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________________ ahiMsA-aparigraha ke vizva meM zAnti aura sadbhAva tabhI sthApita ho sakatA hai jaba mAnava kA vikAsa sahI DhaMga se ho / mAnava-jIvana ke vikAsa meM nArI kI mahatvapUrNa bhUmikA rahI hai / mAnava kA vikAsa una cAritrika guNoM se hotA hai jinakI zikSA vyakti ko mAtA ke rUpa meM sarvaprathama nArI se hI milatI hai| isI taraha gRhastha-jIvana ko saMyamita banAne meM bhI nArI mahatvapUrNa bhUmikA adA karatI hai / itihAsa sAkSI hai ki nArI ne ghara, parivAra, samAja aura deza ke utthAna meM hamezA puruSa ko sahayoga sandarbha meM; pradAna kiyA hai / mahAsatI candanA, celanA, rAjImatI, mallIkumArI, aMjanA, sItA Adi kitanI hI nAriyoM ke Adarza hamAre sAmane haiM, jinhoMne puruSa ko caritra ke patha se vicalita nahIM hone diyA / caritra kI surakSA ke liye vyakti kA aparigrahI aura ahiMsaka honA anivArya nArI kI bhUmikA hai| santoSa aura karuNA ke sarovara meM hI sukha ke kamala khilate haiN| ataH nArI puruSa ko parigrahI aura krUra banane se rokane meM mahatvapUrNa bhUmikA adA kara sakatI hai| jaina zAstroM meM pA~ca vratoM ke antargata pA~cavA~ vrata aparigraha vrata batalAyA gayA hai / jaina gRhastha java apane jIvana meM ahiMsA, satya, acaurya va brahmacarya kA maryAdA-pUrvaka pAlana karatA hai taba usake mana meM jIvana ke prati santoSa jAgRta hotA hai / taba vaha aparigrahI banatA hai| ataH vyakti ko aparigrahI banAne ke liye Avazyaka hai ki parivAra kI mahilAeM puruSoM ko pahale ina cAra vratoM ko pAlana karane kI preraNA deM aura usameM sahayoga kreN| vyakti ko parigrahI banAne meM ati aura anucita icchAoM kA pramukha hAtha hotA hai| saMsAra kI vastuoM kA AkarSaNa hamAre mana meM taraha-taraha kI icchAe~ paidA kara detA hai / ina icchAoM kI pUrti karane ke liye vyakti acche-bure sAdhanoM kA dhyAna nahIM rkhtaa| vaha anucita zrImatI saroja jaina, sAdhanoM se vastuoM kA saMgraha karane meM juTa jAtA hai| vyakti ko isa ema0 e0 kArya meM lagAne meM mahilAoM kA vizeSa hAtha hotA hai| ve eka dUsare zrI javAhara jaina zikSaNa saMsthA, kI dekhA-dekhI gahanoM, pharnIcara, prasAdhana sAmagrI, kImatI kapar3oM Adi udypur| ke liye puruSoM para anucita dabAva DAlatI rahatI haiN| apanI Arthika sthiti kA dhyAna nahIM rkhtii| isase puruSa majabUrana galata sAdhanoM ke dvArA mahilAoM kI icchAoM kI pUrti karate haiN| isase pUrA parivAra saMkaTa meM par3a jAtA hai| ataH mahilAoM kI yaha bhUmikA ( 166 ) khaNDa 5/22
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________________ 170 ahiMsA-aparigraha ke sandarbha meM nArI kI bhUmikA : zrImatI saroja jaina honI cAhiye ki ve anucita aura asIma icchAoM para svayaM saMyama rakheM aura ghara ke puruSoM para bhI anucita prabhAva na ddaaleN| uttarAdhyayana sUtra kI kapila brAhmaNa kI kathA se hama saba paricita haiM ki vaha apanI premikA kI preraNA se do mAse sone kI prApti ke phera meM karor3oM svarNa - mudrAoM kA lAlacI bana baiThA thaa| ataH mahilAoM ko icchA aura AvazyakatA ina donoM ke antara ko samajhakara hI kisI vastu ke prati Agraha karanA cAhiye / isIlie bhagavAn mahAvIra ne aparigraha ko icchA-parimANa vrata bhI kahA hai / jainazAstroM meM parigraha ko pApa baMdha kA mUla kAraNa kahA hai / bhagavatI sUtra meM kahA gayA hai ki parigraha, krodha, mAna, mAyA aura lobha ina saba pApoM kA kendra hai / praznavyAkaraNa sUtra meM bhI spaSTa kiyA gayA hai ki parigraha ke liye hI loga hiMsA karate haiM, jhUTha bolate haiM, beImAnI karate haiM aura viSayoM kA sevana karate haiM / vartamAna meM bhI hama parigraha ke kAraNa ina ghaTanAoM ko dekhate rahate haiN| parigraha ke mUla meM vastuoM kA pradarzana Aja sabase bar3A kAraNa hai| Aja hama apane baiThaka kakSa meM itanI kImatI vastue~ sajAne kI hor3a meM lage haiM ki hamArA rasoIzRha khAlI rahane lagA hai| hama pahanane-or3hane meM itanA kharca karane lage haiM ki hamAre bhItarI guNa rikta ho gaye haiM / isI bAharI pradarzana ke kAraNa hI hamArI samAja meM daheja prathA kA kor3ha vyApta ho gayA hai / pradarzana ke liye hI hama apanI bahuoM ke prANa lene meM bhI nahIM hicakate / isa sabako banda karane meM mahilAoM ko Age AnA hogA / yadi ve pradarzana aura sajAvaTa kI phijUlakharcI kama karadeM to samAja meM parigraha kA roga nahIM phaila sktaa| parigraha miTegA to usase hone vAle anya pApa apane Apa kama hone lageMge / aparigraha ke vAtAvaraNa ko vikasita karane ke liye yaha Avazyaka hai ki mahilAyeM adhika se adhika jainadarzana kI mUlabhUta bAtoM se svayaM paricita hoM aura apane samparka meM Ane vAlI anya bahinoM ko bhI unase paricita karAyeM / jainadharma aparigrahI hone ke liye kahatA hai, nirdhana hone ke liye nahIM / ataH gRhastha jIvana meM rahate hue hara vyakti ucita sAdhanoM dvArA itanA dhanArjana kara sakatA hai ki jisase vaha apane parivAra kA bharaNa-poSaNa kara sake / tathA apanI jAti, dharma aura deza kI unnati meM sahayoga pradAna kara sake / ataH mahilAoM kA yaha kartavya hai ki ve bacapana se hI apane baccoM ko svAvalambI bnaayeN| isase yaha pariNAma nikalegA ki parivAra kA hara sadasya apanI jIvikA ke liye ucita sAdhana juTA skegaa| aisA hone para parivAra ke akele mukhiyA ko hI beImAnI aura anucita sAdhanoM ke sAre kuTamba ke liye dhana nahIM jor3anA par3egA / jaba hama apane parivAra kI pIr3hiyoM kI sukha-suvidhA ko dhyAna meM rakhate haiM taba hameM jisa kisI prakAra se dhana jor3ane aura vastuoM ke saMgraha karane ke liye vivaza honA par3atA hai| yadi parivAra kA hara sadasya svAvalambI ho, puruSArthI ho, zikSita ho, to apane Apa unake lie parigraha jor3ane kI jarUrata nahIM rhegii| parigraha ke duSpariNAma se bhI mahilAoM ko acchI taraha paricita honA caahiye| Aja jo samAja meM anApa-sanApa parigraha ekatra huA hai usase mukhya rUpa se tIna burAiyoM ne janma liyA hai1-viSamatA, 2-vilAsitA aura 3-- krUratA / jaba vastuoM kA saMgraha eka sthAna para ho jAtA hai taba dUsare loga una vastuoM ke abhAva meM duHkhI ho jAte haiM / garIbI-amIrI, U~ca-nIca Adi samasyAe~ isI ke pariNAma haiN| isa viSamatA ko rokane ke liye jainadarzana meM tyAga aura dAna ke upadeza diye gaye haiN| mahilAoM ko cAhiye ki ve binA kisI dikhAve ke aura ghamanDa ke jarUratamanda vyaktiyoM kI madada ke liye dAna aura sevA ke kArya meM Age aayeN|
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________________ khaNDa 5 : nArI-tyAga, tapasyA, sevA kI surasari 171 parigraha kI dUsarI burAI vilAsitA hai / dhana jina galata rAstoM se ekatra huA hai usakA kharca bhI usI taraha ke vyasanoM kI pUrti meM hotA hai| parivAra ke sadasya yadi isa parigraha ke kAraNa vyasanoM ke AdI ho gaye to eka dina mahilAoM ko ijjata se jInA bhI muzkila ho jAyegA / ataH yadi parivAra aura samAja ko parigraha ke duSpariNAmoM se bacAnA hai to mahilAoM kA yaha prathama kartavya hai ki ve parivAra ke sadasyoM ko vyasanoM se mukta rahane kI preraNA deN| mA~ bacce kI pahalI pAThazAlA hotI hai / yadi vaha svayaM sAdagIpUrNa jIvana jiyegI to vaha apanI saMtAna ko vyasanoM meM phaMsane se roka sakatI hai| pahale jaina samAja vyasanoM se sarvathA mukta thA isIliye vaha Aja samartha aura dhanI samAja bana sakA hai| kintu yadi jaina samAja bhI kharcIle vyasanoM meM lipta ho gayA to use daridra banane meM samaya nahIM lgegaa| parigraha kA tIsarA pariNAma hai--krUratA / asImita icchAoM kI pUrti ke liye vyakti apane dharma va kartavya se andhA hokara dhana kamAtA hai / isameM vaha itanA krUra ho jAtA hai ki choTe-bar3e prANiyoM kI hiMsA aura manuSya kA zoSaNa karane meM bhI vaha nahIM hicktaa| viSailI gaisa, davAoM Adi ke bar3e-bar3e kArakhAnoM kA jamAva isake udAharaNa haiN| saundarya-prasAdhanoM ke nirmANa meM kitanI hiMsA hotI hai yaha kisI se chipA nahIM hai / dhana kamAne meM jitano kra ratA vyApta hai utanI hI krUratA dhana ko kharca karane meM kI jAtI hai / saundarya prasAdhanoM kA sabase adhika upayoga mahilA samAja meM hotA hai / yadi mahilAoM meM jAgarUkatA ho jAye to ve isa krUratA ko roka sakatI haiN| isake liye mahilAoM ko cAhiye ki ve hiMsaka saundarya-prasAdhanoM ke virodha meM eka jAgRti paidA kreN| ve cAheM to apane parivAra ke puruSoM ko bhI aise pramoM meM phaMsane se roka sakatI haiM jo hiMsA va krUratA se bhare hue haiN| jaina samAja ko unhIM vyavasAyoM ke dvArA dhana kamAnA cAhiye jo unake dharma aura mAnyatAoM kA hanana karane vAlA na ho / vyavasAya kI kra ratA ko bacAne se jIvana meM ahiMsA ko utArA jA sakatA hai| ahiMsA kI pratiSThA se hI vizvazAnti sambhava hai| ataH ahiMsA kA sambandha vyavasAya evaM gharelU jIvana se jor3anA hogaa| gharelU jIvana meM mahilAoM kA sAmrAjya hotA hai| ataH nAriyoM ko svayaM apane jIvana meM ahiMsaka honA hogaa| isake liye Avazyaka hai ki ve sarvaprathama ghara-bAhara ke pradarzana meM krU ra sAdhanoM kA upayoga na kareM, na dUsaroM ko karane deN| hama saba paricita haiM ki Aja kI pramukha samasyA dikhAvaTI pradarzana hai| cAhe vaha saundarya kA pradarzana ho, cAhe zAdI vyAha ke avasaroM para phAlatU sajAvaTa kA pradarzana ho athavA hiMsaka davAiyoM ko khAkara apanI banAvaTI javAnI kA pradarzana ho| isa pradarzana kI Asakti ne hI manuSya ko kara banA diyA hai| - mahilA samAja meM pradarzana ke isa keMsara ne pUrI mAnava jAti ko khokhalA kara diyA hai / saundarya prasAdhanoM meM to kevala prANiyoM kI hiMsA hI kI jAtI hai, kintu isa pradarzana aura sajAvaTa kI bImArI ne to kaI naI navelI dulhanoM ke prANa le liye haiN| hiMsA kI krUratA to sAmane dikhatI hai, kintu pradarzana kI karatA hama mahilAoM ke bhItara chipI rahatI hai| eka tarapha hama choTe se choTe jIvoM kI hiMsA se bacane kA dikhAvA karatI haiM aura dUsarI ora jaba hamArI bahU sagAI athavA zAdI ke daheja meM saundarya prasAdhana se sajA huA thAla nahIM lAtI taba tAne de-dekara hama usake mana kI hatyA kara detI haiN| isI taraha kapar3oM, gahanoM aura pharnIcara Adi ke pradarzana meM bhI hama kara se krU ra vyavahAra karatI haiN| ataH hameM eka ora saundarya prasAdhanoM kI dravyahiMsA se bacanA hai to dUsarI ora pradarzana kI bhAva-hiMsA se bhI bacanA hogaa| tabhI hama saMsAra meM phailI krUratA ko kama kara skeNge|
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________________ 172 ahiMsA-aparigraha ke sandarbha meM nArI kI bhUmikA : zrImatI saroja jaina hamArI bahinoM ke mana meM yaha prazna A sakatA hai ki mere akele dvArA saundarya prasAdhana kA prayoga na karane se jIvoM kI hiMsA kaise ruka jAyegI ? athavA mujha akele dvArA daheja na lene athavA usakA pradarzana na karane se mana kI krUratA kaise kama hogI, kaise ruka jAyegI ? ye prazna svAbhAvika haiN| kintu kisI acche kArya kA prArambha thor3e hI logoM dvArA hotA hai| jaba dhIre-dhIre saundarya prasAdhanoM kI mA~ga aura upayoga kama ho jAyegA to unakA nirmANa bhI kama hone lgegaa| jaba hama daheja ke pradarzana ke sthAna para bahU ke guNoM aura usake kula ke saMskAroM ko pradarzita karane lageMge to apane Apa daheja ke pradarzana kA mUlya kama ho jaayegaa| kintu isa sabake liye sAhitya pracAra dvArA, carcAoM ke dvArA, philma pradarzana ke dvArA mahilAoM ke bhItara saundarya prasAdhana ke prati ghRNA paidA karanI hogii| videzoM meM yaha kArya prArambha ho gayA hai| vahA~ saundarya prasAdhana banate hue dikhalAye jAte haiN| unameM pazuoM kI krUra hatyA ke dRzya dekhakara mahilAeM apane prasAdhana kUr3e meM pheMkane lagI haiN| mAMsAhAra kI krUratA dekhakara hajAroM loga zAkAhArI banane lage haiN| amerikA meM aba hara prakAra kI ka ratA ko rokane ke liye ahiMsaka saMsthAe~ kAryarata haiN| abhI hAla meM vahA~ "sAilaiNTa skrIna" nAmaka 38 minaTa kI philma dikhAkara mahilAoM ko bhra Na-hatyA (garbhapAta) kI krUratA se rokA jA rahA hai| jaba itanI bar3I-bar3I hiMsAe~ rokI jA rahI haiM to prasAdhana meM hiMsA aura krUratA ko kyoM sthAna diyA jAya ? videzI mahilAe~ jaba ahiMsA kA anukaraNa kara rahI haiM taba bhArata kI nAriyA~ isameM pIche kyoM raheM ? Aiye, Aja hama apane dhArmika jIvana ko sArthaka karane ke liye aura vizva meM sabhI prANiyoM ko jIne kA adhikAra dene ke liye yaha praNa kareM ki hama kisI bhI prakAra kI krUratA meM sammilita nahIM hogii| hama saba paryuSaNa meM sugandha dazamI kA vrata karatI haiN| usake bhItara jo mUla bhAvanA chipI hai ki hama aisI banAvaTI aura hiMsaka sugandhI kA tyAga kareM jo hamAre ahiMsA dharma kI virodhI hoN| tabhI hama "jio aura jIne do" ke siddhAnta ko amala meM lA skeNge| sabhI "parasparopagraho jIvAnam' ke sUtra ko jIvana meM utAra skeNge| maiM Apako yahI kahanA cAhU~gI ki hama dikhAvaTI sukhoM ko chor3akara saccI mAnavatA kI sevA kreN| mahAkavi dinakara ne ThIka hI kahA hai-- jaba taka nitya navIna sukhoM kI pyAsI banI rhegii| mAnavatA taba taka mazIna kI dAsI banI rahegI / / ataH mazInoM dvArA hiMsaka padArthoM se bane hue saundarya prasAdhanoM kA prayoga ahiMsA meM vizvAsa rakhane vAlI jaina mahilAoM ko nahIM karanA cAhiye / yadi unheM apanA zRMgAra karanA hI hai to aisI vastuoM kA ve prayoga kareM jo prAkRtika sAdhanoM se banI hoN| bhArata jar3I-bUTiyoM kA deza hai / ataH yahA~ para dezI vastuoM se bhI aise prasAdhana banate haiM, jo ki na hiMsaka hai aura na nukasAnadAyaka / unakA prayoga karake mahilAe~ anAvazyaka krUratA se baca sakatI haiN| phaizanaparasta mahilAoM ke andhAnukaraNa se sadAcArI mahilAoM ko bacanA caahiye| sAdA jIvana aura ucca vicAra ko jIvana meM apanAne se mahilAoM ke vyaktitva kI sthAyI chApa logoM meM par3atI hai| isase bhAratIya saMskRti kA nAma ujAgara hotA hai / ataH pradarzana kI krUratA ko rokane meM mahilAoM kI mahatvapUrNa bhUmikA ho sakatI hai| yadi gharelU jIvana meM krUratA na ho aura parigraha ke pariNAmoM kI sahI jAnakArI ho to vizva-zAnti kI sthApanA meM madada mila sakatI hai| For Private Personal Use Only