakatAeM atyanta kama ho jAtI haiM aura jo bhI AvazyakatAeM hotI haiM unakI pUrti yA to prAraMbha ke binA hI ho jAtI hai yA atyalpa Arambha se / vaha bhUlakara bhI mahArambha kI pravRtti nahIM karatA / vaha apane svArthasAdhana ke lie kisI bhI prANI ko kaSTa nahIM pahuMcAtA, balki kisI ko kaSTa meM dekhatA hai to use kaSTa mukta karane kA bharasaka prayAsa karatA hai| usakI isa udAra * vRtti kA lAbha use to prApta hotA hI hai, samAja ko bhI mahAn lAbha hotA hai / vaha samAja ke samakSa eka spRhaNIya zrAdarza upasthita karatA hai aura aAsapAsa vAloM ke jIvana ko bhI saMyamana kI ora mor3a detA hai / usa manuSya kA jJAna aura samyavatva, kisa kAma kA jisase svayaM kA aura samAja kA pApa na ghaTA ? jJAna bhale hI alpa ho magara sArthaka vahI hai jisase pApa ghaTe aura saMyamavRtti kA poSaNa ho / koTyadhIza Ananda zramaNopAsaka isIlie apane ko mahA karma bandha ke pandraha kAraNoM se nivRta kara rahA hai / nilachana karma aura davAgnidAvaraNayA karma kA vivaraNa pichale dinoM kiyA jA cukA hai| dAvAnala lagAne se bhale hI samaya aura dhana kI bacata ho jAya kintu yaha karma mahA hiMsA kA kAraNa hai / parigraha ko bUr3he ke hAtha kI
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________________ 216 ] lAThI samajhane vAlA usake adhika cakkara meM nahIM pdd'egaa| samyagdarzana sampanna vyakti parigraha ko bUr3he kI lAThI samajhatA hai / vaha use sahArA mAtra mAnatA hai| ataH parigraha kI vRddhi ke lie mahAraMbha karake apanI AtmA ko patita karanA svIkAra nahIM kregaa| bhagavatI sUtra meM Aga lagAne vAle aura bujhAnevAle ke lie kriyA kA vicAra calA to kahA gayA ___ jaMgala meM calate-calate koI durmati Aga lagA de aura dUsarA koI use vujhAve to Aga lagAne vAlA mahAraMbhI aura bujhAne vAlA alpAraMbhI samajhanA caahiye| (14) saradaha lAbha sosaNyA kamme-jisa bhUmi meM jala ho usameM kacarA miTTI Adi DAlakara kaI loga use sukhA dete haiN| vaha bhUmi adhika upajAU hai, isa lAlaca meM par3akara taDAga ko sukhAne kA kAma karatA hai to samajhanA cAhiye ki vaha mahAhiMsA kA kAma kara rahA hai| sara ve jalAzaya kahalAte haiM jo binA khode prAkRtika rUpa se svayaM bana gae haiN| aura tAlAba khoda kara banAye gaye jalAzaya ko kahate haiM, jinameM pAla banAkara jala saMcita kiyA jAtA hai| ina sabhI prakAra ke nalAzayoM ko sukhAne kA dhaMdhA karanA karmAdAna hai| ___saroM tathA tAlAboM ko pATa kara mAnava jIvana nirvAha ke anivArya sAdhana jala kA vinAza karegA aura jala kAya ke tathA usake Azrita asaMkhya aura ananta jIvoM kA hanana kregaa| amara koSakAra amarasiMha ne jala ke sambandha meM likhA hai 'jIvAnu rjIvanaM auSadham / ' jala ko saMskRta bhASA meM 'jIvana' kahA gayA hai| manuSya ke pAsa sonA, cAMdI, vizAla koThI, sundara aura mUlyavAna pharnIcara evaM khAne ko mevAmiSThAnna na ho to bhI vaha jIvita raha sakatA hai| duSkAla ke samaya khejar3e kI chAla, jaMgalI dhAna, bhuraMTa kI roTI, mahuA tathA isI prakAra kI vastueM khAkara manuSya peTa bhara letA hai| parantu pAnI aura pavana ke binA kAma nahIM cala
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________________ | 217 sakatA, jIvita nahIM raha sakatA / pAnI sone se bhI adhika mUlyavAna hai| pyAsa se jisakA kaMTha sUkha gayA hai aura prANa kaMTha meM aTake haiM vaha pAnI ke lie sone ___ kI DaliyAM pheMka degaa| itane mUlyavAn padArtha jala kA mAnava ko 'durupayoga' nahIM karanA caahie| lAlaca ke vazIbhUta ho kara pAnI ko sukhAnA to sva-para donoM ke lie hAniprada aura ghora hiMsA kA kAraNa hai ataeva vivekazIla zrAvaka aise anarthakArI dhaMdhe ko kadApi nahIM apanA sktaa| (15) asatIjanaposaNayA kamme-kucha giroha aise hote haiM jo lar3akiyoM ko ur3A le jAte haiM aura unheM pAla-posa kara vyabhicAra jaise ghRNita karma meM lagA dete haiM / yaha kitanI lajjAjanaka bAta hai| kaI nIca vyakti apanI lar3akI ko zAdI nahIM karate aura use svatantratApUrvaka ghUmane diyA jAtA hai| kaI loga vyabhicAriNI striyoM ko rakha kara aDDe calAte haiN| kintu isa prakAra ke asAmAjika, anaitika aura adhArmika kArya kara ke artha-lAbha karanA mahAnIcatA aura nindanIya kRtya hai| isase dravyAhiMsA bhI hotI hai aura bhAvahiMsA bhii| aisA karane vAle loga sadAcAra ke bhayAnaka zatru haiM, samAja ke kor3ha aura pApoM ke pravala pracAraka haiM / dharmazAstra aura nItizAstra to eka svara se isa prakAra ke kalpoM kA virodha karate hI haiM, para sarakArI kAnUna bhI inakA virodhI hai / saMsAra kA koI bhI satpuruSa aise nIca karma kA samarthana nahIM kara sktaa| isI prakAra hiMsaka jantuoM kA pAlana karake unase jIva-vadha karavA kara AjIvikA calAnA bhI atyanta krUratApUrNa evaM nindanIya karma hai| zikArI bAja, kutte Adi kA pAlana aise hI pApakarma ke lie kiyA jAtA hai| jo loga ghora ajJAnAndhakAra meM nimagna haiM, jinheM dharma aura nIti kA prakAza nahIM milA hai, jinheM saMtasamAgama kA suyoga bhI prApta nahIM huA hai, aise loga yadi ghora karmabaMdhakAraka aise karma kareM to kadAcit kSamya hai, kintu sadgRhastha ina kukRtyoM meM kaise pravRtta ho sakatA hai ? . . . . kaI loga 'asatIjanapoSaNa' meM thor3A-sA pheraphAra karake 'asaMjatIjanapoSaNa' kara dete haiM aura kahate haiM ki saMyamI janoM arthAt sAdhuoM ke atirikta
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________________ 218] kisI bhI bhUkhe ko roTI denA pApa hai| magara yaha vyAkhyA pramAda yA pakSapati se prerita hai / yaha sAmpradAyika aAgraha kA pariNAma hai| isa prakAra kI vyAkhyA karane se dayA, anukampA aura karuNA bhI pApa ho jaaegaa| yaha artha dayApradhAna jaina paramparA se viparIta hai| pAlatU kutte ko khAnA denA pApa nahIM hai| yahAM hiMsA dvArA kamAI karane kI vRtti nahIM hai / bhUkhe kutte ko yA anya pIr3ita jIvoM ko anna Adi denA anukampA kI preraNA hai / kSudhA, pipAsA, azAnti aura pAni miTAne meM jo anukampA kI bhAvanA hotI hai, vaha puNya hai| use karmAdAna meM sammilita nahIM samajhanA cAhie / karmAdAnoM kA sambandha viziSTa pApakarmoM ke sAtha hai| zruta kA gaMbhIra aura samyagdRSTipUrvaka adhyayana kiyA jAya to isa prakAra kI galataphahamI nahIM ho sakatI / zrRta hamAre lie mArgadarzaka hai| usI se kRtyaakRtya kA bheda jJAta hotA hai| agara zrata rUpI nidhi hamAre pAsa na hotI to * isakA aAdhAra lekara hama heya upAdeya kA viveka kaise karate ? jaise netrahIna puruSa ko vIhar3a bana meM mArga nahIM milatA aura vaha idhara se udhara ThokareM khAtA aura TakarAtA hai, vahI dazA zru ta jJAna ke abhAva meM hamArI hotii| AdhyAtmika jIvana ko pAlokita karane vAle zAstra hI haiM / zAstra se Antarika prakAza prApta hotA hai / isI kAraNa zrRta kA saMrakSaNa mahattvapUrNa kartavya mAnA gayA hai| . prAcArya saMbhUtivijaya ne zAstrarakSA ke kArya ko mahAn aura zAsana ke abhyudaya ke lie anivArya mAna kara usake saMrakSaNa kI yojanA kii| jaba bArahaveM aMga dRSTivAda kA prazna upasthita huA to bhadravAhu svAmI kI ora dhyAna gyaa| dUsarI bAra phira unakI sevA meM muniyoM ko bhejA gyaa| unhoMne saMgha kA saMdeza unheM kaha sunaayaa| saMgha ne isa bAra mArmika zabdoM meM saMdeza preSita kiyA thA-saMgha bar3A hai yA dhyAna bar3A hai ? buddhimAn ko izArA kAphI hotA hai / mahAn zAnI bhadravAhu svAmI ne saMgha ke saMketa ko samajha liyA aura yaha bhI jAna liyA ki saMgha mere uttara se
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________________ [ 216 santuSTa nahIM hai / taba unheM vicAra AyA-isa samaya aisA karanA hI samucita hogA ki saMgha kA avinaya bhI na ho aura merA bhI prArabdha kArya sampanna ho jAya / vizrAma kama karake yadi rAtri kA samaya dhyAna meM lagAyA jAegA to zAstravAcanA aura dhyAnayoga donoM kA samyak prakAra se nirvAha ho jaaegaa| isa prakAra vicAra karake bhadravAhu ne muniyoM ko uttara diyA-bhadravAhu saMgha ke Adeza ko zirodhArya karatA hai| vaha saMgha kI pratyeka AjJA kA pAlana karane ko udyata hai| . bandhuno ! bAta ke kahane-kahane meM antara hotA hai| eka hI bAta eka DhaMga se kahane para zrotA ke citta para jo prabhAva par3atA hai dUsare DhaMga se kahane para usI kA prabhAva dUsarA hotA hai / ziSTa jana saMyata bhASA kA prayoga karate haiN| (1) maiM nahIM A sakatA aura (2) kSamA kIjie, maiM Avazyaka kArya se prAne meM asamartha hU~ / ina do uktiyoM kA pratipAtra viSaya eka hI hai, parantu zabdAvalI meM antara hai| magara zabdAvalI ke isa antara meM aziSTatA aura ziSTatA bhI chipI huI hai| saMyata bhASA ke prayoga se kArya bhI siddha ho jAtA hai aura vinamratA evaM ziSTatA kI bhI rakSA ho jAtI hai| guru apane ziSya ko kaha sakatA hai ki tumheM bolane kA bhAna nahIM hai, magara ziSya yadi gurU se. kahe ki Apako viveka nahIM hai, to yaha avinaya aura aziSTatA hogI, vRddha pitAmaha se kahA jAya ki-bAbA sAhaba, hama ApakI sevA meM haiM aba Apako karane kI AvazyakatA nahIM, hama saba kara leMge, to isase na kevala vRddha ko apitu anya sunane vAloM ko bhI acchA lagegA, kisI ke dimAga meM uttejanA nahIM hogI aura kAma bhI cala jaaegaa| tAtparya yaha hai ki vivekazIla vyakti ko ziSTatA. pUrNa, namratAdyotaka aura sAtha hI apanI padamaryAdA kA dhyAna rakhate hue bhASA kA samucita prayoga karanA caahie| AcArya bhadravAhu ne lokopacAra vinaya kA Azraya liyaa| vinaya sAta prakAra kA hai--(1) jJAnavinaya (2) darzanavinaya (3) cAritravinaya (4) manovinaya (5) vacana vinaya (6) kAma vinaya aura (7) lokopacAra vinaya /
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________________ 220 / prArambha ke tIna vinaya sAdhya haiM aura unake vAda ke manovinaya, vacana vinaya aura kAyavinaya unake sAdhana haiN| sAtavAM upacAra vinaya hai| unhoMne upacAravinaya kI dRSTi se sukhada zabdAvalI kA prayoga kiyaa| ve bole--maiM zrutAbhyAsa karane vAle muniyoM ko paryApta samaya duuNgaa| maiM apane prAraMbha kiye hue dhyAnayoga kA bhI nirvAha karUMgA aura zra tasevA kA bhI nirvAha kruuNgaa| bhadravAha svAmI apane kAla ke mahAn santa the, santoM meM ziromaNi the| dvAdazAMgoM ke jJAtA the| phira bhI saMgha ke Adeza ko unhoMne TAlA nahIM, kyoMki saMgha kI sattA sarvopari hotI hai| koI vyakti kitanA hI mahAna kyoM na ho, vaha saMgha se bar3A nahIM hotaa| use saMgha ke Adeza kA anusaraNa karanA hI caahie| aAkhira mahAn hone para bhI vaha saMgha kA hI eka aMga hai| saMgha se pRthaka vyakti kA kyA gaurava hai ? isIlie zAstroM meM saMgha ko bahuta UMcA sthAna diyA gayA hai, use bhagavAn kahA gayA hai| Apako vidita hogA ki nandIsUtra meM sAmAnya tIrthakaroM ko aura bhagavAn mahAvIra kI stuti meM jahAM eka eka gAthA likhI gaI hai vahAM saMgha kI stuti meM aneka gAthAeM dI gaI haiM aura zAstrakAra ne asAdhAraNa bhaktipUrvaka saMgha kI vandanA kI hai| isase jAnA jA sakatA hai ki hamAre purAtana mahApuruSa saMgha ko kitanA ucca sthAna pradAna karate the| saMgha ko dharma ke kSetra meM sarvocca sthAna milanA sarvathA samucita hai, kyoMki tIrthaMkara bhagavAn ke zAsana kA vaha AdhAra hai| usI meM dharma kA vyavahArya rUpa dRSTigocara hotA hai / saMgha dharma kA pravartaka aura saMcAlaka hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki dharma kI pravRtti ke lie tIrthaMkara bhagavAn saMgha kI sthApanA karate haiN| saMgha . kI surakSA meM dharma kI surakSA aura saMgha kI pratiSThA meM dharma kI pratiSThA hai| jJAna, darzana, cAritra guNoM ke dhAraka sAdhu-sAdhvI, zrAvaka-zravikA samUha ko saMgha kahate haiN| saMkhyA meM choTA ho yA bar3A, guNoM ke kAraNa saMgha bar3A mahanIya hai / saMgha kA saMgaThana sudRr3ha hotA hai to saMyama kA pAlana samIcIna rUpa se hotA hai / saMgha meM bheda utpanna hotA hai to zAsana kA teja manda ho jAtA aura usakI zakti kama ho jAtI hai| isI kAraNa saMgha meM bheda utpanna karanA bar3e se .
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________________ [221 . bar3A pApa mAnA gayA hai / 'saMghe zaktiH kalau yuge' yaha ukti prasiddha hai jisakA aAzaya yaha hai ki vizeSataH kaliyuga meM saMgha meM hI zakti-nihita hotI hai| bhadravAhu svAmI saMgha kI mahimA se suparicita the| ataeva unhoMne saMgha ko ucita Adara pradAna kiyaa| 'muni yugala ne lauTa kara saMgha ko bhadravAhu kA saMdeza sunaayaa| zrutasabhA upasthita thii| amaradIpa ko prajvalita karane aura prajvalita rakhane ke lie santa jana udyata the| amaradIpa hamAre hRdaya meM vidyamAna hai| usakI jyoti ko bar3hAne kI AvazyakatA hai| vaha amaradIpa zru tajJAna kA pradIpa hai jo kevala jJAna ke bhAskara ko udita kara sakatA hai| yadi zra tajJAna kA dIpaka na ho to kevala jJAna kA bhAskara kisa prakAra udita ho sakatA hai ? . . ... bhadrabAhu svAmI ke uttara ko sunakara saMgha ne jo nirNaya kiyA, usakA digdarzana Age karAyA jaaegaa| jo zru tajJAna ke bhAva-dIpaka ko apane antara meM prajvalita kareMge, unhIM kA dIpamAlikA parva manAnA sArthaka hogA aura unhIM kA zAzvata kalyANa hogaa| isa virATa aura vizAla sRSTi meM ananta-ananta padArtha vidyamAna haiN| agara unakI gaNanA kA upakrama kiyA jAya to ananta janma meM bhI gaNanA nahIM ho sktii| una sabako jAna lenA bhI chadmastha ke sAmarthya se bAhara hai| aisI sthiti meM vargIkaraNa kI paddhati ko apanAnA hI Avazyaka hai| pratipAdaka apanI virakSA ke anusAra vizva ke samasta padArthoM ko katipaya rAziyoM meM vibhakta kara letA hai aura phira una para prakAza DAlatA hai| udAharaNArtha-jaina paramparA meM dArzanika dRSTi se saMsAra ke samasta padArthoM ko SaT vibhAgoM meM vibhavata kiyA gayA hai jinheM SaT dravya kI saMjJA dI gaI hai| isa vibhAjana se
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________________ 222] samagra vizva kA rUpa hamAre samakSa prastuta ho jAtA hai arthAt hameM pratIta ho jAtA hai ki isa sRSTi ke mUla upAdAna tattva kyA-kyA aura kauna-kauna se haiM ? .. kintu zrAdhyAtmika dRSTi se jaba vargIkaraNa kiyA jAtA hai to mUla tatvoM kI saMkhyA nau nirdhArita kI jAtI hai| adhyAtma ke kSetra meM isa prakAra kA vargIkaraNa hI adhika upayukta hai| magara isa sambandha meM vistAra se vicAra karane ke lie yaha avasara anukUla nahIM hai| kyoMki isa samaya cAritra kA nirUpaNa cala rahA hai, ataeva usI ke sambandha meM prakAza DAlanA hai / AcaraNa kI dRSTi se jagat ke padArthoM ko tIna bhAgoM meM bAMTA gayA hai: (1) heya-tyAga karane yogya, (2) upAdeya-grahaNa karane yogya, aura (3) zeya-kevala jAnane yogya / saMsAra kI sabhI vastueM ina tIna vargoM meM samAviSTa ho jAtI haiN| ise yoM bhI kahA jA sakatA hai ki jJeya padArtha heya aura upAdeya, ina do bhAgoM meM bAMTe jA sakate haiN| ahiMsA, satya, asteya Adi sadguNa upAdeya arthAt grahaNa karane yogya haiN| agara ye sadguNa sirpha jJeya hokara hI raha jAeM to inakA koI upayoga nahIM hai| eka manuSya ahiMsA ke marma ko jAnatA hai, usa para ghaMToM pravacana kara sakatA hai, dUsare ke dimAga meM biThA sakatA hai parantu use apane jIvana meM vyavahRta nahIM karatA to isase use kyA lAbha hone vAlA hai ? kucha bhI nhiiN| jisa prakAra ahiMsA Adi vrata upAdeya haiM, usI prakAra unake aticAra tyAgane yogya haiN| sAdhaka kA kartavya hai ki jaba vaha vratoM ko jAna kara aMgIkAra kare to unake aticAroM ko bhI samajha le aura samajha kara unase bacatA rahe / jaise upAdeya vastu kA jAne vinA upAdAna arthAt grahaNa nahIM kiyA jA sakatA usI prakAra heya vastu kA jAne vinA hAna arthAt parihAra nahIM kiyA
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________________ [ 333 jA sktaa| isI kAraNa zAstra meM praticAroM ke liye 'jANivA' na samArivvA aisA pATha diyA gayA hai / zrAvakadharma aura munidharma ke sabhI niyama aura saMvara, nirjarA zrAdaraNIya haiM / pratyeka vyakti kA dharma ke prati AdarabhAva honA cAhie aura prativAroM se bacanA cAhie / zrAnanda zrAvaka yadi aNuvratoM aura zikSAvratoM ko mastiSka taka hI rakhatA aura AcaraNa meM na lAtA to usake jIvana kA utthAna na hotA / vaha vratoM ko samajhatA hai aura samajhane ke sAtha aMgIkAra bhI karatA hai vaha vrata ke dUNoM ko bhI samajhatA aura tyAgatA hai / vrata ke doSoM kA tyAga kiye binA nirmala vratapAlana saMbhava nahIM hai / zrAnanda ne sAtaveM vrata ko grahaNa karane ke sAtha pandraha karmAdAnoM kA tyAga kara diyA, jinakA ullekha kiyA jA cukA hai / gRhastha kA kAma nahIM jisake binA aisI hiMsA kA bhale hI vaha tyAga naM AThavAM vrata anarthadaNDatyAga hai| calatA, jo gRhastha jIvana meM anivArya hai, kara sake magara nirarthaka hiMsA ke pApa kA jisa hiMsA se kisI prayojana kI pUrti na hotI ho, usake bhAra se apanI AtmA tyAga to use karanA hI cAhie / grAnanda ne anarthadaNDa satya kA vyavahAra nahIM. ko bhArI evaM malIna banAye rakhanA buddhimatA nahIM hai / kA tyAga aura saMkalpa kiyA ki vaha nirarthaka hiMsA karegA / isa saMkalpa kI pUrti ke lie usane isa vrata ke tyAga kiyA | anarthadaNDa viramaraNa vrata ke pAMca praticAra isa prakAra haiM pAMca praticAroM kA bhI G (1) kandappa ( kandarpa kathA ) - jaise satyabhAmA ko bhAmA aura balarAma ko rAma kaha diyA jAtA hai, usI prakAra yahAM kandarpakathA ko kandarpa kahA gayA hai / . manuSya ko nirarthaka pApa nahIM karanA cAhie, kyoMki isase AtmA malIna hotI hai aura prayojana kucha siddha nahIM hotA / anAvazyaka kutUhala ke
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________________ 224:] . vazIbhUta hokara, zRMgAra ke kAraNa athavA dUsaroM ko prasanna karane ke lie aisI bAta karanA ki jisase bhoga kI pravRtti bar3he yA kAmavAsanA jAgRta ho to vaha bematalaba pApa karanA hai| hindI sAhitya kI rItikAlIna racanAoM kA adhyayana karane se patA calatA hai ki usa kAla meM zrImantoM-rAjAoM, mahArAjAoM sAmantoM Adi kA manoraMjana karane ke lie kavigaNa kAmavAsanAvardhaka kAvya likhA karate the| Aja bhI prAtmatattva kI bAtoM se rAjI karane kI kSamatA na hone se apane zrImanta svAmiyoM ko prasanna karane ke uddezya se igleNDa, amerikA, eziyA Adi dezoM kI mahilAoM kA varNana tathA anya zRAMgArika varNana kiyA jAtA hai| ThakurasuhAtI karate hue kahate haiM Apake antaHpura ke samAna antaHpura anyatra kahIM nahIM dekhA, Apake vaibhava kI sadRzatA koI nahIM kara sktaa| ityAdi bAteM kaha kara logoM ko prasanna karate haiM aisI kandarpa kathAoM yA kAma kI vRddhi karane vAlI kathAoM yA hAsyakathAoM meM kucha namaka-mirca lagAkara gar3hanA par3atA hai| aura jaba aisI bAtoM ko abhinaya ke sAtha kahA jAtA hai to vRddha evaM udAsa vyakti bhI eka vAra khilakhilA uThate haiN| .. prazna uThatA hai-prasanna karane se lAbha kyA huA ? zRMgAra bhAva yA kAmavAsanA ko jAgRta karane ke lie jhUTha bolane se kaunasA kArya siddha huA ? kevala thor3I dera kA vikRta vinoda huA aura lAbha kucha bhI nahIM milA ! aisI sthiti meM isa prakAra kI nirarthaka ceSTAnoM dvArA AtmA ko kaluSita karane kI kyA AvazyakatA hai ? . . Adhunika yuga meM citrapaToM kA atyadhika pracAra ho rahA hai| magara adhikAMza citrapaTa gaMdI aura azlIla bAtoM evaM ceSTAnoM se paripUrNa hote haiM / ina citrapaToM ko dekhate-dekhate logoM kA mAnasa bahuta hI vikRta ho gayA hai / aAdhunika samAja meM jitanI burAiyAM AI haiM unameM se adhikAMza ke lie ye citrapaTa uttaradAyI haiN| komalavaya vAlakoM aura navayuvakoM ke samakSa jaba nirlajjatApUrNa, azlIla, maryAdA ko naSTa karane vAle, vAsanAdivaddha ka. aura
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________________ [: 225 ghRNAjanaka citra upasthita kiye jAte haiM taba kaise prAzA kI jA sakatI hai ki Age calakara ve susaMskArI, maryAdA meM calane vAle aura saccaritra bana sakeMge? ye citrapaTa darzakoM ke jIvana meM kSetroM kI rAha se jo halAhala viSa ghola dete haiM, usase. unakA samagra jIvana viSAkta bana jAtA hai| nAdAna bAlaka bhI AjaH galI galI meM prema ke gAne gAte phirate haiM, yaha ina citrapaToM kI hI dena hai| . janatA kA adhika bhAga azikSita aura asaMskRta hone se nimnakoTi ke abhinaya aura saMgIta meM ruci pradarzita karatA hai / vaha nirlajjatApUrNa nagna yA ardha nagna citroM ko dekha kara khuza hotA hai| isI kAraNa dhana ke lAlacI citrapaTa nirmAtA aise citrapaTa banavAte haiM aura paise kamAte haiN| isase samAja meM kitanI burAiyAM phaila rahI haiM, isakI unheM cintAM nahIM, unheM apanI tijoriyAM bharane kI cintA hai| Azcarya to isa bAta kA hai ki zAsana bhI isa ora dhyAna nahIM detA aura deza kI ujjavala saMskRti ke vinAza kI cupacApa bardAzta kara rahA hai / deza ke naunihAla bAlakoM ke bhaviSya kI bhI use cintA nahIM hai jina para deza aura samAja kA bhAra Ane vAlA hai| bahuta-sI kahAniyAM, upanyAsa, nATaka Adi bhI aise azlIla hote haiM jo pAThakoM kI rUci ko vikRta karate haiM aura kAmavAsanA kI vRddhi karate haiM / inaH saba cIz2oM se vivekazIla puruSoM ko bacanA caahithe| ghara meM gaMdI pustakoM kA praveza nahIM hone denA caahiye| java taka bAlaka kA saMrakSaka kisI citrapaTa ko svayaM na dekha le aura saMskAra vardhaka yA zikSAprada na jAna le taba taka bAlakoM ko use dekhane kI anumati nahIM denA caahiye| eka ghaTanA prakAza meM AI hai / gyAraha varSa ke do vAlaka corI karane nikalate haiN| unameM se eka corI karane nikalatA hai aura dUsarA dvAra para rivAlvara. lekara khar3A rahatA hai socie yaha saba kisakA prabhAva hai ? vAstava meM yaha sinemAH .. kA hI kuprabhAva hai / aisI saikar3oM ghaTanAyeM hotI haiM aura sinemAnoM kI badaulataH anaginatI burAiyAM logoM meM praveza kara rahI haiM / sinemA vyavasAyiyoM ko bhI
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________________ 226] socanA cAhiye ki ve bhI samAja ke aMga hai aura usI samAja meM unheM rahanA hai jisa samAja ko ve tIvratA ke sAtha patana kI ora le jA rahe haiN| hamAre prAcIna sAhitya meM anekAneka Adarza aura jIvana ko ucca banAnevAle pAkhyAna vidyamAna haiM / unheM suyogya rUpa se na dikhalAkara gaMde caritroM kA pradarzana karanA kisI bhI dRSTi se sarAhanIya nahIM kahA jA sktaa| - jo loga naitika AdarzoM meM vizvAsa rakhate haiM, jo saMskRti ke premI aura dharmAnurAgI haiM unakA kartavya hai ki ve isa viSaya meM samAja ko zikSita aura sAvadhAna kareM / isa burAI ko adhika samaya taka nahIM calane denA caahiye| . sadgRhastha aise pApapracAraka kAryoM ko nahIM apnaaegaa| dhana kI prApti ho to bhI vaha pApakRtyoM se dUra rhegaa| lobha kA saMvaraNa kiye vinA vrato kI nirmalatA nahIM raha sktiiN| ___ bolane aura likhane vAle para bar3A uttaradAyitva rahatA hai| yadi vaha kandarpa kathA meM lipta ho to hajAroM-lAkhoM ko bigAr3a degaa| jo kandarpa kathA likhatA hai, kahatA hai yA par3hakara sunAtA hai vaha dUsaroM ke cita para hiMsA, jhUTha, AraMbha, aura kuzIla kA raMga car3hAtA hai / vaha anartha daNDa kA bhAgI hotA hai / bolane vAlA jitanA ahita karatA hai, usase adhika ahita likhane vAlA karatA hai / ataH bola kara yA likha kara dharma kA lAbha denA hI hitakara hai| kahA hai : bUTa DAsana ne banAyA, hamane eka majamaM nikhA / mulka meM majamU na phailA, aura jUtA cala pdd'aa| kisI deza kA rAjadUta yA rAjanAyaka koI galata bAta kaha jAya to sAre deza meM Aga laga jAtI hai| Aga lagAne aura amRta barasAne kI zakti vANI meM hai| agara vAraNI amRta ke badale halAhala ugalane lagatI hai to samAja, deza aura vizva kA ghora ahita ho jAtA hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra kahate haiM / he sAdhaka ! apanI vANI kA sadupayoga karanA hai to kara magara anartha-vANI kA upayoga to na kara / yaha na bhUla ki vANI aura usameM bhI sArthaka vAraNI kI
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________________ 227 ] zakti mahAn puNya ke yoga se prApta hotI hai ! puNya ke pratApa se prApta zAkti kA pApa ke upArjana meM prayoga karanA buddhimattA nahIM hai / vANI ko pApa ke mArga meM lagAyA gayA to isase peTa bhI nahI bharA aura kucha lAbha bhI nahIM huA, magara pApa kA bandha to ho hI gayA / ajJAnI vANI kA vyabhicAra karatA hai aura jJAnI usakA ThIka upayoga karatA hai / sva aura para meM jyoti jagAne vAlA jJAna zrutajJAna hai / maharSiyoM ne zruta kA saMkalana pratIva parizrama se kiyA aura isa mahAna kArya ke lie apane ArAma ko bhI harAma samajhA thA / yaha zruta saMrakSaNa kA kArya mahAvIra svAmI ke nirvANa ke do sau varSa bAda cArya saMbhUtivijaya ke samaya meM huA / . : baMda nahIM huI / he sAdhako ! gaMgA kI dhArA ke samAna zruta kI dhArA kabhI jisa prakAra AkAza meM sUrya aura candra zAzvata haiM, rahegA parantu usakA pracAra aura prasAra hogA bala para hI / usI prakAra zruta bhI sadaiva kisake bala para ? puruSArtha ke 7 saMgha ne nirNaya kiyA- yadi bhadrabAhu vahIM raha kara Agama sevA kA lAbha deM to koI Apatti nhiiN| isase dono prayojanoM kI pUrti ho skegii| unakA mahAprANa dhyAna bhI sampanna ho jAegA aura zruta kI vAcanA bhI ho jAegI / bhadrabAhu ne Agama kI sAta vAcanAeM dene kA bacana diyA / ataH saMgha ne apane zramaNa varga meM se jo viziSTha jikSAsu the, jJAna grahaNa karane kI jinakI bhAvanA tIvra thI, unheM grAhvAna kiyaa| pUchA gayA ki kauna bhadrabAhu svAmI ke pAsa jAnA cAhatA hai ? zratasevI santoM meM sthUlabhadra kA pahalA nambara AyA / sthUlabhadra kA nAma sunakara prAcArya saMbhUtivijaya bahuta prasanna hue / unheM lagA ki ve bhadrabAhu ke jJAna samudra meM se avazya hI bahumUlya ratna prApta kara skeNge| kaI anya muniyoM ko bhI unake sAtha bhejane kA nizcaya kiyA gyaa|
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________________ 228 ] jijJAsu muni bar3e sAhasa aura umaMga ke sAtha Acarya bhadrabAhu ke caraNoM / meM jA phuNce| unhoMne vahAM pahu~ca kara nivedana kiyA bhagavan ! hama ApakI upasampadA grahaNa kara rahe haiN| hameM apane caraNoM meM sthAna diijie| aba hama Apake niyaMtraNa aura nirdezana meM rheNge| bhadrabAhu jaise asAdhAraNa gurU ko pAkara sthUlabhadra ne apane ko kRtArtha maanaa| unhoMne socA maiM dhanya haiM ki mujhe isa yuga ke sarvazreSTha jinAgamavettA, siddhAnta ke pAragAmI mahAmuni se jJAnalAbha karane kA suyoga milA hai| udhara bhadrabAhu svAmI bhI supAtra ziSya pAkara prasanna the| pUrvakAla meM jJAna dene ke lie pAtra-apAtra kA bahuta dhyAna rakkhA jAtA thaa| apAtra ko vidyA denA usake lie aura dUsaroM ke lie bhI hAnikAraka samajhA jAtA thaa| supAtra na milane ke kAraNa kaI vidyAeM na dI gaI aura ve nAmazeSa ho gii| ve vidyAeM vidyAvAnoM ke sAtha hI calI gaI para apAtra ko nahIM dI gii| mahAmuni bhadrabAhu ne jJAnArthI muniyoM ko sUcita kiyA-dina aura rAtri meM sAta vAcanAeM deM sakkU gA-do prAtaHkAla, do madhyAhna meM aura tIna rAtri meM / socane kI bAta hai ki itanA samaya zru tapAThana ke lie dene aura sAtha hI mahAprANa dhyAna kI prakriyA ko cAlU rakhane para unheM vizrAnti ke lie kitanA samaya bacA hogA ? magara unheM amara dIpa jagAnA thaa| zrata kI jo avicchinna dhArA una taka pahuMcI thI use Age bar3hAnA thaa| ve bhalIbhAMti samajhate the ki mere Upara gurU kA jo mahAn RNa hai use cukAne kA eka mAtra upAya yahI hai ki unase prApta kiyA huA anamola jJAna kisI supAMtra ziSya ko diyA jAya / isa prakAra kI ucca evaM udAra vicAradhArA kI badaulata hI zruta kI paramparA barAbara cAlU raha skii| AcArya bhadrabAhu ne apane vizrAma Adi kI cintA na karate hue jJAnaAloka ke prasAra meM mahattvapUrNa yoga pradAna kiyaa| Aja hameM jinendradeva kI
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________________ [ 226 vANI par3hane aura sunane ko mila rahI hai, isakA zreya aMtIta ke una maharSiyoM . ko hI hai jinhoMne aneka pratikUla paristhitiyoM meM, aneka prakAra ke saMkaToM kA sAmanA kiyA aura aMta kI paramparA ko banAe rkhaa| hameM unake prati kRtajJa honA caahie| usa kAla kI tulanA meM Aja zrata ke paThana-pAThana meM bahuta sahUliyata ho gaI hai| aisI sthiti meM hameM cAhie, ki vItarAga bhagavAna kI vANI kA gaharAI ke sAtha adhyayana-manana kareM aura usake paThana-pAThana meM yogyatA ke anusAra apanA yoga pradAna kreN| svAdhyAya ke dvArA zruta kA saMrakSaNa va prasAraNa karanA hama sabaikA kartavyaM haiN| aisA karane se isa loka aura paraloka meM parama kalyANa hogaa| ___ kala kahA gayA thA ki sAdhanA ke mArga para calane vAlA sAvadhAna sAdhaka do bAteM sadA dhyAna meM rakhe-upAdeya kyA hai aura (2) heya kyA hai ? ina donoM bAtoM kA vaha dhyAna hI nahIM rakhatA balki upAdeya ko apane jIvana meM yathAzakti apanAtA aura heya kI parityAga karatA hai| aMgara grahaNa karane yogya ko grahaNa na kiyA jAya aura chor3ane yogya ko chor3A na jAya to unheM jAnane se kyA lAbha haiM ? roga se mukta hone ke lie auSadha ko aura apathya ko jAna lenA hI paryApta nahIM haiM varan auSadha kA sevana karanA aura apathya ko tyAganA bhI Avazyaka hai / pratyeka siddhi ko prApta karane ke lie, cAhe vaha laukika ho athavA lokottara, jJAna ke sAtha kriyA kI bhI anivArya AvazyakatA hotI hai| kriyAhIna jJAna aura jJAna hIna kriyA se kabhI koI siddhi prApta nahIM kI jA sktii| . kintu grAhya kyA hai aura tyAjya kyA hai, isakA nirNaya atyanta sAvadhAnI ke sAtha karanA caahie| bahuta bAra loga dhokhA khAte haiM balki satya to yaha hai ki saMsArI jana prAyaH bhrama meM par3e hue haiN| ve heya ko upAdeya aura upAdeya ko heya samajha kara pravRtti kara rahe haiM aura isI kAraNa sukha ko prApta karane aura duHkhoM se chuTakArA pAne kI tIna abhilApA aura ghora prayatna karane
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________________ 230] para bhI unakA manoratha saphala nahIM ho paataa| jIva anAdi kAla se saMsAra meM vividha prakAra kI prAdhi-vyAdhi aura upAdhiyoM kA zikAra ho rahA hai| vaha inase bacane ke lie jo upAya karatA hai, viveka ke abhAva meM ve ulaTe duHkhaprada siddha hote haiM / vaha bAhya padArthoM ke saMgraha meM sukha dekhatA haiM aura unakI hI prApti meM samasta puruSArtha lagA detA hai| kintu smaraNa rakhanA cAhie ki para padArthoM kA saMyoga sukha kA nahIM, duHkha kA hI kAraNa hotA hai / ataeva bAhya padArthoM kI ora se jitanI jitanI nivRtti sAdhI jAegI, utanI hI utanI zAnti evaM nirAkulatA prApta ho skegii| . gRhastha Ananda ne prabhu ke caraNoM meM baiThakara heya aura upAdeya kI vAstavika jAnakArI prApta kii| yadi kisI sAdhAraNa chadmastha se unheM jAnatA to usameM kamI raha sakatI thii| bhrama yA viparyAsa bhI ho sakatA thaa| kintu bhagavAn mahAvIra se heya-upAdeya kA viveka prApta karane meM kamI yA viparyAsa hone kI guMjAiza nahIM thii| - vikSepa ke sabhI kAraNa chor3ane yogya hote haiN| acchA kapar3A pahanane para bhI usa meM mala laga jAtA hai / samajhadAra vyakti mala ko upAdeya nahIM mAnatA, ataeva use haTA detA hai / isI prakAra vrata mAnoM svaccha cAdara hai| sAdhaka yahI prayatna karatA hai ki vrata rUpI cAdara meM mala na lagane paae| phira bhI vivazatA, caMcalatA yA pramAda ke kAraNa mala (aticAra ) laga jAya to use sApha kara lenA cAhie arthAt aAlocanA Adi kara ke aticAra kA zodhana kara lenA caahie| isake liye vrata ke aticAroM ko jAnanA Avazyaka hai| jo mala ke svarUpa ko hI nahIM samajhegA vaha use kaise sApha karegA ? anarthadaNDaviramaNa vrata ke aticAroM meM se pahale aticAra kA svarUpa samajhAyA jA cukA hai| Age ke aticAroM para prakAza DAlanA hai / unameM se dUsarA aticAra kautkucya hai| - (2) kautkuMcya-kucha vyaktiyoM meM vidUSakapana kI vRtti dekhI jAtI hai| ve zarIra ke aMgoM se aisI ceSTA karate haiM jisase dUsare ko haMsI A jAya /
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________________ 231] yaha bhAMDavRtti hai| ina vidUSakoM ke kriyA kalApa ko dekha kara loga prasanna hote haiM aura kuthalavaza jamA ho jAte haiN| bhAMDaceSTA karane vAlA apanI ina ceSTAoM dvArA artha kA upArjana karatA hai| kintu sAdhaka ko aisI ceSTAe nahIM karanA cAhie, kyoMki aisA karane se kAmarAga, hiMsA, asatya Adi doSoM ko protsAhana milatA hai| ataeva sAdhaka zarIra kI kuceSTA se athavA vANI ke dvArA anarthadaNDa na kre| ___ (3) moharie (maukharya) AvazyakatA se adhika bolanA, vRthA bakavAda karanA, sadaiva bar3abar3Ate rahanA maukharya kahalAtA hai / . vANI mukha kI zobhA hai / vANI se manuSya kI sajjanatA evaM durjanatA kA anumAna hotA hai / usake hRdayagata bhAva vANI ke dvArA abhivyakta hote haiM / ataeva vANI ko manuSya ke vyaktitva kI kasauTI kahA jA sakatA hai| itanA hI nahIM, kabhI kabhI usakI badaulata ghora anartha bhI hote dekhe jAte haiN| saMbhala kara vANI kA prayoga na karane se lar3AI-jhagar3e taka ho jAte haiN| eka galata zabda ke prayoga se banA-banAyA kAma bigar3a jAtA hai aura eka suvicArita vAkya se bigar3A kAma bana sakatA hai| vicArapUrvaka na bolane se manuSya apane zatru banA letA hai| isIlie kahA jAtA hai ki pahale tolo, phira bolo| cAhe jJAnI ho yA ajJAnI, vANI kA upayoga agara soca vicAra kara na kare to pariNAma aniSTa kara nikalatA hai / kahate haiM-draupadI ke eka avicArita evaM prAkSe pajanaka vacana kI badaulata mahAbhArata jaisA bhISaNa yuddha huA jisameM lAkhoM manuSya mAre gae aura bhAratavarSa kI itanI zakti viniSTa huI ki usakI kamara hI TUTa gii| . prAga para hAtha rakkhA gayA to cAhe .paNDita ho. yA mUrkha, donoM kA hI hAtha jlegaa| prAga paNDita aura mUrkha kA bheda nahIM jaantii| usake sparza kA phala sabhI ko samAna rUpa se bhoganA par3atA hai / isI prakAra kuvANI ke prayoga ko phala sabhI ke lie ghAtaka siddha hotA hai| kuvacana bolanA pApa hai aura pApa Aga kI taraha jalAne vAlA hai / kadAcit nAsamajha bAlaka Aga se hAtha
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________________ 232] jalAle to utanA burA nahIM samajhA jAegA parantu samajhadAra aisA. karegA to. adhika upahAsa tathA aAlocanA kA pAtra bnegaa| vANI prAntarika cetanA kI abhivyakti kA sarvottama sAdhana hI nahIM; anekAneka vyavahAroM kA mAdhyama bhI hai| saphala vaktA hajAroM lAkhoM virodhiyoM ko apane vANI ke jAdU se prabhAvita karake anukUla banA letA hai| eka tarUNa vyakti kisI gAMva meM eka kisAna ke ghara gyaa| kisAna ke sAtha usakA lena-dena kA vyavahAra thaa| vaha khAne ke lie thor3e se dhAna ke dAne le gayA / kisI gAMva meM ghugharI banA kara khA leMge, yaha soca kara vaha cala diyaa| rAste meM use kher3A milA / vahAM eka bur3hiyA ne use rAma-rAma, kiyaa| usa tarUNa ne kahA-bhUkha bahuta. lagI hai, roTI, banAne kI suvidhA nahIM hai.| dhAna ke dAne mere pAsa hai, kyA ghugharI banA dogI.? ___ bur3hiyA ghugharI banA dene ko rAjI ho gii| usane eka. haMDI meM dAne DAla diye aura Agata taruNa se kahA-kucha dera baiThe rahanA yA nipaTanA ho to nipaTa Ayo / maiM abhI AtI huuN| ___ tarUNa ne eka bar3hiyA bhaiMsa kI ora saMketa karake. prazna kiyA ki yaha bhaiMsa kisa kI hai. ? . uttara milA-'apanI hI hai, 'vAhara kyoM nahIM nikAlatI ?' 'najara na laga jAya, isaliye / ' isake bAda usa asaMyata vANI vAle tarUNa ne binA soce-samajhe prazna kiyA-'yadi bhaisa mara jAya to itanI choTI saMkIrNa vAr3I meM se kaise bAhara nikAlogI? bur3hiyA ko roSa AyA, magara usa tarUNa, ko ghara AyA tathA nAsamajha samajha kara kSamA kara diyaa|
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________________ [ 233 tarUNa ghara meM hI baiThA rahA / bur3hiyA tabataka apanI bahU ke sAtha pAnI lekara aaii| dUsarI kauna hai, yaha pUchane para bur3hiyA ne batalAyA - 'yaha bahU hai / " tarUNa ne kahA--' vaha acchI hai aura cunarI bhI acchI hai, magara tumhArA putra kahAM hai ? bur3hiyA bolI- 'zAma ko ghara AtA hai / ' tarUNa ne phira mUrkhatA kA paricaya dete hue kahA yadi putra kI gamI kA samAcAra A jAya to ? yaha maMgala vANI sunakara bur3hiyA ke krodha kI sImA na rahIM / vaha pAnI . kA ghar3A usake Upara paTakane ko taiyAra ho gaI kintu abhyAgata samajha kara ruka gaI / kapar3e meM ghugharI dekara use ghara se bhagA diyA / rAste meM ghugharI kA pAnI Tapakate dekha kisI ne pUchA- yaha kyA kara rahA hai ? usane uttara meM kahA - jibhyA kA rasa bhare, bolyA vinA nahIM sare / ' isa dRSTAnta se hameM sIkha lenI cAhie ki- vANI mitra banAne vAlI honI cAhie, mitra ko zatru banAne vAlI nahIM / UparI dRSTi se aisA pratIta hogA ki aisA bolane meM jhUTha kA pApa nahIM "lagatA magara gaharA vicAra karane se patA calegA ki binA vicAre bolI gaI vANI prasuhAvanI tathA vesurI lagatI hai / vinayacaMdajI ne kahA 'binA vicAre bole bola te nara jAno phUTA Dhola / ' jo manuSyaM binA bicAre bolatA hai usakA bolanA phUTe Dhola kI zrAvAja ke samAna hai| usakI koI kImata nahIM / acchI vAraNI vaha hai jo pra emamaya madhura aura preraNAprada hotI hai / vacanoM ke dvArA hI manuSya ke prAntarika rUpa kA sAkSAtkAra hotA hai / manuSya jaba taka bolatA nahIM taba taka usake guNa-doSa prakaTa nahIM hote, magara
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________________ 234 usake mukha se kikalane vAle thor3e-se bola hI usakI vAstavikatA ko prakaTa kara dete haiM / vANI manuSya ke manuSyatva kI kasauTI hai| kahA gayA hai nA nara gaz2A teM tolie, nA nara lIjie tola, . parazurAma nara nAra kA, bola bola meM bola / bacana ke dvArA hI samajha liyA jAtA hai ki manuSya kaisA hai ? isake saMskAra aura kula kaise haiM ? * eka ThAkura sAhaba kI savArI kisI gAMva meM hokara nikalI / eka -sUradAsa apane cabUtare para baiThA thA / ThAkura sAhaba ne kahA - mahArAja sUradAsajI, raam-raam| .. sUradAsa--rAjA mahArAjA, rAma-rAma . dUsare kAmadAra pIche-pIche nikle| unake abhivAdana meM sUradAsa ne kahA--kAmadAra, rAma rAma / unake bAda darogA nikale to sUradAsa bole- darogA, rAma-rAma / anta meM naukara aaye| unhoMne sUradAsa kA abhivAdana-kiyA-andhe, rAma-rAma / sUradAsa ne uttara meM kahA-golA, rAma-rAma / . . . sUradAsa dekha nahIM sakatA thA ki pathikoM meM kauna ThAkura aura H kauna . cAkara hai, phira bhI vaha unake abhivAdana karane vAle vacanoM ko sunakara hI samajha gayA ki inameM kauna-kyA hai ? vAstava meM sabhya, kulIna aura samajhadAra vyakti ziSTatApUrNa bhASA kA prayoga karatA hai jaba ki aochA AdamI ochI jabAna kA upayoga karatA hai| . jo puruSa vratoM ko aMgIkAra karatA hai, vaha apanI vANI kA durupayoga na karake sadupayoga hI karatA hai / vratI kI nIti yaha nahIM hotI ki pahale gaMdagI ko bar3hane de aura phira usakI saphAI kare / vaha gaMdagI se pahale se hI dUra rahatA haiM nItikAra ne kahA hai-. . ..
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________________ . . [235 prakSAlanAddhi paMkasya dUrAdasparzanaM varam / . . ... pahale kIcar3a lagAkara phira use dhone kI apekSA kIcar3a se dUra rahanA aura use na lagane denA hI uttama hai| . bhArata kI saMskRti prAtmapradhAna haiN| usakI sampUrNa dArzanika vicAradhArA aura prAcAra nIti AtmA ko hI kendra bindu mAnakara calI hai / pAzcAtya dezoM ke prAcAra-vicAra meM yaha bAta nahIM hai| unakI dRSTi sadA bahirmukha rahatI hai| bhAratIya jana ke mAnasa meM prAtmA sambandhI vicAra rahatA hI haiM, isa kAraNa ve upAsanA, saMdhyA Adi ke rUpa meM antaH zuddhi kI ora kadama bar3hAte haiN| pazcima vAle ghara evaM pharnIcara kI hAlata aisI rakhate haiM jaise -kalaM hI divAlI manAI gaI ho| donoM dRSTikoNoM ko dhyAna meM rakhakara hameM sIkha lenI hai aura socanA haiM ki manuSya ke lie zAzvata sukha aura zAnti kA mArga kyA hai ? . manuSya ko svabhAvataH eka anamola ratna prApta hai jo cintAmaNi + se bhI adhika mahattvapUrNa hai| agara usakA sahI upayoga kiyA jAya to kahIM aura kabhI bhI Thokara khAne kI saMbhAvanA nahIM rhtii| vaha anamola ratna hai. viveka ! yadi viveka se kAma liyA jAya to pApa ke bhAra se bhArI nahIM bananA pdd'egaa| yahI nahIM, viveka ke prakAza meM ihaloka sambandhI jIvana yAtrA bhI sAnanda aura sakuzala sampanna hotI hai / ataeva manuSya kA kartavya hai. ki vaha sadaiva viveka kI divya jyoti ko jagamagAtA rahe, use bar3hAtA rahe aura usI ke prakAza meM cale / viveka sukha aura zAMti kI eka mAtra kujI hai| yahI mAnava kI vizeSatA hai| vividha prakAra kI jIvasRSTi meM manuSya ko jo sarvocca pada prApta hai usakA eka mAtra pradhAna kAraNa viveka hai / viveka hI mAnave kI zobhA hai| Aja bhArata apanI mUla dRSTi aura saMskRti se vicalita hotA jA rahA hai| vaha jJAnopAsanA kI apekSAM lakSmI pUjA ko adhika mahatva pradAna karane lagA hai / samAja meM lakSmI ko itanA adhika mahatva prApta ho gayA hai ki jJAna,
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________________ 236 ] zIla, sadAcAra Adi sabhI sadguNa usake samakSa phIke par3a gae haiN| lakSmI ko ucita se adhika samAdara logoM ne de diyA hai, usase vyakti yaha socatA hai ki lakSmI na hogI to hameM koI mahatva nahIM milegaa| isa prakAra kI vicAradhArA se jJAna kA sthAna gauNa ho gayA hai| lakSmI do prakAra kI hotI hai aAntarika aura bAhya / Antarika lakSmI Atmika sampatti hai aura bAdya lakSmI bhautika hotI hai| saccI aura sadA sAtha dene vAlI lakSmI AdhyAtmika vibhUti hI ho sakatI hai| magara Aja kI janatA use bhUlakara bAhya lakSmI kI pUjA meM hI apanA kalyANa samajha rahI hai / isa prakAra ekAnta bahiraMga dRSTi ke kAraNa aneka avAMchanIya paristhitiyAM khar3I ho gaI haiN| . vahi pTi ke kAraNa kabhI-kabhI utsava va maMgala ke vadale amaMgala kA kAraNa bana jAtA hai| utsava ke joga meM Akara lAkhoM jIvoM kI hatyA karanA maMgala meM daMgala karanA hai-amaMgala ko AmaMtraNa dene ke samAna hai / hiMsAkArI sAdhanoM ko apanAne se maMgala amaMgala bana jAtA hai| phaTAke Adi jalAne se loga jala marate haiM, makAnoM aura dukAnoM meM Aga laga jAtI hai / kahIM-kahIM to. itanI udyama pravRttiyAM bar3ha jAtI haiM ki unheM davAne ke lie pulisa kA prabandha karanA par3atA hai| parva ke pIche rahI huI bhAvanA ko jo bhUla jAte haiM ve mAnoM AtmA ko bhUlakara zarIra ko pUjA karate haiN| isa ajJAna evaM bhrAnta dhAraNA ke kAraNa vyaktigata tathA sAmAjika hAniyAM hotI haiN| par3hanA, par3hAnA, satsAhitya kA nirmANa karanA, saMvardhana karanA aura . pracAra karanA Adi jJAna kI pUjA hai / vaha aAntarika lakSmI kI pUjA hai| : / dukha kI lakSmI vivekapUrNa bolanA hai, supAtra evaM suzIlA nArI gRha kI lakSmI .. haiM, jJAna prAtmA kI lakSmI hai / dAna dhana kI lakSmI hai| . vAstava meM jAna ko Antarika lakSmI kA jo svarUpa pradAna kiyA gayA hai, usameM tathya hai / kahanA cAhie ki vaha saccI lakSmI hai / rupayA, paisA, noTa, vana rUpa bAhya lakSmI kabhI alakSmI kA rUpa dhAraNa kara letI haiN| vaha . .
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________________ [ 237/ ghora amaMgala kA kAraNa bana jAtI hai| Aye dina samAcAra patroM meM aise samA cAra chapate rahate haiM ki rupayA-paisA ke lie zramuka kI hatyA kara dI gaI ! ' yoM: bhI bAhya lakSmI sadA cintA aura prAkulatA hI utpanna karatI hai / isake viparIta jJAna rUpI lakSmI se kabhI amaMgala hone kI saMbhAvanA nahIM rahatI / vahI - isa loka meM tathA paraloka meM ekAnta maMgala hI utpanna karatI hai ! 3: AcArya bhadrabAhu ne jJAna kI jyoti ko jAgRta rakhane ke lie zruta kI sAta vAcanAeM dene kA vacana diyA / sthUlabhadra ke netRtva meM sAdhugaraNa saccI - lakSmI pUjA ke hetu nepAla kI tarAI meM bhadrabAhu ke pAsa pahuMce / 1 bhadrabAhu ne, jaisA ki kahA jA cukA hai, sAta vAcanAeM dene ke lie samaya nikAlA, parantu abhyAsa hetu gaye muniyoM ko isase santoSa nahIM huA. unheM aisA laMgA ki hamArA bahuta samaya vyartha jA rahA haiM / kucha dina yoM hI santoSa meM vyatIta ho gae / tatpazcAt una abhyAsArthI muniyoM ne vApisa apane guru kI sevA meM jAne kA nizcaya kiyA / bhadrabAhu svAmI ke sAmane apanI icchA prakaTa bhI kara dI / svAmIjI ne jAne kI anumati de dii| ve vApisa cale gae / kintu sthUlabhadra unameM eka viziSTha jijJAsu aura arAdhaka the, ve bhadrabAhu svAmI kI hI sevA meM rahe / : -: : . abhyAsa karane vAloM meM prAyaH adhIratA dekhI jAtI hai / ve cAhate haiM ki . thor3a e hI dinoM meM jaise tese granthoM ko par3hanA samApta kara deM aura vidvAn bana jaaeN| magara unakI adhIratA hAnijanaka hetI hai| jJAna prApti ke lie samucita samaya aura zrama denA Avazyaka hai / guru se jo sIkhA jAtA hai, use sunate jAnA hI praryApta nahIM hai / kisI zAstra ko Adi se anta taka ekabAra par3ha lenA alaga bAta hai aura use pacA lenA dUsarI bAta hai / zikSArthI ke lie Avazyaka hai ki vaha zikSaka se jo sIkhe use hRdaya meM baddhamUla karale aura isa prakAra zrAtmajJAta kare ki usakI dhAraNA banI rahe / usa para bAra-bAra vicAra kare, cintana kare / zabdArtha evaM bhAvArtha ko acchI taraha yAda kare / aisI taiyArI kare ki samaya Ane para dUsaroM ko sikhA bhI sake / cintana-manana ke .
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________________ 238] sAtha par3he gae alpasaMkhyaka grantha bhI bahusaMkhyaka graMthoM ke par3hane kA prayojana pUrA kara dete haiN| isake viparIta, zikSaka bolatA gayA ziSya sunatA gayA aura isa prakAra bahusaMkhyaka grantha par3ha lie gae to bhI unase abhyAsa kA prayojana pUrNa nahIM hotaa| isa prakAra par3hane vAlA dIrgha kAla meM bhI vidvAn nahIM bana paataa| ___ kaI sAdhu-santa yaha socate haiM ki isa samaya par3hAne vAle kA suyoga milA haiM to adhika se adhika samaya lekara adhika se adhika grantha vAMca kara samApta kara deN| bAda meM una para cintana kareMge, unakA abhyAsa kara leMge aura pakkA kara leNge| kintuM isa prakAra kI vRtti se adhika lAbha nahIM hotaa| jaldI-jaldI meM jo sIkhA jAtA hai vaha dhAraNA ke abhAva meM vismRti ke adhikAra meM vilIna ho jAtA hai aura jo samaya usake lie lagAyA gayA thA vaha vRthA calA jAtA hai / ataeva suvidhA ke anusAra jo bhI adhyayana kiyA jAya vaha Thosa honA cAhie / jitanA-jitanA pacato jAya utanA hI utanA navIna sIkhanA caahie| aisA karane se adhika lAbha hotA hai / vidvAnoM meM yaha kahAvata pracalita hai ki thor3A-thor3A sIkhane vAlA thor3e dinoM meM aura bahuta-bahuta sIkhane vAlA bahuta : dinoM meM vidvAn banatA hai / isa kahAvata meM bahuta kucha tathya hai / jaise eka dina meM kaI dinoM kA bhojana kara lene kA prayatna karane vAle ko lAbha ke badale hAni uThAnI par3atI haiM, usI prakAra bahuta-bahuta par3ha lene kintu paryApta cintana manana na karane se aura kaNThastha karane yogya ko kaNThastha na karane se lAbha nahIM hotaa| ataH jJAnAbhyAsa meM anucita utAvala nahIM karanA caahie| ___muni sthUlabhadra ne adhairya ko apane nikaTa na paTakane diyaa| ve sthira citta se vahIM jameM rahe aura abhyAsa karate rhe| unhoMne vicAra kiyA-:: gurujI ke Adeza se jijJAsu hokara maiM yahAM AyA hUM, aMtaeva vAcanA dene vAle kI suvidhA ko anusAra hI mujhe jJAna grahaNa karanA caahie| supAtra samajhakara bhadrabAhu ne sthUlabhadra ko acchI zikSA dii| zeSa sAdhu saMbhUti vijaya ke pAsa cale ge| unake cale jAne para bhI sthUlabhadra nirAza yA udAsa nahIM hue / sacce jijJAsu hone ke kAraNa unhoMne kaSToM kI paravAha
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________________ 1. 236] nahIM kii| ucita AhAra Adi prApta na hone para bhI unhoMne apanA adhyayana cAlU rakkhA.. sAtaH vAcanAeM jArI rhii| : __caudaha pUrvo ke jJAtA zrutakevalI kevalI ke samakakSa mAne jAte haiM / sthUlabhadra ko aise mahAn guru prApta hue| unhoMne apanA ahobhAgya mAnA aura jJAna ke abhyAsa meM apanA mana lgaayaa| yadi isa loka aura paraloka ko sukhamaya banAnA hai to Apa bhI jJAna kA dIpaka jgaaie| hameM una mahAn tapasviyoM se yahI sIkha grahaNa karanA cAhie jinhoMne zrRta kI rakSA karane meM apanA bahumUlya jIvana lagAyA hai| jo mahApuruSa AtmotthAna ke sopAnoM ko pAra karate-karate pUrNa sukha aura zAnti kI maMjila taka jA pahuMce, unhoMne saMsAra ke duHkha pIDita prANiyoM ke udhAra ke lie, ananta karUNA se prerita ho kara svAnubhUta evaM prAcIrNa 'mArga kA apanI vANI dvArA prakAza kiyaa| unakI vahI vANI kAlAntara meM lipibaddha huI aura zruta yA Agama ke nAma se Aja bhI hamAre samakSa hai| isa prakAra zruta kA mahatva isa bAta meM hai ki usameM pratipAdita tathya sAdhanA meM saphalatA prApta karane vAle mahAn RSiyoM ke prAcIrNa prayoga haiM, anubhava ke sAra haiM tathA gambhIra evaM dIrgha kAlIna cintana ke pariNAma haiN| vItarAga puruSoM ne yaha samajhakara ki saMsAra ke jIvoM ko zAnti pradAna karane kI AvazyakatA hai, zAstra ke dvArA zAnti kA mArga pradarzita kiyA hai| unhoMne saMdeza diyA hai ki aMzAnti kA kAraNa duHkha hai / hiMsA aura anAvazyaka rUpa se bar3hI huI AbazyakatAe kama ho jAe to duHkha kama ho jaaegaa| ata. eva unhoMne..hiMsA aura parigraha se dUra rahane para.. jora diyA hai / hiMsA, aura parigraha paraspara sambaddha haiN| jahAM hiMsA hogI. vahAM parigraha aura jahAM parigraha hai . vahAM. hiMsA honA anivArya hai| donoM kA gaTha bandhana hai| .. parigraha aura hiMsA kI vRtti para agara aMkuza naH rakkhA gayA to svayaM ko azAnti hogI aura dUsaroM kI azAnti kA bhI. kAraNa bnegii| magara prazna, yaha hai ki hiMsA aura parigraha ko vRtti ko rokA kaise jAe.?? mAnava kA
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________________ 240] mastiSka aura hRdaya bahuta durbala hai| vaha galata yA sahI, jahAM bhI kSaNika sukhasuvidhA dekhatA hai, usI ora jhuka jAtA hai| cAhe pariNAma kucha bhI ho, isa kSaNika sukha kI badaulata cAhe kitanA hI duHkha bhaviSya meM bhoganA par3e, magara manuSya ekavAra usa ora pravRta hue binA nahIM rhtaa| aisI sthiti meM kauna-sA upAya apanAyA jAya jisase manuSya kA niraMkuza mana aMkuza meM pAe ? isa prazna ke samAdhAna ke lie bhagavAn vItarAga ne vratavidhi kI yojanA kI hai| vratoM ke dvArA mana ko majabUta karake pApa ko sImita karane kA mArga prastuta kiyA gayA hai| manuSya java vrata aMgIkAra karatA hai to usakA jIvana niyaMtrita ho jAtA hai / vrata abhAva meM jIvana kA koI saduddezya nahIM rhtaa| jaba vrata aMgIkAra kara liyA jAtA hai to eka nizcitaM lakSya bana jAtA hai| vratI puruSa kuTumba, samAja tathA deza meM bhI zAnti kA Adarza upasthita kara sakatA hai aura svayaM bhI apUrva zAnti kA upabhoktA bana jAtA hai| vratI kA jIvana dUsaroM ko pIr3A pradAyaka nahIM hotA, kisI ko uttApa nahIM detaa| vaha dharma, nyAya, zAnti, sahAnubhUti, karuNA aura saMvedanA jaisI divya bhAvanAoM kA pratIka bana jAtA hai| ataeva jIvana meM vratavidhAna kI atyanta AvazyakatA hai / maharSiyoM ne zAnti aura kalyANa kA jo upadeza diyA hai vaha pAtra ke pAsa pahu~cakara saphala banatA hai| upajAU jamIna pAne se bIja kI kImata hotI hai| sar3aka jaise sthala meM DAlA huA bIja phalavAn nahIM hotaa| isI prakAra apAtra ko diyA gayA upadeza bhI niSphala jAtA hai| - Ananda mahAvIra svAmI ke caraNoM meM yogya pAtra banakara paayaa| usake hRdaya rUpI urvara pradeza meM bhagavAna ne jo upadeza bIja boyA vaha aMkurita huA * phalita huaa| isase usake jIvana ko apUrva prakAza milaa| usane adbhuta zAnti kA anubhava kiyaa| vaha dUsaroM ke samakSa bhI mArga prastuta karane lgaa| vaha svayaM jJAna ko grahaNa karake dUsaroM ke lie dIpaka banatA hai / / magara vratI jIvana kI pavitratA isa bAta meM hai ki jisa bhAvanA evaM * saMkalpa zakti se prata ko svIkAra kiyA gayA hai, use sadaiva jAgRta rakkhA jAya,
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________________ usameM kamajorI na Ane dI jAya / akasara aisA hotA hai ki kisI prasaMga para manuSya kI bhAvanA Upara uThatI hai aura vaha maMgalamaya mArga para pragaNa karane ko udyata ho jAtA hai kintu thor3e samaya ke pazcAt usakA joza ThaMDA par3a jAtA hai aura svIkRta vrata meM AsthA manda ho jAne para vaha galI-kUcA khojane lagatA hai / yaha galI-kUcA khojanA yA vrata kI maryAdA ko bhaMga karane kA mArga nikAlanA hI aticAra kahalAtA hai| aticAra ke sevana se vrata kA vAstavika uddezya naSTa ho jAtA hai / usase zrAtmA ko prApta hone vAlI zAnti prApta nahIM hotii| ataeva gRhastha ke sabhI vratoM ke sAtha pAMca-pAMca aticAroM kA varNana kiyA gayA hai, jisase vratI puruSa unase bhalI bhAMti paricita rahe aura bacatA bhI rhe| ... isI dRSTikoNa se yahAM vratoM ke vivecana ke sAtha unake aticAroM kA bhI nirUpaNa kiyA jA rahA hai| anarthadaNDa ke aticAroM meM kandarpakathA, kautkucya aura mauravayaM ke viSaya meM kahA jA cukA hai| unakI saMkSepa meM vyAkhyA .. bhI kI jA cukI hai| yahAM cauthe aticAra para vicAra karanA hai| .. (4) saMyuktAdhikaraNatAH-upakaraNa aura adhikaraNa meM zAbdika dRSTi se bahuta antara na hote hue bhI donoM ke artha meM mahAn antara hai| dharma kA sAdhana upakaraNa kahalAtA hai jaba ki adhikaraNa vaha hai jo pApa kA sAdhana ho| jisake dvArA AtmA durgati kA adhikArI bane vaha adhikaraNa (adhikriyate AtmA durgatau yena tadadhikaraNam) aisI adhikaraNa zabda kI vyutpatti hai| ' adhikaraNa do prakAra ke haiM-dravya-adhikaraNa aura bhAva-adhikaraNa, talavAra, baMdUka aAdi paudgalika zAstra, jo hiMsA ke sAdhana haiM, dravyAdhikaraNa kahalAte haiM aura krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha Adi aprazasta bhAva bhAvAdhikaraNa / - kaiMcI, cAkU, phAvar3A, kudAlI, kulhAr3I, kaTAra, talavAra Adi sAdhana gRhastha ko kisI vastu ke chedana, bhedana Adi prayojanoM ke lie rakhane . par3ate haiN| kintu sadgRhastha unheM isa prakAra rakkhegA ki sahaja hI dUsarA unheM kAma meM na lA sake / vaha baMdUka meM golI bhara kara nahIM rkkhegaa| anivArya AvazyakatA ke samaya vaha inakA upayoga kregaa| inake nirmANa kA dhaMdhA bhI nahIM kregaa|
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________________ ina khataranAka aujAroM ko taiyAra karake vaha khulI jagaha meM, jahAM se ve anAyAsa hI uThAe jA sakeM aura upayoga meM liye jA sakeM, nahIM rkkhegaa| aisA karanA bar3e khatare kA kAma hai| isase kaI bAra aneka aneka duHkha janaka durghaTanAeM ho jAtI haiM / ghara ke bacce khela ke lie unheM uThA sakate haiM aura svayaM usake zikAra ho sakate haiN| dUsare bacce bhI unake nizAnA bana sakate haiM / aMDausIpar3ausI unheM uThA le jA sakate haiN| aisA ho to nirarthaka hI bhISaNa anartha ho jAtA hai| ghara meM koI AkramaNakArI AjAe, DAkU hamalA kara deM yA isI prakAra kI koI anya ghaTanA ghaTita ho jAya to una aujAroM kA upayoga karanA artha daNDa hai| arthadaNDa kA tyAga zrAvaka kI vrataM maryAdA meM nahIM praataa| bahU-beTI kI maryAdA kI rakSA, deza kI rakSA prAdi kA prasaMga upasthita hone para vratI zrAvaka kAyaratA pradarzita nahIM kregaa| vaha ahiMsA kI duhAI dekara apane kartavya se bacane kA prayatna bhI nahIM kregaa| vaha zastra dhAraNa karegA aura zatru kA dRr3hapUrvaka sAmanA kregaa| aneka zrAvakoM ne aisA kiyA hai / kintu nirarthaka hiMsA se vaha pUrI taraha bacatA rhegaa| usake dvArA aisA koI kArya na hogA jisase bematalaba khUna kharAvI yA hiMsA ho| vaha binA hetu hiMsaka sAdhanoM ko susajjita karake khulI jagaha meM rakkhegA to svayaM ko sadA : AzaMkA banI rahegI ki koI uThA na le| sainika bhI yadi vratI hai to vaha khule rUpa meM, jaba vaha anivArya rUpa se aAvazyaka samajhegA, tabhI una zastrAstroM kA upayoga "kregaa| tAtparya yaha hai ki anarthadaNDa viramaNa vrata kA pArAdhaka hiMsA ke sAdhanoM ko taiyAra karake arthAt unake vibhinna bhAga ko jor3a kara nahIM rakhatA, kyoMki usase nirarthaka hiMsA hone kI saMbhAvanA rahatI hai / yaha hiMsAH pradAna nAmaka . anarthadaNDa kA aticAra hai| ... . (5) upabhoga paribhogAtiriktatA-bhoga aura upabhoga kI vastuoM kA nirarthaka saMgraha karake rakhanA bhI zrAvaka ke lie aticAra hai| bar3hiyA sAr3I
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________________ 7 [ 243 *. pronI, dhotI zrAdi dekhakara AvazyakatA na hone para bhI kharIda lenA yA granyaH padArthoM kA binA prayojana saMgraha karanA mahAvIra svAmI ne pApa kahA hai / zItakAla meM garama kapar3a e cAhie aura grISmakAla meM patale, yaha to ThIka hai, magara kaI koI pozAkeM garama kapar3oM kI hone para bhI kahIM koI nayI DijAina dikhAI dI aura tabiyata macala gaI / use kharIda liyA / isa prakAra garama kapar3oM se peTiyAM bharalIM / malamala yAdi ke kapar3oM kI peTiyAM alaga bharI huI haiN| yaha saba anAvazyaka saMgraha hai / manuSya ke do hI paira hote haiM aura unakI surakSA ke lie eka jor3A jUtA paryApta hai| magara seTha-sahAba aura bAbU sahAba pratidina vahI jUtA pahaneM, prAtaH kAla pahanA huA jUtA sAMyakAla pahaneM to bar3appana kaise surakSita rahegA ? ataeva pairoM kI surakSA ke lie bhale eka hI jor3A jUtA cAhie magara bar3appana kI surakSA ke lie kaI jor3iyAM cAhie ! zrAja logoM kI aisI dRSTi bana gaI hai| kaMpar3A aura jUtA upayogitA ke kSetra se nikala kara zRMgAra aura bar3appana ke sAdhana bana gae haiN| isa dRSTi viparyAsI kA hI pariNAma hai ki loga binA zrAvazyakatA ke bhogopabhoga kI vastuoM kA saMgraha karate haiM aura dUsaroM ke samakSa apanA bar3appana dikhalAte haiM / isase gRhasthoM kA jIvana sarala - svAbhAvika na rahakara ekadama kRtrima aura grAina mbara pUrNa ho gayA hai / jahAM dekho vahIM dikhAvaTa hai / zAna-zaukata ke lie loga ADambara karate haiM / pratyeka vyakti apane ApameM jo hai, usase anyathA hI apane ko pradarzita karanA cAhatA hai / amIra apanI amIrI kA ThasakA dikha lAtA hai| garIba usakI nakala karate haiM aura apane sAmarthya se adhika vyaya karake sira para RNa kA bhAra bar3hAte haiM / ina avAstavika AvazyakatAoM kI pUrti ke lie aneka prakAra ke anaitika upAyoM kA avalambana karanA par3atA hai / isa kAraNa vyakti, vyakti kA jIvana dUSita ho gayA hai aura jaba vyaktiyoM kA jIvana dUSita hotA hai to sAmAjika jIvana nirdoSa kaise ho sakatA hai ? kapar3oM aura jUtoM kI phasala Ane kA koI niyata samaya nahIM hai| ve
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________________ 244] bArahoM mAsa banate rahate haiM aura java AvazyakatA ho tabhI sulabha ho sakate haiN| phira bhI loga saMdUka bhara kara kapar3e saMgraha karate aura jUte itane adhika ki sajA kara rakha diye jAeM to mocI kI eka khAsI dukAna bana jAya; yaha bhogopabhoga ke sAdhanoM kA vRthA saMgraha nirarthaka prArambha aura parigraha kA kAraNa hai / . kaI bAra vyApArika dRSTi se bhI vastuoM kA saMgraha kiyA jAtA hai / khAdyA. nnoM kA saMgraha bhI kiyA jAtA hai| vyApArI varga ke lie eka sImA taka yaha saMgraha vRti kSamya ho sakatI haiM, para sImA kA ullaMghana karake kiye jAne vAle saMgraha se aneka anartha utpanna ho jAte haiN| kisI varga ko yaha nahIM bhUlanA cAhie ki vaha jo bhI vyApAra dhandhA karatA hai, vaha samAja evaM deza ko hAnikAraka nahIM honA cAhie / Aja isa deza meM anAja paryApta nahIM utpanna hotA aura videzoM se maMgAkara janatA kI zrAvazyaktA kI pUrti kI jAtI hai / ataeva aise bhI avasara pAte haiM jaba anAja kI kamI mahasUsa haM ne lagatI hai / usa samaya anAja ke vyApArI agara apane godAmoM ko vanda kara deM, prajA ke annAbhAva janita saMkaTa se lAbha uThAne kA prayatna kareM aura logoM ko bhUkhA marate dekha kara bhI na pasIjeM to yaha mahAn aparAdha hai, kra ratA hai / yaha vyApArika nIti nahIM / padArtha kI ramaNIkatA ko dekhakara anAvazyaka rUpa se usakA saMgraha kara lenA aura bhogopabhoga kI sImA ko bar3hAnA prArambha kI vRddhi karanA hai, cAhe vaha khAdya padArtha ho, vastra ho yA auSadha Adi ho| .. sUtI vastroM se kyA kAma nahIM cala sakatA ? karor3oM manuSya aise haiM jinheM rezamI aura UnI vastra prApta nahIM hote ? kyA ve jIvita nahIM rahate ? zIta aura garmI se unake zarIra kI rakSA nahIM hotI ? unakI lajjA kI rakSA nahIM hotI ? vImArI hone para sAdhAraNa ahiMsaka auSadhoM se upacAra hotA rahA hai| jaba elopaithika davAoM kA AviSkAra nahIM huA thA taba eka se eka bar3ha kara prabhAvotpAdaka auSadhaM isa deza meM pracalita thiiN| unase cikitsA hotI thii| usa samaya ke loga Aja kI apekSA adhika dIrghajIvI hote the| kintu Aja ghora hiMsAkArI auSadhoM kA pracAra bar3hatA jA rahA hai, sAtha hI
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________________ [245 naye-naye roga bar3hane jA rahe haiM aura alpAyuSkatA bhI bar3hatI jA rahI hai / phira OM bhI loga andhAdhundha vilAyatI auSadhoM ke prayoga se bAja nahIM aate| . .. bar3I-bar3I vastra miloM aura kArakhAnoM kI sthApanA se prajAjanoM kI AjIvikA china gaI haiM / hajAroM hAtha jo kAma karane the, use eka mazIna kara DAlatI hai / berojagArI kI samasyA ulajhatI jA rahI hai / phira bhI dina-adina navIna kArakhAne khulate jAte haiN| unake kAraNa mahArambha aura hiMsA kI vRddhi ho rahI hai| - jina dezoM meM ahiMsA kI paramparA nahIM hai, jinheM virAsata meM ahiMsA ke susaMskAra nahIM mile haiM vahAM yadi aisI vastuoM ko protsAhana mile to utane kheda aura Azcarya kI bAta nahIM kintu bhArata jaisA deza, jo sadaiva ahiMsA kA premI rahA hai, hiMsAkArI vastuoM ko apanAe, to kaunaM saMsAra ko ahiMsA patha kA pradarzita karegA ? ahiMsA kA Adarza upasthita karane kI yogyatA sivAya bhAratavarSa ke anya kisI bhI deza ke meM nahIM hai / isa deza maharSiyoM ne hajAroM-lAkhoM ... varSa pahale se ahiMsA viSayaka cintana prArambha kiyA aura use gambhIra rUpa diyA / vaha cintana Aja bhI usI prakAra upayogI hai aura kabhI purAnA . par3ane vAlA nahIM hai kintu Aja isa deza ke nivAsI pazcima kA andhAnukaraNa karane meM hI gaurava samajhate haiN| ucita yaha hai ki hama apanI saMskRti kI chApa pazcima para aMkita kareM aura use RSiyoM ke sanmArga para laaeN| Aja na kevala davAiyoM hI varan dUsarI bahuta-sI vastueM bhI pazuoM kI hatyA karake nirmita kI jAtI hai / narama camar3e ke nAnA prakAra ke baiga, jUte Adi jIvita pazutroM kA camar3A utAra kara usase banAye jAte haiM / yaha kitanI bhISaNa R ratA hai, zaukIna loga aisI cIjoM kA upayoga karake ghora hatyA ke ... pApa ke bhAgI banate haiM / jIvana kA aisA koI kArya nahIM jo aisI hiMsAjanita vastuoM ke binA na cala sake / ataeva aisI hiMsA ko nirarthaka hiMsA kI koTi meM sammilita karanA anucita nahIM / vivekazIla vyakti sadaiva isa prakAra kI hiMsA se bcegaa|
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________________ 246 ] jaise bUMda-bUda pAnI nikAlane se bar3e se bar3e jalAzaya kA bhI pAnI khatma ho jAtA hai, usI prakAra bhogopabhoga para niyaMtraNa karate-karate hisA ko samApta kiyA jA sakatA hai / grataeva manuSya ko cAhie ki vaha apanI icchAoM ko vaza meM rakkhe aura AvazyakatAoM kA pratireka na hone de / zrAvazyakatAnoM ke bar3ha jAne se vAMchita vastu na milane para vaiyaktika tathA sAmUhika saMgharSa bar3hatA hai / sabhI dezoM meM sAdhAraNatayA jIvana nirvAha ke yogya sAmagrI upalabdha rahatI hai kintu java bhogopabhoga kI vRtti kA pratireka hotA hai taba usakI pUrti ke lie vaha dUsare deza kA zopaNa karane ko tatpara hotA hai / cIna isI prakAra ke pratireka ke kAraNa bhArata para grAmaraNa kara rahA hai / yuga-yugAntara se bhogopabhoga kI bar3hI car3hI zrAvazyakatA ne saMsAra ko prazAnta vanA rakkhA haiM / saMsAra ko sudhAranA kaThina hai, parantu sAdhaka svayaM apane ko sudhAra kara tathA apane Upara prayoga karake dUsaroM ko preraNA de sakatA hai / jo svayaM jisa mArga para na cala rahA ho, dUsaroM ko usa mArga para calane kA upadeza de to usakA prabhAva nahIM par3a sakatA / jo svayaM hiMsA ke patha kA pathika ho vaha yadi ahiMsA para vaktRtA de to kauna usakI bAta mAnegA ? loga ulaTA upahAsa kreNge| zrataeva agara dUsaroM ko sanmArga para lAnA hai, yadi mAnasika santulana kI sthiti jIvana meM utpanna karanA hai, mana kI vikRtiyoM ko haTAnA haiM, hRdaya ko zAnta ra cintAhIna banAnA hai to sAdhaka ko sarvaprathama apane para niyantraNa sthApita karanA caahie| aisA karane para pUrva zAnti kA lAbha hogA / zrAtma saMyama karane kI cIja hai, kahane kI nahIM / mizrI vecane vAlA. 'mIThI hai' kahane ke badale cakhane ko dekara zIghra anubhava karA sakatA hai / dharma ke viSaya meM bhI yahI sthiti hai / pAlana karane se hI usakA vAstavika lAbha prApta hotA hai / zrAnanda ne zrAvakadharma ke pAlana kA dRr3ha saMkalpa kiyaa| usane isa saMkalpa ke sAtha vratoM ko aMgIkAra kiyA ki maiM ina vratoM meM praticAra nahIM lagane...
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________________ duuNgaa| jo ina vratoM ke dUSaNoM se bacA rahatA hai, usake liye sAmAyika aAdi ra vrata sarala ho jAte haiM / aNuvratoM aura guNavatoM kI sAdhanA ko jo saphalatA- pUrvaka sampanna kara lete haiM ve sAmAyika kI sAdhanA ke pAtra bana jAte haiM / jaise sumaranI ( mAlA ) kI Adi aura anta sumerU hai, usI prakAra sAmAyika vratoM kI prAdi aura anta donoM haiM / jaba taka usakA ThIka rUpa samajha meM nahIM pAegA taba taka Adi aura anta kase samajha meM A sakatA hai ? ..zAstra kA kathana hai ki jaba taka hRdaya meM zalya vidyamAna rahatA hai taba : taka vratI jIvana prAraMbha nahIM hotA ! mAyA, mithyAtva aura nidAna, ye tIna bhayaMkara zalya haiM jo AtmA ke utyAna meM rukAvaTa DAlate haiM / inake atirikta jaba : kaSAyabhAva kI mandatA hotI hai, anantAnubandhI aura apratyAkhyAnAkaraNa nAmaka kapAya kA upazama yA kSaya hotA hai tabhI jIva vratI banatA hai / isa prakAra samyagdRSTi ke Ane para jIva para padArtha ko bandha kA kAraNa samajhatA hai aura zuddha cetanAsvarUpa prAtmA ko pahacAnatA hai| usa samaya vaha samajhane lagatA hai ki prAtmA sabhI paudgalika bhAvoM se nyArA hai, nirAlA hai aura unake sAtha AtmA kA tAdAtmya sambaMdha nahIM hai, zarIra, indriyAM aura mana paudgalika hone se prAtmA se pRthaka haiM / AtmA arUpI tattva hai, dehAdi rUpI haiN| prAtmA ananta cetanA kA puMja hai, dehAdi jar3a haiM / AtmA ajara, amara, avinAzI dravya hai, deha Adi jar3a paryAya haiM jinakA kSaNa-kSaNa meM rUpAntara hotA rahatA hai| isa - prakAra inake sAtha na aAtmA kA koI sAdRzya hai aura na ekatva hai| ....... isa prakAra kA bheda vijJAna samyagdRSTi utpanna hone para hotA hai / bhedavijJAna kI utpatti ke sAtha hI mokSa mArga kA prAraMbha hotA hai / bheda vijJAnI prANI heya aura upAdeya ke vAstavika marma ko pahacAna letA hai aura cAhe vaha apane jJAna ke anusAra AcaraNa na kara sake, phira bhI usake citta meM se .. rAga-dveSa kI sadhana graMthi haTa jAtI hai aura eka prakAra kA udAsIna bhAva utpanna ho jAtA hai, jisake kAraNa vaha atyAsakta nahIM banatA / vaha jala meM kamala kI taraha alipta rahatA huvA saMsAra vyavahAra calAtA hai / tatpazcAt .
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________________ 246 kaSAya kI adhika mandatA hone para aNuvrata Adi prAraMbha hote haiN| isase spaSTa hai ki vratoM kI prAdi samyaktva hai aura samyaktva ko sAmAyika meM parigaNita . kiyA gayA hai, ataeva samyaktva aura zrata sAmAyika me prAdi meM mAnanA ucita hI hai| eka cUlhe-cauke kA kAma karane vAlI mahilA aura dUkAna para baiThA vyavasAyI yadi samyaktva sAmAyika se sampanna hogA to use sadaiva yaha dhyAna rahegA ki mere nimitta se, merI asAvadhAnI se kisI bhI jIva-jantu ko pIr3A na pahu~ce / cUlhe aura vyavasAya kA kAma cala rahA hai aura vaha mahilA tathA puruSa sAmAyika bhI kara rahe haiM / vAhya dRSTi se yaha sAmAyika nahIM hai para yadi vAstava meM sAmAyika na ho to vaha hiMsA ko kaise bacAegA ? ataeva kahA gayA . hai ki vahAM sAmAyika kI prAdi hai| .. aura anta meM, jahAM tyAga kI pUrNatA hai vahAM to sAmAyika hai hii| . anartha daNDa viramaNa bana ke pazcAt sAmAyika ko sthAna dekara mahAvIra svAmI ne eka mahatvapUrNa vAta yaha sUcita kI hai ki bhogopabhoga kI vRtti para aMkuza rakhanA cAhie / aisA karane se sAdhanA ke mArga meM zAnta aura sthira dazA sulabha hogii| zAnti aura sthiratA ke binA sAdhanA nahIM ho sktii| jo svaya azAnta rahegA vaha dUsaroM ko kaise zAnti pradAna kara sakatA hai ? __ mahApuruSa sAdhanA ke mArga meM saphala hue, svayaM zAnti svarUpa bana gae aura dUsaroM ke pathapradarzaka bana gae / mahAvIra svAmI ne Ananda kA patha pradarzana kiyA / bhadrabAhu ne sthUlabhadra ko yogya pAtra jAna kara unakA pathapradarzana kiyaa| unheM zrata kA abhyAsa kiyaa| zra tAbhyAsa ke lie pAMca avaguNoM kA parityAga karanA atyAvazyaka hai-- thaMbhA kohA pamAeNaM rogeNAlassaeNa ya / -uttarAbhyayana a0 11-3
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________________ jhAnArthI puruSa ko (1) ahaMkAra, (2) krodha (3) pramAda (4) roga (5) aura Alasya, ina pAMca vAtoM se bacanA hI caahie| inase bacane para hI jJAna kA abhyAsa kiyA jA sakatA hai / . jaise UMcI jamIna para pAnI nahIM car3hatA usI prakAra ahaMkArI ko vidyA kI prApti nahIM hotii| vidyA prApti ke lie vinamratA cAhie, vinayazIlatA honI cAhie / isI prakAra jo krodhazIla hotA hai, cir3acir3A hotA hai, jisake hRdaya meM krodha kI jvAlAeM prajvalita rahatI haiM, vaha bhI zruta kA abhyAsa karane meM samartha nahIM ho sakatA / jo pramAdI hai vaha bhI jJAnArjana karane meM asamartha rahatA hai / pramAdI vyakti calate-calate bahuta samaya taka bAteM karatA rahatA hai, soyA to sotA rahegA, khAne baiThA to khAyA karegA, zRMgAra-sajAvaTa karane meM ghaNToM bitA degaa| vaha kucha samajhegA, kucha kregaa| phijUla kI bAtoM meM upayogI samaya naSTa kregaa| dUsaroM kI nindA karegA, vikathA karegA aura apanI ora jarA bhI lakSya nahIM degaa| - .. AlasI AdamI bhI vidyA kA abhyAsa nahIM kara sktaa| vidyAbhyAsa ke lie sphati Avazyaka hai| niyamita kArya karane kI vRtti apekSita hai / 'AlasyaM hi manuSyANAM zarIrastho mahAripuH arthAt Alasya zarIra ke bhItara paiThA huA mahAn zatru hai| bAhara ke duzmana se bacanA sarala hotA hai kintu apane hI andara chipe bairI se pAra pAnA kaThina hotA hai| prAlasI manuSya upasthita kArya ko Age sarakAne kI ceSTA karatA hai, kartavya ko TAlane aura usase bacane kA prayatna karatA hai aura yahI soca kara samaya naSTa karatA hai ki Aja nahIM, kala kara leNge| kala Ane para parasoM kA bahAnA karatA hai aura Apa hI apane ko dhokhA detA rahatA hai| .. isa prakAra jJAnopArjana ke vAdhaka kAraNoM ko jAna kara unase bacanA cAhie. jo ukta pAMcoM doSoM se bace rahate haiM ve hI zrata kI ArAdhanA karane meM . . samartha hote haiM ! . . . . . . . . . .. ... ... .. .
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________________ : 250 ] . sthUlabhadra ke sAtha kaI santa zra tAbhyAsa ke hetu gae the| kintu sthUlabhadra ke sivAya zeSa sabhI vApisa lauTa aae| unameM ukta pAMca bAtoM meM se koI na.. koI bAta rahI hogii| jo vyakti dRr3ha saMkalpa ke sAtha, himmatapUrvaka kisI zubha kArya meM juTa jAtA hai, use avazya saphalatA prApta hotI hai cAhe vaha kArya kitanA hI dussAdhya ho| - manuSya jIvana alpakAlika hai / mRtyu jJAnI aura ajJAnI meM, gRhastha aura gRha tyAgI meM evaM rAjA aura raMka meM koI bheda nahIM krtii| usake lie sabhI samAna haiN| jisane janma liyA, usakA maraNa avazyaMbhAvI hai| prAcArya sambhUtivijayaM bhI antataH svargavAsI bne| unake dehotsarga ke bAda bhadrabAhu lauTa kara Ae aura unhoMne zAsanasUtra sNbhaalaa| sthUlabhadra bhI nizcala saMkalpa ke sAtha unake pAsa rahe / isa samaya taka dasa pUrvo ke lagabhaga kA jJAna unheM ho calA thA / bhadrabAha svAmI ne kuzalatA ke sAtha zAsana calAnA prArambha kiyaa| sthalabhadra unake sahAyaka the| ve ojasvI, tejasvI aura sUkSma siddhAntavetA ho / gae the tathA bhadravAha ke bAda prAcArya pada ke yogya samajhe jAne lage the| aAgama yA kisI bhI anya viSaya kA zabdArtha prApta karake yadi cintana na kiyA gayA to prAtmA kI unnati nahIM ho skegii| par3ha kara cintana aura manana karane se hI jIvana meM mor3a pAtA hai aura mor3a pAne para AtmA kA utthAna hotA hai / paThita pATha cintana-manana ke dvArA hI AtmasAt yA hRdayaMgama hotA hai aura vahI jJAna sArthaka hai jo aAtmasAt ho jAe / sthUlabhadra apane guru bhadrabAhu. se vAcanA lekara vAda meM alaga se cintana karate aura usakI dhAraNA karane kI koziza karate the| aisA karane se unheM bahuta lAbha huaa| Apa logoM ne bhI cAturmAsa meM pratidina zravaNa kiyA hai| usameM se kyA aura kitanA grahaNa kiyA, isa bAta para Apako vicAra karanA caahie| cAturmAsya kI samApti ke dina sannikaTa pA rahe haiM / devAlaya kA kabUtara nagAr3A . bajAne para bhI nahIM ur3atA parantu kuMA kA kabUbara sAdhAraNa AvAja se bhI ur3a jAtA hai / hameM devAlaya ke kabUtara ke samAna nahIM honA cAhie jisa para .. . ....
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________________ [ 251 kahane sunane kA kucha asara hI nahIM par3atA, balki kuMe meM kabUtara ke samAna bananA cAhie / Atmahita kI jo bhI bAta karNagocara ho usako viveka ke sAtha apanAnA cAhie / apanAne se hI jJAna sArthaka hotA hai / agara jIvana meM kucha bhI na uttArA gayA to phira korA jJAna kisa matalaba kA ? - sthUlabhadra kI sAta bahineM bhI thI jo bar3I buddhizAlinI thiiN| mahAmantrI zakaTAla ne unake jIvana nirmANa meM koI kasara nahIM uThA rakkhI' thii| usane sone se zarIra ko susajjita karane kI apekSA jJAna se jIvana ko maMDita karanA .. adhika kalyANakara samajhA / una bahinoM ne bhI prApta jJAna kA sadupayoga kiyA aura saMyama ko grahaNa kiyaa| isa prakAra ve jJAna ke sAtha saMyama kI sAdhanA / / karane lgiiN| suzikSA aura jJAna kI upasampadA prApta kara lene ke kAraNaM aura .. sAtha hI apane bhAI sthUlabhadra ke sAdhu ho jAne ke kAraNa unhoMne apane jIvana . .. ko rAga kI ora bar3hAnA chor3a diyaa| rAga roga hai, aisA samajha kara unhoMne virAga kA mArga apanAyA-dIkSA aMgIkAra kara lii| yahI nahIM, tapa aura, ma saMyama kI ArAdhanA karake jJAna kI jyoti prApta kii| ___ sAtoM sAdhviyAM prAcArya bhadrabAhu kI sevA meM pahu~cI jisase apane bhrAtA sthUlabhadra ke darzana kara ske| bandhuno ! jaise ina santagaNoM kA jIvana jJAna ke apUrva Aloka se jagamagA uThA, usI prakAra hameM bhI apane jIvana ko, Alokamaya banAnA hai| aisA karane para hI ubhaya loka meM kalyANa hogaa|
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________________ sAmAyika vItarAga deva ne AdhyAtmika sAdhanA kA bar3A mahattva batalAyA aura jaba koI bhI sAdhaka sAdhanA ke mahattva ko hRdayaMgata karake usake vAstavika rUpa ko apane jIvana meM utAratA hai to usake jIvana kA mor3a nirAlA ho jAtA hai| cAhe usakI bAhya pravRttiyAM evaM ceSTAe~ badalI huI pratIta na hoM tathApi yaha nizcita hai ki sAdhanAzIlatA kI sthiti meM jo bhI kArya yA saMsAra vyavahAra kiye jAte haiM, unake pIche sAdhaka kI vRtti bhinna prakAra kI hotI hai| eka hI prakAra kA kArya karane vAle do vyaktiyoM kI Antarika vRtti meM jamInaAsamAna jitanA antara ho sakatA haiM / udAharaNa ke lie bhojana kriyA ko lIjie / eka manuSya jihvavAlolupa hokara bhojana karatA haiM aura dUsarA jitendriya puruSa bhI bhojana karatA hai / Upara se bhojana kriyA donoM kI samAna pratIta hotI haiM / kintu donoM kI prAntarika vRtti meM mahAn antara hotA hai| prathama vyakti rasanA ke sukha ke lie atizaya gRddhipUrvaka khAtA hai jabaki jitendriya puruSa lolupatA ko nikaTa bhI na phaTakane dekara kevala zarIra nirvAha kI dRSTi se bhojana karatA hai| usake mana meM lezamAtra bhI gRddhi nahIM hotii| ___isa prakAra eka-sI pravRtti meM bhI vRtti kI jo bhinnatA hotI hai, usase pariNAma meM bhI mahAn antara par3a jAtA hai| jitendriya puruSa ke bhojana kA prayojana saMyama-dharma-sAdhaka zarIra kA nirvAha karanA mAtra hone se vaha karma-bandha nahIM karatA, jabaki rasanAlolupa apanI gRddhi ke kAraNa use karma-bandha kA kAraNa banA letA hai / yaha sAdhanA kA hI pariNAma hai| yahI nahIM, sAdhanA vihIna vyakti rUkhA-sUkhA bhojana karatA huA bhI hRdaya meM vidyamAna lolupatA
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________________ [ 253 ke kAraNa tIvra karma bAMdha letA hai jabaki sAdhanA sampanna puruSa sarasa bhojana karatA huA bhI apanI anAzakti ke kAraNa usase bacA rahatA hai| . . sAdhanA zUnya manuSya ke pratyeka kArya-kalApa meM pAzakti kA viSa bulA rahatA hai, sAdhanAzIla unhIM kAryoM ko anAzakta bhAva se karatA huA unameM . vItarAgatA kA amRta bhara detA hai / adhyAtma sAdhanA kA arthAt rAga-dveSa kI vRtti kA parityAgaH karakesamabhAva jAgRta karane kA yaha mahatva kama nahIM hai aura yahI sAdhaka ke jIvana ko .. nirmala aura ucca banAne kA kAraNa banatA hai / Aja vRttoM kI sAdhanA karane vAle thor3e hI dikhAI dete haiM, isakA kAraNa yaha hai ki loga sAdhanA ke mahattva ko ThIka taraha samajha nahIM pAe haiM aura isI kAraNa ve sAdhanA ke mArga meM pravRtta nahIM ho rahe haiN| bhUtakAla aura vartamAna kAla kA itihAsa dekhane meM yaha bAta pramANita hotI hai ki jisane sAdhanA ko jIvana meM utAra liyA. usane apanA yaha loka aura paraloka sudhAra liyaa| gRhastha Ananda ne prabhu mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM pahu~ca kara bAraha vrata aMgIkAra kiye aura apane jIvana ko sAdhanA ke mArga meM lagA diyA / sAdhAraNa UparI dRSTi se bhale hI yaha dikhAI na de ki usake jIvana meM kyA parivartana prAyA, magara usake Antarika jIvana meM AdhyAtmikatA kI jyoti jagamagA gii| yahI kAraNa hai ki Ananda sabhI aticAroM kA parityAga karane ke lie dRr3ha pratijJa ho jAtA hai| __ jo sAdhaka bhogopabhoga ke sAdhanoM ke viSaya meM apane mana ko niyaMtrita kara letA hai aura unakI sImA nirdhArita kara letA hai, vaha mAnasika santulana ko prApta karake sAmAyika kI sAdhanA meM tatpara ho jAtA hai / saMyama kI sAdhanA ko vikasita karanA usake jIvana kA lakSya bana jAtA hai /
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________________ 254 ] bhagavAn mahAvIra ne Ananda ko lakSya karake, usake vratoM kI nirmalatA ke lie aticAroM kA nirUpaNa kiyaa| yadyapi zAstrakAra kA lakSya prAnanda zrAvaka hai kintu Ananda ke mAdhyama se ve saMsAra ke sabhI mumukSutroM ko preraNA denA cAhate haiM / ataeva vaha nirUpaNa jaise usa samaya aAnanda ke lie hita kara __ thA usI prakAra anya zrAvakoM ke lie bhI hita kara thA aura jaise usa samaya hita kara thA vaise hI Aja bhI hitakara hai / zAzvata satya trikAla-pravAdhita hotA hai| deza aura kAla kI sImAeM use badala nahIM sktii| bhagavAn ne kahA-sAmAyika vrata ke pAMca dUSaNa haiN| sAdhaka ina dUSaNoM ko samIcIna rUpa meM samajhe aura inase bacatA rahe / inakA AcaraNa na kre| sAmAyika tana aura mana kI sAdhanA hai / isa vrata kI ArAdhanA meM tana kI dRSTi se indriyoM para niyaMtraNa sthApita kiyA jAtA hai aura mana kI dRSTi . se usake udvega evaM cAMcalya kA nirodha kiyA jAtA hai| mana meM nAnA prakAra ke jo saMkalpa-vikalpa hote rahate haiM, rAga kI, dveSa kI, moha kI yA isI prakAra kI jo paristhati utpanna hotI rahatI hai, use roka denA sAmAyika vrata kA lakSya hai / samabhAva kI jAgRti ho jAnA zAnti prApti kA mUla maMtra hai / isa saMsAra meM jitane bhI duHkha, dvanda, kleza aura kaSTa haiM, ve sabhI citra ke viSaya bhAva se utpanna hote haiN| una saba ke vinAza kA eka mAtra upAya samabhAva hai / samabhAva vaha amogha kavaca hai jo prANI ko samasta AghAtoM se surakSita kara detA hai| jo bhAgyavAn samabhAva ke suramya sarovara meM sadA avagAhana karatA rahatA hai, use saMsAra kA tApApIr3A nahIM pahuMcA sakatA / samabhAva vaha lokottara rasAyana hai jisake sevana se samasta prAntarika vyAdhiyAM-vaibhAvika pariNatiyAM naSTa ho jAtI haiN| AtmA rUpI nirmala gagana meM jaba samabhAva kA vibhAkara apanI . . samasta prakharatA ke sAtha udita hotA hai to rAga, dveSa, moha Adi ulUka vilIna ho jAte hai / AtmA meM apUrva jyoti prakaTa ho jAtI hai aura usake sAmane Aloka hI Aloka prasArita ho uThatA hai| . kintu anAdi kAla se vibhAva meM ramaNa karane vAlA aura viSaya bhAvoM
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________________ _ 255 . ke viSa se prabhAvita koI bhI jIva sahasA samabhAva kI uccatara bhUmikA para nahIM pahuMca sakatA / samabhAva ko prApta karane aura bar3hAne ke lie abhyAsa kI aAvazyakatA hotI hai| jaise akhADe meM vyAyAma karane vAlA vyakti apane * zArIrika bala ko bar3hAtA hai, vaise hI sAmAyika dvArA sAdhaka apanI mAnasika durvalatAoM ko dUra karake samabhAva aura saMyama ko prApta karatA hai / ataeva prakArAntara se sAmAyika sAdhanoM ko mana kA vyAyAma kahA jA sakatA hai| sAmAyika vrata kI ArAdhanA karane meM jo aticAra laga sakate haiM, ve isa prakAra haiM (1) maraNaduppariNahAraNe-sAmayika kA pahalA aticAra manaH duSpariNadhAna hai jisakA tAtparya hai mana kA azubha vyApAra / sAmAyika ke samaya meM sAdhaka ko aise vicAra nahIM hone cAhie jo sadoSa yA pApayukta ho / sAmAyika meM mana Atmonmukha ho kara ekAgra bana jAnA cAhie / ekAgratA ko khaNDita karane vAle vicAroM ko mana meM sthAna denA yA aise vicAroM kA mana meM praveza honA sAdhaka kI pahalI durvalatA hai| mana meM bar3I zakti hai / usake prazasta vyApAra se svarga mokSa aura aprazasta vyApAra se naraka taiyAra samajhie / kahA hai. mana eva manuSyANAM kAraNaM vandhamokSayoH / .. kisI jalAzaya kA pAnI vyartha bahAyA jAya to kIDe utpanna karatA aura saMhAraka bana jAtA hai aura yadi uso jala kA ucita upayoga kiyA jAya to aneka kheta lahalahAne lagate haiN| mAnasika zakti kA bhI yahI hAla hai| mAnasika zakti ke sadupayoga se alaukika zAnti prApta kI jA sakatI hai / ataeva mana ko kAbU meM karanA- sAdhanA kA pradhAna aMga hai / mana meM garva, krodha, kAmanA, bhaya Adi ko sthAna dekara yadi koI sAmAyika karatA hai to - ye sava mAnasika doSa ise malIna banA dete haiN| pati aura patnI meM yA pitA . aura putra meM ApasI raMjiza paidA ho jAya tava ruSTa hokara kAma na karake
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________________ 256 / sAmAyika meM vaiTha jAnA bhI dUSaNa hai| abhimAna ke vazIbhUta ho kara yA putra dhana vidyA zrAdi ke lAbha kI kAmanA se prerita ho kara sAmAyika kI jAtI hai to vaha bhI mAnasika doSa hai / prazasta mAnasika vicAroM ke kAraNa sAmAyika se aAnanda lAbha ke badale ulaTA karma bandha hotA hai / ataeva sAdhaka ko isa aora sAvadhAna rahanA cAhie aura prasanna evaM zAnta citta se samabhAva ko jAgRta karane ke uddezya se, vItarAga bhAva kI vRddhi ke lie tathA karmanirjarA ke hetu hI sAmAyika kI ArAdhanA karanI caahie| (2) vayaduSpariNahANe-sAmAyika kA dUsarA dopa hai vacana kA duSpraNidhAna arthAt vacana kA aprazasta vyApAra / sAmAyika ke samaya Atmacintana, 'bhagavat smaraNa yA svAtmaramaNa kI hI pradhAnatA hotI hai, ataeva sarvottama / yahI hogA ki mauna bhAva se sAmAyika kA pArAdhana kiyA jAya / yadi prAva" zyakatA ho aura bolane kA avasara pAe to bhI saMsAra vyavahAra sambandhI bAteM nahIM karanA cAhie / hATa, havelI yA bAjAra sambandhI bAteM na kare, kAma kathA aura yuddha kathA se sarvathA bacatA rahe / kuTumba-parivAra ke hAni lAbha kI bAteM karanA bhI sAmAyika ko dUSita karanA hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA-mAnava ! sAmAyika AtmopAsanA kA parama sAdhana hai / ataeva sAmAyika ke kAla meM apanI aAtmA ke svarUpa ko nihAra, AtmA ke ananta ajJAna vaibhava ko pahacAnane kA prayatna kara, bheda vijJAna kI alaukika jyoti ko vRddhigata kara, mana kI ekA.. gratA ke sAtha vacana ko gopana kara aura sampUrNa upayoga apanI hI pAtmA meM samAhita kara le / itanA na ho sake to kama se kama vacana kA duSpraNidhAna to ___.. mata kara / aisA bola jo hita, mita, tathya, pathya aura nirdoSa ho| sAmAyika ke samaya paramAtmA kI stuti aura zAnta paThana meM vANI kA .. upayoga kiyA jA sakatA hai| aisA karanA vacana kA supraNidhAna hai| ____ yogAcArya RSi pataMjali ne yoga ke ATha aMga-yama, niyama, Asana, ..., prANAyAma, pratyAhAra, dhyAna dhAraNA aura samAdhi unameM parigaNita haiN| yoga
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________________ / 257 ko antima avasthA samAdhi hai| samAdhi-avasthA ko prApta karane ke lie , sAmAyika vrata kA abhyAsa Avazyaka haiM / sAmAyika vrata ke svarUpa para gaharAI se vicAra kareMge to pratIta hogA / ki isameM yogAMgoM kA sahaja hI samAveza ho nAtA hai| yoga kA prathama aMga yama ... haiN| yama kA artha hai. ahiMsA prAdi vrata / kahA~ bhI hai-'aMhisA satyAsteya brahmacarcA-parigrahAH yamAH / sAmAyika meM bhI hiMsA, asatya, caurya, kuzIla aura mamatva kA tyAga kiyA jAtA hai / isa prakAra sAmAyika meM yoga ke prathama aMka kA anAyAsa hI antarbhAva ho jAtA haiN| .. ... ... ... ... ... .. ___ sAmAyika meM prabhusmaraNa, svAdhyAya Adi kA abhyAsa kiyA jAtA hai jo yoga meM niyama nAmaka dUsarA aMga hai| :.. :: sAmAyika ke samaya zArIrika ceSTAoM kA gopana karake sthira eka Asana se sAdhanA kI jAtI hai / calAsana aura kuprAsana sAmAyika ke doSa mAne gae haiN| agara koI padmAsana yA vajrAsana Adi se lambe kAla taka na baiTha sake 1: to kisI bhI sukhada evaM samAdhijanaka prAsana meM baiThe kintu sthira hokara baitthe| palAThI prAsana yA~ utkuTuka prAsana se bhI baiThA jA sakatA hai| kintu binA kAraNa bAra-bAra prAsana na baMdalate hue sthira baiThanA caahiye| . . : ... - yogAcArya ne yoga ke 84 prAsana batalAe haiM. kintu kauna kisa Asana kA prayoga karake sAdhanA kare, isa sambandha meM kisI prakAra kA Agraha na rakhate hue. 'sukhAsanam' ke siddhAnta kA pratipAdana kiyA hai / jisa Asana se sukhapUrvaka beThA jAya aura jisake prayoga se citta meM zAnti rahe vahI upayukta prAsana hai| rugNAvasthA meM jaba baiThane kI zakti na ho to daNDAsana se leTakara bhI sAdhanA kara sakate haiM / isa prakAraH Asana ke abhyAsa se yoga kA tIsarA aMga A jAtA hai| .......... ... ... ......... .:::. .. . .;:: :: : : dhyAna meM logassa sUtraM Adi ko cintana batalAyA gayA hai| yadi usameM sAMsa ko vinA tor3e dhIre-dhIre smaraNa ko bar3hAyA jAya to anAyAsa hI prANa
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________________ 258] ko dIrghatA prApta ho sakatI hai / isa prakAra sAmAyika meM prANAyAma bhI hI jAtA hai| ... mahAvIra svAmI ne sAr3e bAraha varSa paryanta tIvra tapazcaryA karake vItarAga dazA prApta kI aura sAmAyika kA sAkSAtkAra kiyaa| unhoMne saMsAra ko yaha saMdeza diyA ki yadi zAnti, sthiratA aura vimalatA prApta karanI hai to sAmAyika kI sAdhanA karo / vItarAgatA ke sarvocca zikhara para AsIna arhantoM ne prakaTa kiyA hai ki jaba taka sAmAyika kA sAkSAtkAra nahIM kiyA jAtA jaba taka sAmAyika sAdhanA kaI bAra AtI hai aura calI bhI jAtI hai, cAhe sAdhaka zramaNopAsaka ho athavA zramaNa ho / (3) kAyaduppaNihANe-sAmAyika kA tIsarA dUSaNa zarIra kA duSpraNidhAna haiN| .. zarIra ke aMga-pratyaMga kI ceSTA sAmAyika meM vAdhaka na ho, isake lie| * yaha Avazyaka hai ki indriyoM evaM zarIra dvArA ayatanA kA vyavahAra na ho| sAmAyika kI nirdoSa sAdhanA ke lie yaha apekSita hai| idhara-udhara ghUmanA, vinA dekhe calanA, pairoM ko dhamadhamAte hue calanA, rAtri meM binA pUje calanA, binA dekhe hAtha-paira phailAnA Adi kAya ke duSpraNidhAna meM antargata hai| mana, vacana aura kAya kA duSpraNidhAna hone para sAmAyika kA vAstavika Ananda prApta nahIM hotaa| . .. kisI gA~va meM eka bur3hiyA thii| putra Adi parivAra ke hone para bhI 'snehavazAt vecArI rAta-dina ghara-gRhasthI ke kArya meM pacatI rahatI thii| saubhAgya se usa gA~va meM eka mahAtmA jA pahu~ce / bur3hiyA ke putra bahuta ziSTa aura sAdhusevI theM / ve mahAtmA kI sevA meM pahu~ca kara aura bahuta Agraha karake apane ghara unheM lAe / mahAtmA se nivedana kiyA-mahArAja, hamArI mAtA vRddhAvasthA meM bhI koI dharmakRtya nahIM krtii| unheM yadi kucha preraNA kareM aura niyama dilA deM to unakA kalyANa hogaa| ....... :: .. : .:. :::
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________________ 256] __ mahAtmA ne uttara diyA-jaisA avasara hogA, dekhA jaaegaa| para santamahAtmA paropakAra parAyaNa hote haiM / ve Atma-kalyANa ke sAtha para-kalyANa ko bhI apane jIvana kA parama lakSya mAnate haiM / balki yoM kahanA cAhie ki paropa- . kAra ko bhI ve AtmopakAra kA hI eka aMga samajhate haiN| ataeva mahAtmA bhikSA ke avasara para unake ghara phuNce| lar3ake bhikSA dene lage to vRddhA ne . kahA-Aja to mujhe bhI lAbha lene do| lar3ake eka ora ho gae aura vRddhA . mahAtmA ko AhAra dAna dene lgii| ___ mahAtmA ne usase kahA-bAI, tumhAre hAtha se hama tabhI. bhikSA grahaNa kareMge jaba kucha dhArmika niyama grahaNa krogii| .. bur3hiyA nahIM cAhatI thI ki mahAtmA mere dvAra para padhAra kara khAlI lauTeM, ataeva usane pratidina eka sAmAyika karane kA niyama le liyaa| mahAtmA usake hAtha se bhikSA lekara apane sthAna para cale ge| vRddhA pratidina samaya-asamaya ghar3I bhara sAdhana kara letI thii| eka dina bhojana se nivRtta ho jAne ke pazcAt usakI bahue~ gA~va meM idhara-udhara milane calI gaI / cane bhigoye gaye the so ghara ke bAhara cabUtare para sUkha rahe the| vRddhA ghara ke bAhara sAmAyika karane baiThI thI, ataeva bahuoM ne bAhara jAte . samaya makAna kA tAlA lagA diyA aura cAbI dvAra para eka ora laTakA dii| ... saMyogavaza usake eka lar3ake ko paMserI kI AvazyakatA par3I aura vaha ... _ use lene ke lie ghara aayaa| usane daravAjA banda dekha kara vApisa lauTane kA upakrama kiyA / bur3hiyA baiMThI-baiThI yaha saba dekha rahI thI magara sAmAyika meM hone .: se kucha kahane meM saMkoca kara rahI thii| kintu anta taka usase rahA nahIM gyaa| usane socA-lar3ake ko vyartha hI cakkara hogA aura vyApAra ke kAma meM bAdhA pdd'egii| idhara usake mana meM yaha saMkalpa-vikalpa cala hI rahA thA ki acAnaka - eka bhaisA udhara A nikalA aura canoM kI ora bar3hane lgaa|
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________________ 260 ] bur3hiyA ke lie cupa rahanA aba asambhava ho gayA, parantu sAmAyika ke bhaMga hone kA bhaya bhI usake citta meM samAyA huA thaa| sAmAyika bhaMga karane se na mAlUma kyA artha yA aniSTa ho jAya, isa bhaya se vaha udvigna ho rahI thI / manuSya dUsaroM ko to dhokhA detA hI hai, apane grApako bhI dhokhA dene se nahIM cuuktaa| bur3hiyA ne isa avasara para zrAtmavaMcanA kA hI avalambana liyA-1 vaha zAntinAtha bhagavAn kI prArthanA karane ke bahAne kahane lagI- beTA, jarA zAntinAtha kI prArthanA suna le meM sAmAyika meM hUM / prArthanA yoM hai 1. "pAr3o dAla care, kucI ghor3A pare, paMserI ghahI tale, mohI tAroM jI, zrI zAntinAtha bhagavAn, mohI pAra utAro jI / " lar3ake ne yaha prArthanA sunI aura usake marma ko bhI samajha liyA / usane bhaiMse ko bhagA diyA, ku cI prApta kara lI aura paMserI lekara calA gayA / CAR .: isa prakAra sAmAyika karane kA svAMga karane se, daMbha karane se aura AtmapravaMcanA karane se ananta kAla meM bhI kArya siddhi hone vAlI nahIM hai ! dharma usI ke mana meM rahatA hai jo nirmala ho / mAyA aura daMbha se paripUrNa hRdaya meM dharma kA praveza nahIM ho sakatA / bur3hiyA kI jaisI ceSTA karane se mana kA, vacanakA zaura kAya kA bhI duSpraNidhAna hotA hai aura isase sAmAyika kA pradarzana bhale ho jAya, vAstavika sAmAyika ke phala kI prApti kA to prazna hI nahIM utthtaa| Y ** ( 4 ) sAmAiassa sai prakaraNayA - sAmAyika kAla meM sAmAyika kI smRti na rahanA bhI sAmAyika kA doSa hai / (5) sAmAiassa praNavadviyassa karaNayA-vyavasthita rUpa se arthAt Agamokta paddhati se sAmAyika vrata kA anuSThAna na karane se isa doSa kA
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________________ [ 261 bhAgI honA par3atA hai| sAmAyika aMgIkAra karake pramAda meM samaya vyatIta kara denA, niyama ke nirvAha ke lie jaldI-jaldI sAmAyika karake samApta kara denA, citra meM viSaya bhAva ko sthAna denA Adi anaucitya isa vrata ke antargata haiN| sAmAyika sAdhanA kI antima dazA samAdhi hai, jaise yogazAstra ke anusAra yoga kI antima sthiti samAdhi hai / samAdhi kI sthiti meM pahuMca jAne para sAdhaka zoka aura cintA ke kAraNa upasthita hone para bhI prAnanda meM magna rahatA hai / zoka usake antaHkaraNa ko mlAna nahIM kara sakatA aura cintA usake citta meM caMcalatA utpanna nahIM kara sktii| vaha prAtmAnanda meM masta ho jAtA hai / isI adbhuta Ananda kI prApti ke lie cakravartiyoM ne aura bar3e-bar3e samrAToM ne bhI apane sAmrAjya ko tinake kI taraha tyAga kara sAmAyika vrata ko aMgIkAra kiyA thaa| vastutaH sAmAyika meM nirAlA hI prAnanda hai / usa aAnanda ke sAmane viSayajanya sukha kisI ginatI meM nahIM hai / magara zarta yahI hai ki sAmAyika saccI sAmAyika ho, bhAvasAmAyika ho aura usake anuSThAna meM sva-para vaMcanA ko sthAna na ho| AtmA meM jaba taka zuddha dRSTi nahIM utpanna hotI, zuddha prAtmakalyANa kI kAmanA nahIM jAgatI aura mana laulika eSaNAoM se Upara nahIM uTha jAtA, taba taka zuddha sAmAyika kI prApti nahIM hotI / ataeva laukika kAmanA se prerita hokara sAmAyika kA anuSThAna na kiyA jAya varan karmabandha se bacane ke lie-saMvara kI prApti ke lie sAmAyika kA pArAdhana karanA cAhie / kAmarAga aura lobha ke jhoMkoM se sAdhanA kA dIpa : manda ho jAtA hai / aura kabhI-kabhI bujha bhI jAtA hai / ata eva prAgamokta vidhi se utkRSTa prama ke sAtha sAmAyika karanA cAhiye.jo aisA karegA. usakA vartamAna jIvata, alaukika Ananda se paripUrNa ho jAegA aura paraloka parama maMgalamaya bana jaaegaa|
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________________ dIpAvalI kI ArAdhanA dIpamAlikA parva carama tIrtha kara zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra kI parama pAvana smRti kA jAjvalyamAna pratIka hai / prabhu mahAvIra ke nirvANa kI sthiti Aja ke dina tAjA ho jAtI hai / bhagavAna ne isI dina nirvANa lAbha kiyA thaa| tabhI se yaha parva loga apane-apane stara para evaM mantavya ke anusAra manAte A rahe haiM / kucha manISiyoM kA kathana hai ki dIpamAlikA parva bhagavAna mahAvIra ke nirvANa se pahale se hI Arya jAti meM pracalita thA, parantu isa mata kI puSTi meM koI spaSTa aura Thosa pramANa upalabdha nahIM haiN| . , isa avasara para dIpamAlikA ke itihAsa kI chAnabIna nahIM karanA hai| yaha to sunizcita hai ki yA to pUrvaparamparAgata isa parva ko bhagavAna mahAvIra ke nirvANa ne sajIva evaM mAMgalika svarUpa pradAna kiyA yA bhagavAna ke nirvANa ke kAraNa hI isa parva kA pratiSThAna huaa| donoM sthitiyoM meM isa parva ke sAtha bhagavAna mahAvIra ke nirvANa kA ghaniSTha sambandha hai| dIrghatapasvI zramaNottama mahAvIra jaise lokottara mahApuruSa kI smRti meM manAye jAne ke kAraNa yaha parva bhI lokottara parva haiM / ataeva ise lokotara bhAvanA se evaM lokottara lAbha kI dRSTi se 'manAnA caahie| Aja kI isa maMgalamaya velA meM hama bhagavAna mahAvIra kI smRti ko tAjA kara rahe haiM aura una smRtiyoM se jIvana nirmANa kA patha pradarzana bhI prApta kara rahe haiN|
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________________ . uta [ 263 ... parva ke maMgalamaya rUpa ko sabhI apanAte haiM / jo rAgI haiM ve rAga kI sImA meM parva manAte haiM, bhogI jIva use bhoga kA viziSTa avasara mAnate haiM, kintu jo vivekazAlI haiM ve parva kI prakRti kA vicAra karate haiM / socate haiM ki isa parva ke pIche kyA itihAsa hai ? kyA uddezya hai ? aura ve usIke anurUpa parva kA ArAdhana karate haiM / jisa parva kA sambandha vItarAga puruSa ke sAtha ho, use rAgavarddhaka DhaMga se manAnA ve ucita nahIM mAnate / ve socate haiM ki yadi parva ko rAga vRddhi meM lagA diyA gayA to parva ko manAne kA kyA lAbha haiM ? saMsArI 'prANI kA samagra jIvana hI rAga dveSavardhaka kAryoM meM lagA rahatA hai, agara parva ko bhI aise hI kAryoM meM vyatIta kara diyA jAya to parna kI vizeSatA hI kyA . rahegI ? jo parna ko Amoda-pramoda meM sImita kara dete haiM, vAstava meM ve parna se "kucha bhI lAbha prApta nahIM krte| ........ . ... / ... viveka kA takAjA hai ki isa prakAra ke avasara kA kucha aisA upayoga kiyA jAya jisase AtmA ke svAbhAvika guNoM kA vikAsa ho, * rAga-dveSa kI pariNati meM nyUnatA pAe; jIvana maMgala sAdhana bana jAe aura prAtmotthAna ke patha para adhika nahIM to kucha kadama Age bar3ha skeN| ... bAlaka haMsanA, gAnA, khAnA, pInA, Adi cahala-pahala ho to parNa mAnatA hai parantu samajhadAra kA parva anrtamukhI hotA hai| vaha dekhanA cAhatA hai ki ina laharoM kA maMgalamaya rUpa kyA hai ? vaha pana to zAzvata evaM vAstavika kalyANa kA sAdhana banAtA hai / magara sarvasAdhAraNa loga aisI cintA nahIM krte| yaha cetanAto unhIM prabuddhajanoM meM jAgRta hotI hai jinake jIvana meM tIvra viSaya .. tRSNA aura kAmanA nahIM hai| :. satyapuruSoM ke caraNa cinhoM para calakara hama bhI apanA utthAna kara - sakate haiM / unake caraNacinhoM ko pahacAnane ke lie hI parvo kA Ayojana kiyA : jAtA hai / ataeva hameM dekhanA cAhie ki kisa parva kI kyA vizeSatA hai aura . : usake pIche kyA mahatva chipA hai ?..... ...... /
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________________ 264 eka rUpa vAhya prakAza kA hai, dUsarA antirika prakAza kI / eka Aja. camaka kara kala samApta ho jAgayA, dUsarA zAzvata rhegaa| . dIpAvalI kA yaha saMdeza hai ki dIpaka-prakAza ke abhAva meM aMdherI rAta meM gha mane vAlA bhaTaka jAegA, isI prakAra jJAna kI rozanI meM na calane vAlA TakkareM khAkara apanA vinAza bulA leNgaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra janma se hI avadhijJAna- nAmaka atIndriya jJAna se sampanna the| dIkSA aMgIkAra karate hI unheM manaHparyaya jJAna bhI prApta ho gayA thaa| kintu ve itane hI se santuSTa na hue| unhoMne paripUrNa jJAna prApta karane ke lie ugra tapazcaraNa kiyA aura use prApta kiyaa| pUrNa jJAna prApta karane ke pazcAt ve dUsaroM ko bhI jJAna dene meM samartha hue| isI kAraNa unheM jJAna kA dIpaka kahA gayA hai| peTromeksa aura bijalI kA balva dUsare dIpakoM ko prakAzita karane meM samartha nahIM hotaa| dUsare dIpakoM ko to TimaTimAtA manda prakAza vAlA dIpaka hI jalA sakatA hai / TArca balva Adi meM yaha kSamatA nahIM haiM ki ve dUsare ko prakAzita kara sakeM / dIpaka meM hI yaha vizeSatA hai ki usase hajAroM aura lAkhoM dIpaka jalAye jA sakate haiM / jJAnI ko pradIpa kI upamA dI gaI hai, kyoMki usameM bhI dIpaka kI khUbI maujUda rahatI haiN| vaha anekoM ko jJAna kI jyoti se jAjvalyamAna kara sakatA hai| - kevala jJAna sabhI jJAnoM meM zreSTha hai, pratipUrNa haiM, ananta hai, anAvaraNa hai, magara vaha dUsaroM ko prattibuddha nahIM kara sktaa| kevalI kA vacanayoga hI dUsaroM ko jJAna kA prakAza dene meM nimitta hotA hai| zrutajJAna amUka aura zeSa jJAna mUka haiM zrutajJAna ke mAdhyama se eka sAdhaka dUsaroM ke antaHkaraNa ko jAgRta kara sakatA hai / yaha zrutajJAna kI anya jJAnoM se viziSTatA hai|.... 'jJAna kI sUkSmatI kI dRSTi se kevala jJAna saba se adhika sUkSma hai kyoMki usameM pUrNatA hai, magara kevala jJAna rUpI sUrya bahuta teja hone para bhI pratyeka
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________________ - 265 __ sthAna kA andherA dUra nahIM kara sktaa| kone-kone kA andherA dUra karane ke lie to. dIpaka kAma AtA hai / zratajJAna dIpaka ke samAna hai| ... jaba mAnava ke mAnasa meM jJAna kA pradIpa jAga uThatA hai to kuTeva aura ___ ajJAnatA kI sthiti kA anta ho jAtA hai / satpuruSoM ne jJAna-pradIpa jalAyA hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke jJAna kA bhAskara 42 varSa kI avasthA meM udita ho .. gayA thaa| usake udita hone para unakI AtmA alaukika evaM asAdhAraNa Aloka se vibhUSita hogaI / bAraha varSoM taka ve isake lie puruSArtha karate rhe| - kevala jJAna prApta hone ke pazcAt bhagavAn ne bhikSukoM se lekara rAjAoM taka ke ajJAna ke nivAraNa kA saphala prayatna kiyaa| ApakA praraka sandeza pAkara nau licchavI. aura nau mallI rAjA dharma zraddhAlu bane / tAtkAlika gaNatantra ke adhipati samrATa ceTaka kA bhI aMjJAna-moha dUra huaa| .. saMsAra ke vizAla vaibhava meM raha kara bhI manuSya ke lie parama sAdhanA Avazyaka hai| manuSya ko samajhanA cAhie ki sAMsArika vaibhava kA sambandha zarIra ke sAtha hai, sirpha eka bhava taka sImita hai| zarIra tyAgane ke pazcAt jagat kA bar3e se bar3A vaibhava bhI bichur3a jAtA hai| agale janma meM vaha kAma nahIM AtA / usase AtmA kA kiMcit bhI upakAra nahIM hotaa| AtmopakAra athavAH prAtmahita ke lie to vahIM sAdhanA upayogI haiM jisase Atmika vibhUti kI vRddhi hotI hai / isa tathya ko bhagavAn mahAvIra ne samajhAyA aura jina mahApuruSoM ne samajhA unakI suSupta cetanA jAgRta ho gii| ceTaka jaisA samrATa bhI zrAvaka bana gyaa| rAjyAdhikArI evaM rAjAdhirAja hokara bhI usane zrAvaka ke bAraha vrataH aMgIkAra kiye / usane saMkalpa kiyA ki maiM jAna-bUjha kara niraparAdha trasajIvoM kI hiMsA nahIM kruuNgaa| rakSAtmaka kArya karUMgA, saMhArAtmaka kArya nahIM kruuNgaa| hAnikAraka, dhokhAjanaka aura avizvAsakAraka 'asatya kA prayoga nahIM kruuNgaa:| usane kisI ke adhikAra ko chIna kara lolupatA ke vazIbhUta hokara rAjya kI sImAoM ko bar3hAne kI ceSTA nahIM kii| zrAvakocita sabhI vratoM ko aGgIkAra kiyaa|
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________________ 266 ] gaNatantra milI-julI zAsana vyavasthA hai / isa vyavasthA meM jo sammilita / hotA hai usake lie vrata grahaNa karanA sAdhAraNa bAta nahIM hai| ceTaka cAhatA to vahAnA kara sakatA thA, kintu sAdhanA ke kSetra meM AtmavaMcanA ko tanika bhI sthAna nahIM / ataeva sAjhedArI kI rAjya-vyavasthA hone para bhI usane kisI prakAra kA vahAnA nahIM kiyaa| aThAraha rAjA jisa gaNa meM sammilita the, usa gaNarAjya kA uttaradAyitva kucha kama nahIM rahA hogaa| eka rAjya ko saMbhAlanA aura isa bAta kA khayAla rakhanA ki prajA ko kisI prakAra kA kaSTa na ho, rAjyAdhikArI koI anyAyapUrNa kArya karake prajA ko kaSTa na pahu~cAve, sabala nirbala ko na dabAbe, prajAjanoM meM nIti aura dharma kA prasAra ho, kisI prakAra ke durvyasana usameM ghara na karane pAveM, sabhI loga apane-apane kartavya kA pAlana karate hue paraspara sahayoga kareM, rAjA-prajA ke vIca AtmIyatA kA bhAva banA rahe aura sAtha hI koI lolupa rAjA rAjya kI sImA kA ullaMghana na kara sake, sAdhAraNa vAta nahIM hai / phira ceTaka ko to aThAraha rAjyoM ke gaNa kA adhipati hone ke kAraNa sImA para dRSTi rakhanI par3atI thii| sabako cintA karanI par3atI thii| phira bhI vaha apanI AtmA ko nahIM bhuulaa| usane laukika kartavyapAlana kI dhuna meM lokottara kartavyoM ko vismRta nahIM kiyaa| eka vivekazIla aura dUradarzI sadgRhastha ke samAna vaha donoM prakAra ke uttaradAyittva ko binA kisI virodha ke nibhAtA rhaa| eka ora vaha gaNatantra kA adhipatitva karatA thA to dUsarI ora aSTamI, caturdazI, amAvasyA aura pUrNimA ke dina pISadha vrata kA bhI ArAdhana karatA thaa| pauSadha vrata meM samasta prAraMbha-samAraMbha kA parityAga karake dharmadhyAna meM dina-rAta vyatIta karanA hotA hai| yaha eka prakAra se caubIsa ghaNToM taka sAdhupana kA abhyAsa hai / tana kA poSaNa to pazu-pakSI bhI karate haiM, isameM manuSya kI koI vizeSatA nahIM hai, prAtmA kA poSaNa karanA hI mAnava kI viziSTatA hai aura usI se jIvana U~cA banatA hai| isI vizvAsa se ceTaka popadha karatA thaa|
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________________ / 267 - Aja lakSmI kI pUjA karane vAle to bahuta haiM kintu vrata sAdhanA ke lie / Age Ane vAle kitane haiM ? rAga aura bhakti tathA artha aura bhakti meM kyA ... sAmaMjasya hai, yathAvasara isa para prakAza DAlA jaaegaa| - rAjA udAyana ne bhI pahale zrAvaka ke vratoM ko aGgIkAra kiyA phira zramaNa-dIkSA aGgIkAra kii| gRhastha jIvana meM rahate hue bimbasAra, ajAtazatru udAyana, caNDapradyota aura ceTaka Adi bhagavAn ke vacanoM para zraddhAzIla bane / unhoMne rAjya sambandhI uttaradAyitva evaM bandhana se apane Apako mukta yA .. halkA kara liyaa| - bahattara varSa kI pUrNa Ayu meM bhagavAn ne apanA varSAkAla pAvApurI meM vyatIta kiyaa| yaha unakA antima vrssaakaal'thaa| bhagavAn ke sivAya koI .. nahIM jAnatA thA ki yaha varSa Apake jIvana kA antima varSa hai ! dIrghakAla se . . calane vAlI bhagavAn kI sAdhanA pUrNa ho cukii| mahArAjA hastIpAla kI rathazAlA meM unakA antima cAturmAsa huA / anya rAjAoM ne bhI cAturmAsya- . kAla meM bhagavAn kI upasthiti se lAbha utthaayaa| mahArAjA hastIpAla ke prabala saubhAgya kA yoga samajhie ki unheM antima samaya meM carama tIrthaGkara kI sevA, bhakti, evaM upAsanA kA durlabha lAbha prApta huA / kaviyoM ne bhI isa prasaMga ko lekara apanI vANI ko pavitra banAne kA prayatna kiyA hai-.. A . . . . parva yaha maMgalamaya AyA re, parva yaha maMgalamaya aayaa| antima varSAkAla prabhU ne pAvApura tthaayaa|..... .. hastIpAla kI rAjukazAlA prabhu ne pavitra banAyA / ..". vIra hue nirvANa gautama ne kevali pada pAyA / .... ___ kAttikI amAvasyA ko loka ke eka asAdhAraNa, advitIya, mahAna sAdhaka kI sAdhanA carama sImA para phuNcii| unakI AtmA ananta jJAna-darzana se
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________________ 268 ] sampanna to pahale hI ho cukI thI, jIvanmukta dazA pahale hI ve prApta kara cuke the, parama nirvANa-videha-mukti bhI unheM prApta ho gii| bhagavAn siddha hue . aura gautama svAmI ko kevalajJAna kI prapti huii| . . ___ gautama svAmI ne apanI sAdhanA kA abhISTa madhura phala prApta kiyaa| unakI cetanA para jo halke-se AvaraNa zeSa raha gae the, ve bhI Aja nizzeSa ho ge| unheM nirAvaraNa upayoga kI upalabdhi huI / ve sarvajJa-sarvadarzI aura ananta zakti se sampanna ho gae / prabhu ke nirvANa ne unakI AtmA ko pUrNa rUpa se jAgRta kara diyaa| unheM mahAn lAbha huA / eka kArIgara sAdhAraNa malIna ratna ko zANa para car3hA kara camakIlA banA detA hai| usakI camaka bar3ha jAtI hai aura camaka ke anusAra kImata bhI bar3ha jAtI hai / satpuruSa bhI usI kArIgara ke samAna haiM jo sAdhAraNa mAnava ke mAnasa meM vyApta saghana andhakAra ko dUra kara dete haiM aura usameM jJAna kI camaka utpanna kara dete haiN| prabhu kA nirjala vrata cala rahA thaa| yadyapi ve pUrNa vItarAga, pUrNa niSkAma aura pUrNa kRta-kRtya ho cuke the, tathApi unakI dharmadezanA kA pravAha - vanda nahIM huA thA / zrotAoM kI ora unakA dhyAna nahIM thaa| chadmastha vaktA zrotAoM ke ceharoM ko lakSya karake, unake utsAha ke anusAra hI vaktavya dete . haiM / vaktA ko jaba pratIta hotA hai ki zrotA jAnakAra haiM, dhyAnapUrvaka vaktavya . ko suna rahe haiM aura hRdayaMgama kara rahe haiM to vaha apanI jJAna-gAgara ko unake sanmukha uDela detA hai| isa prakAra usakA vaktavya sAmane kI sthiti para nirbhara rahatA hai| kintu vItarAga kI aAtmA meM aisA vikalpa nahIM hotaa| usakI vANI kA pravAha sahaja bhAva se calatA hai / vItarAga kI vANI meM apUrva aura adbhuta prabhAva hotA hai / usase zrotAoM kA antaHkaraNa svataH tarotAjA ho jAtA hai / citta meM anAyAsa hI ArdratA A jAtI hai / vItarAga kI vANI kI gaMgA kA paramapAvana, zAntipradAyaka, zItala pravAha jaba pravAhita hotA hai to kyA sabhI usameM avagAhana karate haiM ? saMsAra
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________________ . [266 ke sabhI jIva apane saMsAratApa ko zAnta kara lete haiM ? nahIM, aisA nahIM hotaa| bahuta-se jIva sUkhe bhI raha jAte haiM / isameM koI Azcarya kI bAta bhI nahIM hai / bIja kitanA hI acchA kyoM na ho, Upara bhUmi meM par3akara aMkurita nahIM hotaa| yaha bhUmi kA hI doSa samajhanA cAhie, bIja kA nhiiN| prasiddha dArzanika prAcArya siddhasena divAkara kahate haiM.... saddharmabIjavayanAnaMdyakauzalasya, yallokabAndhava ! tavApi khilAnyabhUvan / tannAdbhutaM khagakuleSviha tAmasesu, sUryAzavo madhukaro caraNAvadAtAH // ve kahate haiM-prabhu to samasta prANiyoM ke bandhu haiM-saba ke samAna se sahAyaka haiN| kisI ke prati unakA pakSapAta nahIM hai| isake atirikta dharma rUpI bIja ko bone meM unakA kauzala bhI advitIya hai| phira bhI dharma-dIja ke lie koI-koI bhUmi Upara sAvita hotI hai, jahAM vaha bIja aMkurita nahIM hotaa| magara yaha koI adbhuta bAta nahIM hai| sUrya apanI samasta kiraNoM se udita hotA hai aura loka meM prakAza kI ujjvala kiraNeM vikIrNa karatA hai, phira bhI kucha nizAcara prANI aise hote haiM jinake Age usa sayaya bhI adherA chAyA rahatA hai / aisA hai to isameM sUrya kA kyA aparAdha hai ? bhavya jIva bhagavAn kI vANI ke amRta kA pAna karake apane ko kRtArtha karate haiN| jo samyagdRSTi haiM yA jinakA mithyAtva atyanta tIvra nahIM hai, ve usa upadeza se lAbha uThAte haiN| dhanya haiM ve bhadra aura puNyazAlI jIva jinheM tIrthakara deva ke samavasaraNa meM praveza karake unake mukhAravinda se dezanA zravaNa karane kA suyoga milatA hai| .. indrabhUti gautama, nau mallI aura naulicchavI rAjA Adi aise hI bhAgyavAnoM kI gaNanA meM the| unhoMne prabhu ke pAvana pravacana-pIyUSa kA AkaMTha pAna kiyA / bhagavAn ke upadeza kI akhaNDa dhArA pravAhita ho rahI thii| puTTha
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________________ 270] vAgaraNa aura apuTTa bAgaraNa donoM kA silasilA cAlU thaa| zubha aura azubha kAryoM ke vipAka kaise hote haiM, yaha prarUpaNA cala rahI thii| bandhuno! zubha aura azubha ko vAstavika rUpa meM samajha lenA bahuta bar3I bAta hai / jo azubha ko samajha letA hai vaha azubha kI ora pravRtti karane se ruka jAtA hai| kAma, krodha Adi ke kaTuka pariyAka yadi samajha meM AjAeM to unakI ora jIva kA jhukAva hI nahIM ho sktaa| TimaTimAte prakAza meM bicchU ko dekha kara koI usake apara hAtha nahIM rakhatA, kyoMki yaha bAta jAnI huI hai ki bicchU DaMka mArane vAlA virSalA jantu hai| use pakar3ane aura bAhara le jAkara chor3ane ke lie cImaTe kA upayoga kiyA jAtA hai| puraskAra dene para bhI koI sAMpa ke bila meM hAtha nahIM DAlegA, kyoMki sarpadaMza kI bhayAnakatA se sabhI paricita haiM / asatya bhASaNa karane yA aziSTa vyavahAra karane se puraskAra nahIM milatA, phira bhI loga aisA karate haiM / isakA eka mAtra pradhAna kAraNa yahI hai ki bicchU yA sarpa ke daMza se jaisI pratyakSa evaM tatkAla hAni hotI hai, vaisI asatya bhASaNa, krodha Adi se pratIta nahIM hotii| sAdhAraNa janoM kI dRSTi bahuta sImita hotI hai / ve tAtkAlika hAni-lAbha ko to samajha lete haiM, magara bhaviSya ke hAni lAbha kI paravAha nahIM krte| dIrgha dRSTi kI eka najara vartamAna para rahatI hai to dUsarI najara bhaviSya para bhI rahatI hai| jisa manuSya ne viSa ke samAna pApa ko bhayajanaka samajha liyA hai, usakI pApa meM pravRtti nahIM hogii| satya yaha hai ki pApAcaraNa kA pariNAma viSa se asaMkhyaguNita hAnikAraka aura bhayaprada hai| nAdAna bacce ko, mAtA-pitA ko prAga, bicchU, sAMpa se DarAnA par3atA hai, bar3e bacce ko DarAnA pahIM par3atA, kyoMki vaha unase hone vAle anarthaM se paricita hai / isI prakAra dhArmika kSetra meM pApa-puNya ko samajha lene se jJAnI puruSa pApa se svayaM vacatA rahatA hai / vaha use jahara se bhI jyAdA saMkaTajanaka mAnatA hai / pApa, kAmanA aura viSayalolupatA kA jahara bhava-bhava meM zocanIya
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________________ ( 202 pariNAma utpanna karatA hai, jaba ki sarpa Adi kA viSa eka hI bhava ko naSTa karatA hai yA nahIM bhI naSTa karatA / : zarIra meM kAMTA cubhane para pIr3A hotI hai, viSa bhakSaNa karane se mRtyu ho jAtI hai, viSaile jantu ke DaMsane se duHkha hotA hai, kintu inakA upacAra saMbhava hai| saikar3oM mIla dUra ke tIna-tIna dina viSa lage ho jAne para bhI gArur3I usake prabhAva ko naSTa kara detA hai / manovala aura maMtravala kI aisI zakti zrAja bhI dekhI-sunI jAtI hai| jhAr3ane phUMkane vAle, samAcAra kahane vAle ko hI jhAr3a-phUMka kara viSa utAra dete haiN| Aja bhI jaMgala meM rahane vAle vanya jAti ke loga viSa utArane kA tarIkA jAnate haiM / isa prakAra isa bAhya viSa ko utAranA prAsAna hai / kintu kAma, krodha, mAyA, lobha Adi ke viSa ko parama gAruDI hI halkA kara sakatA hai| vAsanA kA ghora viSa janma-janmAntara taka hAni pahu~cAtA hai / isa viSa ke prabhAva ko dUra karane ke lie sAdhaka bhagavAn mahAvIra kI sAdhanA kA lAbha prApta karate haiM / zramAvasyA ko mahAvIra svAmI ne nirvANa prApta kara liyA / unakA isa dharatI para sarIra astitva nahIM rahA / mAnoM madhyaloka kA sUrya sadA ke lie grasta hogayA / kintu unakA upadeza grAja bhI vidyamAna hai / bhagavAn kA smaraNa karake aura unake upadeza ke anusAra grAcaraNa karake hama grana bhI prapane jIvana ko ucca, pavitra evaM saphala banA sakate haiN| hameM grAja ke dina bhagavAna ke pAvana saMdezoM para gaharAI ke sAtha vicAra karanA cAhie / choTA aura purAnA makAna bhI pota lene, sApha kara lene se ramaNIka lagane lagatA hai | dIvAlI ke avasara para loga aisA karate haiM / tana kI zobhA ke lie snAna kiyA jAtA hai, sAbuna lagAyA jAtA hai, sundara svaccha vastrAbhUSaNa dhAraNa kiye jAte haiM / mandira kA Adara deva ke kAraNa hai / deva ke binA mandira zrAdaraNIya nahIM hotaa| isI prakAra isa zarIra rUpI mandira kI jo bhI zobhA yA mahattA hai, vaha zrAtma- deva ke kAraNa hai / ghara kI zobhA bar3hAI jAya magara ghara meM rahane vAle nara kI ora dhyAna na diyA jAya, yaha bahuta bar3A pramAda hai,
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________________ 270] vAgaraNa aura apuTTa bAgaraNa donoM kA silasilA cAlU thaa| zubha aura azubha . . kAryoM ke vipAka kaise hote haiM, yaha prarUpaNA cala rahI thii| ... . bandhutro ! zubha aura azubha ko vAstavika rUpa meM samajha lenA bahuta bar3I bAta hai / jo azubha ko samajha letA hai vaha azubha kI ora pravRtti karane. se ruka jAtA hai| kAma, krodha Adi ke kaTuka pariyAka yadi samajha meM bAjAeM .. to unakI ora jIva kA jhukAva hI nahIM ho sakatA ! TimaTimAte prakAza meM vicchU ko dekha kara koI usake Upara hAtha nahIM rakhatA, kyoMki yaha bAta jAnI huI hai ki bicchU DaMka mArane vAlA viSalA jantu hai| use pakar3ane aura bAhara le jAkara chor3ane ke lie cImaTe kA upayoga kiyA jAtA hai| ...... puraskAra dene para bhI koI sAMpa ke vila meM hAtha nahIM jhAlegA, kyoMki sarpadaMza kI bhayAnakatA se sabhI paricita haiN| asatya bhApaNa karane yA aziSTa vyavahAra karane se puraskAra nahIM milatA, phira bhI loga aisA karate haiN| isakA eka mAtra pradhAna kAraNa yahI hai ki bicchU yA sarpa ke daMza se jaisI pratyakSa evaM tatkAla hAni hotI hai, vaisI asatya bhASaNa, krodha Adi se pratIta nahIM hotii| sAdhAraNa janoM kI dRSTi bahuta sImita hotI hai| ve tAtkAlika hAni-lAbha ko to samajha lete haiM, magara bhaviSya ke hAni lAbha kI paravAha nahIM krte| dIrgha dRSTi kI eka najara vartamAna para rahatI hai to dUsarI najara bhaviSya para bhI .... rahatI hai / jisa manuSya ne viSa ke samAna pApa ko bhayajanaka samajha liyA hai, . . usakI pApa meM pravRtti nahIM hogii| satya yaha hai ki pApAcaraNa kA pariNAma.. viSa se asaMkhyaguNita hAnikAraka aura bhayaprada hai| .. . nAdAna bacce ko, mAtA-pitA ko Aga, bicchU, sAMpa se DarAnA par3atA hai, bar3e bacce ko DarAnA pahIM par3atA, kyoMki vaha unase hone vAle anartha se. paricita hai| isI prakAra dhArmika kSetra meM pApa-puNya ko samajha lene se jJAnI puruSa pApa se svayaM bacatA rahatA hai / vaha use jahara se bhI jyAdA saMkaTajanaka . mAnatA hai| pApa; kAmanA aura viSayalolupatA kA jahara bhava-bhava meM zocanIya...
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________________ [ 271 pariNAma utpanna karatA hai, jaba ki sarpa Adi kA viSa eka hI bhava ko naSTa karatA hai yA nahIM bhI naSTa karatA / zarIra meM kAMTA cubhane para pIr3A hotI hai, viSa bhakSaNa karane se mRtyu ho jAtI hai, viSaile jantu ke DaMsane se duHkha hotA hai, kintu inakA upacAra saMbhava hai| saikar3oM mIla dUra ke tIna-tIna dina viSa lage ho jAne para bhI gAr3I usake prabhAva ko naSTa kara detA hai| manovala aura maMtrabala kI aisI zakti grAja bhI dekhI-sunI jAtI hai / jhAr3ane phUMkane vAle, samAcAra kahane vAle ko hI jhAr3a-phUMka kara viSa utAra dete haiM / grAja bhI jaMgala meM rahane vAle vanya jAti ke loga viSa utArane kA tarIkA jAnate haiM / isa prakAra isa bAhya viSa ko utAranA AsAna haiM / kintu kAma, krodha, mAyA, lobha Adi ke viSa ko parama gADI hI halkA kara sakatA hai / vAsanA kA ghora viSa janma-janmAntara taka hAni pahu~cAtA hai / isa viSa ke prabhAva ko dUra karane ke lie sAdhaka bhagavAn mahAvIra kI sAdhanA kA lAbha prApta karate haiM / zramAvasyA ko mahAvIra svAmI ne nirvANa prApta kara liyaa| unakA isa dharatI para sarIra astitva nahIM rahA / mAnoM madhyaloka kA sUrya sadA ke lie grasta hogayA / kintu unakA upadeza grAja bhI vidyamAna hai / bhagavAn kA smaraNa karake aura unake upadeza ke anusAra grAcaraNa karake hama graba bhI apane jIvana ko ucca, pavitra evaM saphala banA sakate haiN| hameM grAja ke dina bhagavAna ke pAvana saMdezoM para gaharAI ke sAtha vicAra karanA cAhie / - choTA aura purAnA makAna bhI pota lene, sApha kara lene se ramaNIka lagane lagatA hai| dIvAlI ke avasara para loga aisA karate haiM / tana kI zobhA ke lie snAna kiyA jAtA hai, sAbuna lagAyA jAtA hai, sundara svaccha vastrAbhUSaNa dhAraNa kiye jAte haiM / maMndira kA Adara deva ke kAraNa hai / deva ke binA mandira AdaraNIya nahIM hotA / isI prakAra isa zarIra rUpI mandira kI jo bhI zobhA yA mahattA hai, vaha zrAtma- deva ke kAraNa hai / ghara kI zobhA bar3hAI jAya maMgara ghara meM rahane vAle nara kI ora dhyAna na diyA jAya, yaha bahuta bar3A pramAda hai,
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________________ 272 mUrkhatA hai| aisA karane se vaha kamajora ho jaaegaa| vinamratA Adi sadguNoM se poSaNa na hone ke kAraNa Atmadeva durbala ho jAtA hai| divya guNoM kA vikAsa na karane se AtmA kA dAnava rUpa prakaTa hotA hai| ataeva jIvana meM sadguNoM kI sajAvaTa karanA caahie| .. Apako apanI AtmA meM amara pAloka prakaTa karatA hai, AdhyAtmika bhAvanA ke dvArA jIvana ko camakAnA hai| yahI dIpAvalI parva kA mahAna saMdeza hai| yaha vAhya sajAvaTa to parva ke sAtha hI samApta ho jaaegii| isase jIvana .. sArthaka na hogA, AtmA kA kiMcit bhI zreya na hogaa| AtmA ke maMgala ke lie samyagjJAna aura sadAcAra ko jIvana meM prazraya denA caahie| ....- bhagavAn mahAvIra kI dezanA ko zravaNa kara zrotA kRtakRtya hoge| __isa parva ko hameM maMgalamaya svarUpa pradAna karanA hai, anyathA kAla to AtA aura jAtA rahatA hai| vaha Tikakara rahane vAlA nahIM / kauna jAnatA hai ... ki agalI dIpAvalI manAne ke lie kauna rahegA aura kauna nahIM ? ataeva Aja.. Apako jo suyoga prApta haiM, usakA adhika se adhika lAbha utthaaie| antaHkaraNa : meM pAvana jJAna kI pradIpamAlA Alokita kiijie| ananta jyotirmaya prAtmA .. kI AvRta jyoti ko prakaTa kiijie| aisA karane se hI isa parva kI ArAdhanA saphala hogii| ... .... . .........
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________________ vIra nirvANa . .. . . . ___vartamAna meM jo dharmazAsana cala rahA hai, usake adhipati carama tIrthaGkara bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI haiM / zAsana kA mAdhyama bhagavAn kI vaha vANI hai jise unake pradhAna ziSya gaNadharoM ne zAstra kA svarUpa pradAna kiyA aura sthavira bhagavantoM ne bAda meM lipibaddha kiyA / isa zAsana ke saMcAlaka sUtradhAra . ziSya-praziSya paramparA se hone vAle santa haiN| zAsanapati hama sabhI Atma- kalyANa ke abhilASiyoM ke lie sadA smaraNIya haiM / ajJAna ke ananta-asIma / andhakAra meM bhaTakate hue sAMsArika prANiyoM ko samyagjJAna kA Aloka pradAna karane vAle vahI haiM, isa kRtajJatA ke kAraNa tathA guNoM ke prati Adara bhAvanA kI dRSTi se bhI ve smaraNIya haiN| guNoM kI dRSTi se sabhI tIrthakara bhagavAn samAna hote haiN| ataevaM sabhI samAna rUpa se smaraNIya haiN| bhagavAn kA smaraNa eka prakAra se apane asalI svarUpa kA smaraNa hai, kyoMki AtmA aura paramAtmA meM maulika rUpa meM koI antara nahIM hai / mukta evaM saMsArI AtmA samAna svabhAva ke dhAraka haiM / jaise siddha bhagavAn ananta jyoti ke puMja haiM, ananta jJAna, darzana, vIrya evaM sukha se paripUrNa haiM, nirmala AtmapariNati vAle haiM, usI prakAra saMsAra ke saba AtmA bhI haiN| kahA bhI haiH ' yaH paramAtmA sa evAha, yo'haM sa paramastathA / . ahameva mayA''rAdhyo, nAnyaH kazciditi sthitiH|| :
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________________ 274 paramAtmA kA jo svarUpa hai, vahI merA svarUpa hai aura jo merA svarUpa hai vahI paramAtmA kA / ataeva kisI anya kI prArAdhanA na karate hue prAtmA kI hI ArAdhanA karanA ucita hai| ___ isa prakAra mUlataH AtmA-paramAtmA meM samAnatA hone para bhI zrAja jo antara dRSTigocara ho rahA hai, usakA kAraNa AvaraNa kA honA aura na honA hai / jo AtmA samyak zraddhA ke sAtha, viveka ko Age karake, sAdhanA ke kSetra meM : agrasara hotI hai, usakI zaktiyoM kA-guNoM kA pUrNa vikAsa ho jAtA hai aura : Atmika zaktiyoM ke pUrNa vikAsa kI avasthA hI paramAtmadazA kahalAtI hai, anAdikAlIna karmakRta prAvaraNa jaba taka vidyamAna haiM aura ve zrAtmA ke .. svAbhAvika guNoM ko AvRta kiye hue haiM taba taka AtmA zrAtmA hai / jJAna aura kriyA ke samanvaya se jaba AvaraNoM ko chinna-bhinna kara diyA jAtA hai aura ... nirmala, sahaja-svAbhAvika svarUpa prakaTa ho jAtA hai to vahI zrAtmA parama- . 'AtmA-paramAtmA bana jAtA hai| jo AtmA paramAtmA ke pada para pahuMca gaI hai, . usakA smaraNa karane se hameM bhI usa pada ko prApta karane kI preraNA milatI hai aura hama usa patha para calane ko agrasara hote haiM jisa para calane se paramAtmadazA prApta hotI hai| ......ataeva Aja hama una paramapAvana, paramapitA, parama maMgaladhAma mahAvIra... svAmI kA jo smaraNa karate haiM, usameM kRtajJatA kI bhAvanA ke sAtha-sAtha svAtmasvarUpa kA smaraNa bhI sammilita hai| ... ...... ... mahAprabhu mahAvIra ke prati hama kitane kRtajJa haiM / saMsAra ke duHkha-dAvAnala se jhulasate hue, ananta santApa se santapta; moha-mamatA ke niviDa andhakAra meM bhaTakate aura ThokareM khAte hue; janma jarA-maraNa kI vyAdhiyoM se pIr3ita evaM apane svarUpa se bhI anabhijJa jagat ke jIvoM ko jinhoMne mukti kA mArga - pradarzita kiyA, siddhi kA samIcIna sandeza diyA, jJAna kI anirvacanIya jyoti... __.. jagAI / unake prati zraddhA nivedana karanA hamArA sarvottama karttavya hai| bhagavAn ne ahiMsA kA amRtaM na pilAyA hotA aura satya kI sudhA-dhArA pravAhita na kI :
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________________ [275 hotI to isa jagat kI kyA sthiti hotI? mAnava dAnava bana gayA hotA, gharA ne raurava kA rUpa dhAraNa kara liyA hotA ! bhagavAna ne apanI sAdhanApUta divyadhvani ke dvArA manuSya kI mUchita cetanA ko saMjJA pradAna kI, dAnavI vRttiyoM .. kA zamana karane ke lie devI bhAvanAe~ jAgRta kI aura manuSya meM phaile hue nAnA prakAra ke bhrama ke saghana kohare ko chinna-bhinna karake vimala Aloka kI prakAzapUrNa kiraNeM vikIrNa kii| ....... prazna uTha sakatA hai ki saMsAra kA apAra upakAra karane vAle bhagavAn .. ke nirvANa ko 'kalyANaka' kyoM kahA gayA hai ? nirvANa divasa meM Ananda kyoM manAyA jAtA hai ? isakA uttara yaha hai ki lokottara puruSa dUsare pAmara prANiyoM jaise nahIM hote / ve Ate samaya preraNA lekara Ate haiM aura jAte samaya bhI preraNA dekara jAte haiN| ataeva mahApuruSoM kA janma bhI kalyANakArI hotA hai aura nirvANa bhii| Astika AtmA ko ajara, amara aura avinAzI mAnate haiN| AtmA eka zAzvata tattva hai / na usakA utpAda hotA hai na vinAza / sakarma avasthA meM - vaha eka bhava ko tyAga kara, dUsare bhava meM calA jAtA hai, jaise koI vyakti eka nagara ko tyAga kara dUsare nagara meM basa jAtA hai aisI sthiti meM mRtyu kA artha sirpha paryAya aura zarIra kA parivartana ho jAnA mAtra hai, AtmA kA astitva samApta honA nahIM hai| isameM bhI jo mahApuruSa sAdhanA ke kSetra meM agrasara hote haiM, usameM - saphalatA prApta karate haiM aura jIvana paryanta sva-para ke abhyudaya meM nirata raha .. kara zarIra kA parityAga karate haiM, vItarAgabhAva kA carama vikAsa ho jAne ke ... ... kAraNa jIvana aura maraNa donoM jinheM eka samAna pratIta hone lagate haiM, unake lie maraNa eka sAdhAraNa-sI ghaTanA hai / yahI nahIM, ve mRtyu ko sAdhanA ke phala. . kI prApti kA sahAyaka samajhate haiM, kyoMki zarIra kA tyAga kiye binA sAdhanA kA sampUrNa phala prApta nahIM hotaa| yahI kAraNa hai ki mRtyu ko mahAn utsava :- kA rUpa diyA gayA hai / phira jo zarIra tyAga kara siddhi prApta karate haiM, sadA ke lie janma-maraNa ke cakra se chUTa jAte haiM aura avyAvAdha sukha ke bhAgI banate.... haiM, unakA zarIrotsarga to kisI bhI prakAra zocanIya nahIM hotaa| .
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________________ 276]] jo nAstika AtmA kA pRthak prAstitva svIkAra nahIM karate aura yaha samajhate haiM ki zarIra ke sAtha AtmA bhI khatma ho jAtA haiM, unake lie hAyahAya karate hue marane ke sivAya aura koI mArga nahIM ! jaba unakA antima samaya sannikaTa AtA hai aura jaba unheM aisA pratIta hotA hai ki merA astitva sadA ke lie samApta ho rahA hai aura maiM aise andhakAra meM vilIna ho rahA hUM... jisakA kadApi anta pAne vAlA nahIM hai, to unheM aMtizaya udvega evaM duHkha . honA svAbhAvika hai / isa prakAra prAstika aura dharmaniSTha vyakti ke samakSa ujjvala bhaviSya hotA hai jabaki nAstika ke sAmane nirAzA kA saghanatama timira / nAstika zAntipUrvaka haMsatA huA prANa tyAga karatA hai| nAstika vilApa karatA huA maratA hai|. .:...:.::.:. .. . : ... bhagavAn mahAvIra mRtyuJjaya the| unhoMne AdhyAtmika jagat kI carama siddhi prApta kii| apane sAdhanAkAla meM unhoMne ajJAnAndhakAra kA bhedana kiyaa| - pratyeka sthiti meM samabhAva dhAraNa kiye rkkhaa| suSupta janoM kI AtmA ko jAgRta kiyA aura anta meM mukti prApta kii| . ... bhagavAn ke carita ko par3hane aura sunane vAle ke antaHkaraNa meM utkaMThA .. ... . jAgRta hotI hai ki hama bhI nirvANa prApta kreN| bhagavAn ne kahA hai ki sabhI .. ... jIva samAna haiM, ataeva jaise ve nirvANa prApta karane meM samartha hue vaise hama bhI . samartha ho sakate haiN| isa vicAra se sAdhaka ko sAhasa aura gherya prApta hotA hai| karmapAza se mAnava mukta nahIM ho sakatA; isa bhramapUrNa vicAra kA - nirasana ho jAtA hai / zaMkA kA koI kAraNa nahIM rhtaa| .. .. nirvANa se pUrva mahAvIra svAmI ne paudgalika bhAvoM kA parityAga kara . .. diyA, AhAra-yAMnI kA tyAga kara diyA aura karmapudgaloM ko nikAla dene kI sAdhanA bar3hA dii| ve dina aura rAtri meM sAre saMmaya dezanA karate rhe| antima samaya unake prazamamaya pravacana kI dhArA baha rahI thii| sabake lie usa dhArA meM avagAhana karane kI chUTa thii| usa dina rAjA ceTaka ne pauSadha vrata kI ArAdhanA kii| mallI aura licchavI rAjAoM ne bhI, jinakI saMkhyA aThAraha
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________________ 277] thI, pauSadhaM vrata aMgIkAra kiyaa| unheM paramaprabhu kI antimakAlika sevA - kA saubhAgya milaa| antima samaya meM, svAti nakSatra ke yoga meM kAttikI amAvasyA ke dina prabhu nivAraNa ko prApta hue / jinheM usa samaya prabhu kI sevA kA avasara milA, ve dhanya haiN| . . . . .. ... prazna ho sakatA hai-vItarAga kI sevA kisa prakAra kI jA sakatI hai ? vItarAga ke nikaTaM pahuMca kara unakI icchA ke viparIta kArya karanA sevA nahIM hai / unake guNoM ke prati niSkapaTa prIti honA, pramodabhAva honA aura unake dvArA upadiSTa samyak jJAna darzana aura cAritra ke mArga para calanA hI vItarAga kI saccI sevA haiN| .:. .. .., :. . - magara Aja paristhiti yaha hai ki pUjaka apane pUjyaM ko apane raMga meM DhAlanA cAhatA hai / jisakI jaisI dRSTi yA ruci hai, vaha usI ke anurUpa deva ke svarUpa kI kalpanA kara letA hai| rAjasthAna, baMgAla aura uttara pradeza meM ThAkurajI kA rUpa alaga-alaga prakAra kA milegaa| rAjasthAnI loga sItA ko ghAgharA pahanAeMge to baMgAlI aura bihArI bhakta sAr3I se suzobhita kreNge| sItA vAstava meM kisa veza meM rahatI thI, isa tathya ko jAnane kA parizrama kisI ko nahIM karanA hai / jainoM meM zvetAmbaroM ke mahAvIra alaga prakAra ke hoMge aura digambaroM ke mahAvIra alaga prakAra ke / mahAvIra kI AtmA ko pahacAnanA aura usase preraNA prApta karanA hI vAstava meM mahAvIra kI pUjA hai / sAmpra... dAyika raMga meM raMgane se mahApuruSoM kA rUpa badala jAtA hai| Azcarya kI bAta .. to yaha hai ki yahaH khIMcatAna jAnakAroM meM adhika hai, ajJAna logoM meM nhiiN| : yadi upAsanA kA mUla AdhAra guNAH mAna liyA jAya to sArI viDamba nAeM samApta ho jAe / 'guNA pUjAsthAnam', isa ukti ko kAryAnvita karane kI .. AvazyakatA hai / mahAvIra meM ananta jJAna, darzana evaM vItarAgatA hai / jagat ke pratyeka prANI para unakA samabhAva hai / ina guNoM ko agara hama Adarza mAnakara bhagavAn kI upAsanA kareM aura apane jIvana meM vikasita karane kA prayatna kareM - to kisI prakAra kA saMgharSa hI utpanna na ho / ina guNoM kI prApti ke lie jo ... - sAdhanA karegA usakI sAdhanA nirAlI hI hogii| ..:. ::::. .
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________________ 278] __manovRtti jaba taka vItarAgatAmayI nahIM ho jAtI taba taka isa jIvana meM bhI nirAkulatA aura zAnti prApta nahIM ho sktii| jitane-jitane aMzoM meM : vItarAgatA kA vikAsa hotA jAtA hai, utane hI utane aMzoM meM zAnti sulabha ho jAtI hai / ataeva agara hama vItarAga pariNati ko apanA sakeM to zreyaskara. hI hai / na apanA sakeM to bhI kama se kama vItarAgatA kI ora bar3hane vAloM ko dekha kara pramoda kA anubhava kreN| vItarAga ke prati pramoda kA anubhava karanA bhI vItarAgatA ke prati bar3hane kA pahalA kadama hai| .. .... bhagavAn ke caraNoM meM antima samaya taka raha kara aura unase vItarAgabhAva kI preraNA prApta karake aneka rAjAoM ne apane jIvana ko kRtArtha smjhaa| sAdhanA kI prAthamika bhUmikAoM meM deva aura guru ke prati ananya anurAga upayogI hotA hai / sudeva aura suguru ke prati dRr3ha anurAga hone se sAdhaka kudeva aura kuguru kI upAsanA se baca kara mithyAtva se bhI bacatA hai| kintu siddhAnta batalAtA hai ki yaha sthiti bhI ucca bhUmikA para car3hane meM eka prakAra kI rukAvaTa hai / maiM ArAdhaka hU~ aura mujhase bhinna koI ArAdhya hai, isa prakAra kA vikalpa jaba taka banA rahatA hai, taba taka ArAdhanA pUrNa nahIM hotii| citta meM ArAdhya, pArAdhaka aura ArAdhanA kA koI vikalpa na raha jAnA-tInoM kA eka rUpa ho jAnA arthAt bheda pratIti kA vilIna ho jAnA hI saccI ArAdhanA hai / tAtparya yaha hai ki jaba AtmA apane hI svarUpa meM ramaNa karatA hai aura . bAhya jagat ke sAtha usakA koI lagAva nahIM raha jAtA hai, bahI dhyAtA, vahI dhyeya aura vahI dhyAna ke rUpa meM pariNata ho jAtA hai-nirvikalpa samAdhi kI . dazA prApta kara letA hai tabhI usakI ananta zaktiyA~ jAgRta hotI haiN| : ... ..... prAthamika sthiti meM bhI sAdhaka ko guru ke zarIra ke sahAre na raha kara, - guru dvArA pradatta jJAna ke sahAre rahanA cAhie / gautama svAmI ne prabhu kI sevA .... meM 30 varSa vyatIta kara die / ve kabhI unase pRthak nahIM rhe| unhoMne sacce
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________________ 276. antevAsI (nikaTa hI nivAsa karane vAle) kA dharma nibhaayaa| parantu unheM pUrNa .. jJAna kI prApti nahIM huii| unake hRdaya meM apane ArAdhya nagavAn ke prati jo prazasta rAga vidyamAna thA, usane AvaraNoM kA kSaya nahIM hone diyaa| mahAvIra svAmI ne gautama se kahA-mere prati tumhArA jo anurAga hai, . use bAhara nikAla do to kevalajJAna kI prApti hogI / jaba taka sAdhaka apane se bhinna kisI dUsare para avalambita hai taba taka vaha bahi STi banA rahatA haivaha pUrNarUpeNa antarmukha nahIM ho paataa| antarmukhatA ke binA aAtmaniSThatA nahIM AtI aura prAtmaniSThatA ke abhAva meM AtmA ke sahaja-svAbhAvika svarUpa kA AvirbhAva nahIM hotaa| bhagavAn ne kahA ..purisA tumameva tumaM mittaM, kiM vahiyA mittamicchasi-yAcArAMga / arthAt-he Atman ! apanA sahAyaka tU Apa ho hai, apane se bhinna - sahAyaka kI kyoM abhilASA karatA hai| - kitanA mahAn zrAdarza haiM ! prabhu kI kaisI nispRhatA hai ! dUsare dharmoM ke deva kahate haiM-tU merI zaraNa meM A, maiM tujhe samasta pApoM se mukta kara dUMgA aura . pApa karane para bhI usake phala se bacA lUgA / koI kahatA hai-merI upAsanA jo karegA use maiM vahizta meM bheja dUMgA-svarga kA paTTA likha duuNgaa| magara vItarAga kI vANI nirAlI hai / unheM apane bhaktoM kI TolI nahIM jamA karanI . . hai, apane upAsakoM ko kisI prakAra kA pralobhana nahIM denA hai| ve bhavya jIvoM ko Atma-kalyANa kI kujI pakar3A denA cAhate haiM, isIlie kahate haiM-gautama ! mere prati terA jo anurAga hai, use tyAga de| use tyAge binA pUrNa vItarAgatA .. kA bhAva jAgRta nahIM hogaa| isa prakAra kI nispRhatA usI meM ho sakatI hai| jisane pUrNa vItarAgatA prApta karalI ho aura jisameM pUrNa jJAna kI jyoti : prakaTa ho gaI ho / ataeva bhagavAn kA kathana hI unakI sarvajJatA, pUrNa kAmanA / aura mahattI mahattA ko sUcita karatA hai / ....... ..... . . .
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________________ 280 : .:. : gautama svAmI kA bhagavAna mahAvIra ke prati jo guma rAga thA vaha bhagavAn ke antima samaya taka na chUTa sakA aura pariNAma yaha huA ki tavaM taka unheM kaivalya kI prApti bhI na ho sakI / bhagavAn ke nirvANa ke pazcAt . . hI unakA rAga dUra huA aura rAga dUra hote hI unhoMne arihanta avasthA prApta karalI / unakA rAga dUra hone meM eka vizeSa ghaTanA kAraNa bana gii| ghaTanA isa prakAra thii| gautama svAmI bhagavAn kA Adeza pAkara samIpavartI kisI grAma meM devazarmA ko prativodhita karane gae hue the| unake lauTa kara Ane se pUrva hI bhagavAn kA nirvANa ho gayA / jo tIsa varSa taka nirantara sAtha rahA vaha antima samaya meM vichur3a gyaa| gautama svAmI ke hRdaya ko isa ghaTanA se coTa phuNcii| unhoMne vicAra kiyA-kevalI hone ke kAraNa bhagavAn : apane nirvANakAla ko to jAnate the, phira bhI cirakAla ke apane sevaka ko ... antima samaya meM pAsa na rahane diyaa| mujhe antima samaya kI upAsanA se vaMcita kara diyaa| yaha vicAra gautama kA anurAgI mana kara rahA thA aura anurAga java pravala.hotA hai to viveka ojhala ho jAtA hai / kintu yaha vicAradhArA adhika samaya taka Tika nahIM skii| tatkAla hI vicAroM kI lagAma viveka ne thAma .... lii| prabhu kI vANI unheM smaraNa ho AI-. . . .. . .parisA ! tumayeva tuma mitta. ... : .. ....kiM vahiyA mittmicchsi| . ...vasa unhoMne socA-prabhu ne svAvalambana ko zikSA dene ke lie mujhe .. apane se pRthaka kiyA hai / nirvANa jAte-jAte bhI ve mujhe mUka zikSA de gae haiN| ava usI zikSA kA AdhAra lekara mujhe apanI AtmA kI hI upAsanA karanI cAhie / bAhara kI ora dekhane vAlI dRSTi ko andara kI ora phaira denA cAhie.I. . . : ...... :: :: .. ... ... ... !: ... ... ... :: ..... : ...aura usI samaya gautama svAmI kI dRSTi prAtmonmukha ho gii| bAhara .. ke samasta pAlambanoM kA jaise sadbhAva hI na rhaa| isa prakAra jabaH unakI ...
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________________ ... ... ... ... ... ... . . [281 AtmA apane svarUpa meM nimagna ho gaI to tatkAla ananta jJAnAloka AvirbhUta ho gayA aura ve apane ArAdhya ke samAna bana gae / eka kavi ne kahA hai - cetana ! tU hI tArasI, tU paramezvara ruupH| ........ ... ::: prabhujI ke guNa gAvatAM, prakaTe aAtmasvarUpa // ... - gautama ne AtmA ke paramezvara rUpa kA cintana kiyaa| jo siddhi tIsa - varSoM kI sAdhanA meM unheM prApta nahIM huI thI, vaha mahAvIra ke nirvANa ke .. pazcAt sva-svarUpa ke cintana se prApta ho gii| unake antas se dhvani nikalI-raMja kisakA ? duHkha kisakA ? viyoga kisakA ? kisI bhI parapadArtha ke sAtha prAtmA kA yoga nahIM hotA to viyoga kesA? isa. cintana se unakI vikalatA dUra ho gii| ... jo vastu alaga ho sakatI hai, vaha AtmA kI nahIM hai / jo AtmIya hai vaha AtmA se pRthak kadApi nahIM ho sakatA / jisakA viyoga hotA hai, vaha saba ... -para-padArtha hai jise AtmA rAga-bhAva ke kAraNa apanA samajha letA hai| yaha samajha mithyA hai| jaba yaha mithyA dhAraNA dUra ho jAtI hai taba saccA prakAza AtmA meM utpanna hotA hai-he cetana ! tU svayaM hI apane ko tArane vAlA hai, - tU hI paramAtmA hai| paramAtmA kA sahArA lekara unake svarUpa kA cintana karane - se nija svarUpa prakaTa hotA hai / nijI guNoM ko prakaTa karane meM paramAtmasvarUpa kA cintana evaM guNagAna nimitta hotA hai / isase zuddha svarUpa para jo pardA par3A hai vaha dUra ho jAtA hai| ... ...isa prakAra eka bhAskara (mahAvIra) asta huA aura dUsare bhAskara kA udaya huA / gautama svAmI kevalajJAnI ho ge| unake cAroM jJAna kevalajJAna meM usI prakAra vilIna ho gae jaise hAthI ke paira meM sabake paira samA jAte haiN| - ananta jyoti meM sabhI jyotiyAM vilIna ho jAtI haiM / apUrNatA miTa gii| .... : apUrNatA kA kAraNa kSamopazama haiM aura jaba kSamopazama na rahA to bheda bhI mahIM rahA / samudra, sarovara, kapa, nadI Adi ke jala meM bhApha bama jAne ke bAda
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________________ 282 17... kisI prakAra kA bheda nahIM rhtaa| bhArI-halkA, khArA-mIThA, gandA-sApha-sabhI prakAra kA jala vASpa bana jAne para ekalpa ho jAtA hai| jala meM vijAtIya padArtha ke saMyoga se bhinnatA hotI hai, aura usa saMyoga ke haTa jAne para bhinnatA dUra ho jAtI hai / isI prakAra vijAtIya dravya kA saMyoga haTate hI saba prAtmAnoM kA jJAna aura sabhI AtmAeM samAna ho jAtI haiN| unameM kisI prakAra kI. : vilakSaNatA nahIM rhtii| ::: : gautama svAmI zuddha prAtmasvarUpa ke adhikArI bana ge| hameM bhI prAramacintana dvArA AtmA ko zuddha svarUpa meM pariNata karanA hai| gautama ke zuddhi se .. hameM sIkha lenI hai / jJAna ke dvArA apane nija guNoM ko zuddha banAnA hai| yaha zuddhatA samyak zraddhA aura jJAna se hI prApta ho sakatI hai| * bandhuno, 'satpuruSoM kA jIvana pradIpa ke samAna hai jo svayaM prakAzita hotA hai aura dUsaroM ko bhI prakAzita karatA hai / sAdhAraNa mAnava mithyA dhAraNAoM.. aura galata zaktiyoM ke upayoga ke kAraNa yoM hI samApta ho jAtA hai| Ayu .. kA tela pAkara jIvana kI vattI jalatI rahatI hai, magara koI-koI vattI holI. kA kAma kara jAtI hai / dIpaka phaTAke, bIr3I, sigareTa athavA dUsaroM kI vastuoM , ko jalAne ke kAma bhI A sakatA hai, kintu dIpaka kA yaha sahI upayoga nahIM hai / vaha dUsaroM ko jalA kara svayaM bhI khatma ho jAtA hai| eka, dIpaka vaha bhI. hotA hai jo paThana-pAThana meM aura pathikoM ko patha dikhalAne meM kAma AtA hai|.. vaha dIpaka bujha jAtA hai to pathika use yAda karate haiM ki rAta meM bhI usane dina / ke samAna suvidhA dI / yaha jIvana bhI jalate dIpaka ke samAna hai| isase prakAza : . prApta karanA cAhie-apane lie tathA auroM ke lie| ... bhagavAna mahAvIra 'lokapradIpa' the| ve svayaM prakAzamaya the. aura samasta .. jagat ko prakAza dene vAle the| usa lokottara pradIpa ne saMsAra ko , sanmArga pradarzita kiyA, kumArga para jAne se rokA aura ajJAna ke adhikAra kA nivA:.... raNa kiyA / kintu vaha pradIpa, isa.loka meM nahIM rahA, usako smRti hI hamAre : . .. . . ... . . . . lie zeSa raha gaI hai|
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________________ . . .: : .: :. .......: [ 283. vAsanA aura vikAra kI AdhI se prabhAvita dIpa bujha jaayeNge| vahI dIpaka amara rahegA jise vAsanA ko prAMdhI sparza nahIM kara sktii| ... .... ...... .... .... .. bhagavatI sUtra meM bhagavAna mahAvIra aura gautama svAmI ke jo praznottara vidyamAna haiM, ve hamAre lie prakAzapUja haiN| bhagavAna ne na kevala vANI dvArA balki karaNI dvArA bhI zikSA dI hai / jo cala cukA hai aura pahu~ca cukA hai use caraNa cihna nahIM dekhane par3ate / pIche calane vAloM ko caraNa cihna dekhane - par3ate haiN| agara hama unake caraNa cihnoM ko dekha kara unake mArga para caleMge jinhoMne siddhi prApta kI hai yA jo prAtmotthAna ke patha ke pathika haiM to jo ...siddhi gautama ko milI vaha hameM bhI mila sakatI hai| bhale hI vighna AeM, . bAdhAeM hameM rukane ko majabUra kareM, kAlakSepa ho kintu jisakA saMkalpa acala hai aura jo usa mArga se na haTane kA nizcaya kara cukA hai, use siddhi prApta ho kara hI rhegii| dIpAvalI ke prasaMga para vyApArI hAni-lAbha kA hisAba nikAlate haiN| - lAbha dekhakara. prasanna aura hAni dekhakara viSaNya hote haiN| hAni hai to Age. use lAbha meM pariNata karane kA saMkalpa karate haiM aura duganA . kAma karate haiN| jIvana ke isa mahAna vyavasAya meM bhI yahI nIti apanAnI caahie| usakI ... bhI cintA karanI cAhie / Arthika lAbha aura hAni kA sambandha sirpha .. vartamAna jIvana taka hI sImita hai, magara jIvana vyApAra kA sambandha ananta . bhaviSya ke sAtha hai / yadi sAdhu, sAdhvI, zrAvaka aura zrAvikA dIvAlI kI rAtri meM, varSa meM eka bAra bhI zuddha hRdaya se gaharA vicAra kareM to unheM lAbha hogaa| ..... vyApArI cAMdI ke Tukar3oM kA hisAba rakhatA hai jinameM koI sthAyitva ... nahIM hai to sAdhaka ko bhI apane jIvana kA, apanI sAdhanA, apane sad guNoM .. ke lAbhA lAbha kA hisAba rakhanA cAhiye / vinA hisAba vAlA, rAmabharose ..
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________________ / 284. rahane vAlA vyApArI jaise dhokhA khA sakatA hai, usI prakAra pratI sAdhaka ko AdhyAtmika lekhA-jokhA na rakhane se khatare kA sAmanA karanA par3a sakatA hai| . . .. ........ sAdhaka apane jIvana ko jJAna jyoti se Alokita rakkhe, zAna-pAloka meM jIvana ko nirmalalA kI ora agrasara kare aura sampUrNa rUpa se jyotirmaya bana jAe, yahI dIpAvalI kA saMdeza hai / isa saMdeza ko samajha kara jo AcaraNa karegA usakA bhaviSya Alokamaya bana jaaegaa| .
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________________ : ... ' pAtratA - koI bhavyajIva jaba vAstavika samyagdRSTi prApta kara letA hai, vastu ke yathArtha svarUpa ko samajha letA hai, saMsAra kI asAratA ko vidita kara letA hai parigraha ko samasta duHkhoM kA mUla samajha letA hai aura yaha saba jAna lene ke pazcAt aAtmasvarUpa meM nirAkulatApUrvaka ramaNa karane ke lie saMsAra se vimukha ho jAtA hai, taba jagata kA vizAlatama vaibhava bhI tuccha pratIta hone lagatA hai| rAjasI bhoga use bhujaMgama ke samAna pratIta hone lagate haiN| taba vaha munidharma kI sAdhanA meM tatpara ho jAtA hai| aisA sAdhaka zanaiH zanaiH kadama uThAne kI apekSA eka sAtha zaktizAlI kadama uThAnA hI ucita mAnatA hai| .: kucha sAdhaka aise bhI hote haiM jo dhIre 2 agrasara hote haiN| antara meM jJAna kI cinagArI prajvalita hote hI ve akarmaNya na raha kara jitanA sambhava ho utanA hI sAdhana karate haiN| vaha deza virati ko aMgIkAra karate haiN| kucha bhI na karane kI apekSA thor3A karanA behatara hai / aMgrejI meM eka ukti prasiddha ...hai- Something is better th in nothing. hameM kaha sakate haiM'prakaraNAnmanda karaNaM shryH| / isa prakAra dezavirati avirati se zreSTha hai| Ananda sarvavirati ko aMgIkAra karane meM samartha nahIM ho sakA, ataH usane dezavirati grahaNa kii| .. isa prasaMga meM AThaveM vrata sAmAyika ke aticAroM kA nirUpaNa kiyA jA cukA hai| batalAyA gayA thA ki sAmAyika kI avasthA meM mana, vacana aura kAma kA ... ... vyApAra aprazasta nahIM honA cAhie / jisa vyApAra se samabhAva kA vighAta .
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________________ 286 ] ho, vaha saba vyApAra prazasta kahalAtA hai| sAtha hI usa samaya 'maiM sAmAyika vrata kI ArAdhanA kara rahA hU~' yaha bAta bhUlanA nahIM caahie| yaha sAmAyika kA bhUSaNa hai, kyoMki jise nirantara yaha dhyAna rahegA ki maiM isa.. samaya sAmAyika meM hU~, vaha isa vrata ke viparIta koI pravRti nahIM kregaa| isake ... viparIta sAmAyika kA mAna na rahanA dUSaNa hai / sAmAyika ke samaya bhI vaisA hI bolanA jaisA anya samaya meM bolA jAtA hai yA anya kArya karanA, yaha anucita hai / isI prakAra sAmAyikaM vrata kA pArAdhana vyavasthita rUpa se karanA : zrAvaka kA parama kartavya hai / isakA tAtparya yaha hai ki sAmAyika vrata meM jina .. maryAdAoM kA pAlana karanA Avazyaka hai, unheM pUrI taraha dhyAna meM rakkhA jAya aura pAlana kiyA jaay| __sAmAyika ke ukta pAMcoM doSoM se ThIka taraha bacAyA jAya aura bhAvapUrvaka, vidhi ke sAtha, sAmAyika kA ArAdhana kiyA jAya to jIvana meM samabhAva kI vRddhi hogI aura jitanI samabhAva kI vRddhi hogI. utanI hI. nirAkulatA evaM zAnti bddh'egii| __ zrAvaka kA nauvAM vrata dezAvakAzika hai / yaha vrata eka prakAra se dignata meM kI huI maryAdAoM ke saMkSiptIkaraNa se sambandha rakhatA hai| digvrata meM zrAvaka ne jIvana bhara ke lie jisa-jisa dizA meM jitanI-jitanI dUra taka AvAgamana karane kA niyama liyA thA, use niyatakAla ke lie sikor3a ' lenA... ... dezAvakAzika vrata hai| udAharaNArtha-kisI zrAvaka ne pUrva dizA meM pAMca sau . mIla taka jAne kI maryAdA rakkhI hai| kintu Aja vaha maryAdA karatA hai ki ... meM bAraha ghanToM taka pacAsa mIla se adhika nahIM jAUMgA- to yaha dezAvakAzika vrata khlaaegaa| __ isa vrata kA uddezya hai AzA-tRSNA ko ghaTAnA aura pApoM se bacanA / kI huI maryAdA se bAhara ke pradeza meM hiMsA Adi pApoM kA parityAga .. svataH ho jAtA hai aura vahAM vyApAra Adi karane kA tyAga ho jAne ke kAraNa .... sRSNA kA bhI tyAga ho jAtA hai|
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________________ / 287 ... pahale batalAyA jA cukA hai ki brata ko soca-samajha kara har3ha saMkalpa ke : sAtha aMgIkAra karanA cAhie aura aMgIkAra karane ke pazcAt hara kImata para usakA pAlana karanA cAhie / vrata ko svIkAra kara lenA sarala hai magara pAlanA kaThina hotA hai| kintu jisakA saMkalpa sudRr3ha hai usake lie vrata pAlana meM koI bar3I kaThinAI nahIM hotii| hAM, yaha Avazyaka hai ki vrata ke svarUpa ko aura usake aticAroM ko bhalI-bhAMti samajha liyA jAe aura aticAroM se bacane kA sadA dhyAna rakhA jAe / isa vrata ke bhI pAMca aticAra jAnane yogya haiM / kintu AcaraNa karane yogya nahIM hai / ve isa prakAra haiM (1) prAnayana prayoga-manuSya ke mana meM kabhI-kabhI durbalatA utpanna ho. * jAtI hai| kisI prakAra kA vrata kI maryAdA kA ullaMghana karane vAlA. AkarSaNa..... paidA ho jAtA hai| usa samaya vaha koI rAstA nikAlane kI socatA hai| maryAdita kSetra se bAhara use jAnA nahIM hai magara vahAM kI kisI cIja kI aAvazyakatA use mahasUsa hotI hai| aisI sthiti meM svayaM na jAkara kisI: dUsare se koI vastu maMgavA lenA, yaha aticAra hai| isa prakAra ke prayoga se vrata kA mUla uddezya naSTa ho jAtA hai / ..........(2) praSya prayogaH-maryAdita kSetra se bAhara kisI ko bheja kara kAma karavA lenA bhI aticAra hai| kisI zrAvaka ne sailAnA kI sImA meM hI vyApAra .. karane kA niyama liyA hai, kintu indaura yA. ratalAma meM vizeSa lAbha dekhakara . putra yA munIma ko bhejakara vyApAra karanA, yaha bhI isa vrata kA aticAra hai| . aisA karane se bhI vrata ke uddezya meM bAdhA AtI hai| -: (3) zabdAnupAtaH-grAvAja dekara kisI ko maryAdita kSetra ke bhItara .. bulA lenA aura bAhara jAkara jo kAma karanA thA vaha usI kSetra meM kara lenA ...zabdAnupAta nAmaka aticAra hai| mAna lIjie kisI sAdhaka ne pauSadhazAlA se bAhara na jAne kA vrata liyaa| acAnaka use bAhara kA koI kAma par3a gyaa| , aisI sthiti meM vaha svayaM bAhara na jAkara kisI ko AvAja dekara pauSadhazAlA..
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________________ 268 meM hI bulA letA hai to apane svIkRta vrata kA atikramaNa karatA hai kyoMki aisA karane se vrata kA uddezya bhaMga hotA hai| . .. (4) rUpAnupAta:-maryAdita kSetra se bAhara ke kisI vyakti ko bulAne ke abhiprAya se apanA rUpa-ceharA dikhalAnA bhI aticAra hai| kisI prakAra kA..... izArA karake kAma karavA lenA bhI isImeM sammilita hai / pauSadhazAlA meM bistara.. nahIM AyA yA pAnI nahIM aayaa| use maMgavAne ke abhiprAya se apane Apako ..... dikhalAnA yA saMketa karanA rUpAnupAta hai| . ......... .... .. (5) pudgala prakSepaH:-maryAdita kSetra se bAhara ke vyakti kA dhyAna apanI ora AkarSita karane ke lie kaMkara, patthara, rUmAla yA aisI hI koI anya vastu pheMkanA aura bAhara kI vastu maMgavAkara kAma meM lAnA bhI aticAra.. hai| yadyapi vaha bAhara gayA nahIM kintu bAhara jAne kA jo prayojana thA use usane pUrA kara liyaa| aisA karane se vrata ke mUla uddezya meM bAdhA upasthita huI / ataeva vrata kA AMzika khaNDana ho gyaa| ullikhita pA~ca aticAroM se bacane se hI dezAvakAzika vrata ko nirmala ... rUpa se pAlA jA sakatA hai / isa vrata kA dAyarA bahuta vizAla hai| isake aneka rUpa jo ho gae haiM, usI se isakI vizAlatA kA anumAna kiyA jA ' sakatA hai| ... ... .. .. . dezAvakAzika aura sAmAyika vrata meM kyA aMntara hai ? isa prazna kA . uttara yaha hai ki sAdhaka kAryoM kA prArambha samArambha kA tyAga isa vrata meM ... anivArya nahIM hai / isa vrata ko dhAraNa karane vAlA sAdhaka apane maryAdita kSetra ke bAhara prArambha Adi kA tyAgI hotA hai kintu maryAdita kSetra ke bhItara prArambha kA tyAga karanA usake lie anivArya nahIM hai / sAmAyika vrata kA.. . pAlana karane vAle sAdhaka ke lie sAvadha yoga kA tyAga karanA Avazyaka hai| ...... ... usameM sampUrNa pApa ke tyAga kA lakSya hotA hai| sAmAyika meM deza samvandhI koI maryAdA nahIM hotii| sAmAyika vrata kI ArAdhanA ke viSaya meM kahA .. gayA hai- ...... . gayA hai-. .. . ..
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________________ .. [289 .. somAiyaMmi u kaDe, samaraNo iva sAvo havai jamhA / - eeNa kAraNeNaM, bahuso sAmAiyaM / kujjA // ... ... sAmAyika karane kI avasthA meM zrAvaka bhI sAdhu ke samAna ho jAtA hai, -isa kAraNa zrAvaka kA kartavya hai ki vaha bAra-bAra sAmAyika kreN| . .... - tAtparya yaha hai ki pAta-raudra dhyAna kA tyAga karake aura sAvadha kAryoM - kA tyAga karake eka muhUrta paryanta jo samatAbhAva dhAraNa kiyA jAtA hai, vaha - sAmAyika vrata kahalAtA hai / spaSTa hai ki sAmAyika meM kisI prakAra ke sAvadha ... - vyApAra kI chUTa nahIM hai / kintu dezAvakAzika vrata meM yaha bAta nahIM hotii| usakA pAlana karane vAlA zrAvaka maryAdA ke bhItara sAvadha vyApAra kA tyAgI .. nahIM hotaa| * sAmAyika karanA eka prakAra se sAdhutva kA abhyAsa hai / ataeva sAmAyika kA pArAdhana karane se Age kI bhUmikA taiyAra hotI hai / , ina donoM vratoM ke svarUpa meM kiMcit antara hone para bhI yaha nahIM ...... samajhanA cAhie ki inameM kisI prakAra kA sAmya hI nahIM hai| Akhira to donoM hI vrata apanI-apanI maryAdA ke anusAra zrAvaka ke jIvana ko saMyama kI ora agrasara karane ke lie hI haiM / zrAvaka kisa prakAra pUrNa saMyama ke nikaTa pahu~ce, isa udda zya kI pUrti meM donoM vrata. sahAyaka haiN| zrAvaka ke jo tIna ... : manoraMtha kahe gae haiM unameM eka manoratha yaha bhI hai ki kaba vaha sudina. udita... hogA jaba maiM prArambha-parigraha. ko tyAga kara anagAra dharma ko aMgIkAra karUMgA? isI manoratha ko lakSya meM rakha kara zrAvaka ko pratyeka pravRtti karanI cAhie aura jisakA lakSya aisA udAtta aura pavitra hogA vaha sadA saMyama parAyaNa satpuruSoM kA guNagAna kregaa| prAnanda ne zrAvaka vrata kI sAdhanA svIkAra kI aura apane jIvana kI kRtArthatA kI ora kucha aura kadama bar3hAe / zrAvakoM ke lie Ananda kA jIvana carita sadA Adarza rhegaa|
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________________ T 260 ___kaI dinoM se jo kathAnaka ruka gayA hai, usa ora bhI dhyAna denA hai| batalAyA nA cukA thA ki prAcArya saMbhRtivijaya kA svargavAsa ho gayA aura dussaMvAda sunakara mahAmuni bhadrabAhu naipAla se lauTa Ae / sthUlabhadra bhI sAtha mAe ! uttakI sAtoM bhUginiyA~ sthUlabhadra ke darzanArtha paaii| ve ekAnta meM : sAdhanA kara rahe the| usa samaya prAcArya bhadrabAhu ne kahA-cAho to unake darzana kara sakatI ho| miliyA to darzana karane ke lie utkaMThita thI hI, sAtha hI unheM yaha jAnane kI bhI.bar3I abhilASA thI ki dekheM munirAja sthUlabhadra kesI sAdhanA .. kara rahe haiM ? aba taka unhone kyA abhyAsa kiyA hai ? kyA sthiti hai unakI ? - isa prakAra kI utkaMThA aura preraNA se ve sthUlabhadra ke pAsa phuNcii| udhara sthUlabhanna ne apanI bhaginiyoM ko prAtI dekha vicAra kiyAinheM kucha camatkAra dikhalAnA caahie| maiMne jo kucha prApta kiyA hai, usameM se jo kucha dikhalAne yogya haiM, usakI bAnagI dikhalA denA caahie| anyathA inheM kaise patA calegA ki nepAla jaise dUra deza meM jAkara maiMne kyA prApta kiyaa| hai ? isa prakAra vicAra karake sthUlabhadra siMha kA rUpa dhAraNa karake guphA ke dvAra para baiTha ge| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... bhaginiyA~ bar3I utkaMThA ke sAtha mahAsAdhaka sthUlabhadra ke darzana ko jA rahI thIM / ekAnta, bhayAnaka evaM janahIna vanya pradeza thaa| magara tapovratI jisa vana pradeza meM nivAsa karatA hai usakI bhayAnakatA kama ho jAtI hai, yahAM taka ki eka bAlaka bhI vahIM jA sakatA hai / sodhviyAM nirbhaya hokara usI ora calI - -- 7 . . . .. .. - yogasAdhanA kA sava . bar3A vighna loSaNA hai / yoga kI sAdhanA karatekarate sAdhaka meM aneka prakAra kI vismayajanaka zaktiyAM utpanna ho jAtI hai / yoga zAstra ke kartA prAcArya hemacandra ne yoga ke mAhAtmya ko pradarzita karate ... hue likhA hai- ... ... .. ... ..
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________________ [ 261 ghana ghanAghanaka yoga : sarvavipallI -vitAne parazu : zita: / amUlamantratantraJca, kArmaNa niva sizriyaH // bhUyAso'pi, pApmAnaH, pralayaM yAnti yogataH / caNDavAtAd dhanaghaTanA, ghanAghanaghaTA iva / / . kaphavimalAmarza-sarvoSadhamahaIyaH / saMbhinnazrotolabdhizca, . yaugaM tANDavaDambaram // :: ... __arthAt-yoga samasta vipattirUrI latAoM ke vitAna ko chedana karane -, vAlA tIkSNa kulhAr3A hai aura mukti rUpI lakSmI ko vazIbhUta karane ke lie .. . binA meMtra-taMtra. kI kArmaNa haiN| yoga ke prabhAva se sampUrNa pApoM kA vinAza ho jAtA hai jaise teja aAMdhI se meghoM kI saMghana-ghaTAeM titara-bitara ho jAtI haiN| yoga ke adbhuta prabhAva se kisI-kisI yogI ko aisI Rddhi prApta ho jAtI haiM ki usakA kapha saba rogoM ke lie auSadha kA kAma karatA hai, kisI ke mala meM aura mUtra meM rogoM ko naSTa karane kI zakti. utpanna ho jAtI hai| kisI ke sparza mAtra se hI roga dUra ho jAte haiN| kisI ke mala, mUtra prAdi sabhI vyAdhi vinAzaka ho jAte haiM / yoga ke prabhAva se saMbhinnazrotolabdhi bhI prApta hotI hai / jisake prApta hone para kisI bhI eka indriya se pAMcoM indriyoM kA kAma liyA. jA sakatA hai / jIbha se sU cI jA sakatI hai, A~kha se cakhA jA sakatA hai, ... kAna se dekhA jAtA hai, ityaadi| inake atirikta anya samasta laiMbdhiyAM bhI yoga ke abhyAsa dvArA prApta kI jA sakatI haiN| ... ... ..." . . ' . : : -. . - nAnA prakAra kI prApta hone vAlI, labdhiyAM yoga kA pradhAna phala nahIM hai / adhyAtmaniSTha yogI inheM prApta karane ke lie. yoga kI sAdhanA nahIM .... karatA / ye AnuSaMgika phala haiM / jaise kRSaka dhAnya prApta karane ke lie kRSikArya kAratA hai kintu dhAnya ke sAtha use bhUsA (khakhilA) bhI milatA hai, usI .. prakAra yogI mukti ke lie sAMdhanA karatA hai parantu ukta labdhiyoM bhI anAyAsa hI use prApta ho jAtI haiN| -- yre. .. ]
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________________ [262 gautama svAmI 'labdhitaNA bhaNDAra' the kintu unhoMne apanI kisI labdhi kA upayoga lokoM ko camatkAra dikhalAne ke lie nahIM kiyaa| kintu sabhI sAdhaka samAna nahIM hote / camatkAra janaka zakti ke prApta hone para bhI usakA upayoga na karane kA dhairya viraleM sAdhaka meM hI hotA hai| durvala hRdaya mArga cUka jAte haiM / ve lokaiSaNA ke vazIbhUta hokara camatkAra dikhalAne meM pravRtta ho jAte ... haiM aura yadi zIghra hI usa pravRtti se vimukha na hue to AtmakalyANa ke mArga se vimukha ho jAte haiM / siddhAnta kA kathana hai ki labdhi ke prayoga se saMyama- . cAritra malIna hotA hai| . sthUlabhadra mahAn sAdhaka muni the, kintu isa samaya unake citta meM durbalatA... utpanna ho gii| unhoMne vicAra kiyA-ye bhaginI sAdhviyAM mere darzana ke lie . A rahI haiN| ve choTe-moTe aMga-upAMga zruta ko jAnakara sAdhanA kara rahI haiM . aura dRSTivAda aMga ke mAhAtmya ko nahIM jAnatI haiN| kyoM na unheM usa mahAn . zrata kA paricaya diyA jAya! . . ... .. ...... ... . ... - prAyaH pratyeka manuSya meM apanI mahattA pradarzita karane kI abhilASA hotI . hai / sthUlabhadra jaise uccakoTi ke sAdhaka bhI isase baca nahIM pAe / ... - vijJAna ke dvArA Aja aneka prakAra ke Azcaryajanaka aAviSkAra hue haiM kintu yaugika zakti ke camatkAroM kI tulanA meM ve nagaNya haiN| ..... .... prAcIna bhAratIya sAhitya bhI atyanta samRddha aura paripUrNa thaa| dvAda zAMgI meM bArahavAM aMga dRSTivAda bahuta vizAla thaa| kheda hai ki Aja vaha upalabdha nahIM hai / tathApi usameM varNita viSayoM kA kucha-kucha paricaya anyaH , zAstroM se milatA hai| usase patA calatA hai ki jJAna-vijJAna kI aisI koI zAkhA nahIM jisakA dRSTivAda meM vivecana na kiyA gayA ho|. bhUvalaya nAmaka grantha ke viSaya meM Apane sunA hogaa| vaha eka adbhuta.. - grantha hai / vaha aThAraha bhASAoM meM par3hA jA sakatA hai aura- saMsAra kI samasta vidyAe~ usameM samAhita haiM, aisA dAvA kiyA jAtA hai| kucha varSa pUrva bhUtapUrva
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________________ 263 rASTrapati DA0 rAjendraprasAdajI Adi ko vaha dikhalAyA gayA thaa| vaha eka jainAcArya kI asAdhAraNa pratibhA kA pratIka hai| karnATaka prAnta ke eka jaina vidvAn usakA parizIlana kara rahe the / usake mudraNa kI yojanA bhI unhoMne banAI thI / kintu acAnaka svargavAsa ho jAne ke kAraNa vaha yojanA abhI taka kAryAnvita nahIM ho skii| isa graMtha ke lekhaka AcArya kA dimAga kitanA urvara aura jJAna kitanA vyApaka rahA hogaa| yaha grantha graGka lipi meM hai / dRSTivAda ko na jAnane vAle zrAcArya kA eka grantha java saMsAra ko cakita kara sakatA hai. to dRSTivAda ke jJAtA ke jJAna kI vizAlatA kA kyA kahanA hai / vAstava meM jJAna asIma hai, usakI garimA kA pAra nahIM hai / hA~, to sthUlabhadra ke mana meM yaha vicAra utpanna huyA ki darzanArtha grA vAlI sAdhviyoM ko kyA camatkAra dikhalAyA jAya / grAkhira rUpa parivartana kI vidyA kA prayoga karake unhoMne siMha kA rUpa dhAraNa kara liyA / sAdhviyAM munirAja ke darzana ke lie pahu~cIM, magara munirAja ke darzana nahIM hue| guphA ke dvAra para eka siMha dRSTigocara huA / sAdhviyAM use dekhakara pIche haTa gaI aura vApisa lauTa kara prAcArya bhadrabAhu ke samIpa pahu~cIM / unhoMne batalAyA jAna par3atA hai munirAja sthUlabhadra kahIM anyatra vihAra kara gae haiN| jisa guphA meM ve sAdhanA karate the vahAM to eka siMha baiThA dikhAI diyA- 1 AcArya isa ghaTanA ke rahasya ko samajha ge| socane lage- kyA sthUlabhadra dRSTivAda ke jJAna ke pAtra haiM ? unako dRSTivAda kA jJAna denA ucita hai ? jaise kacce ghar3e meM pAnI bharane se ghar3A gala jAtA hai - vinaSTa ho jAtA hai aura jala kI bhI hAni hotI hai, usI prakAra apAtra ko jJAna dene se usakA zrIra dUsaroM kA kalyANa hotA hai / prAcIna kAla meM isa bAta kA bahuta vicAra kiyA jAtA thA / AcArya bhadrabAhu isa viSaya meM kyA nirNaya karate haiM, yaha yathAvasara vidita hogA / agara hama bhI pAtratA prApta kara garimAmaya jJAna prApta karane kI sAdhanA kareMge to ihaloka aura paraloka meM parama kalyANa hogA / *
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________________ poSadhavrata ke aticAra Ud N aMhisA dharma kA pradhAna aMga hai aura saMsAra ke samasta dharma sampredAya eka svara se ahiMsA kI mahimA ko svIkAra karate haiM / yadyapi yaha satya hai ki jaba taka jIva aura ajIva kI. pUrI jAnakArI na ho jAya taba taka ahiMsA ke . paripUrNa svarUpa ko samajhanA aura usakA AcaraNa karanA saMbhava nahIM hai, aura - isake lie viziSTa lokottara jJAna kI apekSA rahatI hai| tathApi jisane jisa rUpa meM jIvatatva ko pahacAnA, usI rUpa meM ahiMsA kA samarthana aura anumo .. dana kiyA hai| hiMsA ko dharma mAnane vAlA koI sampradAya yA patha nahIM hai / ja hiMsA ke vidhAyaka haiM ve bhI usa hiMsA ko ahiMsA samajha kara hI vidhAna karate haiN| jaina dharma ke pravartaka sarvajJa the, ataevaM unhoMne sUkSma aura sthUla, dRSya aura adRzya, sabhI prakAra ke jIvoM ko samajha. kara pUrNa ahiMsA kA upadeza diyA hai / zrImad prAcArAMga sUtra ke avalokana se yaha spaSTa ho jAtA haiN| isa... sUtra meM pRthvIkAya se lekara vanaspatikAya taka ke jIvoM kI rakSA karanA munidharmaH . hai, yaha atyanta sundara aura sugama DhaMga se samajhAyA gayA hai / calate-phirate. ama. . jIvoM kI ahiMsA kA vidhAna to hai hii| . .. ___ ahiMsA kA jo upadeza diyA gayA hai, usakA pradhAna uddezya Atma-zuddhi hai| jaba taka antaHkaraNa meM pUrNarUpeNa maitrI aura karuNA kI bhAvanA udita :.. nahIM hotI taMtra taka AtmA meM kAlimA banI rahatI haiM aura zuddha prAtmasvarUpa ... prakaTa nahIM hotaa| use kAlimA ko haTA kara prAtmA ko nirmala banAnA aura .
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________________ [ 295 AtmA ko sahaja svAbhAvika zaktiyoM ko prakAza meM lAnA, yahI ahiMsA ke AcaraNa kA lakSya hai| .. ....... sAdhAraNa jana hiMsA ke sthUla rUpa ko arthAt jIva ke ghAta ko hI hiMsA samajhate haiM, parantu jJAnI janoM kA kathana hai ki hiMsA kA svarUpa yahAM taka sImita ..... nahIM hai / Atmika vizuddhi kA vighAta karane vAlI pratyeka pravRtti hiMsA hai| isa dRSTikoNa se dekhane para patA calatA hai ki pratyeka pApAcaraNa hiMsA kA hI rUpa hai| asatya bhASaNa karanA hiMsA hai, adatta vastu ko grahaNa karanA hiMsA hai, avahIcarya kA sevana hiMsA hai aura mamatA yA Asakti kA bhAva bhI hiMsA hai| AcArya amRtacandra ne isa tathya ko spaSTa zabdoM meM vyakta kiyA hai| ve -: kahate haiM.. AtmapariNAma hiMsana hetutvAtsarvameva hiMsaitat / ..... anRtavacanAdi kevala mudAhRtaM ziSyavodhAya // tAtparya yaha hai ki asatya bhASaNa, adattAdAna Adi sabhI pApa vastutaH hiMsA rUpa hI haiM, kyoMki unase AtmA ke pariNAma kA arthAt zuddha upayoga kA ghAta hotA hai| phira bhI asatya, steya, abrahmacarya aura parigraha ko hiMsA se pRthak jo nirdiSTa kiyA gayA hai, usakA prayojana kevala ziSyoM ko samajhAnA hI hai / sAdhAraNa jana bhI saralatA se samajha sake, isI uddezya se hiMsA kA.. pRthakkaraNa kiyA gayA hai| . .... .... .. Age yahI prAcArya kahate haiM aprAdurbhAvaH khalu rAgAdInAM bhavatyahiMsava ! teSAmevotpattiH hiMseti jinAgamasya saMkSepaH / / jinAgama kA parimANa bahuta vizAla hai aura pUrI taraha use samajhanA vahuta kaThina haiN| usake lie asIma dhairya, gaharI lagana aura jvalanta puruSArtha cAhiye / kintu sampUrNa jinAgama kA sAra yadi kama se kama zabdoM meM samajhanA ho to vaha yaha hai- rAgAdi kaSAya bhAvoM ko utpatti honA hiMsA hai evaM rAgAdi kA utpanna na honA ahiMsA hai ? 8 . F - . . kaatthnaah| . DATE : its:
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________________ isa prasaMga meM vaidika dharma kA kathana bhI hameM smaraNa ho pAtA hai jo isameM bahuta aMzoM meM milatA-julatA hai / vaha hai aSTAdaza purANeSu vyAsasya vacanaMyam / paropakAraH puNyAya, pApAya paripIDanam / / lambe-caur3e aThAraha purANoM meM vyAsajI ne mUla do hI bAtoM kA vistAra kiyA hai| ve do bAteM haiM (1) paropakAra se puNya hotA hai / (2) para ko pIr3A upajAnA pApa hai| isa prakAra ahiMsA dharma hai aura hiMsA pApa hai, isa kathana meM jaina zAstra aura vaidika zAstra kA sAra samAhita ho jAtA hai / donoM ke kathana ke anusAra zeSa samasta dhArmika kriyAkANDa ahiMsA ke hI poSaka, sahAyaka kA samarthaka haiM, yaha nirvivAda hai| . bhArata varSa ke do pradhAna dharmoM ke jo ullekha Apake samakSa upasthita kiye gaye haiM, unameM atyanta samAnatA to spaSTa hai hI kintu thor3A-sA abhiprAya-. bheda bhI sUkSma dRSTi se vicAra karane para pratIta hue vinA nahIM rhtaa| vyAsajI . ne para pIr3A ko pApa kahA hai, magara para ko pIr3A pahuMcAnA eka bAhya kriyA hai| .....para bAhara kI kriyA kisase prerita hotI hai ? usakA mUla kyA hai ? isa prazna. . kA unake kathana meM uttara nahIM miltaa| vyAsajI ne isa bArIkI kA vizleSaNa nahIM kiyaa| magara prAcArya amRtacandra ne usa ora dhyAna diyA hai / antaHkaraNa : meM rAga-dveSa rUpa vikAra java utpanna hotA hai tabhI manuSya dUsaroM ko pIr3A pahu~cAtA hai / isa kAraNa prAcAryajI ne rAgAdi ko hiMsA kahA hai. / isa kathana ... kI vizeSatA yaha hai ki kadAcit parapIr3A utpanna na hone para bhI rAgAdi ke - udaya se jo bhAvahiMsA hotI hai, usakA bhI isameM samAveza ho jAtA hai| isa . ... prakAra jainAgama kI dRSTi mUla-sparzinI aura gambhIra hai|
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________________ 267 . itane vivecana se Apa samajha gae hoMge ki mUla pApa hiMsA hai| asatya, sneha Adi usakI zAkhAeM athavA prazAkhAeM haiN| zAstrakAra atyanta dayAlu " aura sarvahitakArI hote haiN| ve tattva ko isa prakAra prastuta karate haiM ki sabhI - staroM ke mumukSu sAdhaka use hRdayaMgama kara sakeM aura jo AcaraNa karane yogya hai use AcaraNa meM lA ske| ataeva AcaraNa kI suvidhA ke lie vibhinna vratoM kA pRthaka-pRthaka nAmakaraNa kiyA gayA hai| aNuvratoM, guNavatoM aura .. zikSAvratoM kA eka mAtra lakSya yahI hai ki pArAdhaka asaMyama se baca sake aura - svAtma ramaNa kI ora agrasara ho ske| ......... .... isI uddezya se yahAM bhI vratoM aura unake aticAroM kA vivecana kiyA .. jA rahA hai| ye sabhI vrata AtmA kA poSaNa karane vAle haiM, ataeva poSadha haiM, kintu poSadha zabda gyArahaveM vrata ke lie rUr3ha hai| . aMSTamI, caturdazI, pUrNimA aura amAvasyA, yaha viziSTa dina,(parva) samajhe jAte haiN| inameM upavAsa prAdi tapasyA karanA, samasta pApa-kriyAoM kA parihAra karanA, brahmacarya kA pAlana karanA aura snAna Adi zArIrika zRMgAra kA tyAga karanA poSadhavrata kahalAtA haiN| ise 'poSadhopavAsa' bhI kahate - hai| 'poSadha' aura 'upavAsa' ina do zabdoM ke milane se 'poSadhopavAsa' zabda ... niSpanna hotA haiM / 'upa-samIpe vasanaM upavAsaH' arthAt apanI AtmA evaM paramAtmA ke samIpa vAsa karanA aura sAMsArika prapaMcoM se virata ho jAnA . upavAsa kahA gayA hai / khAnA-pInA Adi kriyAoM meM samaya naSTa na karake - tyAgabhAva se rahanA, apane svabhAva ke pAsa AnA hai / rAga-dveSa kI pariNati ... se rahita hokara apane svabhAva meM ramaNa karane kA yaha abhyAsa hai| upavAsa kA __svarUpa batalAte hue kahA hai-. ........ ........ . . . . . . ..... . kaSAyaviSayAhAratyAgo yatra vidhIyate / :: :: :: upavAsaH sa vijJayaH, zeSaM laGghanakaM viduH // ' . .. krodha prAdi kaSAyoM kA, indriyoM ke viSayoM ke sevana kA aura AhAra
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________________ 268] kA tyAga karanA saccA upavAsa hai| kapAyoM aura viSayoM kA tyAga na karake sirpha bAhAra kA tyAga karanA upavAsa nahIM kahalAtA-vaha to laMghana mAtra hai| .... saMkSepa meM kahA jA sakatA hai ki poSadha kA artha hai--yAtmika guNoM kA . poSaNa karane vAlI kiyaa| jisa-jisa kriyA se AtmA apane svAbhAvika guNoM kA vikAsa karane meM samartha bane, vibhAva pariNati se dUra ho aura Atma-svarUpa ke sannikaTa Ae, vahI poSadha hai| . . . poSadhavata aMgIkAra karate samaya nimnokta cAra bAtoM kA tyAga Avazyaka hai-- .. ............. ......... : (1) AhAra kA tyaag| . . . .. . (2) zarIra ke satkAra yA saMskAra kA tyAga, jaise kezoM kA prasAdhana, snAna, caTakIle-bhar3akIle vastroM kA pahinanA, anya prakAra se zarIra ko suzobhana bnaanaa| ... . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . :::: (3) abrahma kA tyAga / (4) pApamaya vyApAra kA tyaag|. mana ko sarvathA niryApAra banA lenA saMbhava nahIM hai / usakA kucha na kucha vyApAra hotA hI rahatA hai / tana kA vyApAra bhI calegA aura vacana ke vyApAra kA visarjana kara denA bhI isa vrata ke pAlana ke lie anivArya nahIM hai| dhyAna yaha rakhanA cAhie ki ye saba vyApAra vrata ke uddezya meM bAdhaka na bana jaaeN| viSa bhI zodhana kara lene para auSadha bana jAtA hai, isI prakAra mana bacana aura kAma ke vyApAra meM Atmika guNoM kA ghAta karane kI jo zakti hai use naSTa kara diyA jAya to vaha bhI amRta bana sakatA hai| terahaveM guNasthAna meM pahuMce hue sarvajJa sarvadarzI arihantaH bhagavAn ke bhI tInoM yoga vidyamAna rahate haiN| kintu ve unakI paramAtma dazA meM bAdhaka nahIM hote| isI prakAra sAmAnya sAdhaka kA yaugika vyApAra yadi cAlU rahe kintu vaha pApamaya na ho to vrata kI sAdhanA meM bAdhaka nahIM hotaa| 1.
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________________ . - vAstavikatA yaha hai ki bAhya pravRtti mAtra se kucha banatA-bigar3atA nahIM / netra dekhate haiM, kAna sunate haiM, anya indriyAM apanA-apanA kArya karatI haiN| indriyadamana kA artha kaI loga unakI bAharI pravRtti ko roka denA samajhate haiN| prAMkheM phor3a lenA cakSurindriya kA damana hai, aisI kisI-kisI kI samajha hai| kintu bhagavAn mahAvIra ise indriyadamana nahIM khte| apane-apane viSaya ko ... / indriyAM bhale grahaNa karatI raheM magara usa viSaya grahaNe meM rAga dveSa ke viSa kA - 'zrammizraNa nahIM honA caahie| kisI vastu ko dekha lenA hI pApaM nahIM hai, kintu / - usa vastu ko hama apane mana se sundara athavA asundara rUpa dekara usake pratiH . . rAgabhAva aura dveSabhAva dhAraNa karate haiM, yaha pApa hai| .: ::. . . / kintu yahAM eka bAta dhyAna meM rakhanI hogii| ukta kathana kA Azaya yaha ... nahIM samajhanA cAhiye ki indriyoM ko svacchanda chor3a diyA jAya aura yaha mAna kara ki rAga-dveSa utpanna nahIM hone diyA jAyagA, unheM kisI bhI viSaya meM . pravRtta hone diyA jAya / rAga-dveSa kI pariNati nimitta pAkara ubhara AtI hai| aMtaeva jaba taka mana pUrNa rUpa se saMyataM na bana jAe, mana para pUrA kAbU na pA liyA jAya, taba taka sAdhaka ke lie yaha Avazyaka hai ki vaha rAga-dvaSa Adi / vikAroM ko utpanna karane vAle nimittoM se bhI bce| kyA hamAre mana meM itanI vItarAgatA A gaI hai ki uttama se. uttama .. bhojana karate hue bhI lezamAtra prIti kA bhAva utpanna na ho? kyA hama aisA... ... samabhAva prApta kara cuke haiM ki kharAba se kharAba bhojana pAkara bhI aprIti kA anubhava na kareM ? kyA manohara aura vIbhatsa rUpa ko dekhakara hamArA citta ... .. kisI bhI prakAra ke vikAra kA anubhava nahIM karatA? ityAdi praznoM ko apanI ... ... AtmA se pUchiye / yadi ApakI prAtmA sacAI ke sAtha uttara detI haiM ki abhI aisI udAsIna bhAvanA nahIM AI hai to Apako indriyoM ke viSayoM ke sevana se : bhI bacanA cAhie aura vikAra vardhaka nimittoM se dUra rahanA caahie| sAdhAraNa sAdhaka meM isa prakAra kA vItarAga bhAva udita nahIM ho paataa| isI kAraNa :
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________________ - (2) Asana ko bhalIbhAMti dekhe binA baiThanA-yaha bhI isa vrata kA ati:cAra hai / isake sevana se bhI vahI hAni hotI hai jo bistara ko na dekhane se hotI hai| (3) bhUmi dekhe binA laghuzaMkA-dIrghazaMkA karanA-mala-mUtra kA tyAga karane se pahale bhUmi kA bhalIbhAMti nirIkSaNa kara lenA Avazyaka hai| isa bAta kA .. dhyAna rakhanA cAhie ki bhUmi meM raMdhra, chidra, darAra yA bila Adi na hoM tathA choTe-moTe jIva-jantu na hoN| bahuta bAra jamIna polI hotI hai aura kaI jantu - sardI garmI yA bhaya se bacane ke lie usake bhItara Azraya lekara sthita hote haiN| ... unheM kisI prakAra apanI ora se bAdhA na pahu~ce, isa bAta kI sAvadhAnI rakhanA poSadhavratI kA kartavya hai| ...... ....... ... : - (4) poSadhavrata kA samyak prakAra se vidhipUrvaka pAlana na karanA--yaha bhI vrata kI maryAdA ko bhaMga karanA hai, ataeva yaha bhI aticAroM meM parigaNita hai| (5) nidrA prAdi pramAda meM samaya naSTa karanA--yaha bhI aticAra hai| isa vrata ke aticAroM para vicAra karane se spaSTa hue binA nahIM rahatA ki zrAvaka kI caryA kisa prakAra kI honI caahie| jIvana ke kyA choTe aura - kyA bar3e, sabhI vyavahAroM meM use sAvadhAna rahanA cAhie aura aisA abhyAsa karanA cAhie ki usake dvArA kisI bhI prANI ko nirarthaka pIr3A napace / hu~ jo choTe-choTe jIva-jantuoM kI rakSA karane kI sAvadhAnI rakkhegA aura unheM ... bhI pIr3A pahu~cAne se bacegA, vaha adhika vikasita bar3e jIvoM kI hiMsA kadApi .. . nahIM kregaa| katipaya loga jinhoMne jaina dharma meM pratipAdita. AcAra paddhati kA :. .. aura vizeSataH ahiMsA kA adhyayana nahIM kiyA hai, aisA samajhate haiM ki jainadharma meM kIr3I-makor3e kI dayA para adhika jora diyA gayA hai, kintu jo Ananda - zrAvaka ke dvArA grahIta vratoM kA vivaraNa par3heMge aura use samajhane kA prayatna . kareMge, unheM spaSTa vidita hogA ki isa Aropa meM leza. mAtra bhI sacAI nahIM hai / jainAcAra ke praNetAoM ne apanI dIrgha aura sUkSma dRSTi se bahuta sundara
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________________ 300 ] Agama meM 'cittabhitti na nijjhAe' arthAt dIvAla para bane hue vikArajanaka citroM ko bhI na dekhe, isa prakAra ke zikSA vAkya diye gae haiN| poSadhavrata meM bhI vikAra vivardhaka viSayoM se bacane kI AvazyakatA hai / . sAdhanA jaba eka dhArA se cale taba usameM pUrNa-apUrNa kA prazna nahIM .. uThatA, kintu mAnasika durbalatA ne prabhAva DAlA to pUrNa aura apUrNa kA bheda kiyA gyaa| pUrvakAla meM sabala mana vAle sAdhaka the, ataeva unakA tapa nirjala ke .. rUpa meM calatA thaa| abhI taka ke zAstroM ke pAloDana se isameM kahIM apavAda dRSTigocara nahIM huaaa| kintu poSadhavrata meM vibhAga karane kI AvazyakatA jaba huI to prAcAryoM ne use do bhAgoM meM vibhakta kara diyA-dezapoSadha aura sarvapoSadha / deza-AhAra tyAga aura pUrNa-pAhAra tyAga nAma pradAna kiye gye| dezapoSadha ko dazama poSadha kahA jAne lgaa| dazama poSadha kA kSetra kAphI bar3A hai| yadyapi pUrvAcAryoM ne zArIrika satva kI kamI Adi kAraNoM se prazasta ..... irAde se hI chUTa dI kintu vaha chUTa kramazaH bar3hatI hI calI gii| mAnava svabhAvaH kI yaha durbalatA sarva-vidita hai ki chUTa jaba milatI hai to zithilatA bar3hatI hI jAtI hai| poSadhavata ke bhI pAMca aticAra haiM, jinheM jAnakara tyAganA cAhie / ve isa prakAra haiM: .. .. (1) vistara acchI taraha dekhe binA sonA-pUrvakAla meM rAja-gharAne ke ... loga aura zrImantajana bhI ghAsa Adi para soyA karate the| use dekhane-bhAlane . ... kI vizeSa AvazyakatA rahatI hai| ThIka taraha dekha-bhAla na karane se sUkSmaH . jantuoM ke kucala jAne kI aura mara jAne kI saMbhAvanA rahatI hai| ataeva .. bistara para leTane aura sone se pUrva use sAvadhAnI ke sAtha dekha lenA pratyeka dayApremI kA kartavya hai| jo isa kartavya ke prati upekSA karatA hai vaha apane . poSadhanata ko dUSita karatA hai|
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________________ 302 1, aura susambaddha prAcAra yojanA kI hai| isake anusAra jIvana yApana karane . . vAlA manuSya apane jIvana ko pUrNa rUpa se sukhamaya. zAntimaya aura phalamaya ... banA sakatA hai aura usake kisI bhI laukika kArya meM vyAghAta nahIM hotaa| ... ..... prAcAra kA mUla viveka hai / cAhe koI zramaNa ho athavA zramaNopAsaka, . . usakI pratyeka kriyA vivekayuta honI cAhie jo viveka kA pradIpa sAmane rakhakara calegA, use galata rAste para cala kara yA Thokara khAkara bhaTakanA nahIM pdd'egaa| vaha drutagati se cale yA mandagati se, para kabhI na kabhI lakSya taka pahu~ca hI jaaegaa| ... ... ... 18 ........ ..... ... ....poSadhavrata kI ArAdhanA eka prakAra kA abhyAsa hai. jise sAdhaka apane jIvana kA abhinna aMga banAne kA prayatna karatA hai / ataeva poSadha :ko zArI-.. rika vizrAnti kA sAdhana sahIM samajhanA caahie| niSkriya hokara pramAda meM samaya vyatIta karanA athavA nirarthaka bAteM karanA poSadha vrata kA samyak pAlana nahIM hai / isa vrata ke samaya to pratikSaNa AtmA ke prati sajagatA honI caahie| : . dUsarA koI dekhane vAlA ho athavA na ho, phira bhI vrata kI ArAdhanA Antarika .. zraddhA aura prIti ke sAtha karanA caahie| aisA kiye binA rasAnubhUti nahIM . hogI / rasAnubhUti to vidhipUrvaka bhItarI lagana ke sAtha pAlana karane se hI ... .. hogii| sAdhanA meM aAnanda kI anubhUti honI cAhie / jaba aAnanda kI anubhUti :. hone lagatI hai to manuSya sAdhanA karane ke lie bAra-bAra utsAhita aura utkaNThita hotA hai| ...... ............................ .. - gRhastha Ananda ne mahAvIra svAmI ke caraNoM meM upasthita hokara agI kAra kiye vratoM ke atikramaNoM ko samajha liyA aura dRr3ha saMkalpa kiyA ki . . mujhe ina saba se bacanA hai| ... .. : . yadi pUrI vastu prApta na ho sake to AdhI meM santoSa kiyA jAtA hai, kintu jise pUrI prApta ho vaha AdhI ke lie kyoM lalacAegA ? gRhastha parva... divasoM meM viziSTa sAdhanA ko apanA kara Ananda pAtA hai, kintu pUrNa sAdhanA .
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________________ 303 maiM nirata muni ke lie to yAvajjIvana pUrNa sAdhanA hI rahatI hai / unakA jIvana sarvavirati sAdhanA meM lagA rahatA hai / muni ArAdhanA ke tIna varga banA lete haiM - ( 1 ) jJAna (2) darzana aura (3) cAritra / ve ina tInoM kI sAdhanA meM apanI samagra zakti lagA dete haiM. virAdhanA se unake mana meM halacala paidA ho jAtI hai / . AcArya bhadrabAhu svayaM jJAna aura cAritra kI prArAdhanA kara rahe haiM tathA dUsare grArAdhakoM kA patha-pradarzana bhI kara rahe haiN| muni sthUlabhadra pradhAna rUpa se zruta kI ArAdhanA meM saMlagna haiM / 1 pahale batalAyA jA cukA hai ki AcArya bhadrabAhu se zruta kA abhyAsa karane ke lie kaI sAdhu nepAla taka gae the, parantu eka sthUlabhadra ke sivAya sabhI lauTa Ae the / jitendriya sthUlabhadra vighnabAdhAoM ko sahana karate hue DaTe rahe unake manameM nirbalatA nahIM AI / utsAha unakA bhagna nahIM huA ve dhairya rakha kara abhyAsa karate raheM / t 414 : 1 kintu mana bar3A dagAbAja hai / ise kitanA hI thAma kara rakkhA jAya, kabhI na kabhI ucchRMkhala ho uThatA hai / isI kAraNa sAdhakoM ko sAvadhAna kiyA gayA hai ki mana para sadaiva zraMkuza rakkho / ise kSaNabhara bhI chuTTI mata do | jarA-sI asAvadhAnI huI ki capala mana avAMcchita dizA meM bhAga khar3A hotA hai / mana bar3A ghRSTa evaM sAhasI hai / vaha bar3I kaThinAI se kAbU meM AtA hai aura sadaiva sAvadhAna rahe binA kAbU meM rahatA nahIM hai / sthUlabhadra kA jo mana rUpakoSA ke raMgamahala meM himAlaya ke samAna avicalita rahA aura nepAla taka jAkara viziSTa zruta ke abhyAsa Adi kI J kaThinAiyoM meM bhI durbala na banA, vahI mana lokaiSaNA ke moha meM par3a kara malIna ho gayA / sAtoM sAdhviyoM ke pahu~cane para eka ghaTanA ghaTita ho gaI / sthUlabhadra apanI apUrNa siddhi ko pacA na ske| ve giri-guphA ke dvAra para siMha kA rUpa dhAraNa karake baiTha gae /
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________________ 304] . prAcArya ko jaba isa ghaTanA kA patA calA taba eka nayI vicAra-dhArA . unake mAnasa meM utpanna huii| unakA samudra ke samAna vizAla aura gambhIra hRdayaH .. bhI kSubdha ho utthaa| ve socane lage-maiMne bAlaka ko talavAra pakar3A dii| sthUlabhadra meM jisa jJAna kI pAtratA nahIM thI, vaha jJAna unheM de diyaa| apAtragata jJAna anarthakArI hotA hai / sthUlabhadra apanI sAdhanA kI saphalatA ko : prakaTa karane ke lobha kA saMvaraNa na kara ske| ve apanI bhaginiyoM ke samakSa apanI viziSTatA ko pradarzita karane ke moha ko na jIta ske| sthUlabhadra kI mAnasika sthiti prAcArya bhadrabAhu se chipI na rhii| ve unako prAtma prakAzana vRtti se Ahata hue / sthUlabhadra kI isa skhalanA se. unakA giri sadRza hRdaya bhI kampita ho gayA / vaha socane lage-sAdhu kA jIvana akhaNDa saMyamamaya hotA hai / yadi samudra kI jalarAzi bhI chalakane lagI aura usameM bhI bAr3ha Ane lagI to anya jalAzayoM jA kyA hAla hogA? sAdhu ke lie to apekSita hai ki jo kucha vaha jAnatA hai use gopana kara ke rakkheM aura koI na jAna sake ki vaha kitanA jAnatA hai / magara sthUlabhadra meM bhI yaha gopanakSamatA nhiiN| abhI kyA huA hai ? aAge to bar3I adbhuta vidyae~ Ane vAlI haiN| magara sthUlabhadra ko kyA doSa diyA jAya, yaha kAla kA viSama prabhAva hai| Age aura adhika burA samaya Ane vAlA hai| .. gopanIya vidyA ke lie supAtra honA cAhie / apAtra ko denA aisA ho .. . hai jaise vacce ve hAtha meM naMgI talavAra yA golI-bharA rivAlvara denaa| isase sva para donoM kI hAni hoto hai-vidyAvAn kI bhI tathA dUsaroM kI bhI ataeva gopanIya vidyAoM ko atyanta surakSita rakkhA jAtA hai / Aja kA vijJAna apAtroM ke hAtha meM par3a kara jagata ko pralaya kI ora le jA rahA haiN| anAryo . . ke hAtha lagA bhautika vijJAna vidhvaMsaka kAryoM meM prayukta ho rahA hai / bhautika tattva ke samAna agara kucha adbhuta vidyAe~ bhI unheM milajAe to atIva hAnijanaka siddha ho sakatI haiM / ataeva pAtra dekha kara hI vidyA dI jAnI caahie| ...... apAtra vidyA prApta kara ke yA to use apanA peTa bharane kA sAdhana banA legA yA ..
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________________ / 305 dUsaroM ko prAtakita karegA, satAeMgA isI kAraNa.. satpuruSa vidyA ko gopanIya dhana kahate haiM aura phira atizaya ucca koTi kI vidyA to vizeSa rUpa se gopanIya hotI hai| prAcArya bhadrabAhu caudaha pUrvo ke jJAtA the| unake mana meM lahara uThI- kyA pUrvo kA jJAna denA baMda kara denA cAhie ? eka vidyA, jIvana ko U~cA .. : uThAne ke lie jisa kisI ko bhI dI jA sakatI hai| zrotA cAhe sajaMga ho yA . . na ho, cAhe kriyAzIla ho yA niSkriya ho, sabhI ko dI jA sakatI hai| mokSasAdhanA sambandhI jJAna dene meM pAtra-apAtra kA vicAra nahIM kiyA jaataa| kintu jJaya viSayoM kA jJAna dene kA jahA~ prazna ho, vahA~ pAtra-apAtra kI parIkSA karanA Avazyaka hai| jo pAtra ho aura usa jJAna ko pacA sakatA ho usI ko vaha .. ... jJAna denA cAhie / bAlaka ko gariSTha bhojana khilAnA usa ke svAsthya ko hAni pahu~cAtA hai| isase use lAbha nahIM hotA, roga ho jAtA hai| isI prakAra apAtra ko ajJaya viSayaka vidyA denA usake lie ahita kara hai aura dUsaroM ke lie bhii| . jJAna eka rasAyana hai, jisase prAtmA kI zakti bar3hatI hai isa paraloka meM parama kalyANa hotA hai| jo pAtratA prApta kara ke jJAna-rasAyana kA sevana kareMge, nizcaya hI unakA akSaya kalyANa hogaa|
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________________ viSa se amRta 'zreyAMsi bahuvighnAni' arthAt maMgalamaya kAryoM meM aneka vighna AyA karate haiN| isa ukti ke anusAra sAdhanA meM bhI aneka bAdhAoM kA AnA svAbhAvika hai, kyoMki AdhyAtmika sAdhanA mahAn maMgalakArI hai, balki kahanA cAhie ki saMsAra meM zrAtmasAdhanA se bar3ha kara yA usake barAbara mAMgalika kArya dUsarA nahIM hai / jo sAdhaka pravala vairAgya aura sudRr3ha sAhasa ke sAtha isa kSetra meM agrasara hote haiM ve anukUla aura pratikUla bAdhAoM ke Ane para bhI vicalita nahIM hote / bAdhAeM unheM parAjita nahIM kara sktiiN| ve apramatta bhAva se jAgaraNa kI sthiti meM rahate haiM aura Ane vAlI bAdhAoM ko apane aAtmika sAmarthya ke prakaTa hone meM sahAyaka samajhate haiN| Ane vAlI pratyeka vighnavAdhA unakI sAdhanA ko Age hI bar3hAtI hai / ___ zAstroM kA pArAyaNa kIjie to vidita hogA ki ghora se ghora saMkaTa grAne para bhI sacce sAdhaka santa apane patha se calAyamAna nahIM hue, balki usa saMkaTa kI Aga meM tapa kara ve aura adhika ujjvala ho ge| jisa kaSTa kI kalpanA mAtra hI sAdhAraNa manuSya ke hRdaya ko tharrA detI hai, usa kaSTa ko ve sahaja bhAva se sahana kara sake / Akhira isa adbhuta sAhasa aura dhairya kA rahasya kyA hai ? kisa prakAra unameM aisI dRr3hatA A sakI ? isake aneka kAraNa haiN| unake vivecana kA yahAM avakAza nahIM tathApi itanA kaha denA Avazyaka hai ki AdhyAtmika sAdhanA ke kSetra kA sAdhaka-yogI isa tathya ko bhalIbhAMti samajhatA hai ki AtmA aura deha eka nahIM hai| yoM jAnane ko to Apa bhI jAnate haiM ki : donoM meM bheda hai kintu yogI janoM kA jAnanA unakI jItI-jAgatI anubhUti
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________________ [307 bana jAtI hai / isa anubhUti ke kAraNa ve AtmA ko deha se pRthak ananta Anandamaya cinmaya tattva samajhate haiM aura daihika kaSToM ko AtmA ke kaSTa nahIM samajhate / daihika adhyAsa se atIta ho jAne ke kAraNa ve deha meM sthita hote hue bhI dehAtIta avasthA kA anubhava karate haiN| ... isa dazA meM pahu~canA aura nirantara isI anubhUti meM ramaNa karanA AsAna nahIM hai| isake lie dIrghakAlIna abhyAsa kI AvazyakatA hai| vaha abhyAsa .... vartamAna jIvana kA bhI ho sakatA hai aura pUrvabhavoM kA saMcita bhI ho sakatA .. -- hai / gajasukumAra muni ne bhISaNatama upasarga sahana karane meM jo vismayajanaka : dRr3hatA pradarzita kI, vaha unake pUrvAjita saMskAroM kA hI pariNAma kahA jA - sakatA hai / pratyeka prAstika isa tathya ko svIkAra karatA hai ki kisI bhI jIva ' kA jaba janma hotA hai to vaha janma-janmAtaroM ke saMskAra sAtha lekara hI.. janmatA hai / AtmA kI jo yAtrA apanI maMjila taka pahu~cane ke lie jArI hai, eka-eka janma usakA eka-eka par3Ava hI samajhanA caahie| - inhIM saba tathyoM ko sanmukha rakha kara mahApuruSoM ne AcAra-zAstra kI : yojanA kI hai / poSadhopavAsa bhI isI yojanA kI eka kahI hai| parimitakAlIna poSadhopavAsa kI sAdhanA bhI AtmA ke pUrvokta saMskAra ko sabala banAtI hai .... aura dehAdhyAsa Upara uThAne meM sahAyaka hotI hai / isa prakAra prAtmA ke guNoM ko puSTa karane vAle sabhI sAdhana poSadha haiN| - bhagavAn mahAvIra ne poSadhopavAsa ke pAMca aticAra Ananda ko batalAe aura unase bacate raha kara sAdhanA karane kI pratijJA kii| ..... .. yaha satya hai ki AtmA zarIra se pRthak hai, magara yaha bhI asatya nahIM ki : AtmA jaba taka apane asalI rUpa meM na A jAve taba taka zarIra ke sAtha hI, :.' balki usake sahAre hI rahatA hai aura zarIra kA AdhAra anna-pAnI hai / 'anna .. :: vai prANAH' arthAt anna hI prANa haiM---anna ke abhAva meM jIvana lambe samaya taka : . ... kAyama nahIM raha sktaa| koI bhI jIvadhArI saMdAM anna ke binA kAma nahIM calA..
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________________ 308] sakatA / bhagavAn ne anna grahaNa karane kA niSedha bhI nahIM kiyA hai, alabattA .. yaha kahA hai ki isa bAta ko sAvadhAnI rakhanI cAhie ki jIvana khAne ke lie hI na bana jAe aura khAne meM Asakti na raMkkhI jAya / jaba AhAra grahaNa karane kI sthiti sAdhaka ke samakSa AtI hai to vaha khurAka meM saMvibhAga karatA hai| ise atithi saMvibhAga yA AhAra saMvibhAga kahate haiN| poSadha vrata kA kAla samApta hone ke pazcAt jaba AhAra grahaNa karane ko udyata hotA hai taba ArAdhaka kI yaha abhilASA hotI hai ki mahAtmAoM ko . kucha dAna karake khAUM to merA khAnA bhI zreyaskara ho jAya / avasara ke anusAra isa abhilASA ko pUrNa karanA atithi saMvibhAga hai| pati, putra, putrI, jAmAtA Adi ke Ane kA kAla nizcita hotA hai / prAyaH ye parva Adi ke samaya haiM, kintu tyAgI mahAtmAnoM ke prAne kI koI tithi niyata nahIM hotI, ataeva unheM atithi kahA gayA hai / jisane saMsAra ke samasta padArthoM kI mamatA taja dI hai, jo saba prakAra ke prArambha aura parigraha se vimukta . ho cukA hai aura saMyamamaya jIvana yApana karatA hai, vaha atithi kahalAtA hai| kahA bhI hai hiraNye vA suvarNe vA, dhane dhAnye tathaiva ca / atithi taM vijAnIyAcasya lobho na vidyte|| satyArjavadayAyuktaM, pApArambhavivarjitam / ugratapassamAyukta-matithiM viddhi tAdRzam / / arthAt hiraNya, svarga, dhana aura dhAnya prAdi padArthoM meM jisakI mamatA nahIM hai, jo jAgatika vastuoM ke pralobhana se Upara uTha gayA hai, vaha atithi hai| -
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________________ [ 306 jisake jIvana meM satya, saralatA aura dayA ghula-mila gae haiM, jisane samasta pApamaya vyApAroM kA tyAga kara diyA hai aura jo tIvra. tapazcaryA karake AtmA ko nirmala banAne meM saMlagna hai, vahI atithi kahalAne yogya hai| apane nimitta khAne aura pahanane Adi ke lie jo sAmagrI juTAI ho - usameM se kucha bhAga atithi ko arpita karanA saMvibhAga kahalAtA hai / sahaja rUpa meM apane lie banAye yA rakkhe hue padArthoM ke atirikta tyAgiyoM ke uddezya se hI koI vastu taiyAra karanA, kharIdanA yA rakha chor3anA ucita nhiiN| . ... kaI loga yaha socate haiM ki jaisA dage vaisA pAege; kintu yaha dRSTi -: bhI ThIka nahIM hai / bhune cane dene se cane hI mileMge aura haluvA dene se haluprA hI milegA, yaha dhAraNA bhramapUrNa hai / dAna meM deya vastu ke kAraNa hI vizeSatA ' nahIM aatii| vAcaka umAsvAti tattvArthasUtra meM kahate haiM vidhidravyadAtRpAtravizeSadtavizeSaH / dAna ke phana meM jo vizeSatA AtI hai, usake cAra kAraNa haiM:-.. . . (1) vidhi (2) deya dravya (3) dAtA kI bhAvanA aura (4) lene vAlA - pAtra / jahAM yaha cAroM utkRSTa hote haiM, vahAM dAna kA phala bhI utkRSTa hotA hai| ... .. kintu ina cAroM kAraNoM meM bhI dAtA kI bhAvanA hI sarvopari hai| agara dAtA / - . nirdhana hone ke kAraNa sarasa evaM bahumUlya bhojana nahIM de sakatA, kintu utkRSTa bhakti-bhAvanA ke sAtha niSkAma bhAva se detA hai to nissandeha vaha uttama phala kA bhAgI hotA hai / pavitra bhAva se samaya para dI gaI sAmAnya vastu bhI kalpavRkSa . . . hai| agara yaha mAna liyA jAya ki cikanA dene vAlA cikanA pAegA aura ... rUkhA dene vAlA rUkhA hI pAegA, to phira bhAvakA kA mUlya hI kyA rahA ? - candanabAlA tele kI pAraNA karane ko udyata thii| pAraNA ke lie use ur3ada ke bAkale mile the| rAjakumArI hokara bhI vaha bar3I viSama paristhitiyoM ke cakkara meM par3a gaI thI / mUnA seThAnI atyanta IrSAlu evaM karkazA svabhAva kI
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________________ 310 thI / usakI badolata candanabAlA para gaharA saMkaTa thA / pAraraNA ke lie prApta bAkale usake sAmane the| phira bhI vaha pratIkSA kara rahI thI ki koI santamahAtmA idhara padhAra jAe~ aura kucha bhAga grahaNa karaleM to merI tapasyA meM cAra cAMda laga jAeM, maiM tira jAUM / usakA puNya pratyanta prabala thA ki tIrthanAtha bhagavAn mahAvIra svayaM hI padhAra gae / hathakar3iyoM aura ber3iyoM se jakar3I candanabAlA dvAra para baiThI pratIkSA kara rahI thI / usakA eka paira dvAra ke bAhara aura eka paira bhItara thA / saMkaTagrasta avasthA meM thI / phira bhI bhagavAn ko dekha kara usakA roma-roma ullasita: ho uThA / citta praphullita ho gayA / cehare para dIpti camaka uThI / parantu yaha kyA huA ? bhagavAn candanabAlA ke nikaTa taka grAkara ulTe pAMva vApisa loTa par3e / zArIrika tAr3anA, tIna dina kI bhUkha, ziromuNDana, tiraskAra aura jaghanya lAMchanA se bhI jo hRdaya dravita nahIM huA thA aura vajra ke samAna kaThoratA dhAraNa kiye thA, vaha bhagabhAn ko bhikSA liye binA vApisa lauTate dekha dhairya na dhAraNa kara sakA / candanA kI AMkhoM se motI barasane lage / bhagavAn kI pratijJA pUrNa huI aura unhoMne punaH lauTa kara candanA ke hAthoM se bAkalA grahaNa kie / devoM ne suvarNa kI vRSTi kI aura 'aho dAnam, graho dAnam' kI dhvani se gaganamaNDala gUMja uThA / ur3ada ke chilakoM kA dAna aura usakI itanI kadra huI ! devatAoM ne usa dAna kI prazaMsA kI / yaha saba udAtta bhaktibhAva kA prabhAva thA / vAstava meM mUlya vastu kA nahIM, bhakti bhAvanA kA hai / ataeva yaha prAvazyaka nahIM ki satpAtra ko mUlyavAn vastu dI jAya, magara Avazyaka yaha hai ki gaharI bhakti aura prIti ke sAtha nirdoSa vastu dI jAya / alabattA vivekavAn dAtA isa bAta kA dhyAna avazya rakkhegA ki deza aura kAla kaisA hai ? mere dAna se mahAtmA ko sAtA to pahu~cegI ? tAtparya yaha hai ki utkRSTa bhakti ke sAtha, vidhipUrvaka utkRSTa pAtra ko diyA gayA dAna utkRSTa phaladAyaka hotA hai /
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________________ .: jisane bhojana pakAnA, pakavAnA, kharIdanA, kharIdavAnA Adi prArambha sarvathA tyAga diyA hai, jo nirantara tapa-saMyama kI ArAdhanA meM nirata hai, jo . saMyama-pAlana ke hetu hI deha dhAraNa ke lie AhAra grahaNa karatA hai, jisane pakSI - ke samAna saMgraha evaM saMcaya kI icchA kA bhI tyAga kara diyA hai, jo lAbha-:... - alAbha meM samabhAva rakhatA hai aura apane Adarza jIvana evaM vacanoM se jagat / ... ko zAzvataM kalyANa kA patha pradarzita karatA hai, vaha dAna kA utkRSTa pAtra hai| . aisA satpAtra jise mila jAe vaha mahAn bhAgyazAlI hai| .. supAtra ko dAna denA viSa meM se amRta nikAlanA hai / . grahastha prArambhasamArambha karake doSa kA bhAgI hotA hai kintu apane nija ke lie kiyA huA vaha doSa bhI sAdhu ko dAna dene se mahAn lAbha kA paramparA kAraNa bana jAtA hai| isa dRSTi se bArahaveM vrata kA vizeSa mahatva hai| bArahaveM vrata ke bhI pAMca aticAra haiM, jinase vacane para hI vrata kA purNa lAbha prApta kiyA jA sakatA hai / ve aticAra nimnalikhita haiM, jo jJaya haiM para prAcaraNIya nahIM - .. (1) deya vastu ko sacitta padArtha para rakha denA-tyAgI jana pUrNa ahiMsA . . parAyaNa aura prArambha ke tyAgI hone ke kAraNa aisI kisI vastu ko grahaNa nahIM karate jinase kisI bhI choTe yA moTe jIva kI virAdhanA hotI ho| ataeva dAna dete samaya dAtA ko vizeSa sAvadhAnI rakhanI par3atI hai| gRhastha viveka... zIla na hogA to vastu ke vidyamAna hone para bhI dAna kA lAbha nahIM prApta kara . ... skegaa| sacitta phala, phUla, patra, pAnoM Adi ke Upara yadi khAdya padArtha rakhaH / diyA jAtA hai to use sAdhu nahIM grahaNa karate, kyoMki usase. ekendriya jIvoM ko AvAta pahu~catA hai / ataeva aisA karanA sAdhu ke lie antarAya kA kAraNa ho jAtA hai / gRhastha ko haldI, mirca, dhaniyA prAdi bahuta-sI cIjeM rakhanI par3atI haiM para sacitta ke sAtha unheM nahIM rakhanA cAhie / sAdhu ko soMTha cAhie, vaha soMTha yadi sacitta padArtha ke sAtha.. rakkhI hai. to sAdhu ke lie antarAya
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________________ / / 312 hogaa| ataeva jo gRhastha aura vizeSataH zrAvikA vivekavAn hai use sacitta evaM acitta padArthoM ko milA kara nahIM rakhanA caahie| aisA karane se use sAdhu ko dAna dene kA avasara mila sakatA hai aura sahaja hI lAbha kamAyA jA sakatA hai| (2) sacitta se Dhaka denA-acitta vastu para koI bhI sacitta. vastu rakha denA bhI isa vrata kA aticAra hai / aisA karane se bhI vahI hAni hotI hai .... jo prathama aticAra se hotI hai arthAt gRhastha dAna se aura dAna ke phala se vaMcita raha jaaegaa| (3) kAlAtikrama-ucita samaya para atithi ke Agamana kI bhAvanA karanI cAhie / jo sUryAsta ke pazcAt aura sUryodaya se pUrva AhAra grahaNa nahIM karate,unake lie aise samaya meM Ane kI bhAvanA karane se kyA lAbha ? dAna dene se.. vacane ke lie kAla kA atikramaNa karake Age-pIche bhojana banAnA bhI isa aticAra meM sammilita mAnA gayA hai| vastu kI dRSTi se bhI kAlAtikrama yA kAlAtikrAnta aticAra kA vicAra kiyA jA sakatA hai| jo vastu apanI kAlika sImA lAMgha cukI ho, use denA bhI aticAra hai, cAhe vaha jala ho, anna ho yA kucha anya ho| pratyeka khAdya padArtha, cAhe vaha pakkA arthAt talA huA ho yA kaccA ho, eka niyata samaya taka hI ThIka hAlata meM rahatA hai| usake bAda usameM vikRti A jAtI hai / vaha sar3agala jAtA hai aura usameM jIvoM ... kI utpatti bhI ho jAtI hai / usa hAlata meM vaha na khAne yoga rahatA hai, na dene yogya hii| ..... bahuta-sI vahine ajJAna aura lAlaca ke vazIbhUta hokara khAne-pIne kI cIjeM jamA kara rakhatI haiM aura jaba ve vikRta hotI haiM taba unheM kAma meM lAtI haiN| yaha Adata laukika aura lokottara donoM dRSTiyoM se hAnikAraka hai| vikRta padArthoM ke khAne se svAsthya ko bhI hAni pahu~catI hai aura hiMsA ke pApa se. .: AtmA kA bhI akalyANa hotA hai / kaI bAra to Aja kI roTI kala hI bigar3a
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________________ .: jAtI hai| use tor3A jAya to usameM se eka tAra-sA nikalatA hai| kahA jAtA .. hai ki vaha tAra vAstava meM 'lAra' nAmaka dvaundriya jIva hai| Ama Adi phala bhI java kAlAtikrAnta ho jAte haiM to unameM trasa jIva utpanna ho jAte haiM / bar3e hone para ve bila-bilAte najara Ane lagate haiM magara prAraMbhika avasthA meM utpanna hone para bhI dikhAI nahIM dete| unake sevana se hiMsA kA ghora pApa hotA hai| ataeva mahilAoM ko tathA bhAiyoM ko bhI isa ora pUrA dhyAna rakhanA cAhie aura kAlAtikrAnta-sar3I, galI, dhunI vastuoM ko khAne-pIne ke kAma meM nahIM ... lenA caahie| .."jo bahineM vivekazAlinI haiM ve AvazyakatA ke aMdAja se hI bhojya padArtha banAtI haiN| kisI bhI vastu ko itanA adhika nahIM rA~dha rakhanA cAhie ki vaha kaI dinoM taka kAma Ave / kauna roja-rona rAMdhe, eka dina rAMdha liyA ... aura kaI roja taka kAma meM lAte raheM, yaha pramAda kI bhAvanA pApa kA kAraNa hai| tAjA banI cIz2a svAda mukta evaM svAsthyakara hotI hai| thor3e-se zrama se vacane ke lie use bAsI karake khAnA-khilAnA gur3a ko gobara banAkara khAnA.. khilAnA hai / isase nirarthaka pApa utpanna hotA hai| bahine pramAda kA tyAga kareM ': to sahaja hI isa pApa se baca sakatI haiN| . . . .. koI vastu bigar3a gaI hai. yA nahIM, yaha parIkSA karanA kaThina nahIM hai| -bigAr3a hone para vastu ke rUpa-raMga, rasa, gaMdha meM parivartana ho jAtA hai.| usa parivartana ko dekhakara usake kAlAtikrAnta'hone kA anumAna lagAyA jA ... sakatA hai| .. .... . . . . . . .. - zAsana ke kAnUna ke anusAra auSadha nirmAtAoM ko iMjekzana Adi auSadhoM kI zIziyoM para usakI kAlika maryAdA aMkita karanI par3atI hai aura yaha jAhira karanA par3atA hai ki yaha auSadha amuka tArIkha taka hI kAma meM lAI jA sakatI hai, usake bAda nhiiN| isI prakAra dharma zAsana ke anusAra bhojya / - padArthoM ko bhI vikRta hone ke pazcAt kAma meM nahIM lenA caahie|
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________________ 314 tAtparya yaha hai ki yadi vastu ThIka na ho tathA bhAvanA dUSita ho to usake dAna se lAbha nahIM hogaa| vahI dAna vizeSa lAbhaprada hotA hai jisameM... : citta, vitta aura pAtra kI anukUla sthiti ho| .. gRhastha sAdhaka kI bhAvanA sadA dAna dene kI rahatI hai| vaha caudaha prakAra .. kI cIjeM atithiyoM ko dene kI icchA karatA hai| isI ko manoratha bhI kahate haiM / ye vastueM haiM cAra prakAra kA AhAra arthAt-(1) azana (2) pAna (3) pakvAnna Adi khAdya (4) mukhabAsa Adi svAdya tathA (5) vastra (6) pAtra (7) kambala (8) rajoharaNa (6) pITha-caukI-vAjauTha (10) pATa (11) soMTha, lavaMga Adi / auSadhi (12) bhaiSajya-banI huI davA (13) zayyA-makAna aura (14) saMstAraka arthAt parAla Adi ghaas| . ullikhita padArthoM kI do zreNiyAM haiM-nitya dene-lene ke padArtha aura . kisI vizeSa prasaMga para dene-lene yogy| . ___ yaha sabhI vastueM sAdhuoM ko gRhastha ke ghara se hI prApta ho sakatI haiM aura gRhastha ke yahAM se tabhI mila sakatI haiM jaba vaha svayaM inakA prayoga karatA ho / zrAvaka kA kartavya hai ki vaha sAdhu kI saMyamasAdhanA meM sahAyaka bane / rAga ke vazIbhUta hokara aisA koI kArya na kare yA aisI koI vastu dene kA prayatna na kare jisase sAdhu kA saMyama khatare meM par3atA ho / yadi gRhastha sabhI raMgIna duzAlA - yor3hane vAle hoM to sAdhuoM ko zveta vastra kahAM se deMge? sAdhu tIna prakAra ke .. pAtra hI grahaNa kara sakate haiM-tUmbe ke, miTTI ke yA kASTha ke| abhiprAya yaha.. hai ki zrAvaka yadi vivekazIla hoM to sAdhuoM ke vrata kA ThIka taraha pAlana ho ... : "sakatA hai| -: (4) mAtsarya-matsarabhAva / dAna denA bhI aticAra hai| mere par3ausI ne aisA dAna diyA hai, maiM usase kyA hIna hU~ ! isa prakAra IrSA se prerita hokara . dAna denA ucita nhiiN|. .... ...
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________________ [ 315 (5) paravyayadeza - yaha vastu merI nahIM parAI hai, isa prakAra kA bahAnA karanA bhI praticAra haiM / yaha malIna bhAvanA kA dyotaka hai| gRhastha ko sarala bhAva se, karmanirjarA ke hetu hI dAna denA caahie| usameM kisI bhI prakAra kI durbhAvanA athavA lokaiSaraNA nahIM honI caahie| tabhI dAna ke uttama phala kI prApti hotI hai| eka kavi ne kahA hai bahu pradara bahu priya vacana, romAMcita bahu mAna deha kare anumodanA, ye bhUSaNa parmAna // ratnatraya kI sAdhanA karane vAle ke prati gaharI prIti evaM pradara kA bhAva honA cAhie / sAdhu kA ghara meM pAMva par3anA kalpavRkSa kA prAMgana meM AnA haiN| aisA samajha kara zraddhA aura bhakti ke sAtha nirdoSa padArthoM kA dAna karanA caahie| jo zranAraMbhI jIvana yAcana kara rahA hai vaha guNoM kI jyoti ko jagAtA hai / use Adara diyA hI jAnA cAhie / atithi saMvibhAga vrata zikSAvratoM meM grantima aura bAraha vratoM meM bhI antima hai / ina saba vratoM ke svarUpa evaM praticAroM ko bhalIbhAMti samajhakara pAlana karane vAlA zramaNopAsaka apane vartamAna jIvana ko evaM bhaviSya ko maMgalamaya banAtA hai| Ananda saubhAgyazAlI thA ki use sAkSAt tIrthaGkara bhagavAn mahAvIra kA samAgama milaa| kintu isa bharata kSetra meM, mahAvideha kI taraha tIrthaMkara sadA kAla vidyamAna nahIM rahate haiM / Aja tIrtha kara nahIM haiM magara tIrtha kara kI vANI vidyamAna hai| unake mArga para yathAzakti calane vAle unake pratinidhi . bhI maujUda haiM / vItarAga ke pratinidhiyoM kI vANI se bhI anekoM ne apanA jIvana U~cA uThA liyA / vItarAga na hoM, unake pratinidhi bhI na hoM, phira bhI unakI vANI kA adhyayana karane vAloM meM se hajAroM usake anusAra zrAcaraNa karake tira ge| zrAja bhI usa vANI kA cintana-manana karane vAle apanA kalyANa kara sakate haiM /
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________________ __ vItarAga ke upadeza kA sudhApravAha dIrghakAla taka pravAhita hotA rahe aura bhavya jIva usameM avagAhana karake apane nirmala svarUpa ko prApta kara sake, :janma-jarA-maraNa ke ghora santApa ko zAnta kara sakeM, aura apanI Antarika pyAsa bujhA sakeM, isa mahAn aura prazasta vicAra se prerita hokara prAcAryoM ne . usa vANI kA saMkalana, saMgraha aura rakSaNa kiyaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra kI vANI . surakSita rahI to vaha logoM ko kalyANamArga kI ora prerita karatI rhegii| mAdhyama koI na koI mila hI jaaegaa| isI ucca bhAvanA se muniyoM ne usake - saMkalana kA bharasaka prayatna kiyaa| prAcArya bhadrabAhu svAmI caudaha pUrvo ke jJAtA the| mahAmuni sthUlabhadra unake ziSya bane / kintu unakI eka skhalanA ne jJAnArjana meM gatirodha utpanna kara diyA / dasa pUrvo ke abhyAsa ko ve samApta kara cuke the| ___ vAcanA kA niyata samaya huA / pratidina kI bhA~ti sthUlabhadra muni guru ke caraNoM meM upasthita hue| kintu prAcArya mahArAja ne kahA-vAcanA pUrNa hogaI, aba manana kro| AcArya kA yaha kathana sunakara AcArya cauMka utthe| unhoMne dekhA-pAja prAcArya kA mana badalA huA hai| unake mukha para nitya kI sI vAtsalya kI chAyA dRSTigocara nahIM ho rahI hai / prAja AcArya anamane haiN| _' sthUlabhadra vicAra meM par3a ge| kyA kAraNa hai ki AcArya ne bIca meM .... hI vAcanA pradAna karanA roka diyaa| abhI to cAra pUrvo kA jJAna prApta karanA .. zeSa hai| kintu unheM apanI bhUla samajhane meM derI na lgii| ve apane pramAda ko . smaraNa karake cauMka uThe / sAdhviyoM,ko camatkAra dikhalAnA hI isakA kAraNa hai, yaha unheM spaSTa pratIta hone lgaa| magara aba kyA ? jo tIra hAtha se chUTa gayA, vaha kyA vApisa hAtha Ane vAlA hai ? . sthUlabhadra bar3e hI asamaMjasa meM par3e the| unhoMne lajjita hote hae, hAtha... jor3a kara prAcArya se nivedana kiyA-deva, bhUla ho gaI hai kintu bhaviSya meM
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________________ [317 punaH usakI AvRtti nahIM hogii| aparAdha kSamA kareM aura yadi ucita pratIta .. ... ho to Age kI vAcanA cAlU rkkheN| prAcArya saMbhUti vijaya ne mujhe ApakA... ziSyatva svIkAra karane kA Adeza diyA thaa| unakI divaMgata zrAtmA ko vAcanA pUrNa hone se santoSa prApta hogaa| ..... sthUlabhadra yadyapi thor3I dera ke lie pramAda ke adhIna hogae the tathApi sAvadhAna sAdhaka the| unhoMne AtmAlocana kiyA aura apane hI doSa para unakI dRSTi gaI / sacce sAdhaka kA yahI lakSaNa hai| vaha apane doSa ke lie dUsare ko uttaradAyI nahIM ThaharAtA / apanI bhUla dUsare ke gale nahIM mar3hatA / usakA antaH karaNa itanA Rju evaM nizzalya hotA hai ki kRta aparAdha ko chipAne kA vicAra bhI usake manameM nahIM aataa| paira meM cubhe kAMTe aura phor3a meM paidA hue mavAda ke bAhara nikalane para hI jaise zAnti prApta hotI hai usI prakAra saccA sAdhaka .. apane doSa kA pAlocana aura pratikramaNa karake hI zAnti kA anubhava karatA hai| isake viparIta jo prAyazcitta ke bhaya se athavA lokApavAda ke bhaya se apane duSkRta ko dabAne kA prayatna karatA hai, vaha jinAgama ke anusAra pArAdhaka nahIM, virAdhaka hai| .. ... pUrvagata zra ta kA jJAna vAstava meM siMhanI kA dUdha hai| use pacAne ke lie bar3I zakti caahie| sAdhAraNa manobala vAlA vyakti use pacA nahIM sakatA aura jisa khurAka ko pacA na sake, use vaha khurAka denA usakA : ahita karanA hai| isI vicAra se viziSTa jJAnI puruSoM ne pAtra-apAtra kI vivecanA kI hai| : sthUlabhadra ke manovala meM Age ke pUrvAdhyayana ke yogya dRr3hatA kI mAtrA .. paryApta na pAkara prAcArya bhadrabAhu ne vAcanA baMda kara dii| anya sAdhuoM ne bhI . dekhA ki prAcArya nirvAdha rUpa se jJAnAmRta kI jo varSA kara rahe the, vaha aba baMda hogaI hai| sudhA kA vaha pravAha ruka gayA hai| yaha dekhakara samasta saMgha ko bhI duHkha huaa| isakA kAraNa bhI prakAza meM aagyaa| zrata kI saMrakSA kA mahatvapUrNa prazna upasthita thA, ataeva saMgha atyanta cintita huaa|
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________________ 318 ] isake pazcAt kyA ghaTanA ghaTita hotI hai, yaha pAge sunane se vidita hogA / jaina sAhitya ke itihAsa meM yaha eka atyanta mahatvapUrNa ghaTanA hai jisane bhaviSya para gaharA prabhAva DAlA hai| bandhuno! jaise usa samaya kA saMgha jJAna-gaMgA ke vistAra ke lie . yatnazIla thA, usI prakAra aAja kA saMgha bhI yatnazIla ho aura yuga kI vizeSatA . kA dhyAna rakhate hue jJAna-pracAra meM sahayoga de to sampUrNa jagat kA mahAn upakAra aura kalyANa hogaa|
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________________ zru tapaMcamI dazavakAlika sUtra pradhAnataH zramaNa nimrantha ke prAcAra kA pratipAdana ___ karatA hai kintu jaina dharma yA darzana meM kahIM bhI ekAnta ko svIkAra nahIM kiyA . gayA hai / yahI kAraNa hai ki AcAra ke pratipAdaka zAstra meM bhI atyanta prabhAva pUrNa zabdoM meM jJAna kA mahatva pradarzita kiyA hai| prAraMbha meM kahA hai paDhamaM nANaM to dayA, evaM ciTui svvsNje| .. - sabhI saMyamavAn puruSa pahale vastusvarUpa ko yathArtha rUpa meM samajhate haiM - aura phira tadanusAra AcaraNa karate haiN| yahAM 'dayA' zabda samagra prAcAra ko upalakSita karatA hai| ...... dazavaikAlika meM anyatra kahAM gayA hai- aNNANI kiM kAhI, kiMvA nAhI cheyapAvagaM / - ajJAnI becArA kara hI kyA sakatA hai| use bhale-bure kA viveka kaise prApta ho sakatA hai ? - yaha atyanta virATa dikhalAI dene vAlI jagat vastutaH do hI tatvoM =". kA vistAra hai / isake mUla meM jIva aura ajIva tattva hI haiM / ataeva samIcIna :: rUpa se jIva aura ajIva ko jAna lenA sampUrNa sRSTi ke svarUpa ko samajha... ... lenA hai| maMgara yahI jJAna bahutoM ko nahIM hotaa| kucha dArzanika isa bhrama meM ..... " rahe haiM ki jagat meM eka jIva tattva hI hai, usase bhinna kisI tattva kA sattva nahIM hai| isase ekadama viparIta katipaya logoM kI bhrAnta dhAraNA hai ki jIva
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________________ 320 koI tattva nahIM hai-saba kucha ajIva hI ajIva hai arthAt jar3a bhUtoM ke sivAya cetana tattva kI sattA nahIM hai| koI donoM tattvoM kI pRthak sattA svIkAra ., karate hue bhI ajJAna ke kAraNa jIva ko sahI rUpa meM nahIM samajha pAte aura avyakta cetanA vAle jIvoM ko jIva hI nahIM smjhte| IsAiyoM ke matAnusAra gAya jaise samajhadAra pazu meM bhI AtmA nahIM hai / vauddha Adi vRkSa Adi vanaspatti ko acetana kahate haiM / isa thor3e se ullekha se hI Apa samajha sakeMge ki jIva aura ajIva kI samajha meM bhI kitanA bhrama phailA huA hai ! . .... ... jIva sambandhI ajJAna kA prabhAva prAcAra para par3e vinA nahIM raha sktaa| jo jIva ko jIva hI nahIM samajhegA, vaha usakI rakSA kisa prakAra kara sakatA hai ? vaidika sampradAya ke tyAgI vargoM meM koI paMcAgni tapa kara agnikAya kA ghora prAraMbha karate haiM, koI kanda-mUla-phala-phUla khAne meM tapazcaryA mAnate haiM / yaha saba jIva tattva ko na samajhane kA phala hai / ve jIva ko ajIva samajhate haiM, . . ataeva saMyama ke vAstavika svarUpa se bhI. anabhijJa rahate haiN| natIjA yaha hotA hai ki saMyama ke nAma para asaMyama kA AcaraNa kiyA jAtA hai| isase Apa samajha gae hoMge ki jJAna aura prAcAra kA atyanta ghaniSTha.. sambandha hai / yahI kAraNa hai ki vItarAga bhagavAn ne jJAna aura cAritra honoM .. ko mokSa prApti ke lie anivArya batalAyA hai| jJAna ke abhAva meM cAritra samyak .. cAritra hI nahIM ho sakatA aura cAritra ke abhAva meM jJAna niSphala ThaharatA hai| . jJAna eka divya evaM prAntarika jyoti hai jisake dvArA mumukSu kA gantavya patha Alokita hotA hai / jise yaha Aloka prApta nahIM hai vaha gati karegA to aMdhakAra meM bhaTakane ke sivAya anya kyA hogA? isI kAraNa mokSamArga meM ... jJAna ko prathama sthAna diyA gayA hai| zAstra meM kahA hai :: :: :: :: ...... ..... nANeNa jANai bhAve, daMsaNeNa ya sahahe ! ........ ............... caritaga nigiNhAi, taveNa parisujjhAI
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________________ 16321 . ... pratyeka vastu kI apanI-apanI jagaha para mahimA hai| eka guNa dUsare guNa se sApekSa hai / paraspara sApekSa sabhI guNoM kI yathAvat AyojanA karanevAlA hI .. . apane jIvana ko UMcA uThAne meM samartha ho sakatA hai / heya, zeya, aura upAdeya.. kA jJAna ho jAne para bhI yadi koI usa para zraddhA nahIM karegA to vaha vaisA hI... hai jaise koI khAkara pacA na sake / isase rasa nahIM banegA / vaha jJAna jo zraddhA kA rUpa dhAraNa nahIM karegA, Tika nahIM skegaa| zraddhA sampanna jJAna kI vidyamAnatA meM bhI yadi cAritra guNa kA vikAsa nahIM hogA to vaha jJAna vyartha haiN| jJAna ke ... - prakAza meM jaba cAritra guNa kA vikAsa hotA hai to vaha pApakarma ko roMka detA ... hai| phira kuzIla, hiMsA, asatya Adi pApa nahIM A pAte / tapa kA kAma hai zuddhi karanA vaha saMcita pApakarma ko naSTa karatA hai| karmoM ko nizzeSa karane kA upAya yahI hai ki saMyama kA AcaraNa karake navIna karmoM ke bandha ko niruddha kara diyA jAya aura tapa ke dvArA pUrva saMcita karmoM ko naSTa kiyA jAya / isa taraha dohare kartavya se samasta karma kSINa ho . . jAte haiM aura prAtmA apanI svAbhAvika mUla avasthA ko prApta kara letA hai / yahI mukti kahalAtI hai| .. : jJAna vahI mukti kA kAraNa hotA hai jo samyak ho| yoM to jJAna kA - AvirbhAva jJAnAvaraNa karma ke kSayopazama athavA kSaya se hotA hai, magara samyag ....jJAna ke lie mithyAtva moha ke kSaya, kSayopazama yA upazama kI bhI AvazyakatA hotI hai / jJAnAvaraNa kA kSayopazama kitanA hI ho jAya, yadi mithyAtva moha .... kA udaya huA to vaha jJAnaM mokSa kI dRSTi se kujJAna hI rhegaa| :: ananta kAla se yaha prAtmA saMsAra meM bhramaNa kara rahI hai / aba taka usane .. apane zuddha svarUpa ko nahIM pAyA / jaba bAhya aura antaraMga nimitta milate haiM taba samyagjJAna, darzana Adi kI prApti hotI hai aura jise prApti hotI hai usakA parama kalyANa ho jAtA hai| " bAhya nirmita kisI bhAvaH kI jAgRti meM kisa prakAra kAraNa banatA hai,
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________________ 322 ) yaha samajha lenA Avazyaka hai| sone kI DalI lobha rUpaH vikAra kI utpatti meM / kAraNa hai / kintu sone aura cAMdI kI rAzi kara dI jAya aura koI gAya yA baila vahAM se nikale to usa rAzi ke prati unake mana meM lobha nahIM jAgaMgA / ve use pairoM tale kucala deMge yA bikhera deNge| isake viparIta ghAsa, phala, sabjI, . khalI Adi vastueM par3I hoM to gAya-baila ke mana meM lobha utpanna hogA aura ve unheM khA jaaeNge| isa prakAra ghAsa. Adi unake lobha ko jagAne meM nimitta bane, magara sone kI DalI nimitta nahIM bnii| isase yaha spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki bAhya kAraNa ekAnta kAraNa nahIM hai| isI prakAra antaraMga kAraNa bhI akelA kAryajanaka nahIM hotaa| donoM kA samucita samanvaya hI kArya ko utpanna karatA hai| gRhastha Ananda ko rAha calate-calate sone, cAMdI, hIre, javAharAta kI DherI mila jAtI to usake mana meM lobha na hotaa| ye vastueM usake mana ko vikRta nahIM kara sakatI thIM / mokSamArga meM pravRtta hone ke lie moha ko kSINa karanA Avazyaka hai / isake lie jJAnAcAra kI AvazyakatA hai / prAcAra pAMca mAne gae haiN| unameM prathama jJAnAcAra aura antima vIryAcAra hai / jJAna yadi . vidhipUrvaka-zrAcAra ke sAtha prApta kiyA jAya to vaha jIvanazodhaka bnegaa|.. agara jJAna kI ArAdhanA ke badale virAdhanA kI jAya to aMzAnti hogI aura andhakAra meM bhaTakanA hogA / jJAna kI ArAdhanA sikhalAI jAtI hai, virAdhanA nahIM / virAdhanA se bacane kA upAya batalAyA jAtA hai / vikSepa, ajJAna, pramAda, Alasya, kalaha prAdi se virAdhanA hotI hai / ___ bharatakhaNDa meM ajitasena rAjA kA varadatta nAmaka eka putra thA / vaha rAjA kA atyanta dulArA thaa| usakA bodha nahIM bar3ha pAyA / acche kalAvidoM ke pAsa rakhane para bhI vaha jJAnavAna nahIM bana skaa| usakI yaha sthiti dekhakara rAjA vahata khinna rahatA / soMcatA-mUrkha rahane para yaha prajA kA pAlana kisa prakAra .... kareMgA / . pitA banajAnA bar3I bAta nahIM hai| bar3I bAta hai apane pitRtva kA nirvAha .. krnaa| pitRtva kA nirvAha kisa prakAra kiyA jAtA hai, yaha bAta pratyeka puruSa
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________________ - ko pitA banane se pahale hI sIkha lenA cAhie / jo pitA bana kara bhI pitA ke .. kartavya ko nahIM samajhate athavA prabhAva vaza usa kartavya kA pAlana nahIM krte| ve vastutaH apanI santAna ke ghora zatru haiM aura samAja tathA deza ke prati bhI / anyAya karate haiN| santAna ko suzikSita aura susaMskArI banAnA pitRtva ke uttaradAyitva ko nibhAnA hai| santAna meM naitikatA kA bhAva ho, dharma prema ho, guNoM ke prati AdarabhAva ho, kula kI maryAdA kA bhAna ho / tabhI santAna susaMskArI khlaaegii| magara kevala upadeza dene se hI santAna meM ina sadguNoM kA vikAsa nahIM ho sakatA ! pitA aura mAtA ko apane vyavahAra ke dvArA inako zikSA . denA caahie| jo pitA apanI santAna ko nIti-dharma kA upadeza detA hai para anIti aura adharma kA prAcaraNa karatA hai, usakI santAna daMbhI banatI hai, nItidharma usake jIvana meM zAyada hI Ate haiN| ... isa prakAra prAdarza pitA banane ke lie bhI puruSa ko sAdhanA kI prAvazyakatA hai / mAtA ko bhI zrAdarza gRhiNI bananA caahie| isake binA kisI bhI puruSa yA strI ko pitA evaM mAtA banane kA naitika adhikAra nhiiN| rAjA ajitasena ne socA-maine putra utpanna karake usake jIvana nirmANa kA uttaradAyitva apane sira para liyA hai| agara isa uttaradAyitva ko maiM na nibhA sakA to pApa kA bhAgI houuNgaa| isa prakAra soca kara rAjA ne puraskAra dene kI ghoSaNA karavAI jo rAjakumAra ko zikSita kara degA use yatheSTa puraskAra diyA jAegA / magara rAjakumAra kucha na sIkha sakA / usake lie kAlA akSara bhaiMsa barAbara hI rhaa| .. ... zikSA ke abhAva ke sAtha usakA zArIrika svAsthya bhI khatare meM par3a gyaa| use kor3ha kA roga laga gyaa| loga ghRNA kI dRSTi se dekhane lage / saiMkar3oM davAeM calIM para kor3ha na gayA / aisI sthiti meM vivAha-sambandha kaise ho sakatA. thA ? kauna apanI lar3akI dene ko taiyAra hotA ? / - eka seTha kI lar3akI ko bhI daivayoga se aisA hI roga laga gyaa| tilaka
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________________ 324 // maMjarI kI lar3akI guNamaMjarI bhI kor3ha se grasta ho gii| vaha lar3akI gUgI thii| usa kAla meM, Aja ke samAna gUgoM, baharoM aura aMdhoM kI zikSA kI suvidhA . nahIM thii| koI lar3akA isa lar3akI ke sAtha saMbaMdha karane ko taiyAra nahIM huaa| gUMgI aura sadA bImAra rahane vAlI lar3akI ko bhalA kauna apanAtA ? .. eka bAra bhramaNa karate hue vijayasena nAmaka prAcArya vahA~ phuNce| ve / viziSTa jJAnavAn the aura duHkha kA mUla kAraNa batalAne meM samartha the| ve nagara . ke bAhara eka upavana meM Thahare / zAna kI mahimA ke viSaya meM unakA pravacana. prAraMbha huaa| unhoMne kahA-sabhI duHkhoM kA kAraNa azAna aura moha hai / jIvana : . ke maMgala ke lie ina kA visarjana honA anivArya hai| kahA gayA hai-'.... ajJAna se dukha dUnA hotA, ajJAnI dhIraja kho detaa| mana ke ajJAna ko dUra karo, svAdhyAya karo svAdhyAya kro| kaI loga bhayaMkara vipatti A par3ane para bhI dhIraja nahIM khote to kaI sAdhAraNa jvara Ate hI beTI, beTe aura dAmAda ko tAra-TelIphona karane lagate haiN| mRtyu kI vikarAla chAyA unheM apane kalpanA-netroM se najara Ane lagatI hai| ajJAna ke kAraNa manuSya apane zArIrika, mAnasika evaM kuTumba saMbaMdhI duHkhoM ko bar3hA letA hai| isase bacane kA mukhya upAya yahI hai ki jJAnArAdhanA kI jaay| jJAna hI samasta burAiyoM ko dUra karane kA kAraNa hai / jJAnArAdhanA se apUrva .. zAnti aura sukha kI prApti hotI hai sacce jJAna kI jyoti jaba jagatI hai to ... duHkhoM ke ulUka Thahara nahIM skte| jJAna prAtmA kA svabhAva hai, ataeva jyoM-jyoM . ..usakA vikAsa hotA hai tyoM-tyoM vibhAva-pariNati vilIna hotI jAtI hai| ... - kaI logoM meM jJAnArAdhanA meM vighna DAlane kI vRtti pAyI jAtI hai / kaI - loga svAdhyAya karane vAloM kA upahAsa karate haiM, magara tAza, zataraMja aura caupar3a khelane meM samaya naSTa karane vAloM kI haMsI nahIM karate / kintu smaraNa
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________________ [ 325 rakhie ki jJAna ke mArga meM bAdhA DAlane yA rukAvaTa DAlane se azubha karmoM kA bandha hotA hai aura sevA karane vAle loga mandamati, gUge bahire Adi hote haiN| .. jJAnArjana meM vighna upasthita karanA jJAnAvaraNIya karma ke bandhaM kA kAraNa hai| :: prAcArya mAhArAja kI dezanA pUrI huii| siMhadAsa zreSThI ne unase prazna kiyA-mahArAja, merI putrI kI isa avasthA kA kyA kAraNa hai ? kisa karma ke udaya se yaha sthiti utpanna huI hai ?. ......... .. .. prAcArya ne usara meM batalAyA-isane pUrvajanma meM jJAnAvaraNIya karma kA - gAr3ha bandhana kiyA hai / vRttAnta isa prakAra hai-jina deva kI patnI sundarI thii| - vaha pAMca lar3akoM aura pAMca lar3akiyoM kI mAtA thI / saba se bar3I lar3akI kA nAma lIlAvatI thaa| ghara meM sampatti kI kamI nahIM thii| usane apane baccoM para itanA dulAra kiyA ki ve jJAna nahIM prApta kara ske| . .. vivekahIna zrImanta apanI santati ko prAmoda-pramoda meM itanA nirata banA dete haiM ki paThana-pAThana kI ora unakI pravRtti hI nahIM hotii| satsamAgama ke abhAva meM ve AvArA ho jAte haiM / AvArA loga unheM ghera lete haiM aura kupatha / kI ora le jAkara unake jIvana ko naSTa karake apanA ullU sIdhA karate haiM / Age calakara aise loga apane kula ko kalaMkita kareM to Azcarya kI bAta hI ..kyA / .... ................................ . .... apanI santati ke jIvana ko ucca, nirmala aura maryAdita banAne ke lie mAtA-pitA ko sajaga rahanA cAhie / unheM dekhanA cAhie ki ve kaise logoM kI saMgati meM rahate haiM aura kyA sIkhate haiM : isa prakAra kI sAvadhAnI rakha kara kusaMgati se bacAne vAle mAtA-pitA hI apanI santAna ke prati nyAya kara sakate haiM / sundarI seThAnI ke bacce samaya para par3hate nahIM the / bahAnebAjI kiyA karate. aura adhyApaka ko ulTA trAsa dete the| jaba adhyApaka unheM upAlambha detA aura... dATatA to seThAnI usa para cir3ha jAtI / eka dina vidyAzAlA meM kisI bacce ko sajA dI gaI to seThAnI ne caNDI kA rUpa dhAraNa kara liyaa| pustakeM cUlhe meM . .
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________________ 326 ] jhoMka dIM aura dUsarI sAmagrI naSTa bhraSTa kara dI / usane baccoM ko sIkha dI - zikSaka idhara zrAve to lakar3I se usakI pUjA krnaa| hamAre yahAM kisa cIja kI kamI hai jo pothiyoM ke sAtha mathApaccI kI jAya ? koI zrAvazyakatA nahIM hai: : par3hane-likhane kI / * aneka zrImantoM ke yahAM aisA hI hotA hai| pitA santAna ko par3hAnA cAhatA hai to mAM roka detI hai| mAM par3hAnA cAhatI hai to rukAvaTa DAlatA hai / maithilIzaraNa ne ThIka likhA hai zrImAn zikSA deM unheM to zrImatI kahatI nahIM, ghero na lallA ko hamAre naukarI karanI nahIM / zikSe ! tumhArA nAza ho tU naukarI ke hita vanI, lo mUrkhate ! jItI raho rakSaka tumhAre hai dhanI / kaI ajJAna jJAnArAdhanA kA virodha evaM upahAsa karate hue kahate haiM- 'jo par3hatavyaM so. maratavyaM, nA par3hatavyaM so maratavyaM, dAMta kaTakaTa ki karttavya, yoM maratavyaM tyoM maratavyAM' koI kahate haiM bhariyA ghor3e car3he, bhariyA mAMge bhIkha apar3ha logoM ne rAjyoM kI sthApanA kI hai ! par3hAI-likhAI meM kyA dharA hai, hotA vahI hai jo kapAla meM likhA hai / isa prakAra itihAsa, tarka aura darzana zAstra taka kA sahArA liyA jAtA hai mUrkhatA ke samarthana ke lie / bhAratavarSa meM ajJAnavAdI atyanta prAcInakAla meM bhI the / ve prajJAna ko hI kalyANakArI mAnate the aura jJAna ko anarthoM kA mUla ! unake mata se prajJAna hI mukti kA mUla thA / zrAja vyavasthita rUpa meM yaha zrajJAnavAdI sampradAya bhale hI na ho, tathApi usake bikhare hue vicAra Aja bhI kaI logoM ke dimAga meM ghara kiye huye haiM / prajJAnavAda kA prabhAva kisI na kisI rUpa meM prAja bhI maujUda hai / magara ajJAnavAdiyoM ko socanA cAhie ki ve prajJAna kI zra eSThatA kI sthApanA
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________________ .. .. .. " saamaa| na pUrvaka karate haiM yA ajJAnapUrvaka ? agara jJAna pUrvaka karate haiM to phira jJAna hI upayogI aura uttama ThaharA jisake dvArA ajJAnavAda kA samarthana kiyaa| jAtA hai| yadi ajJAna pUrvaka ajJAnavAda kA samarthana kiyA jAya to usakA mUlya .. hI kucha nahIM rahatA / vivekI jana use svIkAra nahIM kara skte| .. ... hAM to seThAnI ke kahane se lar3ake par3hane nahIM gae / do-cAra dina bIta * gae / zikSaka ne isa bAta kI sUcanA dI to seTha ne seThAnI se pUchA / seThAnI .. aAgavabUlA ho gaI / bolI-'mujhe kyoM lAMchana lagAte ho ! lar3ake tumhAre, lar3akiyA tumhArI ! tuma jAno tumhArA kAma jAne !' : . : pati-patnI ke bIca isa bAta ko lekara khIMcatAna bar3ha gaI / khIMcatAna ne - kalaha kA rUpa dhAraNa kiyA aura phira patnI ne apane pati para kuMDI se prahAra .. - . kiyaa| .... prAcArya bole-guNamaMjarI vahI sundarI hai / jJAna ke prati tiraskAra kA bhAva hone se yaha gUgI ke rUpa meM janmI hai| ....... rAjA ajitasena ne bhI apane putra varadatta kA pUrva vRtAnta pUchA / kahA... bhagavAn : anugraha karake batalAie ki rAjakula meM utpanna hokara bhI yaha nirakSara aura kor3hI kyoM hai ? - AcArya ne apane jJAna kA upayoga lagAkara kahA:- varadatta ne bhI jJAna ke prati durbhAvanA rakkhI thii| isake pUrva jIvana meM jJAna ke prati ghora udAsInatA kA vRti thii| zrIpura nagara meM vasu nAmakA seTha thaa| usake do putra the- vasusAra aura vasudeva / ve kusaMgati meM par3akara durvyasanI ho ge| zikAra karane lge| vana ... ... meM vicaraNa karane vAle aura niraparAdha jIvoM kI hatyA karane meM prAnanda mAnane :- lgeN| eka bAra vana meM sahasA unheM eka munirAja ke darzana ho gae / pUrva saMcita . 'puNya kA udaya AyA aura santa kA samAgama huaa| ina kAraNoM se donoM bhAiyoM ... - ke citta meM vairAgya utpanna ho gyaa| donoM pitA kI anumati prApta karake dIkSita ho gae donoM caritra kI prArAdhanA karane lge| ............
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________________ .. 328] ... zuddha cAritra ke pAlana ke sAtha vasudeva ke hRdaya meM apane gurU ke prati . . zraddhAbhAva thaa| usane jJAnArjana kara liyaa| kucha samaya pazcAt gurujI kA svargavAsa hone para vaha prAcArya pada para pratiSThita ho gyaa| zAsana sUtra usake .. hAtha meM A gyaa| udhara vasusAra kI AtmA meM mithyAtva kA udaya ho gyaa| usane eka navIna managaDhanta siddhAnta kA prAviSkAra kiyaa| nidrA meM saba pApoM kI nivRti ho jAtI hai| isa prakAra kI prarUpaNA karane lgaa| nidrA ke samaya manuSya na jhUTha bolatA hai, na corI karatA hai, abrahma kA sevana karatA hai, na krodhAdi karatA hai, ataeva sabhI pApoM se baca jAtA hai, isa prakAra kI bhrAnta dhAraNA usake mana meM paiTha gii| ... ...... .. ....... vasusAra apanA adhika se adhika samaya nidrA meM vyatIta karane lagA aura kahane lagA-suSupti se mana vacana kAya kI sundara gupti hotI hai / jAgaraNa kI sthiti meM yogoM kA saMvaraNa nahIM hotaa| jJAnopAsanA Adi sabhI sAdhanAoM . meM khaTapaTa hotI hai, ataeva zayana sAdhanA hI sarvotama hai / ataeva meM adhika se adhika samaya nidrA meM vyatIta karanA hitakara samajhatA hai| . . ... vasudeva ne gurUbhakti ke kAraNa gaMbhIra tatvajJAna prAtpa kiyA thaa| vaha AcArya pada para AsIna ho gae the| ataeva jijJAsu santa unhe ghere rahate .. the| kabhI koI vAcanA lene ke lie prAtA to koI zaMkA ke samAdhAna ke lie| .. unheM kSaNa bhara bhI avakAza na miltaa| prAtaHkAla se lekara sone ke samaya . taka jJAnarAdhaka sAdhu-santo kI bhIr3a lagI rahatI / mAnasika aura zArIrika zrama ke kAraNa vasudeva thaka kara cUra ho jAte the| ..bAta sahI hai, sIkhA huA totA bAMdhA jAtA hai, bagule aura kaue ko . ....kauna pUchatA hai ? jJAnI sadA parezAna rahatA hai, mUrkha nizcinta rahakara maje .. .. uThAtA hai / vasusAra kI yahI vicAradhArA thii| kavi ne kahA hai- . .
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________________ nizcinto bahubhoja ko'ti mukharo, rAtri divA svapnamAk, kAryakArya vicAraNAndhavadhiro, mAnApamAne samaH / proyanAmayavanito dRDhavapuH mUrkhaH sukhaM jIvati / ' [ 32 apane ATha guNoM ke kAraNa mUrkha manuSya ArAma se apanI jiMdagI vyatIta karatA hai / ve guNa ye haiM- (1) nizcintatA (2) bahubhojana (3) prati mukharatAbar3abar3AnA (5) karaNIya prakaraNIya para vicAra na krnaa| jo dhuna meM jaMce so karate jAnA aura koI bhalAI kI bAta kahe to bahire ke samAna use anasunI kara denA (6) mAna-apamAna kI paravAha na karanA (7) roga rahita honA aura (8) bephikrI ke kAraNa haTTA kaTTA honA / buddhimAna aura jJAnI vyakti koI bhI vaktavya dene ko sahasA taiyAra nahIM hogA jo bolegA, soca-samajha kara hI bolegA / mUrkha ko socane-samajhane kI zrAvazyakatA nahIM hotI / vaha bahuta volegA | aura zuddhi - azuddhi yA satya-asatya kI cintA nahIM karegA / nidrA devI kI dayA mUrkharAja para sadA banI rahatI hai / vaha gadhe kI savArI karane para bhI apamAna anubhava karake lajjita nahIM hogA / karmodaya ke kAraNa vasusAra ke antaHkaraNa meM dubhAvanA A gii| usane jJAna kI virAdhanA kI / isa prakAra dIkSA evaM tapasyA ke prabhAva se usane ja meM janma to liyA kintu jJAna kI virAdhanA karane se koDhI aura nirakSara hunA 1 Aja kArtika zuklA paMcamI hai / yaha paMcamI zrutapaMcamI aura jJAnapaMcamI bhI kahalAtI haiM / isakI vidhivat zrArAdhanA karane se kor3ha naSTa ho gayA / zruta paMcamI saMdeza detI hai ki jJAna ke pratidurbhAva rakhane se jJAnAvaraNIya karma kA bandha hotA hai / ataeva hameM jJAna kI mahimA ko hRdayAMgama karake usakI 'grArAdhanA karanI caahie| yathA zakti jJAna prApta karane kA prayatna karanA cAhie | aura dUsaroM ke paThana-pAThana meM yoga denA caahie| vaha yoga kaI prakAra se diyA jA sakatA hai| nirdhana vidyArthiyoM ko zruta-graMtha denA
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________________ mArthika sahayoga denA, dhArmika graMthoM kA sarvasAdhAraNa meM vitaraNa karanA, pAThazAlAeM calAnA, calAne vAloM ko sahayoga denA, svayaM prApta jJAna kA.. dUsaroM ko lAbha denA yaadi| ye saba jJAnAvaraNIya karma ke kSayopazama ke kAraNa haiN| :: vicAraNIya hai ki jaba laukika jJAna prApti meM bAdhA pahuMcAne vAlI guraMgamaMjarI ko gUgI banAnA par3A to dhArmika evaM AdhyAtmika jJAna meM bAdhA DAlane vAle ko kitanA pragAr3ha karmabandha hogA ! use kitanA bhayAnaka phala bhugatanA par3egA ! isIlie bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA-he mAnava ! tU ajAna ke cakra bAhara nikala aura jJAna kI ArAdhanA meM laga ! jJAna hI terA asalI svalpa hai| use bhUlakara kyoM para-rUpa meM jhUla rahA hai ! jo apane svarUpa ko nahIM jAnatA .. usakA bAharI jJAna nirarthaka hai| - yaha jJAnapaMcamI parva zra tajJAna ke abhyudaya aura vikAsa ko preraNA dene ke lie hai| Aja ke dina zruta ke abhyAsa, pracAra aura prasAra kA saMkalpa karanA. cAhiye / dravya aura bhAva, donoM prakAra se zruta kI rakSA karane kA prayatna karanA cAhie / Aja jJAna ke prati jo aAdara vRtti manda par3I huI hai, use jAgrata.. - karanA cAhiye aura dravya se jJAna dAna karanA caahie| aisA karane se iha-para-... loka meM AtmA ko apUrva jyoti prApta hogI aura zAsana evaM samAja kA abhyudaya hogaa| kisI grantha, zAstra yA pothI kI savArI nikAla denA sAmAjika pradarzana hai isase kevala mAnasika santoSa prApta kiyA jA sakatA hai / asalI lAbha to "jJAna ke pracAra meM hogaa| jJAnapaMcamI ke dina zrata kI pUjA kara lenA, jJAna- . mandiroM ke paTa khola kara pustakoM ke pradarzana kara lenA aura phira varSa bhara ke .. liye unheM tAle meM banda kara denA zratabhakti nahIM hai| jJAnI mahApuruSoM ne jisa mahAna, uddezya ko sAmane rakha kara zrata kA nirmANa kiyA, usa uddezya ko .. smaraNa karake usakI pUtti karanA hamArA kartavya aura uttaradAyitva hai|
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________________ maiMne zaraNArthiyoM ke eka mohalle meM eka bAra dekhA-gurudvArA se guru. . grantha sAhaba kI savArI nikAlI jA rahI hai / grantha sAhaba ko jarI ke kapar3e meM : .. : lapeTa kara eka saradAra apane mastaka para rakha kara le jA rahe haiM. isa prakAra mastaka para rakha kara athavA hAthI ke hone para savAra karake julUsa nikAlanA vAstavika zrutapUjA nahIM haiN| isase to yahI pradarzita hotA hai ki samAja kI usa grantha ke prati kaisI bhAvanA hai, yaha dUsare bhAiyoM ke citta ko usa ora khIcane kA sAdhana hai kisI bhI grantha ko saccI bhakti to usake samyaka paThana.. pAThana meM haiN| . ... . . . ...... . . .. bhAratIya jaina-jainetara sAhitya ke saMrakSaNa meM jaina samAja kA asAdhAraNa yoga rahA hai| unhoMne jJAnopAsanA kI gaharI lagana se sAhitya bhaMDAra banAye aura sahastroM graMthoM ko naSTa hone se bacAyA hai| kintu Aja jainoM meM bhI pahale ke samAna bhItarI aura bAharI zAstra saMrakSaNa kA bhAva nahIM dIkha pddtaa| yaha - sthiti cintanIya hai| .. zrata ke vinaya cAra haiM, jo isa prakAra haiM(1) sUtra kI vAcanA krnaa| (2) sUtra kI artha ke sAtha vAcanA krnaa| .. . (3) hita rUpa vAcanA krnaa| (4) zruta ke kalyANa rUpa kA cintana-manana krnaa| ......... Aja jaina samAja ko zruta ke pracAra aura prasAra kI ora bahuta dhyAna ... dene kI AvazyakatA hai / jaina zAstroM meM jo uccakoTi kA, tarka vijJAna sammatta... ___. aura kalyANakArI tatvajJAna nihita hai, usakA paricaya bahuta kama logoM ko .. hai| zAstroM ke lokabhASAoM meM anuvAda bhI pUre upalabdha nahIM hai / Adhunika DhaMga .. ke sundara mUla-prakAzana bhI nahIM milate haiM / jijJAsujanoM kI pyAsa bujhAne kI _ . paryApta sAmagrI hama prastuta nahIM kara sake haiM / yaha kheda kI bAta hai / itane sundara
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________________ aura samRddha sAhitya ko bhI hama Aja ucita tarIke se logoM ke hAthoM meM na pahu~cA sakeM to hamArI jJAnArAdhanA hI kyA huii| jJAnapaMcamI ke isa parva para Apako nizcaya karanA cAhie ki hama : apanI pUrva saMcita vipula jJAnanidhi ko jagat meM phailAeMge, svayaM jJAna ke apUrva Aloka meM vicaraNa kareMge aura dUsaroM ko Aloka meM lAne kA prayatna kreNge| Apa aisA kareMge to pUrvaja mahApuruSoM ke RNa se mukta hoMge aura svapara ke parama kalyANa ke bhAgI bneNge|
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________________ jIvanasudhAra se hI maraNasudhAra grAtmA ajara, amara, avinAzI dravya hai / na isako grAdi hai, na granta / na janma hai, na mRtyu hai / kintu jaba taka isane apane nija rUpa ko upalabdha nahIM kiyA hai aura jaba taka isake sAtha paudgalika zarIra kA saMyoga hai, taba taka zarIra ke saMyoga-viyoga ke kAraNa grAtmA kA janma maraNa kahA jAtA hai / vartamAna sthUla zarIra se viyoga honA maraNa aura nUtana sthUla zarIra kA grahaNa janma kahalAtA hai / janma se lekara maraNa taka kA rUpa jIvana hai / isa prakAra janma, jIvana aura maraNa, yaha tIna sthitiyAM pratyeka saMsArI AtmA ke sAtha lagI huI haiM / zrAtmA ke jo nija guNa haiM, unakA vikAsa zrAtmasudhAra kahalAtA hai / zrAtnasuvAra kA prathama sopAna jIvanasudhAra hai| jIvanasudhAra kA tAtparya hai jIvana ko nirmala banAnA / jIvana meM nirmalatA sadguNoM aura sadbhAvanAoM se utpanna hotI hai / jIvana sudhAra se maraNapudhAra hotA hai / jisane apane jIvana ko divya aura bhavya rUpa meM vyatIta kiyA hai, jisakA jIvana niSkalaMka rahA hai zrIra virodhI loga bhI jisake jIvana ke viSaya meM uMgalI nahIM uThA sakate, vAstava meM usakA jIvana prazasta hai| jisane apane ko hI nahIM, apane par3osiyoM ko, apane samAja ko, apane rASTra ko aura samagra vizva ko UMcA uThAne kA nirantara prayatna kiyA, kisI ko kaSTa nahIM diyA magara kaSTa se ubArane kA hI prayatna kiyA, jisane apane sadvicAroM evaM saddmAcAra se jagat ke samakSa **
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________________ 334] spRhaNIya Adarza upasthita kiyA, usane apane jIvana ko phalavAn banAyA hai| isa prakAra jo apane jIvana ko sudhAratA hai, vaha apanI mRtyu ko bhI sudhArane meM samartha vanatA hai| jisakA jIvana Adarza hotA hai, usakA maraNa bhI Adarza hotA hai| kaI loga samajhate haiM ki antima jIvana ko saMvAra lene se hamArA maraNa saMvara jAegA; magara smaraNa rakhanA cAhie ki jIvana ke saMskAra maraNa ke samaya ubhara kara Age Ate haiN| jisakA samagra jIvana malIna, pApamaya aura . kaluSita rahA hai, vaha mRtyu ke aina mauke para pavitratA kI cAdara or3ha legA, yaha ... saMbhava nahIM hai / ataeva jo pavitra jIvana yApana kregaa| vahIM pavitra maraNa ko.... varaNa kara sakegA aura jo pavitra maraNa ko varaNa karegA usIkA AgAmI jIvana AnandapUrNa vana skegaa| __ jIvanasudhAra ke lie Avazyaka hai ki manuSya apanI sthiti ke anukUla vratoM ko aMgIkAra karake prAmANikatA ke sAtha unakA pAlana kre| jo saMsAra / se uparata ho cuke haiM aura jinake citta meM vairAgya kI amiyAM pravala ho uThI haiM, ve gRhatyAgI banakara mahAvratoM kA pAlana karate haiN| jinameM itanA sAmarthya ... vikasita nahIM he pAyA yA jinakA manobala pUrI taraha jAgRta nahIM huA ve gRhastha meM rahate hue zrAvakadharma kA paripAlana karate haiM / vratasAdhanA hI jIvana sudhAra kA amogha upAya hai / maraNasudhAra jIvanasudhAra kI carama pariNati hai| ... zAstra meM cAra prakAra ke vizrAma batalAe gae haiM / udAharaNa ke dvArA unheM samajhane meM suvidhA hogI-eka lakar3ahArA jaMgala se jalAU lakar3I kATa kara lAtA hai| lakar3iyoM kA bhArA banAkara aura use sira para rakhakara vaha lambI dUra taya karatA hai| vojha aura cAla ke kAraNa usakA zarIra thaka jAtA: - hai / bhArA usake sira ke lie dussaha ho jAtA hai| taba vaha sira ke bhAre ko.. kaMdhe para rakha letA hai / java usa kaMdhe meM darda hone lagatA hai to use dUsare kaMdhe para : .. rakhatA hai / yaha usa lakar3ahAre kA pahalA vizrAma hai| .....
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________________ [:335 - sira kA bhAra halkA karane ke lie 'vaha bhAra ko U~cA uThA letA hai yA laghuzaMkA karane baiTha jAtA hai to yaha usakA dUsarA vizrAma kahalAtA hai| yaha bhI asthAyI vizrAma hai| . kucha aura Age calane para jaba adhika thaMka jAtA hai to kisI cabUtare para yA devasthAna para bhArA TikAkara khar3e-khar3e vizrAma letA hai| bhAra ko vaha - vahAM suniyojita bhI kara letA hai| yadi bhAra vikraya ke lie hai to vaha eka ke do kara letA hai yA bar3A sA dikhalAne ke lie use vizeSa tarIke se jamAtA hai| ... yaha usakA tIsarA vizrAma hai| . - apanI maMjila taka pahu~cane para yA kisI ko beca dene para use cauthA vizrAma milatA hai| yaha dravyavizrAnti kA rUpa hai| - sAMsArika jIvoM ke lie bhI isI prakAra ke cAra vizrAntisthala haiN| caubIsoM ghaMTe prArambha-samArambha kA bhAra lAda kara calane vAlA mAnava saubhAgya se jaba satsaMga pA letA hai to vaha kaMdhA baMdalane ke samAna pahalo vizrAntisthAna hai| isa sthiti meM zArIrika aura vAcanika vyApAra kA bhAra utara jAtA hai, - sirpha mana para bhAra ladA rahatA hai / santa samAgama kI dazA meM bhI saMsArI jIva ke mana ko kar3I para prArambha-samArambha kA bhAra aTakA rahatA hai / isa para bhI . . use kiMcit vizrAma milatA hai| isa para zramaNoM ke sAnidhya meM upAzraya meM .. Akara baiThane se gRhastha ko pahalA vizrAma milatA hai| ..... sAmAyika vrata-ko agIkAra karanA yA dezAvakAzika vrata dhAraNa karanA aura kucha pApoM kA niseva karanA dUsarA vizrAmasthala hai| ina vratoM ko dhAraNa karane se prazAnta mana ko kucha zAnti milatI hai| .. samasta prAraMbha samAraMbha ko caubIsa ghaMTe ke lie tyAga kara pauSadha vrata dhAraNa karanA tIsarA vizrAmasthala hai| ...........
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________________ dina-rAta amaryAda jIvana-lAlaca, tRSNA evaM saMyama ke kAraNa santapta / rahane vAlA manuSya jaba bAraha vratoM ko dhAraNa karatA hai jo parigraha prAdi kI maryAdA ke antargata ho jAne se abhUtapUrva zAnti kA anubhava karane lagatA hai| usakI asIma kAmanAe~ sImita ho jAtI haiM, aniyaMtrita mana niyaMtrita ho jAtA hai, binA kisI lagAma ke svacchanda vicaraNa karane vAlI indriya saMyata ... ho jAtI haiN| usa samaya aisA pratIta hotA hai mAnoM mAthe kA bojhA utara.. gayA hai| ___ yadi zAsana yaha niyama banA de ki kisI bhI majadUra se vIsa sera se adhika bojha na uThavAyA jAya to majadUroM ko prasannatA hogii| majadUra ke siraH ..... kI gaTharI agara mAlika rakhale to bhI use prasannatA kA anubhava hogaa| bhAra... halkA hone se prasannatA hotI hai, zAnti milatI haiM, yaha anubhava siddha tathya hai| .:. . bhagavAna mahAvIra kahate haiM-pApa kI gaTharI ko utAra pheMko to tumheM.. zAnti milegii| nahIM utAra sakate to use halkI hI krlo| yaha zAnti prApta karane kA upAya hai, magara saMsArI jIva kI buddhi viparIta dizA meM calatI hai / vaha bhAra lAdane kA kucha aisA abhyAsI ho gayA hai ki bhArahIna dazA ke sukha kI kalpanA hI usake mana meM udita nahIM ho paatii| pariNAma svarUpa vaha . jisa bhArayukta sthiti meM hai usI meM magana rahanA cAhatA hai / kintu jo bhArahIna yA parimita bhAravAlI dazA ko aMgIkAra kara lete haiM. ve apUrva zAnti anubhava karane lagate haiM / unakA mana nirAkula ho jAtA hai| jisakA mAnasa mUr3ha bana gayA hai vaha bhAra ko bhAra nahIM samajha pAtA .. aura bhArahIna dazA meM Ane se jhijhakatA hai| maMgara samaya-samaya para pApoM kI ___gaTharI ko idhara-udhara rakhakaraM manuSya ko zAnti prApta karanA cAhie / ..... . . anAdikAla se AtmA bhArAkAnta hai| bhArAkAnta hone se azAnta hai aura azAnti meM use sacce aAnanda kI anubhUti nahIM ho paatii| mahAvIra svAmI ne zramaNopAsaka aAnanda ko saccA Ananda-mArga pradarzita kiyA aura
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________________ Ananda ke mAdhyama se jagat ke samasta santapta prANiyoM ko vaha mArga dikhlaayaa| .. nisarga ke niyama ko kauna TAla sakatA hai ? pratidina sunaharA prabhAta - udita hotA haiM to sandhyA bhI avazya AtI hai| prabhAta ho kintu sandhyA naM pAe, yaha kadApi saMbhava nahIM hai| prANI ke jIvana meM bhI prabhAta aura sandhyA kA Agamana hotA hai.| janma prabhAta hai to maraNa saMdhyAvelA hai| : .. " " . . . .. ' .......... ...jAtasya hi dha.vaM mRtyuH, dhra vaM janma mRtasya c| . jisane janma grahaNa kiyA hai, usakA maraNaM anivArya hai aura jo maraNa zaraNa huA hai usakA janma bhI nizcita hai| ... pazu-pakSI aura kITa-pataMga kI taraha maranA janma-maraNa ke bandhana ko bar3hAnA hai ! bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA-mAnava ! tU marane kI kalA sIkha ! mRtyu jaba satya hai to use ziva aura sundara bhI banA ! usake vikarAla rUpa kI panA karake tUM mRtyu ke nAma se bhI tharrA uThatA hai, magara usake ziva-sundara svarUpa ko kyoM nahIM dekhatA? :.:.. :. ... kahA jA sakatA hai ki mutyu vinAza hai, saMhAra hai, jIvana kA anta hai| usameM zivatva aura saundarya kaise ho sakatA hai ? isakA uttara yaha hai ki ajJAnI jIva prAyaH pratyeka vastu kI kAlI bAjU hI dekhA karate haiN| zukla pakSa unheM dRSTigata nahIM hotaa| mRtyu yadi vinAza hai to kyA navajIvana kA nirmANa nahIM hai ? saMhAra hai to kyA sRSTi nahIM hai ? jIvana kA anta hai to kyA nUtana jIvana kI. Adi nahIM hai ? kyA mRtyu ke binA navajIvana kI bheMTa kisI ko ho. sakatI hai ? . - jJAnI aura prazAnI kI vicAraNA meM bahuta antara hotA hai| jJAnIjana
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________________ - kRmiNAla zatAkIrNe, jarjare dehpjjre| bhimasAne na bhetavyaM, yattastvaM jJAna vigrhH|| he pAtman ! saikar3oM kIr3oM se vyApta aura jarjara yaha deha rUpI pIjarA : agara bheda ko prApta hotA hai to hone hai| isameM bhayabhIta hone kI kyA bAta hai| jaise pakSI ke lie pIjarA hotA hai vaise hI tere lie yaha deha hai| yaha terI pratamI deha nahIM hai| terI asatI deha to betanA hai jo tujhase kadApi pRthaka nahIM ho sktii| jJAnI nanaM mRtyu ko mitra mAnakara usase meMTane ke lie sadA udyA rahate haiN| mRtyu unake lie nipAda kA kAraNa nahIM hotii| ve samajhate haiM ki bhI jInA bhara yo pukhya-marma krimA hai, usakA phala to mRtyu ke mAdhyama se hI prApta homA hai| to phira mRtyu le bhayabhIta kyoM honA cAhie ? zarIra ke. kArAgAra se mukta karane bhAlI mRtyu bhayAvaha kaise ho sakatI hai ? : ..magara ajJAnI aura abhI jana mutyu kI kalpanA se sihara uThate haiN| de samajhate haiM ki vartamAna jIvana meM kiye hue pApoM kA dRSphala ava bhugatanA pdd'egaa| .... to matyu ko zrIra usake pazcAt ke jIvana ko sundara aura sukhada banAne ke lie yaha Avazyaka hai ki isa jIvana ko ujjvala aura pavitra banAyA mAya; jAmana meM pApa kA svarzana hole riyA jAya / jisane isa prakAra kI sAvadhAnI salI usake lie mUtra maMgala hai, mahotsava hai, ziva hai, sundara hai aura sukhada hai| bhagavAna le sAmanba ko mRtyu ke do maida vanamArtha - pasAya ... .. . ... (1) pazcima maraNa . (9) apazcimarayA -: ... ...... bAlamaraNa . . . paNDita laraya . , ... - : .... asamAbhimaraNa samAdhimaraNA. abama prakAra ko maraNa ke lie phalA kI AvazyakatA nhiiN| rela kI parI para so jAnA, miSapAma kara lenA, phAMsI lagA lenA yA kuMe meM prada jAnA
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________________ bahuta bar3ha gaI haiM / so lie cintA kA viSaya vichoha meM patnI, mRtyu honata ke viko . usake sarala sAvana haiM / kaSAya-pUrvaka maranA aura hAya-hAya karate hue maranA bhI bAlamaraNa hai| Atma hatyA ke rupa meM bAlamaraNa kI ghaTanAeM Ama mala bahuta bar3ha gaI haiM / saurASTra prAnta meM to aisI ghaTanAeM itanI adhika hotI hai ki vahA~ ke mukhya maMtrI ke lie cintA kA viSaya banI huI haiN| graha kalaha aura ghora nirAzA Adi isake kAraNa hote haiN| pati ke vichoha meM patnI kI aura - putra ke viyoga meM pitA kI mRtyu honA bhI vAlamaraNa hai| bhArata meM pahale - pracalita satI prathA bhI bAlamaraNa kA hI bhayAnaka rUpa thaa| isa prakAra aneka rUpoM meM yaha bAlamaraNa Aja pracalita hai| yaha maraNa kalAvihIna maraNa hai aura pApa ... kA kAraNa haiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA-mRtyu ko kalAtmaka svarupa pradAna karatA mAnava kA saMva zreSTha kauzala hai| jIvanagata vikAroM ko samApta karake, jIvana . . kA zodhana karake aura mAyA-mamatA se alaga hokara jo ha~sate ha~sate maratA hai, vaha jIvana kI kalA jAnatA hai| tI prathA bhI . kisI santa kA ziSya bar3A tapasvI thA tapa karate-karate usakA zarIra kSINa hogayA ataeva usane samAdhimaraNa aMgIkAra karane kA nirNaya kiyaa| - guru se samAdhimaraNa kI anumati maaNgii| guru ne kahA-abhI samaya nahIM AyA hai|| . ziSya punaH tapa meM nirata ho gyaa| usane zarIra sukhA diyaa| asthiyAM hI zeSa raha gii| taba vaha phira guru ke pAsa pahuMcA aura samAbhimaraNaM kI anumati maaNgii| guru bola abhI avasara nahIM AyA hai| .......... ........ ziSya phira kaThina tapasyA karane lagA / saba ise calane phirane ... meM uThane-baiThane meM mahA~. taka ki bolane meM bhI kaThinAI hone lgii| usane - phira guru se anumati maaNgii| guru ne nahA abhI abasara nahIM pAyA hai| malekhanA karo! ................... ....... guru ko vahI purAnA uttara suna kara ziSayaM ko isa bAra roSa ho paayaa|.. usane apanI uMgalI tor3a kara batalAyA ki-dekhiye, mere zarIra meM rudhira nahIM raha gayA hai ! ...... ...
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________________ - . ..... . 340 ... guru ne zAnti aura vAtsalya se samajhAyA ki-saMlekhanA karane kA artha kaSAya ko tyAga karanA hai| kAya kA tyAga karane para bhI kaSAya kA tyAga kiye binA aAtmahita nahIM hotaa| .. .... - ziSya samajha gyaa| use apanI bhUla mAlUma hogii| vAstava meM mRtyukalAvid vahI hai jo vItarAga dazA meM sambhAva pUrvaka zarIra kA. utsarga karatA hai ! kaSAya ko kRza karanA saMlekhanA hai / kaSAya ko kuza kara dene para mRtyu kA aniSTa rupa nahIM raha jAtA / usa samaya mRtyu kalAtmaka mRtyu bana jAtI hai, jise samAdhimaraNa kahate haiM / hajAroM-lAkhoM meM koI viralA hI vyakti samAdhimaraNaM kA adhikArI hotA hai / adhikAMza loga to kaSAyoM se grasta.. hokara hAya hAya karate hI marate hai| jinakA jIvana sAdhanA meM vyatIta huA, jinhoMne kAle kAranAmoM se apanA muMha mor3a liyA yA jinake jIvana meM ujjvalatA rahI,unhIM ko mRtyu sudhAra kA avasara milatA hai| unakI bhUmikA taiyAra haitI hai, ataeva koI gar3abar3a paidA kara dene vAlA nimitta na mila gayA to unakI mRtyu sudhara jAtI hai| parIkSA meM uttIrNa honA yA anuttIrNa honA tIna ghaMTe ke katRtva para nirbhara hai| jisane tIna ghaMToM meM sahI-sahI uttara likha diye use saphalatA avazya milatI hai| magara sahI uttara vahI likha sakegA jisane pahale abhyAsa kara rakkhA ho pUrvAbhyAsa - ke abhAva meM kevala tIna ghaMTe ke zrama se uttIrNatA prApta karanA saMbhava nahIM haiN| isI prakAra samAdhimaraNa bhI eka kaThoraM parokSA haiN| isameM uttIrNa hone ke lie jIvana vyAvI abhyAsa kI AvazkatA hai| ataeva jo apanI mRtyu ko sudhAranA cAhate hoM unheM apanA jIvana sudhAranA hogA / jIvana ko sudhAre binA mRtyu ko sudhArane kI AzA rakhane vAloM ko nirAza honA pddegaa| . .. AI. e. esa. sI. parIkSAoM meM sAkSAtkAra-parIkSA bhI hotI hai| .. usameM pratyeka pratyAzI ko saMkSipta maukhika parIkSA denI par3atI hai jise aMgrejI .... .... . :
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________________ * bhASA meM iMTaravyU kahate haiN| iMTaravyU meM dasa-pandraha minaTa meM hI pAsa phela hone kA khela samApta ho jAtA hai| usa samaya kyA pUchA jAegA patA nahIM rhtaa| magara pratyAzI agara abhyAsazIla ho aura usa samaya apanA mAnasika santulana kAyama rakkhe to saphalatA prApta karatA hai| isI prakAra maraNa ke samaya yadi mAnasika santulana rahA to mumukSu ko saphalatA prApta hotI hai| yadi usa samaya moha mamatA jAga uThI to anuttIrNa ho jaayegaa| ... - bhagavAna mahAvIra ne vratArAdhanA ke bAda Ananda ko maraNasudhAra kA upAya batalAyA / maraNasudhAra karane vAloM ko vikAroM para vijaya prApta karanA Avazyaka hai| ugra se ugra bhaya kaSTa Adi Ane para bhI sAvadhAna sAdhaka jJAna bala dvArA vikAroM ko utpanna nahIM hone detaa| . Rutu re.. - d. . -- c om..., . .. .... . ... .. .. ti ICREA vikArokeza hai. U~ce se U~cA anya jJAna prApta karane vAle ne bhI yadi adhyAtmajJAna prApta nahIM kiyA to saba vyartha hai ? vidvAn puruSa se yadi bolate samaya khalanA ho jAya to usakA upahAsa nahIM karanA cAhie, kyoMki pratyeka chamastha skhalanA kA pAtra hai......... ........................ .... .. sthUlabhadra ne prAcAryaH bhadrabAhu se dasa pUrvo kA jJAna prApta kara liyA.. kintu apane prabhAva ko pradarzita karane ke lie sAdhviyoM ke samakSa siMha ko rUpa dhAraNa kiyaa| isa ghaTanA ko jAnakara AcArya bhadrabAhu ko kheda huA aura unhoMne Age kA abhyAsa banda kara diyaa| ahaMbhAva Ane para Age kI sAdhanA ke samakSa dIvAla khar3I ho jAtI hai| . prAcArya bhaviSya kA vicAra karake caukanne ho ge| unhoMne socAisa gahare pAtra meM jaba chalakana AgaI to isase adhika kA samAveza kaise ho... sakegA? aba abhyAsa ko roka denA hI ucita hai| prAcArya ne yaha nirNaya kara liyaa| jJAnI puruSa apanI bhUla ko jaldI samajha letA hai, svIkAra kara letA haiM aura usakA pratIkAra karane meM bhI vilamba nahIM krtaa| ..
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________________ ___342 ] " eka ghur3asavAra ghor3e se gira pdd'aa| kisI ne usase kahA-kyA bhAI, gira par3a ? usane lajAte hue kahA-nahIM, kahAM girA hU~ ! usakA pAMva to pAyadAna meM laTaka rahA thA, tathApi upahAsa ke bhaya se usane pratyakSa girane ko.... bhI svIkAra nahIM kiyaa| . . . . . . . . .... bhUla honA koI asAdhAraNa bAta nhiiN| pratyeka chapastha prANI se kabhI na kabhI bhUla ho hI jAtI hai| magara usa bhUla ko svIkAra na karanA aura chipAne kA prayatna karanA bhUla para bhUla karanA hai| aisA karane vAle ke sudhAra kI saMbhAvanA bahuta kama hotI hai| ataeva pratyeka samajhadAra vyakti kA yaha kartavya hai ki vaha khUba soca-samajhakara hI koI kArya kare aura bhUla na hone de tathApi kadAcit bhUla ho jAya to use svIkAra karane aura sudhArane meM . AnAkAnI na kare / bhUla ko svIkAra karanA durbalatA kA nahIM balavAn hone.. kA lakSaNa hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra kA kathana hai ki apanI bhUla ko guru ke samakSa nizchala bhAva se nivedana kara dene vAlA hI ArAdhaka hotA hai.| aise sAdhaka kI .. ''sAdhanA hI saphala hotI hai| ... apanI bhUla ko chipAnA aisA hI hai jaise zarIra meM utpanna hue phor3e ko ... .. chipAnA / phor3e ko chipAne se vaha bar3ha jAtA hai, usameM jahara utpanna ho jAtA hai aura anta meM vaha prANoM ko bhI le baiThatA hai| use utpanna hote hI cikitsaka ko dikhalA denA buddhimattA hai| isI prakAra jo bhUla ho gaI hai, koI duSkRtya ho gayA hai, use gurujana ke sAmane prakaTa na karanA apane sAdhanA jIvana ko viSAkta banAnA hai| ............. muni sthUlabhadra mahAn sAdhaka the| unhoMne apanI bhUla ko svIkAra karane meM tanika bhI AnAkAnI nahIM kii| saMgha ne bhI unakI siphAriza kI / saMgha meM . . kahA-eka bAra kI cUka ke kAraNa jJAna dene kA kArya baMda nahIM honA caahie| - munimaMDala ne prAcArya ke caraNoM meM prArthanA kI-bhagavan ! mahAmuni sthUlabhadra - ... se skhalanA hogaI hai / usakI hama anumodanA nahIM karate, kintu calane vAle se.. ..
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________________ skhalanA ho hI jAtI hai| usakA parimAjana kiyA jaayH| bhagavAn mahAvIra rUpI himAcala se pravAhita hotA calA Ane vAlA zruta-gaMgA kA yaha paramapAvana pravAha Apake sAtha samApta nahIM ho jAnA caahie| muni sthUlabhadra ko zrApa - apanI jJAnanidhi avazya dIjie / ve saMgha ke pratinidhi haiM, ataeva sthUlabhadra ko - zAna denA sAdhAraNa vyakti ko jJAna denA nahIM hai, varan saMgha ko jJAna denA hai| . anugraha karake unakI eka bhUla ko kSamA kI AMkhoM se dekhie aura unheM caudaha . pUrvo kA jJAna avazya diijie| prAcArya bhadrabAhu mahAn the kintu saMgha ko ve sarvopari mAnate the| jina zAsana meM saMgha kA sthAna bahuta UMcA hai| aMtaeva saMgha ke prAgraha ko asvIkAra karane kI koI : gujAiza na thii| udhara bhadravAhu ke mana meM asantoSa thaa| ve socate the ki kAla ke prabhAva se muniyoM ke mana meM bhI utanI sabalatA nahIM rahane vAlI hai / ataeva yaha jJAna unake lie bhI hAnikAraka hI siddha hogaa| isa prakAra eka ora saMgha kA Agraha aura dUsarI ora antaHkaraNa kA Adeza yo / prAcArya duvidhA meM par3a gae / soca-vicAra ke pazcAt unhoMne madhyama mArga .... grahaNa kiyA / apanA nirNaya ghoSita kara diyA ki avazeSa zru ta kA jJAna deMge. kintu sUtra rUpa meM hI vaha jJAna diyA jAegA, artha rUpa meM nahIM / isa nirNaya . ko sabane mAnya kiyaa| Agama ke do rUpa hote haiM-sUtra aura artha / sUtra mUla sAmagrI rUpa hai .. aura artha usase banane vAlA vividha prakAra kA bhojn| mUla sAmagrI se nAnA prakAra ke bhojya padArtha taiyAra kiye jA sakate haiN| sarvala evaM nIroga vyakti - vAphalA jaise gariSTha bhojana ko pacA sakatA hai kintu bAlaka aura kSINazakti : vyakti nahIM pacA sakatA hai| arthAgama ko pacAne ke lie vizeSa manobala kI AvazyakatA hotI hai / vaha na huA to aneka prakAra ke anarthoM kI saMbhAvanA ... rahatI hai / adhyetA agara vyavahAra dRSTi ko nizcaya dRSTi samajha le yA nizcaya ... dRSTi ko vyavahAra dRSTi samajha le to artha kA anartha ho jaaegaa| utsarga ko.. .. apavAda yA apavAda ko utsarga samajha lene se bhI aneka prakAra kI bhramaNAeM .. ...phaila sakatI hai| .... .
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________________ eka dravya dUsare dravya kA kucha bhI nahIM bigAr3a sakatA, isa kathana meM satyatA hai, magara isakA artha yadi yaha samajha liyA jAya ki dhana, putra, kalatra Adi ke prati Asakti rakhane se bhI prAtmA meM kisI prakAra kI vikRti nahIM ho sakatI to yaha anartha hogaa| ... sthAnAMga sUtra kA prathama vAkya hai-'ege aayaa|' yadi isakA prAzaya vahI samajhA jAya jaisAki AtmAdvaitavAdI vedAntI kahate haiN| arthAt samasta vizva meM, sabhI zarIroM meM, eka hI AtmA hai-pratyeka zarIra meM alaga-alaga AtmA nahIM haiM, to kitanA anartha hogaa| .. ''AtmA ajara, amara, avinAzI, zuddha, buddha evaM siddhasvarUpa hai, yaha nirupaNa Apane sunA hogA / kyA isakA Azaya yaha hai ki kisI ko sAdhanA - karane kI AvazyakatA nahIM haiM ? ... .. ........ tAtparya yaha hai ki sUtra ke sahI artha ko samajhane ke lie taya dRSTi kI. AvazyakatA hotI hai / jina pravacana kA.eka bhI vAkyaH nayatirapekSa nahIM hotaa| jisa naya se jo bAta kahI gaI hai, use usI taya kI apekSA samajhattA caahie| dUsare naya kI dRSTi ko sarvathA sarva projhala nahIM kara denA caahie| yadi aisA.. huA to ghora anartha hogaa| Aja jina zAsana meM bhI aneka prakAra ke jo * vitaMDAvAda cala par3ate haiM aura vibhinna prakAra ke sAmpradAyika matabheda dRSTigocara " hote haiM, unakA prAdhAra apekSA, nayadRSTi yA vivakSAbheda ko na samajhatA hI hai / gaharAI ke sAtha nayadRSTi ko na samajhane se kalaha kA vIz2AropaNa hotA hai| ataeva niSpakSabhAva se, zuddha buddhi se. Agama ke artha ko isa prakAra samajhatA.. cAhie jisase laukika aura pAralaukika kalyANa ho| ........
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________________ sudhAsiMcana - dharma aura dharma sAdhanA ke sambandha meM sAdhAraNa logoM meM aneka prakAra kI bhramapUrNa dhAraNAeM phailI haiN| bahutoM kI samajha hai ki dharmasthAna meM jAkara apanI .... paramparA ke anukUla amuka vidhi vidhAna yA kriyA kara lene mAtra se dharma sAdhanA kI iti zrI ho jAtI hai| adhikAMza loga aisA hI karate haiM aura apane mana ko santuSTa kara lete haiM / inakI samajha ke anusAra dharmasthAna se bAhara ke vyavahAra ke sAtha dharma ko koI sambandha nhiiN| gArha sthika vyavahAra aura vyApAra meM dharma kA koI sthAna nahIM hai| ............... . .... jJAnI janoM kA kathana hai ki isa prakAra kI dhAraNA bahuta hI bhramapUrNa hai| dharma sAdhanA jIvana ke pratyeka vyavahAra kA viSaya hai| jisake citta meM dharma .:. .... kI mahattA samA gaI hai, jisake roma-roma meM dharma vyApa gayA hai aura jisane dharma.. ko parama maMgalakArI samajha liyA hai, vaha kSaNa bhara ke lie bhI dharma ko vismRta nahIM kregaa| usake samasta laukika kahalAne vAle kAryoM meM bhI dharma kA puTa rahegA hii| jaba vaha vyApAra karegA to bhAva-tAva karane meM asatya kA prayoga nahIM kregaa| abodha bAlaka ko bhI Thagane kA prayatna nahIM karegA / acchI vastu dikhalA kara kharAba nahIM degA / kisI bhI vastu meM mela-sela nahIM karegA / kama nApane-tolane meM pApa samajhegA / vivAha karegA to usakA uhazya bhoga vilAsa kI svacchandatA prApta karanA nahIM hogA varana apane jIvana ko maryAdita karanA hogaa| parastriyoM ko mAtA-bahina samajhakara bartAva karanA hogA / isa prakAra sabhI kAryoM meM usakA . dRSTikoNa dharmayukta hogaa|
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________________ 346 ] aisA dhArmika vyakti dharmasthAna meM avazya jAegA aura vahAM viziSTa sAdhanA bhI karegA, magara yahI socegA ki dharmasthAna meM prApta kI huI preraNA mere jIvana vyavahAra meM kAma grAnI caahie| agara jIvana ke vyavahAra zradharmamaya bane rahe to dharmasthAna meM lI huI zikSA kisa kAma kI ? vaha zikSA jIvana meM prota-prota ho jAnI cAhie / : X jisane dharma ke marma ko pahacAna liyA hai, usakI dRSTi nirantara zrAtmatatva para TikI rahatI hai / vaha koI bhI kArya kare magara AtmA ko vismRta nahIM karatA / vaha isa tathya ko pUrI taraha hRdayaMgama kara letA hai ki mAnava jIvana kA sarvopari sAdhya Atmahita hai / agara hama zrAtmA ke hitAhita kA vicAra ta kara sake, AtmotthAna aura zrAtmapatana ke kAraNoM ko ta samajha sake to hamArI vicAra zakti kI sArthakatA hI kyA huI ? jar3a jagata ke vicAra meM jo itanA magna ho jAtA hai ki AtmA kA vicAra hI nahIM kara pAtA, usakA vicAra cAhe jitanA gaMbhIra aura sUkSma kyoM na ho, sArthaka nahIM hai / vivekavAda vyakti ke lie to zrAtmA ke svarUpa kA cintana aura saMrakSaNa karake nirAkaraNa dazA ko prApta karane kA prayatna karanA hI ucita hai / yahI dharma hai / isa sambandha kI kathA dharma kathA kahalAtI hai / azubha bhAva se jaba taka mana nahIM haTegA taba taka zubha kArya meM mana nahIM lagegA / azubha phaloM kA kaTuka phala batA kara tathA zubha karmoM kA lAbha batalA kara dharma ke prati prItimAna banAyA jAtA 2 jaba taka bacce ke antaHkaraNa meM par3hAI ke prati prIti nahIM utpanna hotI taba taka daNDa Adi kA bhaya use dikhalAyA jAtA hai| kintu jaba bAlaka svayaM grantaH preraNA se hI par3hAI meM ruci lene lagatA hai aura par3hAI meM use grAnanda kA anubhava hone lagatA hai to use kisI prakAra kA bhaya dikhalAne kI zrAvazyakatA nahIM hotii| vaha par3hAI ke binA raha nahIM sakatA / seThoM ko dukAnadArI meM prIti hotI hai| dukAnadArI ke phera meM par3ha kara ve bhojana bhI chor3a dete haiN|
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________________ [ 340 pApa ke kaTuka phala aura usase utpanna hone vAlI viSama yAtanAeM batalA kara logoM ko pApa se mor3ane kI grAvazyakatA hai / pApAcAra na kevala paraloka meM hI varan isa loka meM bhI duHkhoM kA kAraNa hotA hai / isa tathya ko bhagavAna mahAvIra ke mukha se jAna kara zramaNopAsaka zrAnanda ne bAraha vratoM ko aMgIkAra kiyaa| tatpazcAt mRtyu ko sudhArane ke lie pAMca dUSaNa se bacane kA upAya prabhu ne Ananda ko batalAyA / . jaba antima samaya grAyA dikhAI de tava samAdhimaraNa gIkAra kiyA jAtA hai| samAdhimaraNa aMgIkAra karane se pahale saMlekhanA kI jAtI hai| salekhanA meM saba prakAra ke kaMpAyoM ko kSINa karanA hotA hai | 'samyakkAya kavAya 'lekhanA sallekhanA' arthAt samyaka prakAra se kAya aura kaSAyoM ko kRza karanA sallekhanA yA saMlekhanA hai / isa prakAra jaba bAhara se kAya ko zrIra bhItara se kapAya ko kRza kara diyA jAtA hai taba sAdhaka samAdhimaraNa ko gIkAra karatA hai / samAdhimaraNa saMsAra se sadA ke lie chuTakArA pAne kA sAdhana hai / "kahA bhI hai Le.. . egammi bhavagrAhaNe, samAdhi maraNeNa jo maidi jIvo / raMga hai hidi bahuso, sarATTha bhave pamottUNa // arthAt eka bhava meM jo jIva samAdhimaraNa pUrvaka zarIra kA tyAga karatA vaha sAta-grAu bhavoM se adhika kIla taka saMsAra meM bhramaNa nahIM karatA / : samAdhimaraNa kI bhUmikA taiyAra karatA hai| saMlekhanA karake sAdhaka bhUmikA kA nirmANa kara letA hai, AhAra kA, aThArahI prakAra ke pApa jisa zarIra kA bar3e kA evaM zarIra ke prati mamatA kA parityAga kara detA hai / yatna se pAlana-popaNa kiyA thA, sardI-garmI aura rogoM se bacAyA thA, usake prati mana meM leza mAtra bhI mamatva na dhAraNa karate hue zAnti aura samabhAva se, AtmA-paramAtmA ke svarUpa kA cintana karate hue use tyAga denA paNDita - maraNa hai /
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________________ ... 348 1. .. samAdhimaraNa ke pAMca dUSaNa haiM, jinase sAdhaka bacatA hai| ve itta ... - prakAra haiM .: (1) samAdhimaraNa kI sAdhanA aMgIkAra karake putra, kalatra prAdi kI .cintA karanA doSa hai / isa loka sambandhI kisI bhI prakAra kI AkAMkSA kA udaya hone se yaha doSa hotA hai| .................... .. (2) paraloka sambandhI kAmanA karanA bhI doSa hai / mujhe indra kA pada . prApta ho jAe, maiM cakravartI bana jAUM, yaha abhilASA bhI isa vrata ko dUSita - karatI hai| ... . ......... ......... ...... (3) samAdhimaraNa ke samaya aAdara-sammAna hote dekha kara adhika samaya taka jIvita rahane kI icchA karanA bhI teSa hai| ... . (4) kaSTa se chuTakArA pAne ke uddezya se, ghabarA kara zIghra maraNa kI icchA krnaa| .. ... (5) acchA vistara cAhanA, tela Adi kI mAliza karanA, viSayoM kI AkAMkSA karanA! . . . . . . . . . .. abhiprAya yaha hai ki apane antima samaya meM bhAvanA ko nirmala banAye . rakhane kA prayatna karanA caahiye| kisI bhI prakAra kI vikArayukta vicAradhArA ko pAsa bhI nahIM phaTakane denA caahiye| pUrI taraha samabhAva evaM. viraktibhAvaH . jAgRta karanA cAhie / vivekazAlI battI jaba sAdhanA ke mArga meM sajaga hokara kadama bar3hAtA hai to maraNa ke samaya kyoM asAvadhAnI barategA ? vratI nirantara : . isa prakAra kI bhAvanA meM ramaNa karatA hai nindantu nIninipuNA yadi vA stuvantu, . lakSmI samAvizatu gacchatu vA yatheSTam / . acaiva. vA maraNamastu yugAntare vA, nyAyyAtpathaH pravicalanti padaM na dhIrAH / /
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________________ padya meM hI isa zloka kA artha isa prakAra hai-.. - koI burA kaho yA acchA, . .... .. ... ... ... lakSmI prAve yA jaave| . . .. - lAkhoM varSoM taka jIU yA, ___ mRtyu Aja hI A jaave| ...... athavA koI kaisA hI bhaya, . . . . . ....... . .. yA lAlaca dene aave| ... . to bhI nyAyamArga se merA, : : . . kabhI na patha Digane paaye| vata sAdhanA maraNa sudhAra kI tudRr3ha bhUmikA hai, kyoMki vrata sAdhanA ke lie paryApta samaya milatA hai| maraNaM ke samaya ke kSaNa thor3e hote / ataeva usa samaya prAyaH pUrvakAlika sAdhanA ke saMskAra hI kAma Ate haiN| ataevaM - sAdhaka ko apane vratI jIvana meM vizeSa sAvadhAna rahanA caahie| - ina pAMca aticAroM kI vRttiyA~ jIvana meM evaM vratArAdhanA meM malInatA na utpanna hone deM to sAdhaka mahAn kalyANa kA bhAgI hotA hai / eka bAra kI - mRtyu vigAr3ane meM janma-janmAntara bigar3a jAtA hai aura mRtyu suvArane se mokSa kA " dvAra khula jAtA hai / chAtra varSa bhara mihanata karake bhI yadi parIkSA ke samaya.. / pramAda kara jAya aura sAvadhAna na rahe to usakA sArA varSa bigar3a jAtA hai| maraNa ke samaya pramAda karane se isase bhI bahuta adhika hAni uThAnI par3atI hai / . isI kAraNa bhagavAn ne pAMca doSoM se bacane kI preraNA kI hai| .. - bratoM ke samasta aticAroM se bacane vAlA vratI gRhastha bhI apane jIvana ko nirmala banA sakatA hai| ataeva jo zAzvatika sukha ke abhilASI haiM . unheM niraticAra vrata pAlana ke lie hI saceSTa rahanA caahie|
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________________ - bAraha yatoM aura unake aticAroM ko zravaNa kara prAnanda ne prabhu kI sAkSI se vratoM ko grahaNa karane kA saMkalpa kiyaa| vratoM ko pAlana to yoM bhI / kiyA jA sakatA hai tathApi deva yA guru ke samakSa yathAvidhi saMkalpa prakaTa karanA hI ucita hai / aisA karane se saMkalpa meM dRr3hatA AtI hai aura antaHkaraNa * * ke kisI kone meM kucha durvalatA chipI ho to vaha bhI dUra ho jAtI hai| kisI.. . nAjuka prasaMga ke Ane para bhI usa saMkalpa se vicalita na hone meM sahAyatA . . milatI hai / apane mana meM hI vrata pAlana kA vicAra kara lene se vaha dRr3hatA nahIM . utsanna hotI aura samaya para vicalita hone kI saMbhAvanA banI rahatI hai / ata evaM jo bhI vrata aMgIkAra kiyA jAya use guru kI sAkSI se grahaNa karanA hI..... zreyaskara hai| kadAcit aisA yoga na ho to bhI dharmaniSTha banyoM ke samakSa - apane saMkalpa ko prakaTa kara denA caahie| . . . ... aAnanda socatA hai ki maiM atyanta saubhAgyazAlI hU~ ki mujhe sAkSAt. - jinendra deva tIrtha kara ke caraNoM meM apane jIvanotthAna AtmakalyANa ke lie vratagrahaNa kA suavara prApta ho sakA / yaha soca kara use apUrva pramoda huaa| usane nizcaya kiyA ki maiM apane isa pramoda ko apane taka hI sImita nahIM : rakkhU gA / maiM apane mitroM aura vandhujanoM ko bhI isa Ananda kA bhAgI banAUMgA / maiM unake jIvana ko bhI saphala banAne meM sahAyaka vnuugaa| sAdhaka svayaM grahaNIya vAtoM ko gurujanoM se grahaNa kara ke dUsaroM meM - pracArita karatA hai| use vaha dharma kI saccI prabhAvanA mAnatA hai 1 saccA sAdhaka ... una bAtoM kA saMrakSaNa aura saMvarddhana karatA hai / yadi sAdhaka sadvicAroM ko . apane taka hI sImita rakhatA hai aura unheM pracArita nahIM karatA to ve vicAra vRddhi nahIM pAte / bhArata kI aneka vidyAe~ aura auSadhiyoM isI kaMjUsI ke phalasvarUpa naSTa ho gaI aura ho rahI haiN| dharma sImita aura adharma vistRta ho jAtA hai to vAsanoM kA daura zurU hotI hai / vAsanA sahaja pravRtti hai / manusmRti meM kahA hai pravRttireSA bhUtAnAM; nivRttistu mahAphalA /
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________________ [ 351 pravRti pratyeka prANI ke lie sahaja banI huI hai, baccoM ko khurAka cabAne kI kalA nahIM sikhalAnI pdd'tii| bhUkha miTAne ke lie khAnA cAhie, isa upadeza kI AvazyakatA nahIM hotI / bacce naujavAna hokara udara-pUrti ke sAdhana zrAvazyakatA hone para juTA lete haiN| nau javAnoM ko sundara vastra pahanane kI zikSA nahIM dI jAtI / ye saba bAteM dekhA dekhI zrApa hI sIkha lI jAtI haiM / sadvicAroM evaM dharma ko surakSita rakhane ke lie tathA deza kI saMskRti kI rakSA karane ke lie zastradhArI sainikoM se kAma nahIM calatA / isake liye zAstradhArI sainika cAhie / santa mahantoM ke netRtva meM zAstradhArI sainika deza kI pavitra saMskRti kI rakSA karate the / santoM ko sadA cintA rahatI thI ki hamArI pAvana aura AdhyAtmika saMskRti prakSa uNNa banI rahe praura usameM apAvanatA kA sammizraNa ta hone pAve jisase mAnava sahaja hI jIvana ke ucca prAdarzoM taka pahu~ca sake / "saMbhUti vijaya kA prayAsa thA ki zAstradhArI sainikoM kI zakti kama na hone pAve / unakA prayAsa bahuta azoM meM saphala huaa| sarvAza meM nahIM / sthUlabhadrajI kI skhalanA ne usameM bAdhA DAla dii| saMgha ke adhika prAgraha para zeSa cAra pUrvo ko sUtra rUpa meM denA hI unhoMne svIkAra kiyA / sthUbhadra svayaM isa viSaya meM kucha adhika nahIM vaha sakate the / unakI skhalatA itanA viSama rUpa dhAraNa kara legI, isakI unheM lezamAtra bhI kalAnA nahIM thI / isa viSama rUpa ko sAmane AyA dekhakara unheM hArdika vedanA huI, pazcAtApa huaa| aisA honA svAbhAvika hI thA kyoMki jJAnavAn sAdhaka se jaba bhUla ho jAtI hai to vaha jaldI use bhUla nahIM sakatA / . jaina zAstra meM jAti zabda kA vaha artha nahIM liyA jAtA jo Aja kala loka pracalita hai / pracalita artha to arvAcIna hai| zAstroM meM mAtR pakSa ko jAti aura pitR pakSa ko kula kahA gayA hai 'mAtRpakSoM jAti, pidhu pakSaH kulam !
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________________ ...'' 352 .... jisakI sAta pIr3hiyAM nirmala rahI hoM vaha kulIna kahalAtA thaa| jisaM - putra kA mAtR vaMza aura pitR vaMza nirmala hogA vaha kulIna aura jAtimAn kahalAegA / kisI bAlaka meM koI durguNa dIkha par3e to usake pitR vaMza ke iti-.. hAsa kI khoja karanI cAhiye / patA cala jAegA ki usake kisI pUrvaja meM yaha . doSa avazya rahA hogaa| __ mahAgaMgA kI dhArA ko mor3anA jaise zakya nahIM, usI prakAra bhadrabAhu kI vicAradhArA ko mor3anA bhI zakya nahIM thaa| unhoMne sthUlabhadra ko caudaha pUrva.... - sikhA diye kintu unheM yaha Adeza bhI de diyA ki Age caudaha pUrva kisI ko.. na sikhaanaa| .. : siddhasena eka bar3e vidvAn vyakti the| unakA kahanA thA ki mere mukAnile kA koI vidvAn mile to usake sAtha zAstrArtha karUM; kintu koI unakA sAmanA karane ko taiyAra nahIM hotA thaa| unako vidvattA kI kuMdubhi vajane lgii| kahate ... haiM-unhoMne apane peMTa para paTTA bAMdha rakhA thaa| koI paTTA bAMdhane kA kAraNa pUchatA to ve kahate-paTTA na vAyU to vidyA kI adhikatA ke kAraNa peTa phaTa.... . jAegA !.. .. .. . usI samaya vRddhavAdI nAmaka eka jaina vidvAna the| kisI ne siddhasena se . pUchA-yA Apane kabhI vRddhavAdI se carcA kI hai ? siddhasena bole-bUr3he vaila kI ... .. mere sAmane kyA bisAta hai| phira bhI dekha luugaa| ........... siddhateta eka bAra vRddhavAdI ke pAsa phuNce| unhoMne kahA maiM upadeza sunane nahIM, vAda karane ke lie AyA huuN| prAcArya vRddhavAdI ne unheM Upara se nIce taka dekhA aura adhyayana karake kahA-bAda karanA svIkAra hai, parantu ... madhyastha cAhiye jo bAda ke pariNAma (jaya-parAjaya) kA nirNaya kre| .: jaMgala meM donoM vidvAnoM kI mulAkAta huI thii| vahAM ina do mahArathiyoM ke bAda kA nirNaya karane yogya madhyastha vidvAn kahA~ milatA ? Akhira eka
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________________ ... [ 353 gvAlA mila gayA aura use hI nirNAyaka banAyA gayA / vyAkaraNa, jyotiSa, - vedAnta, nAhIta kI bAteM cloN| vRddha vAdI atizaya vidvAn hone ke sAtha atyanta loka vyavahAra nipuNa bhI the| unhoMne lokabhASA meM saMgIta sunAyA aura sabhI upasthita gvAle prasanna ho ge| nirNAyaka gvAle ko bhI prasannatA huii| usane vAda kA nirNaya kara diyA- prAcArya vRddhavAdI . vijayI hue| ........... ......................... bhar3oMca kI rAjasabhA meM vRddhavAdI ne siddhasena ko punaH parAjita kiyaa| siddhasena vRddhavAdI ke ziSya bana ge| ... siddhasena apane samaya ke prabhAvazAlI vidvAna the| vikramAditya ne unheM apanA rAja purohita bnaayaa| siddhasena kI vidvatA se santuSTa hokara vikramAditya ne unase yatheSTa vara mAMgane ko khaa| magara tyAgI siddhasena ko apane lie kucha mAMganA nahIM thaa| unheM koI abhilASA nahIM thii| ataeva unhoMne prajA kA RNamukta karana kA vara maagaa| ....... . . rAjapurohita hone ke nAte siddhasena pAlakI meM Ane-jAne lage / vRddha vAdI ko jaba yaha samAcAra milA to unhoMne siddhasena ko sahI rAha para lAne, kA vicAra kiyaa| rAjasI bhoga bhoganA sAdhu ke lie ucita nahIM hai| isase saMyama dUSita ho jAtA hai| eka dina vRddhavAdI chire rUpa meM bhAra vAhaka ke rUpa - meM vahAM pahu~ce / jaba siddhasena pAlakI meM savAra hue to vRddhavAdI bhI pAlakI ke uThAne vAloM meM sammilita ho gae / siddhasena unheM pahacAna nahIM sake, magara ... - unakI vRddhAvasthA dekha kara sahAnubhUti prakaTa karate hue vole / ....... ... : bhUribhAra bharAkrAntaH skandhaH kiM bAdhati tava ? .. .. arthAt adhika bhAra ke kAraNa kyA kandhA duHkha rahA hai ? siddhasena ke bhASA prayoga meM vyAkaraNa saMbaMdhI eka bhUla thii| vRddhavAdI ko vaha burI taraha - cubhI aura unhoMne caTa uttara diyA-bhAra ke kAraNa kaMdhA utanA nahIM dukha.
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________________ 354 ] rahA jitanA 'bAMdhate' ke badale tumhArA 'bAdhati' prayoga hRdaya meM dukha ... rahA hai| .. .. ...... ..... ......... siddhasena yaha uttara suna kara cauka uThe ! unhoMne socA-merI bhUla mere gurU ke sivAya kauna batalA sakatA haiM ! ho na ho,' bhAravAhaka ke rUpa meM ye mere ... : gurUjI hI haiM ! . . ............... . . .. sacamuca ve siddhasena ke gurU hI the| unhoMne prakaTa hokara unheM upadeza .. diyA-hama sAdhuoM kA yaha karttavya nahIM hai ki pAlakI kI savArI kareM aura. : vilAsamaya jIvana vyatIta kreN| jise aisA jIvana bitAnA hai. vaha sAdhu kA veSa dhAraNa karake sAdhutA kI mahimA ko kyoM malIna kare ? .. gurU kA upadeza sunate hI siddhasena pratibuddha ho ge| vidvAn ko izArA hI paryApta hotA hai / jJAnavAn puruSa karmodaya se. kadAcita gar3abaDA jAya to bhI jJAna kI lagAma rahane se zIghra sudhara jAtA hai| isI kAraNa jJAna kI vizeSa mahimA hai / sUrya ke prakhara pAleka meM jise sanmArga dRSTigocara ho rahA ho, vaha kupatha meM jAkara bhI lIghra lauTa AtA hai, parantu amAvasyA kI ghora andhakAramayI rAtri meM, supatha para pAnA cAhakara bhI pAnA kaThina hotA hai| yahI bAta jJAnI aura ajJAnI ke viSaya meM samajhanI cAhie / ajJAna manuSya kA sabase - bar3A zatru hai / ajJAna ke kAraNa mAnava apanA zArIrika aura kauTumbika duHkha .. bar3hA letA hai / magara jJAna bhI vahI zreyaskara hotA hai jo samyak zraddhA se yukta - hotA hai / vaha jJAna, jo zraddhA kA rUpa dhAraNa nahIM karatA, Tika nahIM sktaa| kadAcita TikA rahe to bhI vizeSa upayogI nahIM hotaa| kabhI-kabhI to zRddhA- hIna jJAna ajJAna se bhI adhika ahitakara siddha hotA hai| isI dRSTi se kahA : jAtA hai ki kujJAna se ajJAna bhalA / ajJAnI apanA hI ahita karatA hai parantu / zraddhAhIna kujJAnI apane kuloM ke bala se saiMkar3oM, hajAroM aura lAkhoM ko galata rAha para lejA kara unakA ahita kara sakatA hai| dharma ke nAma para nAnA prakAra ke mithyA matoM ke jo pravartaka hue haiM, ve isI zreNI ke the, jinhoMne prajJa janoM ko kumArga para prerita kiyaa| ataeva vahI jJAna kalyANakArI hai jo samyak
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________________ .: . 355 : zraddhA se yUta hotA hai / zraddhAsampatra jJAna kI mahimA apAra hai magara usakA pUrA ... lAbha tabhI prApta hotA hai jaba jJAna ke anusAra AcaraNa bhI kiyA jAya / cAritra guNa ke vikAsa ke abhAva meM jJAna saphala nahIM hotaa| ... jo manuSya jJAnopAsanA meM nirata rahatA hai, vaha apane saMskAroM meM mAnoM amRta kA siMcana karatA hai| apanI bhAvI pIr3hiyoM ke susaMskAroM kA bIjAropaNa - karatA hai / usakA isa loka aura paraloka meM parama kalyANa hotA hai| . . . . . .
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________________ virATa jaina darzana zrAcArAMga sUtra meM atyanta gambhIratA aura spaSTatA ke sAtha sAdhaka kI jIvanacaryA kA citraraNa kiyA gayA hai| usameM zrAntarika aura bAhya donoM prakAra kI carcAeM zratyanta bhAvapUrNa zailI meM nirUpita kI gaI haiN| pahale batalAyA jA cukA hai ki sadAcAra kA mUla grAdhAra ahiMsA hai / grahisA zrAcAra: kA prANatatva hai| jahAM grahiMsA hai vahAM sadAcAra hai aura jahAM grahiMsA nahIM vahAM sadAcAra nahIM / zrAcArAMga meM darzAyA gayA hai ki jIvoM ke prati zramaitrI bhAva tathA zranAtma buddhi zrAtmA ko bhArI banAne vAlI cIjeM haiN| hiMsaka jaba granya jIvoM kA hanana karatA hai to grAnI bhI hiMsA karatA hai / para hiMsA ke nimitta se zrAtmahisA zravazya hotI hai| agara zrApa gaharAI se socegeM to samajha jAyeMge / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA hai- he mAnava ! saMsAra ke sabhI prANiyoM ko jIvana priya hai, sukha priya hai aura duHkha priya hai / ataeva kisI jIva para kuThArAghAta karanA apane hI Upara kuThArAghAta karanA hai / apanI zrAtmA meM kaSAya kA bhAva jAgRta karane se bar3I zrAtmahiMsA kyA ho sakatI hai ? ataeva sabhI prANiyoM ko zrAtmavat samajhanA cAhie / saMsAra ke vividha vyApAra - prArambha samArambha karane vAlA pUrI taraha hiMsA se nahIM baca sakatA, tathApi dRSTi ko zuddha rakhanA cAhie / dRSTi ko 3:
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________________ [ 357 . zuddha rakhane kA prAzaya yaha hai ki pApa ko pApa samajhanA cAhie-hiMsA ko ... .. hiMsA mAnanA cAhie aura usase bacane kI bhAvanA rakhanA caahie| ..... ... aAja kI sthiti meM koI viralA hI hogA-jisake mastaka para RNa kA bhAra na ho / yadyapi RNa ke bhAra ko koI acchA nahIM samabhatA, phira bhI . paristhiti vivaza karatI hai aura RNa lenA par3atA hai| agara koI RNa ko . - burA nahIM samajhatA to eka dina aisA AegA ki RNa ke bhAra se burI taraha :: daba jAegA aura uttarAdhikAriyoM ko abhizApa bana kara jaaegaa| karja lenA kyA burA hai, karja to sarakAra bhI letI hai, aisA samajhane vAle kI samajha usI ...lae pA.. ... .. .. ...... ... . .. .:: .. ... ..... .. . hiMsA karanA bhI karja lene ke samAna burA hai| Arthika RNa se mRtyu : chuTakArA dilA detI hai kintu hiMsA kA RNa mRtyu hone para bhI nahIM chuutttaa| vaha paraloka meM bhI sAtha rahatA hai aura anekAneka bhavoM meM bar3I yAtanAeM sahane .. para hI usase chuTakArA milatA hai| ............. .. .. .. ... ... ... ... .. ... binA karja lie apanA kAma calAne vAle kama mileMge, kintu yadi ve karja kI burAI ko burAI samajhate haiM to vaha burAI bhI utanI bhayAnaka nahIM hotii| sAdhaka hiMsA rUpI karja ko burA samajhatA hai aura sadaiva hiMsA se bacane kA prayAsa karatA hai / aisA vyakti zuddha dRSTi vAlA kahA jaaegaa| .. . -prAnanda isI prakAra kI zuddha dRSTi se sampanna sadgRhastha thaa| usane mahAprabhu mahAvIra kI sevA meM upasthita hokara pAMca aNuvrata aura sAta zikSA vrata tathA guNa vrata aMgIkAra kie / usane bhagavAna kI pAvana dezanA ko zravaNa ... karane aura usakI anumodanA karane meM hI apanI kRtArthatA nahIM samajhI, varan / . . . apanI zakti aura paristhiti ke anusAra usakA prAcararA bhI kiyaa| anu modana ke sAtha yadi AcaraNa na kiyA jAya to pApa kA bhAra kaise kama hogaa| : karmabandha kaise DhIlA hogaa| usane bata grahaNa karake bhagavAna ke prati apanI gAr3I ...... - niSThA prakaTa kii|.. . ....... .....
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________________ . 358 1... .. .... ..... prArAdhya deva aura apane guru ke. prati ananya zraddhA honI cAhiye / yadi zrArAdhya deva ke prati zraddhA na huI to vaha pApoM kA tyAga nahIM kara skegaa| alabattA manuSya ko apane niSpakSa viveka se deva aura gurU ke vAstavika svarUpa : ko samajha lenA cAhiye aura nizcaya kara lenA caahiye| tatpazcAt apane . AdhyAtmika jIvana kI naukA unake hAthoM meM sauMpa denA cAhiye / aisA kiye binA kama se kama prArambhika dazA meM to kAma nahIM cala sktaa| gurU mArga pradarzaka - . . hai| jisane mukti ke mArga ko jAna liyA hai, jo use mArga para cala cukA hai, ...usa. mArga meM kaThinAiyoM se paricita hai, usakI sahAyatA lekara calanevAlA . navIna sAdhaka saralatA se apanI yAtrA meM Age bar3ha sakatA hai / vaha aneka prakAra ... kI vAdhAoM se baca sakatA hai aura sahI mArga para cala kara apanI maMjila taka . . paha~ca sakatA hai| .. . .. ... .. ... . . . prAnanda atyanta bhAgyavAn thaa| use sAkSAt bhagavAna hI guru ke rUpa meM : prApta hue the| vaha kahatA hai-maiMne samajha liyA hai ki deva kauna haiM ? jinheM paripUrNa jJAna aura vItarAgatA prApta hai, jo samasta Antarika vikAroM se mukta ho cuke haiM, jo apane nirmala svarUpa ko prApta kara parama-brahma paramAtmA bana gae haiM, ve... hI mere lie prArAdhya haiN| ... :: pativratA nArI jise varaNa kara letI hai, AjIvana; usake prati pUrNa niSThA rakhatI hai| vaha anya puruSa kI kAmanA nahIM kara sakatI hai| vaha anya puruSa kI kAmanA nahIM kara sktii:| pati ke prati niSThA na rakhane vAlI nArI kuzIlA kahalAtI hai| sAdhaka bhI parIkSA karane ke pazcAt sarvajJa evaM vItarAga . .... deva ko apane ArAdhya deva ke rUpa meM varaNa kara letA hai aura phira unake prati / ananya niSThA rakhatA hai: / usako niSThA itanI pragAr3ha hotI hai ki devatA aura.. ... dAnava bhI use vicalita nahIM kara sakate / . ....... - jo vItarAga mArga kA ArAdhaka hai, jo anekAnta dRSTi kA jJAtA hai aura prArambha-parigrahavAn nahIM hai| usakI zraddhA pakkI hI hogii| sAdhaka ko sau TaMca. . . ke sone ke samAna kharA hI rahanA caahiye| ....... .
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________________ [ 356 - kezI kA veSa alaga prakAra kA thA, gautama kA alaga taraha kaa| , prazna khar3A huA-donoM kA uddezya eka hai, mArga: bhI eka hai, phira ... - yaha bhinnatA kyoM hai ? isa prazna kA samAdhAna karane ke lie donoM mahAmuni paraspara mile| donoM meM vArtAlApa hushraa| usI samaya gautamasvAmI ne spaSTIkaraNa kiyA-liMga arthAt veSa ko dekhakara anyathA soca-vicAra nahIM karanA cAhiye / dravyaliMga kA prayojana laukika hai| vaha pahacAna kI saralatA ke liye hai| kadAcit dravyaliMga anya kA ho kintu bhAvaliMga arhadupadiSTa ho to bhI sAdhaka mukti prApta kara sakatA hai.| . . .. .. ....... .....: / deva, guru aura dharma kA svarUpa batalAte hue kahA hai-:..." / so dhammo jattha dayA, dasaTTadosA na jassa so devo| -::--so hu gurUM jo tANI prArambha pariggahA viro.|| arthAt-jahAM dayA hai vahAM dharma hai| jisameM dayA kA vidhAna nahIM hai, vaha pantha, sampradAya yA mArga dharma kahalAne yogya nahIM / kabIradAsa bhI kahate haiM .. - jahAM dayA tahaM dharma hai| jahAM lobha taha~ pApa / . jahAM krodha tahaM pApa hai, jahAM chimA tahaM Apa / / ArAdhya deva kA kyA svarupa hai ? isakA uttara yaha hai. ki jisameM aThAraha doSa na hoM vaha deva padavI kA adhikArI hai| aThAraha doSa isa prakAra hai- (1) mithyAtva (2) ajJAna (3) mada (4) krodha (5) mAyA (6) lobha (7) rati (8) arati (8) nidrA (10) zoka (11) asatya bhASaNa. (12) caurya -: (13) matsara (14) bhayaH (15) hiMsA (16) prama (17) krIr3A aura (18) haasy|.... ina doSoM kA abhAva ho jAne se yAtmika guNoM kA AvirbhAva ho jAtA hai| ataevaM jisa aAtmA meM pUrNa jJAna aura pUrNa vItarAgatA prakaTa ho gae hoM, use hI deva kahate haiN| AdinAtha, mahAvIra, rAma, mahApadma Adi nAma kucha bhI.. ho, unake guNoM meM antara nahIM hotA / nAma to saMketa ke rUpa meM hai| asala meM to
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________________ : guNa hI vandanIya haiN| jisa meM pUrvokta dopoM ke prAtyantika kSaya se sarvajJatA evaM vItarAgatA kA pUrNa vikAsa ho gayA hai, usakA nAma kucha bhI ho, deva ke rUpa meM vaha vandanIya hai / . . guru vaha hai jisane viziSTa tattva jJAna prApta kiyA ho aura jo prArambha tathA parigraha se sarvathA virata ho gayA ho| pApayukta kArya kalApa prAraMbha " kahalAtA hai aura vAhya padArthoM kA saMgraha evaM tajjanita mamatA ko parigraha kahate .. haiM / jise AtmatattvaM kA samIcIna jJAna nahIM hai, use zodhana karane kI sAdhanA kA jJAna nahIM hai, jo saMsAra kI jhaMjhaTo se Uba kara yA kisI ke bahakAve meM prAkara yA kSaNika bhAvukatA ke vazIbhUta hokara ghara chor3a baiThA hai, vaha guruH - yoM to jJAna ananta hai, kintu guru kahalAne ke lie kama se kama itanA to jAnanA cAhie ki AtmA kA zuddha svarUpa kyA hai ? AtmA kina kAraNoM se :: karma baddha hotA hai ? vandha se chuTakArA pAne kA upAya kyA hai / dharma-adharma, hiMsA .. ahiMsA evaM heya upAdeya kyA hai ? jisane jar3a aura cetana ke pArthakya ko pahacAna : liyA hai, puNya-pApa ke bheda ko jAna liyA hai aura kRtya-aMkRtya ko samajha liyA : hai, vaha guru kahalAne ke yogya hai, vazarte ki usakA vyavahAra usake jJAna ke... ... anusAra ho:- arthAt jisane samasta hiMsAkArI kAryoM se nivRta hokara moha-mAyAH / - ko tilAMjalI de dI ho| jo jJAnI hokara bhI prAraMbha-parigraha kA tyAgI nhiiN| hai vaha santa nahIM hai| -...prabar3a nAmaka eka tApasa thaa| vaha sAta 'sau tApasoM kA nAyaka thaa| geruA vastra pahanatA thA / vaha bhagavAn mahAvIra ke samparka meM AyA / usane vastutattva ko samajha liyA / usakA kahanA thA jaba taka maiM pUrNa tyAgI na bana jAU~ taba taka duniyA se vandana karavAne yogya nahIM huuN| kama karU ... aura adhika dikhalAU~ to kyA lAbha ? aisA karane se to AtmA kA patana - hotA hai vaha kandamUla khAtA thA, kintu usameM hiMsA nahIM hai aisA nahIM samajhatA
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________________ - [ 361 . .. . . thaa| vaha mAnatA thA ki kandamUla. bhakSaNa meM hiMsA avazya hai| aMbar3a : jala se do bAra snAna karatA thA, magara usane jala ko maryAdA karalI thii| adattAdAna kA aisA tyAgI thA ki dUsare ke diye binA pAnI bhI grahaNa nahIM karatA thaa|........... ....... eka bAra vaha kahIM jA rahA thaa| sabhI ziSya usake sAtha the| rAste meM. . pyAsa lgii| mArga meM nadI bhI milI kintu jala grahaNa karane kI anujJA dene .. ..vAlA koI nahIM thaa| pyAsa ke mAre kaMTha sUkha gayA, prANa jAne kA avasara prA pahu~cA, phira bhI pradatta jala grahaNa nahIM kiyaa| vaha durbala manovRti kA nahIM .. - thaa| yadyapi kahA jAtA hai ApakAne maryAdA nAsti' aMthAt vipadA Ane para .. -: maryAdA bhaMga kara dI jAtI hai, parantu usane isa chUTa kA lAbha nahIM liyaa| anta meM anazana dhAraNa karake samAdhimaraNa pUrvaka prANa tyAga diye, kintu praNa kA - parityAga nahIM kiyaa| aisI dRr3ha manovRtti honI cAhie sAdhaka kI! : sAdhanA yadi dezavirati kI hai aura use sarvavirati kI mAnI jAya to . yaha dRSTidoSa hai / jo jJAnI ho aura AraMbha tathA parigraha se virata ho use guru .. banAnA cAhie / sAdhanA ke mArga meM Age bar3hane ke lie sAdhaka ke hRdaya meM zraddhA. ko dRr3hatA to cAhie hI, guru kA patha pradarzana bhI Avazyaka hai / guru ke prabhAvaM. meM aneka prakAra kI bhramaNAeM ghara kara sakatI haiM jinase sAdhanA avarUddha ho .:. jAtI hai aura kabhI-kabhI viparIta dizA pakar3a letI hai| ...... jo vyakti prAnanda kI taraha vratoM ko grahaNa karatA hai, usakI mAnasika.. durbalatA dUra ho jAtI hai aura vastu ke sahI rUpa ko samajhane kI kamajorI bhI nikala jAtA hai kAla jaina siddhAnta kI dRSTi atyanta vyApaka haiN| usake upadeSTAoM kI dRSTi divya thI, lokottara thiiN| ataevaM sUkSma se sUkSma prANI bhI unakI dRSTi se projhala nahIM raha sake / unhoMne apane anuyAyiyoM ko 'sattveSu maitrIm' arthAt
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________________ 362 ] pratyeka prANI para maitrIbhAva rakhane kA Adeza diyA hai aura prANiyoM meM asa tathA sthAvara jIvoM kI gaNanA kI hai| sthAvara jIvoM meM pRthvIkAyika, jalakAyika aura vanaspatikAyika Adi ve jIva bhI parigaNita hai jinheM anya dharmoM ke upadeSTA ... apanI sthUla dRSTi ke kAraNa jIva hI nahIM samajha sake / vijJAna kA Aja bahuta vikAsa ho cukA hai, magara jahAM taka prANi zAstra kA saMbaMdha hai, jaina darzana vijJAna se Aja bhI bahuta Age hai / jaina maharSi apanI divya dRSTi ke kAraNa jisa gaharAI taka pahu~ce, vijJAna ko vahAM taka pahu~cane meM agara kucha zatAbdiyAM aura laga jAe~. to bhI Azcarya kI bAta nahIM ! abhI taka sthAvara jIvoM meM se vijJAna ne sirpha vanaspati kAyika jIvoM ko samajha pAyA hai, cAra prakAra ke sthAvaroM ko samajhanA abhI zeSa hai| ....... . .. .. . .. ... .... paramANu Adi aneka jar3a padArthoM ke viSaya meM bhI jaina sAhitya meM aisI prarUpaNAeM upalabdha haiM jinheM vaijJAnika mAnyatAoM se bhI Age kI kahA jA sakatA hai / kintu isake saMbaMdha meM yahA~ vivecana karanA prAsaMgika nhiiN| ... hAM, to jainAgama kI dRSTi se jIvoM kA dAyarA bahuta vizAla haiN| una saba ... ke prati maitrI bhAvanA rakhane kA jainAgama meM vidhAna kiyA gayA hai| jisakI maitrI - kI paridhi prANi mAtra ho usameM saMkIrNatA nahIM A sktii| cAhe koI nikaTa. vartI ho athavA dUra vartI, sabhI ko ahita se bacAne kI bAtaH socanA hai ! usameM kisI prakAra kA bhedabhAva nahIM karanA hai| kintu isakA artha yaha bhI nahIM sama- jhanA cAhie ki kisI prakAra ke anucita sAmya ko prazraya diyA jaay| gur3a aura gobara ko eka-sA samajhanA samadarzitva nahIM hai / jinameM jo vAstavika antara ho, use to svIkAra karanA hI cAhie magara usa antara ke kAraNa rAga dveSa nahIM karanA caahie| vibhinna manuSyoM meM guNa-dharma ke vikAsa kI bhinnatA hotI hai, samabhAva.... kA yaha takAz2A nahIM usa vAstavika bhinnatA ko asvIkAra kara diyA jaay| jhayopazama ke bheda se prANiyoM meM jJAna kI bhinnatA hotI hai| kisI meM mithyAjJAna aura kisI meM samyagjJAna hotA hai / koI sarvajJatA prApta kara letA hai, koI nahIM kara pAtA / isa tathya ko svIkAra karanA hI ucita hai / saba oSadhoM ko samAna .:: . "".
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________________ . . . ... [363 samajha kara kisI bhI roga meM kisI bhI auSadha kA prayoga karane vAlA buddhimAna nahIM ginA jaaegaa| tAtarya yaha hai ki samabhAva vahIM prazasta hai jo vivekayukta ho / vivekahIna samabhAva galata dRSTi hai / vRddhatA ke nAte sevanIya dRSTi se eka sAdhAraNa vRddha meM aura vRddha mAtA-pitA meM antara nahIM hai, parantu upakAra kI dRSTi se antara hai / mAtA-pitA kA jo mahAn upakAra hai usake prati kRtajJatA ___ kA viziSTa bhAva rahatA hI hai / ise rAga-dveSa kA rUpa nahIM kahA jA sktaa| yahI bAta apane vandanIya deva aura anya devoM ke saMbaMdha meM bhI samajhanA cAhie / / dUsaroM ke prati dveSa na rakhate hue apane ArAdhya deva ke prati pUrNa niSThA tathA .. zraddhA-bhakti rakhI jA sakatI hai| . :. .. . . . . . . .... Ananda zrAvaka ne ina saba bAtoM kI jAnakArI prApta kii| kina apavAdoM se chUTa rakhanI hai, yaha bhI usane samajha liyaa| ... ... ... ........... sAdhu jagat se nirapekSa hotA hai / kisI jAti, grAma yA kula ke sAtha usakA viziSTa sambandha nahIM raha jaataa| sAdhanA hI usake sAmane saba kucha hai| magara gRhastha kA mArga sApekSa hai / use ghara, parivAra, nAti, samAja Adi kI apekSA rakhanI par3atI hai / use vyavahAra nibhAnA hotA hai / unakA sambandha kevala zramaNavarga, saMgha aura apane bhagavAn-ArAdhya deva ke sAtha hotA hai / janaraMjana ke sthAna para jinaraMjana karanA usakA lakSya hotA hai / jinaraMjana ke mArga se gar3a-. bar3AyA ki usake hRdaya ko bahuta kSobha hotA hai| ... kabhI-kabhI jIvana meM eka duvidhA A khar3I hotI hai / hama dUsare ko rAjI rakkheM athavA usakA hita kareM ? rAjI rakhane se usakA hita nahIM hotA aura hita karane jAte haiM to vaha nArAja hotA hai ? aisI sthiti meM kise pradhAnatA deMnI cAhie ? jisake antaHkaraNa meM tIvra karuNA bhAva vidyamAna hogA, evaM apanA svArtha sAdhana jisa ke lie pradhAna na hogA, vaha dUsare ko rAjI karane ke badale / - usake hita ko hI mukhyatA degA / hA~, jise dUsare se apanA matalaba gAMThanA hai: vaha usake hita kA dhyAna karake bhI use rAjI karane kA prayatna karatA hai, kintu .. ..... . . . ...... .. ." . . .'
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________________ 364 . jo nispRha hai aura laukika lAbha ko tuccha samajhatA hai, vaha aisA nahIM karegA ! AvazyakatA hone para DAkTara kaDuvI davA pilAne meM saMkoca nahIM krtaa| bhale hI rogI ko vaha apriya lage tathApi usakA hita usI meM hai| - bhadrabAhu svAbhI ke viSaya meM yahI ghaTita huA / ve saba ko rAjI nhiiN| rakha sake / unhoMne hita kI bAta ko hI pradhAnatA dI / anya logoM ne bhI unake nirNaya ko svIkAra kiyA / sthUlabhadra caudaha pUrvo ke jJAtA ho gae / bhadrabAhu / svAmI me sthUlabhadra ko caudaha pUrvo ke jJAtA ke rUpa meM utpanna kiyA / vyAvahA-. rika dRSTi se ve vRhatkalpa ke racayitA kahe jAte haiN| vyavahAra sUtra tathA dazAzrutaskaMdha kI racanA bhI unhoMne kii| - itihAsa atIta ke gahana aMdhakAra meM prakAza kI kiraNeM pheMkane kA . .. prayAsa karatA hai| itihAsa ke viSaya meM durAgraha ko kataI sthAna nahIM honA ... caahie| prAz2a jo sAmagrI kisI viSaya meM upalabdha hai, usake AdhAra para eka . niSkarSa nikAlA jAtA hai / kAlAntara meM anya puSTa pramANa milane para vaha . niSkarSa badala bhI sakatA hai| vibhinna graMthoM meM milane vAle ullekha, svataMtra . ... kRtiyA~, prazastiyA~, zilAlekha, sikke Adi ke AdhAra para itihAsa kI khoja kI jAtI hai / isake lie bar3e puruSArtha kI AvazyakatA hai| jaina paramparAH kA : itihAsa sAhitya evaM kalA Adi sabhI kSetro meM mahattvapUrNa hai para jana samAja ne usa ora paryApta dhyAna nahIM diyA hai| : :.. ..dharmadAsajI mahArAja kA janma aThArahavIM zatAbdI meM madhyapradeza meM huA kintu durbhAgyavaza unakI kRtiyAM upalabdha nahIM haiN| unake janmakAla. kA tathA ...mAtA-pitA kA nirvivAda ullekha bhI nahIM miltaa| unakI kRtiyA~ kahAM dabI . ___ par3I haiM, kahA nahIM jA sktaa| jinake pAsa hastalikhita aitihAsika sAmagrI hai| - unheM cAhie ki ve use prakAza meM lAveM aura anvekSaNa kArya ko Age bar3hAne meM sahAyaka vana / ......... ....... ........ ......
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________________ ... [365 jaba Adhunika kAla ke santoM kA bhI hama prAmANika paricaya prApta nahIM kara pAye to prAcInakAla ke santoM kA tathyapUrNa itihAsa pAtA. kitanA kaThina hai, isa bAta kA sahaja hI anumAna lagAyA jA sakatA hai| . ............. bhadrabAhu svAmI Adi prAcInakAlika. maharSi haiN| unake saMbaMdha meM pUrNa - prAmANika itihAsa prastuta honA caahie| jahAM taka bhadrabAhu kA sambandha hai, niHsaMkoca kahA jA sakatA hai ki zAsana sevA meM unakA yoga. asAdhAraNa rahA hai| sthUlabhadra ne utkRSTa saMyamapAlana kA ujjvala udAharaNa hamAre samakSa prastuta kiyaa| prAcArya saMbhUtivijaya ke caraNoM meM rahakara unhone apUrva kAma vijaya kI / siMha kA rUpa dhAraNa karane kI eka bAra bhUla avazya hogaI kintu dUsarI vAra kabhI bhUla nahIM kii| ... ... .. bhadravAhu ke pazcAt kauna unakA uttarAdhikArI ho? isa prazna para jaba vicAra huA to svayaM bhadrabAhu ne kahA-sthUlabhadra hI uttarAdhikAra prApta karane .. ke lie sabase adhika upayukta haiN| unase bar3hakara koI paramayogI nahIM hai| isa * prakAra bhadrabAhu ke bAda sthUlabhadra hI unake uttarAdhikArI hue| unhoMne bar3I yogyatA ke sAtha zAsanasevA kii| yaugika sAdhanA ke sAtha zruta kI bhI sAdhanA kii| - kahA~ rAjasa jIvana vAlA sthUlabhadra aura kahAM paramakAyavijetA sthUlabhadra ! .. vaha apane mahAn prayatna se kahA~ se kahA~ pahu~ca gae ! manuSya jaba pavitra citta aura dRr3ha saMkalpa lekara Upara car3hane kA prayatna karatA hai to saphalatA usake caraNa cUmatI hai| . .. :: Aja deza saMkaTa meM se gujara rahA hai| saMkaTa bhI sAdhAraNa nahIM hai| pratyeka dezavAsI ko yaha saMkaTa mahasUsa karanA cAhie aura usase kisI bhI prakAra kA lAbha uThAne kA prayatna nahIM karanA caahie| yaha kAla mukhya rUpa se 'rASTra dharma' ke pAlana kA hai| deza kI rakSA para hamAre dharma, saMskRti, sAhitya
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________________ aura zAsana kI rakSA nirbhara hai| ataeva isa ora dhyAna rakhakara zAnti aura dhairya ke sAtha paristhiti kA sAmanA karanA yogya hai / saMkaTa ko dUra karane athavA . / kama karane meM jo jisa prakAra kA yoga de sakatA ho, use vaha denA caahie| aise prasaMga para miSThAna Adi kA sevana na karanA, anAvazyaka kharca na karanA :evaM videzI vastuoM kA upayoga na karanA Avazyaka hai / pratyeka dezavAsI kA.. kartavya hai ki vaha rASTra ke saMkaTa ke samaya hara taraha se adhika se adhika tyAga kare aura apanI AvazyakatAoM ko kama karake saMyata jIvana banAne kA prayatna : kre| aisA karane se avazya kalyANa hogaa|
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________________ ............ nimitta-upAdAna - jIvana ko sAdhanA meM lagAne ke lie nirantara preraNA kI AvazyakatA ... ... hotI hai / vaha preraNA prAntarika aura bAhya donoM prakAra kI cAhie / saMsAra - meM jitane bhI kArya dRSTi gocara hote haiM, unakI utpatti kisI bhI eka kAraNa se nahIM hotI, dUsare zabdoM meM yoM kaha sakate haiM ki kArya kA utpAda sAmagrI se... : hotA hai| sAmagrI kA artha hai-upAdAna evaM vividha nimitta kAraNoM kI smgrtaa| .. nimitta ke abhAva meM akele upAdAna se kArya nahIM hotA.aura na upAdAna ke binA nimitta kAraNa se hI kArya kA honA saMbhava hai| sAdhanA kArya meM bhI yahI : vyApaka niyama lAgU hotA hai| bAhya kAraNa bhI prAyaH anAyAsa nahIM milatA, phira bhI usakA milanA AsAna hai| kintu bAhya kAraNa ke dvArA yadi aMtaraMga kAraNa na milA to - sAdhaka apanA jIvana saphala nahIM banA skegaa| - sAdhanA ke kSetra meM aneka bAhya kAraNa upayogI hote haiN| sAdhaka ko : yogyatA, rUci, vAtAvaraNa Adi para yaha avalambita rahatA hai ki kauna-sA kAraNa kisake lie upayogI ho jAya / tathApi satsaMga bAhya kAraNoM meM saba se U~cA hai / vItarAga ke satsaMga kA lAbha milanA saubhAgya kI bAta hai, parantu bAhya kAraNa hI saba kucha nahIM hai. / bAhya kAraNa ke milane se sabhI ko lAbha ho jAegA, aisI bAta nahIM hai| bAhya kAraNa ke sAtha prAntarika kAraNa ko bhI jAgRta karanA anivArya rUpa se Avazyaka hai / .... . - . . .. ..paNa
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________________ 368 } . gRhastha zrAnnada ko bAharI kAraNa milA / parama prakRSTa puNyodaya se vaha .. sAkSAt tIrtha kara deva kA sAnnidhya prApta kara sakA / usakA antaHkaraNa pahale se kucha banA huA thA aura kucha bhagavAn mahAvIra ne taiyAra kara diyA / bhagavAn kI dezanA kA usa para gaharA prabhAva pdd'aa| antaHkaraNa vastutaH bhItara kI yogyatA hai / usa yogyatA ko camakAne . vAlA bAhya kAraNa hai| Antarika yogyatA ke abhAva meM bAhya kAraNa akicitkara hotA hai| yadi miTTI meM ghara nirmANa karane kI arthAn ghaTaparyAya ke rUpa meM pariNata hone kI ye gyatA nahIM hai to lIda, pAnI, kuMbhAra, cAka Adi vidyamAna :: rahane para bhI ghaTa nahIM bnegaa| kuMbhAra cAka ko ghumAghumA kara hairAna ho jaaegaa| ___magara use saphalatA prApta na hogii| cAka meM koI doSa nahIM hai, kuMbhAra ke prayatna . meM bhI koI kamI nahIM hai, magara miTTI meM vaha yogyatA nahIM hai / Agare ke pAsa kI miTTI se jaisA acchA ghar3A banegA, vaisA rAjasthAna kI miTTI se nahIM / yaha :nitya dekhI jAne vAlI vastu kA udAharaNa hai| . apane vizuddha svarUpa ko prApta karanA AtmA kA mUla kArya hai / dravya, kSetra, kAla tathA satsaMga aura svAdhyAya nimitta kAraNa haiM / inase AtmA meM zakti prA " "- . . . . ... . .. tAra kamajora ho gayA thaa| vaha girane vAlA hI thA ki usa para kauvA baiTha. gyaa| loga kauvA ko nimitta kahane lge| kintu tAra meM yadi kaccApana na hotA to kauvA kyA kara sakatA thA ? sUradAsa tathA bhakta vilvamaMgala ko kyA vezyA : cintAmaNi jagA sakI thI ? vAstava meM vairAgya kI bhUmikA unake hRdaya meM kamikA unake hRdaya meM bana .. cukI thI, rahI-sahI kamaz2orI cintAmaNi kI ukti ne pUrI kara dii| sAmAnyataH vilvamaMgala aura sUradAsa ke vairAgya ke lie loga cintAmaNi ko nimitta mAnate haiM parantu tathya yaha hai ki prAtmA meM yadi thor3I jAgRti ho to sAmAnya nimitta : ..milane se bhI pUrI jAti utpanna ho jAtI hai| .. .
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________________ [ 366 prabhu mahAvIra kA nimitta pAkara grAnanda kA upAdAna jAgRta ho gayA / jaba sAdhaka kI mAnasika niSThA sthira ho jAtI hai to vaha apane ko vratAdika sAvanA meM sthira banA letA hai / kintu sAdhanA ke kSetra meM deva aura guru ke prati zraddhA kI parama AvazyakatA hai jisako hama deva aura guru ke rUpa meM svIkAra karanA cAheM, pahale unako parIkSA kara leN| jo kasauTI para kharA utare usase apane jIvana meM preraNA grahaNa kareM / isakA artha yaha nahIM ki dUsaroM ke prati kisI prakAra kI dveSa bhAvanA rakkhI jAya / sAdhaka bhUtamAtra ke prati maitrI bhAva rakhatA hai parantu jahA~ taka vandanIya kA prazna hai, jisane adhyAtmamArga meM jitanI unnati kI hai, usI ke anurUpa vaha vandanIya hogA / guru ke rUpa meM vahI vandanIya hote haiM, jinhoMne sarva prAraMbha aura sarva parigraha kA tyAga kara diyA ho yora jinake antara meM saMyama kI jyoti pradIpta ho / jinhoMne kisI bhI paMtha yA paraMparA ke sAdhu kA vAnA pahanA ho parantu jo saMyama hIna hoM ve vandanIya nahIM hote / jisakA zrAtmA mithyAtva ke mela se malIna hai aura citta kAmanAoM se grAkula usako saccA zrAvaka vandanIya nahIM mAna sakatA / khAne-pIne kI suvidhA aura mAna-sammAna ke lobha se kaI sAdhu kA veSa dhAraNa kara lete haiM para utane mAtra se hI ve vandanA ke yogya nahIM hote haiM / 4/ isI prakAra jisameM aThAraha doSa vidyamAna nahIM haiM, jo pUrNa vItarAga, niSkAma, sarvajJa, sarvadarzI paramAtmA hai, vahI deva ke rUpa meM svIkaraNIya, vandanIya aura mahanIya hai| jinameM rAga, dveSa, kAma Adi vikAra maujUda haiM, ve grAtmArthI sAdhaka ke lie kaise vandanIya ho sakate haiM ? rAga-dveSa Adi vikAra hI samasta saMkaToM, kaSToM graura duHkhoM ke mUla haiN| inheM naSTa karane ke lie hI sAdhanA kI jAtI hai| aisI sthiti meM sAdhanA kA Adarza jisa vyakti ko banAyA vaha svayaM ina vikAroM se yukta ho to usase hamArI sAdhanA ko kaise preraNA milegI ? :: yw' Hyq 1470: 11 koI kisI meM devatva kA prAropa bhale karale, kalama aura talavAra kI nahIM pA skte| yaha pUjA to fr yA pravAha ke kAraNa athavA pUjA bhale kara lI jAya, parantu ve deva kI padavI korA vyavahAra hai / agara koI vyakti paramparA 42
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________________ 370 ] bhaya kI bhAvanA se deva kI pUjA karatA hai to usakI samajha galata hai| hama jisa zuddha prAtmasvarUpa ko prApta karanA cAhate haiM, use jinhoMne prApta kara liyA hai, jisa patha para hama cala rahe haiM usa para calakara jo maMjila taka pahu~ca cuke haiN|'' vahI hamAre lie anukaraNIya haiN| hama unhIM ko Adarza mAnate haiM aura unhIM ke caraNa cinhoM para calate haiN| yahI hamArI AdarzapUjA samajho yA devapUjA samajha lo! ___ jJAnavala ke abhAva meM mAnava 'tattva ko nahIM samajha paataa| bahuta loga samajhate haiM ki hamAre sukha-duHkha kA kAraNa daivI hai / arthAt deva ke ropa se duHkha aura toSa se sukha hotA hai / para isa samajha meM bhrAnti hai| yadi Apake pApakarma kA udaya nahIM hai to dUsarA koI bhI Apako dukhI nahIM banA sktaa| sukha ho yA duHkha, usakA antaraMga kAraNa to hamAre bhItara hI vidyamAna hotA hai| ... jahA~ bIja hotA hai vahIM aMkura ugatA hai, isa nyAya ke anusAra jisa .. prAtmA meM sukha-duHkha kI utpatti hotI hai, usImeM usakA kAraNa honA caahie| .. isase yahI siddha hotA hai ki apanA zubhAzubha karma hI apane sukha-duHkha kA janaka --- ... hai| prAcArya amitagati kahate haiM- . . . . . . .. svayaM kRtaM karma yadAtmanA purA, . . phalaM tadIyaM labhate zubhAzubham / pareNa dattaM yadi labhyate sphuTaM; ....... svayaM kRtaM karma nirartha kaM tadA / / ... .arthAt AtmA ne pUrvakAla meM jo zubha aura azubha karma upAjita kiye.. ... haiM, unhIM kA zubha aura azubha phala use prApta hotA hai| agara AtmA dUsare ke : dvArA pradatta phala ko bhogane lage to usake apane kiye karma nirarthaka-niSphala ho jaaeNge| Atman ! tU saba prakAra kI bhrAntiyoM ko tyAga kara satya tattva kA::. zraddhAna kara / tujhe koI bhI dUsarA sukhI yA dukhI nahIM banA sakatA ! tU bhrama ke
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________________ [ 371 vazIbhUta hokara para ko sukha-duHkhadAtA samajhatA hai / isa bhrama ke kAraNa terI bahuta hAni hotI hai| jisake nimitta se sukha prApta hotA hai usIko tU sukhadAtA samajhakara usa para rAga karatA hai aura jisake nimitta se duHkha prApta hotA hai. use duHkhadAtA samajhakara usa para dveSa dhAraNa karatA hai / rAga-dva eSa kI isa bhrama janita pariNati se zrAtmA malIna hotA hai| isake atirikta isase citta ko zAnti hotI hai aura aneka prakAra ke anartha bhI utpanna hote haiM ! tU dUsaroM ko apanA zatra, mAna kara unase vadale lene kA prayatna karatA haiN| isase AtmA meM azuddhi kI eka lambI paramparA cala par3atI hai / ..isake viparIta, jisane isa sacAI to samajha liyA hai ki zrAtmA svayaM hI apane sukha-dukha kA nirmAtA hai, vaha ghora se ghora dukhaH kA prasaMga upasthita hone para bhI, apane Apako hI usakA kAraNa samajha kara samabhAva dhAraNa karatA hai aura usake lie kisI dUsare ko uttaradAyI nahIM ThaharAtA / Agama meM bhI spaSTa kahAM gayA hai appA kattA vikattA ya.. zrAtmA hI apane sukha dukha kA kartA aura hartA hai / .. tAtparya yaha hai ki yadi pApa karma kA udaya na ho to dUsarA koI bhI zrApako kaSTa nahIM de sakatA, ataeva bahirhaSTi kA tyAga kara antarhaSTi ko apanA aura vAhya nimitta ko hI saba kucha na samajho / AMdhI ke samaya sAdhAraNa phUsa se A~kha jAte jAte bacatI hai to phUsa ko devatA nahIM mAnA jA sakatA / sarAgI devoM kA asammAna nahIM karanA hai, parantu unase mAMganA bhI nahIM hai / devAdhi deva ke caraNoM meM vandana kiyA jAya to devoM kA prasanna ho jAnA sAmAnya bAta hai / sarAgI devoM ko vandana, namana, AlApa, saMlApa, AdAna zrIra pradAna, ye chaha bAteM nahIM karanI caahie|
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________________ 372] . ..zramaNopAsaka aAnanda prabhu mahAvIra ke samakSa kahatA hai- meM apane jIvana ... meM vizuddha samyagdarzana prApta karanA cAhatA hai| darzana meM azuddhi hone se buddhi kI : vAstavika nirNAyikA gakti samApta ho jaaegii| vaha vandanIya aura avandanIyaH : ko kyA samajha sakeMgA ? prAnnada cAhatA hai ki merI buddhi meM nirNAyaka zakti aura svarUpa meM nizcalatA nA jaaeH| vaha buddhi kI isa zakti para pardA nahIM DAlanA cAhatA : : .. .... jinakA vyavahAra zuddha na ho, jinakA AcAra zuddha na ho, unake sAtha ... lena-dena karanA vratI zrAvaka ke lie ucita nahIM hai / vyakti kI yogyatA, zIla- . svabhAva, kina upAyoM se vaha dravya upArjana karatA hai, Adi kI jA~ca karake lena-dena kiyA jAnA cAhie jo vyavahAra meM aisA dhyAna rakkhegA, vaha... . AdhyAtmika kSetra meM kyoM nahIM sajaga rahegA?, .. .. ..." pAramAtmika pArAMdhanA zAnti prApta karane ke lie kI jAtI hai mana kI .. AkulatA yadi banI rahI to zAnti se prApta ho sakatI hai ? galata tarIke se pAyA dhana mana ko azAnta banA degA, ataevaM sAdhaka arthArjana ke lie kisii| prakAra kA anaitika kArya na kare / nyAya se hI dhanopArjana karanA zrAvaka kA ... mUlabhUta kartavya hai| . . .... sAdhaka ke lie vicAroM kI zuddhi aura aparigraha atyanta Avazyaka hai| vicAra zuddhi se vaha deva, guru, dharma saMbaMdhI viveka prApta karegA aura unake viSaya meM nizcala sthiti prApta kara legaa| aparigraha kI bhAvanA se hAtha lambe nahI . 'karegA / jisake vyavahAra meM ye donoM tattva nahIM hoMge, jisakA vyavahAra bedare taura para calegA, vaha zAnti nahIM paaegaa| ....... :: :: gajJAna aAvazyaka hotA hai| anya jJAna kI kamI ho to kAma cala sakatA hai, parantu jIvana banAne kA jJAna na ho to jIvana saphala nahIM ho sakatA / jJeya viSaya ananta haiM aura eka-eka padArtha meM ananta-anta guNa aura paryAya haiM / jJAna kA pardA pUrI taraha haTe binA una saba ko jAnanA saMbhava
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________________ [ 373 nahIM hai| parantu hameM sarva prathama jIvana kI kalA kA jJAna prApta karanA caahie| use prApta karane meM adhika samaya nahIM lgtaa| agara Apako jIvana ke uttama kalAkAra guru kA sAnidhya mila gayA to use pAne meM vizeSa kaThinAI bhI nahIM / hotI / basa, bhItara jijJAsA gaharI honI cAhie / jIvana kI kalA kA jJAna prayojana bhUta jJAna hai aura use pA liyA to sabhI kucha ..pA. liyaa| jisane use nahIM pAyA usane aura saba kucha pA lene para bhI kucha bhI nahIM paayaa| jIvana-kalA kA jJAna na hotA to sthUlabhadra kAma vijaya para vezyA rUpakoSA ko zrAvikA nahIM banA paate| usa samaya unheM pUrvazruta kA jJAna nahIM thA, magara jIvana kI kalA ko unhoMne bhalIbhAMti adhigata kara liyA thaa| usI ke .. sahAre ve Age bar3ha sake aura bar3I se bar3I saphalatA prApta kara ske| .. :: rUpa-koSA ko jIvana kI kalA prApta karane meM sthUlabhadra kA anukUla nimittaH mila gayA / kaI loga samajhate haiM ki nimitta kucha nahIM karatA, kevala .. upAdAnAhI kAryakArI hai| magara yaha ekAnta yukti aura anubhava se bAdhita hai| nimitta kAraNa kucha nahIM karatA to usakI AvazyakatA hI kyA hai ? nimitta / kAraNa ke abhAva meM akele upAdAna se hI kArya kyoM nahIM niSpanna ho jAtA ? udAharaNa ke lie karmakSaya ko hI lIjie / karmakSaya yA mokSa kA upAdAna . kAraNa AtmA hai| agara AtmA ke dvArA hI karmakSaya hotA hai to phira pratyeka prAtnA mukta ho jAnA cAhie / AtmA anAdikAlIna hai, use aba taka saMsAraavasthA meM kyoM rahanA par3a rahA hai / kahA jAtA hai ki nimitta kAraNa karatA kucha nahIM hai. phira bhI usakI upasthiti Avazyaka hai| magara isa kathana meM vizeSa tathya nahIM hai| jo kucha bhI nahIM karatA, prathama to use nimitta kAraNa hI nahIM kahA jA sktaa| kadAcit kahA bhI jAya to usakI upasthiti kI AvazyakatA hI kyA hai? kucha na karane . .: vAle padArtha kI upasthiti yadi Avazyaka hai taba to eka kArya ke lie saMsAra .. ke sabhI padArthoM kI upasthiti ' Avazyaka hogI aura unakI upasthiti honA saMbhava na hone se koI kArya hI nahIM ho skegaa|
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________________ 374 ] ...: anekAnta siddhAnta kA abhimata yaha hai ki upAdAna aura nimitta donoM kAraNoM ke sumela se kArya kI niSpatti hotI hai / nimatta. kAraNa milane para bhI upAdAna kI yogyatA ke abhAva meM kArya nahIM hotA aura upAdAna kI vidyamAnatA meM bhI yadi nimitta kAraNa na ho to bhI kArya nahIM hotaa| ................. - zAstra kI bAta jo cala rahI hai, usake sunane meM maiM nirmita hU~ aura mere sunAne meM Apa nimitta haiN| ghar3I bhara pahale bhale kucha dUsarI lahareM Apake citta meM uTha rahI hoM kintu aAgamavANI kA nimitta pAkara kucha prazasta bhAvanA Apake mana meM AI hogii| magara mUla kAraNa upAdAna hai jo chipA huA hai / ' ___ mahAmuni bhadrabAhu ke sAtha sthUlabhadra kI jJAnArAdhanA kI carcA pichale dinoM cala rahI thI / jJAnAmRta ko vitaraNa karate-karate unhoMne dehotsarga kiyaa| zruta ke bIja Az2a jo upalabdha haiM, unakI jJAnArAdhanA kA madhura phala hai / samA dhimaraNa-pUrvaka mahApnuni bhadrabAhu ne apanI jIvana lIlA samApta kii| unhoMne .. zruta kevalI kA pada prApta kiyA thA / 76 varSa kI samagra Ayu paaii| sthUlabhadra ... unase adhika dIrghajIvI hue / unakI Ayu 66 varSa kI thii| bhadrabAhu ke pazcAt 45 varSa taka sthUlabhadra ne saMgha kA netRtva kiyaa| apanI vimala sAdhanA se sAbusAdhvI varga ko saMyama ke patha para calAte hue kuzalatA pUrvaka unhoMne zAsana kA. saMcAlana kiyA / jinazAsana meM vaha kAla paramparA bhedoM yA gaccha bhedoM kA nahIM ... thaa|.. .. . dasa pUrvo ke jJAtA ko vAdI aura caudaha pUrvo ke jJAtA ko zruta kevalI ... kahA jAtA hai / zrutakevalI madrabAhu ke saMbaMdha meM kAphI anveSaNa kiyA jA cukA .: hai / inake atirikta eka bhadravAhu dUsare bhI hue haiN| ve nimitta vettA bhadrabAhu .. mAne gaye haiM zrutakevalI ke jJAna meM nimittajJAna bhI antargata rahatA hai, parantu . zratakevalI use prakaTa nahIM krte| . . . .. ... ... .. ... ............ .... bhadrabAhu ke sAtha caMdragupta kA saMbaMdha batalAyA jAtA hai| caMdragupta bhI eka mahApuruSa ho gae haiN| .................. ... .
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________________ 375 .. Aja hameM zrata kA jo bhI aMza upalabdha hai, vaha inhIM saba mahAmanISI prAcAryoM kI jJAnArAdhanA kA suphala hai / ina mahAn AtmAoM ne usa yuga meM zrataH ... kA saMrakSaNa kiyA jaba lekhana kI paramparA hamAre yahA~ pracalita nahIM huI thii| ... aAja to anekoM sAdhana upalabdha haiM aura zrata sabhI ke lie sulabha hai / aisI sthiti meM hamArA kartavya hai ki hama zruta kA zraddhA aura bhakti ke sAtha adhyayana .... - kareM, dUsaroM ke adhyayana meM sahAyaka baneM aura aisA karake apane jIvana ko U~cA .. - uThAveM / jJAtavya viSayoM kA jJAna prApta kara lenA hI paryApta nahIM hai, magara jo - upAdeya haiM AcaraNIya hai, usakA AcaraNa kareM aura jo tyAjya hai usakA tyAga kreN| jJAna hamArA patha pradarzana kara sakatA hai| vaha bhAva-Aloka hai, magara pradarzita - patha para calane se hI maMjila prApta kI jA sakatI hai| dIpaka ke prakAza se eka chAtra jJAnArjana kara sakatA hai aura kusaMskAroM ___vAlA dUsarA chAtra usI prakAza se corI kara sakatA hai / dIpaka donoM ke lie ... samAna hai, donoM ko Aloka detA hai bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI dvArA upadiSTa .. mArga para hama yathA zakti caleM aura calane kI adhika se adhika zakti saMcita - kareM, yahI isa jIvana kA sarvazreSTha sAdhya hai / prAtmA ko zAzvata kalyANa kA - . dvAra kholane kI amogha kucikA bhagavAn kI dezanA hai / kitane saubhAgya aura puNya ke prabhAva se hameM isake zravaNa-manana-AcaraNa karane kI anukUla sAmagrI - aAja milI hai bhavya puruSoM ! pramAda mata kro| nissAra vastuoM ke lie aura amaMgalakArI pravRttiyoM meM hI samaya na bitA do| jIvana kI ghar3iyA~ parimita ... haiM aura bhaviSya annata hai| isa svalpaM samaya meM ananta bhaviSya ko sukhamaya banAne : meM DhIla na kro| jo vItarAga kI vANI ko samajhane kA prayatna karegA aura use ... jIvana meM vyavahRta karegA, usakA akSaya kalyANa hogaa| . . : ................
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________________ .. rASTrIya saMkaTa aura prajAjana saMskRta bhASA meM eka ukti. prasiddha hai- cakravatparivartante duHkhAni sukhAni ca' / arthAt duHkha aura sukha cAka kI taraha badalate rahate haiN| saMsArI jIva kA jIvana do cakroM para calatA hai, kabhI duHkha aura kabhI sukha kI prabalatA he.tI hai / pratyeka prANI ke liye yaha sthiti anivArya hai. kyoMki karma saMkSepa meM : do prakAra ke haiM-zubha aura azubha / zubha karma kA pariNAma zubha aura azubhaH karma kA pariNAma duHkha hotA hai| jisa jIva ne jisa prakAra ke karmoM kA bandha : kiyA hai, use usI prakAra kA phala bhoganA paDatA hai|.. : :: . .. karma ke bandha aura udaya kA yaha gorakhadhaMdhA anAdi kAla se cala rahA hai / pUrvabaddha karmoM kA jaba udaya hotA hai to jIva unake udaya ke kAraNa rAgadveSa karatA hai aura rAga-dveSa ke kAraNa punaH navIna karmoM kA bandha kara letA hai| isa prakAra bIja aura vRkSa kI anAdi paramparA ke samAna. rAgAdi vibhAvapariNati aura karmabandha kA pravAha anAdi kAla se calA A rahA hai.| ajJAnI jIva isa tathya ko na jAnakara karmapravAha meM bahatA rahatA hai| .: magera jJAnI janoM kI sthiti kucha bhinna prakAra kI hotI hai / ve zubha karma kA udaya hone para jaba anukUla sAmagrI kI prApti hotI hai tava harSa nahIM mAnate aura azubha karma kA udaya hone para duHkha se vihvala nahIM hote| donoM ... avasthAoM meM unakA sambhAtra akhaNDita rahatA hai| pUrvopAjita karma ko . samabhAva se bhoga kara graMthavA tapazcaryA karake naSTa karanA aura navIna karmabandha se bacanA jJAnI puruSoM kA kAma hai| ......
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________________ [ 377 jaba manuSya sukha kI ghaDiyoM meM masta hokara grAsamAna meM ur3ane lagatAH hai, nIti anIti aura pApa-puNya ko bhUla jAtA hai aura bhaviSya ko vismRta kara detA hai taba vaha grapane liye duHkha ke bIja botA hai / rAvaNa yadi prApta vibhUti : evaM sampadA ke kAraNa unmatta na banatA aura duSkarma kI ora pravRtta na hotA to sarvanAza kI ghar3I dekhane ko na milatI / jana, dhana, sattA, zastra, vijJAna, .. bala Adi aneka kAraNoM se manuSya ko unmAda paidA hotA hai / yaha unmAda hI manuSya se anartha karavAtA hai / vaha grapane ko prApta sAmagrI se dUsaroM ko duHkha meM DAlatA hai unake sukha meM vikSepa upasthita karatA hai / use patA nahIM. hotA ki dUsaroM ko duHkha meM DAlanA hI grapane ko duHkha meM DAlanA hai zraura dUsare ke sukha meM bAdhA pahu~cAnA apane hI sukha meM bAdhA pahu~cAnA hai| sukha meM bebhAna hokara vaha nahIM soca pAtA ki yaha kArya mere lie mAnavasamAja tathA deza, evaM vizva ke lie hitakArI hai athavA grahitakArI ? itihAsa meM saiMkar3oM ghaTanAeM ghaTita huI haiM jabaki zAsakoM ne unmata hokara dUsaroM para AkramaNa kiyA hai, yahAM taka ki apane mitra, vandhu aura pitA para bhI cAkramaNa karane meM saMkoMca nahIM kiyA / mahAbhArata yuddha kyA thA ? bhAI kA bhAI ke prati anyAya. karane kA eka sarvanAzI prayatna ! zrIkRSNa jaise puruSottama zAnti kA mArga nikAlane ko udyata hote haiM, mahAvinAza kI ghar3I ko TAlane kA prayatna karate haiM, bhArata ko pracaNDa pralaya kI ghora jvAlAgroM se bacAne ke lie kucha uThA nahIM rakhate, kintu unake prayatnoM ko ThukarA diyA jAtA hai| korava vaibhava ke naze meM bebhAna na hogae hote, unakI mati yadi santulita rahatI to kyA vaha dRzya sAmane zrAtA ki bhAI ko bhAI ke prAraNoM kA granta karanA par3e zraura ziSya ko apane kalAcArya para prANahArI zrAkramaNa karanA par3e ? magara zakti ke unmAda meM manuSya pAgala ho gayA aura usane apane hI sarvanAza ko grAmaMtrita kiyA ! ThIka hI kahA hai / / vidyA vivAdAya dhanaM madAya, zakti: pareSAM paripIDanAya khalasya, sAthIviparItametad jJAnAya dAnAya ca rakSaraNAya //
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________________ 378 ] kisI khala jana ko vidyA prApta ho jAtI hai to usakI jIbha meM khujalI 'calane lagatI hai / vaha vivAda karane ke lie udyata hotA hai aura dUsaroM ko nIcA dikhalA kara apanI vidvattA kI mahattA sthApita karane kI ceSTA karatI hai / vaha samajhatA hai ki duniyA kI samagra vidvattA mere bhItara hI zrA samAI haiM / mere sAmane, saba tuccha hai, maiM rarvajJa kA putra hU~ ! kintu aisA grahakArI vyakti dayanIya haiM, kyoMki vaha apane ajJAna ko hI nahIM jAnatA ! jo sArI duniyA ko jAnane kA daMbha karatA hai, vaha yadi apane grApako hI nahIM jAnatA to usase adhika dayA kA pAtra anya kauna ho sakatA hai ! satpuruSa vidyA kA abhimAna nahIM karatA aura na dUsaroM ko nIcA dikhA kara apanA bar3appana jatAnA cAhatA hai ! -- 1 khala jana ke pAsa lAbhAntarAya karma ke kSayopazama se yadi dhana kI 5 pracuratA ho jAtI hai to vaha mada meM masta ho jAtA hai aura dhana ke bala se kukarma karma ke apane lie gar3ahA khodatA hai / agara use zakti prApta ho jAya to dUsaroM kA hai, use usI meM hI usakI sArthakatA samajhatA hai / ko pIr3A pahu~cAne anAdi 11 1. magara sajjana puruSa kI vidyA dUsaroM kA prajJAnAndhakAre dUra karane meM kAma prAtI hai / usakA dhana dAna meM saphala hotA haiM / sajjana puruSa dhana ko donoM prasahAyoM aura anAthoM ko sAtA pahu~cAne meM vyaya karatA hai aura isI meM apane dhana evaM jIvana ko saphala samajhatA hai / sajjana kI zakti dUsaroM kI rakSA meM lagatI hai / vaha yaha nahIM socatA ki agara koI pIr3A pA rahA hai, kisI sabala ke dvArA saMtAyA jA rahA hai, to hameM kyA lenA denA hai ! vaha jagat kI zAnti meM apanI zAMti samajhatA hai / deza kI samRddhi meM hI apanI samRddhi samajhatA hai aura apane par3osI ke sukha meM hI sukha kA anubhava karatA hai ! : zakti kI sArthakatA isa bAta meM hai ki usake dvArA dUsaroM ke duHkha ko dUra kiyA jAya / apanI ora se kisI ko pIr3A na pahu~cAnA acchI bAta hai kintu karttavya kI iti zrI isI meM nahIM hai / karttavya kA takAjA yaha hai ki
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________________ [ 376 pIr3itoM kI sahAyatA kI jAya, sevA kI jAya aura unakI pIr3A kA nivAraNa karane meM koI kasara na rakkhI jAya ! .. satpuruSa sadaiva smaraNa rakhatA hai ki mAnava jAti eka aura akhaNDa hai ... tathA pArasparika sahAya evaM sohArda se hI zAnti kI sthApanA kI jA sakatI .. hai / manuSya ko cAhie ki vaha dUsaroM ke sukha-duHkha ko apanA sukha-duHkha mAne - aura saba ke prati yathocita sahAnubhUti rkkhe| loga dharma ke vAstavika svarUpa aura uddezya ko nahIM samajhate / isI . kAraNa bahutoM kI aisI dhAraNA bana gaI hai ki dharma kA sambandha isa loka aura isa jIvana ke sAtha nahIM hai vaha to paraloka aura janmAntara kA viSaya hai| kintu ... - yaha dhAraNA bhramapUrNa hai / dharma kA dAyarA bahuta vizAla hai / dharma meM una sabaM kartavyoM kA samAveza hai jo vyakti aura samAja ke vAstavika maMgala ke lie haiM, . : jinase jagat meM zAnti evaM sukha kA prasAra hotA hai / dharma manuSya ke bhItara ghuse ... hue pizAca ko haTA kara usameM devatva ko jAgRta karatA hai / vaha bhUtala para svarga - ko utArane kI vidhi batalAtA hai / dharma kuTumba, grAma, nagara, deza aura akhila .. vizva meM sukhada vAtAvaraNa ke nirmANa kA prayatna karatA hai / Aja duniyAM meM yadi ... kucha ziva, sundara evaM zreyaskara hai to vaha dharma kI hI mUlyavAn dena hai| :: " dharma kI zikSA agara sahI tarIke se dI jAya to kisI prakAra ke saMgharSa, daurmanasya yA vigraha ko avakAza nahIM raha sakatA / thor3I dera ke lie kalpanA.. ' kIjie usa vizva kI jisameM pratyeka manuSya dUsaroM ko apanA sakhA samajhatA ho, .. ... koI kisI ko pIr3A na pahu~cAtI ho balki parapIr3A ko apanI hI pIr3A mAna kara ... usake pratikAra ke lie saceSTa rahatA ho, pratyeka vyakti saMyamamaya jIvana banA - kara apane sadguNoM ke vikAsa meM nirata ho aura apanI-rAyI mukti ke lie.. yatnazIla ho / aisA vizva kitanA- sundara, kitanA sukhada aura kitanAH .. suhAvanA hogA ! dharma aise hI vizva ke nirmANa kI preraNA yuga-yuga se karatA A rahA hai ! . . . ...
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________________ 380] ___ dharma zAstra zikSA detA hai ki jina vastuoM ke lie tU lar3atA hai aura isaroM kA adhikAra chInatA hai, ve sArI vastueM nAzavAna haiM / jo Aja tere : hAtha meM hai, usakA hI patA nahIM to balapUrvaka chInI huI parAyI vastu kahAM taka sthAyI raha sakegI ? jo dUsare ko satAegA vaha hatyArA kahalAegA aura sadA / bhaya se pIr3ita rahegA ! usake citta meM sadeva dhukadhuka rahegI ki duzmana mujha para kahIM hamalA na kara de ! koI nayA. kSatru paidA na ho jAya ! vaha lar3akara aura lar3AI meM vijayI hokara bhI zAnti se nahIM raha sktaa| eka zatru ko samApta karane ke prayatna meM vaha saikar3oM navIna zatru khar3e kara legA / na caina se raha skegaa| aura na dUsaroM ko caina se rahane degaa| zatrutA aisI pizAcinI hai jo mara-mara . kara jIvita hotI rahatI hai aura jisakA mUloccheda kabhI nahIM hotaa| isa kAraNa dharmazAstra kahatA hai ki zAnti aura sukha kA mArga yaha nahIM ki kisI ko zatru samajho aura usako samApta karane kA prayatna karo; saccA mArga yaha hai ki apane maitrI bhAva kA vikAsa karo aura itanA vikAsa karo ki koI bhI prANa vArI .. / usake dAyare se bAhara na raha jAya / kisI ko zatru na samajho aura na dUsaroM ko - : aisA avasara do ki ve tumheM apanA zatru samajheM / . jo bAta vyaktiyoM ke lie hai vahI dezoM ke lie bhI samajhanA caahie| vismaya kA viSaya hai ki grAja ke yuga meM bhI eka deza ke sUtradhAra dUsare deza ke sAtha yuddha karane ko tatpara ho raheM hai| parAdhIna deza Aja svAdhIna hote jA rahe haiMsadiyoM kI rAjanitijJa gulAmI khatma ho rahI hai aura sAmrAjyavAda apanI antima ghar3iyAM gina rahA hai| aisI sthiti meM kyA saMbhava hai. ki koI deza kisI deza kI svAdhInatA ko samApta kara usa para adhika samaya taka apanA prabhutva kAyama rakha legA ? Aja kA yuddha kitanA mahaMgA par3atA hai, yaha kisI se chipA nahIM hai / pUrvakAla meM sImita tarIke se yuddha hotA thaa| usameM senA hI senA ke sAtha lar3atI thI aura usa lar3AI meM bhI katipaya sarvasammata niyama hote the| sarvanAza ke prAja jaise
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________________ [ 381: sAdhana bhI usa samaya nahIM the| magara Aja sainika aura nAgarika sabhI yuddha kI + jvAlAoM meM bhasma hote haiM aura thor3I hI dera meM ghora pralaya kA dRzya upasthita... .. ho jAtA hai| aisI sthiti meM yuddha kI bAta kahanA aura kisI para yuddha thopanA bar3I se bar3I mUrkhatA hai| .. saMsAra ke katipaya zAnti premiyoM ne isa burAI kI gaharAI ko samajhA hai| unhoMne aAvAja bulanda bhI kI hai / ki-yuddha baMda karo, nizzastrIkaraNa ko'. . . apanAyo aura saMyukta rASTra saMgha jaisI antarrASTrIya saMsthA ke dvArA apane matabhedoM : ko dUra karo magara yaha AvAja abhI taka kAragara sAbita nahIM ho skii| isake aneka kAraNa haiN| prathama to kucha la ga zAnti meM vizvAsa hI nahIM karate aura ve sadeva lar3ane-lar3Ane kI kozizeM karate rahate haiN| dUsare saMyukta rASTrasaMgha jaisI jimmevara saMsthA ko jaisA niSpakSa aura nyAyazIla honA cAhie, vaha vaisI nahIM - hai| vaha bhI bar3e. rASTroM ke svArtha pUrNa dRSTikoNa se saMcAlita hotI hai| isa ... kAraNa saccA nyAya karane meM asaphala rahI hai| magara ina kAraNoM ke atirikta sabase bar3A jo kAraNa hai / vaha maiM mAnatA hU~ ki dharmabhAvanA kI kamI hai| koI :: .. bhI rAjanItika samAdhAna taba taka sthAyI aura kArya kArI nahIM ho ekatA jaba .. taka use dhArmika rUpa meM mAnya na kiyA jAya / rAjanItika samAdhAna dimAga ko . . hI prabhAvita karatA jaba ki dhArmika samAdhAna prAtmA ko sparza karatA hai aura isI .. kAraNa va usakA prabhAva sthAyI hotA hai| hRdaya kI zuddhi ke vinA bAhara kA. - koI bhI prayAsa saphala nahIM ho sktaa| vizvazAnti ke antarrASTrIya prayatnoM ke. bAvajUda laDAiyAM ho rahI haiM aura hotI raheMgI. unake rUkane kA eka hI amogha upAya hai aura vaha yahI ki mAnava hiMsA ko Izvara ke Adeza ke rUpa meM niSiddha mAne aura ahiMsA evaM pArasparika sahayaM ga ko dhArmika vidhAnaM mAna kara hRdaya se usako svIkAra kre| .....manuSya ko cAhie ki vaha Antarika vAsanA ke. zAnta kare, Upara se hI ... zAnti kI bAte na kare / maitrI ke nAroM se kAma nahIM cala sakatA, antaratara meM ....
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________________ 382] mitratA kI bhAvanA utpanna honI cAhie zikSA padyati meM nIti aura dharma kA. * samAveza hue binA yaha uddezya pUrNa nahIM ho sktaa| .. dUsare ke prati prema kA bhAva na ho, svArtha chala-kapaTa aura roSa hI roSa : ho to viSa kI hI Aga bhdd'kegii| bhArata kI saMskRti vizvabandhutva kI bhAvanA. se otaprota hai, magara videzI prabhAva ke kAraNa yahA~ kI zikSA meM parivartana - ho gayA hai| cInI yAtriyoM (hvana sAMga, phAhiyAna Adi) ne apane yAtrA .. .. vivaraNoM meM likhA hai ki magadha rAjya meM tAlA lagAne kI AvazyakatA nahIM ... - pdd'tii| isa bAta se dUsare dezoM ko Azcarya huaa| una yAtriyoM ko batalAyA gayA ki bhArata meM corI kI kahAniyA~ suno jAtI haiM parantu bhAratIya corI nahIM .. karate / yAtriyoM ko isa bAta para vizvAsa nahIM huyA parIkSA ke lie ve. apanI ... ... gaTharI eka kue ke pAsa chor3a kara Age bar3ha ge| koi rAhagIra apanI gaTharI : bhUla gayA hai, yaha kaha kara logoM ne gaTharI. rAjakarmacAriyoM ke sipurda kara dii| . .. eka ghur3asavAra rAjakarmacArI usa gaTharI ko lekara calA aura una yAtriyoM ko - sauMpa dI usane yAtriyoM ko sAvadhAna kiyA yAtrA meM apanA sAmAna saMbhAla kara ... rakhanA cAhie / yAtrI bhArata kI asAdhAraNa prAmANikatA ko dekha kara atyanta . . prabhAvita hue| ................................ - Aja sArA nakzA badala gayA hai / corI kA mAla kadAcit mila jAe : to mAla ke asalI mAlika ko use hastagata karane meM bhI kaThinAI hotI hai, - paMcanAmA Adi kaI jhaMjhaTeM karanI par3atI haiN| logoM ko eka dUsare kA vizvAsa .. nahIM rahA hai| yAtrA ke samaya jeboM meM paisA surakSita nahIM rhtaa| pratyeka varga meM .. aprAmANikatA bar3ha gaI hai / rizvata, cora bAjArI Adi vurAiyAM, jo deza ko . adhaHpatana kI ora le jAne vAlI haiM, bar3hatI jA rahI haiN| ........ sukha aura duHkha ke mUla do-do kAraNa hote haiM. Antarika aura vAhya / .. havA laga jAnA, khAna-pAna meM gar3a bar3a ho jAnA duHkha ke vAhya kAraNa haiM; asAtAvedanIya karma kA udaya honA antaraMga kAraNa hai| duHkha kI roka-thAma ke
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________________ 383 lie jaise bAharI upAya kiye jAte haiM, usI prakAra Antarika upAya bhI kiye jAne cAhie / yadi antara ke kAraNa ko dUra kara diyA gayA to bAhya kAraNa manAra hI Apa dUra ho jaayegaa| yuddha ke vAtAvaraNa ke rUpa meM deza para jo saMkaTa AyA hai, vaha sAmUhika pApa kA pratiphala hai| sAmUhika karma ke dUpita hone se karor3oM logoM ke mana para usakA asara par3a rahA hai / morce para yuddha karane vAle to ginatI ke sainika haiM ... parantu zAsaka, vyavasAyI, kRSaka majadUra Adi sabhI ke mana meM azAnti hai, deza saMkTa grasta hai, ataeva sabhI ke citta para duHkha kI chAyA honA svAbhAvika hai / aAkramaNa kA mukAbilA karane kA vyavahArika tarIkA zakti se pratirodha karanA to.. mAnA hI jAtA hai, kintu hameM AtmaparikSaNa bhI karanA cAhie ki hamAre bhItara kahIM gar3abar3a to nahIM hai ? pUrvakAla meM akAla Adi saMkaTa Ane para rAjA loga aAtma zodhana karate the| zAsaka apanI truTiyoM aura skhalatAoM kA pratIkAra - karate the| : .. .bhArata ko Aja bhI apanI purAnI saMskRti kA nirvAha karanA caahie| .:., zAsaka varga ko yAtma nirIkSaNa karanA cAhie aura apanI truTiyoM ko tatkAla ..dUra kara denA cAhie / bhAratIyoM kI saba se bar3I galatI yaha hai ki svAdhInatA pAne .... ke pazcAt unhoMne naitikatA ko ekadama vismRta kara diyA hai / pazcima ke prabhAvaH .. meM prAkara bhArata ne apanI maulika maryAdA aura dharmasaMskRti ko tyAga diyA hai| tathA bhakSya-abhakSya, gamya-agasya aura pApa puNya ke viveka ko bhulA diyA hai| logoM meM lAlaca, tRSNA aura svArthaparAyaNatA bar3hatI jA rahI hai / arthalAbha hI.. mukhya dRSTikoNa bana gayA hai ina saba kAraNoM se prAmANikatA gira gaI hai tathA .... naitika dRSTi se deza kA patana hotA jA rahA hai ! ina saba burAiyoM ko dUra kiye binA . deza kA sAmUhika jIvana samRddha aura sukhamaya nahIM bana sakatA aura ina burAiyoM .: ko dUra karane kA sarvottama upAya dharma kI zaraNa meM AnA hai| - dharma kI rakSA karanA apanI rakSA karanA hai| dharma kA vinAza AtmavinAza kA AhvAna karanA hai ThIka hI kahA gayA hai
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________________ 384] dharma eva hato hanti, dharmo rakSati rakSitaH / . - nissandeha Aja deza para saMkaTa ke bAdala maMDarA rahe haiM parantu saMkaTa bhI / varadAna siddha ho sakatA hai yadi hama usase sahI zikSA leM / hameM isa saMkaTa ke : samaya dhairya rakhanA hai aura isase praraNA lenI hai / yatIta kI bhUloM ko dUra krnaa| hai aura navIna jIvana kA sUtrapAta karanA hai| 'navIna jIvana' kahane kA kAraNa . kevala yahI hai ki hama usa jIvana ko bhUla gaye haiM, anyathA vaha prAcIna jIvana hI.. hai jisameM pratyeka varga apane-apane dharma kA pAlana karatA thaa| ...... - aAja saMkaTa kI ina ghar3iyoM meM deza ke sabhI rAjanItika dala eka sUtra meM Abaddha ho gae haiN| sabhI vargoM ke netA yaha anubhava karane lage haiM ki ekatA ke dvArA hI rASTrIya saMkaTa ko saphalatA ke sAtha pAra kiyA jA sakatA hai / dharma, .. jAti, prAnta, bhASA yA kisI anya AdhAra se utpanna kaTunA ke vAtAvaraNa ko : samApta kara bandhutA, prIti aura ekatA kI bhAvanA kA vikAsa kiyA gayA to deza kA manobala bar3hegA aura sArA maMkaTa Tala jAyagA / yadi koI deza parAsta hotA hai to vaha bhItara kI gar3abar3a se parAsta hotA hai| jisa deza meM hArdika ekatA ho use koI parAsta nahIM kara sakatA / vaha AkramaNakArI ko nikAla : bAhara kara degaa| ....... kisI bhI saMgaThana ko zuddha banAye rakhane ke lie naitikatA anivArya rUpa se Avazyaka hai / kRSaka, zramika zAsaka, vyavasAyI Adi sabhI apane-apane kartavya ke prati prAmANika raheM, aprAmANikatA aura vaiyaktika svArtha ko tyAga deM aura.. . unameM jAgaraNa yA jAe to yaha deza ke lie atyanta hitakara hogaa| khAsa taura , -: se zAsakavarga ko socanA hai ki anaitika AcaraNa karane se aura naitikatA ke . prati upekSA bhAva rakhane me kyA anIti ko bar3hAvA nahIM milegA ? janatA cAhe jisa taraha se dhanArjana kare, sarakAra kA khajAnA bharanA cAhie; yaha nIti Age . cala kara deza ko rasAtala meM nahIM pahuMcA degI? kyA yaha duniti sarakAra ke lie
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________________ ' [ 385 hI siradarda nahIM bana jAegI ? Aja naitikatA kI bhAvanA ko sajIva aura sAkAra banAnA hai aura yahI saccI deza sevA hai| dikhAvA karane kA samaya ... vyatIta ho gyaa| bilAsa kI velA vIta gaI hai| dezavAsiyo! apane deza ke mahApuruSoM ke jIvana, Adeza aura upadeza ko yAda kro| jIvana ko saMyamamaya aura sAdagI pUrNa banAyo / gRhasthoM ke vratoM evaM niyamoM ko paalo| khAdyAna kI - kamI hai to mahIne meM do-cAra upavAsa karane kA niyama grahaNa kro| dharmazAstra kA vidhAna hai ki pratyeka gRhastha ko aSTamI, caturdazI, pUrNimA aura amAvasyA -... yA apanI pasaMda kI huI kinhIM bhI tithiyoM meM anazana karanA caahie| yaha . * dhArmika niyama Aja deza kI saba se jaTila samasyA ko saralatA se samAdhAna kara . sakatA hai / khAdyAnna kI kamI mAMsabhakSaNa se pUrI karane kI preraNA deza ko bhArI khatare meM DAla degI / eka bAra manuSya ke hRdaya meM jaba nirdayatA aura karatA jAga uThatI hai to vaha dUsare manuSyoM ke prati bhI sadaya nahIM raha sktaa| agara hama cAhate haiM ki manuSya manuSya kA ghAtaka na bane to hamArA kartavya hai ki hama usake hRdaya meM karuNA bhAva jAgRta kareM aura karuNA bhAva kI jAgRti ke lie prANimAtra ke prati dayAvAn banane ke sivAya anya koI cArA nahIM hai| jo - pazuoM kI hatyA karane meM saMkoca nahIM karegA yA mAMsabhakSaNa karegA, vaha manuSyoM ... ke prati bhI karuNAzIla nahIM raha sakegA / ataeva khAdya-samasyA kA samAdhAna ... ...': dharma ke anukUla hI honA caahieN| parimita dinoM kA anazana usakA uttama. .. .::.. . .. .. upAya hai| .........: - yadi nAgarikoM ke vyavahAra meM prAmANikatA A jAya to sarakArI . .. karmacAriyoM kI saMkhyA meM kamI ho jAya aura lAkhoM karor3oM kA kharca baca jAe. ... aura pariNAma svarUpa kara kA bhAra bhI kama ho jaay| zAsanataMtra ko bhI cAhie... ki vaha janatA meM prAmANikatA ke protsAhana ke lie samucita vyavasthA kre| vividha prakAra ke vyavasAyI Aja jo milAvaTa kara rahe haiM usake viSaya meM unheM .. mArgasUcana kiyA jAnA cAhie, jisase ve vaisA na kre| vyavasAyiyoM ko bhI sanmArga grahaNa karanA cAhie / isa prakAra prajA aura zAsakavarga ke sammilita.
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________________ prayAsa se prAmANikatA kI sudRr3ha bhUmikA taiyAra ho sakatI hai / isase bhraSTAcAra, ghUsakhorI, milAvaTa, kAlA bAjAra prAdi burAiyA~, jo deza ke svAthya ke lie kSaya ke kITANuoM ke samAna haiM, naSTa kI jA sakatI haiN| eka kavi ne kahA hai varaM vibhavavandhyatAM sujanabhAvabhAjAM nRNAm, asAdhu caritAjitA na punarUjitA sampadaH / kRzatvamapi zobhate sahajamAyatau sundaram, - vipAkavirasA na tu zvayathusambhavA sthUlatA / / ...dhana kI garIbI burI nahIM hai / duSkRtyoM ke dvArA upArjita kI gaI lakSmI . acchI nahIM hai| pariNAma meM sundara svAbhAvika kRzatA meM koI burAI nahIM hai, - magara sUjana ke kAraNa utpanna hone vAlI moTAI zreyaskara nahIM hai / madhumakkhiyA~ - . kATa leM aura usase zarIra phUla jAya to kyA vaha khuzI kI cIja hogI ? nahIM, : - zarIra meM sUjana A jAne se cintA hogI aura aspatAla bhAganA pdd'egaa| yaha ... roga hai| isI prakAra anIti se prApta dhana kA moTApana bhI roga hai ! kRzatA . zobhA detI hai jo sahaja hai, parantu anucitaM. moTApana bImArI kI nizAnI hai| vyApArI Adi sabhI varga agara isa nIti ko vyavahAra meM lAve to isa saMkaTa ke samaya meM svayaM ko tathA deza ko bhI nirbhaya banA skegeN| pApa ghaTane se .. duHkha Apa hI zrApa ghaTa jaaeNge| duHkha ko ghaTAne ke lie bAhya sAdhana bhI.. .: kiyA jAya kintu antaraMga ko bhI sudhArA jAya; isase duHkha kA zIghra nikandana : hogA / yaha anubhUta vANI hai, aTakalapaJcU kI bAta nahIM hai / .:. : bhArata kI AtmA sAMskRtika rUpa meM ujjvala rahI ho to use padAkrAnta karane kA sAmaya kisI meM nhiiN| deza kI puNyaprakRti bar3hegI to pApa ghaTegA aura . .. pApa ghaTane se saMtApa bhI avazya ghttegaa| sirpha bAhara ke upAyoM se santApa nahIM ... ghaTatA / chala-bala vAle ko jaldI saphalatA milatI dIkha par3atI hai, magara vaha bosa aura sthAyI nahIM hotii| sthAyI vijaya aura saccI zAnti to sujana ke ...
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________________ 387 sAtha hI rhegii| yadyapi duryodhana ko tAtkAlika lAbha dIkha par3A, aisA pratIta huA ki vaha samrATa bana gayA hai aura yudhiSTara dharma kI raTa lagAte hue sarvasva. ga~vA kara jaMgaloM meM bhaTaka rahe haiM; kintu antima pariNAma kyA huA ? vijaya yudhiSTara kI huI, kIti yudhiSTara ko prApta huI / duryodhana ke chala-vala ne anyAya ne usakA aura kauravavaMza kA sarvanAza kara diyA / 1 bhArata apanI saMskRti para sadA aDiga rahegA | haMsa apanI vRtti ko nahIM badalatA / vaha mAnasarovara meM rahatA hai| vaha kAka kI dekhAdekhI nahIM karatA / kAka mAnasarovara ke pAsa yadi parvata kI coTI para baiTha jAya to bhI kAka hI rhegaa| kahA hai sid ma 'svarNAdrizRMgAgramadhiSThito'pi kAko varAkaH khalu kAka evA' sumeru ke zikhara para baiThA huA kAka Akhira kAka hI rahatA hai ! bhArata kI saMskRti uccakoTi kI, udAra aura pavitra hai / usane apanI saMskRti aura nIti kI pavitratA ke kAraNa kabhI kisI para AkramaNa nahIM kiyA / usane vizva zAnti aura vizvahita kI hI sadA kAmanA kI hai| isa nIti ko bahuta loga bhArata kI durbalatA samajhate haiM, yaha unakA bhrama hai / bhArata kI AtmA durbala nahIM hai / vaha AkramaNakArI ko sadaiva karArA uttara detA rahA hai aura jo usase TakarAegA, kabhI saphala nahIM ho pAegA ! water isI vizvAsa ke sAtha bhAratIya prajA ko anaitikatA se bacanA cAhie. aura deza ke gaurava ke pratikUla koI kArya nahIM karanA caahie| agara bhArata kI janatA anaitikatA, adhArmikatA aura svArthaparAyaNatA se Upara uThegI to nizcaya samajhie ki saMsAra kI koI bhI zakti use nIcA nahIM dikhA sakatI / usakA gaurava sadA prakSuNNa rahegA, usakI pratiSThA sadA bar3hatI rahegI aura vaha saMsAra ko prAdarza rASTrIya nIti kA ujjvala saMdeza detA rahegA / : bhArata kI eka kamajorI khAdyAnna kI kamI kahI jAtI hai / yaha kamI vAstava meM hai yA lAlacI logoM ne, adhika munAphA kamAne ke uddezya se granna kA
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________________ 38 ] saMgraha karake utpanna kara dI hai, yaha kahanA kaThina hai / lekina yadi vaha vAstavika hai to bhI usake pratIkAra kA upAya hai aura aisA upAya hai jisakI himAyata hajAroM-lAkhoM varSoM se bhArata ke RSi-muni karate Ae haiM mahIne meM kucha upavAsa karane kI bhAratIya dhArmika paramparA rahI hai aura kucha loga Aja bhI isakA pAlana karate haiN| ise vyApaka rUpa diyA jAya to sArI samasyA sahaja hI hala ho / jaaygii| magara khAdyAnna kI samasyA ko hala karanA usakA AnuSaMgika phala hI .. samajhanA cAhie / vAstava meM upavAsa kA asalI phala Atmazuddhi hai| Atmazuddhi se zubha bhAva kI vRddhi hotI hai, yAtmika zakti bar3hatI hai aura usase jIvana meM : jAgaraNa pAtA hai / saMsAra ke prANI mAtra ko Atmavat mAnane kI preraNA dene vAlI bhUmi isa prakAra ke udAtta aura pAvana upAyoM ko apanA kara hI apanI vizeSatA evaM guruttA kAyama rakha sakatI hai| . .............. duHkha kI ghar3iyoM meM manuSya ko bhaya hotA hai| gAMva gAMva, nagara-nagara ... aura jhauMpar3I-jhoMpar3I meM nAstika loga bhI socane lage the ki na jAne isa apTagrahI . se kyA gajaba hone vAlA hai ? lAkhoM kA anna luTAyA gayA, bhajana-kIrtana hue| ye cIjeM bhaya kI bhAvanA se huI / usa samaya kevala AzaMkita bhaya thA, magara Aja ..... vAstavika bhaya upasthita haiN| hamAre nItikAra kahate haiM- . . tAvad bhayasya bhettavyaM, yAvad bhymnaagtm| . .. AgataM tu bhayaM vIkSya, naraH kuryAcathocitam / / bhaya jaba usthita ho jAya to rone aura kinArA kATane se kAma nahIM cala sktaa| vipatti ke samaya dhIraja nahIM khonA caahie| dhIraja kho denA anartha . kA kAraNa hai / isase vipatti zataguNa bhISaNa ho jAtI hai / kahA hai jJAnI ko dukha nahIM hotA hai, . . . jJAnI dhIraja nahIM khotA hai|
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________________ sad grantha par3hoM svAdhyAya karo, mana ke ajJAna ko dUra karo, ' ...... .. svAdhyAya karo svAdhyAya kro| . zrAnta vicAroM, adhIratA aura caMcalatA ke bhAvoM ko dUra karane kA upAya * samyagjJAna hai / jJAnI puruSa saMkaTa ke samaya dhairya nahIM khotA aura vyartha cintA : .. nahIM krtaa| agara duHkha sira para A par3e to hAya-hAya karane se kyA lAbha hai ? ... jJAna kA bala hone se manuSya dhIraja se samaya kATa sakatA hai / aise jJAna kI prApti satsaMga aura svAdhyAya se hotI hai| ....... ... .. . ...... zubha karma ko bar3hAnA pApa ko ghaTAne kA kAraNa hai| zubha karma se ..." - prAdhyAtmika zakti kA vikAsa hotA hai aura AdhyAtmika zakti vaha zakti hai. - jisase manuSya kauTumbika, sAmAjika evaM rASTrIya zakti kI vRddhi karatA hai| akasara eka prazna uThatA hai-rASTra rakSA meM santasamAja kA kyA yogadAna hai ? aisA prazna vahI kara sakate haiM jo Upara-Upara kI dRSTi se vicAra karane ke AdI haiM / gaharAI se rASTrIyatA yA rASTrahita ke sambandha meM vicAra karane vAloM .. ke mana meM aisA prazna nahIM uTha sktaa| rASTra kI rakSA kevala bhautika sAdhanoM se ... " hotI hai, yaha samajha ghAtaka hai| bhautika sAdhana aura samRddhi kI pracuratA hone para bhI yadi rASTra kI Antarika cetanA jAgRta nahIM hai, rASTra ke nivAsiyoM meM .. naitikatA, udAratA, tyAgavRtti, dhArmika bhAvanA nahIM hai to vaha rASTra kadApi surakSita nahIM raha sktaa| ataeva rASTra kI rakSA usameM nivAsa karane vAlI prajA ke sadguNoM para nirbhara hai| jisa deza kI prajA ke Antarika jIvana kA stara jitanA U~cA hogA, vaha deza utanI hI adhika unnati kara skegaa| isake viparIta, jisa deza ke nivAsI naitika dRSTi se gire hoMge, adhArmika hoMge, svArthaparAyaNa hoMge, vaha deza kadApi U~cA nahIM uTha sktaa| kadAcit aisA. . . .. koI deza samRddha aura zaktimAna dIkha par3atA ho to bhI yahI mAnanA hogA ki usakI samRddhi aura zakti sirpha jArI hai, usameM sthAyitva nahIM hai thor3e hI samaya
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________________ meM usakA patana vAlU kI dIvAla kI taraha ho jaaegaa| isa prakAra deza kI . . asalI surakSA usakI Antarika cetanA kI divyatA aura bhavyatA meM nihita hai| santa jana isa cetanA ko jAgRta karane, jAgRta rakhane aura vikasita karane meM sadA... saMlagna rahate haiM / ve mAnava samAja ko apane saMkIrNa strArtha se para uTha kara . vyApaka hita kA vicAra karane kI preraNA dete haiM aura saba ke hita meM apanA .... hita mAnane kI buddhi pradAna karate haiM / ataeva rASTra ke Thosa aura AdhArabhUta hita aura saMrakSaNa meM unakA yoga asAdhAraNa hai / pratyeka varga kA kartavya pRthak-pRthaka hotA hai| majadUra apanI jagaha raha kara aura apane kartavya kA pAlana karake deza kI sevA karatA hai| kisAna adhika upaja bar3hAkara sevA karatA hai udyogapati apane DhaMga se sevA kara sakatA hai / agara sabhI varga eka hI DhaMga akhatyAra kara leM to deza kA kAma cala nahIM sktaa| isI prakAra santa samAja apanI maryAdA meM raha kara hI deza kI sevA karatA hai / . vaha dezavAsiyoM meM una sadguNoM ke vikAsa kA prayatna karatA hai jinake abhAva. .. meM deza kI prAtmA sabala nahIM ho sakatI, surakSA bhI saMbhava nahIM hai| ... . jambUdvIpa ke cAroM ora khAI kI taraha phailA huA samudra jambUdvIpa ko AplAvita kyoM nahIM kara detA? yaha prazna zrIgautama ne bhaga0 mahAvIra se puuchaa| mahAvIra svAmI ne uttara diyA yaha anAdikAlika maryAdA hai| isake atirikta isa meM aneka santoM, satiyoM aura bhaktoM kI vidyamAnatA hai, isa kAraNa bhI yaha ... : prAplAvita nahIM hotaa| tejasvI sAdhanA vAlA yadi kisI nagara meM maujUda ho to vaha usa nagara ko bacA sakatA hai / agara sabhI loga Atmabala ko bar3hAveM to deza kA kalyANa hogA / saMkaTa kAla meM AdhyAtmika vala bahuta lAbhakArI ho sakatA hai / maiM pApako yahI preraNA karanA cAhatA hU~ ki AgamoM ke AdhAra para calo aura Arya saMskRti ko bhUlane ke bajAya apane jIvana meM usako adhika se adhika ... sthAna do| zAsaka aura zAsita donoM udAratApUrvaka kArya kareM, samajhadArI - apanAeM jisase kisI kI bhUla se kisI ko hAni na ho /
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________________ / 361 . deza RNa ke bhAra se dabA jA rahA ho aura deza kI prajA meM bhoga-vilAsa - kI manovRtti bar3hatI jAe, isase kisI kA kalyANa nahIM hogaa| aise samaya meM pratyeka dezavAsI kA kartavya hai ki vaha deza ke hita meM hI apanA hita samajhe, deza ke utthAna-patana meM apanA utthAna-patana mAne, deza ke gaurava meM hI apanA gaurava anubhava kare aura sAdagI, saMyama tathA tyAga bhAvanA ko adhika se adhika apnaae| rASTrIya saMkaTa ke samaya, usase lAbha uThA kara vyaktigata svArthasAdhana kI bAta socanA apanI AtmA ko girAnA hai aura apane pA~va para Apa hI ___ kuThArAghAta karanA hai| samUha ke maMgala meM hI vyakti kA maMgala hai| ... vrata aura niyama kA saMbala lekara AdhyAtmika vicAra, sadAcAra, sacAI:.. ... aura vANI kA bala bar3hA kara pratyeka nAgarika yadi apane jIvana ko U~cA: . . uThAegA to svataH hI samAja aura deza kA kalyANa hogA aura prAntarika ... jIvana bhI maMgalamaya bana jaaegaa| . . ......... .
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________________ mAnasika santulana jIvana ko unnata banAne tathA prAdhyAtmika bala ko bar3hAne ke lie mahAvIra svAmI ne jisa sAdhanA kA saMdeza diyA hai, Ananda zramaNopAsaka ke mAdhyama se usakA nirUpaNa kiyA gayA hai| usakA uddezya yahI hai ki usa sAdhanA kA vikAsa kiyA jAya aura apane Apako U~cA uThAyA jAya / aAja deza kI sthiti bar3hI viSama hai| yuddha kI paristhiti banI hai| bhAratIya sainika apanI mAtRbhUmi kI rakSA ke lie bali car3hA rahe haiN| zatra. deza sira U~cA uThA rahe haiM aura deza kI svAdhInatA tathA surakSA ko jokhimameM DAlane kA prayatna kara rahe haiN| aise samaya meM adhyAtma kI carcA kahAM taka .. upayukta hai ? isa samaya to dezavAsiyoM meM vIratA janAnA cAhie aura . AkrAntAoM ko deza kI sImA ke bAhara bhagA dene kI preraNA karanA caahie| . .. isa avasara para dharma kI bAta karanA asAmayika hai| kaiyoM ke hRdaya meM isa prakAra ke vicAra utpanna ho sakate haiN| . magara maiM kahanA cAhUMgA ki agara aise vicAra Apake citta meM Ate hai... to samajhanA cAhie ki Apane gaMbhIra vicAra nahIM kiyA hai| deza aura samAja kI rakSA ke do upAya hote haiM-bAhyarakSA aura Antarika rkssaa| ....... deza para AkramaNa hone kI sthiti meM, AkrAntA ko bhagAne ke lie sainika bala kA prayoga karanA, zastroM kA nirmANa karanA, udyoga dhaMdhoM ko bar3hAnA prAdi kArya vAhyarakSA meM sammilita haiN| dezavAsiyoM meM aisI naitika bhAvanA
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________________ . . ...... 393 - jAgrata karanA ki ve dhIraja aura sAhasa rakkheM, ekatA ko kAyama rakkheM, rASTrIya hitoM ko sarvopari sthAna deM, jIvana ko itanA saMyanamaya banAe~ ki alpa se - alla sAmagrI se apanA kAma calA sakeM, lobha lAlatra ke vazIbhUta hokara svArtha .. ...sAdhana meM lipta na hoM, vilAsa kA parityAga kara tyAgabhAvanA kI vRddhi kareM . aura pratyeka anaitika evaM adhArmika kArya se bacate raheM, yaha deza kI Antarika surakSA hai| "S... . . . .. . . ....... vADya surakSA aAntarika surakSA para nirbhara hai| agara nAgarika jana apane kartavya aura dharma se vimukha hote haiM to sainikoM kA sAhasa, parAkrama aura balidAna sArthaka nahIM ho sktaa| ataeva yuddha meM vijaya prApta karane ke liye bhI yaha - anivArya rUpa se Avazyaka hai ki prajAjana bhI apane jIvana ko saMbhAleM, deza meM .. Antarika zAnti kAyama rkheN| jaise nAgarikoM ko zastrAstra dekara sabala banAyA / . jAtA hai, usI prakAra unheM kartavya niSThA, dhIratA, sahanazIlatA aura naitikatA ke dvArA pravala banAnA mI atyAvazka hai| isake abhAva meM bhItarI gar3abar3I ho.. jAyegI / zastra zikSA kI apekSA zAstrazikSA kA mahatva kama nahIM hai / bhAratIya saMskRti meM donoM kI himAyata kI gaI hai, jo donoM prakAra kI zikSA se zikSita nahIM, vaha jAti, samAja aura deza ke lie khataranAka ho sakatA hai| .. nAgarikoM meM ajJAna na ho; yaha bhI dezarakSA ke lie Avazyaka hai| :. ...'itihAsa se vidita hotA hai ki kaI loga ajJAnatAvaza zatrupakSa meM mila ge| :: isase bar3A khatarA kisI deza ke lie dUsarA kyA ho sakatA hai ? : .... : mAnasika vRtti meM santulana lAne vAlA zAstrazikSaNa hai / isase aAntarikaH . jIvana kA nirmANa hotA hai, phira cAhe vaha zAsaka ho kRSaka ho yA kucha anya .. ho / anAnI kA apanA vinAza deza ke aniSTa kA bhI kAraNa banegA / ataeva..... ... Antarika vijaya prApta karane ke lie zAstraMzikSA kI AvazyakatA hai| . zAstrIya zikSA meM sAmAyikasAdhana kA sthAna bahuta hI mahatva kA hai| . sAmAyika se antaH karaNa meM viSamatA ke sthAna para samatA kI sthApanA hotI.
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________________ 364 haiN| usakA dUsarA uddezya mAnava ke antastala meM dhadhakatI rahane vAlI viSaya"kaSAya kI bhaTTI ko zAnta karanA hai| ... sAmAyikasAdhanA ke sacce, gahare aura vyApaka artha ko samajhA nahIM jA rahA haiM / pratidina sAmAyika karane vAloM meM bhI adhikAMza jana UparI vidhIvidhAna karake hI santoSa mAna lete haiN| ve usa sAdhanA ko sparza karane kA prayatna nahIM karate / use sajIva evaM sphUrta rUpa pradAna kara jIvanavyApI nahIM : banAte / agara sAmAyika sAdhanA hamAre jIvana kA preraNAstrota aura mUlamaMtra vana jAeM to usase apUrva lAbha ho sakatA hai| jIvana meM jo bhI viSAMda, vaiSamya, .. 'dainya, dAridraya, duHkha aura prabhAva hai, usa saba kI amodha auSadha sAmAyika hai| jisake antaHkaraNa meM samabhAva ke sundara sumana suvAsita hoMge, usameM vAsanA kI badabU nahIM raha sktii| jisakA jIvana sAmyabhAva ke saubhya Aloka se jagamagAtA hogA, vaha ajJAna, prAMkulatA evaM citta vikSepa ke andhakAra meM nahIM bhttkegaa| jIvana meM aneka prakAra kI TakkareM lagatI rahatI haiM, unase pUrI taraha vacanA saMbhava nahIM hai, kintu TakkareM lagane para bhI unase Ahata na hone kA upAya sAmAyika hai| Apa jAnate haiM ki manuSyaM javaM raMje kI hAlata meM AtA hai to apane Apako saMsAra meM sabase adhika dukhI mAnane lagatA hai aura - zrAdaraNIyaM kA Adara karanA evaM vandanIya ko vandana karanA bhI bhUla jAtA hai| - isa prakAra vipamatA kI sthiti meM par3akara vaha dolAyamAna hotA rahatA hai aura . apane karttavya kA pAlana-ThIka taraha nahIM kara pAtA hai| isase bacane ke lie .. aura santulita mAnasika sthiti banAye rakhane ke lie sAmAyika sAdhanA hI ... upayogI hotI hai / jo khuzI ke prasaMga para unmAdaM kA zikAra ho jAtA haiM aura : duHkha meM ApA bhUlakara vilApa karatA hai, vaha ihaloka aura paraloka donoM kA nahIM rahatA / yuddha ke samaya sainika yadi ghabarA jAtA hai, dhairya gadA vaiThatA hai to - pIche haTa jAtA hai aura yadi santulita avasthA kAyama rakhatA hai to zannu kA sAmanA kara sakatA hai / kombika mAmaloM meM yadi santulana bigAr3a diyA jAyaH .
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________________ .. [365 to gharU vyavahAra vigar3a jAtA hai aura vaha kuTumba chinnabhinna hokara bikhara jAtA hai| ...... - mAnasikaH dazA:santulita na ho to jJAnI-puruSa-kucha samaya TAla kara vAda - meM javAva detA hai| mana kA santulana, zAstra, adhyAtmazikSA sAmAyikasAdhana : .. - hI sikhA sakatI hai| ...... zama kI sthiti prApta karane ke lie bhI sAmAyika sAdhanA caahie| ... kAma, krodha, moha, mAyA Adi ke kusaMskAra itane gahare hote haiM ki unakI jar3e ukhAr3ane kA dorghakAla taka prayAsa karane para bhI ve kabhI-kabhI ubhara Ate haiN| * adhyAtmasAdhanA meM nirata ekAgra sAdhaka bhI kabhI-kabhI unake prabhAva meM prAjAtA ... hai| kabhI koI nimitta pAkara tRSNA yA kAma kI Aga bhar3aka uThatI hai ! yaha . . prAga anAdikAla se jIva ko santapta kiye hue haiN| ise zAnta karane kA upAya kyA hai ? sAmAyika sAdhanA rUpI jala ke binA yaha ThaMDI nahIM ho sktii| bhaTTI . para car3hAe. ubalate pAnI ko bhaTTI se alaga haTA dene se hI usameM zItalatA AtI hai / isI prakAra nAnA vidha mAnasika santApoM se santapta mAnava sAmAyika sAdhanA karake hI zAntilAbha kara sakatA hai| .. prANI ke antara meM kaSAya kI jo jvAlA satata prajvalita rahatI hai, use zAnta kiye binA. vAstavika zAnti kadApi prApta nahIM ho sktii| Upara kA koI upacAra vahA~ kAma nahIM pA sktaa| usake lie to sAmAyikasAdhanA hI upayogI ho sakatI hai| anavarata sAdhanA cAlU rahane se sthAyI zAnti kA .. lAbha hogaa| sAdhanA jyoM-jyoM saMbala hotI jAegI, sAdhaka kI prAnandAnubhUti . bhI tyoM-tyoM hI baDhatI jaaegii| isIlie kahA gayA hai karalo jIvanaH kA utthAna, . . .. karo nita samatA rasa-kA pAna / .... nitaprati hiMsAdika jo karate..." tyAga ko mAna kaThina jo Darate,
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________________ 366] " ghar3I do karaNyAsa mahAn / .. banAte jIvana ko balavAn / / - mahAtmA Atma zAnti nalie sAdhanA karate haiM, parantu unakI sAdhanA kA phala unhIM taka sImita nahIM rahatAM / tArA jagat usa phala me lAbhAnvita hotA. hai / maMgavAn mahAvIra ne jo utkRSTa sAdhanA kI usakA pAla sAre saMsAra ko milA / mahApurupa aise kRpaNa nahIM hote ki apanI anubhUtiyoM ko lukAchiyA kara ... rakkheM aura dUsaroM ko unase lAbhAnvita na hone deN| unakA antaHkaraNa bahuta vizAla hotA hai aura usameM dayA kA mahAsAgara umar3atA rahatA hai| ataeva jagat ke dukhI aura ajJAnAndhakAra meM ThokareM khAne vAle jIvoM para apAra karuNA karake ve apanI sAdhanA janita anubhUtiyoM ko jagat ke sAmane prastuta karate haiN| pratyeka satpuruSa ke lie yahI ucita hai ki usake pAsa jo kucha bhI sAdhana-sAmagrI hai, usase dUsaroM ko lAbha pahu~cAve / jisane jJAna prApta kiyA hai, vaha dUsaroM kA : ajJAna dUra kare, jisake pAsa bana hai, usakA kartavya hai ki vaha nirdhanoM, anAthoM / / * evaM AjIvikAhIna janoM kI sahAyatA kare / hasa prakAra apanI sAmagrI se dUsaroM ko sukha-sAtA pahu~cAnA hI prApta sAmagrI kA sadupayoga kahA jA sakatA hai / . jase kaMjUsa zrImanta apane dhana kA lAbha dUsaroM ko nahIM detA, apane . samAja aura ar3osa-par3osa ke logoM kI bhI vaha sahAyatA nahIM karatA, vaha apanI ... duniyAM ko apane aura apane parivAra taka hI sImita samajhatA hai; mAnoM dUsaroM . . .. se usakA koI vAstA hI nahIM; isI prakAra jAnI janoM ne agara kaMjUsI se kAma .. liyA hotA to isa saMsAra ko kyA sthiti hotI ? aAja hameM zAstroM ke rUpa meM '' . jo mahAnidhi prApta hai, vaha kahA~ se prApta hotI? hameM apane kalyANa kA mArga . kaise sUjhatA ? usa dazA meM duniyAM kI sthiti kitanI dayanIya aura duHkhamaya dana gaI hotI ? magara aisA hotA nahIM hai udArahRdaya mahAtmA apane prAtmakalyANa meM vighna DAla kara bhI jagat ke jIvoM kA. pathapradarzana karate haiM / apane anamola vaibhava ko donoM hAthoM se luTAte haiM aura mAnava jAti ke zreyas ke lie batnazIla rahate haiN| .
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________________ ... to mahAtmAnoM ne apanI gahana evaM rahasyamaya anubhUtiyoM ko bhI prakAzita : kiyA hai| unhoMne hameM batalAyA hai ki prAdhiyoM, vyAdhiyoM aura upAdhiyoM se . mukti cAhate ho to AtmasAdhanA ke patha para agrasara hono| duHkha se chuTakArA pAnA kauna nahIM cAhatA ? manuSyoM kI bAta jAne " . dIjie, choTe se choTe kITa bhI duHkha se bacanA aura sukha prApta karanA cAhate haiN| .. isI ke lie ve nirantara prayAsa kara rahe haiN| magara duHkhoM se mukti milatI nahIM kAraNa spaSTa hai duniyAM samajhatI hai ki bAhya padArthoM ko apane adhikAra meM kara .... - lene se duHkha kA anta. yA jaaegaa| manohara mahala khar3A ho jAya, sone-cA~dI se ..... tijoriyA~ bhara jAe~, vizAla parivAra juTa jAe, moTara ho, vilAsa kI aMtya : .. ... sAmagrI prastuta ho to mujhe sukha milegA / isa prakAra para-padArthoM ke saMyoga meM ... - loga sukha kI kalpanA karate haiM / kintu jJAnI kahate haiM- .......... ___ saMyogamUlA jIvena prAptA duHkha paramparA / .... saMsAra ke samasta duHkho kA mUla saMyoga hai / aAtmabhinna padArthoM ke sAtha - sambandha sthApita karanA hI duHkha kA kAraNa hai / aba Apa hI socie ki sukha .. ... prApta karane ke lie jo duHkha kI sAmagrI juTAtA hai, use sukha kI prApti kaise . ... - ho sakegI ? jIvita rahane ke lie viSa ko bhakSaNa karane vAlA puruSa agara mUr3ha hai . " to sukha prApti ke lie bAhya padArthoM kI ArAdhanA karane vAlA kyA mUr3ha nahIM ... - hai ? magara aApakI samajha meM yaha bAta kahA~ A rahI hai ? Apa to nitya naye-naye paMdArthoM ke sAtha mamatA kA saMbaMdha jor3a rahe haiN| yaha duHkha ko bar3hAne kA prayatna hai| isase sukha kI prApti nahIM hogii| saccA sukha AtmasAdhanA meM hai.| AdhyAtmika - sAdhanA jitanI-jitanI sabala hotI jAegI, sukha bhI utanA hI utanA bar3hatA jAegA / Arta aura raudra vRttiyo ko miTAnA hI zAnti aura mukti kA sAdhana .: hai| zastravidyA isameM saphala nahIM hotI / zastravidyA to raudra bhAva ko bar3hAne vAlI hai jyoM-jyoM zastroM kA nirmANa hotA gayA, manuSya kA raudra rUpa bar3hatA... gyaa| raudra rUpa kI vRddhi ke lie bAz2a to zAririka bala kI AvazyakatA bhI
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________________ 6661 nahIM hai kamajora vyakti bhI yaMtroM kI sahAyatA se hajAroM lAkhoM manuSyoM ko mauta ke ghATa utAra sakatA hai / zastra prayoga to grAkhirI upAya hai / jaba anya sAdhana na raha jAya tabhI zastra kA upayoga kiyA jA sakatA hai| zAstra vidyA yaha vicAradhArA detI hai ki zastra vidyA kA prayoga viveka ko tilAMjali dekara nahIM kiyA jAnA cAhie / granyAya, atyAcAra aura dUsaroM ko gulAma banAne ke lie zAstra kA prayoga karanA mAnavatA kI hatyA karanA hai / Aja jo deza apanI sImA vistAra: karane ke lie senA aura zastra kA prayoga karate haiM. dUsaroM ko gulAma banAne ke irAde se atyAcAra karate haiM, ve mAnavatA ke ghora zatru haiM aura unakA atyAcAra unhIM ko khA jAegA hiTalara kA udAharaNa purAnA nahIM par3A hai| usakI vistAravAdI nIti ne hI use mAra DAlA / zAstra vidyA yahI zikSA detI hai ki zastra kA prayoga rakSaNa ke lie honA cAhie, bhakSaNa ke lie nahIM / gRhasthoM ko kabhI zastra bhI saMbhAlanA par3atA hai, magara usa samaya bhI usakI vRtti santulita rahatI hai| mahArAjA ceTaka vratadhArI zrAvaka the| magara koriNaka ke atyAcAra kA pratIkAra karane kA jaba anya upAya na rahA to unheM senA aura zastra kA upayoga karanA pdd'aa| isa samaya zastra na sa~bhAla kara agara vaha kAyaratA kA pradarzana karate to pratyAcAra bar3hatA, nyAya-nIti kI jar3eM ukhar3a jAtI aura dharma . ko bhI badanAma honA par3atA / varNanAga natu pauSatrazAlA meM baiThe zrAtmasAdhanA kara rahe the / vele kI tapasyA meM the / usI samaya unheM yuddha bhUmi meM jAne aura yuddha karane kA Adeza milaa| ve kaha sakate the ki maiM tapasyA kara rahA hU~, yuddha ke lie nahIM jA sakatA / magara nahIM, ve vivekazIla sAdhaka the| unhoMne aisA nahIM khaa| dharma, ahiMsA aura tapazcaryA ko kalaMkita karanA unhoMne ghora aparAdha samajhA / yuddha kA AhvAna Ane para unake mana meM kheda nahIM hugrA / hicaka nahIM huii| unhoMne velA ke badale
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________________ telA kara liyA aura usI samaya yuddha ke lie taiyAra ho ge| deza rakSA kA Adeza milane para jI curAnA unhoMne pApa smjhaa| ve pauSadhazAlA se bAhara .. nikale aura ratha taiyAra karavA kara yuddha ke morce para cala die| .......... ....... zAstroM ke ye ullekha ahiMsA ke svarUpa ko samajhane meM hamAre lie bahuta sahAyaka haiM / inase spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki ahiMsA kI goda meM kAyaratA ko nahIM : chipAyA jA sakatA / ahiMsA karttavya bhraSTatA kA samarthana nahIM krtii| ahiMsA :: - ke nAma para agara koI deza kI rakSA se muMha mor3atA hai aura atyAcAra ko sahana - karatA hai to vaha ahiMsA ko badanAma karatA hai / eka vyakti java zAsana sUtra - apane hAtha meM letA hai yA senApati kA pada grahaNa karatA hai to deza aura prajA kI rakSA karane kA uttaradAyitva usa para A jAtA hai| kintu usa uttaradAyitva nibhAne kA avasara Ane para agara ahiMsA kI Ar3a meM usase bacane kA prayatna karatA hai to vaha kAyara hai, use varmaniSTha nahIM kahA jA sktaa| atyAcAra karanA ahiMsA hai to kAyara bana kara atyAcAra sahanA aura atyAcAra hone denA bhI hiMsA hai| ... yoM to zrAvaka. sthUla saMkalpajanita hiMsA kA tyAgI hotA hai kintu . : niraparAdha kI hisA kA hI vaha tyAga karatA hai / svarakSA yA deza rakSA meM hone .. vAlI hiMsA kA vaha tyAga nahIM krtaa| usa samaya bhI usakA vicAra rakSA kA - hI hotA hai / hiMsA kA avalambana vaha vivazatA se karatA hai| ... . varuNa nAga tapazcaryA kI sthiti meM bhI yuddha meM saMlagna ho gayA / yuddha . karate-karate jaba dekhA ki zarIra aba Tika nahIM sakatA to vaha sAvadhAna ho gayA aura antima samaya kI sAdhanA meM tatpara ho gyaa| yuddha karate samayaH bhI, zatruoM para gADhA prahAra karate samaya bhI hiMsA meM rakSAnubhUti use nahIM ho rahI thii| gItA meM jise niSkAma karma kahA gayA hai, vahI karma vaha dattacitta hokara prAmANikatApUrvaka kara rahA thaa|
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________________ 400 ] / anta meM varga nAga samasthiti meM prAkAra svargavAsI hyaa| usakI svargaprApti kA kAraNa thA-vipakSa se masa sthiti meM prAnA, porta-rodra bhAva tyAganA aura vipaya-kapAyoM se vilukha hokara zAnta citta honA / . . ... sAmAyika sAdhanA kA prathama sopAna samyaktva sAmAyika hai| samyaktva : kI prApti hone para hI zruta ke vAstavika marma ko samajhA jA sakatA hai / ataeva --- zrata sAmAyika ko dUsarA sopAna kahanA cAhie / zrata sAmAyika prApta kara lene para cAritra sAmAyika ko prApta karanA AlAna hotA hai / caritra .sAmAyika zrata sAmAyika ke binA sthira nahIM raha sktii| zrata sAmAyika .. .... - ke dvArA sAdhaka ko eka aisA bala milatA hai jinake kAraNa deva aura dAnava bhI , usakA ahita nahIM kara sakate / aAnanda, kAmadeva, buNDa bolika Adi gRhI sAdhaka sAmAyika sAdhanA ke bala para amara haiN| . bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI ne zramaNoM ko sambodhita karate hue kahA ki kAmadeva ke samAna sAdhanA karo deva ne hAthI, sarpa Adi kA vikarAla rUpa dhAraNa .. karake kAmadeva ko dharma se cyuta karane meM kucha uThA nahIM rakkhA, kintu usakI eka na calI / kAmadeva apanI sAdhanA meM aDiga rahA / jisake jIvana meM sAdhanA - nahIM hotI, vaha thor3e-se-vikSepa se bhI calAyamAna, udvigna aura adhIra ho jAtA hai, cuTakI se bhI vicalita ho jAtA hai kintu Aja sAdhanA ke zuddha svarUpa kI / ...aura durlakSya kiyA jA rahA hai| - sAmAyika-sAdhanA vaha zakti hai jo vyakti meM nahIM, samAja aura deza meM .. . bhI vijalI paidA kara sakatI hai / vyakti-vyakti ke jIvana meM yaha sAdhanA AnI vAhie jisase usakA vyApaka prabhAva anubhava kiyA jA ske| . - prAcIna bhAratIya vidvAnoM meM eka cIja kI kamI rahI jo Aja bhI ... khaTakatI hai| unhoMne pRthak-pRthaka rUpa se jo anubhava aura cintana kiyA, . usakA saMkalana karake, usake Age kI kar3I ke rUpa meM cintana nahIM huaa| unake mahattvapUrNa prayAsa vikhare-bikhare rahe / unakA mela - milAne kA koI
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________________ [401. prayAsa nahIM kiyA gyaa| pazcima meM isI prakAra kA prayAsa dRSTi gocara hotA : hai| vahA~ eka siddhAnta ko AdhAra mAna kara usase Age kA vicAra kiyA gayA hai| vahA~ ke cintana meM eka silasilA hai, kar3I hai| - sAdhanA ko vyAvahArika rUpa milane se jIvana meM tAkata A jAtI hai, aura asaMbhava bhI saMbhava ho jAtA hai / eka kavi ne kahA hai-..: kara lo sAmAyika ro sAdhana, jIvana ujjvala hovelaa| tana kA maila haTAne khAtira, nitaprati nhaavelaa| mana para mala cahu~ ora jamA hai, kaise dhovelA / sAmAyika se jIvana sudhare, jo apanAvelA / 'nija sudhAra se deza jAti, sudharI ho jAvelA / girata girata pratidina rassI bhI, zilA ghisAvelA / '; karata karata abhyAsa moha kA, jora mittaavelaa| .. rassI kI bAra-bAra kI ragar3a se zilA para bhI nizAna par3a jAte hai| - 'rasarI Avata jAta teM sila para parata nizAna / ' isI prakAra sAdhanA ke bala se .. manuSya kI prakRti bhI ghisa sakatI hai| sAmAyika sAdhanA ke samaya kAma krodha zrAdi vikAroM ko nitya 'Taca' karo-aMkuza meM lAmo to dhIre-dhIre ve vikAra kama ho jaaeNge| aMgara pratidina vikAroM para coTa mArane kA kAma prAraMbha kiyA gayA to jIvana meM avazya hI mor3a paaegaa| sAmAyikasAdhanA karanA apane ghara meM rahanA hai| sAmAyika se alaga rahatA begharabAra rahanA hai| sAmAyikasAdhanA karanA AtmA kA ghara meM yAnAH / hai| kAma krodha Adi vikAroM meM pariNata honA parAye ghara meM jAnA hai| kintu sAdhanA ke lie antaHkaraNa ko taiyAra kiyA jAnA caahie| nitya kI sAdhanA bar3I balazAlinI hotI haiM / ghaMTA bhara kI sAdhanA agara nahIM ho sakatI to 10-15 miniTa zrutasAdhanA hI kI jAnI caahie| usase bhI zAnti milegii|
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________________ 4.02] magara sAdhanA meM baiThane vAloM ko sAMsArika prapaMcoM se mana ko pRthaka kara lenA cAhie / citta ko prazAnta aura ekAgra karake sAdhanA karane se avazya hI lAbha. hogA / antaraMga sAdhanA sAmAyika ke abhyAsa se hI siddha hotA hai| agara isa prakAra se sAmAyikasAdhanA jIvana meM apanAI gaI to ihaloka * aura paraloka meM kalyANa hogaa| . . . . . . . .
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________________ jIvana kA 'breka'- saMyama AtmA kA svAbhAvika guNa caitanya hai / vaha grananta jJAna darzana kA puraMjaparamajyotirmaya zrAnandanidhAna, nirmala, niSkalaMka aura nirAmaya tattva hai| kintu anAdikAlIna karmAvaraNoM ke kAraNa usakA svarUpa grAcchAdita ho rahA haiM / candramA meghoM se grAvRta hotA hai to usakA svAbhAvika grAloka ruka jAtA hai, magara usa samaya bhI vaha samUla naSTa nahIM hotaa| isI prakAra grAtmA ke sahaja jJAnAdi guNa AtmA ke svabhAva haiM, grAvRta ho jAne para bhI unakA samUla vinAza nahIM hotA / vAyu ke prabala vega se meghoM ke chinna-bhinna hone para candramA kA sahaja Aloka jaise camaka uThatA hai, usI prakAra karmoM kA zrAvaraNa haTane para zrAtmA ke guNa apane ne sargika rUpa meM prakaTa ho jAte haiM / isa prakAra jo kucha prAptavya hai, vaha saba zrAtmA ko prApta hI hai / use bAhara se kucha grahaNa karanA nahIM hai / usakA apanA bhaNDAra kSaya aura asIma hai / bAhara se prApta karane ke prayatna meM bhItara kA kho jAtA hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki jinheM apanI nidhi pAtA hai, ve bar3I se bar3I bAhara nidhi ko bhI ThukarA kara grakicana vana jAte haiM / cakravartI jaise samrAToM ne yahI kiyA hai aura aisA kiye binA kAma cala bhI nahIM sakatA / . vAhya padArthoM ko ThukarA dene para bhI grandara ke khajAne ko pAne ke lie prayAsa karanA par3atA hai / vaha prayAsa sAdhanA ke nAma se grabhihita kiyA gayA bhagavAna mahAvIra ne sAdhanA ke do grAMga batalAe haiM- saMyama aura tapa /
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________________ .. 404 .. ..: .. saMyama kA sarala artha hai-apane mana, vacana aura zarIra ko niyaMtrita karanA, inheM ucchavala na hone denA, karmabandha kA kAraNa na banane denaa| mana se azubha. cintana karane se. bAgI kA dupayoga karane se aura zarIra ke dvArA aprazasta kRtya karane se karma kA bandha hotA hai| ina tInoM sAdhanoM ko sAtha lenA hI sAdhanA kA prathama aMga hai| jaba inheM pUrI taraha sAdha liyA jAtA hai to karmavandha ruka jAtA hai / nayA karmavandha roka dene para bhI pUrvavaddha karmoM kI sattA banI rahatI hai 1 uname piNDa chur3Ane kA upAya tapazcaryA hai| tapazcaryA se pUrvabaddha karma vinaSTa ho jAte haiN| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne tapazcaryA ko vizAla aura Antarika .: svarUpa pradAna kiyA hai / sAdhAraNa loga samajhate haiM ki bhUkhA rahanA aura zArIrika kaSToM ko sahana kara lenA hI tapasyA hai| kintu yaha samajha sahI nahIM hai| indriyoM ko uttejita na hone dene ke lie anazana bhI Avazyaka hai| Unodara arthAta bhUkha se kama khAnA bhI upayogI hai, jihvA ko saMyata banAne ke lie anuka rasoM kA parityAga bhI karanA cAhie, aiza-ArAma kA tyAga karanA / bhI jarUrI hai, aura ina saba kI gaNanA tapasyA meM hai, kintu satsAhitya kA paThana, cintana, manana karanA, dhyAna karanA arthAt bahirmukha vRtti kA tyAga kara apane mana ko aAtmacintana meM saMlagna kara denA, usakI caMcalatA ko dUra karane / ke lie ekAna banAne kA prayatna karanA, nirIha bhAva se sevA karanA, vinayapUrNa ..." vyavahAra karatA, akRtya na hone denA aura kadAcit ho jAya to usake lie prAyazcita pazcAtApa karanA, apanI bhUla ko gurujanoM ke samakSa sarala evaM... nippaTa Ava se prakaTa kara denA, ityAdi bhI tapasyA ke hI rUpa haiN| isase Apa samajha sakeMge ki tapasyA koI 'hoyA' nahIM hai, balki uttama jIvana banAne .. : ke lie Avazyaka aura anivArya vidhi hai| jisake jIvana meM saMyama aura tapa ko jitanA adhika mahattva milatA hai, : usakA jIvana utanA hI mahAn banatA hai / saMyama aura tapa sirpha sAdhu-santoM kI cIjeM haiM, isa dhAraNA ko samApta kiyA jAnA caahie| gRhastha ho. athavA gRhatyAgI, jo bhI apane jIvana ko pavitra aura sukhamaya banAnA cAhatA hai, use
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________________ [ 405 inako sthAna denA caahie| saMyama evaM tapa se vihIna jIvana kisI bhI kSetra meM sarAhanIya nahIM bana sktaa| kuTumba, samAja, deza Adi kI dRSTi se bhI vahI jIvana dhanya mAnA jA sakatA hai jisameM saMyama aura tapa ke tattva vidyamAna hoN| moTara kitanI hI mUlyavAn kyoM na ho, agara usameM 'bra eka' nahIM hai to kisa kAma kI ? vra eka vihIna moTara savAriyoM ke prANoM ko le baitthegii| saMyama jIvana kA bra eka hai / jisa mAnava jIvana meM saMyama kA breka nahIM, vaha zrAtmA ko DuvA dene ke sivAya aura kyA kara sakatA hai ? 2 moTara ke breka kI taraha saMyama jIvana kI gatividhi ko niyaMtrita karatA hai aura jaba jIvana niyaMtraNa meM rahatA hai to vaha nUtana karmabandha se baca jAtA hai| tapasyA pUrvasaMcita karmoM kA vinAza karatI hai| isa prakAra nUtana baMdhanirodha aura pUvAjita karmanirjarA hone se AtmA kA dhArmika bhAra halkA hone lagatA hai aura zanaiH zanaiH samUla naSTa ho jAtA hai / jaba yaha sthiti utpanna hotI hai to AtmA apanI zuddha nirvikAra dazA ko prApta karake paramAtmapada prApta kara letI hai, jise muktadazA, siddhAvasthA yA zuddhAvasthA bhI kaha sakate haiM / 7. isa vivecana se spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki jIvana meM saMyama evaM tapa kI sAdhanA zratyanta upayogI hai / jo cAhatA hai ki merA jIvana niyaMtrita ho, maryAdita ho, uccha khala na ho, use apane jIvana ko saMyata banAne kA prayAsa karanA cAhie / tIthaGkara bhagavantoM ne mAnava mAtra kI suvidhA ke lie, usakI paristhitiyoM ko dhyAna meM rakhate hue sAdhanA kI do zreNiyA~ yA do stara niyata kiye haiM (1) sarala sAdhanA yA gRhasthadharma zraura (2) granagAra sAdhanA yA munidharma | anagAra dharma kA sAdhaka vahI gRhatyAgI ho sakatA hai jisane sAMsArika moha-mamatA kA parityAga kara diyA hai, jo pUrNa tyAga ke kaMTakAkIrNa patha para
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________________ calane kA saMkalpa kara cukA hai, jo parIgrahoM aura upaloM ke sAmane sInA tAna kara sthira khaTA raha sakatA hai aura jisake antaHkAraNA meM prANImAtra ke prati karuNA kA bhAva jAgRta ho cukA hai| yaha sAdhanA kaThora sAdhanA hai| virala - sattvazAlI hI vAstavika rUpa se isa patha para cala pAte haiN| sabhI kAloM aura yugoM meM aise sAdhakoM kI saMkhyA kama rahI hai, parantu bAMkhyA kI dRSTi se kama hone para bhI inhoMne apanI pUjanIyatA, tyAga cora tapa kI amiTa chApa mAnavasamAja . para aMkita kI haiN| ina alpasaMkhyaka sAyakoM ne svarga ke devoM ko bhI prabhAvita kiyA hai| sAhitya, saMskRti aura tattvajJAna ke kSetra meM yahI sAvara pratrAna rahe haiM aura mAnavajAti ke naitika evaM dhArmika dharAtala ko inhoMne sadAcA .. uThAe rakhA hai| jo anagAra yA sAdhu ke dharma ko apanA sakane kI sthiti meM nahIM hote, ve agAra dharma yA zrAvakadharma kA pAlana kara sakate haiN| yAnanda ne apane jIvana .. ko nizcata rUpa se prabhu mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM samarpita kara diyA / usane nivedana kiyA maiMne vItarAgoM kA mArga grahaNa kiyA hai, aba maiM sarAga mArga kA tyAga karatA huuN| maiM dharmabhAva se sarAga devoM kI upAsanA nahIM kaheMgA / meM sacce saMyamazIla tyAgiyoM kI vandanA ke liye pratijJAbaddha hotA hai| jo sAvaka apane . . . jIvana meM sAdhanA karate-karate, mativaparItya se patha se vicalita ho jAte haiM : . . athavA jo saMyamahIna hokara bhI apane ko saMyamI pradazita aura ghopita karate haiM, . . - unheM maiM vandanA nahIM kruuNgaa| ......Ananda ne saMkalpa kiyA-maiM vItarAgavANI para aTalazraddhA rakhU gA aura .. zAstroM ke artha ko sahI rUpa meM samajha kara use kriyAnvita karane kA prayatna kruuNgaa| yadi zAstra kA artha apane mana se khIMcatAna kara lagAga gayA to vaha .. aAtmaghAtaka hogaa| usake dharma ko samajhane meM vAdhA upasthita hogii| zAstra kA adhyayana taTastha dRSTi rakhakara kiyA jAnA cAhie, apanA viziSTa dRSTikoNa
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________________ [ 407 rakhakara nhiiN| jaba pahale se koI dRSTi nizcita karake zAstra ko usake samarthana ke lie par3hA jAtA hai to usakA artha bhI usI DhaMga se kiyA jAtA hai / kurItiyoM, kumArgoM aura mithyADambaroM ko evaM mAnyatAbhedoM ko jo prazraya milA hai, usakA eka kAraNa zAstroM kA galata aura manamAnA graMtha lagAnA hai| aisI sthiti meM zAstra zastra kA rUpa le letA hai / artha karate samaya prasaMga Adi kaI bAtoM kA dhyAna rakhanA par3atA hai / koI sAhaba bhojana karane baitthe| unhoMne apane sevaka se kahA - 'sendhavas zrAnaya / ' vaha sevaka ghor3A le prAyA bhojana kA samaya thA phira bhI vaha 'saindhava' ma~gAne para ghor3A lAyA / khA-pIkara taiyAra ho jAne ke pazcAt kahIM bAhara jAne kI taiyArI karake punaH unhoMne kahA 'saindhavam prAtayaM / ' usa samaya sevaka namaka le zrAyA yadyapi saindhava kA artha ghor3A bhI haiM aura namaka bhI; koSa ke anusAra donoM artha sahI haiM / phira bhI sevaka ne prasaMga ke anukUla artha na karake apanI mUrkhatA kA paricaya diyA / use bhojana karate samaya 'saindhava' kA artha 'namaka' aura yAtrA ke prasaMga meM 'ghor3A' artha samajhanA cAhie / yahI prasaMgAnukUla sahI artha hai / UTa-paTAMga athavA apane durAgraha ke anukUla artha lagAne se maharSiyoM ne jo * zAstra racanA kI hai, usakA samIcIna artha samajha meM nahIM A sakatA / ha Annada ne aparigrahI tyAgI santoM ko caudaha prakAra kA nirdoSa dAna dene... kA saMkalpa kiyA, kyoMki AraMbha aura parigraha ke tyAgI sAdhu dAna ke sarvottama. pAtra haiM / usane jina vastuoM kA dAna dene kA nizcaya kiyA, ve isa prakAra haiM-(1) prazana (2) pAna (3) khAdya pakavAna yAdi (4) svAdya mukhavAsa cUrNa Adi (5) vastra (6) pAtra (7) kambala (8) rajoharaNa (8) pITha-caukI bAjauTa (10) pATa (11) auSadha- soMTha, lavaMga, kAlImirca Adi (12) bhaiSajya banI banAI davAI (13) zayyA makAna aura (14) saMstAraka - parAla Adi / rajohararaNa pA~va poMchane kA vastra hai, jo dhUla sApha karane ke kAma AtA jisase sacita kI virAdhanA na ho / zayyA makAna ke artha meM rUr3ha ho gayA hai|
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________________ 408] isakA dUsarA artha hai-vichAkara sone kA upakaraNa paTTA zrAdi / pairoM ko sameTa kara sone lie karIva ar3hAI hAtha lambe bichIne ko 'saMthArA-saMstAraka' kahate haiN| pramAda kI vRddhiAna ho, aisA socakara sAdhaka simaTa kara sotA hai| isase nIMda bhI jaldI khula jAtI hai / AvazyakatA se adhika nidrA hogI to sAdhanA meM bAdhA pAegI, vikRti utpanna hogI aura svAdhyAya-dhyAna meM vighna hogaa| bahmacArI gahA vichA kara na soe, yaha niyama hai / aisA na karane se pramAda tathA vikAra bddh'egaa| sAdhu-santoM ko auSadha-bheSaja nA dAna dene kA bhI bar3A mAhAtmya hai| . aupaca zabda kI vyutpatti isa prakAra hotI hai-gropaM-popaM dhatta, iti auSadham / / soTha, lavaMga, pIparAmUla, harra Adi vastue~ auSadha kahalAtI haiM / yUnAnI cikitsA paddhati meM bhI isI prakAra kI vastuoM kA upayoga hotA hai| prAcIna kAla meM, bhArata varSa meM prAhAra-vihAra ke viSaya meM paryApta saMyama se kAma liyA jAtA thaa| isa kAraNa usa samaya. auSadhAlaya bhI kama the| kadAcit koI gar3abar3a ho jAtI thI to buddhimAn manuSya apane grAhAra-vihAra meM yathocit parivartana karake svAsthaya prApta kara lete the| cikitsakoM kA sahArA kvacit kadAcit hI liyA jAtA thaa| karor3oM pazu-pakSI vanoM meM vAsa karate. haiN| unake bIca koI vaidya-DAkTara nahIM haiN| phira bhI ve manuSyoM kI apekSA adhika svastha rahate haiM / isakA kAraNa yahI hai ki ve prakRti ke niyamoM kI.... . : avehalanA nahIM krte| manuSya apanI buddhi ke ghamaNDa meM Akara prakRti ke kAnUnoM : ko bhaMga karatA hai aura prakRti kupita ho kara use daMDita karatI haiN| mAMsa-madita . ..Adi kA sevana karanA prakRti viruddha hai| manuSya ke zarIra meM ve prAMte nahIM hotI / jo mAMsAdi ko pacA skeN| mAMsabhakSI pazuoM aura manuSyoM ke nAkhUna dAMta Adi kI vanAvaTa meM antara hai| phira bhI jihvAlolupa manuSya mAMsa bhakSaNa karake prakRti ke kAnUna ko bhaMga karate haiM / phalasvarUpa unheM daMDa kA bhAgI honA par3atA hai| pazu ke zarIra meM jaba vikAra utpanna hotA hai to vaha cArA khAnA chor3a detA hai| yaha roga kI prAkRtika cikitsA hai / kintu manuSya se prAyaH yaha bhI nahIM
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________________ [406 "" . - bana par3atA / bImAra kadAcit khAnA na cAhe to usake ajJAna pArivArika jana / kucha na kucha khA lene kI preraNA karate haiM aura khilA kara chor3ate haiM / isa prakAra pazu anazana ke dvArA hI apane roga kA pratIkAra kara lete haiN| - garbhAvasthA meM mAdA pazu na samAgama karane detI hai aura na nara samAgama karane kI icchA hI karatA hai / manuSya itanA bhI viveka aura santoSa nahIM rkhtaa| - manuSya kA prAja AhAra saMbaMdhI aMkuza bilakula haTa gayA hai / vaha ghara meM bhI khAtA hai aura ghara se bAhara dukAnoM aura khomacoM para jAkara bhI done ..: cATatA hai / ye vAjAruH cIjeM prAyaH svAsthaya kA vinAza karane vAlI, vikAra ... .. vivarddhaka aura hisA janita hone ke kAraNa pApajanaka bhI hotI haiM / dinoM dinaH ... inakA pracAra bar3hatA jA rahA hai aura usI anupAta meM vyAdhiyA~ bhI bar3hatI jA rahI haiN| agara manuSya prakRti ke niyamoM kA prAmANikatA ke sAtha anusaraNa kare aura apane svAsthya kI cintA rakkhe to use DAkTaroM kI zaraNa meM jAne - kI AvazyakatA hI na ho| ::":. ........................ .aneka prakAra ke durvyasanoM ne Aja manuSya ko burI taraha ghera rakkhA hai / - keMsara jaisA asAdhya roga durvyasanoM kI badaulata hI utpanna hotA hai aura vaha / prAyaH prANa lekara hI rahatA hai| amerikA Adi meM jo zodha huI hai, usase spaSTa :... haiM ki dhUmrapAna isa roga kA pradhAna kAraNa hai| magara yaha jAna kara bhI loga . sigareTa aura vIr3I pInA nahIM chodd'teH| unheM mara jAnA maMjUra hai magara durvyasana .. se bacanA maMjUra nhiiN| yaha manuSya ke viveka kA dIvAlA nahIM to kyA hai ! kyA .. isI virate para vaha samasta prANiyoM meM sarvazreSTha hone kA dAvA karatA hai ? ..... prApta viveka-buddhi kA isa prakAra durupayoga karanA apane vinAza ko AmaMtrita karanA nahIM to kyA hai ? ... ... ......... loMga, soMTha Adi cIjeM auSadha kahalAtI haiM / tulasI ke patta bhI auSadha meM sammilita haiN| tulasI kA paudhA ghara meM lagAne kA pradhAna uddezya svAsthya
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________________ lAbha hI hai| purAne jamAne meM ina cIjoM kA hI davA ke rUpa meM prAyaH iratemAla hotA thaa| Aja bhI dehAta meM inhIM kA upayoga jyAdA hotA hai / ina vastuoM .. .... ko cUrNa, golI, rasa prAdi ke rUpa meM taiyAra kara lenA bhepaja hai| ......... aAnanda ne sAdhu-sAdhvI varga ko dAna dene kA jo saMkalpa kiyA usakA tAtparya yaha nahIM ki usane anya samasta logoM kI ora se pITha phera dii| isakA . yaha artha kadApi nahIM hai ki vaha dukhI, dIna, pIDita, anukampApAtra janoM ko .. dAna hI nahIM degaa| sukha kI sthiti meM pAtra-apAtra kA vicAra kiyA jAtA hai, duHkha kI sthiti meM par3e vyakti meM to pAtratA svataH zrA gii| abhiprAya yaha hai ki karma nirjarA kI dRSTi se diye jAne vAle dAna meM supAtra-kupAtra kA vicAra / hotA hai kintu aMnukampA buddhi se diye jAne vAle dAna meM yaha vicAra nahIM kiyA .. jAtA / kasAI yA cora jaisA vyakti bhI yadi mAraNAntika kaSTa meM ho to : usako kaSTa mukta karanA; usakI sahAyatA karanA aura dAna denA bhI puNyakRtya hai, kyoMki vaha anukampA kA pAtra hai| dAnA yadi anukampA kI puNyabhAvanA se prerita hokara dAna detA hai to use apanI bhAvanA ke anurUpa phala kI prApti hotI hai / isa nimitta se bhI usako mamatA meM kamI hotI hai| gRhastha prAnanda bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI kI dezanA ko zravaNa karake aura vratoM ko aMgIkAra karake ghara lauTatI hai| usane mahA pramu mahAvIra ke :caraNoM meM pahu~ca kara unase kucha grahaNa kiyaa| usane apane hRdaya aura mana kA / pAtra bhara liyaa| prApta puruSa kI vANI zravaNa kara jaise aAnanda ne use apane . jIvana vyavahAra meM use utArane kI pratijJA kI, usI prakAra pratyeka zrAvaka ko vyAvahArika rUpa denA caahie| aisA karane se hI ihaparaloka meM kalyANa hogA ! - jIvana meM zrAmoda-pramoda ke bhI dina hote haiM / jIvana kA mahattva bhI.. hamAre sAmane haiN| yathocita sIkha lekara hameM usa mahattva ko upalabdha karanA hai| yo to melA bahutaM karate haiM kintu mukti kA melA manuSya kara le, prAdhyAtmika .. jIvana banA le to use sthAyI Annada prApta ho sakatA hai / kavi ne kahA hai
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________________ mukti kA melA kara lo bhAva se, avasara mata cUko / 'dayA dAna kA goTha banAo, bhAMga bhagati kI pIzrI // [ 411 saMsAra meM do kisma ke mele hote haiM- 1) karmabaMda karane vAle aura (2) baMdha kATane vAle athavA ( 1 ) mana ko malIna karane vAle zraura (2) mana ko nirmala karane vAle / prathama prakAra ke mele kAma, kutUhala evaM vividha prakAra ke vikAroM ko jAgRta karate haiN| aime mene bAla jIvoM ko hI rUcikara hote haiN| saMsAra meM aise - bahuta mele dekhe haiM aura unheM dekha kara manuSyoM ne apane mana maile kiye haiM / unake phalasvarUpa saMsAra meM bhaTakanA par3A hai / aba yadi janma-maraNa ke bandhanoM se chuTa kArA pAnA hai to mukti kA melA kar lo / kabIradAsajI ne bhAva kI bhaMga, marama kI kAlI mirca DAla kara pI thI aura apane hRdaya meM prema kI lAlimA utpanna kI thI / 13 grAnnada Adi sAdhakoM ne bandhana kATane vAle mele ke svarUpa ko samajhA unhoMne niyama kA nazA liyaa| isase unakA jIvana Annadamaya bana gayA jIvana ke vAstavika grAnnada ko prApta karane ke lie Annada ke samAna hI sAdhanA ko apanAtA hogA / isI meM sthAyI kalyANa hai
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________________ svAdhyAya . Aja kA dina cAturmAsya-parva ke nAma se jAnA jAtA hai| cAra mAsa paryanta, isa varSAvAsa meM, jJAna-gaMgA kI jo dhArA pravAhita ho rahI thI, vaha apanI dizA badalane vAlI hai| cAra mAsa se jJAna aura satsaMga kA jo yajJa cala rahA thA, Aja usakI pUrNAhuti hai| zramaNavarga apanA sthira nivAsa tyAgakara ... punaH vihAracaryA apnaaeNge| ................ __ anta ke ina tIna dinoM meM 'sAmAyikasammelana' ke prAyojana ne isa parva ko sone meM sugaMdha bhara diyA hai| Aja svAdhyAya kI jyoti ko jagA dene kA : .. divasa hai| ....... .................. ........ - yaha yAtmazadhaka parva hai, jisameM isa jIvana kI zuddhi saphalatA aura zreya kA vicAra karanA hai aura bhaviSya kA nirmANa karanA hai| ... bhagavAn mahAvIra kA anekAnta-mArga, jisane koTi-koTi bandhanabaddha prANiyoM ko mukti aura svAdhInatA kA mArga pradarzita kiyA hai. jJAna aura kriyA, ke samanvaya kA samarthana karake calatA hai| usane hameM batalAyA hai. ki ekAMgI - karma se athavA ekAMgI jJAna se nistAra nahIM hogaa| jaba taka jJAna aura kriyA : eka dUsare ke pUraka banakara saMyukta bala na prApta kara leMge, taba taka sAdhaka kI ... sAdhanA meM pUrNatA nahIM AegI, vaha la~gar3I rahegI aura usase siddhi prApta nahIM . kI jA skegii| kriyAhIna jJAna mastiSka kA bhAra hai aura jJAnahIna kriyA : aMdhI hai| donoM eka dUsare ke sahayoga ke binA niSphala haiN| unase prAtmA kA --- kalyANa nahIM hotA / kahA bhI hai-..
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________________ 413 -hata jJAne kriyAhIna, hatA cAjJAninAM kriyaa| arthAt kriyA se rahita jJAna aura jJAna se rahita kriyA vRthA hai| vaha vizAna se vizAla aura gaMbhIra se gaMbhIra jJAna prAkhira kisa kAma kA hai jo .. - kabhI vyavahAra meM nahIM pAtA ? usase paramArtha kI to bAta dUra, vyavahAra meM bhI lAbha nahIM ho sakatA / jo manuSya apanI maMjina taka jAne ke mArga ko jaantaa| . hai, dUsaroM ko batalA bhI detA hai, magara svayaM eka kadama bhI nahIM uThAtA, usa... ora calane kA kaSTa nahIM uThAnA cAhatA vaha kyA jIvana paryanta bhI apanI .. . maMjila para pahu~ca sakegA ? kadApi nhiiN| jJAna patha ko Alokita kara savatA.... .:. hai magara maMjila taka pahu~cA nahIM sktaaH| ... ... ..... ............ . ..... .. - eka dIrghakAla kA rogI hai / anekoM cikitsakoM ke pAsa pahu~ca kara usane roga kI auSadha pUchI hai / una auSadhoM ko vaha bhalIbhAMti samajha gayA hai, magara . jaba taka auSadha kA sevana nahIM karegA, taba taka kyA jJAna mAtra se vaha svAsthya lAbha kara lagA ............................ .... . isase bhalIbhAMti siddha hai ki korA jJAna, kriyA ke abhAva meM kAryasAdhaka nahIM hotaa| isI prakAra zAnahIna kriyA bhI phalaprada nahIM hotii| eka manuSya apanI maMjila para pahu~cane ke lie cala rahA hai| cala rahA hai aura calatA hI ... jA rahA hai| magara use patA nahIM ki kisa mArga se calane para maMjila taka pahu~cA / - jaaegaa| aisI dazA meM usakA calanA kisa kAma AegA? ajJAna ke kAraNa, ... saMbhava hai usakA calanA usakI maMjila ko aura adhika dUra kara de / maMjila taka pahu~cane ke lie, maMjila se virUddha dizA meM calane vAlA kaba maMjila taka pahu~ca ... - sakegA ? rogI roga ke zamana ke lie auSaya ko jAnane kA prayatna na kareM aura . anajAne kucha bhI aMTasaMTa khAtA rahe to kyA vaha roga kA nivAraNa karane meM .. samartha ho sakegA? . ....... ........ - jo manuSya yaha nahIM dekhatA ki jise vaha khA rahA hai vaha guNakArI hai yA hAnikAraka, use gaMbhIra pariNAma bhugatanA par3a sakatA hai| aisI sthiti meM kaI .:
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________________ logoM ko jiMdagI se hAtha dhonA par3A hai| padArtha ko na pahacAnane tathA guNadoSa / ko na dekhane se bhayaMkara hAniyAM hotI haiN| nAyalona kA kapar3A pahanakara usako tAsIra ko na jAnane ke kAraNa saikar3oM loga janna mare haiN| Ae dina mahilAoM ke jala marane ke samAcAra par3hane meM Ate rahate haiM / vastu amuka guNa-dharmavAlI hai|... yaha khayAla rahe to manuSya hAni se baca sakatA hai| AcArya hemacandra ne apane * yogazAstra meM kahA hai svayaM pareNa vA jJAtaM, phala madyAdizAradaH / niSiddha viSakale vA, mA bhUdasya pravana nm| arthAt-buddhimAn manuSya ko usI phala kA bhakSaNa karanA cAhie jise - vaha svayaM jAnatA ho yA dUsarA koI jAnatA ho, jisase niSiddha yA vipalA . ..: phala khAne meM na A jaae| niddhi phala khAne se vratabhaMga hotA hai aura viSAkta .. phala khAne se prANahAni ho sakatI hai| .. ... mAna lIjie eka taztarI meM zilAjIta aura aphIma kA Tukar3A par3A ... hai / yadi silAjIta ke badale aphIma khAlI jAye to saba khela khatma ho jaaegaa| parantu jo zilAjIta ko pahacAna kara khAegA, use ke i khatarA nahIM hogaa| isI " kAraNa ajJAna vastu khAne kA niSedha kiyA gayA hai| . tAtparya yaha hai ki kyA grAhya hai aura kyA agrAhya hai, yaha jAnane ke lie - jJAna kI AvazyakatA hai| isake binA kI jAne vAlI kriyA saphala nahIM hotii| .. ... 'jJAna netra hai to kriyA paira hai| netra mArga dikhalAegA, paira rAstA taya - kregaa| pApa-punya, vandha mokSa, jIva-ajIva Adi kA jJAna mAno netra haiN| isa - jJAna ko kriyA rUpa meM pariNata kiyA jAya to yaha varadAna siddha hogaa| ataeva maccA pArAdhaka vahI hai jo jJAna aura kriyA kA samanvaya sAdha kara apane : jIvana kA unnayana karatA hai| :
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________________ aneka jAnakAra vyakti sAdhanA ke patha para nahIM calate, parantu ve - sAdhanA ke mahatva ko svIkAra karate haiN| sacce jJAna ke hone para yadi bahiraMga kriyA na bhI ho to aMtaraMga kriyA jAgRta ho hI jAtI hai / aisA na ho to .. .. sacce jJAna kA abhAva hI samajhanA caahie| : isa prakAra jIvana ko UMcA uThAne ke lie jJAna aura kriyA, donoM ke - saMyukta bala kI AvazyakatA hai / sAmAyika sAdhanA meM bhI yaha donoM apekSita .. haiM / ina donoM ke AdhAra para sAmAyika ke bhI do prakAra ho jAte haiM- (1) zratasAmAyika aura cAritra saamaayik| .. ' ... . . . .. muktimArga meM calanA cAritrasAmAyika hai / isake pUrva zra tasAmAyika kA * sthAna hai jisase jIvana kI pragati yA Atmika utkarSa ke lie Avazyaka sahI - prakAza milatA hai / isI prakAza meM sAdhaka grasara honA hai aura yadi yaha prakAza : - upalabdha na ho to vaha lar3akhar3A jAtA haiN| vyaktigata yA sAmUhika jIvana meM vikAroM kA jo praveza hetA hai, usakA - kAraNa sahI jJAna na honA hai / jJAna ke pAle.ka ke abhAva meM manuSya vikAroM ... - kA mArga grahaNa kara letA hai / isa kumArga para calate-calate vaha aisA abhyasta ho jAtA hai aura eka aime DhAMce meM Dhala jAtA hai ki use tyAgane meM asamartha bana .. jAtA hai / aisI sthiti meM usakA sahI rAha para pAnA taba hI saMbhava hai jaba kisI : prakAra use jJAna kA prakAza mila ske| jJAnaprApti ke lie Avazyaka hai ki manuSya niyatti rUpa svAdhyAya kre| ..... svAdhyAya jIvana ke saMskAra ke lie anivArya hai| svAdhyAya hI prAcIna kAlIna mahApuruSoM ke sAtha hamArA sambandha sthApita karatA hai aura unake antastala ko samajhane meM sahAyaka hotA hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra, gautama aura sudharmA jaise paramapurUSoM ke vacanoM aura vicAroM ko jAnane kA eka mAtra upAya svAdhyAya hI hai| Aja svAdhyAya ke pracAra kI bar3I AvazyakatA hai aura usake lie sAdhakoM kI maMDalI cAhie / jJAnavana ke abhAva meM tyAgiyoM ke jJAnaprakAza
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________________ ko grahaNa karane vAle paryApta pAtra nahIM milte| isakA kAraNa svAdhyAyaviSayaka ruci kA manda par3a jAnA hai| zrutavala kI mandatA vAle zrotA svAdhyAya ke mahatva ko nahIM samajha paate| .... / samyaktva meM zraddhA kA bala nihita hotA hai| bharata ko yaha bala prApta .. thaa| cAritrasAmAyika kA bala use prApta nahIM thA tathApi zrRtasAmAyika kA bala : ... hone se unheM kevalajJAna prApta ho sakA / yahI nahIM, bharata kI pATha pIr3iyAM mahala . meM nivAsa karatI huI bhI mukti pA gii| isakA kAraNa bhI samyaktva evaM zrU tasAmAyika kA bala thaa| - isakA Azaya yaha na samajha leM ki bharata aura unakI santAna ne cAritra ... ke binA hI ma.kSa prApta kara liyaa| nahIM, cAritra ke abhAva meM mokSa kadApiH / saMbhava nahIM hai / isa kathana kA Azaya yaha hai ki samyaktva aura zrutasAmAyika :kA prabala bala hone para bAhya kriyA kANDa rUpa vyavahAracAritra ke binA bhI . svAtmaramaNa rUpa nizcaya cAritra prApta ho sakatA hai / sAmAnya manuSya kAmakrodha Adi kI vividha taraMgoM meM vahatA-uchalatA rahatA hai| bharata bhAratavarSa ke chahoM khaMDoM ke adhipati hokara bhI ina taraMgoM ke prabhAva se prabhAvita nahIM hue| ghara kA AnuvaMzika saMskAra bhI aura manuSya ke atItakAlika saMskAra bhI - aisI jagaha vaha kAma kara jAte haiM jo kAleja kI zikSA yA zAstrAdhyayana se bhI .. prApta nahIM ho skte| pI-eca0 DI0 kI ucca upAdhi prApta kara lene vAle vyakti kA dimAga bhale hI gumarAha ho jAyaM parantu susaMskRta vyakti gumarAha nahIM ho sktaa| bharata apane antima jIvana ko nirvANa ke yogya banA sake, isakA pradhAna kAraNaH zrata aura samyaktva hai| ............. sAmAyika ke do rUpa hai-sAdhanA aura siddhi| ataH sAmAyika se sAdhanA saMkalpa kA prAraMbha aura udaya hotA hai| vaha vikAsa pAkara jJAna aura cAritra . : ke dvArA AtmA meM sthiratA utpanna karatA hai| yaha AtmasthiratA hI sAmAyika ...
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________________ [417 * kI pUrNatA hai| AtmapradezoM kA spandana yA kampana jaba samApta ho jAya tabhI. sAmAyika kI pUrNatA samajhanI caahie| ise pAgama kI bhASA meM ayogI dazA kI prApti kahate haiM / .......... .:.:. Aja kevalajJAnI isa kSetra meM vidyamAna nahIM hai, zrutakevalI bhI nahIM hai| kintu mahApuruSoM kI zru tArAdhanA ke phalasvarUpa unakI vANI kA kucha aMza hameM sulabha hai / isIke dvArA hama unakI parokSa upAsanA kA lAbha prApta kara sakate ... hai| isake lie svAdhyAya karanA Avazyaka hai| svAdhyAya citta kI sthiratA . .. aura pavitratA ke lie bhI sarvottama upAya haiN| ....jIvana ko U~cA uThAne kA amogha upAya zra tArAdhana hai| yadi vrata. .. : vikRta hotA ho, usameM kamajorI A rahI ho to svAdhyAya kI zaraNa lenA : . cAhie / svAdhyAya se bala kI vRddhi hogI, Ananda kI anubhUti aura nUtana jyoti kI prApti hogii| ... Ananda ne sAdhanA dvArA pandraha varSa ke pazcAt sAdhujIvana kI bhUmikA prApta karalI / vAstava meM sAdhanA eka anamola mariNa hai jisase mAnava kI Atmika daridratA dUra kI jA sakatI hai / sAdhanA ke krama aura sahI patha ko .. vismRta na kiyA jAya aura use rUr3hi mAtra na banA diyA jAyaH, sAdhanA sajIva : ho, prANavAn ho aura viveka kI pRSTha bhUmi meM kI jAya tabhI usase vAstavika -- lAbha uThAyA jA sakatA hai / anyathA maNidhara hote hue bhI aMdhakAra meM bhaTakane / - ke samAna hogaa| jaba sAdhanA ke dvArA AtmA susaMskRta banatA hai to usameM jJAna / -: kI jyoti jAgRta ho jAtI haiH, jIvana U~cA uThatA hai aura aisA vyakti apane prabhAva.evaM Adarza se samAja ko bhI U~cA uThA detA hai| . : jIva mAtra meM rAga aura dvaSa ke jo gahare saMskAra par3e haiM unake prabhAva se kisI vastu ko prema kI dRSTi se aura kisI ko doSa kI dRSTi se dekhA jAtA... hai| jisa vastu ko eka manuSya rAga kI dRSTi se dekhatA hai, usI ko dUsarA dvaSa.. -
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________________ 416 - kI dRSTi se dekhatA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra jaise botarAga, nirmala; niSkalaMka,.. :- sarvahitaMkara aura paramAtmA ko bhI viparIta dRSTi se dekhane vAle mila jAte haiM ... to anya ke viSaya meM kyA kahA jAya ? :virodhamaya dRSTi se dUsaroM kI burAiyAM to dikheMgI para acchAiyA~ dRSTi gocara na hogii| anAdi kAla se.. manuSya svArtha ke cakra meM phaMsA hai / svArtha meM thor3I Takkara lagane se virodhI bhAva jAgRta ho jAte haiM / ataeva AvazyakatA isa bAta kI hai ki hama apane jIvana meM taTasthatA, ke dRSTikoNa ko vikasita . kreN| aisA karane se kisI bhI vastu ke guNa-doSoM kA- sahI mUlyAMkana kiyA jA sakatA hai| laukAzAha aise vyakti Age Ae jinhoMne gRhasthoM ke lie bhI zruta. . .. ke adhyayana kA mArga kholaa| isase pUrva bAbA logoM ne prAgama-zrata para ekAdhi.. ...kAra kara liyA thaa| magara laukAzAha ne samAja ko aMdhere se bAhara nikaalaa| * vastusvarUpa ko unhoMne samajhA thA, isa kAraNa mArga kA svarUpa sAmane AyA / zratajJAna kA abhAva kucha hada taka dUra huaa| magara Aja kI nayI pIr3hI zrutajJAna ke prati udAsIna hotI jA rahI hai| dhArmika vijJAna kI dRSTi se kitane prakAra ke jIva hote haiM; taruNa pIr3hI vAle yaha nahIM batA skeNge| jahA~ itanI vAta kA bhI patA na ho vahA~ dharma evaM zAstroM ke hArda ko samajhe jAne kI. kyA prAzA kI jA sakatI hai ? laukAzAha ne socA ki zra tajJAna to pratyeka mAnavake lie Avazyaka hai, aura lauMkozAha ke kahalAne vAle anuyAyI aAja zrutajJAna ke prati upekSAzIla ho rahe haiN| yaha khedaM aura vismaya kI hI bAta hai| ... dhArmika saMgharSa ke samaya sAhitya ke vinAza kA krama bhI calA thA / jaise .. sainika dala virodhI pakSa ke khAdya aura zastrabhaNDAra prAdi kA vinAza karate hai, vaisA hI virodhI dharmAvalambiyoM ne sAhitya kA vinAza kiyA / phira bhI Aja hamAre samakSa jo zrutarAzi hai, vaha satya mArga ko samajhane samajhAne ke lie paryApta hai| . ...
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________________ lokAzAha ne unake adhyayana kA gRhasthoM ke lie bhI samarthana kiyAH / - unhoMne samAja meM phaile vikAroM ko bhI dUra kiyA jo samyagdarzana ke lihAja se ... bure the| sAmAyika-pauSadha ko ur3Ane kI bAta unhoMne nahIM kahIM, sirpha vikAroM para hI coTa lgaaii| hama ba~dhe haiM jina vacanoM se ! jina vacana ke,nAmaH para kI gaI yA kI jAne vAlI skhalatAoM se hama nahIM ba~dhe haiM / hama mahAvIra ke vacanoM se ba~dhe haiM jinake lie. Atmotsarga karanA apanA saubhAgya samajheMge ! ..... - saM0 '1531 meM 54 janoM ke sAtha lauMkAzAha dIkSita hue| unhoMne koI nayI cIz2a nahIM rakkhI, sirpha bhUlI vastu kI yAda dilaaii| bhUgarbhazAstravetA - jaladhArA ko jAna kara gAMva ke pAsa usa strota ko lA. sakatA hai, aisI hI bAta .. lokAzAha ke prati kaha sakate haiN| magara yaha bhI koI kama mahattva kI bAta nahIM ... haiN| soyI janatA ko unhoMne jagAyA aura kahA ki mahAtmA jo kaheM so. mAnaleM, _. yaha ThIka nahIM haiM / hama svayaM zruta kI ArAdhanA kareM / kavi ne kahA haikara lo zrata vANI kA pATha, .... bhavika jana, mana-mala harane ko| / bina svAdhyAya jJAna nahIM hogii| jyoti jagAne ko| .. . : - rAga-roSa kI gAMTha-gala--nahI, ................ . bodhi milAne ko 1.: . :. - ... jIvAdika svAdhyAyaH se jAno,...... ................. karaNI karane ko. . = bandha-mokSa kA jJAna karo, .... bhavabhramaNa miTAne ko / :: :: laukAzAha kI samAja ko sabase bar3I dena hai- bhUlI huI svAdhyAyavRtti - ko punaH jAgRta krnaa| svAdhyAya ke abhAva meM jIvana meM vikAra AjAnA .
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________________ 420 svAbhAvika hai| rezamI yA anya kisI bar3hiyA se bar3hiyA vastra ko kitanA hI saMbhAla kara rakkhA jAya, phira bhI kucha dinoM meM usakA raMga badala jAegA yA usameM dAga laga jaaeNge| ...... viSaya-kapAya kA mUla srota kAyama hai, ataeva mAnava ke gar3abar3Ane kI saMbhAvanA banI rahatI hai| kintu bAtoM se yA sambhASaNa se kAma nahIM clegaa| acche se acche prastAva pAsa kara lene se bhI kyA honA-jAnA hai ? zAsana ... U~cA uThegA kriyAtmaka rUpa dene se / pAMca vIra yadi va saMkalpa ke sAtha kArya meM :juTa jAe~ to pAMca sau AdamiyoM se bhI adhika kAma kara sakate haiN| laukAgaccha ke vicAroM kA deza bhara meM phailAva huaa| sabakI hRttaMtrI . ... jhaMkRta hogii| kintu pratyeka Andolana kucha samaya ke pazcAt manda par3a jAtA hai, cintanadhArA bhI ghImI ho jAtI hai| bIca meM yadi koI prabhAvazAlI vyakti udita ho jAya to samAja punaH jAgRta ho jAtA hai| :- mahimA-pUjA ke pralobhana meM yA pravAha meM vahane se sAdhanA vikRta hoM jAtI hai / jo isa cakkara meM par3egA vaha patita hue binA nahIM rhtaa| vaha phisala kara adhogAmI ho jaaegaa| rAjasanmAna kI kAmanA jaba antara meM utpanna : ho jAtI hai to sAdhanA kA sArA cakra badala jAtA hai| - lokAzAha ke pazcAt kriyoddhAra ke lie aneka mahAtmA sAmane Ae aura unhIM kA pratApa hai ki hama vItarAMga kI vANI kA lAbha le rahe haiM / yaha.. unhIM svAdhyAyazIla maharSiyoM ke kaThina parizrama kA phala hai| yaha samajhanA bar3I. .... bhUla hogI ki zrutarakSA kA bhAra sAghusamAja para hI haiM, gRhasthoM para nahIM / :: sirpha zramaNa varga kI apekSA saMgha, evaM samAja para zrRta rakSaNa kA bhAra adhika . hai / muniyoM kI choTI-sI Tukar3I idhara-ucara vikharI hai| unakA sarvatra pahu~canA .: saMbhava nahIM hai / gRhastha varga ko vItarAga kI vANI kA prasAra karane kI aneka -suvidhAeM prApta haiN| usake prasAra kA artha yaha hai ki jijJAsujanoM ko zruta
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________________ - - [421 kI pratiyoM sulabha hoM, yugAnukUla bhASAzailI meM unakA anuvAda ho, unake mahattva .... ko pradarzita karanevAlI sAmagrI prastuta ho, samAlocanAtmaka evaM tulanAtmaka : _ paddhati se unakA adhyayana, manana karake una para sundara. prakAza DAlA jAya,.. ityaadi| choTe se choTe grAmoM meM bhI Agama upalabdha kiye jAne caahie| vahAM agara svAdhyAya calatA rahe to. sAdhu-santoM ke na pahu~cane para bhI dhArmika - vAtAvaraNa banA raha sakatA hai| Aja deza meM yuddha kA vAtAvaraNa hone se saMkaTa kA kAla hai, usI prakAra dhArmika dRSTi se bhI yaha saMkaTa kAla hai| Aja kA mAnava bhautika vastuoM aura aAvazyakatAoM meM itanA lipta ho gayA hai ki vaha dharma kI sudha bhUla rahA hai| aise samaya meM dharmapriya logoM ko vizeSa rUpa se sajaga honA cAhie / sAkSaratA ke isa yuga meM anyAnya viSayoM ko par3hane kI rUci yadi dharmazAstra paThana. rUci meM badala . jAya to kucha kamiyAM dUra ho jAya / aAja to sthiti aisI hai ki adhyAtma - sAdhanA ke lie samaya nikAlanA logoM ko kaThina pratIta ho rahA hai yadi lagana vAle / loga isa ora dhyAna deM to bar3A lAbha hogaa| dharma ke prati rUci jagAne ke lie aise vyaktiyoM kI sevA apekSita hai / AdhyAtmika saMgaThana ke nirmANa ke lie talgoM ko taiyAra kiyA jAnA caahie| ... . .. ajamera meM eka miyA~ sAhava pravacana sunane pAyA karate the / unhoMne batalAyA ki navajavAnoM meM ibAdata karane kI rUci ghaTa rahI hai / ibAdata karane ... nahIM Ane vAle navayuvakoM kI tAlikA banAnI par3a rahI hai| isase kucha lAbha huA hai| ibAdata karane vAloM kI saMkhyA meM kucha vRddhi huI hai| kintu prApa ....: loga aisA prayAsa kahA~ karate haiM ? mahAjanoM ko to janma se hI artha kI dhUTI pilAI jAtI hai / paca cahattara varSa ke 'vRddha bhI artha saMcaya meM saMlagna rahate ... haiN| jina logoM ne artha ko hI jIvana kA sarvasva yA paramArAdhya mAna liyA hai.. aura jinakA yaha saMskAra pakkA ho gayA hai, unake viSaya meM kyA kahA jAya ? magara nayI pIr3hI ko artha kI ghuTI se kucha haTA kara dharma kI ghuTI dI jAyaM to unakA aura zAsana kA bhalA hogaa|
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________________ 422 / grahastha pravRtti aura nivRtti donoM kI sAdhanA kara sakatA hai / vRddhAvasthA meM Izvara bhajana meM adhika samaya vyatIta ho, isa paramparA ko punaH jIvita / karane kI AvazyakatA hai| nayI pIr3hI ke jIvana kA mor3a badalanA Avazyaka hai| zrAvaka varga yadi zrutasevA ke mArga ko apanA le to apane dharma kA pAlana : karatA huA zramaNoM ko bhI preraNA de sakatA hai / ....... svAdhyAya kI jyoti ghara-ghara meM phaile, logoM kA ajJAna dUra ho, ve prakAza meM AeM aura AtmA ke zreyas meM lageM, yahI sailAnA-vAsiyoM ko merA: sandeza hai|
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________________ vidAI kI velA meM . . . bhagavAna mahAvIra ne jIvana ko ucca banAne aura AtmA ko nirmala banAne - ke lie ratnatrayI kA saMdeza diyA hai, jisameM (1) samyagjJAna (2) samyagdarzana aura -- (3) samyak cAritra kA samAveza hotA hai ! sAdhu sAdhvIvarga ina tIna ratnoM kI . . upAsanA ko hI apane jIvana kA eka mAtra lakSya mAna kara pravRti karatA hai| zrAvaka-zrAvikAoM ko bhI yathA zakti inakI ArAdhanA karanI hotI hai| inakI ..... / yathA saMbhava ArAdhanA se hI zrAvaka-zrAvikA kA pada prApta hotA hai| . apanI zreyaH sAdhanA ke lie hI sAdhu-sAdhvIvarga nirantara bhramaNa karate rahate haiM-eka sthAna para sthira raha kara nivAsa nahIM krte| yadi sAdhu-sAdhvI - eka sthAna meM raheM to unakA jIvana gatizIla nahIM raha jAegA / sa ta eka . . viziSTa lakSya ko lekara calate haiN| unakA lakSya virAga se hI prApta kiyA jA sakatA hai| na kisI para rAga, na kisI para dvaSa ho / samabhAva yA taTastha vRtti kA jIvana meM jitanA adhika vikAsa hogA, utanI hI zAnti aura nirAkulatA kI prApti ho skegii| manuSya duHkha, zoka, santApa Adi se grasta rahatA hai, isakA mUla kAraNa usakI rAga-dveSamaya vRtti hai| isase piNDa chur3AnA sukha zAnti aura prAtmakalyANa ke lie Avazyaka hI nahIM, anivArya bhI hai| eka sthAna meM sthira rahane se sneha sambandha aAsakti ke rUpa meM badala jAya,.. isa saMbhAvanA ko dhyAna meM rakhate hue bhagavAn ne santa:satiyoM ke lie vicaraNa karane kA vidhAna kiyA hai / prabhu ne kahA-he sAdhako ! bhramaNa karane se zArIrika zrama hogA, kAyayoga kA halana-calana hogA aura dharma kI vRddhi bhI hogii| yadi
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________________ 424 ] tuma vicaraNa zIla rahoge to tumhArI koI hAni nahIM hogI aura dUsaroM ko lAbha hogaa| kahA hai bahatA pAnI nirmalA, par3A gaMdIlA hoya / sAdhu to ramatA bhalA, dAga na lAge koya / sAdhu ramatA-ramatA kahIM bhI calA jAtA hai / eka grAma yA nagara meM adhika se adhika kitane dinoM taka use ThaharanA cAhie, isakI maryAdA vA~dha dI gaI hai| sAdhuoM ke samAna sAdhviyoM ke lie ugra vihAra kA rUpa nahIM hai| unake lie .. eka jagaha rahane kA kAla dviguNita mAnA gayA hai / kabhI lauMda kA mahInA A. :: ... gayA yA jIva-jantuoM kA saMcaraNa banda na huA yA koI anya vizeSa kAraNa .. upasthita ho gayA to chaha mAsa taka sthira nivAsakAla bar3hAyA jA sakatA haiN| ... kintu kAraNa ke vinA use nahIM bar3hAyA jA sakatA / sAdhuoM kI isa vihAracaryA ..kA dUsarA uddezya bhagavAn vItarAga kI jJAnagaMgA ko dUra-dUra aura sarvatra pravAhita - ' karanA hai / prAdhiyoM, vyAdhiyoM aura upAdhiyoM se pIr3ita aura anekavidha sAMsArika, santApoM se santapta prANiyoM ko zAnti pradAna karanA hai| . ... ... ... . .. cAra mAsa ke varSA kAla kA sAdhanA ke cAra mArgoM ke sAtha bar3A hI . sundara mela baiThatA hai / isa kAla meM jJAna ke AdAna-pradAna kA kArya calatA rahatA hai| ... hama ASAr3ha zuklA navamI ko sailAnA meM pAe aura kAttikI pUrNimA . . taka rahe / yahA~ ke nAgarikoM kI zraddhA, bhakti, sujanatA tathA zIla-vyavahAra kA - hamAre hRdaya para gaharA prabhAva par3A hai| cAturmAsa ke samaya kucha sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ... ko zArIrika vedanA kA anubhava karanA par3A, kintu aba ve svastha ho gae haiN| hamane apanI cAturmAsika sAdhanA kA samaya pUrNa kara liyA hai| logoM kI / . saralatA, sujanatA evaM zraddhA se hameM bar3A pramoda milA hai / sailAnA-vAsiyoM kA ... dhArmika yogadAna bar3A uttama rhaa| yahA~ saMghanAyaka na hote hue bhI Adara-sammAna kI pravRtti, sAdhuoM ke prati zraddhA bhakti aisI thI. jaise saba eka zAsana sUtra meM ..
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________________ -vaghe hoM / aba niyamita rUpa se saMgha kA nirvAcana ho gayA hai aura zrI takhata malajI adhyakSa, zrI rAMkAjI upAdhyakSa evaM loDhAjI maMtrI cune gae haiN| ye nirvAcita padAdhikArI bhaviSya meM adhika utsAha aura zakti ke sAtha kArya kareMge, aisI AzA hai| yahAM ke bAlakoM tathA navayuvakoM ne bahuta utsAha dikhlaayaa| ina bhAiyoM . se maiM apekSA rakhatA hU~ ki ve zArIrika zrama ke kAryoM meM ruci lete raheMge tathA - jJAna kA vala saMcitta karake apane antaraMga-bahiraMga ko kSamatAyukta bnaaeNge| . inheM saMsAra ke uttaradAyitvoM kA nirvAha karanA hai aura zAsana ke utthAna kA - bhAra bhI vahana karanA hai / jIvana bhavya, divya evaM AdhyAtmika dRSTi se ucca __ banAne kI dizA meM prayAsa karanA sarvopari kartavya hai, isa tathya ko kabhI vismRta _ nahIM karanA caahie| jana sAdhAraNa meM naitika aura AdhyAtmika jAgaraNa - Aye vinA kisI bhI deza kI unnati lagar3I hai| vaha TikAU nahIM hogii| ataeva rASTrIya unnati ke dRSTikoNa se bhI dharma ke pracAraM kI anivArya AvazyakatA hai| . . .. sailAnA meM 20-30 varSa pUrva se jJAnopAsanA kI ruci rahI hai / maiM cAhatA hai ki mere jAte-jAte Apa loga pratijJAbaddha hokara AzvAsana deMge ki Apa nirantara dharma kI sevA kareMge aura jIvana ko ucca bnaaeNge| Apa aisA kareMge __ to mujhe atIva santoSa hogaa| - jo kucha khAyA jAtA hai use pacAne se hI zarIra puSTa hotA hai / pravacanoM dvArA Apane kucha zAnasaMgraha kiyA hai / usakA upayoga karane kA aba samaya hai| . aisA karane se ApakA jIvana sukhamaya bnegaa| - bhUmi meM vIja par3ane se aura anukUla havA pAnI Adi kA saMyoga milane se aMkura phUTa nikalate haiM / bhUmi meM bIja jaba par3atA hai to bhUmi use DhaMka letI hai| Apake hRdaya rUpI kheta meM dharma ke bIja DAle gae haiM, siMcAI bhI ho gaI hai| pavA unheM surakSita rakhanA aura phala pakA kara khAnA Apake hAtha meM chor3a jAte.
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________________ haiN| agara Apa una phalo kA ThIka taraha se upabhoga kareMge to apanA jIvana saphala banA leNge| eka choTA sA vyakti bhI yadi vastI ke kAryoM meM rasa le to dUsare usakA anukaraNa karate haiM / satkarma bhI anukaraNIya haiN| yahAM sAbutroM kI vANI ko : sunane kRpaka vantu tathA anya kAma-kAjI loga bhI paae| yadi satsaMga kA krama ... nirantara calatA rahA to jJAna sadA jAgRta rhegaa| aAjakoI vizeSa navIna vAta nahIM kahanI hai, pichale dinoM kahI gaI / bAtoM ko hI sAmAnya rUpa se smaraNa karAnA hai aura unakI ora sadA dhyAna rakhane kI preraNA karanI hai| aAnanda kA zrAvakamArga aApake lie jvalaMta udAharaNa bane / uce kula meM . janma lene mAtra se koI bhakta yA utrA nahIM hotA, acchI karanI karane se bhakta banegA aura u~cA kahA jAegA / prAraMbha-parigraha kA pAkarSaNa anarthoM kA mUla hai| ise niyaMtrita karane kA sadaiva dhyAna rakhanA caahie| sadaiva jIvana ko saMyamamaya ... banAne kA prayatna karanA caahie| rASTrIya saMkaTakAla meM yadi mAnava saMyama nahIM rakkhegA to deza kI mahatI hAni hogii| pradarzana karane aura mahaloM meM soye par3e .. rahane ke dina lada gae / ava sAdagI, svAvalambana, zramazIlatA, vaiyaktika svAtha ke tyAga, tathA dharmasAdhanA ke prati Adara kA yuga hai / dharma saMjIvanI bUTI ke samAna sAre sasAra ke trAsa ko naSTa karane vAlA hai| dharma se vyakti, samAja aura rASTa .. kA bhI kalyANa hogaa| .. ... jisake jIvana meM satya, saralatA, zramazIlatA aura dharmaniSThA AjAtI - hai, vaha samAja meM svataH AdaraNIya bana jAtA hai| Ananda kA saMyamamaya jIvana .. dUsaroM ke lie anukaraNIya bana gyaa| usane apane jIvana ke sAtha apanI patnI ... ke jIvana ko bhI saMyama ke mArga para claayaa| vrata grahaNa kara ghara lauTate hI apanI patnI ko vratagrahaNa kI preraNA kii| patnI ne bhI bhagavAna ke caraNoM meM
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________________ .. [ 427 upasthita hokara zrAvikA ke yogya vratoM ko aMgIkAra kiyaa| isa prakAra pati aura patnI donoM anurUpa ho ge| : ... .. pati aura patnI ke vicAra evaM prAcAra meM jaba samAnatA hotI hai tabhI " gRhasthI svarga banatI hai aura parivAra meM pArasparika prIti evaM sadbhAvanA rahatI hai| jisa ghara meM pati-patnI ke pracAra-vicAra meM virUpatA-visadRzatA hotI hai, vahA~ se zAnti aura sukha kinArA kATa kara dUra ho jAte haiN| patnI, pati kA AdhA aMga kahI gaI hai, isakA tAtparya yahI hai ki donoM kA vyaktitva pRthak- pRthak prakAra kA na hokara ekarUpa honA cAhie / .. donoM meM eka dUsare ke lie svArpaNa kA bhAva honA caahie| jaise Adarza patnI svayaM kaSTa jhela kara bhI . : apane pati ko sukhI banAne kA prayatna karatI hai, usI prakAra pati ko bhI patnI ke prati apane kartavya kA pAlana karanA caahie| donoM meM se koI eka yadi zrAvaka dharma se vimukha hotA ho to dUsare ko cAhie ki vaha pratyeka saMbhava aura samucita upAya se use dharmonmukha bnaave| mahArAnI celanA ne kisa prakAra dharma . . . meM har3ha raha kara samrATa zreNika ko dharmaniSTha banAne kA prayAsa kiyA thA, yaha __ bAta Apa jAnate. haag|.. . . ....... : prAnanda dUradarzI gRhastha thaa| usane socA ki ghara meM viSamatA hone se zAnti prApta na hogii| ataeva usane apanI patnI zivAnandA se kahA-maiMne bAraha vrata aMgIkAra kiye haiM, devAnupriye ! tU bhI prabhu ke caraNoM meM jAkara vrata aMgIkAra kara le| zivAnandA ne atIva harSa aura ullAsa ke sAtha vrata svIkAra kara liye| ............ .................... - bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI ke saptama paTTadhara AcArya zrI sthUlabhadra ne mahAmuni bhadravAha se dasa. pUrvo kA jJAna arthasahita aura antima cAra pUrvo kA jJAna sUtra rUpa meM prApta kiyaa| bhadrabAhu ke. pazcAt sthUlabhadra ne kauzalapUrvaka zAsanasUtra sNbhaalaa| usa kAla taka vIrasaMgha meM kisI prakAra kA zAkhAbheda nahIM huyA thaa| vaha akhaMDa rUpa meM cala rahA thA / zvetAmbara digambara Adi bheda. bAda meM hue| - -
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________________ 428 ] __sthUlabhadra kA antima samaya sannikaTa paayaa| unake zarIra meM pravala vedanA utpanna huI aura unakI jIvana lIlA samApta ho gii| ve apane ziSyoM ko jo vAcanAM de rahe the, vaha pUrNa nahIM ho pAI thI, ataeva dharmasneha ke kAraNa svarga" se pAkara ve apane mRtaka zarIra meM punaH adhiSThita ho ge| prAtaHkAla zipyoM ko jagAkara vAcanA pUrI kii| anta meM unhoMne isa rahasya ko prakaTa kara diyaa| batalAyA ki maiM zarIra tyAga kara svarga calA gayA thA aura punaH isa zarIra meM . adhiSThita ho gayA huuN| isa prakAra guru ke rUpa meM devatA ne kAma kiyaa| ziSyoM ne unake zarIra ko tyAga diyaa| magara isa ghaTanA ne vipama rUpa dhAraNa kara liyaa| katipaya sAdhuoM ke mastiSka meM eka vyApaka sandeha utpanna ho gyaa| unhoMne socA hamane asaMyamI deva ko sAdhu samajha kara vandanA kii| aisI sthiti meM kyA patA cala sakatA hai ki kauna vAstava meM sAdhu hai aura kauna sAdhu nahIM hai ? behatara hai ki koI kisI ko vandanA hI na kare / isa prakAra vicAra kara unhoMne Apasa meM vandanavyavahAra banda kara diyaa| sthaviroM ne unheM samajhAyA-vaha vAstava meM sAdhu nahIM thA, deva thA, yaha Apane kaise jAnA ? deva ke kahane se hI na ! agara Apa deva ke kathana para vizvAsa kara sakate haiM to jo sAdhu apane ko sAdhu kahate haiM, unake kathana para vizvAsa kyoM . nahIM karate ? deva kI apekSA sAdhu kA kathana adhika prAmANika hotA hai| phira bhI Apa deva ke kahane ko satya samajhe aura sAdhu ke kathana ko asatya samajhaleM; yaha nyAyasaMgata nahIM hai| isa prakAra bahuta kucha samajhAne-bujhAne para bhI ve saMdehagrasta sAdhu samajha na sake / taba unheM saMgha se pRthak kara diyA gyaa| pRthaka hue sAdhuoM kI maMDalI ghUmatI-ghUmatI rAjagRha nagara phuuNcii| vahA~ ke rAjA usa samaya balabhadra the| unheM ina sAdhuoM kI bhrAnta dhAraNA kA pata.
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________________ ...... .[ 426 . . cala cukA thA / balabhadra jina mArga ke zraddhAlu zrAvaka the| ataeva unhoMne ina / sAdhuoM ko sanmArga para lAne kA nizcaya kiyaa| apane sevakoM dvArA sAdhuoM ko bulvaayaa| sAdhuoM ke Ane para rAjA ne prAjJAdI-ina sabako madonmatta . hAthiyoM ke pairoM se kucalavA diyA jAya ! dekhane-sunane vAle daMga raha gae / rAjasabhA meM sannATA chA gyaa| sAdhunoM E: ke paira tale kI dharatI khisaka gii| logoM ne rAjA ke bhItarI prAzaya ko samajhA - nahIM thA, ataeva unake hRdaya meM uthala puthala maca gii| magara rAjA ke Adeza ke sAmane koI na kara skaa|:.. - madamasta hAthI lAye gaye aura sAdhu eka katAra meM khar3e kara diye gaye / ... .: sAdhuoM ke sira para mauta maMDarAne lagI apanA antima samaya samajha kara unameM se eka sAdhu ne bacAva karane kA vicAra kiyaa| usane socA-jaba maranA hai to DaranA kyA ! Akhira rAjA se pUcha to lenA cAhie ki kisa aparAdha meM hameM yaha bhayaMkara mRtyudaNDa diyA jA rahA hai ! rAjA Rddha bhI ho gayA to prANanAza se .... adhika kyA karegA ? so vaha to kara hI rahA hai / saMbhava hai hameM apanI saphAI peza karane kA avasara mila jAya / - isa prakAra vicAra kara sAdhu ne kahA-rAjan ! zrApa zrAvaka hokara bhI kyoM / hama niraparAdha sAdhupro ke prANa le rahe haiM ? ... . .. rAjA ko apanI bAta samajhAne kA avasara mila gyaa| usane uttara diyA-kauna jAne Apa loga sAdhu haiM athavA sAdhu ke veSa meM cora hai ? Apa apane ko sAdhu kahate haiM magara Apake kathana para kaise vizvAsa kiyA jA sakatA hai ? jaba Apa logoM ko Apasa meM hI eka dUsare para vizvAsa nahIM, ApameM se koI ..kisI ko nizcita rUpa se sAdhu nahIM mAnatA, phira hama kaise prApako sAdhu mAnaH .. leM ? agara Apa eka dUsare ko sAdhu samajhate hote tI paraspara vandanA vyavahAra karate ! ............ . .. .. .......
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________________ 430 ] rAjA ke itanA kahate hI sAyoM kI buddhi ThikAne A gye| uhIne apanI bhUla ke lie pazcAtApa kiyA / java zAsana meM kisI kA na hI ghara zAsana kA apavAda hotA ho to zrAvaka DhAla bana jAtA hai zrI paristhiti kI suvArane kA kAma karatA hai / bhItara meM bahAr3e to bhI koI burA nahIM maantaa| sAdhugaraNa rAjA balabhadra ne kSamAyAcanA karake guNoM meM jA phne| vIra nirvANa 215 meM sthUlabhadra svargadhAma sivAre | dahI mahAmuni sthUlabhadra kI tArAdhanA kA suphala hama grAja bhoga rahe haiN| hameM isa maMgala jIvana ke cintana kA avasara milA, yaha hamAre kalyANa kA kAraNa banegA | * bandhupro ! zrApake samakSa jo prAdeza upasthita kie gae haiM, ye Apake patha prardazaka bana sakate haiN| Apa inase preraNA lete raheMge to ApakA jIvana kalyANamaya na jaaegaa| svAdhyAya ke sambandha meM paryApta prakAza DAlA gayA hai / yAzA karatA hU~ kiyApa svAdhyAya kI dhArA ko TUTane nahIM deMge | upaya rUpI vidyAlaya meM adhyApaka kI char3I nahIM ghUmegI, phira bhI Apa loga svayaMcAlita grastra ke samAna calate rahie / ina zabdoM ke sAtha meM grAhnAna karatA hai " ki bhagavAn mahAvIra kI maMgalamayI vANI ko hRdaya meM dhAraNa kara svapara evaM laukika-lokottara kalyANa ke bhAgI bneN|
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