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________________ prAcArya zrI hastI R) va nArI-jAgRti - DaoN0 kusumalatA jaina AcArya zrI hastI na sirpha sampUrNa vyaktitva the, na sirpha saMsthA, na sirpha eka samAja ke pratIka, na sirpha eka samAja ke yA saMgha ke karNadhAra, na sirpha saMghanAyaka, na sirpha jaina samAja ke patha-pradarzaka balki be sampUrNa samAja, eka yuga, mAnavatA ke masIhA, karuNAsAgara the| unhoMne sarvazreSTha, tyAgamaya, ahiMsaka mArga kA cayana kara garIba-amIra, jaina-jainetara, hindU-musalamAna, sikkha-IsAI sabhI ko zAntipatha kA anusaraNa karane kA tarIkA samajhA diyaa| unhoMne jaina bhAgavatI dIkSA dasa varSa kI alpAvasthA meM grahaNa kara apane guru AcArya zrI zobhAcandajI ma. sA. kA AzIrvAda evaM sneha-siMcana prApta kara sva jIvana kI zobhA nikhAra dii| apanI guru-paramparA 'ratna vaMza' meM Apa eka ratna kI taraha suzobhita ho ge| AcArya zrI ne AcaraNa evaM cAritra jaina-vidhi kA pAlA parantu samanvayaparaka jIvana jIkara prANI mAtra ke sammukha eka Adarza kAyama kiyA, jIvana ke antima kAla meM nimAja ko bhI pAbana kara diyA, kyoMki vaha unakI janmasthalI pIpAr3a ke nikaTa hai| pIpAr3a (rAja.) nimAja ThikAne (jodhapura) ke antargata AtA hai ataH gurudeva ne nimAja meM saMlekhanA-saMthArA evaM saMdhyA samaya para namAja bhI par3ha lii| Apane apane ThikAnedAra ke prati bhI apanA sneha, vAtsalya, kRtajJatA, sahiSNutA, sammAna abhivyakta kara sAmaJjasya evaM bhAIcAre kI abhivyakti kii| jisase sabhI ke hRdayoM meM karuNA kI lahareM hiloreM lene lagIM, nimAja eka tIrtha bana gayA, jahA~ na sirpha jaina yA hindU natamastaka haiM balki vahA~ kA hara musalamAna bhI tIrthayAtrI hai, pAvana ho gayA hai kyoMki usane gurudeva kI amRtavANI kA pAna kiyA hai| aisI amRtavANI jisake lie kaI loga tarasate haiM, jise use pAna karane kA suavasara prApta ho jAtA hai, vaha dhanya ho jAtA hai / __ ApameM apUrva tIvra meghAzakti, Adarza vinamratA, sevA bhAvanA, saMyama sAdhanA aura vidvattA thii| kizorAvasthA meM hI itane guNa bhaNDAra ki mAtra solaha varSa kI alpavaya meM prAcArya pada hetu manonIta kiyA jAnA AcArya zrI kI guNavattA kA pratIka hai / mAtra bIsa varSa kI vaya meM, jabaki yuvAvasthA kI dahalIja Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ * prAcArya zrI hastImalajI ma. sA. * 235 para paira rakkhA hI thA ki Apa saMvat 1987 vaizAkha zuklA tRtIyA ko jodhapura meM caturvidha saMgha kI sAkSI meM AcArya pada para ArUr3ha kie ge| Apa 61 varSa taka AcArya pada ko kuzalatApUrvaka nirvahana karate rahe / AcArya pada para itanA vRhadakAla nirbahana karane vAle vartamAna yuga meM Apa eka mAtra prAcArya the| Apake zAsanakAla meM 85 dIkSAe~ huIM jinameM 31 saMtagaNoM kI tathA 54 satIda kii| Apane saMyamakAla meM 70 cAturmAsa kie jinameM se sarvAdhika jodhapura meM 11 cAturmAsa sampAdita kie| yaha eka sukhada saMyoga jodhapuravAsiyoM ko prApta huA ki mRtyuMjayI prAcArya ke jIvanoparAnta vyaktitva evaM kRtitva prathama goSThI evaM prathama cAturmAsa kA suavasara bhI jodhapuravAsiyoM ko prApta huaa| AcArya pada para hIrA muni kA prathama cAturmAsa bhI Apa bhAgyazAliyoM ko upalabdha huA, Apa bhI nAma aura karma se hIrA hI haiN| 'yathA nAma tathA guNa' ukti ko sArthaka kara rahe haiN| AcArya zrI hastI guru ke sira se pitR kA varadahasta janma-pUrva hI uTha gayA thA ataH Apane mAtA-pitA kA sampUrNa pyAra mAtA rUpAdevI se hI prApta kiyaa| Apane mAtA kI karmaThatA, dharmaparAyaNatA, sahiSNutA, saccAI aura ImAnadArI ko apane jIvana meM dhAraNa kiyaa| prAcArya zrI sampUrNa vyaktitva hI nahIM apitu sampUrNa samAja the ataH Apako samAja kI pratyeka duHkhatI raga kA acchA jJAna thaa| Apane samAja kI pratyeka kamajora raga kA jIvanaparyanta ilAja kiyaa| samAja jAta-pAta, chuvAchUta, U~ca-nIca kI jaMjIroM meM jakar3A huA thaa| samAja bAla-vivAha, mRtyu bhoja, pardAprathA, aMdha-vizvAsa Adi mithyA mAnyatAoM se trasta thaa| zikSA kI kamI aura kurItiyoM ke kAraNa nArI kI sthiti bar3I dayanIya thii| Apane nArI kI azikSA, ajJAnatA aura sAmAjika sthiti ko sudhArA / nArI yadi zikSita aura saMskAravAna hotI hai to pUrA parivAra saMskArita hotA hai / suputra yadi eka kula kI zobhA, kula-dIpaka hai to nArI do kuloM kI zobhA hai, do kuloM kA ujiyArA hai, ataH AcArya zrI ne nArI zikSA para vizeSa bala diyaa| nArI jAgRti ke binA samAja adhUrA hI nahIM, apUrNa hai| ataH AcArya zrI ne vyAvahArika zikSA ke sAtha-sAtha dhArmika zikSaNa para bala diyA / Apane mahilAoM ko sAmAyika-svAdhyAya karane kI preraNA pradAna kii| vyAvahArika jJAna ke binA jIvana rikta thA to dhArmika jJAna ke binA jIvana zUnya thA, ataH AcArya zrI ne nArI jIvana ko pUrNatA pradAna kii| nArI-jAgati ke lie Apane zrI akhila bhAratIya mahAbIra zrAvikA saMgha kI sthApanA kI preraNA pradAna kii| mahAvIra zrAvikA saMgha dvArA 'vIra upAsikA' nAmaka mAsika patrikA kA sampAdana evaM prakAzana kiyA gyaa| yaha mahilAoM kI eka sazakta aura Adarza patrikA bnii| prati varSa zrAvikA saMgha kA adhivezana hotaa| ina adhivezanoM meM prAbhUSaNapriyatA, daheja prathA, samAja meM bar3hate pradarzana, ADambara, Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ * vyaktitva evaM kRtitva phaizanaparastI, mAdaka dravyoM ke prayoga va zRMgAra-prasAdhanoM ke viruddha carcA evaM saMkalpa kA Ayojana hotA / bAla-saMskAra evaM sAdagIpUrNa jIvana kI acchAiyoM para prakAza DAlA jaataa| vartamAna kA bAlaka hI bhaviSya kA nirmAtA hai ataH AcArya zrI kA vizeSa dhyAna nArI-jAgRti para thaa| jaba bhI kabhI koI navavivAhitA dulhana darzanArtha pAtI thI taba prAcArya zrI use vizeSa samaya va avasara pradAna karate the| use svAdhyAya-sAmAyika kI preraNA dete, jIvana sukhamayazAMtimaya banAne kI vidhi samajhAte the-vinaya, viveka, pAnI, agni, vanaspati Adi kI yatanA ke bAre meM vyAvahArika jJAna pradAna karate the| Aja mahilA samAja kI jAgRti kA bahuta kucha zreya AcArya zrI ko jAtA hai| prAcArya zrI ne sAmAyika aura svAdhyAya hara sad-gRhastha ke lie Avazyaka batalAyA thaa| Apane svAdhyAya kA mahattva samajhAkara sadgRhastha kI bhaTakana ko miTA diyA, vyakti ke citta ko sthiratA pradAna kii| Apane zAstra-vAcana, uttarAdhyayana, dazavaikAlika Adi sUtroM ke svAdhyAya kI preraNA pradAna kii| samAja meM svAdhyAya ke prati ruci paidA huii| Apane isa dizA meM ghara-ghara alakha jagAI / ataH kahA jAtA hai 'hastI guru ke do pharamAna / sAmAyika svAdhyAya mahAn / ' isI lakSya ko madhye najara rakhakara Apane samAja ke vidvat varga evaM zreSThIvarga meM sAmaJjasya hetu preraNA dI jisake phalasvarUpa 'akhila bhAratIya jaina vidvat pariSad' kI sthApanA san 1978 meM Apake indaura cAturmAsa meM huii| isameM mahilAoM ko bhI jor3A gayA hai| samAja kI parityaktA, garIba aura vidhavA mahilAoM kI sahAyatArtha eka vyApaka yojanA jodhapura meM kriyAnvita kI gaI hai| Aja AcArya zrI kI preraNA se aneka saMsthAe~ cala rahI haiN| Apako samAja ke sarvAMgINa vikAsa aura pratyeka samasyA ke nirAkaraNa kA pUrA dhyAna thA, isIlie Apa eka yugadraSTA mahAmanISI saMta ke rUpa meM sadA smaraNa kiye jAte rheNge| -1/17, maheza nagara, indaura (ma. pra.) nArI tuma kevala zraddhA ho, vizvAsa rajata naga paga tala meM / pIyUSa srota sI bahA karo, jIvana ke sundara samatala meM / ---jayazaMkara prasAda Jain Educationa international For Personal and Private Use Only