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________________ AdhyAtmika jIvana kA abhinna aMga upAsanA kamalA jaina 'jIjI', ema. e. / ' 'jantUnAM narajanma durlabham prANiyoM ko mAnava janma prApta karanA ati durlabha hai aura yahI janma caurAsI lakSa yoniyoM meM sarvazreSTha hai, yaha bAta sabhI dharma-granthoM meM prakArAntara se kahI gaI hai| kAraNa yahI hai ki mAnava hI eka aisA prANI hai jo apane jJAna evaM viveka ke dvArA dharma, artha, kAma aura mokSa, ina cAroM puruSArthoM meM gatimAn hokara apanI carama lakSya - siddhi kara sakatA hai| catuvidha puruSArthoM meM mokSa hI parama puruSArtha hai aura yahI manuSya kA parama lakSya hai / isa lakSya ko prApta karane ke hamAre zAstroM meM aneka sAdhana batAe gae haiM, jinameM bhakti evaM upAsanA kA ullekha karate hue inheM prAdhyAtmika jIvana kA anivArya aMga mAnA gayA hai / sAmAnyatayA loga prapane-apane iSTadeva kI bhakti aura pUjA karake upAsanA kI sahaja aura sarala vidhi apanAte haiM, kintu saMsAra-mukti hI jina sAdhakoM kA ekamAtra lakSya bana jAtA hai ve sUkSmAtisUkSma aura gahanatara upAsanA meM nimagna hokara apanI maMjila prApta kara lete haiM / unakA ekAnta vizvAsa hotA hai- lakavA kathaMcinarajanma durlabhaM tatrApi puMsatvaM atipAradarzanam / yastvAtmamuktau na yateta mUDhadhIH, sa hyAtmahA svaM vinihantyasadgrahAt // --sarvazreSTha manuSyajanma, vidyA, yogyatA Adi prApta karake bhI jo mukti ke liye prayatna nahIM karatA, vaha masagraha se grAtmahatyA karatA hai| mukti ke liye avazyameva prayatna karanA cAhiye / spaSTa hai ki Atma-mukti ke liye sAdhaka ko upAsanA karane meM puruSArtha karanA anivArya hai, kyoMki upAsanA hI use mokSa prApti kI ora agrasara karatI hai| AvazyakatA hai| utkRSTa saMkalpa kI / pratyeka manuSya saMkalpamaya hotA hai, kintu use dhyAna rakhanA cAhiye ki apakRSTa saMkalpa se vaha apakarSa ko prApta hogA tathA utkRSTa saMkalpa se utkarSa ko prApta ho sakegA / vyakti prAtmamataH manuSya ko upAsanA kA svarUpa jisa kriyA ke dvArA mAnava svayaM ko apane iSTa ke sAtha prasthApita kara sake, usI kA nAma 'upAsanA' hai| 'upa- samIpe zrAsanA -- sthiti: upAsanA / upAsaka bhAvapravaNa mana se upAsanA kare athavA upAsanA se mana meM bhAva pravaNatA ho, donoM hI bAteM sambhava haiM / uttama guru yA adhikArI siddha sAdhakoM ke hRdaya meM pUrva se hI bhAvapravaNatA hotI hai| bhrataH unakI dhammo dIvo saMsAra samudra meM dharma hI dIpa hai
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________________ Tatara caturtha khaNDa 68 act andry Aaskar upAsanA sahaja va sarala hone ke kAraNa nirbAdha rUpa se saritA kI prabala vegavatI dhArA ke samAna nirantara apane ArAdhya athavA iSTa kI ora bahatI rahatI hai| kintu icchuka bhakta yA sAdhaka ke mana meM bhAvapravaNatA prArambha meM pUrNatayA vikasita nahIM hotii| usake hRdaya se upAsanA kA rUpa prajvalita agni ke samAna antara ke kaSAyoM ko bhasma kara sakane kI kSamatA nahIM rakhatA / lekina siddha-sAdhakoM ke saMsarga se tathA abhyAsa se zanaiH-zanaiH usake hRdaya meM bhI bhAvapravaNatA prajvalita pAvaka kA rUpa dhAraNa kara sakatI hai| ata: kisI bhI koTi ke sAdhaka athavA upAsaka meM hInatA yA nirAzA kA bhAva nahIM honA cAhiye / use pUrNa AsthA, ekAgratA evaM vizvAsapUrvaka sAdhanA-rata rahanA cAhiye / 'abhyAsa: sarvasAdhanama' abhyAsa se kucha bhI asaMbhava nahIM rahatA, yahI sarvasiddhiyoM kI upalabdhi meM sahAyaka hotA hai| upAsanA kI AvazyakatA aneka vyaktiyoM kA vicAra hotA hai ki hama upAsanA kisalie kareM ? nirarthaka parezAnI mola lekara upAsanA meM samaya kI bhI barbAdI karanA kahA~ kI buddhimAnI hai ? isake alAvA upAsanA kA phala milegA hI, yaha bhI kahA~ nizcita hai ? aise logoM ke vicAra se upAsanA kI vividha kriyAe~ karanA bekAroM kA kArya hai, ekamAtra ADambara aura zUnya meM hAtha-paira mArane ke samAna hai / isa saMsAra meM prANiyoM ko bhUkha miTAne ke lie bhojana kI, pyAsa miTAne ko pAnI kI, zrama kI thakAvaTa dUra karane ke liye sone kI aura vaMza-paramparA calAne ke liye putra-kalatra kI AvazyakatA tathA ina saba bhogoM ke liye mAtra dhana kI parama AvazyakatA hai| ina sabhI upalabdhiyoM ke liye prayatna karane para phala milatA dikhAI detA hai, kintu upAsanA kI kriyAe~ andhakAra meM tIra calAne kI taraha haiM, jinakA prathama to nizAne para laganA hI kaThina hai aura phira prayatna ke anusAra phala mila jAegA isakI bhI kahA~ gAraMTI hai ? isaliye upAsanA jaisI nirarthaka athavA anizcita phalapradAyinI khaTapaTa meM par3anA buddhimAnI nahIM hai| aise zaMkAzIla vyaktiyoM ko gambhIratApUrvaka samajhanA cAhiye ki jaba sthUla zarIra ke lie bhojana, pAna, vizrAma, vanitA tathA dhanAdi kI AvazyakatA hai to antarAtmA ke liye kyA kucha bhI nahIM cAhiye ? yaha to sthUla zarIra se kahIM adhika zreSTha hai aura usakA poSaka bhI hai| yaha bAta isa prakAra jAnI jA sakatI hai ki agara sUkSmadeha-mana prazAnta hotA hai to pAhAra, vizrAma athavA manoraMjana Adi sampUrNa laukika sAdhanoM ke hote hue bhI sthUla zarIra kRza hotA calA jAtA hai tathA isake viparIta agara sUkSmadeha bhakti, ArAdhanA evaM upAsanA Adi ke dvArA tuSTa aura zAMta rahe to alpa bhojana athavA bhautika sukha-sAdhanoM kI alpatA hone para bhI antarmAnasa parama zAMta, saMtuSTa aura jAgarUka raha sakatA hai| prazna uThatA hai ki hamAre mana meM azAMti, vikAra aura doSa kahA~ se A jAte haiM jinake nirasana ke liye, zAMtiprApti ke liye tathA ananta sukha kA anubhava karane ke liye upAsanA kI AvazyakatA hotI hai ? gambhIratA pUrvaka vicAra karane para samajhA jA sakatA hai ki vastutaH jIva kA svarUpa to saccidAnanda hI hai; kintu anAdikAlika rAgAdi vikAroM ke kAraNa isakA svarUpa dUSita ho rahA hai, jisase prAtmA ananta prAnandarUpa hone para bhI svayaM ko daHkha rUpa samajhane lagatA hai| ataH vikAroM kI malinatA dUra karane ke liye iSTa kI upAsanA
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________________ AdhyAtmika jIvana kA abhinna aMga upAsanA / 69 karanA Avazyaka hai / upAsanA se mana jitane samaya taka iSTAkAra rahegA utane hI kAla taka vaha doSoM se, kaSAyoM se yA vikAroM se pare rahegA aura dhIre-dhIre abhyAsa ke dvArA jaba vaha nirantara iSTamaya banA rahegA to apane vAstavika rUpa saccidAnanda kI prApti kara legA aura paramazAMti tathA tuSTatA kA anubhava karatA huA samasta zaMkAnoM aura saMdehoM se rikta ho jAegA / usa samaya prAdhyAtmika prakAza kI anirvacanIya prApti ho sakegI tathA hRdaya kI sampUrNa granthiyA~ khula jAe~gI / kahA bhI hai: bhidyate hRdayapranthiriyante sarvasaMzayAH / isa sthiti meM pahu~cane para AtmA ko anivarcanIya prakAza kA anubhava hotA hai, aura paramAnanda kI prApti hotI hai| upAsanA kisakI ? sAdhAraNatayA pratyeka vyakti samaya-samaya para kinhIM vastuoMoM kI athavA vyaktiyoM kI upAsanA karatA hai| yathA bubhukSu aura tRSA-pIDita pratipala khAdyAnta maura jala prApti ke cintana meM vyAkula rahatA hai, cora svayaM ko hIna samajhatA huA DAkU kI sarAhanA karate hue usake samAna banane kI kAmanA meM DUbA manana, upAsanA kI tulA para nikRSTa aura sArahIna sAbita unase koI lAbha nahIM hotA aura na hI ve zrAtmonnati meM sahAyaka banate haiM / rahatA hai hote haiM, zakti aura sAhasa kI / kintu aise cintanaprAdhyAtmika jagat meM upAsanA kA artha hI 'upa + AsanA' yAnI samIpa baiThanA hai| isaliye upAsanA ataH vaha jJAnI saMsarga meM Akara ke icchuka ko prArambha meM hI yogya ke samIpa baiThakara yAnI rahakara usake guNoM ko grahaNa karanA cAhiye / upAsanA karane vAlA upAsya ke guNa apane meM dhAraNa karatA hai, guru ke pAsa rahakara athavA jisake pAsa viziSTa prAtma-zakti ho usake usakI upAsanA kare aisA karane para use jJAna kI prApti hogI tathA usakI prAtmika zakti bar3hegI / usakA apane upAsya jaisA banane kA prayatna karanA hI upAsanA hai / spaSTa hai ki upAsanA yogya kI nahIM, zrapitu yogya kI karanI cAhiye, vahI lAbhakArI hotI hai tathA sahI artha meM upAsanA kahalAtI hai| dUsare zabdoM meM jisa upAsanA se jJAna kI vRddhi ho tathA Atma-zakti meM viziSTatA Ae vahI saccI upAsanA hotI hai / unnati zanaiH-zanai hotI hai aura tabhI hotI hai, jaba mAnava apanA saMbaMdha pratiyogya evaM vizeSa siddhi prApta vyaktiyoM se rakhe / unnati kA akATya niyama hI yaha hai ki sAdhaka apanA saMbaMdha apane se ucca koTi ke sAdhaka ke sAtha jor3e / antataH paramAtmA se lo lagAne para hI manuSya apanI grAtmA ko unnati ke zikhara para lAtA huA paramAtmA bana sakatA hai / sArAMza yahI hai ki laukika kalyANArtha zakti-sampanna vyaktiyoM kI upAsanA bhI laghu paimAne para sarvatra vyavahRta hai kintu vaha nimna koTi kI tathA dharma - vigarhita hai | vAstavika upAsanA pAralaukika kalyANa ke hetu saMsAra-mukta, zAzvata sukha ke adhikArI tathA vItarAga prabhu kI kI jAtI hai aura vahI zreyaskara hai| dhammo dIyo saMsAra samudra maiM dharma hI dIpa hai
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________________ arcanArcana caturthakhaNDa | 70 jainadharma kI sAdhanA-upAsanA anya aneka dharmoM ke anusAra jainadharma meM bhI prAtmoprati athavA dhAtmavikAsa kI pUrNa avasthA mokSa hI hai / mokSa jIvamAtra kA carama aura parama lakSya hai / jo AtmA apane sampUrNa karmoM kA kSaya karake jJAna, darzana Adi ananta guNoM ko vikAsa kI sarvocca sImA para le jAtI hai vaha apane zuddha svarUpa meM zAzvata kAla ke liye sthira ho jAtI hai / isa sthiratA ko hI punaH punaH janma maraNa se mukti prathavA mokSa kahate haiN| mokSa yA mukti kA koI vizeSa sthAna nahIM hai apitu mrAtmA kA zuddha cinmaya svarUpa kI prApti kara lenA hI mukti hai mukta hone ke pazcAt na vaha kahIM janma letI hai aura na hI punaH karmoM se zrAbaddha hotI hai| jainadharma kI sAdhanA mukhya rUpa se grAtmA kI sAdhanA, dUsare zabdoM meM AtmA ke vikAsa kI sAdhanA hai| jainadharma meM kisI pravatAra kA prAvadhAna nahIM hai| isa dharma ke jitane bhI arihaMta athavA tIrthaMkara hote haiM sabhI AtmA kI sAdhanA athavA upAsanA dvArA mrAtmA kA UrdhvamukhI vikAsa karake ukta pada ko prApta karate haiM / jainadharma meM eka mata se yahIM svIkAra kiyA gayA hai ki jIva apane rAga-dveSa ko naSTa karake vItarAga banakara Izvaratva yA paramAtma-pada ko prApta karatA hai| jainadharma Izvara kI sattA meM vizvAsa karatA hai bhrataH zAstika dharma hai, kintu yaha avatArI Izvara para vizvAsa na karake zrAtmA ko hI paramAtmA banAne meM vizvAsa rakhatA hai / jainadarzana meM mokSa prApti ke anekoM mArga batAe haiM, yahI kAraNa hai ki ise sahasrarUpA sAdhanA bhI kahA gayA hai| kahIM jJAna, darzana, cAritra aura tapa ina cAroM ko mokSa kA mArga batAyA hai aura kahIM tapa kA cAritra meM samAveza karake jJAna, darzana aura cAritra ko mukti kA sAdhana kahA hai / kahIM batAyA hai 'tavasudavadayaM cedA jhANarahadhurandharo huve|' -tapa, zruta aura vrata kA pAlana karane vAlI AtmA hI dhyAnarUpI ratha para grA ho sakatI hai aura dhyAna se hI jIva ko antima sAdhya mokSa kI upalabdhi hotI hai| isa prakAra mokSa kA sAdhana dhyAna aura dhyAna ke sAdhana tapa, zruta aura vrata haiM / tapa:sAdhanA karmavaddha prAtmA ko mukta karane ke liye tapa:sAdhanA anivArya hai| tapa aisI sagni hai jo praSTa karma rUpa kASThoM ko bhasma kara detI hai aura zrAtmA apane advitIya zuddhasvarUpa ko prApta kara letI hai| nizIthacUrNa meM bhI batAyA gayA hai- 'tapyate ghaNeNa pAvaM kammamiti tapaH / ' jisa pravRtti se pApa karma tapta hokara jala jAte haiM use hI tapa kahate haiM / vaise to Atma zuddhi ke liye kI jAne vAlI pratyeka pravRtti tapa kahalA sakatI hai aura ye pravRttiyA~ asaMkhya haiM, ataH inheM sImA meM bA~dhanA kaThina hai phira bhI jainadharma meM sampUrNa tapomArga ko do bhAgoM meM vibhakta kiyA gayA hai / (1) pahale bhAga meM bAhya tapa Ate haiM jinake nAma haiM-pranazana, UnovarI, bhikSAcaryA, rasa parityAga, kAyakleza tathA pratisaMlInatA / (2) dUsare prakAra ke tapa zrAbhyaMtara tapa kahalAte haiM jinake nAma isa prakAra haiM:prAyazcitta, vinaya, vaiyAvRtya, svAdhyAya, dhyAna aura vyutsarga /
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________________ AdhyAtmika jIvana kA abhinna aMga upAsanA / 71 ye chaha bAhya aura chaha prAbhyaMtara, kula bAraha tapa haiM, jinakI sAdhanA samyak rUpa se kI jAya to mana viSaya vikAroM se rahita hokara nirmala banatA hai aura nirmala mana ke dvArA hI vItarAga prabhu va paMca parameSThiyoM kI upAsanA samyak rUpa se ho sakatI hai jagata meM maGgalarUpa, lokottama evaM zaraNyabhUta paMca parameSThI hI hone se paMca - namaskAra maMtra kA japa athavA isakI upAsanA karanA Avazyaka hai / yadyapi dhyAna sAdhanA athavA upAsanA kA saccA lakSya to AtmA ko paramAtmA banAnA ho hai, kintu jaba taka zrAtma-darzana nahIM hotA taba taka mana ko ekAgra karane ke liye use tapa ke dvArA zuddha karake paMca parameSThiyoM kA Adarza sanmukha rakhakara maMtra rUpa japa yA mahAmaMtra kI upAsanA karanI caahiye| " zruta-sAdhandha mumukSu ke liye samyagjJAna kI prApti karanA anivArya hai| samyag jJAna ke prabhAva meM ajJAna rahegA tathA ajJAnAvasthA meM zrAtma-vikAsa yA zrAtma zuddhi ke liye kI jAne vAlI koI bhI kriyA lAbhaprada nahIM hogI / sUtrakRtAMga meM batAyA gayA hai: jahA assAviNa NAvaM, jAiaMdho durUhiyA / icchai pAramAgaMtu aMtarA ya visIya // -ajJAnI sAdhaka usa janmAMdha vyakti ke sahaza hai, jo chidravAlI naukA para car3hakara nadI ke kinAre pahu~canA cAhatA hai, kintu kinArA thAne se pahale hI madhya pravAha meM dUba jAtA hai / isIliye sAdhanA aura upAsanA karane se pUrva samyagjJAna prApta karanA tathA punaH punaH svAdhyAya karanA Avazyaka hai| jJAna kI mahimA aparampAra hai, ataH jJAnI aura ajJAnI ke karma - nAza meM bhI mahAn antara hai / isa viSaya meM batAyA gayA hai:koTijanma tapa tapaiM, jJAna bina karma jhareM je, -- jJAnI ke china meM trigupti teM sahaja TareM te / mithyAjJAnI jIva karor3oM janmoM taka ajJAnatApUrvaka taparUpa , udyama karake jitane karmoM kA nAza kara pAtA hai, utane karmoM kA nAza samyagjJAnI jIva ke trigupti se arthAt mana, vacana aura kAya kI pravRtti ko rokane se kSaNamAtra meM sahaja rUpa se naSTa ho jAte haiN| para aisA tabhI ho sakatA hai, jabaki siddha, parihaMta athavA paramAtmA kisI bhI rUpa kA cintana, jise upAsanA kahA jA sakatA hai, use ekAgratApUrvaka carama sImA taka pahu~cA diyA jAya / vrata-sAdhanA vrata nAma hai saMyama kA indriyoM ke viSaya meM yatheccha pravRtti ko 'avata' kahate haiM tathA indriyoM para vijaya prApta karanA vrata yA saMyama kahalAtA hai / avratI athavA asaMyamI sAdhaka yA upAsaka ko manovRttiyAM saMsAra ke bhogopabhogoM kI ghora pravRtta hotI rahatI haiN| prataH vaha upAsanA meM samIcIna rUpa se tanmaya nahIM ho sakatA, kintu jo vratI aura saMyamI hotA hai vaha anAsakta hone ke kAraNa upAsanA-rata rahatA huA karmanAza karatA calA jAtA hai tathA anta meM svayaM apane upAsyavat ho jAtA hai| vItarAgo vimucyeta, vItarAgaM vicintayan / dhammo dIyo saMsAra samudra meM dharma hI dIpa hai
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________________ 07 otes KE.KELA 115 Ecipa SAMAds. Recen N ainnaura ecstas MAGICKERAY D JODay caturtha khaNDa / 72 sitactTSMAP -vItarAga kA cintana karatA huA sAdhaka svayaM vItArAga hokara karmoM se mukta ho jAtA hai| saMyama athavA vrata Atmika anuzAsana hai| yaha bAhara se nahIM AtA varan andara se hI prasphuTita hotA hai| vrata se prAtmazakti kA saMvardhana hotA hai aura yahI zakti cintana-manana, sAdhanA va upAsanA ko bala pradAna karatI huI mukti kI ora agrasara karatI hai| bauddhadharma meM upAsanA isa dharma meM upAsanA ke do prakAra mAne gae haiN| (1) prathama laukika upAsanA-isakA tAtparya hai--'abhyAsa' yA 'udym'| kisI carama uddezya kI siddhi ke liye nirantara prayatna karanA (2) dvitoya hai alaukika upAsanA--alaukika upAsanA una AdhyAtmika yA mAnasika sAdhanAoM ko kahate haiM jo yoga athavA tantra kI prakriyA se alokika siddhiyoM kI yA mukti kI prApti ke liye kI jAtI haiN| bauddhoM kI tAntrika upAsanAnoM ke liye adhikArI vaha hotA hai jise guru parIkSA karake upAsanA ke yogya ghoSita kara deN| bauddha dharmAvalambI taMtroM kI cAra zreNiyA~ mAnate haiN| (1) kriyAtantra (2) caryAtantra (3) yogatantra aura (4) anuttara yogtntr| ina cAra prakAra ke tantroM ke upAsakoM kI bhI cAra zreNiyA~ haiN| vajrayAnIya bauddhadharma kA mukhya gar3ha mahAcIna (tibbata) hai / vajrayAniyoM kA mukhya upAsanA-maMtra hai-'proma maNi padma hum' yaha bodhisattva avalokitezvara kA SaDakSarI mahAmantra hai| mahAtmA buddha ne yadyapi koI grantha nahIM likhA kintu unake ziSyoM ne unake upadezoM ko (1) vinayapiTaka (2) suttapiTaka tathA (3) abhidhammapiTaka ke nAma se saMkalita kiyA hai| jarathustra dharma kI agni-upAsanA pArasI jarathustriyoM ke 'Atiza beharAma' nAmaka agni-maMdira meM eka vizeSa agni ko sthApita kiyA jAtA hai| isa mandira ko 'agiyAra' bhI kahate haiM aura isake garbha-gaha meM vedI para eka viziSTa cA~dI ke pAtra meM agni ko pratiSThita kiyA jAtA hai| usa agni meM dinarAta candana jalAkara Astika vyakti bodha prApta karate haiM / yathA:--jahA~ IzvarIya agni jalatI hai vahA~ usakA prajvalita rahanA sRSTi ke vyavahAra kA cAlU rahanA hai| candana kA jalakara sugandha phailAte hue dhamra ke rUpa meM U~cA uThanA svarga kI ora iMgita karanA hai| agni kA teja jIvana kA prakAza hai jo upAsaka kI Atmazakti tIvra hone kA dyotaka hai| aura jisa khaNDa meM agni prajvalita rahatI hai vaha sRSTikartA kA sundara namUnA azoI kI zikhA para hai tathA andhakAra ko dUra karake mAnava ke prAntarika jIvana ko uccasthAna pradAna karane vAlA hai| usa khaNDa ke Upara kI ora par3ane vAlI jyoti ko 'pAthro aharamajda' kI kalpanA karake bandagI karane vAle mastaka samarpaNa karate haiN| agni ko Izvara kA putra isa bhautika jagat kA sraSTA aura apane pitA 'ahuramajda' kA pratinidhi tathA ananta sukha kA svAmI mAnA jAtA hai jo jIvoM kA kalyANa karatA hai|
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________________ AdhyAtmika jIvana kA abhinna aMga upAsanA / 73 pratyeka jaradoSatI ani maMdira meM agni ke sanmukha khar3e rahakara usameM candana kA avestA meM 'prAtiza nirdhAraNa' ke nAma se prasiddha havana karate hue prArthanA karatA hai jo stuti hai| inakI stuti isa prakAra kI jAtI hai: - "he ahuramajya ke agni ! tuma sRSTi ke svAmI ho ataH mujhe pavitra karo, duSkarmoM se 'dUra rakho, mere bhojana-pAna meM nivAsa karo, rAha-vATa va ghara prAdi ko prakAzamAna karate raho tathA dIrgha jIvana, anantasukha, prakharabuddhi, bala aura pauruSa pradAna karo / " isa prakAra pArasI jaradoztI kevala agni ko apanA upAsya mAnakara usakI upAsanA karate haiM tathA jIvana meM jo kucha bhI prAvazyaka hai usakI mAMga apanI prArthanA meM karate haiN| inake dharmagrantha kA nAma 'janda avestA' hai| IsAI dharma meM prArthanA hI upAsanA IsAI dharma grantha bAibila meM 'stotra - saMhitA' nAmaka pA~ca adhyAya tathA 150 varga kA eka prakaraNa upAsanA ke lie kahA gayA hai| usameM 'paramezvara kA stavana karo' yaha vAkya aneka bAra AyA hai / mUlagrantha meM use 'hAlelyA' kahA gayA hai / IsAI dharma kI mAnyatA hai ki paramezvara svayaM ko tIna rUpoM meM prakaTa karatA hai: - ( 1 ) paramapitA paramAtmA (2) prabhu kA putra IsA tathA (3) pavitrAtmA ke rUpa meM inakA pavitra cihna kraoNsa hai tathA mAnavamAtra se prema karanA hI prabhu kI saccI upAsanA mAnI jAtI hai / " islAma dharma meM upAsanA isa dharma meM batAyA gayA hai ki haz2arata muhammada ko usa samaya meM pracalita 'butaparastI' acchI nahIM lagI to unhoMne 'khudAparastI' kA pracAra karane kA nizcaya kiyaa| unhoMne kAphI samaya taka 'mA' ke samIpa hArA parvata kI eka gufA meM ekAntavAsa kiyA aura tatpazcAt apanI begama ko sUcita kiyA ki fariztA jibarAila ne unheM saMdeza diyA hai ki khudA ne par3he-likhe nahIM the kintu joza va zrAveza meM islAma ke mukhya do staMbha haiM muhammada ko apanA paigambara niyata kiyA hai| ve kurAna kI AyateM unake mu~ha se nikalatI rahatI thiiN| (1) ImAna: isameM khudA, unake paigambara, farizte, kurAna, qhudA kI sarvazaktimatA ke pazcAt nyAya ke dina meM vizvAsa karanA hai| tathA mRtyu (2) dIna: - dIna ke praGga namAja, rojA, jakAta ( dAna denA) aura haja ( pavitra tIrtha 'makkA' jAnA) haiM | hindU prAyaH ekAnta meM prabhu kI upAsanA karate haiM, IsAI ghuTane Tekakara tathA yahUdI ( jaradoztI) khar3e hokara prArthanA karate haiM kintu musalamAnoM kI pAMca vakta kI namAja yA qhudA kI upAsanA caTAI athavA darI para hI ho sakatI hai / usa samaya upAsaka kA mu~ha makkA kI ora honA bhI ghAvazyaka hai| prArthanAe~ choTI aura arabI bhASA meM hotI haiM jinheM 'rakoha' kahate haiN| pratyeka zukravAra ko madhyAhna ke uparAnta kI namAja sAmUhika hotI hai| inakA mahAmantra 'kalamA' hai| kalame pA~ca haiM jinheM dila se mAnanA tathA javAna se kahanA mAvazyaka hotA hai| dhammo dovo saMsAra samudra meM dharma hI dIpa hai.
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________________ arcanArcama caturtha khaNDa / 74 sikha dharma meM upAsanA sikhoM ke mandira yA gurudvAre meM koI mUrti nahIM hotI varan inakA dharmagrantha 'gurugraMtha sAhiba' hotA hai / isake prati sikhoM kI apAra bhakti tathA zraddhA hotI hai aura ve isI kI pUjA va pATha karate haiM jaba 'granthasAhiba' kA pATha hotA hai taba koI bhI eka zraddhAlu pIche khar3A rahakara isa para paMkhA bhalatA hai / isI grantha ke samakSa rupayA, paisA car3hAyA jAtA hai tathA pratidina donoM vakta isakA bar3I bhakti se pATha kiyA jAtA hai| keza, kaMpA, kacchA, kar3A aura kRpANa inake prati pavitra dharma-cihna mAne jAte haiN| ye mana kI pavitratA para jora dete haiM tathA mAlA para 'satanAma vAha guru' kA japa karate haiN| yaha hindU dharma kA hI eka paMtha hai / vaidikadharma kI upAsanA vastutaH hindUdharma anekarUpa dharma hai| veda, upaniSad, mahAbhArata, bhAgavata gItA, rAmAyaNa evaM purANa Adi isake aneka dharmagrantha haiM / hindUdharma meM Izvara, brahmA, viSNu, maheza tathA rAma, kRSNa, hanumAna kI hI nahIM varana tetIsa karor3a devI-devatAoM kI upAsanA kI jAtI hai / upAsanA sAkAra va nirAkAra donoM prakAra kI hotI hai / pATha, pUjA, japa, yAtrA, tapasyA tathA dhyAna prAdi sabhI upAsanA ke vividha aMga hote haiN| uparivartita kucha dharmoM ke alAvA anya aneka dharma haiM, jinakI upAsanA paddhatiyAM vibhinna prakAra kI haiN| kucha nAma isa prakAra hai:- zaiva, saura, gANapatya, zrInimbArka, zrIvallabha, zrIgaur3Iya, zrIrAmAnanda, udAsIna, rAmasanehI, dAdUpaMtha, nAtha Adi 2 / lekha kA kalevara bar3hane ke kAraNa ina sabhI ke viSaya meM vistRta nahIM likhA jA sakatA, AvazyakatA bhI nahIM hai / yahI jAnanA kAfI hai ki ina sabhI sampradAyoM kI upAsanA paddhatiyA~ vibhinna haiM kintu apane iSTa yA upAsya ke prati inakI bhakti kA pAra nahIM hai| aneka saMta bAja bhI nirjana sthAnoM para jAkara athavA giri-kandarAyoM meM baiThakara ekAgra upAsanA-rata pAe jAte haiN| kabhI-kabhI ve bastI meM Akara mAtra zarIra ko TikAne jitanA khAdyAnna grahaNa karate haiM / prastuta zAstrokta udAharaNoM se tathA aneka bhaktoM ke anubhavoM se jJAta hotA hai ki sAkAra evaM nirAkAra, donoM hI prakAra kI upAsanAoMoM ke dvArA upAsaka apane lakSya ko prApta karate rahe haiM / fira bhI prAja aneka sAdhakoM kI zikAyata rahatI hai ki prayatna karane para bhI upAsanA meM mana ekAgra nahIM ho pAtA, athavA cirakAla karate cale Ane para bhI unheM abhI taka saphalatA prApta nahIM huI / aise sAdhanA yA upAsanA ke icchukoM ko upAsanA meM sahAyaka tattvoM kA jJAna karake unheM apanAnA cAhiye tathA upAsanA ko saphala banAne vAle kAraNoM aura sAdhanoM ko apanAkara upAsanA ko balavatI tathA phalapradAyinI banA lenA cAhiye / upAsanA meM sahAyaka tatva upAsanA prArambha karane se pUrva jina sahAyaka tattvoM para amala karanA Avazyaka hai ve koI naye yA anokhe nahIM haiM / hamAre jIvana vyavahAra meM vyavahRta hone vAle jAne-pahacAne niyama hI haiM / kintu unakA abhyAsa evaM pAlana sacAI tathA kar3AI se honA caahiye| kyoMki eka choTo so bhUla bhI banate hue kArya ko pala bhara meM vigAr3a sakatI hai| ve sahAyaka tattva cAra haiM jina kA kramazaH saMkSepa meM ullekha kiyA jA rahA hai
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________________ AdhyAtmika jIvana kA abhinna aMga upAsanA | 75 (1) sAttvika AhAraH-gRhastha upAsaka ko nyAyopArjita dhana ke dvArA zuddhi evaM pavitratA se banAyA huA parimita bhojana karanA cAhiye / mAMsa Adi abhakSya evaM uttejaka, tAmasI padArthoM kA bhakSaNa karanA sarvathA anucita aura upAsanA kI dRSTi se pUrNatayA niSphala hai| 'jaisA khAve anna vaisA hove mana / ' jisa zarIra meM tAmasika padArtha pahu~cate hoM, usameM rahane vAlA mana kabhI nirmala nahIM bana sakatA / vaha upAsanA ke yogya nahIM raha jaataa| eka mahattvapUrNa jAnane kI bAta yaha hai ki upAsaka agara virakta yA sAdhu ho to usake liye bhikSAnna amRtatulya mAnA gayA hai| (2) satyabhASaNaH-pratyeka upAsaka ko hita, mita evaM priya satya hI bolanA cAhiye / asatya bhASaNa se auroM ko jitanI hAni hotI hai, usakI apekSA anekagunI adhika hAni asatya bolane vAle ko hotI hai / vaha apane upAsya Izvara se pare ho jAtA hai / hamAre zAstra spaSTa kahate haiM:-'taM saccaM bhagavaM / ' arthAt-satya hI bhagavAna hai| itanA hI nahIM, satya ke liye yaha bhI kahA gayA hai 'saccaM saggaddAraM, saccaM siddhIi sopANaM / ' -satya svarga kA dvAra hai tathA siddhi kA sopAna hai| (3) saMyamaH--pratyeka upAsaka ke liye upAsanA prAraMbha karane se pUrva apane mana evaM indriyoM ko niyantrita athavA saMyamita kara lenA cAhiye / agara aisA na kiyA gayA to mana indriya-sukhoM kI prApti kA icchaka banA rahegA aura upAsanA meM kabhI ekAgra nahIM ho paaegaa| 'sUtrakRtAMga' zAstra meM batAyA hai: jahA kumme sagAI, sae dehe smaahre| evaM pAvAiM mehAvI, ajjhappeNa smaahre|| arthAt-kachuA jisa prakAra apane aMgoM ko andara sameTa kara khatare se bacAva kara letA hai, isI prakAra medhAvI sAdhaka bhI adhyAtmayoga ke dvArA antarmukha hokara pApavRttiyoM se svayaM ko surakSita rakhatA hai| vastuta: vahI upAsaka upAsanA meM saphalatA prApta kara sakatA hai, jo mana ko bAhyavRttiyoM kI ora se mor3akara antarmukhI banA le / sinemA haoNla meM hama dekhate haiM ki andara ke mukhya parde para cala-citra tabhI spaSTa dikhAI detA hai, jabaki haoNla ke sabhI dvAra banda kara diye jAte haiM, andara jalanevAlI battiyA~ bhI bujhA dI jAtI haiM aura taba eka vizeSa sthAna se viziSTa prakAra ke prakAza ke sAtha zveta-paTa para vibhinna dRzya dikhAI dete haiN| ThIka isI prakAra upAsaka ko bhI upAsanA karane se pUrva apane mana-maMdira ke ve samasta dvAra jinase indriyA~ bAhya bhogopabhogoM kI ora bhAgatI haiM, banda kara lenA caahiye| aura usake bAda antara meM pUnaH pUnaH saMkalpa-vikalpoM kI jo camaka paidA hotI hai, use bhI bujhA lenA cAhiye / tatpazcAta pUrNatayA zAMta hokara apanI vizeSa prAtma-zakti ke prakAza se citta ke nirmala paTa para AtmA ke vibhinna dRzya dekhate hue prAtmadarzana karanA cAhiye tathA prAtmA ko apane upAsya aura prArAdhya meM prAtmasAta hote hae dekhanA caahiye| aisA hone para hI upAsanA saphalIbhUta ho skegii| dhammo dIyo saMsAra samudra meM dharma hI dIpa hai I
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________________ caturthakhaNDa / 76 (4) satsaMga :- satpuruSoM kI saMgati ko satsaMga kahA jAtA hai| isakA kitanA mahattva hai, ise sAdhAraNatayA sabhI samajhate haiN| phira bhI mAnaya durjanoM ke samAgama se jAnA prakAra ke doSoM aura vikAroM meM lipta hokara karmabandhana karatA huA saMsAra meM janma-maraNa karatA rahatA hai| eka pAzcAtya vicAraka ne durjana sAthiyoM kI bhartsanA karate hue kahA hai: "Evil companions are devil's agents and by these ambassadors he effects more than he could in his own person." -bure sAthI zaitAna ke pratinidhi hote haiN| ina dUtoM ke dvArA zaitAna aisA aniSTa karatA hai jo vaha svayaM nahIM kara sakatA / unakA sadupadeza na suna nirdoSa AcaraNa, kriyA kintu isake viparIta agara vyakti sajjanoM kI, jJAniyoM kI tathA saMta puruSoM kI saMgati kare to unake samAgama se vaha manovijaya kI yuktiyA~ samajha sakatA hai, upAsanA meM Ane vAle vighnoM ke viSaya meM jAna sakatA hai tathA mana ko nirmala aura sabala banAne kI zakti prApta kara sakatA hai| itanA hI nahIM, magara kinhIM kAraNoM se vaha sake aura jJAna prApta na kara pAe, taba bhI unake samIpa rahane se unake evaM saumyatA, zAMti Adi guNoM kA avalokana karake apanI vRttiyoM ko pavitra aura sAtvika banA sakatA hai adRzya rUpa se vAyumaMDala ke dvArA unake pavitra tathA kalyANakArI bhAvoM ko zrAtmasAt kara sakatA hai jo hRdaya meM pahu~cakara zodhana kA kArya karate hue karuNA aura prema kA bIja vapana karate haiM / isIliye upAsaka ko saMta samAgama anivArya batAyA gayA hai / zranyathA usakA zarIra, mana yA zrAtmA, upAsanA ke yogya kadApi nahIM bana sakate / upAsanA zIghra phala - prasavinI kaise bane ? abhI hamane upAsanA ke sahAyaka tattvoM para vicAra kiyA kintu kucha bAteM aisI bhI haiM, jinheM jIvana meM dRr3hatApUrvaka utAra lene se sAdhanA zIghra phalavatI ho sakatI hai| una bAtoM yA kAraNoM ko tIna bhAgoM meM bA~TA jA sakatA hai / (1) vizvAsa -- sAdhya kI siddhi meM lezamAtra bhI saMdeha kA na honA vizvAsa kahalAtA hai| vizvAsa se citta ko bahuta bala milatA hai| Atma-zakti aneka gunI bar3ha jAtI hai, tathA upAsaka asaphalatA kI cintA se sarvathA mukta hokara upAsanA meM tanmaya ho jAtA hai / pUrNa AsthA hone para bhakta kaMkara ko bhI zaMkara ke rUpa meM pratiSThita karake unase siddhiyAM hAsila kara letA hai aura isake viparIta pravizvAsI vyakti zaMkara ko kaMkara samajhatA huA apane sAdhya se dUra ho jAtA hai / koI bhI sAdhaka athavA upAsaka apane lakSya para tabhI pahu~ca sakatA hai, jabaki usakA vizvAsa apane mArga para sadA eka sA banA rahe / zravizvAsa aura zaMkA ne agara janma le liyA to usakA grAtmabala kSINa ho jAyegA aura nirdiSTa lakSya, pahu~canA kadApi saMbhava nahIM hogaa| isIliye hamAre zAstra prAcArAMga sUtra meM sAdhaka ko cetAvanI dete hue kahA hai: taka "jAe saddhAe nikkhate tameva anupAlejjA, vijahitA visottiyaM / "
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________________ AdhyAtmika jIvana kA abhinna aMga upAsanA / 77 yAnI-jisa vizvAsa ke sAtha niSkramaNa kiyA hai, sAdhanApatha ko apanAyA hai, usI zraddhA kA zaMkA yA kuMThA se rahita hokara anupAlana karanA caahiye| spaSTa hai ki zaMkA yA avizvAsa mArga ko avaruddha kara dete haiM aura kabhI bhI lakSya ko prApta nahIM hone dete / isIliye upAsaka ko upAsanA meM akhaMDa vizvAsa rakhanA anivArya hai| (2) saMkalpa-vikalpoM kA tyAga-sAdhanA ke mArga ko apanA lene vAle sAdhaka ke liye mana meM uThane vAle anukala athavA pratikala, kisI bhI saMkalpa yA vikalpa ko mana meM sthAna nahIM denA cAhiye tathA viSadhara jantu ke samAna unake pAte hI citta ke bAhara pheMka denA cAhiye / aisA karane para hI citta sabhI prakAra ke ciMtana se mukta hokara ekAgratApUrvaka upAsanA meM nimagna raha skegaa| upAsanA meM asthiratA kA AnA lakSya-siddhi ke lie sabase bar3I bAdhA hai, ise naSTa kara sakane vAlA sAdhaka hI siddhi prApta kara sakatA hai| zrI zubhacandrAcArya ne kahA bhI hai:-. "yasya citta sthirIbhUtaM sa hi dhyAtA prazasyate / " arthAt jisanA citta sthira tathA aDola hotA hai, vahI sAdhaka apanI sAdhanA ko phalavatI banAkara sabakI prazaMsA kA pAtra banatA hai / (3) vyAkulatA-upAsaka apane upAsya kI prApti ke liye athavA sAdhaka apane sAdhya kI siddhi ke liye niraMtara prayatna karatA rahe tathA lakSya ko pAe binA palabhara bhI caina se na baiThe, aisI avasthA mana kI ho jAe taba use vyAkulatA kI zreNI meM rakhA jA sakatA hai / usa sthiti meM pratyeka vighna tathA prANatyAga se bhI kaThora duHkha upAsaka ke lie sarvathA tuccha ho jAtA hai| usake mana kI samasta vRttiyA~ sAdhya kI ora unmukha ho jAtI haiM tathA anya kisI ora usakA dhyAna kSaNamAtra ke liye bhI nahIM jaataa| cAtaka kI ekaniSThA ke samAna hI sAdhaka binA saMdeha, avizvAsa aura ThaharAva ke bhAvavihvala hokara lakSya-prApti kI ora hI apane mana, vacana tathA kAyA ko lagAe rakhatA hai, usa uccastara para pahu~cane se hI lakSya kI zIghra prApti ho sakatI hai| 'zrImadbhAgavata' meM bhagavAna ne kahA hai vAg gadgadA dravate yasya citta rudatyabhIkSNaM hasati kvacicca / vilajja udgAyati nRtyate ca madbhaktiyukto bhuvanaM punAti / --jisa bhakta kI vANI nAma-kIrtana karate-karate gadgada ho jAtI hai, jisakA citta nAmasmaraNamAtra se dravita ho jAtA hai, jo bhAvAveza ke kAraNa kSaNa meM rotA aura kSaNa meM ha~satA hai, lajjA kA tyAga karake ucca svara se kabhI gAtA hai aura kabhI nAcatA hai, aisA merA bhakta sampUrNa vizva ko pavitra kara detA hai| tAtparya yahI hai ki aisI tanmaya bhakti, jisameM bhakta yA sAdhaka zArIrika sukha, bhautika saMpatti tathA putra-pautrAdi sabhI ke prati mamattva ko chor3akara apanI sAdhanA aura upAsanA meM tallIna ho jAtA hai, vahI use apane upAsya yA lakSya ke samIpa lAtI hai| upAsaka ke mana kI pyAsa paramAtmA meM lIna hokara hI miTatI hai aura jabataka nahIM miTatI usakA hRdaya vyAkula banA rahatA hai / saMsAra ke sampUrNa viSayoM se pare hokara hI nahIM, apanI bhI sudha-budha khokara jaba dhammo dIvo saMsAra samudra meM dharma hI dIya hai www.jainielibrary.org _
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________________ ra caturtha khaNDa / 78 AN arend askar WANA arcamArcama sAdhaka vyAkulatA kI carama sImA para pahu~ca jAtA hai taba usakI Atmazakti cAmatkArika prabhAva dikhAtI hai / isake udAharaNa aneka pAye jAte haiN| yathA-sudarzana seTha ke lie zUlI kA siMhAsana bananA, satI subhadrA kI cAlanI meM pAnI kA A jAnA tathA candanabAlA kI vyAkula bhakti se hathakar3iyoM kA TUTa jAnA Adi-Adi / sArAMza yaha hai ki upAsanA agara yathokta vidhi se kI jAya to vaha nizcaya hI phala-pradAyinI banatI hai| ciMtana-manana, svAdhyAya, tapa, maMtra-jApa, bhajana-kIrtana, pUjA-pATha, sAmAyika, vrata evaM dhyAna Adi upAsanA ke aneka aMga haiN| upAsaka apanI zakti va sAmarthya ke anusAra inameM se jo kucha kara sake, nisvArtha bhAva se antaramana ko inameM jor3ate hue kare to vaha nizcaya hI apane lakSya kI prApti karatA huA mAnava-jIvana kA pUrNa lAbha uThA sakatA hai| samyak rUpa se kI gaI upAsanA aisI anupama auSadha hai jo upAsaka ko janma, jarA aura maraNa ke sampUrNa duHkhoM se sadA ke lie chuTakArA dilAkara zAzvata sukha kI upalabdhi karAtI hai| 00